Statistics Denmark DISCO Kenneth Christensen Labour Market responsibility: DISCO Birgitte Brondum Income and Registers responsibility: SOCIO DISCO = Danish Version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations

National experience of using ISCO 88 ISCO-based NOC’s are used for: Statistics of earnings Labour force statistics (LFS) The employment classification module (AKM) Socio-economic classification Health and safety statistics Calculating industrial injury insurance premiums

DISCO-88 compared with ISCO-88 When ISCO-88 and DISCO-88 are compared on 4-digit level, they share 366 unit groups, 22 are exclusive of ISCO and 5 are exclusive of DISCO-88. DK does not use (e.g.): 5230: Stall and market salespersons and demonstrators 9111: Street food vendors DK uses (e.g.): 2470: Public service administrations For 3-digit level, 6 groups are exclusive of ISCO and 1 is excl. of DISCO. For 2-digit level, ISCO and DISCO are identical.

NOC’s based on ISCO-88 DISCOLON Employees 6-digit level 9 major groups (1 digit) 25 submajor groups (2 digits) 110 minor groups (3 digits) 570 unit groups (6 digits) DISCO-88 Self-employed and employees 4-digit level 10 major groups (1 digit) 27 submajor groups (2 digits) 111 minor groups (3 digits) 371 unit groups (4 digits)

Publications to help the users

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Search for the code on type the occupational title or a search word here

The definition of 'managers' The concept managers rises three areas of problems: Managers versus managers with operational tasks/ managers at intermediate level Managers versus sole traders General managers versus corporate managers

How supervisors are treated Cannot be interpreted unambiguously Tasks can be similar or identical to those of managers Will be classified to major group 1 or 3 Additional variable helps to classify

Nurses and teachers Nurses are classified to major group 2 and 3 Teachers are classified in accordance to whom they teach

The definition of technicians Technicians within major group 3 Technicians versus craftsmen The graphic industries Mechanics, refrigeration equipment Information of unionizing helps

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