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 |