The main office level and the bureau level are official positions at the bureau level.
According to the Civil Servant Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the main positions at bureau level (formerly known as prefectural level) are secretary of municipal party committee, mayor, director of municipal people's congress, chairman of CPPCC and units directly under the provincial level in prefecture-level cities (autonomous prefectures and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps divisions).
Chief cadres of ministries and commissions in the State Council, and some deputy cadres (such as Director of Social Science Research and Ideological and Political Work Department of Ministry of Education and Deputy Director of International Cooperation Department of State Administration of Work Safety).
Leading cadres of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
Deputy cadres of provincial and municipal governments.
Main cadres of various departments of the municipal government and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
Rank sequence
People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Service Rank: 12 in total.
Note: The rank of civil servants is set below the bureau level.
The rank sequence of comprehensive management civil servants is divided into: first-class inspector, second-class inspector, first-class researcher, second-class researcher, third-class researcher, fourth-class researcher, first-class chief clerk, second-class chief clerk, third-class chief clerk, fourth-class chief clerk, first-class clerk and second-class clerk.
The rank sequence of civil servants in positions other than comprehensive management shall be stipulated separately by the state in accordance with this law.