GWAs to IWAs to DWAs

Purpose:Provide each Detailed Work Activity.
Structure and Description:
ColumnTypeColumn Content
GWA Element IDCharacter Varying(20)Indentifies each General Work Activity (see Content Model Reference)
IWA Element IDCharacter Varying(20)Identifies each Intermediate Work Activity (see Content Model Reference)
DWA Element IDCharacter Varying(20)Identifies each Detailed Work Activity (see Content Model Reference)
DWA Element NameCharacter Varying(150)Detailed Work Activity statement (see Content Model Reference)

This file contains each Detailed Work Activity and its corresponding GWA and IWA identifiers. Each DWA is linked to exactly one IWA, which in turn is linked to exactly one Work Activity from the O*NET Content Model. All levels of the Work Activities hierarchy can also be found in the Content Model Reference file. Each DWA is linked to multiple task statements; see Tasks to DWAs for these links.

The file is displayed in four tab delimited fields with the columns named GWA Element ID, IWA Element ID, DWA Element ID, and DWA Element Name. The four fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 2,087 rows of data in this file.

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File Structure Changes:
Release NumberDescription of Change
18.1Added as a new file
19.0 - 30.2No structure changes
30.3File name changed from “DWA Reference” to “GWAs to IWAs to DWAs”
30.3Columns “Element ID,” “Element Name,” “IWA ID,” “IWA Title,” “DWA ID,” “DWA Title” renamed to “GWA Element ID,” “GWA Element Name,” “IWA Element ID,” “IWA Element Name,” “DWA Element ID,” “DWA Element Name”

Data Example - GWAs to IWAs to DWAs:
GWA Element IDIWA Element IDDWA Element IDDWA Element Name
4.A.1.a.14.A.1.a.1.a4.A.1.a.1.a.1Review art or design materials.
4.A.1.a.14.A.1.a.1.a4.A.1.a.1.a.2Study details of musical compositions.
4.A.4.b.64.A.4.b.6.i4.A.4.b.6.i.3Advise others on health and safety issues.