SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202421641
Urban planner
Urban planner plans layout and coordinates development of urban areas in addition to arranging and supervising collection of data on economic, social, physical and other factors relative to development of area. He/she analyses data to ascertain the nature, extent and rate of an area’s growth and development, and consults with appropriate specialists to prepare plans for area development, including zoning of industrial, commercial and residential areas and location of recreational, educational and other community facilities.
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
Urban planner plans layout and coordinates development of urban areas in addition to arranging and supervising collection of data on economic, social, physical and other factors relative to development of area. He/she analyses data to ascertain the nature, extent and rate of an area’s growth and development, and consults with appropriate specialists to prepare plans for area development, including zoning of industrial, commercial and residential areas and location of recreational, educational and other community facilities.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Environmental designer • Town planner • Urban design architect • Urban land planner
Elsewhere
• Building construction project engineer, see 21422 • Building architect, see 21610 • Landscape architect, see 21621 • Industrial designer, see 21632
Hierarchy context
Major group
2 PROFESSIONALSSub-major
21 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALSUnit group
2164 Urban and Related PlannersCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 21641 — Urban planner
ISCO-08
- 2164 — Town and traffic planners
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.