The Relationship Between The 1990 Census and ... - Census Bureau

1990 Census Codes and Categories
Census 2000 Codes and Categories
Table 2. 1990 Census Occupation Classification System and
Its Redistribution into the Census 2000 Occupation Classification System
1990
Civilian
Labor Force
Pct. of 1990
Category
(Conversion
Factors)
1990 CLF
Redist to
2000
Comp.
Score
675 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 1.515 19,563
692 Roustabouts, oil and gas 0.253 3,261
693 Helpers--extraction workers 0.253 3,261
694 Other extraction workers 0.505 6,521
734 Maintenance and repair workers, general 0.253 3,261
761 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 0.505 6,521
781 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers 1.263 16,303
785 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 0.505 6,521
810 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1.010 13,042
830 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 0.505 6,521
846 Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 1.263 16,303
871 Cutting workers 0.505 6,521
886 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 0.253 3,261
895 Helpers--production workers 3.788 48,908
896 Production workers, all other 22.222 286,926
926 Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers 1.010 13,042
936 Service station attendants 0.253 3,261
961 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 2.525 32,605
962 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 40.657 524,944
963 Machine feeders and offbearers 0.505 6,521
964 Packers and packagers, hand 0.758 9,782
972 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 2.020 26,084
975 Material moving workers, all other 0.758 9,782
Unemployed, not classified by occupation 999,951
Unemployed, not classified by occupation 100.000 999,951 1
(This last category for both censuses includes people who were unemployed at the time of the census, AND: whose last job was more than 5 years before the census, or whose
last job was a military specific occupation, or who never worked.)
The following Military Specific Occupation categories are not part of the Civilian Labor Force
903 Commissioned officers and warrant officers
980 Military officer special and tactical operations leaders/managers 100.000 1
904 Non-commissioned officers and other enlisted personnel
981 First-line enlisted military supervisors/managers NA
982 Military enlisted tactical operations and air/weapons specialists and crew members NA
905 Military occupation, rank not specified
983 Military, rank not specified 100.000 1
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