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ETA News Release: [03/10/2003]
Contact Name: Elissa Pruett
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676

U.S. Labor Department Debuts O*NET OnLine 4.0

Gives Employers and Job Seekers a Valuable Helping Hand

WASHINGTON—Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced the release of O*NET OnLine 4.0, the U.S. Department of Labor’s latest career exploration and human resource tool for employers and job seekers.

O*NET—the Occupational Information Network—is a comprehensive data base of worker attributes and job characteristics developed for the U.S. Department of Labor. O*NET OnLine 4.0, the data base’s computerized application, has been updated and streamlined with enhanced features to make it faster, smarter, and easier to use.

O*NET OnLine 4.0 equips employers with management and human resource tools, such as knowledge, skill, ability, and task information, that can help grow their businesses. Job seekers can use O*NET to learn skill requirements for particular fields. O*NET also offers targeted links to other valuable Internet resources, including wage and occupational trend information and job accommodations for those with disabilities.

“O*NET OnLine 4.0 turns mountains of occupational information into timely, targeted intelligence quickly and efficiently,” said Assistant Secretary Emily Stover DeRocco, head of the department’s Employment and Training Administration. “This tool identifies the requirements of the 21^st century workplace so that both employers and job seekers can speak the same language about job opportunities. Hiring better suited workers increases the job satisfaction of workers and retention for employers.”

O*Net OnLine 4.0 helps users analyze and understand current occupational information and provides a key decision support system for human resource professionals, industry analysts, line managers and other career development and workforce investment professionals. Other benefits include:

• A streamlined homepage with user-friendly interfaces and easier navigation;
• A more powerful search engine that finds occupational information through related job titles, descriptions, skills, and tasks;
• Flexible report options that users can access and customize with fewer screen clicks;
• Direct links to other DOL Online products such as CareerOneStop; and
• Direct links from listed occupations to information on related apprenticeship opportunities.

“This tool increases the chances that every new hire is a good fit for both the employer and the worker. We’re really proud to make this valuable resource available to businesses and workers,” DeRocco said.

O*NET OnLine 4.0 can be accessed at: http://online.onetcenter.org.

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