| classificationfullname | Standard Occupational Classifiation 2000 |
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| ix | 1400 |
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| classificationshortname | SOC2000 |
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| classificationmnemonic | SOC2000 |
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| keywords | Occupation |
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| descriptiongeneral | SOC2000 was produced by revising and updating SOC90, the Standard Occupational Classification which was first published in 1990 to replace both the Classification of Occupations 1980 (CO80) and the Classification of Occupations and Dictionary of Occupational Titles (CODOT). It has the same conceptual basis as SOC90; jobs are classified in terms of their skill level and skill content. SOC2000 was produced because there a was need for greater clarity in the conceptual principles of the classification, and because it was becoming increasing difficult to classify some job titles using SOC90 (ONS, 2000: 1). SOC2000 also improves the alignment of the classification with the International Standard Classification of Occupations.
There are two important concepts that are used in the classification of jobs into groups by SOC2000:
1. Skill specialisation is the field of knowledge that is required to carry out tasks associated with an occupation competently, efficiently and thoroughly.
2. Skill levels |
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| descriptionls | The 4-digit SOC2000 unit group code is used for the 2001 LS Census occupation variable. |
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| startdate | Census 2001 |
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| refs | Office for National Statistics (2000) Standard Occupational classification 2000 Volumes 1 and 2. London: The Stationery Office. |
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| link1 | http://idd4/methods_quality/ns_sec/downloads/SOC2000_Vol1_V5.pdf |
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| link2 | http://idd4/methods_quality/ns_sec/downloads/SOC2000_Vol2_V6.pdf |
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| refernum | 178 |
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