SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202426411
Author
Author writes original literary works for publication or theatrical presentations by determining the subject matter and collecting the necessary data or facts. He/she plans and organises material in the form required and can write fiction, biographies, essays, poems, plays or similar literary compositions. He/she revises the composition to produce good literary style. He/she may also be designated according to type of writing done.
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
Author writes original literary works for publication or theatrical presentations by determining the subject matter and collecting the necessary data or facts. He/she plans and organises material in the form required and can write fiction, biographies, essays, poems, plays or similar literary compositions. He/she revises the composition to produce good literary style. He/she may also be designated according to type of writing done.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Novelist • Playwright • Poet
Elsewhere
• Book critic, see 26421 • Journalist, see 26421
Hierarchy context
Major group
2 PROFESSIONALSMinor group
264 AUTHORS, JOURNALISTS AND EDITORSUnit group
2641 Authors and Related WritersCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 26411 — Author
ISCO-08
- 2641 — Authors and related writers
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.