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 CAMSISOZ Scale


A suggested citation for this scale is:

F.L. Jones and Julie McMillan (2001), "Scoring Occupational Categories for Social Research: a Review of Current Practice, with Australian Examples", Work, Employment & Society, 15 (No. 3): 539-563.

  Conversion Details of ASCO (2nd Edition) to CAMSISOZ  
Collapsed ASCO-2 Indicative occupational title CAMSISOZ Score
     
1 General managers 64.2
2 Other generalist managers 41.5
3 Resource managers 61.4
4 Engineering and process managers 49.1
5 Sales & marketing managers 56.4
6 Other specialist managers 71.9
7 Managers n.e.c. 53.5
8 Farmers & farm managers 40.6
9 Natural science professionals 76.7
10 Architects and related professionals 73.5
11 Engineers 68.1
12 Other science & engineering professionals 66.9
13 Accountants & related professionals 57.6
14 Sales & related professionals 57.1
15 Computing professionals 67.0
16 Human resource professionals 56.0
17 Business & organisation analysts 64.5
18 Other business professionals 72.8
19 Medical practitioners 88.2
20 Nursing professionals 51.4
21 Other health professionals (higher) 76.3
22 Other health professionals (lower) 72.9
23 Primary school teachers 66.4
24 Secondary school teachers 75.3
25 University teachers 100.0
26 Other education professionals (higher) 71.2
27 Other education professionals (lower) 65.6
28 Social welfare professionals 68.2
29 Legal Professionals 83.7
30 Other professionals (higher) 71.1
31 Other professionals (lower) 60.7
32 Medical & science technical officers 47.7
33 Building associate professionals 42.5
34 Finance associate professionals 50.2
35 Office managers 56.5
36 Other business associate professionals 53.5
37 Real estate associate professionals 51.2
38 Computing support technicians 47.4
39 Shop managers 35.5
40 Restaurant & catering managers 34.3
41 Chefs 22.6
42 Other hospitality managers 34.5
43 Other sales & service managing supervisors 41.5
44 Health & welfare associate professionals 36.6
45 Police officers 39.1
46 Other associate professionals 42.7
47 Metal fitters & machinists 20.0
48 Other mechanical engineering tradespersons 32.5
49 Fabrication engineering tradespersons 15.1
50 Motor mechanics 22.3
51 Other automotive tradespersons 20.0
52 Electricians 32.4
53 Other electrical tradespersons 30.9
54 Carpenters & joiners 27.6
55 Painters & decorators 21.9
56 Plumbers 30.4
57 Other construction tradespersons 22.9
58 Cooks 13.4
59 Other food tradespersons 6.6
60 Skilled agricultural workers (higher) 20.0
61 Other horticultural workers (lower) 28.9
62 Printing tradespersons 24.5
63 Wood tradespersons 25.9
64 Hairdressers 25.6
65 Other tradespersons (higher) 34.3
66 Other tradespersons (lower) 24.3
67 Secretaries & personal assistants 46.6
68 Bookkeepers 33.9
69 Other advanced clerical workers 44.1
70 General clerks 35.4
71 Keyboard operators 35.9
72 Receptionists 43.5
73 Accounting clerks 37.4
74 Bank workers 34.5
75 Other numerical clerks 36.2
76 Stock & purchasing clerks 28.4
77 Other recording & dispatching clerks 28.1
78 Inquiry & admission clerks 38.0
79 Other intermediate clerical workers 42.2
80 Sales representatives 40.1
81 Other intermediate sales workers 25.0
82 Education aides 44.2
83 Children's care workers 31.4
84 Special care workers 29.5
85 Personal care & nursing assistants 21.6
86 Bar attendants 12.9
87 Waiters 22.3
88 Other intermediate service workers (higher) 42.0
89 Other intermediate service workers (lower) 33.2
90 Mobile construction plant operators 12.6
91 Forklift drivers 0.0
92 Intermediate stationary plant operators 10.0
93 Other intermediate plant operators 7.0
94 Intermediate machine operators n.e.c. 4.2
95 Intermediate textile machine operators 8.7
96 Miscellaneous intermediate machine operators 12.2
97 Truck drivers 8.9
98 Transport assistants 15.5
99 Car & delivery drivers 21.7
100 Other transport drivers 13.1
101 Storepersons 14.7
102 Other intermediate production & transport workers 15.4
103 Elementary clerks 31.7
104 Sales assistants 28.6
105 Checkout operators & cashiers 17.9
106 Other elementary sales workers 30.5
107 Guards & security officers 21.7
108 Other elementary service workers 20.4
109 Labourers n.e.c. 4.2
110 Cleaners 14.1
111 Factory labourers 5.4
112 Product packagers 4.5
113 Mining, construction & related labourers (higher) 16.6
114 Mining, construction and related labourers (lower) 7.1
115 Agricultural & related labourers 14.1
116 Kitchenhands 14.8
117 Miscellaneous labourers 17.5