OES Fact Sheet

Five Op ons For Comple ng the
Occupa onal Employment Report
Please respond to this survey within 2‐3 weeks to avoid
addi onal mailings or phone calls

Fill out the enclosed form and return by mail. Make any correcƟons necessary to the front page of the form. Complete the occupaƟon secƟon of the
report providing the number of employees by occupaƟon that fall into
each wage category. For part-Ɵme workers, please use hourly rate only.
You can email a spreadsheet, payroll report, or PDF. List each job Ɵtle,
job code or department (if available), and the wage or salary for each
person. Include company name and the schedule number (see example
on back page). For post-secondary schools, please include discipline
taught or assigned department.
To complete the form online go to https://idcfoes.bls.gov. This is
recommended for smaller companies. The IDCF number is located on
the address label on the survey form (see example on back page). You
can also securely upload a file, in addiƟon to entering the informaƟon
on line
Forms or printouts may be faxed to 334-353-0012.
For small companies (fewer than 40 employees), you can call and provide
the informaƟon over the phone. Please have a list of occupaƟons and
wages ready when you call.
Have quesƟons, need help or want to submit data?
Phone - 334-242-8882
Fax - 334-353-0012
Email spreadsheets or data: [email protected]
Email quesƟons - [email protected]
Mailing address - Alabama Department of Labor ATTN: OES Unit
649 Monroe St RM 4427 Montgomery Alabama 36131-2280
Note: As a parƟcipant in a Bureau of Labor StaƟsƟcs (BLS) staƟsƟcal survey, you should be aware that use of electronic transmiƩal methods in reporƟng data to
the BLS involves certain inherent risks to the confidenƟality of those data. Further, you should be aware that responsible electronic transmiƩal pracƟces employed by the BLS cannot completely eliminate those risks. The BLS is commiƩed to the responsible treatment of the data you report and will take appropriate
steps within its ability to protect the confidenƟality of those data.

Mailing Labels
Schedule # 123456789-0

01

Reference Date:
IDCF# 01123456789

60

Est Emp: 13
811310

The address label is in secƟon 3
on the cover page of the form.
Please make any necessary
correcƟons to the informaƟon.

QC# 000000

Human Resources Manager
ABC Company
Report for: Welding Shop
123 Any Street
Any Town, AL 12345

In secƟon 5 please include the
contact informaƟon of the
person compleƟng the form in
case a follow-up is needed.
01

811310

123456789-0

1111111111-99999
Establishment primarily engaged in the repair and maintenance of commercial and
industrial machinery and equipment.

This label appears in secƟon 2
and is the industry descripƟon.
If the informaƟon is incorrect,
please write a brief descripƟon
in the space provided below the
label.

Spreadsheet Example
ABC Company
123456789-0

jobƟtle
Bookkeeper

jobcode
(opƟonal)

hourly

salary

15

Secretary

38,000.00

Welder

15

Welder

15.25

Shop Supervisor

45,400.35

OperaƟons Manager

84,123.45

Be sure to include the company name
and the schedule number in the email
and/or the Excel worksheet. AƩach
the worksheet to the email and send
to: [email protected].
Report part-Ɵme workers by their
hourly wage.

CHECKLIST FOR REPORTING DATA
1. Choose one of the easy reporƟng methods. For email submissions, please include company name and
schedule number (found on the mailing label).
2. Make any necessary correcƟons to the contact informaƟon on the form or in an email.
3. Review the industry descripƟon. If it is not correct, please write a short descripƟon about the type of
product or service provided.
4. If there is not a specific Ɵtle for one of your occupaƟons, please write the Ɵtle and a short descripƟon of
duƟes on the blank lines.
5. If you have a person who mulƟ-tasks, report them in the occupaƟon with the higher skill level or
the occupaƟon where they spend the majority of their Ɵme working.
6. Verify that the total number of employees is correct for the locaƟon specified in the mailing label.