What's New?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) external site released updated employment totals and projections for 2025–2035. 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 into the Bright Outlook features included throughout the O*NET sites and through O*NET Web Services.

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.

A new technical report, Modernizing Work Context Information Within the O*NET Content Model, describes the development of an enhanced Work Context taxonomy which will be included in a future release of the O*NET Database.

The updated taxonomy expands the number of measurable Work Context elements from 57 to 81, introducing new dimensions that better capture contemporary work properties and environments. New concepts include remote work, digital collaboration, electronic performance monitoring, work-related travel, screen exposure, workload demands, work design characteristics, and other emerging features of modern occupations.

The report also recommends updated definitions and measurement approaches, which improve conceptual clarity and provide a foundation for future AI-assisted methods of collecting and maintaining occupational information.

218 occupations are updated in the 31.0 release of the O*NET database:

• 208 O*NET-SOC occupations are updated with data from job incumbents and occupational experts. This type of data is available for a total of 912 O*NET-SOC occupations. Specific update counts include:
  • Task Statement ratings (importance, relevance, and frequency) for 205 occupations
  • Emerging Tasks for 49 occupations
  • Abilities, Essential Skills, and Transferable Skills data for 157 occupations
  • Work Activities and Work Context data for 177 occupations
  • Knowledge, Training & Work Experience, Education, and Job Zone data for 168 occupations
  • Job Titles and Sample of Reported Titles for 208 occupations
• 205 O*NET-SOC occupations have Detailed Work Activities (DWAs) updated by occupational analysts.

For more information on these updates, see: O*NET 31.0 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.

The O*NET Database is now available in three additional widely used, industry-standard formats:

• CSV
• JSON
• RDF

This update expands the ways developers, researchers, and organizations can access and integrate O*NET data. These formats are designed to improve interoperability with today's programming languages, development environments, databases, and web technologies while making it easier to incorporate O*NET data into modern applications and workflows. They complement the Excel and SQL downloads which will continue to be available, along with our O*NET Web Services.

Visit the O*NET Database page and read through our modernized documentation to see which format best meets your needs, and to prepare for the O*NET 31.0 Database release in late August.

The O*NET 30.3 Database includes a variety of significant O*NET Program updates:

• The O*NET Content Model is modernized:
  • A straightforward, three-dimensional structure (Worker, Job, Market) reorganizes and consolidates information.
  • Updated taxonomy structures showcase the availability of nested, granular data.
  • Simplified terminology throughout makes information more approachable.
  • A migration reference document helps developers and researchers with the transition, including a database transitional crosswalk, a listing of modified file names, and a mapping of updated terminology.
• For the first time, data on 41 specific interest areas for each occupation are available:
  • “Basic Interests” data profiles are populated for 891 data-level occupations using a hybrid artificial intelligence-expert method.
• Related Domains information is expanded:
  • Work Style linkages both to Work Activities and to Work Context are added.
• Software Skills information is updated:
  • An updated listing of 176 “Employer-Based Hot Technologies,” identified from employer job postings across all occupations, resulted in 11,500+ occupation linkages.
  • Updated “Employer-Based In Demand” software skill designations, based on employer job postings within each occupation, led to 2,400+ “In Demand” skill linkages across 285 occupations.
  • 50+ new software linkages related to 30 occupations were identified from employer job postings.

My Next Move, Mi Próximo Paso, My Next Move for Veterans, and O*NET OnLine are updated. Learn more or download the database from the Resource Center. Developers can also access the latest data from 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.

Career reports within My Next Move, My Next Move for Veterans, Mi Próximo Paso, and O*NET OnLine are also updated. Where available, see examples of apprenticeship titles vetted by industry and approved by the U.S. Department of Labor for use in a Registered Apprenticeship Program. Then dive directly into Apprenticeship.gov external site to learn more about opportunities related to the career.

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

O*NET Resource Center 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 6,700+ users. Explore examples from five primary user groups to discover the diversity of applications and audiences leveraging O*NET information.

A two-page flyer version is also available.

Check it out on your desktop or mobile device today!

The “Browse careers by cluster” application within My Next Move, My Next Move for Veterans, and Mi Próximo Paso now has new images and Cluster overview videos developed by CareerOneStop external site. Career Clusters contain occupations in the same field of work that require similar skills. They can help focus plans towards obtaining the necessary knowledge, competencies, and training for success in a particular career pathway.

Customers can review clusters, sub-clusters, descriptions, example programs of study, and occupation/career linkages based on the modernized National Career Clusters® Framework external site developed by Advance CTE (2024 edition).

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

Find your career pathway today!

886 occupations are updated. The 30.2 release includes:

• Vocational interest data for 871 occupations updated by a machine learning-expert method.
• Updated Job Zone assignments for 325 occupations, based on a new four-level framework reflecting the increased skill demands of occupations.
• Job/alternate titles for 635 occupations updated based on employer job postings.

For more information on these updates, see: O*NET 30.2 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.

Technical reports related to this update include:

• Updates to Occupational Interest Profiles and High-Point Codes for the O*NET Program Using the O*NET 30.0 Database
• O*NET Job Zones in Transition: A New Four-Level Framework Reflecting the Increased Skill Demands of Occupations

923 occupations are updated. The 30.1 release includes:

• An updated Work Styles Taxonomy within the O*NET Content Model.
• Work Styles data for 891 O*NET-SOC occupations updated by a new hybrid artificial intelligence-expert method.
• Related occupations for all 923 data-level O*NET-SOC occupations, identified by a machine learning and occupational analyst review process.
• An updated listing of 171 “Hot Technologies,” based on employer job postings from across all occupations, resulted in 11,500+ occupation linkages.
• Updated “In Demand” technology skill designations, based on employer job postings from within each occupation, led to 2,400+ “In Demand” skill linkages across 495 occupations.
• 120+ new technology linkages related to 80 occupations identified from employer job postings.
• The commodities used to organize and display technology skills updated to reflect the latest version of the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC-UNv260801).
• Alternate titles for 14 occupations updated from user input via the Occupational Code Assignment (OCA) process.

For more information on these updates, see: O*NET 30.1 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.

Technical reports related to this update include:

• Updating Higher-order Work Style Dimensions in the O*NET Work Styles Taxonomy
• Revisiting the Work Styles Domain of the O*NET Content Model
• Using a Hybrid Artificial Intelligence-Expert Method to Develop Work Style Ratings for the O*NET Database
• Updates to Related Occupations for the O*NET Program Using the O*NET 30.0 Database

In response to the nation’s shifting employment landscape and the needed upskilling of many roles, O*NET is transitioning from a five-level to a four-level Job Zone structure.

The updated system will debut with the O*NET 30.2 Database release in February 2026, ensuring the resource continues to deliver accurate, relevant insights to support career exploration, workforce development, and economic planning. To learn about the new four-level framework, see: O*NET Job Zones in Transition: A New Four-Level Framework Reflecting the Increased Skill Demands of Occupations.