Automated Coding of Job Descriptions From a General Population Study: Overview of Existing Tools, Their Application and Comparison.
Wenxin WanCalvin B GeMelissa C FriesenSarah J LockeDaniel E RussIgor BurstynChristopher J O BakerAnil AdiseshQing LanNathaniel RothmanAnke HussMartie J A van TongerenRoel C H VermeulenSusan PetersPublished in: Annals of work exposures and health (2023)
In this study, we observed that agreement on job coding was generally low for the three tools but noted a higher degree of agreement in assigned exposures. The results indicate the need for study-specific evaluations prior to their automatic use in general population studies, as well as improvements in the evaluated automatic coding tools.