1990 OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM Numbers in parentheses following the occupation categories are the 1980 Standard Occupational Classification code equivalents. The abbreviation "pt" means "part" and "n.e.c." means "not elsewhere classified." MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS Executive, Administrative, and Managerial Occupations 003=Legislators 004=Chief executives and general administrators, public administration 005=Administrators and officials, public administration 006=Administrators, protective services 007=Financial managers 008=Personnel and labor relations managers 009=Purchasing managers 013=Managers, marketing, advertising and public relations 014=Administrators, education and related fields 015=Managers, medicine and health 016=Postmasters and mail superintendents 017=Managers, food serving and lodging establishments 018=Managers properties and real estate 019=Funeral directors 021=Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. 022=Managers and administrators, n.e.c. Management Related Occupations 023=Accountants and auditors 024=Underwriters 025=Other financial officers 026=Management analysts 027=Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists 028=Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 029=Buyers, wholesale and retail trade except farm products 033=Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. 034=Business and promotion agents 035=Construction inspectors 036=Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction 037=Management related occupations, n.e.c. Professional Specialty Occupations 043=Architects Engineers 044=Aerospace 045=Metallurgical and materials 046=Mining 047=Petroleum 048=Chemical 049=Nuclear 053=Civil 054=Agricultural 055=Electrical and electronic 056=Industrial 057=Mechanical 058=Marine and naval architects 059=Engineers, n.e.c. 063=Surveyors and mapping scientists occup.doc - Page 1 Mathematical and Computer Scientists 064=Computer systems analysts and scientists 065=Operations and systems researchers and analysts 066=Actuaries 067=Statisticians 068=Mathematical scientists, n.e.c. Natural Scientists 069=Physicists and astronomers 073=Chemists, except biochemists 074=Atmospheric and space scientists 075=Geologists and geodesists 076=Physical scientists, n.e.c. 077=Agricultural and food scientists 078=Biological and life scientists 079=Forestry and conservation scientists 083=Medical scientists Health Diagnosing Occupations 084=Physicians 085=Dentists 086=Veterinarians 087=Optometrists 088=Podiatrists 089=Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c. Health Assessment and Treating Occupations 095=Registered nurses 096=Pharmacists 097=Dietitians Therapists 098=Respiratory therapists 099=Occupational therapists 103=Physical therapists 104=Speech therapists 105=Therapists, n.e.c. 106=Physicians' assistants Teachers, Postsecondary 113=Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers 114=Biological science teachers 115=Chemistry teachers 116=Physics teachers 117=Natural science teachers, n.e.c. 118=Psychology teachers 119=Economics teachers 123=History teachers 124=Political science teachers 125=Sociology teachers 126=Social science teachers, n.e.c. 127=Engineering teachers 128=Mathematical science teachers 129=Computer science teachers 133=Medical science teachers 134=Health specialties teachers 135=Business, commerce, and marketing teachers 136=Agriculture and forestry teachers occup.doc - Page 2 137=Art, drama, and music teachers 138=Physical education teachers 139=Education teachers 143=English teachers 144=Foreign language teachers 145=Law teachers 146=Social work teachers 147=Theology teachers 148=Trade and industrial teachers 149=Home economics teachers 153=Teachers, postsecondary, n.e.c. 154=Postsecondary teachers, subject not specified Teachers, Except Postsecondary 155=Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten 156=Teachers, elementary school 157=Teachers, secondary school 158=Teachers, special education 159=Teachers, n.e.c. 163=Counselors, educational and vocational Librarians, Archivists, and Curators 164=Librarians 165=Archivists and curators Social Scientists and Urban Planners 166=Economists 167=Psychologists 168=Sociologists 169=Social scientists, n.e.c. Social, Recreation, and Religious Workers 173=Urban planners 174=Social workers 175=Recreation workers 176=Clergy 177=Religious workers, n.e.c. Lawyers and Judges 178=Lawyers 179=Judges Writers, Artists, Entertainers, and Athletes 183=Authors 184=Technical writers 185=Designers 186=Musicians and composers 187=Actors and directors 188=Painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and artist printmakers 189=Photographers 193=Dancers 194=Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. 195=Editors and reporters 197=Public relations specialists 198=Announcers 199=Athletes TECHNICAL, SALES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS Technicians and Related Support Occupations 203=Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians occup.doc - Page 3 204=Dental hygienists 205=Health record technologists and technicians 206=Radiologic technicians 207=Licensed practical nurses 208=Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. Technologists and Technicians, Except Health Engineering and Related Technologists and Technicians 213=Electrical and electronic technicians 214=Industrial engineering technicians 215=Mechanical engineering technicians 216=Engineering technicians, n.e.c. 217=Drafting occupations 218=Surveying and mapping technicians Science Technicians 223=Biological technicians 224=Chemical technicians 225=Science technicians, n.e.c. Technicians; Except Health, Engineering, and Science 226=Airplane pilots and navigators 227=Air traffic controllers 228=Broadcast equipment operators 229=Computer programmers 233=Tool programmers, numerical control 234=Legal assistants 235=Technicians, n.e.c. Sales Occupations 243=Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations Sales Representatives, Finance and Business Services 253=Insurance sales occupations 254=Real estate sales occupations 255=Securities and financial services sales occupations 256=Advertising and related sales occupations 257=Sales occupations, other business services Sales Representatives, Commodities Except Retail 258=Sales engineers 259=Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale Sales Workers, Retail and Personal Services 263=Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats 264=Sales workers, apparel 265=Sales workers, shoes 266=Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings 267=Sales workers, radio, TV, hi-fi, and appliances 268=Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 269=Sales workers, parts 274=Sales workers, other commodities 275=Sales counter clerks 276=Cashiers 277=Street and door-to-door sales workers 278=News vendors Sales Related Occupations 283=Demonstrators, promoters and models, sales 284=Auctioneers 285=Sales support occupations, n.e.c. occup.doc - Page 4 Administrative Support Occupations, Including Clerical Supervisors, Administrative Support Occupations 303=Supervisors, general office 304=Supervisors, computer equipment operators 305=Supervisors, financial records processing 306=Chief communications operators 307=Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks Computer Equipment Operators 308=Computer operators 309=Peripheral equipment operators Secretaries, Stenographers, and Typists 313=Secretaries 314=Stenographers 315=Typists Information Clerks 316=Interviewers 317=Hotel clerks 318=Transportation ticket and reservation agents 319=Receptionists 323=Information clerks, n.e.c. Records Processing Occupations, Except Financial 325=Classified-ad clerks 326=Correspondence clerks 327=Order clerks 328=Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping 329=Library clerks 335=File clerks 336=Records clerks Financial Records Processing Occupations 337=Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks 338=Payroll and timekeeping clerks 339=Billing clerks 343=Cost and rate clerks 344=Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators Duplicating, Mail and Other Office Machine Operators 345=Duplicating machine operators 346=Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators 347=Office machine operators, n.e.c. Communications Equipment Operators 348=Telephone operators 353=Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. Mail and Message Distributing Occupations 354=Postal clerks, except mail carriers 355=Mail carriers, postal service 356=Mail clerks, except postal service 357=Messengers Material Recording, Scheduling, and Distributing Clerks 359=Dispatchers 363=Production coordinators 364=Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks 365=Stock and inventory clerks 366=Meter readers occup.doc - Page 5 368=Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers 373=Expediters 374=Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks, n.e.c. Adjusters and Investigators 375=Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators 376=Investigators and adjusters, except insurance 377=Eligibility clerks, social welfare 378=Bill and account collectors Miscellaneous Administrative Support Occupations 379=General office clerks 383=Bank tellers 384=Proofreaders 385=Data-entry keyers 386=Statistical clerks 387=Teachers' aides 389=Administrative support occupations, n.e.c. SERVICE OCCUPATIONS Private Household Occupations 403=Launderers and ironers 404=Cooks, private household 405=Housekeepers and butlers 406=Child care workers, private household 407=Private household cleaners and servants Protective Service Occupations Supervisors, Protective Service Occupations 413=Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations 414=Supervisors, police and detectives 415=Supervisors, guards Firefighting and Fire Prevention Occupations 416=Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations 417=Firefighting occupations Police and Detectives 418=Police and detectives, public service 423=Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers 424=Correctional institution officers Guards 425=Crossing guards 426=Guards and police, except public service 427=Protective service occupations, n.e.c. Service Occupations, Except Protective and Household Food Preparation and Service Occupations 433=Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations 434=Bartenders 435=Waiters and waitresses 436=Cooks 438=Food counter, fountain and related occupations 439=Kitchen workers, food preparation 443=Waiters'/waitresses' assistants 444=Miscellaneous food preparation occupations Health Service Occupations 445=Dental assistants 446=Health aides, except nursing 447=Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants occup.doc - Page 6 Cleaning and Building Service Occupations, except Household 448=Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers 449=Maids and housemen 453=Janitors and cleaners 454=Elevator operators 455=Pest control occupations Personal Service Occupations 456=Supervisors, personal service occupations 457=Barbers 458=Hairdressers and cosmetologists 459=Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities 461=Guides 462=Ushers 463=Public transportation attendants 464=Baggage porters and bellhops 465=Welfare service aides 466=Family child care providers 467=Early childhood teacher's assistants 468=Child care workers, n.e.c. 469=Personal service occupations, n.e.c. FARMING, FORESTRY, AND FISHING OCCUPATIONS Farm Operators and Managers 473=Farmers, except horticultural 474=Horticultural specialty farmers 475=Managers, farms, except horticultural 476=Managers, horticultural specialty farms Other Agricultural and Related Occupations Farm Occupations, Except Managerial 477=Supervisors, farm workers 479=Farm workers 483=Marine life cultivation workers 484=Nursery workers Related Agricultural Occupations 485=Supervisors, related agricultural occupations 486=Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm 487=Animal caretakers, except farm 488=Graders and sorters, agricultural products 489=Inspectors, agricultural products Forestry and Logging Occupations 494=Supervisors, forestry and logging workers 495=Forestry workers, except logging 496=Timber cutting and logging occupations Fishers, Hunters, and Trappers 497=Captains and other officers, fishing vessels 498=Fishers 499=Hunters and trappers PRECISION PRODUCTION, CRAFT, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS Mechanics and Repairers 503=Supervisors, mechanics and repairers Mechanics and Repairers, Except Supervisors Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics and Repairers 505=Automobile mechanics occup.doc - Page 7 506=Automobile mechanic apprentices 507=Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics 508=Aircraft engine mechanics 509=Small engine repairers 514=Automobile body and related repairers 515=Aircraft mechanics, except engine 516=Heavy equipment mechanics 517=Farm equipment mechanics 518=Industrial machinery repairers 519=Machinery maintenance occupations Electrical and Electronic Equipment Repairers 523=Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment 525=Data processing equipment repairers 526=Household appliance and power tool repairers 527=Telephone line installers and repairers 529=Telephone installers and repairers 533=Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment repairers 534=Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics Miscellaneous Mechanics and Repairers 535=Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers 536=Locksmiths and safe repairers 538=Office machine repairers 539=Mechanical controls and valve repairers 543=Elevator installers and repairers 544=Millwrights 547=Specified mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. 549=Not specified mechanics and repairers Construction Trades Supervisors, Construction Occupations 553=Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters 554=Supervisors, carpenters and related workers 555=Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers 556=Supervisors; painters, paperhangers, and plasterers 557=Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 558=Supervisors, construction n.e.c. Construction Trades, Except Supervisors 563=Brickmasons and stonemasons 564=Brickmason and stonemason apprentices 565=Tile setters, hard and soft 566=Carpet installers 567=Carpenters 569=Carpenter apprentices 573=Drywall installers 575=Electricians 576=Electrician apprentices 577=Electrical power installers and repairers 579=Painters, construction and maintenance 583=Paperhangers 584=Plasterers 585=Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 587=Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices 588=Concrete and terrazzo finishers occup.doc - Page 8 589=Glaziers 593=Insulation workers 594=Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 595=Roofers 596=Sheetmetal duct installers 597=Structural metal workers 598=Drillers, earth 599=Construction trades, n.e.c. Extractive Occupations 613=Supervisors, extractive occupations 614=Drillers, oil well 615=Explosives workers 616=Mining machine operators 617=Mining occupations, n.e.c. Precision Production Occupations 628=Supervisors, production occupations Precision Metal working Occupations 634=Tool and die makers 635=Tool and die maker apprentices 636=Precision assemblers, metal 637=Machinists 639=Machinist apprentices 643=Boilermakers 644=Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners 645=Patternmakers and model makers, metal 646=Lay-out workers 647=Precious stones and metals workers (Jewelers) 649=Engravers, metal 653=Sheet metal workers 654=Sheet metal worker apprentices 655=Miscellaneous precision metal workers Precision Woodworking Occupations 656=Patternmakers and model makers, wood 657=Cabinet makers and bench carpenters 658=Furniture and wood finishers 659=Miscellaneous precision woodworkers Precision Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Machine Workers 666=Dressmakers 667=Tailors 668=Upholsterers 669=Shoe repairers 674=Miscellaneous precision apparel and fabric workers Precision Workers, Assorted Materials 675=Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers 676=Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters 677=Optical goods workers 678=Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians 679=Bookbinders 683=Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 684=Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. Precision Food Production Occupations 686=Butchers and meat cutters 687=Bakers occup.doc - Page 9 688=Food batchmakers Precision Inspectors, Testers, and Related Workers 689=Inspectors, testers, and graders 693=Adjusters and calibrators Plant and System Operators 694=Water and sewage treatment plant operators 695=Power plant operators 696=Stationary engineers 699=Miscellaneous plant and system operators Machine Operators and Tenders, Except Precision Metalworking and Plastic Working Machine Operators 703=Lathe and turning machine set-up operators 704=Lathe and turning machine operators 705=Milling and planing machine operators 706=Punching and stamping press machine operators 707=Rolling machine operators 708=Drilling and boring machine operators 709=Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators 713=Forging machine operators 714=Numerical control machine operators 715=Misc. metal, plastic, stone, and glass working machine operators 717=Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. Metal and Plastic Processing Machine Operators 719=Molding and casting machine operators 723=Metal plating machine operators 724=Heat treating equipment operators 725=Miscellaneous metal and plastic processing machine operators Woodworking Machine Operators 726=Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators 727=Sawing machine operators 728=Shaping and joining machine operators 729=Nailing and tacking machine operators 733=Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators Printing Machine Operators 734=Printing press operators 735=Photoengravers and lithographers 736=Typesetters and compositors 737=Miscellaneous printing machine operators Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Machine Operators 738=Winding and twisting machine operators 739=Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine operators 743=Textile cutting machine operators 744=Textile sewing machine operators 745=Shoe machine operators 747=Pressing machine operators 748=Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 749=Miscellaneous textile machine operators Machine Operators, Assorted Materials 753=Cementing and gluing machine operators 754=Packaging and filling machine operators 755=Extruding and forming machine operators occup.doc - Page 10 756=Mixing and blending machine operators 757=Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators 758=Compressing and compacting machine operators 759=Painting and paint spraying machine operators 763=Roasting and baking machine operators, food 764=Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators 765=Folding machine operators 766=Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food 768=Crushing and grinding machine operators 769=Slicing and cutting machine operators 773=Motion picture projectionists 774=Photographic process machine operators 777=Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. 779=Machine operators, not specified Fabricators, Assemblers, and Hand Working Occupations 783=Welders and cutters 784=Solderers and brazers 785=Assemblers 786=Hand cutting and trimming occupations 787=Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations 789=Hand painting, coating, and decorating occupations 793=Hand engraving and printing occupations 795=Miscellaneous hand working occupations Production Inspectors, Testers, Samplers, and Weighers 796=Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners 797=Production testers 798=Production samplers and weighers 799=Graders and sorters, except agricultural Transportation and Material Moving Occupations Motor Vehicle Operators 803=Supervisors, motor vehicle operators 804=Truck drivers 806=Driver-sales workers 808=Bus drivers 809=Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs 813=Parking lot attendants 814=Motor transportation occupations, n.e.c. Transportation Occupations, Except Motor Vehicles Rail Transportation Occupations 823=Railroad conductors and yardmasters 824=Locomotive operating occupations 825=Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 826=Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. Water Transportation Occupations 828=Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats 829=Sailors and deckhands 833=Marine engineers 834=Bridge, lock, and lighthouse tenders Material Moving Equipment Operators 843=Supervisors, material moving equipment operators 844=Operating engineers 845=Longshore equipment operators 848=Hoist and winch operators occup.doc - Page 11 849=Crane and tower operators 853=Excavating and loading machine operators 855=Grader, dozer, and scraper operators 856=Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 859=Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers, and Laborers 864=Supervisors; handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c. 865=Helpers, mechanics and repairers Helpers, Construction and Extractive Occupations 866=Helpers, construction trades 867=Helpers, surveyor 868=Helpers, extractive occupations 869=Construction laborers 874=Production helpers Freight, Stock, and Material Handlers 875=Garbage collectors 876=Stevedores 877=Stock handlers and baggers 878=Machine feeders and offbearers 883=Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. 885=Garage and service station related occupations 887=Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners 888=Hand packers and packagers 889=Laborers, except construction MILITARY OCCUPATIONS 903=Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers 904=Non-commissioned Officers and Other Enlisted Personnel 905=Military occupation, rank not specified occup.doc - Page 12