Group entry, 10 entries planned.
From ISCO-88 to ISCO-08, and revision
What changed from ISCO-88 to ISCO-08, and the ILO revision work toward a successor, without inventing a new version.
- How did ISCO-08 change managers?
ISCO-08 ILO: what the revision did to Major Group 1, with attention to decision level, scope, and the split between managing and doing specialist work.
- How did ISCO-08 change professionals?
ISCO-08 ILO: how Major Group 2 gained clearer divisions for science, health, teaching, business, ICT, legal, social, and cultural work.
- How did ISCO-08 change service workers?
ISCO-08 ILO: how Major Group 5 separated personal service, sales, personal care, and protective service work at skill level 2.
- How did ISCO-08 change technicians?
ISCO-08 ILO: how Major Group 3 clarified technician and associate professional work at skill level 3, distinct from professional work.
- How should a reader handle a dataset that still uses ISCO-88?
ISCO-08 ILO: practical steps for reading an older edition dataset without forcing it into ISCO-08 or inventing a match.
- What changed from ISCO-88 to ISCO-08?
ISCO-08 ILO: how the 2008 classification reshaped the 1988 structure, added room for newer work, and kept the four level hierarchy.
- What does a revision mean for a long time series?
ISCO-08 ILO: how an edition change breaks, bends, and can be bridged in a long occupation series, without hiding the break.
- What is the ILO revision work toward a successor?
ISCO-08 ILO: what ILO revision work means, how a successor is prepared, and why no new version name or code is assumed here.
- When might a successor to ISCO-08 appear?
ISCO-08 ILO: ILO reporting points to implementation around 2030 as an aim, not a fixed release date, for a future successor edition.
- Why was ISCO-08 adopted in 2008?
ISCO-08 ILO: the reasons behind the 2007 adoption and 2008 endorsement, from outdated groupings to the need for comparable statistics.