O*NET 9.0 Database
December 2005 Release
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The current release of the O*NET database is available online at:

http://www.onetcenter.org/database.html

For information on future releases of the O*NET database, visit
the O*NET Development Database page at:

http://www.onetcenter.org/dev_db.html


New in 9.0
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As of the 9.0 release, the O*NET database features a more readable and
consistent naming scheme for the included files. In the majority of
cases, the file structure has not changed, only the name. A comparison
of 8.0 to 9.0 file names is listed below:

  8.0 Name                               9.0 Name
  --------                               --------
  Ability.txt                            Abilities.txt
  Anchors.txt *                          3 files (see below)
  EducTrainExp.txt                       Education, Training, and Experience.txt
  Interest.txt                           Interests.txt
  job_zone_reference.txt                 Job Zone Reference.txt
  Knowledge.txt                          Knowledge.txt
  OccLevelMetadata.txt                   Occupation Level Metadata.txt
  onet_content_model_reference.txt       Content Model Reference.txt
  onetsoc_data.txt                       Occupation Data.txt
  onetsoc_job_zones.txt                  Job Zones.txt
  scales_reference.txt                   Scales Reference.txt
  Skills.txt                             Skills.txt
  Survey_Booklet_Location_Reference.txt  Survey Booklet Locations.txt
  Tasks.txt                              Tasks.txt
  WorkActivity.txt                       Work Activities.txt
  WorkContext.txt                        Work Context.txt
  WorkStyles.txt                         Work Styles.txt
  WorkValue.txt                          Work Values.txt

* In the 8.0 and earlier releases, the file Anchors.txt contained
information relevant to several different content areas. As of the 9.0
release, this information is now contained in three separate files:

  Level Scale Anchors.txt:
    This file contains the scale anchors for data elements rated on the
    Level scale; these variable, item-specific anchors are used in the
    data collection survey. It covers the Abilities, Knowledge, Skills,
    and Work Activities content areas.
  
  Education, Training, and Experience Categories.txt:
    This file contains the categories associated with scales in the
    Education, Training, and Experience content area. Categories are
    included for the Required Level of Education (RL), Related Work
    Experience (RW), On-Site or In-Plant Training (PT), and On-The-Job
    Training (OJ) scales.
  
  Work Context Categories.txt:
    This file contains the categories associated with scales in the
    Work Context content area. Categories are included for the Context
    (CXP) and Context Category (CTP) scales.


For More Information
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For comprehensive information on the contents, structure, and
relationship of the database files, and a history of changes in each
database release, please consult the O*NET Data Dictionary 9.0:

http://www.onetcenter.org/dl_files/DataDictionary9_0.pdf


Files Included
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The following files are included in this release:

Abilities.txt
Content Model Reference.txt
Education, Training, and Experience.txt
Education, Training, and Experience Categories.txt
Interests.txt
Job Zone Reference.txt
Job Zones.txt
Knowledge.txt
Level Scale Anchors.txt
Occupation Data.txt
Occupation Level Metadata.txt
Read Me.txt
Scales Reference.txt
Skills.txt
Survey Booklet Locations.txt
Tasks.txt
Work Activities.txt
Work Context.txt
Work Context Categories.txt
Work Styles.txt
Work Values.txt


Release Information
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December 2005 - initial release


Contact Us
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