Occupation Cluster Definitions
The research team defined 15 knowledge-based occupation clusters. One of these clusters, health care and medical science, was subsequently disaggregated into three more-specialized sub-clusters.
Download Cluster Definitions
- Detailed Occupation Cluster Definitions: This list provides the standard occupational classification (SOC) codes for each of the knowledge-based clusters, as well as Job Zones 1 and 2.
The 15 Clusters and 3 Subclusters
- Agribusiness and Food Technology
- Arts, Entertainment, Publishing and Broadcasting
- Building, Landscape and Construction Design
- Engineering and Related Sciences
- Health Care and Medical Science (Aggregate)
- Health Care and Medical Science (Medical Practitioners and Scientists)
- Health Care and Medical Science (Medical Technicians)
- Health Care and Medical Science (Therapy, Counseling, Nursing and Rehabilitation )
- Health Care and Medical Science (Medical Practitioners and Scientists)
- Information Technology
- Legal and Financial Services, and Real Estate
- Managerial, Sales, Marketing and HR
- Mathematics, Statistics, Data and Accounting
- Natural Sciences and Environmental Management
- Personal Services
- Postsecondary Education and Knowledge Creation
- Primary/Secondary and Vocational Education, Remediation & Social Services
- Public Safety and Domestic Security
- Skilled Production Workers: Technicians, Operators, Trades, Installers & Repairers
This project is funded in part by the U.S. Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration. Work was conducted by the Purdue Center for Regional Development, the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, and other research partners.
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