Click To Call The Social Security Administration has 5 job classifications. When a disabled person applies for disability insurance benefits (DIB) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the agency examines the physical and/or mental limitations of the claimant to determine the classification of work they can substantially perform. To be deemed "disabled" by Social Security you must prove that you cannot perform ANY basic work activities.
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How Does Social Security Determine My Ability to Perform Medium Work

The Social Security Administration has 5 job classifications: sedentary work; light work; medium work (definition below); heavy work; and very heavy work.

When a disabled person applies for Social Security disability insurance benefits (DIB) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the agency examines the physical and/or mental limitations of the claimant to determine the classification of work they can substantially perform.

To be deemed "disabled" by Social Security you must prove that you cannot perform ANY basic work activities.

For this reason, the attorneys at LaVan & Neidenberg stress the importance of having strong medical evidence.

Learn why it is so important to ask your doctor to complete specialized medical forms such as, a Residual Functional Capacity Questionnaire (RFC) and/or Mental Capacity Assessment.

Medium work involves:

  • lifting no more than 50 pounds at a time, and
  • frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.


If you can do medium work, Social Security will determine that you can also do sedentary and light work.


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