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Classifying U.S. Army Military Occupational Specialties using the Occupational Information Network
Anne M Gadermann1, Steven G Heeringa2, Murray B Stein3
1Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, 620B-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6.
Military Medicine
|July 9, 2014
Summary
Job condition scales were derived from O*NET data for soldiers, revealing key dimensions like physical demands and complexity. These scales aid future research on military job conditions and soldier well-being.
Area of Science:
- Military occupational health research
- Occupational psychology
- Data science in defense applications
Background:
- Understanding job conditions is crucial for soldier health and performance.
- Existing civilian occupational data (O*NET) may not fully capture military job specifics.
- The Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS) provides a rich dataset for analysis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop job condition scales for Army Military Occupation Specialties (MOSs) and Areas of Concentration (AOCs).
- To utilize Department of Labor (DoL) Occupational Information Network (O*NET) ratings for this derivation.
- To facilitate future studies on the impact of military job conditions on soldier health and functioning.
Main Methods:
- Creation of a consolidated dataset from Army STARRS (2004-2009).
- Augmentation of a civilian occupation to MOS/AOC crosswalk to assign O*NET dimension scores.
- Application of principal components analysis to summarize 246 O*NET dimensions.
Main Results:
- Three principal components explained most variance: physical demands (20.9%), interpersonal complexity (17.5%), and substantive complexity (15.0%).
- These components provide a summarized view of job conditions.
- Discrepancies noted between Army-derived and civilian O*NET results suggest unique military job structures.
Conclusions:
- Derived principal components scores offer a concise method to characterize Army job conditions.
- These scales are suitable for future research investigating MOS/AOC impacts on soldier outcomes.
- The findings highlight potential differences in job condition structures between military and civilian workforces.
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