41201

Secretary

Secretary performs a variety of administrative tasks to help keep an organisation running smoothly. He/she answers telephone calls, drafts and sends e-mails, maintains diaries, arranges appointments, takes messages, files documents, organises and services meetings, and manages databases.

SSOC hierarchy Crosswalks

Level

unit

Mapped ISCO

Source

SingStat

In this unit group: sibling units

unit-group 4120 Secretaries and Verbatim Reporters unit 41202 Verbatim reporter

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

Tasks

No tasks listed.

Examples

Under this unit

• Private secretary

Elsewhere

• Executive secretary, see 33494 • Cage secretary, see 41109

Hierarchy context

4→41→412→4120→41201 Secretary

Major group

4 CLERICAL SUPPORT WORKERS

Sub-major

41 GENERAL AND KEYBOARD CLERKS

Minor group

412 SECRETARIES AND VERBATIM REPORTERS

Unit group

4120 Secretaries and Verbatim Reporters

Correspondence tables

SSOC 2020

33494 — Executive secretary
41201 — Secretary

ISCO-08

4120 — Secretaries (general)

Alphabetical index entries

Principal Title 41201 Secretary Alternative Title 41201 Personal assistant Alternative Title 41201 Private secretary Alternative Title 41201 Stenographic secretary

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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