This guide explains the process of job profiling and details the results of a 1994 profiling of 34 occupations. Discussed in section 1 are the following: purpose and components of the Ohio Vocational Competency Assessment (OVCA) package; purpose, contents, and use of the Ohio Competency Analysis Profiles and Work Keys components of the OVCA package; and steps in the job profiling process. The next section describes the skills needed to achieve each level of the following Work Keys academic skills: reading for information, applied mathematics, listening, writing, locating information, applied technology, and teamwork. Presented next are the 1994 job profiling results for the following occupations: accounting; administrative/secretarial services; agricultural/industrial mechanical technician; agricultural sales and service; auto collision technician; auto mechanics; building/property maintenance; business administration/management; business information systems; carpentry; commercial art; commercial photography; dental assistant; diesel mechanics; drafting; early childhood education and care; electrical trades; electronics; entertainment marketing; food production, management, and services; general marketing; graphic arts; heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration; horticulture; hospitality and facility care services; industrial maintenance; law enforcement; machine trades; masonry; medical assistant; natural resources; power equipment technology; travel and tourism marketing; and welding. A list of participants in the job profiling process is included. (MN)