Comparing the DOT, O*NET and eDOT

COMPARISON CHART

This chart provides a quick way for you to compare the systems we've discussed.

OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS
  DOT O*NET eDOT
Latest release 1999 (no further releases planned) updated annually updated quarterly
Crosswalk provided none to SOC to DOT, OEWS, O*NET, SOC
Online access yes, at multiple sites (see page 4) yes at onetonline.org yes, via download at www.erieri.com
Price free online free annual subscription
Jobs covered 12,761 55,000 titles clustered into 1,000 occupational categories 28,000+ job titles
Data collection field researchers job incumbents research analysts; subscriber submissions
Measures of workers 66 277 99
Wage data none OEWS data none; see ERI's Salary Assessor software for comprehensive wage/bonus data on 18,000+ jobs
Job availability statistics none OEWS data yes