# Census Occupation Code

Value | Definition
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4 | Chief executives and general administrators, public administration
5 | Administrators and officials, public administration
6 | Administrators, protective services
7 | Financial managers
8 | Personnel and labor relations managers
9 | Purchasing managers
13 | Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations
14 | Administrators, education and related fields
15 | Managers, medicine and health
17 | Managers, food serving and lodging establishments
18 | Managers, properties and real estate
19 | Funeral directors
21 | Managers, service organizations, not elsewhere classified
22 | Managers and administrators, not elsewhere classified
23 | Accountants and auditors
24 | Underwriters
25 | Other financial officers
26 | Management analysts
27 | Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
28 | Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
29 | Buyers, wholesale and retail trade except farm products
33 | Purchasing agents and buyers, not elsewhere classified
34 | Business and promotion agents
35 | Construction inspectors
36 | Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction
37 | Management related occupations, not elsewhere classified
43 | Architects
44 | Aerospace
45 | Metallurgical and materials
46 | Mining
47 | Petroleum
48 | Chemical
49 | Nuclear
53 | Civil
54 | Agricultural
55 | Electrical and electronic
56 | Industrial
57 | Mechanical
58 | Marine and naval architects
59 | Engineers, not elsewhere classified
63 | Surveyors and mapping scientists
64 | Computer systems analysts and scientists
65 | Operations and systems researchers and analysts
66 | Actuaries
67 | Statisticians
68 | Mathematical scientists, not elsewhere classified
69 | Physicists and astronomers
73 | Chemists, except biochemists
74 | Atmospheric and space scientists
75 | Geologists and geodesists
76 | Physical scientists, not elsewhere classified
77 | Agricultural and food scientists
78 | Biological and life scientists
79 | Forestry and conservation scientists
83 | Medical scientists
84 | Physicians
85 | Dentists
86 | Veterinarians
87 | Optometrists
88 | Podiatrists
89 | Health diagnosing practitioners, not elsewhere classified
95 | Registered nurses
96 | Pharmacists
97 | Dietitians
98 | Respiratory therapists
99 | Occupational therapists
103 | Physical therapists
104 | Speech therapists
105 | Therapists, not elsewhere classified
106 | Physicians assistants
113 | Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers
114 | Biological science teachers
115 | Chemistry teachers
116 | Physics teachers
117 | Natural science teachers, not elsewhere classified
118 | Psychology teachers
119 | Economics teachers
123 | History teachers
124 | Political science teachers
125 | Sociology teachers
126 | Social science teachers, not elsewhere classified
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
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, not elsewhere classified
154 | Postsecondary teachers, subject not specified
155 | Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten
156 | Teachers, elementary school
157 | Teachers, secondary school
158 | Teachers, special education
159 | Teachers, not elsewhere classified
163 | Counselors, Educational and Vocational
164 | Librarians
165 | Archivists and curators
166 | Economists
167 | Psychologists
168 | Sociologists
169 | Social scientists, not elsewhere classified
173 | Urban planners
174 | Social workers
175 | Recreation workers
176 | Clergy
177 | Religious workers, not elsewhere classified
178 | Lawyers and Judges
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, not elsewhere classified
195 | Editors and reporters
197 | Public relations specialists
198 | Announcers
199 | Athletes
203 | Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
204 | Dental hygienists
205 | Health record technologists and technicians
206 | Radiologic technicians
207 | Licensed practical nurses
208 | Health technologists and technicians, not elsewhere classified
213 | Electrical and electronic technicians
214 | Industrial engineering technicians
215 | Mechanical engineering technicians
216 | Engineering technicians, not elsewhere classified
217 | Drafting occupations
218 | Surveying and mapping technicians
223 | Biological technicians
224 | Chemical technicians
225 | Science technicians, not elsewhere classified
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, not elsewhere classified
243 | Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations
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
258 | Sales engineers
259 | Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale
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
283 | Demonstrators, promoters and models, sales
284 | Auctioneers
285 | Sales support occupations, not elsewhere classified
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
308 | Computer operators
309 | Peripheral equipment operators
313 | Secretaries
314 | Stenographers
315 | Typists
316 | Interviewers
317 | Hotel clerks
318 | Transportation ticket and reservation agents
319 | Receptionists
323 | Information clerks, not elsewhere classified
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
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
345 | Duplicating machine operators
346 | Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators
347 | Office machine operators, not elsewhere classified
348 | Telephone operators
353 | Communications equipment operators, not elsewhere classified
354 | Postal clerks, except mail carriers
355 | Mail carriers, postal service
356 | Mail clerks, except postal service
357 | Messengers
359 | Dispatchers
363 | Production coordinators
364 | Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks
365 | Stock and inventory clerks
366 | Meter readers
368 | Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers
373 | Expediters
374 | Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks, not elsewhere classified
375 | Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators
376 | Investigators and adjusters, except insurance
377 | Eligibility clerks, social welfare
378 | Bill and account collectors
379 | General office clerks
383 | Bank tellers
384 | Proofreaders
385 | Data-entry keyers
386 | Statistical clerks
387 | Teachers aides
389 | Administrative support occupations, not elsewhere classified
403 | Launderers and ironers
404 | Cooks, private household
405 | Housekeepers and butlers
406 | Child care workers, private household
407 | Private household cleaners and servants
413 | Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations
414 | Supervisors, police and detectives
415 | Supervisors, guards
416 | Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations
417 | Firefighting occupations
418 | Police and detectives, public service
423 | Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers
424 | Correctional institution officers
425 | Crossing guards
426 | Guards and police, except public service
427 | Protective service occupations, not elsewhere classified
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
445 | Dental assistants
446 | Health aides, except nursing
447 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
448 | Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers
449 | Maids and housemen
453 | Janitors and cleaners
454 | Elevator operators
455 | Pest control 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 teachers assistants
468 | Child care workers, not elsewhere classified
469 | Personal service occupations, not elsewhere classified
473 | Farmers, except horticultural
474 | Horticultural specialty farmers
475 | Managers, farms, except horticultural
476 | Managers, horticultural specialty farms
477 | Supervisors, farm workers
479 | Farm workers
483 | Marine life cultivation workers
484 | Nursery workers
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
494 | Supervisors, forestry and logging workers
495 | Forestry workers, except logging
496 | Timber cutting and logging occupations
497 | Captains and other officers, fishing vessels
498 | Fishers
499 | Hunters and trappers
503 | Supervisors, mechanics and repairers
505 | Automobile mechanics
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
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
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, not elsewhere classified
549 | Not specified mechanics and repairers
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, not elsewhere classified
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
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, not elsewhere classified
613 | Supervisors, extractive occupations
614 | Drillers, oil well
615 | Explosives workers
616 | Mining machine operators
617 | Mining occupations, not elsewhere classified
628 | Supervisors, production 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
649 | Engravers, metal
653 | Sheet metal workers
654 | Sheet metal worker apprentices
655 | Miscellaneous precision metal workers
656 | Patternmakers and model makers, wood
657 | Cabinet makers and bench carpenters
658 | Furniture and wood finishers
659 | Miscellaneous precision woodworkers
666 | Dressmakers
667 | Tailors
668 | Upholsterers
669 | Shoe repairers
674 | Miscellaneous precision apparel and fabric workers
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, not elsewhere classified
686 | Butchers and meat cutters
687 | Bakers
688 | Food batchmakers
689 | Inspectors, testers, and graders
693 | Adjusters and calibrators
694 | Water and sewage treatment plant operators
695 | Power plant operators
696 | Stationary engineers
699 | Miscellaneous plant and system 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 | Miscellaneous metal, plastic, stone, and glass working machine operators
717 | Fabricating machine operators, not elsewhere classified
719 | Molding and casting machine operators
723 | Metal plating machine operators
724 | Heat treating equipment operators
725 | Miscellaneous metal and plastic processing 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
734 | Printing press operators
735 | Photoengravers and lithographers
736 | Typesetters and compositors
737 | Miscellaneous printing 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
753 | Cementing and gluing machine operators
754 | Packaging and filling machine operators
755 | Extruding and forming machine operators
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, not elsewhere classified
779 | Machine operators, not specified
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
796 | Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners
797 | Production testers
798 | Production samplers and weighers
799 | Graders and sorters, except agricultural
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, not elsewhere classified
823 | Railroad conductors and yardmasters
824 | Locomotive operating occupations
825 | Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
826 | Rail vehicle operators, not elsewhere classified
828 | Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats
829 | Sailors and deckhands
833 | Marine engineers
834 | Bridge, lock, and lighthouse tenders
843 | Supervisors, material moving equipment operators
844 | Operating engineers
845 | Longshore equipment operators
848 | Hoist and winch operators
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
864 | Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, not elsewhere classified
865 | Helpers, mechanics, and repairers
866 | Helpers, construction trades
867 | Helpers, surveyor
868 | Helpers, extractive occupations
869 | Construction laborers
874 | Production helpers
875 | Garbage collectors
876 | Stevedores
877 | Stock handlers and baggers
878 | Machine feeders and offbearers
883 | Freight, stock, and material handlers, not elsewhere classified
885 | Garage and service station related occupations
887 | Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners
888 | Hand packers and packagers
889 | Laborers, except construction
905 | Assigned to persons whose current labor force status is unemployed and whose last job was Armed Forces.