Proficiency Job
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A Proficiency Job is a job where outcomes plateau at a certain skill level.
- Example(s):
- an Airplane Pilot.
- …
- Counter-Example(s):
- a Pivotal Job, such as an airplane steward.
- See: Complex Job.
References
2015
- http://hbr.org/2016/10/automation-will-make-us-rethink-what-a-job-really-is
- QUOTE: This is the reason airlines invest in elongated career paths for pilots. For instance, it takes 20 years to move from the “right seat” of an Embraer 175 doing a short haul flight to the “left seat” of a Boeing 747 going across the Pacific Ocean. Significant investment also takes place in cockpit technology as well as in training and development (e.g., minimum simulator hours required) among other things, in order to take the left side of the curve out of play. This is a classic proficiency role: though the skills are high level, beyond a certain standard, higher performance won’t yield more value.
- QUOTE: This is the reason airlines invest in elongated career paths for pilots. For instance, it takes 20 years to move from the “right seat” of an Embraer 175 doing a short haul flight to the “left seat” of a Boeing 747 going across the Pacific Ocean. Significant investment also takes place in cockpit technology as well as in training and development (e.g., minimum simulator hours required) among other things, in order to take the left side of the curve out of play. This is a classic proficiency role: though the skills are high level, beyond a certain standard, higher performance won’t yield more value.