| Abstract |
This is the master file for the fourth edition of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (available from GPO, SN 029-013-00079-9). It is a comprehensive compilation of 12,099 coded (9-digits) job definitions classified in nine defined major categories, 82 defined 2-digit divisions, and 559 defined 3-digit groups. More than 28,800 job titles are in the file. Also included are master titles and definitions, term titles and definitions, glossary terms, and 220 industry designation definitions. Each job definition is rated for estimated interests, aptitudes, general educational development, specific vocational preparation, and temperaments worker traits requirements, and for the physical demands and environmental conditions of the job. The file also includes 6-digit codes of Guide for Occupational Exploration groupings, the 3-digit 1970 Census of Population Occupation codes, and the 4-digit 1977 Standard Occupational Classification codes. Titles appear also in Guide for Occupational Exploration and Selected Characteristics of Occupations published by U.S. Department of Labor and in Standard Occupational Classification Manual published by U.S. Department of Commerce. |
