SS3 - Dickinson ISD

DICKINSON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Personnel Compensation
COMPENSABLE FACTORS
Definition:
Any factor (job characteristic) used to provide a basis for judging job
value in a job evaluation process. The most commonly employed
compensable factors include skill, effort, responsibility, and working
conditions, where applicable.
Skill: • Knowledge and abilities required to successfully perform the job.
• Education or specialized knowledge — acquired through formal training
or lower-level training.
• Experience — work experience beyond education or specialized training
needed to perform the job.
Effort: • Difficulty of the work performed in terms of physical or mental energy.
• Working conditions — adverse conditions (physical hazards, stress or
excessive time) associated with performing normal job duties.
• Complexity — difficulty of task and mental focus needed to complete
tasks.
• Judgment — frequency and importance of independent decisions
necessary to perform the job.
Responsibility: • Effects of proper or improper action on the products or services of the
entire organization.
• Scope of authority — the degree to which influence is exercised over
school operations and the scope of impact the job has on the district as
a whole.
• Supervision of others — accountability and obligation for work performed
by other employees.
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Revised Nov.2000