job classification

Employment category system

Job classification is a system for organizing positions within an organization based on duties, responsibilities, and required qualifications.

Human resources departments use job classifications to standardize pay scales, set hiring requirements, and ensure equity across similar roles: Her job classification determines her salary range.

Government and large corporate employers rely heavily on formal classification systems.

Related

civil service · labor laws · exempt · promotion · blue-collar · union job · job description · federal employment · job evaluation · wage equity · personnel management · skill assessment · bureaucracy · human resources · HR · benefits packages · category · benefits

Opposites
organizational structure

job classificationgig work

Independent, temporary task employment

casual labor · at-will employment

specificity of role definition

job classificationjob title

Label for workplace role

wear many hats · jack of all trades

specificity vs. generality

job classificationjack-of-all-trades

Multiskilled non-specialist

Family

classification

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G