Table 1: Most Common Two-Digit DOT Codes of ERC Applicants for Program Year 1996

Two-Digit DOT	Frequency	%	Title of Occupational Division	Examples of Occupations within this Division
86	7,481	10.1	Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified	carpenter, plumber, roofer, construction worker
31	6,480	8.7	Food & Beverage Preparation & Service	waiter/waitress, chef/cook, host/hostess
21	5,180	7.0	Computing & Account-Recording	bookkeeper, cashier, teller, payroll clerk
20	5,030	6.8	Stenography, Typing, Filing, & Related	secretary, typist, file clerk, stenographer
40	3,087	4.2	Plant Farming	farmworker, farm machine operator, lawn-service worker, park worker
16	3,017	4.1	Administrative Specializations	administrative assistant, office manager, PR representative, accountant
30	2,650	3.6	Domestic Service	yardworker, housekeeper, homemaker, cook
22	2,249	3.0	Production & Stock Clerks & Related	production clerk, stock clerk, shipping clerk
18	2,119	2.9	Managers & Officials, Not Elsewhere Classified	real estate agent, food service manager, department manager
85	1,922	2.6	Excavating, Grading, Paving and Related	operating engineer, grader operator, paving machine operator
29	1,819	2.5	Miscellaneous Sales	customer service clerk, sales clerk, sales route
92	1,814	2.4	Packaging & Materials Handling	hand packager, crane operator, front-end loader operator
90	1,801	2.4	Motor Freight	heavy truck driver, tractor-trailer truck driver, light truck driver
62	1,792	2.4	Mechanics & Machinery Repairers	auto mechanic, diesel mechanic, aircraft mechanic
93	1,656	2.2	Extraction of Minerals	drilling-machine operator, production supervisor, loading machine operator
35	1,579	2.1	Miscellaneous Personal Service	orderly, day care worker, hunting and fishing guide
41	1,570	2.1	Animal Farming	livestock rancher, horseshoer, horse trainer
91	1,391	1.9	Transportation, Not Elsewhere Classified	service station attendant, railroad worker, bus driver, taxi driver
32	1,361	1.8	Lodging & Related Service	cleaner, housekeeper, bellhop
81	1,265	1.7	Welders, Cutters & Related	welder helper, arc welder, gas welder
27	1,204	1.6	Sales, Commodities, Not Elsewhere Classified	salesperson, sales representative
37	1,151	1.6	Protective Service	security guard, fish and game warden, police officer
09	1,069	1.4	Education	elementary school teacher, secondary teacher, teacher aide
82	963	1.3	Electrical Assembling, Installing & Repairing	electrician, cable splicer, cable installer
07	943	1.3	Medicine & Health	physician assistant, registered nurse, medical technologist
00	939	1.3	Architecture, Engineering & Surveying	electrical engineer, architect, mechanical engineer
38	873	1.2	Building & Related Service	commercial cleaner, janitor, window washer
23	848	1.1	Information & Message Distribution	receptionist, ticket agent, customer service representative
80	814	1.1	Metal Fabricating, Not Elsewhere Classified	auto body repairer, sheet metal worker, metal building assembler
84	796	1.1	Painting, Plastering, Waterproofing, Cementing & Related	drywall applicator, painter, cement mason
All Other	9,203	12.4
Total	74,066	100.0