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.
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