An official website of the United States government
United States Department of Labor
United States Department of Labor
The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information,
make sure you're on a federal government site.
The site is secure.
The
https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any
information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.
National Compensation Survey - Wages
SHARE ON:
E (Census Occs beginning with) ‐ Occupational Classification System Manual
Major Occupational Groups: A| B | C | D | E | F | G | H | KAbout the Occupational Classification System Manual
Code Census Job Title Industries Affected
Engineer
A048 —Absorption All Industries
A055 —Acoustical All Industries
A048 —Adsorption All Industries
A044 —Aerodynamics All Industries
A044 —Aeronautical All Industries
A044 —Aerospace All Industries
A054 —Agricultural All Industries
E696 —Air compressor All Industries
A057 —Air conditioning, exc. oper. air
cond. systems All Industries
E696 —Air conditioning, oper. air cond.
systems All Industries
E696 —Air plant 13
A044 —Aircraft All Industries
A044 —Aircraft instrument All Industries
A044 —Airplane All Industries
A053 —Airport 15-17
A059 —Application, exc. computer application All Industries
A053 —Architectural All Industries
A053 —Asphalt All Industries
A044 —Astronautical All Industries
A049 —Atomic process All Industries
A228 —Audio 483,484
A055 —Audio 871
A057 —Auto research All Industries
E544 —Automobile equipment-technician 35
E505 —Automotive 371,527,55,752-754
A057 —Automotive Exc. 371,527,55,752-754
A044 —Aviation 372
A068 —Balance 372,376
A053 —Base FGOV
F769 —Beater 261-263
A059 —Biomedical All Industries
E696 —Blowing 331,332,pt333,334,pt335,pt336,339,
34(exc.348)
A217 —Blueprint All Industries
A058 —Boat 44
A057 —Body 371
E696 —Boiler All Industries
A057 —Brake 371
E696 —Breaker 12
A053 —Bridge 15-17
A228 —Broadcast 483,484
B025 —Budget All Industries
A053 —Building 481
E696 —Building 60(exc.603,606),65,806,821,835
A053 —Building construction All Industries
G855 —Bulldozer All Industries
E696 —By product Coke 331
A055 —Cable 481
G844 —Cable Exc. 481
A053 —Cadastral All Industries
A228 —Camera 483,484
A053 —Cartographic All Industries
A055 —Central-office equipment All Industries
A045 —Ceramic 871
A048 —Chemical 871
A048 —Chemical process development All Industries
A048 —Chemical test All Industries
E628 —Chief, compressor station 46
E628 —Chief, station 46
A044 —Chief, n. s. 372,376
A058 —Chief, n. s. 44
A055 —Chief, n. s. 481,483,484,491
A053 —Chief, n. s. 494,497
A059 —Chief, n. s. 871
A058 —Chief, n. s. Commercial fishing 09
K417 —Chief, n. s. Fire department 92
A055 —Circuit design All Industries
A053 —City All Industries
A173 —City-planning All Industries
A053 —Civil All Industries
G844 —Clamshell All Industries
A057 —Combustion All Industries
E696 —Combustion, operating power plant All Industries
A055 —Commercial 483,484,491,493
A055 —Communications All Industries
F777 —Compress 071,072,075,076
E696 —Compressor All Industries
A055 —Computer application All Industries
A064 —Computer hardware All Industries
A064 —Computer software All Industries
A064 —Computer systems All Industries
A055 —Computer, exc. repair All Industries
E525 —Computer, repair All Industries
A053 —Concrete All Industries
A053 —Condemnation 43,91-97
A053 —Construction All Industries
A059 —Consulting, n. s. 871
A053 —Contracting 15-17
A228 —Control 483,484
A228 —Control records & tape recordings 483,484
A048 —Corrosion All Industries
A055 —Corrosion control All Industries
A053 —County 15-17
G844 —Crane All Industries
F777 —Creosoting 244,249
A057 —Cryogenics All Industries
K453 —Custodial All Industries
E525 —Customer's, computers All Industries
E538 —Customer's, office machines All Industries
G833 —Deck 44
A053 —Demolition All Industries
G844 —Derrick All Industries
A053 —Design, bridges 871
A057 —Design, cooling and heating systems All Industries
A055 —Design, electrical All Industries
A055 —Design, electronic equipment All Industries
A053 —Design, highway All Industries
A057 —Design, machine All Industries
A057 —Design, mechanical All Industries
A049 —Design, nuclear equipment All Industries
A053 —Design, road All Industries
A057 —Design, tool All Industries
A046 —Design, n. s. 10,12,14
A047 —Design, n. s. 13
A053 —Design, n. s. 15-17
A048 —Design, n. s. 28,29
A045 —Design, n. s. 33
A057 —Design, n. s. 341-347,349,351,353-359,371,374,375,
379,763,764,7692,7699
A054 —Design, n. s. 352
A055 —Design, n. s. 36,48,491
A044 —Design, n. s. 372,376
A059 —Design, n. s. Any not listed above
A055 —Dial equipment 481
G824 —Diesel 40
A057 —Diesel Exc. 40
G824 —Diesel dinkey All Industries
G824 —Diesel locomotive 40
E696 —Diesel stationary All Industries
G824 —Dinkey All Industries
G824 —Dinkey locomotive All Industries
A055 —Distribution 491
A057 —Distribution 492,496
A059 —Distribution Exc. 491,492,496
A053 —District 15-17
A055 —District plant 481
A059 —District plant Exc. 481
G855 —Ditching machine All Industries
B022 —Division 40
A055 —Division 491
A055 —Division plant 481
A217 —Drafting All Industries
G844 —Dragline All Industries
A053 —Drainage 15-17
G844 —Dredge All Industries
G844 —Dredge boat All Industries
A057 —Dust control All Industries
A225 —Echometer 13
A056 —Efficiency All Industries
A055 —Electrical All Industries
A069 —Electro-optical All Industries
A055 —Electrolysis All Industries
A055 —Electronic All Industries
A055 —Electronic systems All Industries
A055 —Electrophonic All Industries
A059 —Environmental All Industries
A055 —Equipment 481,491
A057 —Equipment Exc. 481,491
A057 —Erecting 351,353-356,358,359
A053 —Erecting Exc. 35
A056 —Establishing methods 20-39(exc.241)
E696 —Exhauster Coke 331
A046 —Exploration 10,12,14
A047 —Exploration 13
A048 —Explosives All Industries
A055 —Facilities 481
A217 —Facilities Exc. 481
A059 —Factory All Industries
A056 —Factory lay-out All Industries
E696 —Fan engine 10-14
A228 —Field 483,484
A056 —Field 63,64
A057 —Field service 351,353-356,358,359
A044 —Field service 372,376
E535 —Field service 386
K417 —Fire boat 92
A056 —Fire prevention All Industries
A044 —Flight 372,376
A226 —Flight 45
A044 —Flight test 348,372,376,96,97
A053 —Flood control 15-17
A053 —Forestry All Industries
A053 —Foundation 15-17
A045 —Foundry process All Industries
G824 —Freight 40
A048 —Fuels All Industries
E696 —Gas All Industries
E696 —Gas booster All Industries
A048 —Gas combustion All Industries
A053 —Geodetic All Industries
A046 —Geological 10-14
A053 —Geological Exc. 10-14
A046 —Geophysical All Industries
A055 —Guidance and control systems All Industries
E628 —Head, refrigeration All Industries
A057 —Heating, exc. operators of heating
systems All Industries
E696 —Heating, operators of heating systems All Industries
A044 —Helicopter 372
A053 —Highway All Industries
A053 —Highway research All Industries
A053 —Highway safety All Industries
G844 —Hoisting, exc. pile driving All Industries
E599 —Hoisting, pile driving All Industries
A058 —Hull 373
A059 —Human factors All Industries
A057 —Hydraulic 20-39
A053 —Hydraulic Exc. 20-39
A053 —Hydrographic All Industries
A055 —Illuminating All Industries
A055 —Induction coordination All Industries
A056 —Industrial All Industries
B036 —Inspecting 43,91-97
A056 —Inspecting Exc. 43,91-97
A059 —Installation All Industries
A057 —Internal combustion All Industries
A053 —Irrigation All Industries
G844 —Jammer 241
A058 —Licensed marine 44
A055 —Lighting All Industries
A055 —Line construction 491
G844 —Loader 241
G824 —Locomotive 40
G844 —Locomotive crane All Industries
A047 —Logging 13
A059 —Logistics 348,372,376
G824 —Lokie 12
A048 —Lubricating 291
A053 —Maintenance 40
E523 —Maintenance 483,484
A055 —Maintenance 491
E696 —Maintenance Mfg.(exc.241),494,497,60,65,701-704,806,
821,835,919-97
B022 —Management All Industries
B022 —Manufacturing, chief All Industries
A056 —Manufacturing, exc. chief All Industries
A053 —Mapping All Industries
K417 —Marine Fire department 92
G833 —Marine, operating or maintaining
equipment All Industries
A058 —Marine, planning, testing, designing All Industries
A058 —Marine, n. s., Associate degree or
higher All Industries
G833 —Marine, n. s., Less than associate
degree All Industries
A166 —Marketing, product marketing, etc. All Industries
A053 —Materials 15-17
A045 —Materials Exc. 15-17
A059 —Mathematical All Industries
A057 —Mechanical All Industries
A057 —Mechanical development All Industries
A057 —Mechanical research All Industries
A059 —Medical All Industries
A045 —Metallurgical All Industries
A074 —Meteorological All Industries
A055 —Meter 491
A056 —Methods All Industries
A055 —Microwave All Industries
A046 —Mine development All Industries
A046 —Mine exploration All Industries
G824 —Mine motor All Industries
A046 —Mine production All Industries
A046 —Mineral All Industries
A046 —Mining All Industries
A214 —Motion study All Industries
A047 —Mud 13
A053 —Municipal 15-17
G824 —Narrow gage 331,332,pt333,334,pt335,pt336,339,
34(exc.348)
A047 —Natural gas 13
A058 —Naval All Industries
A049 —Nuclear All Industries
A047 —Oil well 13
G833 —Operating equipment, n. s. 44
G844 —Operating equipment, n. s. Exc. 44
G833 —Operating, n. s. 44
G844 —Operating, n. s. Exc. 44
G844 —Operating-heavy equipment All Industries
A059 —Optical 3827,384,385
A059 —Ordnance All Industries
A045 —Ore dressing All Industries
A055 —Outside plant 481
A059 —Packaging All Industries
A047 —Petroleum All Industries
A063 —Photogrammetric All Industries
A059 —Photographic All Industries
E599 —Pile driver 15-17
A048 —Plant 28
A055 —Plant 481,491,493
A057 —Plant Mfg. not listed above
A048 —Plastics All Industries
A048 —Plating All Industries
A059 —Pollution-control All Industries
A058 —Port 44
A055 —Power generation 491
E696 —Power house All Industries
G844 —Power shovel All Industries
A053 —Process 15-17
A048 —Process 28,291
A045 —Process 33-34
A215 —Process 371,372,376
A056 —Process Any not listed above
A056 —Production All Industries
A056 —Production tool All Industries
A228 —Projection 483,484
A044 —Propeller 372,376
A044 —Propulsion 372,376
A055 —Protection 491
A053 —Public health 807-809
E696 —Pump-house All Industries
E696 —Pumping station All Industries
A056 —Quality control All Industries
A055 —Radar All Industries
A049 —Radiation All Industries
A049 —Radiation protection All Industries
A055 —Radio All Industries
A055 —Radio station All Industries
A049 —Radiological All Industries
A053 —Railroad, exc. operating train All Industries
G824 —Railroad, operating train 40
B025 —Rate 481,482,489,491-493,496,63,64
A049 —Reactor All Industries
A053 —Reclamation 15-17
A216 —Recording 365,366,483,484,732,733,735,7383-9,
781-3,792
A045 —Refining 33
A057 —Refrigeration, exc. oper. of refrig.
systems All Industries
E696 —Refrigeration, operator refrig.
systems All Industries
A055 —Relay 491
A059 —Reliability All Industries
A048 —Research chemical All Industries
A053 —Resident All Industries
A055 —Results 491
F777 —Retort 244,249
A053 —Road 15-17
G855 —Road roller 15-17
A055 —Rural electrification All Industries
A046 —Safety 10,12,14
A047 —Safety 13
E689 —Safety 421,423
A056 —Safety Any not listed above
C258 —Sales All Industries
E628 —Salvage 35
A059 —Salvage Exc. 35
A053 —Sanitary All Industries
A053 —Sanitation, exc. trash or garbage
collection All Industries
H875 —Sanitation, garbage or trash
collection All Industries
G844 —Scrap drop 331,332,pt333,334,pt335,pt336,339,
34(exc.348)
A055 —Service 36,491
E529 —Service 481
A059 —Service 871
A053 —Sewage disposal 495
A057 —Sheet metal 344
E628 —Shift All Industries
A058 —Ship 44
G844 —Shovel All Industries
A055 —Signal All Industries
G848 —Skip hoist All Industries
E599 —Slab-lifting 15-17
A045 —Smelting All Industries
A064 —Software All Industries
A075 —Soils All Industries
A055 —Sound 781-783,792
A059 —Staff, field All Industries
A056 —Standards All Industries
G859 —Station, mainline 46
E696 —Station, n. s. 46,492,493,496
A055 —Station, n. s. 483,484
E696 —Stationary All Industries
A067 —Statistical All Industries
E696 —Steam All Industries
G844 —Steam shovel All Industries
A053 —Street 15-17
G855 —Street roller 15-17
A053 —Stress 15-17
A045 —Stress 331,332,pt333,334,pt335,pt336,339,
34(exc.348)
A044 —Stress 372,376
A053 —Structural All Industries
A053 —Structural steel All Industries
A228 —Studio 365,366,483,484,781-783,792
A055 —Studio operations 481
A044 —Supersonic 372,376
A063 —Survey All Industries
A055 —Systems All Industries
A059 —Technical, n. s. 871
A059 —Technical, testing 781-783,792
A228 —Telecasting 483,484
A055 —Telecommunications All Industries
A055 —Telephone 481
A055 —Television 483,484
E523 —Television service 483,484
A047 —Test 13
A054 —Test 352
A044 —Test 372,376
A044 —Test facility 348,372,376
A045 —Testing 331,332,pt333,334,pt335,pt336,339,
34(exc.348)
A055 —Testing Electrical engineering co. 871
A059 —Testing Any not listed above
A057 —Textile All Industries
A044 —Thermodynamics 372,376
A056 —Time study All Industries
E696 —Tipple 12
A057 —Tool All Industries
A057 —Tool and die All Industries
A057 —Tooling All Industries
A053 —Topographical All Industries
A053 —Traffic 15-17,40
A055 —Traffic 481,482,489
A059 —Traffic Any not listed above
A055 —Traffic circuit 481
A055 —Traffic routing 481
A055 —Transmission 481,491
A228 —Transmission 483,484
A055 —Transmitter 481
A228 —Transmitter 483,484
A044 —Transonic 372,376
A053 —Transportation All Industries
A053 —Traveling 15-17
F777 —Treating 244,249
A058 —Tugboat 44
G826 —Turntable 40
A057 —Utilization 491-493,496
A057 —Ventilating All Industries
A044 —Vibration 372,376
A228 —Video control 483,484
F769 —Washer 261-263
E696 —Washery 10-14
E696 —Watch All Industries
A053 —Water supply All Industries
A053 —Water treatment plant All Industries
A068 —Weight 372,376
A068 —Weight control 372,376
A045 —Welding All Industries
A047 —Well surveying 13
A044 —Wind tunnel 372,376
A055 —Wire communications All Industries
G824 —Yard 40
G844 —Yarder 241
G844 —Yarding 241
A053 —Zoning City Planning Board 919
A047 —N. s. 13
A053 —N. s. 15-17,41(exc.412),919,95
A056 —N. s. 242-244,249,25,302-306,32,342,344,
387,63,64
A048 —N. s. 28,301
A057 —N. s. 324,327,341,343,347-349,35,371
A045 —N. s. 33,345,346
A055 —N. s. 357,36,381-2,(exc.3827),48,491-3,496,
873,96
A044 —N. s. 372,376
A058 —N. s. 373,44
G824 —N. s. 40
A059 —N. s. 873,FGOV 91-97
K416 —N. s. Fire department 92
A059 —N. s. OWN 871(exc. surveying co.)
A053 —N. s. Surveying co. 871
E696 —N. s., High school graduate or less Any not listed above
Last modified: October 16, 2001