Title page -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- PART I INTRODUCTORY AND METHODOLOGICAL NOTES -- 1. NATURE, OBJECTIVES AND DEVELOPMENT OF ISCO-08 -- 1.1 Overview of ISCO-08 -- 1.2 Main objectives of ISCO -- 1.3 Historical background -- 1.4 Overview of the updating process and consultations -- 1.5 Scope of the updating work -- 1.6 Definitions of groups -- 1.7 Index of occupational titles -- 2. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, DESIGN, STRUCTUREAND CONTENT OF ISCO-08 -- 2.1 Underlying concepts -- 2.2 Definitions of the four ISCO skill levels -- 2.3 Application of the four skill levels to the ISCO-08 major groups -- 2.4 Occupations for which formal education requirements differ between countries -- 2.5 Classification structure and code scheme -- 2.6 Thematic views -- 2.7 Definitions of groups -- Table -- 1. Mapping of ISCO-08 major groups to skill levels -- 2. Mapping of the four ISCO-08 skill levels to ISCED-97 levels of education -- 3. MAJOR CHANGES BETWEEN ISCO-88 AND ISCO-08 -- 3.1 Summary of changes and the reasons for them -- 3.2 Managerial and supervisory occupations -- 3.3 Professional and technical occupations -- 3.4 Clerical, sales and services occupations -- 3.5 Occupations in agriculture, forestry and fisheries -- 3.6 Occupations in crafts, repair and operation of machinery -- 3.7 Improved identification of elementary occupations and of occupations predominant in informal employment -- Table -- 3. Numbers of groups at each level of ISCO-08 -- 4. Sub-major groups in Major Group 2: Professionals, ISCO-88 and ISCO-08 -- 5. Sub-major groups in Major Group 3: Technicians and Associate Professionals,ISCO-88 and ISCO-08 -- 6. Sub-major and minor groups in Major Group 5, ISCO-88 and ISCO-08 -- 7. Sub-major and minor groups in Major Group 9: Elementary Occupations, ISCO-88 and ISCO-08 -- 4. NOTES ON SPECIFIC ISSUES AND BOUNDARY PROBLEMS.

4.1 Purpose of these notes -- 4.2 Boundary issues affecting a broad spectrum of occupations -- 4.3 Managers, supervisors and operators of businesses -- 4.4 Related occupations at different skill levels -- 4.5 Boundaries between occupational groups in agriculture, forestry and fisheries -- 5. ADAPTING ISCO-08 FOR NATIONAL USE AND FOR THE PRODUCTIONOF INTERNATIONALLY COMPARABLE DATA -- 5.1 Scenarios for the adaptation of ISCO-08 for national use -- 5.2 Adopting ISCO-08 directly for national purposes -- 5.3 Development of review of a national classification based on ISCO-08 -- 5.4 Mapping national occupation classifications to ISCO -- 5.5 Coding to both the national occupation classification and ISCO -- 6. COLLECTION AND CODING OF DATA FOR CLASSIFICATIONSBASED ON ISCO-08 -- 6.1 Information needed for coding -- 6.2 Types of question on occupation -- 6.3 Suggested questions recommended for testing and further development -- 6.4 Assigning classification codes to survey responses (coding) -- 6.5 Coding of vague and inadequate responses -- ANNEX 1 SEVENTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF LABOUR STATISTICIANS: RESOLUTION III -- ANNEX 2 RESOLUTION CONCERNING UPDATING THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- PART IISTRUCTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONS (ISCO-08) -- MAJOR GROUPS -- MAJOR AND SUB-MAJOR GROUPS -- MAJOR, SUB-MAJOR AND MINOR GROUPS -- MAJOR, SUB-MAJOR, MINOR AND UNIT GROUPS -- PART III DEFINITIONS OF MAJOR GROUPS, SUB-MAJOR GROUPS,MINOR GROUPS AND UNIT GROUPS -- Major Group 1 MANAGERS -- Major Group 2 PROFESSIONALS -- Major Group 3 TECHNICIANS AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS -- Major Group 4 CLERICAL SUPPORT WORKERS -- Major Group 5 SERVICES AND SALES WORKERS -- Major Group 6 SKILLED AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND FISHERY WORKERS -- Major Group 7 CRAFT AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS.

Major Group 8 PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATORS AND ASSEMBLERS -- Major Group 9 ELEMENTARY OCCUPATIONS -- Major Group 0 ARMED FORCES OCCUPATIONS -- PART IV CORRESPONDENCE WITH ISCO-88 -- CORRESPONDENCE TABLE: ISCO-08 TO ISCO-88 -- CORRESPONDENCE TABLE: ISCO-88 TO ISCO-08.