Vocational Grids Consolidated With No Text

Code Of Federal Regulations
Title 20--Employees' Benefits
Chapter III -- Social Security Administration
Part 404 -- Federal Old-Age, Survivors And Disability Insurance
Subpart P -- Determining Disability And Blindness
Current through February 1, 1997; 62 FR 4890
Appendix 2 To Subpart P--Medical-Vocational Guidelines
RFCRuleAgeEducationPrevious WorkDecision
Sedentary201.01Advanced ageLimited or lessUnskilled or noneDisabled
Sedentary201.02Advanced ageLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable  1Disabled
Sedentary201.03Advanced ageLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferable  1Not disabled
Sedentary201.04Advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work  2Unskilled or noneDisabled
Sedentary201.05Advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled work  2Unskilled or noneNot disabled
Sedentary201.06Advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work  2Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable  1Disabled
Sedentary201.07Advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work  2Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable  1Not disabled
Sedentary201.08Advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled work  2Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable  1Not disabled
Sedentary201.09Closely approaching advanced ageLimited or lessUnskilled or noneDisabled
Sedentary201.10Closely approaching advanced ageLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableDisabled
Sedentary201.11Closely approaching advanced ageLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled
Sedentary201.12Closely approaching advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work  3Unskilled or noneDisabled
Sedentary201.13Closely approaching advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled work  3Unskilled or noneNot disabled
Sedentary201.14Closely approaching advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work  3Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableDisabled
Sedentary201.15Closely approaching advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work  3Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled
Sedentary201.16Closely approaching advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled work  3Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled
Sedentary201.17Younger individual age 45-49IlliterateUnskilled or noneDisabled.
Sedentary201.18Younger individual age 45-49Limited or Marginal, but not IlliterateUnskilled or noneNot disabled.
Sedentary201.19Younger individual age 45-49Limited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Sedentary201.20Younger individual age 45-49Limited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled.
Sedentary201.21Younger individual age 45-49High school graduate or moreSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Sedentary201.22Younger individual age 45-49High school graduate or moreSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled.
Sedentary201.23Younger individual age 18-44IlliterateUnskilled or noneNot disabled.
Sedentary201.24Younger individual age 18-44Limited or Marginal, but not IlliterateUnskilled or noneNot disabled.
Sedentary201.25Younger individual age 18-44Limited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Sedentary201.26Younger individual age 18-44Limited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled.
Sedentary201.27Younger individual age 18-44High school graduate or moreUnskilled or noneNot disabled.
Sedentary201.28Younger individual age 18-44High school graduate or moreSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Sedentary201.29Younger individual age 18-44High school graduate or moreSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled.
Light202.01Advanced ageLimited or lessUnskilled or noneDisabled.
Light202.02Advanced ageLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableDisabled.
Light202.03Advanced ageLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferable  1Not disabled.
Light202.04Advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work  2Unskilled or noneDisabled.
Light202.05Advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled work  2Unskilled or noneNot disabled.
Light202.06Advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work  2Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableDisabled.
Light202.07Advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work  2Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable  2Not disabled.
Light202.08Advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled work  2Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Light202.09Closely approaching advanced ageIlliterateUnskilled or noneDisabled.
Light202.10Closely approaching advanced ageLimited or Marginal, but not IlliterateUnskilled or noneNot disabled.
Light202.11Closely approaching advanced ageLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Light202.12Closely approaching advanced ageLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled.
Light202.13Closely approaching advanced ageHigh school graduate or moreUnskilled or noneNot disabled.
Light202.14Closely approaching advanced ageHigh school graduate or moreSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Light202.15Closely approaching advanced ageHigh school graduate or moreSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled.
Light202.16Younger individualIlliterateUnskilled or noneNot disabled.
Light202.17Younger individualLimited or Marginal, but not IlliterateUnskilled or noneNot disabled.
Light202.18Younger individualLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Light202.19Younger individualLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled.
Light202.20Younger individualHigh school graduate or moreUnskilled or noneNot disabled.
Light202.21Younger individualHigh school graduate or moreSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Light202.22Younger individualHigh school graduate or moreSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.01Closely approaching retirement ageMarginal or IlliterateUnskilled or noneDisabled.
Medium203.02Closely approaching retirement ageLimited or lessNoneDisabled.
Medium203.03Closely approaching retirement ageLimitedUnskilledNot disabled.
Medium203.04Closely approaching retirement ageLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.05Closely approaching retirement ageLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.06Closely approaching retirement ageHigh school graduate or moreUnskilled or noneNot disabled.
Medium203.07Closely approaching retirement ageHigh school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled workSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.08Closely approaching retirement ageHigh school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled workSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.09Closely approaching retirement ageHigh school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled workSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.10Advanced ageLimited or lessNoneDisabled.
Medium203.11Advanced ageLimited or lessUnskilledNot disabled.
Medium203.12Advanced ageLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.13Advanced ageLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.14Advanced ageHigh school graduate or moreUnskilled or noneNot disabled.
Medium203.15Advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled workSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.16Advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled workSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.17Advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled workSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.18Closely approaching advanced ageLimited or lessUnskilled or noneNot disabled.
Medium203.19Closely approaching advanced ageLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.20Closely approaching advanced ageLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.21Closely approaching advanced ageHigh school graduate or moreUnskilled or noneNot disabled.
Medium203.22Closely approaching advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled workSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.23Closely approaching advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled workSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.24Closely approaching advanced ageHigh school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled workSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.25Younger individualLimited or lessUnskilled or noneNot disabled.
Medium203.26Younger individualLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.27Younger individualLimited or lessSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.28Younger individualHigh school graduate or moreUnskilled or noneNot disabled.
Medium203.29Younger individualHigh school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled workSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.30Younger individualHigh school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled workSkilled or semiskilled—skills transferableNot disabled.
Medium203.31Younger individualHigh school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled workSkilled or semiskilled—skills not transferableNot disabled.

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.  Click here 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.