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Standard Occupational Classification

Label
Standard Occupational Classification
Language
eng
Characteristic
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resource.entryConvention
integrated entry
resource.frequency
other
resource.governmentPublication
federal national government publication
Main title
Standard Occupational Classification
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Oclc number
45204762
resource.regularity
regular
Summary
The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system will be used by all Federal statistical agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data. All workers are classified into one of over 820 occupations according to their occupational definition. To facilitate classification, occupations are combined to form 23 major groups, 96 minor groups, and 449 broad occupations. Each broad occupation includes detailed occupation(s) requiring similar job duties, skills, education, or experience
resource.variantTitle
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) systemSOC
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