SSOC 2024 unit
Other Services & Public Administration Verified · 21 Mar 202454191
Private investigator
Private investigator conducts private investigations for commercial, other establishments or individuals. He/she investigates shoplifting, theft, dishonesty or other undesirable conduct among employees or customers of a business establishment or other private organisations.
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
Private investigator conducts private investigations for commercial, other establishments or individuals. He/she investigates shoplifting, theft, dishonesty or other undesirable conduct among employees or customers of a business establishment or other private organisations.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• House detective • Private inquiry agent • Private detective
Elsewhere
• Industrial investigator, see 54192
Hierarchy context
Major group
5 SERVICES AND SALES WORKERSSub-major
54 PROTECTIVE SERVICES WORKERSMinor group
541 PROTECTIVE SERVICES WORKERSCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 54191 — Private investigator
ISCO-08
- 5419 — Protective services workers not elsewhere classified
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.