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OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT QUARTERLY

Location: Any State, County, Metro Area or U.S.A. # of

Current Quarter 2006 SVP Skilled

Census Current # # DOT -----Unskilled Employment ------- 3 -----Semi Skilled Employment------ Employment

Code Employed CENSUS OCCUPATION TITLES Titles Sed. Light Medium Heavy + Titles Sed. Light Medium Heavy + All

Occupational Employment Quarterly ( Incorporating Employment Statistics Quarterly & Unskilled Employment Quarterly)

With A Guide to Estimating Unskilled Labor Market Characteristics

KeyColumn 1 Census Occupation CodesColumn 2 Current Employment for this OccupationColumn 3 Census Occupation TitleColumn 4 Number of DOT Titles assigned to this Census Code Column 5 Sedentary Unskilled Employment this Occupation Column 6 Light Unskilled Employment this Occupation Column 7 Medium Unskilled Employment this Occupation Column 8 Heavy Unskilled Employment this Occupation Column 9 Number of DOT Titles assigned to this Census Code

with a Specific Vocational Preparation** (SVP) Level of 3 Column 10 Sedentary Semi-Skilled Employment this Occupation Column 11 Light Semi-Skilled Employment this Occupation Column 12 Medium Semi-Skilled Employment this Occupation Column 13 Heavy Semi-Skilled Employment this Occupation Column 14 Skilled Employment this Occupation (all strenght levels)

** Unskilled = SVP Levels 1 & 2

Semi-skilled = SVP levels 3 & 4

Skilled = SVP Levels 5-9

* DOT = Dictionary of Occupational Titles

The DOT is a publication for the U.S. Department of Labor. Sedentary, light, Medium

& Heavy are excertional levels from the DOT as are SVP levels. See Part Two for definitions.

(C) Copyright U.S. Publishing 2003 1






Census Codes Census Occupation Groups 001-043 Management Occupations 050-095 Business & Financial Operations Occupations100-124 Computer & Mathematical Occupations130-156 Architecture & Engineering Occupations160-196 Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations200-206 Community & Social Service Occupations210-215 Legal Occupations220-255 Education, Training & Library Occupations269-292 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports & Media Occupations300-354 Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations360-365 Healthcare Support Occupations370-395 Protective Service Occupations400-415 Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations420-425 Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations430-465 Personal Care & Service Occupations470-496 Sales & Related Occupations 500-593 Office & Administrative Support Occupations600-613 Farming, Fishing & Forestry Occupations620-694 Construction & Extraction Occupations700-762 Installation, Maintenance & Repair Occupations770-896 Production Occupations900-975 Transportation & Material Moving Occupations







001 7,204 Chief Executives 73 7,204

6,002 Male

1,205 Female

002 5,821 General & Operations Managers 2 5,821

4,285 Male

1,537 Female

003 103 Legislators 0 103

69 Male

34 Female

004 518 Advertising and Promotions Managers 6 518

226 Male

292 Female

005 6,802 Marketing & Sales Managers 13 6,802

4,084 Male

2,717 Female

006 363 Public Relations Managers 5 363

175 Male

188 Female

010 622 Administrative Services Managers 6 622

387 Male

234 Female

011 2,157 Computer & Information 2 2,157

1,527 Male

630 Female

012 5,726 Financial Managers 14 5,726

2,492 Male

3,234 Female

013 3,008 Human Resources Managers 13 3,008

1,421 Male

1,587 Female

014 3,014 Industrial Production Managers 13 3,014

2,558 Male

456 Female

015 1,391 Purchasing Managers 5 1,391

893 Male

499 Female

016 1,457 Transportation, Storage & Distribution Managers 64 1,457

1,179 Male

277 Female

020 950 Farm, Ranch & Other Agricultural Managers 8 950

789 Male

160 Female







021 2,911 Farmers & Ranchers 19 2,911

2,488 Male

423 Female

022 3,947 Construction Managers 9 3,947

3,690 Male

256 Female

023 4,520 Education Administrators 29 4,520

1,882 Male

2,636 Female

030 1,870 Engineering Managers 10 1,870

1,737 Male

133 Female

031 5,186 Food Service Managers 12 5,186

2,603 Male

2,581 Female

032 354 Funeral Directors 1 354

294 Male

59 Female

033 226 Gaming Managers 4 226

143 Male

81 Female

034 797 Lodging Managers 3 797

389 Male

408 Female

035 2,632 Medical & Health Services Managers 8 2,632

788 Male

1,848 Female

036 104 Natural Science Managers 3 104

72 Male

34 Female

040 222 Postmasters & Mail Superintendents 2 222

107 Male

115 Female

041 2,383 Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers 13 2,383

1,166 Male

1,216 Female

042 1,582 Social & Community Service Mangers 13 1,582

558 Male

1,024 Female

043 13,095 Managers, All Other 82 13,095

8,808 Male

4,286 Female







050 170 Agents & Business Managers of Artists, Performers & Athletes 9 170

91 Male

79 Female

051 50 Purchasing Agents & Buyers, Farm Products 5 50

33 Male

17 Female

052 1,762 Wholesale & Retail Buyers, Execpt Farm Products 2 1,762

806 Male

958 Female

053 2,580 Purchasing Agents Except Wholesale, Retail & Farm Products 5 2,580

1,289 Male

1,290 Female

054 1,709 Claims Adjustors, Appraisers, Examiners, & Investigators 5 1,709

585 Male

1,124 Female

056 512 Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Const., Health, Safety, & Transportation 21 512

269 Male

245 Female

060 901 Cost Estimators 1 901

820 Male

82 Female

062 6,482 Human Resources, Training and Labor Relations Specialists 21 6,482

2,371 Male

4,111 Female

070 365 Logisticians 1 365

219 Male

146 Female

071 3,023 Management Analysts 9 3,023

1,799 Male

1,223 Female

072 157 Meeting & Convention Planners 1 157

43 Male

113 Female

073 1,436 Other Business Operations Specialists 34 1,436

657 Male

780 Female

080 11,513 Accountants & Auditors 13 11,513

4,704 Male

6,811 Female

081 826 Appraisers & Assessors of Real Estate 2 826

527 Male

298 Female







082 229 Budget Analysts 2 229

96 Male

133 Female

083 194 Credit Analysts 3 194

74 Male

122 Female

084 256 Financial Analysts 1 256

151 Male

105 Female

085 1,486 Personal Financial Advisors 1 1,486

1,078 Male

406 Female

086 358 Insurance Underwriters 1 358

81 Male

275 Female

090 56 Financial Examiners 2 56

20 Male

37 Female

091 2,152 Loan Counselors & Officers 5 2,152

989 Male

1,160 Female

093 284 Tax Examiners, Collectors, & Revenue Agents 2 284

101 Male

184 Female

094 953 Tax Preparers 1 953

327 Male

627 Female

095 163 Financial Specialists, all other 1 163

70 Male

94 Female

100 4,997 Computer Scientists & System analysts 5 4,997

3,132 Male

1,868 Female

101 4,103 Computer Programers 3 4,103

2,931 Male

1,170 Female

102 3,343 Computer Software Engineers 1 3,343

2,474 Male

868 Female

104 2,442 Computer Support Specialists 6 2,442

1,394 Male

1,049 Female







106 469 Database Administrators 3 469

272 Male

198 Female

110 1,415 Network & Computer Systems Administrators 3 1,415

1,099 Male

316 Female

111 1,822 Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts 1 1,822

1,308 Male

515 Female

120 84 Actuaries 1 84

62 Male

22 Female

122 797 Operations Research Analysts 1 797

397 Male

398 Female

124 147 Miscellaneous Mathematical Science Occupations 6 147

74 Male

73 Female

130 1,010 Architects, Except Naval 2 1,010

837 Male

173 Female

131 210 Surveyors, Cartographers, & Photogrammetrists 12 210

178 Male

33 Female

132 259 Areospace Engineers 9 259

233 Male

26 Female

135 589 Chemical Engineers 5 589

511 Male

79 Female

136 1,616 Civil Engineers 12 1,616

1,458 Male

157 Female

140 544 Computer Hardware Engineers 1 544

433 Male

110 Female

141 1,846 Electrical & Electronic Engineers 27 1,846

1,691 Male

154 Female

142 253 Environmental Engineers 2 253

177 Male

73 Female







143 2,770 Industrial Engineers, Including Health & Safety 26 2,770

2,321 Male

448 Female

144 15 Marine Engineers & Naval Architects 7 15

14 Male

1 Female

145 638 Materials Engineers 10 638

569 Male

70 Female

146 10,772 Mechanical Engineers 12 10,772

9,743 Male

1,027 Female

151 27 Nuclear Engineers 11 27

23 Male

3 Female

152 34 Petroleum, Mining (including saftey), & Geological Engineers 13 34

32 Male

2 Female

153 2,258 Misc. Engineers Including Agricultural & Biomedica 12 2,258

2,034 Male

224 Female

154 2,573 Drafters 42 2,573

2,126 Male

445 Female

155 3,024 Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters 47 3,024

2,425 Male

596 Female

156 380 Surveying & Mapping Technicians 8 380

343 Male

38 Female

160 155 Agricultural and Food Scientists 11 155

120 Male

35 Female

161 373 Biological Scientists 13 373

194 Male

178 Female

164 174 Conservation Scientists and Foresters 6 174

142 Male

33 Female

165 450 Medical Scientists & Scientists 8 450

236 Male

214 Female







170 70 Astronomers & Physicists 5 70

58 Male

12 Female

171 24 Atmospheric & Space Scientists 1 24

22 Male

2 Female

172 807 Chemists & Materials Scientists 4 807

588 Male

219 Female

174 330 Environmental Scientists & Geoscientists 15 330

236 Male

93 Female

176 916 Physical Scientists, all Other 1 916

624 Male

292 Female

180 80 Economists 1 80

56 Male

24 Female

181 622 Market & Survey Researchers 2 622

329 Male

293 Female

182 1,238 Psychologists 12 1,238

472 Male

769 Female

184 103 Urban & Regional Planners 2 103

63 Male

40 Female

186 107 Miscellaneous Social Scientists including Sociologists 20 107

53 Male

56 Female

190 147 Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 11 147

88 Male

61 Female

191 95 Biological Technicians 13 95

40 Male

57 Female

192 894 Chemical Technicians 10 894

607 Male

285 Female

193 52 Geological & Petroleum Technicians 15 52

37 Male

15 Female







196 909 Misc. Life, Phycical, Nuclear & Social Science Technicians 30 909

463 Male

443 Female

200 3,132 Counselors 13 3,132

1,117 Male

2,016 Female

201 5,351 Social Workers 14 5,351

1,193 Male

4,158 Female

202 1,591 Miscellaneous Community & Social Service Specialists 9 1,591

561 Male

1,032 Female

204 2,757 Clergy 1 2,757

2,358 Male

400 Female

205 379 Directors, Religious Actvities & Education 2 379

117 Male

262 Female

206 588 Religious Workers, All other 6 588

217 Male

370 Female

210 4,716 Lawyers 11 4,716

3,493 Male

1,223 Female

211 337 Judges, Magistrates, & Other Judicial Workers 9 337

211 Male

125 Female

214 1,177 Paralegals & Legal Assistants 3 1,177

143 Male

1,034 Female

215 1,293 Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers 15 1,293

244 Male

1,046 Female

220 7,701 Postsecondary Teachers 58 7,701

4,167 Male

3,534 Female

230 1,946 Preschool & Kindergarten Teachers 2 1,946

38 Male

1,909 Female

231 21,989 Elementary & Middle School Teachers 4 21,989

5,249 Male

16,739 Female

232 4,828 Secondary School Teachers 4 4,828

2,051 Male

2,776 Female







233 1,352 Special Education Teachers 25 1,352

187 Male

1,166 Female

234 3,525 Other Teachers & Instructors 16 441 3,084

1,078 Male

2,448 Female

240 184 Archivists, Curators & Museum Technicians 21 184

74 Male

111 Female

243 1,213 Librarians 15 1,213

215 Male

997 Female

244 413 Library Technicians 4 413

95 Male

316 Female

254 6,437 Teachers Assistants 1 6,437

526 Male

5,911 Female

255 400 Other Education, Training, & Library Workers 17 2 24 48 328

120 Male

279 Female

260 1,262 Artists & Related Workers 22 1,262

653 Male

609 Female

263 6,674 Designers 28 6,674

3,804 Male

2,870 Female

270 54 Actors 23 9 1 3 2 41

29 Male

24 Female

271 586 Producers & Directors 24 586

414 Male

171 Female

272 1,218 Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, & Related Workers 30 73 49 4 122 244 61 670

800 Male

416 Female

274 195 Dancers & Choreographers 2 195

17 Male

178 Female

275 1,026 Musucians, Singers, & Related Workers 10 10 923

542 Male

483 Female







276 183 Entertainers & performers, Sports & Related Workers, All Other 3 1 121 62

82 Male

100 Female

280 378 Announcers 4 378

281 Male

99 Female

281 607 News Analysts, Reporters & Correspondents 4 607

328 Male

279 Female

282 793 Public Relations Specialists 2 793

330 Male

462 Female

283 796 Editors 18 796

374 Male

423 Female

284 467 Technical Writers 3 467

236 Male

230 Female

285 808 Writers & Authors 15 808

399 Male

406 Female

286 252 Miscellaneous Media & Cummunication Workers 5 252

76 Male

177 Female

290 524 Broadcast Sound Media Engineering Technicians & Operators 40 524

424 Male

99 Female

291 736 Photographers 9 736

438 Male

298 Female

292 128 Television, Video & Motion Picture Camera Opeators & Editors 9 128

98 Male

31 Female

300 288 Chiropractors 1 288

239 Male

50 Female

301 1,161 Dentists 9 1,161

973 Male

187 Female

303 483 Dietitians & Nutritionists 6 483

37 Male

447 Female







304 257 Optometrists 1 257

191 Male

66 Female

305 1,451 Pharmacists 3 1,451

815 Male

639 Female

306 5,071 Physicians & Surgeons 23 5,071

3,643 Male

1,429 Female

311 450 Physician Assistants 2 450

164 Male

288 Female

312 91 Pediatrists 1 91

80 Male

11 Female

313 16,365 Registered Nurses 16 16,365

1,136 Male

15,230 Female

314 94 Audiologists 2 94

32 Male

62 Female

315 649 Occupational Therpists 2 649

46 Male

603 Female

316 1,030 Physical Therapists 1 1,030

344 Male

688 Female

320 86 Radiation Therapists 1 86

19 Male

66 Female

321 134 Recreational Therapists 5 134

22 Male

112 Female

322 708 Respiratory Therapists 1 708

213 Male

493 Female

323 625 Speech-Language Pathologists 2 625

35 Male

590 Female

324 448 Therapists, All Other 5 448

105 Male

342 Female







325 403 Veterinarians 14 403

203 Male

199 Female

326 16 Health Diagnosing & Treating Practioners, All Other 4 16

5 Male

12 Female

330 2,065 Clinical Laboratory Technologists & Technicians 12 2,065

413 Male

1,651 Female

331 1,263 Dental Hygienists 1 1,263

18 Male

1,243 Female

332 1,865 Diagnostic Related Technologists & Technicians 21 75 1,791

399 Male

1,463 Female

340 795 Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics 2 795

468 Male

324 Female

341 2,396 Health Diagnosing & Treating Practioner Support Technicians 6 2,396

278 Male

2,119 Female

350 3,714 Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses 1 3,714

230 Male

3,485 Female

351 727 Medical Records & Health Information Technicians 4 182 545

25 Male

703 Female

352 474 Opticians, Dispensing 2 474

110 Male

366 Female

353 539 Miscellaneous Health Technologists & Technicians 15 1 32 65 442

157 Male

382 Female

354 532 Other Heathcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations 20 532

328 Male

202 Female

360 13,092 Nursing, Psychiatric, & Home Health Aides 7 1 9,295 1,964 1,833

1,460 Male

11,633 Female

361 71 Occupational Therapist Assistants & Aides 3 23 47

6 Male

63 Female

362 457 Physical Therapist Assistants & Aides 1 457

92 Male

365 Female

363 328 Massage Therapists 1 328







33 Male

296 Female

364 1,824 Dental Assistants 1 1,824

28 Male

1,799 Female

365 5,446 Medical Assistants & Other Healthcare Support Occupations 12 436 1 436 1,362 3,213

410 Male

5,036 Female

370 375 First-Line Supervisors & Managers of Correctional Officers 2 375

278 Male

98 Female

371 618 First-Line Supervisors & Managers of Police & Detectives 22 618

527 Male

90 Female

372 241 First-Line Supervisors & Managers of Fire Fighting & Prevention Workers 5 241

239 Male

3 Female

373 613 Supervisors, Protective Service Workers All Other 2 613

445 Male

167 Female

374 1,225 Fire Fighters 5 245 980

1,176 Male

49 Female

375 130 Fire Inspectors 9 21 109

122 Male

7 Female

380 2,580 Bailiffs, Corectional Officers, & Jailers 6 1 1,290 877 413

2,008 Male

573 Female

382 560 Detectives and Criminal Investigators 16 560

426 Male

133 Female

384 38 Misc. Law Enforcement Workers 1 12 25

17 Male

20 Female

385 3,605 Police Officers 21 1 685 180 2,739

3,120 Male

484 Female

390 51 Animal Control Workers 4 13 38

41 Male

10 Female







391 351 Private Detectives & Investigators 12 28 175 147

198 Male

151 Female

392 5,151 Security Guards & Gaming Surveillance Officers 10 515 7 3,245 927 464

3,664 Male

1,486 Female

394 314 Crossing Guards 3 210 104

87 Male

228 Female

395 519 Lifeguards & Other Protective Service Workers 8 68 62 62 57 52 218

213 Male

307 Female

400 1,571 Chefs & Head Cooks 9 1,571

1,232 Male

339 Female

401 4,113 First-Line Supervisors & Managers of Food Preparation & Serving Workers 14 4,113

1,584 Male

2,530 Female

402 13,823 Cooks 21 691 13,132

7,682 Male

6,143 Female

403 4,367 Food Preparation Workers 13 611 1,005 1,703 699 349

1,598 Male

2,768 Female

404 2,746 Bartenders 3 1,812 1 934

885 Male

1,860 Female

405 3,242 Combined food Preparation & Serving Worker, Including Fast Food 1 3,242

965 Male

2,275 Female

406 1,712 Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop 5 685 1,027

544 Male

1,168 Female

411 14,633 Waiters & Waitresses 10 1,463 8,780 2,927 1,463

2,289 Male

12,344 Female

412 1,110 Food Servers, Non-Restaurant 3 333 399 377

264 Male

848 Female

413 2,138 Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants, Bartender Helpers & Misc. Food Prep. Workers 8 791 813 535

1,196 Male

942 Female

414 2,727 Dishwashers 3 900 1,827

2,002 Male

724 Female







415 1,831 Hosts & Hostessess, Restaurant, Lounge and Coffee Shop 1 1,831

158 Male

1,673 Female

420 1,338 First-Line Supervisors & Managers of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers 7 1,338

734 Male

603 Female

421 950 First-Line Supervisors & Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service & Groundskeeping Workers 6 950

890 Male

62 Female

422 16,795 Janitors & Building Cleaners 18 1,847 8,397 1,008 4,283 672 588

11,391 Male

5,407 Female

423 6,789 Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 9 2,240 2,308 747 679 815

824 Male

5,965 Female

424 200 Pest Control Workers 6 32 68 100

191 Male

11 Female

425 5,941 Grounds Maintenance Workers 28 416 891 1,069 6 1,485 1,069 1,010

5,331 Male

612 Female

430 429 First-Line Supervisors & Managers of Gaming Workers 1 429

250 Male

180 Female

432 796 First-Line Supervisors & Managers of Personal Service Workers 15 48 748

375 Male

419 Female

434 240 Animal Trainers 2 240

103 Male

138 Female

435 760 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 10 68 76 84 87 444

158 Male

601 Female

440 582 Gaming Services Workers 4 58 291 233

307 Male

278 Female

441 114 Motion Picture Projectionists 2 1 56 58

89 Male

24 Female

442 383 Ushers, Lobby Attendants, & Related Workers 5 222 48 138 15

246 Male

138 Female

443 854 Miscellaneous Entertainment Attendants & Related Workers 44 393 120 17 16 222 68 34

563 Male

289 Female

446 100 Funeral Service Workers 4 20 1 30 50







74 Male

26 Female

450 667 Barbers 2 667

528 Male

139 Female

451 4,969 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists 5 4,969

424 Male

4,543 Female

452 816 Miscellaneous Personal Apperance Workers 5 2 335 155 326

73 Male

743 Female

453 308 Baggage Porters, Bellhops, & Concierges 4 154 77 1 77

239 Male

68 Female

454 166 Tour & Travel Guides 11 17 3 5 101 45

80 Male

86 Female

455 741 Transportation Attendants 11 111 37 4 334 185 74

180 Male

561 Female

460 12,420 Child Care Workers 7 1,739 4 4,099 5,341 1,242

645 Male

11,777 Female

461 2,798 Personal & Home Care Aides 4 3 2,098 699

395 Male

2,403 Female

462 1,580 Recreation & Fitness Workers 9 1,580

490 Male

1,093 Female

464 329 Residential Advisors 1 329

105 Male

224 Female

465 279 Personal Care & Service Workers, All Other 18 103 7 109 14 53

172 Male

106 Female

470 20,262 First-Line Supervisors & Managers of Retail Sales Workers 10 20,262

11,340 Male

8,922 Female

471 5,827 First-Line Supervisors & Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers 17 5,827

3,907 Male

1,917 Female

472 22,718 Cashiers 19 7,042 1,136 9 4,771 7,497 2,272

4,652 Male

18,066 Female

474 1,323 Counter & Related Clerks 24 437 106 7 53 450 119 159

462 Male







859 Female

475 933 Parts Salespersons 1 933

844 Male

89 Female

476 26,892 Retail Salespersons 47 1,345 10 13,984 1,076 10,488

12,240 Male

14,655 Female

480 1,448 Advertising Sales Agents 7 420 1,028

651 Male

796 Female

481 3,129 Insurance Sales Agents 4 3,129

1,717 Male

1,413 Female

482 1,463 Securities, Commodities, & Financial Services Sales Agents 7 1,463

885 Male

578 Female

483 873 Travel Agents 1 873

87 Male

786 Female

484 3,633 Sales Representatives, Services All Other 33 36 4 872 2,725

2,430 Male

1,202 Female

485 10,618 Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing 89 2 1,168 9,450

7,965 Male

2,652 Female

490 457 Models, Demonstrators, & Product Promoters 13 105 5 32 210 110

95 Male

364 Female

492 4,254 Real Estate Brokers & Sales Agents 5 4,254

1,987 Male

2,270 Female

493 529 Sales Engineers 10 529

490 Male

39 Female

494 1,194 Telemarketers 1 1 1,194

336 Male

857 Female

495 1,580 Door-to-door Sales Workers, News & Street Vendors & Related Workers 8 205 190 1 1,185

703 Male

877 Female

496 1,453 Sales and Related Workers, All Other 15 87 4 87 349 58 872

693 Male

761 Female

500 11,169 First-Line Supervisors & Managers of Office & Adm. Support Workers 106 11,169

3,307 Male

7,863 Female







501 473 Switichboard Operators, Including Answering Service 5 3 308 71 95

29 Male

444 Female

502 432 Telephone Operators 2 2 259 173

43 Male

386 Female

503 58 Communications Equipment Operators, All Other 6 32 26

8 Male

50 Female

510 1,026 Bill & Account Collectors 3 462 256 308

298 Male

727 Female

511 3,659 Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators 40 6 2,012 183 1,464

243 Male

3,415 Female

512 11,066 Bookeeping , Accounting, & Auditing Clerks 27 443 4 2,103 8,521

1,013 Male

10,051 Female

513 44 Gaming Cage Workers 1 44

10 Male

34 Female

514 1,527 Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks 3 1,023 504

147 Male

1,380 Female

515 272 Procurement Clerks 2 2 245 27

82 Male

190 Female

516 3,094 Tellers 4 309 2,785

177 Male

2,917 Female

520 47 Brokerage Clerks 6 8 40

14 Male

34 Female

522 563 Court, Municipal, & License Clerks 5 225 338

113 Male

451 Female

523 321 Credit Authorizers, Checkers, & Clerks 4 64 1 177 80

52 Male

268 Female

524 13,142 Customer Service Representatives 8 2 1,971 3,286 1,314 6,571

3,647 Male

9,497 Female

525 434 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 6 74 360

95 Male

338 Female

526 2,166 File Clerks 6 3 325 1,494 347







338 Male

1,825 Female

530 684 Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks 1 684

169 Male

515 Female

531 1,258 Interviewers, Except Eligibility & Loan 6 214 616 1 428

262 Male

994 Female

532 1,106 Library Assistants, Clerical 7 111 3 465 531

182 Male

926 Female

533 869 Loan Interviewers & Clerks 7 243 626

117 Male

752 Female

534 61 New Accounts Clerks 2 12 49

8 Male

53 Female

535 1,267 Correspondence & Order Clerks 14 114 2 557 63 532

396 Male

873 Female

536 282 Human Resources Assistantants, Except Payroll & Timekeeping 8 3 178 104

64 Male

215 Female

540 9,014 Receptionsists & Information Clerks 14 721 541 4 4,507 3,245

529 Male

8,484 Female

541 706 Reservation & Transportation Ticket Agents & Travel Clerks 11 1 353 64 289

194 Male

512 Female

542 426 Information & Records Clerks, All Other 3 179 1 85 162

74 Male

350 Female

550 96 Cargo & Freight Agents 2 96

46 Male

50 Female

551 1,222 Couriers & Messengers 7 122 929 171

866 Male

354 Female

552 1,720 Dispatchers 31 4 499 103 1,118

757 Male

964 Female

553 282 Meter Readers, Utilities 1 1 282

211 Male

71 Female

554 1,100 Postal Service Clerks 2 1,100

409 Male







691 Female

555 2,885 Postal Service Mail Carriers 2 1,154 1,731

1,461 Male

1,422 Female

556 1,039 Posatal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, & Proccessing Machine Operators 1 1,039

411 Male

626 Female

560 2,831 Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks 61 28 142 42 12 594 566 42 1,415

1,387 Male

1,444 Female

561 5,286 Shipping, Receiving & Traffic Clerks 20 529 6 793 2,379 264 1,321

3,586 Male

1,702 Female

562 11,743 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 38 1,527 470 12 9 235 3,288 939 1,292 3,993

7,557 Male

4,186 Female

563 645 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, & Samplers, Recordkeeping 33 213 19 14 19 194 97 13 90

381 Male

265 Female

570 28,271 Secretaries & Administrative Assistants 10 28,271

823 Male

27,451 Female

580 1,761 Computer Operators 3 581 1,180

777 Male

982 Female

581 3,944 Data Entry Keyers 10 1,578 394 1,972

570 Male

3,372 Female

582 1,541 Word Processors and Typists 8 193 578 771

89 Male

1,454 Female

583 91 Desktop Publishers 1 91

26 Male

64 Female

584 1,352 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 8 689 662

143 Male

1,207 Female

585 1,015 Mail Clerks & Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 14 467 4 366 61 81 71

389 Male

627 Female

586 10,756 Office Clerks General 73 430 1,183 108 29 3,442 2,474 3,119

1,261 Male

9,495 Female

590 360 Office Machine Operators, Except Computers 6 133 61 108 58

140 Male

219 Female







591 146 Proofreaders & Copy Markers 5 88 58

27 Male

120 Female

592 218 Statistical Assistants 7 1 157 28 33

70 Male

147 Female

593 3,522 Office & Aministrative Support Workers, All Other 19 352 6 1,127 916 176 951

903 Male

2,619 Female

600 208 First-Line Supervisors & Managers of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Workers 49 4 6 197

150 Male

56 Female

601 43 Agricultural Inspectors 2 43

29 Male

15 Female

604 137 Graders & Sorters, Agricultural Products 13 32 27 11 1 14 10 44

69 Male

66 Female

605 3,795 Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers Including Animal Breeders 64 455 1,025 493 11 190 683 228 721

2,588 Male

1,207 Female

610 87 Fishers & Hunting Workers 27 19 3 10 3 6 23 26

82 Male

6 Female

612 132 Forest & Conservation Workers 8 16 49 50 1 17

116 Male

19 Female

613 580 Logging Workers 26 52 151 8 70 64 157 87

549 Male

30 Female

620 6,128 First-Line Supervisors & Managers of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers 77 6,128

5,985 Male

145 Female

621 144 Boilermakers 5 144

140 Male

3 Female

622 1,692 Brickmason, Blockmasons, & Stonemasons 16 3 322 220 1,151

1,676 Male

15 Female

623 10,620 Carpenters 45 956 212 6 2,124 319 7,009

10,433 Male

185 Female

624 1,652 Carpet, Floor, & Tile Installers & Finishers 11 132 165 1,355

1,617 Male

33 Female

625 710 Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, & Terrazzo Workers 7 710







701 Male

9 Female

626 7,792 Construction Laborers 30 312 779 2 1,325 1,558 1,636 2,182

7,542 Male

251 Female

630 138 Paving , Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators 12 4 22 35 11 70

122 Male

15 Female

632 2,313 Misc. Construction Equipment Operators 11 625 1,689

2,266 Male

47 Female

633 1,419 Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers, & Tapers 5 1 284 1,135

1,370 Male

49 Female

635 5,282 Electricians 14 739 4,542

5,133 Male

146 Female

636 306 Glaziers 4 306

297 Male

7 Female

640 308 Insulation Workers 8 40 268

291 Male

15 Female

642 3,486 Painters, Construction & Maintenance 4 3,486

3,218 Male

269 Female

643 106 Paperhangers 2 43 64

57 Male

50 Female

644 4,539 Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 17 817 3,722

4,455 Male

86 Female

646 153 Plasterers & Stucco Masons 4 153

146 Male

5 Female

651 1,856 Roofers 3 1,856

1,828 Male

29 Female

652 1,424 Sheet Metal Workers 3 1,424

1,383 Male

43 Female

653 595 Iron & Steel Workers 5 595

579 Male

16 Female

660 276 Helpers, Construction Trades 32 25 64 12 58 77 52

260 Male







16 Female

666 504 Construction & Building Inspectors 16 504

465 Male

40 Female

670 143 Elevator Installers & Repairers 4 143

140 Male

2 Female

671 134 Fence Erectors 1 134

135 Male

1 Female

672 103 Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 2 103

93 Male

11 Female

673 445 Highway Maintainance Workers 2 2 445

425 Male

17 Female

674 58 Rail-Track Laying & Maintenance Equipment Operators 5 2 23 35

56 Male

3 Female

675 63 Septic Tank Services & Sewer Pipe Cleaners 2 1 32 31

63 Male

0 Female

676 245 Miscellaneous Construction & Related Workers 18 2 12 15 218

233 Male

11 Female

680 33 Derrick, Drill, Roustabout & Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, & Mining 11 3 30

31 Male

1 Female

682 248 Earth Drillers, Except Oil & Gas 7 35 214

245 Male

4 Female

683 15 Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts & Blasters 9 3 12

14 Male

3 Female

684 103 Mining Machine Operators 10 31 10 62

99 Male

4 Female

694 62 Misc. Extraction Workers Including Roof Bolters & Helpers 22 1 6 6 2 17 14 22

62 Male

1 Female

700 2,482 First-Line Supervisors & Managers of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers 94 2,482

2,285 Male

197 Female

701 1,835 Computer, Automated Teller, & Office Machine Repairers 11 165 1,669

1,532 Male

300 Female







702 1,246 Radio & Telecommunications Equipment Installers & Repairers 25 100 1,146

1,061 Male

185 Female

703 63 Avionics Technicians 3 63

55 Male

7 Female

704 195 Electric Motor, Power Tool, & Related Repairers 34 5 27 18 150

188 Male

7 Female

710 160 Electrical & Electronics Repairers Industrial, Utility &Transportation Equipment 18 1 21 139

150 Male

9 Female

711 1,266 Electronic Equipment Installers & Repairers, Motor Vehicles 2 1,266

1,205 Male

60 Female

712 295 Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers & Repairers 7 295

282 Male

12 Female

713 286 Security & Fire Alarm Systems Installers 2 286

277 Male

10 Female

714 669 Aircraft Mechanics & Service Technicians 8 669

635 Male

34 Female

715 1,761 Automotive Body & Related Repairers 5 1,761

1,690 Male

70 Female

716 151 Automotive Glass Installers & Repairers 1 151

148 Male

3 Female

720 8,507 Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics 24 425 340 1,191 255 6,295

8,188 Male

318 Female

721 2,328 Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists 10 2,328

2,306 Male

22 Female

722 1,187 Heavy Vechicle & Mobile Equipment Service Technicians & Mechanics 18 1,187

1,168 Male

19 Female

724 394 Small Engine Mechanics 14 394

381 Male

13 Female

726 540 Misc. Vehicile & Mobile Equipment Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers 5 2 432 108

529 Male

12 Female

730 181 Control & Valve Installers & Repairers 20 18 9 154







162 Male

18 Female

731 2,063 Heating, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration Mechanics, & Installers 10 2,063

2,027 Male

35 Female

732 317 Home Appliance Repairers 3 317

312 Male

6 Female

733 5,075 Industrial & Refractory Machinery Mechanics 81 152 51 5 508 254 152 3,959

4,888 Male

186 Female

734 3,009 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 8 3,009

2,890 Male

120 Female

735 263 Maintenance Workers, Machinery 38 42 16 8 17 29 97 47 24

252 Male

11 Female

736 1,630 Millwrights 11 1,630

1,591 Male

40 Female

741 775 Electrical Powerline Installers & Repairers 13 54 1 721

753 Male

22 Female

742 1,143 Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers 2 1,143

1,070 Male

74 Female

743 527 Precision Instrument & Equipment Repairers 27 2 42 21 463

472 Male

52 Female

751 424 Coin, Vending & Amusement Machine Servicers & Repairers 6 1 72 68 284

319 Male

104 Female

754 166 Locksmiths & Safe Repairers 3 166

157 Male

8 Female

755 162 Manufactured Building & Moble Home Installers 2 82 79

156 Male

6 Female

756 44 Riggers 8 44

43 Male

1 Female

761 106 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers 49 4 10 5 34 36 17

95 Male

10 Female

762 1,861 Other Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers 56 19 56 16 37 651 316 74 707

1,767 Male







94 Female

770 13,241 First-Line Supervisors & Managers of Production & Operating Workers 706 13,241

10,756 Male

2,486 Female

771 26 Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging & Systems Assemblers 10 26

18 Male

6 Female

772 1,133 Electrical, Electronics & Electromechanical Assemblers 79 14 181 45 11 26 12 329 113 34 385

484 Male

650 Female

773 993 Engine & Other Machine Assemblers 19 1 50 943

864 Male

130 Female

774 230 Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters 7 230

212 Male

18 Female

775 23,718 Miscellaneous Assemblers & Fabricators 45 996 474 3 474 972 1,897 949 17,954

13,848 Male

9,871 Female

780 1,244 Bakers 8 1,244

501 Male

742 Female

781 1,366 Butchers & Other Meat, Poultry & Fish Processing Workers 32 355 383 68 4 260 301

1,153 Male

213 Female

783 50 Food & Tobacco Roasting, Baking, & Drying Machine Operators & Tenders 44 4 1 5 22 16 13 7 5

37 Male

12 Female

784 499 Food Batchmakers 5 499

221 Male

278 Female

785 55 Food Cooking Machine Operators & Tenders 41 3 7 6 15 15 12 5 8

19 Male

35 Female

790 1,029 Computer Control Programmers & Operators 16 195 62 772

902 Male

129 Female

792 234 Extruding & Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders-- Metal & Plastic 14 16 2 33 52 49 84

174 Male

59 Female

793 618 Forging Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders--Metal & Plastic 18 31 167 68 352

597 Male

20 Female

794 203 Rolling Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders 37 10 6 4 18 33 10 126

128 Male

75 Female







795 3,760 Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine, Setters, Oper. & Tenders--Metal & Plastic 74 75 376 338 20 75 451 827 451 1,166

2,447 Male

1,315 Female

796 248 Drilling & Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators & Tenders--Metal & Plactic 27 17 20 12 82 55 75

205 Male

44 Female

800 2,091 Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setter & Operators 73 63 293 105 16 84 376 314 857

1,836 Male

255 Female

801 490 Lathe & Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders--Metal & Plastic 38 54 12 122 44 269

435 Male

54 Female

803 5,896 Machinists 18 5,896

5,562 Male

332 Female

804 492 Metal Furnace & Kiln Operators & Tenders 20 25 74 2 25 172 49 148

443 Male

47 Female

806 699 Model Makers & Patternmakers-- Metal & Plastic 23 699

665 Male

35 Female

810 2,026 Molders & Molding Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders--Metal & Plastic 48 192 243 101 7 182 466 142 699

1,597 Male

426 Female

813 4,656 Tool & Die Makers 23 4,656

4,535 Male

122 Female

814 6,118 Welding, Soldering & Brazing Workers 56 551 428 122 5 122 673 765 306 3,151

5,347 Male

770 Female

815 224 Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators & Tenders--Metal & Plastic 22 11 20 9 3 72 31 81

195 Male

27 Female

816 55 Layout Workers, Metal & Plastic 5 55

50 Male

4 Female

820 192 Plating & Coating Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders--Metal & Plastic 53 19 37 4 11 44 29 12 48

162 Male

31 Female

821 205 Tool Grinders, Filers & Sharpeners 15 205

201 Male

4 Female

822 10,283 Other Metal, Plastic, Milling, Planing Workers & Operators & Tenders 229 82 1,337 823 206 38 1,440 1,954 308 4,113

7,098 Male

3,181 Female

823 333 Bookbinders & Bindery Workers 17 17 20 2 137 160







151 Male

182 Female

824 519 Job Printers 2 519

408 Male

112 Female

825 527 Prepress Technicians & Workers 59 1 58 469

228 Male

298 Female

826 1,278 Printing Machine Operators 87 19 115 58 13 15 268 128 690

1,035 Male

244 Female

830 1,550 Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers 23 233 295 6 403 202 419

632 Male

920 Female

831 802 Pressers, Textile, Garment & Related Workers 35 401 72 8 265 64

365 Male

436 Female

832 1,204 Sewing Machine Operators 128 24 289 62 855 36

219 Male

986 Female

833 96 Shoe & Leather Workers & Repairers 16 6 18 72

66 Male

28 Female

834 62 Shoe Machine Operators 4 16 1 47

36 Male

26 Female

835 609 Tailors, Dressmakers & Sewers 35 12 49 37 6 140 24 347

78 Male

530 Female

836 21 Textile Bleaching & Dyeing Machine Operators & Tenders 39 2 3 19 3 12 2

13 Male

8 Female







840 40 Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Opeators & Tenders 34 1 13 2 4 9 5 14 1

12 Male

27 Female

841 18 Textile Knitting & Weaving Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders 42 4 6 2 11

6 Male

12 Female

842 10 Textile Winding, Twisting, & Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operator & Tenders 73 0 2 1 0 33 2 3 1 1

3 Male

7 Female

845 347 Upholsterers 9 347

213 Male

133 Female

846 87 Misc. Textile Apparel, & Furnishings Workers 20 6 6 7 74

56 Male

30 Female

850 390 Cabinetmakers & Bench Carpenters 21 390

361 Male

29 Female

851 178 Furniture Finishers 6 1 28 119

148 Male

31 Female

853 445 Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders---Wood 52 58 13 18 5 40 173 27 116

410 Male

35 Female

854 300 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders--Wood 121 60 36 6 22 30 111 12 45

221 Male

78 Female

855 332 Misc. Woodworkers Including Modelmakers & Patternmakers 10 332

294 Male

39 Female

860 348 Power Plant Operators, Distributors & Dispatchers 16 348

305 Male

43 Female

861 867 Stationary Engineers & Boiler Operators 12 1 217 650

828 Male

41 Female

862 431 Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Operators 5 86 344

401 Male

29 Female

863 155 Miscellaneous Plant & System Operators 26 30 12 113

143 Male

13 Female







864 504 Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders 286 13 18 30 80 151 161 15 116

440 Male

65 Female

865 832 Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, & Blending Workers 444 8 75 92 58 144 350 108 25 117

697 Male

137 Female

871 877 Cutting Workers 257 11 281 97 53 59 11 219 114 26 66

660 Male

218 Female

872 481 Extuding, Forming, Pressing & Compacting Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders 163 5 91 67 12 48 101 113 29 62

331 Male

149 Female

873 181 Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, & Kettle Operators & Tenders 150 13 49 5 36 33 42 11 29

100 Male

79 Female

874 9,712 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers & Weighers 782 146 1,457 243 220 486 4,516 437 2,428

5,467 Male

4,246 Female

875 219 Jewelers & Precious Stone & Metal Workers 50 219

156 Male

62 Female

876 659 Medical, Dental, & Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 34 1 40 619

277 Male

382 Female

880 1,661 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders 73 17 830 199 133 18 216 166 100

689 Male

973 Female

881 2,030 Painting Workers 200 81 264 274 61 44 101 507 467 41 233

1,640 Male

390 Female

883 498 Photographic Process Workers & Processing Machine Operators 32 62 15 6 15 139 266

159 Male

340 Female

885 150 Cementing & Gluing Machine Operators & Tenders 56 50 8 24 41 15 38

68 Male

81 Female

886 192 Cleaning , Washing, & Metal Pickling Equipment Operators & Tenders 43 4 58 44 10 11 27 37 13

146 Male

47 Female







891 105 Etchers & Engravers 29 7 7 25 73

46 Male

60 Female

892 243 Molders, Shapers, & Casters, Except Metal & Plastic 74 12 15 7 16 27 28 21 134

192 Male

53 Female

893 320 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders 5 125 64 131

258 Male

62 Female

894 39 Tire Builders 2 2 17 21

36 Male

4 Female

895 271 Helpers--Production Workers 547 7 80 89 34 74 9 30 19 4

198 Male

72 Female

896 12,425 Other Production Workers Including Semiconductor Processors 1,687 497 3,106 1,491 373 463 311 2,609 1,864 559 1,615

8,277 Male

4,147 Female

900 1,656 Supervisors, Transportation & Material Moving Workers 57 66 33 1,556

1,231 Male

424 Female

903 593 Aircraft Pilots & Flight Engineers 8 593

570 Male

25 Female

904 148 Air Traffic Controllers & Airfield Operations Specialists 6 148

116 Male

33 Female

912 3,725 Bus Drivers 4 2 931 2,794

1,251 Male

2,474 Female

913 23,566 Drivers/Sales Workers & Truck Drivers 28 943 707 2,592 2 1,650 16,850 825

22,081 Male

1,486 Female

914 921 Taxi Drivers & Chauffeurs 6 147 4 544 184 46

769 Male

152 Female







915 221 Misc. Motor Vehicle Operators 4 22 1 199

178 Male

43 Female

920 200 Locomotive Enginneers & Operators 6 102 98

199 Male

2 Female

923 67 Railroad Brake , Signal & Switch Operators 6 11 1 13 43

67 Male

0 Female

924 245 Railroad Conductors & Yardmasters 6 245

238 Male

8 Female

926 37 Subway, Streetcar, & Other Rail Transportaion Workers 6 3 6 13 18

33 Male

4 Female

930 116 Sailors & Marine Oilers 6 39 20 57

112 Male

3 Female

931 111 Ship & Boat Captains & Operators 20 6 106

107 Male

5 Female

933 39 Ship Engineers 1 39

39 Male

0 Female

935 341 Parking Lot Attendants 3 228 1 112

278 Male

62 Female

936 1,003 Service Station Attendants 6 331 3 171 502

698 Male

306 Female

941 274 Transportation Inspectors 19 88 14 173

197 Male

76 Female

942 91 Misc. Transportation Workers 11 13 1 2 24 53

82 Male

9 Female

951 740 Craine and Tower Operators 14 2 52 215 44 429

693 Male

46 Female

952 329 Dredge, Excavating & Loading Machine Operators 11 1 59 56 214

320 Male

9 Female







956 74 Hoist & Winch Operators 24 3 9 12 18 24 16

70 Male

3 Female

960 5,235 Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators 10 523 471 8 1,047 3,193

4,824 Male

413 Female

961 3,126 Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment 57 594 1,626 375 7 219 313

2,547 Male

579 Female

962 15,803 Laborers & Frieght, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand 48 316 474 3,951 5,847 10 1,580 2,370 1,264

12,036 Male

3,770 Female

963 440 Machine Feeders & Offbearers 268 26 167 150 84 5 4 9

238 Male

201 Female

964 2,804 Packers & Packagers, Hand 66 84 1,374 701 393 4 140 112

1,193 Male

1,611 Female

965 53 Pumping Station Operators 24 6 5 2 20 24

52 Male

1 Female

972 563 Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors 1 563

516 Male

47 Female

975 597 Material Moving Workers, All Other 27 24 72 90 11 137 227 48

480 Male

117 Female

COLUMN TOTALS 12,741 4,904 49,478 40,385 15,385 33,476 103,560 81,557 16,173 655,027

Column totals as a per cent of the total labor market 0.5% 4.9% 4.0% 1.5% 3.3% 10.4% 8.2% 1.6% 65.5%

Note: Male & female may not equal total due to EEO methodolgy and rounding

Total number currently employed = 999,946

DATA USAGE Please Note!

Individuals using this data to estimate the number of jobs that exist for a Some individual DOT job titles should be given less weight than others basedspecific DOT job title should incorporate local knowledge of the labor market . on how estoteric the title is. This information along with personal knowledge of

It is virtually impossible to estimate precisely how many jobs of a specific DOT the labor market can be used to make judgements about the prominence of a title exist in a labor market without reconnaissance of all employers that hire such particular title. workers. Therefore it is more prudent to use a range for estimating rather than a specific number. To view all DOT titles assigned to a particular census code see our Specific

Occupation Selector (SOS) Manual 4th Edition.


Guide to Estimating Unskilled Labor Force Charteristics

Location: Any State, County, Metro Area or U.S.A. Current Quarter 2006 ----SEDENTARY UNSKILLED--- ------LIGHT UNSKILLED---- ----MEDIUM UNSKILLED----- ---HEAVY + UNSKILLED-----

# of DOT Titles Est. # of Jobs # of DOT Titles Est. # of Jobs # of DOT Titles Est. # of Jobs # of DOT Titles Est. # of Jobs

Total # Titles & Estimated Jobs 137 4,904 1,571 49,478 967 40,385 450 15,385

DEFINITIONS (from the Revised 4th Edition of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (D O T) a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor.

SVP: Specific Vocational Preparation Levels Part Two 1 & 2 Unskilled Work Guide To Estimating Unskilled Labor Market Charcteristics Strength RequirementsThe following pages provide data for estimating jobs that meet specific physical demands, working conditions and apptiudes from the Dictionary SEDENTARY WORK: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionallyof Occupational Titles. All data pertains only to that portion of the and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly labor market that is unskilled. to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, in-

cluding the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for

See the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) for brief periods of time. jobs are sedentary if walking and additional worker trait definitions. standing are required only occasionally and all other

sedentary criteria are met.

LIGHT WORK: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occassionally, Key: and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a neg-N P (Not Present): Condition does not exist.OCCASIONAL: Up to 1/3 of the time. MEDIUM WORK: Excerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, FREQUENT: 1/3 to 2/3's of the time. and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up toCONSTANT: 2/3's or more of the time. 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

HEAVY WORK: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and or up to 20

APTITUDES (levels) pounds of force constantly 1-2 above average (top 1/3 of the population) 3 average (middle 1/3 of the population) VERY HEAVY WORK: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force 4-5 below average (lowest 1/3 of the population) occasionlly, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force fre-

quently and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects






PHYSICAL DEMANDS (from DOT)Climbing (2) : Not Present 137 4,904 1,520 47,993 864 36,064 358 12,308

: Occasional 0 0 37 1,010 75 3,110 65 2,154

: Frequent 0 0 0 0 26 1,090 27 923

: Constant 0 0 14 2 x 0 0

Balancing (3)

: Not Present 137 4,904 1,551 48,983 920 38,245 400 13,539

: Occasional 0 0 13 x 34 1,615 33 1,231

: Frequent 0 0 7 x 13 485 17 615

: Constant 0 0 0 0 4 x 0 0

Stooping (4)

: Not Present 129 4,806 1,244 39,483 479 31,501 144 4,923

: Occasional 7 83 223 6,927 258 19,991 131 4,462

: Frequent 1 x 103 3,463 226 9,410 174 5,846

: Constant 0 0 1 X 4 x 1 x

Kneeling (5)

: Not Present 135 4,904 1,528 48,241 869 36,347 355 12,001

: Occasional 1 0 29 990 69 2,827 56 1,846

: Frequent 1 0 14 x 29 1,212 39 1,385

: Constant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Crouching (6)

: Not Present 133 4,792 1,459 46,014 753 31,501 269 9,231

: Occasional 3 98 76 2,474 124 5,250 87 2,923

: Frequent 1 x 36 990 89 3,231 94 3,231

: Constant 0 0 0 0 1 x 0 0

Crawling (7)

: Not Present 137 4,904 1,566 49,329 953 39,780 434 14,893

: Occasional 0 0 3 X 10 444 13 462

: Frequent 0 0 2 X 4 x 3 x

: Constant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Reaching (8)






: Not Present 0 0 8 x 3 x 0 0

: Occasional 4 147 28 990 6 x 0 0

: Frequent 96 3,433 1,230 39,087 820 34,328 393 13,385

: Constant 37 1,324 305 9,153 138 5,856 57 2,000

Handling (9)

: Not Present 0 0 6 x 1 x 0 0

: Occasional 3 98 31 990 7 x 0 0

: Frequent 92 3,335 1,223 39,087 816 34,328 393 13,385

: Constant 42 1,471 311 9,153 143 5,856 57 2,000

Fingering:(10)

: Not Present 18 638 410 12,914 372 15,346 207 7,077

: Occasional 18 638 409 12,864 282 11,712 137 4,616

: Frequent 76 2,746 646 20,236 285 11,752 106 3,692

: Constant 25 883 106 3,463 28 1,575 0 0

Feeling: (11)

: Not Present 125 4,512 1,427 45,025 880 36,751 421 14,308

: Occasional 7 221 75 2,474 56 5,250 13 4,616

: Frequent 5 172 69 1,979 31 1,212 16 615

: Constant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Talking: (12)

: Not Present 127 4,561 1,440 45,519 872 36,347 418 14,155

: Occasional 4 147 56 1,484 75 3,231 29 923

: Frequent 6 196 69 2,226 20 808 3 x

: Constant 0 0 6 x 0 0 0 0

Hearing: (13)

: Not Present 127 4,561 1,399 44,035 865 36,104 399 13,693

: Occasional 4 147 93 2,969 79 3,231 46 923

: Frequent 6 196 72 2,276 22 969 5 x

: Constant 0 0 7 x 1 x 0 0






Tasting/Smelling (14)

: Not Present 137 4,904 1,566 49,379 963 40,264 449 15,231

: Occasional 0 0 3 x 1 x 1 x

: Frequent 0 0 2 x 3 x 0 0

: Constant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Near Acuity (15)

: Not Present 25 883 471 14,843 400 16,962 228 7,693

: Occasional 4 147 211 6,679 198 8,077 70 2,462

: Frequent 108 3,874 790 24,739 342 14,135 145 4,923

: Constant 0 0 99 3,216 27 1,212 7 308

Far Acuity (16)

: Not Present 135 4,855 1,518 47,746 906 37,962 422 14,462

: Occasional 0 0 16 544 26 969 11 308

: Frequent 2 49 34 1,039 34 1,413 17 615

: Constant 0 0 3 x 1 x 0 0

Depth Perception (17)

: Not Present 94 3,384 1,069 42,056 619 25,847 274 9,385

: Occasional 9 343 128 3,958 118 4,846 45 1,539

: Frequent 34 1,226 104 3,266 223 9,289 126 4,308

: Constant 0 0 24 693 7 x 5 x

Accomodation (18)

: Not Present 107 3,825 1,288 40,572 588 35,539 409 13,985

: Occasional 7 245 151 4,948 67 2,827 24 769

: Frequent 2 834 117 3,463 38 1,615 16 615

: Constant 0 0 15 495 7 x 1 x






Color Vision (19)

: Not Present 118 4,267 1,224 38,593 784 32,712 373 12,770

: Occasional 17 589 258 7,916 149 6,058 62 2,154

: Frequent 2 49 83 2,474 28 1,212 15 462

: Constant 0 0 6 x 6 x 0 0

Field of Vision (20)

: Not Present 135 4,855 1,545 48,736 941 39,335 423 14,462

: Occasional 0 0 8 x 12 485 8 231

: Frequent 2 49 16 594 14 565 19 692

: Constant 0 0 2 x 0 0 0 0

WORKING CONDITIONS (from DOT)

Exposure to Weather (1)

: Not Present 136 4,880 1,500 47,301 864 35,943 431 14,693

: Occasional 0 0 23 693 46 2,019 19 692

: Frequent 1 X 21 643 31 1,252 0 0

: Constant 0 0 27 841 26 1,171 0 0

Extreme Cold (2)

: Not Present 137 4,904 1,565 49,181 952 39,578 375 12,770

: Occasional 0 0 3 x 8 x 25 2,616

: Frequent 0 0 2 x 5 x 0 0

: Constant 0 0 1 x 2 x 0 0

Extreme Heat (3)

: Not Present 137 4,904 1,518 47,993 870 36,347 432 14,770

: Occasional 0 0 21 643 42 1,777 9 308

: Frequent 0 0 27 742 46 1,898 6 231

: Constant 0 0 5 x 9 x 1 x






Wet & Humid (4)

: Not Present 134 4,904 1,448 45,816 776 32,308 399 13,693

: Occasional 2 4,831 50 1,484 85 3,635 21 692

: Frequent 1 49 57 1,682 83 3,231 25 769

: Constant 0 X 16 495 23 1,212 5 x

Noise (5)

: Very Quiet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

: Ouiet 5 196 28 990 22 1,090 0 0

: Moderate 103 3,678 809 25,481 352 14,660 138 4,616

: Loud 29 1,422 734 23,007 586 24,433 306 10,462

: Very Loud 0 0 0 0 7 x 6 231

Vibration (6)

: Not Present 137 4,904 1,567 49,280 963 40,183 448 15,370


: Frequent 0 0 1 x 1 x 1 x

: Constant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Atmospheric Conditions (7)

: Not Present 137 4,904 1,456 46,014 782 32,712 311 10,616

: Occasional 0 0 54 1,583 96 4,039 53 1,846

: Frequent 0 0 41 1,336 70 2,827 73 2,462

: Constant 0 0 20 594 19 808 13 462

Proximity to Moving Parts (8)

: Not Present 135 4,855 1,536 48,340 907 37,922 412 565

: Occasional 2 49 30 1,089 51 2,140 31 1,077

: Frequent 0 0 5 x 7 x 6 231

: Constant 0 0 0 0 2 x 1 x






Exposure to Electric Shock(9)

: Not Present 137 4,904 1,571 49,478 964 40,264 450 15,385

: Occasional 0 0 0 0 1 x 0 0

: Frequent 0 0 0 0 2 x 0 0

: Constant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

High Exposed Places (10)

: Not Present 137 4,904 1,570 49,428 963 40,264 446 15,355


: Frequent 0 0 0 0 1 x 1 x

: Constant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Exposure Radiant Energy (11)

: Not Present 137 4,904 1,570 49,478 966 40,345 450 15,385

: Occasional 0 0 0 0 1 x 0 0

: Frequent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

: Constant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Working With Explosives (12)

: Not Present 137 4,904 1,565 49,181 963 40,305 446 15,355



: Constant 0 0 4 x 1 x 0 0

Exposure Toxic Chemicals (13)

: Not Present 137 4,904 1,553 48,933 931 38,770 433 14,878

: Occasional 0 0 17 495 31 1,413 14 462


: Constant 0 0 0 0 4 x 1 x

Other Hazards (14)

: Not Present 137 4,904 1,481 46,509 848 35,539 361 12,385

: Occasional 0 0 43 1,286 51 2,019 32 1,154

: Frequent 0 0 39 1,138 61 2,544 51 1,769

: Constant 0 0 8 x 7 x 6 231






APTITUDES (levels)

Intelligence (G)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 14 490 99 2,969 28 1,212 12 462

4 123 4,414 1,472 46,509 939 40,385 438 14,924

5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verbal (V)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 8 392 60 1,880 6 x 1 x

4 124 4,414 1,482 46,608 942 39,376 425 14,616

5 5 196 29 990 19 808 24 769

Numerical (N)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 3 98 43 1,237 8 x 2 x

4 72 2,599 730 32,903 635 26,493 287 9,847

5 62 2,207 798 15,338 324 13,529 161 5,462

Spatial (S)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 15 539 106 3,463 68 2,827 37 1,231

4 110 3,923 1,465 46,014 859 35,539 392 13,385

5 12 441 0 0 40 2,019 21 769

Form Perception (P)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 3 98 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 41 1,520 384 1,187 141 5,856 60 2,000

4 91 3,237 1,158 36,416 795 33,197 378 12,924

5 2 49 29 1,979 31 1,333 12 462

Clerical Perception (Q)






1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 15 539 66 2,474 10 x 2 x

4 47 1,667 765 23,749 456 19,183 208 7,077

5 75 2,697 740 23,255 501 21,000 240 8,308

Motor Coordination (K)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 4 x 2 x 0 0

3 69 2,452 585 18,307 286 29,481 122 4,154

4 67 2,428 975 31,022 677 10,904 326 11,154

5 1 X 7 x 2 0 2 x

Finger Dexterity (F)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 22 693 0 0 0 0

3 67 4,904 446 13,854 137 5,735 39 1,385

4 61 2,256 1,090 35,030 817 34,126 399 13,693

5 9 245 13 x 13 525 12 308

Manual Dexterity (M)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 7 x 2 x 0 0

3 85 3,041 1,044 33,101 705 29,481 340 11,770

4 51 1,839 518 16,328 260 10,904 103 3,539

5 1 X 2 x 0 0 7 x

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination(E)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 2 49 41 1,286 18 727 15 462

4 12 441 265 8,411 216 8,966 118 4,000

5 123 4,414 1,265 39,582 733 30,693 317 10,924






Color Discrimination (C)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 12 441 40 1,237 11 444 6 231

4 19 687 325 9,896 185 7,673 72 2,462

5 106 3,776 1,206 38,345 771 32,268 372 12,693

DATA NOTES & SOURCES: All data are estimates from government sources including the * Certain totals may not agree due to roundingU.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The 1991 revised Fourth Edition of The Dictionary of Occupational * DOT means "Dictionary of Occupational Titles" a Titles, was used for education, experience and stength requirements. Publication of the U.S. Department of Labor and available in most Public Libraries. Growth for individual occupations in this labor market * nec means "not elsewhere classified"are estimated based on the overall growth of the entire labor market. * Census Codes were derived from the "Standard Occupational Classification (SOS) manual,

x = less than 1% of the unskilled labor market a Publication ofthe U.S.Department of Commerce. Occupations were classified

For additional information or more exact numbers, contact the Director into homogeneous groups according to work performed for the major portion of the

of Research and Analysis at your State Job Service. worker's time. Technical skills were given precedence over worker's time when necessary.

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