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 and in-demand 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 across all employer job postings. A concise list of all hot technologies may be downloaded from O*NET OnLine.

The “In Demand” column indicates requirements frequently included in employer job postings for the particular occupation.

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 five tab delimited fields with the columns named O*NET-SOC Code, Example, Commodity Code, Hot Technology, and In Demand. The five fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 32,384 rows of data in this file.

For more information, see:

File Structure Changes:
Release NumberDescription of Change
23.2Added as a new file
23.3 - 27.0No structure changes
27.1“In Demand” column added
27.2 - 27.3No structure changes

Data Example - technology_skills:
onetsoc_​codeexamplecommodity_​codehot_​technologyin_​demand
11-2011.00Actuate BIRT43232314NN
11-2011.00Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat43232202YN
11-2011.00Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat Reader43232202NN
11-2011.00Adobe Systems Adobe After Effects43232103YN
11-2011.00Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite43232402NN