Dr. Janet Wall Senior Trainer, O*NET Academy

1. An O*NET Academy Briefing:How to Download and Use the Computerized Interest Profiler and Work Importance Profiler Dr. Janet Wall Senior Trainer, O*NET Academy

2. Webinar Objectives • Learn how to find and download the Computerized Interest Profiler and the Work Importance Profiler • Understand how to complete the computerized instruments • Use the results to match with O*NET occupations

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10. Instruments’ Strengths • Extensive and thorough development effort • User input during all stages • Construct validity and reliability evidence • Can be self-administered and self-interpreted • Approximately 30 minute completion time

11. Instruments’ Strengths (2) • Simple and easy to follow instructions • User Guide provided for workforce development professionals • Results linked to O*NET occupations

12. O*NET Computerized Interest Profiler • Similar to paper/pencil version • Compatible with Holland's Vocational Personality Theory (Holland, 1985) • Widely accepted and used by counselors • Easy to use and well received by clients

13. Areas Measured The O*NET Computerized Interest Profiler measures six types of occupational interests: Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Enterprising Conventional

14. R I A S E C Work Interest Areas • Realistic: • Construction Workers • Automotive Mechanics • Electricians and Technicians • Engineers and Architects

15. R I A S E C Work Interest Areas • Investigative: • Computer Systems Analysts • Archeologists • Forensic Science Technicians • Psychiatrists and Surgeons

16. R I A S E C Work Interest Areas • Artistic: • Floral Designer • Graphic Designer • Actors and Musicians • Creative Writers

17. R I A S E C Work Interest Areas • Social: • Crossing Guards • Physical Therapists • Teachers • Psychologists

18. R I A S E C Work Interest Areas • Enterprising: • Door-to-Door Salespersons • Real Estate Sales Agents • Chefs and Head Cooks • Judges and Lawyers

19. R I A S E C Work Interest Areas • Conventional: • Clerks and Secretaries • Computer Operators • Accountants • Actuaries

20. Work Interest Areas R I A S E C Realistic Artistic Enterprising Investigative Social Conventional

33. Job Zones Job Zone 1 - Little or No Preparation Needed Overall Experience - No previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a general office clerk even if he/she has never worked in an office before. Job Training - A few days to a few months. • Examples • Bus drivers • General office clerks • Home health aides • Waiters/Waitresses Education - May require high school diploma or GED.

34. Job Zones Job Zone 2 - Some Preparation Needed Overall Experience - Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but is usually not needed. Job Training - A few months to a year working with experienced employees. • Examples • Dry wall installers • Fire inspectors • Flight attendants • Pharmacy technicians • Tellers Education - May require high school diploma and may require some vocational training. In some cases, an associate’s or bachelor’s degree could be needed.

35. Job Zones Job Zone 3 - Medium Preparation Needed Overall Experience - Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. Job Training - One or two years of training with both on-the job experience and informal training with experienced workers. • Examples • Dental assistants • Electricians • Fish and game wardens • Legal secretaries Education - Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate’s degree. Some may require a bachelor’s degree.

36. Job Zones Job Zone 4 - Considerable Preparation Needed Overall Experience - A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. Job Training - Several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training. • Examples • Accountants • Chefs and head cooks • Computer programmers • Historians • Police detectives Education - Most require a four-year bachelor’s degree, but some do not.

37. Job Zones Job Zone 5 - Extensive Preparation Needed Overall Experience - Extensive work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. Job Training - Most of these occupations assume the person already has the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training. • Examples • Lawyers • Instrumental musicians • Physicists/Surgeons • Counseling psychologists Education - A bachelor’s degree is the minimum formal education required. However, most also require graduate school.

40. O*NET Work Importance Profiler Strengths • Based on over 30 years of research by leading vocational psychologists • Theory indicates that if work values are satisfied then worker is happier and more productive • Look and feel is different from the paper/pencil version • Includes a ranking and a rating phase, unlike the paper/pencil version

41. A I R R S W Work Value Areas • Seeing the results of your efforts • Lets you use your best abilities • Feeling of accomplishment • Achievement: • Fire Fighters • Police Officers and Detectives • Airline Pilots • Surgeons

42. A I R R S W Work Value Areas • Independence: • Sales Representatives • Talent Directors • Training and Development Specialists • Astronomers • Doing things on your own • Make you own decisions

43. A I R R S W Work Value Areas • Good possibilities for advancement • High prestige jobs • Potential for leadership • Recognition: • Models • Athletes • Education Administrators • Music Directors

44. A I R R S W Work Value Areas • Relationships: • Child Care Workers • Occupational/Physical Therapist Assistants • Librarians • Athletic Trainers • Co-workers are friendly • Service to others • Jobs that do not make you go against what you think is right

45. A I R R S W Work Value Areas • Company stands behind it workers • Management style is comfortable • Jobs in companies with a reputation of treating employees well • Support: • Office Clerks • Retail Salespersons • Machinists • Loan Officers

46. A I R R S W Work Value Areas • Working Conditions: • Telemarketers • Agricultural Inspectors • Desktop Publishers • Actuaries • Pay, life style, work style (busy all the time, work alone, etc)

47. Work Value Areas A I R R S W Achievement Recognition Support Working Conditions Independence Relationships