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Cluster listing

https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/career_clusters/

[
   {
      "href": "https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/career_clusters/010100",
      "code": "010100",
      "title": "Advanced Manufacturing",
      "cluster_grouping": "Building & Moving"
   },
   {
      "href": "https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/career_clusters/010200",
      "code": "010200",
      "title": "Construction",
      "cluster_grouping": "Building & Moving"
   },
   ...
]

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Response is a list of objects

Field	Type
href	string
code optional	string
title	string
cluster_grouping optional	string

This response lists each of the Career Clusters available to browse. Career Clusters are groups of careers in the same field of work that require similar skills. They can help focus your training and job search plans. Each href property links to the corresponding Occupations in cluster service.

Career Clusters, Sub-Clusters, and linkages to SOC occupations are sourced from National Career Clusters® Framework by Advance CTE (2024 edition). Linkages to O*NET-SOC detailed occupations are developed by the National Center for O*NET Development.

Occupations in cluster

https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/career_clusters/[cluster code]

{
   "start": 1,
   "end": 20,
   "total": 44,
   "next": "https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/career_clusters/030100?start=21&end=40",
   "summary": {
      "title": "Financial Services",
      "overview": "This Cluster encompasses careers in managing and advising financial transactions, including banking, lending, corporate finance, debt management, accounting, insurance, and real estate.",
      "detail": "These careers contribute to economic stability and growth by supporting the financial health of individuals and organizations.",
      "source_url": "https://careertech.org/career-clusters/"
   },
   "occupation": [
      {
         "href": "https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/occupations/13-2011.00/",
         "code": "13-2011.00",
         "title": "Accountants and Auditors",
         "tags": {
            "bright_outlook": true
         },
         "sub_cluster": [
            {
               "href": "https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/career_clusters/sub_clusters/030101",
               "code": "030101",
               "title": "Accounting"
            }
         ]
      },
      {
         "href": "https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/occupations/43-3011.00/",
         "code": "43-3011.00",
         "title": "Bill and Account Collectors",
         "tags": {},
         "sub_cluster": [
            {
               "href": "https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/career_clusters/sub_clusters/030101",
               "code": "030101",
               "title": "Accounting"
            }
         ]
      },
      ...
   ]
}

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Field	Type
start	integer
end	integer
total	integer
prev optional	string
next optional	string
summary (contains nested items)	object
title (nested at level 1)	string
overview (nested at level 1)	string
detail (nested at level 1) optional	string
source_url (nested at level 1)	string
occupation (contains nested items)	list of objects
href (nested at level 1)	string
code (nested at level 1)	string
title (nested at level 1)	string
tags (nested at level 1) (contains nested items)	object
bright_outlook (nested at level 2) optional	boolean
sub_cluster (nested at level 1) (contains nested items)	list of objects
href (nested at level 2)	string
code (nested at level 2)	string
title (nested at level 2)	string

Path parameters

Component	Type
cluster code	string

Query string parameters

Key	Type	Default	Description
sort	string Values: sub_cluster, title, code	sub_cluster	sort order
start	integer	1	Index of first returned result
end	integer	start + 19	Index of last returned result

This response lists occupations grouped into the requested Career Cluster. Each occupation result also includes a sub_cluster property. Sub-Clusters are more specific areas within a cluster. Some occupations belong to multiple Sub-Clusters.

The summary property includes more information about the Career Cluster, from the National Career Clusters® Framework by Advance CTE (2024 edition).

Results are sorted by Sub-Cluster and then by occupation title; to change this, set the sort parameter to title or code. Results are divided into pages; the first 20 results are returned by default.

Occupations in sub-cluster

https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/career_clusters/sub_clusters/[sub-cluster code]

{
   "start": 1,
   "end": 17,
   "total": 17,
   "summary": {
      "title": "Financial Strategy & Investments",
      "overview": "Careers involved in managing a company’s capital structure and corporate financial strategies, operations, and investments, including venture capital and private equity.",
      "detail": "This field also includes careers focused on the acquisition of investment offerings such as stocks, bonds, fixed-income products, pension plans, emerging digital assets, and other resources aimed at income generation or asset appreciation. The Sub-Cluster encompasses tactics for small business fundraising and financing via microlending and operational scaling and for devising exit strategies to evolve startups into sustainable enterprises. Professionals in this field ensure that financial practices and transactions adhere to legal and ethical standards.",
      "example_programs": [
         "Business Administration",
         "Securities & Investments"
      ],
      "source_url": "https://careertech.org/career-clusters/"
   },
   "cluster": {
      "href": "https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/career_clusters/030100",
      "code": "030100",
      "title": "Financial Services"
   },
   "occupation": [
      {
         "href": "https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/occupations/43-4011.00/",
         "code": "43-4011.00",
         "title": "Brokerage Clerks",
         "tags": {}
      },
      {
         "href": "https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/occupations/15-2051.01/",
         "code": "15-2051.01",
         "title": "Business Intelligence Analysts",
         "tags": {
            "bright_outlook": true
         }
      },
      ...
   ]
}

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Field	Type
start	integer
end	integer
total	integer
prev optional	string
next optional	string
summary (contains nested items)	object
title (nested at level 1)	string
overview (nested at level 1)	string
detail (nested at level 1) optional	string
example_programs (nested at level 1)	list of strings
source_url (nested at level 1)	string
cluster (contains nested items)	object
href (nested at level 1)	string
code (nested at level 1)	string
title (nested at level 1)	string
occupation (contains nested items)	list of objects
href (nested at level 1)	string
code (nested at level 1)	string
title (nested at level 1)	string
tags (nested at level 1) (contains nested items)	object
bright_outlook (nested at level 2) optional	boolean

Path parameters

Component	Type
sub-cluster code	string

Query string parameters

Key	Type	Default	Description
sort	string Values: title, code	title	sort order
start	integer	1	Index of first returned result
end	integer	start + 19	Index of last returned result

This response lists occupations grouped into the requested Sub-Cluster. Sub-Clusters are more specific areas within a cluster. The cluster property links to the parent Career Cluster.

The summary property includes more information about the Sub-Cluster, from the National Career Clusters® Framework by Advance CTE (2024 edition).

Results are sorted by occupation title; to change this, set the sort parameter to code. Results are divided into pages; the first 20 results are returned by default.

Occupations in all career clusters

https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/career_clusters/all

{
   "start": 1,
   "end": 20,
   "total": 997,
   "next": "https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/career_clusters/all?start=21&end=40",
   "occupation": [
      {
         "href": "https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/occupations/17-2011.00/",
         "code": "17-2011.00",
         "title": "Aerospace Engineers",
         "tags": {
            "bright_outlook": true
         },
         "career_cluster": [
            {
               "href": "https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/career_clusters/010100",
               "code": "010100",
               "title": "Advanced Manufacturing"
            }
         ],
         "sub_cluster": [
            {
               "href": "https://api-v2.onetcenter.org/online/career_clusters/sub_clusters/010101",
               "code": "010101",
               "title": "Engineering"
            }
         ]
      },
      ...
   ]
}

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Field	Type
start	integer
end	integer
total	integer
prev optional	string
next optional	string
occupation (contains nested items)	list of objects
href (nested at level 1)	string
code (nested at level 1)	string
title (nested at level 1)	string
tags (nested at level 1) (contains nested items)	object
bright_outlook (nested at level 2) optional	boolean
career_cluster (nested at level 1) (contains nested items)	list of objects
href (nested at level 2)	string
code (nested at level 2)	string
title (nested at level 2)	string
sub_cluster (nested at level 1) (contains nested items)	list of objects
href (nested at level 2)	string
code (nested at level 2)	string
title (nested at level 2)	string

Path parameters

(none)

Query string parameters

Key	Type	Default	Description
sort	string Values: cluster, sub_cluster, title, code	cluster	sort order
start	integer	1	Index of first returned result
end	integer	start + 19	Index of last returned result

This response lists occupations in any Career Cluster. The career_cluster and sub_cluster properties indicate each result’s Career Cluster(s) and specific Sub-Cluster(s).

Results are sorted by Career Cluster, then by Sub-Cluster and occupation title; to change this, set the sort parameter to sub_cluster, title, or code. Results are divided into pages; the first 20 results are returned by default.

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- Browse by Industry
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- Browse by Job Zone
- Browse STEM occupations
- See all occupations

Reference Manual (API Version 2.0)

Reference Manual Table of Contents

All Categories

Getting started

My Next Move Services

Mi Próximo Paso Services

My Next Move for Veterans Services

O*NET OnLine Services

Taxonomy Services

Database Services

Overview

Migrating from version 1.9

Account management

Browse careers by industry

O*NET Interest Profiler

Career listings

Career report

Browse careers by industry

O*NET Interest Profiler

Career listings

Career report

Browse careers by industry

Career listings

Career report

Find occupations

Advanced searches

O*NET data

Crosswalk searches

Occupation reports

Careers with a Bright Outlook

Browse careers by cluster

Careers sorted by Interests

Careers sorted by Job Preparation

Careers with a Bright Outlook

Browse careers by cluster

Careers sorted by Interests

Careers sorted by Job Preparation

Careers with a Bright Outlook

Browse careers by cluster

Careers sorted by Interests

Careers sorted by Job Preparation

Browse Bright Outlook occupations

Browse by Career Cluster

Browse by Hot Technology

Browse by Industry

Browse by Job Family

Browse by Job Zone

Browse STEM occupations

Job duties custom list

Professional associations search

Related activities search

Soft skills custom list

Technology skills search

Abilities

Interests

Knowledge

Skills (Basic)

Skills (Cross-Functional)

Work Activities

Work Context

Work Styles

Work Values

Summary report

Details report

Custom report

Related occupations for

Browse by Career Cluster

Cluster listing

Occupations in cluster

Path parameters

Query string parameters

Occupations in sub-cluster

Path parameters

Query string parameters

Occupations in all career clusters

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