Abilities
| Purpose: | Provide a mapping of O*NET-SOC codes (occupations) to Ability ratings. |
Structure and Description:
| Column | Type | Column Content |
|---|
| O*NET-SOC Code | Character(10) | O*NET-SOC Code (see Occupation Data) |
| Element ID | Character Varying(20) | Content Model Outline Position (see Content Model Reference) |
| Element Name | Character Varying(150) | Content Model Element Name (see Content Model Reference) |
| Scale ID | Character Varying(3) | Scale ID (see Scales Reference) |
| Data Value | Float(5,2) | Rating associated with the O*NET-SOC occupation |
| N | Integer(4) | Sample size |
| Standard Error | Float(7,4) | Standard Error |
| Lower CI Bound | Float(7,4) | Lower 95% confidence interval bound |
| Upper CI Bound | Float(7,4) | Upper 95% confidence interval bound |
| Recommend Suppress | Character(1) | Low precision indicator (Y=yes, N=no) |
| Not Relevant | Character(1) | Not relevant for the occupation (Y=yes, N=no) |
| Date | Character(7) | Date when data was updated |
| Domain Source | Character Varying(30) | Source of the data |
This file contains the Content Model Ability data associated with each O*NET-SOC occupation. It is displayed in 13 tab delimited fields and identified using the column names provided above. Item rating level metadata is provided in columns named N, Standard Error, Lower CI Bound, Upper CI Bound, Recommend Suppress, Not Relevant, Date, and Domain Source. Refer to Appendix 1, Item Rating Level Statistics - Analyst for additional information on these items. The 13 fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 92,976 rows of data in this file.
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File Structure Changes:
| Release Number | Description of Change |
|---|
| 5.0 | Date and Source columns added |
| 5.1 | Columns added for N, Standard Error, Lower CI Bound, Upper CI Bound, Recommend Suppress, and Not Relevant |
| 6.0 - 28.1 | No structure changes |
| 28.2 | Standard Error, Lower CI Bound, Upper CI Bound expanded from 2 decimal places to 4 |
| 28.3 - 30.0 | No structure changes |
Data Example - Abilities:
| O*NET-SOC Code | Element ID | Element Name | Scale ID | Data Value | N | Standard Error | Lower CI Bound | Upper CI Bound | Recommend Suppress | Not Relevant | Date | Domain Source |
|---|
| 53-3051.00 | 1.A.1.a.1 | Oral Comprehension | IM | 3.25 | 8 | 0.1637 | 2.9292 | 3.5708 | N | n/a | 08/2025 | Analyst |
| 53-3051.00 | 1.A.1.a.1 | Oral Comprehension | LV | 3.38 | 8 | 0.1830 | 3.0164 | 3.7336 | N | N | 08/2025 | Analyst |
| 53-3051.00 | 1.A.1.a.2 | Written Comprehension | IM | 2.75 | 8 | 0.1637 | 2.4292 | 3.0708 | N | n/a | 08/2025 | Analyst |
| 53-3051.00 | 1.A.1.a.2 | Written Comprehension | LV | 3.00 | 8 | 0.0000 | 3.0000 | 3.0000 | N | N | 08/2025 | Analyst |
| 53-3051.00 | 1.A.1.a.3 | Oral Expression | IM | 3.12 | 8 | 0.1250 | 2.8800 | 3.3700 | N | n/a | 08/2025 | Analyst |
| 53-3051.00 | 1.A.1.a.3 | Oral Expression | LV | 3.12 | 8 | 0.1250 | 2.8800 | 3.3700 | N | N | 08/2025 | Analyst |
| 53-3051.00 | 1.A.1.a.4 | Written Expression | IM | 2.75 | 8 | 0.1637 | 2.4292 | 3.0708 | N | n/a | 08/2025 | Analyst |
| 53-3051.00 | 1.A.1.a.4 | Written Expression | LV | 2.75 | 8 | 0.1637 | 2.4292 | 3.0708 | N | N | 08/2025 | Analyst |
