How can I use the Career Ladder/Lattice tool for occupations that don lend themselves well to laddering, such as social worker?
For such occupations, the tool can still provide the structure and functionality to develop a career ladder/lattice, though the user must supply more of the detailed occupational information if the job titles are not O*NET-SOC level occupations. It is also possible to create a career lattice documenting different occupational specialties, for example such as different types of social work laterally with the opportunity of becoming a manager or supervisor as the next step up.
For such occupations, the tool can still provide the structure and functionality to develop a career ladder/lattice, though the user must supply more of the detailed occupational information. A career ladder/lattice often contains job titles that are not at the O*NET-SOC occupational level. For example, Social Worker I, II, III might represent a ladder based on promotional opportunities from entry through experienced levels where the criteria for advancement are additional education and work experience. It is also possible to create a career lattice documenting different occupational specialties or related occupations. For example, Public Health or Child and Family social workers share many of the same knowledge and skill requirements but have a different focus on the population served. There are also promotional opportunities to manager or supervisor jobs. The O*NET OnLine Web site is a valuable resource for this type of information.
