ALASKA Occupational Coding Manual

A Supplemental Guide For Completing the Alaska Quarterly Contribution

Report

ALASKA Occupational

Coding Manual

Including Geographic Codes State of Alaska

Department of Labor and Workforce Development Bill Walker, Governor

ODB Manual, Revised July 2015

Each employer doing business in the State of Alaska is required by law to participate in the state unemployment insurance system. Employers must report the social security number, name, wages, occupation, and place of work on the Alaska Quarterly Contribution Report (Form TQ01C) for each employee who received wages during the quarter. This booklet helps employers comply with occupational and geographic coding requirements. Information provided by employers is used in the aggregate to determine training and other labor force needs for the state. Individual information is kept confidential.

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development understands the burden reporting requirements can place on employers. We also know that time spent reporting to government agencies takes away from the productivity of your business. However, the information you provide helps us learn more about the composition of Alaska's workforce. We believe that this information improves our understanding of the state's economy and helps create a better trained and more competent labor pool geared to the needs of Alaska's employers.

The Department of Labor established a web site for employers to input information for the Alaska Quarterly Contribution Report. This was designed to make it easier for employers to comply with Alaska State regulations. To access this site and to get more information about submitting wage information online, go to .

This booklet is provided to you in hard copy and can also be found at the state's web site: We welcome your comments and suggestions.

Our Online Help Makes Reporting Easier

Our help page, , can assist you with occupation and area coding.

You can also find links to other resources, information about how your data is used, and a contact page.

ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Research and Analysis Section, Occupational Database Unit P.O. Box 120015 Juneau, AK 99812-9973

Telephone: (800) 478-2771 toll-free in Alaska or (907) 465-2771 collect outside Alaska Fax: (800) 325-9872 toll-free within Alaska or the continental U.S. E-mail: odb@

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GUIDE TO CODING ...................................................................................................................................................1

OCCUPATIONAL CODES .........................................................................................................................................1

GEOGRAPHIC CODES..............................................................................................................................................2

ONLINE ALASKA QUARTERLY CONTRIBUTION REPORTING .............................................................................2

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................................................................................................3 MAP OF ALASKA FOR GEOGRAPHIC CODES....................................................................................................7 NORTHERN REGION ............................................................................................................................................7 INTERIOR REGION ...............................................................................................................................................7 SOUTHWEST REGION .........................................................................................................................................9 ANCHORAGE REGION ...................................................................................................................................... 10 GULF COAST REGION....................................................................................................................................... 11 SOUTHEAST REGION ....................................................................................................................................... 14

INDEX OF GEOGRAPHIC AREAS ......................................................................................................................... 16

INDEX OF OCCUPATION TITLES ......................................................................................................................... 23

NUMERIC LIST OF OCCUPATIONAL CODES ...................................................................................................... 46 MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 44 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OCCUPATIONS................................................................................................... 47 COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS ...................................................................... 49 ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS .................................................................................. 51 LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS ............................................................................. 53 COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS.................................................................................... 56 LEGAL OCCUPATIONS...................................................................................................................................... 58 EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND LIBRARY OCCUPATIONS ............................................................................... 59 ARTS, DESIGN, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND MEDIA OCCUPATIONS................................................. 63 HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONER AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS ............................................................... 66 HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS....................................................................................................... 69 PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS ......................................................................................................... 69 FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING RELATED OCCUPATIONS ................................................................. 70 BUILDING AND GROUNDS CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS ............................................. 71 PERSONAL CARE AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS ......................................................................................... 72 SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS............................................................................................................ 74 OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT WORKERS.................................................................................. 76 FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY WORKERS .......................................................................................... 79 CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION WORKERS ........................................................................................... 79 INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS.................................................................... 83 PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 87 TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS ..................................................................... 93

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GUIDE TO CODING

Occupational Codes

Use the six-digit code that best describes the activities of the employee. In some cases, the six-digit code has been expanded to identify occupations important to the state. For instance, seafood processing workers are coded as 51-3022.05.

Select a code based on the work actually performed--not the code for jobs for which employees might be trained. For example, an employee trained as a Computer Scientist, but working as a Manager, should be coded as a Manager.

Read the detailed descriptions of codes you select to insure you have matched to the employee's duties. Occupations that are similar are often distinguished by key words like routine, non-routine, mechanical, or hand.

Supervisors of professional and technical workers are classified with the workers they supervise. Similarly, supervisors, team leaders, and lead workers of sales, service, and production workers who spend at least 20 percent of their time performing work similar to the workers they supervise are classified with those workers. Supervisors and first-line managers of sales, service, and production workers who spend more than 80 percent of their time in supervisory activities are coded separately from the people they supervise. If no separate category is indicated, code the supervisor with the

workers they oversee.

Search for Occupations by Industry!

The Research and Analysis Section has created industry/occupation cheat sheets. It simplifies the task of finding occupations by weeding out the hundreds of occupations that are not employed in an industry. Go to:

An occupation that combines two different activities is reported with the code for the activity that requires the highest skill or educational level. If these levels are the same, report the code for the occupation in which the employee spends the most time.

Employees who changed jobs during a quarter should be reported in their last occupation. Do not list the employee more than once on the same Quarterly Contribution Report.

Code apprentices, student teachers, and trainees in the occupation for which they are training.

Identify aides, helpers, and laborers separately if they are not training for the occupation in which they are helping, or if their work is truly different.

If the duties of an occupation are not described in the detailed occupations, code the occupation in the appropriate "All other" residual category.

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Geographic Codes

Determine where the employee performed work within the state. If you are familiar with the geography of Alaska, you can use the map on page 7 to find the two-digit geographic code. You can also look up the code for the employee's place of work in the regional list of geographic codes starting on page 8. The communities listed regionally appear alphabetically.

Choose the code for the employee's primary work site during the quarter. Often, employees change work sites from one quarter to another. If your employee worked at different locations during the quarter, code for the most recent primary work site. If the employee travels statewide, for example as a sales representative, use the code for the location in which the employee spends the most time.

Do not use the home office of the employer unless that is the location where the employee worked.

Code employees working out of state as "99".

Code employees working in offshore locations, such as floating fish processors or permanent offshore oil drilling operations, as "20".

Code employees who received wages but did not work during the quarter as "00".

In 2013 the geographic boundaries of the state changed in two areas. Please change geographic codes as noted below:

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area ? Cape Fanshaw, The Five Fingers, Hobart Bay, Port Houghton, Sumdun and Windham Bay have moved from Hoonah Angoon Census Area (98) to Petersburg Borough (88).

Petersburg Borough ? Alvin Bay, Cape Decision, Coronation Island, Hamilton Bay, Kake, Port Alexander, Rowan Bay, Saginaw Bay, Security Bay, Tebenkof Bay, and Washington Bay have moved from Petersburg Borough (88) to Prince of Wales-Hyder (90).

Online Alaska Quarterly Contribution Reporting

The Department of Labor recently established a web site for employers to report wage information for their employees via the Web. Employers can now submit Quarterly Contribution Reports and have them received by the State in a 24-hour period. This design makes it easier for employers to comply with Alaska State regulation, thereby avoiding penalty and interest payments due to late reporting. It is also easier to code your employee's occupation and geographic codes by using the drop-down boxes included in the Web system.

To file your Alaska Quarterly Contribution Report online, you must have a valid Alaska Employer Account Number, a valid Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN), and a personal identification number (PIN). To obtain a PIN, go to and click on the icon for filing your Quarterly Contribution Reports. PINs are automatically assigned and sent within minutes to your e-mail address.

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