ANZSCO ID
Future Growth
Job Types
On the Job Categories
Skill Levels
Type of Work Categories

There are 12 On the Job Categories - found below on "Florence's Info Desk":

Each of these categories has their own allocated colour on the noticeboard and the right hand panel.

Houses & Buildings

Community & Health

Leisure & Entertainment

Retail & Hospitality

Transport & Travel

Research & Development

Office & Administration

Environments

Government & Defence (added 2020)

Manufacturing & Production (added 2020)

Information, Media & Telecommunications (added 2020)

Banking, Finance & Insurance (added 2020)

Occupations are a way of defining and grouping jobs that require the performance of similar or identical sets of tasks.

There are eight major occupation groups defined by the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO).

ANZSCO groups occupations according to their tasks and skill level.
https://www.abs.gov.au/articles/how-anzsco-works

Details of Job Types - Word doc

How ANZSCO works

ANZSCO is a hierarchical classification system that categorises occupations according to one of 8 major groups and then into increasingly smaller sub-categories: sub-major group; minor group; unit group, before resulting in the specific occupation.

The hierarchical structure of ANZSCO is illustrated in Figure 1 (below). This includes examples of how that structure works for each of the major groups.

These hierarchical levels have a corresponding reference number (‘code’) with a specific number of digits:

major groups are represented by a single digit code
sub-major groups by a 2 digit code
minor groups by a 3 digit code
unit groups by a 4 digit code
occupations by a 6 digit code.

ANZSCO - Fig 1: Structure of ANZSCO, by occupation group.

ANZSCO by Occupation Group

On the Job is adding these icons from the start of 2026.

Number in ANZSCO	Overview
1.Manager	Managers are individuals who plan, organise, direct, control, and coordinate the operations of organisations or departments. Managers are typically skilled in communication and building relationships, planning, budgeting and problem solving. This is a relatively skilled group, as managers generally hold senior positions, taking responsibility for staff and operations. Eg. Chief Executives, Construction Managers, Sales Managers, Hotel Managers Duties & Tasks: Strategic planning, Resource allocation, Staff supervision, Performance monitoring
2. Professional	Professionals are workers who typically require a university degree or equivalent qualification and apply theoretical knowledge in their work. Professionals perform analytical, conceptual and creative tasks across a range of industries. Eg. Doctors, Engineers, Teachers, Accountants, Scientists Duties & Tasks: Research and analysis, Problem-solving, Providing expert advice, Designing systems or solutions
3. Technician & Trade Worker	Technicians and trades workers are skilled workers who often have vocational education and training and perform technical or manual tasks. They apply technical, trade or industry specific knowledge in construction, manufacturing, scientific, engineering and other activities. Eg. Electricians, Plumbers, Automotive Technicians, IT Support Technicians Duties and Tasks: Installation and maintenance, Repair work, Operating machinery, Technical support
4. Community & Personal Service Worker	These workers provide services directly to individuals and communities, often in health, welfare, or hospitality. They provide a wide range of services, including aged and disability care, health and social welfare, childcare, hospitality, policing, tourism, fitness, sports and personal services. Eg. Aged Care Workers, Childcare Workers, Hairdressers, Hospitality workers, Paramedics Duties and Tasks: Assisting with personal care, Providing emergency services, Supporting community wellbeing, Customer service in hospitality
5. Clerical & Administrative Worker	These workers perform administrative, clerical, and office support tasks. They provide support to businesses by organising, storing, manipulating and retrieving information. Eg. Receptionists, Data Entry Clerks, Payroll Officers, Secretaries Duties & Tasks: Record keeping, Scheduling, Document preparation, Office coordination
6. Sales Worker	Sales workers are individuals involved in selling goods and services directly to consumers or businesses and provide sales support. Eg. Real Estate Agents, Sales Representatives, Cashiers Duties & Tasks: Product promotion, Processing transactions, Meeting sales targets
7. Machinery Operator and Driver	These workers operate machines, vehicles and other equipment to perform a range of agricultural, manufacturing and construction functions, move materials, and to transport passengers and freight. Eg. Truck Drivers, Forklift Operators, Crane Operators, Train drivers Duties & Tasks:Operating equipment safely, Transporting goods or people, Maintenance of machinery, Following safety protocols
8. Labourers	Labourers are workers who perform physical tasks that often require minimal formal training. Labourers perform a variety of routine and repetitive physical tasks. Some labourer jobs require physical fitness however not all involve heavy work. Eg. Cleaners, Construction Labourers, Factory Hands, Farm Workers Duties & Tasks: Manual handling, Cleaning and maintenance, Assisting skilled tradespeople, Basic operational tasks

It shows the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations and their numbers.

We have started to list these numbers and descriptions [2022] as we update the jobs listed.

These numbers are linked to "Job Types" above.

Here is the Word doc

ANZSCO ID Numbers are linked to Job Types.

1. Manager 2. Professional x60 3. Technician Trade Worker x60 4. Community Personal Service Worker x60

5. Clerical Administrative x60 6. Sales 7. Machinery Operator Driver 8. Labourer

There are seven ‘type of work’ categories stated in the Job Guide [orginal Job Guide]

Each job within "On the Job" website has one or more of these 'type of work' categories on the information page.

	Artistic or Creative These occupations involve working with ideas to creatively express, present or perform them. An appreciation of design, style, form, beauty or related concepts used to develop or interpret an idea is important. Activities include writing, painting, singing, dancing, decorating, designing and performing.
	Clerical or Organising These occupations involve working with data to order, process or retrieve facts and figures, or to develop or administer policies and procedures. Activities include organising, using or updating information (such as files or accounts), developing or following procedures or systems, and the planning, budgeting and staffing of an organisation.
	Helping or Advising These occupations involve working with people to help, inform, teach or treat them. Activities include discussing personal issues, listening to people’s problems and providing advice, instruction, information or treatment to meet their needs.
	Nature or Recreation These occupations involve working with things in the natural world, such as conservation, handling animals, raising crops or livestock, or sport. Activities include growing and caring for living things, or an involvement with sport, leisure or the environment.
	Practical or Mechanical These occupations involve working with things, using the hands, or special tools or equipment to make, fix, install or adjust them. Activities include practical and physical tasks, which may require an understanding of how equipment or machinery works.
	Scientific or Analytic These occupations involve working with ideas to investigate or seek solutions to scientific, technical, social or other issues. Activities include observing, researching, analysing and interpreting results. The ability to develop theories, apply logic and explore abstract ideas in a specialist area of knowledge is important.
	Service or Persuading These occupations involve working with people to sell to, influence, motivate, negotiate with or serve them. Activities include selling, promoting or providing goods or services, bargaining, or presenting a point of view.

Unfortunately, "On the Job" Skill Levels are the opposite to ANZSCO ones.

We are slowing converting these skill levels to be in accord to the ANZSCO ones.

For On the Job, our highest skill level is 6 and lowest is 1. Our Colours are also different too. We hope it does not cause too much confusion.

We have had this colour and number coding for many, many years and logically you would think the higher number, the higher skill level.

ANZSCO Skill Levels:

ANZSCO Skill levels

What the Skill Levels in On the Job SHOULD be in accord to ANZSCO!

We have added "0" for the Post Graduates (Master's Degree, & PhD [Doctor of Philosophy] - highest Academic ranking])

On the Job is changing these skill levels as we go along throughout the website. It won't be finished until the end of 2026.

In the meantime, look under "Educational Requirements and Training" - this will give you the skill level.

Categories Finished with changed ANZSCO Skill levels converted...

Houses & Buildings	Community & Health
Leisure & Entertainment	Retail & Hospitality
Transport & Travel	Research & Development
Office & Administration	Environments
Government & Defence	Manufacturing & Production
Information, Media & Telecommunications	Banking, Finance & Insurance

These Future Growth categories are taken from the Australian Government - JobOutlook website [this website has been superseded by YourCareer but we have retained our graphics for easy identification].

We have created the graphics for quick and easy recognition across the website.

Categories for Future Growth: