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What is O*NET? O*NET, the Occupational Information Network, is
a unique, comprehensive database of worker competencies, job requirements,
resources and more! As the replacement for the Dictionary of Occupational
Titles (DOT), O*NET will be the nation's primary source of occupational
information. O*NET is a timely, easy-to-use resource that supports public
and private sector efforts to identify and develop the skills of the American
workforce. It provides a common language for defining and describing occupations.
Its flexible design also captures rapidly changing job requirements. O*NET’s
innovative online design moves occupational information into the
technological age. Don't be confused – whether you have seen it
spelled onet, ONET, o-net, o net, O-NET, O NET, or O*net, it all refers
to O*NET, the Occupational Information Network.
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How Does O*NET
Work? By using a contemporary, interactive skills-based database and a
common language to describe worker skills and attributes, O*NET transforms
mountains of data into precise, focused occupational intelligence that
anyone can understand easily and efficiently.
The framework that organizes O*NET data is a skills-based structure called
the Content Model. The Content Model classifies data into six domains,
“windows” that look into many aspects of work -- from descriptions
of the worker to requirements of the work. To learn more about the O*NET
content model, go to http://www.onetcenter.org/content.html.
O*NET OnLine offers users the opportunity to:
- Find occupations to explore
- Search for occupations that use your skills
- Look at related occupations
- View occupation snapshots
- View occupation details
- View occupational titles
- Use crosswalks to find corresponding occupations
in other classification systems
- Connect to other online career resources
- Access comprehensive help information on line
- Find occupational job outlook data
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How Can O*NET
Help You?
For Employers:
O*NET can expand the pool of candidates for open positions, help develop
job descriptions quickly, define job-specific success factors, refine
recruitment and training goals, etc.
Employers Can Use O*NET to:
- Expand the pool of quality candidates for open
positions
- Develop job descriptions quickly and easily
- Define employee and job success factors
- Align organizational development with workplace
needs
- Refine recruitment and training goals
- Design competitive compensation systems
For Workforce Investment Board Members
(WIBs): WIBs are in the position to ensure that useful, appropriate
tools, such as O*NET, are disseminated throughout the local workforce
development system.
O*NET can help WIBs follow the 7 principles of WIA by:
- Providing tools that streamline services
- Empowering individuals
- Ensuring universal access
- Offering local flexibility
- Improving youth programs
For Career Counselors
and Educators:
O*NET can help assist teachers and career counselors with preparing adults
or students for careers by providing tools to understand the knowledge
and skills required for occupations.
O*NET can help Counselors and Educators by providing:
- Occupational outlook data
- Occupation & work characteristics/requirements
- Labor market information
- Data as resource for developing curriculum design
- Resources for career counseling and career
guidance
For Workforce Development
Professionals: O*NET helps to quickly create resumes; explore options
that capitalize on knowledge, skills, and abilities; create skills-match
profiles; and improve partnerships by using a common language for occupational
information.
Workforce Development Professionals can use O*NET to:
- Develop job orders and resumes
- Create skills-match profiles
- Explore career options that capitalize on knowledge,
skills, and abilities (KSAs)
- Target recruitment efforts for improved job
matching
- Improve partnerships by using a common language
for occupational information.
For Job Seekers/Individuals: O*NET can help you refine your job search by describing the
skills, experience, and worker characteristics.
Job Seekers/Individuals can use O*NET to:
- Identify which jobs match interests, skills,
and experience
- Explore career growth profiles using the latest
labor market data
- Research requirements for a “dream”
job
- Maximize earning potential and job satisfaction
- Know what it takes to be successful in a chosen
field and related occupations
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What Data Does
O*NET Include? The O*NET database includes information on skills, abilities,
knowledge, work activities, and interests associated with occupations.
This information can be used to facilitate career exploration, vocational
counseling, and a variety of human resources functions, such as developing
job orders and position descriptions and aligning training with current
workplace needs.
Information in O*NET is available for over 950 occupations. Each occupational
title and code is based on the most current version (1999) of the Standard
Occupational Classification system.
The database used in O*NET OnLine is based largely on data supplied by
occupational analysts using sources such as the Dictionary of Occupational
Titles (DOT). To develop data for this database, analysts evaluated
and refined existing occupational data, then applied these data to the
O*NET Content Model.
In addition, the O*NET coding structure has been aligned to the newly
revised Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). All government
agencies are moving toward the SOC as the one standard system. O*NET,
as one of the first systems to align with the SOC, will serve as the model
for other programs that will be implementing a similar transition.
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Learn More
about O*NET! For more detailed information and descriptions of how to
use O*NET and its functions, visit the online
tutorials on the O*NET Academy Site at www.onetacademy.com.
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How Can I Access
O*Net? To access the O*NET database, go to http://online.onetcenter.org/.
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