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The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) is a system of job groups and specific job titles that organize all occupations performed for pay. It is THE system used to standardize collection and reporting of occupational information among all businesses and government agencies. The new SOC Manual is the first revision since 1980.

Who Uses the SOC. All federal agencies are mandated to use the new SOC, and it is the basis for the structure used in the Department of Labor’s new O*NET database. The SOC will become the new standard for government at all levels, all businesses and employers, industrial and labor relations specialists, vocational training schools, labor attorneys, and job placement counselors.

About the SOC Manual. Easy to understand and use, most of the book consists of lists of increasingly specific groups, related job titles, and brief job descriptions:

• 23 major groups (example: “Life, Physical and Social Science Occupations”)
• 96 minor groups (example: “Life Scientists”)
• 449 broad occupations (example: “Biological Scientists”)
• 821 detailed occupations (example: “Biochemists and Biophysicists”)

A table of contents lists the major and minor groups, introductory materials explain the SOC system, and an index lists job titles and their SOC numbers. SOC groups and jobs are assigned specific code numbers, and job descriptions are very brief. For example, the SOC description for job number 13-2021, Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate, is: “Appraise real property to determine its fair value. May assess taxes in accordance with prescribed schedules.”

Hardcover 2002-2003

525 pp., 8.5 x 11
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The federal government employs about 3 million people who work at locations across the country in a wide variety of fields and occupations. A whopping 300,000 or so new jobs open up each year.

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