Characterizing the Future Defense Workforce

✍ Scribed by Dina G. Levy

• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 258
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

During the 1990s, questions arose about how future changes in military missions, organizations, and technology would affect work and workers in the Department of Defense (DoD). To address these questions, RAND undertook analysis of the effects of the future environment on the characteristics of DoD work and workers. Using the Department of Labors Occupational Information Network (ONET) and teh ONET Analyst Database, military and civilian ocupational analysts assigned new ratings scores to O*NET occupational dimensions, predicated on a general description of the future DoD environment derived primarily from Joint Vision 2010 and related documents. RAND then analyzed the differences between future and past scores. Despite the many changes anticipated in DoD processes, relatively few characteristics are expected to change. Given existing selection and training processes, current and prospective workforces should be able to adapt to the expected changes, which separate into four broad themes:

✦ Table of Contents

Preface......Page 1
Figures......Page 3
Tables......Page 4
Summary......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Acronyms......Page 11
1. Introduction......Page 13
2. Methodology and Data Characteristics......Page 21
3. Expected Changes in Work and Workers......Page 31
4. Workforce Shaping and Development......Page 45
5. Conclusions and Observations......Page 51
A. O*NET Dimensions by Domain......Page 53
B. Differences Between Groups of Raters......Page 59
C. Cluster Analysis......Page 61
D. Distribution of Expected Dimension-Level Increases by Occupational Cluster......Page 71
E. Dimensions with Expected Higher Levels Within Occupational Cluster......Page 75
F. Army Occupations by Occupational Cluster......Page 93
G. Navy Occupations by Occupational Cluster......Page 105
H. Air Force Occupations by Occupational Cluster......Page 151
I. Marine Corps Occupations by Occupational Cluster......Page 197
J. Defense Civil Service Occupations by Occupational Cluster......Page 211
K. Index of Military/Civilian Service Occupational Codes and RAND Occupational Clusters......Page 227
References......Page 257