Occupation Level Metadata

Purpose:Provide O*NET-SOC Occupational Level Metadata associated with the incumbent data collection.
Structure and Description:
ColumnTypeColumn Content
O*NET-SOC CodeCharacter(10)O*NET-SOC Code (see Occupation Data)
TitleCharacter Varying(150)O*NET-SOC Title (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 seven tab delimited fields with the columns named O*NET-SOC Code, Title, Item, Response, N, Percent, and Date. The seven fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 32,202 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 - 30.0No structure changes

Data Example - Occupation Level Metadata:
O*NET-SOC CodeTitleItemResponseNPercentDate
17-2111.02Fire-Prevention and Protection EngineersData Collection ModePaper2615.408/2025
17-2111.02Fire-Prevention and Protection EngineersData Collection ModeWeb2684.608/2025
17-2111.02Fire-Prevention and Protection EngineersHow Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation1-2 Years260.008/2025
17-2111.02Fire-Prevention and Protection EngineersHow Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation10+ Years2696.208/2025
17-2111.02Fire-Prevention and Protection EngineersHow Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation3-4 Years260.008/2025
17-2111.02Fire-Prevention and Protection EngineersHow Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation5-9 Years263.808/2025
17-2111.02Fire-Prevention and Protection EngineersHow Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation<1 Year260.008/2025
17-2111.02Fire-Prevention and Protection EngineersHow Much Experience Performing Work in this OccupationMissing260.008/2025
17-2111.02Fire-Prevention and Protection EngineersHow Much Experience Performing Work in this OccupationNever performed work in the occupation260.008/2025
17-2111.02Fire-Prevention and Protection EngineersOE Completeness Rate  100.008/2025
17-2111.02Fire-Prevention and Protection EngineersOE Response Rate  50.008/2025
17-2111.02Fire-Prevention and Protection EngineersTotal Completed Questionnaires 26 08/2025
17-2112.00Industrial EngineersData Collection ModePaper8442.908/2020
17-2112.00Industrial EngineersData Collection ModeWeb8457.108/2020
17-2112.00Industrial EngineersEmployee Completeness Rate  90.308/2020
17-2112.00Industrial EngineersEmployee Response Rate  68.408/2020