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Tools & Technology search

Note: The Tools & Technology Search at O*NET OnLine has been replaced with the Technology Skills Search feature. Results documented below may vary from O*NET OnLine's current functionality.

https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.9/ws/online/tools_technology/search?keyword=[phrase or code]
JSON XML
{
   "keyword" : "drill",
   "start" : 1,
   "end" : 20,
   "total" : 42,
   "link" : [
      {
         "href" : "https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.9/ws/online/tools_technology/search?keyword=drill&start=21&end=40",
         "rel" : "next"
      }
   ],
   "category" : [
      {
         "title" : {
            "id" : 23241801,
            "name" : "Drill press or radial drill"
         },
         "examples" : {
            "total" : 31,
            "href" : "https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.9/ws/online/tools_technology/examples/23241801?keyword=drill",
            "example" : [
               {
                  "name" : "Bench drill presses"
               },
               {
                  "name" : "Bench mount drill presses"
               },
               ...
            ]
         },
         "occupations" : {
            "total" : 51,
            "href" : "https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.9/ws/online/tools_technology/occupations/23241801",
            "occupation" : [
               {
                  "href" : "https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.9/ws/online/occupations/17-3021.00/",
                  "code" : "17-3021.00",
                  "title" : "Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians",
                  "tags" : {
                     "bright_outlook" : true,
                     "green" : false
                  }
               },
               ...
            ]
         }
      },
      ...
   ]
}

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This response searches for Tools & Technology (T2) categories relevant to a word or phrase. The closest matches are returned first.

Within each category in the result list, up to 4 examples and up to 6 occupations are returned. If additional examples or occupations are available for this category, a link is provided to the corresponding detail web service.

Any examples or categories classified as “hot technologies” are identified with a hot_technology attribute on the example or title element. The value is an ID which can be passed to the Hot Technology details service. O*NET OnLine marks hot technologies with a fire icon Hot Technology; developers can download this icon in multiple sizes from the Resource Center Graphics section.

The result list is paged, returning 20 matches at a time by default. To navigate the full set of results, use the link rel="next" and link rel="prev" elements, or provide start and end parameters to jump directly to the desired results.

To learn more about the search, see the following technical report:

Examples in T2 category

https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.9/ws/online/tools_technology/examples/[category ID]?keyword=[word or phrase]
JSON XML
{
   "keyword" : "portable",
   "start" : 1,
   "end" : 31,
   "total" : 31,
   "example" : [
      {
         "relevant" : true,
         "name" : "Portable drills"
      },
      {
         "relevant" : true,
         "name" : "Portable electric drills"
      },
      {
         "relevant" : true,
         "name" : "Portable gas drills"
      },
      {
         "relevant" : true,
         "name" : "Portable power drills"
      },
      {
         "relevant" : false,
         "name" : "Angle drills"
      },
      ...
   ]
}

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This response provides specific examples within the given Tools & Technology (T2) category. Category IDs are provided in the T2 search results. If the optional keyword parameter is given, examples relevant to the word or phrase are marked and returned first. Otherwise, all examples are returned in alphabetical order.

Any examples classified as “hot technologies” are identified with a hot_technology attribute on the example element. The value is an ID which can be passed to the Hot Technology details service. O*NET OnLine marks hot technologies with a fire icon Hot Technology; developers can download this icon in multiple sizes from the Resource Center Graphics section.

The result list is paged, returning 100 examples at a time by default. To navigate the full set of results, use the link rel="next" and link rel="prev" elements, or provide start and end parameters to jump directly to the desired results.

Occupations in T2 category

https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.9/ws/online/tools_technology/occupations/[category ID]
JSON XML
{
   "category" : "23241801",
   "start" : 1,
   "end" : 20,
   "total" : 51,
   "link" : [
      {
         "href" : "https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.9/ws/online/tools_technology/occupations/23241801?category=23241801&start=21&end=40",
         "rel" : "next"
      }
   ],
   "occupation" : [
      {
         "href" : "https://services.onetcenter.org/v1.9/ws/online/occupations/17-3021.00/",
         "code" : "17-3021.00",
         "title" : "Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians",
         "tags" : {
            "bright_outlook" : true,
            "green" : false
         },
         "related_tools_technology" : {
            "example" : [
               {
                  "name" : "Drill presses"
               }
            ]
         }
      },
      ...
   ]
}

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This response provides occupations linked to the given Tools & Technology (T2) category. Category IDs are provided in the T2 search results. Occupations are returned in title order.

Within each occupation result, up to 4 T2 examples from this category are returned. Additional T2 information for an occupation may be obtained from the T2 Details report.

Any examples classified as “hot technologies” are identified with a hot_technology attribute on the example element. The value is an ID which can be passed to the Hot Technology details service. O*NET OnLine marks hot technologies with a fire icon Hot Technology; developers can download this icon in multiple sizes from the Resource Center Graphics section.

The result list is paged, returning 20 occupations at a time by default. To navigate the full set of results, use the link rel="next" and link rel="prev" elements, or provide start and end parameters to jump directly to the desired results.

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