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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DOT Estimate Method
Friday, 24 April 2020Super UserThe following articles will be helpful to better understand how SkillTRAN has engineered its approach to estimating employment numbers at the DOT level: 10 Page PDF - Skill TRAN Process for Estimatin...
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Government Data Sources Used In SkillTRAN Products
Wednesday, 04 March 2020Super UserThe primary source of data used in SkillTRAN products is the United States government. Each of several government departments collect, gather, and report different aspects of data that can be related...
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Meeting the Daubert-Kumho Challenge
Monday, 02 March 2020Super UserAdmissibility The admissibility of testimony by experts (including rehabilitation professionals) has become an important consideration in the formulation of opinion involving litigated cases. Renewed...
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DOT - History
Monday, 02 March 2020Super UserEarliest government-based efforts to classify occupations stretch back to the post-civil war era. Rapid industrialization spawned the creation of new occupations requiring more specialized skills tha...
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Latest Web News
Tuesday, 17 April 2018Super User1/31/2024 - ALL SkillTRAN sites and services will be down from 11:00 pm to 11:35 pm (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, January 31 for a brief maintenance window. --> 4/23/2024 - 4:15 pm PTZ. Oh what fun it...
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How to Estimate Old Employment Numbers
Tuesday, 01 November 2016Super UserOccasionally, it may be necessary to estimate employment at the DOT level for a point in time earlier than what the Job Browser Pro methodology currently supports. Here is a suggested way to roughly ...
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County Business Patterns - Industry Analyzer
Friday, 23 September 2016Super UserCounty Business Patterns (CBP) - Defined County Business Patterns (CBP) is an annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry. This series includes the number of establishments, emp...
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SkillTRAN Alternate Titles for Occupations - How and why we do it
Tuesday, 16 February 2016Super UserSkillTRAN’s development and use of alternate occupational titles begins with a review of the process followed by job analysts to construct the DOT. HISTORICAL REVIEW The 1991 Revised Handbook of the ...
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How many SOC/OES groups are there per DOT occupation?
Monday, 25 January 2016Super UserHistory The Department of Labor (DOL) created a cross-reference from the 1991 DOT to the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. It began at least with a cross-reference to the 1980 versio...
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Defending Your Use of Job Browser Pro Methodology
Monday, 28 December 2015Super UserIncreasingly, claimant representatives are asking more questions, filing post-hearing briefs, and becoming more aggressive in Social Security hearings, which are not supposed to be adversarial in nat...
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