Term:
International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO)
Definition:

It is classifies persons according to their actual and potential relation with jobs. Jobs are classified with respect to the type of work performed or to be performed. The basic criteria used to define the system of major, sub-major, minor and unit groups is the “skill” level and “skill specialization” required to carry out the tasks and duties of the occupations, with separate major groups for “Legislators, senior officials and managers” and for “Armed forces”

Domain:
Labour
Source:
OECD, Glossary of Statistical Terms, 2007
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