| NSF major and minor occupational group
| OPM occupational series and code
|
| Computer and mathematical scientist |
| Computer/ information scientist |
334 Computer specialists |
| 1550 Computer scientists |
| 1670 Equipment specialists |
| 2210 Information technology management positions |
| Mathematical scientist |
1515 Operations research analysts |
| 1520 Mathematicians |
| 1529 Mathematical statisticians |
| 1530 Statisticians |
| 1541 Cryptography analysts |
| Life scientist |
| Agricultural/food scientist |
28 Environmental protection specialists |
| 406 Agricultural extension specialists |
| 437 Horticulturalists |
| 454 Range conservationists |
| 457 Soil conservationists |
| 470 Soil scientists |
| 471 Agronomists |
| 487 Animal scientists |
| Biological scientist |
401 Biological scientists, general |
| 403 Microbiologists |
| 405 Pharmacologists |
| 408 Ecologists |
| 410 Zoologists |
| 413 Physiologists |
| 414 Entomologists |
| 415 Toxicologists |
| 430 Botanists |
| 434 Plant pathologists |
| 435 Plant physiologists |
| 440 Geneticists |
| 482 Fishery biologists |
| 486 Wildlife biologists |
| Physical scientist |
| Chemist, except biochemist |
1320 Chemists |
| Earth/atmospheric/ocean scientist |
1310 Physicists |
| 1313 Geophysicists |
| 1315 Hydrologists |
| 1330 Astronomers and space scientists |
| 1340 Meteorologists |
| 1350 Geologists |
| 1360 Oceanographers |
| 1372 Geodesists |
| Other physical scientist |
1301 Physical scientists, general |
| 1306 Health physicists |
| Social scientist |
110 Economists |
| 135 Foreign agricultural affairs analysts |
| 1140 Trade specialists |
| 1146 Agricultural market specialists |
| 1147 Agricultural market analysts |
| 2110 Transportation industry analysts |
| Political scientist |
130 Foreign affairs analysts |
| 131 International relations specialists |
| Psychologist |
180 Psychologists |
| Sociologist/anthropologist |
184 Sociologists |
| 190 General anthropologists |
| Other social scientist |
101 Social scientists, general |
| 106 Unemployment insurance specialists |
| 132 Intelligence specialists |
| 136 International cooperation specialists |
| 140 Manpower research analysts |
| 150 Geographers |
| 160 Civil rights analysts |
| 193 Archeologists |
| 1730 Education research analysts |
| Engineer |
| Aerospace engineer |
861 Aerospace engineers |
| Chemical engineer |
893 Chemical engineers |
| Civil engineer |
810 Civil engineers |
| Electrical/electronics/computer engineer |
850 Electrical engineers |
| 854 Computer engineers |
| 855 Electronics engineers |
| Industrial engineer |
803 Safety engineers |
| 804 Fire prevention engineers |
| 896 Industrial engineers |
| Mechanical engineer |
830 Mechanical engineers |
| Other engineer |
801 Engineers, general |
| 806 Materials engineers |
| 819 Environmental engineers |
| 840 Nuclear engineers |
| 858 Biomedical engineers |
| 871 Naval architects |
| 880 Mining engineers |
| 881 Petroleum engineers |
| 890 Agricultural engineers |
| 892 Ceramic engineers |
| 894 welding engineers |
| 1321 Metallurgists |
