Technology Skills

Purpose:Provide Technology Skills examples.
Table Name:technology_skills
Structure and Description:
ColumnTypeColumn Content
onetsoc_codeCharacter(10)O*NET-SOC Code (see Occupation Data)
exampleCharacter Varying(150)Technology skill example
commodity_codeDecimal(8,0)UNSPSC commodity code (see UNSPSC Reference)

This file contains the Technology Skills examples, including hot technologies, associated with O*NET-SOC occupations. The columns “Commodity Code” and “Commodity Title” classify the example under the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC). See the UNSPSC Reference section for more information.

The “Hot Technology” column indicates requirements frequently included in employer job postings. A concise list of all hot technologies may be downloaded from O*NET OnLine.

We welcome feedback on the Technology Skills database. We accept suggestions for new technology skills via our feedback process. Suggestions will be considered for a future update of the Technology Skills database.

The file is displayed in four tab delimited fields with the columns named O*NET-SOC Code, Example, Commodity Code, and Hot Technology. The four fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 29,012 rows of data in this file.

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File Structure Changes:
Release NumberDescription of Change
23.2Added as a new file
23.3 - 25.1No structure changes

Data Example - technology_skills:
onetsoc_​codeexamplecommodity_​codehot_​technology
11-2011.00Actuate BIRT43232314N
11-2011.00Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat43232202Y
11-2011.00Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects43232103Y
11-2011.00Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite43232402N
11-2011.00Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver43232107N