1992-1994 Occupation Codes (OCC)
This page presents the occupational classification system recorded in OCC from 1992-1994 that was informed by the 1992 revised 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
- Executive, Administrative, and Managerial Occupations
- Professional Specialty Occupations
- Technicians and Related Support Occupations
- Sales Occupations
- Administrative Support Occupations, Including Clerical
- Service Occupations
- Farming, Forestry, and Fishing Occupations
- Precision Production, Craft, and Repair Occupations
- Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers
- Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
- Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers, and Laborers
- Unknown Occupation
- Military
| Code | Occupation Title |
|---|---|
| Not in Universe | |
| 00 | Not in universe |
| Executive, Administrative, and Managerial Occupations | |
| 01 | Officials and administrators, public administration |
| 02 | Managers and administrators, except public administration |
| 03 | Management related occupations |
| Professional Specialty Occupations | |
| 04 | Engineers |
| 05 | Architects and surveyors |
| 06 | Natural mathematical and computer scientists |
| 07 | Health diagnosing occupations |
| 08 | Health assessment and treating occupations |
| 09 | Teachers, librarians, and counselors |
| 10 | Writers, artists, entertainers, and athletes |
| 11 | Other professional specialty occupations |
| Technicians and Related Support Occupations | |
| 12 | Health technologists and technicians |
| 13 | Technologists and technicians except health |
| Sales Occupations | |
| 14 | Supervisors and proprietors |
| 15 | Sales representatives, commodities, and finance |
| 16 | Other sales |
| Administrative Support Occupations, Including Clerical | |
| 17 | Computer equipment operators |
| 18 | Secretaries, stenographers, and typists |
| 19 | Financial records processing occupations |
| 20 | Mail and message distributing |
| 21 | Other administrative support |
| Service Occupations | |
| 22 | Private household occupations |
| 23 | Police and firefighters |
| 24 | Other protective service occupations |
| 25 | Food service |
| 26 | Health service |
| 27 | Cleaning and building service |
| 28 | Personal service |
| Farming, Forestry, and Fishing Occupations | |
| 29 | Farm operators and managers |
| 30 | Farm workers and other agricultural workers |
| 31 | Forestry and fishing occupations |
| Precision Production, Craft, and Repair Occupations | |
| 32 | Mechanics and repairers |
| 33 | Construction and extractive trades |
| 34 | Precision production occupations |
| Operators, Fabricators and Laborers | |
| 35 | Machine operators and tenderers, except precision |
| 36 | Fabricators, assemblers, inspectors, and samplers |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | |
| 37 | Motor vehicle operators |
| 38 | Other transportation, except motor vehicles |
| 39 | Material moving equipment operators |
| Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers, and Laborers | |
| 40 | Construction laborers |
| 41 | Freight, stock, and material handlers |
| Unknown Occupation | |
| 95 | Unknown occupation |
| 96 | Refused, classified, etc. |
| Military | |
| 98 | Military |
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