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These 10 elements describe the specific job requirements in terms of "compensable factors." You can use these factors to gauge whether the job description properly captures the job, and you can use these factors to help gauge the level of compensation that is appropriate, as well as the exempt/nonexempt status of the position.
Hereare the primary compensable factors:
1. Experience. How long should the incumbent have worked in this job or in closely related jobs to be fully qualified? Is it important that the experience be within or outside the organization?
2. Education. What does the job require in terms of formal schooling, training, certification, or knowledge of a specialized field?
3. Responsibility. Is the employee responsible for the safety of other employees or for the loss or damage to tools, materials, or equipment? How significant to the employer is the work the position is responsible for? How big is the budget the incumbent manages?
4. Complexity of duties. Does the job require the incumbent to show judgment and initiative or to make independent decisions?
5. Supervision received. How closely does the incumbent's immediate supervisor or manager check his or her work? Does the supervisor or manager outline specific methods or work procedures?
6. Supervision exercised. How many people does the incumbent supervise, directly and indirectly? What responsibility does he or she have for controlling policy decisions, costs, or work methods?
7. Consequences of error. If the incumbent made an error, what dollar loss would be likely to result? How often does the possibility of loss or error occur?
8. Working conditions. Is there anything in the work environment that is unusually hazardous or uncomfortable? For what percentage of the time is the incumbent exposed to such conditions?
9. Mental, physical, and visual demands. What degree of concentration is required? Are there special physical demands? Is eyestrain likely?
10. Confidential data. To what extent is the incumbent responsible for confidential information? What would be the consequences of unwarranted disclosure? To what extent are integrity and discretion important?
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