1220.0 - ANZSCO -- Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, 2013, Version 1.2  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 26/06/2013   
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    A targeted update of ANZSCO has concluded

    The updated content can be found in the latest release of ANZSCO.

    It includes updates related to agriculture, cyber security and naval shipbuilding occupations. The latest release also contains updated features and navigation, including:

    • ability to browse and interact with the classification structure
    • improved links through the left hand navigation
    • ability to search terms in the classification structure with classification search
    • ability to search across all content in ANZSCO with multipage search

    Summary of Changes to ANZSCO

    The ABS and Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) have completed a review of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO). The resulting classification (ANZSCO Version 1.2) builds on a review conducted in 2009 (ANZSCO First Edition, Revision 1) following the classification's introduction in 2006.

    ANZSCO Version 1.2 implements changes to the occupation (6-digit) level to add newly emerging occupations; delete or merge declining occupations; change titles of occupations and amend alternative titles or specialisations within an occupation. A small set of changes at the next highest level of the classification (the unit group) were made but were limited to changes in unit group titles, relevant lead statements and lists of tasks.

    New occupations were added where a minimum size guideline of 300 full-time employees in Australia and/or 100 full-time employees in New Zealand was satisfied. Statistical viability ensures occupations are able to be accurately and consistently identified in statistical surveys, censuses and administrative datasets.

    The number of occupations identified in ANZSCO Version 1.2 represents a net increase of nine compared to ANZSCO First Edition, Revision 1. Of the new occupations created, one was in Major Group 1 (Managers), six in Major Group 2 (Professionals), two in Major Group 3 (Technicians and Trades Workers) and one in Major Group 4 (Community and Personal Service Workers). One occupation was deleted from Major Group 2.

    The following table indicates the number of categories at each level for the respective versions of ANZSCO.

    Hierarchical Level
    ANZSCO Version 1.2 (2013)
    ANZSCO Revision 1 (2009)
    ANZSCO (2006)
    Major Group
    8
    8
    8
    Sub-Major Group
    43
    43
    43
    Minor Group
    97
    97
    97
    Unit Group
    358
    358
    358
    Occupation
    1 023
    1 014
    998



      The following table shows the distribution of categories within the respective major groups in ANZSCO Version 1.2.

      Major Group
      Sub-Major Groups
      Minor Groups
      Unit Groups
      Occupations
      1 Managers
      4
      11
      38
      99
      2 Professionals
      7
      23
      100
      318
      3 Technicians and Trades Workers
      7
      21
      66
      179
      4 Community and Personal Service Workers
      5
      9
      36
      105
      5 Clerical and Administrative Workers
      7
      12
      33
      80
      6 Sales Workers
      3
      5
      19
      37
      7 Machinery Operators and Drivers
      4
      7
      22
      77
      8 Labourers
      6
      9
      44
      128

      A complete list of changes (by code number) is available in ANZSCO Version 1.2 on the downloads tab.