Career Starters Matrix

Purpose:Provide related occupation links between O*NET-SOC occupations.
Structure and Description:
ColumnTypeColumn Content
O*NET-SOC CodeCharacter(10)O*NET-SOC Code (see Occupation Data)
Related O*NET-SOC CodeCharacter(10)Related O*NET-SOC code mapping (see Occupation Data)
IndexInteger(3)Order of related code mappings

For each O*NET-SOC code included, 10 related O*NET-SOC codes are listed. The related occupations in this file have similar general capabilities and interests; career explorers interested in the reference occupation may also be interested in the related occupations.

The file is displayed in three tab delimited fields with the columns named O*NET-SOC Code, Related O*NET-SOC Code, and Index. The three fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 7,538 rows of data in this file.

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File Structure Changes:
Release NumberDescription of Change
20.1Added as a new file
20.2 - 25.1No structure changes

Data Example - Career Starters Matrix:
O*NET-SOC CodeRelated O*NET-SOC CodeIndex
11-1011.0011-2021.001
11-1011.0013-1011.002
11-1011.0011-9111.003
11-1011.0011-9033.004