CAIRS Occupation Codes

The occupation code is a four character code that identifies the generic occupation of the employee involved in the accident/incident. To search for upper level classifications (aggregates), use the wildcard operator (%).

• Managerial and Professional Specialty Occupations - 0%
• Technical, Sales, and Administrative Support Occupations - 1%
• Service Occupations - 2%
• Farming, Forestry, and Fishing Occupations - 3%
• Precision Production, Craft, and Repair Occupations - 4%
• Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers - 5%
• Military Occupations - 6%
• Nonclassifiable - 7%

Managerial and Professional Specialty Occupations - 0%

CODE       NAME 

01%       Executive, Administrative, and Managerial Occupations
   0101       MANAGER/ADMINISTRATOR

02%       Professional Specialty Occupations
   0201       DOCTOR/NURSE
   0202       ENGINEER
   0203       HEALTH PHYSICIST
   0204       SCIENTIST
   0209       OTHER PROFESSIONAL    

Technical, Sales, and Administrative Support Occupations - 1%

CODE       NAME 

11%       Technicians and Related Support Occupations
   1101       ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
   1102       HEALTH TECHNICIAN
   1103       RADIATION MONITOR/TECHNICIAN
   1104       SCIENCE TECHNICIAN
   1109       OTHER TECHNICIAN

12%       Sales Occupations
   1201       SALES WORKER

13%       Administrative Support Occupations, including Clerical
   1301       ADMIN. SUPPORT/CLERICAL EMPLOYEE                               

Service Occupations - 2%

CODE       NAME 

21%       Protective Service Occupations
   2101       FIREFIGHTER
   2102       SECURITY GUARD

22%       Service Occupations, except Protective and Household
   2201       FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEE
   2202       JANITOR
   2209       OTHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE
                              

Farming, Forestry, and Fishing Occupations - 3%

CODE       NAME 

31%       Farming, Forestry, and Fishing Occupations
   3101       FOREST WORKER
   3102       GROUNDSKEEPER
   3109       OTHER AGRICULTURE/FORESTRY/FISHING EMPLOYEE                                               

Precision Production, Craft, and Repair Occupations - 4%

CODE       NAME 

41%       Mechanics and Repairers
   4101       MECHANIC/REPAIRER

42%       Construction Trades
   4201       CARPENTER
   4202       ELECTRICIAN
   4203       MASON
   4204       PAINTER
   4205       PIPE FITTER
   4209       OTHER REPAIR/CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE

43%       Extractive Occupations
   4301       MINER/DRILLER

44%       Precision Production Occupations
   4401       MACHINIST
   4402       OPERATOR, PLANT/SYSTEM/UTILITY
   4403       SHEET METAL WORKER
   4409       OTHER PRECISION/PRODUCTION EMPLOYEE
                               

Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers - 5%

CODE       NAME 

51%       Machine Operators and Tenders, Except Precision
   5101       MACHINE SETUP/OPERATOR

52%       Fabricators, Assemblers, and Handworking Occupations
   5201       ASSEMBLERS
   5202       WELDER
   5209       OTHER HANDWORKING OCCUPATIONS

53%       Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
   5301       AIRCRAFT PILOT
   5302       BUS DRIVER
   5303       EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
   5304       TRUCK DRIVER
   5309       OTHER TRANSPORT EMPLOYEE

54%       Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers, and Laborers
   5401       HANDLER/LABORER/HELPER                                

Military Occupations - 6%

CODE       NAME 

61%       Military Occupations   
   6101       MILITARY PERSONNEL                               

Nonclassifiable - 7%

CODE       NAME 

71%       Nonclassifiable
   7101       OCCUPATION (UNK)
   7102       MISC EMPLOYEE                                    

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