Work, jobs, and occupations : a critical review of the Dictionary of occupational titles
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Work, jobs, and occupations : a critical review of the Dictionary of occupational titles
National Academy Press, 1980
Available at 4 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. 419-431
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Various editions of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles have served as the Employment Service's basic tool for matching workers and jobs. The Dictionary of Occupational Titles has also played an important role in establishing skill and training requirements and developing Employment Service testing batteries for specific occupations. However, the role of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles has been called into question as a result of planned changes in the operation of the Employment Service.
A plan to automate the operations of Employment Service offices using a descriptive system of occupational keywords rather than occupational titles has led to a claim that a dictionary of occupational titles and the occupational research program that produces it are outmoded. Since the automated keyword system does not rely explicitly on defined occupational titles, it is claimed that the new system would reduce costs by eliminating the need for a research program to supply the occupational definitions.
In light of these considerations, the present volume evaluates the future need for the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
1 Introduction and Summary
2 The Fourth Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles: Structure
and Content
3 Use of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles by the U.S.
Employment Service
4 Use of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles Outside the U.S.
Employment Service
5 Organization of the Occupational Analysis Program of the U.S.
Employment Service
6 Procedures Used to Produce the Fourth Edition Dictionary of
Occupational Titles
7 An Assessment of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles as a
Source of Occupational Information
8 The Classification of Occupations: A Review of Selected Systems
9 Conclusions and Recommendations
APPENDIX A Materials Associated with the User Survey
APPENDIX B Site Visits to Selected Federal Users of the Dictionary
of Occupational Titles
APPENDIX C Annotated Bibliography of Research Uses of the
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
APPENDIX D Selected Materials Prepared by the Division of
Occupational Analysis, U.S. Employment Service
APPENDIX E The Rating of DOT Worker Functions and Worker Traits
APPENDIX F DOT Scales for the 1970 Census Classification
APPENDIX G Using Computers to Match Workers and Jobs: A Preliminary
Assessment of the U.S. Employment Service's Automated?
APPENDIX H Using Mobility Data to Develop Occupational
Classifications: Exploratory Exercises
References
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