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Refuge Worker

OFO Code: 516901

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
516901
Occupation
Refuge Worker
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
SERVICE AND SALES WORKERS
Unit group
5169 · Personal Services Workers not Elsewhere Classified

Official description
This unit group covers personal service workers not classified elsewhere in sub-major group 51. For instance, those who provide services and companionship as dancing partners, social escorts, and night-club hostesses or hosts are classified here.

More official OFO detail
  • Accompanying clients to restaurants and other outings;
  • Welcoming clients to a night-club and ensuring that they are entertained well
  • Acting as a dancing partner;

2. Demand status

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