Documentation
SkillTRAN provides a comprehensive set of documentation on all facets of its products. Click items on the list below to view.
Also see:
- Articles
- Data Resources
- Reference List
- Frequency Counts for Worker Characteristics
- Common Case Situations
1991 Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT)
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Document Preparer, Microfilming
Wednesday, 01 June 2022Super User249.587-018 DOCUMENT PREPARER, MICROFILMING ALTERNATE JOB TITLES (Might also be known as): DOCUMENT SPECIALIST Prepares documents, such as brochures, pamphlets, and catalogs, for microfilming, using paper cutter, photocopying machine, rubber stamps, and other work devices: Cuts documents into individual pages of standard microfilming size and format when allowed by margin space, using paper cutte...
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Utility Locator
Tuesday, 21 December 2021Super UserUTILITY LOCATOR No single DOT description covers this occupation perfectly. These are not rocket science occupations, and the folks that perform this service often do so for only one or two utility t...
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Definition of Full-Time and Part-Time Work used by SkillTRAN
Wednesday, 08 September 2021Super UserBecause most information about the current labor market comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), SkillTRAN uses the Bureau of Labor Statistics definition which is 35 or more hours per week be...
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Recent Changes in Web-Based Products - 5/16/2022
Tuesday, 09 March 2021Super UserMajor Improvements - Since March 2021 Major Web-based Product Changes - Job Browser Pro Web & OASYS Web Multiple system tweaks to improve web-based services, particularly for mobile/tablet/smaller sc...
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How often do the SkillTRAN job number estimates change?
Tuesday, 09 March 2021Super UserJob numbers are calculated using a variety of occupational systems and labor market reporting systems. If any one of these systems changes, the calculation of numbers can change as well. Occupational...
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Recent Court Decisions
Wednesday, 30 September 2020Super UserDuring the last few years, the courts are awakening to the problem of improper citation of government job numbers. There are three methods by which job numbers are quoted. Increasingly, the courts re...
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O*NET Rejection of SkillTRAN Suggestions for SOC 2010
Sunday, 27 September 2020Super UserIn the fall of 2011, as the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program and other labor market programs began a change to using the newer 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes fr...
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Why SSA Cannot use O*NET in its present form
Friday, 25 September 2020Super UserIn its 2010 review of the first 10 years of the O*NET program, the National Research Council published: A Database for a Changing Economy: Review of the Occupational Information Network (O*NET). Cita...
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Escort Vehicle Driver
Saturday, 08 August 2020Super UserEscort Vehicle Driver Comments: The complete definition and explanation of all factors collected for the DOT is described in the Revised Handbook for Analyzing Jobs (RHAJ). The RHAJ provided all of t...
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Checklist for Common SSA Hypotheticals
Thursday, 09 July 2020Super UserThe late Jim Earhart, a prolific Vocational Expert for the Social Security Administration (SSA) and an enthusiatic sales rep for Vertek OIS and SkillTRAN LLC, prepared a re-usable checklist that he f...
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