Reference Manual (API Version 1.8)
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Skills summary
https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.8/ws/online/occupations/[O*NET-SOC Code]/summary/skills
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{
"code" : "17-2051.00",
"report" : "summary",
"display" : "short",
"element" : [
{
"id" : "2.A.2.a",
"related" : "https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.8/ws/online/occupations/17-2051.00/related/skills/2.A.2.a",
"name" : "Critical Thinking",
"description" : "Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems."
},
{
"id" : "2.A.1.a",
"related" : "https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.8/ws/online/occupations/17-2051.00/related/skills/2.A.1.a",
"name" : "Reading Comprehension",
"description" : "Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents."
},
...
]
}
"code" : "17-2051.00",
"report" : "summary",
"display" : "short",
"element" : [
{
"id" : "2.A.2.a",
"related" : "https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.8/ws/online/occupations/17-2051.00/related/skills/2.A.2.a",
"name" : "Critical Thinking",
"description" : "Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems."
},
{
"id" : "2.A.1.a",
"related" : "https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.8/ws/online/occupations/17-2051.00/related/skills/2.A.1.a",
"name" : "Reading Comprehension",
"description" : "Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents."
},
...
]
}
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XML
<skills code="17-2051.00" report="summary" display="short">
<element id="2.A.2.a" related="https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.8/ws/online/occupations/17-2051.00/related/skills/2.A.2.a">
<name>Critical Thinking</name>
<description>Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.</description>
</element>
<element id="2.A.1.a" related="https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.8/ws/online/occupations/17-2051.00/related/skills/2.A.1.a">
<name>Reading Comprehension</name>
<description>Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.</description>
</element>
...
</skills>
<element id="2.A.2.a" related="https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.8/ws/online/occupations/17-2051.00/related/skills/2.A.2.a">
<name>Critical Thinking</name>
<description>Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.</description>
</element>
<element id="2.A.1.a" related="https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.8/ws/online/occupations/17-2051.00/related/skills/2.A.1.a">
<name>Reading Comprehension</name>
<description>Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.</description>
</element>
...
</skills>
This response returns the top skill descriptors for an occupation. Each element item includes the ID, name, and description of the corresponding Content Model element. The related attribute links to additional occupations where the element is important; see the Related occupations for Skills service.
Up to 5 descriptors are returned by default. To see all descriptors important to this occupation, set the optional display parameter to long.
In this section
- Summary report
- Tasks summary
- Technology Skills summary
- Tools Used summary
- Knowledge summary
- Skills summary
- Abilities summary
- Work Activities summary
- Detailed Work Activities summary
- Work Context summary
- Job Zone summary
- Education summary
- Interests summary
- Work Styles summary
- Work Values summary
- Related Occupations summary
- Sources of Additional Information summary
- Full summary report