SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202426523
Conductor/Director of orchestra/band/choir
Conductor/Director of orchestra/band/choir directs rehearsals and conducts performances of an orchestra or band. He/she selects musical compositions to be rendered and arranges programmes. He/she trains groups in proper rendition, arranges location of group members so as to harmonise musical elements into a unified whole. He/she also directs groups in execution of musical compositions by beating time and giving other signals to control changes in tempo and entries of members.
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
Conductor/Director of orchestra/band/choir directs rehearsals and conducts performances of an orchestra or band. He/she selects musical compositions to be rendered and arranges programmes. He/she trains groups in proper rendition, arranges location of group members so as to harmonise musical elements into a unified whole. He/she also directs groups in execution of musical compositions by beating time and giving other signals to control changes in tempo and entries of members.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Chorus master • Dance band leader • Music director (choir) • Vocal group conductor
Elsewhere
No exclusion examples found.
Hierarchy context
Major group
2 PROFESSIONALSMinor group
265 CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTISTSUnit group
2652 Musicians, Composers and SingersCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 26523 — Conductor/Director of orchestra/band/choir
ISCO-08
- 2652 — Musicians, singers and composers
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.