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: International Classification of Occupations (ISCO) - 08

Active as of 2026-02-19

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    <div xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: NamingSystem ISCO08</b></p><a name="ISCO08"> </a><a name="hcISCO08"> </a><div style="display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%"><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Language: en</p></div><h3>Summary</h3><table class="grid"><tr><td>Defining URL</td><td>http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/ISCO08</td></tr><tr><td>Version</td><td>1.0.0</td></tr><tr><td>Name</td><td>ISCO08</td></tr><tr><td>Title</td><td>International Classification of Occupations (ISCO) - 08</td></tr><tr><td>Status</td><td>active</td></tr><tr><td>Definition</td><td><div><p>&quot;The International Classification of Occupations (ISCO) seeks to facilitate international communication about occupations by providing statisticians with a framework to make internationally comparable occupational data available, and by allowing international occupational data to be produced in a form that can be useful for research as well as for specific decision-making and action-oriented activities.</p>
<p>The current version, known as ISCO-08, was published in 2008 and is the fourth iteration, following ISCO-58, ISCO-68 and ISCO-88.</p>
<p>Since the year 1968, the practice is to revise ISCO every 20 years. ISCO revision can only be undertaken if it is mandated by the ICLS. ISCO-08 revision is currently undertaken by the ILO with the assistance of a Technical Working Group (TWG).&quot;</p>
<p>Additional details about ISCO-08 can be found <a href="https://ilostat.ilo.org/methods/concepts-and-definitions/classification-occupation/">here</a></p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>Publisher</td><td>The International Labour Organization (ILO)</td></tr><tr><td>Copyright</td><td><div><p>ISCO is available online free of charge and can be used without prior authorization.</p>
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               value="&quot;The International Classification of Occupations (ISCO) seeks to facilitate international communication about occupations by providing statisticians with a framework to make internationally comparable occupational data available, and by allowing international occupational data to be produced in a form that can be useful for research as well as for specific decision-making and action-oriented activities.

The current version, known as ISCO-08, was published in 2008 and is the fourth iteration, following ISCO-58, ISCO-68 and ISCO-88.

Since the year 1968, the practice is to revise ISCO every 20 years. ISCO revision can only be undertaken if it is mandated by the ICLS. ISCO-08 revision is currently undertaken by the ILO with the assistance of a Technical Working Group (TWG).&quot;

Additional details about ISCO-08 can be found [here](https://ilostat.ilo.org/methods/concepts-and-definitions/classification-occupation/)"/>
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