diff --git a/api/tasks.go b/api/tasks.go
index 153aa0b60..7030e6bfe 100644
--- a/api/tasks.go
+++ b/api/tasks.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type MemoryStats struct {
 	KernelMaxUsage uint64
 }
 
-type CpuUsage struct {
+type CpuStats struct {
 	SystemMode       float64
 	UserMode         float64
 	ThrottledPeriods uint64
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type CpuUsage struct {
 
 type TaskResourceUsage struct {
 	MemoryStats *MemoryStats
-	CpuStats    *CpuUsage
+	CpuStats    *CpuStats
 }
 
 // RestartPolicy defines how the Nomad client restarts
diff --git a/client/driver/docker.go b/client/driver/docker.go
index 22f3042ed..ef35e682b 100644
--- a/client/driver/docker.go
+++ b/client/driver/docker.go
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ func (h *DockerHandle) monitorUsage() {
 					MaxUsage: s.MemoryStats.MaxUsage,
 				}
 
-				cs := &cstructs.CpuUsage{
+				cs := &cstructs.CpuStats{
 					SystemMode:       float64(s.CPUStats.CPUUsage.UsageInKernelmode),
 					UserMode:         float64(s.CPUStats.CPUUsage.UsageInKernelmode),
 					ThrottledPeriods: s.CPUStats.ThrottlingData.ThrottledPeriods,
diff --git a/client/driver/executor/executor.go b/client/driver/executor/executor.go
index 36dbfa510..26d7ff59d 100644
--- a/client/driver/executor/executor.go
+++ b/client/driver/executor/executor.go
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ func (e *UniversalExecutor) PidStats() (map[int]*cstructs.TaskResourceUsage, err
 			ms.Swap = memInfo.Swap
 		}
 
-		cs := &cstructs.CpuUsage{}
+		cs := &cstructs.CpuStats{}
 		if cpuStats, err := p.Times(); err == nil {
 			cs.SystemMode = cpuStats.System
 			cs.UserMode = cpuStats.User
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ func (e *UniversalExecutor) resourceUsagePids() (*cstructs.TaskResourceUsage, er
 		totalSwap += rs.MemoryStats.Swap
 	}
 
-	totalCPU := &cstructs.CpuUsage{
+	totalCPU := &cstructs.CpuStats{
 		SystemMode: systemModeCPU,
 		UserMode:   userModeCPU,
 		Percent:    percent,
diff --git a/client/driver/executor/executor_linux.go b/client/driver/executor/executor_linux.go
index cbbb27b24..0588ec9b6 100644
--- a/client/driver/executor/executor_linux.go
+++ b/client/driver/executor/executor_linux.go
@@ -151,14 +151,14 @@ func (e *UniversalExecutor) Stats() (*cstructs.TaskResourceUsage, error) {
 	}
 
 	// CPU Related Stats
-	totalProcessCPUUsage := stats.CpuStats.CpuUsage.TotalUsage
-	userModeTime := stats.CpuStats.CpuUsage.UsageInUsermode
-	kernelModeTime := stats.CpuStats.CpuUsage.UsageInKernelmode
+	totalProcessCPUUsage := stats.CpuStats.CpuStats.TotalUsage
+	userModeTime := stats.CpuStats.CpuStats.UsageInUsermode
+	kernelModeTime := stats.CpuStats.CpuStats.UsageInKernelmode
 
 	umTicks := (userModeTime * clockTicks) / nanosecondsInSecond
 	kmTicks := (kernelModeTime * clockTicks) / nanosecondsInSecond
 
-	cs := &cstructs.CpuUsage{
+	cs := &cstructs.CpuStats{
 		SystemMode:       float64(kmTicks),
 		UserMode:         float64(umTicks),
 		ThrottledPeriods: stats.CpuStats.ThrottlingData.ThrottledPeriods,
diff --git a/client/driver/structs/structs.go b/client/driver/structs/structs.go
index 2550e281d..4ce7e3997 100644
--- a/client/driver/structs/structs.go
+++ b/client/driver/structs/structs.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ type CheckResult struct {
 	Err error
 }
 
+// MemoryStats holds memory usage related stats
 type MemoryStats struct {
 	RSS            uint64
 	Cache          uint64
@@ -94,7 +95,8 @@ type MemoryStats struct {
 	KernelMaxUsage uint64
 }
 
-type CpuUsage struct {
+// CpuStats holds cpu usage related stats
+type CpuStats struct {
 	SystemMode       float64
 	UserMode         float64
 	ThrottledPeriods uint64
@@ -102,8 +104,10 @@ type CpuUsage struct {
 	Percent          float64
 }
 
+// TaskResourceUsage holds aggregated resource usage of all processes in a Task
+// and the resource usage of the individual pids
 type TaskResourceUsage struct {
 	MemoryStats *MemoryStats
-	CpuStats    *CpuUsage
+	CpuStats    *CpuStats
 	Timestamp   time.Time
 }