Occupations dataset method
When exploring an occupation, start with the evidence behind its tasks, then use your career interests to pick an activity to try. This page explains how FermatMind cites occupational sources and how to use assessment results for exploration.
Where do the job tasks come from?
For U.S. wellhead pumpers, the O*NET 31.0 Task Statements list checking pumps and flow lines for gas or fluid leaks. FermatMind adapted this example from O*NET data from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), under CC BY 4.0. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested this adaptation. Use the U.S. data to understand work tasks. Check local official guidance and job postings for qualifications, pay, and hiring requirements in China or other markets.
What results can I see for free?
The 60-question version takes about 8 minutes, and the 140-question version about 18 minutes. Both are free to take and show all six RIASEC interest scores and a three-letter code for free. Times are estimates. Use a higher-scoring interest area to pick an activity to explore, then read what people in related occupations actually do.
How are interests and work preferences different?
Holland (RIASEC) results help you find work activities you might enjoy. MBTI-style results help you reflect on how you take in information, make decisions, and organize work. Neither result can be derived from the other. Check skills and qualifications against work samples, training records, and local requirements.
How can I try a real work task?
If visual design interests you, start by reading what graphic designers do. Try this FermatMind exploration exercise: make two layouts from the same brief, ask someone to pick one and explain why, then notice whether you enjoy revising your work. Check local job postings for portfolio, software, and experience requirements.
Dataset scope and terms of use
Tracked occupations
1046
Included publicly
1046
Excluded from public detail
2
Sources and review
Sources
Members are derived from career_tracked_occupation scope and reconciled with release ledger, strong-index eligibility, directory-draft, and publication metadata authorities.
Review discipline
Updates follow validate, trust compile, release-ledger reconciliation, and conservative publicization discipline. Internal queue internals remain private.
Public viewing and on-site exploration allowed; redistribution, bulk extraction, and mirrored republication require explicit permission.
View inclusion boundary
Included
- career_tracked_occupation members in public career dataset scope
- public-safe publication metadata (publisher, license, usage, distribution)
- public-safe included/excluded, cohort, index-posture, and publish-track summaries
Excluded
- family hub as primary dataset members
- raw internal evidence refs and review queue internals
- internal storage/source paths and debug-only provenance fields
View method boundary
Boundary notes
- Dataset scope has explicit included/excluded publication boundaries and keeps draft detail pages closed until authored.
- Crosswalk and editorial overrides remain backend-owned and are not exposed as raw operational records.
- This page is a public method summary, not an internal authority dump.
View technical distributions
Release cohort distribution
- public_detail_indexable: 1046
Strong-index decision distribution
- strong_index_ready: 1046
