Verleners van persoonlijke diensten, niet elders geclassificeerd

ISCO-08-code: 
5169

ISCO 08 Code 5169     Personal services workers not elsewhere classified

Lead Statement
This unit group covers personal services workers not classified elsewhere in Sub-major group 51 Personal services worker. For instance, those who undertake to treat human ailments using faith and who provide services and companionship as dancing partners, social escorts, and night-club hostesses or hosts are classified here.

Task statement
In such cases tasks would include:

  • accompanying clients to restaurants and other outings;
  • acting as a dancing partner;
  • welcoming clients to a night-club and ensuring that they are entertained well;
  • treating human ailments using faith and the power of the human mind alone.

Included occupations
Examples of the occupations classified here:

  • Social escort
  • Club host
  • Club hostess
  • Dancing partner

Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:

  • Herbalist - 3230
  • Village healer - 3230
  • Witch doctor- 3230
  • Companion - 5162-

Notes
Countries that have a requirement to compile statistics on those who provide sexual services to clients on a commercial basis should include them in unit group 5169, Other personal service workers not elsewhere classified. If there is a need, in national adaptations of ISCO-08, to identify this group separately from other occupational groups included in unit group 5169, use of unit group code 5168 is recommended for this purpose.

ISCO 88 Code(s) 5149
(NCvB; Mei 2010)