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Occupational Wage Survey PORTLAND. OREGON APRIL 19S7 Bulletin No. 1202-12 UNITED STATES D EPA RTM EN T OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clagut, Comm»»*ioo«r Occupational Wage Survey POR TLAN D , OREGON APRIL 1957 Bulletin No. 1202-12 U N ITED STA TES D EPA RTM EN T OF LA BO R James P. Mitchell, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clagua, Commissioner May 1957 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 2 5 , D. C. - Price 2 5 cents Contents Preface Page The Community Wage Survey Program The Bureau of Labor Statistics regu larly conducts areawide wage surveys in a number of important industrial centers. The studies, made from late fa ll to ea rly spring, relate to occupational earnings and related supplementary benefits. A prelim inary report is available on completion of the study in each area, usually in the month following the payroll period studied. This bulletin provides additional data not included in the e a rlie r report. A consolidated an alytical bulletin summarizing the results of all of the y e a r’ s surveys is issued after completion of the final area bulletin for the current round of surveys. 1 3 Tables: 1: 2: A: Establishments and workers within scope of survey _______ Indexes of standard weekly salaries and straighttime hourly earnings for selected occupational groups, and percents of increase for selected periods _____________________________________________________ Occupational earn in gs* A - 1: O ffice occupations ____________________________ A - 2: Professional and technical occupations_______ A - 3: Maintenance and power plant occupations _____ A - 4: Custodial and m aterial movement occupations B: Establishment practices and supplementary wage p rovision s* B - l: Shift differential provisions __________________________ B-2: Minimum entrance rates for women office workers _______________________________________ B-3: Scheduled weekly hours _______________________________ B-4: Paid holidays _________________________________________ B - 5: Paid vacations ________________________________________ B-6: Health, insurance, and pension plans ________________ Appendix: Job descriptions _________________________________________ * NOTE: Sim ilar tabulations for most of these items are availa ble in the Portland area reports fo r June 1951, September 1952, September 1953, A p ril 1955, and A p ril 1956. The 1953 r e port also provides tabulations of wage structure characteristics, labor-management agreements, and overtim e pay provisions. The 1955 report also includes data on frequency of wage pay ments, and pay provisions for holidays falling on nonworkdays. A directory indicating date of study and the price of the reports, as w ell as reports for other major areas, is available upon request. Union scales, indicative of prevailing pay levels in the Portland area, are available fo r the following trades or indus tries: Building construction, printing, local-transit operating em ployees, and motortruck d rivers. 2 3 in r- oo O' Introduction__________________________________________________________ Wage trends fo r selected occupational groups ______________________ 11 12 13 13 14 15 17 Occupational Wage Survey - Portland, Oreg.# Introduction The Portland A rea is one of several important industrial cen ters in which the Department of Labor’ s Bureau of Labor Statistics has conducted surveys of occupational earnings and related wage benefits on an areawide basis. In each area, data are obtained by personal visits of Bureau field agents to representative establishments within six broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; transportation (excluding railroads), communication, and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Major industry groups excluded from these studies, besides railroads, are government operations and the construction and extractive industries. Establishments having few er than a prescribed number of workers are omitted also because they furnish insufficient employment in the occu pations studied to warrant inclusion. 1 W herever possible, separate tabulations are provided for each of the broad ’.pdustry divisions. to the work schedules (rounded to the nearest half hour) fo r which straight-tim e salaries are paid; average weekly earnings for these occupations have been rounded to the nearest half dollar. These surveys are conducted on a sample basis because of the unnecessary cost involved in surveying all establishments. To obtain appropriate accuracy at minimum cost, a greater proportion of large than of small establishments is studied. In combining the data, how ever, all establishments are given their appropriate weight. Estimates based on the establishments studied are presented, therefore, as r e lating to all establishments in the industry grouping and area, except for those below the minimum size studied. Information is presented also (in the B -series tables) on se lected establishment practices and supplementary benefits as they relate to office and plant w orkers. The term "o ffic e w o rk ers," as used in this bulletin, includes all office c le rica l employees and ex cludes adm inistrative, executive, professional, and technical personnel. "Plant w orkers" include working forem en and all nonsupervisory work ers (including leadmen and trainees) engaged in nonoffice functions. Adm inistrative, executive, professional, and technical em ployees, and force-account construction employees who are utilized as a separate work force are excluded. C afeteria workers and routemen are ex cluded in manufacturing industries, but are included as plant workers in nonmanufacturing industries. Occupational employment estimates represent the total in all establishments within the scope of the study and not the number actu ally surveyed. Because of differences in occupational structure among establishments, the estimates of occupational employment obtained from the sample of establishments studied serve only to indicate the relative importance of the jobs studied. These differences in occupational structure do not m aterially affect the accuracy of the earnings data. Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions Occupations and Earnings The occupations selected for study are common to a variety of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries. Occupational cla s sification is based on a uniform set of job descriptions designed to take accounc of interestablishment variation in duties within the same job (see appendix for listing of these descriptions). Earnings data are presented (in the A -s e rie s tables) for the following types of occupa tions; (a) Office clerica l; (b) professional and technical; (c) mainte nance and powerplant; and (d) custodial and m aterial movement. Shift differential data (table B - l) are lim ited to manufacturing industries. This information is presented both in terms of (a) estab lishment policy, 2 presented in term s of total plant worker employ ment, and (b) effective practice, presented on the basis of workers actually employed on the specified shift at the time of the survey. In establishments having varied differentials, the amount applying to a m ajority was used or, if no amount applied to a m ajority, the cla s sification "oth er" was used. Occupational employment and earnings data are shown for full-tim e workers, i. e. , those hired to work a regular weekly sched ule in the given occupational classification. Earnings data exclude premium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Nonproduction bonuses are excluded also, but cost-ofliving bonuses and incentive earnings are included. Where weekly hours are reported, as for office cle ric a l occupations, reference is Minimum entrance rates (table B-2) relate only to the estab lishments visited. They are presented on an establishment, rather than on an employment basis. Scheduled hours; paid holidays; paid vacations; and health, insurance, and pension plans are treated statis tica lly on the basis that these are applicable to all plant or office * This report was prepared in the Bureau’ s regional office in San Francisco, C alif. , by W illiam P. O’Connor, under the direction of John L . Dana, Regional Wage and Industrial Relations Analyst. 1 See table 1 for m inim um -size establishment covered. 2 An establishment was considered as having a policy if it met either of the following conditions: (l) Operated late shifts at the time of the survey, or (2) had form al provisions covering late shifts. (i) 2 workers if a m ajority of such workers are eligible or may eventually qualify for the practices lis te d .3 Because of rounding, sums of indi vidual items in these tabulations do not n ecessarily equal totals. The summary of vacation plans is lim ited to form al arrange ments, excluding inform al plans whereby time off with pay is granted at the discretion of the em ployer. Separate estimates are provided according to em ployer practice in computing vacation payments, such as time payments, percent of annual earnings, or flat-sum amounts. However, in the tabulations of vacation allowances, payments not on a tim e basis w ere converted; for example, a payment of 2 percent of annual earnings was considered as the equivalent of 1 week’ s pay. Data are presented for all health, insurance, and pension plans for which at least a part of the cost is borne by the em ployer, excepting only legal requirements such as workmen's compensation and social security. Such plans include those underwritten by a com m er cial insurance company and those provided through a union fund or paid d irectly by the em ployer out of current operating funds or from a fund set aside for this purpose. Death benefits are included as a form of life insurance. Sickness and accident insurance is lim ited to that type of in surance under which predetermined cash payments are made directly to the insured on a weekly or monthly basis during illness or accident disability. Information is presented fo r all such plans to which the em ployer contributes. However, in New York and New Jersey, which have enacted tem porary disability insurance laws which require em ployer contributions,4 plans are included only if the em ployer ( l ) con tributes more than is leg a lly required, or (2) provides the employee with benefits which exceed the requirements of the law. Tabulations of paid sick-leave plans are lim ited to form al plans 5 which provide full pay or a proportion of the w orker’ s pay during absence from work because of illness. Separate tabulations are provided according to ( l) plans which provide full pay and no waiting period, and (2) plans providing either partial pay or a waiting period. In addition to the presentation of the proportions of workers who are provided sickness and accident insurance or paid sick leave, an unduplicated total is shown of w orkers who receive either or both types of benefits. Catastrophe insurance, sometimes re ferred to as extended medical insurance, includes those plans which are designed to protect employees in case of sickness and injury involving expenses beyond the normal coverage of hospitalization, medical, and surgical plans. Medical insurance refers to plans providing for complete or partial payment of doctors' fees. Such plans may be underwritten by com m er cial insurance companies or nonprofit organizations or they may be self-insured. Tabulations of retirem ent pension plans are lim ited to those plans that provide monthly payments for the remainder of the w orker's life . 4 The tem porary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require em ployer contributions. 5 An establishment was considered as having a form al plan if 3 Scheduled weekly hours for office workers (fir s t section itofestablished at least the minimum number of days of sick leave that could be expected by each employee. Such a plan need not be written, table B-3) are presented in term s of the proportion of women office but inform al sick leave allowances, determined on an individual basis, workers employed in offices with the indicated weekly hours for women w ere excluded. T a b le 1: E s t a b lis h m e n t s and w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s u r v e y and n u m b e r stu d ie d in P o r t la n d , O r e g . , 1 b y m a j o r in d u s t r y d iv is io n , A p r i l 1957 Minimum employme nt in estab lish ments in scope of study Industry division A ll divisions _ _____ ___________ ________ ________ _________ ______ M anufacturing_____________________ _______ ______ ______________ _____ Nonmanufacturing __ _______________ __ _______________ __ _ ________ Transportation (excluding railroad s), com m unication, and other public u tilitie s4 __ _______ _______ __ __ _______ W holesale trade _ ___________ _ ________________ ____ ______ ____ Retail t r a d e _______ __ __ __________________ ______________________ Finance, insurance, and real estate _______________________________ S e r v ic e s 6 _ _________ ________ _________ _ _______ __ _______ Number of establishm ents Within scope of study 2 Studied 51 550 51 51 225 325 51 51 51 51 51 54 95 89 46 41 W orkers in establishm ents Within scope of study Studied Total 3 Office 148 99, 400 17 ,3 0 0 6 5 ,4 0 0 5 6 ,1 0 0 63 85 4 7 ,7 0 0 5 1 ,7 0 0 3, 900 1 2 ,4 0 0 3 6 ,9 0 0 2 8 ,5 0 0 25, 230 3 0 ,8 7 0 20 20 23 10 12 1 5 ,0 0 0 8, 800 1 7 ,1 0 0 6, 800 4, 000 8, 200 (5) 13 ,2 0 0 (5) (5) 1 1 ,7 0 0 3, 070 1 1 ,0 4 0 3 ,4 7 0 1, 590 2, 900 (5) 2, 000 (5) (5) Plant T o ta l3 1 P o r t la n d M e t r o p o lit a n A r e a (C l a c k a m a s , M u ltn o m a h , and W a s h in g to n C o u n tie s , O r e g . ; and C l a r k C o u n ty , W a s h .). T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f stu d y " e s tim a te s s h o w n in th is ta b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r ip t io n o f the s iz e and c o m p o s itio n o f the l a b o r fo r c e in c lu d e d in the s u r v e y . T h e e s tim a te s a r e not in ten d ed , h o w e v e r , to s e r v e as a b a s is o f c o m p a r i s o n w ith o th e r a r e a e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t tr e n d s o r l e v e l s s in c e ( l ) p lan n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s the u se o f e s ta b lis h m e n t d ata c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v a n c e o f the p ay p e r io d s tu d ie d , and (2) s m a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m the sc o p e o f the s u r v e y . 2 In c lu d e s a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith to tal e m p lo y m e n t at o r a b o v e the m in im u m -s iz e lim it a tio n . A l l o u tlets (w ith in the a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in s u ch in d u s t r ie s a s tr a d e , fin a n c e , au to r e p a i r s e r v i c e , and m o tio n p ic t u re t h e a te rs a r e c o n s id e r e d as 1 e s ta b lis h m e n t. 3 In c lu d e s e x e c u tiv e , te c h n ic a l, p r o f e s s io n a l , and o th e r w o r k e r s e x c lu d e d f r o m the s e p a r a t e o ffic e an d p la n t c a t e g o r i e s . 4 A l s o e x c lu d e s t a x ic a b s , and s e r v i c e s in c id e n t a l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r ta t io n . 5 T h is in d u s t ry d iv is io n is r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t im a t e s f o r " a l l in d u s t r i e s " and "n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g " in the S e r ie s A and B t a b le s , alth o u gh c o v e r a g e w a s in s u ffic ie n t to ju s t ify s e p a r a t e p re s e n t a tio n o f d ata. 6 H o te ls ; p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a i r s h o p s ; r a d io b r o a d c a s t in g and t e le v is io n ; m o tio n p ic t u r e s ; n o n p ro fit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a t io n s ; and e n g in e e rin g and a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s . 3 Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups The table below presents indexes of salaries of office clerica l workers and industrial nurses, and of average earnings of selected plant worker groups. For office c le rica l workers and industrial nurses, the indexes relate to average weekly salaries for normal hours of work, that is, the standard work schedule for which straight-tim e salaries are paid. For plant worker groups, they measure changes in straight-time hourly earnings, excluding premium pay for overtim e and for work on week ends, holidays, and late shifts. The indexes are based on data for selected key occupations and include most of the num erically im portant jobs within each group. The office c le rica l data are based on women in the following 18 jobs: B illers, machine (billing ma chine); bookkeeping-machine operators, class A and B; Comptometer operators; clerks, file , class A and B; clerks, order; clerks, pay roll; key-punch operators; office girls; secretaries; stenographers, general; switchboard operators; switchboard operator-receptionists; tabulating-machine operators; transcribing-machine operators, gen eral; and typists, class A and B. The industrial nurse data are based on women industrial nurses. Men in the following 10 skilled mainte nance jobs and 3 unskilled jobs were included in the plant worker data: Skilled— carpenters; electricians; machinists; mechanics; m e chanics, automotive; m illw rights; painters; pipefitters; sheet-metal workers; and tool and die makers; unskilled— janitors, porters, and cleaners; laborers, m aterial handling; and watchmen. A verage weekly salaries or average computed for each of the selected occupations. or hourly earnings w ere then multiplied by the 1952 and September 1953 employment in the job. Table 2: hourly earnings were The average salaries average of September These weighted earn ings for individual occupations w ere then totaled to obtain an a gg re gate for each occupational group. Finally, the ratio of these group aggregates fo r a given year to the aggregate for the base period (survey month, winter 1952-53) was computed and the result multiplied by the bftse year index (100) to get the index for the given year. The indexes measure, principally, the effects of (l) general salary and wage changes; (2) m erit or other increases in pay received by individual workers while in the same job; and (3) changes in the labor force such as labor turnover, fo rce expansions, force reduc tions, and changes in the proportion of workers employed by estab lishments with different pay levels. Changes in the labor force can cause increases or decreases in the occupational averages without actual wage changes. F or example, a force expansion might increase the proportion of lower paid workers in a specific occupation and r e sult in a drop in the average, whereas a reduction in the proportion of low er paid workers would have the opposite effect. The movement of a high-paying establishment out of an area could cause the average earnings to drop, even though no change in rates occurred in other area establishments. The use of constant employment weights eliminates the effects of changes in the proportion of workers represented in each job in cluded in the data. Nor are the indexes influenced by changes in standard work schedules or in premium pay for overtim e, since they are based on pay for straight-tim e hours. Indexes fo r the period 1953 to 1956 fo r workers in 15 major labor markets appeared in BLS Bull. 1188, Wages and Related Benefits, 17 Labor Markets, 1955-56. Indexes of standard weekly s a la r ie s and straigh t-tim e hourly earnings for selected occupational groups in P o rtlan d , O re g . , A p r il 1956 and A p r il 1957 and percents of in crease fo r selected periods ---------------------- TZdexes (September : 1952 - 100) Industry and occupational group A p r il 1957 A p ril 1956 P e rc en t in crea se s fro m — A p r il 1956 to A p ril 1957 A p ril 1955 to A p r il 1956 Septem ber 1953 Septem ber 1952 June 1951 to to to A p r il 1955 Septem ber 1953 Septem ber 1952 June 1951 to A p ril 1957 A ll industries: O ffice c le ric a l (w o m e n )__ Industrial n urses (w o m e n )____________________ Skilled maintenance (men) _ __ __ __ U n skilled plant ( m e n ) __ __ _____ __ __ 120.2 115.5 121.2 119. 1 116.0 113.2 115.0 113. 9 3.6 2. 1 5. 5 4. 6 5.2 4.3 4 .9 3.0 5.4 6.9 3 .9 5.4 4.7 1. 6 5. 5 4 .9 4 .6 8.4 6.8 7. 7 25.7 25.2 29.5 28.3 M anufacturing: O ffice c le ric a l (wom en) __ __ __ Industrial n u rses (w o m e n )__ __ __ _ Skilled maintenance (m e n )__ __ __ ___ ___ U n skilled plant (men) __________________ _______ 120. 7 114.8 122. 3 121.3 114.6 114. 1 115. 1 116,0 5.3 0.7 6.2 4. 6 4.0 5.0 5. 1 3. 1 5.6 7. 8 4. 7 6. 7 4.3 0 .8 4. 6 5. 5 5.0 9.4 7.4 4 .9 26.8 25. 6 31.3 27.2 s A : Occupational Earnings T a b le A -1: O f fic e O c c u p a tio n s (Average straight-tim e weekly hoars and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Portland, Oreg. , by industry division, A p ril 1957) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF— Average Number of workers Sex, occupation, and industry division $ Weekly j Weekly j 35. 00 hours earnings and (Standard) (Standard) under 40. 00 $ 40. 00 45. 00 $ $ 45. 00 50. 00 50. 00 55. 00 $ $ $ $ $ $ 95. 00 1 0 0 . 00 1 0 5 .0 0 n o . oo 115. 00 1 2 0 .0 0 and $ 55. 00 $ 60. 00 $ 65. 00 $ 70. 00 $ 75. 00 $ 80. 00 $ 85. 00 $ 90. 00 60. 00 65. 00 70. 00 75. 00 80. 00 85. 00 90. 00 95. 00 1 0 0 .0 0 16 8 8 38 5 33 13 1 0 5 .0 0 1 1 0 .0 0 115. 00 1 2 0 .0 0 over Men - " - - 1 1 2 2 14 16 - - - - 12 2 2 12 2 _ - 10 10 - _ 4 4 3 3 11 11 7 3 2 4 4 _ - 3 3 16 26 - 5 16 21 30 5 25 C lerk s, accounting, c la ss B ______________________________ Nonm anufacturing______________________________________ 47 40 40. 0 40. 0 70. 50 6 8 . 00 C le r k s, order _______________________________________________ Manufacturing _ ________________________________________ Nonmanufacturing 255 69 186 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 8 6 . 00 94. 00 83. 50 _ - 31 40. 0 84. 00 110 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 51. 50 49. 50 52. 00 40. 0 40. 0 89. 00 $9. 50 _ . - - 40. 40. 40. 40. 57. 63. 56. 46. 50 50 00 50 3 3 3 _ Office boys _ ___ __ Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing _ ...... Tabulating-m achine operators __ Nonmanufacturing _ _ 28 82 66 54 0 0 0 0 - 135 48 87 27 C lerk s, p a y r o ll_____________________________________________ 40. 40. 40. 40. $ 91. 88. 93. 93. C le r k s, accounting, class A ______________________________ M anufacturing___________________________________________ N onm anufacturing_______________________________________ Public utilities * _______ ___________________________ 50 50 50 50 - _ _ - - - 2 - 4 - - 27 9 6 21 1 8 17 14 3 24 33 51 19 32 9 5 4 6 3 _ 1 _ 2 - 1 2 . - . - . - _ - . - 4 4 . - _ “ 35 2 _ 6 1 9 1 1 2 1 1 - - - - . - 15 - 1 1 - * - 3 3 - 5 5 4 4 14 9 10 6 12 12 9 9 _ _ - 14 ? 13 9 7 4 14 3 6 13 7 12 12 32 32 9 16 16 11 11 7 6 20 20 10 10 13 3 11 11 . - 11 1 10 11 14 4 7 93 19 - . 17 . _ ~ - 1 - 7 3 4 “ - 1 _ - " 1 - 2 _ . 1 1 - 2 40 7 33 . - 3 3 _ 5 6 1 1 12 30 7 23 8 7 4 17 4 3 _ - 21 6 4 4 3 13 - 19 12 12 - 7 ------ 6 3 4 3 . 2 . - - 2 2 - - Women B ille r s, machine (billing machine) ______________________ M anufacturing___________________________________________ N onm anufacturing______________________________________ Retail trade _______ _______________________________ 132 27 105 39 B ille r s , machine (bookkeeping machine) ______________ Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------------------------------------- 55 45 40. 0 40. 0 59. 00 58. 00 _ _ - - Bookkeeping-machine operators, class A ______________ Manufacturing _ _ N onm anufacturing_________________________ ___________ 61 27 34 39. 5 40. 0 39. 5 75. 00 77. 50 73. 00 - - - - 39. 5 ---39. 5 40. 0 55. 50 •6 2 . "do 54. 50 57. 50 _ - 10 116 2 112 Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B _____ __ ____ 454 Manufacturing ------ 51— N onm anufacturing______________________________________ 403 48 Retail trade ______________________ ___ _____ ______ C le r k s, accounting, class A ________ __ _______________ Manufacturing ___________________________________________ Nonm anufacturing______________________________________ Public utilities * __ Retail trade ____ _______ _______________________ 214 98 C le r k s, accounting, class B _____________________ _______ M anufacturing___________________________________________ Nonm anufacturing_______________________________________ Public utilities * Retail trade _ 59 5 136 459 C le r k s, file , c la ss A __ _________ _______________________ Nonmanufacturing _»--------------------------------------------------------- 43 39 See footnote at end of table. * Transportation (excluding railroad s), 116 31 36 66 190 communication, 0 0 0 0 40. 40. 39. 39. 40. 0 0 5 0 74. 50 7 4 .0 0 75. 00 81. 50 72. 50 40. 40. 40. 40. 40. 0 0 0 0 0 63. 64. 63. 73. 57. 0 39. 5 5 9. 3 00 50 00 00 00 6 2 . 00 62. 00 16 - 112 - 114 3 18 . - _ - _ - _ - - - 10 T2— ~ 2 E ----- 11 29 11 - 29 - 11 16 8 43 28 _ _ 1 6 1 55 12 -------5------ 10 69 3 9 22 2 29 25 4 - 16 35 7 9 9 10 122 20 102 68 16 n>— 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - ~ - _ _ . _ _ . _ _ - - - - " " - - " - 6 2 -3 11 2 2 - - - _ - - - 4 13 4 9 1 1 3 - 9 9 - 11 1 10 1 2 - - 1 2 _ - - - _ - _ - - _ - - _ ‘ _ - _ - 17 5 40 4 36 38 17 27 25 4 3 5 2 21 2 1 1 2 2 3 - _ - _ - _ - _ 2 2 1 - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ - - 67 37 7 30 - - 81 - 1 - 25 - 1 1 2 1 2 12 1 8 87 31 56 9 28 95 32 63 3 60 16 44 30 20 22 6 3 7 4 3 7 ----- ?----- _ 1 6 12 16 14 1 - - 58 12 6 20 3 12 3 9 - - - - - 2 3 3 - 20 2 3 _ - - - _ - - - - - - - - ~ - 1 1 _ _ _ _ . _ _ 46 ------1----- Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, O reg. , A p ril 1957 and other public u tilities. 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D E P A R T M E N T O F LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics 6 T a b le A -1 : O f fic e O c c u p a tio n s - C o n tin u e d (Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Portland, Oreg. , by industry division, A p ril 1957) Average Number of workers Sex, occupation, and industry division NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF— Weeklyj Weekly , earnings (Standard) (Standard) $ 35. 00 and under 40. 00 $ 40. 00 $ $ $ $ 45. 00 50. 00 55. 00 60. 00 45. 00 50. 00 55. 00 15 6 13 $ $ 65. 00 70. 00 60. 00 65. 00 70. 00 25 28 15 3 10 6 22 8 2 1 1 75. 00 $ 75. 00 $ 80. 00 $ 85. 00 $ 90. 00 80. 00 85. 00 90. 00 95. 00 1 00 . 00 $ 95. 00 $ $ $ $ $ 1 0 0 . 00 105. 00 1 1 0 .0 0 115. 00 1 2 0 .0 0 105. 00 n o . oo 115. 00 1 2 0 . 00 and ove r W omen - Continued C le r k s, file , c la ss B _ M anufacturing___________________________________________ Nonmanufacturing _ _ Public u tilities* _ _ _ .... . 257 38 219 25 C le r k s, order _ ___ Manufacturing Nonm anufacturing_______________________________ 111 $ 48. 5$. 47. 57. 50 50 50 50 - 1 02 2 100 - - 81 7 74 - 1 _ - 7 7 7 7 - 3 3 3 4 4 4 31 18 13 13 5 5 5 27 2 76 15 00 - 25 14 40. 0 40. 0 55. 50 i i . 50 - 10 10 64. 63. 64. 63. 57. 39. 40. 39. 40. 5 0 5 0 40. 0 ' 4o; 0" 40. 0 _____ 30 81 C le r k s, payroll _ _ .... ............. Manufacturing _ _ _ _ . . .. Nonmanufacturing _ . . . . . . . Public utilities * _ Retail t r a d e ---------------------------------------------------------------- 264 115 149 54 54 40. 0 “ 4070 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 Comptometer operators ___________________________________ Manufacturing _ _ .... _. . . .. . Nonmanufacturing .... .... . _ Retail trade __ 461 RT8 353 113 40. 40. 40. 40. Duplicating-machine operators (mimeograph or d itto )____________________________________________________ Nonmanufacturing______________________________________ 46 39 Key-punch operators . _ .... _ . ...... ______________ ______ _ M anufacturing______________ N onm anufacturing_______________________________________ Public utilities * _ __ _ Retail t r a d e ______ _________ __ _ _____________ „ 2.36 47 189 90 32 40. 40. 40. 40. 40. Office girls _ ... _ _ _ ___ M anufacturing_______ ________ ___ ________ ________ Nonmanufacturing _________________________ _________ 148 30 118 39. 0 40. 0 39. 0 Secretaries _____________________________________________ M anufacturing___________________________________________ Nonmanufacturing _ . . . _ Public utilities * _____________________________________ ___ Retail trade _ 590 198 392 69 39. 40. 39. 39. 40. Stenographers, general Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing _ ... Public utilities * _____________________________________ Retail t r a d e ----- --------- -------------------------------------------- 938 247 691 108 56 Switchboard operators ... _ . . Nonmanufacturing _ __ Public utilities * _____________________________________ Retail t r a d e ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _____ ____ Switchboard op erator-recep tionists _ _ _ _. M anufacturing___________________________________________ Nonmanufacturing ________ ____ ____________________ Retail trade ______________ ____ ___ ___________ _ 0 0 0 0 6 1 .5 0 6 6 . 50 60. 00 - 6 6 . 50 ~5F750 6 6 . 50 _ _ 72. 50 59. 00 63. 65. 62. 59. 50 50 50 1 29 ------ 8— 21 51 46 10 21 22 30 24 12 10 6 13 23 67 4 63 9 92 36 56 15 94 17 77 45 6 b 3 3 12 12 4 9 19 75 15 61 25 7 1 1 - 2 6 1 1 13 - - 7 - 1 1 6 2 1 47 3 44 29 7 47. 50 52. 00 46. 00 _ - 40 94 3 3 1 20 - 39 74 1 2 2 1 5* 0 5 5 0 77. 76. 77. 84. 66. _ - 3 3 - 3 3 - 2 2 6 39. 40. 39. 39. 40. 5 0 5 5 0 65. 00 1 81 6 8 .0 0 - - 6 1 64. 00 67. 00 53. 50 1 6 40 80 173 46 125 2 6 170 159 36 34 40. 40. 39. 40. 0 0 5 0 279 40. 40. 39. 40. 0 1 00 111 1 68 48 0 5 0 50 50 50 50 00 00 00 50 00 50 57. 00 56. 50 6 6 . 50 - “ 3 3 3 6 46 - - - 1 6 15 . 21 21 20 20 - - - 5 3 .0 0 - - 8 60. 62. 59. 52. _ - _ - 25 - - 19 13 50 00 50 50 6 31 29 4 14 71 rz 59 21 2 2 1 1 - - - _ - - - _ - _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - 5 _ - _ - _ - _ _ _ 2 - - - 6 45 9 "I T T ' ------ J— ------ 5 6 35 1 35 - 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 1 2 44 27 17 11 1 45 24 21 2 3 8 ------ 5— ------ 1---29 14 15 22 32 8 16 - 4 3 2 2 60 5 17 3 - - - - - - r~ - 27 11 8 1 2 1 10 4 7 3 - - - _ _ 2 3 5 5 - _ _ 10 1 9 - - - - 15 14 14 - - " _ - 2 17 14 27 6 21 4 1 1 16 3 - - - 14 3 - _ - 1 1 " 26 56 88 19 7 - 22 30 58 87 32 55 11 - 1 ------ 1----- 1 66 20 11 113 28 85 19 15 9 16 178 38 140 25 176 47 129 33 15 8 1 89 47 42 15 4 33 38 35 9 - 5 - 28 3 12 62 3B ' 24 9 34 13 6 6 1 — _ - _ - - - _ _ _ _ 2 1 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 17 - 15 - _ - - _ - - _ - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - - _ _ - _ - 4 4 2 ' - 60 24 36 27 28 14 11 16 6 22 13 10 14 7 10 16 16 2 12 1 11 2 1 - - - 109 35 74 45 30 3 27 - 3 3 - 1 23 _ - _ - _ - _ " . 16 46 22 1 _ - 1 - - 1 - _ - 20 . 19 14 - - 1 1 1 . _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - 1 - _ _ _ - _ _ 30 7 44 1 6?— 23 -----21— — T5— ---- ^ ---- ------ 1 ---23 8 22 3 9 4 1 . - _ - _ ' See footnote at end of table. * T r a n s p o r t a t io n (e x clu d in g r a il r o a d s ), c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s . 7 T a b le A -1 : O f fic e O c c u p a tio n s - C o n tin u e d (Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Portland, O reg. , by industry division, A p ril 1957) Average N U M BE R OF WORKERS R ECEIVIN G STRAIGH T-TIM E W E EK L Y E AR NINGS OF— Number of Sex, occupation, and industry division workers Weekly, hours 1 (Standard) Weekly . earnings (Standard) $ 35. 00 and under 40. 00 $ 40. 00 $ 45. 00 45. 00 50. 00 $ $ 50. 00 55. 00 $ 60. 00 $ 65. 00 $ 70. 00 $ 75. 00 $ 80. 00 60. 00 65. 00 70. 00 75. 00 80. 00 85. 00 55. 00 $ $ 85. 00 90. 00 90. 00 $ $ $ $ 95. 00 10 0 .0 0 105. 00 n o . 95. 00 10 0.00 $ $ oo 1 1 5 .0 0 120.00 105. 00 1 1 0 .0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 120. 00 and over Women - Continued ______ 26 40. 0 $ 73. 00 _ 1 3 _ _ 2 1 6 3 6 2 Transcribing-m achine operators, general -------------------Manufacturing _______________________________ _________ Nonmanufacturing _____________________________________ 194 38 156 39. 5 40. 0 39. 5 60. 00 66. 50 58. 00 _ - 7 1 6 10 10 41 2 39 50 6 44 27 7 20 35 6 29 9 1 8 14 14 - 1 1 - _ - Typists, cla ss A _____________________ ____________________ M anufacturing___________________________________________ Nonm anufacturing_______________________________________ Public utilities * __ _________________________________ 331 76 255 50 39. 46. 39. 39. 5 0 5 5 62. 50 68. 50 6 1 .0 0 62. 50 - . - 73 10 63 20 77 9 68 11 85 28 57 12 35 19 16 3 14 7 7 3 _ - - 38 38 1 3 3 - - 6 6 - T yp ists, class B ___________________________________________ Manufacturing ___________________________________________ Nonmanufacturing _ Public u tilities* _ _ Retail trade ________________________________________ 634 158 476 91 66 39. 40. 39. 40. 40. 5 0 0 0 0 54. 50 59. 00 53. 00 6 1 .0 0 49. 00 20 20 20 35 5 30 2 144 17 127 9 10 148 29 119 14 3 137 34 103 24 25 60 29 31 3 6 52 23 29 27 34 20 14 14 2 1 1 - 2 2 - Tabulating-m achine operators ______ ___________ _ _ _ - “ 1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which em ployees receive their regular straight-tim e salaries and the earnings correspond to these * Transportation (excluding railroad s), communication, and other public utilities. _ _ . - _ - _ - 1 1 _ _ _ - . - - _ - - - _ - . - _ - - _ - _ - _ - * - - - - - _ - . - . - - _ . . - - - - - weekly hours. T a b le A - 2 : P ro fe s s io n a l a n d Te c h n ic a l O c c u p a tio n s (Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Portland, O reg. , by industry division, A p ril 1957) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF— A verage Number of workers Sex, occupation, and industry division Weekly, Weekly , hours earnings (Standard) (Standard) $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 55. 00 and 60. 00 65. 00 70. 00 75. 00 80. 00 85. 00 90. 00 95. 00 28?oo 65. 00 70. 00 75. 00 80. 00 85. 00 90. 00 95. 00 100.00 10 10 _ 13 5 8 8 28 25 3 3 31 24 7 7 14 7 7 4 - _ $ 100.00 105. 00 $ 105.00 $ $ $ $ n o . oo 115. 00 12 0 .0 0 125. 00 n o . oo 115. 00 1 2 0 .0 0 1 2 5 .0 0 130. 00 Men 0 0 0 0 $ 1 0 1 .0 0 1 0 1 .5 0 98. 50 95. 00 57 48 40. 0 40. 0 83. 50 84. 50 - 40 34 40. 0 40. 0 74. 50 73. 50 12 11 Draftsm en, s e n io r _____________________________________ __ M anufacturing______ _________ ______________________ Nonmanufacturing _______________ ____________ _ __ Public utilities * _ _ 136 102 34 28 Draftsm en, junior _____________ _________________________ M anufacturing---------------------------------------------------------------- 40. 40. 40. 40. _ . _ 2 - - - - - _ 2 2 - - - - - 12 8 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 14 7 5 4 17 17 11 10 2 2 2 2 - 1 1 1 13 12 3 1 4 4 1 1 5 4 _ _ _ . _ . " - ‘ - “ - 5 5 _ 12 9 3 2 2 - - _ _ _ _ - - - - - 7 7 Women N u rses, industrial (registered) ___ M anufacturing_______ _________________________ ___ " 1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which em ployees receive their straight-tim e salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours. * Transportation (excluding railroad s), communication, and other public utilities. Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, O reg. , A p ril 1957 U .S . D E P A R T M E N T O F LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics - - 8 Ta ble A -3 : M aintenance and Powerplant O ccupations (Average hourly earnings for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis in Portland, O reg. , by industry division, A p ril 1957) N U M B E R OF WORKERS RE CE IVIN G STRAIGHT-TIME H OURLY E AR NINGS OF— Occupation and industry division Number of workers Average $ hourly j 1 .6 0 earnings and under 1. 70 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2. 10 2 .2 0 2. 30 2 .4 0 2. 50 2 . 60 2. 70 2. 80 2 .9 0 3. 00 3. 10 3. 20 1 .8 0 1. 90 - 2 , 00 2. 10 2. 20 2. 30 2 .4 0 2. 50 2. 60 2. 70 2. 80 2. 90 3. 00 3. 10 3 .2 0 3. 30 - - - - 5 5 “ 11 10 1 9 9 - 12 12 12 5 7 30 19 11 6 6 - 3 1 2 38 19 19 3 3 - - - _ 23 23 6 1 21 20 19 18 58 58 48 48 88 88 10 2 3 - 30 30 4 4 9 3 4 4 - 8 8 - 2 2 - _ - _ - _ - _ - - - - - _ . . _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ - - _ _ E le ctrician s, maintenance _______________________ Manufacturing __________________________________ 323 299 2 .6 6 2 .6 5 _ _ . _ ‘ • " - E ngineers, sta tio n a ry _____________________________ Manufacturing __________________________________ Nonmanufacturing _ . .. .............. .... .. 242 197 45 2 .4 4 2 .4 5 2. 39 " - _ - _ “ - 4 4 77 64 13 9 6 3 35 19 16 99 91 8 8 7 F irem en , stationary boiler __ ... Manufacturing __________________________________ 121 103 2. 19 2 . 14 3 3 _ . “ - 7 7 37 37 34 32 8 8 8 8 4 - 16 4 4 4 - - H elpers, trades, maintenance Manufacturing __________________________________ 162 141 2. 05 2. 03 _ _ 46 46 67 51 4 1 4 2 _ _ _ _ - 33 33 _ “ 8 8 - - - 51 51 2. 50 2. 50 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 16 . 20 20 14 14 1 1 - _ _ M achinists, maintenance Manufacturing ________________________________ 214 192 2 .6 1 2 .6 3 M echanics, automotive (m ain tenan ce)__________ Manufacturing ___ Nonmanufacturing ____________________________ Public utilities * ____________________________ Retail trade _________________________________ 528 102 426 319 69 2 .4 2 2 .4 0 2 .4 3 2 .4 3 2. 38 _ " _ “ - _ _ . “ M echanics, maintenance _________________________ Manufacturing __________________________________ Nonmanufacturing ____________________________ 433 405 28 2. 52 2 .5 3 2. 39 _ - M illw rights .... ... . Manufacturing __________________________________ 173 173 2 .6 1 2 .6 1 . O ilers _______________________________________________ Manufacturing ________________________________ 83 83 2. 07 2. 07 11 11 P ainters, maintenance ____________________________ Manufacturing __________________________________ Nonmanufacturing 82 53 29 2 .6 3 2 .6 2 2 .6 5 _ - P ip efitters, maintenance _________________________ Manufacturing __________________________________ 89 87 2. 56 2. 57 _ Sheet-m etal w ork ers, maintenance ___________ 28 2. 65 _ _ - _ - _ - - _ _ 4 4 14 11 23 13 14 14 64 59 32 32 36 36 4 - 11 11 - 3 3 3 - 11 11 11 - 128 34 94 35 51 320 39 281 245 18 23 8 15 15 - 23 8 15 3 - 9 2 7 7 _ - 66 66 18 18 1 1 50 50 “ _ - _ - _ _ - _ 27 25 2 94 94 “ 54 48 6 57 53 _ _ _ 12 12 151 151 _ _ 9 9 _ - 1 1 52 52 15 15 1 1 _ _ _ - ' _ “ 2 2 2 2 5 5 " 14 11 3 3 35 30 5 5 5 " ~ 16 2 14 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ _ 3 - _ 8 8 - 31 16 15 _ _ - 39 39 - _ - 14 14 - 4 _ _ _ - _ - _ _ “ “ _ ~ _ _ _ _ “ - ‘ “ " . _ 5 _ - 15 14 26 26 35 35 8 8 _ 4 _ _ 2 _ 21 _ 5 3. 30 and over - - _ - _ 1 Excludes prem ium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. * Transportation (excluding railroad s), communication, and other public u tilities. $ 2. 00 $ 2 .6 3 2 .5 6 “ 2. 76 _ $ 1 .9 0 129 86 43 M achin e-tool op erators, toolroom . .... Manufacturing ________________________________ $ 1. 80 C arpenters, maintenance ________________________ Manufacturing __________________________________ Nonmanufacturing ______________________________ “ $ 1 .7 0 “ _ 1 1 _ _ - _ - _ - _ ■ _ - _ . ■ ~ - _ _ _ - “ “ “ " _ “ _ ~ ' - . _ ~ “ " _ - _ . _ - Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, O reg. , A p ril 1957 U .S . D E P A R T M E N T OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics 9 Table A-4: Custodial and M aterial Movement Occupations (Average hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis in Portland, Oreg. , by industry division, A pril 1957) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF— Occupation 1 and industry division Elevator operators, passenger (w o m e n )_______ Nonmanufacturing ______________________________ Retail trade .......................................................... Guards ______________________________________________ Janitors, p orte rs, and clean ers (m e n )_______ Manufacturing __________________________________ Nonmanufacturing ____________________________ Public u tilities* ____________________________ Retail trade _______________________________ Number of workers Average $ $ $ hourly 2 0 .9 0 1 .0 0 1. 10 earnings and under 1.2 0 1^00 - 1 . IQ.... $ S $ 1. 20 1 .3 0 1.4 0 I. 30 1 .4 0 1 .5 0 $ 1.5 0 $ 1. 60 $ 1 .7 0 $ $ 1.8 0 1.9 0 1.9 0 2. 00 $ $ 2. 00 2. 10 2. 10 2. 20 1. 70 1. 80 $ 1.2 1 1.21 1. 19 " 41 41 17 12 12 - 43 43 43 6 6 6 18 l8 " 8 8 " -• 36 2. 03 _ . _ _ _ . 4 3 4 . . „ 1 ,0 7 6 474 602 96 183 1.6 1 1.7 7 1.4 8 1. 68 1 .4 5 16 16 3 45 4 41 12 28 5 23 16 12 2 10 3 5 242 12 230 2 20 226 46 180 32 114 201 178 23 10 11 32 19 13 9 - 63 - 45 36 - 129 ll$ 10 4 - Janitors, p orters, and cleaners (women) ______ Manufacturing __________________________________ Nonmanufacturing __________________________ Public u tilities* ____________________________ Retail trade _________________________________ 271 27 244 56 38 1. 36 1.4 6 1. 35 1.4 9 1. 13 4 4 4 _ - L ab orers, m aterial handling _ ___ Manufacturing __________________________________ Nonmanufacturing _____________________________ Public utilities * ____________________________ Retail trade _________________________________ 1, 035 401“ 634 241 109 1.9 9 1 .9 ? 2 .0 1 2. 11 1.7 9 _ - _ - Order f i l l e r s ______________________________________ Manufacturing __________________________________ Nonmanufacturing _____________________________ Retail trade _________________________________ 830 129 701 163 1.9 7 2. 13 1 .9 5 1 .9 5 _ - _ “ _ “ _ - _ P ack ers, shipping _______________________________ Manufacturing __________________________________ Nonmanufacturing _____________________________ 271 -------- 5^ 212 1.8 9 1.8 3 1 .9 0 _ - Receiving c l e r k s ___________________________________ Manufacturing __________________ ______________ Nonmanufacturing _____________________________ Retail trade _ ___ 131 31 100 48 1 .9 8 2 .2 6 1.9 0 1. 84 _ - Shipping clerk s ___________________________________ Manufacturing __ _ ... Nonmanufacturing _____________________________ 128 62 66 2. 15 2 .2 2 2. 08 Shipping and receiving clerk s ____________________ Manufacturing __________________________________ Nonmanufacturing ______________________________ Retail trade _______________________________ 193 81 112 38 2 .0 7 2 . 17 2. 00 2. 03 - ■ - 2. 30 $ 2 .4 0 - - - - 2. 30 - " ■ - $ 2. 50 2 .6 0 17 4 4 74 63 ll 2 8 8 - - - - 1 1 - . - . - - - - . . . - - - - - - - _ - . - . - . - . - - - - - - 192 37 155 150 - 41 16 25 12 " 51 4 47 - 22 22 - _ - 126 2 124 5 2 53 17 36 13 - 34 34 33 1 2 1 1 1 - - 4 2 2 2 - 1 1 - 2 2 - 3 3 1 2 37 28 9 2 7 151 - 11 4 7 7 23 --------g - 8 8 8 17 1 16 52 3 40 305 70 235 5 21 _ - _ - _ " _ “ 1 1 1 21 11 10 7 4 4 1 29 6 23 20 606 28 578 93 72 72 29 27 15 12 12 57 57 - “ ~ 1 1 " 12 12 " 2 2 8 8 4 3 1 . - 1 1 16 16 " . - 194 ------50— 164 37 10 27 _ " _ “ _ “ _ - - 9 9 ~ _ - _ - 5 5 1 5 1 4 " 5 5 5 2 2 2 13 1 12 12 5 5 5 58 _ - 7 4 3 3 4 4 - - 1 1 - 5 4 1 - - " " 15 14 12 2 " “ . . . . _ . . . - - - - - - - - - - 15 5 — 181 — m ~ 68 60 8 14 2 12 12 52 8 11 sr~ 3 56 2 54 12 12 “ 10 10 “ 21 7 14 85 2b 65 27 21 6 15 6 6 5 1 l 2. 60 - 17 17 2 6 - $ - - 18 2. 50 2 .4 0 30 4 26 25 - $ . - " " 2 .2 0 and 1. 60 128 128 66 “ $ 7 7 7 “ . ~ _ " _ - 13 13 - _ “ _ " 13 10 3 13 8 5 3 3 " 4 4 ” 13 13 - 9 9 - 7 7 - 2 2 - " . _ " ~ See footnotes at end of table. Occupational Wage Survey, Portland, O reg. , A p ril 1957 * Transportation (excluding railroad s), communication, and other public u tilities. U .S . D E P A R T M E N T OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics 10 Table A-4: Custodial and M aterial Movement Occupations - Continued (Average hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area b asis in Portland, Oreg. , by industry division, A p ril 1957) NUMBER OF WORKEBS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF— Occupation 1 and industry division Number of workers T r u ck d r iv e r s3 Manufacturing ________________________________ Nonmanufacturing _ Public utilities * ____________________________ Retail trade ... . ._ 2 ,4 9 1 605 1, 886 1, 283 294 Tru ck d rivers, light (under 1 Hz tons) _______ Manufacturing . . Nonmanufacturing ________________________ 85 45 40 T ru ck d rivers, medium to and including 4 tons) _ . _ ............. Manufacturing _______________________________ Nonmanufacturing Public u tilities* _ _ _ Retail trade _ _ 1, 386 252 1, 134 893 135 Tru ck d rivers, heavy (over 4 tons, tra iler t y p e ) ___________________________________ Manufacturing . .. Nonmanufacturing __________________________ Public utilities * ________________________ 635 238 397 176 T ru ck d rivers, heavy (over 4 tons, other than tra iler type) Manufacturing _____________________________ Nonmanufacturing ________________________ Public u tilitie s* . _ 351 62 289 201 T ru ck ers, power (fo r k lift)________________________ Manufacturing _______ __ _____________________ Nonmanufacturing ____________________________ 384 270 114 Average $ hourly 2 0 .9 0 earnings and under 1 .0 0 $ 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 19 22 18 15 18 2 . 02 1 .9 8 2. 06 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 14 17 13 12 15 $ $ $ 1. 20 1. 30 1 .4 0 1. 50 1. 60 1 .7 0 1. 80 1 .9 0 $ 2. 00 $ 2. 10 1. 10 1.2 0 1 . 30 1 .4 0 1. 50 1. 60 1. 70 1. 80 1 .9 0 2. 00 2. 10 2 .2 0 - - - - - - - - 3 1 2 1 - 247 139 108 56 - 1459 122 1337 1054 184 344 119 225 80 103 2 1 1 13 10 3 51 19 32 1 1 " 1066 1001 833 135 29 24 5 5 - 68 10 58 42 274 28 246 169 4 4 - - - - - - - 6 6 ■ 8 8 - . 4 _ _ _ - - - - 4 “ ■ - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ - - - - - - - - - - - - ■ • “ “ 2. 2. 2. 2. - - - - - “ ~ 1.7 2 1.7 4 1.6 3 - - ' - 266 219 47 - - _ - W atch m e n _________________________________________ Manufacturing ________________________________ Nonmanufacturing ____________________________ 11 8 3 - " . . - - - - - - - " - - ■ _ 3 3 - . 2 - 2 2 13 13 ~ - ~ ~ " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ “ ■ “ ~ “ “ “ " 12 12 _ - 10 9 1 56 38 18 _ _ 6 - - - 6 Data lim ited to men w orkers except where otherwise indicated. Excludes prem ium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Includes all d rivers regard less of size and type of truck operated. Transportation (excluding railroad s), communication, and other public utilities. $ 8 6 2 2 - _ 2 .2 9 2. 30 2. 29 2 .2 5 2. 19 2 .2 2 $ $ - - 2. 08 2 . 09 2. 08 - 4 “ 20 28 18 17 $ 1. 10 - 51 42 $ $ 1. 00 - T ru ck ers, power (other than forklift) __________ Manufacturing ________________________________ 1 2 3 * $ 42 40 2 21 18 3 _ _ 3 - 3 - 14 14 - - - 197 94 103 51 - - - - - 33 33 ■ “ - - 21 18 3 21 21 " “ _ _ 1 1 1 39 30 9 8 6 2 4 2 2 2 $ $ $ 79 73 6 $ 2 .2 0 2. 30 2 .4 0 2. 50 2. 30 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2. 60 190 95 95 90 3 94 4l 53 53 -------- T T 15 2 .6 0 and over 57 18 39 - - _ - - - _ _ _ _ - - - - ■ " " 13 13 49 34 15 8 ------------ T 4 4 - _ “ 278 85 19 3 48 180 91 89 86 22 4 18 36 9 27 27 - 27 16 11 " 81 4 77 120 107 13 81 72 9 6 6 10 1 19 19 1 1 19 19 7 7 6 6 ~ - - _ 3 3 - - - 51 12 39 “ 1 1 6 6 - - ' 6 _ _ - - - 6 ' _ “ 37 28 9 - ---------- 5 3 “ $ ' 2 2 _ _ " _ 3 _ _ _ - - - - - 3 11 B : Establishm ent Practices and Supplem entary Wage P ro v isio n s Table B-l: Shift Differential Provisions1 P e r c e n t o f m a n u fa c tu rin g p lan t w o r k e r s ' (a ) In e s ta b lis h m e n ts h a v in g f o r m a l p r o v is io n s f o r — S h ift d iffe r e n t ia l S econ d s h ift w ork T o t a l ________________________________________________________ _______ W ith s h ift p ay d i f f e r e n t i a l ________________________________________ U n ifo r m c en ts (p e r h o u r) . _ . . 3 c e n t s _______ __ _________________________________________ 4 ce n ts ________________________________________________________ 5 c en ts ________________________________________________________ 6 c en ts ________________________________________________________ 7 c e n t s ________________________ ___________ ____________________ 7 V2 c e n t s ________________ ____ ________________________________ 8 c en ts ... .. ... ... 9 c en ts 9 c en ts _____________________________________________________ 10 c e n ts ______________________________________________________ O v e r 10 and u n der 15 c en ts 15 ce n ts _______________________________________________________ U n ifo r m p e r c e n t a g e __________________ _______________________ 5 p ercen t _ .. .. ........... 10 p e r c e n t . 15 p e r c e n t _______________ _______________ ... .......... , . ___ ___ _____ ____ ___ F u ll d a y ’ s p ay f o r re d u c e d h o u rs ___________________________ F u ll d a y ’ s p a y f o r re d u c e d h o u rs plus c e n ts d if f e r e n t ia l _ _ _ Othe r __________________________________________________ _________ No s h ift pay d if f e r e n t ia l __________________________________________ 93. 7 T h ir d o r o th e r s h ift w o r k (b ) A c t u a lly w o r k in g on— T h ir d o r o th e r sh ift S econ d s h ift 84. 2 17. 7 15.9 8 .4 8 .4 8 6 .9 8 4 .2 58. 3 43. 2 4 .6 2 .6 7 .2 6 .0 15. 8 4. 7 .5 10. 3 3. 0 3. 6 .2 16. 9 4. 5 1. 0 6. 0 .5 2. 8 .7 10. b 6. 3 4 .9 1.9 .2 1.3 5. 1 _ 3. 7 1.2 .5 1.4 - .9 19. 8 1.6 6 .7 6. 2 23. 5 6. 4 6. 2 11-7 .4 .5 .6 1. 5 3. 8 1. 3 t 1. 5 1. 2 1. 0 ' 2 .7 .5 .4 1. 1 . 1 . 1 1. 3 " .2 - t 1. 1 2. 1 .3 .7 .2 1. 7 1 S h ift d iffe r e n t ia l data a r e p r e s e n te d in t e r m s o f (a ) e s ta b lis h m e n t p o lic y , and (b ) w o r k e r s a c tu a lly e m p lo y e d on la te s h ifts at the tim e o f the s u r v e y . A n e s ta b lis h m e n t w a s c o n s id e r e d as h a v in g a p o lic y i f it m e t e it h e r o f th e fo llo w in g c o n d i tio n s : ( l ) O p e r a te d la te s h ifts at the t im e o f the s u r v e y , o r (2 ) had fo r m a l p r o v is io n s c o v e r in g la te s h ifts , t L e s s than 0. 05 p e r c e n t. O c c u p a tio n a l W age S u rv e y , P o r tla n d , O r e g . , A p r i l 1957 U .S . D E P A R T M E N T O F L A B O R B u re a u o f L a b o r S ta tis tic s 12 Ta b le B-2: M in im u m Entra nc e Ra te s fo r W o m e n O ffic e W o r k e r s 1 N u m b e r o f e s t a b li s h m e n t s w it h s p e c i f i e d m in im u m h i r i n g r a t e in — M a n u fa c tu rin g M in i m u m r a t e (w e e k l y s a l a r y ) A ll s c h e d u le s E s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d ie d 148 N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g B a s e d on s t a n d a r d w e e k ly h o u r s 2 o f— A ll in d u s t r ie s 63 N u m b e r o f e s t a b li s h m e n t s w it h s p e c i f i e d m in im u m h i r in g r a t e in — 40 A ll s c h e d u le s XXX 85 M a n u fa c tu rin g A ll in d u s t rie s XXX 148 For Inexperienced Typists E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g a s p e c i f i e d m i n i m u m ___________ $ 3 5 .0 0 $ 3 7 . 50 $ 4 0 . 00 $ 4 2 . 50 $ 4 5 .0 0 $ 4 7 . SO $ 5 0 . 00 $ 5 2 . 50 $ 5 5 .0 0 $ 5 7 .5 0 $ 6 0 . 00 $ 6 2 . 50 $ 65. 00 $ 6 7 . 50 $ 7 0 .0 0 $ 7 2 . 50 and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and un der under under un der un der under under un der under un der un der un der un der un der under un der $ 3 7 . 50 $ 4 0 . 00 $ 4 2 . 50 $ 4 5 . 00 $ 4 7 . 50 $ 5 0 .0 0 $ 5 2 . 50 $ 5 5 . 00 $ 5 7 .5 0 $ 60. 00 $ 6 2 . 50 $ 6 5 . 00 $ 6 7 .5 0 $ 7 0 . 00 $ 72. 50 $ 7 5 . 00 60 23 _ 23 _ 63 40 XXX A ll s c h e d u le s 85 40 XXX For Other Inexperienced Clerical Workers 3 37 32 3 1 7 6 6 2 3 2 5 1 1 - 3 1 6 4 5 2 3 2 4 1 1 - 67 3 1 10 9 9 5 5 4 5 9 1 4 1 25 25 _ _ - 1 2 5 2 3 1 1 5 3 1 42 37 3 1 9 7 4 3 2 3 4 4 1 1 - - - 2 1 4 1 3 - 3 1 1 - 2 1 4 1 3 1 5 3 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - 1 1 - 1 1 3 1 8 5 3 2 2 3 4 4 1 1 - E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g no s p e c i f i e d m i n i m u m __________ 51 23 XXX 28 XX X 45 17 XX X 28 XXX E s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h ic h d id n o t e m p lo y w o r k e r s in th is c a t e g o r y ____________ _________________ _____________ 36 17 XX X 19 XXX 35 21 XXX 14 XXX 1 XXX XXX 1 XXX D ata not a v a ila b le 1 2 3 __________________ ____________ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ ___ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________ ______ _________________________________ _________________________________ __________________________ _____ __________________________ _____ __________________ ____________ _______________________________________________ 3 1 9 7 10 1 5 3 3 10 1 4 1 1 - B a s e d o n s t a n d a r d w e e k ly h o u r s 2 o f— A ll s c h e d u le s 40 N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g 1 1 5 - XXX 1 1 2 5 2 3 1 1 5 3 1 " L o w e s t s a l a r y r a t e f o r m a l l y e s t a b l i s h e d f o r h i r i n g i n e x p e r i e n c e d w o r k e r s f o r t y p in g o r o th e r c l e r i c a l j o b s . H o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h i c h e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s . D a t a a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l w o r k w e e k s c o m b in e d , a n d f o r the m o s t c o m m o n w o r k w e e k r e p o r t e d . R a t e s a p p l i c a b l e to m e s s e n g e r s , o f f i c e g i r l s , o r s i m i l a r s u b c l e r i c a l j o b s a r e not c o n s i d e r e d . O c c u p a t io n a l W a g e S u r v e y , P o r t l a n d , O r e g . , A p r i l 1957 U .S . D E P A R T M E N T O F L A B O R B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t ic s 13 T a b le B-3: Scheduled W e e k ly H o u rs P E R C E N T OF P L A N T W O R K ER S E M P L O Y E D IN — Pe r c e n t o f o f f i c e w o r k e r s ^ m p l o y e d i n — W e e k ly h o u r s A ll w o rk e rs ____________________________________________ U n d e r 37 ^z h o u r s _____________________________________ 37 Vz h o u r s __________________________ ___________________ O v e r 37 ^z a n d u n d e r 4 0 h o u r s ____________________ 4 0 h o u r s _________________________________________________________ O v e r 4 0 h o u r s ________________________________________________ All , industries Maiiuiacturing Public utilities * Retail trade 100 10 0 . . . . 13 6 5 t t - 81 98 94 t t 100 - Finance All industries 3 Manufacturing 100 100 t t 97 3 Public utilities * Retail trade 10 0 100 4 _ _ t 98 - - - 95 93 100 t t 100 - t 1 D a t a r e l a t e to w o m e n w o r k e r s o n ly . 2 I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; fi n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y . 3 I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a l e tr a d e ', r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y , f L e s s th a n 2. 5 p e r c e n t . * T r a n s p o r t a t i o n ( e x c l u d in g r a i l r o a d s ) , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b l ic u t i l i t i e s . Ta b le B-4: Paid H o lid a y s 1 P E R C E N T OF < OFFICE W O R K ER S E M P L O Y E D I N — P E R C E N T OF P L A N T W O R K ER S E M P L O Y E D I N — Ite m Au z industries A ll w o r k e r s W o r k e r s in e s t a b li s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g p a id h o l id a y s __________________________________________ L e s s th a n 6 h o lid a y s 6 h o l id a y s . . . . . . . 7 h o lid a y s 8 h o l id a y s ______________________________ ____________ 8 h o l id a y s p lu s 1 h a l f d a y _______________________ 9 h o l id a y s ____________________________________________ 10 h o l id a y s p lu s 1 h a l f d a y -----------------------------W o r k e r s in e s t a b li s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g n o p a id h o l id a y s _______________________________ 1 2 3 * Manufacturing Public utilities * Retail trade Finance Manufacturing Public utilities * Retail trade 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 99 99 89 87 97 90 t t 51 32 38 47 t 45 39 10 5 t 53 43 _ _ 96 t 36 31 32 - - - - t - - t t t 40 37 20 3 87 _ _ 4 t - _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - t 11 13 3 10 E s t i m a t e s r e l a t e to h o l id a y s p r o v i d e d a n n u a lly . I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d i t i o n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to th o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y . L e s s th a n 2. 5 p e r c e n t . T r a n s p o r t a t i o n (e x c l u d i n g r a i l r o a d s ) , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t il it ie s . AU industries show n s e p a r a t e ly . O c c u p a t io n a l W a g e S u r v e y , P o r t l a n d , O r e g . , A p r i l 1957 U .S . D E P A R T M E N T O F L A B O R B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t ic s 14 Table B-5: Paid Vacations P E R C E N T OF O FFICE W O R K ER S E M P L O Y E D IN — V a c a t i o n p o l ic y AU industries 1 A ll w o rk e rs . Manufacturing Public utilities * Retail trade P E R C E N T OF P L A N T W O R K ER S E M P L O Y E D I N — Finance AU industries Manufacturing Public utilities * Retail trade 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 - 100 100 - 100 100 - 100 98 - 100 97 100 96 4 100 100 _ 100 99 _ t - r t t - - t ■ “ - - - - - 100 50 100 100 56 100 100 100 5 100 100 100 26 100 100 - 100 100 3 72 89 94 100 100 - 100 - 99 - 47 83 100 100 100 8 15 47 100 30 73 100 100 10 66 99 99 69 74 75 73 10 10 10 10 22 64 71 73 78 3 3 3 3 38 78 78 78 44 62 3 3 3 3 16 52 59 62 75 26 75 75 75 17 31 31 31 21 - 19 - 12 12 12 30 30 t 17 - 3 16 17 13 13 13 15 15 M ETHOD OF PAYM ENT W o r k e r s in e s t a b li s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g p a id v a c a t io n s _ L e n g t h -o f-tim e paym ent _ _ . P e r c e n t a g e p a y m e n t _______________________________ O th e r _ _ . . . . . . . .. _ W o r k e r s in e s t a b li s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g n o p a id v a c a t io n s A M O U N T O F V A C A T IO N P A Y A N D S E R V IC E P E R IO D 3 1 w eek or m o re 6 m o n th s 1 year ............. ... . ... . 2 w eek s or m o re 6 m o n th s ... . .. .............. 1 y e a r ___________________________________________________ 2 y e a r s ... 3 y ears 5 y e a r s ________________________________________________ 3 w e e k s o r m o r e ________________________________________ 1 y e a r ___________________________________________________ ..... 2 years 3 years 5 years _ . . _ _ .. 10 y e a r s . .. 15 y e a r s __________ ___________________________________ 20 y e a r s ________________________________________________ 25 y e a r s ________________________________________________ 4 w e e k s o r m o r e _________________________________________ 15 y e a r s 20 y e a r s ________________________________________________ 25 y ears . . . _ . _ 2 3 s e rv ic e re c e iv e t * t 68 89 98 100 75 3 3 3 3 24 4 t 21 19 100 43 100 100 _ t 100 100 24 88 100 100 44 13 44 44 t 100 13 36 68 100 55 t t t t 18 50 53 55 16 t 100 j j I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y . I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d i t i o n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y . P e r i o d s o f s e r v i c e w e r e a r b i t r a r i l y c h o s e n a n d d o no t n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t th e in d i v id u a l p r o v i s i o n s f o r p r o g r e s s i o n . F o r e x a m p l e , th e c h a n g e s in p r o p o r t i o n s in d i c a t e d a t in c lu d e c h a n g e s in p r o v i s i o n s o c c u r r i n g b e t w e e n 5 a n d 10 y e a r s . E s t im a t e s a r e c u m u la tiv e . T h u s , th e p r o p o r t i o n r e c e i v i n g 3 w e e k s ' p a y o r m o r e a f t e r 5 y e a r s in c lu d e s 3 w eek s* o r m o re p ay a ft e r fe w e r y e a r s o f s e r v ic e . L e s s th a n 2 . 5 p e r c e n t . T r a n s p o r t a t i o n (e x c l u d i n g r a i l r o a d s ) , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b l ic u t i l i t i e s . 31 - 10 y e a r s ' th ose w ho O c c u p a t io n a l W a g e S u r v e y , P o r t l a n d , O r e g . , A p r i l 1957 U .S . D E P A R T M E N T O F L A B O R B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t ic s __________________ NOTE: In th e t a b u l a t i o n s o f v a c a t io n a l l o w a n c e s b y y e a r s o f s e r v i c e , p a y m e n t s o t h e r th a n " le n g t h o f t i m e , " s u c h a s p e r c e n t a g e o f a n n u a l e a r n i n g s o r f l a t - s u m p a y m e n t s , w e r e c o n v e r t e d to a n e q u i v a l e n t t i m e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p l e , a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t o f a n n u a l e a r n i n g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 w e e k 's p a y . 15 Table B-5: Paid Vacations - Continued PERCENT OF OFFICE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN— All . industries 1 V a c a t io n p o lic y Public utilities * Manufacturing Retail trade PERCENT OF PLANT WORKERS EMPLOYED IN— Finance All 2 industries Public utilities * Manufacturing Retail trade P R E D O M IN A N T P R A C T IC E S A F T E R S E L E C T E D Y E A R S O F S E R V IC E ^ * 1 y e a r o r le s s: 2 y e a rs o r le s s : 3 y e a rs o r le s s : 5 y e a r s o r le s s : 10 y e a r s o r l e s s : 15 y e a r s o r l e s s : 20 y e a r s o r l e s s : 25 y e a r s o r l e s s : --------------------------------------- XXX XX X 52 76 66 63 XXX XXX ______ XXX XXX XXX XXX 84 80 79 88 94 95 74 84 90 75 96 97 62 XX X XXX XX X 100 100 87 56 69 64 75 XXX XXX XX X XX X 56 1 2 1 2 w eek w eeks w e e k ___________________ w eeks 2 2 2 2 3 w eeks w eeks w eeks w eeks w eeks ______________________ ... _ ___________________________ _______________ _________ 2 3 2 3 w eeks w eeks w eeks w eeks ____________ ___________________________ _ _ ___________________________ __ .. __________ 70 69 62 XXX XX X XX X XXX 56 54 54 62 XXX 86 92 67 90 XX X XXX XXX 58 XX X XX X XX X 73 66 66 97 80 44 96 81 100 100 74 XXX XXX XX X 99 99 82 68 49 52 75 XX X XX X XX X XXX 68 XXX 49 51 5 44 XXX 58 62 XXX XXX 68 45 62 XXX 2 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y . I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , an d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d iv is i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y . T h e p a y p r o v i s i o n a p p l i c a b l e to m o r e w o r k e r s th an a n y o t h e r s i n g le p r o v i s i o n , f o r s e r v i c e up to a n d in c lu d i n g the in d i c a t e d n u m b e r o f y e a r s . l e s s p a y f o r the in d i c a t e d s e r v i c e p e r i o d . 5 O t h e r 2 5 - y e a r p r o v i s i o n s w e r e : 3 w e e k s : 40 p e r c e n t ; 4 w e e k s : 16 p e r c e n t . * T ra n s p o rta tio n (e x c lu d in g r a ilr o a d s ), c o m m un i c a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic A l l w o r k e r s ____ _______________________________________ Manufacturing r e c e iv e m o re or Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans P E R C E N T OF O FF ICE W O R K ER S E M P L O Y E D I N — All , industries 1 w o rk e rs who u t ilit ie s . Table B-6: T y p e o f p la n E x c lu d e s Public utilities * Retail trade 100 100 100 100 88 84 85 44 54 7 70 43 72 53 39 9 83 82 74 18 74 4 P E R C E N T OF P L A N T W O R K ER S E M P L O Y E D I N — Finance All 2 industries Public utilities* Manufacturing Retail trade 100 100 100 100 59 71 83 74 44 50 47 58 8 39 96 28 59 41 74 63 75 74 100 44 52 42 45 52 17 7 t 16 10 84 82 74 7 65 10 20 58 58 58 29 80 9 74 74 47 9 49 7 9 79 79 72 6 51 11 3 88 88 81 44 12 46 57 57 54 16 97 10 70 70 53 14 42 12 W o r k e r s in e s t a b li s h m e n t s p r o v id in g : L i f e i n s u r a n c e _____________________________________ A c c id e n t a l d e a th an d d is m e m b e r m e n t in s u r a n c e __________________________________________ S i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e o r s i c k l e a v e o r b o th 3 ____________ ______________ S i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e _________ S i c k l e a v e ( f u l l p a y a n d no w a i t in g p e r i o d ) ___ __________________________ S ic k le a v e (p a r t ia l p a y o r w a i t in g p e r i o d ) _______________________________ H o s p i t a l i z a t i o n i n s u r a n c e ______________________ S u r g i c a l i n s u r a n c e ___________ __________________ M e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e _________ „ ____ __________ C a t a s t r o p h e i n s u r a n c e __________________ ______ R e t i r e m e n t p e n s i o n _______________________________ N o h e a lt h , in s u r a n c e , o r p e n s io n p la n _____ “ ~ 1 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d i t i o n to th o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y . 2 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d i t i o n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y . 3 U n d u p l ic a t e d t o t a l o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s i c k l e a v e o r s i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y b e l o w . S i c k - l e a v e p la n s a r e l i m i t e d to t h o s e w h i c h d e f in it e ly e s t a b l i s h a t l e a s t the m in im u m n u m b e r o f d a y s ' p a y th at c a n b e e x p e c t e d b y e a c h e m p lo y e e . I n f o r m a l s i c k - l e a v e a l l o w a n c e s d e t e r m i n e d o n a n in d i v id u a l b a s i s a r e e x c l u d e d . t * L e s s th a n 2. 5 p e r c e n t . T r a n s p o r t a t io n (e x c lu d in g r a i l r o a d s ), c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s . O c c u p a t io n a l W a g e S u r v e y , P o rtla n d , U .S . O r e g . , A p r i l 19S7 D EPAR TM ENT OF LABOR B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t ic s 17 Appendix: Job Descriptions The prim ary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau*s wage surveys is to assist its field staff in classifying into appropriate occupations w orkers who are employed under a va riety of payroll titles and different work arrangements from establishment to establishment and from area to area. This is essential in order to perm it the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable job content. Because of this emphasis on inter establishment and interarea com parability of occupational content, the Bureau*s job descriptions may differ sign ifi cantly from those in use in individual establishments or those prepared for other purposes. In applying these job descriptions, the Bureau*s field representatives are instructed to exclude w ork ing supervisors, apprentices, learn ers, beginners, trainees, handicapped w orkers, part-tim e, tem porary, and probationary w orkers. Office B IL L E R , MACHINE P rep a res statements, b ills, and invoices on a machine other than an ordinary or electrom atic typew riter. May also keep records as to billings or shipping charges or perform other cle ric a l work in cidental to billing operations. For wage study purposes, b illers, machine, are cla ssified by type of machine, as follow s: B ille r, machine (billing machine) - Uses a special billing machine (Moon Hopkins, E lliott Fisher, Burroughs, e tc ., which are combination typing and adding machines) to prepare bills and invoices from customers* purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping memoranda, etc. Usually involves application of predeterm ined discounts and shipping charges and entry of necessary extensions, which may or may not be computed on the billing machine, and totals which are automatically accumulated by machine. The operation usually involves a large number of carbon copies of the bill being prepared and is often done on a fanfold machine. B ille r, machine (bookkeeping machine) - Uses a bookkeeping machine (Sundstrand, E lliott Fisher, Remington Rand, etc. , which may or may not have typew riter keyboard) to prepare customers* bills as part of the accounts receivable operation. G enerally involves the simultaneous entry of figures on customers* ledger record. The machine automatically accumulates figures on a number of vertica l columns and computes and usually prints auto m atically the debit or credit balances. Does not involve a knowl edge of bookkeeping. Works from uniform and standard types of sales and credit slips. BOOKKEEPING-M ACHINE O PERATO R Operates a bookkeeping machine (Remington Rand, Elliott Fisher, Sundstrand, Burroughs, National Cash R egister, with or with out a typew riter keyboard) to keep a record o f business transactions. BOOKKEEPING-M ACHINE OPERATOR - Continued Class A - Keeps a set of records requiring a knowledge of and experience in basic bookkeeping principles and fa m ilia rity with the structure o f the particular accounting system used. D eter mines proper records and distribution of debit and credit items to be used in each phase of the work. May prepare consolidated reports, balance sheets, and other records by hand. Class B - Keeps a record of one or m ore phases or sections of a set of records usually requiring little knowledge of basic book keeping. Phases or sections include accounts payable, payroll, customers* accounts (not including a simple type of billing described under b iller, machine), cost distribution, expense distribution, in ventory control, etc. May check or assist in preparation of trial balances and prepare control sheets for the accounting department. CLERK, ACCOUNTING Class A - Under general direction of a bookkeeper or account ant, has responsibility for keeping one or more sections of a com plete set of books or records relating to one phase of an establish m en ts business transactions. Work involves posting and balancing subsidiary ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or a c counts payable; examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper accounting distribution; requires judgment and experience in making proper assignations and allocations. May assist in preparing, adjusting, and closing journal entries; may direct class B accounting clerks. Class B - Under supervision, perform s one or more routine accounting operations such as posting simple journal vouchers, accounts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers; reconciling bank accounts; posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by general ledgers. This job does not require a knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping principles but is found in offices in which the m ore routine accounting work is subdivided on a func tional basis among several w orkers. 18 CLERK, F IL E Class A - Responsible for maintaining an established filin g system. C lassifies and indexes correspondence or other m aterial; may also file this m aterial. May keep records of various types in conjunction with files or supervise others in filin g and locating m aterial in the file s . May perform incidental c le rica l duties. Class B - Perform s routine filing, usually of m aterial that has already been classified, or locates or assists in locating m a teria l in the files . May perform incidental clerica l duties. CLERK, ORDER Receives custom ers’ orders fo r m aterial or merchandise by m ail, phone, or personally. Duties involve any combination of the follow ing: Quoting prices to customers; making out an order sheet listing the items to make up the order; checking prices and quantities of items on order sheet; distributing order sheets to respective de partments to be filled . May check with credit department to d eter mine credit rating of customer, acknowledge receipt of orders from customers, follow up orders to see that they have been filled , keep file of orders received, and check shipping invoices with original o rd ers. CLERK, KEY-PU N C H O PER ATO R Under general supervision and with no supervisory responsi b ilities, records accounting and statistical data on tabulating cards by punching a series of holes in the cards in a specified sequence, using an alphabetical or a numerical key-punch machine, following written information on records. May duplicate cards by using the duplicating device attached to machine. Keeps files of punch cards. May v e rify own work or work of others. OFFICE BOY OR G IRL P erfo rm s various routine duties such as running errands, operating minor office machines such as sealers or m a ilers, opening and distributing m ail, and other minor c le ric a l work. SECRETARY P erfo rm s secreta ria l and cle ric a l duties fo r a superior in an adm inistrative or executive position. Duties include making appoint ments fo r superior; receivin g people coming into office; answering and making phone calls; handling personal and important or confi dential m ail, and w riting routine correspondence on own initiative; taking dictation (where transcribing machine is not used) either in shorthand or by stenotype or sim ilar machine, and transcribing dicta tion or the recorded information reproduced on a transcribing machine. May prepare special reports or memoranda for information of superior. PAYRO LL STENOGRAPHER, G E N E R A L Computes wages of company employees and enters the n eces sary data on the payroll sheets. Duties involve: Calculating w orkers' earnings based on time or production records; posting calculated data on payroll sheet, showing information such as w o rk e r’s name, working days, time, rate, deductions for insurance, and total wages due. May make out paychecks and assist paymaster in making up and d is tributing pay envelopes. May use a calculating machine. P rim a ry duty is to take dictation from one or m ore persons, either in shorthand or by stenotype or sim ilar machine, involving a normal routine vocabulary, and to transcribe this dictation on a type w riter. May also type from written copy. May also set up and keep files in order, keep simple records, etc. Does not include transcribing-machine work (see transcribing-m achine operator). C O M PTO M ETER OPERATO R STENOGRAPHER, P rim a ry duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform mathe m atical computations. This job is not to be confused with that of statistical or other type of clerk, which may involve frequent use of a Comptometer but, in which, use of this machine is incidental to perform ance of other duties. P rim a ry duty is to take dictation from one or m ore persons, either in shorthand or by stenotype or sim ilar machine, involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such.as in legal briefs or reports on scientific research and to transcribe this dictation on a typew riter. May also type from written copy. May also set up and keep files in order, keep simple records, etc. Does not include transcribing-machine work. TEC H N IC A L D U PLIC ATING -M AC H IN E O PER ATO R (MIMEOGRAPH OR D ITTO ) SWITCHBOARD O PER ATO R Under general supervision and with no supervisory respon sibilities, reproduces multiple copies of typewritten or handwritten matter, using a mimeograph or ditto machine. Makes necessary ad justment such as for ink and paper feed counter and cylinder speed. Is not required to prepare stencil or ditto m aster. May keep file of used stencils or ditto m asters. May sort, collate, and staple com pleted m aterial. Operates a single- or m ultiple-position telephone switchboard. Duties involve handling incoming, outgoing, and intraplant or office calls. May record toll calls and take m essages. May give in fo r mation to persons who call in, or occasionally take telephone orders. F o r w orkers who also act as receptionists see switchboard operatorreceptionist. 19 TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL - Continued SWITCHBOARD O PE R ATO R -R E C E PTIO N IST tion type This time In addition to perform ing duties of operator, on a single p osi or m onitor-type switchboard, acts as receptionist and may also or perform routine c lerica l work as part of regular duties. typing or c le rica l work may take the m ajor part of this w o rk er’s while at switchboard. TA B U LA TIN G -M A C H IN E OPERATOR Operates machine that automatically analyzes and translates information punched in groups of tabulating cards and prints trans lated data on form s or accounting records; sets or adjusts machine; does simple w iring of plugboards according to established practice or diagrams; places cards to be tabulated in feed magazine and starts machine. May file cards after they are tabulated. May, in addition, operate auxiliary machines. included. A w orker who takes dictation in shorthand or by stenotype or sim ilar machine is classified as a stenographer, general. T Y P IS T Uses a typew riter to make copies of various m aterial or to make out bills after calculations have been made by another person. May do c le rica l work involving little special training, such as keep ing simple records, filing records and reports, or sorting and d is tributing incoming m ail. Class A - Perform s one or m ore of the follow ing: Typing m aterial in final form from very rough and involved draft; copy ing from plain or corrected copy in which there is a frequent and varied use of technical and unusual words or from foreignlanguage copy; combining m aterial from several sources, or planning layout of complicated statistical tables to maintain uni form ity and balance in spacing; typing tables from rough draft in final form . May type routine form letters, varying details to suit circumstances. TRANSCRIBING-M ACHINE O PER ATO R, GENERAL P rim a ry duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal routine vocabulary from transcribing machine records. May also type from written copy and do simple c lerica l work. W orkers tran scribing dictation involving a varied technical or specialized vocabu la ry such as legal briefs or reports on scientific research are not Professional D RAFTSM AN, JUNIOR (Assistant draftsman) Draws to scale units or parts of drawings prepared by drafts man or others for engineering, construction, or manufacturing pur poses. Uses various types of drafting tools .as required. May p re pare drawings from simple plans or sketches, or perform other duties under direction of a draftsman. D RAFTSM AN, LEADER Plans and directs activities of one or m ore draftsmen in preparation of working plans and detail drawings from rough or p r e lim inary sketches for engineering, construction, or manufacturing purposes. Duties involve a combination of the follow ing: Interpreting blueprints, sketches, and written or verbal orders; determining work procedures; assigning duties to subordinates and inspecting their work; perform ing m ore difficult problem s. May assist subordinates during Class B - P erform s one or m ore of the follow ing: Typing from relatively clear or typed drafts; routine typing of form s, insurance p olicies, e tc.; setting up simple standard tabulations, or copying m ore complex tables already set up and spaced properly. and Technical D RAFTSM AN, LEADER - Continued em ergencies or as a regular assignment, or perform related duties of a supervisory or administrative nature. D RAFTSM AN, SENIOR Prepares working plans and detail drawings from notes, rough or detailed sketches for engineering, construction, or manu facturing purposes. Duties involve a combination of the follow ing: Preparing working plans, detail drawings, maps, cross-sections, etc. , to scale by use of drafting instruments; making engineering computa tions such as those involved in strength of m aterials, beams and trusses; verifyin g completed work, checking dimensions, m aterials to be used, and quantities; writing specifications; making adjustments or changes in drawings or specifications. May ink in lines and letters on pencil drawings, prepare detail units of complete drawings, or trace drawings. Work is frequently in a specialized field such as architectural, elec trica l, mechanical, or structural drafting. 20 NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) - Continued A registered nurse who gives nursing service to ill or injured employees or other persons who become ill or suffer an accident on the premises of a factory or other establishment. Duties involve a combination of the following: Giving first aid to the ill or injured; attending to subsequent dressing of employees1 injuries; keeping records of patients treated; preparing accident reports for compensation or other purposes; conducting physical examinations and health evaluations of applicants and employees; and planning and carrying out programs involving health education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant environment, or other activities affecting the health, welfare, and safety of all personnel. M a in t e n a n c e TRACER Copies plans and drawings prepared by others, by placing tracing cloth or paper over drawing and tracing with pen or pencil. Uses T-square, compass, and other drafting tools. May prepare simple drawings and do simple lettering. nd Powerplant CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE ENGINEER, STATIONARY Perform s the carpentry duties necessary to construct and maintain in good repair building woodwork and equipment such as bins, cribs, counters, benches, partitions, doors, floors, stairs, casings, and trim made of wood in an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out of work from blueprints, draw ings, models, or verbal instructions; using a variety of carpenter*s handtools, portable power tools, and standard measuring instruments; making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work; selecting materials necessary for the work. In general, the work of the maintenance carpenter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent train ing and experience. Operates and maintains and may also supervise the operation of stationary engines and equipment (mechanical or electrical) to sup ply the establishment in which employed with power, heat, refrigera tion, or air conditioning. Work involves: Operating and maintaining equipment such as steam engines, air compressors, generators, mo tors, turbines, ventilating and refrigerating equipment, steam boilers and boiler-fed water pumps; making equipment repairs; keeping a record of operation of machinery, temperature, and fuel consump tion. May also supervise these operations. Head or chief engineers in establishments employing more than one engineer are excluded. ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE Perform s a variety of electrical trade functions such as the installation, maintenance, or repair of equipment for the generating, distribution, or utilization of electric energy in an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Installing or repairing any of a variety of electrical equipment such as generators, transformers, switchboards, controllers, circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, or other transmission equipment; working from blue prints, drawings, layout, or other specifications; locating and diag nosing trouble in the electrical system or equipment; working standard computations relating to load requirements of wiring or electrical equipment; using a variety of electrician*s handtools and measuring and testing instruments. In general, the work of the maintenance electrician requires rounded training and experience usually ac quired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER Fires stationary boilers to furnish the establishment in which employed with heat, power, or steam. Feeds fuels to f ir e Lby hand or operates a mechanical stoker, gas, or oil burner; checks water and safety valves. May clean, oil, or assist in repairing boilerroom equipment. HELPER, TRADES, MAINTENANCE Assists one or more workers in the skilled maintenance trades, by performing specific or general duties of lesser skill, such as keeping a worker supplied with materials and tools; cleaning work ing area, machine, and equipment; assisting worker by holding ma terials or tools; performing other unskilled tasks as directed by jour neyman. The kind of work the helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade: In some trades the helper is confined to sup plying, lifting, and holding materials and tools, and cleaning working areas; and in others he is permitted to perform specialized machine operations, or parts of a trade that are also performed by workers on a full-time basis. 21 MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE Specializes in the operation of one or more types of machine tools, such as jig borers, cylindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes, or milling machines in the construction of machine-shop tools, gauges, jigs, fixtures, or dies. Work involves most of the following: Planning and performing difficult machining operations; processing items requiring complicated setups or a high degree of accuracy; using a variety of precision measuring instruments; selecting feeds, speeds, tooling and operation sequence; making necessary adjust ments during operation to achieve requisite tolerances or dimensions. May be required to recognize when tools need dressing, to dress tools, and to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating oils. For cross-industry wage study purposes, machine-tool operators, toolroom, in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification. Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment of an establish ment. Work involves most of the following: Examining machines and mechanical equipment to diagnose source of trouble; dismantling or partly dismantling machines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use of handtools in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts with items obtained from stock; ordering the production of a replacement part by a machine shop or sending of the machine to a machine shop for major repairs; preparing written specifications for major repairs or for the production of parts ordered from machine shop; reassembling machines; and making all necessary adjustments for operation. In general, the work of a maintenance’ mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary duties involve setting up or adjusting machines. MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE MILLWRIGHT Produces replacement parts and new parts in making repairs of metal parts of mechanical equipment operated in an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Interpreting written instruc tions and specifications; planning and laying out of work; using a va riety of machinists handtools and precision measuring instruments; setting up and operating standard machine tools; shaping of metal parts to close tolerances; making standard shop computations relat ing to dimensions of work, tooling, feeds and speeds of machining; knowledge of the working properties of the common metals; selecting standard materials, parts, and equipment required for his work; fitting and assembling parts into mechanical equipment. In general, the machinists work normally requires a rounded training in machineshop practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Installs new machines or heavy equipment and dismantles and installs machines or heavy equipment when changes in the plant lay out are required. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out of the work; interpreting blueprints or other specifications; using a variety of handtools and rigging; making standard shop com putations relating to stresses, strength of materials, and centers of gravity; alining and balancing of equipment; selecting standard tools, equipment, and parts to be used; installing and maintaining in good order power transmission equipment such as drives and speed r e ducers. In general, the millwright^ work normally requires a rounded training and experience in the trade acquired through a formal appren ticeship or equivalent training and experience. OILER MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (M AINTENANCE) Repairs automobiles, buses, motortrucks, and tractors of an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Examining automotive equipment to diagnose source of trouble; disassembling equipment and performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches, gauges, drills, or specialized equipment in dis assembling or fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting valves; reassembling and installing the various assemblies in the vehicle and making necessary adjustments; alining wheels, adjusting brakes and lights, or tightening body bolts. In general, the work of the automotive mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprentice ship or equivalent training and experience. Lubricates, with oil or grease, the moving parts or wearing surfaces of mechanical equipment of an establishment. PAINTER , MAINTENANCE Paints and redecorates walls, woodwork, and fixtures of an establishment. Work involves the following; Knowledge of surface peculiarities and types of paint required for different applications; preparing surface for painting by removing old finish or by placing putty or filler in nail holes and interstices; applying paint with spray gun or brush. May mix colors, oils, white lead, and other paint ingredients to obtain proper color or consistency. In general, the work of the maintenance painter requires rounded training and ex perience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equiva lent training and experience. 22 PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE SH EET-M ETAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE - Continued Installs or repairs water, steam, gas, or other types of pipe and pipefittings in an establishment. Work involves most of the fol lowing: Laying out of work and measuring to locate position of pipe from drawings or other written specifications; cutting various sizes of pipe to correct lengths with chisel and hammer or oxyacetylene torch or pipe-cutting machine; threading pipe with stocks and dies; bending pipe by hand-driven or power-driven machines; assembling pipe with couplings and fastening pipe to hangers; making standard shop computations relating to pressures, flow, and size of pipe re quired; making standard tests to determine whether finished pipes meet specifications. In general, the work of the maintenance pipefitter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Workers rimarily engaged in installing and repairing building sanitation or eating systems are excluded. and laying out all types of sheet-metal maintenance work from blue prints, models, or other specifications; setting up and operating all available types of sheet-metal-working machines; using a variety of handtools in cutting, bending, forming, shaping, fitting, and assem bling; installing sheet-metal articles as required. In general, the work of the maintenance sheet-metal worker requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. PLUM BER, MAINTENANCE Keeps the plumbing system of an establishment in good order. Work involves: Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding installation of vents and traps in plumbing system; installing or repairing pipes and fixtures; opening clogged drains with a plunger or plumber’s snake. In general, the work of the maintenance plumber requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprentice ship or equivalent training and experience. SHEET-M ETAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE Fabricates, installs, and maintains in good repair the sheetmetal equipment and fixtures (such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves, lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, metal roofing) of an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Planning Custodial a nd (Diemaker; jig maker; toolmaker; fixture maker; gauge maker) Constructs and repairs machine-shop tools, gauges, jigs, fix tures or dies for forgings, punching and other metal-forming work. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out of work from models, blueprints, drawings, oi* other oral and written specifi cations; using a variety of tool and die m aker’s handtools and precision measuring instruments; understanding of the working properties of common metals and alloys; setting up and operating of machine tools and related equipment; making necessary shop computations relating to dimensions of work, speeds, feeds, and tooling of machines; heattreating of metal parts during fabrication as well as of finished tools and dies to achieve required qualities; working to close tolerances; fitting and assembling of parts to prescribed tolerances and allow ances; selecting appropriate materials, tools, and processes. In general, the tool and die maker's work requires a rounded training in machine-shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. For cross-industry wage study purposes, tool and die makers in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification. Material ELEVATOR OPERATOR, PASSENGER Transports passengers between floors of an office building, apartment house, department store, hotel or similar establishment. Workers who operate elevators in conjunction with other duties such as those of starters and janitors are excluded. GUARD Performs routine police duties, either at fixed post or on tour, maintaining order, using arms or force where necessary. In cludes gatemen who are stationed at gate and check on identity of employees and other persons entering. TOOL AND DIE MAKER Movement JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER (Sweeper; charwoman; janitress) Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and washrooms, or premises of an office, apartment house, or commercial or other establishment. Duties involve a combination of the following: Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removing chips, trash, and other refuse; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures; polishing metal fixtures or trimmings; providing supplies and minor maintenance services; cleaning lavatories, showers, and restrooms. Workers who specialize in window washing are excluded. 23 LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING (Loader and unloader; handler and stacker; shelver; trucker; stockman or stock helper; warehouseman or warehouse helper) A worker employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store, or other establishment whose duties involve one or more of the following: Loading and unloading various materials and merchan dise on or from freight cars, trucks, or other transporting devices; unpacking, shelving, or^placing materials or merchandise in proper storage location; transporting materials or merchandise by hand truck, car, or wheelbarrow. Longshoremen, who load and unload ships are excluded. SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK - Continued other records; checking for shortages and rejecting damaged goods; routing merchandise or materials to proper departments; maintaining necessary records and files. For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows: Receiving clerk Shipping clerk Shipping and receiving clerk TRUCKDRIVER ORDER FILLER (Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman) Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips, customers1 orders, or other instructions. May, in addition to filling orders and indicating items filled or omitted, keep records of out going orders, requisition additional stock, or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform other related duties. Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport materials, merchandise, equipment, or men between various types of establishments such as: Manufacturing plants, freight depots, w are houses, wholesale and retail establishments, or between retail estab lishments and customers1 houses or places of business. May also load or unload truck with or without helpers, make minor mechanical repairs, and keep truck in good working order. Driver-salesm en and over-the-road drivers are excluded. For wage study purposes, truckdrivers are classified by size and type of equipment, as follows: (Tractor-trailer should be rated on the basis of trailer capacity. ) PACKER, SHIPPING Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing them in shipping containers, the specific operations performed being dependent upon the type, size, and number of units to be packed, the type of container employed, and method of shipment. Work requires the placing of items in shipping containers and may involve one or more of the following: Knowledge of various items of stock in order to verify content; selection of appropriate type and size of container; inserting enclosures in container; using excelsior or other material to prevent breakage or damage; closing and sealing container; applying labels or entering identifying data on container. Packers who also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded. SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK Prepares merchandise for shipment, or receives and is r e sponsible for incoming shipment of merchandise or other materials. Shipping work involves: A knowledge of shipping procedures, prac tices, routes, available means of transportation and rates; and pre paring records of the goods shipped, making up bills of lading, post ing weight and shipping charges, and keeping a file of shipping records. May direct or assist in preparing the merchandise for shipment. Receiving work involves: Verifying or directing others in verifying the correctness of shipments against bills of lading, invoices, or Truckdriver Truckdriver, Truckdriver, Truckdriver, Truckdriver, (combination of sizes listed separately) light (under IV2 tons) medium (1 Va to and including 4 tons) heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type) heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type) TRUCKER, POWER Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or electric-powered truck or tractor to transport goods and materials of all kinds about a warehouse, manufacturing plant, or other establishment. For wage study purposes, workers are classified by type of truck, as follows: Trucker, power (forklift) Trucker, power (other than forklift) WATCHMAN Makes rounds of premises periodically in protecting property against fire, theft, and illegal entry. ^ U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1957 0 — 428540 Bulletins in This Series Occupational wage surveys are being conducted in 17 major labor markets during late 1956 and early 1957. Bulletins for the following areas are now available and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C., or from any of the regional sales offices listed below. As additional bulletins become available, they w ill be listed in subsequent issues. Labor Market Survey Period BLS Bulletin Number Seattle, Wash. Buffalo, N. Y. Cleveland, Ohio Boston, Mass. Dallas, Tex. Kansas City, Mo. Philadelphia, Pa. San Francis co-Oakland, Calif. Pittsburgh, Pa. Birmingham, Ala. August 1956 September 1956 October 1956 September 1956 October 1956 December 1956 November 1956 January 1957 December 1956 January 1957 1202-1 1202-2 1202-3 1202-4 1202-5 1202-6 1202-7 1202-8 1202-9 1202-10 Price 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents Regional Sales Offices U. S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor S tatistics 341 Ninth Avenue New York 1, N. Y. U. S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor S tatistics 18 Oliver Street Boston 10, Mass. U. S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor S tatistics 50 Seventh Street, N. E . Atlanta 23, Ga. U. S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics 105 West Adams Street Chicago 3, 111. U. S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor S tatistics 630 Sansome Street San F ran cisco 11, Calif.
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