Occupation Codes and Groups
The following list displays detailed occupation categories
within major and minor occupation group. Scroll the screen up or down to
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Computer and Mathematical Sciences (Major Code = 1)
Computer and information sciences (Minor code = 11)
- 110520 Computer systems analysts
- 110530 Computer scientists, except systems analysts
- 110540 Information systems scientists & analysts
- 110550 Other computer & information science occupations
- 110880 Computer engineers-software
Mathematical sciences (Minor code = 12)
- 121720 Mathematicians
- 121730 Operations research analysts, modelling
- 121740 Statisticians
- 121760 Other mathematical scientists
Postsecondary teachers - Computer and mathematical sciences (Minor code = 18)
- 182760 Postsecondary Teachers-Computer
- 182860 Postsecondary Teachers-Math Science
Life and Related Sciences (Major Code = 2)
Agricultural and food sciences (Minor code = 21)
- 210210 Agricultural & food scientists
Biological sciences (Minor code = 22)
- 220220 Biochemists & biophysicists
- 220230 Biological scientists
- 220250 Medical scientists, except practicioners
- 220270 Other biological & life scientists
Environmental life sciences, including forestry sciences (Minor code = 23)
- 230240 Forestry & conservation scienists
Postsecondary teachers-Life & related sciences (Minor code = 28)
- 282710 Postsecondary teachers-Agriculture
- 282730 Postsecondary teachers-Biological scientists
- 282870 Postsecondary teachers-Medical science
- 282970 Other postsecondary teachers-Natural sciences
Physical and Related Sciences (Major Code = 3)
Chemistry, except biochemistry (Minor code = 31)
- 311930 Chemists, except biochemists
Earth science, geology & oceanography (Minor code = 32)
- 321920 Atmospheric & space scientists
- 321940 Geologists, including earth sciences
- 321950 Oceanographers
Physics and astronomy (Minor code = 33)
- 331910 Astronomer
- 331960 Physicists
Other physical sciences (Minor code = 34)
- 341980 Other physical & related sciences
Postsecondary teachers-Physical & related sciences (Minor code = 38)
- 382750 Postsecondary teachers-Chemistry
- 382770 Postsecondary teachers-Earth, environmental & marine science
- 382890 Postsecondary teachers-Physics
Social and Related Sciences (Major Code = 4)
Economics (Minor code = 41)
Political science and related sciences (Minor code = 42)
- 422350 Political Scientists
Psychology (Minor code = 43)
- 432360 Psychologists, including clinical psychologists
Sociology and anthropology (Minor code = 44)
- 442310 Anthropologists
- 442370 Sociologists
Other social sciences (Minor code = 45)
- 452330 Historians, science & technology
- 452380 Other Social Scientists
Postsecondary teachers-social&related sciences (Minor code = 48)
- 482780 Postsecondary teachers-Economics
- 482900 Postsecondary teachers-Politics
- 482910 Postsecondary teachers-Psychology
- 482930 Postsecondary teachers-Sociology
- 482980 Postsecondary teachers-Other social sciences
Engineering (Major Code = 5)
Aerospace and related engineering (Minor code = 51)
- 510820 Aeronautical, aerospace & astronautical engineers
Chemical engineering (Minor code = 52)
- 520850 Chemical engineers
Civil and architechural engineering (Minor code = 53)
- 530860 Civil engineers, including architectural and sanitary
Electrical, electronic, computer & communications engineering (Minor code = 54)
- 540870 Computer engineers-Hardware
- 540890 Electrical & electronics engineers
Industrial engineering (Minor code = 55)
- 550910 Industrial engineers
Mechanical engineering (Minor code = 56)
- 560940 Mechanical engineers
Other engineering (Minor code = 57)
- 570830 Agricultural engineers
- 570840 Bioengineering & biomedical engineers
- 570900 Environmental engineers
- 570920 Marine engineers & naval architects
- 570930 Materials & metallurgical engineers
- 570950 Mining & geological engineers
- 570960 Nuclear engineers
- 570970 Petroleum engineers
- 570980 Sales engineers
- 570990 Other engineers
Postsecondary teachers-Engineering (Minor code = 58)
- 582800 Postsecondary teachers-engineering
Non-S&E (Major Code = 6)
Management and administration (Minor code = 61)
- 611410 Top & mid-level managers, executives, administrators
- 611510 Accountants, auditors, & other financial specialists
- 611520 Personnel, training & labor relations specialists
- 611530 Other management related occupations
Health and related (Minor code = 62)
- 621110 Diagnosing & treating health practioners
- 621120 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, etc.
- 621130 Health technologists & technicans
- 621140 Other health occupations
Teaching and related (except postsecondary and S&E) (Minor code = 63)
- 632510 Teachers, Pre-kindergarden & kindergarden
- 632520 Teachers, Elementary school
- 632530 Teachers, Secondary-Computer, math or science
- 632540 Teachers, Secondary-Social sciences
- 632550 Teachers, Secondary-Other subjects
- 632560 Teachers, Special education
- 632570 Teachers, Other precollegiate education
- 635010 Postsecondary teachers-Non academic setting
Non-S&E postsecondary teaching (Minor code = 64)
- 642720 Postsecondary teachers-Art, drama, and music
- 642740 Postsecondary teachers-Business commerce and marketing
- 642790 Postsecondary teachers-Education
- 642810 Postsecondary teachers-English
- 642820 Postsecondary teachers-Foreign language
- 642830 Postsecondary teachers-History
- 642840 Postsecondary teachers-Home economics
- 642850 Postsecondary teachers-Law
- 642880 Postsecondary teachers-Physical education
- 642920 Postsecondary teachers-Social work
- 642940 Postsecondary teachers-Theology
- 642950 Postsecondary teachers-Trade & industrial
- 642960 Postsecondary teachers-Other health specialties
- 642990 Postsecondary teachers-Other non-S&E not listed above
Social service and related (Minor code = 65)
- 650400 Clergy & other religious workers
- 650700 Counselors, educational & vocational
- 652400 Social workers
Technology and technical (Minor code = 66)
- 660260 Technologists/technicians in biology/life sciences
- 660510 Computer programmers
- 661000 E&E, industrial, mechanical engineering technologist/technicans
- 661010 Drafting occupations, including computer drafting
- 661020 Surveying & mapping engineering technicans
- 661030 Other engineering technologists and technicians
- 661040 Surveyors
- 661750 Technologists/Technicians In mathematical sciences
- 661970 Technologists/Technicians In physical sciences
Sales and marketing (Minor code = 67)
- 672000 Sales/Mrkt-Insurance, securities, real estate, & business services
- 672010 Sales Occupations-Commodities, except retail
- 672020 Sales Occupations-Retail
- 672030 Other marketing & sales occupations
Art, humanities and related (Minor code = 68)
- 680100 Artists, broadcasters, editors, entertainers, public relations specialists, writers
- 682340 Historians, except science & technology
Other non-S&E (Minor code = 69)
- 690310 Accounting clerks & bookkeepers
- 690320 Secretaries, receptionists & typists
- 690330 Other administrative
- 690810 Architects
- 691100 Farmers, foresters, & fishermen
- 691200 Lawyers & judges
- 691300 Librarians, archivists & curators
- 691710 Actuaries
- 692210 Food preparation & service Workers
- 692220 Protective service workers
- 692230 Other service occupations, except health
- 694010 Construction trades, miners & well drillers
- 694020 Mechanics & repairers
- 694030 Precision production occupations
- 694040 Operators & related occuaptions
- 694050 Transportation & material moving occupations
- 695000 Other Occupations
- 695020 Legal Technician
- 699950 Other Fields (Not Listed)
- 699990 Unknown/Not Applicable
Other categories (Major Code = 9)
- 900000 Never Worked
- 999979 Not on Survey
- 999989 Logical Skipped
- 999999 Missing
Updated: February 25, 1998