Occupation Level Metadata

Purpose:Provide O*NET-SOC Occupational Level Metadata associated with the incumbent data collection.
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)

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 31,776 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 - 29.1No structure changes

Data Example - Occupation Level Metadata:
O*NET-SOC CodeTitleItemResponseNPercentDate
19-1022.00MicrobiologistsData Collection ModePaper220.008/2024
19-1022.00MicrobiologistsData Collection ModeWeb22100.008/2024
19-1022.00MicrobiologistsHow Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation1-2 Years220.008/2024
19-1022.00MicrobiologistsHow Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation10+ Years2272.708/2024
19-1022.00MicrobiologistsHow Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation3-4 Years229.108/2024
19-1022.00MicrobiologistsHow Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation5-9 Years2218.208/2024
19-1022.00MicrobiologistsHow Much Experience Performing Work in this Occupation<1 Year220.008/2024
19-1022.00MicrobiologistsHow Much Experience Performing Work in this OccupationMissing220.008/2024
19-1022.00MicrobiologistsHow Much Experience Performing Work in this OccupationNever performed work in the occupation220.008/2024
19-1022.00MicrobiologistsOE Completeness Rate  91.708/2024
19-1022.00MicrobiologistsOE Response Rate  60.008/2024
19-1022.00MicrobiologistsTotal Completed Questionnaires 22 08/2024
19-1023.00Zoologists and Wildlife BiologistsData Collection ModePaper6111.508/2023
19-1023.00Zoologists and Wildlife BiologistsData Collection ModeWeb6188.508/2023
19-1023.00Zoologists and Wildlife BiologistsEmployee Completeness Rate  92.408/2023
19-1023.00Zoologists and Wildlife BiologistsEmployee Response Rate  55.908/2023