516 Other Personal Services Workers

Astrologers, fortune-tellers and related workers recount past and predict future events in persons’ lives by practicing astrology, on the basis of characteristics of the clients’ palms, samples of playing cards drawn or other techniques. Tasks include - (a) casting horoscopes of individuals at birth or later to recount past and forecast future events and conditions of their lives; (b) interpreting characteristics of clients’ palms, samples of playing cards, position of tea leaves or coffee remnants in a cup, shapes and patterns of bones of dead animals, etc.; (c) forecasting future events on the basis of these interpretations; (d) determining auspicious times for various human activities such as inaugurations, marriages, journeys and religious and other ceremonies; (e) giving warnings and advice on possible courses of action; (f) advising individuals on precautions to be taken to avoid evil influences. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Astrologer - Fortune-teller - Numerologist - Palmist Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Witch doctor - 3230 - Faith healer - 3413.

Companions and valets provide companionship and attend to various needs of the client or employer. Tasks include - (a) providing companionship to the employer by accompanying him/her to various places, reading, conversing and participating in activities such as sports; (b) assisting in entertaining visitors in the employer’s home; (c) keeping wardrobe and personal effects of the employer in good order. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Companion - Personal maid - Valet Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Butler - 5152 - Dancing partner - 5169 - Social escort - 5169.

Undertakers and embalmers arrange funerals and perform various tasks in the disposal of human remains. Tasks include - (a) making arrangements for and conducting funerals, cremations and burials; (b) embalming human remains to retard or arrest the process of decay; (c) conforming to health and sanitation and ensuring that legal requirements concerning embalming are met; (d) incising and closing incisions on various parts of the body and reshaping or reconstructing disfigured or maimed human remains when necessary; (e) dressing human bodies and placing them in caskets; (f) conducting interviews to arrange for preparation of obituary notices, to assist with the selection of caskets or urns, and to determine the location and time of burials or cremations. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Embalmer - Undertaker.

Pet groomers and animal care workers feed, handle, train and groom animals and assist veterinarians, animal health technologists and technicians in veterinary facilities, animal shelters, breeding and boarding kennels, zoos, laboratories, retail pet shops, riding schools, dog training schools, pet grooming and similar establishments. Tasks include - (a) bathing and feeding animals; (b) leading or carrying animals to treatment rooms and holding them during treatment; (c) cleaning and sterilizing veterinary surgical instruments; (d) labelling drugs, chemicals and other pharmaceutical preparations and replenishing stock; (e) sterilizing bottles, beakers and other equipment; (f) cleaning, organizing and disinfecting animal quarters such as pens, stables, cages and yards, and animal equipment such as saddles and bridles; (g) collecting and recording animal information such as weight, size, physical condition, treatments received, medications given and food intake; (h) training animals to develop and maintain desired behaviours for competition, entertainment, obedience, security, riding and other activities; (i) grooming animals by performing tasks such as washing, brushing, clipping and trimming coats, cutting nails and cleaning ears. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Animal attendant - Dog trainer - Horse breaker - Veterinary aide - Zoo keeper.

Driving instructors teach people how to drive motor vehicles. Tasks include - (a) instructing students under actual driving conditions, and explaining and demonstrating the operation of brakes, clutch, gear selection, automatic transmission, signals and lights; (b) teaching road traffic regulations; (c) teaching road craft and road safety; (d) advising students when they are ready to undergo driving examination; (e) advising on and teaching advanced driving techniques required for emergency situations; (f) illustrating and explaining handling and mechanical operation of motor vehicles and driving techniques, using blackboard diagrams and audiovisual aids. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Driving instructor Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Flying instructor - 3153.

This unit group covers personal service workers not classified elsewhere in Sub-major Group 51: Personal Services Workers. For instance, those who provide services and companionship as dancing partners, social escorts and night-club hostesses or hosts are classified here. In such cases tasks would include - (a) accompanying clients to restaurants and other outings; (b) acting as a dancing partner; (c) welcoming clients to a night-club and ensuring that they are entertained well. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Club host - Club hostess - Dancing partner - Social escort Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Companion - 5162 Note 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: Personal Services Workers Not Elsewhere Classified. If there is a need, in national adaptations of ISCO-08, to identify this group separately from other occupations included in Unit Group 5169, use of Unit Group code 5168 is recommended for this purpose.