2011 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Romania, 2011
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Reference ID
ROU_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Statistics (NIS), IPUMS
Metadata
Created on
Jan 05, 2026
Last modified
Jan 05, 2026
- Data files
- ROU2011_PHC-H-H
- ROU2011_PHC-P-H
Occupation (ISCO 1988) (RO2011A_OCCISCO2)
Data file: ROU2011_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
239
End:
241
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">Questions 32-36 refer to the main activity. And apply only to a persons whose answer to question 31.1 was different from 0 and persons whose answer to question 30 was "unemployed looking for another job" (code 2). For the latter, the characteristics corresponding to their last job shall be recorded</span></p>
<p>32. Occupation____
<p>32. Occupation____
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 113 | Traditional chiefs and heads of villages |
| 114 | Senior officials of special-interest organizations |
| 121 | Directors and chief executives |
| 122 | Production and operations department managers |
| 123 | Other department managers |
| 199 | Legislators, senior officials and managers not elsewhere classified |
| 211 | Physicists, chemists and related professionals |
| 212 | Mathematicians, statisticians and related professionals |
| 213 | Computing professionals |
| 214 | Architects, engineers and related professionals |
| 221 | Life science professionals |
| 222 | Health professionals (except nursing) |
| 223 | Nursing and midwifery professionals |
| 231 | College, university and higher education teaching professionals |
| 232 | Secondary education teaching professionals |
| 233 | Primary and pre-primary education teaching professionals |
| 235 | Other teaching professionals |
| 241 | Business professionals |
| 242 | Legal professionals |
| 243 | Archivists, librarians and related information professionals |
| 244 | Social science and related professionals |
| 245 | Writers and creative or performing artists |
| 246 | Religious professionals |
| 299 | Professionals no elsewhere classified |
| 311 | Physical and engineering science technicians |
| 312 | Computer associate professionals |
| 314 | Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians |
| 315 | Safety and quality inspectors |
| 322 | Modern health associate professionals (except nursing) |
| 323 | Nursing and midwifery associate professionals |
| 341 | Finance and sales associate professionals |
| 343 | Administrative associate professionals |
| 344 | Customs, tax and related government associate professionals |
| 345 | Police inspectors and detectives |
| 346 | Social work associate professionals |
| 347 | Artistic, entertainment and sports associate professionals |
| 348 | Religious associate professionals |
| 399 | Technicians and associate professionals, not elsewhere classified |
| 411 | Secretaries and keyboard-operating clerks |
| 413 | Material-recording and transport clerks |
| 414 | Library, mail and related clerks |
| 421 | Cashiers, tellers and related clerks |
| 422 | Client information clerks |
| 511 | Travel attendants and related workers |
| 512 | Housekeeping and restaurant services workers |
| 513 | Personal care and related workers |
| 514 | Other personal services workers |
| 516 | Protective services workers |
| 522 | Shop salespersons and demonstrators |
| 523 | Stall and market salespersons |
| 599 | Service workers and shop and market sales workers not elsewhere classified |
| 611 | Market gardeners and crop growers |
| 612 | Market-oriented animal producers and related workers |
| 613 | Market-oriented crop and animal producers |
| 614 | Forestry and related workers |
| 615 | Fishery workers, hunters and trappers |
| 621 | Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers |
| 711 | Miners, shotfirers, stone cutters and carvers |
| 712 | Building frame and related trades workers |
| 713 | Building finishers and related trades workers |
| 714 | Painters, building structure cleaners and related trades workers |
| 721 | Metal moulders, welders, sheet-metal workers, structural- metal preparers, and related trades workers |
| 722 | Blacksmiths, tool-makers and related trades workers |
| 723 | Machinery mechanics and fitters |
| 724 | Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics and fitters |
| 731 | Precision workers in metal and related materials |
| 732 | Potters, glass-makers and related trades workers |
| 733 | Handicraft workers in wood, textile, leather and related materials |
| 734 | Printing and related trades workers |
| 741 | Food processing and related trades workers |
| 742 | Wood treaters, cabinet-makers and related trades workers |
| 743 | Textile, garment and related trades workers |
| 744 | Pelt, leather and shoemaking trades workers |
| 799 | Craft and related trade workers not elsewhere classified |
| 811 | Mining- and mineral-processing-plant operators |
| 812 | Metal-processing-plant operators |
| 813 | Glass, ceramics and related plant operators |
| 814 | Wood-processing- and papermaking-plant operators |
| 822 | Chemical-products machine operators |
| 823 | Rubber- and plastic-products machine operators |
| 824 | Wood-products machine operators |
| 826 | Textile-, fur- and leather-products machine operators |
| 827 | Food and related products machine operators |
| 828 | Assemblers |
| 829 | Other machine operators and assemblers |
| 831 | Locomotive-engine drivers and related workers |
| 832 | Motor-vehicle drivers |
| 833 | Agricultural and other mobile-plant operators |
| 834 | Ships' deck crews and related workers |
| 911 | Street vendors and related workers |
| 913 | Domestic and related helpers, cleaners and launderers |
| 914 | Building caretakers, window and related cleaners |
| 915 | Messengers, porters, doorkeepers and related workers |
| 916 | Garbage collectors and related labourers |
| 921 | Agricultural, fishery and related labourers |
| 931 | Mining and construction labourers |
| 932 | Manufacturing labourers |
| 933 | Transport labourers and freight handlers |
| 989 | Elementary occupations not elsewhere classified |
| 999 | 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the occupation (ISCO 1988) person during reference week. Unemployed experienced workers report their last occupation.
Universe
Romania 2011: Persons working during reference week or unemployed looking for another job [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept