Standard Occupational Classification System 787561 225879985 2008-07-15T20:53:41Z Wavelength 271168 /* See also */ alphabetizing list of internal links -- see [[Wikipedia:Guide to layout#See also]] :''This article is about the '''Standard Occupational Classification System''' (SOC) used in the [[United States]]. Similar SOC systems are used in other countries including the UK[http://www.statistics.gov.uk/methods_quality/ns_sec/soc2000.asp][http://www.statistics.gov.uk/methods_quality/soc/structure.asp], Canada[http://www.statcan.ca/english/concepts/occupation.htm],Spain[http://www.ine.es/clasifi/cnoh.htm], the Philippines[http://www.nscb.gov.ph/csd/psoc1.asp], and Singapore[http://www.singstat.gov.sg/stats/ssc/ssoc.html]'' The '''Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) System''' is a [[United States]] government system of classifying [[profession|occupation]]s. It was developed in response to a growing need for a universal occupational classification system. Such a classification system would allow government agencies and private industry to produce comparable data. Users of occupational data include government program managers, industrial and labor relations practitioners, students considering career training, job seekers, vocational training schools, and employers wishing to set salary scales or locate a new plant. It will be used by all federal agencies collecting occupational data, providing a means to compare occupational data across agencies. It is designed to cover all occupations in which work is performed for pay or profit, reflecting the current occupational structure in the United States. The USA's SOC includes 822 occupational types. The national variants of the SOC are used by the governments of the [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[Canada]], and many others. ==Categories== *[[:Category:Management occupations|Management occupations]] *[[:Category:Business and financial operations occupations|Business and financial operations occupations]] *[[:Category:Computer and mathematical occupations|Computer and mathematical occupations]] *[[:Category:Architecture and engineering occupations|Architecture and engineering occupations]] *[[:Category:Life, physical, and social science occupations|Life, physical, and social science occupations]] *[[:Category:Professional gambling occupations|Professional gambling occupations]] *[[:Category:Community and social services occupations|Community and social services occupations]] *[[:Category:Legal occupations|Legal occupations]] *[[:Category:Education, training, and library occupations|Education, training, and library occupations]] *[[:Category:Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations|Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations]] *[[:Category:Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations|Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations]] *[[:Category:Healthcare support occupations|Healthcare support occupations]] *[[:Category:Protective service occupations|Protective service occupations]] *[[:Category:Food preparation and serving related occupations|Food preparation and serving related occupations]] *[[:Category:Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations|Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations]] *[[:Category:Personal care and service occupations|Personal care and service occupations]] *[[:Category:Sales and related occupations|Sales and related occupations]] *[[:Category:Office and administrative support occupations|Office and administrative support occupations]] *[[:Category:Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations|Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations]] *[[:Category:Construction and extraction occupations|Construction and extraction occupations]] *[[:Category:Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations|Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations]] *[[:Category:Production occupations|Production occupations]] *[[:Category:Transportation and material moving occupations|Transportation and material moving occupations]] *[[:Category:Military specific occupations|Military specific occupations]] ==See also== * [[Dictionary of Occupational Titles]] * [[International Standard Classification of Occupations]] * [[National Occupational Classification]] (NOC) (in Canada) * [[Occupational Outlook Handbook]] == References == U.S. Department of Labor (2000). ''Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Manual'' (2000 ed.). Washington, D.C. == External links == * [http://www.bls.gov/soc/ The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) System] [[Category:Occupations]] [[Category:Economic classification systems]]