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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGENUMBER

PREFACE ................... ............................... iv

SUMMARY OF RESULTS .................. ......................... v

INTRODUCTION ............. ............................ .I... 1

Background .................. ........................... 1

SURVEY METHODOLOGY .................. ......................... 2

Inventory Development .............. ...................... 2Survey Administration .............. ...................... 3Survey Sample .............................................. 3Task Factor Administration ............. ................... 5

SPECIALTY JOBS (Career Ladder Structure) .......... .............. 6

Overview of Specialty Jobs ............. ................... 6Group Descriptions ................. ....................... 9Comparison of Current Group Descriptions to Previous Study . . 13

ANALYSIS OF DAFSC GROUPS .......... ...................... .... 13

Skill-Level Descriptions ........ .................... .... 16Summary ............ ............................. .... 16

ANALYSIS OF AFR 39-1 SPECIALTY DESCRIPTIONS ................. .... 21

TRAINING ANALYSIS .......... .......................... .... 21

First-Enlistment Personnel ...... ................... ..... 21Training Emphasis and Task Difficulty Data ...... ........... 29Specialty Training Standard (STS) ......... ................ 36Plan of Instruction (POI) ............ .................... 40

JOB SATISFACTION ANALYSIS ....... ...................... .... 40

IMPLICATIONS ............. ............................ .... 44

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TABLE OF CONTENTS(Tables, Figures, Appendices)

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TABLE 1 - MAJCOM REPRESENTATION IN SAMPLE ...... ... .............. 4TABLE 2 - PAYGRADE DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLE ...... ... .............. 4TABLE 3 - AVERAGE PERCENT TIME SPENT ON DUTIES BY CAREER LADDER JOBS. 8TABLE 4 - SELECTED BACKGROUND DATA FOR 458X2 CAREER LADDER JOBS . . 10TABLE 5 - DISTRIBUTION OF SKILL-LEVEL MEMBERS ACROSS CAREER LADDER

JOBS (PERCENT) ..... ...................... 14TABLE 6 - TIME SPENT ON DUTIES BY MEMBERS OF SKILL-LEVEL GROUPS

(RELATIVE PERCENT OF JOB TIME) .......... ............ 15TABLE 7 - REPRESENTATIVE TASKS PERFORMED BY AFSC 45832 PERSONNEL. . 17TABLE 8 - REPRESENTATIVE TASKS PERFORMED BY AFSC 45852 PERSONNEL. . 18TABLE 9 - REPRESENTATIVE TASKS PERFORMED BY DAFSC 45872 PERSONNEL 19TABLE 10 - TASKS WHICH BEST DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN DAFSC 45852 AND

45872 PERSONNEL (PERCENT MEMBERS PERFORMING) ......... ... 20TABLE 11 - RELATIVE PERCENT OF TIME SPENT ACROSS DUTIES BY FIRST-

ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL ........ ................... ... 23TABLE 12 - REPRESENTATIVE TASKS PERFORMED BY FIRST-ENLISTMENT

PERSONNEL ......... ......................... ... 24TABLE 13 - EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, MATERIALS USED BY MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF

FIRST-ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL ......................... ... 25TABLE 14 - TYPE OF BLASTING FACILITY, BOOTH, OR CABINET USED BY MORE

THAN 30 PERCENT OF FIRST-ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL ........... 30TABLE 15 - PRIMARY MEANS OF STRIPPING AIRCRAFT PARTS BY MORE THAN 30

PERCENT OF FIRST-ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL ...... ........... 31TABLE 16 - SEALING JOBS PERFORMED BY 30 PERCENT OF FIRST-ENLISTMENT

PERSONNEL ......... ......................... .... 32TABLE 17 - SPECIAL FASTENERS/INSTALLATION TOOLS USED BY 30 PERCENT OF

FIRST-ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL ...... ................ ... 33TABLE 18 - CHEMICALS USED BY 30 PERCENT OF FIRST-ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL. 34TABLE 19 - TASKS WITH HIGHEST TRAINING EMPHASIS RATINGS. ............. 35TABLE 20 - SAMPLE OF TASKS WITH HIGHEST TASK DIFFICULTY RATINGS. . . 37TABLE 21 - EXAMPLES OF STS ITEMS NOT SUPPORTED BY OSR DATA .... ...... 38TABLE 22 - EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL TASKS PERFORMED BY 20 PERCENT OR MORE

AFSC 458X2 RESPONDENTS AND NOT REFERENCED TO THE STS . . 39TABLE 23 - POI OBJECTIVES NOT SUPPORTED BY OSR DATA. ............ .... 41TABLE 24 - EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL TASKS PERFORMED BY 30 PERCENT OR MORE

FIRST-ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL NOT REFERENCED TO THE POI . . 42TABLE 25 - JOB SATISFACTION INDICATORS FOR AFSC 458X2 TAFMS GROUPS

(PERCENT MEMBERS RESPONDING) ..... .............. . 43TABLE 26 - JOB SATISFACTION INDICATORS FOR AFSC 458X2 JOBS (PERCENT

MEMBERS RESPONDING) ....... .................... ... 45TABLE 27 - COMPARATIVE TAFMS JOB SATISFACTION INDICATORS FOR PRESENT

AND PREVIOUS STUDIES ...... ................... .... 46

FIGURE I - AFSC 458X2 SPECIALTY JOBS (N=3,102) ........ ............ 7FIGURE 2 - FIRST-ENLISTMENT CAREER LADDER JOBS .... ............ ... 22

APPENDIX A - SELECTED REPRESENTATIVE TASKS PERFORMED BY MEMBERS OFCAREER LADDER JOBS ...... ................... .... 48

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PREFACE

This report presents the results of a detailed Air Force OccupationalSurvey of the Aircraft Structural Maintenance career ladder (AFSC 458X2)--acareer ladder created under the auspices of Rivet Workforce when AFSC 427X1(Corrosion Control) and 427X5 (Airframe Repair) merged effective 31 October1989. Authority for conducting occupational surveys is contained in AFR 35-2.Computer products used in this report are available for use by operations andtraining officials. Survey data were gathered prior to MAJCOM reorganizationof 1990. For ease of assimilation, data are reported by MAJCOMs prior totheir reorganization. Mr Donald J. Cochran, Inventory Development Specialist,developed the survey instrument; Captain Douglas K. Eads, Occupational Ana-lyst, analyzed the data and wrote the final report. Mr Wayne J. Frugeprovided computer programming support, and Mr Richard G. Ramos provided admin-istrative support. Major Randall C. Agee, Chief, Airman Analysis Section,Occupational Analysis Flight, USAF Occupational Measurement Squadron, reviewedand approved this report for release.

Copies of this report are distributed to Air Staff sections, MAJCOMs, andother interested training and management personnel. Additional copies areavailable upon request to the USAF Occupational Measurement Squadron, 1550 5thStreet East, Attention: Chief, Occupational Analysis Flight (OMY), RandolphAFB, Texas 78150-4449 (DSN 487-6623).

JAMES L. ANTENEN, Lt Col, USAF JOSEPH S. TARTELLCommander Chief, Occupational Analysis FlightUSAF Occupational Measurement USAF Occupational MeasurementSquadron Squadron

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS

1. Survey Coverage: The Aircraft Structural Maintenance (AFSC 458X2) careerladder was surveyed to project, plan, and develop training for this careerladder due to its creation under Rivet Workforce. This career ladder was cre-ated 31 October 1989 by the merger of AFSC 452X1 (Corrosion Control) and 452X5(Airframe Repair). Survey results are based on responses from 3,102 AFSC458X2 personnel representing 71 percent of the assigned population and reflectthe MAJCOM and paygrade distribution of the assigned population. This is thefirst Occupational Survey Report (OSR) for this newly created career ladder.

2. Specialty Jobs: Structure analysis identified four job clusters and twoindependent job types (IJT): Airframe Maintenance and Repair Cluster, Corro-sion Control Cluster, Supervisory Cluster, Tool Crib/Benchstock Supply Clus-ter, Airframe Instruction IJT, and Quality Assurance IJT. These jobs weresimilar to jobs identified in OSRs prior to the October 1989 merger. Techni-cal School graduates are now beginning to do both Airframe and Corrosion jobs.For example, the 1984 OSR for Airframe Repair listed five of the current 458X2jobs, and the 1988 OSR for Corrosion Control listed Quality Assurance as amajor job. In both cases, tasks performed in the jobs identified were essen-tially the same tasks performed in the AFSC 458X2 career ladder. This is anindicator the merger under Rivet Workforce has accomplished its mission ofmerging two career ladders into one.

3. Career Ladder Progression: Personnel in the Aircraft StructuralMaintenance career ladder show a typical pattern of career ladder progression.Three-skill level personnel perform essentially technical tasks; 5-skill levelmembers show a moderate shift towards supervisory functions with members stillspending more than half of their job time performing technical duties. Seven-skill level personnel spend the majority of their duty time performing manage-rial and supervisory functions, with a smaller percentage of time dedicated totechnical duties. Specialty descriptions in AFR 39-1 provide a broad, accu-rate overview of tasks and duties performed within the career ladder.

4. Training Analysis: A match of survey data to the AFSC 458X2 SpecialtyTraining Standard (STS) identified numerous tasks not referenced to the STS.This included 19 technical tasks with either high training emphasis or taskdifficulty. A similar match of data to the Plan of Instruction (POI) for the3ABR45832, Apprentice Aircraft Structural Maintenance Specialist, revealedthat only one POI learning objective was not supported. Indication is thecurrent POI adequately covers training needs of the AFSC 458X2 population.However, career ladder functional managers and training personnel should care-fully review the unsupported STS and POI items to justify their continuedinclusion in the training documents.

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5. Job Satisfaction Analysis: Overall, AFSC 458X2 respondents find theirjob interesting, possess a sense of accomplishment, and perceive a positiveuse of both their training and their talents. A comparison between major jobsin the current sample reveals the supervisory cluster has the highest degreeof job interest, but two-thirds of the cluster perceived "none to very little"use of their training.

6. Implications: AFSC 458X2 is a "balanced" career ladder. This AFSC wasnot included in the FY 93 retraining-out/retraining-in list for sergeants/master sergeants. Indications are that rank structure meets Air Forcerequirements. AFR 39-1 job descriptions accurately describe jobs and tasksperformed by personnel at all skill levels, and overall satisfaction was posi-tive for the jobs identified. Analysis of the training documents indicatesthat both the STS and POI contain a number of unsupported areas which shouldbe reviewed to determine if future revisions of these documents are warranted.

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OCCUPATIONAL SURVEY REPORT (OSR)AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE CAREER LADDER

(AFSC 458X2)

INTRODUCTION

This is a report of an occupational survey of the Aircraft StructuralMaintenance career ladder conducted by the Occupational Analysis Flight, USAFOccupational Measurement Squadron. Headquarters Air Training Command, Techni-cal Training Operations Directorate (TTO) requested this survey to project,plan, and develop training for this career ladder due to its creation underRivet Workforce. Previous surveys pertaining to this career ladder were pub-lished prior to the merger of AFSC 457X1 (Corrosion Control) and AFSC 457X5(Airframe Repair) into AFSC 458X2 (Aircraft Structural Maintenance). Thissurvey is the first for the newly created career ladder.

Background

As described in the AFR 39-1 Specialty Descriptions for AFSC 458X2, 3-and 5-skill level members repair, modify, and fabricate aircraft metals,plastics, fiberglass, composites, and bonded structural parts, components, andassemblies. They identify corrosion and apply preservative treatment to metalsurfaces of missiles, aircraft, and support system equipment to meet require-ments for preserving structural integrity.

Seven-skill level members troubleshoot, maintain, inspect, and repairmetals, plastics, fiberglass, composites, and bonded materials. They identifyand treat corrosion on aircraft and aerospace ground equipment (AGE) to meetstructural integrity requirements. These 7-skill level members are alsoresponsible for the Wash Rack.

Initial 3-skill level training for AFSC 458X2 personnel is the corrosioncontrol course taught at Sheppard AFB TX, with a follow-on airframe repaircourse taught at Chanute AFB IL. Personnel must successfully complete corro-sion control before attending the airframe repair course. They are awardedthe 3-skill level upon completion of both courses. The schools present anintroduction of knowledge, followed by hands-on experience. Additionalcourses in corrosion control and airframe maintenance and repair are availablecontingent on MAJCOM fiscal posture.

Entry into the career ladder currently requires an Armed ForcesVocational Aptitude Battery mechanical score of 51 and an X factor of J (50lbs). There are no strength or stamina problems noted.

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SURVEY METHODOLOGY

Inventory Development

The data collection instrument for this occupational survey was USAF JobInventory (JI) AFPT 90-427-889, dated August 1991. A tentative task list wasprepared after reviewing pertinent career ladder publications and directives,and tasks from the October 1989 Specialty Training Standard (STS). The pre-liminary task list was refined and validated through personal interviews with83 subject-matter experts (SMEs) (48 sheet metal, 34 corrosion, and I plas-tics) representing 12 operational bases and 2 training bases. Noted below isa list of units visited in order of visit:

BASE UNIT VISITED

Sheppard AFB TX 3770th Technical Training Group

Chanute AFB IL 3340th Technical Training Group

McClellan AFB CA 2951st Combat Logistics Support Squadron

Travis AFB CA 60th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Hill AF8 UT 2952d Combat logistics Support Squadron

Davis-Monthan AFB AZ 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Luke AFB AZ 58th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Luke AFB AZ 405th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Edwards AFB CA 6510th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Ellsworth AFB SD 44th Field Missle Maintenance Squadron

Ellsworth AFB SD 28th Field Maintenance Squadron

Minot AFB ND 99th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Minot AFB ND 5th Field Maintenance Squadron

Minot AFB ND 91st Field Missle Maintenance Squadron

Minot AFB ND 5th Bomb Wing

Holloman AFB NM 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Holloman AFB NM 4449th Mobility Support Squadron

Kirtland AFB NM 1550th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

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Dyess AFB TX 96th Field Maintenance Squadron

Little Rock AFB AR 314th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Units selected were recommended by MAJCOM functional managers for visitbased on their particular aircraft structural maintenance activities (struc-tural, corrosion, missiles) and location, such as dry or humid climate.

The resulting JI contained a comprehensive listing of 1,058 tasks groupedunder 25 duty headings. A background section requested information such asgrade, job title, time in present job, time in service, job satisfaction, andequipment maintained in performance of the incumbent's job.

Survey Administration

From January through May 1991, Military Personnel Flights (formerlyCBPOs) at operational bases nationwide administered the inventory to all eli-gible DAFSC 458X2 personnel. Members eligible for the survey consisted of thetotal assigned 3-, 5-, and 7-skill level population, excluding the following:(1) hospitalized personnel; (2) personnel in transition for a permanent changeof station; (3) personnel retiring during the time inventories were adminis-tered to the field; and (4) personnel in their jobs less than 6 weeks. Parti-cipants were selected from a computer-generated mailing list obtained frompersonnel data tapes maintained by the Human Resources Directorate, ArmstrongLaboratory, Brooks AFB TX.

Each individual who completed the inventory first filled in anidentification and biographical information section, then identified each taskthey performed in their current job by placing a checkmark by those tasks.After identifying all tasks performed, each individual rated each task on a9-point scale showing relative time spent on that task compared to all othertasks identified. Ratings ranged from I (very small amount time spent)through 5 (about average time spent) to 9 (very large amount spent).

To determine relative time spent for each task identified by arespondent, all the incumbent's ratings are assumed to account for 100 percentof that member's time spent on the job and are summed. Each task rating isthen divided by the total number of task ratings and multiplied by 100 to pro-vide a relative percentage of time for each ta~k. This procedure provides abasis for comparing tasks in terms of both percent members performing andaverage percentage of time spent on a particular task.

Survey Sample

Personnel participating in this survey were selected to ensure anaccurate representation across MAJCOMs and paygrades. Table 1 reflectsdistribution percentages assigned to AFSC 458X2 personnel, by MAJCOM, as ofMay 1991. The 3,102 respondents in the final sample represent 71 percent of

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TABLE 1

MAJCOM REPRESENTATION IN SAMPLE

PERCENT OF PERCENT OFCOMMAND ASSIGNED SAMPLE

USAFE 10 10AFLC 6 6AFSC 3 3ATC 2 3MAC 23 27PACAF 5 6SAC 20 20TAC 28 25AFSOC 3 0OTHER * 0

Total Assigned: 4,359Total Surveyed: 3,882Total in Sample: 3,102Percent of Assigned in Sample: 71%Percent of Surveyed in Sample: 80%

* Denotes less than 1 percent

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PAYGRADE DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLE

PERCENT OF PERCENT OFPAYGRADE ASSIGNED SAMPLE

E-I to E-3 26 28E-4 27 24E-5 25 25E-6 14 15E-7 8 8E-8 * *

• Denotes less than 1 percent

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all assigned AFSC 458X2 personnel. Table 2 reflects distribution percentagesby paygrade. As shown by both tables, the survey sample accurately reflectsan overall AFSC 458X2 population.

Task Factor Administration

Job descriptions alone do not provide sufficient data for makingdecisions concerning career ladder documents or training programs. Task fac-tor information is required for a complete analysis of the career ladder. Toobtain required task factor data, selected senior AFSC 458X2 personnel (gener-ally E-6 or E-7 technicians or supervisors) also completed a second bookletfor either training emphasis or task difficulty. These booklets were proc-essed separately from the job inventories. Information obtained is used in anumber of different analyses discussed in more detail within this report.

Task Difficulty (TD). TO is defined as the amount of time the averageperson needs to lear'. and perform a task successfully. Seventy-five experi-enced 7-skill level personnel stationed worldwide completed a TD booklet andwere asked to rate the relative difficulty of all inventory tasks on a 9-pointscale (from extremely low to extremely high). Interrater reliability was cal-culated and found acceptable. Ratings are standardized so tasks have an aver-age difficulty rating of 5.00, with a standard deviation of 1.00.

Training Emphasis (TE). TE is defined as the amount of structuredtraining first-enlistment personnel need to perform tasks successfully.Structured training is defined as training provided by resident technicalschools, field training detachments, mobile training teams, formal on-the-jobtraining (OJT), or any other organized training method. Data were collectedindependently from 75 experienced 7-skill level personnel stationed worldwide.Individuals completing TE booklets were asked to rate tasks on a 10-pointscale from no training required (0) to an extremely high amount of TE (10).

As with TO ratings, interrater reliability was also acceptable. In thisspecialty, the average TE is rated at 2.78, with a standard deviation of 1.51.Any task with the rating of 4.29 or greater is considered to have a high TE.As was discussed in the TO section abnve, TE data may also be used to rankorder tasks, indicating those tasks senior NCOs in the field consider the mostimportant for first-term airmen to be trained to perform.

When used in conjunction with the primary criterion of percent membersperforming, TO and TE ratings can provide insight into first-term personneltraining requirements. Such insights may suggest a need for lengthening orshortening portions of instruction supporting AFS entry-level jobs.

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SPECIALTY JOBS(Career Ladder Structure)

Each USAF Occupational Analysis begins with an examination of the careerladder structure. The structure of jobs within the Aircraft Structural Main-tenance career ladder was examined on the basis of similarity of tasks per-formed and the relative percent of time spent on these tasks provided by jobincumbents, independent of other specialty background factors.

Each individual in the sample performs a set of tasks called a job. Anautomated clustering program identifies individual jobs with similar patternsof work and groups them into successively larger groups. This hierarchicalgrouping program is a basic part of the Comprehensive Occupational Data Analy-sis Program system for job analysis. Each individual job description (all thetasks performed by that individual and the relative amount of time spent onthose tasks) in the sample is compared to every other job description in thesample. The automated system locates the two job descriptions with the mostsimilar tasks and percent time ratings and combines them to form a group jobdescription. In successive stages, the system adds new members to initialgroups, or forms new groups based on the similarity of tasks performed andsimilar time ratings in the individual job descriptions.

The basic identifying group used in the hierarchical job structuringprocess is the job type. When there is- a substantial degree of similaritybetween job types, they are grouped together and identified as a cluster. Aspecialized job type too dissimilar to fit within a cluster is labeled anindependent job type (IJT). The job structure resulting from this groupingprocess (the various jobs within the career ladder) can be used to evaluatethe accuracy of career ladder documents (AFR 39-1 Specialty Descriptions andSTSs) and to gain a better understanding of current utilization patterns. Theabove terminology is used in the discussion of the AFSC 458X2 career ladderstructure.

Overview of Specialtv Jobs

Based on the similarity of tasks performed and the amount of time spentperforming each task, four clusters and two IJTs were identified within thesurvey sample. Figure 1 illustrates the division of jobs performed by AFSC458X2 personnel. A listing of these jobs is provided below.

Table 3 presents the relative time spent by respondents in each duty foreach job. The stage (STG) number shown beside each title references computer-printed information; the letter ("N") stands for the number of personnel ineach group.

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Group Descriptions

The following paragraphs contain brief descriptions of the six jobsidentified through the career ladder structure analysis. Appendix A listsrepresentative tasks for each group.

I. AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR CLUSTER (STG140,N=1.9711. This is the core job within the Aircraft Structural Maintenancecareer ladder. Almost three quarters of all 3- and 5-skill level members formthis job. Representing 63.5 percent of the survey sample, members with thiscore job perform an average of 228 tasks. They spend 32 percent of their dutytime preparing, modifying, and fabricating metal parts and assemblies of air-frame structures, and installing and removing fasteners. This includesforming/trimming metal patches, working with swage, aircraft cables/assemblies, and aircraft skin repairs. Typical tasks performed by members inthis cluster include:

drill fastener holescountersink fastener holescut and trim sheet metalcut rivetsstop drill cracks on sheet metalalign river or special fastener holesremove damaged areas by chain drillingreplace security system drawers

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Two job variations occur within this cluster. In one, members spend moretime with metal bonded and fiberglass honeycomb core repair tasks and tasksrelating to aircraft cables and cable assemblies. In the other variation,members focus on cutting/trimming sheet metal and performing aircraft skinrepair tasks.

II. CORROSION CONTROL CLUSTER (STG126, N=477). These jobs are performedby the second largest number of respondents. Comprising 15.4 percent of thesurvey sample, incumbents perform an average of 169 tasks, a somewhat narrowerjob than seen in the previous cluster. Members in this cluster spend themajority of their duty time performing general aircraft structural mainte-nance, applying protective coatings, removing corrosion and protective coat-ings, and maintaining corrosion control equipment. Time spent on these dutiesis greater than for any other cluster. Representative tasks performed by mem-bers within this cluster include:

prepare surfaces using pneumatic sanderswipe down surfaces prior to paintingapply/remove masking materials to surfacesmix paintsprepare surfaces by hand-sandingprepare polyurethane coatings for application

Over half of the members with these jobs are in paygrades E-1 throughE-4, with one-third serving in their first enlistment. Although this clus-ter's primary responsibility is corrosion control, variations occurred asincumbents reported primary duties focused on preparing aircraft and equipmentfor painting, supervising, inspecting aircraft and equipment for corrosion andcorrosion instruction (Tech School).

III. QUALITY ASSURANCE (QAI IJT (STG498, N29). The responsibilities ofQA include inspecting, evaluating, performing general aircraft, support equip-ment, missile inspections, and general administrative and supply activities.These duties account for 53 percent of these respondents' job time. Incum-bents perform an average of 95 tasks, suggesting a very narrowly focused job.Over 93 percent of the respondents perform the following typical tasks:

inspect shop maintenance activitiesinspect flightline maintenance activitiesevaluate personnel for compliance with performance standards

or technical ordersinspect installed rivets for structural deformitiesinspect installed mechanical-lock blind rivets

QA is a mid-level to senior NCO level job performed by personnel inpaygrades E-5, E-6, and E-7. Virtually all members hold a 7-skill level.

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IV. INSTRUCTION (AIRFRAME1 IJT (STG142, N-19. These members instructboth knowledge of subject matter and practical, hands-on experience in air-frame maintenance and repair. Members with this job teach only the airframeand not corrosion control aspects of the career ladder. Common tasks per-formed by members in this job include:

evaluate progress of traineesadminister or score testsconduct resident course classroom trainingprepare lesson plansdrill fastener holesinspect drilled fastener holessecure sheet metal with cleco fasteners

Over 90 percent of the personnel within this job are in paygrades E-5 andE-6, who perform an average of 85 tasks dealing with classroom instruction.

V. SUPERVISORY CLUSTER (STG098, N=219). Representing 7.1 percent ofthe survey sample, personnel in this job spend 78 percent of their duty timeperforming various supervisory responsibilities, while the remaining 12 per-cent is spent on technical tasks. Duty title variations in this groupingoccurred with respondents identifying their specific job as either Superin-tendent (N=21), Branch Chief or Shop Chief (N=111), or Flightline NCOIC, ShiftLeader/Crew Leader (N=18). Members perform an average of 121 tasks involvingtraditional supervisory activities of counseling, assigning work, and evaluat-ing performance. Typical tasks for this group include:

write EPRsdetermine or establish work prioritiescounsel personnel on personal or military-related mattersinspect personnel for compliance with military standardsconduct performance feedback worksheet evaluation sessionsassign personnel to duty positionsassign maintenance and repair workperform EMDAS nightly maintenance

This job is performed by more senior personnel. There are no first-termairmen assigned, and only 4 percent had less than 10 years TAFMS. In fact,average TAFMS for this job is 190 months with an average of 172 months' timein the career ladder.

VI. TOOL CRIB/BENCH STOCK SUPPLY CLUSTER (STG268, N-52. Representing1.7 percent of the survey sample, members performing this job spend 61 percentof their duty time performing general administrative and supply activities.Members in this job reported performing tasks related only to supply activi-ties. This includes establishing bench stock requirements, maintaining

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records, inventory, stock rotation, and coordinating/obtaining parts from basesupply. Illustrating the narrow focus of this job, members performed an aver-age of only 70 tasks. Typical supply tasks performed by personnel in the sup-ply job include:

inventory composite tool kits (CTKs)maintaining tool cribs or CTKsmaintain benchstock parts or equipment levelsissue equipment and suppliesinventory tools, equipment, or supplies, other than CTKscomplete AF Forms 2005 (Issue/Turn in Request)

Members in this job report an average TAFMS of 126 months, average timein the career ladder of 109 months, and only 8 percent of the respondents arein their first enlistment.

Comparison of Current Group Descriptions to Previous Study

The results of the specialty job analysis were not compared to anyprevious OSRs. The most recent analysis for the career ladder was conductedprior to the creation of AFSC 458X2 under Rivet Workforce.

ANALYSIS OF DAFSC GROUPS

An analysis of DAFSC groups, in conjunction with the analysis of thecareer ladder structure, is an important part of each occupational survey.The DAFSC analysis identifies differences in tasks performed at the variousskill levels. This information may be used to evaluate how well career ladderdocuments, such as AFR 39-1 Specialty Descriptions and the STS, reflect whatcareer ladder personnel are actually doing in the field. Nine-skill level andCEM-code personnel in the AFSC 458X2 career ladder were not surveyed and arenot discussed in this report.

The distribution of skill-level groups across the career ladder jobs isdisplayed in Table 5, while Table 6 offers another perspective by displayingpercent time spent on each duty across the skill-level groups. Table 5 showsmost of the 3-skill level members are assigned to the Aircraft StructuralMaintenance job with a small percentage assigned to Corrosion Control. Five-skill level members begin to perform supervisory tasks, and 7-skill level per-sonnel are found performing fewer technical and more supervisory jobs. Table6 also reflects a typical pattern of progression within the career ladder,with personnel at the 3-skill level spending most of their time on technicaltasks. More relative time is spent on duties involving supervisory, manage-rial, and administrative tasks (Duties A, B, C, D, and E) as they move upwardto the 5- and 7-skill levels. Noted here is the fact the 3- and 5-skill levelmembers have an 85 percent overlap in tasks performed.

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TABLE 5

DISTRIBUTION OF SKILL-LEVEL MEMBERSACROSS CAREER LADDER JOBS

(PERCENT)

45832 45852 45872JOB (N=568) (N=1.452) (N=I.082)

AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE AND

REPAIR 71 72 48

CORROSION CONTROL 15 17 13

QUALITY ASSURANCE * * 3

INSTRUCTION (AIRFRAME) * * *

SUPERVISORY * 1 19

TOOL CRIB/BENCH STOCK SUPPLY * 2 3

NOT GROUPED 14 8 13

* Denotes less than 1 percent

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TABLE 6

TIME SPENT ON DUTIES BY MEMBERS OF SKILL-LEVEL GROUPS(RELATIVE PERCENT OF JOB TIME)

45832 45852 45872DUTIES (N=568) (N=1.452) (N=1.082)

A ORGANIZING AND PLANNING 1 2 9B DIRECTING AND IMPLEMENTING * 1 6C INSPECTING AND EVALUATING 1 3 10D TRAINING * 1 5E PERFORMING GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND

SUPPLY FUNCTIONS 3 6 12F PERFORMING GENERAL AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL

MAINTENANCE 13 12 7G PERFORMING GENERAL AIRCRAFT, SUPPORT

EQUIPMENT, AND MISSILE INSPECTIONS 4 4 4H PERFORMING ENVIRONMENTAL OR SAFETY

ACTIVITIES 4 5 3I TREATING AIRCRAFT AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 1 1 1J APPLYING PROTECTIVE COATINGS 11 9 4K REMOVING CORROSION AND PROTECTIVE COATINGS 6 5 3L MAINTAINING CORROSION CONTROL EQUIPMENT 6 5 3M REPAIRING, MODIFYING, AND FABRICATING

METAL PARTS AND ASSEMBLIES OF AIRFRAMESTRUCTURES 15 13 8

N PERFORMING SEALING ACTIVITIES 3 3 20 INSTALLING AND REMOVING FASTENERS 15 13 8P PERFORMING ADVANCED COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL

AND HONEYCOMB CORE REPAIRS 1 1 1Q PERFORMING FIBERGLASS STRUCTURAL AND

HONEYCOMB CORE REPAIRS 3 4 3R PERFORMING METAL BONDED HONEYCOMB CORE

REPAIRS 1 2 1S REPAIRING AND REPLACING TRANSPARENT

PLASTICS I I IT MAINTAINING AIRCRAFT CABLES AND CASLE

ASSEMBLIES 2* 1U MAINTAINING AIRCRAFT TUBING AND TUBING

ASSEMBLIES 4 3 3V BALANCING AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES

AND ALIGNING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTSTRUCTURES * * *

W PERFORMING MISSILE DISPATCH AND CORROSIONCONTROL ACTIVITIES * * *

X PERFORMING CORE AUTOMATED MAINTENANCE(CAMS) ACTIVITIES 3 3 4

Y PERFORMING CROSS-UTILIZATION TRAINING(CUT) ACTIVITIES * 1 *

* Denotes less than 1 percent

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Skill-Level Descriptions

DAFSC 45832. The 568 airmen in the 3-skill level group represent 18.3 percentof the survey sample. As shown in Table 5, 71 percent of these airmen are inthe Aircraft Structural Maintenance cluster. They spend approximately half oftheir time performing general aircraft structural maintenance, applying pro-tective coatings, repairing, modifying, and fabricating metal parts and assem-blies of air frame structures, and installing/removing fasteners (see Table6). Comparative data between skill levels show an 85 percent time spent over-lap on common technical tasks being performed.

Examples of tasks likely to be performed by 3-skill level personnelinclude: drilling and countersinking fastener holes, cutting rivets, or pre-paring surfaces of aircraft and support equipment for painting. Table 7 dis-plays selected representative tasks performed by a majority of these airmen.

DAFSC 45852. The 1,452 airmen in the 5-skill level group represent 47 percentof the total survey sample. Table 6 shows that 5-skill level personnel spend13 percent of their relative job time performing duties which involve supervi-sory, managerial, training, and administrative tasks. The remaining 87 per-cent is spent on a broad range of technical duties comparable to thoseperformed by 3-skill level personnel. Representative tasks performed by5-skill level incumbents are listed in Table 8.

Although 5-skill level personnel spend more than half of their job timeperforming technical duties, it is the percent of job time spent on supervi-sory functions that distinguishes them from 3-skill level specialists. Asstated in the AFSC 45832 duty description, there is a high percent overlap intechnical tasks performed by 3- and 5-skill levels. Only the supervisorytasks performed by the 5-skill level personnel distinguish them from theirjunior counterparts.

DAFSC 41170A. Seven-skill level personnel represent 35 percent of the surveysample. Table 6 shows 42 percent of their relative job time is spent on tasksin supervisory, managerial, training, and administrative duties (nearly threetimes that of 5-skill level personnel). The remainder of their time is dedi-cated to technical duties. Representative tasks are presented in Table 9.

Tasks which best distinguish 7-skill level personnel from their juniorcounterparts are presented in Table 10. As expected, the key difference is amuch greater emphasis on supervisory functions for 7-skill level airmen, asshown by the higher percentages of 7-skill respondents performing supervisorytasks listed in the lower half of the table.

Summary

Normal career ladder progression within the AFSC 458X2 career ladder isevident, with personnel at the 3-skill level spending the vast majority oftheir job time performing technical tasks and performing the core jobs of theAircraft Structural Maintenance cluster. A moderate shift towards supervisoryfunctions occurs at the 5-skill level, with members still spending more than

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TABLE 7

REPRESENTATIVE TASKS PERFORMED BY AFSC 45832 PERSONNEL

PERCENTMEMBERSPERFORMING

TASKS (N=568)

0729 COUNTERSINK FASTENER HOLES 820732 DRILL FASTENER HOLES 80M662 CUT RIVETS 77F309 PREPARE SURFACES USING PNEUMATIC SANDERS 75M661 CUT AND TRIM SHEET METAL 74F305 PREPARE SURFACES BY HAND SANDING 74M650 ALIGN RIVET OR SPECIAL FASTENER HOLES 73M693 REMOVE DAMAGED AREAS BY CHAIN DRILLING 710766 INSTALL OR REMOVE NUT PLATES, OTHER THAN GANG CHANNEL 71M710 STOP DRILL CRACKS ON SHEET METAL 70M707 SECURE SHEET METAL WITH CLECO FASTENERS 69F260 APPLY MASKING MATERIALS TO SURFACES 68M705 SCUFF UP METAL SURFACES 660734 INSPECT FASTENERS FOR FLUSH INSTALLATION 660767 INSTALL OR REMOVE PULL-THROUGH BLIND RIVETS 65M682 INSTALL NONFLUSH SKIN REPAIRS 65M694 REMOVE DAMAGED AREAS USING AVIATION SNIPS 64M669 FABRICATE REPAIR PARTS 63N718 APPLY SEALANT TO FASTENERS 63M681 INSTALL FLUSH SKIN REPAIRS 630733 INSPECT DRILLED FASTENER HOLES 620755 INSTALL OR REMOVE HI-LOK FASTENERS 62U942 CUT TUBING 62M670 FORM AND TRIM METAL PATCHES OR REINFORCEMENTS 61F312 REMOVE MASKING MATERIALS FROM SURFACES 610740 INSPECT INSTALLED NUT PLATES 61J513 WIPE DOWN SURFACES PRIOR TO PAINTING 60H360 CHANGE RESPIRATOR CARTRIDGES 60U943 DEBURR, FILE, OR SAND TUBING 600778 MICROSHAVE FASTENERS 590777 LAY OUT PATTERNS FOR FASTENERS 57M665 DEVELOP LAYOUTS FOR REPAIRS OR PARTS 57

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TABLE 8

REPRESENTATIVE TASKS PERFORMED BY AFSC 45852 PERSONNEL

PERCENTMEMBERSPERFORMING

TASKS (N=1.452)

0729 COUNTERSINK FASTENER HOLES 800732 DRILL FASTENER HOLES 80F309 PREPARE SURFACES USING PNEUMATIC SANDERS 77M661 CUT AND TRIM SHEET METAL 76M662 CUT RIVETS 75F305 PREPARE SURFACES BY HAND SANDING 75M710 STOP DRILL CRACKS ON SHEET METAL 74M707 SECURE SHEET METAL WITH CLECO FASTENERS 73M650 ALIGN RIVET OR SPECIAL FASTENER HOLES 72M693 RLMOVE DAMAGED AREAS BY CHAIN DRILLING 720734 INSPECT FASTENERS FOR FLUSH INSTALLATION 71M705 SCUFF UP METAL SURFACES 71M682 INSTALL NONFLUSH SKIN REPAIRS 700766 INSTALL OR REMOVE NUT PLATES, OTHER THAN GANG CHANNEL 70F260 APPLY MASKING MATERIALS TO SURFACES 690733 INSPECT DRILLED FASTENER HOLES 69M669 FABRICATE REPAIR PARTS 690767 INSTALL OR REMOVE PULL-THROUGH BLIND RIVETS 68M694 REMOVE DAMAGED AREAS USING AVATION SNIPS 68F256 APPLY AERODYNAMIC SMOOTHING COMPOUNDS 660740 INSPECT INSTALLED NUT PLATES 660755 INSTALL OR REMOVE HI-LOK FASTENERS 65M681 INSTALL FLUSH SKIN REPAIRS 65N718 APPLY SEALANT TO FASTENERS 65F301 PERFORM SPOTTER DUTIES DURING MOVEMENT OF SUPPORT

EQUIPMENT, GOVERNMENT VEHICLES, OR AIRCRAFT 64U942 CUT TUBING 64M665 DEVELOP LAYOUTS FOR REPAIRS OR PARTS 64M712 TRIM AND FIT DOORS OR ACCESS PANELS 64C75 CLEAR RED-DIAGONAL CONDITIONS 63M670 FORM AND TRIM METAL PATCHES OR REINFORCEMENTS 63C74 CLEAR RED-DASH CONDITIONS 62

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TABLE 9

REPRESENTATIVE TASKS PERFORMED BY DAFSC 45872 PERSONNEL

PERCENTMEMBERSPERFORMING

TASKS (N=1.082)

C121 WRITE EPRs 75Al ASSIGN MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORK 69B69 SUPERVISE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS

(AFSC 45852) 67C79 CONDUCT PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK WORKSHEET (PFW) EVALUATION

SESSIONS 67B44 COUNSEL PERSONNEL ON PERSONAL OR MILITARY-RELATED MATTERS 64C75 CLEAR RED-DIAGONAL CONDITIONS 64E198 INVENTORY COMPOSITE TOOL KITS (CTKs) 63A16 DETERMINE OR ESTABLISH WORK PRIORITIES 63C76 CLEAR RED-X CONDITIONS 63C74 CLEAR RED-DASH CONDITIONS 62C107 INSPECT PERSONNEL FOR COMPLIANCE WITH MILITARY STANDARDS 600734 INSPECT FASTENERS FOR FLUSH INSTALLATION 60X1009 ACCESS CAMS MENUS AND DATA SCREENS 58B68 SUPERVISE APPRENTICE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE

SPECIALISTS (AFSC 45832) 57D128 CONDUCT OJT 570729 COUNTERSINK FASTENER HOLES 570733 INSPECT DRILLED FASTENER HOLES 560732 DRILL FASTENER HOLES 56M661 CUT AND TRIM SHEET METAL 560740 INSPECT INSTALLED NUT PLATES 550739 INSPECT INSTALLED MECHANICAL-LOCK BLIND RIVETS 55C93 EVALUATE PERSONNEL FOR COMPLIANCE WITH PERFORMANCE

STANDARDS OR TECHNICAL ORDERS 54M662 CUT RIVETS 53G325 DETERMINE EXTENT OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGES 52M650 ALIGN RIVET OR SPECIAL FASTENER HOLES 52G342 INSPECT REPAIRED OR DAMAGED AREAS USING HAMMER TAP OR

COIN TAP METHODS 51G340 INSPECT INSTALLED RIVETS FOR STRUCTURAL DEFORMITIES 51M707 SECURE SHEET METAL WITH CLECO FASTENERS 50

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ANALYSIS OF AFR 39-1 SPECIALTY DESCRIPTIONS

Survey data were compared to the AFR 39-1 Specialty Descriptions forAircraft Structural Maintenance Specialists and Technicians, dated 15 March1991, effective 30 April 1991. The descriptions for the 3-, 5-, and 7-skilllevels were generally accurate, depicting the highly technical aspects of thejob, as well as the increase in supervisory responsibilities previouslydescribed in the DAFSC analysis. The descriptions also capture the primaryresponsibilities of members in the six jobs identified by the job structureanalysis process.

TRAINING ANALYSIS

Occupational survey data are sources of information which can be used toassist in the development of relevant training programs for entry-level per-sonnel. Factors used to evaluate entry-level Missile Systems Maintenancetraining include jobs performed by first-enlistment personnel, overall distri-bution of first-enlistment personnel across career ladder jobs, percentfirst-job (1-24 month TAFMS) and first-enlistment (1-48 months TAFMS) membersperforming specific tasks or using specific equipment items, ratings of howmuch training emphasis tasks should receive in formal training, and ratings ofrelative training difficulty.

First-Enlistment Personnel

In this study, there are 1,040 members in their first enlistment (1-48months TAFMS), representing 34 percent of the survey sample. Jobs they per-form are displayed in Figure 2. As displayed in Table 11, approximately 94percent of their duty time is devoted to technical task performance, themajority of which is contained in four duties: performing general aircraftstructural maintenance; applying protective coatings; repairing, modifying,and fabricating metal parts and assemblies of airframe structures; andinstalling and removing fasteners. As shown in Table 5, the vast majority offirst-term personnel are involved in day-to-day aircraft structural mainte-nance or corrosion control activities. Table 12 displays typical examples ofcommon tasks performed by first-enlistment personnel. Examples include:drill/countersink fastener holes, prepare surfaces using pneumatic sanders,cut rivets, and prepare surfaces by hand sanding. Table 13 displays equipmentitems used by 30 percent or more of first-job or first-enlistment personnel.

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TABLE 11

RELATIVE PERCENT OF TIME SPENT ACROSS DUTIES BYFIRST-ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL

PERCENTTIME

DUTIES SPENT

A ORGANIZING AND PLANNING 1B DIRECTING AND IMPLEMENTINGC EVALUATING AND INSPECTING 2D TRAININGE PERFORMING GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY FUNCTIONS 3F PERFORMING GENERAL AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE 13G PERFORMING GENERAL AIRCRAFT, SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, AND MISSILE

INSPECTIONS 5H PERFORMING ENVIRONMENTAL OR SAFETY ACTIVITIES 4I TREATING AIRCRAFT AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 1J APPLYING PROTECTIVE COATINGS 10K REMOVING CORROSION AND PROTECTIVE COATINGS 6L MAINTAINING CORROSION CONTROL EQUIPMENT 6M REPAIRING, MODIFYING, AND FABRICATING METAL PARTS AND ASSEMBLIES

OF AIRFRAME STRUCTURES 15N PERFORMING SEALING ACTIVITIES 30 INSTALLING AND REMOVING FASTENERS 14P PERFORMING ADVANCED COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL AND HONEYCOMB CORE

REPAIRS IQ PERFORMING FIBERGLASS STRUCTURAL AND HONEYCOMB CORE REPAIRS 3R PERFORMING METAL BONDED HONEYCOMB CORE REPAIRS 2S REPAIRING AND REPLACING TRANSPARENT PLASTICS IT MAINTAINING AIRCRAFT CABLES AND CABLE ASSEMBLIES 2U MAINTAINING AIRCRAFT TUBING AND TUBING ASSEMBLIES 4V BALANCING AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES AND ALIGNING AIRCRAFT

COMPONENT STRUCTURESW PERFORMING MISSILE DISPATCH AND CORROSION CONTROL ACTIVITIES *X PERFORMING CORE AUTOMATED MAINTENANCE (CAMS) ACTIVITIES 3Y PERFORMING CROSS UTILIZATION TRAINING (CUT) ACTIVITIES 1

* Denotes less than 1 percent

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TABLE 12

REPRESENTATIVE TASKS PERFORMED BYFIRST-ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL

PERCENTMEMBERSPERFORMING

TASKS (N=1.040)

0729 COUNTERSINK FASTENER HOLES 830732 DRILL FASTENER HOLES 81M662 CUT RIVETS 79F309 PREPARE SURFACES USING PNEUMATIC SANDERS 79M661 CUT AND TRIM SHEET METAL 77F305 PREPARE SURFACES BY HAND SANDING 77M710 STOP DRILL CRACKS ON SHEET METAL 75M650 ALIGN RIVET OR SPECIAL FASTENER HOLES 74M693 REMOVE DAMAGED AREAS BY CHAIN DRILLING 740766 INSTALL OR REMOVE NUT PLATES, OTHER THAN GANG CHANNEL 73M707 SECURE SHEET METAL WITH CLECO FASTENERS 72M705 SCUFF UP METAL SURFACES 71F260 APPLY MASKING MATERIALS TO SURFACES 700734 INSPECT FASTENERS FOR FLUSH INSTALLATION 70M682 INSTALL NONFLUSH SKIN REPAIRS 700767 INSTALL OR REMOVE PULL-THROUGH BLIND RIVETS 69M694 REMOVE DAMAGED AREAS USING AVIATION SNIPS 690733 INSPECT DRILLED FASTENER HOLES 66M669 FABRICATE REPAIR PARTS 66J513 WIPE DOWN SURFACES PRIOR TO PAINTING 650740 INSPECT INSTALLED NUT PLATES 65N718 APPLY SEALANT TO FASTENERS 65M670 FORM AND TRIM METAL PATCHES OR REINFORCEMENTS 64F312 REMOVE MASKING MATERIALS FROM SURFACES 640777 LAY OUT PATTERNS FOR FASTENERS 62

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TABLE 13

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, MATERIALS USED BY MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF FIRST-ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL

IST ENLEQUIPMENT (N=1.040)

ABRASIVE DISCS 93FLASHLIGHTS 90HAMMERS, VARIOUS TYPES 90SANDERS, PNEUMATIC 89SCRIBES 89COUNTERSINKS 88DRILLS, PNEUMATIC 88FILES, HAND 88BUCKING BARS 87FILES, ROTARY 87AVIATION SNIPS 86COMMON HAND TOOLS 85MASKING TAPES/MATERIALS 85PUNCHES, VARIOUS TYPES 85CUTTERS, RIVET 84COMPRESSORS, AIR 82CUTTING TOOLS (SUCH AS: CHISELS, HACKSAWS, SNIPS) 82MACHINES, BOX AND PAN BRAKE 81RESPIRATORS, CARTRIDGE 81SPRAY CANS, AEROSOL 81STRAIGHT EDGES 81APEX BITS 80INSPECTION MIRRORS 80MACHINES, CORNICE BRAKE 80EQUIPMENT/CLOTHING, PERSONAL PROTECTION 79MICROSHAVERS 79PAPER, ABRASIVE 78RIVET PULL TOOLS, HAND 78CUTTERS, TUBE 77EQUIPMENT, TUBE BENDING 77TUBE BENDERS, HAND 77EQUIPMENT, TUBE FLARING 76PRESSES, DRILL 76RAZORS, UTILITY 76VACUUM CLEANERS 75PAINT BRUSHES 74RESPIRATORS, AIR SUPPLY 74ABRASIVE MATS 73EQUIPMENT, POWERED SANDING 73MALLETS (SUCH AS PLAIN-FACE AND STRETCHING) 73STANDS, MAINTENANCE 73CLAMPS 72DIES, DIMPLING 71

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TABLE 13 (CONTINUED)

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, MATERIALS USED BY MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF FIRST-ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL

1ST ENLEQUIPMENT (N=1.0409

MACHINES, SHRINKING 71PAINT SHAKERS 71CHEESE CLOTH 70BRUSHES, PAINT 69MACHINES, STRETCHING 69SPRAY GUNS, CONVENTIONAL PAINT 69ABRASIVE WHEELSECTOR ADAPTER SET 68EQUIPMENT, METAL FORMING 68MACHINES, SINGLE-FLARING 68RIVET SETS, OTHER THAN SPECIAL SWAGING HI-SHEAR 68TEMPLATES 68CABLE SWAGERS 67MACHINES, DOUBLE FLARING 66MACHINES, STENCIL CUTTING 66MACHINES, SLIP ROLL FORMING 65AIRCRAFT MARKING PENCILS, MIL-P-83953 63BRUSHES, HAND WIRE 63EQUIPMENT, CABLE SWAGING AND TESTING 62MACHINES, DIMPLING STATIONARY 61TUBE BENDERS, PRODUCTION 61HEAT LAMPS, PORTABLE 58CUTTERS, CABLE 57CUTTERS, PAPER 57GAUGES, DEPTH 57MACHINES, BAR FOLDER 57SCRAPERS, PAINT 57SQUARING SHEARS, POWER OPERATED 57CUPS, ZAHN 56KNIVES, STENCIL 56RESPIRATORS, DISPOSABLE 56DIES, FLANGING 55FORMING BRAKES 55GRINDERS, BENCH 55MAGNETS 55TACK RAGS 55TUBE BENDERS, MECHANICAL 55STRAINERS 54GRINDERS, PNEUMATIC 53SHEARS, HANDLEVER-TYPE 53SQUARING SHEARS, MANUALLY OPERATED 53SLIP ROLL FORMERS, HAND 52PULL GUNS, PNEUMATIC CP-353 51ROUTERS 51

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TABLE 13 (CONTINUED)

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, MATERIALS USED BY MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF FIRST-ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL

1ST ENLEQUIPMENT (N=1.040)

SPRAY POWER PACKS, AEROSOL 51SCRAPERS, PHENOLIC 49COMPRESSORS, AIR BREATHING, PORTABLE 48DIMPLERS, STATIONARY CP-450EA 48MICROMETERS 48SWAGE SETS 48GRINDERS, DIE 47MACHINES, CABLE CUTTING 47BRUSH ATTACHMENTS, WIRE 46ROTARY WIRE WHEELS 46HEAT LAMPS, INFRARED 44MICROFICHE VIEWERS 44PERMASUAGE FITTINGS/COUPLINGS 44PAINT ROLLERS 43PERMASUAGE TOOLS 43PUNCHES, ROTARY/TURRENT 43REAMERS 43SPRAY GUNS, HIGH VOLUME/LOW PRESSURE 42HEAT BLANKETS 41INSTALLATION KITS, PERMASUAGE 41MACHINES, POWER FLANGING 41VACUUM PUMPS 41BLASTERS, ABRASIVE 40CABLE SWAGING TOOLS, HAND 40HOLDERS, DIMPLING DIE 40HOLDERS, RIVET-SET TYPE APEX 40MAGNIFYING GLASSES 40PAINT ROLLING PANS 40ANVIL/CHUCK MANDRELS 39PUNCHES, WHITNEY 39SAWS, KETTS CIRCLE 39SCALES, TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE 39STANDS, SUPPORT ADJUSTABLE 39LAYOUT DYES (PRUSSIAN BLUE) 38SPRAY BOOTHS, DRY 38TESTER, SWAGE TERMINAL PULL 38CALIPERS, INSIDE-OUTSIDE 37PAINT CURING BOOTHS 37SPRAY BOOTHS, AIRCRAFT 37TANKS, STRIPPING 37CHERRY PICKERS 36EQUIPMENT, SUCTION-FEED SPRAY 36HEATERS 36

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TABLE 13 (CONTINUED)

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, MATERIALS USED BY MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF FIRST-ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL

1ST ENLEQUIPMENT (N=1.040)

FORMING STAKES 35GRINDERS, PEDESTAL 35SPRAY GUNS, AIRLESS, OTHER THAN ELECTROSTATIC 35PRESSURE POTS 35DOLLIES 34NIBLERS 34RESTRAINT HARNESS 33LIGHTS, DROP 32LIGHT-ALLS NF-2 32MACHINES, DIMPLING PORTABLE 32PERMASUAGE HYDRAULIC UNITS 32SPRAY BOOTHS, WET 32DEVICES, SECURING 31FIXTURES, DRILL, PORTABLE 31SQUARING SHEARS, GAP 31WRENCH ADAPTERS 31WRENCH, TORQUE 31COMPOSITE REPAIR TOOL KITS 30SAWS, CONTOUR METAL CUTTING 30SAWS, RECIPROCATING 30

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These items, such as abrasive discs, countersinks, flashlights, hammers,pneumatic sanders, straight edges, or tube benders are related to performingthe typical technical jobs or related tasks listed in Table 12.

Within the groups identified in the SPECIALTY JOBS section of thisreport, first-term personnel were present in three of the six jobs: AircraftStructural Maintenance and Repair, Corrosion Control, and Tool Crib/BenchStock Supply. Tables 13 through 18 provide examples of equipment, tools, mate-rials, type of blasting facility, booth, or cabinet, primary means of strip-ping aircraft parts, sealing jobs, special fasteners, and chemicals used by 30percent or more of the first-enlistment personnel.

Training Emphasis and Task Difficulty Data

TE and TD data are secondary factors that can help training developmentpersonnel decide which entry-level tasks to emphasize. These ratings, basedon the judgments of senior career ladder NCOs at operational units, providetraining personnel with a rank-ordering of those tasks considered importantfor first-term airman training (TE) and a measure of the difficulty of thosetasks (TD). When combined with data on the percentages of first-enlistmentpersonnel performing tasks, comparisons can be made to determine if trainingadjustments are necessary. For example, tasks receiving high ratings on bothtask factors (TE and TO), accompanied by moderate to high percentages perform-ing, may warrant resident training. Those tasks receiving high task factorratings, but low percentages performing, may be more appropriately planned forOJT programs within the career ladder. Low task factor ratings may highlighttasks best omitted from training for first-term personnel, but this decisionmust be weighed against percentages of personnel performing the tasks, commandconcerns, and criticality of the tasks.

To help in this determination, an Automated Training Indicator (ATI) isdetermined for each task in the inventory. ATI combines first-enlistment per-cent members performing with TE and TO data to identify training decisionsbased on a decision logic table contained in ATCR 52-22, Atch 1. The ATI isnumbered 1 to 18, with an 18 being the highest level of training indicated.An ATI of 7 or less may lead to a training decision of OJT only. To illus-trate how the ATI is used, if a task has received high TE and TO ratings, andalso has a high percentage of first-term members performing, then a high ATIrating is assigned to the task. With a high ATI rating, strong recommenda-tions can be made to emphasize training the task in a resident trainingcourse.

Examples of tasks having the highest TE and TO ratings are listed inTable 19. Included for each task are the percentage of first-job and first-enlistment personnel performing. As illustrated in the table, most of thesetasks pertain to areas where first-enlistment personnel spend the majority oftheir duty time, e.g., repairing, modifying, and fabricating metal parts andassemblies of airframe structures and installing and removing fasteners.

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TABLE 14

TYPE OF BLASTING FACILITY, BOOTH, OR CABINET USEDBY MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF FIRST-ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL

1ST ENLFACILITY/BOOTH/CABINET (N=1.040)

PLASTIC MEDIA 53

NONE 20

SAND 12

GLASS BEAD 11

NO RESPONSE 3

OTHER 1

METAL SHOT 0

WALNUT SHELL 0

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TABLE 15

PRIMARY MEANS OF STRIPPING AIRCRAFT PARTSBY MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF FIRST-ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL

IST ENLMEANS OF STRIPPING (N=1.040)

CHEMICAL 47

PMB 32

NONE 10

GLASS BEAD 4

OTHER 3

NO RESPONSE 3

WALNUT SHELL 1

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TABLE 16

SEALING JOBS PERFORMED BY 30 PERCENTOF FIRST-ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL

1ST ENLSEALING JOB (N=1.040)

WEATHER SEALING 65

PRESSURIZED SEALING 56

HIGH TEMPERATURE SEALING 34

FIREWALL SEALING 32

FUEL AREA SEALING 30

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TABLE 17

SPECIAL FASTENERS/INSTALLATION TOOLS USEDBY 30 PERCENT OF FIRST-ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL

1ST ENLSPECIAL FASTENER/TOOL (N=1.040)

BLIND RIVETS, PULL-THROUGH 84RIVET SQUEEZERS, PNEUMATIC 84FASTENERS, CLECO 83CHERRY MAXES, G704 82FASTENERS, HI-LOK 81FASTENERS, JO-BOLTS 79RIVET SQUEEZERS, HAND 76INSTALLATION TOOLS, JO-BOLTS 73INSTALLATION TOOLS, PULL-THROUGH BLIND RIVET 73RIVETS, SOLID SHANK 73NUTS, SELF LOCKING 66RIVET GUNS, PNEUMATIC 4X 66BLIND RIVETS, MECHANICAL LOCK 60RIVET GUNS, PNEUMATIC 3X 60RIVETERS, PNEUMATIC 60INSTALLATION TOOLS, MECHANICAL-LOCK BLIND RIVET 58RIVET GUNS, PNEUMATIC 6X 58RIVETS, HI-SHEAR 58RIVET GUNS, PNEUMATIC 2X 55SQUEEZERS, PORTABLE CP351 48RIVETERS, HAND G36 45BLIND RIVETS, FRICTION LOCK 43FASTENERS, STRUCTURAL CAMLOC (4002) 43BOLTS, SELF-LOCKING 41FASTENERS, TAPER-LOK 40INSTALLATION TOOLS, FRICTION-LOCK BLIND RIVET 40BLIND BOLTS, HI-SHEAR THREADED 39BOLTS, HI-TORQUE 39FASTENERS, AIRLOCK 39RIVETERS, HAND HP2 38INSTALLATION TOOLS, MECHANICAL-LOCK BLIND B1 35NUTS, BLIND 35BLIND BOLTS, MECHANICAL-LOCK (BT-100) 31

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TABLE 18

CHEMICALS USED BY 30 PERCENTOF FIRST-ENLISTMENT PERSONNEL

1ST ENLCHEMICAL (N=1.040)

METHYL ETHYL KETONE (MEK) 85PRIMERS, EPOXY MIL-P-23377 70THINNERS 69NAPTHA 63EPOXY 54CORROSION PREVENTING COMPOUNDS (CPC) 50COATINGS, ALIPHATIC POLYURETHANE 48COATINGS, POLYURETHANE RAIN-EROSION-RESISTANT MIL-C-83231 47PRIMERS, ZINC CHROMATE TT-P-1757 41ENAMELS, ALKALYD GLOSS TT-E-489 39ALCOHOL, ISOPROPYL 38COATINGS, WALKWAY 37LACQUERS, ACRYLIC NITROCELLULOSE CAMOUFLAGE MIL-L-19538 37ENAMELS, ALKALYD SEMIGLOSS TT-E-529 32LACQUERS, ACRYLIC NITROCELLULOSE-GLOSS MIL-L-19537 31PAINT REMOVERS, MIL-R-25134 31SEALANTS, CORROSION INHIBITING 31TOLUOL, TOLUENE 42

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Table 20 lists examples of tasks having the highest TD ratings.Percentages of first-job and first-enlistment, 5-, and 7-skill level personnelperforming, and TE rating are also included for each task. Most tasks listedin Table 20 are of supervisory and technical nature, and DAFSC 45832 and 45852personnel spend relatively little time performing them. Most have very low TEratings, indicating these tasks are not appropriate for structured training.

Various lists of tasks, accompanied by TE and TO ratings, are containedin the TRAINING EXTRACT package and should be reviewed in detail by trainingdevelopment personnel. For a more detailed explanation of TE and TD ratings,see Task Factor Administration in the SURVEY METHODOLOGY section of thisreport.

Specialty Traininq Standard (STS)

A comprehensive review of the STS was made by comparing survey data toSTS elements. Technical school personnel from both the Chanute and SheppardTraining Centers matched job inventory tasks to appropriate STS sections andsubsections. A complete computer listing displaying the percent members per-forming tasks, TE and TO ratings for each task, along with the STS matchings,has been forwarded to the technical school for further review of trainingdocuments.

Typically, tasks which have sufficiently high TE and TO ratings, and areperformed by at least 20 percent of personnel in appropriate experience orskill-level groups (such as first-enlistment or 1-48 months TAFMS, and 5- and7-skill level groups), should be considered for inclusion in the STS. Like-wise, tasks with less than 20 percent performing in all of these groups shouldbe considered for deletion from the STS. Nineteen (19) line items with a highTE or high TO were noted among 164 line items not referenced in the STS match.A sample of these items is in Table 21, along with the accompanying job inven-tory task and survey data. Areas noted include the corrosion control program,identifying various aircraft components, classifying damage, and working withplastics. Training personnel and SMEs should review these areas to determineif inclusion in future revisions to the STS is warranted.

Tasks not matched to any element of the STS are listed at the end of theSTS computer listing. These were reviewed to determine if there were anytasks concentrated around any particular functions or jobs. Tasks not sup-ported were found under 11 of the 25 duty headings (3 supervisory/8 techni-cal). Only seven of the items had a moderate to high ATI (above seven). Allother task items had a low training indicator (below 7), and 34 of the taskswere not being performed by first-job/first-enlistment personnel. Of the 167tasks not referenced to the STS, 13 were managerial or supervisory in natureand are not normally matched to an STS.

Examples of technical tasks performed by at least 20 percent of STStarget group respondents, but which are not referenced to any STS element, aredisplayed in Table 22. Training personnel and SMEs should review these andother unreferenced tasks to determine STS inclusion.

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Job inventory tasks were matched to related training objectives in POIJ3AQR45832-O01, dated 9 June 1992, by technical school SMEs.

The method employed was similar to that of the STS analysis. The dataexamined included percent members performing data for first-job and first-enlistment (1-48 months TAFMS) personnel, and TE and TD ratings. ATI ratingsfor each task were also used.

POI learning objectives were compared to the standard set forth inAttachment 1, ATCR 52-22, dated 17 February 1989 (30 percent or more of thecriterion first-enlistment group performing tasks trained, along with suffi-ciently high TE and TD ratings on those tasks). By this guidance, taskstrained in the course which do not meet these criteria should be consideredfor elimination from the formal course.

A review of tasks matched to the POI revealed that one learningobjective, II 4a, dealing with identifying facts about control surface balanc-ing was not supported by OSR data. This item is listed on Table 23, alongwith the accompanying job inventory task and survey data.

Thirty-six technical tasks with a high TE, performed by over 30 percentof first-enlistment personnel, were not matched to the POI. Tasks not matchedinclude duties of general aircraft maintenance, general aircraft, supportequipment, missile inspections, applying protective coatings, and repairing,modifying, and fabricating metal parts and assemblies of airframe structures.Examples of these tasks with survey data are listed in Table 24. Trainingpersonnel and SMEs should review these and other unreferenced tasks to deter-mine if training should be provided in the formal course.

JOB SATISFACTION ANALYSIS

An examination of job satisfaction indicators can give career laddermanagers a better understanding of factors that may affect the job performanceof career ladder airmen. Therefore, the survey booklet included attitudequestions covering job interest, perceived utilization of talents and train-ing, sense of accomplishment from work, and reenlistment intentions. Theresponses of the current survey sample were then analyzed and compared tosimilar maintenance career ladders.

Table 25 provides job satisfaction indicators for the AFSC 458X2 careerladder and compares first-enlistment (1-48 months TAFMS), second-enlistment(49-96 months TAFMS), and career (97+ months TAFMS) group data for the currentAFSC 458X2 career ladder with similar maintenance career ladders. Data indi-cate a high degree of job interest across all 458X2 TAFMS and job groups.When compared to the first-enlistment group, there was a slight decline inperceived use of talents in the second-enlistment (49-96 month) category and a

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Table 26 compares job satisfaction indicators across career ladder jobs.Comparison data were relatively stable in all the indicators for the threecomparison groups. Overall, satisfaction for all three TAFMS groups is rela-tively high, as reflected by the high sense of job accomplishment and reen-listment intentions of each group. The percentages of positive responses inthese comparisons show a career ladder where personnel appear to be quite sat-isfied with their jobs.

Table 27 presents job satisfaction data for the major jobs identified inthe current career ladder structure for AFSC 458X2 and compares data to thecareer ladder prior to the October 1989 merger. An examination of these datacan reveal the influences of performing certain jobs on overall job satisfac-tion. Job satisfaction indicators for the specialty job groups suggest thatmembers of the current Bench Stock/Tool Crib/Supply cluster are most satis-fied. Among all other jobs, satisfaction was very high. The supervisorycluster indicated a high degree of job interest, but data reflected a dramaticdrop in perceived use of talents. This was the only job reflecting a largedrop in this category. Overall, all members reflected a high sense of accom-plishment from their job, and reenlistment intentions remained steadily high.When compared to data prior to the AFSC merger, all job satisfaction areasshowed an increase leading to the conclusion that members are more satisfiedwith their jobs now than prior to the merger.

IMPLICATIONS

As explained in the INTRODUCTION, this survey was conducted primarily toprovide training personnel with current information on the Aircraft StructuralMaintenance career ladder for use in reviewing current training programs andtraining documents. The present classification structure, as described by theAFR 39-1 Specialty Descriptions, accurately portrays the jobs in this spe-cialty. Data support the notion that this Rivet Workforce merger is working.

Analysis of career ladder documents indicates both the STS and POIcontain a number of unsupported line items and learning objectives. Theunsupported areas in both documents appear to be closely related since theyfocus on general aircraft structural maintenance and corrosion control andshould be reviewed to determine if their inclusion in future revisions ofthese documents is warranted.

No serious job satisfaction problems appear to exist within thisspecialty. Overall, job satisfaction responses were almost all high, comparedto a sample of similar Air Force personnel surveyed in 1992.

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APPENDIX A

SELECTED REPRESENTATIVE TASKS PERFORMED BYMEMBERS OF CAREER LADDER JOBS

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TABLE Al

AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR CLUSTER(STG140)

NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN GROUP: 1,971 TAFMS: 84 MONTHSPERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SAMPLE: 63.5% TICF: 76 MONTHSAVERAGE NUMBER OF TASKS PERFORMED: 228

PERCENTMEMBERS

TASKS PERFORMING

0729 COUNTERSINK FASTENER HOLES 980732 DRILL FASTENER HOLES 98M661 CUT AND TRIM SHEET METAL 94M662 CUT RIVETS 94M710 STOPDRILL CRACKS ON SHEET METAL 93M650 ALIGN RIVET OR SPECIAL FASTENER HOLES 92M693 REMOVE DAMAGED AREAS BY CHAIN DRILLING 920734 INSPECT FASTENERS FOR FLUSH INSTALLATION 91M707 SECURE SHEET METAL WITH CLECO FASTENERS 90M682 INSTALL NONFLUSH SKIN REPAIRS 900766 INSTALL OR REMOVE NUT PLATES, OTHER THAN GANG CHANNEL 89M694 REMOVE DAMAGED AREAS USING AVIATION SNIPS 88M669 FABRICATE REPAIR PARTS 870733 lNSPECT DRILLED FASTENER HOLES 87M681 INSTALL FLUSH SKIN REPAIRS 860767 INSTALL OR REMOVE PULL-THROUGH BLIND RIVETS 860740 INSPECT INSTALLED NUT PLATES 850755 INSTALL OR REMOVE HI-LOK FASTENERS 85M670 FORM AND TRIM METAL PATCHES OR REINFORCEMENTS 84M712 TRIM AND FIT DOORS OR ACCESS PANELS 84N718 APPLY SEALANT TO FASTENERS 840777 LAY OUT PATTERNS FOR FASTENERS 83M665 DEVELOP LAYOUTS FOR REPAIRS OR PARTS 82U942 CUT TUBING 82M705 SCUFF UP METAL SURFACES 810772 INSTALL OR REMOVE SOLID-SHANK RIVETS 81M711 TRIM AND FIT AIRCRAFT SKINS 810778 MICROSHAVE FASTENERS 810761 INSTALL OR REMOVE JO-BOLT FASTENERS 80F305 PREPARE SURFACES BY HAND SANDING 79F309 PREPARE SURFACES USING PNEUMATIC SANDERS 78U943 DEBURR, FILE, OR SAND TUBING 78

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TABLE A2

CORROSION CONTROL CLUSTER(STG126)

NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN GROUP: 477 TAFMS: 94 MONTHSPERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SAMPLE: 15.4% TICF: 84 MONTHSAVERAGE NUMBER OF TASKS PERFORMED: 169

PERCENTMEMBERS

TASKS PERFORMING

F309 PREPARE SURFACES USING PNEUMATIC SANDERS 91J513 WIPE DOWN SURFACES PRIOR TO PAINTING 90F260 APPLY MASKING MATERIALS TO SURFACES 88F312 REMOVE MASKING MATERIALS FROM SURFACES 87J495 MIX PAINTS 85F305 PREPARE SURFACES BY HAND SANDING 85J500 PREPARE POLYURETHANE COATINGS FOR APPLICATION 84H360 CHANGE RESPIRATOR CARTRIDGES 83F283 FABRICATE STENCILS BY MACHINE 81F266 APPLY STENCIL MARKINGS TO AIRCRAFT OR SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 81J509 STRAIN PAINTS 79K581 REMOVE PROTECTIVE COATINGS USING PNEUMATIC SANDERS 75H363 CLEAN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 74J501 PREPARE PRIMERS FOR APPLICATION 73L624 LAY DOWN OR PICK UP BARRIER PAPER 72F258 APPLY DECALS TO AIRCRAFT OR SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 72F304 PREPARE CORROSION CONTROL MATERIALS PRIOR TO JOB

PERFORMANCE 72J422 APPLY CAMOUFLAGE COATINGS TO AIRCRAFT OR SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 70F311 REMOVE DECALS FROM AIRCRAFT OR SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 70J462 APPLY POLYURETHANE COATINGS USING SUCTION-FEED SPRAY GUNS 69F295 PAINT LETTERS ON AIRCRAFT 69F274 DETERMINE CLEANLINESS OF METAL SURFACES BY VISUAL

INSPECTIONS 68J507 SET UP SUCTION-FEED SPRAY EQUIPMENT FOR USE 67F280 DISPOSE OF PROTECTIVE COATING MATERIAL 69J498 PREPARE EPOXY COATINGS FOR APPLICATION 65H370 INSPECT CONDITION OF CARTRIDGE RESPIRATORS 65G329 IDENTIFY CAUSES OF SPRAY DEFECTS 65L618 INSPECT AIR HOSES 64J499 PREPARE LACQUERS FOR APPLICATION 63J450 APPLY LACQUERS USING AEROSOL SPRAYS 62G338 INSPECT CONDITION OF PROTECTIVE COATING 62L626 OIL PNEUMATICALLY POWERED TOOLS 61

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TABLE A3

QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) IJT(STG498)

NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN GROUP: 29 TAFMS: 152 MONTHSPERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SAMPLE: 1% TICF: 139 MONTHSAVERAGE NUMBER OF TASKS PERFORMED: 95

PERCENTMEMBERS

TASKS PERFORMING

C108 INSPECT SHOP MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES 100C106 INSPECT FLIGHTLINE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES 97C93 EVALUATE PERSONNEL FOR COMPLIANCE WITH PERFORMANCE

STANDARDS OR TECHNICAL ORDERS 93G340 INSPECT INSTALLED RIVETS FOR STRUCTURAL DEFORMITIES 930739 INSPECT INSTALLED MECHANICAL-LOCK BLIND RIVETS 930734 INSPECT FASTENERS FOR FLUSH INSTALLATION 90G337 INSPECT AREAS FOR CORROSION USING HAND EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS

FLASHLIGHTS, PROBES, OR MIRRORS 900740 INSPECT INSTALLED NUT PLATES 86C78 CONDUCT INSPECTIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL EQUIPMENT 83G338 INSPECT CONDITION OF PROTECTIVE COATINGS 83T929 INSPECT FABRICATED CABLE ASSEMBLIES 83C117 WRITE INSPECTION REPORTS 79C111 PERFORM SAFETY INSPECTIONS OF EQUIPMENT OR FACILITIES 79G332 INSPECT AIRCRAFT FOR CLEANLINESS 79B58 IMPLEMENT QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAMS 79G342 INSPECT REPAIRED OR DAMAGED AREAS USING HAMMER TAP OR COIN

TAP METHODS 790735 INSPECT INSTALLED FRICTION-LOCK BLIND RIVETS 76C100 EVALUATE TECHNICAL ORDER IMPROVEMENT REPORTS 76N722 INSPECT FOR MISSING SEALANTS 76G349 PERFORM PERIODIC VISUAL INSPECTIONS OF SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 72G347 PERFORM ACCEPTANCE INSPECTIONS OF AIRCRAFT ON WHICH

CONTRACT OR DEPOT WORK WAS PERFORMED 72G334 INSPECT AIRCRAFT SURFACES FOR CORROSION 72G348 PERFORM PERIODIC PHASE INSPECTIONS OF AIRCRAFT 69G333 INSPECT AIRCRAFT FOR STRUCTURAL FAILURES 69A23 ESTABLISH INSPECTION PROCEDURES 69Q851 INSPECT FIBERGLASS REPAIRS FOR PROPER BONDING 69G344 INSPECT RESHAPED AREAS FOR DEFECTS 69E220 PARTICIPATE IN TCTO MEETINGS 66C109 INVESTIGATE ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS 66E242 REVIEW TECHNICAL ORDER CHANGES 66C99 EVALUATE SUGGESTIONS 66N720 INSPECT FOR DEFECTIVE SEALS 66

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TABLE A4

INSTRUCTION (AIRFRAME) IJT(STG142)

NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN GROUP: 19 TAFMS: 148 MONTHSPERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SAMPLE: 1% TICF: 137 MONTHSAVERAGE NUMBER OF TASKS PERFORMED: 85

PERCENTMEMBERS

TASKS PERFORMING

0732 DRILL FASTENER HOLES 95D143 EVALUATE PROGRESS OF TRAINEES 89D122 ADMINISTER OR SCORE TESTS 890733 INSPECT DRILLED FASTENER HOLES 89D125 CONDUCT RESIDENT COURSE CLASSROOM TRAINING 84D152 PREPARE LESSON PLANS 84M707 SECURE SHEET METAL WITH CLECO FASTENERS 84D150 PREPARE INSTRUCTION TRAINING AREAS OR FACILITIES 740734 INSPECT FASTENERS FOR FLUSH INSTALLATION 74M661 CUT AND TRIM SHEET METAL 740729 COUNTERSINK FASTENER HOLES 74D130 COUNSEL TRAINEES ON TRAINING PROGRESS 74D158 WRITE TEST QUESTIONS 68D144 EVALUATE TRAINING MATERIALS OR AIDS 68C93 EVALUATE PERSONNEL FOR COMPLIANCE WITH PERFORMANCE

STANDARDS OR TECHNICAL ORDERS 63M669 FABRICATE REPAIR PARTS 630777 LAY OUT PATTERNS FOR FASTENERS 63E199 INVENTORY EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, OR TOOLS, OTHER THAN CTKs 63D136 DEVELOP TRAINING AIDS 630761 INSTALL OR REMOVE JO-BOLT FASTENERS 63E190 INITIATE AF FORMS 1297 (TEMPORARY ISSUE RECEIPT) 63D133 DEVELOP FORMAL COURSE CURRICULA, PLANS OF INSTRUCTIONS

(POI), OR SPECIALTY TRAINING STANDARDS (STS) 58M650 ALIGN RIVET OR SPECIAL FASTENER HOLES 58E171 COMPLETE AF FORMS 2005 (ISSUE/TURN-IN REQUEST) 58E198 INVENTORY COMPOSITE TOOL KITS (CTKs) 58M665 DEVELOP LAYOUTS FOR REPAIRS OR PARTS 53M693 REMOVE DAMAGED AREAS BY CHAIN DRILLING 53D146 INSPECT TRAINING AIDS FOR OPERATION OR SUITABILITY 53M671 IDENTIFY CHARACTERISTICS OF SPECIFIC METALS 53D145 EVALUATE TRAINING METHODS OR TECHNIQUES 53

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TABLE A5

SUPERVISORY CLUSTER(STG098)

NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN GROUP: 219 TAFMS: 190 MONTHSPERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SAMPLE: 7.1% TICF: 172 MONTHSAVERAGE NUMBER OF TASKS PERFORMED: 121 PERCENT PEOPLE SUPERVISING: 91%AVERAGE NUMBER PEOPLE SUPERVISED: 11

PERCENTMEMBERS

TASKS PERFORMING

C121 WRITE EPRs 89B44 COUNSEL PERSONNEL ON PERSONAL OR MILITARY-RELATED MATTERS 89C107 INSPECT PERSONNEL FOR COMPLIANCE WITH MILITARY STANDARDS 83A39 SCHEDULE PERSONNEL FOR LEAVES, PASSES, OR TDY 79A26 ESTABLISH WORK SCHEDULES 78A33 PLAN OR SCHEDULE WORK ASSIGNMENTS 78A2 ASSIGN PERSONNEL TO DUTY POSITIONS 78A28 PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS, SUCH AS STAFF MEETINGS, BRIEFINGS,

CONFERENCES, OR WORKSHOPS, OTHER THAN CONDUCTING 77C79 CONDUCT PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK WORKSHEET (PFW) EVALUATION

SESSIONS 77A16 DETERMINE OR ESTABLISH WORK PRIORITIES 77C118 WRITE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AWARDS OR DECORATIONS 75B70 SUPERVISE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS (AFSC

45872) 74A25 ESTABLISH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR SUBORDINATES 74B63 INITIATE ACTION REQUIRED DUE TO SUBSTANDARD PERFORMANCE OF

PERSONNEL 72B65 INTERPRET POLICIES, DIRECTIVES, OR PROCEDURES FOR

SUBORDINATES 71B43 CONDUCT SUPERVISORY ORIENTATIONS OF NEWLY ASSIGNED

PERSONNEL 71B69 SUPERVISE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS (AFSC

45852) 70C72 ANALYZE WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS 68C93 EVALUATE PERSONNEL FOR COMPLIANCE WITH PERFORMANCE

STANDARDS OR TECHNICAL ORDERS 68A34 PLAN OR SCHEDULE WORK PRIORITIES 67C112 PERFORM SELF-INSPECTIONS 65C104 INDORSE ENLISTED PERFORMANCE REPORTS (EPR) 63D123 ASSIGN ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT) TRAINERS OR SUPERVISORS 63A20 DEVELOP WORK METHODS OR PROCEDURES 63A19 DEVELOP SELF-INSPECTION PROGRAMS 63B45 DIRECT AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES 63A3 ASSIGN SPONSORS FOR NEWLY ASSIGNED PERSONNEL 62C73 CERTIFY STATUS OF PARTS, SUCH AS REPAIRABLE, SERVICEABLE,

OR CONDEMNED 61

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TABLE A6

TOOL CRIB/BENCH STOCK SUPPLY CLUSTER(STG268)

NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN GROUP: 52 TAFMS: 126 MONTHSPERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SAMPLE: 2% TICF: 109 MONTHSAVERAGE NUMBER OF TASKS PERFORMED: 70

PERCENTMEMBERS

TASKS PERFORMING

E219 MAINTAIN TOOL CRIBS OR CTKs 100E198 INVENTORY COMPOSITE TOOL KITS (CTKs) 94E206 MAINTAIN BENCHSTOCK PARTS OR EQUIPMENT LEVELS 92E201 ISSUE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES 92E171 COMPLETE AF FORMS 2005 (ISSUE/TURN IN REQUEST) 92E199 INVENTORY EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, OR TOOLS, OTHER THAN CTKs 88E190 INITIATE AF FORMS 1297 (TEMPORARY ISSUE RECEIPT) 85A22 ESTABLISH BENCHSTOCK REQUIREMENTS 83E250 VALIDATE SUPPLY TRANSACTION LISTINGS, SUCH AS D04, D18,

D19, D23, OR M30 81E235 REVIEW AF FORMS 2413 (SUPPLY CONTROL LOG) 79E231 RESEARCH MICROFICHE FILES FOR SUPPLY REQUISITION DATA 77E182 COORDINATE OBTAINING PARTS WITH BASE SUPPLY 77E211 MAINTAIN MICROFICHE STOCK FILES 75E222 PICK UP OR DELIVER EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, OR TOOLS FROM

SUPPLY POINTS 71E196 INSPECT SHELF LIFE OF PROTECTIVE COATINGS, PROTECTIVE

COMPOUNDS, OR RESINS 71E161 ANNOTATE OR COMPLETE AF FORMS 2413 (SUPPLY CONTROL LOG) 69E203 MAINTAIN AF FORMS 2005 SUSPENSE FILES 68E178 COMPLETE OD FORMS 1348-1 (DOD SINGLE LINE ITEM RELEASE/

RECEIPT DOCUMENT) 67E244 ROTATE STOCK TO KEEP OLD ITEMS IN FRONT 67E202 LOG TURN-INS OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES 65E165 ATTACH OR ANNOTATE EQUIPMENT' STATUS LABELS OR TAGS, SUCH

AS DO FORMS 1574 (SERVICEABLE TAG-MATERIEL) 62E212 MAINTAIN PRECISION MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT (PME)

CALIBRATION SCHEDULES 58E187 EVALUATE SERVICEABILITY OF EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES 56X1009 ACCESS CAMS MENUS AND DATA SCREENS 56E185 ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR ACCOUNTABILITY OF EQUIPMENT AND

SUPPLIES 54X1009 OPEN OR CLOSE CAMS 54E247 SAMPLE SEALANTS PRIOR TO UPDATE OF SHELF LIFE 54

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