Interests

Purpose:Provide general occupational interest (RIASEC) high-point codes and numeric profile data for each O*NET-SOC occupation.
Download: Interests.txt
Structure and Description:
ColumnTypeColumn Content
O*NET-SOC CodeCharacter(10)O*NET-SOC Code (see Occupation Data)
Element IDCharacter Varying(20)Content Model Outline Position (see Content Model Reference)
Element NameCharacter Varying(150)Content Model Element Name (see Content Model Reference)
Scale IDCharacter Varying(3)Scale ID (see Scales Reference)
Data ValueFloat(5,2)Rating associated with the O*NET-SOC occupation

This file contains the general occupational interest (RIASEC) high-point codes and numeric profile data for each O*NET-SOC occupation.

Interest ratings are presented as two scales: OI reports the RIASEC level of each interest and IH presents “high-point codes”, the numbers of the RIASEC scales for the first, second and/or third highest ratings.

The high-point values represent the following elements:

 0.00 = No high point available 
 1.00 = Realistic 
 2.00 = Investigative 
 3.00 = Artistic 
 4.00 = Social 
 5.00 = Enterprising 
 6.00 = Conventional 

The file is displayed in seven tab delimited fields with the columns named O*NET-SOC Code, Element ID, Element Name, Scale ID, Data Value, Date, and Domain Source. The seven fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 7,866 rows of data in this file.

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File Structure Changes:
Release NumberDescription of Change
5.0Date and Source columns added
5.1 - 27.3No structure changes

Data Example - Interests:
O*NET-SOC CodeElement IDElement NameScale IDData ValueDateDomain Source
43-4041.001.B.1.aRealisticOI1.8311/2020Analyst - Transition
43-4041.001.B.1.bInvestigativeOI2.0011/2020Analyst - Transition
43-4041.001.B.1.cArtisticOI1.0011/2020Analyst - Transition
43-4041.001.B.1.dSocialOI2.6711/2020Analyst - Transition
43-4041.001.B.1.eEnterprisingOI5.1711/2020Analyst - Transition
43-4041.001.B.1.fConventionalOI6.5011/2020Analyst - Transition
43-4041.001.B.1.gFirst Interest High-PointIH6.0011/2020Analyst - Transition
43-4041.001.B.1.hSecond Interest High-PointIH5.0011/2020Analyst - Transition
43-4041.001.B.1.iThird Interest High-PointIH4.0011/2020Analyst - Transition
29-2034.001.B.1.aRealisticOI6.5011/2020Analyst - Transition
29-2034.001.B.1.bInvestigativeOI3.3311/2020Analyst - Transition
29-2034.001.B.1.cArtisticOI1.3311/2020Analyst - Transition
29-2034.001.B.1.dSocialOI4.3311/2020Analyst - Transition
29-2034.001.B.1.eEnterprisingOI3.0011/2020Analyst - Transition
29-2034.001.B.1.fConventionalOI3.5011/2020Analyst - Transition
29-2034.001.B.1.gFirst Interest High-PointIH1.0011/2020Analyst - Transition
29-2034.001.B.1.hSecond Interest High-PointIH4.0011/2020Analyst - Transition
29-2034.001.B.1.iThird Interest High-PointIH6.0011/2020Analyst - Transition