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4Chief executives and general administrators, public administration
5Administrators and officials, public administration
6Administrators, protective services
7Financial managers
8Personnel and labor relations managers
9Purchasing managers
13Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations
14Administrators, education and related fields
15Managers, medicine and health
17Managers, food serving and lodging establishments
18Managers, properties and real estate
19Funeral directors
21Managers, service organizations, not elsewhere classified
22Managers and administrators, not elsewhere classified
23Accountants and auditors
24Underwriters
25Other financial officers
26Management analysts
27Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
28Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
29Buyers, wholesale and retail trade except farm products
33Purchasing agents and buyers, not elsewhere classified
34Business and promotion agents
35Construction inspectors
36Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction
37Management related occupations, not elsewhere classified
43Architects
44Aerospace
45Metallurgical and materials
46Mining
47Petroleum
48Chemical
49Nuclear
53Civil
54Agricultural
55Electrical and electronic
56Industrial
57Mechanical
58Marine and naval architects
59Engineers, not elsewhere classified
63Surveyors and mapping scientists
64Computer systems analysts and scientists
65Operations and systems researchers and analysts
66Actuaries
67Statisticians
68Mathematical scientists, not elsewhere classified
69Physicists and astronomers
73Chemists, except biochemists
74Atmospheric and space scientists
75Geologists and geodesists
76Physical scientists, not elsewhere classified
77Agricultural and food scientists
78Biological and life scientists
79Forestry and conservation scientists
83Medical scientists
84Physicians
85Dentists
86Veterinarians
87Optometrists
88Podiatrists
89Health diagnosing practitioners, not elsewhere classified
95Registered nurses
96Pharmacists
97Dietitians
98Respiratory therapists
99Occupational therapists
103Physical therapists
104Speech therapists
105Therapists, not elsewhere classified
106Physicians assistants
113Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers
114Biological science teachers
115Chemistry teachers
116Physics teachers
117Natural science teachers, not elsewhere classified
118Psychology teachers
119Economics teachers
123History teachers
124Political science teachers
125Sociology teachers
126Social science teachers, not elsewhere classified
127Engineering teachers
128Mathematical science teachers
129Computer science teachers
133Medical science teachers
134Health specialties teachers
135Business, commerce, and marketing teachers
136Agriculture and forestry teachers
137Art, drama, and music teachers
138Physical education teachers
139Education teachers
143English teachers
144Foreign language teachers
145Law teachers
146Social work teachers
147Theology teachers
148Trade and industrial teachers
149Home economics teachers
153Teachers, postsecondary, not elsewhere classified
154Postsecondary teachers, subject not specified
155Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten
156Teachers, elementary school
157Teachers, secondary school
158Teachers, special education
159Teachers, not elsewhere classified
163Counselors, Educational and Vocational
164Librarians
165Archivists and curators
166Economists
167Psychologists
168Sociologists
169Social scientists, not elsewhere classified
173Urban planners
174Social workers
175Recreation workers
176Clergy
177Religious workers, not elsewhere classified
178Lawyers and Judges
183Authors
184Technical writers
185Designers
186Musicians and composers
187Actors and directors
188Painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and artist printmakers
189Photographers
193Dancers
194Artists, performers, and related workers, not elsewhere classified
195Editors and reporters
197Public relations specialists
198Announcers
199Athletes
203Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
204Dental hygienists
205Health record technologists and technicians
206Radiologic technicians
207Licensed practical nurses
208Health technologists and technicians, not elsewhere classified
213Electrical and electronic technicians
214Industrial engineering technicians
215Mechanical engineering technicians
216Engineering technicians, not elsewhere classified
217Drafting occupations
218Surveying and mapping technicians
223Biological technicians
224Chemical technicians
225Science technicians, not elsewhere classified
226Airplane pilots and navigators
227Air traffic controllers
228Broadcast equipment operators
229Computer programmers
233Tool programmers, numerical control
234Legal assistants
235Technicians, not elsewhere classified
243Supervisors and Proprietors, Sales Occupations
253Insurance sales occupations
254Real estate sales occupations
255Securities and financial services sales occupations
256Advertising and related sales occupations
257Sales occupations, other business services
258Sales engineers
259Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale
263Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats
264Sales workers, apparel
265Sales workers, shoes
266Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings
267Sales workers, radio, TV, hi-fi, and appliances
268Sales workers, hardware and building supplies
269Sales workers, parts
274Sales workers, other commodities
275Sales counter clerks
276Cashiers
277Street and door-to-door sales workers
278News vendors
283Demonstrators, promoters and models, sales
284Auctioneers
285Sales support occupations, not elsewhere classified
303Supervisors, general office
304Supervisors, computer equipment operators
305Supervisors, financial records processing
306Chief communications operators
307Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks
308Computer operators
309Peripheral equipment operators
313Secretaries
314Stenographers
315Typists
316Interviewers
317Hotel clerks
318Transportation ticket and reservation agents
319Receptionists
323Information clerks, not elsewhere classified
325Classified-ad clerks
326Correspondence clerks
327Order clerks
328Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping
329Library clerks
335File clerks
336Records clerks
337Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks
338Payroll and timekeeping clerks
339Billing clerks
343Cost and rate clerks
344Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators
345Duplicating machine operators
346Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators
347Office machine operators, not elsewhere classified
348Telephone operators
353Communications equipment operators, not elsewhere classified
354Postal clerks, except mail carriers
355Mail carriers, postal service
356Mail clerks, except postal service
357Messengers
359Dispatchers
363Production coordinators
364Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks
365Stock and inventory clerks
366Meter readers
368Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers
373Expediters
374Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks, not elsewhere classified
375Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators
376Investigators and adjusters, except insurance
377Eligibility clerks, social welfare
378Bill and account collectors
379General office clerks
383Bank tellers
384Proofreaders
385Data-entry keyers
386Statistical clerks
387Teachers aides
389Administrative support occupations, not elsewhere classified
403Launderers and ironers
404Cooks, private household
405Housekeepers and butlers
406Child care workers, private household
407Private household cleaners and servants
413Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations
414Supervisors, police and detectives
415Supervisors, guards
416Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations
417Firefighting occupations
418Police and detectives, public service
423Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers
424Correctional institution officers
425Crossing guards
426Guards and police, except public service
427Protective service occupations, not elsewhere classified
433Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations
434Bartenders
435Waiters and waitresses
436Cooks
438Food counter, fountain and related occupations
439Kitchen workers, food preparation
443Waiters/waitresses assistants
444Miscellaneous food preparation occupations
445Dental assistants
446Health aides, except nursing
447Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
448Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers
449Maids and housemen
453Janitors and cleaners
454Elevator operators
455Pest control occupations
456Supervisors, personal service occupations
457Barbers
458Hairdressers and cosmetologists
459Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities
461Guides
462Ushers
463Public transportation attendants
464Baggage porters and bellhops
465Welfare service aides
466Family child care providers
467Early childhood teachers assistants
468Child care workers, not elsewhere classified
469Personal service occupations, not elsewhere classified
473Farmers, except horticultural
474Horticultural specialty farmers
475Managers, farms, except horticultural
476Managers, horticultural specialty farms
477Supervisors, farm workers
479Farm workers
483Marine life cultivation workers
484Nursery workers
485Supervisors, related agricultural occupations
486Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm
487Animal caretakers, except farm
488Graders and sorters, agricultural products
489Inspectors, agricultural products
494Supervisors, forestry and logging workers
495Forestry workers, except logging
496Timber cutting and logging occupations
497Captains and other officers, fishing vessels
498Fishers
499Hunters and trappers
503Supervisors, mechanics and repairers
505Automobile mechanics
506Automobile mechanic apprentices
507Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics
508Aircraft engine mechanics
509Small engine repairers
514Automobile body and related repairers
515Aircraft mechanics, except engine
516Heavy equipment mechanics
517Farm equipment mechanics
518Industrial machinery repairers
519Machinery maintenance occupations
523Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment
525Data processing equipment repairers
526Household appliance and power tool repairers
527Telephone line installers and repairers
529Telephone installers and repairers
533Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment repairers
534Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics
535Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers
536Locksmiths and safe repairers
538Office machine repairers
539Mechanical controls and valve repairers
543Elevator installers and repairers
544Millwrights
547Specified mechanics and repairers, not elsewhere classified
549Not specified mechanics and repairers
553Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters
554Supervisors, carpenters and related workers
555Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers
556Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers
557Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
558Supervisors, construction, not elsewhere classified
563Brickmasons and stonemasons
564Brickmason and stonemason apprentices
565Tile setters, hard and soft
566Carpet installers
567Carpenters
569Carpenter apprentices
573Drywall installers
575Electricians
576Electrician apprentices
577Electrical power installers and repairers
579Painters, construction and maintenance
583Paperhangers
584Plasterers
585Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
587Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices
588Concrete and terrazzo finishers
589Glaziers
593Insulation workers
594Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
595Roofers
596Sheetmetal duct installers
597Structural metal workers
598Drillers, earth
599Construction trades, not elsewhere classified
613Supervisors, extractive occupations
614Drillers, oil well
615Explosives workers
616Mining machine operators
617Mining occupations, not elsewhere classified
628Supervisors, production occupations
634Tool and die makers
635Tool and die maker apprentices
636Precision assemblers, metal
637Machinists
639Machinist apprentices
643Boilermakers
644Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners
645Patternmakers and model makers, metal
646Lay-out workers
647Precious stones and metals workers
649Engravers, metal
653Sheet metal workers
654Sheet metal worker apprentices
655Miscellaneous precision metal workers
656Patternmakers and model makers, wood
657Cabinet makers and bench carpenters
658Furniture and wood finishers
659Miscellaneous precision woodworkers
666Dressmakers
667Tailors
668Upholsterers
669Shoe repairers
674Miscellaneous precision apparel and fabric workers
675Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers
676Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters
677Optical goods workers
678Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians
679Bookbinders
683Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
684Miscellaneous precision workers, not elsewhere classified
686Butchers and meat cutters
687Bakers
688Food batchmakers
689Inspectors, testers, and graders
693Adjusters and calibrators
694Water and sewage treatment plant operators
695Power plant operators
696Stationary engineers
699Miscellaneous plant and system operators
703Lathe and turning machine set-up operators
704Lathe and turning machine operators
705Milling and planing machine operators
706Punching and stamping press machine operators
707Rolling machine operators
708Drilling and boring machine operators
709Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators
713Forging machine operators
714Numerical control machine operators
715Miscellaneous metal, plastic, stone, and glass working machine operators
717Fabricating machine operators, not elsewhere classified
719Molding and casting machine operators
723Metal plating machine operators
724Heat treating equipment operators
725Miscellaneous metal and plastic processing machine operators
726Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators
727Sawing machine operators
728Shaping and joining machine operators
729Nailing and tacking machine operators
733Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators
734Printing press operators
735Photoengravers and lithographers
736Typesetters and compositors
737Miscellaneous printing machine operators
738Winding and twisting machine operators
739Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine operators
743Textile cutting machine operators
744Textile sewing machine operators
745Shoe machine operators
747Pressing machine operators
748Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators
749Miscellaneous textile machine operators
753Cementing and gluing machine operators
754Packaging and filling machine operators
755Extruding and forming machine operators
756Mixing and blending machine operators
757Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators
758Compressing and compacting machine operators
759Painting and paint spraying machine operators
763Roasting and baking machine operators, food
764Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators
765Folding machine operators
766Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food
768Crushing and grinding machine operators
769Slicing and cutting machine operators
773Motion picture projectionists
774Photographic process machine operators
777Miscellaneous machine operators, not elsewhere classified
779Machine operators, not specified
783Welders and cutters
784Solderers and brazers
785Assemblers
786Hand cutting and trimming occupations
787Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations
789Hand painting, coating, and decorating occupations
793Hand engraving and printing occupations
795Miscellaneous hand working occupations
796Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners
797Production testers
798Production samplers and weighers
799Graders and sorters, except agricultural
803Supervisors, motor vehicle operators
804Truck drivers
806Driver-sales workers
808Bus drivers
809Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs
813Parking lot attendants
814Motor transportation occupations, not elsewhere classified
823Railroad conductors and yardmasters
824Locomotive operating occupations
825Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
826Rail vehicle operators, not elsewhere classified
828Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats
829Sailors and deckhands
833Marine engineers
834Bridge, lock, and lighthouse tenders
843Supervisors, material moving equipment operators
844Operating engineers
845Longshore equipment operators
848Hoist and winch operators
849Crane and tower operators
853Excavating and loading machine operators
855Grader, dozer, and scraper operators
856Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators
859Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators
864Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, not elsewhere classified
865Helpers, mechanics, and repairers
866Helpers, construction trades
867Helpers, surveyor
868Helpers, extractive occupations
869Construction laborers
874Production helpers
875Garbage collectors
876Stevedores
877Stock handlers and baggers
878Machine feeders and offbearers
883Freight, stock, and material handlers, not elsewhere classified
885Garage and service station related occupations
887Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners
888Hand packers and packagers
889Laborers, except construction
905Assigned to persons whose current labor force status is unemployed and whose last job was Armed Forces.