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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 fut

Preface

iii

Figures

ix

Tables

xi

Summary

xv

Acknowledgments

xvii

Acronyms

xix

Introduction

1

(8)

Background

1

(1)

Scope

1

(1)

Three Key Questions

2

(1)

Approach

3

(4)

Characterizing the Past and Future Contexts

3

(1)

Characterizing Expected Changes in Work and Workers

3

(4)

Workforce Shaping and Development

7

(1)

Organization of the Report

7

(2)

Methodology and Data Characteristics

9

(10)

Characterizing Past Work and Workers

9

(4)

The O*NET Analyst Database

9

(1)

Importing O*NET Data into a Structure for the Defense Workforce

10

(2)

Making Data Collection Manageable

12

(1)

Characterizing Future Work and Workers

13

(3)

Analytical Approach

16

(1)

Characteristics of the Data

17

(2)

Expected Changes in Work and Workers

19

(14)

Changes in Dimensions Within Occupational Clusters

19

(4)

Changes Across Domains Within Occupational Clusters

23

(3)

Changes Across Workforces

26

(7)

Themes

26

(2)

Corresponding Change in the Private Sector

28

(5)

Workforce Shaping and Development

33

(6)

Workforce Shaping and Development Tools

33

(2)

Potential Effects

35

(4)

Classification

35

(1)

Recruiting and Selection

36

(1)

Promotion

36

(1)

Training

37

(1)

Education

37

(1)

Compensation

38

(1)

Acculturation

38

(1)

Retention/Separation

38

(1)

Conclusions and Observations

39

(206)

Appendix

A. O*NET Dimensions by Domain

41

(6)

B. Differences Between Groups of Raters

47

(2)

C. Cluster Analysis

49

(10)

D. Distribution of Expected Dimension-Level Increases by Occupational Cluster

59

(4)

E. Dimensions with Expected Higher Levels Within Occupational Cluster

63

(18)

F. Army Occupations by Occupational Cluster

81

(12)

G. Navy Occupations by Occupational Cluster

93

(46)

H. Air Force Occupations by Occupational Cluster

139

(46)

I. Marine Corps Occupations by Occupational Cluster

185

(14)

J. Defense Civil Service Occupations by Occupational Cluster

199

(16)

K. Index of Military/Civilian Service Occupational Codes and RAND Occupational Clusters

215

(30)

References

245

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