Acknowledgements
Last updated: July 24, 2026
Memoa builds on established, public data standards so your career record is translated using proven references — not a hidden algorithm. This page credits the open datasets we use, explains what they are and how they benefit you, and provides the attributions their licenses require. These are reference datasets Memoa consumes; unlike the providers on our subprocessor list, no user data is sent to them.
Open data sources
| Source | Publisher | How Memoa uses it | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| O*NET (O*NET-SOC + Military Crosswalk) | U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration | Normalizing skill vocabulary into standardized civilian terms (occupation-level crosswalk, including the Military Crosswalk, is on our roadmap) | CC BY 4.0 |
What O*NET is, and why we use it
O*NET(the Occupational Information Network) is the U.S. Department of Labor’s free, public database of occupations — the same authoritative reference behind government career tools like My Next Move. It describes what occupations involve and the skills they require, using a consistent, research-based vocabulary.
Memoa uses O*NET so your skills are translated to civilian career language using an established standard, rather than a black box. That means the skills Memoa surfaces from your background map to terms recruiters and employers already recognize — giving you (and them) confidence that the translation follows accepted best practice.
For transitioning service members, O*NET also publishes a Military Crosswalk that maps military occupation codes (Army MOS, Navy ratings, Air Force AFSC, and more) to related civilian occupations. Wiring that occupation-level mapping into Memoa is on our roadmap — today, Memoa's O*NET integration covers skill vocabulary, and your own evidence already reveals strengths that reach beyond any standard crosswalk mapping.
O*NET attribution
As required by the O*NET license (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International):
This site incorporates information from the O*NET Resource Center by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Memoa has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Source: O*NET Resource Center. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Memoa is not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, the U.S. Department of Labor.
Changes to this page
We will update this page as we add or change the public datasets Memoa relies on. Questions? Contact privacy@mymemoa.ai.