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PLOC Restricted Occupations: Complete Official List

The full 161-entry occupation list for PLOC restrictions, preserving all media, production and religion-related job titles in MOM’s original order.

Source reviewed: 2026-10-12

How the list applies to PLOC holders

MOM’s companion restricted-occupations page states that a PLOC holder cannot work in the listed restricted occupations, including media and religion-related roles. For an ICA-issued LTVP/LTVP+ holder seeking such a role, the prospective employer must apply for a Letter of Consent instead. The PDF provides the occupation names; the linked MOM page supplies this employment-arrangement context.

Reading the complete occupation list

The tables below reproduce every occupation in the four-page PDF in its original order, retaining MOM’s official English wording. Similar titles, seniority levels and media-specific variants remain separate rows. The page divisions are source-page divisions, rather than new categories or additional restrictions.

Official list: source page 1

This table preserves all 43 occupation entries appearing on page 1 of the original PDF.

No.Official occupation name
1MANAGING DIRECTOR (MEDIA)
2CHIEF EDITOR
3CHIEF EDITOR (NEWSPAPER)
4NEWSPAPER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
5BUREAU CHIEF
6DEPUTY BUREAU CHIEF
7BUREAU CHIEF (NEWS AND PERIODICALS)
8MANAGING EDITOR
9SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR
10EXECUTIVE EDITOR
11SENIOR EXECUTIVE EDITOR
12CONSULTING EDITOR
13SENIOR CONSULTING EDITOR
14COMMISSIONING EDITOR
15ASSOCIATE EDITOR
16NEWS EDITOR (NEWSPAPER)
17SENIOR NEWS EDITOR (NEWSPAPER)
18NEWSPAPER SUB-EDITOR
19SUPPLEMENT SUB-EDITOR (NEWSPAPER)
20NEWS EDITOR (PERIODICAL)
21SENIOR NEWS EDITOR (PERIODICAL)
22NEWSPAPER EDITOR
23SENIOR NEWSPAPER EDITOR
24SUB-EDITOR (NEWS AND PERIODICALS)
25PERIODICAL EDITOR
26SENIOR PERIODICAL EDITOR
27PERIODICAL SUB-EDITOR
28FEATURE EDITOR
29SENIOR FEATURE EDITOR
30FINANCIAL EDITOR
31SENIOR FINANCIAL EDITOR
32FOREIGN EDITOR
33SENIOR FOREIGN EDITOR
34SPORTS EDITOR
35SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR
36FASHION EDITOR
37SENIOR FASHION EDITOR
38PRESS EDITOR
39SENIOR PRESS EDITOR
40SUPPLEMENT EDITOR (NEWSPAPER)
41SENIOR SUPPLEMENT EDITOR (NEWSPAPER)
42FORUM EDITOR
43SENIOR FORUM EDITOR

Official list: source page 2

This table preserves all 46 occupation entries appearing on page 2 of the original PDF.

No.Official occupation name
44ASSISTANT EDITOR
45SUB-EDITOR
46SENIOR SUB-EDITOR
47EDITOR
48SENIOR EDITOR
49VIDEO EDITOR
50SENIOR VIDEO EDITOR
51TELEVISION EDITOR
52TELEVISION, RADIO AND VIDEO EDITOR
53SENIOR RADIO, TELEVISION AND VIDEO EDITOR
54SUB-EDITOR (RADIO, TELEVISION AND VIDEO)
55RADIO EDITOR
56DIGITAL MEDIA EDITOR
57SENIOR DIGITAL MEDIA EDITOR
58CONTINUITY AND SCRIPT EDITOR
59SENIOR CONTINUITY AND SCRIPT EDITOR
60SCRIPT EDITOR
61SENIOR SCRIPT EDITOR
62COPYWRITER
63CONTENT WRITER
64WRITER
65COLUMNIST
66SENIOR COLUMNIST
67JOURNALIST
68JOURNALIST (RADIO AND TELEVISION)
69SENIOR JOURNALIST
70CONTINUITY WRITER
71BROADCAST JOURNALIST
72SENIOR BROADCAST JOURNALIST
73EXECUTIVE BROADCAST JOURNALIST
74SENIOR RADIO AND TELEVISION JOURNALIST
75NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT
76SENIOR NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT
77NEWSPAPER REPORTER
78SPORTS REPORTER
79COURT REPORTER
80CRIME REPORTER
81FASHION REPORTER
82REPORTER
83STAFF WRITER
84SENIOR STAFF WRITER
85FEATURE WRITER
86SUPPLEMENT WRITER (NEWSPAPER)
87RESEARCH WRITER (NEWS)
88EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
89SENIOR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Official list: source page 3

This table preserves all 46 occupation entries appearing on page 3 of the original PDF.

No.Official occupation name
90PRODUCER
91PRODUCER, CURRENT AFFAIRS
92TELEVISION PRODUCER
93SENIOR PRODUCER
94SENIOR TELEVISION PRODUCER
95SENIOR PRODUCER, CURRENT AFFAIRS
96RADIO AND TELEVISION PRODUCER
97SENIOR RADIO AND TELEVISION PRODUCER
98RADIO PRODUCER
99SENIOR RADIO PRODUCER
100PRODUCER PRESENTER
101SENIOR PRODUCER PRESENTER
102ASSISTANT PRODUCER
103ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
104ASSOCIATE PRODUCER, NEWS
105NEWS ANCHOR
106NEWSCASTER (TELEVISION)
107NEWS COMMENTATOR (BROADCASTING)
108PRESENTER
109SENIOR PRESENTER
110TELEVISION PRESENTER
111TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
112TELEVISION NEWS READER
113SPORTS ANNOUNCER (TELEVISION)
114SPORTS PRESENTER (TELEVISION)
115SPORTS PRESENTER (RADIO)
116NEWSCASTER (RADIO)
117RADIO PRESENTER
118RADIO ANNOUNCER
119RADIO NEWS READER
120SENIOR COPYWRITER
121CRITIC
122FILM CRITIC
123BOOK CRITIC
124TELEVISION CRITIC
125RADIO CRITIC
126IMPRESARIO
127ARCHBISHOP
128BISHOP
129SENIOR PASTOR
130DEPUTY SENIOR PASTOR
131PASTOR
132YOUTH PASTOR
133ASSISTANT PASTOR
134RECTOR
135VICAR

Official list: source page 4

This table preserves all 26 occupation entries appearing on page 4 of the original PDF.

No.Official occupation name
136CURATE
137EVANGELIST
138CHAPLAIN
139SALVATIONIST
140MISSIONARY
141CHIEF PRIEST
142REGIONAL PRIEST
143PRIEST
144ASSISTANT PRIEST
145PREACHER (NON-ORDAINED)
146IMAM
147KATHI
148KHATIB
149RABBI
150ABBOT
151BUDDHIST MASTER
152MONK (ORDAINED)
153NUN (ORDAINED)
154MINISTER OF RELIGION
155NON-ORDAINED RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONAL
156RELIGIOUS TEACHER
157RELIGIOUS WORKER (MEMBER OF RELIGIOUS ORDER)
158RELIGIOUS SPEAKER
159THEOLOGIAN
160LAYWORKER
161MEDIUM

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