1143.0.55.001 - Directory of Culture and Leisure Statistics, 2002  
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ASCO codes related to culture and leisure


The Australian Standard Classification of Occupations, Second edition is a skill-based classification which encompasses all occupations in the Australian work force.

The ASCO has a structure comprising five hierarchical levels:

  • There are 9 major groups. Major groups are the broadest level of the classification and are denoted by 1-digit codes.
  • The major groups are subdivided into 35 sub-major groups, denoted by 2-digit codes.
  • The sub-major groups are subdivided into 81 minor groups, denoted by 3-digit codes.
  • The minor groups are subdivided into 340 unit groups, denoted by 4-digit codes.
  • Finally, there are 986 occupations which are subdivisions of the unit groups and are denoted by 6-digit codes.

Detailed definitions of every category at every level of the hierarchy are provided in the classification linked at the top of the page.

The ASCO occupations (6-digit level) related to culture and recreation were determined during development of the Australian Culture and Leisure Classifications - Occupation Classification. Occupations are coded to that level of detail in the Census of Population and Housing, but to higher levels of the hierarchy in all other ABS collections which include occupation as a data item. Throughout this directory, where a collection's list of data items includes a reference to occupation, the level at which occupation data are available is specified. Where there is only an interest in occupations related to culture and leisure, the following list may then be used to ascertain whether there are any relevant groups of occupations at that level of detail.

There are no ASCO major groups nor sub-major groups which are solely related to culture and leisure. Those levels of the hierarchy are based on skill level and broad concepts of skill specialisation, and as occupations in culture and leisure cover the full spectrum of skill levels they appear throughout ASCO, and are not concentrated in any one major or sub-major group. Groups in lower levels of the ASCO hierarchy are distinguished from each other on the basis of increasingly detailed skill specialisations, so culture and leisure related groups begin to appear at the minor group level of the classification.

Minor groups and unit groups have been included in the list below if all (or all but one) of their occupations are included in the ACLC Occupation Classification. There are numerous occupations (6-digit level) related to culture and leisure which are included in 'miscellaneous' minor groups and unit groups, along with occupations which are not related to culture and leisure. Such minor groups and unit groups are not included in the list below.

ASCO Minor and Unit groups related to culture and leisure

ASCO Minor groups
253Artists and related professionals
491Printing tradespersons
632Hospitality workers
ASCO Unit groups (grouped by minor group)
1296Media producers and artistic directors
2121Architects and landscape architects
2292Librarians
2392Veterinarians
2491Extra-systemic teachers
2515Ministers of religion
2523Urban and regional planners
2531Visual arts and crafts professionals
2532Photographers
2533Designers and illustrators
2534Journalists and related professionals
2535Authors and related professionals
2536Film, television, radio and stage directors
2537Musicians and related professionals
2538Actors, dancers and related professionals
2539Media presenters
3321Restaurant and catering managers
3322Chefs
3324Club managers (licensed premises)
3325Caravan park and camping ground managers
3391Sport and recreation managers
3993Sportspersons, coaches and related support workers
3997Library technicians
4422Signwriters
4513Cooks
4614Animal trainers
4622Greenkeepers
4911Graphic pre-press tradespersons
4912Printing machinists and small offset printers
4913Binders and finishers
4914Screen printers
4944Leather goods, canvas goods and sail makers
4992Performing arts support workers
5995Desktop publishing operators
6192Library assistants
6322Bar attendants
6323Waiters
6324Hospitality trainees
6392Veterinary nurses
6394Gaming workers
6396Fitness instructors and related workers
7996Printing hands
8115Betting clerks




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