51422

Manicurist

Manicurist cleans, shapes, and polishes finger or toe nails. He/she applies liquid polish-remover to take off old nail polish, files nails to shape, softens nail cuticles with lukewarm water and oil and pushes back cuticle of each nail with cuticle pusher. He/she trims cuticle with scissors or nippers, smooths edges with emery board, applies polish to nail with small brush and cleans and sterilises equipment.

SSOC hierarchy Crosswalks

Level

unit

Mapped ISCO

Source

SingStat

In this unit group: sibling units

unit-group 5142 Beauticians and Related Workers unit 51421 Beautician unit 51423 Makeup artist (stage/film/studio)

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

• Nail technician • Pedicurist

Elsewhere

No exclusion examples found.

Hierarchy context

5→51→514→5142→51422 Manicurist

Major group

5 SERVICES AND SALES WORKERS

Sub-major

51 PERSONAL SERVICES WORKERS

Minor group

514 HAIRDRESSERS, BEAUTICIANS AND RELATED WORKERS

Unit group

5142 Beauticians and Related Workers

Correspondence tables

SSOC 2020

51422 — Manicurist

ISCO-08

5142 — Beauticians and related workers

Alphabetical index entries

Principal Title 51422 Manicurist Alternative Title 51422 Nail technician Alternative Title 51422 Pedicurist

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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