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ISCO–08 Volume I

International Standard Classification of Occupations Structure, group definitions and correspondence tables

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONS ISCO-08

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONS ISCO-08

VOLUME 1 STRUCTURE, GROUP DEFINITIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE TABLES

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PrefaceƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W

Part I. Introductory and Methodological Notes 1. Nature, objectives and development of ISCO-08Ǝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0WFSWJFXPG*4$0Ǝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BJOPCKFDUJWFTPG*4$0Ǝ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )JTUPSJDBMCBDLHSPVOEƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0WFSWJFXPGUIFVQEBUJOHQSPDFTTBOEDPOTVMUBUJPOTƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4DPQFPGUIFVQEBUJOHXPSLƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . %FmOJUJPOTPGHSPVQTƎ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *OEFYPGPDDVQBUJPOBMUJUMFTƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Conceptual framework, design, structure and content of ISCO-08Ǝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6OEFSMZJOHDPODFQUTƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Definitions of job and occupationƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skill level and skill specializationƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . %FmOJUJPOTPGUIFGPVS*4$0TLJMMMFWFMTƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skill Level 1Ǝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skill Level 2Ǝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skill Level 3Ǝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skill Level 4Ǝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "QQMJDBUJPOPGUIFGPVSTLJMMMFWFMTUPUIF*4$0NBKPSHSPVQTƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0DDVQBUJPOTGPSXIJDIGPSNBMFEVDBUJPOSFRVJSFNFOUTEJďFSCFUXFFODPVOUSJFTƎ . . $MBTTJmDBUJPOTUSVDUVSFBOEDPEFTDIFNFƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5IFNBUJDWJFXTƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . %FmOJUJPOTPGHSPVQTƎ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purpose of the definitionsƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Structure and content of the definitionsƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Major changes between ISCO-88 and ISCO-08Ǝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4VNNBSZPGDIBOHFTBOEUIFSFBTPOTGPSUIFNƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BOBHFSJBMBOETVQFSWJTPSZPDDVQBUJPOTƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Managers, senior officials and legislatorsƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supervisory occupationsƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1SPGFTTJPOBMBOEUFDIOJDBMPDDVQBUJPOTƎ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information and communications technology (ICT)Ǝ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health services occupationsƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TeachersƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Arts, entertainment, design and sports occupationsƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engineering professionalsƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specialized administrative occupationsƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sub-major and minor group structures for professional and technical occupationsƎ . . $MFSJDBM TBMFTBOETFSWJDFTPDDVQBUJPOTƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office clerksƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Occupations involved in the provision of information and services to clientsƎ . . . . . . Sales workersƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal and protective services workersƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chefs, cooks and food preparation assistantsƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0DDVQBUJPOTJOBHSJDVMUVSF GPSFTUSZBOEmTIFSJFTƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0DDVQBUJPOTJODSBGUT SFQBJSBOEPQFSBUJPOPGNBDIJOFSZƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical and electronics trades workersƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Handicraft workersƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing occupationsƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plant and machine operatorsƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *NQSPWFEJEFOUJmDBUJPOPGFMFNFOUBSZPDDVQBUJPOTBOEPGPDDVQBUJPOT QSFEPNJOBOUJOJOGPSNBMFNQMPZNFOUƎ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Notes on specific issues and boundary problemsƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1VSQPTFPGUIFTFOPUFTƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #PVOEBSZJTTVFTBďFDUJOHBCSPBETQFDUSVNPGPDDVQBUJPOTƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Occupations with a broad range of tasks and dutiesƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apprentices and traineesƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BOBHFST TVQFSWJTPSTBOEPQFSBUPSTPGCVTJOFTTFTƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Managers and supervisorsƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Managers and operators of small businessesƎ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Size of the organizationƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3FMBUFEPDDVQBUJPOTBUEJďFSFOUTLJMMMFWFMTƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General principlesƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing professionals, associate professionals and personal care workersƎ . . . . . . . . Early childhood educators and child care workersƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Traditional and complementary medicine professionals and associate professionalsƎ Occupations in food preparationƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Domestic housekeepers and domestic cleanersƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #PVOEBSJFTCFUXFFOPDDVQBUJPOBMHSPVQTJOBHSJDVMUVSF GPSFTUSZBOEmTIFSJFTƎ. . Agricultural production managers, farmers and farm managersƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mixed and specialist crop and animal producersƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Market-oriented and subsistence workersƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skilled farm workers (Major Group 6) and farm labourers (Major Group 9)Ǝ . . . . . Operation of farm and forestry machineryƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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5. Adapting ISCO-08 for national use and for the production of internationally comparable dataƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4DFOBSJPTGPSBEBQUBUJPOPG*4$0GPSOBUJPOBMVTFƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "EPQUJOH*4$0EJSFDUMZGPSOBUJPOBMQVSQPTFTƎ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . %FWFMPQNFOUPSSFWJFXPGBOBUJPOBMDMBTTJmDBUJPOCBTFEPO*4$0Ǝ . . . . . . . . . .BQQJOHOBUJPOBMPDDVQBUJPODMBTTJmDBUJPOTUP*4$0Ǝ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $PEJOHUPCPUIUIFOBUJPOBMPDDVQBUJPODMBTTJmDBUJPOBOE*4$0Ǝ . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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