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Labor Force Survey, LFS 2017

Egypt, 2017
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    HH-V1
  • Egypt 2017-LFS
    IND-V1

Occupation classification of the main job of the head [ISCO 1988-4 digit] (OCCHD_ISCO88_4)

Data file: Egypt 2017-LFS HH-V1

Overview

Valid: 53813
Invalid: 29089
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 157
End: 160
Width: 4
Range: 110 - 9999
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
110 Armed forces 0
0%
1110 Legislators 2
0%
1120 Senior government officials 24
0%
1130 Traditional chiefs and heads of villages 31
0.1%
1141 Senior officials of political-party organizations 0
0%
1142 Senior officials of employers', workers' and other economic- 1
0%
1143 Senior officials of humanitarian and other special-interest 0
0%
1210 Directors and chief executives 792
1.5%
1221 Production and operations department managers in agriculture 6732
12.5%
1222 Production and operations department managers in manufacturi 750
1.4%
1223 Production and operations department managers in constructio 173
0.3%
1224 Production and operations department managers in wholesale a 1368
2.5%
1225 Production and operations department managers in restaurants 218
0.4%
1226 Production and operations department managers in transport, 14
0%
1227 Production and operations department managers in business se 546
1%
1228 Production and operations department managers in personal ca 63
0.1%
1229 Production and operations department managers not elsewhere 116
0.2%
1231 Finance and administration department managers 141
0.3%
1232 Personnel and industrial relations department managers 0
0%
1233 Sales and marketing department managers 33
0.1%
1234 Advertising and public relations department managers 12
0%
1235 Supply and distribution department managers 9
0%
1236 Computing services department managers 1
0%
1237 Research and development department managers 1
0%
1239 Other department managers not elsewhere classified 20
0%
1311 General managers in agriculture, hunting, forestry/ and fish 4
0%
1312 General managers in manufacturing 6
0%
1313 General managers in construction 4
0%
1314 General managers in wholesale and retail trade 3
0%
1315 General managers of restaurants and hotels 0
0%
1316 General managers in transport, storage and communications 3
0%
1317 General managers of business services 1
0%
1318 General managers in personal care, cleaning and related serv 0
0%
1319 General managers not elsewhere classified 145
0.3%
2111 Physicists and astronomers 0
0%
2112 Meteorologists 0
0%
2113 Chemists 40
0.1%
2114 Geologists and geophysicists 2
0%
2121 Mathematicians and related professionals 0
0%
2122 Statisticians 1
0%
2131 Computer systems designers and analysts 4
0%
2132 Computer programmers 14
0%
2139 Computing professionals not elsewhere classified 12
0%
2141 Architects, town and traffic planners 38
0.1%
2142 Civil engineers 74
0.1%
2143 Electrical engineers 62
0.1%
2144 Electronics and telecommunications engineers 34
0.1%
2145 Mechanical engineers 65
0.1%
2146 Chemical engineers 7
0%
2147 Mining engineers, metallurgists and related professionals 13
0%
2148 Cartographers and surveyors 6
0%
2149 Architects, engineers and related professionals not elsewher 33
0.1%
2211 Biologists, botanists, zoologists and related professionals 0
0%
2212 Pharmacologists, pathologists and related professionals 0
0%
2213 Agronomists and related professionals 166
0.3%
2221 Medical doctors 109
0.2%
2222 Dentists 16
0%
2223 Veterinarians 25
0%
2224 Pharmacists 41
0.1%
2229 Health professionals (except nursing) not elsewhere classifi 0
0%
2230 Nursing and midwifery professionals 6
0%
2310 College, university and higher education teaching profession 120
0.2%
2320 Secondary education teaching professionals 732
1.4%
2331 Primary education teaching professionals 1588
3%
2332 Pre-primary education teaching professionals 22
0%
2340 Special education teaching professionals 7
0%
2351 Education methods specialists 23
0%
2352 School inspectors 201
0.4%
2359 Other teaching professionals not elsewhere classified 73
0.1%
2411 Accountants 909
1.7%
2412 Personnel and careers professionals 35
0.1%
2419 Business professionals not elsewhere classified 10
0%
2421 Lawyers 289
0.5%
2422 Judges 15
0%
2429 Legal professionals not elsewhere classified 86
0.2%
2431 Archivists and curators 0
0%
2432 Librarians and related information professionals 48
0.1%
2441 Economists 2
0%
2442 Sociologists, anthropologists and related professionals 4
0%
2443 Philosophers, historians and political scientists 0
0%
2444 Philologists, translators and interpreters 7
0%
2445 Psychologists 8
0%
2446 Social work professionals 178
0.3%
2451 Authors, journalists and other writers 34
0.1%
2452 Sculptors, painters and related artists 10
0%
2453 Composers, musicians and singers 17
0%
2454 Choreographers and dancers 0
0%
2455 Film, stage and related actors and directors 5
0%
2460 Religious professionals 153
0.3%
3111 Chemical and physical science technicians 10
0%
3112 Civil engineering technicians 43
0.1%
3113 Electrical engineering technicians 328
0.6%
3114 Electronics and telecommunications engineering technicians 53
0.1%
3115 Mechanical engineering technicians 145
0.3%
3116 Chemical engineering technicians 9
0%
3117 Mining and metallurgical technicians 5
0%
3118 Draughtspersons 8
0%
3119 Physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere c 710
1.3%
3121 Computer assistants 0
0%
3122 Computer equipment operators 41
0.1%
3123 Industrial robot controllers 0
0%
3131 Photographers and image and sound recording equipment operat 26
0%
3132 Broadcasting and telecommunications equipment operators 4
0%
3133 Medical equipment operators 20
0%
3139 Optical and electronic equipment operators not elsewhere cla 0
0%
3141 Ships' engineers 4
0%
3142 Ships' deck officers and pilots 4
0%
3143 Aircraft pilots and related associate professionals 0
0%
3144 Air traffic controllers 3
0%
3145 Air traffic safety technicians 0
0%
3151 Building and fire inspectors 7
0%
3152 Safety, health and quality inspectors 36
0.1%
3211 Life science technicians 0
0%
3212 Agronomy and forestry technicians 46
0.1%
3213 Farming and forestry advisers 74
0.1%
3221 Medical assistants 40
0.1%
3222 Sanitarians 27
0.1%
3223 Dieticians and nutritionists 52
0.1%
3224 Optometrists and opticians 5
0%
3225 Dental assistants 2
0%
3226 Physiotherapists and related associate professionals 2
0%
3227 Veterinary assistants 2
0%
3228 Pharmaceutical assistants 0
0%
3229 Modern health associate professionals (except nursing) not e 1
0%
3231 Nursing associate professionals 153
0.3%
3232 Midwifery associate professionals 0
0%
3241 Traditional medicine practitioners 0
0%
3242 Faith healers 0
0%
3310 Primary education teaching associate professionals 2
0%
3320 Pre-primary education teaching associate professionals 1
0%
3330 Special education teaching associate professionals 0
0%
3340 Other teaching associate professionals 2
0%
3411 Securities and finance dealers and brokers 0
0%
3412 Insurance representatives 3
0%
3413 Estate agents 73
0.1%
3414 Travel consultants and organizers 11
0%
3415 Technical and commercial sales representatives 23
0%
3416 Buyers 13
0%
3417 Appraisers, valuers and auctioneers 0
0%
3419 Finance and sales associate professionals not elsewhere clas 0
0%
3421 Trade brokers 2
0%
3422 Clearing and forwarding agents 16
0%
3423 Employment agents and labor contractors 47
0.1%
3429 Business services agents and trade brokers not elsewhere cla 22
0%
3431 Administrative secretaries and related associate professiona 1466
2.7%
3432 Legal and related business associate professionals 29
0.1%
3433 Bookkeepers 15
0%
3434 Statistical, mathematical and related associate professional 2
0%
3439 Administrative associate professionals not elsewhere classif 9
0%
3441 Customs and border inspectors 9
0%
3442 Government tax and excise officials 68
0.1%
3443 Government social benefits officials 1
0%
3444 Government licensing officials 2
0%
3449 Customs, tax and related government associate professionals 384
0.7%
3450 Police inspectors and detectives 3
0%
3460 Social work associate professionals 0
0%
3471 Decorators and commercial designers 15
0%
3472 Radio, television and other announcers 5
0%
3473 Street, night-club and related musicians, singers and dancer 4
0%
3474 Clowns, magicians, acrobats and related associate profession 0
0%
3475 Athletes, sportspersons and related associate professionals 34
0.1%
3480 Religious associate professionals 195
0.4%
4111 Stenographers and typists 0
0%
4112 Word-processor and related operators 0
0%
4113 Data entry operators 16
0%
4114 Calculating-machine operators 0
0%
4115 Secretaries 48
0.1%
4121 Accounting and bookkeeping clerks 188
0.3%
4122 Statistical and finance clerks 16
0%
4131 Stock clerks 229
0.4%
4132 Production clerks 0
0%
4133 Transport clerks 5
0%
4141 Library and filing clerks 11
0%
4142 Mail carriers and sorting clerks 61
0.1%
4143 Coding, proof-reading and related clerks 0
0%
4144 Scribes and related workers 1
0%
4190 Other office clerks 613
1.1%
4211 Cashiers and ticket clerks 197
0.4%
4212 Tellers and other counter clerks 23
0%
4213 Bookmakers and croupiers 0
0%
4214 Pawnbrokers and money-lenders 0
0%
4215 Debt-collectors and related workers 1
0%
4221 Travel agency and related clerks 4
0%
4222 Receptionists and information clerks 65
0.1%
4223 Telephone switchboard operators 27
0.1%
5111 Travel attendants and travel stewards 5
0%
5112 Transport conductors 28
0.1%
5113 Travel guides 16
0%
5121 Housekeepers and related workers 33
0.1%
5122 Cooks 261
0.5%
5123 Waiters, waitresses and bartenders 458
0.9%
5131 Child-care workers 2
0%
5132 Institution-based personal care workers 27
0.1%
5133 Home-based personal care workers 0
0%
5139 Personal care and related workers not elsewhere classified 10
0%
5141 Hairdressers, barbers, beauticians and related workers 168
0.3%
5142 Companions and valets 2
0%
5143 Undertakers and embalmers 7
0%
5149 Other personal services workers not elsewhere classified 63
0.1%
5151 Astrologers and related workers 0
0%
5152 Fortune-tellers, palmists and related workers 0
0%
5161 Fire-fighters 7
0%
5162 Police officers 1175
2.2%
5163 Prison guards 0
0%
5169 Protective services workers not elsewhere classified 14
0%
5210 Fashion and other models 0
0%
5220 Shop salespersons and demonstrators 2527
4.7%
5230 Stall and market salespersons 592
1.1%
6111 Field crop and vegetable growers 1581
2.9%
6112 Tree and shrub crop growers 97
0.2%
6113 Gardeners, horticultural and nursery growers 14
0%
6114 Mixed-crop growers 3191
5.9%
6121 Dairy and livestock producers 86
0.2%
6122 Poultry producers 55
0.1%
6123 Apiarists and sericulturists 4
0%
6124 Mixed-animal producers 2
0%
6129 Market-oriented animal producers and related workers not els 100
0.2%
6130 Market-oriented crop and animal producers 64
0.1%
6141 Forestry workers and loggers 3
0%
6142 Charcoal burners and related workers 0
0%
6151 Aquatic-life cultivation workers 3
0%
6152 Inland and coastal waters fishery workers 187
0.3%
6153 Deep-sea fishery workers 0
0%
6154 Hunters and trappers 0
0%
6210 Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers 5
0%
7111 Miners and quarry workers 20
0%
7112 Shotfirers and blasters 0
0%
7113 Stone splitters, cutters and carvers 8
0%
7121 Builders, traditional materials 76
0.1%
7122 Bricklayers and stonemasons 2189
4.1%
7123 Concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers 1123
2.1%
7124 Carpenters and joiners 700
1.3%
7129 Building frame and related trades workers not elsewhere clas 10
0%
7131 Roofers 0
0%
7132 Floor layers and tile setters 248
0.5%
7133 Plasterers 0
0%
7134 Insulation workers 7
0%
7135 Glaziers 4
0%
7136 Plumbers and pipe fitters 382
0.7%
7137 Building and related electricians 346
0.6%
7141 Painters and related workers 461
0.9%
7142 Varnishers and related painters 211
0.4%
7143 Building structure cleaners 4
0%
7211 Metal molders and coremakers 6
0%
7212 Welders and flamecutters 122
0.2%
7213 Sheet metal workers 87
0.2%
7214 Structural-metal preparers and erectors 0
0%
7215 Riggers and cable splicers 3
0%
7216 Underwater workers 0
0%
7221 Blacksmiths, hammer-smiths and forging-press workers 207
0.4%
7222 Tool-makers and related workers 40
0.1%
7223 Machine-tool setters and setter-operators 97
0.2%
7224 Metal wheel-grinders, polishers and tool sharpeners 4
0%
7231 Motor vehicle mechanics and fitters 383
0.7%
7232 Aircraft engine mechanics and fitters 0
0%
7233 Agricultural- or industrial-machinery mechanics and fitters 14
0%
7241 Electrical mechanics and fitters 315
0.6%
7242 Electronics fitters 3
0%
7243 Electronics mechanics and servicers 42
0.1%
7244 Telegraph and telephone installers and servicers 10
0%
7245 Electrical line installers, repairers and cable jointers 21
0%
7311 Precision-instrument makers and repairers 14
0%
7312 Musical instrument makers and tuners 0
0%
7313 Jewellery and precious-metal workers 10
0%
7321 Abrasive wheel formers, potters and related workers 249
0.5%
7322 Glass makers, cutters, grinders and finishers 45
0.1%
7323 Glass engravers and etchers 3
0%
7324 Glass, ceramics and related decorative painters 1
0%
7331 Handicraft workers in wood and related materials 4
0%
7332 Handicraft workers in textile, leather and related materials 4
0%
7341 Compositors, typesetters and related workers 51
0.1%
7342 Stereotypers and electrotypers 0
0%
7343 Printing engravers and etchers 0
0%
7344 Photographic and related workers 12
0%
7345 Bookbinders and related workers 2
0%
7346 Silk-screen, block and textile printers 5
0%
7411 Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers 90
0.2%
7412 Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers 321
0.6%
7413 Dairy-products makers 15
0%
7414 Fruit, vegetable and related preservers 19
0%
7415 Food and beverage tasters and graders 40
0.1%
7416 Tobacco preparers and tobacco products makers 2
0%
7421 Wood treaters 0
0%
7422 Cabinet makers and related workers 326
0.6%
7423 Woodworking machine setters and setter-operators 5
0%
7424 Basketry weavers, brush makers and related workers 18
0%
7431 Fiber preparers 6
0%
7432 Weavers, knitters and related workers 18
0%
7433 Tailors, dressmakers and hatters 233
0.4%
7434 Furriers and related workers 0
0%
7435 Textile, leather and related pattern-makers and cutters 5
0%
7436 Sewers, embroiderers and related workers 20
0%
7437 Upholsterers and related workers 98
0.2%
7441 Pelt dressers, tanners and fellmongers 7
0%
7442 Shoe-makers and related workers 90
0.2%
8111 Mining-plant operators 0
0%
8112 Mineral-ore- and stone-processing-plant operators 0
0%
8113 Well drillers and borers and related workers 4
0%
8121 Ore and metal furnace operators 0
0%
8122 Metal melters, casters and rolling-mill operators 37
0.1%
8123 Metal-heat-treating-plant operators 0
0%
8124 Metal drawers and extruders 13
0%
8131 Glass and ceramics kiln and related machine operators 4
0%
8139 Glass, ceramics and related plant operators not elsewhere cl 3
0%
8141 Wood-processing-plant operators 3
0%
8142 Paper-pulp plant operators 0
0%
8143 Papermaking-plant operators 6
0%
8151 Crushing-, grinding- and chemical-mixing-machinery operators 6
0%
8152 Chemical-heat-treating-plant operators 14
0%
8153 Chemical-filtering- and separating-equipment operators 0
0%
8154 Chemical-still and reactor operators (except petroleum and n 0
0%
8155 Petroleum- and natural-gas-refining-plant operators 19
0%
8159 Chemical-processing-plant operators not elsewhere classified 26
0%
8161 Power-production plant operators 1
0%
8162 Steam-engine and boiler operators 1
0%
8163 Incinerator, water-treatment and related plant operators 57
0.1%
8171 Automated-assembly-line operators 41
0.1%
8172 Industrial-robot operators 0
0%
8211 Machine-tool operators 68
0.1%
8212 Cement and other mineral products machine operators 83
0.2%
8221 Pharmaceutical- and toiletry-products machine operators 30
0.1%
8222 Ammunition- and explosive-products machine operators 2
0%
8223 Metal finishing-, plating- and coating-machine operators 2
0%
8224 Photographic-products machine operators 0
0%
8229 Chemical-products machine operators not elsewhere classified 14
0%
8231 Rubber-products machine operators 6
0%
8232 Plastic-products machine operators 108
0.2%
8240 Wood-products machine operators 45
0.1%
8251 Printing-machine operators 11
0%
8252 Bookbinding-machine operators 2
0%
8253 Paper-products machine operators 29
0.1%
8261 Fiber-preparing-, spinning- and winding-machine operators 106
0.2%
8262 Weaving- and knitting-machine operators 194
0.4%
8263 Sewing-machine operators 128
0.2%
8264 Bleaching-, dyeing- and cleaning-machine operators 41
0.1%
8265 Fur and leather-preparing-machine operators 0
0%
8266 Shoemaking- and related machine operators 14
0%
8269 Textile-, fur- and leather-products machine operators not el 0
0%
8271 Meat- and fish-processing-machine operators 7
0%
8272 Dairy-products machine operators 14
0%
8273 Grain- and spice-milling-machine operators 62
0.1%
8274 Baked-goods, cereal and chocolate-products machine operators 35
0.1%
8275 Fruit-, vegetable- and nut-processing-machine operators 20
0%
8276 Sugar production machine operators 19
0%
8277 Tea-, coffee-, and cocoa-processing-machine operators 6
0%
8278 Brewers, wine and other beverage machine operators 2
0%
8279 Tobacco production machine operators 11
0%
8281 Mechanical-machinery assemblers 43
0.1%
8282 Electrical-equipment assemblers 11
0%
8283 Electronic-equipment assemblers 2
0%
8284 Metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers 5
0%
8285 Wood and related products assemblers 0
0%
8286 Paperboard, textile and related products assemblers 0
0%
8290 Other machine operators and assemblers 89
0.2%
8311 Locomotive-engine drivers 20
0%
8312 Railway brakers, signallers and shunters 17
0%
8321 Motor-cycle drivers 633
1.2%
8322 Car, taxi and van drivers 3929
7.3%
8323 Bus and tram drivers 105
0.2%
8324 Heavy-truck and lorry drivers 53
0.1%
8331 Motorized farm and forestry plant operators 125
0.2%
8332 Earth-moving- and related plant operators 94
0.2%
8333 Crane, hoist and related plant operators 66
0.1%
8334 Lifting-truck operators 13
0%
8340 Ships' deck crews and related workers 34
0.1%
9111 Street food vendors 492
0.9%
9112 Street vendors, non-food products 558
1%
9113 Door-to-door and telephone salespersons 25
0%
9120 Shoe cleaning and other street services elementary occupatio 17
0%
9131 Domestic helpers and cleaners 50
0.1%
9132 Helpers and cleaners in offices, hotels and other establishm 588
1.1%
9133 Hand-launderers and pressers 47
0.1%
9141 Building caretakers 1551
2.9%
9142 Vehicle, window and related cleaners 27
0.1%
9151 Messengers, package and luggage porters and deliverers 373
0.7%
9152 Doorkeepers, watchpersons and related workers 852
1.6%
9153 Vending-machine money collectors, meter readers and related 60
0.1%
9161 Garbage collectors 47
0.1%
9162 Sweepers and related laborers 44
0.1%
9211 Farm-hands and laborers 4
0%
9212 Forestry laborers 0
0%
9213 Fishery, hunting and trapping laborers 155
0.3%
9311 Mining and quarrying laborers 2
0%
9312 Construction and maintenance laborers: roads, dams and simil 7
0%
9313 Building construction laborers 206
0.4%
9321 Assembling laborers 5
0%
9322 Hand packers and other manufacturing laborers 4
0%
9331 Hand or pedal vehicle drivers 12
0%
9332 Drivers of animal-drawn vehicles and machinery 53
0.1%
9333 Freight handlers 9
0%
9998 Unspecified code 0
0%
9999 Not stated 71
0.1%
Sysmiss 29089
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
Occupation classification of the main job of the head, following the 4-digits International Standard Classification of Occupations for the year 1988 (ISCO-88).
Universe
Employed Heads aged 6+
Source of information
Data Dictionary & Questionnaire/Codebook

Imputation and derivation

Coder instructions
Original survey variable recoded/renamed (Ref: Data dictionary.pdf)

Others

Notes
GENERAL NOTES
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COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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The original variable indicating the occupation (JOB) is not reported for those who are arranging to take up paid/self-employment activity, waiting for the start date of an agreed work or having unpaid leave for more than one year. Thus, the generated variable for those cases is recoded "not stated".
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