1. MEMO TO: COMPANY PRESIDENT and CEO
FROM: Kathleen Haupt, Human Resources Director
DATE: December 3, 2014
SUBJECT: LABOR MARKET COMPENSATION PACKAGE
I have prepared a Labor Market Compensation Package for the 17 employees needed to expand the Engineering
Consulting Firm into Chattanooga, TN, zip code 37401.
This brief includes a Salary Compensation Chart, with a maximum scoring of 130 points. The Scoring for the
potential employees’ degree is 5 points for each level of schooling with a maximum of 20 points. I have included
simple notes explaining the terminology of some of the desired character traits.
Also included is the job family chart that will group the 17 jobs into “job families”, and a salary compensation
chart for all jobs needed. This will allow us to further determine fair and competitive pay rates for the job
market in Chattanooga, TN. I have included basic job descriptions for each position in their respective job
families, with an annual budget for salaries in each family.

2. 2
Table of Contents
Salary Compensation Chart pg. 3
Job Family Chart pg. 4
Pay Compensation Chart pg. 4
Job Descriptions in their Families with Yearly Salaries:
Operations pg. 5- 6
Human Resources pg. 7
Engineer pg. 8
Information Systems pg. 9

3. 3
Salary Compensation
Chart
Degree
1,2,3,4
Weight Points
Skill
75 possible
Education Level
(20)
Degree of Technical
Skills
(15)
Knowledge needed to
complete job
requirements. (15)
Work context
(Have they done this work
before) (10)
Credentials
(15)
Responsibility
20 possible
Impact of the Job
(On the wellbeing and function
of the company.) (10)
Tools and Technology
(The ability to use all necessary
tech to perform the job to
specified level.) (10)
Effort
35 possible
Degree of Problem
Solving
(10)
Task Complexity
(Unfamiliarity with the task
Complicatedness of the task
The degree of challenge
associated with the task) (10)
Work Context
(The value one puts on the
quality of their work.) (10)
Work Values
(One’s moral impact on their
career choices.) (5)

4. 4
Job Family Chart
Job Families OPERATIONS HUMAN
RESOURCES
ENGINEER INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
1st Director of
Operations
Human
Resources
Director
Lead Engineer Manager of IT
2nd Operations
Analyst
Benefits
Counselor
Engineer Senior Information
System Analyst
3rd Assistant to the
Director of
Operations
Benefits Manager Engineer
Associate for
Special Projects
Information
System Analyst
4th Operations
Trainee/
Security Guard
Administrative
Assistant in HR
5th Front Desk
Receptionist
Payroll Assistant
Salary Compensation Chart For Chattanooga, TN, 37401
Job Families OPERATIONS HUMAN
RESOURCES
ENGINEER INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
1st H: $187,000
M: $77,200
L: $36,500
$142,700
$74,200
$43,500
$125,000
$90,300
$52, 800
$147,300
$97,900
$52,500
2nd H: $134,300
M: $56,900
L: $34,300
$125,000
$83,500
$43,200
$73,600
$54,400
$35,000
$108,600
$83,900
$58,200
3rd H: $75,500
M: $43,700
L: $27,300
$74,000
$52,200
$35,200
$79,200
$57,600
$33,400
$103,600
$49,600
$32,400
4th H: $52,700
M: $34,000
L: $26,300
$51,900
$37,000
$24,000
5th H: $31,100
M: $ 23,100
L: $18,000
$48,000
$34,400
$21,300

5. 5
Job Descriptions in Their families
Including Yearly Salary Budgets
Operations:
Director of Operations: Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations.
Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of
materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional
area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services.
Operations Analyst: Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and
interpret information that assists management with decision making, policy formulation, or other managerial
functions. May collect and analyze data and develop decision support software, service, or products. May
develop and supply optimal time, cost, or logistics networks for program evaluation, review, or implementation.
Assistant to the Director of Operations: Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and
administrative support workers.
Operations Trainee: (Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operators) Operate one or several
types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps,
derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour
concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties.
Security Guard: Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. May
operate x-ray and metal detector equipment.

6. 6
Front Desk Receptionist: Answer inquiries and provide information to the general public, customers, visitors,
and other interested parties regarding activities conducted at establishment and location of departments,
offices, and employees within the organization.
Yearly budget for Operations Salaries:
High: $480,600
Median: $234,900
Low: $142,400

7. 7
Human Resources:
Human Resources Director: Perform activities in the human resource area. Includes employment specialists who
screen, recruit, interview, and place workers.
Benefits Counselor: Plan, direct, or coordinate compensation and benefits activities of an organization.
Benefits Manager: Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May
specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.
Administrative Assistant in HR: Compile and keep personnel records. Record data for each employee, such as
address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason
for termination. May prepare reports for employment records, file employment records, or search employee
files and furnish information to authorized persons.
Payroll Assistant: Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees' time worked,
production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions, or prepare paychecks.
Yearly Budget for Human Resources Salaries:
High: $441,600
Median: $281,300
Low: $128,050

8. 8
Engineering:
Lead Engineer: Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance
of building structures, and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams,
irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems.
Engineer: Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in planning, designing, and overseeing construction
and maintenance of structures and facilities under the direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.
Engineering Associate for Special Projects: Assist industrial engineers in such activities as quality control,
inventory control, or material flow methods. May conduct statistical studies or analyze production costs.
Yearly Budget for Engineering Salaries:
High: $ 277,800
Median: $202,300
Low: $121,200

9. 9
Information Systems:
Manager of Information Systems (IT): Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data
processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
Senior Information System Analyst: Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and
guide the work of technical staff. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Plan
project stages and assess business implications for each stage. Monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards,
and cost targets are met.
Information System Analyst: Analyze science, engineering, business, and other data processing problems to
implement and improve computer systems. Analyze user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate
or improve existing systems and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. May
analyze or recommend commercially available software.
Yearly Budget for Information Systems:
High: $359,500
Median: $231,400
Low: $143,100