SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202432141
Prosthetist/Orthotist
Prosthetist/Orthotist assesses patients and designs and fits suitable support instruments for individuals who have impairments, deficiencies or weaknesses due to injury, pathology or congenital malformation. He/she educates patients on how to use and maintain support instruments properly.
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
Prosthetist/Orthotist assesses patients and designs and fits suitable support instruments for individuals who have impairments, deficiencies or weaknesses due to injury, pathology or congenital malformation. He/she educates patients on how to use and maintain support instruments properly.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Artificial limb fitter • Orthotic fitter
Elsewhere
No exclusion examples found.
Hierarchy context
Major group
3 ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS AND TECHNICIANSSub-major
32 HEALTH ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALSMinor group
321 MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNICIANSCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 32141 — Prosthetist/Orthotist
ISCO-08
- 3214 — Medical and dental prosthetic technicians
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.