WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CODES & DEFINITIONS
1001
1002
1005
1006
1007
Primarily Clerical and Administrative and non-manual, non-instructional.
 Office employees (responsibility in an office or confined setting) including clerical, accounting,
computer technicians, analysts and operators, newspaper production (using computers – not
printing press).
 Graphic design, radio, TV or commercial broadcasting stations (those who work in the station,
not engineers who climb towers –#1007).
 Research which is primarily in an office or confined setting such as statistical analysis (not
involving the use of machinery, chemicals, or manual/physical labor).
Primarily Off-Campus Non-manual Activities, Professional/Student Activity Functions,
Consulting, and Certain Aspects of Performing Arts.
 Non-instructional, non-clerical and non-manual positions that require employees to leave campus
or worksites on a routine basis such as public relations, outside sales, home site visits, etc.
 Offsite work that is not manual labor, such as public relations, lobbying, speakers, counseling,
etc.
 Consulting – mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, mining and
architects.
 Professors, teachers, student teachers, counselors, tutors, advisors; classroom or instructional
camps; classroom-related activities, speakers.
 Performers, musicians, directors, conductors, etc.
 Motion picture or video production.
Sports/Activity/Day Care Centers
 Exercise or health institutes, swimming pools; swimming, tennis, or racquetball clubs; bowling
centers, billiard halls, skating centers.
 Day care center workers unless otherwise classified (e.g., day care center cook would be
classified as food service; clerical separated and uninvolved in floor activities could be clerical).
 Athletic teams and those associated with the teams: ticket sales and collection, trainers, coaches
(not athletic field maintenance – #1007).
 Security/patrol functions.
Food Service
 Employees involved in the stocking, preparation, delivery, and clean-up of food products
whether retail, residence hall, restaurant, concession, etc. (Does not include the stocking and sale
of pre-packaged foods sold in bookstores or other retail establishments such as convenience
stores – unless preparation is involved.)
Primarily Involves Manual Labor and/or Use of Machinery or Chemicals, or work is Largely of
a Physical Nature
 Agriculture-related care and maintenance: nurseries, orchards, livestock, crops, landscape,
riparian restoration and reforestation activities involving mainly hand tools.
 Creameries and dairy production, meat labs, winery operations.
 Stables, riding clubs, horse shows, dog shows, animal exhibitions.
 Research field work primarily involving physical or manual activity, such as archeology digs,
sample gathering of plants, animals, fish, etc., and Lab work primarily involving testing and
analysis using chemicals, machinery. Includes testing air, water, soil, metal, concrete and other
building materials; quality control of electronic components or machinery.
 Maintenance, janitorial, room set-ups, athletic park maintenance (both structure and grounds) and
painting. Involves the use of tools, equipment, solvents, cleaning supplies.
 Printing (offset) newspapers and other presses (as opposed to copy machine operation).
 Radio engineers who work on outside towers and equipment.
 Museum curators (if responsible for hanging and displaying artifacts); stagehands and lighting
technicians.
 Beverage container & paper recycling collection.