Statistics D enmark DISCO Kenneth Christensen Labour Market

1. Statistics D enmark DISCO Kenneth Christensen Labour Market responsibility: DISCO Birgitte Brondum Income and Registers responsibility: SOCIO DISCO = D anish Version of the I nternational S tandard C lassification of O ccupations

2. National experience of using ISCO 88 ISCO-based NOCs are used for: Statistics of earnings Labour force statistics (LFS) The employment classification module (AKM) Socio-economic classification Health and safety statistics Calculating industrial injury insurance premiums

3. DISCO-88 compared with ISCO-88 When ISCO-88 and DISCO-88 are compared on 4-digit level, they share 366 unit groups, 22 are exclusive of ISCO and 5 are exclusive of DISCO-88. DK does not use (e.g.): 5230: Stall and market salespersons and demonstrators 9111: Street food vendors DK uses (e.g.): 2470: Public service administrations For 3-digit level, 6 groups are exclusive of ISCO and 1 is excl. of DISCO. For 2-digit level, ISCO and DISCO are identical.

4. NOCs based on ISCO-88 DISCOLON Employees 6-digit level 9 major groups (1 digit) 25 submajor groups (2 digits) 110 minor groups (3 digits) 570 unit groups (6 digits) DISCO-88 Self-employed and employees 4-digit level 10 major groups (1 digit) 27 submajor groups (2 digits) 111 minor groups (3 digits) 371 unit groups (4 digits)

5. Publications to help the users

6. Page 26 in the publication DISCOLN 2004 8324 Last- og tankbilschauffrer 832410 Last- og tankbilschauffrer med farligt gods, national transport 832420 Last- og tankbilschauffrer med farligt gods, international transport 832430 Last- og tankbilschauffrer med flytteopgaver 832440 Last- og tankbilschauffrer med renovationsopgaver 832450 Last- og tankbilschauffrer med salgs- og reprsentationsopgaver 832460 Andre last- og tankbilschauffrer, national transport 832470 Andre last- og tankbilschauffrer, international transport 833 Arbejde med andre mobile maskiner og kretjer 833100 Landbrugsmaskinfrere 833200 Entreprenrmaskinfrere 8333 Kran- og liftfrerarbejde 833310 Kranfrere ved stationre kraner 833320 Kran- og liftfrere ved mobile kraner og lifte 833400 Truckfrere 834 Skibstransportarbejde 834000 Dksarbejde og medhjlperarbejde ombord p skibe

7. Companies can get help on the Internet

8. Search for the code on www.dst.dk type the occupational title or a search word here

9. The definition of 'managers' The concept managers rises three areas of problems: Managers versus managers with operational tasks/ managers at intermediate level Managers versus sole traders General managers versus corporate managers

10. How supervisors are treated Cannot be interpreted unambiguously Tasks can be similar or identical to those of managers Will be classified to major group 1 or 3 Additional variable helps to classify

11. Nurses and teachers Nurses are classified to major group 2 and 3 Teachers are classified in accordance to whom they teach

12. The definition of technicians Technicians within major group 3 Technicians versus craftsmen The graphic industries Mechanics, refrigeration equipment Information of unionizing helps

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