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List of SOC 2018
This is the list of Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) updated in 2018, click the SOC code, you can browse more details.
| SOC Group | SOC Code | SOC Title | SOC Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detailed | 43-5021 | Couriers and Messengers | Pick up and deliver messages, documents, packages, and other items between offices or departments within an establishment or directly to other business concerns, traveling by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, or public conveyance. Excludes “Light Truck Drivers” (53-3033). |
| Broad | 43-5030 | Dispatchers | |
| Detailed | 43-5031 | Public Safety Telecommunicators | Operate telephone, radio, or other communication systems to receive and communicate requests for emergency assistance at 9-1-1 public safety answering points and emergency operations centers. Take information from the public and other sources regarding crimes, threats, disturbances, acts of terrorism, fires, medical emergencies, and other public safety matters. May coordinate and provide information to law enforcement and emergency response personnel. May access sensitive databases and other information sources as needed. May provide additional instructions to callers based on knowledge of and certification in law enforcement, fire, or emergency medical procedures. |
| Detailed | 43-5032 | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | Schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles for conveyance of materials, freight, or passengers, or for normal installation, service, or emergency repairs rendered outside the place of business. Duties may include using radio, telephone, or computer to transmit assignments and compiling statistics and reports on work progress. |
| Broad | 43-5040 | Meter Readers, Utilities | |
| Detailed | 43-5041 | Meter Readers, Utilities | Read meter and record consumption of electricity, gas, water, or steam. |
| Broad | 43-5050 | Postal Service Workers | |
| Detailed | 43-5051 | Postal Service Clerks | Perform any combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for correct postage. Includes postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors. |
| Detailed | 43-5052 | Postal Service Mail Carriers | Sort and deliver mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Deliver mail on established route by vehicle or on foot. Includes postal service mail carriers employed by USPS contractors. |
| Detailed | 43-5053 | Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Examine, sort, and route mail. Load, operate, and occasionally adjust and repair mail processing, sorting, and canceling machinery. Keep records of shipments, pouches, and sacks, and perform other duties related to mail handling within the postal service. Includes postal service mail sorters and processors employed by USPS contractors. Excludes “Postal Service Clerks” (43-5051) and “Postal Service Mail Carriers” (43-5052). |
