The Skills adjustment provides a list of popular skills, including Premium Skills (associated with a fixed premium pay % adjustment) and Fundamental Skills (associated with a 0% adjustment) for the selected job. Users can add and/or delete Premium Skills and Fundamental Skills in the job description, or use the default selection. Users can select one or more of the Premium Skills to apply to the compensation calculation as a fixed % adjustment OR add a new skill with a % adjustment that can be customized by the user. Users can stack up to three skills per job.
There are three skill types available:
•Premium Skills are desired skills, but not required, that carry a premium. These skills increase compensation when applied to a given job. The salary increase percentage is not customizable.
•Fundamental Skills are required to fulfill basic duties of a job. These skills are associated with a zero percent salary increase when applied to a given job.
•Custom Skills are not currently associated by ERI with the currently selected job. Users may add these skills and apply % adjustments as desired.
To Add or Remove Skills
2.In the Job Report, Benchmark List, OR Geographic List, click the Adjust button in the Adjustments tab of the Survey Description OR the Adjust button below Adjustments in the Organization Data panel in Job Report OR Geographic List to open the Adjustments dialog. In the Benchmark List OR Advanced Reports, click the Adjust button for the selected job in the Adjustments column of the main table.
3.To add a skill, click Add Skill.
4.Type at least 3 letters of the skill name in the Search Skills field and click Search OR browse the full list of skills below.
5.Click View Jobs to view a list of ERI job titles associated with the skill.
6.In the Jobs Within Skills dialog, click 
to export the list of jobs to Excel.
7.Click OK to return to the Skills dialog.
8.Click Back to skills list to view the full list without any search parameters applied.
9.Select a matching skill in the Browse Skills list and click Add.
10.Repeat steps 3-9 until all skills have been added.
11.To remove a skill, click the 
button for a specific skill.
12.To display default skills, click Reset to Default. This will delete any customized skills from the table and restore default skills.
13.Check the box in the Applied column to apply a skill to the selected job. You may apply up to three skills per job.
14.Click OK to apply your changes and return to the main table.
To Change the Skill Premium % Adjustment
2.In the Job Report, Benchmark List, OR Geographic List, click the Adjust button in the Adjustments tab of the Survey Description OR the Adjust button below Adjustments in the Organization Data panel in Job Report OR Geographic List to open the Adjustments dialog. In the Benchmark List OR Advanced Reports, click the Adjust button for the selected job in the Adjustments column of the main table.
3.Add or select a Custom Skill. Note: Premium Skills have a fixed % adjustment that cannot be altered by the user, and Fundamental Skills are associated with a 0% adjustment.
4.Click on the % in the Skill Type column and change the value. The value must be between 0% and 50%.
5.Click OK to apply your changes and return to the main table.
To Apply a Skill Premium % Adjustment
2.In the Job Report, Benchmark List, OR Geographic List, click the Adjust button in the Adjustments tab of the Survey Description OR the Adjust button below Adjustments in the Organization Data panel in Job Report OR Geographic List to open the Adjustments dialog. In the Benchmark List OR Advanced Reports, click the Adjust button for the selected job in the Adjustments column of the main table.
3.Click the check box in the Applied column to select one or more Premium Skills OR Custom Skills. You may apply up to three skills per job. Note: Fundamental Skills are associated with a 0% adjustment.
4.Click OK to apply your changes and return to the main table. In the Job Report OR Geographic List, the Adjustments field in the Organization Data panel will display Applied next to Skills to indicate that a skill adjustment was made.
To Suggest a Skill
1.If you cannot find a desired skill, click Suggest a Skill in the Skills dialog.
2.Enter the Skill and Skill Description.
3.Click Submit.
4.ERI researchers will analyze the skill and description in order to consider adding it to the Assessor Series database.
To See Data Available in Your Subscription
To Modify the Education Level
See Education
To Add a Certification
See Certifications
To Add a Shift
See Shift Work
To Make Adjustments
See Adjustments
Note: Enhanced subscriptions that include the My Organizations feature allow users to match their internal job titles to ERI job titles in saved internal job lists. Internal jobs can be customized with Adjustments for Education, Skills, Certification, and Shift Work. Modifications to Internal Jobs must be made in My Organizations.