The occupation classification scheme being used in population census and selected surveys by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) follows closely the International Standard Classification of Occupations, 2008 (ISCO-08) with some local adaptation.
The ISCO-08 was adopted by a tripartite Meeting of Experts on Labour Statistics on updating the ISCO held in 2007 and was endorsed by the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in 2008. It provides a system for classifying and aggregating occupational information obtained by means of censuses and statistical surveys, as well as administrative records.
The occupation codes and titles currently adopted by C&SD are given below. A full list can be downloaded in PDF format here.
To view PDF file, you need to use the Adobe Acrobat Reader software, which is available free of charge at the Adobe Systems Incorporated website.