Job Diagnostic Survey – JDS

How much variety is there in your job? That is, to what extent does the job require you to do many different things at work, using a variety of your skills and talents?

The job requires me to use a number of complex or high-level skills.

The job is quite simple and repetitive.

To what extent does your job involve doing a 'whole' and identifiable piece of work? That is, is the job a complete piece of work that has an obvious beginning and end? Or is it only a small part of the overall piece of work, which is finished by other people or by automatic machines?

The job provides me the chance to completely finish the pieces of work I begin.

The job is arranged so that I do not have the chance to do an entire piece of work from beginning to end.

In general, how significant or important is your job? That is, are the results of your work likely to significantly affect the lives or well-being of other people?

This job is one where a lot of other people can be affected by how well the work gets done.

The job itself is not very significant or important in the broader scheme of things.

How much autonomy is there in your job? That is, to what extent does your job permit you to decide on your own how to go about doing the work?

The job gives me considerable opportunity for independence and freedom in how I do the work.

The job denies me any chance to use my personal initiative or judgment in carrying out the work.

To what extent does doing the job itself provide you with information about your work performance? That is, does the actual work itself provide clues about how well you are doing-aside from any 'feedback' co-workers or supervisors may provide?

Just doing the work required by the job provides many chances for me to figure out how well I am doing.

The job itself provides very few clues about whether or not I am performing well.

To what extent do managers or co-workers let you know how well you are doing on your job?

Supervisors often let me know how well they think I am performing the job.

The supervisors and co-workers on this job almost never give me any feedback about how well I am doing in my work.

To what extent does your job require you to work closely with other people (either 'clients,' or people in related jobs in your own organization)?

The job requires a lot of cooperative work with other people.

The job can be done adequately by a person working alone-without talking or checking with other people.