ICPSR 9593
TABLE
6
PRESTIGE SCORES FOR ALL
DETAILED CATEGORIES
IN THE 1980 CENSUS
OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION
1980
1989
Census Prestige 1980 Census
Code
Score Occupational
Category
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MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY
OCCUPATIONS (62.24)
Executive,Administrative, and Managerial
Occupations (53.52)
003
60.92 Legislators
Member of a City
Council
004
70.45 Chief Executives and
General Administrators, Public
Administration
City Manager
Mayor of a Large
City
005
51.23 Administrators and
Officials, Public Administration
Department Head in
a State Government
Park
Superintendent
Social Security
Administrator
Tax Collector
006
53.66 Administrators,
Protective Service
Traffic Safety
Administrator
007
58.94 Financial Managers
Branch Manager of
a Bank
008
53.85 Personnel and Labor
Relations Managers
Personnel
Director
009
62.73 Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Manager
for a Business
013
59.46 Managers, Marketing,
Advertising, and Public Relations
Advertising
Executive
Marketing
Representative for a Manufacturing Firm
014
63.70 Administrators,
Education and Related Fields
College Admissions
Officer
School
Principal
Ois
69.22 Managers, Medicine and
Health
Hospital
Administrator
016
38.53 Managers, Properties and
Real Estate
Apartment Building
Manager
Landlord/Landlady
Mobile Home Park
Manager
017
52.85 Postmasters and Mail
Superintendents
Postmaster
018
49.14 Funeral Directors
Funeral
Director
019
50.64 Managers and
Administrators, n.e.c.
A Manager
Banker
Business
Entrepreneur
Businessman/Businesswoman
College or
University President
General Manager
of a Manufacturing Plant
General Manager
of a Moving and Storage Company
Hospital
Administrator
Labor Union
Organizer
Local Official of
a Labor Union
Lunchroom
Operator
Manager for a Fastfood Franchise
Manager for a Motel Chain
Manager of a Cement Factory
Manager of a Commercial Bakery
Manager of a Local TV Station
Manager of a Movie Theater
Manager of a Pulp Mill
Manager of an Automobile Plant
Manager of an Escort Service
Manager of United Way Charity
Member of the
Board of Directors of a Large Corporation
Motel Owner
Organizer for a
Religious Crusade
Owner of a Bottling Plant
Owner of a Bowling Alley
Owner of a Check Cashing Service
Owner of a Computer Software company
Owner of a Day Care Center
Owner of a Foundry
Owner of a Local Bus Company
Owner of a local Radio Station
Owner of a Manufacturing Plant
Owner of a Modeling Agent
Owner of an Apparel Factory
Owner-Operator of
a Printing Shop
Party
Caterer
Playground
Director
Regional Manager
for a Bus Company
Restaurant
Owner
Saloonkeeper
School
Superintendent
Toy
Manufacturer
023
65.38 Accountants and
Auditors
Accountant
024
48.40 Underwriters
025
48.40 Other Financial
officers
Credit
Manager
Income-Tax
Preparer
Personal
Financial Planner
Venture
Capitalist
Management
Consultant
027
43.32 Personnel, Training, and
Labor Relations Specialists
Job Counselor
Personnel
Recruiter
Union
Organizer
028
41.85 Purchasing Agents and
Buyers, Farm Products
Farm Produce
Buyer
029
50.11 Buyers, Wholesale and
Retail Trade Except Farm Products
Merchandise Buyer
for a Department Store
033
40.99 Purchasing Agents and
Buyers
Timber Buyer for a
Pulp Mill
034
51.43 Business and Promotion
Agents
Theatrical
Agent
035
46.85 Construction
Inspectors
Elevator Safety
Inspector
036
50.06 Inspectors and
Compliance Officers, Except Construction
Customs
Inspector
Government Meat
Grader
Public Health
Analyst
037
48.72 Management Related
Occupations, n.e.c.
Administrative
Assistant
Paid Campaign
Staff Member
Professional- Specialty Occupations
(64.38)
043
73.15 Architects
Architect
044
71.60 Aerospace Engineers
Aeronautical
Engineer
045
60.94 Metallurgical and
Materials Engineers
Metallurgical
Engineer
046
59.62 Mining Engineers
Mining
Engineer
047
65.85 Petroleum Engineers
Oil Exploration
Engineer
048
73.30 Chemical Engineers
Chemical
Engineer
049
63.30 Nuclear Engineers
Radiation Control
Engineer in a Power Plant
053
68.81 Civil Engineers
Civil
Engineer
054
59.54 Agricultural
Engineers
055
64.19 Electrical-and
Electronic Engineers
Electrical
Engineer
056
62.26 Industrial
Engineers
Quality Control
Engineer
057
64.14 Mechanical
Engineers
Mechanical
Engineer
058
59.46 Marine and Naval
Architects
Marine
Engineer
059
70.69 Engineers, n.e.c.
Engineer
063
51.35 Surveyors and Mapping
Scientists
Surveyor
064
73.70 Computer Systems
Analysts and Scientists
Computer
Scientist
065
53.04 Operations and Systems
Researchers and Analysts
Office Systems
Analyst
066
44.47 Actuaries
Actuary for an
Insurance Company
067
55.57 Statisticians
Statistician
068
63.46 Mathematical
Scientists, n.e.c.
Mathematician
069
73.48 Physicists and
Astronomers
Physicist
073
73.33 Chemists, Except
Biochemists
Chemist
074
63.39 Atmospheric and Space
Scientists
Meteorologist
075
69.75 Geologists and
Geodesists
Geologist
076
73.09 Physical Scientists,
n.e.c.
Environmental
Scientist
077
58.00 Agricultural and Food
Scientists
Dairy
Scientist
078
73.14 Biological and Life
Scientists
Biologist
079
54.53 Forestry and
Conservation Scientists
Professionally
Trained Forester
083
64.27 Medical Scientists
Immunologist
084
86.05 Physicians
Physician
085
71.79 Dentists
Dentist
086
62.28 Veterinarians
Veterinarian
087
67.16 Optometrists
Optometrist
088
64.86 Podiatrists
Podiatrist
089
50.44 Health Diagnosing
Practitioners, n.e.c.
Acupuncturist
Chiropractor
095
66.48 Registered Nurses
Registered
Nurse
096
68.32 Pharmacists
Pharmacist
097
55.61 Dietitians
Dietitian in a
Hospital
098
62.99 Inhalation
Therapists
Oxygen
Therapist
099
55.97 Occupational
Therapists
Occupational
Therapist
103
61.45 Physical
Therapists
Physical
Therapist
104
60.76 Speech Therapists
Speech
Therapist
105
62.36 Therapists, n.e.c.
Professionally
Trained Health Therapist
106
61.20 Physicians, Assistants
Paramedic
Physician's Assistant
113
73.51 Earth, Environmental,
and Marine Science Teachers
College Professor
114
73.51 Biological Science
Teachers
College Professor
115
73.51 Chemistry Teachers
College Professor
116
73.51 Physics Teachers
College Professor
117
73.51 Natural Science
Teachers, n.e.c.
College Professor
118
73.51 Psychology
Teachers
College Professor
119
73.51 Economics Teachers
College Professor
123
73.51 History Teachers
College Professor
124
73.51 Political Science
Teachers
College Professor
125
73.51 Sociology Teachers
College Professor
126
73.51 Social Science
Teachers, n.e.c.
College
Professor
127
73.51 Engineering
Teachers
College
Professor
128
73.51 Mathematical Science
Teachers
College
Professor
129
73.51 Computer Science
Teachers
College
Professor
133
73.51 Medical Science
Teachers
College
Professor
134
73.51 Health Specialties
Teachers
College
Professor
135
73.51 Business, Commerce, and
Marketing Teachers
College
Professor
136
73.51 Agriculture and
Forestry Teachers
College
Professor
137
73.51 Art, Drama, and Music
Teachers
College Professor
138
73.5l Physical Education
Teachers
College Professor
139
73.51 Education Teachers
College Professor
143
73.51 English Teachers
College Professor
144
73.51 Foreign Language
Teachers
College Professor
145
73.51 Law Teachers
College Professor
146
73.51 Social Work
Teachers
College Professor
147
73.51 Theology Teachers
College Professor
148
73.51 Trade and Industrial
Teachers
College Professor
149
73.5l Home Economics
Teachers
College Professor
153
73.51 Teachers,
Postsecondary, n.e.c.
College Professor
154
73.51 Postsecondary Teachers,
Subject Not Specified
College Professor
155
54.93 Teachers,
Prekindergarten and Kindergarten
Nursery School Teacher
156
64.08 Teachers, Elementary
School
Public Grade School Teacher
157
66.37 Teachers, Secondary
School
High School Teacher
158
65.06 Teachers, Special
Education
Instructor in a School for the
Handicapped
159
45.73 Teachers, n.e.c.
Aerobics Instructor
County
Agricultural Agent
Driving School Teacher
Natural
Childbirth and Infant Care Instructor
163
56.69 Counselors, Educational
and Vocational
Drug or Alcohol
Rehabilitation Counselor
School Counselor
164
54.42 Librarians
Professionally Trained Librarian
165
52.04 Archivists and
Curators
Museum Curator
166
62.86 Economists
Economist
167
- 69.39 Psychologists
Psychologist
168
60.7S Sociologists
Sociologist
169 65.02