As part of a 3-year study of the implementation of the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Program, front-line workers were surveyed in all 10 states and in 29 of 30 sites included in the overall study. Their perceptions of the agencies' organizational environments suggested a rather lukewarm agency context for implementing JOBS. Workers strongly supported JOBS goals of promoting client self-sufficiency, wanted a stronger emphasis placed on JOBS within their agencies, and expressed a strong interest in further training related to JOBS. Only half thought JOBS would be helpful to their clients. Inadequate funding for education and training services and lack of available employment opportunities were considered significant barriers to JOBS implementation. Workers believed agencies placed a greater emphasis on client opportunities under JOBS than on client obligation to participate. They spent the greatest percentage of time in direct contact with clients, but spent an almost equal amount of time completing required data entry or other paper work. During the assessment process, workers attended to the client's educational skills, child care needs, and prior work experience. They believed the supply of most education, training, and employment services in their communities was adequate to serve JOBS participants. Eleven data tables are included. (Contains 24 references.) (YLB)