What is Functional job analysis?

Functional job analysis (FJA) is a method used by human resources and industrial-organizational (I/O) psychologists to assess occupational roles within an organization.

What is Functional job analysis?



Functional job analysis (FJA) is a job analysis method used to identify and describe the tasks and competencies required for a particular job. It was developed by the U.S. Employment Service in the 1960s and is widely used in human resources and industrial/organizational psychology.

FJA focuses on the work activities that are necessary to perform a job and the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform those activities. The analysis involves breaking down the job into its component parts and identifying the key tasks involved. The tasks are then categorized based on their level of complexity, with more complex tasks requiring higher levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities.