ABSTRACT

The job title Job titles used by employers tend to be very general, e.g., line worker, assembler or clerk. In other cases the name may refer to a specific machine or part, e.g. 3141 Operator. In either case, these names do not provide much insight into the content of the job. Recording the job title will make it possible for the analyst to identify the specific job for the employer. The analyst should also record a descriptive job title, e.g. small parts assembler, word processing operator for health care providers, for workers and others not specifically familiar with the workplace. Descriptive title provides insight into what the worker does. For example, the job title 'clerk' implies that the worker might use a computer for data entry, but the descriptive title 'medical transcription' implies that data entry and word processing are large parts of the job.