1976-1982 Duncan S.E.I. and NORC prestige scales THIS NOTE IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH VARIABLES WHICH IDENTIFY OCCUPATION. THE DUNCAN S.E.I AND NORC PRESTIGE SCALES WERE DERIVED USING U.S. CENSUS OCCUPATION CODES: 1970 Census occupation codes for 1976-1982 and 1980 Census occupation codes for 1984 (see part 2, p.1F). FOR 1976-1982 S.E.I. AND NORC SCORES, THERE IS ONE (1) IMPLIED DECIMAL IN THE RIGHT-MOST COLUMN BELOW AND IN THE DATA. (categories appear in ascending order of 1970 U.S. Census occupation codes) 1970 | DUNCAN | NORC U.S. | SEI | PRESTIGE CENSUS | 1976- | 1976- OCCUP. | 1982 | 1982 PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND KINDRED WORKERS, 1976-1982 -- 001 769 560 accountants 002 853 667 architects Computer Specialists 003 650 506 computer programmers 004 650 506 computer systems analysts 005 650 506 computer specialists Engineers 006 870 711 aeronautical and astronautical engineers 010 899 672 chemical engineers 011 840 678 civil engineers 012 840 694 electrical and electronic engineers 013 855 556 industrial engineers 014 802 621 mechanical engineers 015 831 584 metallurgical and materials engineers 020 850 616 mining engineers 021 810 571 petroleum engineers 022 870 506 sales engineers 023 869 670 engineers 024 830 539 farm management advisors 025 480 539 foresters and conservationists 026 830 539 home management advisors Lawyers and Judges 030 930 757 judges 031 923 751 lawyers Librarians, Archivists, and Curators 032 600 546 librarians 033 746 596 archivists and curators Mathematical Specialists 034 810 554 actuaries 035 800 650 mathematicians 036 810 554 statisticians Life and Physical Scientists 042 800 558 agricultural scientists 043 620 470 atmospheric and space scientists 044 800 677 biological scientists 045 794 673 chemists 051 800 672 geologists 052 800 672 marine scientists 053 800 738 physicists and astronomers 054 774 651 life and physical scientists 055 657 508 operations and systems researchers and analysts 056 824 552 personnel and labor relations workers Physicians, Dentists, and Related Practitioners 061 750 600 chiropractors 062 960 736 dentists 063 790 620 optometrists 064 814 603 pharmacists 065 921 812 physicians, medical and osteopathic 071 580 367 podiatrists 072 780 597 veterinarians 073 580 367 health practitioners Nurses, Dieticians, and Therapists 074 390 521 dietitians 075 443 601 registered nurses 076 589 385 therapists Health Technologists and Technicians 080 480 610 clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 081 480 610 dental hygienists 082 600 546 health record technologists and technicians 083 480 610 radiologic technologists and technicians 084 480 610 therapy assistants 085 552 511 health technologists and technicians Religious Workers 086 520 690 clergymen 090 571 546 religious workers Social Scientists 091 743 535 economists 092 810 714 political scientists 093 810 714 psychologists 094 810 714 sociologists 095 650 506 urban and regional planners 096 810 656 social scientists Social and Recreation Workers 100 640 524 social workers 101 670 486 recreation workers Teachers, College and University 102 840 783 agriculture teachers 103 840 783 atmospheric, earth, marine, and space teachers 104 840 783 biology teachers 105 840 783 chemistry teachers 110 840 783 physics teachers 111 840 783 engineering teachers 112 840 783 mathematics teachers 113 840 783 health specialties teachers 114 840 783 psychology teachers 115 840 783 business and commerce teachers 116 840 783 economics teachers 120 840 783 history teachers 121 840 783 sociology teachers 122 840 783 social science teachers 123 556 486 art, drama, and music teachers 124 640 532 coaches and physical education teachers 125 840 783 education teachers 126 840 783 english teachers 130 840 783 foreign language teachers 131 720 532 home economics teachers 132 840 783 law teachers 133 840 783 theology teachers 134 840 783 trade, industrial, and technical teachers 135 840 783 miscellaneous teachers, college and university 140 840 783 teachers, college and university, subject not specified Teachers, except College and University 141 643 439 adult education teachers 142 714 592 elementary school teachers 143 720 561 prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers 144 705 601 secondary school teachers 145 577 749 teachers, except college and university Engineering and Science Technicians 150 620 472 agriculture and biological technicians, except health 151 620 470 chemical technicians 152 670 561 draftsmen 153 620 515 electrical and electronic engineering technicians 154 640 494 industrial engineering technicians 155 620 470 mechanical engineering technicians 156 530 468 mathematical technicians 161 484 531 surveyors 162 620 470 engineering and science technicians Technicians, except Health, and Engineering and Science 163 790 701 airplane pilots 164 690 428 air traffic controllers 165 603 519 embalmers 170 480 482 flight engineers 171 690 428 radio operators 172 620 470 tool programmers, numerical control 173 620 472 technicians 174 650 506 vocational and educational counselors Writers, Artists, and Entertainers 175 600 550 actors 180 602 521 athletes and kindred workers 181 760 598 authors 182 450 376 dancers 183 704 565 designers 184 820 512 editors and reporters 185 520 460 musicians and composers 190 670 562 painters and sculptors 191 500 405 photographers 192 820 567 public relations men and publicity writers 193 650 506 radio and television announcers 194 454 412 writers, artists, and entertainers 195 650 506 research workers, not specified MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, EXCEPT FARM, 1976-1982 201 588 538 assessors, controllers, and treasurers; local public administration 202 800 666 bank officers and financial managers 203 503 429 buyers and shippers, farm products 205 721 500 buyers, wholesale and retail trade 210 740 488 credit men 211 590 522 funeral directors 212 569 594 health administrators 213 575 396 construction inspectors, public administration 215 666 423 inspectors, except construction, public administration 216 320 383 managers and superintendents, building 220 731 560 office managers 221 499 567 officers, pilots, and pursers; ship 222 665 603 officials and administrators; public administration 223 600 484 officials of lodges, societies, and unions 224 608 583 postmasters and mail superintendents 225 748 464 purchasing agents and buyers 226 582 409 railroad conductors 230 381 389 restaurant, cafeteria and bar managers 231 698 478 sales managers and department heads, retail trade 233 746 542 sales managers, except retail trade 235 771 696 school administrators, college 240 717 616 school administrators, elementary and secondary 245 617 507 managers and administrators SALES WORKERS 1976-1982 260 661 423 advertising agents and salesmen 261 400 319 auctioneers 262 381 306 demonstrators 264 129 202 hucksters and peddlers 265 660 468 insurance agents, brokers, and underwriters 266 270 154 newsboys 270 620 440 real estate agents and brokers 271 724 513 stock and bond salesmen 280 494 354 salesmen and sales clerks 281 650 491 sales representatives, manufacturing industries 282 609 399 sales representatives, wholesale trade 283 390 286 sales clerks, retail trade 284 390 286 salesmen, retail trade 285 522 354 salesmen of services and construction CLERICAL AND KINDRED WORKERS, 1976-1982 301 518 490 bank tellers 303 440 362 billing clerks 305 509 474 bookkeepers 310 439 310 cashiers 311 440 314 clerical assistants, social welfare 312 438 360 clerical supervisors 313 425 279 collectors, bill and account 314 440 362 counter clerks, except food 315 401 334 dispatchers and starters, vehicle 320 440 362 enumerators and interviewers 321 562 412 estimators and investigators 323 436 360 expediters and production controllers 325 440 308 file clerks 326 621 476 insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators 330 431 397 library attendants and assistants 331 530 423 mail carriers, post office 332 433 355 mail handlers, except post office 333 282 A93 messengers and office boys 334 440 362 meter readers, utilities Office Machine Operators 341 449 443 bookkeeping and billing machine operators 342 450 449 calculating machine operators 343 450 449 computer and peripheral equipment operators 344 450 449 duplicating machine operators 345 450 449 keypunch operators 350 450 449 tabulating machine operators 355 450 449 office machine operators 360 440 413 payroll and timekeeping clerks 361 446 424 postal clerks 362 440 362 proofreaders 363 678 430 real estate appraisers 364 440 389 receptionists Secretaries 370 610 458 secretaries, legal 371 610 458 secretaries, medical 372 610 458 secretaries 374 241 299 shipping and receiving clerks 375 439 360 statistical clerks 376 610 433 stenographers 381 439 252 stock clerks and storekeepers 382 624 488 teacher aides, except school monitors 383 220 298 telegraph messengers 384 470 435 telegraph operators 385 450 404 telephone operators 390 598 354 ticket, station, and express agents 391 610 413 typists 392 418 354 weighers 394 437 365 miscellaneous clerical workers 395 440 362 not specified clerical workers CRAFTSMEN AND KINDRED WORKERS, 1976-1982 401 216 325 automobile accessories installers 402 217 338 bakers 403 160 355 blacksmiths 404 326 306 boilermakers 405 380 314 bookbinders 410 270 357 brickmasons and stonemasons 411 320 408 brickmasons and stonemasons, apprentices 412 197 323 bulldozer operators 413 223 381 cabinetmakers 415 189 396 carpenters 416 310 408 carpenter apprentices 420 120 328 carpet installers 421 190 316 cement and concrete finishers 422 520 380 compositors and typesetters 423 400 408 printing trades apprentices, except pressmen 424 210 387 cranemen, derrickmen, and hoistmen 425 400 374 decorators and window dressers 426 480 610 dental laboratory technicians 430 440 492 electricians 431 370 408 electrician apprentices 433 490 392 electric power linemen and cablemen 434 550 380 electrotypers and stereotypers 435 470 412 engravers, except photoengravers 436 228 315 excavating, grading, and road machine operator; except bulldozer 440 174 318 floor layers, except tile setters 441 495 453 foremen 442 228 355 forgemen and hammermen 443 178 291 furniture and wood finishers 444 334 323 furriers 445 253 267 glaziers 446 217 353 heat treaters, annealers, and temperers 450 425 310 inspectors, scalers, and graders; log and lumber 452 410 313 inspectors 453 364 375 jewelers and watchmakers 454 335 464 job and die setters, metal 455 578 508 locomotive engineers 456 450 362 locomotive firemen 461 329 477 machinists 462 410 408 machinist apprentices Mechanics and Repairmen 470 270 367 air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration 471 480 482 aircraft 472 190 367 automobile body repairmen 473 190 367 automobile mechanics 474 250 408 automobile mechanic apprentices 475 270 408 data processing machine repairmen 480 270 326 farm implement 481 266 328 heavy equipment mechanics, including diesel 482 270 326 household appliance and accessory installers and mechanics 483 100 304 loom fixers 484 359 338 office machine 485 360 350 radio and television 486 205 356 railroad and car shop 491 340 408 mechanic, except auto, apprentices 492 265 328 miscellaneous mechanics and repairmen 495 270 326 not specified mechanics and repairmen 501 190 252 millers; grain, flour, and feed 502 310 403 millwrights 503 120 391 molders, metal 504 330 408 molder apprentices 505 430 339 motion picture projectionists 506 390 514 opticians, and lens grinders and polishers 510 164 298 painters, construction and maintenance 511 290 408 painter apprentices 512 135 275 paperhangers 514 430 387 pattern and model makers, except paper 515 611 397 photoengravers and lithographers 516 380 320 piano and organ tuners and repairmen 520 250 332 plasterers 521 290 408 plasterer apprentices 522 340 406 plumbers and pipe fitters 523 330 408 plumber and pipe fitter apprentices 525 500 388 power station operators 530 456 391 pressmen and plate printers, printing 531 400 408 pressman apprentices 533 220 360 rollers and finishers, metal 534 151 315 roofers and slaters 535 330 368 sheetmetal workers and tinsmiths 536 330 408 sheetmetal apprentices 540 340 355 shipfitters 542 119 326 shoe repairmen 543 168 307 sign painters and letterers 545 452 329 stationary engineers 546 240 317 stone cutters and stone carvers 550 334 356 structural metal craftsmen 551 214 340 tailors 552 488 391 telephone installers and repairmen 554 490 392 telephone linemen and splicers 560 282 384 tile setters 561 492 423 tool or die makers 562 410 408 tool and die maker apprentices 563 212 299 upholsterers 571 346 408 specified craft apprentices 572 390 408 not specified apprentices 575 253 417 craftsmen and kindred workers OPERATIVES, EXCEPT TRANSPORT, 1976-1982 601 320 284 asbestos and insulation workers 602 172 275 assemblers 603 110 321 blasters and powdermen 604 161 235 bottling and canning operatives 605 250 394 chainmen, rodmen, and axmen; surveying 610 184 361 checkers, examiners, and inspectors; manufacturing 611 168 207 clothing ironers and pressers 612 189 285 cutting operatives 613 224 310 dressmakers and seamstresses, except factory 614 216 262 drillers, earth 615 244 363 dry wall installers and lathers 620 620 250 dyers 621 187 235 filers, polishers, sanders, and buffers 622 181 329 furnacemen, smeltermen, and pourers 623 179 212 garage workers and gas station attendants 624 166 326 graders and sorters, manufacturing 625 137 245 produce graders and packers, except factory and farm 626 290 329 heaters, metal 630 150 182 laundry and dry cleaning operatives 631 288 320 meat cutters and butchers, except manufacturing 633 162 235 meat cutters and butchers, manufacturing 634 180 194 meat wrappers, retail trade 635 197 302 metal platers 636 460 334 milliners 640 165 264 mine operatives 641 173 273 mixing operatives 642 150 242 oilers and greasers, except auto 643 181 195 packers and wrappers, except meat and produce 644 181 288 painters, manufactured articles 645 412 355 photographic process workers Precision Machine Operatives 650 220 318 drill press operatives 651 219 190 grinding machine operatives 652 216 319 lathe and milling machine operatives 653 209 311 precision machine operatives 656 195 303 punch and stamping press operatives 660 206 315 riveters and fasteners 661 160 337 sailors and deckhands 662 049 276 sawyers 663 182 251 sewers and stitchers 664 092 316 shoemaking machine operatives 665 244 361 solderers 666 166 317 stationary firemen Textile Operatives 670 033 289 carding, lapping, and combing operatives 671 210 294 knitters, loopers, and toppers 672 041 282 spinners, twisters, and winders 673 059 251 weavers 674 086 288 textile operatives -- 680 240 401 welders and flame cutters 681 217 336 winding operatives 690 190 285 machine operatives, miscellaneous specified 692 193 293 machine operatives, not specified 694 188 289 miscellaneous operatives 695 195 291 not specified operatives TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT OPERATIVES, 1976-1982 701 240 368 boatmen and canalmen 703 240 324 bus drivers 704 325 280 conductors and motormen, urban rail transit 705 310 283 deliverymen and routemen 706 168 284 fork lift and tow motor operatives 710 030 272 motormen; mine, factory, logging camp, etc. 711 188 220 parking attendants 712 420 347 railroad brakemen 713 440 328 railroad switchmen 714 100 215 taxicab drivers and chauffeurs 715 151 321 truck drivers LABORERS, EXCEPT FARM, 1976-1982 740 175 303 animal caretakers, except farm 750 230 000 carpenters' helpers 751 071 174 construction laborers, except carpenters' helpers 752 303 000 fishermen and oystermen 753 089 190 freight and material handlers 754 060 173 garbage collectors 755 109 221 gardeners and groundskeepers, except farm 760 110 244 longshoremen and stevedores 761 041 259 lumbermen, raftsmen, and woodchoppers 762 173 207 stock handlers 763 080 122 teamsters 764 086 185 vehicle washers and equipment cleaners 770 083 203 warehousemen 780 082 191 miscellaneous laborers 785 083 175 not specified laborers FARMERS AND FARM MANAGERS, 1976-1982 801 140 407 farmers (owners and tenants) 802 360 437 farm managers FARM LABORERS AND FARM FOREMEN, 1976-1982 821 200 350 farm foremen 822 063 188 farm laborers, wage workers 823 170 185 farm laborers, unpaid family workers 824 220 268 farm service laborers, self-employed SERVICE WORKERS, EXCEPT PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD, 1976-1982 Cleaning Service Workers 901 116 141 chambermaids and maids, except private household 902 098 174 cleaners and charwomen 903 125 193 janitors and sextons Food Service Workers 910 190 199 bartenders 911 110 144 busboys 912 150 264 cooks, except private household 913 110 218 dishwashers 914 170 154 food counter and fountain workers 915 160 203 waiters 916 110 208 food service workers, except private household Health Service Workers 921 380 478 dental assistants 922 294 405 health aides, except nursing 923 510 451 health trainees 924 370 233 lay midwives 925 135 364 nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 926 220 419 practical nurses Personal Service Workers 931 310 364 airline stewardesses 932 195 164 attendants, recreation and amusement 933 288 225 attendants, personal service 934 079 175 baggage porters and bellhops 935 170 379 barbers 940 300 221 boarding and lodging house keepers 941 080 093 bootblacks 942 282 241 child care workers, except private household 943 100 209 elevator operators 944 170 332 hairdressers and cosmetologists 945 310 408 personal service apprentices 950 310 364 housekeepers, except private household 952 260 141 school monitors 953 250 149 ushers, recreation and amusement 954 110 144 welfare service aides Protective Service Workers 960 175 245 crossing guards and bridge tenders 961 370 438 firemen, fire protection 962 182 223 guards and watchmen 963 210 458 marshals and constables 964 404 477 policemen and detectives 965 340 550 sheriffs and bailiffs PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD WORKERS, 1976-1982 980 070 229 child care workers, private household 981 070 180 cooks, private household 982 186 247 housekeepers, private household 983 120 176 laundresses, private household 984 070 180 maids and servants, private household