Social Security utilizes the Vocational Grid Rules when an impairment or combination thereof is determined to NOT be “listing level”. The Grid Rules may be used to direct a finding of disability based on a Claimant’s age, education, the skill level of the Claimant’s Past Relevant Work (PRW), whether the PRW provides transferable skills, and the Residual Functional Capacity (Sedentary, Light, Medium, Heavy, Very Heavy), also known as the RFC, of the Claimant. Each of these elements must be identified in order to make correct use of the Vocational Grid Rules. The OBF version of the Vocational Grid Rules may be found below. OBF has removed “ditto” sections for clarity, and instead replaced the “ditto” text with the actual field contents. Click on this sentence to view the official version of the grid rules – Appendix 2 to Subpart P of Part 404. For other disability related definitions or information, please see the OBF Glossary, OBF TV, or OBF Knowledge Base.
RFC | Rule | Age | Education | Previous work experience | Decision |
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Sedentary | 201.01 | 55-Over | Limited or less | Unskilled or none | Disabled |
Sedentary | 201.02 | 55-Over | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Disabled |
Sedentary | 201.03 | 55-Over | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.04 | 55-Over | HS grad or more—no direct entry to skilled work | Unskilled or none | Disabled |
Sedentary | 201.05 | 55-Over | HS grad or more—direct entry into skilled work | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.06 | 55-Over | HS grad or more—no direct entry to skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Disabled |
Sedentary | 201.07 | 55-Over | HS grad or more—no direct entry to skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.08 | 55-Over | HS grad or more—direct entry into skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.09 | 50-54 | Limited or less | Unskilled or none | Disabled |
Sedentary | 201.10 | 50-54 | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Disabled |
Sedentary | 201.11 | 50-54 | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.12 | 50-54 | HS grad or more—no direct entry to skilled work | Unskilled or none | Disabled |
Sedentary | 201.13 | 50-54 | HS grad or more—direct entry into skilled work | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.14 | 50-54 | HS grad or more—no direct entry to skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Disabled |
Sedentary | 201.15 | 50-54 | HS grad or more—no direct entry to skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.16 | 50-54 | HS grad or more—direct entry into skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.17 | 45-49 | Illiterate or unable to communicate in English | Unskilled or none | Disabled |
Sedentary | 201.18 | 45-49 | Limited or less—literate and able speak English | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.19 | 45-49 | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.20 | 45-49 | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.21 | 45-49 | HS grad or more | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.22 | 45-49 | HS grad or more | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.23 | 18-44 | Illiterate or unable to communicate in English | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.24 | 18-44 | Limited or less—literate and able speak English | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.25 | 18-44 | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.26 | 18-44 | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.27 | 18-44 | HS grad or more | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.28 | 18-44 | HS grad or more | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Sedentary | 201.29 | 18-44 | HS grad or more | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Light | 202.01 | 55-Over | Limited or less | Unskilled or none | Disabled |
Light | 202.02 | 55-Over | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Disabled |
Light | 202.03 | 55-Over | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Light | 202.04 | 55-Over | HS grad or more—no direct entry to skilled work | Unskilled or none | Disabled |
Light | 202.05 | 55-Over | HS grad or more—direct entry into skilled work | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Light | 202.06 | 55-Over | HS grad or more—no direct entry to skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Disabled |
Light | 202.07 | 55-Over | HS grad or more—no direct entry to skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Light | 202.08 | 55-Over | HS grad or more—direct entry into skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Light | 202.09 | 50-54 | Illiterate or unable to communicate in English | Unskilled or none | Disabled |
Light | 202.10 | 50-54 | Limited or less—literate and able speak English | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Light | 202.11 | 50-54 | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Light | 202.12 | 50-54 | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Light | 202.13 | 50-54 | HS grad or more | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Light | 202.14 | 50-54 | HS grad or more | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Light | 202.15 | 50-54 | HS grad or more | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Light | 202.16 | Below 50 | Illiterate or unable to communicate in English | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Light | 202.17 | Below 50 | Limited or less—literate and able speak English | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Light | 202.18 | Below 50 | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Light | 202.19 | Below 50 | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Light | 202.20 | Below 50 | HS grad or more | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Light | 202.21 | Below 50 | HS grad or more | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Light | 202.22 | Below 50 | HS grad or more | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.01 | 60-Over | Marginal or none | Unskilled or none | Disabled |
Medium | 203.02 | 60-Over | Limited or less | None | Disabled |
Medium | 203.03 | 60-Over | Limited | Unskilled | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.04 | 60-Over | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.05 | 60-Over | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.06 | 60-Over | HS grad or more | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.07 | 60-Over | HS grad or more—no direct entry to skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.08 | 60-Over | HS grad or more—no direct entry to skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.09 | 60-Over | HS grad or more—direct entry into skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.10 | 55-59 | Limited or less | None | Disabled |
Medium | 203.11 | 55-59 | Limited or less | Unskilled | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.12 | 55-59 | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.13 | 55-59 | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.14 | 55-59 | HS grad or more | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.15 | 55-59 | HS grad or more—no direct entry to skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.16 | 55-59 | HS grad or more—no direct entry to skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.17 | 55-59 | HS grad or more—direct entry into skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.18 | 50-54 | Limited or less | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.19 | 50-54 | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.20 | 50-54 | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.21 | 50-54 | HS grad or more | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.22 | 50-54 | HS grad or more—no direct entry to skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.23 | 50-54 | HS grad or more—no direct entry to skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.24 | 50-54 | HS grad or more—direct entry into skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.25 | Below 50 | Limited or less | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.26 | Below 50 | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.27 | Below 50 | Limited or less | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.28 | Below 50 | HS grad or more | Unskilled or none | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.29 | Below 50 | HS grad or more—no direct entry to skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.30 | Below 50 | HS grad or more—no direct entry to skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills DO xfer | Not disabled |
Medium | 203.31 | Below 50 | HS grad or more—direct entry into skilled work | Skilled or semi-skills not xfer | Not disabled |