The revised Occupational Classification Code of the People's Republic of China was recently published, whose revision was supported by the Sub-institute of High and New Technology Standardization, CNIS.

The Code was revised for the second time ever since it was published in 1999, and the revision was jointly initiated by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation and National Bureau of Statistics.

Compared with the 2015 edition, the newly revised Code adds 158 new occupations, making the total number of occupations reach 1,639. It has made some revision on the classification and description of occupations, and marks the occupations related to digitalization and green development.

As an important measure for implementing the laws and regulations on labor, employment promotion and vocational education, the Code plays an important role in optimizing the development and management of human resources, facilitating the employment and entrepreneurship, and driving the restructuring of national economy and the industrial transformation and upgrading.