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MEPS Occupation Codes Condensing Rules
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Condensed Occupation Code |
Census Occupation Code Range |
Description |
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1 | 0010 – 0950 | Management, Business, and Financial Operations Occupations |
2 | 1005 – 3540 | Professional and Related Occupations |
3 | 3600 – 4650 | Service Occupations |
4 | 4700 – 4965 | Sales and Related Occupations |
5 | 5000 – 5940 | Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
6 | 6005 – 6130 | Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations |
7 | 6200 – 7630 | Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance Occupations |
8 | 7700 – 9750 | Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations |
9 | 9840 | Military Specific Occupations |
10 | 9920 | Not in Labor Force |
11 | 9990 | Unclassifiable Occupation |
MEPS uses the 4-digit Census occupation and industry coding systems developed for the Current Population Survey and the American Community Survey.
For industry coding, MEPS uses the 2007 4-digit Census industry codes. Descriptions of the 4-digit Census industry codes can be found at the following link: https://www.bls.gov/tus/census07icodes.pdf.
For occupation coding, MEPS uses the 2010 4-digit Census occupation codes. Descriptions of the 4-digit Census occupation codes can be found at the following link: https://www.bls.gov/cps/cenocc2010.pdf.
See https://www.census.gov/topics/employment/industry-occupation/guidance/code-lists.html for more information on the Census coding systems used by MEPS.