Sources of Information for Americans’ Occupational Transitions

[Bertilak]

Information on the Occupational Information Network, abbreviated as O*NET, appears in certain sources for my alma mater's occupational counseling. The O*NET provides a free interest profiler with generatable scores for occupational tasks in conventional, artistic, enterprising, social, realistic, and investigative categories, detailed analysis of required skills for each occupation, typical required certifications for occupations, and typical required degrees for occupations inside the United States of America. Results from O*NET’s interest profiler links relevant occupations. O*NET’s database coordinates with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ federal databases for projections on changes in growth and employment across occupations.

The O*NET summarily provides Americans with a free and fairly reliable source of information on occupational transitions and educational decisions.

My interest profile from O*NET usually lists highest scores for conventional tasks, produces strong scores in investigative and realistic tasks, and generates lower scores in artistic, social, and enterprising tasks.

[Metaliturtle]

Can you share how to access this?

[Green1]

Information on the Occupational Information Network, abbreviated as O*NET, appears in certain sources for my alma mater's occupational counseling. The O*NET provides a free interest profiler with generatable scores for occupational tasks in conventional, artistic, enterprising, social, realistic, and investigative categories, detailed analysis of required skills for each occupation, typical required certifications for occupations, and typical required degrees for occupations inside the United States of America. Results from O*NET’s interest profiler links relevant occupations. O*NET’s database coordinates with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ federal databases for projections on changes in growth and employment across occupations.

The O*NET summarily provides Americans with a free and fairly reliable source of information on occupational transitions and educational decisions.

My interest profile from O*NET usually lists highest scores for conventional tasks, produces strong scores in investigative and realistic tasks, and generates lower scores in artistic, social, and enterprising tasks.

O*NET and BLS are definitely useful starting points, but they don’t always reflect how things play out in the real world. I’ve seen jobs that look promising on paper, but in practice, they’re filled by underpaid remote workers or brought in from overseas—sometimes just to cut costs.

I once worked on an engineering team based in Vancouver, and I was the only North American on it. Everyone else was from India, Turkie, etc. These weren’t super niche roles either. So yeah, info is good, but it doesn’t always account for hiring culture, regional practices, or how hard it is to actually get the job.

[Bertilak]

Can you share how to access this?

Sure.

The following link provides access to the front page of O*NET's website.

https://www.onetcenter.org/

O*NET's interest profiler appears in the last line under the "Tools" header of O*NET's front page. After you click the link for "Interest Profiler," the next step involves a click on the linked text for your desired language under "O*NET IP Short Form." O*NET provides a free web-based version of the interest profiler in English and Spanish. O*NET's interest profiler collaborates with "mynextmove.org" and the U.S. Department of Labor.

The following link opens into the first page of O*NET's interest profiler.

https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip

[Bertilak]

Information on the Occupational Information Network, abbreviated as O*NET, appears in certain sources for my alma mater's occupational counseling. The O*NET provides a free interest profiler with generatable scores for occupational tasks in conventional, artistic, enterprising, social, realistic, and investigative categories, detailed analysis of required skills for each occupation, typical required certifications for occupations, and typical required degrees for occupations inside the United States of America. Results from O*NET’s interest profiler links relevant occupations. O*NET’s database coordinates with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ federal databases for projections on changes in growth and employment across occupations.

The O*NET summarily provides Americans with a free and fairly reliable source of information on occupational transitions and educational decisions.

My interest profile from O*NET usually lists highest scores for conventional tasks, produces strong scores in investigative and realistic tasks, and generates lower scores in artistic, social, and enterprising tasks.

O*NET and BLS are definitely useful starting points, but they don’t always reflect how things play out in the real world. I’ve seen jobs that look promising on paper, but in practice, they’re filled by underpaid remote workers or brought in from overseas—sometimes just to cut costs.

I once worked on an engineering team based in Vancouver, and I was the only North American on it. Everyone else was from India, Turkie, etc. These weren’t super niche roles either. So yeah, info is good, but it doesn’t always account for hiring culture, regional practices, or how hard it is to actually get the job.

You present balanced points on the difference between the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic's ideal descriptions of jobs and occupations versus some American industries' actual hiring and employment practices. Certain contemporary American industries heavily globalize lines of production into other countries. Advancements in telecommunications over the previous forty to fifty years have accelerated fragmentation of some American industries' lines of production.

[Metaliturtle]

Can you share how to access this?

Sure.

The following link provides access to the front page of O*NET's website.

https://www.onetcenter.org/

O*NET's interest profiler appears in the last line under the "Tools" header of O*NET's front page. After you click the link for "Interest Profiler," the next step involves a click on the linked text for your desired language under "O*NET IP Short Form." O*NET provides a free web-based version of the interest profiler in English and Spanish. O*NET's interest profiler collaborates with "mynextmove.org" and the U.S. Department of Labor.

The following link opens into the first page of O*NET's interest profiler.

https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip

Well I just took an incredibly deep dive into becoming a producer... apparently my best fit.  I also learned that there's not a lot more I can do in my career field without greater education and willingness to relocate.