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.
Professionals
868 occupations- 3D animator
- 3D modeller
- academic advisor
- academic support officer
- accountant
- accounting analyst
- acoustical engineer
- activism officer
- actor/actress
- actuarial consultant
- acupuncturist
- admissions coordinator
- adult literacy teacher
- advanced nurse practitioner
- advanced physiotherapist
- advertising copywriter
- advertising media buyer
- advertising media planner
- advertising specialist
- aerodynamics engineer
- aerospace engineer
- after-sales service technician
- agricultural engineer
- agricultural equipment design engineer
- agricultural policy officer
- agricultural scientist
- agriculture, forestry and fishery vocational teacher
- agronomist
- air pollution analyst
- air traffic instructor
- airport environment officer
- airport planning engineer
- alternative fuels engineer
- analytical chemist
- anatomical pathology technician
- animal assisted therapist
- animal behaviourist
- animal chiropractor
- animal feed nutritionist
- animal hydrotherapist
- animal massage therapist
- animal osteopath
- animal physiotherapist
- animal therapist
- animation director
- animation layout artist
- animator
- anthropologist
- anthropology lecturer
- application engineer
- aquaculture biologist
- aquaculture environmental analyst
- aquaculture recirculation manager
- aquatic animal health professional
- archaeologist
- archaeology lecturer
- architect
- architecture lecturer
- archivist
- armed forces training and education officer
- aromatherapist
- art administrator
- art director
- art restorer
- art studies lecturer
- art teacher secondary school
- art therapist
- artificial intelligence engineer
- artistic painter
- arts education officer
- assayer
- assessor of prior learning
- assistant lecturer
- assistive technologist
- astronomer
- audio describer
- audiologist
- audit supervisor
- automation engineer
- automotive designer
- automotive engineer
- autonomous driving specialist
- auxiliary nursing and midwifery vocational teacher
- aviation ground systems engineer
- aviation meteorologist
- bankruptcy trustee
- battery simulation engineer
- battery system engineer
- beauty vocational teacher
- behavioural scientist
- benefits advice worker
- bereavement counsellor
- biochemical engineer
- biochemist
- bioengineer
- bioinformatics scientist
- biologist
- biology lecturer
- biology teacher secondary school
- biomedical engineer
- biomedical scientist
- biomedical scientist advanced
- biometrician
- biophysicist
- blockchain architect
- blockchain developer
- blogger
- book editor
- botanicals specialist
- botanist
- brand manager
- brewmaster
- broadcast news editor
- budget analyst
- building information modelling consultant
- business administration vocational teacher
- business analyst
- business and marketing vocational teacher
- business coach
- business consultant
- business developer
- business economics researcher
- business intelligence manager
- business journalist
- business lecturer
- business studies and economics teacher secondary school
- business valuer
- cabin crew instructor
- cadastral technician
- calculation engineer
- campaign canvasser
- career guidance advisor
- cartographer
- cartoonist
- casting director
- ceramicist
- chaplain
- chemical application specialist
- chemical engineer
- chemical metallurgist
- chemical tester
- chemist
- chemistry lecturer
- chemistry teacher secondary school
- chief ICT security officer
- child care social worker
- chiropractor
- choirmaster/choirmistress
- choreographer
- choreologist
- cider master
- circus artist
- circus arts teacher
- civil engineer
- civil service administrative officer
- classical languages lecturer
- classical languages teacher secondary school
- client relations manager
- climatologist
- clinical psychologist
- clinical social worker
- clothing fashion designer
- clothing technologist
- cloud architect
- cloud DevOps engineer
- cloud engineer
- cloud identity manager
- cloud software developer
- collection manager
- columnist
- commissioning engineer
- communication scientist
- communications lecturer
- community artist
- community care case worker
- community development officer
- community development social worker
- community social worker
- compensation analyst
- competition policy officer
- complementary therapist
- compliance engineer
- component engineer
- composer
- computer hardware engineer
- computer science lecturer
- computer scientist
- computer vision engineer
- conceptual artist
- conservation scientist
- conservator
- construction engineer
- consultant social worker
- container equipment design engineer
- contract engineer
- contract manager
- copy editor
- coroner
- corporate banking adviser
- corporate investment banker
- corporate lawyer
- corporate risk manager
- corporate trainer
- cosmetic chemist
- cosmologist
- cost analyst
- costume designer
- countryside officer
- court jury coordinator
- creative director
- crime journalist
- criminal justice social worker
- criminologist
- crisis situation social worker
- critic
- cultural archive manager
- cultural policy officer
- cultural visitor services manager
- curator of horticulture
- curriculum administrator
- customer experience manager
- cyber incident responder
- cybersecurity risk manager
- cytotechnologist
- dance répétiteur
- dance teacher
- dance therapist
- dancer
- data analyst
- data engineer
- data protection officer
- data quality specialist
- data scientist
- data warehouse designer
- database administrator
- database designer
- database developer
- database integrator
- demographer
- dental hygienist
- dental practitioner
- dental technician
- dentistry lecturer
- dependability engineer
- design and applied arts vocational teacher
- design engineer
- desktop publisher
- diagnostic radiographer
- dietitian
- digital artist
- digital forensics expert
- digital games designer
- digital games developer
- digital games tester
- digital literacy teacher
- digital media designer
- director of photography
- disc jockey
- dismantling engineer
- dividend analyst
- drainage engineer
- drama teacher
- drama teacher secondary school
- dramaturge
- drawing artist
- drilling engineer
- drug and alcohol addiction counsellor
- e-learning architect
- e-learning developer
- early years special educational needs teacher
- early years teacher
- earth science lecturer
- eBusiness manager
- ecologist
- economic adviser
- economic development coordinator
- economic policy officer
- economics lecturer
- economist
- editor-in-chief
- education inspector
- education policy officer
- education studies lecturer
- education welfare officer
- educational counsellor
- educational psychologist
- educational researcher
- election agent
- election observer
- electric power generation engineer
- electrical engineer
- electricity and energy vocational teacher
- electromagnetic engineer
- electromechanical engineer
- electronics and automation vocational teacher
- electronics engineer
- embedded system designer
- embedded systems security engineer
- embedded systems software developer
- emergency response coordinator
- employer branding manager
- employment and vocational integration consultant
- employment programme coordinator
- employment support worker
- energy engineer
- energy systems engineer
- engine designer
- engineering lecturer
- enterprise architect
- enterprise development worker
- entertainment journalist
- environmental engineer
- environmental expert
- environmental geologist
- environmental mining engineer
- environmental policy officer
- environmental programme coordinator
- environmental scientist
- environmental technician
- epidemiologist
- equipment engineer
- ergonomist
- ethical hacker
- exhibition curator
- exhibition registrar
- exploration geologist
- explosives engineer
- fact checker
- family planning counsellor
- family social worker
- fashion designer
- financial analyst
- financial auditor
- financial controller
- financial fraud examiner
- financial planner
- financial risk manager
- fine arts instructor
- fire prevention and protection engineer
- firefighter instructor
- fiscal affairs policy officer
- fisheries adviser
- flight test engineer
- fluid power engineer
- food and beverage packaging technologist
- food biotechnologist
- food production engineer
- food safety specialist
- food science lecturer
- food service vocational teacher
- food technologist
- footwear designer
- foreign affairs officer
- foreign correspondent
- forestry adviser
- fragrance chemist
- Freinet school teacher
- fundraising manager
- furniture designer
- further education teacher
- gambling games designer
- gambling games developer
- gambling quality assurance engineer
- gas distribution engineer
- gas production engineer
- genealogist
- general practitioner
- general veterinarian
- geneticist
- geochemist
- geographer
- geographic information systems specialist
- geography teacher secondary school
- geological engineer
- geologist
- geophysicist
- geothermal engineer
- gerontology social worker
- glass artist
- government planning inspector
- grants management officer
- graphic designer
- graphologist
- green ICT consultant
- groundwater monitoring technician
- hairdressing vocational teacher
- health and safety engineer
- health and safety officer
- health psychologist
- healthcare consultant
- healthcare specialist lecturer
- heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer
- higher education lecturer
- historian
- history lecturer
- history teacher secondary school
- homelessness worker
- homeopath
- homologation engineer
- hospital pharmacist
- hospital social worker
- hospitality revenue manager
- hospitality vocational teacher
- housing policy officer
- human resources officer
- human rights officer
- humanitarian advisor
- hydrogeologist
- hydrographic surveyor
- hydrologist
- hydropower engineer
- ICT accessibility tester
- ICT account manager
- ICT application configurator
- ICT application developer
- ICT auditor manager
- ICT business analysis manager
- ICT business analyst
- ICT business development manager
- ICT capacity planner
- ICT change and configuration manager
- ICT consultant
- ICT disaster recovery analyst
- ICT integration tester
- ICT network administrator
- ICT network architect
- ICT network engineer
- ICT presales engineer
- ICT quality assurance manager
- ICT research consultant
- ICT resilience manager
- ICT security administrator
- ICT system administrator
- ICT system analyst
- ICT system architect
- ICT system developer
- ICT system integration consultant
- ICT system tester
- ICT teacher secondary school
- ICT test analyst
- ICT trainer
- ICT usability tester
- illustrator
- immigration policy officer
- immunologist
- industrial arts vocational teacher
- industrial designer
- industrial engineer
- industrial mobile devices software developer
- industrial pharmacist
- industrial tool design engineer
- information manager
- innovation engineer
- installation engineer
- instructional designer
- instrumentation engineer
- insurance rating analyst
- integrated circuit design engineer
- integration engineer
- intelligence officer
- intercultural communication consultant
- interior architect
- international relations officer
- interpreter
- investment adviser
- investment analyst
- investment fund management assistant
- investment fund manager
- investment manager
- investor relations manager
- IoT developer
- IT auditor
- jewellery designer
- journalism lecturer
- journalist
- judge
- kinesiologist
- knowledge engineer
- labour market policy officer
- labour relations officer
- land planner
- land surveyor
- landscape architect
- landscape designer
- language engineer
- language school teacher
- law lecturer
- lawyer
- lawyer linguist
- lean manager
- learning mentor
- learning support teacher
- leather goods designer
- leather goods industrial engineer
- leather goods product developer
- leather production planner
- legal consultant
- legal policy officer
- legislative drafter
- lexicographer
- librarian
- linguist
- linguistics lecturer
- liquid fuel engineer
- literary scholar
- literature teacher at secondary school
- livestock advisor
- localiser
- logistics analyst
- logistics engineer
- lyricist
- magazine editor
- maintenance and repair engineer
- manufacturing cost estimator
- manufacturing engineer
- marine biologist
- marine engineer
- maritime instructor
- market research analyst
- marketing assistant
- marketing consultant
- marriage counsellor
- materials engineer
- mathematician
- mathematics lecturer
- mathematics teacher at secondary school
- mechanical engineer
- mechatronics engineer
- media scientist
- mediator
- medical device engineer
- medical laboratory technology vocational teacher
- medical physics expert
- medical sales representative
- medical writer
- medicine lecturer
- membership manager
- mental health social worker
- mergers and acquisitions analyst
- metallurgist
- meteorologist
- metrologist
- microbiologist
- microelectronics designer
- microelectronics engineer
- microelectronics materials engineer
- microelectronics smart manufacturing engineer
- microsystem engineer
- middle office analyst
- midwife
- migrant social worker
- military welfare worker
- mine development engineer
- mine electrical engineer
- mine geologist
- mine health and safety engineer
- mine mechanical engineer
- mine planning engineer
- mine surveyor
- mine ventilation engineer
- mineral processing engineer
- mineralogist
- mining geotechnical engineer
- minister of religion
- missionary
- mobile application developer
- mobility services manager
- model maker
- modern languages lecturer
- modern languages teacher secondary school
- monitoring and evaluation officer
- Montessori school teacher
- mud logger
- museum scientist
- music arranger
- music director
- music instructor
- music producer
- music teacher
- music teacher secondary school
- music therapist
- musical conductor
- musician
- nanoengineer
- natural resources consultant
- nature conservation officer
- naval architect
- network marketer
- news anchor
- newspaper editor
- notary
- nuclear engineer
- nuclear medicine radiographer
- numerical tool and process control programmer
- nurse responsible for general care
- nursing lecturer
- occupational analyst
- occupational driving instructor
- occupational railway instructor
- occupational therapist
- occupational therapy assistant
- oceanographer
- oenologist
- official veterinarian
- offshore renewable energy engineer
- ombudsman
- online community manager
- online marketer
- onshore wind energy engineer
- optical engineer
- optoelectronic engineer
- optomechanical engineer
- optometrist
- orthoptist
- osteopath
- packaging production manager
- packing machinery engineer
- palaeontologist
- palliative care social worker
- paper engineer
- parliamentary assistant
- patent engineer
- performance artist
- performance lighting designer
- performance lighting director
- performance video designer
- performing arts school dance instructor
- performing arts theatre instructor
- personal trust officer
- petroleum engineer
- pharmaceutical engineer
- pharmaceutical quality specialist
- pharmacist
- pharmacologist
- pharmacy lecturer
- pharmacy technician
- philosopher
- philosophy lecturer
- philosophy teacher secondary school
- photography teacher
- photonics engineer
- physical education teacher secondary school
- physical education vocational teacher
- physicist
- physics lecturer
- physics teacher secondary school
- physiologist
- physiotherapist
- picture editor
- pipeline engineer
- pipeline environmental project manager
- podcast producer
- podiatrist
- podiatry assistant
- police trainer
- policy officer
- political affairs officer
- political campaign officer
- political journalist
- political party agent
- political scientist
- politics lecturer
- polygraph examiner
- post-production supervisor
- power distribution engineer
- power electronics engineer
- powertrain engineer
- precision engineer
- predictive maintenance expert
- prepared meals nutritionist
- presenter
- pricing specialist
- primary school teacher
- printmaker
- prison instructor
- probation officer
- process engineer
- process metallurgist
- process officer
- procurement category specialist
- producer
- product and services manager
- production designer
- production engineer
- programme funding manager
- promotion assistant
- prosecutor
- prosthetic-orthotics technician
- psychologist
- psychology lecturer
- psychotherapist
- public affairs consultant
- public finance accountant
- public funding advisor
- public health policy officer
- public procurement specialist
- public relations officer
- public speaking coach
- puppet designer
- puppeteer
- quality engineer
- quantity surveyor
- quarry engineer
- radiation protection officer
- radio producer
- radiographer
- rail project engineer
- recreation policy officer
- recreational therapist
- recruitment consultant
- recycling specialist
- regional development policy officer
- regulatory affairs manager
- rehabilitation support worker
- relationship banking manager
- religion scientific researcher
- religious education teacher at secondary school
- religious studies lecturer
- renewable energy consultant
- renewable energy engineer
- répétiteur
- research engineer
- robotics engineer
- rolling stock engineer
- rotating equipment engineer
- rubber technologist
- sales engineer
- satellite engineer
- science teacher secondary school
- script writer
- sculptor
- search engine optimisation expert
- secondary school teacher
- securities analyst
- seismologist
- sensor engineer
- sensory scientist
- sexual violence counsellor
- sign language interpreter
- sign language teacher
- singer
- smart city consultant
- smart home engineer
- social counsellor
- social pedagogue
- social service consultant
- social services policy officer
- social work lecturer
- social work practice educator
- social work researcher
- social work supervisor
- social worker
- sociologist
- sociology lecturer
- software analyst
- software architect
- software developer
- software tester
- soil scientist
- solar energy engineer
- solar energy sales consultant
- sound artist
- space science lecturer
- special educational needs coordinator
- special educational needs itinerant teacher
- special educational needs teacher
- special educational needs teacher primary school
- special educational needs teacher secondary school
- special effects artist
- specialised doctor
- specialised veterinarian
- specialist biomedical scientist
- specialist chiropractor
- specialist dentist
- specialist nurse
- specialist pharmacist
- speech and language therapist
- speechwriter
- spokesperson
- sports journalist
- sports programme coordinator
- stage director
- stand-up comedian
- statistician
- steam engineer
- Steiner school teacher
- stop-motion animator
- storyboard artist
- street artist
- street performer
- substance misuse worker
- substation engineer
- subtitler
- supreme court judge
- surface engineer
- synthetic materials engineer
- system configurator
- tax advisor
- tax policy analyst
- teacher of talented and gifted students
- technical communicator
- technical director
- technical sales representative
- technical sales representative in agricultural machinery and equipment
- technical sales representative in chemical products
- technical sales representative in electronic and telecommunications equipment
- technical sales representative in hardware, plumbing and heating equipment
- technical sales representative in machinery and industrial equipment
- technical sales representative in mining and construction machinery
- technical sales representative in office machinery and equipment
- technical sales representative in the textile machinery industry
- telecommunications analyst
- telecommunications engineer
- test engineer
- textile chemist
- textile colourist
- textile designer
- textile product developer
- textile technologist
- textile, leather and footwear researcher
- thanatology researcher
- thermal engineer
- tooling engineer
- tourist animator
- toxicologist
- trade development officer
- traditional chinese medicine therapist
- translator
- transport engineer
- transport planner
- transport technology vocational teacher
- travel and tourism vocational teacher
- tutor
- university literature lecturer
- university research assistant
- university teaching assistant
- urban planner
- user experience analyst
- user interface designer
- user interface developer
- variety artist
- venture capitalist
- veterinary medicine lecturer
- veterinary scientist
- victim support officer
- video and motion picture director
- video and motion picture editor
- video and motion picture producer
- video artist
- visual arts teacher
- vlogger
- vocational teacher
- voice-over artist
- waste treatment engineer
- wastewater engineer
- water engineer
- water quality analyst
- weather forecaster
- web content manager
- web designer
- web developer
- welding engineer
- wood technology engineer
- writer
- youth information worker
- youth offending team worker
- youth worker
- zoo registrar
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