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SSOC 2024 unit

Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 2024

26361

Minister of religion

Minister of religion conducts religious worship and prepares other spiritual functions associated with the beliefs and practices of religious faiths or denominations as delegated by ordinance, licence or other authorisation and provides spiritual and moral guidance and assistance to members. He/she leads the congregation in worship services, performs rites such as baptism, confirmation and communion and conducts marriage and funeral services. He/she may participate in religious court proceedings to interpret religious guidelines.

Level

unit

Mapped ISCO

1

Source

SingStat

In this unit group: sibling units

Official data

Official nameSingapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024)
Issuing authorityDepartment of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS)
Tax authorityInland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS)
PurposeClassifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting.
Active versionSSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024)
Hierarchy levelUnit (final leaf, 5-digit)
Sourcehttps://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic
Prior versionsSSIC 2020, SSIC 2015

Definition & tasks

Minister of religion conducts religious worship and prepares other spiritual functions associated with the beliefs and practices of religious faiths or denominations as delegated by ordinance, licence or other authorisation and provides spiritual and moral guidance and assistance to members. He/she leads the congregation in worship services, performs rites such as baptism, confirmation and communion and conducts marriage and funeral services. He/she may participate in religious court proceedings to interpret religious guidelines.

Tasks

No tasks listed.

Examples

Under this unit

•Ÿ  Abbot •Ÿ  Imam •Ÿ  Pastor

Elsewhere

•Ÿ  Preacher (non-ordained), see 39910

Hierarchy context

2→26→263→2636→26361 Minister of religion

Correspondence tables

SSOC 2020

  • 26361 — Minister of religion

ISCO-08

  • 2636 — Religious 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.

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