Occupational Classification in Some Major Government Agencies

摘要

On the basis of information obtained during personal visits and con¬ferences, current practices in occupational classification in some major military and civilian agencies of the Federal Government are reported. The following agencies are included: Department of the Air Force, Bureau of Naval Personnel in the Department of the Navy, the Adjutant General's Office in the Department of the Army, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Employment Security in the Department of Labor, the Cen¬sus Bureau in the Department of Commerce, and the United States Civil Service Commission. The prime purpose of the survey was to generate hypotheses for the furtherance of occupational classification research in the Air Force. In a concluding section of the report the present state-of-the-art of occupational classification is discussed and research implications are suggested.