{"id":12065,"date":"2025-07-30T02:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T07:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=12065"},"modified":"2026-10-12T05:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T10:02:59","slug":"how-to-use-the-point-method-job-evaluation","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/total-rewards\/benchmarking\/how-to-use-the-point-method-job-evaluation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the point method of job evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f85887e8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-929090b5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a4641b2f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by <strong>Joseph J. Martocchio<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The point method evaluates jobs by comparing compensable factors &#8211; elements of job content like skill, effort or responsibility that can be used to assess a job&#8217;s value to the organization. Each factor is defined and assigned a range of points based on the factor&#8217;s relative importance to the organization. Compensable factors are weighted to represent the relative significance of each factor to the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-in-this-guide-learn-about\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">In this guide, learn about:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Step 1: Select benchmark jobs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Step 2: Choose compensable factors based on benchmark jobs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Step 3: Define factor degrees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-want-to-see-more\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to see more?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For full access to <strong>How to use the point method of job evaluation<\/strong>, sign up for an HR and Compliance Center subscription today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/us\/quote\/?intcmp=hrcc-migrated-resource|quote|request-a-quote\" style=\"border-radius:25px\">Request a quote<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column lnrs-hide-block-on-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--secondary-gray);border-left-width:2px;padding-left:10px;flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-2 is-position-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-bleach-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-22a7c014 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get ahead of HR compliance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navigating today\u2019s complex HR compliance landscape is challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get ahead with Brightmine. 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Martocchio<\/strong><br>Professor Emeritus and College Textbook Author<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joseph\u00a0is a professor emeritus of human resource management, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at Penn State,\u00a0where he teaches online master&#8217;s and undergraduate courses in employee compensation, employee benefits and total reward systems. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in compensation and benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professor Martocchio&#8217;s research interests focus on various HR issues, including compensation and benefits; training; absenteeism; and generational dynamics in the workplace. Martocchio has published research widely in scholarly journals such as the&nbsp;<em>Academy of Management Review<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Journal of Applied Psychology<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Journal of Management<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Personnel Psychology.&nbsp;<\/em>Besides writing scholarly articles, he has written three textbooks in the fields of compensation, employee benefits and human resource management:&nbsp;<em>Strategic Compensation: A Human Resource Management Approach<\/em>&nbsp;(10th&nbsp;edition, Pearson Higher Education),&nbsp;<em>Employee Benefits: A Primer for Human Resource Professionals<\/em>&nbsp;(7th&nbsp;edition, McGraw-Hill) and&nbsp;<em>Human Resource Management<\/em>&nbsp;(15th&nbsp;edition, Pearson Higher Education).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joseph-martocchio-aa390b30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Connect with Joseph on 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