Career Framework
The career framework is a central component of Ohio State’s Career Roadmap. It progresses in a hierarchy, from functions to more detailed job levels including titles and career paths. Staff are able to advance within the career framework based on their skills, experience, performance and the business need.
The career framework will support:
- Consistency in how jobs and career levels are described across the university and medical center
- Alignment of jobs to market salary structures
- Visible career paths
- Pay equity
Below is an overview of the career framework followed by a sample job. Job function is a broad category of work with similar characteristics or pre-requisite skills, such as Marketing and Communications, Information Technology, etc. Subfunction is a unique occupation within a function. For example, within Information Technology, Application Development would be a subfunction. A career band groups a series of like jobs under a subfunction within the career framework in order to recognize the technical, clinical, specialized, managerial and executive career bands. A career level represents a significant step in a career progression. Each level is described in terms of profile, knowledge, complexity, autonomy, interaction and minimum requirements for education and experience.
Career Framework
Career Framework Image Description
The image above is a representation of the Career Framework and is described below.
Job Function: Broad Grouping of Occupational Disciplines
Sub Function: Recognized Occupational Discipline
Career Band: Individual Contributor Series (Technical)
- T4 – Lead
- T3 – Senior
- T2 – Experienced
- T1 – Entry
Career Band: Individual Contributor Series (Clinical)
- C4 – Lead
- C3 – Senior
- C2 – Experienced
- C1 – Entry
Career Band: Individual Contributor Series (Specialized)
- S6 – Principal (limited roles)
- S5 – Expert
- S4 – Consult
- S3 – Senior
- S2 – Experienced
- S1 – Entry
Career Band: People Leader Series (Managerial)
- M5 – Expert (limited roles)
- M4 – Lead
- M3 – Senior
- M2 – Experienced
- M1 – Entry
Career Band: People Leader Series (Executive – limited roles)
- E5 – President
- E4 – Executive Vice President
- E3 – Senior Vice President
- E2 – Vice President
- E1 – Associate Vice President
Career Framework Example Image Description
The image above is an example of the Career Framework and is described below.
Job Function: Finance
Sub Function: Accounting
Career Band: Individual Contributor Series (Technical)
- T4 – Accounting Coordinator 4
- T3 – Accounting Coordinator 3
- T2 – Accounting Coordinator 2
- T1 – Accounting Coordinator 1
Career Band: Individual Contributor Series (Clinical)
- C4 –
- C3 –
- C2 –
- C1 –
Career Band: Individual Contributor Series (Specialized)
- S5 – Accountant 5
- S4 – Accountant 4
- S3 – Accountant 3
- S2 – Accountant 2
- S1 – Accountant 1
Career Band: People Leader Series (Managerial)
- M5 – Manager 5, Accounting
- M4 – Manager 4, Accounting
- M3 – Manager 3, Accounting
- M2 – Manager 2, Accounting
- M1 – Manager 1, Accounting
Career Band: People Leader Series (Executive – limited roles)
- E5 –
- E4 –
- E3 –
- E2 –
- E1 –
Job Profile Title: Accountant 3
Recommended Working Title: Senior Accountant
Job Function: Finance
Finance establishes financial controls and policies, ensures controls are implemented and effective, executes financial operations, prepares and interprets financial and operational reports, and supports strategic decisions.
Sub-Function: Accounting
Accounting properly records the organization’s financial transactions, assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Maintains and reconciles general ledger accounts. Significant emphasis on creation of financial statements, such as balance sheets, income statements and cash flows, with the corresponding supporting schedules. Provides financial and operational reports and analytics and may act as subject matter expert for system implementations. Serves as liaison to financial and operational leadership. Participates in month-, quarter- and year-end close activities. Develops the organization’s financial controls, and provides oversight.
Career Band: Individual Contributor, Specialized
Work is primarily achieved through individual efforts or by participation on functional or project teams. May coordinate, influence, or review the work of others. May be the primary owner/authority on a given program or process. Requires the application of specialized expertise within a profession to achieve results. Emphasizes in-depth knowledge, project management, and influencing skills. Typically requires a university degree or equivalent work experience that provides knowledge of fundamental theories, principles, and concepts
Career Level: S3 Senior Level
Fully experienced professional, typically the most prevalent job level within Career Band who may serve as informal resource for less experienced colleagues, and who applies industry knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform tasks and projects, works on complex projects of large scope; may refer to precedents and defined parameters, completes routine work independently; receives general guidance on new projects, work is reviewed for the purpose of meeting objectives, exchanges information on sensitive matters and works to build consensus. Requires a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) and 5 years relevant experience
Job Functions and Subfunctions
The Career Roadmap online job catalog includes function and subfunction descriptions, career bands and career levels for 3,800 Career Roadmap in-scope jobs. You can use the catalog to search for specific job profiles of interest. Narrow your search using dropdown options or search via keyword.
