2004-2009 Occupation Codes (OCC)
This page presents the occupational classification system recorded in OCC from 2004-2009 that was informed by the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification. The page shows each occupation category and its corresponding OCC code. In addition to these contemporary systems, IPUMS NHIS codes all survey years into the 1995 revised Standard Occupational Classification scheme, recording them in the variable OCC1995.
Occupation Categories
- Not in Universe
- Management Occupations
- Business and Financial Operations Occupations
- Computer and Mathematical Occupations
- Architecture and Engineering Occupations
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
- Community and Social Service Occupations
- Legal Occupations
- Education, Training, and Library Occupations
- Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
- Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
- Healthcare Support Occupations
- Protective Service Occupations
- Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
- Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
- Personal Care and Service Occupations
- Sales and Related Occupations
- Office and Administrative Support Occupations
- Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
- Construction and Extraction Occupations
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
- Production Occupations
- Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
- Military
- Unknown Occupation
| Code | Occupation Title |
|---|---|
| Not in Universe | |
| 00 | Not in universe |
| Management Occupations | |
| 01 | Chief executives, general and operative managers, and legislators |
| 02 | Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers |
| 03 | Operations specialties managers |
| 04 | Other management occupations |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | |
| 05 | Business operations specialists |
| 06 | Financial specialists |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | |
| 07 | Computer specialists |
| 08 | Mathematical science occupations |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | |
| 09 | Architects, surveyors, and cartographers |
| 10 | Engineers |
| 11 | Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | |
| 12 | Life scientists |
| 13 | Physical scientists |
| 14 | Social scientists and related workers |
| 15 | Life, physical, and social science technicians |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | |
| 16 | Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists |
| 17 | Religious workers |
| Legal Occupations | |
| 18 | Lawyers, judges, and related workers |
| 19 | Legal support workers |
| Education, Training, and Library Occupations | |
| 20 | Postsecondary teachers |
| 21 | Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers |
| 22 | Other teachers and instructors |
| 23 | Librarians, curators, and archivists |
| 24 | Other education, training, and library occupations |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | |
| 25 | Arts and design workers |
| 26 | Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers |
| 27 | Media and communication workers |
| 28 | Media and communication equipment workers |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | |
| 29 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners |
| 30 | Health technologists and technicians |
| 31 | Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | |
| 32 | Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides |
| 33 | Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides |
| 34 | Other healthcare support occupations |
| Protective Service Occupations | |
| 35 | First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers |
| 36 | Firefighting and prevention workers |
| 37 | Law enforcement workers |
| 38 | Other protective service workers |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | |
| 39 | Supervisors, food preparation, and serving workers |
| 40 | Cooks and food preparation workers |
| 41 | Food and beverage serving workers |
| 42 | Other food preparation and serving related workers |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | |
| 43 | Supervisors, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers |
| 44 | Building cleaning and pest control workers |
| 45 | Grounds maintenance workers |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | |
| 46 | Supervisors, personal care and service workers |
| 47 | Animal care and service workers |
| 48 | Entertainment attendants and related workers |
| 49 | Funeral service workers |
| 50 | Personal appearance workers |
| 51 | Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants |
| 52 | Other personal care and related workers |
| Sales and Related Occupations | |
| 53 | Supervisors, sales workers |
| 54 | Retail sales workers |
| 55 | Sale representative, services |
| 56 | Sale representative, wholesale and manufacturing |
| 57 | Other sales and related workers |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | |
| 58 | Supervisors, office and administrative workers |
| 59 | Communications equipment operators |
| 60 | Financial clerks |
| 61 | Information and record clerks |
| 62 | Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers |
| 63 | Secretaries and administrative assistants |
| 64 | Other office and administrative support workers |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | |
| 65 | Supervisors, farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
| 66 | Agricultural workers |
| 67 | Fishing and hunting workers |
| 68 | Forest, conservation, and logging workers |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | |
| 69 | Supervisors, construction and extraction workers |
| 70 | Construction trades workers |
| 71 | Helpers, construction trades |
| 72 | Other construction and related workers |
| 73 | Extraction workers |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | |
| 74 | Supervisors of installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
| 75 | Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers |
| 76 | Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers |
| 77 | Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
| Production Occupations | |
| 78 | Supervisors, production workers |
| 79 | Assemblers and fabricators |
| 80 | Food processing workers |
| 81 | Metal workers and plastic workers |
| 82 | Printing workers |
| 83 | Textile, apparel, and furnishing workers |
| 84 | Woodworkers |
| 85 | Plant and system operators |
| 86 | Other production occupations |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | |
| 87 | Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers |
| 88 | Air transportation workers |
| 89 | Motor vehicle operators |
| 90 | Rail transportation workers |
| 91 | Water transportation workers |
| 92 | Other transportation workers |
| 93 | Material moving workers |
| Military | |
| 94 | Military |
| Unknown Occupation | |
| 97 | Refused, classified, etc. |
| 98 | Not ascertained |
| 99 | Don't know |
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