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Non-Commissioned Officers of the Canadian Forces

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  • Job description
  • Advancement and mobility
  • Hourly wage
  • Job prospects for 2022-2026
  • Sectors of activity
  • Training and requirements
  • Main skills and characteristics
  • Personality profiles (RIASEC)
  • Additional information

Job description

These individuals contribute, among other things, to the collective defence of Canada’s waters, lands, and airspace. This group includes members of the Air Force, Armed Forces, and Navy.

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature
  • Climatic conditions
  • Equipment, machinery, tools
  • Vehicle or passenger compartment
  • Hazardous chemical
  • Biological agents
  • Odours
  • Nontoxic dust
  • Humidity
  • Radiation
  • Uncontrolled ambient temperature
  • Hazardous workplaces
  • Noise
  • Fire, steam, hot surfaces
  • Electricity
  • Violence
  • Falling objects
  • Vibration

Main tasks

  • Operate various equipment (armoured vehicles, artillery pieces, manual weapons, etc.).
  • Conduct peacekeeping operations and enforce ceasefire agreements.
  • Participate in humanitarian non-combat operations.
  • Provide assistance in emergency situations (public disorder, natural disasters, major accidents, etc.).
  • Participate in exercises to prepare for peacekeeping, combat, and emergency assistance operations.
  • Conduct surveillance.

Advancement and mobility

  • Experience and additional training lead to advance to management positions.

Hourly wage

Not available.

Job prospects for 2022-2026

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Job prospects for 2022-2026

Job prospects

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

Total jobs for 2021

All of Québec

10,000

All of Québec

na

Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
12.3% Female
87.7% Male

Not available.
  • 12.3% Female
  • 87.7% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage on 2015

All of Québec

$65,000

All of Québec

Other characteristics

All of Québec

  • Non traditional for women
  • None

All of Québec

  • Non traditional for women
  • None

Sectors of activity

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    100% of jobs
  2. Wholesale Trade
    NAICS 41
    0% of jobs
  3. Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
    NAICS 71
    0% of jobs
  4. Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
    NAICS 71
    0% of jobs
  5. Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
    NAICS 71
    0% of jobs
  6. Others
    0% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    100% of jobs
  2. Wholesale Trade
    NAICS 41
    0% of jobs
  3. Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
    NAICS 71
    0% of jobs
  4. Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
    NAICS 71
    0% of jobs
  5. Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
    NAICS 71
    0% of jobs
  6. Others
    0% of jobs

Training and requirements

Formation

Secondary

Secondary school diploma

Also required

  • Three-month basic military training.
  • Specialized training in the operation and maintenance of military equipment and systems.

Main skills and characteristics

Skills

  • Data collection
  • Information processing
  • Active listening
  • Critical thought
  • Oral expression
  • Result evaluation
  • Social perception
  • Reading comprehension
  • Negotiation
  • Service oriented
  • Persuasion
  • Coordination
  • Written expression
  • Time management
  • Judgment and decision-making
  • Solving complex problems
  • Active learning
  • Teaching
  • Learning strategies
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Abilities

  • Awareness of issues
  • Oral comprehension
  • Verbal skills
  • Deductive reasoning
  • Inductive reasoning
  • Distance vision
  • Selective attention
  • Speech recognition
  • Near vision
  • Reaction time
  • Speech clarity
  • Processing flexibility
  • Written comprehension
  • Endurance
  • Perception speed
  • Hand-arm stability
  • Auditory attention
  • Limb coordination
  • Response orientation
  • Information organization
  • Manual dexterity
  • Core strength
  • Explosive strength
  • Static muscle power
  • Hearing sensitivity
  • Physical flexibility in extension
  • Limb movement speed
  • Overall coordination of the body
  • Information processing speed
  • Overall balance of the body
  • Written expression
  • Dynamic strength
  • Classification
  • Speed control
  • Idea generation
  • Memorization
  • Originality
  • Time sharing
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Knowledge and attributes

  • Capacity to work under pressure
  • Leadership
  • Focussed on results
  • Capacity to adapt
  • Capacity to work in a team
  • Commitment
  • Respect standards and regulations
  • Assiduity and punctuality
  • Knowledge of public safety and security
  • Enjoy challenges

Interests

  • Watch, defend, and secure
  • Exercer une activité sportive ou physique

Personality profiles (RIASEC)

Realistic
People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Conventional
People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Enterprising
People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Additional information

Official name of the NOC 4313

Non-commissioned ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces

Job titles

  • Warrant officer
  • Chief warrant officer
  • Infantry soldier
  • Private
  • Master warrant officer
  • Military police officer
  • Artillery soldier
  • Armour defence gunner
  • Corporal
  • Master corporal
  • Naval electronics technician - armed forces
  • Petty officer second class
  • Petty officer first class
  • Able seaman - armed forces
  • Leading seaman
  • Ordinary seaman - armed forces
  • Master seaman
  • Naval acoustics operator
  • Reconnaissance patrolman
  • Trooper
  • Assault pioneer
  • Military policeman
  • Chief petty officer second class
  • Chief petty officer first class
  • Combat engineer
  • Sergeant
  • Mortarwoman
  • Armoured soldier
  • Private recruit
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Skill type

Education, law and social, community and government services

Related occupations

  • Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces

See also

  • Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)
  • Québec emploi This hyperlink will open in a new window.

See also

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Last update: March 17, 2023

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