NOC 00013: Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
What senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations do
Senior managers in health, education, social and community services and membership organizations plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate, through middle managers, membership and other organizations or institutions that deliver health, education, social or community services. They formulate policies which establish the direction to be taken by these organizations, either alone or in conjunction with a board of directors. They are employed in health care organizations, educational services, social and community services and membership organizations or they may own and operate their own business.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Establish objectives for the organization or institution and formulate or approve policies and programs
- Authorize and organize the establishment of major departments and associated senior staff positions
- Allocate material, human and financial resources to implement organizational policies and programs; establish financial and administrative controls; formulate and approve promotional campaigns; and approve overall personnel planning
- Select middle managers, directors or other executive staff
- Coordinate the work of regions, divisions or departments
- Represent the organization, or delegate representatives to act on behalf of the organization, in negotiations or other official functions.
- Senior managers in this unit group may specialize in areas such as finance, marketing, human resources or in a particular service area.
Job titles under NOC 00013
86 job titles are classified here, including arts and culture association chairperson, automobile association executive director, business association president.
- academic affairs vice-president - post-secondary education
- academic association president
- academic business vice-president
- alumni association executive director
- arts and culture association chairperson
- arts association executive director
- assistant executive director - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
- association executive director
- automobile association executive director
- business association general manager
- business association president
- business general manager
- business school general manager
- chairman/woman - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
- chairperson - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
- chancellor - education
- charitable organization director
- charitable organization executive director
- chief diversity officer - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
- chief executive officer (CEO) - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
- chief financial officer (CFO) - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
- chief learning officer - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
- chief nursing officer - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
- chief operating officer - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
Employment requirements
- A university degree or college diploma in business administration, hospital administration, finance or other discipline related to the service provided is usually required.
- Several years of experience as a middle manager in a related institution or organization are usually required.
- Specialization in a particular functional area or service is possible through specific university or college training in that area or through previous experience.
- Senior managers in finance usually require a professional accounting designation.
Using NOC 00013 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 86 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training (NOC 40020)
- Government managers - education policy development and program administration (NOC 40012)
- Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration (NOC 40010)
- Managers in health care (NOC 30010)
- Managers in social, community and correctional services (NOC 40030)
- Other managers in public administration (NOC 40019)
- School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education (NOC 40021)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations?
Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations are NOC 2021 unit group 00013. Example job titles in this group include arts and culture association chairperson, automobile association executive director, business association president, educational institution chief financial officer (CFO).
What TEER is NOC 00013?
NOC 00013 is TEER 0 (Management). Management occupations. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.