How Advanced Ergonomics Helps Employers Create Detailed Job Descriptions

Advanced Ergonomics approaches detailed job descriptions through physical demands analysis: its ergonomists study what a job actually requires of the body, then translate those findings into written job descriptions that state the physical requirements accurately. This matters because a description built on measured job demands — rather than on assumptions or generic templates — is what supports defensible hiring screens, accommodation decisions under the ADA, and injury prevention. The service is aimed at employers who need job descriptions tied to real, quantified physical demands rather than boilerplate language.

What the service produces

The output is a job description that details the physical demands of the position. According to the company, Advanced Ergonomics performs physical demands analysis specifically to help employers develop job descriptions that accurately detail those demands.

That distinguishes it from a conventional HR job description, which typically covers duties, qualifications, and reporting lines but says little or nothing precise about lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, postural tolerances, or endurance. The physical demands analysis supplies that missing layer.

How the analysis is conducted

The company describes its method as combining engineering standards with "wearable technology" to quantify total job energy expenditure and to test for candidate endurance. It reports having amassed over 100,000 hours of energy expenditure data over 30 years, gathered through onsite analysis at more than 1,000 employer locations.

Two practical implications follow from that description:

• Onsite measurement, not a questionnaire. The demands are observed and quantified at the actual work location.
• Energy expenditure and endurance are part of the picture. The analysis is not limited to peak lift weight; it also addresses work intensity and the endurance the job requires over a shift.

The company states that its studies show up to 62% of job candidates do not have the fitness level to safely meet the average endurance requirement or work intensity requirement of a job. That figure is the company's own finding, but it explains why endurance and intensity are treated as core job demands rather than afterthoughts.

Why the job description comes first

The detailed job description functions as the foundation for the company's Physical Abilities Testing program. The testing program is described as designed to comply with guidelines set forth by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Americans With Disabilities Act, and as validated through prospective validation studies.

The sequence matters: a physical abilities test is only meaningful if it tests the demands of the actual job. The job description is where those demands are documented, which is why the description work and the testing work are connected rather than sold as unrelated services.

Reported outcomes employers use to justify the work

Advanced Ergonomics publishes the following figures from its testing programs:

The company states its testing methodology and validation have been approved in every legal review completed by the EEOC, OFCCP, and others, and cites over 1 million tests performed for employers. These are the company's own claims, not independently verified figures — treat them as vendor-reported results when weighing them.

Where this fits for an employer

Consider this service if you need job descriptions that:

• State physical demands precisely enough to support a post-offer physical abilities test
• Document the basis for essential-function and accommodation discussions
• Reflect measured job demands rather than supervisor estimates

The company also offers ergonomics consulting — job hazard analysis, risk assessment, and ergonomics program development, performed by Certified Professional Ergonomists and described as designed to conform to OSHA and NIOSH guidelines. If your goal is only to rewrite job descriptions for clarity and not to build a testing or accommodation process around them, the physical demands analysis may be more than the task requires.

What the public materials do not specify

The site does not publish pricing, engagement timelines, deliverable formats, or the specific instruments used in the wearable-technology measurement. If you need those details — for example, whether the deliverable arrives as a formatted job description template you can edit, or as a report you convert yourself — ask directly before scoping the work.