Career Options
The following list of job titles is from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) which provides generalized summaries of occupations from across Canada.
We also recommend attending a speaker series, speaking with organizations at a career fair or employer information session, and finding job shadow or mentorship opportunities to get many more ideas.
The list below is not exhaustive and there are more possibilities that you can pursue with your degree. Some of the positions mentioned in the list (*) may require additional training and/or certification to join the occupation.
We also recommend attending a speaker series, speaking with organizations at a career fair or employer information session, and finding job shadow or mentorship opportunities to get many more ideas.
You can find out about career fairs, mixers, job shadowing, and mentoring programs the Career Centre offers on our website and on campusBRIDGE.
Do you need additional training or education in this field to pursue a specific position? Determine if there are additional requirements in Alberta by looking for an occupation on Certifications in Alberta.
List of NOC Occupational Choices
Business, finance and administrative occupations
- Museum educator (11202)
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
- Agricultural representatives, consultants, and specialists (21112)
- Agricultural products inspector* (22111)
- Animal nutritionists* (21110)
- Biological and agricultural science statistician (21210)
- Biologists* (21210)
- Conservation and fisheries officers (22113)
- Contagious animal diseases prevention inspector* (22111)
- Dairy scientist* (22111)
- Embryologists* (22111)
- Livestock inspectors (22111)
- Parasitologists* (21210)
- Wildlife naturalists (21210)
- Zoologists* (21110)
- Zoological park director (20011)
Health occupations
- Animal care technician* (32104)
- Animal health technologists* (32104)
- Veterinarians* (31103)
- Veterinary virologist* (31103)
Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
- Animal control officer (43202)
- Border services officers (43203)
- Business development officer (41402)
- Humane Society officer (43202)
- Police officer (42100)
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
- Conservation area interpreter (53100)
- Natural history museum curator (51101)
- Scientific writers (51112)
Sales and service occupations
- Zoo attendant (65220)
Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupation
- Apiarist / Beekeeper* (80020)
- Livestock farmer (80020)
NOC numbers are also searchable in a variety of career-related databases such as the Job Bank, and the Alberta Learning and Information Service’s (ALIS) OCCInfo (occupational profiles for Alberta) and Wages and Salaries (Alberta salary information).
Updated March 2025