Concept · Business and metrics

Standard Occupational Classification

Also called: SOC codes, SOC code, occupation codes, job codes

The official US system that sorts jobs into numbered occupations. Federal agencies use it when they collect and publish labor data.

For example: A workforce study uses SOC codes to count how many software developers work in Tulsa.

Connects to 3

• NAICS code Concept
• Talent Concept
• Data literacy Concept

Sources

• https://www.bls.gov/soc/