Work Context - O*NET 24.2 Data Dictionary at O*NET Resource Center
Work Context
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Purpose:
Provide a mapping of O*NET-SOC codes (occupations) to Work Context ratings.
Download:
Work Context.xlsx
Structure and Description:
Column
Type
Column Content
O*NET-SOC Code
Character(10)
O*NET-SOC Code
(see
Occupation Data
Title
Character Varying(150)
O*NET-SOC Title
(see
Occupation Data
Element ID
Character Varying(20)
Content Model Outline Position
(see
Content Model Reference
Element Name
Character Varying(150)
Content Model Element Name
(see
Content Model Reference
Scale ID
Character Varying(3)
Scale ID
(see
Scales Reference
Scale Name
Character Varying(50)
Scale Name
(see
Scales Reference
Category
Integer(3)
Percent frequency category
(see
Work Context Categories
Data Value
Float(5,2)
Rating associated with the O*NET-SOC occupation
Integer(4)
Sample size
Standard Error
Float(5,2)
Standard Error
Lower CI Bound
Float(5,2)
Lower 95% confidence interval bound
Upper CI Bound
Float(5,2)
Upper 95% confidence interval bound
Recommend Suppress
Character(1)
Low precision indicator (Y=yes, N=no)
Not Relevant
Character(1)
Not relevant for the occupation (Y=yes, N=no)
Date
Character(7)
Date when data was updated
Domain Source
Character Varying(30)
Source of the data
This file contains the Content Model Work Context data associated with each O*NET-SOC occupation. It is displayed in 16 tab delimited fields and identified using the column names provided above. Item rating level metadata is provided in columns named N, Standard Error, Lower CI Bound, Upper CI Bound, Recommend Suppress, Not Relevant, Date, and Domain Source. Refer to
Appendix 2,
Item Rating Level Statistics - Incumbent
for additional information on these items. The 16 fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 326,884 rows of data in this file.
The column named Data Value provides both the mean rating (indicated by the value CX in the Scale ID column) and the percent of respondents endorsing each category (indicated by CXP in the Scale ID column).
File Structure Changes:
Release Number
Description of Change
5.0
Date and Source columns added
5.1
Columns added for N, Standard Error, Lower CI Bound, Upper CI Bound, Recommend Suppress, and Not Relevant
6.0 - 24.2
No structure changes
Data Example - Work Context:
O*NET-SOC Code
Title
Element ID
Element Name
Scale ID
Scale Name
Category
Data Value
Standard Error
Lower CI Bound
Upper CI Bound
Recommend Suppress
Not Relevant
Date
Domain Source
25-4011.00
Archivists
4.C.3.d.8
Duration of Typical Work Week
CT
Context
2.07
30
08/2019
Occupational Expert
25-4011.00
Archivists
4.C.3.d.8
Duration of Typical Work Week
CTP
Context (Categories 1-3)
10.00
30
08/2019
Occupational Expert
25-4011.00
Archivists
4.C.3.d.8
Duration of Typical Work Week
CTP
Context (Categories 1-3)
73.33
30
08/2019
Occupational Expert
25-4011.00
Archivists
4.C.3.d.8
Duration of Typical Work Week
CTP
Context (Categories 1-3)
16.67
30
08/2019
Occupational Expert
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