This file contains alternate, or "lay", occupational titles for the O*NET-SOC classification system. The file was developed to improve keyword searches in several Department of Labor internet applications (i.e., Career InfoNet, O*NET OnLine, and O*NET Code Connector). The file contains occupational titles from existing occupational classification systems, as well as from other diverse sources. When a title contains acronyms, abbreviations, or jargon, the “Short Title” column contains the brief version of the full title. The “Source(s)” column contains a comma delimited list of codes which indicate the source of the title information; the codes are identified below:
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Associations [i.e., National Retail Federation, Environmental Career Centers (ECC), etc.]
02
Incumbent Data – O*NET Data Collection
03
Occupational Code Assignment (OCA)
04
SOC (i.e., SOC Index, SOC Volume 2, etc.)
05
State Agencies
06
US Bureau of Census (e.g., Census Index)
07
USDOL – BLS (e.g., IT to SOC)
08
USDOL – ETA (i.e., OPDER, OATELS, ACINET/Fu Associates, DOT, O*NET Center, etc.)
09
USDOL – User input, web applications (Code Connector, OnLine, and ACINET)
10
Employer Job Postings
The file is displayed in five tab delimited fields with the columns named O*NET-SOC Code, Title, Alternate Title, Short Title, and Source(s). The five fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 55,120 rows of data in this file.