Work, jobs, and occupations : a critical review of the Dictionary of occupational titles / Ann R. Miller ... [et al.], editors ; Committee on Occupational Classification and Analysis, Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences (U.S.). Committee on Occupational Classification and Analysis.

Contributor:

Miller, Ann R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States Employment Service. Dictionary of occupational titles.

United States Employment Service.

Occupations--United States.

Occupations.

Occupations--Dictionaries.

Occupations--Classification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 431 pages) : illustrations, charts, form

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1980.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Various editions of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles have served as the Employment Service's basic tool for matching workers and jobs. The Dictionary of Occupational Titles has also played an important role in establishing skill and training requirements and developing Employment Service testing batteries for specific occupations. However, the role of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles has been called into question as a result of planned changes in the operation of the Employment Service. A plan to automate the operations of Employment Service offices using a descriptive system of occupational keywords rather than occupational titles has led to a claim that a dictionary of occupational titles and the occupational research program that produces it are outmoded. Since the automated keyword system does not rely explicitly on defined occupational titles, it is claimed that the new system would reduce costs by eliminating the need for a research program to supply the occupational definitions. In light of these considerations, the present volume evaluates the future need for the Dictionary of Occupational Titles .

Contents:

WORK, JOBS, AND OCCUPATIONS

Copyright

Contents

Preface

1 Introduction and Summary

INTRODUCTION

CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE

ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT

SUMMARY

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE OF THE DOT

USE OF THE DOT BY THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

USE OF THE DOT OUTSIDE THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

THE OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS PROGRAM

PRODUCTION OF THE FOURTH EDITION DOT

ASSESSMENT OF THE OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION IN THE DOT

THE CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONS FOR JOB-WORKER MATCHING

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Data Collection Procedures

Measurement of Occupational Characteristics

Classification Issues

Other Needed Research

Organizational and Administrative Issues

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS

2 The Fourth Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles: Structure and Content

OCCUPATIONAL TITLES

THE DOT CODE

INDUSTRY DESIGNATION

DEFINITIONS

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

RELATED PUBLICATIONS

3 Use of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles by the U.S. Employment Service

USE OF THE DOT IN PLACEMENT AND COUNSELING

A SOURCE OF OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION

PLACEMENT

Self-Referral

Interviewer Referral

COUNSELING

EVALUATION OF DOT USE

OTHER USES OF THE DOT

TESTING

LABOR CERTIFICATION

4 Use of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles Outside the U.S. Employment Service

COLLECTING DATA ON DOT USES

DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIVERSE

SAMPLING DESIGN

Probability Survey of DOT Purchasers

Interviews, Case Studies, and a Survey of Institutional Users

Survey of Researchers

TIMETABLE OF SURVEY PROCEDURES

INSTITUTIONAL USES OF THE DOT: A SAMPLE OF PURCHASERS

HOW THE DOT IS USED

HOW ESSENTIAL IS THE DOT?

ADEQUACY OF THE DOT

GOVERNMENT USES OF THE DOT

INTERVIEW RESULTS

EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND PRODUCTION OF OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION.

DISABILITY DETERMINATION

REHABILITATION AND EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING

VOCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION

OTHER USERS OF THE DOT

Department of Defense

Office of Personnel Management

Development of the Standard Occupational Classification

Bureau of the Census

STATE GOVERNMENT USERS: THE SOICC GROUP

RESEARCH USES OF THE DOT

CLASSIFICATION

JOB TITLES AND DEFINITIONS

WORKER TRAITS AND WORKER FUNCTIONS

Data, People, and Things

Training Time

Other Worker Traits

USE OF DOT CONCEPTS IN OTHER SCALES AND CLASSIFICATIONS

EVALUATION OF DOT DATA

USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS PRODUCTS

OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS BRANCH

JOB SEARCH BRANCH

5 Organization of the Occupational Analysis Program of the U.S. Employment Service

THE OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS BRANCH

THE JOB SEARCH BRANCH

THE OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS FIELD CENTERS

OVERVIEW: ORGANIZATION

STAFFING AND ORGANIZATION OF WORK

FUNCTIONAL SPECIALIZATION OF THE FIELD CENTERS

MAJOR FIELD CENTER ACTIVITIES

Production of the DOT

Career Guides and Brochures

Training and Technical Assistance

Special Projects

CONCLUSION

6 Procedures Used to Produce the Fourth Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

SAMPLING FOR THE DOT

ASSIGNMENT OF INDUSTRIES TO FIELD CENTERS

ESTABLISHMENT SELECTION

JOB ANALYSIS PROCEDURES

STAFFING SCHEDULE AND ORGANIZATION AND PROCESS FLOW CHARTS

JOB ANALYSIS

Writing the Job Description and Assigning a DOT Code

Rating Worker Traits

COMPLETING AN ESTABLISHMENT STUDY

MODIFICATIONS OF PROCEDURES

DEFINITION WRITING FOR THE DOT

7 An Assessment of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles as a Source of Occupational Information

SAMPLING PROCEDURES

SOURCE DATA.

RATINGS OF WORKER FUNCTIONS AND WORKER TRAITS

VALIDITY

RELIABILITY

OCCUPATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

THE FACTOR STRUCTURE

SEX BIAS IN THE RATING OF OCCUPATIONS

8 The Classification of Occupations: A Review of Selected Systems

THE CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE OF THE DOT

CREATING OCCUPATIONAL TITLES

GROUPING OCCUPATIONS

The DOT Code: The First Three Digits

The DOT Code: The Second Three Digits

Summary

THE KEYWORD SYSTEM OF THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

EXISTING ALTERNATIVE CLASSIFICATIONS FOR JOB-WORKER MATCHING

MINNESOTA THEORY OF WORK ADJUSTMENT

HOLLAND CLASSIFICATION OF CAREERS

A MOBILITY-BASED APPROACH TO JOB-WORKER MATCHING

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION FOR JOB-WORKER MATCHING

OTHER METHODOLOGIES

A RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING CLASSIFICATIONS

9 Conclusions and Recommendations

CONCLUSIONS

DICTIONARY

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS

DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES

MEASUREMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

CLASSIFICATION ISSUES

OTHER NEEDED RESEARCH

ORGANIZATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES

APPENDIXES

APPENDIX A Materials Associated with the User Survey

APPENDIX B Site Visits to Selected Federal Users of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles

BUREAU OF APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING

USING THE DOT TO EVALUATE THE APPRENTICEABILITY OF OCCUPATIONS

BUREAU OF DISABILITY INSURANCE

USING THE DOT TO DETERMINE DISABILITY AWARDS

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION

USING THE DOT IN COUNSELING AND REHABILITATION

APPENDIX C Annotated Bibliography of Research Uses of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.

APPENDIX D Selected Materials Prepared by the Division of Occupational Analysis, U.S. Employment Service

PUBLICATIONS OF THE DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS SINCE 1965

NATIONAL OFFICE: DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS

SERIAL PUBLICATIONS

CALIFORNIA OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS FIELD CENTER

MICHIGAN OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS FIELD CENTER

MISSOURI OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS FIELD CENTER

NEW YORK OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS FIELD CENTER

NORTH CAROLINA OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS FIELD CENTER

TEXAS OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS FIELD CENTER

UTAH OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS FIELD CENTER

WASHINGTON OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS FIELD CENTER

WISCONSIN OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS FIELD CENTER

APPENDIX E The Rating of DOT Worker Functions and Worker Traits

STUDY DESIGN

RESULTS

TECHNICAL NOTE

APPENDIX F DOT Scales for the 1970 Census Classification

CENSUS SCORES FOR EIGHT DOT VARIABLES

CENSUS SCORES FOR FOUR FACTOR-BASED SCALES

APPENDIX G Using Computers to Match Workers and Jobs: A Preliminary Assessment of the U.S. Employment Service's Automated…

AUTOMATION AND JOB-WORKER MATCHING IN THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMS

KEYWORDING: THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE MATCHING SYSTEM

DESCRIPTION

EVALUATING KEYWORD MATCHING

Use of Information

The Definition of Similarity

Adequacy of the Occupational Unit Division

Diversity of Computer Hardware and Languages

APPENDIX H Using Mobility Data to Develop Occupational Classifications: Exploratory Exercises

STANDARDIZED RATES AND PROBABILITY MODELS

CLUSTERING ANALYSES

CAREER LADDERS

FEASIBILITY

References.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliography: p. 419-431.

ISBN:

9786610246182

9781280246180

1280246189

9780309567824

0309567823

OCLC:

326716621