Job Analysis Expert Services
 Job
Analysis is the detailed study of an incumbent's job.
Principally, this document is used in personal injury or
worker compensation cases where a disability or injury
impacts the incumbent's ability to perform essential job
functions and tasks.
An on-site analysis performed by a vocational
rehabilitation counselor or vocational expert to assess
physical or cognitive/mental skills required on the job.
It is a document that is reviewed by a medical
professional for appropriateness of the job, or
restrictions or accommodations necessary for the worker.
A Job Analysis
documents quantifiable physical job requirements with
the following information:
- Job title with
classification (Dictionary of Occupational Titles or
O*Net)
- Employer name and
job title
- Job summary and
essential job task descriptions
- Machines, tools,
equipment, work and safety aides
- Minimum training,
education, or certificate/licenses required
- Physical
demands of the job, to include:
- Stand, Walk,
Sit
- Lift, Carry,
Push, Pull
- Climb,
Balance, Stoop/Bend, Kneel, Crouch/Squat, Crawl,
Twist/turn
Reach, Handle, Finger, Feel
- Talk, Hear,
Taste/Smell
- Visual
Acuity, Depth Perception, Accommodation, Color
Vision
- Environmental
Factors: weather exposure, heat/cold exposure,
wet/humid, noise intensity, vibration,
atmospheric conditions, proximity to movement
mechanical parts, exposure to electrical shock,
working in high/exposed places, exposure to
radiation, working with explosives, exposure to
toxic or caustic chemicals, or other
environmental conditions.
- Repetitive
overuse risk
- Injury
specific considerations/accommodation needs
- Signature and
date of completion by the vocational professional
- Signature page
for the medical professional review and comments
Psychological Job
Analysis documents are performed for closed head
injuries, learning disabled, mentally/emotional
challenged individuals, or individuals with psychiatric
conditions covered by DSM IV diagnosis. Please contact
IRC for specifics.
Job Analysis documentation is critical in worker
compensation determinations. Decisions are made by both
medical and vocational professionals regarding job
feasibility; recommendations are made, based on this
document, to claim adjudication staff who determines
benefits and services allowed. Measurement standards
with reliability and validity factors must be evident in
the Job Analysis. Decisions about employability in
forensic evaluations require careful analysis of the job
analysis document by the Vocational Expert.
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