The main objective of the article is to examine and assess the extent of gender neutrality of the names of professions and positions included in the Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 7 August 2014 on the Classifi cation of Occupations and Specialisations for the Labour Market Needs and its Applicability Scope. The research hypothesis was adopted as follows: despite the recommen dations of international institutions, the language used in the Polish Classification of Occupations and Specialties remains to a large extent non-neutral in terms of gender. The structure of the study is following. In the first place, the legal determinants of the use of the gender-neutral language are presented, as well as the use of feminatives in Poland in a retrospective approach. Then, a quantitative and qualitative study of the language used in the Classification of occupations and specialties in terms of the degree of its gender neutrality was carried out. In the end, conclusions are presented in which the author proposes directions for modifying the Classification towards gen der-neutral language.