SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202421453
Chemical engineer (petrochemical)
Chemical engineer (petrochemical) studies, develops and advises on processes for breaking down crude oil and petroleum, and processes that use the base components and derivative products to develop everyday products such as plastics, rubber and synthetic fibres. He/she also deals with applied research and development and other technical roles in the plant or refinery.
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
Chemical engineer (petrochemical) studies, develops and advises on processes for breaking down crude oil and petroleum, and processes that use the base components and derivative products to develop everyday products such as plastics, rubber and synthetic fibres. He/she also deals with applied research and development and other technical roles in the plant or refinery.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Petrochemical engineer (plastics) • Petrochemical engineer (polymer)
Elsewhere
• Plastics engineer, see 21451
Hierarchy context
Major group
2 PROFESSIONALSSub-major
21 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALSMinor group
214 ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS IUnit group
2145 Chemical EngineersCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 21453 — Chemical engineer (petrochemical)
ISCO-08
- 2145 — Chemical engineers
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.