Occupational Compensation Survey Column Format : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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OCS Column format Legend, for files with a reference date of 1994 and later

FIELD/SIZE/FORMAT/NOTES

Occupation Title 35 Lx35
Industry 1 L: 0=ALL INDUSTRIES; 1=PRIVATE INDUSTRIES; 2=GOVERNMENT; 3=GOODS PRODUCING; 4=MANUFACTURING; 5=SERVICE PRODUCING; 6=TRANSPORTATION AND; PUBLIC UTILITIES; D=HEALTH SERVICES (ALL IND.); E=HEALTH SERVICES (PRIVATE); F=HEALTH SERVICES (GOV'T); G=HOSPITALS (ALL IND.); H=HOSPITALS (PRIVATE); I=HOSPITALS (GOV'T)

Location 4 NNNN BLS Area Code, 0000 for Rest of US, 9999 for US

Occupation Code 4 NNNN

Number of Workers 7 NNNNNNN

Average Weekly Hours 6 NNNN.N To 1 Decimal (Hourly Workers: 0.0)

Weekly Mean 6 NNNNNN In Dollars (Hourly Rate: NNN.NN)

Weekly Median 6 NNNNNN In Dollars (Hourly Rate: NNN.NN)

Weekly 1st Quartile 6 NNNNNN In Dollars (Hourly Rate: NNN.NN)

Weekly 3rd Quartile 6 NNNNNN In Dollars (Hourly Rate: NNN.NN)

OCSP Column format Legend, for files with a reference date between 1991 and 1993