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PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND December 1952 Bulletin N o . 1116-10 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Martin P. Durkin - Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague - Commissioner Occupational Wage Survey PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND December 1 9 5 2 Bulletin No. 1116-10 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Martin P. Durkin - Secretary B UREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague * Commissioner For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D. C. - Price 20 cents Contents J&s I N T R O D U C T I O N ..................... ............... ........... Letter of Transmittal 1 THE PROVIDENCE METROPOLITAN A R E A ............................. 1 OCCUPATIONAL WAGE STRUCTURE 1 ............................. TABIESt UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, B ureau o f Labor S ta tis tic * , W ashington, D. C., March 25, 1953. The Secretary of labor* I have the honor to transmit herewith a report on occupational wages and related benefits in Providence, R. I., during December 1952. Similar studies are being conducted in a number of other large labor-market areas during the fiscal year 1953* These studies have been designed to meet a variety of governmental and nongovernmental uses and provide area-wide earnings information for m a n y occupations common to most manu facturing and nonmanufacturing industries, as well as summaries of selected supplementary wage benefits. Whenever possible, separate date have been presented for individual major industry divisions. This report was prepared in the Bureau's regional offloe in Boston, Mass., b y Harry H. Hall, Regional Wage and Industrial Relations Analyst. The planning and central direc tion of the program was carried on in the Bureau's Division of Wages and Industrial Relations. Ewan (Hague, Commissioner. Hon. Martin P. Durkin, Secretary of Labor. Average earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis A-l Office occupations A-2 Professional and technical occupations .•••••• A—3 Maintenance and power plant occupations ...... A-4 Custodial, warehousing, and shipping occupations Average earnings for selected occupations studied on an industry basis B-35 Machinery industries (except machine tools) ............................... Machine-tool accessories .*••...... B-7211 Power laundries ••••....... Union wage scales for selected occupations C-15 Building construction ••»••.••••.......... •••• C-205 Bakeries ............ C-27 P r i n t i n g .............. C-Al Local transit operating.employees ............ G-42 Motortruck drivers and helpers ............... 3 4 5 6 7 3 9 10 10 10 10 10 Supplem entary wage p ra c tic e s D-l D-2 D-3 D-4 D-5 Shift differential provisions Scheduled weekly hours ........ Paid holidays .......... Paid vacations Insurance and pension plans ......... •••*.•• 11 11 12 12 15 APPENDIX* Scope and method of survey 16 INDEX 18 OCCUPATIONAL WAGE SURVEY - PROVIDENCE. R. I. n o n e le c tric a l m achinery in d u s trie s were engaged in the production of te x tile machinery and machine to o ls . Approximately 15,000 persons were employed in th e prim ary and fa b ric a te d m etals in d u s trie s . Providence p la n ts m anufactured a v a rie ty of products in ad d itio n to those mentioned above. Among th ese were stone, clay , and g la ss products; instru m ents; processed foods; wearing app arel; paper and a llie d item s; p rin tin g and p u blishin g products; indus t r i a l chem icals; in su la te d w ire and e le c tr ic a l w iring devices; in candescent and flu o re sc e n t lamps; watch cases; o p tic a l goods; H ies, ra s p s , n u ts, and b o lts ; and foundry p ro d u cts. Nonmanufacturing in d u s trie s in th e a rea employed about 150,000 w orkers. More than 54,000 were employed in r e t a i l and whole sa le tra d e o u tle ts . F ederal, S ta te , and lo c a l government agencies rep o rted employment of about 32,000 w orkers. The serv ice in d u strie s employed approxim ately 23,000 persons in such fie ld s as automobile and o th er re p a ir shops, h o te ls , lau n d ries and clean ing e s ta b lis h m ents, m edical and o th er h e a lth se rv ic e s, rad io and te le v is io n s ta tio n s , th e a te rs , and business serv ice estab lish m en ts. Employment in o th er nonm anufacturing in d u stry groups of s u b s ta n tia l importance in the area included c o n tra c t co n stru c tio n , 15,000; tra n sp o rta tio n (except ra ilro a d s ), communication, and o th er pu blic u t i l i t i e s , 15,000; and fin an ce, insu ran ce, and r e a l e s ta te , 11,000. Among the industries and estab lish m en t-size groups studied, about tw o -th ird s o f th e p la n t workers and s lig h tly less than a fifth o f the o ffic e workers were employed in establishm ents having w ritte n agreem ents w ith lab o r o rg an iz atio n s. The ex te n t o f u n io n izatio n v aried w idely among the d if fe re n t in d u stry groups. Three out of fiv e p la n t workers in m anufacturing were employed in union estab lish m en ts. In nonm anufacturing the p ro p o rtio n o f nonoffice workers covered by union agreem ents ranged from o n e -th ird in r e t a i l trad e to n early complete coverage in th e tra n s p o rta tio n (except r a i l ro a d s), communication, and o th er p u blic u t i l i t i e s group. Introduction The Providence area is one of sev eral im portant industrial c e n te rs in which th e Bureau of Labor S ta tis tic s conducted occupa tio n a l wage surveys durin g la te 1952 and ea rly 1953* In such su r veys, occupations common to a v a rie ty of m anufacturing and nonmanu fa c tu rin g in d u s trie s a re stu d ied on a community-wide b a s is , l / C ro ss-in d u stry methods of sampling are thus u tiliz e d in com piling earnings d a ta fo r th e follow ing types of occupations: (a) o ffic e ; (b) p ro fe ssio n a l and te c h n ic a l; (c) maintenance and power p la n t; and (d) c u s to d ia l, w arehousing, and shipping. In p resen tin g earn ings inform ation fo r such jobs (ta b le s A -l through A-4) sep arate d a ta are provided w herever p o ssib le fo r ind iv id u al broad in d u stry d iv is io n s . E arnings inform ation fo r c h a ra c te ris tic occupations in c e rta in more narrow ly defined lo c a l in d u strie s i s presented in s e rie s B ta b le s . Union scales (s e rie s C ta b le s) are presented fo r se le c te d occupations in sev eral in d u strie s or tra d e s in which the g re a t m a jo rity o f th e workers are employed under term s of c o lle c tiv e -b a rg a in in g agreem ents, and the co n tract or minimum ra te s are b eliev ed to be in d ic a tiv e o f p rev ailin g pay p ra c tic e s . D ata a re c o lle c te d and summarized on s h if t o p eratio n s and d if f e r e n tia ls , hours o f work, and supplem entary b e n e fits such as v acatio n allow ances, paid h o lid ay s, and insurance and pension plans. The Providence Metropolitan Area The Providence M etropolitan Area (the m ajor urban cen ters o f Rhode Islan d and th e A ttleb o ro and North A ttleboro sectio n s of M assachusetts) has approxim ately 750,000 in h a b ita n ts . A th ird o f th e se liv e in Providence. N o n ag ricu ltu ral wage and sa la ry employment (in clu d in g government w orkers) in th e Providence M etropolitan Area to ta le d more than 300,000 workers in December 1952. Of th e se , s lig h tly more than h a lf were employed in m anufacturing estab lish m en ts. The major m anufacturing in d u stry in th e area was te x tile s which employed about 41,000 w orkers a t th e tim e of the study. O ther im portant m anufacturing in d u s trie s included jew elry w ith over 30,000 w orkers, and m achinery ( e le c tr ic a l and n o n e le c tric a l) which employed approx im ately 27,000 w orkers. A la rg e segment of the employees in the Occupational Wage Structure O ccupational averages recorded in December 1952 were gen e ra lly h ig h er than in a sim ila r study conducted a y ear e a r lie r . A s u b s ta n tia l p a rt of th ese in c reases may be a ttrib u te d to general wage and s a la ry adjustm ents made in th e in te rim . An a n aly sis of the la rg e r firm s in the area (employing 200 or more w orkers), fo r which d a ta on general wage adjustm ents were c o lle c te d , in d ic a te s th a t wages of th re e -fo u rth s o f the p la n t (nonoffice) workers in these firm s were a ffe c te d by one or more form al wage adjustm ents be tween December 1951 and December 1952. E arnings o f a few of the workers - p a rtic u la rly in th e te x tile in d u stry - were affe c te d by w age-rate red u ctio n s. G eneral wage in c reases a ffe c tin g th e s a la rie s of o ffic e workers were granted by firm s employing h a lf the workers in the 1 / See appendix fo r d iscu ssio n of scope and method o f survey. D ifferen ces between th e scope of th is survey and th e l a s t previous survey (December 1951) a re in d icated in the appendix ta b le . a) 2 la rg e r estab lish m en t-size group. Such adjustm ents were more f r e quently recorded among m anufacturing than in th e nonm anufacturing in d u s trie s . Wages of n early tw o -th ird s the p la n t workers in th e Prov idence area were based on a tim e -ra te system of wage payment. The larg e m ajo rity of th ese workers were employed in establishm ents having form alized r a te s tru c tu re s . Plans providing a sin g le r a te fo r a l l workers w ith in a given occupational c la s s ific a tio n were somewhat more common than those sp ecify in g a range o f ra te s fo r in d iv id u al jo b s. Wage ra te s were in d iv id u a lly determ ined in e stab lishm ents employing few er than 15 p ercen t of the to ta l p la n t workers w ith in the scope o f the survey. Earnings o f about a th ird of the p la n t workers in th e area were based on some form of incen tiv e wage payments. 2 / Such plans were confined m ostly to the manu fa c tu rin g in d u s trie s , w ith the exception of commission payment plans rep o rted in r e t a i l tra d e . S a la rie s o f tw o -th ird s the o ffic e workers in the area were based on form alized wage stru c tu res, almost always o f th e rate-ra n g e type. Average weekly earnings o f o ffice workers in m anufacturing in d u strie s were g en erally higher than those in nonm anufacturing. In 9 out of 13 o ffic e c la s s ific a tio n s p erm ittin g com parison, average s a la rie s in m anufacturing establishm ents exceeded those in nonmanu fa c tu rin g . Wage ra te s fo r selected c u s to d ia l, w arehousing, and shipping jobs averaged higher in m anufacturing in d u s trie s fo r 6 of 9 occupations where comparisons were p o ssib le . By way of c o n tra s t, average wage ra te s fo r m aintenance and power p la n t jobs were higher in nonm anufacturing in d u s trie s fo r the 4 job c a teg o ries p erm ittin g com parisons. Approximately a f i f t h o f the m anufacturing p la n t workers in the Providence area were employed on e x tra s h if ts a t th e tim e of the survey; 4 out of 5 o f th ese workers were paid a s h if t d iffe re n t i a l , g en erally expressed as a cen ts-p er-h o u r ad d itio n to d a y -s h ift 2 / Very few of the workers in th e jobs fo r which d ata are re ported in th e s e rie s A ta b le s were employed under in cen tiv e systems of wage payment. To th e ex ten t th a t in cen tiv e system s are employed, they g en erally are lim ited to production jobs in m anufacturing and to sa le s p o sitio n s in tra d e . r a te s . A m ajority of seco n d -sh ift employees receiv ed an h o urly d if f e r e n tia l of 5 cen ts o r le s s , whereas alm ost a l l on th ird s h if ts were paid a premium of 5 to 10 cen ts an hour. A m ajo rity of the o ffic e and plan£ workers in th e P rovi dence area were scheduled to work 40 hours a week in December 1952* A 40-hour workweek applied to n early th re e -fo u rth s th e o ffic e and p la n t workers in m anufacturing in d u s trie s and to f o u r - f if th s o f th e p u blic u t i l i t i e s p la n t w orkers. Paid h o liday p ro v isio ns were an e sta b lish e d p a rt o f the wage p o lic y in firm s employing v ir tu a lly a l l o ffic e workers and 90 p ercen t o f the plaint w orkers. On an a ll-in d u s try b a s is , p la n t workers most freq u en tly received 6 days an n u ally , whereas 9 days were most commonly rep o rted fo r o ffic e w orkers. T h ree-fo u rth s o f the o ffic e workers and h a lf the p la n t workers in th e p u b lic u t i l i t y group were granted 10 days a y ear. P lan t workers u su a lly receiv ed premium pay when req u ired to work on an e stab lish ed h o lid ay . N early h a lf th e workers were employed in establishm ents paying 2£ tim es th e re g u la r r a te in such in stan ces and another fo u rth were employed under p ro v isio n s o f double tim e fo r work on a paid h o lid ay . A pproxim ately a fo u rth o f th e o ffic e workers were employed in companies p roviding double tim e fo r work on paid holidays and a sim ila r p ro p o rtio n were employed in establishm ents providing pay o f 2£ tim es th e re g u la r r a te fo r work on such days. Approximately h a lf th e o ffic e workers were employed in establishm ents having no p ro v isio n s fo r e x tra payment fo r work on h o lid ay s. Insurance o r pension p lans fo r which th e employer paid a l l o r p a rt o f the co st were alm ost u n iv e rsa l in estab lish m en ts w ith in th e scope of th is survey. Almost a l l o ffic e and 9 of 10 p la n t workers were employed in estab lish m en ts which provided some form o f l i f e or h e alth insu ran ce, o r re tire m e n t p ension, o r some com bination of these b e n e fits . V irtu a lly a l l o ffic e and p la n t workers in th e area were employed in establishm ents w ith p ro v isio n s fo r paid v acatio n s. Va c a tio n b e n e fits fo r most workers provided re g u la r pay fo r a sp eci fie d period of tim e, graduated in accordance w ith th e w o rk e rs len g th o f serv ice; however, a s u b s ta n tia l number o f workers were employed in p la n ts which based v acatio n b e n e fits on a percentage o f th e in d iv id u a l^ earnings fo r a s tip u la te d p erio d . 3 A ; Cross-Industry Table A -lt O c c u p a t i o n s & 0 C < 4 p rt/f0 # d (Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings 1 / fo r selected occupations studied on an area basis in Providence, R. I . , by industry division, December 1952) See footnote a t end of ta b le . * Transportation (excluding r a ilro a d s ), communication, and other public u t i l i t i e s . Occupational Wage Survey, Providence, R. I., December 1952 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics 4 Table A-li l/ (Average straight-time weekly hour* and earning* for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Providence, R. I., by industry division, December 1952) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OFNumber of workers Sex, occupation, and industry division Weekly Weekly ^ 7.50 *30.00 f c .5 0 hours earnings «d (Standard) (Standard) under 30.00 32.50 35.00 Women - Continued Stenoeranhers. g e n e r a l............................ .. Manufacturing ............................................................ Nonmanufacturing ..................................................... Public u t i l i t i e s * ........................................... Bafal 1 (1 ( rTIIfIIT. . T__ Tf 968 565 403 52 25 39.5 "1975 39.0 38.5 4 0 .0 | 45.00 45.50 44.50 51.00 35.50 Switchboard o n e ra to rs ..................................... .. Manufacturing............................................... ............ Nonmanufacturing............................................... Public u t i l i t i e s * ........................................... R etail t r a d e ......... .............................................. 137 46 91 25 25 4 0 .0 39.5 4 0 .0 38.0 39.5 45.00 f_45.50 44.50 50.50 38.00 Switchboard operator-receptionists ...................... Manufacturing............... ........................................... Nonmanufacturing........... .............. ........................... R etail t r a d e ....................................................... 308 214 94 33 39.5 " 1 9 '. 5 4 0 .0 40.5 44.00 ” 44700 43.00 38.50 Tabulating-machine o p e r a to r s ................................... Nonmanufacturing ...................................... .............. 59 — 36 38.0 3770 Transcribing-machine operators, general ........... Manufacturing ........................................................... 111 75 T ypists, cla ss A ............................................................ Manufacturing........................................................... 132 126 39.5 4 0 .0 47.00 47.00 T vpists. class B ............................................................ Manufacturing ............................................................ Nonmanufacturing..................................................... Ua+M-fl friu^a 647 420 227 31 39.0 39.5 38.5 39.0 39.00 39.00 38.50 34.00 l/ * _ — “ _ _ 47.50 ~~47750“ 45.50 38.5 " 3875 - 1 44.50 19 19 - ! 5 37.50 40.0 0 16 93 - ----- 33“ 16 58 1 5 7 10 10 4 6 5 5 4 1 1 1 62 3 - — 451 — 17 3 8 3 - - . - - - 6 6 68 46 22 10 - 6 ------ 6“ 20 -----2U~ 120 125 75“ — 45 49 5 4 5.00 4 7 .5 0 50.00 141 107 109” ~ r r i 32 30 ! 1 1 1 52.50 55.00 57.50 60.00 62.50 6 5.00 6 7 .5 0 70.00 99 60 39 4 75 53 22 12 47 46 1 1 40 18 22 14 16 10 6 6 11 8 3 1 # 1 1 _ 3 _ 20 18 12 ------ 9“ ------ 6 “ “ “ E T “ 11 12 1 1 4 4 - 8 2 6 2 11 3 8 2 - 10 10 7 - 6 3 3 1 - 10 3 7 7 - 2 2 - 2 2 _ - - 30 57 33 24 I D - “ T r — 33“ ----- TT 20 io 20 1 13 5 - 20 10 10 2 30 27 3 - 29 27 2 - 12 7 5 - 2 2 - 1 1 - _ - 1 1 - 3 . 3 _ - _ - 1 - 19 5 14 2 2 2 6 7 “ ------ 1 " ----- 2 5 5 8 9 - ------5 ~ 6 - 42.50 112 165 6 1 .. — 86“ 79 51 2 8 5 2 3 3 3 - $ $ $ $ $ s s $ 47.50 50.00 *52.50 *55.00 *57.50 60.00 6 2 .5 0 65.0 0 * 6 7 .5 0 70.0 0 *72.50 *75.00 8 0.00 *85.00 9 0.00 :J5.00 *37.50 *40.00 *4 2 .5 0 45.00 4 4~ 26 26 9 - U S - ------ 5“ 7 7 4 3 31 31 2 2 31 19 12 11 8 3 39 20 19 12 12 - 35 29~ 20 14 6 12 7 3 ----- 2“ ------ 8“ -------T ----_ 8 2 ----- 8“ 2 - 80 85 52 33 3 73 7 65 35 30 4 ------4 " 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 72.5 0 75.00 3 _ 3 . . - - 1 1 3 6 - - - 10 10 5 5 4 4 6 4 - - 4 4 - 1 . . _ - _ _ - 15 3 15 3 _ _ . _ _ _ _ - - _ - - - _ - - - - - - - 3 e» - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ (Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings 1/ far selected occupations studied on an area basis in Providence, E. I., by industry division, December 1952) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF Average Sex, occupation, and industry division Weekly 4 5 . 0 0 Weekly earnings hours (Standard) (Standard) unSer 47.50 Men Draftsmen ............ ............................................ Draftsmen, .junior ......................................................... lo.oo I2 . 5 0 50.00 52.50 55.00 *4 7 . 5 9 *57.50 60.00 62.50 s 65.00 *67.50 70.00 $ 55.00 72.50 *75.00 8 0 . 0 0 85 . 0 0 90 . 0 0 *95 . 0 0 100.00 1 0 5 . 0 0 1 1 0 .0 c 115.00 57.50 6 0 .00 62.50 65.00 67.50 75.00 8 0.00 85.00 90.00 95 . 0 0 100 . 0 0 1 0 5 .0 0 1 10.00 115.00 120.00 $ $ $ 70.00 72.50 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2 7 6 .50 231 40. 0 183 T 5T 8 71 65 39.5 58.50 3 9 .5 ... 58 :5 0 " — T ~ ------ T~ i---------- 78.00” “ - 40.0 56.50 1 4 4 0 .0 57 ;o o " ----- 1“ — r ~ 2 * “ 24 6 7 18 6 7 6 16 4 lb 9 9 1 15 26 1 8 6 6 6 6 13 13 ! 12 | i 1 20 10 20 9 7 4 1 14 10 19 18 21 19 56 48 40 36 16 16 7 3 8 8 2 2 1 1 3 3 - - - - - “ - - - 4 1 4 1 2 2 "" — 1 1 _ - - Women Nurses, ind ustrial (registered) .................... 1/ 88 — 85— 3 3 7 7 ' Hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries and earnings correspond to these weekly hours. - _ Hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries and earnings correspond to these weekly hours. Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. Number of workers 9 5.00 - _ 1 85.00 9 0 .0 0 _ _ _ - - 80.00 “ Occupational Vage Survey, Providence, R. I., December 1952 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics 5 Table A-3: M a in te n a n c e G S td fio tU & l P la n t C h C 4 4 ftx U la n l (Average h o u r l y earnings 1 / f o r m e n I n s e lected occupations studied o n a n are a ba s i s i n P r o v i d e n c e , R. I., b y i n dustry division, Dece m b e r 1952) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF— of Workers O c c u p a t i o n and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n $ 0.95 $ 1.0 0 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 1.05 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.25 1.3 0 1.35 1.40 1.45 1.5 0 1.55 $ 1.60 $ 1.65 $ 1.70 $ 1.75 $ 1.80 $ 1.85 $ 1.9 0 $ 2.00 0.9 0 n r 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 1. 2 0 1.25 1.30 1.35 1.40 1.45 1.5 0 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.7 0 1.75 1.80 1.85 1.90 2.00 2.10 * 1.69 .1.69 - “ * - 4 4 - 14 12 43 ‘4 1 22 16 62 61 51 42 21 21 48 48 42 42 36 36 17 16 9 “ 7 - 1.76 1.72 14 3 - 19 17 56 47 9 43 18 25 42 34 4 30 - 9 41 32 9 51 - 74 71 3 69 - 18 18 26 - 4 4 10 - 48 48 7 14 18 5 9 14 C a r p e n t e r s , m a i n t e n a n c e ......................... M a n u f a c t u r i n g .................................. 3 91 356 E l e c t r i c i a n s , m a i n t e n a n c e ....................... M a n u f a c t u r i n g .................................. N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g .............................. 473 372 101 E n g i n e e r s , stati o n a r y ............................ M a n u f a c t u r i n g ...... .......... -................ 251 214 Fire m e n , s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r ...................... M a n u f a c t u r i n g ................................. N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g .............................. 692 Rein e r s , t r a des, m a i n t e n a n c e ................... M a n u f a c t u r i n g .................................. N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ............................. . PllM ft l l U H M . l * i f 1r 1 r rt r 552 452 1 00 76 1.42 “ 1.42— M a c h i n i s t s , m a i n t e n a n c e ......................... M a n u f a c t u r i n g ................ ................. 549 546 1.77 “ T77E— M e c h a n i c s , automotive, m a i n t e n a n c e ............ N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ....... ...................... P n K H c 11- M H - M « a « 2 71 1.63 “ 554 1.66 1.65 Mecha n i c s , m a i n t e n a n c e ..... ..................... M a n u f a c t u r i n g ................................. N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ................... .......... 812 “ T O 92 M i l l w r i g h t s .......... .......... ................ . M a n u f a c t u r i n g ................................. “ 107 ---- 555 164 \ 165 107 478 - ~ • “ 1.47 1.46 1.51 16 16 - 10 lb 10 10 a 20 21 • 14 - ” “ I - - - 1.75 _ - - “ - 21 6 15 1 40 22 18 16 16 - 12 7“ —& r 47 47 48 5 - - 3 - 2 - 3 2 ~ _ _ _ - - - - “ 3 1 — 5 2 “ — 7 7“ - - - - — - ■* 3 3 " 10“ U — r - _ 2 _ _ - - - - 133 113 “ 1.58 . P i n e f i tters, m a i n t e n a n c e ................ ....... M a n u f a c t u r i n g .................................. 146 “ 137 S h e e t - m e t a l workers, m a i n t e n a n c e .............. M a n u f a c t u r i n g ............. ................. . “ T o o l - e n d - d i e m a k e r s .............................. M a n u f a c t u r i n g .................................. 347 “ 1ZS _ _ _ 1.59 1.76 1.76 30 "iff" _ - — 5 5“ _ —r 40 28 12 $ 2.30 2.20 2.30 2.40 “ 25 " 1 05 - 43 22 21 4 —T ~ U 2 26 • 7 . 1 1 30 30 8 --- 8“ 11 10 t— 4 - 20 20 2“ 15 25 “ 25“ $ 2.40 33 - 2 2 9 6 9 27 27 - 19 96 17 60 36 36 54 35 19 19 26 26 ?0 30 3 3 . - . 3 . . 2 2 27 27 43 43 82 E “ 24 24 60 71 71 55 55 32 32 95 95 19 17 12 11 2 2 17 9 Q 7 43 23 65 22 11 11 1 1 2 63 6 3 1 33 1 1 10 10 “ 60 124 121 34 34 65 63 63 60 3 “ 2 3 11 11 7 7 2 2 35 3 5 35 3 5 79 79 10 10 36 32 7 7 15 25 25 3 5 2 5 4 4 6 6 9 8 14 13 3 3 “ 8 5“ 1 1 1.81 1 “ 1.81 1 oo 1.92 10 1.92 ~ 10 “ E x c l u d e s p r e m i u m p a y f o r over t i m e a nd n i g h t work. T r a n s p o r t a t i o n (excluding rail r o a d s ) , communication, and other public utilities. - 6 27 31 ” 2 2 - 55 40 15 58 16 12 51 184 “ 5T^ " T 2 “ 1 5 T 1 - 16 28 28 2 49 49 14 11 3 2 — 3 55 45 10 U 42 9 - 64 60 4 34 34 11 6 • 25 25 8 11 - 98 98 94 4 0 4 4 105 38 4 5 _ . 10 3 _ 3 _ ii 1 43 56 56 6 “ 17 13 4 1 41 9 Q 7 4 9 6 T g 1 1 6o over 11 - 1 1 - 12 I 2 8 4 10 10 - 10? 63 “ 53“ - - - 1.69 " T . 69"" _ $ 2.2 0 - 5 - 13 4 - * • 3 - “ 10" • 7 * _ - — - 5“ 15 TT 1.69 ■“ r . 6a r ~ P a i n ters, m a i n t e n a n c e ........... ................ M a n u f a c t u r i n g ......................... ...«•••• - 10 • 1.44 ~ n z r " 249329 O - 53 - 2 - - 1.94 459 1/ * 3 ~ “ 1.95 1.44 1.52 2.10 and 1.93 Oil e r s ............................................. M a n u f a c t u r i n g ................................. 33 H ---- % $ Ifader 0. 9 0 and 8 hourly earnings 51 51 _ i 40 11 67 64 3 29 _ x 26 9 17 21 21 2 2 _ - - - 3 3 11 11 26 26 2 2 3 - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - 19 18 18 4 1 g 3 - - - - 43 43 24 24 - 3 - - - - 6 6 2 7 7 5 5 5 5 - - - 2 2 - 26 39 " 58 “ 38 38 118 “ 25 ~ 22 22 21 21 19 19 15 15 13 20 16 17 13 5 5 3 3 20 10 20“ 1 0 “ - 3 6 3 118 5 5 Occupational Wage Survey, Providence, R. I., December 1952 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics 6 Table A-4: GudtodicU,fycrteUo44A4*up,<mdSUiftfUnfOcatfaxUioHd, (Average h o u r l y earnings l / f o r selected o ccupations 2 / studied o n a n area basis in Providence, R. I., b y industry division, December 1952) 7 B: Characteristic Industry Occupations Ta b l e B-35: M cu J u H e/U f S*u lu & t> U eA * 1/ NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF— Atoitea Occupation 2/ of Workers hourly earnings 2/ $ * 0.95 1.00 and under 1.00 1.05 $ 1.05 $ $ 1.15 $ 1.10 1.10 1.15 1.20 - - - 12 13 - - - - - - 28 5 1 1 12 5 23 % 1.20 1.25 $ 1.30 $ 1.35 1.25 1.30 1.35 1 .A0 1.A5 - 12 2 6 13 - 16 - - 1 3 32 - A 16 20 6 30 $ 1 .A0 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 1.A5 1.50 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.80 1.85 1.90 1.95 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.30 2.A0 2.50 and 1.50 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.80 1.85 1.90 1.95 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.30 2. A0 2.50 over Machinery (except Machine Tools) A/ $ Assemblers, class A 5a/ .................... Assemblers, class B 5a/ ....... ............. Assemblers, class C 5b/ .................... Electricians, maintenance 5a/ ............... Inspectors, class A 5a/ .................... Inspectors, class B 5a/ .................... Inspectors, class C 5a/ ....................................................... Janitors, porters, and cleaners 5a/ ........................ Laborers, material handling 5a/, 7/ ........................ Machine-tool operators, production, class A 5a/, 6/ ................ ..................................................... ... Drill-press operators, radial, class A 5a/ ......................................................................... Drill-press operators, single- or multiple spindle, class A 5 a / .......................... .. Engine-lathe operators, class A 5a/ ................ Milling-machine operators, class A 5b/ . . . . Turret-lathe operators (including hand screw machine), class A 5 a / ................... Machine-tool operators, production, class B 5a/. 6/ ................................................................ Drill-press operators, radial, class B 5 a / ........... ............................................................. Drill-press operators, single- or multiplespindle, class B 5a/ .................. Engine-lathe operators, class B: Total ....................... TMmo Grinding-machine operators, class B 5a/ ... Milling-machine operators, class B: Total ....................... Tima Incentive ........ ....... . Screw-machine operators, automatic, class B 5 a / ........................... Turret-lathe operators (including hand screw machine), class B 5a/ ....... Machine-tool operators, production, class C 5a/. 6/ .......................... Drill-press operators, single- or multiplespindle, class C 5 a / ......... ........ . Grinding-machine operators, class C 5a/ . . . Machine-tool operators, toolroom 5a/ ..................... Machinists, production 5a/ .......................... ................... Tool-and-die makers (tool-and-die jobbing shops) 5a / .................................................................................. Tool-end-die makers (other than tool-end-die jobbing shops) 5a / ............................. Waldens, hand, nla.es A Sa/ Welders, hand, class B 5a/ .................. See foo t n o t e s at e n d o f table, 31 265 170 37 22 91 A3 115 10A 1.66 - 1.53 l.AA 1.75 1.70 1.51 1.33 1.16 6 1.21 “ - - A09 1.73 18 1.63 16 57 A1 1.52 1.69 1.8A A9 1.69 821 1.57 _ ** ” 35 1.A9 - - - 88 1.55 - - - 59 a 18 15A . 1.53 1.A9 - - - - - - - - A 7 17 - - - - 6 8 - 20 21 51 18 53 29 11 11 IA 36 9 17 10 - 1 - - 10 1 2 31 3 15 3 3 7 13 8 1 8 9 16 51 1 1 6 13 3 1 - 5 2 6 - - - 6 - 2 - - - - - - - A - - - -- - - 103 60 35 10 10 11 11 21 6 7 9 3 1 2 A 3 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 3 - 8 2 1 1 - 23 6 10 1 - - 3 7 A 1 1 10 - 1 1 2 - 2 2 1 - 1 7 3 5 2 1 ~ 1 1 - A — 2 7 - 15 8 3 1 2 A 1 2 _ ~ “ " 8 1A 57 32 113 107 8A 78 118 29 18 56 15 2A 20 11 25 3 2 “ _ 3 - - 2 1 - 12 7 5 5 - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - A - 5 3 6 10 13 9 5 6 A 3 12 1 1 1 5 - - - - - - - - ■ 7 - - - 5 A 1 9 8 3 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 1 2 1 5 4. 1 16 6 10 " - " 2 3 1 19 11 10 1 26 23 7 32 9 5 6 2 3 3 3 A , 1 2 - - 3 1 1 - 3 1A 13 3 A 31 7 7 13 - - - - 2 1 1 3 1 9 5 6 5 4. 9 2 1 10 7 26 3 5 7 7 5 3 13 1 10 - - - _ _ 137 76 61 1.67 _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 7 1 8 11 2 3 1 13 1.39 - ” - “ " 3 “ 3 6 — ” - 1 97 1.6A 39A 1.36 21 2 ~ 5 7 9 7 2 33 3 1 5 2 10 9 19 7A 71 100 2A 1 2 52 2 12 3 1 2 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 “ A — 1 1 1 9 1A 1 A 7 7 16 A 16 11 31 15 12 11 21 3 1 5 1 - - - 2 2 A A _ 8 19 11 23 23 19 26 19 10 12 _ - _ _ _ 2 _ 2 60 3 1 3 2 5 1 35 1 3 1 3 3 3 13 5 4. 1 2 1A 21 _ 2 3 - - - _ _ _ 19A 1.90 - - - - \1A6 1.86 1.69 1.59 - - - _ _ _ . 9 3 3 - - - A - _ - _ -— 1 _ - - 3 _ _ - - A A _ 3 - 2A 15 _ 1.58 1.59 - 1 1 A 75 1A8 2 ~ 1 A 1.37' 1 - 2 “ 37 AO IP _ - 3 38 - 22 _ - 3 - “ _ 1 10 - ” _ 3 6 - '- _ 3 - 8 - 1.38 _ 5 A - - 6 1 1 - - _ 11 1 1 1 1 - 1 5 3 A - 7 - _ 8 9 5 3 7 ' - 1.79 _ 5 7 A 3 3 - 1.62 1.58 1 1 9 5 c J 5 7 7 3 ~ “ - 3 - - Occupational Wage Survey, Providence, R. I., December 1952 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics 8 Table B-35* M acUiHVuf ftU ia fa im i 1/ - Q n tim m i 1 / The study covered establishments employing more than 20 workers engaged in no n electrical machinery ind ustries, except the machine-tool industries (Group 3 5 , except 3 5 4 1 ), as defined in the Standard Industrial Classi fica tio n Manual (1945 edition) prepared by the Bureau of Budget; machine-tool accessory establishments (Group 3543) employing more than 7 workers were also included. 2 / Data limited to men workers. 2 / Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work. j j Includes data for machine-tool accessories (Group 3543) for which separate data are also presented. 2 / insufficien t data to permit presentation of separate averages by method of wage payment. (a) All or predominantly time workers. (b) All or predominantly incentive workers. 6 / Includes data for operators of other machine to ols in addition to those shown separately. 2 / T itle change only, from "Stock handlers and truck ers, hand," as reported in previous study. 9 P otuesi j£o444u!/U eA y Table B-7211: NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF— Number of workers Occupation and sex Average hourly earnings 2/ $ $ 0.70 and under ___t25 $ 0.80 0.75 * 0.85 4 0.90 4 0.95 4 1.00 4 1.05 * 1.10 4 1.15 4 1.20 4 1.25 4 1.30 4 1.35 4 1.40 4 1.45 4 1.50 4 1.60 4 1.70 # 1.8C .95 1.00 1.05 1.10 ..1.15 1.20 1.25 1.30 . 1.35 1.40 1.45 1.50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 6 1 3 4 1 6 3 3 - - - - _ _ 3 _ 7 _ _ _ - 1 3 1 - 7 " " “ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .80 ___ *8£_ ___t2Q_ Men Extractor operators ^ a / ..................... Firemen, stationary boiler 3a/ .............. Identifiers 3a/ ............................. Washers, machine ........................ 24 12 17 24 * 1.01 1.27 .94 1.22 3 3 - 1 4 2 - - - 2 6 - - 2 1 - 2 2 “ “ Women .80 .76 .76 Clerks, retail receiving ^a/ ................. Finishers, flatwork, machine: Total ......... T i m e ....... Incentive ... Markers: Total ............................. Time ........................... Incentive ..... ................. Pressers, machine, shirts 3b/ ............... Wrappers, bundle 3q/ ........................ 36 170 120 50 48 23 25 122 44 .96 .82 1.09 1.04 .82 Occupation i j Number of workers Average weekly earnings .77 6 42 42 1 11 66 28 38 8 7 1 12 14 - 1 - 3 12 50 38 12 3 3 1 _ _ 4 3 1 19 5 3 12 12 15 10 5 10 5 _ 6 13 3 _ 2 - 2 15 _ _ ... - _ _ 1 3 _ _ _ 2 _ _ _ 5 _ _ 1 _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ 1 - - - _ _ - _ 1 3 6 2 5 1 15 _ - 1 3 1 - - 6 - - 26 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ 3 .. - _ _ _ _ _ 1 4 NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF— y Routemen, retail (driver-salesmen): Total .... 5^-day workweek .......................... 135 97 38 4 68.00 74.50 50.50 1 Under 4 1---- 1 ---- 1 ---- 1 ---40.00 42.50 45.00 47.50 % 50.00 1 ---- 1 ---- 1 ---- 1 ---- 1 ---- 1 ---- 4 52.50 55.00 57.50 60.00 62.50 65.00 67.50 70.00 42.50 45.00 52.50 55.00 57.50 60.00 62,59 65.00 3 3 3 3 6 6 3 3 6 3 3 5 5 4 3 1 1 ---- 1 ---- 1 ---- $ 4 1— 1— 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 and 40.00 3 - 3 47.50 10 - 10 50.00 1 1 19 14 5 y The study covered establishments employing more than 20 workers in the power laundries industry (Group 7211) i Data relate to a June 1952 payroll period. 2 J Excludes premium pay for overtime and night work. y Insufficient data to permit presentation of separate averages by method of wage payment. (a) All or predominantly time workers. (b) All or predominantly incentive workers. ij Data limited to men workers. y Straight-time earnings (includes commission earnings). * 72.50 75.00 67.50 .70.00 5 2 3 4 1 3 72.50 4 4 75.00 XL 11 80.00 13 13 85.00 12 12 90.00 95.00 8 8 4 4 100.00 105.00 110.00 6 6 1 1 3 3 over 1 1 defined in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (1949 edition) prepared by the Bureau of the Budget. Occupational Wage Survey, Providence, R. I., December 1952 U.S. DEPARTMENT (F LABCR Bureau of Labor Statistics 10 C: Union Wage Scales (Minimum wage rates and maximum straight-time hours per week agreed upon tbrough collective bargaining between employers and trade unions. Rates and hours are those in effect on dates indicated. Additional information is available in reports issued separately for these individual industries or trades.) Table C-15: B i iU d U u p C o H d i^ H o t iO i Table C-205* B a A e /d e d . Table c -a i * J Z o o c U G o + U i+ u t e c t . O July 1, 1952 January 2, 1953 Classification Rate per hour Hours per week Bricklayers ................. ................. Carpenters .............. ................ . Electricians..... ...... ..... ............. . Painters.................................... Plasterers .............. . Plumbers .............. ................ ..... Building laborers ............................ $3,038 2.A50 2.550 2.150 3.050 2.700 1.800 AO AO A0 A0 AO A0 A0 Table C-205* & € iA e /U e ± July 1, 1952 Classification Bread and cake - Hand shops* Mixers, ovenmen ........................... General helpers ........................... Bread and cake - Machine shops* Agreement A* Mixers, head ovenmen................... Divider operators, rdl-oven m e n ........ Molder operators ....................... Ingredient scalers, mixers* helpers ..... Benchmen, head wrappers ................ Roll-oven helpers.......... ........... Flour dumpers, ovenmen's helpers ........ Wrappers, packers ...................... Agreement B* Mixers - second c l a s s .......... ....... Dividers .............................. Molders................ ............. . Ingredient scalers, mixers' helpers ..... Flour dumpers, molders* helpers ......... Wrappers ............. ........... ...... Pan greasers ........................... Packers ................................ Agreement C* Mixer scalers .......................... Mixers ............................... Ovenmen.......................... ..... Divider operators, first benchmen ....... Molders ................................ Wrapping-machine operators, checkers, pan greasers ......................... Oven helpers, general helpers, benchmen ............................. Agreement D * Mixers (cake) ......................... . Ovenmen .................... ............ Scalers, icing mixers, fryers, icingmachine operators .................... Pan greasers, pan washers, pan paperers ...................... ..... Agreement E* Head mixers and scalers ................ Traveling-oven men ..................... Dividers .... ....................... T.T Molders ................... ............ First benchmen ......................... Rate per hour Hours per week I1.A60 1.260 A0 A0 1.580 1.A80 1.A30 1.380 1.360 1.350 1.330 1.280 A0 AO A0 A0 A0 A0 A0 A0 1.580 1.A80 1.A30 1.380 1.330 1.2A0 1.290 1.280 A0 A0 A0 AO AO AO AO AO 1.5A5 1.A95 1.445 1.370 1.320 AO AO AO AO AO 1.2A0 AO 1.220 AO 1.580 1.505 AO AO 1.385 AO Classification Bread and cake - Machine shops - Continued Agreement E - Continued Mixers' helpers ........... .’........... Ovenmen, roll-oven men, benchmen........ Benchmen's helpers, checkers, molders' helpers .............................. Wrapping-machine operators, packers ..... Pan greasers ........................... Pie and pastry shops* Cooks, dough mi x e r s....................... Bakers ...............__ ........__ ......... Filling mixers, dough breakers, helpers .... Hebrew baking* Working foremen ........................... Second hands .............................. AO AO AO AO AO AO Rate per hour Hours per week $1,380 1.350 A0 A0 1.330 1.280 1.230 A0 A0 A0 1.370 1.320 1.270 A0 A0 A0 2.002 1.891 A5 A5 P n in t i t U f July 1, 1952 Classification 1.680 1.500 1.A80 1.A30 1.A00 f C + M fU o y e e d . October 1, 1952 Classification 1-man cars and busses* First 3 months ............................ A - 12 months ............................. After 1 year .............................. Table C-A2* M Book and job shops* Compositors, hand: Agreement A ............................ Agreement B ............................ Electrotypers ................. ....... . Machine operators ....................... . Machine tenders (machinists) .............. Photoengravers ............................ Press assistants and feeders: Agreement A* Cylinder presses............. ...... Platen presses ...................... Agreement B* All type presses ..................... Pressmen: Agreement A * Cylinder, all presses; platen, automatic ......................... Agreement B* Cylinder ............................ Hand-fed job presses ................ Agreement C* Cylinder and platen ................. Newspapers * Compositors, hand - day work .............. Compositors, hand - night work ............ Machine operators - day work .............. Machine operators - night work ............ Machine tenders (machinists) - day work .... Machine tenders (machinists) - night work ... Photoengravers - day work ................. Photoengravers - night work ............... Pressmen, web presses - day work .......... Pressmen, web presses - night work ......... Pressmen-in-charge - day w o r k ....... FTessmen-in-charge - night w o r k ........... Stereotypers - day work ................... Stereotypers - night work .................. Rate per hour Hours per week $2.A00 2 .A00 2.560 2 . AGO 2.A00 2.690 3 7* 37* 37* 37* 1.825 1.825 3 7* 37* 1.876 36* SI 2.A00 37* 2.256 2.076 SI 2.200 37* 2 . 6$0 2.813 2.680 2.813 2.680 2.813 2.9A1 3.061 2.605 37* 37* 37* 37* 37* 37* 3 7* 37* 37* 37* 3 7* 37* 37* 37* 2.692 2.739 2.825 2.605 2.692 Rate per hour Hours per week $1,700 1.730 1.750 A0 A0 A0 Rate per hour Hours per week $1.A30 A0 1.600 A8 1.050 1.5A5 5A A8 1.270 .963 AO 5A 1.838 1.763 1.723 1.670 1.570 A0 A0 A0 A0 AO 1.600 1.750 A0 A0 1.650 1.700 1.650 1.A80 1.520 1.370 1.520 1.A20 A0 A0 A0 A0 A0 A0 A8 A8 1.520 1.A20 1.620 1.520 1.A00 1.180 1.650 A8 A8 A8 A8 A7 A7 A0 1.670 1.570 1.670 1.A70 1.670 1.768 A0 A0 A0 A0 A0 A0 o fo U b U c A July 1, 1952 Classification Table c-27* 1.170 p e /i a i i H * J* & t* U t Armored c a r .................. . 'Bakery* Agreement A* 5 tons and over .... ... Sparemen and helpers* After 30 d a y s ........ . Agreement B ................ Agreement Cs Special delivery - Utility Sparemen ................ Beer* Brewery* Agreement A ............. Agreement £ ............. Helpers............. Distributor ................. Helpers ................. Construction* Building: Dump truck - Regular ...... Dump truck - Heavy ....... Highway* Low-bed equipment ........ Heavy equipment .......... Ready-mix ............... Dump truck ............... Department store - Furniture .... Helpers.................... General - Freight .............. Helpers .................... Grocery* Chain s t o r e ..... ........... Helpers ................. Wholesale ........ . Helpers................. Laundry - After 5 weeks ........ Helpers .................... Newspaper ........ ............. Oil* Agreement A ................ Helpers ........ ....... . Agreement B ................ Helpers .................. Agreement C ................ Railway e x p r e s s ................ Occupational Wage Survey, Providence, R. I., December 1952 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics u D( Supplementary Wage Practices Table D -l: S h ift Jbifte/ie+UicU P^txuddUaui 1/ P ercen t o f t o t a l p la n t employment < A ctu a lly working oz A ll m anufacturing ixulu8trie8 2/ 3d or 2d s h i f t o th e r s h i f t By estab lish m en t p o lic y in Machinery in d u s trie s A ll mam:Lfacturing (ex cep t machine to o ls ) indusl .r le s 2 / 2d s h i f t 3d or o th er 2d s h i f t 3d o r o th er s h i f t work work s h i f t work work S h ift d iffe re n tia l 1 0 0 ,0 A ll w o r k e r s ........................................................................... xxx XXX XXX 1A.3 6 .1 8.A .5 6 .1 5 .3 1 .1 2 .7 8.A A.3 A.2 .5 .5 - - - 1 9 .5 1 .3 - 1 1 .6 1 0 .0 .3 5 .7 .9 1 .1 .8 .9 .3 1.A .7 .7 .2 2 .7 1 .3 .2 .8 .3 .1 .A - .1 2 .A 2.A 1 .7 - .5 . - A7.5 xxx XXI XXX XXX 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 m 8 3 .7 65 .A 79 .A 5 2 .5 6 8 .3 5 3 .6 1 .7 2 2 .5 9 .0 5 .6 8 .1 A.A 2 .3 1 3 .7 5 .1 ■8 .6 1 .0 15 .A 6 2 .7 A5.A 9 .2 2 3 .6 1 1 .3 1 .3 1 7 .1 2 .1 .8 1 0 .6 3 .6 .2 2 .7 79 .A A 9.6 2 .2 A l.l 6 .3 2 3 .5 2 3 .5 6 .3 - 5 2 .5 3 1 .7 .7 - 3A.6 2 0 .6 Workers in estab lish m en ts having p ro v is io n s f o r l a t e s h i f t s ...................................... With s h i f t d i f f e r e n t i a l ........................................... Uniform c e n ts (per hour) .................................. Under A c e n ts ................................................... A ce n ts ................................................................. 5 c e n t s ............................................................ . . 6 c e n t s ................................................................ 7 c e n ts ................................................................. Over 7 and under 10 ce n ts .................. .. 10 c e n ts ...................................... Over 10 c e n t s .................................................... Uniform percentage . . . ; , ......................... .. 5 p e rce n t ............................................................ Over 5 and under 10 percen t .................... 10 p e r c e n t .......................................................... Over 10 p e r c e n t ............................................. Other 2 / ..................................................................... With no s h i f t d i f f e r e n t i a l ............................. .. Workers in estab lish m en ts having no p ro v isio n s f o r l a t e s h i f t s ................................ 1 6 .3 e x tr a s h i f t s in Machinery in d u s trie s (ex cep t machine to o ls ) 3d or 2d s h i f t o th er s h i f t - 30.01 .0 2 0 .8 - 1 / S h i f t d i f f e r e n t i a l data a re presented in term s o f (a ) estab lishm en t p o lic y and (b ) -workers a c tu a lly employed on l a t e s h i f t s a t th e tim e o f th e su rvey . An estab lish m en t was considered as having a p o lic y i f i t met any o f th e follo w in g c o n d itio n s ! ( l ) operated l a t e s h i f t s a t th e time o f th e survey , (2 ) had u n io n -co n tract p rov ision s covering l a t e s h i f t s , or (3 ) had operated l a t e s h i f t s w ithin 6 months p r io r to th e survey. 2/ In clu d es d ata fo r machinery in d u s trie s a ls o shown s e p a r a te ly , 2 / In clu d es such p rov ision s a s f u l l d a y 's pay f o r reduced hours; and paid lunch period in ad d itio n to c e n ts -p e r -hour d i f f e r e n t i a l . Table d-2 : Sch eduled 'k/vekly, dtou/U Percent of office workers l/ employed in Weekly hours All workers.................... Under 37& hours ................... 37& hours ............................ Over 37& and under A0 hours ......... A0 h o u r s ....... ;........ .......... Over A0 and under A5 hou r s ........ . A5 h o u r s .......................... Over A5 and under A8 hours...... . A8 hour8 ........... ............. Over A8 h o u r s ..................... 1/ 2/ 3/ * All Manufacturing industries 2/ Percent of plant workers employed in - Public Retail trade utilities * All Manufacturing industries 2 / 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 10.6 13.3 13.1 59.1 2.2 .7 .1 .9 • 3.6 9.1 10.6 73.9 .7 .6 1.5 * 2.8 77.0 19.8 .A - 11.9 1.9 30.1 Al.l 11.8 2.2 .7 .3 1.0 .9 .8 68.2 6.5 8.8 1.9 7.0 A.9 1.2 .6 - Public Retail trade utilities * 100.0 - - 73.3 5.2 7.7 l.A 6 .A A.2 81.5 9.0 9.5 100.0 A.7 8.5 26.1 17.9 17.8 6.2 8 .9 9 .9 Data r e l a t e to women workers, In clu d es data fo r w holesale tr a d e ; fin a n c e , in su ran ce, and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v ic e s in a d d itio n to th ose in d u stry d iv is io n s shown s e p a r a te ly , In clu des data fo r w holesale tr a d e ; r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v ic e s in a d d ition to th ose in d u stry d iv is io n s shown s e p a r a te ly , T ran sp o rtatio n (excluding r a i l r o a d s ) , communication, and o th er p u b lic u t i l i t i e s . Occupational Wage Survey, Providence, R, I., December 1952 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics 12 T able D-3 P a id d fo lid a y l P ercen t o f p la n t workers employed in - P e rcen t o f o f f ic e workers employed in Number o f paid holidays A ll w o rk e r s .................................................... .... Workers in estab lish m en ts providing paid h olid ay s 3/ ......................................... 5 days or l e s s .................................. 6 d a y s ............ ................................................ 7 days ............................................................. 8 days ............................................................. 9 days ............................................................. 10 days .......................................................... 11 d a y s .......................................................... 12 d a y s ............................................. ............. Workers in estab lish m en ts providing no paid h olidays ......................................... AH Manufacturing in d u s tr ie s 1/ 100.0 9 9 .7 . 1* 3 .3 3 .1 1 9 .9 1*0.5 19 .6 1 .6 1 1 .3 P u b lic u tilitie s * R e t a i l trade A ll Manufacturing in d u s trie s 2/ P u b lic u tilitie s * R e t a i l trade 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 100.0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 00.0 .2 6 .1 5 .1 3 3 .0 50. U 5 .2 - 1 0 0 .0 .6 3 .8 3 .7 1 7 .2 7U.7 - 9 6 . li - 96. U - 9 2 .7 6 .5 3 3 .7 1 0 .6 1 3 .8 2 2 .9 5 .2 • - 93. li 5 .6 1*0.5 1 2 .1 16.U 1 5 .8 3 .0 - 9 6 .6 .8 1 1 .1 U.o 2 9 .5 5 1 .2 - 8 6 .li 9 .8 7 6 .6 - 3 .6 7 .3 6 .6 3.1* 1 3 .6 - .3 ' 1/ Includes data fo r w holesale tra d e ; fin a n c e , in su ran ce, and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v ic e s in ad d ition to those in d u stry d iv is io n s shown s ep a ra tely * *2/ Inclu des data fo r wholesale tra d e ; r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v ic e s in ad d itio n to those in dustry d iv is io n s shown s e p a ra te ly . V Paid holidays of less than a full day have been omitted. * Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. T able D -4 : P a id V c U z U to H A ty o to m o l P 4 0 4 A U ia * U ) P ercen t o f o ff ic e workers employed in V acation p o lic y A ll workers ........................................................ A ll Manufacturing in d u s trie s 1 / P u b lic u tilitie s * R e t a i l trade P ercen t o f p la n t workers employed in A ll Manufacturing in d u s trie s 2/ P u b lic u t ilitie s * R e t a i l trad e 100 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 8 7 .2 Hi. 8 69.1* 2.1* .6 1 2 .8 1 2 .8 - 1 0 0 .0 7 6 . li 1 7 .9 5 8 .5 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 6 .1 9 3 .9 - 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 8 .8 7 2 .5 8 .7 - 9 6 .7 5 8 .2 ill*. 8 1 2 .2 1 .2 3 8 .5 3 6 .2 2 .3 9 6 .0 5 0 .0 1 * .3 3 .0 .7 1*6.0 U3.2 2 .8 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 2 7 .0 7 3 .0 - 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 3 9 .5 5 3 .6 6 .9 - 3 .3 U.o A fter 1 year o f s e r v ic e Workers in estab lish m en ts providing paid v acatio n s ............................................. L ength-of-tim e payment ......................... 1 week ...................................................... 2 w e e k s .............. ..................................... 3 w e e k s .................................................... O th e r .................................................... .. Percentage payment 3 / ..................... .. 2 p ercen t .•••••7............................. .. Over 2 but l e s s than 3 p e rce n t • Workers in estab lish m en ts providing no paid v acatio n s ...................................... 2 3 .6 2 3 .6 - See fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le . * Tran sportation (excludin g r a i l r o a d s ) , communication, and other p u b lic u t i l i t i e s . Occupational Wage Survey, P rov id en ce, R. I . , December 1952 U .S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s E stim ates are provided s e p a ra te ly , according th em p lo y er p r a c tic e in computing v a ca tio n payments (le n g th -o f-tim e or p e rce n ta g e ); percentage payments were converted to eq u iv alen t time period s in e a r l i e r stu d ie s. 13 t «u « d-4 : Paid Vacatia*U (Qosimal PAooiiia*u)-Co*Ui*u*ed P ercen t o f o f f i c e workers employed in - V acation p o lic y A ll w o r k e r s ........................................................ A ll M anufacturing in d u s trie s 1/ P u blic u tilitie s * P ercen t o f p la n t workers employed in - R e t a i l trade A ll M anufacturing in d u s tr ie s 2/ p u b lic u t ilitie s * R e t a i l trade 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 8 7 .2 1 1 .6 7 2 .3 2 .7 .6 1 2 .8 8 .7 3 .8 .3 1 0 0 .0 7 6 .il I5.s> 6 0 .5 2 3 .6 1 6 .1 6 .9 .6 100 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 - 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 2 .8 8U.3 U.2 8 .7 - 9 6 .7 5 8 .2 U2.0 1U.6 .u 1 .2 3 8 .5 3 3 .2 3.U 1 .9 9 6 .0 5 0 .0 U6.3 3 .0 .7 U6.0 3 9 .5 U.2 2 .3 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 5 .1 8U.9 - 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 6 .3 7 2 .7 U.1 6 .9 - *■ 3 .3 U.o 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 2 .8 8U.3 U.2 8 .7 - • - 9 6 .7 5 8 .2 2 9 .0 1 6 .3 •U 1 2 .5 3 8 .5 1 7 .3 2 .2 1U.9 3 .3 .8 9 6 .0 5 0 .0 3 1 .5 U.2 1U.3 U6.0 2 0 .5 2 .6 1 7 .9 U.o 1 .0 - 3 .3 U.o 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 2 .8 69. U 27.8 - 9 6 .7 5 8 .2 1U.1 U1.6 2 .5 3 8 .5 .6 3 7 .0 .9 9 6 .0 5 0 .0 1U.5 3 5 .2 .3 U6.0 •U UU.5 l.l 3 .3 U.o A fte r 2 y ears o f s e r v ic e Workers in estab lish m en ts providing p aid v acatio n s .................................... L e n gth -o f-tim e paym ent....................... 1 w e e k ................................................. 2 weeks ................................................. .. 3 w e e k s ................................................... Other ..................................................... .. P ercentage payment 3/ ••••.............. •• 2 p e r c e n t ............7 ................................ Over 2 b u t le s s than 3 p ercen t • 3 p e r c e n t ............................................... Workers in estab lish m en ts providing no paid v a ca tio n s ...................................... m " — A fte r 3 y ears o f s erv ice Workers in estab lish m en ts providing paid v a c a t i o n s .......................................... .. L en gth -o f-tim e payment .................... .. 1 w e e k ...................................................... 2 w e e k s .................................................... 3 weeks ............................................ . . . Other ............................. .......................... Percentage payment 3 / .............. 2 p e r c e n t ............7 ............................... Over 2 b u t le s s than 3 p ercen t • 3 p e rc e n t ............................................... Over 3 but l e s s than U p ercen t • U p e rce n t ............................................. Workers in estab lish m en ts providing no p aid v a c a t i o n s ................ ..................... 1 0 0 .0 8 7 .2 1 1 .3 7 2 .6 2 .7 .6 1 2 .8 7 .7 3 .8 .3 1 .0 - * 1 0 0 .0 76. U 1 5 .9 6 0 .5 2 3 .6 Hi. 2 6 .9 .6 1 .9 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 100 .0 - “ 1 0 0 .0 lp o .o 1 5 .1 8U.9 - 1 00.0 1 0 0 .0 1 6 .3 7 2 .7 U .l 6 .9 ~ - ~ A fte r 5 years o f se rv ic e Workers in estab lish m en ts providing paid v a ca tio n s ............................................. L en gth-o f-tim e payment .................. 1 w e e k ..................................................... 2 w e e k s ........................ .......................... 3 weeks ••••........................................... Percentage payment 3/ ........................... 2 p e rce n t ............7 ........................... U p e rce n t ...................................... Over U bu t le s s than 6 p ercen t • Workers in estab lish m en ts providing no p aid v a c a t i o n s ........................... ••••• 1 0 0 .0 8 7 .2 7 .6 7 5 .0 U.6 1 2 .8 .1 1 2 .7 - 1 0 0 .0 76. U 9 .2 6 6 .7 .5 2 3 .6 .1 2 3 .5 - 100 .0 100 .0 1 0 0 .0 - See footnotes at end of table. * Transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities. 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 - 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 6 .3 5 9 .5 2U.2 - 14 Table D-4 : PA0 4 Udio^)-Go ^ <*U4e(f Paid* fyaccUiatiA. Percent of office workers employed in V acation p o lic y A ll workers ........................................................... A ll Manufacturing in d u s trie s 1/ P u blic u tilitie s * I R e t a i l trade Percent of plant workers employed in - Iin d u stries m 2/ Manufacturing P u b lic u tilitie s * R e t a i l tra d e 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 8 7 .2 7 .6 6 8 .9 9 .2 1 .5 1 2 .3 .1 9 .3 1 0 0 .0 7 6 .4 9 .2 6 4 .8 2 .4 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 2 3 .6 .1 1 7 .2 - 9 6 .7 5 8 .2 1 2 .0 4 1 .4 3 .4 1 .4 3 8 .5 .6 3 5 .6 9 6 .0 5 0 .0 1 2 .3 3 6 .0 1 .7 - 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 2 .8 6 9 .4 6 .6 2 1 .2 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 6 .3 5 4 .8 1 3 .5 1 5 .4 - 3 .4 6 .3 - - AfterJLO y a g a q f .geprioe Workers In estab lishm en ts providing paid v a c a t i o n s ...................... ........................ Len gth-of-tim e payment ....................... 1 w e e k ........................................................ 2 weeks ...................................................... 3 weeks ...................................................... 4 weeks and o v e r .................................. Percentage payment 2 / .............................. 2 p ercen t .................................................. 4 p e r c e n t ..................... ............................ Over A bu t l e s s than 6 p e rce n t ............................................. Workers in estab lish m en ts providing no paid v acatio n s ......................................... - - ~ - 9 5 .2 4 .8 - - - - 8 6 .6 1 3 .4 - 4 6 .0 .4 4 2 .8 - - 2 .3 2 .8 - - 3 .3 4 .0 - — 9 6 .0 5 0 .0 1 2 .3 3 1 .2 6 .5 A fte r 15 v ears o f s e r v ic e Workers in estab lish m en ts providing paid v a c a t i o n s .............................. ....................... .. Length-of -tim e pay m en t.............. ............... 1 w e e k .................................................................... 2 w e e k s ................................................. .. ........... 3 w e e k s ................................................................. A weeks and o v e r .............. .......................... Percentage payment 2 / .................................... 2 p ercen t .................................................. A p ercen t .................................................. Over A but l e s s than 6 p e r c e n t .................................................... .. 6 p ercen t and o v e r ................................... Workers In estab lish m en ts providing no paid v a c a t i o n s ................................................. 1 0 0 .0 8 7 ,2 6 .0 3 7 .4 4 2 .3 1 .5 1 2 .8 1 0 0 .0 7 6 .4 9 .2 4 8 .5 1 8 .7 2 3 .6 - .1 .1 - - 9 .3 1 7 .2 - - 9 6 .7 5 8 .2 1 2 .0 3 2 .5 1 2 .3 1 .4 3 8 .5 .6 3 0 .3 3 .4 6 .3 - - - - 2 .3 5 .3 “ ** • - 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 - 9 .8 9 0 .2 1 0 0 .0 100*0 2 .8 6 7 .7 8 .3 2 1 .2 - - 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 - 3 .4 9 6 .6 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 6 .3 5 0 .7 1 7 .6 1 5 .4 4 6 .0 - .4 - - 3 6 .4 - - 2 .8 6 .4 - - 3.3 4 .0 - — 9 6 .7 5 8 .2 1 2 .0 3 1 .6 1 3 .0 1 .6 3 8 .5 .6 2 9 .6 96<0 5 0 .0 1 2 .3 3 1 .2 6 .5 - Aftey, a q . J M r s ,<g.,„flgplcg Workers in estab lish m en ts providing paid v a c a t i o n s ......................................................... Len gth-of-tim e p ay m en t ................................. 1 w e e k .................................................................... 2 w e e k s ........................................ ....................... 3 weeks ...................................................... A weeks and o v e r .................................. Percentage payment 2 / ....................... 2 p e r o e n t .................................................. A percen t .................................................. Over A, h a t l e s s than 6 p ero en t ............................................. 6 peroen t and over .............................. Workers in estab lish m en ts providing no paid v acatio n s ......................................... 1 0 0 .0 8 7 .2 6 .0 3 4 .7 3 7 .6 8 .9 1 2 .8 1 0 0 .0 7 6 .4 9 .2 4 7 .4 1 9 .8 2 3 .6 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 - 9 .8 9 0 .2 - .1 .1 9 .3 1 7 .2 - 3 .4 - 6 .3 - - 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 2 .8 5 7 .4 1 8 .0 2 1 .8 - See footnotes a t end of table. * Transportation (excluding railroads), c u n iilc a tio n , and other public u t ilit ie s - - 4 6 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 3 .4 9 6 .6 - 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 16.3 4 1 .8 2 4 .7 1 7 .2 - 3 5 .6 - - 2 .3 6 .0 2 .8 7 .2 - - 3 .3 4 .0 .4 15 Table D -4: P a i d V cU xU lO + tA P A Q 4 J4 d 4 Q H tfi-G o H iti4 U ted P ercen t of p la n t workers employed in - Percen t of o ff ic e workers employed in Vacation p o licy A ll w o rk e rs ........................................................ A ll Manufacturing in d u stries 1 / Public u tilitie s * R e ta il trade 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 8 7 .2 6 .0 3 3 .0 3 7 .2 1 1 .0 1 2 .8 .1 9 .3 3.1* - 1 0 0 .0 76. U 9 .2 UU.6 2 2 .6 2 3 .6 .1 1 7 .2 6 .3 - 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 9 .8 9 0 .2 - 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 2 .8 5 3 .7 2 1 .7 2 1 .8 • - A ll Manufacturing in d u strie s 2 / 1 0 0 .0 Public u tilitie s * R e ta il trade 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 9 6 .0 5 0 .0 1 2 .3 2 9 .1 8 .6 1*6.0 .1* 3 5 .6 2 .8 7 .2 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 3.1* 9 6 .6 - 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 6 .3 3 2 .1 3U.U 1 7 .2 * - A fter 25 years o f serv ice Workers in establishm ents providing paid v a ca tio n s ...................................... Length-of-tim e paym ent................ 1 w e e k .......................................... 2 weeks ................................................. .. 3 w e e k s................ ................. 1* weeks and over ............................. .. Percentage payment 3 / ........... ............... 2 p e r c e n t ............7 . . . . . ................ 1* p ercen t ............................................... Over 1* b u t le ss t h a n 6 percent • 6 p ercen t and o v e r ........................... Workers in establishm ents providing no paid v a c a t i o n s .......................... .. 1/ "2/ 3/ * 9 6 .7 5 8 .2 1 2 .0 2 9 .0 15. U 1 .8 3 8 .5 •6 2 9 .6 2 .3 6 .0 U.O 3 .3 Includes data fo r wholesale tra d e ; fin an ce, insurance, and r e a l e s t a t e ; and se rv ice s in addition to those industry div isio n s shown se p a ra te ly . Includes data for wholesale tra d e ; r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e rv ice s in addition to those industry d iv isio n s shown se p a ra te ly . P ercen t of annual earnings. Transportation (excluding r a ilr o a d s ), communication, and o ther public u t i l i t i e s . Table D -5: j<otSMe* O H /t Pe*tU O *t P lcutd. Percen t o f o ffice w r k e r s employed in T^pe o f plan A ll workers ...................................................... .. Workers in establishm ents having insurance o r pension plans 3 / ............ A ll in d u strie s V Manufacturing Public u tilitie s * 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 Percent of p lan t workers employed in - R e ta il trade A ll in d u stries 2 / Manufacturing 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 Public u tilitie s * R e ta il trade 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 9 7 .0 9 7 .2 9 5 .3 9 2 .6 9 0 .1 9 1 .8 9 1 .0 8 3 .3 Insurance plans 3 / .................................. L i f e ................ 7 ....................................... A ccid en tal death and dismemberment .................................. Sickness and accid ent ..................... H o sp italizatio n .................................. S u rg ical ................................................. Medical .................................................... R etirem ent-pension p l a n ................ 93.1* 7 9 .5 9 0 .5 7 6 .8 9 5 .3 9 5 .3 9 2 .6 8 6 .7 8 8 .6 7U. 1 9 0 .0 71*. 6 9 1 .0 9 1 .0 8 3 .3 69.1* 2 5 .0 1 8 .8 7 7 .3 6 2 .2 17.1* 61*. 1 2 6 .1 11*. U 7 7 .1 5 8 .3 1 7 .2 5 2 .5 6 2 .8 7 3 .7 3 1 .3 1 2 .9 1 0 .3 9 0 .2 3 8 .5 2 0 .6 73.2 69.1* 1 3 .3 1 5 .2 3 8 .6 2 1 .6 7 5 .1 6 0 .8 2 1 .2 3 1 .6 3 9 .7 19.1* 8 0 .1 6 5 .7 21*. 0 3 0 .5 5 0 .2 6 8 .5 3 8 .7 1 2 .5 7 .6 81.1* 2 8 .9 1 8 .7 5 8 .8 50.1* 5 .2 1 8 .5 Workers in establishm ents having no insurance or pension p l a n s ............ 3 .0 2 .8 U.7 7.1* 9 .9 8 .2 9 .0 1 6 .7 1/ cf 3/ * Includes data fo r wholesale tra d e ; fin a n ce , insurance, and r e a l e s t a t e ; and se rv ice s in addition to those ind ustry d iv isio n s shown se p a ra te ly . Includes data for wholesale tra d e ; r e a l e s t a t e ; and se rv ice s in addition to those ind ustry d iv isio n s shown se p a ra te ly . Unduplicated t o t a l . Transportation (excluding r a ilro a d s ), communication, and other public u t i l i t i e s . Occupational Wage Survey, Providence, R. I., December 1952 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics 16 Appendix - Scope and Method of Survey The Bureau1e occupational wage surveys are designed to provide a maximum of useful and reliable information with avallable resources* In order to use resources efficiently and publisb results promptly, the surveys did not cover all establishments in the community* Although those studied are selected to provide representative results, no sample can reflect perfectly all differ ences in occupational structure, earnings, and working conditions among establishments* sueh jobs were included only for firms ments of the broad industry divisions* Because of the great variation in occupational structure among establishments, estimates of occupational employment are sub ject to considerable sampling fluctuation* Hence, they serve only to indicate the relative numerical importance of the jobs studied* The fluctuations in employment do not materially affect the accuracy of the earnings data* The earnings information excludes premium pay for overtime and night work* Nonproduotion bonuses are also excluded, but costof-living bonuses and ineentive earnings, including commissions for salespersons, are included* Where weekly hours are reported, as for office clerical occupations* reference is to work schedules (rounded to the nearest half-hour; for which the straight-time sala ries are paid; average weekly earnings for these occupations have been rounded to the nearest 50 cents* The number of workers pre sented refers to the estimated total employment in all establish ments within the scope of the study and not to the number actually surveyed* Bata are shown for only full-time workers, i*e«, those hired to work the establishment fs full-time schedule for the given occupational classification* to With the exception of the union rate scales, information presented in this bulletin was collected by visits of the Bureau9s field representatives to establishments included in the study* Occupational classification is based on a uniform set of job de scriptions designed to take account of interestablishment variation in duties within the same job; these job descriptions are available upon request* Six broad industry divisions were covered in compiling earnings data for the following types of occupations! (a) office clerical; (b) professional and technical} (c) maintenance and power plant} and (d; custodial, warehousing, and shipping (tables A-l through A-4). The industry groupings surveyed ares manufacturing; transportation (except railroads;, communication, and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services* Information on work schedules and supple mentary benefits also was obtained in a representative group of es tablishments in each of these industry divisions* As indicated in the following table, only establishments above a certain size were studied* Smaller establishments were omitted because they fur nished insufficient employment in the occupations studied to warrant inclusion* Among the industries in which eharaeteristie jobs were studied, minimum size of establishment and extent of the area covered were determined separately for each industry (see following table)* Although size limits frequently varied from these estab lished for surveying cross-industry office and plant jobs, data for meeting the size require A greater proportion of large than of small establishments was studied in order to maximize the number of workers surveyed with available resources* Each group of establishments of a certain size, however, was given its proper weight in the combination of data by industry and occupations* The term "office workers" referred to in this bulletin includes all office clerical employees and excludes administrative, executive, professional, and technical personnel* "Plant workers" includes working foremen and all nonsupervisory workers (including leadmen and trainees) engaged in nonoffioe functions* Administra tive, executive, professional, and technical employees, and forceaccount construction employees who are utilized as a separate work force, are excluded* Although cafeteria workers, routemen, and in stallation and repair employees are excluded in manufacturing indus tries, these work categories are included as plant workers in nonmanufacturing industries* Shift-differential data are limited to manufacturing in dustries and have been presented both in terms of establishment policy and according to provisions for workers actually employed on extra shifts at the time of the stirvey* Establishments were eonsidered as having a shift-differential polioy if they met any of the following conditions t operated late shifts at the time of the survey; operated late shifts within 6 months before the field visit; or had a union-contract provision for payment of extra-shift work* Rroportions in the tabulation of establishment polioy are presented 17 in t m i o f to ta l p la n t employment, w hereas p ro p o rtio n s in th e se e ond ta b u la tio n ro p ro sa n t on ly tboso w orkers a c tu a lly employed on th o sp e c ifie d la ta s h if t. In fo m a tio n on wage p ra c tie o s o th e r th an s h if t d iff e r e n tia ls re fe rs to a l l o ffic e and p la n t w orkers as sp e c ifie d in th e in d iv id u a l ta b le s . I t i s p resen ted in te rn s o f th e p ro p o rtio n o f a l l w orkers employed in o ffic e s (o r p la n t d ep artn en ts) th a t observe th e p ra c tic e in q u e stio n , except in th e se c tio n re la tin g to wonen o ffic e w orkers o f th e ta b le su n aarisin g scheduled weekly hours. Because o f e lig ib ility requirem en ts, th e p ro p o rtio n a c tu a lly re ceiv in g th e s p e c ific b e n e fits nay be a n a lle r. The summary o f v aca tio n p lan s i s U n ite d to form al a r rangem ents. I t excludes in fe rn a l p lan s whereby tin e o ff w ith pay i s gran ted a t th e d is c re tio n o f th e em ployer o r o th e r su p erv iso r. T abu lation s o f in su ran ce and pension p lan s have been confined to th o se fo r w hich a t le a s t a p a rt o f th e c o st i s borne by the em ployer. E stab lish m en ts and W orkers in Major In d u stry D ivision s and in S elected In d u s trie s in P rovidence, R. I . , 1/ and Number Studied by th e Bureau o f Labor S ta tis tic s , December 1952 Number► o f Employment e sta b lish m eats M inim a number o f w orkers in E stim ated E stim ated In estab lish n sn ts Item to ta l estab lish m en ts to ta l stu died w ith in stu d ied S tudied w ith in scope o f scope o f T o tal O ffice a/ stu d y _ stu d r In d u stry d iv isio n s in w hich ooounations were surveyed on an are a b a sis 132 161,600 65,050 8,320 AU d iv isio n s ................................................... .. 51 701 129,800 15,820 M anufacturing ......................... 1,350 51 509 73 31,800 3,970 19,230 192 N om anufaeturing • • • • • • • • « • • » • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 59 51 T ra n sp o rta tio n (exclu ding ra ilro a d s ), com m unication, and o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s ................................................................. 22 9,000 8,120 12 1,250 51 W holesale tra d e 2,700 860 270 51 29 9 U ,9 0 0 R e ta il tra d e ...................................................• • • • • 620 91 21 6,910 51 F in ance, in su ra n c e , and r e a l e s ta te « ••••• 5,100 8 2,310 1,760 51 23 S erv ices j / ........................... .. 6 2,800 21 70 51 1,030 In d u s trie s in w hich ooounations were surveyed on an in d u stry b a sis tJ M achinery in d u s trie s (ex cep t m achine to o ls) . . . . 9,700 5 / 21 66 28 920 7,110 Power la u n d rie s .................. ................... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 31 21 1,205 781 23 18 2 / The P ro vidence, R . I .,a r e a fo r th is survey c o n sists o f m ost o f B ris to l, K ant, and Providence C ounties w ith N orth K ingston in W ashington C ounty, Rhode Isla n d , and a contiguous se c tio n o f M assachusetts in clu d in g A ttleb o ro and N orth A ttle b o ro . 2 / T b ta l e stab lish m en t em ploym ent. The minimum e lse o f estab lish m en t stu d ied in a l l d iv isio n s in th o Beoember 1951 survey was 21 w orkers. 2 / H o tels) p e rso n a l se rv ic e s) b u sin ess se rv ic e s) autom obile re p a ir shops) ra d io b ro ad castin g and te le v is io n ) m otion p ic tu re s) n o n p ro fit m em bership o rg a n iz a tio n s) and engineering and a rc h ite c tu ra l s e rv io e s. lJ InE stab d u s trie s a re d efin ed in fo o tn o tes to wage ta b le s . lish m en ts m anufacturing m achine-tool a c c e sso rie s w ith 8 o r more w orkers were in clu d ed . 18 Index Assembler (machinery), 7 Bench hand (bakeries), 10 Biller, machine, 3 Bookkeeping-machine operator, 3 Bricklayer (building construction), 10 Calculating-machine operator, 3 Carpenter (building construction), 10 Carpenter, maintenance, 5 Cleaner, 6 Clerk, file, 3 Clerk, order, 3 Clerk, payroll, 3 Clerk, retail receiving (power laundries), 9 Compositor, hand (printing), 10 Crane operator, electric bridge, 6 Draftsman, A Drill-press operator (machinery), 7 Duplicating-machine operator, 3 Electrician (building construction), 10 Electrician, medntenanoe, 5 Electrician, maintenance (machinery), 7 Electrotyper (printing), 10 Engine-lathe operator (machinery), 7, 8 Engineer, stationary, 5 Extractor operator (power laundries), 9 finisher, flatwork (power laundries), 9 Fireman, stationary boiler, 5 Fireman, stationary boiler (power laundries), 9 Grinding-machine operator (machinery), 7, 8 Guard, 6 Painter (building construction), 10 Painter, maintenance, 5 Photoengraver (printing), 10 Pipe fitter, maintenance, 5 Plasterer (building construction), 10 Plumber (building construction), 10 Porter, 6 Press assistant (printing), 10 Press feeder (printing), 10 Pressor, machine, shirts (power laundries), 9 Pressman (printing), 10 Helper (bakeries), 10 Helper, motortruck driver, 10 Helper, trades, maintenance, 5 Identifier (power laundries), 9 Inspector (machinery), 7 Janitor, 6 Janitor (machinery), 7, 8 Key-punch operator, 3 Laborer (building construction), 10 Laborer, material handling, 6 Laborer, material handling (machinery), 7 Receiving clerk, 6 ROuteman (driver-salesman) (power laundries), 9 Machine operator (printing), 10 Machine tender (printing), 10 Machine-tool operator, production (machinery), 7, 8 Machine-tool operator, toolroom (machinery), 7 Machinist, maintenance, 5 Machinist, production (machinery), 7, 8 Marker (power laundries), 9 Mechanic, automotive (maintenance), 5 Mechanic, maintenance, 5 Milling-machine operator (machinery), 7, 8 Millwright, 5 Mixer (bakeries). 10 Molder (bakeries), 10 Motortruck driver, 10 Screw-machine operator, automatic (machinery), 7 Secretary, 3 Sheet-metal worker, maintenance, 5 Shipping clerk, 6 Shipping-and-recelving clerk, 6 Stenographer, A Stereotyper (printing), 10 Switchboard operator, A Switchboard operator-receptionist, A Tabulating-machine operator, 3, A Tool-and-dle maker, 5 Tool-and-dle maker (machinery), 7, 8 Transcrlbing-machine operator, A Truck driver, 6 Trucker, power, 6 Turret-lathe operator, hand (machinery), 7, 8 typist, A Nurse, industrial (registered), A Office boy, 3 Offioe girl, 3 Oiler, 5 Operator (local transit), 10 Order filler, 6 Ovenman (bakeries), 10 Masher, machine (power laundries), 9 Watchman, 6 Welder, hand (machinery), 7 Wrapper (bakeries), 10 Wrapper, bundle (power laundries), 9 Packer, 6 Packer (bakeries), 10 ☆ U. S . G OVERN M ENT PRIN TIN G O FFIC E : 0 — 1953 This report was prepared in the Bureau's New England Regional O ffice. Communications may be addressed to: Wendell D. Macdonald, Regional Director Bureau of Labor S ta tistic s 18 Oliver Street Boston 10, Massachusetts The services of the Bureau of Labor S ta tistic s' regional o ffices are available for consultation on sta tis tic s relatin g to wages and industrial rela tio n s, employment, prices, labor turnover, productivity, work in ju ries, construction,and housing. The New England Region Includes the follow ing S ta tes: Connecticut New Hampshire Maine Rhode Island Vermont Massachusetts
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