ORS Stakeholder Survey 2024
Thank you for helping the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) gather critical feedback regarding the Occupational Requirements Survey (ORS). 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. Please see the BLS ORS website for more information and available data products.
We would like your input on the ORS program and its data and publications so that our products better meet your needs. Your responses will be used by the BLS to improve the ORS program.
Your participation is voluntary.
We estimate that it will take approximately 6 minutes to complete this survey.
If you have any questions about this survey, please email [email protected] or call (202) 691-6199.
This voluntary survey is being collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics under OMB No. 1225-0088 (Expiration Date: 1/31/2024). We estimate that this survey takes six minutes to complete. You are not required to respond to this collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. We will use the information you provide to make improvements to BLS online publications. Your participation is voluntary, and you have the right to stop at any time. Results from this survey will be aggregated for internal use and individual results will not be made public. This survey is being administered by SurveyMonkey and resides on a server outside of the BLS Domain. The BLS cannot guarantee the protection of survey responses and advises against the inclusion of sensitive personal information in any response. By proceeding with this survey, you give your consent to participate in this survey.
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When using ORS data or information, are you more interested in specific occupations (e.g., Healthcare; Production), or are you more interested in specific requirements (e.g., physical demands)?
I’m only interested in specific occupations
I’m only interested in specific requirements regardless of occupation
I’m interested in both equally
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When using ORS data or information, which occupations are most important to you?
Select all that apply.
Architecture and Engineering
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
Business and Financial Operations
Community and Social Service
Computer and Mathematical
Construction and Extraction
Educational instruction and Library
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
Food Preparation and Serving Related
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Healthcare Support
Installation, Maintenance and Repair
Legal
Life, Physical, and Social Science
Management
Office and Administrative Support
Personal Care and Service
Production
Protective Service
Sales and Related
Transportation and Material Moving
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Which category of ORS requirements is most important to you?
Cognitive and mental requirements
Education, training, and experience
Environmental conditions
Physical demands
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ORS is considering other ways to report occupational characteristics. Please indicate your interest in the following additional measures.
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Please indicate your level of agreement with each of the following statements based on your experience with the ORS website.
If you are not familiar with the feature, please select “Not Familiar.”
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[If any 5a-c = Disagree or Strongly Disagree] Please tell us what improvements or changes you would like to see to the ORS website.
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The ORS program produces preliminary estimates available as a data file and through annual news releases. Please indicate your level of agreement with each of the following statements based on your experience with ORS preliminary estimates and news releases.
If you are not familiar with the item, please select “Not Familiar.”
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[IF ANY Q7a-d = Strongly Disagree or Disagree] Please describe what improvement or changes you would like to see with ORS preliminary estimates or news releases..
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ORS data is available through the ORS Database with several ways to search and access ORS data. Please indicate how useful each of the tools for accessing ORS data are to you. If you have not accessed ORS data with any of these tools, please select “Have not used”.
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[IF ANY Q9a-e = A little useful or Not at all useful] Please describe what improvement or changes you would like to see with tools for accessing ORS data.
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ORS publishes several information products that help explain the ORS program and concepts, or that provide supplemental analysis. Please indicate how satisfied you are with each of these information products. If you are not familiar with a product, please select “Not Familiar.”
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[IF ANY Q11a-f = Very Dissatisfied or Dissatisfied] Please describe why you are dissatisfied with the ORS information products.
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Have you contacted the Bureau of Labor Statistics for help with data or information produced by the Occupational Requirements Survey?
Yes
No [GO TO Q16]
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Please indicate your level of BLS customer service satisfaction in the following areas.
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[IF ANY Q14a-c = Very Dissatisfied or Dissatisfied] Please describe why you were dissatisfied with BLS customer service.
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We are considering other methods of ORS outreach to explain the ORS program and the information produced by it. Which events would you find useful?
Select all that apply.
webinar
industry conference (please specify which industry conference)
academic conference (please specify which academic conference)
other (please specify)
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What are the reasons you use the Occupational Requirements Survey information?
Select all that apply.
Occupational/vocational analysis
Safety and health analysis
Career or vocational counseling
Social Security Administration disability process
Veterans counseling
Legal cases
Media reporting
Policy analysis
Data bank or reference
Research
Other (please specify) ____________________________
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How often do you use information from the Occupational Requirements Survey?
Daily
At least weekly
At least monthly
At least once per year
Less than once per year
Never
Unsure
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How did you learn about the Occupational Requirements Survey? Select all that apply.
Social Security Administration
Conference or presentation
Coworker or colleague
Internet search
Journal articles
Media or press
Teacher or professor
Other (please specify) _______________________
Do you use other sources to get occupational requirements information?
Yes
No (Go to Q22)
What other sources do you use to get occupational requirements information?
Select all that apply.
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Occupational Outlook Handbook
O*NET
Other (please specify) ____________________________
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Which category best describes your organization?
Academia
U.S. government
State or local government
News media
Industry or trade association
Research, development, or consulting organization
Vocational rehabilitation, job training, or workforce development organization
Primary, secondary, technical, or vocational education institution
I use ORS data for personal needs.
Other (please specify) ____________________________
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ORS has various methods of gathering and soliciting data user feedback. Please select the methods you prefer for providing input.
Select all that apply.
Customer service information line (helpdesk/hotline)
Stakeholder surveys (electronic)
Stakeholder surveys (mail)
Industry conferences (such as American Board of Vocational Experts, International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, etc.)
Data user conferences
Federal Register notice public comments
Other (please specify) ____________________________
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Do you have any other comments you would like to share? The Occupational Requirements Survey values all input.
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| File Created | 2025-01-08 |