Occupation Data

INTRODUCTION

The Occupation Data header contains information about all of the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) data in your Region. The SOC categorizes occupations into several levels of detail, including 800+ detailed occupations which comprise 400+ broad groups, ~100 minor groups, and 23 major groups.  For example, in the 2019 data, SOC categorizes jobs into one of 804* detailed occupations which contains 454 broad groups, 97 minor groups, and 23 major groups. This article outlines descriptions of the terms and categories found within the tables. 

Occupation Data only includes Wage & Salary Employment. No Proprietor Employment is included.

 

Level	Name	Records
Total	All occupations	1
Major	2-digit	23
Minor	3-digit	97
Broad	4-digit	454
Detail	5-digit	804*

* While there are 804 occupations at the detailed level, IMPLAN data contains 802 occupations.

 

Wage & Salary Income vs Employee Compensation

Wage & Salary income includes base salary and/or wages, employee paid social insurance tax, bonuses, stock options, severance pay, profit distributions, and reimbursements for meals and lodging. Employee Compensation (EC) includes all the above as well as the employer portion of social insurance tax, employer contributions to 401K, and reimbursements for special benefits, such as gym memberships. As EC includes all additional costs of employment, it is often described as the total cost of an employee (or of employees) to the employer or fully-loaded payroll. The difference between them is referred to as supplements to wage and salary income and includes the employer portion of social insurance tax, employer contributions to 401K, and reimbursements for special benefits.

 

FINDING THE DATA

You can locate the Occupation Data by navigating to Region Details on the Regions screen. The Occupation Data has its own tab full of useful information.

REGION OCCUPATION SUMMARY

This table lists by-occupation data for the region. By default, occupations are presented at the detail level. Use the filter option to select one of the detail levels presented in the table at the beginning of this article.

• Occ Code = occupation code
• Occupation = description of the occupation
• Wage and Salary Employment = regional wage and salary employment for the occupation; excluding Proprietors which are not included in IMPLAN’s occupation data
• Wage and Salary Income = regional wage and salary income for the occupation 
• Supplements to Wages and Salaries = value of benefits and bonuses paid to wage and salary workers; the difference between Employee Compensation and Wage and Salary Income
• Employee Compensation = regional employee compensation for the occupation
• Hours Worked = hours worked by the occupation
• Location Quotient = wage and salary employment based location quotient for the occupation, as compared to the U.S. as a whole
  
  

REGION OCCUPATIONAL AVERAGES

This table lists by-occupation average data for the region. By default, occupations are presented at the detail level. Use the filter option to select one of the detail levels presented in the table at the beginning of this article.

• Occ Code = occupation code
• Occupation = description of the occupation
• Average Wage and Salary Income = average wage and salary income for the occupation
• Average Supplements to Wages and Salaries = average value of benefits and bonuses paid to wage and salary workers; the difference between Employee Compensation and Wage and Salary Income
• Average Employee Compensation = average employee compensation for the occupation
• Average Hours per Year = average hours worked per year for the occupation
• Average Wage and Salary Income per Hour = average per hour rate of wage & salary income for the occupation (W&S/hours worked)
• Average Supplements to Wages and Salaries per Hour = average per hour rate of supplements to wage & salary income for the occupation (supplements to W&S/hours worked)
• Average Employee Compensation per Hour = average per hour rate of employee compensation for the occupation (EC/hours worked)
  

 

INDUSTRY OCCUPATIONAL DETAIL

This table lists by-industry by-occupation data for the Region. By default, occupations are presented for IMPLAN Industry 1 - Oilseed Farming. Use the Filter option to select a different Industry. 

• Occ Code = occupation code
• Occupation = description of the occupation
• Wage and Salary Employment = regional wage and salary employment for the occupation; excluding Proprietors which are not included in IMPLAN’s occupation data
• Wage and Salary Income = regional wage and salary income for the occupation 
• Supplements to Wages and Salaries = value of benefits and bonuses paid to wage and salary workers; the difference between Employee Compensation and Wage and Salary Income
• Employee Compensation = regional Employee Compensation for the occupation
• Hours Worked = hours worked by the occupation
   

INDUSTRY OCCUPATIONAL AVERAGES

This table lists by-industry by-occupation average data for the Region. By default, occupations are presented for IMPLAN Industry 1 - Oilseed Farming. Use the Filter option to select a different Industry. 

• Industry Code = IMPLAN Industry Code
• Description = description of the IMPLAN Industry
• Occ Code = occupation code
• Occupation = description of the occupation
• Average Wage and Salary Income = average wage and salary income for the occupation
• Average Supplements to Wages and Salaries = average value of benefits and bonuses paid to wage and salary workers; the difference between Employee Compensation and Wage and Salary Income
• Average Employee Compensation = average employee compensation for the occupation
• Average Hours per Year = average hours worked per year for the occupation
• Average Wage and Salary Income per Hour = average per hour rate of wage & salary income for the occupation(W&S/hours worked)
• Average Supplements to Wages and Salaries per Hour = average per hour rate of supplements to wage & salary income for the occupation(supplements to W&S/hours worked)
• Average Employee Compensation per Hour = average per hour rate of employee compensation for the occupation (EC/hours worked)

 

CORE COMPETENCIES

Area Summary

These tables summarize the regional composition of each competency. 

Ability, Knowledge, and Skills

• Competency Code = Unique competency identifier from O*Net competency codes
• Description = Competency description from O*Net competency descriptions 
• Ext Description = further details on the competency description
• Competency Points = The sum of competency points are a measure of the human capital endowments in the Region given the current occupation mix of Employment in the Region. For more information on how competency points are calculated, see the article Occupation Data Details.
• Competency Share of Total = A measure of the relative size of a competency when compared to the total sum of like competencies; how important this competency is compared to other like competencies. Example formula (Ability: Oral Comprehension Competency Points / Sum of Ability Comprehension Points). 
• Location Quotient = Competency based location quotient as compared to the U.S. as a whole

Education Required, Work Experience Required, and On-the-Job Training

• Competency Code = Unique competency identifier from O*Net competency codes 
• Description = Competency description from O*Net competency descriptions
• Employee Count = The sum of Wage and Salary employees estimated to exhibit the specified competency. For more information, see the article Occupation Data Details.
• Employee Count Share of Total = A measure of the percent of total wage and salary employees that exhibit the given competency.
• Location Quotient = Wage and Salary Employee count based location quotient as compared to the U.S. as a whole

 

Industry Summary

These tables summarize the regional composition of each competency by industry. Use the filter to switch which industry’s information is displayed as Industry 1 - Oilseed farming will be displayed by default.

Ability, Knowledge, and Skills

• Industry Code = IMPLAN Industry code
• Description = IMPLAN Industry description
• Competency Code = Unique competency identifier from O*Net competency codes 
• Description = Competency description from O*Net competency descriptions
• Ext Description = further details on the competency description
• Competency Points = The sum of competency points are a measure of the human capital endowments in the Region given the current occupation mix of Employment in the Region. For more information on how competency points are calculated, see the article Occupation Data Details.
• Competency Share of Total = A measure of the relative size of a competency when compared to the total sum of like competencies; how important this competency is compared to other like competencies. Example formula (Ability: Oral Comprehension Competency Points / Sum of Ability Comprehension Points). 

Education Required, Work Experience Required, and On-the-Job Training

• Industry Code = IMPLAN Industry code
• Description = IMPLAN Industry description
• Competency Code = Unique competency identifier from O*Net competency codes
• Description = Competency description from O*Net competency descriptions
• Employee Count = The sum of Wage and Salary Employees estimated to exhibit the specified competency. For more see the article Occupation Data Details.
• Employee Count Share of Total = A measure of the percent of total Wage and Salary Employees that exhibit the given competency.
  
  

Occupation Summary

These tables summarize the regional composition of each competency by occupation. Use the filter to switch which occupation’s information is displayed.

Ability, Knowledge, and Skills

• Occ Code = occupation code
• Occupation = description of the occupation
• Competency Code = Unique competency identifier from O*Net competency codes 
• Description = Competency description from O*Net competency descriptions
• Ext Description = further details on the competency description
• Competency Points = The sum of competency points are a measure of the human capital endowments in the Region given the current occupation mix of Employment in the region. For more information on how competency points are calculated, see the article Occupation Data Details.
• Competency Share of Total = A measure of the relative size of a competency when compared to the total sum of like competencies; how important this competency is compared to other like competencies. Example formula (Ability: Oral Comprehension Competency Points / Sum of Ability Comprehension Points). 

Education Required, Work Experience Required, and On-the-Job Training

• Occ Code = occupation code
• Occupation = description of the occupation
• Competency Code = Unique competency identifier from O*Net competency codes 
• Description = Competency description from O*Net competency descriptions 
• Employee Count = The sum of wage and salary employees estimated to exhibit the specified competency. For more information, see the article Occupation Data Details.
• Employee Count Share of Total = A measure of the percent of total Wage and Salary Employees that exhibit the given competency
  
  

SORTING

The title bar displayed across the top of each table contains buttons that can change the viewing attributes. Clicking next to the name in the grey box will sort the column of interest either in ascending (first click) or descending (second click) order.

 

DOWNLOADING

The export function allows data to be exported directly to a PDF or CSV file by clicking on the gear icon. Clicking on the ellipses will download each table individually.

 

DOWNLOADS

Core Competencies

Occupation SOC Codes

 

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Written July 24, 2020

Updated June 23, 2021