International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88)
Major, Sub-Major and Minor Groups
Major Group 1 Legislators, senior officials and managers
- 11. Legislators and senior officials
- 111. Legislators
- 112. Senior government officials
- 113. Traditional chiefs and heads of villages
- 114. Senior officials of special-interest organisations
- 12. Corporate managers 1
- 121. Directors and chief executives
- 122. Production and operations department managers
- 123. Other department managers
- 13. General managers 2
- 131. General managers
Major Group 2 Professionals
- 21. Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals
- 211. Physicists, chemists and related professionals
- 212. Mathematicians, statisticians and related professionals
- 213. Computing professionals
- 214. Architects, engineers and related professionals
- 22. Life science and health professional
- 221. Life science professionals
- 222. Health professionals (except nursing)
- 223. Nursing and midwifery professionals
- 23. Teaching professionals
- 231. College, university and higher education teaching professionals
- 232. Secondary education teaching professionals
- 233. Primary and pre-primary education teaching professionals
- 234. Special education teaching professionals
- 235. Other teaching professionals
- 24. Other professionals
- 241. Business professionals
- 242. Legal professionals
- 243. Archivists, librarians and related information professionals
- 244. Social science and related professionals
- 245. Writers and creative or performing artists
- 246. Religious professionals
Major Group 3 Technicians and associate professionals
- 31. Physical and engineering science associate professionals
- 311. Physical and engineering science technicians
- 312. Computer associate professionals
- 313. Optical and electronic equipment operators
- 314. Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians
- 315. Safety and quality inspectors
- 32. Life science and health associate professionals
- 321. Life science technicians and related associate professionals
- 322. Modern health associate professionals (except nursing)
- 323. Nursing and midwifery associate professionals
- 324. Traditional medicine practitioners and faith healers
- 33. Teaching associate professionals
- 331. Primary education teaching associate professionals
- 332. Pre-primary education teaching associate professionals
- 333. Special education teaching associate professionals
- 334. Other teaching associate professionals
- 34. Other associate professionals
- 341. Finance and sales associate professionals
- 342. Business services agents and trade brokers
- 343. Administrative associate professionals
- 344. Customs, tax and related government associate professionals
- 345. Police inspectors and detectives
- 346. Social work associate professionals
- 347. Artistic, entertainment and sports associate professionals
- 348. Religious associate professionals
Major Group 4 Clerks
- 41. Office clerks
- 411. Secretaries and keyboard-operating clerks
- 412. Numerical clerks
- 413. Material-recording and transport clerks
- 414. Library, mail and related clerks
- 419. Other office clerks
- 42. Customer service clerks
- 421. Cashiers, tellers and related clerks
- 422. Client information clerks
Major Group 5 Service workers and shop and market sales workers
- 51. Personal and protective services workers
- 511. Travel attendants and related workers
- 512. Housekeeping and restaurant services workers
- 513. Personal care and related workers
- 514. Other personal service workers
- 515. Astrologers, fortune-tellers and related workers
- 516. Protective services workers
- 52. Models, salespersons and demonstrators
- 521. Fashion and other models
- 522. Shop salespersons and demonstrators
- 523. Stall and market salespersons
Major Group 6 Skilled agricultural and fishery workers
- 61. Market-oriented skilled agricultural and fishery workers
- 611. Market gardeners and crop growers
- 612. Market-oriented animal producers and related workers
- 613. Market-oriented crop and animal producers
- 614. Forestry and related workers
- 615. Fishery workers, hunters and trappers
- 62. Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers
- 621. Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers
Major Group 7 Craft and related trade workers
- 71. Extraction and building trade workers
- 711. Miners, shotfirers, stone cutters and carvers
- 712. Building frame and related trades workers
- 713. Building finishers and related trades workers
- 714. Painters, building structure cleaners and related trades workers
- 72. Metal, machinery and related trades workers
- 721. Metal moulders, welders, sheet-metal workers, structural-metal preparers, and related trades workers
- 722. Blacksmiths, tool-makers and related trades workers
- 723. Machinery mechanics and fitters
- 724. Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics and fitters
- 73. Precision, handicraft, printing and related trades workers
- 731 Precision workers in metal and related materials
- 732. Potters, glass-makers and related trades workers
- 733. Handicraft workers in wood, textile, leather and related material
- 734. Printing and related trades workers
- 74. Other craft and related trades workers
- 741. Food processing and related trades workers
- 742. Wood treaters, cabinet-makers and related trades workers
- 743. Textile, garment and related trades workers
- 744. Pelt, leather and shoemaking trades workers
Major Group 8 Plant and machine operators and assemblers
- 81. Stationary plant and related operators
- 811. Mining and mineral-processing-plant operators
- 812. Metal-processing-plant operators
- 813. Glass, ceramics and related plant-operators
- 814. Wood-processing-and papermaking-plant operators
- 815. Chemical-processing-plant operators
- 816. Power-production and related plant operators
- 817. Automated-assembly-line and industrial-robot operators
- 82. Machine operators and assemblers
- 821. Metal-and mineral-products machine operators
- 822. Chemical-products machine operators
- 823. Rubber- and plastic-products machine operators
- 824. Wood-products machine operators
- 825. Printing-, binding-and paper-products machine operators
- 826. Textile-, fur-and leather-products machine operators
- 827. Food and related products machine operators
- 828. Assemblers
- 829. Other machine operators and assemblers
- 83. Drivers and mobile plant operators
- 831. Locomotive engine drivers and related workers
- 832. Motor vehicle drivers
- 833. Agricultural and other mobile plant operators
- 834. Ships’ deck crews and related workers
Major Group 9 Elementary occupations
- 91. Sales and services elementary occupations
- 911. Street vendors and related workers
- 912. Shoe cleaning and other street services elementary occupations
- 913. Domestic and related helpers, cleaners and launderers
- 914. Building caretakers, window and related cleaners
- 915. Messengers, porters, doorkeepers and related workers
- 916. Garbage collectors and related labourers
- 92. Agricultural, fishery and related labourers
- 921. Agricultural, fishery and related labourers
- 93. Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport
- 931. Mining and construction labourers
- 932. Manufacturing labourers
- 933. Transport labourers and freight handlers
Major Group 0 Armed forces
- 01 Armed forces
- 011 Armed forces
Notes
1 This sub-major group is intended to include persons who - as
directors, chief executives or specialised managers - manage enterprises requiring a total
of three or more managers.
2 This sub-major group is intended to include persons who
manage enterprises on their own behalf, or on behalf of the proprietor, with some non-managerial
help and assistance of no more than one other manager.