Career Streams
There are many different job opportunities across the government. You may begin a career in the OPS using your skills and knowledge in one ministry and move into other ministries as you gain experience and accept new challenges. The OPS has 18 job categories. As you gain new skills and want new opportunities, you may also move between job categories. Talented people who demonstrate leadership can move to the top jobs in senior management. The job categories are listed in the box below, with examples of positions that fall under each category.
|
Job Category |
Example Positions |
|---|---|
| Administrative and Support Services |
Receptionist, Assistant, Clerk, Administrator, Secretary, Office Co-ordinator |
| Communications and Marketing |
Writer, Editor, Media Relations, Issues Officer, Strategic Communications
Adviser, Information Officer |
| Consulting and Planning |
Tourism Consultant, Business Planner, Planning/Project Co-ordinator, Community
Planner, Municipal/Planning Adviser |
| Corrections and Enforcement |
Probation Officer, Security Officer, Correctional Officer, Rehabilitation
Officer, Conservation Officer, Park Warden, Field Officers,
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Officers, Operations Officers,
NGO Liaison Officers, Exercise Officers |
| Customer and Client Services |
Public Inquiries Officer, Customer Service Agent, Client Services
Representative |
| Education and Training |
Trainer, Teacher of the Deaf, Education Officer, Trade Instructor, Training
Consultant |
| Finance and Economics |
Accountant, Auditor, Financial Analyst, Economist, Tax Advisory Specialist,
Controller, Budget Officer |
| Health and Social Services |
Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Psychiatrist, Social Worker, Caseworker,
Recreationist, Dental Hygienist, Clinician, Dietitian, Ambulance Officer, Group
Home Manager |
| Human Resources |
Human Resources Planner, HR Consultant, Labour Relations Consultant,
Organization Development Consultant, Occupational Health and Safety Advisor,
Pay and Benefit Representative, Benefits Advisor |
| Information Technology |
Systems Officer, Analyst, Programmer, Information Architect, GIS Officer,
Security Specialist, Data Analyst |
| Inspections and Investigations |
Meat Hygiene Officer, Special Investigations Unit Investigator, Fuel and
Tobacco Tax Inspector, Occupational Health and Safety Inspector, Highway
Carrier Safety Inspector, Transportation Enforcement Officer |
| Lands and Resources |
Forester, Resources Manager, Environmental Officer, Land Registrar, Property
Assessor, Wood Measurement Technician, Clean Water Specialist, Mineral
Development Co-ordinator, Provincial Mining Recorder, Northern Development
Adviser
|
| Legal Services | Counsel, Lawyer, Courts Officer, Legal Clerk, Assistant Crown Attorney,
Victim/Witness Co-ordinator, Court Registrar
|
| Policy and Analysis |
Policy Adviser, Analyst, Project Analyst, Policy and Program Officer, Research
Assistant |
| Maintenance and Trades |
Mechanic, Waste and Water Project Operator, Food Services Officer, Cook,
Pilot, Highway Maintenance Supervisor, Highway Foreman/Woman |
| Management and General |
Manager, Supervisor, Administrative Co-ordinator, Project Lead, Accommodation
Officer |
| Science and Engineering |
Biologist, Hydrogeologist, Forensic Scientist, Veterinarian, Project Engineer,
Engineering Technologist, Ecologist |
| Senior Management |
Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Information Officer, Assistant Deputy
Minister, Director, Senior Crown Attorney, Executive Assistant to Deputy
Minister
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