NOC 2021 · 53200 · TEER 3
Athletes
Unit group 53200 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Athletes participate in competitive sports events on an amateur or professional basis. They play team sports such as hockey, baseball, football and lacrosse; or compete in individual sports such as skiing, figure skating, boxing or track and field; or in games such as poker or chess. They are employed by professional team organizations or they may be self-employed.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- amateur athlete
- archer
- athlete
- automobile racer
- badminton player
- baseball player
- basketball player
- billiard player
- bowler
- boxer
- canoeist
- chess player
- chuckwagon driver
- chuckwagon racer - stampede
- competitor - chess
- competitor - gambling
- coxswain
- curler
- cyclist
- demolition driver
- discus thrower
- diver - olympic sport
- fencer
- figure skater
- football player
- footballer
- gamer - video games
- golf player
- golfer
- gymnast
- hammer thrower
- handball player
- harness race driver
- harness racing driver
- helmsman - sports
- hockey player
- javelin thrower
- jockey
- judoka
- jumper
- pentathlete
- ping-pong player
- poker player
- prize fighter
- professional athlete
- professional boxer
- professional pool player
- professional sportsman/woman
- race car driver
- rider
- rodeo performer
- rower
- sailboarder
- short-distance runner
- shot put
- skater
- skier
- snowboarder
- soccer player
- sprinter
- stampede performer
- stampede racer
- standardbred pacer
- stock car racer
- sulky driver
- swimmer
- table tennis player
- tennis player
- track athlete
- volleyball player
- water-polo player
- weight-lifter
- wrestler
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.