Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers -- Post Biestek Analysis -- Part 2

In part 1 of this series, we looked at the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers (SOC 51-2022) (equipment assemblers) and in particular at the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Occupational Employment Quarterly, and Job Browser Pro. We Found that the occupational group of 61 DOT codes typically required a high school education, skills, and represented jobs across the exertion and skill range.

The Occupational Employment Quarterly (version 3.1 4th quarter 2018) suggested 3,054 sedentary unskilled jobs and 30,541 light unskilled jobs.  Job Browser Pro (version 1.67, 2017 job estimates) suggested 1,600 jobs sedentary unskilled jobs and about 78,000 jobs as light unskilled jobs.  The post-Biestek era question is whether those estimates are reliable.  OccuCollect provides the 2017 and 2018 data sets for evidence and comparison.  We start with skill level.

Series ID: ORUV1000091300000065

Not seasonally adjusted

Series Title: % of electrical and electronic equipment assemblers; svp is beyond short demonstration, up to & including 1 month

Requirement: Education, Training, And Experience

Occupation: Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Estimate: svp is beyond short demonstration, up to & including 1 month

Year	Period	Estimate
2018	Annual	29.2

https://beta.bls.gov/dataViewer/view/timeseries/ORUV1000091300000065

Series ID: ORUV1000091300000069

Not seasonally adjusted

Series Title: % of electrical and electronic equipment assemblers; svp is over 1 year, up to & including 2 years

Requirement: Education, Training, And Experience

Occupation: Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Estimate: svp is over 1 year, up to & including 2 years

Year	Period	Estimate
2018	Annual	22.6

https://beta.bls.gov/dataViewer/view/timeseries/ORUV1000091300000069

These data points describe 51.8% of the jobs within the group.  To assume that any of the jobs require a short demonstration (SVP 1) when none of the DOT codes describe an SVP 1 and the OOH describes the group as requiring moderate-term on-the-job training would lack a statistical basis to the data.  The best deduction from the data is that 29.2% of the jobs are unskilled and the rest are either semi-skilled or skilled.  Assuming the OOH/EP job number (218,900 jobs), the number that are unskilled is approximately 63,919 at all exertion levels (218,000 x 29.2%).

We can now turn to exertion.

Series ID: ORUP1000091300000662

Not seasonally adjusted

Series Title: % of electrical and electronic equipment assemblers; strength is light work

Requirement: Physical Demands

Occupation: Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Estimate: strength is light work

Year	Period	Estimate
2018	Annual	28.3

https://beta.bls.gov/dataViewer/view/timeseries/ORUP1000091300000662

The 2018 data set does not describe any other "strength" level.  The 2017 data set described medium exertion:

Series ID: ORUP1000091300000663

Not seasonally adjusted

Series Title: % of electrical and electronic equipment assemblers; strength is medium work

Requirement: Physical Demands

Occupation: electrical and electronic equipment assemblers

Estimate: strength is medium work

Year	Period	Estimate
2017	Annual	78.9

https://beta.bls.gov/dataViewer/view/timeseries/ORUP1000091300000663

Our quest remains to determine the number of light unskilled jobs.  Assuming our calculation of approximately 63,919 unskilled jobs at all exertion levels, number of light unskilled jobs is 18,089.  That's the starting point.  If the claimant has any further manipulative, standing/walking, sit-stand option, or cognitive/social limitations, that number gets eroded.  A claimant under 55 that can perform the full range of light work is not disabled with a limited education and the ability to communicate in English.

The OccuCollect jobs calculator provides the conclusion.See When to Use Occu Collect.