Survey of U.S. Army Monitor Jobs,
Abstract
The present survey was concerned with three aspects of Army jobs possessing a vigilance monitor jobs: number, types, and distribution of duty positions; major characteristics of Army monitor jobs; and relative importance of monitor jobs in achieving unit missions. Questionnaires were devised and sent to various elements of the combat arms and the technical services requesting information about non-classified duty positions which are potentially vigilance-type positions. 1528 duty positions were so examined by respondents. 102 duty positions were designated by operational personnel as having sufficiently heavy proportions of monitoring duties to be designated as vigilance jobs. 72 in the combat arms and 30 in the technical services. Monitor jobs predominantly involved equipment monitoring (usually instrument panels), visual rather than auditory monitoring, uncontrollable signal rates rather than self-paced situations. Other characteristics of monitor jobs concerned length of work period, frequency and duration of rest periods, proportion of monitoring to non-monitoring time, accuracy checks, and annoying human factors problems reported. 84 percent of the monitor jobs were rated as critically or extremely important to the achievement of unit missions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- ADA079166
Entities
People
- D. A. Dobbins
- D. M. Skordahl