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Methodology
The Occupational Handbook provides an insight of both qualitative information and quantitative data pertaining to 246 occupations selected for this publication. Each occupational sheet incorporates a table with occupation data deemed useful for the users at hand. The figures reported in such tables were compiled through the consolidation of data from a number of different sources, namely Jobsplus, the Inland Revenue Department and the Economic Policy Department.
Employment figures
Employment data was extracted from Jobsplus’ administrative database as at end of December 2017 (i.e. the figures include only individuals who were in employment as at 31st December 2017). In Jobsplus’ database, individuals are classified under the occupation that best corresponds to the designation indicated in the engagement form as submitted by the employer, which in turn enables Jobsplus to extract employment data segregated by occupation. It is crucial to note that promotions/ internal career progressions are not recorded in this database unless Jobsplus is notified by the employer accordingly. This implies that if, for instance an individual was engaged as an Accounting and Bookkeeping Clerk and was later promoted to an Accounting Associate Professional without notification to Jobsplus, s/he is recorded under Accounting and Bookkeeping Clerk for statistical purposes.
The number of employees quoted in this publication reflects individuals employed on a full-time basis and individuals employed on a part-time basis as a primary job. Thus, figures presented are unique since only the person’s main job was taken into consideration. Furthermore, the figures include only employees. To this effect, individuals engaged on a self-employed basis were excluded from the data to retain consistency with the other variables in the table. The data corresponding to the share of foreigners in each respective occupation was extracted from the aforementioned employment data, implying that the same criteria were applied. The share of foreigners comprises both EU Nationals (including individuals hailing from EFTA and EEA countries) and Third Country Nationals.
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