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O*NET
Update
ARC SEMINAR 2008
Transforming Information for the Future
St. Louis Missouri
October 28 – 30, 2008
Presentation Overview
• O*NET – Background and Project
Overview
• O*NET Product Offerings
• Data Collection
• Tools and Technology (T2) Project
• New and Emerging (N&E)
Occupations Project
National Center for O*NET Development
National Center
for O*NET Development
• Grantee of USDOL Employment and
Training Administration
• Professional management of projects
for the development and dissemination
of O*NET data.
Role of National Center for
O*NET Development
• Data Collection, Maintenance and
Dissemination
• Assessment Tools
• Research and Development
• Web Development
• Customer Service/Technical Support
O*NET Project Team
• U.S. Department of Labor, Employment
& Training Administration
• National Center for O*NET
Development
– North Carolina Employment Security
• RTI; MCNC; HumRRO; NC State University;
University of Illinois; Maher & Maher
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What is O*NET
• A “common language” for describing the world of
work for both the public and private sectors
• A comprehensive system for collecting and
disseminating information on occupational and worker
requirements
• A database and Web-based accessing application of
occupational requirements and worker attributes
• A resource for businesses, educators, job seekers,
HR professionals, publicly funded Workforce
Investment System
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Uses of O*NET Information
• Employment and Training
– Writing job descriptions and resumes
– Identifying competencies
– Identifying skills gaps or training needs
– Skills transferability
– Developing training programs
• Career Development
– Career exploration
– Employment transitions
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O*NET Structure
• The O*NET-SOC Occupational
Taxonomy
• The O*NET Content Model
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SOC and O*NET-SOC
• SOC mandated by US Office of
Management and Budget
• Developed by multi-agency initiative
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O*NET Content Model
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Content Model: Sub-Domains
Worker Characteristics
Abilities
Interests Abilities
Work StylesCognitive Cognitive
Psychomotor
Verbal
Physical
Verbal
Idea Generation & Reasoning
Sensory
Oral Comprehension
Quantitative
Written Comprehension
Memory
Oral Expression
Perceptual
Written Expression
Spatial
Attentiveness
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O*NET
Products
The O*NET 13.0 Database
• New/Updated Data for
809 Occupations
– Cross-Occupational
+ Occupation
Specific
– 230+ variables
– Importance, level,
frequency
– @ 500 ratings per
occupation
– @ 3500 metadata
per occupation
Tasks
Occupation Level Metadata
Work Styles
Interests
O*NET 13.0
Database
Job Zone Reference
Abilities
Work Activity
Knowledge
Content Model Reference
Educ, Trng & Experience
Scales Reference
Work Value
Skills
Work Context
O*NET-SOC Data
Work Context Categories
Supplemental Files
Scale Anchors
O*NET-SOC Job Zones
• Related Occupations
• Crosswalks
• Detailed Work Activities
• Emerging Tasks
• Lay Titles
• Tools and Technology
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Survey Booklet Location
Educ, Trng & Experience
Categories
The O*NET Database: Metadata
Ratings Level Statistics
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Standard Error
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Lower 95% Confidence
Interval Bound
Occupational Level
Statistics
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Upper 95% Confidence
Interval Bound
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Sample Size
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Recommended Suppression
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“Not Relevant for the
Occupation” flag
O*NET-SOC Establishment
Response Rate
O*NET-SOC Employee
Response Rate
O*NET-SOC Case
Completeness Rate
Total Completes for O*NETSOC
Occupational Level
Distribution Statistics
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Data Collection Mode
How long at Current Job
Industry
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O*NET Web Sites
• O*NET Resource Center (www.onetcenter.org)
– O*NET Products and Tools
• O*NET OnLine (online.onetcenter.org)
– Easy access to information in the database
• O*NET Code Connector (www.onetcodeconnector.org)
– Occupational coding assistance
• Data Collection Site (http://onet.rti.org)
– Web based survey
• O*NET Academy (http://www.onetacademy.com/)
– Courses, tutorials, webinars
• US Department of Labor
(http://www.doleta.gov/reports/DESA_skill.cfm)
– National leadership for the O*NET program
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O*NET Products and Tools
• O*NET Database
• Questionnaires
– Core Database
• Toolkit for Business
– Supplemental Files (Lay
Titles, T2, DWA, etc.)
• Research & Technical
Reports
• O*NET Career Exploration
Tools
– Interest Profiler
– Work Importance
Profiler/Locator
• Technical Assistance
– Testing & Assessment
Guides
• Customer Service
– [email protected]
– Ability Profiler
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O*NET
Data Collection
• O*NET Data Collection Process and
Progress
• Tools and Technology Project
O*NET Data Collection Overview
• Proven successful and cost effective
methodology designed to collect and yield
high quality occupational data
• Multi-method approach to provide flexibility
within a framework of standardized
procedures
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O*NET Data Collection Overview
• High quality data from a national sample of job
incumbents/occupational experts
– Strong business participation
• 86% response rate
– Strong employee participation
• 75% response rate
– Strong occupation expert response rate
• 88%
– Strong national association support
• 400 plus endorsements
– OMB Approval
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Sources of Occupational Data
• Job Incumbents and Occupation Experts
– Knowledge, Work Activities, Work Context, Work
Experience, Work Styles, Tasks, Education, Job
Titles
• Job Analysts
– Abilities
– Skills
• Internet sites
– Tasks
– Detailed Work Activities
– Tools and Technologies (T2)
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Establishment Data Collection
• Two stage sample
– business establishments
• Job incumbents within business establishments
– Job incumbents choose either paper-and-pencil or webbased response options (requires 25-30 minutes)
• One of three survey questionnaires completed by
each job incumbent
– Generalized Work Activities; Work Context; Knowledge
– Task List
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Occupational Experts
• Supervisors, trainers, or others who are familiar with
the work and requirements of an occupation, but are
not necessarily job incumbents
• Used when occupation is difficult to locate in
establishments
– Small employment size
– Job incumbents inaccessible due to work in remote
locations
– New and emerging occupations
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Analyst Ratings
• Occupational Analysts Rate the Ability and
Skills Domains
– Updated occupation information collected from
job incumbents used to describe occupation and
assist with the rating process
– Extensive training and quality assurance
procedures
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Internet Based
• Collect and process more specific occupational
information from industry, professional, labor, and
educational organizations
– Scan internet for existing information linked to
O*NET-SOC
– Collect tasks and detailed information
– Compile data, analyze data/expert review
– Organize using standardized taxonomies
– Generate final output
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O*NET
Tools & Technology
(T2) Project
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What are they?
Descriptive Statistics and Examples
Uses of T2 Data
Methodology
Future Plans
What are T2?
Tools and technology are tools,
equipment, machines, software, and
technology used by workers on the
job.
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T2 Summary
• Number of Occupations
– 327 published to date
– 427 by the end of 2008
• Types of Occupations
– High Growth
– High Demand
– Emerging
• Total T2 collected
– Over 25,000
• Range per occupation
– 12–300
• Incorporated within government, private, and nonprofit organizations
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Where can I access T2?
1) O*NET OnLine reports
(http://online.onetcenter.org/)
2) T2 search on O*NET OnLine
(http://online.onetcenter.org/search/t2/)
3) Downloadable T2 data files on the
O*NET Resource Center
(http://www.onetcenter.org/supplemental.html)
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O*NET OnLine – Details Report
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How T2 Can Be Used
• By Employers
– Improve training needs assessment
– Assist in job order creation
– Create more robust, up-to-date job descriptions
• By workers
– Understand occupation and job requirements
– Identify education and training needs
• By education and training institutions
– Design educational and training programs
– Identify new technical skills/competencies
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T2 Methodology
Step 1) Occupation review and preparation
conducted by trained analysts – I/O
Psychologists
– Study task information
– Examine similarities and differences with related
occupations
– Review industry and general field of study
sources
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T2 Methodology
Step 2) Data collection
– Level 1: General searching
– Level 2: Targeted searching
– Level 3: Directed effort to capture new &
emerging objects
• Emphasis on cutting-edge technologies and
emerging, innovative workplace practices
• Optimal functioning in high-performance
workplaces
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T2 Methodology – Web Sources
• Professional associations
• Education/Academic
• Governmental job specifications
• Career Information Systems
• Customer review and input
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T2 Methodology
Step 3) Classification
Taxonomy = UNSPSC (United Nations Standard
Products and Services Code)
– Enables cross-occupational comparisons
– Facilitates inclusion within a variety of
applications
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O*NET
New & Emerging (N&E)
Occupations Project
• What are New & Emerging (N & E)
occupations?
• High Growth Industries
• Steps of the N & E process
SOC and O*NET-SOC
• O*NET-SOC is a SOC based
classification that provides a greater
level of detail as needed
– Currently data collected on 812 O*NET-SOCs
• O*NET-SOC is growing to include
important new and emerging
occupations (N & E)
– Currently 128 N & E occupations identified
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What are N&E Occupations
New & Emerging Occupations:
• Significantly different work from existing O*NET-SOCs
• Not adequately reflected in current classification
• Significant employment
• Positive projected growth rate
• Education, credentialing, licensure/certification programs
• Professional journals/publications
• Related professional associations
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O*NET New & Emerging Project
Investigate the 15 High Growth Industries
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Advanced Manufacturing*
Aerospace*
Automotive*
Biotechnology*
Construction*
Energy*
Financial Services*
Geospatial Technology*
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Health Care*
Homeland Security*
Hospitality*
Information Technology
Nanotechnology*
Retail*
Transportation*
* Research Completed
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Steps in the N&E Process
Step 1: Identifying N & E Occupations
Step 2: Approval of N & E Occupations
Step 3: Develop Task Lists for Approved
& E Occupations
Step 4: Create Occupation Profiles
Step 5: Finalize Occupation Profiles
Step 6: Data Collection Method
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Results to Date
• Research on 15 of the 16 High Growth Industries is
completed
– Education Industry currently being processed
• Currently 128 N & E Occupations have been
identified
– Data collection initiated for 98 N & E Occupations
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Results to Date
Total N & E Occupations by High Growth Industry
Health Care
High Growth Industry
Advanced. Mfg.
Information Tech
Biotech
Automotive
Financial Services
Geospatial Tech
Energy
Homeland Security
Construction
Nanotechnology
Retail
Hospitality
Aerospace
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Number of N & E Occupations
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37 New Health Care O*NET-SOCs
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Patient Representatives
Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists
Genetic Counselors
Allergists and Immunologists
Dermatologists
Hospitalists
Naturopathic Physicians
Neurologists
Nuclear Medicine Physicians
Ophthalmologists
Pathologists
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
Preventive Medicine Physicians
Radiologists
Sports Medicine Physicians
Urologists
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility
Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
Acupuncturists
Informatics Nurse Specialists
Acute Care Nurses
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
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Clinical Nurse Specialists
Critical Care Nurses
Nurse Anesthetists
Nurse Practitioners
Cytogenetic Technologists
Cytotechnologists
Electroneurodiagnostic
Technologists
Hearing Instrument Specialists
Histotechnologists and
Histologic Technicians
Ophthalmic Medical
Technologists and Technicians
Orthoptists
Nurse Midwives
Midwives
Anesthesiologist Assistants
Endoscopy Technicians
Speech-language Pathology
Assistants
Cytogenetic Technologists
• Definition
– Analyze chromosomes found in biological specimens such as amniotic
fluids, bone marrow, and blood to aid in the study, diagnosis, or treatment of
genetic diseases.
• Sample of Core Tasks
– Analyze chromosomes found in biological specimens to aid diagnoses and
treatments for genetic diseases such as congenital birth defects, fertility
problems, and hematological disorders.
– Arrange and attach chromosomes in numbered pairs on karyotype charts,
using standard genetics laboratory practices and nomenclature, to identify
normal or abnormal chromosomes.
– Count numbers of chromosomes and identify the structural abnormalities by
viewing culture slides through microscopes, light microscopes, or
photomicroscopes.
– Recognize and report abnormalities in the color, size, shape, composition,
or pattern of cells.
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Business Intelligence Analysts
Computer System Engineers & Architects
Database Architects
Data Warehousing Specialists
Document Management Specialists
Electronic Commerce Specialists
Information Technology (IT) Project Managers
Network Designers
Software Quality Assurance Engineers & Testers
Telecommunications Specialists
Videogame Designers
Web Administrators
Web Developers
Web Technicians
Network Designers
• Definition
– Determine user requirements and design specifications for
computer networks. Plan and implement network upgrades.
• Sample of Core Tasks
– Adjust network sizes to meet volume or capacity demands.
– Communicate with customers, sales staff, or marketing staff to
determine customer needs.
– Coordinate network operations, maintenance, repairs, or upgrades.
– Design, build, or operate equipment configuration prototypes,
including network hardware, software, servers, or server operation
systems.
– Determine specific network hardware or software requirements,
such as platforms, interfaces, bandwidths, or routine schemas.
– Develop conceptual, logical, or physical network designs.
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Questions, Feedback,
Additional Input?
www.onetcenter.org
online.onetcenter.org
or
Customer Service
National Center for O*NET Development:
e-mail: [email protected]