CIP-SOC Crosswalks


Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) are crosswalked with SOC occupation codes to analyze educational outcomes, wage premiums, and workforce supply and demand.  Job banks use them to match qualifications with job postings and labor market data.

Data Sources

System
Versions
WID Content
Notes
IPEDSCurrent and prior versions2020
2010
2000
1990

The 2020 download file contains both the content for WID tables occcodes/cipcode and the CIP-SOC crosswalk to be loaded into occxocc.
– The values all use stfips 00, so for state use it may need to be duplicated for the state.
– The crosswalk goes both ways – from SOC to CIP and from CIP to SOC. In this table structure, the “from” is housed in codetype/code and the “to” is in codetype2/code2.
– Not all CIPs have a direct occupational match and not all SOCs have a direct CIP match.

ONETCurrentN/A

This version uses ONET codes instead of SOC codes.

Perkins IVCurrentN/A

Table Format

This crosswalk would be inserted into OCCXOCC and related look-up tables.

WID2.8

WID2.7

Update Calendar

Variable.

Related Tables

Links to the table description in the current structure document. Note: Page anchors do not work in Microsoft Edge (the default browser for some states).

OCCXOCC

OCCCODES

OCCTYPES

   

Military Crosswalks

Military crosswalks are used to match job classifications from the various branches of military to civilian jobs.  Veterans hiring and job programs attempt to identify the best fit for exiting service members, and to help employers understand the skills veterans bring with them.  The crosswalks can be complicated because the different branches of military have different coding structures, the most common classifications of military jobs have subclassifications, and there are frequent updates.

Data Sources

System
Versions
WID Content
Notes
US Department of Defense All available versions here  N/A

This is a complete list of military occupations mapped to SOC and ONET codes.  It’s compiled 3-4 times a year and distributed as an Access database.

O*NET Current  N/A O*NET gets military classification data from the DOD but adds some value and maps it to additional occupational structures.

Table Format

Crosswalks and military occupations can be mapped to OCCXOCC and MOCCODE, respectively.  Because this is non-standard content with narrow use, files are not provided in WID format.

WID2.7

Update Calendar

Variable.

Related Tables

Links to the table description in the current structure document.  Note: Page anchors do not work in Microsoft Edge (the default browser for some states).

OCCXOCC

MPC

MOCCODE

   

Legacy Crosswalks

Directory Description 
cens2000 Files relating to the 2000 Census readme.txt files
cip2000 Files relating to the 2000 CIP readme.txt files
cip2010 Files relating to the 2010 CIP readme.txt files
military Files containing military occupational information & crosswalks readme.txt files
misc Miscellaneous geography files readme.txt files
occnames Descriptive information about classifications readme.txt files
ooh0809 Links between OOH information and O*NET occupations readme.txt files
soc1998 1998 Standard Occupational Classification files readme.txt files
soc2000 2000 Standard Occupational Classification files readme.txt files
soc2010 2010 Standard Occupational Classification files readme.txt files
soccip2010 BLS-NCES 2010 SOC to 2010 CIP crosswalk readme.txt files
soccip00 SOC to 2000 CIP crosswalk and related files readme.txt files
soccip90 SOC to 1990 CIP crosswalk and related files readme.txt files
spanish Spanish version of the 1998 SOC manual readme.txt files
xwalks Crosswalk files — mostly legacy classifications readme.txt files