2015 American Community Survey - IPUMS Subset
United States, 2011 - 2015
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USA_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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United States Census Bureau, IPUMS
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- USA2015_PHC-H-H
- USA2015_PHC-P-H
Occupation last week, 1950 basis (US2015A_OCC1950)
Data file: USA2015_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
334
End:
336
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">41-46 Current or most recent job activity </span>
<br />Describe clearly this person's chief job activity or business last week. If this person had more than one job, describe the one at which this person worked the most hours. If this person had no job or business last week, give information for his/her last job or business.</p>
<p>45. What kind of work was this person doing?
<br /> (For example: registered nurse, personal manager, supervisor of order department, secretary, accountant) ________</p>
<p>46. What were this person's most important activities or duties?
<br /> (For example: patient care, directing hiring policies, supervising order clerks, typing and filing, reconciling financial records) ________
<br />Describe clearly this person's chief job activity or business last week. If this person had more than one job, describe the one at which this person worked the most hours. If this person had no job or business last week, give information for his/her last job or business.</p>
<p>45. What kind of work was this person doing?
<br /> (For example: registered nurse, personal manager, supervisor of order department, secretary, accountant) ________</p>
<p>46. What were this person's most important activities or duties?
<br /> (For example: patient care, directing hiring policies, supervising order clerks, typing and filing, reconciling financial records) ________
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | Accountants and auditors |
| 001 | Actors and actresses |
| 002 | Airplane pilots and navigators |
| 003 | Architects |
| 004 | Artists and art teachers |
| 006 | Authors |
| 007 | Chemists |
| 008 | Chiropractors |
| 009 | Clergymen |
| 029 | Subject not specified |
| 031 | Dancers and dancing teachers |
| 032 | Dentists |
| 033 | Designers |
| 034 | Dietitians and nutritionists |
| 035 | Draftsmen |
| 036 | Editors and reporters |
| 041 | Engineers, aeronautical |
| 042 | Engineers, chemical |
| 043 | Engineers, civil |
| 044 | Engineers, electrical |
| 045 | Engineers, industrial |
| 046 | Engineers, mechanical |
| 047 | Engineers, metallurgical, metallurgists |
| 048 | Engineers, mining |
| 049 | Engineers (n.e.c.) |
| 051 | Entertainers (n.e.c.) |
| 053 | Foresters and conservationists |
| 054 | Funeral directors and embalmers |
| 055 | Lawyers and judges |
| 056 | Librarians |
| 057 | Musicians and music teachers |
| 058 | Nurses, professional |
| 061 | Agricultural scientists |
| 062 | Biological scientists |
| 063 | Geologists and geophysicists |
| 068 | Physicists |
| 069 | Miscellaneous natural scientists |
| 070 | Optometrists |
| 072 | Personnel and labor relations workers |
| 073 | Pharmacists |
| 074 | Photographers |
| 075 | Physicians and surgeons |
| 076 | Radio operators |
| 077 | Recreation and group workers |
| 078 | Religious workers |
| 079 | Social and welfare workers, except group |
| 081 | Economists |
| 082 | Psychologists |
| 083 | Statisticians and actuaries |
| 084 | Miscellaneous social scientists |
| 091 | Sports instructors and officials |
| 092 | Surveyors |
| 093 | Teachers (n.e.c.) |
| 094 | Technicians, medical and dental |
| 095 | Technicians, testing |
| 096 | Technicians (n.e.c.) |
| 097 | Therapists and healers (n.e.c.) |
| 098 | Veterinarians |
| 099 | Professional, technical and kindred workers (n.e.c.) |
| 100 | Farmers (owners and tenants) |
| 200 | Buyers and department heads, store |
| 201 | Buyers and shippers, farm products |
| 203 | Conductors, railroad |
| 210 | Inspectors, public administration |
| 230 | Managers and superintendents, building |
| 240 | Officers, pilots, pursers and engineers, ship |
| 250 | Officials and administrators (n.e.c.), public administration |
| 280 | Purchasing agents and buyers (n.e.c.) |
| 290 | Managers, officials, and proprietors (n.e.c.) |
| 301 | Attendants and assistants, library |
| 302 | Attendants, physician's and dentist's office |
| 305 | Bank tellers |
| 310 | Bookkeepers |
| 320 | Cashiers |
| 321 | Collectors, bill and account |
| 322 | Dispatchers and starters, vehicle |
| 335 | Mail carriers |
| 340 | Messengers and office boys |
| 341 | Office machine operators |
| 342 | Shipping and receiving clerks |
| 350 | Stenographers, typists, and secretaries |
| 370 | Telephone operators |
| 380 | Ticket, station, and express agents |
| 390 | Clerical and kindred workers (n.e.c.) |
| 400 | Advertising agents and salesmen |
| 420 | Demonstrators |
| 450 | Insurance agents and brokers |
| 460 | Newsboys |
| 470 | Real estate agents and brokers |
| 480 | Stock and bond salesmen |
| 490 | Salesmen and sales clerks (n.e.c.) |
| 500 | Bakers |
| 502 | Bookbinders |
| 503 | Boilermakers |
| 504 | Brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters |
| 505 | Cabinetmakers |
| 510 | Carpenters |
| 511 | Cement and concrete finishers |
| 512 | Compositors and typesetters |
| 513 | Cranemen, derrickmen, and hoistmen |
| 515 | Electricians |
| 521 | Engravers, except photoengravers |
| 522 | Excavating, grading, and road machinery operators |
| 523 | Foremen (n.e.c.) |
| 524 | Forgemen and hammermen |
| 530 | Glaziers |
| 531 | Heat treaters, annealers, temperers |
| 533 | Inspectors (n.e.c.) |
| 534 | Jewelers, watchmakers, goldsmiths, and silversmiths |
| 540 | Linemen and servicemen, telegraph, telephone, and power |
| 541 | Locomotive engineers |
| 544 | Machinists |
| 545 | Mechanics and repairmen, airplane |
| 550 | Mechanics and repairmen, automobile |
| 551 | Mechanics and repairmen, office machine |
| 552 | Mechanics and repairmen, radio and television |
| 554 | Mechanics and repairmen (n.e.c.) |
| 560 | Millwrights |
| 562 | Motion picture projectionists |
| 563 | Opticians and lens grinders and polishers |
| 564 | Painters, construction and maintenance |
| 565 | Paperhangers |
| 570 | Pattern and model makers, except paper |
| 573 | Plasterers |
| 574 | Plumbers and pipe fitters |
| 575 | Pressmen and plate printers, printing |
| 580 | Rollers and roll hands, metal |
| 581 | Roofers and slaters |
| 582 | Shoemakers and repairers, except factory |
| 583 | Stationary engineers |
| 585 | Structural metal workers |
| 591 | Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers |
| 592 | Tool makers, and die makers and setters |
| 593 | Upholsterers |
| 595 | Members of the armed services |
| 620 | Asbestos and insulation workers |
| 621 | Attendants, auto service and parking |
| 622 | Blasters and powdermen |
| 624 | Brakemen, railroad |
| 625 | Bus drivers |
| 632 | Deliverymen and routemen |
| 633 | Dressmakers and seamstresses, except factory |
| 635 | Filers, grinders, and polishers, metal |
| 643 | Laundry and dry cleaning operatives |
| 644 | Meat cutters, except slaughter and packing house |
| 650 | Mine operatives and laborers |
| 662 | Oilers and greaser, except auto |
| 670 | Painters, except construction or maintenance |
| 671 | Photographic process workers |
| 672 | Power station operators |
| 673 | Sailors and deck hands |
| 674 | Sawyers |
| 680 | Stationary firemen |
| 682 | Taxicab drivers and chauffers |
| 683 | Truck and tractor drivers |
| 684 | Weavers, textile |
| 685 | Welders and flame cutters |
| 690 | Operative and kindred workers (n.e.c.) |
| 730 | Attendants, hospital and other institution |
| 731 | Attendants, professional and personal service (n.e.c.) |
| 732 | Attendants, recreation and amusement |
| 740 | Barbers, beauticians, and manicurists |
| 750 | Bartenders |
| 753 | Charwomen and cleaners |
| 754 | Cooks, except private household |
| 760 | Counter and fountain workers |
| 762 | Firemen, fire protection |
| 763 | Guards, watchmen, and doorkeepers |
| 764 | Housekeepers and stewards, except private household |
| 770 | Janitors and sextons |
| 773 | Policemen and detectives |
| 780 | Porters |
| 781 | Practical nurses |
| 782 | Sheriffs and bailiffs |
| 783 | Ushers, recreation and amusement |
| 784 | Waiters and waitresses |
| 790 | Service workers, except private household (n.e.c.) |
| 810 | Farm foremen |
| 820 | Farm laborers, wage workers |
| 910 | Fishermen and oystermen |
| 930 | Gardeners, except farm and groundskeepers |
| 950 | Lumbermen, raftsmen, and woodchoppers |
| 970 | Laborers (n.e.c.) |
| 999 | NIU (not in universe) |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation, 1950 basis.
Universe
United States 2015: Persons age 16+ working within the previous five years, not new workers [discrepancies: none]
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Concept