Occupational Health and Safety Research in the U.S. Army: Comparability with Civilian Employee Cohorts

Abstract

Problem-Characteristics distinguishing the U.S. Army as an occupational cohort have been used as arguments against conducting occupational health and safety research in the military. Method - Military occupation codes were mapped to civilian standard occupation codes (SOC) and counts of Army personnel by job, and proportions were compared with Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates of the distribution of civilian jobs. Results -Seventy-two percent of enlisted personnel, 65% of commissioned officers and 61% of warrant officers had jobs with direct civilian counterparts. Proportions of Army and civilian workforces were nearly identical for some SOC (e.g., transportation, material moving). Conclusion - The majority of Army personnel have jobs with civilian counterparts. Occupational research in the Army focusing on specific jobs and job tasks will be relevant to many civilians

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA411903

Entities

People

  • Sandra I. Sulsky

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Materials
  • Military Personnel
  • Occupational Safety And Health
  • Safety
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Transportation
  • Warrant Officers

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