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OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION Used in the 2000 Population Census of Japan
A.PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL WORKERS
(1)SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHERS
1 Natural science researchers
2 Cultural and social science researchers
(2)ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS
3 Agricultural, forestry and fisheries and food processing technicians
4 Metallurgical engineers
5 Mechanical, aircraft and shipbuilding engineers
6 Electrical and electronic engineers
7 Chemical engineers
8 Architects
9 Civil and surveying engineers
10 Computer processing technicians
11 Other engineers and technicians
(3)PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL WORKERS
12 Physicians
13 Dentists
14 Veterinarians
15 Pharmacists
16 Public health nurses
17 Midwives
18 Nurses
19 Medical radiation and X-ray technicians
20 Clinical and sanitary experts
21 Dental hygienists
22 Dental technicians
23 Nutritionists
24 Chiropractors, masseurs, acupuncturists and osteopaths
25 Other public health and medical workers
(4)SOCIAL AND WELFARE WORKERS
26 Kindergarteners
27 Other social and welfare workers
(5)JUDICIAL WORKERS
28 Judges, prosecutors and lawyers
29 Patent attorneys and judicial scriveners
30 Other judicial workers
(6)MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS
31 Registered accountants and licensed tax accountants
32 Public consultants on social and labor insurance
33 Other management professionals
(7)PROFESSORS AND TEACHERS
34 Kindergarten teachers
35 Primary school teachers
36 Secondary school teachers
37 High school teachers
38 Professors; college and university
39 Teachers of blind, dumb and protective schools
40 Other teachers
(8)RELIGIOUS WORKERS
41 Religious workers
(9)AUTHORS, REPORTERS AND EDITORS
42 Authors
43 Reporters and editors
(10)FINE ARTISTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DESIGNERS
44 Sculptors, painters and artists
45 Designers
46 Photographers
(11)MUSICIANS AND STAGE ARTISTS
47 Musicians (except for private lessons)
48 Musicians (for private lessons)
49 Actors, stage dancers and performers (except for private lessons)
50Actors, stage dancers and performers (for private lessons)
(12)OTHER PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL WORKERS
51 Private teachers (for study)
52 Private teachers not elsewhere classified
53 Professional athletes (except for private lessons)
54 Professional athletes (for private lessons)
55 Professional and technical workers not elsewhere classified
B.MANAGERS AND OFFICIALS
(13)GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
56 Government officials
(14)DIRECTORS OF COMPANIES AND CORPORATIONS
57 Directors of companies
58 Directors of other corporations
(15)OTHER MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS
59 Managers of companies and corporations
60 Managers and administrators not elsewhere classified
C.CLERICAL AND RELATED WORKERS
(16)GENERAL CLERICAL WORKERS
61 General clerical workers
62 Accounting clerks
(17)OUT-DOOR CLERICAL WORKERS
63 Bill and account collectors
64 Other out-door clerical workers
(18)CLERICAL WORKERS IN TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION
65 Clerical workers in transportation 66Clerical workers in post and communication
(19)OFFICE EQUIPMENT OPERATORS
67 Stenographers, typists and word processor operators
68 Key punchers
69 Operators of electronic machinery
D.SALES WORKERS
(20)SALES WORKERS OF COMMODITIES
70 Retail dealers
71 Wholesale dealers
72 Restaurant operators
73 Shop salespersons and sales clerks
74 Door to door salespersons and street venders
75 Junk dealers
76 Travelling commodity salespersons
77 Commodity brokers
(21)SALES RELATED WORKERS
78 Real estate agents and brokers
79 Insurance agents
80 Pawn brokers
81 Travelling salespersons (except commodity, insurance and real estate)
82 Other sales related workers
E.SERVICE WORKERS
(22)FAMILY - LIFE SUPPORTING SERVICE WORKERS
83 Housekeepers and maids
84 Home helpers
85 Other family - life supporting service workers
(23)PERSONAL SANITARY SERVICE WORKERS
86 Barbers
87 Beauticians
88 Bathhouse workers
89 Launderers and dry cleaners
(24)FOOD AND BEVERAGES PREPARING WORKERS
90 Cooks
91 Bartenders
(25)SERVING WORKERS
92 Servants, waiters and waitresses
93 Barmaids, club hosts and hostesses
94 Geisha and dancing partners
95 Recreation and amusement park workers
96 Masters, managers and Banto (attendants) of hotel
(26)SUPERINTENDENTS OF RESIDENCES AND BUILDINGS
97 Superintendents of lodgings, apartment houses and matrons
98 Superintendents of buildings
99 Superintendents of parking lots
(27)OTHER SERVICE WORKERS
100 Travel attendants
101 Temporary keepers
102 Commodity lessors
103 Advertising workers
104 Undertakers and crematory workers
105 Care workers
106 Service workers not elsewhere classified
F.PROTECTIVE SERVICE WORKERS
(28)PROTECTIVE SERVICE WORKERS
107 Members of the Self - Defence Forces
108 Police officers including marine
109 Prison guards and other police officers
110 Fire fighters
111 Watchpersons and janitors
112 Other protective service workers
G.AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES WORKERS
(29)AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
113 Farmers and sericulturists
114 Livestock raisers
115 Gardeners and landscape gardeners
116 Other agricultural workers
(30)FORESTRY WORKERS
117 Forest rangers
118 Timber fellers and loggers
119 Timber collectors and log transporters
120 Charcoal makers and firewood choppers
121 Other forestry workers
(31)FISHERIES WORKERS
122 Fishermen and fisherwomen
123 Skippers, chief engineers and engineers of fishing boat
124 Seaweed and shell gatherers
125 Aquiculture workers
126 Other fisheries workers
H.WORKERS IN TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS OCCUPATIONS
(32)WORKERS OPERATING LAND TRANSPORT
127 Electric and diesel engineers
128 Train drivers
(33)AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS
129 Automobile drivers
(34)WORKERS OPERATING MARINE AND AIR TRANSPORT
130 Ship captains and navigators (except fishing boats) and pilots
131 Chief ship engineers and ship engineers (except fishing boats)
132 Pilots, aircraft navigators and engineers
(35)OTHER WORKERS OPERATING TRANSPORT
133 Conductors
134 Railroad - transportation - related workers
135 Deckhands
136 Engine-cleaners
137 Workers operating other transport not elsewhere classified
(36)COMMUNICATION WORKERS
138 Radiotelegraphists
139 Wiretelegraphists
140 Telephone operators
141 Mail and telegram deliverers
142 Other communication workers
I.PRODUCTION PROCESS WORKERS AND LABOURERS
I-1MANUFACTURERS
(37)METAL MATERIAL WORKERS
143 Iron and steel furnace operators and pourers
144 Nonferrous metal smelters and pourers
145 Molders
146 Forgers and hammersmiths
147 Tempering workers
148 Metal rollingmill operators
149 Wire drawing machine operators
150 Other metal material workers
(38)CHEMICAL PRODUCTS WORKERS
151 Chemical operatives
152 Oil and fat processing workers
153 Other chemical products workers
(39)CERAMIC, CLAY AND STONE PRODUCTS WORKERS
154 Ceramic raw material workers
155 Glass formers
156 Brick, tile and earthen pipe makers
157 Potters
158 Ceramic decorators
159 Cement workers
160 Cement products makers
161 Stone cutters
162 Other ceramic, clay and stone products workers
(40)METAL PROCESSING WORKERS
163 Metal cutting machine operators
164 Metal press machine operators
165 Welders and framecutters
166 Boiler makers and riveters
167 Tinsmiths, coppersmiths and sheet metal workers
168 Metal engravers
169 Galvanizers
170 Other metal processing workers
(41)GENERAL MACHINE ASSEMBLING AND REPAIRING WORKERS
171 General machine assemblers
172 General machine repairers
(42)ELECTRIC MACHINE ASSEMBLING AND REPAIRING WORKERS
173 Electric machine assemblers
174 Electric machine repairers
175 Electric lamp and electronic tube assemblers
176 Electric wire and cable makers
177 Semi-conductor products makers
178 Other electric machine assembling and repairing workers
(43)TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLING AND REPAIRING WORKERS
179 Automobile assemblers
180 Automobile repairers
181 Aircraft assemblers and repairers
182 Railway car assemblers and repairers
183 Bicycle assemblers and repairers
184 Ship assemblers and repairers not elsewhere classified
185 Other transportation equipment assembling and repairing workers
(44)MEASURING AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLING AND REPAIRING WORKERS
186 Measuring instrument assemblers and adjusters
187 Lens grinders and adjusters
188 Optical instrument assemblers and repairers
189 Meter assemblers and adjusters
190 Other measuring and optical instrument assembling and repairing workers
(45)FOOD MANUFACTURING WORKERS
191 Grain polishers and millers
192 Sugar makers
193 Miso makers and soy makers
194 Oil and fat of animals or plants makers
195 Macaroni and other noodle makers
196 Bakers and confectioners
197 Tofu (bean-curds), paste of arum root and other allied products makers
198 Canned and bottled food makers
199 Dairy products makers
200 Aquatic products processing workers
201 Other food manufacturing makers
(46)BEVERAGE AND TOBACCO MANUFACTURING WORKERS
202 Tea processing workers
203 Sake, beer and other alcoholic beverage makers
204 Non-alcoholic beverage makers
205 Tobacco workers
206 Other beverage and tobacco manufacturing workers
(47)TEXTILE WORKERS
207 Spinners
208 Doublers and thread and yarn twister
209 Loom preparers
210 Weavers
211 Textile and yarn washers and bleachers
212 Textile dyers
213 Knitters
214 Net and rope makers (except metal and straw)
215 Other textile workers
(48)CLOTHING AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS WORKERS
216 Dress makers for ladies and children
217 Tailors
218 Kimono makers
219 Embroiderers
220 Sewing machinists
221 Cutters
222 Other clothing, textile products workers
(49)WOOD, BAMBOO, GRASS AND VINE PRODUCTS WORKERS
223 Sawers
224 Chippers
225 Veneer makers
226 Wood workers
227 Wooden furniture makers and related workers
228 Ship carpenters
229 Bamboo products makers
230 Grass and vine products makers
231 Other wood, bamboo, grass and vine products workers
(50)PULP, PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS WORKERS
232 Pulp makers and paper makers
233 Paper millers
234 Paper container makers
235 Paper products workers
236 Other pulp, paper and paper products workers
(51)PRINTING AND BOOK-BINDING WORKERS
237 Type-setters
238 General stereotypers
239 Printers
240 Book-binders
241 Other printing and book-binding workers
(52)RUBBER AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS WORKERS
242 Rubber makers
243 Rubber products formers
244 Plastic products formers and finishers
245 Other rubber and plastic products workers
(53)LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS WORKERS
246 Leather tanners
247 Shoemakers and shoe repairers
248 Other leather and leather products makers
(54)OTHER MANUFACTURERS
249 Luggage and handbag makers
250 Toy makers
251 Japanese lantern and fan makers
252 Lacquerers
253 Jewelers, goldsmiths, silversmiths, shell, horn and tusk makers
254 Stamp engravers
255 Upholsterers
256 Paperhangers
257 Painters
258 Photographic workers
259 Drawers
260 Loftsmen
261 Package wrappers
262 Other manufacturers not elsewhere classified
I-2STATIONARY ENGINE AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY OPERATORS AND ELECTRICAL WORKERS
(55)STATIONARY ENGINE, MACHINERY AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY OPERATORS
263 Boiler operators
264 Crane and winch operators
265 Construction machinery operators
266 Other stationary engine, machinery and construction machinery operators
(56)ELECTRICAL WORKERS
267 Electric power station and substation operators
268 Line builders
269 Telecommunication facility builders
270 Electrical equipment fitters
271 Other electrical workers
I-3MINING AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND LABOURERS
(57)MINING WORKERS
272 Metal ore diggers
273 Quarriers
274 Sand, gravel and clay collectors
275 Other mining workers
(58)CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
276 House carpenters
277 Construction assistants (Tobishoku)
278 Brick layers and tile setters
279 Roofers 280Plasterers
281 Pipe fitters
282 Tatami installers
283 Construction labourers
284 Trackmen and Trackwomen
285 Other construction workers
(59)CARRYING LABOURERS
286 Ship stevedores
287 Land stevedores
288 Warehouse labourers
289 Deliverers
290 Packers and wrappers
(60)OTHER LABOURERS
291 Sweepers and garbage collectors
292 Labourers not elsewhere classified
J.WORKERS NOT CLASSIFIABLE BY OCCUPATION
(61)WORKERS NOT CLASSIFIABLE BY OCCUPATION
293 Workers not classifiable by occupation
