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. 2020 Nov 19;8:588092. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.588092

Table 1.

Frequency of occupations mentioned by researchers.

ISCO-08 Category Frequency of mentions
(% of all mentions)
2221—Nursing Professionals 45 (12%)
2131—Biologists, Botanists, Zoologists and Related Professionals (incl. Epidemiologist) 35 (9%)
3253—Community Health Workers 34 (9%)
2212—Specialist Medical Practitioners (incl. Public Health Physician) 27 (7%)
2265—Dieticians and Nutritionists 21 (6%)
2263—Environmental and Occupational Health and Hygiene Professionals 21 (6%)
1342—Health Services Managers 21 (6%)
2261—Dentists 19 (5%)
2635—Social Work and Counseling Professionals 18 (5%)
3212—Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians 16 (4%)
3343—Administrative and Executive Secretaries 15 (4%)
3252—Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 15 (4%)
2211—Generalist Medical Practitioners 14 (4%)
2120—Mathematicians, Actuaries and Statisticians 11 (3%)
1219—Business Services and Administration Managers Not Elsewhere Classified 5 (1%)
2250—Veterinarians 5 (1%)
3257—Environmental and Occupational Health Inspectors and Associates 5 (1%)
1211—Finance Managers 4 (1%)
2143—Environmental Engineers (incl. Sanitary Engineers) 4 (1%)
2631—Economists 3 (<1%)
2422—Policy Administration Professionals 3 (<1%)
2634—Psychologists 2 (<1%)
2632—Sociologists, Anthropologists, and Related Professionals 2 (<1%)
2262—Pharmacists 1 (<1%)
4131—Typists and Word Processing Operators 1 (<1%)
2222—Midwifery Professionals 1 (<1%)
3423—Fitness and Recreation Instructors and Programme Leaders 1 (<1%)
2310—University and Higher Education Teachers 1 (<1%)
9112—Cleaners and Helpers in Offices, Hotels and Other Establishments 1 (<1%)
2113—Chemists 1 (<1%)
2269—Health Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified (incl. health experts) 1 (<1%)
NEC—Not elsewhere classifiable 21 (6%)