Nomenclature of professional families 2021

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Professional families (FAP) are one of the main job classifications. It is then the result of an approximation between two nomenclatures:

• that of the [professions and socio-professional categories (PCS)] (https://www.insee.fr/en/information/2406153), used by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) in the various sources on employment to codify the professions;
• that of the [operational directory of trades and jobs (Rome)] (https://www.pole-emploi.fr/candidate/discover-le-marche-du- travail/les-fiches-metiers/les-fiches-metiers-ont-regroupe.html), used by Pôle emploi to code the positions sought by jobseekers and the offers submitted by companies, in an operational logic of placement.

While the CSP establishes a social hierarchy between occupations, Rome is more of a directory of jobs.

The FAP groups together professions that use common skills on the basis of close "professional gestures". This nomenclature provides a job-reading grid that makes it possible to analyse labour market data from different sources and thus facilitate an understanding of the functioning of the labour market.

The PCS nomenclature underwent a major overhaul in 2020, involving both structural changes to the nomenclature and profound changes to the collection process. The classification of professional families must therefore be adapted. More information on our website