Common Sedentary DOT Codes and Contact with Others

 The sedentary occupational base for unskilled work starts out as narrow.  A significant erosion of that occupational base will frequently leave the job numbers insignificant.  SSR 96-9p.  Today, we examine the impact of a limitation to occasional contact with others, including coworkers, supervisors, and the public.  

The O*NET OnLine collects data from job incumbents through questionnaires.  The work context questionnaire asks:

6.      How much contact with others (by telephone, face-to-face, or otherwise) is required to perform your current job?

 

The report of contact with others for helpers -- production workers (O*NET 51-9198.00) provides answers:

71

Contact With Others — How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

39    Constant contact with others 24    Contact with others most of the time 20    Contact with others about half the time 17    Occasional contact with others 0    No contact with others

Across the exertion and skill level of helpers, 17% of incumbents report occasional contact with others.  Counter intuitive, but that is the data report.  

When looking at the common unskilled sedentary occupations identified by vocational experts, the O*NET OnLine reports:

DOT Title	DOT Code	Contact with Others ≤ occasional	ONET 26.0
ADDRESSER	209.587-010	0%	42-9022.00
AMPOULE SEALER	559.687-014	10%	53-7064.00
CALL-OUT OPERATOR	237.367-014	0%	43-4041.00*
CHARGE-ACCOUNT CLERK	205.367-014	0%	43-4111.00
CUTTER-AND-PASTER, PRESS CLIPPINGS	249.587-014	2%	43-9061.00
DOCUMENT PREPARER, MICROFILMING	249.587-018	2%	43-9061.00
LENS-BLOCK GAUGER	716.687-030	2%	51-9061.00
ORDER CLERK, FOOD AND BEVERAGE	209.567-014	0%	43-4151.00
POLISHER, EYEGLASS FRAMES	713.684-038	27%	51-4033.00
SURVEILLANCE-SYSTEM MONITOR	379.367-010	3%	33-9031.00
SURVEILLANCE-SYSTEM MONITOR	379.367-010	1% *	33-9099.02*
TABLE WORKER	739.687-182	2%	51-9061.00
TELEPHONE QUOTATION CLERK	237.367-046	0%	43-4171.00
TOUCH-UP SCREENER	726.684-110	2%	51-9061.00
TUBE OPERATOR	239.687-014	1%	43-5021.00

Surveillance-system monitor is listed twice.  Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators (O*NET 33-9031) is reported by the O*NET.  Protective Service Workers, All Other (O*NET 33-9099.00) does not report detailed data.  The detailed occupational sub-group of Retail Loss Prevention Specialists (O*NET 33.9099.02) is reported.  Some vocational experts use retail establishments and Labor puts that category of work as inclusive of protective service workers.  We use that data here.  

 Missing from this list are the DOT codes that belong to production workers, all other as well as other occupational groups with the terminal SOC digit of "9."  The O*NET does not analyze the date for "all other" occupational groups.  

The clear takeaway from this data is the scarcity of work involving occasional or less contact with others.  We must create the conflict with the vocational testimony invariably based on anecdotal (local) experience.  

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Suggested Citation:

Lawrence Rohlfing, Common Sedentary DOT Codes and Contact with Others, California Social Security Attorney (December 3, 2021)  https://californiasocialsecurityattorney.blogspot.com    

Commonly Cited DOT Codes by SOC

 Here is a list of the top 59 DOT codes cited by vocational experts in Social Security hearings.  This list links to the 2010 SOC.  

DOT Title	DOT Code	2010 SOC
CHARGE-ACCOUNT CLERK	205.367-014	43-4111
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
PHOTOCOPYING-MACHINE OPERATOR	207.685-014	43-9071
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
COLLATOR OPERATOR	208.685-010	43-9199
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
ORDER CLERK, FOOD AND BEVERAGE	209.567-014	43-4151
Order Clerks
ADDRESSER	209.587-010	43-9022
Word Processors and Typists
MARKER	209.587-034	43-5081
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
MAIL CLERK	209.687-026	43-9051
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
CASHIER II	211.462-010	41-2011
TICKET SELLER	211.467-030	41-2011
Cashiers
ROUTER	222.587-038	43-9061
Office Clerks, General
GARMENT SORTER	222.687-014	51-9199
Production Workers, All Other ‡
ROUTING CLERK	222.687-022	43-5071
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
CALL-OUT OPERATOR	237.367-014	43-4041
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
INFORMATION CLERK	237.367-018	43-4171
TELEPHONE QUOTATION CLERK	237.367-046	43-4171
Receptionists and Information Clerks
OFFICE HELPER	239.567-010	43-5021
TUBE OPERATOR	239.687-014	43-5021
Couriers and Messengers
COUNTER CLERK	249.366-010	41-2021
Counter and Rental Clerks
CUTTER-AND-PASTER, PRESS CLIPPINGS	249.587-014	43-9061
DOCUMENT PREPARER, MICROFILMING	249.587-018	43-9061
Office Clerks, General
FURNITURE-RENTAL CONSULTANT	295.357-018	41-2021
Counter and Rental Clerks
FAST-FOODS WORKER	311.472-010	35-3021
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
CAFETERIA ATTENDANT	311.677-010	35-9011
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
KITCHEN HELPER	318.687-010	35-9021
Dishwashers
CLEANER, HOUSEKEEPING	323.687-014	37-2012
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
TICKET TAKER	344.667-010	39-3031
USHER	344.677-014	39-3031
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers
HOST/HOSTESS, HEAD	349.667-014	39-9099
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other
FOLDER	369.687-018	51-9198
Helpers--Production Workers
MARKER	369.687-026	51-9061
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
FLAGGER	372.667-022	33-9091
Crossing Guards and Flaggers
SURVEILLANCE-SYSTEM MONITOR †	379.367-010	33-9031
Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators
SURVEILLANCE-SYSTEM MONITOR	379.367-010	33-9099
Protective Service Workers, All Other
CLEANER, INDUSTRIAL	381.687-018	37-2011
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
CLEANER, LABORATORY EQUIPMENT	381.687-022	37-2011
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
BAKERY WORKER, CONVEYOR LINE *	524.687-022	51-3099
Food Processing Workers, All Other
BAKERY WORKER, CONVEYOR LINE	524.687-022	51-9199
Production Workers, All Other ‡
CAN-FILLING-AND-CLOSING-MACHINE TENDER	529.685-282	51-9111
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
BASKET FILLER	529.687-010	51-9198
Helpers--Production Workers
AMPOULE SEALER	559.687-014	53-7064
Packers and Packagers, Hand
EGG PROCESSOR	559.687-034	51-9199
Production Workers, All Other ‡
INSPECTOR AND HAND PACKAGER	559.687-074	51-9061
SORTER I	569.687-022	51-9061
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
FOLDER	686.685-030	51-9199
ASSEMBLER, SMALL PRODUCTS I	706.684-022	51-9199
Production Workers, All Other ‡
POLISHER, EYEGLASS FRAMES	713.684-038	51-4033
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders
FINAL ASSEMBLER	713.687-018	51-9199
Production Workers, All Other ‡
LENS-BLOCK GAUGER	716.687-030	51-9061
TOUCH-UP SCREENER	726.684-110	51-9061
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
MAGNETIC-TAPE WINDER	726.685-010	51-9199
ELECTRONICS WORKER	726.687-010	51-9199
Production Workers, All Other ‡
ASSEMBLER, ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES I	729.687-010	51-2022
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
ASSEMBLER, SMALL PRODUCTS II	739.687-030	51-9199
Production Workers, All Other ‡
TABLE WORKER	739.687-182	51-9061
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
MARKER	781.687-042	51-9199
Production Workers, All Other ‡
TABLE WORKER	783.687-030	51-9198
Helpers--Production Workers
TABLE WORKER	788.687-142	51-9199
Production Workers, All Other ‡
FINAL ASSEMBLER	789.687-046	51-9198
FOLDER	789.687-058	51-9198
Helpers--Production Workers
PACKAGER, HAND	920.587-018	53-7064
Packers and Packagers, Hand
LABORER, STORES	922.687-058	51-9198
Helpers--Production Workers

* JBP places bakery worker conveyor line in food processing workers, all other. Labor does not.

† Labor placed surveillance systems monitor in two SOC codes, 33-9031 and 33-9099. The 2018 SOC now uses 33-9098 replacing 33-9099.

‡ The 2018 SOC puts all 1,590 (including one duplicate) in 51-9161 (computer numerically controlled tool operators), 51-9062 (computer numerically controlled tool programmers), and 51-9199 (production workers, all other). Use other codes according to expert analysis.        

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Suggested Citation:

Lawrence Rohlfing, Commonly Cited DOT Codes by SOC, California Social Security Attorney (November 10, 2021)  https://californiasocialsecurityattorney.blogspot.com