Classification of occupations

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Two different national occupational classifications were in use in Germany for almost 20 years: the occupation classification of the Federal Employment Agency in the 1988 version (KldB 1988) and the revised version of the Federal Statistical Office from 1992 (KldB 1992). Both occupational classifications are not based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO), but represent independent, Germany-specific classification systems. Since both the KldB 1988 and the KldB 1992 could no longer realistically map the current occupational structure in Germany, the Federal Employment Agency has one New occupational classification developed: the 2010 Classification of Occupations (KldB 2010). It was introduced across Germany from 2011 and replaced the two previously valid national occupational classifications (KldB 1988 and KldB 1992). This ends the coexistence of two different national occupational classifications in Germany. In addition, the KldB 2010 - unlike the previous versions - is significantly more compatible with the international occupational classification, ISCO-08 (International Standard Classification of Occupations 2008). This significantly improves the international comparability of occupational information in official statistics and in research.

backgrounds

The classification of occupations from 1988 goes back to the occupational classification of 1970 developed at the end of the 1960s, which has since been supplemented and corrected (1975). Since then, their structure has been largely retained, down to the lowest classification level - the occupational classes. The classification of occupations from 1992 is a revised version of the occupation classification from 1975 (or before 1970). Both occupational classifications therefore only represent a further development of existing classifications.

level Name of the level KldB 1988 KldB 1992
1 Professional areas 6th 6th
2 Occupational sections 33 33
3 Occupational groups 86 88
4th Professional regulations 334 369
5 Occupational classes 1991 2287

Around 24,000 job titles are assigned to the lowest level of the KldB 1988. These are listed in the alphabetical directory of the KldB 1988. In the course of the preparation of the KldB in 1992, this list was expanded further. As a result, the KldB 1992 comprises around 29,500 job titles at the lowest level . The occupational classifications used in Germany can therefore not easily be replaced by the ISCO, in which the allocation of individual occupations takes place primarily on the basis of job descriptions. The ISCO-88 (COM) is therefore mainly used by private companies or in parallel with the KldB in order to guarantee the Europe-wide comparability of statistical surveys.

See also

literature

  • Federal Statistical Office: Classification of occupations 1992. Systematic and alphabetical index of occupational titles. Stuttgart 1992.
  • Federal Labor Office: Classification of Professions 1988. Systematic and alphabetical directory of job titles. Nuremberg 1988.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Classification of Occupations, 1988 edition (KldB 1988) . Classification server. Retrieved August 14, 2019
  2. ↑ Classification of Occupations, 1992 edition (KldB 92) . Federal Office of Statistics. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ Classification of Professions 2010 - PDF of the Federal Employment Agency