Assessor Series FAQ #12

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Frequently Asked Questions

QUESTION:  Why are there different types of job descriptions available in the Assessor Series® applications?

Assessor Series software and databases contain Census, OES survey, Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT), Enhanced Dictionary of Occupational Titles (eDOT) and Assessor Series survey descriptions.  With 503 "jobs," the Census has its own name descriptions.  More recently, OES derived 778 specific general descriptions.  ERI has created over 50% of its eDOT Descriptions "from scratch" to illustrate the descriptions found in private salary surveys.  The DOT contains 12,300 descriptions.

Although the DOT contains 12,300 job descriptions, many are outdated manufacturing jobs that no longer exist in the US and Canadian workplaces.  Additionally, over one-third of the eDOT Descriptions (those jobs common enough to warrant surveys) are newer jobs, not yet reported in the DOT.