**[EDITORIAL NOTE]{.underline}: There are 31 job-specific modules
associated with this occupational section. The job titles have been
listed at the end of this module.** **The modules for chemical industry
worker, engineer, and painter are given as examples. The other job
modules are available from P. Stewart.**

OCCUPATIONAL hISTORY (oc)

Now I\'d like to review the calendar you completed, focusing on the kind
of work you have done.

> BRIEFLY REVIEW THE JOB/COMPANY COLUMN OF THE PERSONAL RESIDENCE AND
> WORK CALENDAR WITH S.
>
> DETERMINE WHICH JOBS HELD AFTER 1945 WERE HELD FOR ≥ 12 MONTHS AND
> PLACE A CHECK MARK NEXT TO THEM ON THE CALENDAR. THESE JOBS QUALIFY TO
> BE ENTERED IN CAPI.
>
> BEFORE ENTERING JOB(S) IN CAPI, ASK OC-1.

OC-1. Have you held any summer jobs or part-time jobs for a total of at
least 12 months that you [have not]{.underline} reported on this
calendar already? For example, a 3-month summer job that you held for 4
years.

> AS NEEDED, ADD ADDITIONAL JOBS TO CALENDAR AND PLACE A CHECK MARK NEXT
> TO THEM.
>
> BOX OC-1
>
> NO JOBS QUALIFY 0 (END OC)
>
> ONE JOB QUALIFIES 1 (SCRIPT 1)
>
> TWO OR MORE JOBS QUALIFY 2 (SCRIPT 2)
>
> **SCRIPT 1**
>
> Now, I\'m going to ask about your job. I will ask the questions on
> this card.
>
> ENTER THE JOB START YEAR, TITLE, EMPLOYER, AND STOP YEAR, AND ASK OC-2
> THROUGH OC-8.
>
> **SCRIPT 2**
>
> FOR MOST RECENT JOB, SAY:
>
> Now, I\'m going to ask about your jobs, starting with the most recent
> job and working backwards in time. For each job, I will ask the
> questions on this card. Let\'s start with your most recent job.
>
> FOR EACH JOB [AFTER]{.underline} THE MOST RECENT, SAY:
>
> Now let\'s talk about your job as a (JOB) at (EMPLOYER) from (YEAR
> STARTED) to (YEAR STOPPED).
>
> ENTER THE START YEAR, JOB, EMPLOYER, AND STOP YEAR, AND ASK OC-2
> THROUGH OC-8 FOR EACH JOB, STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT JOB AND
> WORKING BACKWARDS, IN REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, TO 1945.
>
> SHOW CARD OC-1

+-----------------------+--------------------+------------+------------+
| > IF ASKING ABOUT     | OC-3.              | OC-4.      | OC-5.      |
| > SAME EMPLOYER FOR   |                    |            |            |
| > \> 1 JOB, VERIFY    | What did           | How many   | About how  |
| > OC-2 AND OC-3.      | (EMPLOYER) make,   | months per | many hours |
|                       | or what service    | year did   | per week   |
| OC-2.                 | did they provide?  | you        | did you    |
|                       |                    | usually    | usually    |
| What type of business |                    | work on    | work on    |
| (is/was) this?        |                    | this job?  | this job?  |
+-----------------------+--------------------+------------+------------+
| MANUFACTURING 01      |                    | \|\_\_\_   | \|\_\_\_   |
|                       |                    | \|\_\_\_\| | \|\_\_\_\| |
| A RETAIL STORE 02     |                    |            |            |
|                       |                    | MONTHS\    | HOURS\     |
| WHOLESALE OR          |                    | PER YEAR   | PER WEEK   |
|                       |                    |            |            |
| > DISTRIBUTOR 03      |                    |            |            |
|                       |                    |            |            |
| A SERVICE PROVIDER 04 |                    |            |            |
|                       |                    |            |            |
| CONSTRUCTION 05       |                    |            |            |
|                       |                    |            |            |
| MINING 06             |                    |            |            |
|                       |                    |            |            |
| FARMING, FISHING, OR  |                    |            |            |
|                       |                    |            |            |
| > FORESTRY 07         |                    |            |            |
|                       |                    |            |            |
| GOVERNMENT OR         |                    |            |            |
| MILITARY 08           |                    |            |            |
|                       |                    |            |            |
| A SHIPYARD 09         |                    |            |            |
|                       |                    |            |            |
| SOME OTHER TYPE OF    |                    |            |            |
|                       |                    |            |            |
| > BUSINESS (SPECIFY)  |                    |            |            |
| > 96                  |                    |            |            |
+-----------------------+--------------------+------------+------------+

> ASK OC-6 THROUGH OC-8 IF WORKED AT JOB ≥ 1600 HRS.

+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| OC-6.                 | OC-7.                 | OC-8.                 |
|                       |                       |                       |
| What were your main   | What kinds of         | What kinds of tools   |
| activities or duties  | chemicals or          | and equipment, if     |
| as (a/an) (JOB) at    | materials, if any,    | any, did you use? (Do |
| (EMPLOYER)?           | did you handle? (Do   | not include computers |
|                       | not include standard  | or standard office    |
|                       | office materials.) IF | equipment.) IF NONE,  |
|                       | NONE, TYPE \"none.\"  | TYPE \"none.\"        |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
|                       |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

JOB TITLES FOR THE 31 OCCUPATIONAL JOB-SPECIFIC MODULES:

Assembly worker

Cabinet maker

Chemist

Chemical industry

Carpenter

Dry cleaning industry

Electrician

Engineer

Electroplating industry

Furniture industry

Gas station attendant

Handyman

Repairer of industrial machinery

Janitor

Laborer

Leather industry

Machinist

Mechanic

Oil refining industry

Painter

Packing machine operator

Plumber

Production inspector

Pulp and paper industry

Printing industry

Rubber industry

Semi-conductor industry

Teacher

Tile setter

Textile industry

> Welder