Studies in job evaluation. 3. An analysis of point ratings for salary paid jobs in an industrial plant

Abstract

Using the National Metal Trades Association point rating plan, data were collected on approximately 5,000 workers. (Ratings on this 11-item scale evaluate the relative worth of each job in terms of total points. These can then be converted to monetary values, thus establishing a salary structure.) Following computation of intercorrelations between point ratings on the items and "total points," Thurstone's centroid method of factor analysis was applied. Skill Demands, Supervisory Demands, and Job Characteristics were found to yield the highest R with total point ratings; they respectively contributed 95.6%, 3.7%, and .7% of the variability of the total point ratings. (See also 18: 3249; 19: 3127.) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)