The 2008 edition of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) and its implications for France

The International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) focuses on the “tasks and duties undertaken in the job.” This approach differs substantially from the concepts underlying the definition of French “occupations and sociooccupational categories” (Professions et Catégories Socioprofessionnelles: PCS). These divergences are compounded by the interpretation difficulties raised by the new ISCO adopted in 2008. Establishing equivalences between the French and international socio-occupational classifications will be a delicate task.