SSOC 2024 unit
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Medical/Dental receptionist
Medical/Dental receptionist receives patients in hospitals, clinics and surgeries, records particulars and guides them to appropriate section or physician. He/she interviews patients and records particulars like name, age, address on cards, fixes appointments with different units, physicians or dentists and types correspondence dealing with patients. He/she may handle payments and accounts.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
2
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
Medical/Dental receptionist receives patients in hospitals, clinics and surgeries, records particulars and guides them to appropriate section or physician. He/she interviews patients and records particulars like name, age, address on cards, fixes appointments with different units, physicians or dentists and types correspondence dealing with patients. He/she may handle payments and accounts.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Patient service associate • Veterinary clinic receptionist
Elsewhere
• Receptionist (general), see 42241 • Hospital admissions clerk, see 42290
Hierarchy context
Major group
4 CLERICAL SUPPORT WORKERSSub-major
42 CUSTOMER SERVICES OFFICERS AND CLERKSMinor group
422 CLIENT INFORMATION CLERKSCorrespondence tables
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.