The deputy director is a deputy bureau-level cadre. In the parallel system of civil servants' positions and ranks in China, the rank of deputy director is deputy bureau level. In municipalities directly under the central government or national ministries, deputy bureau level refers to the deputy department level, such as the deputy director of a department of the central ministries and commissions, such as the deputy director of a municipal bureau of municipalities directly under the central government; In prefecture-level cities, the deputy bureau level refers to the deputy department level, such as the deputy director of a prefecture-level city bureau; In county-level cities and counties, the deputy bureau level refers to the deputy department level, such as the deputy director of a county-level city bureau.