Work Activities

Purpose:Provide a mapping of O*NET-SOC codes (occupations) to Work Activity ratings.
Structure and Description:
ColumnTypeColumn Content
O*NET-SOC CodeCharacter(10)O*NET-SOC Code (see Occupation Data)
Element IDCharacter Varying(20)Content Model Outline Position (see Content Model Reference)
Element NameCharacter Varying(150)Content Model Element Name (see Content Model Reference)
Scale IDCharacter Varying(3)Scale ID (see Scales Reference)
Data ValueFloat(5,2)Rating associated with the O*NET-SOC occupation

This file contains the Content Model Work Activity data associated with each O*NET-SOC occupation. It is displayed in 13 tab delimited fields and identified using the column names provided above. Item rating level metadata is provided in columns named N, Standard Error, Lower CI Bound, Upper CI Bound, Recommend Suppress, Not Relevant, Date, and Domain Source. Refer to Appendix 2, Item Rating Level Statistics - Incumbent for additional information on these items. The 13 fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 71,586 rows of data in this file.

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File Structure Changes:
Release NumberDescription of Change
5.0Date and Source columns added
5.1Columns added for N, Standard Error, Lower CI Bound, Upper CI Bound, Recommend Suppress, and Not Relevant
6.0 - 28.1No structure changes
28.2Standard Error, Lower CI Bound, Upper CI Bound expanded from 2 decimal places to 4

Data Example - Work Activities:
O*NET-SOC CodeElement IDElement NameScale IDData ValueNStandard ErrorLower CI BoundUpper CI BoundRecommend SuppressNot RelevantDateDomain Source
31-9099.024.A.1.a.1Getting InformationIM3.9226n/an/an/an/an/a08/2023Occupational Expert
31-9099.024.A.1.a.1Getting InformationLV3.5026n/an/an/an/aN08/2023Occupational Expert
31-9099.024.A.1.a.2Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsIM4.5026n/an/an/an/an/a08/2023Occupational Expert
31-9099.024.A.1.a.2Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsLV5.1526n/an/an/an/aN08/2023Occupational Expert
31-9099.024.A.1.b.1Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsIM4.3526n/an/an/an/an/a08/2023Occupational Expert
31-9099.024.A.1.b.1Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsLV4.8826n/an/an/an/aN08/2023Occupational Expert
31-9099.024.A.1.b.2Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsIM4.6025n/an/an/an/an/a08/2023Occupational Expert
31-9099.024.A.1.b.2Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsLV4.4626n/an/an/an/aN08/2023Occupational Expert
31-9099.024.A.1.b.3Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationIM3.3225n/an/an/an/an/a08/2023Occupational Expert
31-9099.024.A.1.b.3Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationLV3.3126n/an/an/an/aN08/2023Occupational Expert
31-9099.024.A.2.a.1Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleIM3.3824n/an/an/an/an/a08/2023Occupational Expert
31-9099.024.A.2.a.1Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleLV3.4425n/an/an/an/aN08/2023Occupational Expert