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Compensation: Job Evaluation

Job evaluation is the process through which every job in an organization is assessed and compared to other jobs in the organization. At the conclusion of the job evaluation process, you will be able to ascertain the relative worth of each job within the organization. When this is done, you will have generated an overall job worth hierarchy.

Job evaluation techniques fall into two categories: non-quantitative and quantitative.

Non-quantitative Job Evaluation Techniques

Non-quantitative job evaluation techniques, as the name implies, determine the relative value of jobs within the organization without using mathematical techniques. Instead, these methods focus on the “whole job” (which is why these techniques are also ...