1220.0.55.001 - Occupation Standard, 2012, Version 1.0
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CLASSIFICATION AND CODING
Sub-Major Group; Minor Group; Unit Group; and Occupation 19. The categories at the most detailed level of the classification are termed 'occupations'. These are grouped together to form 'unit groups', which in turn are grouped into 'minor groups'. Minor groups are aggregated to form 'sub-major groups' which in turn are aggregated at the highest level to form 'major groups' for example:
Professionals Technicians and Trades Workers Community and Personal Service Workers Clerical and Administrative Workers Sales Workers Machinery Operators and Drivers Labourers 21. ANZSCO consists of 1,014 occupations covering all jobs in the Australian and New Zealand labour force; 358 unit groups each containing a number of occupations; 97 minor groups each containing a number of unit groups; 43 sub-major groups each containing a number of minor groups; and 8 major groups each containing a number of sub-major groups. For further detail on the major groups, sub-major groups, minor groups, unit groups and occupations, refer to ANZSCO- Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations- First Edition, Revision 1 (cat. no. 1220.0). 22. Each occupation is characterised by a unique 6-digit code, which is structured so that the first digit indicates the major group; the first two digits together indicate the sub-major group; the first three digits together indicate the minor group; the first four digits together indicate the unit group; and all six digits indicate the occupation. 23. The code structure at major group level of ANZSCO is:
2 Professionals 3 Technicians and Trades Workers 4 Community and Personal Service Workers 5 Clerical and Administrative Workers 6 Sales Workers 7 Machinery Operators and Drivers 8 Labourers 24. The following is a more detailed example of the code structure of ANZSCO. It outlines the occupations that make up the Unit Group 1342 (Health and Welfare Services Managers) within Minor Group 134 (Education, Health and Welfare Services Managers) which is within Sub-Major Group 13 (Specialist Managers) and Major Group 1 (Managers).
134212 Nursing Clinical Director 134213 Primary Health Organisation Manager 134214 Welfare Centre Manager 134299 Health and Welfare Services Managers nec* 25. For each unit group of the classification structure, a six-digit code, consisting of the four digits of the unit group followed by the digits '99', is reserved as a residual 'not elsewhere classified' (nec) category. All occupations which are not separately identified in the classification structure are included in the 'nec' category of the unit group to which they relate. Residual categories are only identified in the classification structure if they are needed. ANZSCO currently identifies 79 'nec' categories. 26. For each minor group, codes are reserved for residual categories at the unit group level. These codes consist of the minor group code followed by '9'. These categories are termed 'Other' and consist of separately identified occupations which do not fit into any of the unit groups contained within the minor group, on the basis of the classification criteria. The classification contains 21 'other' categories at the unit group level. 27. For each sub-major group, codes are also reserved for residual categories at the minor group level. These codes consist of the sub-major group code followed by '9'. These categories are termed 'Miscellaneous' and consist of separately identified unit groups which do not fit into any of the minor groups contained within the sub-major group, on the basis of the classification criteria. The classification contains eight 'miscellaneous' categories at the minor group level. 28. For each major group, codes are reserved for residual categories at the sub-major group level. These codes consist of the major group code followed by '9'. These categories are termed 'Other' and consist of separately identified minor groups which do not fit into any of the sub-major groups contained within the major group, on the basis of the classification criteria. The classification contains three 'other' categories at the sub-major group level. Supplementary codes 29. Supplementary codes are used to process inadequately described responses in statistical collections. These codes are of two types: · six digit codes ending in two, three, four or five zeros; and · six digit codes commencing with one zero. 30. Codes ending in zero are described as 'not further defined' (n.f.d.) codes and are used to code responses which cannot be coded to the occupation level of the classification, but which can be coded to a higher level of the classification structure. 31. For example, responses which cannot be identified as relating directly to a particular occupation category, but which are known to be within the range of occupations within a particular unit group are coded to that unit group. Such responses are allocated an n.f.d. code consisting of the four-digit code of the unit group followed by '00'. For instance, the response ’Surgeon’ does not contain sufficient information to be coded directly to any particular occupation category, i.e. it does not explain the type of surgery, but it can be coded to Unit Group 2535 Surgeons, which encompasses all surgeons. It is thus allocated the code 253500 Surgeons, n.f.d. 32. Codes commencing with zero are used to process responses which do not provide sufficient information to be coded to any level of the structure. They are also used to process responses which are not covered by the current definition of the labour force such as 'housewife', pensioner' and 'student' (see Standards for Labour Force Statistics cat. no. 1288.0). A standard set of such codes is used in the ANZSCO Coding Index. 33. Other codes commencing with zero may be defined by users to facilitate the processing and storage of data, when data sets coded to ANZSCO contain records for entities outside the scope of ANZSCO. For example, occupational activities which are illegal in all States and Territories of Australia are excluded from ANZSCO. APPLICATION OF THE CLASSIFICATION TO OTHER VARIABLES 34. The principal statistical purpose of ANZSCO is to produce data on the current occupation of persons. However, it can be applied to other variables such as 'occupation in first job', 'occupation before having time off', 'occupation of second job', 'occupation of last job held', 'occupation after previous break', etc. 35. The classification is also used in a range of non-statistical applications, including matching job vacancies with job-seekers, human resource management and occupational rehabilitation. CODING PROCEDURES 36. Responses to questions on occupation are coded using computer assisted coding (CAC) methodology. For more information on coding using CAC see Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) Coder, 2010. 37. Coding indexes have been developed to facilitate the coding of responses to the questions specified in Collection Methods - Standard Question Module, to the 6-digit level of the classification and are updated by the ABS on a regular basis. A master index is maintained by Standards and Classifications, ABS to ensure consistency across all applications of the classification. 38. The ANZSCO Coder is available from National Information and Referral Service - 1300 135 070 or client.services@abs.gov.au
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