Understanding ORS Series IDs: A guide to series ID usage and formatting

When working with data from the Occupational Requirement Survey (ORS), each series available will be assigned a specific series ID code. These codes are 20 digits long with each part corresponding to a feature of that series. Using the codes listed below, users can put together each portion of any series ID used in the ORS.

Understanding the different components of series IDs allows users to quickly find series using the Series ID shortcut, create custom database query code using the BLS Public Data API, and reference IDs in existing literature. Series ID codes are used for more programs than the ORS; the Series ID Format page contains information on each ID format used by any BLS program.

Publication Prefix (AA) ▸
- Every BLS database uses a unique prefix to identify the specific publication. ORS Series are labeled OR; others can be found on the Series ID Format page.
Seasonal adjustment (B) ▸
- The ORS does not contain any seasonally adjusted series so this code will always read “U” for not seasonally adjusted.
Requirement (C) ▸
- The Occupational Requirements Survey elements are grouped into four main categories: physical demands (P), environmental conditions (E) under which the work is typically performed, cognitive and mental requirements (C), and education, training, and experience (V). Response rates (R) are also available.
  Table 1. Requirement codes
  Series ID Code Requirement
  
  C
  Cognitive and mental requirements
  
  E
  Environmental conditions
  
  P
  Physical demands
  
  R
  Response rate
  
  V
  Education, training, and experience
Ownership (D) ▸
- Indicates the sector for which the estimates represent. All workers covered by the ORS are referred to as civilian workers. Civilian workers include private industry and state and local government workers.
  Table 2. Ownership codes
  Series ID Code Ownership
  
  1
  Civilian workers
Industry (EEEE) ▸
- Sampled establishments are classified into industries using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). ORS estimates are not published at this level of detail, so all industry codes are assigned “All workers”.
  Table 3. Industry codes
  Series ID Code Industry
  
  0000
  All workers

Table 1. Requirement codes
Series ID Code	Requirement
C	Cognitive and mental requirements
E	Environmental conditions
P	Physical demands
R	Response rate
V	Education, training, and experience

Table 2. Ownership codes
Series ID Code	Ownership
1	Civilian workers

Table 3. Industry codes
Series ID Code	Industry
0000	All workers

Occupation (FFF) ▸

Sampled jobs are assigned a 3-digit occupation code according to their classification in the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system.

Table 4. Occupation codes
Series ID Code	Occupation	SOC Code
000	All workers	000000
00A	Chief executives	111011
00D	Advertising and promotions managers	112011
00J	Financial managers	113031
00K	Industrial production managers	113051
00M	Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	113071
00V	Education administrators, all other	119039
00W	Architectural and engineering managers	119041
01E	Natural sciences managers	119121
01J	Managers, all other	119199
01O	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	131031
01Q	Compliance officers	131041
01V	Logisticians	131081
02E	Business operations specialists, all other	131199
02F	Accountants and auditors	132011
02N	Credit counselors	132071
02O	General and operations managers	111021
02Q	Marketing managers	112021
02R	Financial specialists, all other	132099
02S	Sales managers	112022
02U	Public relations managers	112032
02V	Fundraising managers	112033
02W	Administrative services managers	113012
02X	Facilities managers	113013
02Y	Computer and information systems managers	113021
02Z	Purchasing managers	113061
03C	Compensation and benefits managers	113111
03E	Human resources managers	113121
03F	Training and development managers	113131
03H	Construction managers	119021
03I	Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare	119031
03J	Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary	119032
03L	Education administrators, postsecondary	119033
03M	Food service managers	119051
03N	Gambling managers	119071
03O	Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling	119072
03P	Lodging managers	119081
03Q	Surveyors	171022
03R	Medical and health services managers	119111
03T	Property, real estate, and community association managers	119141
03U	Social and community service managers	119151
03V	Civil engineers	172051
03W	Emergency management directors	119161
03X	Funeral home managers	119171
03Y	Electronics engineers, except computer	172072
03Z	Environmental engineers	172081
04C	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	172111
04D	Industrial engineers	172112
04G	Mechanical engineers	172141
04I	Buyers and purchasing agents, farm products	131021
04J	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	131022
04K	Engineers, all other	172199
04L	Architectural and civil drafters	173011
04N	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	131023
04O	Insurance appraisers, auto damage	131032
04P	Cost estimators	131051
04Q	Human resources specialists	131071
04R	Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians	173023
04S	Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians	173024
04U	Labor relations specialists	131075
04W	Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other	173029
04X	Surveying and mapping technicians	173031
04Y	Project management specialists	131082
04Z	Management analysts	131111
05C	Meeting, convention, and event planners	131121
05E	Fundraisers	131131
05F	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	131141
05G	Training and development specialists	131151
05J	Market research analysts and marketing specialists	131161
05L	Appraisers and assessors of real estate	132023
05M	Budget analysts	132031
05N	Credit analysts	132041
05O	Financial and investment analysts	132051
05P	Personal financial advisors	132052
05Q	Insurance underwriters	132053
05S	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	192041
05T	Financial examiners	132061
05U	Loan officers	132072
05X	Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents	132081
06D	Computer systems analysts	151211
06E	Information security analysts	151212
06H	Computer network support specialists	151231
06I	Computer user support specialists	151232
06L	Computer network architects	151241
06M	Database administrators	151242
06Q	Database architects	151243
06R	Network and computer systems administrators	151244
06S	Computer programmers	151251
06T	Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	194099
06U	Software developers	151252
06V	Software quality assurance analysts and testers	151253
06W	Web developers	151254
06X	Web and digital interface designers	151255
06Y	Computer occupations, all other	151299
07D	Operations research analysts	152031
07E	Data scientists	152051
07J	Aerospace engineers	172011
07O	Electrical engineers	172071
07Q	Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	172151
07R	Nuclear engineers	172161
07T	Mechanical drafters	173013
07W	Civil engineering technologists and technicians	173022
07X	Environmental engineering technologists and technicians	173025
07Y	Industrial engineering technologists and technicians	173026
08D	Food scientists and technologists	191012
08J	Epidemiologists	191041
08N	Physicists	192012
08P	Chemists	192031
08Q	Materials scientists	192032
08V	Clinical and counseling psychologists	193033
08W	School psychologists	193034
08Y	Urban and regional planners	193051
09F	Food science technicians	194013
09G	Biological technicians	194021
09H	Chemical technicians	194031
09I	Environmental science and protection technicians, including health	194042
09N	Occupational health and safety specialists	195011
09O	Occupational health and safety technicians	195012
09P	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	211011
09Q	Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors	211012
09S	Mental health counselors	211014
09T	Rehabilitation counselors	211015
09V	Child, family, and school social workers	211021
09W	Healthcare social workers	211022
09X	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	211023
09Z	Social workers, all other	211029
10C	Health education specialists	211091
10D	Teachers and instructors, all other	253099
10E	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	211092
10F	Social and human service assistants	211093
10G	Community health workers	211094
10H	Community and social service specialists, all other	211099
10I	Clergy	212011
10L	Instructional coordinators	259031
10M	Lawyers	231011
10R	Paralegals and legal assistants	232011
10U	Business teachers, postsecondary	251011
10V	Computer science teachers, postsecondary	251021
10W	Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	251022
11C	Biological science teachers, postsecondary	251042
11E	Producers and directors	272012
11F	Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary	251051
11H	Environmental science teachers, postsecondary	251053
11I	Physics teachers, postsecondary	251054
11K	Music directors and composers	272041
11M	Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary	251062
11N	Economics teachers, postsecondary	251063
11P	Political science teachers, postsecondary	251065
11Q	Psychology teachers, postsecondary	251066
11R	Sociology teachers, postsecondary	251067
11T	Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	251071
11V	Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	251072
11W	Education teachers, postsecondary	251081
11Y	Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary	251111
12C	Social work teachers, postsecondary	251113
12D	Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	251121
12F	English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	251123
12I	Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	251126
12K	Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary	251193
12L	Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary	251194
12M	Postsecondary teachers, all other	251199
12N	Preschool teachers, except special education	252011
12O	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	252012
12P	Elementary school teachers, except special education	252021
12Q	Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education	252022
12S	Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education	252031
12T	Career/technical education teachers, secondary school	252032
12W	Special education teachers, elementary school	252056
12Y	Physician assistants	291071
12Z	Special education teachers, middle school	252057
13B	Occupational therapists	291122
13C	Special education teachers, secondary school	252058
13D	Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and English as a second language instructors	253011
13E	Recreational therapists	291125
13F	Self-enrichment teachers	253021
13G	Substitute teachers, short-term	253031
13H	Tutors	253041
13I	Archivists	254011
13J	Curators	254012
13K	Registered nurses	291141
13L	Museum technicians and conservators	254013
13M	Librarians and media collections specialists	254022
13N	Library technicians	254031
13Q	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	292011
13R	Teaching assistants, preschool, elementary, middle, and secondary school, except special education	259042
13S	Teaching assistants, special education	259043
13T	Teaching assistants, postsecondary	259044
13W	Art directors	271011
14F	Graphic designers	271024
14I	Set and exhibit designers	271027
14M	Health technologists and technicians, all other	292099
14N	Coaches and scouts	272022
14O	Umpires, referees, and other sports officials	272023
14V	News analysts, reporters, and journalists	273023
14W	Public relations specialists	273031
14X	Editors	273041
14Y	Technical writers	273042
14Z	Interpreters and translators	273091
15D	Audio and video technicians	274011
15E	Broadcast technicians	274012
15F	Sound engineering technicians	274014
15M	First-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers	331021
15O	Firefighters	332011
15P	Fire inspectors and investigators	332021
15Q	Dentists, general	291021
15T	Detectives and criminal investigators	333021
15W	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	333051
15X	Dietitians and nutritionists	291031
15Z	Pharmacists	291051
16B	Podiatrists	291081
16C	Physical therapists	291123
16D	Radiation therapists	291124
16E	Respiratory therapists	291126
16F	Speech-language pathologists	291127
16G	Protective service workers, all other	339099
16H	Exercise physiologists	291128
16J	Veterinarians	291131
16L	Nurse midwives	291161
16M	Nurse practitioners	291171
16N	Audiologists	291181
16T	Family medicine physicians	291215
16W	Obstetricians and gynecologists	291218
17C	Physicians, all other	291229
17I	Dental hygienists	291292
17K	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	292012
17L	Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	292031
17N	Diagnostic medical sonographers	292032
17O	Nuclear medicine technologists	292033
17P	Radiologic technologists and technicians	292034
17Q	Magnetic resonance imaging technologists	292035
17S	Emergency medical technicians	292042
17T	Paramedics	292043
17V	Pharmacy technicians	292052
17W	Psychiatric technicians	292053
17X	Surgical technologists	292055
17Y	Veterinary technologists and technicians	292056
18B	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	292061
18C	Medical records specialists	292072
18D	Opticians, dispensing	292081
18F	Hearing aid specialists	292092
18H	Athletic trainers	299091
18I	Genetic counselors	299092
18K	Home health aides	311121
18L	Personal care aides	311122
18M	Childcare workers	399011
18N	Nursing assistants	311131
18P	Psychiatric aides	311133
18Q	Occupational therapy assistants	312011
18R	Occupational therapy aides	312012
18S	Physical therapist assistants	312021
18T	Physical therapist aides	312022
18U	Massage therapists	319011
18V	Dental assistants	319091
18W	Medical assistants	319092
18X	Medical equipment preparers	319093
18Y	Medical transcriptionists	319094
19B	Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	319096
19C	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	413031
19D	Phlebotomists	319097
19F	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	414011
19G	First-line supervisors of correctional officers	331011
19H	First-line supervisors of police and detectives	331012
19I	First-line supervisors of security workers	331091
19J	First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other	331099
19M	Correctional officers and jailers	333012
19S	Gambling surveillance officers and gambling investigators	339031
19T	Security guards	339032
19U	Billing and posting clerks	433021
19V	Crossing guards and flaggers	339091
19W	Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	339092
19Y	School bus monitors	339094
19Z	Chefs and head cooks	351011
20B	First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers	351012
20C	Cooks, fast food	352011
20D	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	352012
20E	Court, municipal, and license clerks	434031
20G	Customer service representatives	434051
20I	Cooks, restaurant	352014
20J	Cooks, short order	352015
20L	Food preparation workers	352021
20M	Bartenders	353011
20N	Fast food and counter workers	353023
20O	Waiters and waitresses	353031
20P	Food servers, nonrestaurant	353041
20Q	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	359011
20R	Dishwashers	359021
20S	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	359031
20T	Cargo and freight agents	435011
20U	Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	359099
20V	First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers	371011
20W	First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	371012
20X	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	372011
20Y	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	372012
21C	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	373011
21G	Grounds maintenance workers, all other	373019
21H	First-line supervisors of gambling services workers	391013
21I	First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services	391014
21J	First-line supervisors of personal service workers	391022
21K	Animal trainers	392011
21L	Animal caretakers	392021
21O	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	439041
21R	Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	393031
21S	Amusement and recreation attendants	393091
21T	Statistical assistants	439111
21U	Costume attendants	393092
21W	Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants	393093
22C	Funeral attendants	394021
22D	Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers	394031
22E	Barbers	395011
22F	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	395012
22H	Manicurists and pedicurists	395092
22J	Skincare specialists	395094
22L	First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	471011
22P	Carpenters	472031
22Q	Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors	399031
22R	Recreation workers	399032
22S	Residential advisors	399041
22U	First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	411011
22V	First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers	411012
22W	Cashiers	412011
22Y	Counter and rental clerks	412021
22Z	Parts salespersons	412022
23B	Retail salespersons	412031
23C	Advertising sales agents	413011
23D	Insurance sales agents	413021
23F	Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel	413091
23G	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	414012
23K	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	472152
23M	Sales engineers	419031
23Q	First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers	431011
23R	Switchboard operators, including answering service	432011
23U	Bill and account collectors	433011
23V	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	433031
23W	Gambling cage workers	433041
23X	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	433051
23Y	Procurement clerks	433061
23Z	Tellers	433071
24E	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	434061
24F	File clerks	434071
24G	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	434081
24I	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	434111
24J	Library assistants, clerical	434121
24K	Loan interviewers and clerks	434131
24M	Order clerks	434151
24N	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	434161
24O	Receptionists and information clerks	434171
24P	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	434181
24Q	Information and record clerks, all other	434199
24R	Couriers and messengers	435021
24S	Public safety telecommunicators	435031
24T	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	435032
24Z	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	435061
25B	Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks	435071
25C	Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	435111
25D	Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants	436011
25E	Legal secretaries and administrative assistants	436012
25F	Medical secretaries and administrative assistants	436013
25G	Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive	436014
25H	Data entry keyers	439021
25I	Word processors and typists	439022
25J	Desktop publishers	439031
25K	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	439051
25L	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	493023
25M	Office clerks, general	439061
25O	Proofreaders and copy markers	439081
25P	Office and administrative support workers, all other	439199
25Y	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	499021
26L	Cement masons and concrete finishers	472051
26N	Construction laborers	472061
26O	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	472071
26Q	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	472073
26R	Drywall and ceiling tile installers	472081
26S	Tapers	472082
26T	Electricians	472111
26W	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	499099
26Y	Painters, construction and maintenance	472141
27D	Reinforcing iron and rebar workers	472171
27E	Roofers	472181
27F	Sheet metal workers	472211
27P	Management occupations	110000
27Q	Construction and building inspectors	474011
27U	Highway maintenance workers	474051
27V	Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators	474061
28D	Earth drillers, except oil and gas	475023
28M	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	514121
28O	First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers	491011
28P	Business and financial operations occupations	130000
28Q	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	492011
28R	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	492022
28S	Avionics technicians	492091
28V	Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	492094
28X	Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles	492096
29B	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	493011
29C	Automotive body and related repairers	493021
29E	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	493031
29G	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	493042
29J	Motorcycle mechanics	493052
29K	Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics	493053
29M	Recreational vehicle service technicians	493092
29N	Tire repairers and changers	493093
29P	Computer and mathematical occupations	150000
29Q	Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	499012
29S	Industrial machinery mechanics	499041
29T	Maintenance workers, machinery	499043
29U	Millwrights	499044
29W	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	499051
30F	Maintenance and repair workers, general	499071
30J	Locksmiths and safe repairers	499094
30N	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	499098
30O	First-line supervisors of production and operating workers	511011
30P	Architecture and engineering occupations	170000
30S	Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	512021
30T	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	512022
30Z	Team assemblers	512092
31B	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	512099
31C	Bakers	513011
31D	Butchers and meat cutters	513021
31E	Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	513022
31I	Food batchmakers	513092
31J	Production workers, all other	519199
31M	Food processing workers, all other	513099
31N	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	514021
31O	Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	514022
31P	Life, physical, and social science occupations	190000
31R	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	514031
31S	Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	514032
31T	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	514033
31V	Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	514035
31W	Machinists	514041
31X	Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	514051
31Y	Pourers and casters, metal	514052
32C	Foundry mold and coremakers	514071
32D	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	514072
32E	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	514081
32F	Tool and die makers	514111
32K	Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	535021
32L	Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners	514194
32O	Printing press operators	515112
32P	Community and social service occupations	210000
32R	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	516011
32U	Sewing machine operators	516031
33B	Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders	516062
33I	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	517011
33J	Furniture finishers	517021
33M	Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	517041
33N	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	517042
33P	Legal occupations	230000
33R	Power distributors and dispatchers	518012
33T	Stationary engineers and boiler operators	518021
33U	Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators	518031
34D	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	519023
34E	Cutters and trimmers, hand	519031
34F	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	519032
34G	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	519041
34H	Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	519051
34I	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	519061
34P	Educational instruction and library occupations	250000
35P	Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	270000
36P	Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	290000
37P	Healthcare support occupations	310000
38P	Protective service occupations	330000
39P	Food preparation and serving related occupations	350000
40P	Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	370000
41P	Personal care and service occupations	390000
42P	Sales and related occupations	410000
43P	Office and administrative support occupations	430000
44P	Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	450000
45P	Construction and extraction occupations	470000
46P	Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	490000
47P	Production occupations	510000
48P	Transportation and material moving occupations	530000
57L	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	519111
57M	Painting, coating, and decorating workers	519123
57N	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	519124
57Q	Computer numerically controlled tool operators	519161
57R	Computer numerically controlled tool programmers	519162
57S	Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders	519191
57T	Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders	519192
57U	Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders	519193
57V	Etchers and engravers	519194
57Y	Helpers--production workers	519198
57Z	Aircraft cargo handling supervisors	531041
58B	First-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	531042
58C	First-line supervisors of material-moving machine and vehicle operators	531043
58K	Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians	533011
58L	Driver/sales workers	533031
58M	Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	533032
58N	Light truck drivers	533033
58O	Bus drivers, school	533051
58P	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	533052
58Q	Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs	533053
59E	Parking attendants	536021
59L	Crane and tower operators	537021
59O	Industrial truck and tractor operators	537051
59P	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	537061
59Q	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	537062
59R	Machine feeders and offbearers	537063
59S	Packers and packagers, hand	537064
59T	Stockers and order fillers	537065
59X	Refuse and recyclable material collectors	537081

Job characteristic (GGG) ▸
- Category identifying the attributes of workers or establishments for the estimate. ORS estimates are not published at this level of detail, so all characteristic codes are assigned "All workers".
  Table 5. Job Characterisitc codes
  Series ID Code Job Characteristic
  
  000
  All workers

Table 5. Job Characterisitc codes
Series ID Code	Job Characteristic
000	All workers

Estimate (HHHHH) ▸

Indicates the specific element being estimated and type of measurement (e.g., percent of workers, percent of workday, work hours performing physical job requirement).

Table 6. Estimate codes
Series ID Code	Estimate
00064	Percent of workers that required specific vocational preparation of a short demonstration only
00065	Percent of workers that required specific vocational preparation beyond a short demonstration through 1 month
00066	Percent of workers that required specific vocational preparation over 1 month through 3 months
00067	Percent of workers that required specific vocational preparation over 3 months through 6 months
00068	Percent of workers that required specific vocational preparation over 6 months through 1 year
00069	Percent of workers that required specific vocational preparation over 1 year through 2 years
00070	Percent of workers that required specific vocational preparation over 2 years through 4 years
00071	Percent of workers that required specific vocational preparation over 4 years through 10 years
00072	Percent of workers that required specific vocational preparation over 10 years
00075	Percent of workers that had no minimum education requirement
00076	Percent of workers that required a high school diploma as the minimum education level
00079	Percent of workers that required a master's degree as the minimum education level
00080	Percent of workers that required a professional degree as the minimum education level
00081	Percent of workers that required a doctorate degree as the minimum education level
00085	Percent of workers that had no minimum education requirement and required literacy
00086	Percent of workers that had no minimum education requirement and did not require literacy
00098	Percent of workers that required credentials
00099	Percent of workers that did not require credentials
00107	Percent of workers that required prior work experience
00108	Days that were required for prior work experience, mean
00109	Days that were required for prior work experience, 10th percentile
00110	Days that were required for prior work experience, 25th percentile
00111	Days that were required for prior work experience, 50th percentile - median
00112	Days that were required for prior work experience, 75th percentile
00113	Days that were required for prior work experience, 90th percentile
00114	Percent of workers that did not require prior work experience
00116	Days that were required for on-the-job training, mean
00117	Days that were required for on-the-job training, 10th percentile
00118	Days that were required for on-the-job training, 25th percentile
00119	Days that were required for on-the-job training, 50th percentile - median
00120	Days that were required for on-the-job training, 75th percentile
00121	Days that were required for on-the-job training, 90th percentile
00122	Percent of workers that required on-the-job training
00123	Percent of workers that did not require on-the-job training
00125	Hours of the day that workers were required to stand, mean
00126	Hours of the day that workers were required to stand, 10th percentile
00127	Hours of the day that workers were required to stand, 25th percentile
00128	Hours of the day that workers were required to stand, 50th percentile (median)
00129	Hours of the day that workers were required to stand, 75th percentile
00130	Hours of the day that workers were required to stand, 90th percentile
00132	Hours of the day that workers were required to sit, mean
00133	Hours of the day that workers were required to sit, 10th percentile
00134	Hours of the day that workers were required to sit, 25th percentile
00135	Hours of the day that workers were required to sit, 50th percentile (median)
00136	Hours of the day that workers were required to sit, 75th percentile
00137	Hours of the day that workers were required to sit, 90th percentile
00139	Percent of workers that were allowed the choice of sitting or standing
00140	Percent of workers that were not allowed the choice of sitting or standing
00142	Percent of workers that did not require reaching overhead
00143	Percent of workers that required reaching overhead, seldom
00144	Percent of workers that required reaching overhead, occasionally
00145	Percent of workers that required reaching overhead, frequently
00146	Percent of workers that required reaching overhead, constantly
00156	Percent of workers that required reaching overhead with one hand
00157	Percent of workers that required reaching overhead with both hands
00159	Percent of workers that did not require reaching at or below the shoulder
00160	Percent of workers that required reaching at or below the shoulder, seldom
00161	Percent of workers that required reaching at or below the shoulder, occasionally
00162	Percent of workers that required reaching at or below the shoulder, frequently
00163	Percent of workers that required reaching at or below the shoulder, constantly
00173	Percent of workers that required reaching at or below the shoulder with one hand
00174	Percent of workers that required reaching at or below the shoulder with both hands
00233	Maximum weight lifted or carried in pounds, mean
00234	Maximum weight lifted or carried in pounds, 10th percentile
00235	Maximum weight lifted or carried in pounds, 25th percentile
00236	Maximum weight lifted or carried in pounds, 50th percentile (median)
00237	Maximum weight lifted or carried in pounds, 75th percentile
00238	Maximum weight lifted or carried in pounds, 90th percentile
00239	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 1 lb and less than or equal to 10 lbs, seldom
00243	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 100 lbs, seldom
00246	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 1 lb and less than or equal to 10 lbs, occasionally
00250	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 100 lbs, occasionally
00253	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry negligible weight, frequently
00254	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 1 lb and less than or equal to 10 lbs, frequently
00255	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 10 lbs and less than or equal to 25 lbs, frequently
00256	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 25 lbs and less than or equal to 50 lbs, frequently
00257	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 50 lbs, frequently
00259	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry no weight, constantly
00261	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry negligible weight, constantly
00262	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 1 lb and less than or equal to 10 lbs, constantly
00267	Percent of workers that were not required to crawl
00281	Percent of workers that did not require pushing or pulling with hands or arms
00282	Percent of workers that required pushing or pulling with hands or arms, seldom
00283	Percent of workers that required pushing or pulling with hands or arms, occasionally
00284	Percent of workers that required pushing or pulling with hands or arms, frequently
00285	Percent of workers that required pushing or pulling with hands or arms, constantly
00295	Percent of workers that did not require pushing or pulling with feet or legs
00296	Percent of workers that required pushing or pulling with feet or legs, seldom
00297	Percent of workers that required pushing or pulling with feet or legs, occasionally
00298	Percent of workers that required pushing or pulling with feet or legs, frequently
00299	Percent of workers that required pushing or pulling with feet or legs, constantly
00311	Percent of workers that did not require driving
00313	Percent of workers that did not require foot or leg controls
00314	Percent of workers that required foot or leg controls, seldom
00315	Percent of workers that required foot or leg controls, occasionally
00316	Percent of workers that required foot or leg controls, frequently
00317	Percent of workers that required foot or leg controls, constantly
00327	Percent of workers that required foot or leg controls with one foot or leg
00328	Percent of workers that required foot or leg controls with both feet or legs
00330	Percent of workers that did not require gross manipulation
00331	Percent of workers that required gross manipulation, seldom
00332	Percent of workers that required gross manipulation, occasionally
00333	Percent of workers that required gross manipulation, frequently
00334	Percent of workers that required gross manipulation, constantly
00344	Percent of workers that required gross manipulation with one hand
00345	Percent of workers that required gross manipulation with both hands
00364	Percent of workers that required climbing structure-related ramps or stairs
00365	Percent of workers that did not require climbing structure-related ramps or stairs
00367	Percent of workers that did not require climbing work-related ramps or stairs
00368	Percent of workers that required climbing work-related ramps or stairs, seldom
00369	Percent of workers that required climbing work-related ramps or stairs, occasionally
00370	Percent of workers that required climbing work-related ramps or stairs, frequently
00371	Percent of workers that required climbing work-related ramps or stairs, constantly
00381	Percent of workers that did not require climbing ladders, ropes, or scaffolds
00382	Percent of workers that required climbing ladders, ropes, or scaffolds, seldom
00383	Percent of workers that required climbing ladders, ropes, or scaffolds, occasionally
00384	Percent of workers that required climbing ladders, ropes, or scaffolds, frequently
00385	Percent of workers that required climbing ladders, ropes, or scaffolds, constantly
00395	Percent of workers that were not required to stoop
00409	Percent of workers that were not required to kneel
00423	Percent of workers that were not exposed to extreme cold
00424	Percent of workers that were exposed to extreme cold, seldom
00425	Percent of workers that were exposed to extreme cold, occasionally
00426	Percent of workers that were exposed to extreme cold, frequently
00427	Percent of workers that were exposed to extreme cold, constantly
00437	Percent of workers that were not exposed to extreme heat
00438	Percent of workers that were exposed to extreme heat, seldom
00439	Percent of workers that were exposed to extreme heat, occasionally
00440	Percent of workers that were exposed to extreme heat, frequently
00441	Percent of workers that were exposed to extreme heat, constantly
00451	Percent of workers that were not exposed to wetness
00452	Percent of workers that were exposed to wetness, seldom
00453	Percent of workers that were exposed to wetness, occasionally
00454	Percent of workers that were exposed to wetness, frequently
00455	Percent of workers that were exposed to wetness, constantly
00465	Percent of workers that were not exposed to humidity
00466	Percent of workers that were exposed to humidity, seldom
00467	Percent of workers that were exposed to humidity, occasionally
00468	Percent of workers that were exposed to humidity, frequently
00469	Percent of workers that were exposed to humidity, constantly
00479	Percent of workers that were not exposed to heavy vibrations
00480	Percent of workers that were exposed to heavy vibrations, seldom
00481	Percent of workers that were exposed to heavy vibrations, occasionally
00482	Percent of workers that were exposed to heavy vibrations, frequently
00483	Percent of workers that were exposed to heavy vibrations, constantly
00520	Percent of workers that were not exposed to heights
00521	Percent of workers that were exposed to heights, seldom
00522	Percent of workers that were exposed to heights, occasionally
00523	Percent of workers that were exposed to heights, frequently
00524	Percent of workers that were exposed to heights, constantly
00534	Percent of workers that were not in proximity to moving mechanical parts
00535	Percent of workers that were in proximity to moving mechanical parts, seldom
00536	Percent of workers that were in proximity to moving mechanical parts, occasionally
00537	Percent of workers that were in proximity to moving mechanical parts, frequently
00538	Percent of workers that were in proximity to moving mechanical parts, constantly
00548	Percent of workers that required near vision
00549	Percent of workers that did not require near vision
00551	Percent of workers that required far vision
00552	Percent of workers that did not require far vision
00554	Percent of workers that required peripheral vision
00555	Percent of workers that did not require peripheral vision
00557	Percent of workers that did not require speaking
00558	Percent of workers that required speaking, seldom
00559	Percent of workers that required speaking, occasionally
00560	Percent of workers that required speaking, frequently
00561	Percent of workers that required speaking, constantly
00571	Percent of workers that were exposed to quiet noise
00572	Percent of workers that were exposed to moderate noise
00573	Percent of workers that were exposed to loud noise
00574	Percent of workers that were exposed to very loud noise
00583	Percent of workers that required hearing over the telephone
00584	Percent of workers that did not require hearing over the telephone
00592	Percent of workers that were not required to crouch
00606	Percent of workers that required pushing or pulling with one hand or arm
00607	Percent of workers that required pushing or pulling with both hands or arms
00609	Percent of workers that required pushing or pulling with one foot or leg
00610	Percent of workers that required pushing or pulling with both feet or legs
00612	Percent of workers that were not exposed to outdoors
00613	Percent of workers that were exposed to outdoors, seldom
00614	Percent of workers that were exposed to outdoors, occasionally
00615	Percent of workers that were exposed to outdoors, frequently
00616	Percent of workers that were exposed to outdoors, constantly
00661	Percent of workers that required a sedentary strength level
00662	Percent of workers that required a light strength level
00663	Percent of workers that required a medium strength level
00664	Percent of workers that required a heavy strength level
00665	Percent of workers that required a very heavy strength level
00751	Percent of workers that required climbing ladders, ropes, or scaffolds
00752	Percent of workers that required climbing work-related ramps or stairs
00753	Percent of workers that required speaking
00767	Percent of workers that were exposed to extreme cold
00768	Percent of workers that were exposed to extreme heat
00770	Percent of workers that required foot or leg controls
00771	Percent of workers that required gross manipulation
00772	Percent of workers that were not exposed to hazardous contaminants
00773	Percent of workers that were exposed to hazardous contaminants, seldom
00774	Percent of workers that were exposed to hazardous contaminants, occasionally
00775	Percent of workers that were exposed to hazardous contaminants, frequently
00776	Percent of workers that were exposed to hazardous contaminants, constantly
00786	Percent of workers that were exposed to hazardous contaminants
00787	Percent of workers that had exposure to hazardous contaminants fully mitigated
00788	Percent of workers that used personal protective equipment to mitigate exposure to hazardous contaminants
00789	Percent of workers that did not use personal protective equipment to mitigate exposure to hazardous contaminants
00791	Percent of workers that were exposed to heavy vibrations
00792	Percent of workers that were exposed to heights
00793	Percent of workers that had exposure to heights fully mitigated
00794	Percent of workers that used personal protective equipment to mitigate exposure to heights
00795	Percent of workers that did not use personal protective equipment to mitigate exposure to heights
00797	Percent of workers that were exposed to humidity
00806	Percent of workers that used personal protective equipment to mitigate exposure to noise
00807	Percent of workers that did not use personal protective equipment to mitigate exposure to noise
00815	Percent of workers that were exposed to outdoors
00822	Percent of workers that were in proximity to moving mechanical parts
00823	Percent of workers that had exposure to proximity to moving mechanical parts fully mitigated
00824	Percent of workers that used personal protective equipment to mitigate exposure to proximity to moving mechanical parts
00825	Percent of workers that did not use personal protective equipment to mitigate exposure to proximity to moving mechanical parts
00828	Percent of workers that required pushing or pulling with feet or legs
00829	Percent of workers that required pushing or pulling with hands or arms
00830	Percent of workers that required reaching at or below the shoulder
00831	Percent of workers that required reaching overhead
00845	Percent of workers that were exposed to wetness
00997	Percent of the day that workers were required to sit, mean
00998	Percent of the day that workers were required to sit, 10th percentile
00999	Percent of the day that workers were required to sit, 25th percentile
01000	Percent of the day that workers were required to sit, 50th percentile (median)
01001	Percent of the day that workers were required to sit, 75th percentile
01002	Percent of the day that workers were required to sit, 90th percentile
01003	Percent of the day that workers were required to stand, mean
01004	Percent of the day that workers were required to stand, 10th percentile
01005	Percent of the day that workers were required to stand, 25th percentile
01006	Percent of the day that workers were required to stand, 50th percentile (median)
01007	Percent of the day that workers were required to stand, 75th percentile
01008	Percent of the day that workers were required to stand, 90th percentile
01029	Percent of workers that required a bachelor's degree as the minimum education level
01090	Percent of workers that had a credential requirement and required an educational certificate
01091	Percent of workers that had a credential requirement and did not require an educational certificate
01096	Hours of the day that workers that were required for weekly hours, mean
01097	Percent of workers that required driving
01099	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry negligible weight, seldom
01100	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry no weight, seldom
01101	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry negligible weight, occasionally
01102	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry no weight, occasionally
01103	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry no weight, frequently
01149	Percent of workers that were not required to perform supervisory duties
01150	Percent of workers that were required to perform supervisory duties
01160	Percent of workers that had a supervisor present
01161	Percent of workers that did not have a supervisor present
01164	Percent of workers that had workload controlled by machinery, equipment, or software
01165	Percent of workers that had workload controlled by numerical performance targets
01166	Percent of workers that had workload controlled by people
01167	Percent of workers that had a self-paced workload
01168	Percent of workers that had workload controlled by another external source
01171	Percent of workers that had a consistent, generally fast work pace
01172	Percent of workers that had a consistent, generally slow work pace
01173	Percent of workers that had a varying work pace
01176	Percent of workers that had the ability to pause work
01177	Percent of workers that did not have the ability to pause work
01186	Percent of workers that required basic people skills
01187	Percent of workers that required more than basic people skills
01201	Percent of workers that required working around crowds
01202	Percent of workers that did not require working around crowds
01205	Percent of workers that had the ability to telework
01206	Percent of workers that did not have the ability to telework
01209	Percent of workers that did not require work in low postures
01210	Percent of workers that required low postures, seldom
01211	Percent of workers that required low postures, occasionally
01212	Percent of workers that required low postures, frequently
01213	Percent of workers that required low postures, constantly
01216	Percent of workers that required work in low postures
01218	Percent of workers that could choose to crawl when in low postures
01219	Percent of workers that were required to crawl
01222	Percent of workers that could choose to stoop when in low postures
01223	Percent of workers that were required to stoop
01226	Percent of workers that could choose to kneel when in low postures
01227	Percent of workers that were required to kneel
01230	Percent of workers that could choose to crouch when in low postures
01231	Percent of workers that were required to crouch
01234	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 10 lbs and less than or equal to 25 lbs, seldom
01235	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 25 lbs and less than or equal to 50 lbs, seldom
01236	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 50 lbs and less than or equal to 75 lbs, seldom
01237	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 75 lbs and less than or equal to 100 lbs, seldom
01238	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 10 lbs and less than or equal to 25 lbs, occasionally
01239	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 25 lbs and less than or equal to 50 lbs, occasionally
01240	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 50 lbs and less than or equal to 75 lbs, occasionally
01241	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 75 lbs and less than or equal to 100 lbs, occasionally
01242	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 10 lbs and less than or equal to 25 lbs, constantly
01243	Percent of workers that were required to lift or carry more than 25 lbs, constantly
01244	Percent of workers that required hearing speech in person
01245	Percent of workers that did not require hearing speech in person
01248	Percent of workers that required hearing other remote speech
01249	Percent of workers that did not require hearing other remote speech
01252	Percent of workers that required an associate's degree as the minimum education level
01253	Percent of workers that did not require fine manipulation
01254	Percent of workers that required fine manipulation, seldom
01255	Percent of workers that required fine manipulation, occasionally
01256	Percent of workers that required fine manipulation, frequently
01257	Percent of workers that required fine manipulation, constantly
01259	Percent of workers that required fine manipulation with one hand
01260	Percent of workers that required fine manipulation with both hands
01262	Percent of workers that required fine manipulation
01264	Percent of workers that had work reviewed by a supervisor every few minutes
01265	Percent of workers that had work reviewed by a supervisor at least once per hour
01266	Percent of workers that had work reviewed by a supervisor at least once per day
01267	Percent of workers that had work reviewed by a supervisor at least once per week
01268	Percent of workers that had work reviewed by a supervisor less than once per week, including never
01271	Percent of workers that required internal verbal interactions every few minutes
01272	Percent of workers that required internal verbal interactions at least once per hour
01273	Percent of workers that required internal verbal interactions at least once per day
01274	Percent of workers that required internal verbal interactions at least once per week
01275	Percent of workers that required internal verbal interactions less than once per week, including never
01278	Percent of workers that required external verbal interactions every few minutes
01279	Percent of workers that required external verbal interactions at least once per hour
01280	Percent of workers that required external verbal interactions at least once per day
01281	Percent of workers that required external verbal interactions at least once per week
01282	Percent of workers that required external verbal interactions less than once per week, including never
01284	Percent of workers that were exposed to the general public
01285	Percent of workers that were not exposed to the general public
01287	Percent of workers that had work schedule variability required
01288	Percent of workers that did not have work schedule variability required
01290	Percent of workers that had a credential requirement and required a license or certification
01291	Percent of workers that had a credential requirement and did not require a license or certification
01293	Percent of workers that had a credential requirement and required an apprenticeship
01294	Percent of workers that had a credential requirement and did not require an apprenticeship
01296	Percent of workers that required fine manipulation and required keyboarding
01297	Percent of workers that required fine manipulation and did not require keyboarding

While it is easy to break series down like this, it’s also important to know that not all combinations of series ID codes will result in a published series. Some estimates are only available for certain occupations, requirements, or simply not collected.

Example

We can put together an example pulling from the components above; let’s make the ID for the percent of civilian workers in management occupations; minimum education level is a high school diploma in education, training, and experience for all workers:

ORUV1000027P00000076

OR: ORS

U: Not seasonally adjusted

V: Education, training, and experience

1: Civilian workers

0000: All workers

27P: Management occupations

000: All workers

00076: Percent of workers, minimum education level is a high school diploma

For More Information

Each BLS series has a unique series ID, and while many have the same components, most have different codes. To find a series ID format for a different BLS program, see the Series ID Format page.

For more information on the Occupational Requirement Survey (ORS): data can be found in the ORS complete dataset or through the database search tools, factsheets provide information on key concepts, and the Handbook of Methods can provide more information on the ORS survey such as key terms, data sources and confidentiality, survey design, and calculation methodology.