How would the job title "UX designer" be classified under the NOC (National Occupation Classification)?

[Linn Vizard]

Any help/insight very much appreciated!

Unit group 5241 Graphic Designers and Illustrators includes the title "user experience designer", as a sample title, but as the name suggests is more focused on graphic arts: http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/noc/english/noc/2011/Profile.aspx?val=5&val1=5241 

Wondering if 2175 web designers and developers is closer? http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/english/NOC/2011/Profile.aspx?val=2&val1=2175
Doesn't include the title ux designer though.

[Nate Archer]

http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2011/Profile.aspx?val=2&val1=2252

^ might also be worth a shot

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[@VladMalik]

Definitely 2175 (assuming it's web-related UX only). Much broader and covers many key words: requirements, storyboards, flow, design, etc.

[Linn Vizard]

Thanks for this!

[Linn Vizard]

Much appreciated!

[Matthew Milan]

There's a good argument that this kind of design *is* graphic design:

http://worrydream.com/MagicInk/MagicInk.pdf

Matthew

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On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 6:58 PM, @VladMalik <vlad...@gmail.com> wrote:

Definitely 2175 (assuming it's web-related UX only). Much broader and covers many key words: requirements, storyboards, flow, design, etc.

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[Vlad Malik]

Matthew,

I will look over in more detail. Looks interesting. Yes one valid argument is that ultimately you are designing a UI.

For this purpose, however, it's a far stretch to say UX is covered under "Graphic Designer or Illustrator". I'm certainly not any kind of graphic designer or illustrator. Even the visual work I do is not about designing "graphics" or "illustrations". I might for example stop at rough wireframes and pass that off to a "visual designer". Even if we focused on the end result, where does writing copy fit in, for example? It's equally important and can take significant effort.

It's a question of which category covers the variety of tasks that all together best embody the role. The "Graphic Designer/Illustrator" covers a minor subset of UX activities. Though visual implementation is an outcome of some UX activity, it's often just a tiny fraction of total time spent, with most effort invested in activities like user research, just as one example.

Best,

Vlad