The MoHRE classifies its employment into nine designated professional levels per the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO).
The list of professional levels of jobs in the UAE is as follows:
- Level 1: Legislators, managers, and business executives
- Level 2: Professionals in scientific, technical, and human fields
- Level 3: Technicians in scientific, technical, and humanitarian fields
- Level 4: Writing professionals
- Level 5: Service and sales occupations
- Level 6: Skilled workers in agriculture, fisheries, and animal husbandry
- Level 7: Craftsmen in construction, mining, and other crafts
- Level 8: Operators and assemblers of machinery and equipment
- Level 9: Simple professions.