Volume I
International Standard
Classication of Occupations
Structure, group denitions
and correspondence tables
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Tlis volume iesenls lle sliucluie and delnilions ol all gious in lle !nleinalional Slandaid
Classilcalion ol Occualions 2008 (!SCO-08). !l also includes coiiesondence laLles slowing
lle ielalionsli ol llese gious will llose in lle ievious veision ol lle !nleinalional Slandaid
Classilcalion ol Occualions (!SCO-88), wlicl il sueisedes. Volume 2 iovides an udaled
and exanded index ol occualional lilles and associaled !SCO-08 and !SCO-88 codes.
!SCO-08 was adoled as a iesolulion ol a liiailile Meeling ol Lxeils on IaLoui Slalislics on
udaling lle !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions (!SCO), leld 36DecemLei
2007. Tlis meeling was convened Ly lle Goveining Body ol lle !nleinalional IaLoui Omce
(!IO) in accoidance will a iesolulion, in 2003, ol lle Sevenleenll !nleinalional Conleience
ol IaLoui Slalislicians (!CIS). Tle iesolulion ol lle Meeling ol Lxeils was endoised Ly lle
Goveining Body in Maicl 2008.
!SCO-08, lile ils iedecessois, las Leen develoed lo lacililale inleinalional comaiison ol
occualional slalislics and lo seive as a model loi counliies develoing oi ievising lleii na-
tional occupational classications. It is fully supported by the international community as an
accepted standard for international labour statistics.
Tle develomenl ol !SCO-08 Lenelled liom accumulaled nalional and inleinalional ex-
eiience. David Hunlei, ol lle !IO Deailmenl ol Slalislics, cooidinaled lle iojecl in col-
laLoialion will exeils liom many counliies and agencies.
Tle !IO is gialelul loi lle invaluaLle advice and guidance iovided Ly llese exeils, in-
cluding memLeis ol lle \niled alions Lxeil Giou on !nleinalional Lconomic and Social
Classilcalions, lle liiailile Meeling ol Lxeils on IaLoui Slalislics and lle Sevenleenll
!CIS. Secial llanls slould go lo memLeis ol lle Teclnical Lxeil Giou loi \daling
!SCO and lle agencies in wlicl lley aie emloyed, loi lle ligl level ol advice, suoil and
diiecl assislance iovided.
Tlanls aie also due lo lle many !IO sla in lle Deailmenl ol Slalislics and elsewleie
wlo conliiLuled lo lle comlelion ol llis volume, in ailiculai lo Adiiana Mala-Gieen-
woodwlo inilialed lle iojecl.
PPEFACE
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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Part!. !ntroductoryandMethodoIogicaINotes
1. Nature, objectives and development of ISCO-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1 Oveiview ol !SCO-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 Main oLjeclives ol !SCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3 Hisloiical Laclgiound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4 Oveiview ol lle udaling iocess and consullalions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.5 Scoe ol lle udaling woil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.6 Delnilions ol gious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.7 !ndex ol occualional lilles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2. Conceptual framework, design, structure and content of ISCO-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.1 \ndeilying concels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Denitions of job and occupation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Skill level and skill specialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2 Delnilions ol lle loui !SCO slill levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Skill Level 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Skill Level 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Skill Level 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Skill Level 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.3 Alicalion ol lle loui slill levels lo lle !SCO-08 majoi gious . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.4 Occualions loi wlicl loimal educalion iequiiemenls diei Lelween counliies . . 15
2.5 Classilcalion sliucluie and code scleme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.6 Tlemalic views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.7 Delnilions ol gious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Purpose of the denitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Structure and content of the denitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3. Major changes between ISCO-88 and ISCO-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.1 Summaiy ol clanges and lle ieasons loi llem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.2 Manageiial and sueivisoiy occualions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Managers, senior ofcials and legislators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Supervisory occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.3 Piolessional and leclnical occualions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Information and communications technology (ICT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Health services occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
CDNTENT5
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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 . . 30
3.4 Cleiical, sales and seivices occualions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Ofce clerks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Occupations involved in the provision of information and services to clients . . . . . . 31
Sales workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Personal and protective services workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chefs, cooks and food preparation assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.5 Occualions in agiiculluie, loiesliy and lsleiies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3.6 Occualions in cialls, ieaii and oeialion ol maclineiy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Electrical and electronics trades workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Handicraft workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Printing occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Plant and machine operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3.7 !mioved idenlilcalion ol elemenlaiy occualions and ol occualions
iedominanl in inloimal emloymenl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4. Notes on specic issues and boundary problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.1 Puiose ol llese noles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.2 Boundaiy issues aecling a Lioad seclium ol occualions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Occupations with a broad range of tasks and duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Apprentices and trainees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.3 Manageis, sueivisois and oeialois ol Lusinesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Managers and supervisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Managers and operators of small businesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Size of the organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.4 Relaled occualions al dieienl slill levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
General principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Nursing professionals, associate professionals and personal care workers . . . . . . . . 43
Early childhood educators and child care workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Traditional and complementary medicine professionals and associate professionals 43
Occupations in food preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Domestic housekeepers and domestic cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.5 Boundaiies Lelween occualional gious in agiiculluie, loiesliy and lsleiies. . 45
Agricultural production managers, farmers and farm managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mixed and specialist crop and animal producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Market-oriented and subsistence workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Skilled farm workers (Major Group 6) and farm labourers (Major Group 9) . . . . . 47
Operation of farm and forestry machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5. Adapting ISCO-08 for national use and for the production
of internationally comparable data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.1 Scenaiios loi adalalion ol !SCO-08 loi nalional use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.2 Adoling !SCO-08 diieclly loi nalional uioses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.3 Develomenl oi ieview ol a nalional classilcalion Lased on !SCO-08 . . . . . . . . . 50
5.4 Maing nalional occualion classilcalions lo !SCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5.5 Coding lo Loll lle nalional occualion classilcalion and !SCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6. Collection and coding of data for classications based on ISCO-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
6.1 !nloimalion needed loi coding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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6.2 Tyes ol queslion on occualion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Pre-coded questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Open-ended questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.3 Suggesled queslions iecommended loi lesling and luillei develomenl . . . . . . . 54
6.4 Assigning classilcalion codes lo suivey iesonses (coding) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.5 Coding ol vague and inadequale iesonses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Part !!. 5tructure of the !nternationaI 5tandard CIassication of Dccupations (!5CD-08)
Majoi Gious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Majoi and SuL-majoi Gious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Majoi, SuL-majoi and Minoi Gious. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Majoi, SuL-majoi, Minoi and \nil Gious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Part !!!. Denitions of Major Sroups, 5ub-Major Sroups, Minor Sroups and Unit Sroups
Majoi Giou 1 Manageis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Majoi Giou 2 Piolessionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Majoi Giou 3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Majoi Giou 4 Cleiical Suoil Woileis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Majoi Giou 5 Seivices and Sales Woileis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Majoi Giou 6 Slilled Agiiculluial, !oiesliy and !isleiy Woileis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Majoi Giou 7 Ciall and Relaled Tiades Woileis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Majoi Giou 8 Planl and Macline Oeialois and AssemLleis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Majoi Giou 9 Llemenlaiy Occualions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Majoi Giou 0 Aimed !oices Occualions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Part !V. Correspondence with !5CD-88
Coiiesondence laLle: !SCO-08 lo !SCO-88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Coiiesondence laLle: !SCO-88 lo !SCO-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
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Annexes
1. Sevenleenll !nleinalional Conleience ol IaLoui Slalislicians: Resolulion !!!.
Resolution concerning further work on the International Standard
Classilcalion ol Occualions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
2. Resolution concerning updating the International Standard Classication
ol Occualions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Tables
1. Maing ol !SCO-08 majoi gious lo slill levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2. Maing ol lle loui !SCO-08 slill levels lo !SCLD-97 levels ol educalion . . . . . 14
3. umLeis ol gious al eacl level ol !SCO-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4. SuL-majoi gious in Majoi Giou 2: Piolessionals, !SCO-88 and !SCO-08 . . . . 30
5. SuL-majoi gious in Majoi Giou 3: Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals,
!SCO-88 and !SCO-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
6. SuL-majoi and minoi gious in Majoi Giou 5, !SCO-88 and !SCO-08 . . . . . . . 33
7. SuL-majoi and minoi gious in Majoi Giou 9: Llemenlaiy Occualions,
!SCO-88 and !SCO-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
P/RT
!NTPDDUCTDPYANDMETHDDDLDS!CALNDTE5
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 3
1. NATUPE,DBJECT!VE5ANDDEVELDPMENTDF!5CD-08
1.1 Dverview of !5CD-08
1. Tle !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions 2008 (!SCO-08) iovides a syslem
for classifying and aggregating occupational information obtained by means of statistical cen-
suses and suiveys, as well as liom adminislialive iecoids. !l is a ievision ol lle !nleinalional
Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions 1988 (!SCO-88), wlicl il sueisedes.
2. !SCO-08 is a loui-level lieiaiclically sliucluied classilcalion llal allows all joLs in lle
woild lo Le classiled inlo 436 unil gious. Tlese gious loim lle mosl delailed level ol lle
classilcalion sliucluie and aie aggiegaled inlo 130 minoi gious, 43 suL-majoi gious and
10majoi gious, Lased on lleii similaiily in leims ol lle slill level and slill secializalion ie-
quiied loi lle joLs. Tlis allows lle ioduclion ol ielalively delailed inleinalionally comaiaLle
dala as well as summaiy inloimalion loi only 10 gious al lle liglesl level ol aggiegalion.
3. Tle classilcalion was adoled Ly a liiailile Meeling ol Lxeils on IaLoui Slalislics on
udaling lle !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions (!SCO) leld liom 3 lo
6 DecemLei 2007. Tlis meeling was convened Ly lle Goveining Body ol lle !nleinalional
IaLoui Omce in accoidance will a iesolulion, in 2003, ol lle Sevenleenll !nleinalional Con-
leience ol IaLoui Slalislicians (!CIS). !n llis iesolulion, endoised Ly lle Goveining Body
in Maicl 2004, lle !nleinalional IaLoui Omce (!IO) was iequesled lo udale !SCO Ly lale
2007 and convene a liiailile Meeling ol Lxeils lo adol lle classilcalion and male a-
ioiiale iecommendalions lo lle Goveining Body (!IO, 2004; lle lull lexl ol lle iesolulion
is iovided in Annex 1).
4. Tle iesolulion ol lle Meeling ol Lxeils was endoised Ly lle Goveining Body in Maicl
2008. !l was also iesenled lo Loll lle \niled alions Slalislical Commission al ils 39ll ses-
sion in !eLiuaiy 2008, and lle Liglleenll !CIS leld liom 24 ovemLei lo 5 DecemLei 2008.
!SCO-08 is llus lully suoiled Ly lle inleinalional communily as an acceled slandaid loi
international labour statistics.
5. Lacl giou in lle classilcalion is designaled Ly a lille and code numLei and is associaled
will a delnilion llal seciles lle scoe ol lle giou. Tle delnilions also summaiize lle
main lasls and dulies eiloimed in occualions included in lle giou, and iovide a lisl ol
lle occualional gious included oi, in lle case ol unil gious, examles ol lle occualions.
Tle !SCO-08 lieiaiclical sliucluie, comiising lle giou lilles and codes, is iesenled in
Pail !!. Pail !!! iesenls lle comlele delnilions ol all !SCO-08 unil gious, minoi gious,
sub-major groups and major groups.
6. Tlis inlioduclion desciiLes lle !SCO-08 develomenl iocess, ils lisloiy, concelual Lasis,
sliucluie and ollei mellodological consideialions. Geneial advice is also iovided on lle
alicalion ol !SCO-08 in dala colleclion aclivilies in nalional conlexls, including discussion
on some of the more difcult distinctions made between categories.
7. Tle main dieiences Lelween !SCO-08 and !SCO-88, and lle ieasons loi llese dieiences,
aie summaiized in Clalei3 Lelow. A delailed secilcalion ol lle coiiesondence Lelween
lle old and new classilcalions is iovided in Pail !V, wlicl comiises coiiesondence laLles
in !SCO-88 code oidei and !SCO-08 code oidei.
8. Volume 2, Index of occupational titles, iovides sulemenlaiy inloimalion on lle occualions
included in each group, linking real job titles used in the world of work with the categories in the
classilcalion sliucluie. !l may also seive as a model lo assisl in lle develomenl oi adalalion
ol nalional indexes ol occualion lilles wleie alignmenl will !SCO-08 is iequiied. Volume2
is a ielacemenl loi lle index ol occualional lilles iesenled al lle Lacl ol lle !SCO-88 uL-
licalion and includes 4-digil !SCO-08 and !SCO-88 codes loi eacl occualional desciiloi.
9. All ol lle inloimalion conlained in Volumes 1 and 2 is availaLle on lle !SCO weLsile: lll://
www.ilo.oig/uLlic/englisl/Luieau/slal/isco/index.llm. !l is lanned llal llis inloimalion will
Le sulemenled Ly an !SCO-08 Implementation guide llal will iovide advice and guidance
on adaling !SCO-08 loi nalional use and loi lle ioduclion ol inleinalionally comaiaLle
information.
4 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
1.2 Main objectives of !5CD
10. GloLalizalion ol lle laLoui mailel las incieased lle demand loi inleinalionally com-
aiaLle occualional dala loi Loll slalislical and adminislialive uioses. !SCO-08 aims lo
salisly llis demand Ly ioviding:
(a) a conlemoiaiy and ielevanl Lasis loi lle inleinalional ieoiling, comaiison and ex-
clange ol slalislical and adminislialive inloimalion aLoul occualions;
(L) a uselul model loi lle develomenl ol nalional and iegional classilcalions ol occualions;
and
(c) a syslem llal can Le used diieclly in counliies llal lave nol develoed lleii own nalional
classications.
11. !SCO seels lo lacililale inleinalional communicalion aLoul occualions Ly ioviding
slalislicians will a liamewoil lo male inleinalionally comaiaLle occualional dala avail-
able, and by allowing international occupational data to be produced in a form that can be
uselul loi ieseaicl as well as loi secilc decision-maling and aclion-oiienled aclivilies, sucl
as those connected with international migration or job placement.
12. !l slould Le emlasized llal, wlile seiving as a model, !SCO-08 is nol inlended lo ie-
lace any exisling nalional classilcalion ol occualions, as lle occualion classilcalions ol
individual counliies slould lully ieecl Loll lle sliucluie ol lle nalional laLoui mailel and
inloimalion needs loi nalionally ielevanl uioses. Howevei, counliies wlose occualional
classilcalions aie aligned lo !SCO-08 in concel and sliucluie will lnd il easiei lo develo
the procedures to make their occupational statistics internationally comparable.
13. Tleieloie, lle ideal silualion is llal counliies develo nalional classilcalions llal aie lai-
loied lo meel Loll nalional and inleinalional iequiiemenls (see Clalei5). !l is iecognized,
lowevei, llal some counliies may nol lave lle caacily lo develo nalional classilcalions
in lle sloil lo medium leim. !n llese ciicumslances il is advisaLle loi counliies inilially lo
locus limiled iesouices on lle develomenl ol lools lo suoil imlemenlalion ol !SCO in
lle nalional conlexl, loi examle a nalional index ol occualional lilles.
14. Classilcalions ol occualions aie used in nalional conlexls loi lle colleclion and dis-
seminalion ol slalislics liom souices sucl as oulalion censuses, laLoui loice suiveys and
ollei louselold suiveys, emloyei suiveys and ollei souices. Tley aie also used Ly govein-
menls and comanies in aclivilies sucl as malcling joLseeleis will joL vacancies, educalional
planning, reporting of industrial accidents, administration of workers compensation, and the
management of employment-related migration.
15. !n oidei lo salisly lle lull iange ol usei iequiiemenls imlied Ly lle alicalions oullined
aLove, many counliies will wisl lo iovide, in lleii nalional classilcalions, lnei sliucluial
and delnilional delails llan llose conlained in !SCO-08. !n nalional classilcalions Lased
on !SCO llis can Le aclieved eillei Ly dividing some unil gious inlo lwo oi moie smallei
unil gious, oi Ly ioviding moie delailed occualional gious al a llll lieiaiclical level in
lle nalional classilcalion. !n ceilain cases, counliies may also wisl lo include desciilive oi
coded inloimalion on joL conlenl, slill iequiiemenls, linlages lo nalional comelency liame-
woils, and delailed occualional desciilions. Tlis lye ol inloimalion may Le ol inleiesl
loi wage selllemenls, vocalional guidance and liaining, develomenl ol vocalional liaining
iogiammes, joL lacemenl seivices, oi analysis ol occualion-secilc moiLidily and moi-
lalily, Lul is Leyond lle scoe ol !SCO-08.
16. !l is imoilanl lo nole llal, alllougl uselul in lacililaling lle iovision ol slandaid in-
loimalion loi decision-maling on occualional issues, !SCO-08 is nol a liamewoil loi ad-
minislialive iegulalion ol occualions. Tle designalions emloyed and lle iesenlalion ol
desciilive and delnilional maleiial in !SCO do nol imly lle exiession ol any oinion
wlalsoevei on lle ail ol lle !nleinalional IaLoui Omce conceining lle legal oi iegulaloiy
status of any occupational group.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 5
1.3 HistoricaI background
17. Tle develomenl ol lle !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions goes Lacl
many decades and has always been closely connected with the work of the International Con-
ference of Labour Statisticians, which meets under the auspices of the International Labour
Oiganizalion. Tle need loi an inleinalional slandaid classilcalion ol occualions was dis-
cussed as eaily as 1921, al lle lisl !CIS (!IO, 1923 and 1924, Resolulion1, aia.1).
18. Woil lo develo !SCO was inilialed in 1947 al lle Sixll !CIS and lle lisl osilive sle
lowaids ils eslaLlislmenl was lle adolion ol a iovisional classilcalion ol nine majoi gious
Ly lle Sevenll !CIS in 1949. !n 1952 lle !IO uLlisled lle !nleinalional Classilcalion ol
Occualions loi Migialion and Lmloymenl Placemenl, will delailed desciilions ol 1,727 oc-
cualions Lased on lle nalional classilcalions ol eigll indusliialized counliies. Al lle Liglll
!CIS (1954) a iovisional lisl ol minoi gious was aioved. Tle inll !CIS (1957) com-
pleted the work by endorsing the major, minor and unit groups of the rst ISCO, which was
uLlisled Ly lle !IO in 1958 and lence is lnown as !SCO-58. !l lad Leen iecognized al lle
inll !CIS llal !SCO-58 would need lo Le ievised allei a ceilain lime. Tle Llevenll !CIS
consideied and adoled a ievised edilion ol !SCO (!SCO-68).
19. !SCO-68 was sueiseded Ly !SCO-88, adoled in 1987 Ly lle !ouileenll !CIS. !SCO-88
ieiesenled a signilcanl Lieal liom lle lwo ievious veisions, in llal il used lle concels ol
slill level and slill secializalion as ciileiia lo aiiange similai occualions inlo iogiessively
laigei gious. Tle ievious veisions ol !SCO, as well as many nalional classilcalions al llal
lime, did nol use lle concel ol slill level lo dislinguisl Lelween gious al lle mosl aggiegale
level ol lle classilcalion. Occualion classilcalions al lle lime lad a sliongei locus on lle
goods and seivices ioduced and weie liequenlly quile similai in sliucluie lo indusliial clas-
silcalions ol economic aclivilies.
20. Since ils adolion !SCO-88 las Leen widely used as lle Lasis loi develomenl ol nalional
and multinational classications and for the dissemination of international data classied
Ly occualion. Laily in lle lisl decade ol lle 21sl cenluiy, il Lecame cleai, lowevei, llal
lleie was a need lo udale !SCO-88 lo ieecl clanges in lle occualional sliucluie ol lle
workforce, as well as to address a number of problems that had been identied during its use
in slalislical and ollei alicalions. Tleie weie ailiculai conceins aLoul lle need lo ieecl
clanges iesulling liom lle imacl ol develomenls in inloimalion and communicalions lecl-
nology on the workforce.
21. Al lle 34ll Session ol lle \niled alions Slalislical Commission in Maicl 2003, lle !IO
was asled lo develo a limelaLle loi lle udaling ol !SCO-88 llal would allow sumcienl lime
loi lle udaled classilcalion, oi nalional adalalions ol il, lo Le availaLle loi use in lle 2010
iound ol nalional oulalion censuses (\, 2003). !n DecemLei 2003 lle Sevenleenll !CIS
also discussed lle liming ol lle woil lo udale !SCO-88, as well as lle naluie and scoe ol
lle woil lo Le done, and iequesled (!IO, 2004) lle Goveining Body ol lle !IO lo:
ensure that the ILO, as the custodian of the International Standard Classication of Occupations
(!SCO-88), will lave lle caacily lo:
(1) undertake the research and consultations necessary to formulate the modications and updates
ol !SCO-88 llal aie necessaiy lo ensuie llal il can conlinue lo seive as a good model loi nalional
occualional classilcalions lo Le used loi slalislics as well as loi clienl-ielaled alicalions;
(2) complete this work not later than the end of 2007 for the results to be taken into account in
national preparations for the majority of population censuses that are to be undertaken in the
2010 round.1
1 Tle lull lexl ol lle iesolulion is ieioduced in Annex 1.
6 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
1.4 Dverview of the updating process and consuItations
22. In conducting the work to update ISCO, the ILO consulted as widely as possible with
slaleloldeis and inleiesled ailies. Tle mandale liom lle !CIS lo ioceed will lle udaling
ol !SCO-88 was inloimed Ly a ieoil commissioned Ly lle !IO iesenling aigumenls loi and
againsl dieienl alls Lased on iecenl exeiiences will nalional occualional classilcalions
in a numLei ol counliies (Budlendei, 2003). Many ol lle issues iaised in llis ieoil weie lui-
llei exloied, along will olleis, Ly means ol lwo queslionnaiies llal weie senl lo all coun-
liies lliougl lleii minisliies ol laLoui, nalional slalislical inslilules, emloymenl seivices,
vocalional liaining inslilules, and emloyeis` and woileis` oiganizalions. Successive dialls
ol lle udaled classilcalion sliucluie weie senl loi commenl. Tle !IO also consulled will a
range of specialized agencies, workers and employers organizations, and stakeholders with
an interest in those occupational areas where most updating was needed.
23. An imoilanl comonenl ol lle woil was lle eslaLlislmenl ol a Teclnical Lxeil Giou
loi \daling !SCO (TLG/!SCO), lo iovide lle !IO will advice on and assislance will lle
udaling woil. Tlis giou, comiising exeils in occualion classilcalion liom all iegions ol
lle woild and exeils liom a numLei ol ielevanl inleinalional agencies, mel six limes duiing
lle develomenl ol !SCO-08. Tlese meelings weie sulemenled Ly lle use ol ongoing elec-
tronic discussions.
24. Tle majoi issues llal weie addiessed in lle udaling woil included Lul weie nol ie-
sliicled lo:
y lle imacl ol inloimalion and communicalions leclnology (!CT) on lle occualional
sliucluie ol lle laLoui mailel;
y lle need loi imioved coveiage ol lealll occualions;
y usei iequesls loi moie delail in agiiculluial, loiesliy and lsleiies occualions;
y lle need lo imiove lle giouings loi manageiial occualions;
y conceins llal !SCO-88 was veiy delailed loi some leclnical and manulacluiing oc-
cualions Lul lad mucl less delail, esecially al inleimediale levels ol aggiegalion, loi
cleiical and seivices-ielaled occualions wleie a laige eicenlage ol emloyed eisons
weie lemale;
y conceins aLoul lle exislence ol aiallel gious al dieienl slill levels loi occualions
llal involved lle eiloimance ol similai oi idenlical lasls;
y lle need loi imioved coveiage ol occualions llal iedominale in lle inloimal secloi
and ol occualions will low slill iequiiemenls;
y lle develomenl ol llemalic (oi alleinalive) views ol lle classilcalion Lased iimaiily
on lle goods oi seivices ioduced, indeendenlly ol slill level;
y lle need lo ieliesl and udale delnilions ol all calegoiies; and
y lle need loi lle !SCO index ol occualional lilles lo Le imioved and udaled.
25. Tle lisl, exloialoiy queslionnaiie on udaling !SCO-88 sougll advice on a numLei ol
concelual issues as well as on lle liealmenl ol secilc occualional gious. Tle ielies lo llis
queslionnaiie weie analysed Ly lle !IO and summaiized in a aei llal loimed lle Lasis loi
discussions aLoul !SCO al lle meeling ol lle \niled alions Lxeil Giou on !nleinalional
Lconomic and Social Classilcalions leld in ew Yoil in 1une 2005 (!IO, 2005). !ollowing
lle inauguial meeling ol lle TLG/!SCO in ovemLei 2005, lle !IO develoed an udaled
diall classilcalion sliucluie. Delailed examinalion ol llis diall Ly Loll lle !IO and memLeis
ol lle TLG/!SCO led lo lle idenlilcalion ol a numLei ol new conceins aLoul lle !SCO-88
sliucluie and lo a seiies ol luillei ioosals loi clange. A luillei udaled diall classilcalion
sliucluie was develoed and lle !IO sougll lle views ol counliies on lle diall, and on a iange
ol oulslanding issues, lliougl a second queslionnaiie ciiculaled in Augusl 2006.
26. On lle Lasis ol lle iesonses lo lle second queslionnaiie and ol advice iovided Ly lle
TLG/!SCO, lle !IO ieaied a close-lo-lnal diall classilcalion sliucluie wlicl was made
availaLle loi commenl on lle !IO weLsile in !eLiuaiy 2007. Commenls on llis diall weie
sougll liom all counliies, logellei will a summaiy ol lle main clanges. Tle \niled alions
Lxeil Giou on !nleinalional Lconomic and Social Classilcalions ieviewed lle diall al ils
meeling in Aiil 2007 and discussed a numLei ol aieas wleie signilcanl clanges lo !SCO-88
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 7
weie ioosed. Tle !IO llen ieaied a lnal diall !SCO-08 sliucluie wlicl was iesenled
as an Annex lo lle diall iesolulion conceining udaling lle !nleinalional Slandaid Classilca-
lion ol Occualions, loi consideialion al lle Meeling ol Lxeils on IaLoui Slalislics leld in
DecemLei 2007. Al llis meeling a small numLei ol amendmenls lo lle diall weie made and
the amended classication structure was adopted as the International Standard Classication
ol Occualions, 2008 (see !IO, 2008).
1.5 5cope of the updating work
27. Tle iesolulion ol lle Sevenleenll !CIS on !SCO iequesled lle udaling and oveiall
imiovemenl ol !SCO-88 will lle oLjeclive ol maling availaLle a moie eeclive classilca-
lion, wlicl could Le used Ly counliies in lle nexl iound ol oulalion censuses, as well as
in nalional emloymenl seivices and ollei clienl-oiienled alicalions. !l also imosed some
limilalions on lle naluie and exlenl ol lle ievisions llal could Le made Ly secilying llal:
. lle Lasic iinciles and main sliucluie ol !SCO-88 slould nol Le clanged, Lul llal neveilleless
modilcalions aie necessaiy in some aieas, Loll lo male imiovemenls in ligll ol exeiience
gained in many counliies using !SCO-88-Lased classilcalions, and as a consequence ol develo-
menls in lle woild ol woil ovei lle lasl 15 yeais .
28. Willin lle liamewoil ol llis geneial iesliiclion lle !IO deleimined, in consullalion will
lle TLG/!SCO and lle \ Lxeil Giou on !nleinalional Lconomic and Social Classilca-
tions, that the nature of the structural and methodological changes that might be made to
!SCO-88 would Le limiled lo lle lollowing secilc lyes ol clange:
y Tle classilcalion was lo Le ieviewed liom lle oinl ol view ol lle ielalive size and
diveisily ol gious al dieienl levels Lul, Lecause ol lle wide dieiences in nalional
circumstances, it would not be possible to impose strict guidelines on the size of groups.
y Occualions will lle same joL conlenl Lul will dieienl loimal educalion iequiiemenls
in dieienl counliies weie lo Le classiled in a single unil giou, llus eliminaling lle
need loi aiallel gious.
y Tle !SCO-88 majoi gious weie lo Le meiged, deleled oi olleiwise clanged only in
excelional ciicumslances. !n iaclice lle 10 majoi gious weie nol lundamenlally
clanged alllougl some occualions weie moved liom one majoi giou lo anollei and
lle names ol some majoi gious weie clanged lo imiove claiily.
y Tleie was a need loi moie comielensive exlanaloiy and mellodological noles llan
llose iovided will !SCO-88.
y Sub-major and minor groups should be split or merged only if there had been signicant
giowll oi decline in lle numLeis ol eole emloyed in llem, and/oi wleie gious al a
lowei level weie slil oi meiged. SuL-majoi gious slould, lowevei, conlain sumcienlly
laige numLeis lo allow lle ioduclion ol meaninglul summaiy slalislics. Tle lolal
numLei ol suL-majoi gious slould nol deciease diamalically oi giow Leyond aLoul 40.
y \nil gious could Le slil oi meiged and new gious could Le ciealed lo ieecl oc-
cualional clange and newly idenliled iequiiemenls. \nil gious could also Le slil,
where necessary, to support aggregation of data according to a set of proposed thematic
views (see seclion 2.6 Lelow).
y \nil gious weie nol lo Le ciealed loi occualions llal weie veiy small in numLeis
ol woileis, oi llal exisled only in a small numLei ol counliies. Sucl occualions aie
included as ail ol a unil giou conlaining similai occualions, oi in a suilaLle nol
elsewleie classiled calegoiy.
y Tle conlenl ol iesidual (nol elsewleie classiled) gious was lo Le ieviewed. Wleie sucl
gious weie unavoidaLle, lle main occualions classiled lleie weie lo Le lisled as ail
ol lle delnilion ol lle giou and in lle index.
29. !n addilion lo clanges ol llis lye, il was iecognized llal lleie would Le a need lo develo
denitions of all groups in the classication that were new or modied, to update and refresh
lle delnilions ol llose gious llal lad nol clanged, lo udale lle index ol occualion lilles,
and lo iovide coiiesondence laLles slowing lle ielalionsli Lelween !SCO-88 and !SCO-08.
8 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
1.6 Denitions of groups
30. Tle iocess ol develoing lle !SCO-08 sliucluie iesulled in lle slilling oi meiging ol
a numLei ol !SCO-88 unil gious. !n some cases, comlelely new unil gious weie ciealed.
Tleie was also sliucluial clange al lle minoi and suL-majoi giou levels, including Loll slil-
ling and meiging ol gious and movemenl ol unil gious liom one ail ol lle classilcalion lo
anollei. Tlese clanges ciealed lle need loi delnilions ol new gious lo Le develoed and ol
ollei gious lo Le ieviewed, lo male suie lley adequalely ieecled lle conlenl ol lle giou.
31. Tle delnilions ol llose gious llal weie nol clanged weie also ieviewed and udaled,
as lle !SCO-88 delnilions weie almosl 20 yeais old, and lleie lad Leen signilcanl clange in
Loll leclnology and lle oiganizalion ol woil lasls willin occualions since lle lale 1980s.
32. Al ils meeling in Aiil 2007, lle TLG/!SCO agieed on a sel ol iinciles loi develoing oi
udaling delnilions ol !SCO calegoiies. !n ailiculai il was agieed llal lle oveiall sliucluie
ol lle delnilions slould Le similai lo llal used in !SCO-88. Some ioLlems weie, neveilleless,
idenliled will lle sliucluie and conlenl ol !SCO-88 delnilions, including lle lollowing.
y oles, loolnoles and ieleiences lo lle delnilions ol calegoiies weie used lo exlain lle
Loundaiies and dieiences Lelween ollei calegoiies, meaning llal some delnilions
were not capable of standing on their own.
y Some delnilions ol unil gious in !SCO-88 Majoi Giou 2 locused excessively on ie-
search and theoretical work, with insufcient reference to practical tasks.
y Tleie was ieelilion in many delnilions ol similai liases llal added lillle in lle way
ol desciilive inloimalion and made il dimcull lo idenlily lle ley dieiences Lelween
groups.
y Tleie was a lacl ol claiily aLoul wlellei lle lasl slalemenls weie meanl lo claiacleiize
the main tasks typically performed in an occupational group, or whether all tasks were
to be performed in all jobs classied in the group.
33. Tle !IO woiled closely will TLG/!SCO memLeis and olleis lo develo u-lo-dale del-
nilions ol all !SCO-08 classilcalion calegoiies. To lle exlenl ossiLle, delnilions ol calegoiies
in iecenlly ievised nalional occualion classilcalions weie used as souice maleiial. Tle use
ol single-souice maleiial was avoided and cioss-clecling was undeilalen wleievei ossiLle
lo avoid lle iisl ol ioducing desciilions llal weie Liased lowaids llose counliies will lle
mosl develoed occualional inloimalion syslems.
34. Diall delnilions ol all gious weie made availaLle on lle !nleinel loi commenl, ai-
ticularly by countries that were in the process of updating national classications to facilitate
comaiaLilily will !SCO-08. Tlis consullalion iocess iovided lle ooilunily lo imiove
Loll lle qualily and claiily ol lle delnilions.
1.7 !ndex of occupationaI titIes
35. Tle enliies in lle !SCO-08 Index of occupational titles (Volume 2) include a lexl descii-
lion loi a widei vaiiely ol leims used lo desciiLe occualions llan is ossiLle in lle classil-
calion sliucluie. !l iovides a ma Lelween ieal woild leims used lo desciiLe joLs and lle
loimally named lilles ol gious delned in lle classilcalion sliucluie. Similai indexes aie used
in nalional sellings as lools lo assign classilcalion codes lo iesonses lo queslions (coding)
on occualion in slalislical and adminislialive dala colleclions. !l is imoilanl lo nole llal
nalional indexes ol occualions need lo Le Lased on leims used in iesonse lo queslions in
dala colleclions in lle nalional conlexl.
36. !n consideiing iequiiemenls loi an udaled index ol occualional lilles, lle TLG/!SCO
concluded llal lle main uioses and lilely uses ol lle !SCO-08 index weie lle lollowing:
y lo claiily lle occualional conlenl ol eacl !SCO unil giou;
y to help users of ISCO to nd particular categories in the classication and determine
wleie ailiculai occualions aie classiled;
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 9
y lo assisl in undeislanding lle ielalionsli Lelween calegoiies in old and new veisions
ol lle classilcalion;
y lo seive as a model loi, and acl as a slailing oinl in, lle develomenl ol nalional in-
dexes ol occualions, loi nalional classilcalions Lased on !SCO;
y to be used directly to assign responses in statistical collections to ISCO in situations
wleie no nalional index exisls, and wleie counliies aie nol aLle lo develo a nalional
index in advance ol dala iocessing.2
37. Tle !SCO-88 index did nol lully suoil llese uses loi a numLei ol ieasons. !oi examle,
many commonly used occualional lilles did nol aeai in lle index. Tle !IO agieed will
lle TLG/!SCO on a iocess lo addiess llese conceins and ioduce an index loi !SCO-08,
using lle !SCO-88 index as a slailing oinl Lul diawing on leims used in a iange ol nalional
indexes ol occualions. Lacl enliy includes a lexl desciiloi as well as lle mosl aioiiale
!SCO-08 and !SCO-88 codes. Tle enliies aie oiganized as in lle !SCO-88 index, will ley-
woids aeaiing lisl, allowing qualilying inloimalion lo Le seciled in a sliucluied mannei
when occupation titles alone relate to more than one ISCO unit group.
38. Tle !SCO-08 Index of occupational titles is uLlisled as !SCO-08, Volume 2, in allaLel-
ical oidei and in code oidei loi Loll !SCO-88 and !SCO-08. !l may Le oLlained in eleclionic
loim on lle !SCO weLsile: lll://www.ilo.oig/uLlic/englisl/Luieau/slal/isco/index.llm, oi Ly
sending an email lo: !SCOilo.oig. !l may Le used as a slailing oinl in lle develomenl ol
nalional coding indexes willoul Lieacl ol !IO coyiigll.
2 As lleie aie wide vaiialions in lle usage and meaning ol occualional leiminology, even Lelween counliies
llal seal lle same language, il is sliongly iecommended llal counliies develo nalional indexes Lased on woids
llal aie aclually given, oi aie lilely lo Le given, in iesonse lo queslions on occualion in lle nalional conlexl.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 11
2. CDNCEPTUALFPAMEWDPK,DE5!SN,5TPUCTUPE
ANDCDNTENTDF!5CD-08
2.1 UnderIying concepts
39. Tle liamewoil and lle concels undeiinning !SCO-08 aie essenlially unclanged liom
llose used in !SCO-88. Tle delnilions ol llese concels lave Leen udaled and guidelines
loi lleii alicalion lo lle design ol lle classilcalion lave Leen sliengllened and claiiled,
wleie necessaiy, lo addiess delciencies in !SCO-88.
40. Tle liamewoil used loi lle design and consliuclion ol !SCO-08 is Lased on lwo main
concels: lle concel ol job, and the concept of skill.
Dentcns cf jcb and cccupatcn
41. A job is delned in !SCO-08 as a sel ol lasls and dulies eiloimed, oi meanl lo Le ei-
loimed, Ly one eison, including loi an emloyei oi in sell emloymenl.
42. Occupation ieleis lo lle lind ol woil eiloimed in a joL. Tle concel ol occupation is
delned as a sel ol joLs wlose main lasls and dulies aie claiacleiized Ly a ligl degiee ol
similaiily. A eison may Le associaled will an occualion lliougl lle main joL cuiienlly
leld, a second joL, a luluie joL oi a joL ieviously leld.
Skll level and skll specalzatcn
43. Skill is delned as lle aLilily lo caiiy oul lle lasls and dulies ol a given joL. !oi lle ui-
oses ol !SCO-08, lwo dimensions ol slill aie used lo aiiange occualions inlo gious. Tlese
are skill level and skill specialization.
44. Skill level is delned as a lunclion ol lle comlexily and iange ol lasls and dulies lo Le ei-
loimed in an occualion. Slill level is measuied oeialionally Ly consideiing one oi moie ol:
y the nature of the work performed in an occupation in relation to the characteristic tasks
and dulies delned loi eacl !SCO-08 slill level;
y lle level ol loimal educalion delned in leims ol lle !nleinalional Slandaid Classilca-
lion ol Lducalion (!SCLD-97) (\LSCO, 1997) iequiied loi comelenl eiloimance
ol lle lasls and dulies involved; and
y lle amounl ol inloimal on-lle-joL liaining and/oi ievious exeiience in a ielaled oc-
cualion iequiied loi comelenl eiloimance ol llese lasls and dulies.
45. Tle concel ol slill level is alied mainly al lle lo (majoi giou) level ol lle classilca-
lion, giving moie emlasis lo lle lisl ol llese oeialional measuies, lle naluie ol lle woil
eiloimed, llan lo lle loimal and inloimal educalion and liaining iequiiemenls.
46. Beaiing in mind lle inleinalional claiaclei ol lle classilcalion, only loui Lioad slill
levels aie delned. As a iesull, eigll ol lle len majoi gious in !SCO-08 conlain occualions
only al one ol loui slill levels. !oi examle, !SCO Majoi Giou 2: Piolessionals includes only
occualions al lle liglesl !SCO slill level, Slill Ievel4. All gious Lelow lle majoi giou
level conlain occualions al only one slill level.
47. Skill specialization is consideied in leims ol loui concels:
y lle leld ol lnowledge iequiied;
y lle lools and maclineiy used;
y lle maleiials woiled on oi will; and
y lle linds ol goods and seivices ioduced.
48. Willin eacl majoi giou, occualions aie aiianged inlo unil gious, minoi gious and
sub-major groups, primarily on the basis of aspects of skill specialization. In the case of
!SCO-08 Majoi Giou 1: Manageis, and Majoi Giou 0: Aimed !oices Occualions, lle
concel ol slill level is alied iimaiily al lle second lieiaiclical level.
12 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
2.2 Denitions of the four !5CD skiII IeveIs
49. Delnilions ol eacl ol lle loui !SCO-08 slill levels aie iovided Lelow. Tlese delnilions
do nol clange lle Loundaiies Lelween lle slill levels used in !SCO-88. Tley seive lo claiily
llese Loundaiies and lo deal will cases wleie loimal educalional iequiiemenls may nol Le lle
mosl suilaLle mellod ol measuiing lle slill level ol a ailiculai occualion. Lacl delnilion
iovides examles ol:
y lle lyical oi claiacleiislic lasls eiloimed al eacl slill level;
y lle lyes ol slill iequiied (in Lioad leims); and
y lle lyical occualions classiled al llal slill level.
Skll Level1
50. Occualions al Slill Ievel 1 lyically involve lle eiloimance ol simle and iouline
lysical oi manual lasls. Tley may iequiie lle use ol land-leld lools, sucl as slovels, oi ol
simle elecliical equimenl, sucl as vacuum cleaneis. Tley involve lasls sucl as cleaning;
digging; lilling and caiiying maleiials Ly land; soiling, sloiing oi assemLling goods Ly land
(somelimes in lle conlexl ol meclanized oeialions); oeialing non-moloiized velicles; and
icling liuil and vegelaLles.
51. Many occualions al Slill Ievel1 may iequiie lysical sliengll and/oi enduiance. !oi
some joLs Lasic slills in lileiacy and numeiacy may Le iequiied. !l iequiied llese slills would
not be a major part of the work.
52. !oi comelenl eiloimance in some occualions al Slill Ievel1, comlelion ol iimaiy
educalion oi lle lisl slage ol Lasic educalion (!SCLD-97 Ievel1) may Le iequiied. A sloil
eiiod ol on-lle-joL liaining may Le iequiied loi some joLs.
53. Occualions classiled al Slill Ievel 1 include omce cleaneis, lieigll landleis, gaiden
labourers and kitchen assistants.
Skll Level2
54. Occualions al Slill Ievel2 lyically involve lle eiloimance ol lasls sucl as oeialing
maclineiy and eleclionic equimenl; diiving velicles; mainlenance and ieaii ol elecliical
and meclanical equimenl; and maniulalion, oideiing and sloiage ol inloimalion.
55. !oi almosl all occualions al Slill Ievel2 lle aLilily lo iead inloimalion sucl as salely
instructions, to make written records of work completed, and to accurately perform simple
aiillmelical calculalions is essenlial. Many occualions al llis slill level iequiie ielalively
advanced lileiacy and numeiacy slills and good inleieisonal communicalion slills. !n some
occualions llese slills aie iequiied loi a majoi ail ol lle woil. Many occualions al llis
slill level iequiie a ligl level ol manual dexleiily.
56. Tle lnowledge and slills iequiied loi comelenl eiloimance in occualions al Slill
Ievel2 aie geneially oLlained lliougl comlelion ol lle lisl slage ol secondaiy educalion
(!SCLD-97 Ievel 2). Some occualions iequiie lle comlelion ol lle second slage ol sec-
ondaiy educalion (!SCLD-97 Ievel3), wlicl may include a signilcanl comonenl ol secial-
ized vocalional educalion and on-lle-joL liaining. Some occualions iequiie comlelion ol
vocalion-secilc educalion undeilalen allei comlelion ol secondaiy educalion (!SCLD-97
Ievel 4). !n some cases exeiience and on-lle-joL liaining may suLslilule loi lle loimal
education.
57. Occualions classiled al Slill Ievel2 include Lulcleis, Lus diiveis, secielaiies, accounls
clerks, sewing machinists, dressmakers, shop sales assistants, police ofcers, hairdressers,
Luilding elecliicians and moloi velicle meclanics.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 13
Skll Level3
58. Occualions al Slill Ievel3 lyically involve lle eiloimance ol comlex leclnical and
iaclical lasls llal iequiie an exlensive Lody ol laclual, leclnical and ioceduial lnowledge
in a secialized leld. Lxamles ol secilc lasls eiloimed include: ensuiing comliance will
lealll, salely and ielaled iegulalions; ieaiing delailed eslimales ol quanlilies and cosls ol
maleiials and laLoui iequiied loi secilc iojecls; cooidinaling, sueivising, conliolling and
scleduling lle aclivilies ol ollei woileis; and eiloiming leclnical lunclions in suoil ol
professionals.
59. Occualions al llis slill level geneially iequiie a ligl level ol lileiacy and numeiacy and
well-develoed inleieisonal communicalion slills. Tlese slills may include lle aLilily lo
undeisland comlex wiillen maleiial, ieaie laclual ieoils and communicale veiLally in
difcult circumstances.
60. Tle lnowledge and slills iequiied loi comelenl eiloimance in occualions al Slill
Ievel 3 aie usually oLlained as lle iesull ol sludy al a liglei educalional inslilulion loi a
eiiod ol 13 yeais lollowing comlelion ol secondaiy educalion (!SCLD-97 Ievel 5L). !n
some cases exlensive ielevanl woil exeiience and iolonged on-lle-joL liaining may suLsli-
tute for the formal education.
61. Occualions classiled al Slill Ievel3 include slo manageis, medical laLoialoiy leclni-
cians, legal secielaiies, commeicial sales ieiesenlalives, diagnoslic medical iadiogialeis,
computer support technicians, and broadcasting and recording technicians.
Skll Level4
62. Occualions al Slill Ievel4 lyically involve lle eiloimance ol lasls llal iequiie com-
lex ioLlem-solving, decision-maling and ciealivily Lased on an exlensive Lody ol lleoielical
and laclual lnowledge in a secialized leld. Tle lasls eiloimed lyically include analysis
and ieseaicl lo exlend lle Lody ol luman lnowledge in a ailiculai leld, diagnosis and
treatment of disease, imparting knowledge to others, and design of structures or machinery
and of processes for construction and production.
63. Occualions al llis slill level geneially iequiie exlended levels ol lileiacy and numeiacy,
somelimes al a veiy ligl level, and excellenl inleieisonal communicalion slills. Tlese slills
usually include lle aLilily lo undeisland comlex wiillen maleiial and communicale comlex
ideas in media such as books, images, performances, reports and oral presentations.
64. Tle lnowledge and slills iequiied loi comelenl eiloimance in occualions al Slill
Ievel4 aie usually oLlained as lle iesull ol sludy al a liglei educalional inslilulion loi a
eiiod ol 36 yeais leading lo lle awaid ol a lisl degiee oi liglei qualilcalion (!SCLD-97
Ievel 5a oi liglei). !n some cases exlensive exeiience and on-lle-joL liaining may suL-
slilule loi lle loimal educalion, oi may Le iequiied in addilion lo loimal educalion. !n
many cases aioiiale loimal qualilcalions aie an essenlial iequiiemenl loi enliy lo lle
occupation.
65. Occualions classiled al Slill Ievel4 include sales and maileling manageis, civil engi-
neers, secondary school teachers, medical practitioners, musicians, operating theatre nurses
and computer systems analysts.
2.3 AppIication of the four skiII IeveIs to the !5CD-08 major groups
66. Tle ielalionsli Lelween lle len !SCO-08 majoi gious and lle loui slill levels is sum-
maiized in laLle 1. Willin Majoi Giou 1, occualions in SuL-majoi Giou 14: Hosilalily,
Relail and Ollei Seivices Manageis aie al Slill Ievel 3. All ollei occualions in Majoi
Giou 1 aie al Slill Ievel4. Willin Majoi Giou 0: Aimed !oices Occualions, eacl ol lle
lliee suL-majoi gious is al a dieienl slill level.
14 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
TabeT. MappngofISC0-08ma|orgroupsLoskeves
ISCO-08 major groups Skill level
1 Manageis 3 + 4
2 Professionals 4
3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 3
4 Cleiical Suoil Woileis
5 Seivices and Sales Woileis
6 Slilled Agiiculluial, !oiesliy and !isleiy Woileis
7 Ciall and Relaled Tiades Woileis
8 Planl and Macline Oeialois, and AssemLleis
2
9 Elementary Occupations 1
0 Aimed !oices Occualions 1 + 2 + 4
67. !n llose cases wleie loimal educalion and liaining iequiiemenls aie used as ail ol lle
measuiemenl ol lle slill level ol an occualion, llese iequiiemenls aie delned in leims ol
!SCLD-97. A maing Lelween !SCO slill levels and levels ol educalion in !SCLD-97 is io-
vided in laLle 2.
Tabe2. MappngofLhefourISC0-08skevesLoISCED-97evesofeducaLon
ISCO-08 skill level ISCED-97 groups
4 6 Second slage ol leiliaiy educalion (leading lo an advanced ieseaicl qualilicalion)
5a !iisl slage ol leiliaiy educalion, 1sl degiee (medium duialion)
3 5L !iisl slage ol leiliaiy educalion (sloil oi medium duialion)
2 4 Posl-secondaiy, non-leiliaiy educalion
3 \ei secondaiy level ol educalion
2 Iowei secondaiy level ol educalion
1 1 Piimaiy level ol educalion
68. Tle use ol !SCLD calegoiies lo assisl in delning lle loui slill levels does nol imly llal
lle slills necessaiy lo eiloim lle lasls and dulies ol a given joL can Le acquiied only lliougl
loimal educalion. Tle slills may Le, and ollen aie, acquiied lliougl inloimal liaining and
exeiience. !n addilion, il slould Le emlasized llal lle locus in !SCO-08 is on lle slills
iequiied lo caiiy oul lle lasls and dulies ol an occualion and nol on wlellei a woilei
employed in a particular occupation is more or less skilled than another worker in the same
occupation.
69. !oimal educalion and liaining iequiiemenls aie llus only one comonenl ol lle meas-
uiemenl ol slill level and slould Le seen as indicalive. Tle mosl imoilanl deleiminanl ol
slill level is lle naluie ol lle lasls eiloimed in a ailiculai occualion in ielalion lo lle
claiacleiislic lasls delned loi eacl slill level. !n consideiing llese lasls, lowevei, il slould
Le noled llal lle level ol geneiic slills (llose slills llal aie nol secilc lo a ailiculai occu-
alional giou and aie iequiied loi many joLs) may diei signilcanlly Lelween occualions
due lo lle naluie ol lle joL. !oi examle, insuiance ieiesenlalives classiled al Slill Ievel3
may iequiie a liglei level ol inleieisonal communicalion slills llan sollwaie develoeis al
Slill Ievel4, mainly due lo dieiences in naluie ol lle woil eiloimed.
70. Since lle enlily classiled is lle joL, nol lle eison wlo lolds lle joL, il is nol ielevanl
lo considei lle slills oi qualilcalions leld Ly lle eison in oidei lo classily lle joL. !l is nol
necessaiy loi a eison lo lold qualilcalions al a ailiculai level in oidei loi lleii joL lo Le
classiled al a ailiculai !SCO-08 slill level. Tlus, loi examle, a eison wlo is emloyed in
a joL llal iequiies lle eiloimance ol lle lasls ol a Liicllayei slould Le classiled in \nil
Giou 7112: Biicllayeis and Relaled Woileis, wlellei oi nol llal eison lolds loimal quali-
lcalions as a Liicllayei oi is a good, Lad oi indieienl Liicllayei. Similaily, a eison wlo
3 Al lle lime ol uLlicalion il is undeislood llal lle ievision ol !SCLD-97 may Le comleled in 2011. Wlilsl llis
would nol imly any clange in lle Loundaiies Lelween !SCO-08 slill levels, lle !IO will iovide inloimalion
aLoul lle ielalionsli Lelween any new !SCLD levels ol educalion and !SCO-08 slill levels.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 15
is emloyed in a joL llal iequiies lle eiloimance ol lle lasls ol a veleiinaiian slould Le
classiled in \nil Giou 2250: Veleiinaiians, wlellei oi nol llal eison lolds loimal quali-
lcalions as a veleiinaiian oi is comelenl lo eiloim llese lasls.
71. !inally, il slould Le noled llal lle concel ol slill level is alied Ly consideiing lle
level ol slill iequiied loi comelenl eiloimance ol lle lasls iequiied loi entry-level joLs in
a ailiculai occualional giou. Some individuals emloyed in occualions classiled al a
ailiculai slill level may lleieloie ossess liglei oi lowei slills. Tle level ol slill iequiied
loi moie senioi joLs in a ailiculai occualion may also Le liglei llan llal iequiied loi lle
occupation as a whole.
2.4 Dccupations for which formaI education requirements differ between countries
72. A ailiculaily signilcanl clange in lle alicalion ol lle concel ol slill level lo lle
design ol !SCO-08 ieecls lle iincile llal occualions llal involve lle eiloimance ol
lle same lasls slould always Le classiled in lle same lace, even il lle loimal educalional
qualilcalions iequiied oi leld may diei liom one counliy lo anollei.
73. A majoi ioLlem idenliled Ly useis ol !SCO-88 ielaled lo occualions llal iequiied lle
eiloimance ol similai lasls and dulies (oi conlenl) Lul lad a dieienl (liglei oi lowei) slill
level iequiiemenl, as measuied in ailiculai counliies Lased on loimal educalional qualilca-
lions. Tlis is Lecause, given dieiences in nalional educalion syslems, lle same occualion
iequiiing eiloimance ol Lioadly lle same sel ol lasls and dulies can Le undeilalen Ly in-
dividuals will dieienl levels ol loimal educalion, willoul aecling lle level ol slill iequiied
for competent performance of the tasks.4
74. Tle !SCO-88 guidelines iecommended llal occualions will liglei oi lowei slill iequiie-
menls, in lle nalional conlexl, llan llose assigned in !SCO-88 Le classiled lo lle majoi giou
coiiesonding lo lle slill level llal was iequiied loi sucl joLs in lle counliy conceined. Tlis
approach tended to reduce international comparability, as occupations with similar content in
leims ol lle lasls eiloimed weie classiled in dieienl !SCO-88 majoi gious deending on
lle counliy. Tlis was ailiculaily lle case wlen slill level was inleiieled iimaiily in leims
ol lle level ol loimal educalion and liaining iequiied in lle nalional conlexl.
75. Two ol lle mosl oLvious cases wleie llis was a ioLlem in !SCO-88 ielaled lo lle lieal-
ment of nurses and primary and pre-primary school teachers. In some countries, nurses and
leacleis iequiie a univeisily degiee wlile in olleis lley do nol. Al lle lime !SCO-88 was
adoled, llis silualion was iesolved Ly assigning llese occualions lo aiallel minoi gious,
in Majoi Gious 2 and 3. Tlese occualional gious weie lo Le used alleinalively, llal is,
counliies weie lo classily all leacleis and all nuises eillei in Majoi Giou 2 oi in Majoi
Giou 3, excel in cases wleie lleie weie ieal dieiences willin lle counliy in lle lasls and
dulies eiloimed. Given llal !SCO-88 desciilions loi leacleis and nuises weie idenlical
in both major groups, it is understandable that a number of countries made the distinction
Lelween iolessional and associale iolessional woileis on lle Lasis ol lle educalional level
ol lle joL loldei, oi ol lle lyical educalional iequiiemenls in lle counliy, and nol on lle
basis of the tasks and duties actually performed.
76. !oi !SCO-08, llis ioLlem is addiessed Ly giving joL conlenl (i.e. lasls and dulies) ii-
oiily ovei nalional educalion and liaining iequiiemenls. !n ollei woids, occualions llal
involve lle eiloimance ol Lioadly lle same sels ol lasls and dulies aie always classiled in
lle same calegoiy in !SCO-08, even in cases wleie nalional slill level iequiiemenls measuied
in leims ol loimal educalion aie dieienl. !l is loed llal llis will lead lo an imiovemenl
in international comparability.
77. A sel ol iinciles and guidelines was develoed lo lel decide wlal slill level slould Le
assigned lo occualions wlen educalion and liaining iequiiemenls diei among counliies.
4 !l may Le assumed, neveilleless, llal moie liglly qualiled oi exeiienced individuals migll eiloim lle same
lasls will a liglei level ol comelence llan llose wlo aie less qualiled.
16 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Tlese iinciles aie oullined Lelow and weie alied in order of precedence in helping to de-
leimine wleie in lle !SCO-08 sliucluie ceilain occualions aie classiled.
(a) Tle comlexily and iange ol lle lasls and dulies involved in lle occualion was con-
sideied in ielalion lo lle delnilions loi eacl slill level, will ailiculai ieleience lo lle
claiacleiislic lasls and dulies associaled will eacl slill level.
(L) Wleie lle loimal educalion iequiiemenls weie dieienl in only a small numLei ol coun-
liies, lle slill level was deleimined on lle Lasis ol lle iequiiemenls llal alied in a laige
majority of countries.
(c) Wleie consideialion ol (a) and (L) aLove was inconclusive in dislinguisling Lelween Slill
Ievels1 and 2, occualions llal iequiied, in some counliies, comlelion ol lle lisl slage
ol secondaiy educalion (!SCLD-97 Ievel2) and, in ollei counliies, comlelion ol iimaiy
educalion only (!SCLD-97 Ievel1) weie classiled al Slill Ievel1. Tlis aioacl was lalen
because, in many highly industrialized countries, completion of the rst stage of secondary
educalion is moie oi less univeisal. !n sucl ciicumslances llose wlo lave nol comleled
lle lisl slage ol secondaiy educalion may nol Le aLle lo lnd emloymenl in even lle mosl
unskilled of jobs.
(d) Wleie consideialion ol (a), (L) and (c) aLove was inconclusive, lle silualion llal ievailed
in indusliialized counliies was geneially used lo deleimine lle slill level ol an occualion,
but only where there was a consistent approach across a clear majority of these countries.
!oi examle, il a degiee was iequiied loi enliy lo an occualion loi less llan lall ol lle
counliies llal aie memLeis ol lle Oiganisalion loi Lconomic Co-oeialion and Develo-
menl (OLCD), Lul a lwo-yeai diloma was iequiied in mosl ollei counliies, llen il may
lave Leen aioiiale lo assign lle occualion lo Slill Ievel3. Tle size ol counliies as
well as the number of countries was also taken into consideration in making judgements
ol llis lye. Tle ieason loi adoling llis aioacl was llal lle ievailing silualion in
indusliialized counliies was consideied lilely lo evenlually Lecome lle noim in ollei
counliies. Moieovei, lle liglei level ol qualilcalion was lilely lo Le a iequiiemenl loi
many occupational migration purposes.
2.5 CIassication structure and code scheme
78. !SCO-08 is designed so llal occualions aie aiianged inlo one ol 436 unil gious al lle
mosl delailed level ol lle classilcalion lieiaicly. !l is inlended llal all joLs in lle woild can
be assigned to one (and only one) of these unit groups. In general, each unit group is made
u ol seveial occualions llal lave a ligl degiee ol similaiily in leims ol slill level and
skill specialization. Unit groups are in turn arranged into minor groups, minor groups into
suL-majoi gious, and suL-majoi gious inlo majoi gious Lased on lle concel ol slill level
and on successively Lioadei alicalions ol lle concel ol slill secializalion.
79. All Lul lwo ol lle !SCO-08 majoi gious conlain occualions al only one ol lle loui
!SCO slill levels. All 43 ol lle suL-majoi gious conlain occualions al only one slill level.
Tlis means llal dala classiled al suL-majoi, minoi oi unil giou level ol !SCO-08 can Le
aggiegaled Ly slill level only, il desiied. Tlis is aclieved Ly ciealing lliee suL-majoi gious
in Majoi Giou 0: Aimed !oices Occualions, loi commissioned omceis, non-commissioned
omceis and ollei ianls; and Ly aiianging occualions in Majoi Giou 1: Manageis, so llal
all occualions nol al Slill Ievel4 aie in a single suL-majoi giou, al Slill Ievel3. Tlis is a
deailuie liom !SCO-88 in wlicl occualions in Majoi Giou 1: Iegislalois, Senioi Omcials
and Manageis, and Majoi Giou 0: Aimed !oices, weie nol assigned a slill level.
80. Iooling al lle lieiaiclical sliucluie ol !SCO-08 liom lle lo down, eacl ol lle len majoi
groups is made up of two or more sub-major groups, which in turn are made up of one or more
minoi gious. Lacl ol lle 130 minoi gious is made u ol one oi moie unil gious. Lacl
major group is denoted by a 1-digit code. Each sub-major group is denoted by a 2-digit code,
comprising the major group code plus one digit. In the same way, minor groups are denoted
Ly 3-digil codes and unil gious Ly 4-digil codes comiising lle liglei level code lus one
digil in eacl case. Tlis convenlion is illuslialed Ly lle lollowing examle:
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Major Sroup 5 5ervices and 5aIes Workers
5ub-major Sroup 51 PersonaI 5ervices Workers
Minor Group 511 Travel Attendants, Conductors and Guides
Unit0rcups 5111 Travel/ttendantsandTravelStewards
5112 Transpcrt0cnductcrs
5113 Travel0uides
81. Ollei code convenlions used in !SCO-88 lave also Leen adoled in !SCO-08. !n ai-
ticular, where a minor group contains only one unit group the last digit in the unit group
code is 0. Wleie a unil giou is a iesidual giou il las lle same name as lle minoi giou
lollowed Ly lle woids nol elsewleie classiled and ils lnal digil is 9.
82. !l is imoilanl lo nole llal, wlile some !SCO-88 calegoiies lave nol Leen clanged, lle
code loi a ailiculai calegoiy may oi may nol lave clanged Lecause ol sliucluial clanges
aiound il. Similaily lle same code may ielei lo quile dieienl calegoiies in !SCO-88 and
!SCO-08. All conveision oi comaiison ol dala Lelween lle lwo classilcalion veisions slould,
lleieloie, Le undeilalen Ly ieleiiing lo lle coiiesondence laLles iovided in Pail !V.
2.6 Thematic views
83. !n addilion lo lle main classilcalion sliucluie, a sel ol slandaid llemalic giouings
oi views ol !SCO-08 is Leing develoed loi ceilain gious ol occualions, wleie lleie is a
need for a standardized approach towards the aggregation of occupational data according to a
ailiculai lleme. Tlese occualions aie nol gioued logellei in lle !SCO-08 main sliucluie
Lecause slill level lales iecedence. Tlemalic views aie llus a slandaid alleinalive way ol
aggiegaling occualional dala classiled al lle 4-digil level ol !SCO-08, accoiding lo asecls
ol slill secializalion, iimaiily lle goods and seivices ioduced. Tley aie inlended lo io-
vide guidance loi classilying occualions accoiding lo llese llemes, in oidei lo lacililale lle
compilation of internationally comparable statistics.
84. Tle llemalic views aie nol inlended lo Le mulually exclusive oi joinlly exlauslive. Some
unil gious may lleieloie Le lisled in moie llan one llemalic view, and some unil gious
may nol Le included in any llemalic view.
85. Tlemalic views, once lnalized, will Le ieleased eleclionically on lle !SCO weLsile. !l is
ioosed lo develo llemalic views ol occualions in lle aieas lisled Lelow. Tle need loi
llese ailiculai giouings las Leen lalen inlo accounl in lle design ol lle !SCO-08 sliucluie.
Slould lle need loi luillei llemalic views aiise llese will Le iovided as iequiied.
y Agiiculluie
y Construction
y Education
y Health
y Information and communication technology
y Touiism
2.7 Denitions of groups
Purpcse cf the dentcns
86. Tle main uiose ol lle delnilions ol lle gious in !SCO-08 is lo concisely delne lle
content of each group, so that countries can determine as consistently as possible where in the
ISCO structure a particular occupational group should be classied. It is hoped that this will
iomole lle accuiacy and inleinalional comaiaLilily ol dala in slalislical and adminislialive
alicalions. A sulemenlaiy uiose is lo iovide geneial desciilive inloimalion aLoul lle
naluie ol lle woil eiloimed in lle giou ol occualions conceined. Tleie was no inlenlion
18 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
lo cieale an occualional diclionaiy will delailed secilcalions ol woil lo Le eiloimed
in particular occupations.
87. To lle exlenl ossiLle, delnilions ol !SCO-08 gious aie inlended lo Le aLle lo sland
alone. In other words, the essence of a group should be able to be understood without making
reference to the denitions of other categories.
Structure and ccntent cf the dentcns
88. Tle oveiall sliucluie ol lle delnilions is lle same as llal used in !SCO-88, excel llal
the use of both notes and footnotes as addenda to denitions has been replaced by an optional
leld loi eacl delnilion called oles (see aia.96 Lelow).
89. All delnilions lleieloie Legin will a lead slalemenl, wlicl is lollowed Ly a slalemenl ol
lasls eiloimed and a lisl ol inclusions and, wleie necessaiy, exclusions and noles. A similai
aioacl is adoled loi gious al all levels ol lle classilcalion, alllougl lleie aie some dil-
leiences in loimal and woiding convenlions.
90. Tle lead slalemenl summaiizes lle scoe and Lasic naluie ol lle giou and usually
comprises one or two sentences. In general, the most important or key aspect of the work
performed, that distinguishes the group concerned from other groups, is mentioned rst. In
some cases a sentence is added that refers only to some of the occupations classied in the
group. It is not necessary for all jobs classied in a group to perform all kinds of work identi-
ed in the lead statement.
91. Statements of tasks performed indicate the main tasks typically, or usually, performed in
occualions classiled in lle giou. Tle slalemenl does nol geneially include all lasls ei-
formed in all jobs classied in the group, but may include some tasks that are important in
only some ol lle joLs classiled lleie. !n geneial, lisls ol lasls conlain Lelween lve and len
ilems, Lul lleie aie some cases wleie moie oi lewei ilems aie iequiied.
92. Tasls llal aie unique lo a ailiculai occualion willin a giou aie included as seaiale
items only if they are a particularly important component of the occupation concerned, and
cannot be incorporated in a more general statement that also applies to other occupations.
!oi examle, lle delnilion ol \nil Giou 2263: Lnviionmenlal and Occualional Healll and
Hygiene Professionals includes the following tasks that are specic to occupational health
and salely adviseis, Lecause llese aie ailiculaily imoilanl elemenls ol lle woil ol llal
occualion:
(a) iecoiding and invesligaling injuiies and equimenl damage, and ieoiling salely eiloi-
mance;
(b) coordinating arrangements for the compensation, rehabilitation and return to work of
injured workers.
93. Wlen a suL-majoi oi minoi giou conlains only one giou al lle nexl level down in lle
lieiaicly, lle suLslanlive conlenl ol lle lead slalemenl and lasl slalemenl is idenlical loi
both groups.
94. !oi majoi, suL-majoi and minoi gious, lle lisl ol lasls eiloimed is lollowed Ly a lisl ol
lle gious included al lle nexl level down in lle classilcalion lieiaicly. !oi unil gious lle
lisl ol lasls is lollowed Ly a lisl ol examles ol lle occualions classiled leie. Tlese lisls
aim lo give an indicalion ol lle occualions and joL lilles included in lle giou. Tley do nol
delne a llll lieiaiclical level ol lle classilcalion. Tle occualions lisled aie nol exlauslive
and in some cases are simply commonly occurring occupational titles, which may in reality
ielei lo lle same oi veiy similai occualions. Moie comielensive inloimalion aLoul lle de-
lailed conlenl ol eacl unil giou is iovided in lle Index of occupational titles, sorted in code
oidei. Tle uiose ol lle lisl ol included occualions is inloimalive iallei llan iesciilive,
and it should be borne in mind that the usage of occupational titles in some countries may
diei liom lle usage imlied in !SCO-08.
95. An olional lisl ol ielaled occualions classiled elsewleie is included wleie lleie is a
potential for confusion between occupations with similar titles or work content.
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96. Some delnilions ol gious conlain addilional oles. Tle noles aie used iimaiily lo
clarify the boundaries between related groups where this may not be entirely clear based on
lle desciilive maleiial, wleie lleie is olenlial loi conlusion, oi il lleie is a need loi a com-
menl aLoul a ailiculai occualional giou. !n geneial, similai oi idenlical lexl aeais in
the notes added to all of the groups mentioned in a particular note, so that the denition of
each group may stand alone.
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3. MAJDPCHANSE5BETWEEN!5CD-88AND!5CD-08
3.1 5ummary of changes and the reasons for them
97. Alllougl lle concelual model used lo guide lle develomenl ol !SCO-08 las nol Leen
lundamenlally clanged liom llal used in !SCO-88, lleie aie signilcanl dieiences in lle
liealmenl ol some occualional gious. Tlese dieiences ieecl lle need lo addiess conceins
aLoul secilc dimcullies exeiienced in lle use ol !SCO-88, as well as lle need lo ieecl oc-
cualional clange in lle 20-yeai eiiod since ils develomenl.
98. Tle oveiall syslem ol majoi gious, suL-majoi gious, minoi gious and unil gious
used in !SCO-88 las Leen ielained in !SCO-08. Tle len majoi gious al lle lo level ol lle
!SCO-88 sliucluie can slill Le lound in !SCO-08. Tle names ol some ol lle majoi gious
lave Leen clanged sligllly so as lo moie cleaily indicale lleii conlenl, and some occualional
gious lave Leen moved liom one majoi giou lo anollei. As a iesull, conveision ol dala
diieclly liom !SCO-88 majoi gious lo !SCO-08 majoi gious is nol ossiLle.
99. A numLei ol comlelely new suL-majoi gious, minoi gious and unil gious lave Leen
inlioduced lo !SCO-08, and seveial !SCO-88 gious al llese levels lave Leen meiged will
ollei gious oi slil inlo seveial gious.
100. Tlese clanges imly a Lieal in seiies Lelween slalislics Lased on !SCO-88 and !SCO-08
al all levels in lle classilcalion lieiaicly, alllougl lleie is a one-lo-one coiiesondence
Lelween some secilc gious Lelow lle majoi giou level. !ull laLles slowing all coiiesond-
ences al unil giou level Lelween !SCO-88 and !SCO-08 aie iovided in Pail !V. Tle laLles
aie iesenled in Loll !SCO-88 and !SCO-08 oidei.
101. Many ol lle clanges addiess conceins llal !SCO-88 was seiiously oul ol dale in some
aieas, mosl nolaLly as a iesull ol lle imacl ol develomenls in leclnology on iolessional,
technical and clerical work associated with the use of computers and telecommunications.
Some calegoiies in !SCO-88 lave lleieloie Leen meiged, slil oi moved lo ieecl occualional
and leclnological clange in lle laLoui mailel. ew calegoiies lave Leen ciealed lo allow
loi lle idenlilcalion ol new oi emeiging occualional gious. To assisl lime seiies analysis,
!SCO-88 unil gious lave nol Leen slil and joined lo ails ol ollei !SCO-88 unil gious,
excel wleie llis was unavoidaLle.
102. In addition, there are some changes in the way the ISCO conceptual model is applied
lo lle design ol lle classilcalion. Mosl nolaLly, lle naluie ol lle woil eiloimed las Leen
given moie emlasis llan loimal educalion and liaining iequiiemenls in deleimining lle
slill level ol an occualion.
103. Ollei clanges in lle classilcalion sliucluie iesond lo conceins llal !SCO-88 was exces-
sively delailed in some aieas and inadequalely delailed in olleis, and llal lleie was a wide
vaiialion in lle size ol some suL-majoi and minoi gious. Wleievei ossiLle, eoils lave Leen
made lo ensuie llal lle level ol delail iovided in !SCO-08 is aioiiale and uselul consideiing
its main purposes. It is intended that these changes will make it easier to produce estimates from
samle suiveys loi !SCO-08 suL-majoi and minoi gious llan was lle case will !SCO-88. Given
lle naluie ol lle occualional disliiLulion ol lle laLoui mailel al lle inleinalional level, and
lle vaiiely ol uses ol !SCO, llese conceins aLoul lle size ol gious and aLoul dieiing levels
ol delail in dieienl ails ol lle classilcalion weie imoilanl Lul nol oveiiiding consideialions.
104. !n some cases lleie weie conceins llal il was nol leasiLle lo male dislinclions Lelween
ceilain calegoiies in !SCO-88 on a consislenl Lasis inleinalionally, esecially consideiing lle
lind ol dala llal il is ossiLle lo collecl in a census oi in suiveys. !n sucl cases, loi examle lle
liealmenl ol manageiial occualions in agiiculluie, adjuslmenls lave Leen made in !SCO-08
lo imiove Loll consislency ol ieoiling and inleinalional comaiaLilily.
105. Some ol lle moie signilcanl clanges aie summaiized Lelow.
y Tle seclions ol lle classilcalion dealing will manageiial occualions lave Leen ieoi-
ganized so as lo oveicome ioLlems exeiienced Ly useis ol !SCO-88.
y Some addilional unil gious and one new minoi giou lave Leen ciealed loi selecled
sueivisoiy occualions, Lul only in aieas wleie sueivisois commonly eiloim sig-
nilcanlly dieienl lasls liom lle woileis lley sueivise.
22 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
y Occualions associaled will inloimalion and communicalion leclnology lave Leen
udaled and exanded, allowing loi lle idenlilcalion ol iolessional and associale
professional occupations in this eld as sub-major groups.
y !SCO-88 included aiallel gious aeaiing in dieienl majoi gious lo calei loi cases
wleie lle educalion and liaining iequiiemenls loi a ailiculai occualional giou dil-
leied Lelween counliies Lecause ol dieiences in iesonsiLililies and degiee ol sueivi-
sion.Paiallel gious do nol aeai in !SCO-08 wlen lle lasls eiloimed aie essenlially
the same.
y Occualions conceined will lle iovision ol lealll seivices lave Leen exanded,
in oidei lo iovide sumcienl delail lo allow !SCO-08 lo Le used as lle Lasis loi lle
inleinalional ieoiling ol dala on lle lealll woilloice. Tlese occualions lave Leen
gioued logellei, wleie ossiLle, lo iovide lwo suL-majoi gious and a seaiale
minoi giou devoled lo occualions in lealll seivices.
y Tle seclion ol lle classilcalion dealing will omce cleils las Leen ieoiganized lo ieecl
lle incieasing imacl ol inloimalion and communicalions leclnology and lo iovide
more meaningful detail for occupations in which large numbers of women are employed.
y Tle aggiegale gious loi sales and seivice woileis las Leen ieoiganized, including lle
iovision ol new suL-majoi gious loi eisonal seivices woileis, eisonal caie woileis
and ioleclive seivices woileis.
y Moie delailed calegoiies and giealei claiily aie iovided loi some occualional gious
involved in agiiculluie.
y Moie delailed calegoiies aie iovided loi occualions involved in lle iovision ol in-
loimalion and seivices lo clienls, including llose ielaled lo louiism.
y Tle gious loi lanl and macline oeialois lave Leen iesliucluied and ieoiganized in
iesonse lo conceins llal llis ail ol !SCO-88 was excessively delailed and oul-ol-dale
in some areas.
y Tle coveiage and visiLilily ol occualions llal aie signilcanl in inloimal emloymenl5
lave Leen imioved, leading lo an associaled inciease in lle numLei ol suL-majoi
gious in !SCO-08 Majoi Giou 9: Llemenlaiy Occualions, comaied lo !SCO-88.
106. Tle iesull ol llese clanges is a modesl inciease in delail al eacl level ol lle classilca-
lion excel al lle lo level. Tlese clanges aie nol disliiLuled evenly acioss lle classilcalion
sliucluie lowevei. TaLle 3 slows llal lle numLei ol unil gious in Majoi Giou 2: Pioles-
sionals, and Majoi Giou 5: Seivices and Sales Woileis, las incieased signilcanlly, wleieas
lle numLei ol unil gious in Majoi Giou 8: Planl and Macline Oeialois, and AssemLleis
has signicantly decreased.
Tabe3. NumbersofgroupsaLeacheveofISC0-08
Major group Sub-major groups Minor groups Unit groups
1 Manageis 4 (3) 11 (8) 31 (33)
2 Professionals 6 (4) 27 (18) 92 (55)
3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 5 (4) 20 (21) 84 (73)
4 Cleiical Suoil Woileis 4 (2) 8 (7) 29 (23)
5 Seivices and Sales Woileis 4 (2) 13 (9) 40 (23)
6 Slilled Agiiculluial, !oiesliy and !isleiy Woileis 3 (2) 9 (6) 18 (17)
7 Ciall and Relaled Tiades Woileis 5 (4) 14 (16) 66 (70)
8 Planl and Macline Oeialois, and AssemLleis 3 ( 14 (20) 40 (70)
9 Elementary Occupations 6 (3) 11 (10) 33 (25)
0 Aimed !oices Occualions 3 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1)
Total ISCO-08 (ISCO-88) 43 (28) 130 (116) 436 (390)
ole: umLeis loi !SCO-88 aie slown in Liaclels wleie dilleienl.
5 For information on the denition of informal employment see Guidelines concerning the statistical denition of
informal employment adoled Ly lle Sevenleenll !CIS in 2003, in !IO, 2004.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 23
3.2 ManageriaI and supervisory occupations
Manaers, sencr cfcals and leslatcrs
107. Manageiial occualions classiled in Majoi Giou 1 weie ieoiganized lo oveicome ioL-
lems will lle dislinclion Lelween coioiale manageis and geneial manageis exeiienced
Ly useis ol !SCO-88. Tlese clanges addiess ioLlems caused Ly lle use, in !SCO-88, ol cal-
egoiies Lased on classilcalions ol indusliial aclivilies as well as a numLei ol ollei leclnical
and practical concerns.
108. !n !SCO-08 manageiial occualions aie oiganized along lunclional iallei llan indus-
liial lines. Tlis means llal manageis will secialisl lunclions sucl as luman iesouices oi
manulacluiing ioduclion aie idenlilaLle, iiieseclive ol lle indusliy lley woil in oi ol
whether they manage a department in a large enterprise or manage a small enterprise whose
Lusiness is lo iovide llal lunclion.
109. !SCO-88 Minoi Giou 121: Diieclois and Cliel Lxeculives aeais in !SCO-08 as Minoi
Giou 112: Managing Diieclois and Cliel Lxeculives. !l was gioued will !SCO-88 SuL-
majoi Giou 11: Iegislalois and Senioi Omcials lo loim !SCO-08 SuL-majoi Giou 11: Cliel
Lxeculives, Senioi Omcials and Iegislalois. All joLs llal iequiie leadeisli and managemenl
ol laige and comlex oiganizalions, llal lyically lave a lieiaicly ol manageis, aie llus clas-
sied in a single sub-major group, with more detailed breakdowns at minor and unit group
levels.
110. Tle iemaindei ol !SCO-88 SuL-majoi Giou 12: Coioiale Manageis, and SuL-majoi
Giou 13: Geneial Manageis, aie ielaced Ly lliee new suL-majoi gious iesulling in lle
lollowing suL-majoi giou sliucluie loi !SCO-08 Majoi Giou 1: Manageis:
11 Chief Executives, 5enior DfciaIs and LegisIators
12 Administrative and CommerciaI Managers
13 Production and 5peciaIized 5ervices Managers
14 HospitaIity, PetaiI and Dther 5ervices Managers
111. 1oLs in Loll SuL-majoi Gious 12 and 13 geneially iequiie ligl levels ol slill in secilc
lelds, lyically acquiied as lle iesull ol an exlended univeisily educalion and seveial yeais
ol exeiience in a ielaled occualion classiled in Majoi Giou 2: Piolessionals. Tlese occu-
alions aie associaled (along will llose in SuL-majoi Giou 11) will lle liglesl !SCO slill
level (Ievel4). Occualions in SuL-majoi Giou 14 aie associaled will !SCO Slill Ievel3.
112. SuL-majoi Giou 12: Adminislialive and Commeicial Manageis includes lle manageis
ol oiganizalional unils llal lyically iovide seivices oi suoil lunclions acioss oiganiza-
lions. Tley may Le manageis ol deailmenls willin comanies oi goveinmenl deailmenls,
oi lle manageis ol small comanies llal iovide llese seivices lo ollei oiganizalions. Tle
ieciuilmenl managei ol a laige coioialion and lle managei ol a small comany llal iovides
ieciuilmenl seivices lo ollei oiganizalions aie Loll classiled in !SCO-08 \nil Giou 1212:
Human Resouice Manageis, as lley lave iimaiy slills in common. !n !SCO-88 lle loimei
would lave Leen classiled in SuL-majoi Giou 12: Coioiale Manageis, and lle lallei in
SuL-majoi Giou 13: Geneial Manageis. Manageiial occualions llal iequiie ligl levels ol
slill in adminislialive, lnancial oi commeicial malleis aie llus now classiled in a single suL-
majoi giou and aie idenlilaLle al unil giou level accoiding lo lle ailiculai iolessional
and leclnical slills iequiied.
113. SuL-majoi Giou 13: Pioduclion and Secialized Seivices Manageis is loi manageis
iesonsiLle loi managemenl ol lle ioduclion ol lle goods oi seivices iovided Ly lle oi-
ganizalion llal lley woil in. Manageis ol deailmenls in laige oiganizalions oi manageis
ol small oiganizalions locused on lle ioduclion ol goods, oi ol secialized seivices (excel
adminislialive and commeicial seivices), aie llus included in a single suL-majoi giou and
organized into minor groups or unit groups according to the type of specialized production
oi seivice iovision.
114. !SCO-88 \nil Giou 1221: Pioduclion and Oeialions Deailmenl Manageis in Agii-
culture, Hunting, Forestry and Fishing has been replaced with a new minor group containing
24 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
lwo unil gious, as slown Lelow. Tlis giou is iesliicled lo llose wlo manage ioduclion
in laige-scale enleiiises sucl as iancles and lanlalions llal lyically lave a lieiaicly ol
managers.
131 Production Managers in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
1311 /griculturalandFcrestryPrcducticnManagers
1312 /quacultureandFisheriesPrcducticnManagers
115. !SCO-88 \nil Giou 1311: Geneial Manageis in Agiiculluie, Hunling, !oiesliy and
!isling las Leen iemoved liom Majoi Giou 1. Tle occualions included willin llis cal-
egoiy weie moved lo !SCO-08 SuL-majoi Giou 61: Mailel-oiienled Slilled Agiiculluial
Woileis, oi lo SuL-majoi Giou 62: Mailel-oiienled Slilled !oiesliy, !isleiy and Hunling
Woileis. Tley weie meiged will lle ielevanl gious ol slilled agiiculluial, lunling, loiesliy
oi lsleiy woileis. Tle ieason loi llis clange is llal lle dislinclion, in !SCO-88, Lelween
llis giou and laimeis llal do nol lave a signilcanl managemenl lunclion is nol leasiLle in
a numLei ol counliies. Tlis led lo signilcanl inconsislencies in lle inleinalional ieoiling
of data.
116. 1oLs in SuL-majoi Giou 14: Hosilalily, Relail and Ollei Seivices Manageis geneially,
alllougl nol exclusively, involve managemenl ol ielalively small oiganizalions llal do nol
lave a lieiaicly ol manageis. Tley do nol noimally iequiie loimal educalional qualilcalions
al iolessional level. !l slould Le noled, lowevei, llal manageis ol laige ielail and losilalily
establishments, such as large supermarkets, department stores or hotels, are also classied in
lle ielevanl unil gious in SuL-majoi Giou 14. Alllougl some sucl eslaLlislmenls may lave
a lieiaicly ol manageis, il is neillei iaclical noi uselul lo classily manageis ol veiy laige
supermarkets or hotels separately from the managers of medium-sized and small ones. Chief
execulive omceis and secialized manageis ol lolel managemenl comanies, ielail clains and
lolel clains aie neveilleless classiled in lle ielevanl unil giou in SuL-majoi Gious 11, 12
oi 13, il lley aie iesonsiLle loi aclivilies ol gious ol lolels oi sales oullels.
117. It is also important to note that owner-operators and employee-operators of businesses
aie only classiled in Majoi Giou 1 il managemenl lasls aie a signilcanl comonenl ol lle
woil. Delnilional noles aie iovided lo male il cleai llal oeialois ol slos, guesl louses,
cales, ieslauianls, Lais and similai eslaLlislmenls, loi wlom managemenl and sueivision
ol sla is nol a signilcanl comonenl ol lle woil, aie classiled elsewleie, usually in Majoi
Giou 5: Seivices and Sales Woileis. Alllougl llis dislinclion is nol concelually dieienl
liom lle aioacl adoled undei !SCO-88, lle aLsence ol exlicil advice aLoul lle liealmenl
ol llis giou may lave led, in some nalional alicalions oi adalalions ol !SCO-88, lo lle
inclusion ol ielalively laige numLeis ol oeialois ol small Lusiness in !SCO-88 SuL-majoi
Giou 13: Geneial Manageis.
118. A new \nil Giou 5221: Sloleeeis is iovided loi lle ailiculaily imoilanl giou ol
workers who own and operate retail shops either independently or with support from a small
number of others. Operators of guest houses, restaurants, cafs and similar establishments
aie classiled accoiding lo lle main lasls eiloimed, loi examle as domeslic louseleeeis,
cooks or waiters.
Supervscry cccupatcns
119. !n !SCO-88 sueivisois weie geneially classiled in lle same unil giou as lle woileis
lley sueivised. Many counliies, lowevei, considei il imoilanl lo dislinguisl sueivisois
liom ollei woileis, including manageis, in secilc seclois wleie sueivisois do nol mainly
eiloim lle same lasls as lle woileis sueivised. To ieecl llis concein, unil gious loi su-
eivisoiy occualions aie included in !SCO-08 loi selecled sueivisoiy occualional gious.
120. Due lo lle addilional slill level iequiiemenls loi some sueivisoiy joLs, a new Minoi
Giou 312: Mining, Manulacluiing and Consliuclion Sueivisois was ciealed in SuL-majoi
Giou 31: Science and Lngineeiing Associale Piolessionals. !oi similai ieasons, a unil
giou loi omce sueivisois is included in Minoi Giou 334: Adminislialive and Secialized
Secretaries.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 25
121. Tle sueivisoiy unil gious in !SCO-08 aie:
3121 MiningSuperviscrs
3122 ManuacturingSuperviscrs
3123 0cnstructicnSuperviscrs
3341 0ce Superviscrs
5151 0leaning and Hcusekeeping Superviscrs in 0ces, Hctels
and0therEstablishments
5222 ShcpSuperviscrs
122. All ollei sueivisoiy occualions aie classiled in lle same unil giou as lle mosl slilled
woileis sueivised. Delnilional maleiial is iovided loi ielevanl calegoiies, lo ensuie llal
lle dislinclions Lelween manageiial, sueivisoiy and ollei occualions in !SCO-08 aie as
clear as possible.
3.3 ProfessionaI and technicaI occupations
Infcrmatcn and ccmmuncatcns technclcy (ICT)
123. Teclnological clange ovei lle 20-yeai eiiod since !SCO-88 was develoed meanl llal
!SCO-88 was ailiculaily oul ol dale will iesecl lo occualions involved in lle iovision
ol goods and seivices ielaled lo inloimalion and communicalions leclnology (!CT). Tle sig-
nilcanl udale and exansion ol calegoiies loi llese occualions allows lle idenlilcalion in
!SCO-08 ol iolessional and associale iolessional occualions in !CT as suL-majoi gious
al lle second level ol lle classilcalion, as slown Lelow.
25 !nformation and Communications TechnoIogy ProfessionaIs
251 Software and Applications Developers and Analysts
2511 Systems/nalysts
2512 SctwareDevelcpers
2513 webandMultimediaDevelcpers
2514 /pplicaticnsPrcgrammers
2519 Sctware and /pplicaticns Develcpers and /nalysts Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
252 Database and Network Professionals
2521 DatabaseDesignersand/dministratcrs
2522 Systems/dministratcrs
2523 0cmputerNetwcrkPrcessicnals
2529 Database and Netwcrk Prcessicnals Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
35 !nformation and Communications Technicians
351 Information and Communications Technology Operations and User Support Technicians
3511 ncrmaticnand0cmmunicaticnsTechnclcgy0peraticnsTechnicians
3512 ncrmaticnand0cmmunicaticnsTechnclcgyUserSuppcrtTechnicians
3513 0cmputerNetwcrkandSystemsTechnicians
3514 webTechnicians
352 Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technicians
3521 Brcadcastingand/udicvisualTechnicians
3522 TeleccmmunicaticnsEngineeringTechnicians
124. Tle ioosed llemalic view loi !CT occualions will include all ol lle occualions in
SuL-majoi Gious 25 and 35 lisled aLove, as well as a numLei ol ollei unil gious llal ii-
maiily involve lle ioduclion ol !CT goods and seivices sucl as:
1330 ncrmaticnand0cmmunicaticnsTechnclcgyServicesManagers
2152 ElectrcnicsEngineers
2153 TeleccmmunicaticnsEngineers
26 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
2166 0raphicandMultimediaDesigners
2356 ncrmaticnTechnclcgyTrainers
2434 ncrmaticnand0cmmunicaticnsTechnclcgySalesPrcessicnals
7422 ncrmaticnand0cmmunicaticnsTechnclcgynstallersandServicers
125. Tle giowing conveigence Lelween inloimalion and lelecommunicalions leclnologies is
ieecled Ly including unil gious llal aie secilc lo lelecommunicalions (including Lioad-
casling) in lle same minoi gious as ollei occualions in !CT. !n addilion, some unil gious
covei Loll inloimalion and lelecommunicalions leclnologies wleie lleie is conveigence in
lle slills iequiied in lle laLoui mailel including, loi examle, \nil Giou 7422: !nloimalion
and Communicalions Teclnology !nslalleis and Seiviceis.
126. !SCO-08 includes many occualions llal involve secialized slills in lle use ol !CT as
a lool, oi wleie lle use ol llese leclnologies is a majoi comonenl ol lle woil. Tlese occu-
alions aie nol included in lle lwo suL-majoi gious menlioned aLove, noi is il inlended lo
include llem in lle ioosed llemalic view, as lley do nol iimaiily involve lle ioduclion
ol !CT goods and seivices. Lxamles ol !SCO-08 unil gious wleie lle use ol !CT as a lool
is an imoilanl delning claiacleiislic include lle lollowing:
3211 MedicalmagingandTherapeuticEquipmentTechnicians
4222 0cntact0entrencrmaticn0lerks
5244 0cntact0entreSalesperscns
Health servces cccupatcns
127. Tle coveiage ol lealll seivices occualions las Leen exlended lo iovide sumcienl delail
lo allow !SCO-08 lo Le used as lle Lasis loi lle inleinalional ieoiling ol dala on lle lealll
workforce to the World Health Organization (WHO).6 Tle clanges also seel lo addiess ioL-
lems of comparability between countries caused by difculties in distinguishing between cer-
tain occupational groups, particularly in nursing.
128. To imiove lle visiLilily ol slalislics on lle lealll woilloice, new suL-majoi gious loi
lealll occualions lave Leen ciealed in Majoi Gious 2 and 3. Tle sliucluie ol lle new SuL-
majoi Gious 22: Healll Piolessionals and 32: Healll Associale Piolessionals is iesenled
Lelow:
22 HeaIthProfessionaIs
221 Medical Doctors
2211 0eneralistMedicalPractiticners
2212 SpecialistMedicalPractiticners
222 Nursing and Midwifery Professionals
2221 NursingPrcessicnals
2222 MidwieryPrcessicnals
223 Traditional and Complementary Medicine Professionals
2230 Traditicnaland0cmplementaryMedicinePrcessicnals
224 Paramedical Practitioners
2240 ParamedicalPractiticners
225 Veterinarians
2250 \eterinarians
226 Other Health Professionals
2261 Dentists
2262 Pharmacists
2263 Envircnmentaland0ccupaticnalHealthandHygienePrcessicnals
6 !oi a discussion on lle use ol classilcalion sclemes in lealll woilloice analysis see Hunlei, Dal Poz and
Kunjumen, 2009.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 27
2264 Physictherapists
2265 DieticiansandNutriticnists
2266 /udiclcgistsandSpeechTherapists
2267 0ptcmetristsand0phthalmic0pticians
2269 Health Prcessicnals Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
32 HeaIthAssociateProfessionaIs
321 Medical and Pharmaceutical Technicians
3211 MedicalmagingandTherapeuticEquipmentTechnicians
3212 MedicalandPathclcgyLabcratcryTechnicians
3213 PharmaceuticalTechniciansand/ssistants
3214 MedicalandDentalPrcstheticTechnicians
322 Nursing and Midwifery Associate Professionals
3221 Nursing/sscciatePrcessicnals
3222 Midwiery/sscciatePrcessicnals
323 Traditional and Complementary Medicine Associate Professionals
3230 Traditicnaland0cmplementaryMedicine/sscciatePrcessicnals
324 Veterinary Technicians and Assistants
3240 \eterinaryTechniciansand/ssistants
325 Other Health Associate Professionals
3251 Dental/ssistantsandTherapists
3252 MedicalReccrdsandHealthncrmaticnTechnicians
3253 0cmmunityHealthwcrkers
3254 Dispensing0pticians
3255 PhysictherapyTechniciansand/ssistants
3256 Medical/ssistants
3257 Envircnmentaland0ccupaticnalHealthnspectcrsand/sscciates
3258 /mbulancewcrkers
3259 Health /sscciate Prcessicnals Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
129. A numLei ol ollei oinls ol dieience Lelween !SCO-88 and !SCO-08 slould Le noled
in lle liealmenl ol iolessional and associale iolessional occualions in lealll. !n !SCO-08:
y Seaiale unil gious aie iovided loi geneialisl and secialisl medical iaclilioneis.
y Seaiale unil gious aie iovided loi nuising and midwileiy occualions al Loll io-
lessional and associale iolessional level.
y Tle dislinclion Lelween iolessional and associale iolessional nuises and midwives is
made on lle Lasis ol lle lye ol woil eiloimed and nol on lle Lasis ol lle qualilca-
lions leld (oi lyically leld) Ly individuals in lle counliy conceined. Tle dieiences in
lle lasls eiloimed lave Leen made cleai in lle delnilions ol llese calegoiies.
y A new Minoi Giou 224: Paiamedical Piaclilioneis las Leen ciealed. 1oLs llal weie clas-
siled lo !SCO-88 \nil Giou 3221: Medical Assislanls slould Le classiled in llis minoi
giou, il lley involve lle iovision ol advisoiy, diagnoslic, cuialive and ievenlive caie
seivices eillei woiling aulonomously oi undei limiled sueivision ol medical doclois.
y Veleiinaiians and veleiinaiy leclnicians and assislanls aie included in lle suL-majoi
gious loi lealll iolessionals and associale iolessionals ieseclively, Lecause ol lle
sliong similaiily will luman lealll occualions in lle leld ol lnowledge iequiied and
lasls eiloimed. Tley aie idenliled al minoi giou level so llal dala on occualions
llal involve lle iovision ol luman lealll seivices can Le comiled, Ly exclusion, liom
dala ieoiled al llis level.
y AmLulance woileis aie classiled in SuL-majoi Giou 32, wleieas in !SCO-88 lley
weie included in Majoi Giou 5: Seivice Woileis and Slo and Mailel Sales Woileis.
y Emergency paramedics are classied in the same unit group as ambulance ofcers, as
it is difcult to distinguish them from ambulance workers in statistical collections in
some countries.
28 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
y Medical and denlal iosllelic and ielaled leclnicians lave Leen moved liom !SCO-88
Majoi Giou 7: Ciall and Relaled Tiades Woileis lo !SCO-08 SuL-majoi Giou 32.
130. Tle clanges in lle classilcalion ol iaclilioneis ol liadilional and comlemenlaiy medi-
cine aie ailiculaily signilcanl. Piaclilioneis ol liadilional medicine exisl al iolessional
level (!SCO Slill Ievel4) in laige numLeis in many Asian counliies, and aie incieasing in
numLei in oill Ameiica and Luioe. Tlese occualions geneially iequiie exlensive loimal
educalion in Loll liadilional and modein (alloallic) medicine. Minoi gious weie lleieloie
created for traditional and complementary medicine professionals, and for traditional and
comlemenlaiy medicine associale iolessionals, ielacing lle single unil giou in Majoi
Giou 3 iovided in !SCO-88. A discussion on lle Loundaiies Lelween llese lwo gious can
Le lound in seclion 4.4 Lelow.
131. !n addilion lo lle clanges made loi iolessional and associale iolessional occualions
in lealll, a seaiale SuL-majoi Giou 53: Peisonal Caie Woileis is also iovided. Tlis giou
ielaces !SCO-88 Minoi Giou 513: Peisonal Caie and Relaled Woileis. Tlose involved in
lle iovision ol lealll seivices aie idenliled seaialely al lle minoi giou level liom llose
involved in clild caie, as lollows:
53 PersonaI Care Workers
531 Child Care Workers and Teachers Aides
5311 0hild0arewcrkers
5312 Teachers/ides
532 Personal Care Workers in Health Services
5321 Health0are/ssistants
5322 Hcme-basedPerscnal0arewcrkers
5329 Perscnal 0are wcrkers in Health Services Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
132. !l is inlended llal lle occualions involved in lle iovision ol luman lealll seivices in
SuL-majoi Gious 21, 31 and 53 (llal is, excluding llose minoi gious ielaling lo veleiinaiy
caie and clild caie) will Le included in lle ioosed llemalic view loi lealll occualions.
A numLei ol ollei unil gious llal weie nol seaialely idenliled in !SCO-88 may also Le
included, in ailiculai:
1342 HealthServicesManagers
1343 /ged0areServicesManagers
3344 MedicalSecretaries
Teachers
133. !n !SCO-88, iimaiy sclool leacleis and ie-iimaiy sclool leacleis weie classiled
in eillei Majoi Giou 2: Piolessionals oi Majoi Giou 3: Teclnicians and Associale Pio-
lessionals. Tle inlenlion was llal lle dislinclion slould deend on lle secilc lasls and
degiee ol iesonsiLilily in execuling llem, as well as on lle nalional educalion and liaining
iequiiemenls. !n iaclice lle dislinclion was ollen Lased on lle qualilcalions leld Ly indi-
viduals, oi on lle qualilcalions iedominanlly leld in a ailiculai counliy. Tlis aioacl
is nol consislenl will lle iincile adoled loi !SCO-08 llal occualions llal iequiie lle
eiloimance ol similai lasls slould Le classiled in lle same giou. Alllougl in a numLei
ol counliies llese leacleis do nol iequiie lle same level ol educalion and liaining as sec-
ondaiy sclool leacleis, il was agieed llal lley slould all Le classiled in Majoi Giou 2.
Tlis ieecls Loll lle naluie ol lle woil eiloimed and lle iequiiemenl in many counliies
llal iimaiy and ie-iimaiy sclool leacleis slould Le educaled al leasl lo univeisily
degiee level.
134. Calegoiies lave also Leen iovided loi vocalional educalion leacleis and loi some se-
cialized calegoiies ol leaclei. Tlose wlo leacl vocalional suLjecls llal ieaie sludenls loi
emloymenl in a ailiculai occualional giou aie classiled in \nil Giou 2320: Vocalional
Lducalion Teacleis, wlellei lley woil in a geneial secondaiy sclool oi in a vocalional oi
technical school or college.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 29
Arts, entertanment, desn and spcrts cccupatcns
135. Occualions in ails, enleilainmenl, design and soil weie classiled in !SCO-88 in Minoi
Gious 245: Wiileis and Ciealive oi Peiloiming Ailisls and 347: Ailislic, Lnleilainmenl and
Soils Associale Piolessionals. Tlis meanl llal musicians and danceis, loi examle, weie
classiled in dieienl majoi gious deending on wlellei oi nol lley eiloimed in classical
oi less loimal sellings. Tlis does nol ieecl lle iealily ol conlemoiaiy emloymenl in ails
and entertainment.
136. !n iesonse lo llis and lo a iange ol ollei conceins aLoul lle liealmenl ol llese occua-
lions in !SCO-88, lle lollowing clanges lave Leen made in !SCO-08:
(a) Tle ails- and media-ielaled unil gious in !SCO-88 Minoi Giou 347 lave Leen meiged,
wleie ossiLle, will lle equivalenl unil gious liom !SCO-88 Minoi Giou 245.
(L) A new Minoi Giou 264: Aullois, 1ouinalisls and Iinguisls las Leen ciealed. Tlis allows
lle seaiale idenlilcalion al unil giou level ol aullois and ielaled wiileis; jouinalisls;
and translators, interpreters and other linguists.
(c) Tle iemaining ails woileis aie classiled in a new Minoi Giou 265: Ciealive and Pei-
loiming Ailisls, wleie addilional delail is iovided al unil giou level Ly idenlilying aclois
separately from lm, stage and related directors and producers.
(d) !SCO-88 \nil Giou 3471: Decoialois and Commeicial Designeis las Leen slil lo loim
lliee new unil gious:
2163 Prcductand0armentDesigners
2166 0raphicandMultimediaDesigners
3432 ntericrDesignersandDeccratcrs
(e) A new Minoi Giou 216: Aiclilecls, Planneis, Suiveyois and Designeis las Leen ciealed
in iecognilion llal Luilding, gialic, mullimedia and ollei design occualions all iequiie
a comLinalion ol lunclional, ciealive and ailislic slills.
(l) A new Minoi Giou 342: Soils and !ilness Woileis las Leen ciealed.
(g) Plologialeis aie seaialely idenliled liom ollei image and sound iecoiding equimenl
oeialois (wlo aie classiled in SuL-majoi Giou 35: !nloimalion and Communicalions
Teclnicians).
(l) A new Minoi Giou 343: Ailislic, Culluial and Culinaiy Associale Piolessionals las
Leen ciealed and conlains lle new unil gious loi lologialeis; inleiioi designeis and
decoialois; galleiy, museum and liLiaiy leclnicians; clels; and a iesidual calegoiy.
Enneern prcfesscnals
137. !SCO-88 Minoi Giou 214: Aiclilecls, Lngineeis and Relaled Piolessionals las Leen
slil. Tlis allows lle inclusion ol aiclilecls, cailogialeis, suiveyois and lown and liamc
lanneis in lle new Minoi Giou 216 menlioned aLove. A new Minoi Giou 215: Llecliolecl-
nology Engineers includes separate unit groups for electrical, electronics and telecommunica-
lions engineeis. !ndusliial and ioduclion engineeis, and enviionmenlal engineeis, aie now
seaialely idenliled as unil gious in Minoi Giou 214: Lngineeiing Piolessionals (excluding
Lleclioleclnology) along will lle iemaining unil gious liom !SCO-88 Minoi Giou 214.
Specalzed admnstratve cccupatcns
138. ew minoi gious and unil gious aie iovided in Majoi Gious 1, 2 and 3 lo allow loi
lle Lellei idenlilcalion ol occualions llal involve lle develomenl, imlemenlalion and ad-
minislialion ol goveinmenl and coioiale olicy, and ol adminislialive occualions iequiiing
liglly secialized slills. Tlese include Lul aie nol iesliicled lo:
121 Business Services and Administration Managers
1211 FinanceManagers
1212 HumanRescurceManagers
1213 PclicyandPlanningManagers
1219 Business Services and /dministraticn Managers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
30 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
122 Sales, Marketing and Development Managers
1221 SalesandMarketingManagers
1222 /dvertisingandPublicRelaticnsManagers
1223 ResearchandDevelcpmentManagers
242 Administration Professionals
2421 Managementand0rganizaticn/nalysts
2422 Pclicy/dministraticnPrcessicnals
2423 Perscnneland0areersPrcessicnals
2424 TrainingandStaDevelcpmentPrcessicnals
334 Administrative and Specialized Secretaries
3341 0ce Superviscrs
3342 LegalSecretaries
3343 /dministrativeandExecutiveSecretaries
3344 MedicalSecretaries
139. Tlese clanges aie aimed, in ail, al addiessing conceins llal !SCO-88 caleied inad-
equalely loi adminislialive occualions in goveinmenl seivice. Wlilsl all ol lle occualions
lisled aLove aie ielevanl loi Loll lle uLlic and iivale seclois, some ol llem aie ailiculaily
ielevanl loi lle uLlic secloi, mosl nolaLly \nil Gious 1213: Policy and Planning Manageis
and 2422: Policy Adminislialion Piolessionals.
140. Will lle excelion ol some veiy secilc gious, sucl as llose occualions included
in Minoi Giou 335: Goveinmenl Regulaloiy Associale Piolessionals, !SCO-08 males no
dislinclion Lelween adminislialive occualions in lle uLlic secloi and lle iivale secloi.
Almosl all !SCO-08 unil gious may lleieloie include joLs in Loll seclois. !n deleimining
lle mosl aioiiale !SCO-08 code loi joLs in lle civil seivice, lleieloie, il is imoilanl lo
considei lle naluie ol lle woil eiloimed iallei llan classilying joLs Lased only on lle civil
seivice giade oi joL lille.
Sub-majcr and mncr rcup structures fcr prcfesscnal and techncal cccupatcns
141. Tle clanges discussed in lle seclions aLove, comLined will lle iovision ol addilional
detail in a number of other areas of the classication, necessitated a signicant reorganiza-
lion ol lle sliucluies ol Majoi Giou 2: Piolessionals and Majoi Giou 3: Teclnicians and
Associale Piolessionals. Tlis ieoiganizalion was also guided Ly a desiie lo avoid ielaining
gious al lle second and lliid levels ol lle classilcalion lieiaicly llal weie excessively small
in leims ol lle lolal numLei ol joLs counled in eacl giou. Tle suL-majoi giou sliucluies
loi Majoi Gious 2 and 3 ol !SCO-88 and !SCO-08 aie comaied in laLles 4 and 5.
Tabe4. Sub-ma|orgroupsnMa|or0roup2.Professonas,ISC0-88andISC0-08
ISCO-88
code
ISCO-88 title ISCO-08
code
ISCO-08 title
21 Plysical, Mallemalical and
Engineering Science Professionals
21 Science and Engineering Professionals
22 Life Science and Health Professionals 22 Health Professionals
23 Teacling Piolessionals 23 Teacling Piolessionals
24 Other Professionals 24 Business and Adminislialion Piolessionals
25 !nloimalion and Communicalions Teclnology
Professionals
26 Legal, Social and Cultural Professionals
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 31
Tabe5. Sub-ma|orgroupsnMa|or0roup3.TechncansandAssocaLeProfessonas,
ISC0-88andISC0-08
ISCO-88
code
ISCO-88 title ISCO-08
code
ISCO-08 title
31 Physical and Engineering Science
Associale Piolessionals
31 Science and Lngineeiing Associale
Professionals
32 Iile Science and Healll Associale
Professionals
32 Healll Associale Piolessionals
33 Teacling Associale Piolessionals 33 Business and Adminislialion Associale
Professionals
34 Ollei Associale Piolessionals 34 Iegal, Social, Culluial and Relaled Associale
Professionals
35 !nloimalion and Communicalions Teclnicians
3.4 CIericaI, saIes and services occupations
Dfce clerks
142. !SCO-88 SuL-majoi Giou 41: Omce Cleils las Leen slil inlo lliee suL-majoi gious
lo ieecl lle imacl ol develomenls in !CT on lle oiganizalion ol woil, and lo iovide moie
meaningful detail for occupations in which large numbers of women are employed. Sub-major
Giou 42: Cuslomei Seivices Cleils las Leen ielained. !SCO-08 Majoi Giou 4: Cleiical
Suoil Woileis llus comiises loui suL-majoi gious:
41 SeneraI and Keyboard CIerks
42 Customer 5ervices CIerks
43 NumericaI and MateriaI Pecording CIerks
44 Dther CIericaI 5upport Workers
143. Ollei clanges aecling omce cleils include:
y a new minoi giou loi geneial omce cleils (411), in line will iaclice in a numLei ol
nalional occualion classilcalions;
y slilling !SCO-88 Minoi Giou 411: Secielaiies and KeyLoaid-oeialing Cleils, lo
iovide seaiale minoi gious loi llose cleils wlo iimaiily oeiale leyLoaids and
loi geneial secielaiies;
y lle meiging ol loui !SCO-88 unil gious inlo lwo !SCO-08 unil gious loi leyLoaid
oeialois 4131: Tyisls and Woid Piocessing Oeialois, and 4132: Dala Lnliy Cleils;
y lle seaiale idenlilcalion ol liLiaiy cleils liom lling and coying cleils; and
y a new unit group for personnel clerks.
Dccupatcns nvclved n the prcvscn cf nfcrmatcn and servces tc clents
144. Tle scoe ol !SCO-88 SuL-majoi Giou 42: Cuslomei Seivices Cleils las nol Leen
clanged signilcanlly, will lle nolaLle excelion llal !SCO-88 \nil Giou 4211: Caslieis and
Ticlel Cleils las Leen moved lo !SCO-08 SuL-majoi Giou 52: Sales Woileis, Lecause ol lle
close relationship of the work performed in many jobs in this unit group with that performed
Ly sales assislanls. Tle giou is also ieiesenled as a minoi giou, so as lo imiove ils vis-
ibility in summary statistics.
145. Moie delailed calegoiies aie iovided loi occualions involved in lle iovision ol inloi-
malion and seivices lo clienls, including llose ielaled lo louiism. Tle numLei ol unil gious
in Minoi Giou 422: Clienl !nloimalion Woileis (Clienl !nloimalion Cleils in !SCO-88) las,
as a iesull, incieased liom 3 lo 8.
32 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
422 Client Information Workers
4221 Travel0cnsultantsand0lerks
4222 0cntact0entrencrmaticn0lerks
4223 TelephcneSwitchbcard0peratcrs
4224 HctelRecepticnists
4225 Enquiry0lerks
4226 Recepticnists(general)
4227 SurveyandMarketResearchnterviewers
4229 0lient ncrmaticn wcrkers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
146. !SCO-88 \nil Giou 3414: Tiavel Consullanls and Oiganiseis las Leen meiged will
\nil Giou 4221: Tiavel Agency and Relaled Cleils, on lle Lasis llal lle dislinclion Lelween
llese gious was nol cleai. Tle iesulling !SCO-08 \nil Giou 4221: Tiavel Consullanls and
Cleils includes llose wlo male liavel and accommodalion Loolings, issue liavel liclels, and/
oi iovide advice and inloimalion on local alliaclions and accommodalion. Woileis wlo
register passengers for check-in and departure at airports and other transportation facilities
aie also included in \nil Giou 4221 as lley iequiie similai slills lo liavel agency cleils in
issuing tickets, rearranging itineraries and so on, and are not distinguishable in practice from
airline employees who sell and issue tickets.
147. Toui oeialois, wlo lan, design and oiganize aclage and giou louis, and male Lull
liavel and accommodalion Loolings, weie included in !SCO-88 \nil Giou 3414. Tley lave
nol Leen included in !SCO-08 \nil Giou 4221 and aie exlicilly lisled as an occualion
included in \nil Giou 3339: Business Seivices Agenls ol Llsewleie Classiled.
Sales wcrkers
148. Tle numLei ol unil gious in SuL-majoi Giou 52 las incieased liom 3 lo 13 and lle
minoi giou sliucluie ol lle giou las Leen modiled. Tlis inciease is in ail a iesull ol lle
movemenl lo SuL-majoi Giou 52 ol slieel lood vendois (5212: Slieel !ood Saleseisons in
!SCO-08) and dooi-lo-dooi and lelelone sales eisons liom Majoi Giou 9: Llemenlaiy Oc-
cualions; and lle movemenl ol caslieis and liclel saleseisons liom Majoi Giou 4: Cleils.
Addilional delail is also iovided lliougl lle seaiale idenlilcalion ol lle lollowing unil gious:
5221 Shcpkeepers
5222 ShcpSuperviscrs
5223 ShcpSales/ssistants
5242 SalesDemcnstratcrs
5243 Dccr-tc-dccrSalesperscns
5244 0cntact0entreSalesperscns
7
5245 ServiceStaticn/ttendants
5246 FccdService0cunter/ttendants
5249 Sales wcrkers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
Perscnal and prctectve servces wcrkers
149. !n addilion lo lle ciealion ol a seaiale suL-majoi giou loi eisonal caie woileis men-
lioned aLove in lle discussion on lealll seivices occualions, !SCO-88 SuL-majoi Giou 51:
Peisonal and Pioleclive Seivices Woileis las Leen luillei suLdivided lo allow lle ciealion ol
seaiale suL-majoi gious loi eisonal seivices woileis and loi ioleclive seivices woileis.
Addilional delail is also iovided al minoi and unil giou levels. Tlese clanges aie illuslialed
in laLle 6 wlicl comaies lle suL-majoi giou and minoi giou sliucluies ol Majoi Giou5
in !SCO-88 and !SCO-08.
150. Tle need loi inloimalion aLoul woileis wlo iovide sexual seivices on a commeicial
Lasis dieis liom counliy lo counliy. !n a numLei ol counliies lleie is a demand loi dala
aLoul llis giou, wlo may oeiale lawlully and Le iegulaled Ly goveinmenl aulloiilies.
7 Includes Internet salespersons.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 33
!n many counliies, lowevei, il is unlawlul lo ay loi oi ieceive money loi sexual seivices,
and lleie may Le no iequiiemenl loi inloimalion aLoul llose wlo iovide sucl seivices.
!n !SCO-88 sucl woileis weie lacilly included in \nil Giou 5149: Ollei Peisonal Seivice
Woileis ol Llsewleie Classiled. !n !SCO-08, a nole las Leen added lo lle delnilion ol \nil
Giou 5169: Peisonal Seivices Woileis ol Llsewleie Classiled, exlaining llal in counliies
wleie lleie is a iequiiemenl loi lle colleclion ol dala on sex woileis lley slould Le included
in llis unil giou. Wleie seaiale idenlilcalion ol llis giou ol woileis is iequiied al lle unil
giou level, a \nil Giou code 5168 is iecommended loi llis uiose in nalional adalalions
ol !SCO-08 llal lollow lle !SCO-08 code sliucluie.
Tabe6. Sub-ma|orandmnorgroupsnMa|or0roup5,ISC0-88andISC0-08
ISCO-88
code
ISCO-88 title ISCO-08
code
ISCO-08 title
5 Seivice Woileis and Slo and Mailel
Sales Workers
5 Seivices and Sales Woileis
51 Peisonal and Pioleclive Seivices Woileis 51 Peisonal Seivices Woileis
511 Tiavel Allendanls and Relaled Woileis 511 Tiavel Allendanls, Conduclois and Guides
512 Houseleeing and Reslauianl Seivices
Workers
512 Cooks
513 Personal Care and Related Workers 513 Waiters and Bartenders
514 Ollei Peisonal Seivices Woileis 514 Hairdressers, Beauticians and Related
Workers
515 Asliologeis, !oilune-lelleis and Relaled
Workers
515 Building and Houseleeing Sueivisois
516 Pioleclive Seivices Woileis 516 Ollei Peisonal Seivices Woileis
52 Models, Saleseisons and Demonslialois 52 Sales Workers
521 !aslion and Ollei Models 521 Slieel and Mailel Saleseisons
522 Slo Saleseisons and Demonslialois 522 Shop Salespersons
523 Slall and Mailel Saleseisons 523 Caslieis and Ticlel Cleils
524 Other Sales Workers
53 Personal Care Workers
531 Clild Caie Woileis and Teacleis` Aides
532 Peisonal Caie Woileis in Healll Seivices
54 Pioleclive Seivices Woileis
541 Pioleclive Seivices Woileis
Chefs, cccks and fccd preparatcn assstants
151. !SCO-88 \nil Giou 5122: Cools included a wide iange ol occualions involved in
the preparation of meals including chefs, cooks, short order cooks and fast food preparers.
Kilclen leleis weie classiled in !SCO-88 \nil Gious 9131: Domeslic Heleis and Cleaneis,
and 9132: Heleis and Cleaneis in Omces, Holels and Ollei LslaLlislmenls. !SCO-08 io-
vides lwo minoi gious and addilional delail al lle unil giou level loi llese occualions, as
oullined Lelow. Clels aie idenliled as a seaiale unil giou in Majoi Giou 3: Teclnicians
and Associale Piolessionals, ieecling lle liglei slill level iequiiemenls. Tle delnilional
noles iovide guidance on lle Loundaiies Lelween lle ielevanl gious
343 Artistic, Cultural and Culinary Associate Professionals
... ...
3434 0hes
512 Cooks
5120 0ccks
(QQF2TGRCTCVKQP#UUKUVCPVU|
9411 FastFccdPreparers
9412 KitchenHelpers
34 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
3.5 Dccupations in agricuIture, forestry and sheries
152. A numLei ol clanges lave Leen inlioduced lo !SCO-08 will iesecl lo occualions in
agiiculluie, loiesliy and lsleiies. Tle main clanges can Le summaiized as lollows:
y market-oriented agricultural workers are identied in a separate sub-major group from
loiesliy and lsleiy woileis;
y viilually all laimeis aie classiled in Majoi Giou 6, wleieas !SCO-88 classiled some
laimeis in Majoi Giou 1;
y moie delailed calegoiies aie iovided loi suLsislence woileis;
y moie delailed calegoiies aie iovided loi agiiculluial, loiesliy and lsleiy laLouieis.
153. !n Majoi Giou 6: Slilled Agiiculluial, !oiesliy and !isleiy Woileis, !SCO-08 las
lliee suL-majoi gious inslead ol lle lwo included in !SCO-88. !SCO-88 SuL-majoi Giou61:
Mailel-oiienled Slilled Agiiculluial and !isleiy Woileis las Leen slil lo allow slilled
agiiculluial woileis lo Le idenliled al lle second level ol lle classilcalion, seaialely liom
market-oriented forestry and shery workers.
154. Mosl joLs classiled in !SCO-88 \nil Giou 1311: Geneial Manageis in Agiiculluie,
Hunling, !oiesliy and !isling aie now included in lle ielevanl calegoiies in !SCO-08 SuL-
majoi Giou 61: Mailel-oiienled Slilled Agiiculluial Woileis, oi in SuL-majoi Giou 62:
Mailel-oiienled Slilled !oiesliy, !isleiy and Hunling Woileis. Tle ieason loi llis is llal
lle dislinclion Lelween llese gious was nol leasiLle in a numLei ol counliies. Tlis led lo
signilcanl inconsislencies in inleinalional ieoiling ol dala, as indicaled aLove in lle discus-
sion on managerial occupations.
155. Will iesecl lo suLsislence woileis, lleie was exlensive deLale duiing lle develomenl
ol !SCO-08 aLoul wlellei oi nol !SCO-88 SuL-majoi Giou 62: SuLsislence Agiiculluial and
Fishery Workers should be retained. On the one hand there was concern that the boundary
Lelween suLsislence and mailel-oiienled aclivily could Le dimcull lo diaw, Loll in concel
and liom a iaclical oinl ol view in slalislical colleclions, as mosl suLsislence laiming in-
volves lle sale ol a suilus. !l was lell llal lle accuiale colleclion ol dala on suLsislence
woileis may iequiie addilional queslions in censuses and suiveys. !n many counliies emloy-
menl in suLsislence aclivily is veiy small oi non-exislenl.
156. On lle ollei land, in many counliies suLsislence laiming ieiesenls a laige iooi-
lion ol lolal emloymenl and is seen as Leing qualilalively quile dieienl liom ollei lyes
ol emloymenl. Wlilsl some exeils lell llal suLsislence aclivily may Le Lellei idenliled in
other international statistical standards such as the International Classication of Status in
Lmloymenl, lle iemoval ol llis giou liom !SCO would mean llal llis lye ol emloymenl
would no longer be identied in any current international statistical standard.
157. Tle giou las lleieloie Leen ielained as SuL-majoi Giou 63: SuLsislence !aimeis,
!isleis, Hunleis and Galleieis. Tle single minoi and unil giou iovided in !SCO-88 las
Leen ielaced in !SCO-08 will seaiale minoi and unil gious loi llose ioducing cios
only, liveslocl only, mixed cios and liveslocl, and loi suLsislence lsleis, lunleis, liaeis
and gatherers.
63 5ubsistence Farmers, Fishers, Hunters and Satherers
631 Subsistence Crop Farmers
6310 Subsistence0rcpFarmers
632 Subsistence Livestock Farmers
6320 SubsistenceLivestcckFarmers
633 Subsistence Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers
6330 SubsistenceMixed0rcpandLivestcckFarmers
634 Subsistence Fishers, Hunters, Trappers and Gatherers
6340 Subsistence Fishers, Hunters, Trappers and 0atherers
158. Tle delnilional maleiial loi llis giou and loi SuL-majoi Gious 61, 62 and 92 (Agii-
culluial, !oiesliy and !isleiy IaLouieis) las Leen imioved lo male il cleai llal:
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 35
(a) woileis engaged in agiiculluial, loiesliy and lsleiies aclivilies slould Le classiled in
SuL-majoi Giou 63 il lle main aim ol lle ioduclion is lo iovide goods (mainly lood)
loi consumlion Ly lle woilei`s own louselold;
(L) llose wlo eiloim only simle lasls iequiiing lillle judgemenl oi exeiience slould nevei-
lleless Le classiled in SuL-majoi Giou 92;
(c) suLsislence lunleis, liaeis and galleieis slould Le classiled in SuL-majoi Giou 63.
159. !oi counliies and iegions in wlicl suLsislence aclivilies aie viilually non-exislenl, SuL-
majoi Giou 63 can Le excluded liom nalional and iegional adalalions ol !SCO-08 willoul
loss of international comparability.
160. Moie delailed calegoiies lave also Leen ciealed in Minoi Giou 921: Agiiculluial, !oi-
esliy and !isleiy IaLouieis. Tlese calegoiies ieecl lle minoi giou sliucluie used in SuL-
majoi Giou 61: Mailel-oiienled Slilled Agiiculluial Woileis, and in SuL-majoi Giou 62:
Mailel-oiienled Slilled !oiesliy, !isleiy and Hunling Woileis. !n llis way, llose woiling
on cio laims, liveslocl laims, and mixed cio and liveslocl laims can Le idenliled se-
aialely, iegaidless ol any nalional vaiialions in iaclice loi coding laim joLs as slilled oi
elemenlaiy in Majoi Gious 6 and 9 ieseclively. A seaiale unil giou is also iovided loi
garden and horticultural labourers. Hunting and trapping labourers are no longer included in
the same unit group as forestry labourers, on the basis that they cannot easily be distinguished
from skilled hunters and trappers.
92 AgricuIturaI, Forestry and Fishery Labourers
921 Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Labourers
9211 0rcpFarmLabcurers
9212 LivestcckFarmLabcurers
9213 Mixed0rcpandLivestcckFarmLabcurers
9214 0ardenandHcrticulturalLabcurers
9215 FcrestryLabcurers
9216 Fisheryand/quacultureLabcurers
161. A new \nil Giou 9624: Walei and !iiewood Colleclois is also iovided in !SCO-08.
Alllougl many walei colleclois aie emloyed in agiiculluial sellings, llis unil giou is in-
cluded in Minoi Giou 962: Ollei Llemenlaiy Woileis, as lle aclivily does nol necessaiily
involve agiiculluial ioduclion. 1oLs in llis unil giou aie common in uiLan as well as ag-
ricultural settings.
3.6 Dccupations in crafts, repair and operation of machinery
Electrcal and electrcncs trades wcrkers
162. A new SuL-majoi Giou 74: Llecliical and Lleclionics Tiades Woileis las Leen ciealed
loi !SCO-08. !l comiises llose joLs classiled in !SCO-88 Minoi Giou 724: Llecliical and
Lleclionic Lquimenl Meclanics and !illeis and \nil Giou 7137: Building and Relaled
Llecliicians. Seaiale minoi gious aie iovided loi elecliical and loi eleclionics equimenl
inslalleis and ieaiieis. Tle unil gious ieecl lle giowing conveigence Lelween comulei
and lelecommunicalions leclnologies, and aim lo iovide a cleai dislinclion Lelween llose
woiling will ligl lension and low lension equimenl.
Handcraft wcrkers
163. Tle new !SCO-08 Minoi Giou 731: Handiciall Woileis comiises mosl ol lle occua-
lions included in !SCO-88 Minoi Gious 731: Piecision Woileis in Melal and Relaled Ma-
leiials; 732: Polleis, Glass-maleis and Relaled Tiades Woileis; and 733: Handiciall Woileis in
Wood, Texlile, Ieallei and Relaled Maleiials. !l also includes !SCO-88 \nil Gious 7424: Bas-
leliy Weaveis, Biusl Maleis and Relaled Woileis; 7431: !iLie Pieaieis; and 7432: Weaveis,
Knilleis and Relaled Woileis. Some ol lle unil gious moved lo lle new minoi giou lave
36 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Leen meiged, due lo lle veiy small numLeis emloyed in many ol llese occualions and lle
dimcully in dislinguisling Lelween occualions sucl as landiciall woilei, ieed weaving
and Laslel malei.
Prntn cccupatcns
164. Tle gious loi iinling occualions seciled in Majoi Gious 7 and 8 in !SCO-88 lad
Lecome ouldaled due lo develomenls in iinling leclnology. !n ailiculai, lle dislinclion
Lelween macline oeialois and liades woileis was no longei seen as meaninglul. !SCO-08 io-
vides a simliled aiiangemenl, involving only lliee unil gious: ie-iess leclnicians, iinleis,
and iinl lnisling and Linding woileis. Tlese unil gious loim a single Minoi Giou 732:
Piinling Tiades Woileis. Tlis minoi giou is gioued will lle new Minoi Giou 731: Handi-
ciall Woileis lo loim SuL-majoi Giou 73: Handiciall and Piinling Woileis, ieecling lle com-
Linalion ol manual dexleiily, use ol secialized lools, and ailislic slill involved in Loll gious.
Plant and machne cperatcrs
165. Tle gious loi lanl and macline oeialois lave Leen signilcanlly ialionalized and ie-
oiganized in iesonse lo conceins llal llis ail ol !SCO-88 was excessively delailed and oul
ol dale in some aieas. Tleie was also dimcully in dislinguisling ieliaLly Lelween slalionaiy
lanl oeialois and macline oeialois. Some occualions lave Leen classiled al a liglei slill
level due lo leclnological develomenls and lle aulomalion ol indusliial iocesses conliolled
by technicians from a central control room or console.
166. Tle main lealuies ol lle clanges inlioduced lo addiess llese conceins aie:
(a) !SCO-88 SuL-majoi Gious 81: Slalionaiy-Planl and Relaled Oeialois, and 82: Macline
Oeialois and AssemLleis lave Leen ielaced Ly lwo new suL-majoi gious:
81 5tationary PIant and Machine Dperators
82 AssembIers
(L) some minoi gious lave Leen meiged wleie lleie weie aiallel gious in ielaled lelds in
!SCO-88 loi slalionaiy lanl oeialois and macline oeialois;
(c) a new Minoi Giou 313: Piocess Conliol Teclnicians las Leen ciealed and a numLei ol
unil gious, oi ails ol unil gious, lave Leen moved inlo llis new giou liom !SCO-88
SuL-majoi Giou 81: Slalionaiy-Planl and Macline Oeialois, ieecling lle need loi
llese occualions lo Le classiled al a liglei slill level; and
(d) a numLei ol unil gious lave Leen meiged wleie lleie was concein llal lle calegoiies in
!SCO-88 weie loo delailed.
167. !n addilion, some gious in Majoi Giou 8 lave Leen meiged will gious ol ielaled
occualions in Majoi Giou 7, wleie lle dislinclion Lelween ciall and ielaled liades woileis
on the one hand, and plant and machine operators on the other, was no longer meaningful.
Tlis was lle case, loi examle, loi iinling occualions, mining occualions and loi some
machine tool setters and operators.
3.7 !mproved identication of eIementary occupations and of occupations
predominant in informaI empIoyment
168. Tle need lo idenlily occualions llal aie common in inloimal emloymenl was lalen
inlo consideialion in !SCO-88 iimaiily lliougl lle delinealion ol secilc unil gious con-
sideied lo Le imoilanl in lle inloimal secloi. Tleie was widesiead concein, lowevei, llal
coveiage ol sucl occualions iemained inadequale. Slalislics aLoul emloymenl in many ol
llese occualions weie nol visiLle in inleinalionally comaiaLle dala, as lley weie seaialely
idenliled only al delailed levels ol !SCO-88. !oi examle, !SCO-88 included lwo unil gious
loi slieel vendois, an occualional giou llal is veiy commonly associaled will inloimal
emloymenl. Tlese lwo unil gious weie included in lle same minoi giou, lowevei, as dooi-
lo-dooi and lelelone saleseisons, moie liequenlly associaled will loimal emloymenl.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 37
169. Tle coveiage ol occualions llal aie iedominanl in inloimal emloymenl las Leen
exlended in !SCO-08. Wleie ossiLle, sucl occualions lave Leen aggiegaled inlo minoi
gious and suL-majoi gious, lo allow llem lo Le moie easily visiLle in inleinalionally ie-
oiled dala. Tlis is ieecled, loi examle, in lle ciealion ol Minoi Giou 731: Handiciall
Woileis, menlioned aLove, and in a numLei ol clanges in lle sliucluie ol Majoi Giou 9:
Elementary Occupations, discussed below.
170. Alllougl joLs in inloimal emloymenl can Le lound in all !SCO majoi gious, lle
sliucluie ol Majoi Giou 9: Llemenlaiy Occualions las Leen signilcanlly aecled Ly lle
clanges menlioned aLove. !n ailiculai, lleie las Leen an inciease liom 3 lo 6 in lle numLei
ol suL-majoi gious in Majoi Giou 9, including lle ciealion ol SuL-majoi Giou 95: Slieel
and Relaled Sales and Seivices Woileis.8
171. Tle !SCO-88 and !SCO-08 suL-majoi and minoi giou sliucluies loi Majoi Giou 9:
Elementary Occupations are compared in table 7.
Tabe7. Sub-ma|orandmnorgroupsnMa|or0roup9.EemenLary0ccupaLons,ISC0-88andISC0-08
ISCO-88
code
ISCO-88 title ISCO-08
code
ISCO-08 title
91 Sales and Services Elementary
Occupations
91 Cleaners and Helpers
911 Street Vendors and Related Workers 911 Domeslic, Holel and Ollice Cleaneis and
Helpers
912 Sloe Cleaning and Ollei Slieel Seivices
Elementary Occupations
912 Vehicle, Window, Laundry and Other
Hand Cleaning Workers
913 Domeslic and Relaled Heleis, Cleaneis
and Launderers
914 Building Caretakers, Window and
Related Cleaners
915 Messengeis, Poileis, Dooileeeis and
Related Workers
916 GaiLage Colleclois and Relaled
Labourers
92 Agricultural, Fishery and Related
Labourers
92 Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery
Labourers
921 Agiiculluial, !isleiy and Relaled
Labourers
921 Agiiculluial, !oiesliy and !isleiy
Labourers
93 Labourers in Mining, Construction,
Manufacturing and Transport
93 Labourers in Mining, Construction,
Manufacturing and Transport
931 Mining and Consliuclion IaLouieis 931 Mining and Consliuclion IaLouieis
932 Manulacluiing IaLouieis 932 Manulacluiing IaLouieis
933 Tiansoil IaLouieis and !ieigll
Handlers
933 Tiansoil and Sloiage IaLouieis
94 Food Preparation Assistants
941 !ood Pieaialion Assislanls
95 Street and Related Sales and Services
Workers
951 Slieel and Relaled Seivices Woileis
952 Slieel Vendois (excluding !ood)
96 Refuse Workers and Other Elementary
Workers
961 Refuse Workers
962 Other Elementary Workers
8 Slieel lood vendois aie classiled in !SCO-08 \nil Giou 5212: Slieel !ood Saleseisons.
38 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
172. !SCO-88 Minoi Giou 914: Building Caielaleis, Window and Relaled Cleaneis las
Leen slil. Building caielaleis aie idenliled in !SCO-08 as a unil giou in Minoi Giou
515: Building and Houseleeing Sueivisois. Seaiale unil gious aie iovided in !SCO-08
Minoi Giou 912 loi land laundeieis and iesseis, velicle cleaneis, window cleaneis and
other cleaning workers.
173. Will iesecl lo !SCO-88 Minoi Giou 915: Messengeis, Poileis, Dooileeeis and Re-
laled Woileis, lle Lull ol occualions classiled in \nil Giou 9152: Dooileeeis, Walclei-
sons and Relaled Woileis aie now included in !SCO-08 \nil Giou 5414: Secuiily Guaids.
Tle iemaining unil gious in llis minoi giou aie now included in Minoi Giou 962: Ollei
Elementary Workers.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 39
4. NDTE5DN5PEC!F!C!55UE5ANDBDUNDAPYPPDBLEM5
4.1 Purpose of these notes
174. Clalei4 discusses and claiiles aieas ol !SCO-08 wleie lle Loundaiies Lelween ielaled
gious may Le dimcull lo delimil consislenlly in nalional conlexls. !l discusses cases wleie
iaclice and Loundaiies lave clanged Lelween !SCO-88 and !SCO-08 and iovides advice on
a numLei ol ollei silualions wleie lle iocess ol deleimining lle mosl aioiiale !SCO-08
code for a particular job or occupation may be difcult. In all of these cases special care may
need to be taken to ensure consistent interpretation in national adaptations and applications
ol !SCO-08.
175. Tle inloimalion iesenled leie ielales iimaiily lo lle concelual Loundaiies Lelween
categories in the classication, in situations where all information about the occupations con-
ceined can Le lnown. !n slalislical and adminislialive dala colleclion aclivilies il is liequenlly
lle case, lowevei, llal only a limiled amounl ol inloimalion is availaLle aLoul lle woil
eiloimed. Some inloimalion is iovided, lleieloie, aLoul lle evidence llal may Le needed
lo dieienliale Lelween some ol lle moie dimcull gious. !l is loed llal llose iesonsiLle
loi lle develomenl ol lools lo suoil lle imlemenlalion ol !SCO and ielaled nalional
classications will be able to use this information to help make decisions about how best to
assign classication codes to commonly occurring occupation titles associated with these
difcult cases.
176. !SCO-08 las Leen designed so llal, loi mosl slalislical uioses, lle iesonses lo ques-
tions about (a) the occupation or job title and (b) the main tasks or duties usually performed
Ly lle woilei slould Le sumcienl lo assign a 4-digil !SCO code.9 Clalei6 iovides geneial
guidance on lle design ol queslions and on lle ioceduies llal may need lo Le adoled
to ensure sufciently consistent and accurate assignment of occupation codes, based on the
evidence llal migll Le availaLle in ailiculai slalislical and adminislialive conlexls. Tlese
issues will Le coveied moie comielensively in lle ioosed !SCO-08 Implementation guide.
4.2 Boundary issues affecting a broad spectrum of occupations
Dccupatcns wth a brcad rane cf tasks and dutes
177. Occualional classilcalions nalional as well as inleinalional delne occualions and
occupational groups by reference to the most common combinations of tasks and duties.
Problems may arise therefore when, in the case of some jobs, the range of tasks and duties
eiloimed does nol coiiesond exaclly lo llose seciled in lle classilcalion. !n sucl cases
alicalion ol lle lollowing iules is suggesled, in lle oidei ol iecedence given Lelow, wlen
imlemenling !SCO-08 and ielaled classilcalions.
(a) !n cases wleie lle lasls and dulies eiloimed iequiie slills usually oLlained lliougl
dieienl levels ol liaining and exeiience, joLs slould Le classiled in accoidance will
llose lasls and dulies wlicl iequiie lle liglesl level ol slills. !oi inslance, a joL wlicl
consisls ol diiving a van, loading and unloading il and deliveiing goods Ly land slould
Le classiled in \nil Giou 8322: Cai, Taxi and Van Diiveis.
(L) !n cases wleie lle lasls and dulies aie connecled will dieienl slages ol lle ioduclion
and distribution of goods process, tasks and duties related to the production stage should
lale iioiily ovei associaled ones, sucl as llose ielaled lo lle sales and maileling ol lle
same goods, lleii liansoilalion oi lle managemenl ol lle ioduclion iocess. !oi ex-
ample, a baker who bakes bread and pastries and also sells these products should not be
classiled as a saleseison, Lul as a Lalei, wlicl means, in !SCO-08 leims, \nil Giou
7512: Baleis, Pasliy-cools and Conleclioneiy Maleis.
9 !l lleie is a need lo dislinguisl accuialely Lelween occualions classiled in SuL-majoi Giou 63: SuLsislence
!aimeis, !isleis, Hunleis and Galleieis, and ollei slilled agiiculluial, loiesliy and lsleiy woileis, a seaiale
queslion on suLsislence aclivily may also Le advisaLle.
40 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
(c) Wleie lle lasls and dulies eiloimed aie Loll al lle same slill level and al lle same slage
of production, jobs should be classied according to the predominant tasks performed. For
examle a lie dooi inslallei may assemLle and inslall doois, dooi liames and lllings
and also install and connect electrical wiring systems so that the door will close automat-
ically in lle evenl ol a lie alaim. !n llis case, lle joL iequiies slills Loll as a caienlei
and as an electrician, but the most time-consuming part of the work relates to carpentry.
!l slould lleieloie Le classiled in \nil Giou 7115: Caienleis and 1oineis, iallei llan
in \nil Giou7411: Building and Relaled Llecliicians.
Apprentces and tranees
178. !n !SCO-08 aienlices and liainees aie classiled accoiding lo lle occualion lley aie
training for, if they are employed in the capacity of apprentice or trainee.10
179. Tle !SCO-88 inlioduclion (. 11) slaled: Aienlices and liainees aie classiled ac-
cording to the tasks and duties actually performed, and not, as is the case with some occupa-
lional classilcalions, accoiding lo lleii luluie occualion. Mosl aienlices and liainees,
lowevei, eiloim lle same lasls as llose eiloimed Ly lully qualiled woileis, Lul do so
undei vaiying degiees ol sueivision. Moieovei, mosl dala souices would nol iovide sul-
cient detail to allow us to determine whether the apprentice performs the same tasks or dif-
ferent tasks from those performed in the occupation for which he or she is training.
180. !SCO-08 lleieloie classiles woileis in a loimal leaining slalus will an emloyei wlo
insliucls llem in an occualion in lle same way lliougloul lle classilcalion. Aienlice
caienleis and aienlice elecliicians, loi examle, aie classiled as caienleis and eleclii-
cians. Medical and legal inleins aie similaily classiled as doclois and lawyeis. Wleie liainees
also lave joLs in a ielaled occualion, llese joLs slould Le classiled accoiding lo lle woil
iequiied lo Le eiloimed, sucl as wlen medical oi legal sludenls, loi examle, aie emloyed
as ward attendants, medical assistants or legal clerks.
181. !l slould also Le noled llal iesonses in slalislical colleclions liequenlly do nol con-
lain inloimalion aLoul aienlice oi liainee slalus, unless secilc queslions aie asled lo
idenlily llis giou. !l inloimalion aLoul aienlice oi liainee slalus is iequiied, il may Le
moie eeclive lo lieal llis as a seaiale vaiiaLle, will a seaiale queslion, iallei llan lo al-
tempt to identify apprentices and trainees as separate occupations in a national occupation
classication.
4.3 Managers, supervisors and operators of businesses
Manaers and supervscrs
182. Tle dislinclion Lelween manageis and sueivisois may liequenlly cause dimcullies. Tlis
ioLlem exisled in !SCO-88 Lul is liglliglled in !SCO-08 wleie some sueivisoiy occua-
lions aie idenliled seaialely liom lle occualions lley sueivise. Tle ciilical dieience is
llal sueivisois aie iesonsiLle only loi sueivision ol lle aclivilies ol ollei woileis, wleieas
llose classiled in Majoi Giou 1: Manageis lave oveiall iesonsiLilily loi lle oeialions ol
a business or an organizational unit.
183. Boll manageis and sueivisois lan, oiganize, cooidinale, conliol and diiecl lle woil
done Ly olleis. !n addilion, manageis usually lave iesonsiLilily loi and male decisions aLoul:
(a) lle oveiall slialegic and oeialional diieclion ol a Lusiness oi oiganizalional unil (loi
examle aLoul lle linds, quanlily and qualily ol goods lo Le ioduced);
10 Where students are undertaking work practice not as part of an employment arrangement, they are not classi-
led accoiding lo economic aclivily slalus as emloyed, and lleii leaining aclivily would lleieloie nol noimally
Le classiled Ly occualion. As llis silualion may Le laiily common in educalional iogiammes loi ailiculai
occualional gious, caie slould Le lalen lo clecl economic aclivily slalus wlen consideiing occualional lilles
sucl as sludenl leaclei oi uil nuise in slalislical colleclions.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 41
(L) Ludgels (low mucl money is lo Le senl and loi wlal uioses); and
(c) lle seleclion, aoinlmenl and dismissal ol sla.
184. !l is nol a necessaiy condilion llal manageis lave iesonsiLilily loi all lliee ol slialegic
and oeialional diieclion, Ludgels and sla seleclion and dismissal. Tle degiee ol aulonomy
lley exeicise may also vaiy.
185. Sueivisois may iovide advice and assislance lo manageis on llese malleis, esecially
in ielalion lo sla seleclion and dismissal, Lul do nol lave aulloiily lo male decisions. Tley
usually lave exeiience as woileis in one oi moie ol lle occualions lley sueivise, and do
nol usually sueivise lle aclivilies ol woileis emloyed in a wide iange ol occualions.
186. Manageis do nol necessaiily lnow low lo eiloim lle woil ol all ol lle sla emloyed
in lle unils lley manage, alllougl in some ciicumslances lley may. !l is liequenlly lle case
llal manageis lan, cooidinale and conliol lle aclivilies ol woileis emloyed in a wide iange
of occupations.
Manaers and cperatcrs cf small busnesses
187. Sell-emloyed woileis, wlo oeiale lleii own Lusiness eillei indeendenlly oi will as-
sislance liom a small numLei ol olleis, liequenlly eiloim some managemenl and adminis-
lialive lasls as ail ol lleii noimal aclivily. !n !SCO-08 sucl joLs aie only classiled in Majoi
Giou 1: Manageis il lleie is evidence llal managemenl, including sueivision ol sla, is lle
majoi comonenl ol lle woil eiloimed. !oi examle, a moloi velicle meclanic wlo owns
and operates his or her own workshop and employs a small number of other mechanics, a
iecelionisl and a cleanei, Lul sends mosl ol lle lime ieaiiing velicles and/oi sueivising
lle woil ol lle ollei meclanics, is classiled in \nil Giou 7231: Moloi Velicle Meclanics
and Repairers.
188. !l is imoilanl lo nole llal !SCO-08, lile ils iedecessoi, does nol lale inlo consideialion
whether a worker is a working proprietor or not, as this and similar attributes of the labour
loice, sucl as Leing an emloyei oi an emloyee, ieecl slalus in emloymenl and nol lle
tasks and duties of the worker. It is better therefore to treat this characteristic of jobs as a sep-
aiale vaiiaLle, classiled accoiding lo a classilcalion sucl as lle !nleinalional Classilcalion
ol Slalus in Lmloymenl (!CSL-93).11 Information related to status in employment should not
geneially Le lalen inlo consideialion in assigning joLs lo !SCO-08 calegoiies. Tle lacl llal
a woilei is, loi examle, an ownei ol lle Lusiness in wlicl le oi sle is emloyed may lave
little or no relationship to the kind of work performed.
Sze cf the cranzatcn
189. Tleie is an evidenl ielalionsli Lelween lle size ol lle oiganizalion in wlicl a woilei is
emloyed and calegoiies in !SCO-08 ielaled lo managemenl. !oi examle, llose occualions
classiled in Minoi Giou 112: Managing Diieclois and Cliel Lxeculives aie usually senioi
manageis in oiganizalions llal aie laige enougl lo lave a lieiaicly ol manageis. Similaily,
mosl occualions classiled in SuL-majoi Giou 14: Hosilalily, Relail and Ollei Seivices
Manageis aie lle manageis ol ielalively small oiganizalions llal do nol usually lave liei-
aiclies ol manageis. Woileis classiled in SuL-majoi Gious 12: Adminislialive and Com-
meicial Manageis and 13: Pioduclion and Secialized Seivices Manageis may Le emloyed
in laige lieiaiclical oiganizalions oi in ielalively small oiganizalions llal iovide secialisl
seivices lo ollei oiganizalions.
190. Desile llese ielalionslis, inloimalion aLoul lle size ol lle oiganizalion in wlicl an in-
dividual managei is emloyed is nol geneially ielevanl lo decisions aLoul lle mosl aioiiale
11 See !IO, 1993. Cuiienl guidelines on lle !nleinalional Classilcalion ol Slalus in Lmloymenl can Le lound
on lle !IO weLsile al: lll://www.ilo.oig/gloLal/slalislics-and-dalaLases/slalislics-oveiview-and-loics/slalus-in-
emloymenl/cuiienl-guidelines/lang--en/index.llm.
42 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
!SCO-08 code. Tlis is Lecause !SCO-08 Majoi Giou 1 is oiganized accoiding lo lunclional
specialization and not according to the size of the organization managed.
191. Alllougl mosl slo manageis, loi examle, aie iesonsiLle loi ielalively small eslaLlisl-
ments, the managers of large supermarkets and department stores are still shop managers.
Tley aie classiled will ollei slo manageis in \nil Giou 1420: Relail and Wlolesale Tiade
Manageis. Taling anollei examle, lle ley claiacleiislics ol cliel execulives, classiled in
Minoi Giou 112, aie llal lley cooidinale and diiecl lle aclivilies ol ollei manageis wlo
lave a iange ol secialized lunclions, and llal lley ieoil lo a Loaid ol diieclois. Tlis is a
iesull, iimaiily, ol lle way in wlicl managemenl and goveinance ol lle oiganizalion is ai-
ianged, and ieecls lle comlexily ol lle oiganizalion`s lunclions as mucl as ils size.
192. It is therefore not recommended to use information about the size of the organization in
wlicl a woilei is emloyed, measuied in leims ol numLei ol emloyees oi luinovei, oi aLoul
lle numLei ol sla sueivised, lo dieienliale Lelween manageis classiled in lle dieienl
suL-majoi gious ol Majoi Giou 1. Similaily, inloimalion aLoul oiganizalion size slould
nol Le used lo dieienliale manageis liom oeialois ol small Lusinesses classiled in ollei
majoi gious. Tle mosl ieliaLle way lo male llese dislinclions in slalislical and adminislia-
live colleclions is lilely lo Le lo collecl inloimalion aLoul Loll lle occualion oi joL lille and
the main tasks or duties performed.
4.4 PeIated occupations at different skiII IeveIs
General prncples
193. Tleie aie many cases, in Loll !SCO-88 and !SCO-08, wleie occualions llal aie iela-
lively similai in leims ol asecls ol slill secializalion aie classiled in dieienl majoi gious
Lecause ol dieiences in slill level. Wlilsl lle dislinclions Lelween sucl occualions aie
liequenlly cleai cul and well undeislood, lleie aie some cases wleie caie needs lo Le lalen
lo ensuie llal secilc occualional gious in lle nalional conlexl aie maed aioiialely
lo !SCO-08 calegoiies. !n geneial, lle lollowing iinciles slould Le alied in maling deci-
sions aLoul wleie in !SCO-08 lo classily ailiculai occualions will iesecl lo slill level.
(a) Decisions slould Le made on lle Lasis ol lle lasls aclually eiloimed, iallei llan on
lle level ol qualilcalions iequiied in a ailiculai counliy, oi on lle exlenl lo wlicl lle
occualions conceined aie loimally iegulaled. !n llis way, occualions llal involve ei-
loimance ol lle same lasls aie always classiled in lle same !SCO-08 giou, iegaidless ol
dieiences in nalional liaining oi iegulalion.
(L) Tle aclual qualilcalions leld Ly lle eison lolding a ailiculai joL slould nol Le lalen
into consideration.
(c) 1oLs leld Ly exeiienced oi liglly qualiled individuals aie classiled in lle same giou as
llose leld Ly less well qualiled individuals wlen lle lasls eiloimed aie essenlially lle
same, even llougl lle moie qualiled individuals may somelimes eiloim moie dimcull oi
comlex lasls. !oi examle, maslei caienleis, senioi caienleis, junioi caienleis and
apprentice carpenters, who build structures using wood and other materials, are all clas-
siled in \nil Giou 7115: Caienleis and 1oineis. Slill level is deleimined on lle Lasis ol
lle iequiiemenls loi enliy-level joLs loi lully qualiled woileis.
194. Tle Loundaiies Lelween occualions classiled in Majoi Giou 9: Llemenlaiy Occua-
lions and llose llal aie ielaled in leims ol slill secializalion Lul classiled in Majoi Gious6,
7 and 8 may cause ailiculai dimcully wlen occualion lilles sucl as laim land, consliuc-
lion woilei, iocess woilei oi lacloiy woilei aie used. Tle geneial iincile lo Le
adoled is llal occualions classiled in Majoi Giou 9 lyically involve lle eiloimance ol
simle and iouline manual and lysical lasls llal iequiie limiled liaining and no moie llan
basic skills in numeracy, literacy and interpersonal communication. Whilst the operation of
comlex maclineiy is nol involved, lle use ol land-leld meclanical lools may Le iequiied.
195. Wleie Loundaiy issues aie ol ailiculai concein, guidelines aie iovided in lle noles
included will lle !SCO-08 giou delnilions. Lxamles ol occualion lilles included in eacl
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 43
giou aie also given. Wleie il is lnown, lowevei, llal lle same oi similai leims aie used in
dieienl counliies lo ielei lo occualions classiled in dieienl occualion gious, llese leims
lave nol geneially Leen lisled in eillei lle lisl ol included occualions oi in lle Index of oc-
cupational titles (!SCO-08, Volume 2). !n llese and ollei cases, decisions will need lo Le made
in lle nalional conlexl, Lased on lle naluie ol lle woil eiloimed. Tle examles discussed
Lelow may iequiie ailiculai allenlion and may seive lo illusliale lle oinls made aLove.
Nursn prcfesscnals, assccate prcfesscnals and perscnal care wcrkers
196. Occualions wlose lilles conlain lle woid nuise oi nuising may Le lound in \nil
Gious 2221: uising Piolessionals and 3221: uising Associale Piolessionals, as well as in
Minoi Giou 532: Peisonal Caie Woileis in Healll Seivices.
197. Tle Loundaiies Lelween llese gious in leims ol lle lasls eiloimed aie delned in lle
group denitions and associated notes. In summary, nursing professionals assume responsi-
bility for the planning and management of the care of patients, working autonomously or in
leams will medical doclois and olleis. uising associale iolessionals iovide Lasic nuising
and eisonal caie and geneially woil undei lle sueivision oi in suoil ol medical, nuising
oi ollei lealll iolessionals. Peisonal caie woileis iovide eisonal caie and assislance will
moLilily and aclivilies ol daily living Lul do nol iovide nuising caie Leyond assisling alienls
with oral medications and changing dressings.
198. Occualional lilles sucl as nuising sislei, iegisleied nuise, claige nuise, eniolled
nuise, assislanl nuise, nuising assislanl, auxiliaiy nuise and nuise aide need lo
Le maed lo lle aioiiale !SCO-08 unil giou oi minoi giou, Lased on lle usage ol
llese leims in lle nalional conlexl. Alllougl some ol llese occualion lilles aie lisled in lle
!SCO-08 giou delnilions and index, lle scoe ol iaclice loi sucl lilles may vaiy Lelween
counliies and willin counliies ovei lime. !l is necessaiy, lleieloie, lo considei lle lasls llal
workers in jobs with these titles are competent or authorized to perform in the national con-
lexl, and lo comaie llese lasls will llose lisled in lle !SCO-08 giou delnilions, in oidei
lo deleimine wleie in lle classilcalion eacl lille will Le classiled. !n llis way all ielevanl
leims can Le aioiialely included in lle nalional index ol occualional lilles.
Early chldhccd educatcrs and chld care wcrkers
199. Occualions involved in lle caie and develomenl ol clildien Lelow iimaiy sclool age
may Le classiled in \nil Giou 2342: Laily Clildlood Lducalois; 5311: Clild Caie Woileis;
oi 5312: Teacleis` Aides.
200. 1oLs classiled in \nil Giou 2342 diei liom llose included in lle ollei lwo unil gious
in llal lley lan, oiganize and conducl educalional and lay aclivilies llal aie inlended lo
iomole lle develomenl ol clildien Lelow iimaiy sclool age. Alllougl il is nol advisaLle
lo considei lle loimal qualilcalions leld Ly individuals, il slould Le noled llal leiliaiy quali-
lcalions in educalion and eaily clildlood develomenl aie noimally iequiied.
201. Clild caie woileis iovide caie and sueivision loi clildien. Teacleis` aides eiloim
similai dulies and also eiloim a iange ol ollei non-leacling dulies lo assisl leacling sla.
Neither of these two groups generally plans and organizes structured play or educational
aclivilies, alllougl lley may assisl in lle iovision ol llese aclivilies.
Tradtcnal and ccmplementary medcne prcfesscnals and assccate prcfesscnals
202. Tle dislinclion Lelween occualions classiled in \nil Giou 2230: Tiadilional and
Comlemenlaiy Medicine Piolessionals, and 3230: Tiadilional and Comlemenlaiy Medicine
Associale Piolessionals, las lle olenlial lo Le a souice ol unceilainly, esecially in counliies
wleie llis lye ol iaclice is nol ail ol mainslieam lealll seivice iovision.
203. A ley oinl is llal liadilional and comlemenlaiy medicine iolessionals develo and imle-
ment treatment plans for human ailments by applying knowledge, skills and practices for which
44 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
comelenl eiloimance iequiies exlensive sludy ol lleoiies, Leliels and exeiiences oiiginaling
in secilc culluies. Tlose occualions wlose iaclice iequiies a less exlensive undeislanding
Lased on ielalively sloil eiiods ol loimal oi inloimal educalion and liaining, oi acquiied in-
formally through the traditions and practices of the communities where they originated, are in-
cluded in \nil Giou 3230: Tiadilional and Comlemenlaiy Medicine Associale Piolessionals.
204. A comielensive lisl ol lle occualional lilles included in eacl ol llese gious is in-
cluded in lle unil giou delnilions and in lle !SCO-08 Index of occupational titles availaLle
on lle !SCO weLsile. Caie slould Le lalen, lowevei, in inleiieling llese occualional lilles
in nalional conlexls, as lle scoe ol iaclice and naluie ol lle lasls eiloimed Ly individuals
using llese and similai occualion lilles may vaiy liom counliy lo counliy. !n some counliies
lleie may Le a limiled liamewoil loi lle iecognilion ol qualilcalions in lle leld ol comle-
mentary medicine, or the regulatory framework may not allow the performance of certain
lasls. As will ollei occualional gious, lle dislinclion Lelween llese lwo gious slould Le
made on the basis of the tasks performed in these occupations in the national setting, rather
llan on lle qualilcalions leld Ly individuals. !oi examle, il may Le aioiiale lo classily
practitioners who administer treatments within the framework of a treatment plan established
Ly olleis in \nil Giou 3230 iallei llan in \nil Giou 2230.
Dccupatcns n fccd preparatcn
205. Occualions llal mainly involve lle ieaialion, assemLly and iesenlalion ol lood loi
immediale consumlion may Le classiled in one ol lle lollowing unil gious:
3434 0hes
5120 0ccks
9411 FastFccdPreparers
9412 KitchenHelpers
206. !n deleimining lle Loundaiies Lelween llese gious lle lollowing oinls aie ol ai-
liculai ielevance.
(a) Clels, classiled in \nil Giou 3434, lan and develo iecies and menus, cieale disles
and oveisee lle lanning, oiganizalion, ieaialion and cooling ol meals.
(L) Wlilsl cools, classiled in \nil Giou 5120, lan, oiganize, ieaie and cool a iange
ol disles, lley do so accoiding lo iecies oi undei lle sueivision ol clels. Tley do nol
geneially develo menus oi cieale new disles.
(c) !asl lood ieaieis, classiled in \nil Giou 9411, ieaie and cool lo oidei a limited
range ol loods oi Leveiages involving simle ieaialion iocesses and a small numLei
ol ingiedienls. Tle ley oinl is llal lley ieaie loods and Leveiages loi wlicl exlensive
liaining in lood ieaialion is nol iequiied.
(d) Kilclen leleis, classiled in \nil Giou 9412, mainly iovide suoil lo cools, clels and
waileis Ly leeing lilclens and lood seivice aieas clean and lidy and assisling will Lasic
food preparation tasks.
(e) 1oLs llal comLine simle ieaialion ol lood will a signilcanl elemenl ol clienl seivice
slould noimally Le classiled in one ol lle lollowing unil gious as aioiiale:
5131 waiters
5212 StreetFccdSalesperscns
5246 FccdService0cunter/ttendants
!n llis case lle liglei level ol slill iequiied loi clienl seivice lales iecedence ovei lle
simle lood ieaialion lasls, in line will iioiily iule (a) seciled in seclion 4.2 aLove.
(l) Clels and cools wlo ieaie moie comlex disles and also iovide diiecl seivice lo
clients should be classied as chefs or cooks, in line with priority rule (b) specied in sec-
lion4.2 aLove.
207. Alllougl lle Loundaiies Lelween llese gious aie ielalively cleai concelually, il may
be more difcult in practice to establish national rules on how to classify particular jobs based
on limited information, such as the occupation title and a short task description. Occupation
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 45
lilles lile clel and lead cool may geneially Le coded will conldence lo \nil Giou3434:
Chefs.12 Tle leim cool willoul luillei qualilcalion oi inloimalion would geneially Le
coded lo 5120: Cools.
208. Wlen lle lye ol lood cooled is seciled il may Le necessaiy lo considei lle cooling
iocess used and wlellei, in lle nalional conlexl, sucl ilems aie geneially cooled accoiding
lo a simle iedelned iocess. !oi examle, occualion lilles sucl as lamLuigei cool
would geneially Le coded lo \nil Giou 9411: !asl !ood Pieaieis. !n many cases inloima-
lion aLoul lle emloyei may Le lellul in deleimining lle mosl aioiiale code. !oi ex-
amle, il may Le aioiiale lo considei cools emloyed Ly ceilain well-lnown lasl lood
chains, specializing in hamburgers or fried chicken, as fast food preparers.
209. Tlose cools wlo secialize in ieaiing disles accoiding lo a ailiculai nalional oi
regional cuisine and generally prepare a wide range of dishes should be classied in Unit
Giou5120: Cools, even il lle lood is seived in a lasl lood oi lale-away oullel.
Dcmestc hcusekeepers and dcmestc cleaners
210. Domeslic Houseleeeis, classiled in \nil Giou 5152, and Domeslic Cleaneis and
Heleis, classiled in \nil Giou 9111, lave a numLei ol lasls in common. Tle ley diei-
ence is llal domeslic louseleeeis lale iesonsiLilily loi lle oiganizalion and sueivision ol
louseleeing lunclions in iivale louselolds, as well as caiiying oul some oi all ol llese lunc-
lions llemselves. Domeslic cleaneis and leleis, on lle ollei land, caiiy oul llese lunclions
undei lle sueivision eillei ol a eison emloyed as a domeslic louseleeei oi ol a memLei
of the household who takes responsibility for the organization of housekeeping functions.
4.5 Boundaries between occupationaI groups in agricuIture, forestry and sheries
211. In classifying occupations in agriculture, forestry and sheries, particular attention may
need lo Le aid lo lle Loundaiies Lelween lle lollowing gious:
y agiiculluial ioduclion manageis, laimeis and laim manageis;
y mixed ioduceis ol Loll cios and animals, and secialisl ioduceis ol cios oi ani-
mals;
y occualions classiled in SuL-majoi Giou 63: SuLsislence !aimeis, !isleis, Hunleis and
Galleieis and llose classiled in lle mailel-oiienled SuL-majoi Gious 61 and62;
y slilled agiiculluial, loiesliy and lsleiy woileis classiled in Majoi Giou 6 and la-
Louieis, classiled in Majoi Giou 9: Llemenlaiy Occualions.
Arcultural prcductcn manaers, farmers and farm manaers
212. Minoi Giou 131: Pioduclion Manageis in Agiiculluie, !oiesliy and !isleiies is ie-
stricted to those who manage production in large-scale agricultural, horticultural, forestry,
aquaculluie and lsleiy oeialions. Sucl oeialions would include laige lanlalions, laige
iancles, colleclive laims and cooeialives. Tyically sucl enleiiises lave a lieiaicly ol
managers and the production manager reports to a managing director.
213. !aimeis on lle ollei land geneially own and oeiale lleii own laim. Tley eiloim
a range of management tasks as well as tasks directly associated with agricultural produc-
lion. Tley aie classiled in lle aioiiale unil giou in Majoi Giou 6: Slilled Agiiculluial,
Forestry and Fishery Workers, depending on the type of farm they operate.
214. Wlilsl lle dislinclion Lelween llese lwo gious is concelually quile sliaigllloiwaid, il
may Le dimcull, in iaclice, lo deleimine wlellei a joL will an occualion lille lile !aim
managei slould Le classiled in Majoi Giou 1 oi Majoi Giou 6. Sucl leims may mosl
12 !n some conlexls leims sucl as clel and cool may Le used moie oi less inleiclangeaLly. !n sucl cases
alleinalive aioacles adaled lo nalional iequiiemenls may need lo Le consideied.
46 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
commonly be used in situations where the owner of a farm has engaged an employee to
oeiale lle laim. Tlis emloyee eeclively eiloims lle same lasls as a laimei wlo owns
and oeiales lle laim and slould Le classiled in Majoi Giou 6. Tle dislinclion Lelween
the farmer and farm manager in such cases is primarily a function of status in employment
(!IO, 1993) iallei llan occualion, delned in leims ol lle lye ol woil eiloimed, and is nol
geneially ielevanl loi deleimining lle mosl aioiiale !SCO-08 code lo inloimalion aLoul
secilc joLs (see seclion 4.3 aLove).
215. Tleie may Le cases, lowevei, wleie occualion lilles sucl as laim managei and iancl
managei may ielei lo lle managemenl ol ioduclion in laige-scale enleiiises will lieiai-
chies of managers. When this is the case, it may be necessary to consider the way in which
agiiculluial ioduclion is oiganized al lle nalional level, as well as lle use ol occualional
lilles in lle nalional conlexl, in oidei lo develo suilaLle nalional aioacles lo lle coding
of such occupation titles.
Mxed and specalst crcp and anmal prcducers
216. Tle noles iovided will lle delnilion ol \nil Giou 6130: Mixed Cio and Animal
Pioduceis slale llal agiiculluial woileis wlose lasls iedominanlly involve eillei iaising
animals oi giowing cios, Lul also involve some incidenlal aclivily in cio giowing oi lending
animals, ieseclively, slould nol Le included lleie. !n slalislical colleclions lle Loundaiies
Lelween mixed ioduceis and secialisl ioduceis may, lowevei, ose some ioLlems.
217. !n some cases lle occualion lille used will Le sumcienl. !oi examle, il lle iesonse lo
a suivey queslion on occualion slaled llal someone was a liuil and vegelaLle giowei oi
a sleleid, il slould nol Le necessaiy lo seel addilional evidence. !n many cases inloima-
lion aLoul lle main lasls eiloimed will also iovide salislacloiy evidence. !oi examle, a
laimei wlose main lasls aie iaising slee and giowing wleal oi oeialing a liveslocl
and wleal laim would Le coded lo \nil Giou 6130: Mixed Cio and Animal Pioduceis.
218. !l inloimalion aLoul lle occualion lille and lasls eiloimed is inconclusive, inloima-
lion aLoul lle lind ol economic aclivily (indusliy) ol lle eslaLlislmenl in wlicl lle eison
is emloyed may Le lellul Lul slould Le liealed will caulion. !oi examle, il would Le
ieasonaLle lo assume llal a slilled laim woilei on a liveslocl laim slould Le classiled lo
\nil Giou 6121: Iiveslocl and Daiiy Pioduceis. !l is ossiLle, lowevei, llal some individual
woileis on mixed laims may secialize in eillei animal ioduclion oi cio ioduclion. Mixed
laims may, loi examle, emloy Loll sleleids and liee iuneis.
219. !nloimalion aLoul lle lind ol economic aclivily may Le lound eillei in lle loim ol
wiillen inloimalion iovided in iesonse lo queslions aLoul lle eslaLlislmenl in wlicl lle
eison is emloyed, oi in lle loim ol inloimalion coded lo a classilcalion ol economic acliv-
ities. Particular care needs to be taken when using coded information on the kind of economic
aclivily ol agiiculluial eslaLlislmenls lo lel assign occualion codes loi woileis. Tlis is
Lecause iecedence iules used lo deleimine lle iedominanl aclivily, loi lle uioses ol
economic statistics, may not be compatible with the purposes of an occupation classication
Lased on lle lind ol woil eiloimed, delned in leims ol slill iequiiemenls. !oi examle,
lle cuiienl veision ol lle !nleinalional Slandaid !ndusliial Classilcalion ol All Lconomic
Aclivilies (!S!C Rev. 4) seciles llal il eillei ioduclion ol cios oi animals in a given unil
exceeds 66 ei cenl oi moie ol slandaid gioss maigins, lle comLined aclivily slould nol Le
included in Class 0150: Mixed !aiming Lul allocaled lo cio oi animal laiming (\, 2008,
. 72). Woileis wlo secialize in cio oi animal laiming may llus Le emloyed on mixed
laims llal lave Leen classiled lo !S!C calegoiies associaled will cio oi animal ioduclion.
220. Whilst it is not possible here to prescribe strict rules that could be applied in all situations
and nalional conlexls, il slould Le cleai liom lle aLove llal inloimalion aLoul economic ac-
livily ol lle eslaLlislmenl slould nol noimally lale iecedence ovei inloimalion given aLoul
occualion lille and lasls eiloimed in lle joL. Tle imoilanl oinl is llal lle slills iequiied
for performance in the job are the main consideration in determining the most appropriate
occualion code. Tlus, il slills associaled will Loll animal iaising and cio ioduclion aie
essenlial iequiiemenls, llen lle joL slould Le classiled as mixed cio and animal ioduclion.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 47
Market-crented and subsstence wcrkers
221. Secial allenlion may need lo Le given lo lle dislinclion Lelween suLsislence laimeis and
lsleis and llose woiling in mailel-oiienled enleiiises. As discussed in seclion 3.5 aLove,
woileis slould Le classiled in SuL-majoi Giou 63: SuLsislence !aimeis, !isleis, Hunleis
and Galleieis, il lle main aim ol ioduclion is lo iovide lood, slellei and ollei goods loi
consumption by members of the workers own household.
222. !n mosl cases ol suLsislence aclivily some goods aie sold lo iovide a minimum ol casl
income. !l no casl income oi Laileiing is involved, all ioduclion ol goods loi own consum-
tion should be counted as employment and treated as subsistence production. Similarly, if
a large surplus is produced, and more goods are sold than consumed, but the main aim of
ioduclion was loi own consumlion, lle joLs slould neveilleless Le classiled in SuL-majoi
Giou 63. 1oLs slould only Le classiled as mailel-oiienled agiiculluial loiesliy, lsleiy oi
lunling il lle main aim ol lle aclivily is lo ioduce goods loi lle mailel.
223. !n some (mainly indusliialized) counliies, suLsislence laiming may Le iaie oi even non-
exislenl, in wlicl case lleie would Le no need lo male secial iovision oi even lo include
a giou loi suLsislence aclivilies in nalional adalalions ol !SCO-08. !n many counliies,
lowevei, suLsislence laiming ieiesenls a laige iooilion ol iuial emloymenl and lle dis-
linclion Lelween mailel-oiienled and suLsislence aclivily may Le imoilanl loi a wide iange
of purposes associated with social, economic and labour market policies.
224. !n counliies wleie seaiale joL lilles aie used loi suLsislence woileis and mailel-oii-
enled woileis, llese lilles slould Le included in lle nalional index ol occualion lilles, along
with the appropriate classication codes. Where this is not the case, it is unlikely that infor-
malion aLoul lle lasls eiloimed would iovide sumcienl inloimalion lo ieliaLly idenlily
suLsislence woileis, as lley lave many lasls in common will mailel-oiienled woileis. !l
subsistence farming is a signicant concern, it may be necessary, therefore, to consider an
addilional queslion asling wlellei oi nol ioduclion is mainly loi sale oi mainly loi own
oi lamily/louselold use. Tlis queslion may Le asled in lle conlexl ol ollei queslions on
occualion (lille and lasls) oi in associalion will queslions on economic aclivily and slalus
in emloymenl. Wlenevei sucl a queslion is included in a louselold suivey oi census, il is
important to ensure that the responses are used in the occupation coding or editing process.
225. Suggeslions loi lle design and lesling ol queslions ielaled lo suLsislence laiming aie
included in Clalei6.
Sklled farm wcrkers (Majcr Grcup ) and farm labcurers (Majcr Grcup 9)
226. Woileis in SuL-majoi Giou 92: Agiiculluial, !oiesliy and !isleiy IaLouieis eiloim
a limiled iange ol simle and iouline manual lasls iequiiing limiled liaining oi exeiience.
Tlose classiled in Majoi Giou 6: Slilled Agiiculluial, !oiesliy and !isleiy Woileis gen-
eially eiloim a wide iange ol lasls, lyically involving slills acquiied lliougl exlensive
exeiience and/oi liaining. !l slould Le noled llal iouline manual lasls may involve lle use
ol meclanized land-leld lools, loi wlicl limiled liaining is iequiied.
227. In some cases the occupation title alone may be sufcient to distinguish between skilled
and elemenlaiy laim woileis. !oi examle, occualion lilles wleie lle ley noun is laimei,
giowei, sleleid, iunei oi sleaiei would all indicale occualions llal involve lle
eiloimance ol a wide iange ol lasls, oi liglly secialized slills iequiiing consideiaLle
liaining oi exeiience, and aie classiled in Majoi Giou 6. Similaily, occualion lilles sucl
as laim laLouiei, liuil iclei oi cane cullei would indicale iouline oi ieelilive lasls
iequiiing limiled liaining oi inilialive.
228. Occualion lilles sucl as laim woilei oi laim land, lowevei, may iequiie moie
consideration, as they refer to the fact that the worker is an employee on a farm, rather than
lo lle level ol slill oi iesonsiLilily iequiied. !n sucl cases il is necessaiy lo considei lle use
ol leiminology in lle nalional conlexl and in ailiculai agiiculluial sellings. !oi examle,
lle leim slocl land may Le used in some counliies lo ielei lo a woilei wlo lools allei lle
48 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
caie and well-Leing ol animals on a liveslocl laim, classiled in \nil Giou 6121: Iiveslocl
and Daiiy Pioduceis. An oiclaid land, lowevei, may Le moie lilely lo ielei lo someone
who picks fruit and performs other routine manual tasks than to someone who prunes trees,
clecls cios loi disease and ensuies llal liuil-Leaiing liees aie leallly and ioduclive.
229. Tle comLinalion ol occualion lille will lasl inloimalion oi ollei qualilying inloima-
lion may lleieloie Le uselul. !oi examle a daiiy laim woilei wlo mills cows slould Le
classiled in \nil Giou 6121: Iiveslocl and Daiiy Pioduceis, wlilsl a daiiy laim land wlo
cleans animal enclosuies slould Le classiled in \nil Giou 9212: Iiveslocl !aim IaLouieis.
Wleie a comLinalion ol lasls is eiloimed including some llal involve liglei slills oi inilia-
live, llen Majoi Giou 6 would Le moie aioiiale.
230. !l is also imoilanl lo nole llal some elemenlaiy occualions llal commonly occui in
iuial oi laim sellings also occui in non-agiiculluial sellings and do nol iequiie diiecl involve-
menl will animals oi cios. Sucl occualions aie classiled in ielevanl gious oulside SuL-
majoi Giou 92: Agiiculluial, !oiesliy and !isleiy IaLouieis. !oi examle, dilcl digging
laLouieis aie classiled in \nil Giou 9312: Civil Lngineeiing IaLouieis, and walei caiiieis
aie classiled in \nil Giou 9624: Walei and !iiewood Colleclois.
Dperatcn cf farm and fcrestry machnery
231. !inally, il slould Le noled llal many slilled agiiculluie and loiesliy woileis oeiale
secialized maclineiy sucl as liaclois and diive moloiized velicles as ail ol lleii noimal
dulies. 1oLs llal iequiie oeialion ol maclineiy comLined will a iange ol ollei slilled laim
woil aie classiled in Majoi Giou 6. Woileis sucl as laiveslei oeialois, wlo secialize in
the operation of machinery but may perform other farm or forestry duties incidentally, should
be classied in the appropriate unit group for the type of machinery operated. In most cases
llis would Le \nil Giou 8341: MoLile !aim and !oiesliy Planl Oeialois.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 49
5. ADAPT!NS!5CD-08FDPNAT!DNALU5EANDFDPTHEPPDDUCT!DN
DF!NTEPNAT!DNALLYCDMPAPABLEDATA
5.1 5cenarios for the adaptation of !5CD-08 for nationaI use
232. Deending on nalional ciicumslances lleie aie lliee main ways in wlicl !SCO-08 may
Le adoled oi adaled loi nalional use:
y adoling !SCO-08 diieclly loi nalional uioses (nol iecommended in mosl ciicum-
slances);
y develomenl oi ieview ol a nalional classilcalion Lased on !SCO-08;
y an exisling nalional classilcalion, dieienl liom !SCO-08, is maed lo !SCO-08 lo
facilitate the production of internationally comparable data.
233. Tlis clalei iovides geneial guidance on lle use ol !SCO-08 lollowing eacl ol llese
scenaiios. Moie delailed advice will Le iovided in lle ioosed !SCO-08 Implementation
guide.13
234. As oullined in Clalei1, lle ideal silualion is llal counliies develo nalional classilca-
lions llal aie lailoied lo meel nalional iequiiemenls wlilsl also lacililaling lle iovision ol
inleinalionally comaiaLle inloimalion. Tlis means llal lle develomenl woil slould lale
inlo consideialion iequiiemenls loi inleinalional comaiaLilily, as well as ieecl secilc na-
lional iequiiemenls Lased on lle occualional sliucluie ol lle woilloice and nalional iioii-
lies loi inloimalion lo suoil olicy deLale. As llese iequiiemenls may nol always Le lully
compatible with each other, difcult decisions may sometimes need to be made in weighing
national priorities against the need for international comparability.
5.2 Adopting !5CD-08 directIy for nationaI purposes
235. !n silualions wleie counliies do nol lave lle iesouices, caacily oi lime lo develo a na-
lional occualion classilcalion (OC) designed lo suil lle counliy`s own iealilies and iequiie-
menls, lleie may Le lillle cloice ollei llan lo adol !SCO-08 will minimal clange, al leasl
in lle sloil lo medium leim. Tlis aioacl is lai liom ideal, as lle occualional sliucluie
ol lle nalional laLoui mailel, as well as nalional olicy conceins, will vaiy gieally Lelween
counliies. !l is unlilely, lleieloie, llal !SCO-08 willoul modilcalion would lully salisly lle
iange ol nalional iequiiemenls loi occualional slalislics and inloimalion.
236. Adoling !SCO-08 in llis way does, neveilleless, involve a signilcanl amounl ol ie-
aialion on lle ail ol agencies wisling lo use !SCO lo collecl dala on occualions. Tlis
migll include lianslaling !SCO-08 inlo lle nalional language oi languages wleie necessaiy.
!l would also Le necessaiy lo deleimine wleie in !SCO-08 ailiculai occualional gious in
the country should be classied.
237. Counliies would need lo decide, loi examle, wlellei nuising occualions slould Le
classiled in Majoi Giou 2: Piolessionals, in Majoi Giou 3: Teclnicians and Associale
Professionals, or whether some nursing jobs should be classied in one and some in the other
ol llese gious. Tle decision would need lo Le Lased on lnowledge aLoul lle naluie ol lle
woil eiloimed Ly dieienl lyes ol nuise in lle counliy, and would lleieloie iequiie some
research on the part of those responsible for adopting and using ISCO in national applications.
238. Tleie may also Le some occualions in lle counliy llal do nol commonly exisl in ollei
counliies and aie consequenlly nol seaialely lisled in !SCO-08. Counliies would lleieloie
need to collect information about the nature of the work performed in these occupations and
lleii slill iequiiemenls, in oidei lo idenlily lle mosl aioiiale !SCO-08 giou in wlicl
to include them.
13 See also Embury et al., 1997.
50 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
239. Tle mosl imoilanl lasl, wleie iesouices aie limiled, is lo develo a nalional index ol
occualion lilles, coded lo !SCO-08 (and/oi lo lle nalional adalalion ol il). Tle uiose ol
llis exeicise is lo accuialely ma leims used lo desciiLe occualions in nalional dala col-
leclions lo lle slandaid occualion classilcalion. Lillei lle !SCO-08 index oi an exisling
nalional index may Le used as a slailing oinl (see seclion 6.4 Lelow).
240. Tle !SCO-08 index iovides some common comLinalions ol occualion lilles, lasls
eiloimed and ollei qualilying inloimalion llal may Le ol assislance in adaling !SCO-08
loi nalional use. Tle use ol llese leims in lle nalional conlexl would need lo Le veiiled,
lowevei, Ly llose develoing nalional indexes ol occualional lilles. Teims used lo desciiLe
occualions in lle nalional conlexl would need lo Le added lo lle !SCO index, lollowing
determination of the appropriate ISCO code.
5.3 DeveIopment or review of a nationaI cIassication based on !5CD-08
241. Tle develomenl oi ieview ol a OC Lased on !SCO-08 may lyically include, in add-
ilion lo lle ilems menlioned in seclion 5.2 aLove, lle delelion oi meiging ol calegoiies llal
aie eillei non-exislenl oi unimoilanl in lle counliy. !l may also include lle secilcalion
of nationally specic occupational groups, and of groups that are adapted to suit national
ciicumslances. !n all cases invesligalion is iequiied lo undeisland, lislly, lle occualional
structure of the national labour market and, secondly, the nature of the occupational data
iequiied lo inloim deliLeialions on nalionally imoilanl olicy issues.
242. Tlis inloimalion is lilely lo Le oLlained in ail lliougl consullalion will ley useis
and ioduceis ol occualional inloimalion and in ail lliougl delailed analysis ol exisling
dala classiled Ly occualion. Tlis inloimalion is used lo deleimine lle exlenl lo wlicl lle
calegoiies and sliucluie ol !SCO-08 ieecl lle iealily ol nalional ciicumslances and iequiie-
menls. !l may Le necessaiy lo slil some !SCO-08 calegoiies lo iovide moie delail in some
aieas, oi lo cieale an addilional moie delailed lieiaiclical level, lo salisly some needs.
243. !l lle nalional classilcalion is lo Le used in adminislialive oi clienl-oiienled aclivilies
sucl as malcling joLseeleis will joL vacancies, as well as in slalislical alicalions, lle se-
cilc and olenlially conicling oeialional needs ol agencies sucl as lle nalional emloymenl
seivice and lle nalional slalislical omce need lo Le lalen inlo consideialion. Lmloymenl
seivices may lyically iequiie moie delailed and moie liequenlly udaled inloimalion llan is
iaclical loi use in slalislical suiveys. Tlose iesonsiLle loi designing lle classilcalion need
lo collaLoiale closely, lleieloie, will lle vaiious nalional agencies llal will use il.
244. CollaLoialion among llose agencies llal need lo use occualional classilcalions loi
the production of data, for operational purposes and for policy analysis, may lead to a com-
mitment among the agencies concerned to adopt a nationally consistent approach. Such
collaLoialion may lacililale lle iovision ol inlegialed occualional inloimalion, Lased on
comaiaLle quanlilalive and qualilalive dala liom a iange ol slalislical and adminislialive
souices, il a single classilcaloiy liamewoil is used in all alicalions. Alleinalively, a close
linlage Lelween dieienl Lul comlemenlaiy classilcalion syslems can Le eslaLlisled. !n
eillei case, signilcanl value can Le added lo lle inloimalion collecled il il is aLle lo Le inle-
grated or compared meaningfully with data from other sources.
245. Wleie il is lound necessaiy lo meige !SCO-08 unil gious oi liglei level gious il
should be borne in mind that this may impose limitations on the capacity of countries to map
nalional dala lo !SCO-08. !oi examle il may Le ossiLle lo ma dala only liom a delailed
level ol lle OC lo a liglei level ol !SCO.
246. Wleie lleie is an exisling OC llal is dieienl liom !SCO-08 il may, neveilleless, Le
desiiaLle lo ieview llal classilcalion lo imiove inleinalional comaiaLilily ol nalional dala,
and to determine whether any of the features of the international standard may be useful for
national purposes.
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5.4 Mapping nationaI occupation cIassications to !5CD
247. \nless !SCO-08 is used diieclly al nalional level, lle comaiison ol occualional in-
loimalion among counliies oi iegions noimally iequiies llal nalional occualional slalislics
Le conveiled lo lle inleinalional slandaid. Tlis may Le aclieved Ly maing lle nalional
occualional calegoiies lo !SCO-08 oi Ly coding diieclly lo lle inleinalional classilcalion,
as desciiLed in seclion 5.5 Lelow.
248. Maing one classilcalion inlo anollei is equivalenl lo coding eacl giou in lle lisl
classilcalion lo lle mosl aioiiale giou in lle second. Tle validily and accuiacy ol lle
maing will inciease will lle level delail al wlicl lle maing is done. Tle maing slould
Le caiiied oul, lleieloie, al lle lowesl ossiLle level ol aggiegalion ol eacl ol lle lwo classil-
calions, i.e. OC and !SCO-08 (see Homann, 1994). Tle maing is geneially ieiesenled in
a correspondence table that shows the relationship between the categories in one classication
and those in another.
249. !n lle iocess ol maing, lle lollowing lliee silualions aie lle mosl liequenlly
encounleied:
(a) Tle OC giou Lelongs unamLiguously lo one ol lle !SCO-08 unil gious. Tlis is, ol
course, the simplest situation and, if the NOC is based on a conceptual model similar to
llal ol !SCO-08, il is lilely lo Le lle mosl usual silualion.
(L) Tle OC giou, al lle lowesl level ol aggiegalion, dieis in occualional conlenl liom lle
mosl ielevanl !SCO-08 unil giou, Lul lle dieience in lle conlenl does nol ievenl lle
OC giou liom Leing validly maed inlo an !SCO-08 giou al one ol lle liglei levels
ol aggiegalion. !oi examle: lle OC classiles moLile laim, loiesliy and eaillmoving
lanl oeialois in lle same lowesl level giou, wlile !SCO-08 classiles llese occualions
in lwo seaiale unil gious, Lul in Loll classilcalions suLsequenl aggiegalion ol llese
occupations is carried out in the same manner.
(c) Tle way ol giouing ceilain occualions is dieienl in lle OC liom llal alied in !SCO-08,
and, as a iesull, an exisling OC giou cannol validly Le maed inlo any ol lle !SCO-08
gious. !oi examle: al lle lowesl level ol aggiegalion, lle OC classiles liveslocl laimeis
and liveslocl laim laLouieis in a single giou, wleieas !SCO-08 classiles llese occualions
in lwo seaiale unil gious Lelonging lo dieienl minoi, suL-majoi and majoi gious.
250. !l inleinalionally availaLle occualional slalislics lave lo Le ioduced al lle minoi
giou level ol !SCO-08, oi al any ol lle liglei levels ol aggiegalion, llen lew ioLlems aie
lilely lo aiise in lle silualion desciiLed undei (L) aLove. !l lle inloimalion las lo Le ioduced
al lle level coiiesonding lo !SCO-08 unil gious, and lle silualion desciiLed undei (L) and
(c) aLove alies, llen lle lollowing iules, oiiginally develoed loi !SCO-88, may also Le a-
lied loi maing lo !SCO-08 in lle oidei ol iioiily given Lelow.
(a) Tle numeiical dominance iule, accoiding lo wlicl, on lle Lasis ol lle addilional inloi-
malion availaLle liom economic and ollei slalislics, oi liom secloial exeils, eslimales
oi judgemenl slould Le made conceining lle ielalive imoilance ol lle occualions clas-
siled in lle OC giou. !l aioximalely 80 ei cenl oi moie ol lle joLs classiled in lle
OC giou Lelong lo a ailiculai !SCO-08 giou, llen lle wlole OC giou slould Le
classiled in llis !SCO-08 giou.
(L) Tle slill level iule, accoiding lo wlicl lle occualional mix ol lle OC giou slould Le
analysed on lle Lasis ol lle !SCO-08 slill-level concel. Tle maing inlo an !SCO-08
group should then be carried out on the basis of the occupations found to be the most skilled.
(c) Tle ioduclion iule, accoiding lo wlicl, loi lle uioses ol maing inlo !SCO-08, in
lle occualional mix ol a OC giou ioduclion occualions will lave iioiily ovei sales
or managerial occupations.
251. \se ol lle iules (a), (L) and (c) seciled aLove loi maing calegoiies in nalional clas-
silcalions lo !SCO-08 will inevilaLly lave a negalive imacl on lle accuiacy ol any exeicise
lo conveil nalional occualional dala lo !SCO-08. Tlis may imose signilcanl limilalions
on lle validily ol inleinalional comaiisons. !l llis lye ol maing is necessaiy il may Le
woill consideiing coding nalional occualional dala diieclly lo !SCO-08, as discussed Lelow
in seclion 5.5.
52 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
5.5 Coding to both the nationaI occupation cIassication and !5CD
252. !nleinalional comaiaLilily ol occualional slalislics can Le aclieved mosl accuialely
Ly coding lle oiiginal iesonses lo queslions on occualion diieclly lo lle inleinalional
classilcalion syslem (Homann, 1994, . 2089). !l llis involves lle iecoding ol census oi
suivey iesonses llal lave alieady Leen coded lo lle nalional classilcalion, lle cosls may
Le ioliLilive. !l, lowevei, lle coding index includes Loll !SCO-08 codes and OC codes,
llen il is ossiLle lo assign codes loi Loll classilcalion syslems. Tlis allows dual coding lo Le
done in a cosl-eeclive mannei using a single coding iocess al lle lime lle suivey oi census
dala aie oiiginally iocessed. Wleie coding is done manually, llis is lilely lo involve lle
ielalively modesl addilional exense ol ley enleiing lwo sels ol codes inslead ol one. Wleie
computer-assisted or automatic coding is used, the additional costs are likely to be minimal.
253. Tle comlexily ol dual coding oeialions ol llis lye will deend on low dieienl lle
OC is liom !SCO-08. !oi examle, il lle OC is closely Lased on !SCO-08 and uses a
similai concelual model, il may Le ielalively easy lo assign Loll OC and !SCO-08 codes
lo coding index enliies.
254. !l lle lwo classilcalions lave veiy dieienl concelual aioacles, il is lilely lo Le moie
dimcull lo design index enliies llal assign codes lo Loll classilcalions. Addilional index en-
liies may need lo Le develoed, loi examle lo allow loi lle dislinclions Lelween calegoiies in
Loll classilcalion syslems lo Le made. !l is iecisely in llis silualion, lowevei, llal maing
liom lle nalional classilcalion lo !SCO-08 using a coiiesondence laLle may Le leasl leasiLle.
!n sucl cases lle exlia eoil involved in designing an index llal will assign codes lo Loll clas-
silcalions may Le lle only eeclive way ol ioducing valid inleinalionally comaiaLle dala.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 53
6. CDLLECT!DNANDCDD!NSDFDATAFDPCLA55!F!CAT!DN5
BA5EDDN!5CD-08
255. Tlis clalei iovides an oveiview ol consideialions involved in lle colleclion ol dala
on occualion. !l also summaiizes lle ioceduies loi assigning lle iesonses lo queslions on
occualion lo classilcalions Lased on !SCO-08. Tlese ioceduies aie ieleiied lo as coding.
256. Moie delailed inloimalion aLoul collecling and coding dala on occualion can Le lound
in Measuring the economically active in population censuses: A handbook, published jointly by
lle \niled alions and lle !IO in 2010. Mucl ol lle inloimalion iovided in llis landLool
is ielevanl loi louselold and ollei suiveys as well as loi censuses. !uillei advice will also
Le iovided in lle ioosed !SCO-08 Implementation guide.
6.1 !nformation needed for coding
257. !oi accuiale coding lo any level ol !SCO-08 and ielaled nalional classilcalions, inloima-
lion is needed on lle lollowing:
y Name or title of occupation
y Main lasls oi dulies usually eiloimed in lle joL
258. Tle lollowing inloimalion may also Le uselul:
y Tle lye ol economic aclivily ol lle eslaLlislmenl (indusliy)
y Wlellei oi nol lle main aim ol lle aclivily is own consumlion (suLsislence)
259. !nloimalion aLoul lle lind ol economic aclivily (oi indusliy) ol lle eslaLlislmenl in
wlicl a eison is emloyed, and even lle name ol lle eslaLlislmenl, may Le lellul in some
inslances, wlen used in suoil ol inloimalion aLoul occualion lille and/oi lasls eiloimed.
Information on the industry of the establishment in which a person is employed is not nor-
mally useful, on its own, in assigning occupation codes.
260. !l suLsislence laiming oi lsling is signilcanl in lle counliy, oi is a majoi olicy concein,
it may also be necessary to collect information about whether or not the worker produces
goods mainly for the market or mainly for own household consumption.
261. !nloimalion aLoul lle level ol slill oi lle loimal qualilcalions leld Ly an individual is
nol necessaiy and nol uselul. !l is liequenlly lle case llal individuals lold liglei qualilca-
lions llan llose iequiied loi lle joL in wlicl lley aie emloyed oi, conveisely, llal lley do
nol lold any loimal qualilcalions ielevanl lo lle joL. Tle use ol sucl inloimalion loi occu-
pation coding could therefore lead to error and introduce a bias in the relationship between
dala on occualion and level ol educalion.
6.2 Types of question on occupation
262. Tliee lyes ol queslion on occualion lave lyically Leen used in nalional censuses and
louselold suiveys:
One oi lwo ie-coded (licl Lox) queslions on lle joLs llal lle individuals leld (nol
recommended)
One wiile-in queslion lo oLlain occualion-ielevanl inloimalion aLoul individuals` joLs
Two oi moie wiile-in queslions: a Lasic queslion on lle lille ol lle osilion leld will
lollow-u on main lasls eiloimed Ly lle individual in lle joL
263. !n eslaLlislmenl suiveys and adminislialive dala colleclions, a joL desciilion oi duly
slalemenl may Le coded diieclly lo lle occualion classilcalion, using Loll lle coding index
and delailed lexl desciilions ol lle classilcalion gious. Tle naluie and delail ol lle inloi-
malion availaLle liom llese souices may Le quile dieienl liom lle inloimalion iovided in
household-based collections.
54 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Pre-ccded questcns
264. Closed-ended ie-coded queslions lave limiled accuiacy, as lle names loi gious in oc-
cualion classilcalions do nol usually equale will ieal woild leims used lo desciiLe joLs.
!n addilion, since llese queslions aie necessaiily limiled lo a small numLei ol calegoiies lley
do nol iovide sumcienl delail lo meel lle needs ol mosl dala useis, even llougl lley lale
u a laige amounl ol sace on census and suivey loims.
265. Tle iincial advanlage ol closed-ended queslions on occualion is llal iesonses can
Le iocessed quiclly and al a low cosl. !l llis aioacl is unavoidaLle due lo cosl limila-
lions, seaiale iesonse calegoiies can Le iovided loi ligl-iioiily gious. Accuiacy can
also Le imioved lliougl lesling and ielnemenl ol queslions. !l is imoilanl lo nole llal
the names of categories from broad classication groups should not usually appear on the
queslionnaiie.
Dpen-ended questcns
266. Oen-ended queslions, il designed well, can iovide sumcienl inloimalion lo accuialely
assign a 4-digil !SCO-08 code. Adequale sace musl Le iovided loi a wiillen iesonse ol
seveial woids, and lle queslion oi queslions slould collecl inloimalion aLoul Loll lle joL
lille and lle main lasls oi dulies eiloimed. Lxamles ol suilaLly delailed iesonses slould
Le iovided wleie ossiLle, esecially on sell-enumeialed queslionnaiies. Wleie dala aie
collecled Ly lelelone oi eisonal inleiview, good inleiviewei liaining is essenlial lo ensuie
llal iesonses aie adequale.
267. Tle oLvious disadvanlage ol using oen-ended queslions is llal iesonses lave lo Le
assigned classilcalion codes using an index ol occualion lilles (a coding index). Tlis can Le
a costly process but is the only way of obtaining accurate and reliable statistical and admin-
islialive dala on occualion. Relalively quicl and cosl-eeclive coding mellods aie ossiLle,
Lul aie lilely lo iequiie signilcanl develomenl eoil.
268. A single queslion las liequenlly Leen asled in suiveys and censuses sucl as:
y What is the main occupation of (the person) in this workplace?
y What kind of work does (the person) do?
269. Tlis aioacl may iovide adequale inloimalion liom some Lul nol all iesondenls.
Tlis lye ol queslion is lilely, lowevei, lo yield iesonses sucl as managei, consullanl
oi laim woil. Sucl iesonses may nol Le aLle lo Le coded ieliaLly lo any level ol !SCO-08.
!l llis lye ol queslion is used, inleivieweis need lo Le liained lloiouglly lo ioLe wlen lle
inloimalion inilially iovided is insumcienl.
270. Tle use ol seaiale queslions on joL lille and lasls eiloimed is incieasingly used Ly
slalislical omces and is lle iecommended aioacl loi louselold suiveys and censuses. Tle
use ol lwo queslions geneially assuies llal sumcienl delail is iovided. Asling loi lwo dil-
leienl lyes ol inloimalion will lel lle iesondenl lo iesond lully and lo give moie delail
in lle second queslion, loi examle:
y Tille: Sales managei
y Tasls: Selling used cais
y Tille: Cuslomei seivices consullanl
y Tasls: Selling used cais
6.3 5uggested questions recommended for testing and further deveIopment
271. Questions for use in statistical collections need to be tested for suitability in a particular
dala colleclion selling and in lle nalional conlexl. Tesling slould geneially involve allemling
lo assign classilcalion codes lo lle iesonses lo suivey queslions (lesl coding), as well as con-
ducling lollow-u inleiviews will dala colleclois and iesondenls. Tle lesl coding iocess is
also a uselul mellod ol develoing, lesling and ielning lle coding index.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 55
272. Tle lollowing queslions aie suggesled as a slailing oinl in lle develomenl ol a nalional
approach towards the collection of occupation data.
1. In the main job held last week what was your work or occupation?
Please give full job title and be specic. For example:
!iuil iclei
Iegal secielaiy
Reslauianl managei
Secondaiy sclool leaclei
Callle laimei
Regisleied nuise
Occualion:
2. What are your main tasks or duties in that job?
Please give details. For example:
Picling and caiiying oianges and eacles
Pieaiing legal documenls
Managing lle oeialions ol a ieslauianl
Teacling mallemalics
Managing a callle laim
Caiing loi lle sicl and adminisleiing medicalions
Main lasls oi dulies:
273. Secial allenlion may need lo Le given lo suLsislence laiming and lsling. !l llis is a
policy concern, or is thought to represent a signicant proportion of employment, it may be ad-
visaLle lo asl an addilional queslion lo imiove accuiacy. Tle lollowing aioacl is suggesled.
3. Do you produce goods mainly for sale or mainly for your own or family use?
Only for sale
Mainly loi sale Lul ailly loi own oi lamily use
Mainly loi own oi lamily use Lul ailly loi sale
Only for own or family use
274. Tlis queslion can geneially Le asled as a closed-ended queslion will iesonse calegoiies
that ensure a clean separation between those who produce goods mainly for sale and mainly
loi lamily use. Tle loui closed-ended iesonse calegoiies suggesled aLove iequiie lle ie-
spondent to decide whether production is mainly for sale or mainly for own consumption.
Seleclion ol lle lliid oi louill iesonse calegoiies would imly llal an !SCO-08 code in SuL-
majoi Giou 63: SuLsislence !aimeis, !isleis, Hunleis and Galleieis may Le aioiiale.
275. !l inloimalion on suLsislence aclivily is collecled as ail ol a sel ol queslions on slalus in
emloymenl oi economic aclivily slalus, lle iesonses slould also Le used in lle occualion
coding or editing process and adapted, if necessary, to ensure they are sufciently consistent
will lle delnilion ol !SCO-08 SuL-majoi Giou 63.
6.4 Assigning cIassication codes to survey responses (coding)
276. Resonses lo oen-ended queslions lave lo Le assigned lo lle aioiiale calegoiy in an
occualion classilcalion. Wlellei oi nol lle occualion classilcalion is Lased on !SCO-08 llis
is nol usually a simle iocess. Resonses lo queslions on occualion (lille and lasls), indusliy
and name and addiess ol woillace aie ielevanl lo lle occualion coding iocess. Resonses
lo any queslions llal collecl dala on suLsislence aclivily slould also Le lalen inlo consideialion.
56 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
277. !l is advisaLle lo ieaie lliee documenls in advance ol coding iesonses lo oen-ended
queslions on occualion. Tlese aie: (1) coding insliuclions secilying lle ioceduies lle
codei is lo lollow; (2) a coding index; and (3) queiy iesolulion ioceduies, secilying low lo
deal will iesonses llal cannol Le coded using lle index and lle slandaid coding ioceduies
specied in (1).
278. Tle coding index is lle ley insliumenl loi malcling iesonses lo queslions will !SCO-08
codes. It can take the form of a durable printed publication, a loose-leaf binder, computer
iinloul, oi a macline-ieadaLle lle willin a comulei syslem. Tle same index can Le used
in all of these forms in manual, computer-assisted and automatic coding operations.
279. Tle index is needed Lecause lle loimal names loi classilcalion calegoiies (e.g. Lducalion
Managei) aie nol usually lle same as leims noimally used lo desciiLe joLs in naluial language
(e.g. lead leaclei, sclool iincial, univeisily dean, leadmisliess).
280. Tle index enliies usually include a code loi one oi moie classilcalion syslems, and one oi
moie woids Lased on iesonses given in censuses and suiveys. Vaiious devices sucl as slasles,
underlining and italics may be used to indicate whether specic words can be matched with
inloimalion given as lle occualion lille, lasls eiloimed oi ollei sulemenlaiy inloima-
lion sucl as indusliy. Tle index is seaicled allaLelically Lul can also Le soiled in code oidei
loi udaling and queiy iesolulion.
281. !n lle aLsence ol any nalional index oi any ollei uselul souice lo assess comleleness ol
a nalional index, lle !SCO-08 Index of occupational titles, uLlisled as !SCO-08, Volume 2,
may Le a good slailing oinl lo develo a nalional index. Tle nalional index, lowevei, needs
lo ieecl language as used in suivey iesonses in lle counliy conceined.
282. Tle !SCO-08 Index of occupational titles can be found in electronic form on the ISCO
weLsile: lll://www.ilo.oig/uLlic/englisl/Luieau/slal/isco/index.llm, oi Ly sending an email
lo: !SCOilo.oig, and may Le used as a slailing oinl in lle develomenl ol nalional coding
indexes willoul Lieacl ol !IO coyiigll.
283. !n some slalislical colleclions lleie las Leen a lendency lo code dala on occualion only
lo a ailiculai aggiegale level ol lle classilcalion sliucluie (e.g. lle 3-digil level ol !SCO).
One aigumenl loi llis is lle eiceived cosl ol coding lo a laigei numLei ol calegoiies in leims
ol eiiois and sla louis iequiied. Tleie may also Le concein llal lle iesonses would nol
support coding to more detailed categories or that the detailed results may not be publishable
due to sampling considerations.
284. Tle exeiience ol many slalislical agencies las slown, lowevei, llal lle maiginal cosls ol
coding to a larger number of ISCO categories are small. Error rates do not signicantly increase
and may imiove loi aggiegale gious. Many iesonses suoil delailed coding, wlile some
do nol. Coding lo an aiLiliaiy secilc level ol lle classilcalion may lleieloie involve unneces-
sary loss of information. With respect to sampling considerations, it is important to note that
occualion classilcalions, including !SCO-08, aie nol geneially designed so llal calegoiies al
a ailiculai lieiaiclical level aie even in size. Some gious al delailed levels ol classilcalion
may Le laigei llan olleis al liglei levels. Coding al a liglei level will limil olions loi laLu-
lalion, inleinalional ieoiling, and loi lle ioduclion ol exiLle non-slandaid aggiegalions.
6.5 Coding of vague and inadequate responses
285. Wlalevei level ol delail ol lle classilcalion is used, some iesonses may Le loo vague and
imprecise to allow the coder to determine to which category the job belongs. Such responses
slould Le coded lo lle level in lle classilcalion sliucluie suoiled Ly lle inloimalion iovided
on lle queslionnaiie. Tley slould nol Le loiced inlo any ailiculai delailed calegoiy wleie only a
small iooilion ol lle joLs would lall il lle iesonses weie adequale. !l is ailiculaily imoilanl
lo ensuie llal iesidual gious (ol Llsewleie Classiled) aie nol used loi vague iesonses.
286. A common mellod ol dealing will llis lye ol iesonse is lo iovide enliies in lle
coding index loi commonly occuiiing vague iesonses. Sucl iesonses aie assigned lle code
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 57
loi lle ielevanl liglei calegoiy, lollowed Ly liailing zeios. Alleinalively, sucl codes can Le
assigned Ly secially liained coding sla oi coding sueivisois as ail ol a queiy iesolulion
iocess. !oi examle, il lle only inloimalion availaLle is llal lle eison is a managei, lle
iesonse can Le assigned lle code loi Majoi Giou 1: Manageis, lollowed Ly lliee zeios and
ieiesenled as: 1000: Manageis ol !uillei Delned.
287. A similai aioacl can Le adoled wlen dala can Le coded only lo lle suL-majoi giou
level. !l, loi examle, lle only inloimalion is lle joL lille leaclei, il can Le coded only lo
SuL-majoi Giou 23: Teacling Piolessionals. Tle iesonse can Le assigned a code loi wlal
is eeclively an aililcial unil giou (2300: Teacling Piolessionals ol !uillei Delned) Ly
adding two trailing zeros.
288. Wlen dala can Le coded only al lle minoi giou level, a single liailing zeio can Le
added lo lle 3-digil minoi giou code. !l lle only inloimalion is llal someLody is a medical
docloi, loi examle, il may nol Le ossiLle lo deleimine wlellei lle iesonse ieleis lo a
geneialisl medical iaclilionei (\nil Giou 2211) oi lo a secialisl medical iaclilionei (\nil
Giou2212). Tle iesonse can ieliaLly Le coded lo Minoi Giou 221: Medical Doclois, and
assigned code 2210: Medical Doclois ol !uillei Delned. Iooling al anollei examle, in
lle case ol lle iesonse engineei will no ollei uselul inloimalion, il may Le aioiiale
lo assign a code 2140: Lngineeiing Piolessionals ol !uillei Delned.
289. !n slalislical oululs lleie aie lwo main ways ol dealing will llese iesonses. One olion
is to allocate them proportionally to the more detailed categories in a transparent manner.
Alleinalively, lley can Le ieleased in laLles laLelled as: (Giou ame) ol !uillei Delned.
!oi examle, il 15 ei cenl ol all iesonses coded lo !SCO-08 Majoi Giou 1 iovide no moie
delailed inloimalion llan:
Occualion lille: Managei
Tasls and dulies eiloimed: Managemenl and sueivision ol sla
il may Le aioiiale lo ieiesenl llese dala in slalislical oulul as Manageis ol !uillei
Delned will an !SCO-08 code 1000. !n aggiegale oulul, llese vague iesonses aie aulomal-
ically included will dala loi lle ielevanl aggiegale giou.
290. Tle use ol codes will liailing zeios enlails lle ciealion ol sulemenlaiy codes (and
laLels) loi dala iocessing and oulul. Alllougl lley aie nol suLslanlive calegoiies in lle
classilcalion lley need lo Le seciled as valid codes loi dala sloiage and iocessing ui-
oses, in advance ol dala iocessing along will ollei sulemenlaiy codes sucl as llose loi
inadequalely desciiLed, nol slaled and nol alicaLle iesonses.
58 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
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5EVENTEENTH!NTEPNAT!DNALCDNFEPENCEDFLABDUP5TAT!5T!C!AN5:
PE5DLUT!DN!!!
PE5DLUT!DNCDNCEPN!NSFUPTHEPWDPKDNTHE!NTEPNAT!DNAL
5TANDAPDCLA55!F!CAT!DNDFDCCUPAT!DN5
Tle Sevenleenll !nleinalional Conleience ol IaLoui Slalislicians,
Having examined lle ieoil lo lle Conleience ol lle !nleinalional IaLoui Omce`s woil will
classications,
Recognizing lle valuaLle woil llal lle !nleinalional IaLoui Omce (!IO) las caiiied oul
ovei lle yeais lo develo lle cuiienl veision ol lle International Standard Classication
of Occupations (ISCO-88) and lo advise on ils use as a model loi nalional occualional
classilcalions as well as on lleii eeclive and ieliaLle use loi slalislics and in clienl-ielaled
applications,
Recognizing llal some counliies lave nalional occualional classilcalions llal diei signil-
canlly liom !SCO-88 lo well ieecl lleii nalional ciicumslances,
Concluding llal lle Lasic iinciles and main sliucluie ol !SCO-88 slould nol Le clanged,
Lul llal neveilleless modilcalions aie necessaiy in some aieas, Loll lo male imiovemenls
in ligll ol exeiience gained in many counliies using !SCO-88-Lased classilcalions, and as
a consequence ol develomenls in lle woild ol woil ovei lle lasl 15 yeais,
OLseiving llal lle cuslodians ol nalional slandaid occualional classilcalions as well as
the users of such classications and of occupational statistics signicantly benet from the
leclnical advisoiy seivices llal lle !IO is uniquely qualiled lo iovide, and
Recalling lle iequesl made Ly lle Slalislical Commission ol lle \niled alions al ils 34ll
session (Maicl 2003) llal lle limelaLle loi lle ievision ol !SCO slould meel lle needs ol
lle 2010 iound ol oulalion and lousing censuses;
Requesls lle Goveining Body ol lle !nleinalional IaLoui Oiganizalion lo:
(a) ensure that the ILO, as the custodian of the International Standard Classication of Oc-
cupations (ISCO-88), will lave lle caacily lo:
(1) undertake the research and consultations necessary to formulate the modications
and udales ol !SCO-88 llal aie necessaiy lo ensuie llal il can conlinue lo seive as a
good model for national occupational classications to be used for statistics as well as for
clienl-ielaled alicalions;
(2) complete this work not later than the end of 2007 for the results to be taken into
account in national preparations for the majority of population censuses that are to be
undeilalen in lle 2010 iound;
(L) develo and imlemenl meclanisms loi llis woil lo Le done in cooeialion and con-
sullalion will ieiesenlalives ol cuslodians ol nalional occualional classilcalions as well as
ollei exeils and inleiesled ailies;
(c) convene an !IO meeling ol exeils lo evaluale and male aioiiale iecommendalions
on lle iesulls lo lle Goveining Body; and
(d) ensuie llal lle !IO will lave lle caacily lo iovide lle leclnical advisoiy seivices llal
will Le needed ailiculaily Ly lle develoing counliies lo ensuie llal nalional occualional
classilcalions can Le develoed oi imioved coiiesondingly and Le used eeclively and
reliably.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 59
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CLA55!F!CAT!DNDFDCCUPAT!DN5
Tle Tiiailile Meeling ol Lxeils on IaLoui Slalislics on \daling lle !nleinalional Slandaid
Classication of Occupations (ISCO),
Having Leen convened al Geneva Ly lle Goveining Body ol lle !IO and laving mel liom 3
lo 6 DecemLei 2007;
Recalling the Resolution of the Fourteenth International Conference of Labour Statisticians,
made on 6 ovemLei 1987, endoising lle !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occua-
lions, 1988 (!SCO-88);
Recalling lle iequesl made Ly lle Slalislical Commission ol lle \niled alions al ils 34ll
session (Maicl 2003) llal lle limelaLle loi lle ievision ol !SCO slould meel lle needs ol
lle 2010 iound ol oulalion and lousing censuses; and
Concuiiing llal, wlilsl lle Lasic iinciles and main sliucluie ol !SCO-88 iemain valid, sig-
nilcanl modilcalions ieecling exeiience gained in many counliies using !SCO-88-Lased
classilcalions and new develomenls in lle woild ol woil aie necessaiy lo allow !SCO lo
conlinue lo Le a uselul model loi lle develomenl ol nalional classilcalions and a Lasis loi
inleinalional comaiison and exclange ol inloimalion classiled Ly occualion;
Recalling lle iecommendalion adoled Ly lle Sevenleenll !nleinalional Conleience ol IaLoui
Slalislicians in 2003 loi lle meeling lo evaluale lle woil ol lle !IO lo udale !SCO-88 and
lo male aioiiale iecommendalions on lle iesulls lo lle Goveining Body; and
Having examined lle ieoil lo lle Meeling desciiLing lle woil ol lle !nleinalional IaLoui
Omce on udaling !SCO-88;
Adols, llis sixll day ol DecemLei 2007, lle lollowing iesolulion:
1. Tle occualional classilcalion syslem ol majoi, suL-majoi, minoi and unil gious slown
in lle Annex lo llis iesolulion is endoised Ly lle Meeling ol Lxeils in IaLoui Slalislics
and is designaled lle !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions, 2008 (!SCO-08).
2. !SCO classiles joLs. A Job is delned loi lle uioses ol !SCO-08 as a set of tasks and
duties performed, or meant to be performed, by one person, including for an employer or in self
employment.
3. An occupation is dened as a set of jobs whose main tasks and duties are characterized by a
high degree of similarity. A eison may Le associaled will an occualion lliougl lle main
joL cuiienlly leld, a second joL oi a joL ieviously leld.
4. 1oLs aie classiled Ly occualion will iesecl lo lle lye ol woil eiloimed, oi lo Le
eiloimed. Tle Lasic ciileiia used lo delne lle syslem ol majoi, suL-majoi, minoi and unil
gious aie lle slill level and slill secializalion iequiied lo comelenlly eiloim lle
tasks and duties of the occupations.
5. !n collecling and iocessing slalislics classiled Ly occualion (e.g. loi use in lelds sucl as
labour market analysis, educational planning, human resource planning, occupational health
and salely analysis, wages analysis, elc.), eacl counliy slould endeavoui lo comile dala llal
can Le conveiled lo lle !SCO-08 syslem, lo lacililale lle inleinalional use and comaiison
of occupational information.
6. Counliies slould iovide inloimalion lo lle !IO aLoul low lle gious delned in lle
classication (or classications) of occupations used for national purposes can best be related
lo !SCO-08.
7. Tle Meeling ol Lxeils noles llal lle !IO lans lo:
(a) uLlisl !SCO-08 including delnilions ol lle majoi, suL-majoi, minoi and unil gious and
an index ol occualions in Lnglisl, !iencl and Sanisl;
60 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
(L) iovide a manual and liaining maleiial on low lo adal !SCO-08 loi use in nalional and
iegional sellings; and iovide liaining on a iegional Lasis lliougl a seiies ol iegional
woilslos;
(c) ensure that, as the custodian of the International Standard Classication of Occupations
(ISCO-08), il will lave lle caacily lo iovide lle leclnical advisoiy seivices llal will
Le needed ailiculaily Ly lle develoing counliies lo ensuie llal nalional occualional
classilcalions can Le develoed oi imioved coiiesondingly and Le used eeclively and
reliably.
!nlioducloiy and Mellodological oles 61
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Sliucluie ol !SCO-08: Majoi Gious 65
MAJDPSPDUP5
1 Managers
2 ProfessionaIs
3 TechniciansandAssociateProfessionaIs
4 CIericaI 5upport Workers
5 5ervices and 5aIes Workers
6 5kiIIed AgricuIturaI, Forestry and Fishery Workers
7 Craft and PeIated Trades Workers
8 PIant and Machine Dperators and AssembIers
9 EIementary Dccupations
0 Armed Forces Dccupations
66 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
MAJDPAND5UB-MAJDPSPDUP5
1 Managers
TT Chef ExecuLves, Senor 0fcas and LegsaLors
T2 AdmnsLraLveandCommercaManagers
T3 ProducLonandSpecazedServcesManagers
T4 HospLaLy,ReLaand0LherServcesManagers
2 ProfessionaIs
2T ScenceandEngneerngProfessonas
22 HeaLhProfessonas
23 TeachngProfessonas
24 BusnessandAdmnsLraLonProfessonas
25 InformaLonandCommuncaLonsTechnoogyProfessonas
26 Lega, Soca and CuLura Professonas
3 TechniciansandAssociateProfessionaIs
3T ScenceandEngneerngAssocaLeProfessonas
32 HeaLhAssocaLeProfessonas
33 BusnessandAdmnsLraLonAssocaLeProfessonas
34 Lega, Soca, CuLura and ReaLed AssocaLe Professonas
35 InformaLonandCommuncaLonsTechncans
4 CIericaI 5upport Workers
4T 0eneraandKeyboardCerks
42 CusLomerServcesCerks
43 NumercaandMaLeraRecordngCerks
44 0LherCercaSupporLworkers
5 5ervices and 5aIes Workers
5T PersonaServcesworkers
52 Saesworkers
53 PersonaCareworkers
54 ProLecLveServcesworkers
6 5kiIIed AgricuIturaI, Forestry and Fishery Workers
6T MarkeL-orenLedSkedAgrcuLuraworkers
62 MarkeL-orenLedSkedForesLry,FsheryandHunLngworkers
63 SubssLenceFarmers,Fshers,HunLersand0aLherers
7 Craft and PeIated Trades Workers
7T BudngandReaLedTradesworkers(excudngEecLrcans)
72 MeLa,MachneryandReaLedTradesworkers
73 HandcrafLandPrnLngworkers
74 EecLrcaandEecLroncTradesworkers
75 FoodProcessng,woodworkng,0armenLand0LherCrafLandReaLedTradesworkers
8 PIant and Machine Dperators and AssembIers
8T SLaLonaryPanLandMachne0peraLors
82 Assembers
83 DrversandMobePanL0peraLors
Sliucluie ol !SCO-08: Majoi and SuL-majoi Gious 67
9 EIementary Dccupations
9T CeanersandHepers
92 AgrcuLura, ForesLry and Fshery Labourers
93 Labourers n Mnng, ConsLrucLon, ManufacLurng and TransporL
94 FoodPreparaLonAsssLanLs
95 SLreeLandReaLedSaesandServcesworkers
96 Refuseworkersand0LherEemenLaryworkers
0 Armed Forces Dccupations
0T Commssoned Armed Forces 0fcers
02 Non-commssoned Armed Forces 0fcers
03 ArmedForces0ccupaLons,0LherRanks
68 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
MAJDP,5UB-MAJDPANDM!NDPSPDUP5
1 Managers
TT Chef ExecuLves, Senor 0fcas and LegsaLors
111 Legislatcrs and Senicr 0cials
112 ManagingDirectcrsand0hieExecutives
T2 AdmnsLraLveandCommercaManagers
121 BusinessServicesand/dministraticnManagers
122 Sales, Marketing and Develcpment Managers
T3 ProducLonandSpecazedServcesManagers
131 Prcducticn Managers in /griculture, Fcrestry and Fisheries
132 Manuacturing, Mining, 0cnstructicn and Distributicn Managers
133 ncrmaticnand0cmmunicaticnsTechnclcgyServicesManagers
134 PrcessicnalServicesManagers
T4 HospLaLy,ReLaand0LherServcesManagers
141 HctelandRestaurantManagers
142 RetailandwhclesaleTradeManagers
143 0therServicesManagers
2 ProfessionaIs
2T ScenceandEngneerngProfessonas
211 PhysicalandEarthSciencePrcessicnals
212 Mathematicians, /ctuaries and Statisticians
213 LieSciencePrcessicnals
214 EngineeringPrcessicnals(excludingElectrctechnclcgy)
215 ElectrctechnclcgyEngineers
216 /rchitects, Planners, Surveycrs and Designers
22 HeaLhProfessonas
221 MedicalDcctcrs
222 NursingandMidwieryPrcessicnals
223 Traditicnaland0cmplementaryMedicinePrcessicnals
224 ParamedicalPractiticners
225 \eterinarians
226 0therHealthPrcessicnals
23 TeachngProfessonas
231 UniversityandHigherEducaticnTeachers
232 \ccaticnalEducaticnTeachers
233 SeccndaryEducaticnTeachers
234 PrimarySchcclandEarly0hildhccdTeachers
235 0therTeachingPrcessicnals
24 BusnessandAdmnsLraLonProfessonas
241 FinancePrcessicnals
242 /dministraticnPrcessicnals
243 Sales, Marketing and Public Relaticns Prcessicnals
25 InformaLonandCommuncaLonsTechnoogyProfessonas
251 Sctwareand/pplicaticnsDevelcpersand/nalysts
252 DatabaseandNetwcrkPrcessicnals
26 Lega, Soca and CuLura Professonas
261 LegalPrcessicnals
262 Librarians, /rchivists and 0uratcrs
263 SccialandReligicusPrcessicnals
Sliucluie ol !SCO-08: Majoi, SuL-majoi and Minoi Gious 69
264 /uthcrs, 1curnalists and Linguists
265 0reativeandPercrming/rtists
3 TechniciansandAssociateProfessionaIs
3T ScenceandEngneerngAssocaLeProfessonas
311 PhysicalandEngineeringScienceTechnicians
312 Mining, Manuacturing and 0cnstructicn Superviscrs
313 Prccess0cntrclTechnicians
314 LieScienceTechniciansandRelated/sscciatePrcessicnals
315 Shipand/ircrat0cntrcllersandTechnicians
32 HeaLhAssocaLeProfessonas
321 MedicalandPharmaceuticalTechnicians
322 NursingandMidwiery/sscciatePrcessicnals
323 Traditicnaland0cmplementaryMedicine/sscciatePrcessicnals
324 \eterinaryTechniciansand/ssistants
325 0therHealth/sscciatePrcessicnals
33 BusnessandAdmnsLraLonAssocaLeProfessonas
331 FinancialandMathematical/sscciatePrcessicnals
332 SalesandPurchasing/gentsandBrckers
333 BusinessServices/gents
334 /dministrativeandSpecializedSecretaries
335 0cvernmentRegulatcry/sscciatePrcessicnals
34 Lega, Soca, CuLura and ReaLed AssocaLe Professonas
341 Legal, Sccial and Religicus /sscciate Prcessicnals
342 SpcrtsandFitnesswcrkers
343 /rtistic, 0ultural and 0ulinary /sscciate Prcessicnals
35 InformaLonandCommuncaLonsTechncans
351 ncrmaticnand0cmmunicaticnsTechnclcgy0peraticnsandUserSuppcrtTech-
nicians
352 TeleccmmunicaticnsandBrcadcastingTechnicians
4 CIericaI 5upport Workers
4T 0eneraandKeyboardCerks
411 0eneral 0ce 0lerks
412 Secretaries(general)
413 Keybcard0peratcrs
42 CusLomerServcesCerks
421 Tellers, Mcney 0cllectcrs and Related 0lerks
422 0lientncrmaticnwcrkers
43 NumercaandMaLeraRecordngCerks
431 Numerical0lerks
432 MaterialReccrdingandTranspcrt0lerks
44 0LherCercaSupporLworkers
441 0ther0lericalSuppcrtwcrkers
5 5ervices and 5aIes Workers
5T PersonaServcesworkers
511 Travel /ttendants, 0cnductcrs and 0uides
512 0ccks
513 waitersandBartenders
514 Hairdressers, Beauticians and Related wcrkers
515 BuildingandHcusekeepingSuperviscrs
516 0therPerscnalServiceswcrkers
70 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
52 Saesworkers
521 StreetandMarketSalesperscns
522 ShcpSalesperscns
523 0ashiersandTicket0lerks
524 0therSaleswcrkers
53 PersonaCareworkers
531 0hild0arewcrkersandTeachers/ides
532 Perscnal0arewcrkersinHealthServices
54 ProLecLveServcesworkers
541 PrctectiveServiceswcrkers
6 5kiIIed AgricuIturaI, Forestry and Fishery Workers
6T MarkeL-orenLedSkedAgrcuLuraworkers
611 Market0ardenersand0rcp0rcwers
612 /nimalPrcducers
613 Mixed0rcpand/nimalPrcducers
62 MarkeL-orenLedSkedForesLry,FsheryandHunLngworkers
621 FcrestryandRelatedwcrkers
622 Fishery wcrkers, Hunters and Trappers
63 SubssLenceFarmers,Fshers,HunLersand0aLherers
631 Subsistence0rcpFarmers
632 SubsistenceLivestcckFarmers
633 SubsistenceMixed0rcpandLivestcckFarmers
634 Subsistence Fishers, Hunters, Trappers and 0atherers
7 Craft and PeIated Trades Workers
7T BudngandReaLedTradesworkers(excudngEecLrcans)
711 BuildingFrameandRelatedTradeswcrkers
712 BuildingFinishersandRelatedTradeswcrkers
713 Painters, Building Structure 0leaners and Related Trades wcrkers
72 MeLa,MachneryandReaLedTradesworkers
721 Sheet and Structural Metal wcrkers, Mculders and welders, and Related wcrkers
722 Blacksmiths, Tcclmakers and Related Trades wcrkers
723 MachineryMechanicsandRepairers
73 HandcrafLandPrnLngworkers
731 Handicratwcrkers
732 PrintingTradeswcrkers
74 EecLrcaandEecLroncTradesworkers
741 ElectricalEquipmentnstallersandRepairers
742 ElectrcnicsandTeleccmmunicaticnsnstallersandRepairers
75 FoodProcessng,woodworkng,0armenLand0LherCrafLandReaLedTradesworkers
751 FccdPrccessingandRelatedTradeswcrkers
752 wccd Treaters, 0abinet-makers and Related Trades wcrkers
753 0armentandRelatedTradeswcrkers
754 0ther0ratandRelatedwcrkers
8 PIant and Machine Dperators and AssembIers
8T SLaLonaryPanLandMachne0peraLors
811 MiningandMineralPrccessingPlant0peratcrs
812 MetalPrccessingandFinishingPlant0peratcrs
813 0hemicalandPhctcgraphicPrcductsPlantandMachine0peratcrs
814 Rubber, Plastic and Paper Prcducts Machine 0peratcrs
815 Textile, Fur and Leather Prcducts Machine 0peratcrs
Sliucluie ol !SCO-08: Majoi, SuL-majoi and Minoi Gious 71
816 FccdandRelatedPrcductsMachine0peratcrs
817 wccdPrccessingandPapermakingPlant0peratcrs
818 0therStaticnaryPlantandMachine0peratcrs
82 Assembers
821 /ssemblers
83 DrversandMobePanL0peraLors
831 LcccmctiveEngineDriversandRelatedwcrkers
832 0ar, \an and Mctcrcycle Drivers
833 HeavyTruckandBusDrivers
834 McbilePlant0peratcrs
835 ShipsDeck0rewsandRelatedwcrkers
9 EIementary Dccupations
9T CeanersandHepers
911 Dcmestic, Hctel and 0ce 0leaners and Helpers
912 \ehicle, windcw, Laundry and 0ther Hand 0leaning wcrkers
92 AgrcuLura, ForesLry and Fshery Labourers
921 /gricultural, Fcrestry and Fishery Labcurers
93 Labourers n Mnng, ConsLrucLon, ManufacLurng and TransporL
931 Miningand0cnstructicnLabcurers
932 ManuacturingLabcurers
933 TranspcrtandStcrageLabcurers
94 FoodPreparaLonAsssLanLs
941 FccdPreparaticn/ssistants
95 SLreeLandReaLedSaesandServcesworkers
951 StreetandRelatedServiceswcrkers
952 Street\endcrs(excludingFccd)
96 Refuseworkersand0LherEemenLaryworkers
961 Reusewcrkers
962 0therElementarywcrkers
0 Armed Forces Dccupations
0T Commssoned Armed Forces 0fcers
011 0cmmissicned /rmed Fcrces 0cers
02 Non-commssoned Armed Forces 0fcers
021 Ncn-ccmmissicned /rmed Fcrces 0cers
03 ArmedForces0ccupaLons,0LherRanks
031 /rmed Fcrces 0ccupaticns, 0ther Ranks
72 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
MAJDP,5UB-MAJDP,M!NDPANDUN!TSPDUP5
1 Managers
TT Chef ExecuLves, Senor 0fcas and LegsaLors
111 Legislatcrs and Senicr 0cials
1111 Legislatcrs
1112 Senicr 0cvernment 0cials
1113 Traditicnal0hiesandHeadsc\illages
1114 Senicr 0cials c Special-interest 0rganizaticns
112 ManagingDirectcrsand0hieExecutives
1120 ManagingDirectcrsand0hieExecutives
T2 AdmnsLraLveandCommercaManagers
121 BusinessServicesand/dministraticnManagers
1211 FinanceManagers
1212 HumanRescurceManagers
1213 PclicyandPlanningManagers
1219 Business Services and /dministraticn Managers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
122 Sales, Marketing and Develcpment Managers
1221 SalesandMarketingManagers
1222/dvertisingandPublicRelaticnsManagers
1223ResearchandDevelcpmentManagers
T3 ProducLonandSpecazedServcesManagers
131 Prcducticn Managers in /griculture, Fcrestry and Fisheries
1311 /griculturalandFcrestryPrcducticnManagers
1312 /quacultureandFisheriesPrcducticnManagers
132 Manuacturing, Mining, 0cnstructicn and Distributicn Managers
1321 ManuacturingManagers
1322 MiningManagers
1323 0cnstructicnManagers
1324 Supply, Distributicn and Related Managers
133 ncrmaticnand0cmmunicaticnsTechnclcgyServicesManagers
1330ncrmaticnand0cmmunicaticnsTechnclcgyServicesManagers
134 PrcessicnalServicesManagers
1341 0hild0areServicesManagers
1342 HealthServicesManagers
1343/ged0areServicesManagers
1344SccialwelareManagers
1345EducaticnManagers
1346FinancialandnsuranceServicesBranchManagers
1349 Prcessicnal Services Managers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
T4 HospLaLy,ReLaand0LherServcesManagers
141 HctelandRestaurantManagers
1411 HctelManagers
1412 RestaurantManagers
142 RetailandwhclesaleTradeManagers
1420 RetailandwhclesaleTradeManagers
143 0therServicesManagers
1431 Spcrts, Recreaticn and 0ultural 0entre Managers
1439 Services Managers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
2 ProfessionaIs
2T ScenceandEngneerngProfessonas
211 PhysicalandEarthSciencePrcessicnals
2111 Physicistsand/strcncmers
2112 Metecrclcgists
Sliucluie ol !SCO-08: Majoi, SuL-majoi, Minoi and \nil Gious 73
2113 0hemists
2114 0eclcgistsand0ecphysicists
212 Mathematicians, /ctuaries and Statisticians
2120 Mathematicians, /ctuaries and Statisticians
213 LieSciencePrcessicnals
2131 Biclcgists, Bctanists, Zcclcgists and Related Prcessicnals
2132 Farming, Fcrestry and Fisheries /dvisers
2133 EnvircnmentalPrctecticnPrcessicnals
214 EngineeringPrcessicnals(excludingElectrctechnclcgy)
2141 ndustrialandPrcducticnEngineers
2142 0ivilEngineers
2143 EnvircnmentalEngineers
2144 MechanicalEngineers
2145 0hemicalEngineers
2146 Mining Engineers, Metallurgists and Related Prcessicnals
2149 Engineering Prcessicnals Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
215 ElectrctechnclcgyEngineers
2151 ElectricalEngineers
2152 ElectrcnicsEngineers
2153 TeleccmmunicaticnsEngineers
216 /rchitects, Planners, Surveycrs and Designers
2161 Building/rchitects
2162 Landscape/rchitects
2163 Prcductand0armentDesigners
2164 Tcwn and Trac Planners
2165 0artcgraphersandSurveycrs
2166 0raphicandMultimediaDesigners
22 HeaLhProfessonas
221 MedicalDcctcrs
2211 0eneralistMedicalPractiticners
2212 SpecialistMedicalPractiticners
222 NursingandMidwieryPrcessicnals
2221 NursingPrcessicnals
2222MidwieryPrcessicnals
223 Traditicnaland0cmplementaryMedicinePrcessicnals
2230Traditicnaland0cmplementaryMedicinePrcessicnals
224 ParamedicalPractiticners
2240ParamedicalPractiticners
225 \eterinarians
2250\eterinarians
226 0therHealthPrcessicnals
2261 Dentists
2262Pharmacists
2263Envircnmentaland0ccupaticnalHealthandHygienePrcessicnals
2264Physictherapists
2265DieticiansandNutriticnists
2266/udiclcgistsandSpeechTherapists
22670ptcmetristsand0phthalmic0pticians
2269 Health Prcessicnals Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
23 TeachngProfessonas
231 UniversityandHigherEducaticnTeachers
2310 UniversityandHigherEducaticnTeachers
232 \ccaticnalEducaticnTeachers
2320\ccaticnalEducaticnTeachers
233 SeccndaryEducaticnTeachers
2330SeccndaryEducaticnTeachers
74 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
234 PrimarySchcclandEarly0hildhccdTeachers
2341 PrimarySchcclTeachers
2342Early0hildhccdEducatcrs
235 0therTeachingPrcessicnals
2351 EducaticnMethcdsSpecialists
2352SpecialNeedsTeachers
23530therLanguageTeachers
23540therMusicTeachers
23550ther/rtsTeachers
2356ncrmaticnTechnclcgyTrainers
2359 Teaching Prcessicnals Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
24 BusnessandAdmnsLraLonProfessonas
241 FinancePrcessicnals
2411 /cccuntants
2412 Financialandnvestment/dvisers
2413 Financial/nalysts
242 /dministraticnPrcessicnals
2421 Managementand0rganizaticn/nalysts
2422 Pclicy/dministraticnPrcessicnals
2423 Perscnneland0areersPrcessicnals
2424 TrainingandStaDevelcpmentPrcessicnals
243 Sales, Marketing and Public Relaticns Prcessicnals
2431 /dvertisingandMarketingPrcessicnals
2432 PublicRelaticnsPrcessicnals
2433TechnicalandMedicalSalesPrcessicnals(excluding0T)
2434ncrmaticnand0cmmunicaticnsTechnclcgySalesPrcessicnals
25 InformaLonandCommuncaLonsTechnoogyProfessonas
251 Sctwareand/pplicaticnsDevelcpersand/nalysts
2511 Systems/nalysts
2512 SctwareDevelcpers
2513 webandMultimediaDevelcpers
2514 /pplicaticnsPrcgrammers
2519 Sctware and /pplicaticns Develcpers and /nalysts Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
252 DatabaseandNetwcrkPrcessicnals
2521 DatabaseDesignersand/dministratcrs
2522Systems/dministratcrs
25230cmputerNetwcrkPrcessicnals
2529 Database and Netwcrk Prcessicnals Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
26 Lega, Soca and CuLura Professonas
261 LegalPrcessicnals
2611 Lawyers
2612 1udges
2619 Legal Prcessicnals Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
262 Librarians, /rchivists and 0uratcrs
2621 /rchivistsand0uratcrs
2622LibrariansandRelatedncrmaticnPrcessicnals
263 SccialandReligicusPrcessicnals
2631Eccncmists
2632 Scciclcgists, /nthrcpclcgists and Related Prcessicnals
2633 Philcscphers, Histcrians and Pclitical Scientists
2634Psychclcgists
2635Sccialwcrkand0cunsellingPrcessicnals
2636ReligicusPrcessicnals
264 /uthcrs, 1curnalists and Linguists
2641 /uthcrsandRelatedwriters
2642 1curnalists
2643 Translatcrs, nterpreters and 0ther Linguists
Sliucluie ol !SCO-08: Majoi, SuL-majoi, Minoi and \nil Gious 75
265 0reativeandPercrming/rtists
2651 \isual/rtists
2652 Musicians, Singers and 0cmpcsers
2653Dancersand0hcrecgraphers
2654 Film, Stage and Related Directcrs and Prcducers
2655/ctcrs
2656 /nncuncers cn Radic, Televisicn and 0ther Media
2659 0reative and Percrming /rtists Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
3 TechniciansandAssociateProfessionaIs
3T ScenceandEngneerngAssocaLeProfessonas
311 PhysicalandEngineeringScienceTechnicians
3111 0hemicalandPhysicalScienceTechnicians
3112 0ivilEngineeringTechnicians
3113 ElectricalEngineeringTechnicians
3114 ElectrcnicsEngineeringTechnicians
3115 MechanicalEngineeringTechnicians
3116 0hemicalEngineeringTechnicians
3117 MiningandMetallurgicalTechnicians
3118 Draughtsperscns
3119 Physical and Engineering Science Technicians Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
312 Mining, Manuacturing and 0cnstructicn Superviscrs
3121 MiningSuperviscrs
3122 ManuacturingSuperviscrs
3123 0cnstructicnSuperviscrs
313 Prccess0cntrclTechnicians
3131 PcwerPrcducticnPlant0peratcrs
3132 ncineratcrandwaterTreatmentPlant0peratcrs
3133 0hemicalPrccessingPlant0cntrcllers
3134 Petrcleum and Natural 0as Rening Plant 0peratcrs
3135 MetalPrcducticnPrccess0cntrcllers
3139 Prccess 0cntrcl Technicians Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
314 LieScienceTechniciansandRelated/sscciatePrcessicnals
3141 LieScienceTechnicians(excludingMedical)
3142 /griculturalTechnicians
3143 FcrestryTechnicians
315 Shipand/ircrat0cntrcllersandTechnicians
3151 ShipsEngineers
3152 Ships' Deck 0cers and Pilcts
3153 /ircratPilctsandRelated/sscciatePrcessicnals
3154 /ir Trac 0cntrcllers
3155 /ir Trac Saety Electrcnics Technicians
32 HeaLhAssocaLeProfessonas
321 MedicalandPharmaceuticalTechnicians
3211 MedicalmagingandTherapeuticEquipmentTechnicians
3212 MedicalandPathclcgyLabcratcryTechnicians
3213 PharmaceuticalTechniciansand/ssistants
3214 MedicalandDentalPrcstheticTechnicians
322 NursingandMidwiery/sscciatePrcessicnals
3221 Nursing/sscciatePrcessicnals
3222Midwiery/sscciatePrcessicnals
323 Traditicnaland0cmplementaryMedicine/sscciatePrcessicnals
3230Traditicnaland0cmplementaryMedicine/sscciatePrcessicnals
324 \eterinaryTechniciansand/ssistants
3240\eterinaryTechniciansand/ssistants
325 0therHealth/sscciatePrcessicnals
3251 Dental/ssistantsandTherapists
3252 MedicalReccrdsandHealthncrmaticnTechnicians
76 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
32530cmmunityHealthwcrkers
3254Dispensing0pticians
3255PhysictherapyTechniciansand/ssistants
3256Medical/ssistants
3257 Envircnmentaland0ccupaticnalHealthnspectcrsand/sscciates
3258/mbulancewcrkers
3259 Health /sscciate Prcessicnals Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
33 BusnessandAdmnsLraLonAssocaLeProfessonas
331 FinancialandMathematical/sscciatePrcessicnals
3311 SecuritiesandFinanceDealersandBrckers
3312 0redit and Lcans 0cers
3313 /cccunting/sscciatePrcessicnals
3314 Statistical, Mathematical and Related /sscciate Prcessicnals
3315 \aluersandLcss/ssesscrs
332 SalesandPurchasing/gentsandBrckers
3321 nsuranceRepresentatives
33220cmmercialSalesRepresentatives
3323Buyers
3324 TradeBrckers
333 BusinessServices/gents
33310learingandFcrwarding/gents
33320cnerenceandEventPlanners
3333Emplcyment/gentsand0cntractcrs
3334RealEstate/gentsandPrcpertyManagers
3339 Business Services /gents Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
334 /dministrativeandSpecializedSecretaries
3341 0ce Superviscrs
3342LegalSecretaries
3343/dministrativeandExecutiveSecretaries
3344MedicalSecretaries
335 0cvernmentRegulatcry/sscciatePrcessicnals
3351 0ustcmsandBcrdernspectcrs
3352 0cvernment Tax and Excise 0cials
3353 0cvernment Sccial Benets 0cials
3354 0cvernment Licensing 0cials
3355PclicenspectcrsandDetectives
3359 0cvernment Regulatcry /sscciate Prcessicnals Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
34 Lega, Soca, CuLura and ReaLed AssocaLe Professonas
341 Legal, Sccial and Religicus /sscciate Prcessicnals
3411 LegalandRelated/sscciatePrcessicnals
3412 Sccialwcrk/sscciatePrcessicnals
3413 Religicus/sscciatePrcessicnals
342 SpcrtsandFitnesswcrkers
3421 /thletesandSpcrtsPlayers
3422 Spcrts 0caches, nstructcrs and 0cials
3423FitnessandRecreaticnnstructcrsandPrcgrammeLeaders
343 /rtistic, 0ultural and 0ulinary /sscciate Prcessicnals
3431Phctcgraphers
3432ntericrDesignersandDeccratcrs
3433 0allery, Museum and Library Technicians
34340hes
34350ther/rtisticand0ultural/sscciatePrcessicnals
35 InformaLonandCommuncaLonsTechncans
351 ncrmaticnand0cmmunicaticnsTechnclcgy0peraticnsandUserSuppcrtTechnicians
3511 ncrmaticnand0cmmunicaticnsTechnclcgy0peraticnsTechnicians
3512 ncrmaticnand0cmmunicaticnsTechnclcgyUserSuppcrtTechnicians
3513 0cmputerNetwcrkandSystemsTechnicians
Sliucluie ol !SCO-08: Majoi, SuL-majoi, Minoi and \nil Gious 77
3514 webTechnicians
352 TeleccmmunicaticnsandBrcadcastingTechnicians
3521 Brcadcastingand/udicvisualTechnicians
3522TeleccmmunicaticnsEngineeringTechnicians
4 CIericaI 5upport Workers
4T 0eneraandKeyboardCerks
411 0eneral 0ce 0lerks
4110 0eneral 0ce 0lerks
412 Secretaries(general)
4120 Secretaries(general)
413 Keybcard0peratcrs
4131 TypistsandwcrdPrccessing0peratcrs
4132 DataEntry0lerks
42 CusLomerServcesCerks
421 Tellers, Mcney 0cllectcrs and Related 0lerks
4211 BankTellersandRelated0lerks
4212 Bcckmakers, 0rcupiers and Related 0aming wcrkers
4213 PawnbrckersandMcney-lenders
4214 Debt0cllectcrsandRelatedwcrkers
422 0lientncrmaticnwcrkers
4221 Travel0cnsultantsand0lerks
42220cntact0entrencrmaticn0lerks
4223TelephcneSwitchbcard0peratcrs
4224 HctelRecepticnists
4225 nquiry0lerks
4226Recepticnists(general)
4227 SurveyandMarketResearchnterviewers
4229 0lient ncrmaticn wcrkers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
43 NumercaandMaLeraRecordngCerks
431 Numerical0lerks
4311 /cccuntingandBcckkeeping0lerks
4312 Statistical, Finance and nsurance 0lerks
4313 Payrcll0lerks
432 MaterialReccrdingandTranspcrt0lerks
4321 Stcck0lerks
4322Prcducticn0lerks
4323Transpcrt0lerks
44 0LherCercaSupporLworkers
441 0ther0lericalSuppcrtwcrkers
4411 Library0lerks
4412 Mail0arriersandScrting0lerks
4413 0cding, Prccreading and Related 0lerks
4414 ScribesandRelatedwcrkers
4415 Filingand0cpying0lerks
4416 Perscnnel0lerks
4419 0lerical Suppcrt wcrkers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
5 5ervices and 5aIes Workers
5T PersonaServcesworkers
511 Travel /ttendants, 0cnductcrs and 0uides
5111 Travel/ttendantsandTravelStewards
5112 Transpcrt0cnductcrs
5113 Travel0uides
512 0ccks
5120 0ccks
78 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
513 waitersandBartenders
5131 waiters
5132 Bartenders
514 Hairdressers, Beauticians and Related wcrkers
5141 Hairdressers
5142 BeauticiansandRelatedwcrkers
515 BuildingandHcusekeepingSuperviscrs
5151 0leaning and Hcusekeeping Superviscrs in 0ces, Hctels and 0ther Estab-
lishments
5152 DcmesticHcusekeepers
5153 Building0aretakers
516 0therPerscnalServiceswcrkers
5161 /strclcgers, Fcrtune-tellers and Related wcrkers
5162 0cmpanicnsand\alets
5163 UndertakersandEmbalmers
5164 Pet0rccmersand/nimal0arewcrkers
5165 Drivingnstructcrs
5169 Perscnal Services wcrkers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
52 Saesworkers
521 StreetandMarketSalesperscns
5211 StallandMarketSalesperscns
5212 StreetFccdSalesperscns
522 ShcpSalesperscns
5221 Shcpkeepers
5222ShcpSuperviscrs
5223ShcpSales/ssistants
523 0ashiersandTicket0lerks
52300ashiersandTicket0lerks
524 0therSaleswcrkers
5241 Fashicnand0therMcdels
5242 SalesDemcnstratcrs
5243 Dccr-tc-dccrSalesperscns
52440cntact0entreSalesperscns
5245 ServiceStaticn/ttendants
5246 FccdService0cunter/ttendants
5249 Sales wcrkers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
53 PersonaCareworkers
531 0hild0arewcrkersandTeachers/ides
5311 0hild0arewcrkers
5312 Teachers/ides
532 Perscnal0arewcrkersinHealthServices
5321 Health0are/ssistants
5322Hcme-basedPerscnal0arewcrkers
5329 Perscnal 0are wcrkers in Health Services Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
54 ProLecLveServcesworkers
541 PrctectiveServiceswcrkers
5411 Fireghters
5412 Pclice 0cers
5413 Priscn0uards
5414 Security0uards
5419 Prctective Services wcrkers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
6 5kiIIed AgricuIturaI, Forestry and Fishery Workers
6T MarkeL-orenLedSkedAgrcuLuraworkers
611 Market0ardenersand0rcp0rcwers
6111 Field0rcpand\egetable0rcwers
6112 TreeandShrub0rcp0rcwers
Sliucluie ol !SCO-08: Majoi, SuL-majoi, Minoi and \nil Gious 79
6113 0ardeners,HcrticulturalandNursery0rcwers
6114 Mixed0rcp0rcwers
612 /nimalPrcducers
6121 LivestcckandDairyPrcducers
6122 PcultryPrcducers
6123 /piaristsandSericulturists
6129 /nimal Prcducers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
613 Mixed0rcpand/nimalPrcducers
6130 Mixed0rcpand/nimalPrcducers
62 MarkeL-orenLedSkedForesLry,FsheryandHunLngworkers
621 FcrestryandRelatedwcrkers
6210 FcrestryandRelatedwcrkers
622 Fishery wcrkers, Hunters and Trappers
6221 /quaculturewcrkers
6222nlandand0castalwatersFisherywcrkers
6223Deep-seaFisherywcrkers
6224 HuntersandTrappers
63 SubssLenceFarmers,Fshers,HunLersand0aLherers
631 Subsistence0rcpFarmers
6310 Subsistence0rcpFarmers
632 SubsistenceLivestcckFarmers
6320SubsistenceLivestcckFarmers
633 SubsistenceMixed0rcpandLivestcckFarmers
6330SubsistenceMixed0rcpandLivestcckFarmers
634 Subsistence Fishers, Hunters, Trappers and 0atherers
6340 Subsistence Fishers, Hunters, Trappers and 0atherers
7 Craft and PeIated Trades Workers
7T BudngandReaLedTradesworkers(excudngEecLrcans)
711 BuildingFrameandRelatedTradeswcrkers
7111 HcuseBuilders
7112 BricklayersandRelatedwcrkers
7113 Stcnemascns, Stcne 0utters, Splitters and 0arvers
7114 0cncrete Placers, 0cncrete Finishers and Related wcrkers
7115 0arpenters and 1ciners
7119 Building Frame and Related Trades wcrkers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
712 BuildingFinishersandRelatedTradeswcrkers
7121 Rccers
7122 FlccrLayersandTileSetters
7123 Plasterers
7124 nsulaticnwcrkers
7125 0laziers
7126 PlumbersandPipeFitters
7127 /ir0cnditicningandRerigeraticnMechanics
713 Painters, Building Structure 0leaners and Related Trades wcrkers
7131 PaintersandRelatedwcrkers
7132 SprayPaintersand\arnishers
7133 BuildingStructure0leaners
72 MeLa,MachneryandReaLedTradesworkers
721 Sheet and Structural Metal wcrkers, Mculders and welders, and Related wcrkers
7211 MetalMculdersand0cremakers
7212 weldersandFlame0utters
7213 SheetMetalwcrkers
7214 StructuralMetalPreparersandErectcrs
7215 Riggersand0ableSplicers
722 Blacksmiths, Tcclmakers and Related Trades wcrkers
7221 Blacksmiths, Hammersmiths and Fcrging Press wcrkers
80 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
7222TcclmakersandRelatedwcrkers
7223MetalwcrkingMachineTcclSettersand0peratcrs
7224 Metal Pclishers, wheel 0rinders and Tccl Sharpeners
723 MachineryMechanicsandRepairers
7231 Mctcr\ehicleMechanicsandRepairers
7232 /ircratEngineMechanicsandRepairers
7233/griculturalandndustrialMachineryMechanicsandRepairers
7234BicycleandRelatedRepairers
73 HandcrafLandPrnLngworkers
731 Handicratwcrkers
7311 Precisicn-instrumentMakersandRepairers
7312 MusicalnstrumentMakersandTuners
7313 1ewellery and Precicus Metal wcrkers
7314 PcttersandRelatedwcrkers
7315 0lass Makers, 0utters, 0rinders and Finishers
7316 Signwriters, Deccrative Painters, Engravers and Etchers
7317 Handicrat wcrkers in wccd, Basketry and Related Materials
7318 Handicrat wcrkers in Textile, Leather and Related Materials
7319 Handicrat wcrkers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
732 PrintingTradeswcrkers
7321 Pre-pressTechnicians
7322Printers
7323PrintFinishingandBindingwcrkers
74 EecLrcaandEecLroncsTradesworkers
741 ElectricalEquipmentnstallersandRepairers
7411 BuildingandRelatedElectricians
7412 ElectricalMechanicsandFitters
7413 ElectricalLinenstallersandRepairers
742 ElectrcnicsandTeleccmmunicaticnsnstallersandRepairers
7421 ElectrcnicsMechanicsandServicers
7422 ncrmaticnand0cmmunicaticnsTechnclcgynstallersandServicers
75 FoodProcessng,woodworkng,0armenLand0LherCrafLandReaLedTradesworkers
751 FccdPrccessingandRelatedTradeswcrkers
7511 Butchers, Fishmcngers and Related Fccd Preparers
7512 Bakers, Pastry-cccks and 0cnecticnery Makers
7513 DairyPrcductsMakers
7514 Fruit, \egetable and Related Preservers
7515 FccdandBeverageTastersand0raders
7516 TcbacccPreparersandTcbacccPrcductsMakers
752 wccd Treaters, 0abinet-makers and Related Trades wcrkers
7521 wccdTreaters
7522 0abinet-makersandRelatedwcrkers
7523 wccdwcrkingMachineTcclSettersand0peratcrs
753 0armentandRelatedTradeswcrkers
7531 Tailcrs, Dressmakers, Furriers and Hatters
75320armentandRelatedPatternmakersand0utters
7533 Sewing, Embrcidery and Related wcrkers
7534UphclsterersandRelatedwcrkers
7535 Pelt Dressers, Tanners and Fellmcngers
7536ShcemakersandRelatedwcrkers
754 0ther0ratandRelatedwcrkers
7541 UnderwaterDivers
7542 Shctrers and Blasters
7543Prcduct0radersandTesters(excludingFccdsandBeverages)
7544Fumigatcrsand0therPestandweed0cntrcllers
7549 0rat and Related wcrkers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
Sliucluie ol !SCO-08: Majoi, SuL-majoi, Minoi and \nil Gious 81
8 PIant and Machine Dperators and AssembIers
8T SLaLonaryPanLandMachne0peraLors
811 MiningandMineralPrccessingPlant0peratcrs
8111 Minersand0uarriers
8112 MineralandStcnePrccessingPlant0peratcrs
8113 wellDrillersandBcrersandRelatedwcrkers
8114 0ement, Stcne and 0ther Mineral Prcducts Machine 0peratcrs
812 MetalPrccessingandFinishingPlant0peratcrs
8121 MetalPrccessingPlant0peratcrs
8122 Metal Finishing, Plating and 0cating Machine 0peratcrs
813 0hemicalandPhctcgraphicPrcductsPlantandMachine0peratcrs
8131 0hemicalPrcductsPlantandMachine0peratcrs
8132 PhctcgraphicPrcductsMachine0peratcrs
814 Rubber, Plastic and Paper Prcducts Machine 0peratcrs
8141 RubberPrcductsMachine0peratcrs
8142 PlasticPrcductsMachine0peratcrs
8143 PaperPrcductsMachine0peratcrs
815 Textile, Fur and Leather Prcducts Machine 0peratcrs
8151 Fibre Preparing, Spinning and winding Machine 0peratcrs
8152 weavingandKnittingMachine0peratcrs
8153 SewingMachine0peratcrs
8154 Bleaching, Dyeing and Fabric 0leaning Machine 0peratcrs
8155 FurandLeatherPreparingMachine0peratcrs
8156 ShcemakingandRelatedMachine0peratcrs
8157 LaundryMachine0peratcrs
8159 Textile, Fur and Leather Prcducts Machine 0peratcrs Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
816 FccdandRelatedPrcductsMachine0peratcrs
8160 FccdandRelatedPrcductsMachine0peratcrs
817 wccdPrccessingandPapermakingPlant0peratcrs
8171 PulpandPapermakingPlant0peratcrs
8172 wccdPrccessingPlant0peratcrs
818 0therStaticnaryPlantandMachine0peratcrs
8181 0lassand0eramicsPlant0peratcrs
8182 SteamEngineandBciler0peratcrs
8183 Packing, Bcttling and Labelling Machine 0peratcrs
8189 Staticnary Plant and Machine 0peratcrs Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
82 Assembers
821 /ssemblers
8211 MechanicalMachinery/ssemblers
8212 ElectricalandElectrcnicEquipment/ssemblers
8219 /ssemblers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
83 DrversandMobePanL0peraLors
831 LcccmctiveEngineDriversandRelatedwcrkers
8311 LcccmctiveEngineDrivers
8312 Railway Brake, Signal and Switch 0peratcrs
832 0ar, \an and Mctcrcycle Drivers
8321MctcrcycleDrivers
8322 0ar, Taxi and \an Drivers
833 HeavyTruckandBusDrivers
8331BusandTramDrivers
8332HeavyTruckandLcrryDrivers
834 McbilePlant0peratcrs
8341McbileFarmandFcrestryPlant0peratcrs
8342EarthmcvingandRelatedPlant0peratcrs
8343 0rane, Hcist and Related Plant 0peratcrs
82 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
8344LitingTruck0peratcrs
835 ShipsDeck0rewsandRelatedwcrkers
8350ShipsDeck0rewsandRelatedwcrkers
9 EIementary Dccupations
9T CeanersandHepers
911 Dcmestic, Hctel and 0ce 0leaners and Helpers
9111 Dcmestic0leanersandHelpers
9112 0leaners and Helpers in 0ces, Hctels and 0ther Establishments
912 \ehicle, windcw, Laundry and 0ther Hand 0leaning wcrkers
9121 HandLaunderersandPressers
9122 \ehicle0leaners
9123 windcw0leaners
9129 0ther0leaningwcrkers
92 AgrcuLura, ForesLry and Fshery Labourers
921 /gricultural, Fcrestry and Fishery Labcurers
9211 0rcpFarmLabcurers
9212 LivestcckFarmLabcurers
9213 Mixed0rcpandLivestcckFarmLabcurers
9214 0ardenandHcrticulturalLabcurers
9215 FcrestryLabcurers
9216 Fisheryand/quacultureLabcurers
93 Labourers n Mnng, ConsLrucLon, ManufacLurng and TransporL
931 Miningand0cnstructicnLabcurers
9311 Miningand0uarryingLabcurers
9312 0ivilEngineeringLabcurers
9313 Building0cnstructicnLabcurers
932 ManuacturingLabcurers
9321 HandPackers
9329 Manuacturing Labcurers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
933 TranspcrtandStcrageLabcurers
9331 HandandPedal\ehicleDrivers
9332Driversc/nimal-drawn\ehiclesandMachinery
9333FreightHandlers
9334ShelFillers
94 FoodPreparaLonAsssLanLs
941 FccdPreparaticn/ssistants
9411 FastFccdPreparers
9412 KitchenHelpers
95 SLreeLandReaLedSaesandServcesworkers
951 StreetandRelatedServiceswcrkers
9510 StreetandRelatedServiceswcrkers
952 Street\endcrs(excludingFccd)
9520Street\endcrs(excludingFccd)
96 Refuseworkersand0LherEemenLaryworkers
961 Reusewcrkers
9611 0arbageandRecycling0cllectcrs
9612 ReuseScrters
9613 SweepersandRelatedLabcurers
962 0therElementarywcrkers
9621 Messengers, Package Deliverers and Luggage Pcrters
96220dd-|cbPerscns
9623MeterReadersand\ending-machine0cllectcrs
9624waterandFirewccd0cllectcrs
9629 Elementary wcrkers Nct Elsewhere 0lassied
Sliucluie ol !SCO-08: Majoi, SuL-majoi, Minoi and \nil Gious 83
0 Armed Forces Dccupations
0T Commssoned Armed Forces 0fcers
011 0cmmissicned /rmed Fcrces 0cers
0110 0cmmissicned /rmed Fcrces 0cers
02 Non-commssoned Armed Forces 0fcers
021 Ncn-ccmmissicned /rmed Fcrces 0cers
0210 Ncn-ccmmissicned /rmed Fcrces 0cers
03 ArmedForces0ccupaLons,0LherRanks
031 /rmed Fcrces 0ccupaticns, 0ther Ranks
0310 /rmed Fcrces 0ccupaticns, 0ther Ranks
P/RT
DEF!N!T!DN5DFMAJDPSPDUP5,5UB-MAJDPSPDUP5,
M!NDPSPDUP5ANDUN!TSPDUP5
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 1 Manageis 87
Ma|cr0rcup1
MANASEP5
Manageis lan, diiecl, cooidinale and evaluale lle oveiall aclivilies ol enleiiises, govein-
ments and other organizations, or of organizational units within them, and formulate and
ieview lleii olicies, laws, iules and iegulalions. Comelenl eiloimance in mosl occua-
lions in llis majoi giou iequiies slills al lle louill !SCO slill level, excel loi SuL-majoi
Giou14: Hosilalily, Relail and Ollei Seivices Manageis, loi wlicl slills al lle lliid !SCO
slill level aie geneially iequiied.
Tasls eiloimed Ly manageis usually include: loimulaling and advising on lle olicy, Ludgels,
laws and iegulalions ol enleiiises, goveinmenls and ollei oiganizalional unils; eslaLlisling
oLjeclives and slandaids and loimulaling and evalualing iogiammes and olicies and io-
ceduies loi lleii imlemenlalion; ensuiing aioiiale syslems and ioceduies aie develoed
and imlemenled lo iovide Ludgelaiy conliol; aulloiizing maleiial, luman and lnancial
iesouices lo imlemenl olicies and iogiammes; moniloiing and evalualing eiloimance
ol lle oiganizalion oi enleiiise and ol ils sla; selecling oi aioving lle seleclion ol sla;
ensuiing comliance will lealll and salely iequiiemenls; lanning and diiecling daily oei-
alions; ieiesenling and negolialing on Lelall ol lle goveinmenl, enleiiise oi oiganizalional
unit managed in meetings and other forums.
Occualions in llis majoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing suL-majoi gious:
11 Chief Executives, 5enior DfciaIs and LegisIators
12 Administrative and CommerciaI Managers
13 Production and 5peciaIized 5ervices Managers
14 HospitaIity, PetaiI and Dther 5ervices Managers
Notes
!n dislinguisling Lelween manageis classiled in Majoi Giou 1: Manageis, and sueivisois, classiled
in ollei majoi gious, il slould Le noled llal Loll manageis and sueivisois may lan, oiganize, cooid-
inale, conliol and diiecl lle woil done Ly olleis. !n addilion, manageis usually lave iesonsiLilily loi
and male decisions aLoul: lle oveiall slialegic and oeialional diieclion ol a Lusiness oi oiganizalional
unil (loi examle aLoul lle linds, quanlily and qualily ol goods lo Le ioduced); Ludgels (low mucl
money is lo Le senl and loi wlal uioses); and lle seleclion, aoinlmenl and dismissal ol sla.
Sueivisois may iovide advice and assislance lo manageis on llese malleis, esecially in ielalion lo
sla seleclion and dismissal, Lul do nol lave aulloiily lo male decisions.
!l slould Le noled llal il is nol a necessaiy condilion llal manageis lave iesonsiLilily loi all lliee ol
slialegic and oeialional diieclion, Ludgels and sla seleclion and dismissal. Tle degiee ol aulonomy
lley exeicise may also vaiy. Tle ciilical dieience is llal sueivisois aie iesonsiLle only loi lle suei-
vision ol lle aclivilies ol ollei woileis, wleieas manageis lave oveiall iesonsiLilily loi lle oeialions
of an organizational unit.
88 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Sub-ma|cr0rcup11
Chief Executives, 5enior DfciaIs and LegisIators
Cliel execulives, senioi omcials and legislalois loimulale and ieview lle olicies, and lan,
diiecl, cooidinale and evaluale lle oveiall aclivilies, ol enleiiises, goveinmenls and ollei
organizations with the support of other managers. Competent performance in most occupa-
lions in llis suL-majoi giou iequiies slills al lle louill !SCO slill level.
Tasls eiloimed Ly woileis in llis suL-majoi giou usually include: iesiding ovei oi ai-
licialing in lle ioceedings ol legislalive Lodies, Loaids ol diieclois and commillees; loimu-
laling and advising on lle olicy Ludgels, laws and iegulalions ol enleiiises, goveinmenls
and ollei oiganizalions; eslaLlisling oLjeclives loi enleiiises, goveinmenl deailmenls oi
agencies and ollei oiganizalions; loimulaling oi aioving and evalualing iogiammes and
olicies and ioceduies loi lleii imlemenlalion; ensuiing aioiiale syslems and io-
ceduies aie develoed and imlemenled lo iovide Ludgelaiy conliol; aulloiizing maleiial,
luman and lnancial iesouices lo imlemenl olicies and iogiammes; moniloiing and evalu-
aling eiloimance ol lle oiganizalion oi enleiiise; selecling oi aioving lle seleclion ol
senioi sla; eiloiming ceiemonial dulies and ieiesenling lle enleiiise, goveinmenl, oi-
ganizalion oi communily al omcial occasions and in meelings, negolialions, convenlions and
public hearings.
Occualions in llis suL-majoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing minoi gious:
111 LegisIators and 5enior DfciaIs
112 ManagingDirectorsandChiefExecutives
Mincr0rcup111
LegisIators and 5enior DfciaIs
Iegislalois and senioi omcials deleimine, loimulale, advise on and diiecl lle imlemenlalion
ol olicies ol nalional, slale, iegional oi local goveinmenls oi communilies, and ol secial-
inleiesl oiganizalions. Tley male, ialily, amend oi ieeal laws, uLlic iules and iegulalions,
and lan, oiganize, diiecl, conliol and evaluale lle oveiall aclivilies ol goveinmenl deail-
ments and agencies, traditional communities and special-interest organizations.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: iesiding ovei oi ailicialing in lle ioceedings ol legis-
lalive Lodies and adminislialive councils ol goveinmenls, legislalive assemLlies, local com-
munilies and secial-inleiesl oiganizalions; seiving on goveinmenl adminislialive Loaids oi
omcial commillees; invesligaling malleis ol concein lo lle uLlic and iomoling lle inleiesls
ol consliluenls; loimulaling and advising on goveinmenl olicy, Ludgels, laws and iegula-
lions; eslaLlisling oLjeclives loi oiganizalions and loimulaling oi aioving and evalualing
iogiammes and olicies and ioceduies loi lleii imlemenlalion; iecommending, ieviewing,
evalualing and aioving documenls, Liiels and ieoils suLmilled; ensuiing aioiiale sys-
lems and ioceduies aie develoed and imlemenled lo iovide Ludgelaiy conliol; allocaling
lle use ol communal land and ollei iesouices; eiloiming ceiemonial dulies and ieiesenling
lle goveinmenl, oiganizalion oi communily al omcial occasions and in meelings, negoli-
alions, convenlions and uLlic leaiings.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
1111 LegisIators
1112 5enior Sovernment DfciaIs
1113 TraditionaIChiefsandHeadsofViIIages
1114 5enior DfciaIs of 5peciaI-interest Drganizations
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 1 Manageis 89
Unit0rcup111
LegisIators
Legislators determine, formulate and direct pol-
icies ol nalional, slale, iegional oi local govein-
menls and inleinalional goveinmenlal agencies,
and make, ratify, amend or repeal laws, public
iules and iegulalions. Tley include elecled and
non-elected members of parliaments, councils
and goveinmenls.
Tasls include
(a) iesiding ovei oi ailicialing in lle io-
ceedings ol legislalive Lodies and adminis-
lialive councils ol nalional, slale, iegional oi
local goveinmenls oi legislalive assemLlies;
(b) determining, formulating and directing pol-
icies ol nalional, slale, iegional oi local gov-
einmenls;
(c) making, ratifying, amending or repealing
laws, public rules and regulations within a
slaluloiy oi conslilulional liamewoil;
(d) seiving on goveinmenl adminislialive Loaids
oi omcial commillees;
(e) invesligaling malleis ol concein lo lle uLlic
and promoting the interests of the constitu-
encies wlicl lley ieiesenl;
(f) attending community functions and meet-
ings lo iovide seivice lo lle communily,
undeisland uLlic oinion and iovide in-
loimalion on goveinmenl lans;
(g) negotiating with other legislators and rep-
iesenlalives ol inleiesl gious in oidei lo
reconcile differing interests, and to create
olicies and agieemenls;
(l) as memLeis ol lle goveinmenl, diiecling
senioi adminislialois and omcials ol govein-
ment departments and agencies in the inter-
ielalion and imlemenlalion ol goveinmenl
policies.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y City councillor
y Goveinmenl minislei
y Mayoi
y MemLei ol ailiamenl
y Piesidenl (goveinmenl)
y Secretary of state
y Senator
y Slale goveinoi
Unit0rcup1112
TraditionaIChiefsandHeadsofViIIages
Tiadilional cliels and leads ol villages eiloim
a vaiiely ol legislalive, adminislialive and cei-
emonial tasks and duties, determined by ancient
liadilions as well as Ly lle division ol iiglls and
iesonsiLililies Lelween village cliels and lle
local, regional and national authorities.
Tasls include
(a) allocating the use of communal land and
other resources among households in the
communily oi village;
(b) collecting and distributing surplus produc-
lion ol lle communily oi village;
(c) settling disputes between members of the
communily oi village;
(d) disciplining members of the community or
village loi violalion ol iules and cusloms;
(e) performing ceremonial duties in connection
will Liills, maiiiages, dealls, laivesls and
ollei imoilanl occasions;
(l) ieiesenling lle communily oi village on
local oi iegional councils;
(g) inloiming lle communily oi village aLoul
goveinmenl iules and iegulalions.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Village chief
y Village head
Unit0rcup1114
ManagingDirectorsandChiefExecutives
Managing diieclois and cliel execulives loimulale
and ieview lle olicies, and lan, diiecl, cooid-
inale and evaluale lle oveiall aclivilies, ol enlei-
iises oi oiganizalions (excel secial-inleiesl
oiganizalions and goveinmenl deailmenls) will
the support of other managers, usually within
guidelines established by a board of directors
oi a goveining Lody lo wlom lley aie answei-
able for the operations undertaken and results.
Tasls include
(a) planning, directing and coordinating the
general functioning of an enterprise or or-
ganizalion;
(L) ieviewing lle oeialions and iesulls ol lle
enterprise or organization and reporting to
Loaids ol diieclois and goveining Lodies;
(c) deleimining oLjeclives, slialegies, olicies
and programmes for the enterprise or organ-
izalion;
(d) ioviding oveiall leadeisli and manage-
menl lo lle enleiiise oi oiganizalion;
(e) establishing and managing budgets, control-
ling exendiluie and ensuiing lle emcienl
use ol iesouices;
(f) authorizing material, human and nancial
resources to implement organizational pol-
icies and iogiammes;
(g) moniloiing and evalualing eiloimance ol
the organization or enterprise against estab-
lisled oLjeclives and olicies;
(l) consulling will senioi suLoidinale sla and
ieviewing iecommendalions and ieoils;
(i) representing the organization at ofcial oc-
casions and board meetings, in negotiations
and al convenlions, seminais, uLlic leai-
ings and loiums;
(j) selecling oi aioving lle seleclion ol senioi
sla;
(k) ensuring the organization complies with
ielevanl legislalion and iegulalions.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Cliel execulive
y Managing diiecloi
y Regional manager
Note
Regional managers and other senior managers who
cooidinale and sueivise lle aclivilies ol suLoidinale
manageis wlo lave a diveise iange ol lunclional ieson-
siLililies aie included in \nil Giou 1120: Managing Di-
ieclois and Cliel Lxeculives. Manageis iesonsiLle loi
specialized functions within a specic geographic area
aie excluded liom llis unil giou. !oi examle, iegional
sales manageis aie classiled in \nil Giou 1221: Sales
and Maileling Manageis. 1oLs wlose iincial ieson-
sibility is to participate as a member of the board of di-
rectors of one or more enterprises or organizations are
included in \nil Giou 1120: Managing Diieclois and
Cliel Lxeculives. Cliel execulives ol goveinmenl-owned
enleiiises aie included in \nil Giou 1120: Managing
Diieclois and Cliel Lxeculives.
92 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Sub-ma|cr0rcup12
Administrative and CommerciaI Managers
Adminislialive and commeicial manageis lan, oiganize, diiecl, conliol and cooidinale lle
lnancial, adminislialive, luman iesouice, olicy, lanning, ieseaicl and develomenl, advei-
lising, uLlic ielalions, and sales and maileling aclivilies ol enleiiises and oiganizalions, oi
ol enleiiises llal iovide sucl seivices lo ollei enleiiises and oiganizalions. Comelenl
eiloimance in mosl occualions in llis suL-majoi giou iequiies slills al lle louill !SCO
slill level.
Tasls eiloimed Ly woileis in llis suL-majoi giou usually include: loimulaling and adminis-
leiing olicy advice and slialegic and lnancial lanning; eslaLlisling and diiecling oeialional
and adminislialive ioceduies; imlemenling, moniloiing and evalualing slialegies and ol-
icies; ioviding advice lo senioi manageis; diiecling lle develomenl ol inilialives loi new
ioducls, maileling, uLlic ielalions and adveilising camaigns; deleimining and diiecling
sales aclivilies, ioducl mix and cuslomei seivice slandaids; selling iices and ciedil aiiange-
menls; ensuiing comliance will ielevanl legislalion, iegulalions and slandaids; conliolling
seleclion, liaining and eiloimance ol sla; ieaiing Ludgels and oveiseeing lnancial oei-
alions; consulling will lle cliel execulive and will manageis ol ollei deailmenls oi seclions;
conliolling exendiluie and ensuiing lle emcienl use ol iesouices; ieiesenling lle enleiiise
oi oiganizalion in negolialions, and al convenlions, seminais, uLlic leaiings and loiums.
Occualions in llis suL-majoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing minoi gious:
121 Business 5ervices and Administration Managers
122 5aIes, Marketing and DeveIopment Managers
Note
Secialized qualilcalions and exlensive exeiience ielevanl lo one oi moie occualions classiled in
Majoi Giou 2: Piolessionals, oi Majoi Giou 3: Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals, aie usually
iequiied. Regional manageis and ollei senioi manageis wlo cooidinale and sueivise lle aclivilies
ol suLoidinale manageis wlo lave a diveise iange ol lunclional iesonsiLililies aie included in \nil
Giou 1120: Managing Diieclois and Cliel Lxeculives.
Mincr0rcup121
Business 5ervices and Administration Managers
Business seivices and adminislialion manageis lan, oiganize, diiecl, conliol and cooidinale
lle lnancial, adminislialive, luman iesouice, olicy and lanning aclivilies ol oiganizalions,
oi ol enleiiises llal iovide sucl seivices lo ollei enleiiises and oiganizalions.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: loimulaling and adminisleiing olicy advice and slialegic
and lnancial lanning; eslaLlisling and diiecling oeialional and adminislialive ioceduies;
imlemenling, moniloiing and evalualing slialegies and olicies; ioviding advice lo senioi
manageis and Loaid memLeis on lnancial, adminislialive, slialegic, olicy, iogiamme and
legislalive issues; ensuiing comliance will ielevanl legislalion, iegulalions and slandaids;
conliolling seleclion, liaining and eiloimance ol sla; ieaiing Ludgels and oveiseeing l-
nancial oeialions; consulling will lle cliel execulive and will manageis ol ollei deailmenls
oi seclions; conliolling exendiluie and ensuiing lle emcienl use ol iesouices; ieiesenling
lle oiganizalion in negolialions, and al convenlions, seminais, uLlic leaiings and loiums.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
1211 FinanceManagers
1212 Human Pesource Managers
1213 PoIicyandPIanningManagers
1219 Business 5ervices and Administration Managers Not EIsewhere CIassied
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 1 Manageis 93
Unit0rcup1211
FinanceManagers
Finance managers plan, direct and coordinate
the nancial operations of an enterprise or or-
ganization, in consultation with senior managers
and with managers of other departments or sec-
lions, oi ol enleiiises llal iovide lnancial sei-
vices lo ollei enleiiises and oiganizalions.
Tasls include
(a) planning, directing and coordinating the -
nancial operations of an enterprise or organ-
izalion;
(b) assessing the nancial situation of the enter-
prise or organization, preparing budgets and
oveiseeing lnancial oeialions;
(c) consulling will lle cliel execulive and will
manageis ol ollei deailmenls oi seclions;
(d) establishing and managing budgets, control-
ling exendiluie and ensuiing lle emcienl
use ol iesouices;
(e) establishing and directing operational and
adminislialive ioceduies;
(l) lanning and diiecling daily oeialions;
(g) oveiseeing lle seleclion, liaining and eiloi-
mance ol sla;
(h) representing the enterprise or organization in
dealings with outside bodies.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Company secretary
y Finance manager
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y !inancial inslilulion Liancl managei 1346
y !inancial conliollei 2411
y Managemenl accounlanl 2411
Unit0rcup1212
PoIicyandPIanningManagers
Policy and planning managers plan, organize,
diiecl and cooidinale olicy advice and slia-
legic lanning aclivilies willin goveinmenl oi
loi non-goveinmenl oiganizalions and iivale
secloi agencies, oi manage lle aclivilies ol en-
leiiises llal iovide olicy and slialegic lan-
ning seivices.
Tasls include
(a) develoing, imlemenling and moniloiing
strategic plans, programmes, policies, pro-
cesses, syslems and ioceduies lo aclieve
goals, oLjeclives and woil slandaids;
(L) develoing, diiecling, adminisleiing and
ailicialing in olicy ieseaicl and analysis;
(c) coordinating the implementation of policies
and iaclices;
(d) eslaLlisling aclivily measuies and measuie-
menls ol accounlaLilily;
(e) lanning and diiecling daily oeialions;
(l) leading and managing lle aclivilies ol olicy
develomenl and slialegic lanning sla;
(g) oveiseeing lle seleclion, liaining and eiloi-
mance ol sla;
(h) consulting with senior management and with
manageis ol ollei deailmenls;
94 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
(i) representing the enterprise or organization in
negolialions, and al convenlions, seminais,
public hearings and forums.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Corporate planning manager
y Policy manager
y Strategic planning manager
Unit0rcup1219
AgricuIturaIandForestryProductionManagers
Agiiculluial and loiesliy ioduclion manageis
plan, direct and coordinate production in large-
scale agricultural, horticultural and forestry
operations such as plantations, large ranches,
colleclive laims and agiiculluial cooeialives
lo giow and laivesl cios, and Lieed and iaise
liveslocl.
Tasls include
(a) monitoring agricultural and forestry market
aclivily and lanning ioduclion lo meel
conliacl iequiiemenls and mailel demand;
(b) establishing and managing budgets, moni-
toring production output and costs, recording
information such as farm management prac-
tices, and preparing nancial and operational
ieoils;
(c) conferring with buyers to arrange for the sale
ol cios and liveslocl;
(d) contracting with farmers or independent
owneis loi ioduclion ol cios and liveslocl,
oi loi managemenl ol ioduclion;
(e) lanning lle lye, inlensily and sequence ol
farm operations (e.g. determining the best
limes loi lanling, siaying and laivesling);
(l) analysing soil lo deleimine lyes and quanli-
lies ol leililizei iequiied loi maximum io-
duclion;
(g) uiclasing maclineiy, equimenl and su-
plies such as tractors, seed, fertilizer and
clemicals;
(h) identifying and controlling agricultural and
loiesl enviionmenlal loxins, weeds, esls
and diseases;
(i) organizing farming operations such as main-
taining buildings, water supply systems and
equimenl;
(j) diiecling and cooidinaling aclivilies sucl as
planting, irrigation, chemical application,
laivesling and giading;
(k) inspecting plantations and fields to deter-
mine maturity dates of crops, or to estimate
olenlial cio damage liom weallei;
(l) oveiseeing lle seleclion, liaining and eiloi-
mance of agricultural and forestry workers
and contractors.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Forestry manager
y Plantation manager
y Ranch manager
Unit0rcup1312
ManufacturingManagers
Manulacluiing manageis lan, diiecl and co-
oidinale aclivilies conceined will lle ioduc-
tion of goods, the production and distribution
of electricity, gas and water, and the collection,
liealmenl and disosal ol wasle. Tley may
manage the production departments of large en-
terprises or be the managers of small manufac-
turing companies.
Tasls include
(a) determining, implementing and monitoring
ioduclion slialegies, olicies and lans;
(L) lanning delails ol ioduclion aclivilies in
leims ol oulul qualily and quanlily, cosl,
lime availaLle and laLoui iequiiemenls;
(c) controlling the operation of production plant
and qualily ioceduies lliougl lanning ol
maintenance, designation of operating hours
and suly ol ails and lools;
(d) establishing and managing budgets, moni-
toring production output and costs, and ad-
justing processes and resources to minimize
cosls;
(e) consulting with and informing other man-
ageis aLoul ioduclion malleis;
(l) oveiseeing lle acquisilion and inslallalion ol
new lanl and equimenl;
(g) controlling the preparation of production re-
coids and ieoils;
(h) coordinating the implementation of occupa-
lional lealll and salely iequiiemenls;
(i) identifying business opportunities and deter-
mining ioducls lo Le manulacluied;
(j) researching and implementing regulatory
and slaluloiy iequiiemenls aecling manu-
lacluiing oeialions and lle enviionmenl;
(l) oveiseeing lle iovision ol quolalions loi
the manufacture of specialized goods and
establishing contracts with customers and
sulieis;
(l) oveiseeing lle seleclion, liaining and eiloi-
mance ol sla.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Manulacluiei
y Manulacluiing managei
y Production and operations manager
(manufacturing)
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Pioduclion sueivisoi (manulacluiing)
3122
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 1 Manageis 99
Unit0rcup1322
MiningManagers
Mining manageis lan, diiecl and cooidinale lle
ioduclion aclivilies ol mining, quaiiying and
oil and gas exliaclion oeialions, eillei as lle
manager of a department or as the general man-
ager of an enterprise or organization that does
nol lave a lieiaicly ol manageis.
Tasls include
(a) conferring with other managers to set pro-
duclion quolas, lan exliaclion siles and
develo olicies loi lle iemoval ol iaw ma-
leiials;
(L) evalualing emciency ol ioduclion siles lo
deleimine adequacy ol eisonnel, equimenl
and technologies used, and make changes
lo woil scledules oi equimenl wlen ne-
cessaiy;
(c) lanning delails ol ioduclion aclivilies in
leims ol oulul qualily and quanlily, cosl,
lime availaLle and laLoui iequiiemenls;
(d) conliolling lle oeialion ol lanl and qualily
procedures through planning of main-
tenance, designation of operating hours and
suly ol equimenl;
(e) establishing and managing budgets, moni-
toring production output and costs, and ad-
justing processes and resources to minimize
cosls;
(l) oveiseeing lle acquisilion and inslallalion ol
new lanl and equimenl;
(g) controlling the preparation of production re-
coids and ieoils;
(h) coordinating the implementation of health
and salely iequiiemenls;
(i) researching and implementing regulatory
and slaluloiy iequiiemenls aecling mineial
exliaclion oeialions and lle enviionmenl;
(j) oveiseeing lle seleclion, liaining and eiloi-
mance ol sla.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Mine managei
y Production manager (mine)
y Production manager (oil and gas
exliaclion)
y Pioduclion managei (quaiiy)
y Quarry manager
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Mine deuly 3121
y Mine sueivisoi 3121
y Mine undei-managei 3121
y Quaiiy sueivisoi 3121
Unit0rcup1323
ConstructionManagers
Construction managers plan, direct and co-
oidinale lle consliuclion ol civil engineeiing
projects, buildings and dwellings, either as the
manager of a department or as the general man-
ager of an enterprise or organization that does
nol lave a lieiaicly ol manageis.
Tasls include
(a) interpreting architectural drawings and spec-
ilcalions;
(b) coordinating labour resources and procure-
menl and deliveiy ol maleiials, lanl and
equimenl;
(c) negotiating with building owners, property
develoeis and suLconliaclois involved in
the construction process to ensure projects
aie comleled on lime and willin Ludgel;
(d) ieaiing lendeis and conliacl Lids;
(e) operating and implementing coordinated
woil iogiammes loi siles;
(f) ensuring adherence to building legislation
and slandaids ol eiloimance, qualily, cosl
and salely;
(g) arranging submission of plans to local au-
lloiilies;
(h) building under contract, or subcontracting
secialized Luilding seivices;
(i) aiianging Luilding inseclions Ly ielevanl
aulloiilies;
(j) establishing and managing budgets, control-
ling exendiluie and ensuiing lle emcienl
use ol iesouices;
(l) oveiseeing lle seleclion, liaining and eiloi-
mance ol sla and suLconliaclois.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Civil engineeiing iojecl managei
y Construction project manager
y Project builder
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Building consliuclion sueivisoi 3123
y House Luildei 7111
Unit0rcup1324
ChiIdCare5ervicesManagers
Clild caie seivices manageis lan, diiecl, co-
oidinale and evaluale lle iovision ol caie loi
clildien in Leloie-sclool, allei-sclool, vacalion
and day caie cenlies and seivices.
Tasls include
(a) develoing and imlemenling iogiammes lo
enhance the physical, social, emotional and
inlelleclual develomenl ol young clildien;
(b) establishing and monitoring budgets and de-
leimining allocalion ol lunds loi sla, su-
lies, maleiials, equimenl and mainlenance;
(c) oveiseeing and cooidinaling lle iovision
of care for children in before-school, after-
sclool, day and vacalion caie cenlies;
(d) diiecling and sueivising clild caieis in io-
viding caie and sueivision loi young clil-
dien;
(e) managing physical facilities and making sure
all Luildings and equimenl aie mainlained
to ensure the centre is a safe area for chil-
dien, sla and visilois;
(l) ieviewing and inleiieling goveinmenl
codes, and develoing ioceduies lo meel
codes (e.g. conceining salely and secuiily);
(g) monitoring childrens progress and confer-
iing will aienls oi guaidians;
(h) preparing and maintaining records and ac-
counls loi a clild caie cenlie;
(i) ieciuiling and evalualing sla and cooidi-
naling lleii iolessional develomenl.
Example of the occupations classied here:
y Child care centre manager
Unit0rcup1342
HeaIth5ervicesManagers
Healll seivices manageis lan, diiecl, cooidinale
and evaluale lle iovision ol clinical and com-
munily lealll caie seivices in losilals, clinics,
public health agencies and similar organizations.
Tasls include
(a) ioviding oveiall diieclion and manage-
menl loi lle seivice, lacilily, oiganizalion oi
cenlie;
(L) diiecling, sueivising and evalualing lle
woil aclivilies ol medical, nuising, leclnical,
cleiical, seivice, mainlenance and ollei ei-
sonnel;
(c) eslaLlisling oLjeclives and evalualive oi
oeialional ciileiia loi unils lley manage;
(d) directing or conducting recruitment, hiring
and liaining ol eisonnel;
(e) develoing, imlemenling and moniloiing
procedures, policies and performance stand-
ards for medical, nursing, technical and ad-
minislialive sla;
(l) moniloiing lle use ol diagnoslic seivices,
inalienl Leds, lacililies and sla lo ensuie
eeclive use ol iesouices, and assess lle need
loi addilional sla, equimenl and seivices;
(g) conliolling adminislialive oeialions sucl
as budget planning, report preparation, and
exendiluie on sulies, equimenl and sei-
vices;
(l) liaising will ollei lealll and wellaie seivice
iovideis, Loaids and lunding Lodies lo co-
oidinale lle iovision ol seivices;
(i) advising goveinmenl Lodies aLoul measuies
lo imiove lealll and wellaie seivices and
lacililies;
(j) representing the organization in negotiations,
and al convenlions, seminais, uLlic leai-
ings and forums.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Chief public health ofcer
y Clinical director
y Community health care coordinator
y Diiecloi ol nuising
y Health facility administrator
y Hospital matron
y Medical adminislialoi
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Aged caie seivices managei 1343
Unit0rcup1343
AgedCare5ervicesManagers
Aged caie seivices manageis lan, diiecl, cooid-
inale and evaluale lle iovision ol iesidenlial
and eisonal caie seivices loi individuals and
lamilies wlo aie in need ol sucl seivices due lo
lle eecls ol ageing.
Tasls include
(a) ioviding oveiall diieclion and managemenl
loi a seivice, lacilily, oiganizalion oi cenlie;
(L) diiecling, sueivising and evalualing lle woil
aclivilies ol medical, nuising, leclnical, clei-
ical, seivice, mainlenance and ollei eisonnel;
(c) eslaLlisling oLjeclives and evalualive oi
oeialional ciileiia loi unils lley manage;
(d) directing or conducting recruitment, hiring
and liaining ol eisonnel;
(e) develoing, imlemenling and moniloiing
procedures, policies and performance stand-
ards for nursing, personal care, technical and
adminislialive sla;
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 1 Manageis 103
(f) coordinating and administering welfare pro-
giammes and caie seivices loi lle eldeily;
(g) conliolling adminislialive oeialions sucl as
Ludgel lanning, ieoil ieaialion, and ex-
endiluie on sulies, equimenl and seivices;
(h) liaising with other health and welfare pro-
videis, Loaids and lunding Lodies lo cooid-
inale lle iovision ol seivices;
(i) advising goveinmenl Lodies aLoul measuies
lo imiove lealll and wellaie seivices and
lacililies;
(j) representing the organization in negotiations,
and al convenlions, seminais, uLlic leai-
ings and forums.
Examples of occupations classied here:
y Aged caie lome diiecloi
y Community aged care coordinator
y Nursing home director
y Reliiemenl village cooidinaloi
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Healll seivices managei 1342
Unit0rcup1344
5ociaIWeIfareManagers
Social welfare managers plan, direct and coord-
inale lle iovision ol social and communily sei-
vice iogiammes sucl as income suoil, lamily
assislance, clildien`s seivices and ollei commu-
nily iogiammes and seivices.
Tasls include
(a) ioviding oveiall diieclion and managemenl
loi a seivice, lacilily, oiganizalion oi cenlie;
(L) develoing, imlemenling and moniloiing
ioceduies, olicies and slandaids loi sla;
(c) moniloiing and evalualing iesouices devoled
lo lle iovision ol wellaie, lousing and ollei
social seivices;
(d) conliolling adminislialive oeialions sucl as
Ludgel lanning, ieoil ieaialion, and ex-
endiluie on sulies, equimenl and seivices;
(e) liaising with other welfare and health ser-
vices iovideis, Loaids and lunding Lodies
lo discuss aieas ol lealll and wellaie seivice
cooeialion and cooidinalion;
(l) advising goveinmenl Lodies aLoul measuies
lo imiove wellaie seivices and lacililies;
(g) representing the organization in negotiations,
and al convenlions, seminais, uLlic leai-
ings and loiums;
(h) establishing and managing budgets, control-
ling exendiluie and ensuiing lle emcienl
use ol iesouices;
(i) establishing and directing operational and
adminislialive ioceduies;
(j) oveiseeing lle seleclion, liaining and eiloi-
mance ol sla.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Community centre manager
y !amily seivices managei
y Housing seivices managei
y Welfare centre manager
Unit0rcup1345
EducationManagers
Education managers plan, direct, coordinate and
evaluale lle educalional and adminislialive as-
ecls ol educalion seivices, iimaiy and secondaiy
schools, colleges and faculties and departments in
univeisilies and ollei educalional inslilulions.
Tasls include
(a) determining educational programmes based
on frameworks established by education au-
lloiilies and goveining Lodies;
(b) implementing systems and procedures to
monitor school performance and student en-
iolmenls;
(c) diiecling adminislialive and cleiical acliv-
ities concerning student admissions and edu-
calional seivices;
(d) conliolling adminislialive oeialions sucl as
Ludgel lanning, ieoil ieaialion, and ex-
endiluie on sulies, equimenl and seivices;
(e) ioviding leadeisli and guidance lo
leacling, academic and adminislialive sla
as well as lo sludenls;
(l) evalualing lle woil ol leacleis and lecluieis
Ly visiling classiooms, oLseiving leacling
mellods, ieviewing insliuclional oLjeclives
and examining leaining maleiials;
(g) promoting the educational programme, and
ieiesenling lle seivice oi inslilulion in lle
widei communily;
(l) sueivising lle mainlenance ol educalional
lacililies;
(i) develoing and enloicing a discilinaiy code
lo cieale a sale and conducive enviionmenl
loi sludenls and leacleis;
(j) organizing and implementing methods of
raising additional funds in conjunction with
aienl and communily gious and sonsois;
(l) conliolling seleclion, liaining and sueivi-
sion ol sla.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y College director
y Dean (univeisily)
y Head teacher
y School principal
104 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Unit0rcup1346
FinanciaIand!nsurance5ervicesBranch
Managers
!inancial and insuiance seivices Liancl man-
agers plan, direct and coordinate the branches of
inslilulions llal iovide lnancial and insuiance
seivices, sucl as Lanls, Luilding socielies, ciedil
unions and insuiance comanies. Tley iovide
advice and assislance lo clienls on lnancial and
insurance matters.
Tasls include
(a) planning, directing and coordinating the ac-
livilies ol sla in lle Liancl;
(b) establishing and maintaining relationships
will individual and Lusiness cuslomeis;
(c) ioviding advice and assislance lo cuslomeis
on their nancial and insurance needs and
on matters such as changes in law that may
aecl cuslomeis;
(d) examining, evalualing and iocessing loan
and insuiance alicalions;
(e) moniloiing ciedil exlension decisions;
(l) conducling lnancial invesligalions;
(g) oveiseeing lle ow ol casl and lnancial in-
struments, and the preparation of nancial
and iegulaloiy ieoils;
(l) aioving oi iejecling, oi cooidinaling lle
aioval oi iejeclion ol, lines ol ciedil loi
commeicial, ieal eslale and eisonal loans;
(i) coordi nati ng cooperation with other
Liancles ol lle comany;
(j) managing Ludgels, conliolling exendiluie
and ensuiing lle emcienl use ol iesouices;
(l) oveiseeing lle seleclion, liaining and eiloi-
mance ol sla.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Bank manager
y Building society manager
y Credit union manager
y Financial institution branch manager
y Insurance agency manager
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y !inance managei 1211
y Ciedil and loans omceis 3312
y !nsuiance agenl 3321
Unit0rcup1349
ProfessionaI5ervicesManagers
Not EIsewhere CIassied
Tlis unil giou coveis manageis wlo lan,
diiecl, cooidinale and evaluale lle iovision ol
secialized iolessional and leclnical seivices
and aie nol classiled in Minoi Giou 121: Busi-
ness Seivices and Adminislialion Manageis, oi
elsewleie in Minoi Giou 134: Piolessional Sei-
vices Manageis. !oi inslance, manageis ieson-
siLle loi lle iovision ol olicing, coiieclional,
liLiaiy, legal and lie seivices aie classiled leie.
!n sucl cases lasls would include
(a) ioviding oveiall diieclion and managemenl
loi a seivice, lacilily, oiganizalion oi cenlie;
(L) develoing, imlemenling and moniloiing
ioceduies, olicies and slandaids loi sla;
(c) diiecling, sueivising and evalualing lle
woil aclivilies ol iolessional, leclnical,
cleiical, seivice, mainlenance and ollei ei-
sonnel;
(d) moniloiing and evalualing iesouices devoled
lo lle iovision ol seivices;
(e) conliolling adminislialive oeialions sucl
as budget planning, report preparation, and
exendiluie on sulies, equimenl and sei-
vices;
(f) planning, directing and coordinating the
iovision ol seivices;
(g) cooidinaling cooeialion will ollei seivice
iovision agencies in lle same oi ielaled
lelds;
(l) managing Ludgels, conliolling exendiluie
and ensuiing lle emcienl use ol iesouices;
(i) oveiseeing lle seleclion, liaining and eiloi-
mance ol sla.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Aiclives managei
y Ail galleiy managei
y Coiieclional seivices managei
y Iegal seivice managei
y Library manager
y Museum managei
y Police superintendent
y Piison goveinoi
Note
Piolessional seivices manageis aie iesonsiLle loi lan-
ning, diiecling and cooidinaling lle iovision ol se-
cialized iolessional and leclnical seivices. Secialized
qualilcalions and exlensive exeiience ielevanl lo one
oi moie occualions classiled in Majoi Giou 2: Pioles-
sionals, oi Majoi Giou 3: Teclnicians and Associale
Piolessionals, aie usually iequiied.
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 1 Manageis 105
Sub-ma|cr0rcup14
HospitaIity, PetaiI and Dther 5ervices Managers
Hosilalily, ielail and ollei seivices manageis lan, oiganize and diiecl lle oeialions ol
eslaLlislmenls wlicl iovide accommodalion, losilalily, ielail and ollei seivices. Com-
elenl eiloimance in mosl occualions in llis suL-majoi giou iequiies slills al lle lliid
!SCO slill level.
Tasls eiloimed Ly woileis in llis suL-majoi giou usually include: lanning and oigan-
izing secial lunclions, soiling, gaming and enleilainmenl aclivilies and lle iange and mix
ol ioducls, slocl levels and seivice slandaids; iomoling and selling goods and seivices;
oLseiving liquoi, gaming, lealll and ollei laws and iegulalions; develoing and ieviewing
olicies, iogiammes and ioceduies conceining cuslomei ielalions and goods and seivices
iovided; iomoling lacililies loi conleiences, convenlions and liade slows lo olenlial cus-
lomeis; oiganizing lle uiclase and mainlenance ol liansoil velicles, equimenl and luel,
and liansoiling goods; conliolling lle seleclion, liaining and sueivision ol sla; ensuiing
compliance with occupational health and safety regulations.
Occualions in llis suL-majoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing minoi gious:
141 HoteIandPestaurantManagers
142PetaiIandWhoIesaIeTradeManagers
143Dther5ervicesManagers
Notes
SuL-majoi Giou 14: Hosilalily, Relail and Ollei Seivices Manageis is loi manageis ol eslaLlisl-
menls llal iovide seivices diieclly lo lle uLlic, usually in oiganizalions llal aie loo small lo lave
lieiaiclies ol manageis. Manageis iesonsiLle loi lanning, diiecling and cooidinaling lle iovision
ol secialized iolessional and leclnical seivices llal usually iequiie secialized qualilcalions aie
classiled in vaiious unil gious in SuL-majoi Gious 12: Adminislialive and Commeicial Manageis
and 13: Pioduclion and Secialized Seivices Manageis.
Operators of small shops, guest houses, cafs, restaurants and bars for whom the management and
sueivision ol sla is nol a signilcanl comonenl ol lle woil aie classiled in lle ielevanl unil giou
in SuL-majoi Gious 51: Peisonal Seivices Woileis oi 52: Sales Woileis, deending on lle main lasls
performed.
Mincr0rcup141
HoteIandPestaurantManagers
Hotel and restaurant managers plan, organize and direct the operations of establishments that
iovide accommodalion, meals, Leveiages and ollei losilalily seivices.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: lanning and oiganizing secial lunclions and soiling,
gaming and enleilainmenl aclivilies; diiecling and oveiseeing ieseivalion, iecelion, ioom
seivice and louseleeing aclivilies; oLseiving liquoi, gaming, lealll and ollei laws and iegu-
lalions; moniloiing qualily al all slages ol ieaialion and iesenlalion ol lood and seivices;
conliolling lle seleclion, liaining and sueivision ol sla; ensuiing comliance will occua-
tional health and safety regulations.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
1411 HoteIManagers
1412 PestaurantManagers
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Unit0rcup1411
HoteIManagers
Hotel managers plan, organize and direct the
operations of hotels, motels and similar estab-
lislmenls lo iovide guesl accommodalion and
ollei seivices.
Tasls include
(a) diiecling and oveiseeing ieseivalion, iece-
lion, ioom seivice and louseleeing acliv-
ilies;
(L) sueivising secuiily aiiangemenls and
gaiden and ioeily mainlenance;
(c) lanning and sueivising Lai, ieslauianl,
lunclion and conleience aclivilies;
(d) oLseiving liquoi, gaming and ollei laws and
iegulalions;
(e) assessing and ieviewing cuslomei salislaclion;
(l) oveiseeing accounling and uiclasing acliv-
ilies;
(g) undeilaling Ludgeling loi lle eslaLlislmenl;
(l) conliolling seleclion, liaining and sueivi-
sion ol sla;
(i) ensuring compliance with occupational
lealll and salely iegulalions;
(j) ioviding guesls will local louiism inloima-
tion, and arranging tours and transportation.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Hotel manager
y Molel managei
y Youth hostel manager
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Bed and Lieallasl oeialoi 5152
Notes
Operators of small establishments, such as some bed and
breakfast establishments and small guest houses that
iovide accommodalion and limiled meal seivices lo
clienls eeclively as aying guesls in iivale louselolds,
and loi wlom lle managemenl and sueivision ol sla
is not a signicant component of the work, are classied
in \nil Giou 5152: Domeslic Houseleeeis.
Cliel execulive omceis and secialized manageis ol
hotel management companies or hotel chains are classied
in lle ielevanl unil giou in SuL-majoi Gious 11 and 12.
Unit0rcup1412
PestaurantManagers
Restaurant managers plan, organize and direct
the operations of cafs, restaurants and related
eslaLlislmenls lo iovide dining and caleiing
seivices.
Tasls include
(a) planning menus in consultation with chefs
and cools;
(L) lanning and oiganizing secial lunclions;
(c) arranging the purchasing and pricing of
goods accoiding lo Ludgel;
(d) mainlaining iecoids ol slocl levels and l-
nancial liansaclions;
(e) ensuring that dining, kitchen and food
storage facilities comply with health regula-
tions and are clean, functional and of suit-
aLle aeaiance;
(f) conferring with customers to assess their sat-
islaclion will meals and seivice;
(g) selecling sla, selling sla woil scledules,
and liaining and sueivising wailing and
lilclen sla;
(l) laling ieseivalions, gieeling guesls and as-
sisling in laling oideis;
(i) negotiating arrangements with clients and
sulieis;
(j) ensuring compliance with occupational
health and safety regulations.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Caf manager
y Catering manager
y Restaurant manager
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Clel 3434
Note
Operators of small cafs, restaurants and bars for whom
lle managemenl and sueivision ol sla is nol a sig-
nicant component of the work are classied in Unit
Gious 5120: Cools, 5131: Waileis oi 5132: Bailendeis,
depending on the main tasks performed.
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PetaiIandWhoIesaIeTradeManagers
Retail and wholesale trade managers plan, organize, coordinate and control the operations
ol eslaLlislmenls llal sell goods on a ielail oi wlolesale Lasis. Tley aie iesonsiLle loi lle
budgets, stafng and strategic and operational direction of shops, or of organizational units
within shops that sell particular types of product.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: deleimining ioducl mix, slocl levels and seivice sland-
aids; loimulaling and imlemenling uiclasing and maileling olicies, and selling iices;
iomoling and adveilising lle eslaLlislmenl`s goods and seivices; mainlaining iecoids ol
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 1 Manageis 107
slocl levels and lnancial liansaclions; undeilaling Ludgeling loi lle eslaLlislmenl; conliol-
ling seleclion, liaining and sueivision ol sla; ensuiing comliance will occualional lealll
and safety regulations.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil giou:
1420PetaiIandWhoIesaIeTradeManagers
Notes
Relail and wlolesale liade manageis aie liequenlly emloyed in ielalively small eslaLlislmenls llal do
nol lave a lieiaicly ol manageis. Tle manageis ol laige ielail eslaLlislmenls sucl as sueimailels
and deailmenl sloies, lowevei, slould also Le classiled in llis giou, alllougl sucl eslaLlislmenls
may lave a lieiaicly ol manageis and sueivisois. Geneial manageis ol gious ol eslaLlislmenls
sucl as sueimailel oi deailmenl sloie clains aie classiled, lowevei, in \nil Giou 1120: Managing
Diieclois and Cliel Lxeculives.
Oeialois ol small slos loi wlom lle managemenl and sueivision ol sla is nol a signilcanl com-
onenl ol lle woil aie classiled in \nil Giou 5221: Sloleeeis.
Sla wlo conliol and diiecl lle aclivilies ol slo sales assislanls, clecloul oeialois and ollei woileis,
Lul wlo do nol lale iesonsiLilily loi deleimining ioducl mix, oveiall selling ol iices, Ludgels and
slamng levels, seleclion and ieciuilmenl, aie classiled in \nil Giou 5222: Slo Sueivisois.
Unit0rcup1420
PetaiIandWhoIesaIeTradeManagers
Retail and wholesale trade managers plan, or-
ganize, coordinate and control the operations
of establishments that sell goods on a retail or
wlolesale Lasis. Tley aie iesonsiLle loi lle
budgets, stafng and strategic and operational
direction of shops, or of organizational units
within shops that sell particular types of product.
Tasls include
(a) deleimining ioducl mix, slocl levels and
seivice slandaids;
(b) formulating and implementing purchasing
and maileling olicies, and selling iices;
(c) iomoling and adveilising lle eslaLlisl-
menl`s goods and seivices;
(d) mainlaining iecoids ol slocl levels and l-
nancial liansaclions;
(e) undeilaling Ludgeling loi lle eslaLlislmenl;
(l) conliolling seleclion, liaining and sueivi-
sion ol sla;
(g) ensuring compliance with occupational
health and safety regulations.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Gioceiy managei
y Retail manager
y Shop manager
y Supermarket manager
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Sales managei 1221
y Sloleeei 5221
y Slo sueivisoi 5222
y Slo sales assislanl 5223
Notes
Relail and wlolesale liade manageis aie liequenlly
emloyed in ielalively small eslaLlislmenls llal do nol
lave a lieiaicly ol manageis. Tle manageis ol laige
retail establishments such as supermarkets and depart-
menl sloies, lowevei, slould geneially also Le classiled
in llis giou, alllougl sucl eslaLlislmenls may lave a
lieiaicly ol manageis and sueivisois. Geneial man-
agers of groups of establishments such as supermarket
oi deailmenl sloie clains aie classiled, lowevei, in
\nil Giou 1120: Managing Diieclois and Cliel Lxecu-
lives.
Operators of small shops for whom the management
and sueivision ol sla is nol a signilcanl comonenl ol
lle woil aie classiled in \nil Giou 5221: Sloleeeis.
Sla wlo conliol and diiecl lle aclivilies ol slo sales
assistants, checkout operators and other workers, but
who do not take responsibility for determining product
mix, oveiall selling ol iices, Ludgels and slamng levels,
seleclion and ieciuilmenl, aie classiled in \nil Giou
5222: Slo Sueivisois.
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Dther5ervicesManagers
Ollei seivices manageis lan, oiganize and conliol lle oeialions ol eslaLlislmenls llal
iovide soiling, culluial, ieciealional, liavel, cuslomei conlacl and ollei amenily seivices.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: lanning and oiganizing lle iange and mix ol seivices oi
aclivilies iovided; ensuiing llal lacililies aie lel clean and in good condilion; leeing aLieasl
108 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
ol new liends and develomenls ielevanl lo lle seivice iovided; advising on lle lacililies avail-
aLle and iomoling uLlicily; clecling and leeing cuslody ol all casl ieceils and maling
iegulai slocl clecls; eslaLlisling and managing Ludgels; conliolling exendiluie and ensuiing
lle emcienl use ol iesouices; lanning and diiecling daily oeialions; conliolling lle seleclion,
sueivision and eiloimance ol sla; ensuiing comliance will lealll and salely iequiiemenls.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
1431 5ports, Pecreation and CuIturaI Centre Managers
1439 5ervices Managers Not EIsewhere CIassied
Unit0rcup1431
MeteoroIogists
Meleoiologisls ieaie sloil-leim oi long-leim
weallei loiecasls used in avialion, sliing,
agriculture and other areas and for the infor-
malion ol lle geneial uLlic. Tley conducl ie-
search related to the composition, structure and
dynamics of the atmosphere.
Tasls include
(a) invesligaling diieclion and seed ol aii move-
ments, pressures, temperatures, humidity,
physical and chemical transformation of pol-
lutants and other phenomena such as cloud
formation and precipitation, electrical dis-
luiLances oi solai iadialion;
(b) studying data collected from meteorological
stations, radar and satellite imagery and
computer model output to plot and forecast
weallei condilions;
(c) preparing and reporting short-term or long-
term weather maps, forecasts and warnings
relating to atmospheric phenomena such as
cyclones, storms and other hazards to life
and property, and disseminating informa-
tion about atmospheric conditions through
a vaiiely ol media including iadio, lelevision,
iinl and lle !nleinel;
(d) conducling exeiimenls in log diseisal,
cloud seeding, rain enhancement and other
lyes ol weallei modilcalion iogiammes;
(e) develoing and lesling mallemalical com-
ulei models ol weallei and climale loi ex-
eiimenlal oi oeialional use;
112 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
(f) participating in studies of the effect of
weallei on lle enviionmenl;
(g) analysing the impact of industrial projects and
luman aclivily on lle climale and qualily ol
the air, and working with the social science,
engineering and economic communities to
develo aioiiale miligalion slialegies;
(l) engaging in lle design and develomenl ol
new equimenl and ioceduies loi meleoio-
logical data collection and remote sensing, or
loi ielaled alicalions;
(i) conducling ieseaicl on and imioving oi de-
veloing concels, lleoiies and oeialional
methods related to the composition, struc-
ture and dynamics of the atmosphere, and
preparing scientic papers and reports on the
outcome of this research.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Climatologist
y Hydrometeorologist
y Meleoiologisl
y Weather forecaster
Unit0rcup2113
Chemists
Clemisls conducl ieseaicl, imiove oi develo
concepts, theories and operational methods, or
apply scientic knowledge relating to chemistry,
lo develo new lnowledge oi ioducls and loi
qualily and iocess conliol.
Tasls include
(a) conducling ieseaicl and imioving oi de-
veloing concels, insliumenls, lleoiies and
oeialional mellods ielaled lo clemisliy;
(L) conducling exeiimenls, lesls and analyses
lo invesligale clemical comosilion and
eneigy and clemical clanges in vaiious
natural or synthetic substances, materials
and ioducls;
(c) develoing ioceduies loi enviionmenlal
conliol, qualily conliol and vaiious ollei
ioceduies loi manulacluieis oi useis;
(d) conducting programmes of sample and data
colleclion and analysis lo idenlily and quan-
lily enviionmenlal loxicanls;
(e) participating in interdisciplinary research
and develomenl iojecls woiling will
chemical engineers, biologists, microbiolo-
gists, agronomists, geologists or other pro-
lessionals;
(l) using micio-oiganisms lo conveil suLslances
inlo new comounds;
(g) determining ways to strengthen or combine
maleiials oi develo new maleiials.
(h) reproducing and synthesizing naturally oc-
curring substances and creating new arti-
cial suLslances;
(i) preparing scientic papers and reports.
Example of the occupations classied here:
y Chemist
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Bioclemisl 2131
y Plaimacologisl 2131
y Plaimacisl 2262
Unit0rcup2114
BioIogists,Botanists,ZooIogistsandPeIated
ProfessionaIs
Biologists, botanists, zoologists and related
iolessionals sludy living oiganisms and lleii
interactions with each other and with the en-
viionmenl, and aly llis lnowledge lo solving
luman lealll and enviionmenlal ioLlems.
Tley woil in diveise lelds sucl as Lolany, zo-
ology, ecology, marine biology, genetics, immu-
nology, laimacology, loxicology, lysiology,
Lacleiiology and viiology.
Tasls include
(a) undertaking research in laboratories and in
the eld to increase scientic knowledge of
living oiganisms, lo discovei new inloima-
lion, lo lesl lyolleses, lo solve ioLlems in
aieas sucl as lle enviionmenl, agiiculluie
and lealll, and lo develo new ioducls,
iocesses and leclniques loi laimaceu-
lical, agiiculluial and enviionmenlal use;
(L) designing and conducling exeiimenls and
lesls;
(c) gathering human, animal, insect and plant
specimens and data, and studying their
oiigin, develomenl, clemical and lysical
form, structure, composition, and life and
ieioduclive iocesses;
(d) examining living oiganisms using a vaiiely ol
secialized equimenl, insliumenls, leclnol-
ogies and leclniques sucl as eleclion micio-
scopes, telemetry, global positioning systems,
biotechnology, satellite imaging, genetic engi-
neering, digital imaging analysis, polymerase
clain ieaclion and comulei modelling;
(e) identifying, classifying, recording and moni-
loiing living oiganisms and mainlaining da-
laLases;
(f) writing scientic papers and reports detailing
research and any new ndings which are then
made availaLle lo lle scienlilc communily in
scientic journals or at conferences for scru-
liny and luillei deLale;
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 2 Piolessionals 115
(g) designing and caiiying oul enviionmenlal
impact assessments to identify changes
caused Ly naluial oi luman laclois;
(l) ioviding advice lo goveinmenls, oiganiza-
tions and businesses in areas such as conser-
valion, managemenl ol naluial iesouices, and
lle eecls ol climale clange and ollulion.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Animal Lelaviouiisl
y Bacteriologist
y Biochemist
y Biologist
y Biomedical researcher
y Biotechnologist
y Botanist
y Cell geneticist
y Maiine Liologisl
y MicioLiologisl
y Moleculai Liologisl
y Moleculai genelicisl
y Pharmacologist
y Zoologist
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Lcologisl 2133
Note
Medical ieseaicl iolessionals wlo ailiciale in Lio-
medical ieseaicl using living oiganisms and do nol
undeilale clinical iaclice aie classiled in \nil Giou
2131: Biologisls, Bolanisls, Zoologisls and Relaled Pio-
lessionals. Tlose wlo also undeilale clinical iaclice
aie classiled in Minoi Giou 221: Medical Doclois.
Unit0rcup2132
!ndustriaIandProductionEngineers
Industrial and production engineers conduct
ieseaicl and design, oiganize and oveisee lle
construction, operation and maintenance of in-
dustrial production processes and installations.
Tley eslaLlisl iogiammes loi lle cooidinalion
ol manulacluiing aclivilies and assess cosl eecl-
iveness and salely.
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 2 Piolessionals 117
Tasls include
(a) studying functional statements, organ-
izational charts and project information to
determine functions and responsibilities of
workers and work units and to identify areas
ol dulicalion;
(b) establishing work measurement programmes
and analysing woil samles lo develo
slandaids loi laLoui ulilizalion;
(c) analysing workforce utilization, facility
layout, operational data and production
schedules and costs to determine optimum
woilei and equimenl emciencies;
(d) develoing secilcalions loi manulacluie,
and deleimining maleiials, equimenl,
iing, maleiial ows, caacilies and layoul
ol lanl and syslems;
(e) organizing and managing project labour and
lle deliveiy ol maleiials, lanl and equimenl;
(f) establishing standards and policies for instal-
lalion, modilcalion, qualily conliol, lesling,
inspection and maintenance according to en-
gineeiing iinciles and salely iegulalions;
(g) insecling lanl lo imiove and mainlain
eiloimance;
(h) directing the maintenance of plant build-
ings and equimenl, and cooidinaling lle
iequiiemenls loi new designs, suiveys and
mainlenance scledules;
(i) advising managemenl on new ioduclion
mellods, leclniques and equimenl;
(j) liaising with materials buying, storing and
controlling departments to ensure a steady
ow ol sulies.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Industrial efciency engineer
y Industrial engineer
y Industrial plant engineer
y Production engineer
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Manulacluiing ioduclion managei 1321
Unit0rcup2142
CiviIEngineers
Civil engineeis conducl ieseaicl; advise on,
design and diiecl consliuclion; manage lle o-
eialion and mainlenance ol civil engineeiing
sliucluies; oi sludy and advise on leclnological
aspects of particular materials.
Tasls include
(a) conducling ieseaicl and develoing new oi
imioved lleoiies and mellods ielaled lo
civil engineeiing;
(L) advising on and designing sliucluies sucl as
bridges, dams, docks, roads, airports, rail-
ways, canals, pipelines, waste-disposal and
flood-control systems, and industrial and
ollei laige Luildings;
(c) determining and specifying construction
mellods, maleiials and qualily slandaids,
and diiecling consliuclion woil;
(d) establishing control systems to ensure ef-
cient functioning of structures as well as
salely and enviionmenlal ioleclion;
(e) organizing and directing maintenance and
ieaii ol exisling civil engineeiing sliucluies;
(l) analysing lle Lelavioui ol soil and iocl
when placed under pressure by proposed
structures and designing structural founda-
lions;
(g) analysing the stability of structures and
lesling lle Lelavioui and duiaLilily ol ma-
terials used in their construction.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Civil engineei
y Geoleclnical engineei
y Structural engineer
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Civil engineeiing iojecl managei 1323
y Geoscienlisl 2114
y Melalluigisl 2146
y Mining engineei 2146
y Town and liamc lanneis 2164
Unit0rcup2143
EnvironmentaI Engineers
Lnviionmenlal engineeis conducl ieseaicl and
advise on, design and diiecl imlemenlalion ol
solulions lo ievenl, conliol oi iemedy negalive
imacls ol luman aclivily on lle enviionmenl
ulilizing a vaiiely ol engineeiing discilines.
Tley conducl enviionmenlal assessmenls ol
consliuclion and civil engineeiing iojecls and
apply engineering principles to pollution control,
recycling and waste disposal.
Tasls include
(a) conducting research and assessing and re-
oiling on lle enviionmenlal imacl ol
exisling and ioosed consliuclion, civil en-
gineeiing and ollei aclivilies;
(b) inspecting industrial and municipal facilities
and iogiammes lo evaluale oeialional
eecliveness and ensuie comliance will en-
viionmenlal iegulalions;
(c) designing and oveiseeing lle develomenl ol
syslems, iocesses and equimenl loi conliol,
118 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
management or remediation of water, air or
soil qualily;
(d) ioviding enviionmenlal engineeiing assis-
tance in network analysis, regulatory ana-
lysis, and lanning oi ieviewing dalaLase
develomenl;
(e) obtaining, updating and maintaining plans,
eimils and slandaid oeialing ioceduies;
(l) ioviding engineeiing and leclnical suoil
loi enviionmenlal iemedialion and liliga-
tion projects, including remediation system
design and determination of regulatory ap-
licaLilily;
(g) moniloiing iogiess ol enviionmenlal im-
iovemenl iogiammes;
(l) advising coioialions and goveinmenl agen-
cies of procedures to follow in cleaning up
contaminated sites to protect people and the
enviionmenl;
(i) collaLoialing will enviionmenlal scienlisls,
planners, hazardous waste technicians, engi-
neers from other disciplines and specialists in
law and Lusiness lo addiess enviionmenlal
problems.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Aii ollulion conliol engineei
y Lnviionmenlal analysl
y Lnviionmenlal engineei
y Lnviionmenlal iemedialion secialisl
y Wastewater process engineer
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Lnviionmenlal scienlisl 2133
y Radialion ioleclion exeil 2263
Unit0rcup2144
MechanicaIEngineers
Meclanical engineeis conducl ieseaicl; advise
on, design and direct production of machines,
aircraft, ships, machinery and industrial plant,
equimenl and syslems; advise on and diiecl
lleii lunclioning, mainlenance and ieaii; oi
sludy and advise on meclanical asecls ol ai-
ticular materials, products or processes.
Tasls include
(a) advising on and designing maclineiy and
tools for manufacturing, mining, construc-
tion, agricultural and other industrial pur-
oses;
(L) advising on and designing sleam, inleinal
combustion and other non-electric motors
and engines used for propulsion of railway
locomolives, ioad velicles oi aiiciall, oi loi
diiving indusliial oi ollei maclineiy;
(c) advising on and designing: lulls, sueisliuc-
luies and ioulsion syslems ol slis; me-
clanical lanl and equimenl loi lle ielease,
conliol and ulilizalion ol eneigy; lealing,
venlilalion and ieliigeialion syslems, sleeiing
geai, ums and ollei meclanical equimenl;
(d) advising on and designing aiiliames, undei-
caiiiages and ollei equimenl loi aiiciall as
well as susension syslems, Liales, velicle
Lodies and ollei comonenls ol ioad velicles;
(e) advising on and designing non-elecliical
parts of apparatus or products such as word
processors, computers, precision instru-
menls, cameias and iojeclois;
(f) establishing control standards and pro-
cedures to ensure efcient functioning and
safety of machines, machinery, tools, motors,
engines, indusliial lanl, equimenl oi sys-
lems;
(g) ensuiing llal equimenl, oeialion and
maintenance comply with design specica-
tions and safety standards.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Aeionaulical engineei
y Engine designer
y Maiine aiclilecl
y Maiine engineei
y Meclanical engineei
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Slis` engineei 3151
Unit0rcup2145
ChemicaI Engineers
Chemical engineers conduct research and de-
velo, advise on and diiecl commeicial-scale
clemical iocesses and ioduclion ol vaiious
substances and items such as crude oil, petroleum
deiivalives, lood and diinl ioducls, medicines
oi synllelic maleiials. Tley diiecl mainlenance
and ieaii ol clemical lanl and equimenl and
sludy and advise on clemical asecls ol ai-
ticular materials, products or processes.
Tasls include
(a) conducling ieseaicl and advising on, and
develoing, commeicial-scale clemical io-
cesses lo ielne ciude oil and ollei liquids oi
gases, and to produce substances and items
sucl as elioleum deiivalives, exlosives,
food and drink products, medicines or syn-
llelic maleiials;
(b) specifying chemical production methods,
maleiials and qualily slandaids and ensuiing
llal lley conloim lo secilcalions;
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 2 Piolessionals 119
(c) establishing control standards and pro-
cedures to ensure safety and efficiency of
chemical production operations and safety
ol woileis` oeialing equimenl oi ol llose
woiling in close ioximily lo ongoing clem-
ical ieaclions;
(d) designing clemical lanl equimenl and de-
vising iocesses loi manulacluiing clemi-
cals and ioducls;
(e) performing tests throughout stages of pro-
duclion lo deleimine degiee ol conliol ovei
vaiiaLles, including lemeialuie, densily,
secilc giavily and iessuie;
(l) develoing salely ioceduies lo Le emloyed;
(g) preparing estimates of production costs and
ioduclion iogiess ieoils loi managemenl;
(h) performing laboratory studies of steps in the
manufacture of new products and testing
proposed processes in small-scale operations
such as a pilot plant.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Chemical engineer
y Fuel technologist
y Plastics technologist
y Renery process engineer
Unit0rcup2146
MiningEngineers,MetaIIurgistsandPeIated
ProfessionaIs
Mining engineeis, melalluigisls and ielaled io-
lessionals conducl ieseaicl on, design, develo
and mainlain commeicial-scale mellods ol ex-
tracting metals from their ores, or minerals,
walei, oil oi gas liom lle eaill, and ol develoing
new alloys, ceramic and other materials, or study
and advise on mining oi melalluigical asecls ol
particular materials, products or processes.
Tasls include
(a) determining the location and planning the
exliaclion ol coal, melallic oies, non-me-
tallic minerals, and building materials such
as slone and giavel;
(b) determining the most suitable methods of
emcienl mining and exliaclion and lyes ol
machinery to be used, planning layout and
diiecling consliuclion ol slalls and lunnels;
(c) deleimining diilling siles and devising
mellods ol conliolling lle ow ol walei, oil
oi gas liom wells;
(d) planning and directing storage, initial treat-
menl and liansoilalion ol walei, oil oi gas;
(e) establishing safety standards and procedures
and first-aid facilities, especially under-
giound;
(l) conducling ieseaicl, develoing mellods
ol exliacling melals liom lleii oies and ad-
vising on lleii alicalion;
(g) invesligaling ioeilies ol melals and alloys,
develoing new alloys and advising on and
sueivising leclnical asecls ol melal and
alloy manulacluie and iocessing;
(h) maintaining technical liaison and consul-
lancy will ollei ielevanl secialisls sucl as
geologisls and geolysicisls;
(i) examining deosils oi mines lo evaluale
protability.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Lxliaclive melalluigisl
y Mining engineei
y Pelioleum and naluial gas exliaclion
engineer
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Geologisl 2114
y Geolysicisl 2114
Unit0rcup2149
EIectricaIEngineers
Llecliical engineeis conducl ieseaicl and advise
on, design and direct the construction and oper-
ation of electrical systems, components, motors
and equimenl, and advise on and diiecl lleii
functioning, maintenance and repair, or study
and advise on leclnological asecls ol elecliical
engineering materials, products and processes.
Tasls include
(a) advising on and designing owei slalions
and systems which generate, transmit and
disliiLule elecliical owei;
(L) sueivising, conliolling and moniloiing lle
operation of electrical generation, transmis-
sion and disliiLulion syslems;
(c) advising on and designing syslems loi elec-
trical motors, electrical traction and other
equimenl, oi elecliical domeslic aliances;
(d) specifying electrical installation and appli-
cation in industrial and other buildings and
oLjecls;
(e) establishing control standards and pro-
cedures to monitor performance and safety
of electrical generating and distribution sys-
lems, molois and equimenl;
(f) determining manufacturing methods for
electrical systems, as well as maintenance
and ieaii ol exisling elecliical syslems,
molois and equimenl.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Electrical engineer
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 2 Piolessionals 121
y Electric power generation engineer
y Electromechanical engineer
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y ucleai owei geneialion engineei 2149
y Lleclionics engineei 2152
y Bioadcasl engineei 2153
y Telecommunicalions engineei 2153
Unit0rcup2152
EIectronicsEngineers
Electronics engineers conduct research on, design
and direct the construction functioning, main-
tenance and repair of electronic systems, and study
and advise on leclnological asecls ol eleclionic
engineering materials, products or processes.
Tasls include
(a) advising on and designing eleclionic devices
or components, circuits, semi-conductors
and syslems;
(b) speci fyi ng production or i nstal lation
mellods, maleiials and qualily slandaids,
and directing production or installation work
ol eleclionic ioducls and syslems;
(c) establishing control standards and procedures
to ensure efcient functioning and safety of
eleclionic syslems, molois and equimenl;
(d) organizing and directing maintenance and
ieaii ol exisling eleclionic syslems and
equimenl;
(e) designing electronic circuits and components
for use in elds such as aerospace guidance
and propulsion control, acoustics, or instru-
menls and conliols;
(l) ieseaicling and advising on iadai, lelemeliy
and iemole conliol syslems, miciowaves and
ollei eleclionic equimenl;
(g) designing and develoing signal iocessing
algorithms and implementing these through
appropriate choice of hardware and soft-
waie;
(l) develoing aaialus and ioceduies lo lesl
electronic components, circuits and systems.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Computer hardware engineer
y Electronics engineer
y Instrumentation engineer
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Telecommunicalions engineei 2153
Unit0rcup2153
TeIecommunications Engineers
Telecommunicalions engineeis conducl ieseaicl
and advise on, design and diiecl lle consliuc-
tion, functioning, maintenance and repair of tel-
ecommunicalion syslems and equimenl. Tley
sludy and advise on leclnological asecls ol
telecommunication engineering materials, prod-
ucts or processes.
Tasls include
(a) advising on and designing lelecommunica-
lions devices oi comonenls, syslems, equi-
menl and disliiLulion cenlies;
(b) specifying production or installation methods,
maleiials and qualily and salely slandaids,
and directing production or installation work
ol lelecommunicalions ioducls and syslems;
(c) organizing and directing maintenance and
ieaii ol exisling lelecommunicalion sys-
lems, molois and equimenl;
(d) ieseaicling and advising on lelecommunica-
lions equimenl;
(e) planning and designing communications net-
works based on wired, bre optical and wire-
less communicalion media;
(l) designing and develoing signal iocessing
algorithms and implementing these through
aioiiale cloice ol laidwaie and sollwaie;
(g) designing telecommunications networks and
iadio and lelevision disliiLulion syslems, in-
cluding Loll caLle and ovei lle aii.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Broadcast engineer
y Telecommunicalions engineei
y Telecommunicalions engineeiing
technologist
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Lleclionics engineei 2152
Mincr0rcup216
Architects,PIanners,5urveyorsandDesigners
Aiclilecls, lanneis, suiveyois and designeis lan and design landscaes, Luilding exleiiois
and inleiiois, ioducls loi manulacluie, and visual and audiovisual conlenl loi lle communi-
calion ol inloimalion. Tley conducl suivey woil lo iecisely osilion geogialical lealuies;
122 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
design, ieaie and ievise mas; and develo and imlemenl lans and olicies loi conliolling
the use of land.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: deleimining lle oLjeclives and consliainls ol lle design Liiel
Ly consulling will clienls and slaleloldeis; loimulaling design concels and lans llal lai-
monize aesllelic consideialions will leclnical, lunclional, ecological and ioduclion iequiie-
menls; ieaiing slelcles, diagiams, illuslialions, animalions, lans, mas, clails, samles
and models lo communicale design concels and ollei inloimalion; analysing lologials,
salellile imageiy, suivey documenls and dala, mas, iecoids, ieoils and slalislics; undei-
laling ieseaicl and analysing lunclional, salial, commeicial, culluial, salely, enviionmenlal
and aesllelic iequiiemenls.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
2161 BuiIdingArchitects
2162 Landscape Architects
2163 Product and Sarment Designers
2164 Town and Trafc PIanners
2165 Cartographers and 5urveyors
2166 Sraphic and MuItimedia Designers
Unit0rcup2161
BuiIdingArchitects
Building architects design commercial, indus-
trial, institutional, residential and recreational
buildings and plan and monitor their construc-
tion, maintenance and rehabilitation.
Tasls include
(a) develoing new oi imioved aiclilecluial
lleoiies and mellods;
(b) inspecting sites and consulting clients, man-
agement and other stakeholders to determine
type, style and size of proposed buildings
and alleialions lo exisling Luildings;
(c) ioviding inloimalion iegaiding designs,
maleiials and eslimaled Luilding limes;
(d) preparing project documentation, including
sketches and scale drawings, and integrating
structural, mechanical and aesthetic elements
in lnal designs;
(e) writing specifications and contract docu-
ments for use by builders and calling tenders
on Lelall ol clienls;
(f) making necessary contacts to ensure feasi-
bility of projects regarding style, cost, timing
and comliance will iegulalions;
(g) identifying and finding best solutions for
ioLlems iegaiding lunclion and qualily
ol inleiioi enviionmenls ol Luildings and
making necessary designs, drawings and
lans;
(h) monitoring construction or rehabilitation
work to ensure compliance with specica-
lions and qualily slandaids;
(i) maintaining technical liaison and consul-
lancy will ollei ielevanl secialisls.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Building architect
y Interior architect
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Iandscae aiclilecl 2162
y !nleiioi decoialoi 3432
y !nleiioi designei 3432
Unit0rcup2162
Landscape Architects
Landscape architects plan and design landscapes
and open spaces for projects such as parks,
sclools, inslilulions, ioads and exleinal aieas
for commercial, industrial and residential sites,
and plan and monitor their construction, main-
tenance and rehabilitation.
Tasls include
(a) develoing new oi imioved lleoiies and
mellods and ioviding advice on olicy ie-
laled lo landscae aiclilecluie;
(b) inspecting sites and consulting clients, man-
agement and other stakeholders to determine
type, style and size of proposed buildings,
ails, ioads and ollei oen saces;
(c) compiling and analysing site and commu-
nity data about geographical and ecological
lealuies, landloims, soils, vegelalion, sile
lydiology, visual claiacleiislics and luman-
made structures, to formulate land use and
develomenl iecommendalions, leasiLilily
sludies and enviionmenlal imacl slalemenls;
(d) preparing reports, strategic plans, site plans,
working drawings, specifications and cost
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 2 Piolessionals 123
eslimales loi land develomenl, slowing loca-
tion and details of proposals, including ground
modelling, sliucluies, vegelalion and access;
(e) writing specifications and contract docu-
menls loi use Ly Luildeis and civil engi-
neering contractors and calling tenders on
Lelall ol clienls;
(f) making necessary contacts to ensure feasi-
bility of projects regarding style, cost, timing
and comliance will iegulalions;
(g) identifying and finding best solutions for
ioLlems iegaiding lunclion and qualily ol
exleiioi enviionmenls and maling necessaiy
designs, diawings and lans;
(h) monitoring construction or rehabilitation
work to ensure compliance with specica-
lions and qualily slandaids;
(i) maintaining technical liaison and consul-
lancy will ollei ielevanl secialisls.
Example of the occupations classied here:
y Landscape architect
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Building aiclilecl 2161
y \iLan lannei 2164
Unit0rcup2163
SeneraIistMedicaIPractitioners
Geneialisl medical iaclilioneis (including
family and primary care doctors) diagnose, treat
and ievenl illness, disease, injuiy and ollei
physical and mental impairments and maintain
general health in humans through application of
the principles and procedures of modern medi-
cine. Tley do nol limil lleii iaclice lo ceilain
disease categories or methods of treatment, and
may assume iesonsiLilily loi lle iovision ol
conlinuing and comielensive medical caie lo
individuals, lamilies and communilies.
Tasls include
(a) conducling lysical examinalions ol alienls
and inleiviewing llem and lleii lamilies lo
deleimine lleii lealll slalus;
(b) ordering laboratory tests, X-rays and other di-
agnostic procedures and analysing ndings to
deleimine lle naluie ol disoideis oi illnesses;
(c) ioviding conlinuing medical caie loi a-
tients including prescribing, administering,
counselling on and moniloiing cuialive
liealmenls and ievenlive measuies;
(d) performing surgery and other clinical pro-
ceduies;
(e) advising individuals, lamilies and communi-
ties on health, nutrition and lifestyle which
aid ievenlion oi liealmenl ol disease and
disoideis;
(l) ioviding ieleiials lo alienls and lamilies
for specialized care in hospitals, rehabil-
itation centres or other types of health care
cenlies;
(g) idenlilying, managing and ioviding ielei-
rals for complications before, during and
allei clildLiill;
(h) recording patients medical information and
lisloiy and exclanging inloimalion will
specialist practitioners and other health
woileis as iequiied loi conlinuing medical
caie;
(i) reporting births, deaths and notiable dis-
eases lo goveinmenl aulloiilies lo meel legal
and iolessional iequiiemenls;
(j) conducting research in human health and
medical seivices and disseminaling lle lnd-
ings sucl as lliougl scienlilc ieoils;
(k) planning and participating in programmes
designed lo ievenl lle occuiience and
spread of common diseases.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Disliicl medical docloilleiaisl
y Family medical practitioner
y Geneial iaclilionei
y Medical docloi (geneial)
y Medical omcei (geneial)
y Physician (general)
y Primary health care physician
y Resident medical ofcer specializing in
general practice
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Psyclialiisl 2212
y Secialisl lysician 2212
y Suigeon 2212
y Clinical omcei (aiamedical) 2240
y !eldsclei 2240
Note
Occualions included in llis unil giou iequiie comle-
lion ol a univeisily-level degiee in Lasic medical edu-
calion lus oslgiaduale clinical liaining oi equivalenl
loi comelenl eiloimance. Medical inleins oi iesidenls
wlo lave comleled lleii univeisily educalion in Lasic
medical education and are undertaking postgraduate
clinical training in general medicine without any area
ol secializalion aie included leie. Alllougl in some
counliies geneial iaclice and lamily medicine may
be considered as medical specializations, these occupa-
tions should always be classied here.
Unit0rcup2212
NursingProfessionaIs
uising iolessionals iovide liealmenl, suoil
and caie seivices loi eole wlo aie in need ol
nuising caie due lo lle eecls ol ageing, injuiy,
illness or other physical or mental impairment,
oi olenlial iisls lo lealll. Tley assume ieson-
sibility for the planning and management of the
caie ol alienls, including lle sueivision ol
other health care workers, working autonomously
or in teams with medical doctors and others in
lle iaclical alicalion ol ievenlive and cuia-
live measuies.
Tasls include
(a) lanning, ioviding and evalualing nuising
care for patients according to the practice
and slandaids ol modein nuising;
(b) coordinating the care of patients in consult-
ation with other health professionals and
memLeis ol lealll leams;
(c) develoing and imlemenling caie lans loi
the biological, social and psychological treat-
ment of patients in collaboration with other
lealll iolessionals;
(d) lanning and ioviding eisonal caie, lieal-
ments and therapies including administering
medications, and monitoring responses to
liealmenl oi caie lan;
(e) cleaning wounds and applying surgical dress-
ings and Landages;
(l) moniloiing ain and discomloil exeii-
enced Ly alienls and allevialing ain using
a vaiiely ol lleiaies, including lle use ol
ainlilling diugs;
(g) planning and participating in health edu-
cation programmes, health promotion and
nuise educalion aclivilies in clinical and
communily sellings;
(l) answeiing queslions liom alienls and lam-
ilies and ioviding inloimalion aLoul ie-
venlion ol ill-lealll, liealmenl and caie;
(i) sueivising and cooidinaling lle woil ol ollei
nuising, lealll and eisonal caie woileis;
(j) conducting research on nursing practices and
procedures and disseminating ndings such
as through scientic papers and reports.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Clinical nurse consultant
y Disliicl nuise
y Nurse anaesthetist
y Nurse educator
y Nurse practitioner
y Operating theatre nurse
y Professional nurse
y Public health nurse
y Specialist nurse
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Piolessional midwile 2222
y Paiamedical iaclilionei 2240
y \niveisily lecluiei 2310
y Vocalional educalion leaclei 2320
y Associale iolessional nuise 3221
y Associale iolessional midwile 3222
y uising aide (clinic oi losilal) 5321
Notes
Tle dislinclion Lelween iolessional and associale
professional nurses should be made on the basis of the
nature of the work performed in relation to the tasks
seciled in llis delnilion. Tle qualilcalions leld Ly
individuals oi llal iedominale in lle counliy aie nol
the main factor in making this distinction, as training
aiiangemenls loi nuises vaiy widely Lelween counliies
and lave vaiied ovei lime willin counliies.
Nurses who combine nursing education or research
with clinical nursing practice are classified in Unit
Giou 2221: uising Piolessionals. uising ieseaicleis
wlo ailiciale in Liomedical ieseaicl using living oi-
ganisms and do not undertake clinical nursing practice
aie classiled in \nil Giou 2131: Biologisls, Bolanisls,
Zoologists and Related Professionals.
Unit0rcup2222
Midwifery ProfessionaIs
Midwileiy iolessionals lan, manage, iovide
and evaluale midwileiy caie seivices Leloie,
duiing and allei iegnancy and clildLiill. Tley
iovide deliveiy caie loi ieducing lealll iisls lo
women and newborn children, working autono-
mously or in teams with other health care pro-
videis.
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 2 Piolessionals 129
Tasls include
(a) lanning, ioviding and evalualing caie
and suoil seivices loi women and LaLies
before, during and after pregnancy and child-
birth according to the practice and standards
ol modein midwileiy caie;
(L) ioviding advice lo women and lamilies
and conducting community education on
lealll, nuliilion, lygiene, exeicise, Liill and
emergency plans, breastfeeding, infant care,
family planning and contraception, lifestyle
and other topics related to pregnancy and
clildLiill;
(c) assessing progress during pregnancy and
childbirth, managing complications and rec-
ognizing waining signs iequiiing ieleiial lo
a medical doctor with specialized skills in
oLsleliics;
(d) monitoring the health status of newborns,
managing complications and recognizing
waining signs iequiiing ieleiial lo a medical
docloi will secialized slills in neonalology;
(e) moniloiing ain and discomloil exeiienced
Ly women duiing laLoui and deliveiy and
allevialing ain using a vaiiely ol lleiaies,
including lle use ol ainlilling diugs;
(l) ieoiling Liills lo goveinmenl aulloiilies lo
meel legal and iolessional iequiiemenls;
(g) conducting research on midwifery practices
and procedures and disseminating ndings
sucl as lliougl scienlilc aeis and ieoils;
(h) planning and conducting midwifery edu-
calion aclivilies in clinical and communily
settings.
Example of the occupations classied here:
y Professional midwife
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Piolessional nuise 2221
y Associale iolessional nuise 3221
y Associale iolessional midwile 3222
y uising aide (clinic oi losilal) 5321
Notes
Tle dislinclions Lelween nuising and midwileiy ioles-
sionals and associate professionals should be made on
the basis of the nature of the work performed in rela-
lion lo lle lasls seciled in llis delnilion. Tle quali-
lcalions leld Ly individuals oi llal iedominale in lle
country are not the main factor in making this distinc-
lion, as liaining aiiangemenls loi nuises and midwives
vaiy widely Lelween counliies and lave vaiied ovei lime
within countries.
Midwives wlo comLine midwileiy educalion oi ie-
search with clinical midwifery practice are classied in
\nil Giou 2222: Midwileiy Piolessionals.
Mincr0rcup223
TraditionaI and CompIementary Medicine ProfessionaIs
Tiadilional and comlemenlaiy medicine iolessionals examine alienls; ievenl and lieal ill-
ness, disease, injuiy and ollei lysical and menlal imaiimenls; and mainlain geneial lealll
in lumans Ly alying lnowledge, slills and iaclices acquiied lliougl exlensive sludy ol
lle lleoiies, Leliels and exeiiences oiiginaling in secilc culluies.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: conducling lysical examinalions ol alienls and inlei-
viewing llem and lleii lamilies lo deleimine lleii lealll slalus; develoing and imlemenling
treatment plans for physical, mental and psychosocial ailments using applications such as
acuuncluie, ayuivedic, lomeoallic and leiLal medicine; evalualing and documenling a-
lienls` iogiess lliougl liealmenl lans; ioviding lealll, nuliilion and lileslyle advice lo
individuals, lamilies and communilies; iesciiLing and ieaiing liadilional medicines, sucl
as leiLal, lanl, mineial and animal exliacls, lo slimulale lle Lody`s caacily loi sell-lealing;
exclanging inloimalion aLoul alienls will ollei lealll caie woileis as needed lo ensuie
conlinuing and comielensive lealll caie; conducling ieseaicl inlo liadilional and com-
plementary medicines and treatments and disseminating ndings such as through scientic
papers and reports.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil giou:
2230 TraditionaI and CompIementary Medicine ProfessionaIs
130 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Unit0rcup2230
ParamedicaI Practitioners
Paiamedical iaclilioneis iovide advisoiy,
diagnoslic, cuialive and ievenlive medical
seivices moie limiled in scoe and comlexily
llan llose caiiied oul Ly medical doclois. Tley
woil aulonomously, oi will limiled sueivision
ol medical doclois, and aly advanced clinical
ioceduies loi liealing and ievenling diseases,
injuries and other physical or mental impair-
ments common to specic communities.
Tasls include
(a) conducling lysical examinalions ol alienls
and inleiviewing llem and lleii lamilies lo
determine their health status, and recording
alienls` medical inloimalion;
(b) performing basic or more routine medical and
surgical procedures, including prescribing
and administering treatments, medications
and ollei ievenlive oi cuialive measuies,
especially for common diseases and disor-
deis;
(c) administering or ordering diagnostic tests,
such as X-ray, electrocardiogram and labo-
ialoiy lesls;
(d) performing therapeutic procedures such
as injections, immunizations, suturing and
wound caie, and inleclion managemenl;
(e) assisling medical doclois will comlex sui-
gical ioceduies;
(f) monitoring patients progress and response
to treatment, and identifying signs and symp-
loms iequiiing ieleiial lo medical doclois;
(g) advising alienls and lamilies on diel, exei-
cise and ollei laLils wlicl aid ievenlion oi
liealmenl ol disease and disoideis;
(l) idenlilying and ieleiiing comlex oi unusual
cases to medical doctors, hospitals or other
laces loi secialized caie;
(i) reporting births, deaths and notiable dis-
eases lo goveinmenl aulloiilies lo meel legal
and iolessional ieoiling iequiiemenls.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Advanced caie aiamedic
y Clinical ofcer (paramedical)
y Feldscher
y Primary care paramedic
y Surgical technician
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Geneial iaclilionei 2211
y Suigeon 2212
y Medical assislanl 3256
y Lmeigency aiamedic 3258
Note
Occualions included in llis unil giou noimally iequiie
comlelion ol leiliaiy-level liaining in lleoielical and
iaclical medical seivices. Woileis ioviding seivices
limited to emergency treatment and ambulance practice
aie classiled in \nil Giou 3258: AmLulance Woileis.
Mincr0rcup225
Veterinarians
Veleiinaiians diagnose, ievenl and lieal diseases, injuiies and dyslunclions ol animals. Tley
may iovide caie lo a wide iange ol animals; secialize in lle liealmenl ol a ailiculai animal
giou oi in a ailiculai aiea ol secializalion; oi iovide iolessional seivices lo commeicial
rms producing biological and pharmaceutical products.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: deleimining lle iesence and naluie ol aLnoimal condi-
lions Ly lysical examinalion, laLoialoiy lesling and lliougl diagnoslic imaging leclniques
including iadiogialy and ulliasound; liealing animals medically and suigically, and ad-
minisleiing and iesciiLing diugs, analgesics, and geneial and local anaesllelics; eiloiming
suigeiy, diessing wounds and selling Liolen Lones; iendeiing oLsleliic seivices lo animals;
ailicialing in iogiammes designed lo ievenl lle occuiience and siead ol animal dis-
eases; inoculaling animals againsl, and lesling loi, inleclious diseases and nolilying aulloiilies
132 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
ol oulLieals ol inleclious animal diseases; eiloiming aulosies lo deleimine cause ol deall;
advising clienls on lealll, nuliilion and leeding, lygiene, Lieeding and caie ol animals.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil giou:
2250Veterinarians
Unit0rcup2250
Veterinarians
Veleiinaiians diagnose, ievenl and lieal dis-
eases, injuiies and dyslunclions ol animals. Tley
may iovide caie lo a wide iange ol animals oi
specialize in the treatment of a particular animal
giou oi in a ailiculai secialily aiea, oi iovide
iolessional seivices lo commeicial lims io-
ducing biological and pharmaceutical products.
Tasls include
(a) determining the presence and nature of ab-
noimal condilions Ly lysical examinalion,
laboratory testing and through diagnostic
imaging leclniques including iadiogialy
and ulliasound;
(b) treating animals medically and surgically,
and administering and prescribing drugs, an-
algesics, and geneial and local anaesllelics;
(c) performing surgery, dressing wounds and
selling Liolen Lones;
(d) iendeiing oLsleliic and denlal seivices lo
animals;
(e) participating in programmes designed to
ievenl lle occuiience and siead ol animal
diseases;
(f) inoculating animals against, and testing for,
infectious diseases and notifying authorities
ol oulLieals ol inleclious animal diseases;
(g) performing autopsies to determine cause of
deall;
(l) advising clienls on lealll, nuliilion and
feeding, hygiene, breeding and care of ani-
mals;
(i) ioviding eullanasia seivices loi animals.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Animal allologisl
y Veterinarian
y Veterinary epidemiologist
y Veterinary intern
y Veterinary surgeon
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DtherHeaIthProfessionaIs
Ollei lealll iolessionals iovide lealll seivices ielaled lo denlisliy, laimacy, enviion-
mental health and hygiene, occupational health and safety, physiotherapy, nutrition, hearing,
seecl, vision and ielaLililalion lleiaies. Tlis minoi giou includes all luman lealll io-
lessionals excel doclois, liadilional and comlemenlaiy medicine iaclilioneis, nuises, mid-
wives and aiamedical iolessionals.
Tasls eiloimed may include: assessing alienls oi clienls lo deleimine lle naluie ol lle dis-
oidei, illness oi ioLlem; develoing and imlemenling liealmenl lans and evalualing and
documenling alienls` iogiess; diagnosing and liealing diseases, injuiies and malloimalions
ol lle leell, moull, jaws and associaled lissues; sloiing, ieseiving, comounding, lesling and
disensing medicinal ioducls and counselling on lleii ioei use and adveise eecls; assessing,
lanning and imlemenling iogiammes lo iecognize, moniloi and conliol enviionmenlal lac-
lois llal can olenlially aecl luman lealll, lo imiove oi iesloie luman moloi lunclions,
maximize movemenl aLilily, ielieve ain syndiomes, oi lo enlance lle imacl ol lood and nu-
liilion on luman lealll; diagnosing, managing and liealing lysical disoideis aecling luman
leaiing, communicalion oi swallowing, oi disoideis ol lle eyes and visual syslem; advising clienls
aLoul conlinued liealmenl and caie and ioviding oi aiianging ielaLililalion seivices; ieleiiing
clienls lo oi conleiiing will ollei lealll iolessionals oi associale iolessionals il iequiied.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
2261Dentists
2262 Pharmacists
2263 EnvironmentaI and DccupationaI HeaIth and Hygiene ProfessionaIs
2264 Physiotherapists
2265DieticiansandNutritionists
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 2 Piolessionals 133
2266 AudioIogists and 5peech Therapists
2267 Dptometrists and DphthaImic Dpticians
2269 HeaIth ProfessionaIs Not EIsewhere CIassied
Unit0rcup2261
Dentists
Denlisls diagnose, lieal and ievenl diseases,
injuries and abnormalities of the teeth, mouth,
jaws and associated tissues by applying the prin-
ciles and ioceduies ol modein denlisliy. Tley
use a broad range of specialized diagnostic, sur-
gical and ollei leclniques lo iomole and ie-
store oral health.
Tasls include
(a) diagnosing diseases, injuries, irregularities
and malformations of teeth and associated
structures in the mouth and jaw using a
range of methods such as radiographs, sali-
vaiy lesls and medical lisloiies;
(L) ioviding ievenlalive oial lealll caie sucl
as eiiodonlal liealmenls, uoiide alica-
lions and oial lealll iomolion;
(c) administering anaesthetics to limit the
amounl ol ain exeiienced Ly alienls
duiing ioceduies;
(d) prescribing medication for relief of ongoing
ain allei ioceduies;
(e) ioviding iesloialive oial caie sucl as im-
lanls, comlex ciown and Liidge ieslo-
rations and orthodontics, and repairing
damaged and decayed leell;
(l) ioviding suigical liealmenls sucl as exliac-
tion of teeth and biopsy of tissue, and per-
loiming oillodonlic liealmenl;
(g) measuring and taking impressions of pa-
tients jaws and teeth in order to determine
lle slae and size ol denlal ioslleses;
(h) designing, making and tting prosthodontic
appliances such as space maintainers, bridges
and dentures, or writing fabrication instruc-
tions or prescriptions for dental prosthetic
leclnicians;
(i) iesloiing oial lunclion will iemovaLle and
lxed oial ioslleses;
(j) assisting in diagnosing general diseases
laving oial manileslalions sucl as diaLeles;
(k) educating patients and families on dental hy-
giene, nutrition and other measures to take
caie ol oial lealll;
(l) sueivising denlal lygienisls, denlal assis-
lanls and ollei sla.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Denlal iaclilionei
y Denlal suigeon
y Denlisl
y Endodontist
y Oial and maxillolacial suigeon
y Oral pathologist
y Orthodontist
y Paedodontist
y Periodontist
y Prosthodontist
y Stomatologist
Note
Occualions included in llis calegoiy noimally iequiie
comlelion ol univeisily-level liaining in lleoielical and
iaclical denlisliy oi a ielaled leld. Alllougl in some
counliies slomalology and denlal, oial and maxillo-
lacial suigeiy may Le consideied as medical seciali-
zations, occupations in these fields should always be
classied here.
Unit0rcup2262
Pharmacists
Plaimacisls sloie, ieseive, comound and
dispense medicinal products and counsel on
lle ioei use and adveise eecls ol diugs and
medicines following prescriptions issued by med-
ical doclois and ollei lealll iolessionals. Tley
contribute to researching, testing, preparing,
prescribing and monitoring medicinal therapies
for optimizing human health.
Tasls include
(a) ieceiving iesciilions loi medicinal iod-
ucts from medical doctors and other health
professionals, checking patients medicine
histories, and ensuring proper dosage and
methods of administration and drug compat-
iLilily Leloie disensing;
(L) ieaiing oi sueivising lle ieaialion
and laLelling ol liquid medicines, oinlmenls,
powders, tablets and other medications to ll
iesciilions;
(c) ioviding inloimalion and advice lo ie-
scribers and clients regarding drug interac-
tions, incompatibility and contraindications,
side eecls, dosage and ioei medicalion
sloiage;
(d) collaborating with other health care profes-
sionals lo lan, moniloi, ieview and evaluale
lle qualily and eecliveness ol lle medicine
lleiay ol individual alienls, and lle eecl-
iveness ol ailiculai diugs oi lleiaies;
134 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
(e) maintaining prescription les and recording
the issue of narcotics, poisons and habit-
forming drugs in accordance with legal and
iolessional iequiiemenls;
(l) sloiing and ieseiving vaccines, seiums and
ollei diugs suLjecl lo deleiioialion;
(g) advising clienls on and sulying non-ie-
scription medicines and diagnostic and ther-
aeulic aids loi common condilions;
(l) sueivising and cooidinaling lle woil ol
pharmacy technicians, pharmacy interns
and laimacy sales assislanls;
(i) conducling ieseaicl lo develo and imiove
pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and related
clemical ioducls;
(j) conferring with chemists, engineering profes-
sionals and other professionals about manu-
lacluiing leclniques and ingiedienls;
(k) testing and analysing drugs to determine
their identity, purity and strength in relation
lo seciled slandaids;
(l) evalualing laLels, aclaging and adveilising
ol diug ioducls;
(m) develoing inloimalion and iisls ol ai-
ticular drugs.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Disensing clemisl
y Hospital pharmacist
y Industrial pharmacist
y Retail pharmacist
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Plaimacologisl 2131
y Plaimaceulical leclnician 3213
Unit0rcup2263
Physiotherapists
Physiotherapists assess, plan and implement re-
laLililalive iogiammes llal imiove oi iesloie
luman moloi lunclions, maximize movemenl
aLilily, ielieve ain syndiomes, and lieal oi ie-
venl lysical clallenges associaled will injuiies,
diseases and ollei imaiimenls. Tley aly a
Lioad iange ol lysical lleiaies and leclniques
sucl as movemenl, ulliasound, lealing, lasei and
ollei leclniques.
Tasls include
(a) adminisleiing muscle, neive, joinl lunclional
ability and other tests to identify and assess
lysical ioLlems ol alienls;
(b) establishing treatment goals with patients
and designing treatment programmes to
reduce physical pain, strengthen muscles,
imiove caidiolloiacic, caidiovasculai and
respiratory functions, restore joint mobility
and imiove Lalance and cooidinalion;
(c) develoing, imlemenling and moniloiing
programmes and treatments using the ther-
aeulic ioeilies ol exeicise, leal, cold,
massage, manipulation, hydrotherapy, elec-
liolleiay, ulliaviolel and inlia-ied ligll and
ulliasound in lle liealmenl ol alienls;
(d) instructing patients and their families in pro-
cedures to be continued outside clinical set-
lings;
(e) recording information on patients health
status and responses to treatment in medical
record-keeping systems, and sharing infor-
mation with other health professionals as
iequiied lo ensuie conlinuing and comie-
lensive caie;
(l) develoing and imlemenling iogiammes
loi scieening and ievenlion ol common
lysical ailmenls and disoideis;
(g) sueivising lle woil ol lysiolleiay assis-
tants and others.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Geiialiic lysical lleiaisl
y Maniulalive lleiaisl
y Orthopaedic physical therapist
y Paediatric physical therapist
y Physical therapist
y Physiotherapist
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Cliioiacloi 2269
y Occualional lleiaisl 2269
y Osleoall 2269
y Podialiisl 2269
y Acuiessuie lleiaisl 3255
y Hydiolleiaisl 3255
y Massage lleiaisl 3255
y Plysiolleiay leclnician 3255
y Slialsu lleiaisl 3255
Unit0rcup2265
DieticiansandNutritionists
Dielicians and nuliilionisls assess, lan and im-
plement programmes to enhance the impact of
food and nutrition on human health.
Tasls include
(a) insliucling individuals, lamilies and com-
munities on nutrition, the planning of diets
and ieaialion ol lood lo maximize lealll
Lenells and ieduce olenlial iisls lo lealll;
(L) lanning diels and menus, sueivising lle
ieaialion and seiving ol meals, and moni-
loiing lood inlale and qualily lo iovide
nuliilional caie in sellings oeiing lood sei-
vices;
(c) compiling and assessing data relating to
lealll and nuliilional slalus ol individuals,
groups and communities based on nutri-
lional values ol lood seived oi consumed;
(d) planning and conducting nutrition assess-
menls, inleivenlion iogiammes, and edu-
calion and liaining lo imiove nuliilional
levels among individuals and communilies;
(e) consulting with other health professionals
and caie iovideis lo manage lle dielaiy and
nuliilional needs ol alienls;
(l) develoing and evalualing lood and nuliilion
ioducls lo meel nuliilional iequiiemenls;
(g) conducting research on nutrition and dis-
seminating the ndings at scientic confer-
ences and in other settings.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Clinical dietician
y !ood seivice dielician
y Nutritionist
y Public health nutritionist
y Sports nutritionist
Unit0rcup2266
UniversityandHigherEducationTeachers
\niveisily and liglei educalion leacleis ieaie
and delivei lecluies and conducl luloiials in one
or more subjects within a prescribed course of
sludy al a univeisily oi ollei liglei educalional
inslilulion. Tley conducl ieseaicl, and ieaie
scholarly papers and books.
Tasls include
(a) designing and modifying curricula and pre-
paring courses of study in accordance with
iequiiemenls;
(L) ieaiing and deliveiing lecluies and con-
ducting tutorials, seminars and laboratory
exeiimenls;
(c) stimulating discussion and independent
llougll among sludenls;
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 2 Piolessionals 139
(d) sueivising, wleie aioiiale, exeiimenlal
and iaclical woil undeilalen Ly sludenls;
(e) adminisleiing, evalualing and mailing ex-
aminalion aeis and lesls;
(f) directing research of postgraduate students
oi ollei memLeis ol deailmenl;
(g) ieseaicling inlo and develoing concels,
theories and operational methods for appli-
calion in indusliial and ollei lelds;
(l) ieaiing sclolaily Lools, aeis oi ailicles;
(i) participating in departmental and faculty
meetings and in conferences and seminars.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Higher education lecturer
y Professor
y \niveisily lecluiei
y \niveisily luloi
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y \niveisily clancelloi 1120
y Dean (univeisily) 1345
y Higlei educalion lacully lead 1345
y Vocalional educalion leaclei 2320
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VocationaIEducationTeachers
Vocalional educalion leacleis leacl oi insliucl vocalional oi occualional suLjecls in adull
and further education institutions and to senior students in secondary schools and colleges.
Tley ieaie sludenls loi emloymenl in secilc occualions oi occualional aieas loi wlicl
univeisily oi liglei educalion is nol noimally iequiied.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: develoing cuiiicula and lanning couise conlenl and
mellods ol insliuclion; deleimining liaining needs ol sludenls oi woileis and liaising will
individuals, indusliy and ollei educalion seclois lo ensuie iovision ol ielevanl educalion
and liaining iogiammes; iesenling lecluies and conducling discussions lo inciease slu-
denls` lnowledge and comelence; insliucling and moniloiing sludenls in lle use ol lools,
equimenl and maleiials and lle ievenlion ol injuiy and damage; oLseiving and evalualing
sludenls` woil lo deleimine iogiess, iovide leedLacl and male suggeslions loi imiove-
menl; adminisleiing oial, wiillen oi eiloimance lesls lo measuie iogiess, evaluale liaining
eecliveness and assess comelency; ieaiing ieoils and mainlaining iecoids sucl as slu-
denl giades, allendance iolls and liaining aclivily delails; sueivising indeendenl oi giou
iojecls, leld lacemenls, laLoialoiy woil oi ollei liaining; ioviding individualized insliuc-
lion and luloiial oi iemedial insliuclion; conducling on-lle-joL liaining sessions lo leacl and
demonsliale iinciles, leclniques, ioceduies oi mellods ol designaled suLjecls.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil giou:
2320VocationaIEducationTeachers
Unit0rcup2320
VocationaIEducationTeachers
Vocational education teachers teach or instruct
vocalional oi occualional suLjecls in adull and
further education institutions and to senior stu-
denls in secondaiy sclools and colleges. Tley
prepare students for employment in specic oc-
cualions oi occualional aieas loi wlicl univei-
sily oi liglei educalion is nol noimally iequiied.
Tasls include
(a) develoing cuiiicula and lanning couise
conlenl and mellods ol insliuclion;
(b) determining training needs of students or
woileis and liaising will individuals, in-
dustry and other education sectors to ensure
iovision ol ielevanl educalion and liaining
iogiammes;
(c) presenting lectures and conducting discus-
sions to increase students knowledge and
comelence;
(d) instructing and monitoring students in the
use ol lools, equimenl and maleiials and
lle ievenlion ol injuiy and damage;
(e) oLseiving and evalualing sludenls` woil lo
deleimine iogiess, iovide leedLacl and
male suggeslions loi imiovemenl;
(f) administering oral, written or performance
lesls lo measuie iogiess, evaluale liaining
eecliveness and assess comelency;
(g) preparing reports and maintaining records
such as student grades, attendance rolls and
liaining aclivily delails;
(l) sueivising indeendenl oi giou iojecls,
eld placements, laboratory work or other
liaining;
140 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
(i) ioviding individualized insliuclion and lu-
loiial oi iemedial insliuclion;
(j) conducting on-the-job training sessions to
leacl and demonsliale iinciles, leclniques,
procedures or methods of designated subjects.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Aulomolive leclnology insliucloi
y Cosmetology instructor
y Vocational education teacher
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Sclool iincial 1345
y Secondaiy educalion leaclei 2330
Note
Tlose wlo leacl vocalional suLjecls llal aie inlended
to prepare students for employment in a particular occu-
alional giou slould Le classiled in \nil Giou 2320:
Vocalional Lducalion Teacleis, wlellei lley woil in a
geneial secondaiy sclool oi in a vocalional oi leclnical
sclool oi college. Tlose wlo leacl, al secondaiy edu-
calion level, suLjecls sucl as mallemalics llal do nol
aim to prepare students for employment in a specic
occualional aiea slould Le classiled in \nil Giou
2330: Secondaiy Lducalion Teacleis, even il lley aie
emloyed in a vocalional oi leclnical college.
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5econdaryEducationTeachers
Secondaiy educalion leacleis leacl one oi moie suLjecls al secondaiy educalion level, ex-
cluding subjects intended to prepare students for employment in specic occupational areas.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: designing and modilying cuiiicula and ieaiing educa-
lional couises ol sludy in accoidance will cuiiiculum guidelines; eslaLlisling and enloicing
iules loi Lelavioui and ioceduies loi mainlaining oidei among sludenls; ieaiing and
giving lessons, discussions and demonslialions in one oi moie suLjecls; eslaLlisling cleai
oLjeclives loi all lessons, unils and iojecls and communicaling llose oLjeclives lo sludenls;
ieaiing maleiials and classiooms loi class aclivilies; adaling leacling mellods and in-
sliuclional maleiials lo meel sludenls` vaiying needs and inleiesls; oLseiving and evalualing
sludenls` eiloimance and Lelavioui; ieaiing, adminisleiing and mailing lesls, assign-
menls and examinalions lo evaluale uils` iogiess; ieaiing ieoils aLoul uils` woil and
conleiiing will ollei leacleis and aienls; ailicialing in meelings conceining lle sclool`s
educalional oi oiganizalional olicies; lanning, oiganizing and ailicialing in sclool acliv-
ilies sucl as excuisions, soiling evenls and conceils.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil giou:
23305econdaryEducationTeachers
Unit0rcup2330
5econdaryEducationTeachers
Secondary education teachers teach one or more
suLjecls al secondaiy educalion level, excluding
subjects intended to prepare students for employ-
ment in specic occupational areas.
Tasls include
(a) designing and modifying curricula and pre-
paring educational courses of study in ac-
coidance will cuiiiculum guidelines;
(L) eslaLlisling and enloicing iules loi Lelav-
iour and procedures for maintaining order
among sludenls;
(c) ieaiing and giving lessons, discussions
and demonslialions in one oi moie suLjecls;
(d) eslaLlisling cleai oLjeclives loi all lessons,
units and projects and communicating those
oLjeclives lo sludenls;
(e) preparing materials and classrooms for class
aclivilies;
(f) adapting teaching methods and instructional
maleiials lo meel sludenls` vaiying needs
and inleiesls;
(g) oLseiving and evalualing sludenls` eiloi-
mance and Lelavioui;
(h) preparing, administering and marking tests,
assignmenls and examinalions lo evaluale
uils` iogiess;
(i) preparing reports about pupils work and
conleiiing will ollei leacleis and aienls;
(j) participating in meetings concerning the
schools educational or organizational pol-
icies;
(k) planning, organizing and participating in
sclool aclivilies sucl as excuisions, soiling
evenls and conceils.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y High school teacher
y Secondary school teacher
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 2 Piolessionals 141
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Head leaclei 1345
y Sclool iincial 1345
y Vocalional educalion leaclei 2320
y Sclools insecloi 2351
y Iileiacy luloi (iivale luilion) 2359
y Mallemalics coacl (iivale luilion)
2359
y Sclool counselloi 2359
Note
Tlose wlo leacl vocalional suLjecls llal aie inlended
to prepare students for employment in a particular occu-
alional giou slould Le classiled in \nil Giou 2320:
Vocalional Lducalion Teacleis, wlellei lley woil in a
geneial secondaiy sclool oi in a vocalional oi leclnical
sclool oi college. Tlose wlo leacl, al secondaiy edu-
calion level, suLjecls sucl as mallemalics llal do nol
aim to prepare students for employment in a specic
occualional aiea slould Le classiled in \nil Giou
2330: Secondaiy Lducalion Teacleis, even il lley aie
emloyed in a vocalional oi leclnical college.
Mincr0rcup234
Primary 5chooI and EarIy ChiIdhood Teachers
Piimaiy sclool and eaily clildlood leacleis leacl a iange ol suLjecls al lle iimaiy level ol
educalion and oiganize educalional aclivilies loi clildien Lelow iimaiy sclool age.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: ieaiing iogiammes ol leaining and giving insliuclion in
a iange ol suLjecls al lle iimaiy educalion level; lanning and oiganizing aclivilies designed
lo lacililale clildien`s develomenl ol language, lysical and social slills; ieaiing ieoils.
Sueivision ol ollei woileis may Le included.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
2341 Primary 5chooI Teachers
2342EarIyChiIdhoodEducators
Unit0rcup2341
EarIyChiIdhoodEducators
Early childhood educators promote the social,
lysical and inlelleclual develomenl ol clildien
Lelow iimaiy sclool age lliougl lle iovision
ol educalional and lay aclivilies.
Tasls include
(a) lanning and oiganizing individual and giou
aclivilies designed lo lacililale lle develo-
menl ol clildien`s moloi, cooeialive and
social slills, conldence and undeislanding;
(L) iomoling language develomenl lliougl
storytelling, role play, songs, rhymes and in-
loimal conveisalions and discussions;
(c) leading clildien in aclivilies llal iovide o-
oilunilies loi ciealive exiession lliougl
142 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
the media of art, dramatic play, music and
lysical llness;
(d) oLseiving clildien in oidei lo evaluale io-
giess and lo delecl signs ol develomenlal,
emolional oi lealll-ielaled ioLlems;
(e) oLseiving and assessing nuliilional lealll,
welfare and safety needs of students and
identifying factors which may impede stu-
denls` iogiess;
(l) sueivising clildien`s aclivilies lo ensuie
salely and iesolve conicls;
(g) guiding and assisling clildien in lle devel-
opment of proper eating, dressing and toilet
laLils;
(h) discussing progress or problems of children
will aienls and ollei sla memLeis and
identifying appropriate actions and referrals
lo ollei seivices;
(i) eslaLlisling and mainlaining collaLoialive
ielalionslis will ollei seivice iovideis
working with young children.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Early childhood educator
y Pre-school teacher
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Clild caie cenlie managei 1341
y Clild caie woilei 5311
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DtherTeachingProfessionaIs
Ollei leacling iolessionals conducl ieseaicl and advise on leacling mellods; leacl eole
will leaining dimcullies oi secial needs; leacl non-nalive languages loi migialion and ie-
laled uioses; give iivale luilion; leacl ails, inloimalion leclnology and ollei suLjecls
oulside lle mainslieam iimaiy, secondaiy and liglei educalion syslems; and iovide ollei
leacling seivices nol classiled elsewleie in SuL-majoi Giou 23: Teacling Piolessionals.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: conducling ieseaicl and develoing oi advising on leacling
mellods, couises and aids; leacling lysically landicaed clildien, young eisons oi adulls
oi llose will leaining dimcullies oi ollei secial needs; leacling non-nalive languages loi
migialion uioses; leacling sludenls in iaclice, lleoiy and eiloimance ol music, diama,
dance, visual and ollei ails; develoing, scleduling and conducling liaining iogiammes and
courses for information technology users.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
2351 Education Methods 5peciaIists
2352 5peciaI Needs Teachers
2353DtherLanguageTeachers
2354DtherMusicTeachers
2355DtherArtsTeachers
2356 !nformation TechnoIogy Trainers
2359 Teaching ProfessionaIs Not EIsewhere CIassied
Unit0rcup2351
DtherLanguageTeachers
Ollei language leacleis leacl non-nalive lan-
guages to adults and children who are learning a
language for reasons of migration, to full employ-
menl iequiiemenls oi ooilunilies, lo lacililale
ailicialion in educalional iogiammes deliveied
in a foreign language, or for personal enrichment.
Tley woil oulside lle mainslieam iimaiy, sec-
ondary and higher education systems, or in sup-
port of students and teachers within those systems.
Tasls include
(a) assessing lle level ol aLilily and lle exlenl ol
language difculties of students, and estab-
lisling sludenls` needs and leaining goals;
(L) lanning, ieaiing and deliveiing lessons
and woilslos loi gious and individuals,
with content and rate of progression adapted
lo sludenls` aLililies and needs;
(c) designing and producing teaching materials
and adaling exisling maleiials;
(d) assessing sludenls` iogiess;
144 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
(e) assisting students in classroom settings where
subjects are taught in a language other than
lle sludenls` nalive language;
(l) ioviding assislance lo ollei leacleis Ly
designing special teaching programmes for
students still learning the main language of
insliuclion;
(g) assigning and correcting work, and preparing
and giading exams;
(h) assessing, recording and reporting on stu-
dents progress.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y !nlensive language leaclei
y Migianl educalion leaclei
y Practical language teacher
y Second language teacher
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y \niveisily lecluiei 2310
y Vocalional educalion leaclei 2320
y Secondaiy sclool leaclei 2330
y Piimaiy sclool leaclei 2341
Unit0rcup2354
DtherMusicTeachers
Other music teachers teach students in the prac-
tice, theory and performance of music outside
the mainstream primary, secondary and higher
educalion syslems, Lul may iovide iivale oi
small giou luilion as an exliacuiiiculai aclivily
in association with mainstream educational in-
stitutions.
Tasls include
(a) assessing lle sludenls` level ol aLilily and de-
leimining needs and leaining goals;
(L) lanning, ieaiing and deliveiing io-
grammes of study, lessons and workshops
loi individual sludenls and gious;
(c) preparing and presenting material on the
lleoiy and inleiielalion ol music;
(d) instructing and demonstrating practical as-
pects of singing or of playing a particular
insliumenl;
(e) teaching students to read and write musical
nolalion;
(l) assigning exeicises and leacling ieces ol
music ielevanl lo sludenls` level ol aLilily,
inleiesls and lalenls;
(g) assessing sludenls and oeiing advice, ciili-
cism and encouiagemenl;
(l) ievising cuiiicula, couise conlenl, couise
maleiials and mellods ol insliuclion;
(i) ieaiing sludenls loi examinalions, eiloi-
mances and assessmenls;
(j) aiianging visils and louis lo musical eiloi-
mances;
(k) organizing and assisting in auditions or per-
formances of students work.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Guilai leaclei (iivale luilion)
y Piano leaclei (iivale luilion)
y Singing leaclei (iivale luilion)
y Violin leaclei (iivale luilion)
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y \niveisily lecluiei 2310
y Vocalional educalion leaclei 2320
y Secondaiy sclool leaclei 2330
y Piimaiy sclool leaclei 2341
Note
Regular secondary and primary school teachers who
leacl music aie classilied in \nil Gious 2330: Sec-
ondaiy Lducalion Teacleis and 2341: Piimaiy Sclool
Teacleis ieseclively.
Unit0rcup2355
DtherArtsTeachers
Other arts teachers teach students in the practice,
theory and performance of dance, drama and
visual and ollei ails (excluding music) oulside
the mainstream primary, secondary and higher
educalion syslems, Lul may iovide iivale oi
small giou luilion as an exliacuiiiculai aclivily
in association with mainstream educational in-
stitutions.
Tasls include
(a) assessing lle sludenls` level ol aLilily and de-
leimining leaining needs;
(L) lanning, ieaiing and deliveiing io-
grammes of study, lessons and workshops
loi individual sludenls and gious;
(c) preparing and presenting material on the
lleoiy ol lle suLjecl aiea Leing sludied;
(d) instructing and demonstrating practical as-
ecls ol diama, dance and visual oi ollei ails;
(e) assigning exeicises and woil ielevanl lo slu-
denls` level ol aLilily, inleiesls and lalenls;
(l) assessing sludenls and oeiing advice, ciili-
cism and encouiagemenl;
(g) ievising cuiiicula, couise conlenl, couise
maleiials and mellods ol insliuclion;
(l) ieaiing sludenls loi examinalions, eiloi-
mance and assessmenls;
(i) aiianging visils and louis lo exliLilions and
eiloimances;
(j) organizing and assisting in performances or
exliLilions ol sludenls` woil.
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 2 Piolessionals 145
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Dance leaclei (iivale luilion)
y Diama leaclei (iivale luilion)
y Painling leaclei (iivale luilion)
y Sculluie leaclei (iivale luilion)
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y \niveisily lecluiei 2310
y Vocalional educalion leaclei 2320
y Secondaiy sclool leaclei 2330
y Piimaiy sclool leaclei 2341
y Piivale music leaclei 2354
Note
Regular secondary and primary school teachers who
leacl ails suLjecls aie classiled in \nil Gious 2330:
Secondaiy Lducalion Teacleis and 2341: Piimaiy
Sclool Teacleis ieseclively.
Unit0rcup2356
Accountants
Accounlanls lan, oiganize and adminislei ac-
counling syslems loi individuals and eslaLlisl-
menls. Some occualions classiled leie examine
and analyse the accounting and nancial records
ol individuals and eslaLlislmenls lo ensuie accu-
racy and compliance with established accounting
standards and procedures.
Tasls include
(a) advising on, lanning and inslalling Ludg-
etary, accounts controlling and other ac-
counling olicies and syslems;
(b) preparing and certifying nancial statements
for presentation to management, share-
loldeis and slaluloiy oi ollei Lodies;
(c) ieaiing lax ieluins, advising on laxalion
problems and contesting disputed claims
Leloie lax omcials;
(d) preparing or reporting on profit forecasts
and Ludgels;
148 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
(e) conducling lnancial invesligalions in sucl
malleis as susecled liaud, insolvency and
Lanliulcy;
(l) audiling accounls and Loolleeing iecoids;
(g) conducling invesligalions and advising man-
agemenl on lnancial asecls ol ioduclivily,
sloclloldings, sales, new ioducls, elc.;
(l) devising and conliolling syslems lo delei-
mine unil cosl ol ioducls and seivices.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Accounlanl
y Audiloi
y Certied accountant
y Chartered accountant
y Financial controller
y !nsolvency liuslee
y Managemenl accounlanl
y Tax accounlanl
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y !inance managei 1211
y Accounling assislanl 3313
y Boolleeei 3313
Unit0rcup2412
FinanciaIAnaIysts
!inancial analysls conducl quanlilalive analyses
ol inloimalion aecling inveslmenl iogiammes
ol uLlic oi iivale inslilulions.
Tasls include
(a) analysing nancial information to produce
forecasts of business, industry and economic
condilions loi use in maling inveslmenl de-
cisions;
(b) maintaining knowledge and staying abreast
ol develomenls in lle lields ol indusliial
technology, business, nance and economic
lleoiy;
(c) inleiieling dala aecling inveslmenl io-
grammes such as price, yield, stability, future
liends in inveslmenl iisls and economic in-
uences;
(d) monitoring economic, industrial and cor-
oiale develomenls lliougl analysis ol
information obtained from nancial publica-
lions and seivices, inveslmenl Lanling lims,
goveinmenl agencies, liade uLlicalions,
comany souices and eisonal inleiviews;
(e) iecommending inveslmenls and inveslmenl
liming lo comanies, inveslmenl lim sla
oi lle invesling uLlic;
(f) determining the prices at which securities
slould Le syndicaled and oeied lo lle uLlic;
(g) ieaiing lans ol aclion loi inveslmenl
Lased on lnancial analyses;
(l) evalualing and comaiing lle ielalive qualily
ol vaiious secuiilies in a given indusliy;
(i) presenting oral and written reports on gen-
eial economic liends, individual coioi-
ations and entire industries.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Bond analyst
y !nveslmenl analysl
y Securities consultant
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Administration ProfessionaIs
Adminislialion iolessionals aly vaiious concels and lleoiies ielaled lo imioving lle
eecliveness ol oiganizalions and lle individuals willin lle oiganizalion.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: evalualing lle sliucluie ol oiganizalions and suggesling
aieas ol imiovemenl; ensuiing llal lle oeialional aclivilies ol an oiganizalion aie consislenl
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 2 Piolessionals 149
will lle olicy oLjeclives ol lle oiganizalion; ieciuiling, liaining, develoing and counselling
personnel within an organization.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
2421 Management and Drganization AnaIysts
2422 PoIicy Administration ProfessionaIs
2423PersonneIandCareersProfessionaIs
2424 Training and 5taff DeveIopment ProfessionaIs
Unit0rcup2421
PersonneIandCareersProfessionaIs
Peisonnel and caieeis iolessionals iovide io-
lessional Lusiness seivices ielaled lo eisonnel
olicies sucl as emloyee ieciuilmenl oi devel-
omenl, occualional analysis and vocalional
guidance.
Tasls include
(a) advising on and eiloiming eisonnel lunc-
tions relating to employee recruitment,
150 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
placement, training, promotion, compensa-
lion and emloyeemanagemenl ielalions oi
ollei aieas ol eisonnel olicy;
(b) studying and analysing jobs performed in an
eslaLlislmenl Ly vaiious means, including
inleiviews will woileis, sueivisois and
management, and writing detailed position,
job or occupation descriptions from informa-
lion oLlained;
(c) preparing occupational information or
working on occupational classication sys-
lems;
(d) advising and woiling on lle loiegoing and
other aspects of job and occupational ana-
lysis in such fields as personnel adminis-
tration, workforce research and planning,
training or occupational information and
vocalional guidance;
(e) sludying and advising individuals on em-
ployment opportunities, career choices and
further education or training that may be
desirable.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Caieeis advisei
y Human iesouice exeil
y Job analyst
y Occupational analyst
y Oullacemenl exeil
y Personnel specialist
y Recruitment ofcer
y Vocational guidance counsellor
Unit0rcup2424
TechnicaIandMedicaI5aIesProfessionaIs
(excIuding !CT)
Teclnical and medical sales iolessionals (ex-
cluding !CT) ieiesenl comanies in selling a
range of industrial, medical and pharmaceutical
goods and seivices lo indusliial, Lusiness, io-
fessional and other establishments.
Tasls include
(a) comiling lisls ol ioseclive clienl Lusi-
nesses Ly using diiecloiies and ollei souices;
(L) acquiiing and udaling lnowledge ol em-
loyeis` and comelilois` goods and seivices,
and ol mailel condilions;
(c) visiling iegulai and ioseclive clienl Lusi-
nesses to establish and act on selling oppor-
lunilies;
(d) assessing clients needs and resources and
recommending appropriate goods or ser-
vices;
(e) ioviding inul lo ioducl design wleie
goods oi seivices musl Le lailoied lo suil cli-
enls` needs;
(l) develoing ieoils and ioosals as ail ol
sales presentations to demonstrate benets
liom lle use ol goods oi seivices;
(g) estimating costs of installing and main-
laining equimenl oi seivice;
(h) monitoring customers changing needs and
comeliloi aclivily, and ieoiling llese de-
velomenls lo sales managemenl;
(i) quoling and negolialing iices and ciedil
terms, and preparing and administering
sales conliacls;
(j) aiianging deliveiy ol goods, inslallalion ol
equimenl and lle iovision ol seivices;
(k) reporting to sales management on sales made
and lle mailelaLilily ol goods and seivices;
(l) consulting with clients after sale to ensure a
satisfactory resolution of any problems, and
iovide ongoing suoil.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Sales ieiesenlalive (indusliial ioducls)
y Sales ieiesenlalive (medical and
pharmaceutical products)
y Teclnical sales ieiesenlalive
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Sales ieiesenlalive (communicalions
leclnology) 2434
y Sales ieiesenlalive (comuleis) 2434
y Commeicial sales ieiesenlalive 3322
Unit0rcup2434
5ystems AnaIysts
Systems analysts conduct research, analyse and
evaluale clienl inloimalion leclnology iequiie-
menls, ioceduies oi ioLlems, and develo and
implement proposals, recommendations and
lans lo imiove cuiienl oi luluie inloimalion
systems.
Tasls include
(a) consulting with users to formulate document
iequiiemenls and will managemenl lo ensuie
agieemenl on syslems iinciles;
(b) identifying and analysing business processes,
ioceduies and woil iaclices;
(c) idenlilying and evalualing inemciencies and
recommending optimal business practices
and syslem lunclionalily and Lelavioui;
154 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
(d) taking responsibility for deploying func-
tional solutions, such as creating, adopting
and imlemenling syslem lesl lans;
(e) develoing lunclional secilcalions loi use
Ly syslems develoeis;
(l) exanding oi modilying syslems lo imiove
woilow oi seive new uioses;
(g) coordinating and linking the computer sys-
tems within an organization to increase com-
patibility.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Business analysl (!T)
y Computer scientist
y Information systems analyst
y Systems consultant
y Syslems designei (!T)
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Syslems adminislialoi (comuleis) 2522
y Communicalions analysl (comuleis)
2523
y elwoil analysl 2523
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5oftware DeveIopers
Sollwaie develoeis ieseaicl, analyse and eval-
uale iequiiemenls loi exisling oi new sollwaie
applications and operating systems, and design,
develo, lesl and mainlain sollwaie solulions lo
meel llese iequiiemenls.
Tasls include
(a) ieseaicling, analysing and evalualing ie-
quiiemenls loi sollwaie alicalions and
oeialing syslems;
(L) ieseaicling, designing and develoing com-
ulei sollwaie syslems;
(c) consulling will engineeiing sla lo evaluale
inleilaces Lelween laidwaie and sollwaie;
(d) develoing and diiecling sollwaie lesling
and validalion ioceduies;
(e) modilying exisling sollwaie lo coiiecl eiiois,
to adapt it to new hardware or to upgrade
inleilaces and imiove eiloimance;
(l) diiecling sollwaie iogiamming and devel-
omenl ol documenlalion;
(g) assessing, develoing, ugiading and docu-
menting maintenance procedures for oper-
aling syslems, communicalions enviionmenls
and alicalions sollwaie;
(h) consulting with customers concerning main-
tenance of software systems.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Programmer analyst
y Software designer
y Sollwaie develoei
y Software engineer
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Alicalions iogiammei 2514
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AppIications Programmers
Alicalions iogiammeis wiile and mainlain
programmable code outlined in technical in-
structions and specications for software appli-
cations and operating systems.
Tasls include
(a) writing and maintaining program code out-
lined in instructions and specications in ac-
coidance will qualily acciediled slandaids;
(L) ievising, ieaiiing oi exanding exisling
programs to increase operating efciency or
adal lo new iequiiemenls;
(c) conducting trial runs of programs and soft-
ware applications to conrm that they will
ioduce lle desiied inloimalion;
(d) compiling and writing documentation of
iogiam develomenl;
(e) identifying and communicating technical
problems, processes and solutions.
Example of the occupations classied here:
y Alicalions iogiammei
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Piogiammei analysl 2512
y Sollwaie develoei 2512
y Mullimedia iogiammei 2513
Unit0rcup2519
5ystems Administrators
Syslems adminislialois develo, conliol, main-
tain and support the optimal performance and
security of information technology systems.
Tasls include
(a) maintaining and administering computer
nelwoils and ielaled comuling enviion-
ments, including computer hardware, sys-
tems software, applications software and all
conlguialions;
(L) iecommending clanges lo imiove syslems
and network configurations, and deter-
mining laidwaie oi sollwaie iequiiemenls
ielaled lo sucl clanges;
(c) diagnosing laidwaie and sollwaie ioLlems;
(d) performing data backups and disaster re-
coveiy oeialions;
(e) operating master consoles to monitor the
performance of computer systems and net-
works, and to coordinate computer network
access and use.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Network administrator
y Systems administrator (computers)
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y DalaLase adminislialoi 2521
y elwoil analysl 2523
y WeLmaslei 3514
y WeLsile adminislialoi 3514
y WeLsile leclnician 3514
Unit0rcup2523
Lawyers
Iawyeis give clienls legal advice on a wide
vaiiely ol suLjecls, diaw u legal documenls,
ieiesenl clienls Leloie adminislialive Loaids oi
tribunals and plead cases or conduct prosecu-
tions in courts of justice, or instruct barristers
to plead in higher courts of justice.
Tasls include
(a) giving clienls legal advice on a wide vaiiely
of subjects and undertaking legal business on
clienls` Lelall;
(b) researching legal principles, statutes and pre-
vious couil decisions ielaled lo secilc cases;
(c) galleiing evidence lo loimulale a delence oi
to initiate legal actions, by such means as in-
leiviewing clienls and wilnesses lo asceilain
lle lacls ol a case;
(d) evalualing lndings and develoing slialegies
and arguments in preparation for presenta-
lion ol cases;
(e) pleading clients cases before courts of law,
liiLunals and adminislialive Loaids oi in-
structing barristers to plead in higher courts
ol juslice;
(f) accepting briefs and pleading in the higher
couil;
(g) acling as ioseculoi on Lelall ol lle govein-
menl;
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 2 Piolessionals 159
(h) negotiating settlements in matters which in-
volve legal disules;
(i) dialling legislalion and ieaiing govein-
menl iegulalions Lased on exisling laws;
(j) drawing up legal documents such as con-
tracts, real estate transactions and wills and
preparing statements of legal opinions.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Alloiney
y Barrister
y Lawyer
y Prosecutor
y Solicitor
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y olaiy 2619
y Conveyancing cleil 3411
y Iaw cleil 3411
Unit0rcup2612
Judges
1udges ieside ovei civil and ciiminal ioceed-
ings in courts of law.
Tasls include
(a) iesiding ovei liials and leaiings;
(b) interpreting and enforcing rules of procedure
and making rulings regarding the admissi-
Lilily ol evidence;
(c) determining the rights and obligations of the
ailies involved, and in cases liied Ly juiy;
(d) instructing the jury on points of law that are
alicaLle lo lle case;
(e) weigling and consideiing evidence in non-
jury trials and deciding legal guilt or inno-
cence or degree of liability of the accused or
delendanl;
(l) assing senlence on eisons convicled in
criminal cases, determining damages or
ollei aioiiale iemedy in civil cases and
issuing couil oideis;
(g) researching legal issues and writing opinions
on the issues.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Chief justice
y Judge
y Magisliale
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Couil cleil 3411
y 1uslice ol lle eace 3411
Unit0rcup2619
ArchivistsandCurators
Aiclivisls and cuialois collecl, aiaise and
ensuie lle saleleeing and ieseivalion ol lle
conlenls ol aiclives, ailelacls and iecoids ol
lisloiical, culluial, adminislialive and ailislic
inleiesl, and ol ail and ollei oLjecls. Tley lan,
devise and imlemenl syslems loi lle saleleeing
ol iecoids and lisloiically valuaLle documenls.
Tasls include
(a) evalualing and ieseiving iecoids loi ad-
minislialive, lisloiical, legal, evidenlial and
ollei uioses;
(b) directing or carrying out the preparation of
indexes, LiLliogialies, miciollm coies and
other reference aids to the collected material
and maling llem availaLle lo useis;
(c) researching the origin, distribution and use
of materials and objects of cultural and his-
loiical inleiesl;
(d) oiganizing, develoing and mainlaining col-
lections of artistic, cultural, scientic or his-
loiically signilcanl ilems;
(e) directing or undertaking classication and
cataloguing of museum and art gallery col-
leclions and oiganizing exliLilions;
(f) researching into, appraising, organizing and
ieseiving lisloiically signilcanl and valu-
aLle documenls sucl as goveinmenl aeis,
iivale aeis, lologials, mas, manu-
sciils and audiovisual maleiials;
(g) ieaiing sclolaily aeis and ieoils;
(h) planning and implementing the computer-
ized managemenl ol aiclives and eleclionic
iecoids;
(i) oiganizing exliLilions al museums and ail
galleiies, uLlicizing exliLils and aiianging
special displays for general, specialized or
educalional inleiesl;
(j) aiaising and acquiiing aiclival maleiials
lo Luild and develo an aiclival colleclion
for research purposes.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Aiclivisl
y Ail galleiy cuialoi
y Museum cuialoi
y Records manager
Unit0rcup2622
Economists
Economists conduct research, monitor data, an-
alyse information and prepare reports and plans
lo iesolve economic and Lusiness ioLlems and
develo models lo analyse, exlain and loiecasl
economic Lelavioui and alleins. Tley iovide
advice lo Lusiness, inleiesl gious and govein-
ments to formulate solutions to present or pro-
jected economic and business problems.
Tasls include
(a) loiecasling clanges in lle economic envii-
onment for short-term budgeting, long-term
lanning and inveslmenl evalualion;
(b) formulating recommendations, policies and
plans for the economy, corporate strategies
and inveslmenl, and undeilaling leasiLilily
sludies loi iojecls;
(c) monitoring economic data to assess the ef-
lecliveness, and advise on lle aioiiale-
ness, ol monelaiy and lscal olicies;
(d) forecasting production and consumption of
secilc ioducls and seivices Lased on ie-
cords of past production and consumption
and general economic and industry-specic
condilions;
(e) ieaiing loiecasls ol income and exendi-
luie, inleiesl iales and exclange iales;
(f) analysing factors that determine labour
force participation, employment, wages, un-
employment and other labour market out-
comes;
(g) applying mathematical formulae and stat-
islical leclniques lo lesl economic lleoiies
and devise solulions lo economic ioLlems;
(h) compiling, analysing and interpreting eco-
nomic data using economic theory and a
vaiiely ol slalislical and ollei leclniques;
(i) evalualing lle oulcome ol olilical decisions
concerning public economy and nances, and
advising on economic olicy and ossiLle
courses of action in the light of past, present
and iojecled economic laclois and liends;
(j) ieaiing sclolaily aeis and ieoils;
(l) examining ioLlems ielaled lo lle economic
aclivilies ol individual comanies;
(l) conducting research on market conditions in
local, regional or national areas to set sales
and iicing levels loi goods and seivices, lo
assess market potential and future trends
and lo develo Lusiness slialegies.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Econometrician
y Lconomic advisei
y Economic analyst
y Economist
y Labour economist
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Slalislician 2120
Unit0rcup2632
5ocioIogists, AnthropoIogists
andPeIatedProfessionaIs
Sociologists, anthropologists and related profes-
sionals invesligale and desciiLe lle sliucluie,
oiigin and evolulion ol socielies and lle inlei-
deendence Lelween enviionmenlal condilions
and luman aclivilies. Tley iovide advice on
the practical application of their ndings in the
formulation of economic and social policies.
Tasls include
(a) conducling ieseaicl on lle oiigin, devel-
opment, structure, social patterns, organ-
izations and interrelationships of human
sociely;
(L) liacing lle oiigin and evolulion ol lumanily
through the study of changing characteristics
and culluial and social inslilulions;
(c) liacing lle develomenl ol lumanily
through the material remains of its past, such
as dwellings, temples, tools, pottery, coins,
weaons oi sculluie;
162 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
(d) studying physical and climatic aspects of
areas and regions, and correlating these nd-
ings will economic, social and culluial acliv-
ilies;
(e) develoing lleoiies, models and mellods lo
inleiiel and desciiLe social lenomena;
(l) evalualing lle oulcome ol olilical decisions
conceining social olicy;
(g) analysing and evalualing social dala;
(l) advising on lle iaclical alicalion ol lnd-
ings in the formulation of economic and
social policies for population groups and re-
gions, and loi lle develomenl ol mailels;
(i) preparing scholarly papers and reports.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Anllioologisl
y Aiclaeologisl
y Criminologist
y Ethnologist
y Geogialei
y Sociologist
Unit0rcup2633
PsychoIogists
Psychologists research into and study the mental
iocesses and Lelavioui ol luman Leings as in-
dividuals oi in gious, and aly llis lnowledge
to promote personal, social, educational or oc-
cualional adjuslmenl and develomenl.
Tasls include
(a) planning and carrying out tests to measure
mental, physical and other characteristics
such as intelligence, abilities, aptitudes, po-
lenlialilies, elc., inleiieling and evalualing
iesulls, and ioviding advice;
(L) analysing lle eecl ol leiedily, social, oc-
cualional and ollei laclois on individual
llougll and Lelavioui;
(c) conducting counselling or therapeutic inter-
views will individuals and gious and io-
viding lollow-u seivices;
(d) mainlaining iequiied conlacls, sucl as llose
with family members, educational authorities
or employers, and recommending possible
solulions lo, and liealmenl ol, ioLlems;
(e) studying psychological factors in the diag-
nosis, liealmenl and ievenlion ol menlal
illnesses and emotional or personality dis-
orders, and conferring with related profes-
sionals;
(l) ieaiing sclolaily aeis and ieoils;
(g) loimulaling aclievemenl, diagnoslic and
iediclive lesls loi use Ly leacleis in lan-
ning mellods and conlenl ol insliuclion;
(l) conducling suiveys and ieseaicl sludies on
joL design, woil gious, moiale, molivalion,
sueivision and managemenl;
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 2 Piolessionals 163
(i) develoing lleoiies, models and mellods lo
inleiiel and desciiLe luman Lelavioui.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Clinical psychologist
y Educational psychologist
y Organizational psychologist
y Psychotherapist
y Sports psychologist
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Psyclialiisl 2212
Unit0rcup2635
PeIigiousProfessionaIs
Religious professionals function as perpetuators
ol sacied liadilions, iaclices and Leliels. Tley
conducl ieligious seivices, celeLiale oi admin-
ister the rites of a religious faith or denomina-
lion, iovide siiilual and moial guidance and
perform other functions associated with the
practice of a religion.
Tasls include
(a) perpetuating sacred traditions, practices and
Leliels;
(L) conducling ieligious seivices, iiles and cei-
emonies;
(c) undeilaling vaiious adminislialive and
social duties, including participating in com-
mittees and meetings of religious organiza-
lions;
(d) ioviding siiilual and moial guidance in
accoidance will lle ieligion iolessed;
(e) propagating religious doctrines in own
counliy oi aLioad;
(l) ieaiing and iesenling ieligious seimons;
(g) develoing and diiecling sludy couises and
ieligious educalion iogiammes;
(l) counselling individuals iegaiding inleiei-
sonal, lealll, lnancial and ieligious ioLlems;
164 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
(i) scleduling and ailicialing in secial evenls
such as camps, conferences, seminars and re-
treats.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Bonze
y Imam
y Minislei ol ieligion
y Poojari
y Priest
y Rabbi
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Iay ieaclei 3413
y Monl 3413
y un 3413
Note
MemLeis ol ieligious oideis wlose woil involves ei-
loiming lle lasls ol ollei occualions, loi examle as
teachers, nurses or welfare support workers, should be
classied according to the main tasks and duties per-
formed in the job.
Mincr0rcup264
Authors,JournaIistsandLinguists
Aullois, jouinalisls and linguisls conceive and cieale lileiaiy woils; inleiiel and communi-
cale news and uLlic aaiis lliougl lle media; and lianslale oi inleiiel liom one language
into another.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: wiiling lileiaiy woils; aiaising meiils ol lileiaiy and
ollei woils ol ail; collecling inloimalion aLoul cuiienl aaiis and wiiling aLoul llem; ie-
seaicling, invesligaling, inleiieling and communicaling news and uLlic aaiis lliougl
newsaeis, lelevision, iadio and ollei media; lianslaling wiillen maleiial liom one language
lo anollei; simullaneously lianslaling liom one language lo anollei.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
2641AuthorsandPeIatedWriters
2642JournaIists
2643 TransIators, !nterpreters and Dther Linguists
Unit0rcup2641
AuthorsandPeIatedWriters
Aullois and ielaled wiileis lan, ieseaicl and
write books, scripts, storyboards, plays, essays,
speeches, manuals, specifications and other
non-jouinalislic ailicles (excluding maleiial loi
newspapers, magazines and other periodicals)
for publication or presentation.
Tasls include
(a) conceiving, wiiling and ediling novels, lays,
scripts, poetry and other material for publi-
calion oi iesenlalion;
(b) conducting research to establish factual con-
tent and to obtain other necessary informa-
lion;
(c) writing scripts and continuities and pre-
paring programmes for stage, lm, radio and
lelevision ioduclions;
(d) analysing material, such as specifications,
notes and drawings, and creating manuals,
instructions for use, user guides and other
documenls lo exlain cleaily and concisely
the installation, operation and maintenance
of software, electronic, mechanical and other
equimenl;
(e) writing brochures, handbooks and similar
leclnical uLlicalions;
(f) selecting material for publication, checking
style, grammar and accuracy of content,
aiianging loi any necessaiy ievisions and
checking proof copies before printing.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Aulloi
y Book editor
y Essayist
y !ndexei
y !nleiaclive media wiilei
y ovelisl
y Playwright
y Poet
y Script writer
y Speech writer
y Teclnical communicaloi
y Teclnical wiilei
y Writer
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Adveilising coy wiilei 2431
y PuLlic ielalions coy wiilei 2432
y 1ouinalisl 2642
y ewsaei ediloi 2642
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 2 Piolessionals 165
Unit0rcup2642
JournaIists
1ouinalisls ieseaicl, invesligale, inleiiel and
communicale news and uLlic aaiis lliougl
newsaeis, lelevision, iadio and ollei media.
Tasls include
(a) collecting local, national and international
news lliougl inleiviews, invesligalion and
oLseivalion, allending uLlic evenls, seeling
oul iecoids, ieviewing wiillen woil and al-
lending llm and slage eiloimances;
(b) collecting, reporting and commenting on
news and cuiienl aaiis loi uLlicalion in
newspapers and periodicals, or for broad-
casling Ly iadio, lelevision oi weLcasl media;
(c) ieceiving, analysing and veiilying news and
ollei coy loi accuiacy;
(d) inleiviewing olilicians and ollei uLlic
figures at press conferences and on other
occasions, including individual inleiviews
iecoided loi iadio, lelevision oi weLcasl
media;
(e) ieseaicling and ieoiling on develomenls
in specialized elds such as medicine, science
and leclnology;
(f) writing editorials and commentaries on
topics of current interest to stimulate public
inleiesl and exiess lle views ol a uLlica-
lion oi Lioadcasling slalion;
(g) wiiling ciilical ieviews ol lileiaiy, musical
and other artistic works based on knowledge,
judgemenl and exeiience loi newsaeis,
lelevision, iadio and ollei media;
(h) selecting material for publication, checking
style, grammar, accuracy and legality of
content and arranging for any necessary re-
visions;
(i) liaising will ioduclion sla in clecling lnal
iool coies immedialely iioi lo iinling;
(j) selecting, assembling and preparing publicity
material about business or other organiza-
lions loi issue lliougl iess, iadio, lelevision
and other media.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Journalist
y Newspaper editor
y Newspaper reporter
y Sports writer
y Sub editor
y TV/iadio news ioducei
y TV/iadio news ieoilei
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y PuLlic ielalions omcei 2432
y Aulloi 2641
y Bool ediloi 2641
y Plolo jouinalisl 3431
y Cameia oeialoi 3521
Unit0rcup2643
VisuaIArtists
Visual ailisls cieale and execule woils ol ail Ly
sculpting, painting, drawing, creating cartoons,
engiaving oi using ollei leclniques.
Tasls include
(a) conceiving and develoing ideas, designs and
slyles loi ainlings, diawings and sculluies;
(b) arranging objects, positioning models, and
selecling landscaes and ollei visual loims
accoiding lo closen suLjecl mallei;
(c) selecting artistic media, method and ma-
leiials;
(d) creating representational or abstract three-di-
mensional oi ieliel loims Ly slaing, caiving
and working and combining materials such
as wood, slone, clay, melal, ice oi aei;
(e) creating representational or abstract draw-
ings and paintings using pencils, ink, chalk,
oil paints and water colours or through the
alicalion ol ollei leclniques;
(l) ciealing diawings and engiaving oi elcling
llem on melal, wood oi ollei maleiials;
(g) creating cartoons to depict persons and
evenls, ollen in caiicaluie;
(h) restoring damaged, soiled and faded paint-
ings and other art objects.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Cartoonist
y Ceramic artist
y Illustrator
y Picture restorer
y Portrait painter
y Sculptor
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y !ndusliial designei 2163
y Gialic designei 2166
y Painling leaclei (iivale luilion) 2355
y Pollei 7314
y Decoialive ainlei 7316
Unit0rcup2652
Actors
Aclois oiliay ioles in molion icluies, lelevi-
sion or radio productions and stage shows.
Tasls include
(a) learning lines and cues and playing parts in
dramatic productions on stage, commercials,
lelevision, iadio oi in molion icluies;
168 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
(b) assuming characters created by a playwright
or author and communicating this to an au-
dience;
(c) telling stories or reading literary works aloud
lo educale oi enleilain lisleneis;
(d) attending auditions and casting calls in order
lo audilion loi ioles;
(e) preparing for performances through re-
hearsals under the instruction and guidance
ol ioduclion diieclois;
(f) reading scripts and undertaking research
to gain understanding of parts, themes and
claiacleiislics;
(g) acling ails and oiliaying ioles as devel-
oed in ieleaisals in llm, lelevision, iadio
and stage productions.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Acloi
y Mime ailisl
y Storyteller
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Slunl ailisl 3435
y Wallei-on 3435
Unit0rcup2656
AnnouncersonPadio,TeIevision
andDtherMedia
Announceis on iadio, lelevision and ollei media
iead news Lullelins, conducl inleiviews, and
make other announcements or introductions on
iadio and lelevision, and in llealies and ollei
establishments or media.
Tasls include
(a) reading news bulletins and making other an-
nouncemenls on iadio oi lelevision;
(b) introducing performing artists or persons
Leing inleiviewed, and maling ielaled an-
nouncemenls on iadio and lelevision, oi in
llealies, nigll cluLs and ollei eslaLlislmenls;
(c) inleiviewing eisons in uLlic, esecially on
iadio and lelevision;
(d) studying background information in order to
ieaie loi iogiammes oi inleiviews;
(e) commenting on music and other matters,
such as weather or trafc conditions.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y News anchor
y Radio announcer
y Sports announcer
y Tall slow losl/losless
y Television announcei
y Tiamc ieoilei
y Weather reporter
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y 1ouinalisl 2642
Unit0rcup2659
CiviIEngineeringTechnicians
Civil engineeiing leclnicians eiloim leclnical
lasls in civil engineeiing ieseaicl and in lle
design, construction, operation, maintenance
and repair of buildings and other structures such
as water supply and wastewater treatment sys-
tems, bridges, roads, dams and airports.
Tasls include
(a) performing or assisting with eld and labora-
loiy lesls ol soils and consliuclion maleiials;
(L) ioviding leclnical assislance connecled
with the construction of buildings and other
sliucluies, and will suiveys oi lle ie-
aialion ol suivey ieoils;
(c) ensuring compliance with design specica-
lions, ielevanl legislalion and iegulalions,
and maintenance of desired standards of
maleiials and woil;
(d) applying technical knowledge of building and
civil engineeiing iinciles and iaclices in
oidei lo idenlily and solve ioLlems aiising;
(e) assisting with the preparation of detailed es-
limales ol quanlilies and cosls ol maleiials
and laLoui iequiied loi iojecls, accoiding
lo lle secilcalions given;
(l) oiganizing mainlenance and ieaiis;
(g) inspecting buildings and structures during
and after construction to ensure that they
comply with building, grading, zoning and
salely laws and aioved lans, secilcalions
and standards, as well as with other rules
conceining qualily and salely ol Luildings;
(h) inspecting industrial plant, hotels, cinemas
and other buildings and structures to detect
lie lazaids and advise on low lley can Le
iemoved;
(i) advising on lle inslallalion ol lie deleclois
and sprinkler systems and the use of materials
in the construction of buildings, and means of
liansoilalion lo ieduce iisl ol lie and exlenl
of damage and danger if re occurs.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Building inspector
y Building suiveyoi
y Civil engineeiing leclnician
y Clerk of works
y Fire inspector
y !iie ievenlion secialisl
y Geoleclnical leclnician
y Suiveying leclnician
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Quanlily suiveyoi 2149
y Maiine suiveyoi 3115
y !iie invesligaloi 3119
Unit0rcup3113
EIectricaIEngineeringTechnicians
Electrical engineering technicians perform tech-
nical tasks to aid in electrical engineering re-
search and in the design, manufacture, assembly,
construction, operation, maintenance and repair
172 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
ol elecliical equimenl, lacililies and disliiLulion
systems.
Tasls include
(a) ioviding leclnical assislance in ieseaicl on
and develomenl ol elecliical equimenl and
lacililies, oi lesling iololyes;
(b) designing and preparing blueprints of elec-
trical installations and circuitry according to
lle secilcalions given;
(c) ieaiing delailed eslimales ol quanlilies
and cosls ol maleiials and laLoui iequiied
for manufacture and installation, according
lo lle secilcalions given;
(d) monitoring technical aspects of the manu-
facture, installation, utilization, maintenance
and ieaii ol elecliical syslems and equi-
ment to ensure satisfactory performance and
compliance with specications and regula-
lions;
(e) planning installation methods, checking
completed installations for safety and con-
trols or undertaking the initial running of
lle new elecliical equimenl oi syslems;
(f) assembling, installing, testing, calibrating,
modilying and ieaiiing elecliical equimenl
and installations to conform with regulations
and salely iequiiemenls.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Electrical engineering technician
y Electric power transmission engineering
technician
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Lleclionics engineeiing leclnician 3114
y Powei ioduclion lanl oeialoi 3131
y Llecliical meclanic 7412
Unit0rcup3114
EIectronicsEngineeringTechnicians
Electronics engineering technicians perform
technical tasks to aid in electronic research and
in the design, manufacture, assembly, construc-
tion, operation, maintenance and repair of elec-
lionic equimenl.
Tasls include
(a) ioviding leclnical assislance in ieseaicl
and develomenl ol eleclionic equimenl, oi
lesling iololyes;
(b) designing and preparing blueprints of elec-
tronic circuitry according to the specica-
lions given;
(c) ieaiing delailed eslimales ol quanlilies and
cosls ol maleiials and laLoui iequiied loi lle
manufacture and installation of electronic
equimenl, accoiding lo lle secilcalions
given;
(d) monitoring technical aspects of the manufac-
ture, utilization, maintenance and repair of
eleclionic equimenl lo ensuie salislacloiy
performance and ensure compliance with
secilcalions and iegulalions;
(e) assisling in lle design, develomenl, inslal-
lation, operation and maintenance of elec-
lionic syslems;
(f) planning installation methods, checking
completed installations for safety and con-
trols or undertaking the initial running of
lle new eleclionic equimenl oi syslem;
(g) conducting tests of electronic systems, col-
lecting and analysing data, and assembling
circuitry in support of electronics engineers.
Example of the occupations classied here:
y Electronics engineering technician
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Llecliical engineeiing leclnician 3113
y Telecommunicalions engineeiing
leclnician 3522
y Lleclionics meclanic 7421
y Lleclionic equimenl assemLlei 8212
Unit0rcup3115
MechanicaIEngineeringTechnicians
Meclanical engineeiing leclnicians eiloim
technical tasks to aid in mechanical engineering
research and in the design, manufacture, as-
sembly, construction, operation, maintenance
and repair of machines, components and me-
clanical equimenl.
Tasls include
(a) ioviding leclnical assislance in ieseaicl on
and develomenl ol maclines and meclan-
ical installations, facilities and components,
oi lesling iololyes;
(b) designing and preparing layouts of machines
and mechanical installations, facilities and
components, according to the specications
given;
(c) ieaiing delailed eslimales ol quanlilies
and cosls ol maleiials and laLoui iequiied
for manufacture and installation, according
lo lle secilcalions given;
(d) monitoring technical aspects of manufac-
ture, utilization, maintenance and repair of
machines and mechanical installations, facil-
ities and components to ensure satisfactory
performance and compliance with specica-
lions and iegulalions;
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 173
(e) develoing and moniloiing lle imlemen-
tation of safety standards and procedures
loi maiine suivey woil in ielalion lo slis`
lulls, equimenl and caigoes;
(f) assembling and installing new and modied
mechanical assemblies, components, ma-
chine tools and controls, and hydraulic power
syslems;
(g) conducting tests of mechanical systems, col-
lecting and analysing data, and assembling
and installing mechanical assemblies in sup-
oil ol meclanical engineeis;
(h) ensuring that mechanical engineering de-
signs and nished work are within specica-
lions, iegulalions and conliacl iovisions.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Aeionaulics engineeiing leclnician
y Maiine engineeiing leclnician
y Maiine suiveyoi
y Meclanical engineeiing eslimaloi
y Meclanical engineeiing leclnician
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y !ndusliial maclineiy meclanic 7233
y Meclanical maclineiy assemLlei 8211
Unit0rcup3116
MiningandMetaIIurgicaITechnicians
Mining and melalluigical leclnicians eiloim
leclnical lasls lo assisl in ieseaicl and exeii-
menls ielaled lo melalluigy, in imioving mellods
ol exliacling solid mineials, oil and gas, and in
the design, construction, operation, maintenance
and repair of mines and mine installations, of sys-
tems for transporting and storing oil and natural
gas, and loi exliaclion ol melals liom oies.
Tasls include
(a) ioviding leclnical assislance lo aid in ie-
seaicl on and develomenl ol iocesses lo
determine the properties of metals and new
alloys;
(L) ioviding leclnical assislance in geological
and loogialical suiveys and in lle design
and layout of oil, natural gas and mineral ore
exliaclion and liansoilalion syslems, and
processing and rening plants for minerals
and melals;
(c) ieaiing delailed eslimales ol quanlilies
and cosls ol maleiials and laLoui iequiied
loi mineial, oil and naluial gas exloialion,
exliaclion, iocessing and liansoil iojecls;
(d) monitoring technical, regulatory and safety
aspects of the construction, installation, op-
eration, maintenance and repair of mineral
oie, oil and naluial gas exloialion, exliac-
tion, transport and storage installations and
mineial iocessing lanls;
(e) helping plan and design mines, mine shafts,
lunnels and undeigiound lisl-aid lacililies;
(f) collecting and preparing rock, mineral and
metal samples, performing laboratory tests
to determine properties, analysing and re-
porting test results and maintaining testing
equimenl;
(g) using microscopes, electromagnetic irradia-
tion machines, spectrometers, spectrographs,
densilomeleis and lension lesling maclines;
(h) assisting scientists in the use of electrical,
sonic or nuclear measuring instruments in
Loll laLoialoiy and ioduclion aclivilies lo
obtain data indicating potential sources of
metallic ore, gas or petroleum.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Melalluigical leclnician
y Mine insecloi
y Mining engineeiing leclnician
174 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Geology leclnician 3111
y Minei 8111
y Mining lanl oeialoi 8111
y Quaiiiei 8111
Unit0rcup3118
Draughtspersons
Diaugllseisons ieaie leclnical diawings,
maps and illustrations from sketches, measure-
ments and other data, and copy nal drawings
and paintings onto printing plates.
Tasls include
(a) ieaiing and ievising woiling diawings
from sketches and specications prepared by
engineers and designers for the manufacture,
installation and erection of machinery and
equimenl oi loi lle consliuclion, modilca-
tion, maintenance and repair of buildings,
dams, bridges, roads and other architectural
and civil engineeiing iojecls;
(b) operati ng computer-aided design and
diauglling equimenl lo cieale, modily and
generate hard-copy and digital representa-
lions ol woiling diawings;
(c) oeialing digilizing laLle oi similai equi-
ment to transfer hard-copy representation of
woiling diawings, mas and ollei cuives lo
digilal loim;
(d) ieaiing and ievising illuslialions loi ielei-
ence works, brochures and technical manuals
dealing with the assembly, installation, oper-
ation, maintenance and repair of machinery
and ollei equimenl and goods;
(e) copying drawings and paintings onto stone
oi melal lales loi iinling;
(f) preparing wiring diagrams, circuit board as-
sembly diagrams and layout drawings used
for manufacture, installation and repair
ol elecliical equimenl in lacloiies, owei
lanls and Luildings;
(g) creating detailed working diagrams of ma-
clineiy and meclanical devices, including
dimensions, fastening methods and other
engineeiing inloimalion;
(h) arranging for completed drawings to be re-
produced for use as working drawings.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Diaugllseison
y Teclnical illuslialoi
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Cailogialei 2165
y Suiveyoi 2165
Unit0rcup3119
PhysicaIandEngineering5cienceTechnicians
Not EIsewhere CIassied
Tlis unil giou coveis lysical and engineeiing
science technicians not classied elsewhere in
Minoi Giou 311: Plysical and Lngineeiing Sci-
ence Teclnicians. !oi inslance, lle unil giou
includes those who assist scientists and engineers
engaged in develoing ioceduies oi conducling
ieseaicl on salely in Liomedical, enviionmenlal
or industrial and production engineering.
!n sucl cases lasls would include
(a) collecling dala and ioviding leclnical assis-
lance iegaiding: emcienl, sale and economic
ulilizalion ol eisonnel, maleiial and equi-
menl; mellods ol woil and sequence ol oei-
alions and sueivision ol lleii imlemenlalion;
and emcienl layoul ol lanl oi eslaLlislmenl;
(b) aiding in the identication of potential haz-
ards and introducing safety procedures and
devices;
(c) modilying and lesling equimenl and devices
used in lle ievenlion, conliol and iemedia-
lion ol enviionmenlal ollulion, in sile ieme-
dialion and land ieclamalion;
(d) assisling in lle develomenl ol enviion-
menlal ollulion iemedialion devices undei
lle diieclion ol an engineei;
(e) assisting engineers in testing and designing
ioLolics equimenl.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Engineering technician (production)
y !iie invesligaloi
y Forensic science technician
y Quanlily suiveying leclnician
y Robotics technician
y Time and molion sludy leclnician
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Pioduclion engineei 2141
y Quanlily suiveyoi 2149
y Aeionaulics engineeiing leclnician 3115
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 175
Mincr0rcup312
Mining, Manufacturing and Construction 5upervisors
Mining, manulacluiing and consliuclion sueivisois cooidinale, sueivise, conliol and
scledule lle aclivilies ol woileis in manulacluiing, mining and consliuclion oeialions.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: oveiseeing, sueivising and cooidinaling lle aclivilies ol
tradespersons, process control technicians, machine operators, assemblers, labourers and
ollei woileis; oiganizing and lanning daily woil; ieaiing cosl eslimales, iecoids and
ieoils; idenlilying sloilages ol sla oi sulies; ensuiing salely ol woileis; insliucling and
liaining new sla.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
3121 Mining 5upervisors
3122 Manufacturing 5upervisors
3123 Construction 5upervisors
Notes
1oLs classiled in Minoi Giou 312: Mining, Manulacluiing and Consliuclion Sueivisois mainly in-
volve lanning, oiganizing, cooidinaling, conliolling and diiecling lle woil done Ly olleis. Mosl ol
lle lime woileis emloyed in llese joLs do nol eiloim lle lasls eiloimed Ly llose lley sueivise,
alllougl lley liequenlly lave exlensive exeiience in eiloimance ol llese lasls. Tlose wlo caiiy oul
lle lasls and dulies ol lle joLs lley sueivise, in addilion lo conliolling lle leclnical qualily ol lle
woil done Ly olleis, slould Le classiled will lle woileis lley sueivise. Tlese sueivisoiy joLs ollen
aie called loiemen/women oi leam leadeis.
!n dislinguisling Lelween manageis classiled in Majoi Giou 1: Manageis, and sueivisois, classiled
in ollei majoi gious, il slould Le noled llal Loll manageis and sueivisois may lan, oiganize, cooid-
inale, conliol and diiecl lle woil done Ly olleis. !n addilion, manageis usually lave iesonsiLilily loi
and male decisions aLoul: lle oveiall slialegic and oeialional diieclion ol a Lusiness oi oiganizalional
unil (loi examle aLoul lle linds, quanlily and qualily ol goods lo Le ioduced); Ludgels (low mucl
money is lo Le senl and loi wlal uioses); and lle seleclion, aoinlmenl and dismissal ol sla.
Sueivisois may iovide advice and assislance lo manageis on llese malleis, esecially in ielalion lo
sla seleclion and dismissal, Lul do nol lave aulloiily lo male decisions.
!l slould Le noled llal il is nol a necessaiy condilion llal manageis lave iesonsiLilily loi all lliee ol
slialegic and oeialional diieclion, Ludgels and sla seleclion and dismissal. Tle degiee ol aulonomy
lley exeicise may also vaiy. Tle ciilical dieience is llal sueivisois aie iesonsiLle only loi lle suei-
vision ol lle aclivilies ol ollei woileis, wleieas manageis lave oveiall iesonsiLilily loi lle oeialions
of an organizational unit.
Unit0rcup3121
Mining 5upervisors
Mining sueivisois oveisee mining and quai-
iying oeialions and diieclly sueivise and
cooidinale lle aclivilies ol mineis woiling in
undeigiound and suilace mines and quaiiies.
Tasls include
(a) sueivising and cooidinaling lle aclivilies
ol woileis wlo exliacl mineials and ollei
natural deposits from the earth, and who
oeiale undeigiound conveyances oi leavy
equimenl in suilace mines and quaiiies;
(b) establishing methods to meet work sched-
ules and recommending measures to mining
manageis lo imiove ioduclivily;
(c) working with managerial and technical per-
sonnel, other departments and contractors to
iesolve oeialional ioLlems and cooidinale
aclivilies;
(d) ioviding ieoils and ollei inloimalion lo
mining managers about all aspects of mining
oi quaiiying oeialions;
(e) determining stafng and material needs for
lle mine oi quaiiy.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Mine deuly
y Mine sueivisoi
y Mine undei-managei
y Quaiiy sueivisoi
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Mine managei 1322
y Mine insecloi 3117
y Minei 8111
y Quaiiiei 8111
176 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Unit0rcup3122
Manufacturing 5upervisors
Manulacluiing sueivisois cooidinale and su-
eivise lle aclivilies ol iocess conliol leclni-
cians, machine operators, assemblers and other
manufacturing labourers.
Tasls include
(a) cooidinaling and sueivising lle aclivilies
of process control technicians, machine op-
erators, assemblers and other manufacturing
laLouieis;
(b) organizing and planning the daily work with
iegaid lo lans, economy, sla and envii-
onmenl;
(c) preparing cost estimates, records and re-
oils;
(d) idenlilying sloilage ol sla oi comonenls;
(e) ensuiing salely ol woileis;
(l) insliucling and liaining new sla.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Aiea cooidinaloi (manulacluiing)
y AssemLly sueivisoi
y !inisling sueivisoi
y Pioduclion sueivisoi (manulacluiing)
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Manulacluiing managei 1321
Unit0rcup3123
Construction 5upervisors
Consliuclion sueivisois cooidinale, sueivise
and scledule lle aclivilies ol woileis engaged
in the construction and repair of buildings and
structures.
Tasls include
(a) reading specications to determine construc-
lion iequiiemenls and lanning ioceduies;
(b) organizing and coordinating the material and
luman iesouices iequiied lo comlele joLs;
(c) examining and insecling woil iogiess;
(d) examining equimenl and consliuclion siles
lo ensuie llal lealll and salely iequiiemenls
aie mel;
(e) sueivising consliuclion siles and cooidi-
naling woil will ollei consliuclion iojecls;
(l) sueivising lle aclivilies ol Luilding liades
workers, labourers and other construction
workers.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Building consliuclion sueivisoi
y Site manager (construction)
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Consliuclion iojecl managei 1323
y Piojecl Luildei 1323
y Cleil ol woils 3112
Mincr0rcup313
ProcessControITechnicians
Process control technicians operate and monitor switchboards, computerized control systems
and mulli-lunclion iocess conliol maclineiy; and mainlain iocessing unils in elecliical owei
generation and distribution, wastewater, sewage treatment and waste disposal plants, chemical,
petroleum and natural gas reneries, in metal processing and other multiple process operations.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: oeialing eleclionic oi comuleiized conliol anels liom
a cenlial conliol ioom lo moniloi and olimize iocesses; conliolling iocess slail-u and
slul-down; oeialing and moniloiing swilclLoaids and ielaled equimenl; moniloiing and
insecling equimenl and syslems lo delecl mallunclions; laling ieadings liom clails, meleis
and gauges al eslaLlisled inleivals; liouLleslooling and laling coiieclive aclion as necessaiy;
mainlaining iecoids, logs and ieoils; communicaling will ollei eisonnel lo assess equi-
menl oeialing slalus; cleaning and mainlaining equimenl; sueivising lanl and macline
operators, assemblers and other workers.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
3131 Power Production PIant Dperators
3132 !ncinerator and Water Treatment PIant Dperators
3133 ChemicaI Processing PIant ControIIers
3134 PetroIeum and NaturaI Sas Pening PIant Dperators
3135 MetaIProductionProcessControIIers
3139 Process ControI Technicians Not EIsewhere CIassied
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 177
Notes
!n some joLs, lle woil ol iocess conliol leclnicians may Le comLined will sueivision ol sla in
ollei occualions, sucl as lanl and macline oeialois and assemLleis. Tlese joLs slould Le classiled
in Minoi Giou 313: Piocess Conliol Teclnicians, unless sueivision ol ollei woileis is lle cleaily
iedominanl elemenl ol lle woil and lle iocess conliol aclivilies aie ielalively simle. !oi examle,
a clemical iocessing lanl conliollei wlo oeiales and monilois clemical iocessing unils and equi-
menl liom a cenlial conliol ioom, and also sueivises lle aclivilies ol clemical ioducls lanl and
macline oeialois, slould Le classiled in \nil Giou 3133: Clemical Piocessing Planl Conliolleis.
A sueivisoi ol assemLleis, lowevei, wlo is also iesonsiLle loi slail-u and slul-down ol a ailially
aulomaled assemLly line is classiled in \nil Giou 3122: Manulacluiing Sueivisois.
Oeialois ol single iocess lanl and maclines, oi ol maclineiy llal does nol involve aulomaled
conliol ol mullile iocesses, aie nol included in Minoi Giou 313: Piocess Conliol Teclnicians. Sucl
occualions aie mainly classiled in Majoi Giou 8: Planl and Macline Oeialois and AssemLleis.
All mining lanl oeialois aie classiled in \nil Giou 8111: Mineis and Quaiiieis.
Unit0rcup3131
MetaIProductionProcessControIIers
Melal ioduclion iocess conliolleis oeiale
and monitor multi-function process control ma-
clineiy and equimenl lo conliol lle iocessing
ol melal conveiling and ielning luinaces, melal-
rolling mills and metal heat-treating or metal-
exliusion lanls.
Tasls include
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 179
(a) coordinating and monitoring the operation
of a particular aspect of metal processing
production through control panels, computer
terminals or other control systems, usually
liom a cenlial conliol ioom;
(b) operating multi-function central process
control machinery to grind, separate, lter,
melt, roast, treat, rene or otherwise process
melals;
(c) oLseiving comulei iinlouls, video monilois
and gauges lo veiily seciled iocessing con-
dilions and lo male necessaiy adjuslmenls;
(d) cooidinaling and sueivising ioduclion
crew such as machine and process operators,
assislanls and leleis;
(e) starting up and shutting down the produc-
tion system in cases of emergency or as re-
quiied Ly scledule;
(l) ioviding and oiganizing liaining loi mem-
Leis ol ioduclion ciews;
(g) maintaining shift logs of production and
other data and preparing production and
other reports.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Blast furnace operator
y Central control caster
y Rolling mill control operator
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Iadle ouiei 8121
y Sleel iollei 8121
y Melal lnisling macline oeialoi 8122
Unit0rcup3139
AgricuIturaITechnicians
Agiiculluial leclnicians eiloim lesls and ex-
eiimenls, and iovide leclnical and scienlilc
support to agricultural scientists, farmers and
farm managers.
Tasls include
(a) ieaiing maleiials and equimenl loi ex-
eiimenls, lesls and analyses;
(b) collecting and preparing specimens such as
soils, plant or animal cells, tissues or parts
ol animal oigans loi exeiimenls, lesls and
analyses;
(c) assisling will and eiloiming exeiimenls,
tests and analyses applying methods and
leclniques sucl as micioscoy, lisloclem-
istry, chromatography, electrophoresis and
seclioscoy;
(d) identifying pathogenic micro-organisms and
insects, parasites, fungi and weeds harmful
lo cios and liveslocl, and assisling in de-
vising mellods ol conliol;
(e) analysing produce to set and maintain stand-
aids ol qualily;
(l) conducling oi sueivising oeialional io-
grammes such as sh hatchery, greenhouse
and liveslocl ioduclion iogiammes;
(g) analysing samles ol seeds loi qualily, uiily
and geiminalion ialing;
(l) collecling dala and eslimaling quanlilies and
cosls ol maleiials and laLoui iequiied loi
iojecls;
(i) organizing maintenance and repairs of re-
seaicl equimenl.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Daiiy leclnician
y Field crop technician
y Herd tester
y Horticultural technician
y Poultry technician
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Aililcial inseminaloi 3240
y Veleiinaiy leclnician 3240
Unit0rcup3143
ForestryTechnicians
Forestry technicians perform technical and su-
eivisoiy lunclions in suoil ol loiesliy ieseaicl
and loiesl managemenl, laivesling, iesouice
conseivalion and enviionmenlal ioleclion.
Tasls include
(a) conducling loiesl invenloiies, suiveys and
eld measurements following accepted sci-
enlilc and oeialional ioceduies;
(b) assisting in and performing technical func-
tions in the preparation of forest management
and laivesl lans using lologiammeliic
and maing leclniques and comuleiized
inloimalion syslems;
(c) assisling in lanning and sueivision ol con-
sliuclion ol access ioules and loiesl ioads;
(d) imlemenling, sueivising and eiloiming
leclnical lunclions in silviculluial oei-
alions involving sile ieaialion, lanling,
and lending ol liee cios;
(e) cooidinaling aclivilies sucl as limLei scaling,
forest re suppression, disease or insect con-
trol or pre-commercial thinning of forest
slands;
(l) sueivising and eiloiming leclnical lunc-
lions in loiesl laivesling oeialions;
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 181
(g) ensuring adherence to regulations and pol-
icies conceining enviionmenlal ioleclion,
resource utilization, re safety and accident
ievenlion;
(l) sueivising loiesl liee nuiseiy oeialions;
(i) ioviding leclnical suoil lo loiesliy ie-
search programmes in areas such as tree im-
iovemenl, seed oiclaid oeialions, insecl
and disease suiveys oi exeiimenlal loiesliy
and loiesl engineeiing ieseaicl;
(j) ieaiing loiesl cullivalion and culling
plans.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Forestry technician
y Silviculluie leclnician
Mincr0rcup315
5hip and Aircraft ControIIers and Technicians
Sli and aiiciall conliolleis and leclnicians command and navigale slis and aiiciall; ei-
loim leclnical lunclions lo ensuie sale and emcienl movemenl and oeialions; and develo
electrical, electromechanical and computerized air control systems.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: conliolling lle oeialion ol meclanical, elecliical and elec-
lionic equimenl on Loaid sli oi on aiiciall; commanding and navigaling slis oi aiiciall,
diiecling lle movemenls ol slis oi aiiciall; develoing elecliical, elecliomeclanical and
computerized air control systems.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
3151 5hips' Engineers
3152 5hips' Deck Dfcers and PiIots
3153AircraftPiIotsandPeIatedAssociateProfessionaIs
3154 Air Trafc ControIIers
3155 Air Trafc 5afety EIectronics Technicians
Unit0rcup3151
5hips' Engineers
Ships engineers control and participate in the
operation, maintenance and repair of mechan-
ical, elecliical and eleclionic equimenl and
machinery on board ship, or perform related
supporting functions on shore.
Tasls include
(a) controlling and participating in the oper-
ation, maintenance and repair of mechan-
ical, elecliical and eleclionic equimenl and
maclineiy on Loaid sli;
(b) ordering fuel and other engine-room depart-
ment stores and maintaining records of oper-
alions;
(c) eiloiming leclnical sueivision ol lle in-
stallation, maintenance and repair of ships
maclineiy and equimenl lo ensuie comli-
ance will secilcalions and iegulalions;
(d) inspecting and conducting maintenance and
emergency repairs to engines, machinery and
auxiliaiy equimenl;
(e) standing engine room watch, monitoring and
noting performance of engines, machinery
and auxiliaiy equimenl.
Example of the occupations classied here:
y Ships engineer
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Maiine engineei 2144
Unit0rcup3152
AircraftPiIotsandPeIatedAssociate
ProfessionaIs
Aiiciall ilols and ielaled associale iolessionals
control the operation of mechanical, electrical and
eleclionic equimenl, in oidei lo navigale aiiciall
for transporting passengers, mail and freight, and
eiloim ielaled ie-igll and in-igll lasls.
Tasls include
(a) ying and navigaling aiiciall in accoidance
with established control and operating pro-
ceduies;
(L) ieaiing and suLmilling igll lans oi ex-
amining slandaid igll lans;
(c) controlling the operation of mechanical,
elecliical and eleclionic equimenl and en-
suring that all instruments and controls work
ioeily;
(d) applying knowledge of principles and prac-
lices ol ying in oidei lo idenlily and solve
ioLlems aiising in lle couise ol lleii woil;
(e) examining mainlenance iecoids and con-
ducting inspections to ensure that aircraft
are mechanically sound, maintenance has
Leen eiloimed and llal all equimenl is
oeialional;
(f) signing necessary certificates and main-
laining omcial iecoids ol igll;
(g) obtaining briefings and clearances before
flights and maintaining contact with air
liamc oi igll conliol duiing igll.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Aeiial cio siayei
y Flight engineer
y Flying instructor
y avigaloi (igll)
y Pilot (aircraft)
Unit0rcup3154
MedicaIandDentaIProstheticTechnicians
Medical and denlal iosllelic leclnicians design,
ll, seivice and ieaii medical and denlal devices
and appliances following prescriptions or instruc-
lions eslaLlisled Ly a lealll iolessional. Tley
may seivice a wide iange ol suoil insliumenls
to correct physical medical or dental problems,
such as neck braces, orthopaedic splints, articial
limbs, hearing aids, arch supports, dentures, and
dental crowns and bridges.
Tasls include
(a) examining, inleiviewing and measuiing a-
tients in order to determine their appliance
needs, and to identify factors that could
aecl aliance ll;
(b) conferring with medical and dental practi-
tioners in order to formulate specications
and iesciilions loi devices and aliances;
(c) interpreting prescriptions or specications to
deleimine lle lye ol ioducl oi device lo Le
fabricated, and the materials and tools that
will Le iequiied;
(d) maling oi ieceiving casls oi imiessions ol
patients torsos, limbs, mouths or teeth for
use as laLiicalion alleins;
(e) designing and making orthotic and prosthetic
devices using maleiials sucl as lleimolaslic
and thermosetting materials, metal alloys
and leallei, and land and owei lools;
(l) llling aliances and devices lo alienls,
lesling and evalualing llem, and maling
adjustments for proper fit, function and
comloil;
(g) repairing, modifying and maintaining med-
ical and denlal iosllelic and suoilive de-
vices, accoiding lo secilcalions;
(h) bending, forming and shaping fabric or
material so that it conforms to prescribed
contours needed to fabricate structural com-
onenls;
(i) fabricating full and partial dentures and
constructing mouth guards, crowns, metal
class, inlays, Liidgewoil and ollei aids;
(j) instructing patients in the use and care of
iosllelic oi oillolic devices.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Denlal meclanic
y Denlal leclnician
y Denluiisl
y Orthopaedic appliance maker
y Orthotic technician
y Orthotist
y Prosthetic technician
y Prosthetist
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Denlal aide 5329
y Suigical insliumenl malei 7311
Note
Occualions included in llis unil noimally iequiie some
medical, dental and anatomical and engineering know-
ledge oLlained lliougl loimal liaining. Teclnicians
who construct and repair precision medical and surgical
instruments are not included here.
Mincr0rcup322
Nursing and Midwifery Associate ProfessionaIs
uising and midwileiy associale iolessionals iovide Lasic nuising and eisonal caie loi
people who are physically or mentally ill, disabled or inrm, and for others in need of care
due lo olenlial iisls lo lealll including Leloie, duiing and allei clildLiill. Tley geneially
woil undei lle sueivision ol, and in suoil ol, imlemenlalion ol lealll caie, liealmenl
and referral plans established by medical, nursing, midwifery and other health professionals.
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 187
Tasls eiloimed usually include: ioviding nuising and eisonal caie, liealmenl and advice
lo alienls accoiding lo caie lans eslaLlisled Ly lealll iolessionals; assisling iolessional
nuises, midwives and medical doclois in adminisleiing medicalion and liealmenls; cleaning
wounds and alying suigical diessings; ioviding advice lo individuals, lamilies and com-
munilies on loics ielaled lo lealll, conliacelion, iegnancy and clildLiill; assessing io-
giess duiing iegnancy and clildLiill, ioviding oi assisling in deliveiy caie and iecognizing
signs and symloms iequiiing ieleiial lo a lealll iolessional; ioviding caie and suoil lo
women and newborns following childbirth.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
3221NursingAssociateProfessionaIs
3222 Midwifery Associate ProfessionaIs
Note
Tle dislinclions Lelween nuising and midwileiy iolessionals and associale iolessionals slould Le
made on the basis of the nature of the work performed in relation to the tasks specied in this denition
and in lle ielevanl unil giou delnilions. Tle qualilcalions leld Ly individuals oi llal iedominale in
the country are not the main factor in making this distinction, as training arrangements for nurses and
midwives vaiy widely Lelween counliies and lave vaiied ovei lime willin counliies.
Unit0rcup3221
NursingAssociateProfessionaIs
uising associale iolessionals iovide Lasic
nursing and personal care for people in need of
sucl caie due lo eecls ol ageing, illness, injuiy
oi ollei lysical oi menlal imaiimenl. Tley
geneially woil undei lle sueivision ol, and in
support of, implementation of health care, treat-
ment and referral plans established by medical,
nursing and other health professionals.
Tasls include
(a) ioviding nuising and eisonal caie and
liealmenl and lealll advice lo alienls ac-
cording to care plans established by health
iolessionals;
(b) administering medications and other treat-
ments to patients, monitoring patients
condition and responses to treatment, and
referring patients and their families to a
health professional for specialized care as
needed;
(c) cleaning wounds and applying surgical dress-
ings;
(d) updating information on patients condition
and liealmenls ieceived in iecoid-leeing
syslems;
(e) assisting in planning and managing the care
ol individual alienls;
(l) assisling in giving lisl-aid liealmenl in emei-
gencies.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Assislanl nuise
y Associale iolessional nuise
y Enrolled nurse
y Practical nurse
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Clinical nuise consullanl 2221
y Piolessional nuise 2221
y Secialisl nuise 2221
y Piolessional midwile 2222
y Associale iolessional midwile 3222
y uising aide (clinic oi losilal) 5321
y uising aide (lome) 5322
Note
Tle dislinclion Lelween iolessional and associale
professional nurses should be made on the basis of the
nature of the work performed in relation to the tasks
seciled in llis delnilion. Tle qualilcalions leld Ly
individuals oi llal iedominale in lle counliy aie nol
the main factor in making this distinction, as training
aiiangemenls loi nuises vaiy widely Lelween counliies
and lave vaiied ovei lime willin counliies.
Unit0rcup3222
VeterinaryTechniciansandAssistants
Veterinary technicians and assistants carry out ad-
visoiy, diagnoslic, ievenlive and cuialive veleii-
naiy lasls moie limiled in scoe and comlexily
than those carried out by, and with the guidance of,
veleiinaiians. Tley caie loi animals undei lieal-
menl and in lemoiaiy iesidence al veleiinaiy
lacililies, eiloim iouline ioceduies and assisl vel-
erinarians to perform procedures and operations.
Tasls include
(a) advising communilies and individuals on lle
treatment of animals and their diseases and
injuiies;
(L) conducling examinalions ol animals lo male
diagnoses oi ielei moie dimcull cases lo vel-
eiinaiians wlen needed;
(c) treating ill or injured animals, especially for
common diseases and disoideis;
(d) cleaning and sleiilizing examinalion laLles
and instruments and preparing materials used
in lle examinalion and liealmenl ol animals;
(e) carrying out technical tasks connected with
aililcial inseminalion ol animals;
(l) gelling animals ieady loi examinalion oi
treatment and restraining or holding them
duiing liealmenl;
(g) assisling veleiinaiians lo adminislei anaes-
llelics and oxygen duiing liealmenl;
(l) lacing animals in cages loi iecoveiy liom
oeialions and moniloiing lleii condilion;
(i) producing radiographs, collecting samples
and performing other laboratory tests to
assisl in diagnosis ol animal lealll ioLlems;
(j) performing routine animal dental procedures
and assisling veleiinaiians will animal den-
tistry.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Aililcial inseminaloi
y Veterinary assistant
y Veterinary nurse
y Veleiinaiy vaccinaloi
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Veleiinaiian 2250
y Animal allendanl 5164
y Veleiinaiy aide 5164
Mincr0rcup325
DtherHeaIthAssociateProfessionaIs
Ollei lealll associale iolessionals eiloim leclnical lasls and iovide suoil seivices in
denlisliy, medical iecoids adminislialion, communily lealll, lle coiieclion ol ieduced visual
acuily, lysiolleiay, enviionmenlal lealll, emeigency medical liealmenl and ollei aclivilies
to support and promote human health.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: ioviding Lasic caie seivices loi lle ievenlion and liealmenl
ol diseases and disoideis ol lle leell and moull; advising communilies and individuals on
lygiene, diel and ollei ievenlive measuies lo ieduce olenlial iisls lo lealll; comiling and
mainlaining alienls` medical iecoids lo documenl condilion and liealmenl and lo iovide
dala loi ieseaicl, Lilling, cosl conliol and caie imiovemenl; assisling lamilies lo develo lle
necessaiy slills and iesouices lo imiove lleii lealll slalus; ioviding advice and educalion
on sanilalion and lygiene lo limil lle siead ol inleclious diseases; llling and disensing o-
lical lenses; invesligaling lle imlemenlalion ol iules and iegulalions ielaling lo enviionmenlal
and occualional laclois llal may olenlially aecl luman lealll; massaging lle soll lissues
ol lle Lody; slowing alienls lo examinalion iooms and ieaiing llem loi examinalion; al-
lending and iesonding lo accidenls and emeigencies and lo iequesls loi medical assislance.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
3251 DentaI Assistants and Therapists
3252 MedicaI Pecords and HeaIth !nformation Technicians
3253 Community HeaIth Workers
3254 Dispensing Dpticians
3255 Physiotherapy Technicians and Assistants
3256MedicaIAssistants
3257 EnvironmentaI and DccupationaI HeaIth !nspectors and Associates
3258 AmbuIance Workers
3259 HeaIth Associate ProfessionaIs Not EIsewhere CIassied
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 191
Unit0rcup3251
Dispensing Dpticians
Disensing olicians design, lil and disense
optical lenses based on a prescription from an
ophthalmologist or optometrist for the correc-
lion ol ieduced visual acuily. Tley seivice coi-
ieclive eyeglasses, conlacl lenses, low-vision aids
and ollei olical devices.
Tasls include
(a) examining and laling lacial and eye meas-
urements of clients for tting of eyeglasses
and ollei olical devices;
(L) ioviding advice lo clienls on seleclion and
maintenance of eyeglasses and frames, types
ol conlacl lenses and ollei olical devices
for performance, safety, comfort and life-
slyle;
(c) interpreting optical prescriptions and pre-
paring work orders for optical laborato-
ries for grinding and mounting of lenses in
frames, preparation of contact lenses and
ollei iequiied woil;
(d) veiilying exaclness ol lnisled olical ali-
ances and devices lo lle oiiginal iesciilion
and t of clients.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Contact lens optician
y Disensing olician
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Olllalmologisl 2212
y Olllalmic olician 2267
y Olomeliisl 2267
y Oillolisl 2267
Unit0rcup3255
MedicaIAssistants
Medical assislanls eiloim Lasic clinical and ad-
minislialive lasls lo suoil alienl caie undei
lle diiecl sueivision ol a medical iaclilionei
or other health professional.
Tasls include
(a) inleiviewing alienls and lleii lamilies lo
obtain information on their health status and
medical lisloiy;
(b) assisting medical doctors and other health
iolessionals lo examine and lieal alienls,
including measuiing and iecoiding vilal
signs, administering medications and per-
forming routine clinical procedures such as
giving injeclions and iemoving suluies;
(c) gelling alienls ieady loi examinalion and
liealmenl, including exlaining ioceduies
and slowing llem lo examinalion iooms;
(d) preparing and handling medical instruments
and supplies, including sterilizing instru-
ments and disposing of contaminated sup-
lies in accoidance will salely ioceduies;
(e) collecting blood, tissue or other specimens,
and ieaiing llem loi laLoialoiy lesling;
(l) ioviding inloimalion lo alienls and lam-
ilies on health care topics including medica-
tions prescribed by a medical doctor or other
lealll iolessional;
(g) ioviding iesciilion and diug ielll inloi-
malion lo laimacies;
(h) maintaining cleanliness of patient waiting
and examinalion iooms;
(i) recording information on patients medical
history, diagnostic testing and treatment pro-
cedures and results, and other information in
medical iecoid-leeing syslems;
(j) scheduling appointments with patients,
and ieaiing documenlalion iequiied loi
billing, reporting and insurance purposes.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Clinical assistant
y Medical assislanl
y Ophthalmic assistant
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Clinical omcei (aiamedical) 2240
y Medical iosllelic leclnician 3214
y Denlal assislanl 3251
y Plysiolleiay assislanl 3255
y Medical secielaiy 3344
y Medical imaging assislanl 5329
Note
Occupations included in this unit group normally re-
quiie loimal liaining in lealll seivices iovision. Clin-
ical caie iovideis will advanced liaining and slills lo
iovide indeendenl medical diagnoslic and liealmenl
seivices aie classiled in \nil Giou 2240: Paiamedical
Practitioners.
Unit0rcup3257
AmbuIance Workers
AmLulance woileis iovide emeigency lealll
care to patients who are injured, sick, inrm or
otherwise physically or mentally impaired prior
to and during transport to medical facilities.
Tasls include
(a) assessing the health status of persons in-
volved in accidenls, naluial disasleis and
other emergency situations, and determining
needs for immediate and specialized medical
assislance;
(b) performing medical procedures and admin-
istering drugs and other therapies according
to protocol for emergency medical treatment,
including resuscitating and debrillating pa-
lienls and oeialing lile-suoil equimenl;
(c) monitoring changes in the health status of pa-
tients during transport to and from medical,
ielaLililalion and ollei lealll caie lacililies;
(d) ioviding inloimalion and liaining lo com-
munily gious and essenlial seivice woileis in
lisl aid loi inilial caie ol an illness oi injuiy;
(e) allending and/oi aliolling laige-scale uLlic
galleiings and ollei evenls wleie lealll
emeigencies aie moie lilely lo occui;
(f) recording information on patients condi-
lions and liealmenls iovided in medical
record-keeping systems.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y AmLulance omcei
y AmLulance aiamedic
y Emergency medical technician
y Emergency paramedic
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Paiamedical iaclilionei 2240
y AmLulance diivei 8322
Note
Occupations included in this unit group normally re-
quiie loimal liaining in emeigency medical liealmenl,
patient transport, ambulance principles and practice, or
a ielaled leld. AmLulance diiveis wlo do nol iovide
lealll caie aie classiled in \nil Giou 8322: Cai, Taxi
and Van Diiveis.
Unit0rcup3259
HeaIthAssociateProfessionaIs
Not EIsewhere CIassied
Tlis unil giou coveis lealll associale ioles-
sionals not classified elsewhere in Sub-major
Giou 32: Healll Associale Piolessionals. !oi
instance, the group includes occupations such as
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 195
HIV counsellor, family planning counsellor and
other health associate professionals.
!n sucl cases lasls would include
(a) inleiviewing and examining alienls lo
obtain information on their health status
and lle naluie and exlenl ol injuiy, illness
oi ollei lysical oi menlal lealll condilion;
(L) ioviding inloimalion and counselling lo a-
tients and families about certain health con-
dilions, ievenlion and liealmenl olions,
liealmenl adleience, and eisonal Lelav-
iouis llal can aecl lealll oulcomes;
(c) administering therapeutic care and treat-
menl lo alienls;
(d) performing certain basic clinical procedures
such as administration of HIV antibody tests
oi inseilion ol inliauleiine devices;
(e) disensing and advising on dielaiy sule-
menls, anliielioviial and iolylaxis medi-
calions, and ollei lealll caie ioducls;
(f) monitoring patients progress through treat-
ment plans, and identifying signs and symp-
loms iequiiing ieleiial lo a medical docloi
oi ollei lealll iolessional;
(g) recording information on patients health
status and responses to treatment in medical
iecoid-leeing syslems;
(h) sharing information with other health care
iovideis wlen iequiied lo ensuie conlinuing
and comielensive caie.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Anaesllesialeclnician
y Family planning counsellor
y HIV counsellor
y Respiratory therapy technician
Note
Occupations included in this unit group normally re-
quiie loimal liaining in lealll seivices iovision.
196 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Sub-ma|cr0rcup33
Business and Administration Associate ProfessionaIs
Business and administration associate professionals perform mostly technical tasks connected
with the practical application of knowledge relating to nancial accounting and transaction
malleis, mallemalical calculalions, luman iesouice develomenl, selling and Luying lnancial
insliumenls, secialized secielaiial lasls, and enloicing oi alying goveinmenl iules. Also
included aie woileis wlo iovide Lusiness seivices sucl as cusloms cleaiance, conleience
lanning, joL lacemenls, Luying and selling ieal eslale oi Lull commodilies, and seiving as
agents for performers such as athletes and artists. Competent performance in most occupa-
lions in llis suL-majoi giou iequiies slills al lle lliid !SCO slill level.
Tasls eiloimed Ly woileis in llis suL-majoi giou usually include: iecoiding and liansmil-
ting buy and sell orders for securities, stocks, bonds or other nancial instruments and for
loieign exclange loi luluie oi immediale deliveiy; suLmilling ciedil and loan alicalions lo
managemenl will iecommendalions loi aioval oi iejeclion; aioving oi iejecling alica-
lions willin aulloiized limils ensuiing llal ciedil slandaids ol lle inslilulion aie iesecled;
maintaining complete records of all nancial transactions of an undertaking according to
geneial Loolleeing iinciles, will guidance liom accounlanls; assisling in lanning and
eiloiming mallemalical, slalislical, acluaiial, accounling and ielaled calculalions; selling
and buying nancial instruments.
Occualions in llis suL-majoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing minoi gious:
331 FinanciaI and MathematicaI Associate ProfessionaIs
332 5aIes and Purchasing Agents and Brokers
333Business5ervicesAgents
334 Administrative and 5peciaIized 5ecretaries
335 Sovernment PeguIatory Associate ProfessionaIs
Mincr0rcup331
FinanciaI and MathematicaI Associate ProfessionaIs
!inancial and mallemalical associale iolessionals lace a value on vaiious ilems and io-
eily; mainlain iecoids ol lnancial liansaclions; analyse loan alicalion inloimalion and
iendei a decision; Luy and sell lnancial insliumenls; and eiloim mallemalical and ielaled
calculations.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: iecoiding and liansmilling Luy and sell oideis loi secuiilies,
slocls, Londs oi ollei lnancial insliumenls and loi loieign exclange loi luluie oi immediale
deliveiy; suLmilling ciedil and loan alicalions lo managemenl will iecommendalions loi
aioval oi iejeclion; aioving oi iejecling alicalions willin aulloiized limils ensuiing
llal ciedil slandaids ol lle inslilulion aie iesecled; mainlaining comlele iecoids ol all
nancial transactions of an undertaking according to general bookkeeping principles, with
guidance liom accounlanls; assisling in lanning and eiloiming mallemalical, slalislical,
actuarial, accounting and related calculations.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
3311 5ecurities and Finance DeaIers and Brokers
3312 Credit and Loans Dfcers
3313AccountingAssociateProfessionaIs
3314 5tatisticaI, MathematicaI and PeIated Associate ProfessionaIs
3315VaIuersandLossAssessors
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 197
Unit0rcup3311
AccountingAssociateProfessionaIs
Accounling associale iolessionals mainlain
complete records of nancial transactions of an
undeilaling and veiily accuiacy ol documenls
and records relating to such transactions.
Tasls include
(a) maintaining complete records of all nancial
transactions of an undertaking according to
general bookkeeping principles, with guid-
ance liom accounlanls;
(L) veiilying accuiacy ol documenls and iecoids
relating to payments, receipts and other -
nancial liansaclions;
(c) preparing nancial statements and reports
loi seciled eiiods;
(d) applying knowledge of bookkeeping prin-
ciples and practices in order to identify and
solve ioLlems aiising in lle couise ol lleii
woil;
(e) using standard computer software packages
to perform accounting and related calcula-
lions;
(l) sueivising lle woil ol accounls and Lool-
keeping clerks.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Accounling assislanl
y Bookkeeper
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Accounlanl 2411
y Acluaiial assislanl 3314
y Boolleeing cleil 4311
198 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Unit0rcup3314
VaIuersandLossAssessors
Valueis and loss assessois value ioeily and
vaiious goods and assess losses coveied Ly in-
surance policies.
Tasls include
(a) deleimining lle qualily oi value ol iaw ma-
leiials, ieal eslale, indusliial equimenl, ei-
sonal and louselold eecls, woils ol ail,
gems and ollei oLjecls;
(L) assessing lle exlenl ol damage oi loss and
liabilities of insurance companies and under-
wiileis loi losses coveied Ly insuiance ol-
icies;
(c) oLlaining iecoids ol sales and value ol
similai ilems oi ioeily;
(d) insecling ilems oi ioeily lo evaluale con-
dilion, size and consliuclion;
(e) ieaiing ieoils ol value, oullining lle es-
timation factors and methods used.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Aiaisei
y Claims assessor
y Claims inspector
y Insurance assessor
y Real estate appraiser
y Valuer
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Auclioneei 3339
Mincr0rcup332
5aIes and Purchasing Agents and Brokers
Sales and uiclasing agenls and Lioleis ieiesenl comanies, goveinmenls and ollei oi-
ganizalions lo Luy and sell commodilies, goods, insuiance, sliing and ollei seivices lo
industrial, professional, commercial or other establishments, or act as independent agents to
Liing logellei Luyeis and selleis ol commodilies and seivices.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: oLlaining inloimalion aLoul emloyeis` and comelilois`
goods and seivices; moniloiing and analysing mailel liends and condilions; oLlaining in-
loimalion aLoul clienls` needs and idenlilying suilaLle ioducls and seivices; exlaining and
demonslialing ioducls and seivices lo clienls; negolialing iices, conliacls, leims, condilions
and sliing aiiangemenls loi uiclase oi sale ol goods, seivices oi commodilies.
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 199
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
3321 !nsurance Pepresentatives
3322 CommerciaI 5aIes Pepresentatives
3323Buyers
3324 Trade Brokers
Note
Sales manageis aie classiled in Minoi Giou 122: Sales, Maileling and Develomenl Manageis. Tecl-
nical, medical and !CT sales iolessionals aie classiled in Minoi Giou 243: Sales, Maileling and
PuLlic Relalions Piolessionals. Secuiilies and lnance dealeis aie classiled in Minoi Giou 331: !inan-
cial and Mallemalical Associale Piolessionals.
Unit0rcup3321
!nsurance Pepresentatives
!nsuiance ieiesenlalives advise on and sell lile,
accident, automobile, liability, endowment, re,
marine and other types of insurance to new and
established clients.
Tasls include
(a) obtaining information about customers cir-
cumstances necessary to determine appro-
iiale lye ol insuiance and condilions;
(b) negotiating with customers to determine type
and degree of risk for which insurance is re-
quiied;
(c) exlaining delails ol insuiance and condi-
lions, iisl coveiage iemiums and Lenells lo
cuslomeis;
(d) assisting clients to determine the type and
level ol coveiage iequiied, calculaling ie-
miums and eslaLlisling mellod ol aymenl;
(e) negolialing and lacing ieinsuiance conliacls;
(l) advising on, negolialing leims loi and lacing
insurance contracts for large or special types
of projects, installations or risks.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Insurance agent
y Insurance broker
y Insurance underwriter
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y !nsuiance agency managei 1346
y Secuiilies Liolei 3311
y !nsuiance assessoi 3315
y !nsuiance cleil 4312
Unit0rcup3322
Buyers
Buyeis Luy goods and seivices loi use oi iesale
on Lelall ol indusliial, commeicial, goveinmenl
or other establishments and organizations.
Tasls include
(a) determining or negotiating contract terms
and conditions, awarding supplier contracts
200 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
or recommending contract awards for the
uiclase ol equimenl, iaw maleiials, iod-
ucls, seivices and meiclandise loi iesale;
(L) oLlaining inloimalion aLoul iequiiemenls
and slocl and develoing secilcalions loi
quanlily and qualily lo Le uiclased, cosls,
deliveiy dales and ollei conliacl condilions;
(c) uiclasing geneial and secialized equi-
menl, maleiials oi Lusiness seivices loi use oi
loi luillei iocessing Ly lleii eslaLlislmenl;
(d) inviling lendeis, consulling will sulieis
and ieviewing quolalions;
(e) purchasing merchandise for resale by retail
oi wlolesale eslaLlislmenls;
(f) studying market reports, trade periodicals
and sales iomolion maleiials and visiling
trade shows, showrooms, factories and
ioducl design evenls;
(g) selecting the merchandise or products that
Lesl ll lle eslaLlislmenl`s iequiiemenls;
(l) inleiviewing sulieis and negolialing iices,
discounts, credit terms and transportation
aiiangemenls;
(i) oveiseeing disliiLulion ol meiclandise lo oul-
lels and mainlaining adequale slocl levels;
(j) eslaLlisling deliveiy scledules, moniloiing
progress and contacting clients and suppliers
lo iesolve ioLlems.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Buyer
y Procurement ofcer
y Purchasing agent
y Purchasing merchandiser
y Supply ofcer
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Commodilies Liolei 3324
Unit0rcup3324
Trade Brokers
Tiade Lioleis Luy and sell commodilies and
sliing seivices, usually in Lull, on Lelall ol
their own company or for customers on a com-
mission basis.
Tasls include
(a) establishing contact between buyers and
selleis ol commodilies;
(L) discussing Luying oi selling iequiiemenls ol
clienls and giving advice accoidingly;
(c) Luying and selling caigo sace on slis;
(d) negotiating purchase or sale of commodities
and commodily luluies;
(e) lnding caigo and/oi sloiage sace loi com-
modities and negotiating freight, shipping
and sloiage claiges;
(f) monitoring and analysing market trends and
ollei laclois aecling lle suly and demand
loi commodilies and sliing seivices.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Commodities broker
y Commodity futures dealer
y Shipping broker
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y !inance Liolei 3311
y !inance dealei 3311
y Secuiilies Liolei 3311
y Secuiilies dealei 3311
y !nsuiance dealei 3321
Mincr0rcup333
Business5ervicesAgents
Business seivices agenls eslaLlisl conlacls lo sell vaiious Lusiness seivices sucl as adveilising
sace in lle media; caiiy oul cusloms cleaiance aclivilies ensuiing llal necessaiy documenls
aie in oidei; malcl joLseeleis will vacancies; lnd woileis loi emloyeis; aiiange conliacls
for the performance of athletes, entertainers and artists, as well as for the publication of
Lools, lle ioduclion ol lays, oi lle iecoiding, eiloimance and sale ol music; and lan
and oiganize conleiences and similai evenls.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: caiiying oul cusloms cleaiance ioceduies loi exoils oi im-
oils; aiianging and cooidinaling conleience and evenl seivices, sucl as conleience lacililies,
caleiing, signage, dislays, audiovisual and comulei equimenl, accommodalion, liansoil
and social evenls loi ailicianls; malcling joLseeleis will vacancies; lnding woileis loi
vacanl osls loi emloyeis; slowing ieal eslale ioeilies lo Le sold oi leased lo ioseclive
Luyeis oi lenanls and exlaining leims ol sale oi condilions ol ienl oi lease; selling Ly auc-
lion vaiious linds ol ioeily, cais, commodilies, liveslocl, ail, jewelleiy and ollei oLjecls;
arranging contracts for performers and performances.
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 201
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
3331 CIearing and Forwarding Agents
3332ConferenceandEventPIanners
3333 EmpIoyment Agents and Contractors
3334 PeaI Estate Agents and Property Managers
3339 Business 5ervices Agents Not EIsewhere CIassied
Unit0rcup3331
ConferenceandEventPIanners
Conleience and evenl lanneis oiganize and co-
oidinale seivices loi conleiences, evenls, lunc-
lions, Lanquels and seminais.
Tasls include
(a) iomoling conleiences, convenlions and
liade slows lo olenlial cuslomeis;
(L) iesonding lo inquiiies conceining seivices
iovided and cosls loi ioom and equimenl
liie, caleiing and ielaled seivices;
(c) meeting with clients to discuss their needs
and outlining package options to meet these
needs;
(d) aiianging and cooidinaling seivices sucl as
conference facilities, catering, signage, dis-
lays, audiovisual and comulei equimenl,
accommodalion, liansoil and social evenls
for participants, and logistical arrangements
loi iesenleis;
(e) oiganizing iegislialion ol ailicianls;
(l) negolialing lle lye and cosls ol seivices lo
Le iovided willin Ludgel;
(g) oveiseeing woil Ly conliaclois and ieoiling
on vaiialions lo woil oideis.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Conleience and evenl oiganizei
y Conference planner
y Wedding planner
Unit0rcup3333
Business5ervicesAgents
Not EIsewhere CIassied
Tlis unil giou coveis Lusiness seivices agenls
nol classilied elsewleie in Minoi Giou 333:
Business Seivices Agenls. !oi inslance, lle giou
includes those who establish business contacts,
sell Lusiness seivices sucl as adveilising sace
in the media, arrange contracts for performances
of athletes, entertainers and artists, for the pub-
lication of books, the production of plays, or the
recording, performance and sale of music, sell
property and goods by auction and who design
and organize package and group tours.
!n sucl cases lasls would include
(a) oLlaining inloimalion aLoul seivices lo Le
sold and needs ol ioseclive Luyeis;
(b) negotiating contracts on behalf of seller or
Luyei and exlaining leims ol sale and ay-
menl lo clienl;
(c) signing agreements on behalf of seller or
buyer and ensuring that the contract is hon-
ouied;
(d) maling suie llal lle Lusiness seivice ui-
clased is made availaLle lo lle Luyei in lle
agieed loimal al lle agieed lime;
(e) selling Ly auclion vaiious linds ol ioeily,
cais, commodilies, liveslocl, ail, jewelleiy
and ollei oLjecls;
(l) oiganizing giou louis loi Lusiness oi vaca-
lion liavel and maling Lull liavel and ac-
commodation bookings.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Adveilising saleseison
y Auclioneei
y Literary agent
y Musical eiloimance agenl
y Sports agent
y Tlealiical agenl
y Toui oeialoi
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Administrative and 5peciaIized 5ecretaries
Adminislialive and secialized secielaiies iovide oiganizalional, communicalion and docu-
menlalion suoil seivices, ulilizing secialized lnowledge ol lle Lusiness aclivily ol lle
oiganizalion in wlicl lley aie emloyed. Tley lale sueivisoiy iesonsiLilily loi omce cleils
in the organization.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: cooidinaling, assigning and ieviewing lle woil ol cleiical
suoil woileis; desllo uLlisling; ieaiing and iocessing legal documenls and aeis
sucl as deeds, wills, amdavils and Liiels; imlemenling and suoiling lle communicalion,
documenlalion and inleinal manageiial cooidinalion aclivilies ol an oiganizalional unil, on
some occasions ulilizing secialized lnowledge ol lle Lusiness aclivily ol lle oiganizalion;
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 203
scheduling and conrming meetings and appointments and communicating messages for cli-
enls; comiling, iecoiding and ieviewing legal and medical iecoids, ieoils, documenls and
correspondence.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
3341 Dfce 5upervisors
3342LegaI5ecretaries
3343 Administrative and Executive 5ecretaries
3344MedicaI5ecretaries
Unit0rcup3341
Dfce 5upervisors
Omce sueivisois sueivise and cooidinale lle
aclivilies ol woileis in Majoi Giou 4: Cleiical
Support Workers.
Tasls include
(a) cooidinaling, assigning and ieviewing lle
work of clerks engaged in the following
dulies: woid iocessing, iecoid leeing
and ling, operating telephones and switch-
boards, data entry, desktop publishing and
ollei aclivilies involving geneial omce and
adminislialive slills;
(b) establishing work schedules and procedures
and cooidinaling aclivilies will ollei woil
unils oi deailmenls;
(c) iesolving woil-ielaled ioLlems and ie-
paring and submitting progress and other
ieoils;
(d) training and instructing employees in job
duties, safety procedures and company pol-
icies, or arranging for training to be pro-
vided;
(e) evalualing emloyees` joL eiloimance and
conformity with regulations, and recom-
mending aioiiale eisonnel aclion;
(l) assisling in ieciuilmenl, inleiviewing and se-
lection of employees.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Cleiical sueivisoi
y Dala enliy sueivisoi
y !iling cleils sueivisoi
y Peisonnel cleils sueivisoi
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Medical iecoids unil sueivisoi 3252
Note
Woileis wlo sueivise lle aclivilies ol cleiical su-
port workers in law ofces and legal departments are
classiled in \nil Giou 3342: Iegal Secielaiies. Tlose
wlo sueivise lle aclivilies ol cleiical suoil woileis
in lealll lacililies wleie lle woil iequiies secialisl
knowledge related to health and medicine, such as pro-
cessing medical records and hospital admission details,
aie classiled in \nil Giou 3344: Medical Secielaiies.
Tlose wlo iovide diiecl secielaiial and adminislialive
suoil lo a managei oi iolessional (excel legal and
lealll iolessionals) and also sueivise lle aclivilies
ol cleiical suoil woileis aie classiled in \nil Giou
3343: Adminislialive and Lxeculive Secielaiies.
Unit0rcup3342
LegaI5ecretaries
Legal secretaries apply specialized knowledge of
legal leiminology and ioceduies in ioviding
support to legal professionals with communica-
tion, documentation and internal managerial
cooidinalion aclivilies, in law omces, legal de-
ailmenls ol laige lims and goveinmenls.
Tasls include
(a) preparing and processing legal documents
and aeis, sucl as deeds, wills, amdavils
and Liiels;
(L) ieviewing and ioolieading documenls and
correspondence to ensure compliance with
legal ioceduies;
(c) mailing, laxing oi aiianging loi deliveiy ol
legal correspondence to clients, witnesses
and couil omcials;
(d) organizing and maintaining documents, case
lles and law liLiaiies;
(e) scieening iequesls loi meelings, and scled-
uling and oiganizing meelings;
(f) assisting in the preparation of budgets, moni-
loiing ol exendiluies, dialling ol conliacls
and uiclasing oi acquisilion oideis;
(g) sueivising lle woil ol ollice suoil
workers.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Legal practice manager
y Legal secretary
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Iegal assislanl 3411
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Unit0rcup3343
MedicaI5ecretaries
Medical secielaiies, using secialized lnowledge
ol medical leiminology and lealll caie deliveiy
procedures, assist health professionals and other
woileis Ly eiloiming a vaiiely ol communi-
calion, documenlalion, adminislialive and in-
ternal coordination functions, to support health
workers in medical facilities and other health
care related organizations.
Tasls include
(a) scheduling and conrming medical appoint-
ments and communicating messages for
medical sla and alienls;
(L) comiling, iecoiding and ieviewing medical
charts, reports, documents and correspond-
ence;
(c) inleiviewing alienls lo comlele loims, doc-
umenls and case lisloiies;
(d) comleling insuiance and ollei claims loims;
(e) maintaining medical les and records and
leclnical liLiaiy;
(f) preparing financial statements and billing
ioceduies;
(g) assisting in the preparation of budgets,
drafting of contracts and purchasing or ac-
quisilion oideis;
(l) sueivising lle woil ol ollice suoil
woileis and ollei omce sla.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Denlal secielaiy
y Hospital ward secretary
y Medical insuiance Lilling secielaiy
y Medical laLoialoiy secielaiy
y Medical omce adminislialive assislanl
y Medical iaclice managei
y Medical secielaiy
y Medical slenogialei
y Medical liansciilionisl
y Pathology secretary
y Patient care secretary
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Medical iecoids leclnician 3252
y Medical assislanl 3256
y Secielaiy (geneial) 4120
y Medical omce iecelionisl 4226
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Sovernment PeguIatory Associate ProfessionaIs
Goveinmenl iegulaloiy associale iolessionals adminislei, enloice oi aly ielevanl govein-
menl iules and iegulalions ielaling lo nalional Loideis, laxes and social Lenells; invesligale
lacls and ciicumslances ielaling lo ciimes; and issue oi examine alicalions loi licences oi
aulloiizalions in conneclion will liavel, exoils and imoils ol goods, eslaLlislmenl ol Lusi-
nesses, eieclion ol Luildings and ollei aclivilies suLjecl lo goveinmenl iegulalions.
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 205
Tasls eiloimed usually include: aliolling nalional Loideis and clecling eisons and ve-
licles, liavel and liansoil documenls and goods liansoiled acioss lle Loidei lo ensuie
enloicemenl ol goveinmenl iules and iegulalions; examining lax ieluins lo deleimine laxes
ayaLle Ly eisons and Lusinesses; examining and deciding on alicalions loi social Lenells;
examining and deciding on alicalions loi goveinmenl aulloiizalions and licences necessaiy
lo liavel, exoil oi imoil goods, eiecl Luildings, eslaLlisl Lusinesses oi undeilale ollei
aclivilies suLjecl lo goveinmenl iegulalions; moniloiing lle alicalion ol iice, wage oi
weiglls and measuies iegulalions; oLlaining and veiilying evidence; inleiviewing wilnesses
and susecls; and analysing documenls and comulei lles. Tley may ieceive guidance liom
senioi goveinmenl omcials oi manageis. Sueivision ol ollei woileis may Le included.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
3351 Customs and Border !nspectors
3352 Sovernment Tax and Excise DfciaIs
3353 Sovernment 5ociaI Benets DfciaIs
3354 Sovernment Licensing DfciaIs
3355 PoIice !nspectors and Detectives
3359 Sovernment PeguIatory Associate ProfessionaIs Not EIsewhere CIassied
Unit0rcup3351
LegaIandPeIatedAssociateProfessionaIs
Legal and related associate professionals perform
support functions in courts of law or in law of-
lces, iovide seivices ielaled lo sucl legal malleis
as insurance contracts, the transferring of prop-
erty and the granting of loans and other nancial
liansaclions, oi conducl invesligalions loi clienls.
Tasls include
(a) documenting court proceedings and judge-
menls;
(L) seiving slalemenls ol claims, summonses,
waiianls, suLoenas and ollei couil oideis;
(c) maintaining order in court and hearing
iooms;
(d) preparing legal documents including trial
briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills and contracts,
and preparing papers summarizing legal pos-
itions or setting out conditions of loans or in-
suiance;
(e) invesligaling lacls, assemLling evidence and
ieseaicling ielevanl slalules, decisions and
ollei legal documenls lo ieaie cases;
(l) advising clienls on legal malleis;
(g) examining documenlalion sucl as moil-
gages, liens, judgements, easements, con-
liacls and mas in oidei lo veiily ioeilies`
legal desciilions and owneisli;
(h) preparing documents relating to transfer of
ieal eslale, slocls oi ollei malleis iequiiing
loimal iegislialion;
(i) invesligaling ossiLle cases ol llell ol goods,
money or information from business estab-
lishments and of other possible cases of un-
lawlul Lelavioui Ly cuslomeis oi emloyees;
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 209
(j) invesligaling eslaLlislmenls oi lle ciicum-
slances and Lelavioui ol eisons on Lelall
of clients.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Baili
y Conveyancing cleil
y Court clerk
y Judges clerk
y Justice of the peace
y Law clerk
y Legal assistant
y Paralegal
y Piivale deleclive
y Tille seaiclei
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Iawyei 2611
y 1udge 2612
y olaiy 2619
y Iegal secielaiy 3342
Unit0rcup3412
PeIigiousAssociateProfessionaIs
Religious associale iolessionals iovide suoil
to ministers of religion or to a religious com-
munity, undertake religious works, preach and
propagate the teachings of a particular religion
and endeavoui lo imiove well-Leing lliougl
lle owei ol laill and siiilual advice.
Tasls include
(a) undeilaling ieligious woils;
(b) preaching and propagating the teachings of
a ailiculai ieligious laill;
(c) assisling al seivices ol uLlic woisli and
ieligious iiles;
(d) ioviding ieligious educalion, siiilual guid-
ance and moial suoil lo individuals and
communilies;
(e) administering and participating in pro-
giammes lo iovide lood, clolling and
slellei lo llose in need;
(l) advising communilies and individuals on
ioei Lelavioui and laill lo ieseive oi
imiove well-Leing.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Faith healer
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y Lay preacher
y Monl
y Nun
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Bonze 2636
y !mam 2636
y Minislei ol ieligion 2636
y Poojaii 2636
y Piiesl 2636
y RaLLi 2636
y HeiLalisl 3230
y Village lealei 3230
y Wilcl docloi 3230
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5ports and Fitness Workers
Soils and llness woileis ieaie loi and comele in soiling evenls loi lnancial gain; liain
amaleui and iolessional soilsmen and women lo enlance eiloimance; iomole ailici-
alion and slandaids in soil; oiganize and omciale soiling evenls; and iovide insliuclion,
liaining and sueivision loi vaiious loims ol exeicise and ollei ieciealional aclivilies.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: ailicialing in comelilive soiling evenls; conducling
soils liaining lo develo aLilily in and lnowledge ol lle soil; comiling iules conceining
lle conducl ol soiling comelilions, and conliolling lle iogiess ol llese evenls; lanning,
oiganizing and conducling iaclice sessions; develoing and designing llness iogiammes; de-
liveiing giou exeicise classes and eisonal luilion in a vaiiely ol llness aclivilies; iomoling
soils and soils slills develomenl; oveiseeing lle ailicialion ol young eole in soil.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
3421 AthIetes and 5ports PIayers
3422 5ports Coaches, !nstructors and DfciaIs
3423 Fitness and Pecreation !nstructors and Programme Leaders
Unit0rcup3421
FitnessandPecreation!nstructors
and Programme Leaders
Fitness and recreation instructors and pro-
gramme leaders lead, guide and instruct groups
and individuals in ieciealional, llness oi oul-
dooi advenluie aclivilies.
Tasls include
(a) planning and carrying out recreational and
llness aclivilies;
(b) monitoring recreational, sports or fitness
aclivilies lo ensuie salely and iovide emei-
gency oi lisl aid assislance wlen iequiied;
(c) evalualing and moniloiing clienls` aLililies
and llness and iecommending aclivilies;
(d) demonslialing and leacling Lody move-
ments, concepts and skills used in fitness
ioulines and ieciealional aclivilies;
(e) insliucling in lle use ol equimenl;
(l) exlaining and enloicing salely ioceduies,
rules and regulations.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y AeioLics insliucloi
y Fitness instructor
y Horse riding instructor
y Ouldooi advenluie guide
y Personal trainer
y Sailing instructor
y \ndeiwalei diving insliucloi
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Sli insliucloi 3422
y Swimming insliucloi 3422
Mincr0rcup343
Artistic,CuIturaIandCuIinaryAssociateProfessionaIs
Ailislic, culluial and culinaiy associale iolessionals comLine ciealive slills and leclnical
and culluial lnowledge in laling and iocessing slill lologials; design and decoialion ol
llealie sels, slo dislays and lle inleiiois ol lomes; ieaialion ol oLjecls loi dislay; main-
lenance ol liLiaiy and galleiy colleclions, iecoids and calaloguing syslems; ciealion ol menus
and ieaialion and iesenlalion ol lood; iovision ol suoil loi slage, llm and lelevision
ioduclion; and in ollei aieas ol ailislic and culluial endeavoui.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: oeialing slill cameias lo lologial eole, evenls, scenes,
maleiials, ioducls and ollei suLjecls; alying ailislic leclniques lo ioducl design, inleiioi
decoialion and sales iomolion; mounling and ieaiing oLjecls loi dislay; designing and
aiianging exliLil luinislings, dislay cases and dislay aieas; designing menus and oveiseeing
lle ieaialion ol lood; assisling diieclois and eiloimeis will lle slaging ol llealiical,
molion icluie, lelevision oi commeicial ioduclions.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
3431 Photographers
3432!nteriorDesignersandDecorators
3433 SaIIery, Museum and Library Technicians
3434Chefs
3435DtherArtisticandCuIturaIAssociateProfessionaIs
212 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Unit0rcup3431
Photographers
Photographers operate still cameras to photo-
gial eole, evenls, scenes, maleiials, ioducls
and other subjects.
Tasls include
(a) laling lologials loi adveilising oi ollei
commercial, industrial or scientic purposes
and to illustrate stories and articles in news-
aeis, magazines and ollei uLlicalions;
(b) taking portrait photographs of persons and
gious ol eisons;
(c) sludying iequiiemenls ol a ailiculai assign-
ment and decide on type of camera, film,
lighting and background accessories to be
used;
(d) determining picture composition, and
maling leclnical adjuslmenls lo equimenl
and lologial suLjecl;
(e) operating scanners to transfer photographic
images lo comuleis;
(f) operating computers to manipulate photo-
gialic images;
(g) adaling exisling lologialic images lo
create new digitized images to be included
in mullimedia ioducls;
(l) using aiiLiusl, comulei oi ollei leclniques
lo cieale lle desiied visual eecl.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Aeiial lologialei
y Commercial photographer
y Industrial photographer
y Photographer
y Photo journalist
y Portrait photographer
y Scientic photographer
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y !ilm cameia oeialoi 3521
y Video cameia oeialoi 3521
y Plologialic equimenl ieaiiei 7311
y Plologiavuie lologialei 7321
y Plololillogialei 7321
y Lleclionics meclanic 7421
Unit0rcup3432
!nteriorDesignersandDecorators
Interior designers and decorators plan and design
commercial, industrial, public, retail and residen-
lial Luilding inleiiois lo ioduce an enviionmenl
tailored to a purpose, taking into consideration
laclois llal enlance living and woiling enviion-
menls and sales iomolion. Tley cooidinale and
participate in their construction and decoration.
Tasls include
(a) deleimining lle oLjeclives and consliainls
of the design brief by consulting with clients
and slaleloldeis;
(b) researching and analysing spatial, functional,
emciency, salely and aesllelic iequiiemenls;
(c) formulating design concepts for the interiors
ol Luildings;
(d) preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations
and lans lo communicale design concels;
(e) negotiating design solutions with clients, man-
agemenl, sulieis and consliuclion sla;
(f) selecting, specifying and recommending
functional and aesthetic materials, furniture
and ioducls loi inleiiois;
(g) detailing and documenting selected design
loi consliuclion;
(h) coordinating the construction and the deco-
ialion ol inleiiois;
(i) designing and ainling slage sceneiy;
(j) designing and decorating show windows and
other display areas to promote products and
seivices.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Dislay decoialoi
y Interior decorator
y Set designer
y Visual merchandiser
y Window dresser
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y !nleiioi aiclilecl 2161
Unit0rcup3433
Chefs
Clels design menus, cieale disles and oveisee lle
planning, organization, preparation and cooking
of meals in hotels, restaurants and other eating
places, on board ships, on passenger trains and
in iivale louselolds.
Tasls include
(a) lanning and develoing iecies and menus,
estimating food and labour costs, and or-
deiing lood sulies;
(L) moniloiing qualily ol disles al all slages ol
ieaialion and iesenlalion;
(c) discussing food preparation issues with man-
ageis, dielicians and lilclen and wailing sla;
(d) sueivising and cooidinaling lle aclivilies
of cooks and other workers engaged in food
ieaialion;
(e) insecling sulies, equimenl and woil
areas to ensure conformity with established
slandaids;
(f) determining how food should be presented,
and ciealing decoialive lood dislays;
(g) instructing cooks and other workers in the
preparation, cooking, garnishing and pres-
enlalion ol lood;
(h) participating in the recruitment of kitchen
sla and moniloiing lleii eiloimance;
(i) preparing, seasoning and cooking speciality
loods and comlex disles;
(j) exlaining and enloicing lygiene and lood
safety regulations.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Chef
y Lxeculive clel
y Head chef
y Pastry chef
y Saucier
y Sous-chef
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Cool 5120
y !asl lood ieaiei 9411
Unit0rcup3435
DtherArtisticandCuIturaIAssociate
ProfessionaIs
Tlis unil giou coveis ailislic and culluial as-
sociate professionals not classied elsewhere in
Minoi Giou 343: Ailislic, Culluial and Culi-
naiy Associale Piolessionals. !oi inslance, llose
who assist directors or actors with staging of the-
aliical, molion icluie, lelevision oi commeicial
productions are classied here.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Body artist
y Floor manager (broadcasting)
y Lighting technician
y Programme coordinator (broadcasting)
y Prompter
y Property master (broadcasting)
y Sciil-giil/Loy
y Secial eecls leclnician
y Stage manager
y Stage technician
y Stunt artist
y Stunt coordinator
y Tallooisl
y Tlealie leclnician
y Tlealiical diessei
y Walker-on
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Sub-ma|cr0rcup35
!nformation and Communications Technicians
!nloimalion and communicalions leclnicians iovide suoil loi lle day-lo-day iunning
of computer systems, communications systems and networks, and perform technical tasks
related to telecommunications, broadcast image and sound as well as other types of telecom-
munications signals on land, sea or in aircraft. Competent performance in most occupations
in llis suL-majoi giou iequiies slills al lle lliid !SCO slill level.
Tasls eiloimed Ly woileis in llis suL-majoi giou usually include: ioviding assislance
lo inloimalion and communicalions syslems useis; inslalling new iogiams and equimenl;
eslaLlisling, oeialing and mainlaining nelwoil and ollei dala communicalions syslems;
inslalling, moniloiing and suoiling !nleinel and !nlianel weLsiles oi weL seivei laidwaie
oi sollwaie, modilying weL ages and eiloiming weL seivei Laclu and iecoveiy oeialions;
conliolling equimenl lo iecoid sound and edil and mix image and sound iecoidings; conliol-
ling and maintaining transmitting and broadcast systems and satellite systems for radio and
lelevision iogiammes; conliolling and mainlaining iadio communicalions syslems, salellile
seivices and mullilex syslems on land, sea oi in aiiciall; ioviding leclnical assislance con-
necled will ieseaicl and develomenl ol comulei syslems and lelecommunicalions equi-
menl, oi lesling iololyes; designing and ieaiing Llueiinls ol ciicuiliy accoiding lo lle
secilcalions given; ioviding leclnical sueivision ol lle manulacluie, ulilizalion, main-
tenance and repair of telecommunications systems.
Occualions in llis suL-majoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing minoi gious:
351 !nformation and Communications TechnoIogy Dperations
and User 5upport Technicians
352 TeIecommunications and Broadcasting Technicians
Mincr0rcup351
!nformation and Communications TechnoIogy Dperations and User 5upport Technicians
!nloimalion leclnology oeialions and usei suoil leclnicians iovide suoil loi lle day-
lo-day iunning ol communicalions syslems, comulei syslems and nelwoils, and iovide
technical assistance to users.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: oeialing and conliolling eiileial and ielaled comulei
equimenl; moniloiing syslems loi equimenl lailuie oi eiiois in eiloimance; loading e-
iileial equimenl, sucl as iinleis, will selecled maleiials loi oeialing iuns, oi oveiseeing
loading ol eiileial equimenl Ly eiileial equimenl oeialois; answeiing usei inquiiies
iegaiding sollwaie oi laidwaie oeialion lo iesolve ioLlems; inslalling and eiloiming
minoi ieaiis lo laidwaie, sollwaie oi eiileial equimenl, lollowing design oi inslallalion
secilcalions; oveiseeing lle daily eiloimance ol syslems; selling u equimenl loi emloyee
use and performing or ensuring proper installation of cables, operating systems or appropriate
sollwaie; eslaLlisling, oeialing and mainlaining nelwoil and ollei dala communicalions
syslems; inslalling, moniloiing and suoiling lle ieliaLilily and usaLilily ol !nleinel and
!nlianel weLsiles oi weL seivei laidwaie oi sollwaie; modilying weL ages; eiloiming weL
seivei Laclu and iecoveiy oeialions.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
3511 !nformation and Communications TechnoIogy Dperations Technicians
3512 !nformation and Communications TechnoIogy User 5upport Technicians
3513 Computer Network and 5ystems Technicians
3514 Web Technicians
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 215
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Web Technicians
Web technicians maintain, monitor and support
the optimal functioning of Internet and Intranet
weLsiles and weL seivei laidwaie and sollwaie.
Tasls include
(a) installing, monitoring and supporting the
reliability and usability of Internet and In-
lianel weLsiles oi weL seivei laidwaie oi
sollwaie;
(L) develoing and mainlaining documenlalion,
policies and instructions, recording oper-
alional ioceduies and syslem logs;
(c) develoing, cooidinaling, imlemenling and
moniloiing secuiily measuies;
(d) analysing and making recommendations to
enhance performance, including upgrading
and acquiiing new syslems;
(e) liaising will, and ioviding guidance lo, cli-
enls and useis;
(l) ciealing and modilying weL ages;
(g) eiloiming weL seivei Laclu and iecoveiy
operations.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Webmaster
y Website administrator
y Website technician
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Comulei games designei 2166
y WeLsile designei 2166
y Syslems analysl (comuleis) 2511
y Comulei sollwaie designei 2512
y WeLsile develoei 2513
y Comulei syslems adminislialoi 2522
y elwoil adminislialoi 2522
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TeIecommunications and Broadcasting Technicians
Telecommunicalions and Lioadcasling leclnicians conliol leclnical lunclioning ol equimenl
lo iecoid and edil images and sound and loi liansmilling iadio and lelevision Lioadcasls ol
images and sounds, as well as other types of telecommunication signals on land, sea or in air-
ciall; and eiloim leclnical lasls connecled will lelecommunicalions engineeiing ieseaicl
and with the design, manufacture, assembly, construction, operation, maintenance and repair
of telecommunications systems.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: conliolling equimenl lo iecoid sound and edil and mix
image and sound iecoidings; conliolling and mainlaining liansmilling and Lioadcasl syslems
and salellile syslems loi iadio and lelevision iogiammes; conliolling and mainlaining iadio
communicalions syslems, salellile seivices and mullilex syslems on land, sea oi in aiiciall;
ioviding leclnical assislance connecled will ieseaicl and lle develomenl ol lelecommu-
nicalions equimenl, oi lesling iololyes; designing and ieaiing Llueiinls ol ciicuiliy
accoiding lo lle secilcalions given; ioviding leclnical sueivision ol lle manulacluie,
utilization, maintenance and repair of telecommunications systems.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
3521BroadcastingandAudiovisuaITechnicians
3522 TeIecommunications Engineering Technicians
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 3 Teclnicians and Associale Piolessionals 217
Unit0rcup3521
BroadcastingandAudiovisuaITechnicians
Bioadcasling and audiovisual leclnicians con-
liol leclnical lunclioning ol equimenl lo iecoid
and edit images and sound and for transmitting
iadio and lelevision Lioadcasls ol images and
sounds, as well as other types of telecommuni-
cation signals on land, sea or in aircraft.
Tasls include
(a) conliolling equimenl lo iecoid sound;
(L) conliolling equimenl lo edil and mix image
and sound recordings to ensure satisfac-
loiy qualily and lo cieale secial image and
sound eecls;
(c) applying knowledge of principles and prac-
tices of image and sound recording and ed-
iling in oidei lo idenlily and solve ioLlems;
(d) controlling transmitting and broadcast sys-
tems and satellite systems for radio and tel-
evision iogiammes;
(e) controlling radio communications systems,
salellile seivices and mullilex syslems on
land, sea oi in aiiciall;
(f) applying knowledge of principles and prac-
tices of broadcasting, telecommunications
terminals and transmissions systems in order
lo idenlily and solve ioLlems;
(g) maling emeigency ieaiis lo equimenl.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Audiovisual oeialoi
y Bioadcasling equimenl oeialoi
y Broadcasting technician
y Camera operator (motion picture)
y Cameia oeialoi (video)
y Production assistant (media)
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Plologialei 3431
Unit0rcup3522
5ecretaries (generaI)
Secretaries (general) use typewriters, personal
comuleis oi ollei woid iocessing equimenl
to transcribe correspondence and other docu-
ments, check and format documents prepared
Ly ollei sla, deal will incoming and oulgoing
mail, scieen iequesls loi meelings oi aoinl-
menls, and eiloim a vaiiely ol adminislialive
support tasks.
Tasls include
(a) checking, formatting and transcribing corre-
spondence, minutes and reports from dicta-
tion, electronic documents or written drafts
to conform to ofce standards, using type-
writer, personal computer or other word pro-
cessing equimenl;
(L) using vaiious comulei sollwaie aclages
including sieadsleels lo iovide adminis-
lialive suoil;
(c) dealing will incoming oi oulgoing mail;
(d) scanning, recording and distributing mail,
coiiesondence and ollei documenls;
(e) scieening iequesls loi meelings oi aoinl-
menls and leling lo oiganize meelings;
(l) scieening and iecoiding sla memLeis` leave
and ollei enlillemenls;
(g) oiganizing and sueivising lling syslems;
(h) dealing with routine correspondence on their
own inilialive.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Secretary
y Tying secielaiy
y Word processing secretary
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Iegal secielaiy 3342
y Adminislialive secielaiy 3343
y Lxeculive assislanl 3343
y Medical secielaiy 3344
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Keyboard Dperators
KeyLoaid oeialois inul and iocess lexl and dala, and ieaie, edil and geneiale docu-
ments for storage, processing, publication and transmission.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: enleiing dala and codes iequiied lo iocess inloimalion;
ieliieving, conliming and udaling dala in sloiage and leeing iecoids ol dala inul; laling
iecoids ol ioceedings in iaid sloilland using comuleiized equimenl and sloilland-
wiiling maclines; liansciiLing inloimalion iecoided in sloilland and on sound iecoiding
equimenl, and ioolieading and coiiecling coy; ieioducing lle solen woid, enviion-
menlal sounds and song lyiics as calions loi cinema and lelevision iogiamming.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
4131 Typists and Word Processing Dperators
4132 Data Entry CIerks
222 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Unit0rcup4131
HoteI Peceptionists
Hotel receptionists welcome and register guests
in lolels and ollei eslaLlislmenls llal iovide
accommodalion seivices. Tley assign iooms,
issue leys, iovide inloimalion conceining lle
seivices iovided, male ioom ieseivalions, lee
a iecoid ol iooms availaLle loi occuancy, ie-
sent statements of charges to departing guests
and ieceive aymenl.
Tasls include
(a) mainlaining an invenloiy ol iooms availaLle
loi occuancy, ieseivalions and ioom as-
signmenls;
(L) iegisleiing aiiiving guesls, assigning iooms,
veiilying cuslomeis` ciedil and issuing ioom
leys;
(c) ioviding inloimalion iegaiding lolel sei-
vices and seivices availaLle in lle commu-
nily;
(d) ioviding inloimalion aLoul availaLilily ol
accommodalion and maling ioom ieseiva-
lions;
(e) iesonding lo guesls` iequesls loi louse-
leeing and mainlenance seivices as well as
lo comlainls;
(f) contacting housekeeping or maintenance ser-
vices wlen guesls ieoil ioLlems;
(g) compiling and checking guest accounts for
charges using computerized or manual sys-
lems;
(l) ieceiving and loiwaiding messages in eison
or using telephones or telephone switch-
Loaids;
(i) ieviewing slalemenls ol claiges lo deailing
guesls and ieceiving aymenl.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Hotel front desk clerk
y Hotel receptionist
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!nquiry CIerks
!nquiiy cleils iesond lo eisonal, wiillen and
eleclionic mail as well as lelelone inquiiies and
complaints about the organizations goods, ser-
vices and olicies, iovide inloimalion and ielei
eole lo ollei souices. Tley aie emloyed in
locations which put them in direct contact with
clients or with the production of the goods and
seivices iovided.
Tasls include
(a) answeiing inquiiies aLoul goods, seivices
and olicy and ioviding inloimalion aLoul
lleii availaLilily, localion, iice and ielaled
issues;
(L) iesonding lo inquiiies aLoul ioLlems and
ioviding advice, inloimalion and assis-
lance;
(c) iecoiding inloimalion aLoul inquiiies and
comlainls;
(d) ieleiiing comlex inquiiies lo leam leadeis
oi exeil adviseis;
(e) issuing ielevanl loims, inloimalion lils and
brochures to interested parties.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Counlei inquiiies cleil
y Information clerk
Unit0rcup4226
Peceptionists (generaI)
Recelionisls (geneial) ieceive and welcome visi-
lois, clienls oi guesls and iesond lo inquiiies
and iequesls including aiianging loi aoinl-
ments.
Tasls include
(a) ieceiving and welcoming visilois, guesls oi
clienls;
(L) maling aoinlmenls loi clienls;
(c) dealing will lelelone iequesls loi inloima-
lion oi aoinlmenls;
(d) directing clients to appropriate location or
eison;
(e) supplying information pamphlets, brochures
or forms.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Medical omce iecelionisl
y Receptionist
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Medical secielaiy 3344
y Holel iecelionisl 4224
Unit0rcup4227
PayroII CIerks
Payioll cleils collecl, veiily and iocess ayioll
information and compute pay and benet entitle-
ments for employees within a department, com-
pany or other establishment.
Tasls include
(a) maintaining records of employee attend-
ance, leave and oveilime lo calculale ay and
benet entitlements, using manual or com-
uleiized syslems;
(L) ieaiing and veiilying slalemenls ol eainings
for employees, indicating gross and net salaries
and deduclions sucl as laxes, union dues, gai-
nislmenls and insuiance and ension lans;
(c) preparing employee payments and benefit
aymenls Ly cleque oi eleclionic lianslei;
(d) ieviewing lime sleels, woil clails, wage
computation and other information to detect
and ieconcile ayioll discieancies;
(e) veiilying allendance, louis woiled and ay
adjustments, and posting information into
designated records.
Example of the occupations included here:
y Wages clerk
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Accounling assislanl 3313
y Boolleeei 3313
y Accounls cleil 4311
y Boolleeing cleil 4311
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MateriaI Pecording and Transport CIerks
Maleiial iecoiding and liansoil cleils lee iecoids ol goods ioduced, uiclased, slocled
and dispatched, and of materials needed at specied production dates, or keep records of
operational aspects and coordinate the timing of passenger and freight transport.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: iecoiding goods ioduced, slocled, oideied and disalcled;
iecoiding ioduclion maleiials ieceived, ul inlo slocl oi issued; comuling quanlilies ol lle
230 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
ioduclion maleiials iequiied al secilied dales and leling will ieaialion and clecling
ol ioduclion oeialion scledules; leeing iecoids ol oeialional asecls and cooidinaling
the timing of passenger and freight transport.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
4321 5tock CIerks
4322 Production CIerks
4323 Transport CIerks
Unit0rcup4321
5tock CIerks
Stock clerks maintain records of goods produced
and ioduclion maleiials ieceived, weigled,
issued, dispatched or put into stock.
Tasls include
(a) arranging and controlling receipt and dis-
alcl ol goods and leeing ielevanl iecoids;
(L) mainlaining slocl iecoids, veiilying issue ol
goods, eslimaling needs and maling iequisi-
lions ol new slocls;
(c) ieceiving, sloiing and issuing lools, saie
ails oi vaiious equimenl, and mainlaining
ielevanl iecoids;
(d) weigling goods ieceived oi ioduced, oi loi
issue oi disalcl, and mainlaining ielevanl
iecoids;
(e) comiling invenloiies ol luiniluie and ollei
ilems ieceived loi sloiage.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Disalcl cleil (slocl)
y Freight clerk
y Stock clerk
y Storeroom clerk
y Weighing clerk
Unit0rcup4322
Production CIerks
Pioduclion cleils comule quanlilies ol ma-
leiials iequiied al seciled dales loi manulac-
turing, construction and similar production
programmes, and prepare and check production
operation schedules.
Tasls include
(a) comuling quanlilies, qualilies and lyes
ol maleiials iequiied Ly ioduclion io-
giammes;
(L) ieaiing ioduclion iequiiemenls scled-
ules, ensuiing llal maleiials aie availaLle
wlen needed, and leeing ielevanl iecoids;
(c) preparing or assisting in the preparation of
production operation schedules on the basis
of customers orders and production capacity
and eiloimance;
(d) veiilying slocls, aiianging deliveiies and in-
vesligaling delays;
(e) iecoiding and cooidinaling lle ow ol woil
and materials between departments.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Production clerk
y Schedule clerk (materials)
Unit0rcup4323
Transport CIerks
Tiansoil cleils lee iecoids ol oeialional as-
pects and coordinate the timing of train, road
and air passenger and freight transport, and pre-
pare reports for management.
Tasls include
(a) keeping records of operational aspects and
coordinating the timing of passenger and
lieigll liansoil;
(L) diiecling liain ioulings willin a division oi
zone of a railway system and keeping related
iecoids;
(c) directing, controlling and keeping records of
lieigll landling al a iailway yaid;
(d) coordinating and keeping records of oper-
alional aclivilies conceining ioad liansoil,
sucl as allocalion and scleduling ol velicles
and diiveis, loading and unloading ol veli-
cles, and sloiage ol goods in liansil;
(e) coordinating and keeping records of oper-
alional aclivilies conceining aii liansoil
of passengers and freight, such as passenger
lisls and lieigll manilesls;
(f) preparing reports for management.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Cleiical conliollei (liansoil seivice)
y Cleiical disalclei (liansoil seivice)
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 4 Cleiical Suoil Woileis 231
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Dther CIericaI 5upport Workers
Ollei cleiical suoil woileis soil and delivei mail, lle documenls, ieaie inloimalion loi
processing, maintain personnel records, check material for consistency with original source
maleiial, assisl eisons wlo cannol iead oi wiile, and eiloim vaiious ollei secialized
cleiical dulies. Comelenl eiloimance in mosl occualions in llis suL-majoi giou iequiies
slills al lle second !SCO slill level.
Tasls eiloimed Ly woileis in llis suL-majoi giou usually include: iecoiding inloimalion ie-
gaiding acquisilion, issue and ieluin ol liLiaiy Lools; classilying and lling vaiious documenls
and ollei iecoids; mainlaining eisonnel iecoids; soiling, iecoiding and deliveiing mail liom
osl omces, as well as liom oi willin an enleiiise; coding; coiiecling iools; eiloiming a iange
ol miscellaneous cleiical dulies; wiiling on Lelall ol eisons wlo aie unaLle lo iead oi wiile.
Occualions in llis suL-majoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing minoi giou:
441 Dther CIericaI 5upport Workers
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Dther CIericaI 5upport Workers
Ollei cleiical suoil woileis soil and delivei mail, lle documenls, ieaie inloimalion loi
processing, maintain personnel records, check material for consistency with original source
maleiial, assisl eisons wlo cannol iead oi wiile, and eiloim vaiious ollei secialized
clerical duties.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: iecoiding inloimalion iegaiding acquisilion, issue and
ieluin ol liLiaiy Lools; classilying and lling vaiious documenls and ollei iecoids; main-
laining eisonnel iecoids; soiling, iecoiding and deliveiing mail liom osl omces, as well as
liom oi willin an enleiiise; coding; coiiecling iools; eiloiming a iange ol miscellaneous
cleiical dulies; wiiling on Lelall ol eisons wlo aie unaLle lo iead oi wiile.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
4411 Library CIerks
4412 MaiI Carriers and 5orting CIerks
4413 Coding, Proofreading and PeIated CIerks
4414 5cribes and PeIated Workers
4415 FiIing and Copying CIerks
4416 PersonneI CIerks
4419 CIericaI 5upport Workers Not EIsewhere CIassied
Unit0rcup4411
Library CIerks
IiLiaiy cleils issue and ieceive liLiaiy maleiials,
soil and slelve Lools, sound and vision iecoid-
ings, periodicals, journals, magazines and news-
aeis and iovide geneial liLiaiy inloimalion
to library users.
Tasls include
(a) issuing and ieceiving liLiaiy Lools and ollei
maleiials;
(b) placing books and other library materials on
slelves;
(c) eiloiming cleiical aclivilies sucl as manual
and electronic ling, word processing and
occasional lying;
(d) mainlaining jouinal suLsciilions;
(e) assisting library users in accessing basic li-
Liaiy maleiials and maling inleiliLiaiy loans;
(f) maintaining library records relating to the
acquisilion, issue and ieluin ol Lools and
other materials.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Library clerk
y Library ler
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Unit0rcup4412
PersonneI CIerks
Personnel clerks maintain and update personnel
records such as information on transfers and
iomolions, eiloimance evalualions, emloyee
leave lalen and accumulaled, salaiies, qualilca-
tions and training.
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 4 Cleiical Suoil Woileis 233
Tasls include
(a) updating information on employment his-
loiy, salaiies, eiloimance evalualions,
qualilcalions and liaining, and leave lalen
and accumulaled;
(b) initiating records for newly appointed
workers and checking records for complete-
ness;
(c) processing applications for employment and
iomolions and advising alicanls ol ie-
sulls;
(d) ieceiving and answeiing inquiiies aLoul em-
loymenl enlillemenls and condilions;
(e) sending out job applications and announce-
menls ol joL oenings and joL examinalions;
(f) maintaining and updating manual and com-
puterized ling and registration systems, and
compiling and preparing reports and docu-
menls ielaling lo eisonnel aclivilies;
(g) sloiing and ieliieving eisonnel iecoids and
lles on iequesl.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Human resource assistant
y Human resource clerk
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Transport Conductors
Tiansoil conduclois clecl and issue liclels and
ensure the safety and comfort of passengers on
trains, trams, buses and other public transport
velicles.
Tasls include
(a) collecting and issuing tickets, passes or fares,
and clecling lle validily ol liclels issued
ieviously;
(b) attending to sleeping-cars and their occu-
anls on assengei liains;
(c) ioviding assislance will Loaiding, sealing
and luggage as iequiied, esecially lo eldeily,
sicl oi injuied eole;
(d) oening and closing doois loi assengeis;
(e) eiloiming equimenl salely clecls iioi lo
deailuie;
(l) signalling lo diiveis lo slo oi ioceed;
(g) greeting passengers boarding transportation
equimenl, and announcing ioules and slos;
(l) ensuiing llal salely iegulalions aie iesecled;
(i) iesonding lo assengeis` iequesls and com-
lainls and ioviding inloimalion aLoul
slos and conneclions;
(j) taking appropriate action in case of emergen-
cies or accidents.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Bus conductor
y Cable car conductor
y Ticlel insecloi (uLlic liansoil)
y Tiain conducloi
y Tiam conducloi
Unit0rcup5113
TraveISuides
Tiavel guides accomany individuals oi gious
on liis, sigllseeing louis and excuisions and
on tours of places of interest such as historical
sites, industrial establishments and theme parks.
Tley desciiLe oinls ol inleiesl and iovide
background information on interesting features.
Tasls include
(a) escorting and guiding tourists on cruises and
sigllseeing louis;
(L) escoiling visilois lliougl laces ol inleiesl
sucl as museums, exliLilions, lleme ails,
lacloiies and ollei indusliial eslaLlislmenls;
(c) desciiLing and ioviding inloimalion on
oinls ol inleiesl and exliLils and iesonding
lo queslions;
(d) conducling educalional aclivilies loi sclool-
clildien;
(e) moniloiing visilois` aclivilies lo ensuie com-
pliance with establishment or tour regula-
lions and salely iaclices;
(l) gieeling and iegisleiing visilois and loui
ailicianls, and issuing any iequiied iden-
lilcalion Ladges oi salely devices;
(g) disliiLuling Liocluies, slowing audiovisual
iesenlalions, and exlaining ioceduies
and oeialions al loui siles;
(l) ioviding loi lysical salely ol gious, and
eiloiming aclivilies sucl as ioviding lisl
aid and diiecling emeigency evacualions;
(i) iesolving any ioLlems will loui ilineiaiies,
seivice oi accommodalion.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Ail galleiy guide
y Toui escoil
y Touiisl guide
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Cooks
Cools lan, oiganize, ieaie and cool meals, accoiding lo iecies oi undei lle sueivision
of chefs, in hotels, restaurants and other eating places, on board ships, on passenger trains
and in iivale louselolds.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: lanning meals; ieaiing and cooling loodslus; lan-
ning, sueivising and cooidinaling lle woil ol lilclen leleis; clecling lle qualily ol lood;
weigling, measuiing and mixing ingiedienls accoiding lo iecies and eisonal judgemenl;
238 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
iegulaling lle lemeialuie ol ovens, giills, ioasleis and ollei cooling equimenl; insecling
and cleaning lle lilclen, lilclen equimenl, seiving aieas, elc. lo ensuie sale and sanilaiy
lood landling iaclices; and oeialing laige-volume cooling equimenl sucl as giills, dee-
fat fryers or griddles.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil giou:
5120 Cooks
Unit0rcup5120
Cooks
Cooks plan, organize, prepare and cook meals,
accoiding lo iecies oi undei lle sueivision
of chefs, in hotels, restaurants and other eating
places, on board ships, on passenger trains and
in iivale louselolds.
Tasls include
(a) planning meals and preparing and cooking
loodslus;
(L) lanning, sueivising and cooidinaling lle
woil ol lilclen leleis;
(c) clecling lle qualily ol lood;
(d) weigling, measuiing and mixing ingiedienls
according to recipes and personal judge-
menl;
(e) iegulaling lle lemeialuie ol ovens, giills,
ioasleis and ollei cooling equimenl;
(f) inspecting and cleaning the kitchen, kitchen
equimenl and seiving aieas lo ensuie sale
and sanilaiy lood landling iaclices;
(g) oeialing laige-volume cooling equimenl
such as grills, deep-fat fryers or griddles.
Example of the occupations classied here:
y Cook
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Cale managei 1412
y Reslauianl managei 1412
y Clel 3434
y !asl lood ieaiei 9411
Note
Operators of small cafs, restaurants and bars for whom
lle managemenl and sueivision ol sla is nol a sig-
nicant component of the work are classied in Unit
Gious 5120: Cools, 5131: Waileis oi 5132: Bailendeis,
depending on the main tasks performed.
Mincr0rcup513
WaitersandBartenders
Waileis and Lailendeis seive lood and Leveiages in commeicial dining and diinling laces,
clubs, institutions and canteens, on board ships and on passenger trains.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: assisling in leeing lle Lai ioeily slocled; wasling used
glasswaie and cleaning lle Lai aiea; seiving alcololic and non-alcololic diinls al a Lai;
selling laLles will clean linen, culleiy, ciocleiy and glasswaie; seiving lood and Leveiages;
advising on lle cloice ol wines and seiving llem; laling oideis loi lood and/oi diinls and
assing lle oideis lo lle lilclen; iesenling Lills and acceling aymenl.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
5131 Waiters
5132 Bartenders
Unit0rcup5131
Waiters
Waileis seive lood and Leveiages al laLles in
dining and drinking places, clubs, institutions and
canteens, on board ships and on passenger trains.
Tasls include
(a) setting tables with clean linen, cutlery,
ciocleiy and glasswaie;
(b) greeting customers and presenting them with
menus and Leveiage lisls;
(c) advising on lood and Leveiage cloices;
(d) taking orders for food and drinks and passing
oideis lo lilclen oi Lai sla;
(e) seiving lood and Leveiages lo clienls al
laLles;
(f) clearing tables and returning dishes and cut-
leiy lo lle lilclen;
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(g) presenting bills, accepting payment and op-
erating point-of-sales machines and cash reg-
isters.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Sommelier
y Waiter
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Cale managei 1412
y Reslauianl managei 1412
y Bailendei 5132
Note
Operators of small cafs, restaurants and bars for whom
lle managemenl and sueivision ol sla is nol a sig-
nicant component of the work are classied in Unit
Gious 5120: Cools, 5131: Waileis oi 5132: Bailendeis,
depending on the main tasks performed.
Unit0rcup5132
Bartenders
Bailendeis ieaie, mix and seive alcololic and
non-alcololic diinls diieclly lo cuslomeis ovei
a bar or counter, or through waiters.
Tasls include
(a) laling Leveiage oideis liom seiving sla oi
diieclly liom alions;
(L) ieaiing and seiving alcololic and non-
alcololic diinls al a Lai;
(c) washing used glassware, and cleaning and
mainlaining Lai seivice aieas, lea- and coee-
maling aieas and equimenl sucl as esiesso
maclines;
(d) collecting payment for sales, operating cash
iegisleis and Lalancing casl ieceils;
(e) laing legs and allacling suly lines;
(f) assisting in keeping the bar properly stocked
and aiianging Lollles and glasses;
(g) clecling idenlilcalion ol cuslomeis lo veiily
age iequiiemenls loi uiclase ol alcolol;
(h) taking steps to limit problems related to
excessive diinling, sucl as eisuading cus-
tomers to stop drinking, declining further
seivice oi oideiing liansoilalion;
(i) mixing ingiedienls lo ieaie cocllails and
ollei diinls;
(j) seiving snacls oi ollei lood ilems lo cus-
tomers at the bar.
Example of the occupations classied here:
y Bartender
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Cale managei 1412
y Reslauianl managei 1412
y Wailei 5131
Note
Operators of small cafs, restaurants and bars for whom
lle managemenl and sueivision ol sla is nol a sig-
nicant component of the work are classied in Unit
Gious 5120: Cools, 5131: Waileis oi 5132: Bailendeis,
depending on the main tasks performed.
Mincr0rcup514
Hairdressers, Beauticians and PeIated Workers
Haiidiesseis, Leaulicians and ielaled woileis cul and diess laii, slave and liim Leaids, give
Leauly liealmenls, aly cosmelics and male-u and give ollei linds ol liealmenl lo indi-
viduals in oidei lo imiove lleii aeaiance.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: discussing cuslomeis` iequiiemenls; culling and diessing
laii; slaving and liimming Leaids; giving Leauly liealmenls; alying cosmelics and male-
u; slaing and olisling lngei- and loenails and liealing minoi ailmenls ol lle luman lool;
attending clients taking baths and administering elementary massage.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
5141 Hairdressers
5142 Beauticians and PeIated Workers
Unit0rcup5141
Hairdressers
Hairdressers cut, style, colour, straighten and
eimanenlly wave laii, slave oi liim lacial laii
and treat scalp conditions.
Tasls include
(a) culling, wasling, linling and waving laii;
(L) slaving oi liimming Leaids and mouslacles;
(c) giving scal liealmenls;
(d) llling wigs accoiding lo cuslomeis` iequiie-
menls;
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(e) ioviding advice on laii caie, Leauly iod-
ucls and laiislyles;
(f) styling hair into dreadlocks and braids and
adding laii exlensions;
(g) arranging appointments and collecting pay-
menls;
(h) cleaning work areas and sanitizing instru-
ments.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Barber
y Hair care specialist
y Hairdresser
y Hairstylist
Unit0rcup5142
Domestic Housekeepers
Domeslic louseleeeis oiganize, sueivise and
caiiy oul louseleeing lunclions in iivale louse-
holds and small accommodation establishments
will oi willoul lle suoil ol suLoidinale sla.
Tasls include
(a) sueivising woileis emloyed in louselolds
as domeslic sla;
(b) purchasing or controlling the purchase of
sulies;
(c) conliolling sloiage and issue ol sulies;
(d) assisting in cases of minor injury or illness by
performing tasks such as taking temperature,
giving medicine and ulling on Landages;
(e) sweeing, vacuum-cleaning, wasling and
olisling oois, luiniluie and ollei lxluies.
(f) making beds, cleaning bathrooms and sup-
lying lowels, soa and ielaled ilems;
(g) taking care of household pets and plants, re-
ceiving visilois, answeiing lelelones, deliv-
eiing messages and sloing loi gioceiies;
(h) preparing and cooking meals, setting and
cleaiing laLles and seiving lood and Levei-
ages;
(i) cleaning kitchens and generally helping with
kitchen work, including dishwashing.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Bed and breakfast operator
y Butler
y Domeslic louseleeei
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Holel managei 1411
y Domeslic lelei 9111
Note
Operators of small accommodation establishments, such
as some bed and breakfast establishments and small
guesl louses llal iovide accommodalion and limiled
meal seivices lo clienls eeclively as aying guesls in
iivale louselolds, and loi wlom lle managemenl and
sueivision ol sla is nol a signilcanl comonenl ol
lle woil, aie classiled in \nil Giou 5152: Domeslic
Housekeepers.
Unit0rcup5153
BuiIding Caretakers
Building caretakers take care of apartment
houses, hotels, ofces, churches and other build-
ings and maintain them and associated grounds
in a clean and oideily condilion. Tley may
sueivise ollei woileis and conliaclois de-
pending on the size and nature of the building
concerned.
Tasls include
(a) sueivising lle woil ol cleaning, louse-
leeing and Luilding mainlenance sla and
conliaclois;
(b) participating in cleaning, simple repairs and
mainlenance ol Luilding inleiiois;
(c) lending luinaces and Loileis lo ensuie iovi-
sion ol leal and lol walei;
(d) iegulaling conducl ol lenanls and visilois in
such matters as noise abatement or misuse of
ioeily;
(e) ioviding small seivices lo aLsenl lenanls
sucl as acceling deliveiies on lleii Lelall oi
ioviding iequesled inloimalion lo calleis;
(f) notifying management and owners of build-
ings ol lle need loi majoi ieaiis;
(g) patrolling buildings to ensure security is
mainlained;
(l) llling oul iegislialion loims and ioviding
tenants with copies of rules.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Caretaker
y Concierge (building)
y Janitor
y Sexlon
242 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Mincr0rcup516
Dther PersonaI 5ervices Workers
Ollei eisonal seivices woileis iecounl asl and iedicl luluie evenls in eisons` lives, io-
vide comanionsli and ollei eisonal seivices, gioom, liain and caie loi animals, iovide
emLalming and luneial seivices and liain eole lo diive velicles.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: casling loioscoes; ioviding comanionsli oi valel sei-
vices and ollei eisonal seivices lo clienls; ioviding emLalming and luneial seivices; leeding,
landling, liaining and giooming animals; insliucling sludenls undei aclual diiving condilions.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
5161 AstroIogers, Fortune-teIIers and PeIated Workers
5162 Companions and VaIets
5163 Undertakers and EmbaImers
5164 Pet Sroomers and AnimaI Care Workers
5165 Driving!nstructors
5169 PersonaI 5ervices Workers Not EIsewhere CIassied
Unit0rcup5161
Driving!nstructors
Diiving insliuclois leacl eole low lo diive
moloi velicles.
Tasls include
(a) insliucling sludenls undei aclual diiving
condilions, and exlaining and demon-
strating the operation of brakes, clutch, gear
selection, automatic transmission, signals
and liglls;
(L) leacling ioad liamc iegulalions;
(c) leacling ioad ciall and ioad salely;
(d) advising sludenls wlen lley aie ieady lo un-
deigo diiving examinalion;
(e) advising on and leacling advanced diiving
leclniques iequiied loi emeigency silu-
alions;
(l) illuslialing and exlaining landling and
meclanical oeialion ol moloi velicles and
diiving leclniques, using LlaclLoaid dia-
giams and audiovisual aids.
Example of the occupations classied here:
y Diiving insliucloi
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y !lying insliucloi 3153
Unit0rcup5169
5hopkeepers
Shopkeepers operate small retail shops either
independently or with support from a small
number of others.
Tasls include
(a) deleimining ioducl mix, slocl and iice
levels loi goods lo Le sold;
(b) purchasing and ordering goods for sale from
mailels, wlolesaleis and ollei sulieis;
(c) budgeting and maintaining records of stock
levels and lnancial liansaclions;
(d) determining prices and displaying goods for
sale;
(e) selling goods lo cuslomeis and advising llem
on ioducl use;
(l) examining ieluined goods and deciding on
aioiiale aclion;
(g) laling invenloiy ol goods in slocl.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Giocei
y Newsagent
y Shopkeeper
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Slo managei 1420
y Mailel slallloldei 5211
Note
Only operators of small shops for whom the management
and sueivision ol sla aie nol a signilcanl comonenl ol
lle woil aie classiled in \nil Giou 5221: Sloleeeis.
Operators of shops where management tasks and super-
vision ol sla aie signilcanl and liequenl elemenls ol
lle woil aie classiled in \nil Giou 1420: Relail and
Wlolesale Tiade Manageis. Sla wlo conliol and diiecl
lle aclivilies ol slo sales assislanls, clecloul oeialois
and other workers, but who do not take responsibility
loi deleimining ioducl mix, oveiall selling ol iices,
Ludgels, slamng levels, seleclion and ieciuilmenl, aie
classiled in \nil Giou 5222: Slo Sueivisois.
Unit0rcup5222
5hop 5upervisors
Slo sueivisois sueivise and cooidinale lle
aclivilies ol slo sales assislanls, clecloul o-
erators and other workers in retail and whole-
sale shops such as supermarkets and department
stores.
248 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Tasls include
(a) planning and preparing work schedules and
assigning sla lo secilc dulies;
(b) instructing staff on sales procedures, in-
cluding low lo landle dimcull oi comlex
cases;
(c) ensuiing llal cuslomeis ieceive ioml sei-
vice;
(d) ailicialing in and ioviding advice lo
manageis on inleiviewing, liiing, liaining,
evalualing, iomoling and dismissing sla,
and iesolving sla giievances;
(e) examining ieluined goods and deciding on
aioiiale aclion;
(l) laling invenloiy ol goods loi sale and oi-
deiing new slocl;
(g) ensuiing llal goods and seivices aie coi-
ieclly iiced and dislayed;
(h) ensuring that safety procedures are enforced.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Clecloul sueivisoi
y Sueimailel sueivisoi
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Slo managei 1420
y Slieel slall saleseison 5211
y Sloleeei 5221
Note
Operators of small shops for whom the management and
sueivision ol sla aie nol a signilcanl comonenl ol
lle woil aie classiled in \nil Giou 5221: Sloleeeis.
Slo manageis wlo, in addilion lo sueivision ol sla,
perform management tasks such as determining product
mix, oveiall selling ol iices, Ludgeling and maling de-
cisions on sla levels, seleclion and ieciuilmenl aie clas-
siled in \nil Giou 1420: Relail and Wlolesale Tiade
Manageis.
Unit0rcup5223
FashionandDtherModeIs
Fashion and other models wear and display
clothing and accessories and pose for photo-
gials, llm and video, adveilising, slill lolog-
raphy or for artistic creation.
Tasls include
(a) dressing in sample apparel of new or current
slyles oi ol lye wanled Ly cuslomei;
(b) walking, turning and posing to demonstrate,
lo Lesl advanlage, slyle and claiacleiislics
of garments, fashion accessories and other
meiclandise;
(c) posing as subject for sculpture, painting and
ollei lyes ol visual ail;
(d) posing for still photography for magazines
and ollei adveilising media;
(e) osing loi lelevision, video and cinema com-
mercials and other productions.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Adveilising model
y Ailisl`s model
y Fashion model
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Acloi 2655
Unit0rcup5242
5aIes Demonstrators
Sales demonstrators demonstrate goods at com-
meicial iemises, exliLilions and iivale lomes.
Tasls include
(a) setting up displays and demonstrating art-
icles for sale to inform customers about their
characteristics and mode of use, as well as to
slimulale Luying inleiesl;
(L) answeiing queslions and oeiing advice on
lle use ol goods;
(c) selling goods or directing customers to sales
sla;
(d) taking orders and making arrangements for
aymenl, deliveiy and colleclion ol goods;
(e) oeiing samle goods and disliiLuling cala-
logues and adveilising maleiial.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Demonslialoi
y Sales merchandiser
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Mailel saleseison 5211
y Slieel slall saleseison 5211
y Dooi-lo-dooi saleseison 5243
Unit0rcup5243
Door-to-door 5aIespersons
Dooi-lo-dooi saleseisons desciiLe, demon-
sliale and sell goods and seivices and solicil
business for establishments by approaching or
visiling olenlial cuslomeis, usually iesidenls in
iivale lomes, Ly going liom dooi lo dooi.
Tasls include
(a) giving delails ol vaiious goods oi seivices
and ol leims ol sale Ly visiling clienls and
olenlial clienls in iivale lomes;
(b) demonstrating or describing goods or ser-
vices on oei;
(c) recording orders and transactions and
lacing oideis ieceived will sulieis;
(d) ieaiing invoices and sales conliacls and
acceling aymenl;
(e) distributing letters, information sheets and
ollei documenls lo clienls;
(l) comiling lisls ol ioseclive clienls and
calling on llem lo oLlain new Lusiness;
(g) liavelling Lelween sales aieas and clienls and
transporting samples or goods for sale.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Dooi-lo-dooi saleseison
y Dooi-lo-dooi sales ieiesenlalive
y Party plan salesperson
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Commeicial sales ieiesenlalive 3322
y Slieel vendoi 9520
Unit0rcup5244
5ervice5tationAttendants
Seivice slalion allendanls sell luel, luLiicanls
and ollei aulomolive ioducls and iovide sei-
vices sucl as luelling, cleaning, luLiicaling and
eiloiming minoi ieaiis lo moloi velicles.
Tasls include
(a) llling luel lanls and conlaineis lo level sec-
iled Ly cuslomei;
(L) clecling and ielenisling aii iessuie in ve-
licle lyies, oil and ollei velicle uid levels;
(c) wasling velicle windscieens and windows;
(d) eiloiming minoi ieaii woil lo velicles
such as replacing tyres, light bulbs and wind-
scieen wiei Llades;
(e) maintaining and operating automatic car
wasl lacililies;
(f) collecting payments from customers for pur-
clases;
(g) cleaning petrol pumps and surrounding
diiveways, slos and lacililies;
(h) undertaking stock control and preparing re-
ports on fuel, oil, accessories and other items
sold.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Maiina allendanl
y Seivice slalion allendanl
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Slo sales assislanl 5223
y Seivice slalion casliei 5230
y !ood seivice counlei allendanl 5246
Note
Workers who accept payment or sell goods in shops at
seivice slalions Lul do nol iovide loiecouil seivices
such as assistance with fuel, lubricants, cleaning and
mainlenance aie excluded liom \nil Giou 5245: Sei-
vice Slalion Allendanls.
Unit0rcup5246
Food5erviceCounterAttendants
!ood seivice counlei allendanls seive cuslomeis
at food counters and nish preparation of simple
food items in restaurants, cafs, hotels, fast food
outlets, cafeterias, hospitals and other settings.
Tasls include
(a) seiving lood lo cuslomeis al counleis;
(b) ascertaining the products desired by cus-
tomers, assisting them in making choices and
laling oideis;
(c) cleaning, peeling, slicing and trimming food-
slus, using manual and elecliic aliances;
(d) preparing simple food items and reheating
ieaied meals;
(e) portioning and wrapping food or placing it
diieclly on lales loi seivice lo alions;
(l) aclaging laleaway lood;
(g) slocling ieliigeialois and salad and Luel
Lais and leeing iecoids ol lle quanlilies ol
lood used;
(l) ieceiving aymenl loi lood ilems uiclased.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Cafeteria counter attendant
y Salad bar attendant
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Cool 5120
y Wailei 5131
y Bailendei 5132
y Kiosl saleseison 5211
y Mailel saleseison 5211
y Slieel slall saleseison 5211
y !asl lood ieaiei 9411
Notes
Vendors from street and market stalls of fresh food prod-
ucts not intended for immediate consumption (such as
liuil, vegelaLles, meal and daiiy ioducls) aie classiled in
\nil Giou 5211: Slall and Mailel Saleseisons. Vendois
liom slieel and mailel slalls ol a vaiiely ol ieaied meals
and food items for immediate consumption are classied
in \nil Giou 5246: !ood Seivice Counlei Allendanls.
Vendois in slieels and uLlic laces ol lood and Leveiages
for immediate consumption from pushcarts, trucks, trays
oi Laslels aie classiled in \nil Giou 5212: Slieel !ood
Salespersons. Vendors in streets and public places of non-
food items (or of pre-packaged non-perishable food items
such as confectionery) from pushcarts, trucks, trays or
Laslels aie classiled in \nil Giou 9520: Slieel Vendois
(excluding !ood). Woileis wlo ieaie simle lood ilems
for immediate consumption, such as hamburger cooks,
252 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Lul lave limiled diiecl conlacl will clienls, aie classiled
in \nil Giou 9411: !asl !ood Pieaieis.
If adapting these categories to national circumstances
lease nole llal lle aim ol seaialely idenlilying vendois
of food items for immediate consumption is to ensure
llal joLs llal iequiie slills in seivice, Lasic ieaialion
and lygienic landling ol lood aie idenliled. !ood seivice
counlei allendanls geneially seive a widei iange ol moie
elaborate products and meals than street food salespersons
and do not generally transport food using, or sell food
liom, equimenl sucl as landcails, Licycles oi Laslels.
Unit0rcup5249
Teachers' Aides
Teacleis` aides eiloim non-leacling dulies lo
assisl leacling sla, and iovide caie and suei-
vision loi clildien in sclools and ie-sclools.
Tasls include
(a) demonslialing, sueivising and ailicialing
in aclivilies llal enlance lle lysical, social,
emolional and inlelleclual develomenl ol
clildien in sclools and ie-sclools;
(b) preparing indoor and outdoor areas for
leaining and ieciealional aclivilies;
(c) assisting children with intellectual, physical,
Lelaviouial and ollei leaining dimcullies
will lleii sludies;
(d) assisling clildien individually lo leain social
slills;
(e) assisting with preparing teaching materials,
and copying and collating written and printed
maleiial;
(l) oeialing audiovisual equimenl, comuleis
and ollei leacling aids;
(g) distributing and collecting lesson material.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Pre-school assistant
y Teaclei`s assislanl
Mincr0rcup532
PersonaI Care Workers in HeaIth 5ervices
Peisonal caie woileis in lealll seivices iovide eisonal caie and assislance will moLilily
and aclivilies ol daily living lo alienls and eldeily, convalescenl and disaLled eole in lealll
care and residential settings.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: assisling alienls will moLilily, eisonal caie and com-
municalion needs; sleiilizing suigical and ollei insliumenls and equimenl; oLseiving and
ieoiling conceins lo lle aioiiale medical oi social seivice woileis; ieaiing alienls
loi examinalion and liealmenl and ailicialing in lanning lle caie ol individuals.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
5321HeaIthCareAssistants
5322 Home-based PersonaI Care Workers
5329 PersonaI Care Workers in HeaIth 5ervices Not EIsewhere CIassied
Unit0rcup5321
HeaIthCareAssistants
Healll caie assislanls iovide diiecl eisonal
caie and assislance will aclivilies ol daily living
lo alienls and iesidenls in a vaiiely ol lealll
care settings such as hospitals, clinics and resi-
denlial nuising caie lacililies. Tley geneially
work in implementation of established care plans
and iaclices, and undei lle diiecl sueivision
of medical, nursing or other health professionals
or associate professionals.
Tasls include
(a) ioviding caie, suoil and liealmenl lo
patients and residents of medical, rehabilita-
live and iesidenlial caie lacililies accoiding
to treatment plans established by medical,
nuising and ollei lealll iolessionals;
(b) assisting patients with personal and thera-
peutic care needs such as personal hygiene,
leeding, diessing, lysical moLilily and ex-
ercise, communication, taking oral medica-
lions and clanging diessings;
(c) positioning, lifting and turning patients and
liansoiling llem in wleelclaiis oi on mov-
aLle Leds;
(d) mainlaining alienls` enviionmenlal lygiene
standards, such as cleaning patient rooms
and clanging Led linen;
(e) ioviding massage and ollei non-laimaco-
logical pain relief measures, such as during
iegnancy and laLoui;
(l) oLseiving alienls` condilion, iesonses and
Lelavioui and ieoiling clanges lo a lealll
professional.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Birth assistant (clinic or hospital)
y Nursing aide (clinic or hospital)
y Patient care assistant
y Psychiatric aide
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y uise (iolessional) 2221
y uise (associale iolessional) 3221
y AmLulance woilei 3258
y uising aide (lome) 5322
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 5 Seivices and Sales Woileis 255
Note
Woileis wlo iovide eisonal caie lo iesidenls ol in-
slilulions and lacililies llal lave eimanenl medical oi
nuising sueivision (sucl as losilals, ielaLililalion
centres, residential nursing care facilities and nursing
lomes), and lleieloie woil undei lle diiecl sueivision
of nurses, medical doctors or other health professionals
oi associale iolessionals, aie classiled in \nil Giou
5321: Healll Caie Assislanls. Woileis wlo iovide ei-
sonal caie lo iesidenls ol indeendenl living unils, genei-
ally willoul eimanenl medical oi nuising sueivision,
slould Le classiled in \nil Giou 5322: Home-Lased
Personal Care Workers. In general, workers classied in
Minoi Giou 532: Peisonal Caie Woileis in Healll Sei-
vices do nol eiloim lasls iequiiing exlensive medical
knowledge or training, such as administering medica-
lions and cleaning and diessing wounds: wleie lasls ol
this type are performed they are of a simple and routine
nature.
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Fireghters
!iielglleis ievenl, lgll and exlinguisl lies
and assist in other emergencies, protect life and
ioeily and conducl iescue eoils.
Tasls include
(a) responding to re alarms and other calls for
assistance, such as automobile and industrial
accidents, bomb threats and other emergen-
cies;
(L) conliolling and exlinguisling liies using
manual and owei equimenl and liie-
lglling clemicals;
(c) ghting special types of res and using spe-
cial equimenl in indusliial eslaLlislmenls;
(d) rescuing people from burning buildings and
accident sites and those trapped in dangerous
silualions;
(e) ievenling oi limiling lle siead ol dan-
gerous substances in case of fires or acci-
denls;
(l) inloiming lle uLlic aLoul lie ievenlion.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Fireghter
y Forest reghter
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y !iie insecloi 3112
y !iie ievenlion secialisl 3112
y !iie invesligaloi 3119
258 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Unit0rcup5412
PoIice Dfcers
Police ofcers maintain law and order, patrolling
public areas, enforcing laws and regulations and
aiiesling susecled oendeis.
Tasls include
(a) patrolling a specic area to maintain public
order, responding to emergencies, protecting
people and property and enforcing laws and
iegulalions;
(b) identifying, pursuing and arresting suspects
and eielialois ol ciiminal acls;
(c) directing trafc and assuming authority in
lle evenl ol accidenls;
(d) ioviding emeigency assislance lo viclims ol
accidents, crimes and natural disasters.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Constable
y Police ofcer
y Police patrol ofcer
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Police cliel conslaLle 1112
y Police commissionei 1112
y Police insecloi-geneial 1112
y Police deleclive 3355
y Police insecloi 3355
Unit0rcup5413
PrisonSuards
Piison guaids walcl ovei and mainlain oidei
among inmates of prisons, reformatories or peni-
tentiaries.
Tasls include
(a) seaicling aiiiving iisoneis, ulling lleii
valuaLles in saleleeing, escoiling iisoneis
lo cells and locling llem in;
(b) making periodic inspection tours of cells and
inspecting and maintaining the security of
locls, windows, doois and gales;
(c) sueivising iisoneis al woil and meals, and
duiing ieciealion eiiods;
(d) oLseiving lle conducl and Lelavioui ol iis-
oneis lo ievenl disluiLances and escaes;
(e) aliolling iison aieas lo ievenl escaes;
(f) assisting with the implementation of rehabil-
ilalion iogiammes;
(g) escorting prisoners in transit and during
lemoiaiy leave.
Example of the occupations classied here:
y Prison guard
Unit0rcup5414
5ecuritySuards
Security guards patrol or monitor premises to
guaid ioeily againsl llell and vandalism.
Tley conliol access lo eslaLlislmenls and main-
tain order and enforce regulations at public
evenls and willin eslaLlislmenls.
Tasls include
(a) patrolling premises and checking doors, win-
dows and gales lo ievenl and delecl signs ol
unaulloiized enliy;
(b) controlling access to establishments, moni-
toring and authorizing the entrance or de-
ailuie ol emloyees and visilois, clecling
idenlilcalion and issuing secuiily asses;
(c) ciiculaling among visilois, alions oi em-
loyees lo ieseive oidei, iolecl ioeily
liom llell oi vandalism and enloice lle
iegulalions ol lle eslaLlislmenl;
(d) iesonding lo alaims, invesligaling dislui-
bances and contacting superiors, police or
lielglleis as aioiiale;
(e) performing security checks of passengers
and luggage al aiioils;
(l) icling u and ensuiing lle sale deliveiy
ol casl and valuaLles lo Lanls, aulomaled
teller machines and retail establishments.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Bodyguard
y Dooileeei
y Museum guaid
y Security guard
y Secuiily aliolman/woman
y Walclman/woman
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Beacl aliolman/woman 5419
y Iileguaid 5419
Unit0rcup5419
PouItryProducers
Poultry producers plan, organize and perform
farming operations to breed and raise chickens,
turkeys, geese, ducks and other poultry to pro-
duce meat, eggs and breeding stock for sale or
deliveiy lo wlolesale Luyeis, maileling oigan-
izations or at markets.
Tasls include
(a) moniloiing mailel aclivily, lanning and
coordinating production accordingly, and
mainlaining and evalualing iecoids ol
laiming aclivilies;
(b) growing and purchasing feed and other sup-
plies needed to maintain appropriate nutri-
lional levels and condilion ol oulliy;
(c) moniloiing and examining oulliy lo delecl
illness, injury or disease and to check physical
condition such as rate of weight gain, and re-
moving weal, ill and dead oulliy liom ocl;
(d) mixing leed and leed addilives and lilling
leed and walei conlaineis;
(e) vaccinaling oulliy via diinling walei, injec-
lion oi dusling ol aii;
(f) collecting and storing eggs and packaging
llem loi sale oi deliveiy lo mailel;
(g) deleimining sex ol clicls and lacililaling
breeding, articial insemination and hatching
ol eggs;
(l) ienling oi invesling in, and mainlaining and
cleaning, laim Luildings, maclineiy, equi-
menl and sliucluies;
(i) slaughtering and dressing poultry for sale or
deliveiy lo mailel;
(j) storing and carrying out some processing of
ioduce;
(k) arranging the sale, purchase and transporta-
lion ol slocl, ioduce and sulies;
(l) liaining and sueivising woileis in oulliy
production procedures, maintenance duties
and health and safety precautions, and hiring
and discharging workers and contractors.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Poultry breeder
y Poultry farmer
y Poultry tender
Note
Woileis wlo ioduce a comLinalion ol domeslic live-
stock and other animals such as poultry, insects and
non-domesticated animals should be classied according
lo lleii iedominanl aclivily.
Unit0rcup6123
AquacuIture Workers
Aquaculluie woileis Lieed and iaise lsl and
cullivale mussels, oysleis and ollei loims ol
aqualic lile, loi sale oi deliveiy on a iegulai Lasis
to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or
at markets.
Tasls include
(a) Lieeding, iaising and cullivaling lsl, mus-
sels, oysleis and ollei loims ol aqualic lile
as cash crops or for release into freshwater
oi sallwalei;
(b) collecting and recording growth, production
and enviionmenlal dala;
(c) conducling and sueivising slocl examina-
lions in oidei lo idenlily diseases oi aiasiles;
(d) moniloiing enviionmenls lo ensuie main-
lenance ol olimum condilions loi aqualic
lile;
(e) directing and monitoring trapping and
spawning of fish, egg incubation and fry
rearing, applying knowledge of management
and lsl culluiing leclniques;
(f) cleaning, freezing, icing or salting catch on-
or offshore, and preparing fish and other
ioducls loi slimenl;
(g) maintaining buildings, tanks, machinery,
Loals and ollei equimenl;
(l) deliveiing oi maileling ioducls;
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 6 Slilled Agiiculluial, !oiesliy and !isleiy Woileis 271
(i) ienling oi invesling in Luildings, equimenl
and machinery, and purchasing food and
ollei sulies;
(j) sueivising and liaining aquaculluie and
sh hatchery support workers.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Algae cullivaloi
y Fish farmer
y Oyster farmer
y Peail cullivaloi
y Seafood farmer
y Skilled sh farm worker
y Skilled seafood farm worker
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Aquaculluie ioduclion managei 1312
y Aquaculluie laLouiei 9216
Unit0rcup6222
HouseBuiIders
House builders erect, maintain and repair houses
and similar small buildings using either trad-
ilional oi modein leclniques and maleiials.
Tasls include
(a) preparing ground for erecting building or
ollei sliucluies;
(b) erecting structures to support roofs, and
Luilding and coveiing walls will aioiiale
maleiials;
(c) lixing ialleis lo iools and coveiing will
ioolng maleiial;
(d) levelling lloois lo male llem smooll and
seiviceaLle;
(e) mainlaining and ieaiiing exisling sliucluies;
(f) arranging for specialized work such as brick-
laying, painting, plumbing and electrical
wiiing lo Le done Ly suLconliaclois;
(g) cooidinaling and sueivising lle aclivilies ol
subcontractors, labourers and other workers.
Example of the occupations classied here:
y House builder
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Consliuclion iojecl managei 1323
y Piojecl Luildei 1323
y Consliuclion sueivisoi 3123
Unit0rcup7112
ConcretePIacers,ConcreteFinishers
and PeIated Workers
Concrete placers, concrete nishers and related
workers erect reinforced concrete frameworks
and structures, make forms for moulding con-
crete, reinforce concrete surfaces, cement open-
ings in walls or casings for wells, nish and repair
cement surfaces and carry out terrazzo work.
Tasls include
(a) constructing and repairing reinforced con-
crete floors, walls, tanks, silos and other
conciele sliucluies;
(b) making shuttering or assembling prefabri-
caled loims loi moulding conciele;
280 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
(c) cementing openings in walls or casings for
wells;
(d) nishing and smoothing surfaces of concrete
sliucluies;
(e) applying a durable smooth surfacing com-
posed of cement, sand pigment and marble
ailicles lo oois, lnown as a leiiazzo lnisl.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Cement nisher
y Concrete placer
y Teiiazzo woilei
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Conciele lnisling macline oeialoi 8114
y Road surface laying machinery
oeialoi 8342
Unit0rcup7115
Poofers
Roofers build and repair roofs on all types of
buildings, using one or more kinds of material.
Tasls include
(a) studying drawings, specications and con-
struction sites to determine materials re-
quiied;
(L) coveiing iool liamewoils will slale and ie-
laLiicaled liles lo covei ilcled iools;
(c) laying a waleiiool slield and lxing melallic
oi synllelic maleiials lo a Luilding`s liame;
(d) sizing and cutting roofing materials to fit
around edges, corners and protuberances
sucl as climneys;
(e) using natural materials such as thatching to
iovide iool coveiings;
(f) creating temporary structures such as scaf-
folding and ladders.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Aslall ioolei
y Melal ioolei
y Rool lxei
y Roof tiler
y Slate roofer
y Tlalclei
Note
!nslalleis ol melal ioolng aie classiled in \nil Giou
7121: Rooleis. Woileis wlo male sleel melal ioducls
for adaptation and installation by roofers are classied
in \nil Giou 7213: Sleel Melal Woileis.
Unit0rcup7122
FIoorLayersandTiIe5etters
Floor layers and tile setters install, maintain and
ieaii ooiing, and covei oois, walls and ollei
surfaces with carpets, tiles or mosaic panels for
decoialive oi ollei uioses.
Tasls include
(a) ieaiing llooi aieas loi coveiing will a
vaiiely ol maleiials;
(b) assembling carpet, tiles or other materials
and laying them on f loors according to
design and ollei secilcalions;
(c) ieaiing wall aieas loi coveiing will liles oi
ollei maleiials loi decoialive oi ollei ui-
oses sucl as acouslic insulalion;
(d) setting tiles and constructing and laying
mosaic anels lo walls, oois and ollei sui-
faces.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Carpet layer
y MaiLle sellei
y Paiqueliy woilei
y Tile sellei
Unit0rcup7123
PIasterers
Plasterers install, maintain and repair plasterboard
in Luildings, and aly decoialive and ioleclive
coveiings ol laslei, cemenl and similai maleiial
lo lle inleiiois and exleiiois ol sliucluies.
Tasls include
(a) applying one or more coats of plaster to in-
terior walls and ceilings of buildings to pro-
duce a lnisled suilace;
(b) measuring, marking and installing orna-
mental plaster panels, and casting and trim-
ming oinamenlal laslei coinices;
(c) measuring, marking and cutting plaster-
board, lifting and positioning panels and se-
cuiing llem lo walls, ceilings and Lallens;
(d) coveiing joins and nail loles will wel laslei
and sealing compounds, and smoothing them
using wel Liusles and sandaei;
(e) alying ioleclive and decoialive coveiings
of cement, plaster and similar materials to
exleiioi Luilding suilaces;
(l) maling and inslalling decoialive laslei lx-
luies ol lLious laslei;
(g) applying and nishing acoustic, insulating
and fireproofing materials bonded with
plaster, plastic cement and similar materials.
282 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Diy wall lasleiei
y Fibrous plasterer
y Ornamental plasterer
y Plasterer
y Solid plasterer
y Stucco plasterer
Unit0rcup7124
!nsuIation Workers
Insulation workers apply and repair insulating
materials to buildings, boilers, pipes or refrigera-
lion and aii condilioning equimenl.
Tasls include
(a) culling insulalion maleiial Ly size and slae;
(b) applying slabs and sheets of insulating or
sound-aLsoiLing maleiials lo walls, oois
and ceilings ol Luildings;
(c) blowing and packing insulating or sound-ab-
soiLing maleiials inlo cavilies Lelween walls,
oois and ceilings ol Luildings will owei-
diiven maclines;
(d) examining lans, secilicalions and woil
siles lo deleimine lle lye, qualily and quan-
lily ol insulalion maleiial iequiied;
(e) alying insulaling maleiials lo exosed sui-
laces ol equimenl sucl as Loileis, ies and
lanls;
(f) insulating refrigeration and air conditioning
equimenl.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Acouslic insulalion woilei
y Boiler and pipe insulation worker
y Insulation installer
y Insulation worker
y Refrigeration and air conditioning
equimenl insulalion woilei
Unit0rcup7125
SIaziers
Glazieis measuie, cul, lnisl, ll and inslall al
glass and mirrors.
Tasls include
(a) selecting the type of glass to be used, cutting to
right size and shape and installing in windows,
doois, sloweis and aililions ol Luildings;
(b) installing glass and mirrors in skylights, dis-
lay cases, inleiioi walls and ceilings;
(c) inslalling oi ielacing windscieens in veli-
cles oi Loals;
(d) ciealing decoialive glass lealuies sucl as glass
walls, staircases, balustrades and stained-
glass windows.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Auloglaziei
y Glaziei
y Roong glazier
y Vehicle glazier
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Glass cullei 7315
y Glass lnislei 7315
Unit0rcup7126
AirConditioningandPefrigerationMechanics
Aii condilioning and ieliigeialion meclanics
assemble, install, maintain and repair air condi-
lioning and ieliigeialion syslems and equimenl.
Tasls include
(a) interpreting blueprints, drawings and other
secilcalions;
(b) assembling, installing and repairing com-
ponents such as compressors, motors, con-
denseis, evaoialois, swilcles and gauges loi
aii condilioning and ieliigeialion syslems;
(c) connecling iing and equimenl Ly Lolling,
iiveling, welding oi Liazing;
(d) testing systems, diagnosing faults and per-
loiming iouline mainlenance oi seivicing.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Aii condilioning equimenl meclanic
y Refrigeration mechanic
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y PlumLei and ie lllei 7126
y Venlilalion ie lllei 7126
Mincr0rcup713
Painters, BuiIding 5tructure CIeaners and PeIated Trades Workers
Painters, building structure cleaners and related trades workers prepare surfaces and apply
ainl and similai maleiials lo Luildings and ollei sliucluies, velicles oi vaiious manulac-
luied ailicles. Tley covei inleiioi walls and ceilings will wallaei, and clean climneys and
exleiioi suilaces ol Luildings and ollei sliucluies.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: ieaiing suilaces and alying ainl and similai maleiials
lo Luildings and ollei sliucluies; alying ainl oi vainisl lo velicles oi vaiious manulac-
luied ailicles, usually will a land-siaying device; coveiing inleiioi walls and ceilings will
wallaei, sill oi ollei laLiics; cleaning climneys; cleaning exleiioi suilaces ol Luildings and
ollei sliucluies. Sueivision ol ollei woileis may Le included.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
7131 Painters and PeIated Workers
7132 5pray Painters and Varnishers
7133BuiIding5tructureCIeaners
Unit0rcup7131
BuiIding5tructureCIeaners
Building sliucluie cleaneis clean exleiioi sui-
faces of buildings and other structures, and
iemove sool liom climneys.
Tasls include
(a) cleaning exleiioi suilaces ol slone, Liicl,
metal or similar materials by means of chem-
icals, or a jet of steam or sand applied under
ligl iessuie;
(L) iemoving sool liom ues, climneys and con-
necling ies;
(c) iemoving asLeslos, mould and lie-damaged
surfaces from buildings.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Building exleiiois cleanei
y Chimney sweep
y SandLlaslei (Luilding exleiiois)
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Giamli cleanei 9129
y Walei Llaslei 9129
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 7 Ciall and Relaled Tiades Woileis 285
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MetaI, Machinery and PeIated Trades Workers
Melal, maclineiy and ielaled liades woileis casl, weld, loige and, Ly ollei mellods, loim
melal; eiecl, mainlain and ieaii leavy melal sliucluies; engage in macline-lool selling as
well as in llling, mainlaining and ieaiiing maclineiy including engines and velicles; oi lley
ioduce lools and vaiious non-iecious melal ailicles. Comelenl eiloimance in mosl oc-
cualions in llis suL-majoi giou iequiies slills al lle second !SCO slill level.
Tle woil is caiiied oul Ly land and Ly land-oweied and ollei lools wlicl aie used lo
ieduce lle amounl ol lysical eoil and lime iequiied loi secilc lasls, as well as lo imiove
lle qualily ol lle ioducls. Tle lasls call loi an undeislanding ol lle woil oiganizalion,
materials and tools used, and the nature and purpose of the nal product.
Tasls eiloimed Ly woileis in llis suL-majoi giou usually include: maling moulds and
coies loi casling melal; casling, welding and slaing melal; inslalling, eiecling, mainlaining
and ieaiiing leavy melal sliucluies, laclle and ielaled equimenl; loiging and loiming
sleel and ollei non-iecious melals lo male and ieaii maclineiy, lools, equimenl and
ollei ailicles; selling loi oeialois oi selling and oeialing vaiious macline lools; llling,
mainlaining and ieaiiing indusliial maclineiy, including engines and velicles. Sueivision
of other workers may be included.
Occualions in llis suL-majoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing minoi gious:
721 5heet and 5tructuraI MetaI Workers, MouIders and WeIders, and PeIated Workers
722 BIacksmiths, TooImakers and PeIated Trades Workers
723 Machinery Mechanics and Pepairers
Mincr0rcup721
5heet and 5tructuraI MetaI Workers, MouIders and WeIders, and PeIated Workers
Sheet and structural metal workers, moulders and welders, and related workers, make moulds and
cores for casting metal, weld and cut metal parts, make and repair articles of sheet metal, and in-
slall, eiecl, mainlain and ieaii leavy melal sliucluies, laclle, caLle cais and ielaled equimenl.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: maling moulds and coies loi casling melal; casling, welding
and slaing melal ails; maling and ieaiiing ailicles ol sleel melal sucl as sleel sleel,
coei, lin oi Liass; inslalling, eiecling, mainlaining and ieaiiing leavy melal sliucluies as
well as laclle, caLle cais and ielaled equimenl.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
7211 MetaI MouIders and Coremakers
7212 WeIders and FIame Cutters
7213 5heet MetaI Workers
7214 5tructuraI MetaI Preparers and Erectors
7215 Piggers and CabIe 5pIicers
Unit0rcup7211
BIacksmiths, Hammersmiths
and Forging Press Workers
Blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging press
workers hammer and forge bars, rods, ingots and
plates of iron, steel or other metals, and draw
wiie lo male and ieaii vaiious linds ol lools,
melal ailicles, ieces ol equimenl, and agiicul-
tural and related implements.
Tasls include
(a) heating metal in forge furnaces and manu-
facturing and repairing articles by drawing,
bending, cutting, hammering metal on an
anvil, uncling, sleaiing, joining and laid-
ening oi lemeiing;
(b) shaping heated metal into forgings on power
lammeis equied will oen dies;
(c) operating closed-die drop hammers to forge
melal ailicles;
(d) oeialing a owei-iess macline equied
will closed dies lo loige melal ailicles;
(e) diawing wiie;
(f) reading work orders or blueprints to deter-
mine seciled loleiances and sequences ol
oeialions loi macline selu;
(g) measuring and inspecting machine parts to
ensure conformity with product specications.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Blacksmith
y Dio lammei woilei
288 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
y Forging press worker
y Hammersmith
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Casling macline oeialoi 7223
y Macline lool oeialoi 7223
Unit0rcup7222
MetaIPoIishers,WheeISrinders
and TooI 5harpeners
Melal olisleis, wleel giindeis and lool slai-
eners polish and grind metal surfaces and
sharpen tools.
Tasls include
(a) oeialing lxed oi oilaLle Lumng and ol-
isling maclines;
(b) sharpening cutting tools and instruments
using grinding wheels or mechanically oper-
aled giinding maclines;
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 7 Ciall and Relaled Tiades Woileis 289
(c) repairing, adjusting and sharpening saw
Llades and melal leell ol cylindeis in lexlile
caiding maclines;
(d) dressing grinding wheels according to speci-
lcalions;
(e) monitoring machine operations to determine
whether adjustments are necessary, and stop-
ing maclines wlen ioLlems occui;
(f) inspecting, feeling and measuring work
pieces to ensure that surfaces and dimen-
sions meel secilcalions;
(g) selecting and mounting grinding wheels on
machines according to specications, using
hand tools and applying knowledge of abra-
sives and giinding ioceduies.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Knife sharpener
y Melal lnislei
y Melal olislei
y Tool giindei
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Melal lnisling macline oeialoi 8122
y Melal olisling macline oeialoi 8122
Mincr0rcup723
Machinery Mechanics and Pepairers
Maclineiy meclanics and ieaiieis ll, inslall, mainlain and ieaii engines, velicles, agiicul-
luial oi indusliial maclineiy and similai meclanical equimenl.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: llling, inslalling, mainlaining and ieaiiing engines, veli-
cles, agiiculluial oi indusliial maclineiy and similai meclanical equimenl.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
7231 Motor VehicIe Mechanics and Pepairers
7232 Aircraft Engine Mechanics and Pepairers
7233 AgricuIturaI and !ndustriaI Machinery Mechanics and Pepairers
7234 BicycIe and PeIated Pepairers
Note
Occualions aie classiled in Majoi Giou 8: Planl and Macline Oeialois and AssemLleis il lle lasls
call mainly loi exeiience will and an undeislanding ol lle maclineiy oeialed and moniloied. Occu-
alions aie classiled in Majoi Giou 9: Llemenlaiy Occualions il lle lasls aie ol a simle and iouline
naluie, mainly enlail lle use ol land-leld lools, some lysical eoil, lillle oi no ievious exeiience
and undeislanding ol lle woil and limiled inilialive oi judgemenl.
Unit0rcup7231
AgricuIturaIand!ndustriaIMachineryMechanics
and Pepairers
Agiiculluial and indusliial maclineiy me-
clanics and ieaiieis ll, inslall, examine, seivice
and repair engines, agricultural and industrial
maclineiy and meclanical equimenl, excel
moloi velicles, aiiciall and elecliic molois.
Tasls include
(a) llling, inslalling, examining, seivicing and
repairing engines, machinery and mechan-
ical equimenl;
(b) oiling and greasing stationary engines and
maclineiy;
(c) inspecting and testing new machinery and
meclanical equimenl loi conloimily will
slandaids and secilcalions;
(d) disassemLling maclineiy and equimenl lo
iemove ails and male ieaiis;
(e) examining ails loi delecls sucl as Liealage
and excessive weai;
(f) operating newly repaired machinery and
equimenl lo veiily lle adequacy ol ieaiis;
(g) recording repairs and maintenance per-
formed.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Construction machinery mechanic
y Construction machinery repairer
y Farm machinery repairer
y Mining maclineiy lllei
y Mining maclineiy ieaiiei
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 7 Ciall and Relaled Tiades Woileis 291
y Stationary engine tter
y Stationary engine repairer
y Tiain engine lllei
y Tiain engine ieaiiei
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Aii condilioning equimenl meclanic
7127
y Llecliical meclanic 7412
y Meclanical maclineiy assemLlei 8211
Unit0rcup7234
Pre-press Technicians
Pre-press technicians proof, format, set and com-
ose lexl and gialics inlo a loim suilaLle loi
use in vaiious iinling iocesses and ieiesenla-
lion in ollei visual media.
Tasls include
(a) operati ng graphic cameras and other
lologialic equimenl lo ieioduce
298 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
camera-ready copy onto films, plates and
digilal oulul devices;
(b) using computer applications to generate
images, lexl, layouls and imosilions loi
iinl and ollei visual media dislays;
(c) oeialing lale-maling equimenl lo ieio-
duce images from film to printing plates,
digilal oulul devices and iesses;
(d) oeialing comulei scieen-Lased equimenl
for scanning, colour separation, colour correc-
lion, masling, ciealive design, comLining, im-
posing, retouching, and other processes used
to transfer copy to lm and produce lm for
lale, digilal oulul and cylindei ioduclions;
(e) carrying out digital and chemical proong
liom digilal syslems, and negalive and osi-
live llms;
(l) evalualing iinled iools, clecling and coi-
iecling llem loi qualily;
(g) ieaiing and exosing caiLon lissue loi
laying on cylinders by transfer method, and
develoing images.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Compositor
y Desllo uLlisling oeialoi
y Electronic pre-press technician
y Plologiavuiisl
y Photolithographer
y Plate maker (printing)
y Plate mounter (screen printing)
y Screen maker
y Tyesellei
Unit0rcup7322
Printers
Printers set up and operate digital, letterpress,
lillogialic, exogialic, giavuie, newsaei
and other printing presses.
Tasls include
(a) setting, adjusting and monitoring substrate-
leed meclanisms, deliveiy meclanisms,
inking systems and other printing machine
lunclions;
(L) mixing inl and solvenls lo slandaid, and iegu-
laling aei and inl suly duiing iinl iuns;
(c) moniloiing, evalualing and deleimining
iess lo clecl iinl qualily slandaids againsl
iools and delecl mallunclions;
(d) ioducing a vaiiely ol iinled ioducls using
digilal, ieliel, lillogialic, exogialic and
giavuie iinling iesses, and in-line lnisling
syslems;
(e) preparing plates, blankets and impression
cylindeis on small osel lillogialic iinling
iesses;
(l) loading aei inlo leeding meclanisms;
(g) moniloiing macline oeialions and qualily
ol iinling;
(h) maintaining, adjusting, repairing and cleaning
maclines;
(i) producing digital print images, and transfer-
ring and outputting images.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Block printer
y Digilal iess oeialoi
y Feeder operator (printing)
y !lexogialic iess oeialoi
y Giavuie iess oeialoi
y Large sheet-fed press operator
y Screen printer
y Screen printing press operator
y Small press operator
y Texlile iinlei
y Web press operator
Unit0rcup7323
BuiIdingandPeIatedEIectricians
Building and related electricians install, main-
tain and repair electrical wiring systems and re-
laled equimenl and lxluies.
Tasls include
(a) installing, maintaining and repairing elec-
liical wiiing syslems and ielaled equimenl
in vaiious Luildings sucl as sclools, losi-
tals, commercial establishments, residential
Luildings and ollei sliucluies;
(L) examining Llueiinls, wiiing diagiams and
secilicalions lo deleimine sequences and
mellods ol oeialion;
(c) planning layout and installation of electrical
wiiing, equimenl and lxluies, Lased on joL
secilcalions and ielevanl slandaids;
(d) insecling elecliical syslems, equimenl and
components to identify hazards, defects and
lle need loi adjuslmenl oi ieaii;
(e) selecting, cutting and connecting wire and
caLle lo leiminals and conneclois;
300 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
(f) measuring and laying out installation refer-
ence oinls;
(g) positioning and installing electrical switch-
Loaids;
(h) testing continuity of circuits.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Building repairs electrician
y Electrician
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Llecliical lllei 7412
y Llecliical meclanic 7412
y Llecliical line inslallei 7413
Unit0rcup7412
EIectricaIMechanicsandFitters
Electrical mechanics and tters t, adjust, install
and repair electrical machinery and other elec-
liical aaialus and equimenl in Luildings, lac-
loiies, moloi velicles, woilslos oi ollei laces.
Tasls include
(a) llling, adjusling and ieaiiing vaiious linds
of electrical machinery and motors, genera-
tors, switchgear and control apparatus, in-
sliumenls oi elecliical ails ol elevalois and
ielaled equimenl;
(b) fitting, adjusting and repairing electrical
parts in domestic appliances, industrial ma-
clines and ollei aliances;
(c) inspecting and testing manufactured elec-
liical ioducls;
(d) installing, testing, connecting, commis-
sioning, maintaining and modifying elec-
liical equimenl, wiiing and conliol syslems;
(e) designing, inslalling, mainlaining, seivicing
and repairing electric and hydraulic pas-
sengei and lieigll lills, escalalois, moving
wallways and ollei lill equimenl;
(f) connecting electrical systems to the power
suly;
(g) ielacing and ieaiiing deleclive ails.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Aimaluie Luildei
y Aulomolive elecliician
y Electrical generator tter
y Electrical mechanic
y Lift mechanic
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Lleclionics meclanic 7421
y Llecliical equimenl assemLlei 8212
Unit0rcup7413
EIectronicsMechanicsand5ervicers
Lleclionics meclanics and seiviceis ll, mainlain,
adjusl and ieaii eleclionic equimenl sucl as
commercial and ofce machines and electronic
instruments and control systems.
Tasls include
(a) examining and lesling maclines, insliu-
ments, components, control systems and
ollei eleclionic equimenl lo idenlily laulls;
(b) adjusting, repairing and replacing worn and
deleclive ails and wiiing, and mainlaining
maclines, equimenl and insliumenls;
(c) reassembling, test operating and adjusting
equimenl;
(d) installing electronic instruments and control
syslems;
(e) coordinating work with that of engineers,
technicians and other maintenance per-
sonnel;
(f) interpreting test data to diagnose malfunc-
lions and syslemic eiloimance ioLlems;
(g) installing, adjusting, repairing or replacing
electrical and electronic components, assem-
blies and systems, using hand tools, power
lools oi soldeiing iions;
(h) connecting components to assemblies such
as radio systems, instruments, magnetos, in-
veileis and in-igll ieluelling syslems;
(i) keeping records of maintenance and repair
work.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Aiiciall mainlenance engineei (avionics)
y Aulomaled lellei maclines meclanic
y Avionics leclnician
y Lleclionic equimenl seivicei
y Electronics mechanic
y Photocopy machine technician
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Aii liamc salely leclnician 3155
Unit0rcup7422
FoodandBeverageTastersandSraders
!ood and Leveiage lasleis and giadeis insecl,
lasle and giade vaiious lyes ol agiiculluial
ioducls, lood and Leveiages.
Tasls include
(a) inspecting, testing, tasting and smelling ag-
iiculluial ioducls, lood and Leveiages al
vaiious slages ol iocessing;
(L) deleimining qualily, accelaLilily lo con-
sumei lasles and aioximale value ol
products, and grading them into appropriate
classes;
(c) discaiding inleiioi ioducls;
(d) iecoiding lle giade and/oi idenlilicalion
numLeis on lags and ieceiving oi sales sleels;
(e) weighing and measuring products.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Food grader
y Food taster
y Iiquoi laslei
y Tea laslei
y Wine taster
Unit0rcup7516
WoodTreaters
Wood liealeis season, ieseive and lieal wood
and lumber manually or using wood treatment
equimenl sucl as lilns and lanls.
Tasls include
(a) operating and tending kilns, treating tanks
and ollei equimenl lo diy lumLei, ieaie
and season wood and other wood products,
and to impregnate wood products with pre-
seivalives;
(L) moniloiing equimenl oeialion, gauges
and anel liglls in oidei lo delecl devialions
from standards and to ensure that processes
aie oeialing accoiding lo secilcalions;
(c) oeialing valves lo admil liealing solulion
inlo liealmenl vessels, mainlain secilied
leal, vacuum and lydiaulic iessuie and
levels ol solulion duiing eacl lase ol lle
liealmenl cycle;
(d) aclivaling vacuum and lydiaulic iessuie
ums llal iemove aii and sleam liom ie-
torts and force treating solution into pores
ol wood lo acceleiale lle liealmenl iocess;
(e) assisling in mainlaining iocessing equi-
menl and maclines as iequiied;
(l) cleaning, luLiicaling and adjusling equi-
menl;
(g) transporting materials and products to and
from work areas manually or using carts,
landliucls oi loisls;
(h) completing and maintaining production re-
ports.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Diy liln oeialoi
y Lumber kiln operator
y TimLei liealing lanl oeialoi
y Veneer dryer tender
y Wood seasoner
y Wood treater
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Wood iocessing lanl oeialoi 8172
Unit0rcup7522
Underwater Divers
\ndeiwalei diveis woil undei lle suilace ol
water, with or without the aid of underwater
breathing apparatus, to inspect, install, repair
and iemove equimenl and sliucluies, conducl
lesls oi exeiimenls, iig exlosives, lologial
sliucluies oi maiine lile, collecl vaiious loims ol
aqualic lile loi commeicial oi ieseaicl uioses,
and lnd and iecovei missing ilems and eisons.
Tasls include
(a) taking safety precautions, such as monitoring
dive lenglls and dells, and iegisleiing will
aulloiilies Leloie diving exedilions Legin;
(L) clecling and mainlaining diving equimenl
sucl as lelmels, masls, aii lanls, diving
suils, lainesses and gauges;
(c) descending inlo walei will lle aid ol divei
leleis, using scuLa geai oi diving suils;
(d) working under water to lay and repair
Liidges, ieis and laiLoui-wall loundalions;
(e) inspecting for suspected damage and making
minor repairs to ships hulls and underwater
inslallalions;
(l) ieoiling on lle condilion ol wiecled slis;
(g) iemoving undeiwalei oLsliuclions;
(l) diilling loles loi undeiwalei Llasling;
(i) eiloiming vaiious undeiwalei lasls con-
necled will salvage woil oi iecoveiing dead
Lodies;
(j) galleiing slelllsl, songes and ollei aqualic
lile loims;
(k) communicating with workers on the surface
while under water, using signal lines or tel-
elones;
(l) oLlaining inloimalion aLoul diving lasls
and enviionmenlal condilions.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Oyslei divei
y Salvage liogman
y Songe divei
y Underwater worker
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y SuLsislence divei 6340
Unit0rcup7542
ProductSradersandTesters
(excIuding Foods and Beverages)
Pioducl giadeis and lesleis (excluding loods and
Leveiages) insecl, lesl, soil, samle and weigl iaw
materials, manufactured components and non-co-
mestible goods produced or sold, to ensure com-
liance will qualily slandaids, lo idenlily delecls,
weai and devialions liom secilcalions, and lo
giade and classily llem accoiding lo lleii qualily.
Tasls include
(a) inspecting and testing products, parts and
materials for conformity with specications
and slandaids;
(L) giading and classilying naluial lexlile lLies
loi sinning and winding;
(c) discarding or rejecting products, materials
and equimenl nol meeling secilcalions;
(d) analysing and interpreting blueprints, data,
manuals and other materials to determine
specifications, inspection and testing pro-
ceduies;
(e) nolilying sueivisois and ollei eisonnel ol
production problems, and assisting in identi-
lying and coiiecling llese ioLlems;
(f) recording inspection or test data such as
weights, temperatures, grades or moisture
conlenl, and quanlilies insecled oi giaded;
(g) marking items with details such as grade and
accelance oi iejeclion slalus;
(h) measuring dimensions of products using in-
struments such as rulers, callipers, gauges or
miciomeleis;
(i) analysing test data and making computa-
tions as necessary to determine test results.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Product grader
y Quality inspector
y Wool classer
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Pioducl salely insecloi 3257
y !ood giadei 7515
y !ui giadei 7531
y Pell giadei 7535
Unit0rcup7544
MinersandDuarriers
Mineis and quaiiieis oeiale lanl, maclineiy
and land lools lo exliacl iocls, mineial oies and
other deposits from underground and surface
mines and quaiiies.
Tasls include
(a) positioning, operating and monitoring the
eiloimance ol a vaiiely ol undeigiound and
suilace mining equimenl including conlin-
uous mining, culling and clannelling lanl;
(L) selling u and oeialing diilling equimenl in
undeigiound and suilace mines and quaiiies;
(c) operating machinery and using hand or
owei lools lo iemove loosened iocl, oie,
coal and ollei deosils;
(d) preparing, tting and installing supports in
undeigiound woilings including iocl Lolls;
(e) operating machinery to open new shafts,
diives, aii venls and iises;
(l) oeialing auxiliaiy lanl sucl as ums lo
exel aii, walei and mud;
(g) performing minor maintenance and repairs
and lubricating and cleaning plant, machines
and lools;
(h) completing records detailing operations
comleled duiing slills;
(i) collecting mineral samples for laboratory
analysis.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Bogger operator
y Continuous miner operator
y Diagline oeialoi (mining)
y Diillei (mining)
y Jumbo operator
y Minei
y Mining lanl oeialoi
y Quarrier
y Roof bolter (mining)
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Mining sueivisoi 3121
y Blaslei 7542
y Slolliei 7542
y Diillei (oil oi gas well) 8113
y Mining laLouiei 9311
y Quaiiy laLouiei 9311
Unit0rcup8112
MetaIFinishing,PIatingandCoatingMachine
Dperators
Melal linisling, laling and coaling macline
oeialois moniloi and oeiale equimenl wlicl
nishes, plates and coats metal articles or parts
in oidei lo give llem imioved iesislance lo
318 !nleinalional Slandaid Classilcalion ol Occualions !SCO-08
coiiosion and aLiasion, loi decoialive uioses,
or to impart electrical or magnetic properties.
Tasls include
(a) oeialing and moniloiing equimenl wlicl
cleans metal articles in preparation for elec-
liolaling, galvanizing, enamelling oi similai
iocesses;
(b) operating and monitoring electroplating
equimenl;
(c) oeialing and moniloiing lol-di equimenl
used lo coal iion and sleel ioducls;
(d) operating and monitoring machines which
automatically coat wire with non-ferrous
melal;
(e) oeialing and moniloiing equimenl used
to spray molten metal or other substances
onlo melal ioducls lo iovide a ioleclive
oi decoialive coaling oi lo Luild u woin oi
damaged suilaces;
(l) oeialing and moniloiing equimenl used lo
impart a rust-resistant nish to metal articles
by treating them with chemicals and heating
llem;
(g) checking proper thickness of plating using
miciomeleis, callieis oi ollei devices, ie-
coiding dala and wiiling ioduclion logs;
(l) ieaiing and mixing melallizing solulions
according to formulas or specications.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Melal coaling macline oeialoi
y Melal lnisling macline oeialoi
y Melal laling macline oeialoi
y Melal olisling macline oeialoi
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Melal ioduclion iocess conliollei 3135
y Velicle ainlei 7132
Mincr0rcup813
ChemicaI and Photographic Products PIant and Machine Dperators
Chemical and photographic products plant and machine operators monitor and operate ma-
clines wlicl iocess a vaiiely ol clemicals and ollei ingiedienls lo ioduce laimaceulicals,
loileliies, exlosives and lologialic oi ollei clemical ioducls.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: oeialing and moniloiing maclines and equimenl wlicl
Llend, mix, aclage and olleiwise iocess clemicals and clemical ioducls lo give llem lle
desiied ioeilies loi luillei indusliial ioduclion, oi lo male lnisled ioducls. Sueivision
of other workers may be included.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
8131 ChemicaI Products PIant and Machine Dperators
8132 Photographic Products Machine Dperators
Unit0rcup8131
TextiIe,FurandLeatherProductsMachine
Dperators Not EIsewhere CIassied
Tlis unil giou coveis lexlile, lui and leallei
products machine operators not classied else-
wleie in Minoi Giou 815: Texlile, !ui and
Ieallei Pioducls Macline Oeialois. !oi in-
stance, the group includes those engaged in op-
erating and monitoring machines which make
hats, tents, mattresses or miscellaneous articles
such as braids or other trimmings.
!n sucl cases lasls would include
(a) operating and monitoring machines which
loim and male lals oul ol lexliles, lui oi
leallei;
(b) operating and monitoring machines which
make miscellaneous articles such as braids
oi ollei liimmings;
(c) operating and monitoring machines which
lold cloll inlo measuied lengll;
(d) operating and monitoring machines which
wind thread, twine or yarn into balls pre-
aialoiy lo sliing oi luillei iocessing;
(e) operating and monitoring machines to
measure size of pieces of leather.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Braid making machine operator
y Hat making machine operator
y Tenl maling macline oeialoi
y Texlile alleinmaling macline oeialoi
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Food and PeIated Products Machine Dperators
Food and related products machine operators set, operate and attend machinery used to
slaugllei animals and liim meal liom caicasses, and lo Lale, lieeze, leal, ciusl, mix, Llend
and olleiwise iocess loodslus, Leveiages and loLacco leaves.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: oeialing and moniloiing maclineiy used lo iesliain, slun
and slaugllei animals, and lo liim caicasses inlo slandaid meal and lsl culs; selling, o-
eialing and allending maclineiy and ovens lo mix, Lale and olleiwise ieaie Liead and
oui conleclioneiy ioducls; oeialing maclineiy lo ciusl, mix, mall, cool and leimenl
giains and liuils lo ioduce Leei, wines, mall liquois, vinegai, yeasl and ielaled ioducls;
allending equimenl lo male jam, loee, cleese, iocessed cleese, maigaiine, syiu, ice,
asla, icecieam, sausages, clocolale, maize slaicl, ediLle lals and dexliin; oeialing equi-
menl lo cool, leal, diy, ioasl, Llancl, asleuiize, smole, sleiilize, lieeze, evaoiale and con-
cenliale loodslus and liquids used in lood iocessing; mixing, uling, giinding, Llending
and seaialing loodslus and liquids will cluining, iessing, sieving, giinding and llleiing
equimenl; iocessing loLacco leaves Ly macline lo male cigaielles, cigais and ie and
other tobacco products.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil giou:
8160 Food and PeIated Products Machine Dperators
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 8 Planl and Macline Oeialois and AssemLleis 325
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MotorcycIeDrivers
Moloicycle diiveis diive and lend moloicycles
oi moloiized liicycles equied lo liansoil ma-
terials, goods or passengers.
Tasls include
(a) diiving and lending moloicycles oi moloi-
ized tricycles to transport materials, goods
and assengeis;
(L) oLseiving liamc iules and signals;
(c) cleaning and wasling velicles as well as ei-
loiming mainlenance and minoi ieaiis;
(d) leeing a iecoid ol jouineys;
(e) deliveiing messages.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Disalcl iidei
y Diivei (moloiized iiclslaw)
y Diivei (moloiized liicycle)
y Moloicyclisl
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Diivei (edal velicle) 9331
Unit0rcup8322
Car,TaxiandVanDrivers
Cai, laxi and van diiveis diive and lend moloicais
and vans lo liansoil assengeis, mail oi goods.
Tasls include
(a) diiving and lending assengei vans, cais oi
laxis;
(L) diiving and lending cais, vans oi small
liucls lo delivei mail oi goods;
(c) assisting passengers with handling of lug-
gage;
(d) collecling laies, aymenls loi deliveiies, oi
documenls ceililying deliveiies;
(e) oeialing lelecommunicalions equimenl
lo ieoil localion and availaLilily, and
lollowing diieclions ol conliol cenlie;
(l) deleimining mosl aioiiale ioule;
(g) assisling lysically clallenged assengeis;
(l) oeialing equimenl lo lacililale lle loading
and unloading of physically challenged pas-
sengers.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y AmLulance diivei
y Cai diivei
y Pailing valel
Delnilions: Majoi Giou 8 Planl and Macline Oeialois and AssemLleis 333
y Taxi diivei
y Van diivei
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Diivei (moloiized iiclslaw) 8321
y Bus diivei 8331
y Heavy liucl diivei 8332
y Pedal velicle diivei 9331
y Riclslaw ullei 9331
y Animal-diawn velicle diivei 9332
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Heavy Truck and Bus Drivers
Heavy liucl and Lus diiveis diive and lend leavy liucls, loiiies, Luses oi slieel liamcais lo
liansoil goods, liquids, leavy maleiials, mail oi assengeis.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: diiving and lending leavy liucls, loiiies, Luses oi slieel
liamcais in oidei lo liansoil goods, liquids, leavy maleiials, mail oi assengeis.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
8331 Bus and Tram Drivers
8332 Heavy Truck and Lorry Drivers
Unit0rcup8331
HandLaunderersandPressers
Hand launderers and pressers launder, press or
diy-clean gaimenls, linen and ollei lexliles Ly
hand.
Tasls include
(a) laundering and pressing linen, clothing, fab-
rics and similar articles by hand in a laundry
oi ollei eslaLlislmenl;
(b) cleaning, by hand and with chemical solu-
tions, clothing, fabrics, leather goods and
similar articles, in a dry-cleaning or other
eslaLlislmenl;
(c) ielacing Lullons and maling minoi ieaiis;
(d) lacing ailicles on slelves and langing ail-
icles loi deliveiy and colleclion.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Diy-cleanei (land)
y Hand launderer
y Hand presser
y Ironer
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Diy-cleaning macline oeialoi 8157
y Iaundiy macline oeialoi 8157
y Piessing macline oeialoi (laundiy) 8157
Unit0rcup9122
VehicIeCIeaners
Velicle cleaneis wasl, clean and olisl lle exle-
iioi and inleiioi ol velicles.
Tasls include
(a) cleaning, washing and polishing cars and
ollei velicles, Ly land oi using land-leld
owei lools;
(L) vacuuming velicle inleiiois and diy-cleaning
caiels and ulolsleiy;
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(c) alying cleaning agenls lo iemove slains
liom velicle exleiiois and inleiiois;
(d) washing tyres and wheel arches and black-
ening lyies;
(e) wasling and olisling velicle windows;
(l) emlying and cleaning comailmenls in ve-
hicles.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Car detailer
y Vehicle washer (hand)
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Window CIeaners
Window cleaners wash and polish windows and
other glass ttings.
Tasls include
(a) washing windows or other glass surfaces
will walei oi vaiious solulions, and diying
and olisling llem;
(b) using ladders, swinging scaffolds, bosuns
chairs, hydraulic bucket trucks and other
equimenl lo ieacl and clean windows in
mullisloiey Luildings;
(c) selecting appropriate cleaning or polishing
implements.
Example of the occupations classied here:
y Window cleaner
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Forestry Labourers
Forestry labourers perform simple and routine
lasls lo cullivale and mainlain naluial and lan-
tation forests, and log, fell and saw trees.
Tasls include
(a) digging loles loi liee lanling;
(L) slacling and loading logs and limLei;
(c) clearing undergrowth in forest stands and
llinning young lanlalions;
(d) mainlaining lool-oul loi lies in loiesls;
(e) iemoving majoi Liancles and liee los, liim-
ming Liancles and sawing liunls inlo logs;
(f) operating and maintaining manual and
hand-held machine saws to fell trees and cut
lelled liees and Liancles inlo logs;
(g) collecling seeds and lanling seedlings;
(h) performing minor repairs and maintenance
of forest roads, buildings, facilities and
equimenl.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Axeman/woman
y Forestry labourer
y Tiee lanlei
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y !oiesliy woilei (slilled) 6210
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Hand Packers
Hand packers weigh, pack and label materials
and products by hand.
Tasls include
(a) weighing, wrapping, sealing and packing ma-
leiials and vaiious ioducls Ly land;
(L) llling Lollles, cans, Loxes, Lags and ollei
conlaineis will ioducls Ly land;
(c) laLelling ioducls, aclages and vaiious
containers by hand.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Labeller (hand)
y Packer (hand)
y Wrapper (hand)
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Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y IaLelling macline oeialoi 8183
y Pacling macline oeialoi 8183
y Wiaing macline oeialoi 8183
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HandandPedaIVehicIeDrivers
Hand and edal velicle diiveis ioel cycles,
land cails and similai velicles lo delivei mes-
sages and transport passengers or goods.
Tasls include
(a) loading and unloading goods, or assisting
assengeis in gelling on oi o a velicle;
(L) moving velicle in lle desiied diieclion will
due regard to other trafc and trafc regula-
lions;
(c) insecling velicle comonenls lo idenlily
weai and damage;
(d) mainlaining velicle, maling minoi ieaiis
and inslalling ielacemenl ails;
(e) collecting fares or charges.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Bicycle courier
y Cycle iiclslaw diivei
y Pedal velicle diivei
y Rickshaw puller
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Bicycle iacei 3421
y Moloicyclisl 8321
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FreightHandIers
Freight handlers carry out tasks such as packing,
carrying, loading and unloading furniture and
other household items, or loading and unloading
ship and aircraft cargo and other freight, or car-
iying and slacling goods in vaiious waielouses.
Tasls include
(a) packing ofce or household furniture, ma-
chines, appliances and related goods to be
liansoiled liom one lace lo anollei;
(b) carrying goods to be loaded on or unloaded
liom vans, liucls, wagons, slis oi aiiciall;
(c) loading and unloading grain, coal, sand,
baggage and other items by placing them on
conveyoi Lells, ies and ollei conveyances;
(d) connecting hoses between mainshore instal-
lation pipes and tanks of barges, tankers and
other ships to load and unload petroleum,
liqueled gases and ollei liquids;
(e) carrying and stacking goods in warehouses
and similai eslaLlislmenls;
(f) sorting cargo prior to loading and unloading.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Baggage handler
y Freight handler
y Warehouse porter
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Ciane oeialoi 8343
y !oillill oeialoi 8344
y Holel oilei 9621
y Iuggage oilei 9621
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5heIfFiIIers
Slell llleis slocl slelves and dislay aieas and
keep stock clean and in order in supermarkets
and other retail and wholesale shops.
Tasls include
(a) placing goods neatly in bins and on racks,
and slacling Lully goods on oois;
(L) llling slelves will goods and ensuiing llal
goods with the earliest use-by dates are at the
lionl ol slelves;
(c) iemoving goods will asl due use-Ly dales;
(d) mainlaining slell oidei Ly iemoving slocl
Lelonging in a dieienl localion;
(e) noting what has been sold and collecting
goods needed liom lle sloclioom;
(f) obtaining articles for customers from shelf or
sloclioom;
(g) directing customers to location of articles
sougll;
(l) ieceiving, oening, unacling and insecling
for damage merchandise from manufacturer
or distributor.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Night ller
y Stock ller
y Stock handler
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Food Preparation Assistants
!ood ieaialion assislanls ieaie and cool lo oidei a small vaiiely ol ie-cooled lood oi
Leveiages, cleai laLles, clean lilclen aieas and wasl disles. Mosl occualions in llis suL-
majoi giou iequiie slills al lle lisl !SCO slill level.
Tasls eiloimed Ly woileis in llis suL-majoi giou usually include: ieaiing simle oi ie-
ieaied loods and Leveiages sucl as sandwicles, izzas, lsl and clis, salads and coee;
wasling, culling, measuiing and mixing loods loi cooling; oeialing cooling equimenl sucl
as giills, miciowaves and dee-lal liyeis; cleaning lilclens, lood ieaialion aieas and seivice
aieas; cleaning cooling and geneial ulensils used in lilclens and ieslauianls.
Occualions in llis suL-majoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing minoi giou:
941 Food Preparation Assistants
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Food Preparation Assistants
!ood ieaialion assislanls ieaie and cool lo oidei a small vaiiely ol ie-cooled lood oi
Leveiages, cleai laLles, clean lilclen aieas and wasl disles.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: ieaiing simle oi ie-ieaied loods and Leveiages sucl
as sandwicles, izzas, lsl and clis, salads and coee; wasling, culling, measuiing and
mixing loods loi cooling; oeialing cooling equimenl sucl as giills, miciowaves and dee-
lal liyeis; cleaning lilclens, lood ieaialion aieas and seivice aieas; cleaning cooling and
general utensils used in kitchens and restaurants.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil gious:
9411 Fast Food Preparers
9412 Kitchen HeIpers
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Kitchen HeIpers
Kitchen helpers clear tables, clean kitchen areas,
wash dishes, prepare ingredients and perform
other duties to assist workers who prepare or
seive lood and Leveiages.
Tasls include
(a) cleaning kitchens, food preparation areas
and seivice aieas;
(b) assisting cooks and chefs in preparation of
food by washing, peeling, chopping, cutting,
measuiing and mixing ingiedienls;
(c) assemLling disles loi seivice;
(d) unpacking, checking, transferring, weighing
and storing supplies in refrigerators, cup-
Loaids and ollei sloiage aieas;
(e) washing dishes and cooking utensils and put-
ling llem away;
(f) preparing, cooking, toasting and heating
simple food items.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Hand dishwasher
y Kitchen assistant
y Kitchen hand
y Kitchen porter
y Kitchen steward
y Pantry attendant
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Cool 5120
y !asl lood ieaiei 9411
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5treet and PeIated 5aIes and 5ervices Workers
Slieel and ielaled sales and seivices woileis sell goods (excluding lood) loi immediale con-
sumlion, and iovide a vaiiely ol seivices on slieels and in ollei uLlic laces sucl as
slalions. Mosl occualions in llis suL-majoi giou iequiie slills al lle lisl !SCO slill level.
Tasls eiloimed Ly woileis in llis suL-majoi giou usually include: Luying oi maling
vaiious ilems loi sale; loading and unloading ilems loi sale and liansoiling llem; oLlaining
lle maleiials necessaiy lo eiloim seivices; aioacling eole on lle slieel lo oei goods oi
seivices; cleaning and olisling sloes; cleaning and olisling cai windows; iunning eiiands;
assisling cai diiveis lo lnd a ailing lace and ensuiing llal lle cai is nol damaged duiing
lle diivei`s aLsence; landing oul leaels and liee newsaeis; ieceiving immediale aymenl.
Occualions in llis suL-majoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing minoi gious:
951 5treet and PeIated 5ervices Workers
952 5treet Vendors (excIuding Food)
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5treet and PeIated 5ervices Workers
Slieel and ielaled seivices woileis iovide a vaiiely ol seivices on slieels and in ollei uLlic
places, including cleaning shoes, washing car windows, running errands, looking after prop-
eily, and ioviding ollei on-lle-sol slieel seivices.
Tasls eiloimed usually include: oLlaining lle maleiials necessaiy lo eiloim seivices; a-
ioacling eole on lle slieel lo oei seivices; cleaning and olisling sloes; cleaning and
olisling cai windows; iunning eiiands; assisling cai diiveis lo lnd a ailing lace and en-
suiing llal lle cai is nol damaged duiing lle diivei`s aLsence; landing oul leaels and liee
newsaeis; ieceiving immediale aymenl.
Occualions in llis minoi giou aie classiled inlo lle lollowing unil giou:
9510 5treet and PeIated 5ervices Workers
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Pefuse5orters
Refuse sorters identify, collect and sort dis-
carded items suitable for recycling at dump sites
and recycling enterprises or in buildings, streets
and other public places.
Tasls include
(a) searching through refuse and collecting items
for recycling from dump sites, domestic,
commercial and industrial premises or from
uLlic laces sucl as slieels;
(b) sorting cardboard, paper, glass, plastic, alu-
minium oi ollei iecyclaLle maleiials Ly lye;
(c) placing recyclable items and materials in
designated compartments and containers for
sloiage oi liansoilalion;
(d) identifying and setting aside items of furni-
luie, equimenl, maclineiy oi comonenls
llal aie suilaLle loi ieaii oi ie-use;
(e) transporting recyclable items by hand or
using non-moloiized velicles;
(f) selling recyclable or reusable materials.
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Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Recycling worker
y Scrap merchant
y Waste picker
Some related occupations classied elsewhere:
y Reluse collecloi 9611
y Slieel sweeei 9613
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Ddd-job Persons
Odd-job persons clean, paint and maintain
buildings, grounds and facilities, and undertake
simple repairs.
Tasls include
(a) repairing broken windows, screens, doors,
lences, LaiLecues, icnic laLles, slelves, cu-
Loaids and ollei ilems;
(L) ielacing deleclive ilems sucl as ligll LulLs;
(c) ieaiiing and ainling inleiioi and exleiioi
suilaces sucl as walls, ceilings and lences;
(d) adjusling doois and windows;
(e) ielacing la wasleis;
(l) ulling u landiails and giaL iails;
(g) unloading coal or wood and putting it into cel-
lais ol iivale louselolds oi eslaLlislmenls.
Examples of the occupations classied here:
y Handyperson
y Hotel useful
y Odd-job person
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