Rules for Writing Job Types According to Their Classification

The Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs has shared information regarding the standardised writing of job types on official documents. Based on Home Affairs Ministerial Regulation No. 6 of 2026, an amendment to the 2019 regulation on administration forms and books, there are now 108 job classifications that can be listed on documents such as e-KTP and Family Cards (KK). This is important to ensure smooth data validation, including integration with the taxation system for Taxpayer Identification Number (NPWP) registration. Cases of failed NPWP registration due to job type validation errors have highlighted the need for uniform population data. The Coretax system integrates directly with the Dukcapil database, so the job field must match the official classification; otherwise, validation will fail and taxpayers will be required to update their data at Dukcapil.

According to the official Dukcapil website, the classifications are divided into several categories. The first is ‘General and Unemployed’, covering statuses such as not yet working, housekeeping, students, and pensioners. The second is ‘State Officials and Public Officers’, which includes civil servants (PNS), TNI and Polri personnel, and public officials such as members of the DPR, DPD, BPK, and the President and Vice President. The third category is ‘Private and Corporate Employees’, covering private sector employees, employees of state-owned enterprises (BUMN) and regional-owned enterprises (BUMD), and honorary workers. This data is vital for validation in taxation and BPJS systems.

The fourth category covers the ‘Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries’ sector, including farmers, planters, breeders, fishermen, and agricultural labourers. The fifth is ‘Services, Skills, and Trade’, which includes entrepreneurs, casual daily labourers, domestic helpers, mechanics, technicians, tailors, carpenters, masons, barbers, and transport professionals like pilots, train drivers, and ship captains. The final category is ‘Special Professions, Medical, and Religious’, covering doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, lawyers, notaries, architects, accountants, lecturers, teachers, artists, journalists, writers, and religious figures such as imams, priests, and monks. This category also accommodates new professions emerging with societal development.

Director of Population Registration and Civil Registration, Muhammad Farid, stated that this official classification aims to prevent the public from using non-standard terms when filling in the job field. ‘Uniform nomenclature will ensure more accurate national population data, facilitating integration with various public service systems, including taxation, BPJS, banking, and social assistance programmes,’ he said. Farid explained that citizens who experience a change in employment must immediately report to the local Dukcapil office with supporting documents, such as a work certificate or employee decree. This data update process is crucial as part of the effort to build a valid and reliable population database.