Reducing the IT Talent Gap by Identifying a Standard for IT Occupations

Overly detailed and technical descriptions for IT positions, together with inconsistent occupation identifiers, cause companies to pass on qualified candidates who do not match every requirement, while job seekers fail to identify roles matching their skill sets. To address this matching problem, we analyzed 15,000+ IT job postings to create a list of 41 IT occupations, called ITOcc List. Leveraging this list will enable companies to attract a wider range of qualified candidates, and job seekers to more easily identify relevant openings.