The world runs on data.
It informs, empowers, and drives progress.
Having quick access to reliable data
truly makes the difference between success or failure in most areas of life.
So, when it comes to your career or business, don't
you think you owe it to yourself
to have the best data possible to make sound professional decisions?
We think so!
Welcome to O*NET! The Occupational Information Network.
We're the nation's number one source
for skills, competencies, and occupational requirements.
Sponsored by the United States Department
of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
through a grant to the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
It's no secret the work landscape changes at lightning speed.
You need to stay on top of the trends and critical information.
You need data!
O*NET provides instant access to detailed descriptions
on more than 900 occupations that drive the U.S. economy.
Our visitors include counselors, human resource professionals,
researchers, developers, and students, to name a few.
Our cutting edge platform has all the career exploration tools
you will need to make an informed decision or to build winning programs
and applications, regardless of what point you are at in the process.
So, how is this possible?
Data collection! Maintaining accurate, up-to-date
comprehensive data on the occupations and careers of the U.S.
economy is not an easy task.
We need your help!
The O*NET Program gathers and analyzes data from a wide variety of sources,
including occupational experts, workers, business establishments,
job analytic databases, and professional associations.
Safeguarding and maintaining the confidentiality
and privacy of the information you provide is a top priority.
Individual and business level identifiers are removed.
Data is always published at an aggregated
level. If approached by our data collection team,
your contribution will help ensure that the data available to you
and a wide variety of user audiences is accurate, unbiased, and complete.
As you can see, right at your fingertips,
you can find products and tools, web sites,
research, initiatives, web services and APIs,
data collection participation opportunities, and an Interest Profiler:
an assessment that will walk you through the process,
so you can organize your career hunt, and receive all the information
you need, right down to work activities essential to the job you're seeking.
Our database offers workers key information that will lead to success
during job search and career transition training and upskilling,
while employers can do in-depth job analysis or leverage a variety of tools
to help identify, recruit, and prepare highly skilled professionals
needed to stay competitive in today's environment.
Best of all, O*NET is FREE!
Save time, money, and find the most current career and occupational data.
You can also sign up to get O*NET Program updates delivered direct to your inbox.
Discover O*NET OnLine today!
Log on and build your future!
Produced by the National Center for O*NET Development.