Population Census 1996
South Africa, 1996
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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M
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Occupation (occupat)
Data file: SA Census 1996 Merged_v01
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0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
8
Range:
110 - 999
Format:
Numeric
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Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 110 | Legislators and senior officials NFD |
| 111 | Legislators |
| 112 | Senior government officials |
| 113 | Traditional chiefs and heads of villages |
| 114 | Senior officials of special-interest org |
| 119 | Legislators and senior officials NEC |
| 120 | Corporate managers NFD |
| 121 | Directors and chief executives |
| 122 | Production and operations managers |
| 123 | Other managers NEC |
| 129 | Corporate managers NEC |
| 130 | General managers NFD |
| 131 | General managers |
| 139 | General managers NEC |
| 150 | Armed forces and civil service managers |
| 210 | Physical, mathematical and engineering s |
| 211 | Physicists and astronomers |
| 212 | Mathematicians, statisticians and relate |
| 213 | Computing professionals |
| 214 | Architects, engineers and related profes |
| 215 | Physical sciences technologists |
| 219 | Physical, mathematical and engineering s |
| 220 | Life science and health professionals NF |
| 221 | Life science professionals |
| 222 | Health professionals |
| 223 | Nursing and midwifery professionals |
| 229 | Life science and health professionals NE |
| 230 | Teaching professionals NFD |
| 231 | Higher education teaching professionals |
| 232 | Secondary education teaching professiona |
| 233 | Primary and pre-primary education teachi |
| 234 | Special education teaching professionals |
| 235 | Other teaching professionals |
| 239 | Other education professionals NEC |
| 240 | Other professionals NFD |
| 241 | Business professionals |
| 242 | Legal professionals |
| 243 | Archivists, librarians and related infor |
| 244 | Social science and related professionals |
| 245 | Writers and creative or performing artis |
| 246 | Religious professionals |
| 249 | Other professionals NEC |
| 310 | Natural and engineering science associat |
| 311 | Natural and engineering science technici |
| 312 | Computer associate professionals |
| 313 | Optical and electronic equipment operato |
| 314 | Ship/aircraft controllers and technician |
| 315 | Safety and quality inspectors |
| 319 | Natural and engineering science associat |
| 320 | Life science and health associate profes |
| 321 | Life science technicians and related ass |
| 322 | Modern health associate professionals |
| 323 | Nursing and midwifery associate professi |
| 324 | Traditional medicine practitioners and f |
| 329 | Life science and health associate profes |
| 330 | Teaching associate professionals NFD |
| 331 | Primary education teaching associate pro |
| 332 | Pre-primary education teaching associate |
| 333 | Special education teaching associate pro |
| 334 | Other teaching associate professionals |
| 339 | Teaching associate professionals NEC |
| 340 | Other associate professionals NFD |
| 341 | Finance and sales associate professional |
| 342 | Business services agents and trade broke |
| 343 | Administrative associate professionals |
| 344 | Customs, tax and related govt. associate |
| 345 | Police inspectors and detectives |
| 346 | Social work associate professionals |
| 347 | Artistic, entertainment and sports assoc |
| 348 | Religious associate professionals |
| 349 | Other associate professionals NEC |
| 350 | Armed forces and civil service associate |
| 410 | Office clerks NFD |
| 411 | Secretaries and keyboard-operating clerk |
| 412 | Numerical clerks |
| 413 | Material-recording and transport clerks |
| 414 | Library, mail and related clerks |
| 419 | Other office clerks and clerks NEC |
| 420 | Customer service clerks NFD |
| 421 | Cashiers, tellers and related clerks |
| 422 | Client information clerks |
| 429 | Customer service clerks NEC |
| 510 | Personal and protective services workers |
| 511 | Travel attendants and related workers |
| 512 | Housekeeping and restaurant services wor |
| 513 | Personal care workers |
| 514 | Other personal services workers |
| 515 | Astrologers, fortune-tellers and related |
| 516 | Protective services workers |
| 519 | Personal and protective services workers |
| 520 | Models, salespersons and demonstrators N |
| 521 | Fashion and other models |
| 522 | Shop salespersons and demonstrators |
| 523 | Stall and market salespersons |
| 529 | Models, salespersons and demonstrators N |
| 530 | Armed forces and civil service workers |
| 610 | Market-oriented skilled agricultural and |
| 611 | Market gardeners and crop growers |
| 612 | Dairy and livestock producers |
| 613 | Market-oriented crop and animal producer |
| 614 | Forestry and related workers |
| 615 | Fishery workers, hunters and trappers |
| 619 | Market-oriented skilled agricultural and |
| 620 | Subsistence agricultural and fishery wor |
| 621 | Subsistence agricultural and fishery wor |
| 710 | Extraction and building trades workers N |
| 711 | Miners, shotfirers, stone cutters and ca |
| 712 | Building frame and related trades worker |
| 713 | Building finishers and related trades wo |
| 714 | Painters, building structure cleaners an |
| 719 | Extraction and building trades workers N |
| 720 | Metal, machinery and related trades work |
| 721 | Metal, machinery and related trades work |
| 722 | Blacksmiths, tool-makers and related tra |
| 723 | Machinery mechanics and fitters |
| 724 | Electrical and electronic equipment mech |
| 729 | Metal, machinery and related trades work |
| 730 | Handicraft, printing and related trades |
| 731 | Precision workers in metal and related m |
| 732 | Potters, glass-makers and related trades |
| 733 | Handicraft workers in wood, textile, lea |
| 734 | Printing and related trades workers |
| 739 | Handicraft, printing and related trades |
| 740 | Other craft and related trades workers N |
| 741 | Food processing and related trades worke |
| 742 | Wood treaters, cabinet makers and relate |
| 743 | Textile, garment and related trades work |
| 744 | Pelt, leather and shoemaking trades work |
| 749 | Other craft and related trades workers N |
| 810 | Stationary-plant and related operators N |
| 811 | Mining and mineral processing plant oper |
| 812 | Metal processing plant operators |
| 813 | Glass, ceramics and related plant operat |
| 814 | Wood processing and paper making plant o |
| 815 | Chemical processing plant operators |
| 816 | Power production and related plant opera |
| 817 | Automated assembly-line and industrial r |
| 819 | Stationary-plant and related operators N |
| 820 | Machine operators and assemblers NFD |
| 821 | Metal and mineral products machine opera |
| 822 | Chemical products machine operators |
| 823 | Rubber and plastic products machine oper |
| 824 | Wood products machine operators |
| 825 | Printing, binding and paper-products mac |
| 826 | Textile, fur and leather products machin |
| 827 | Food and related products machine operat |
| 828 | Assemblers |
| 829 | Other machine operators and assemblers |
| 830 | Drivers and mobile-plant operators NFD |
| 831 | Locomotive engine drivers and related wo |
| 832 | Motor vehicle drivers and related worker |
| 833 | Agricultural and other mobile plant oper |
| 834 | Ships deck crews and related workers |
| 839 | Drivers and mobile plant operators NEC |
| 910 | Sales and services elementary occupation |
| 911 | Street vendors and related workers |
| 912 | Shoe cleaning and other street service o |
| 913 | Domestic and related helpers, cleaners a |
| 914 | Building caretakers, window and related |
| 915 | Messengers, porters, door-keepers and re |
| 916 | Garbage collectors and related labourers |
| 919 | Sales and services elementary occupation |
| 920 | Agricultural, fishery and related labour |
| 921 | Agricultural, fishery and related labour |
| 929 | Agricultural, fishery and related labour |
| 930 | Mining, construction, manufacturing and |
| 931 | Mining and construction labourers |
| 932 | Manufacturing labourers |
| 933 | Transport labourers and freight handlers |
| 939 | Mining, construction, mnfctr. and transp |
| 987 | N/A: Age <15 or not employed |
| 988 | N/A: Institution |
| 996 | Occupation NEC |
| 999 | Unspecified |
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.