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OCSP Occupational Job Descriptions

Below is a list of occupations used when collecting pay data for the Occupational Compensation Survey Program. Click on a job to view the job description for that group. Click the text file or the pdf file to view all jobs and their definitions.

Surveys collected before January 1994 had a slightly different job list. Specialty surveys have unique jobs and use different definitions.

Pre 1995 job list

Specialty survey job list available in hard copy by request.

Job Title/BLS Occupation Codes, NOTE: Job titles on the OCSP limited job list are in bold. ACCOUNTANTS 1400 ACCOUNTANTS 1 1401 ACCOUNTANTS 2 1402 ACCOUNTANTS 3 1403 ACCOUNTANTS 4 1404 ACCOUNTANTS 5 1405 ACCOUNTANTS 6 1406

PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 1430 PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 1 1431 PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 2 1432 PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 3 1433 PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 4 1434

ATTORNEYS 1600 ATTORNEYS 1 1601 ATTORNEYS 2 1602 ATTORNEYS 3 1603 ATTORNEYS 4 1604 ATTORNEYS 5 1065 ATTORNEYS 6 1606

ENGINEERS 1710 ENGINEERS 1 1711 ENGINEERS 2 1712 ENGINEERS 3 1713 ENGINEERS 4 1714 ENGINEERS 5 1715 ENGINEERS 6 1716 ENGINEERS 7 1717 ENGINEERS 8 1718

REGISTERED NURSES 2050 REGISTERED NURSES 1 2051 REGISTERED NURSES 2 2052 REGISTERED NURSES 2 SPECIALIST 2030 REGISTERED NURSES 3 2053 REGISTERED NURSES 3 ANESTHETISTS 3413 REGISTERED NURSES 4 2054

COMPUTER/ENGINEERING SCIENTISTS 1720 COMPUTER/ENGINEERING SCIENTISTS 1 1721 COMPUTER/ENGINEERING SCIENTISTS 2 1722 COMPUTER/ENGINEERING SCIENTISTS 3 1723 COMPUTER/ENGINEERING SCIENTISTS 4 1724 COMPUTER/ENGINEERING SCIENTISTS 5 1725 COMPUTER/ENGINEERING SCIENTISTS 6 1726 COMPUTER/ENGINEERING SCIENTISTS 7 1727 COMPUTER/ENGINEERING SCIENTISTS 8 1728

PHYSICAL/BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS 1730 PHYSICAL/BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS 1 1731 PHYSICAL/BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS 2 1732 PHYSICAL/BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS 3 1733 PHYSICAL/BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS 4 1734 PHYSICAL/BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS 5 1735 PHYSICAL/BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS 6 1736 PHYSICAL/BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS 7 1737 PHYSICAL/BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS 8 1738

BUDGET ANALYSTS 1450 BUDGET ANALYSTS 1 1451 BUDGET ANALYSTS 2 1452 BUDGET ANALYSTS 3 1453 BUDGET ANALYSTS 4 1454

BUYERS/CONTRACTING SPECIALISTS 1810 BUYERS/CONTRACTING SPECIALISTS 1 1811 BUYERS/CONTRACTING SPECIALISTS 2 1812 BUYERS/CONTRACTING SPECIALISTS 3 1813 BUYERS/CONTRACTING SPECIALISTS 4 1814

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS 2900 COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS 1 2901 COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS 2 2902 COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS 3 2903 COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS 4 2904 COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS 5 2905

SYSTEMS ANALYSTS 2910 SYSTEMS ANALYSTS 1 2911 SYSTEMS ANALYSTS 2 2912 SYSTEMS ANALYSTS 3 2913 SYSTEMS ANALYSTS 4 2914 SYSTEMS ANALYSTS 5 2915

SYSTEMS ANALYST SUPERVISOR/MGRS 2920 SYSTEMS ANALYST SUPERVISOR/MGRS 1 2921 SYSTEMS ANALYST SUPERVISOR/MGRS 2 2922 SYSTEMS ANALYST SUPERVISOR/MGRS 3 2923 SYSTEMS ANALYST SUPERVISOR/MGRS 4 2924

PERSONNEL SPECIALISTS 1510 PERSONNEL SPECIALISTS 1 1511 PERSONNEL SPECIALISTS 2 1512 PERSONNEL SPECIALISTS 3 1513 PERSONNEL SPECIALISTS 4 1514 PERSONNEL SPECIALISTS 5 1515 PERSONNEL SPECIALISTS 6 1516

PERSONNEL SUPERVISORS/MANAGERS 1530 PERSONNEL SUPERVISORS/MANAGERS 1 1531 PERSONNEL SUPERVISORS/MANAGERS 2 1532 PERSONNEL SUPERVISORS/MANAGERS 3 1533 PERSONNEL SUPERVISORS/MANAGERS 4 1534 PERSONNEL SUPERVISORS/MANAGERS 5 1535

DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL 1520 DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL 1 1521 DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL 2 1522 DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL 3 1523 DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL 4 1524 DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL 5 1525

TAX COLLECTORS 1480 TAX COLLECTORS 1 1481 TAX COLLECTORS 2 1482 TAX COLLECTORS 3 1483

COMPUTER OPERATORS 2850 COMPUTER OPERATORS 1 2851 COMPUTER OPERATORS 2 2852 COMPUTER OPERATORS 3 2853 COMPUTER OPERATORS 4 2854 COMPUTER OPERATORS 5 2855

DRAFTERS 2220 DRAFTERS 1 2221 DRAFTERS 2 2222 DRAFTERS 3 2223 DRAFTERS 4 2224

ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1800 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1 1801 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 2 1802 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 3 1803 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 4 1804 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 5 1805 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 6 1806

CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 2080 CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1 2081 CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 2 2082 CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 3 2083 CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 4 2084 CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 5 2085 CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 6 2086

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2060 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1 2061 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2 2062 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 3 2063

NURSING ASSISTANTS 2070 NURSING ASSISTANTS 1 2071 NURSING ASSISTANTS 2 2072 NURSING ASSISTANTS 3 2073 NURSING ASSISTANTS 4 2074

CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS 5100

FIREFIGHTERS 5200

POLICE OFFICERS 5300 POLICE OFFICERS 1 5301 POLICE OFFICERS 2 5302

ACCOUNTING CLERKS 1060 ACCOUNTING CLERKS 1 1061 ACCOUNTING CLERKS 2 1062 ACCOUNTING CLERKS 3 1063 ACCOUNTING CLERKS 4 1064

GENERAL CLERKS 1330 GENERAL CLERKS 1 1331 GENERAL CLERKS 2 1332 GENERAL CLERKS 3 1333 GENERAL CLERKS 4 1334

ORDER CLERKS 1090 ORDER CLERKS 1 1091 ORDER CLERKS 2 1092

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS 1120 KEY ENTRY OPERATORS 1 1121 KEY ENTRY OPERATORS 2 1122

PERSONNEL ASSISTANTS 1310 PERSONNEL ASSISTANTS 1 1311 PERSONNEL ASSISTANTS 2 1312 PERSONNEL ASSISTANTS 3 1313 PERSONNEL ASSISTANTS 4 1314 PERSONNEL ASSISTANTS 5 1315

SECRETARIES 1140 SECRETARIES 1 1141 SECRETARIES 2 1142 SECRETARIES 3 1143 SECRETARIES 4 1144 SECRETARIES 5 1145

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS-RECEPTIONIST 1180

WORD PROCESSORS 1230 WORD PROCESSORS 1 1231 WORD PROCESSORS 2 1232 WORD PROCESSORS 3 1233

GENERAL MAINTENANCE WORKERS 3110 GENERAL MAINTENANCE WORKERS 1 3180 GENERAL MAINTENANCE WORKERS 2 3182

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS 3020

MAINTENANCE ELECTRONICS TECHS 3190 MAINTENANCE ELECTRONICS TECHS 1 3191 MAINTENANCE ELECTRONICS TECHS 2 3192 MAINTENANCE ELECTRONICS TECHS 3 3193

MAINTENANCE MACHINISTS 3070

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (MACHINERY) 3100

MOTOR VEHICLE MECHANICS 3090

MAINTENANCE PIPEFITTERS 3140

SKILLED MULTI-CRAFT MAINT WORKERS 3210

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3170

GUARDS 4020 GUARDS 1 4021 GUARDS 2 4022

JANITORS 4030

MATERIAL MOVEMENT/STORAGE WORKERS 4000 MATERIAL MOVEMENT/STORAGE 1 4070 FORKLIFT OPERATORS 4090 SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS 4360 MATERIAL MOVEMENT/STORAGE 3 4113

TRUCKDRIVERS 4080 TRUCKDRIVERS-LIGHT TRUCK 4081 TRUCKDRIVERS-MEDIUM TRUCK 4082 TRUCKDRIVERS-HEAVY TRUCK 4083 TRUCKDRIVERS-TRACTOR TRAILER 4084

Last Modified Date: January 16, 2014