Standard Occupational Classification System Law and Legal Definition
The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) System is the method or system followed by the U.S. government to classify occupations. This system was developed in an effort to build up a universal occupational classification system. Federal statistical agencies follow the SOC system to classify workers in to different occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, and disseminating data.
As of 2010, the U.S. SOC system has identified around 840 occupational categories. All workers are classified into one of these occupations, depending upon their occupations. The SOC system helps in comparing occupational data across different governmental agencies. It also serves as a platform to compare occupational data that the governmental agencies and private organizations produce. Employers who intend to set salary scales or locate a new plant, government program managers, industrial and labor relations practitioners, students, job seekers, and vocational training schools use occupational data.
Legal Definition list
- Standard Mortgage Clause
- Standard Mileage Rate
- Standard Maximum Deposit Insurance Amount
- Standard International Trade Classification
- Standard Industrial Classification
- Standard Occupational Classification System
- Standard of Care
- Standard of Living
- Standard of Review
- Standard Origination [Education]
- Standard Patent Application
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- Abercrombie Classification
- Accelerated Cost Recovery System
- Accounting Professional Standards
- Active Solar System
- Actuarially Sound Retirement System
- Adaptive Ecosystem Management
- Administrative Governor [Federal Reserve System]
- Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)