U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Standard Occupational Classification

CAUTION:

The information on this page relates to the 2000 SOC, for more recent information, see the 2010 SOC System.

19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

19-1000 Life Scientists

19-1010 Agricultural and Food Scientists

19-1011 Animal Scientists

19-1012 Food Scientists and Technologists

19-1013 Soil and Plant Scientists

19-1020 Biological Scientists

19-1021 Biochemists and Biophysicists

19-1022 Microbiologists

19-1023 Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

19-1029 Biological Scientists, All Other

19-1030 Conservation Scientists and Foresters

19-1031 Conservation Scientists

19-1032 Foresters

19-1040 Medical Scientists

19-1041 Epidemiologists

19-1042 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

19-1090 Miscellaneous Life Scientists

19-1099 Life Scientists, All Other

19-2000 Physical Scientists

19-2010 Astronomers and Physicists

19-2011 Astronomers

19-2012 Physicists

19-2020 Atmospheric and Space Scientists

19-2021 Atmospheric and Space Scientists

19-2030 Chemists and Materials Scientists

19-2031 Chemists

19-2032 Materials Scientists

19-2040 Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists

19-2041 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

19-2042 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

19-2043 Hydrologists

19-2090 Miscellaneous Physical Scientists

19-2099 Physical Scientists, All Other

19-3000 Social Scientists and Related Workers

19-3010 Economists

19-3011 Economists

19-3020 Market and Survey Researchers

19-3021 Market Research Analysts

19-3022 Survey Researchers

19-3030 Psychologists

19-3031 Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists

19-3032 Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

19-3039 Psychologists, All Other

19-3040 Sociologists

19-3041 Sociologists

19-3050 Urban and Regional Planners

19-3051 Urban and Regional Planners

19-3090 Miscellaneous Social Scientists and Related Workers

19-3091 Anthropologists and Archeologists

19-3092 Geographers

19-3093 Historians

19-3094 Political Scientists

19-3099 Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

19-4000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians

19-4010 Agricultural and Food Science Technicians

19-4011 Agricultural and Food Science Technicians

19-4020 Biological Technicians

19-4021 Biological Technicians

19-4030 Chemical Technicians

19-4031 Chemical Technicians

19-4040 Geological and Petroleum Technicians

19-4041 Geological and Petroleum Technicians

19-4050 Nuclear Technicians

19-4051 Nuclear Technicians

19-4060 Social Science Research Assistants

19-4061 Social Science Research Assistants

19-4090 Miscellaneous Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians

19-4091 Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

19-4092 Forensic Science Technicians

19-4093 Forest and Conservation Technicians

19-4099 Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

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Last Modified Date: October 26, 2009