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

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

Management Occupation Title from 2002 Census Occupational Classification System2002 Census CodeAssigned Activity CodesAssigned MET Values
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers900092.5
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers903011.5
Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists904092.0
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians911032.0
Bus drivers912011.5
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers913032.0
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs914011.5
Motor vehicle operators, all other915011.5
Locomotive engineers and operators920032.0
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators923032.0
Railroad conductors and yardmasters924053.0
Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers926053.0
Sailors and marine oilers930053.0
Ship and boat captains and operators931092.5
Ship engineers933053.0
Bridge and lock tenders934032.0
Parking lot attendants935092.5
Service station attendants936092.5
Transportation inspectors941032.0
Other transportation workers942032.0
Conveyor operators and tenders950011.5
Crane and tower operators951011.5
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators952011.5
Hoist and winch operators956011.5
Industrial truck and tractor operators960022.5
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment961053.0
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand962053.0
Machine feeders and off bearers963053.0
Packers and packagers, hand964053.0
Pumping station operators965053.0
Refuse and recyclable material collectors9720113.0
Shuttle car operators973092.5
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders9740147.5
Material moving workers, all other9750135.0

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