Occupation Level Metadata

Purpose:Provide O*NET-SOC Occupational Level Metadata associated with the incumbent data collection.
Table Name:occupation_level_metadata
Structure and Description:
ColumnTypeColumn Content
onetsoc_codeCharacter(10)O*NET-SOC Code (see Occupation Data)

This file contains occupational level metadata variables associated with data collection statistics. Refer to Appendix 3, Key to Occupation Level Metadata for additional descriptions of the data provided in this file.

The file is displayed in six tab delimited fields with the columns named O*NET-SOC Code, Item, Response, N, Percent, and Date. The six fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 33,057 rows of data in this file.

File Structure Changes:
Release NumberDescription of Change
5.1Added as a new file
6.0 - 20.3No structure changes
21.0Items added and renamed; see Appendix 3, Key to Occupation Level Metadata
21.1 - 21.2No structure changes

Data Example - occupation_level_metadata:
onetsoc_​codeitemresponsenpercentdate_​updated
51-4022.00Data Collection ModePaper4891.72016-07-01
51-4022.00Data Collection ModeWeb488.32016-07-01
51-4022.00Employee Completeness RateNULLNULL87.32016-07-01
51-4022.00Employee Response RateNULLNULL61.12016-07-01
51-4022.00Establishment Eligibility RateNULLNULL93.02016-07-01
51-4022.00Establishment Response RateNULLNULL64.82016-07-01
51-4022.00How Long at Current Job1-5 Years4837.52016-07-01
51-4022.00How Long at Current Job10 Years or More4837.52016-07-01
51-4022.00How Long at Current Job6-9 Years4814.62016-07-01
51-4022.00How Long at Current Job<1 Year488.32016-07-01
51-4022.00How Long at Current JobMissing482.12016-07-01
51-4022.00Industry Division (Major Group Codes (SIC) within Division in parentheses)Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing (01-09)480.02016-07-01
51-4022.00Industry Division (Major Group Codes (SIC) within Division in parentheses)Construction (15-17)480.02016-07-01
51-4022.00Industry Division (Major Group Codes (SIC) within Division in parentheses)Financial, Insurance and Real Estate (60-67)480.02016-07-01
51-4022.00Industry Division (Major Group Codes (SIC) within Division in parentheses)Manufacturing (20-39)48100.02016-07-01
51-4022.00Industry Division (Major Group Codes (SIC) within Division in parentheses)Mining (10-14)480.02016-07-01