INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATION CODING AND SUPPORT

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2000 Alphabetical Index of Industries and Occupations

This is the primary reference when using the 2000 Bureau of the Census coding system. It was developed primarily for use in classifying a respondent’s industry (employer’s kind of business) and occupation (employees’ kind of work) as reported in the Census of Population, the Current Population Survey, and other demographic surveys conducted by the Bureau of the Census. The Alphabetical Index is divided into two sections: the white pages list industry titles and the yellow pages list occupation titles. All Census codes are 3 digits. The Index also provides codes for 1997 NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System) and the 2000 SOC (Standard Occupation Classification).

Please note that all paid industry/occupation titles are listed in the Alphabetical Index. NCHS and NIOSH have developed additional three-digit codes for non-paid workers/non-workers (i.e., homemakers, volunteers, students, retired with no other industry information, child, infant, etc.) These codes are not listed in the Alphabetical Index but are listed in the Instruction Manual that we distribute during class.

Industry and Occupation Instruction Manual

This manual was developed as a training tool for the coding class. It includes rules/policies/standard procedures that NIOSH follows when coding industry and occupation entries from death certificates. (Note: Industry and occupation questions on death certificates ask for the industry and occupation longest held by the person.) The manual also includes flow charts that guide you through the coding process with tables for non-paid/ non-workers and military codes. There are also conversion charts for converting 1987 SIC and 1990 SOC codes to Census codes.