Occupation field

Definition

Broad groupings of SSYK-4 groups, according to likeness of work being done within in them, e.g. "construction", "Data/IT", "health services", etc.

Description

An occupation field, for example Data/IT, contains a number of thematically related SSYK-4 groups. Among the SSYK-4 groups within Data/IT, you will find, among others, 2511 - System Analysts and IT Architects, etc. and 2512 - Software and System Developers, etc.

The fields are primarily used to help users navigate the occupational structure in order to find an occupation-name concept when, for instance, creating a job posting or a CV.

The example below describes the relationship between occupation field, SSYK-4 group, and occupation-name concept.

graph TD;
A --narrower--> B
B --narrower--> C

    subgraph "occupation field"
    A("Data/IT");
    end
    subgraph "ssyk 4 group"
    B("2512 - Mjukvaru- och systemuvecklare m.fl.");
    end
    subgraph "occupation-name concept"
    C("Backend-utvecklare");
    end

Governance

The occupational fields are owned by Arbetsförmedlingen, with the Jobtech unit responsible for managing them.

Updates

The occupational fields are rarely updated. However, there are instances where an SSYK level 4 group changes its affiliation with an occupational field, but only if the original affiliation has been deemed wholly incorrect. Such scenarios are usually initiated by feedback from users of services or applications integrated with Taxonomy.

In cases where there is equally good argumentation that the original affiliation is correct, the SSYK-4 group is not moved.

Restrictions

The restriction of only being able to link an SSYK level 4 group to one occupation field can lead to users having difficulty finding occupation-name concepts that thematically could belong to two (or more) occupational fields. For example, the occupation-name concept CIO, which through its connection to the SSYK level 4 group 1310 - IT Managers inherits the affiliation to the occupational area Chefer och verksamhetsledare. Even though this connection is correct, the occupation-name concept could just as well be considered to belong to the occupational field Data/IT. However, for all SSYK level 4 groups that describe managerial professions, the connection to the occupational area Chefer och verksamhetsledare applies.

GraphQL examples

The queries below can be tested through our GraphiQL interface.

Get the complete occupational structure

query MyQuery {
  concepts(type: "occupation-field") {
    id
    preferred_label
    definition
    type
    narrower(type: "ssyk-level-4") {
      id
      preferred_label
      type
      ssyk_code_2012
      narrower(type: "occupation-name") {
        id
        preferred_label
        type
      }
    }
  }
}