Classification of Air Force Jobs into Aptitude Clusters

Abstract

Each military service groups its entry levels jobs into clusters based on similarity of aptitude requirement. The configuration of these systems differs by service. The Air Force has four job clusters, labeled Mechanical-M, Administrative-A, General-G, and Electronics-E, which have been used in only slightly modified form since the early 1950s. The purpose of this report is to describe results from an application of a new procedures for homogeneous clustering of regression equations in an Air Force Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) validity study involving 155,000 recruits in 211 technical training programs. Empirical clusters are derived and explained in terms of specialty composition and aptitude profiles. Other potential applications of the procedure are briefly discussed. Keywords: Aptitude tests; Aptitude requirements; ASVAB; Hierarchical grouping; MAGE composites; Selection tests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA206610

Entities

People

  • Bobby R. Treat
  • Doris E. Black
  • William E. Alley

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Training
  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Aircrafts
  • Classification
  • Clustering
  • Composite Materials
  • Electronics
  • Equations
  • Human Resources
  • Manpower
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Tests
  • Standards
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics