Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families December 2018 HANDBOOK OF OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS AND FAMILIES TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................3 GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................................... 3 GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................ 5 CHANGES IN THIS EDITION OF THE HANDBOOK ..................................................... 7 PART I ......................................................................................................................12 OUTLINE OF POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN FOR WHITE COLLAR OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS AND SERIES ................................................................................................................. 12 DEFINITIONS OF WHITE COLLAR OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS AND SERIES ............................... 18 0000 – MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS GROUP ................................................................... 18 0100 – SOCIAL SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY, AND WELFARE GROUP ......................................... 25 0200 – HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT GROUP ............................................................. 32 0300 – GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE, CLERICAL, AND OFFICE SERVICES GROUP ................ 36 0400 – NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES GROUP ........... 43 0500 – ACCOUNTING AND BUDGET GROUP ........................................................................... 50 0600 – MEDICAL, HOSPITAL, DENTAL, AND PUBLIC HEALTH GROUP ................................. 54 0700 – VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE GROUP .................................................................. 66 0800 – ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE GROUP .............................................................. 67 0900 – LEGAL AND KINDRED GROUP .................................................................................... 75 1000 – INFORMATION AND ARTS GROUP ............................................................................... 80 1100 – BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY GROUP ............................................................................... 85 1200 – COPYRIGHT, PATENT, AND TRADEMARK GROUP ...................................................... 91 1300 – PHYSICAL SCIENCES GROUP ...................................................................................... 93 1400 – LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES GROUP ............................................................................... 98 1500 – MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES GROUP ......................................................................... 100 1600 – EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, AND SERVICES GROUP .................................................... 103 1700 – EDUCATION GROUP .................................................................................................. 105 1800 – INSPECTION, INVESTIGATION, ENFORCEMENT, AND COMPLIANCE GROUP ........... 108 1900 – QUALITY ASSURANCE, INSPECTION, AND GRADING GROUP ................................... 115 2000 – SUPPLY GROUP ......................................................................................................... 116 2100 – TRANSPORTATION GROUP ........................................................................................ 118 2200 – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP ...................................................................... 123 ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF WHITE COLLAR OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS AND SERIES ................................................................................................................................125 PART II ...................................................................................................................130 OUTLINE OF POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN FOR TRADE, CRAFT, OR LABOR JOB FAMILIES AND OCCUPATIONS .................................................................................................................. 130 DEFINITIONS OF TRADE, CRAFT, OR LABOR FAMILIES AND OCCUPATIONS ........................ 135 2500 – WIRE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE FAMILY ................................................................................................................................... 135 2600 – ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE FAMILY ............... 136 2800 – ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE FAMILY .................................... 138 *Classification standard issued; **Flysheet issued; ***Job family standard issued U.S. Office of Personnel Management 1 Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families December 2018 3100 – FABRIC AND LEATHER WORK FAMILY .................................................................... 140 3300 – INSTRUMENT WORK FAMILY ................................................................................... 142 3400 – MACHINE TOOL WORK FAMILY .............................................................................. 144 3500 – GENERAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT WORK FAMILY ................................................ 145 3600 – STRUCTURAL AND FINISHING WORK FAMILY ......................................................... 147 3700 – METAL PROCESSING FAMILY................................................................................... 149 3800 – METAL WORK FAMILY ............................................................................................ 151 3900 – MOTION PICTURE, RADIO, TELEVISION, AND SOUND EQUIPMENT OPERATION FAMILY ..................................................................................................................... 153 4000 – LENS AND CRYSTAL WORK FAMILY ........................................................................ 154 4100 – PAINTING AND PAPERHANGING FAMILY ................................................................. 155 4200 – PLUMBING AND PIPEFITTING FAMILY ..................................................................... 156 4300 – PLIABLE MATERIALS WORK FAMILY ...................................................................... 157 4400 – PRINTING FAMILY .................................................................................................... 158 4600 – WOOD WORK FAMILY .............................................................................................. 160 4700 – GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS WORK FAMILY ................................. 162 4800 – GENERAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE FAMILY ...................................................... 165 5000 – PLANT AND ANIMAL WORK FAMILY ....................................................................... 168 5200 – MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS FAMILY ............................................................... 170 5300 – INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE FAMILY .................................................. 171 5400 – INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT OPERATION FAMILY ....................................................... 174 5700 – TRANSPORTATION/MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATION FAMILY .............................. 177 5800 – TRANSPORTATION/MOBILE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE FAMILY ......................... 181 6500 – AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES, AND TOXIC MATERIALS WORK FAMILY .................. 183 6600 – ARMAMENT WORK FAMILY ..................................................................................... 185 6900 – WAREHOUSING AND STOCK HANDLING FAMILY .................................................... 187 7000 – PACKING AND PROCESSING FAMILY ........................................................................ 189 7300 – LAUNDRY, DRY CLEANING, AND PRESSING FAMILY ............................................... 191 7400 – FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING FAMILY ........................................................... 192 7600 – PERSONAL SERVICES FAMILY .................................................................................. 194 8200 – FLUID SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE FAMILY ................................................................. 195 8600 – ENGINE OVERHAUL FAMILY .................................................................................... 197 8800 – AIRCRAFT OVERHAUL FAMILY ................................................................................ 198 9000 – FILM PROCESSING FAMILY ...................................................................................... 200 ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF TRADE, CRAFT, OR LABOR OCCUPATIONS AND FAMILIES ............................................................................................................201 APPENDIX ...............................................................................................................204 VESSEL JOBS EXCLUDED FROM THE FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEM BY 5 U.S.C. 5342 ............ 204 *Classification standard issued; **Flysheet issued; ***Job family standard issued U.S. Office of Personnel Management 2 Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families December 2018 INTRODUCTION The Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families provides agencies with a starting point to classify positions. For additional information, please refer to the Introduction to the Position Classification Standards. The Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families is divided into two parts: PART I White Collar Occupational Series Defines occupations and lists the series names and codes used in classifying white collar jobs in the Federal Government. Previous editions of this document referred to these occupations as “General Schedule System Occupations.” PART II Trade, Craft,