该小组履行以下部分或全部职责：

人体工学专家或人为因素专家

• 对人、他们的设备和工作或生活环境之间的生理、社会和心理相互关系进行研究、建议和干预，以确保设备、程序和环境条件的设计、配置和使用最大限度地提高安全性、生产力和舒适度。

职业或工业卫生学家

• 研究、评估和控制工作场所的物理、化学和生物危害和压力
• 报告和记录调查和结论
• 建议改变工作环境和流程
• 向工人和管理人员或雇主提供有关降低特定职业危害造成的伤害或疾病风险的方法的信息
• 可以教授安全工作程序、参与应急响应计划、在听证会上作证并在科学会议或科学期刊上报告调查结果。

专利代理人

• 就专利法要素和发明的可专利性向客户提供建议
• 进行专利检索
• 准备专利申请
• 在专利局代表客户。

技术转移官员

• 将通常来自大学或政府研发环境的新技术转移和整合到商业和工业应用中，并确保研究人员和开发人员的知识产权受到保护。

科学政策和项目官员

• 开展与交通、应急准备、通信、自然资源、农业、环境、传统和替代能源技术、土地利用、回收和其他科学领域相关的政策研究和建议，或制定或管理计划
• 促进公众对自然资源利用、环境、再处理和减少废物等问题的认识和教育。

• 本单元组的职业通常需要相关科学或技术学科的学士学位或大专文凭。
• 可能需要相关科学学科的硕士学位。
• 通过加拿大认证专业人体工程学师学院的认证需要使用“加拿大认证专业人体工程学师 (CCPE)”的称号。可能需要成为加拿大人体工程学协会的会员。
• 职业卫生师可能需要加拿大职业卫生师注册委员会的认证。
• 专利代理人需要在专利领域有 12 个月的工作经验，并成功通过专利专员规定的考试。他们也可能被要求列入专利代理人名册。
• 该组中涉及绿色建筑设计和技术开发的职业可能需要加拿大绿色建筑委员会提供的能源与环境设计领导力 (LEED) 认证。

• 随着经验的积累，可能晋升到这些领域的监督或管理职位。

• 建筑和科学经理 ( 20011)
• 土木和机械工程师 ( 2130)
• 卫生政策研究人员、顾问和项目官员 ( 41404)
• 生命科学专业人员 ( 2111)
• 其他工程师 ( 2139 )
• 专利律师（在41101 Lawyers and Quebec notaries中）
• 物理科学专业人士（2110）
• 电气和电子工程师（21310）
• 化学工程师 ( 21320 )

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Ergonomists or human factors specialists

• Conduct research and advise on, and intervene in the physical, social and psychological interrelationships between persons, their equipment and working or living environments to ensure that the design, configuration and use of equipment, procedures and environmental conditions maximize safety, productivity and comfort.

Occupational or industrial hygienists

• Study, evaluate and control physical, chemical and biological hazards and stresses in the workplace
• Report and document investigations and conclusions
• Suggest changes to work environments and processes
• Provide information to workers and managers or employers on methods to reduce the risk of injury or illness from specific occupational hazards
• May teach safe work procedures, participate in emergency response planning, testify at hearings and report findings at scientific conferences or in scientific journals.

Patent agents

• Advise clients on elements of patent law and on the patentability of inventions
• Conduct patent searches
• Prepare patent applications
• Represent clients before the patent office.

Technology transfer officers

• Transfer and integrate new technologies, usually from university or government research and development environments, to commercial and industrial applications and ensure the protection of intellectual property of researchers and developers.

Science policy and program officers

• Conduct research and advise on policies or develop or administer programs related to transportation, emergency preparedness, communications, natural resources, agriculture, the environment, traditional and alternative energy technologies, land use, recycling and other scientific fields
• Promote public awareness and education on issues such as utilization of natural resources, the environment, and reprocessing and reduction of waste.

• A bachelor's degree or college diploma in a related scientific or technical discipline is usually required for occupations in this unit group.
• A master's degree in a related scientific discipline may be required.
• Certification through the Canadian College of Certified Professional Ergonomists is required to use the title "Canadian Certified Professional Ergonomist (CCPE)". Membership with the Association of Canadian Ergonomists may be required.
• Occupational hygienists may require certification by the Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists.
• Patent agents require 12 months of work experience in the patent field and successful completion of examinations set by the Commissioner of Patents. They may also be required to be listed in the register of patent agents.
• Occupations in this group that are involved in green building design and technologies development may require the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification offered by the Canadian Green Building Council.

• Progression to supervisory or managerial positions in these fields is possible with experience.

• Architecture and science managers (20011)
• Civil and mechanical engineers (2130)
• Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers (41404)
• Life science professionals (2111)
• Other engineers (2139)
• Patent lawyer (in 41101 Lawyers and Quebec notaries)
• Physical science professionals (2110)
• Electrical and electronics engineers (21310)
• Chemical engineers (21320)