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Follow these steps to complete a PVQ-TM analysis for an evaluee. Each step builds on the previous one.
Document Past Relevant Work
Enter each job held in the 15 years before disability onset. Link each job to its DOT and/or O*NET code, assign SVP, strength level, skill classification, employer, dates, and duties description.
Complete Worker Profiles
Build the 4-row × 24-trait profile grid: Work History profile (DOT-based demands of past jobs), Evaluative profile (medical/FCE data), Pre-injury profile, and Post-injury profile. The Post-injury profile defines the evaluee’s current functional capacity.
Extract Acquired Skills
For each PRW entry, identify transferable skills using the SSA format: Action Verb + Object + Context. Document tools/software, materials/services, SVP level, frequency, recency, and performance mode. Mark each skill as transferable or non-transferable per SSA criteria (SVP ≥4, >30 days learning, judgment-based).
Run the PVQ-TM Analysis
The 5-step automated analysis: (1) Review PRW & Skills, (2) Generate candidate occupations via O*NET task/DWA overlap and related occupations, (3) Apply trait filter using post-injury profile, (4) Score vocational adjustment, (5) Compute PVQ scores integrating labor market data.
Review Results & Generate Report
View ranked viable occupations with STQ, TFQ, VAQ, LMQ, and composite PVQ scores. Expand each occupation for component breakdowns. Download a court-ready PDF report with full methodology disclosure.
PVQ = 0.45 × STQ + 0.25 × TFQ + 0.15 × VAQ + 0.15 × LMQ
STQ — Skill Transfer Quotient (45%)
Measures overlap between acquired skills and target occupation demands: task/DWA similarity, work field/MPSMS overlap, tools/technology match, materials/services similarity, and credential alignment.
TFQ — Trait Feasibility Quotient (25%)
Compares the evaluee's post-injury 24-trait profile against the target occupation's demands. Any trait where demand exceeds capacity results in exclusion. Reserve margin indicates how much capacity remains.
VAQ — Vocational Adjustment Quotient (15%)
Rates how easily the worker can adjust to the target job across four dimensions: tools/equipment, work processes, work setting, and industry. Advanced-age rule requires perfect scores on all.
LMQ — Labor Market Quotient (15%)
Evaluates labor market viability: regional employment levels, wage comparison to prior earnings, and projected job openings.
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