The aims of job analysis are to:
1. Select workers either from the positions of existing staff or from the employment of new staff.
2. Specify the training necessities of a certain job.
3. Supply with the information which will be helpful in decision making concerning the type of equipment and materials to be doing the job.
4. Recognize and outline the knowledge of employees in their work functions (information that can be used as proof for staff training and promotion).
5. Discover areas of risk and threat at work.
6. Assist in setting rates of pay for fulfillment of job tasks.