직업정보론 (Occupational Information)
What this domain tests
직업정보론 tests where occupational information comes from, how it is classified, and how to judge whether it fits a client's question. Items often ask you to choose the correct source or code for a stated information need.
Core rules and concepts
- Primary Korean sources: 워크넷 (work.go.kr) for job openings and career information; 한국고용정보원 (KEIS) for 직업사전, 신직업사전, and 한국직업전망; 고용노동부 surveys for wages and labor statistics.
- Classification: 한국표준직업분류 (KSCO) classifies what people do; 한국표준산업분류 (KSIC) classifies the establishment's activity. KSCO has 10 major groups; KSIC's 10th revision has 21 sections (A–U).
- International systems: ISCO-08 and SOC are occupation classifications; do not confuse them with industry codes.
- Job analysis methods: DACUM panels, FJA, competency models, and task inventories. Each produces different outputs-task lists versus competencies versus worker requirements.
- Quality criteria: accuracy, timeliness, relevance, comparability, and source authority. Wage data from recruitment ads are not official wage statistics.
Worked example
A client asks, "Which occupations in my region are hiring, and what do they pay?" Use 워크넷 for current regional vacancies and the Ministry of Employment and Labor's occupational wage survey for pay. Do not answer the wage question from a single job posting, and do not use KSIC codes to identify occupations-KSIC would classify the employer's industry.
Traps that cost marks
Confusing 직업분류 with 산업분류; citing 직업사전 for future outlook (직업전망 is the better source); treating online ads as representative wage data; and assigning a KSCO code from a job title alone instead of the main duties.