Files in this directory contain codes, titles and descriptions of 1998 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) occupations, as well as crosswalks to other
classifications.

      SOC9880.DBF       427,342    03-26-02  Crosswalk linking the 1998 Standard Occupational
                                             Classification to the 1980 SOC

      SOC9880.DOC        40,448    03-26-02  Readme file for SOC9880.DBF


     DOTSOC31.DBF     2,472,084    07-23-01  Crosswalk linking the 1998 Standard occupational
                                             classification to occupations from the Dictionary
                                             of Occupational Titles (DOT).  Extracted from the
                                             O*NET 3.1 database and contains all DOT codes.

     SOCOES98.XLS       332,800    11-24-99  Crosswalk file linking the final 1998 Standard
                                             Occupational Classification (SOC) to the 1998  
                                             and 1999 Occupational Employment Statistics (OES)
                                             classifications.  The 1999 OES is based on the 
                                             1998 SOC.

     SOC98FP.EXE        131,025    12-16-99  MS FoxPro file containing final 1998 Standard
                                             Occupational Classification (SOC) codes, titles
                                             and definitions.

     SOC98AC.EXE        157,474    12-16-99  MS Access version of the 1998 SOC file
 
      SOCDOC.TXT          1,227    12-16-99  Description of the variables included in the 
                                             1998 SOC files.  
                                             
This is legacy data. Questions should be directed to the Analyst Resource Committee (ARC) at ARC.DEED@state.mn.us.