Pengapit hos SAE J1508 dikelompokkan mengikut reka bentuk asas dan ciri-ciri fungsinya:
Kumpulan # 1 (Jenis "A," "AHH," "B," "D," "C," "F," "FEO," "FE," "HD," "I," "M," " MX, "" TB, "" SSC, "dan" G "
Kumpulan # 2 (Jenis "E," "CTB," atau "CTW")
Kumpulan # 3 (Jenis "SLA," "SLF," "SLTF," "SLHD," "T," "SLTB," "SSPC," dan "SLFEO"
Kumpulan # 4, (Jenis "J," "OES," "TE," "SEC")
Kumpulan # 5 (Jenis "LP")
Kumpulan # 6 (Taip "H")
