1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States, 1990
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Reference ID
USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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- USA1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- USA1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Occupation, 1950 basis (US1990A_OCC1950)
Data file: USA1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
299
End:
301
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US90A450 US90A451"><span class="em">29a. What kind of work was this person doing? </span><br /><div class="i1">____<br />(For example: registered nurse, personnel manager, supervisor of order department,<br />gasoline engine assembler, cake icer)</div><br /><br />[Print two or more words to describe the kind of work the person did. If the person was a trainee, apprentice, or helper, include that in the description. Some examples of what to enter:<br /><br />Enter a description like the following / Do not enter:<br /><div class="i1">Production clerk / Clerk<br />Carpenter's helper / Helper<br />Auto engine mechanic / Mechanic<br />Registered nurse / Nurse]</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | Accountants and auditors |
| 002 | Airplane pilots and navigators |
| 003 | Architects |
| 004 | Artists and art teachers |
| 006 | Authors |
| 007 | Chemists |
| 008 | Chiropractors |
| 009 | Clergymen |
| 012 | Agricultural sciences |
| 013 | Biological sciences |
| 014 | Chemistry |
| 015 | Economics |
| 016 | Engineering |
| 018 | Mathematics |
| 019 | Medical sciences |
| 023 | Physics |
| 024 | Psychology |
| 026 | Natural science (n e c ) |
| 027 | Social sciences (n e c ) |
| 028 | Nonscientific subjects |
| 029 | Subject not specified |
| 031 | Dancers and dancing teachers |
| 032 | Dentists |
| 033 | Designers |
| 034 | Dieticians and nutritionists |
| 035 | Draftsmen |
| 036 | Editors and reporters |
| 041 | Engineers, aeronautical |
| 042 | Engineers, chemical |
| 043 | Engineers, civil |
| 044 | Engineers, electrical |
| 045 | Engineers, industrial |
| 046 | Engineers, mechanical |
| 047 | Engineers, metallurgical, metallurgists |
| 048 | Engineers, mining |
| 049 | Engineers (n e c ) |
| 051 | Entertainers (n e c ) |
| 053 | Foresters and conservationists |
| 054 | Funeral directors and embalmers |
| 055 | Lawyers and judges |
| 056 | Librarians |
| 057 | Musicians and music teachers |
| 058 | Nurses, professional |
| 061 | Agricultural scientists |
| 062 | Biological scientists |
| 063 | Geologists and geophysicists |
| 067 | Mathematicians |
| 068 | Physicists |
| 069 | Miscellaneous natural scientists |
| 070 | Optometrists |
| 072 | Personnel and labor relations workers |
| 073 | Pharmacists |
| 074 | Photographers |
| 075 | Physicians and surgeons |
| 076 | Radio operators |
| 077 | Recreation and group workers |
| 078 | Religious workers |
| 079 | Social and welfare workers, except group |
| 081 | Economists |
| 082 | Psychologists |
| 083 | Statisticians and actuaries |
| 084 | Miscellaneous social scientists |
| 091 | Sports instructors and officials |
| 092 | Surveyors |
| 093 | Teachers (n e c ) |
| 094 | Technicians, medical and dental |
| 095 | Technicians, testing |
| 096 | Technicians (n e c ) |
| 097 | Therapists and healers (n e c ) |
| 098 | Veterinarians |
| 099 | Professional, technical and kindred workers (n. |
| 100 | Farmers (owners and tenants) |
| 123 | Farm managers |
| 200 | Buyers and department heads, store |
| 201 | Buyers and shippers, farm products |
| 203 | Conductors, railroad |
| 210 | Inspectors, public administration |
| 230 | Managers and superintendents, building |
| 240 | Officers, pilots, pursers and engineers, ship |
| 250 | Officials and administrators (n.e.c.), public a |
| 270 | Postmasters |
| 280 | Purchasing agents and buyers (n e c ) |
| 290 | Managers, officials, and proprietors (n.e.c.) |
| 301 | Attendants and assistants, library |
| 302 | Attendants, physician's and dentist's office |
| 305 | Bank tellers |
| 310 | Bookkeepers |
| 320 | Cashiers |
| 321 | Collectors, bill and account |
| 322 | Dispatchers and starters, vehicle |
| 335 | Mail carriers |
| 340 | Messengers and office boys |
| 341 | Office machine operators |
| 342 | Shipping and receiving clerks |
| 350 | Stenographers, typists, and secretaries |
| 370 | Telephone operators |
| 380 | Ticket, station, and express agents |
| 390 | Clerical and kindred workers (n e c ) |
| 400 | Advertising agents and salesmen |
| 410 | Auctioneers |
| 420 | Demonstrators |
| 430 | Hucksters and peddlers |
| 450 | Insurance agents and brokers |
| 460 | Newsboys |
| 470 | Real estate agents and brokers |
| 480 | Stock and bond salesmen |
| 490 | Salesmen and sales clerks (n e c ) |
| 500 | Bakers |
| 502 | Bookbinders |
| 503 | Boilermakers |
| 504 | Brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters |
| 505 | Cabinetmakers |
| 510 | Carpenters |
| 511 | Cement and concrete finishers |
| 512 | Compositors and typesetters |
| 513 | Cranemen, derrickmen, and hoistmen |
| 515 | Electricians |
| 521 | Engravers, except photoengravers |
| 522 | Excavating, grading, and road machinery operato |
| 523 | Foremen (n e c ) |
| 524 | Forgemen and hammermen |
| 525 | Furriers |
| 530 | Glaziers |
| 531 | Heat treaters, annealers, temperers |
| 533 | Inspectors (n e c ) |
| 534 | Jewelers, watchmakers, goldsmiths, and silversm |
| 535 | Job setters, metal |
| 540 | Linemen and servicemen, telegraph, telephone, a |
| 541 | Locomotive engineers |
| 544 | Machinists |
| 545 | Mechanics and repairmen, airplane |
| 550 | Mechanics and repairmen, automobile |
| 551 | Mechanics and repairmen, office machine |
| 552 | Mechanics and repairmen, radio and television |
| 554 | Mechanics and repairmen (n e c ) |
| 560 | Millwrights |
| 561 | Molders, metal |
| 562 | Motion picture projectionists |
| 563 | Opticians and lens grinders and polishers |
| 564 | Painters, construction and maintenance |
| 570 | Pattern and model makers, except paper |
| 571 | Photoengravers and lithographers |
| 573 | Plasterers |
| 574 | Plumbers and pipe fitters |
| 575 | Pressmen and plate printers, printing |
| 580 | Rollers and roll hands, metal |
| 581 | Roofers and slaters |
| 582 | Shoemakers and repairers, except factory |
| 583 | Stationary engineers |
| 585 | Structural metal workers |
| 590 | Tailors and tailoresses |
| 591 | Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal worker |
| 592 | Tool makers, and die makers and setters |
| 593 | Upholsterers |
| 595 | Members of the armed services |
| 600 | Apprentice auto mechanics |
| 601 | Apprentice bricklayers and masons |
| 602 | Apprentice carpenters |
| 603 | Apprentice electricians |
| 604 | Apprentice machinists and toolmakers |
| 610 | Apprentice plumbers and pipe fitters |
| 612 | Apprentices, metalworking trades (n.e.c.) |
| 614 | Apprentices, other specified trades |
| 620 | Asbestos and insulation workers |
| 621 | Attendants, auto service and parking |
| 622 | Blasters and powdermen |
| 624 | Brakemen, railroad |
| 625 | Bus drivers |
| 630 | Chainmen, rodmen, and axmen, surveying |
| 632 | Deliverymen and routemen |
| 633 | Dressmakers and seamstresses, except factory |
| 635 | Filers, grinders, and polishers, metal |
| 643 | Laundry and dry cleaning operatives |
| 644 | Meat cutters, except slaughter and packing hous |
| 650 | Mine operatives and laborers |
| 662 | Oilers and greaser, except auto |
| 670 | Painters, except construction or maintenance |
| 671 | Photographic process workers |
| 672 | Power station operators |
| 673 | Sailors and deck hands |
| 674 | Sawyers |
| 680 | Stationary firemen |
| 681 | Switchmen, railroad |
| 682 | Taxicab drivers and chauffers |
| 683 | Truck and tractor drivers |
| 684 | Weavers, textile |
| 685 | Welders and flame cutters |
| 690 | Operative and kindred workers (n e c ) |
| 700 | Housekeepers, private household |
| 710 | Laundressses, private household |
| 720 | Private household workers (n e c ) |
| 730 | Attendants, hospital and other institution |
| 731 | Attendants, professional and personal service |
| 732 | Attendants, recreation and amusement |
| 740 | Barbers, beauticians, and manicurists |
| 750 | Bartenders |
| 753 | Charwomen and cleaners |
| 754 | Cooks, except private household |
| 760 | Counter and fountain workers |
| 761 | Elevator operators |
| 762 | Firemen, fire protection |
| 763 | Guards, watchmen, and doorkeepers |
| 764 | Housekeepers and stewards, except private house |
| 770 | Janitors and sextons |
| 773 | Policemen and detectives |
| 780 | Porters |
| 781 | Practical nurses |
| 782 | Sheriffs and bailiffs |
| 783 | Ushers, recreation and amusement |
| 784 | Waiters and waitresses |
| 785 | Watchmen (crossing) and bridge tenders |
| 790 | Service workers, except private household (n.e. |
| 810 | Farm foremen |
| 820 | Farm laborers, wage workers |
| 910 | Fishermen and oystermen |
| 930 | Gardeners, except farm, and groundskeepers |
| 940 | Longshoremen and stevedores |
| 950 | Lumbermen, raftsmen, and woodchoppers |
| 970 | Laborers (n e c ) |
| 999 | NIU (not in universe) |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the 1950 Census Bureau occupational classification system to the occupational activity of the individual.
Universe
United States 1990: Persons age 16+ who had worked within the previous five years; not new workers [not verifiable]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |