Classification note
- Published code: 3431
- Hierarchy level: unit-group
- This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.
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Occupation hierarchy
- Major Group: 3 Technicians and Associate Professionals
- Sub Major Group: 34 Legal, Social, Cultural and Related Associate Professionals
- Minor Group: 343 Artistic, Cultural and Culinary Associate Professionals
- Unit Group: 3431 Photographers
Child groups
- No child groups are published under this code.
TSIC codes where this occupation is primary
- No primary TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
TSIC codes where this occupation is related
- No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
Definition
Photographers operate still cameras to photograph people, events, scenes, materials, products and other subjects.
Tasks include
Tasks include - (a) taking photographs for advertising, or other commercial, industrial or scientific purposes and to illustrate stories and articles in newspapers, magazines and other publications; (b) taking portrait photographs of persons and groups of persons; (c) studying requirements of a particular assignment and decide on type of camera, film, lighting and background accessories to be used; (d) determining picture composition, making technical adjustments to equipment and photograph subject; (e) operating scanners to transfer photographic images to computers; (f) operating computers to manipulate photographic images; (g) adapting existing photographic images to create new digitized images to be included in multimedia products; (h) using airbrush, computer or other techniques to create the desired visual effect.
Included occupations or child groups
Examples of the occupations classified here: - Aerial photographer - Commercial photographer - Industrial photographer - Photographer - Photo journalist - Portrait photographer - Scientific photographer
Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Film camera operator - 3521 - Video camera operator - 3521 - Photographic equipment repairer- 7311 - Photogravure photographer- 7321 - Photolithographer - 7321 - Electronics mechanic - 7421
ISCO-88 correspondence
- 3131