Occupation Second release |
| This variable is coded using the new Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO). The Occupation code assigned is based on the response given, as to the main job held during the week prior to Census Night. Listed below are the major, sub-major, minor and unit group levels of ANZSCO. |
 | Occupation data for the 2006 Census are also available based on the previous classification: the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations ASCO Second Edition as used in the 2001 Census. Occupation data from the 2006 Census, based on (ASCO) Second Edition, can be accessed by using the variable OCC93P. |
 | Alternative views of ANZSCO are available for the subsets of occupations |
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 | If occupation data at the 6 digit level are required, please contact Information Consultancy. |
 | Applicable to: Employed persons |
 | 1 | MANAGERS |
 |  | 10 | Managers nfd |
 |  |  | 100 | Managers nfd |
 |  |  |  | 1000 Managers nfd |
 |  | 11 | Chief Executives, General Managers and Legislators |
 |  |  | 111 | Chief Executives, General Managers and Legislators |
 |  |  |  | 1110 Chief Executives, General Managers and Legislators nfd |
 |  |  |  | 1111 Chief Executives and Managing Directors |
 |  |  |  | 1112 General Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1113 Legislators |
 |  | 12 | Farmers and Farm Managers |
 |  |  | 121 | Farmers and Farm Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1210 Farmers and Farm Managers nfd |
 |  |  |  | 1211 Aquaculture Farmers |
 |  |  |  | 1212 Crop Farmers |
 |  |  |  | 1213 Livestock Farmers |
 |  |  |  | 1214 Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers |
 |  | 13 | Specialist Managers |
 |  |  | 130 | Specialist Managers nfd |
 |  |  |  | 1300 Specialist Managers nfd |
 |  |  | 131 | Advertising and Sales Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1311 Advertising and Sales Managers |
 |  |  | 132 | Business Administration Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1320 Business Administration Managers nfd |
 |  |  |  | 1321 Corporate Services Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1322 Finance Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1323 Human Resource Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1324 Policy and Planning Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1325 Research and Development Managers |
 |  |  | 133 | Construction, Distribution and Production Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1330 Construction, Distribution and Production Managers nfd |
 |  |  |  | 1331 Construction Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1332 Engineering Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1333 Importers, Exporters and Wholesalers |
 |  |  |  | 1334 Manufacturers |
 |  |  |  | 1335 Production Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1336 Supply and Distribution Managers |
 |  |  | 134 | Education, Health and Welfare Services Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1340 Education, Health and Welfare Services Managers nfd |
 |  |  |  | 1341 Child Care Centre Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1342 Health and Welfare Services Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1343 School Principals |
 |  |  |  | 1344 Other Education Managers |
 |  |  | 135 | ICT Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1351 ICT Managers |
 |  |  | 139 | Miscellaneous Specialist Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1390 Miscellaneous Specialist Managers nfd |
 |  |  |  | 1391 Commissioned Officers (Management) |
 |  |  |  | 1392 Senior Non-commissioned Defence Force Members |
 |  |  |  | 1399 Other Specialist Managers |
 |  | 14 | Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers |
 |  |  | 140 | Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers nfd |
 |  |  |  | 1400 Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers nfd |
 |  |  | 141 | Accommodation and Hospitality Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1410 Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nfd |
 |  |  |  | 1411 Cafe and Restaurant Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1412 Caravan Park and Camping Ground Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1413 Hotel and Motel Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1414 Licensed Club Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1419 Other Accommodation and Hospitality Managers |
 |  |  | 142 | Retail Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1421 Retail Managers |
 |  |  | 149 | Miscellaneous Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1490 Miscellaneous Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers nfd |
 |  |  |  | 1491 Amusement, Fitness and Sports Centre Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1492 Call or Contact Centre and Customer Service Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1493 Conference and Event Organisers |
 |  |  |  | 1494 Transport Services Managers |
 |  |  |  | 1499 Other Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers |
 | 2 | PROFESSIONALS |
 |  | 20 | Professionals nfd |
 |  |  | 200 | Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2000 Professionals nfd |
 |  | 21 | Arts and Media Professionals |
 |  |  | 210 | Arts and Media Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2100 Arts and Media Professionals nfd |
 |  |  | 211 | Arts Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2110 Arts Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2111 Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers |
 |  |  |  | 2112 Music Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2113 Photographers |
 |  |  |  | 2114 Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals |
 |  |  | 212 | Media Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2120 Media Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2121 Artistic Directors, and Media Producers and Presenters |
 |  |  |  | 2122 Authors, and Book and Script Editors |
 |  |  |  | 2123 Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors |
 |  |  |  | 2124 Journalists and Other Writers |
 |  | 22 | Business, Human Resource and Marketing Professionals |
 |  |  | 220 | Business, Human Resource and Marketing Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2200 Business, Human Resource and Marketing Professionals nfd |
 |  |  | 221 | Accountants, Auditors and Company Secretaries |
 |  |  |  | 2210 Accountants, Auditors and Company Secretaries nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2211 Accountants |
 |  |  |  | 2212 Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers |
 |  |  | 222 | Financial Brokers and Dealers, and Investment Advisers |
 |  |  |  | 2220 Financial Brokers and Dealers, and Investment Advisers nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2221 Financial Brokers |
 |  |  |  | 2222 Financial Dealers |
 |  |  |  | 2223 Financial Investment Advisers and Managers |
 |  |  | 223 | Human Resource and Training Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2230 Human Resource and Training Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2231 Human Resource Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2232 ICT Trainers |
 |  |  |  | 2233 Training and Development Professionals |
 |  |  | 224 | Information and Organisation Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2240 Information and Organisation Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2241 Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians |
 |  |  |  | 2242 Archivists, Curators and Records Managers |
 |  |  |  | 2243 Economists |
 |  |  |  | 2244 Intelligence and Policy Analysts |
 |  |  |  | 2245 Land Economists and Valuers |
 |  |  |  | 2246 Librarians |
 |  |  |  | 2247 Management and Organisation Analysts |
 |  |  |  | 2249 Other Information and Organisation Professionals |
 |  |  | 225 | Sales, Marketing and Public Relations Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2250 Sales, Marketing and Public Relations Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2251 Advertising and Marketing Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2252 ICT Sales Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2253 Public Relations Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2254 Technical Sales Representatives |
 |  | 23 | Design, Engineering, Science and Transport Professionals |
 |  |  | 230 | Design, Engineering, Science and Transport Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2300 Design, Engineering, Science and Transport Professionals nfd |
 |  |  | 231 | Air and Marine Transport Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2310 Air and Marine Transport Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2311 Air Transport Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2312 Marine Transport Professionals |
 |  |  | 232 | Architects, Designers, Planners and Surveyors |
 |  |  |  | 2320 Architects, Designers, Planners and Surveyors nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2321 Architects and Landscape Architects |
 |  |  |  | 2322 Cartographers and Surveyors |
 |  |  |  | 2323 Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers |
 |  |  |  | 2324 Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators |
 |  |  |  | 2325 Interior Designers |
 |  |  |  | 2326 Urban and Regional Planners |
 |  |  | 233 | Engineering Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2330 Engineering Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2331 Chemical and Materials Engineers |
 |  |  |  | 2332 Civil Engineering Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2333 Electrical Engineers |
 |  |  |  | 2334 Electronics Engineers |
 |  |  |  | 2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers |
 |  |  |  | 2336 Mining Engineers |
 |  |  |  | 2339 Other Engineering Professionals |
 |  |  | 234 | Natural and Physical Science Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2340 Natural and Physical Science Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2341 Agricultural and Forestry Scientists |
 |  |  |  | 2342 Chemists, and Food and Wine Scientists |
 |  |  |  | 2343 Environmental Scientists |
 |  |  |  | 2344 Geologists and Geophysicists |
 |  |  |  | 2345 Life Scientists |
 |  |  |  | 2346 Medical Laboratory Scientists |
 |  |  |  | 2347 Veterinarians |
 |  |  |  | 2349 Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals |
 |  | 24 | Education Professionals |
 |  |  | 240 | Education Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2400 Education Professionals nfd |
 |  |  | 241 | School Teachers |
 |  |  |  | 2410 School Teachers nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2411 Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers |
 |  |  |  | 2412 Primary School Teachers |
 |  |  |  | 2413 Middle School Teachers (Aus) / Intermediate School Teachers (NZ) |
 |  |  |  | 2414 Secondary School Teachers |
 |  |  |  | 2415 Special Education Teachers |
 |  |  | 242 | Tertiary Education Teachers |
 |  |  |  | 2420 Tertiary Education Teachers nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2421 University Lecturers and Tutors |
 |  |  |  | 2422 Vocational Education Teachers (Aus) / Polytechnic Teachers (NZ) |
 |  |  | 249 | Miscellaneous Education Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2490 Miscellaneous Education Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2491 Education Advisers and Reviewers |
 |  |  |  | 2492 Private Tutors and Teachers |
 |  |  |  | 2493 Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages |
 |  | 25 | Health Professionals |
 |  |  | 250 | Health Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2500 Health Professionals nfd |
 |  |  | 251 | Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2510 Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2511 Dietitians |
 |  |  |  | 2512 Medical Imaging Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2513 Occupational and Environmental Health Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2514 Optometrists and Orthoptists |
 |  |  |  | 2515 Pharmacists |
 |  |  |  | 2519 Other Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals |
 |  |  | 252 | Health Therapy Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2520 Health Therapy Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2521 Chiropractors and Osteopaths |
 |  |  |  | 2522 Complementary Health Therapists |
 |  |  |  | 2523 Dental Practitioners |
 |  |  |  | 2524 Occupational Therapists |
 |  |  |  | 2525 Physiotherapists |
 |  |  |  | 2526 Podiatrists |
 |  |  |  | 2527 Speech Professionals and Audiologists |
 |  |  | 253 | Medical Practitioners |
 |  |  |  | 2530 Medical Practitioners nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2531 Generalist Medical Practitioners |
 |  |  |  | 2532 Anaesthetists |
 |  |  |  | 2533 Internal Medicine Specialists |
 |  |  |  | 2534 Psychiatrists |
 |  |  |  | 2535 Surgeons |
 |  |  |  | 2539 Other Medical Practitioners |
 |  |  | 254 | Midwifery and Nursing Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2540 Midwifery and Nursing Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2541 Midwives |
 |  |  |  | 2542 Nurse Educators and Researchers |
 |  |  |  | 2543 Nurse Managers |
 |  |  |  | 2544 Registered Nurses |
 |  | 26 | ICT Professionals |
 |  |  | 260 | ICT Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2600 ICT Professionals nfd |
 |  |  | 261 | Business and Systems Analysts, and Programmers |
 |  |  |  | 2610 Business and Systems Analysts, and Programmers nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts |
 |  |  |  | 2612 Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers |
 |  |  |  | 2613 Software and Applications Programmers |
 |  |  | 262 | Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists |
 |  |  |  | 2621 Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists |
 |  |  | 263 | ICT Network and Support Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2630 ICT Network and Support Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2631 Computer Network Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2632 ICT Support and Test Engineers |
 |  |  |  | 2633 Telecommunications Engineering Professionals |
 |  | 27 | Legal, Social and Welfare Professionals |
 |  |  | 270 | Legal, Social and Welfare Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2700 Legal, Social and Welfare Professionals nfd |
 |  |  | 271 | Legal Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2710 Legal Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2711 Barristers |
 |  |  |  | 2712 Judicial and Other Legal Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2713 Solicitors |
 |  |  | 272 | Social and Welfare Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2720 Social and Welfare Professionals nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2721 Counsellors |
 |  |  |  | 2722 Ministers of Religion |
 |  |  |  | 2723 Psychologists |
 |  |  |  | 2724 Social Professionals |
 |  |  |  | 2725 Social Workers |
 |  |  |  | 2726 Welfare, Recreation and Community Arts Workers |
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| TECHNICIANS AND TRADES WORKERS |
 |  | 30 | Technicians and Trades Workers nfd |
 |  |  | 300 | Technicians and Trades Workers nfd |