General Questions
How can I use O*NET information and tools to define a job in my company?O*NET has more than 275 standardized descriptors of skills, knowledges, tasks, occupation requirements, and worker abilities, interests and values to assist you in building accurate job descriptions. Companies are welcome to use the O*NET Questionnaires to apply O*NET descriptors to their own particular situation. O*NET information and tools can help identify important elements of a job for developing or choosing training materials. You can use O*NET information to identify skill requirements to align job needs with more qualified applicants. Further, O*NET information and tools can help define success factors for promotion and advancement. The Human Resource Management section of this web site provides more detailed information. I am looking for a crosswalk from one job classification system to another. Can you help?O*NET OnLine contains crosswalks between the O*NET-SOC and the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT), Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP), Standard Occupation Classification (SOC), Military Occupational Code (MOC), and Registered Apprenticeships (RAIS). The National Crosswalk Service Center
I would like to come to America to work. Can you tell me how to do that?The Occupational Information Network does not provide information about immigration or visa services. You may find the information you need at: http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html
How will I know when database updates and new O*NET products are released?One way to find out about new releases is to make periodic visits to the What's New section of this web site. By visiting the O*NET Updates section of this web site, interested parties can also subscribe to a mailing list and receive an email notice when a new O*NET product or an update to the O*NET Database is available. Are there restrictions on the use of O*NET information?If use includes developing other products, software, or system applications using the O*NET Database, users are subject to terms and conditions described in the O*NET Database Products User's Agreement. Users are also requested to fill out the Certification Form for O*NET Database Products. The Agreement and the Certification Form are available on the O*NET Database page in the Developer's Corner. If use includes developing other products based on the O*NET Career Exploration Tools, the individual or organization developing such products is subject to the terms and conditions described in the O*NET Developer's Agreement, and should complete the O*NET Career Exploration Tools Certification Form. This Agreement and Certification Form are available on the O*NET Career Exploration Tools page on the Developer's Corner. How can I obtain a Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT)? Is there a more recent edition than 1991?The DOT is being replaced by the O*NET Database, which is accessible through O*NET OnLine. The latest edition of the DOT was published in 1991. Copies of the 1991 DOT are still available for purchase from the Government Printing Office at (202) 512-1800. How can I order the Content Model report [Development of Prototype Occupational Information Network (O*NET) Content Model, September 1995] and/or the O*NET Final Technical Report, September 1997?Both reports can be ordered from the National Center for O*NET Development. The Content Model costs $30.00 and the Technical Report costs $35.00. Add $6.50 shipping and handling for each if delivered in the U.S.
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- About O*NET
- Learn more about the Occupational Information Network (O*NET).
- O*NET OnLine
- A Web application for job seekers, employment professionals, and others interested in exploring occupations through O*NET.
- Resource Center
- News and information about the O*NET program; and the source for O*NET products, including O*NET data, career exploration tools, and reports.
- Code Connector
- A Web application to assist workforce professionals in matching job titles to O*NET-SOC codes.
- Data Collection Program
- The continuing data collection program to populate and update the O*NET database.
- Training and Awareness
- Training, information sharing, and community building opportunities from the O*NET Knowledge Site.
- U.S. Department of Labor
- National leadership for O*NET development and implementation.
