World Database of Occupations

The EurOccupations project (2006-2009) has developped a database with the most frequent 1,600 occupations occupational titles for EU countries, adding further digits to the ISCO-08 classification, and Job Descriptions and Job Content of 150 occupations. Browse the EurOccupations deliverables. For further information about EurOccupations contact prof. Kea Tijdens or dr. Judith de Ruijter. Its partner WageIndicator Foundation has extended the translations to almost 50 countries in and outside Europe. Therefore the database has been renamed the World Database of ISCO Occupations (WISCO).

Data-collectors, experts on occupations and jobholders from all over the world are invited to use and to contribute to the WISCO Database of Occupations. Suggestions for improvements of occupational titles in a particular country/ language are welcomed and so are reflections on the search tree. Additions for new countries/languages are particularly welcomed.

Data-collectors, experts on occupations and jobholders from all over the world are invited to use and to contribute to the WISCO Database of Occupations. Suggestions for improvements of occupational titles in a particular country/ language are welcomed and so are reflections on the search tree. Additions for new countries/languages are particularly welcomed. The WISCO Database of Occupations is available on request to prof. Kea Tijdens.

EurOccupations Database of Occupations

The EurOccupations project aimed to build a publicly available database containing the most frequent occupations for use in multi-country data-collection, through the Internet or otherwise. It covered eight EU countries, notably Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and United Kingdom. The database includes a source list of 1,594 distinct occupational titles within the ISCO-08 classification, country-specific translations and a search tree to navigate through the database.

For further information about EurOccupations contact prof. Kea Tijdens or dr. Judith de Ruijter.