Sedentary Grid Rules

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Grid Rules: Sedentary Work

If your disability does not meet the medical requirements determined by the SSA, then you can look to the grid rules to determine eligibility.

The Grid Rules are organized by residual functional capacity (“RFC”). Your RFC is the most that you can do despite your limitations.

The sedentary work grid rules are for individuals capable of performing work at no more than the sedentary level.

What Are the Sedentary Work Requirements?

Lifting The full range of sedentary work requires the ability to lift no more than 10lbs at a time and frequently lift 5lbs. Standing/Walking Although sedentary jobs are ‘sit down’ jobs, they do require a certain amount of standing and/or walking. The full range of sedentary work requires one to sit/stand up to 2 hours in an 8-hour day while sitting is required for 6 hours in an 8-hour day. Sedentary work bus driver If you can perform work at more than the sedentary work level, you can refer to the light work grid rules.

Sedentary Grid Rules: Will I Be Found Disabled?

If an individual is age 50 or older and capable of performing work at no greater than the sedentary level, a decisionmaker would need to consult the following table to determine whether or not that individual should be found disabled.

Grid Rules: Sedentary Table

Rule	Age	Education	Previous work experience	Decision
201.01	Advanced age	Limited or less	Unskilled or none	Disabled
201.02	Advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Disabled
201.03	Advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
201.04	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Unskilled or none	Disabled
201.05	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - provides for direct entry into skilled work	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
201.06	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Disabled
201.07	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
201.08	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - provides for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
201.09	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Unskilled or none	Disabled
201.1	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Disabled
201.11	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
201.12	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Unskilled or none	Disabled
201.13	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more - provides for direct entry into skilled work	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
201.14	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Disabled
201.15	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
201.16	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more - provides for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
201.17	Younger individual age 45-49	Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Disabled
201.18	Younger individual age 45-49	Limited or Marginal, but not Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
201.19	Younger individual age 45-49	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable.	Not disabled
201.2	Younger individual age 45-49	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
201.21	Younger individual age 45-49	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable.	Not disabled
201.22	Younger individual age 45-49	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled-skills transferable	Not disabled
201.23	Younger individual age 18-44	Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
201.24	Younger individual age 18-44	Limited or Marginal, but not Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
201.25	Younger individual age 18-44	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
201.26	Younger individual age 18-44	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
201.27	Younger individual age 18-44	High school graduate or more	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
201.28	Younger individual age 18-44	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
201.29	Younger individual age 18-44	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled

FAQ for Sedentary Grid Rules

What Are the Sedentary Work Requirements?

Sedentary work involves lifting up to 10 lbs at a time, with frequent lifting of 5 lbs, and although these jobs primarily involve sitting, they require up to 2 hours of standing/walking and 6 hours of sitting in an 8-hour workday.

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July 13, 2021

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Written by TC Newlin

TC is a disability litigator and one of the managing partners in the Social Security Disability Department at Fleschner, Stark, Tanoos & Newlin. He has had the pleasure of helping thousands of people obtain the benefits they so desperately need.

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