SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202421346
Medical scientist
Medical scientist conducts research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. He/she engages in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities to develop new treatment options, drugs and vaccines.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
Medical scientist conducts research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. He/she engages in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities to develop new treatment options, drugs and vaccines.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Medical geneticist
Elsewhere
• Medical physicist, see 21110 • Biologist, see 21311 • Clinical engineer (biomedical), see 21491
Hierarchy context
Major group
2 PROFESSIONALSSub-major
21 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALSMinor group
213 LIFE SCIENCE PROFESSIONALSCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 21346 — Medical scientist
ISCO-08
- 2131 — Biologists, botanists, zoologists and related professionals
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.