Work, Jobs, and Occupations

A Critical Review of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles

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• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Year: 1980
• Edition: 0
• eBook ISBN:
  9780309567824
• Topic: Economics
• Index: Economics

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.

Table of contents

• WORK, JOBS, AND OCCUPATIONS
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• 1 Introduction and Summary
• 2 The Fourth Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles: Structure and Content
• 3 Use of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles by the U.S. Employment Service
• 4 Use of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles Outside the U.S. Employment Service
• 5 Organization of the Occupational Analysis Program of the U.S. Employment Service
• 6 Procedures Used to Produce the Fourth Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles
• 7 An Assessment of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles as a Source of Occupational Information
• 8 The Classification of Occupations: A Review of Selected Systems
• 9 Conclusions and Recommendations
• APPENDIXES
• References