Article 34 of the 2008 Law on Cadres and Civil Servants, amended by Clause 4, Article 1 of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants and the 2019 Law on Public Employees, stipulates the classification of civil servants as follows:
Classification of civil servants
1. Based on the fields of industry, profession, expertise, and profession, civil servants are classified according to the corresponding civil servant ranks as follows:
a) Type A includes those appointed to the rank of senior specialist or equivalent;
b) Type B includes those appointed to the senior specialist rank or equivalent;
c) Type C includes those appointed to the specialist rank or equivalent;
d) Type D includes those appointed to the executive or equivalent position and employee position;
d) Types for civil servant ranks specified in Point e, Clause 1, Article 42 of this Law as prescribed by the Government.
2. Based on the working position, civil servants are classified as follows:
a) Civil servants holding leadership and management positions;
b) Civil servants who do not hold leadership or management positions.
Accordingly, civil servants are classified according to civil servant ranks as follows:
- Type A includes those appointed to the rank of senior specialist or equivalent;
- Type B includes those appointed to the main specialist rank or equivalent;
- Type C includes those appointed to the specialist rank or equivalent;
- Type D includes those appointed to the executive or equivalent position and employee position;
- Types for other civil service ranks as prescribed by the Government.
