Compensation Study Information
New as of April 1, 2008
An Overview of the Staff Classification Structure by Job
Series
Butler's classification structure for staff jobs has been
established based on information provided by staff in the Position
Description Questionnaires and from interviews conducted by the
compensation consultants, Fox Lawson & Associates. Jobs were
evaluated using the Decision Band Method, a highly effective method
of job evaluation that was originated by Professor Emeritus Thomas
T. Paterson and further developed and refined by Fox Lawson &
Associates.
The basic premise of the Decision Band Method is that the value
of a job in an organization depends on its decision-making
requirements. This methodology is used for comparisons across the
entire spectrum of jobs in any organization. There are six Decision
Bands: Policy, Programming, Interpretive, Process, Operational and
Defined. Further sub-grading and a step-by-step refining process
enables an organization to distinguish differences between various
jobs, taking into consideration the factors of skill, effort,
responsibility and working conditions. The varying levels of jobs
differentiated by these factors create the classification
structure.
The classification structure has 21 job series and 12
stand-alone classifications. Each job series lists jobs in order
from the lowest to the highest skill level. Each job series
identified at Butler denotes a body or nature of work that has two
or more distinct responsibility and skill levels. Stand-alone
classifications are jobs that do not have two or more levels of
skill at Butler at the time of this study. The classification
structure will change as jobs are restructured and new jobs are
created.
Click
Staff Classification Structure by Job Series (PDF) for an
overview of the Staff Classification Structure by Job Series
and Stand-Alone Classifications.
Final Classification Structure and Salary Ranges - The key
elements are:
- Job Series
- Classification Title (New Job Title)
- Current Job Title
- Series Level
- Minimum Qualifications
- Key Distinguishing Characteristics
- DBM Rating (alphanumeric) - The letter denotes the Decision
Band; the numbers denote the sub-grade. Job titles in some of the
Job Series, e.g. Director, Head Coach, have more than one DBM
Rating. The sub-grade is applicable to specific positions within
the job title.
- Salary Range - Shows the minimum, midpoint and maximum of the
salary range. Salary ranges are subject to change each year based
on market movement.
Staff Compensation
New as of February 25, 2008
Staff Compensation -
Questions & Answers (PDF)
As discussed by Dr. Bobby Fong at the Staff Assembly on Wednesday,
February 20, 2008.
Job Classification Appeal
Form (DOC)
Position Description
Questionnaire (DOC)