O*NET: Keeping Pace With Today’s Changing Workplace
Part II: O*NET Advancements
Spring 2004
O*NET Updates for 2001-2003
 Section Overview
– O*NET Resource Websites
– O*NET Trainings
– System Adoption
– System Expansion … including the New:
• O*NET Code Connector
• O*Net OnLine Viewer
– O*NET Versions 4.0 & 5.0/5.1
– O*NET Assessment Tools
O*NET Support for Workforce
Investment
 O*NET Center (Access to Virtually ALL O*NET Resources)
– www.onetcenter.org
 O*NET Knowledge Site (Learning & Sharing w/ Peers)
– www.onetknowledgesite.com
 O*NET Academy (O*NET Training Resources)
– www.onetacademy.com
Past O*NET Trainings Supporting Workforce Investment
 How to Use O*NET OnLine
– “Discover O*NET”
 How to Integrate O*NET into Systems
– “O*NET Quick Start”
 How O*NET Can Help in Assessments
– “O*NET Career Exploration Tools”
 Understanding O*NET for WIA Strategies
– “The Value of O*NET”
Current O*NET On-Line
Support
O*NET
+ Headlines
+ E-newsblasts
+ Document
Library
+ User Spotlights
+ Endorsements
+ Community
Areas
www.onetknowledgesite.com
Current O*NET On-Line
Support
6 Different Communities w/
+ O*NET Features
+ O*Net Benefits
+ O*Net Tools
… including O*NET
www.onetknowledgesite.com
Current O*NET On-Line
Support
Events
Calendar
+ Classroom
Training
(when
available)
+ Live Webcasts
(Webinars)
www.onetknowledgesite.com
Current O*NET On-Line
Trainings
O*NET Trainings
+ Guided Tour
+ On-line Courses
+ “How Do I” Tutorials
+ Live Training Sessions
(Webinars)
www.onetacademy.com
O*NET Webinars
O*NET
Webinars
are 1-Hour
O*NET
Trainings
Provided
Over the
Web
Live &
Recorded
Sessions
Available
O*NET “How do I” Tutorials
O*NET
“How do I”
Tutorials
show step-bystep how to
use O*NET
for:
+ Resumes
+ Finding KSAs
+ Job Descriptions
+ Gather Wages
O*NET Adoption & Expansion
 Private Sector Support & Adoption
– Monster.com
– Manpower, Inc.
– Career Information Delivery Systems (Choices)
 O*NET Expansion
– O*NET 4.0 Database in Spanish
– New O*NET OnLine Website Design
O*NET Expansion
O*NET 4.0 Spanish Database
Part of the O*NET Spanish Translation Initiative:
– www.onetcenter.org/db_spanish.html
– Could lead to Congressional Funding for a Spanish
Version of O*NET OnLine &/or the O*NET Code
Connector
New O*NET Products 2002-2004
The New O*NET Code Connector
(www.OnetCodeConnector.org)
– New Simple-to-Use O*NET Web-tool for
Workforce Development
– Developed by Minnesota Under an ETA Grant
to Assist Workforce Professionals Code
Occupations For Job Banks & Programs
O*NET Code Connector

www.OnetCodeConnector.org
– Provides Appropriate O*NET codes & Titles to
Users
– Can be Used by One-Stop Center Staff,
UI
Staff, and Basically Anyone
– Directly Supports Employers who Post Jobs on
AMERICA's JOB BANK (www.ajb.org), allowing
them to select the appropriate O*NET code
O*NET Code Connector

www.OnetCodeConnector.org
– Find Matching O*NET Codes & Titles by:
• Keyword, Phase, or Title (Incl. DOT & Lay Titles)
• O*Net Occupation Family Listing
O*NET Code Connector
Keyword,
Phrase, or Title
O*NET
Family Menu
New to Code
Connector?
Key Links
O*NET Code Connector

www.OnetCodeConnector.org
– Provides:
• Ranked List of O*NET Code Matches
• How the Selected Keyword/Phase/Title
Matches in the O*NET System*
• 1-Page Occupational Mini-Summary**
O*NET Code Connector
Ranked Results
for “Program
Manger”
O*NET Code Connector
 www.OnetCodeConnector.org
*Identifies O*NET System Matches in Several Ways
(if applicable):
• O*NET-SOC Title
• Lay Titles
• O*NET-SOC Description
• Job Tasks
• Work Content
O*NET Code Connector
How
“Program
Manager”
Matches in the
O*NET
System
O*NET Code Connector
In this case, we
will select
“Computer and
Information
Systems
Mangers” (113021.00) from
the O*NET
system
O*NET Code Connector
 www.OnetCodeConnector.org
**1-Page Occupational Mini-summary:
• O*NET-SOC Occupational Description
• Related DOT Titles
• Related O*NET Occupations
• Job Task Listing
• Work Content Listing
O*NET Code Connector
**1-Page
Occupational
Mini-Summary:
O*NET-SOC
Occupational
Description
Job Task Listings
Related DOT Titles
Relation within
O*NET Job
Families
O*NET Code Connector
1-Page Occupational
Mini-Summary (continued):
Work Content
Statements
Related Occupations
in the O*NET System
O*NET Expansion: New O*NET
OnLine
 O*NET OnLine (http://online.onetcenter.org)
– Radically Streamlined Homepage & Screens
– Simplified Searches (w/ new relevancy aid)
– Enhanced Contextual Help Function
– New Crosswalks Added:
• Military Occupational Codes (MOC)
• Registered Apprentice Information System (RAIS)
– Simplified Reports (w/ 3 Report Options incl. “Custom”)
– Direct Links to America’s Career InfoNet
O*NET OnLine:
Finding Occupations
This
Simplified
Search Page
contains 3
ways to find
occupations:
Keyword
O*NET Code
O*NET
Family
O*NET OnLine: Search Aid
The
Relevancy
Ranking is a
New Aid to
Help One
Find O*NET
Occupations
Easier
O*NET OnLine: Report Options
O*NET
OnLine Gives
More Control
to the Users
through it’s
Streamlined
Reporting
Options :
+ Summary
+ Details
+ Custom
O*NET OnLine: Custom
Reports
Custom
Reports
Give Users
a Wide
Range of
Flexibility
& New
Display
Options
O*NET OnLine: Custom Report
Top of Sample Custom Report
Selected
Report Items
Report Sections
Can Now be
Saved as an
Excel File (.csv)*
*comma separated values
New Optional
Rating Scales
& Graphs
New Link to America’s Career InfoNet
Besides the Link
to the America’s
Career InfoNet
Homepage,
O*NET OnLine
Now Provides
the Option to
Link Directly to
the Statespecific
Occupational
Profiles in
Career InfoNet!
New Link to America’s Career InfoNet
An Actual Statespecific Occupational
Profile in America’s
Career InfoNet
(w/ Wages & Occupational Trends)
Linked Directly from
the O*Net OnLine
Custom Report!
O*NET OnLine: Crosswalks
The
Simplified
Crosswalk
Page Now
Contains 4
Crosswalks!
+ DOT
+ MOC
+ RAIS
+ SOC
O*NET Updates for 2003
 O*NET 4.0 Database Debuted in early 2003!
– Database was also Available to States & Vendors
 O*NET 5.1 Database Debuted November 2003!
– Database Made Available to States/Vendors in April
– Already Incorporated into O*NET OnLine!
– 1st Wave of Employer Supplied Update Data
• 54 Occupations Completely Updated
• New & Updated Job Task Lists for 524 Occupations
– No Changes to O*NET’s Coding Structure
O*NET Career Assessment Tools
 O*NET Interest Profiler
 O*NET Work Importance Locator/Profiler
 O*NET Ability Profiler
– A Set of Self-directed Career Exploration/ Assessment
Tools to Help Workers Consider & Plan Career Options,
Preparation, & Transitions More Effectively
– Also Designed for Use by Students who are Exploring the
School-to-Work Transition
– Based on a “Whole-person” Concept
O*NET Career Assessment Tools
 These Instruments Will help Individuals Identify:
– Work-related Interests
– What They consider Important on the Job
– Abilities
in Order to Explore Occupations in that Relate Most
Closely to those Attributes
 The Results Allow Users to Link to over 900 O*NET
Occupations, as well as other Occupational
Information in
www.CareerOneStop.org
O*NET Career Assessment Tools
 Allows Individuals to Transition from Assessing
Their
– Interests
– Work Values
– Abilities
to Matching Their Job Skills with the
Requirements of Occupations in Their Local
Labor Market
Additional Assessment Tools Guidance
 Go to: www.onetcenter.org/guides.html
– Info About Making Better Career Decisions
• Info About the Types of Assessment Tools
• Tips for Performing Well on Tests
• Hot Links to Relevant Websites
– Assessment Guides
• Choosing Assessment Tools
• What is a Good Test?
• Legal Requirements
How Do I Get The O*NET Tools?
 Go To: www.onetcenter.org/tools.html
– Pencil-and-Paper
• Order Printed Materials through GPO
• Instrument -- downloadable print shop files
• Support materials -- downloadable PDF files
– Computerized
• Instrument -- downloadable executable files
• Support materials -- downloadable PDF files
• Source Code – request from the National Center for
O*NET Development
Thank You!