21532

Telecommunications engineer

Telecommunications engineer studies, designs and advises on telecommunications systems and equipment, and plans and supervises their development, construction, installation, operation, maintenance and repair. He/she plans and designs telecommunications devices or components, systems, equipment and distribution centres and communication networks, and specifies the production or installation methods, materials, quality and safety standards.

SSOC hierarchy Crosswalks

Level

unit

Mapped ISCO

Source

SingStat

In this unit group: sibling units

unit-group 2153 Telecommunications Engineers unit 21531 Media/Broadcast engineer

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

Tasks

No tasks listed.

Examples

Under this unit

• Fibre optics engineer • Radio frequency identification device (RFID) engineer

Elsewhere

• Signal systems engineer (electrical), see 21511 • Electronics engineer, see 21521 • Antenna engineer, see 21524

Hierarchy context

2→21→215→2153→21532 Telecommunications engineer

Major group

2 PROFESSIONALS

Sub-major

21 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Minor group

215 ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS II (Cont’d)

Unit group

2153 Telecommunications Engineers

Correspondence tables

SSOC 2020

21532 — Telecommunications engineer

ISCO-08

2153 — Telecommunications engineers

Alphabetical index entries

Principal Title 21532 Telecommunications engineer Alternative Title 21532 Fibre optics engineer Alternative Title 21532 Field service engineer (telecommunications) Alternative Title 21532 Microwave engineer Alternative Title 21532 Radio frequency engineer Alternative Title 21532 Radio frequency identification device (RFID) engineer

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.

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