Appendix C - O*NET Web Site Statistics and Data and Products in Use

Appendix C: O*NET Web Site Statistics and Data
and Products in Use
C.1 Web Site Statistics
Internet Linkages

According to an exploratory search conducted in June 2020,
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more than 11,000 sites link to O*NET OnLine,

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more than 400 sites link to the O*NET Code Connector,

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more than 4,000 sites link to the O*NET Resource Center,

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more than 7,000 sites link to My Next Move,

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more than 600 sites link to My Next Move for Veterans, and

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more than 300 sites link to Mi Próximo Paso.

Many different types of organizations and professionals are linked to the O*NET Web
sites, including
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libraries and career centers based in higher education;

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higher education institutions’ schools of business, labor and industrial relations,
psychology, education, and counseling;

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federal, state, and local government agencies;

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public libraries (especially those offering career and job search assistance programs);

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career counselors, coaches, and recruiters (mostly private-sector vendors);

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providers of career exploration or job search assistance (both private and public
sectors);

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public school systems, educational associations, and secondary schools (often
recommending the O*NET database as a resource for faculty, parents, and high
school juniors and seniors);

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human resources management organizations;

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law firms specializing in immigration law;

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vocational rehabilitation or occupational medicine and health centers; and

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international sites in Turkey, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand,
the Netherlands, Japan, Bangladesh, and elsewhere.

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User Certifications

When individuals or organizations download the O*NET Database or intend to use all,
some, or even part of one of the O*NET Career Exploration Tools to develop value-added
products, they are asked to voluntarily register their use by completing a certification form. As of
June 2020, the certification database holds over 4,800 O*NET Database developer certifications,
and over 107,000 Career Exploration Tools user registrations. Because registration is voluntary,
this number likely reflects only a portion of those actually using O*NET products for their own
applications. An overview of those user groups that have submitted certification forms for their
use of O*NET products appears as Appendix Exhibit C-1.
Appendix Exhibit C-1.

Main Organization Types Submitting O*NET Certifications

Organization Type
Education services

Percentage of Registrations
32

Government/public administration

8

Vocational rehabilitation services

5

Health care

5

Employment services

5

Individual and family services

4

Military

3

Computer systems design; programming services

2

Employment placement agencies

1

Research and development, social services, and the humanities

1

Human resources and executive search consulting

1

Legal services

1

Other

32

Total

100

O*NET Product Downloads

From January 2002 through May 2020, downloads of O*NET products totaled 2,563,369
(Appendix Exhibit C-2). The use of O*NET products and tools continues to increase. The
O*NET Program, through continuous improvement efforts based on user needs and advancing
technology, works to efficiently develop products that meet customer demands in both the public
and private sectors.

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Appendix Exhibit C-2.

O*NET Product Downloads

Product

Number of Downloads

Database

928,571

Career Exploration Tools
Ability Profiler
Interest Profiler
Work Importance Locator
Computerized Interest Profiler, Work Importance Profiler software
Total Career Exploration Tools

323,914
503,754
281,561
266,412
1,375,641

Other (e.g., Toolkit for Business)

259,157

Total O*NET Products

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2,563,369

Examples of O*NET Data and Products in Use

Federal and State Government Agencies

Federal and state agencies use O*NET products to achieve their goals of service to
employers and the public. Business development specialists, human resources personnel, and
others rely on O*NET descriptor data, career exploration tools, and Web sites to build
connections required for a strong workforce. Appendix Exhibit C-3 lists examples of O*NET
product use by federal and state agencies.
Appendix Exhibit C-3.
Organization

Federal and State Government Users
Description and URL

Social Security Administration

A new Occupational Information System will aid in disability determination.
The system will incorporate O*NET tasks and other data in its vocational
information tool. See
https://www.ssa.gov/disabilityresearch/occupational_info_systems.html.

U.S. Census Bureau

The Opportunities Project includes O*NET Web Services to help link data on
worker and job characteristics and requirements to jobs in local communities.
See https://opportunity.census.gov/.

U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration

CareerOneStop, an online resource for a wide variety of career exploration
and preparation, job placement, and disaster recovery needs, uses the O*NET
occupational taxonomy, data, and career assessment tools to match
individuals to jobs. See https://www.careeronestop.org/.

California Career Resource
Network

The network embeds O*NET Career Exploration Tools in its Career Zone
exploration and decision tool. See https://www.cacareerzone.org/.

Michigan Department of Labor
and Economic Opportunity

The department links to O*NET’s My Next Move site in its Michigan Education
& Career Pathfinder. See https://pathfinder.mitalent.org/#/home.

U.S. Department of Labor,
Veterans’ Employment and
Training Service

The Transition Assistance Program curriculum includes the O*NET program’s
crosswalk between the military occupation code system and the O*NET-SOC
taxonomy to aid in the transition to civilian employment. See
https://www.dodtap.mil/core_curriculum.html.

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Public Workforce Investment Systems and Workforce Investment Boards

State workforce investment systems have always been among the primary users of
O*NET products. Serving employers and the public through state-sponsored online career
information systems and American Job Centers, O*NET products are responding to the demand
for information about high-growth demand industry sectors and occupations, and they are
helping to build the connections needed for a strong workforce. Appendix Exhibit C-4 lists
examples of workforce investment systems using O*NET products.
Appendix Exhibit C-4.

Public Workforce Investment Systems and Workforce
Investment Boards

Organization

Description and URL

Texas Workforce
Commission

The commission has integrated O*NET Career Exploration Tools and Job Zones in its
Vocational Rehabilitation Standards for Providers. See
https://www.twc.texas.gov/partners/vocational-rehabilitation-standards-providersmanual.

Indiana Workforce
Development

This agency uses the O*NET database to determine the skills, knowledge areas, and
abilities common to a variety of occupations to facilitate worker mobility from declining
industries to those in higher demand for workers. See https://www.in.gov/dwd/.

Pennsylvania Center for
Workforce Information &
Analysis

The agency has used O*NET Detailed Work Activities and Technology Skills to
identify the top skill areas of projected need through the year 2026. See
https://www.workstats.dli.pa.gov/Products/Top-50-Job-Skills/Pages/default.aspx.

Kentucky Center for
Statistics

KYStats has integrated O*NET Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities data in projects such
as Kentucky Future Skills Report and Career Explorer to build and maintain a skilled
workforce in the Commonwealth. See https://kystats.ky.gov/Latest/KFSR.

Educational and Research Institutions

With the help of O*NET data and products, colleges are developing occupational
exploration tools, and research organizations are conducting an array of research projects.
Examples are presented in Appendix Exhibit C-5.
U.S. Armed Forces

The U.S. military has recognized the value of O*NET data and career tools in its various
transition programs, recruiting activities, and human systems development projects. Presented in
Appendix Exhibit C-6 are a few examples O*NET products used in the armed forces.

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Appendix Exhibit C-5.

Educational and Research Institutions

Organization

Description and URL

National Science
Foundation

NSF has used O*NET data on 13 technical and scientific knowledge descriptors to identify
skilled technical occupations. See
https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/publications/2019/nsb201923.pdf.

Virginia Community
College System

The Virginia Education Wizard incorporates the O*NET Interest Profiler Short Form, Work
Importance Locator, and O*NET OnLine Skills Search. See
https://www.vawizard.org/wizard/home.

Towson University

The TU Career Center connects students with the O*NET Interest Profiler and My Next
Move to aid in selection of undergraduate majors. See
https://www.towson.edu/careercenter/students/advice/assessment.html.

Gallup

A study using O*NET skills and work activities data identified the skill areas most likely
required to perform work in the 20 occupations with highest projected growth in the United
States. See https://www.bls.gov/bls/congressional-reports/assessing-the-impact-of-newtechnologies-on-the-labor-market.htm.

University of
Michigan

The Michigan Retirement and Disability Research Center has used the O*NET
occupational taxonomy to study the relationship between job characteristics and older
workers’ willingness to stay on the job. See
https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v80n1/v80n1p19.html.

Appendix Exhibit C-6.
Organization

U.S. Armed Forces
Description and URL

U.S. Coast Guard

The Coast Guard’s Transition Assistance Program lists O*NET OnLine as a job exploration
and search resource. See https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/AssistantCommandant-for-Human-Resources-CG-1/Health-Safety-and-Work-Life-CG-11/Office-ofWork-Life-CG-111/Transition-Assistance-Program/TAP-Resources/.

U.S. Department of
Defense

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Career Exploration Program
uses O*NET data to broaden occupational choices for nearly 600,000 ASVAB participants
annually at more than 17,000 American high schools. See https://www.asvabprogram.com.

U.S. Department of
Veteran Affairs

The Veterans Benefits Administration uses the O*NET Database to confirm course outlines
for on-the-job programs. See https://www.va.gov/FOM-5-Final-July-2019.pdf.

Air Force Personnel
Center

O*NET is used in a program that identifies those most likely to succeed as operators of
remotely piloted aircraft or sensors. O*NET’s Content Model is part of the framework for
selection batteries for these two positions. See
http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a554209.pdf.

Private Companies and Commercial Products

Private companies are using O*NET information both for in-house human resources
functions, such as job description writing and employee development, and for commercial
product development. The number of products with “O*NET in-it” continues to grow. Specific
examples are presented in Appendix Exhibit C-7.

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Private Companies and Commercial Products

Organization

Description and URL

Google

The search engine’s Dataset Search incorporates the O*NET database as a search
result on prominent occupation-related keywords and phrases, such as “job-related
skills,” “work activities,” and “job training.” See
https://toolbox.google.com/datasetsearch.

Trustmark Companies

Trustmark uses O*NET OnLine to collect information on job titles, tasks, and skills and
to access salary data. This information is used to compare occupational requirements
across jobs and industries, as well as to help develop compensation benchmarks. See
http://www.trustmarkcompanies.com/.

Fors Marsh Group, LLC

FMG used O*NET data as the foundation of a career mapping program for the
Department of Veterans Affairs (Mycareer@VA). By using O*NET job analytic data,
this new system—used throughout the VA—was developed in a timely fashion and
presents valid information to its users. See http://www.forsmarshgroup.com/.

Assessment Associates
International

AAI used O*NET data to develop the Work Behavior Inventory (WBI), an assessment
measuring employee work styles. The WBI assesses Work Styles as defined in the
O*NET system and provides users with information that can be used to guide their
leadership development, identify strengths that can lead to career advancement,
identify training needs, and help guide career choice and transition decisions. See
http://aai-assessment.com/.

International Users

O*NET data and career tools have quickly gained prominence in government and private
industry products around the globe. Appendix Exhibit C-8 lists examples.
Appendix Exhibit C-8.
Organization

International Users
Description and URL

Pearson

Pearson and the nonprofit organization ProLiteracy Worldwide have developed
Workforce Atlas, a free online career pathways platform that uses O*NET interests and
skills in its bank of assessments. See https://www.workforceatlas.org/.

McKinsey & Company

The McKinsey Global Institute has used the O*NET occupational taxonomy in its
investigation of the relation between job growth and skill level. See
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/the-future-of-work-ineurope.

edcast

Skills Cloud, an artificial intelligence-driven, open library, incorporates O*NET Skills
descriptors and data. Inclusion of O*NET hard and soft skills in this cloud-based
application makes these data accessible to human resources systems used by G2000
companies. See https://www.edcast.com/corp/blog/edcast-launches-ai-powered-openskills-platform-to-drive-reskilling-in-the-future-of-work/.

University of Oxford

In a study of the susceptibility of jobs to computerization, the Oxford Martin School
used the O*NET Content Model and taxonomy to map occupations and their
associated job and worker characteristics to wage and employment data. For these
researchers, “an important feature of O*NET is that it defines the key features of an
occupation as a standardised and measurable set of variables, but also provides openended descriptions of specific tasks to each occupation. This allows us to... objectively
rank occupations according to the mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities they require.”
See
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/downloads/academic/The_Future_of_Employment.p
df (Frey & Osborne, 2013).

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