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Wage Structure
Metalworking Industries, 1945
Hourly Earnings and
Supplementary Wage Practices
in 14 Industries
Bulletin No. 952
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
M aurice J. T obin , Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
E wan Clague , Commissioner
Letter of Transmittal
U nited States D epartment op L abor,
B ureau op L abor Statistics,
Washington, D. C., June 15,1949.
The Secretary op L abor:
I have the honor to transmit herewith a bulletin describing the wage structure
of 14 metalworking industries.
This bulletin was prepared in the Bureau’s Division of Wage Analysis under
the direction of Harry Ober.
E wan C lague, Commissioner.
Hon. M aurice J. T obin,
Secretary of Labor.
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C.
Price 40 cents
Contents
Introduction__________________________________________________________
Aircraft engines and parts_____________________________________________________
Electric generating and distribution equipment___ ______
Electroplating and polishing__________
Fabricated structural steel__ _______
Foundries____________________
Iron and steel forgings_____________
Machinery__________________________________________________________________
Machine-tool accessories______________________________________________________
Machine tools_______________________________________________________________
Military tanks________________________
Power boilers________________________________________________________________
Radios_____________________________________________________________________
Sheet metal__________________________________________________________ _____ Small arms__________________ __________________ ____ _____ __________________
Office workers in metalworking industries________________________________________
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3
9
14
18
22
36
43
64
65
72
74
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96
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Index of Tables
Page number for table on—
Industry group
Aircraft engines and parts-------------------------felectric generating and distribution equipment
Electroplating and polishing---------------------Fabricated structural steel-----------------------Foundries---------------------------------------------Ferrous------------------------------------------Nonferrous--------------------------------------Iron and steel forgings-----------------------------Machinery______________________________
Machine-tool accessories--------------------------Machine-tool accessory production-------Tool-and-die jobbing-------------------------Machine tools___________________________
Military tanks___________________________
Power boilers----------------------------------------Radios, radio equipment (except tubes), and
phonographs--------------------------------------Sheet metal------------------------------------------Small arms______________________________
Office workers in metalworking industries
IV
Distribution
of workers
by hourly
earnings
3
9
14
18
22
23
24
36
43
54
55
55
65
72
74
78
86
91
Average
Average hourly Average
hourly
hourly rates by rates
by
rates by
size of
size of
occupation establish community
ment
4
15
19
25
26
37
44
56
57
66
73
75
79
87
92
96
10
11
15
20
27
28
38
46
58
60
67
76
80
88
93
Average Average
hourly Average
hourly
by hourly
rates by rates
rates by
unioniza method
of wage wage area
tion
payment
6
16
20
29
30
39
48
61
61
68
76
97
12
16
21
7
13
17
8
17
21
34
31
33
32
35
33
41
41
40
52
50
51
64
62
63
64
63 _______
69
70
71
77
77
83
84
85
90
89
94
95 ...............
Wage Structure
Metalworking Industries, 1945
Introduction
This bulletin summarizes information on the
wage structure of a group of metalworking indus
tries studied by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in
1945. The data, collected as part of the Bureau’s
Industry Wage Studies program, were originally
released in the form of mimeographed bulletins;
they are being published in printed form at this
time in order to provide a permanent record of
wages in these industries at the end of World
War II.1
In order to conserve space, the textual discus
sion of the wage structure of these industries and
many of the tables that were presented in the
mimeographed Wage Structure bulletins have
been omitted. A limited number of copies of
these bulletins, which are listed in the appendix,
are available on request to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. They include information on minimum
entrance and job rates, on scheduled horns of work,
and on supplementary wage practices, such as paid
vacations, provisions for incentive plans, insur
ance and pension plans, and nonproduction bon
uses. In addition, separate locality tabulations
are available showing detailed information for
the more important areas of concentration in each
of the industries studied.
The characteristics of the data presented and
collection methods can be briefly summarized:
The wages presented consist of hourly rates (or
straight-time average hourly earnings for piecerate and other incentive workers) excluding
premium overtime and shift differential payments.
Incentive earnings and cost-of-living bonuses are
included as part of the workers’ regular pay, but
nonincentive payments, such as Christmas bon
uses, are excluded. Hourly earnings of salaried
workers were obtained by dividing their straighttime salary by normal rather than actual hours.
Average hourly rates or earnings for each occupai
tion or other grouping of workers were obtained
by weighting each rate (or hourly earnings) by the
number of workers receiving the rate.
The studies exclude administrative, executive,
and professional employees. All other plant (non
office) workers are included in the frequency dis
tributions of workers by average hourly earnings;
but data for selected occupations exclude inex
perienced workers, apprentices, and handicapped
workers. These occupational data are limited to
representative or “key” jobs chosen for their im
portance in terms of number of workers employed,
their bench-mark value in collective bargaining,
or their representativeness of the entire range of
rates in the industry; no attempt is made to
present occupational information for all jobs in
the industry.
Separate wage information is frequently pre
sented for union and nonunion establishments,
for time and incentive workers, and for other classi
fications that are important in a specific industry.
However, because of the interrelationship of such
factors as size of establishment, unionization,
method of wage payment, and product, it is im
possible in presenting these break-downs to isolate
the interplant wage differences associated with
any one factor.
For purposes of these studies, establishments
were classified as unionized if more than half of
their workers were employed under terms of union
agreements. All workers in these unionized es
tablishments, whether or not they were members
of a union or worked under terms of a union agree
ment, are included in the data on earnings in
union plants.
Each survey was based on a representative group
of establishments rather than on all firms in the
industry. The number of establishments actually
studied and the employment in these establish
i It is planned to print similar information for other industries subsequently.
1
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
2
ments compared with the estimated total in the were included in order to permit presentation of
industry is shown in the tabulation below. In separate data by region, wage area, and size of
selecting these firms the Bureau took into consid establishment. The effect of these varying pro
eration the chief factors that frequently affect wage portions in terms of employment was offset in
rates; notably, location, size of establishment and tabulation; thus, each region, each size of establish
community, unionization, and product. Larger ment group, and each size of city was given only
proportions of large establishments and of es its appropriate influence on the data presented in
tablishments in large cities and in certain regions this bulletin.
Establishments and workers in metalworking industries studied and
number included in survey, 1945
Total industry 1
Industry
Aircraft engines and parts------------------------Electric generating and distribution equip
ment________________________________
Electroplating and polishing.____ _________
Fabricated structural steel________________
Foundries:
Ferrous------------------------------------------Nonferrous-------------------------------------Iron and steel forgings------------------- ---------Machinery_____________________________
Machine-tool accessories:
Production shops____________________
Tool-and-die jobbing shops__________ _
Machine tools....................................__............
Military tanks__________________________
Power boilers------ -------------- -------------------Radios________________ _____ __________
Sheet metal_____________________________
Small arms___ _____ _________________ __
Establish
ments
343
600
400
600
1, 280
631
219
5, 575
345
1, 775
295
11
383
531
660
72
Workers
492, 275
337, 600
14, 000
47, 240
235, 650
68, 000
62, 500
1, 033, 000
66, 900
64, 900
109, 000
33, 407
44, 439
222, 000
30, 950
50, 938
Number surveyed1
Establish
ments
201
267
252
324
646
350
168
2,034
156
623
181
10
271
277
385
72
Workers
353, 647
141, 557
9, 717
23, 577
117, 300
43, 900
45, 735
495, 000
32, 604
26, 355
77, 633
31, 807
35, 273
127, 018
20, 067
50, 938
i Includes only establishments with 8 or more workers, except for tool-and-die jobbing shops, where establishments with
5 or more workers are included.
The number of workers presented is the esti
mated employment in all establishments in the in
dustry, excluding only plants below the minimum
size covered by the study, rather than employ
ment in the plants actually surveyed. Workers
on all shifts (full- and part-time) are included in
all employment studies, although the wage rates
exclude extra pay for late-shift work.
The regions used in these studies include New
England—Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Ehode Island, and Vermont;
Middle Atlantic—New Jersey, New York, and
Pennsylvania; Border States—Delaware, District
of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, and
West Virginia; Southeast—Alabama, Florida, Geor
gia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Tennessee; Great Lakes—Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin; M id
dle West—Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska,
North Dakota, and South Dakota; Southwest—
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; Moun
tain—Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New
Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific—
California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
The information was collected by field repre
sentatives of the Bureau of Labor Statistics by
personal visit to the establishment studied. These
representatives classified workers in the occupa
tions studied according to uniform job descrip
tions, copies of which are available upon request.
Aircraft Engines and Parts
The study covered establishments primarily
engaged in the manufacture of aircraft engines or
engine parts, and employing 8 or more workers.
The scope corresponds to a part of the industry
classification 3722 of the Standard Industrial
Classification Manual (1942 edition) issued by
the Bureau of the Budget.
A total of 201 establishments employing more
than 353,000 workers were studied. It was esti
mated that this coverage represented 57 percent
of the establishments and almost three-fourths
of the total employment in the industry (as
defined above).
T a b l e 1.—Percentage distribution of plant workers in Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts establishments by straight-time
,
average hourly earnings,l United States and and selected regions January 1945
Average hourly earnings *
Under 60.0 cents —- __________ ______
60.0-64.9 cents „ ______________________
66.0-69.9 cents- - - - ___ ___ ______
60.0-64.9 cents.........................................................
66.0-69.9 cents.........................................................
70.0-74.9 cents.........................................................
76.0-79.9 cents.........................................................
80.0-84.9 cents-......................................................
86.0-89.9 cents.........................................................
90.0-94.9 cents........................................................
96.0-99.9 cents.........................................................
100.0-104.9 cents......................................................
106.0-109.9 cents......................................................
110.0-114.9 cents......................................................
115.0-119.9 cents.....................................................
120.0-124.9 cents.....................................................
125,0-129.9 cents , . ,..................
130.0-134.9 cents-....................................................
135.0-139.9 cents---------------------------------------140.0-144.9 cents___________________ _______
145.0-149.9 cents......................................................
150.0-159.9 cents-....................................................
160.0-169.9 cents.....................................................
170.0-179.9
ISO
ft-18Q Qcents......................................................
PAnfcs
_________________ __
loon—1QQft rants
9flO,0 n.p.nt.s and nvp.r
__
__ __
Total______________________________
Number of workers________ _______________
Average hourly earnings1....................................
United States *
All workers
(3)
0.1
.2
1.0
1.3
1.5
1.9
2.9
5.1
4.9
5.3
7.4
10.1
11.9
9.3
8.9
6.6
5.7
3.7
2.5
2.3
3.1
2.2
1.1
.4
.2
.4
100.0
360,000
$1.14
Men
(3)
/ji
' 0.2
.4
.8
1.0
1.9
4.0
3.9
4.8
6.4
7.7
12.0
10.2
10.5
8.1
7.1
5.0
3.4
3.0
4.1
3.0
1.4
.5
.2
.4
100.0
255,900
$1.20
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
* Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
All workers in—
Women
(8)
0
0
0.2
.6
2.8
3.6
3.3
3.9
5.6
7.9
7.5
6.4
9.9
16.0
12.4
7.2
5.2
2.8
2.2
.6
.5
.6
.4
.2
.1
.1
100.0
104,100
$1.01
New England MiddleticAtlan Great Lakes
0.1
W .4
2.5
2.2
2.4
3.1
3.3
3.5
4.7
4.5
6.1
7.6
7.0
5.9
6.1
7.9
9.2
5.4
3.1
5.0
5.2
2.6
1.6
.4
.2
0
100.0
23,000
$1.18
* Less than 0.06 of 1 percent.
0
0.3
.6
2.6
3.8
2.8
3.7
4.1
6.3
4.5
5.5
5.8
9.6
8.0
5.0
5.9
4.6
5.1
4.7
3.4
2.9
4.2
2.6
1.5
1.2
.4
.9
100.0
75,600
$1.12
Pacific
0
0 0.1
.4
.5
1.1
1.0
1.8
3.8
3.9
4.2
7.5
10.7
14.6
11.6
10.8
7.6
6.0
3.4
2.4
2.0
2.8
2.3
1.0
.2
.1
.2
100.0
233,800
$1.16
0.1
1.0
.7
2.5
3.8
4.9
9.2
11.3
15.2
9.6
9.2
5.6
6.2
5.1
4.2
3.1
2.1
.8
1.8
3.0
.6
100.0
2,900
$1.09
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WAGE STRUCTURES—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
4
T able 2.—Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings)1for selected plant occupations in Aircraft Engine and
Engine Parts establishments, United States and selected regions January 1946
,
Occupation, grade, and sex
Men
Acid dippers
,, , ^
Assemblers, class A................................................................—................
Assemblers, class B...................................................................................
Assemblers, class 0 ...................................................................................
Automatic-lathe operators, class A...........................................................
Carpenters, maintenance.........................................................................
Chippers and grinders.. ...........................................................................
Gnrcmakers, hand
...........
0!nr<vmakers, tum-over-draw-m achine ..
_
_
Crane operators, electric bridge _ , , „ .......
Die setters "
,
_.
Drill-press operators, radial, class A.........................................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class B........................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class A....................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B....................
Electricians, maintenance.........................................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class A.................................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B.................................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class 0 .................................................................
Pnrging-prass operators, hydraulic (vertical! . ...............
Grinding-machine operators, class A.......................................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B.......................................................
Grinding-machine o perate, class n
......... . .....
Guards— ..................................................................................................
Heaters, forge, light work
___ ____ _______________
Heaters, forge, heavy work
........... ....
Heat treaters, class A................................................................................
Heat treaters, class B................................................................................
Inspectors, class A................. ..................................................................
Inspectors, class B__.................................................................................
Inspectors, class 0 ................. ...................................................................
Janitors.......................................................................................................
Lay-on t men, class A _ ___
__ __ _____ _________
bay-ont men, class B _ _____ _ _______________ _________
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines....................................
Machinists, maintenance.......................................................................
Machinists, production...........................................................................
Maintenance men, general utility............................................................
Mechanics, maintenance...........................................................................
Milling-machine operators, class A..........................................................
Milling-machine operators, class B..........................................................
Milling-machine operators, class 0 .........................................................
Millwrights................................................................................................
MoldfTS, hftnr|, bench and floor 4
Moiders, machine
-....................
Painters, finish...........................................................................................
Painters, rough..........................................................................................
Platers
Platers’ helpers __ _______ ____________________________
Polishers and buffers, metal
Polishing-and-huffing-machine operators __
Pourers, metaloperators, class A
...
Power-shear
. .
Punch-press operators, class A.................................................................
Popch-prpss operators, class B
Band minors, hand and machine
Berew-machiTiA operators, automatic, class A
Bcraw-machine operators, automatic, class B__________________
Bcrew-machine operators, automatic, class O. .
fiet-np men, machine tools _____
Shake-on t men
_ _
Sheet-metal machine operators, miscellaneous machines
_____
Sheet-metal workers, production..............................................................
Stock clerks......................................... —...................................................
Testers, class A_........................................................................................
Testers, class B..........................................................................................
Testers, class fJ
__
Tool-and-die makers.................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
Average hourly rates in—
United States *
Number of Average
workers hourly rates
703
2,952
11,950
4,604
345
2,438
992
1,439
3,550
387
1,364
179
140
495
1,073
260
662
4,603
3,146
106
105
2,731
831
2,389
501
38
3,582
12,324
1,745
3,767
241
243
161
984
4,880
9,173
6,504
6,618
26
70
1,260
2,472
638
411
1,885
696
3,754
1,840
2,516
368
745
450
386
808
330
2,853
2,777
649
25
82
1,048
222
752
1,654
461
9,496
582
115
299
3,334
751
1,831
790
5,180
$1.02
1.29
1.23
1.11
1.33
1.20
1.18
1.25
1.12
1.68
1.24
1.11
1.25
1.46
1.27
1.34
1.25
1.17
1.13
1.88
2.21
1.28
1.33
1.20
.99
1.37
1.36
1.22
1.19
1.02
1.34
1.36
1.21
1.16
1.31
1.18
1.07
.88
1.67
1.28
1.25
1.33
1.29
1.08
1.34
1.39
1.22
1.11
1.26
1.77
1.33
1.28
1.06
1.20
1.15
1.34
1.14
1.21
1.28
1.25
1.10
1.11
1.36
1.21
1.18
1.36
1.10
1.24
1.33
1.00
1.32
1.24
1.16
1.48
New
England
$1.10
1.26
1.33
1.19
0(3)
V 1.31
1.26
.93
(8)
(8)
0
CO
Middle
Atlantic
$1.01
1.39
1.13
.95
(0 1.08
1.02
1.29
1.36
1.76
(8)
1.23
1.31
1.25
1.16
1.28
1.14
1.59
1.33
1 1.20
1.09
.90
(3)
1.27
1.42
1.31
1.08
1.32
1.32
1.14
.89
1.52
1.45
1.33
1.10
1.37
1.17
1.03
.96
1.18
1.30
1.10
.92
(0 1.23
1.29
1.06
1.01
.85
1.20
.95
1.29
1.40
.92
1.1§
1.50
1.32
1.16
1.23
(3)
1.21
.97
1.17
1.16
1.34
1.05
(8)
(0 .82
1.14
1.20
1.05
1.04
1.22
1.32
.94
1.05
1.30
.99
1.37
1.06
1.26
1.19
1.05
1.37
1.35
1.21
.95
1.35
1.90
1.78
1.20
.97
1.32
1.22
1.31
1.04
1.65
1.18
.94
1.72
1.50
1.15
1.15
1.49
1.22
1.40
.98
1.42
1.14
.79
1.39
Great Lakes
$1.02
1.24
1.24
1.16
1.37
1.21
1.20
1.25
1.08
1.24
1.24
1.11
1.27
1.23
1.25
1.43
1.26
1.19
1.16
1.88
2.21
1.28
1.37
1.23
1.03
1.37
1.36
1.22
1.24
1.04
1.34
1.36
1.21
1.14
1.33
1.20
1.10
.89
1.67
1.31
1.40
1.38
1.35
1.20
1.36
1.38
1.22
1.18
1.24
1.26
1.12
1.31
1.12
1.18
1.02
1.36
1.16
1.12
1.32
1.29
1.14
1.02
1.34
1.22
1.22
1.36
1.10
1.26
1.30
1.03
1.27
1.25
1.22
1.54
Pacific
<8)
$1.13
1.02
.89
(0
1.22
1.07
0
1.04
1.01
0
1.35
1.26
1.01
1.26
1.13
.94
0 1.03
1.24
1.09
.92
.88
0
00
1.05
1.17
1.22
1.21
1.24
1.06
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.99
1.44
AIRCRAFT ENGINES AND PARTS
5
T able 2.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1for selected plant occupations in Aircraft Engine and
Engine Parts establishments, United States and selected regions, January 1945—Continued
Occupation, grade, and sex
United States2
Number of Average
workers hourly rates
Men—Continued
Truck drivers.......... ......... .............................
Truckers, hand...............................................
Truckers, power.............................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class A............
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class B............
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class C............
Upsetters, 2H" and under 1" diameter.........
TJpsetters, over 2 ^" diameter........................
Watchmen.......................................................
Welders, hand, class A.............................. —
Welders, hand, class B...................................
Welders, machine, class A._..........................
Welders, machine, class B..............................
Working foremen, processing departments...
Women
Acid dippers-.........
Assemblers, class A
Assemblers, class B
Assemblers, class O
Automatic-lathe operators, class A—-..............—................
Automatic-lathe operators, class B......................................
Automatic-lathe operators, class C.......................................
Chippers and grinders—- ......................................................
Coremakers, tum-over-draw-machine..................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class A.....................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class B.....................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class A.
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B.
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class C.
Engine-lathe operators, class A.............................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B.............................................
Engine-lathe operators, class C.............................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A...................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B....................................
Grinding-machine operators, class O....................................
G uards--............ .
Inspectors, class A.
Inspectors, class B.
Inspectors, class O.
Janitors..................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines.
Milling-machine operators, class B_.....................
Milling-machine operators, class O......................
Painters, finish.......................................................
Painters, rough......................................................
Platers....................................................................
Platers* helpers......................................................
Polishers and buffers, metal.................................
Polishing-and-buffing-machine operators............
Punch-press operators, class B............................Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B---Screw-machine operators, automatic, class G___
Stock clerks........ ...................................................
Testers, class B......................................................
Testers, class O......................................................
Truckers, hand....................................................
Truckers, power....................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class A..................
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class B..................
Turret-lathe operators hand, class C..................
Welders, hand, class A..........................................
Welders, hand, class B..........................................
Welders, machine, class B__................................
Working foremen, processing departments..........
»Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
*Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
Average hourly rates in—
844
3,048
2,287
1,969
6,383
1,341
49
55
121
577
959
33
175
5,279
$1.06
.90
1.02
1.36
1.20
1.21
1.40
1.84
.84
1.31
1.19
1.21
1.10
1.37
215
250
3,148
7,479
32
164
255
1,714
267
34
176
67
1,092
4,789
97
665
460
219
4,221
1,819
170
930
5,858
17,104
2,294
242
1,054
1,711
69
194
266
489
196
2,365
662
62
298
2,773
254
431
572
181
60
828
810
190
583
83
251
.89
1.12
1.11
.94
1.31
1.14
1.07
1.04
1.02
1.26
1.24
1.02
1.07
1.00
1.14
1.14
.95
1.24
1.15
.99
.96
1.26
1.10
.95
.88
1.08
1.15
1.03
1.16
.91
1.10
1.03
1.22
1.06
.93
1.03
1.12
.91
1.10
.99
.88
.98
1.15
1.12
1.00
1.29
1.00
1.05
1.14
New
England
Middle
Atlantic
$1.14
.77
1.07
1.20
1.38
1.29
$1.04
.95
1.01
1.47
1.13
.88
0 1.32
1.02
1.58
.69
1.14
.99
0 .96
1.25
1.19
.84
1.00
0 1.52
1.10
.71
1.22
1.04
.94
1.31
0 .95
1.00
1.38
1.09
.84
1.10
00
1.30
1.24
1.11
1.00
.90
.97
.93
1.23
.92
1.43
1.17
.86
.86
1.31
1.05
.76
.88
.95
1.28
.87
1.16
.73
0
1.18
1.08
0 .89
1.27
1.14
1.18
1.06
.80
0 .71
.78
1.09
.81
.96
0
.98
1.20
0 .87
0 1.19
1.25
1.22
.88
.67
0 .76
.95
1.14
.84
0 .94
1.30
.97
0 .85
.88
.85
ulpoit JJ&&G5
Pacific
$1.07
.92
1.03
1.34
1.22
1.31
1.40
1.84
.86
1.30
1.24
1.29
1.12
1.32
.87
1.07
1.14
1.07
1.31
1.16
1.12
1.04
1.02
1.29
1.11
1.01
1.09
1.05
1.14
1.12
.99
1.18
1.16
1.03
.88
1.25
1.12
.99
.88
1.15
1.11
1.10
1.21
1.01
1.08
.92
1.24
1.08
.90
1.04
1.21
.98
1.07
1.18
.92
.98
1.15
1.09
1.02
1.29
1.14
1.17
1.18
.91
1.58
1.32
1.
1
0
1.02
.96
8 1.32
.85
8
0
.91
0
8
*Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
*Bates shown represent combined earnings for hand-bench and floormolders.
6
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
(
T able 3.—Average hourly wage rates straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for selected plant occupations in Aircraft Engine and
Engine Parts establishments, United States and selected regions by size of community January 1945
,
United States *
,
New England
Middle Atlantic
Communities of—
Occupation, grade, and sex
Under
100,000
100,000
and over
Under
100,000
100,000
and over
Men
Assemblers, class A...................................... .......................
Assemblers, class B..............................................................
Assemblers, class C..............................................................
Automatic-lathe operators, class B.....................................
Automatic-lathe operators, class C................................... .
Chippers and grinders.........................................................
Brill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B.
Brill-press operators, single-andmultiple-spindle, class C_
Electricians, maintenance...................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class A..........................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B ..........................................
Engine-lathe operators, class C...........................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A..................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B.................................
Grinding-machine operators, class O..................................
Guards...........................................-......................................
Inspectors, class A................................................................
Inspectors, class B................................................................
Inspectors, class C...............................................................
Janitors.................................................................................
Machinists, maintenance....................................................
Mechanics, maintenance.....................................................
Milling-machine operators, class A.....................................
Milling-machine operators, class B--------------------------Milling-machine operators, class O.....................................
Millwrights..........................................................................
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B....................
Set-up men, machine tools..................................................
Stock clerks..........................................................................
Tool-and-die makers___________— .................................
Truckers, hand.....................................................................
Truckers, power...................................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class A...... ..........................
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class B...... ..........................
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class O.................................
$1.39
1.22
.94
1.17
1.46
1.03
1.22
1.24
1.22
1.44
1.26
.80
1.44
1.17
1.10
.99
1.26
1.13
1.03
.86
1.26
1.28
1.51
1.34
1.04
1.20
1.12
1.42
.96
1.36
90
1.00
1.39
1.19
1.20
$1.26
1.23
1.12
1.20
1.15
1.13
1.16
1.11
1.34
1.30
1.19
1.03
1.33
1.23
1.21
1.03
1.32
1.19
1.07
.88
1.34
1.35
1.33
1.19
1.12
1.27
1.25
1.35
1.00
1.50
.90
1.03
1.36
1.21
1.22
$0.99
.96
1.17
1.32
.94
1.26
1.23
1.27
(3*)
h
(8)1.42
1.43
1.39
1.10
1.11
1.31
1.10
.94
1.25
(3)1.26
1.36
1.30
1.19
(3)1.13
.84
1.35
.76
1.09
1.18
1.29
1.34
$1.37
1.34
1.19
(*3)1.31
(3)1.29
1.11
1.27
1.43
1.32
1.09
1.55
1.45
1.32
1.10
1.24
1.30
1.10
.92
1.23
1.13
1.53
1.30
1.13
1.25
1.20
1.02
.99
1.37
.77
1.07
1.21
1.41
1.27
Women
Assemblers, class B__..........................................................
Assemblers, class C..............................................................
Chippers and grinders.........................................................
Brill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B.
Brill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class C_
Grinding-machine operators, class B..................................
Inspectors, class B...............................................................
Inspectors, class O...............................................................
Janitors...... ..........-................... ...................—.............. .
Milling-machine operators, class B.....................................
Milling-machine operators, class C.....................................
Stock clerks..........................................................................
1.07
.75
.92
1.19
.94
1.16
1.02
.89
.88
1.27
.87
1.01
1.13
.96
1.05
1.04
1.01
1.14
1.12
.96
.88
1.12
1.05
.88
.83
.93
(3)1.03
1.22
(3) .85
1.03
.95
1.28
(3)
(3)
.86
1.00
.93
.99
1.37
.94
.96
.92
1.06
1.06
.75
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
3 Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
Practically all of the establishments in the Pacific region were located in
communities of 100,000 and over.
Great Lakes
Under
100,000
100,000
and over
Under
100,000
100,000
and over
(3)1.11
.80
1.23
1.40
1.20
.78
1.39
1.18
<3)
.92
1.24
1.06
.93
.82
1.24
1.34
1.49
1.32
.98
1.34
1.17
1.55
.95
1.35
. .95
.97
1.44
1.17
.89
$1.36
1.11
.95
1.11
1.02
1.37
1.08
.92
1.35
1.30
1.12
.96
1.36
1.08
1.03
.97
1.31
1.07
1.02
.85
1.26
1.38
1.12
1.15
.94
1.35
1.15
1.44
.98
1.40
95
1.02
1.47
1.12
.88
$1.42
1.23
.93
1.21
1.52
1.09
1.28
1.28
1.20
1.49
1.30
.87
1.47
1.16
1.02
1.03
1.29
1.16
1.03
.86
1.28
1.25
1.60
1.36
.94
1.15
1.00
1.33
.98
1.38
.89
1.03
1.48
1.19
1.19
$1.21
1.25
1.20
1.21
1.16
1.07
1.17
1.14
1.29
1.26
1.21
1.06
1.32
1.23
1.32
1.04
1.33
1.21
1.11
.89
1.39
1.38
1.30
1.19
1.19
1.25
1.28
1.36
1.04
1.55
.93
1.03
1.33
1.22
1.36
1.05
.66
.62
1.27
.71
1.18
1.04
.72
.84
1.35
.71
.98
1.21
.73
1.48
1.00
.86
1.13
1.06
.77
.89
1.14
.93
.94
1.25
1.00
1.00
1.08
1.00
1.06
1.01
.92
.89
1.08
.98
1.02
1.13
1.07
1.04
1.09
1.05
1.17
1.14
1.01
.87
1.11
1.11
.96
$1.43
1.20
.74
.99
3insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
AIRCRAFT ENGINES AND PARTS
7
T able 4.—Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings)1for selected plant occupations in Aircraft Engine and
Engine Parts establishments United States and selected regions by method of wage payment January 1945
,
,
,
United States *
Occupation, grade, and sex
Time workers
Incentive workers
New England
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Number Average Number Average Time Incen Time Incen Time Incen
of
hourly
hourly
of
tive
tive
tive
workers rates workers rates workers workers workers workers workers workers
Men
Assemblers, class A..................................................... 1,905
Assemblers, class B..................................................... 8,785
Assemblers, class C.................................................... 2,814
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B................................................
.................... 3,480
Drill-press
operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class 0 ...................................................................... 2,319
415
Engine-lathe operators, class A..................................
1,721
Engine-lathe operators, class B---------- -------------414
Engine-lathe operators, class 0 ..................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A......................... 2,006
Grinding-machine operators, class B------------------- 10,415
Grinding-machine operators, class C......................... 1,031
Inspectors, class A...................................................... 3,851
Inspectors, class B...................................................... 7,453
Inspectors, class 0 ...................................................... 5,332
Milling-machine operators, class A...........................
390
Milling-machine operators, class B........................... 2,636
Milling-machine operators, class 0 ........................... 1,516
Polishers
and buffers, metal...........................
-......... 1,489
Polishing-and-buffing-machine
operators.................
2,559
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B........... 1,226
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class A........................ 1,417
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class B........................ 5,236
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class 0 ........................
389
Women
Assemblers, class B..................................................... 2,381
Assemblers, class 0 .................................................... 5,281
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class 0 ...................................................................... 3,706
Grinding-machine operators, dass B......................... 3,479
Inspectors, class B...................................................... 4,556
Inspectors, class 0 ...................................................... 14,993
Milling-machine operators, class 0 ........................... 1,335
91
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class C...........
568
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class 0 ........................
$1.19
1.17
1.01
1.13
1.08
1.24
1.14
.94
1.29
1.19
1.04
1.30
1.17
1.10
1.26
1.15
1.08
1.25
1.14
1.18
1.29
1.16
.93
1,047
3,165
1,790
1,123
827
416
658
87
1,576
1,909
714
1,029
1,720
1,172
306
1,118
324
1,364
218
428
552
1,147
952
$1.48
1.38
1.27
1.32
1.29
1.42
1.37
1.22
1.46
1.39
1.40
1.38
1.25
1.17
1.54
1.39
1.26
1.44
1.10
1.28
1.55
1.41
1.33
$1.02
.84
0
.87
.90
1.09
.89
.99
1.14
1.05
0
1.08
.92
.85
1.05
.87
.95
0 .90
.99
1.07
1.00
0
$1.53
1.37
1.20
1.30
1.20
1.50
1.42
1.23
1.62
1.48
1.33
1.59
1.33
1.16
1.54
1.40
1.19
1.35
1.09
1.45
1.38
1.44
1.29
$1.03
1.00
.97
1.01
.88
1.15
1.06
.89
1.23
1.14
1.06
1.12
1.03
1.00
1.12
1.09
.94
1.12
1.05
1.14
1.06
1.10
.88
$1.47
1.17
.86
1.16
.96
1.38
1.23
01.39
1.21
.87
1.37
1.10
1.05
1.46
1.27
.94
1.37
1.02
1.16
1.55
1.22
.88
$1.22
1.19
1.06
1.15
1.11
1.32
1.18
.99
1.30
1.20
1.09
1.33
1.19
1.10
1.30
1.17
1.14
1.28
1.15
1.20
1.33
1.18
.97
$1.59
1.59
1.54
1.53
1.36
1.60
1.61
1.25
1.58
1.52
1.59
1.41
1.33
1.44
1.60
1.58
1.61
1.71
1.52
1.32
1.67
1.54
1.54
1.10
.87
.99
1.13
1.10
.94
.99
.80
.99
767
2,198
1,083
742
1,300
2,111
376
207
242
1.23
1.11
1.04
1.24
1.12
1.04
1.19
1.26
1.03
.78
.64
.68
0 .81
.72
.75
.68
0
.86
1.09
1.05
1.30
1.23
1.05
1.19
01.23
.71
.70
.85
1.00
.89
.75
.88
.77
1.03
1.23
.77
.79
1.23
1.09
.80
.83
0 .88
1.12
1.01
1.04
1.16
1.12
.99
1.05
.79
1.00
1.35
1.19
1.07
1.28
1.31
1.10
1.27
1.29
1.05
*Exdudes premium pay for overtime and night work.
* Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
No incentive workers were reported in the Pacific region.
Average hourly rates in—
*Insufficient number of workers to Justify presentation of an average.
8
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
T able 5.— Average hourly wage rales (straight-time hourly earnings)1 for selected plant occupations in Aircraft Engine and
Engine Parts establishments, by wage area, January 1945
Occupation, grade, and sex
Men
Assemblers, class A.................................................................
Assemblers, class B.................................................................
Assemblers, class C................................... ............................
Automatic-lathe operators, class B................................... ....
Carpenters, maintenance....................................... -..............
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B_
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class C_
Electricians, maintenance....................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class A..............................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B.............................................
Engine-lathe operators, class O.............................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A....................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B....................................
Grinding machine operators, class C.....................................
Guards.....................................................................................
Heat treaters, class B..............................................................
Inspectors, class A................................................................. .
Inspectors, class B................................................................. .
Inspectors, class C..................... ...........................................
Janitors............................................................r......................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines.................
Machinists, maintenance.......................................................
Machinists, production..........................................................
Maintenance men, general utility........................................
Milling-machine operators, class B......................................
Milling-machine operators, class O......................................
Millwrights............................................................................
Polishers and buffers, metal.................................................
Polishing-and-buffing-machine operators.............................
Punch-press operators, class B_............................................
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B......................
Set-up men, machine tools...................................................
Stock clerks.............. —..........................................................
Testers, class B......................................................................
Tool-and-die makers..............................................................
Truck drivers.........................................................................
Truckers, hand......................................................................
Truckers, power.....................................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class A..................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class B..................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class O..................................
Women
Assemblers, class B................................................................
Assemblers, class O...........................-..................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B.
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class O.
Engine-lathe operators, class O............................................
Grinding-machine operators, class O...................................
Inspectors, class B.................................................................
Inspectors, class O.................................................................
Janitors................... .............................................................
Milling-machine operators, class O......................................
Polishing-and-buffing-machine operators............................
Stock clerks............................................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class O..................................
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
Buffalo, N. Y. Chicago, 111.
$1.12
1.07
1.14
1.19
1.11
1.00
1.24
0) 1.16
1.03
1.30
1.16
1.08
1.09
0) 1.18
1.09
.86
1.09
1.26
1.16
1.18
1.06
1.23
1.14
1.09
1.05
1.19
1.24
1.04
1.39
(2)
.99
1.05
(2)
1.13
.93
$1.20
1.07
1.17
1.25
1.17
1.10
1.28
(2)
1.18
1.11
1.16
1.20
(2)
1.02
<2)
1.40
1.25
1.15
1.12
1.21
1.25
1.16
1.22
1.36
1.01
1.26
1.52
1.07
<2)
1.02
1.20
1.17
(2)
1.01
(2)
1.04
1.06
1.06
<2)
1.06
.92
1.05
1.08
1.04
1.00
1.42
1.20
1.10
.88
(2)
1.20
.96
1.11
1.08
1.19
1.06
.89
1.07
1.11
1.02
1.06
Cleveland,
Ohio
$1.25
1.21
1.01
1.30
1.36
1.12
.93
1.33
1.21
1.07
Detroit, Midi.
(2)
1.34
1.22
1.03
1.07
1.08
1.30
1.20
1.11
.96
1.19
1.40
1.41
1.11
1.19
1.00
1.30
1.19
1.20
1.22
1.33
1.40
.97
(2)
1.57
1.04
.88
.96
1.36
1.22
1.03
$.124
1.18
1.32
1.27
1.35
1.17
1.33
1.42
1.31
1.18
1.40
1.29
1.28
1.06
1.12
1.34
1.26
1.15
.93
1.42
1.44
1.32
1.30
1.31
1.18
1.27
1.35
1.16
1.18
1.31
1.42
1.11
1.24
1.58
1.07
.97
1.07
1.31
1.28
1.15
1.03
1.01
.91
.94
.87
1.02
1.01
.91
.80
.96
1.04
.75
.93
1.24
1.05
1.19
1.08
1.09
1.17
1.21
1.04
.93
1.09
1.01
1.09
1.06
(2)
New York
N. Y.
$1.08
1.01
.80
(a)
.99
.95
.97
1.09
1.15
.96
.86
<2)
.95
.84
.85
1.00
1.25
1.00
.81
.76
1.04
1.26
1.27
1.14
.97
.87
1.07
1.03
.81
.84
(2)
1.08
.88
.97
1.44
.90
.82
(2)
(2)
2Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
1.25
1.01
.86
.65
.84
.71
.75
.80
.90
.68
.76
.82
.66
.87
.87
Electric Generating and Distribution Equipment
The study covered establishments with 8 or more
workers primarily engaged in manufacturing
electrical prime movers and other electric power
equipment, including steam-turbine generator
sets, for use in the generation, transmission, or
utilization of electric energy. Important products
in this industry are motors, generators, trans
formers, switchboards, panel boards, welding
apparatus, and ignition apparatus for internalcombustion engines, including spark plugs, mag
netos, coils, and distributors. The scope corres
ponds to industries 3619 and 3641 as defined in the
1941 edition of the Standard Industrial Classifi
cation Manual issued by the Bureau of the Budget.
A total of 267 establishments, employing ap
proximately 142,000 workers, were included in
the study. The covered establishments accounted
for three-sevenths of the plants with 8 or more
workers and about two-fifths of the employment
in the industry in January 1945.
T a b le 6.—Percentage distribution of plant workers in establishments manufacturing Electric Generating and Distribution
,
Equipment by straight-time average hourly earningsUnited States and selected regions January 1945
Average hourly earnings1
__ _
_
TTnder 50.fi cents
50.0-54.9 cents...... .................................................... ............
55.0-59.9 cents.........................................................................
60.0-64.9 cents.........................................................................
65.0-69.9 cents........................................................................
70.0-74.9 cents.........................................................................
75.0-79.9 cents........................................................................
80.0-84.9 cents.........................................................................
85.0-89.9 cents.........................................................................
90.0-94.9 cents.........................................................................
95.0-99.9 cents.........................................................................
100.0-104.9 cents.....................................................................
105.0-109.9 cents.......... ................................. .........-.............
110.0-114.9 cents.....................................................................
115.0-119.9 cents.....................................................................
120.0-124.9 cents.....................................................................
125.0-129.9 cents.....................................................................
130.0-134.9 cents.....................................................................
135.0-139.9 cents.....................................................................
140.0-144.9 cents...................................................................
145.0-149.9 cents.....................................................................
150.0-159.9 cents......................................................................
160.0-169.9 cents......................................................................
170.0-179.9 cents......................................................................
180.0-189.9 cents
_________________
190.0-199.9 cents._
__
_ _________________
2fifi.fi cents and over
__
Total.............................................................................
Number of workers_________ ______________________
Average hourly earnings1......................................................
United States3
All workers
0.3
1.1
2.2
4.3
5.8
7.5
8.7
7.2
6.8
9.3
5.1
6.4
6.9
4.7
3.8
3.2
3.0
2.7
2.1
1.8
1.7
2.1
1.2
.9
.4
.5
.3
100.0
285,500
$0.98
1Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
8 Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
Men
All workers in—
Women
(i)
0.2
.5
1.2
2.0
3.6
5.9
5.7
5.8
8.1
5.6
8.1
10.0
6.9
5.2
4.8
4.7
4.2
3.3
2.7
2.7
3.5
2.0
1.4
.7
.7
.5
100.0
171,700
$1.09
(3)
(3)
(3)
Great Lakes
Middle West
0.1
.5
1.0
3.4
5.4
9.4
7.8
6.6
7.1
11.5
5.3
6.5
10.3
6.0
3.4
2.7
2.6
2.4
1.6
1.5
1.2
1.7
.9
.5
.2
.2
.2
100.0
122,200
$0.97
1.4
1.7
11.7
15.5
12.1
10.2
7.3
8.4
7.0
5.9
4.7
3.6
2.8
1.9
1.3
1.2
.8
.5
.6
.5
.6
.3
0.7
2.5
4.7
8.9
11.4
13.6
13.1
9.6
8.3
10.9
4.3
3.9
2.3
1.4
1.6
.8
.6
.4
.3
.3
.1
.1
.1
.1
100.0
113,800
$0.80
00
(8)
100.0
11,900
$0.78
Pacific
(8)
0.6
3.3
2.4
2.6
5.1
10.2
9.2
8.3
6.4
8.2
4.8
5.3
4.3
4.2
5.7
3.3
3.4
1.9
2.4
3.1
2.4
2.1
.7
(8) .1
100.0
10,400
$1.06
8 Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
9
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
T able 7.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1for selected plant occupations in establishments manu
facturing Electric Generating and Distribution Equipment, by selected regions, January 1945
10
Occupation, grade, and sex
Great Middle
Lakes West Pacific
Men
$1.13 $1.06
Assemblers, class A_____ _______
1.05
.83
Assemblers, class B......................... .
.75
.92
Assemblers, class C......................... .
1.23 1.02
Automatic-lathe operators, class A..
1.34
.95
Automatic-lathe operators, class B.
.96
Carpenters, maintenance...........
1.10
.75
.88
Chippers and grinders................
.95 (2)
Crane operators, electric bridge.
1.21
.89
Die setters...................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class A....................... 1.21
Drill-press operators, radial, class B....................... 1.04 (2)
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class A.................................................................... . 1.07 1.00
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
.82
class B..................................................................... 1.11
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, 1.04 .73
class C................................. ...................................
1.15
.98
Electricians, maintenance.................. .
1.28 1.05
Engine-lathe operators, class A..........
.92
1.14
Engine-lathe operators, class B...........
.90
1.15
Engine-lathe operators, class C..........
1.22 (*)
Grinding-machine operators, class A.
.95
1.30
Grinding-machine operators, class B.
1.07 .84
Grinding-machine operators, class C_
.99 .67
Guards.........................
1.19 1.13
Inspectors, class A___
.87
1.07
Inspectors, class B___
.95
.76
Inspectors, class C----.79 .64
Jamtors....................... .
1.66 1.06
Lay-out men, class A_
1.09
.84
Lay-out men, class B.
1.03 (2)
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines.
1.32 1.03
Machinists, maintenance......... .............................
1.23 1.21
Machinists, production..........................................
.97
.98
Maintenance men, general utility.........................
1.28 (2)
Mechanics, maintenance___________________
1.30
Milling-machine operators, class A_.
1.12 (2).84
Milling-machine operators, class B_.
.83
.99
Milling-machine operators, class 0_.
1.15 .99
Millwrights.--..................................
.91
.99
Painters, finish..................................
.96 .77
Painters, rough—..............................
1.09
.93
Platers........................................................
.91
Platers’ helpers.......................................... .
1.05
Polishing-and-buffing-machine operators..
1.05
.78
Power-shear operators, class B................. .
1.05 (2)
Punch-press operators, class A................. .
•
1.04
.78
Punch-press operators, class B................. .
1.22
1.20
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class A..
.95
1.30
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B_.
.96
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class C_.
1.22 (2).98
Set-up men, machine tools................................
1.09
.79
Solderers--------.92
.76
Stock clerks___
1.17 .99
Testers, class A..
1.04 .88
Testers, class B..
.84
.78
Testers, class C_.
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
Occupation, grade, and sex
Great Middle
Lakes West Pacific
Men—Continued
$1.45 $1.38
$1.24 Tool-and-die makers.........................
.90
.78
1.20 Truck drivers...................................
.64
.83
1.00 Truckers, hand.................................
1.02
.77
Truckers, power..............................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
1.17 machine), class A................................................... 1.22 1.03
1.06 Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
.91
machine), class B.................................................... 1.14
(?)
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
.84
machine), class C.............................. .................. 1.00
.71
.67
Watchmen.................................................................
(*)
(*)
1.27 1.06
Welders, hand, class A.................................
.92
1.01
1.07 Welders, hand, class B.................................
1.23 (2)
Welders, machine, class A............................
1.14
.84
1.00 Welders, machine, class B...........................
1.09 1.06
1.03 Winders, armature...... ................................
.99
.96
Winders, coil..............................................
1.12 (2)
1.35 Wirers, class A..............................................
.86 (2)
1.30 Wirers, class B..............................................
1.20 1.08
1.27 Working foremen, processing departments.
.92
Women
1.27
.84
1.37 Assemblers, class B.................................................. . .89
.65
.82
1.22 Assemblers, class C...................................................
.75
.80
Chippers and grinders_______________________
.90 Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
.83
.98
1.32 class B__________________________________
1.12 Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
.77
.87
1.03 class C__________________________________
.87
1.07
Engine-lathe
operators,
class
B
..........
(2)
(*)
1.00
.69
Engine-lathe operators, class C_____
1.06 (2)
Grinding-machine operators, class B.
.65
1.15 Grinding-machine operators, class C.
.94
1.33
.92
1.40 Inspectors, class A............................
.91 <2).74
Inspectors, class B............................
(2)
.72
1.34 Inspectors, class C............................
.83
.71
Janitors..............................................
.63
1.21 Milling-machine operators, class C_.
.94
.72
1.29
Painters, rough......................... .
.88 <2)
.87
.71
1.18 Punch-press operators, class B.
.78
.63
1.08 Solderers-..................................
.79
.69
1.29 Stock clerks...............................
.92
.71
Testers, class B..........................
.75 .65
.96 Testers, class C..........................
.78
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class B.................................................... 1.05 (2)
(2)
1.20 Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
1.02 machine), class O.................................................... .91
Welders, hand, class B.............................................. .87 (2).77
1.50 Welders, machine, class B........................................
.91 »
1.27
1.05 Winders, armature____________________
.94
.68
1.22 Winders, coil................................................. .
.82
.64
Wirers, class B_______________________
.83 (2)
Wirers, class O.............................................
.77 (2)
<2)
1.04 Working foremen, processing departments.
.94
.70
1.29
1.67
.96
*Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
$1.49
.99
1.11
.93
1.35
1.40
1.15
.83
1.35
1.11
1.14
(2)
1.38
1.18
(2)
(2)1.39
1.01
.78
.84
.97
(2)
1.02
.95
.79
.77
(*)
.97
.90
.79
.88
.75
1.09
1.01
.88
1.06
.95
(2)
1.12
ELECTRIC GENERATING AND DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT
11
T able 8.— Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1for selected plant occupations in establishments manu
facturing Electric Generating and Distribution Equipment, selected regions,2 by size of establishment, January 1945
Great Lakes
Establishments with-—
Occupation, grade, and sex
8-60 workers
Assemblers, class A . ___ _Men _ . T. _ _ Tl.. __ _ _ __
Assemblers, class B __ __. _ .
Assemblers, class O _ __ ..
, _
Carpenters, maintenance________________________________
Chippers and grinders__________________________________
Die setters____________________________________________
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class A..........
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B..........
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class O..........
Electricians, maintenance_______________________________
Engine-lathe operators, class A_ _ ______ ______________
Engine-lathe operators, class B _ __ ________________
Engine-lathe operators, class C
___ _________________
Grinding-machine operators, class A _____________________
Grinding-machine operators, class B __ ______________
Grinding-machine operators, class G
__ _ _ ___
Guards..............................................................................................
Inspectors, class A................................................ .
Inspectors, class B..................................................
Inspectors, class O................................... .............
Janitors...................................................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines.
Machinists, maintenance...........-.......................
Machinists, production....................................... .
Maintenance men, general utility........................
Mechanics, maintenance........................................
Milling-machine operators, class A.......................
Milling-machine operators, class B.......................
Milling-machine operators, class O...................
Punch-press operators, class A...................... .......
Punch-press operators, class B.............................
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class A___
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B___
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class O----Set-up men, machine tools.....................................
Solderers.................................... ......................................................
Stock clerks.....................................................................................
Testers, class A___________ _______ -----------------------------Testers, class B................................................................................
Testers, class O................................................................................
Tool- and-die makers................................................................... .
Truck drivers...................................... -..........................................
Truckers, hand............................................-..................-.............Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine),
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine),
class B......................................... ..............................-................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine),
class O..................................................................... ...................
Watchmen...................................... ........................-.......................
Welders, hand, class A....................................................................
Welders, hand, class B....................................................................
Welders, machine, class B_____________ __________________
Winders, armature..........................................................................
Winders, coil---------------------------- ---------------------------- -----Wirers, class A................................................................................
Wirers, class B................................................ .................................
Working foremen, processing departments__________________
Women
Assemblers, class B_.......................................................................
Assemblers, class O_________ ___________________________
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B..........
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class O-------Inspectors, class B.................................................-........................
Inspectors, class O...........................................................................
Janitors............................................................................................
Punch-press operators, class B........................................................
Solderers.......................................................... ................................
Stock clerks..................................................... ................................
Testers, class B............................................... .............*------------Testers, class O..................................... ........... ...............................
Winders, armature_______ — _____ _____________________
Winders, coil....................................................................................
Wirers, class B................................................ ................................
Wirers, class C................................................ .................................
Working foremen, processing departments....................................
$1.15
.86
.77
(9'
8
.97
.76
W 1.34
1.16
1.41
(9
(9
.75
.92
1.18
1.13
(9
(9
1.37
.98
(9
(9
(9 .84
(9 1.15
1.46
.88
1.13
1.30
8
.82
1.13
(9 1.22
(9
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
* Data for Middle West is not presented, since the bulk of Employment in
this region was in establishments employing over 600 workers.
Pacific *
.81
.79
71
67
88
61-260
workers
251-600
workers
601 workers
and over
.94
.64
1.32
.97
1.15
1.05
.86
1.23
.82
1.13
(9
(9 1.04
$1.12
1.07
1.00
1.13
.88
1.23
1.08
1.16
1.07
1.17
1.32
1.17
1.18
1.24
1.34
1.09
1.01
1.20
1.08
.97
.81
1.09
1.35
1.18
.94
1.29
1.27
1.15
1.03
1.06
1.08
1.25
1.32
.96
1.23
1.16
.94
1.16
1.06
.83
1.46
.92
.84
1.25
1.16
1.03
.75
1.27
1.04
1.16
1.09
1.05
1.07
.90
1.23
.70
.69
.81
.75
.77
.85
.68
.77
.72
.68
.91
.74
.88
.72
.83
.76
.93
.88
.72
.80
.91
.74
.60
.74
.66
.68
.76
.70
.74
.72
.85
.94
.84
1.02
.91
.93
.84
.72
.89
.81
.85
.92
.79
.98
.84
.87
.80
.95
$1.15
.98
.80
1.14
.88
1.00
1.04
.88
.89
.96
1.20
1.08
.88
1.07
1.20
1.03
.80
1.21
.90
.79
.73
1.12
1.03
1.31
1.06
1.19
1.45
1.01
.78
1.02
.87
1.07
1.00
1.34
.97
.83
1.27
.96
.86
1.47
.88
.77
$1.13
.93
.74
.87
.90
1.01
1.02
.86
.78
.99
1.17
.94
(9 1.13
1.07
1.01
.83
1.08
.92
.88
.71
L12
1.28
(9
(9
(9
1.21
1.01
1.07
1.15
.96
.87
.92
.98
1.15
1.05
1.12
.81
1.03
.92
.91
1.30
.79
.71
1.11
1.06
.95
.75
1.15
.94
1.07
.86
(9
51-260
workers
(9
261-600
workers
$1.15
1.03
.90
1.30
1.07
v95
.88
1.21
(9
(9 1.25
(9 .85
(9
(9
(9
1.18
1.05
.92
.80
1.19
1.27
1.24
1.16
1.03
i. ii
1.09
$1.66
1.46
1.38
8
(9
(9(9
(9
1.29
1.05
1.21
.95
1.18
(9
1.50
.91
(9
1.25
1.10
.96
1.24
(9
(9
(9 1.20
(9
.98-
(9 1.36
(9
(9
1.09
1.70
1.33
.90
1.39
1.29
1.14
1.55
1.20
.99
1.02
1.11
1.35
1.67
.86
.76
.84
.76
.91
.72
.76
.90
.98
.91
1.17
1.20
1.67
.96
1.46
1.15
1.59
1.29
1.42
1.11
1.62
1.50
1.39
(9
<9
(9
(9
.97
.99
1.26
1.20
(9"
8Insufficient coverage of establishments with less than 60 and more than
600 workers to justify presentation of data.
*Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
12
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
T able 9.—Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1for selected 'plant occupations
in establishments manufacturing Electric Generating and Uistribution Equipment selected
regions by unionization January 1945
,
,
Great Lakes
Occupation, grade, and sex
Union
establish
ments
Men
Assemblers, class A.............................................................................
Assemblers, class B.............................................................................
Assemblers, class C.............................................................................
Carpenters, maintenance....................................................................
Chippers and grinders.........................................................................
Die setters............................................................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B..............
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class C..............
Electricians, maintenance...................................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class A..........................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B..........................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class C..........................................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A.................................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B__.............................................
Grinding-machine operators, class C__.............................................
Guards.................................................................................................
Inspectors, class A...............................................................................
Inspectors, class B...............................................................................
Inspectors, class C...............................................................................
Janitors................................................................................................
Machinists, maintenance....................................................................
Machinists, production. ....................................................................
Maintenance men, general utility..........................-......... ...... .........
Mechanics, maintenance................. -.................................................
Milling-machine operators, class A...................................................
Milling-machine operators, class B....................................................
Milling-machine operators, class O....................................................
Millwrights........................................................................................
Punch-press operators, class A__.......................................................
Punch-press operators, class B...........................................................
Set-up men, machine tools.................................................................
Solderers..............................................................................................
Stock clerks........................................ ................................................
Testers, class A...................................................................................
Testers, class B........... ......................................................................
Testers, class 0 ....................................................................................
Tool-and-die makers...........................................................................
Truckers, hand..................................................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine)
class A...............................................................................................
Turret-lathe
operators, hand (including hand-screw machine)
class B...............................................................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine)
class C...............................................................................................
Welders, hand, class A...................................................................... .
Welders, hand, class B........................................................................
Winders, armature.............................................................................
Winders, coil.......................................................................................
Women
Assemblers, class B................................................................
Assemblers, class C................................................................
Chippers and grinders...........................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B.
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class C.
Inspectors, class B.................................................................
Inspectors, class C................................................................ .
Janitors...................................................................................
Punch-press operators, class B__..........................................
Solderers.................................................................................
Stock clerks............................................................................
Testers, class B......................................................................
Testers, class C......................................................................
Winders, armature.................................................................
Winders, coil..........................................................................
Wirers, class B.......................................................................
Wirers, class C...................................................................... .
1Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
* Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
Pacific
Nonunion
establish
ments
$1.14
1.08
.96
1.10
.88
1.22
1.15
1.05
1.17
1.28
1.17
1.17
1.29
1.81
1.08
1.02
1.20
1.08
.98
.81
1.33
1.28
1.00
1.30
1.31
1.16
1.02
1.16
1.08
1.06
1.23
1.16
.93
1.19
1.08
.84
1.45
.84
1.24
1.15
.97
1.28
1.03
1.09
.98
$1.09
.91
.81
1.10
.90
1.08
.92
.92
1.04
1.20
1.06
1.02
1.09
1.17
.93
.76
1.13
.96
.84
.70
1.04
1.18
.93
1.10
1.21
.94
.80
.98
.98
.85
1.13
.94
.84
1.11
.99
.83
1.41
.78
1.18
1.05
1.08
1.27
.97
1.08
.83
.91
.83
.80
1.00
.90
.94
.85
.72
.89
.84
.81
.92
.79
.95
.83
.87
.79
.81
.74
.60
.75
.77
.79
.75
.61
.78
.70
.70
.91
.68
.89
.78
.83
.76
Union
establish
ments
$1.32
1.22
1.07
1.19
.99
1.04
1.06
1.47
1.34
1.31
.92
1.27
1.37
1.22
.92
1.39
1.13
.97
.89
1.33
(2) 1.49
; 1.34
1.28
1.33
(2)
1.20
1.04
1.22
(2)
d2)
(9
d*)
1.05
1.67
.96
1.48
1.11
1.36
1.50
1.20
1.37
1.14
1.40
1.35
1.05
.77
.84
.97
.96
.79
.76
.97
.90
1.16
1.15
Nonunion
establish
ments
(2)
(2)
(2)
$1.06
1.17
.79
1.16
.90
1.04
1.17
.87
1.28
1.07
(**)
.81
1.28
d2)
(2)
1.10
.95
d2)
.96
1.24
1.52
1.25
1.00
f>
(2)
(2)
1.00
.89
.79
.85
(2)
(2)
(2)
.93
.78
.89
.75
.93
.90
ELECTRIC GENERATING AND DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT
13
T able 10.— Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1for selected plant occupations in establishments manu
facturing Electric Generating and Distribution Equipment, selected regions, by method of wage payment, January 1945
Occupation, grade, and sex
Men
Assemblers, class A.........................................................................
Assemblers, class B .........................................................................
Assemblers, class O.........................................................................
Chippers and grinders....................................................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class A..............................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class B..............................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class A.........
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B._.......
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class C..........
Engine-lathe operators, class A......................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B......................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class C......................................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A.............................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B.............................................
Grinding-machine operators, class C.............................................
Inspectors, class B...........................................................................
Inspectors, class C...........................................................................
Milling-machine operators, class A „.............................................
Milling-machine operators, class B................................................
Milling-machine operators, class O.............................................. .
Painters, finish................................................................................
Painters, rough...............................................................................
Punch-press operators, class A.......................................................
Punch-press operators, class B.......................................................
Set-up men, machine tools.............................................................
Solderers......................................................................................... .
Testers, class A.............................................................................. Testers, class B................................................................................
Testers, class O.............................................................................. .
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine),
class A......................................................................................... .
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine),
class B......................................................................................... .
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine),
class O...........................................................................................
Welders, hand, class A...................................................................
Welders, hand, class B...................................................................
Welders, machine, class B.............................................................
Winders, armature..........................................................................
Winders, coil...................................................................................
Women
Assemblers, class B ........................................................................
Assemblers, class G.........................................................................
Chippers and grinders............................................... _..................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B..........
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class O..........
Inspectors, class C__...................................................................... .
Punch-press operators, class B.......................................................
Solderers......................................................................................... .
Testers, class B.............................................................................. .
Testers, class C.............................................................................. .
Winders, armature..........................................................................
Winders, coil..................................................................................
Wirers, class C............................................................................ .
l Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
827274°— 49----- 2
Great Lakes
Time workers
Pacific
Middle West
Incentive
workers
$1.11
1.00
.78
.86
1.15
1.05
1.05
.99
1.01
1.28
1.05
.97
1.13
1.12
1.00
1.04
.95
1.27
1.04
.95
.89
.93
.95
1.01
1.22
.96
1.10
.96
.82
$1.19
1.18
1.03
.94
1.32
1.02
1.10
1.23
1.12
1.27
1.31
1.23
1.40
1.44
1.16
1.34
.94
1.35
1.36
1.06
1.14
1.02
1.12
1.07
1.28
1.22
1.45
1.22
.94
1.17
1.11
.97
1.22
.96
1.00
1.02
.90
1.25
1.19
1.01
1.37
1.08
1.26
1.17
1.04
.83
.77
.72
.93
.85
.81
.85
.72
.91
.78
.81
.78
.70
.99
.87
.89
1.12
.90
.87
.89
.87
.92
.83
1.03
.88
.92
Time workers
Incentive
workers
Time workers
$1.15
1.01
.84
$0.95
.80
.73
.72
$1.11
.86
.77
.81
(a) 1.00
.80
.72
0) .88
.94
(a)
.87
(a)
.87
.75
(a)
(?)
(?) .84
.75
1.05
.94
.85
(?) .99
.89
(2) .78
.86
.76
(?) .79
.98
(?) .99
.81
.80
(a) .79
(*) .78
.99
.78
(a) .73
1.02
1.05
(a) .96
1.14
(a)' 1.18
1.04
.90
.83
1.25
1.04
.96
1.24
1.06
(?) 1.20
1.00
(?)
(?)
(2)
(?)
(2 )
.94
.90
1.06
.86
.95
.86
1 07
1.00
.73
.61
(3 )
(2 )
(?)
.68
.69
.68
.61
.64
.59
.62
.85
.83
.89
.71
.75
.84
.81
.77
.72
( a)
( a)
.72
.79
.64
s Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
Incentive
workers
(a)
(a)
(a) 1.07
1.00
.87
1.22
1.06
.92
1.27
(a)
(a)
1.12
.97
1.16
1.00
.82
<a)
.86
.73
.84
.76
.79
.82
.88
.75
.96
.90
$1.46
1.29
1.20
1.11
(a)
(a)
1.13
1.51
1.48
1.39
1.29
(a)
' 1.45
(a )
(a) 1.47
1.26
1.05
1.51
(a)
1.67
(a)
(a)
1.48
1.55
1.29
1.39
1.62
1.50
1.22
.90
1.00
.98
.93
1.26
L 20
Electroplating and Polishing
This study covered establishments primarily
engaged in coating metal objects with various
metal finishes by means of an electrolitic bath
and in polishing and buffing them to impart a
smooth finish and high luster. These plants
operate on a jobbing or contract basis, plating and
polishing metal parts owned by other manu
facturing establishments. Thus, metalworking
establishments that do their own electroplating
were excluded from this survey. The scope cor
responds to industry 3472 as defined in the 1941
edition of the Standard Industrial Classification
Manual issued by the Bureau of the Budget.
Included in the survey were 252 establishments
with 9,717 workers—three-fifths of all establish
ments with 8 or more workers and over twothirds of the workers in the industry in Janu
ary 1945.
T a b l e 11.—Percentage distribution of plant workers in Electroplating and Polishing establishments by straight-time average
hourly earnings,l United States and selected regions, January 1945
Average hourly earnings8
______
Under 45.0 cents
45.0-49 9 cents
__
_ ___
50,0-54.9
cents
55,0-59,9 cents . _
60.0-64.9 ?ents.............................................
65.0-69.9 cents....... _................................
70.0-74.9 cents................................ ..........
75.0-79.9 cents.............................................
80.0-84.9 cents.............................................
85.0-89.9 cents......................... ......... .........
90.0-94.9 cents.............................................
95.0-99.9 cents........................................... 100.0-104.9 cents._____________ _____
105.0-109.9 cents................. .......................
110.0-114.9
cents..........................................
115
0-119.9 cents
190 0-124.9 cents
125.0-129.9 cents
___
130.0-134.9
cents
125 0 -1 2 9 9 c e n t s
140.0-144.9 cents
___
145.0-149.9 cents
___
150 0-159.9 cents
160.0-169.9 cents_
_
__
___
.
___
170.0-179.9
cents
_
120 0 -1 8 9 9 c e n t s
190.0-199.9 cents__
________
200.0-209.9 cents __ __
______
210 0-219.9 cents
220 0-229.9 cents
____
230 0-239.9 c e n ts _
240.0-249.9 cents
250.0 cents and over
____
Total..................................................
Number of workers, _................................
Average hourly earnings i..........................
All workers in—
United States8
All
workers
0.2
.3
2.5
3.9
8.1
7.1
9.9
8.6
8.5
8.9
7.6
5.5
7.2
3.8
4.6
3.6
1.7
3.2
1.0
.8
.5
.1
.6
.3
.3
.2
.2
.1.2
.1
.1
.1
.2
100.0
13,562
$0.88
Men
0.1
.3
1.1
2.0
4.6
4.4
7.7
8.3
8.6
9.7
9.1
6.7
9.0
5.0
6.1
4.7
2.3
4.2
1.3
1.0
.7
.2
.8
.4
.4
.2
.2
.1.2
.1
.1
.1
.3
100.0
10,267
$0.94
Middle
New
Women England
Atlantic
0.2
.2
6.8
9.7
18.9
15.3
16.8
9.3
8.3
6.7
3.4
1.5
1.5
.3
.2
.2
.1
.4
.2
~(8)
0.3
(3)
^ 3.6
6.4
14.8
8.8
10.4
9.6
9.5
7.3
6.2
2.8
6.2
2.4
4.1
3.1
1.1
1.1
.1
.5
.2
.1
.6
.1
.1.6
3.2
1.0
13.8
4.8
19.0
16.4
11.2
5.9
4.3
3.2
2.7
3.2
2.7
2.7
1.6
1.6
2.7
00
(8)
(8)
100.0
3,295
$0.70
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
* Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
14
0.7
4.8
5.5
10.8
9.3
7.9
7.1
8.8
8.8
8.4
5.1
9.2
2.3
4.1
1.2
1.5
1.6
.6
.7
.1
.4
.2
.1
.4
.1
.3
Border
States
100.0
1,347
$0.83
(8)
100.0
4,224
$0.81
100.0
188~
$0.81
8Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
Great
Lakes
0.2
.1
1.2
2.7
3.9
5.6
11.3
7.9
8.5
10.5
9.4
7.7
7.7
5.2
4.2
3.2
1.5
3.4
1.7
.5
.7.1
.7
.5
.1
.2
.3
.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
.4
100.0
6,205
$0.92
Middle
West
1.7
2.5
11.6
6.7
24.7
1.7
8.2
9.0
2.5
8.2
1.7
21.5
South
west
7.7
13.5
5.8
25.1
7.7
3.8
1.9
5.8
3.8
5.8
7.7
1.9
1.9
3.8
1.9
1.9
Pacific
0.3
2.3
6.7
2.6
9.2
5.6
8.9
4.8
4.4
7.5
4.2
7.5
10.5
5.4
11.8
1.5
2.8
1.4
•6
.8
.2
.6
.2
.2
100.0
100.0
l iT
eT
$0.83
$0.87
100.0
L310
$1.02
ELECTROPLATING AND POLISHING
15
T able 12.— Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1 for selected plant occupations in Electroplating and
Polishing establishments, United States and selected regions, January 1946
United States2
Occupation and sex
Average hourly rates
Number of Average
New
workers hourly rates England
Men
Janitors.....................
TiOadprsand linlnfldp.rs.........................................—
Maintenance men, general utility........................
Platers...................................................................
Platers' helpers.......................................................
Polishers
and buffers, metal. ................................
pnljshing-ftrif|-bnffiiig-Tnafihinp operators. ___._
Truck drivers__________ _______ __________
Watchmen__________ ____________________
Working foremen, processing departments_____
Women
Platers
Platers' helpers......................................................
Border
States
Middle
Atlantic
Great
Lakes
Middle
West
Pacific
111
206
276
2.277
2.889
894
527
182
132
586
$0.73
.79
1.02
1.00
.78
1.18
1.18
.92
.65
1.20
(*)$0.80
.94
.97
.78
.98
.79
.83
(3) 1.16
$0.70
.73
1.02
.93
.72
1.16
.95
.87
.64
1.21
(8)
(3)$1.04
91
.74
1.04
(3)
(3)3)
(3)
$0.73
.85
1.02
1.01
.82
1.24
1.50
.97
.64
L15
(3)
(3)$0.99
.72
1.10
(3)
(3)
(3)
$0.81
1.20
1.15
.89
1.27
(3) 1.02
(3) 1.30
97
1,437
.85
.68
.68
.69
.63
.72
.87
.70
.68
(*) .84
3Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
1Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
2Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
T able 13.—Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1 for selected plant occupations in Electroplating and
Polishing establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of establishment, January 1946
United States3
New England
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Pacific
Establishments with—
Occupation and sex
8-50 workers
51 or 8-50 51 or 8-50 51 or 8-50 51 or
8-50 more
more workers more workers more
workers workers
workers workers
workers
workers
51 or more
workers
Number Average Number Average
of hourly
of hourly
workers rates workers rates
Men
42
Janitors........................................................
T.nadprs and nnlnadprs
„.
60
147
Maintenance men, general utility..........
Platers......................................................... 1,155
Platers' helpers............................................ 1,542
596
Polishers and buffers, metal.......................
Polishing-and-buffing-machine operators __ 397
96
Truck
drivers...............................................
W atchman
___
79
Working foremen, processing departments.
337
Women
Platers
21
512
Platers' helpers............................................
$0.75
.74
1.03
1.00
.78
1.19
1.22
.93
.62.
1.20
69
146
129
1,122
1,347
298
130
86
53
249
$0.71
.81
1.01
1.01
.77
1.16
1.06
.90
.68
1.20
09
C3)
$0.99
.99
.79
.99
.76
.82
(3)1.21
(3)
$0.84
.91
.93
.77
.95
(3).83
(3)
1.08
$0.77
.72
1.00
.90
.76
1.13
.92
.89
.62
1.21
$0.62
.73
1.08
.97
.67
1.20
1.02
.83
(3)1.21
$0.72
.77
1.04
1.02
.80
1.28
1.55
1.03
.61
1.15
$0.73
.88
1.01
1.00
.83
1.18
1.25
.92
.67
1.16
CO
$1.25
1.19
.92
1.30
(3)1.03
1.32
C8)
$1.15
1.12
.88
1.14
1.01
(3)1.28
.85
.70
76
925
.85
.67
.68
.68
C.67
8)
.70
.61
.86
.70
.87
.70
(3).83
.86
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
3Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
Average hourly rates
3Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
16
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
T able 14.—Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1 for selected plant occupations in Electroplating and
Polishing establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of community, January 1945
United States3
New England
Great Lakes
Middle Atlantic
Communities of—
Occupation and sex
100,000 and
over
Under
100,000
Men
Loaders and unloaders...........................................
Maintenance men, general utility.........................
Platers.....................................................................
Platers’ helpers.......................................................
Polishers and buffers, metal..................................
Polishing-and-buffing-machine operators..............
Women
Platers’ helpers.......................................................
Under
100,000
100,000 and
over
Under
100,000
100,000 and
over
Under
100,000
100,000 and
over
$0.80
.85
.94
.74
.99
.92
$0.79
1.05
1.00
.78
1.19
1.20
b)$0.98
.75
1.06
(*)
$0.75
.95
.97
.78
.97
.79
09$0.83
.86
.72
.87
.76
$0.73
1.10
.93
.72
1.18
.96
$0.82
.87
.95
.76
1.02
1.08
$0.88
1.04
1.01
.82
1.26
1.53
.66
.68
.76
.66
.70
.62
.62
.71
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
* Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
All establishments in these other regions were situated in communities of
100,000 or more.
*Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
T able 15.—Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1 for selected plant occupations in Electroplating and
Polishing establishments, United States and selected regions, by unionization, January 1945
United States3
Occupation and sex
Union
establishments
Average hourly rates in—
Nonunion
establishments
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Pacific
Number Average Number Average Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion
of
hourly
of
hourly establish establish establish establish establish establish
workers rates workers rates
ments
ments ments
ments
ments
ments
Men
Janitors.......................................................
Loaders and unloaders_______________
Maintenance men, general utility.............
Platers.................. ......................................
Platers’ helpers...........................................
Polishers and buffers, metal......................
Polishing-and-buffing-machine operators.
Truck drivers..............................................
Watchmen
- ...
Working foremen, processing departments
Women ___ ___
P lat-firs
Platers’ helpers...........................................
41
106
91
681
919
279
171
54
42
133
$0.74
.78
1.03
1.00
.73
1.16
1.11
.90
.66
1.25
69
100
184
1,596
1,970
616
357
128
90
453
$0.72
.80
1.01
1.00
.80
1.19
1.22
.92
.64
1.19
$0.72
.71
.99
.94
.69
1.07
1.03
.88
.60
1.33
$0.68
.77
1.04
.91
.76
1.23
.88
.85
.66
1.15
$0.74
.86
1.05
1.01
.82
1.25
1.28
(«) .69
1.16
$0.72
.84
1.01
1.01
.81
1.24
1.57
.98
.61
1.15
(3)
(3)
$1.22
1.18
.93
1.21
$1.19
1.13
.88
1.32
(8)
m 1.02
1.30
72
677
.84
.68
25
760
.86
.69
.62
.69
.68
.84
.73
1.06
.68
(3)
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
* Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
(3)
1.30
.86
*Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
.83
ELECTROPLATING AND POLISHING
17
T able 16.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings)1 for selected plant occupations in Electroplating and
Polishing establishments, United States and selected regions, by method of wage payment, January 1945
Average hourly rates in—
United States8
Occupation and sex
Men
Platers.........................................................
Platers’ helpers...........................................
Polishers and buffers, metal......................
Polishing-and-buffing-machine operators.
Women
Platers ___________________________
Platers’ helpers......................................—
Time workers
Incentive workers
New England
Great Lakes
Middle Atlantic
Number Average Number Average Time Incentive Time Incentive Time Incentive
hourly
hourly
of
of
workers rates workers rates workers workers workers workers workers workers
2,109
2,816
616
397
$1.00
.78
1.07
.97
168
73
279
130
$0.99
.86
1.43
1.82
$0.97
.77
.89
.76
82
1,291
.82
.67
15
146
.98
.75
.66
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
*Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
$0.97
.82
1.16
(3 )
$0.93
.72
1.06
.95
$0.86
(»)1.65
(*)
.69
.63
(»)
$1.01
.81
1.08
1.07
$1.03
.89
1.42
1.92
.84
.69
.98
.74
s insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
T a b l e 17 .—Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for selected plant occupations in Electroplating and
Polishing establishments, by wage area, January 1945
Occupation and sex
Men
Janitors
jiOaders and nninadArs
_
........
Maintenance men, general utility..............................
Platers..........................................................................
Platers’ helpers............................................................
Polishers
and buffers,
metal.......................................
Polishing-and
buffing-machina
operators.
Truck drivers...............................................................
Watchmen. ________________________________
Working foremen, processing departments................
Women
Platers’ helpers
Bridge Chiport,
Conn. I T
(2)
(*)
$0.93
.97
.73
(2).96
(2)
(2)
(2)
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
Cincin Cleve Detroit, Los New
nati, land, Mich. Angeles, ark,
Ohio Ohio
Calif. N .J.
$0.71
.89
1.01
.99
.82
1.34
1.78
.99
.60
1.05
(2)
<2)
$0.92
.69
1.00
(2)
(2)
$0.75
(2).98
1.00
.87
1.19
.91
(2)
(2)1.20
$0.82
.91
1.16
1.10
.96
1.50
1.41
1.05
.75
1.41
$0.81
1.20
1.14
.88
1.27
(2)1.02
(2)1.30
.68
.58
.72
.89
.84
$0.78
.76
1.11
.89
.73
1.34
.75
.88
.64
1.31
New Phila Provi Worces
York, delphia, dence, ter,
N .Y .
R. I. Mass.
$0.72
.69
1.00
.92
.68
1.06
1.00
.87
.52
1.26
$0.66
.72
.97
.97
.72
fi\1.17
(2)
0)
(2)
$0.92
.98
.75
.92
(2)
<2)
1.11
.59
.61
(2)
8 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
(2)
(2)$0.93
.81
1.06
(2)
1.01
.70
Fabricated Structural Steel
The study covered establishments primarily
engaged in fabricating iron and steel shapes and
plates produced in steel mills, into various shaped
or assembled structural parts as required by man
ufacturers and builders. Typical products fabri
cated in these establishments include structural
framing, stairs and staircases, fire escapes, grilles,
fence posts, iron fences, and fabricated bars and
rods for reinforcing concrete. The scope corre
sponds to industry 3381 as defined in the 1941
edition of the Standard Industrial Classification
Manual issued by the Bureau of the Budget.
At the time of the study, an estimated 600
establishments with 8 or more workers were pri
marily engaged in fabricating structural shapes
and plates. The sample selected for study in
cluded 324 establishments with 8 or more workers.
The data covered about 24,000 workers, repre
senting approximately half the employment in
the industry in January 1945.
T a b le 18 .—Percentage distribution of plant workers in Fabricated Structural Steel establishments by straight-time average
hourly earnings, 1 United States and selected regions, January 1945
All workers in—
United States2
Average hourly earnings1
Under 4ft,0 cenf.s_
40.0-44.9 cents______________________
45.0-49.9 cents______________________
50.0-54.9 cents______________________
55.0-59.9 cents
60.0-64.9 cents_________________ ____
65.0-69.9 cents, 70.0-74.9 cents...........................................75.0-79.9 cents...........................................
80.0-84.9 cents.......................................... 85.0-89.9 cents............................................
90.0-94.9 cents............................. -...........95.0-99.9 cents............................................
100.0-104.9 cents.........................................
105.0-109.9 cents...............................-........
110.0-114.9 cents........................................
115.0-119.9 cents.........................................
120.0-124.9 cents........................................
125.0-129.9 cents.........................................
130.0-134.9 cents.........................................
135.0-139.9 cents.........................................
140
0-144
9 nAnf.fi
14* ft—
1 4 .Q 9 PA-nt.fi
150 0-1*9 9 cent.!?
160.0-169.9 cents____________________
170.0-179.9
18ft
0-189 9 cents.........................................
cents
__
190 ft-109,9 cents
200 0 cents and over
Total................................................
Number of workers...................................
Average hourly earnings1 ........................
All
workers
0.1
.2
.2
1.4
1.8
2.4
3.0
4.6
8.2
8.7
10.0
8.4
8.5
8.9
6.4
6.6
4.5
4.6
3.3
2.7
1.6
.7
.4
1.2
.6
.5
.2
.1
.2
100.0
43,059
$0.97
Men
0.1
,2
.2
1.3
1.7
2.3
2.9
4.4
8.1
8.8
10.2
8.5
8.7
8.9
6.5
6.4
4.6
4.7
3.4
2.7
1.6
.7
.4
1.2
.6
.4
.1.2
.2
100.0
41,729
$0.97
1Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
’Includes data for 2 establishments in the Mountain region.
18
Women
0.1
..3l
2.9
3.7
6.7
4.1
10.0
10.6
6.4
6.2
5.1
2.6
13.3
3.5
12.8
2.5
2.5
.4
1.7
.2
.8
.3
1.1
1.1
.8
.2
100.0
1,330
$0.91
New
Eng
land
0.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.7
14.3
5.9
6.1
15.5
9.0
15.4
7.7
3.1
5.4
3.2
1.7
1.5
.8
.5
1.3
2.4
.7
.1
.3
.1
100.0
1,689
$1.04
Middle Border
At
lantic States
(3)0.2
.1
.6
.7
.8
6.2
10.0
11.2
13.1
7.9
6.6
7.1
5.6
5.7
7.1
6.3
2.7
1.7
.9
.8
.8
1.5
.5
.9
.3
.2
.5
100.0
9,768
$0.99
1.3
.6
1.4
6.7
5.6
6.3
5.3
7.3
11.6
11.5
5.5
3.4
6.7
2.3
3.6
4.5
5.3
6.6
.2
.3
.2
3.3
.5
100.0
2,150
$0.90
South
east
(3)0.7
1.2
9.3
8.9
8.1
9.4
5.5
6.8
4.6
6.3
4.9
3.9
7.8
6.8
6.6
3.9
3.3
1.4
.3
.4
.3
.1
.3
.1
.1
00
100.0
4,191
$0.82
* Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
Great
Lakes
Middle South
West
west
0.1
(3) .1
.1
.3
.4
1.7
3.3
9.2
8.6
12.3
10.7
10.1
10.7
7.4
8.1
4.3
2.5
1.8
4.4
1.2
.8
.2
.6
.4
.4
.2
(3) .1
0.1
.2
.8
.7
.7
4.4
4.1
10.4
9.9
12.8
8.8
9.4
16.0
14.0
2.6
1.1
1.2
.9
.8
.5
.1
.3
.1
.1
0.4
.1
4.3
4.5
11.6
9.8
7.6
11.0
8.3
5.9
7.9
5.2
5.3
4.7
3.8
2.2
2.4
2.9
1.1
.4
(3)
.4
.2
00
(3)
100.0
16,577
$0.98
100.0
1,935
$0.87
100.0
2,940
$0.83
Pacific
0.1
.1
.1
.6
.7
1.7
6.1
9.7
9.7
5.0
10.1
4.1
14.7
13.6
4.7
9.2
1.9
.9
3.6
2.5
.4
.3
.1
.1
100.0
3,693
$1.19
T a bl e
FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL
19
19.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) *for selected plant occupations in Fabricated Structural
Steel establishments, United States and selected regions, January 1946
20
T able
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
20.— Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for men in selected plant occupations in Fabricated
Structural Steel establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of establishment, January 1945
Middle
Atlantic
United States 3
Southeast
Great Lakes
Southwest
Pacific
Establishments with—
51 or 8-50
8-60 more
51 or more work
work
work
workers
ers ers ers
8-60
workers
Occupation and grade
Num
ber of
work
ers
Aver
age
hourly
rates
Num
ber of
work
ers
Aver
age
hourly
rates
Riir»lrfirs-iip _
Crane operators, electric bridge................................ 83 $0.87
.88
Electricians, maintenance____________________ 117
12 1.24
Fitters, structural, class A........................................ 603 1.14
Fitters, structural, class B.........................................
.91
Janitors...................................................................... 413
66 .63
Lay-out men, class A................................................. 432 1.21
Lay-out men, class B................................................. 166 .98
Machinists, maintenance.......................................... 34 1.15
Maintenance men, general utility........................... 110 1.06
Painters, rough.......................................................
173 .80
Power-shear operators, class A.................................. 82 .96
Power-shear
operators, class B.................................. 186 .81
Riveters,
hydranlin
19 .87
Riveters, pneumatic................................................ 138 .93
Stock clerks................................................................ 46 .84
Truck drivers ............................................................ 227 .90
Watchmen................................................................. 132 .62
Welders, hand, class A.............................................. 1,102 1.15
Welders, hand, class B__.......................................... 696 .97
Working foremen, processing departments.............. 447 1.34
218
795
180
1,121
1,248
286
693
345
172
264
733
208
426
151
295
149
313
320
3,557
2,693
933
$0.78
.91
1.11
1.12
.95
.69
1.17
.99
1.10
1.00
.88
1.00
.89
.86
.95
.90
.84
.63
1.10
1.07
1.20
1Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
3 Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
51 or
51 or 8-50 51 or 8-50 51 or
more
more 8-50 more work
more
work work
work
work work work
ers ers ers ers ers ers ers
Average hourly rates
$0.91
.91
(3 )
1.15
.91
.57
1.25
.97
1.09
1.12
.83
1.01
(8).89
.98
.88
.96
.53
1.17
1.04
1.48
$0.81 (•> $0.73 $0.81 $0.83
.92 .84 .92
.92
1.06 (3) 1.17
1.08
1.19 $0.86 1.04 1.09
1.11
1.03 .67 .83 .88 .95
.51 .61 .80
.68 <3)
1.26 1.00 1.06 1.16 1.19
1.02 .78 .80 1.00 .94
1.09 (3) 1.16
1.09
1.05 .85 .89 1.04
1.02
.86 .61 1.00 .81 .89
.96 .94 1.07
.97
.97 (3).63 .79 .86 .89
.84 (3) (8)
.91 .93
1.04 .88 1.00
.97
1.05 (3)
.85
.85 .91
(3)
.89 .63 .66 .90 .93
.68
.58 .69 .62
1.12 (3).93 1.08 1.10 1.06
1.13 .76 .95 .92 1.12
1.25 1.07 1.18 1.32 1.15
(*)
(3)
(3)
$1.17
.85
(3)
1.17
.90
.99
.70
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
.71
(3)
1.15
.91
1.21
$0.72
.78
(3)
(3).84
.50
1.05
.95
.97
.74
.91
.78
(3)
.88
.79
.70
.56
1.13
.98
1.10
(3)
3 $1.13
1.22
(3)
$1.27
1.23
1.09 1.06
.83
(3)
1.41 1.35
1.26
(3)
1.35
1.27
1.26 1.26
1.06
<3)
1.18
(3)
1.06
(3)
(3) (3)
1.09
(3)
1.12 1.04
.86
(3)
1.28
1.27
1.12 1.22
1.47 1.42
* Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
T able 21.—Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for men in selected plant occupations in Fabricated
Structural Steel establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of community, January 1945
United States* Middle Atlantic
Border States
Occupation and grade
Southeast
Great Lakes
Southwest
Communities of—
[Jnder 100,000 Under 100,000 Under 100,000 Under 100,000 Under 100,000 Under 100,000
00,000 and over 100,000 and over 100,000 and over 100,000 and over 100,000 and over 100,000 and over
Buckers-up..................................
Crane operators, electric bridge..
Electricians, maintenance..........
Fitters, structural, class A..........
Fitters, structural, class B.........
Guards.........................
Inspectors, class A___
Janitors........................
Lay-out men, class A.
Lay-out men, class B_
Machinists, maintenance............. .
Maintenance men, general utility..
Painters, rough................................
Power-shear operators, class A___
Power-shear operators, class B___
Riveters, pneumatic.
Truck drivers................
Watchmen.....................
Welders, hand, class A..
Welders, hand, class B_.
$0.74
.88
1.08
1.08
.84
.57
1.10
.59
1.03
.90
1.06
.98
.76
.97
.89
.84
.79
.75
.58
1.07
1.09
$0.83
.92
1.13
1.13
.96
.74
1.12
.70
1.22
1.01
1.12
1.03
.90
.99
.86
.98
.91
.89
.63
1.12
1.04
$0.83
.92
1.09
1.21
.84
.75
1.13
.68
1.15
.96
1.05
( 3)
.88
1.07
1.03
.94
( 3)
.73
.63
1.17
1.25
$0.89
.91
1.09
1.16
1.04
( 3)
(3 )
.66
1.27
1.02
1.13
1.10
.84
.97
.89
.99
.97
.98
.65
1.13
1.03
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
3 Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
Practically all workers in the New England, Middle West, Mountain, and
Pacific regions were in communities of over 100,000.
$0.65
.68
.95
.99
.87
.43
$0.92
( 3)
1.30
.80
.95
.90
1.23
.97
( 3)
( 8)
.85
.61
1.00
.78
.73
( 3)
.74
.43
1.04
1.10
( 3)
(8 )
C3)
(8 )
(8 )
$0.78
.75
( 8)
1.00
.73
.85
.89
( 3)
.80
.48
1.16
1.09
( 3)
( 3)
(8)
.91
.68
.64
.62
(8 )
(8 )
(8 )
(8 )
.59
.48
1.06
.88
$0.73
.89
1.05
1.02
.84
.55
1.10
.50
1.08
.93
1.09
.90
1.01
.91
.70
1.01
.87
.68
.58
1.06
.96
$0.75
.80
1.08
.97
.87
(8)
.58
1.09
.93
1.08
.83
.88
.89
.69
.85
.65
.97
.96
(8 )
(8 )
$0.84
.92
1.18
1.11
.94
.92
1.12
.80
1.19
.98
1.15
1.02
.88
1.01
.89
.99
.92
.93
.65
1.08
1.09
$0.68
.77
(8 )
1.16
.77
(8 )
(8 )
.95
.97
.69
(8 )
(8 )
.91
(8 )
(3 )
v )
1.48
.94
$0.76
.79
(8)
1.12
.88
«3)
<F)
.52
1.10
.93
.98
.76
.92
.78
.88
.68
.55
1.14
.97
3 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL
21
T a b l e 22. — Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1for selected plant occupations in Fabricated Structural
Steel establishments, United States and selected regions, by unionization , January 1945
United States *
Average hourly rates in—
Union es Nonunion es
tablishments tablishments
Occupation, grade, and sex
Num
ber
of
work
ers
Aver
age
hourly
rates
Num
ber
of
work
ers
Middle
Atlantic
Non
Aver Union union
age estab
hourly lish estab
lish
rates ments ments
Men
64 $0.74
Buckers-up................................................................. 237 $0.83
49 1.13
16 1.35
Carpenters, maintenance
.87
Crane operators, electric bridge................................ 777 .92 136 1.19
164 1.11
28
Electricians, maintenance ............Fitters, structural, class A........................................ 1,161 1.13 463 1.11
Fitters, structural, class B........................................ 1,277 .97 384 .86
121 1.14
66 1.08
inspectors, class A
68 .64
Janitors. .................................................................... 276 .69
Lay-out men, class A.....................................-......... 816 1.21 307 1.13
Lay-out men, class B................................................. 392 1.01 119 .94
66 1.11
Machinists, maintenance
140 1.11
Maintenance men, general utility
300 1.03 73 .97
Painters, rough.......................................................... 703 .89 203 .77
83 .97
Power-shear operators, class A.................................. 207 1.00
Power-shear operators, class B.................................. 467 .88 146 .82
66 .91
Riveters, hydraulic__________________________ 106 .82
63 .88
Riveters, pneumatic.................................................. 371 .96
S to ck c le rk s _______________________________ ______ 161
34 .78
.90
Truck drivers................ ............................................ 381 .89 169 .81
Watchmen.............. ................................................. 323 .66 129 .55
Welders, hand, class A__.......................................... 3,318 1.10 1,340 1.13
Welders, hand, class B__.......................................... 2,782 1.07 606 .95
Working foremen, processing departments.............. 994 1.26 386 1.23
Women
26 1.11
Welders, class A____________________________ 86 1.13
1Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
8Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
$0.87
1.01
.92
1.07
1.18
1.02
1.14
.64
1.26
1.02
1.07
1.04
.86
.98
.95
.81
.98
1.00
.97
.65
1.12
1.13
1.37
Southeast
Great Lakes
Union Non
estab union
lish estab
lish
ments ments
Non
Union union
estab estab
lish lish
ments ments
Non
Union union
estab estab
lish lish
ments ments
Union
estab
lish
ments
$0.74
(8).95
1.05
1.08
.86
1.10
.51
1.09
1.21
1.08
.96
1.06
.88
.74
1.04
.86
.69
.60
1.04
.98
1.25
$0.85
1.09
.92
1.17
1.12
.94
1.16
.81
1.20
.96
1.23
1.04
.88
1.02
.88
.97
.98
.90
.93
.67
1.08
1.10
1.22
$0.76
(8).85
(8)
1.08
.89
1.07
.63
1.13
1.03
1.11
.92
.86
.92
.89
.91
.82
(«)
.87
.54
1.03
.96
1.24
$0.73 0
.79
1.12 0
1.07 $1.17
.74
.91
(8).49 0
1.09 01.09
.95 .92
.98
.96
.75
.68
.88
.80 0 .71
.90 00
.79 0
.72
.69
.57
(8)
1.16 1.12
1.00
.90
1.13 1.14
1.17
<8)
0
0 $0.65
1.43
$0.89 $0.71 .90
1.22 .94 (8)
1.06 .96 1.18
.84 .80 .86
.80 (8)
0
0
1.14 1.01
1.12
.94 1.05 .89
1.17
1.37 (8).90 (8)
.80
0.89
1.00
.96
(3)
.86
.60
1.18
.96
1.24
Southwest
Border States
.63 .64
(8).81 1.01
.87
.73 .85
.74 (8).81
.46
(8)
1.00 1.21
1.10
(8)
1.13 1.23
.96 1.13
(8)
$0.82
(8).93
.75
(8).49
1.00
.74
1.13
.81
.63
.92
.62
(8)
0
.80
.62
.63
1.08
.86
1.08
<8)
Non
union
estab
lish
ments
0
8 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
T able 23 .—Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1 for men in selected plant occupations in Fabricated
Structural Steel establishments, by wage area, January 1945
Occupation and grade
Buckers-up_ ................................................
Crane operators, electric bridge..................
Fitters, structural, class A— ....................
Fitters, structural, class B..........................
Janitors.........................................................
Lay-out men, class A..................................
Lay-out men, class B..................................
Machinists, maintenance--........................
Maintenance men, general utility..............
Painters, rough............................................
Power-shear operators, class A..................
Power-shear operators, class B...................
Riveters, pneumatic-.,..............................
Truck drivers...............................................
Watchmen...................................................
Welders, hand, class A................................
Welders, hand, class B................................
Working foremen, processing departments.
Los New New Phila Port St. San Youngs
Bir
Buf Chi Cleve De Hous An
ming Bos
ark, York, del land, Louis, Fran
ton, falo, cago, land, troit, ton, geles,
ham, Mass.
cisco, town,
N. Y. 111. Ohio Mich. Tex. Calif. N. J. N. Y. phia,
Ala.
Pa. Oreg. Mo. Calif. Ohio
0
$0.97
1.01
.78
.45
1.07
1.07
0
0
.97
.70
0.77
.60
1.05
.94
1.19
0
$1.05
.98
0
1.23
1.17
0
1.13
0
0
.95
0
1.06
1.01
1.39
0
$0.97
1.21
.99
.76
1.31
1.04
0.98
.84
1.07
.96
1.01
1.00
.65
1.19
1.07
1.35
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
$0.75
.89
1.05
.88
.73
1.17
1.11
1.00
.86
0.86
.93
.90
.61
1.07
.91
1.34
$1.02
1.19
1.03
.82
1.34
1.17
1.01
.93
1.02
.97
1.03
.97
$1.14
1.39
.96
1.35
0
0
1.05
0
0
1.14
0
1.16 0
.98 1.32
1.24 1.58
$0.78
0
1.20
.93
.58
1.13
.89
1.04
.72
.90
.72
.47
1.15
.93
1.16
$1.09
1.22
1.07
.69
1.37
1.25
0
0
1.08
0
1.06
0
1.04
.84
1.29
1.13
1.39
$0.92 $1.15 $0.79 0
.96 0
.96 $1.15
1.27 1.13
1.11 1.24
1.01 1.16 1.03 1.06
.85 .70 .97
1.29 1.46 1.16 1.33
1.07
0
0
0
0
1.26
1.11
1.23
0
.93 .89 .80 1.02
1.04 1.23
0.95 0
.91
1.02 0
.98 00
1.08 .97 .94 1.11
.66 .78 .59 .91
1.18 1.21 1.09 1.27
1.03 1.11 1.08 1.24
1.50 1.37
1.44
$0.82
.81
1.01
.88
.52
1.03
.88
.97
.75
.81
$1.13
1.33
0
0
1.39
1.35
1.12
0
.87 0
.97 1.20
0.85 0
1.08 1.26
.89
1.01 1.50
8Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
$1.00
.94
1.14
0 .78
1.18
01.21
1.15
.94
0
.91
1.12
.88
.86
1.13
01.17
Foundries
The study covered foundries primarily engaged
in producing ferrous or nonferrous castings and
employing 8 or more workers. Gray and malle
able iron and semisteel and steel castings comprise
the principal products of ferrous foundries; while
brass, aluminum, and magnesium are the primary
types of nonferrous metals cast.
Foundries primarily engaged in the manufac
ture of cast-iron pipe and fittings were excluded.
Similarly, the study did not include the relatively
large group of workers in “captive” foundries,
operated by establishments in other industries
that use large quantities of castings. The scope
corresponds to industry classifications 3321, 3322,
3323, and 3491 of the Standard Industrial Classi
fication Manual (1942 edition) issued by the
Bureau of the Budget.
A total of 996 establishments employing 161,200
workers were studied; 646, with 117,300 employees,
produced iron and steel castings, and 350, with
43,900 workers, made castings from nonferrous
metals and alloys. This represented about half
of the establishments and employment in ferrous
foundries and about 55 percent of the establish
ments and 65 percent of the employment in nonferrous foundries.
T able 24.—Percentage distribution of plant workers in Ferrous and Nonferrous Foundries by straight-time average hourly
earnings 1 and region, January 1945
Average hourly earnings 1
Under 40.0 cents_____________________
40.0-42.4 cents_______________________
42.5-44.9 cents_______________________
45.0-47.4 cents..........................-..................
47.5-49.9 cents..............................................
50.0-52.4 cents...........................................................
52.5-54.9 cents_____________________________
55.0-57.4 cents..............................................
57.5-59.9 cents_____________________________
60.0-62.4 cents...........................................................
62.5-64.9 cents..............................................
65.0-07.4 cents..............................................
67.5-69.9 cents_______________________
70.0-72.4 cents..............................................
72.5-74.9 cents............ .................................
75.0-77.4 cents..............................................
77.5-79.9 cents..............................................
80.0-84.9 cents..............................................
85.0-89.9 cents.............................................
90.0-94.9 cents..............................................
95.0-99.9 cents.............................................
100.0-104.9 cents..........................................
105.0-109.9 cents..........................................
110.0-114.9 cents..........................................
115.0-119.9 cents..........................................
120.0-124.9 cents..........................................
125.0-129.9 cents_____________________
130.0-134.9 cents_____________________
135.0-139.9 cents..........................................
140.0-144.9 cents..........................................
145.0-149.9 cents.........................................
150.0-159.9 cents-------------------------------160 0-169,9 cants
170 0-179 9cent-s
__
180 0-189.9 cent-s
190.0-199.9
90ft
0-9ftQ Qcents-------------------------------rants _ _ ______________
210,0-219,9cents,
__ — _____
220,0-229,9 cents
230,0-239,9 cents,, .. 240.0-249.9 cents
_
250.0 cents and over ___ ^ ____ ___
Total------------------------------------Number of workers--------------------------Average hourly earnings1..........................
United New Eng Middle
States
land Atlantic
<*)
0.1
(2)
.1
(*)
.6
.1
.6
.2
1.3
.5
2.4
1.0
4.8
1.8
5.6
4.8
9.8
8.6
8.0
5.9
7.0
5.3
- 6.2
4.4
4.6
4.1
2.8
1.9
14
1.0
1.7
13
.9
.7
.4
.4
.2
.1
.1
.1
.2
100.0
275,600
$1.01
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
22
00
0.1
(2)
} .6
.3
.8
.5
1.9
1.2
6.1
2.2
6.2
2.4
6.8
3.3
8.4
6.8
7.3
4.7
6.9
4.3
10.3
4.9
2.4
3.2
1.9
11
.6
.7
18
.8
.4
.3
.2
.2
.1
(2)
.1
.1
.1
100.0
12,400
$0.90
(2)
00
00
(2)
1 0.1
.4
.1
.4
.2
12
.6
1.8
.9
4.0
1.8
5.4
7.2
10.9
10.0
9.2
6.4
7.0
5.0
4.2
4.6
4.0
3.4
2.9
2.1
15
.9
12
.9
.5
.3
.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
(2)
.3
100.0
59,900
$0.98
Border Southeast
States
0.2
.2
(2)
3.7
.7
.8
1.1
1.8
1.8
4.6
3.4
10.7
1.7
10.9
2.2
8.5
9.7
5.0
3.2
4.2
2.3
12.2
2.8
2.6
1.5
.9
.9
.3
.3
.4
.5
.3
.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
(2)
(2)
100.0
7,800
$0.88
6.8
4.5
.5
15.2
18
11.9
1.5
11.0
1.7
7.4
1.3
4.8
.3
4.0
.9
4.6
2.1
3.3
3.2
2.8
3.0
2.5
1.3
1.5
.6
.3
.2
.2
.1
.3
.1
.3
0
Great
Lakes
Middle Southwest Mountain Pacific
West
m
(2)
(2)
(2)
0.1
(2)
(2)
(2)
w o .i
.2
.1
.9
.2
16
.6
3.8
1.7
4.6
4.7
10.4
8.8
8.3
6.0
6.9
5.9
5.0
4.9
4.9
4.1
3.1
2.1
1.6
1.2
2.2
18
13
10
.6
.5
.3
.5
.6
17
.8
5.4
3.9
16.5
4.2
15.5
7.1
10.5
7.5
4.4
2.8
2.9
2.9
2.5
1.3
2.5
.8
.6
.6
.7
.4
.7
.6
.2
.2
.2
.3
.1
.5
100.0
151,600
$1.05
.2
.2
.1
4.7
.3
14.0
.9
16.8
1.1
7.9
14.6
9.8
4.5
3.2
13.1
2.8
2.8
1.0
.2
.4
.3
.1
12
.1
.4
.1
0.1
.1
.1
100.0
16,100
$0i 85
2 Less than 0.05 of 1 percent
0
00
0
0
0
.6
.2
.r
.1
0.1
.6
.3
.1
14
4.0
6.7
10.0
10.6
14.8
6.1
7.8
3.9
8.7
12.4
4.3
2.6
1.7
.3
14
.8
.4
.4
.1
0
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
.2
100.0
3,500
$0.69
(2)0.1
(2) .3
U 6.6
.3
8.2
1.1
11.9
3.3
12.2
2.0
9.0
3.7
7.1
.7
4.8
3.5
3.0
2.5
4.0
1.0
2.9
2.2
4.5
2.0
10
.1
0
100.0
4,600
$0.78
100.0
1,300
»8 7
W .1
.1
100.0
18,400
*110
23
FOUNDRIES
T a b l e 25 .—Percentage
Average hourly earnings*
distribution of plant workers in Ferrous Foundries by straight-time average hourly earnings 1 and
region, January 1945
United States
All
workers
Men
Under ^2,5
cents____
0.1
42.5-44.9
rants
(2)0.1
(a) .1
45 0-47 4 rants _______
.1
(3)
47.5-40.9 rants ______
(2)
50.0-52.4 cents_____________
.6
.7
.1
.1
52.5-54.9 cents___________
55.0-57.4 rants
cents_____________
.6
.5
57.5-59.9
________
.2
.2
60.0-62.4
cents—........................
1.2
1.3
62 5-04 9 rants ______
.5
.5
65,0-67.4 rants
2.4
2.2
67.5-69.9 rants _____
1.1
1.2
70.0-72.4 cents_____________
5.2
5.1
72.5-74.9 cents__________
1.9
2.0
75.0-77.4 cents...........................
6.0
5.9
5.2
77.5-79.9 cents...........................
5.0
80.0-84.9 cents...........................
10.1
9.8
8.1
85.0-89.9 cents...........................
8.3
7.9
8.0
90.0-94.9 cents_____________
6.1
95.0-99.9 cents_____________
6.0
7.2
100.0-104.9 cents----------------7.0
5.2
105.0-109.9 cents----------------5.3
4.6
4.8
110.0-114.9 cents----------------4.2
4.4
115.0-119.9 cents----------------4.4
4.6
120.0-124.9 cents----------------3.6
3.8
125.0-129.9 cents.......................
2.5
2.6
130.0-134.9 cents----------------1.8
1.9
135.0-139.9 cents----------------1.4
1.4
140.0-144.9 cents___________
1.0
1.1
145.0-149.9 cents___________
1.8
1.9
150.0-159.9 cents.---------------160.O-169.9
1.4
1.5
17ft
0-179 9 cents________
rants____
.9
.9
.7
180.0-189.9 cents________
.7
190.0-199.9 cents________ „
.4
.4
290,0-299,9 rants
.4
.4
210.0-219.9 cents________
.2
.2
.1
.1
220
0-229,0'rants
22ft ft_92QQrants
.1
.1
.1
24ft 0-249,0 rants
.1
25Q0 c#vnts end over
.2
.2
100.0
Total............................... 100.0
Number of workers................. 215,100 204,700
$1.01
Average hourly earnings1___ $1.00
New * Middle Border South Great Middle South Moun
Women England
tain Pacific
west
Atlantic States
Lakes West
east
(2)
0.1
7.4 (a)
0.4
(a)
CO
(a)
(2)0.8
(2)
0.1
<a)0.1
(3)
.4
.1
1
.4
0.2
4.9
.3
(a)
.1
.1
.6
0.1 (3)
(a)7.4
.1
16.2 (a)0.1
.4
.3
U6.6
.8
1.3
(a)
,1
.3
.5
1.8 (a)
.5
.7
.2
8.6
1.2
.4
2.4
.3
1.3
11.7
(a)
.1.2
.2
1.2
.7
1.3
.8
1.5
1.3
.8
.3
0.1
10.5
1.4
12.0
2.4
1.1
2.7
3.0
.1
.2
1.9
1.9
.6
2.9
3.9
1.3
.8
6.2
1.7
9.2
10.9
5.3
2.9
5.1
5.4
1.7
.4
1.4
.7
3.5
.8
5.3
4.3
2.3
2.6
4.3
12.4
.3
12.1
9.1
8.2
8.6
5.0
16.6
3.8
1.9
1.1
2.7
3.5
4.4
3.8
1.7
.3
3.7
5.2
13.2
1.7
4.9
12.6
4.0
15.7
7.3
8.1
8.3
1.2
4.9
.1
8.1
7.8
.8
2.5
2.0
7.8
7.2 (a) 4.1
10.7
5.0
4.4
10.8
8.8
11.3
10.3
14.3
8.4
6.9
17.5
1.9
7.8
3.6
5.6
9.6
8.7
11.7
10.4
3.4
8.0
4.4
11.3
2.9
5.6
9.6
4.6
7.1
5.1
11.8
6.0
3.5
2.5
2.9
3.8
6.7
3.5
6.8
15.2
4.1
7.1
3.0
5.1
2.9
7.0
2.7
3.8
2.7
5.9
5.0
3.0
3.1
1.1
13.7
2.9
5.0
1.9
1.8
7.8
4.1
4.7
3.2
3.2
2.1
9.2
2.3
1.6
1.7
2.1
3.5
1.4
4.8
1.1
1.7
1.5
.8
4.0
4.7
10.3
4.6
1.6
3.5
2.6
.9
1.6
1.8
3.7
4.0
3.4
.2
13.3
2.1
1.4
1.2
3.3
1.7
.3
.7
3.2
2.8
.9
.5
2.9
.3
.6
.9
1.3
.7
2.2
2.1
.1
.1
1.9
.6
.3
.5
1.0
.6
1.6
1.1
.2
.5
.6
.7
1.5
.5
.3
.3
.2
1.3
.1
.1
.4
.5
1.0
.4
.2
.3
2.4
1.0
.4
.1
1.3
1.3
.6
.3
.7
.6
.1
.1
1.9
.5
.5
.9
.8
.8
.3
.1
.4
1.3
.2
.5
.4
.6
.3
.3
.1
.9
.4
.2
.3
.4
.4
(2)
.1
.6
.2
.2
.2
.3
(a)
.1
.1
.1
.5
.3
.3
0)
.1
.1
.1
.3
.2
.1
.1
.1
.1.2
.2
(2)
(a)
.1
.1
.1
.1
(a)
(a)
<2) <*)
.1
.1
.1
.1
(a) .3
.1
.1
.2
.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.0
100.0
3,200
13,300
46,400
120,700
10,400
1,100
4,300
7,600
14,600 3,900
$1.09
$0.83
$0.91 $0.99 $0.84 $0.68 $1.04 $0.85 $0.76 $0.88
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
All workers in—
2 Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
2 $2.30 and over.
24
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
T able 26.—Percentage distribution of plant workers in Nonferrous Foundries by straight-time average hourly earnings 1
and region, January 1946
Average hourly earnings1
Under 40.0 cents.......................
40.0-44.9 cents...........................
45.0-49.9 cents...........................
50.0-54.9 cents...........................
55.0-59.9 cents...........................
60.0-64.9 cents...........................
65.0-69.9 cents...........................
70.0-74.9 cents...........................
75.0-79.9 cents...........................
80.0-84.9 cents...........................
85.0-89.9 cents...........................
90.0-94.9 cents...........................
95.0-99.9 cents...........................
100.0-104.9 cents—.....................
105.0-109.9 cents........................
110.0-114.9 cents........................
115.0-119.9 cents........................
120.0-124.9 cents........................
125.0-129.9 cents........................
130.0-134.9 cents.......................
135.0-139.9 cents.......................
140.0-144.9 cents.......................
145.0-149.9 cents.......................
150.0-159.9 cents.......................
160.0-169.9 cents.......................
170.0-179.9 cents.......................
180.0-189.9 cents.......................
190.0-199.9 cents.......................
200.0-209.9 cents......................
210.0-219.9 cents.......................
220.0-229.9 cents.......................
230.0-239.9 cents.......................
240.0-249.9 cents.......................
250.0 cents and over.................
Total...............................
Number of workers.................
Average hourly earnings1.......
United States
All
workers
(’)
0.1
.1
.5
.7
1.7
2.9
4.7
7.7
8.4
9.6
8.3
5.6
7.1
5.7
7.3
5.1
5.2
5.7
3.9
2.1
1.5
.7
1.6
1.0
.8
.7
.4
.3
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
100.0
60,500
$1.03
Men
(a)
0.1
(2)
.4
.5
1.4
2.0
4.1
7.4
8.3
9.5
8.1
5.6
7.4
5.9
7.7
5.5
5.5
6.0
4.2
2.3
1.6
.8
1.6
1.1
.8
.8
.4
.4
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
100.0
55,700
$1.05
All workers in—
New Middle Border
Women England
Atlantic States
0.1
1.0
2.0
2.9
5.9
12.6
11.2
11.9
9.2
12.0
11.0
5.0
3.3
3.6
2.1
1.1
1.2
1.5
.7
.3
.4
.1
.5
.2
.2
100.0
4,800
$0.83
(a)
0.3
.3
1.0
1.4
2.6
9.3
7.5
8.8
10.1
6.2
9.6
6.6
11.7
6.2
3.4
5.0
2.9
1.4
.8
.9
2.7
.8
.2
.1
.1
.1
CO
(a)
(a)
100.0
4.800
$1.02
(a)0.1
.2
1.0
1.2
2.2
3.7
7.1
11.2
9.6
10.6
7.6
5.2
6.8
5.0
4.5
4.4
5.1
3.9
2.9
2.7
1.6
.6
.9
.7
.4
.3
.2
.1
(a)
.1
(a)
(a) .1
100.0
13,500
$0.97
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
0.9
1.1
1.1
7.8
9.5
11.1
6.3
10.8
5.5
28
4.7
2.7
25.4
4.4
1.0
1.6
1.0
1.3
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
<a)
.1
.1
.1
100.0
3,500
$0.94
South
east
Great
Lakes
(a)
V 0.1
.2
.3
1.5
1.5
2.9
6.3
9.0
10.2
9.1
59
%.2
6.0
6.1
5.6
6.2
6.6
4.6
1.1
2.0
1.4
.9
.7
1.7
.7
1.1
1.2
1.2
.6
.6
.2
.2
.1
.1
.4
100.0
100.0
300~ 30,900
$0.76
$1.07
6.8
15.8
18.0
22.2
3.6
4.7
1.4
4.0
2.2
1.4
3.6
6.5
1.1
.4
5.8
Middle
West
South
west
0.3
2.1
1.9
5.2
8.3
24.7
13.0
8.5
4.5
4.4
1.9
s!o
1.3
3.8
3.2
2.2
1.5
.4
.9
1.3
[5
1.3
.8
.4.3
0.2
1.7
6^0
10 1
20.4
8.6
6.5
6.6
2.3
4.0
2.6
Z.l
.8
1.5
2.5
10.4
3.7
1.2
6
6.5
.5
100.0
1,500
$0.88
100.0
700"
$0.81
Moun Pacific
tain
0.1
1.7
22.2
35.0
10.7
1.3
3.0
1.3
&8
10.3
.9
8.1
1.3
.4
.2
.1
.7
.1
.5
.9
a Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
100.0
200~
$0.84
1
2l2
.6
.5
3.8
6.1
8.9
7a
13.8
8.9
7.6
4.9
4.4
10.3
7.1
3.4
3! 1
2! 5
1.8
].67
.2
.2
100.0
5,100
$1.12
FOUNDRIES
T able
25
27.— Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for selected plant occupations in Ferrous Foundriesf
by region, January 1945
United States
Occupation, grade, and sex
Num Average New Middle Border South Great Middle South Moun
ber of hourly Eng
workers rates land Atlantic States east Lakes West west tain Pacific
Men
Carpenters, maintenance............................................
Chippers and grinders................................................
Coremakers, hand......................................................
Coremakers, tum-over-draw-machine____________
Electricians^ maintenance...........................................
Guards.........................................................................
Tnspp.fttors, class A
...........
Inspectors', class B.......................................................
Inspectors, class 0 .......................................................
Maintenance men, general utility..............................
Mechanics, maintenance.............................................
Molders, floor.............................................................
Molders, hand, bench.................................................
Molders, machine........................................................
Patternmakers, wood..................................................
Pourers, men................................................................
Sand mixers, hand and machine...................... .........
Shake-out men.............................................................
Stock clerks..................................................................
Truckers,
Tn-jnlrftrs, hand............................................................
pnwftr
759
21,291
8,282
2,035
i;376
1,534
378
1,614
1,898
1,900
1,416
10,623
4,654
11,743
1,771
3,220
3,773
7,753
782
1,485
1,443
Watchmen................................................................... 1,230
Working foremen, processing departments................ 2,722
Women
Chippers and grfndArp
581
583
Corematers,
hand
Corematers, t-iirn-nvAr-draw-machirift
.
187
144
Tnspe^Ws, ftlass B
....................747
Inspectors, class C
.........................
118
Molders, machine
,
„
......
61
Sand mixers, hand and machine. ______________
125
Ptock clerks
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
Average hourly rates in—
$1.03
1.06
1.22
1.26
1.12
.81
1.06
1.01
.88
.97
1.08
1.17
1.14
1.31
1.34
.98
.87
.94
.87
.81
.94
.68
1.16
$0.93
.79
1.09
1.19
.98
.73
.94
(2).84
.87
.92
1.19
1.06
1.24
1.19
.85
.78
.80
.74
.77
.76
.63
1.05
$0.99
1.01
1.15
1.24
1.07
.83
1.11
.99
.83
1.03
1.04
1.16
1.12
1.31
1.27
.94
.82
.91
.82
.75
.76
.68
1.12
$0.85
.88
.99
1.30
1.04
.55
(2).87
.80
(2)
1.04
1.01
1.00
1.11
1.10
.95
.77
.81
(2).74
.82
.65
.98
$0.79
.58
.86
(2)1.01
.64
(2)
(2).57
.86
.87
.93
.77
.84
.88
.52
.56
.55
.61
.50
(2)
.48
1.04
$1.04
1.15
1.30
1.30
1.16
.86
1.14
1.03
.91
1.05
1.10
1.20
1.20
1.34
1.44
1.05
.94
1.03
.89
.85
.96
.70
1.16
$0.86
1.04
1.04
.93
.92
.70
.92
.84
.74
.83
1.02
1.17
1.08
1.13
1.12
.80
.75
.74
.72
.72
.82
.68
1.06
$1.03
.70
1.09
(2)1.10
.64
.96
(2)
(2).88
.98
1.07
1.05
.90
1.29
.66
.66
.60
.77
.61
(2)
$0.77
1.05
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)1.02
1.01
1.09
1.12
.87
.77
.79
(2)
(2)
.54
1.17
.61
1.11
.85
.95
.84
.93
.81
.89
.88
.76
.68
.79
.85
1.17
1.03
.83
.72
1.13
.84
.70
.76
(2)
(2)
.79
.41
.53
.51
(2)
.92
1.01
.90
.95
.85
.86
.90
.78
.70
.62
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
.66
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
<2)
3Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
$1.16
.99
1.26
(2)1.25
.86
1.07
1.12
.97
1.18
1.20
1.28
1.28
1.34
1.56
.92
.97
.90
1.07
.96
1.05
.80
1.28
.85
(2)
WAGE STRUCTUREh-METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
T a b l e 28.— Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1for selected plant occupations in Nonferrous Foundries,
by region, January 1945
26
United States
Occupation, grade, and sex
Num Average New Middle Border South Great Middle South Moun
ber of hourly Eng
workers rates land Atlantic States east lakes West west tain Pacific
198
4,559
3,206
963
270
508
309
509
797
331
351
1,750
2,673
3,552
447
1,607
942
2,648
223
436
284
407
1,285
$1.11
.95
1.24
1.29
1.18
.88
1.19
1.10
.94
1.07
1.17
1.35
1.22
1.29
1.45
.98
.85
.89
.91
.81
.94
.67
1.22
$1.10
.90
1.15
1.48
1.19
.93
1.10
1.09
.99
1.08
(2)
1.19
1.13
1.18
1.34
1.05
275
234
43
117
361
.80
1.04
1.23
.80
.76
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
.84
.86
.94
1.01
.63
1.24
$1.06
.90
1.19
1.07
1.07
.75
1.14
.97
.80
1.02
1.04
1.32
1.24
1.19
1.34
.94
.81
.81
.83
.73
.82
.64
1.23
$1.07
1.03
1.09
1.22
.76
1.10
(?).87
(2)1.03
1.18
1.12
1.32
1.30
.84
.81
.83
(a).72
(2)1.13
.75
.78
(?).68
.81
1.10
(2)
.72
.74
1.12
00
Men
Carpenters, maintenance...........................
Chippers and grinders.................................
Coremakers, hand..................................... .
Coremakers, tum-over-draw-machine........
Electricians, maintenance...........................
Guards..........................................................
Inspectors, class A.......................................
Inspectors, class B...................................... .
Inspectors, class C.......... ............................
Maintenance men, general utility............. .
Mechanics, maintenance.............................
Molders, floor...............................................
Molders, hand, bench..................................
Molders, machine.__..................................
Patternmakers, wood................................. .
Pourers, metal.............................................
Sand mixers, hand and machine.................
Shake-out men.............................................
Stock clerks..................................................
Truckers, hand.............................................
Truckers, power...........................................
Watchmen....................................................
Working foremen, processing departments.
Women
Chippers and grinders.................................
Coremakers, hand........................................
Coremakers, tum-over-draw-machine........
Inspectors, class B.......................................
Inspectors, class C...................................... .
Average hourly rates in—
.63
(2)
$0.64
.89
(2)
.97
1.07
1.06
(2).60
(2)
.58
Q
(2)
(2)
<2)
$1.13
.99
1.31
1.31
1.19
.94
1.29
1.14
.97
1.08
1.21
1.44
1.20
1.33
1.48
1.02
.88
.93
.94
.87
.95
.71
1.18
$0.84
.78
1.04
1.27
.67
.89
(2)
(2)
.98
1.05
1.38
1.28
1.36
1.35
.78
.73
.75
(2)
(2)
.58
1.16
(2)
$0.70
1.11
(2)1.13
(2)
<2)
.81
1.09
1.20
.75
.78
.77
(?)
(2)
.66
.65
(?)
<*)
$0.75
1.08
(?)
(2)
<3)
1.13
1.27
(2).80
.68
.66
(?)
(2)
1.13
1.08
(2)
(2)
(2)
.75
2 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
$1.22
1.02
1.26
1.28
1.29
.90
1.10
1.05
.95
1.19
1.14
1.32
1.32
1.35
1.62
1.05
.96
.92
(2)
.94
(?)
.77
1.31
.91
(2)1.28
1.01
.92
27
FOUNDRIES
T able
29.__ Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for selected plant occupations in Ferrous Foundries,
United States and selected regions, by size of establishment, January 1945
Men
riA«mnTifni*o nio^TIfntiftUPA
Chippers and grinders..................................
Coremakers,
Oa«avmd\ 4hand____________________
ii
i*oTI7.TBoPm1T1A
vOivni&Kvro)
vUTU*UVU1
Flanfuioloyto
main
fancmpaaw*uioyimv-----Anaivlfi
T«tAV\AAfAWO aIaOO A
tisnA
aIasc
TnenAntnrc
a]aoq f!
Maintenance
men, general utility— -------^AAYiAni/io molnfATion/m
Molders, floor________________________
Molders, hand, bench_________________
Molders, machine____________________
Patternmakers,
Pmircrc
Trwvtal wood_________________
____ _
Sand mixers, hand and machine------------Shake-out
men_______________________
fl+nolr nlarVs
___
TVimVora hand
___ ....
W atchmen__ _____ ________________
Working foremen, processing departments.
Women
omppers ana
Coremakers, turn-over-draw-macnme
Inspectors, class O........................................
. . . . . . . . .
T
p t.n r s
B
. . . . . . . . .
__
f T m t a ! t a 1*0 TtATirAI*
__
A A M A tM A lrA M }
__
g r u i u e r s --------------------------------- ---------------------------------V lA tu I
Border States
Num
ber of
work
ers
Aver
age
howly
rates
Num
ber of
work
ers
Aver
age
howly
rates
Establishments with—
or 8-50 51-250 251 or 8-50 51-250
8-50 51-250 251
more work
251 or more work
work more work work
work
work
workers
ers ers ers ers ers work
ers ers ers
Num Aver
ber of age
Average hourly rates
work howly
ers rates
21
1,427
1,2079
2
i
16
21
141
17
2,492
1,498
888
99
126
508
812
14
39
11
136
398
$0 88
!80
1.07
m
0
0
0;83
.99
1.04
1.08
1.07
1.16
1.05
.70
.74
.80
0V49
0V55
1.17
205
5,234
3,374
144
160
141
22
81
302
490
193
4,397
2,035
4,281
374
630
1,027
2,551
99
309
88
593
938
$0.97
.89
1.17
1.20
1.09
.71
1.05
.90
.81
.96
1.07
1.18
1.15
1.26
1.24
.84
.83
.85
.82
.76
.85
.66
1.16
533
14,630
3,701
1,882
1,214
1,393
355
1,517
1,575
1,269
1,206
3,734
1,121
6,574
1,298
2,464
2,238
4,390
669
1,137
1,344
501
1,386
0
0
152
138
33
72
.69
.74
.66
.61
51-250
workers
8-50
workers
Occupation, grade, and sex
Middle Atlantic
New England
United States a
g
10
--------------------
$1.05
1.15
1.32
1.26
1.3,3
.82
1.06
1.02
.90
.97
1.08
1.22
1.21
1.36
1.39
1.03
.92
1.03
.88
.84
.95
.75
1.16
0
$0.74
.95
0
0.87
1.04
.95
1.02
.93
.’69"
.78
0
.56
1.12
$0.99
.81
1.12
1.17
1.05
0
0.73
.88
1.00
1.29
1.14
1.28
1.28
.82
.82
.87
00
0.65
1.04
$0.85
.79
1.20
1.23
.94
.73
.94
0.93
.81
.81
1.32
1.11
1.24
1.11
.90
.79
.74
.72
,81
.76
.64
1.02
.66
.81
.57
0.79
.70
421 .91
435 1.02
154 .88
675 .83
$1.02
0 $0.93
.82 1.08 $0.76
$0.72
1.02 1.04 1.29 1.08
.93 1.26
0
1.06 1.07
0
.74 .84
0.99 1.11
1.00
0
.70 .88 0
0.98 .96
1.08
1.00 1.05
0
1.08 1.14 1.22 .97
1.11 1.07 1.22 .98
1.23 1.29 1.32 0
1.31 1:12 1.33 0
.70 .90 .97
.70 .75 .88 .66
.73 .81 1.01 .68
85 .80
0
.77 .74
0
.89
0.55 .84
.67 .75 0
1.13 1.11 1.11 1.04
.
.85
1.17
1.03
.72
0
0
251 or
more
work
ers
$0.80 0
.71 $1.45
.91 1.55
1.36
0.85 1.14
.51 0
0.88
0 .82
00.98 1.07
1.04 1.04
1.05 1.00
.97 1.24
1.06 1.16
.75 1.57
.78
.90
.75 1.13
0
.71
.76
.82
.64 0
95
.
0
.76
0
0 .79*
Average howly rates in—
Southeast
Men
Carpenters, maintenance.......................
Chippers and grinders..........................
Coremakers, hand.................................
Coremakers, tum-over-draw-machine_
Electricians, maintenance....................
Guards_________________________
Inspectors, class A................................
Inspectors, class B................................
Inspectors, class C................................
Maintenance men, general utility.......
Mechanics, maintenance......................
Molders, floor...............................................
Molders, hand, bench..................................
Molders, machine.........................................
Patternmakers, wood...................................
Powers, metal.....................-........................
Sand mixers, hand and machine........ .......
Shake-out men..............................................
Stock clerks...................................................
Truckers, hand.............................................
Truckers, power.......................................... .
Watchmen.................................................
Working foremen, processing departments.
Women
Chippers and grinders................................ .
Coremakers, hand........................................
Coremakers, tum-over-draw-machine........
Inspectors, class C.......................................-
or
51-250 251
8-50 workers
more
workers
workers
0
0
0
$0.62
$0.55
$0.55
.88
.85
.85
8
8 .72
.60
.73
(3).81
.51
.54
.53
W42
01.0
.64
0
.88
.87
1.00
.85
.83
1.01
.53
.57
.53
0.54
.50
1.08
.41
.53
.50
0
8 .
0
.97
.93
.84
.96
.60
0.55
0
"0 "
Pacific
Middle West
Great Lakes
Establishments with251 or
251 or
or
51-250 251
8-50 workers
more 8-50 51-250 more 8-50 51-250 more
workers
workers workers workers workers workers workers workers
$0.83 $0.90
$1.20
$1.12
$0.96 $0.95 $1.06
.75
1.00
.99
1.18 $1.01
.82 1.00 1.21 $0.74 1.10
1.24 1.24 1.38
1.02
.96
1.09 1.24 1.40
.92
1.29
1.35
0
0.94
0
1.41
.91
1.23
1.17 1.15 0
.86
.70
.86
.76
.92
1.07
1.14 0
0
0_
.84
1.04
1.11
<3).78
.73 0
.91
1.20
.86
.94
1.10
.83
1.17
0
1.05 1.24 1.20
1.03
1.10
1.11
0
1.28 1.14 1.28 1.26 1.35
1.03
1.20
1.25
1.30 1.24 1.60
1.09 1.12
.98
1.19 1.26
1.39
.99 1.18 1.06 1.23 1.39 1.28
1.28
1.18
1.20
1.09
1.47 0
1.60
1.57
.75
.90
1.08
.94
.81
.90
.73
.96
.88
.98
.76
.97
.98
.92
.92
1.09
.76
.72
.91
.87
.84
.89
.73
0.95 1.08
W73 0
.80
.86
.97
.82
.97
0.78 1.05
.74
.81
.85
1.06
1.16 1.16
1.06 01.41
1.28 1.24
.53
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work,
s
qata for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
1.01
1.07
.90
.67
0
.70
.83
a Insufficient number of workers to Justify presentation of an average.
.90
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
28
T a b l e 30 .—Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1for selected plant occupations in Nonferrous Foundries,
United States and selected regions, by size of establishment, January 1945
United States2
Occupation, grade, and sex
8-50
workers
Num
ber of
work
ers
Aver
age
hourly
rates
51-250
workers
Num
ber of
work
ers
Aver
age
hourly
rates
New England
Great Lakes
Pacific
Establishments with—
or 8-50 51-250 251 or 8-50 51-250 251 or 8-50 51-250
8-50 51-250 251
more work
more work work more work work
251 or more work
work work
work work
work
workers
ers
ers
ers ers ers ers ers ers ers ers ers
Num Aver
ber of age
Average hourly rates
work hourly
ers rates
Men
Carpenters, maintenance... 13 $1.05
70 $1.14 115 $1.10
Chippers and grinders......... 978 .86 1,772 .88 1,809 1.06
Coremakers, hand................ 779 1.16 916 1.22 1,511 1.29
Coremakers, turn - over draw-machine_________
33 1.25 183 1.10 747 1.33
2 <*)
32 1.14 236 1.19
Electricians, maintenance..
Oilarris
6 (3)
89 .78 413 .91
15 (3)
103 1.00 391 1.13
Inspectors, class B_______
20
.72
Inspectors, class C_______
80 .82 697 .96
Maintenance men, general
utility................................ 56 1.09 126 1.08 149 1.06
52 1.09 292 1.19
7 (8)
Mechanics, maintenance__
Molders, floor....................... 427 1.26 569 1.28 754 1.47
Molders, hand, bench......... 1,250 1.18 967 1.25 456 l. 25
Molders, machine................ 694 1.23 1,293 1.25 1,565 1.28
Patternmakers, wood.......... 111 1.48 147 1.39 189 1.48
Pourers, metal...................... 200 .88 608 .92 799 1.06
Sand mixers, hand and
machine............................. 210 .80 380 .82 352 .90
Shake-out men..................... 421 (3).83 770 .84 1,457 .93
Stock clerks_____________ 18
35 .89 170 .92
Truckers, hand— ................
7
67 .73 362 .83
Watchmen______________ 95 (3)V65 235
.66
77 .70
Working foremen, proc
essing departments........... 319 1.26 467 1.26 499 1.15
Women
Chippers and grinders......... 27 .68 122 .83 126 .80
Coremakers, hand________ 49 .96
67 .93 118 1.14
8 <3)
65 .72 288 .76
Inspectors, class C...............
1Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
*Indudes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
Middle Atlantic
$1.14 (3) $1.12 $0.96
(3) $1.08
$0.82
.86 1.08 $0.85
.86 1.04
1.C5 1.16 1.20 1.16 1.21 1.21
(3) (3) 1.50
(3) 1.06
1.12 1.01
(3) 1.19
(3)
.72 .79
.95 (3)
(3)
1.10
.98 .95
.66 (3) 1.10 (3)
.80 .81
.95 1.14 1.11 .97 1.06 .97
(3) 1.11 .97
(3)
1.18 1.15 1.37 1.27 1.33 1.44
1.11 1.18 (3) 1.22 1.23 1.35
1.12 1.20 1.21 1.10 1.16 1.35
1.20 (3) 1.60 1.42 1.29 1.39
.97 1.10 .90 .93 1.02
(3)
$1.09
.90
1.29
1.43
(3)
1.35
1.29
1.29
1.62
1.08
$1.24
1.02
1.23
1.22
(3)
.89
1*01
(3)
1.22
1.05
1.28
1.34
1.38
(3)1.02
.79 .81 .84
.85 .91 .98
(3).77 .92
.89 (3).80 .81 .81 (3).82
.87 (3).87 .95 .93
.88
.87
(3)
.
78
.94
(3)
.99 (3)
.71 .75 (3)
79 *87 <3)
.58 .70
.60 .64 .65 .70 .70 ‘.75 .69
1.17 1.32 1.26 1.20 1.24 1.22 1.32 1.21 1.13 1.34
.92
(3).90
>3<
>3)
V/
1.29
.81
(3)
(3)
(3)
.83 (3)
.77 (3)
1.19 1.07 1.02
.74 .71
(3)
$1.17
.85
1.17
(Z)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
1.18
(3)
1.29
1.17
1.32
1.45
.85
.78
1 03
.84
1.06
(3)
1.28
1.25
1.30
1.45
.89
$1.13
1.06
1.35
1.31
1.19
. 95
1 15
199
1.08
1.22
1.50
1.20
1.34
1.51
1.08
$1.00
1.30
1.32
(3)
1.25
.67 .85 .84
(*).89
.92
95 1 19
166 178
(3)
(3)
*Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
(3).82
.67
FOUNDRIES
T a b l e 31. — Average
hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings)1 for selected plant occupations in Ferrous Foundries,
by region and size of community, January 1945
New England
United States
Middle Atlantic
Occupation, grade, and sex
Mm
Carpenters, maintenance_____________
Chippers and grinders...............................
Coremakers, hand......................................
Coremakers, tum-over-draw-machine___
Electricians,' maintenance_____________
Otjarris
____ _
„ ___
Inspectors, class A - - ..——— ___________
Inspectors! class
class B_____-____________
Inspectors]
C
__
Maintenance mAti, general utility
Mechanics, maintenance___________ __
Molders, floor................. -..........................
Molders, hand, bench-----------------------Patternmakers, wood.................................
Pourers,metal..., ...
- --Sand mixers, hand and machine...............
Shake-out men............................................
Truckers, hand
_____
Truckers, power __
- __Watchmen..................................................
Working foremen, processing depart
ments.......................................................
Women
Chippers and grinders
________
Coremakers, hand,. . .
- _______
Inspectors, class O___ _______ . . . . . . . . . . .
Mm
Carpenters maintenance
- Chippers and grinders. ..............................
Coremakers, hand......................................
Coremakers, tum-over-draw-machine___
Electricians, maintenance,
Guards
_____________ _________
Inspectors, class A _ ______ . . . . . . . . _
Inspectors, class B __ __________________
Inspectors,
_________
Maintenanceclass
men,O general utility
Mechanics, maintenance. _____________
Molders, floor—----- -------------------------Molders, hand, benqh................................
Molders, machine.......................................
Patternmakers, wood.................................
Pourers, metal
_ _ ____________
Sand mixers, hand and machine _ _
Shake-out
men-------------------------------Rtnclr clerks
__ _ _________1____
Truckers hand
___
Truckers
power
- - __Watchmen
___ ______________
Working foremen, processing depart
ments.......................................................
Womm
flWnnors and errinders
Coremakersnlass
handfj
- ___
TncnAntnrs
100,000
or more
$1.00
1.10
1.18
1.28
1.15
.84
1.09
1.03
.87
1.05
1.08
1.08
1.05
1.28
1.35
$1.04
1.04
1.25
1.21
1.10
.79
1.05
.99
.90
.94
1.08
.79
.97
.67
1.14
.92
.92
.87
100,000
$0.82
.72
1.06
.92
(3)
(2)
1.22
.86
.68
.89
.86
.82
.90
.70
1.17
1.01
.88
Under
(2) .77
1.27
1.00
1.33
1.35
1.19
1.33
1.34
.95
1.01
.88
.79
.76
1.00
(2)
(2)
.68
.61
1.09
.66
(2)
.76
100,000
or more
$0.96
.82
1.11
1.19
1.01
.73
.94
(2)
.84
.90
.96
1.16
1.10
1.23
1.09
.85
.81
.84
.74
.77
.77
.64
1.05
(2)
Great Lakes
Middle West
$1.02
1.18
1.25
1.29
1.18
.89
1.24
1.05
.88
1.08
$1.07
1.12
1.34
1.34
1.11
.83
1.13
1.00
.94
1.02
1.08
1.27
1.26
1.41
1.41
1.00
.95
.94
.87
.85
.93
.71
1.16
$0.80
.73
1.03
.95
.84
.50
(2)
(2)\7 8
.84
.89
.97
1.00
1.14
.97
.69
.69
(2) .72
(2)
(2)
(2)
.97
.87
1.13
.80
.61
1.11
1.10
1.10
1.30
1.45
1.11
.93
1.09
.89
.84
.97
.69
1.16
.95
.94
.88
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
827274°—49----- 3
Border States
Southeast
Communities of—
Under
. 100,000
29
.80
.67
Under
100,000
100,000
or more
$1.00
1.05
1.06
1.22
1.05
.83
1.08
.93
.68
1.04
.98
$0.99
.99
1.20
1.25
1.07
.83
1.14
1.01
.85
1.03
1.05
1.18
1.15
1.34
1.33
.94
.83
1.10
1.09
1.23
1.17
.93
.79
.95
.82
.71
.95
.59
1.07
.95
\7 3
1.11
1.21
1.13
1.13
1.19
.86
.76
.75
.73
.73
.83
.70
1.12
.70
.63
1.11
1.17
.62
(2)
.97
1.08
.93
.98
1.42
.59
.67
.57
(2)
.60
1.16
100,000
or more
G)
1.16
1.36
1.09
1.01
(2)
\4 1
(2)
.83
.97
.99
.98
88
1.03
.73
.77
.76
0
$0.50
.96
1.06
1.08
1.02
1.13
1.15
1.32
.76
(3)
(2)
.86
.73
.82
.64
.92
.80
.86
.67
.74
.50
.52
.49
(!)
.40
0
1.05
.76
.79
$0.79
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
.88
(2)
1.07
1.10
.86
1.27
.75
.65
.65
((2)2)
.54
1.18
(2)
0
(2)
(2)
(2)
.98
.95
.90
(2)
$0.77
1.06
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
1.04
1.06
1.10
1.08
.83
.77
.77
(2)
(2)
.61
1.07
$0 79
.60
(2) .87
1.01
.64
G)
(2)
.57
.93
.87
.97
.90
84
.98
.54
.58
.58
(2)
(2) .54
.50
1.04
.41
.53
<2)
Mountain
$1.04
.70
1.08
(2)
^ 1.06
(2)
100,000
or more
.68
.65
1.12
Under
100,000
(2)
(3)
.82
(2)
1.00
.79
.71
(2)
(2)
$0.67
$0.80
.70
(2) .98
.88
.82
.79
.84
.72
1.13
Southwest
$0.89
1.23
1.05
.93
1.03
.71
.93
.84
.74
.83
Under
100,000
Pacific
$0.99
1.25
$1.17
.99
(2) 1.27
1.26
.86
1.07
1.12
.97
1.17
1.21
1.21
(2)
1.23
1.45
.97
.92
(2)
1.48
1.20
1.28
1.28
1.34
1.57
.92
.97
.90
1.06
.96
1.05
.80
1.27
((2)2)
(2)
3 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
.85
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
30
T able
32.— Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1for selected plant occupations in Nonferrous Foundries,
United States and selected regions, by size of community, January 1945
United States s
New England
Middle Atlantic
Occupation, grade, and sex
Under
Men
ftarpAiitArR, maintenance _ . _
Chippers and grinders...............................
Coremakers, hand......................................
Coremakers, tum-over-draw-machine___
Electricians, maintenance..
Guards
-r. .
- __
Inspectors, class A________ __________
Inspectors, class B__________________
^
_ _
Maintenance men, general utility______
Mechanics, -maintenance..,
Molders, floor______ ________________
Molders, hand, bench...______________
Molders, machine____ -______________
Patternmakers, wood________________
Pourers. mAtal_________________________
Sand mixers, hand and machine_______
Shake-out men...........................................
Stock clerk s______________________ ____
TViiclrArs,
hand
____________________
Watchmen...................................................
Working foremen, processing depart
ments.......................................................
Women
f/hippflfs and grinder**
- ___
Coremakers, hand ____________ ____ __
Inspectors, class C.................................—
100,000
or more
$1.08
’ .86
1.15
1.28
1.14
.95
1.18
1.11
.94
$1.12
.96
1.25
1.29
1.19
.87
1.19
1.09
.95
1.00
1.11
1.19
1.27
1.11
1.26
1.27
.98
.85
.88
1.01
1.15
1.37
1.24
1.29
1.51
.99
.85
.89
Under
100,000
(?)
0
1.10
0
0
0
.82
1.25
.75
.89
.85
.83
1.07
.74
.68
Under
100,000
$0.93
.90
1.05
.99
.98
0
0
0
0
8
(?)
1.08
.94
.65
1.26
.86
.75
.78
.68
.94
.87
.92
1.33
1.04
1.07
1.36
.87
.76
.71
.75
.63
.63
1.09
1.20
1.14
1.19
1.34
1.05
.87
.85
.96
1.14
.88
.72
.63
1.08
100,000
or more
$1.10
.91
1.16
1.50
1.19
.93
1.10
1.09
1.05
$0.76
.87
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
a Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
The industry in the Border States, Southeast, Mountain and Pacific regions
is located predominantly in the larger cities.
Middle West
Communities of—
100,000
Inspectors, class
Great Lakes
0
.69
100,000
oi more
$1.09
.90
1.21
1.08
1.12
.76
1.14
.97
.80
1.07
1.09
1.32
1.26
Under
100,000
$1.15
.87
1.19
1.29
1.19
1.02
1.33
.95
.82
.82
.85
.75
.64
1.26
1.25
1.13
.97
1.04
1.21
1.24
1.12
1.26
1.24
1.01
.90
.93
1.06
.79
.63
1.07
.81
1.08
.73
.75
.81
.90
1.22
100,000
or more
$1.11
1.01
1.33
1.33
1.18
.89
1.33
1.14
.98
Under
100,000
0
$0.82
1.19
0
0
.99
1.42
1.35
1.57
1.11
1.21
1.48
1.22
1.35
1.59
1.02
.87
.93
.89
.87
.75
0
.86
.76
.72
.76
.63
1.21
1.14
.75
.88
100,000
or more
(*)$0.75
.97
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.77
.69
.82
.73
.73
0
0
1.12
0
1.05
1.15
1.07
1.25
m
b)
* Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average,
31
FOUNDRIES
T able
33.— Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1for selected plant occupations in Ferrous Foundries,
United States and selected regions, by unionization , January 1945
United States
Occupation, grade, and sex
Union establish
ments
Average hourly rates in-
Nonunion establish
ments
New England
Middle Atlantic
Border States
Number Average Number Average Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion
of
hourly
of
hourly establish establish establish establish establish establish
ments
ments
ments
ments ments
workers rates workers rates
ments
Men
On.rpftnt.Ars, mn.intftnn.nftA
Ohippftrs and grinders
___
Coremakfirs, hand ___ . _
Coremakersj tum-over-draw-machine___
Ele-fttrioians, maintenance
— Guards
__ __________________
Inspectors, class B
___________
Inspectors class O ............
Maintenance men, general utility
Mechanics, maintenance
' ___
Molders, floor _ _____,
Molders' hand, bench
___
Molders' machine - ^
Patternmakers, wood _
Pourers, metall_____________________
Sand mixers, hand and machine _ _
Shake-nut, men
Stock clerks _____ _______________
Truckers, hand
..........
.
________
Trucker,sj power __
Watchmen _ _
__
__ __
Working foremen, processing
ments
__
. _depart
Women
Phinnore end errinders
Onremakftrs hand
Inspectors, class C_ _ ____ _________
$1.04
1.10
1.27
1.27
1.13
.82
1.02
.89
.98
688
18,454
6,709
1,947
1,285
1,418
1,522
1,739
1,614
1,271
8,158
3,204
9,987
1,534
2,798
3,065
6,397
675
1,319
1,398
1,009
2,135
1.10
1.21
1.19
1.32
1.38
1.01
.90
.99
.88
.83
.94
.71
1.18
508
447
724
.88
1.02
.82
71
2,837
1,573
88
91
116
92
159
286
145
2,465
1,450
1,756
237
422
708
1,356
107
166
45
$0.84
.82
1.01
.89
.99
.68
.85
.80
.94
.96
1.04
1.02
1.22
1.11
587
.78
.75
.75
.79
.67
.80
.58
L 10
73
136
23
.64
.73
.57
221
$0.92
.80
1.19
1.23
.99
.73
W.87
.87
.94
1.29
1.15
1.27
1.22
.86
.81
.81
.74
.78
.75
.65
1.06
.68
.86
.66
$0.97
.76
.94
(a)
0
.71
.88
(a)
1.06
.97
1.19
.99
.82
.74
.78
$1.01
1.04
1.21
1.25
1.07
.83
.99
.86
1.06
1.04
$0.87
.76
.94
(a)1.02
(a)
0
.72
.81
1.02
.58
1.05
.70
1.13
1.05
1.04
1.24
1.08
.83
.69
.72
.79
.81
(a)
.63
1.06
.76
.85
1.17
.72
0
0
0
b>
(a)
1.20
1.16
1.32
1.30
.95
.85
.95
.83
.74
.88
$0.85
.93
.98
1.30
1.13
(a) .87
.81
(a)1.06
.99
1.03
1.16
1.07
.95
.85
.89
(a) .74
.82
0
0
0
0
0
$0.78
.99
.82
.47
.97
1.03
.97
.90
.67
.71
0
.54
.68
.92
1.00
.76
<a) .79
Average hourly rates in-—
Men
Oarpentors, maintenance
___
Ohippers and grinders
Onremakers, hand
Coremakers, tum-over-draw-machine___
Electricians, maintenance.., , ............
Guards
Inspectors, class "R
Inspector® class O
Maintenance men, general utility
Mechanics, maintenance
Moldem, floor
__ __
Mnlders, hand, bench
___ ___
Mnlders, machine
_ __
Patternmakers, wood________________
Pnnrers, metal,..
Sand mixers, hand and machine_______
Sha^e-out men
__ ___________ _
Stock clerks ______ ______________ _
Trucker®
hand
UVnolrorc TWnTAI1
Watchmen
n..rI1M
- ___
Working foremen, processing depart
ments __________________-______
Women
dilnnarc and arrindftrs
rinromoIrnrQ honH
TnenantnrQ class O
Southwest
Pacific
Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion
establish establish establish establish establish establish establish establish establish establish
ments ments ments
ments
ments
ments ments ments
ments
ments
$0.76
.61
.91
<2)1.01
0
.64
.57
.95
.86
.99
.98
.79
.98
.55
.59
(2) .58
.55
0
.52
1.02
0
i Excludes premium pay lor overtime and night work.
Middle West
Great Lakes
Southeast
(s)$0.54
.82
(a)
(a)
(2)
(2) .80
(a)
.90
.70
.93
.81
.51
.54
.53
0
.46
.44
1.05
<a)
.41
.53
$1.06
1.18
1.34
1.31
1.17
.87
1.05
.91
1.07
1.12
1.24
1.21
1.35
1.48
1.06
.95
1.05
.89
.85
.97
.72
1.17
.96
1.05
.85
.85
.82
.83
.80
.56
$0.87
1.10
1.05
.91
.93
.70
.83
.75
.83
.92
1.18
1.04
1.13
1.13
.81
.76
.75
.71
.73
.82
.71
1.12
1.10
1.01
.66
.70
.59
.65
$0.78
.91
1.07
.84
.98
.74
.86
.89
.98
.90
1.03
1.12
1.22
1.17
.98
.86
<a)
.77
(a)$0.76
.98
(3) .99
.84
(a) .83
1.14
1.08
1.13
1.15
.96
.75
.70
.72
.75
0
0
.62
$0.98
.66
1.08
(a)1.18
.62
(a)$0.74
1.09
1.04
(2)
0
(a)1.00
(a)
1.07
1.12
.90
1.29
.73
.69
.65
(a)
.76
.98
1.06
1.01
.89
1.29
.64
.65
.58
(a) .61
.54
1.17
(a)
1.18
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
$1.17
1.00
1.28
<a)1.26
$0.97
1.15
.86
1.12
.97
1.18
1.19
1.20
1.27
1.28
1.24
1.59
.92
.97
.90
1.06
.96
1.05
.83
1.28
0
0
0
.91
2Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
1.34
1.26
1.87
1.37
.99
.88
1.25
580
32
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
T able 34.—Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1for selected plant occupations in Nonferrous Foundries,
United States and selected regions, by unionization, January 1945
United States 3
Occupation, grade, and sex
1Men
Carpenters, maintenance..........................
Chippers and grinders...............................
Coremakers, hand.....................................
Coremakers, tum-over-draw-machine___
Electricians, maintenance.........................
Guards........................................................
Inspectors, class B .....................................
Inspectors, class C.....................................
Maintenance men, general utility............
Mechanics, maintenance...........................
Molders, floor.............................................
Molders, hand, bench................................
Molders, machine......................................
Patternmakers, wood................................
Powers, metal...........................................
Sand mixers, hand and machine...............
Shake-out men...........................................
Stock clerks............................................
Truckers, hand..........................................
Watchmen..................................................
Working foremen, processing depart
ments.......................................................
Women
Chippers and grinders..................... .........
Coremakers, hand......................................
Inspectors, class C.....................................
Union establish Nonunion estab New England
ments
lishments
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Pacific
Non
Non Union Non Union Non
Number Average Number Average Union
union Union
estab union estab union
estab union
of howly
of howly estab
estab
lish lish lish lish- lish estab
lish estab
workers rates workers rates ments
lish ments
lish
ments
ments
ments
ments
ments
ments
148
2,978
2,108
831
256
449
429
707
195
322
1,177
1,233
2,277
270
1,118
578
2,094
199
343
258
771
132
158
307
$1.12
.98
1.27
1.31
1.18
.90
1.12
.97
1.08
1.18
1.39
1.25
1.29
1.44
$1.09
.89
1.16
1.12
1.13
.78
1.00
.78
1.07
1.04
1.27
1.21
1.28
1.46
.92
.81
.84
.80
.71
.61
1.24
$1.10
.97
1.19
1.50
1.19
.93
1.20
50
1,581
1,098
132
14
59
80
90
136
29
573
1,440
1,275
177
489
364
554
24
93
149
514
.81
.76
143
76
54
.88
.79
.73
.77
1.01
.87
.90
.92
.84
.70
1.12
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
*Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
Average howly rates in—
1.10
1.10
1.11
(3)
1.24
1.16
1.22
1.45
1.07
.88
.88
.88
.94
(3)
1.21
$1.09
.85
1.08
(3)
(3)
(3).66
.99
1.17
1.12
1.13
1.20
1.01
.84
.76
(3)
.60
1.26
00
.77
.67
$1.07
.91
1.20
$1.01
.89
1.18
1.14
1.06
.78
.96
.78
1.01
.93
1.33
1.23
1.16
1.37
.90
.80
.81
.78
.70
.62
1.26
.84
1.07
.72
00
1.21
1.02
1.07
.74
.97
.82
1.04
1.06
1.32
1.26
1.21
1.31
.83
.81
.85
.79
.71
1.17
$1.13
1.03
1.34
1.33
1.19
.96
1.14
.98
1.07
$1.10
.87
1.18
1.08
1.20
1.47
1.21
1.33
1.48
1.04
.90
.94
.95
.88
.74
1.16
.74
.87
1.11
(3)
1.29
1.18
1.34
1.48
.85
.82
.87
(3).79
.64
1.23
1.17
.79
.80
.90
.74
1.21
1.02
$1.19
1.05
1.30
1.35
1.29
.91
1.08
.95
1.14
1.19
1.32
1.32
1.32
1.64
$1.
l!
1.
.88
1.02
1.23
1.05
1.30
1.32
1.36
1.61
1.03
.94
.89
1.12
.96
.94
(3).94
.77
1.33
.92
<*>.91
1.28
.89
(3)
3 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
FOUNDRIES
T able
33
35.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings)1 for selected plant occupations in Ferrous Foundries,
United States and selected regions, by method of wage payment, January 1945
United States *
Occupation, grade, and sex
Average hourly rates in—
Time workers Incentive
workers New England
Num Aver
ber of age
work hourly
ers rates
Middle
Atlantic
Num Aver Time Incen Time
ber of age
tive
work hourly work
work work
ers rates ers ers ers
Border States Great Lakes Middle West
Incen Time incen Time
tive
tive
work work- work* work
ers
ers ers
Pacific
Incen Time Incen Time
tive
tive
work work
work work
ers
ers ers
ers
Incen
tive
work
ers
Men
Chippers and grinders...................
Coremakers, hand..........................
Coremakers, turn-over-drawmachine.......................................
Inspectors, class B__......................
Inspectors, class C_........................
Molders, floor.................................
Molders, hand, bench....................
Molders, machine...........................
Pourers, metal................................
Sand mixers, hand and machine__
Shake-out men........................
Women
Chippers and grinders............
Coremakers, hand...................
Inspectors, class C_................
11,312
4,660
284
1,481
1,643
7,869
2,993
2,283
2,219
2,925
4,962
398
158
677
$0.86 9,979 $1.29 $0.74 $0.99 $0.86 $1.24 $0.72 $1.49 $0.88 $1.30 $0.75 $1.70 $0.99
1.08 3,622 1.40 1.02 1.30 1.03 1.34 .95 1.14 1.09 1.48 1.00 1.06 1.24 $1.76
.95 1,751 1.31 1.11 1.25 1.00 1.30 (3) 1.36 .90 1.33
.94 (*)
.99 133 1.21 (3)
.99
.87
.84 ....... 1.12
1.01 1.27
.85 255 1.10 .72 1.06 .79 1.03
.97
.99 .80
.87 1.13 .73
1.12 2,754 1.34 1.06 1.49 1.09 1.34
2.10
1.02 1.23 1.25
1.06
1.14
1.43
1.09 1,661 1.23 1.01 1.19 1.04 1.21
1.71
1.11 1.15 1.26 1.07 1.13 1.26
1.05 9,460 1.37 1.01 1.30 1.03 1.37
1.98
.97
1.21 1.21
1.24
1.04
1.38
.91 1,001 1.11 .75 1.00 .90 .99
.92
1.14
.80
1.67 1.00
(*)
.81 848 1.08 .73 .97 .79 .96
.97
1.19 .86 1.10 .74 (*)
.81 2,791 1.18 .70 1.01 .76 1.20
.99 .87 1.20 .72 1.00 .90
.75
.67
.80
183 1.08
425 1.06
70 .90
.67
.72
.58
(*).93
.78
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
* Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
.80 1.02
(«).72 1.17
(3)
.74 1.10
.63 1.07
.84 .95
.75
(*).78
.85
.70
.55
* Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
T a b l e 36 .—Average hourly wage rates ( straight-time hourly earnings)1for selected plant occupations
in Nonferrous Foundries, United States and selected regions, by method of wage payment, Janu-
ary 1945
United States *
occupation, grade, and sex
Average hourly rates in
work New England Middle Atlantic Great Lakes
Time workers Incentive
ers
Num Average Num Average Time Incen Time Incen Time Incen
ber of hourly ber of hourly
tive
tive
tive
workers rates workers rates workers workers workers workers workers workers
Men
Chippers and grinders............................
Coremakers, hand..................................
Coremakers, turn-over-draw-machine..
Inspectors, class B..................................
Inspectors, class C..................................
Molders, floor..... ........................
Molders, hand, bench.................
Molders, machine........................
Pourers. metal. ...........................
Sand mixers, hand and machine.
Shake-out men............................
Women
Chippers and grinders..
Coremakers, hand........
Inspectors, class C........
3,516 $0.88 1,043 $1.18 $0.84 $1.07 $0.85 $1.10 $0.86
2,336 1.17 870 1.41 1.13 1.17 1.15 1.36 1.20
1.27
640 1.22 323 1.42 (3)
1.51 1.07 (8)
1.04
351 1.03
158 1.26 .98 1.11
.97
.91
610 .88 187 1.15
1.10
.66
.76 1.09
1,212
1.24
538 1.61 1.15 1.52 1.24 1.59 1.26
2,222
1.18 451 1.38 1.11 1.21
1.36 1.16
2,183 1.20 1,369 1.43 1.13 1.24 1.20
1.11
1.33 1.19
1,189 .93
.94
418 1.15 1.01 1.09 .90 1.18
845 .83
1.02
.86
97 .98 .83
.95
.79
1,751
.82 897 1.01
.84
.90
.79
.91
.78
211
190
310
.78
.73
1.01
64
44
51
.89
.91
1.12
.75
.78
.68
.80
.70
1.02
.83
1.25
.81
.80
1.07
.74
$1.24
1.51
1.41
1.44
1.19
1.65
1.50
1.50
1.16
.98
1.04
.84
1.14
.93
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
* Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately. No incentive workers were reported for these
occupational classifications in the Southeast, Southwest, and Mountain regions.
9 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
34
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
37.— Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1for selected plant occupations in Ferrous Foundries,
by wage area, January 1945
Men
Carpenters, maintenance.....................
Chippers and grinders..........................
Coremakers, hand................................
Coremakers, tum-over-draw-machine_
Electricians, maintenance.................__
Inspectors, class B...........................
Inspectors, class O......................... .
Maintenance men, general UtilityMechanics, maintenance............... .
Millwrights......................................
Molders, hand, bench.........................
Molders, floor......................................
Molders, machine..........................................
Patternmakers, wood...................................
Pourers, metal.....................................
Sand mixers, hand and machine _
Shake-out men....................... ......
Women
Chippers and grinders.
Inspectors, class 0 .......
Men
Carpenters, maintenance....................
Chippers and grinders..................................
Coremakers, hand.......................................
Coremakers, tum-over-draw-machine.......
Electricians, maintenance...........................
Inspectors, class B.......................................
Inspectors, class C........................................
Maintenance men, general utility................
Mechanics, maintenance............................
Millwrights................................................
Molders, hand, bench.................................
Molders, floor...................................... .......
Molders, machine........................................
Patternmakers, wood....... ..........................
Pourers, metal..............................................
Sand mixers, hand and machine..................
Shake-out men....................................
Women
Chippers and grinders.........................
Inspectors, class C...............................
In
Co
Chi Cin
Balti Bos Buffa Can Chat
Den De Hous dian
ta cago,
cin Cleve lum Daymore, ton, lo, ton, nooga,
ton, ver, troit, ton, apolis,
nati, land,
bus,
Md. Mass. N .Y . Ohio Tenn.
Mich.
Tex.
Ind.
Ohio Ohio Ohio Ohio Colo.
$1.01 $1.12 $0.78 $1.09
0
(2) $0.82
1.06 1.16 .64 1.14
$1.23
1.02 1.14 1.20 1.20
.91 1.35
1.36 (2) 1.29 1.13
1.22 1.05 1.10 1.20 1.01 1.07
1.01
.88
.97
.85 .78 (2)
.85
.97
1.09 (2) 0.80 1.04
(2)
<2)
1.00
1.20
1.05 1.16 (2).92 (2).92
(2) 0
1.20 1.23
.98 1.24
(2) 1.12
1.12 1.25 1.25 1.01 1.24
1.17
1.45 1.13 1.38 1.19 .95 1.42
1.18 1.11 1.31 1.41 .92 1.47
(2) (2) 1.07 .92 .51 .96
.74 .78 .90 .87 .61 .88
.75 1.03 .82 .60 .88
1.01
.76
.80
0
.88
1.20
0
0
.73
1.03
0
1.20
1.21
1.34
1.25
.80
.79
.78
0
$1.05
1.14
1.50
1.45
1.09
.99
.89
1.06
1.16
1.08
1.30
1.38
1.48
1.60
1.05
1.09
1.01
0
.83
$0.90
0
$1.11
$1.04 .75
1.36 1.41 1.06
1.26 0
1.12 1.20
0'
.97 1.21 0
.83 1.03 0
1.12 1.15 1.12
1.07 1.23 0
1.09 1.17
1.17 1.48 1.07
1.19 1.31 1.04
1.41 1.37 1.10
1.08 1.28
1.08 1.00 0.77
1.04 1.08 .74
1.16 1.00 .70
$1.19 0 $0.89 $1.
1.36 $0.73 1.12
1.43 1.14 1.12 l!
0
0
1.24 1.06
0
"0
1.11
0
.98 (2) 1.36
.92
1.35 0
1.22
1.03
.97
1.16 (2)
0
1.35 1.20 1.12
1.47 1.16 1.20
1.57 .96 1.21
1.42 1.48 1.05
1.03 .83 1.04
1.06 .66 .97
.95
1.04 .63 .83
1.25
.89
.80
0
.84
Mil
wau
kee,
Wis.
Min New- Phila Pitts Port Read* San Se South Syra To
Wa Wil
del
neap wark,
ter- ming
land, ing, Fran
attle, Bend, cuse, ledo, Tulsa,
olis, N. J. phia, burgh,
cisco,
bury,
Okla.
ton,
Minn.
Pa. Pa. Oreg. Pa. Calif. Wash. Ind. N. Y. Ohio
Conn. Del.
$0.90
1.15
1.28
1.36
.97
.96
.88
.92
.84
.99
1.31
1.29
1.43
1.09
.91
.90
.89
$1.09 $0.95
0
0
$0.82
$0.87
1.07 .97
1.05 1.20 1.43 1.13
1.02 1.14
(2) 1.27
(2) 1.05 1.12 1.06
.92 1.09 1.03
.97 .88
(2).95 1.03
(2) 1.01
1.04
1.12 1.05
(2)
1.00
0
(2) 1.03
1.07 1.19 1.26 1.15
1.08 1.22 1.27 1.12
1.01 1.31 1.30 1.22
1.39 1.35
.77 .87 1.04
Or 1.19
.82 .76 .81 .83
.82 .76 .79 .88
.67
.75
.78
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
.92
.82
.82
$0.85
Los
Ange
les,
Cain.
:
Occupation, grade, and sex
SSS2SS : S 8 S 2
T able
.74
<2)
$1.17 $0.92 0 $1.22
$1.17
$0.94
0
.94 $1.08 1.03 $1.01 $0.80
1.02
1.32 $6.77 .93 01.20
1.28 1.06 1.28 1.25 1.22 1.03 1.51 1.02 1.17 $1.06
1.25
(2) 0.92 0
0
0
1.22
1.23 .96 0
.94
0
0
0
0
.85 0
1.24
1.03
0
(2)
.77
.83 .73 .88
.84
0
.84 0
1.11
l.i 2 1.03 .91
1.00
0
.94 1.28
1.20
"lA S 0
0
0
.98
0
0
1.30 1.12 1.30 1.26 1.34 .96 1.39 1.04 1.02
1.27 1.19 1.29 1.25 1.27 1.16 1.26 1.08 1.14 1.12
1.27 1.34 1.29 1.11 1.45 1.22 1.72 .90 1.16 1.10
1.63 1.05 1.59 1.63
1.13 1.11 1.10
0
1.00 1.05
.98 1.07 0
.74 0
1.35
0
0
1.05 .77 .95 1.01 1.05 .78 .86 .77 .88
.96 .78 .95 .95 1.04 .92 .87 .75 .96
.87
0
0
0
.59
0
.60
0
0
0
.72
2 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
%
8
35
FOUNDRIES
T able 38.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings)1for selected plant occupations in Nonferrous Foundries,
by wage area, January 1945
Occupation, grade, and sex
Men
Chippers and grinders..........................
Coremakers, hand....... ........................
Coremakers, turn-over-draw-machine.
Inspectors, class B................................
Inspectors, class O................................
Maintenance men, general utility----Mechanics, maintenance---------------Molders, floor.......................................
Molders, hand, bench..........................
Molders, machine........... .....................
Patternmakers, wood...........................
Pourers. metal......................................
Sand mixers, hand and machine.........
Shake-out men.....................................
Women
Chippers and grinders.
Coremakers, hand___
Inspectors, class O___
Men
Chippers and grinders...................—
Coremaker, hand..................................
Coremakers, tum-over-draw-machine.
Inspectors, class B................................
Inspectors, class O................................
Maintenance men, general utility----Mechanics, maintenance.....................
Molders, floor.......................................
Molders, hand, bench.........................
Molders, machine................................
Patternmakers, wood...........................
Pourers. metal......................................
Sand mixers, hand and machine.........
Shake-out men.....................................
Women
Chippers and grinders.
Coremakers, hand.......
Inspectors, class C-----
Los
Balti Bir Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincin Cleve Denver, Detroit, Indian
more, ming
nati, land, Colo. Mich. apolis,
Mass. N. Y. HI.
Ind. Angeles,
Calif.
Md. ham,
Ohio Ohio
Ala.
$0.79
1.04
(2).87
1.03
1.21
1.02
.95
1.34
.94
.79
.76
.88
.96
1.10
1.16
0
.65
(2).61
.74
$0.89
1.15
(2)
(2)
(2)
1.16
1.16
1.24
(*)1.04
.80
.76
0
(J)
(3 )
.68
$0.99
1.19
(2)1.06
1.08
1.05
1.44
1.18
1.24
$0.84
1.29
1.62
.93
.93
1.10
1.14
.99
.89
1.18
1.24
1.20
1.48
1.67
.93
.83
.90
(2).94
(2>
(»)
0
$0.86
1.20
(2).73
.64
1.06
(2)1.22
1.40
1.33
.80
.76
.72
0
$1.07
1.37
((3)2)
1.08
1.15
1.10
1.46
1.15
1.47
1.24
.80
.91
.88
0
.95
.94
$0.91
1.12
(2)
1.07
1.03
1.16
1.23
.89
.79
.83
.90
(2)
$0.85
1.26
1.08
<2)
$0.91
1.29
(2)1.05
(2)
(2)1.29
1.22
1.13
(2).96
.81
.85
(2)
(2)
1.38
1.34
1.34
0
0
.91
.82
.84
(2)
(2)
$0.88
1.20
1.23
(2).80
1.06
<2)1.39
1.27
$0.92
1.18
.91
.93
.72
.89
.78
.81
<2)1.37
1.23
1.26
1.30
.72
.70
1.14
.77
(3)
(*)
.72
1.20
$1.15
1.45
$0.75
1.08
1.12
.99
1.07
1.13
1.58
1.27
1.37
1.46
1.14
.87
.96
(2)
1.12
1.08
<2)
.75
.75
.75
$1.23
1.42
1.41
1.47
1.29
(a)1.30
1.37
1.37
1.25
1.20
1.26
1.16
.91
$0.82
1.13
<2>
.76
0
1.33
1.19
1.13
1.69
.85
.74
.74
$1.01
1.25
1.22
1.05
.94
1.18
1.14
1.33
1.33
1.34
1.60
1.06
.95
.92
.64
0
.50
Mil Minne
New Phila Pitts
waukee, apolis, Newark,
York, delphia, burgh,
Wis. Minn. N. J. N. Y. Pa.
Pa.
>Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
$0.66
.91
.92
0
0
San
St.
Syra
Fran Seattle, Springfield, Louis, cuse,
cisco, Wash. Mass.
Mo. N. Y.
Calif.
$1.09
1.33
1.38
(2)
(2)
1.37
1.35
1.36
<2)
.98
.97
$1.06
1.28
(2)
1.14
1.28
1.27
<2)
((2)2)
.97
.95
$0.84
1.27
(2)
(2)
1.31
1.26
1.24
1.60
.99
.89
(2)
$0.77
.96
(2)
M
(3)
.92
1.04
(2)1.18
1.07
1.42
.83
.74
.75
.77
<2>
.77
(2>
1.10
1Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
$1.14
1.22
0
.77
.98
1.23
1.32
1.46
1.49
.83
.78
.83
0
0
M
Iron and Steel Forgings
The study included establishments with 8 or
more workers primarily producing light and heavy
forgings with or without the use of dies, such as
chains, anchors, axles, frogs, and forged parts for
automotive and railway equipment, and machin
ery. Nonferrous forging establishments were ex
cluded. The study also excluded forging opera
tions carried on in connection with rolling mills
or other establishments that produce forgings for
further fabrication in the production of their final
products. The scope corresponds to industry 3392
as defined in the 1941 edition of the Standard
Industrial Classification Mafiual issued by the
Bureau of the Budget.
The information contained in this study was
based on a sample of 168 establishments with
nearly 46,000 workers, representing approximately
three-fourths of the establishments with 8 or more
workers in the industry. Available estimates in
dicate that there were approximately 62,500
workers in the ferrous forging industry in January
1945, the date of the study.
T able 39.—Percentage distribution of plant workers in Iron and Steel Forging establishments by straight-time average
hourly earningsJ United States and selected regions, January 1945
Average hourly earnings *
. ______________
Under 50.0
cents___________
fift.0-fi4.fl
c e n ts
__ __ ____
_ __ _ _
55.0-59.9 cents_____________________ _______
60.0-64.9 cents.........................................................
65.0-69.9 cents____________________________
70.0-74.9 cents______________ ______________
75.0-79.9 cents.........................................................
80.0-84.9 cents.........................................................
85.0-89.9 cents.........................................................
90.0-94.9 cents.........................................................
95.0-99.9 cents.........................................................
100.0-104.9 cents......................................................
105.0-109.9 cents......................................................
110.0-114.9 cents......................................................
115.0-119.9 cents......................................................
120.0-124.9 cents......................................................
125.0-129.9 cents......................................................
130.0-134.9 cents......................................................
135.0-139.9 cents......................................................
140.0-144.9 cents......................................................
145.0-149.9 cents......................................................
150.0-159.9 cents......................................................
160.0-169.9 cents......................................................
170.0-179.9 cents......................................................
180.0-189.9 cents......................................................
190.0-199.9 cents......................................................
2ftft.ft-2ft9.9 c e n ts _ _ .
__r
210.0-219.9
cents....................................................
.
flpft.A-ppfl.A c e n ts
.
__________
230.0-239.9 cents......................................................
74ft.ft-9.4QQ rents _ _ _ _ _
9fift ft-9fiQ A re n ts _ _____
9fift.ft—9fifl.Q c e n ts __ __ _
fi7ft,ft-fl79 A c e n ts
280.0-289.9 c e n ts ,
„ _ _ _______
_ _
_ ____________
290.0-299.9 cents___________________________
300.0 cents and over...............................................
Total—........................................................
Number of workers_________ ____ ____________
Average hourly earnings1................................
United States a
All workers
Men
(«)
(8)
0.2
.4
.7
1.6
2.6
5.7
9.1
7.9
8.0
6.0
6.6
6.2
5.8
4.4
3.4
3.2
2.6
3.0
2.2
2.4
3.4
2.2
2.4
2.1
1.1
2.2
1.1
.7
.8
.3
.4
.2
.1
.1
.1
.8
100.0
55,600
$1.18
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
3 Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
0.2
.2
.5
2.3
4.7
6.3
7.9
8.0
6.3
7.0
6.7
5.7
4.8
3.8
3.6
1.2
All workers in—
Women
New England
(8)
(3)
(8)
0.4
2.4
2.8
4.7
5.3
14.9
24.2
20.4
6.0
3.3
3.1
0.1
.6
1.3
4.1
7.3
10.4
12.6
11.2
8.7
6.7
1.8
6.0
6.5
.8
.5
.3
3.3
2.4
2.6
3.8
2.4
.3
.4
.3
.3
2.3
1.2
2.4
.2
5.0
4.0
2.5
2.9
1.5
1.7
1.2
1.4
2.5
1.7
1.7
.2
.1
1.2
1.2
2.8
2.6
1.2
.8
.9
.3
.4
.6
.1
.9
.4
.3
* .l
.2
.2
.1
.1
.1
(3)
U
.9
.3
.1
.1
.1
.1
100.0
100.0
50,000
$1.21
100.0
5,600
$0.86
5,650
$1.06
8 Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
«$2.10 and over.
Middle
Atlantic Great Lakes
($)
(3)
' 0.3
0.1
*3
.4
.3
1.0
3.2
.8
2! 9
2! 2
9.5
4.3
12.0
6.8
9.1
9.2
7.3
7.6
6.3
5.2
8.2
5.9
6.6
5.2
4.8
6.4
3.9
4.6
3.5
2.9
3.3
2.9
2.7
2.4
3.3
2.7
2.6
1.3
2.8
1.7
3.8
2.8
2.4
1.8
1.9
2.8
2.5
1.7
1.1
1.46
3.1
1.5
.3
.4
•2
.2
.1
(3)
(»)
(3)
.1
.2
1.0
1.1
.3
.5
.2
.1
.2
.1
1.1
Pacific
6.2
1.7
3.3
1.6
4.0
6.0
8.6
5.8
6.5
8.7
7.6
5.0
5.9
3.8
3.5
7.0
4.4
6.1
2.5
1.3
.5
.7
.5
.5
.9
.4
.3
.6
.6
.6
.1
.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
11,350
$1.07
35,100
$1.24
1,300
$1.31
IRON AND STEEL FORGINGS
T a b l e 40.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings)1for selected plant occupations
in Iron and Steel Forging establishments, United States and selected regions, January 1945
United States 3
Occupation, grade, and sex
Number Average New Eng Middle
of
hourly
land Atlantic
workers rates
Men
Bulldozer operators....................................................
Carpenters, maintenance. ........................................
Chippers and grinders...............................................
Crane operators, electric bridge................................
Die sinkers..................................................................
Drop-hammer operators, board, under 3,000 lb.......
Drop-hammer operators, board, 3,000 lb. and over..
Drop-hammer operators, steam, under 5,000 lb.......
Drop-hammer operators, steam, 5,000 lb. and over.
Electricians, maintenance.........................................
Forging-press operators, hydraulic (vertical)...........
Guards........................................................................
Heat treaters, class A.................................................
Heat treaters, class B.................................................
Heaters, forge, light work..........................................
Heaters, forge, heavy work.......................................
Inspectors, class A.....................................................
Inspectors, class B......................................................
Inspectors, class C......................................................
Janitors.......................................................................
Maintenance men, general utility.............................
Mechanics, maintenance...........................................
Stock clerks...............................................................
Truckers, hand...........................................................
Trackers, power.........................................................
Upsetters, 2W ' and under in diameter...................
Up setters, over 2H" in diameter..............................
Watchmen..................................................................
Working foremen, processing departments..............
Women
Chippers and grinders...............................................
Crane operators, electric bridge. —.................... ......
Inspectors, class B________ __________________
Inspectors, class C.....................................................
Janitors.......................................................................
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
69
143
1,272
683
945
1,567
364
1,093
799
418
593
470
307
908
2,438
2,031
181
719
1,249
652
386
1,016
229
674
787
163
430
273
616
$1.48
1.10
1.06
1.01
1.76
1.58
1.84
1.98
2.48
1.18
1.55
.90
1.09
1.04
1.36
1.53
1.15
1.02
.95
.77
1.03
1.15
.91
.78
.95
1.34
1.73
.72
128
52
112
1,160
116
1.01
(3)$0.97
1.08
.93
1.46
1.56
2.13
1.62
1.71
1.05
1.14
.82
1.03
.88
1.23
1.00
1.08
.91
.83
.72
1.01
Great
Lakes
$1.63
1.05
1.05
.98
1.64
1.44
1.60
1.87
1.77
$1.44
1.16
1.05
1.43
.81
1.17
.98
1.23
1.30
1.04
.95
.86
.75
1.03
1.03
.85
.77
1.69
.93
1.12
1.07
1.44
1.60
1.17
1.07
.99
.79
1.11
1.02
1.86
1.67
2.04
2.60
2.02
1.22
1.00
1.22
.95
.85
.71
.90
1.42
1.55
.71
1.17
1.13
1.52
.70
1.14
.93
.83
.97
1.51
1.84
.75
1.18
.87
.93
.81
.73
.91
.81
.79
<*>
.87
.96
.84
.81
.71
.89
1.09
.81
.74
!Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
Average hourly rates in-
.86
1.21
.86
Pacific
8 $1.27
(3) 1.82
1.74
®i) 1.48
8
(3) .80
CO1.17
1.47
1.26
(3) 1.17
l
8 1.34
1
1.26
1.54
37
38
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WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
41.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for men in selected plant occupations in Iron and
Steel Forging establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of establishment, January 1945
New
England 3
Establishments with—
United States *
Occupation and grade
8-50
workers
Num
ber of
work
ers
Bulldozer operators.................... .
Carpenters, maintenance............
Chippers and grinders.................
Crane operators, electric bridge..
Die sinkers...................................
Drop-hammer operators, board, under 3,000 lb___
Drop-hammer operators, board, 3,000 lb. and over.
Drop-hammer operators, steam, under 5,000 lb___
Drop-hammer operators, steam, 5,000 lb. and over.
Electricians, maintenance................... ....................
Forging-press operators, hydraulic (vertical).
Guards..............................................................
Heat treaters, class A.......................................
Heat treaters, class B......................................
Heaters, forge, light work................................
Heaters, forge, heavy work.............................
Inspectors, class A...........................
Inspectors, class B...........................
Inspectors, class C...........................
Janitors............................................
Maintenance men, general utility..
Mechanics, maintenance............. ..........
Stock clerks.............................................
Truckers, hand........................................
Truckers, power..................................... .
Upsetters, 2H" and under in diameter..
Upsetters, over 2W in diameter.......... .
Watchmen.................................................... .
Working foremen, processing departments..
Aver
age
hourly
rates
Aver
age
hourly
rates
Num
ber of
work
ers
Aver
age
hourly
rates
4 (4)
22 $1.31
43 $1.59 (4)
2
31 1.01 110 1.13 (<)
(<)
$0.97
49 $0.91 461 1.13 762 1.03 (4) 1.09
11
194 .96 478 1.03 $0.96 .88
(4)
39 1.42 372 1.65 534 1.86 1.37 1.53
127 1.39 899 1.58 541 1.64 1.42 1.62
12
230 1.89 122 1.81 1.82 2.28
(4)
245 1.84 780 2.08
68 1.35
1.62
80 2.08 712 2.54
7 (4)
1.71
4 (4)
89 1.12 325 1.19 1.16 1.03
23 1.04 251 1.38 319 1.72
1.16
102
5 (4)
.78 363 .93 .75 .85
8
133 1.16 166 1.03 1.03 1.03
(4)
15 (4)
219 .98 674 1.06 .90 .86
160 1.02
1,019 1.31 1,259 1.44
1.29
73 1.03 374 1.42 1,584 1.58 1.07
(4)
74 1.13 105 1.16 (4) (4)
2
(4)
6
177 1.06 536 1.00 (4)
.91
(4)
16 (4)
305 .96 928 .94 (4)
.83
21
.75 223 .76 408 .78 .73 .71
33 1.16 180 1.12 173 .93 1.00 .95
13 1.23 162 1.05 841 1.17 1.05 .94
51 .87 175 .92 (4) (4)
3 (4)
22
356 .78 296 .80 (4)
.68
125 .95 659 .95 (4) (4).89
3 (4)
14 (4)
64 1.26 85 1.41 1.09 1.74
12
166 1.83 252 1.71 1.42 1.71
(4)
54 .63 121 .71
.73
98 .79 (4)
57 1.49 199 1.21 360 1.14
(4) .1.05
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
* Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
501 or 8-50 51-500
501 or more 51-500
more work work
workers work
ers work
ers ers ers
51-500
workers
Num
ber of
work
ers
Great Lakes
501 or 8-50 51-500 500 or
more
more
work work
work work
ers ers ers ers
Average hourly rates
$0.95
.92
.96
1.59
1.38
1.54
1.91
1.61
1.06
(4) 1.26
.69
(4)
(4) 1.15
.99
(4).93 1.16
.89 1.15
(4).98
(4)
.82
(4)
.66
(4)
1.11 1.00
$0.91
(4)
1.19
1.41
(4)
1.35
(4)
.98
.84
.71
.78
1.14
1.08
.65 .61
1.29 1.12
(4)
(4)
$1.63
1.09
1.20
1.03
1.77
1.59
1.66
2.33
$1.41 $1.57
1.07 1.18
1.21
.97
.97 1.03
1.73 1.95
1.70 1.68
2.08 (4)
1.83 2.09
2.10
2.49 2.61
1.12
1.13 1.24
1.56 1.02 1.47 1.95
.84
.81
.96
1.03
(4).96 (4) 1.17
1.01
1.08
(4)
1.31 1.03 1.36 1.56
1.61 1.22 1.57 1.61
1.05 (4) 1.12 1.20
.95 (4) 1.11 L05
.89 (4) 1.01
.98
.78 (4)
.78
.79
1.25 1.11
.93
1.06 (4) 1.08 1.23
*94
.86
.90
.83 .74 .83
.82
.88
.96
(4)
97
1.12
(4) 1.48 1.56
1.82 1.11 2.04 1.75
.82 .61 .80
.79
1.08 (4) 1.26 1.16
(4)
$0.76
(4)
1.59
1.36
(4)
1.40
(4)
3 Insufficient number of workers in New England establishments with 8 to
50 workers to present separate data.
4Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
IRON AND STEEL FORGINGS
T able
39
42.— Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1for men in selected plant occupations in Iron and
Steel Forging establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of community , January 1945
United States 8
New England
Communities of—
Occupation and grade
Under
100,000
Carpenters, maintenance....................................................
Chippers and grinders.........................................................
Crane operators, electric bridge..........................................
Die sinkers...........................................................................
Drop-hammer operators, board, under 3,000 lb.................
Drop-hammer operators, board, 3,000 lb. said over...........
Drop-hammer operators, steam, under 5,000 lb________
Drop-hammer operators, steam, 5,000 lb. and over...........
Electricians, maintenance...................................................
Forging-press operators, hydraulic (vertical)....................
Guards..................................................................................
Heat treaters, class A..........................................................
Heat treaters, class B..........................................................
Heaters, forge, light work....................................................
Heaters, forge, heavy work.................................................
Inspectors, class A...............................................................
Inspectors, class B...............................................................
Inspectors, class C...............................................................
Janitors.................................................................................
Maintenance men, general utility......................................
Mechanics, maintenance.....................................................
Stock clerks..........................................................................
Truckers, hand...................................................................
Truckers, power...................................................................
Upsetters, 2H" and under in diameter..............................
Upsetters, over 2M" in diameter........................................
Watchmen............................................................................
Working foremen, processing departments........................
100,000
and over
$1.05
1.03
1.01
1.60
1.58
1.97
2.06
2.12
1.16
1.25
.77
1.09
1.03
1.35
1.42
1.17
1.08
.88
.79
.98
1.06
.92
.77
.99
1.40
1.48
.65
1.20
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
8 Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
Almost all workers in the Pacific region were employed in communities of
over 100,000 population.
Great Lakes
Middle Atlantic
$1.11
1.07
1.01
1.81
1.58
1.79
1.97
2.53
1.18
1.67
.92
1.09
1.04
1.36
1.55
1.15
.99
.97
.77
1.06
1.17
.90
.79
.94
1.32
1.84
.71
1.22
Under
100,000
$1.02
1.31
1.57
1.64
2.18
0
1.11
0
00
00
0
0
0
0
0
0
.98
1.35
.95
.84
.75
1.01
.93
.98
1.79
.72
100,000
and over
$0.94
.88
.93
1.38
1.36
0
1.62
1.71
1.04
1.16
.84
1.05
.87
1.19
0
0
1.02
.90
.80
.70
1.01
.96
.71
.82
1.07
1.47
.70
1.18
Under
100,000
100,000
and over
$0.94
.84
.96
1.53
1.36
1.66
2.47
2.12
$1.07
1.14
.99
1.72
1.50
1.58
1.72
1.45
1.10
1.11
1.24
.77
1.08
.94
1.30
0
0
1.11
.91
.81
.71
1.00
1.04
.77
.74
1.22
1.32
.61
.97
1.58
.84
1.21
.98
1.18
1.35
1.05
.95
.88
.75
1.08
1.02
.86
.78
.88
1.07
1.76
.72
1.17
Under
100,000
$1.14
1.06
1.07
1.68
1.75
2.08
2.01
2.13
1.17
1.28
.78
1.12
1.05
1.41
1.51
1.19
1.10
.93
.82
.96
1.11
.95
.78
1.01
1.29
1.52
.67
1.24
100,000
and over
$1.16
1.05
1.02
1.90
1.64
2.03
2.02
2.65
1.23
1.79
.95
1.11
1.07
1.45
1.61
1.16
1.04
*Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
1.00
.78
1.02
1.22
.93
.84
.96
1.55
1.95
.77
1.17
40
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
T a b l e 43 .—Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for men in selected plant occupations in Iron and
Steel Forging establishments, United States and selected regions, by unionization, January19
United States 1
Occupation and grade
Union establish
ments
Average hourly rates in-
Nonunion establish
ments
New England
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion
Number of Average
Number of Average
hourly establish establish establish establish establish establish
workers hourly
rates workers rates
ments
ments
ments
ments
ments
ments
Carpenters, maintenance...........................
Chippers and grinders................................
Crane operators, electric bridge.................
Die sinkers..................................................
Drop-hammer operators, board, under
3,0001b........................................... ..........
Drop-hammer operators, board, 3,000 lb.
and over...................................................
Drop-hammer operators, steam, under
5,000 lb......................................................
Drop-hammer operators, steam, 5,000 lb.
and over_________________________
Electricians, maintenance..........................
Forging-press operators, hydraulic (ver
tical).........................................................
Guards.........................................................
Heat treaters, class A.................................
Heat treaters, class B.................................
Heaters, forge, light work..........................
Heaters, forge, heavy work........................
Inspectors, class B_....................................
Inspectors, class C__..................................
Janitors........................................................
Maintenance, men, general utility............
Mechanics, maintenance_____________
Stock clerks________________________
Truckers, hand...........................................
Truckers, power..........................................
Upsetters, over 2H" in diameter...............
Watchmen..................................................
Working foremen, processing depart
ments.......................................................
124
1,060
633
823
$1.12
1.05
1.01
1.80
212
19
50
$1.01
1.08
.96
1.49
1,321
332
988
724
354
498
430
169
845
2,050
1,849
549
1,173
556
320
877
192
529
750
388
1.58
1.85
2.03
2.55
1.19
1.57
.90
1.10
1.05
1.39
1.57
1.01
.95
.78
246
32
105
75
64
95
40
138
63
388
182
170
76
96
1.59
1.78
1.58
1.81
1.01
139
37
145
37
42
71
113
202
503
1.18
.92
.79
.95
1.78
.75
1.18
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
* Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
122
66
$0.99
1.26
.94
1.59
$0.95
.83
.92
1.25
$1.05
1.07
.98
1.56
1.52
1.45
1.61
2.14
1.82
0
1.11
0
2.12
1.10
1.42
.83
1.08
.95
1.17
1.18
1.03
.87
.74
1.17
1.00
.85
.75
.90
1.32
.63
1.37
0
1.11
0
0
1.02
.75
1.03
.89
1.20
.95
.84
.72
1.00
.95
.85
.71
.99
1.60
.74
0
1.62
1.71
0
0
0
0
1.16
.87
1.04
.85
1.28
1.00
.89
.78
.72
1.06
.95
.82
1.14
1.66
1.44
.82
1.16
.98
1.28
1.34
.95
.87
.75
0
$0.86
1.49
0
1.37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.00
1.03
*85
178
.86
1.52
.72
1.09
1.33
1.62
$1.17
1.04
1.03
1.87
.93
1.07
0
.61
1.27
0
1.67
2.05
1.67
1.80
2.52
2.60
1.72
.94
1.09
1.07
1.47
1.60
1.04
.99
.79
0
1.56
.78
1.21
1.02
1.00
1.21
94
!83
.97
1 85
.79
1.18
$1.26
1.78
2.00
2.02
1.22
.86
0
0
*Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
1.16
1.48
1.35
.95
.77
1.06
1.14
*85
!82
1.66
!ei
1.17
T able
IKON AND STEEL FORGINGS
41
44.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for men in selected 'plant occupations in Iron and
Steel Forging establishments, United States and selected regions, by method of wage payment, January 1945
United States 2
Time workers
Occupation and grade
Average hourly rates in-
Incentive workers
New England
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Number of Average
Time Incentive Time Incentive Time Incentive
Number of Average
hourly
workers hourly
rates workers rates workers workers workers workers workers workers
Chippers and grinders................................
Dio sinkers.................................................
Drop-hammer operators, board, under
3,0001b.............................................. — .
Drop-hammer operators, board, 3,000 lb.
and over...................................................
Drop-hammer operators, steam, under
5,0001b....................................................
Drop-hammer operators, steam, 5,000 lb.
and over. ______________________
Forging-press operators, hydraulic (ver
tical)........................................................
Heat treaters, class A _______________
Heat treaters, class B_._.............................
Heaters, forge, light work..........................
Heaters, forge, heavy work _______
Upsetters, 2^4" and under in diameter---Upsetters, over 2H" in diameter. ...........
$1.34
2.08
1.62
1.90
2.06
2.57
$0.83
1.28
1.14
(3)
1.72
1.80
483
272
1,415
331
853
708
1.43
1.04
1.01
1.15
1.23
1.29
1.44
504
85
132
1,898
1,619
108
331
1.57
1.20
1.18
1.41
1.61
1.36
1.82
<*)1.05
.88
(?)1.00
.97
<3)
789
673
152
33
240
91
$0.89
1.63
1.24
89
776
540
412
55
99
222
1.21
1Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
those shown separately.
$1.29
1.68
1.59
2.15
1.62
1.71
1.16
.96
.85
1.25
1.72
1.59
$0.87
1.64
1.09
$1.22
1.62
1.49
1.02
1.66
1.35
1.16
2.27
2.03
1.81
1.17
.97
.88
1.03
.99
1.40
$0.89
1.69
1.49
1.40
1.85
1.97
$1.41
2.23
1.39
1.04
1.28
1.44
1.70
1.56
1.74
1.22
1.25
1.49
1.62
1.40
1.92
1.68
2.09
2.06
2.67
1.02
1.01
1.31
1.53
1.17
1.52
* Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
2Includes data for other regions in addition to
T able 45 .—Average hourly wage rates (<straight-time hourly earnings)1 for men in selected plant occupations in Iron and
Steel Forging establishments, by wage area, January 1945
Occupation and grade
Carpenters, maintenance_________________________
Chippers and grinders......................................................
Crane operators, electric bridge. ......................................
Die sinkers.........................................................................
Drop-hammer operators, board, under 3,000 lb...............
Drop-hammer operators, board, 3,000 lb. and over.........
Drop-hammer operators, steam, under 5,000 lb...............
Drop-hammer operators, steam, 5,000 lb. and over-----Electricians, maintenance ___ __ ______________
Forging-press operators, hydraulic (vertical)_________
Guards................................................................................
Heat treaters, class A........................................................
Heat treaters, class B— ..................................................
Heaters,
light work.................................................
Heaters, forge,
forge, heavy
work...............................................
Inspectors, class A.............................................................
Inspectors, class B.............................................................
Inspectors, class O.............................................................
Janitors.............................................................................
M a in te n a n c e m e n , general u tility
______
Mechanics,
maintenance...................................................
_____
S tnek elerks
Truckers hand
Truckers, power.................................................................
Upsetters,
2W f and under
in diameter...........................
U p se tte rs, o v er
in d ia m e te r
______________
W a te h m e n
_
__ ___________________
Working foremen, processing departments---------------l Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
Buffalo,
N. Y.
$1.10
1.09
.96
1.92
1.64
1.76
1.80
1.80
(? )
$1.20
1.24
1.07
1.87
1.69
1.87
(2) 2.37
2.02
2.46
1.22
.79
1.05
.90
1.78
1.18
1.08
1.09
.82
.76
.84
(2) .96
1.19
1.56
1.05
.95
.88
.78
1.06
1.00
.89
.80
.90
1.27
(2) 1.10
1.07
.82
.77
$1.19
.99
1.00
1.69
1.74
2.21
2.24
2.74
1.18
1.96
.95
1.25
1.06
1.75
1.96
1.16
1.01
.92
.76
.98
1.16
.91
.85
.87
1.11
1.11
(2)
Chicago, 111. Cleveland,
Ohio
Canton,
Ohio
(2>
1.01
.71
1.15
Detroit,
Mich.
$1.18
1.29
.96
1.85
1.55
2.03
2.05
2.95
1.31
1.34
1.04
1.13
1.31
1.26
$1.31
.96
1.14
2.24
1.79
2.16
1.98
2.20
1.37
1.36
1.07
<2)
1.13
1.46
1.35
1.07
.79
1.14
1.15
.92
1.32
1.37
(2)
.94
1.06
1.77
1.66
(2) 1.24
<2)
<2)
1.22
1.20
1.21
.90
.82
.92
1.29
2.02
.80
1.37
Los Angeles, Pittsburgh,
Calif.
Pa.
(2)
$1.12
1.88
(2)
(2)
(2)
1.21
2.02
_
1.77
1.19
.80
1.10
1.37
1.46
1.31
1.10
1.04
.91
$1.02
1.32
1.06
1.77
1.76
1.09
2.44
<2) ,1.10
,,,
1.56
.87
(2)
.90
1.29
1.67
(2) .91
.88
.78
1.21
1.29
(2)
(2)
.86
1.46
(2)
2Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
.98
.81
.89
1.04
2.30
.74
Machinery
The study covered all machinery industries
except those producing electrical machinery,
machine tools, machine-tool accessories, and cer
tain types of engines. Repair machine shops
were also excluded. Both consumers* durable
goods, such as washing machines, air conditioning
equipment, refrigerators, sewing machines and
other household equipment, and produced goods,
including general and specialized commercial
and industrial machinery, engines and turbines
(except locomotive engines, air engines, automo
bile engines, and turbo-generators), agricultural
construction, oil field, and mining equipment,
and office and store machinery, were included in
the study.
The scope of the survey corresponds to Industry
Group 35 of the Standard Industrial Classification
Manual (1941 edition) issued by the Bureau of
the Budget, except for the exclusion of machine
tools and machine-tool accessories.
T able 46.—Percentage distribution of plant workers in Machinery establishments by straight-time average hourly earnings1
and region, January 1945
Average hourly earnings1
United States
All workers—
All
New Middle Border South Great Middle South Moun
workers Men Women England Atlantic States east Lakes West west tain Pacific
1.0
0.9
2.6
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
Under 45.0 cents_____________________
1.5
.2
.4
4.1 (a)0.1
.2
.1
1.1
.1
.1
45.0-49.9 cents...............................................
15.2
2.4
.6
2.3
.7
1.0
1.0
1.0
.7
2.6
50.0-54.9 cents..............................................
4.1
4.2
1.4
4.1
9.3
.9
2.5
1.5
.9
2.0
55.0-59.9 cents...............................................
6.3
3.1
7.1
3.8
12.5
1.9
1.9
2.9
10.0
2.8
60.0-64.9 cents...............................................
4.1
7.9
3.3
6.3
9.2
7.3
9.0
5.0
13.5
5.7
65.0-69.9 cents..............................................
5.2
6.4
9.0
5.3
10.0
8.7
12.7
6.9
15.9
7.7
70.0-74.9 cents...............................................
7.2
14.1
7.9
12.5
8.3
8.7
5.6
8.7
6.7
10.3
75.0-79.9 cents...............................................
7.2
10.4
8.5
10.0
8.3
7.6
11.9
7.8
7.4
5.0
80.0-84.9 cents...............................................
8.1
9.2
7.0
7.3
8.0
6.2
4.8
8.3
8.8
8.0
85.0-89.9 cents...............................................
8.3
8.5
7.3
8.9
7.8
5.1
4.5
8.6
4.1
8.1
90.0-94.9 cents...............................................
7.4
6.2
.3.4
4.9
8.6
6.8
7.1
3.8
2.9
7.0
95.0-99.9 cents...............................................
8.3
7.2
7.5
3.8
8.2
6.1
4.6
7.5
7.3
4.0
100.0-104.9 cents...........................................
5.1
6.6
6.4
3.1
5.9
9.4
5.2
2.9
3.3
6.0
105.0-109.9 cents...........................................
6.2
2.5
7.2
4.8
4.2
6.9
9.5
2.0
2.7
6.3
110.0-114.9 cents...........................................
3.1
2.6
5.8
5.6
1.8
4.8
2.0
3.9
3.8
5.0
115.0-119.9 cents...........................................
1.2
2.6
4.3
4.2
4.8
3.1
2.1
4.6
1.4
4.5
120.0-124.9 cents...........................................
4.2
3.9
5.1
2.7
1.6
1.4
1.3
4.8
4.3
.7
125.0-129.9 cents............................................
2.4
2.9
.6
1.6
.5
2.7
.5
2.5
2.5
1.1
130.0-134.9 cents...........................................
2.3
2.4
2.6
.3
1.4
1.9
2.3
1.0
.3
1.1
135.0-139.9 cents............................................
1.6
1.1
1.2
.2
.3
1.6
.2
1.4
1.4
.1
140.0-144.9 cents...........................................
1.1
.2
.9
.9
.2
.1
.5
1.1
.9
145.0-149.9 cents______________________
00
1.5
1.5
.2
1.1
.6
1.1
.4
.3
.7
1.3
150.0-159.9 cents...........................................
.5
.2
.2
.2
.8
.8
.7
.1
.3
.7
160.0-169.9 cents............................................
.4
.2
.5 (2) .1
.3
.1
.1
.1
.1
.4
170.0-179.9 cents............................................
.2
.3 (a)
.2
.3
.2
180.0-189.9 cents_________ ____________
00
<a)
Q
(2)
(2)
(2)
.1
.1
.1
.1
(2)
.2
_______
190.0-199.9 cents _
(2)
.2
.1
.2
.3 (2)
2
(a)
200.0 cents and over....................................
«
Total.................................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of workers......... ............................ 828,000 692,200 135,800 91,600 202,500 15,600 15,300 404,200 35,700 17,300
Average hourly earnings1........................... $0.98 $1.01 $0.81 $0.93 $0.97 $0.82 $0.75 $1.00 $0.88 $0.91
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
3 Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
0.2
.7
.2
1.8
7.2
10.0
7.8
11.9
6.1
10.4
4.1
6.1
14.5
4.3
4.4
2.8
3.3
1.5
.8
.6
.3
(a)
(a)
.6
.2
.2
100.0
2,500
$0.93
43
(2)
(a)
(a)
(a) 0.4
.6
1.0
2.7
5.2
4.6
5.9
8.9
7.9
4.9
8.8
4.8
6.2
16.6
5.5
7.5
2.7
1.4
2.5
1.0
.5
.2
.1
.1
100.0
43,300
$1.14
44
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
T able 47.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1for selected plant occupations in Machinery establish
ments, by region, January 1945
United States
Occupation, grade And sex
Men
Acid dippers.........................................
Assemblers, class A................................
Assemblers, class B...............................
Assemblers, class O...............................
Automatic-lathe operators, class A.......
Automatic-lathe operators, class B.......
Automatic-lathe operators, class O.......
Carpenters, maintenance......................
Chippers and grinders...........................
Coremakers, hand..................................
Coremakers, tum-over-draw-machine..
Crane operators, electric bridge............
Die setters...............................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class A..........................
Drill-press operators, radial, class B..........................
Drill-press operators, radial, class C..........................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class A.......................................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B.......................................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class C............................... ......................................
Drop-hammer operators, board, under 3,000 lb.......
Drop-hammer operators, steam, under 5,000 lb___
Drop-hammer operators, steam, 5,000 lb. and over.
Electricians, maintenance.........................................
Engine-lathe operators, class A.................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B.................................
Engine-lathe operators, class O.................................
Fitters, boiler shop...........................................
Fitters, structural, class A...............................
Fitters, structural, class B............ .................
Flame-cuttlng-machine operators....................
Forging-press operators, hydraulic (vertical)..
Grinding-machine operators, class A...............
Grinding-machine operators, class B...............
Grinding-machine operators, class O...............
Guards.............................................................. .
Heat treaters, class A........................................
Heat treaters, class B_...................................
Heaters, forge, light work................................
Heaters, forge, heavy work.............................
Inspectors, class A.............................................
Inspectors, class B.............................................
Inspectors, class O.............................................
Janitors..............................
Lay-out men, class A.......
Lay-out men, class B.......
Machinists, maintenance.
Machinists, production..
Machine-tool1 o;operators, miscellaneous machines.
Maintenance men, general utility................ ........
Mechanics, maintenance........................................
Milling-machine operators, class A..
Milling-machine operators, class B_.
Milling-machine operators, class C_.
Millwrights.......................................
Molders, floor....................................
Molders, hand, bench......................
Molders, machine.............................
Painters, finish...........................................
Painters, rough...........................................
Patternmakers, wood.................................
Platers.........................................................
Platers’ helpers...........................................
Polishers and buffers, metal......................
Polishing-and-buffing-machine operators..
Pourers, metal.................. .........................
Power-brake operators, class A.
Power-brake operators, class B_
Power-shear operators, class A—
Power-shear operators, class B__
Punch-press operators, class A..
Punch-press operators, class B__
See footnotes a t end of table.
Average hourly rates in—
Number Average New Middle Border South- Great Middle South- Moun
of hourly
Lakes West
tain Pacific
workers rates England Atlantic
490
21,037
30,437
16,458
1,243
1,752
1.340
2,976
11,110
4,628
403
5,881
576
4,080
5,254
1,918
2,529
7,468
6,921
241
435
129
4,012
13.786
11,025
4,134
201
396
364
515
182
6,078
8,701
5,694
6.341
784
1,978
312
418
5,938
9,606
5,769
11.786
1,281
486
4,306
13,040
9.803
2,375
2,793
7,497
7,417
3,730
2,824
5,490
2,199
4,612
1,985
3,936
1,896
559
373
658
1,309
1,002
278
213
626
775
1,818
3,553
$0.90
1.13
1.00
.87
1.19
1.07
1.08
1.01
.91
1.15
1.33
.93
1.04
1.12
1.00
.91
1.11
.99
1.16
1.30
1.58
1.10
1.16
1.03
.90
1.12
$0.85
1.02
1.00
.83
1.05
.99
.88
.96
.88
1.03
(2)
.89
.99
1.06
.92
.78
1.03
.81
1.03
1.54
1.07
1.02
.90
.79
1.07
1.16
1.04
.84
1.12
.96
1.10
1.27
1.15
1.02
.74
1.15
1.00
1.17
1.19
1.03
.98
1.10
1.16
1.05
.96
1.06
1.15
1.10
1.19
.91
1.23
.98
.83
1.14
1.07
.90
1.17
.94
1.09
.93
1.12
.94
1.15
.98
.85
1.30
1.01
1.03
.97
.92
1.22
1.32
.93
1.01
$1.04
.82
.6 8
(2)
1.11
(2)
.83
.75
1.02
.90
1.10
.97
.94
1.14
.80
.99
$0.95
.75
.59
.87
(2).55
.61
.92
(2).80
1.00
.82
<2)
.74
1.01
1.20
1.10
1.21
1.20
$1.01
1.12
1.05
.98
.85
1.07
.92
1.09
1.20
1.05
.96
.85
.74
1.13
(2)
1.14
1.02
.90
.93
.92
1.08
.93
.83
.98
1.17
1.14
1.25
.98
.86
1.21
.98
.77
1.09
.96
.91
(2)
(2)
1.34
.92
1.27
.87
.93
1.28
(2)
1.07
1.18
1.03
.89
1.16
1.13
1.10
2.07
1.24
1.13
.65
(2)
1.07
1.11
.94
.74
1.22
(2).85
8
1.03
1.04
.84
8 .61
.97
.74
.61
1.00
.84
1.09
.93
1.20
1.27
1.16
.97
.66
0
I
(2)
1.06
.79
.73
.51
.73
(2)
(2)
1.20
1.01
1.12
1.09
1.04
.83
.94
.97
.98
.84
.66
.94
.97
.84
.94
.84
.62
1.10
(2)
(2)
1.18
.98
.99
1.04
1.18
1.01
.88
1.05
1.21
1.17
1.21
1.01
.89
1.26
.94
.81
1.21
1.18
1.10
.92
1.04
.93
1.09
.85
.62
8
.96
.83
$0.91
1.14
1.03
.92
1.22
1.10
1.15
1.06
.96
1.15
1.40
.91
1.09
1.18
1.01
.91
1.15
$0.75
1.01
.87
.75
1.00
<2).82
.94
.83
1.00
1.08
.94
1.00
.86
(2)
.91
1.21
1.21
1.16
.85
1.18
.99
1.14
1.33
1.16
1.05
.89
.76
1.17
.99
1.18
1.20
1.08
.99
1.13
1.17
1.10
1.03
1.09
1.15
1.12
1.22
1.00
.95
1.25
1.07
.87
.99
1.04
.98
1.20
.97
1.11
.95
1.10
.99
.76
1.04
.99
1.06
.87
.77
1.04
.91
(2)1.07
1.01
.77
.68
1.00
<2)1.12
1.10
.83
.86
1.25
1.04
1.24
1.15
1.05
<2)
1.16
1.14
1.00
1.14
1.00
.96
1.08
(2)
.98
.97
1.14
1.08
.74
8(2).96
(2)1.23
.97
1.03
1.19
(2)1.29
1.18
1.02
.93
.98
1.20
1.06
1.15
.91
.92
.93
.74
.94 (2)
1.04 1.09
1.00
.98
1.06 1.00
.82 (2)
.86
.89
1.07 1.07
.80
(2)
<2). . .
.83 ....
1.00
8
<2).87
(2)
(2)
81.06
8
1.06
.97
$1.22
<2)
<*)
<*)
.86
.96
1.50
1.44
1.56
1.11
1.17
1.07
.94
1.03
1.23
1.09
1.06
1.18
$1.23
.95
.72
(2)
~w
~w
8
<8
2)
1.17
O)
8
(2)
1.07
.98
1.12
(2)1.34
1.28
1.17
1.04
1.23
1.26
1.14
1.19
(2)1.27
1.16
.97
1.20
81.30
1.26
1.06
.96
1.06
8
(2)
1.34
(2)1.36
1.32
1.20
1.17
1.24
1.27
1.14
1.08
<2)1.26
1.26
1.29
1.20
1.03
1.49
1.02
(2)
1.07
.95
1.05
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47.— Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1for selected plant occupations in Machinery establish
ments , by region, January 1945—Continued
Average hourly rates in—
United States
Occupation, grade, and sex
Men—C ontinued
Sand mixers, hand and machine................................
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class A............
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B............
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class C............
Set-up men, machine tools..........................................
Shake-out men.............................................................
Sheet-metal-machine operators, miscellaneous machines.......................................................................
Sheet-metal workers, production _____________
Stock clerks______ IT.................................................
Tool-and-die makers....................................................
Truck drivers...............................................................
Truckers, hand............................................................
Truckers, power..........................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class A...................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine'), class B_________ _________________
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class 0 __________________________
Watchmen!..................................................................
Welders, hand, class A................................................
Welders, hand, class B................................................
Welders, machine, class A_____________________
Welders, machine, class B. ___________________
Working foremen, processing departments................
Women
Assemblers, class B.....................................................
Assemblers, class C ___________ ____
Chippers and grinders________________________
Onremakers, h an d ____ ___
Drill-press operators, radial, class B ___ __
Drill-press operators, radial, class C
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class A___________________________________
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B._.^................................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class 0 .......................................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B..................................
Engine-lathe operators, class C..................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B.........................
Grinding-machine operators, class C _
Inspectors, class A
Inspectors, class B.......................................................
Inspectors,_ _____
class 0 .......................................................
Janitors
__
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines. __
operators, class
class OB............................
“Milling-machine
Milling-machine operators,
“Painters, rongh
Platers’ helpers
Polishing-and-hnffing-maehine operators
Punch-press operators, cla s s B ______
Pcrew-Tnaftbine operators, automatic, class B
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class C
Stock clerks ______________________________
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class B....................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class 0 .....................................................
Welders, hand, class A
Welders, hand, class B
____
“W a d e r s m a c h in e , claas B
Number Average New Middle Border South Great Middle South Moun
of hourly
workers rates England Atlantic States east Lakes West west tain Pacific
1.04
1.17
.84
$0.79
1.13
1.02
.99
1.09
.79
.99
.85
1.29
.87
.79
.85
.99
1.09
1.04
1.17
.83
.85
1.24
1.28
.86
.85
.80 i! .75
.85
.82
11,255
11,469
4,875
3; 918
10,384
6,131
784
1,448
17,175
1.17
1.05
.90
.67
1.17
1.07
1.15
1.08
1.07
.96
3,549
14,796
918
280
207
374
127
1,513
7,168
501
1,561
.92
.81
.83
.92
.91
.84
1.05
.95
.82
.99
.81
1.05
.92
1.07
.90
.76
.69
.93
.98
.88
.82
.79
.81
.80
1.16
.87
.79
.90
.72
.67
(2)
((2)2)
(2)
1.00
.88
1,560
2,021
2,256
1,638
8,106
3,364
2,126
1,981
9; 759
12,283
3, 511
11,132
3,169
1,020
3,452
120
2,553
21,320
1,776
361
628
2,396
287
220
454
3,022
161
303
2,836
870
1,813
142
897
295
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
827274°—49 ----- 4
$0.80
1.22
1.11
1.11
1.22
.85
1.16
.94
.95
.86
.67
1.13
1.03
1.11
1.23
1.14
.88
.73
.88
.74
1.00
.90
.98
.83
.75
( 2)
.88
.79
.72
(2).80
.77
(2).78
.75
$0.81
1.24
1.04
.99
1.12
.82
1.19
1.02
.90
.65
1.19
1.05
1.18
.98
1.27
$0.86
1.28
1.19
1.08
1.24
.91
$0.76
(2).97
.80
1.09
.88
$0.56
(2)
(2)
(2)1.29
.56
(2)
(2)
(2)
(*)
(2).73
.55
.87
.74
1.17
.57
.57
(2)
.96
1.09
.87
1.29
.90
.81
.87
.97
(2).80
1.19
.79
.70
.80
(2).95
.82
1.36
.74
.60
.75
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
1.09
1.03
.85
.87
.66
.65
.60 ' .50
1.07
1.14
.91
.84
.95
1.03
(2)1.11 (2)1.08
1.19
1.09
.95
.72
1.17
1.11
1.16
1.06
1.17
1.08
.95
.84
.59
1.13
.95
.81
.50
1.18
.99
(2).85
1.28
(2)
.82
1.28
1.13
(2)
1.00
.64
.55
(2)
(2)
.99
.87
.89
.97
.92
.83
1.00
1.03
.73
1.20
.75
.68
(2)
.97
.77
.78
1.06
(2).68
.90
(2)
1.05
.74
.95
.79
.96
.85
(2)
(2)
.86
.74
.68
.81
1.02
.91
.86
.71
.88
.76
.74
.83
.80
1.06
.84
.91
1.26
.85
.95
(2)
$0.54
1.00
.79
(2)1.01
.56
$0.75
1.09
1.14
(2)1.16
.74
.79
.58
(2).69
.75
.70
.75
.70
.59
( 2)
(2).69
.98
(2)
(2)
(2>
.74
.63
(2).62
(2).57
(2).77
.58
(2)
(2)
.80
.70
(2)
(2)
.67
( 2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
.77
(2)
(2)
<2)
.84
(2)
1.10
.98
.94
1.06
.86
1.12
1.00
1.11
.98
.78
.69
.98
1.00
.90
.84
.86
.76
.87
1.15
.95
.79
1.03
.90
1.27
.98
.88
1.01
.84
1.08
.98
1.10
.84
.72
.72
.69
<2)
.84
.73
1.04
.81
(2).84
(2)
.86
.69
.70
(2).80
.79
(2).77
.70
.74
(2)
.83
.95
.74
(2)
.91
.84
(2)
.91
<2)
(2)
<2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
1.03
.79
.55
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
.75
.89
.83
1.12
(2)
1.10
<2)
1.13
1.10
1.27
.98
1.45
1.00
.98
.98
.78
1.28
1.23
1.23
(2)1.41
(2)
.83
.83
.88
.84
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
.98
.83
1.00
.97
1.06
.94
1.09
.96
.85
.80
.94
(2) .89
(2)
.93
.81
1.21
(2)
( 2)
$0.98
1.32
1.09
1.05
1.34
.94
( 2)
<2)
( 2)
2][nsuffieient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
.89
1.03
.92
1.26
1.17
46
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WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
48. — Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1for men in selected plant occupations in Machinery
establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of establishment, January 1945
United States 3
New England
Middle Atlantic
Establishments with—
Occupation and grade
8-250 workers
251-500 workers
501 or more
workers
or 8-250 251-500 501 or
8-250 251-500 501
more workers
more
workers workers workers
workers workers
Num- Average Num- Average Num Average
ber of hourly ber of hourly ber of hourly
workers rates’ workers rates workers rates
See footnotes at end of table.
$1.10
.92
.76
1.12
1.03
.81
.99
.79
.90
1.08
.93
.80
2,915
4,685
2,843
296
198
116
421
1,783
811
628
830
236
316
844
981
507
1,977
1,430
553
852
898
729
991
773
1,204
692
1,687
501
1,183
$1.09 11,785
.95 15,521
.80 7,830
791
1.06
1,244
1.10
.96 1,044
.97 1,880
.85 6,471
4,245
.88
1.08 2,192
.97 2,719
.83 1,181
.99 1,519
.93 3,699
.82 3,034
1.06 2,956
1.14 4,972
3,976
1.00
.95 1,478
1.17 3,609
1.05 6,058
.96 4,236
.80 4,338
4,327
1.10
.97 7,230
.81 4,488
.73 6,944
1.08 3,037
2,310
1.22
.98
.93
1.03
1.10
1.03
.92
.80
1.14
.82
1.30
.84
.72
481
516
408
1,041
899
580
339
642
822
1,456
1,603
509
1,605
.90
1.09
.83
1.24
.83
.75
2,270
721
2,006
4,288
3,695
1,949
2,245
2,061
6,218
6,048
6,455
1,556
7,955
1.13
.99
.79
1.17
.95
1,858
1,808
856
1,576
845
1.17
1.05
.90
1.13
.95
5,686
5,209
2,186
5,330
3,054
1.02
.92
.79
1.07
1.14
.97
.81
1.18
1.00
.80
.77
1.17
.98
.78
.68
1.16
1.19
.99
1.05
1.13
.95
.82
1.00
1.01
1.01
$1.15
1.08
.98
1.25
1.07
1.14
1.03
.98
.94
1.16
1.05
.98
1.18
1.07
1.00
1.11
1.19
1.13
1.01
1.21
1.22
1.10
.86
1.16
1.03
.88
.77
1.18
1.18
1.16
.99
$0.98
.86
.74
1.04
.85
.68
.92
.74
.78
.99
.86
.73
.96
.84
.74
1.06
.99
.87
.74
1.08
.94
.75
.76
1.08
.86
.76
.67
1.01
1.02
.88
1.05
1.07
.98
1.19
.87
1.29
.91
.81
.96
1.05
.99
.87
.81
.89
.76
1.09
.78
1.16
.82
.78
1.20
.99
1.12
1.20
1.12
1.11
1.00
1.18
1.19
GO
Assemblers, class A..................................... 6,337
Assemblers, class B..................................... 10,231
Assemblers, class O..................................... 5,785
156
Automatic-lathe operators, class A............
310
Automatic-lathe operators, class B............
180
Automatic-lathe operators, class O............
675
Carpenters, maintenance............................
Chippers and grinders................................ 2,856
825
Crane operators, electric bridge.................
Drill-press operators, radial, class A.......... 1,260
Drill-press operators, radial, class B.......... 1,705
501
Drill-press operators, radial, class C..........
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple694
spindle, class A.........................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiplespindle, class B........................................ 2,925
Drill-press operators, single- and multiplespindle, class C......................................... 2,906
549
Electricians, maintenance...........................
Engine-lathe operators, class A.................. 6,837
Engine-lathe operators, class B.................. 5,619
Engine-lathe operators, class C._............... 2,103
Grinding-machine operators, class A......... 1,617
Grinding-machine operators, class B......... 1,745
729
Grinding-machine operators, class C.........
Guards......................................................... 1,012
838
Inspectors, class A...................................... 1,172
Inspectors, class B.......................................
589
Inspectors, class O.......................................
Janitors........................................................ 3,155
768
Machinists, maintenance...........................
Machinists, production.............................. 9,547
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous ma
chines...................................-................... 7,052
Maintenance men, general utility............. 1,138
379
Mechanics, maintenance--------------------Milling-machine operators, class A............ 2,168
Milling-machine operators, class B............ 2,823
Milling-machine operators, class C............ 1,201
240
Millwrights.................................................
Painters, rough............................................ 1,233
Set-up men, machine tools.......................... 1,066
Stock clerks................................................ 2,255
Tool-and-die makers................................... 4,225
1,446
Truck drivers.............................................. 1,572
Truckers, hand............................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including
hand-screw machine), class A................. 3,711
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including
hand-screw machine), class B................. 4,452
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including
hand-screw machine), class O................. 1,833
Welders, hand, class A............................... 3,478
Welders, hand, class B................................ 2,232
Average hourly rates
.71
1.05
.89
$1.00
.90
.82
.96
.93
.82
.93
.72
.73
1.00
.87
.71
.95
.87
.71
1.01
1.01
.85
.75
1.04
.86
(3)
$1.04
1.07
.92
1.11
1.00
.90
.98
1.00
.93
1.10
1.01
.90
1.07
.93
.85
1.08
1.05
.94
.88
1.13
1.07
.99
$1.11
.93
.76
1.08
.89
.81
.94
.79
.89
1.08
.92
.84
1.01
.90
.74
1.02
1.14
.96
.79
1.16
.97
.80
.77
1.18
.97
.76
.68
1.13
1.15
$1.12
.96
.84
(3)
.90
.92
.86
.87
1.15
.96
.86
1.07
.99
.77
1.06
1.17
.97
.91
1.26
1.06
.99
.77
1.09
.89
.76
.72
1.07
1.26
.96
.97
.74
.65
1.01
1.14
.68
1.06
.96
.87
.77
1.17
1.03
.98
.83
.81
.98
.86
.87
.90
.81
1.02
.76
1.15
.80
.73
.96
.95
.91
1.13
.96
.83
1.01
1.12
.91
1.09
.85
1.29
.89
.81
.79
1.13
.81
1.31
.84
.73
1.10
1.12
1.21
.95
.78
1.11
.99
1.08
.89
1.18
.95
1.08
.95
.77
1.08
.86
.88
1.01
1.02
.94
1.15
1.20
.97
.99
.93
.78
1.00
1.04
.97
.97
1.16
1.01
.98
1.07
.86
.97
.81
1.22
.78
.74
$1.18
1.04
.95
1.33
1.03
1.11
.99
.97
.96
1.09
1.03
.98
1.21
1.12
.98
1.08
1.23
1.15
1.01
1.27
1.23
1.07
.86
1.16
.98
.85
.76
1.13
1.25
1.06
1.00
1.06
1.22
1.09
.92
1.06
.97
1.15
.87
1.27
.90
.77
1.23
1.08
.98
1.27
1.13
MACHINERY
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48.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1for men in selected plant occupations in Machinery
establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of establishment, January 1945—Continued
Average hourly rates in—
Middle West
Great Lakes
Occupation and grade
Pacific
Southwest
Establishments with—
or 8-250 251-500 501 or
or 8-250 251-500 501 or 8-250 251-500 501
8-260 251-500 501
more
more workers workers more workers
more workers
workers workers
workers workers
workers workers workers
workers
Assemblers, class A..........................
Assemblers, class B..........................
Assemblers, class O..........................
Automatic-lathe operators, class AAutomatic-lathe operators, class B_
Automatic-lathe operators, class 0_
Carpenters, maintenance................
Chippers and grinders---------------Crane operators, electric bridge------------Drill-press operators, radial, class A..........
Drill-press operators, radial, class B....... .
Drill-press operators, radial, class C..........
Drill-press operators, single- and multiplespindle, class A........................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiplespindle, class B........................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiplespindle, class O.......................................
Electricians, maintenance_____________
Engine-lathe operators, class A_________
Engine-lathe operators, class B.................
Engine-lathe operators, class C.................
Grinding-machine operators, class A........
Grinding-machine operators, class B........
Grinding-machine operators, class O........
Guards........................... —
Inspectors, class A-------- *Inspectors, class B--------Inspectors, class 0 .............
Janitors.................-...........
Machinists, maintenance.
Machinists, production. __
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous
machines..................................................
Maintenance men, general utility.............
Mechanics, maintenance............................
Milling-machine operators, class A............
Milling-machine operators, class B............
Milling-machine operators, class O............
Millwrights_________________ _____ -
Painters,
rough-------------Set-up men, machine tools..
Stock clerks------ -----------Tool-and-die makers--------Truck drivers......................
Truckers, hand...................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including
hand-screw machine), class A.................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including
hand-screw machine), class B.................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including
hand-screw machine), class O.................
Welders, hand, class A----------------------Welders, hand, class B-----------------------
$1.11
.92
.78
1 18
1.06
.88
1.02
.81
.90
1.06
.92
. 77
1.04
.95
.86
1.08
1.15
.99
85
1.21
1.05
.83
.78
1.17
1.00
.80
.69
1.18
$1.10
.96
.80
1.11
1.07
1.08
1.01
.89
.90
1.09
.99
.84
$1.16
1.11
1.03
1.28
1.12
1.19
1.07
1.00
1.20
.93
.85
1.08
1.14
1.04
.99
1.16
1.08
1.00
.80
1.10
1.01
1.21
.84
.75
1.10
1.15
.98
.99
1.09
1.16
.96
.84
1.07
.80
1.12
.83
1.30
.88
.75
.91
.96
1.06
1.08
1.08
.88
1.05
.95
1.19
.87
1.26
.88
.78
1.15
1.16
1.08
.93
1.12
.97
1.02
.82
1.16
.94
1.02
.92
1.27
1.06
.98
1.08
1.05
1.12
1.21
1.17
1.02
1.23
1.26
1.24
.87
1.17
1.07
.91
.78
1.20
1.19
1^8
1.00
1.15
1.21
1.19
1.15
1.09
1.02
1.12
.88
1.29
.92
.82
1.22
1.14
1.04
1.18
1.23
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
2Includes data for otner regions in addition to those shown separately.
$0.96
.81
.60
.93
.73
.75
.96
.87
.83
.92
.74
.64
.98
1.09
.86
.76
(3).78
.87
(3)1.04
(3).64
.58
1.26
1.13
.99
.87
.78
.91
.96
.76
$0.99
.91
.81
.93
(3)
K.82
.94
$1.02
.84
.74
1.05
.84
.88
.85
.93
1.04
.86
.78
.90
.79
.96
(3)
.94
.88
(3)
1.05
.87
.80
1.02
1.00
.88
.86
1.01
.88
1.08
.95
1.02
1.09
1.06
1.01
.73
1.09
1.06
.73
.72
1.16
1.08
.84
.82
1.04
.90
.82
.69
1.05
.76
1.30
.81
1.37
.77
.62
(3).86
.92
1.01
.90
.82
.89
.89
1.00
.79
1.15
.82
.69
1.06
.94
.75
1.04
.82
1.07
.93
.85
.99
.95
.88
1.05
.94
1.07
1.10
.88
.98
1.03
.87
1.16
.81
1.28
.77
.75
1.09
.98
(3)
1.00
.79
$1.05
.84
.74
$1.02
.83
(3)
1.12
.81
.62
.71
1.01
.84
.70
.87
(3)
(3)
(3 )
(3)
.83
.70
1.09
1.15
.88
.77
1.06
.92
(3)
.59
1.14
.85
.78
.59
1.20
1.20
1.06
.99
1.04
1.14
.88
.70
(3)
.66
(3).76
1.31
.68
.58
1.12
.90
.75
1.17
.87
1.15
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3 )
V3)
(3)
1.24
1.06
.83
(3)
(3)
(3)
CO
(3)
.82
(3)
(3)
<3)
(0
1.18
.97
$1.11
.90
.72
1.19
(3)
.89
.94
.72
1.15
(3)1.00
(3)
.91
.76
(3)
1.22
1.22
1.03
(3)
1.19
1.15
1.08
.83
1.26
1.05
1.08
.63
1.30
1.14
.99
.87
1.37
(3)1.02
.79
<3)
1.01
1.31
.97
1.41
.86
(3)
1.14
1.07
.96
1.18
1.11
$1.19
1.05
.99
1.26
$1.25
1.12
.97
1.00
1.22
1.02
1.23
1.11
1.01
1.20
(3)
1.19
1.14
1.08
1.16
1.02
.93
1.31
1.26
1.19
1.05
1.26
1.22
.99
.87
1.23
1.08
.88
.86
1.33
1.31
1.01
(3)
(3)1.29
1.10
1.19
1.12
1.13
1.15
.92
1.06
1.04
1.00
1.10
.90
.96
1.35
1.31
1.00
1.32
1.31
1.16
1.27
1.02
(3)
.91
1.36
1.10
.98
.86
1.30
1.46
1.16
1.11
1.26
1.19
1.09
(3)
1.20
C1.14
3)
1.23
1.28
1.12
<3)
1.03
1.34
.99
1.46
1.00
.95
(3)
(3).94
1.43
1.03
1.26
1.14
1.35
1.13
1.01
1.00
1.21
(3)
1.27
$1.27
1.07
.95
1.00
1.12
1.02
1.29
1.14
.96
.93
1.26
1.05
.98
.85
1.39
1.34
1.19
1.24
1.30
1.28
1.10
?)
(3)
1.08
1.36
.98
1.46
1.01
.96
1.28
*Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
1.28
1.11
.94
1.32
1.29
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
4S
T able 49 .—Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1 for men in selected plant occupations in Machinery
establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of community, January 1945
United States *
Occupation and grade
Assemblers, class A.......................................................
Assemblers, class B.......................................................
Assemblers, class C.......................................................
Carpenters, maintenance..............................................
Chippers and grinders...................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class A.........................................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B.........................................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class C..........................................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class A.....................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B.....................................
Engine-lathe operators, class C.....................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A...........................
Grinding-machine operators, class B...........................
Grinding-machine operators, class C...........................
Inspectors, class A........................................................
Inspectors, class B.....................................................
Inspectors, class 0 .........................................................
Janitors...........................................................................
Machinists, maintenance..............................................
Machinists, production.................................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines........
Maintenance men, general utility....... ........................
Milling-machine operators, class A..............................
Milling-machine operators, class B..............................
Milling-machine operators, class C..............................
Stock clerks....................................................................
Tool-and-die makers......................................................
Truckers, hand..............................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machines), class A......................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machines), class B......................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machines), class 0 .............. _......................................
Watchmen...........................
Welders, hand, Glass A ........................................
Welders, hand, class B..................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
New England
Middle Atlantic
Communities of—
Under but25.000
100,000
under and
over
25,000 100.000
Under but25.000
100,000
under and
25,000 100.000
over
Under but25.000
100,000
under and
over
25,000 100.000
$1.02
.91
.76
.88
.80
$1.10
.99
.85
.98
.90
$1.15
1.03
.90
1.05
.96
$0.94
.82
.79
.86
.77
$0.98
1.26
.76
.93
1.16
$1.05
.94
.84
.99
.89
$1.04
.97
.76
.87
.87
$1.20
.95
.85
.97
.90
$1.15
1.00
.87
1.01
.95
1.09
1.15
.99
1.09
.87
.85
.80
.90
.84
.78
.92
.94
.92
.97
.84
1.05
.77
.73
.91
.82
.72
.95
.87
.76
1.09
1.02
(*)
.69
1.08
1.01
.80
.85
1.06
.91
.81
1.09
.94
.81
1.15
1.07
.99
1.06
.96
.85
.76
1.18
1.05
.91
.96
.98
.89
.75
1.16
1.08
1.23
1.06
1.02
.88
.86
1.12
.88
.79
1.06
1.00
.87
1.12
1.05
.87
1.05
.94
.80
.66
1.03
1.00
.93
.92
1.07
.94
.85
.78
1.15
.68
1.09
.73
.59
1.04
.92
1.02
.86
1.12
1.02
.92
.91
1.19
1.04
.90
1.20
1.21
1.16
.95
1.13
.99
.79
.71
1.10
1.16
.94
.94
1.16
1.01
1.01
.84
1.23
.77
1.14
1.03
.85
.67
1.08
1.01
1.17
1.08
1.17
1.03
.89
.76
1.20
1.23
1.07
1.01
1.19
1.08
.97
.87
1.32
.81
1.20
1.08
.95
.69
1.23
1.12
(*)
.63
.93
.93
.86
.82
.99
.84
.75
.75
1.02
.75
.93
.90
.76
.59
.84
(4) .78
1.16
.69
.94
.74
.67
.61
1.00
1.30
.96
.88
.84
1.26
.81
1.13
.98
.88
.69
.99
1.21
.86
1.07
.84
1.19
1.02
.82
.68
1.16
1.00
.89
1.27
1.17
1.03
1.21
.98
.76
.76
1.10
1.14
.88
.95
1.24
.98
.86
.93
1.31
.78
1.13
.97
1.17
.97
.87
.73
1.14
1.20
.99
1.03
1.18
1.03
.85
.84
1.30
.77
1.12
1.19
1.20
1.01
1.25
1.04
.87
1.09
.94
.80
.68
1.10
1.03
1.01
.80
1.05
.96
.93
.75
1.18
.92
.79
.61
1.08
1.00
1.00
.84
.65
1.09
1.01
1.22
1.05
.92
.67
1.23
1.09
49
MACHINERY
T able
49.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings)1 for men in selected plant occupations in Machinery
establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of community, January 1945—Continued
Occupation and grade
Communities of—
25.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
but 100,000
100,000
but and
Under but 100,000 Under but 100,000 Under under
over under and over
25,000 under and over 25,000 under and over 25,000
100.000
100.000
Assemblers, class A.....................................................
Assemblers, class B.....................................................
Assemblers, class C_...................................................
Carpenters, maintenance............................................
Chippers and grinders.................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
Drill,press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B.......................................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class C.......................................................................
EngipA-lathp.
npp.rA.tors, class A
_ _____
Engine-lathe operators, class B..................................
Engiue-lathft operators, class O
__________
Grinding-machine operators, class A.........................
Grin ding-machinc operators, class B_ _ _________
Grinding-machine operators, class C _ _ _______
Inspectors, class A------ ---------------------------------Inspectors, class B............................... .......................
Inspectors class c
_
Janitors------------------------- ---------------------------Machinists, maintenance............................................
Machinists, production...............................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines---Maintenance men, general utility..............................
M illin g -m a c h in e operators, class A
_ _______
Milling-machine
operators, class B
M illin g -m a c h in e operators, class O
____
Stock clerks.............—.................................................
Tool-and-die makers....................................................
Truckers, h a n d
_____________ -__
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machines), class A—.................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machines), class B................................... ................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machines), class 0 ....................................................
Watchmen..................................................................
Welders, hand, class A----------------------------------Welders, hand, class B...............................................
$1.08
.99
.88
.99
.96
$1.18
1.07
.96
1.21
1.09
1.00
1.15
1.06
1.12
1.00
1.21
.92
.87
1.05
1.04
.77
1.10
1.17
.85
1.05
.98
.81
.68
1.08
1.07
.98
,96
1.11
.89
1.05
.98
1.19
1.17
.86
1.07
1.00
.81
.71
1.07
1.16
.95
.94
1.11
.98
.78
.83
1.14
.72
1.03
1.07
.82
1.20
.78
1.19
.93
.74
.64
1.02
.94
1.14
1.06
.87
.71
1.07
1.02
100.000
100.000
$1.03
.89
.79
.97
.80
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
*Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
Pacific *
Southwest
Middle West
Great Lakes
1.10
1.00
1.09
.96
1.24
1.23
1.21
1.21
1.08
.92
.78
1.23
1.24
1.14
1.03
1.22
1.15
1.05
.89
1.35
.83
1.21
1.12
1.01
.74
1.23
1.15
$0.95
.83
.71
(4).70
$0.95
.86
.78
.91
.82
$1.05
.89
.71
.99
.91
.75
.71
.65
.97
.85
.72
.96
(4)
.91
.78
1.04
.90
.85
1.05
.89
.84
1.03
.90
.79
.96
.82
.75
1.09
.90
.96
1.08
.86
(4)
.97
(4)
(4)
.63
.95
(4).90
.92
.85
.76
.83
1.04
.62
1.00
.90
.90
.67
.50
.98
.81
.68
1.06
1.04
.97
.82
1.04
.89
.77
.78
1.11
.72
1.09
.92
.84
.61
.99
.81
1.02
.88
1.11
1.03
.75
.69
1.16
1.17
1.00
.90
$1.09
.84
.65
.95
.68
.68
.85
(4)
(4)
(4)
1.13
.91
(4)
.62
1.03
1.00
.92
(4)
1.11
.94
.97
.81
1.27
.73
1.12
.99
.87
.62
1.04
.90
(4)
.82
(4).55
(4)
.88
(4).45
1.06
.87
$0.96
.83
.67
.97
.62
(4)
(4)1.03
.87
(4)
1.09
(4)
(4)
(4)
.54
(4)1.17*
.91
(4)
.85
(4).72
1.33
(4)
.81
<4).50
1.10
.81
$1.10
.88
.76
.95
.76
$1.19
1.05
.92
1.33
$1.24
1.08
.98
1.23
1.04
.91
.85
1.08
1.06
(4)1.25
1.15
.99
.97
1.28
1.18
1.04
1.27
1.17
.97
1.26
1.06
.96
.66
1.22
.97
.76
1.17
1.09
1.03
1.27
1.01
1.03
.62
1.35
1.29
1.12
.90
1.15
.94
.77
.84
1.37
.64
1.13
.98
.83
.54
1.27
1.11
1.02
1.10
1.27
1.12
1.30
(4)
.86
1.39
1.26
1.13
1.08
1.27
1.11
.97
1.47
(*)
1.23
.99
(4).50
1.24
1.24
.86
1.35
1.34
1.21
1.19
1.27
1.15
1.08
.98
1.45
.98
1.29
1.14
1.00
.77
1.29
1.25
®The number of establishments studied in communities of less than 25,000
was1Insufficient
too small tonumber
warrantofseparate
workerspresentation.
to justify presentation of an average.
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
50
T a b l e 50.— Average hourly wage rates (<straight-time hourly earnings)1 for men in selected plant occupations in Machinery
establishments, United States and selected regions, by unionization, January 1945
Average hourly rates in—
United States *
Occupation and grade
New Eng
land “
Union estab- Nonunion eslishments tablishments Union
establishwork- hourly work- hourly ments
ers rates ers rates
A «TA«
Assemblers, class A__...................... 15,014
Assemblers, class B.......................... 20,407
Assemblers, class C__...................... 11,645
Carpenters, maintenance................. 2,076
Chippers and grinders..................... 8,660
Crane operators, electric bridge....... 5,127
Drill-press operators, radial, class A. 3,236
Drill-press operators, radial, class B_ 3,919
Drill-press operators, radial, class C _ 1,524
Drill-press operators, single- and
multiple-spindle, class A.............. 1,524
Drill-press operators, single- and
multiple-spindle, class B__........... 4,936
Drill-press operators, single- and
multiple-spindle, class C............... 4,175
Electricians, maintenance................ 3,237
Engine-lathe operators, class A........ 8,565
Engine-lathe operators, class B........ 5,995
Engine-lathe operators, class C........ 2,192
Grinding-machine operators, class
4,005
Grinding-machine operators, class
6,655
Grinding-machine operators, class
C..................................................... 4,912
Guards............................................... 4,762
Inspectors, class A............................ 4,296
Inspectors, class B............................ 7,600
Inspectors, class C............................ 4,835
Janitors.............................................. 8,316
Machinists, maintenance................ 3,247
Machinists, production.................... 7,075
Machine-tool operators, miscellane
ous machines__ ______ _______ 3,127
Maintenance men, general utility.. 1,396
Mechanics, maintenance_________ 2,186
Milling-machine operators, class A. 5,328
Milling-machine operators, class B. 4,818
Milling-machine operators, class C. 2,322
Millwrights....................................... 2,353
Painters, rough...... .......................... 2,655
Set-up men, machine tools............... 5,784
Stock clerks....................................... 7,173
Tool-and-die makers....................... 7,835
Truck drivers.................................... 2,310
Truckers, hand................................. 9,196
Turret-lathe operators, hand (in
cluding hand-screw machine),
class A............................................ 8,123
Turret-lathe operators, hand (in
cluding hand-screw machine),
class B............................................ 7,816
Turret-lathe operators, hand (in
cluding hand-screw machine),
class C............................................ 3,155
Welders, hand, class A..................... 7,796
Welders, hand, class B..................... 4,221
$1.13
1.02
.92
1.03
.94
.92
1.14
1.01
.94
1.11
1.03
.96
1.10
1.18
1.07
.94
1.18
1.18
1.07
.84
1.14
1.01
.88
.75
1.18
1.22
6,023
10,030
4,813
900
2,450
754
844
1,335
394
1,005
2,532
2,746
775
5,221
5,030
1,942
2,073
2,046
782
1,579
1,642
2,006
934
3,470
1,059
5,965
Un
ion
estab
lish
ments
1.05 6,676 1.02 .93 .89
.99 979 .96 .90 .94
1.10
607 1.07 .97 .89
1.17 2,169 1.16 1.18 .99
1.08 2,599 .99 .98 .87
1.02 1,408
.85 .92 .78
1.07 471 1.02 1.00 .94
.95 1,281 .84 .90 .84
1.19 2,322 1.14 1.12 1.01
.85 2,586 .86 .85 .78
1.28 4,448 1.31 1.29 1.18
.89 1,201 .83 .89 .84
.79 1,936 .76 .83 .75
1.18 3,127 1.16
1.08 3,653
Non
union
estab
lish
ments
Un
ion
estab
lish
ments
Non
union
estab
lish
ments
$1.11 $1.07 $0.99 $1.13 $1.17 $1.14 $1.14
.97 1.10 .89 1.00 .95 1.04 1.02
.77 .90 .77 .90 .76 .96 .79
.97 .97 .95 1.00 .89 1.06 1.07
.81 .94 .81 .94 .81 .97 .88
.95 .86 .95 .92 1.02 .92 .91
1.05 1.13 .99 1.09 1.11 1.21 1.06
.96 .97 .87 .99 .92 1.02 1.00
.81 .81 .75 .94 .91 .95 .78
.92 1.05 1.21 1.15 1.13
1.10 1.15
.93 .98 .84 1.06 .92 1.04 .98
.78 .89 .77 .90 .75 1.02 .82
1.09 1.06 1.10 1.07 1.08 1.11 1.10
1.14 1.13 .98 1.17 1.20 1.18 1.16
.99 .94 .88 1.04 1.02 1.12 1.00
.86
.85 .76 .86 .91 .98 .87
1.22 1.19 1.04 1.17 1.33 1.19 1.26
1.09 1.09 .94 1.15 1.07 1.22 1.17
.86 1.00
.85 1.02 .82 1.20 .91
.83 .87 .79 .83 .85 .84 .85
1.18 1.04 1.07 1.14 1.21 1.14 1.22
1.04 .96 .93 .95 1.04 1.05 1.07
.81 .87 .73 .84 .77 .90 .83
.71 .78 .68 .74 .71 .76 .75
1.11 1.20 1.02 1.12 1.12 1.19 1.17
1.15 1.03 1.02 1.20 1.15 1.20 1.20
1.11
.99 1.03
.96 1,720 .80
1.17 2,588 1.17
1.12 1,910
.95
.95
1.20
1.11
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
*Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
Non
union
estab
lish
ments
Middle At Great Lakes Middle West Southwest
lantic
.96 1.05 1.09
.93 1.01 .95
.98 1.16 1.13 1.11
1.15 1.22 1.17
1.04 .94 1.13 1.18
1.04
.89 1.09 .87
.88
1.05 1.03 1.09 1.06
.91 .85 .98 .85
1.14 1.09 1.24 1.23
.82 .91 .86 .88
1.24 1.35 1.28 1. 31
.87 .81 .91 .89
.75 .75 .81 .81
1.02
1.01
Un
ion
estab
lish
ments
Non
union
estab
lish
ments
$1.02 $0.79
.88
.79
.76 .65
.94 .99
.84 .74
.91 .76
1.00
.82
.89 .83
.83
.92 .85
.88
.78
.77 .66
.99 (3)
1.05 1.07
.89 .84
.90 .68
1.06
.98 .89
.86
.77
1.07 1.01
1.02
.82
.77
. 70 (3).60
1.13 1.08
1.14 .94
.96
.76 .94
1.06 1.22
.96 1.07
1.11
3
Un
ion
estab
lish
ments
Non
union
estab
lish
ments
$1.08 $1.07 $1.24 $1.16
.97 .82
1.01
.78 .70 1.10
.98
.96
.89 1.25 1.23
1.21
.73 .68 1.05 1.00
.98 .81 1.15 1.15
1.01 1.01 1.16
.79 1.16 1.10
1.00
1.09
.68
.98 1.06
(3)
.91 1.17 1.08
(3)
.83 .81 1.00 1.00
.71 .96
.97
(3)
1.35 1.05 1.35 1.28
1.26 1.10 1.29 1.25
1.05 .88 1.22 1.15
.77 1.23 1.00
(3)
1.19 1.05 1.28 1.25
1.12
.75 1.21 1.11
1.03 (3)
.97
.98
.82 .68 .89 .90
1.29 1.10 1.30 1.20
1.20
.86 1.06
1.07
1.08 .78 :98
.95
.62 .59 .86 .85
1.34 1.08 1.36 1.35
1.31 1.10 1.33 1.31
1.22
1.18
1.30
1.27
1.13
1.15
1.27
1.06
1.36
.98
1.47
1.02
1.19
1.17
1.13
1.27
1.15
1.00
.96
1.33
.97
1.43
.97
.94
1.01
1.21
1.06 1.28
1.30
.89 1.14
1.13
.75 1.01
1.28
.89 1.25
1.20
1.02
.95
(3)
1.08
.79 .99 .83
1.17 1.18
.99 1.16 .96
1.01
.85
.87
.99 1.30
.80 1.16
.68
1.01
1.12
Non
union
estab
lish
ments
1.03 .92 1.17 .99
.89 .85 .98 .92
.99 .92 1.29
1.04
1.08 1.18 1.13 (3)
.91 .89 .96 .89
.95 .70 .80 .70
.94
(3) (3).80
.87 .72 1.11
1.13 .94 1.44 1.10
.80 .74 .89
1.19 1.19 1.42 1..77
30
.80 .74 .75 .73
.72 .59 (3)
.58
1.03 1.19 1.19 1.19 1.19 1.08 1.06
.90 1.05
Un
ion
estab
lish
ments
Pacific
1.12
1.00
1.27
Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
MACHINERY
51
T able 51.— Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1 for selected plant occupations in Machinery estab
lishments, United States and selected regions, by method of wage payment, January 1945
Average hourly rates in-
CDlaieS
{4a^ao*j|
Occupation, grade, and sex
Time workers
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Incentive workers
Time Incen
Time Incen
Time Incen
tive
tive
tive
Number Average Number Average workers
workers workers workers workers workers
of
hourly
of
hourly
workers rates workers rates
Men
Assemblers, class A..................................................... 16,405
Assemblers, class B..................................................... 10,584
Assemblers, class C..................................................... 10,968
Ohippers and grinders................................................ 7,248
Drill-press operators, radial, class A.......................... 2,686
Drill-press operators, radial, class B .......................... 3,453
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class A...................................................................... 1,564
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B....................................................................... 4,344
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class 0 ....................................... ............................... 4,151
Engine-lathe operators, class A---------------------— 10,741
Engine-lathe operators, class B.................................. 7,541
Engine-lathe operators, class C................................. 2,532
Grinding-machine operators, class A......................... 4,192
Grinding-machine operators, class B......................... 4,334
Grinding-machine operators, class C......................... 2,645
Milling-machine operators, class A............................ 5,507
4,528
Milling-machine operators, class B_____________
Milling-machine operators, class 0 ............................ 1,757
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including handscrew machine), class A.......................................... 6,993
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including handscrew machine), class B........................................... 6,441
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including handscrew machine), class 0 .......................................... 2,878
Welders, hand, class A............................................... 7,444
Welders, hand, class B ............................................... 3,712
Women
Assemblers, class 0 ..................................................... 8,147
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class 0 .............. —................... ...........................— 3,919
Grinding-machine operators, class 0 ......................... 2,044
Milling-machine operators, class 0 ........................... 1,193
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
New England
$1.11
.94
.78
.82
1.06
.94
1.06
.90
.79
1.14
.97
.81
1.15
1.07
.91
1.14
.97
.82
4,632
10,853
5,490
3,8152
1,394
1,801
965
3,124
2,770
3,045
3,484
1,602
1,886
4,367
3,049
1,990
2,889
1,973
$1.18
1.13
1.06
1.08
1.24
1.13
.97
.85
1.13
.95
4,262
5,028
1,997
2,940
2,419
1.25
1.15
.98
1.28
1.26
.72
.72
.90
.80
6,649
3,249
1,408
1,203
.92
.94
.96
.96
1.11
1.18
1.12
1.03
1.23
1.17
1.04
1.30
1.25
1.16
1.24
1.16
1.08
$1.00
.87
.77
.80
.98
.85
.95
.84
.71
.98
.87
.74
.103
.90
.96
1.00
.86
.78
$1.07
1.15
.96
1.07
1.15
1.08
1.07
.95
.87
1.08
.98
.90
1.22
1.14
1.03
1.16
1.00
.86
$1.13
.94
.79
.81
1.05
.93
1.14
.91
.79
1.15
.96
.79
1.18
.96
.81
1.17
.94
.80
$1.19
1.06
1.00
1.06
1.15
1.06
1.14
1.13
.93
1.28
1.17
1.02
1.34
1.24
1.07
$1.11
.95
.79
$1.21
1.16
1.09
1.07
.94
1.05
.92
.81
1.14
.98
.84
1.16
1.14
.94
1.33
1.13
1.23
1.15
1.21
1.12
1.12
1.00
1.25
1.09
.91
1.31
1.17
.84
.83
.90
.99
.87
.74
1.10
.89
1.06
.96
1.19
1.24
1.14
.97
.89
1.12
.96
.69
.78
76
.86
.80
.71
.67
.75
.79
1.01
.68
.91
.78
1.12
.98
.86
.84
1.12
.98
1.12
1.10
1.24
1.21
1.06
1.33
1.30
1.26
1.29
1.23
1.18
1.29
1.20
.88
1.10
.94
1.04
1.28
1.29
.73
.77
.97
.83
.99
1.08
1.02
.98
* Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
52
T able
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
52.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1for selected plant occupations in Machinery
establishments, by wage area, January 1945
Occupation, grade, and sex
Balti
more,
Md.
Bir
Buf Can Chi Cleve Den De Hous
ming Bos
ton, falo, ton, cago, land, ver, troit, ton,
ham, Mass.
N.
Y. Ohio 111. Ohio Colo. Mich. Tex.
Ala.
Men
Assemblers, class A.................................................... $1.03 $1.10
Assemblers, class B................................................... .84 .90
Assemblers, class C.................................................... . 71 (2)
Carpenters, maintenance.......................................... .87 .90
Chippers and grinders............................................... .72 .63
Crane operators, electric bridge................................
.78
Drill-press operators, radial, class A......................... 1.02 0
Drill-press operators, radial, class B_........................ .90 00
Drill-press operators, radial, class C......................... 0
(3)
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class A..................................................................... .96 00
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B.............................................. ...................... .86 ............
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
.67 ............
Electricians, maintenance......................................... .99 1.08
Engine-lathe operators, class A................................. 1.17 1.09
Engine-lathe operators, class B................................ .91 (2)
Engine-lathe operators, class C................................. .88 ______
Grinding-machine operators, class A....................... 1.01 (2)
Grinding-machine operators, class B........................ 0
Grinding-machine operators, class C........................ .66 0
Guards........................................................................ .80 .66
Inspectors, class A...................................................... 1.05 (2)
Inspectors, class B...................................................... .94 (2)
Inspectors, class C...................................................... .72 (2)
Janitors...................................................................... .63 .52
Machinists, maintenance.......................................... 1.12 1.15
Machinists, production............................................. 1.12 1.15
Milling-machine operators, class A.......................... 1.10 00
Milling-machine operators, class B.......................... .83 (2)
Milling-machine operators, class O.......................... (a)
Millwrights-.............................................................. .99 (2)
Painters, rough.......................................................... 0
(2)
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class A.......... 1.09 0
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B„......... .85
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class O.......... 00
Set-up men, machine tools........................................ 1.19
1.01
Stock clerks................................................................ .74
Tool-and-die makers— ............................................. 1.20 00
Truck drivers........................................................... .82 .62
Truckers, hand....... ................................................... .65 .61
Truckers, power......................................................... (2)
Turret-latne operators, hand (including handscrew machine), class A.................—............ ........ 1.08
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including handscrew machine), class B_....................................... .88 0
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including handscrew machine), class C......................................... .70 ...........
Watchmen.................................................................. .68 0
Welders, hand, class A.............................................. 1.15 1.12
Welders, hand, class B..................... —..................... 1.11 .84
Women
Assemblers, class C.................................................... .70 ............
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class C__................................................................. .63
Engine-lathe operators, class O................................ .73 _____
Grinding-machine operators, class O........................ .71 ............
Inspectors, class B..................................................... .75
Inspectors, class C..................................................... .62 .75
Milling-machine operators, class O.......................... .70
Stock clerks............................................................... (2)
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including handscrew machine), class C......................................... .73
See footnotes at end of table.
$1.03 $1.14 $1.17 $1.18 $1.18
.91 1.00 1.40 1.03 1.14
.74 .87 .85 .91 1.02
1.09 1.21
.98 1.05 0
.88 1.04 1.11
.99 1.08
.82 1.00 .99 .93 1.02
1.12 1.08 1.12 1.20 1.19
.97 .99 1.24 1.02 1.04
1.03 0
.87 .96 0
1.12 1.21
1.08 0
0
.90 .85 1.43 1.02 1.26
.72 .75 0
.94 1.15
1.11 1.11 1.11 1.14 1.20
1.12 1.15 1.54 1.21 1.26
.94 1.02 1.29 1.07 1.21
.76 .87 0
.97 1.16
1.11 1.10
1.20 1.28
.95 .98 1.72 1.08 1.22
.80 .94 1.46 1.01 0
.79 .84 .89 .82 .93
1.11 1.13 1.14 1.23 1.23
.98 1.14 1.07 1.10
1.00
.80 .92 .82 .94 .95
.71 .75 .80 .74 .82
1.09 1.08 1.26 1.25 1.27
1.13 1.18 1.18 1.26 1.25
1.21 1.26
1.17 1.13 0
.96 1.05 1.43 1.06 1.22
.75 .92
1.02 1.07
.98 1.11 L 13 1.11 1.19
.90 .96 .99 .87 1.11
1.24 0
1.33
G) 1.27
.95 0
1.08 1.24
0
.80 0
1.17 1.09 0
1.15 0
1.27 1.22 1.41
.81 .93 .90 .86 .97
1.19 1.23 1.20 1.38 1.39
.85 .91 .99 .96 .98
.73 .76 .87 .80 .83
.83 .79 .86 .89 1.06
1.15 1.09 1.27 1 21 1.24
.95 1.02 1.23 1.12 1.21
.82 .88 1.09 .96 1.17
.69 .67 0
.69 0
1.13 1.19 1.25 1.23 1.26
.97 1.06 1.12 1.13 1.27
.67
.71
.66
.78
.71
.69
.71
.76
.80
.77
0
0
0
.70
0
0
0
.68
0
1.07
.87
.72
.79
.70 1.10
.82 1.08
.89 .96
.87 1.02
.92 0
.82 .93
.98 .88
.79 .88
.94 .98
$1.25
.95
.79
0
.87
.84
1.06
.82
$1.38 $1.13 $1.18 $1.06 $1.20 $1.07
1.29 .93 .99 .84 1.05
.97
1.16 .83 .94 .74 1.04
.81
1.19 1.28 1.19 0
1.13
.98
1.07 .77 .89 0
.99
.96
1.13 1.07 1.13 0
.87
.91
1.08 1.12 0
1.18 1.16
1.22 1.01 1.04
1.03 1.03
0
0
1.08 1.22
.91 1.19
1.08
0
1.05 1.29
1.09 1.49
.88 1.30
1.08
0
1.55
1.18
.87 1.27
1.09
.60 1.05
1.05 1.35
.92 1.22
.78 1.07
.65 .91
1.05 1.40
1.05 1.49
1.24 1.48
.96 1.28
1.10
0
1.23
.75 1.29
1.41
0
1.29
0
1.19
0
1.42
0
.78 1.09
1.17 1.52
.73 1.08
.93
0
1.03
0
1.46
0
.82 1.31
1.17
.60 .96
1.16 1.51
.86 1.49
.66
0
0
0
.95
1.03
0
1.11
0
0
.88
.63
1.36
1.26
1.06
0
1.19
1.14
1.04
.81
1.30
1.24
1.09
.62
1.37
1.34
1.14
.96
.80
0
1.11
0
1.13
1.47
.89
1.41
.82
.64
.74
1.19
1.02
.87
.56
1.33
1.23
.91
.56
.74
0
1.19 1.13
.98 .83
1.08 .75
1.00
0
Mil Min
Los
An Louis wau nea
geles, ville,
kee, polis,
Calif. Ky. Wis. Minn.
0
0
.85
0
1.00
1.08
1.13 0
.95 .88 .94
.99 .69 .99
1.32 1.18 1.09
1.27 1.09 1.16
1.15 .86 1.03
.97 .69 .93
1.24 0
1.21
1.16
1.19
.98 .68 .94
.90 .67 .78
1.22 1.10 1.12
.84 .99
1.00
.95 0
.92
.83 .57 .74
1.33
1.02
1.33 1.14 1.12
1.25 0
1.30
1.12
1.16 0
1.09 0
1.13
L06
.91 1.00
0
1.33 0
1.24
0
1.16
0
1.07
0
1.34 0
1.12
.95 .79 .85
1.43 1.28 1.21
.96 .75 .88
1.00
.76
0
.80
0
1.29 0
1.21
1.14 .85 1.06
.66
1.01
.94
.54
.77
0
1.29
1.17 1.21
1.24 1.01 1.05
.79
.81
0
0
.95
.86
0
0
.91
.61 .98
.57 1.08
.78
0
.96
0
0
0
0
.68
.99
.71
.94
0
1.15
.95
.65
1.08
1.12
1.00
0
1.19
1.05
0
.80
1.03
.85
.72
1.16
1.13
0
1.20
1.15
1.09
.90
0
0
0
0
0
.84
1.30
.88
.75
.83
1.16
.99
.76
0
1.15
1.00
0
0
0
0
0
.69
.67
.74
.73
53
MACHINERY
T able 52.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1for selected plant occupations in Machinery
establishmentsf by wage area, January 1945—Continued
Occupation, gradq, and sex
Men
Assemblers, class A....................................................
Assemblers, class B....................................................
Assemblers, class 0 ....................................................
Carpenters, maintenance...........................................
Chippers and grinders...............................................
Crane operators, electric bridge................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class A.........................
Drill-press operators, radial, class B.........................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class A.....................................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B__.................................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
Electricians, maintenance.........................................
Engine-lathe operators, class A.................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B.................................
Engine-lathe operators, class C________________
Grinding-machine operators, class A........................
Grindinp-mAf»hir»A
rj-rindin^-manhiriA npnrators,
npftratorsj class
class BO ___
Guards........................................................................
Inspectors, class A.....................................................
Inspectors, class B......................................................
Inspectors, class C__________________________
Janitors. .....................................................................
Machinists,
Machinists, maintenance..........................................
production , ,........ _
Milling-machine operators, class A...........................
Milling-machine operators, class B...........................
Milling-machine operators, class 0 _____________
Millwrights________________________________
Painters, rough...........................................................
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class A..........
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B_____
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class 0 _____
Set-up men, machine tools____________________
Stock clerks................................................................
Tool-and-die makers..................................................
Truck drivers-...........................................................
Truckers, hand...........................................................
Truckers, power........................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including handscrew machine), class A ..............................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including handscrew machine), class B .........................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including handscrew machine), class O.........................................
Watchmen..................................................................
Welders, hand, class A ............................................
Welders, hand, class B__..........................................
Women
Assemblers, class 0 __________________________
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class C _________________________________________________
Engine-lathe operators, class C________________
Grinding-machine operators, class 0 ____________
Inspectors, class B__________________________
Tnspp.nt.ors, class 0 __________________________
Milling-machine operators, class 0 _____________
Stock clerks................................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including handscrew machine), class 0 .........................................
New New Peoria, Phila
del Provi
ark. York,
dence,
n .i . N. Y. M. phia,
Pa. R. I.
$1.03
.98
.93
1.11
.90
.92
(2).97
.97
1.11
1.01
.80
.83
.86
.79
(2)
(2)
.70
.63
(2)
.84
.91
.80
.76
.76
(2)
.86
.80
.81
.91
.95
.81
.85
.80
.94
.77
Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
$1.12 $0.97 $1.29 $1.27 $1.18 $1.17 $1.07
.88
1.01 ; .89 1.08 1.23 1.04 1.04
.91 .77 .96 1.16 1.09 .89 .72
1.04 .92 (2) 1.28 1.00 1.03 .99
1.00 ! .78 1.08 1.08 1.09
.94 .97
.91 (2) 1.11 (2)
.90 .78 .94
1.19 (2) 1.21 (2) 1.17 1.16 1.05
1.04 (2) 1.20 1.18
1.24 1.01
.97 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
(2)
1.02 1.10 1.05
(2) <2) (2) 1.06 1.03
.96 1.11 .85 (2) 1.07 1.01 1.00 •82
.78
.96 .80 .86 .96
1.00
(2)
1.13 1.11 1.02 1.34 (2) 1.18 1.06 1.00
1.13 1.20 1.04 1.32 1.29 1.20 1.23 1.11
1.04 1.07 .92 (2) 1.34 1.28 1.02 .88
(a)
.84 .79 (2)
.86
.98
(2)
1.11 1.16 1.10 1.35 1.30 1.25 1.24 1.08
.99 1.25 1.01 (2)
1.68 1.03 1.02
.98 1.10 .91 (2)
(2) 1.54 .92 .88
.88
.75 .73 .92 .93 .86 .81 .79
1.14 1.14 1.03 1.29 1.40 1.29 1.15 1.13
1.06 .95 .89 (2) (2) 1.01 .97 1.07
.85 .82 .77 (2)
.97 .81 .73
.74 .68 .67 .92 .90 .81 .85 .69
1.21
1.38
1.07
1.17 1.16
1.25
(2)
(2)
(2) 1.24 1.03 1.39 1.42
.87 1.17
1.10 1.22 1.06 1.33 1.30 1.20 1.22 1.12
1.03 1.02 .89 1.10 (2) 1.23 1.07 .95
.93 .82 .87
1.05 .86 .97
(2)
1.13 1.08 .99 (2)
.99 1.03
1.10
(2) «
.97 .85 (2) (2)
1.06 .8 6 .87
1.13 1.32 1.01 (2)
(2)
(2).98
(a) 1.22
1.09 1.17 1.00
1.12
(2)
.82 (2)
.81
(2)
(2)
1.10 1.14 1.12 1.36
1.26 1.15
.87 .83 .77 1.01 (2) (2).84 .83 .81
1.29 1.31 1.21 1.55 1.45 1.27 1.23 1.39
.89 .89 .82 1.11 (2)
.84 .90 .82
.77 .75 .70 (2) (2)
.72
.86
.88
.83 .82 (2) (2) (2)
.78 .83
.86
1.10 1.34 1.04 1.29
(2) 1.23 1.24 1.15
1.01 1.02
.97 1.15 1.17 1.34 1.00 1.01
1.05 .97 .94 (2)
1.22
.87 .84
(2)
.64
.71
.72
.62
.66
(2)
(2)
(2)
1.15
1.26 1.20 1.31
1.34
1.13 1.22 1.08
1.03 1.18 .95 1.26 (2) 1.15 .99 .88
$1.20 $1.17
1.05 .97
.94 .78
.98 1.09
.95 .91
.84 .93
1.12
(2)
1.11
.97
.97 .99
(2) 1.07
1.07 .95
.97 .76
1.11 1.09
1.19 1.24
1.01 1.01
.78 .84
1.27 1.25
1.01 1.02
.88
.91
.91 .84
1.13 1.18
1.00
.98
.91 .87
.75 .77
1.07 1.28
1.20 1.23
1.19 1.21
1.04 1.09
.95 .80
(2)
1.12
.91
(2)
1.22 1.37
(2).97 .97
(2)
1.25 1.29
.78 .88
1.16 1.46
.94 .93
.83 .78
.82 .89
1.26 1.20
1.10
.98
.97 .85
.72 .70
1.33 1.18
(*)
San
South Spring- St. Syra Toledo, Tulsa, WaterFran Seattle, Bend,
field, Louis, cuse, Ohio Okla. bury,
cisco, Wash. Ind. Mass.
Conn.
Mo. N. Y.
Calif.
.87
.87
.82
.89
.81
.77
.79
.79
.81
.67
.73
(2)
(2)
.78
.69
.89
.71
.83
.87
.86
.95
.83
.92
.94
(2)
(2)
<2)
1.13
1.04
(2)
1.08
(2).85
(2)
(>)
$1.12 $1.21 $1.05 $1.08
1.02 1.10
.85
.98
.94 1.26 .74 1.01
.88
.97 (2)
1.04
.83 1.00 .74
.85
.99 (2)
.97
(2)
.95 1.11
1.20 1.12
.94
(2) 1.03 .84
(2) (2) (2)
.90 (2)
(2) (2)
.80 1.06
1.10 1.23
.66
.77 (2)
.91
1.02 1.23 1.12
1.12
1.17 1.20 1.18 1.05
.95
.86 1.10
.96
.83
(2) (2)
(2) 1.18
1.36
1.09
(2)
1.20 1.24
1.14
(2)
1.24 (2)
.99
.90 .90 .72
.95
.96 1.23 (2)
1.12
.91 1.12 .86 .97
.76 (2) (2)
.89
.85 .63
.68
.82
1.06 1.24 (2)
1.26
(2) 1.35 1.20 1.09
1.18 1.21 (2)
1.09
1.07 1.17 .91 1.02
.88
.85
(2)
(2)
1.00 1.23
1.05
1.03 1.10 .77
.87
1.04 1.37
1.15
(2)
1.08 (2)
1.09
.93
.93
1.36
1.06
1.10
(2)
.91
.85 .85 .80
1.19 1.39 1.34 1.37
.84 1.01 (2)
.99
.73 .89 (2)
.84
.83 .94 (2)
.92
1.18 1.15 1.03 1.11
.98 1.11 .94 1.07
.82 (2)
.77 (2)
.69 .81 (2)
.71
1.24 1.21 1.20 1.09
1.19 (2) 1.05
.78
.81
.85
.89
.87
.71
.75
.82
.75
.74
(2)
.82
.88
(2).70
.82
.60
.83
(2)
.78
.90
.89
.84
.88
.97
(2)
(2)
(2)
<2)
.83
(2)
.84
.81
.69
.75
(2)
(2)
(2)
<2)
(2)
5 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
(2)
.78
.83
.93
.97
.76
.89
.82
(2)
Machine-Tool Accessories
The machine-tool accessory industry, as defined
for purposes of this study, includes establishments
primarily engaged in the manufacture of attach
ments and accessories for machine tools and other
metalworking machinery, small power-driven cut
ting and shaping tools, and precision measuring
tools. Among the products of these establish
ments are cutting tools (including drills, tool bits
for lathes, milling cutters, and reamers); machinetool attachments such as collars and arbors for
holding cutting tools; attachments for other metal
working machinery, such as dies for die casting
and drop forging machines, and forming and shap
ing tools for sheet-metal machines; jigs, fixtures,
and other attachments for holding work that is
being machined or otherwise worked; and such
precision measuring instruments as micrometers
and gages used in measurement of metalworking
products.
The scope of the survey corresponds to that of
Industry Group 3543 of the Industrial Classifica
tion Manual (1941 edition) issued by the Bureau
of the Budget.
Two major types of establishments are covered
in this study: (a) Machine-tool accessory produc
tion shops that manufacture more or less stand
ardized accessories normally produced in large
quantities to stock and (b) tool-and-die jobbing
shops that are engaged primarily in the production
of nonstandard machine-tool accessories on a
jobbing basis to meet special orders. Production
shops are engaged mainly in the manufacture of
precision measuring instruments, cutting tools,
and collars and arbors for holding such tools.
Jobbing shops produce a larger proportion of the
dies for forging and die casting machines, shap
ing tools for sheet-metal machines, and jigs and
fixtures.
T a b l e 53 .—Percentage distribution of plant workers in Machine-Tool Accessory establishments by straight-time average
hourly earnings,l United States and selected regions, January 1945
Average hourly earnings1
Under 50.0 cents_______________________
50.0-54.9 cents...............................................
55.0-59.9 cents ______________________
60.0-64.9 cents..................................................
65.0-69.9 cents..................................................
70.0-74.9 cents.................................................
75.0-79.9 cents................................................
80.0-84.9 cents..................................................
85.0-89.9 cents..................................................
90.0-94.9 cents..................................................
95.0-99.9 cents..................................................
100.0-104.9 cents...................................-.........
105.0-109.9 cents..............................................
110.0-114.9 cents...............................................
115.0-119.9 cents............................................
120.0-124.9 cents..............................................
125.0-129.9 cents...............................................
130 0-134 9 cents _____________________
135.0-139.9 cents.................-............................
140.0-144.9 cents.............................................
145
cents
__
.
1 0-149.9
0 -1 £<} 9 nomts
160 0-1^9 9 cants _ _____ ___ __ _ ____
170
centst.s ____________________
. . . . . . . . .
180 0-179
0-1SQ99 r>p.n
190 0-199.9 cents
. . .
_
200 0-209 9 cents
210 0-219 9 cAntR
-......
220.0-229.9 cents _______________________________
230 0 cents and over
__
Total........................................................................
Number of workers........................................
Average hourly earnings1..............................
United
States
New
England
Middle
Atlantic
0.3
1.0
1.5
4.5
5.0
6.3
8.0
7.9
6.9
7.9
7.4
6.9
4.5
4.5
3.2
3.1
3.5
2.3
2.5
2.1
1.5
3.3
2.7
1.5
.7
.3
.3
0.4
1.1
2.3
2.3
4.1
12.3
6.0
4.8
4.4
4.4
3.9
6.1
3.7
5.2
3.0
3.4
4.1
4.1
4.0
2.4
2.7
5.3
3.6
2.7
.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
107,900
$1.19
22,310
$1.01
100.0
15,890
$1.08
350
$0.94
90
$0.92
64,495
$1.28
1,510
$0.96
110
0.2
.5
.8
2.1
2.6
4.6
5.1
4.9
4.2
5.5
4.4
6.0
4.5
5.5
3.9
4.4
4.7
3.4
3.6
3.6
2.4
6.3
5.8
4.8
3.0
1.7
.8
.3
1Excludes premuim pay for overtime and night work.
54
Border
States
0.7
.5
.5
8.5
5.3
11.0
15.1
4.1
4.1
3.0
4.4
7.3
5.5
8.5
3.7
2.5
3.4
2.8
3.9
1.8
1.8
1.4
Southeast
4.4
3.3
1.1
10.1
7.8
2.2
8.9
6.7
2.2
6.7
2.2
12.3
2.2
8.9
2.2
3.3
4.4
3.3
7.8
.2
1.8
.8
.7
Great
Lakes
0.1
.3
.1
1.2
1.3
3.6
3.6
3.3
4.7
3.6
5.5
4.8
6.0
4.4
5.2
5.1
3.7
4.0
4.5
2.8
7.3
7.4
6.6
4.2
2.5
1.1
.4
.3
2.2
Middle
West
0.7
1.1
2.5
4.1
9.0
5.7
10.2
8.7
4.4
8.1
3.0
12.1
2.2
3.5
2.1
1.8
8.0
.3
2.4
1.4
.1
6.0
2.2
.3
Southwest
Pacific
2.5
2.5
.8
.8
6.6
5.8
4.1
4.1
3.3
3.3
2.5
4.1
9.9
5.8
5.0
9.9
7.4
12.4
2.5
5.0
1.7
.1
0.3
.3
1.9
5.3
7.0
4.5
8.5
3.8
5.7
1.2
3.1
2.4
3.0
8.6
3.1
3.2
4.2
2.5
12.1
8.3
7.3
2.4
1.0
.3
.2
$1.14
100.0
3,145
$1.25
55
MACHINE-TOOL ACCESSORIES
T a b l e 54 .—Percentage
distribution of plant workers in Machine-Tool Accessory Production establishments by straight-time
average hourly earningsUnited States and selected regions, January 1945
Average hourly earnings1
Under 50.0 cents...............
50.0- 54.9 cents—...........
55.0- 59.9 cents..............
60.0- 64.9 cents..............
65.0- 69.9 cents..............
70.0- 74.9 cents..............
75.0- 79.9 cents..............
80.0- 84.9 cents..............
85.0- 89.9 cents..............
90.0- 94.9 cents..............
95.0- 99.9 cents..............
100.0- 104.9 cents...........
105.0- 109.9 cents...........
110.0- 114.9 cents...........
115.0- 119.9 cents...........
120.0- 124.9 cents______
125.0- 129.9 cents_____
130.0- 134.9 cents-........
135.0- 139.9 cents-........
140.0- 144.9 cents...........
145.0- 149.9 cents...........
150.0- 159.9 cents...........
160.0- 169.9 cents...........
170.0- 179.9 cents...........
180.0- 189.9 cents......... .
190.0- 199.9 cents...........
200.0 cents and over..........
Total........................
Number of workers...........
Average hourly earnings1.
All workers in—
United States
All
workers
Men
0.1
0.1
.2
.4
3.4
4.8
6.7
6.5
5.2
7.0
5.7
6.6
5.5
6.9
4.9
5.1
4.8
3.7
3.2
2.9
1.8
4.1
3.2
1.9
1.2
.3
.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
37,970
$1.14
11,480
$0.86
49,450
$1.08
0.2
.7
3.5
3.6
6.5
7.3
8.8
7.0
6.4
4.4
5.6
6.3
5.7
6.4
2.7
2.7
4.0
3.9
3.2
1.4
1.3
4.0
2.0
1.3
0.2
0,2
1.2
.3
1.2
1.9
3.1
5.0
5.4
5.2
6.7
6.2
7.0
5.4
7.1
4.8
5.6
6.0
4.7
4.0
3.7
2.3
5.2
4.1
2.4
1.6
.4
.4
1.0
2.8
.9
4.8
5.4
7.2
9.0
8.6
6.7
8.1
7.2
6.5
4.2
4.4
3.0
2.9
2.5
34
8.0
8.4
1.6
10.6
12.1
10,3
5.2
7.9
4.2
5.3
5.8
6.3
5.3
3.4
.9
.4
.3
.3
.1
.3
2.2
2.0
1.7
1.3
3.0
2.5
1.9
.9
.4
.9
.1
(8)
1.5
1.7
3.0
4.9
5.4
4.1
7.1
5.0
Southwest
1.3
.9
7.5
7.3
6.2
9.3
17.3
8.2
8.4
5.8
7.1
6.9
3.3
3.8
.4
4.0
1.3
Pacific
2.5
2.5
.8
.8
6.6
.4
5.8
4.1
4.1
3.3
3.3
2.5
4.1
9.9
6.8
5.0
9.9
7.4
12.4
2.5
5.0
1.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
27,790
$1.14
450
$0.83
100.0
110
270
$1.46
6.8
6.2
8.5
6.5
6.9
6.3
4.4
3.0
3.6
2.2
4.4
3.6
2.0
1.5
.3
.2
.2
.2
1.5
.4
.4
2.6
.7
6.6
13.7
3.0
19.9
2.6
26.8
21.8
.1
100.0
14,470
$1.00
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
3 Includes data for 1 establishment in Border States.
0.1
.1
.8
.2
.1
100.0
Middle
West
Great
Lakes
New
Middle
England Atlantic 3
Women
6,360
$1.00
$1.14
lLess than 0.05 of 1 percent.
T a b l e 55 .—Percentage distribution of plant workers in
Tool-and-Die Jobbing shops by straight-time average hourly earnings, 1
United States and selected regions, January 1945
Average hourly earnings3
TTndftr 50.0 rants
. .
50.0-54.Q rants _
55.0-50.0 rants ______ __ . ...... .......... ........
60.0-64.9 cents.............................................
65.0-69.9 cents.............................................
70.0-74.9 cents.............................................
75.0-79.9 cents..............................................
80.0-84.9 cents.............................................
85.0-89.9 cents.............................................
90.0-94.9 cents.............................................
95.0-99.9 cents.............................................
100.0-104.9 cents..........................................
105.0-109.9 cents..........................................
110.0-114.9 cents..........................................
115.0-119.9 cents..........................................
120.0-124.9 cents..........................................
125.0-129.9 cents..........................................
130.0-134.9 rants
_______
135.0-139.9 cents..........................................
140.0-144.9
cents..........................................
146.0-149.9 rants
______
160.0-169.9 rants
100.0-169.9 rants
170.0-179.9 cents..........................................
180.0-189.9 cents..........................................
190.9-199.9 cents..........................................
200.0-209.9 cents..........................................
210.0-219.9 cents..........................................
220.0-229.9 cents............ .................................
230.0 cents and over....................................
Total..................................................
Number of workers.....................................
Average hourly earnings *..........................
United States
All
workers
0.2
0.2
.6
3.3
2.9
2.9
3.1
4.0
3.3
5.5
3.4
4.3
3.1
3.9
5.1
3.4
4.3
4.6
3.3
9.0
8.7
8.0
4.9
3.1
1.5
.6
.4
.3
100.0
100.0
Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
Eng Middle
Women New
land Atlantic
Men
.7
.5
1.5
1.9
4.4
3.7
3.5
3.4
4.2
3.4
5.5
3.6
4.2
3.0
3.7
4.7
3.2
4.0
4.3
3.0
8.2
7.9
7.4
4.4
2.9
1.4
.5
.4
.3
58,450
$1.28
All workers in—
.3
1.0
1.0
53,555
$1.32
0.3
1.3
2.6
6.9
11.5
17.3
12.8
10.1
6.7
6.8
4.5
5.5
5.3
3.6
1.8
1.2
.3
.2
.6
.6
.1
0.4
1.1
1.1
4.0
4.4
4.7
6.4
6.6
7.3
7.9
7.8
7.7
5.1
4.8
3.4
3.5
5.2
2.5
3.5
2.8
1.9
3.8
2.9
.8
.2
.1
.1
)j\
M
'*
100.0
4,895
$0.82
100.0
7,840
$1.03
0.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
2.5
15.6
4.1
3.4
3.1
4.4
2.9
6.2
2.4
4.4
3.2
3.8
4.1
4.3
4.5
3.0
3.7
6.2
4.7
3.5
2.5
Border Southeast
States
0.9
.6
.6
10.6
4.9
15.9
4.6
11.6
2.6
2.6
2.0
5.4
5.1
9.4
3.7
2.6
3.1
2.9
4.6
2.3
2.0
1.7
.3
4.4
3.3
1.1
10.1
7.8
2.2
8.9
6.7
2.2
6.7
2.2
12.3
2.2
8.9
2.2
3.3
4.4
3.3
7.8
Great
Lakes
0.1
.4
.9
.2
1.0
1.6
2.6
2.3
2.9
2.6
4.5
3.8
4.1
2.8
3.9
4.2
3.2
4.1
5.1
3.2
9.7
10.3
2.6
10.1
6.2
4.1
1.2
1.1
.1
.2
Middle
West
0.5
1.1
.4
2.7
10.2
4.1
7.4
8.9
2.6
9.1
1.3
14.5
1.8
3.4
2.7
.8
10.9
.3
3.3
2.0
8.6
2.9
.4
1.8
.8
.6
.1
100.0
100.0
Pacific
0.3
.3
2.1
5.8
7.7
4.9
9.3
4.0
6.2
1.3
3.1
2.6
3.2
8.8
2.1
3.2
2.7
2.5
10.8
7.1
8.0
2.6
1.1
.3
.3
.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
9,530
$1.15
350
$0.93
90
$0.92
3 Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
36,705
$1.39
1,060
$1.02
100.0
2,875
$1.23
56
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WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
56.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1for selected plant occupations in Machine-Tool Acces
sory Production establishments, United States and selected regions, January 1945
occupation, grade, and sex
Assemblers, class A.....................................................................................
Assemblers, class B.....................................................................................
Assemblers, class O.....................................................................................
Automatic-lathe operators, class B............................................................
Automatic-lathe operators, class O............................................................
Carpenters, maintenance............................................................................
Chippers and grinders................................................................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class A..........................................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class B........................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class A__.................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B__.................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class C_...................
Electricians, maintenance..........................................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class A..................................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B.................................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class C.................................................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A........................................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B........................................................
Grinding-machine operators, class C........................................................
Guards.......................................................................................................
Heat treaters, class A.................................................................................
Heat treaters, class B..................................................................................
Inspectors, class A____ ____-...................................................................
Inspectors, class B......................................................................................
Inspectors, class O..................................................................................... .
Janitors............................................................-..........................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines.....................................
Machinists, maintenance...........................................................................
Machinists, production..............................................................................
Maintenance men, general utility........................................................... .
Mechanics, maintenance............................................................................
Milling-machine operators, class A...........................................................
Milling-machine operators, class B...........................................................
Milling-machine operators, class O.......................................................... .
Millwrights________________________________________________
Molders, machine.......................................................................................
Platers.........................................................................................................
Polishers and buffers, metal......................................................................
Polishing-and-buffing-machine operators................................................ .
Punch-press operators, class A................................................................. .
Punch-press operators, class B........................................ .........................
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class A.....................................—
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B— ................. .................
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class O...........................................
Set-up men, machine tools.........................................................................
Stock clerks................................................................................................
Tool-and-die makers..................................................................................
Truck drivers.............................................................................................
Trackers,
hand.....................................................................-...................
Turret-lathe
operators, hand (including hand-screw machine), class A.
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine), class B.
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine), class C.
Watchmen..................................................................................................
Welders, hand, class A..............................................................................
Welders, hand, class B..........................-...................................................
Working foremen, processing departments.............................................
Women
Assemblers, class B...................................................................................
Assemblers, class O...................................................................................
Chippers and grinders...............................................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class 0 -------- -----Engine-lathe operators, class B................................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class O................................................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B.......................................................
Grinding-machine operators, class 0 .......................................................
Inspectors, class B.....................................................................................
Inspectors, class O.....................................................................................
Janitors.......................................................................................................
Milling-machine operators, class B..........................................................
Milling-machine operators, class 0 ..........................................................
Polishing-and-buffing-machine operators— .........................................
Turret-lathe"operators,"hand"(including hand-screw machine), class C.
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work,
a Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
United States *
Number of
workers
595
650
174
70
47
115
202
78
59
85
369
259
191
1,015
924
453
2,926
3,267
1,141
215
289
413
338
709
334
1,009
259
332
229
220
284
912
1,109
804
98
78
39
116
278
71
40
109
144
139
422
225
1,703
124
281
459
512
259
171
50
50
1,012
161
331
85
341
61
425
336
1,341
170
1,581
101
184
969
54
131
79
Average hourly rates in
Average
hourly rates New England
$1.24
1.02
.81
1.12
1.00
1.18
1.00
1.20
.93
1.15
1.12
.91
1.30
1.35
1.13
1.00
1.42
1.16
(*)
(3)
(3)
$1.06
.90
.91
1.15
1.08
.88
.90
1.09
1.31
1.06
.86
.81
.97
1.21
1.02
1.21
1.19
1.09
1.24
1.34
1.11
1.02
1.11
1.15
1.01
1.12
1.06
.95
.77
1.17
1.17
1.32
1.17
.86
1.42
.98
.79
1.31
0
0
1.01
1.01
.78
1.27
.89
1.33
.74
.71
.73
.86
1.05
.98
1.12
.92
.91
.76
.76
1.05
.94
.71
.72
.86
0
0
0
0
0
$1.41
1.10
.81
.93
1.24
1.05
0
1.21
.93
1.30
1.04
.75
.72
1.35
1.26
1.18
1.27
1.40
1.12
1.18
1.10
1.02
1.29
.97
1.12
1.01
.68
1.13
.95
.97
.99
.95
.80
1.18
1.18
.98
1.21
.93
1.50
1.01
.77
.76
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.08
.77
1.45
1.06
.76
1.33
1.00
.87
.73
1.02
.91
1.31
1.06
1.00
.84
1.34
.82
1.38
1.02
1.37
.74
.63
.71
.72
.85
.94
.77
.61
.80
.78
.70
.68
.93
1.34
1.09
.96
1.40
1.41
1.18
.99
1.50
1.18
.99
.91
1.29
1.09
1.53
1.15
.92
.87
.86
1.02
1.21
.69
.70
.72
.96
.92
1.02
.93
.82
.70
.64
.95
.83
.72
.70
.70
$1.11
.94
.68
.92
1.45
1.18
1.18
.84
.75
1.17
1.26
1.04
.84
1.31
1.06
.85
.78
1.09
.93
1.03
1.13
1.12
1.08
.93
1.15
1.11
1.57
1.19
1.13
1.20
1.44
1.11
.80
1.21
.82
.70
1.30
.94
1.10
.70
Great Lakes
1.00
1.20
.98
.96
1.08
1.08
1.07
1.16
1.13
1.28
.76
1.04
1.13
1.09
.94
.80
.65
.93
1.10
.86
Middle
Atlantic
0
0
* Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
.83
.74
.94
1.14
.99
1.15
.93
1.06
.84
.78
1.19
.96
.76
.94
MACHINE-TOOL ACCESSORIES
T able
57
57.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings)1for selected plant occupations in Tool-and-Die Jobbing
shops, United States and selected regions, January 1945
Number of Average
workers hourly rates
Men
Assemblers, class A___ _
________________
Assemblers) class B..............................................................
..............................................................
Assemblers,
class
0
_____ __ ______
Carpenters, maintenance
Chippers and grinders....................... ..................................
Drill-press operators, radial, elase A
....._
Drill-press operators, single-and multiple-spindle, class B.
Drill-press operators, single-and multiple-spindle, class 0 .
Engine-lathe operators, class A............................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B............................................
Engine-lathe operators, class C_..........................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A..................................
Grinding-machine
Grinding-manliine operators,
operators, class
nlass B...................................
G _ _ _ _____
Guards __
_______________________________
Heat-treaters, class A__ _ _ _________________
Inspectors, class A................................................................
Inspectors, class B................................................................
Inspectors, class 0 _________ _____________________
Janitors....... ..........................................................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines...............
Machinists, maintenance
__________________
Machinists) production........................................................
Maintenance men, general utility.......................................
Mechanics, maintenance
___ ___________
Milling-machine operators, class A.....................................
Milling-machine operators, class B.....................................
Milling-machine
Millwrights* operators, class 0 .....................................
____
Punch-press operators, class A
_ _ __________
Punch-press operators, class B
_ _______________
Set-up men, machine tools.................................................
Sheet-metal-machine operators, miscellaneous machines__
Stock clerks...........................................................................
Tool-and-die makers.............................................................
Truck drivers.................................................... —................
Truckers, hand
_________________
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class A...............................................................
Turret-lathe
operators,
hand (including hand-screw
machine), class
B...............................................................
Turret-lathe
operators,
hand (including
hand-screw
machine), eless C _______
_______________
Watchmen.............................................................................
Welders, hand, class A.........................................................
Welders,
classclass
B A _
_________________
Welders, hand,
machine,
_____
Welders, machine, class B
___________
Working foremen, processing departments.........................
Women
Assemblers, class B...............................................................
Assemblers,
class
0
...............................................................
Ghippers and grinders
_____
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B_
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class C_
Engine-lathe nperat-nrs, class B
. .
Engine-lathe operators, class C
Grinding-machine operators, class B _______________
____
Grinding-machine operators, class G
......
Inspectors, class B __
___ ______________
Inspectors, class 0 .................................................................
Janitors
_ _ ____________________
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines
Milling-machine
operators,
.....................................
Punch-press operators, classclass
B 0__________________
Stock clerks...........................................................................
Turret-lathe
operators,
hand (including
machine), class
G
_ hand-screw
_____
1Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
331
382
210
80
172
81
198
66
47
70
253
516
122
2,638
945
359
2,876
1,088
508
192
151
112
486
231
80
1,101
$1.25
.99
.78
1.11
1.01
1.14
1.46
1.12
.86
1.21
.96
,88
1.24
1.43
1.09
.90
1.55
1.20
.81
.82
1.21
.85
1.53
1.12
1.00
.78
1.08
1.24
1.22
1.15
1.33
1.41
1.06
.87
1.05
.99
.82
1.13
1.14
.90
1.55
.96
.83
1.30
1.08
2,338
122
2,051
229
72
889
609
403
143
132
343
217
40
223
14,698
287
57
460
284
291
387
278
41
37
11
1,525
.73
1.45
1.00
(i) 1.29
1.62
96
578
106
118
447
49
168
59
269
65
262
38
63
259
231
28
65
.73
.96
.98
.81
.89
.87
1.09
.80
.98
.82
.74
.88
.79
.71
.74
.81
2 Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
Average hourly rates in—
United States 2
Occupation, grade, and sex
New
England
$1.00
.91
.72
.87
.82
(s)
(8)
1.09
.83
.72
1.04
1.05
.93
(8) 1.07
.98
.87
.72
1.06
.95
1.06
.96
(8)
$1.33
1.00
.79
1.08
(8)
(8)
1.05
.87
.78
1.44
1.24
.99
.74
1.28
1.02
.71
.81
1.23
.73
1.49
Great Lakes
$1.38
1.03
.78
1.19
1.04
1.14
1.49
1.16
.91
1.26
1.04
.97
1.30
1.51
1.16
1.00
1.66
1.47
1.66
1.28
.98
.84
1.32
1.05
1.72
1.21
1.03
.82
1.20
1.34
1.31
1.19
1.47
1.52
1.10
.99
1.19
.98
.83
1.30
(8) .94
1.62
.99
.89
1.41
1.16
.98
.77
1.50
.98
1.22
(8) 1.68
(8) .63
(8)
(8) .68
(8) .72
.76
.85
.71
.98
1.06
.71
(8) .73
.86
.69
(8) .68
(3) .99
1.19
1.02
1.06
.85
.82
.85
.87
.72
.65
.95
(8)
.68
.93
1.04
.99
1.06
1.02
.93
.91
.78
.97
1.01
.84
1.18
.82
1.29
.82
.76
(8)
(8)
(8)
.93
1.48
.88
1.04
(8)
(8)
1.01
1.03
.66
(8)
(S) .72
.70
.96
1.27
1.04
1.07
1.03
1.17
.92
.71
1.16
.88
.96
.81
.63
(8)
(8)
(8) .82
.73
(8) ' .87
1.00
(8) .84
1.01
1.00
.86
Middle
Atlantic
1.38
.68
(*)
(8)
.92
.67
.65
.70
Middle
West
$1.00
.89
.80
(8)
.75
Pacific
$0.94
.80
(3) 1.00
(3)
©
(8)
(8)
(3) .87
1.17
.99
©
(8) 1.03
1.35
.97
(3) 1.30
1.17
.90
(8)
©
(8)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(8)
(3)
(8)
<8)
(3)
.65
1.04
1.18
.97
.97
.75
1.38
(3) 1.22
(3)
(8) 1.53
(3)
.80
1.18
1.25
1.39
1.39
1.08
(\>
(3)
(8)
(3) 1.21
(3)
1.62
1.00
(3)
.90
.80
1.28
1.03
.71
1.51
1.33
1.47
.90
.81
.89
1.03
.86
1.07
.90
.99
.85
.86
(3)
(3)
(3)
1.38
(8)
(3)
* Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
58
T a b l e 58. — Average
hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1 for men in selected plant occupations in MachineTool Accessory Production establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of establishment, January 1946
United States *
Establishments with—
Occupation and grade
51-250 workers
8-60 workers
251-500 workers
501 or more workers
Number of Average
Number of Average
Number of Average
Number of Average
workers hourly
workers hourly
workers hourly
workers hourly
rates
rates
rates
rates
Assemblers, class A.............................................................
Assemblers, class B.............................................................
Assemblers, class 0 .............................................................
Carpenters, maintenance....................................................
Chippers and grinders.........................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B__...........................................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class 0 ...............................................................................
Electricians, maintenance...................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class A..........................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B..........................................
Engine-lathe operators, class 0 ..........................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A..................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B..................................
Grinding-machine operators, class C..................................
Guards______________________________ ________
Heat treaters, class A...........................................................
Heat treaters, class B...........................................................
Inspectors, class A...............................................................
Inspectors, class B...............................................................
Inspectors, class 0 ...............................................................
Janitors.................................................................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines.............
Machinists, maintenance....................................................
Machinists, production ___ _
__
Maintenance men, general utility......................................
Mechanics, maintenance.....................................................
Milling-machine operators, class A....................................
Milling-machine operators, class B....................................
Milling-machine operators, class 0 ....................................
Millwrights_____________________________________
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class A....................
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B....................
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class 0 ....................
Set-up men, machine tools..................................................
Stock clerks..........................................................................
Tool-and-die makers............................................................
Truck drivers.......................................................................
Truckers, hand.....................................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw ma
chine), class A...................................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw ma
chine), class B.................................................. ...............
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw ma
chine), class 0 ...................................................................
Watchmen............................................................................
Working foremen, processing departments........................
See footnotes at end of table.
13
20
27
2
32
48
65
1
127
118
44
233
207
49
18
16
21
4
3
57
64
10
97
26
8
65
63
86
20.
11
2
18
10
250
9
1
59
54
38
29
93
0
$1.02
.67
0
.91
.99
.76
0
1.38
1.14
.78
1.53
1.20
.90
0
0
0
0
1.56
.80
.98
1.37
1.18
1.09
0
1.40
1.13
.87
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.47
1.50
153
156
82
21
28
$1.25
1.00
.79
1.20
1.15
79
58
20
267
280
127
613
553
165
60
60
82
38
89
33
173
105
52
49
67
27
214
287
124
4
11
18
9
80
54
610
39
.85
.77
1.12
1.26
1.04
.80
1.38
1.07
.84
.80
1.17
.96
1.41
1.03
.83
.77
1.00
1.04
1.17
1.15
1.32
1.31
1.01
.81
22
1.35
1.00
.83
.66
1.57
126
157
50
45
297
0
0
0
0
1.09
.87
1.41
1.00
.65
1.23
.91
.88
.67
1.30
163
69
17
27
51
$1.39
.96
0
1.24
.98
266
405
48
65
91
$1.14
1.04
.94
1.16
1.19
156
129
137
175
304
259
593
1,393
695
115
137
225
160
442
226
491
9
128
83
64
185
189
441
422
34
41
48
1.24
1.04
1.32
1.27
1.18
1.13
1.43
1.16
1.19
.88
1.15
1.14
1.25
1.04
.86
.81
1.25
86
17
33
446
222
23
1,487
1,114
232
40
74
91
119
174
72
288
81
142
63
64
444
318
172
60
37
67
16
106
40
201
29
38
83
106
58
63
286
0
1.30
1.42
1.18
.99
1.42
1.20
1.04
.85
1.38
1.15
1.32
1.12
.88
.84
.93
1.21
1.13
1.28
1.36
1.08
1.02
0
1.19
1.18
1.19
1.00
0
1.21
1.00
1.23
1.29
1.18
1.11
1.28
1.03
1.45
1.02
.85
218
121
642
47
220
.98
1.07
1.25
1.43
1.13
.81
1.40
.96
.79
1.39
191
195
113
34
336
1.32
1.05
1.06
.80
1.16
1.12
1.15
.89
1.48
112
MACHINE-TOOL ACCESSORIES
59
T able 58.—Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly r earnings) 1 for men in selected plant occupations in Machine-Tool
Accessory Production establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of establishment, January 1945— Con.
Average hourly rates In
New England *
Middle Atlantic *
occupation and grade
Great Lakes
Establishments with—
or
or
or
51-250 251-500 501
51-250 501
8-50
8-50 51-250 251-500 501
more workers
more workers
more
workers workers workers
workers workers
workers workers workers
Assemblers, class A--------------------------------------Assemblers,
AfW5P.mhlp.rR, class
class B.....................................................
fj _______________________
nnrpp.ntfvrs, maintenance______________________
Ohippers and grinders
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B___________________________________
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class
n maintenance _ _ Ir
Electricians,
Engine-lathe operators, class A....... ..........................
Engine-lathe operators, class B..................................
Engine-lathe operators, class O _______________
Grinding-machine operators, class A.........................
Grinding-machine operators, class B.........................
Grinding-machine operators, class 0 .........................
Guards _____________ _______________
Heat treaters, class A..................................................
Heat treaters, class B------------------------------------Inspectors, class A......................................................
Inspectors, class
class B......................................................
Inspectors,
O
_ _;________
Janitors........................................................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines___
Machinists, maintenance...........................................
.........
Machinists, production
Maintenance men, general utility.............................
Mechanics maintenance
__
Milling-machine operators, class A-------------------Milling-machine operators, class B--------------------Milling-machine operators, class 0 ______________
Millwrights
___
Screw-machine operators, automatic, dess A
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B_____
Screw-machine operators, automatic, claRs G_____
Set-up
men, machine
Stock clerks
_ tools________
_ ____ ____________
_____ ____
Tool-and-die makers.......................... ........................
Truck drivers..............................................................
Trackers, hand ..... . ___ _ _ _
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including handscrew machine), class A..........................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including handscrew machine), class B..........................................
Turret-lathe
operators,
Sptawmachine),
class Ohand (including_handWatchmen...................................................................
Working foremen, processing departments...............
$0.99
.81
Vs )
(* )
$1.01
.89
0
.94
0
1.14
.85
1.00
1.04
.98
.77
1.06
1.09
.83
.75
1.06
.91
1.05
.91
.75
.71
.93
1.03
.77
(* )
(* )
.98
.88
.85
.84
.89
.76
0
.84
.83
(3).79
0
0
0
.64
.91
.92
.87
.82
.73
(3)
.89
0
1.14
0
0
0
.88
0
0
0
0
.92
1.13
.94
.83
.64
1.08
0
1.08
.91
1.17
.77
1.17
0
.71
1.32
.94
0
.74
1.21
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
a Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
3 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
$1.17
.91
.97
.84
.91
1.30
1.01
.94
1.13
1.17
1.16
1.45
1.18
1.36
0
1.07
1.22
1.13
.95
.81
.63
0
1.07
1.13
.93
1.03
1.28
1.35
1.16
.90
1.30
1.37
1.49
1.19
.81
1.23
.80
.70
1.21
.98
1.16
0
1.29
0
$0.99
.67
0
.87
.77
0
1.29
.93
.80
1.24
1.01
0
$1.10
.93
0
1.45
1.33
0
$0.91
(3)
0
0
0
0
0
1.01
.75
.72
1.05
1.17
1.21
0
0
1.14
1.00
.67
1.16
1.27
1.19
1.43
1.26
0 o
.83
0
.97
1.28
1.06
0
0
0
1.10
0
(*)
0
0
0
1.45
1.02
0
1.43
1.10
0
1.20
.98
.85
0
1.37
1.15
0
1.54
0
.82
1.24
.94
1.37
1.08
.88
.90
1.29
.67
1.40
0
1.52
1.27
.76
1.63
1.26
.93
.74
1.69
.87
1.44
1.19
1.08
1.46
1.23
.98
0
0
0
0
1.46
1.38
.84
1.50
.96
.85
1.14
1.27
1.07
.75
1.48
1.11
.85
.88
1.25
1.23
1.00
1.53
1.08
.90
.82
.85
1.19
1.46
1.20
.96
1.21
1.18
1.38
1.35
1.08
.86
0
0
0
(3)
1.32
.88
1.44
.97
0
1.40
1.03
.83
.70
1.70
$1.38
1.13
0
1.20
1.10
1.01
0
0
$1.53
1.16
1.35
0
1.11
0
0
1.05
1.31
.97
0
0
$1.11
.96
.80
1.28
1.07
1.22
1.03
.89
1.14
.85
0 „
.71
0
0
0
.83
.72
0
.64
.98
0
1.17
.91
.96
1.28
.88
.65
$1.11
.95
1.21
.91
.92
.69
1.38
1.14
1.44
1.36
1.19
1.36
1.47
1.26
1.20
1.12
1.51
1.24
1.06
.95
1.50
1.42
1.13
1.00
.91
1.19
1.08
1.67
1.15
.91
.87
1.34
1.36
1.22
.88
1.40
1.22
1.28
1.45
1.17
1.05
1.20
1.28
1.24
1.10
1.32
1.19
1.58
1.08
.99
1.52
1.26
1.19
.97
1.59
0
1.25
1.09
1.05
1.21
1.00
1.00
1.09
.88
1.11
.81
1.50
.97
.90
1.26
1.08
.92
.76
1.04
<In New England there were insufficient workers, in establishments with
8 to 50 workers, to justify presentation of this category; in the Middle Atlantic
States no establishments with 251 to 500 workers were studied.
60
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59. — Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1for men in selected plant occupations in Tool-and-Die
Jobbing Shops, United States and selected regions, by size of establishment, January 1945
U n ited S ta te s 2
N e w E n gla n d
M id d le A tla n tic
G reat L akes
P a cific
E stablishm ents w ith-
Occupation and grade
8-60 w orkers
51 or m ore
w orkers
8-50
w orkers
51 or
8-50
m ore
w orkers
w orkers
N u m b e r A verage N u m b e r A verage
h o u rly
h o u rly
of
of
w orkers
w orkers
rates
rates
Electricans, maintenance..........................
Engine-lathe operators, class A..................
Engine-lathe operators, class B..................
Engine-lathe operators, class O..................
Grinding-machine operators, class A.........
Grinding-machine operators, class B.........
Grinding-machine operators, class C.........
Guards.........................................................
Inspectors, class A__________ ________
Inspectors, class B.......................................
Janitors........................................................
Machine - tool operators, miscellaneous
machines...................................................
Machinists, production..............................
Maintenance men, general utility.............
Milling-machine operators, class A............
Milling-machine operators, class B.......... .
Milling-machine operators, class C...........
Set-up men, machine tools.........................
Stock clerks................................................ .
Tool-and-die makers...................................
Truck drivers............................................. .
Watchmen...................................................
8-50
w orkers
51 or
m ore
w orkers
8-50
w orkers
$1.30
.97
51 or
m ore
w orkers
A verage h o u rly rates
23
1,570
540
194
$1.12
1.42
1.08
.96
99
1.068
405
165
$1.27
1.44
1.10
.83
$1.15
1.14
.98
$0.98
.96
.88
(»)
1,321
444
73
32
137
54
1.62
1.16
.93
.77
1.64
1.10
1,555
644
435
160
349
177
1.49
1.23
.79
.83
1.48
1.12
1.26
.98
.84
1.02
.97
.88
.72
1.04
.92
549
.76
552
.80
.68
.69
1,414
1,091
117
1.10
1.21
1.20
924
960
112
1.12
1.24
1.10
.91
1.03
1.15
305
212
128
42
70
1.46
1.01
.96
1.26
.82
584
397
275
175
153
1.38
1.09
.83
1.10
.94
1.07
.88
8,758
142
255
1.54
.96
.71
5,940
145
132
1.56
.95
.76
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
*Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
51 or
m ore
w orkers
(3)
$1.46
1.25
1.04
.74
$1.10
1.51
1.15
1.02
$1.33
1.51
1.17
.94
1.34
1.10
.71
.80
1.52
1.02
1.71
1.25
.97
.76
1.74
1.11
1.62
1.29
.99
.87
1.71
1.25
.69
.71
.8 0
.84
.76
.8 4
.96
.94
.93
.95
1.26
1.06
1.01
1.26
1.08
1.22
1.30
1.26
1.18
1.34
1.13
1.26
1.39
1.03
1.38
(3)
(3)
<i)
.88
.92
.85
1.20
.80
1.18
.94
.79
(3).89
1.16
.89
.70
.86
.97
1.56
1.03
1.03
1.28
.79
1.50
1.13
.96
1.30
1.02
1.31
.85
.63
1.49
.84
.64
1.46
.92
.70
1.61
.98
.76
1.62
(3)
(3)
<’ )
(»)
1.25
.80
$1.24
.96
.76
1.24
.97
(3)
(3)
1.47
(3)
.99
.81
(3)
1.23
1.18
(3)
(3)
$1.44
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
1.31
1.11
.8 6
1.43
(3)
(3)
<**>,
(3)
(3)
1.64
(»)
3)
1.60
(3) .75
* Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
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60. — Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1for selected plant occupations in Machine-Tool Ac
cessory Production establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of community, January 1945
United States 3
New England
Great Lakes
Communities of—
Occupation, grade, and sex
and Under 100,000 100,000 and Under 100,000 100,000 and
Under 100,000 100,000
over
over
over
Men
Assemblers, class A
__ _ ____ __________ _ Assemblers', class B __
______
_____
Assemblers' class C ___ ___ ___
Carpenters, maintenance
_______
___ _ .
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class ft ___
Drill-press operators' single- and multiple-spindle' class O
_____
Engine-lathe operators, class A
*
'
Engine-lathe operators' class ft
_
__
Engine-lathe operators' class C
_ ___
Grinding-machine operators, class A
Grinding-machine operators, class ft ___
Grinding-machine operators, class C
... _
Heat treaters, class A
_______
Heat treaters, class ft
_
Inspectors, class A
___
_____
Inspectors, class ft
Inspectors, class C
Janitors
.......
Maintenance men, general utility
Mechanics, maintenance.
Milling-machine operators, class A
Milling-machine operators, class ft __
Milling-machine operators, class G ,_
___
__
Tool-and-die makers
Truckers, hand____________________________________________________
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine), class A_
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine), class B_
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine), class C.
Watchmen .
_
.
__
$1.03
1.02
.81
1.07
1.24
.95
1.18
1.07
.87
1.23
1.12
1.06
.98
.96
.78
.72
1.19
1.02
1.20
1.10
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class f!
Engfne-lathe operators, class (1
...... _
Grinding-machine operators, class ft _
Grinding-machine operators, cla.ss G
.
__ _ . ..
Inspectors, class ft
__ __
__ _ __
Inspectors, class G
.,
_
_
_
___
- ___
Janitors
Milling-machine operators, class ft ..................... Milling-machine operators, class G
...... __
1.05
1.20
.67
1.16
.90
.93
.79
1.11
1.01
.91
.93
1.03
.93
.79
.69
0
.84
.89
.84
.99
1.14
.90
1.01
.79
.78
1.13
.96
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
$1.09
.98
.90
.92
1.02
.98
1.07
1.08
1.06
1.13
1.13
1.32
.91
1.17
1.40
1.09
.89
.85
1.15
L 26
1.36
1.12
1.00
Women
$0.98
.82
.91
.84
1.28
.98
1.12
1.08
1.09
1.21
1.14
1.16
$1.26
1.03
.82
1.26
.98
.89
1.39
1.15
1.03
1.47
1.18
111
1.31
1.27
1.32
1.15
1.00
.84
.70
.92
1.03
1.05
.88
1.02
.86
.71
.62
.93
1.47
.86
1.35
1.08
1.03
.77
0
1.26
1.29
1.16
1.14
.67
1.40
.95
LOO
.69
1.25
.79
1.13
.92
1.16
.70
.97
.95
1.13
1.04
.77
.65
.93
.89
.89
.81
.88
.77
«
.88
.76
1.33
1.14
1.61
1.17
.92
.89
L 21
L31
1.43
1.18
1.04
1.55
.91
1.39
1.14
1.02
.81
1.11
1.01
1.00
1.02
(*) .96
$1.48
1.12
.88
1.28
1.04
1.01
1.46
1.21
1.06
1.53
1.20
1.00
$1.07
1.10
.75
1.16
1.14
0)
1.19
1.10
.65
1.28
1.12
.97
0
1.28
1.13
.89
.81
1.09
1.19
1.15
1.02
.89
1.26
1.00
.86
« .88
.90
.95
.90
.83
.73
.97
L 01
1.17
.94
1.17
.90
.79
1.19
.99
1.00
0
.88
3 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
3 Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
T able 61.—Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for men in selected occupations in Tool-and-Die
Jobbing shops, United States and selected regions, by size of community, January 1945
United States 3
New England
Under
100,000
100,000
and over
$1.18
1.00
.78
1.20
1.14
.72
1.10
.91
.71
L03
1.07
1.10
1.37
.66
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
those shown separately.
827274°— 49- 5
3 Includes data for other regions in addition to
Great Lakes
Communities of—
Occupation and grade
Engine-lathe operators, class A...........................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B___.....................................
Engine-lathe operators, class O
__ _______
Grinding-machine operators, class A..................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B.................................
Grinding-machine operators, class C.................................
Inspectors, class A...............................................................
Inspectors, class B.................................... .........................
Janitors. ..............................................................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines..............
Machinists, production.......................................................
Maintenance men, general utility
__ - ____
Tool-and-die
Watchmen makers............................................................
_____________________
Middle Atlantic
$1.46
1.10
.96
1.61
1.21
.95
1.63
1.18
.79
L 12
1.26
1.16
1.57
.74
Under
100,000
$0.83
.73
.94
.92
.87
.92
.79
.68
.85
.82
1.06
100,000
and over
$1.16
.96
1.23
1.00
.87
0
1.21
1.06
.68
.96
1.06
1.06
1.33
.63
Under
100,000
$1.01
.86
.72
1.11
.91
.70
1.21
.65
1.04
.98
0
1.31
0
0
100,000
and over
$1.28
1.01
.77
1.31
1.03
.83
1.57
1.04
.71
1.07
1.29
1.08
1.51
.67
Under
100,000
$1.31
1.08
.85
1.47
1.26
.87
1.45
1.03
.73
1.16
1.30
1.12
1.44
100,000
and over
$1.53
1.18
1.05
1.68
1.28
.99
1.74
1.25
.84
1.21
1.33
1.20
1.64
.79
.68
3 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an
average.
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
62
T able 62.—Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1 for selected plant occupations in Machine-Tool
Accessory Production establishments, United States and selected regions, by unionization, January 1945
United States *
Occupation, grade, and sex
Union establish
ments
Average hourly rates in—
Nonunion estab
lishments
New England
Number Average Number Average Union
of work hourly of work hourly estab
ers
rates
ers
rates lishments
Men
Assemblers, class A.....................................................
Assemblers, class B.....................................................
Assemblers, class 0 .....................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class A......................................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B_____ _____ ___________________ ____
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class 0 .......................................................................
Electricians, maintenance..........................................
Engine-lathe operators, class A..................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B..................................
Engine-lathe operators, class C_................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A._......................
Grinding-machine operators, class B.........................
Grinding-machine operators, class C.........................
Guards.........................................................................
Heat treaters, class A..................................................
Heat treaters, class B..................................................
Inspectors, class A.......................................................
Inspectors, class B.......................................................
Inspectors, class 0 .......................................................
Janitors........................................................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines__
Machinists, maintenance............................................
Machinists, production...............................................
Maintenance
men, general utility.............................
Mechanics, maintenance
Milling-machine operators, class A............................
Milling-machine operators, class B............................
Milling-machine operators, class C..........................
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class A_____
Set-up
men, machine tools.........................................
Stock clerks
_ .
. __
Tool-and-die makers..................... ..............................
Truck drivers...............................................................
Truckers, hand............................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class A_...................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class B.....................................................
Watchmen....................................................................
Working foremen, processing departments...............
Women
Assemblers, class 0 .....................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class 0 ........................................................... ..........
Engine-lathe operators, class 0 ..................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B____________
Grinding-machine operators, class 0 .........................
Inspectors, class 0 .......................................................
Milling-machine operators, class B______________
Milling-machine operators, class 0 ...........................
521
537
118
40
209
150
135
671
598
287
2,048
2,109
780
134
157
287
252
459
197
712
52
221
113
127
193
649
683
525
57
269
154
934
86
188
243
268
91
563
244
172
254
247
626
1,179
107
605
$1.25
1.03
.83
1.27
1.15
.99
1.33
1.38
1.16
1.11
1.46
1.17
1.19
.89
1.22
1.13
1.29
1.03
.85
.82
.94
1.20
1.17
1.15
1.28
1.38
1.12
1.10
1.06
1.16
.89
1.42
.97
.74
1.32
1.04
.77
1.29
.68
.92
.98
1.16
.95
.73
1.20
.97
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
3 Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
74
113
56
45
160
109
56
344
326
166
878
1,158
361
81
132
126
86
250
137
297
207
111
116
93
91
263
426
279
52
153
71
769
38
93
216
244
80
449
$1.18
.99
.79
1.05
1.06
.80
87
169
171
89
715
402
77
364
.80
.80
.96
1.01
.90
.83
.85
.89
1.22
1.28
1.08
.81
1.34
1.14
.90
.80
1.19
1.01
1.36
1.09
.87
.78
.98
1.21
1.21
1.01
1.17
1.22
1.09
.87
1.29
1.18
.82
1.42
1.01
.88
1.30
.98
.78
1.38
$1.10
.91
.96
(*)
1.19
1.01
.95
1.07
1.10
1.12
1.18
1.14
1.32
.76
1.02
1.18
1.11
.94
.81
.65
.97
1.04
1.13
.93
1.03
1.09
1.17
1.14
1.19
1.15
.81
Middle Atlantic
Non
Non Union
union es Union
es estab
estab union
tablish lishments
tablish lishments
ments
ments
$1.00
.87
.71
(8)
1.29
.83
(8)1.12
.91
.77
1.07
1.09
.82
.76
1.13
.87
.98
.84
.69
.66
.92
.96
(8).92
$1.11
.94
.75
1.10
.72
1.14
1.24
1.12
.91
1.41
1.31
.92
.82
1.22
.94
1.27
1.05
(8)
.71
(8)
(8)1.22
(8)1.06
G)
$0.99
.62
.91
.84
.76
1.27
1.27
.98
.82
1.21
.96
.79
.74
1.20
(8)1.37
(*)
(8)
.72
1.02
1.03
1.17
1.06
.91
.81
.70
1.16
.94
.70
1.16
.95
.80
1.01
1.06
.75
1.17
(8).69
1.37
.94
.70
1.22
.79
1.36
1.44
1.10
(8)
1.25
.98
(8)1.38
.69
.97
.94
1.17
.94
.71
1.22
.85
.71
(8).85
.85
.83
.69
.76
.80
.63
.81
(8)
.97
.58
(8)
(8)
.70
.93
(8)
.69
.76
.80
.76
1.22
1.20
Great Lakes
1.30
(8)
1.08
.77
1.48
1.01
.76
1.35
1.01
1.02
1.21
.90
.65
(8)
1.08
$1.42
1.10
.76
1.41
1.02
1.15
1.50
1.46
1.22
1.11
1.55
1.06
.93
1.43
1.11
1.58
1.19
.94
1.20
.88
.85
1.36
1.17
1.28
1.31
1.45
1.11
1.06
.99
1.18
1.03
1.50
1.03
.85
1.34
1.17
.85
1.34
Non
union es
tablish
ments
$1.36
1.12
.94
1.28
1.13
.83
1.23
1.30
1.13
.87
1.38
1.16
.91
.82
1.19
1.05
1.46
1.13
.90
.83
<8)1.35
1.31
1.03
1.19
1.26
1.14
.94
1.34
1.29
.83
1.50
.99
.94
1.29
.99
.83
1.44
.70
.94
1.00
1.16
.95
.83
1.20
1.00
*Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
.74
.94
.98
1.10
.91
.86
1.09
.90
MACHINE-TOOL, ACCESSORIES
63
T able 63.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1for men in selected plant occupations in Tool-and-Die
Jobbing shops, United States and selected regions, by unionization, January 1945
Average hourly rates in—
United States 2
Occupation and grade
Union establish
ments
Nonunion estab
lishments
New England
Number Average Number Average Union
of work hourly of work hourly estab
rates
ers
rates lishments
ers
Electricians, maintenance.........................................
Engine-lathe operators, class A..................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B..................................
Engine-lathe operators, eiass 0 . ______________
Grinding-machine operators, class A.......................
Grinding-machine operators, class B.........................
Grinding-machine operators, class 0 .........................
Heat treaters, class A..................................................
Inspectors, class A.......................................................
Inspectors, class B.......................................................
Janitors........................... ............................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines___
Machinists, maintenance............................................
Machinists, production...............................................
Mechanics, maintenance............................................
Milling-machine operators, class A............................
Milling-machine operators, class B............................
Milling-machine operators, class 0 ............................
Millwrights..................................................................
Set-up men, machine tools.........................................
Stock clerks.................................................................
Tool-and-die makers...................................................
77
1,235
184
132
1,624
286
362
73
245
93
491
720
64
672
51
599
225
234
112
120
92
5,422
$1.26
1.52
1.09
.92
1.58
1.22
.71
1.20
1.56
1.07
.83
1.26
1.24
1.27
1.38
1.45
1.15
.88
1.04
1.10
.95
1.64
45
1,403
761
227
1,252
802
146
78
241
138
610
1,618
58
1,379
$1.20
1.36
1.09
.89
1.51
1.20
.90
290
384
169
31
97
131
9,276
1.33
1.01
.87
1.06
1.17
.87
1.50
21
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
2Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
$0.90
.94
.83
.98
.99
.95
.98
1.22
1.50
1.15
.73
1.04
1.25
1.20
1.20
0
0
.88
.68
.99
.83
.88
.94
.98
(3).79
1.14
0
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Non
Non Union Non
union es Union
es estab union es
estab union
tablish lishments
tablish lishments
tablish
ments
ments
ments
$1.20
1.10
.95
(3)1.20
.98
.87
1.17
1.20
1.14
.69
.93
1.18
1.04
1.15
1.07
.88
.78
(3)1.11
.84
1.30
$1.47
1.23
1.46
.72
1.35
1.10
.70
(3)2.22
(3).66
1.24
(3)1.38
(3)
1.15
(3).71
(3).78
(3)1.59
$1.42
1.24
.98
.76
1.24
1.00
.80
1.24
1.30
1.01
.70
1.24
1.31
1.23
(3)
1.18
.92
.71
(3)1.04
.91
1.48
$1.38
1.56
1.14
1.05
1.69
1.25
.99
1.36
1.75
$1.10
1.44
1.16
.97
1.62
1.29
.97
1.26
1.68
1.20
1.22
.86
1.27
1.41
1.30
1.46
1.56
1.19
1.05
1.36
1.32
1.05
.77
1.13
1.27
1.26
0
1.42
1.03
.93
1.02
1. 26
•84
L 58
1.66
8Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
T able 64.—Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for selected plant occupations in Machine-Tool
Accessory Production establishments, United States and selected regions, by method of wage payment, January 1945
United States 2
Occupation, grade, and sex
Men
Assennhlars, el ass A
Assemblers, class B......................................-.............
Drill-press
operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
elass B
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class O......................................................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A.........................
Grinding-machine operators, class B.........................
Grinding-machine operators, class O.........................
Milling-machine operators, class A...........................
Milling-machine operators, class B...........................
Milling-machine operators, class O............................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class A.....................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class B.....................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class O.....................................................
Women
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class O......................................................................
Grinding-machine operators, nlass B_ ____ .
Grinding-machine operators, class O.........................
Milling-machine operators, class O...........................
Time workers
Number Average Number Average
of
hourly
of
hourly
workers rates workers rates
New England
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Time Incentive Time Incentive Time
workers workers workers workers workers Incentive
workers
540
340
202
155
2,443
2,180
739
672
721
476
287
332
157
$1.25
.97
.99
.79
1.43
1.13
.96
1.35
1.06
.95
1.27
.99
.92
55
310
167
104
483
1,087
402
240
388
328
172
180
102
$1.10
1.08
1.27
1.09
1.38
1.23
1.36
1.28
1.19
1.12
1.38
1.05
1.16
$1.05
.85
.81
.81
.98
.89
.83
.98
.83
.79
.99
.83
.75
$1.09
1.04
1.31
1.09
1.36
1.26
1.47
1.24
1.31
1.17
1.44
1.00
1.19
$1.11
.95
.84
.75
1.18
.96
.81
1.17
.90
.63
1.23
.99
.85
248
255
922
677
.80
1.12
.94
.94
93
81
419
292
1.03
1.12
.89
.94
.78
.78
.77
.76
1.03
1.15
1.04
.91
0
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
‘Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
Average hourly rates in
Incentive workers
.70
.69
.75
$1.10
.94
0
.76
1.59
1.37
1.31
1.01
0
1.37
1.02
0
.88
0
0
$1.41
1.04
1.11
.82
1.51
1.18
.99
1.40
1.12
1.01
1.30
1.03
.96
$1.13
1.00
1.31
1.41
1.16
1.00
1.38
1.11
1.02
1.35
1.23
1.14
.90
1.15
.97
.97
1.11
1.14
.83
.94
8 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
64
T able 65.—Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for selected plant occupations in Machine-Tool
Accessory Production establishments, by wage area, January 1945
Men
Assemblers, class A_________________________________________
Assemblers, class B_ ___ _____
Carpenters, maintenance _ _ _.
Electricians, maintenance.
Eneine-lathe operators, class A
Eneine-lathe operators^ class B __ _
_ ___ .
Eneine-lathe operators, class O___
_____
Grindine-machine operators, class A ____________ _
Grinding-machine operators, clasg B.......................................................
Grinding-machine operators, class 0 .......................................................
Guards......................................................................................................
_____
Heat treaters, class A
Heat treaters, class B_ _ __ _
Inspectors, class A
Inspectors, class B__
___________ __ _
____ ____________
Inspectors, class C___
Janitors.....................................................................................................
Machinists, maintenance
Maintenance men, general utility...........................................................
Mechanics,
maintenance__________________________
________
Milling-machine
operators, class A ______________ ________
Milling-machine operators, class B.........................................................
Milling-machine operators, class O......... .............................................
Set-up men, machine tools.......................................................................
Stock clerks................... ...........................................................................
Tool-and-die
m akers.............................................................................
Truckers, hand..........................................................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine), class A.
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine), class B.
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine), class 0 .
Watchmen....................................... ..........................................................
Women
Drill-press operators (single- and multiple-spindle), class 0 .................
Grinding-machine operators, class 0 .......................................................
Inspectors,
class C...................................................................................
Milling-maehinp.
operators, class B
_
Milling-machine operators, class 0 .........................................................
1 Exdudes premium
Hartford, NewarkJersey
Conn. City,
N. J.
Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit,
HI.
Ohio
Mich.
Occupation, grade, and sex
pay for overtime and night work.
$1.39
1.14
1.13
1.22
1.27
1.12
.92
1.43
1.12
.84
.88
1.21
.96
(2)1.05
.83
.78
1.34
1.05
1.18
1.28
1.17
.88
1.24
.80
1.43
.96
(2)1.03
.80
.69
.74
.87
.80
(2) .88
$1.07
1.27
1.56
1.26
1.03
1.06
1.24
1.10
.95
.87
(2)1.04
1.24
1.17
.97
.79
1.25
(2)
1.14
1.17
1.04
1.01
1.17
.95
1.42
.75
1.28
1.12
1.60
.80
1.00
.91
.88
(2) .94
2 Insufficient
$1.53
(2)1.35
1.75
1.55
1.31
1.17
1.63
1.31
1.13
<2)1.61
1.23
1.68
1.29
<2) .94
1.64
1.43
1.38
1.52
1.28
1.14
1.33
(2)
1.63
<2)1.46
1.31
1.14
.88
<2)1.08
1.10
1.20
1.04
$1.19
1.04
(2)
(2)1.15
1.16
1.19
1.31
1.25
1.40
(2)1.50
1.67
1.23
1.02
.90
.77
1.03
(2)
1.03
1.05
1.20
1.11
to
1.26
.90
1.37
.83
<2)1.26
C2)
$1.11
.94
(2)
V 1.16
1.27
1.08
.86
1.48
1.22
(2) .78
1.29
.97
1.34
1.06
(2) .69
to
to
1.18
1.04
1.32
h
to
1.52
.82
1.35
1.05
<2) .80
_
1.01
.81
.80
(2) .80
<2)
.71
.83
.77
New
Haven, Providence,
R .I.
Conn.
$0.92
(2)
<2)
(2)$1.05
(2)2)
(2)
1.03
.88
.62
(2)
(2)
to
(2)
to .73
.69
1.01
<2)
1.23
1.00
(2)
to
to
.97
1.15
.78
.75
.88
.66
1.00
.83
1.11
.83
.79
to
to
to
to
1.20
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
to
to
.95
.76
(2)
to
.75
to
to
to
.71
.76
.73
to .86
.82
(2) .71
number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
T able 66.—Average hourly wage rates ( straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for men in selected plant occupations in Tool-and-Die
Jobbing shops, by wage area, January 1945
Occupation and grade
Engine-lathe operators, class A_ ___________
Engine-lathe operators, class B__ ___________
Engine-lathe operators, class C
__________
Grinding-machine operators, class A--------------Grinding-machine operators, class B .
Grinding-machine operators, class O
Guards
t- ___________
Inspectors, class A ________________ . . . . . . __
Inspectors, class B ___ _________________
Janitors__________—______________________
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines.
Machinists production
__
Maintenance
men, general utility
Stock clerks
_______________________
Tool-and-die makers
r,.-..- _____
Truck drivers__ ____________ _____ __________
"Watchmen
___ _______ ....
De Hart Indi Los Mil
Bos Bridge Chi- Cleve Dayland, ton, troit, ford, an- An- wau
ton, port,
kee,
Mass. Conn. T ' Ohio Ohio Mich. Conn.
Wis.
$1.07
1.01
1.20
1.06
.88
to
to
V.68
.96
1.03
(2)
to
1.32
<a)
to
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
$1.23 $1.42 $1.31 $1.51 $1.64
.97 1.11 1.12 1.22 1.34
.95 .96 <2) 1.16
1.78
1.35 1.47 1.38 1.72
.95 1.14 1.13 1.46 1.39
.99
.98
(2) 1.07
<2)
.73 .83 .80 .97
1.64 1.48 1.93 1.82
1.36
1.18 1.11
.70 .73 .74 (2).78 .94
.99 .89 1.22 1.45 1.34
1.51
1.05 1.38 1.38
1.52
1.07 1.07 1.13
1.10
.99 .91 to
to
(;?39 1.61 1.52 1.79 1.75
.84 .94 to 1.08
to
.63 .76 to
.89
to
$1.20
.92
to
1.26
1.04
to
to
1.13
to.68
1.04
1.13
to
to
1.30
to
to
W •a*
to
1.30
&
1.28
1.17
to
to
1.62 1.38
to.69 to.80
1.08 1.18
1.26 1.40
1.10 1.25
.85 to
1.57 1.62
1.00
to
.71
to
Min New New Phila
ne
del
York, phia,
apolis, Nark.
Minn. .J. N .Y . Pa.
$1.28 to « L g
1.05 $1.04
to
&
1.22 a
1.08 1.07 1.00
to
to to
to
to to
to
to
.70 .65 to.74
.99
1.01
to
1.17 1.22 1.22
1.03 1.00 1.00
.88
to
1.37
1.38 1.48
.90
to
to
.70
to
$1.25 $1.39
1.05 to
.80
1.30 1.45
1.22
1.01
to
.81
1.28 to
1.04
.68
.70
1.20
1.11
1.29 1.39
1.20
1.17
1.08
1.61 to1.65
to
to
to
to
2Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
Machine Tools
fcion. Not included in this survey were establish
ments engaged in the manufacture of shaping,
pressing, or forging of metal machinery, since the
shaping action of such machines is not dependent
upon a cutting tool.
The scope of the survey corresponds to that of
Industry Group 3541 of the Standard Classifica
tion Manual (1941 edition) issued by the Bureau
of the Budget.
This study covered establishments engaged pri
marily in the manufacture of machine tools
defined as “power driven complete metalworking
machines not portable by hand, having one or
more tool and work holding devices, used for
progressively removing metal in the form of
chips”.2 Honing machines, lapping machines,
and grinders are also included in this classifica2 Definition of the United States Bureau of the Census and the Nationa*
Machine Tool Builders Association.
T a b l e 67 .—Percentage distribution of plant workers in Machine Tool establishments by straight-time average hourly earnings,1
United States and selected regions, January 1945
Average hourly earnings1
All workers in-
United States
All workers
Men
Middle
New England Atlantic
Women
0.5
2.5
3.1
7.0
11.5
12.9
10.5
9.3
Under 50.0 cents
50 0-54 9 cents
65 0-59.9 cents
60 0-64.9 cents ,
65.0-69.9 cents............................................
70.0-74.9 cents............................................
75.0-79.9 cents............................................
80.0-84.9 cents............................................
85.0-89.9 cents............................................
90.0-94.9 cents............................................
95.0-99.9 cents....................................... —
100.0-104.9 cents.........................................
105.0-109.9 cents.........................................
110.0-114.9 cents.........................................
115.0-119.9 cents.........................................
120.0-124.9 cents.........................................
125.0-129.9 cents.........................................
130.0-134.9 cents.........................................
135.0-139.9 cents.........................................
140.0-144.9 cents.........................................
145.0-149.9 cents.........................................
150.0-159.9
160.0-169.9 cents.........................................
cents. ------ ---------- --------170.0-179.9 cents.........................................
180,0-189,9 cents
190.0-199.9 cents____________________
200 0 cents and over
......
Total.................................................
100.0
100.0
100.0
Number of workers...................................
Average hourly earnings1....................—-
80,900
$1.05
72,900
$1.07
8,000
0.1
.6
.8
1.9
3.6
5.1
5.8
6.7
7.1
7.7
7.6
8.1
6.6
7.2
5.8
4.9
4.9
8.5
2.4
1.9
1.6
2.4
1.5
1.0
.5
.3
.5
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
0.1
.2
.5
1.4
2.8
4.3
5.2
6.4
12.1
6.6
7.8
7.5
8.2
7.0
7.8
6.3
5.3
5.3
3.8
2.7
2.1
1.7
2.6
1.7
1.1
.6
.4
.6
0.1
6.9
6.4
2.7
1.7
8.1
1.2
1.0
1.0
.4
.4
.2
.2
(*)
w
(a)
.3
.1
$0.82
.4
.7
2.3
4.1
5.5
5.4
7.4
6.5
7.4
7.9
9.2
7.1
8.3
5.7
4.4
3.8
3.8
1.9
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.1
(i)
) 0.6
.7
1.6
3.7
4.8
6.9
7.9
9.0
8.9
8.5
7.4
6.3
5.8
7.7
3.1
7.1
2.0
2.9
1.3
1.2
1.3
.4
.7
Great Lakes Middle West
0.1
.4
.7
1.8
3.4
5.0
5.7
6.1
7.1
7.8
7.1
7.9
6.3
6.9
5.6
5.3
4.8
3.6
2.6
2.2
1.8
Pacific
0.7
3.4
4.0
5.4
6.3
8.5
9.9
3.8
5.3
4.4
9.1
6.9
8.1
4.4
3.7
3.1
5.0
3.0
1.9
.7
1.4
.3
.5
0.9
3.4
4.4
9.3
7.1
7.1
8.5
4.6
6.6
7.3
5.5
7.7
11.0
4.8
5.7
3.9
.7
1.3
.1
.1
.1
3.1
2.0
1.3
.6
.3
.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
23,600
$1.03
7,000
$1.01
46,900
$1.06
1,400
$0.92
2,000
.8
.7
.5
.7
2 Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
.2
(J)
(’)
.1
$1.08
65
66
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
T a b l e 68. —Average hourly
wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for selected plant occupations in Machine-Tool estab
lishments, United States and selected regions, January 1946
United States
Occupation, grade, and sex
Men
Assemblers, class A..................................................................................
Assemblers, class B..................................................................................
Assemblers, class 0 ..................................................................................
Carpenters, maintenance.........-..............................................................
Chippers and grinders__ •_......................................................................
Coremakers, hand.....................................................................................
Crane operators, electric bridge...............................................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class A.......................................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class B__....................................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class C___________________________
Drill-press operators^ single- and multiple-spindle, class A_________
Drill-press
class B...................
Drill-press operators^
operators, singlesingle- and
and multiple-spindlei
mnltiple-spindle, elass
C __ __
Electricians, maintenance........................................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class A...............................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B...............................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class C...............................................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A......................................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B......................................................
Grinding-machine operators, class C......................................................
Guards.......................................................................................................
Heat treaters, class A
Heat treaters' class B...............................................................................
Inspectors, class A....................................................................................
Inspectors, class B...................................................................................
Inspectors, class 0 ....................................................................................
Janitors......................................................................................................
Machinists, maintenance.........................................................................
Machinists, production............................................................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines...................................
Maintenance men, general utility...........................................................
Mechanics, maintenanee
Milling-machine operators, class A.........................................................
Milling-machine operators, class B.........................................................
Milling-machine operators, class 0 .........................................................
Millwrights_______________________________________________
Molders, floor............................................................................................
Molders,
hand, bench_______________________________________
Molders, machine__________________________________________
Painters, finish..... .................................. ................................................
Painters, rough.........................................................................................
Patternmakers,
wood
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class A____________________
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B____________________
Set-up men, machine tools.......................................................................
Shake-out men..........................................................................................
Sheet-metal workers, production______________________________
Stock clerks.................................................. ...........................................
Tool-and-die makers.................................................................................
Truck drivers............................................................................................
Trackers, hand____________________________________________
Trackers, power___________________________________________
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine), class A.
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine), class B_
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine), class 0 .
Watchmen..................................................................._...........................
Welders, hand, class A.............................................................................
Working foremen, processing departments.............................................
Women
Assemblers, class B __
__
_ __
Assemblers,
class
0
..................................................................................
Crane operators, electric bridge _
_
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class 0 ...................
Grinding-machine operators, class B _
_, ___
Grinding-machine
Inspectors,
class B operators,
___ __ class
__ C......................................................
__ _ _ _______
Inspectors, class 0 ....................................................................................
Milling-machine
Milling-machine operators,
operators, class
class B.........................................................
C _
__
Stock clerks..............................................................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine), class 01 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
Average hourly rates in—
Number of Average
workers hourly
rates
4,540
4,036
1,298
280
812
322
480
777
915
169
378
594
259
512
1,838
1,646
484
1,935
1,436
396
718
248
406
1,265
1,394
338
1,413
346
945
461
74
206
1,610
1,647
509
253
452
117
252
284
415
158
239
171
320
235
158
942
1,403
277
650
323
1,791
1,250
424
331
185
1,291
$1.19
1.06
.97
1.05
.95
1.19
.92
1.23
1.08
.88
1.17
.99
.85
1.13
257
519
73
242
138
305
251
675
145
205
213
133
.95
.88
.97
.78
.97
.89
.95
.81
.93
.86
.72
.95
1.20
1.00
.85
1.28
1.07
.95
.83
1 14
LOO
1.17
1.06
.88
.77
1.16
1.13
1.10
.97
1.13
1.21
1.05
.98
1 05
1.16
1.08
l! 18
1.04
.96
1.29
1*34
1 20
L34
.81
1 28
.84
1.35
.89
.81
.92
1.16
1.06
.90
.70
1.18
1.23
New
England
$1.20
1.10
.94
1.00
1.00
1.21
.89
1.12
1.01
.76
1.05
.96
.82
1.06
1.11
.98
.95
1.19
1.01
.81
.82
1 10
195
1.08
1.07
.82
.71
1.12
1.13
1.05
.94
1.14
1.14
.95
.99
1 01
1.07
1.03
1*01
10.3
.88
1.26
L
(2) 20
1.05
.81
1 31
.85
1.29
.83
.74
.95
1.06
1.05
1.01
.67
1.29
1.25
.87
.78
1.01
.86
Middle
Atlantic
$1.14
.89
.72
1.05
(2) .91
.89
1.28
(2) .91
1 05
.82
.69
1.10
1.18
.86
.69
1.21
.94
.76
.82
V/ .90
1.24
.94
0
.73
1.14
1.09
(2) .89
1.06
1.15
.93
.79
.95
.98
1.11
.95
.86
1 22
(2) *
.93
L30
(2)
1 25
.82
1.40
1.00
.73
.80
.84
1 17
L04
1.21
1.07
.91
.82
1.19
1.15
1.23
.97
1.16
1.25
1.11
.99
1 12
1.23
1.06
1 28
1.11
.88
1.02
.96
.91
.77
1.00
.75
.88
.73
.73
.70
.93
1.12
1.02
.94
.78
.65
1.14
1.19
0
.88
.86
$1.20
1.07
1.00
1.08
.93
1.18
.93
1.28
1.12
.89
1.30
1.03
.87
1.18
1.24
1.03
.85
1.35
.99
1.46
L40
1 24
1.41
.79
1.18
.83
1.37
.93
.86
.92
1.24
1.09
.89
.74
1.14
1.23
1.12
0
Great
Lakes
.92
.82
0
0
.85
.74
.92
.99
.84
1.01
.88
.72
.96
Middle
West
$1.13
.94
.94
.93
(2) .97
0
Pacific
$1.25
1.03
0
0
0
0
.99
1.21
1.11
0
0
0
1.00
^ .83
0
.89
1.18
.97
.98
1.24
.87
0
0
0
1.03
0
0
0
G)
0
.88
.67
0
1.09
.90
.74
1.05
0
1.36
1.19
1.16
0
0
.72
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.83
.94
.77
1.07
1.17
.84
.55
0
L 10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
* Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
.92
1.28
.78
1.32
1.30
1.21
1.25
1.14
.88
0
0
1.10
1.12
1.01
0
0
1.32
1.27
1.09
1.29
1.01
0
0
0
1.38
.85
.99
1.43
1.27
1.04
1.11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.30
.87
.85
.82
.95
.82
MACHINE TOOLS
67
T a b l e 69. — Average
hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1 for men in selected plant occupations in MachineTool establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of establishment, January 19Jfi
United States *
Great Lakes
New England
Middle Atlantic
Establishments with—
Occupation and grade
8-260 workers
Num
ber of
work
ers
Assemblers, class A.......................................
Assemblers, class B.......................................
Assemblers, class C.......................................
Chippers and grinders..................................
Crane operators, electric bridge....................
Drill-press operators, radial, class A............
Drill-press operators, radial, class B............
Drill-press operators, single- and multiplespindle, class A...........................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiplespindle, class B...........................................
Electricians, maintenance............................
Engine-lathe operators, class A....................
Engine-lathe operators, class B....................
Engine-lathe operators, class C....................
Grinding-machine operators, class A...........
Grinding-machine operators, class B...........
Grinding-machine operators, class O...........
G uards.........................................................
Inspectors, class A.........................................
Inspectors, class B.........................................
Janitors..........................................................
Machinists, production.................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous ma
chines..........................................................
Milling-machine operators, class A..............
Milling-machine operators, class B....... ......
Milling-machine operators, class O..............
Painters, rough.............................................
Set-up men, machine tools...........................
Stock clerks....................................................
Tool-and-die makers.....................................
Truck drivers................................................
Truckers, hand.............. ... — _ ..... „Turret-lathe operators, hand (including
hand-screw machine), class A...................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including
hand-screw machine), class B__...............
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including
hand-screw machine), class O...................
Watchmen.....................................................
Working foremen, processing departments.
817
924
426
167
45
83
141
.64
153
39
537
632
196
219
173
62
114
71
83
179
425
219
243
283
100
109
43
117
396
67
101
234
243
114
122
383
Aver
age
hourly
rates
251-500
workers
Num
ber of
work
ers
$1.09 1,333
.93 811
.81 255
.84 304
.82 143
184
1.13
.93 179
1.02
61
.88
118
1.14 100
1.13 513
.92 311
.82 131
1.20
356
.96 244
.77
76
.77 102
1.28
93
.96 100
.72 230
1.09 203
1.06 141
1.12
266
.94 347
.82 82
.81 112
1.15 59
.83 213
1.41 301
.85
56
.75 113
1.17 402
.94 244
.77
58
.63 117
1.19 349
Aver
age
hourly
rates
Num
ber of
work
ers
Aver
age
hourly
rates
$1.09 2,390 $1.28
.96 2,301 1.15
.81 617 1.16
341 1.07
.88
292 .96
.86
1.13 510 1.28
.95 595 1.16
1.05 253 1.24
.92 323 1.06
1.06 373 1.15
1.15 788 1.29
.94 703 1.11
.85 157 .89
1.19 1,360 1.32
1.00 1,019 1.11
.89 258 1.01
.70 502 .87
1.12 1,101 1.16
.97 1,211 1.08
.72 1,004 .79
317 1.21
1.11
1.03 101 1.30
1.12 1,101 1.25
.95 1,017 1.11
.83 327 1.06
.89 194 1.08
1.15 218 1.43
.80 612 .85
706 1.39
1.20
.91 154 .90
.71 436 .85
1.10 1,155 1.17
.95 763 1.14
.89 252 .97
92 .77
.71
559 1.27
1.20
* Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
* Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
or 8-250 251-500 501 or 8-250 251-500 501 or
8-250 251-500 501
more work work more
501 or more work
work more work work work
work
workers
ers ers work
ers ers ers ers ers ers ers
Average hourly rates
$1.00 $0.99 $1.28 $1.12
.91 .98 1.15 .94
.81 .85 1.04 .80
.84 .86 1.09 .82
.85 .91 .82
(3)
1.08 1.03 1.14 1.19
.95 1.03 .93
.86
.90 .96 1.08 1.14
.82 .86 .98 .90
1.04 1.01 1.07 1.20
1.02 1.11 1.15 1.16
.89 .91 1.03 .91
.85 (3) 1.08 .80
1.11 1.06 1.20 1.25
.97 .99 1.01 .96
.82 .80
.77 <3)
.83 .74
.77 (3)
1.34
(3).95 .99 1.08
1.08 .97
.65 (3).74 .71 .74
1.04 <3) 1.21 1.15
1.08 (3) 1.03 1.09
1.08 1.09 1.15 1.14
.91 .91 .96 .96
.83 <■ ) 1.03 .83
.85
.76 (3) (3)
1.20
(3).86 .87 1.01
.84 .83
1.32 1.16 1.31 1.41
.83 .88
.82 (3)
.73 .76
.75 <3)
1.16 1.21 1.04 1.18
.92 .93 1.11 .97
.77
(3).60 (3).71 1.03
.70 .75
1.16 1.20 1.42 1.23
$1.11
1.02
.84
.87
.85
1.08
.98
1.03
.97
1.12
1.12
1.03
.90
1.20
1.03
.91
.69
1.18
1.02
.73
1.22
1.19
1.09
.98
.85
.91
1.19
.79
1.23
.94
.70
1.10
.98
.93
.76
1.21
$1.28 $1.14 $1.06 $1.24
1.15 .92 .83 1.02
1.17 .75 .70 (3)
1.06 (3)
.93 (3)
.93
.97 (3)
.87
1.39 (3) 1.36 1.17
.97
1.20
.87
(3)
.98
1.41 .96 1.24
1.16 (3)
.77
1.19 (3) 1.01 (3)1.24
1.36 1.12 1.19 1.28
1.14 .94 .79
.99
.87 (3)
.67
1.41 1.10
1.25 (3)1.18
1.17 .96 .93
1.08 .76 .77 (3)
.90 .85 .72
.87
1.20
1.29
(3) 1.10
.90 1.02
1.08 (3)
.85 .75 .67
.76
.99 1.16 1.03 1.26
1.48 .92 .86
1.33 1.09 1.27 1.11
.93 .90 1.10
1.20
1.07 (3)
.79
1.09 .75 .78 (3).98
1.53 (3) (3)
1.33
.85 .84 .81
.84
1.42 1.52 1.06 1.36
.97
(3) (*)
.94 .71 (3)
(3)
1.36 1.05 1.03 1.18
1.15 .93 .86 1.04
.94 .80 .73
.89
.84 .68 .57
1.24 1.04 1.20 (3)1.35
*Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
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WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
70.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings)1 for men in selected plant occupations in MachineTool establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of community, January 1945
United States *
Communities of—
Occupation and grade
Under 100,000
Assemblers, class A..........................................................................
Assemblers, class B..........................................................................
Assemblers, class C..............---------------------------------- --------Chfppers and grinders............................... -....................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class A...............................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class B..............................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class A-------Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B..........
Engine-lathe operators, class A.......................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B.......................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class C.......................................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A..............................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B..............................................
Grinding-machine operators, class O..............................................
Heat treaters, class A......................................................................
Heat treaters, class B.......................................................................
Inspectors, class A............................................................................
Inspectors, class B............................................................................
Inspectors, class O............................................................................
Janitors.............................................................................................
Machinists, maintenance................................................................
Machinists, production...................................................................
Milling-machine operators, class A.................................................
Milling-machine operators, class B................-...............................
Milling-machine operators, class O.................................................
'f ’nnl-svnd-die m a k e rs
______ ________________________________________
Truckers,
hand.................................................................................
Turret-lathe
operators, hand (including hand-screw machine),
class A_..........................................................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine),
class B__.........................................................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine),
_________ _ ___ ___________________
class O
Watchmen........................................................................................
$1.09
.99
.83
.89
1.10
.99
.90
1.02
1.12
.98
.80
1.14
.98
.85
1.06
.90
1.02
.97
.81
.73
1.07
1.19
1.11
.97
.84
1.18
.75
1.04
1.02
.79
.70
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
9 Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately;
workers in the Pacific region were predominantly located in communities
of 100,000 and over.
Great Lakes
New England
100,000 and
over
$1.23
1.08
1.00
.99
1.28
1.13
1.23
1.03
1.22
1.01
.86
1.34
1.15
1.06
1.19
1.08
1.27
1.10
.92
.78
1.21
1.11
1.25
1.11
1.03
1.42
.84
1.25
1.09
.95
.69
Under 100,000
100,000 and
over
1.14
1.09
1.03
$1.12
1.02
.84
.90
1.18
1.06
1.10
.96
1.11
1.12
$0.98
.97
(*) .78
$1.25
1.16
.95
1.06
1.01
1.20
.85
.94
.84
1.13
1.01
<*) 1.11
.93
.75
1.04
.92
.97
1.01
.77
.72
.98
1.31
1.10
.89
.70
.72
.96
.99
.68
Under 100,000
.95
.99
1.22
1.17
.92
1.11
1.00
1.20
1.09
.88
.71
1.16
1.08
1.15
1.07
1.12
1.29
.75
1.21
1.08
1.01
.67
100,000 and
over
.99
.82
1.17
1.06
.92
1.07
.89
1.06
.95
.87
.73
1.11
1.13
1.12
1.07
.89
1.19
.78
1.15
1.07
.81
.72
‘Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
$1.25
1.09
1.04
.96
1.32
1.14
1.37
1.05
1.29
1.05
.85
1.42
1.15
1.10
1.25
1.11
1.32
1.12
.94
.85
1.29
1.24
1.33
1.13
1.02
1.50
.89
1.29
1.10
.94
.77
MACHINE TOOLS
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71.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings)1for men in selected plant occupations in Machine-Tool
establishments, United States and selected regions, by unionization , January 1945
Average hourly rates in—
United States9
Occupation and grade
Union establishments
Nonunion establish
ments
Number of Average
Number of Average
workers hourly
workers hourly
rates
rates
Assemblers, class A.............................................................
Assemblers, class B.............................................................
Assemblers, class 0 .............................................................
Carpenters, maintenance....................................................
Chippers and grinders........................................................
Crane operators, electric bridge..........................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class A................................—
Drill-press operators, radial, class B...................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class
Drill-press operators, single- andi multiple-spindle, class
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class
Electricians, maintenance...................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class A...........................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B...........................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A..................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B..................................
Grinding-machine operators, class 0 ..................................
Guards..................................................................................
Heat treaters, class A...........................................................
Heat treaters, class B...........................................................
Inspectors, class A...............................................................
Inspectors, class B...............................................................
Inspectors, class 0 ...............................................................
Janitors.................................................................................
Machinists, maintenance....................................................
Machinists, production.......................................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines..............
Mechanics, maintenance.....................................................
Milling-machine operators, class A....................................
Milling-machine operators, class B...........................*........
Milling-machine operators, class 0 ....................................
Millwrights..........................................................................
Painters, finish.....................................................................
Painters, rough....................................................................
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class A....................
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B....................
Set-up men, machine tools..................................................
Stock clerks.................................-.......................................
Tool-and-die makers..........................................................
Truck drivers...............—..................-................................
Truckers, hand....................................................................
Truckers, power..................................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class A.............................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class B.................................................. ..........
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class 0 ..............................................................
Watchmen............................................................................
Welders, hand, class A........................................................
Working foremen, processing departments........................
2,850
2,407
596
138
514
290
459
531
258
378
147
374
1,019
731
1,365
971
237
413
156
298
787
841
237
972
214
275
178
155
1,070
952
251
168
193
217
153
115
224
567
743
178
532
$1.20
1.08
.94
1.07
.95
.93
1,319
743
244
166
77
1.15
1.09
.90
.73
1.21
1.29
212
686
* Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
* Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
1.05
1,690
1,629
702
142
298
190
318
384
1.22
120
1.02
216
1.22
.90
1.13
1.23
1.04
1.28
1.05
.97
.82
1.12
.98
1.16
1.06
.88
.78
1.14
1.23
1.25
1.11
1.21
1.01
1.01
1.05
1.05
1.37
1.29
1.39
.83
1.35
.90
.82
.90
1.01
112
138
819
915
570
465
159
305
92
108
478
553
101
441
132
670
283
51
540
695
258
85
91
198
86
56
96
375
660
99
118
$1.17
1.03
1.00
1.02
.95
.89
1.24
1.12
1.07
.93
.79
1.13
1.16
.97
1.28
1.12
.92
.84
1.18
1.03
1.17
1.07
.86
.74
1.19
1.10
1.01
1.21
1.20
1.10
111
.94
1.03
1.01
.90
1.30
1.03
1.23
.85
1.36
.88
.77
.97
472
507
180
165
108
605
1.18
1.03
.90
.66
1.16
1.16
Great Lakes
New England
Union Nonunion Union Nonunion
establish establish establish establish
ments
ments
ments
ments
$1.19
1.07
1.00
.98
1.15
.91
1.06
.87
1.07
.97
.68
.99
1.14
.99
1.15
.96
.78
.71
1.02
.92
.97
.80
.70
1.05
1.31
1.05
1.07
1.11
.90
.74
.97
1.03
(*)1.14
1.01
.80
1.24
.81
.74
.80
1.02
1.06
.93
.68
1.20
1.33
$1.21
1.17
.88
1.03
.96
.86
1.18
1.11
.98
.94
.93
1.30
1.08
.98
1.34
1.26
.91
.87
1.32
1.11
1.09
1.24
.95
.74
1.25
1.05
1.05
1.27
1.21
1.08
1.09
1.09
1.04
.84
1.44
(*)1.05
.91
1.34
.86
.75
1.07
1.18
1.04
1.07
.66
1.37
1.15
$1.21
1.09
.94
1.14
.93
.94
1.27
1.09
1.41
1.09
.92
1.22
1.26
1.06
1.38
1.11
1.04
.85
$1.17
1.03
1.07
1.02
.95
.90
1.32
1.17
1.13
.95
.79
1.07
1.20
1.04
1.31
1.14
.95
.85
1.22
1.14
1.34
1.15
1.27
1.07
1.04
1.18
1.15
1.02
1.47
1.31
1.43
.84
1.38
.95
.87
.95
1.25
1.11
.91
.78
1.17
1.28
* Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
1.21
1.01
1.29
1.14
.97
.83
1.13
1.04
1.09
.95
.82
.74
1.14
1.16
1.07
1.20
1.20
1.16
.92
1.01
.99
.95
1.29
1.05
1.24
.81
1.36
.90
.79
.85
L20
1.06
.86
.69
1.17
1.11
70
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
T a b l e 72 .—Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1for men in selected plant occupations in Machine-Tool
establishments, United States and selected regions, by method of wage payment, January 1945
United States 3
Occupation and grade
Assemblers, class A..............................................................
Assemblers, class B..............................................................
Assemblers, class 0 .............................................................
Ohippers and grinders.........................................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class A...................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class B...................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class 0 .................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class
0 ........................................................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class A..........................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B...........................................
Engine-lathe operators, class 0 ..........................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A..................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B..................................
Grinding-machine operators, class 0 ..................................
Heat treaters, class A...........................................................
Heat treaters, class B..........................................................
Milling-machine operators, class A....................................
Milling-machine operators, class B....................................
Milling-machine operators, class 0 ....................................
Tool-and-die makers............................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class A..............................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class B..............................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class 0 ..............................................................
Time workers
Incentive workers
Number of Average
Number of Average
workers hourly
workers hourly
rates
rates
2,949
2,473
690
435
333
399
62
146
311
162
1,135
992
308
983
702
174
203
291
862
833
217
1,204
1,072
505
195
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
* Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately;
workers in the Middle Atlantic and Pacific regions were predominantly paid
on a time basis.
Average hourly rates in-—
$1.13
.98
.81
.88
1.09
.96
.84
1.02
.90
.78
1.15
.93
.82
1.24
.98
.84
1.08
.90
1.15
.94
.80
1.33
1.07
.97
.82
1,591
1,563
608
377
444
516
107
232
283
97
703
654
176
952
734
222
45
115
748
814
292
199
719
745
229
$1.29
1.18
1.16
1.03
1.33
1.18
.91
1.27
1.08
.98
1.28
1.12
.90
1.31
1.16
1.03
1.41
1.23
1.27
1.16
1.10
1.50
1.28
1.13
.97
New England
Time
workers
$0.97
.89
.83
.83
.97
.88
CD
.93
.85
.83
1.02
.89
.81
1.00
.89
.81
1.02
.91
.85
.75
1.31
.93
.93
.90
1.02
Great Lakes
Incentive
workers
$1.36
1.22
1.06
1.09
1.22
1.12
.71
1.08
LOS
.81
1.18
1.04
1.08
1.26
1.13
.81
1.44
1.20
1.18
1.09
1.19
Time
workers
$1.18
1.03
.81
$1.24
1.15
1.17
1.14
.99
.83
1.06
.95
.78
1.19
.94
.82
1.34
1.05
.87
1.39
1.19
.92
1.48
.88
1.12
1.23
.90
1.18
1.00
.82
1.33
1.16
1.11
1.00
1.20
1.03
Incentive
workers
.82
*Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
1.00
1.11
1.02
1.33
1.15
.89
1.36
1.17
1.13
1.39
1.24
1.36
1.18
1.09
1.60
1.33
1.14
.95
MACHINE TOOLS
71
T a b l e 73 .—Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1for men in selected 'plant occupations in Machine-Tool
establishments, by wage area, January 1945
Occupation and grade
Assemblers, class A................................. -..........................
Assemblers, class B..............................................................
Assemblers, class 0 ..............................................................
Carpenters, maintenance....................................................
Chippers and grinders.........................................................
Crane operators, electric bridge..........................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class A__...............................
Drill-press operators, radial, class B..................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class A.
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B_
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class 0 .
Electricians, maintenance...................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class A...........................................
Engine-lathe
Engine-lath a operators,
npftratnrs, class
class B...........................................
O
. ... _ .
Grinding-machine operators, class A..................................
Grinding-machine nperators,
operators, Class
class CB..................................
n-ritifH-ng-tnafthlriA
. .......
Guards..................................................................................
Heat treaters, class A _ _________________________
Heat treaters, class B..........................................................
Inspectors, class A...............................................................
Inspectors, class B...............................................................
Inspectors, class O - ____________________________
Janitors.................................................................................
Machinists, maintenance . _
i______________________
Machinists,
Machine-toe!production____
npAratnrs, miscellaneous
machines __
Mechanics, maintenance _______________________
Milling-machine operators, class A....................................
Milling-machine operators, class B__................................
Milling-machine operators, class O
Millwrights _ _______________________________
Painters, finish _
_________________________
Painters, rough
_________________________
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class A....................
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B....................
Set-up men, machine tools. _ _____________________
Stock clerks..........................................................................
Tool-and-die makers............................................................
Truck drivers................... -.................................................
Truckers,
hand....................................................................
_______________________________
Truckers, power
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class A.............................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class B.............................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class O........................ ...................................
Watchmen...........................................................................
Welders, hand, class A......................................................
Working foremen, processing departments........................
Bridgeport, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, New York, Rockford, Worcester,
111.
Conn.
HI.
Mich.
N. Y.
Mass.
Ohio
Ohio
$1.54
1.36
1.04
1.30
0
1.10
1.40
1.28
(2)
0
0
1.46
1.09
(2)1.32
1.45
1.27
1.19
(2)1.54
(2)
(2)
(2)
1.05
1.05
1.47
0
.75
1.12
0
1.25
1.00
.84
.90
.82
1.06
1.22
1.02
.86
$1.09
1.02
1.07
1.12
.84
.84
1.31
1.12
.85
1.40
1.06
.76
1.16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.12
1.00
1.28
1.07
.97
1.51
1.14
1.02
1.24
1.31
1.19
1.02
1.33
1.18
1.35
.95
1.28
1.11
1.25
1.12
.95
.90
.80
1.16
1.03
1.09
.96
.80
.72
1.12
1.12
1.16
.97
.90
0
.90
.82
1.09
.85
1.35
1.29
1.14
.90
1.18
.94
1.27
1.03
1.24
.74
1.50
.78
.60
.85
1.11
0
1.27
1.32
1.13
.98
1.23
1.20
1.70
1.48
1.49
.97
1.47
.93
.93
.99
1.17
1.13
1.38
1.01
1.02
1.22
.91
.76
1.25
0
0
.84
1.07
1.22
1.01
1.23
.92
.86
1.27
.99
.86
.72
$1.49
1.23
1.11
1.10
1.00
.79
1.31
1.08
0
0
$1.27
1.21
1.00
1.14
.97
.83
1.27
1.25
1.24
t Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
0
1.21
1.43
1.27
1.16
1.07
1.49
(2)1.45
1.08
1.47
1.22
1.64
1.44
(2)* .86
0
0
$1.19
.98
.85
0
.83
1.09
.84
1.21
1.60
0
0
0
1.51
1.16
1.19
1.50
1.54
1.30
1.59
1.36
1.23
0
1.43
1.57
1.26
0
.93
1.59
1.54
1.49
1.43
1.50
1.24
0
0
0
0
0
1.33
1.32
1.18
1.65
1.15
1.06
1.02
$1.24
0
0
0
0
1.54
1.15
.98
0
0
0
0
0
1.02
1.14
.94
.91
1.29
1.04
.78
1.22
1.26
.95
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.21
1.10
1.10
.97
1.33
.83
1.32
1.13
1.04
0
0
0
0
$1.16
1.16
.87
.95
.89
.85
$1.06
.92
.79
.88
.85
.81
1.09
0
1.00
1.02
.90
.86
1.31
1.23
1.57
1.29
0
0
0
1.02
.93
1.05
.96
.77
1.15
1.01
.93
.71
.96
.77
1.01
.85
.75
.67
1.10
0
0
1.01
1.07
.89
.80
1.34
1.10
.91
.82
1.08
1.02
1.10
.95
.84
.72
1.01
1.01
.90
.88
1.05
1.04
.75
.83
.93
.81
1.11
.85
1.02
.94
.84
.82
1.00
0
1.05
1.05
1.14
.97
.82
.93
.99
1.28
.75
1.14
.80
.72
.74
.85
1.13
.85
.75
.95
1.05
1.07
.71
.71
1.04
1.16
.97
.83
.71
1.33
1.12
2Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
1.12
Military Tanks
The study covered establishments primarily en
gaged in manufacturing or assembling complete
military tanks. The scope of the industry cor
responds to industry 1931 as defined in the 1941
edition of the Standard Industrial Classification
Manual issued by the Bureau of the Budget.
In January 1945 the industry included 11 estab
lishments employing 33,000 workers. Ten of these
plants, accounting for over 95 percent of the em
ployment in the industry in January 1945, were
covered by the study.
T a b l e 74 .—Percentage distribution of plant workers in establishments manufacturing Military
Tanks by straight-time average hourly earnings,l United States and Great Lakes region, January
1945
Average hourly earnings1
Under 70.0 cents. . ...................................................................
70.0-74.9 cents...........................................................................
75.0-79.9 cents...........................................................................
80.0-84.9 cents............................................................ ..............
85.0-89.9 cents...........................................................................
90.0-94.9 cents...........................................................................
95.0-99.9 cents...........................................................................
100.0-104.9 cents........................................................................
105.0-109.9 cents........................................................................
110.0-114.9 cents........................................................................
115.0-119.9 cents........................................................................
120.0-124.9 cents.......................................................................
125.0-129.9 cents........................................................................
130.0-134.9 cents........................................................................
135.0-139.9 cents-......................................................................
140.0-144.9 cents........................................................................
145.0-149.9 cents........................................................................
150.0-159.9 cents........................................................................
160.0-169.9 cents........................................................................
170.0-179 9 cants _________ — - _______ ___
180.0-189.9 cents.......................................................................
190.0 cents and over
. . . . . .
_.
Total...... ........................................................................
Number of workers. ...............................................................
Average hourly earnings1.......................................................
72
United States 3
All workers
0.1
.3
1.3
2.3
4.6
3.9
5.6
9.9
10.4
13.5
11.0
12.0
10.4
4.4
2.6
2.1
1.6
2.2
0.1
0.1
.1
.3
.9
3.1
3.1
13.7
5.3
9.8
2.1
2.8
3.7
4.7
7.8
9.9
20.8
12.6
21.1
12.1
12.6
13.5
11.9
5.3
3.1
2.5
1.9
2.6
1.3
.4
.3
.2
100.0
100.0
27,100
$1.14
All workers
Women
.3
.3
.1
1.1
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
3 Includes data for other regions in addition to the Great Lakes region.
3 Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
Men
Great Lakes
22,600
$1.17
2.6
4.1
3.0
.2
0
.1
.1
.2
0
0.1
1.4
1.3
5.3
3.3
4.7
11.0
10.0
14.6
12.5
8.6
11.3
4.3
2.9
2.4
1.8
2.5
0
1.2
0
.3
.4
.1
100.0
4,500
$1.02 I
100.0
23,600
$1.15
73
MILITARY TANKS
T able
75.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings)1 for selected plant occupations in Military Tank
establishments, United States and Great Lakes region, January 1945
United States
Occupation, grade, and sex
Men
Assemblers, class A..........................................
Assemblers, class B..........................................
Assemblers, class C..........................................
Automatic-lathe operators, class A.................
Automatic-lathe operators, class B.................
Carpenters, maintenance.................................
Chippers and grinders.....................................
Coremakers, tum-over-draw-machine............
Crane operators, electric bridge.......................
Drill-press operators, radial, class A...............
Drill-press operators, radial, class B...............
Drill-press operators, single- and multiplespindle, class B............................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiplespindle, class C___.........................................
Electricians, maintenance................................
Electricians, production..................................
Engine-lathe operators, class C............. .........
Grinding-machine operators, class B..............
Grinding-machine operators, class C..............
Guards..............................................................
Heat treaters, class B__....................................
Inspectors, class A............................................
Inspectors, class B______________________
Inspectors, class O__________________ ___
Janitors..............................................................
Lay-out men, class A.......................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous ma
chines............................................... ............
Machinists, maintenance.................................
Machinists, production....................................
Maintenance men, general utility...................
Mechanics, maintenance..................................
Milling-machine operators, class B................
Milling-machine operators, class 0 .................
Millwrights.......................................................
Molders, machine____________ _________
Painters, finish________________________
Painters, rough.................................................
Polishing-and-buffing-machine operators___
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class C_
Set-up men, machine tools...............................
Number Average Average
of
hourly hourly
rates
porkers rates
371
1,935
561
131
46
140
715
99
289
96
168
175
164
274
65
68
330
107
226
59
196
593
233
340
51
444
254
167
44
52
192
93
296
83
90
132
38
26
191
$1.22
1.20
1.07
1.18
1.19
1.21
1.09
1.09
1.12
1.11
1.17
1.15
1.12
1.28
1.43
1.16
1.20
1.18
97
1.06
1.35
1.21
1.11
.87
1.39
1.33
1.32
1.36
1.16
1.48
1.21
1.12
1.24
1.17
1.22
1.13
1.14
1.24
1.31
J Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work,
Great
Lakes
United States
Occupation, grade, and sex
Men—Continued
$1.24 Shake-out men......................................... ........
1.22 Sheet-metal workers, production....................
1.10 Stock clerks...................................................
1.18 Testers, class C.................................................
1.19
Tool-and-die makers.........................................
1.22 Truck drivers...................................................
1.09 Truckers, hand________________________
1.12 Truckers, power............................................. 1.08
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including
1.08 hand-screw machine), class A......................
1.17 Turret-lathe operators, hand (including
hand-screw machine), class B......................
1.15 Turret-lathe operators, hand (including
hand-screw machine), class O......................
1.12
Welders, hand, class A.....................................
1.28 Welders, hand, class B.....................................
1.46 Welders, machine, class A...............................
1.16 Welders, machine, class B...............................
1.23 Working foremen, processing departments—
1.18
Women
1.03
1.06 Assemblers, class B..........................................
1.38 Assemblers, class O..........................................
1.21 Chippers and grinders.....................................
1.11 Crane operators, electric bridge......................
.88 Drill-press operators, single-and multiple1.41 spindle, class C.............................................
Grinding-machine operators, class C..............
1.35 Inspectors, class B...........................................
1.34 Inspectors, class G...........................................
1.37
Janitors.............................................................
.96 Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous ma
1.48 chines.............................................................
1.21 Milling-machine operators, class C__..............
1.12 Polishing-and-bumng-machine operators.......
L24 Punch-press operators, class B........................
1.17 Stock clerks.................................... .................
1.24 Truckers, hand............................. ..................
1.15 Truckers, power...............................................
1.14 Welders, hand, class A....................................
1.24 Welders, hand, class B....................................
1.31
Great
Lakes
Number Average Average
of
hourly hourly
rates
workers rates
45
66
495
27
269
65
256
348
$1.07
1.13
1.01
1.07
1.49
1.04
.97
$1.07
1.03
1.07
1.49
1.05
.97
30
23
1,063
1,338
370
35
478
1.27
1.19
1.14
1.33
1.27
1.20
1.14
1.31
(’)
1.19
1.14
1.35
1.27
1.15
1.31
46
257
40
22
1.03
.98
1.10
L 12
1.04
.98
200
1.11
1.11
1.12
1.11
1.12
1.11
21
72
103
463
464
60
62
142
23
518
28
83
91
274
1.01
1.10
1.15
.88
1.02
1.10
1.15
.88
1.19
1.11
1.04
1.13
1.19
1.11
1.04
1.13
1.00
1.01
.93
.99
1.23
1.18
1 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
.93
.99
1.26
1.18
Power Boilers
The study covered establishments with 8 or
more workers primarily engaged in manufacturing
power boilers, smokestacks, heavy storage tanks
and pressure stills, plate work for assembly on the
job, and similar boiler-shop products. The scope
corresponds to industry 3364 as defined in the 1941
edition of the Standard Industrial Classification
Manual issued by the Bureau of the Budget.
Although the processes involved in manufacturing
these products are also to be found in other estab
T a b l e 76 .—Percentage
Average hourly earnings1
Under KO.ft ranf-s
50.0-54.0 rants _ ______
55.0-59.0 rants. .. _ _
60.0-64.9 cents...........................
65.0-69.9 cents...........................
70.0-74.9 cents...........................
75.0-79.9 cents...........................
80.0-84.9 cents...........................
85.0-89.9 cents..........................
90.0-94.9 cents...........................
95.0-99.9 cents...........................
100.0-104.9 cents.......................
105.0-109.9 cents.......................
110.0-114.9
115.0-110.0 cents.......................
rants
120.0-124.9 cents.......................
125.0-129.9 cents.......................
130.0-134.9
cents.......................
135.0-130.0 rants
_ ___
140.0-144.9
cents........................
145 0-140.0 rants
150 0-150.0 rants
1fiO.0-109.9
rants ______
170,0-170
0 rants
rants
1R
O
0-180.0
100,0-100.0 rants
200,0 rants and nvap
Total...............................
Number of workers..................
Average hourly earnings1.......
74
distribution of plant workers in Power Boiler establishments by straight-time average hourly earn
ings 1 and region, January 1945
United States
All
workers
0.3
1.7
1.3
3.5
3.8
5.3
6.3
7.0
7.5
8.7
6.8
9.3
6.6
7.2
4.6
6.6
6.0
1.9
2.4
1.1
.4
.8
.2
.3
.1
.1
.2
Men
0.2
1.6
1.2
3.3
3.7
5.3
6.2
6.9
7.3
8.4
6.6
9.1
6.9
7.2
4.8
6.9
6.3
2.0
2.5
1.2
.5
.9
.3
.3
.1
All workers in—
New Middle Border
Women England
Atlantic States
0.7
4.9
3.0
8.2
5.6
5.7
9.2
0.1
4.2
3.0
12.6
0.1
5.0
2.7
4.4
4.3
7.7
8.9
9.6
9.6
10.4
7.6
6.4
6.3
4.9
2.3
3.6
10.3
1.6
4.8
1.5
13.5
9.3
7.8
8.2
5.6
5.2
5.3
11.9
4.6
4.2
.8
.1
.2
2.6
1.0
.2
1.1
.1
.2
10.1
10.2
11.5
11.6
(2) (*)
.3
1.5
1.4
.3
.9
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
<2>
.1
.6
0.6
.8
1.1
4.1
16.9
10.5
4.2
3.7
8.6
6.6
5.8
7.3
5.6
3.8
1.5
3.0
5.0
4.5
1.6
.7
1.3
2.6
.2
South
east
1.4
5.7
3.9
14.0
5.4
6.4
5.2
7.1
7.6
4.4
5.2
6.3
3.5
5.2
4.1
10.3
1.9
1.0
.2
.8
.2
.1
Great
Lakes
(3 )
0.1
.3
.5
1.8
2.5
5.2
5.9
8.3
9.7
9.2
12.0
9.2
8.5
7.8
6.7
4.2
2.3
1.6
1.6
.4
.5
.3
.5
.2
.3
.4
(a) .1
<2)
.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
38,350
$0.98
36,400
$0.99
1,950
$0.84
1,550
$0.92
7,050
$0.90
$0.92
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
lishments, such as locomotive shops and ship
yards, which make boiler-shop products for use in
their final products, such establishments were
excluded from the survey.
A total of 271 establishments, employing 35,300
workers, were included in the study. The covered
establishments accounted for 70 percent of the
plants employing 8 or more workers and 80 per
cent of the employment in plants of this size in
the industry in January 1945.
1,000
100.0
4,550
$0.87
Middle
West
South
west
0.1
1.3
3.3
8.6
13.3
.3
.9
1.2
5.4
7.4
14.7
16.9
10.6
10.6
9.0
8.7
6.1
4.2
1.5
1.0
0.8
04
10.2
.7
3.2
15.6
9.8
5.8
7.0
5.7
3.9
10.3
3.2
5.1
5.0
4.0
1.2
1.8
.2
.2
* .2
.3
(2)
<2)
Moun Pacific
tain
.2
1.6
15.7
2.8
20.1
1.2
7.5
18.5
6.5
1.7
1.8
1.4
.6
1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
<2)
0.1
.1
.1
.6
.6
2.3
6.0
3.6
10.1
3.6
9.6
3.0
12.9
24.9
3.8
10 7
2 .5
1.2
2.9
[7
.3
.2
.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
12,600
$1.04
100.0
2,700
$0.88
2,150
$0.85
100.0
1,050
$0.92
5,700
$1.20
a Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
a $1.40 and over.
POWER BOILERS
75
T able 77.—Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1 for selected plant occupations in Power Boiler estab
lishments, by region, January 1946
United States
Occupation, grade, and sex
Men
Bending-roll operators..............................
Boilermakers.............................................
Carpenters, maintenance..........................
nhippftrs
__
Crane operators, electric bridge................
ii l c
•(
wi
§j
Drill-press operators, radial, class B-----Fitters, boiler shop....................................
Flame-cutting-machine operators............
Guards........................................................
Heat treaters class B
__
Inspectors, class A
____
Inspectors, class B
_________
Janitors......................................................
Lay-out men, class A
- __
Lay-out men, class B................................
Machinists, maintenance..........................
Maintenance men, general utility............
Painters, rough..........................................
Power-shear operators, class A.................
Power-shear operators, class B.................
Riveters, hydraulic
__
Riveters, pneumatic
Stock clerks................................................
Straighten ing-pmss operators
Straightening-press
Testers,
class A helpers
__
Testers, class B____________________
Testers, class G
Truck drivers____________ _________
Watchmen.................................................
Welders, hand, class A.............................
Welders, hand, class B__.........................
Working foremen, processing depart
ments— _______________________
Women
Crane operators, electric bridge
Janitors
Welders hand, class a
Welders,’ hand, class B.............................
Number Average New Middle Border
of
hourly
workers rates England Atlantic States
353
1,117
108
570
828
177
330
120
196
1,609
826
239
52
48
216
136
385
511
264
279
192
376
191
233
52
37
272
139
99
39
153
$0.98
1.11
1.04
.99
.94
338
226
4,414
1,986
933
.85
.64
1.18
68
71
46
110
210
1.10
.96
.80
1.11
1.09
1.05
.71
1.16
1.00
1.18
1.00
.72
1.24
1.03
1.15
1.01
.94
1.05
.89
1.04
1.26
.83
.04
.81
1.14
.94
.88
1.02
1.25
$0.88
1.00
(a)1.07
.91
m
»
00
.89
1.07
(2)
(a)
00
00
1.24
.95
.93
.91
00
(2)
(a)
(2)
(0
(a)
.90
.61
1.09
.87
1.25
.77
.71
1.17
.92
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
Average hourly rates in—
.82
$1.01
1.04
.98
.93
.85
.97
.88
.78
1.01
1.00
.96
(a).75
(a)
1.11
.98
.71
1.23
.96
1.06
1.01
.83
1.01
.89
.86
(2)
.83
.97
.77
1.12
.97
.85
.83
.66
1.14
.99
1.21
.67
.70
.87
00
$1.14
(2)1.02
.90
(8)
((2)8)
1.21
1.27
.98
<2)
<2)
(2)
.71
1.18
<2)1.27
.88
(a)
(2)
(2)
(3 )
(2)
(2)
00
(2)
<2).59
1.23
1.26
1.14
South
east
$0.83
1.09
.94
.76
.86
(2)
(28)
1.10
1.04
.97
.59
(2).87
.52
1.04
1.11
1.08
.81
1.07
.82
(2)
(2)
.77
(2)
(a)
(2).87
(2)
.66
.56
1.15
.95
1.26
( 2)
00
1.20
.93
Great
Lakes
$1.04
1.09
1.05
1.00
.97
1.21
.99
1.15
.86
1.10
1.04
.75
1.13
.98
1.25
1.03
.79
1.26
1.04
1.17
1.01
1.08
1.11
.91
1.19
1.67
.86
1.08
.90
1.18
.95
.95
.91
.68
1.21
1.02
1.18
.92
.79
1.13
.95
Middle South
West
west
$0.85
1.05
.90
.88
(2)
(a)2
1.02
.97
.83
.71
(2)
(2).96
.92
.68
1.10
1.01
1.04
.91
.82
.91
.85
(2)
(a)
.79
(2)
(2)
00
(2)
.82
.57
1.04
.88
1.04
( 2)
.58
.88
$0.83
1.14
.95
.77
.82
(2)
.88
00
.99
.96
.94
.66
Moun
tain
Pacific
$0.93
1.12
(2).80
(2)
(0
(2)
(2)1.04
.93
(2)
$1.19
1.26
1.24
1.15
1.16
1.13
(2)
1.28
(a )
1.22
1.25
.87
1.32
1 1.28
(2)
.87
1.38
1.25
1.31
(a )
(0
(2)
.61
1.13
.88
1.06
.98
.74
<2).70
(2)
.68
1.08
(2)1.05
(2)
.86
(2).89
.79
.73
.83
.68
(2).87
(2)
.71
.59
1.11
.96
.85
(0
1.05
.83
1.10
1.20
(2)
.77
( 2)
1.22
1.13
1.12
1.15
(2)
1.10
1.24
1.10
(2)»)
(a )
1.11
.78
1.30
1.22
1.42
( 2)
( 2)
(0
2Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
.83
1.25
1.03
76
T able
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
78.— Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1for men in selected 'plant occupations in Power Boiler
establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of establishment, January 1945
United States *
Great Lakes
Middle Atlantic
Southwest
Establishments with—
Occupation and grade
8-60 51 or more 8-60 51 or more 8-60 51 or more
61 or more workers workers
workers workers workers workers workers
8-60 workers
Number Average Number Average
hourly
hourly
of
of
workers rates workers rates
Bending-roll operators................................
Boilermakers...............................................
Chippers......................................................
Crane operators, electric bridge.................
Drill-press operators, radial, class B.........
Drill-press operators, radial, class O.........
Flame-cutting-machine operators..............
Fitters, boiler shop.....................................
Lay-out men, class A..................................
Lay-out men, class B.................................
Machinists, maintenance...........................
Maintenance men, general utility.............
Painters, rough...........................................
Power-shear operators, class B..................
Truck drivers..............................................
Watchmen...................................................
Welders, hand, class A...............................
Welders, hand, class B...............................
Working foremen, processing depart
ments....... ............... -.............................
104
482
31
36
37
22
146
160
121
41
16
32
39
46
86
46
767
312
193
$0.91
1.13
.87
.87
.87
.76
1.06
1.02
1.27
1.06
.97
.96
.77
.90
.83
.69
1.16
1.03
1.31
249
636
639
792
293
98
680
1,449
390
223
264
160
337
188
262
181
3,657
1,674
740
Average hourly rates
$1.05
1.09
.92
$1.01
1.10
1.00
.95
.97
.81
1.05
1.09
1.23
1.03
1.16
1.02
.96
0
0
0
1.19
1.11
1.34
1.23
1.10
1.00
.98
.98
.99
.90
1.05
1.23
1.05
.84
1.27
1.04
1.19
0
0
.78
.92
.98
1.18
.95
1.05
1.00
.83
.84
.81
.66
1.13
.94
1.14
1.03
.84
$1.06
0
.88
.63
1.16
1.02
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
i Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
.87
.75
1.05
1.13
1.34
1.02
.88
.88
.86
.66
$0.95
1.06
.89
$1.00
.97
.93
.85
1.02
0
0
$0.77
1.09
0
0
.84
.93
0
1.01
1.10
.90
.83
.91
.94
.68
1.22
1.11
1.00
1.03
1.17
1.22
.63
.72
1.05
.90
1.12
1.10
.86
0
0
0
0
0
1.01
* Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
T a b l e 79 .—Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for men in selected plant
occupations in Power Boiler establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of com*
munity, January 1945
United States 3
Under
100,000
__
Drill-press operators, radial, class A .
Drill-press
class B..................................
Drill-press operators,
operators, radial,
radial, class
C_
Electricians, maintenance..................................................
Fitters, boiler shop.............................................................
Flame-cutting-machine operators.....................................
Inspectors, class A..............................................................
Janitors................................................................................
Lay-out men, class A.........................................................
Lay-out men, class B.........................................................
Machinists, maintenance...................................................
Maintenance men, general utility.....................................
Painters, rough...................................................................
Power-shear operators, class B..........................................
SRtrai
traightening-press
ghten in g-pr operators............................................
helpers
Stock clerks.........................................................................
Truck drivers.....................................................................
Watchmen.........................................................................
Welders, hand, class A.......................................................
Welders, hand, class B.......................................................
Working foremen, processing departments......................
ass
_
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Communities of—
Occupation and grade
Bending-roll operators........................................................
Boilermakers.......................................................................
Chippers................................................. ...........................
Crane operators..................................................................
$0.86
1.04
.94
.84
.98
.86
.74
1.00
.95
.95
1.08
.68
1.16
.95
1.05
1.03
.82
.73
.97
.67
.79
.72
.64
1.12
.91
1.23
100,000
and over
$1.01
1.13
1.01
.97
1.13
1.00
.83
1.15
1.12
1.08
1.20
.73
1.26
1.06
1.17
1.01
.96
.93
1.07
.88
.85
.89
.64
1.20
1.04
1.25
Under
100,000
$0.91
.91
.94
.83
.98
.84
.76
.93
.94
.94
1.07
.70
1.21
.94
0
1.00
.82
.75
1.05
.75
.80
.80
.65
1.11
.90
1.13
100,000
and over
$1.10
1.15
.92
.89
.95
.92
.79
1.16
1.06
.97
1.22
.71
1.24
1.00
1.06
1.01
.86
.98
.93
.79
.87
.86
.66
1.17
1.08
1.24
Under
100,000
$1.01
1.02
.99
.90
.88
1.11
1.01
.97
(8) .77
1.17
.98
0
1.00
.84
.82
1.04
0
0
.66
1.12
.91
1.15
100,000
and over
$1.04
1.14
1.00
.98
1.21
1.03
.86
1.16
1.14
1.07
1.25
.79
1.28
1.05
1.24
1.00
1.12
.93
1.11
.90
.86
.91
.68
1.22
1.04
1.18
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
3 Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately; workers in the New England, Border States, South
east, Middle West, Southwest, Mountain, and Pacific regions were predominantly located in communities of 100,000 and over,
i Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
0
.94
.99
1.14
.83
L ll
.96
.75
.77
.69
.58
1.13
.97
1.10
1.00
$
$0.86
1.16
.77
.83
77
POWER BOILERS
T a b l e 80.— Average
hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings)1for men in selected plant occupations in Power Boiler
establishments, United States and selected regions, by unionization , January 1945
Average hourly rates in-
United States 2
establish
Union establishments Nonunion
ments
Occupation and grade
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Pacific
Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion
Number Average Number Average
hourly establish establish establish establish establish establish
of workers hourly
ments
ments
ments
ments
rates of workers rates
ments
ments
$1.04
1.15
1.00
.95
1.06
.96
1.04
1.12
.73
1.25
1.05
208
709
449
724
Bending-roll operators................................
Boilermakers...............................................
Chippers.....................................................
Crane operators, electric bridge.................
Drill-press operators, radial, class A.........
Drill-press operators, radial, class B__ _
Flame-cutting-machine operators..............
Fitters, boiler shop.....................................
Janitors.......................................................
Lay-out men, class A.................................
Lay-out men, class B.................................
Machinists, maintenance..........................
Maintenance men, general utility............
Painters, rough...........................................
Stock
clerks.................................................
Tp.stp.rs, class B
_
_ _____ _
Truck drivers..............................................
Watchmen...................................................
Welders, hand, class A...............................
Welders, hand, class B...............................
Working foremen, processing departments-
121
265
579
1,287
267
402
205
192
137
265
178
99
226
149
3,018
1,419
577
145
408
121
104
56
65
247
322
118
150
59
87
55
1.12
1.02
.96
.85
.97
.86
.67
1.18
1.05
1.25
$0.90
1.04
.94
.89
1.18
.94
1.08
.98
.70
1.22
.98
.98
.89
.81
.90
.84
.59
1.19
.94
1.25
1.22
111
94
54
77
1,396
567
356
112
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
to those shown separately.
$0.99
1.02
.95
$1.06
.97
1.18
.99
1.03
1.12
.80
1.27
1.06
1.10
1.05
.88
1.00
.94
.98
1.02
.68
1.32
1.00
1.10
1.03
.92
1.11
$0.17
1.26
1.14
1.15
0
1.11
0
(*)
.68
.80
.92
.64
1.20
1.22
.86
.99
1.14
1.03
1.20
0
$1.27
1.23
1.32
1.05
1.22
1.24
.87
1.38
1.25
1.32
1.20
1.16
1.00
.90
.97
.93
.88
.95
.90
.63
1.15
1.04
1.30
1.12
$0.97
1.04
.98
.97
1.26
1.01
1.07
1.02
.77
1.23
.98
1.27
.93
1.11
1.00
0
.88
1.38
1.29
1.06
1.09
1.08
0
0
(*)
1.13
.83
1.26
1.22
1.42
0
1.38
1.44
0
* Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
2 Includes data for other regions in addition
T able
$1.02
1.07
.92
.84
.96
.86
.96
.99
.71
1.19
.96
1.05
1.00
.80
.82
1.00
.79
.67
1.13
.97
81.—Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1for men in selected plant occupations in Power Boiler
establishments, by wage area, January 1945
Los Milwau
Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Denver, Kansas Angeles,
kee,
Mass. N.Y. ni.
Colo. Mo. Calif. Wis.
Occupation and grade
Bending-roll operators.................................
0
$1.08
0
0
0
$1.08
0
.92
Flame-cutting-machine operators...............
Fitters, boiler shop......................................
Inspectors, class A
__
Inspectors, class B
___ ____
Janitors.........................................................
Lay-out men, class A..................................
Lay-out men, class B
________
1.14
.93
0
.73
1.21
0
0
0
0
1.04
1.15
0
.95
0
0
1.12
0
Boilermakers
_
_____________
__________
Chippers
Crane
operators,
electric
bridge..................
Electricians, maintenance
_________
Machinists, maintenance
__
Maintenance men, general utility..............
Painters, rough............................................
Power-shear operators, class A __ __
Power-shear operators, class B
Stack clerks
___________________
Truck drivers...............................................
Watchmen
____ _________________
Welders, hand, class A................................
Welders, hand, class B................................
Working foremen, processing departments.
0
0
.94
1.30
l Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
827274°— 49----- 6
0
1.30
0
0
(?)
1.19
1.47
0
$1.14
1.17
.99
1.00
1.09
1.07
1.08
1.27
1.08
.82
1.32
.96
1.25
.97
1.12
1.08
.96
.87
.97
.67
1.22
1.02
1.20
$0.92
1.12
.80
.81
1.05
.93
1.04
0
.67
1.09
.92
1.05
1.07
.88
.98
.89
.76
.83
1.06
.80
1.20
$0.92
1.04
.86
1.01
.90
.98
.95
.97
.69
1.17
1.04
1.00
.92
.83
.93
.90
.80
.83
.58
1.03
.94
.99
$1.18
1.26
1.12
1.15
1.24
1.22
1.18
1.28
0
.84
1.36
1.21
1.30
1.18
1.08
1.08
1.16
1.08
1.06
0
1.30
1.14
1.39
$0.87
.96
1.07
.99
1.13
1.05
0
1.16
.98
.71
1.17
.99
0
.81
1.02
0
0
.81
.84
.80
1.17
1.01
1.03
San
Fran Tulsa, Youngs
cisco, Okla. town,
Ohio
Calif.
Okla
homa
City,
Okla.
Port
land,
Oreg.
$0.84
.75
.83
.94
.88
.87
0
.63
1.12
.81
.97
.78
$1.27
1.27
1.25
1.25
0
1.26
1.25
$1.16
1.29
0
1.16
0
1.40
1.34
$0.90
1.17
.78
.82
0
.96
.86
1.00
1.37
0
1.33
1.26
0
0
.75
.72
.60
1.08
.94
1.08
0
0
1.12
0
1.45
0
0
0
1.23
0
.63
1.25
.96
0
.99
.75
1.00
.80
.81
.81
.56
1.16
.98
1.14
1.33
1.25
1.42
0
1.18
.87
1.31
1.24
1.51
J Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
$1.17
1.02
1.02
.90
0
1.12
1.20
1.20
.96
.76
1.29
0
1.20
1.14
1.67
1.35
.94
.87
.82
.67
1.31
1.00
1.28
Radios
The study covered establishments with 8 or
more workers primarily engaged in producing
and/or assembling radios, radio parts and equip
ment (except tubes), and phonographs. The
scope corresponds to part of industry 3661 as
defined in the 1941 edition of the Standard In
dustrial Classification Manual issued by the Bu
reau of the Budget. The production of radio
receiving and transmitting tubes, and of phono
graph records, included in this classification, was
excluded from the study.
A total of 277 establishments, employing ap
proximately 127,000 workers, were included in
the study. The covered establishments accounted
for 52 percent of the plants and 57 percent of the
employment in the industry in January 1945.
T able 82.—Percentage distribution of plant workers in Radio, Radio Equipment (<except Tubes), and Phonograph establish
ments, by straight-time average hourly earnings,l United States and selected regions, January 1945
Average hourly earnings *
Under 45.0 cents.............................................
45.0-47.4 cents______________________
47.5-49.9
cents.................................................
50.0-52.4 cents
_____ ___
52.5-54.9 cents..................................................
55.0-57.4 cents..................................................
57.5-59.9 cents..................................................
60.0-62.4 cents..................................................
62.5-64.9 cents___________ __
65.0-67.4 cents..................................................
67.5-69.9 cents..................................................
70.0-72.4 cents..................................................
72.5-74.9 cents.......................... ......................
75.0-77.4 cents..................................................
77.5-79.9 cents..................................................
80.0-84.9 cents..................................................
85.0-89.9 cents..................................................
90.0-94.9 cents..................................................
95.0-99.9 cents..................................................
100.0-104.9 cents...............................................
105.0-109.9 cents...............................................
110.0-114.9 cents...............................................
115.0-119.9 cents...............................................
120.0-124.9 cents...............................................
125.0-129.9 cents...............................................
130.0-134.9 cents...............................................
135.0-139.9 cents...............................................
140.0-144.9 cents.................. ...........................
145.0-149.9 cents.................. ...........................
150.0-159.9 cents...............................................
160.0-169.9
cents...............................................
17ft H-17Q 0 cents
180.0-189.9 cents. ______ ________________
190.0 cents and over.......................................
Total......................................................
Number of workers____________________
Average hourly earnings1..............................
United States*
All
workers
0.1
.1
(3) 1.5
.4
2.8
1.2
5.1
2.4
7.1
4.0
8.8
4.2
7.3
3.2
10.7
7.4
5.2
5.3
5.0
3.3
3.4
2.4
1.9
2.5
.9
1.1
.6
.5
.8
.4
.2
.1
.1
Men
All workers in—
Women
(3)
(3)
W
1 0.4
(3) .6
.3
1.7
1.0
2.6
1.1
4.6
2.2
6.4
2.5
9.6
8.2
7.3
6.8
8.6
5.4
6.7
4.6
3.3
5.8
2.0
2.3
1.3
2.3
.6
4.4
1.9
7.7
3.5
10.4
6.1
11.7
5.7
7.9
3.6
11.3
6.8
3.7
4.2
2.4
1.7
1.0
.9
.9
0.1
.2
.1
6.1
.4
6.4
2.0
16.3
2.7
10.9
1.9
9.6
1.1
9.9
.8
6.2
6.3
3.6
3.6
2.4
2.0
1.9
1.3
1.1
1.3
.4
.4
.3
.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
(3)
(3)
(*)
(3)
.2
.1
(3)3)
(3)
.4
.1
Middle
Atlantic
0.1
.2
(3)) 1.0
.3
2.7
1.0
4.1
2.9
6.9
5.2
7.1
5.0
7.1
3.0
9.3
7.2
5.4
6.0
5.0
3.5
4.2
3.2
2.1
2.6
1.1
1.2
.5
.6
.8
.4
.1
.1
.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
180,300
$0.85
100.0
76,000
$0.99
104,300
$0.76
23,600
$0.75
86,60(T
$0.87
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
*Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
78
0.1
.2
.1
1.1
1.7
.9
.5
.2
.3
New
England
*Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
Border
States
2.5
.2
3.6
.3
3.7
.8
2.6
.4
5.8
.5
5.3
2.3
9.6
9.9
7.1
Great
Lakes
(8)
0.1
(3) .4
.5
2.0
1.5
2.7
2.1
7.3
3.8
12.4
4.8
6.2
5.1
13.3
6.6
4.9
4.6
6.0
5.9
4.5
4.5
3.2
3.1
3.7
6.1
3.1
2.4
1.6
1.7
2.6
.6
2.6
2.6
1.4
1.7
2.3
1.7
.4
.5
1.3
(3)
.9
.9
.3
.5
.4
.4
Middle
West
Pacific
(3)
0.4
3.9
.6
4.6
5.0
4.7
7.4
7.8
2.1
17.0
12.6
5.8
0.1
.1
.4
1.3
.1
3.9
.9
10.0
19.5
16.0
6.8
8.8
6.8
2.2
1.2
2.1
2.2
4.1
3.0
5.3
2.4
.8
.7
.2
.4
.6
.4
.2
100.0
100.0
6,500
$0.98
100.0
53,100
$0.85
4,100
$0.87
5.9
4.2
4.2
5.4
1.1
2.1
.9
.6
1.8
.6
.5
.2
.3
100.0
6,200
$0.96
RADIOS
79
T able 83.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings)1for selected plant occupations in Radio, Radio Equip
ment (except Tubes), and Phonograph establishments, United States and selected regions, January 1945
occupation, grade, and sex
Assemblers, class A.............................................................
Assemblers, class B__..........................................................
Assemblers, class C.............................................................
Carpenters, maintenance....................................................
Die setters........................................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class A.
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B.
Drill-press operators, single-and multiple-spindle, class C.
Electricians, maintenance..................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class A..........................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B..........................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A.................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B.................................
Guards..................................................................................
Inspectors, class A...............................................................
Inspectors, class B...............................................................
Inspectors, class C...............................................................
Janitors...............................................................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines..............
Machinists, maintenance....................................................
Machinists, production......................................................
Maintenance men, general utility......................................
Mechanics, maintenance....................................................
Milling-machine operators, class A....................................
Milling-machine operators, class B....................................
Milling-machine operators, class O....................................
Millwrights..........................................................................
Painters, finish....................................................................
Painters, rough....................................................................
Platers..................................................................................
Platers’ helpers....................................................................
Punch-press operators, class A...........................................
Punch-press operators, class B...........................................
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class A....................
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B....................
Set-up men, machine tools..................................................
Sheet-metal-machine operators, miscellaneous machines.
Sheet-metal workers, production........................................
Solderers..............................................................................
Stock clerks..........................................................................
Testers, class A....................................................................
Testers, class B....................................................................
Testers, class C....................................................................
Tool-and-die makers............................................................
Truck drivers......................................................................
Truckers, hand....................................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class A................................
Turret-lathe
Turret-lathe operators,
operators, hand,
hand, class
class B................................
O................................
Watchmen...........................................................................
Welders, hand, class A........................................................
Welders, hand, class B........................................................
Winders, coil........................................................................
Wirers, class A.....................................................................
Wirers, class B.....................................................................
Wirers, class O.....................................................................
Working foremen, processing departments........................
Women
Assemblers, class A.............................................................
Assemblers, class B.............................................................
Assemblers, class O.............................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B.
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class C.
Inspectors, class B...............................................................
Inspectors, class O...............................................................
Janitors................................................................................
Painters, rough....................................................................
Punch-press operators, class B.................... -.....................
Solderers..............................................................................
Stock clerks.........................................................................
Testers, class B....................................................................
Testers, class O....................................................................
Welders, machine, class B..................................................
Winders, coil.......................................................................
Wirers, class B .....................................................................
Wirers, class 0 .....................................................................
Working foremen, processing departments........................
United States*
Number Average
New
of workers hourly rates England
Middle
Atlantic
$1.00
.81
.72
1.07
.95
1.03
.86
.75
1.05
1.10
.90
1.13
.85
.85
1.07
.90
.66
.69
.97
1.07
1.13
.82
.95
1.08
.95
.79
1.05
1.02
.80
.83
.73
$1.11
1.03
.73
1.12
1.26
.98
1.10
.84
1.13
1.19
1.03
1.14
1.08
.85
1.27
1.02
.83
.72
' 1.786
2,519
2,550
744
169
272
745
618
705
403
337
187
281
2,109
1,475
1,631
909
2,255
1,034
512
966
525
236
289
273
165
241
415
374
498
129
275
773
101
317
845
123
216
391
2,429
L 571
1,390
547
2,765
536
1,633
399
593
256
342
160
213
281
395
663
539
3,717
$1.12
1.00
.74
1.15
1.14
1.06
1.03
.84
1.14
199
3,828
30,739
301
1,365
2,278
9,452
484
233
863
6,517
731
1,136
3,280
271
3,206
1,896
5,027
2,311
.94
.82
.73
.90
.77
.86
.74
.70
.79
.83
.76
.76
.89
.74
.70
.80
.90
.73
.91
* Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
*Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
Average hourly rates in
1.20
1.02
1.15
1.09
.86
1.24
.99
.84
.73
.99
1.21
1.16
.98
1.06
1.17
1.00
.86
1.13
1.12
.90
1.03
.87
1.11
.88
1.20
1.20
1.18
1.01
1.06
1.15
1.01
.82
1.10
1.14
.86
1.06
.93
1.12
.87
1.16
1.08
.88
.86
1.19
1.07
1.16
1.03
1.08
.84
.85
1.24
1.03
.77
1.40
.91
.80
1.08
.94
.71
1.23
1.06
.94
.98
1.05
.73
1.01
1.21
0
1.06
.96
.96
.98
1.08
.81
.75
1.06
.83
.67
1.28
.82
.74
1.13
1.07
.91
.72
1.31
.88
.86
1.18
1.01
.75
1.40
.94
.81
1.17
1.05
.90
.72
1.13
1.05
1.05
.93
1.09
.73
.68
1.10
.64
.61
.76
.66
.71
.63
.64
.67
.71
.67
.62
.73
.66
.64
.75
.81
.63
.72
$1.34
1.22
.78
1.21
0
1 .95
1.28
.93
0
.77
.96
1.35
1.16
.93
.98
.74
.87
.76
.89
.75
.67
.75
.90
.76
.83
.86
.76
.72
.83
.93
.74
.88
Great
Lakes
$1.21
.94
.76
1.28
1.04
1.12
.96
.86
1.16
1.27
1.03
0
1.20
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.03
1.04
.95
.94
.66
1.04
.90
1.00
1.04
1.21
.71
1.50
1.18
1.27
.95
1.33
1.09
0
1.47
.98
.85
1.40
.91
.81
0
1.40
0
0
.81
.77
.77
.85
.84
.81
.78
.87
.67
.75
.99
.61
.94
.64
.92
.83
.76
.86
1.38
1.14
.83
1.42
.88
.81
1.05
1.11
1.10
.69
1.08
.82
1.23
.98
.75
1.19
0
.83
.73
.98
.81
.95
.73
.70
.88
.77
.77
.78
.95
.76
.72
.79
.79
.74
.96
Pacific
$1.06
.92
.76
1.08
.96
0
0
1.24
1.04
1.05
.90
1.15
.95
.77
.76
.95
0
1.25
1.10
1.08
1.07
0
1.33
1.03
1.15
0
1.05
$1.17
1.03
.83
1.25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.92
1.52
.88
.73
1.10
0
1.04
1.22
.96
0
0
0
0
.74
1.18
.96
.75
.70
.81
.71
.90
.79
.69
.92
.91
1.28
.90
1.29
1.08
1.01
.84
1.13
1.38
1.23
1.13
1.25
1.29
1.18
1.32
1.15
1.20
1.27
1.01
Middle
West
1.10
0
0
0
1.15
.84
1.24
1.03
.85
.74
.89
1.23
1.12
.95
1.07
1.27
1.00
1.02
1.21
1.41
1.29
0
1.20
0
1.14
.72
1.28
1.60
1.04
0
1.20
1.10
1.09
(8)1.02
.89
00
Border
States
1.42
0
0
0
0
.95
1.27
1.11
1.05
1.52
.98
1.27
0
0
0
0
1.32
.99
.85
.79
.80
.96
.86
.83
.68
.72
.82
.77
.80
.75
.96
*Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
.87
.87
.96
.86
0
.89
.84
.96
WAGE STRUCTURE-METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
T able 84.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1for workers in selected plant occupations in Radio,
80
Radio Equipment (except Tubes), and Phonograph establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of establishment,
January 1945
United States *
New England
Midale Atlantic
Great Lakes
Establishments with—
Occupation, grade, and sex
8-260
workers
Num
ber of
work
ers
Aver
age
hourly
rates
Men
Assemblers, class A...................................... 385 $1.15
Assemblers, class B....................................... 414 .92
Assemblers, class O....................................... 618 .72
Carpenters, maintenance.............................. 77 1.10
Drill-press operators, single- and multiplespindle, class A......................................... 67 1.01
Drill-press operators, single- and multiplespindle, class B........................................... 64 .83
Drill-press operators, single- and multiplespindle, class C.......................................... 216 .72
Electricians, maintenance............................. 26 1.15
Engine-lathe operators, class A.................... 161 1.18
Engine-lathe operators, class B.................... 132 .96
Guards........................................................... 200 .79
Inspectors, class A......................................... 70 1.15
Inspectors, class B......................................... 77 .94
Inspectors, class O......................................... 165 .75
Janitors........................................................... 320 .70
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous ma
chines.......................................................... 554 .98
Machinists, maintenance. ........................... 48 1.21
Machinists, production................................ 385 1.16
Maintenance men, general utility................ 168 1.04
Mechanics, maintenance.............................. 27 1.10
Milling-machine operators, class A.............. 54 1.15
Milling-machine operators, class B..............
.93
Painters, finish ............................................ 108
73 1.00
Painters, rough.............................................. 74 .86
Platers........................................................... 31 1.01
Platers’ helpers.............................................. 21 .95
Punch-press operators, class A..................... 36 .96
Punch-press operators, class B..................... 260 .79
Set-up men, machine tools.......................... 93 1.22
Sheet-metal workers, production................. 36 1.06
Solderers—.................................................... 131 .82
Stock clerks.................................................... 276 .84
Testers, class A............................................. 86 1.20
Testers, class B............................................. 86 .94
Testers, class C............................................. 98 .78
Tool-and-die makers..................................... 733 1.39
Truck drivers................................................ 136 .86
Truckers, hand............................................ 18 (*)
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class A.......... 137 1.19
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class B.......... 76 .96
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class O.......... 113 .94
Watchmen..................................................... 149 .67
Welders, hand, class A................................. 43 1.15
Welders, hand, class B................................. 26 .87
Winders, coil................................................. 60 .98
Wirers, class A.............................................. 38 1.07
Wirers, class B............................................... 79 .88
Wirers, class C............................................... 148 .75
Working foremen, processing departments.. 674 1.24
See footnotes at end of table.
251-500
workers
Num Aver
ber of age
work hourly
ers rates
or 8-250 251-500 501 or 8-250 251-500 501 or
8-250 251-500 501
501 or more work
more work
more
work work
work more work work work
workers
ers ers ers ers ers work
ers ers ers ers
Num Aver
ber of age
work hourly
ers rates
Average hourly rates
199 $0.99 1,202 $1.13 $1.10
$1.00 $1.11 $1.00 $1.14 $1.25
$1.19
344 .84 1,761 1.04 .77 $1.07
.81
.94 .83 1.10 .92
.96
704 .69 1,228 .78 .78 .79 .82
.67 .71 .67 .80 .70 $0.89
.71
.80
68 1.30
599 1.14 1.04 1.15 1.04 1.05 1.20 1.12 1.16 1.51 1.23
14
22
49
37
57
67
175
67
96
159
160
214
32
130
81
14
13
46
23
54
41
43
76
122
52
22
53
182
164
86
117
334
80
185
21
26
37
63
41
6
79
45
76
40
528
191 1.09
(»)
.71 659 1.06
.76 353 .93
1.07 642 1.14
1.33 185 1.18
1.11
138 1.02
.76 1,734 .88
1.11 1,338 1.26
.96 1,458 1.00
.82 585 .87
.68 1,775
.74
.98 266 1.03
1.09 432 1.22
1.22
451 1.13
.83 276 .98
.98 195 1.06
1.17
(*).93 222
119 1.09
.90 319 1.17
.88
246 .91
.82
426
1.05
.66
65 .98
.96 163 1.20
.78 391 .97
.99 700 1.17
1.02
158 1.10
.77 207 .86
.81 1,971 .86
1.17 1,321 1.25
.93 1,218 1.04
.81 332 .76
1.41 1,698 1.40
.87 320 .94
.67 1,430 .82
.96 241 1.22
.94 491 1.10
.83 106 .97
.68
130 .78
1.24
76 1.27
1.09
(3).74 181
142 1.05
.98 312 .97
.82 508 1.11
.72 351 .73
1.14 2,515 1.20
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
1.07
.87
.73
1.13
.87
(3)
.65
.96
1.05
1.02
.80
(3)
1.07
.95
(3 )
(3)
(3 )
(3)
(3).95
(3).96
1.10
.74
(3)
(3).80
1.26
.83
(3)
(3)
1.08
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
1.24
.99 1.04
.90
(3)
(3)
1.12 1.04
.98
.80
.70
1.11
1.16
(3) 1.11
.92 .97
(3).80 .86
.77
1.05 1.07 1.12
.87 .90 .91
.58 .74
(3)
.72 .69 .68
.98
(3).99 1.10
(3) 1.24
1.18 1.16 1.21
.81 1.07
(3)
.94 1.10
(3)
1.11
1.08
(3)
.95 .87
(3) 1.04
1.00
(3).88 .77
.85
.80 1.09
(3)
(3) <3) 1.01
(3).87 <3).75 .89
.74
.96 1.33
1.02 1.15 1.13
.76 .79
(3).76 .75
.84
1.10 1.05 1.21
.88
.82 .94
.65 .75
(3) 1.28
1.31
1 38
.87 .81 .84
.65 .76 (3)
(3) 1.16 1.19
(3) (3).97 .89
.91
.76 .70 .65
1.44 (3) 1.09
.86
(3) (3)
(3) (3) 1.04
.94 1.02 .98
.89 .88
(3)
.67 .75
(3) 1.06
1.08
1.24
.99 1.04
1.14
1.13 .91 (3)
.98
.75 .97 .75 .86
.92
1.10 1.13 1.20
.96 1.18
1.36 1.12
1.26
(3)
1.14 1.05 1.29
1.04
.76 .86 (3).83 (3).75
.87
1.16 1.28 (3) 1.11 1.26
1.03 .97 .99 1.04
(3)
.78 .89 .78 .77
.88
.61 .73 .71 .70 .76
.98 1.11 .99 .93 .86
1.28 1.20 1.21 1.12 1.27
1.24 1.14 1.14 1.15
1.10
.88
.93 1.02 .82
.96
.93 1.08 1.09 (3)
1.07
1.15 (3)
1.27
(3).99 1.12
.99
(3)
.99 .86 1.08
(3).90 1.18
.85 .95 .85
.96
.83 1.08
.80
.97
.69 1.06 (3)
.59 (3)
.98 1.25 1.01
(3).93
.70 1.09 .86 (3)
.98 1.20 1.12 VS2
.97 1.12
.90 1.08
.97 (3).80 .68 (3).77
.80 .86 .81 .76
.89
1.12 1.18 1.26 1.22
1.43
.90 1.02 .95
1.17
.78 .74 .80 1.00
.83
.83
1.42 1.41 1.47 1.42
1.39
.87 1.00 .86 .81
.93
.64 .84 (3)
.71
.82
(3) 1.16
(3) (3) (3)1.11
1.06
(3).85 1.10
.90 1.16 (3)
1.06
.66
.78 .67 .65
.94
1.07 (3) 1.28 1.16 1.18
(3)
1.11
1.08
V
/
.96 1.08 .74 .63 ll 01
1.00
.91 1.23
.81 1.17 .89 (3)
1.02
.71 .72 .72 (3)
.76
1.13 1.19 1.12 1.11 1.21
81
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T able 84.—Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings)1 for workers in selected plant occupations in Radio ,
Radio Equipment (except Tubes), and Phonograph establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of establishment,
January 1945—Continued
United Statesa
New England
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Establishments with—
Occupation, grade, and sex
8-260
workers
Num
ber of
work
ers
Aver
age
hourly
rates
251-500
workers
Num Aver
ber of age
work hourly
ers rates
or 8-250 251-500 501 or 8-250 251-500 501 or
8-250 251-500 501
501 or more work
more work work more
work more work work work
work
workers
ers ers work
ers ers ers ers ers ers ers
Num Aver
ber of age
work hourly
ers rates
Average hourly rates
Women
Assemblers, class B....................................... 1,184 $0.79 247 $0.72 2,397 $0.85 $0.59 $0.69 $0.65 $0.80 (3) $1.05 $0.84 $0.81 $0.83
Assemblers, class C....................................... 5,456 .68 5,736 .69 19,547 .76 .56 .59 .62 .63 .67 .78 .70 .71
.75
Drill-press
operators,
jspindla, nlacs
B single- and multiple46 .84
.73 .88
27 .65 228 .95 .78 (3)
.87 (*)
.99
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple.68
spindle, class 0 .......................-.................. 567 .72 170 .72 628 .83 .62 (3)
.71 $0.76 .82 .75 .71
.91
.71 .71 .83 .87 .90 .82 .72 1.00
Inspectors, class B......................................... 282 .87 231 .76 1,765 .87 (*)
Inspectors, class 0 ......................................... 721 .73 688 .71 8,043 .74 .66 .63 .63 .70 .66 .76 .74 .70
.73
36 .64 421 .70 (3) (3)
.67 (3) (3)
.67 (3)
.67
Janitors..........................................................
27 .69
• 70
Painters,
rough __ _ . _
18 (3)
44 .75
171 .82 (8)
.78 .84 .70
(3) .65 .70
• 92
Punch-press operators, class B..................... 237 .76 129 .68 497 .90 .75 .73 .68 .75 .66 1.01 .77 .68 • 80
.66
.68
.68
.49 .78 .74 .73
Solderers........................................................ 668 .71 707 .72 5,142 .77 (8)
• 79
53 .69 587 .77 .59 .70 .61 .74 C3)
.85 .66 .72
91 .70
Stock
Pesters,cierks...................................................
f-fa-SS B
. .
.72 .87 .72 .88 .88 1.00 •81
41 .88 80 .82 1,015 .90
(3)
•96
V58 .66 .81 .61 .76 .73 .77
Testers, class 0 ............................................ 341 .75 505 .71 2,434 .75 (3)
•77
(3)
1
.64 .65
.84
239 .70 (3)
. 70
Welders, machine, class B______________ 31 .66
Winders, C^il _
__ 755 .74 538 .72 1,913 .85 (3) (3)
.75 .68 .79 .90 (3).81 .68 •fid.
Wirers, elflSS B ..... _
.81 .81 .81 .96 .76 .76
143 .79 420 .79 1,333 .95 (3)
Q7
*. Vi
61 .63 .63 .72 .72 .74 .72 .68 •79
Wirers, class 0 .............................................. 1,119 .72 782 .69 3,126 .75
.69 .73 .88 .85 .88 .90 .90
Working foremen, processing departments.. 380 .92 331 .87 1,600 .92 (3)
•99
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
*Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
*Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
82
T able
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
85.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings)1for workers in selected plant occupations in Radio,
Radio Equipment (<except Tubes), and Phonograph establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of community,
January 1945
United States 3
New England
Occupation, grade, and sex
100,000
100,000
and over
$1.11
.92
.75
1.04
$1.12
1.01
.74
1.17
1.11
.92
.83
1.01
.80
1.16
.98
.81
.69
1.06
1.10
1.02
.78
.85
.81
1.18
.97
.74
1.28
.81
1.07
.74
.67
.67
.77
.69
.65
.69
.67
.63
.90
.70
.73
0
.65
.81
1.03
1.06
.84
1.15
.87
1.26
LOO
.85
.74
1.23
1.17
1.07
.91
.83
.85
1.24
1.03
.78
1.42
.80
1.22
Under
100,000
0
$0.74
.77
.88
Great Lakes
100,600 Under 100,000 Under 100,000
100,000
and over 100,000 and over 100,000 and over Under
100,000 and over
$1.00
.83
.70
1.10
1.08
.87
0
0
<*>.89
0
.98
LOO
.85
1.08
.91
.64
.70
1.13
1.13
.95
.89
.81
.76
1.07
.83
.67
1.30
.75
1.13
.61
.62
.64
.60
.67
.62
(■ >.71
.66
.61
(3).63
.72
0
.62
.66
0
.74
<»).64
.99
0
.82
(3).67
ft
0 „
.67
1.20
0
.86
.74
.78
.87
.75
.71
.87
.77
.78
.89
.76
.81
.90
.74
.92
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
*Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
Border States
Communities of—
Under
Men
Assemblers, class A....................................................
Assemblers, class B............................... ....................
Assemblers, class O....................................................
Carpenters, maintenance...........................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class A.....................................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B.....................................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class O......................................................................
Electricians, maintenance................................. ___
Guards........................................................................
Inspectors, class A—..................................................
Inspectors, class B_....................................................
Inspectors, class C ._..................................................
Janitors........................................................................
Machinists, maintenance...........................................
Machinists, production..............................................
Mechanics, maintenance................................... .......
Punch-press operators, class B _...............................
Solderers................................................................... .
Stock clerks.................................................................
Testers, class A...........................................................
Testers, class B__.......................................................
Testers, class C__.......................................................
Tool-and-die makers..................................................
Truckers, hand...........................................................
Working foremen, processing departments..............
Women
Assemblers, class B ...................................................
Assemblers, class O....................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class O......................................................................
Inspectors, class B__..................................................
Inspectors, class O—.................................................
Janitors______ -____ __________ ____________
Punch-press operators, class B________________
Solderers__________________________________
Stock clerks__________________________ _____
Testers, class B..........................................................
Testers, class O...........................................................
Winders, coil...............................................................
Wirers, class B............................................................
Wirers, class O............................................................
Working foremen, processing departments............. .
Middle Atlantic
0
.71
.63
.65
.72
.67
.62
.73
.67
.75
.81
.63
.72
$1.03
1.06
.73
$1.11
1.03
.73
0
1.12
0
0
.98
0
0
1.10
0
1.10
.72
1.07
.79
1.26
.87
1.13
.86
1.12
0
.63
1.28
1.02
.83
.72
1.12
1.21
1.03
.67
.90
1.18
1.07
.91
.87
1.24
1.03
.63
1.23
.70
1.19
1.17
1.01
.76
1.41
.82
0
.67
0
0
.64
0
0
0
0
.71
.54
$0.92
.53
0
0
0
0
0
.98
.75
.77
.89
.76
.67
.90
.76
.84
.86
.76
.84
.93
.74
.88
.67
1.14
.71
.75
.86
1.20
.67
0
0
1.46
1.22
$1.36
1.28
.87
1.23
1.25
.75
1.28
1.08
1.28
.95
0
.79
1.35
1.19
1.20
0
.96
1.34
1.09
0
1.47
.85
1 30
.89
.87
.90
.87
.85
.79
.89
.71
.85
.66
.59
0
0
0
0
0
.81
.69
.59
.76
.59
.59
1.01
0
0
0
0
$1.13
.93
.81
LOS
1.14
.93
.98
1.01
.81
1.13
.99
.81
.70
1.11
1.08
99
.84
.83
.85
1.17
.98
.80
1.30
.83
1.06
.79
.68
.67
.78
.66
.64
.69
.67
.65
.97
.74
.79
.65
.81
*Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
$1.34
.96
.76
1.36
1.09
1.00
.83
1.23
.86
1.27
1.05
.88
.76
1.26
1.14
1.13
!92
.75
.86
1.40
1.16
.83
1.45
.78
1.26
.89
.75
.82
.98
.76
.72
.81
.79
.86
.95
.77
.79
.79
• 76
.99
83
RADIOS
wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1for selected plant occupations in Radio, Radio Equip
ment (except Tubes), and Phonograph establishments, United States and selected regions, by unionization, January 1945
T a b l e 86. — Average hourly
Average hourly rates in —
United States *
Occupation, grade, and sex
Union establish
ments
Nonunion estab
lishments
New England
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Number Average Number Average Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion
of
hourly
hourly estab estab estab estab estab estab
of
workers rates workers rates lishments lishments lishments lishments lishments lishments
Mm
Assemblers, class A..................................................... 1,551
Assemblers, class B ..................................................... 1,807
Assemblers, class C..................................................... 1,865
Carpenters, maintenance...........................................
633
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class A.............. -......................................................
198
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B.......................................................................
441
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class C.......................................................................
444
Electricians, maintenance...............................-.........
663
Engine-lathe operators, class A..................................
291
Engine-lathe operators, class B..................................
227
Guards......................................................................... 1,567
Inspectors, class A.......................................................
869
Inspectors, class B....................................................... 1,439
Inspectors, class C......................................................
703
Janitors....................................................................... 1,774
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines—
471
Machinists, maintenance..........................................
463
Machinists, production..............................................
576
Maintenance men, general utility.............................
229
Mechanics, maintenance............................................
202
Milling-machine operators, class A...........................
252
Milling-machine operators, class B...........................
194
345
Painters, finish............................................................
Painters, rough...........................................................
303
Punch-press operators, class A...................................
174
Punch-press operators, class B..................................
525
Set-up men, machine tools____________________
764
Sheet-metal-machine operators, miscellaneous ma
74
chines........................................................................
Sheet-metal workers, production..............................
168
266
Solderers......................................................................
Stock clerks................................................................. 1,874
957
Testers, class A...........................................................
Testers, class B........... — ........................................... 1,204
Testers, class C.......................................... -..............
435
Tool-and-die makers................................................. 2,137
Truck drivers.............................................................
318
Truckers, hand........ ......... ........................................ 1,323
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class A........................
270
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class B........................
552
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class C........................
147
Watchmen..................................................................
245
Welders, hand, class A__................. .........................
125
Welders, hand, class B...............................................
186
199
Winders, coil...............................................................
___ _______________
Wirers, class A
208
220
Wirers, class B............................................................
Wirers, class C............................................................
455
Working foremen, processing departments............... 2,492
Women
Assemblers, class B..................................................... 2,200
Assemblers, class 0 ..................................................... 22,831
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B......................................................................
249
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class 0 ...................................................................... 1,067
Inspectors, class B...................................................... 1,441
Inspectors, class C...................................................... 7,999
404
Janitors........................................................................
Painters, rough............................................................
201
411
Punch-press operators, class B...................................
Solderers ___________________ ____________ 4,644
Stock clerks....... ........... ..............................................
420
Testers, class B...................................................*—
1,058
Testers, class 0 ........................................................... 2,698
Winders, coil............................................................... 2,385
985
Wirers, class B.............................................................
Wirers, class 0 ............................................................. 3,301
Working foremen, processing departments............... 1,469
$1.22
.96
.75
1.23
$1.14
.89
1.46
1.47
1.01
.94
.88
1.20
.86
1.36
1.16
1.14
.98
.90
1.17
1.29
1.04
.87
1.28
1.03
.85
.75
1.04
.84
.79
1.04
235
712
685
$1.12
.99
.74
1.27
$1.00
.82
.67
1.04
$1.01
.79
.78
1.14
$1.10
.99
.75
1.09
.95
.89
1.14
1.22
1.03
.87
1.20
.99
.84
.73
74
304
174
42
.99
1.14
.73
1.14
1.15
.98
.82
1.30
1.01
.85
.75
.98
1.11
1.17
.99
1.11
1.06
.95
1.04
1.00
(3)
(3)1.06
111
112
110
1.08
.81
.83
1.17
1.03
.77
1.41
.90
.80
1.20
1.08
.96
.73
1.22
1.08
1.04
1.03
.87
.73
1.17
542
606
192
206
481
563
49
390
296
34
37
79
70
71
101
248
81
49
48
125
555
614
186
112
628
218
310
129
41
109
97
35
27
82
187
443
84
1,225
.82
.74
.94
.79
.82
.73
.69
.81
.80
.74
.69
.89
.75
.82
.81
.73
.87
1,628
7,908
52
298
837
1,453
80
32
452
1,873
311
78
582
821
911
1,726
842
1.01
1.22
1.15
.96
1.05
1.18
1.02
1.15
.91
1.08
.94
1.16
1.02
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
*Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
$1.23
1.14
.67
1.34
$1.12
1.00
.74
1.13
1.00
.86
1.14
.76
1.22
1.05
1.08
.90
.92
1.35
.99
.80
1.39
.92
.83
1.18
1.04
.90
.66
1.27
.91
.72
.92
1.14
.76
1.26
.83
.71
.73
.69
.92
.76
.73
.69
.84
.81
.85
.94
.73
.74
1.00
.74
1.00
.88
0
1.05
.92
.87
1.07
.90
.58
.70
(3)1.10
1.15
.79
.94
1.11
.95
1.07
.78
(3).87
.96
<3)1.15
.76
.75
1.06
.82
.65
1.29
.81
.77
1.16
<3).97
.70
1.20
(3)
(3)1.02
.89
.67
1.08
1.10
.68
.62
.73
.68
.71
.63
.68
.67
.68
.66
.61
.72
.66
.77
.81
.63
.72
1.11
.88
.80
1.09
.87
.79
.68
.97
1.00
1.09
.88
1.02
1.05
.95
.90
.83
(3).84j
0
.93
.99
.94
.75
1.07
.84
.81
1.27
.84
.67
1.11
1.10
(3).74
1.40
(3)
(3).94
(3)
(3)1.14
.62
.58
.78
.63
.71
.64
.61
.68
.75
.68
.65
.81
.60
.61
0
.62
.73
1.10
.68
1.13
1.20
1.05
.84
1.15
1.03
.84
.70
1.03
1.21
1.17
.96
1.08
1.16
1.02
1.16
.87
1.04
.95
1.18
.95
1.06
.80
.82
1.13
1.01
.76
1.41
.91
.78
1.16
1.05
.86
.74
1.14
1.10
1.07
1.03
.81
.72
1.18
.92
.61
(3).87
.91
.90
1.16
.78
1.26
.87
.75
1.05
.67
.88
.78
.84
.76
.67
.77
.82
.76
.72
.86
.76
.84
.81
.73
.88
1.00
.88
1.35
.92
.73
.83
.98
1.09
1.21
1.06
.93
1.06
.92
1.02
.81
1.25
.74
1.42
1.21
(3)1.10
1.06
1.30
.93
.64
1.39
.99
1.06
1.21
0
.59
1.06
.67
0
.68
96
.96
.88
.70
.70
1.04
.76
.85
0
.86
1.21
1.20
.97
1.19
---
1.00
.97
.76
1.08
1.00
1.11
.81
.78
.82
1.24
1.16
.83
1.40
.91
.81
0
1.11
1.14
.72
1.07
.98
1.20
0
0
.73
.82
1.48
1.08
.82
1.46
.85
.79
0
1.04
.95
.64
0
.,66
.76
1.13
.88
.96
.71
.67
.89
.83
.73
.71
.94
.76
.82
.79
.74
.86
1.20
1.23
.90
.74
1.29
1.63
.83
.73
.99
.78
1.06
.85
.72
.96
1.12
1.23
1.09
.90
1.04
1.27
.90
1.05
.95
(3).93
0
1.21
.82
.73
0
.73
.94
.77
.76
0
.72
.81
.83
1.07
.76
.76
.76
.74
1.06
* Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
84
T a b l e 87 .—Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for selected plant occupations in Radio, Radio Equip
ment (except Tubes), and Phonograph establishments, United States and selected regions, by method of wage payment,
January 1945
United States 3
Occupation, grade, and sex
Time
workers
Average hourly rates in—
Incentive
workers
Middle Atlantic
Border States
Great Lakes
Number Average Number Average Time Incentive Time Incentive Time Incentive
of
hourly
hourly
of
workers rates workers rates workers workers workers workers workers workers
Men
Assemblers, class A.....................................................
Assemblers, class B.....................................................
Assemblers, class C.....................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class 0 ......................................................................
Grinder-machine operators, class B...........................
Inspectors, class A......................................................
Inspectors, class B......................................................
Inspectors, class 0 ___________________________
Platers..........................................................................
Platers’ helpers______________________________
Punch-press
operators, class A...................................
P n n c h -p r p s s o p e r a t o r s , cla s s B
______ _
Solderers___________________________________
Testers, class A................ -.........................................
Testers, class B...........................................................
Testers, class G_____________________________
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class A........................
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class B........................
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class C____________
Welders,
hand, class B...............................................
W i n d e r s , c o il
_____ ______
Women
Assemblers, class B....................................................
Assemblers, class C.....................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple spindle,
class C......................................................................
Inspectors, class B......................................................
Inspectors, class C......................................................
Punch-press operators, class B...................................
Solderers......................................................................
Testers, class B...........................................................
Testers, class 0 ...........................................................
Winders, coil_______________________________
1,509
1,898
2,192
475
140
1,329
1,425
738
300
80
181
545
326
1,211
1,262
524
328
338
187
123
162
3,580
18,153
1,108
1,947
6,848
548
3,383
865
2,657
1,883
$1.09
.94
.72
.78
1.02
1.24
.97
.82
1.00
.71
1.07
.82
.82
1.17
1.02
.76
1.14
1.04
.88
.98
.83
.81
.68
.75
.83
.70
.82
.72
.88
.73
.73
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
3 Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
277
621
358
143
141
146
206
171
198
49
94
228
65
360
128
23
71
255
69
90
119
$1.28
1.16
.87
1.03
1.16
1.31
1.12
.95
1.07
1.13
1.16
1.02
.93
1.47
1.10
.97
1.43
1.12
1.09
1.17
248
12,586
257
331
2,604
315
3,134
271
623
1,323
.99
.81
.84
1.00
.83
.84
.80
.91
.81
.90
1.10
$1.09
1.00
.70
.73
.95
1.27
.99
.78
1.11
.71
$1.39
1.18
.89
1.05
1.17
1.41
1.13
.98
1.02
1.13
$1.07
.91
.61
1.12
.74
.88
1.17
1.01
.72
1.15
.97
.90
.95
.91
1.10
1.09
. 86
1.26
1.06
.99
1.35
1.29
1.26
(8).71
1.14
.97
1.05
.80
.83
.81
.83
.89
.75
.89
.83
.93
.74
.60
.62
.84
.79
.66
.75
.89
.70
.90
.79
.86
.72
.72
1.11
(3)
1.05
.89
(3)
(3)
1.12
(3)
(3)
1.00
(3)
.81
.92
(3)
w
(3)
$1.69
1.29
.94
.75
(3)
1.36
(3)
1.49
.64
.90
.61
.64
1.31
(S )
1.38
1.10
(3)
1.58
.91
( 3)
(3)
.92
.89
.92
<3)
.87
.91
(3)1.08
(3)
$1.25
.92
.75
.84
1.19
1.25
1.02
.84
$1.17
1.00
.79
1.15
1.09
1.14
1.11
.92
1.16
1.00
.89
.75
1.24
1.14
.83
(3)1.16
.91
1.05
.79
(3) .96
.82
.70
.80
.89
.71
.73
.72
1.03
.76
.74
.98
.81
.88
.66
.86
1.57
1.12
(3)1.08
1.17
1.10
1.05
* Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
.86
1.02
.84
.83
.86
.83
.69
.88
85
RADIOS
wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1for selected plant occupations in Radio, Radio Equip
ment (<except Tubes), and Phonograph establishments, by wage area, January 1945
T a b l e 88. — Average hourly
Occupation, grade and sex
Men
Assemblers, class A.....................................................
Assemblers, class B....................................................
Assemblers,
class 0 .....................................................
Carpenters, maintenance
_
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class A
_____
__________
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B
..........
. _
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
r>lass c
Electricians, m»intenappa
Engine-lathe operators, class A .........
Engine-lathe operators, class R
Guards.........................................................................
_ .r-r^r- r- - - - —
Inspectors, class
class RA . ____
Inspectors,
_____________________
Inspectors] class H ______________________
Janitors. ...................................................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines___
Machinists, maintenance - _ __ __
Machinists] production
..
____
Mechanics, maintenance -.-.7 - __ __- Milling-machine operators, class A ,„ __________
Milling-machine operators, class B __
Punch-press operators, class A__ _______________
Punch-press operators, class B ________________
Set-up men, machine tools.........................................
Pheet-metal workers, production r r __ _ _
Solderers
__________________ __________
Stock clerks_________________________________
Testers, class A ........ mr
_ _ _____
Testers, class B ________________ __________
Testers, class C
____________________ __
Tool-and-die makers----------------- --------------------Truck drivers.........................................-......... .........
Trackers,
hand
- A _ - ___Turret-lathe
operators, hand, class
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class B........................
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class G„ _
Watchmen ____________________ _______ _
Winders, coil
...... . _ ._
Wirers,
class BA ,
Wirers,
class
__- ________ Wirers, class O _
_________________
Working foremen, processing departments..— ----Women
Assemblers, class B_ ___________________ .. ... .
Assemblers, class 0 ...................... ......................... —
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B
_
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class C_________________________ _____ ____
Inspectors, class B___________________________
Inspectors, class 0 ---------------------------------------Janitors
______________________________
Painters, rough
____________________
Punch-press operators, daas B _ _
______
Polderers
_ ___ ________________
gtocfc-clerk?
__
- - _- Testers, class B
_ ____________________
Testers, claas O
' _____________ __________
Welders, machine, class B __________________
Winders, coil
_ ___________________
Wirers, class R
_____ _________
Wirers, class C
______
Working foremen, processing departments-----------
Balti
more,
Md.
$1.37
1.29
.93
1.23
1.25
.75
1.28
1.60
1.08
1.10
1.28
.95
.80
.81
1.37
1.25
1.20
1.34
1.13
1.45
1.13
1.31
1.21
1.39
.97
1.34
(21.09
)
1.48
1.01
.85
1.58
.91
.90
1.29
.95
.90
L 01
.91
.91
.85
(2).79
(2).91
.88
1.02
0
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
.85
.94
.90
Cleve Los Newark, New
Boston, Bridge
land, Angeles, N. J. York,
port, Chicago,
HI.
Mass. Conn.
Ohio Calif.
N. Y.
$1.00
.81
.65
1.12
$1.07
.94
.74
1.03
1.03
.88
1.07
1.09
.88
.86
1.07
.91
.59
.71
.95
1.11
1.15
.82
.95
l. is
(2)
.81
1.08
.85
(2).64
1.15
1.15
.87
.74
0
(21.10
)
1.02
.78
.87
.78
0
.88
0
1.13
.83
.76
1.06
.83
.67
1.29
.83
.75
1.12
(21.00
)
.82
.79
1.02
.89
.68
1.13
.95
.71
.72
1.19
.84
1.38
0
.75
(2)
0
.61
.62
.61
.76
.67
.64
.74
.83
.63
.72
1.04
.89
.75
1.11
1.22
0
.81
$1.20
1.14
.83
1.16
0
1.11
1.01
.84
.74
1.28
1.13
.97
1.10
1.03
1.00
.84
1.00
.84
1.08
.74
.84
1.41
1.15
.82
1.47
.85
.78
0
0
.80
1.00
.75
0
0
.98
1.50
.93
1.08
1.16
.75
.98
.78
.74
.81
.79
.80
.87
1.06
.78
.80
.79
.78
.76
1.05
.75
0
.73
0
.68
0
.68
.79
.83
1.24
1.05
1.01
.81
1.06
(2)
(02)
.80
.76
0
0
0
1.05
.98
0
1.06
.91
.75
.81
.70
0
1.20
0
0
.66
0
0
0
1.12
1.25
.66
$1.13
1.04
.83
1.16
0
.91
.65
.70
1.29
.95
.76
1.27
0
.63
.59
.72
.62
.72
.62
.66
.78
.98
$1.16
.91
.74
1.42
.66
.89
0
.84
.79
0
.79
.77
.90
.86
0
0
0
.94
1.28
(21.13
)
1.43
.97
1.25
0
0
$1.06
.96
.71
1.12
1.05
.78
1.11
1.18
.99
.80
1.16
.90
0
.69
1.08
1.24
0
.95
0
(2)
(2)
1.09
.86
.94
.80
1.31
0
.80
.77
0
.89
.74
1.37
.92
.66
1.24
1.00
.96
.76
1.07
.98
.82
.71
1.27
1.12
.83
.80
.81
.70
.79
.95
.77
.87
.71
0
.86
0
0
0
0
0
.87
.89
0
.85
.99
.70
.72
.72
.74
.81
.72
.67
.78
.84
.61
.83
$1.08
.90
.71
1.13
.96
.81
.76
1.09
1.23
1.04
.82
1.33
1.03
.74
.68
1.02
1.29
1.31
1.02
1.00
1.10
.90
1.17
.79
1.24
.79
1.24
1.07
0
.80
1.14
.94
.77
1.49
1.01
.87
1.16
.92
.85
.62
.98
.90
.82
.72
1.28
.87
.70
.87
.77
.81
.73
.72
.92
.96
.81
.74
.96
.88
.83
.91
.80
.73
1.02
Phila San Fran
delphia, cisco,
Calif.
$1.17
1.19
.83
1.07
$1.24
1.06
1.51
0
0
1.05
1.13
1.35
0
0
1.22
.80
1.14
1.03
.97
.72
1.06
1.00
1.39
1.19
.92
1.26
1.39
1.31
1.22
.95
1.16
1.28
1.53
1.16
0
0
1.15
1.18
1.09
.86
1.10
.95
1.43
.95
.81
1.3i
.96
0
1.05
1.05
.94
1.38
1.33
1.18
0
.99
1.25
1.08
0
1.58
0
0
0
1.02
0
1.12
1.54
.93
.77
.90
.77
0
.79
.84
.74
0
.66
0
1.07
.74
0
.81
.78
.80
.75
.80
„
1.04
.88
0
* Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
.91
.97
1.04
Sheet Metal
The sheet-metal industry covered in this study
consists of establishments normally engaged in the
manufacture of such products as cornices, ventila
tors, gutters, skylights, pipes and elbows for stoves,
heat and air ducts, light tanks, vats, and furnace
casings. Fabrication performed by building con
tractors at the site of construction was not in
cluded in the study. The scope of the study cor
responds to industry classification 3495 of the
Standard Industrial Classification Manual (1942
edition) as issued by the Bureau of the Budget.
A total of 385 establishments were studied.
These establishments comprised nearly threefifths of the industry’s estimated 660 plants with
8 or more workers. Total employment in the
plants studied was 20,000, constituting about
two-thirds of the estimated 30,950 wage earners in
this segment of the industry.
T able 89.—Percentage distribution of plant workers in Sheet-Metal establishments by straight-time average hourly earnings, 1
united States and selected regions, January 1945
Average hourly earnings 1
Under 45.0 cents___ _ ___
45.0-49.0 e e n ts
.........
50,0-54.9 e e n ts
55.0-59.9 cents............................................
60.0-64.9 cents............................................
65.0-69.9 cents............................................
70.0-74.9 cents............................................
75.0-79.9 cents............................................
80.0-84.9 cents............................................
85.0-89.9 cents............................................
90.0-94.9 cents............................................
95.0-99.9 cents..—.....................................
100.0-104.9 cents.........................................
105.0-109.9 cents.........................................
110.0-114.9 cents.........................................
115.0-119.9 cents.........................................
120.0-124.9 cents.........................................
125.0-129.9 cents.........................................
130.0-134.9 cents.........................................
135.0-139.9 cents.........................................
140.0-144.9 cents.........................................
145.0-149.9 cents____________________
150.0-159.9 cents.........................................
160.0-169.9 cents.........................................
170.0-179.9 cents.........................................
180.0-189.9 cents .....................................
190.0-199.9 cents____________________
200.0-209.9 cents........................................
210.0 cents and over_________________
Total................................................
Number of workers...................................
Average hourly earnings1.........................
All
workers
New Middle Border
Women England
Atlantic States
Men
0.3
.3
2.5
2.8
3.5
4.8
5.7
6.0
5.7
4.7
5.0
0.6
1.1
3.4
4.0
4.9
5.9
6.9
6.2
5.5
4.5
4.5
2.8
5.5
2.1
3.7
2.5
3.6
3.8
2.3
2.6
4.7
.8
7.7
3.7
2.7
.4
2.7
5.9
9.1
12.0
13.6
12.8
2.8
14.1
6.6
4.2
3.4
1.2
2.7
2.1
2.6
2.2
5.9
4.0
2.6
4.0
4.4
2.4
3.0
1.9
1.8
1.0
.2
1.3
0.1
.1
1.6
.7
3.5
3.9
5.4
8.4
8.2
6.9
6.1
3.8
6.9
3.5
4.9
3.4
2.5
2.7
1.8
5 .4
.2
.3
1.3
5.0
8.2
3.3
4.3
3.2
.5
.2
3.9
.1
.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
28,050
$1.06
24,275
$1.12
3,775
$0.71
1.0
8.8
.2
.1
9.5
•9
0.3
(2)
.6
1.1
3.2
4.4
5.6
5.3
6.3
4.8
6.1
2.5
6.2
1.4
4.3
3.0
3.9
3.5
2.3
2.0
1.8
1.3
1.0
2.6
7.0
0.3
.1
.2
1.2
2.1
11.4
6.7
3.4
3.3
4.5
1.3
4.6
.6
.7
3.1
27.5
6.8
1.2
1.0
10.1
2.9
1.8
3.3
South
east
Great
Lakes
0.7
7.6
20.9
18.0
10.9
0.2
.4
.8
1.9
4.9
4.7
11.9
8.7
7.9
5.8
6.3
3.9
7.4
3.0
3.8
2.8
2.3;
4.21
1.7
4.0
3.1
1.1
4.3
10.0
7.5
5.5
3.0
1.3
2.3
.8
2.6
.3
2.0
.1
1.0
2.0
.3
.3
(2)1.4
1.2
.1
.1
.1
Middle South
west
West
0.4
1.4
5.3
10.0
7.1
15.4
8.6
6.8
9.6
6.4
4.6
3.2
2.4
1.1
1.6
.6
.2
3.2
.5
1.3
.2
5.5
.1
3.1
5.5
12.7
13.6
3.7
9.4
3.0
7.0
3.2
1.7
3.6
.8
2.3
2.0
2.3
2.5
4.9
5.5
1.0
.6
3.6
1.4
3.1
.3
.3
3.9
5.7
.5
(*)
1.0
.6
.2
.1
.1
Pacific
0.1
.3
.7
.3
1.2
.6
1.9
1.5
2.8
5.6
3.2
5.8
3.4
4.8
5.2
4.6
3.2
14.2
1.5
27.3
8.9
2.0
.7
17.6
.6
.9
.5
.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
5,225
$1.24
100.0
100.0
1,975
$1.07
925
$1.13
3,075
$0.68
100.0
100.0
7,400
$0.99
2,500
$0.85
1,800
$0.88
5,150
$1.35
.7
.2
1Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
All workers in—
United States
.6
.7
.1
.1
*Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
.2
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SHEET METAL
87
90.— Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1for selected plant occupations in Sheet-Metal establish
ments , United States and selected regions, January 1945
Average hourly rates in—
United States
Occupation, grade, and sex
Men
Acid dippers
,. ..................
Assemblers, class B
Assemblers', class o
Carpenters,' maintenance
T)ie setter*
... _. __
Electricians, maintenance
Forming-machine operators, power...........................
Guard* .......
Inspectors,
class AB _
.
_____
Inspector*'dass
Inspectors^ class C___________________________
Janitors.. I...................................................................
Lay-out men, class A..................................................
Lay-out men, class B.............................. ...................
Maintenance men, general utility______________
Mechanics, maintenance............................................
Power-brake operators, class A_________________
Power-brake operators, class B..................................
Power-shear operators, class A...................................
Power-shear operators, class B...................................
Punch-press operators, class A_________________
Punch-press operators, class B...................................
Sheet-metal-machine operators, miscellaneous ma
chines........................................................................
Sheet-metal workers, production...............................
Stock clerks.................................................................
Tool-and-die makers...................................................
Truck
drivers..............................................................
Truckers,
band . T^
. __
__
Watchmen
. „„„_~ -Welders,
Welders, hand,
hand, da®*
class Ba . . _
_ __
Welders, machine, Class A __ _
Welders, machine, class B ___ ________ _
Working foremen, processing departments...............
Women
Assemblers,
class
0
__________________________
Inspectors, class B , , _ _
__ ___
Inspectors, class C___________________________
Punch-press operators, class B..................................
Sheet-metal operators, miscellaneous machines .
Welders, hand, class B ______________________
Welders, machine, class B_____________________
Number Average New Middle Border
of
hourly
workers rates England Atlantic States
71
107
92
99
98
34
206
57
59
76
68
214
279
58
183
76
196
151
213
260
306
655
1,639
5,376
* 136
274
355
242
151
703
282
215
165
1,304
$0.88
.97
.68
1.15
.97
1.15
1.08
.62
.93
1.00
.72
.66
1.46
1.05
355
84
139
507
143
54
36
.64
.87
.65
.72
.75
.96
.76
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
1.00
1.06
1.21
.86
1.25
.84
1.10
.79
1.12
1.48
.87
1.36
.88
.66
.61
1.31
1.03
1.30
.85
1.42
(2)
$1.10
1.14
(2)
(h2)
(2)
(2)
(3)
.66
1.32
(3)
1.03
.98
(3).85
(3).79
.96
.81
.82
1.31
(3)
1.23
.86
.73
.64
1.20
(3).97
.87
1.40
.66
.76
(3)
(3)
$0.75
.73
1.41
1.05
(3)1.59
.68
(3)
(3)
(3).65
1.80
.99
1.10
1.07
1.18
.85
1.31
.89
1.10
.83
1.23
1.71
.93
1.41
.95
.74
.61
1.45
1.19
1.60
.86
1.68
.76
.81
.74
.85
(3)
(3)
<3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
$1.43
(3)
(2)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
.73
.95
1.29
(3)
(3).90
.71
1.13
1.13
1.38
<3)
(3).90
(*)
South
east
$0.63
.59
.60
.97
.87
.93
.75
.57
.81
.73
.54
.52
(3)
(3)
.81
.96
(3)
(3).91
.66
.79
.68
.64
1.15
.69
1.24
.60
.59
.50
.90
.68
(3).68
Great
Lakes
$1.22
1.04
.76
.97
1.00
.99
.91
.63
1.05
.87
.65
.71
1.25
1.05
1.01
.97
1.15
.90
1.13
.82
1.04
.87
1.01
1.39
.84
1.23
.87
.69
.67
Middle
West
$0.72
(3)
.95
1.12
(3)
(3)
(3)
(2)
.69
.59
1.16
(3)
.92
(2).85
.73
(3).77
.87
.67
.77
1.47
(3)
1.46
.78
.64
.51
1.21
1.10
.98
.92
1.30
.59
.62
.60
.60
(3)
(3>.63
.64
.67
.74
.74
(3).95
South
west
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
((2)2)
(3)
$0.58
(3).97
1.03
(3)
(2)
(3)
(3)
(3).72
.96
1.32
(3)
(3).68
(3)
(2)
1.21
1.10
1.20
1.22
1.20
.58
.64
.58
(3)1.36
(3)
(2)
.62
.80
(2)
(3)
2Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
Pacific
$1.38
1.48
1.43
1.40
(3) .87
1.52
1.30
1.48
1.37
1.40
1.13
1.41
1.26
1.42
(2)
1.37
1.52
1.06
1.55
1.06
(2)
1.44
1.20
1.43
1.12
1.60
1.22
1.13
.86
1.20
88
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WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
91.— Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1for men in selected plant occupations in Sheet-Metal
establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of establishment, January 1945
Establishments with-—
Occupation and grade
8-50 workers
51 or
51 or
51 or
8-50
8-50
8-50
more
more
more
51 or more workers workers
workers workers workers workers workers
Number Average Number Average
of
hourly
of
hourly
workers rates workers rates
Forming-machine operators, power...........................
Janitors........................................................................
Lay-out men, class A..................................................
Maintenance men, general utility.............................
Power-brake operators, class A..................................
Power-brake operators, class B..................................
Power-shear operators, class A...................................
Power-shear operators, class B...................................
Punch-press operators, class A..................................
Punch-press operators, class B...................................
Sheet-metal-machine operators, miscellaneous ma
chines........................................................................
Sheet-metal workers, production..............................
Tool-and-die makers. .................................................
Truck drivers..............................................................
Watchmen______________ ___________________
Welders, hand, class A...............................................
Welders, hand, class B_______________________
Welders, machine, class A..........................................
Working foremen, processing departments........ ......
36
72
136
28
81
60
88
104
70
139
727
3,063
54
165
29
221
71
39
564
$1.05
.68
1.45
1.11
1.18
.81
1.29
.87
1.06
.80
1.06
1.43
1.32
.85
.60
1.27
.98
1.24
1.53
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
3 Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
170
142
143
155
115
91
125
156
236
516
912
2,314
220
191
482
211
176
740
122
Average hourly rates
$1.09
.65
1.47
.99
1.24
.90
1.22
.83
$1.35
.62
1.78
1.36
1.24
.89
1.36
.92
1.12
1.11
.79
1.18
1.55
1.39
.89
.61
1.32
1.04
1.31
1.35
.84
1.28
1.57
1.34
.94
.59
1.36
.98
(3)
1.73
$1.73
.67
1.82
1.02
1.13
(3)1.25
.82
1.08
.83
1.18
1.81
1.43
.95
.61
1.50
1.30
1.75
1.62
$0.72
.75
1.31
.99
1.13
.86
1.35
.80
1.11
.84
1.05
1.37
1.30
.91
.67
1.17
.97
1.20
1.42
$0.94
.67
1.16
1.01
1.17
.91
1.07
.83
1.03
$1.43
.95
1.49
1.47
1.49
1.16
1.49
1.29
1.43
(3)
1.41
1.50
1.61
1.04
0
1.49
1.20
1.43
1.58
(3)
(3)
$1.55
(3)
1.23
00
1.31
00
00
.88
.91
1.47
1.22
1.54
1.21
00
.82
.67
1.23
.99
1.23
1.13
1.39
1.44
1.63
1.20
3 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
T a b l e 92 .—Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for men in selected plant occupations in Sheet-Metal
establishments, United States and selected regions, by size of community, January 1945
United States 2
Middle Atlantic
Communities of—
Occupation and grade
Under
100,000
Power-brake
class A„_............................................................
Power-brake operators,
operates, nlass
"R
......
Power-shear operators, class A.................................................................
Power-shear operators, class B.................................................................
Punch-press operators, class A.................................................................
Punch-press operators, class B.................................................................
Sheet-metal-machine operators, miscellaneous machines........................
Sheet-metal workers, production..............................................................
Tool-and-die makers..................................................................................
Truck
drivers..........
Trnp.kp.rs,
hand _.................................................................................
______________________________________
Welders, hand, class A............... ..............................................................
Welders, hand, class B..............................................................................
Working foremen, processing departments..............................................
*Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
a Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
Great Lakes
$1.04
.86
1.00
.83
1.04
.82
.85
1.37
1.37
.72
.65
1.23
.78
1.21
100,000 and
over
$1.25
.87
1.23
.85
1.13
.78
1.18
1.49
1.35
.90
.67
1.33
1.05
1.45
Under
100,000
(3)
(3)
<3)
(3)$0.84
1.63
1.59
1.52
.76
1.16
(3) 1.83
100,000 and
over
$1.21
.85
1.16
.89
1.11
.83
1.19
1.73
1.27
.96
.74
1.47
1.19
1.67
3 Insufficient number of workers to justify
Under
100,000
$1.09
.95
1.09
.87
1.08
.89
.65
1.20
1.26
.78
.75
1.26
.77
1.13
100,000 and
over
$1.21
.87
1.15
.80
1.01
.86
1.08
1.42
1.21
.89
.67
1.19
1.00
1.34
presentation of an average,
SHEET METAL
T able
89
93.— Average hourly wate rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1for men in selected plant occupations in Sheet-Metal
establishmentsy United States and selected regions, by unionization , January 1945
Average hourly rates in—
United States 3
Occupation and grade
Union establish
ments
Nonunion estab
lishments
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Pacific
Number Average Number Average Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion
hourly
of
hourly establish establish establish establish establish establish
of
workers rates workers rates ments ments ments ments ments ments
65
111
123
190
87
114
72
114
103
148
304
$1.17
1.09
.66
1.57
.95
1.26
.91
1.34
.85
1.15
.76
34
95
92
89
96
82
79
99
157
158
351
776
4,293
67
178
207
173
87
384
162
139
57
869
1.25
1.56
.93
1.41
863
1,084
69
96
148
69
64
319
120
76
108
435
Carpenters, maintenance............................................
Forming-machine operators, power...........................
Janitors........................................................................
Lay-on t, man, class A
. __ _
Maintenance men, general utility.............................
Power-brake
Pnwp.r-hrakft operators,
operators, class
elass A..................................
R
____
Power-shear operators, class A_.................................
Power-shear operators, class B_...............................
Punch-press
operators, class
class A_.................................
Punch-press operators,
R
Sheet-metal-machine operators, miscellaneous ma
chines........................................................................
Sheet-metal workers, production...............................
Stock clerks.................................................................
Tool-and-die makers—...............................................
Truck drivers______________
________________
Truckers,
h a n d _r,
Watchmen __ .. .....
Welders,
Welders, hand,
hand, class
class A...............................................
R _
Welders,
machine,
Welders, machine, class
class BA
____ _
Working foremen, processing departments...............
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
.88
.66
.62
1.39
1.07
1.39
.86
1.48
3 Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
$1.10 $1.45
1.88
1.08
.67
.67
1.22
1.93
1.06
1.00
1.15 (a)1.29
.82
1.15 . 1.60
.84
.84
1.06 (3)
.82
.83
(3)
$1.07
.64
1.38
1.17
1.05
.86
1.08
.90
1.11
.83
$0.85
.96
.73
1.30
1.17
1.19
.87
1.15
.80
1.03
$1.17
.80
.67
1.20
.93
1.09
.93
1.11
.85
1.06
$1.47
(3)
(3)1.52
(3)
1.46
1.13
1.45
1.25
1.40
(3)
1.36
1.86
1.09
1.47
.97
.73
.61
1.57
1.27
1.03
1.20
.82
1.28
.93
.76
.59
1.22
1.09
(3).86
1.41
1.14
1.46
.87
1.27
.89
1.07
.82
1.16
.82
.78
.64
1.22
.91
1.20
.93
1.43
1.53
1.08
1.62
1.05
1.32
1.48
(3)
<3)1.07
(3)1.45
1.20
1.43
(3)1.63
1.42
1.01
1.17
.81
1.25
.87
.68
.60
.98
1.13
.84
1.32
1.21
2.00
1.90
.86
.88
.66
.69
1.21
1.03
1.24
.92
1.34
.88
1.20
(3)$1.42
.88
1.56
1.35
1.37
(3)1.50
(3)1.53
s Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
90
T able 94.—Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for men plant workers in Sheet-Metal establishments
by wage area} January 1945
Occupation and grade
All plant occupat ions............................
Atlanta,
Ga.
$ 0.68
Boston
Mass.
$1.13
Chatta
nooga,
Tenn.
$ 0.68
Chicago, Cincin- Cleveland, Detroit,
Mich.
nati, Ohio Ohio
111.
$1.16
$0.82
$1.04
$1.36
.77
1.10
1.19
1.74
*'."90‘
1.62
1.31
Selected occupations
Acid dippers. ................................
Die setters......................................
Janitors-.......................................
Lay-out men, class A...................
Maintenance men, general utility.
Power-brake operators, class A.
Power-brake operators, class B
Power-shear operators, class A.
Power-shear operators, class B.
Power-press operators, class A.
Punch-press operators, class B_
Sheet-metal-machine operators, miscellaneous machines..
Sheet-metal workers, production........................................
Truck drivers......................................................................
Truckers, hand..................................................................
Watchmen............................................................................
Welders, hand, class A................................
Welders, hand, class B__.............................
Welders, machine, class A...........................
Welders, machine, class B...........................
Working foremen, processing departments.
All plant occupations—.........................
Selected occupations
Acid dippers..................................
Die setters......................................
Janitors...........................................
Lay-out men, class A....................
Maintenance men, general utility.
Power-brake operators, class A.
Power-brake operators, class B.
Power-shear operators, class A.
Power-shear operators, class B.
Punch-press operators, class A.
Punch-press operators, class B_
Sheet-metal-machine operators, miscellaneous machines—
Sheet-metal workers, production.......................................
Truck drivers. .....................................................................
Truckers, hand....................................................................
Watchmen...........................................................................
Welders, hand, class A_______________
Welders, hand, class B__............................
Welders, machine, class A...........................
Welders, machine, class B...........................
Working foremen, processing departments.
Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
(2)
.53
1.22
1.08
1.04
(*) .94
.75
.65
(2)
(2)
(2)
.91
'.64
.81
.50
.96
.87
1.33
.90
.73
.63
1.10
(2)
<*) .66
(*) .59
.77
.53
.57
1.24
(2)
(2) .52
<*) .63
.95
............’72
1.49
1.01
New
Los
Orleans,
Angeles, Louisville,
Ky.
Calif.
La.
$0.90
$1.36
$1.16
8
(2)) '
(2)
(2)
1.48
(2)
(2)
(2)
1.41
1.40
(2)
1.46
(2)
(2)
(2)
1.20
1.13
1.02
.79
.82
.70
1.40
1.12 ....................
1.00
1.10
(2)
1.56
1.37
8.82
(2)
.96
1.26
(2)
1.33
(?)
(?)
(*)
.82
.90
.75
1.25
1.57
(2)
.73
1.04
1.17
.94
.85
1.28
.78
.97
1.50
1.25
New
Philadel
York, phia,
Pa.
N. Y.
$1.58
$1.08
(2)
(2)
1.12
1.34
1.49
i.li
1.10
.76
1.30
.97
2.02
(2)
8
8
1.12
1.14
1.87
1.02
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
'(2)1.50
1.08
1.31
.85
1.63
.87
1.17
1.33
.91
(2)
.46
.82
(2)
$0.92
<*)
.92
1.21
1.30
.96
1.17
L23*
.89
.95
.74
1.10
1.05
.92
.67
.99
1.13
1.20
1.48
1.27
1.47
.88
.75
1.13
.60
.75
.53
.56
(2)
1.20
1.22
1.48
1.24
1.11
1.40
1.20
.96
(2)
.88
1.14
1.32 .........1.67"
1.47
Fran Seattle,
St. Louis, Sancisco,
Wash.
Mo.
Calif.
$1.46
$0.84
$1.47
.72
.59
1.12
.94
(2)
(2)
(2) .80
(2) .67
.80
1.43
.83
.64
.51
1.10
L. 86
Houston,
Texas
1.04
1.58
1.35
1.40
8
1.50
1.09
(2>
1.50
8
<*)
1.54
1.68
1.21
(2)
1.64
*Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
1.30
1.20
1.89
Small Arms
The study covered both the manufacture and
assembly of complete small arms and the manufac
ture of parts for such weapons. Included in the
products of the industry are rifles, revolvers,
pistols, carbines, machine guns (having a bore of
0.60 inch or less) and mounts, shotguns, and parts
for these guns. The scope corresponds to in
dustry classifications 1951 and 1952 of the Stand
ard Industrial Classification Manual (1942 edition)
as issued by the Bureau of the Budget.
Except for Government arsenals, all establish
ments with 8 or more employees engaged primarily
in producing small arms or parts were covered.
This amounted to 72 establishments employing
about 51,000 workers.
T able 95.—Percentage distribution of plant workers in Small Arms establishments by straight-time average hourly earnings,*
United States and selected regions, January 1946
Average hourly earnings1
________ . . . _
TTndftr fiO.Orants
.
50.0-54.9 cents.........................................................................
55.0-59.9 cents......................^.................................-..............
60.0-64.9 cents.........................................................................
65.0-69.9 cents.........................................................................
70.0-74.9 cents.........................................................................
75.0-79.9 cents.........................................................................
80.0-84.9 cents.........................................................................
85.0-89.9 cents.........................................................................
90.0-94.9 cents.........................................................................
95.0-99.9 cents.........................................................................
100.0-104.9 cents......................................................................
105.0-109.9 cents......................................................................
110.0-114.9 cents......................................................................
115.0-119.9 cents......................................................................
120.0-124.9 cents......................................................................
125.0-129.9 cents......................................................................
130.0-134.9 cents......................................................................
135.0-139.9 cents......................................................................
140.0-144.9 cents......................................................................
145.0-149.9 cents......................................................................
150.0-159.9 cents......................................................................
160.0-169.9 cents......................................................................
170.0-179.9 cents......................................................................
180.0-189.9 cents......................................................................
190.0-199.9 cents..................................................................
200.0 cents and over................................................................
Total.............................................................................
Number of workers_______ __________________— ........
Average hourly earnings1......................................................
All workers
Men
(3)
(3)
0.4
.9
1.8
2.5
3.9
4.2
6.5
5.8
8.5
6.7
9.7
5.0
6.5
3.9
4.7
4.7
4.5
5.0
3.1
1.9
3.9
2.6
1.4
.7
.5
.7
100.0
43,700
$1.09
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
3 Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
All workers in—
United States3
Women
0.1
1.4
2.9
4.5
5.3
6.5
7.7
11.9
7.5
15.0
8.9
12.3
2.9
3.4
1.9
0.1
.3
1.0
1.7
3.1
3.1
4.7
5.3
6.4
5.9
8.7
5.7
7.4
4.6
5.5
5.9
5.7
6.3
3.9
2.4
4.8
3.3
1.7
1.0
.6
.9
100.0
32,900
$1.15
New England
2.1
1.0
.8
.8
.6
.6
LI
.4
<*)
.2
.1
.1
100.0
10,800
$0.91
0.1
.8
1.8
3.1
3.8
5.4
5.4
7.4
8.3
8.2
5.4
8.8
4.1
5.1
4.5
4.3
5.0
2.7
2.6
1.9
2.0
3.6
2.1
1.5
.8
.6
.7
100.0
20,400
$1.04
3 Less than 0.05 of 1 percent.
Middle
Atlantic
Great Lakes
0.2
.5
.9
1.7
CO
0.1
.6
1.3
2.6
2.6
3.7
3.4
4.1
12.8
7.3
10.3
7.3
9.1
2.6
4.7
4.0
2.7
3.0
6.8
3.4
7.1
7.8
10.5
5.2
7.1
3.7
5.2
4.6
7.5
9.0
3.2
1.8
4.4
3.5
1.0
.4
2.8
6.2
2.2
3.1
2.1
1.8
1.3
.9
1.7
.1
.1
100.0
100.0
7,400
$1.13
15,900
$1.14
91
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
92
T a b l e 96. — Average
hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1for selected plant occupations in Small Arms establish
ments, United States and, selected regions, January 1945
Occupation, grade, and sex
Men
Assemblers, classA.........................
Assemblers, class B.......................
Assemblers, class C.......................
Automatic-lathe
operators, class
A------------------------------------Automatic-lathe operators, class
B..................................................
Automatic-lathe operators, class
hourly rates
United States 12 Average in—
Num Average New Middle Great
ber of hourly Eng Atlan
workers rates land tic Lakes
654 $1.24 $0.98 $1.42
578 1.17 1.16 1.22
540 1.07 1.06
.95
54 1.34 0
116 1.25 0
69 1.06 1.00 (3)
192 1.11 1.03 1.09
147 .87
.65
.97
42 .98 0
.90
39 .93
.88
(3)
1.26
111
1.36 (3)
69 1.17 (3)
1.06
1.35
1.28
1.09
1.47
1.21
1.37
1.27
.97
1.30
1.41
1.16
.93
1.11
1.15
1.19
1.08
1.01
.81
1.03
1.19
1.30
.92
1.21
1.34
1.28
1.10
1.12
.97
1.10
.96
.91
1.28
1.09
1.00
1.26
1.13
1.47
1.14
1.06
1.35
1.03
1.07
1.51
1.25
.83
1.11
1.14
1.00
.96
.87
.71
1.03
1.15
1.13
.88
1.04
1.02
1.30
1.14
1.02
.97
.89
.91
.91
1.30
1.05
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
1.22
1.03
1.10
1.04
1.39
1.26
1.29
1.55
1.47
1.22
1.04
.88
1.15
1.32
.95
.82
1.31
1.40
1.30
1.19
1.33
1.66
1.85
1.06
.93
(3)
1.00
1.13
1.03
.97
.85
1.22
1.18
1.04
(3)1.19
1.54
1.26
1.11
.88
1.04
1.35
1.46
.98
1.29
1.39
1.17
1.07
1.02
1.31
1.17
1.10
1.35
1.53
.97
1.22
1.10
1.15
(3)
(3)
Stock clerks .
Turret-lathe operators, hand (in
1.17 cluding hand-screw machines),
class O ........................................
<3)
Welders, machine, class B__
1.01
2 Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
Mew—Continued
Punch-press operators, class A__
Punch-press operators, class B__
Screw-machine operators, auto
matic, class A__.........................
Screw-machine operators, auto
matic, class B.............................
Screw-machine operators, auto
matic, class C.............................
Set-up men, machine tools............
Stock clerks....................................
Testers, class A..............................
Tool-and-die makers______ ____
Truck drivers................................
Truckers, hand..............................
Truckers, power............................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (in
cluding hand-screw machine),
class A.........................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (in
cluding hand-screw machine),
class B........................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (in
cluding hand-screw machine),
class C.........................................
Watchmen....................................
Welders, hand, class A..................
Welders, hand, class B..................
Welders, machine, class B............
Working foremen, processing de
partments....................................
Women
Assemblers, class B.......................
Assemblers, class C.......................
Chippers and grinders...................
Drill-press operators, single- and
multiple-spindle, class B...........
Drill-press operators, single- and
multiple-spindle, class C............
Engine-lathe operators, class C___
Grinding-machine
operators,
class O.........................................
Heat treaters, class B....................
Inspectors, class A.........................
Inspectors, class B........................
Inspectors, class C........................
Janitors..........................................
Milling-machine operators, class
B..................................................
Milling-machine operators, class
C_______ _________ _______
Polishing - and - buffing - machine
operators.....................................
Punch-press operators, class B___
Num Average New Middle Great
ber of hourly Eng Atlan
workers rates land tic Lakes
51 $1.07
(3)
224 1.08 $1.03
.86 $0.89
36 1.42 1.19 1.81
76 1.19 1.19
41
.98
.90 1.02
1,649 1.22 1.19 1.28
286 .90
.94
.86
41 1.36
1,082 1.38 1.26 1.45
.95
97
.91
.96
6t86
.85
.93
.81
202
.94
.84
.99
$1.37
1.24
<3)
1.25
.96
1.36
1.51
1.02
.87
1.03
243
1.31
.96
1.47
1.38
254
1.25
1.26
1.22
1.27
207
113
52
59
36
477
1.16
.69
1.35
1.06
1.20
.98
1.05
(3)
1.17
67
654
109
39
610
35
50
30
40
710
1,834
104
149
1,517
29
371
54
.94
.83
.80
1.04
.91
.78
1.03
1.13
.95
.95
.85
.73
1.05
.97
.94
.80
.62
.97
.94
<3)
(3)
0
.84
.89
.76
.64
1.07
.98
1.21
.91
.83
1.21
.78
.81
0
.98
1.04
<3)
0
0
138
49
1.22
1.11
1.21
.68
.95
(3)
1.52
.88
1.14
1.37
1.02
0
0
1.19
1.31
1.13
.82
.93
<3)
.89
.79
1.20
.91
00
Carpenters, maintenance..............
Chippers and grinders.................
Crane operators, electric bridge...
Die setters......................................
Drill-press operators, radial, class
A------------------------------------Drill-press operators, radial, class
B..................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and
multiple-spindle, class A..........
76
Drill-press operators, single- and
multiple-spindle, class B...........
418
Drill-press operators, single- and
multiple-spindle, class C........... 552
Drop-hammer operators, board,
under 3,000 lb ............................
50
Electricians, maintenance............. 233
Engine-lathe operators, class A ... 331
Engine-lathe operators, class B_._ 162
Engine-lathe operators, class C ...
97
Grinding-machine operators,
class A....................................... . 284
Grinding-machine operators,
class B....................................... . 410
Grinding-machine operators,
class C......................................
268
Guards.........................
369
Heat treaters, class A..
58
199
Heat treaters, class B_.
Inspectors, class A___
888
Inspectors, class B___
1,253
Inspectors, class C___
433
Janitors..........................................
904
Machine-tool operators, miscella
139
neous machines..........................
309
Machinists, maintenance.............
126
Machinists, production................
32
Maintenance men, general utility.
Mechanics, maintenance............. 193
Milling-machine operators, class
A------------------------------------- 392
Milling-machine operators, class
B................................................. 1,110
Milling-machine
operators, class
C________ ________________
832
Millwrights.................................. 267
25
Molders, machine.........................
Painters, finish..............................
61
23
Painters, rough............. ......... ......
27
Platers............................................
Polishers and buffers, metal......... 154
Polishing - and - buffing - machine
operators..................................... 136
$1.36
1.15
1.16
1.39
1.27
1.09
Occupation, grade, and sex
hourly rates
United States 2 Average in—
.75
(3).93
1.14
1.01
.83
.78
(3)
.91
.76
1.60
2 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
0
1.05
1.30
1.21
.90
.82
1.03
.98
1.08
0
.97
1.15
93
SMALL ARMS
T able
97.— Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for selected plant occupations in Small Arms
establishments t United States and selected regions, by size of establishment, January 1945
Great Lakes
New England
United States *
Establishments with—
Occupation, grade, and sex
8-500 workers
501 or more workers
8-500 501 or more 8-500 501 or more
workers workers workers workers
Number of Average Number of Average
workers hourly rates workers hourly rates
Men
Assemblers, class A.............................................................
Assemblers, class B.............................................................
Assemblers, class O.............................................................
Carpenters, maintenance.......................... ----------------Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B________________________
Drill-press
operators, single- and ______________
multiple-spindle,
class O...............................................................................
Electricians, maintenance---------------------- --------------Engine-lathe operators, class A..........................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B..........................................
Engine-lathe operators, class C..........................................
Grinding-machine operators, class A.................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B.................................
Grinding-machine operators, class C---------- -------------Guards________________________________________
Inspectors, class A...............................................................
Inspectors, class B...............................................................
Inspectors, class O...............................................................
Janitors.................................................................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines..............
Machinists, maintenance....................................................
Machinists, production......................................................
Maintenance men, general utility.....................................
Mechanics, maintenance....................................................
Milling-machine operators, class A------- ------------------Milling-machine operators, class B....................................
Milling-machine operators, class O....................................
Millwrights..........................................................................
Punch-press operators, class A.................... ......................
Punch-press operators, class B._........................................
Set-up men, machine tools.................................................
Stock clerks.........................................................................
Tool-and-die makers............................................................
Truck drivers.......................................................................
Truckers, hand....... ............................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class A......... . .
.........................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine),
class
B.............................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class G.................................................. -.........
Watchmen.......................-............................................
Working foremen, processing departments.......................
Women
Assemblers, class B.............................................................
Assemblers, class O.............................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class O...............— ...........................................................
Inspectors, class O...............................................................
Milling-machine operators, class B....................................
Milling-machine operators, class O....................................
Punch-press operators, class B...........................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw
machine), class O________— ....................................... 1
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
43
64
45
24
74
58
1.01
.92
.88
1.13
1.54
1.18
.81
1.33
1.07
.96
.76
1.25
.97
.82
.72
.97
1.16
1.26
12
22
53
44
54
46
44
44
28
48
35
83
86
23
58
21
30
32
164
144
33
24
89
123
41
280
23
31
17
24
28
21
155
27
230
142
462
54
202
217
23
a Includes data for otner regions in addition to those shown separately.
827274°—49------7
$1.17
.94
.79
.88
1.00
1.16
.93
.97
.97
1.15
.81
1.06
.90
1.34
.88
.74
0
611
514
495
168
344
494
$1.25
221
1.36
1.31
1.10
1.29
1.45
309
109
53
230
364
224
325
860
1,205
398
821
53
286
68
11
163
360
946
688
234
27
135
1,526
245
802
74
655
1.20
226
230
179
92
322
1.05
.72
.79
.75
.98
.82
.80
.82
40
424
468
1,372
95
1,315
154
115
1.09
.86
.69
Average hourly rates
1.36
$1.18
.93
.80
.96
.91
1.12
.86
1.20
1.10
1.12
1.21
1.20
.95
1.19
1.08
1.03
.81
0
0
0
1.11
1.20
1.34
.99
1.25
1.36
1.34
1.13
1.15
1.00
1.25
1.24
.90
1.39
.97
1.02
0
1.20
0
.86
.90
.95
.88
1.10
.99
1.06
1.01
.75
1.08
.93
.77
.67
.89
1.14
1.26
.79
1.00
1.32
1.27
.70
.92
1.00
.97
1.03
.93
.96
.97
1.15
.77
.88
1.21
1.09
$0.92
1.21
1.11
1.05
1.38
1.15
1.14
1.06
1.39
1.09
1.12
1.54
1.27
.85
1.00
.97
.88
.71
1.20
1.15
1.10
.99
1.06
1.02
1.36
1.17
1.03
.90
.97
1.29
.93
.82
.68
1.12
.95
1.26
1.23
.68
1.19
0
1.05
.72
.72
.72
.99
.75
.80
.86
1.03
.99
.78
1.15
1.05
.72
1.04
1.21
0
$0.92
.91
0
0
1.27
1.06
1.31
1.39
1.25
1.19
1.28
1.25
1.30
1.07
1.54
1.27
1.72
1.36
1.67
1.08
.98
.80
1.62
1.09
.97
.78
1.02
1.31
.98
1.12
.88
0
1.11
0
.95
.97
.97
.92
1.11
1.20
.86
.84
1.17
.84
.73
$1.36
1.16
1.16
0
0
0
.92
1.52
1.24
1.20
0
.84
1.17
.71
.83
.81
.86
.82
.82
* Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average,
1.36
1.49
1.31
1.39
1.21
1.09
1.25
1.49
1.26
.98
1.50
1.05
.92
1.39
1.30
1.18
1.09
.89
.94
.92
1.03
.99
1.22
1.01
94
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
T able 98. Average hourly wage rates (straight-time hourly earnings) 1 for selected plant occupations in Small Arms
establishments f United States and New England region, by unionizationy January 194&
United States *
Occupation, grade, and sex
Union establishments
Number of
workers
Men
Assemblers, class A..........................................................................
Assemblers, class B........................................................................ .
Assemblers, class O........................................................................ .
Carpenters, maintenance............................................................... .
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class B..........
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class C..........
Electricians, maintenance..............................................................
Engine-lathe operators, class B..................................................... .
Engine-lathe operators, class C ................................................................................ .
Grinding-machine operators, class A.............................................
Grinding-machine operators, class B ~ ..........................................
Grinding-machine operators, class C.............................................
Guards..............................................................................................
Heat treaters, class B..................................................................... .
Inspectors, class A.......................................................................... .
Inspectors, class B...........................................................................
Inspectors, class C...........................................................................
Janitors.............................. ..............................................................
Machine-tool operators, miscellaneous machines..........................
Machinists, maintenance................................................................
Machinists, production................................................................
Milling-machine operators, class A................................................
Milling-machine operators, class B................................................
Milling-machine operators, class C................................................
Millwrights......................................................................................
Punch-press operators, class B.......................................................
Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B................................
Set-up
men, machine tools..............................................................
Stock clerks......................................................................................
Tool-and-die makers........................................................................
Truck drivers............... ................................................................. .
Trackers, hand............................................ .................... .............
Truckers, power...............................................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine),
class A.......................................................................................... .
Turret-lathe
operators, hand....................................................
(including hand-screw machine),
class B..............................
.......
Turret-lathe
operators,
hand
(including
hand-screw machine),
class C..........................................................................................
Watchmen.......................................................................................
Working foremen, processing departments.................................. .
Women .............................................
Assemblers, class B_.........................
Assemblers, class O........................................................................ .
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle, class O..........
Inspectors, class B...........................................................................
Inspectors, class O.............. ............................................................
Milling-machine operators, class B_____________ _________ _
Milling-machine operators, class O_____________ ______ ___
Punch-press operators, class B.......................................................
Turret-lathe operators, hand (including hand-screw machine),
class O.........................................................................................
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
Nonunion establishments
Average
hourly rates
621
467
426
137
335
422
191
103
51
219
380
230
284
172
767
1,065
402
759
104
210
104
336
945
499
209
139
56
1,317
222
790
64
606
154
$1.24
1.19
1.06
1.14
1.36
1.09
1.24
1.28
1.03
1.30
1.43
1.17
.96
1.14
191
217
139
64
281
1.32
1.29
1.19
.73
1.19
50
428
479
595
1,394
114
1,315
172
103
.95
.81
.92
.97
*Includes data for other regions in addition to those shown separately.
New England
1.20
1.11
1.01
.83
1.07
1.23
1.33
1.36
1.32
1.11
1.15
1.23
1.19
1.25
.91
1.41
.98
.85
.98
.86
1.09
.98
1.05
1.01
Number of
workers
33
121
114
55
83
130
42
59
46
65
30
38
85
27
121
188
31
145
35
99
22
56
165
333
58
85
20
Average
hourly rates
$1.29
1.10
1.13
1.04
.98
1.10
1.09
1.25
.90
1.32
1.14
1.09
.81
1.19
1.11
.93
1.01
.67
.91
1.19
1.25
1.04
1.12
1.10
1.02
.82
1.17
332
64
292
33
80
48
.87
1.28
.90
.83
.83
52
37
1.31
1.05
68
1.10
1.12
49
196
1.22
17
226
131
115
440
35
202
199
35
.90
.87
.88
.85
.80
.93
.89
.79
.90
.65
Union estab Nonunion
lishments establishments
Average hiourly rates
$0.98
1.20
.99
1.04
1.35
1.14
1.17
1.42
1.02
.98
1.56
1.28
.85
$0.98
1.03
1.37
1.02
.98
1.12
1.07
1.22
1.03
1.14
1.07
1.16
.82
1.28
1.03
.92
1.17
.65
.76
1.11
1.14
1.03
1.03
1.10
1.00
.98
.81
.73
1.10
1.17
1.12
1.02
1.36
1.18
1.03
.97
1.11
1.00
.77
1.17
1.20
1.22
.86
1.12
.85
1.19
.88
.84
.83
1.30
.94
.80
.84
.96
1.29
1.26
.70
1.14
<*)
.95
.94
.90
.72
.68
1.12
1.02
.82
1.02
8 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
.89
1.15
.65
1.20
.90
.89
.94
.85
.81
.95
.95
.77
1.50
95
SMALL ARMS
T able
99.— Average hourly wage rates {straight-time hourly earnings)1for selected plant occupations in Small Arms establish
ments, United States and selected regions, by method of wage payment, January 1945
Average hourly rates in—
United States 8
Occupation, grade, and sex
Men
Assemblers, class B_...................................................
Assemblers, class 0 ....................................................
Drill-press operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class B......................................................................
Drill-press
operators, single- and multiple-spindle,
class O ____ ____
Grinding-machine operators, class B........................
Grinding-machine operators, class 0 .........................
Inspectors, class B......................................................
Inspectors, class 0__..................................................
Milling-machine operators, class B...........................
Milling-machine operators, class 0 ...........................
Set-up men, machme tools.........................................
Women
Assemblers, class C__.................................................
Drill-press
operators,
singleand multiple-spindle,
class C_
Inspectors, class G__.................................................
Milling-machine operators, class B
_ _
Milling-machine
operators, class 0 ............................
Punch-press operators, class B
......
Turret-lathe operators, hand, class 0 ........................
Time workers
New England
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Number Average Number Average Time Incentive Time Incentive Time Incentive
hourly
of
of
hourly
workers rates workers rates workers workers workers workers workers workers
244
227
152
$1.03
.91
.91
222
.88
334
313
266
330
189
133
1,101
302
354
305
1.17
.98
1.07
.97
.98
.98
1.20
135
152
131
756
527
448
217
342
1,473
87
751
139
25
.77
.87
.82
.85
.90
.78
.83
437
268
361
62
766
232
113
1,201
i Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work.
addition to those shown separately.
8 Includes data for other regions in
Incentive workers
221
$1.27
1.19
1.49
1.24
1.61
1.34
1.12
1.11
1.42
1.17
1.30
$0.90
.87
.86
.69
1.03
.84
.96
.81
.84
.83
1.21
.86
.97
.96
1.34
1.03
.99
1.01
0
.67
.71
.71
.76
.76
.74
$1.29
1.19
1.54
1.25
1.63
1.35
1.20
1.20
1.44
1.15
1.12
.84
1.04
.90
1.35
1.04
.80
1.03
$0.90
.82
0
$1.33
1.10
1.59
.93
.99
0
.94
1.07
.75
.87
.85
0
0
.90
.76
1.11
1.01
.88
0
1.01
$1.20
1.03
1.88
0
1.06
.94
1.61
1.10
1.43
.93
.73
1.05
1.20
.98
1.26
1.09
1.14
$1.03
1.24
1.28
1.16
1.28
1.29
1.33
1.15
1.21
1.32
1.40
1.00
1.21
.85
.90
.88
.93
1.12
.86
.98
.92
.83
.82
0
8 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
1.02
1.24
1.01
Office Workers in Metalworking Industries
The following tables include information for
office workers in all the industries for which
separate data are presented in the other tables in
T able
100 .—
this bulletin, together with office employees in
the communication equipment and motor vehicle
industries.
Straight-time average hourly earnings 1 for selected Office Occupations in selected Metalworking Industries^
by region, January 1945
United States
Occupation, grade, and sex
•Men
Bookkeepers, hand...................................
Clerks, accounting....................................
Clerks, general........................................ .
Clerks, order............................................ .
Clerks, pay roll..........................................
Office boys........... .....................................
Women
Billing-machine operators.........................
Bookkeepers, hand.................................. .
Bookkeeping-machine operators, class A.
Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B.
Bookkeeping-machine operators, class C.
Calculating-machine operators, class A_.
Calculating-machine operators, class B_.
Clerks, accounting____________ ______
Clerks, file, class A...................................
Clerks, file, class B.................................. .
Clerks, general......................................... .
Clerks, order..............................................
Clerks, pay roll........................................ .
Clerk-typists............................................ .
Office girls..................................................
Stenographers, class A..............................
Stenographers, class B..............................
Switchboard operators............... ............ .
Switchboard-operator-receptionists____
Transcribing-machine operators, class A.
Transcribing-machine operators, class B.
Typists, copy, class A...............................
Typists, copy, class B...............................
Number Average New Middle Border South Great Middle South Moun
of hourly
workers earnings England Atlantic States east 2 Lakes West west tain Pacific
1,140
2,735
1,396
1,118
1,070
878
$1.12
1.04
.85
1.00
.96
.55
$1.07
.98
.81
1,575
5,259
753
1,706
403
2,176
3,165
.73
.92
.88
.75
.68
.79
.69
.76
.72
.60
.65
.73
.73
.65
.55
.81
.69
.73
.70
.76
.67
.70
.61
.70
.86
.83
.70
.64
8,122
1,183
4,619
14,764
2,302
7,625
14,878
1,971
9,490
13,895
1,896
3,246
658
822
2,039
4,080
1 Excludes premium pay for overtime.
2 Based primarily on cities of 100,000 or more population.
96
Average hourly earnings in—
1.00
.86
.53
.68
.66
.70
.68
.58
.61
.70
.69
.61
.51
.77
.66
.69
.66
.72
.59
.58
.66
$1.16
1.04
.71
1.01
.94
.54
.74
.96
.97
.78
.64
.81
.70
.78
.70
.58
.64
.76
.73
.64
.53
.78
.69
.74
.69
.75
.70
.71
.62
$1.05
1.04
.75
1.03
.93
.50
.66
.82
.86
.74
.76
0
.71
.71
.71
.61
.63
.76
.72
.66
.54
.82
.67
.66
.63
.54
.73
.58
$1.09
0
.76
.99
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.95
.73
.63
.62
0
.70
.64
0
.76
.64
0
.62
0
0
$1.16
1.07
.92
1.03
1.02
.59
$0.98
.98
.72
.87
.81
.44
.75
.92
.87
.76
.72
.77
.69
.77
.75
.61
.67
.72
.74
.71
.82
.79
.74
.57
.76
.69
.73
.63
.56
.59
.61
.67
.62
.61
.76
.67
.73
.63
.77
.69
.67
.61
.66
.57
.82
.69
.74
.73
.77
.67
.70
.61
$1.05
.87
.76
.85
.89
0
$0.79
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.83
.74
.69
.73
.63
0
.80
.69
.66
.65
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.91
.73
0
0
0
0
.63
.69
0
.77
0
0
.66
.66
.62
1.00
1.12
.82
.96
.85
1.00
.75
0
0
0
$1.12
1.10
.91
0
* Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
.86
.82
.87
.78
.68
.79
.84
.87
.77
.63
.89
.83
.82
.80
.78
.78
.74
97
OFFICE WORKERS IN METALWORKING INDUSTRIES
T able 101.— Straight-time average hourly earnings 1 for selected Office Occupations in selected Metalworking Industries,
by size of community, January 1945
Average hourly earnings in
occupation, grade, and sex
United States 2
New England
Communities of—
100,000
and over
Mm
Bookkeepers, hand___
$1.14
Clerks, accounting....... .
1.06
Clerks, pay roll............ .
.98
Women
Billing-machine operators...........................
.76
Bookkeepers, hand......................................
.95
Bookkeeping-machine operators, class A__
.90
Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B__
.77
Bookkeeping-machine operators, class C__
.70
Calculating-machine operators, class A__
.78
.70
Calculating-machine operators, class B__
Clerks, accounting.......................................
.78
Clerks, file, class A ...................................
.74
Clerks, file, class B......................................
.61
Clerks, order................................................
.74
Clerks, pay roll............................................
.75
Clerk-typists................-..............................
.67
.82
Stenographers, class A................................
Stenographers, class B................................
.71
.75
Switchboard operators........................... .....
.72
Switchboard-operator-receptionists............
Typists, copy, class A__.........................
.70
Typists, copy, class B.................................
.62
25,000- Under 100,000 25,000- Under 100,000 25,000- Under 100,000 25,000- Under
100,000 25,000 and over 100,000 25,000 and over 100,000 25,000 and over 100,000 25,000
$1.08
1.01
.98
$1.07
.93
.80
.67
.84
.81
.72
.60
.72
.63
.73
.68
.60
.70
.68
.60
.78
.66
.67
.64
.76
.62
.67
.81
.83
.66
.57
.72
.64
.67
.68
.54
.62
.66
.57
.71
.60
.61
.64
.58
.56
2Excludes premium pay for overtime.
* Includes data for regions in addition to those shown separately.
Great Lakes
Middle Atlantic
$1.07
.99
.98
(8)
$0.90
.84
$(3)1.00
.69
.71
.82
.71
.65
.69
(3).85
.83
.67
.62
.72
.63
.70
.68
.71
.67
.67
.59
.78
.67
.67
.62
.80
<3).63
.60
.53
.58
(3).50
.69
.64
.54
.86
.68
.72
.69
.57
.70
.70
.63
.77
.66
.70
.66
.68
.58
.66
$1.16
1.04
.97
$1.14
1.07
.94
$1.14
.80
.82
$1.19
1.10
1.03
$1.14
1.01
1.03
.73
.97
.98
.79
.64
.81
.70
.79
.70
.58
.75
.75
.65
.79
.70
.74
.71
.68
.61
.77
.88
(3).73
(3).76
.61
.73
.68
.58
.80
.70
.62
.78
.66
.69
.63
.91
.65
.72
.85
(3).78
(3)
(3).71
.71
.69
.55
.73
.67
.56
.75
.62
.69
.61
.83
.62
.79
.95
.91
.78
.75
.78
.71
.79
.77
.62
.77
.77
.69
.84
.72
.77
.73
.72
.62
.65
.85
.79
.73
.63
.72
.64
.74
.70
.59
.66
.68
.61
.78
.66
.67
.64
.69
.61
$1.
.80
.83
.64
.51
*74
*53
‘71
*58
‘63
‘67
.66
*52
0
*49
3 Insufficient number of workers to justify presentation of an average.
.66
.58
.59
.66
.55
.54
98
T able
WAGE STRUCTURE—METALWORKING INDUSTRIES, 1945
102.—Straight-time average hourly earnings 1for selected Office Occupations in selected Metalworking Industries, by
wage area, January 1946
Average hourly earnings in—
Occupation, grade, and sex
Men
Bookkeepers, hand.
Clerks, accounting..
Clerks, pay roll.......
Women
Billing-machine operators..........................
Bookkeepers, hand....................................
Bookkeeping-machine operators, class A.
Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B.
Calculating-machine operators, class A__
Calculating-machine operators, class B__
Clerks, accounting.....................................
Clerks, file, class A.....................................
Clerks, file, class B....................................
Clerks, order...............................................
Clerks, pay roll..........................................
Clerk-typists .............................................
Stenographers, class A......................
Stenographers, class B......................
Switchboard operators......................
Switchboard-operator-receptionists..
Typists, copy, class A__...................
Typists, copy, class B.......................
Balti Birming Boston, Bridge Buffalo, Chatta Chicago, Cincin Cleve Colum Denver, Detroit,
more, ham,
port,
nooga,
nati, land, bus, Colo. Mich.
Md. Ala.
Conn. N. Y. Tenn. 111.
Ohio Ohio Ohio
(2)
$1.16
.92
.73
.80
.8 8
(2)
.74
.78
.75
(2)
.77
.79
.68
.67
.66
.72
.60
(2)
~W
$1.07
.96
.96
(2)
$1.09
(2)
(2).93
.94
.77
.85
.82
.75
.69
.63
.69
.79
8
(2)
$0.73
(2)
.78
.68
(2)
(2)
.73
.75
.6 8
(2)
.67
(2)
(2)
$1.06
(2)
.95
.77
.90
.74
.84
.69
.57
.81
.76
8
<2)
(2)
.6 6
.84
.69
.76
.69
.70
.58
(2)
(2)
(2)
(?)
$0.68
(2)
.73
.58
(2)
(2)
$1.28
1.11
1.03
.76
.96
.92
.83
.85
.69
.79
.78
.62
.78
.79
.71
.89
.76
.78
.77
.75
.64
(2)
(2)
(2)
<*>
$0.97
(2)
.84
.87
.73
.71
(2).63
(2).69
.66
.81
.68
.74
.67
.68
.57
$1.36
1.13
1.06
.77
.88
.86
.79
.82
.75
.82
.82
.66
.81
.80
.73
.88
.80
.82
.76
.77
.67
Hart Indian- Los Louis Mil Minne
New New
ford,
Angeles, ville,
apolis,
Haven, York,
Conn. aJnd?’ Calif. Ky. waukee,
Wis. Minn. N. J. Conn. N. Y.
Men
Bookkeepers, hand..................................
Clerks, accounting...................................
Clerks, pay roll........................................
Women
Billing-machine operators.......................
Bookkeepers, hand..................................
Bookkeeping-machine operators, class A.
Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B.
Calculating-machine operators, class A..
Calculating-machine operators, class B.
Clerks, accounting...................................
Clerks, file, class A_________ _____
Clerks, file, class B..................................
Clerks, order........................................... .
Clerks, pay roll........................................
Clerk-typists............................................
Stenographers, class A.............................
Stenographers, class B.............................
Switchboard-operators........................... .
Switchboard-operator-receptionists........
Typists, copy, class A.............................
Typists, copy, class B............................ .
See footnotes a t end of table.
$1.09
.97
(2)
$0.98
1.01
1.03
$1.06
1.05
(2)
.71
.95
.82
(2)
.74
.92
.71
(2)
.85
1.05
.96
.85
.87
.78
.88
.80
.68
.91
.89
.78
.91
.85
.84
.81
(2).73
.65
.81
.68
.58
(2).72
.64
.76
.62
.70
.64
.77
.64
.74
.76
(2)
.70
.72
.56
$0.96
(2)
.54
.80
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
.67
(2)
.61
(2)
.66
.62
.62
(2)
$1.07
1.11
1.01
$1.04
1.00
<2)
(2)
.80
(2).70
(2)
.72
.57
.68
.70
.64
.77
.61
.71
.64
(2)
.55
$1.16
.99
1.09
.75
1.03
.98
.80
.75
.71
.76
.74
.59
.74
.73
.64
.82
.73
.72
.74
.69
.60
(2)
(2)
<*>
$0.85
(2>
(2)
<2)
(2)
.73
<2).58
.63
.68
.61
.81
.68
(2)
.66
(2)
$1.22
1.07
(2)
.80
.99
.87
.86
.74
1.00
.86
.80
.65
.85
.82
.70
.90
.80
.78
.76
.80
.68
(2)
$0.83
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
$0.90
.62
.71
(2)
.59
.71
.66
.66
.79
.67
.68
(2)
(2).58
(2)
$1.38
1.24
1.27
.88
1.12
1.02
.88
.87
.82
(2)
.77
(2)
<2)
.59
.88
.80
.70
.89
.91
.76
.94
.82
.80
.84
.84
.71
(2)
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(2).68
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.84
.68
(2)
.68
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$1.02
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$1.16
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(2)
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(2)
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(2)
.63
OFFICE WORKERS IN METALWORKING INDUSTRIES
T a b l e 102. — Straight-time
99
average hourly earnings1 for selected Office Occupations in selected Metalworking Industries, by
wage area, January 1945— C ontinued
O . s . G O V E R N M E N T P R IN T IN G O F F I C E : f» 4 %
Industry Wage Studies Bulletins*
Series 1—Occupational Wage Relationships
Bakeries, 1945—No. 6.
Electric Light and Power, 1945—No. 5.
Foundries, 1945—No. 3.
Furniture, Wood, 1945—No. 7.
Machinery, 1945—No. 1.
Machine Tool Accessories, 1945—No. 2.
Machine Tools, 1945—No. 4.
Textile Dyeing and Finishing, 1946—No. 10.
Textiles, Cotton, 1946—No. 9.
Textiles, Rayon and Silk, 1946—No. 8.
Textiles, Woolen and Worsted, 1946—No. 11
Series 2—Wage Structure
Aircraft Engines and Parts, 1945—No. 10.
Aluminum Ware, 1947—No. 63.
Arms, Small, 1945—No. 9.
Automobile Repair Shops, General. 1946—No. 39.
Bakeries, 1945—No. 22.
Blouses and Waists, Women’s and Misses’, 1947—No. 50.
Boilers, Power, 1945—No. 11.
Candy and Chocolates, 1947—No. 55.
Canning and Preserving, 1948—No. 72.
Chemicals, Industrial, 1946.—No. 25.
Cigarettes, Chewing and Smoking Tobacco, and Snuff,
1946—No. 28.
Cigars, 1946—No. 27.
Clay Products, Structural, 1945—No. 16.
Coal Mines, Bituminous, 1945—No. 12.
Copper Alloying, Rolling and Drawing, 1946—No. 35.
Colton Garments, 1945—No. 15.
Cotton Garments, 1947—No. 64.
Department and Women’s Ready-to-Wear Stores, 1948—
No. 68.
Department and Clothing Stores, 1945—No. 26.
Dresses, Women’s and Misses’, 1945—No. 29.
Drugs and Medicines, 1946—No. 42.
Drugs, Wholesale, 1947—No. 56.
Electric Generating and Distribution Equipment, 1945—
No. 14.
Electric Light and Power, 1945—No. 20.
Electroplating and Polishing, 1945—No. 4.
Fertilizer, 1948—No. 66.
Footwear, 1945—No. 23.
Forgings, Iron and Steel, 1945—No. 6.
Foundries, 1945—No. 8.
Foundries, 1946—No. 49.
Furniture, Metal, 1947—No. 52.
Furniture, Wood, 1945—No. 30.
Glassware, 1947—No. 53.
Grain Milling, 1948—No. 65.
Heating Apparatus, 1946—No. 46.
Hosiery, 1946—No. 32.
Insurance, Life, 1947—No* 58.
Jewrehy, 1946—No. 31.
Knitwrear, 1946—No. 48.
Laundries, Powder, 1945— No. 18.
Leather Tanning, Currying, and Finishing, 1947—No. 57.
Limited-Price Variety Stores, 1945—No. 21.
Machinery, 1945—No. 1.
Machinery, 1946—No. 51.
Machine Tools, 1945—No. 3.
Machine Tool Accessories, 1945—No. 2.
Meat Products (except Big Four), 1947—No. 59.
Metal, Stamped and Pressed, 1947—No. 60
Office Workers, Metalworking, 1945—No, 13.
Paints and Varnishes, 194.6—No. 38,
Paperboard Containers and Boxes, 1945—No. 33.
Perfumes and Cosmetics, 1946—No. 43.
Petroleum Refining, 1948—No. 71.
Pulp, Paper and Paperboard, 1945—No. 34.
Radios, 1945—No. 19.
Radios, 1947—No. 62.
Rubber Goods, Mechanical, 1947—No. 61.
Sawmilling in the South, 1946—No. 47.
Sawmilling (West Coast), 1948—No. 70.
Sheet Metal, 1945—No. 7.
Soap and Glycerin, 1946—No. 36.
Soap and Glycerin, 1948—No. 69.
Steel, Fabricated, Structural, 1945—No. 5.
Suits and Coats, Women’s and Misses’, 1946—No. 45
Tanks, Military, 1945—No. 17.
Textile Dyeing and Finishing, 1946—No. 4 4 .
Textiles, Cotton, 1946—No. 37.
Textiles, Rayon and Silk, 1946—No. 41.
Textiles, Woolens and Worsteds, 1946—No. 40,
Utilities, Electric and Gas, 1948—No. 67.
Utilities, Gas, 1947—No. 54.
Warehousing, 1945—No. 24.
♦ These bulletins are available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics or any of its regional offices. Detailed job descriptions and locality releases arc also
available.
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