If you were recently the subject of a disability hearing, the administrative law judge and the vocational witness probably used the term SVP quite a few times. What is it and what does it mean?
SVP stands for Specific Vocational Preparation - and it defines the amount of time required to train for and learn a specific job. The higher the SVP number, the more time time required to prepare for how to perform the job; therefore, the more skilled the job is. For instance, the job of silverware wrapper has an SVP of 1, while the job of brain surgeon has an SVP of 9.
At Step 5 of the decision making process, the judge will ask the vocational expert to respond to a certain set of hypothetical questions regarding the claimants age, education, past work experience and residual functional capacity. The expert will often respond with examples of jobs that he or she feels are appropriate for the hypothetical situations. If the judge agrees that the claimant can still perform one or more of these jobs, the case will be denied. Contact a Disability Advocate
Here is the chart for SVP times used in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles - which Social Security uses and vocational witnesses also use.
SVP stands for Specific Vocational Preparation - and it defines the amount of time required to train for and learn a specific job. The higher the SVP number, the more time time required to prepare for how to perform the job; therefore, the more skilled the job is. For instance, the job of silverware wrapper has an SVP of 1, while the job of brain surgeon has an SVP of 9.
At Step 5 of the decision making process, the judge will ask the vocational expert to respond to a certain set of hypothetical questions regarding the claimants age, education, past work experience and residual functional capacity. The expert will often respond with examples of jobs that he or she feels are appropriate for the hypothetical situations. If the judge agrees that the claimant can still perform one or more of these jobs, the case will be denied. Contact a Disability Advocate
Here is the chart for SVP times used in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles - which Social Security uses and vocational witnesses also use.
| SVP | Amount of Training Required to Learn Job |
| SVP 1 | a short demonstration |
| SVP 2 | up to one month |
| SVP 3 | up to three months |
| SVP 4 | three months to six months |
| SVP 5 | six months to one year |
| SVP 6 | one to two years |
| SVP 7 | two to four years |
| SVP 8 | four to ten years |
| SVP 9 | over ten years |
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