Age 55+ Limited to Medium Work Grid Table

Social Security vocational guidelines define work activity as medium, light, or sedentary. These work activity levels are defined as follows:

1. Sedentary work means that you are able to sit for up to 6 hours in an 8 hour day, and lift up to 10 lbs. occasionally during a day;

2. Light work means that you can stand and walk for up to 6 hours in an 8 hour day, lift 10 lbs. frequently and 20 lbs. occasionally;

3. Medium work means that you can stand and walk for up to 6 hours in an 8 hour day, lift 25 lbs. frequently and 50 lbs. occasionally.

Limited to Medium Maximum Sustained Work Capacity Grid Table
Rule	Age	Education	Previous work	Decision
203.01	60-64	Marginal or none	Unskilled or none	Disabled
203.02	60-64	Limited or less	None	Disabled
203.03	60-64	Limited	Unskilled	Not Disabled
203.04	60-64	Limited or less	Skilled or semi-skilled	Not Disabled
			Skills not transferrable
203.05	60-64	Limited or less	Skilled or semi-skilled	Not Disabled
			Skills transferrable
203.06	60-64	HS grad or more	Unskilled or none	Not Disabled
203.07	60-64	HS grad or more – does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semi-skilled	Not Disabled
			Skills not transferrable
203.08	60-64	HS grad or more – does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semi-skilled	Not Disabled
			Skills transferrable
203.09	60-64	HS grad or more – does provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semi-skilled	Not Disabled
			Skills not transferrable
203.1	55+	Limited or less –	None	Disabled
203.11	55+	Limited or less	Unskilled	Not Disabled
203.12	55+	Limited or less	Skilled or semi-skilled	Not Disabled
			Skills not transferrable
203.13	55+	Limited or less	Skilled or semi-skilled	Not Disabled
			Skills transferrable
203.14	55+	HS grad or more	Unskilled or none	Not Disabled
203.15	55+	HS grad or more – does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semi-skilled	Not Disabled
			Skills not transferrable
	40-54	Not Disabled per grids