APPLICATION TO ENROL

PARENTAL OCCUPATION GROUPS

GROUP 1

Senior management in large business organisation, government administration and defence, and qualified professionals.

Senior executive/manager/department head: in industry, commerce, media or other large organisation.

Public service manager: (Section head or above), regional director, health/education/police/fire services administrator.

Other administrator: school principal, faculty head/dean, library/museum/gallery director, research facility director.

Defence Forces: Commissioned Officer.

Professionals: generally have degree or higher qualifications and experience in applying this knowledge to design, develop or operate complex systems; identify, treat and advise on problems; and teach others.

• Health, Education, Law, Social Welfare, Engineering, Science, Computing professional.
• Business: management consultant, business analyst, accountant, auditor, policy analyst, actuary, valuer.
• Air/sea transport: aircraft/ship’s captain/officer/pilot, flight officer, flying instructor, air traffic controller.

GROUP 2

Other business managers, arts/media/sportspersons and associate professionals.

Owner/manager: of farm, construction, import/export, wholesale, manufacturing, transport, real estate business.

Specialist manager: finance/engineering/production/personnel/industrial relations/sales/marketing

Financial services manager: bank branch manager, finance/investment/insurance broker/ credit/loans officer.

Retail sales/service manager: shop, petrol station, restaurant, club, hotel/motel, cinema, theatre, agency.

Arts/media/sports: musician, actor, dancer, painter, potter, sculptor, journalist, author, media presenter, photographer, designer, illustrator, proof reader, sportsman/woman, coach, trainer, sports official.

Associate professionals: generally have diploma/technical qualifications and support managers and professionals.

• Health, Education, Law, Social Welfare, Engineering, Science Computing: technician/associate professional.
• Business/administration: recruitment/employment/industrial relations/training officer, marketing/advertising specialist, market research analyst, technical sales representative, retail buyer, office/project manager.
• Defence Forces: senior Non-Commissioned Officer.

GROUP 3

Tradesman/women, clerks and skilled office, sales and service staff.

Trades people: generally have completed a 4 year Trade Certificate, usually by apprenticeship. All tradesman/women are included in this group.

Clerks: bookkeeper, bank/PO clerk, statistical/actuarial clerk, accounting/claims/audit clerk, payroll clerk, recording/registry/filing clerk, betting clerk, stores/inventory clerk, purchasing/order clerk, freight/transport/shipping clerk, bond clerk, customs agent, customer services clerk, admissions clerk).

Skilled office, sales and service staff.

• Office: secretary, personal assistant, desktop publishing operator, switchboard operator.
• Sale: company sales representative, auctioneer, insurance agent/assessor/loss adjuster/market researcher.

• Service: aged/disabled/refuge/child care worker/ nanny/ meter reader, parking inspector, postal worker, courier, travel agent, tour guide, flight attendant, fitness instructor, casino dealer/supervisor.

GROUP 4

Machine operators, hospitality staff, assistants, labourers and related workers.

Drivers, mobile plant, production/processing machinery and other machinery operators.

Hospitality staff: hotel service supervisor, receptionist, waiter, bar attendant, kitchen hand, porter, housekeeper.

Office assistants, sales assistants and other assistants.

• Office: typist, word processing/data entry/business machine operator, receptionist, office assistant.
• Sales: sales assistant, motor vehicle/caravan/parts salesperson, checkout operator, cashier, bus/train conductor, ticket seller, service station attendant, car rental desk staff, street vendor, telemarketer, shelf stacker.
• Assistant/aide: trades’ assistant, school/teacher’s aide, dental assistant, veterinary nurse, nursing assistant, museum/gallery attendant, usher, home helper, salon assistant, animal attendant.

Labourers and related workers.

• Defence Forces: ranks below senior NCO not included in previous groups.
• Agriculture, horticulture, forestry, fishing, mining worker: farm overseer, shearer, wool/hide classer, farm hand, horse trainer, nurseryman, green keeper, gardener, tree surgeon, forestry/logging worker, miner, seafarer, fishing hand.
• Other worker: labourer, factory hand, storeman, guard, cleaner, caretaker, laundry worker, trolley collector, car park attendant, crossing supervisor.
  
  GROUP 8
  If the person has not been in paid work in the last 12 months.
  If the person is not currently in paid work but has had a job in the last 12 months or has retired in the last 12 months, please use the person's last occupation.