Occupation – The unique set of tasks, skills, and abilities associated with a worker’s performing a particular job. 

Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) – The Federal/State cooperative program which produces current estimates of industry staffing patterns through periodic surveys of the nonfarm wage and salary sector of the economy.  Occupational wages are also made through the survey.

Occupational Information Network (O*NET) – A comprehensive database of worker attributes and job characteristics.  As the replacement for the Dictionary of Occupations Titles, O*NET will be the nation's primary source of occupational information. 

Occupational Staffing Patterns – This concept describes an industry in terms of its occupational distribution. For example, an occupational staffing pattern for the electrical machinery industry would indicate how many of the workers in the industry were employed as electrical engineers, electronic technicians, assemblers, etc.

Overtime Hours – Overtime hours represent the portion of gross average weekly hours which were in excess of regular hours and for which overtime premiums were paid, as calculated by CES.

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