Element ID Element Name Scale ID Category Category Description 2.D.1 Required Level of Education RL 1 Less than a High School Diploma 2.D.1 Required Level of Education RL 2 High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) 2.D.1 Required Level of Education RL 3 Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades) 2.D.1 Required Level of Education RL 4 Some College Courses 2.D.1 Required Level of Education RL 5 Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) 2.D.1 Required Level of Education RL 6 Bachelor's Degree 2.D.1 Required Level of Education RL 7 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree, but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master 2.D.1 Required Level of Education RL 8 Master's Degree 2.D.1 Required Level of Education RL 9 Post-Master's Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master's degree, but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level 2.D.1 Required Level of Education RL 10 First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession 2.D.1 Required Level of Education RL 11 Doctoral Degree 2.D.1 Required Level of Education RL 12 Post-Doctoral Training 3.A.1 Related Work Experience RW 1 None 3.A.1 Related Work Experience RW 2 Up to and including 1 month 3.A.1 Related Work Experience RW 3 Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months 3.A.1 Related Work Experience RW 4 Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months 3.A.1 Related Work Experience RW 5 Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year 3.A.1 Related Work Experience RW 6 Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years 3.A.1 Related Work Experience RW 7 Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years 3.A.1 Related Work Experience RW 8 Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years 3.A.1 Related Work Experience RW 9 Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years 3.A.1 Related Work Experience RW 10 Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years 3.A.1 Related Work Experience RW 11 Over 10 years 3.A.2 On-Site or In-Plant Training PT 1 None 3.A.2 On-Site or In-Plant Training PT 2 Up to and including 1 month 3.A.2 On-Site or In-Plant Training PT 3 Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months 3.A.2 On-Site or In-Plant Training PT 4 Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months 3.A.2 On-Site or In-Plant Training PT 5 Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year 3.A.2 On-Site or In-Plant Training PT 6 Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years 3.A.2 On-Site or In-Plant Training PT 7 Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years 3.A.2 On-Site or In-Plant Training PT 8 Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years 3.A.2 On-Site or In-Plant Training PT 9 Over 10 years 3.A.3 On-the-Job Training OJ 1 None or short demonstration 3.A.3 On-the-Job Training OJ 2 Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month 3.A.3 On-the-Job Training OJ 3 Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months 3.A.3 On-the-Job Training OJ 4 Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months 3.A.3 On-the-Job Training OJ 5 Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year 3.A.3 On-the-Job Training OJ 6 Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years 3.A.3 On-the-Job Training OJ 7 Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years 3.A.3 On-the-Job Training OJ 8 Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years 3.A.3 On-the-Job Training OJ 9 Over 10 years