Census of Population and Housing 2000 - IPUMS Subset
United States, 2000
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USA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Data file: USA2000-P-H
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Literal question
18. Was this person under 15 years of age on April 1, 2000?
[] Yes [Go on to question 33]
[] No
28. Occupation
28. a. What kind of work was this person doing? (For example: registered nurse, personnel manager, supervisor of order department, auto mechanic, accountant)
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[] Yes [Go on to question 33]
[] No
28. Occupation
28. a. What kind of work was this person doing? (For example: registered nurse, personnel manager, supervisor of order department, auto mechanic, accountant)
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Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1 | Chief executives |
| 2 | General and operations managers |
| 3 | Legislators |
| 4 | Advertising and promotions managers |
| 5 | Marketing and sales managers |
| 6 | Public relations managers |
| 10 | Administrative services managers |
| 11 | Computer and information systems managers |
| 12 | Financial managers |
| 13 | Human resources managers |
| 14 | Industrial production managers |
| 15 | Purchasing managers |
| 16 | Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
| 20 | Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers |
| 21 | Farmers and ranchers |
| 22 | Construction managers |
| 23 | Education administrator |
| 30 | Engineering managers |
| 31 | Food service managers |
| 32 | Funeral directors |
| 33 | Gaming managers |
| 34 | Lodging managers |
| 35 | Medical and health services managers |
| 36 | Natural sciences managers |
| 40 | Postmasters and mail superintendents |
| 41 | Property, real estate, and community association managers |
| 42 | Social and community service managers |
| 43 | Managers, all other |
| 50 | Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes |
| 51 | Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products |
| 52 | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
| 53 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
| 54 | Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators |
| 56 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
| 60 | Cost estimators |
| 62 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists |
| 70 | Logisticians |
| 71 | Management analysts |
| 72 | Meeting and convention planners |
| 73 | Other business operations specialists |
| 80 | Accountants and auditors |
| 81 | Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
| 82 | Budget analysts |
| 83 | Credit analysts |
| 84 | Financial analysts |
| 85 | Personal financial advisors |
| 86 | Insurance underwriters |
| 90 | Financial examiners |
| 91 | Loan counselors and officers |
| 93 | Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents |
| 94 | Tax preparers |
| 95 | Financial specialists, all other |
| 100 | Computer scientists and systems analysts |
| 101 | Computer programmers |
| 102 | Computer software engineers |
| 104 | Computer support specialists |
| 106 | Database administrators |
| 110 | Network and computer systems administrators |
| 111 | Network systems and data communication analysts |
| 120 | Actuaries |
| 122 | Operations research analysts |
| 124 | Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians and statisticians |
| 130 | Architects, except naval |
| 131 | Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists |
| 132 | Aerospace engineers |
| 135 | Chemical engineers |
| 136 | Civil engineers |
| 140 | Computer hardware engineers |
| 141 | Electrical and electronics engineers |
| 142 | Environmental engineers |
| 143 | Industrial engineers, including health and safety |
| 144 | Marine engineers |
| 145 | Materials engineers |
| 146 | Mechanical engineers |
| 151 | Nuclear engineers |
| 152 | Petroleum, mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers |
| 153 | Miscellaneous engineers, including agricultural and biomedical |
| 154 | Drafters |
| 155 | Engineering technicians, except drafters |
| 156 | Surveying and mapping technicians |
| 160 | Agricultural and food scientists |
| 161 | Biological scientists |
| 164 | Conservation scientists and foresters |
| 165 | Medical scientists |
| 170 | Astronomers and physicists |
| 171 | Atmospheric and space scientists |
| 172 | Chemists and materials scientists |
| 174 | Environmental scientists and geoscientists |
| 176 | Physical scientists, all other |
| 180 | Economists |
| 181 | Market and survey researchers |
| 182 | Psychologists |
| 184 | Urban and regional planners |
| 186 | Miscellaneous social scientists, including sociologists |
| 190 | Agricultural and food science technicians |
| 191 | Biological technicians |
| 192 | Chemical technicians |
| 193 | Geological and petroleum technicians |
| 196 | Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians, including social science research assistants and nuclear technicians |
| 200 | Counselors |
| 201 | Social workers |
| 202 | Miscellaneous community and social service specialists |
| 204 | Clergy |
| 205 | Directors, religious activities and education |
| 206 | Religious workers, all other |
| 210 | Lawyers |
| 211 | Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers |
| 214 | Paralegals and legal assistants |
| 215 | Miscellaneous legal support workers |
| 220 | Postsecondary teachers |
| 230 | Preschool and kindergarten teachers |
| 231 | Elementary and middle school teachers |
| 232 | Secondary school teachers |
| 233 | Special education teachers |
| 234 | Other teachers and instructors |
| 240 | Archivists, curators, and museum technicians |
| 243 | Librarians |
| 244 | Library technicians |
| 254 | Teacher assistants |
| 255 | Other education, training, and library workers |
| 260 | Artists and related workers |
| 263 | Designers |
| 270 | Actors |
| 271 | Producers and directors |
| 272 | Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers |
| 274 | Dancers and choreographers |
| 275 | Musicians, singers, and related workers |
| 276 | Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other |
| 280 | Announcers |
| 281 | News analysts, reporters, and correspondents |
| 282 | Public relations specialists |
| 283 | Editors |
| 284 | Technical writers |
| 285 | Writers and authors |
| 286 | Miscellaneous media and communications workers |
| 290 | Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators and other media and communication equipment workers |
| 291 | Photographers |
| 292 | Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors |
| 300 | Chiropractors |
| 301 | Dentists |
| 302 | Not used |
| 303 | Dietitians and nutritionists |
| 304 | Optometrists |
| 305 | Pharmacists |
| 306 | Physicians and surgeons |
| 311 | Physician assistants |
| 312 | Podiatrists |
| 313 | Registered nurses |
| 314 | Audiologists |
| 315 | Occupational therapists |
| 316 | Physical therapists |
| 320 | Radiation therapists |
| 321 | Recreational therapists |
| 322 | Respiratory therapists |
| 323 | Speech-language pathologists |
| 324 | Therapists, all other |
| 325 | Veterinarians |
| 326 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
| 330 | Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians |
| 331 | Dental hygienists |
| 332 | Diagnostic related technologists and technicians |
| 340 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
| 341 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians |
| 350 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
| 351 | Medical records and health information technicians |
| 352 | Opticians, dispensing |
| 353 | Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians |
| 354 | Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
| 360 | Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides |
| 361 | Occupational therapist assistants and aides |
| 362 | Physical therapist assistants and aides |
| 363 | Massage therapists |
| 364 | Dental assistants |
| 365 | Medical assistants and other healthcare support occupations |
| 370 | First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers |
| 371 | First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
| 372 | First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and preventions workers |
| 373 | Supervisors, protective service workers, all other |
| 374 | Fire fighters |
| 375 | Fire inspectors |
| 380 | Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers |
| 382 | Detectives and criminal investigators |
| 384 | Miscellaneous law enforcement workers |
| 385 | Police officers |
| 390 | Animal control workers |
| 391 | Private detectives and investigators |
| 392 | Security guards and gaming surveillance officers |
| 394 | Crossing guards |
| 395 | Lifeguards and other protective service workers |
| 400 | Chefs and head cooks |
| 401 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
| 402 | Cooks |
| 403 | Food preparation workers |
| 404 | Bartenders |
| 405 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
| 406 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
| 411 | Waiters and waitresses |
| 412 | Food servers, nonrestaurant |
| 413 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants, bartender helpers, and miscellaneous food preparation and serving related workers |
| 414 | Dishwashers |
| 415 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
| 420 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
| 421 | First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
| 422 | Janitors and building cleaners |
| 423 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
| 424 | Pest control workers |
| 425 | Grounds maintenance workers |
| 430 | First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers |
| 432 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
| 434 | Animal trainers |
| 435 | Nonfarm animal caretakers |
| 440 | Gaming services workers |
| 441 | Motion picture projectionists |
| 442 | Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
| 443 | Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers |
| 446 | Funeral service workers |
| 450 | Barbers |
| 451 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
| 452 | Miscellaneous personal appearance workers |
| 453 | Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges |
| 454 | Tour and travel guides |
| 455 | Transportation attendants |
| 460 | Child care workers |
| 461 | Personal and home care aides |
| 462 | Recreation and fitness workers |
| 464 | Residential advisors |
| 465 | Personal care and service workers, all other |
| 470 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
| 471 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
| 472 | Cashiers |
| 474 | Counter and rental clerks |
| 475 | Parts salespersons |
| 476 | Retail salespersons |
| 480 | Advertising sales agents |
| 481 | Insurance sales agents |
| 482 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
| 483 | Travel agents |
| 484 | Sales representatives, services, all other |
| 485 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing |
| 490 | Models, demonstrators, and product promoters |
| 492 | Real estate brokers and sales agents |
| 493 | Sales engineers |
| 494 | Telemarketers |
| 495 | Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers |
| 496 | Sales and related workers, all other |
| 500 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
| 501 | Switchboard operators, including answering service |
| 502 | Telephone operators |
| 503 | Communications equipment operators, all other |
| 510 | Bill and account collectors |
| 511 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
| 512 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
| 513 | Gaming cage workers |
| 514 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
| 515 | Procurement clerks |
| 516 | Tellers |
| 520 | Brokerage clerks |
| 522 | Court, municipal, and license clerks |
| 523 | Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
| 524 | Customer service representatives |
| 525 | Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
| 526 | File clerks |
| 530 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
| 531 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
| 532 | Library assistants, clerical |
| 533 | Loan interviewers and clerks |
| 534 | New accounts clerks |
| 535 | Correspondence clerks and order clerks |
| 536 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
| 540 | Receptionists and information clerks |
| 541 | Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
| 542 | Information and record clerks, all other |
| 550 | Cargo and freight agents |
| 551 | Couriers and messengers |
| 552 | Dispatchers |
| 553 | Meter readers, utilities |
| 554 | Postal service clerks |
| 555 | Postal service mail carriers |
| 556 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
| 560 | Production, planning and expediting clerks |
| 561 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
| 562 | Stock clerks and order filers |
| 563 | Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, record keeping |
| 570 | Secretaries and administrative assistants |
| 580 | Computer operators |
| 581 | Data entry keyers |
| 582 | Word processors and typists |
| 583 | Desktop publishers |
| 584 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
| 585 | Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
| 586 | Office clerks, general |
| 590 | Office machine operators, except computer |
| 591 | Proofreaders and copy markers |
| 592 | Statistical assistants |
| 593 | Office and administrative support workers, all other |
| 600 | First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
| 601 | Agricultural inspectors |
| 604 | Graders and sorters, agricultural products |
| 605 | Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders |
| 610 | Fishing and hunting workers |
| 612 | Forest and conservation workers |
| 613 | Logging workers |
| 620 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
| 621 | Boilermakers |
| 622 | Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons |
| 623 | Carpenters |
| 624 | Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers |
| 625 | Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers |
| 626 | Construction laborers |
| 630 | Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
| 632 | Miscellaneous construction equipment operators |
| 633 | Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers |
| 635 | Electricians |
| 636 | Glaziers |
| 640 | Insulation workers |
| 642 | Painters, construction and maintenance |
| 643 | Paperhangers |
| 644 | Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
| 646 | Plasterers and stucco masons |
| 651 | Roofers |
| 652 | Sheet metal workers |
| 653 | Iron and steel workers |
| 660 | Helpers, construction trades |
| 666 | Construction and building inspectors |
| 670 | Elevator installers and repairers |
| 671 | Fence erectors |
| 672 | Hazardous materials |
| 673 | Highway maintenance workers |
| 674 | Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators |
| 675 | Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
| 676 | Miscellaneous construction and related workers |
| 680 | Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, and roustabouts, oil, gas, and mining |
| 682 | Earth drillers, except oil and gas |
| 683 | Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters |
| 684 | Mining machine operators |
| 694 | Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters and helpers |
| 700 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
| 701 | Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
| 702 | Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers |
| 703 | Avionics technicians |
| 704 | Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers |
| 710 | Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial, utility, and transportation equipment |
| 711 | Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
| 712 | Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
| 713 | Security and fire alarm systems installers |
| 714 | Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
| 715 | Automotive body and related repairers |
| 716 | Automotive glass installers and repairers |
| 720 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
| 721 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
| 722 | Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics |
| 724 | Small engine mechanics |
| 726 | Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers |
| 730 | Control and valve installers and repairers |
| 731 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
| 732 | Home appliance repairers |
| 733 | Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics |
| 734 | Maintenance and repair workers, general |
| 735 | Maintenance workers, machinery |
| 736 | Millwrights |
| 741 | Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
| 742 | Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
| 743 | Precision instrument and equipment repairers |
| 751 | Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
| 754 | Locksmiths and safe repairers |
| 755 | Manufactured building and mobile home installers |
| 756 | Riggers |
| 761 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
| 762 | Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including commercial drivers and signal and track switch repairers |
| 770 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
| 771 | Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers |
| 772 | Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers |
| 773 | Engine and other machine assemblers |
| 774 | Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
| 775 | Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators |
| 780 | Bakers |
| 781 | Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers |
| 783 | Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders |
| 784 | Food batchmakers |
| 785 | Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
| 790 | Computer control programmers and operators |
| 792 | Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
| 793 | Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
| 794 | Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
| 795 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
| 796 | Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
| 800 | Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
| 801 | Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
| 803 | Machinists |
| 804 | Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders |
| 806 | Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic |
| 810 | Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
| 813 | Tool and die makers |
| 814 | Welding, soldering, and brazing workers |
| 815 | Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
| 816 | Lay-out workers, metal and plastic |
| 820 | Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
| 821 | Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners |
| 822 | Other metal workers and plastic workers, including milling, planing, and machine tool operators |
| 823 | Bookbinders and bindery workers |
| 824 | Job printers |
| 825 | Prepress technicians and workers |
| 826 | Printing machine operators |
| 830 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
| 831 | Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
| 832 | Sewing machine operators |
| 833 | Shoe and leather workers and repairers |
| 834 | Shoe machine operators and tenders |
| 835 | Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers |
| 836 | Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders |
| 840 | Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
| 841 | Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders |
| 842 | Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders |
| 845 | Upholsterers |
| 846 | Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, except upholsterers |
| 850 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
| 851 | Furniture finishers |
| 853 | Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
| 854 | Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
| 855 | Miscellaneous woodworkers, including model makers and patternmakers |
| 860 | Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers |
| 861 | Stationary engineers and boiler operators |
| 862 | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
| 863 | Miscellaneous plant and system operators |
| 864 | Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
| 865 | Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers |
| 871 | Cutting workers |
| 872 | Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
| 873 | Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders |
| 874 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
| 875 | Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers |
| 876 | Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
| 880 | Packaging and filing machine operators and tenders |
| 881 | Painting workers |
| 883 | Photographic process workers and processing machine operators |
| 885 | Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders |
| 886 | Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders |
| 891 | Etchers and engravers |
| 892 | Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
| 893 | Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
| 894 | Tire builders |
| 895 | Helpers--production workers |
| 896 | Other production workers, including semiconductor processors and cooling and freezing equipment operators |
| 900 | Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers |
| 903 | Aircraft pilots and flight engineers |
| 904 | Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists |
| 912 | Bus drivers |
| 913 | Driver/sales workers and truck drivers |
| 914 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
| 915 | Miscellaneous motor vehicle operators, including ambulance drivers and attendants |
| 920 | Locomotive engineers and operators |
| 923 | Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators |
| 924 | Railroad conductors and yardmasters |
| 926 | Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers |
| 930 | Sailors and marine oilers |
| 931 | Ship and boat captains and operators |
| 933 | Ship engineers |
| 935 | Parking lot attendants |
| 936 | Service station attendants |
| 941 | Transportation inspectors |
| 942 | Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge and lock tenders and traffic technicians |
| 951 | Crane and tower operators |
| 952 | Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators |
| 956 | Hoist and winch operators |
| 960 | Industrial truck and tractor operators |
| 961 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
| 962 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
| 963 | Machine feeders and offbearers |
| 964 | Packers and packagers, hand |
| 965 | Pumping station operators |
| 972 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
| 975 | Miscellaneous material moving workers; including conveyor operators and tenders; shuttle car operators; and tank car, truck, and ship loaders |
| 980 | Military officer special and tactical weapons leaders/managers |
| 981 | First-line enlisted military supervisors/managers |
| 982 | Military enlisted tactical operations and air/weapons specialists and crew members |
| 983 | Military, rank not specified (census only) |
| 992 | Seeking work, last worked more than 5 years ago |
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 primary occupation, coded into a contemporary census classification scheme.
Universe
Persons age 16+ who worked in the last five years; and persons seeking work who last worked more than 5 years ago
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |