# Standard Occupational Classification

Concept · [Business and metrics](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/business)

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](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/talent) study uses SOC codes to count how many [software developers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer) work in Tulsa.

## Connects to (3)

- [NAICS code](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/naics-code): A number from the North American Industry Classification System that labels what industry a business is in.
- [Talent](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/talent): The skilled people a company can hire or work with, such as software engineers and designers.
- [Data literacy](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/data-literacy): The ability to read, question and use data: knowing what a field or number actually means, where it came from and what it can and cannot…

## Sources

- <https://www.bls.gov/soc/>


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