Specific Interest Areas
| Purpose: | Provide specific interest area numeric profile data and display rankings for each O*NET-SOC occupation. |
Structure and Description:
| Column | Type | Column Content |
|---|
| O*NET-SOC Code | Character(10) | O*NET-SOC Code (see Occupation Data) |
| Title | Character Varying(150) | O*NET-SOC Title (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) |
| Scale Name | Character Varying(50) | Scale Name (see Scales Reference) |
| Data Value | Float(5,2) | Rating associated with the O*NET-SOC occupation |
| Date | Character(7) | Date when data was updated |
| Domain Source | Character Varying(30) | Source of the data |
This file contains the specific interest area numeric profile data and display rankings for each O*NET-SOC occupation.
Specific Interest Area ratings are presented as two scales: OI reports how characteristic each interest area is to the occupation, and DS reports the display order used in O*NET OnLine.
The file is displayed in 9 tab delimited fields with the columns named O*NET-SOC Code, Title, Element ID, Element Name, Scale ID, Scale Name, Data Value, Date, and Domain Source. The 9 fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 73,062 rows of data in this file.
For more information, see:
File Structure Changes:
| Release Number | Description of Change |
|---|
| 30.3 | Added as a new file |
Data Example - Specific Interest Areas:
| O*NET-SOC Code | Title | Element ID | Element Name | Scale ID | Scale Name | Data Value | Date | Domain Source |
|---|
| 43-4041.00 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 1.B.3.a | Mechanics/Electronics | DS | Summary Display Rank | 0.00 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
| 43-4041.00 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 1.B.3.a | Mechanics/Electronics | OI | Occupational Interests | 1.03 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
| 43-4041.00 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 1.B.3.b | Construction/Woodwork | DS | Summary Display Rank | 0.00 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
| 43-4041.00 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 1.B.3.b | Construction/Woodwork | OI | Occupational Interests | 1.00 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
| 43-4041.00 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 1.B.3.c | Transportation/Machine Operation | DS | Summary Display Rank | 0.00 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
| 43-4041.00 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 1.B.3.c | Transportation/Machine Operation | OI | Occupational Interests | 1.00 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
| 43-4041.00 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 1.B.3.d | Physical/Manual Labor | DS | Summary Display Rank | 0.00 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
| 43-4041.00 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 1.B.3.d | Physical/Manual Labor | OI | Occupational Interests | 1.00 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
| 43-4041.00 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 1.B.3.e | Protective Service | DS | Summary Display Rank | 0.00 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
| 29-2034.00 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 1.B.3.a | Mechanics/Electronics | DS | Summary Display Rank | 0.00 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
| 29-2034.00 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 1.B.3.a | Mechanics/Electronics | OI | Occupational Interests | 1.87 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
| 29-2034.00 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 1.B.3.b | Construction/Woodwork | DS | Summary Display Rank | 0.00 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
| 29-2034.00 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 1.B.3.b | Construction/Woodwork | OI | Occupational Interests | 1.00 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
| 29-2034.00 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 1.B.3.c | Transportation/Machine Operation | DS | Summary Display Rank | 0.00 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
| 29-2034.00 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 1.B.3.c | Transportation/Machine Operation | OI | Occupational Interests | 1.43 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
| 29-2034.00 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 1.B.3.d | Physical/Manual Labor | DS | Summary Display Rank | 0.00 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
| 29-2034.00 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 1.B.3.d | Physical/Manual Labor | OI | Occupational Interests | 2.57 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
| 29-2034.00 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 1.B.3.e | Protective Service | DS | Summary Display Rank | 0.00 | 05/2026 | AI/Expert |
