What's New?

O*NET Resource Center now has an interactive O*NET Web Services Users summary.

O*NET Web Services currently provides the latest O*NET data, search features, and career tools to 3,500+ users. Explore examples from five primary user groups to discover the diversity of applications and audiences leveraging O*NET information.

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The 27.2 release of the O*NET Database includes the following:

• The O*NET Content Model was updated with the addition of new basic occupational interests and revised descriptions for the general occupational interests (RIASEC).
• New types of auxiliary interests information were added:
  • RIASEC Keywords
  • Basic Interests to RIASEC
  • Interests Illustrative Activities
  • Interests Illustrative Occupations
• 1,995 alternate titles related to 629 occupations were added from employer job postings and customer input.

For additional details on the interests updates, see Updating Vocational Interests Information for the O*NET Content Model in our Reports and Documents area.

My Next Move, Mi Próximo Paso, My Next Move for Veterans, O*NET OnLine, and O*NET Code Connector are updated.

Learn more or download the database from the Resource Center. Developers can also access the latest data from O*NET Web Services.

A technical report describing the upcoming update and enhancement to vocational interests information within the O*NET Content Model is now available. See: Updating Vocational Interests Information for the O*NET Content Model.

RIASEC general interests have been included in the O*NET Content Model since its inception. The information is incorporated throughout the O*NET system (i.e., websites, vocational interest assessment, database, web services) and is used extensively by millions of students and job seekers annually, application developers, and researchers. Modernized and rich descriptions are developed.

Basic interests are added to the O*NET Content Model. The more specific and precise interests support the development and understanding of the RIASEC general interests. In addition, their inclusion is a first step towards adding new ways to assess vocational interests and to link interests to occupations in the O*NET system. Basic interests will potentially provide future O*NET customers with more detailed, targeted options for identifying and exploring occupations.

The Military Occupational Classification (MOC) crosswalk has been updated by the Department of Defense (October 2022) and incorporated into O*NET OnLine and My Next Move for Veterans. Supplementing this crosswalk with additional sources of data, including the ASVAB Career Exploration Program external site and DOD COOL external site, provides transitioning veterans with a wide variety of careers to potentially explore. See O*NET Military Transition Search or visit O*NET Resource Center Crosswalks to learn more.

Developers can also access the latest data from O*NET Web Services.

O*NET OnLine now has a Professional Associations Advanced Search. Professional associations are a great source of additional information on jobs, specialties, and industries. They also serve as an excellent starting point for networking in your career of choice. Get seamless access to professional associations by searching the O*NET database of almost 3,000 organizations related to the occupations in the U.S. economy.

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The release of the O*NET 27.1 Database updates the approach to identifying “Hot Technologies” and introduces the concept of “In Demand” technology skills.

• Hot Technologies are software and technology requirements most frequently included across all employer job postings.
• In Demand technology skills are software and technology requirements frequently included in the employer job postings for a particular occupation.

The purpose of the two designations is to enable O*NET customers to learn which technology skills employers in the US economy are presently emphasizing and searching for while recruiting employees.

157 hot technology skills result in 10,500+ linkages across occupations. 2,500+ In Demand linkages highlight frequently mentioned skills for 478 occupations. To learn more, see the technical report: Hot Technologies and In Demand Technology Skills within the O*NET System.

Check out a new Hot Technologies Search within O*NET OnLine. In addition, the two designations are incorporated within My Next Move, Mi Próximo Paso, My Next Move for Veterans, and O*NET OnLine.

Researchers and developers can download the database from the Resource Center.

Two international standards are now connected, the European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO) external site and the O*NET-SOC Taxonomy. A crosswalk between the systems was developed using a combination of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and human validation. Occupation linkages are incorporated into the O*NET OnLine Crosswalks and are also available for download from O*NET Resource Center Crosswalks.

To learn more about the development effort, visit the Data Science and ESCO blog external site or download the O*NET-ESCO Technical Report external site.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) external site released updated employment totals and projections for 2021 – 2031. This information is now included within O*NET OnLine, My Next Move, Mi Próximo Paso, and My Next Move for Veterans. The updated information is also incorporated within the Bright Outlook feature included within the O*NET sites.

Based on a new publication of the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) external site, the Occupation Handbook Crosswalk Search and the occupational reports within O*NET OnLine have also been updated.

With the release of the O*NET 27.0 Database, data from job incumbents and occupational experts is now available for 853 O*NET-SOC occupations, of which 80 occupations were updated in this release. This release also updates Detailed Work Activities (DWAs) for 12 occupations. For more information on these updates see: O*NET 27.0 Database Overview.

The new data is incorporated within My Next Move, Mi Próximo Paso, My Next Move for Veterans, and O*NET OnLine.

Download the database from the Resource Center. Developers can also access the latest data from O*NET Web Services.

Within the O*NET OnLine occupation reports, the Sources of Additional Information section provides customers with a list of sources external to the O*NET Program that offer occupationally relevant information, such as related jobs, specialties, and industries.

39 professional associations were added, updating 58 occupations. This report section is now populated within all 923 data-level occupations, providing 7,950+ linkages to additional sources of information for customers to explore.

Developers can access the data from O*NET Web Services.

Visit O*NET Resource Center—Green Initiative to discover a new, topical approach to the greening of the world-of-work. Occupations and education programs linked to “green topics” are identified.

The initial phase of this work takes advantage of previous O*NET green research, while primarily using a linguistic approach to identify connections between green topics and 1) occupations, and 2) instructional programs. In the future, additional research will be conducted to refine and extend the green-related information. For more information, see the report: Green Topics: Identifying Linkages to Occupations and Education Programs Using a Linguistic Approach.

The Military Occupational Classification (MOC) crosswalk has been updated by the Department of Defense (April 2022) and incorporated into O*NET OnLine and My Next Move for Veterans. Supplementing this crosswalk with additional sources of data, including the ASVAB Career Exploration Program external site and DOD COOL external site, provides transitioning veterans with a wide variety of careers to potentially explore. See O*NET Military Transition Search or visit O*NET Resource Center Crosswalks to learn more.

Developers can also access the latest data from O*NET Web Services.

The 26.3 release of the O*NET database includes the following:

• New related occupations for all 923 data-level occupations.

• 51 technology skills and 22 tools used related to 17 occupations were added from customer input.

My Next Move, Mi Próximo Paso, My Next Move for Veterans, O*NET OnLine and O*NET Code Connector are updated.

The technical report Developing Related Occupations for the O*NET Program describes the new process for identifying related occupations. Learn more or download the database from the Resource Center. Developers can also access the latest data from O*NET Web Services.

Related occupations are a key component of career exploration and job search/transition. Similarity of work performed and shared worker requirements are also leveraged in a variety of other important world-of-work related activities, including human resource functions, workforce development, and basic research.

The technical report Developing Related Occupations for the O*NET Program describes a new process for identifying related occupations. The approach includes three important contributors to occupational similarity: what people in the occupations do, what they know, and what they are called.

The report details each major phase of the project work. It concludes with a description of the final products and plans for their future updating. The O*NET websites and database will include the new related occupations as part of the upcoming O*NET 26.3 Database release (May 24, 2022).

Learn more about the O*NET Program! Visit O*NET Program videos to watch a program overview or to discover popular uses of O*NET.

Looking for more videos about O*NET products? On our YouTube channel external site, the National Center for O*NET Development hosts a variety of training resources covering O*NET sites, information, and related products. Please subscribe external site today!

The Bureau of Labor Statistics external site (BLS) has released wage estimates for 2021. The latest wages are now included in career reports within O*NET OnLine, My Next Move, Mi Próximo Paso, and My Next Move for Veterans. Check out available local, state, and national wage distributions via simple, easy to interpret graphics.

My Next Move's state maps also feature updated data, showing which states have above average work opportunities for a given career. Click on "Check out my state" from career reports in My Next Move, Mi Próximo Paso, and My Next Move for Veterans.

Developers can access these updates via O*NET Web Services.

The Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Data System (RAPIDS) crosswalk has been updated by Apprenticeship.gov external site and incorporated into O*NET OnLine and O*NET Code Connector.

Developers and researchers can also access the apprenticeship-to-occupation linkages from O*NET Resource Center—Crosswalks or O*NET Web Services.