International Standard Classifi cation of Occupations

1 ISCO 08 Volume IInternational Standard Classifi cation of OccupationsStructure, group defi nitions and correspondence tablesINTERNATIONAL Standard classification OF OCCUPATIONSISCO-08 VOLUME 1 STRUCTURE, GROUP DEFINITIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE TABLES*OUFSOBUJPOBM -BCPVS 0 DF t (FOFWBINTERNATIONAL Standard classification OF OCCUPATIONSISCO-08 Photocomposed in Switzerland WEI1 SJOUFE CZ UIF *OUFSOBUJPOBM -BCPVS 0 DF (FOFWB 4 XJU[FSMBOEC opyright International Labour Organization 2012 First published 20121 VCMJDBUJPOT PG UIF *OUFSOBUJPOBM -BCPVS 0 DF FOKPZ DPQZSJHIU VOEFS 1 SPUPDPM PG UIF 6 OJWFSTBM $PQZSJHIU $POWFO-UJPO /FWFSUIFMFTT TIPSU FYDFSQUT GSPN UIFN NBZ CF SFQSPEVDFE XJUIPVU BVUIPSJ[BUJPO PO DPOEJUJPO UIBU UIF TPVSDF JT indicated. For rights of reproduction or translation, application should be made to ILO Publications (Rights and Permis-TJPOT *OUFSOBUJPOBM -BCPVS 0 DF $) (FOFWB 4 XJU[FSMBOE PS CZ FNBJM QVCESPJU!)))]]]

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6 BUB (SFFO-XPPE XIP JOJUJBUFE UIF QSPKFDU PREFACE viiPreface .. WPart I. Introductory and Methodological Notes1. Nature, objectives and development of ISCO-08 .. 3 0 WFSWJFX PG *4$0 ..BJO PCKFDUJWFT PG *4$0 .. )JTUPSJDBM CBDLHSPVOE .. 0 WFSWJFX PG UIF VQEBUJOH QSPDFTT BOE DPOTVMUBUJPOT .. 4 DPQF PG UIF VQEBUJOH XPSL .. 7 %FmOJUJPOT PG HSPVQT .. *OEFY PG PDDVQBUJPOBM UJUMFT .. 2. Conceptual framework, design, structure and content of ISCO-08 .. 11 6 OEFSMZJOH DPODFQUT .. 11 Definitions of job and occupation .. 11 Skill level and skill specialization .. 11 %FmOJUJPOT PG UIF GPVS *4$0 TLJMM MFWFMT .. 12 Skill Level 1 .. 12 Skill Level 2 .. 12 Skill Level 3 .. Skill Level 4 .. "QQMJDBUJPO PG UIF GPVS TLJMM MFWFMT UP UIF *4$0 NBKPS HSPVQT .. 0 DDVQBUJPOT GPS XIJDI GPSNBM FEVDBUJPO SFRVJSFNFOUT EJ FS CFUXFFO DPVOUSJFT.

7 $MBTTJmDBUJPO TUSVDUVSF BOE DPEF TDIFNF .. 5 IFNBUJD WJFXT .. 17 %FmOJUJPOT PG HSPVQT .. 17 Purpose of the definitions .. 17 Structure and content of the definitions .. 3. Major changes between ISCO-88 and ISCO-08 .. 21 4 VNNBSZ PG DIBOHFT BOE UIF SFBTPOT GPS UIFN .. 21 .BOBHFSJBM BOE TVQFSWJTPSZ PDDVQBUJPOT .. Managers, senior officials and legislators .. Supervisory Occupations .. 1 SPGFTTJPOBM BOE UFDIOJDBM PDDVQBUJPOT .. Information and communications technology (ICT) .. Health services Occupations .. Teachers .. CONTENTS viii *OUFSOBUJPOBM 4 UBOEBSE $MBTTJmDBUJPO PG 0 DDVQBUJPOT r *4$0 Arts, entertainment, design and sports Occupations .. 29 Engineering professionals .. 29 Specialized administrative Occupations .. 29 Sub-major and minor group structures for professional and technical Occupations .

8 $MFSJDBM TBMFT BOE TFSWJDFT PDDVQBUJPOT .. Office clerks .. Occupations involved in the provision of information and services to clients .. Sales workers .. Personal and protective services workers .. Chefs, cooks and food preparation assistants .. 0 DDVQBUJPOT JO BHSJDVMUVSF GPSFTUSZ BOE mTIFSJFT .. 0 DDVQBUJPOT JO DSBGUT SFQBJS BOE PQFSBUJPO PG NBDIJOFSZ .. Electrical and electronics trades workers .. Handicraft workers .. Printing Occupations .. Plant and machine operators .. *NQSPWFE JEFOUJmDBUJPO PG FMFNFOUBSZ PDDVQBUJPOT BOE PG PDDVQBUJPOT QSFEPNJOBOU JO JOGPSNBM FNQMPZNFOU .. 4. Notes on specific issues and boundary problems .. 39 1 VSQPTF PG UIFTF OPUFT .. #PVOEBSZ JTTVFT B FDUJOH B CSPBE TQFDUSVN PG PDDVQBUJPOT .. Occupations with a broad range of tasks and duties .. Apprentices and trainees ..BOBHFST TVQFSWJTPST BOE PQFSBUPST PG CVTJOFTTFT.

9 Managers and supervisors .. Managers and operators of small businesses .. Size of the organization .. 3 FMBUFE PDDVQBUJPOT BU EJ FSFOU TLJMM MFWFMT .. General principles .. Nursing professionals, associate professionals and personal care workers .. Early childhood educators and child care workers .. Traditional and complementary medicine professionals and associate professionals Occupations in food preparation .. Domestic housekeepers and domestic cleaners .. #PVOEBSJFT CFUXFFO PDDVQBUJPOBM HSPVQT JO BHSJDVMUVSF GPSFTUSZ BOE mTIFSJFT .. Agricultural production managers, farmers and farm managers .. Mixed and specialist crop and animal producers .. Market-oriented and subsistence workers .. Skilled farm workers (Major Group 6) and farm labourers (Major Group 9) .. Operation of farm and forestry machinery .. 5. Adapting ISCO-08 for national use and for the production of internationally comparable data.

10 49 4 DFOBSJPT GPS BEBQUBUJPO PG *4$0 GPS OBUJPOBM VTF .. "EPQUJOH *4$0 EJSFDUMZ GPS OBUJPOBM QVSQPTFT .. %FWFMPQNFOU PS SFWJFX PG B OBUJPOBM DMBTTJmDBUJPO CBTFE PO *4$0 ..BQQJOH OBUJPOBM PDDVQBUJPO DMBTTJmDBUJPOT UP *4$0 .. $PEJOH UP CPUI UIF OBUJPOBM PDDVQBUJPO DMBTTJmDBUJPO BOE *4$0 .. 6. Collection and coding of data for classifications based on ISCO-08 .. *OGPSNBUJPO OFFEFE GPS DPEJOH .. Contents ix 5 ZQFT PG RVFTUJPO PO PDDVQBUJPO .. Pre-coded questions .. Open-ended questions .. 4 VHHFTUFE RVFTUJPOT SFDPNNFOEFE GPS UFTUJOH BOE GVSUIFS EFWFMPQNFOU .. "TTJHOJOH DMBTTJmDBUJPO DPEFT UP TVSWFZ SFTQPOTFT DPEJOH .. $PEJOH PG WBHVF BOE JOBEFRVBUF SFTQPOTFT ..BKPS (SPVQT ..BKPS BOE 4VC NBKPS (SPVQT ..BKPS 4VC NBKPS BOE .JOPS (SPVQT ..BKPS 4VC NBKPS .JOPS BOE 6 OJU (SPVQT .. 72 ! " # $ ! " # " % " .BKPS (SPVQ.)))))