ISCO-08 · International Standard Classification of Occupations
Occupations
3,039 occupations, each with the skills it requires and the roles that sit closest to it. Grouped by ISCO-08, the occupational classification published by the International Labour Organization.
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The ten top-level groups of ISCO-08 cover every kind of work there is a name for.
Technicians and associate professionals
646 occupations- 3D printing technician
- accounting assistant
- activity leader
- actuarial assistant
- administrative assistant
- adult community care worker
- advertising sales agent
- aeronautical information service officer
- aeronautical information specialist
- aerospace engineering drafter
- aerospace engineering technician
- agricultural inspector
- agricultural technician
- air separation plant operator
- air traffic controller
- air traffic safety technician
- aircraft assembly supervisor
- aircraft engine inspector
- aircraft engine tester
- aircraft maintenance engineer
- aircraft pilot
- airline transport pilot
- airport maintenance technician
- airport operations officer
- alternative animal therapist
- anaesthetic technician
- animal artificial insemination technician
- animal embryo transfer technician
- animal feed supervisor
- aquaculture quality supervisor
- aquaculture site supervisor
- architectural drafter
- art handler
- artistic coach
- asphalt laboratory technician
- asset manager
- assistant clinical psychologist
- assistant outdoor animator
- assistant stage director
- assistant video and motion picture director
- astronaut
- auctioneer
- audio production technician
- audio-visual technician
- audiology technician
- automated assembly line operator
- automated fly bar operator
- automation engineering technician
- automotive engineering drafter
- automotive engineering technician
- aviation data communications manager
- aviation inspector
- aviation safety officer
- avionics inspector
- bacteriology technician
- bank account manager
- battery maintenance technician
- battery manufacturing technician
- big data archive librarian
- biochemistry technician
- biogas technician
- biology technician
- biotechnical technician
- body artist
- bookkeeper
- boom operator
- botanical technician
- boxing instructor
- bricklaying supervisor
- bridge construction supervisor
- bridge inspector
- broadcast technician
- broadcasting programme director
- building inspector
- calibration technician
- call centre analyst
- call centre quality auditor
- call centre supervisor
- camera operator
- care home worker
- carpenter supervisor
- case administrator
- chef
- chemical engineering technician
- chemical manufacturing quality technician
- chemical plant control room operator
- chemical processing plant controller
- chemical processing supervisor
- chemistry technician
- child welfare worker
- chiropractic assistant
- chromatographer
- civil drafter
- civil engineering technician
- civil registrar
- clinical coder
- clinical perfusion scientist
- clinical trial assistant
- clothing CAD technician
- clothing process control technician
- co-pilot
- colour sampling technician
- commercial pilot
- commercial sales representative
- commissioning technician
- commodity broker
- commodity trader
- community health worker
- computer hardware engineering technician
- computer hardware test technician
- computer-aided design operator
- concrete finisher supervisor
- construction general supervisor
- construction painting supervisor
- construction quality inspector
- construction quality manager
- construction safety inspector
- construction safety manager
- construction scaffolding supervisor
- consumer rights advisor
- contact centre supervisor
- container equipment assembly supervisor
- conveyance clerk
- corrosion technician
- costume attendant
- costume buyer
- court administrative officer
- court bailiff
- court clerk
- court enforcement officer
- court reporter
- covid tester
- crane crew supervisor
- credit adviser
- credit analyst
- credit manager
- credit risk analyst
- criminal investigator
- crisis helpline operator
- customs and excise officer
- customs officer
- dairy processing technician
- data centre operator
- data entry supervisor
- deck officer
- demolition supervisor
- dental chairside assistant
- desalination technician
- dietetic technician
- disability support worker
- dismantling supervisor
- distillery supervisor
- doctors' surgery assistant
- domestic energy assessor
- drafter
- dredging supervisor
- dresser
- drone pilot
- editorial assistant
- education administrator
- electrical drafter
- electrical engineering technician
- electrical equipment production supervisor
- electrical power distributor
- electrical supervisor
- electrical transmission system operator
- electricity sales representative
- electromechanical drafter
- electromechanical engineering technician
- electronics drafter
- electronics engineering technician
- electronics production supervisor
- emergency ambulance driver
- employment agent
- energy analyst
- energy assessor
- energy conservation officer
- energy consultant
- energy trader
- engineering assistant
- environmental health inspector
- equine dental technician
- event assistant
- event manager
- executive assistant
- extra
- family support worker
- field survey manager
- fight director
- financial broker
- financial trader
- fire inspector
- fire protection technician
- fire safety tester
- first aid instructor
- fisheries engineering technician
- fisheries observer
- fitness instructor
- flight instructor
- flight operations officer
- followspot operator
- food analyst
- food production planner
- food regulatory advisor
- food safety inspector
- food technician
- football coach
- footwear assembly supervisor
- footwear product developer
- footwear production supervisor
- footwear production technician
- footwear quality control laboratory technician
- footwear quality technician
- foreclosure specialist
- foreign exchange broker
- foreign exchange trader
- forestry inspector
- forestry technician
- forwarding manager
- fossil-fuel power plant operator
- foster care support worker
- freight inspector
- fundraising assistant
- futures trader
- gaming inspector
- gas processing plant control room operator
- gas processing plant operator
- gas processing plant supervisor
- gas station operator
- gemmologist
- geology technician
- geotechnician
- geothermal power plant operator
- glass installation supervisor
- golf instructor
- grants administrator
- green coffee buyer
- hand luggage inspector
- hazardous materials inspector
- hazardous waste inspector
- hazardous waste technician
- head chef
- head of workshop
- head pastry chef
- health and safety inspector
- healthcare inspector
- heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafter
- heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician
- helicopter pilot
- helmsman
- herbal therapist
- horse riding instructor
- housing manager
- housing support worker
- hydroelectric plant operator
- hydrographic surveying technician
- hydropower technician
- ice-skating coach
- ICT buyer
- ICT help desk agent
- ICT help desk manager
- ICT network technician
- ICT security technician
- ICT technician
- immigration adviser
- immigration officer
- import export specialist
- import export specialist in agricultural machinery and equipment
- import export specialist in agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds
- import export specialist in beverages
- import export specialist in chemical products
- import export specialist in china and other glassware
- import export specialist in clothing and footwear
- import export specialist in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
- import export specialist in computers, peripheral equipment and software
- import export specialist in dairy products and edible oils
- import export specialist in electrical household appliances
- import export specialist in electronic and telecommunications equipment
- import export specialist in fish, crustaceans and molluscs
- import export specialist in flowers and plants
- import export specialist in fruit and vegetables
- import export specialist in furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
- import export specialist in hardware, plumbing and heating equipment
- import export specialist in hides, skins and leather products
- import export specialist in household goods
- import export specialist in live animals
- import export specialist in machine tools
- import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft
- import export specialist in meat and meat products
- import export specialist in metals and metal ores
- import export specialist in mining, construction, civil engineering machinery
- import export specialist in office furniture
- import export specialist in office machinery and equipment
- import export specialist in perfume and cosmetics
- import export specialist in pharmaceutical goods
- import export specialist in sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery
- import export specialist in textile industry machinery
- import export specialist in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
- import export specialist in tobacco products
- import export specialist in waste and scrap
- import export specialist in watches and jewellery
- import export specialist in wood and construction materials
- incinerator operator
- industrial assembly supervisor
- industrial engineering technician
- industrial maintenance supervisor
- industrial robot controller
- industrial waste inspector
- instrumentation engineering technician
- insulation supervisor
- insurance broker
- insurance claims handler
- insurance fraud investigator
- insurance risk consultant
- insurance underwriter
- intellectual property consultant
- intelligent lighting engineer
- interior designer
- interior planner
- international forwarding operations coordinator
- international student exchange coordinator
- justice of the peace
- landfill supervisor
- leather goods manufacturing technician
- leather goods production supervisor
- leather goods quality control laboratory technician
- leather goods quality technician
- leather laboratory technician
- legal administrative assistant
- legal assistant
- legal guardian
- leisure attendant
- letting agent
- licensing officer
- life coach
- lifeguard instructor
- lift installation supervisor
- light board operator
- liquid waste treatment plant operator
- loan officer
- location manager
- loss adjuster
- machine operator supervisor
- machinery assembly supervisor
- malt house supervisor
- management assistant
- marine cargo inspector
- marine chief engineer
- marine engineering drafter
- marine engineering technician
- marine mechatronics technician
- marine surveyor
- maritime pilot
- mask maker
- massage therapist
- material stress analyst
- material testing technician
- maternity support worker
- mechanical engineering drafter
- mechanical engineering technician
- mechatronics engineering technician
- media integration operator
- medical administrative assistant
- medical device engineering technician
- medical laboratory assistant
- medical practice manager
- medical records clerk
- medical records manager
- medical transcriptionist
- mental health support worker
- merchandiser
- metal additive manufacturing operator
- metal furnace operator
- metal production supervisor
- metallurgical technician
- meteorology technician
- metrology technician
- microelectronics engineering technician
- microelectronics maintenance technician
- microsystem engineering technician
- mine safety officer
- mine shift manager
- mine supervisor
- mine surveying technician
- miniature set designer
- monk/nun
- mortgage broker
- mortgage loan underwriter
- motor vehicle assembly supervisor
- motor vehicle engine inspector
- motor vehicle engine tester
- mountain guide
- mutual fund broker
- non-vessel operating common carrier
- nuclear reactor operator
- nuclear technician
- occupational health and safety inspector
- office manager
- officer of the watch
- offshore renewable energy plant operator
- offshore renewable energy technician
- oil refinery control room operator
- onshore wind farm technician
- optical instrument production supervisor
- optical technician
- optician
- optoelectronic engineering technician
- optomechanical engineering technician
- outdoor activities coordinator
- outdoor activities instructor
- outdoor animator
- paper mill supervisor
- paperhanger supervisor
- paramedic in emergency responses
- passport officer
- pastoral worker
- pastry chef
- pensions administrator
- performance flying director
- performance lighting technician
- performance rental technician
- performance video operator
- personal property appraiser
- personal trainer
- petroleum pump system operator
- pharmacy assistant
- photographer
- photojournalist
- photonics engineering technician
- physics technician
- physiotherapy assistant
- picture archiving and communication systems administrator
- pilates teacher
- pipeline compliance coordinator
- plastering supervisor
- plastic and rubber products manufacturing supervisor
- plumbing supervisor
- pneumatic engineering technician
- police detective
- police inspector
- power lines supervisor
- power plant control room operator
- power production plant operator
- precision mechanics supervisor
- print studio supervisor
- printed circuit board designer
- private chef
- private detective
- private pilot
- process engineering technician
- procurement support officer
- product development engineering drafter
- product development engineering technician
- production engineering technician
- production supervisor
- professional athlete
- project support officer
- projectionist
- promoter
- prompter
- prop maker
- prop master/prop mistress
- property acquisitions manager
- property appraiser
- property insurance underwriter
- prosthetist-orthotist
- publishing rights manager
- pulp control operator
- purchase planner
- purchaser
- pyrotechnic designer
- pyrotechnician
- quality engineering technician
- radiation protection technician
- radiation therapist
- rail construction supervisor
- rail maintenance technician
- railway infrastructure inspector
- real estate agent
- real estate investor
- real estate leasing manager
- real estate manager
- real estate surveyor
- recording studio technician
- refinery shift manager
- refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician
- relocation officer
- remote sensing technician
- renewable energy sales representative
- residential childcare worker
- residential home adult care worker
- residential home older adult care worker
- residential home young people care worker
- respiratory therapy technician
- road construction supervisor
- road maintenance technician
- robotics engineering technician
- rolling stock assembly supervisor
- rolling stock engine inspector
- rolling stock engine tester
- rolling stock engineering drafter
- rolling stock engineering technician
- rolling stock inspector
- roofing supervisor
- scenery technician
- scenic painter
- scientific laboratory technician
- scopist
- script supervisor
- second officer
- securities broker
- securities trader
- securities underwriter
- sensor engineering technician
- set builder
- set buyer
- set designer
- sewer construction supervisor
- sewerage maintenance technician
- shiatsu practitioner
- ship assistant engineer
- ship captain
- ship duty engineer
- shipbroker
- shipping agent
- ski instructor
- skipper
- snowboard instructor
- social care worker
- social security inspector
- social security officer
- social work assistant
- soil surveying technician
- solar power plant operator
- solid waste operator
- sophrologist
- sound designer
- sound editor
- sound mastering engineer
- sound operator
- specialised outdoor animator
- sport therapist
- sports coach
- sports instructor
- sports official
- stage machinist
- stage manager
- stage technician
- stand-in
- standalone public buyer
- statistical assistant
- steam turbine operator
- stock broker
- stock trader
- store detective
- structural ironwork supervisor
- student financial support coordinator
- stunt performer
- supply chain assistant
- surveying technician
- survival instructor
- swimming teacher
- talent agent
- tanning technician
- tax compliance officer
- tax inspector
- taxidermist
- telecommunications engineering technician
- temperature screener
- tennis coach
- terrazzo setter supervisor
- textile chemical quality technician
- textile process controller
- textile quality technician
- textile sourcing merchandiser
- theatre technician
- tiling supervisor
- timber trader
- title closer
- tourism contract negotiator
- transport health and safety inspector
- underwater construction supervisor
- utilities inspector
- venue director
- venue programmer
- vessel assembly supervisor
- vessel engine inspector
- vessel engine tester
- veterinary nurse
- veterinary technician
- video technician
- visual merchandiser
- viticulture adviser
- volunteer mentor
- waiting list coordinator
- waste broker
- waste management supervisor
- wastewater treatment operator
- wastewater treatment technician
- water conservation technician supervisor
- water plant technician
- water systems engineering technician
- water treatment systems operator
- webmaster
- wedding planner
- weights and measures inspector
- welding inspector
- wholesale merchant
- wholesale merchant in agricultural machinery and equipment
- wholesale merchant in agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds
- wholesale merchant in beverages
- wholesale merchant in chemical products
- wholesale merchant in china and other glassware
- wholesale merchant in clothing and footwear
- wholesale merchant in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
- wholesale merchant in computer peripheral equipment and software
- wholesale merchant in dairy products and edible oils
- wholesale merchant in electrical household appliances
- wholesale merchant in electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts
- wholesale merchant in fish crustaceans and molluscs
- wholesale merchant in flowers and plants
- wholesale merchant in fruit and vegetables
- wholesale merchant in furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
- wholesale merchant in hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
- wholesale merchant in hides, skins and leather products
- wholesale merchant in household goods
- wholesale merchant in live animals
- wholesale merchant in machine tools
- wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft
- wholesale merchant in meat and meat products
- wholesale merchant in metals and metal ores
- wholesale merchant in mining, construction and civil engineering machinery
- wholesale merchant in office furniture
- wholesale merchant in office machinery and equipment
- wholesale merchant in perfume and cosmetics
- wholesale merchant in pharmaceutical goods
- wholesale merchant in sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery
- wholesale merchant in textile industry machinery
- wholesale merchant in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
- wholesale merchant in tobacco products
- wholesale merchant in waste and scrap
- wholesale merchant in watches and jewellery
- wholesale merchant in wood and construction materials
- wood assembly supervisor
- wood production supervisor
- zoology technician
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