Abilities

Purpose:Provide a mapping of O*NET-SOC codes (occupations) to Ability ratings.
Download: Abilities.xlsx
Structure and Description:
ColumnTypeColumn Content
O*NET-SOC CodeCharacter(10)O*NET-SOC Code (see Occupation Data)
TitleCharacter Varying(150)O*NET-SOC Title (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)
Scale NameCharacter Varying(50)Scale Name (see Scales Reference)
Data ValueFloat(5,2)Rating associated with the O*NET-SOC occupation

This file contains the Content Model Ability data associated with each O*NET-SOC occupation. It is displayed in 15 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 1, Item Rating Level Statistics - Analyst for additional information on these items. The 15 fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 100,464 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 - 22.1No structure changes

Data Example - Abilities:
O*NET-SOC CodeTitleElement IDElement NameScale IDScale NameData ValueNStandard ErrorLower CI BoundUpper CI BoundRecommend SuppressNot RelevantDateDomain Source
35-2021.00Food Preparation Workers1.A.1.a.1Oral ComprehensionIMImportance2.8880.132.633.12N 07/2017Analyst
35-2021.00Food Preparation Workers1.A.1.a.1Oral ComprehensionLVLevel3.0080.003.003.00NN07/2017Analyst
35-2021.00Food Preparation Workers1.A.1.a.2Written ComprehensionIMImportance2.5080.192.132.87N 07/2017Analyst
35-2021.00Food Preparation Workers1.A.1.a.2Written ComprehensionLVLevel2.3880.182.022.73NN07/2017Analyst
35-2021.00Food Preparation Workers1.A.1.a.3Oral ExpressionIMImportance3.1280.132.883.37N 07/2017Analyst
35-2021.00Food Preparation Workers1.A.1.a.3Oral ExpressionLVLevel2.2580.161.932.57NN07/2017Analyst
35-2021.00Food Preparation Workers1.A.1.a.4Written ExpressionIMImportance2.2580.161.932.57N 07/2017Analyst
35-2021.00Food Preparation Workers1.A.1.a.4Written ExpressionLVLevel2.1280.131.882.37NN07/2017Analyst