SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202424233
Personnel/Human resource officer
Personnel/Human resource officer develops and implements strategies that help their employers select and retain appropriately qualified staff within that business sector. He/she recruits staff, prepares job advertisements, interviews and short-lists people, negotiates with employment agencies, and sets up working conditions. He/she also administers the payroll, reviews salaries and advises on remuneration benefits and employment law. He/she may arrange for training opportunities to enhance employees’ performance.
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
Personnel/Human resource officer develops and implements strategies that help their employers select and retain appropriately qualified staff within that business sector. He/she recruits staff, prepares job advertisements, interviews and short-lists people, negotiates with employment agencies, and sets up working conditions. He/she also administers the payroll, reviews salaries and advises on remuneration benefits and employment law. He/she may arrange for training opportunities to enhance employees’ performance.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Human resource (HR) development officer • Personnel executive • Placement officer
Elsewhere
• Occupational analyst, see 24231 • Executive search consultant, see 24232 • Industrial relations officer, see 24234 • Training development professional, see 24240
Hierarchy context
Major group
2 PROFESSIONALSMinor group
242 ADMINISTRATION PROFESSIONALSUnit group
2423 Human Resource ProfessionalsCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 24233 — Personnel/Human resource officer
ISCO-08
- 2423 — Personnel and careers 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.