Occupation families (FM)
17 families
Each job is assigned an occupation family, itself linked to the ISCO-08 major groups (International Labour Organization).
Reference lists
The nomenclatures that classify each job, and the international standards they map to.
Data updated on 26 October 2026 at 21:59 (Cotonou time)
Skills (SK)
46 coded skills
Know-how, tools, languages and personal qualities, found in the text of each ad, whether required or preferred.
Industries (ISIC)
22 sections
The employer's industry, according to the ISIC rev. 4 sections (United Nations).
Education levels
9 levels
Required degrees, brought to a common scale whatever the national system (Bac, Licence, Master, BTS…).
The occupation families
- FM01 Administration, management & office support
- FM02 Finance, accounting, banking & audit
- FM03 Sales, commerce & marketing
- FM04 IT, digital & telecoms
- FM05 Engineering, construction & mining
- FM06 Manufacturing, production & maintenance
- FM07 Agriculture, livestock, fisheries & environment
- FM08 Health & social work
- FM09 Education & training
- FM10 Logistics, transport & procurement
- FM11 Hospitality, food services & tourism
- FM12 Human resources
- FM13 Legal
- FM14 Project management, development & humanitarian
- FM15 Communication, media & arts
- FM16 Security, cleaning & personal services
- FM99 Unclassified
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