Dictionary of
Occupational Titles
The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) published by the
Department of Labor, provides a wide range of occupational information with application to
job placement and career guidance.
Like the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), the
DOT can be used as a source for drafting descriptions of duties and responsibilities for
Federal job applications and nonfederal resumes. A principal difference between the two is
that DOT occupations are more narrowly defined and outnumber the classifications contained
in the OOH by a factor of ten.
Approaches to using the descriptions effectively in writing Federal job
applications are described in our Insider's Guide.
To locate an occupation, first find its numerical code in the alphabetical
index to the DOT. Then search the appropriate DOT section below. (Note that
downloading each page may require one or two minutes on slower connections.)
- Professional, Technical, and Managerial Occupations
- 001.061-010
to 024.364-010
- 024.381-010
to 079.131-010
- 079.151-010
to 153.267-018
- 153.287-010
to 169.117-014
- 169.127-010
to 187.167-226
- 187.167-230
to 199.682-010
- Clerical and Sales Occupations
- 201.162-010
to 219.362-046
- 219.362-050
to 243.367-018
- 245.362-010
to 272.357-018
- 272.357-022
to 299.687-014
- Service Occupations
- 301.137-010
to 362.687-018
- 363.681-010
to 389.687-018
The pages above contain nearly all white collar occupations. For other occupational
categories, please see the Department
of Labor site. |
