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O*NET, the Occupational Information Network, is a database developed by a United States Department of Labour led consortium which provides detailed information on approximately 1120 occupations. This chapter provides a preliminary analysis designed to test the use of O*NET to examine the changing nature of employment activities in Australia and on the changing pattern of skill. The focus is on two particular issues: (1) whether the knowledge content of jobs is increasing, as is widely supposed, and if so whether it involves detailed specific knowledge or broadly based knowledge across a range of areas; and (2) the changing activities involved in work. A number of themes that emerged from the analysis are outlined in the conclusion.