What's New?
March 2023
New O*NET Web Services Users Summary
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.
Check it out on your desktop or mobile device today!
February 2023
O*NET Database, Content Model, and websites updated
January 2023
Updating Vocational Interests Information for the O*NET Content Model
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.
December 2022
Updated military information included in O*NET websites
December 2022
New Professional Associations Search
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.
Check it out today!
November 2022
New “Hot” and “In Demand” Technology Skills
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.
November 2022
New ESCO to O*NET crosswalk
October 2022
Updated BLS information included in O*NET websites
August 2022
O*NET Database and websites updated
August 2022
Updated Sources of Additional Information
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.
July 2022
New Green Initiative
June 2022
Updated military information included in O*NET websites
May 2022
O*NET Database and websites updated
May 2022
Identifying related occupations- a new process
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).
April 2022
New O*NET Program Videos!
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April 2022
New BLS wage information in O*NET websites
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.
April 2022
Updated apprenticeship information included in O*NET websites