The Former Structure:

The former classification plan consisted of approximately 1,650 individual job classifications.

The New Structure:

Occupational Families are divided into Career Groups. Career Groups are comprised of Roles.

• An Occupational Family is a broad grouping of jobs that share similar vocational characteristics.
• A Career Group is a sub-group of an Occupational Family. A Career Group identifies a specific occupational field common to the labor market.
• A Role describes a broad group of occupationally related positions that represent different levels of work or career progression.
• The former 1,650 job classifications have been reduced to approximately 300 broader Roles.
• A work title is a specific title used by an agency to describe a specific position.