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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON AUGUST 1961 Bulletin No. 1303-6 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Arthur J. Goldberg, Secretary B U R E A U O f L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S E w a n C la g u e , C o m m issio n e r Occupational Wage Survey SEATTLE, WASHINGTON AUGUST 1961 Bulletin No. 1303-6 November 1961 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT O F LABOR Arthur J. Goldberg, Secretary iT U m m SI \ s p Jy u/ B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S E w a n C la g u e , C o m m issio n e r For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing O ffice, Washington 25, D.C. Price 25 cents Preface Contents Page The Labor Market Occupational Wage Survey Program Wage trends for selected occupational groups ______________________ The Bureau of Labor Statistics annually conducts occupational wage surveys in 82 labor markets. The studies provide data on occupational earnings and related supplementary benefits. A preliminary report furnishing trend data and average earnings is released within a month of the completion of each study. This bulletin provides additional data not included in the preliminary report. Two bulletins, bringing together the results of all of the area surveys, are issued after completion of the final area bulletin in the current round of surveys. The first of these bulletins will be available late in 1962 and the other early in 1963. During the survey year, sum mary releases presenting areawide occupational earnings data for 25 to 30 labor markets, are issued as data become available. This bulletin was prepared in the Bureau's r e gional office in San Francisco, by William P. O'Connor, under the direction of John L. Dana, Assistant Regional Director for Wages and Industrial Relations. 3 Tables: 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey __________ 2. Percents of change in standard weekly salaries and straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupational groups ____________________ ..__________________ A: Occupational earnings: * A - 1. Office occupations—men and women ___________________ A - 2. Professional and technical occupations—men and women _________________________________ _________ A-3. Office, professional, and technical occupations—men and women combined _______________ A-4. Maintenance and powerplant occupations _______________ A - 5. Custodial and material movement occupations _________ 2 2 4 7 8 9 10 Appendixes: A. Changes in occupational descriptions ________________________ B. Occupational descriptions __________________________________ * NOTE: Similar tabulations are available in the Seattle area reports for September 1951 and August of each year since 1956. Most of the reports include data on establish ment practices and supplementary wage provisions. A directory indicating date of study and the price of the reports, as well as reports for other major areas, is available upon request. Union scales, indicative of prevailing pay levels, are available for the following trades or industries: Build ing construction, printing, local-transit operating em ployees, and motortruck drivers and helpers. iii 13 15 Occupational Wage Survey—Seattle, Wash. Introduction This area is 1 of 82 labor markets in which the U.S. De partment of Labor*s Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings and related wage benefits on an area basis. The bulletin presents current occupational employment and earnings information obtained largely by mail from the establishments visited by Bureau field economists in the last previous survey for occupations reported in that earlier study. Personal visits were made to nonrespondents and to those respondents reporting unusual changes since the previous survey. In each area, data are obtained from representative establish ments within six broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; transpor tation, communication, and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Major industry groups excluded from these studies are government operations and the construction and extractive industries. Establishments having fewer than a prescribed number of workers are omitted also because they tend to furnish insufficient employment in the occupations studied to warrant inclusion. Separate tabulations are provided for each of the broad industry divisions which meet publication criteria. These surveys are conducted on a sample basis because of the unnecessary cost involved in surveying all establishments. To obtain optimum 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 re lating to all establishments in the industry grouping and area, except for those below the minimum size studied. Occupations and Earnings The occupations selected for study are common to a variety of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries. Occupational clas sification is based on a uniform set of job descriptions designed to take account of interestablishment variation in duties within the same job. (See appendix for listing of these descriptions.) Earnings data are presented (in the A-series tables) for the following types of occu pations: (a) Office clerical; (b) professional and technical; (c) mainte nance and power plant; and (d) custodial and material movement. Occupational employment and earnings data are shown for full-time workers, i . e . , those hired to work a regular weekly sched ule in the given occupational classification. Earnings data exclude premium pay for overtime 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 clerical occupations, reference is to the work schedules (rounded to the nearest half hour) for which straight-time salaries are paid; average weekly earnings for these occupations have been rounded to the nearest half dollar. Average earnings of men and women are presented separately for selected occupations in which both sexes are commonly employed. Differences in pay levels of men and women in these occupations are largely due to (l) differences in the distribution of the sexes among industries and establishments; (2) differences in specific duties per formed, although the occupations are appropriately classified within the same survey job description; and (3) differences in length of serv ice or merit review when individual salaries are adjusted on this basis. Longer average service of men would result in higher average pay when both sexes are employed within the same rate range. Job descriptions used in classifying employees in these surveys are usu ally more generalized than those used in individual establishments to allow for minor differences among establishments in specific duties performed. 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 occu pational structure do not materially affect the accuracy of the earn ings data. 2 Table 1. E stablishm ents and w o rk e rs within scop e o f survey and num ber studied in Seattle, W a sh ., by m a jo r industry d ivisio n , 2 August 1961 Num ber o f establishm ents Industry d ivision W ork ers in establishm ents Within scop e o f study * Studied _____________________________________________________ 602 149 184, 600 130, 980 Manufacturing __________________________________________________ Nonmanufacturing ______________________________________ ________ Transportation, com m unication, and other public utilities 4 _____________________________________________ W holesale trade 5 _____________________________________________ R etail t r a d e ___________ _____ ________________ ______ _____ ___ Finance, insurance, and rea l e s ta te 5 _______________________ S e rv ice s * ‘ -------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 224 378 55 94 111, 100 73, 500 87,960 43, 020 57 88 118 65 50 25 13 28 15 13 2 2,000 9, 900 24, 500 11, 300 5, 800 17,050 2, 890 15, 150 5, 360 2 ,5 7 0 A ll d ivision s Within scop e of study Studied 1 The Seattle Standard M etropolitan Statistical A rea con sists of King and Snohomish Counties. The "w o rk e rs within s co p e of study" estim ates shown in this table provid e a reasonably accu rate d e scrip tio n of the size and com position o f the labor fo r c e included in the su rv ey. The estim ates are not intended, how ever, to se rve as a basis of com p a rison with other a rea em ploym ent indexes to m easure em ploym ent trends o r le v e ls sin ce (1) planning of wage surveys requires the use o f establishm ent data com p iled considerably in advance of the p a y ro ll p e rio d studied, and (2) sm all establishm ents are excluded from the scop e of the survey. 2 The 1957 rev ised edition of the Standard Industrial C la ssifica tio n Manual was used in cla ssifyin g establishm ents by industry division . M ajor changes from the e a rlie r edition (used in the B ureau's la bor m arket wage surveys conducted p rio r to July 1958) a re the tra n sfer o f m ilk p asteurization plants and rea d y-m ixed con crete establishm ents fro m trade (w holesale o r retail) to manufacturing, and the tra n sfer o f rad io and te le v isio n b road casting from s e rv ice s to the transportation, com m unication, and other public utilities division. 3 Includes all establishm ents with total em ploym ent at or above the m in im u m -size lim itation (50 em p loy ees). A ll outlets (within the area) of com panies in such industries as trade, finance, auto rep a ir s e rv ice , and m otion -p ictu re theaters are con sid ered as 1 establishm ent. 4 Taxicabs and s e r v ic e s incidental to w ater transportation w ere excluded. Since the City of Seattle's e le c t r ic u tilities and lo c a l transit fa cilitie s are m unicipally operated, they a re excluded, by definition, fro m the scop e o f the study. 5 This industry d ivision is rep resented in estim ates fo r "a ll in d u stries" and "nonm anufacturing" in the S e rie s A tab les. Separate presentation of data fo r this d iv ision is not made fo r one or m ore of the follow ing re a so n s: (1) Employment in the division is too sm a ll to p rovid e enough data to m erit separate study, (2) the sam ple was not designed initially to p erm it separate presentation, (3) response was in su fficien t o r inadequate to p erm it separate presentation, and (4) there is p ossib ility o f d isclo s u re o f individual establishm ent data. 6 H otels; p erson a l s e r v ic e s ; business s e r v ic e s ; autom obile rep a ir shops; m otion p ictu res; nonprofit m em bership organ iza tion s; and engineering and a rch itectu ral s e r v ic e s . Table 2. P ercents of ch an ge1 in standard weekly sala ries and straigh t-tim e hourly earnings fo r selected occupational groups in Seattle, W a sh ., August 1959 to August 1961 August i960 to August 1961 Industry and occupational group August 1959 to August i960 A ll ind u stries: O ffice c le r ic a l (m en and women) -------- -------------Industrial nu rses (m en and women) --- -------- --Skilled m aintenance (men) ------------------- -------------Unskilled plant (men) __ __ ------- ------------------------ 3.9 3.6 2 .7 3.5 2 .6 * -l. 5 2 .4 4 .4 M anufacturing: O ffice c le r ic a l (m en and women) — ------------Industrial nu rses (m en and women) — -------Skilled m aintenance (men) ____________________ Unskilled plant (men) ____________ ____________ 3. 3 3.5 2. 1 3. 2 2 3‘ 9 — — - 2- l . 0 2 .9 3 .2 1 Unless otherw ise indicated, all a re in cr e a s e s. 2 This d eclin e la rgely re fle cts shifts in em ploym ent between high- and low -w age establishm ents rather than wage d e cre a s e s. 3 Wag# Trends for Soloctod Occupational Groups Presented in table 2 are percents of change in salaries of office clerical workers and industrial nurses, and in average earnings of selected plant worker groups. For office clerical workers and industrial nurses, the per cents of change relate to average weekly salaries for normal hours of work, that is, the standard work schedule for which straight-time salaries are paid. For plant worker groups, they measure changes in straight-time hourly earnings, excluding premium pay for over time and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. The per centages are based on data for selected key occupations and include most of the numerically important jobs within each group. The of fice clerical data are based on men and women in the following 19 jobs: Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B; clerks, accounting, class A and B; clerks, file, class A, B, and C; clerks, order; clerks, pay roll; Comptometer operators; keypunch operators, class A and B; office boys and girls; secretaries; stenographers, general; stenogra phers, senior; switchboard operators; tabulating-machine operators, class B; and typists, class A and B. The industrial nurse data are based on men and women industrial nurses. Men in the following 8 skilled maintenance jobs and 2 unskilled jobs were included in the plant worker data: Skilled— carpenters; electricians; machinists; me chanics; mechanics, atuomotive; painters; pipefitters; and tool and die makers; unskilled— janitors, porters, and cleaners; and laborers, material handling. Average weekly salaries or average hourly earnings were computed for each of the selected occupations. The average sal aries or hourly earnings were then multiplied by the average employ ment in the job during the period surveyed in 1961. These weighted earnings for individual occupations were then totaled to obtain an ag gregate for each occupational group. Finally, the ratio of these group aggregates for the one year to the aggregate for the other year was computed and the difference between the result and 100 is the percent of change from the one period to the other. The percent of change measures, principally, the effects of (1) general salary and wage changes; (2) merit 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, force expan sions, force reductions, and changes in the proportions of workers employed by establishments with different pay levels. Changes in the labor force can cause increases or decreases in the occupational averages without actual wage changes. For example, a force expansion might increase the proportion of lower paid workers in a specific occupation and result in a drop in the average, whereas a reduction in the proportion of lower 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 percents of change influenced by changes in standard work schedules or in premium pay for overtime, since they are based on pay for straight-time hours. The above text represents the method used in computing a new trend series. The expansion of the labor market wage survey program in 1961 made data available in 82 areas for the computation of wage trends for selected job groupings. Sixty-one areas were surveyed in I960; prior to I960, coverage was limited to 20 areas. Therefore, it was decided to compute a new trend series in which 1961 will be the base year since this is the first year in which data were collected in all 82 areas. The percents of change shown in table 2 are not comparable with similar data shown for this area in last year's Bulletin 1285-7 . The new series intro duces changes in the job groupings for which trends are shown and changes in jobs included in the computations. A:Occupational Earnings 4 T a b le A - l. O f f ic e O ccu p atio n s-M e n an d W o m en (Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Seattle, Wash. , August 1961) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF— Avbbaoe Sex, occupation, and industry division Number of workers Weekly Weekly. *45. 00 $5 0 .00 $5 5 .00 $6 0 .00 $65. 00 *70.00 *75. 00 *80.00 and hours 1 earnings1 (Standard) (Standard) under 50.00 55. 00 60. 00 65.00 70. 00 75.00 80. 00 85. 00 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 85.00 *90.00 *95. 00 100.00 1*05. 00 110.00 115. 00 120. 00 125. 00 130.00 and 90. 00 95. 00 100.00 105. 00 110. 00 115. 00 120.00 125. 00 130.00 .■QYgr_ Men Clerks, accounting, class A __________________________ Manufacturing -------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing __________________________________ Public utilities 3 ________________________________ 200 72 128 39 40. 0 40. 0 3 9.5 40. 0 $106.00 112. 50 102. 00 104.50 _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - 1 1 1 _ _ _ _ _ 1 2 Clerks, accounting, class B --------------------------------------- 30 40. 0 98. 50 Clerks, order --------------------------------------------------------------Manufacturing -_____ ______ ________________ _____ ___ Nonmanufacturing ________________________________ 153 27 126 40. 0 39. 5 4 0.0 109. 00 113.50 108. 00 Clerks, payroll ________________________________________ Manufacturing ______________ ________ __________ 34 28 39. 5 39.5 Office boys Manufacturing ______________________________________ Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------------------------------- 133 54 79 Tabulating-machine operators, class A _____________ 12 12 - 4 1 3 - 25 2 23 7 16 6 10 - 44 19 25 6 25 5 20 14 39 12 27 9 7 4 3 1 17 13 4 1 l 1 - 9 ‘9 - 1 8 8 _ _ 10 _ . _ _ 2 2 4 4 - 70 6 64 22 2 20 2 2 25 3 22 3 3 “ 15 1 14 4 - 6 4 2 _ - - - - - - - 100. 50 99.50 - _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - 8 8 4 3 3 3 3 2 6 6 3 2 2 - _ - 3 2 - - 2 2 40. 0 40 .0 39. 5 64. 50 67. 50 62. 50 5 5 28 13 15 17 2 15 22 1 21 15 4 11 24 22 2 13 11 2 5 1 4 2 2 _ - 2 _ 2 _ - _ . _ - . - _ - _ _ _ . - - - - - - 94 40. 0 107.50 _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ . 3 1 50 21 6 2 2 3 6 Tabulating-machine operators, class B _____________ Manufacturing ______ ________________________ ______ Nonmanufacturing ____________ _________________ _ 159 85 74 4 0.0 40. 0 40. 0 98. 50 98. 00 99. 00 - - - - 7 7 6 1 5 11 5 3 2 81 70 11 14 8 6 13 1 12 13 1 12 7 1 6 _ 1 1 1 . - - 11 - - - Tabulating-machine operators, class C --------------------- 55 40. 0 86. 00 . . _ _ 1 1 2 28 11 7 5 . _ _ _ _ _ _ Billers, machine (billing machine) ___________________ Nonmanufacturing __________________________________ Public utilities 3 ________________________________ 84 69 42 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 76. 50 76. 50 81. 50 - - - 6 6 4 23 22 2 4 4 - 29 15 14 2 2 2 9 9 9 8 8 8 ! 1 1 2 2 2 - ~ _ - . - _ - _ - Billers, machine (bookkeeping machine) _____________ Nonmanufacturing -------- -------------------------------- -----Retail trade --------------------------------------------------------- 72 51 42 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 77.00 72. 50 73. 50 _ - _ - 4 4 - 1 1 1 23 19 19 12 12 10 4 4 2 9 7 6 8 4 4 4 - _ - 7 - _ - _ - _ - _ - . - - Bookkeeping-machine operators, class A ____________ Manufacturing ______________________________________ Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------------------------------- 126 31 95 40. 0 40. 0 40. 0 81. 50 89. 00 79. 00 _ - _ - _ - 10 10 21 1 20 10 10 16 16 23 13 10 12 7 5 17 17 6 6 - _ " 4 4 - 7 7 _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ - - - - Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B ______ ____ Manufacturing ______________________________________ Nonmanufacturing ______________ _____________ ___ ___ Retail trade --------------------------------------------------------- 516 70 446 64 40. 40. 39. 40. 0 0 5 0 67. 80. 65. 68. 50 50 50 00 10 10 - 11 11 - 79 79 12 143 4 139 103 3 100 34 61 11 50 6 58 12 46 9 14 11 3 2 15 15 - 15 14 1 - _ - 7 7 - _ - _ - _ - _ - . _ - _ _ _ - Clerks, accounting, class A _ __________________ ___ Manufacturing ____________________________ ________ Nonmanufacturing __________________________________ Public utilities 3 ________________________________ 411 54 357 152 89 40. 40. 40. 40. 40. 0 0 0 0 0 85. 50 98. 50 83.50 85.00 80. 00 _ - _ - 1 8 - - 1 73 2 71 31 8 43 2 41 19 6 62 5 57 40 4 95 7 88 47 13 34 29 5 4 3 1 2 2 6 6 - 19 19 6 3 5 1 4 - 41 41 1 36 16 5 11 - 8 2 5 _ _ _ 5 2 3 . 3 . _ _ _ 44 - - Women S ee fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le . 1 - 8 - 2 - 5 Table A-1. Office Occupation»-Men and Women—Continued (Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division« Seattle, Wash., August 1961) Avsbaqi Sex, occupation, and industry division Number of NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF— Weekly, Weekly . *45.0^0 *50.00 *55.00 *60.00 *65.00 *70.00 *75.00 *80.00 *85.00 *90.00 *95.00 1*00.00 1*05.00 1*10.00 1*15.00 1*20.00 1*25.00 1*30.00 eerningi “ " ■ ■ " ■ " ‘ " “ (8Underd) (Standerd) under and 50.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 over Women— Continued Retail trade ___________________________________ 784 211 573 82 155 ...j_9.5_ 1 5 76. 50 40.0 85.00 73.00 39.0 40.0 73.50 73.50 40.0 - Clerks, file, class A 5 _______________________________ Nonmanufacturing ________________________________ 170 58 ... 32-5_ 39.0 85.00 76.50 . “ Clerks, accounting, class B _________________________ Manufacturing __________ __________ ___________ ___ Nonmanufacturing ______ _________ _______________ __ Clerks, file, class B 5 ______________________ __ __ Manufacturing ____________ _______ ____________ Nonmanufacturing _______________________ ______ 376 113 263 39.0 40.0 38.5 63.00 78.00 56.50 - 99 99 7 7 6 39 1 38 4 3 118 7 111 23 38 127 7 120 8 29 112 16 96 8 21 110 31 79 4 23 43 17 26 2 17 103 58 45 8 23 86 59 27 18 1 14 11 3 1 “ _ “ 3 3 16 16 12 12 2 2 42 9 45 9 39 7 11 3 75 2 73 37 3 34 26 11 15 2 19 2 19 f9 49 10 45 37 8 8 8 3 3 3 57 . 57 41 4 37 39 29 10 17 6 11 2 . 2 7 _ 7 _ _ - - 29 2 27 27 14 14 8 58 27 31 5 45 3 42 4 16 4 12 - 43 19 24 24 7 4 3 1 84.00 85.00 83.00 78.50 84.00 1 . 1 _ - 8 2 6 5 - 42 21 21 2 3 17 7 10 1 1 33 16 17 8 2 51 8 43 4 30 24 7 17 2 9 19 — F— 13 2 3 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 81.00 86.50 78.50 76.50 1 1 - 15 1 14 1 61 . 61 39 37 7 30 5 77 25 52 18 50 7 43 6 93 48 45 26 37 27 39.5 39.0 61.00 58.00 9 9 - 6 6 2 2 18 8 2 2 . - . - Keypunch operators, class A 5 __________ ______ Manufacturing ______ ________.. ... .___ Nonmanufacturing _______________________________ Public utilities 3 _______________________________ 271 153 118 29 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 81.00 84.50 76.50 84.50 - 16 7 7 - 3 2 1 - 17 13 4 - 19 5 14 5 40 10 30 6 63 54 9 - 16 - Keypunch operators, class B 5 ______________ __ __ Manufacturing ______ __________ ____________ __ Nonmanufacturing ______________ _______________ Public utilities 3 ___________________ __ __ _ _ Retail trade ___________________________________ 268 75 193 64 27 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 72.50 72.00 72.50 70.50 77.00 “ 7 7 5 - 14 1 13 7 - 37 7 30 10 - 43 5 38 16 7 86 55 31 4 7 35 4 31 8 4 Office girls ____________ _______ ______________________ Nonmanufacturing _______________________________ 130 114 40.0 40.0 57.00 - 1 1 .... 56.50 47 11 8 19 15 26 25 13 9 4 3 6 5 Clerks, file, class C 5 _______________________________ Manufacturing ___________________ ________ ____ ____ Nonmanufac tur ing _________ __________ ____________ 232 43 189 -iiA 40.0 39.5 63.50 71.50 62.00 Clerks, order ___________________ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ Manufacturing ____________________________________ Nonmanufacturing ________________________________ Retail trade ___________________________________ 227 72 155 69 40.0 40.0 40.0 . 40.0 78.50 84.50 75.50 74.00 Clerks, payroll _______ ________________ __________ Manufacturing ___ ______ ____________ ____________ Nonmanufacturing ______ ___________ ______________ Public utilities 3 ____________________ __________ Retail trade ____________________________ _______ 253 101 152 27 53 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 Comptometer operators ______________________________ Manufacturing ____________ ___________________..... Nonmanufacturing . . . . _____________________________ Retail trade ___________________________________ 410 120 290 99 Duplicating-machine operators (Mimeograph or Ditto) ______________________ _______ Nonmanufacturing ___ ____________________________ See footnotes at end of table, 41 _ 41 . - 3 3 25 4 21 11 4 7 14 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 - - - - - - - _ _ . . . - - - - - - - ; . ■ . _ - _ _ - 1 1 . ■ _ - _ - 7 5 2 - 5 5 . 10 34 4 — IT 6 13 1 2 2 3 5 4 1 - _ - 49 16 33 4 16 5 11 10 10 . _ 1 1 - - . - _ - . - - 44 36 8 7 38 26 12 6 19 5 14 5 1 15 3 12 4 3 12 15 4 12 6 3 15 4 4 _ " - _ _ . 2 _ l - 3 . 1 _ _ - " _ - . - _ _ - 1 1 1 - - 5 1 4 _ _ - - - _ _ - _ _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - 4 2 2 _ - _ - - - - - _ _ - _ - - _ _ - - - _ _ _ 3 3 1 1 - 6 Table A-l. Office Occupations-Men and Women—Continued (A verage straigh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings fo r se le cte d occupations studied on an area b a sis by industry div isio n , Seattle, W ash., August 1961) Average Sex, occupation, and industry division N u m b er of w orkers W e e k ly , h o u rs 12 (S ta n da rd) W e e k ly earn in gs ‘ (S ta n da rd ) N U M B E R O F W O R K E R S R E C E IV IN G S T R A IG H T -T IM E W E E K L Y E A R N IN G S O F— $45.00 *50.00 and under 50.00 55.00 ^ 5.00 $60.00 *65.00 *70.00 *75.00 *80.00 *85.00 *90.00 $ $ *95.00 foo.oo ?05.00 *10.00 115.00 ?20.00 125.00 130.00 and 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 over Women— Continued Secretaries —.............. ......................................... ...................... Manufacturing ....................................................................... Nonmanufacturing ................................................................ Public utilities 34 —------------------ -----------------------------Retail trade ------------------ ---------------------------------------- 1, 463 854 609 162 66 40.0 40.0 39.5 40.0 40.0 $97.00 101.50 91.50 101.00 86.00 - - - 4 4 2 20 2 18 6 - 39 4 35 9 - 98 27 71 2 20 95 12 83 12 12 155 42 113 12 11 196 106 90 16 11 222 171 51 22 2 257 209 48 15 5 130 104 26 14 1 118 101 17 16 - 65 56 9 3 2 35 9 26 26 - 12 7 5 2 - 17 4 13 7 - Stenographers, general5 _______________________________ Manufacturing _______________________________________ Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ Public utilities 3 _________________________________ 1,993 1,457 536 118 40.0 40.0 39.5 40.0 82.50 85.00 75.50 82.50 _ - 1 1 - 13 13 - 130 15 115 7 131 40 91 19 82 18 64 8 398 312 86 16 474 427 47 23 363 328 35 13 266 238 28 5 110 78 32 17 17 1 16 10 8 8 - _ “ _ - _ - _ - _ - Stenographers, senior 5 -----------------------------------------------Manufacturing ................................... ................................— Nonmanufacturing ............................................................... Public utilities 3 -------------------------------------------------- 214 30 184 43 39.5 40.0 39.5 40.0 83.00 90.50 82.00 93.00 _ - _ - 7 7 - _ - _ “ 25 3 22 - 68 8 60 9 40 40 3 27 1 26 10 16 5 11 3 2 2 - 11 6 5 5 15 3 12 12 3 2 1 1 _ - _ - _ ' _ - Switchboard operators ............................................................. Manufacturing -------- -------------------------- -------------- ---------Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ Public utilities 3 _________________________________ Retail trade ______________________________________ 269 52 217 49 62 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 77.00 83.50 75.50 87.50 70.50 1 1 - 2 2 - 5 5 1 11 1 10 3 54 1 53 43 59 14 45 1 2 47 8 39 9 6 17 4 13 5 6 24 6 18 17 1 31 8 23 15 - 18 10 8 2 - _ - _ - _ _ - _ - _ - _ - . - Switchboard operator-receptionists __________________ Manufacturing _______________________________________ Nonmanufacturing ........................................... — ................ Public utilities 3 ................................ ............................ Retail trade .............................................. ....................... 253 101 152 48 29 39.5 40.0 39.5 40.0 40.0 74.50 77.50 72.50 76.00 73.50 _ - 9 9 - 3 3 - 22 3 19 4 1 54 27 27 10 2 51 13 38 2 12 47 21 26 13 13 38 15 23 13 ~ 14 7 7 6 1 4 2 2 - 3 2 1 - 7 7 - 1 1 - _ - _ - _ - - _ - _ - Tabulating-machine operators, class B ---------------------Manufacturing ................................... ................................ . Nonmanufacturing ................................................... -....... — 87 41 46 39.5 40.0 39.5 89.50 94.50 85.00 _ ~ _ - _ “ _ - _ - 5 5 - 21 3 18 3 3 9 1 8 13 1 12 22 21 2 2 - 3 2 1 _ - _ - _ - 1 9 6 3 - _ - Tabulating-machine operators, class C .......................... Nonmanufacturing ________________________ ____ _____ 61 57 39.0 39.0 69.00 67.50 . . 6 6 7 6 5 4 3 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - 6 6 _ - 7 7 _ “ 27 27 - - - - - - - - Transcribing-machine operators, general ...................... Nonmanufacturing ____________________ _____ ________ 144 128 39.0 39.0 72.50 73.00 _ 1 1 21 15 37 35 13 13 40 32 1 1 4 4 17 17 1 1 - _ _ . _ . _ ~ 9 9 “ - - - - - - Typists, class A _______________________________________ Manufacturing ---------------------------- ----------------------------Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ Public utilities 3 _________________________________ 627 339 288 40 40.0 40.0 39.5 40.0 76.50 81.50 70.50 72.00 1 1 - 4 4 - 7 7 - 71 1 70 12 91 2 89 6 27 1 26 7 180 141 39 6 170 142 28 6 60 36 24 3 9 9 - 6 6 - 1 1 - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - Typists, class B __________________________ ____ _______ Manufacturing _______________________________________ Nonmanufacturing ___________________________________ Public utilities 3 ............................................................ Retail trade ..................................................................... 962 275 687 92 131 39.5 40.0 39.5 40.0 40.0 64.50 70.50 62.00 70.00 72.00 63 5 58 - 103 7 96 - 165 32 133 2 4 223 25 198 43 20 115 17 98 19 36 135 114 21 6 14 106 58 48 1 47 26 8 18 9 9 10 5 5 1 1 12 1 2 3 4 5 4 4 - 8 7 4 4 - - _ _ _ _ _ - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - - Standard hours r e fle c t the w orkw eek fo r which em ployees r e c e iv e their regular straigh t-tim e s a la rie s and the earnings co rre sp o n d to these w eekly hours. W orkers w ere distributed as fo llo w s: 1 at $130 to ? 135; 6 at $135 to $140; 1 at $145 to $150; 1 at $150 to $155. Tran sportation, com m unication, and other public u tilities. W orkers w ere distributed as fo llo w s: 2 at $ 145 to $ 150; 2 at $ 160 to $ 165. D escrip tion fo r this job has been re v ise d since the last survey in this area. See appendix A. - _ _ 7 Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations-Men and Women (Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Seattle, W ash., August 1961) Aviragx Sex, occupation, and industry division Number of workers — — NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF— $ $ Weekly Weekly, 75.00 80. 00 hours1 (Standard) (Standard) under 80.00 85. 00 — — $ 85. 00 90.00 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 90. 00 95. 00 100. 00 105. 00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 135.00 140. 00 145.00 150.00 155.00 160.00 and “ “ 95. 00 100.00 105.00 n o . oo 115.00 120. 00 125.00 130. 00 135.00 140. 00 145.00 150. 00 155.00 160.00 over Men Draftsmen, leader _____________________________________ Manufacturing ------------------------------------------------------------ 329 32 i Draftsmen, senior _____________________________________ M anufacturing_____ ___ __ _____________ __ ________ Nonmanufacturing . ___________ __________ _______ Public utilities 2 _________________________________ 874 “ 795 84 26 Draftsmen, junior ______________________________________ Manufacturing ------------------------------------------------------------ 40.0 $ 135.50 4 6.6 134.50 40.0 " 4 6 .6 40.0 4 0.0 112.00 110.50 126.50 116.00 507 442 40.0 46.6 88.00 64.66 72 60 40.0 40.0 100.50 102.50 . . - * - - 3 3 3 3 - - - - ■ “ ■ “ 116 116 _ . _ _ . . . - “ ~ ■ ~ " 120 126 — "TT6— 2 2 ■ ~ m 168 "■156 - ■ 126 " TO " 14 14 224 224 67 66 31 £6 17 l 17 1 2 1 2 1 9 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 46 46 3 3 2 2 86 86 48 48 54 54 43 43 43 43 19 17 10 4 6 ■ ■ _ _ . . ■ ■ . _ 81 35 147 18 33 T39"' — 65“ ----- 23“ ------- g” — rr~ 8 16 7 10 21 2 5 2 ■ 1 _ ' 3 3 _ " 28 ■ 13 13 3 3 1 _ _ - - - x ■ Nurses, industrial (registered) _________ ______________ . 2 1 1 _ 1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours. 2 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities. 1 1 _ 3 3 • “ . - Women 20 14 - 8 Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations-Men and Women Combined (Average straight-time weekly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Seattle, W ash., August 1961) Occupation and industry division Number of worker* Average weekly . earning* 1 (Standard) B illers, machine (bookkeeping machine) . Nonmanufacturing -------------- ....----------Retail trade .. .__ —______ _— -------Bookkeeping-machine operators, class A Manufacturing ----------------------------- -----Nonmanufacturing ----------- ---------------- - 877. 50 Comptometer operators ----------— — ------------- — — f 77766" Nonmanufacturing — ________— ----- ----- — — — 82. 50 R Ata.il trad a _______________________________ 77. 00 72 T T 7 W Duplicating-machine operators ... "5i .. 73. 50 42 Nonmanufacturing _____.. ... .__ _— ----- ----- .. ..— 81.50 127 31 89. 00 79.00 96 87 12 45 Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B Manufacturing ------------ -—— --------------Nonmanufacturing ____ ______________ Retail trade _____ — 516 70 446 64 C lerks, accounting, class A -----------------Manufacturing — ----— Nonmanufacturing --------------------------- — Public utilities 2 -------------------- ------Retail trade — ------ -— .— . — .... 611 126 485 191 90 Clerks, accounting, class B ..— ----------... Manufacturing --------------------- ------ -----Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------- Public utilities 2 ___ Retail trade ______________ — 814 2*4 580 89 155 C lerks, file, class A 3 Nonmanufacturing .. 170 88 Clerks, file, class B 3 Manufacturing ------Nonmanufacturing .. 379 Clerks, file, class C 3 ______ Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Clerks, order --------------Manufacturing ----------Nonmanufacturing ----Retail trade --------C lerks, payroll ----------— Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing .. Public utilities 2 Retail trade ----- Number of worker* Average weekly , earning*1 (Standard) Occupation and industry division 115 266 235 --------f f — 192 380 99 281 85 287 “ t! H 158 30 53 67. 50 Public utilities 2 _____ ____ ________— .. ...— "W T H T 65. 50 68. 00 Keypunch operators, class B 3 _________— ----- -— Manufacturing _____ _____________ ___— ----- -— Nonmanufacturing .. ... .____ ____ — ___— ---------92. 50 | 106.5b Public utilities 2 ___________________________ Retail trade __ .....___,_____ 88. 50 89.00 n _ __ ____ 80. 50 Offiea hoya arid girls N^PTr^rtuf^turing „ __ _ Public utilities2 ----- -------------- -------------------- 77. 00 ” 6F.'5<r 73. 50 75. 00 73. 50 Secretaries _______________ __..... ... ... ...__...... .. M anufacturing__ —___________________________ Nonmanufacturing _____. . . ------------------- ------ -— 85.00 | Public utilities 2 ___ _______________________ 76. 56 I I Retail trade 63.00 1 78.66 56. 50 Stenographers, general3 -------------------------------------I Manufacturing ...__ ,__»__ ,______ ,____________ Nonmanufacturing __ ____ ___ ___ ._ ...._. 64. 00 I PiiKKr ,iH1itiA«* — 7 l. 66" I 62 ! 00 Stenographers, senior3 _________________________ 90.50 Nfinmannfartiiring .. 9 2.00 Public utilities 2 __________________________ 90.00 83.00 86.00 " 88". 50 84.00 81.00 84. 00 Switchboard operators — ----- -— ----- ---- ----------------Manufacturing __ _________ __________________ _ Nonmanufacturing .. ... ..----- .. ... .----------- ----------Public utilities 2 ___________________________ I Ratai! trad a _ _____ Average weekly . earning*1 (Standard) 410 ii o 290 99 $81.00 Switchboard operator-receptionists _______ _______ Manufacturing ____________ ____„________ ,-------- "■86756" Nonmanufacturing _____________________— ----------78.50 Public utilities 2 ________ -___________________ 76.50 Retail trade _____ __. . . ___ _____________ — 253 101 152 48 29 $74. 77. 72. 76. 73. 41 ------ 31 62. 50 Tabulating-machine operators, class A ----------------Manufacturing ---------------------------------------------------"“ 6 0 7 103 85 107.50 105. 50 50 50 50 00 50 Tabulating-machine operators, class B ----------------Manufacturing .. ... ... ... ... . .. . .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Nonmanufacturing ___ Public utilities 2 ______ ____________________ 246 126 120 43 95.00 96. 50 93. 50 95. 50 272 154 118 29 81.00 — 84750 76. 50 84. 50 270 72.50 Tabulating-machine operators, class C ----------------Nonmanufacturing ______________________________ 116 73 77.00 72. 00 194 64 28 72! 50 Transcribing-machine operators, general ------------Nonmanufacturing ___________________ — -----------70. 50 77. 50 144 128 72. 50 73.00 263 76 193 49 61.00 Typists, class A _________ _______________________ "6 0 7 Nonmanufacturing __ __________________________ 59.00 Public utilities 2 --------------------------------------------68.00 627 339 288 40 76. 50 81. 50 70. 50 72.00 Nonmanufacturing ______________________________ Public utilities 2 ____________________________ Retail t r a d e ____„ __„ ____________ ___-_______ 964 275 689 94 131 64. 50 70. 50 62.00 70. 50 72. 00 2,008 1,457 551 133 Professional and technical occupations 82. 50 85. 00 76.00 Draftsmen, leader ____________ . . ... ------ .. ..---- .. ... Manufacturing _ ___________________________ 83. 00 349 341 135. 50 134756" 217 30 187 46 83. 50 Draftsmen, senior ----------- -------------------------------------Manufacturing __________________________________ 90.50 Nonmanufacturing __ ____ ______________ 82. 00 Public utilities 2 _____________________________ 94.00 946 862 84 26 112. 00 110.50 126. 50 116.00 284 52 232 49 62 Draftsmen, junior .. ... .______. . .. .. .__.. ... ... . 76. 50 "" 6T. 67 75.00 87. 50 Nurses, industrial (registered) ----------- -----------------Manufacturing . . ... ..______. . ...__________________ 70. 50 543 478 Typists, class B 1,466 854 612 165 66 97.00 101.56 91. 50 101. 50 86.00 Earnings are for a regular workweek for which employees receive their straight-time weekly salaries, exclusive of any premium pay. Transportation, communication, and other public utilities. Description for this job has been revised since the last survey in this area. See appendix A. Number of worker* Office occupations— Continued Office occupations— Continued Office occupations B illers, machine (billing machine) --------Nonmanufacturing -----------— ------------ Public utilities 2 —— ---------------------- Occupation and industry division __________________ ______________ 72 60 88.00 84.56" 100.50 102. 50 9 Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations (Average straight-time hourly earnings for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Seattle, Wash., August 1961) N U M B E R O F W O R K E B S R E C E IV IN G S T R A IG H T -T IM E H O U R L Y E A R N IN G S O F— Occupation and industry division N u m b er of w orkers A venge h o u rly j earn in gs $ 2.00 and under 2.10 $ 2.10 $ 2.20 $ 2.30 2.40 $ 2.40 2.50 $ 2.50 *2.60 2.60 2.70 * 2.70 $ 2.80 *2.90 2.90 3.00 2.20 2.30 - - - 3 3 3 28 26 2 2 - 5 5 - - 67 63 4 3 2.80 $ 3.00 S 3.10 $ 3.20 3.20 14 14 - 25 4 21 15 24 12 12 4 3 3 2 2 _ 2 45 45 - 3.30 173 124 49 29 $2.86 2.80 3.01 2.91 Engineers, stationary _______________________ Manufacturing ____________________________ Nonmanufacturing ________________________ 278 230 48 2.96 2.97 2.91 -• - _ - _ - 3 3 21 20 1 3 3 - 16 16 - 27 16 11 70 60 10 29 17 12 21 21 - _ - 41 30 11 Firem en, stationary boiler __________________ Manufacturing ____________________________ 101 86 2.54 2.54 _ " _ " 29 29 3 3 2 • 28 15 20 20 8 8 _ ■ 4 4 4 4 3 3 _ 2.38 2.36 8 8 _ " 19 17 139 133 _ 3.01 3.01 _ _ _ _ “ ' 2.94 2.82 2.98 2.97 _ - _ ■ _ “ _ " 3 1 2 1 2.96 2.96 _ _ _ _ . ■ “ ~ - 2.96 2.96 _ _ _ . " ~ " 8 8 32 32 7 7 Machinists, maintenance ____________________ Manufacturing ____________________________ Mechanics, automotive (maintenance) _______ Manufacturing ___________________________ Nonmanufacturing ________________________ Public utilities2 ______________________ Mechanics, maintenance ____________________ Manufacturing ____________________________ Millwrights __________________________________ Manufacturing ------------------------------------------- 228 213 210 201 506 128 378 290 448 442 94 94 3.30 3.10 Carpenters, maintenance ___________________ Manufacturing ____________________________ Nonmanufacturing ________________________ Public utilities 1 23 ______________________ Helpers, maintenance trades _______________ Manufacturing _________ _________________ $ 3.40 $ 3.40 $ 3.50 3.70 and over 3.70 _ _ - 2 _ 2 - _ _ - _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 2 _ “ - - - 41 41 6 4 7 7 5 3 . - 3 - - - - - - “ - - . ■ . 30 30 2 2 5 4 32 32 57 52 63 63 1 - 12 12 - 8 ----- 1---- - - 36 32 4 4 5 1 4 3 ! 1 58 45 13 13 277 20 257 194 80 23 57 56 31 5 26 14 14 14 4 1 1 - _ - . _ _ _ - _ _ - 39 39 29 29 34 30 13 13 63 61 133 133 99 99 32 32 6 6 - - ~ 3 3 . _ - 60 60 - 12 12 - 12 12 2 2 3 3 2 “ 2 - 66 66 11 11 5 5 3 3 - - - - _ - _ - _ - _ - 42 42 - - 39 9 “ 1 132 132 2.42 2.42 - - - - - Painters, maintenance ----------------------------------Manufacturing ____________________________ Nonmanufacturing ________________________ 90 62 28 2.97 2.93 3.07 _ - _ " _ - . - 2 2 1 1 - _ - _ _ - 44 42 2 4 3 1 2 _ 2 34 15 19 3 1 2 _ _ - Patternmakers, wood _______________________ Manufacturing ____________________________ 53 53 3.57 3.57 " _ ■ _ ” _ " _ “ _ ■ _ ■ _ “ _ ~ . “ _ - _ - 11 11 _ - _ _ - - Sheet-metal workers, maintenance _________ Manufacturing ____________________________ 51 51 3.06 3.06 _ “ _ _ _ _ . . " ~ ■ ■ - ■ _ - 41 41 _ - ■ 1 1 - - Tool and die makers _________________________ Manufacturing ____________________________ 282 282 3.18 3.18 _ _ _ _ . . . . . 138 138 74 74 4 4 56 56 $ 3.60 Oile r s _______________________________________ Manufacturing ____________________________ 1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. 2 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities. 3 All workers were at $ 3.90 to $4. 3.60 3.50 _ - t 7 7 3 3 . 10 Table A -5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations (Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Seattle, W ash., August 1961) NUMBER OF WORKEBS RECEIVING STttAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF— Occupation1 and industry division Number of workers $ $ $ Average $ $ hourly , 1.40 1.70 1. 80 1.90 1. 50 S1.60 earnings and under 1.60 1.70 1.80 1-90 2.00 1.50 105 105 54 $1.68 1.68 1.62 2 2 2 " 67 67 49 35 35 3 358 318 40 2.40 2.43 2. 17 ■ 2 2 5 5 2 2 1.386 597 789 111 166 1.99 2. 12 1.89 2.10 1.88 2 2 2 - _ - 10 10 4 6 567 483 51 1.82 1.78 1.70 2 1 9 9 7 Laborers, material handling _______________ Manufacturing __________________________ Nonmanufacturing ______ _____ — Public utilities 3 --------------------------------Retail trade --------------------- — — — 1.740 862 878 336 181 2.45 2. 35 2. 55 2. 54 2.42 - Order fillers _ _ -------------- ----- -----Manufacturing -------- ------------ ----- ---------Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------Retail trade ---------------------------------------- 1.034 190 844 99 2.49 2. 58 2.47 2. 55 _ - Packers, shipping (men) __ ____ Manufacturing ----------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------- 161 104 57 2.32 2. 21 2. 52 _ ~ Packers, shipping (women) _________________ 102 2. 14 Receiving clerks -______ ________________-____ Manufacturing __________________ _ Nonmanufacturihrg _ ----------- — ----- __ Retail trade __________________________ 465 323 142 63 2. 37 2.29 2. 54 2. 52 Shipping clerks --------------------------- ----------------Manufacturing ___________________________ Nonmanufacturing _______________________ 143 70 73 2.61 2. 54 2.68 snipping and receiving c l e r k s ----------------------Manufac turing ______ _______________ ____ Nonmanufacturing__ _________ .=---- -— ------ 127 77 50 2. 62 Elevator operators, passenger (w om en)------Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------Retail trade ------------------------------------------- Nonmanufacturing ----------- ------------ — . . Janitors, porters, and cleaners (m e n )--------Manufacturing ________________________ _____ Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------Public utilities3 _ ---- ------------------------Retail trade ____ - -----------------------------Janitors, porters, and cleaners (women) __ __ __ ___________ ___________ Nonmanufacturing _ --------- ------- ------------ Retail trade _ ---- — ------ — — — See footnotes at end of table, 2. 54 2.42 _ - - _ _ - _ - 2 _ - _ - 2. 10 2. 20 2. 30 2.40 2.50 2.60 • • 1 ■ " " ~ ■ - 3 3 5 5 11 11 ■ " 24 18 6 7 7 " 265 257 8 _219 16 203 4 66 238 8 230 3 46 364 182 182 1 10 236 166 70 28 21 79 27 52 48 - 80 65 15 12 81 73 8 2 6 26 26 24 376 376 15 24 24 99 42 3 1 1 1 30 4 - 3 69 68 1 1 23 12 11 1 10 8 3 5 1 4 321 320 1 1 149 88 61 - 29 _ _ _ - 17 17 5 - 5 6 6 14 14 ■ “ 5 - - 3 3 - - _ _ ■ _ 22 22 - 1 ! 1 1 _ _ ■ 15 _ - $ 2.9 0 2 .70 2. 80 2 .90 3. 00 26 23 3 8 2 6 ■ 72 58 14 5 9 3 3 2 1 _ - _ - - - _ _ _ _ " — " _ ■ - ~ ■ 94 39 55 21 34 237 184 53 16 37 360 29 331 182 45 281 15 266 109 368 29 339 3 52 30 22 13 449 30 419 71 64 9 55 12 5 5 35 29 6 23 12 11 48 10 38 37 _ 20 14 49 47 2 2 219 219 29 1 28 _ ~ 6 6 19 19 ■ " - 1 " - - _ - 2 2 _ - ! - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 2 2 2 2 - $ 2. 80 - 7 4 4 $ 2.70 " 4 _ - $2. 60 “ 3 2 _ _ $ $ $ $ 2. 10 $2. 20 $2. 30 2.40 2.50 2. 00 - - - _ - - $ $ $ 3. 10 3. 20 3 .30 and lxlJL 3. 20 .. 3-^.liL ...over.. $ 3. 00 " " “ - ■ - - ■ ■ “ _ - 2 2 - _ - _ - - - _ - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - ■ _ - - 5 5 66 66 30 30 - - - ' _ - - - 23 1 22 70 2 68 - - - 22 - 7 5 2 72 70 2 _ - _ - _ - _ - 8 6 2 _ ” _ - _ ■ _ “ _ “ _ ■ _ ■ _ ■ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 3 15 12 66 28 38 28 29 8 21 13 29 4 25 3 13 7 6 - 5 4 1 1 2 2 3 1 25 8 17 19 7 12 43 24 19 15 1 14 _ - 28 12 16 9 33 29 4 25 20 5 7 6 1 7 3 4 4 4 “ 2 - 9 - 1 1 1 1 - - 4 3 1 5 1 4 _ ■ _ 2 _ - - - 2 _ ~ 3 3 11 Table A -5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations—Continued (Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Seattle, W ash., August 1961) NUMBER 07 WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF— hourly , Occupation12 and industry division T kd 4 Manufacturing — — ------- . . . ------ . . Nonmanufacturing . ------- ------------ _. — Public utilities34 _ ------- - . ---------------Retail trade . ._ ------------ . . - . - 2, 209 530 1,679 1,006 255 $2. 81 2.92 2.78 2.67 2.98 Truckdrivers, light (under IV 2 t o n s ) -------Nonmanufacturing ____ __________________ 73 58 Truckdrivers, medium (IV 2 to and including 4 t o n s ) --- -------------- -----------------— Manufacturing ------------- --------------------------Nonmanufacturing ____ ___ ______ ____— . . . Public utilities 3 _____________________ * 1. _50 “ under 1.50 1.60 1.40 " - 2. 50 2.44 _ _ 656 152 504 460 2.70 2.88 2.65 2.62 " Truckdrivers, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type) ___ . ---------------Manufacturing _ ----------------- -----------Nonmanufacturing ------ — ---Public utilities3 _____ _______________ 681 76 605 188 2.91 3.01 2.89 2.65 Truckdrivers, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type) _____________ _____ Manufacturing _____________________ —— . . Nonmanufacturing __________ . . . . ------- ------ 215 52 163 - . - ■ • 2.94 2.96 2.93 $ $ , 2. 50 2.60 “ ■ 2.60 2. 70 $ 2.70 " 2.80 $ 2.80 “ 2 .9 0 330 1 329 327 2 22 21 1 1 - 551 5 546 546 - 415 244 171 49 44 619 185 434 2 126 67 23 44 4 40 13 4 9 12 12 ! 8 1 - 12 8 3 - 7 5 2 2 71 5 66 66 180 _ 180 178 13 13 - 215 5 210 210 88 54 34 - 137 1 136 136 _ - _ _ _ - 2. 30 ■ 2. 40 2.40 2.50 1 - 43 5 38 10 - 84 6 78 66 12 1 - 36 36 - . . . _ . - - ~ - - - - " - • - 5 5 - - • " - • ■ “ - - - _ - - - - ■ ~ - ■ - ■ - ~ ” 1 1 ■ . • . - . - . • . - . - 1 1 “ 44 44 - 215 206 9 139 139 - 34 34 - - - - - 21 21 - 71 67 18 18 52 52 . 4 3 1 - 9 9 21 21 37 37 6 5 1 1 " 2. 54 2.46 2.75 ___ 163 158 2.42 2.41 . 86 71 2. 17 2. 16 . - . 2 Data limited to men workers except where otherwise indicated. Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Transportation, communication, and other public utilities. Includes all drivers regardless of size and type of truck operated. 5 5 - 2. 20 ■ 2 .30 - 744 521 223 1 2 3 4 ~ 2. 00 K2. 10 ■ 2. 10 2.20 - Truckers, power (forklift) . . . __ . . . ._ Manufacturing ________________________ _____ Nonmanufacturing _______ _________ __ _______ W atchm en______________________________________ Manufacturing _____ . . ._ ._ ______ ____ $ $ „ * „ 1.70 1. 80 1.90 ~ ■ “ 1.80 1.90 2.00 - . - Truckers, power (other than forklift) __ Manufacturing ______ _ __ 1. 60 " 1.70 1 “ $ 2 .90 ■ 3 .00 $ 3.00 ~ $ 3. 10 $ 3.20 " $ 3.30 and over 9 35 30 5 1 4 24 _ 24 _ 18 - - - - 37 33 4 2 13 11 2 2 _ _ _ 21 21 _ - - 6 _ 6 - 433 56 377 - 7 5 2 2 8 _ 8 - 64 5 59 49 14 9 5 1 18 _ 18 - 1 1 ■ ■ 70 70 103 50 53 40 40 - _ - _ _ - - 82 40 42 153 47 106 59 _ 59 6 _ 6 6 6 - _ - 4 4 - 1 _ 1 1 - - - - - - - 13 Appendix A: Changes in Occupational Descriptions Since the Bureau's last survey in this area, occupational descriptions for three office jobs were revised in order to obtain salary information for more specific categories. Therefore, data presented for these jobs in table A -l are not comparable to data presented in last year's bulletin. Revisions were made in the descriptions for file clerks, key punch operators, and stenographers. The revised description for file clerk groups these workers into three levels (class A, B, and C) in stead of two (class A and B). The revised description for keypunch operator groups these workers into two defined classes (A and B) instead of a single category. Previously data were presented separately for general stenographers and technical stenographers. The revision combines general stenographers, with more responsible duties, and technical stenographers to form a new senior stenographer category; other general stenographers are maintained in that classification. The revised occupational descriptions used this year are in cluded in appendix B. 15 Appendix B: Occupational Descriptions The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau’ s wage surveys is to assist its field staff in classifying into appropriate occupations workers who are employed under a variety o f payroll titles and different work arrangements from establishment to establishment and from area to area. This is essential in order to permit the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable job content. Because of this emphasis on interestablishment and interarea comparability of occupational content, the Bureau’ s job descriptions may differ significantly from those in use in individual establishments or those prepared for other purposes. In applying these job descriptions, the Bureau’ s field economists are in structed to exclude working supervisors, apprentices, learners, beginners, trainees, handicapped, part-time, temporary, 'and probationary workers. OFFICE BILLER, MACHINE BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR Prepares statements, bills, and invoices on a machine other than an ordinary or electromatic typewriter. May also keep records as to billings or shipping charges or perform other clerical work incidental to billing operations. For wage study purposes, billers, machine, are classified by type of machine, as follows: Operates a bookkeeping machine (Remington Rand, Elliott Fisher, Sundstrand, Burroughs, National Cash Register, with or without a typewriter keyboard) to keep a record of business transactions. Billert machine (billing machine)—Uses a special billing ma chine (Moon Hopkins, Elliott Fisher, Burroughs, etc., which are combination typing and adding machines) to prepare bills and in voices from customers’ purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping memorandums, etc. Usually involves application of predetermined discounts and shipping charges and entry of necessary extensions, which may or may not be computed on the billing ma chine, 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. Biller, machine (bookkeeping machine)—U ses a bookkeeping machine (Sundstrand, Elliott Fisher, Remington Rand, etc., which may or may not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare customers’ bills as part of the accounts receivable operation. Generally in volves the simultaneous entry of figures on customers’ ledger rec ord. The machine automatically accumulates figures on a number of vertical columns and computes and usually prints automatically the debit or credit balances. Does not involve a knowledge of book keeping. Works from uniform and standard types of sales and credit slips. Class A—Keeps a set of records requiring a knowledge of and experience in basic bookkeeping principles and familiarity with the structure of the particular accounting system used. Determines proper records and distribution of debit and credit items to be used in each phase of the work. May prepare consolidated reports, bal ance sheets, and other records by hand. Class B—Keeps a record of one or more 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 biller, 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 ment’ s business transactions. Work involves posting and balancing subsidiary ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts 16 CLERK, ACCOUNTING-Continued payable; examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper ac counting distribution; and requires judgment and experience in making proper assignations and allocations. May assist in preparing, adjusting and closing journal entries; and may direct class B ac counting clerks. Class B—Under supervision, performs one or more routine ac counting operations such as posting simple journal vouchers or ac counts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers; reconciling bank accounts; and posting subsidiary ledgers con trolled by general ledgers, or posting simple cost accounting data. This job does not require a knowledge of accounting and book keeping principles but is found in offices in which the more routine accounting work is subdivided on a functional basis among several workers. CLERK, FILE Class A—In an established filing system containing a number of varied subject matter files, classifies and indexes file material such as correspondence, reports, technical documents, etc. May also file this material. May keep records of various types in con junction with the files. May lead a small group of lower level file clerks. Class B—Sorts, codes, and files unclassified material by sim ple (subject matter) headings or partly classified material by finer subheadings. Prepares simple related index and cross-reference aids. As requested locates clearly identified material in files and forwards material. May perform related clerical tasks required to maintain and service files. Class C—Performs routine filing of material that has already been classified or which is easily classified in a simple serial classification system (e.g., alphabetical, chronological, or numer ical). As requested, locates readily available material in files and forwards material; and may fill out withdrawal charge. Per forms simple clerical and manual tasks required to maintain and service files. CLERK, ORDER Receives customers9orders for material or merchandise by mail, phone, or personally. Duties involve any combination of the following: 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; and distributing order sheets to respective departments to be filled. May check with credit department to determine 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 orders. CLERK, PAYROLL Computes wages of company employees and enters the neces sary data on the payroll sheets. Duties involve: Calculating workers9 earnings based on time or production records; and posting calculated data on payroll sheet, showing information such as worker’ s name, work ing days, time, rate, deductions for insurance, and total wages due. May make out paychecks and assist paymaster in making up and dis tributing pay envelopes. May use a calculating machine. COMPTOMETER OPERATOR Primary duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform mathema tical computations. This job is not to be confused with that o f statis tical or other type of clerk, which may involve frequent use o f a Comp tometer but, in which, use of this machine is incidental to performance of other duties. DUPLICATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR DITTO) Under general supervision and with no supervisory responsi bilities, reproduces multiple copies of typewritten or handwritten matter, using a Mimeograph or Ditto machine. Makes necessary adjustment such as for ink and paper feed counter and cylinder speed. Is not required to prepare stencil or Ditto master. May keep file of used stencils or Ditto masters. May sort, collate, and staple completed material. 17 KEYPUNCH OPERATOR Class 4 —Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combina tion keypunch machine to transcribe data from various source docu ments to keypunch tabulating cards. Performs same tasks as lower level keypunch operator but in addition, work requires application of coding skills and the making of some determinations, for example, locates on the source document the items to be punched; extracts information from several documents; and searches for and interprets information on the document to determine information to be punched. May train inexperienced operators. Class B—Under close supervision or following specific proce dures or instructions, transcribes data from source documents to punched cards. Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or com bination keypunch machine to keypunch tabulating cards. May verify cards. Working from various standardized source documents, follows specified sequences which have been coded or prescribed in detail and require little or no selecting, coding, or interpreting data to be punched. Problems arising from erroneous items or codes, missing information, etc., are referred to supervisor. OFFICE BOY OR GIRL Performs various routine duties such as running errands, opera ting minor office machines such as sealers or mailers, opening and dis tributing mail, and other minor clerical work. SECRETARY Performs secretarial and clerical duties for a superior in an administrative or executive position. Duties include making appoint ments for superior; receiving people coming into office; answering and SECRE T ARY—Continued making phone calls; handling personal and important or confidential mail, and writing routine correspondence on own initiative; and taking dictation (where transcribing machine is not used) either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine, and transcribing dictation or the recorded information reproduced on a transcribing machine. May prepare special reports or memorandums for information of superior. STENOGRAPHER, GENERAL Primary duty is to take dictation from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine, involving a normal routine vocabulary; and transcribe dictation. May also type from written copy. May maintain files, keep simple records, or perform other relatively routine clerical tasks. May operate from a stenographic pool. Does not include transcribing-machine work. (See transcribing-machine operator.) STENOGRAPHER, SENIOR Primary duty is to take dictation from one or more persons, either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine, involving a var ied technical or specialized vocabulary such as in legal briefs or reports on scientific research and transcribe dictation. May also type from written copy. May also set up and maintain files, keep records, etc. OR Performs stenographic duties requiring significantly greater independence and responsibility than stenographers, general as evi denced by the following: Work requires high degree of stenographer speed and accuracy; and a thorough working knowledge o f general busi ness and office procedures and of the specific business operations, organization, policies, procedures, files, workflow, etc. Uses this knowledge in performing stenographic duties and responsible clerical tasks such as, maintaining followup files; assembling material for reports, memorandums, letters, etc.; composing simple letters from genera) instructions; reading and routing incoming mail; and answering routine questions, etc. Does not include transcribing-machine work. 18 SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR Operates a single- or multiple-position telephone switchboard. Duties involve handling incoming, outgoing, and intraplant or office calls. May record toll calls and take messages. May give information to persons who call in, or occasionally take telephone orders. For workers who also act as receptionists see switchboard operatorreceptionist. TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATOR-Continued Class C—Operates simple tabulating or electrical account ing machines such as the sorter, reproducing punch, collator, etc., with specific instructions. May include simple wiring from diagrams and some filing work. The work typically involves portions of a work unit, for example, individual sorting or collating runs or re petitive operations. SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONIST In addition to performing duties of operator, on a single posi tion or monitor-type switchboard, acts as receptionist and may also type or perform routine clerical work as part of regular duties. This typing or clerical work may take the major part of this worker’ s time while at switchboard. TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATOR Class A—Operates a variety of tabulating or electrical ac counting machines, typically including such machines as the tabu lator, calculator, interpreter, collator, and others. Performs com plete reporting assignments without close supervision, and performs difficult wiring as required. The complete reporting and tabulating assignments typically involve a variety of long and complex re ports which often are of irregular or nonrecurring type requiring some planning and sequencing of steps to be taken. As a more experienced operator, is typically involved in training new opera tors in machine operations, or partially trained operators in wiring from diagrams and operating sequences of long and complex reports, Does not include working supervisors performing tabula ting-machine operations and day-to-day supervision of the work and production of a group of tabulating-machine operators. Class B—Operates more difficult tabulating or electrical ac counting machines such as the tabulator and calculator, in addition to the sorter, reproducer, and collator. This work is performed under specific instructions and may include the performance of some-wir ing from diagrams. The work typically involves, for example, tabu lations involving a repetitive accounting exercise, a complete but small tabulating study, or parts of a longer and more complex report. Such reports and studies are usually of a recurring nature where the procedures are well established. May also include the training of new employees in the basic operation of the machine. TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL Primary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal rou tine vocabulary from transcribing-machine records. May also type from written copy and do simple clerical work. Workers transcribing dictation involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as legal briefs or reports on scientific research are not included. A worker who takes dictation in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine is classified as a stenographer, general. TYPIST Uses a typewriter to make copies o f various material or to make out bills after calculations have been made by another person. May include typing of stencils, mats, or similar materials for use in duplicating processes. May do clerical work involving little special training, such as keeping simple records, filing records and reports, or sorting and distributing incoming mail. Class A—Performs one or more o f the following: Typing ma terial in final form when it involves combining material from several sources or responsibility for correct spelling, syllabication, punc tuation, etc., of technical or unusual words or foreign language ma terial; and planning layout and typing of complicated statistical tables to maintain uniformity and balance in spacing. May type routine form letters varying details to suit circumstances. Class B—Performs one or more o f the following: Copy typing from rough or clear drafts; routine typing o f forms, insurance pol icies, etc.; and setting up simple standard tabulations, or copying more complex tables already set up and spaced properly. 19 PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL DRAFTSMAN, SENIOR-Continued DRAFTSMAN, JUNIOR (Assistant draftsman) Draws to scale units or parts of drawings prepared by drafts man or others for engineering, construction, or manufacturing purposes. Uses various types of drafting tools as required. May prepare drawings from simple plans or sketches, or perform other duties under direction of a draftsman. completed work, checking dimensions, materials to be used, and quan tities; writing specifications; and 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 trical, mechanical, or structural drafting. DRAFTSMAN, LEADER NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) Plans and directs activities of one or more draftsmen in prep aration of working plans and detail drawings from rough or preliminary sketches for engineering, construction, or manufacturing purposes. Duties involve a combination o f the following: Interpreting blueprints, sketches, and written or verbal orders; determining work procedures; assigning duties to subordinates and inspecting their work; and per forming more difficult problems. May assist subordinates during emer gencies or as a regular assignment, or perform related duties of a supervisory or administrative nature. DRAFTSMAN, SENIOR Prepares working plans and detail drawings from notes, rough or detailed sketches for engineering, construction, or manufacturing purposes. Duties involve a combination o f the following: Preparing working plans, detail drawings, maps, cross-sections, etc., to scale by use of drafting instruments; making engineering computations such as those involved in strength of materials, beams and trusses; verifying 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 combina• tion o f the following: Giving first aid to the ill or injured; attending to subsequent dressing of employees' injuries; keeping records of patients treated; preparing accident reports for compensation or other purposes; conducting physical examinations and health evaluations of applicant^ 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. 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 draw ings and do simple lettering. MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE-Continued Performs the carpentry duties necessary to construct and main tain in goodrepair 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, drawings, 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; and selecting materials necessary for the work. In general, the work of the maintenance car penter required rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. 20 ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE HELPER, MAINTENANCE TRADES Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the installation, maintenance, or repair of equipment for the generating, dis tribution, or utilization of electric energy in an establishment. Work involves most o f 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 blueprints, drawings, lay out, or other specifications; locating and diagnosing trouble in the elec trical system or equipment; working standard computations relating to load requirements of wiring or electrical equipment; and using a variety of electrician’ s handtools and measuring and testing instruments. In general, the work of the maintenance elctricians requires rounded train ing and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. 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 working area, ma chine, and equipment; assisting worker by holding materials or tools; and performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman. The kind of work the helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade: In some trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting, and holding materials and tools and cleaning working areas; and in others he is per mitted to perform specialized machine operations, or parts of a trade that are also performed by workers on a full-time basis. ENGINEER, STATIONARY 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, motors turbines, ventilating and refrigerating equipment, steam boilers and boiler-fed water pumps; making equipment repairs; and keeping a record of operation of machinery, temperature, and fuel consumption. May also supervise these operations. Head or chief engineers in establishments employing more than one engineer are excluded. MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM 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, gages, jigs, fixtures, or dies. Work involves most o f the following: Planning and performing difficult machining operations; processing items requiring complicated setups or a high degree o f accuracy; using a variety of pre cision measuring instruments; selecting feeds, speeds, tooling and operation sequence; and making necessary adjustments during operation to achieve requisite tolerances or dimensions. May be required to rec ognize when tools need dressing, to dress tools, and to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating o ils. For cross-industry wage study purposes, machine-tool operators, toolroom, in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification. MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER Fire stationary boilers to furnish the establishment in which employed with heat, power, or steam. Feeds fuels to fire by hand or operates a mechanical stoker, gas, or oil burner; and checks water and safety valve. May clean, oil, or assist in repairing boilerroom equipment. Produces replacement parts and new parts in making repairs of metal parts of mechanical equipment operated in an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Interpreting written instructions and specifications; planning and laying out o f work; using a variety of ma chinist’ s handtools and precision measuring instruments; setting up and operating standard machine tools; shaping of metal parts to close toler ances; making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work, tooling, feeds and speeds o f machining; knowledge of the working 21 MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE—Continued MILLWRIGHT properties o f the common metals; selecting standard materials, parts, and equipment required for his work; and fitting and assembling parts into mechanical equipment. In general, the machinist’ s work normally requires a rounded training in machine-shop 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 layout are required. Work involves most o f the following: Planning and laying out of the work; interpreting blueprints or other specifications; using a variety o f handtools and rigging; making standard shop computations re lating to stresses, strength of materials, and centers of gravity; alining and balancing o f equipment; selecting standard tools, equipment and parts to be used; and installing and maintaining in good order power transmission equipment such as drives and speed reducers. In general, the millwright’ s work normally requires a rounded training and experi ence in the trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE) Repairs automobiles, buses, motortrucks, and tractors of an es tablishment. Work involves most o f the following: Examining automotive equipment to diagnose source of trouble; disassembling equipment and performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches, gages, drills, or specialized equipment in disassembling 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; and alining wheels, adjusting brakes and lights, or tightening body bolts. In general, the work of the auto motive mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually ac quired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment of an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Examining machines and mechan ical equipment to diagnose source of trouble; dismantling or partly dis mantling 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 re placement 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 o f parts ordered from machine shop; reassembling machines; and making all necessary adjustments for operation. In gen eral, the work of a maintenance mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equiva lent training and experience. Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary duties involve setting up or adjusting machines. OILER Lubricates, with oil or grease, the moving parts or wearing sur faces o f mechanical equipment o f an establishment. PAINTER, MAINTENANCE Paints and redecorates walls, woodwork, and fixtures of an es tablishment. Work involves the following: Knowledge of surface pecu liarities 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; and 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, die work o f the maintenance painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE Installs or repairs water, steam, gas, or other types of pipe and pipefittings in an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Laying out of work and measuring to locate position of pipe from draw ings 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 22 PIPE FITTE R , MAINTENANCE—Continued SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE-Continued ana fastening pipe to hangers; making standard shop computations relat ing to pressures, flow, and size of pipe required; and 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 equiva lent training and experience. Workers primarily engaged in installing and repairing building sanitation or beating systems are excluded. types of sheet-metal-working machines; using a variety of handtools in cutting, bending, forming, shaping, fitting, and assembling; and installing sheet-metal articles as required. In general, the work o f the maintenance sheet-metal worker requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. TOOL AND DIE MAKER (Die maker; jig maker; tool maker; fixture maker; gage maker) PLUMBER, 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; and opening clogged drains with a plunger or plumber’ s snake. In general, the work of the maintenance plumber requires rounded train ing and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. SHEET-METAL 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 o f the following: Planning and lay ing out all types of sheet-metal maintenance work from blueprints, models, or other specifications; setting up and operating all available Constructs and repairs machine-shop tools, gages, jigs, fix tures or dies for forgings, punching, and other metal-forming work. Work involves most o f the following: Planning and laying out o f work from models, blueprints, drawings, or other oral and written specifications; using a variety of tool and die maker’ s handtools and precision meas uring instruments, understanding o f the working properties o f 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 o f machines; heattreating of metal parts during fabrication as well as o f finished tools and dies to achieve required qualities; working to close tolerances; fitting and assembling of parts to prescribed tolerances and allowances; and selecting appro priate 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. CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT ELEVATOR OPERATOR, PASSENGER GUARD 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. Performs routine police duties, either at fixed post or on tour, maintaining order, using arms or force where necessary. Includes gatemen who are stationed at gate and check on identity o f employees and other persons entering. 23 JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER PACKER, SHIPPING (Sweeper; charwomen; 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 o f the following: Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removing chips, trash, and other refuse; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures; polish ing metal fixtures or trimmings; providing supplies and minor mainte nance services; and cleaning lavatories, showers, and restrooms. Work ers who specialize in window washing are excluded. 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 o f appropriate type and size of container; inserting enclosures in container; using excelsior or other material to prevent breakage or damage; closing and sealing container; and applying labels or entering identifying data on container. Packers who also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded. 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 o f the follow ing; Loading and unloading various materials and merchandise on or from freight cars, trucks, or other transporting devices; unpacking, shelv ing, or placing materials or merchandise in proper storage location; and transporting materials or merchandise by hand truck, car, or wheel barrow. Longshoremen, who load and unload ships are excluded. ORDER FILLER (Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman) SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK Prepares merchandise for shipment, or receives and is respon sible for incoming shipments of merchandise or other materials. Ship ping work involves: A knowledge o f shipping procedures, practices, routes, available means of transportation and rates; and preparing records of the goods shipped, making up bills of lading, posting 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 correct ness of shipments against bills of lading, invoices, or other records; checking for shortages and rejecting damaged goods; routing merchan dise or materials to proper departments; and maintaining necessary records and files. Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips, cus tomers9 orders, or other instructions. May, in addition to filling orders For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows: and indicating items filled or omitted, keep records of outgoing orders requisition additional stock, or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform dther related duties. Receiving clerk Shipping clerk Shipping and receiving clerk 24 TRUCKDRIVER TRUCKER, POWER Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport ma terials, merchandise, equipment, or men between various types of estab lishments such as: Manufacturing plants, freight depots, warehouses, wholesale and retail establishments, or between retail establishments and customers’ 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-salesmen and over-the-road drivers are excluded. 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, truckdrivers are classified by size and type of equipment, as follows: (Tractor-trailer should be rated on the basis of trailer capacity.) Truckdriver (combination o f sizes listed separately) Truckdriver, light (under 1% tons) Truckdriver,* medium (1% to and including 4 tons) Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type) Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type) For wage study purposes, workers are classified by type o f 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 : 1961 0 — 618772
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