SSOC 2024 unit
Transport & Logistics Verified · 21 Mar 202451491
Masseur (non-medical)
Masseur (non-medical) massages customers and administers other body conditioning treatments for hygienic or remedial purposes in massage parlours, thermal bath-houses and similar establishments. He/she applies alcohol, lotions or other rubbing compounds, massages body, using such techniques as kneading, rubbing and stroking flesh to stimulate blood circulation or relax contracted muscles.
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
Masseur (non-medical) massages customers and administers other body conditioning treatments for hygienic or remedial purposes in massage parlours, thermal bath-houses and similar establishments. He/she applies alcohol, lotions or other rubbing compounds, massages body, using such techniques as kneading, rubbing and stroking flesh to stimulate blood circulation or relax contracted muscles.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Foot reflexologist • Thai massage therapist
Elsewhere
• Massage therapist, see 32551
Hierarchy context
Major group
5 SERVICES AND SALES WORKERSSub-major
51 PERSONAL SERVICES WORKERSCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 51491 — Masseur (non-medical)
ISCO-08
- 5142 — Beauticians and related workers
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.