The Medical-Vocational Guidelines (grids) state that "'Sedentary work' represents a significantly restricted range of work, and individuals with a maximum sustained work capability limited to sedentary work have very serious functional limitations." The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) lists 137 unskilled sedentary occupations. Based on current data, 77 of those occupations represent no jobs. The remaining 60 occupations represent approximately 1.4 million jobs in the national economy.
That really is not accurate. The remaining 60 occupations are in occupational groups that represent 1.4 million jobs in the national economy. That is the more accurate statement. About 45% of those jobs fall into the category of office clerks, general (SOC 43-9061). The three occupations in the group are not good examples and probably don't exist in the national economy as described in the DOT in significant numbers that provide for substantial gainful earnings on a sustained basis. The three occupations:
205.367-030 election clerkElection clerk works during the election cycles, twice a year.
249.587-014 cutter-and-paster, press clippings
249.587-018 document preparer, microfilming
ELECTION CLERK (government ser.)
Prepares documents, such as brochures, pamphlets, and catalogs, for microfilming, using paper cutter, photocopying machine, rubber stamps, and other work devices: Cuts documents into individual pages of standard microfilming size and format when allowed by margin space, using paper cutter or razor knife. Reproduces document pages as necessary to improve clarity or to reduce one or more pages into single page of standard microfilming size, using photocopying machine. Stamps standard symbols on pages or inserts instruction cards between pages of material to notify MICROFILM-CAMERA OPERATOR (business ser.) 976.682-022 of special handling, such as manual repositioning, during microfilming. Prepares cover sheet and document folder for material and index card for company files indicating information, such as firm name and address, product category, and index code, to identify material. Inserts material to be filmed in document folder and files folder for processing according to index code and filming priority schedule.That is not a good example of full-time work representing a significant number of jobs in the national economy.
Cutter-and-paster, press clippings work with paper media.
CUTTER-AND-PASTER, PRESS CLIPPINGS (business ser.)
Tears or cuts out marked articles or advertisements from newspapers and magazines, using knife or scissors. Records name of publication, page and location, date, and name of customer on label, and affixes label to clipping.Few people if anyone does that anymore. These jobs are probably obsolete in the modern economy.
Document preparer, microfilming is similarly obsolete.
DOCUMENT PREPARER, MICROFILMING (business ser.)
Prepares documents, such as brochures, pamphlets, and catalogs, for microfilming, using paper cutter, photocopying machine, rubber stamps, and other work devices: Cuts documents into individual pages of standard microfilming size and format when allowed by margin space, using paper cutter or razor knife. Reproduces document pages as necessary to improve clarity or to reduce one or more pages into single page of standard microfilming size, using photocopying machine. Stamps standard symbols on pages or inserts instruction cards between pages of material to notify MICROFILM-CAMERA OPERATOR (business ser.) 976.682-022 of special handling, such as manual repositioning, during microfilming. Prepares cover sheet and document folder for material and index card for company files indicating information, such as firm name and address, product category, and index code, to identify material. Inserts material to be filmed in document folder and files folder for processing according to index code and filming priority schedule.And that brings up to the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH).
Typical Education Needed
|
High school diploma or equivalent
|
Work Experience in a Related Occupation
|
None
|
Typical On-The-Job Training Needed to Attain Competency
|
Short-term on-the-job training
|
2016 Employment
|
3,117,700
|
We have been down this path before. The typical education is a high school diploma or equivalent and the typical on-the-job training is 30 days or less. The question is whether these occupations represent sedentary unskilled work and if so, how many jobs. We start with Labor's statement that the O*NET provides current occupational information.
43-9061.00 - Office Clerks, General
Structural
Job Characteristics
|
%
|
Response
|
Duration
of Typical Work Week — Number of hours typically worked in one week.
|
15
|
More
than 40 hours
|
59
|
40
hours
|
|
26
|
Less
than 40 hours
|
|
Exertional
|
%
|
Response
|
Spend
Time Sitting — How much does this job require sitting?
|
60
|
Continually
or almost continually
|
25
|
More
than half the time
|
|
7
|
About
half the time
|
|
8
|
Less
than half the time
|
|
0
|
Never
|
|
%
|
Response
|
|
Spend
Time Standing — How much does this job require standing?
|
1
|
Continually
or almost continually
|
7
|
More
than half the time
|
|
12
|
About
half the time
|
|
72
|
Less
than half the time
|
|
9
|
Never
|
|
%
|
Response
|
|
Spend
Time Walking and Running — How much does this job require walking and
running?
|
4
|
Continually
or almost continually
|
14
|
More
than half the time
|
|
14
|
About
half the time
|
|
32
|
Less
than half the time
|
|
36
|
Never
|
About 74% of the jobs are presumptive substantial gainful activity as full-time work; 60% sit the vast majority of the day; relatively few spend the majority of the day standing/walking.
43-9061.00 - Office Clerks, General
On-the-Job
Training
|
|
Duration
|
Value
|
None or short demonstration
|
4.85%
|
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
|
27.91%
|
Related
Work Experience
|
|
Duration
|
Value
|
None
|
7.72%
|
Up to and including 1 month
|
1.14%
|
Required
Level of Education
|
|
Education
Level
|
Value
|
Less than a High School Diploma
|
1.5%
|
High School Diploma or the equivalent
|
40.59%
|
The O*NET Resource Center suggests that less than 9% of these jobs would not require some skills. Related work experience is a component of Specific Vocational Preparation along with education and on-the-job training. We check the O*NET OnLine and Resource Center data against the Occupational Requirements Survey (ORS).
43-9061.00 - Office Clerks, General
Series ID: ORUV1000075800000064
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of
office clerks, general; svp is short demonstration only
Requirement: Education,
Training, And Experience
Occupation: Office
Clerks, General
Estimate: svp is
short demonstration only
Year
|
Period
|
Estimate
|
2018
|
Annual
|
4.4
|
Series ID: ORUV1000075800000065
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of
office clerks, general; svp is beyond short demonstration, up to &
including 1 month
Requirement: Education,
Training, And Experience
Occupation: Office
Clerks, General
Estimate: svp is
beyond short demonstration, up to & including 1 month
Year
|
Period
|
Estimate
|
2018
|
Annual
|
31.3
|
Series ID: ORUP1000075800000661
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of
office clerks, general; strength is sedentary
Requirement: Physical
Demands
Occupation: Office
Clerks, General
Estimate: strength
is sedentary
Year
|
Period
|
Estimate
|
2018
|
Annual
|
73.3
|
Series ID: ORUP1000075800000134
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: office clerks, general; hours of sitting (25th percentile)
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: Office Clerks, General
Estimate: hours of sitting (25th percentile)
| Year | Period | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Annual | 5.25 |
Series ID: ORUP1000075800000135
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: office clerks, general; hours of sitting (50th percentile - median)
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: Office Clerks, General
Estimate: hours of sitting (50th percentile - median)
| Year | Period | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Annual | 6.4 |
Series ID: ORUP1000075800000136
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: office clerks, general; hours of sitting (75th percentile)
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: Office Clerks, General
Estimate: hours of sitting (75th percentile)
| Year | Period | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Annual | 7.2 |
Series ID: ORUP1000075800000139
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of office clerks, general; sitting vs. standing/walking at will is allowed
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: Office Clerks, General
Estimate: sitting vs. standing/walking at will is allowed
| Year | Period | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Annual | 81.4 |
Series ID: ORUV1000075800000085
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of office clerks, general; literacy is required
Requirement: Education, Training, And Experience
Occupation: Office Clerks, General
Estimate: literacy is required
| Year | Period | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Annual | 15 |
Series ID: ORUV1000075800000075
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of office clerks, general; no minimum education requirement
Requirement: Education, Training, And Experience
Occupation: Office Clerks, General
Estimate: no minimum education requirement
| Year | Period | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Annual | 15.2 |
Series ID: ORUV1000075800000076
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of office clerks, general; minimum education level is a high school diploma
Requirement: Education, Training, And Experience
Occupation: Office Clerks, General
Estimate: minimum education level is a high school diploma
| Year | Period | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Annual | 78.7 |
43-9061.00 - Office Clerks, General
Office clerks,
general
|
Jobs
|
|
Total
reported jobs
|
3,117,700
|
|
Full-time (O*NET)
|
74.2%
|
2,313,333
|
Unskilled (ORS)
|
35.7%
|
825,860
|
Sedentary (ORS)
|
73.3%
|
605,355
|
More than half require sitting more than 6 hours per day. Over 80% of the jobs permit discretion of when to perform sitting versus standing/walking tasks. Workers without a high school or equivalent education can perform 15.2% of the jobs. Workers illiterate in English can perform must 0.2% of jobs.
Even for workers without a high school equivalent education, the number of jobs is over 90,000. A combination of a limitation on sitting and a limited education would leave around 25,000 jobs. This occupational group remains viable for sedentary unskilled workers absent a combination of three or more limiting factors eroding the capacity for sedentary work.
Look for the Occu Collect Calculator as part of the Sedentary Compendium breaking down the number of unskilled sedentary jobs in the national economy at OccuCollect.com in July 2019.
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