Studies in job evaluation. I. Factor analyses of point ratings for hourly-paid jobs in three industrial plants

Abstract

"Job evaluation, the general subject of these papers, is that area of job analysis which has as its function the establishment of equitable wage and salary rates of a non-incentive character." To this end job rating data were gathered from three plants according to a modified NEMA system. The Thurstone factor analysis technique was applied to the data and rotation accomplished by means of Peters and VanVoorhis' procedure. Although "skill demands" was found to be a common factor comprising the bulk of the total point rating, "job characteristics" and "attention demands" added materially to variations. The authors conclude that the scale may not yield results intended by the makers of the scale and that a scale should take into consideration the nature of the specific plant. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)