The
O*NET is one of the
world's premier career exploration and
occupational research tools.
The
O*NET On-Line and Content Model had six descriptors or domains –
- Worker Characteristics
- Worker Requirements
- Experience Requirements
- Occupation Requirements
- Occupation Specific
- Occupation Characteristics
Worker Characteristics are the acquired knowledge, skills, effective work performance.
- Abilities — Qualities that influence performance
- Occupational Interests — Preferences for work environments
- Work Values —Specific needs that are important to a person's satisfaction
- Work Styles — Personal characteristics that can affect how well someone performs a job.
Worker Requirements
are characteristics descriptors relating to work-related qualities that
are acquired and/or developed through experience and education.
- Basic Skills — Developed abilities that facilitate learning or the gaining of knowledge
- Cross-Functional Skills — Developed skills that increase performance of activities that occur across jobs
- Knowledge — System of principles and facts
- Education — Prior educational experience required to perform in a job
Experience Requirements — requirements that are required to perform to work activities and explicitly linked to certain types of work activities.
Experience and Training — When someone is hired to perform a job, there are the following requirements –
- Basic Skills - Entry Requirement — Entry requirement for skills that are need to increase learning or the gaining of knowledge
- Cross-Functional Skills - Entry Requirement — Entry requirement for developed abilities and skills that impove performance of activities that occur across jobs
- Licensing — Licenses, certificates, or registrations that are awarded to show that a job holder has gained certain skills.
Occupation-Specific Information
- Tasks — Occupation-Specific Tasks
- Tools and Technology — Machines, equipment, tools, software, and information technology workers used to perform work tasks.
Workforce Characteristics
- Labor Market Information — Current labor force characteristics of occupations
- Occupational Outlook — Future labor force characteristics of occupations
Occupational Requirements are factors that describe what various occupations require.
- Generalized Work Activities — General types of job behaviors
- Detailed Work Activities — Detailed types of job behaviors
- Organizational Context — Characteristics of the organization that influence how people do their work
- Work Context — Physical and social factors that influence the nature of work
Source: O*NET OnLine Career Exploration Tools
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(U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration) is
the exclusive owner of all rights under U.S. copyright laws and
international treaty provisions in the O*NET ™ Career Exploration Tools.
Any other copyright notices refer only to Learning for Life Resource
Center's original work in the product.
O*NET and O*NET IN IT and
logos are trademarks of the DOL/ETA (U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration).
Here are
O*NET career exploration tools -
- Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook
- O*NET and Holland Codes Fact Sheets
- Career Interests Inventory
Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook
For Doing In-Depth Research on Job Descriptions, Career Options, and Education Options
The
Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook is:
- Must-read resource for counselors and teachers
- An essential reference book that is a requirement for any career advisement, counseling, or counseling program, library, or resource room
The
Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook is the
best reference guide available that lists information about:
- Career Clusters/ GOE Interest Groups
- Holland Codes
- ONET Codes
- Job descriptions
The Handbook has
more than 6,500 job descriptions — more than in any other career research book:
- All job descriptions from the Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Plus thousands more from the ONet and Dictionary of Occupational Titles
The
Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook combines information from the most authoritative occupational data sources:
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- O*NET database
- Dictionary of Occupational Titles
- Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes
How to use the Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook
The major tools to using the
Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook are:
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Appendix
- Indexes
The Table of Contents lists the following interest clusters or job groupings:
- Management, Business, and Financial Operations Occupations
- Professional and Related Occupations
- Service Occupations
- Sales and Related Occupations
- Office and Administrative Support Occupations
- Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
- Construction, Trades, and Related Workers
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
- Production Occupations
- Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
- Job Opportunities in the Armed Forces
The
Introduction section provides information of the following topics:
- Occupational Outlook Handbook and Job Descriptions
- O*NET and Job Descriptions
- Dictionary of Occupational Titles and Job Descriptions
- 16 GOE Interest Areas
- Holland Personality Types
- OOH Job Descriptions
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook and Job Descriptions, you receive the listing of the following topics:
- Job Title and ONET Job Numbers
- Holland Personality Types
- Significant Points
- Nature of the Work
- Working Conditions
- Employment
- Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement
- Job Outlook
- Earning
- Related Occupations
- Sources of Additional Information
The
Appendix has information about Tomorrow’s Jobs discussing changes in:
- Population
- Labor Force
- Employment
- Industry
- Occupation
- Education
- Total Openings
The Handbook are two (2) Indexes:
- Alphabetized Index of Major Job Titles from Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Alphabetized Index of ONET and DOT Job Titles
O*NET and Holland Codes Fact Sheets
The
benefits of the O*NET and Holland Codes FACT Sheets are -
- Low cost
- Easy to read format
- Comprehensive and detailed lists
- Latest career information
- Links between Holland Codes and O*NET Codes
- Summary of information from reliable source - Occupational Information Network
- FREE ASSESSMENT with each Fact Sheet
Using the ONET, the Occupational Information Network, Hollandcodees.com is preparing FACT SHEETS that will highlight the relationship between careers, O*NET Codes, Holland Codes, and the following factors –
- Tasks
- Knowledge
- Skills
- Abilities
- Work Activities
- Work Context
- Job Zone
- Interests
- Work Values
O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets
O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets lists the -
- O*NET-SOC Code
- O*NET-SOC Job Title
- Holland Codes
- Description
Educational Levels Required for Different Occupations O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets
O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets - Educational Levels Required for Different Occupations lists the required levels of education from the selected sample. The largest number of people had one of the following levels of education
- Less than a High School Diploma
- High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
- Post-Secondary Certificate
- Some College Courses
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
- Bachelor's Degree
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
- Master's Degree
- Post-Master's Certificate
- First Professional Degree
- Doctoral Degree
- Post-Doctoral Training
Ability Areas for Different Occupations O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets
O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets - Ability Areas for Different Occupations lists the following Ability Areas -
- Cognitive Abilities — Abilities that influence the acquisition and application of knowledge in problem solvingnformation Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Mathematical Reasoning — The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
- Memorization — The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
- Number Facility — The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Physical Abilities — Abilities that influence strength, endurance, flexibility, balance and coordination.
- Psychomotor Abilities — Abilities that influence the capacity to manipulate and control objects
- Sensory Abilities — Abilities that influence visual, auditory and speech perception
Job Zones O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets
O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets - Job Zones lists the following Job Zones -
- Job Zone One: Little or No Preparation Needed
- Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
For each Job Level, there is information about -
- Experience
- Education
- Job Training
- Examples of job skills
- Examples of occupations
Knowledge Areas, O*NET Codes, and Holland Codes FACT Sheets
O*NET Codes and Holland Codes FACT Sheets - Knowledge Areas lists the following Knowledge Areas -
- Knowledge
- Administration and Management
- Biology
- Building and Construction
- Chemistry
- Clerical
- Communications and Media
- Computers and Electronics
- Customer and Personal Service
- Design
- Economics and Accounting
- Education and Training
- Engineering and Technology
- English Language
- Fine Arts
- Food Production
- Foreign Language
- Geography
- History and Archeology
- Law and Government
- Mathematics
- Mechanical
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Philosophy and Theology
- Physics
- Production and Processing
- Psychology
- Public Safety and Security
- Sales and Marketing
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Therapy and Counseling
- Transportation
Source: O*NET ™ Career Exploration Tools
DOL/ETA (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration) is the exclusive owner of all rights under U.S. copyright laws and international treaty provisions in the O*NET ™ Career Exploration Tools. Any other copyright notices refer only to Learning for Life Resource Center's original work in the product.
O*NET and O*NET IN IT and logos are trademarks of the DOL/ETA (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration).
Career Interests Inventory
The
Career Interests Inventory,
a printed, career self assessment test, measures Holland Codes,
personalities, and careers. Here is some information about the
inventory. The
Career Interests Inventory measures six
Holland Occupational Codes -
- Realistic
- Investigative
- Artistic
- Social
- Enterprising and
- Conventional
The
Inventory is a version of
Dept. of Labor's O*NET Interest Profile.
O*NET Career Interests Inventory is a 6-panel foldout inventory with
180 statements. The inventory takes about 30 minutes to complete. The
responses are added; the results are matched to the Holland (RIASEC)
Career Model and hundreds of related occupations. The occupations are
divided into categories based upon education, preparation, or training
requirements.
Read about
O*NET Codes and Holland Codes products ....
The CAREER CRUISER is a career kid site/ guidebook for middle school students. The CAREER CRUISER has self — assessment activities to match personal interests to careers. The CAREER CRUISER has information on HOLLAND CODES. Careers are grouped into 16 career clusters. The CAREER CRUISER has information on occupational descriptions, average earnings, and minimum educational level required for the job. 
The Core Career Connections is a career kid collection of instructional activities, K — 6 and 7 — 8,
designed by teachers, counselors, and parents. Each grade level has
instructional activities that align directly with state department of
education requirements. This instructional resource provides a framework
for teachers, counselors, and parents to integrate career awareness
with the elementary and middle level grade students. 
Career Shipis a free online career teen exploration tool for middle and high school students. 
Destination 2020
helps youth discover how everyday tasks can help them build skills they
will need to face the many challenges of the workforce. 
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About Veterinarians is a website that has career kid facts about –
Engineering – The Stealth Profession has a lot of career kid information about engineers –
Do You Want to Become a Volcanologist? provides career kid descriptions of the –
