Common Light Unskilled DOT Codes -- Standing/Walking Exceeds Six Hours

These are the DOT codes that vocational experts commonly cite as light unskilled work.  The data from the Department of Labor (whether O*NET OnLine or Occupational Requirements Survey) do not support a limitation to six hours or less of standing/walking.  

DOT Title	DOT Code	OOH     JOBS	OEWS   JOBS
ASSEMBLER, SMALL PRODUCTS I	706.684-022	203,600	194,360
ASSEMBLER, SMALL PRODUCTS II	739.687-030	203,600	194,360
BAKERY WORKER, CONVEYOR LINE	524.687-022	203,600	194,360
BAKERY WORKER, CONVEYOR LINE *	524.687-022	45,000	41,840
BASKET FILLER	529.687-010	238,000	239,340
CAFETERIA ATTENDANT	311.677-010	389,000	374,900
CASHIER II	211.462-010	3,379,100	3,333,100
CLEANER, HOUSEKEEPING	323.687-014	1,212,800	795,590
CLEANER, LABORATORY EQUIPMENT	381.687-022	2,217,000	1,990,510
ELECTRONICS WORKER	726.687-010	203,600	194,360
FAST-FOODS WORKER	311.472-010	3,455,500	3,450,120
FINAL ASSEMBLER	789.687-046	238,000	239,340
FOLDER	369.687-018	238,000	239,340
FOLDER	789.687-058	238,000	239,340
FOLDER	686.685-030	203,600	194,360
GARMENT SORTER	222.687-014	203,600	194,360
MAGNETIC-TAPE WINDER	726.685-010	203,600	194,360
MARKER	209.587-034	2,223,000	2,210,960
MARKER	781.687-042	203,600	194,360
TABLE WORKER	783.687-030	238,000	239,340
TABLE WORKER	788.687-142	203,600	194,360
TICKET SELLER	211.467-030	3,379,100	3,333,100
TICKET TAKER	344.667-010	81,500	95,600
USHER	344.677-014	81,500	95,600

Always expect pushback from the vocational expert. Naked testimony from the vocational expert is substantial evidence where:

Now say that she testifies about the approximate number of various sedentary jobs an applicant for benefits could perform. She explains that she arrived at her figures by surveying a range of representative employers; amassing specific information about their labor needs and employment of people with disabilities; and extrapolating those findings to the national economy by means of a well-accepted methodology. She answers cogently and thoroughly all questions put to her by the ALJ and the applicant's lawyer.

Biestek v. Berryhill, 139 S.Ct. 1148, 1155 (2018).  The question is:

Do you have a well-accepted methodology for extrapolating your local experience that is as or more reliable than the statistical prowess of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Employment Training Administration?

Years of experience establishing the foundation but not the methodology.  Don't accept occupations that require more than six hours of standing or walking without examining the vocational expert on methodology.  

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Suggested Citation:

Lawrence Rohlfing, Common Light Unskilled DOT Codes -- Standing/Walking Exceeds Six Hours, California Social Security Attorney (November 27, 2021)  https://californiasocialsecurityattorney.blogspot.com