Occupational category is a systematic division and categorization of social occupations based on the basic principle of homogeneity of the nature of work.

Occupation is a job that participates in the social division of labor, uses specialized knowledge and skills, creates material and spiritual wealth for the society, receives a reasonable remuneration as a source of material life, and satisfies spiritual needs.

Occupational classification: the social division of labor is the basis for the classification of occupations. In each link of the division of labor system, the object of labor, the tools of labor and the form of expenditure of labor have their own particularity, this particularity determines the difference between the various occupations. Different countries around the world, different national conditions, the standard of their division of occupation is different.

Industry categories are engaged in the national economy of the same nature of production or other economic and social business units or individuals of the organizational structure of the system of detailed division, such as forestry, automotive industry, banking, etc..

Classification: insurance, mining, energy, catering, hotels, telecommunications, real estate, services, clothing industry, public service organizations, advertising, aerospace, chemistry, health, health care, construction, education, training, computers, metal smelting, police, fire, military, accounting, beauty, media, publishing.

Expanded Information

China's occupational classification structure consists of four levels, i.e., Large, Medium, Small, and Fine, which reflect occupational categories from large to small in turn. Fine category as the most basic category in China's occupational classification structure, i.e., occupations. The Chinese People's **** and State Occupational Classification Dictionary categorizes China's social occupations into eight major categories, 66 medium categories, 413 subcategories, and 1,838 occupations.

The eight major categories are:?

The first major category: heads of state organs, party organizations, enterprises and institutions;?

The second major category: professional and technical personnel;?

The third major category: clerical and related personnel;?

The fourth major category: commercial and service personnel;?

The fifth major category: agricultural, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery and water production personnel;?

Sixth major category: production, transportation equipment operators and related personnel;?

The seventh major category: military personnel;?

The eighth major category: other workers in special occupations.

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