China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other agencies on Sept 9 released 11 new occupations and 23 new job types and adjusted six existing occupations, including agricultural product broker. New occupations include ship shore-bas

2026-09-09

China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other agencies on Sept 9 released 11 new occupations and 23 new job types and adjusted six existing occupations, including agricultural product broker. New occupations include ship shore-based management engineering technicians, embodied-intelligence robot application technicians and sports data analysts; new job types include community workers, low-altitude logistics operators and retrofit designers for elder-friendly modifications. The release contains five digital occupations and three green occupations, raising China's cumulative totals to 113 digital occupations and 142 green occupations. Modern services entries cited include sustainable development planner, airport airspace inspection officer, intelligent agent developer, incense artisan, smart furniture installer and fresh-cut flower processor. Since 2019 China has issued eight batches totaling 121 new occupations.