A common language for classifying and describing occupations: The development, structure, and application of the standard occupational classification
介绍了标准职业分类（SOC）的发展和应用，帮助求职者、员工、人力资源专业人士和管理者共享职业信息，应对劳动力市场变化。
Abstract Today's technology‐driven global economy forces job seekers, employees, human resources professionals, and managers to work smarter and faster to take advantage of a changing labor market. A common language for describing job titles and task/competency‐based occupational clusters will facilitate crucial information sharing critical to meeting today's HR challenges. The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) captures the current occupational structure, and can be used by the public and private sectors to share information on all types of jobs. This article discusses the development and applications of the new SOC that will help job seekers, employees, human resources professionals, and management. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.