job analysis

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of job analysis¹

First recorded in 1920–25