Upcoming occupational and industry aggregations in the May 2017 Occupational Employment Statistics estimates
The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program will replace 21
detailed occupations found within the 2010 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) with 10 new aggregations of those occupations,
beginning with May 2017 estimates published in 2018.
In addition, due to a sampling change, selected 4- and 5-digit North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industries previously
published by OES will no longer be published separately. Some of the
4-digit NAICS industries that are no longer being published separately
will instead be published as OES-specific 4-digit industry aggregations.
New occupational aggregations
The new occupational aggregations are shown in table 1. In most cases,
SOC detailed occupations will be aggregated to the SOC broad occupation
level. The remaining aggregations will be combinations of detailed
occupations that do not correspond to existing SOC broad occupations.
These aggregations will use OES-specific codes and titles.
The new occupational aggregations are combinations of SOC occupations
that are similar and where the survey does not have the information needed
to distinguish between the occupations for accurate coding.
Table 1.
New OES occupational aggregations
Beginning with the May 2017 OES estimates, the occupations in bold will
replace the SOC 2010 detailed occupations listed below them.
13-1020 |
Buyers and purchasing agents (SOC broad occupation) |
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13-1021 Buyers and purchasing agents, farm products |
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13-1022 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
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13-1023 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products |
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15-2090 |
Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations (SOC broad
occupation) |
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15-2091 Mathematical technicians |
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15-2099 Mathematical science occupations, all other |
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21-1018 |
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health
counselors (OES-specific code and title) |
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21-1011 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
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21-1014 Mental health counselors |
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29-2010 |
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians (SOC
broad occupation) |
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29-2011 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
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29-2012 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
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39-1010 |
First-line supervisors of gaming workers (SOC broad
occupation) |
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39-1011 Gaming supervisors |
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39-1012 Slot supervisors |
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39-7010 |
Tour and travel guides (SOC broad occupation) |
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39-7011 Tour guides and escorts |
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39-7012 Travel guides |
|
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47-4090 |
Miscellaneous construction and related workers (SOC broad
occupation) |
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47-4091 Segmental pavers |
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47-4099 Construction and related workers, all other |
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51-2028 |
Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers,
except coil winders, tapers, and finishers (OES-specific code
and title) |
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51-2022 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
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51-2023 Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
|
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51-2098 |
Assemblers and fabricators, all other, including team
assemblers (OES-specific code and title) |
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51-2092 Team assemblers |
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51-2099 Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
|
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53-1048 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving
workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(OES-specific code and title) |
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53-1021 First-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand |
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53-1031 First-line supervisors of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle
operators |
New industry aggregations
Selected 4-digit and 5-digit NAICS industries previously published by
OES will no longer be published separately. Some of these industries will
instead be published at their standard 3- and 4-digit NAICS industry
levels respectively. Table 2 shows the 4-digit NAICS industries that will
not be published separately, and instead will be published as part of the
3-digit NAICS industry. Table 3 shows the 5-digit NAICS industries that
will not be published separately, and instead will be published as part of
the 4-digit NAICS industry or as part of an OES-specific 4-digit industry aggregation.
Some of the previously published 4-digit industries that are no longer
being published will instead be published at OES-specific 4-digit industry
aggregations. Table 4 shows these OES-specific industry aggregations,
along with their OES-specific industry codes and titles.
The May 2017 OES estimates will be published using the 2017 NAICS. All
of the NAICS codes listed in tables 2, 3, and 4 are based on the 2017
NAICS.
The new industry aggregations will result in improved sampling
efficiency by combining industries with similar staffing patterns (for
example, grocery stores and specialty food stores).
Table 2
Industries that will no longer be published at the 4-digit NAICS level
starting with the 2017 OES estimates. These industries will be published
as part of the 3-digit NAICS. All industries are listed with their 2017
NAICS codes and titles.
327 |
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
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3271 Clay product and refractory manufacturing |
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3272 Glass and glass product manufacturing |
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3273 Cement and concrete product manufacturing |
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3274 Lime and gypsum product manufacturing |
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3279 Other nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing |
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452 |
General merchandise stores |
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4522 Department stores |
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4523 General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and
supercenters |
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484 |
Truck transportation |
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4841 General freight trucking |
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4842 Specialized freight trucking |
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517 |
Telecommunications |
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5173 Wired and wireless telecommunications carriers |
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5174 Satellite telecommunications |
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5179 Other telecommunications |
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523 |
Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial
investments and related activities |
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5231 Securities and commodity contracts intermediation and
brokerage |
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5232 Securities and commodity exchanges |
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5239 Other financial investment activities |
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531 |
Real estate |
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5311 Lessors of real estate |
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5312 Offices of real estate agents and brokers |
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5313 Activities related to real
estate |
Table 3
Industries that will no longer be published at the 5-digit NAICS level
starting with the 2017 OES estimates. These industries will be published
as part of the 4-digit NAICS or as part of an OES-specific 4-digit industry aggregation.
3370A1 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) |
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33711 Wood kitchen cabinet and countertop manufacturing |
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33712 Household and institutional furniture manufacturing |
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5614 |
Business support services |
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56142 Telephone call centers |
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5615 |
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services |
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56151 Travel agencies |
Table 4. New
OES industry aggregations
Beginning with the May 2017 OES estimates, the industries shown in bold
will contain one or more aggregations of the detailed industries listed
below them. For industries with more than one aggregation, each
aggregation is listed separately.
3250A1 |
Chemical manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259
only) |
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3251 Basic chemical manufacturing |
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3252 Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers
and filaments manufacturing |
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3253 Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical
manufacturing |
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3259 Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing |
|
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3250A2 |
Chemical manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) |
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3255 Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing |
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3256 Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation
manufacturing |
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3320A1 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325,
3326, and 3329 only) |
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3321 Forging and stamping |
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3322 Cutlery and handtool manufacturing |
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3325 Hardware manufacturing |
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3326 Spring and wire product manufacturing |
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3329 Other fabricated metal product manufacturing |
|
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3320A2 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing (3323 and 3324
only) |
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3323 Architectural and structural metals manufacturing |
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3324 Boiler, tank, and shipping container manufacturing |
|
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3330A1 |
Machinery manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339
only) |
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3331 Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery
manufacturing |
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3332 Industrial machinery manufacturing |
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3334 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning, and commercial
refrigeration equipment manufacturing |
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3339 Other general purpose machinery manufacturing |
|
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3370A1 |
Furniture and related product manufacturing (3371 and 3372
only) |
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3371 Household and institutional furniture and kitchen cabinet
manufacturing |
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3372 Office furniture (including fixtures) manufacturing |
|
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4230A1 |
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236,
4237, and 4239 only) |
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4232 Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers |
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4233 Lumber and other construction materials merchant
wholesalers |
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4235 Metal and mineral (except petroleum) merchant
wholesalers |
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4236 Household appliances and electrical and electronic goods
merchant wholesalers |
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4237 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
merchant wholesalers |
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4239 Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers |
|
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4240A1 |
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (4244 and 4248
only) |
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4244 Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers |
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4248 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant
wholesalers |
|
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4240A2 |
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (4242 and 4246
only) |
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4242 Drugs and druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers |
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4246 Chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers |
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4240A3 |
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (4241, 4247, and 4249
only) |
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4241 Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers |
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4247 Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers |
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4249 Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers |
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4450A1 |
Food and beverage stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
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4451 Grocery stores |
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4452 Specialty food stores |
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4530A1 |
Miscellaneous store retailers (4532 and 4533 only) |
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4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores |
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4533 Used merchandise stores |
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5220A1 |
Credit intermediation and related activities (5221 and 5223
only) |
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5221 Depository credit intermediation |
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5223 Activities related to credit intermediation |
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5320A1 |
Rental and leasing services (5322, 5323, and 5324
only) |
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5322 Consumer goods rental |
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5323 General rental centers |
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5324 Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental
and leasing |
Last Modified Date: October 17, 2017