Eight-level staff are also called eight-level managers in public institutions, which is equivalent to the deputy of civil servants. Management post refers to the work that undertakes leadership responsibilities or management tasks. The establishment of management posts should meet the needs of enhancing the operating efficiency of the unit, improving work efficiency and improving management level.

Management positions are divided into 10 grades, that is, one to ten staff positions. According to the regulations of the Ministry of Personnel, the current ministerial posts, ministerial deputy posts, department-level posts, department-level deputy posts, department-level deputy posts, department-level deputy posts, department-level deputy posts, clerks and clerks in public institutions correspond to one to ten management posts respectively.

The Ministry of Personnel issued the "Trial Measures for the Management of Post Setting in Public Institutions", clarifying that posts in public institutions are divided into three categories:

1, the current ministerial chief, ministerial deputy, departmental chief, departmental deputy, departmental chief, departmental deputy, departmental chief, departmental deputy, clerk and clerk correspond to management positions from one to ten levels respectively;

2. Professional and technical posts are divided into 13 grades, including senior posts, intermediate posts and junior posts;

3, senior technicians, technicians, senior workers, intermediate workers, junior workers, respectively, in turn, corresponding to one to five levels of ground skills.