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 29,961 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 - 26.1No structure changes

Data Example - occupation_level_metadata:
onetsoc_​codeitemresponsenpercentdate_​updated
11-9121.01Data Collection ModePaper5356.62021-08-01
11-9121.01Data Collection ModeWeb5343.42021-08-01
11-9121.01Employee Completeness RateNULLNULL91.42021-08-01
11-9121.01Employee Response RateNULLNULL76.32021-08-01
11-9121.01Establishment Eligibility RateNULLNULL78.32021-08-01
11-9121.01Establishment Response RateNULLNULL54.22021-08-01
11-9121.01How Long at Current Job1-5 Years5334.02021-08-01
11-9121.01How Long at Current Job10 Years or More5324.52021-08-01
11-9121.01How Long at Current Job6-9 Years5317.02021-08-01
11-9121.01How Long at Current Job<1 Year5324.52021-08-01
11-9121.01How Long at Current JobMissing530.02021-08-01
11-9121.01Industry Division (Major Group Codes (SIC) within Division in parentheses)Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing (01-09)530.02021-08-01
11-9121.01Industry Division (Major Group Codes (SIC) within Division in parentheses)Construction (15-17)530.02021-08-01
11-9121.01Industry Division (Major Group Codes (SIC) within Division in parentheses)Financial, Insurance and Real Estate (60-67)530.02021-08-01
11-9121.01Industry Division (Major Group Codes (SIC) within Division in parentheses)Manufacturing (20-39)5313.22021-08-01
11-9121.01Industry Division (Major Group Codes (SIC) within Division in parentheses)Mining (10-14)530.02021-08-01