Classification Detail


International Standard Classification of Occupations 88 (ISCO-88)


Basic Bibliographic Information

Status:
Superseded [The current version is ISCO-08 ]
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
N/A
ISBN:
N/A
Website:
Custodian:
International Labour Organization
Available Formats:
HTML
Year Adopted:
1987
Year Published:
1988
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, العربية, Pусский Details...
Français
Classification internationale type des professions 88 (CITP-88)
Español
Clasificación Internacional Uniforme de Ocupaciones 88 (CIUO-88)
العربية
التصنيف الدولي الموحد للمهن لعام
Pусский
Международная стандартная классификация занятий 88 (МСКЗ-88)
Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above

Purpose of the Classification

Statistical Domains:
1.2 Labour
Purpose:
(i) To facilitate international communication about the type of work carried out by persons in different jobs, both about individual jobs and in the form of statistics on jobs, their pay etc.; (ii) to serve as model for the development of national standard classifications of occupations.
Main Applications:
N/A
Main Users:
N/A

Methodology

Scope:
N/A
Concept Being Classified:
occupations
Statistical Units:
job: defined as a set of tasks (designed to be) carried out by one person
Main Principles:
N/A

Classification Structure

Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Major groups
-
10 items
Level 2
Sub-major groups
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28 items
Level 3
Minor groups
-
118 items
Level 4
Unit groups
-
390 items
Level 5
Indeterminate number of occupations
-
X items

Revision Information

Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
Official Adopting Entity:
International Conference of Labour Statisticians
Coordinating Entity:

Supporting Documents

Coding Index Available:
Yes
Index Website:
Available Formats:
HTML
Correspondence with Previous Versions:
Version:
Correspondence Table:
Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A

Contact Information

Agency / Office:
International Labour Organization
Unit:
Bureau of Statistics
Contact Name:
Adriana Mata Greenwood
Email:
Telephone:
+41-22 - 799-6040
Fax:
+41 22 7996957
Address:
International Labour Office 4, Route des Morillons CH-1211 Geneva 22 Switzerland