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How To: Examples applying ORS estimates

The Occupational Requirements Survey (ORS) is an establishment-based survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The ORS provides job-related information regarding physical demands; environmental conditions; education, training, and experience; as well as cognitive and mental requirements for jobs in the U.S. economy.

ORS data users come from a variety of backgrounds, and the data are used for many purposes. Below are a few ways to use ORS estimates:

Calculating occupational employment for job requirements

ORS can be used to identify the percentage of workers that have specific job requirements. Combining this with Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) data, users can derive estimates of occupational employment with specific requirements. The estimates from these two programs can be used to understand the nature of work, benchmark job requirements, develop recruitment plans, and assess job risks.

Identifying jobs with multiple job requirements

Data from ORS can identify occupations that meet user-determined thresholds for multiple job requirements. Locating jobs with multiple job requirements can be used to find relevant jobs for individuals with a specific set of skills or multiple limitations. This approach requires viewing the estimates in the XLSX datasets on the ORS data page. Users are encouraged to use a spreadsheet tool with Pivot Table capabilities.

Combining multiple job requirement estimates

An approach using available ORS estimates to explore the percentage of workers with multiple job requirements. This method is for informative purposes and is not comparable with official ORS estimates published in the data query tools and complete datasets. A few combinations of job requirements produced from the ORS microdata are published in the Special Release Datasets and available on the ORS data page.