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Table 1 Classification of occupations

From: Association between occupation and knee and hip replacement due to osteoarthritis: a case-control study

ISCO-88 Class

Our class

Most common occupations for men

Most common occupation for women

Legislators, senior officials and managers

Managers and professionals

Teachers, doctors

Teachers, nurses

Professionals

   

Technicians and associate professionals

Technicians and clerks

Office clerks, ship's engineers

Office clerks, nurses assistants

Office clerks

   

Service workers and shop and market sales workers

Service and shop workers

Salespersons, police officers

Salespersons, catering personnel

Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

Farmers

Farmers

Farmers

 

Fishermen

Fishermen

(none in group)

Craft and related trades workers

Craft workers

Carpenters, construction workers

Fish processing, sewers

Plant and machine operators and assemblers

Operators and unskilled labour

Building construction labourers, heavy truck- and lorry drivers

Cleaners, factory work

Elementary occupations

   

Armed forces

Not applicable*

  
 

Housewives

(none in group)

Housewives

  1. * There are no armed forces in Iceland.