Task Statements

Purpose:

Provide a mapping of O*NET-SOC codes (occupations) to tasks associated with the occupation.

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Structure and Description:

Column	Type	Column Content
O*NET-SOC Code	Character(10)	ONET-SOC Code (see Occupation Data)*
Title	Character Varying(150)	ONET-SOC Title (see Occupation Data)*
Task ID	Integer(8)	Identifies each task
Task	Character Varying(1000)	Task statement associated with an occupation
Task Type	Character Varying(12)	“Core” or “Supplemental”
Incumbents Responding	Integer(4)	Number of incumbents providing task information
Date	Character(7)	Date when data was updated
Domain Source	Character Varying(30)	Source of the data

This file contains the tasks associated with each O*NET-SOC occupation.

The “Task Type” column identifies two categories of tasks:

Core — tasks that are critical to the occupation. The criteria for these tasks are (a) relevance ≥ 67% and (b) a mean importance rating of ≥ 3.0.
Supplemental — tasks that are less relevant and/or important to the occupation. Two sets of tasks are included in this category: (a) tasks rated ≥ 67% on relevance but < 3.0 on importance, and (b) tasks rated < 67% on relevance, regardless of mean importance.

The file is displayed in 8 tab delimited fields with the columns named O*NET-SOC Code, Title, Task ID, Task, Task Type, Incumbents Responding, Date, and Domain Source. The 8 fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 18,796 rows of data in this file.

For more information, see:

Summary of Procedures for O*NET Task Updating and New Task Generation

File Structure Changes:

Release Number	Description of Change
13.0	Added as a new file
14.0 - 29.0	No structure changes

Data Example - Task Statements:

O*NET-SOC Code	Title	Task ID	Task	Task Type	Incumbents Responding	Date	Domain Source
17-2112.01	Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	16393	Collect data through direct observation of work activities or witnessing the conduct of tests.	Core	20	08/2024	Occupational Expert
17-2112.01	Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	16378	Conduct interviews or surveys of users or customers to collect information on topics, such as requirements, needs, fatigue, ergonomics, or interfaces.	Core	20	08/2024	Occupational Expert
17-2112.01	Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	16396	Advocate for end users in collaboration with other professionals, including engineers, designers, managers, or customers.	Core	20	08/2024	Occupational Expert
17-2112.01	Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	16387	Inspect work sites to identify physical hazards.	Core	20	08/2024	Occupational Expert
17-2112.01	Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	16381	Prepare reports or presentations summarizing results or conclusions of human factors engineering or ergonomics activities, such as testing, investigation, or validation.	Core	20	08/2024	Occupational Expert
17-2112.01	Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	16379	Recommend workplace changes to improve health and safety, using knowledge of potentially harmful factors, such as heavy loads or repetitive motions.	Core	20	08/2024	Occupational Expert
17-2112.01	Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	16383	Perform functional, task, or anthropometric analysis, using tools, such as checklists, surveys, videotaping, or force measurement.	Core	20	08/2024	Occupational Expert