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Table 5 Major Occupational Fields (MOF) and Occupational Fields (OF)

From: Modelling reallocation processes in long-term labour market projectionsModellierung von Anpassungsprozessen in langfristigen Arbeitsmarktprojektionen

MOF

OF

1

Raw material processing occupations

1

Agriculture, husbandry, forestry, horticulture

2

Miners and mineral extraction workers

2

Auxiliary workers, janitors

20

Auxiliary workers without further specified task

42

Janitors

3

Metal production and processing, installation, electrical occupations

7

Metal, plant and sheet metal construction, installation, fitters

11

Electrical occupations

4

Construction, woodworking, plastic manufacture and processing occupations

18

Construction, woodworking, plastics manufacture and processing occupations

5

Other processing, producing and maintaining occupations

3

Stoneworking, construction materials production, ceramics and glass related occupations

9

Vehicle and aircraft construction, maintenance occupations

10

Precision engineering and related occupations

13

Textile processing, leather manufacture

15

Butchers

6

Machinery and equipment steering and maintainance occupations

4

Chemical and plastics occupations

5

Paper manufacture, paper processing, printing

6

Metal production and processing

8

Industrial mechanics, tool mechanics

12

Weaving occupations, textile manufacturers, textile finishers

17

Production of beverages, food and tobacco, other nutrition occupations

7

Commodity trade in retail

27

Commodity trade in retail

8

Commodity trade merchandise

28

Wholesale/retail service occupations

30

Other commercial occupations (not including wholesale, retail, banking)

9

Transport, warehouse operatives, packers

19

Goods inspectors, dispatch, processing operators

32

Transport and logistics occupations

33

Aviation, shipping occupations

34

Packers, warehouse and transport occupations

10

Personal protection, guards and secutrity occupations

41

Personal protection, guards

43

Security occupations

11

Hotel, restaurant occupation, housekeeping

14

Bakers, pastry cooks, production of confectionary goods

16

Cooks

53

Hotel and restaurant occupations, housekeeping

12

Cleaning, disposal occupations

54

Cleaning and disposal occupations

13

Office and commercial services occupations

29

Banking and insurance professionals

36

Administrative occupations in the public sector

37

Finance, accounting, bookkeeping

39

Commercial office occupations

40

Auxiliary office occupations, telephone operators

14

IT and natural science

21

Engineers

22

Chemists, physicists, scientists

38

Core IT occupations

15

Technical occupations

23

Technicians

24

Technical draughtsmen/draughtswomen, related occupations

25

Surveying and mapping

26

Specialist skilled technicians

16

Legal, management and business science

35

Managing directors, auditors, management consultants

44

Legal occupations

17

Media, arts and social science

31

Advertising specialists

45

Artists, musicians

46

Designers, photographers, advertising creators

51

Journalists, librarians, translators, related academic research occupations

18

Health occupations

47

Healthcare occupations requiring a medical practice licence

48

Healthcare occupations not requiring a medical practice licence

52

Body care occupations

19

Social occupations

49

Social occupations

20

Teaching occupations

50

Teaching occupations