The Research Group "Occupations in the Transformation" studies the way in which the labour market is structured via occupations. Here the work of the Research Group adheres to three principles: it is related to the labour market, is empirically orientated, and takes various different theoretical perspectives into consideration. For instance, the institutional nature of the profession is examined or, based on the ‘task-based approach’ and current debates on ecological and digital transformation, how job patterns have changed and will change in the labour market. Over and above this, the Research Group participates in fundamental research contributing to the classification of occupational data and provides occupational information relating to the structure and development of the labour market via the Internet platform "Beruf – Struktur – Entwicklung" (Profession – Structure – Development).