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 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:
onetsoc_​codeitemresponsenpercentdate_​updated
17-2111.02Data Collection ModePaper2615.42025-08-01
17-2111.02Data Collection ModeWeb2684.62025-08-01
17-2111.02How Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation1-2 Years260.02025-08-01
17-2111.02How Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation10+ Years2696.22025-08-01
17-2111.02How Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation3-4 Years260.02025-08-01
17-2111.02How Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation5-9 Years263.82025-08-01
17-2111.02How Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation<1 Year260.02025-08-01
17-2111.02How Much Experience Performing Work in this OccupationMissing260.02025-08-01
17-2111.02How Much Experience Performing Work in this OccupationNever performed work in the occupation260.02025-08-01
17-2111.02OE Completeness RateNULLNULL100.02025-08-01
17-2111.02OE Response RateNULLNULL50.02025-08-01
17-2111.02Total Completed QuestionnairesNULL26NULL2025-08-01
17-2112.00Data Collection ModePaper8442.92020-08-01
17-2112.00Data Collection ModeWeb8457.12020-08-01
17-2112.00Employee Completeness RateNULLNULL90.32020-08-01
17-2112.00Employee Response RateNULLNULL68.42020-08-01