Work, Jobs, and Occupations A Critical Review of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (1980) / Chapter Skim
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2 THE FOURTH EDITION DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES: STRUCTURE AND CONTENT
2 THE FOURTH EDITION DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES: STRUCTURE AND CONTENT
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It also provides other users with a broad range of information on the content and characteristics of occupations. In this chapter the fourth edition DOT and closely related publications are described as an introduction to the discussion in chapters 3 and 4 about the use of the DOT inside and outside the Employment Service.
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For two other types of titles, definitions are not provided: "alternate titles," which are synonyms of base titles, and "undefined related titles," which are specialized offshoots of particular base titles. The fourth edition DOT contains 28,801 titles, of which 12,099 (42 percent)
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They were developed to assist in Employment Service record-keeping when it was discovered that the initial six digits of the code were insufficient to distinguish among specific occupations in many instances. The vital role of these nonsubstantive codes in making distinctions among base titles is evidenced by the fact that there are only 3,963 six-digit combinations among the 12,099 occupations defined in the fourth edition DOT.
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The incidental relationships which every worker has to Data, People, and Things, but which do not seriously affect successful performance of the essential duties of the job, are not reflected. FIGURE 2-2 Definitions of the worker function scales represented in the fourth, fifth, and sixth digits of the DOT code.
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1 Negotiating: Exchanging ideas, information, and opinions with others to formulate policies and programs andlor arrive jointly at decisions, conclusions, or solutions. 2 Instructing: Teaching subject matter to others, or training others (including animals)
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24 WORK, JOBS, AND OCCUPATIONS change their performance, or restore their proper functioning if they break down. Workers who set up one or a number of machines for other workers or who set up and personally operate a variety of machines are included here.
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Although for some titles the designated setting is industrial, for many others the industry designation is actually a broad occupational grouping. For example, "clerical" is used as the industry designation for more than 600 occupational titles; "professional and kindred" is used for another 1,000.
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. products, subject matter, and/or services (MPSMS)
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES Although titles are presented in order of their codes in the fourth edition, the DOT contains alphabetical and industry designation indexes designed to assist users in locating job or occupational titles about which they have limited information. To assist users further in locating titles and interpreting the information available about them, the DOT provides 25 pages of introductory instructions that explain the DOT code, definitions, indexes, and other features of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
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that will include svP and GED estimates as well as ratings on physical demands and environmental conditions. The recently issued Guide for Occupational Exploration (U.S.
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By means of this capability, developers of the Guide hope to facilitate the placement of workers with little previous or recent work experience. SUMMARY The fourth edition DOT, in conjunction with related publications, provides (1)
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