The main post at section level, the main post at township level, and the chief officer: nine to twelve grades.
Article 10: The ranks of state civil servants are divided into fifteen grades, and the correspondence between positions and grades is as follows:
1. Premier of the State Council: first grade.
2. Vice Premier of the State Council, State Councillors: second to third grade.
3, ministerial-level posts, provincial-level posts: third to fourth level.
4, ministry-level deputy posts, provincial-level deputy posts: four to five levels.
5. Division-level regular posts, department-level regular posts, inspectors: five to seven grades.
6. Division-level deputy posts, department-level deputy posts, assistant inspectors: sixth to eighth grade.
7. Division-level regular posts, county-level regular posts, researchers: seventh to tenth grade.
8. Division-level deputy posts, county-level deputy posts, assistant researchers: eight to eleven grades.
9. Section-level regular posts, township-level regular posts, chief officers: ninth to twelfth grade.
10. Section-level deputy posts, township-level deputy posts, deputy chief officers: nine to thirteen grades.
11. Section members: grades nine to fourteen.
12, Clerk: ten to fifteen grades.
Expanded Information:
Position classification:
1. State administrative organs implement a position classification system. State administrative organs at all levels, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State, on the basis of determining the functions, organization and establishment, set up positions; formulate job descriptions, determine the duties and qualifications of each position, and serve as the basis for the recruitment, assessment, training and promotion of State civil servants.
2. State administrative organs set up a sequence of positions and grades for national civil servants according to the classification of positions. The positions of national civil servants are divided into leading positions and non-leading positions. Non-leadership positions are clerk, section officer, deputy chief officer, chief officer, assistant researcher, researcher, assistant inspector, and inspector.
3. The rank of a national civil servant is determined in accordance with the level of responsibility of the position and the position held, the degree of difficulty of the work, and the national civil servant's moral and aptitude performance, work performance and work experience. When the work departments of the people's governments at all levels create, reduce or change positions due to the needs of their work, they shall be re-determined in accordance with the prescribed procedures.
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