Word of the Day - The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT)

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) or D-O-T (DOT), is a publication that is published by the United Stated Department of Labor which enables employers, government agencies, and workforce development staff to properly define over 13,000 different kinds of jobs, from 1938 to the late 1990s.  DOT also includes a nine-digit code for each occupational definition.  Digits 4-6 refer to how the tasks of the job relates to data, people, and things (Rosenthal, 2008).

Reference

Rosenthal, H.  (2008). Encyclopedia of Counseling (3^rd ed.).  New York, Routledge.