What's New?

The 24.3 release of the O*NET database includes the following:

• 431 technology skills related to 167 occupations were updated from employer job postings. Currently, 175 "hot technologies" are identified.

• 122 alternate titles related to 80 occupations were added from employer job postings and other sources.

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

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

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released wage estimates for 2019. 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.

Synonym content is added to the Abilities, Cross-Functional Skills, Basic Skills, and Knowledge competency frameworks. The simplified language is drawn from easy-to-read content included within My Next Move and My Next Move for Veterans. The frameworks, built from worker- and job-oriented hierarchical taxonomies, can help in organizing workforce competencies, credentials, and other work-relevant information, and also serve as a starting point for creating skills thesauruses. Visit the Competency Frameworks section to discover these easy-to-use tools.

The frameworks are available in Excel format and also as JSON-LD: machine-readable Linked Data described using the CTDL-ASN schema (Credential Transparency Description Language Profile of Achievement Standards Network Description Language) developed by the Credential Engine project.

For a summary of O*NET machine-discoverable information see: Link to Us--Machine-Readable Data.

With the release of the O*NET 25.1 Database in November 2020, O*NET Web Services will transition to the O*NET-SOC 2019 taxonomy. This taxonomy, based on the 2018 SOC, introduces several changes to the occupations returned by our services. It includes 1,016 occupational titles, 923 of which represent O*NET data-level occupations. For more information on these changes, see the O*NET-SOC Taxonomy page at the O*NET Resource Center.

To help O*NET Web Services users with the upcoming taxonomy transition, Taxonomy Services are now available to enable developers to connect occupational data between existing systems based on the O*NET-SOC 2010 taxonomy, and the future O*NET-SOC 2019 taxonomy-based O*NET Web Services.

The Military Occupational Classification (MOC) crosswalk has been updated by the Department of Defense (January 2020) 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 , Army COOL, Navy COOL, Marine Corps COOL, Air Force COOL and Coast Guard COOL, 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 24.2 release of the O*NET database includes the following:

• New “Cross-Domain Linkages” section with linkages between:
  • Abilities to relevant Work Activities;
  • Abilities to relevant Work Context;
  • Skills to relevant Work Activities;
  • Skills to relevant Work Context.

• 441 technology skills related to 98 occupations were updated from employer job postings and other sources. Currently, 161 "hot technologies" are identified.

• 162 alternate titles related to 103 occupations were added from employer job postings and other sources.

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

Learn more or download the database from our Developer's Corner. Developers can also access the latest data from O*NET Web Services.

The O*NET Content Model includes worker- and job-oriented hierarchical taxonomies that can effectively serve as frameworks for organizing workforce competencies, credentials, and other work-relevant information. Visit the new Competency Frameworks section to discover a variety of easy-to-use competency frameworks, including Technology Skills, Abilities, Cross-Functional Skills, Basic Skills, and Knowledge.

The frameworks are available in Excel format and also as JSON-LD: machine-readable Linked Data  described using the CTDL-ASN  schema (Credential Transparency Description Language Profile of Achievement Standards Network Description Language) developed by the Credential Engine  project.

For a summary of O*NET machine-discoverable information see: Link to Us--Machine-Readable Data.

The Military Occupational Classification (MOC) crosswalk has been updated by the Department of Defense (October 2019) 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 , Army COOL , Navy COOL , Marine Corps COOL , and Coast Guard COOL 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.

In addition, updated reports for military occupations within O*NET OnLine now include rich information on military classifications through direct links to Careers in the Military .

The 24.1 release of the O*NET database includes the following:

• 1,416 technology skills related to 332 occupations were updated from employer job postings and other sources. Currently, 161 "hot technologies" are identified.

• 170 alternate titles related to 102 occupations were added from employer job postings and other sources.

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

Learn more or download the database from our Developer's Corner. Developers can also access the latest data from O*NET Web Services.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released updated employment projections for 2018 – 2028. 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) , the Occupation Handbook Crosswalk Search and the occupational reports within O*NET OnLine have also been updated.

The Military Occupational Classification (MOC) crosswalk has been updated by the Department of Defense (July 2019) 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 , Army COOL , Navy COOL , Marine Corps COOL , and Coast Guard COOL provides transitioning Veterans with a wide variety of careers to potentially explore. Within the O*NET Military Transition Search, civilian career options are presented alongside helpful military links and information. It includes over 46,000+ linkages between 12,500+ distinct MOC occupations and related O*NET-SOC occupations. To learn more, visit O*NET Resource Center Crosswalks.

With the release by the Office of Management and Budget of an updated Standard Occupational Classification (2018 SOC), the O*NET Program is moving forward with the transition to this new SOC standard. The technical report Updating the O*NET-SOC Taxonomy: Incorporating the 2018 SOC Structure describes the new O*NET-SOC 2019 taxonomy based on the 2018 SOC. The report summarizes code, title, and definition changes and the overall relationship between the 2018 SOC and the O*NET-SOC 2019 taxonomies.

To help with the transition to the new structure, related crosswalks are now available: Crosswalk O*NET-SOC 2019 to 2018 SOC, Crosswalk O*NET-SOC 2010 to O*NET-SOC 2019 and Crosswalk O*NET-SOC 2010 to 2018 SOC.

For more information, including an interactive summary graphic, a variety of occupational listings, and additional transition plans, visit O*NET Resource Center–O*NET-SOC Taxonomy.

With the release of the O*NET 24.0 Database, data from job incumbents and occupational experts is now available for 969 O*NET-SOC occupations, of which 100 occupations were updated in this release. This release also updates the Alternate Titles and Sample of Reported Titles data for 299 occupations, from employer job postings and other sources, along with Detailed Work Activities for 63 occupations.

The new data is incorporated within My Next Move, Mi Próximo Paso, My Next Move for Veterans, and O*NET OnLine. Learn more or download the database from the Resource Center. Developers can also access the latest data from O*NET Web Services.