U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Standard Occupational Classification

NOTE:

The information on this page relates to the 2010 SOC, please see the 2000 SOC System for information on the previous version of the SOC.

2010 SOC Implementation Schedule for BLS programs

BLS Program	Reference date	Publication date
Occupational Employment Statistics¹	May 2010	May 2011
Employment Projections²	2010-2020	TBD
Current Population Survey	2011	Feb. 2012
OSH - Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries	2011	Fall 2012
OSH - Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses	2011	Fall 2012
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation	March 2014	June 2014
Employment Cost Index	March 2014	April 2014
National Compensation Survey - Benefits (incidence and key provisions)	March 2014	Summer 2014
National Compensation Survey - Benefits (detailed provisions)	2013	Summer 2014

For information on implementation of the 2010 SOC by other Federal statistical agencies, see:

Department of Commerce, Census Bureau – Standard tabulations of data from the American Community Survey are available through the American FactFinder via the Internet at www.census.gov. Information about occupation coding and written reports on occupational trends can be found at www.census.gov/hhes/www/ioindex/ioindex.html. For additional information, contact the Census Bureau’s Question and Answer Center at http://ask.census.gov or contact the Call Center at (301) 763-INFO.
Department of Defense – Information on available data products can be obtained on the Internet at www.dmdc.osd.mil; or by writing to Director, Defense Manpower Data Center, 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22209-2593.
Department of Education – Information on data products from the Schools and Staffing Survey, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, and various longitudinal studies is available from the specific surveys and programs, which can be found at http://nces.ed.gov/surveys.
Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) – O*NET information is available via the Internet at http://online.onetcenter.org and also as a downloadable electronic database from the O*NET Resource Center: www.onetcenter.org/database.html. For more information, contact O*NET Customer Support at onet@ncmail.net or contact the Department of Labor at o-net@dol.gov . You can also write to the O*NET project director at Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, FPB Room S 4231, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – More information on the Commission’s data survey and enforcement programs may be obtained from the Commission’s Web site at www.eeoc.gov.
National Science Foundation – More information on the Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) may be obtained from the SESTAT Web site at www.nsf.gov/statistics/sestat.

¹May 2010 OES estimates based on data collected over a 3-year cycle under both the 2000 and 2010 SOC structures. Data reflecting full implementation of the 2010 SOC will have a reference date of May 2012.
²Employment projections, 2010-2020, developed using May 2010 OES estimates.

Last Modified Date: September 1, 2011