Occupational Classification

A World of Work Map for Career Exploration

“…The two work task dimensions-data/ideas and people/things-suggested by the arrangement of the job clusters are also shown. Both dimensions are compatible with the dimensions proposed by Roe and Klos [11].…”

“…A circle, of course, is two-dimensional, thus suggesting that there are two basic dimensions on which occupations differ. Although Roe [10] and, more recently, Roe and Klos [11] speculated on the nature of these dimensions, no attention has been given to this question in Holland's theory or occupational classification system [8]. Figure 1 shows the general configuration of the Roe and Holland occupational clusters and related clusters in the ACT-OCS.…”

Mapping Occupations and Interests: A Graphic Aid for Vocational Guidance and Research

“…Bipolar data/ideas and things/people dimensions are compatible with the two theory-based dimensions proposed by Roe (1956) and Roe and Klos (1969). Robinson, Athanasiou, and Head (1969) report similar dimensions (commercial vs. scientific and objects vs. people) in a multidimensional scaling analysis of interest profiles for occupational groups.…”

Early literacy and parental writing mediation in young children with and without ADHD

“…Families were typical Israeli middle class: the majority of parents in both groups (60%) had an academic education, with no significant differences between the groups, t (62) = 1.10, p > .05. According to Roe and Klos's (1969) classification, 34.4% of the parents had professional and managerial careers; 31.1% had semi-professional careers; 24.6.7% had skilled occupations and only 9.8% had semi-skilled occupations. The two groups did not differ with regard to their professional level, t (62) = 0.80, p >.05.…”