1220.0.55.001 - Occupation Standard, 2012, Version 1.0  
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INTRODUCTION

1. Data on occupations are collected in a wide variety of social and labour statistical collections and are a central element in labour market analysis, educational planning, immigration policy development and a range of other government activities.

2. The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, First Edition Revision 1 (ANZSCO) is used in all Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and Statistics New Zealand censuses and surveys where occupation data are collected.

3. ANZSCO, first edition was introduced in 2006. ANZSCO replaced the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO) Second Edition and the New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (NZSCO99).



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