Table 1 Selected health occupations in the International Standard Classification of Occupations (1988 Revision)
From: Assessing human resources for health: what can be learned from labour force surveys?
Major group 2: Professionals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Sub-major group 22: Life sciences and health professionals | ||
| Â | Â | 222 Health professionals (except nursing) | |
| Â | Â | Â | 2221 Medical doctors |
|  |  |  | 2222–2229 Dentists, veterinarians, pharmacists, health professionals (except nursing) not elsewhere classified |
| Â | Â | 223 Nursing and midwifery professionals | |
| Â | Â | Â | 2230 Nursing and midwifery professionals |
Major group 3: Technicians and associate professionals | |||
| Â | Sub-major group 32: Life sciences and health associate professionals | ||
| Â | Â | 322 Modern health associate professionals (except nursing) | |
|  |  |  | 3221–3229 Medical assistants, sanitarians, dieticians and nutritionists, optometrists and opticians, dental assistants, physiotherapists, veterinary associate professionals, pharmaceutical assistants, modern health associate professionals (except nursing) n.e.c. |
| Â | Â | 323 Nursing and midwifery associate professionals | |
|  |  |  | 3231–3232 Nursing associate professionals, midwifery associate professionals |
| Â | Â | 324 Traditional medicine practitioners and faith healers | |
|  |  |  | 3241–3242 Traditional medicine practitioners, faith healers |