Ö-ISCO 08: Austrian Professional Classification Derived from ISCO-08

Ö-ISCO 08 is a national classification of professions for Austria, derived from the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08). It comprises 436 occupational categories at its most detailed level and is published under a CC-BY-4.0 license by Cooperation OGD Österreich and Wikimedia Österreich. The dataset includes explanatory texts and an alphabetical list of professions to support its application.

Use Cases

• Classify job titles in survey or administrative data based on the standardized Ö-ISCO 08 codes.
• Facilitate international comparison of labor market statistics based on the ISCO-08 framework.
• Serve as a model for revising or establishing national occupational classifications in other countries.

Strengths

• Contains 436 detailed occupational categories at its lowest hierarchical level.
• Derived from the internationally recognized ISCO-08 standard, enabling cross-country comparability.
• Includes explanatory texts and an alphabetical list to aid correct application.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Cooperation OGD Österreich, Wikimedia Österreich

Collection Method

Derived from the International Labour Organisation's ISCO-08 standard.

Geography

Austria