A Database for a Changing Economy: Review of the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) (Repost)
A Database for a Changing Economy: Review of the Occupational Information Network (O*NET)
Nancy T. Tippins and Margaret L. Hilton, Editors; Panel to Review the Occupational Information Network (O*NET); Committee on National Statistics; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; National Research Council
2010 | ISBN: 0309147697 | 232 pages | PDF | 4,1 MB
Nancy T. Tippins and Margaret L. Hilton, Editors; Panel to Review the Occupational Information Network (O*NET); Committee on National Statistics; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; National Research Council
2010 | ISBN: 0309147697 | 232 pages | PDF | 4,1 MB
Information about the characteristics of jobs and the individuals who fill them is valuable for career guidance, reemployment counseling, workforce development, human resource management, and other purposes. To meet these needs, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in 1998 launched the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), which consists of a content model–a framework for organizing occupational data–and an electronic database. The O*NET content model includes hundreds of descriptors of work and workers organized into domains, such as skills, knowledge, and work activities. Data are collected using a classification system that organizes job titles into 1,102 occupations.