Comparing the DOT, O*NET and eDOT

THE OCCUPATIONAL ASSESSOR (eDOT)

In 1987, ERI started updating DOT position descriptions in order to provide them as a resource in its Salary Assessor^® software.

In the process, ERI researchers found that over 80% of the Salary Assessor's initial jobs were NOT found among the DOT's 12,000+ job titles.

This is primarily due to the economic shift the U.S. has undergone, where employment, once concentrated in Agriculture and Manufacturing, has given way to the Service Industry.

The DOT was created in the days of the Great Depression, when over 50% of jobs were in agriculture and manufacturing.

Updating the DOT

ERI researchers have updated the DOT by:

• doubling the number of jobs
• eliminating outdated positions
• refreshing old descriptions
• checking the crosswalk of classification codes

Then in 2004 PAQ Services took over the eDOT Project in order to create an even better product by incorporating PAQ's database of over 300,000 job analyses. The Occupational Assessor (eDOT) now contains more than:

• 28,000+ job titles (primary and alternate)
• 10,000 distinct job descriptions

Additional Features

Available as a software database, eDOT allows users to:

• update job documentation
• find jobs for individuals based on their interests, work history, residual functional capacity, or physical/cognitive/emotional limitations.
• conduct transferable skills assessments for disabled individuals and career changers
• review regional and national job availability statistics
• make FLSA exempt/nonexempt employee determinations
• streamline Workers' Compensation claim administration
• crosswalk job codes including O*NET, SOC, OEWS, and DOT

Who Uses eDOT?

This program is designed to assist:

• HR professionals
• compensation specialists
• immigration attorneys
• forensic economists
• administrative law judges
• disability administrators
• rehabilitation counselors

eDOT is designed for career changers NOT career entrants.