Classification of Instructional Programs 2020Standard Occupational Classification 2018
CIP 2020 40.0807 to SOC 2018
Crosswalk mapping from CIP 2020 40.0807 "Optics/Optical Sciences" to SOC 2018. 3 official equivalences.
CIP 2020 40.0807 in SOC 2018
Each entry is an official equivalence edge. Click to see the full SOC 2018 definition, hierarchy, and its own crosswalks.
- 11-9121broadNatural Sciences Managers
- 19-2012broadPhysicists
- 25-1054broadPhysics Teachers, Postsecondary
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About CIP 2020 40.0807
40.0807 Optics/Optical SciencesA program that focuses on the scientific study of light energy, including its structure, properties and behavior under different conditions. Includes instruction in wave theory, wave mechanics, electromagnetic theory, physical optics, geometric optics, quantum theory of light, photon detecting, laser theory, wall and beam properties, chaotic light, non-linear optics, harmonic generation, optical systems theory, and applications to engineering problems.