TABLE 1. Typical Occupational Beginning Annual Salary (2002),
by WorkKeys Profiled Skill Level
 
WorkKeys profiled skill level WorkKeys test
Applied Mathematics Applied Tech. Listening Locating Information Observation Reading for Information Team- work Writing
1    $13,000         $15,000
2  $15,000    $17,000
3$16,000$17,000$18,000$14,000$16,000$15,000$17,000$19,000
4$20,000$19,000$20,000$19,000$18,000$19,000$20,000$22,000
5$23,000$22,000$23,000$23,000$20,000$22,000$22,000$24,000
6$27,000$24,000  $27,000$21,000$25,000 $24,000 
7$30,000    $28,000  

Notes:

  1. The skill levels for a particular WorkKeys test range from the lowest level that employers typically need, to a level beyond which specialized training is required. Skill level ranges are 4 or 5 points, depending on the particular skill assessed. Adjacent skill levels can be distinguished both in terms of job requirements and individual skill development.
  1. The WorkKeys Business Writing test was introduced in 2002. Therefore, job profile data were not yet available to include Business Writing in this study.
     

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