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International Standard Classification of Occupations 2008 - Global

2512 Software Developers

Software developers research, analyse and evaluate requirements for existing or new software applications and operating systems, and design, develop, test and maintain software solutions to meet these requirements. Tasks include - (a) researching, analysing and evaluating requirements for software applications and operating systems; (b) researching, designing and developing computer software systems; (c) consulting with engineering staff to evaluate interfaces between hardware and software; (d) developing and directing software testing and validation procedures; (e) modifying existing software to correct errors, to adapt it to new hardware or to upgrade interfaces and improve performance; (f) directing software programming and development of documentation; (g) assessing, developing, upgrading and documenting maintenance procedures for operating systems, communications environments and applications software; (h) consulting with customers concerning maintenance of software systems. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Programmer analyst - Software designer - Software developer - Software engineer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Applications programmers - 2514.

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Where 2512 sits in the ISCO-08 hierarchy

  1. >2 Professionals
  2. >>25 Information and Communications Technology Professionals
  3. >>>251 Software and Applications Developers and Analysts
  4. >>>>2512 Software Developers
  5. >>>>2512 Software Developers

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What is ISCO-08 2512?
ISCO-08 2512 is "Software Developers". Software developers research, analyse and evaluate requirements for existing or new software applications and operating systems, and design, develop, test and maintain software solutions to meet these requirements. Tasks include - (a) researching, analysing and evaluating requirements for software applications and operating systems; (b) researching, designing and developing computer software systems; (c) consulting with engineering staff to evaluate interfaces between hardware and software; (d) developing and directing software testing and validation procedures; (e) modifying existing software to correct errors, to adapt it to new hardware or to upgrade interfaces and improve performance; (f) directing software programming and development of documentation; (g) assessing, developing, upgrading and documenting maintenance procedures for operating systems, communications environments and applications software; (h) consulting with customers concerning maintenance of software systems. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Programmer analyst - Software designer - Software developer - Software engineer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Applications programmers - 2514.
How does ISCO-08 2512 map to other classification systems?
2512 Software Developers has equivalents in ESCO Occupations (04ba4d6c-957d-417f-bf63-5b9e015a9f86, 24135b84-cbdd-4d42-9ed2-02fd982d15b2, 2fb96c6c-8d0b-4ef0-b1ee-3e493305e4eb, +7 more). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 1 other classification system.
What is the parent category of 2512?
2512 Software Developers sits under 2512 Software Developers in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.

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Source: International Labour OrganizationVersion: 2008