Occupational Analysis Office

ARI’s Occupational Analysis Office (OAO) is the Army’s Center of Excellence for collecting, analyzing, synthesizing, and reporting data on job performance and training
requirements of commissioned officer, warrant officer, and enlisted occupations in both the Active and Reserve Components. Occupational Analyses are generally performed when weapon systems, organizational structures, or tasks change due to job restructuring and classification changes. These analyses focus on the need for Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) design/redesign, including creation of new MOS and the consolidation or shredding out of existing MOS. In addition, the task performance, skill, and knowledge requirements of MOS are examined to determine training requirements that best support the occupational structure. In FY2005, OAO is continuing to conduct a Common Task Survey of commissioned and warrant officers and enlisted Soldiers Army wide through the world-wide web. Results of the Survey will be used to support development of both institutional and unit common task training requirements.

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