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Grade Correlation
PATERSON BROADBAND PATERSON 7 LEVEL BROADBAND Birches Group Levels Total HayJob
Size		 Hay
Level		 Mercer
IPE Class		 Towers-Watson
Global Grade		 SST (Derived) SST
(Pure)		 PEROMNES TASK JE MANAGER
(typical application)		 EQUATE EMPLOYMENT
EQUITY-
OCCUPATIONAL
LEVELS
A   P (Primary Skills)                        
A1 Unskilled BG-01 54 to 62 4 40 1 P1   19/18 1 1 – 7 1 Unskilled
and
defined
decision
making
A2 Basic Skilled BG-01 63 to 72 5 40 1   Low 1 17 2 8 – 16 2
A3 Higher Skilled BG-01 73 to 84 6 41 2 P2   16 3 17 – 24 3
B Lower   O (Operational)                       Semi-skilled
and
discretionary
B1 Basic OperationalSkills BG-02 85 to 97 7 42 3 O1   15 4 25 – 34 4
B2   BG-02 98 to 113 8 43 4     14 5 35– 44 5
B Mid B3 Mid Level OperationalSkills BG-03 114 to 134 9 44 5 O2 Mid 1 13 6 45– 54 5
B Upper B4   BG-03 135 to 160 10 45 6     12 7 55 – 64 6
B5 High LevelOperational Skills BG-03 161 to 191 11 46 7 O3   12 8 65 – 74 7
C Lower   AO (Advanced Operational) AOS  (Advanced
Operational
Specialist)		                       Skilled technical
and academically
qualified workers,
junior management,
supervisors,
foremen and
superintendents
C1 Advanced Skills   BG-04 192 to 227 12 47 8 AO1   11 9 75 – 84 7
C2 Advanced Operational Skills Qualified Artisan BG-04 228 to 268 13 48-49 9 AO2 High 1 10 10 85 – 94 8
C Mid C3 Advanced Operational Checking Entry LevelSpecialist BG-05 269 to 313 14 50 10 AO3 Low 2 9 11 95 – 104 9
C Upper   L (Leader) S (Specialist)                       Skilled
technical and
academically
qualified workers,
junior
management, supervisors,
foremen and
superintendents
C4 Supervisor/TeamLeader Single Team CertifiedSpecialist BG-06 314 to 370 15 51 11 SP Mid 2 8 12 105– 114 10
                           
C5   Practitioner BG-07 314 to 370 15 51 11   High 2 7 13 115– 124 11
D Lower   M  (Manager/Head Of) P  (Professional/
Consultant)		                       Professionallyqualified andexperienced
specialists and middlemanagement
D1 Technician/TeamLeader Multiple Teams Entry LevelCons/High
Level Technician		 BG-08 371 to 438 16 52-53 12 MP1 Low 3 7 14 125- 134 11
D2 MiddleManagement Professional BG-09 439 to 518 17 54 13     6 15 135– 144 12
D Mid D3 Tactical
Optimisation		 Qualified
Consultant		 BG-09/10 519 to 613 18 55-56 14 MP2 Mid 3 5 16 145– 154 13
D Upper     3rd LevelSpecialist                      
D4   Highest
LevelConsultant		 BG-10 614 to 734 19 57-58 15 MP3 High 3 5 17 155– 164 13
D5     BG-11 614 to 734 19 57-58 15     4 18 165– 174 14
E Lower   SE (Strategic Execution) SE (Professional)                       Senior Management
E1   Organisation/
DistinctiveAuthority		 BG-12 735 to 879 20 59-60 16 SE1 Low 4 4 19 175- 184 14
    Abstract/Strategic
Research		                      
E2 Senior
Management		 Experienced
Professional		 BG-13 880 to 1055 21 61 17   Mid 4 3 20 185– 194 15
E Mid E3 Strategy
Execution		 Recog authorityin industry/specialist field BG-13/14 1056 to 1260 22 62-63 18 SE2 High 4 3 21 195– 204 15
E Upper   SI (Strategic Intent)                       Top Management
E4 NationalAuthority / Rare Authority BG-14 1261 to 1507 23 64-65 18 SI1 Low 5 2 22 205– 214 16
E5   BG-14 1508 to 1865 24 66-67 19     2   215– 224 16
F Lower F1 Sometimes International BG-14/15 1801 to 2140 25 68-69 19     1 23 225– 234 16
F2   BG-15 2141 to 2550 26 70+ 20+     1 24 235 - 244 16
F Mid F3 Top Management(usually Board level), strategic intent and policy making decisions BG-16 2141 to 2550 26 70+ 20+ SI2 Mid 5 1+ 25 245 – 254  
F Upper F4   BG-16/17 2551 to 3020 27 70+ 20+ SI3 High 5 1+ 26 255 - 264  
F5   BG-17 3021 to 3580 28 70+ 20+     1++   265 - 275