Interests Illustrative Occupations

Purpose:Provide illustrative occupations linked to the general and basic occupational interests.
Structure and Description:
ColumnTypeColumn Content
Element IDCharacter Varying(20)Content Model Outline Position (see Content Model Reference)
Element NameCharacter Varying(150)Content Model Element Name (see Content Model Reference)
Interest TypeCharacter Varying(20)“General” or “Basic”
O*NET-SOC CodeCharacter(10)O*NET-SOC Code (see Occupation Data)

This file contains illustrative occupations linked to the general and basic occupational interests. For occupation-specific ratings for RIASEC elements, see the Interests file.

The file is displayed in four tab delimited fields with the columns named Element ID, Element Name, Interest Type, and O*NET-SOC Code. The four fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 186 rows of data in this file.

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File Structure Changes:
Release NumberDescription of Change
27.2Added as a new file
27.3No structure changes

Data Example - Interests Illustrative Occupations:
Element IDElement NameInterest TypeO*NET-SOC Code
1.B.1.aRealisticGeneral17-3024.01
1.B.1.aRealisticGeneral45-2091.00
1.B.1.aRealisticGeneral47-2031.00
1.B.1.aRealisticGeneral53-3052.00
1.B.1.bInvestigativeGeneral19-1029.04