Metabolic Equivalent of Task Values for Activities in American Time Use Survey and 2002 Census Occupational Classification System

Table 3: Activity codes & MET values assigned to management occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
Chief executives	0010	1	1.5
General and operations managers	0020	1	1.5
Legislator	0030	1	1.5
Advertising and promotions managers	0040	1	1.5
Marketing and sales managers	0050	1	1.5
Public relations managers	0060	1	1.5
Administrative services managers	0100	1	1.5
Computer and information systems managers	0110	1	1.5
Financial managers	0120	1	1.5
Human resources managers	0130	1	1.5
Industrial production managers	0140	1	1.5
Purchasing managers	0150	1	1.5
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	0160	1	1.5
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers	0200	5	3.0
Farmers and ranchers	0210	5	3.0
Construction managers	0220	4	2.5
Education administrators	0230	1	1.5
Engineering managers	0300	1	1.5
Food service managers	0310	3	2.0
Funeral directors	0320	3	2.0
Gaming managers	0330	1	1.5
Lodging managers	0340	1	1.5
Medical and health service managers	0350	1	1.5
Natural sciences managers	0360	1	1.5
Postmasters and mail	0400	3	2.0
Property, real estate, and community association managers	0410	3	2.0
Social and community services managers	0420	3	2.0
Managers, all others	0430	1	1.5

Table 4: Activity codes & MET values assigned to business and financial operations occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes	0500	1	1.5
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products	0510	1	1.5
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	0520	1	1.5
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	0530	1	1.5
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators	0540	9	2.5
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	0560	3	2.0
Cost estimators	0600	1	1.5
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists	0620	1	1.5
Logisticians	0700	1	1.5
Management analysts	0710	1	1.5
Meeting and convention planners	0720	2	2.5
Other business operations specialists	0730	3	2.0
Accountants and auditors	0800	1	1.5
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	0810	9	2.5
Budget analysts	0820	1	1.5
Credit analysts	0830	1	1.5
Financial analysts	0840	1	1.5
Personal financial advisors	0850	1	1.5
Insurance underwriters	0860	1	1.5
Financial examiners	0900	1	1.5
Loan counselors and officers	0910	1	1.5
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	0930	1	1.5
Tax preparers	0940	1	1.5
Financial specialists, all other	0950	1	1.5

Table 5: Activity codes & MET values assigned to computer and mathematical occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
Computer scientists and systems analysts	1000	1	1.5
Computer programmers	1010	1	1.5
Computer software engineers	1020	1	1.5
Computer support specialists	1040	1	1.5
Database administrators	1060	1	1.5
Network and computer systems administrators	1100	9	2.5
Network systems and data communications analysts	1110	1	1.5
Actuaries	1200	1	1.5
Mathematicians	1210	1	1.5
Operations research analysts	1220	1	1.5
Statisticians	1230	1	1.5
Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations	1240	1	1.5

Table 6: Activity codes & MET values assigned to architecture and engineering occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
Architects, except naval	1300	1	1.5
Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists	1310	9	2.5
Aerospace engineers	1320	1	1.5
Agricultural engineers	1330	1	1.5
Biomedical engineers	1340	1	1.5
Chemical engineers	1350	1	1.5
Civil engineers	1360	1	1.5
Computer hardware engineers	1400	1	1.5
Electrical and electronics engineers	1410	1	1.5
Environmental engineers	1420	1	1.5
Industrial engineers, including health and safety	1430	1	1.5
Marine engineers and naval architects	1440	1	1.5
Materials engineers	1450	1	1.5
Mechanical engineers	1460	1	1.5
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety	1500	1	1.5
Nuclear engineers	1510	1	1.5
Petroleum engineers	1520	1	1.5
Engineers, all other	1530	1	1.5
Drafters	1540	1	1.5
Engineering technicians	1550	9	2.5
Surveying and mapping technicians	1560	9	2.5

Table 7: Activity codes & MET values assigned to life, physical, and social science occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
Agricultural and food scientists	1600	3	2.0
Biological scientists	1610	3	2.0
Conservation scientists and foresters	1640	9	2.5
Medical scientists	1650	3	2.0
Astronomers and physicists	1700	1	1.5
Atmospheric and space scientists	1710	1	1.5
Chemists and materials scientists	1720	3	2.0
Environmental scientists and geoscientists	1740	3	2.0
Physical scientists, all other	1760	3	2.0
Economists	1800	1	1.5
Market and survey researchers	1810	1	1.5
Psychologists	1820	1	1.5
Sociologists	1830	1	1.5
Urban and regional planners	1840	3	2.0
Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers	1860	3	2.0
Agricultural and food science technicians	1900	9	2.5
Biological technicians	1910	9	2.5
Chemical technicians	1920	9	2.5
Geological and petroleum technicians	1930	9	2.5
Nuclear technicians	1940	9	2.5
Other life, physical, and social science technicians	1960	9	2.5

Table 8: Activity codes & MET values assigned to community and social services occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
Counselors	2000	1	1.5
Social workers	2010	9	2.5
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists	2020	9	2.5
Clergy	2040	3	2.0
Directors, religious activities and education	2050	3	2.0
Religious workers, all other	2060	3	2.0

Table 9: Activity codes & MET values assigned to legal occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
Lawyers	2100	1	1.5
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers	2110	1	1.5
Paralegals and legal assistants	2140	1	1.5
Miscellaneous legal support workers	2150	1	1.5

Table 10: Activity codes & MET values assigned to education, training, and library occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
Postsecondary teachers	2200	9	2.5
Preschool and kindergarten teachers	2300	9	2.5
Elementary and middle school teachers	2310	9	2.5
Secondary school teachers	2320	9	2.5
Special education teachers	2330	9	2.5
Other teachers and instructors	2340	9	2.5
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians	2400	9	2.5
Librarians	2430	9	2.5
Library technicians	2440	9	2.5
Teacher assistants	2540	9	2.5
Other education, training, and library workers	2550	9	2.5

Table 11: Activity codes & MET values assigned to arts, design, entertainment, sports, media occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
Artists and related workers	2600	6	3.5
Designers	2630	6	3.5
Actors	2700	4	2.5
Producers and directors	2710	3	2.0
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers	2720	9	2.5
Dancers and choreographers	2740	9	2.5
Musicians, singers, and related workers	2750	3	2.0
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other	2760	9	2.5
Announcers	2800	1	1.5
News analysts, reporters and correspondents	2810	1	1.5
Public relations specialists	2820	1	1.5
Editors	2830	1	1.5
Technical writers	2840	1	1.5
Writers and authors	2850	1	1.5
Miscellaneous media and communication workers	2860	1	1.5
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators	2900	1	1.5
Photographers	2910	4	2.5
TV, video, and motion picture camera operators, and editors	2920	2	2.5
Media and communication equipment workers, all other	2960	9	2.5

Table 12: Activity codes & MET values assigned to healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
Chiropractors	3000	5	3.0
Dentists	3010	3	2.0
Dietitians and nutritionists	3030	1	1.5
Optometrists	3040	1	1.5
Pharmacists	3050	4	2.5
Physicians and surgeons	3060	9	2.5
Physician assistants	3110	9	2.5
Podiatrists	3120	3	2.0
Registered nurses	3130	9	2.5
Audiologists	3140	1	1.5
Occupational therapists	3150	3	2.0
Physical therapists	3160	5	3.0
Radiation therapists	3200	9	2.5
Recreational therapists	3210	11	3.0
Respiratory therapists	3220	9	2.5
Speech-language pathologists	3230	1	1.5
Therapists, all other	3240	1	1.5
Veterinarians	3250	4	2.5
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	3260	9	2.5
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians	3300	1	1.5
Dental hygienists	3310	4	2.5
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians	3320	1	1.5
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	3400	11	3.0
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians	3410	9	2.5
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	3500	11	3.0
Medical records and health information technicians	3510	1	1.5
Opticians, dispensing	3520	1	1.5
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians	3530	9	2.5
Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	3540	9	2.5

Table 13: Activity codes & MET values assigned to healthcare support occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides	3600	11	3.0
Occupational therapist assistants and aides	3610	3	2.0
Physical therapist assistants and aides	3620	5	3.0
Massage therapists	3630	7	4.0
Dental assistants	3640	3	2.0
Medical assistants and other healthcare support occupations	3650	11	3.0

Table 14: Activity codes & MET values assigned to protective service occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	3700	9	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	3710	9	2.5
First line supervisors/managers of fire fighting/prevention workers	3720	9	2.5
Supervisors, protective service workers, all other	3730	9	2.5
Fire fighters	3740	13	5.0
Fire inspectors	3750	11	3.0
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers	3800	9	2.5
Detectives and criminal investigators	3820	9	2.5
Fish and game wardens	3830	3	2.0
Parking enforcement workers	3840	9	2.5
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	3850	3	2.0
Transit and railroad police	3860	3	2.0
Animal control workers	3900	11	3.0
Private detectives and investigators	3910	9	2.5
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers	3920	9	2.5
Crossing guards	3940	3	2.0
Lifeguards and other protective service workers	3950	3	2.0

Table 15: Activity codes & MET values assigned to food preparation and serving related occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
Chefs and head cooks	4000	4	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	4010	3	2.0
Cooks	4020	4	2.5
Food preparation workers	4030	4	2.5
Bartenders	4040	4	2.5
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	4050	4	2.5
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	4060	9	2.5
Waiters and waitresses	4110	8	3.5
Food servers, nonrestaurant	4120	8	3.5
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	4130	3	2.0
Dishwashers	4140	4	2.5
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	4150	4	2.5
Food preparation and serving related workers, all others	4160	4	2.5

Table 16: Activity codes & MET values assigned to building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	4200	9	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and grounds keeping	4210	9	2.5
Janitors and building cleaners	4220	10	4.5
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	4230	10	4.5
Pest control workers	4240	11	3.0
Grounds maintenance workers	4250	10	4.5

Table 17: Activity codes & MET values assigned to personal care and service occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers	4300	9	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	4320	9	2.5
Animal trainers	4340	11	3.0
Non-farm animal caretakers	4350	11	3.0
Gaming services workers	4400	9	2.5
Motion picture projectionists	4410	1	1.5
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	4420	9	2.5
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers	4430	3	2.0
Funeral service workers	4460	11	3.0
Barbers	4500	4	2.5
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	4510	4	2.5
Miscellaneous personal appearance workers	4520	9	2.5
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges	4530	12	3.5
Tour and travel guides	4540	9	2.5
Transportation attendants	4550	3	2.0
Child care workers	4600	9	2.5
Personal and home care aides	4610	11	3.0
Recreation and fitness workers	4620	11	3.0
Residental advisors	4640	1	1.5
Personal care and service workers, all other	4650	9	2.5

Table 18: Activity codes & MET values assigned to sales and related occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	4700	9	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	4710	9	2.5
Cashiers	4720	3	2.0
Counter and rental clerks	4740	3	2.0
Parts salespersons	4750	4	2.5
Retail salespersons	4760	4	2.5
Advertising sales agents	4800	1	1.5
Insurance sales agents	4810	1	1.5
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	4820	1	1.5
Travel agents	4830	1	1.5
Sales representatives, services, all other	4840	1	1.5
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	4850	1	1.5
Models, demonstrators, and product promoters	4900	9	2.5
Real estate brokers and sales agents	4920	9	2.5
Sales engineers	4930	1	1.5
Telemarketers	4940	1	1.5
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers	4950	9	2.5
Sales and related workers, all others	4960	9	2.5

Table 19: Activity codes & MET values assigned to office and administrative support occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	5000	3	2.0
Switchboard operators, including answer service	5010	1	1.5
Telephone operators	5020	1	1.5
Communications equipment operators, all other	5030	11	3.0
Bill and account collectors	5100	1	1.5
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	5110	3	2.0
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	5120	1	1.5
Gaming cage workers	5130	1	1.5
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	5140	1	1.5
Procurement clerks	5150	1	1.5
Tellers	5160	3	2.0
Brokerage clerks	5200	1	1.5
Correspondence clerks	5210	1	1.5
Court, municipal, and license clerks	5220	1	1.5
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks	5230	1	1.5
Customer service representatives	5240	1	1.5
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	5250	3	2.0
File clerks	5260	3	2.0
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	5300	3	2.0
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	5310	1	1.5
Library assistants, clerical	5320	9	2.5
Loan interviewers and clerks	5330	1	1.5
New accounts clerks	5340	1	1.5
Order clerks	5350	3	2.0
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	5360	1	1.5
Receptionists and information clerks	5400	3	2.0
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	5410	1	1.5
Information and record clerks, all other	5420	1	1.5
Cargo and freight agents	5500	1	1.5
Couriers and messengers	5510	10	4.5
Dispatchers	5520	1	1.5
Meter readers, utilities	5530	11	3.0
Postal service clerks	5540	4	2.5
Postal service mail carriers	5550	11	3.0
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	5560	4	2.5
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	5600	1	1.5
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	5610	1	1.5
Stock clerks and order fillers	5620	3	2.0
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, record keeping	5630	9	2.5
Secretaries and administrative assistants	5700	1	1.5
Computer operators	5800	1	1.5
Data entry keyers	5810	1	1.5
Word processors and typists	5820	1	1.5
Desktop publishers	5830	1	1.5
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	5840	1	1.5
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	5850	3	2.0
Office clerks, general	5860	1	1.5
Office machine operators, except computer	5900	3	2.0
Proof readers and copy markers	5910	1	1.5
Statistical assistants	5920	1	1.5
Office and administrative support workers, all other	5930	1	1.5

Table 20: Activity codes & MET values assigned to farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	6000	9	2.5
Agricultural inspectors	6010	10	4.5
Animal breeders	6020	11	3.0
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	6040	5	3.0
Miscellaneous agricultural workers	6050	11	3.0
Fishers and related fishing workers	6100	11	3.0
Hunters and trappers	6110	11	3.0
Forest and conservation workers	6120	11	3.0
Logging workers	6130	16	8.0

Table 21: Activity codes & MET values assigned to construction and extraction occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	6200	9	2.5
Boilermakers	6210	7	4.0
Brick masons, block masons, and stone masons	6220	13	5.0
Carpenters	6230	15	6.0
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers	6240	12	3.5
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers	6250	13	5.0
Construction laborers	6260	15	6.0
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	6300	13	5.0
Pile-driver operators	6310	7	4.0
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	6320	2	2.5
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers	6330	7	4.0
Electricians	6350	5	3.0
Glaziers	6360	6	3.5
Insulation workers	6400	7	4.0
Painters, construction and maintenance	6420	7	4.0
Paperhangers	6430	6	3.5
Pipe layers, plumbers, pipe fitters, and steam fitters	6440	7	4.0
Plasterers and stucco masons	6460	7	4.0
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers	6500	7	4.0
Roofers	6510	12	3.5
Sheet metal workers	6520	13	5.0
Structural iron and steel workers	6530	14	7.5
Helpers, construction trades	6600	13	5.0
Construction and building inspectors	6660	9	2.5
Elevator installers and repairers	6700	7	4.0
Fence erectors	6710	7	4.0
Hazardous materials removal workers	6720	12	3.5
Highway maintenance workers	6730	6	3.5
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators	6740	7	4.0
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners	6750	12	3.5
Miscellaneous construction and related workers	6760	13	5.0
Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	6800	7	4.0
Earth drillers, except oil and gas	6820	13	5.0
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters	6830	5	3.0
Mining machine operators	6840	5	3.0
Roof bolters, mining	6910	16	8.0
Roustabouts, oil, and gas	6920	16	8.0
Helpers - extraction workers	6930	12	3.5
Other extraction workers	6940	12	3.5

Table 22: Activity codes & MET values assigned to installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	7000	9	2.5
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	7010	3	2.0
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers	7020	3	2.0
Avionics technicians	7030	5	3.0
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers	7040	3	2.0
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment	7050	5	3.0
Electrical and electronics repairers, and industrial and utility	7100	5	3.0
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles	7110	5	3.0
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers	7120	4	2.5
Security and fire alarm systems installers	7130	5	3.0
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	7140	7	4.0
Automotive body and related repairers	7150	6	3.5
Automotive glass installers and repairers	7160	5	3.0
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	7200	5	3.0
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	7210	13	5.0
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics	7220	7	4.0
Small engine mechanics	7240	5	3.0
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers	7260	6	3.5
Control and valve installers and repairers	7300	5	3.0
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	7310	7	4.0
Home appliance repairers	7320	5	3.0
Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics	7330	7	4.0
Maintenance and repair workers, general	7340	11	3.0
Maintenance workers, machinery	7350	11	3.0
Millwrights	7360	7	4.0
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	7410	11	3.0
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	7420	11	3.0
Precision instrument and equipment repairers	7430	1	1.5
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	7510	11	3.0
Commercial divers	7520	3	2.0
Locksmiths and safe repairers	7540	1	1.5
Manufactured building and mobile home installers	7550	7	4.0
Riggers	7560	16	8.0
Signal and track switch repairers	7600	7	4.0
Helpers - installation, maintenance, and repair workers	7610	11	3.0
Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers	7620	5	3.0

Table 23: Activity codes & MET values assigned to production occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	7700	9	2.5
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers	7710	7	4.0
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers	7720	5	3.0
Engine and other machine assemblers	7730	5	3.0
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	7740	7	4.0
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators	7750	6	3.5
Bakers	7800	4	2.5
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers	7810	6	3.5
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders	7830	5	3.0
Food batch makers	7840	4	2.5
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	7850	5	3.0
Computer control programmers and operators	7900	1	1.5
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	7920	3	2.0
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	7930	3	2.0
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	7940	3	2.0
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders	7950	3	2.0
Drilling and boring machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	7960	3	2.0
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	8000	6	3.5
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	8010	3	2.0
Milling and planning machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	8020	3	2.0
Machinists	8030	6	3.5
Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders	8040	6	2.0
Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic	8060	6	3.5
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	8100	6	3.5
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	8120	6	3.5
Tool and die makers	8130	6	3.5
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers	8140	6	3.5
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	8150	3	2.0
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic	8160	3	2.0
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	8200	3	2.0
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners	8210	6	3.5
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	8220	7	4.0
Book binders and bindery workers	8230	3	2.0
Job printers	8240	3	2.0
Prepress technicians and workers	8250	3	2.0
Printing machine operators	8260	3	2.0
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	8300	9	2.5
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	8310	5	3.0
Sewing machine operators	8320	1	1.5
Shoe and leather workers and repairers	8330	2	2.5
Shoe machine operators and tenders	8340	2	2.5
Tailors, dress makers, and sewers	8350	3	2.0
Textile bleaching and dying machine operators and tenders	8360	3	2.0
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders	8400	5	3.0
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	8410	5	3.0
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	8420	5	3.0
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass	8430	5	3.0
Fabric and apparel pattern makers	8440	3	2.0
Upholsterers	8450	5	3.0
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other	8460	5	3.0
Cabinet makers and bench carpenters	8500	5	3.0
Furniture finishers	8510	5	3.0
Model makers and pattern makers, wood	8520	5	3.0
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	8530	5	3.0
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	8540	5	3.0
Woodworkers, all other	8550	5	3.0
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers	8600	5	3.0
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	8610	5	3.0
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	8620	5	3.0
Miscellaneous plant and system operators	8630	5	3.0
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders	8640	5	3.0
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers	8650	5	3.0
Cutting workers	8710	5	3.0
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	8720	3	2.0
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	8730	3	2.0
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	8740	2	2.5
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers	8750	1	1.5
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians	8760	1	1.5
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	8800	3	2.0
Painting workers	8810	3	2.0
Photographic process workers and processing machine operators	8830	3	2.0
Semiconductor processors	8840	1	1.5
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders	8850	5	3.0
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders	8860	5	3.0
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders	8900	5	3.0
Etchers and engravers	8910	1	1.5
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	8920	5	3.0
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	8930	5	3.0
Tire builders	8940	6	3.5
Helpers - production workers	8950	5	3.0
Production workers, all others	8960	5	3.0

Table 24: Activity codes & MET values assigned to transportation and material moving occupations

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System	2002 Census Code	Assigned Activity Codes	Assigned MET Values
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers	9000	9	2.5
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	9030	1	1.5
Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists	9040	9	2.0
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians	9110	3	2.0
Bus drivers	9120	1	1.5
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers	9130	3	2.0
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	9140	1	1.5
Motor vehicle operators, all other	9150	1	1.5
Locomotive engineers and operators	9200	3	2.0
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators	9230	3	2.0
Railroad conductors and yardmasters	9240	5	3.0
Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers	9260	5	3.0
Sailors and marine oilers	9300	5	3.0
Ship and boat captains and operators	9310	9	2.5
Ship engineers	9330	5	3.0
Bridge and lock tenders	9340	3	2.0
Parking lot attendants	9350	9	2.5
Service station attendants	9360	9	2.5
Transportation inspectors	9410	3	2.0
Other transportation workers	9420	3	2.0
Conveyor operators and tenders	9500	1	1.5
Crane and tower operators	9510	1	1.5
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators	9520	1	1.5
Hoist and winch operators	9560	1	1.5
Industrial truck and tractor operators	9600	2	2.5
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	9610	5	3.0
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	9620	5	3.0
Machine feeders and off bearers	9630	5	3.0
Packers and packagers, hand	9640	5	3.0
Pumping station operators	9650	5	3.0
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	9720	11	3.0
Shuttle car operators	9730	9	2.5
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders	9740	14	7.5
Material moving workers, all other	9750	13	5.0

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