Dictionary+of+Occupational+Titles

DOT - Dictionary of Occupational Titles
 * Has served as the primary occupational class system since the 1930's
 * Is currently in the 4th edition (last updated in 1991)
 * Dictionary of Occupational Titles
 * Displays over 12,000 jobs via a 9 digit code
 * Jobs are displayed alphabetically, by code, or by industry
 * accessible through www.onetonline.org NOW O*NET

Terms on O*Net: Worker Characteristics Worker Requirements Experience Requirements Occupational requirements Occupation-specific Requirements Occupation characteristics
 * Abilities
 * Occupational Values and Interests
 * Work Styles
 * Basic skills
 * Cross-functional skills
 * Knowledge
 * Education
 * Training
 * Experience
 * Licensing
 * Generalized work activities
 * Organizational context
 * Work conditions
 * Occupational knowledge
 * Occupational skills
 * Tasks
 * Duties
 * Machines, tools, and equipment
 * Labor market information
 * Occupational outlook
 * Wages

//Below is a summary along with an example of how to break down the 9 digit code. This was pulled from []//

//(1) The Occupational Code Number//

//The first item in an occupational definition is the 9-digit occupational code (in the preceding example, 652.382-010).//

//In the DOT occupational classification system, each set of three digits in the 9-digit code number has a specific purpose or meaning. Together, they provide a unique identification code for a particular occupation which differentiates it from all others. The first three digits identify a particular occupational group. All occupations are clustered into one of nine broad ``categories'' (first digit), such as professional, technical and managerial, or clerical and sales occupations. These categories break down into 83 occupationally specific ``divisions'' (the first two digits), such as occupations in architecture and engineering within the professional category, or stenography, typing, and related occupations in the clerical and sales category. Divisions, in turn, are divided into small, homogeneous ``groups'' (the first three digits) - 564 such groups are identified in the DOT.//

//The nine primary occupational categories are listed below:// //0/1 Professional, Technical, and Managerial Occupations// //2 Clerical and Sales Occupations// //3 Service Occupations// //4 Agricultural, Fishery, Forestry, and Related Occupations// //5 Processing Occupations// //6 Machine Trades Occupations// //7 Benchwork Occupations// //8 Structural Work Occupations// //9 Miscellaneous Occupations//

//In the example, the first digit (6) indicates that this particular occupation is found in the category, ``Machine Trades Occupations.'' The second digit refers to a division within the category. The divisions within the `Machine Trades Occupations'' category are as follows:// //60 Metal Machining Occupations// //61 Metalworking Occupations, n.e.c.// //62/63 Mechanics and Machinery Repairers// //64 Paperworking Occupations// //65 Printing Occupations// //66 Wood Machining Occupations// //67 Occupations in Machining Stone, Clay, Glass, and Related Materials// //68 Textile Occupations// //69 Machine Trades Occupations, n.e.c.//

//Some divisions or groups end in the designation ``n.e.c.'' (not elsewhere classified). This indicates that the occupations do not logically fit into precisely defined divisions or groups, or that they could fit into two or more of them equally well. In the example, the second digit (5) locates the occupation in the ``Printing Occupations'' division. The third digit defines the occupational group within the division. The groups within the ``Printing Occupations'' division are as follows:// //650 Typesetters and Composers// //651 Printing Press Occupations// //652 Printing Machine Occupations// //653 Bookbinding-Machine Operators and Related Occupations// //654 Typecasters and Related Occupations// //659 Printing Occupations, n.e.c.//

//In the example, the third digit (2) locates the occupation in the ``Printing Machine Occupations'' group. The middle three digits of the DOT occupational code are the Worker Functions ratings of the tasks performed in the occupation. **Every job requires a worker to function to some degree in relation to data, people, and things**. A separate digit expresses the worker's relationship to each of these three groups://

//DATA (4th Digit) PEOPLE (5th Digit) THINGS (6th Digit)// //0 Synthesizing 0 Mentoring 0 Setting Up// //1 Coordinating 1 Negotiating 1 Precision Working// //2 Analyzing 2 Instructing 2 Operating-Controlling// //3 Compiling 3 Supervising 3 Driving-Operating// //4 Computing 4 Diverting 4 Manipulating// //5 Copying 5 Persuading 5 Tending// //6 Comparing 6 Speaking- 6 Feeding-Offbearing Signalling// //7 Serving 7 Handling// //8 Taking Instructions-Helping//

//As a general rule, **Worker Functions involving more complex responsibility and judgment are assigned lower numbers in these three lists** while functions which are less complicated have higher numbers. For example, ``synthesizing and ``coordinating data are more complex tasks than ``copying data; ``instructing people involves a broader responsibility than ``taking instructions-helping; and ``operating things is a more complicated task than ``handling'' things.//

//The Worker Functions code in the example (382) relates to the middle three digits of the DOT occupational code and has a different meaning and no connection with group code 652 (first three digits).//

//The Worker Functions code (382) may be found in any occupational group. It signifies that the worker is ``compiling (3) in relation to data; ``taking instructions-helping (8) in relation to people; and ``operating-controlling'' (2) in relation to things. The Worker Functions code indicates the broadest level of responsibility or judgment required in relation to data, people, or things. It is assumed that, if the job requires it, the worker can generally perform any higher numbered function listed in each of the three categories.//

//**The last three digits of the occupational code number serve to differentiate a particular occupation from all others. A number of occupations may have the same first six digits, but no two can have the same nine digits.** If a 6-digit code is applicable to only one occupational title, the final three digits assigned are always 010 (as in the example). If there is more than one occupation with the same first six digits, the final three digits are usually assigned in alphabetical order of titles in multiples of four (010, 014, 018, 022, etc.). If another printing machine occupation had the same six digits as CLOTH PRINTER (any industry) 652.382-010, and began with the letter ``D,'' it would be assigned the occupational code 652.382-014. In order to minimize the number of changes made to the existing occupational classification structure, ``new'' occupations added to the DOT since the publication of the Fourth Edition have simply been added sequentially following the previous last entry for each of the 6-digit codes. The full nine digits thus provide each occupation with a unique code suitable for computerized operations.//