REF ID:A59227 .. .. SECU LASSIFICATION (Jfa1111) 

DISPOSITION FORM 

FILE NO. 

TOAl'SA-U 

Ai'BA·l2 

Al'SA·l.3 

FROM Chief of Sta.ft DATE3 Deo '1 COMMENT NO. 1 

ArBA-J.4 

ANA·l5 

AJBA...J.6 

A1SA·l7 

A!'&\-02 

.Al'SA•03 

A!'SA...oll. 

AJSA005 / asA·OOP 

MBA-00! 

AJSA-OOX 

• 

l. It :lo d1nctecl tb&t an AJBA Job Index and an A'fSA OccUpsLtional 

Cl.deification Mimuo.l be establS.Llhed to ftlc:tl.i'tate p.larm1J:kl o~ pereorr.n.el zieq,ut.rements 8114 th., couduct of vari.ovs pbuea ot pJ:NOrmel ~nt such GD davelop .. 

=mt of t&b1- ot diatr!but:lon &n4 uslgm.ent mil placement ot penozmel. 

2. tho AHA Job Inda vill. provide ach clif:fuait Job 1n AmA wlth a .job 

number, a flmctional ,.1ob title, a~ of the ~o'b'e duties and. responsib:S.llties, 

a c1V111en graae, an e;uivalent milltar.? :rank, an ARA occui-'t:loml specialty 

clusiftcatioo encl the org&nimtiOllSl J.oca.ation or t.bat Job 111 the AnA stnctun. 

'1tle ARA Job In!eJ: vUl. CCllDl!if!lt o% e serieo at 3ob 1ndGx car48 (inclosu:re 1) ea.ch 

of vld.ch will contain the above data fOl' one AP8A Job. 

3. Steff' D1vitd.one and Offtces are directed to propa:re Job :lndex cazda tor 

e.cb clif'feamt '1ob (both f:l.Ued and vacant) req,ulnscl tmough Piacal Year 1953. 

Such carda abaU be submt:ttecl to .AFSA-001 by 2 Jo.nu.ary 1952. Deto1led imltructions 

tor p.!'G',Plri.DS c1ob index cazrd8 !l.S'e contaiDed :lD inclosure 2. 

4. AIBA...QClY ia directed to pnpare en APSA Occupational. Clue1ficat1oa. 

E-tYlual using 'the All'SA Job Inda aa the buic reference. '1'ha ob.jective altaU ba 

to davel.a.p,, 4iettine, deaer:l.be and code APB.A occupatipnal. epecj.altiea 1n a manual 

which v111 ~:lvely ntlect AFM occupatiom.\ requ1Z'mlfents 8D1 structure. 

'fhe present oacupitiocal c:laas1t1cat1on systems ot tbe milite:iy sewicee do not 

achieve tb1a ob.1ect1ve. !hentore, the AFSA Occupational. Clusif1cat1Q'1 Manual, 

once devel.Oped, will s~ the Olds~ occupational cleesiftcat:!.on systems 

md Codee of the m1litary sel'Vlcea • 

- ;. An ANA convereicm Scale fO'Jt equating mlital')' amks to civilim>. pde 

J.eve18 1a eotabl1mhe4 es in4.1..cateil in in.cloaura 3. !hie sc&l.e provides a unlf'om 

method f'o:f' deWnd.ld.ng: I 

DD I :~~M50 9 6 REPLACES NME FORM 96, I OCT 48, WHICH MAY BE USED. 10-S4.801-3 "/c U 8. COVEltNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

eclassifi ed and a roved for release b NSA on 07-24-2013 ursuantto E .0. 1352 
.. e REF ID:A59227e 

Sub.1ect: .iatabl19bmant ~ AIBA Job Index am APSA Job CcXle 

, 

) 

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•• Appropl"Sate civUian sm4e anc1 eciutvalent :nmk or mte fOI' wh Job 

1n the ADA Job Inda. 

b. Bank& or ratee of Job• f.n Al'SA tabla ot 41str1'bl.itillD. 

c. Oeneal. s~ nzuctwe ot A1SA fol' pel'llODD81 plamrtng purpea. 

6. :tt 18 to bet.be establiebed pol1oy of APSA, aa 1100D u the A1SA Job 

Illdn 1• caiqp1etcl4, to aaaisn mllit&l7 pezraonnel. to a Job at 1-t equivalent to 

or higher than their nmk or ate (\an4ezt tbe A1BA Conven1on Scale). 

1 • In .a41tian to Ull88 ll't&te! above, the ArsA Job InrJax CllD be WIOd. IUf tb!I 

fl'8mavo!'k for cord~ ot other pbanu ot ;penonnel ~t. ~ e:immple,, 

tbe Job index could facilitate the 4eV'eloplmlt ot an AfSA Career anepmut Plan. 

A natemnt ot the mt l<Mtr and. tbs next upwal'd career lad4ar stops could be 

inalwJe4 OD tile back ~ GMh .1ob 1llf!lu cad. ~I U & COZ'Ollaa"y to CU'eel' 

~t, apecifl.c tn1D1DB ~ could be elltabliehe4 for each Cllffarent ' 

Job ard emplo)'8tt&I given tho 4eftn1te op_po:rtun!t;, to CJ.U&U~ for lld.vancemant to 

hishal' gl'llM1e t1obs OD tba ArSA .1ob pl"CllDtiOD la4clel'. 

8. Once inataUea.1 the value of the AIBA Jdb Indax M a ~t tool 

1a 41.Netq ftlatecl to its accunc:y and CUl'Nna7. 'lbe KISA Job Inilex will be 

, mtntatnect by ABA-«11. Staff DJ.visions anc1 ottices V1ll m1nta1n duplicate 

.1ob in4aE c&'f48 for .1oba in tbef.:r orsan:s.zat1on. 

9• llacb Staff Division an4 Offlce will keep 1ta Job 1DCla cuds under 

contim.10US 1'8V1w to UllUl'e tbat they ft'flect accumtel)t dut1ee beinu peri'o:rmd 

b;y p~ w1QUC1 pel"GODZ181 or d.utia pl.fmned to be aamiGDS4 to authorized 

vaeant bil.leta or SJBC•• Jo'btl vill be eUm1nate4 fl'Clil tbe S.Dlex vh8ll tbey ue 

no J.onaer occ:upte4 01" are no loluer NCJ,Ul:recl f01" plmm1113 pul'p0888. Nev Job 

1Dllex ca.rd8 vlU be preplNd an4 submitted to AISA·or8 tor :lncluaion in the 

11*m wba the f'ollov1ns cbangee in Job atl'UCture occur: 

a. AaalSl)llllmt ot civilian or mllltarJ penonnel to dutlea wblcb d.U'ter 

mterlally from those cleacrtbed en an ~ eatabliabe4 3ob 1D4ex 

c81d. 

b. Bstabl18!ml&D'ti ot mv Joba vbich titter mater.I.~ from tbaee dellc:ribeci 

on an all'e8i1y eatabllabad Job 1mlax card. 9:11• ~ neult tZ'Cll 

cl1an(ga 1D opentional planning that nec•sitate aav JobG be1nc planned 

for authorized vacant a,P&Cea. 

c. Cba;ouea in civilian .jobs NINl.t~ fl'om c:aq>l.eUon of .1ob claaPJif1cat10l1 

•Uft819 or offlciel. clu•1ficat1on act1ona b.Y A!'SA-15. 

3 Incla: 

1. JOb Ind8X CU4 

2. InatncUoas tor pNp&l'lng Job In4ex CU'Cla 

3. A'l8A c:omenson Sc:al.e 
REF ID:A59227 

e e 

DBmtm.'ImB I'm PDPABDQ JOB Dim CABJ)B 

l. Staff Divl•S.OU and otf:l.cea v1ll prepare 3o'b index carda for each 

di:tteze.nt Job (both ftlled anll vacant) requincl th1'ou6h 1953 and submit 

ouch cuds to A'ISA-AYJI by 2l. Deced>er 1951. ~ 

2. An APSA .1ob is a ag.1e1ftc 6l'0\1l> ~ mJor 4utlea an4 naponaibilitiee 

praseni;J.¥ uaianecl .or plmmed to be 8881e;nad to· one o'I! mre penons 1n a 

,Pfl.l'ticul.8r Staff Diviaion or 'branch ot an Ott.I.ca. An unllmted m.mller ot 

}lGl'SOna .,- occupy the 1118118 Job ao lOllS as tbe:tr duties. ancl :reapone1b1lltiea 

ue •aantialq the .... 

3. ?Dlivid.ual .1ob inc1ex car48 VS.11 'bO ~ tor the tollowlng 3ob 

catogo;.tea: 

a. Pilled Jobs now beln,,; :perf'cmnecl by c1vU1an uA/or m1l1tuy 

pe.rsormel, vblcb h&ft bean 4ellcribe4 and claa81f1e4 by the 

C1v1l1an PenoJmel Dzarlcb ot Al'SA-l;. 

b. fillel1 Jobe nov ~ perfol'mad by civilian a:al/or milita:l'Y 

personnel wbicb. have not yet been ottlc1ally claaeif1e4 by 

Al'SA·l:i. 

c. Vaca't ~obs coverini; propoeec1. dutiee the Stan' J>1 v1a1on or 

ottice plane to aaai~ to authorized vacant billets or apacea, 

once they are fill.el. 

4. If cd.Vilian or mllit&Ty pel"liormel are ~ the same t1ob, only 

one Job index car4 med. be pnp&racl. Sim1.larly, if a Job taUs into more tbao 

one of tbe above cateGor.laa, onl1' one Job 1~ caftl vlll be prepmel. · 

5. A separate Job index cud v.lll be .vrepared tor -.ch hmd. of an or~zational. aub-divlaion and 1'ol' eaab cl1at1nctly Clitforent J.avel ot wrk 

beirJG partol'ISd vhen a Gft>UP ot personnel an ~ in the amB kirld ot 

mm. l'ozi GXG11.Ple, ~ a unit bead 1a supervie:I.~ tbe wrk ot ten mployeeo 

all enaa.;e4 in ~le of 'the same probJ.emB. ~ ot these aw~ are exc:J.uo1ve~ ue1{3tl8Cl the most dit'ficult problems. 11lNe 41ttennt lavela ot 

vol'k are involved aml tbNe cUfferent .1o'ba exi•t (unit head, senior analyst 

and analyat) evem tbcut,ih all ten employeea ma.y be perfominG a1.m1J.ma duties. 

6. The Job 1D1ex cul (1ncloa111'9 l) conteina seven item to be 

caupl.Gtecl in OZ'dal' u t'ollow8: 

a. Job~. Job index cazda eover1~ Jobs~ oftiei&ll.y 

· Cliiiaifi&t vill be etven the 8SllB! number assi~ to thcae Jcba 

by ArBA·l5 vltll the eutfix 11C11 ac1ded (e.g. 1636c). Job index 

c8.1'11s ~ tilled Jobs or planned 3o'ba not :i'lt officia.ll:t 

clsss1t1ecl vill be cS.ve:i ttour <licit n~ b;; es.ab Stat't D1v:le1on 

and ottice. Dlqcka ot numbe:ra for Jobe in these cateSoi"iee U'8 

assigned u toll.ow: 

m.nctor ot A18A am Special Statt 

.AIBA-ll 

Al'SA-12 

:tncioewa 2 vJ.'tb C/6 D/F ~ 

0001 - 0.199 

Oa:x> - 0399 

o400 - 0599 
.Al'SA-13 

Al'SA-14 

AJSA-15 

AJ'SA-16 

lt'ISA-17 

ID 

Al'SA-02 

APSA-03 

M'BA-~ 

A!SA.05 

o6oo - 0899 

0900 - im 

1100 - 1299 

1300 - 1499 

1500 - 1699 

• 1700 - 1799 

2000 - 4999 

5000 - ~ $00 - 1999 

;. am - 8299 

b. Pcmct:lozal Job 'l'J.tle. Staff D1v1a1om and otticavill aaail:>ll a 

fUDCU(iiiiiI Uiie 't,O desl.-te ae cl.early u p>881ble ~ actual 

d.utf.ee ot eac:h 41tterent Aft1A Job. Appmve4 oraanf.•t:Lonal. 

titlee will be used +.o c1ea1gmte Job• of b.eu4a of ort:J1Dizaticmal 

sUb-Glvlaiona a...t Jobs ~Ven apec:l.al or~1Z&'t1onal t1tlea by 

chlefcl ~ Statt Dinaione and Otticea. A'ISA-~ will NV'iev 

an4 NV'iae titles uaismd u neceaa&17 to achieve unifom title 

temnolos.V. 

( !-

c. tJ.be Civilian G:rad.e. For ~obs off1c1al.q cl.Usified, tbla will 

fii t&i ;a;.&i Gi job is allocated b:,r ArSA·l5. .AFSA-<lOi' will 

detem1ne tlle civilian~' eoie~·tor plmm:lna .PUl'JJOS•, ot 

tboea Jobs vhlch bave not yet been ott1ciaJJ.1' claaa1Ald by Al'SA-15. 

11.. -·"fDlllat.. b7 -OOI !o:r MU\.,"*. iiiCti 6Y use 'lhie ot tba will AIBA be Convention -veil ~ Scale for 

..-~ mllltuy mnk8 to ciVilian UR4e lavala. 'lbis sc:aJ.e ia 

caata1necl and. explained &'n _ 1ncloaU1'8 3. 

e. 'lb8 lil8A ~omJ. S~ialtz. 'J!lia vs.u be ua115D8Cl by AJBA-OOP 

iftii i'E ~pea Vii dSA OCcup&tloml. S~ial.ty ltmUal 

uain,; the A'J!SA Job~-- tbe basic ~erence. 

t. :ni, of dmfiea. 'l'bie ia 'to be pnpared. by ee.ch Sta.ff Division 

ca. ft Ia the mn 1zqportant item on the Job :lmoz cad. 

lt toms the fec'tual 'besh tor 4atend.rat1on of civili&n Ql'S4e 

(which eOQtZ'Ola the m1JJtl.ry rank), &welopmmt of OBA Occupat10l2Bl 

Claaaiftcat:1on Manual , d for such other phuee of pe:raonnel 

manacemmt for vbiab the. A1BA Job ID4a la used a a QW1111gmant 

tool. :ror jobs ~ ott.lc1ally clus:l.f1e41 Wa 1tam v.111 cOD81et 

of a eumary of tba off1c18l 3ob description pnpuecl by Al'SA·l5. 

ror c1obe being ·pert01'llB\ or required wbich have not Jet been otticlalq 

claa81f1ed, a :f'actual •UllllBl'l' v1ll be Preim-ed ~the pr.lnc1ple 

411t1es or k1Dds ot vork '8e1anecl to each dittenut Job. For Joba 

ot heada o£ OZ"iJ!U)1zatlon •ub-d1v1e:lona, this 1tam should indicate 

Vb.at tunctions the inc\llllliea.t plana, directs, or su.peniau .. 

G· ()rGaDiat:lor.al. J.ocation. 'DJ1a :I.tea ia camplstecl ~J indicating, as 

ipPJIC&bi9, G orUiiii•Uon al'd>ol of tb8 Staff Division, Oft'ice, 

Bmncb, ana. Section wbera the Job is l.oc:at..s.. 

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REF ID:A59227 

e 

7. Upoa camp.l.8Uon, tbe Staff D1V1•S.on oi- otts.ce w1l1 clua1t,y each 

Job index cu4 to applOJr.la'te eecurlty clue1fl.cat1an. Job Illdox Ca:r48 

AN to be pnpal'84 vitbout resar4 to aacunt,- claaalftcation or contents 

so aa ·to pneellt • ~.Uc a pict'llftt • JIOHible ~ act-1 asA ~~b 

ftq\d.N1119Dta. 

8. 'J!Je above pzace4ure an4 ~1ona v1U al8o be tol.louac1 1n 

»ftll&'l'1De nav Job mtex cudll tor inclusion in the A1SA Job Ind.a u 

cbanaee in ciob eVu.cture oecur. 

- 3 -
REF ID:A5922. 

APSA ~XOR SC.ALB 

i. 'Dia A'ISA c::onvamlon Saale fOI' equsti~ m111tuiy l'8llka to clV111an 

.:irzede J.evela :le establ1aha4 u tollowai 

Civlllan Ga4e 

L8V8i 

aa-16 as-is, aa .. 14 

GS·l3 

as-12, as-ii 

cs-10, OS-9 

Q&-81 OS-7 

08·7 

OS·91 OB-8, GS-7 as-1, as-6 

as-5 

as-4 

as-3 

2. AnA Jobs m:e ft:rft eval'uat«l to civilian &;re.de levels and "then. 

cOJT'llll'te4 to mt.11~ mnk or :rate by~e ot this oca.1.e. 'Dlia ,pr1nc:l.pal ta 

.toJ.lond ~ t.vo main l'flll&ona. (a) 'h\a civilian claasiftcauon &18tem appears 

to prov14e tbe maet facS.le too1 available ft>r uni~ evaluat11'!(; all Al'SA 

Jobe eoJ.e~ on the bule of tb...mir ditftcUl.t1 8114 N&;pcmaib111ty. (b) Mozre 

c!.eftnlte criteria md.llt t.r evalu&t1nt; Jobs to c1v111an Gl'84e level.a than to 

mUit,miy nmka. 

3. Joba al1'8a4y cl.Ua:l.f1e4 to G-.&t leYele 'b7 AIBA..J.5 vlll be c:onvertecl 

autcmatlcall.7 to mlllta.17 ranks ull4eJt the conversion acale. APSA-0011 Vill 

claa&S.t,v to c1v1l.1.an an4a leVels, aoleq tor penonnal plarmlna pur,poM81 

tboee ,3oba i.DCJ.u4ecl in the AIBA Job Ir.ldex vbich have not yet 'been offlcialJ¥ 

claa81f1ed. by APSA·l~. Al'SA-15 abal.l. not be bound by Al'SA-OOl''a claaaltloatlon 

tf' ant wben it later off1c1all3 alaasU1e9 the aame job. 

4. !be above converaion acal.e bJS been kept u tlex1ble aa poee1ble 

to allow piroper a4m1nlatl'Qt1ve applicatiCll. It will be noted, tor emmpJ.e, 

that at the 08-T lovel the baelnn1nc cdlliasioned and Vl\Z'Z'Bnt otticer an4 top 

enlJ.atecl Job l8V9la cOnverJe. 'Bach Staff DS.vlalon 8!l4 ottice can decide in 

49Ch cue vhatheZ" a particular GS-7 Job is to be fill.eel by a c1v11ian or an 

offlcer (0-2 or 0-1), W&l'Z'llnt offlc8fJ_11-2 or 11-1) or by an enliatea. mn o.zo 

vomn (:&:-7)• t · 

J:ncloaUR 3 vttb c/B D/P ot 
OHG- ABMY 

0 l!l 

oo,~ l 

D.C,S 

OOF 3 ~ 

OUT l 0 

oo:x. 0 0 

OOY 0 0 

11 2 9 

12 9 1 

13 10 119 

114- ? 2 

1'5 s & 

lb I 29 

17 c 8 

17.MG , 2 

lU. 'SJl. lf.l!1 2 0 

~R 0 0 

Staff 511- 180 

02 ?.b3 505 

03 J.~ 14 

o~ lb 52 

05 3 2 

Ooer 301 573 

Total ~55 753 

Al!,SA 

All'SA Form 913 

5 iJec 51 

T 

4 

b 

l 

0 

0 

ll 

10 

l~ q. 

11 

3 .. 

17 

5 

2 

0 

23q. 

768 

~1 

b8 

5 ,..,,q. 

llOS 

0 

2 

lj 

0 

l 

?. 

2 

9 

11 

3 

q. 

2 

b 

2 

l 

5 

55 

266 

19 

~.(;> 

0 

301 

356 

SECRET ~t&U~I n \Nf 8RMAT'8N 

cum-r~rT PF.RSOif"'~·:L .ALLOCilION 

:NAVY AIRroRCE CIVIL I.AN roTALS GRAl'lD TOT.AL 

~ ~ 0 E f 0 E T 

2 4 2 l 3 4 7 4 11 15 - 2 1 2 b 15 'i.L .lU 1..1 ~l ,~ 

0 0 0 0 0 2 l 0 l "S 

0 1 0 0 0 l l 0 1 2 

l 3 0 0 0 0 E l 3 3 

8 lO l 8 9 5 ' 25 3u 35 

7 l& 7 3 10 19 2' ll "'\I> 55 

75 Sb ll 113 l2q. q.9 3L 307 339 388 

2 !) 2 1 3 16 l 5 J.?. JO 

b 10 5 5 10 15q. l~ J.7 31 J.55 

23 2s: l 3 9 q.J 8 bO t)5 lll 

9 l• 7 9 16 122 22 2b 1115 170 

2 I~ '.'3 2 5 55 t! b 11J. J.9 

1 2 0 0 0 4 ~ 1 4 8 

0 I) 10 4 14 ?. lfi 4 19 21 

138 193 51 100 211 459 lto q.yg 638 1097 

5~6 812 :>~ 523 787 iili-?3 79~ l.571'- ?.367 6790 

15 34 19 14 'H !H'+ 51 JI.~ 100 b71.f. 

52 68 18 52" 70 lllb 50 15& 20b 1322 

2 2 l q. 7 !Jl t 8 iq. i;i; 

615 916 304 s;q~ 897 61r;4 qof 1781 2687 8841 

753 1109 355 753 1108 6613 106E 2255 3325 9938 

. Ap~roved 12 December 1951 

~!-h SECRET Colonel, Signal Corpe 

Chief ot St;df' 

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