This publication was the blueprint foundation for all of the definitions and concepts used to perform the job analyses that were collected to construct the DOT. To understand what Worker Characteristics really mean, study the related chapters in this book. This is what job analysts used when they observed an occupation being performed. When they were uncertain how to classify a variable, they studied the examples in this book to make the best rating that they could. Complete reprints of this critical resource book are available at Elliott & Fitzpatrick. SkillTRAN has scanned the entire book and is presenting the information chapter by chapter. Each chapter includes a table of contents for the entire book. The Introduction page to the RHAJ clearly states that the methodology described in the RHAJ was the methodology used to gather and record information about jobs for the DOT, the Selected Characteristics of Occupations (SCO) and the Guide for Occupational Exploration (GOE). Frequency counts of each of the DOT factors are printed in the SkillTRAN Pocket Guide to the DOT.
Core Concepts
RHAJ Chapter 1 - Job Analysis - What it is and its Uses
RHAJ Chapter 2 - Concepts and Principles of Job Analysis
RHAJ - Chapter 3 - Worker Functions - DPT - Data-People-Things
Chapter 5 - Materials, Products, Subject Matter, and Services (MPSMS)
Chapter 6 - Sentence Analysis Technique
Worker Characteristics
Chapter 7 - GED - General Educational Development - RML - Reasoning-Math-Language
Chapter 8 - SVP - Specific Vocational Preparation
Chapter 10 - Work Situations / Temperaments
Chapter 11 - GOE - Guide for Occupational Exploration
Chapter 12 - Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions
Job Analysis
Chapter 13 - Writing Job Summaries and Descriptions of Tasks
Chapter 14 - The Job Analysis Report
Chapter 15 - Procedure for Preparing for and Conducting a Job Analysis Study
Chapter 16 - Plant Control Card and Staffing Table
Chapter 17 - Organization and Workflow Charts
Chapter 18 - The Narrative Report
Appendix [ALL APPENDICES IN ONE PDF]
A - Breaking a Job Down Into Tasks
B - Determining Detail Needed in Job and Task Descriptions
C - Machine, Tools, Equipment, and Work Aids
D - Bibliography
E - Agency Identification Numbers for Occupational Analysis