In the California 2005 PD Rating Schedule, occupational group 212 covers jobs such as ADMINISTRATOR, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, AIR ANALYST, and AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST, TOWER. Your occupational group sets the variant applied to each impairment, which adjusts the standard rating up or down before the age adjustment. Here a physical impairment lowers the rating.
How group 212 adjusts a rating
The occupational variant (C–J) for each impairment, and what it does to a standard 20% rating for this group.
| Impairment | Variant | Standard 20 → | Change |
|---|
| Spine — back / neck | E | 18% | -2 |
| Shoulder | E | 18% | -2 |
| Knee | E | 18% | -2 |
| Wrist / carpal tunnel | F | 20% | ±0 |
| Grip / pinch strength | E | 18% | -2 |
| Psychiatric | J | 29% | +9 |
| Hearing loss | I | 27% | +7 |
| Respiratory / lungs | F | 20% | ±0 |
Illustrative: a standard rating of 20% is shown. The variant is fixed per impairment + group; the size of the adjustment scales with the rating (PDRS Section 5). The calculator applies the exact variant for your impairment.
What that means in dollars for group 212
Three common injuries at 10% WPI, rated with group 212's own variants:
Computed live by the rating engine — 10% WPI, age 42–46, single impairment, no apportionment, dollars at the 2026 maximum PD rate. Run any combination in the calculator.
Jobs in occupational group 212 · 113
Every occupation the PDRS assigns to group 212. All of these rate the same way.
ADMINISTRATOR, HEALTH CARE FACILITYAIR ANALYSTAIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST, TOWERAPPRAISER, ARTAPPRAISER, BUSINESS EQPT.ARCHITECTAUDIO OPERATORBAGGAGE SCREENER, AIRPOBIOCHEMISTCARDIOPULMONARY TECHNOLOGISTCHEMICAL ENGINEERCHEMICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIANCHEMISTCIVIL ENGINEERCURATORCUSTOMS BROKERDEMONSTRATORDENTAL ASSISTANTDIALYSIS TECHNICIANDIETITIAN, CLINICALDIRECTOR, RECREATION CENTERECHOCARDIOGRAPH TECHNICIANELECTRICAL ENGINEERELECTRICAL TECHNICIANELECTROMYOGRAPHIC TECHNICIANELECTRONICS DESIGN ENGINEERELECTRONICS TECHNICIANENGINEER, AGRICULTURALENGINEER, AUTOMOTIVEENGINEER, CHEMICALENGINEER, CIVILENGINEER, ELECTRONICS DESIGNENGINEER, FACTORY LAY-OUTENGINEER, MECHANICALENGINEER, RAILROADFASHION DESIGNERFLIGHT ENGINEERFUND RAISERFUNERAL DIRECTORGATE AGENTINTERPRETER, DEAFINTERVIEWER/SURVEY WORKERJOB ANALYSTLABORATORY ASSISTANT, BLOOD AND PLASMALIBRARIAN, CATALOGLOCATION MANAGERMANAGEMENT TRAINEEMANAGER, ADVERTISING AGENCYMANAGER, APARTMENT HOUSEMANAGER, CONVENTIONMANAGER, CUSTOMER SERVICESMANAGER, FAST FOOD SERVICESMANAGER, HOTEL RECREATIONAL FACILITIESMANAGER, LABOR RELATIONSMANAGER, MOBILE HOME PARKMANAGER, PARTSMANAGER, QUALITY CONTROLMANAGER, RETAIL STOREMANAGER, STAGEMANAGER, THEATERMANAGER, VEHICLE LEASING AND RENTALMANAGER, WAREHOUSEMASTER CONTROL OPERATORMEDICAL ASSISTANT, OFFICEMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIANMETALLURGICAL TESTERMICROPHONE BOOM OPERATORMOBILE HOME PARK MANAGERMUSEUM ATTENDANT & GUIDENURSE CASE MANAGERNURSE, SCHOOLOCCUPATIONAL ANALYSTPHOTOGRAPHER, STILLPHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPLANT ENGINEERPOLYGRAPH EXAMINERPRODUCERPROMPTERPULMONARY FUNCTION TECHNICIANQUALITY CONTROL TECHNICIANRADIOGRAPHER, INDUSTRIALRADIOTELEPHONE OPERATORRECORDING ENGINEERREHABILITATION CENTER MANAGERSAFETY ENGINEERSAFETY MANAGERSALES AGENT, INSURANCESALES REP, ADVERTISINGSALES REP, DATA PROCESSING SERVICESSALES REP, FINANCIAL SERVICESSALES REP, UPHOLSTERY, FURNITURE REPAIRSCHOOL PRINCIPALSECURITY GUARD, GATESEISMOLOGISTSOUND EFFECTS TECHNICIANSOUND MIXERSPEECH PATHOLOGISTSTRESS TEST TECHNICIANSUPERINTENDENT, BUILDINGSUPERINTENDENT, PLANT PROTECTIONSURGICAL TECHNICIANTEACHER, ADULT EDUCATIONTEACHER, SECONDARY SCHOOLTESTING MACHINE OPERATOR, METALTICKET AGENTTIME AND MOTION STUDY ANALYSTTOXICOLOGISTTRAFFIC ENGINEERTUTORULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGISTVIDEOTAPE OPERATOR, STUDIOVOICE PATHOLOGISTXRAY OPERATOR, INDUSTRIAL