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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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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 aggregationsBeginning 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) |
|---|---|
| 13-1021 Buyers and purchasing agents, farm products | |
| 13-1022 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | |
| 13-1023 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | |
| 15-2090 | Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations (SOC broad occupation) |
| 15-2091 Mathematical technicians | |
| 15-2099 Mathematical science occupations, all other | |
| 21-1018 | Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors (OES-specific code and title) |
| 21-1011 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | |
| 21-1014 Mental health counselors | |
| 29-2010 | Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians (SOC broad occupation) |
| 29-2011 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | |
| 29-2012 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | |
| 39-1010 | First-line supervisors of gaming workers (SOC broad occupation) |
| 39-1011 Gaming supervisors | |
| 39-1012 Slot supervisors | |
| 39-7010 | Tour and travel guides (SOC broad occupation) |
| 39-7011 Tour guides and escorts | |
| 39-7012 Travel guides | |
| 47-4090 | Miscellaneous construction and related workers (SOC broad occupation) |
| 47-4091 Segmental pavers | |
| 47-4099 Construction and related workers, all other | |
| 51-2028 | Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers (OES-specific code and title) |
| 51-2022 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | |
| 51-2023 Electromechanical equipment assemblers | |
| 51-2098 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other, including team assemblers (OES-specific code and title) |
| 51-2092 Team assemblers | |
| 51-2099 Assemblers and fabricators, all other | |
| 53-1048 | First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors (OES-specific code and title) |
| 53-1021 First-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | |
| 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 2Industries 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 |
| 3271 Clay product and refractory manufacturing | |
| 3272 Glass and glass product manufacturing | |
| 3273 Cement and concrete product manufacturing | |
| 3274 Lime and gypsum product manufacturing | |
| 3279 Other nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing | |
| 452 | General merchandise stores |
| 4522 Department stores | |
| 4523 General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters | |
| 484 | Truck transportation |
| 4841 General freight trucking | |
| 4842 Specialized freight trucking | |
| 517 | Telecommunications |
| 5173 Wired and wireless telecommunications carriers | |
| 5174 Satellite telecommunications | |
| 5179 Other telecommunications | |
| 523 | Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities |
| 5231 Securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage | |
| 5232 Securities and commodity exchanges | |
| 5239 Other financial investment activities | |
| 531 | Real estate |
| 5311 Lessors of real estate | |
| 5312 Offices of real estate agents and brokers | |
| 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) |
| 33711 Wood kitchen cabinet and countertop manufacturing | |
| 33712 Household and institutional furniture manufacturing | |
| 5614 | Business support services |
| 56142 Telephone call centers | |
| 5615 | Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services |
| 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) |
| 3251 Basic chemical manufacturing | |
| 3252 Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments manufacturing | |
| 3253 Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical manufacturing | |
| 3259 Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing | |
| 3250A2 | Chemical manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) |
| 3255 Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing | |
| 3256 Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing | |
| 3320A1 | Fabricated metal product manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) |
| 3321 Forging and stamping | |
| 3322 Cutlery and handtool manufacturing | |
| 3325 Hardware manufacturing | |
| 3326 Spring and wire product manufacturing | |
| 3329 Other fabricated metal product manufacturing | |
| 3320A2 | Fabricated metal product manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) |
| 3323 Architectural and structural metals manufacturing | |
| 3324 Boiler, tank, and shipping container manufacturing | |
| 3330A1 | Machinery manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
| 3331 Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing | |
| 3332 Industrial machinery manufacturing | |
| 3334 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning, and commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturing | |
| 3339 Other general purpose machinery manufacturing | |
| 3370A1 | Furniture and related product manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) |
| 3371 Household and institutional furniture and kitchen cabinet manufacturing | |
| 3372 Office furniture (including fixtures) manufacturing | |
| 4230A1 | Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
| 4232 Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | |
| 4233 Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | |
| 4235 Metal and mineral (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers | |
| 4236 Household appliances and electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | |
| 4237 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | |
| 4239 Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | |
| 4240A1 | Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
| 4244 Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers | |
| 4248 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers | |
| 4240A2 | Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (4242 and 4246 only) |
| 4242 Drugs and druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers | |
| 4246 Chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | |
| 4240A3 | Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
| 4241 Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers | |
| 4247 Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | |
| 4249 Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | |
| 4450A1 | Food and beverage stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
| 4451 Grocery stores | |
| 4452 Specialty food stores | |
| 4530A1 | Miscellaneous store retailers (4532 and 4533 only) |
| 4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores | |
| 4533 Used merchandise stores | |
| 5220A1 | Credit intermediation and related activities (5221 and 5223 only) |
| 5221 Depository credit intermediation | |
| 5223 Activities related to credit intermediation | |
| 5320A1 | Rental and leasing services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) |
| 5322 Consumer goods rental | |
| 5323 General rental centers | |
| 5324 Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing |
Last Modified Date: October 17, 2017