Occupation Level Metadata

Purpose:Provide O*NET-SOC Occupational Level Metadata associated with the incumbent data collection.
Download: Occupation Level Metadata.xlsx
Structure and Description:
ColumnTypeColumn Content
O*NET-SOC CodeCharacter(10)O*NET-SOC Code (see Occupation Data)
TitleCharacter Varying(150)O*NET-SOC Title (see Occupation Data)
ItemCharacter Varying(150)Occupation level statistics
ResponseCharacter Varying(75)Type of response
NInteger(4)Sample size for occupation
PercentFloat(4,1)Percentage of responses
DateCharacter(7)Date when data was updated

This file contains occupational level metadata variables associated with data collection statistics. Refer to Appendix 3, Key to Occupation Level Metadata for additional descriptions of the data provided in this file.

The file is displayed in seven tab delimited fields with the columns named O*NET-SOC Code, Title, Item, Response, N, Percent, and Date. The seven fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 34,803 rows of data in this file.

File Structure Changes:
Release NumberDescription of Change
5.1Added as a new file
6.0 - 20.3No structure changes
21.0Items added and renamed; see Appendix 3, Key to Occupation Level Metadata
21.1 - 24.1No structure changes

Data Example - Occupation Level Metadata:
O*NET-SOC CodeTitleItemResponseNPercentDate
35-2012.00Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaData Collection ModePaper14388.108/2019
35-2012.00Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaData Collection ModeWeb14311.908/2019
35-2012.00Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaEmployee Completeness Rate  92.908/2019
35-2012.00Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaEmployee Response Rate  59.208/2019
35-2012.00Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaEstablishment Eligibility Rate  93.308/2019
35-2012.00Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaEstablishment Response Rate  72.308/2019
35-2012.00Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaHow Long at Current Job1-5 Years14337.808/2019
35-2012.00Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaHow Long at Current Job10 Years or More14339.208/2019
35-2012.00Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaHow Long at Current Job6-9 Years14316.808/2019
35-2012.00Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaHow Long at Current Job<1 Year1436.308/2019
35-2012.00Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaHow Long at Current JobMissing1430.008/2019
35-2012.00Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaIndustry Division (Major Group Codes (SIC) within Division in parentheses)Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing (01-09)1430.008/2019
35-2012.00Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaIndustry Division (Major Group Codes (SIC) within Division in parentheses)Construction (15-17)1430.008/2019
35-2012.00Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaIndustry Division (Major Group Codes (SIC) within Division in parentheses)Financial, Insurance and Real Estate (60-67)1430.008/2019
35-2012.00Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaIndustry Division (Major Group Codes (SIC) within Division in parentheses)Manufacturing (20-39)1430.008/2019
35-2012.00Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaIndustry Division (Major Group Codes (SIC) within Division in parentheses)Mining (10-14)1430.008/2019