Structure and Explanatory Notes(Unit Group)

A  Administrative and managerial workers

Explanatory Notes (PDF:31KB)

  • 01 Management government officials
    • 011 Legislative officials and government administrators
    • 012 Management-level national government officials
    • 013 Management-level local government officials
  • 02 Officers of companies and organizations
    • 021 Company officers
    • 022 Officers of independent administrative agencies, etc.
    • 029 Officers of other corporations, organizations
  • 03 Management staff of companies and organizations
    • 031 Company management staff
    • 032 Independent administrative agency management staff
    • 039 Other corporations, organization management staff
  • 04 Other administrative and managerial workers
    • 049 Other administrative and managerial workers

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B  Professional and engineering workers

Explanatory Notes (PDF:162KB)

  • 05 Researchers
    • 051 Natural science researchers
    • 052 Humanities, social science, and other researchers
  • 06 Agriculture, forestry, and fishery engineers
    • 061 Agriculture, forestry, and fishery engineers
  • 07 Manufacturing engineers (development)
    • 071 Food engineers (development)
    • 072 Electrical, electronic, telecommunications engineers (except communication network engineers) (development)
    • 073 Machinery engineers (development)
    • 074 Automobile engineers (development)
    • 075 Transportation equipment engineers (except automobiles) (development)
    • 076 Metal engineers(development)
    • 077 Chemical engineers (development)
    • 079 Other manufacturing engineers (development)
  • 08 Manufacturing engineers (except development)
    • 081 Food engineers (except development)
    • 082 Electrical, electronic, telecommunications technicians (except communication network engineers (except development)
    • 083 Machinery engineers (except development)
    • 084 Automobile engineers (except development)
    • 085 Transportation equipment engineers(except automobiles) (except development)
    • 086 Metal engineers (except development)
    • 087 Chemistry engineers (except development)
    • 089 Other manufacturing engineers (except development)
  • 09 Architects, civil engineers and surveyors
    • 091 Architectural engineers
    • 092 Civil engineers
    • 093 Surveyors
  • 10 Data processing and communication engineers
    • 101 System consultants
    • 102 System designers
    • 103 Data processing project managers
    • 104 Software creators
    • 105 System operation managers
    • 106 Communication network engineers
    • 109 Other data processing and communication engineers
  • 11 Other engineers
    • 119 Other engineers
  • 12 Doctors, dental surgeons, veterinary surgeons, pharmacists
    • 121 Doctors
    • 122 Dental surgeons
    • 123 Veterinary surgeons
    • 124 Pharmacists
  • 13 Public health nurses, midwives, nurses
    • 131 Public health nurses
    • 132 Midwives
    • 133 Nurses (including assistant nurses)
  • 14 Medical technicians
    • 141 Diagnostic radiographers
    • 142 Clinical engineers
    • 143 Clinical laboratory technicians
    • 144 Physiotherapists, occupational therapists
    • 145 Certified orthoptists, speech therapists
    • 146 Dental hygienists
    • 147 Dental technicians
  • 15 Other health care workers
    • 151 Nutritionists
    • 152 Masseurs, chiropractors, acupuncturists, moxacauterists and judo-orthopedists
    • 159 Health care workers not classified elsewhere
  • 16 Social welfare specialist professionals
    • 161 Welfare counseling guidance professionals
    • 162 Welfare facility guidance professionals
    • 163 Childcare workers
    • 169 Other social welfare specialist professionals
  • 17 Legal workers
    • 171 Judges
    • 172 Public prosecutors
    • 173 Attorneys
    • 174 Patent attorneys
    • 175 Judicial scriveners
    • 179 Other legal workers
  • 18 Management, finance, and insurance professionals
    • 181 Certified public accountants
    • 182 Licensed tax accountants
    • 183 Certified social insurance and labor consultant
    • 184 Finance and insurance professionals
    • 189 Other management, finance, and insurance professionals
  • 19 Teachers
    • 191 Kindergarten teachers
    • 192 Elementary school teachers
    • 193 Junior high school teachers
    • 194 Senior high school teachers
    • 195 Secondary educational school teachers
    • 196 Special needs education school teachers
    • 197 Vocational school teachers
    • 198 University professors
    • 199 Other teachers
  • 20 Workers in religion
    • 201 Workers in religion
  • 21 Authors, journalists, editors
    • 211 Authors
    • 212 Journalists, editors
  • 22 Artists, designers, photographers, film operators
    • 221 Sculptors
    • 222 Painters, calligraphers
    • 223 Industrial artists
    • 224 Designers
    • 225 Photographers, film operators
  • 23 Musicians, stage designers
    • 231 Musicians
    • 232 Dancers
    • 233 Actors
    • 234 Directors
    • 235 Performers
  • 24 Other specialist professionals
    • 241 Librarians
    • 242 Curators
    • 243 Counselors (except medical and welfare facilities)
    • 244 Private tutors
    • 245 Sports professionals
    • 246 Communication equipment operators
    • 249 Specialist professionals not classified elsewhere

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C  Clerical workers

Explanatory Notes (PDF:35KB)

  • 25 General clerical workers
    • 251 General affairs workers
    • 252 Human affairs workers
    • 253 Planning clerical workers
    • 254 Reception and guidance clerical workers
    • 255 Secretaries
    • 256 Telephone receptionists
    • 257 Comprehensive clerical workers
    • 259 Other general clerical workers
  • 26 Accountancy clerks
    • 261 Cash disbursement and receipt clerks
    • 262 Deposit counter clerks
    • 263 Accountants business clerks
    • 269 Other accountancy clerks
  • 27 Production-related clerical workers
    • 271 Production sites clerical workers
    • 272 Incoming and outgoing shipment clerks
  • 28 Sales clerks
    • 281 Sales clerks
    • 289 Other sales clerical workers
  • 29 Outdoor service workers
    • 291 Money collectors
    • 292 Investigators
    • 299 Other outdoor service workers
  • 30 Transport and post clerical workers
    • 301 Passenger / freight clerical workers
    • 302 Transportation management clerical workers
    • 303 Post clerical workers
  • 31 Office appliance operators
    • 311 Personal computer operators
    • 312 Data entry device operators
    • 313 Computer operators (except personal computer)
    • 319 Other office appliance operators

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D  Sales workers

Explanatory Notes (PDF:34KB)

  • 32 Merchandise sales workers
    • 321 Retailers, retail manager
    • 322 Wholesalers, wholesale manager
    • 323 Shop assistants
    • 324 Home visit and mobile sales workers
    • 325 Recycled resources collection and wholesale workers
    • 326 Goods purchase canvassers
  • 33 Quasi-sales workers
    • 331 Real estate agents and dealers
    • 332 Insurance agents and brokers
    • 333 Stock dealers, Stock brokers, finance brokers
    • 334 Pawnbrokers and pawnshop workers
    • 339 Other quasi-sales workers
  • 34 Sales workers
    • 341 Food sales workers
    • 342 Chemical sales workers
    • 343 Medicine sales workers
    • 344 Machinery sales workers (except communication equipment)
    • 345 Communication and system sales workers
    • 346 Finance and insurance sales workers
    • 347 Real estate sales workers
    • 349 Other sales workers

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E  Service workers

Explanatory Notes (PDF:42KB)

  • 35 Domestic support service workers
    • 351 Housekeepers, home helpers
    • 359 Other domestic support service workers
  • 36 Care service workers
    • 361 Care workers (medical and welfare facilities, etc.)
    • 362 Home visiting care workers
  • 37 Healthcare service workers
    • 371 Care assistants
    • 372 Dental assistants
    • 379 Other healthcare service workers
  • 38 Domestic hygiene service workers
    • 381 Hairdressers
    • 382 Beauticians
    • 383 Cosmetic service workers (except beauticians)
    • 384 Bath workers
    • 385 Launderers
    • 386 Fullers
  • 39 Food and drink preparatory workers
    • 391 Cooks
    • 392 Bartenders
  • 40 Customer service workers
    • 401 Restaurateurs, restaurant managers
    • 402 Japanese inn owners and managers
    • 403 Food and drink service workers
    • 404 Personal assistance workers
    • 405 Customer entertainment workers
    • 406 Geisha, dancers
    • 407 Service workers in places of entertainment, etc.
  • 41 Residential facilities, office buildings and other management personnel
    • 411 Condominiums, apartment buildings, and lodging houses management personnel
    • 412 Hostel and dormitory management personnel
    • 413 Office building management personnel
    • 414 Car park management personnel
  • 42 Other service workers
    • 421 Travel and tourist guides
    • 422 Left luggage handlers
    • 423 Commodity hire workers
    • 424 Advertisers
    • 425 Undertakers, crematorium workers
    • 429 Service workers not classified elsewhere

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F  Security workers

Explanatory Notes (PDF:24KB)

  • 43 Self-defense officials
    • 431 Ground self-defense officials
    • 432 Maritime self-defense officials
    • 433 Air self-defense officials
    • 434 Defense Academy, National Defense Medical College students
  • 44 Judicial police staff
    • 441 Police officers
    • 442 Maritime safety officials
    • 449 Other judicial police staff
  • 45 Other public security workers
    • 451 Prison guards
    • 452 Firefighters
    • 453 Security staff
    • 459 Other public security workers not classified elsewhere

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G  Agriculture, forestry and fishery workers

Explanatory Notes (PDF:23KB)

  • 46 Agriculture workers
    • 461 Crop farming workers
    • 462 Livestock farm workers
    • 463 Landscape gardeners, nursery workers
    • 469 Other agricultural workers
  • 47 Forestry workers
    • 471 Forest nursery workers
    • 472 Tree-felling, logging, and collecting workers
    • 473 Other forestry workers
  • 48 Fishery workers
    • 481 Fishery workers
    • 482 Ships' captains, navigation officers, chief engineers, engineers (fishing boats)
    • 483 Seaweed and shellfish harvesting workers
    • 484 Aquaculture workers
    • 489 Other fishery workers

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H  Manufacturing process workers

Explanatory Notes (PDF:154KB)

  • 49 Manufacturing facility control and monitoring workers (metal products)
    • 491 Pig-iron forging, steelmaking, non-ferrous metal smelting facility control and monitoring workers
    • 492 Cast metal manufacturing and forging facility control and monitoring workers
    • 493 Metal machine tools facility control and monitoring workers
    • 494 Metal press facility control and monitoring workers
    • 495 Ironwork and boilermaking facility control and monitoring workers
    • 496 Sheet metal facility control and monitoring workers
    • 497 Metal sculpture and plating facility control and monitoring workers
    • 498 Metal welding and fusion cutting facility control and monitoring
    • 499 Other manufacturing facility control and monitoring workers (metal products)
  • 50 Production facility control and monitoring workers (except metal products)
    • 501 Chemical product manufacturing facility control and monitoring workers
    • 502 Ceramic, earth, and stone product manufacturing facility control and monitoring workers
    • 503 Food manufacturing facility control and monitoring workers
    • 504 Beverage and cigarette manufacturing facility control and monitoring workers
    • 505 Spinning, weaving, apparel, and fiber product manufacturing facility control and monitoring workers
    • 506 Wooden and paper product manufacturing facility control and monitoring workers
    • 507 Printing and bookbinding facility control and monitoring workers
    • 508 Rubber, plastic product manufacturing facility control and monitoring workers
    • 509 Other manufacturing facility control and monitoring workers (except metal products)
  • 51 Machine assembly facility control and monitoring workers
    • 511 General-purpose, manufacturing, and business-use mechanical apparatus assembly facility control and monitoring workers
    • 512 Electro-mechanical apparatus assembly facility control and monitoring workers
    • 513 Automobile assembly facility control and monitoring workers
    • 514 Transportation machinery assembly facility control and monitoring workers (except automobiles)
    • 515 Weighing and measuring appliance, photo-optic mechanical apparatus assembly facility control and monitoring workers
  • 52 Product manufacturing and processing workers (metal products)
    • 521 Pig-iron forging, steelmaking, non-ferrous metal smelting workers
    • 522 Cast metal manufacturing and forging workers
    • 523 Metal machine tools workers
    • 524 Metal press workers
    • 525 Ironworkers, boilermakers
    • 526 Sheet metal workers
    • 527 Metal sculpture and plating workers
    • 528 Metal welding and fusion cutting workers
    • 529 Other product manufacturing and processing workers (metal products)
  • 53 Product manufacturing and processing workers (except metal products)
    • 531 Chemical product manufacturing workers
    • 532 Ceramic, earth, and stone product manufacturing workers
    • 533 Food manufacturing workers
    • 534 Beverage and cigarette manufacturing workers
    • 535 Spinning, weaving, apparel, and fiber product manufacturing workers
    • 536 Wooden and paper product manufacturing workers
    • 537 Printing and bookbinding workers
    • 538 Rubber, plastic product manufacturing workers
    • 539 Other product manufacturing and processing workers (except metal products)
  • 54 Machine assembly workers
    • 541 General-purpose, manufacturing, and business-use mechanical apparatus assembly workers
    • 542 Electro-mechanical apparatus assembly workers
    • 543 Automobile assembly workers
    • 544 Transportation machinery assembly workers (except automobiles)
    • 545 Weighing and measuring appliance, photo-optic mechanical apparatus assembly workers
  • 55 Machine maintenance and repair workers
    • 551 General-purpose, manufacturing, and business-use mechanical apparatus maintenance and repair workers
    • 552 Electro-mechanical apparatus maintenance and repair workers
    • 553 Automobile maintenance and repair workers
    • 554 Transportation machinery maintenance and repair workers (except automobiles)
    • 555 Weighing and measuring appliance, photo-optic mechanical apparatus maintenance and repair workers
  • 56 Product inspection workers (metal products)
    • 561 Metal material inspection workers
    • 562 Metal processing, welding, fusion cutting workers
  • 57 Product inspection workers (except metal products)
    • 571 Chemical product inspection workers
    • 572 Ceramic, earth, and stone product inspection workers
    • 573 Food inspection workers
    • 574 Beverage and cigarette inspection workers
    • 575 Spinning, weaving, apparel, and fiber product inspection workers
    • 576 Wooden and paper product inspection workers
    • 577 Printing and bookbinding inspection workers
    • 578 Rubber, plastic product inspection workers
    • 579 Other product inspection workers (except metal products)
  • 58 Machine inspection workers
    • 581 General-purpose, manufacturing, and business-use mechanical apparatus inspection workers
    • 582 Electro-mechanical apparatus inspection workers
    • 583 Automobile inspection workers
    • 584 Transportation machinery inspection workers (except automobiles)
    • 585 Weighing and measuring appliance, photo-optic mechanical apparatus inspection workers
  • 59 Manufacturing-related and quasi-manufacturing workers
    • 591 Manufacturing-related workers
    • 592 Quasi-manufacturing workers

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I  Transport and machine operation workers

Explanatory Notes (PDF:34KB)

  • 60 Railway drivers
    • 601 Electric train drivers
    • 609 Other train drivers
  • 61 Motor vehicle drivers
    • 611 Bus drivers
    • 612 Passenger automobile drivers
    • 613 Goods vehicle drivers
    • 619 Other motor vehicle drivers
  • 62 Ship and aircraft operators
    • 622 Navigation officers, navigators (except fishing boats), pilots
    • 623 Ships' chief engineers, engineers (except fishing boats)
    • 624 Aircraft pilots
  • 63 Other transport workers
    • 631 Conductors
    • 632 Railway transport workers
    • 633 Deckhands, dual purpose crew (DPC)
    • 634 Ships stokers
    • 639 Transport workers not classified elsewhere
  • 64 Stationary and construction machinery operators
    • 641 Power plant and substation workers
    • 642 Boiler operators
    • 643 Crane, winch operators
    • 644 Pump, blower, compressors operators
    • 645 Construction, well-drilling machinery operators
    • 646 Oil drilling and natural gas drilling machinery operators
    • 649 Other stationary and construction machinery operators

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J  Construction and mining workers

Explanatory Notes (PDF:34KB)

  • 65 Construction skeleton workers
    • 651 Molding box carpenters
    • 652 Scaffolding workers
    • 653 Steel reinforcement workers
  • 66 Construction workers (except construction skeleton workers)
    • 661 Carpenters
    • 662 Block and tile laying workers
    • 663 Roofing workers
    • 664 Plasterers
    • 665 Tatami workers
    • 666 Pipe laying workers
    • 669 Other construction workers
  • 67 Electric construction workers
    • 671 Power line hanging and laying workers
    • 672 Distribution line hanging and laying workers
    • 673 Communication line hanging and laying workers
    • 674 Telecommunication equipment construction workers
    • 679 Other electric construction workers
  • 68 Civil engineering workers
    • 681 Civil engineering workers
    • 682 Railway line construction workers
    • 683 Dam, tunnel excavation workers
  • 69 Mine workers
    • 691 Miners
    • 692 Stone quarry workers
    • 693 Gravel, sand and clay quarrying workers
    • 699 Other mine workers

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K  Carrying, cleaning, packaging, and related workers

Explanatory Notes (PDF:28KB)

  • 70 Carrying workers
    • 701 Mail and telegram collection and delivery workers
    • 702 Onboard and quayside cargo handlers
    • 703 Land-based cargo handling and carrying workers
    • 704 Warehouse workers
    • 705 Delivery workers
    • 706 Packing workers
  • 71 Cleaning workers
    • 711 Building cleaning workers
    • 712 House cleaning workers
    • 713 Road and park cleaning workers
    • 714 Garbage and human waste treatment workers
    • 715 Industrial waste treatment workers
    • 719 Other cleaning workers
  • 72 Packaging workers
    • 721 Packaging workers
  • 73 Other carrying, cleaning, packaging, and related workers
    • 739 Other carrying, cleaning, packaging, and related workers

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L  Workers not classified by occupation

Explanatory Notes (PDF:16KB)

  • 99 Workers not classifiable by occupation
    • 999 Workers not classifiable by occupation

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