Job description Phone Agent - Personal Services near Vancouver (BC)

Find out what work is like for a phone agent - personal services in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Other personal service occupations (NOC 65229).

Other support occupations in personal services

Description

Workers in other support occupations in personal services provide psychic consulting, fortune-telling, astrological services and other personal services. They are employed by call centres and personal service establishments, or are self-employed.

Work week duration

Other support occupations in personal services usually work less than 35 hours per week.
Less than 35 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Other support occupations in personal services have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Astrologers
  • Chart and interpret stellar and planetary positions on a horoscope to predict future events and trends for a client or the general public.
  • Psychic consultants and related advisors
  • Provide personal advice to clients based on various schools of thought.
  • Other service providers
  • Offer a wide variety of personal services not elsewhere classified.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Sitting

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Other support occupations in personal services are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Self-employed
  • Call centres

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Close (at arm’s length)

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 65229), and a list of similar occupations:

  • astrologer
  • chat line agent
  • dating service consultant
  • fortune teller
  • psychic consultant
  • psychic reader

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

This section lists other occupations that are part of the same broad occupational category as Other support occupations in personal services in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). These occupations involve similar core qualifications but involve different responsibilities. To see more similar occupations, use the Job Transition Tool.

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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