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Nota
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Elementary occupations consist mainly of simple and routine tasks which mainly require the use of hand-held tools and often some physical effort. Most occupations in this major group require skills at the first ISCO skill level (a primary education which generally begins at the age of 5, 6 or 7 and lasts about 5 years) (ILO, 1990; p.249 & 2).
Strict application of the ISCO skill level to occupations in this major group is inappropriate, given that basic education provision always exceeds this level. A more appropriate test may be the length of any associated vocational training. Typically, such training will consist primarily of induction training, lasting only a matter of weeks.
Where there is insufficient information to classify labouring occupations to sub-major group 91 (Sales and services elementary occupations), sub-major group 92 (Agricultural, fishery and related workers) or sub-major group 93 (Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing or transport), classification is to a unit group 9000 (Elementary occupations, nothing otherwise specified).
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