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job analysis

American  

noun

  1. a detailed study of the requirements necessary to complete a job, taking into consideration chiefly the order of operation, material and machinery needed, and the necessary qualifications of workers.


job analysis British  

noun

  1. the analysis of the contents of a job in order to provide a job description for such purposes as fitting the job into a grading structure or matching individual capabilities to job requirements

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of job analysis

First recorded in 1920–25

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A job analysis done by the board last year found that most trained and certified reflexologists work out of their homes, a spa or a chiropractor’s office, she said, not stores.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2015

Five years ago Dr. Tiffin began to correlate visual skills and job analysis.

From Time Magazine Archive

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