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Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question 3. Respondent's occupation, prestige, and industry

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapaccounting, auditing, and bookkeeping servicesadministration of economic programsadministration of environmental quality and household programsadministration of human resources programsadvertisingagricultural production, cropsagricultural production, livestockagricultural services, except horticulturalair transportationaircraft and partsalcoholic beveragesapparel and accessories, except knitapparel and accessory stores, except shoeapparel, fabrics, and notionsauto and home supply storesautomotive repair shopsautomotive services, except repairbakery productsbankingbarber shopsbeauty shopsbeverage industriesblast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing millsbowling alleys, billiard and pool parlorsbus service and urban transitbusiness management and consulting servicesbusiness services, n.e.c.canned and preserved fruits and vegetablescement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster productschild day care servicescoal miningcolleges and universitiescommercial research, development, and testing labscomputer and data processing servicesconstructionconstruction and material handling machinescredit agencies, n.e.c.crude petroleum and natural gas extractioncutlery, hand tools, and other hardwarecycles and miscellaneous transportation equipmentdairy productsdepartment storesdetective and protective servicesdirect selling establishmentsdrug storesdrugsdyeing and finishing textiles, except wool and knit goodseating and drinking placeseducational services, n.e.c.electric and gas, and other combinationselectric light and powerelectrical goodselectrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.electrical repair shopselectronic computing equipmentelementary and secondary schoolsengineering, architectural, and surveying servicesexecutive and legislative officesfabricated structural metal productsfarm machinery and equipmentfarm suppliesfishing, hunting, and trapping, etc.floor coverings, except hard surfacefood stores, n.e.c.fuel and ice dealersfurniture and fixturesfurniture and home furnishingsfurniture and home furnishings storesgas and steam supply systemsgasoline service stationsgeneral government, n.e.c.glass and glass productsgroceries and related productsgrocery storesguided missiles, space vehicles, and partshardware storeshardware, plumbing and heating supplieshealth services, n.e.c.horticultural serviceshospitalshotels and motelshousehold applianceshousehold appliances, tv, and radio storesindustrial and miscellaneous chemicalsinsuranceiron and steel foundriesjewelry storesjob training and vocational rehabilitation servicesjustice, public order, and safetyknitting millslaundry, cleaning, and garment serviceslegal serviceslibrariesliquor storeslodging places, except hotels and motelslogginglumber and construction materialsmachinery, equipment, and suppliesmachinery, except electrical, n.e.c.meat productsmembership organizationsmetal forgings and stampingsmetal miningmetalworking machinerymiscellaneous entertainment and recreation servicesmiscellaneous fabricated metal productsmiscellaneous fabricated textile productsmiscellaneous food preparations and kindred productsmiscellaneous general merchandise storesmiscellaneous manufacturing industriesmiscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone productsmiscellaneous paper and pulp productsmiscellaneous personal servicesmiscellaneous petroleum and coal productsmiscellaneous plastics productsmiscellaneous professional and related servicesmiscellaneous repair servicesmiscellaneous retail storesmiscellaneous textile mill productsmiscellaneous vehicle dealersmiscellaneous wholesale, durable goodsmiscellaneous wood productsmobile home dealersmotor vehicle dealersmotor vehicles and equipmentmotor vehicles and motor vehicle equipmentmuseums, art galleries and zoosnational security and international affairsnewspaper publishing and printingno answernoncommercial educational and scientific researchnonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuelnot specified electrical and hardware productsnot specified electrical machinery, equipment, and suppliesnot specified food industriesnot specified manufacturing industriesnot specified retail tradenot specified utilitiesnot specified wholesale tradenursing and personal care facilitiesoffice and accounting machinesoffices of chiropractorsoffices of dentistsoffices of health practitioners, n.e.c.offices of optometristsoffices of physiciansoptical and health services suppliesother primary metal industriesother rubber products, and plastics footwear and beltingpaper and paper productspaperboard containers and boxespetroleum and coal productspetroleum refiningphotographic equipment and suppliesplastics, synthetics, and resinspottery and related productsprimary aluminum industriesprinting, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapersprivate householdspublic finance, taxation, and monetary policypulp, paper, and paperboard millsradio and television broadcastingradio, tv, and communication equipmentrailroadsreal estate, including real estate-insurance-law officesreligious organizationsresidential care facilities, without nursingretail bakeriesretail floristssanitary servicessavings and loan associationssawmills, planning mills, and millworkscientific and controlling instrumentsscrap and waste materialssecurity, commodity brokerage, and investment companiesservices incidental to transportationservices to dwellings and other buildingssewing, needlework, and piece goods storesship and boat building and repairingshoe repair shopsshoe storessoaps and cosmeticssocial services, n.e.c.sporting goods, bicycles, and hobby storessugar and confectionery productstaxicab servicetelegraph and miscellaneous communication servicetelephone (wire and radio)theaters and motion picturestires and inner tubestobacco manufacturestoys, amusement, and sporting goodstrucking serviceu.s. postal servicevariety storesvending machine operatorswarehousing and storagewatches, clocks, and clockwork operated deviceswater supply and irrigationwater transportationyarn, thread, and fabric millsbook and stationery storesbusiness, trade, and vocational schoolsdressmaking shopsdrugs, chemicals, and allied productsengines and turbinesfarm products-raw materialsfootwear, except rubber and plasticforestrygrain mill productslumber and building material retailingmail order housesmetals and minerals, except petroleummiscellaneous wholesale, nondurable goodsnot specified machineryordnancepersonnel supply servicespetroleum productsretail nurseries and garden storesscrew machine productsfuneral service and crematoriesleather products, except footwearsporting goods, toys, and hobby goodsstructural clay productsagricultural chemicalsrailroad locomotives and equipmentnot specified metal industriesleather tanning and finishingwood buildings and mobile homesnot specified professional equipmentdon't knowdairy products storesTotal
19721613----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1613
19731504----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1504
19741484----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1484
19751490----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1490
19761499----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1499
19771530----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1530
19781532----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1532
19801468----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1468
19821860----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1860
19831599----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1599
19841473----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1473
19851534----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1534
19861470----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1470
19871819----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1819
198885102314164371021516231534191106527815338227148376111133117415741104255779231121128222649211306331227514252222111124712331865431312351107318173417312329613287333154156111521321113334173252211432644161811223254125151112164212205111141231111115-------------------------------1481
198992475851416593-191115933282683155102-944426752542-2293275-672312293878928-11-1-31747141102934165839321302-120511172134381353133932431414614351021-1-1321613357--271641-231391376211663153-1718242842961426-3--7108-1--49511-18611-1588-123182214413112411115111------------1537
19907176452111583101191311112322-8161661922313255883231-1241172-619-7192393716-2-1117-331184522-2210355913-294121945113-1235494--6971417-22-344123-22-11-23-2777-1-4-274316-252-421115115122213272262523523231211746-2-121711-21712-21791-2--153-12123211-1211121-11114--------1372
19919749711519487912515271023242135726615511423252853744-226214--733352947937-632112-6-32478726315118701035-3046127611155-5-268942-4825356214-53412-121251122249331-423211291-54376142121111113101064451629-25-6--444-11-2113-2319512115121-611-4-21--122-43-3-481-2142211------1517
19937888583161027712710361432321181-21041731101321582274213293684-54625112278214-5--111-81218163101926-1477514-3-242132633235-4-16897--21065116222197310413-211526338591-122552524111011115-211103-2-42319412573093325-7-71256-41-11762-32432132892-411121312-22116214161112-212---1-----1606
19941261288111017206121432921182391144225710-1711265329-659121533147446486101215113771166362211732018341-34141611229114652132314127296111451057643132383-239169173-528115210255-13169204-32-16842158161223-24821554-1124-30865-814148612284484810174719682101101031541444-46367542301531435262-2154526-31162794-7-2272-222221221----2992
199610815111522711154197-2916-8258351-263311327287522-6242215271771-84245131211287164235251811665212-62122164613-134544329101253278-3543245415258272311201012--428942142016829107215424-17636350112564-721253563-37812313442210114621253313921610452211188213131392522-3226942820281-252235-4-341293-4646-671--1-192-112--32111---2904
199813511571691515919173161457193238-2031119191924181621311517157157408621511355117418211169161624113-152341233484510573612130221011146443473122942113131886413215153152-9-59910-222120431140116310116116826591111823471415125-4-2303267913650163447-2372117151112126423333143354019--1815685312327--62-4-719144-111---2-----2832
200012519555516171020111262017143644117810-121419-522-60-401584255--445125913-1373112217-1817119-8211-1-8282105178554348013123256193351-135113264381791775-1526188-10278-1771152313121538622961103-5691312411-13341764123131255-823369121251954111025313251361333-2144761-3615--139171-8-63944111151173---21112-13------11--2817
2002911311657111821752161318159629-171131142223763116924015651654-15671171011263-198184619019442-3231143961240512479456981123461213613550-15313165-1016413112443-31121315-895182112122526339124042-3-6941147-210-2254722-19828-326312512101050157236-5-4141214161611952113212--449191-7-7495323-31128224-212411----2-1---1-2765
2004113181091311218715105918110265341113352151931572047411261682165-153333215-1377311218182002355312-1-13-16183241142224541910825-9-3917247294064943817662-52031516239-55111712-2-152313419807--4422201465-5154-2891-1212431-22032107525392372552611215183614533432122519321581121726-842-22414112122-163--21--1-21----2812
2006187132017362220251417193212425316687534913224284161032411065627261452257894181522131132762282830236292-5-2127-15317647167813776630153503417044185511467423911171712-16311043213288-281617344634130749107615129103154913458718202-481225-4124641934901041191283232077103173324161415134349-3243217-25672921101741255143134-71151-3213522--32-6----24510
20086281281331710781428142717732411367161322511616331612541211---2510275-11162116122210815194-3--111181328311404423286921-1023555-4145142114171687-221612147252-23615-121-11124-2354121-42431356-183116411-55314222239241373819841119121198-1-12164111721914342101-6243432-2--11-92-2-243--3111-1-11---2023
201086101491841381111341115-617-235217341915274-17-6351310511141-2382-186-108729276614311271141214-621016242646331979172612831233381541212594912224423-4348-3651813-1-9-2223075961164516-453--11321773--14214-116325223534195333-541157827--432--178172123173-9-3256-111-1-241-21-411-11-11-1-----2044
20121974----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1974
20142538----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2538
20162867----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2867
20182348----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2348
20214032----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4032
20223544----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3544
Total4063415212810817287208195961711392827022022882466357518182376497171531973125648251217955527818535616772231447546715715910171544802316750212461552060221278925182782713150151043611641051140569665249473148138431149108135044741315504513532262245232411161851101091712522865841484713725519451181019022931262328102105238937509128539642376436122113265563282813945202789236331744137783557143930148685738094128556200944549741692273918210915818447283632668292284335166201834502211323951252349649351030222241192282268366281704716101717913116164311272390

Values

  • 10 agricultural production, crops

  • 11 agricultural production, livestock

  • 20 agricultural services, except horticultural

  • 21 horticultural services

  • 30 forestry

  • 31 fishing, hunting, and trapping, etc.

  • 40 metal mining

  • 41 coal mining

  • 42 crude petroleum and natural gas extraction

  • 50 nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel

  • 60 construction

  • 100 meat products

  • 101 dairy products

  • 102 canned and preserved fruits and vegetables

  • 110 grain mill products

  • 111 bakery products

  • 112 sugar and confectionery products

  • 120 beverage industries

  • 121 miscellaneous food preparations and kindred products

  • 122 not specified food industries

  • 130 tobacco manufactures

  • 132 knitting mills

  • 140 dyeing and finishing textiles, except wool and knit goods

  • 141 floor coverings, except hard surface

  • 142 yarn, thread, and fabric mills

  • 150 miscellaneous textile mill products

  • 151 apparel and accessories, except knit

  • 152 miscellaneous fabricated textile products

  • 160 pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

  • 161 miscellaneous paper and pulp products

  • 162 paperboard containers and boxes

  • 171 newspaper publishing and printing

  • 172 printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers

  • 180 plastics, synthetics, and resins

  • 181 drugs

  • 182 soaps and cosmetics

  • 185 paints, varnishes, and related products

  • 190 agricultural chemicals

  • 191 industrial and miscellaneous chemicals

  • 192 petroleum and coal products

  • 200 petroleum refining

  • 201 miscellaneous petroleum and coal products

  • 210 tires and inner tubes

  • 211 other rubber products, and plastics footwear and belting

  • 212 miscellaneous plastics products

  • 220 leather tanning and finishing

  • 221 footwear, except rubber and plastic

  • 222 leather products, except footwear

  • 230 logging

  • 231 sawmills, planning mills, and millwork

  • 232 wood buildings and mobile homes

  • 241 miscellaneous wood products

  • 242 furniture and fixtures

  • 250 glass and glass products

  • 251 cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products

  • 252 structural clay products

  • 261 pottery and related products

  • 262 miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products

  • 270 blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills

  • 271 iron and steel foundries

  • 272 primary aluminum industries

  • 280 other primary metal industries

  • 281 cutlery, hand tools, and other hardware

  • 282 fabricated structural metal products

  • 290 screw machine products

  • 291 metal forgings and stampings

  • 292 ordnance

  • 300 miscellaneous fabricated metal products

  • 301 not specified metal industries

  • 310 engines and turbines

  • 311 farm machinery and equipment

  • 312 construction and material handling machines

  • 320 metalworking machinery

  • 321 office and accounting machines

  • 322 electronic computing equipment

  • 331 machinery, except electrical, n.e.c.

  • 332 not specified machinery

  • 340 household appliances

  • 341 radio, tv, and communication equipment

  • 342 electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.

  • 350 not specified electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies

  • 351 motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment

  • 352 aircraft and parts

  • 360 ship and boat building and repairing

  • 361 railroad locomotives and equipment

  • 362 guided missiles, space vehicles, and parts

  • 370 cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment

  • 371 scientific and controlling instruments

  • 372 optical and health services supplies

  • 380 photographic equipment and supplies

  • 381 watches, clocks, and clockwork operated devices

  • 382 not specified professional equipment

  • 390 toys, amusement, and sporting goods

  • 391 miscellaneous manufacturing industries

  • 392 not specified manufacturing industries

  • 400 railroads

  • 401 bus service and urban transit

  • 402 taxicab service

  • 410 trucking service

  • 411 warehousing and storage

  • 412 u.s. postal service

  • 420 water transportation

  • 421 air transportation

  • 422 pipe lines, except natural gas

  • 432 services incidental to transportation

  • 440 radio and television broadcasting

  • 441 telephone (wire and radio)

  • 442 telegraph and miscellaneous communication service

  • 460 electric light and power

  • 461 gas and steam supply systems

  • 462 electric and gas, and other combinations

  • 470 water supply and irrigation

  • 471 sanitary services

  • 472 not specified utilities

  • 500 motor vehicles and equipment

  • 501 furniture and home furnishings

  • 502 lumber and construction materials

  • 510 sporting goods, toys, and hobby goods

  • 511 metals and minerals, except petroleum

  • 512 electrical goods

  • 521 hardware, plumbing and heating supplies

  • 522 not specified electrical and hardware products

  • 530 machinery, equipment, and supplies

  • 531 scrap and waste materials

  • 532 miscellaneous wholesale, durable goods

  • 540 paper and paper products

  • 541 drugs, chemicals, and allied products

  • 542 apparel, fabrics, and notions

  • 550 groceries and related products

  • 551 farm products-raw materials

  • 552 petroleum products

  • 560 alcoholic beverages

  • 561 farm supplies

  • 562 miscellaneous wholesale, nondurable goods

  • 571 not specified wholesale trade

  • 580 lumber and building material retailing

  • 581 hardware stores

  • 582 retail nurseries and garden stores

  • 590 mobile home dealers

  • 591 department stores

  • 592 variety stores

  • 600 miscellaneous general merchandise stores

  • 601 grocery stores

  • 602 dairy products stores

  • 610 retail bakeries

  • 611 food stores, n.e.c.

  • 612 motor vehicle dealers

  • 620 auto and home supply stores

  • 621 gasoline service stations

  • 622 miscellaneous vehicle dealers

  • 630 apparel and accessory stores, except shoe

  • 631 shoe stores

  • 632 furniture and home furnishings stores

  • 640 household appliances, tv, and radio stores

  • 641 eating and drinking places

  • 642 drug stores

  • 650 liquor stores

  • 651 sporting goods, bicycles, and hobby stores

  • 652 book and stationery stores

  • 660 jewelry stores

  • 661 sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores

  • 662 mail order houses

  • 670 vending machine operators

  • 671 direct selling establishments

  • 672 fuel and ice dealers

  • 681 retail florists

  • 682 miscellaneous retail stores

  • 691 not specified retail trade

  • 700 banking

  • 701 savings and loan associations

  • 702 credit agencies, n.e.c.

  • 710 security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies

  • 711 insurance

  • 712 real estate, including real estate-insurance-law offices

  • 721 advertising

  • 722 services to dwellings and other buildings

  • 730 commercial research, development, and testing labs

  • 731 personnel supply services

  • 732 business management and consulting services

  • 740 computer and data processing services

  • 741 detective and protective services

  • 742 business services, n.e.c.

  • 750 automotive services, except repair

  • 751 automotive repair shops

  • 752 electrical repair shops

  • 760 miscellaneous repair services

  • 761 private households

  • 762 hotels and motels

  • 770 lodging places, except hotels and motels

  • 771 laundry, cleaning, and garment services

  • 772 beauty shops

  • 780 barber shops

  • 781 funeral service and crematories

  • 782 shoe repair shops

  • 790 dressmaking shops

  • 791 miscellaneous personal services

  • 800 theaters and motion pictures

  • 801 bowling alleys, billiard and pool parlors

  • 802 miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services

  • 812 offices of physicians

  • 820 offices of dentists

  • 821 offices of chiropractors

  • 822 offices of optometrists

  • 830 offices of health practitioners, n.e.c.

  • 831 hospitals

  • 832 nursing and personal care facilities

  • 840 health services, n.e.c.

  • 841 legal services

  • 842 elementary and secondary schools

  • 850 colleges and universities

  • 851 business, trade, and vocational schools

  • 852 libraries

  • 860 educational services, n.e.c.

  • 861 job training and vocational rehabilitation services

  • 862 child day care services

  • 870 residential care facilities, without nursing

  • 871 social services, n.e.c.

  • 872 museums, art galleries and zoos

  • 880 religious organizations

  • 881 membership organizations

  • 882 engineering, architectural, and surveying services

  • 890 accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services

  • 891 noncommercial educational and scientific research

  • 892 miscellaneous professional and related services

  • 900 executive and legislative offices

  • 901 general government, n.e.c.

  • 910 justice, public order, and safety

  • 921 public finance, taxation, and monetary policy

  • 922 administration of human resources programs

  • 930 administration of environmental quality and household programs

  • 931 administration of economic programs

  • 932 national security and international affairs

  • NA(d) don't know

  • NA(i) iap

  • NA(j) I don't have a job

  • NA(m) dk, na, iap

  • NA(n) no answer

  • NA(p) not imputable

  • NA(q) not imputable

  • NA(r) refused

  • NA(s) skipped on web

  • NA(u) uncodeable

  • NA(x) not available in this release

  • NA(y) not available in this year

  • NA(z) see codebook