DWA Reference

Purpose:Provide each Detailed Work Activity.
Download: DWA Reference.txt
Structure and Description:
ColumnTypeColumn Content
Element IDCharacter Varying(20)Content Model Outline Position (see Content Model Reference)
IWA IDCharacter Varying(20)Identifies each Intermediate Work Activity (see IWA Reference)
DWA IDCharacter Varying(20)Identifies each Detailed Work Activity
DWA TitleCharacter Varying(150)Detailed Work Activity statement

This file contains each Detailed Work Activity and its corresponding GWA and IWA identifiers. Each DWA is linked to exactly one IWA, which in turn is linked to exactly one Work Activity from the O*NET Content Model. See Content Model Reference and IWA Reference for information about these higher-level elements. Each DWA is linked to multiple task statements; see Tasks to DWAs for these links.

The file is displayed in four tab delimited fields with the columns named Element ID, IWA ID, DWA ID, and DWA Title. The four fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 2,070 rows of data in this file.

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File Structure Changes:
Release NumberDescription of Change
18.1Added as a new file
19.0 - 22.0No structure changes

Data Example - DWA Reference:
Element IDIWA IDDWA IDDWA Title
4.A.1.a.14.A.1.a.1.I014.A.1.a.1.I01.D01Review art or design materials.
4.A.1.a.14.A.1.a.1.I014.A.1.a.1.I01.D02Study details of musical compositions.
4.A.2.b.24.A.2.b.2.I144.A.2.b.2.I14.D06Design control systems for mechanical or other equipment.
4.A.4.b.64.A.4.b.6.I094.A.4.b.6.I09.D03Advise others on health and safety issues.