Managers determine, formulate, direct or advise on goverment policies, as well as those of special-interest organisations, formulate laws, public rules and regulations, represent governments and act on their behalf, oversee the interpretation and implementation of government policies and legislation, or plan, direct and co-ordinate the policies and activities of enterprises or organisations, or their internal departments or sections.
Professionals increase the existing stock of knowledge, apply scientific or artistic concepts and theories, teach about the foregoing in a systematic manner, or engage in any combination of these three activities.
Technicians and associate professionals perform mostly technical and related tasks connected with research and the application of scientific or artistic concepts and operational methods, and government or business regulations, and teach at certain educational levels.
Clerical support workers record, organise, store and retrieve information related to the work in question, compute financial, statistical and other numerical data, and perform a number of client-oriented clerical duties especially in connection with money-handling operations, travel arrangements and business information and appoinments.
Services and sales workers provide personal and protective services related to travel, housekeeping, catering, personal care, or protection against fire and unlaw acts, or they pose as models for artistic creation and display, or demonstrate and sell goods in wholesale or retail shops and similar establishments, as well as at stall and markets.
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers grow and harvest field or tree and shrub crop, gather wild fruits and plants breed, tend or hunt animals, produce a variety of animal husbandry products, cultivate, conserve and exploit forests, breed or catch fish and cultivate or gather other forms of aquatic life.
Craft and related trades workers apply their specific knowledge and skills in the fields of mining and construction, form metal, erect metal structures, make, fit, maintain and repair machinery, equipment or tools, carry out printing work as well as produce or process foodstuffs, textiles, or wooden, metal and other articles. The work is carried out by hand and by hand-powered and other tools which are used to reduce the amount of physical effort and time required for specific tasks, as well as to improve the quality of the products. The tasks call for an understanding of all stages of the production process, the materials and tools used, and the nature and purpose of the final product.
Plant and machine-operators and assemblers operate and monitor industrial and agricultural machinery and equipment, drive and operate trains, motor vehicles and mobile machinery and equipment, or assemble products from component parts according to strict specifications and procedures. The work mainly calls for experience with and an understanding of industrial and agricultural machinery and equipment as well as an ability to cope with machine-paced operations and to adapt to technological innovations.
Elementary occupations perform single and routine tasks which mainly require the use of handheld tools and in some cases considerable physical effort.