World Of Work Inc

What World Of Work Inc does

The World of Work, Inc. is a privately held Texas corporation established in 1980 that operates as a specialized professional services firm in the vocational rehabilitation, life care planning, and human factors & ergonomics consulting space. The firm delivers a coordinated suite of services including Vocational Rehabilitation Assessment, Career Counseling, Life Care Plan Review, Vocational Evaluation, Human Factors & Ergonomics analysis, Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), and Expert Witness testimony. It maintains a regional headquarters in Bellaire, Texas and a second office in Burr Ridge, Illinois, and serves clients nationwide across the United States.

The company's underlying technology is service-based rather than product-based: its intellectual capital rests on proprietary assessment methodologies aligned with life care planning standards of practice, certified practitioner credentials (CRC, CVE, CHFP, LCPC), and academic contributions such as Dr. Matthew Sprong's 60+ peer-reviewed journal articles on vocational rehabilitation service delivery and chronic pain. There is no software platform, app, API, or documented AI/ML capability in the disclosed materials.

The firm operates on a sales-led, fee-for-service professional services model. Referrals and engagements originate primarily from defense attorneys, plaintiff attorneys, and the Social Security Administration seeking expert vocational testimony, as well as individuals with disabilities, catastrophic injury claimants, and students with disabilities. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. No funding rounds, M&A activity, or significant ownership changes are documented in the available source material.

Name

World Of Work Inc

Legal name

The World of Work, Inc.

Website

https://theworldofwork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The World of Work, Inc. is a privately held Texas professional services firm established in 1980 that provides vocational rehabilitation assessments, life care planning reviews, and human factors consulting to individuals with disabilities, attorneys, and the Social Security Administration across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Rehabilitation and Life Care Planning Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Vocational Evaluation & Career Assessment (Transition-Age) (EDAKANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Workforce & Job-Seeker Services (Community-Based) (EDAAAFAM)

Keywords

• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Life care planning
• Human factors consulting
• Expert witness testimony
• Career counseling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellaire

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Vocational Rehabilitation: Fee-for-service vocational rehabilitation counseling, assessments, and evaluations for individuals with disabilities. Services include comprehensive evaluations of ability to work and earn money based on education, work experience, physical and mental abilities.
2. Expert Witness Services: Forensic vocational expert witness services for legal proceedings including wage-earning capacity assessments, labor market analysis, and testimony for defense attorneys, plaintiff attorneys, and Social Security Administration.
3. Life Care Plan Review: Comprehensive review of existing Life Care Plans for catastrophic injury or chronic health care needs cases, including medical records review, comprehensive interviews, and cost projections.
4. Human Factors & Ergonomics Consulting: Expert analysis of human-system interactions, liability investigations, and workplace safety assessments provided by Certified Human Factors Practitioner.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The World of Work, Inc. is a professional services firm that delivers vocational rehabilitation counseling, life care plan reviews, vocational evaluations, career counseling, human factors & ergonomics consulting, pre-employment transition services, and expert witness testimony. Services are provided nationwide by certified rehabilitation counselors, vocational evaluators, life care planners, and a certified human factors practitioner to individuals with disabilities, legal professionals, and government agencies.

Product overview

The World of Work, Inc. is a professional services firm established in 1980 that provides vocational rehabilitation, life care planning, and human factors & ergonomics expertise. The company offers a coordinated suite of services including Vocational Rehabilitation Assessment, Life Care Plan Review, Career Counseling, Vocational Evaluation, Human Factors & Ergonomics Services, Pre-Employment Transition Services, and Expert Witness Services. These services are designed to assist individuals in achieving success and safety at work through certified rehabilitation counselors, vocational evaluators, life care planners, and human factors professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vocational Assessment A comprehensive evaluation of an individual's ability to work and earn money in the labor market based on education, work experience, physical and mental abilities, and vocational rehabilitation potential. In forensic settings, the assessment includes wage-earning capacity assessments, labor market analysis, transferable skills analysis, and review of vocational rehabilitation services.
• Career Counseling A comprehensive counseling process that helps individuals make informed choices to achieve personal, social, educational, career, and independent living goals. Provided to people of all abilities and at all career stages, including first-time job seekers and those making career changes.
• Life Care Plan Review A comprehensive review of an existing Life Care Plan to ensure it demonstrates the individual's needs and aligns with life care planning methodology, research, data analytics, and standards of practice. Includes medical records review, comprehensive interview, consultations with appropriate therapeutic team members, and research on frequency, associated costs, duration, and sources.
• Vocational Evaluation An individualized and systematic process that helps a person seeking employment learn to identify and develop employment goals, explore work interests, determine aptitudes and skills, and formulate career plans.
• Human Factors & Ergonomics Services A scientific discipline concerned with understanding interactions among humans and system elements. The Certified Human Factors Practitioner investigates liability or losses influenced by design or human limitations, and examines features and provisions for safety (warning statements), instructions (procedures), and foreseeable misuses.
• Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) Activities designed for students with disabilities that support the career development process to increase the success of these students in obtaining employment after graduation from high school.
• Expert Witness Services Expert testimony in legal/forensic settings on wage-earning capacity, rehabilitation potential, and future employment prospects. Engaged by defense attorneys, plaintiff attorneys, and the Social Security Administration.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60+ peer-reviewed journal articles published by Dr. Matthew Sprong on topics related to vocational rehabilitation service delivery and chronic pain

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Allsup: Allsup is a national provider of Social Security disability representation and employment services; directly comparable because both firms interface with the SSA on disability, return-to-work, and vocational assessment matters for individuals with disabilities.
• AllOne Health: AllOne Health provides workforce health, productivity, and absence management services including vocational case management and life care planning adjacent offerings; directly comparable to The World of Work's mix of vocational, life care, and human factors consulting.
• Reed & Reed Vocational Rehabilitation Consulting: Reed & Reed is a private vocational rehabilitation consultancy providing vocational assessments, expert witness testimony, and labor market analyses for legal and insurance clients; directly comparable in service mix and forensic/case-management orientation.

Others

• Maximus: Maximus operates government health and human services programs including disability adjudication and workforce support; relevant adjacent peer because both interface with SSA/state vocational rehabilitation systems, though Maximus is a scaled government contractor.
• Sedgwick Workplace Possibilities: Sedgwick's Workplace Possibilities practice provides disability management, return-to-work coordination, and vocational services to employers and insurers; adjacent because it competes for some vocational rehabilitation and disability employment mandates.

Broad incumbents

• RehabCare: RehabCare (part of Encompass Health) is a large-scale provider of inpatient and post-acute rehabilitation services; broadly comparable in rehabilitation services but operates in the clinical/treatment facility segment versus the firm's expert witness and counseling niche.
• Concentra: Concentra operates a national network of occupational health clinics and employer worksite health services; comparable as an established occupational/return-to-work services provider, though it focuses on employer clinics versus expert witness and rehabilitation counseling.
• Amergis: Amergis (formerly Maxim Healthcare Staffing) provides nationwide healthcare and rehabilitation-related staffing and workforce solutions; broadly comparable because it sits in the same vocational/clinical support ecosystem serving individuals with disabilities and rehabilitation needs, though at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-world-of-work-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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