Complete this section only if the child's parents are separated/divorced.
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/services 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
Tradesmen/women, clerks and skilled office, sales and service staff
- tradesmen/women generally have completed a 4 year trade certificate, usually by apprenticeship – all tradesmen/women are included in this group
- clerks [bookkeeper, bank/post office 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]
- sales [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 above
- agriculture, horticulture, forestry, fishing, mining worker [farm overseer, shearer, wool/hide classer, farm hand, horse trainer, nursery-person, greenkeeper, gardener, tree surgeon, forestry/logging worker, miner, seafarer/fishing hand]
- other worker [labourer, factory hand, storeperson, guard, cleaner, caretaker, laundry worker, trolley collector, car park attendant, crossing supervisor]
GROUP 5
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 or retired in the last 12 months, please use the person’s last occupation.
