General Census of Population and Housing 2006 - IPUMS Subset
Iran, Islamic Rep., 2006
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211
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Literal question
For codes 1 or 2 in column 23
[Questions 24-27 were asked of persons who are employed]
24. Occupation ________
[Questions 24-27 were asked of persons who are employed]
24. Occupation ________
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 111 | Legislators |
| 112 | Senior government officials |
| 1100 | Officers in the army |
| 1130 | Traditional chiefs and heads of villages |
| 1142 | Senior officials of employers', workers' and other economic-interest organisations |
| 1143 | Senior officials of humanitarian and other special-interest organisations |
| 1429 | Legislators and senior officials n.e.c. |
| 2111 | Physicists and astronomers |
| 2112 | Meteorologists |
| 2113 | Chemists |
| 2114 | Geologists and geophysicists |
| 2121 | Mathematicians and related professionals |
| 2122 | Statisticians |
| 2131 | Computer systems designers and analysts |
| 2132 | Computer programmers |
| 2139 | Computing professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 2141 | Architects, town and traffic planners |
| 2142 | Civil engineers |
| 2143 | Electrical engineers |
| 2144 | Electronics and telecommunications engineers |
| 2145 | Mechanical engineers |
| 2146 | Chemical engineers |
| 2147 | Mining engineers, metallurgists and related professionals |
| 2148 | Cartographers and surveyors |
| 2149 | Architects, engineers and related professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 2211 | Biologists, botanists, zoologists and related professionals |
| 2212 | Pharmacologists, pathologists and related professionals |
| 2213 | Agronomists and related professionals |
| 2221 | Medical doctors |
| 2222 | Dentists |
| 2223 | Veterinarians |
| 2224 | Pharmacists |
| 2229 | Health professionals (except nursing) not elsewhere classified |
| 2230 | Nursing and midwifery professionals |
| 2310 | College, university and higher education teaching professionals |
| 2320 | Secondary education teaching professionals |
| 2331 | Primary education teaching professionals |
| 2332 | Pre-primary education teaching professionals |
| 2340 | Special education teaching professionals |
| 2351 | Education methods specialists |
| 2352 | School inspectors |
| 2359 | Other teaching professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 2411 | Accountants |
| 2412 | Personnel and careers professionals |
| 2421 | Lawyers |
| 2422 | Judges |
| 2429 | Legal professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 2431 | Archivists and curators |
| 2432 | Librarians and related information professionals |
| 2441 | Economists |
| 2442 | Sociologists, anthropologists and related professionals |
| 2443 | Philosophers, historians and political scientists |
| 2444 | Philologists, translators and interpreters |
| 2445 | Psychologists |
| 2451 | Authors, journalists and other writers |
| 2452 | Sculptors, painters and related artists |
| 2453 | Composers, musicians and singers |
| 2455 | Film, stage and related actors and directors |
| 2460 | Religious professionals |
| 2490 | Other professionals, not elsewhere classified |
| 3111 | Chemical and physical science technicians |
| 3112 | Civil engineering technicians |
| 3113 | Electrical engineering technicians |
| 3114 | Electronics and telecommunications engineering technicians |
| 3115 | Mechanical engineering technicians |
| 3116 | Chemical engineering technicians |
| 3117 | Mining and metallurgical technicians |
| 3118 | Draughtspersons |
| 3119 | Physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere classified |
| 3121 | Computer assistants |
| 3122 | Computer equipment operators |
| 3134 | Electronics technicians |
| 3135 | Telecommunications and telephone technicians |
| 3136 | Adjustments and instrumentation technicians |
| 3137 | Photonics technicians |
| 3141 | Ships' engineers |
| 3142 | Ships' deck officers and pilots |
| 3143 | Aircraft pilots and related associate professionals |
| 3144 | Air traffic controllers |
| 3145 | Air traffic safety technicians |
| 3151 | Building and fire inspectors |
| 3152 | Safety, health and quality inspectors |
| 3211 | Life science technicians |
| 3212 | Agronomy and forestry technicians |
| 3213 | Farming and forestry advisers |
| 3221 | Medical assistants |
| 3222 | Hygienists, health and environmental officers |
| 3223 | Dieticians and nutritionists |
| 3224 | Optometrists and opticians |
| 3225 | Dental assistants |
| 3226 | Physiotherapists and related associate professionals |
| 3227 | Veterinary assistants |
| 3228 | Pharmaceutical assistants |
| 3229 | Health associate professionals (except nursing) not elsewhere classified |
| 3231 | Nursing associate professionals |
| 3232 | Midwifery associate professionals |
| 3240 | Traditional medicine practitioners and faith healers |
| 3310 | Primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 3320 | Pre-primary education teaching associate professionals |
| 3330 | Special education teaching associate professionals |
| 3340 | Other teaching associate professionals |
| 3411 | Securities and finance dealers and brokers |
| 3412 | Insurance representatives |
| 3413 | Estate agents |
| 3415 | Technical and commercial sales representatives |
| 3416 | Buyers |
| 3417 | Appraisers, valuers and auctioneers |
| 3419 | Finance and sales associate professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 3421 | Trade brokers |
| 3422 | Clearing and forwarding agents |
| 3423 | Employment agents and labour contractors |
| 3429 | Business services agents and trade brokers not elsewhere classified |
| 3431 | Administrative secretaries and related associate professionals |
| 3432 | Legal and related business associate professionals |
| 3434 | Statistical, mathematical and related associate professionals |
| 3439 | Administrative associate professionals n.e.c. |
| 3441 | Customs and border inspectors |
| 3442 | Government tax and excise officials |
| 3443 | Government social benefits officials |
| 3444 | Government licensing officials |
| 3449 | Customs, tax and related government associate professionals not elsewhere classified |
| 3460 | Social work associate professionals |
| 3471 | Decorators and commercial designers |
| 3472 | Radio, television and other announcers |
| 3473 | Street, night-club and related musicians, singers and dancers |
| 3475 | Athletes, sportspersons and related associate professionals |
| 3480 | Religious associate professionals |
| 4111 | Stenographers and typists |
| 4112 | Word-processor and related operators |
| 4113 | Data entry operators |
| 4115 | Secretaries |
| 4121 | Accounting and bookkeeping clerks |
| 4122 | Statistical and finance clerks |
| 4133 | Transport clerks |
| 4134 | Firewood cutters and collectors |
| 4141 | Library and filing clerks |
| 4142 | Mail carriers and sorting clerks |
| 4143 | Coding, proof-reading, and related clerks |
| 4144 | Scribes and related workers |
| 4190 | Other office clerks |
| 4211 | Cashiers and ticket clerks |
| 4212 | Tellers and other counter clerks |
| 4214 | Pawnbrokers and moneylenders |
| 4215 | Debt-collectors and related workers |
| 4221 | Travel agency and related clerks |
| 4222 | Receptionists and information clerks |
| 4223 | Telephone switchboard operators |
| 5111 | Travel attendants and travel stewards |
| 5112 | Transport conductors |
| 5113 | Travel guides |
| 5122 | Cooks |
| 5123 | Waiters, waitresses and bartenders |
| 5130 | Personal care and related workers |
| 5141 | Hairdressers, barbers, beauticians and related workers |
| 5143 | Undertakers and embalmers |
| 5149 | Other personal services workers not elsewhere classified |
| 5161 | Fire-fighters |
| 5162 | Police officers |
| 5163 | Prison guards |
| 5169 | Protective services workers not elsewhere classified |
| 5210 | Fashion and other models |
| 5220 | Shop, stall and merket salespersons and demonstrators |
| 5230 | Stall and market salespersons |
| 6111 | Field crop and vegetable growers |
| 6112 | Gardeners, horticultural and nursery growers |
| 6113 | Mushroom planter |
| 6114 | Mixed agricultural crops growers |
| 6121 | Dairy and livestock producers |
| 6122 | Poultry producers |
| 6123 | Silkworm breeding laboratory technician |
| 6124 | Stock-breeders |
| 6129 | Animal producers and related workers not elsewhere classified |
| 6130 | Crop and animal producers |
| 6141 | Forestry workers and loggers |
| 6142 | Charcoal burners and related workers |
| 6154 | Hunters and trappers |
| 6155 | Fishery workers, hunters and trappers n.e.c. |
| 7111 | Miners and quarry workers |
| 7112 | Shotfirers and blasters |
| 7113 | Stone splitters, cutters and carvers |
| 7121 | Builders |
| 7122 | Bricklayers and stonemasons |
| 7123 | Concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers |
| 7124 | Carpenters and joiners |
| 7125 | Building frame and related trades workers n.e.c. |
| 7131 | Roofers |
| 7132 | Floor layers and tile setters |
| 7133 | Plasterers |
| 7134 | Insulation workers |
| 7135 | Glaziers |
| 7136 | Plumbers and pipe fitters |
| 7137 | Building and related electricians |
| 7141 | Painters and related workers |
| 7142 | Varnishers and related painters |
| 7143 | Parquetry workers and floor layers |
| 7211 | Metal moulders and coremakers |
| 7212 | Welders and flamecutters |
| 7214 | Structural-metal preparers and erectors |
| 7215 | Riggers and cable splicers |
| 7216 | Underwater workers |
| 7217 | Trucker |
| 7218 | Metal moulders,welders, sheet-metalworkers, structural-metal preparers and related trades workers |
| 7221 | Blacksmiths, hammer-smiths and forging-press workers |
| 7222 | Tool-makers and related workers |
| 7223 | Machine-tool setters and setter-operators |
| 7224 | Metal wheel-grinders, polishers and tool sharpeners |
| 7231 | Motor vehicle mechanics and fitters |
| 7232 | Aircraft engine mechanics and fitters |
| 7233 | Agricultural- or industrial-machinery mechanics and fitters |
| 7241 | Electrical mechanics and fitters |
| 7242 | Electronics mechanics, fitters and servicers |
| 7243 | Printing engravers and etchers |
| 7244 | Telegraph and telephone installers and servicers |
| 7245 | Electrical line installers, repairers and cable jointers |
| 7311 | Precision-instrument makers and repairers |
| 7312 | Musical instrument makers and tuners |
| 7313 | Jewellery and precious-metal workers |
| 7324 | Glass, ceramics and related decorative painters |
| 7325 | Potters, glass-makers and related trades workers n.e.c. |
| 7331 | Handicraft workers in wood and related materials |
| 7333 | Chiseller of objects of art |
| 7341 | Compositors, typesetters and related workers |
| 7342 | Stereotypers and electrotypers |
| 7344 | Photographic and related workers |
| 7345 | Bookbinders and related workers |
| 7346 | Silk-screen, block and textile printers |
| 7411 | Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers |
| 7413 | Dairy-products makers |
| 7414 | Fruit, vegetable and related preservers |
| 7415 | Food and beverage tasters and graders |
| 7416 | Tobacco preparers and tobacco products makers |
| 7417 | Food processing and related trades workers n.e.c. |
| 7421 | Wood treaters |
| 7422 | Cabinet-makers and related workers |
| 7423 | Woodworking machine setters and setter-operators |
| 7424 | Basketry weavers, brush makers and related workers |
| 7431 | Fibre preparers |
| 7433 | Tailors, dressmakers and hatters |
| 7435 | Textile, leather and related pattern-makers and cutters |
| 7436 | Sewers, embroiderers and related workers |
| 7437 | Upholsterers and related workers |
| 7438 | Net maker |
| 7441 | Pelt dressers, tanners and fellmongers |
| 7442 | Shoe-makers and related workers |
| 7450 | Dust chamber cleaner |
| 7501 | Craft and related workers n.e.c |
| 8111 | Mining-plant operators |
| 8112 | Mineral-ore- and stone-processing-plant operators |
| 8113 | Well drillers and borers and related workers |
| 8123 | Metal-heat-treating-plant operators |
| 8124 | Metal drawers and extruders |
| 8125 | Metal powder equipment operator |
| 8132 | Bulb tubulator |
| 8133 | Operator of equipment for reinforcement of sanitary building products |
| 8134 | Boxman of walling and matrix materials |
| 8139 | Glass, ceramics and related plant operators not elsewhere classified |
| 8141 | Wood-processing-plant operators |
| 8142 | Paper-pulp plant operators |
| 8143 | Papermaking-plant operators |
| 8151 | Crushing-, grinding- and chemical-mixing-machinery operators |
| 8152 | Chemical-heat-treating-plant operators |
| 8153 | Chemical-filtering- and separating-equipment operators |
| 8154 | Chemical-still and reactor operators (except petroleum and natural gas) |
| 8155 | Petroleum- and natural-gas-refining-plant operators |
| 8159 | Chemical-processing-plant operators not elsewhere classified |
| 8161 | Power-production plant operators |
| 8162 | Steam-engine and boiler operators |
| 8163 | Incinerator, water-treatment and related plant operators |
| 8171 | Automated assembly-line operators |
| 8211 | Machine-tool operators |
| 8212 | Cement and other mineral products machine operators |
| 8221 | Pharmaceutical- and toiletry-products machine operators |
| 8222 | Ammunition- and explosive-products machine operators |
| 8223 | Metal finishing-, plating- and coating-machine operators |
| 8229 | Chemical-products machine operators not elsewhere classified |
| 8231 | Rubber-products machine operators |
| 8232 | Plastic-products machine operators |
| 8240 | Wood-products machine operators |
| 8251 | Printing-machine operators |
| 8252 | Bookbinding-machine operators |
| 8253 | Paper-products machine operators |
| 8261 | Fibre-preparing-, spinning- and winding-machine operators |
| 8262 | Weaving- and knitting-machine operators |
| 8263 | Sewing-machine operators |
| 8265 | Fur- and leather-preparing-machine operators |
| 8266 | Shoemaking- and related machine operators |
| 8267 | Operator of tire running machine |
| 8268 | Textile-, fur- and leather-products machine operators n.e.c. |
| 8271 | Meat- and fish-processing-machine operators |
| 8272 | Dairy-products machine operators |
| 8273 | Grain- and spice-milling-machine operators |
| 8274 | Baked-goods, cereal and chocolate-products machine operators |
| 8275 | Fruit-, vegetable- and nut-processing-machine operators |
| 8276 | Sugar production machine operators |
| 8277 | Tea-, coffee-, and cocoa-processing-machine operators |
| 8278 | Brewers, wine and other beverage machine operators |
| 8279 | Tobacco production machine operators |
| 8281 | Mechanical-machinery assemblers |
| 8282 | Electrical-equipment assemblers |
| 8283 | Electronic-equipment assemblers |
| 8285 | Wood and related products assemblers |
| 8290 | Other machine operators not elsewhere classified |
| 8311 | Locomotive-engine drivers |
| 8312 | Railway brakers, signallers and shunters |
| 8321 | Motor-cycle drivers |
| 8322 | Car, taxi and van drivers |
| 8323 | Bus and tram drivers |
| 8324 | Heavy-truck and lorry drivers |
| 8331 | Motorised farm and forestry plant operators |
| 8332 | Earth-moving- and related plant operators |
| 8333 | Crane, hoist and related plant operators |
| 8334 | Lifting-truck operators |
| 8340 | Ships' deck crews and related workers |
| 9111 | Street vendors |
| 9112 | Newsman |
| 9113 | Door-to-door and telephone salespersons |
| 9120 | Shoe cleaning and other street services elementary occupations |
| 9131 | Domestic helpers and cleaners |
| 9132 | Helpers and cleaners in offices, hotels and other establishments |
| 9133 | Hand-launderers and pressers |
| 9141 | Building caretakers |
| 9142 | Vehicle, window and related cleaners |
| 9151 | Messengers, package and luggage porters and deliverers |
| 9152 | Doorkeepers, watchpersons and related workers |
| 9153 | Vending-machine money collectors, meter readers and related workers |
| 9160 | Garbage collectors and related laboure |
| 9211 | Farm-hands and labourers |
| 9213 | Fishery, hunting and trapping labourers |
| 9311 | Mining and quarrying labourers |
| 9314 | Mining and construction labourers n.e.c. |
| 9320 | Manufacturing labourers |
| 9331 | Water-jetting vehicle servicer |
| 9332 | Water dispenser in port |
| 9333 | Drivers and operators of animal drawn vehicles |
| 9998 | Workers not classified under other headings |
| 9999 | NIU (not in universe) |
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.
Interviewer instructions
22. Working status, column 23
Fill this column based on the following directions for all the members of the household who are 10 years old and above and leave it blank for the rest of them. To define an individual's working status, you should know the definition of work.
Work: the part of economic activities (physical or intellectual), the purpose of which is to gain profits (cash or non-cash) for the goal of producing goods or demonstrating service.
People who work are distributed in two major groups; freelance (they work for themselves) and salaried (they get paid in exchange for their work). Pay attention to the following:
The following people's activities are also considered as work:
- Individuals who work for one of the household members without earning an income (working for free for family). These people are usually women and teenagers who help other members of the family for free in activities such as farming, animal husbandry, carpet weaving, etc.
- Individuals serving in the military service.
- Individuals who serve in the Basij militia and earn money from it.
- Individuals who work at their residence in order to earn money, such as carpet weaving, sewing, hairdressing, typing, tutoring, fixing small electronics, baby-sitting, etc.
- Individuals who are occupied with activities like carpet weaving and sewing in order to produce durable goods for their own consumption.
- Individuals who are building, fixing or redecorating their own residence.
- Individuals who are interning and are involved directly in the production of goods and service, whether it is for exchange of money or not.
- Women or men who are occupied with activities such as farming, gardening, animal husbandry, fishing, etc.
The following activities are not considered as work:
- Unpaid activities at home for other members of the household like cooking, house holding, taking care of children, etc., which are mostly done by women.
- Social volunteering services at charities and Basij, etc.
- Small house maintenances such as faucets and valves, fixing windows and small electronics.
- Investing in economical activities without participating in management or actual operations, such as the stock exchange or investing money in companies.
23. Occupation, Industry, "Employment status", Columns 24, 25 and 26
Fill these columns for any 10 years old and above member of the household who have worked in the last 7 days, or have a job but have not worked in the past 7 days for specific reasons (codes 1 and 2 in column 23) and leave it blank for other members.
Note:
- For those who have a job but have not worked in the past 7 days (temporarily absent, code 2 in column 23), fill these columns based on the usual job of the person.
- For those who have worked in another field other than their usual job in the past 7 days (code 1 in column 23), fill these columns based on the person's field of work in the last 7 days.
- For those who have worked in more than one field in the past 7 days, fill these columns based on what they give you as their main job. If the respondent fails to indicate the main job, consider the one they have allocated more time to during the past week, and if the timing was even for all the jobs, consider the one that they have more work experience in.
23.1. Occupation, Column 24
Occupation is the type of the work (based on the definition of work and its examples) which has been performed by the individual during the past 7 days. In case of temporarily absent individuals, occupation is the type of the work they have carried out during the time of employment.
All of the mentioned occupations for this question will be coded based on the standard international occupation categorization. Therefore it is necessary to write the name of the occupation clearly and detailed in this column.
- Usually there are different occupations at the work place, so take note to mark the one the individual is practicing. For example there are different occupations at an elementary school such as principal, teacher, janitor, etc.
- Note not to mix profession or field of study with occupation, because they are not necessarily the same. For instance, if an agricultural engineer is working as an accounting chief administrator, his occupation is the "accounting chief administrator".
- For those who have more than one occupation in agriculture, pay attention to define their main occupation. Agricultural occupations are: "farmer", "gardener", "saplings planter", "florist", "animal husbandry", "breeding poultry", "apiculture", "pisciculturist", "breeding silkworms".
- In order to define some agricultural occupations, such as "farmer", "gardener", "saplings planter", consider the following descriptions:
- Farmer is someone who works in planting, fertilizing and harvesting one or more annual crops, such as wheat, oat, rice, sugarcane, vegetables, summer crops, etc.
- Gardner is someone who works in producing permanent products such as apples, pears, grapes, oranges, tea, etc.
- Saplings planter is someone who breeds saplings and sells them to gardeners.
- Considering that some occupations, specifically in production like dairy, spinning and weaving, weaving carpets, etc., can be performed with or without the help of machinery, be specific in asking them about their occupations. If their occupation is with the help of machinery, mention "operator" in writing the name of the occupation; such as "dairy production operator", "spinning operator", "carpet weaving operator".
- In cases in which carrying out job duties requires different skills, consider the duties that need the highest level of skills as the occupation. For instance, if someone is performing both as a typist and archivist in a company, record the one which requires higher skills as his occupation.
- In cases in which job duties are related to different stages of production and distribution of goods and services, if none of the duties overcomes the others, consider the duties related to production as their occupation. For example, if someone is working in a confectionery both baking and selling goods, consider their occupation as confectioner.
- For military and disciplinary services' employees, except those serving military services, assign "military" or "disciplinary" where needed.
- For those who are serving in military services, either in military or disciplinary forces, consider "serving in military service" as their occupation; otherwise, consider their duties in the serving location as their occupation.
- For those serving in the Basij militia and this service is considered as their job and they are earning an income from it, write down "military".
- Avoid writing general titles such as employee, technician, worker, doctor, engineer, agriculturalist, teacher, specialist, free-lancer, shoemaker, goldsmith, driver, etc., because each of these general titles include several job titles which have individual codes in job categories.
The following examples are to illustrate this matter:
An employee might be an archivist, bank inspector, commissionaire, court's secretary, agriculture organization's supervisor, financial assistant, in charge of contracts, etc.
Job Title: in charge of contracts
Job code: 2441
Job Title: archivist
Job code: 4141
Job Title: bank inspector
Job code: 2490
Job Title: commissionaire
Job code: 3416
Job Title: court's secretary
Job code: 3432
Job Title: agriculture organization's supervisor
Job code: 1421
Job Title: financial assistant
Job code: 1427
A technician might be medical laboratory technician, census technician, electrical technician, dentistry technician, safety technician, etc.
Job Title: medical laboratory technician
Job code: 3211
Job Title: census technician
Job code: 3434
Job Title: electrical technician
Job code: 3113
Job Title: dentistry technician
Job code: 3225
Job Title: safety technician
Job code: 5161
A worker can work as a bath-keeper, construction worker, door and window welder, house painter, bookbinder, metal smelter, well digger, fruit picker, spinner, simple farm worker, etc.
Job Title: bath-keeper
Job code: 5149
Job Title: construction worker
Job code: 9314
Job Title: door and window welder
Job code: 7221
Job Title: house painter
Job code: 7141
Job Title: bookbinder
Job code: 7345
Job Title: metal melter
Job code: 8125
Job Title: well digger
Job code: 7126
Job Title: fruit picker
Job code: 9211
Job Title: spinner
Job code: 7431
Job Title: simple farm worker
Job code: 9211
A doctor might be a physician, dentist, hospital administrator, university professor, Member of Parliament deputy, etc.
Job Title: physician
Job code: 2221
Job Title: dentist
Job code: 2222
Job Title: hospital administrator
Job code: 1410
Job Title: university professor
Job code: 2310
Job Title: Member of Parliament deputy
Job code: 1100
An engineer might be company director, minister, plane designer, etc.
Job Title: company director
Job code: 1410
Job Title: minister
Job code: 1100
Job Title: plane designer
Job code: 2145
An agriculturalist might be a farmer, animal husbandry, saplings planter, gardener, etc.
Job Title: farmer
Job code: 6111
Job Title: animal husbandry
Job code: 6121
Job Title: saplings planter
Job code: 6113
Job Title: gardener
Job code: 6112
A teacher might be an elementary school teacher, middle school teacher, kindergarten teacher, exceptional children school teacher, etc.
Job Title: elementary school teacher
Job code: 2331
Job Title: middle school teacher
Job code: 2320
Job Title: kindergarten teacher
Job code: 2332
Job Title: exceptional children school teacher
Job code: 2340
A specialist might be a census specialist, job categorization specialist, public relations specialist, speech specialist, etc.
Job Title: census specialist
Job code: 2122
Job Title: job categorization specialist
Job code: 2412
Job Title: public relations specialist
Job code: 2490
Job Title: speech specialist
Job code: 3229
A free-lancer might be a land-agent, merchant, building contractor, peddler, salesman, cobbler, etc.
Job Title: land-agent
Job code: 3413
Job Title: merchant
Job code: 1424
Job Title: building contractor
Job code: 1423
Job Title: peddler
Job code: 9111
Job Title: salesman
Job code: 5220
Job Title: cobbler
Job code: 7442
A shoemaker might be a shoe seller, or hand-made shoemaker or machine-made shoemaker.
Job Title: shoe seller
Job code: 5220
Job Title: hand-made shoemaker
Job code: 7442
Job Title: machine-made shoemaker
Job code: 8266
A goldsmith might be making or selling gold.
Job Title: goldsmith
Job code: 7313
Job Title: jeweler
Job code: 5220
A driver might be train driver, motorcyclist, taxi driver, bus driver, truck driver, tractor driver, loader driver and crane driver.
Job Title: train driver
Job code: 8311
Job Title: motorcyclist
Job code: 8321
Job Title: taxi driver
Job code: 8322
Job Title: bus driver
Job code: 8323
Job Title: truck driver
Job code: 8324
Job Title: tractor driver
Job code: 8331
Job Title: loader driver
Job code: 8332
Job Title: crane driver
Job code: 8333
Fill this column based on the following directions for all the members of the household who are 10 years old and above and leave it blank for the rest of them. To define an individual's working status, you should know the definition of work.
Work: the part of economic activities (physical or intellectual), the purpose of which is to gain profits (cash or non-cash) for the goal of producing goods or demonstrating service.
People who work are distributed in two major groups; freelance (they work for themselves) and salaried (they get paid in exchange for their work). Pay attention to the following:
The following people's activities are also considered as work:
- Individuals who work for one of the household members without earning an income (working for free for family). These people are usually women and teenagers who help other members of the family for free in activities such as farming, animal husbandry, carpet weaving, etc.
- Individuals serving in the military service.
- Individuals who serve in the Basij militia and earn money from it.
- Individuals who work at their residence in order to earn money, such as carpet weaving, sewing, hairdressing, typing, tutoring, fixing small electronics, baby-sitting, etc.
- Individuals who are occupied with activities like carpet weaving and sewing in order to produce durable goods for their own consumption.
- Individuals who are building, fixing or redecorating their own residence.
- Individuals who are interning and are involved directly in the production of goods and service, whether it is for exchange of money or not.
- Women or men who are occupied with activities such as farming, gardening, animal husbandry, fishing, etc.
The following activities are not considered as work:
- Unpaid activities at home for other members of the household like cooking, house holding, taking care of children, etc., which are mostly done by women.
- Social volunteering services at charities and Basij, etc.
- Small house maintenances such as faucets and valves, fixing windows and small electronics.
- Investing in economical activities without participating in management or actual operations, such as the stock exchange or investing money in companies.
23. Occupation, Industry, "Employment status", Columns 24, 25 and 26
Fill these columns for any 10 years old and above member of the household who have worked in the last 7 days, or have a job but have not worked in the past 7 days for specific reasons (codes 1 and 2 in column 23) and leave it blank for other members.
Note:
- For those who have a job but have not worked in the past 7 days (temporarily absent, code 2 in column 23), fill these columns based on the usual job of the person.
- For those who have worked in another field other than their usual job in the past 7 days (code 1 in column 23), fill these columns based on the person's field of work in the last 7 days.
- For those who have worked in more than one field in the past 7 days, fill these columns based on what they give you as their main job. If the respondent fails to indicate the main job, consider the one they have allocated more time to during the past week, and if the timing was even for all the jobs, consider the one that they have more work experience in.
23.1. Occupation, Column 24
Occupation is the type of the work (based on the definition of work and its examples) which has been performed by the individual during the past 7 days. In case of temporarily absent individuals, occupation is the type of the work they have carried out during the time of employment.
All of the mentioned occupations for this question will be coded based on the standard international occupation categorization. Therefore it is necessary to write the name of the occupation clearly and detailed in this column.
- Usually there are different occupations at the work place, so take note to mark the one the individual is practicing. For example there are different occupations at an elementary school such as principal, teacher, janitor, etc.
- Note not to mix profession or field of study with occupation, because they are not necessarily the same. For instance, if an agricultural engineer is working as an accounting chief administrator, his occupation is the "accounting chief administrator".
- For those who have more than one occupation in agriculture, pay attention to define their main occupation. Agricultural occupations are: "farmer", "gardener", "saplings planter", "florist", "animal husbandry", "breeding poultry", "apiculture", "pisciculturist", "breeding silkworms".
- In order to define some agricultural occupations, such as "farmer", "gardener", "saplings planter", consider the following descriptions:
- Farmer is someone who works in planting, fertilizing and harvesting one or more annual crops, such as wheat, oat, rice, sugarcane, vegetables, summer crops, etc.
- Gardner is someone who works in producing permanent products such as apples, pears, grapes, oranges, tea, etc.
- Saplings planter is someone who breeds saplings and sells them to gardeners.
- Considering that some occupations, specifically in production like dairy, spinning and weaving, weaving carpets, etc., can be performed with or without the help of machinery, be specific in asking them about their occupations. If their occupation is with the help of machinery, mention "operator" in writing the name of the occupation; such as "dairy production operator", "spinning operator", "carpet weaving operator".
- In cases in which carrying out job duties requires different skills, consider the duties that need the highest level of skills as the occupation. For instance, if someone is performing both as a typist and archivist in a company, record the one which requires higher skills as his occupation.
- In cases in which job duties are related to different stages of production and distribution of goods and services, if none of the duties overcomes the others, consider the duties related to production as their occupation. For example, if someone is working in a confectionery both baking and selling goods, consider their occupation as confectioner.
- For military and disciplinary services' employees, except those serving military services, assign "military" or "disciplinary" where needed.
- For those who are serving in military services, either in military or disciplinary forces, consider "serving in military service" as their occupation; otherwise, consider their duties in the serving location as their occupation.
- For those serving in the Basij militia and this service is considered as their job and they are earning an income from it, write down "military".
- Avoid writing general titles such as employee, technician, worker, doctor, engineer, agriculturalist, teacher, specialist, free-lancer, shoemaker, goldsmith, driver, etc., because each of these general titles include several job titles which have individual codes in job categories.
The following examples are to illustrate this matter:
An employee might be an archivist, bank inspector, commissionaire, court's secretary, agriculture organization's supervisor, financial assistant, in charge of contracts, etc.
Job Title: in charge of contracts
Job code: 2441
Job Title: archivist
Job code: 4141
Job Title: bank inspector
Job code: 2490
Job Title: commissionaire
Job code: 3416
Job Title: court's secretary
Job code: 3432
Job Title: agriculture organization's supervisor
Job code: 1421
Job Title: financial assistant
Job code: 1427
A technician might be medical laboratory technician, census technician, electrical technician, dentistry technician, safety technician, etc.
Job Title: medical laboratory technician
Job code: 3211
Job Title: census technician
Job code: 3434
Job Title: electrical technician
Job code: 3113
Job Title: dentistry technician
Job code: 3225
Job Title: safety technician
Job code: 5161
A worker can work as a bath-keeper, construction worker, door and window welder, house painter, bookbinder, metal smelter, well digger, fruit picker, spinner, simple farm worker, etc.
Job Title: bath-keeper
Job code: 5149
Job Title: construction worker
Job code: 9314
Job Title: door and window welder
Job code: 7221
Job Title: house painter
Job code: 7141
Job Title: bookbinder
Job code: 7345
Job Title: metal melter
Job code: 8125
Job Title: well digger
Job code: 7126
Job Title: fruit picker
Job code: 9211
Job Title: spinner
Job code: 7431
Job Title: simple farm worker
Job code: 9211
A doctor might be a physician, dentist, hospital administrator, university professor, Member of Parliament deputy, etc.
Job Title: physician
Job code: 2221
Job Title: dentist
Job code: 2222
Job Title: hospital administrator
Job code: 1410
Job Title: university professor
Job code: 2310
Job Title: Member of Parliament deputy
Job code: 1100
An engineer might be company director, minister, plane designer, etc.
Job Title: company director
Job code: 1410
Job Title: minister
Job code: 1100
Job Title: plane designer
Job code: 2145
An agriculturalist might be a farmer, animal husbandry, saplings planter, gardener, etc.
Job Title: farmer
Job code: 6111
Job Title: animal husbandry
Job code: 6121
Job Title: saplings planter
Job code: 6113
Job Title: gardener
Job code: 6112
A teacher might be an elementary school teacher, middle school teacher, kindergarten teacher, exceptional children school teacher, etc.
Job Title: elementary school teacher
Job code: 2331
Job Title: middle school teacher
Job code: 2320
Job Title: kindergarten teacher
Job code: 2332
Job Title: exceptional children school teacher
Job code: 2340
A specialist might be a census specialist, job categorization specialist, public relations specialist, speech specialist, etc.
Job Title: census specialist
Job code: 2122
Job Title: job categorization specialist
Job code: 2412
Job Title: public relations specialist
Job code: 2490
Job Title: speech specialist
Job code: 3229
A free-lancer might be a land-agent, merchant, building contractor, peddler, salesman, cobbler, etc.
Job Title: land-agent
Job code: 3413
Job Title: merchant
Job code: 1424
Job Title: building contractor
Job code: 1423
Job Title: peddler
Job code: 9111
Job Title: salesman
Job code: 5220
Job Title: cobbler
Job code: 7442
A shoemaker might be a shoe seller, or hand-made shoemaker or machine-made shoemaker.
Job Title: shoe seller
Job code: 5220
Job Title: hand-made shoemaker
Job code: 7442
Job Title: machine-made shoemaker
Job code: 8266
A goldsmith might be making or selling gold.
Job Title: goldsmith
Job code: 7313
Job Title: jeweler
Job code: 5220
A driver might be train driver, motorcyclist, taxi driver, bus driver, truck driver, tractor driver, loader driver and crane driver.
Job Title: train driver
Job code: 8311
Job Title: motorcyclist
Job code: 8321
Job Title: taxi driver
Job code: 8322
Job Title: bus driver
Job code: 8323
Job Title: truck driver
Job code: 8324
Job Title: tractor driver
Job code: 8331
Job Title: loader driver
Job code: 8332
Job Title: crane driver
Job code: 8333
Description
Definition
This variable records the respondent's current occupation.
Universe
Persons age 10+ who are actively employed
concept
Concept
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| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |