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nsf.gov - Appendix Table 2 - NCSES Characteristics of Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 2010 - US National Science Foundation (NSF) NCSES RCG 2010 Technical table B-3
Technical Table 2. 2010 SESTAT Occupation Codes and Groups
 

Occupations              Occupations Codes
Science and engineering occupations
    Computer and mathematical scientists (major code = 1)
        Computer and information scientists (minor code = 11) 110510 Computer and information scientists, research
110520 Computer network architect
110540 Computer support specialists
110550 Computer system analysts
110560 Database administrators
110570 Information security analysts
110580 Network and computer systems administrators
110590 Software developers-applications and systems software
110600 Web developers
110610 Other computer information science occupations
110880 Computer engineers-software
        Mathematical scientists (minor code = 12) 121720 Mathematicians
121730 Operations research analysts, including modeling
121740 Statisticians
121760 Other mathematical scientists
        Postsecondary teachers-computer and math sciences (minor code = 18) 182760 Postsecondary teachers: computer science teachers
182860 Postsecondary teachers: mathematics and statistics teachers
    Biological, agricultural, and other life scientists (major code = 2)
        Agricultural and food scientists (minor code = 21) 210210 Agricultural and food scientists
        Biological and medical scientists (minor code = 22) 220220 Biochemists and biophysicists
220230 Biological scientists (e.g., botanists, ecologists, zoologists)
220250 Medical scientists (excluding practitioners)
220270 Other biological and life scientists
        Environmental life scientists (minor code = 23) 230240 Forestry and conservation scientists
        Postsecondary teachers-life and related sciences (minor code = 28) 282710 Postsecondary teachers: agriculture teachers
282730 Postsecondary teachers: biological sciences teachers
282970 Postsecondary teachers: other natural sciences teachers
    Physical and related scientists (major code = 3)
        Chemists, except biochemists (minor code = 31) 311930 Chemists, except biochemists
        Earth scientists, geologists, and oceanographers (minor code = 32) 321920 Atmospheric and space scientists
321940 Geologists, including earth scientists
321950 Oceanographers
        Physicists and astronomers (minor code = 33) 331910 Astronomers
331960 Physicists
        Other physical and related scientists (minor code = 34) 341980 Other physical scientists
        Postsecondary teachers-physical and related sciences (minor code = 38) 382750 Postsecondary teachers: chemistry teachers
382770 Postsecondary teachers: earth, environmental, and marine sciences teachers
382890 Postsecondary teachers: physics teachers
    Social and related scientists (major code = 4)
        Economists (minor code = 41) 412320 Economists
        Political scientists (minor code = 42) 422350 Political scientists
        Psychologists (minor code = 43) 432360 Psychologists, including clinical
        Sociologists and anthropologists (minor code = 44) 442310 Anthropologists
442370 Sociologists
        Other social and related scientists (minor code = 45) 452380 Other social scientists
        Postsecondary teachers-social and related sciences (minor code = 48) 482780 Postsecondary teachers: economics teachers
482900 Postsecondary teachers: political science teachers
482910 Postsecondary teachers: psychology teachers
482930 Postsecondary teachers: sociology teachers
482980 Postsecondary teachers: other social sciences teachers
    Engineering (major code = 5)
        Aerospace, aeronautical or astronautical engineers (minor code = 51) 510820 Aeronautical, aerospace, astronautical engineers
        Chemical engineers (minor code = 52) 520850 Chemical engineers
        Civil, architectural or sanitary engineers (minor code = 53) 530860 Civil, including architectural and sanitary engineers
        Electrical or computer hardware engineers (minor code = 54) 540870 Computer engineer-hardware
540890 Electrical and electronics engineers
        Industrial engineers (minor code = 55) 550910 Industrial engineers
        Mechanical engineers (minor code = 56) 560940 Mechanical engineers
        Other engineers (minor code = 57) 570830 Agricultural engineers
570840 Bioengineering and biomedical engineers
570900 Environmental engineers
570920 Marine engineers and naval architects
570930 Materials and metallurgical engineers
570950 Mining and geological engineers
570960 Nuclear engineers
570970 Petroleum engineers
570980 Sales engineers
570990 Other engineers
        Postsecondary teachers - engineering (minor code = 58) 582800 Postsecondary teachers: engineering teachers
Science and Engineering-Related Occupations
        Health-related occupations (minor code = 61) 611110 Diagnosing/ treating practitioners (e.g. dentists, optometrists, physicians)
611120 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
611130 Health technologists and technicians (e.g. dental hygienist, health record tech)
611140 Other health occupations
612870 Postsecondary teachers: health and related sciences
        Science and engineering managers (minor code = 62) 621420 Computer and information systems managers
621430 Engineering managers
621440 Medical and health services managers
621450 Natural sciences managers
        Science and engineering pre-college Teachers (minor code = 63) 632530 Secondary school teacher-computer, math, or sciences
632540 Secondary school teacher-social sciences
        Science and engineering and technologists (minor code = 64) 640260 Technologists and technicians in the biological/ life sciences
640530 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
641000 Electrical, electronic, industrial, mechanical technicians
641010 Drafting occupations, including computer drafting
641020 Surveying and mapping technicians
641030 Other engineering technologists and technicians
641040 Surveyors, cartographers, photogrammetrists
641750 Technologists and technicians in the mathematical sciences
641970 Technologists and technicians in the physical sciences
        Other science and engineering-related occupations (minor code = 65) 650810 Architects
651710 Actuaries
Non-science and engineering and other
    Non-science and engineering occupations (major code = 7)
        Non-science and engineering managers (minor code = 71) 711410 Top-level managers, executives, administrators
711460 Education administrators (e.g. registrar, dean, principal)
711470 Other mid-level managers
        Management-related occupations (minor code = 72) 721510 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
721520 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
721530 Other management related occupations
        Non-science and engineering precollege teachers (minor code = 73) 732510 Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten teacher
732520 Elementary school teacher
732550 Secondary school teacher-other subjects
732560 Special education teacher-primary and secondary
732570 Other precollegiate teacher
        Non-science and engineering postsecondary teachers (minor code = 74) 742720 Postsecondary teachers: art, drama, and music teachers
742740 Postsecondary teachers: business commerce and marketing teachers
742790 Postsecondary teachers: education teachers
742810 Postsecondary teachers: English teachers
742820 Postsecondary teachers: foreign languages teachers
742830 Postsecondary teachers: history teachers
742880 Postsecondary teachers: physical education teachers
742990 Postsecondary teachers: other non-science and engineering postsecondary teachers
        Social services and related occupations (minor code = 75) 750400 Clergy and other religious workers
750700 Counselors, educational, vocational, mental health, and substance abuse
752400 Social workers
        Sales and marketing occupations (minor code = 76) 762000 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
762010 Sales occupations-commodities, except retail
762020 Sales occupations-retail
762030 Other marketing and sales occupations
        Art, humanities, and related occupations (minor code = 77) 770100 Artists, broadcasters, editors, entertainers, public relations specialists, writers
772330 Historians
        Other non-science and engineering occupations (minor code = 78) 780310 Accounting clerks and bookkeepers
780320 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
780330 Other administrative (e.g. record clerks, telephone operators)
781100 Farmers, foresters, and fishermen
781200 Lawyers, judges
781300 Librarians, archivists, curators
782210 Food preparation and services
782220 Protective services occupations
782230 Other service occupations, except health
783000 Other teachers and instructors in non-educational institutions
784010 Construction and extraction occupations
784020 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
784030 Precision/ production occupations
784040 Operators and related occupations
784050 Transportation/ material moving occupations
785000 Other occupations
    Other (major code = 9)
        Other (minor code = 99) 999979 Survey exclusion
999989 Logical skip
999999 Unknown/ missing