Workshop on the International Measurement of Culture
7.Updating the International Standard for the Classification of Occupations (ISCO)
Item 7.1Discussion 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
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.
ISCO-08(Draft) / Description / Canadian FCS / Australian ACLC (Occupations) / Comments
1120 / Company directors and chief executives / LEG: Managers of cultural enterprises and Institutions and Directors of Museums
OECD: Directors of sport centres
134X / Education, health and welfare service managers
Ex “Culture Services managers” / EE: Wonders where culture portion of former group 1229 ‘production and operation manager’ went. Would this be appropriate?
1432 / Sports, recreation and cultural centre managers / A341, A342, B413 / 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
suggest 143X as culture mgrs, 144X as sports mgrs, 145X service mgrs nec
143X / Other services managers / 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.)
215X / Architects, planners, surveyors and designers / 2121-11 / LEG: Interior architects
AUS: Conservation architect, heritage architect
2153 / Product and garment designers / 2533-13 / AUS: separate out fashion designer
231X / University and higher education teachers / LEG: College, university, higher education art teachers
232X / Vocational education teachers / LEG: Vocational education art teachers
233X / Secondary education teachers / LEG: Secondary education art teachers
2355 / Extra-systemic music teachers / 2491-11, -13, -15, -17 / OECD: What about other private teachers? What does “extra-systemic”mean (e.g. French Conservatoire system)?
AUS: also private Art, Dance, Drama incl. elocution teachers
243X / Archivists, librarians and related information professionals / 2549-21 / LEG: Archivists; curators art gallery
AUS: museum/gallery curator; librarians; Information; professionals related to libraries
AUS: Curators stand-alone category
2432 / Librarians and related information professionals / OECD: Do information professionals belong here?
library technicians / F111 / 3997-11 / OECD: The above 2 definitions do not seem to include library techs.
Landscape technicians / C125 / OECD: Can’t find in ISCO
museum technicians / 3999-13 / OECD: Can’t find in ISCO
244X / Social, religious and related professionals / 2529-11
2529-13, -15 / 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
245X / Creative or performing artists, and writers / 2534-11 / LEG: Chief editors, critics, publishing editors, (cf 2457) playwrights and dramaturges, scriptwriters in TV radio and film
AUS: :newspaper, book, script editor
2452 / Visual artists / 2533-19 / AUS: breaks our painters from sculptors; also illustrators (CF leg 2453)
AUS Illustrator, art conservator
2453 / Graphic and multimedia designers / 2533-13 / LEG: multimedia designers, graphic designers, illustrators, industrial designers and artists (of furniture, glass etc.),
AUS: separate graphic designer
2454 / Musicians, singers and composers / F033 F032p / 2537-11 / 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
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
2455 / Dancers and choreographers / F034 F031p / OECD: Canada splits out choreographers
LEG: also request split
2456 / Film, stage and related actors and directors / F035 F031p / 1296-11 / 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
2457 / Journalists / 2534-11 / 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
2458 / Announcers on radio, television and other media / LEG: TV announcers and interviewers, radio announcers, disc jockeys,
AUS: separate radio, TV presenters
2459 / Other creative or performing artists / LEG: other live performers (music hall artists, ventriloquists, bull fighters, etc.)
OECD: Avoid “catch all group” that doesn’t match a culture framework.
2461 / Advertising and marketing professionals / 2221-17 / EE: more detail on occupations connected to advertising
AUS: Advertising specialist
251X / Software and multimedia developers and analysts / OECD: Is the breakdown sufficient to allow the Culture component to be identified?
314 / Life science technicians and related associate professionals / OECD: Where are heritage site personnel (e.g. park rangers, wardens)?
3329 / Business services agents and trade brokers not elsewhere classified / LEG: Agents and promoters related to Cultural activities
OECD: What about sports agents and promoters?
3431 / Social work associate professionals / LEG: cultural animators
3541 / Broadcasting and recording technicians / 4992-11
4992-33
4992-15 / LEG: TV cameramen, Film cameramen, Film editors, sound recorders in TV and film, 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
3452 / Interior designers and decorators / 2533-17 / LEG: fashion designers, textile designers, costume designers (theatre film TV), set designers, light and sound designers
AUS: separate interior designer
345X / Artistic associate professionals / 3121-13
4992-19
4992-21
4992-23
4992-27
5999-17
6199-11 / 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
421X / Cashiers, tellers and related clerks / 8312-11 / AUS: ticket collector/usher
4141 / Library and filing clerks / B551 / 6192-11 / OECD: Split library clerks from filing clerks
AUS: library clerk
5113 / Travel guides / 6399-11 / LEG: museum professionals (guides in museums, galleries)
AUS museum guide
514 / Hairdressers, beauticians and related workers / OECD: Separate out those working in the film, magazine, etc. sectors?
5231 / Fashion and other models / OECD: If Fashion design is included, should models be included? What about artists’ models?
7125 / Carpenters and joiners / OECD: Should stage carpenters be separate?
7312 / Musical instrument makers and tuners / 4999-17 / AUS: separates out piano tuners
7313 / Jewellery and precious-metal workers / OECD: Is it possible to separate out craft workers from industrial?
7321 / Abrasive wheel formers, potters and related workers / 2531-15 / OECD: Should we try to separate craft workers from industrial?
AUS splits out potters
7322 / Glass makers, cutters, grinders and finishers / OECD: Should we try to separate craft workers from industrial?
7323 / Glass and ceramics engravers, etchers and decorators / OECD: Should we try to separate craft workers from industrial?
734X / Printing and related trades workers / 4911-11,-81
4913-81 / AUS: Graphic pre-press tradesperson, apprentice; printing binder and finisher
7524 / Basketry weavers, brush makers and related workers / OECD: Should Basketry weavers be separated (part of Crafts)?
7345 / Bookbinders and related workers / 3212-21 / AUS: Bookmaker
735X / Textile, garment and related trades workers / OECD: Is there a “creative” component here (e.g. tailors, hatters)?
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