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DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES (4th Ed., Rev. 1991) --
APPENDIX E
APPENDIX E
OCCUPATIONAL CODE REQUESTS
Users of the revised fourth edition DOT may be unable to locate a specific job
title, code, or definition in the DOT or the specific information for a
definition in the DOT may appear to be incorrect. This situation could occur for
several reasons including:
1. The job title the user seeks is new or was created as the result of recent
technological changes or labor force pressures.
2. The user seeks job information that may be more specific or may be
organized differently than the information provided in the composite revised DOT
definition.
3. The user may not be completely familiar with the taxonomic structure of the
revised DOT.
4. Job analysts may have missed occupational information due to technological
advances or changes in that industry.
5. The job title may not have enough workers performing the work to facilitate
data collection.
The Occupational Code Request (Form ETA-741) was developed by the OA program
to allow users of the revised DOT a means to provide input to, or obtain from
USES OA Field Centers, information on job titles or occupational definitions they
cannot find in the DOT. Users who have searched the DOT for needed information
and have been unsuccessful should contact the nearest Job Service office for
assistance in locating an appropriate DOT classification for the job in question.
If the Job Service office cannot supply the needed occupational information, the
DOT user should submit a typed Occupational Code Request (OCR) form to the
appropriate OA Field Center. A copy of the OCR showing action taken by the OAFC
will be returned to the user in a timely manner.
If it is not convenient to seek the help of the local Job Service office, you
may send your requests for a DOT title and code directly to an Occupational
Analysis Field Center. In your correspondence, please include the OCR so that the
request can be processed correctly. DOT users who find incorrect or inaccurate
occupational information in the DOT may contact the nearest Occupational Analysis
Field Center directly.
The OCR procedure, which has been set up to provide supplementary occupational
information to users, serves as an additional method of securing job information
for subsequent publications. Classifications established as a result of an OCR
are usable on an interim basis until the job is studied by an occupational
analyst and a definition is published in the DOT.
The Field Centers responsible for processing OCR forms for individual States
are as indicated in the list on the following page:
Massachusetts Occupational Analysis Field Center (617) 727-6718
Research and Statistics Section
Charles Hurley Building, Second Floor
Government Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
Connecticut New York
Delaware Pennsylvania
Maine Puerto Rico
Massachusetts Rhode Island
New Hampshire Vermont
New Jersey Virgin Islands
Michigan Occupational Analysis Field Center (313) 876-5140
Michigan Employment Security Commission
7310 Woodard Avenue, Room 425
Detroit, Michigan 48202
Illinois Ohio
Indiana West Virginia
Michigan Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri Occupational Analysis Field Center (314) 340-4780
Division of Employment Security
505 Washington Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
Arkansas Nebraska
Iowa North Dakota
Kansas Oklahoma
Louisiana South Dakota
Missouri Texas
North Carolina Occupational Analysis Field Center (919) 733-7917
Employment Security Commission of North Carolina
Post Office Box 27625
Raleigh, NC 27611
Alabama Mississippi
District of Columbia North Carolina
Florida South Carolina
Georgia Tennessee
Kentucky Virginia
Maryland
Utah Occupational Analysis Field Center (801) 533-2225
Department of Employment Security
174 Social Hall Avenue
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Alaska Montana
American Samoa Nevada
Arizona New Mexico
California Oregon
Colorado Utah
Guam Washington
Hawaii Wyoming
Idaho