Leading occupations of the female labour force
(Canada, 1971).
|
Occupational |
% of female |
Schooling
required/source of training/duration/ |
|
group |
labour force |
other information (as provided by
Ontario |
| Occupation |
_________ |
in this.occ.
|
information
sources)_________________ |
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| 1. Secretary/ |
clerical |
8.1% |
Grade 12 Community College
2-3 years |
| stenographer |
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| 2. Sales clerk |
sales |
5.4 |
open2 training provided
by employer |
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| 3. Bookkeeper/ |
clerical |
4.6 |
Grade 10 CMTP Skill Program
40 weeks |
| accounting
clerk |
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| 4. Elementary |
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| school
teacher |
teaching |
4.1 |
Bachelor's degree plus teacher
training |
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| 5. Waitress |
service |
3.6 |
open CMTP Skill Program 10
weeks |
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| 6. Teller/cashier |
clerical |
3.5 |
Grade 10 training provided
by employer must be bondable |
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| 7. Farm worker |
primary occ. |
3.2 |
open |
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| 8. Nurse (graduate) |
health sciences
|
3.1 |
Grade 12 or 13 Community
College 2 years |
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| 9. Typist/clerk |
clerical |
2.9 |
Grade 10 CMTP Skill
Program 40 weeks |
| typist |
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| 10. General office
clerk |
clerical |
2.7 |
Grade 10 training provided
by employer |
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| 11. Sewing machine
operator |
processing/
assembler |
1.9 |
open CMTP Skill Program 8
weeks |
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| 12. Personal service |
service |
1.9 |
open (eg. maid, companion,
etc.) |
| n.e.c.3 |
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| 13. Janitor/cleaner |
service |
1.9 |
open |
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| 14. Nursing aide/ |
health
sciences |
1.8 |
open CMITP Skill Program
36 weeks |
| orderly |
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| 15. Secondary |
teaching |
1.7 |
Bachelor's degree plus teacher
training school teacher |