Interests Illustrative Occupations

Purpose:Provide illustrative occupations linked to the career interest types and specific interest areas.
Structure and Description:
ColumnTypeColumn Content
Element IDCharacter Varying(20)Content Model Outline Position (see Content Model Reference)
Element NameCharacter Varying(150)Content Model Element Name (see Content Model Reference)
Interest TypeCharacter Varying(20)“Career Type” or “Specific Area”
O*NET-SOC CodeCharacter(10)O*NET-SOC Code (see Occupation Data)

This file contains illustrative occupations linked to the career interest types and specific interest areas. For occupation-specific ratings, see the Career Interest Types and Specific Interest Areas files.

The file is displayed in four tab delimited fields with the columns named Element ID, Element Name, Interest Type, and O*NET-SOC Code. The four fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 186 rows of data in this file.

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File Structure Changes:
Release NumberDescription of Change
27.2Added as a new file
27.3 - 30.3No structure changes

Data Example - Interests Illustrative Occupations:
Element IDElement NameInterest TypeO*NET-SOC Code
1.B.1.aRealisticCareer Type17-3024.01
1.B.1.aRealisticCareer Type45-2091.00
1.B.1.aRealisticCareer Type47-2031.00
1.B.1.aRealisticCareer Type53-3052.00
1.B.1.bInvestigativeCareer Type19-1029.04