O*NET-SOC AutoCoder

O*NET-SOC AutoCoder v14.0 Released by RMWC

Earlier this week, RMWC released O*NET-SOC AutoCoder v14.0.  This new version of our proven application supports SOC 2018, O*NET 2019 and OES 2020 taxonomies.  In addition, legacy versions of SOC 2010 and O*NET 2016 are retained for those not yet ready to migrate to the newer taxonomies provided by the Department of Labor.

You can try the newest release at: https://www.onetsocautocoder.com/

 

Customers with maintenance agreements can expect an email with download instructions in the near future.

Updates to O*NET-SOC AutoCoder application

Recently I was asked what updates we’ve made to our O*NET-SOC AutoCoder^TM application.  Good question since it has been four years since I’ve posted to this blog.  Although not an exhaustive list, here are some of the more recent updates we’ve made to our software.

Version 11.3 released on 4-28-16:

• Expanded vocabulary.  Thousands of new words and phrases have been added to our proprietary dictionary of analyst-weighted terms. 

• O*NET-SOC AutoCoder^TM now offers match results in either JSON or XML, providing greater flexibility for developers and easing integration of AutoCoder with web front-ends.

• An O*NET-SOC AutoCoder^TM API interface is now available.  This provides easy online access to comprehensive documentation of the AutoCoder REST API and allows interactive testing of the interface.

• An Excel spreadsheet is now provided with the AutoCoder distribution that links to the O*NET-SOC AutoCoder^TM web service to provide rapid occupation coding for small to medium samples sizes.        

• Support for O*NET 20 taxonomies.

 

Version 12.1.1 released on 5-20-17:

• Over 60,000 new words and phrases have been added to our proprietary dictionary of analyst-weighted terms. This dictionary continues to grow as new terms become important in describing the world of work.

• Addition of a new coding algorithm informed by text analytics of big data.

• Performance has increased (records processed per time unit) by over 20%.

• Substantially refined spelling correction algorithms improve coding results when O*NET-SOC AutoCoder^TM is used to process job titles as they are entered in real-time via online data entry.

• The REST API now supports 'POST' as well as 'GET' requests. POST provides an alternative to url-encoding requests, and may be more appropriate when submitting requests containing large amounts of text.

• The AutoCoder worksheet now supports the Education Level input, and can be configured to return all occupational code types supported by the AutoCoder.

• Our scoring algorithm has been refined to improve the predictive value of assigned occupation fit scores.

• Support for O*Net 21 taxonomies; while retaining support for legacy versions of O*NET (9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20).

 

RMWC Releases O*NET-SOC AutoCoder v10.1

Although it has only been a couple of weeks since the post announcing the release of v10.0, the software was actually released in February … I’ve just been very slow getting the news on the blog.

Not long after release of v10.0 we received a request from one of our State customers (Louisiana) that the Military Occupational Classification (MOC) crosswalk be integrated into the AutoCoder^TM application so that transitioning veterans could use their MOC codes when searching for O*NET and SOC occupation codes … a really great idea!

So this week we’re releasing O*NET-SOC AutoCoder^TM v10.1, which retains the functionality of v10.0, but adds support for the latest Military Occupational Classification (MOC) crosswalk released by the O*NET Center.  In contrast to other implementations of the MOC crosswalk, users aren’t required to use a military-specific interface; nor are users required to enter their branch of service.  Why?  We wanted to keep the interface consistent for both civilian and transitioning military job seekers so that there would be no need to split the two groups during the job search process.

RMWC Releases O*NET-SOC AutoCoder v10.0

O*NET-SOC AutoCoder^TM v10.0 retains the functionality of v9.0 (so all of your previously integrated applications remain compatible with version 10.0); but we've made a number of important improvements:

•  A new web interface with a 'supplemental inputs' section, which includes fields for category text, employer name, NAICS industry code and education level.  The NAICS code and employer name are especially useful in improving the coding of occupational titles associated with UI claims

•  Support for O*Net 17 taxonomies; while retaining support for legacy versions of O*NET (9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16) and the SOC (2000 and 2010).

•  Two validation modes for REST web service calls: 'permissive' and 'restrictive'. Permissive mode ignores invalid web service arguments and processes requests using only the valid arguments; while in restrictive mode, requests containing invalid arguments are rejected.

•  Over 30,000 new word-occupation pairs have been added to our proprietary dictionary - as new terms and phrases become important in describing the world of work, our dictionary of analyst-weighted terms continues to grow.

As always, RMWC O*NET-SOC AutoCoder^TM remains the most accurate O*NET-SOC coder on the market … so in that sense, we’re just continuing to provide more of the same.

 

RMWC Releases O*NET-SOC AutoCoder v9.0

O*NET-SOC AutoCoder^TM v9.0 retains the functionality of v8.0 (so all previously integrated applications remain compatible with version 9.0); but we've carefully made improvements in our proven platform:

• Expanded support for O*NET 16 taxonomies.

• With O*NET-SOC AutoCoder^TM v9.0 you can install one copy of our application and obtain codes for any of our expanded list of supported 6- and 8-digit taxonomies (20+ variations and counting).

• Nearly 10,000 word-occupation pairs added to our proprietary dictionary – as new terms and phrases become important in describing the world of work, our dictionary of analyst-weighted terms continues to grow.

• O*NET-SOC AutoCoder^TM v9.0 allows web service access to over 50,000 common lay titles for O*Net and SOC occupations.  Lay titles can be accessed using the REST-based occupational match service, or through a separate stand-alone service that returns only lay titles.

As always, RMWC O*NET-SOC AutoCoder^TM remains the most accurate O*NET-SOC coder on the market … so in that sense, we’re just continuing to provide more of the same.

 

New Mexico Renews O*NET-SOC AutoCoder Support

RMWC is very pleased to announce that New Mexico has renewed their support agreement for O*NET-SOC AutoCoder v9.0.

Thank you New Mexico for once again choosing RMWC as your automated coding software and support vendor.

 

North Carolina Renews O*NET-SOC AutoCoder Support

In 2004, North Carolina became the first State in the Nation to license O*NET-SOC AutoCoder from R.M. Wilson Consulting, Inc; and on each anniversary since North Carolina has renewed their support agreement.

Now in our ninth year of providing the most accurate automated O*NET-SOC coding solution, we are extremely pleased to continue our relationship with North Carolina.  

Thank you North Carolina!

 

Michigan Renews O*NET-SOC AutoCoder Support

RMWC continues to appreciate the confidence placed in us by the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth.  Thanks Michigan for renewing your O*NET-SOC AutoCoder support for a sixth year!

 

Texas Workforce Commission Renews O*NET-SOC AutoCoder Support

The Texas Workforce Commission has been a continuous customer of RMWC for six years now, and we’re very pleased to announce that the TWC has renewed for a 7^th year.  Thanks Texas … we really appreciate your support!

 

Mississippi Renews AutoCoder and Green Job Extractor

RMWC is very pleased to announce that Mississippi has renewed their support agreement for O*NET-SOC AutoCoder v8.0 and Green Job Extractor v1.0.

Thank you Mississippi for once again choosing RMWC as your automated coding software and support vendor.