It's just a matter of pure economics that when people have a variety of types of work they might do, they will gravitate toward those that offer the "best" combination of duties, working conditions and wage (unless they happen to have a special interest in a particular type of work, in which case they'll only compare working conditions and wages among different employers in that particular field).
This makes it very useful for us to compare the wages we're offering to security applicants with those of other jobs in other fields that the typical applicant might choose instead, like factory work, the proverbial "fast-food restaurant", construction labor (not skilled), retail, etc. Let's call these other jobs "comps", like the way we use comps in real estate to help decide what our house is worth.
What job classifications do you think represent reasonable "comps" for unarmed security positions for purposes of comparing the wages, benefits and working conditions? If the wages in these jobs help to determine the "base wage" that is appropriate for security, do you also think there should then be an added "differential" to this wage level for the fact that the security officer has responsibility for life safety while most other jobs do not?
This makes it very useful for us to compare the wages we're offering to security applicants with those of other jobs in other fields that the typical applicant might choose instead, like factory work, the proverbial "fast-food restaurant", construction labor (not skilled), retail, etc. Let's call these other jobs "comps", like the way we use comps in real estate to help decide what our house is worth.
What job classifications do you think represent reasonable "comps" for unarmed security positions for purposes of comparing the wages, benefits and working conditions? If the wages in these jobs help to determine the "base wage" that is appropriate for security, do you also think there should then be an added "differential" to this wage level for the fact that the security officer has responsibility for life safety while most other jobs do not?
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