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 31,398 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 - 27.3No structure changes

Data Example - occupation_level_metadata:
onetsoc_​codeitemresponsenpercentdate_​updated
25-9021.00Data Collection ModePaper2740.72022-08-01
25-9021.00Data Collection ModeWeb2759.32022-08-01
25-9021.00How Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation1-2 Years270.02022-08-01
25-9021.00How Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation10+ Years2785.22022-08-01
25-9021.00How Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation3-4 Years270.02022-08-01
25-9021.00How Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation5-9 Years2714.82022-08-01
25-9021.00How Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation<1 Year270.02022-08-01
25-9021.00How Much Experience Performing Work in this OccupationMissing270.02022-08-01
25-9021.00How Much Experience Performing Work in this OccupationNever performed work in the occupation270.02022-08-01
25-9021.00OE Completeness RateNULLNULL93.12022-08-01
25-9021.00OE Response RateNULLNULL87.92022-08-01
25-9021.00Total Completed QuestionnairesNULL27NULL2022-08-01
25-9031.00Data Collection ModePaper7439.22018-08-01
25-9031.00Data Collection ModeWeb7460.82018-08-01
25-9031.00Employee Completeness RateNULLNULL94.92018-08-01
25-9031.00Employee Response RateNULLNULL72.22018-08-01