| Condensed Occupation Code Value |
Definition | Occupation Classification System Code Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Management, Business, and Financial Operations Occupations | 0010 – 0950 |
| 2 | Professional and Related Occupations | 1000 – 3540 |
| 3 | Service Occupations | 3600 – 4650 |
| 4 | Sales and Related Occupations | 4700 – 4960 |
| 5 | Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 5000 – 5930 |
| 6 | Farming, Fishing and Forestry Occupations | 6000 – 6130 |
| 7 | Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance Occupations | 6200 – 7620 |
| 8 | Production, Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 7700 – 9750 |
| 9 | Military Specific Occupations | 9840 |
| 10 | No Work Experience Since 1995 | 9920 |
| 11 | Unclassifiable Occupation | 9990 |
MEPS uses the 4-digit Census occupation and industry coding system developed for the 2003 Current Population Survey and the American Community Survey. Note that these 4-digit Census codes match the 3-digit codes used for the 2000 Decennial Census; generally, the only difference is that a zero was added as a 4th digit . For industries, the 4th digit is a subcode for a few newer industries. For occupations, it is simply a place holder.
See http://www.census.gov/people/io/ for titles corresponding to the 4-digit Census codes.