NOC 2021 · 50012 · TEER 0
Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors
Unit group 50012 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of comprehensive recreational, sports and fitness programs and services, national or provincial sports governing agencies and professional athletic teams. They are employed by municipalities, community and private recreational and fitness organizations, sports governing agencies and professional athletic team organizations.
Example job titles
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- amateur sport manager
- bingo hall manager
- casino operations manager
- cruise ship director
- director of fitness administration - government
- director of leisure
- director of leisure and sports
- director of recreation
- director of recreation and sports
- director of sports administration - government
- director of sports and leisure
- director of sports and recreation
- entertainment, sports and leisure director
- entertainment, sports and recreation director
- fitness administration director - government
- fitness centre manager
- fitness club manager
- fitness programs director
- health club manager
- health studio manager
- horse racing director
- leisure administrator
- leisure administrator in chief
- leisure and sports director
- leisure centre director
- leisure centre sports director
- leisure chief administrator
- leisure director
- leisure establishment director
- leisure establishment managing supervisor
- leisure head administrator
- leisure manager
- leisure programs director
- leisure programs manager
- leisure service director
- leisure service manager
- municipal director of leisure
- municipal director of recreation
- municipal leisure director
- municipal leisure manager
- municipal manager of leisure
- municipal manager of recreation
- municipal recreation director
- municipal recreation manager
- physical education programs director
- physical training director
- professional athletes team manager
- professional football team manager
- professional hockey team manager
- professional sport team general manager
- professional sport team manager
- professional track and field team general manager
- professional track and field team manager
- racetrack director
- recreation administrator
- recreation administrator in chief
- recreation and sports director
- recreation centre director
- recreation centre sports director
- recreation chief administrator
- recreation director
- recreation establishment director
- recreation establishment managing supervisor
- recreation head administrator
- recreation manager
- recreation programs director
- recreation programs manager
- recreation service director
- recreation service manager
- sport federation director general
- sport federation general director
- sport governing agency executive director
- sport governing body executive director
- sport program administrative coordinator
- sports administration director - government
- sports and leisure director
- sports and recreation director
- sports association director
- sports director
- sports federation director
- sports program director
- sports-service sports programs director
- track and field director
- YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) general director
- YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) general secretary
- YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) programs director
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.