Workshop on the International Measurement of Culture
7. Updating the International Standard for the Classification of Occupations (ISCO)
Item 7.1 Discussion of proposed changes and formation of expert group to finalize
submission of recommendations to the International Labour Office
(OECD Secretariat)
Room Document
Paris, OECD Headquarters, La Muette
4-5 December 2006
OECD, 2006
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The following table shows an analysis of the draft ISCO-08. The draft is compared with the already-existing Canadian Framework for Cultural Statistics and
the Australian Culture and Leisure Classifications (Occupation component) as well as the LEG framework.
The ISCO-08 draft is available at www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/index.htm
Extracts from the Draft ISCO-08 relating to Culture.
Canadian
Australian
Comments
FCS
ACLC
(Occupations)
LEG: Managers of cultural enterprises and Institutions and Directors of Museums
OECD: Directors of sport centres
ISCO-08
(Draft)
Description
1120
Company directors and chief
executives
134X
Education,
health
and
welfare service managers
Ex
“Culture
Services
managers”
Sports,
recreation and A341,
cultural centre managers
A342,
B413
1432
143X
Other services managers
215X
Architects,
planners,
surveyors and designers
Product
and
garment
2153
OECD, 2006
EE: Wonders where culture portion of former group 1229 ‘production and operation
manager’ went. Would this be appropriate?
OECD: Cultural management: at the very least this needs to be split between sports and
culture and definition made clear that the culture portion includes managers of a variety
of culture organizations viz. libraries archives, museums, art galleries; publishing, film,
broadcasting, performing arts; etc
2121-11
2533-13
suggest 143X as culture mgrs, 144X as sports mgrs, 145X service mgrs nec
LEG breaks out:
 Stage managers
 Stage producers
 Theatre managers
 Television & Radio producers
 Film Producers
 orchestra curastors (musical directors)
LEG: managers of small enterprises in cultural activities (cinemas, theatres, art
galleries, etc.)
LEG: Interior architects
AUS: Conservation architect, heritage architect
AUS: separate out fashion designer
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231X
232X
233X
2355
243X
2432
244X
245X
designers
University
and
higher
education teachers
Vocational
education
teachers
Secondary
education
teachers
Extra-systemic
music
teachers
Archivists, librarians and
related
information
professionals
Librarians
and
related
information professionals
library technicians
F111
Landscape technicians
C125
museum technicians
Social, religious and related
professionals
LEG: College, university, higher education art teachers
LEG: Vocational education art teachers
LEG: Secondary education art teachers
2491-11, -13, - OECD: What about other private teachers? What does “extra-systemic”mean (e.g.
15, -17
French Conservatoire system)?
AUS: also private Art, Dance, Drama incl. elocution teachers
2549-21
3997-11
3999-13
2529-11
2529-13, -15
Creative or performing
artists, and writers
2534-11
2452
Visual artists
2453
Graphic and
designers
2454
Musicians,
composers
2533-19
OECD, 2006
multimedia
singers
and F033
F032p
2533-13
2537-11
LEG: Archivists; curators art gallery
AUS: museum/gallery curator; librarians; Information; professionals related to libraries
AUS: Curators stand-alone category
OECD: Do information professionals belong here?
OECD: The above 2 definitions do not seem to include library techs.
OECD: Can’t find in ISCO
OECD: Can’t find in ISCO
OECD: Are archaeologists in 2442 Sociologists etc.?
LEG: Archaeologists; Translators of literature and interpreters
AUS: Historians incl. art, cultural, economic, geographical
AUS separates interpreters from translators
LEG: Chief editors, critics, publishing editors, (cf 2457) playwrights and dramaturges,
scriptwriters in TV radio and film
AUS: :newspaper, book, script editor
AUS: breaks our painters from sculptors; also illustrators (CF leg 2453)
AUS Illustrator, art conservator
LEG: multimedia designers, graphic designers, illustrators, industrial designers and
artists (of furniture, glass etc.),
AUS: separate graphic designer
Canada: splits conductors, composers, arrangers; producers directors choreographers
which would seem correct since these have different skill from the base artists. Band
leaders who were part of3473 should stand with conductors
3
2455
Dancers and choreographers
F034
F031p
related F035
F031p
2456
Film, stage and
actors and directors
1296-11
2457
Journalists
2458
Announcers
on
radio,
television and other media
Other creative or performing
artists
Advertising and marketing
professionals
Software and multimedia
developers and analysts
Life science technicians and
related
associate
professionals
Business services agents and
trade brokers not elsewhere
classified
Social
work
associate
professionals
Broadcasting and recording
2459
2461
251X
314
3329
3431
3541
OECD, 2006
2534-11
2221-17
LEG: composers, conductors (orchestra & vocal groups), orchestra musicians, church
musicians, opera singers, other singers, musicians (entertainment, pop, rock, etc);
chorus, nightclub, tap dancers etc.
AUS music director, singer, instrumental musician, composer
OECD: Canada splits out choreographers
LEG: also request split
OECD: Canada/AUS split out directors
LEG: actors in theatre, TV, radio, film, dubbing, storytellers; TV and radio directors,
film directors, theatre directors
AUS: art director (film/TV/stage), Director of photography, film editor, stage manager,
technical director, actor
EE: two classes, film actors and directors, theatre actors and directors
AUS: breaks out media producers under managers
EE: wants journalists and copywriters in separate group. Are advertising copywriters
include here?
AUS: breaks out Editors; separate print. TV radio journalist; also copywriters technical
writer
LEG: TV announcers and interviewers, radio announcers, disc jockeys,
AUS: separate radio, TV presenters
LEG: other live performers (music hall artists, ventriloquists, bull fighters, etc.)
OECD: Avoid “catch all group” that doesn’t match a culture framework.
EE: more detail on occupations connected to advertising
AUS: Advertising specialist
OECD: Is the breakdown sufficient to allow the Culture component to be identified?
OECD: Where are heritage site personnel (e.g. park rangers, wardens)?
LEG: Agents and promoters related to Cultural activities
OECD: What about sports agents and promoters?
LEG: cultural animators
4992-11
LEG: TV cameramen, Film cameramen, Film editors, sound recorders in TV and film,
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technicians
4992-33
4992-15
3452
Interior
designers
decorators
345X
Artistic
professionals
421X
Cashiers, tellers and related
clerks
Library and filing clerks
B551
4141
and
associate
2533-17
3121-13
4992-19
4992-21
4992-23
4992-27
5999-17
6199-11
8312-11
6192-11
5113
Travel guides
514
Hairdressers, beauticians and
related workers
Fashion and other models
6399-11
5231
7125
7312
7313
7321
7322
7323
OECD, 2006
Carpenters and joiners
Musical instrument makers
and tuners
Jewellery and precious-metal
workers
Abrasive wheel formers,
potters and related workers
Glass
makers,
cutters,
grinders and finishers
Glass
and
ceramics
engravers,
etchers
and
4999-17
operators of studio equipment in TV and Radio, sound mixers and recorders in sound
recording studios
AUS: sound tech; camera operator (film/TT/video); TGV equipment operator
LEG: fashion designers, textile designers, costume designers (theatre film TV), set
designers, light and sound designers
AUS: separate interior designer
AUS: architectural associate
AUS: motion picture projectionist
AUS: light technicians
AUS: production assistant (film/TV/radio)
AUS: make up artist
AUS: photographer’s assistant
AUS: proof reader
AUS: ticket collector/usher
OECD: Split library clerks from filing clerks
AUS: library clerk
LEG: museum professionals (guides in museums, galleries)
AUS museum guide
OECD: Separate out those working in the film, magazine, etc. sectors?
OECD: If Fashion design is included, should models be included? What about artists’
models?
OECD: Should stage carpenters be separate?
AUS: separates out piano tuners
OECD: Is it possible to separate out craft workers from industrial?
2531-15
OECD: Should we try to separate craft workers from industrial?
AUS splits out potters
OECD: Should we try to separate craft workers from industrial?
OECD: Should we try to separate craft workers from industrial?
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734X
7524
7345
735X
OECD, 2006
decorators
Printing and related trades
workers
Basketry weavers, brush
makers and related workers
Bookbinders and related
workers
Textile, garment and related
trades workers
4911-11,-81
4913-81
AUS: Graphic pre-press tradesperson, apprentice; printing binder and finisher
OECD: Should Basketry weavers be separated (part of Crafts)?
3212-21
AUS: Bookmaker
OECD: Is there a “creative” component here (e.g. tailors, hatters)?
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