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MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
JANUARY 1962
Bulletin No. 1303-40
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Arthur J. Goldberg, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague, Commissioner
Occupational Wage Survey
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
JANUARY 1962
Bulletin No. 1303-40
April 1962
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Arthur J. Goldberg, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague, Commissioner
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Contents
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The Labor Market Occupational Wage Survey Program
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.
Introduction _______________________________________________________________
Wage trends fo r se le cte d occupational groups __________________________
Tables:
1.
2.
3.
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, summary
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 re
gional office in Atlanta, Ga. , by William L. Dansby, under
the direction of Donald M. Cruse.
The study was under
the general direction of Louis B. Woytych, Assistant
Regional Director for Wages and Industrial Relations.
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4
A:
E stablishm ents and w ork ers within scop e of su rvey ____________
P e rce n ts o f in cre a se in standard w eekly sa la ries and
stra igh t-tim e h ourly earnings fo r selected
occu pation al groups ______________________________________________
Indexes o f standard w eekly sa la rie s and straigh t-tim e
hourly earnings fo r se le cte d occupational groups,
and p ercen ts o f in c r e a se fo r se le cted p eriod s _________________
3
5
5
Occupational ea rn in gs:*
A -l.
O ffice occupations—m en and wom en _______________________
A - 2. P r o fe ssio n a l and tech n ical occupations—m en
and w om en ________________________________________________
A - 3. O ffice , p ro fe ssio n a l, and tech n ical
occu pation s—m en and wom en com bined __________________
A - 4.
Maintenance and powerplant occupations _________________
A - 5.
C ustodial and m a teria l m ovem ent occupations __________
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10
11
Establishm ent p ra ctice s and supplem entary wage p ro v isio n s:*
B-l.
Shift d ifferen tia ls __________________________________________
B -2 .
M inimum entrance sa la rie s fo r wom en o ffice w o r k e r s __
B -3 .
Scheduled w eekly hours ___________________________________
B -4 .
P aid holidays ______________________________________________
B - 5.
Paid vacations _____________________________________________
B -6 .
Health, in su ran ce, and pension plans ____________________
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Appendixes:
A . Changes in occu pation al d e scrip tio n s ___________________________
B. Occupational d escrip tion s ________________________________________
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23
B:
* NOTE: Similar tabulations are available in previous area re
ports for Memphis and for other major areas.
A directory
indicating the areas, dates of study, and prices of these re
ports is available upon request.
Union scales, indicative of prevailing pay levels, are
also available for the following trades or industries: Building
construction, printing, local-transit operating employees, and
motortruck drivers and helpers.
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Occupational W age Survey— Memphis, Tenn.
Introduction
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.
This area is 1 of 82 labor markets in which the U.S. De
partment of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics has conducted sur
veys of occupational earnings and related wage benefits on an area
wide basis.
In this area, data were obtained by personal visits of
Bureau field economists to representative establishments within six
broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; transportation, communica
tion, 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 con
struction 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.
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 (1) 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
pe rformed.
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, ex
cept for those below the minimum size studied.
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.
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 -se rie s 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.
Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions
Information is presented (in the B -series tables) on selected
establishment practices and supplementary benefits as they relate to
office and plant workers.
The concept "office w ork ers," as used
in this bulletin, includes working supervisors and nonsupervisory
workers performing clerical or related functions, and excludes admin
istrative, executive, and professional personnel. "Plant workers" in
clude working foremen and all nonsupervisory workers (including leadmen and trainees) engaged in nonoffice functions. Administrative,
executive, and professional employees, and force-account construction
employees who are utilized as a separate work force are excluded.
Cafeteria workers and routemen are excluded in manufacturing indus
tries, but are included as plant workers in nonmanufacturing industries.
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
1
2
Shift differential data (table B - l ) are limited to manufacturing
industries. This information is presented both in terms of (a) estab
lishment policy,1 presented in terms of total plant worker employ
ment, and (b) effective practice, presented in terms of workers
actually employed on the specified shift at the time of the survey.
In establishments having varied differentials, the amount applying to
a majority was used or, if no amount applied to a majority, the clas
sification "other" was used. In establishments in which some lateshift hours are paid at normal rates, a differential was recorded only
if it applied to a majority of the shift hours.
Minimum entrance salaries (table B -2 ) relate only to the
establishments visited.
They are presented in terms of establish
ments with formal minimum salary policies.
The scheduled hours (table B -3) of a majority of the fir stshift workers in an establishment are tabulated as applying to all of
the plant or office workers of that establishment. Paid holidays; paid
vacations; and health, insurance, and pension plans (tables B -4 through
B -6 ) are treated statistically on the basis that these are applicable
to all plant or office workers if a majority of such workers are eli
gible or may eventually qualify for the practices listed. Sums of
individual items in tables B -3 through B -6 may not equal totals be
cause of rounding.
The first part of the paid holidays table (table B -4) presents
the number of whole and half holidays actually provided. The second
part combines whole and half holidays to show total holiday time.
The summary of vacation plans (table B -5) is limited to for
mal policies, excluding informal arrangements whereby time off with
pay is granted at the discretion of the employer. Separate estimates
are provided according to employer practice in computing vacation
payments, such as time payments, percent of annual earnings, or
flat-sum amounts. However, in the tabulations of vacation pay, pay
ments not on a time basis were so 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
(table B-6) for which at least a part of the cost is borne by the em
ployer, excepting only legal requirements such as workmen's compen
sation, social- security, and railroad retirement. Such plans include
those underwritten by a commercial insurance company and those pro
vided through a union fund or paid directly by the employer 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 limited 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 for all such plans to which the
employer contributes.
However, in New York and New Jersey, which
have enacted temporary disability insurance laws which require em
ployer contributions,2 plans are included only if the employer (1) con
tributes more than is legally required, or (2) provides the employee
with benefits which exceed the requirements of the law. Tabulations
of paid sick-leave plans are limited to formal plans3 which provide
full pay or a proportion of the worker's pay during absence from work
because of illness.
Separate tabulations are presented according to
(1) plans which provide full pay and no waiting period, and (2) plans
which provide 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 workers who receive either or both types of benefits.
Catastrophe insurance, sometimes referred 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 commer
cial insurance companies or nonprofit organizations or they may be
self-insured. Tabulations of retirement pension plans are limited to
those plans that provide monthly payments for the remainder of the
worker's life.
2 The temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island
do not require employer contributions.
3 An establishment was considered as having a formal plan if
it established at least the minimum number of days of sick leave that
1
An establishment was considered as having a policy if it met
could be expected by each employee. Such a plan need not be written,
either of the following conditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the time
but informal sick-leave allowances, determined on an individual basis,
of the survey, or (2) had formal provisions covering late shifts.
were excluded.
3
T a b le 1.
E s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s w ithin s c o p e o f s u r v e y and n u m ber studied in M em p h is, T e n n ., 1 by m a jo r in d u s try d iv is io n , 2 Jan uary 1962
M inim um
e m p loym en t
in e s ta b lis h
m ents in s c o p e
o f study
In d u stry d iv is io n
W o r k e r s in esta b lis h m en ts
N um ber o f e sta b lish m e n ts
W ithin
scope of
study 1
3
2
W ithin s c o p e o f study
Studied
Studied
T o t a l4
O ffic e
Plant
T o t a l4
----- -----------
50
443
153
8 4 ,4 0 0
1 1 ,9 0 0
5 8 ,8 0 0
5 1 ,4 4 0
M an ufacturin g --------------------- ------------- ---------------------------N onm an u factu rin g __ __ _____ _____ — _ ------------- — ----T r a n sp o rta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and
o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s 5 -------------- ---------------- — -----—
W h o le s a le tra d e ______________ _____________________
_______ __ ________ — —
R e ta il tra d e _______________
F in a n ce , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l es ta te ________ ____ ______
S e r v i c e s 7 _____ ______________ __ __ ___ ______ __ -----
50
50
170
273
59
94
3 8 ,3 0 0
46, 100
3, 000
8, 900
30, 000
28, 800
2 4 ,3 5 0
2 7 ,0 9 0
50
50
50
50
50
50
77
77
33
36
24
20
22
12
16
1 0 ,6 0 0
8, 500
15, 800
5, 100
6, 100
1, 200
(!)
( !)
( !)
( 6)
A ll d iv is io n s -------
--------------------------
----------
6, 500
(!)
( !)
( 6)
( 6)
7, 980
2, 850
9, 790
3, 070
3 ,4 0 0
1 The M em ph is Standard M e tro p o lita n S ta tis tic a l A r e a c o n s is t s o f Shelby C ounty.
The " w o r k e r s w ithin s c o p e o f stu d y" e s tim a te s show n in this table 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 tio n
o f the s iz e and c o m p o s it io n o f the la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in the s u r v e y .
The e stim a te s a r e not in ten ded, 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 is o n w ith oth er a r e a em p loy m en t in d ex es to m e a s u re
e m p lo y m en t tr e n d s o r l e v e ls s in c e ( l ) planning o f w age s u rv e y s r e q u ir e s the u s e o f e s ta b lis h m e n t data c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in adva n ce o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d studied, and (2) s m a ll esta b lish m en ts
a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .
2 T he 1957 r e v is e d ed itio n o f the Standard In d u strial C la s s ific a t io n M anual w as u s e d in c la s s ify in g e sta b lish m e n ts b y in d u stry d iv is io n .
M a jo r ch a n ges f r o m the e a r lie r e d itio n (u s e d in the
B u r e a u 's la b o r m a r k e t w age s u r v e y s co n d u c te d p r io r to July 1958) a r e the t r a n s fe r o f m ilk p a s te u r iz a tio n plants and r e a d y -m ix e d c o n c r e te e s ta b lis h m e n ts f r o m tra d e (w h o le s a le o r re ta il) to
m a n u fa ctu rin g , and the t r a n s fe r o f r a d io and t e le v is io n b r o a d c a s tin g fr o m s e r v ic e s to the tra n s p o rta tio n , c o m m u n ica tio n , and o th e r pu b lic u t i li s e s d iv is io n .
3 In clu d es a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith to ta l e m p lo y m e n t at o r above the m in im u m -s iz e lim ita tio n .
A ll ou tlets (w ithin the a re a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in su ch in d u s tr ie s as tr a d e , fin a n ce , auto r e p a ir
s e r v ic e , and m o t io n -p ic t u r e th e a te r s a r e c o n s id e r e d as 1 esta b lish m e n t.
4 In clu d es e x e c u tiv e , p r o f e s s io n a l, and o th e r w o rk e rs ex clu d e d f r o m the s e p a ra te o f fi c e and plant c a t e g o r ie s .
5 T a x ic a b s and s e r v ic e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r tra n s p o rta tio n w e re e xclu d e d .
M e m p h is ' e l e c t r i c , g a s , and tr a n s it s y s te m s a r e m u n ic ip a lly o p e r a te d and a r e ex c lu d e d b y d efin ition fr o m the
s c o p e o f the study.
6 T h is in d u s tr y d iv is io n is r e p r e s e n t e d in e s tim a te s f o r " a ll in d u s tr ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g " in the S e r ie s A and B ta b le s .
Sepa ra te p r e s e n ta tio n o f data f o r this d iv is io n is not m ade
f o r on e o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g r e a s o n s :
(1) E m p loym en t in the d iv is io n is to o s m a ll to p r o v id e enough data to m e r it se p a ra te study, (2) the s a m p le w as not d esig n ed in itia lly to p e r m it separate
p r e s e n ta tio n , (3) r e s p o n s e w as in s u ffic ie n t o r inadequ ate to p e rm it se p a ra te p re se n ta tio n , and (4) th e re is p o s s ib ilit y o f d is c lo s u r e o f in divid u al e s ta b lis h m en t data.
7 H o te ls ; p e r s o n a l s e r v ic e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v ic e s ; au to m o b ile r e p a ir shops; m o tio n p ic tu 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 tio n s ; and e n g in e e rin g and a r c h ite c t u r a l s e r v ic e s .
4
Wag* Trends for SoUctod 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; tabuiating-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; m e
chanics; mechanics, automotive; 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 (table 2).
This series initiated with the expansion of the labor market
wage survey programs to 82 areas will replace the old series (1953 base) shown
in table 3.
Changes in the jobs surveyed and job descriptions since the start of
the old series called for a reexamination of the jobs and job groupings for which
trends were to be computed.
The new series covers the same job groupings as the earlier series with
the following exceptions: The women clerical group is replaced by an office
clerical group (men and women) and the industrial nurse category includes both
men and women.
Changes were also made in the jobs included within job group
ings in order that an identical list could be employed in all areas.
5
Table 2. P ercen ts o f in cre a s e in standard w eekly s a la rie s and straigh t-tim e hourly earnings fo r
selected occupational groups in M em phis, T e n n ., January 1961 to January 1962,
and January I960 to January 1961
P e rce n t in cre a s e s fro m —
Industry and occupational group
A ll industries:
O ffice c le r ic a l (men and w omen)
Industrial nurses (m en and w omen)
Skilled m aintenance (men)
U nskilled plant (men)
January 1961
to
January 1962
January I960
to
January 1961
5 .7
2. 3
4 .9
7. 3
4 .7
4. 2
4. 2
2 .0
7 .4
(*)
4 .0
4 .6
3.9
(*)
5 .0
3. 7
—
M anufacturing:
O ffice c le r ic a l (men and w omen)
1 Data do not m eet publication cr ite r ia .
T able 3.
Indexes o f standard weekly s a la r ie s and straigh t-tim e h ou rly earnings fo r s e le cte d occupational groups in M em phis, T e n n .,
January 1962 and January 1961, and p ercen ts o f in cre a s e fo r se le cte d p e rio d s
Indexes
(January 1953 ■ 100)
Industry and occu pation al group
A ll in du stries:
O ffic e c le r ic a l (wom en) --------------------Industrial n u rses (wom en) ---------------Skilled m aintenance (m en) ---------------U nskilled plant (m en) — ---------------------
P e r c e n t in c re a s e s fro m January 1961 January I960
to
to
January 1962 January 1961
January 1959
to
January I960
J anuary 1958 F eb ru ary 1957 F eb ru ary 1956 F eb ru ary 1955 January 1954 January 1953
to
to
to
to
to
to
January 1959 January 1958 F eb ru ary 1957 F eb ru ary 1956 F eb ru ary 1955 January 1954
January
1962
J anuary
1961
138. 5
149.6
148. 6
149.2
132.6
146. 2
1 142. 5
139.2
4. 5
2. 3
4. 3
7 .2
3.9
4. 2
1 3.9
1.7
2. 2
4 .4
3.9
3 .5
3 .4
3. 2
2. 3
.9
2. 4
3. 3
6. 3
4 .5
4. 3
4. 2
5 .4
7. 2
6. 5
5.9
8. 1
7 .7
2. 1
7. 1
3.0
3.5
4. 1
6 .7
3. 5
5. 2
141. 3
(2)
141. 5
140.8
133. 2
(2)
137.5
134.5
6.1
( 2)
2 .9
4 .7
4 .6
(2)
4 .6
3 .4
2. 3
(2)
3. 2
1 .6
1 .8
(2)
1.9
1 .0
4. 6
(2)
5 .4
5 .8
5. 6
(2)
4 .8
7. 3
4 .7
(2)
8 .9
3. 6
3.9
8 .7
2. 3
4. 2
2. 3
6 .7
1. 6
3 .4
M anufacturing:
Industrial n u rses (wom en) — —-------—
Skilled m aintenance (men)
U nskilled plant (m en) -------- ------------ —
R ev ised estim ate.
Data do not m e e t pu b lication crite r ia .
A: Occupational Earnings
6
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
(A verage straigh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings fo r selected occupations studied on an a rea b a sis
by industry d ivision , M em phis, Tenn., January 1962)
Average
S ex,
o c c u p a tio n ,
a n d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n
Number
of
NUMBER OP WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF—
$
Weekly!
Weekly! 3 0 .0 0
earnings
and
hours
(Standard) (Standard) u n d e r
3 5 .0 0
$
3 5 .0 0
$
4 0 .0 0
4 0 .0 0
4 5 .0 0
$
$
4 5 .0 0 5 0 .0 0
*5 5 .0 0
$
6 0 .0 0
5 5 .0 0
6 0 .0 0
6 5 .0 0
5 0 .0 0
s
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
I
6 5 .0 0 7 0 .0 0 7 5 .0 0 8 0 .0 0 8 5 .0 0 9 0 . 0 0
9 5 . 0 0 1 0 0 .0 0 1 0 5 .0 0 1 1 0 .0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 1 2 0 .0 0 1 2 5 .0 0
7 0 .0 0
7 5 .0 0
8 0 .0 0
8 5 .0 0
1 0 0 .0 0 1 0 5 .0 0 1 1 0 .0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 1 2 0 .0 0 1 2 5 .0 0 1 3 0 .0 0
9 0 .0 0
9 5 .0 0
15
6
9
5
4
1
12
8
4
14
11
3
17
12
5
7
7
-
3
3
4
4
1
1
5
3
2
1 3 0 .0 0 1 3 5 .0 0
and
1 3 5 .0 0
over
M en
C l e r k s , a c c o u n t i n g , c l a s s A --------------------M a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________________
174
111
63
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
$ 1 0 4 .5 0
1 0 7 .5 0
9 8 .5 0
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
4 1 .0
4 2 .0
8 4 .5 0
8 7 .0 0
_
_
"
45
32
_
-
C l e r k s , a c c o u n t i n g , c l a s s B --------------------M a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________________
.
4
-
-
-
-
-
“
O ffic e b o y s
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________
_____
58
24
34
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
5 6 .5 0
5 5 .0 0
5 8 .0 0
_
_
-
-
-
-
4
4
18
8
10
T a b u la t in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
c l a s s A ________________________________________
41
4 0 .0
1 0 7 .0 0
-
-
_
T a b u la t in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
c l a s s B _______________________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ------------ ---------------------
53
37
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
8 4 .5 0
8 1 .5 0
-
-
-
-
B i l l e r s , m a c h i n e ( b i l l i n g m a c h i n e ) _____
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________________
108
39
69
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
6 0 .5 0
5 8 .0 0
6 2 .0 0
_
_
-
B il le r s , m a c h in e (b o o k k e e p in g
m a c h i n e ) ___________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------------------------------
74
71
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
B o o k k e e p in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
c l a s s A ____________________________________
_
_
_
4
4
5
5
9
7
2
11
6
5
1
1
11
6
1
“
1
2
2
8
8
-
10
9
1
11
1
10
3
3
4
4
_
-
2
2
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
_
-
4
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
6
3
2
14
13
6
6
6
2
5
1
_
-
36
22
14
10
3
7
12
12
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
24
6
18
_
-
12
3
9
-
-
12
5
7
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
5 5 .0 0
5 4 .0 0
4
4
-
9
9
17
17
18
18
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
2
2
3
-
-
-
-
1
I
-
-
-
-
-
*
~
10
6-----4
16
9
7
9
7
2
18
13
5
13
9
4
2
1
1
1
-
-
1
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
7
5
5
9
2
3
2
-
9
5
2
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
1
1
_
-
_
_
_
-
-
-
"
"
-
-
-
-
9
6
3
_
W om en
1
i
-
1
-
-
-
-
*
-
*
*
35
3 9 .5
7 4 .0 0
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
7
11
7
2
-
-
1
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
B o o k k e e p in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
c l a s s B _______________________________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________________
314
62
252
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
5 8 .0 0
6 7 .0 0
5 5 .5 0
-
3
-
9
-
47
2
45
55
10
45
22
15
7
21
12
9
9
2
7
9
3
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9
75
9
66
3
3
3
57
2
55
4
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
C l e r k s , a c c o u n t i n g , c l a s s A _____________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------------------------------
161
53
108
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
8 3 .5 0
9 1 .5 0
8 0 .0 0
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
34
13
21
20
6
14
8
3
5
16
2
14
_
-
-
-
3
1
2
-
-
10
9
1
_
-
14
1
13
1
1
-
7
1
6
2
2
-
7
2
5
3
3
-
24
3
21
5
5
-
7
1
6
-
-
-
C l e r k s , a c c o u n t i n g , c l a s s B _____________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g _____________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ________ 1_____ ______
589
1 33
456
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
6 1 .5 0
55700
6 0 .5 0
_
.
-
175
35
140
76
19
57
96
17
79
103
29
74
28
8
20
35
11
24
3
2
1 '
6
5
1
5
4
1
4
2
2
9
1
8
3
3
2
2
1
1
-
-
-
-
21
21
-
-
22
22
-
-
-
-
C l e r k s , f i l e , c l a s s B 2 _____________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________________
150
137
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
6 0 .5 0
6 0 .5 0
_
18
18
15
13
33
30
17
12
13
13
13
10
5
5
18
18
6
6
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
-
-
_
_
_
_
_
-
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
C l e r k s , f i l e , c l a s s C 2 _____________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________________
1 04
81
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
4 6 .0 0
4 5 .0 0
4
4
8
8
23
23
31
22
33
23
4
1
_
_
.
_
_
_
_
_
-
_
_
_
_
_
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
C l e r k s , o r d e r ________________________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________________
1 66
45
121
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
6 4 .5 0
6 7 .5 0
6 3 .5 0
_
_
_
_
-
"
-
-
"
“
"
"
4
4
_
-
1
1
-
4
2
2
4
4
-
29
7
22
1
1
-
38
7
31
_
-
19
9
10
_
-
20
13
7
_
-
46
1
45
C l e r k s , p a y r o l l ______________________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ________ __________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________________
1 96
97
99
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
7 0 .5 0
7 3 .5 0
6 7 .0 0
.
-
4
4
8
8
11
7
4
20
9
11
13
22
12
10
22
15
7
19
4
15
20
12
9
3
10
7
3
6
4
17
7
10
6
10
2
1
1
2
2
C o m p t o m e t e r o p e r a t o r s ___________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ------------ ---------------------
202
179
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
6 4 .5 0
6 2 .0 0
_
_
17
17
20
19
25
25
41
36
25
25
15
15
5
4
16
9
4
3
5
3
8
7
-
-
16
16
5
-
■
“
See footn otes at end o f table.
__
-
_
•
-
-
3
16
3
3
3
3
-
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
"
-
-
-
-
1
1
_
-
1
-
_
-
>
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
_
-
_
_
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7
Table A-L
Office Occupations—Men and W om en-----Continued
(A verage straigh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings fo r s e le cte d occupations studied on an area basis
by industry d ivision , M em phis, T e n n ., January 1962)
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF
Average
S e x , o c c u p a t io n , a n d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n
Number
of
workers
$
$
$
$
$
$
s
s
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
S
S
$
Weekly,
Weekly , 3 0 .0 0 3 5 .0 0 4 0 .0 0 4 5 .0 0 5 0 .0 0 5 5 .0 0 6 0 .0 0 6 5 .0 0 7 0 .0 0 7 5 .0 0 8 0 .0 0 8 5 .0 0 9 0 .0 0
9 5 . 0 0 1 0 0 .0 0 1 0 5 .0 0 1 1 0 .0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 1 2 0 .0 0 1 2 5 .0 0 1 3 0 .0 0 1 3 5 .0 0
earnings1 a n d
hours1
and
(Standard) (Standard) u n d e r
35^.00 4 0 .0 0 4 5 .0 0 5 0 .0 0 5 5 .0 0 6 0 .0 0 6 5 .0 0 7 0 .0 0 7 5 .0 0 8 0 .0 0 8 5 .0 0 9 0 .0 0 9 5 .0 0 1 0 0 .0 0 1 0 5 .0 0 1 1 0 .0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 1 2 0 .0 0 1 2 5 .0 0 1 3 0 .0 0 1 3 5 .0 0 o v e r
W o m e n — C o n tin u e d
D u p lic a tin g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s
( M i m e o g r a p h o r D i t t o ) _____________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _________________________
36
28
40. 0
4 0 .0
$ 6 0 .0 0
5 8 .0 0
-
-
-
-
-
-
7
7
4
2
K e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s A 2 ____________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _________________- _______
73
51
39. 5
3 9 .0
7 2 .0 0
6 8 .5 0
_
_
.
_
l
-
-
-
-
K e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s B 2 ____________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ______________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _________________________
147
31
116
3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
6 0 .0 0
6 8 .5 0
5 8 .0 0
-
2
2
16
16
84
71
40. 0
4 0 .0
5 3 .0 0
53 . 50
_
1
_
_
-
.
_
-
_
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
-
5
5
38
9
29
72
19
53
O ffic e g ir ls
_______
_____
___
______
______
-
*
1
1
2
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
2
4
5
1
1
_
_
_
_
_
.
_
“
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
2
3
5
4
2
. 2
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
5
1
4
_
1
3
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
.
.
.
.
_
_
.
57
24
33
80
21
59
8
47
17
30
7
35
15
20
4
33
9
24
7
22
11
11
2
28
8
20
8
29
11
18
4
15
9
6
3
3
-
1
1
-
3
3
-
2
2
-
1
"
77
29
48
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
70
24
46
4
57
32
25
2
40
21
19
61
19
42
6
33
21
12
2
14
8
6
7
7
5
4
4
4
13
13
13
_
_
.
_
-
-
.
.
-
.
.
_
.
_
_
-
9
3
6
6
-
-
2
2
-
16
9
7
7
6
1
13
9
4
8
4
4
2
1
.
'
13
3
10
3
2
-
5
1
4
1
1
4
_
_
_
8
6
7
6
5
5
-
2
-
-
1
-
1
2
2
14
11
26
24
6
4
8
5
22
22
22
22
18
7
11
25
12
13
12
5
7
9
9
1
29
22
19
18
15
15
14
5
5
22
2
20
22
1
21
49
12
37
**
S e c r e t a r i e s __ ____ ________
___________ _ _
M a n u f a c t u r i n g __________________________ ___
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _________________________
P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 3 _______________________
573
187
386
41
39.
40.
39.
40.
5
0
0
0
7 7 . 50
8 3 .0 0
7 5 .0 0
9 0 . 00
S t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l 2 ___________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g _________—
- - _______
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _________________- ______
P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 3 _______________________
470
160
310
46
3 9 .0
3 9 .5
3 8 .5
39. 0
6 7 .0 0
6 8 .5 0
6 6 .0 0
8 8 .5 0
-
-
-
-
1
47
4
43
3
S t e n o g r a p h e r s , s e n i o r 2 ________ ___________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ______________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _________________________
75
38
37
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
9 0 .0 0
9 3 .0 0
8 7 .0 0
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S w i t c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s _______________________
„
______
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _ _____
126
108
4 1 .0
41. 5
5 0 . 50
4 7 .0 0
20
20
13
13
31
31
S w i t c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r - r e c e p t i o n i s t s _____
M a n u f a c t u r i n g __ ___________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g _
__________________
191
69
122
40. 0
40. 0
4 0 .0
6 4 .0 0
6 5 . 50
6 3 .0 0
_
-
_
-
_
-
-
-
T a b u la tin g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
c l a s s B - ____ ^_______ ,_______ __________________
31
38. 5
7 5 .5 0
-
T a b u la tin g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
c l a s s C ______ _______________m________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------------------------------
31
30
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
6 6 . 50
6 6 .5 0
T r a n s c r ib in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
g e n e r a l — ., — - __ _______ _______ ,___________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ______________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _ ____
__ ______
213
44
169
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
6 2 . 50
5 9 . 50
6 3 .0 0
T y p is ts , c la s s A
_ ____________
____ _
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ______________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ______________________ ___
170
41
129
39. 5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
6 5 . 50
7 7 . 50
6 1 .5 0
T y p i s t s , c l a s s B _______________________ _
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ______________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------------------------------
415
106
309
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
5 3 .5 0
5 6 .0 0
5 2 . 50
46
9
37
-
-
_
-
j
i
j
-
-
i!
.
i
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
_
_
_
_
_
i
-
-
-
-
4
4
11
11
12
8
7
5
7
6
4
3
7
3
2
1
-
7
6
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
38
7
31
30
9
21
24
15
9
25
10
15
17
9
8
8
7
1
6
1
5
8
3
5
2
2
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
.
-
-
-
-
10
1
9
1
-
-
22
5
17
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
2
8
1
9
5
-
1
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
3
13
12
5
5
6
6
4
4
-
-
-
69
6
63
33
9
24
22
3
19
10
10
1
1
1
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
43
10
33
-
-
24
14
10
1
-
-
7
1
6
1
-
-
-
“
-
-
-
15
15
31
7
24
20
1
19
37
1
36
26
7
19
7
1
6
7
4
3
6
1
5
5
5
7
7
-
84
19
65
130
33
97
87
22
59
27
32
16
1
15
_
5
4
_
_
-
-
-
~
-
-
_
4
30
-
-
4
30
i 65
1________
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■
_
-
1
1
1
1
1
.
-
8
6
2
-
-
_
_
_
.
1
Standard hours r e fle c t the w ork w eek fo r which em ployees r e c e iv e their regu lar straigh t-tim e sa la rie s and the earnings c o rre s p o n d to these w eekly hours,
D escrip tion fo r this jo b has been r e v ise d since the last survey in this a re a . See appendix A .
T ran sp ortation , com m u n ication , and other public utilities.
-
;
1
-
-
_
i
_
.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
.
8
Table A-2.
Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women
(A verage straigh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings fo r s e le cte d occupations studied on an area b a sis
by industry division , M em phis, Tenn., January 1962)
Average
S ex,
o c c u p a t io n ,
and in d u s tr y d iv is io n
Number
of
workers
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS 0 7
$
$
$
Weekly.
Weekly . 6 0 .0 0 6 5 .0 0 7 0 .0 0
hours
earnings
and
(Standard) (Standard)
6 5 .0 0 7 0 .0 0 7 5 .0 0
L
"1
$
$
$
9
$
S
S
$
<
$
S
S
»
$
$
IS
lIs
$
7 5 .0 0 8 0 .0 0 8 5 .0 0 9 0 .0 0
9 5 .0 0 1 0 0 .0 0 1 0 5 .0 0 1 1 0 .0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 1 2 0 .0 0 1 2 5 . 0 0 1 3 0 .0 0 1 3 5 .0 0 1 4 0 .0 0 1 4 5 . 0 0 1 5 0 .0 0 1 5 5 .0 0 1 6 0 . 0 0 1 6 5 .0 0
I
|
| and
S
8 0 .0 0
8 5 .0 0
9 0 .0 0
9 5 .0 0 1 0 0 .0 0 1 0 5 .0 0 1 1 0 .0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 1 2 0 .0 0 1 2 5 .0 0 1 3 0 . 0 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 4 0 .0 0 1 4 5 . 0 0 1 5 0 . 0 0 1 5 5 .0 0 1 6 0 .0 0 1 6 5 .0 0 : o v e r
M en
D r a f t s m e n , s e n i o r ___________________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g _____________________________
45
37
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
$ 1 1 9 .5 0
I 1 2 5 .0 0
_
I
"
1
2
2
.
.
| ■
■
■
"
“
5
2
1 8
8
8
2
2
.
-
1
1
6
!
j
8
8
2
2
8
8
2
2
2
2
.
-
2
4
'i
1
1
i
■
1
1
2
2
1
1
1 •
.
3
3
"
2
2
2
1
.
1
1
"
7
7
_
.
.
-
”
j
D r a f t s m e n , j u n i o r ___
M a n u fa c t u r in g
_
__
_
__ __ ________ .
_ ___ __ — ___
29
27
4 0 .5
4 0 .5
8 4 .5 0
85750
2
~
!
i
8
.
-
2
2
j
.
.
j
1
1
-
W om en
N u rses,
in d u s t r ia l ( r e g i s t e r e d )
_________
31
3 9 .5
8 9 .0 0
.
4
4
4
4
.
_
“ _____I
!
j
1 Standard hours r e fle c t the w orkw eek fo r w hich em ployees r e c e iv e their regu lar straigh t-tim e s a la rie s and the earnings co rre sp o n d to these w eekly hou rs.
_
.
.
.
9
Table A-3.
Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
(A verage straigh t-tim e w eekly earnings fo r se le cte d occupations studied on an area basis
by industry d ivision , M em phis, T e n n ., January 1962)
Number
of
O ccupation and industry d iv isio n
Average
weekly j
earning!
(Standard)
115
44
71
$61 . 50
59.00
63.00
74
71
55. 00
54. 00
B ook keeping-m ach ine o p e r a to r s , c la s s A — . — ---Nonrnamifacturing
_________ _
41
26
76.00
79. 50
B ook keeping-m ach ine o p e r a to r s , c la s s B — ---------
318
66
252
58.00
67. 00
55. 50
335
164
171
94. 50
102.50
87. 00
— ...
- ------------
N on m a n u fa ctu rin g...........................................................
C le r k s , accounting, c la s s A —_______ _
N onm anufacturing .................. mmr................ - ■..■-t
■ ,■
63.00
C le rk s , d.c counting, clctss B -in,^irT.r ' ,.-..r, T__ . __
M anufacturing _______ . . . — ------- —
.. ..
N onm anufacturing
_____________
634
165
469
6 9 . 00 "
C lerk s , file , c la s s B ^
Nonmanufa ^tii i*i « g
157
143
60. 50
60. 50
Average
weekly ,
earning!
(Standard)
126
108
$50 . 50
47. 00
Sw itchboard o p e r a t o r -r e c e p t io n is t s -------- --------- -— .
M anufacturing . . . .
. ____. . . _______ . . . —
Nonm anufacturing . . . . . . . ____ ____ .
191
69
122
64. 00
65.50
63.00
Tabulating-m achine o p e ra to rs , c la s s A -----------------M anufacturing _______________ ____ __________ _____
45
25
105.00
111. 50
Tabulating-m achine o p e ra to rs , c la s s B — —________
Nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------------------
84
60
8 1.00
Tabulating-m achine o p era tors , c la s s C . ------____
Nonmanufacturing __________ _____ ____
44
43
64. 50
64. 50
T ran scribin g-m ach in e o p era tors, general — _______
M anufacturing ______________ _____________ ____ ___ _
N onm anufacturing ____ . . . __ — ._ . __ ___
213
44
169
62. 50
59.50
63. 00
T yp ists, c la s s A
. . . . . . ------
177
48
129
66. 50
79. 50
6 1.50
------------ —
T yp ists, c la s s B -----------------M anufacturing ._ ______
_________ __
Nnnm a mi fac tu ri n g
P u blic u tilities 3 --- ------------- ---- ------— ---- ---------
442
106
336
39
55.50
56.00
55. 50
79. 50
45
37
119.50
125.00
29
27
84. 50
86. 50
31
89.00
O ccupation and industry d ivision
O ffice occupations— Continued
202
179
$ 64. 50
6 2 .0 0
Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------------------- -—
37
28
61. 00
58. 00
Keypunch o p e ra to rs , cla s s A 1
2 ______ ___ __________
M anufacturing ______________ — . ______ _ ______
N on m an u factu rin g------------------------------------------------
78
27
51
71. 50
76. 00
68. 50
Nonmanufacturing . . .
_jml-m-~mmmmmmmLmmmmm
106
83
47. 50
46. 50
r.|erlfa
271
69
202
73. 00
75. 00
7 2.00
209
104
105
71. 50
75. 50
68. 00
p aym il
_____ _
N onm anufacturing
„_
.... . ..
------- —
149
31
118
60. 00
68. 50
58. 00
PlffipA Knya anH g ir ls ....
.........
M anufacturing
____ . . - ------------ — — N on m an u factu rin g------------------------------------------------
142
37
105
54. 50
53. 50
55. 00
Sw itchboard op era tors
___________ ____ _____ ____ ___ __
NrtTvmjt.rmfa.eturing _
p u b lic
^
______
.
........
Stenographers, g e n e r a l2 . . —
------------ ------Manufacturing -------- ---------------------------------------------N onm an u factu rin g______________ .______ _____ ____
Stenographers, s e n io r 2 __ ____
_
______ ._
577
188
389
44
78. 00
83.00
75. 50
475
160
315
51
67. 50
68. 50
66. 50
9 0.00
81
38
43
91.0 0
93. 00
89. 00
9 2.00
. ..
.
___ ____ __ _
_ _. . . ._ . .
—
_ .
7 9.00
P r o fe s s io n a l and technica l occupations
D raftsm en, sen ior ------ ------------------M anufacturing _
_____ ____ __
D raftsm en, ju n ior _
_
M anufacturing ---------------N urses, industrial (reg istered )
1 Earnings a re fo r a re g u la r w orkw eek fo r which em ployees re c e iv e their straigh t-tim e w eekly sa la r ie s , e xclu sive o f any p rem iu m pay.
2 D e scrip tion fo r this jo b has been r e v ise d since the last survey in this a rea. See appendix A .
3 T ran sp ortation , com m u n ication , and other public u tilities.
. . . ____________
----
Nonmanufacturing
61.00
C le rk s , file , c la s s C 2 _____________________________
N on m a n u fa ctu rin g------------------------------------------------nr^Ar
fiiring
N on m a n u fa ctu rin g -------------------------------------------------
____
Keypunch o p e r a to r s , c la s s B 2 __________________________
M a n u fa ctu rin g---- --------- — ----------------------------------N on m an u factu rin g------------------------------------------------
SA frfitaries ____
PI a r*Vc
Number
of
worker!
Average
weekly j
earnings
(Standard)
O ffice occupations— Continued
O ffice occupations
N onm anufacturing ------- --------
Number
of
workers
O ccupation and industry d iv isio n
-----------------_
______
_______________ __ _
-----------_
_
_
____ _
10
Table A -4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(A verage s tra igh t-tim e h ou rly earnings fo r m en in se le cte d occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division , M em phis, Tenn., January 1962)
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
$ 2 .3 4
2 .2 3
2 .4 6
90
46
42
C a r p e n t e r s , m a i n t e n a n c e _________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ___
. __ __ __ __ ___
N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g
_____
_ __
E l e c t r i c i a n s , m a i n t e n a n c e _________________
__
M a n u fa c t u r in g
__ __ __ __ __
$
$
Average
1 .2 0
hourly . U n d e r 1 .1 0
earnings1
and
under
L.10
1 .3 0
1 .2 0
Number
of
workers
O c c u p a t io n a n d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n
'
164
1 3 6 ""
-
-
-
1 .6 0
1 .7 0
1 .8 0
1 .9 0
8
8
14
7
7
10
16
-
3 .1 0
3 .2 0
3 .3 0
3 .4 0
3 .5 0
2 .2 0
2 .3 0
2 .4 0
2 .5 0
2 .6 0
2 .7 0
2 .8 0
2 .9 0
3 .0 0
3 .1 0
3 .2 0
3 .3 0
3 .4 0
3 .5 0
over
-
8
3
5
5
4
-
and
-
1
1
-
-
6
6
2
1
1
4
1
3
1
1
8
8
8
6
1
1
1
1
8
7
1
1
3
3
4
5
5
!
2
7
5“
2
-
-
-
1
5
5
-
8
-
16
12
3
3
8
-
5
4
2
2
-
-
5
2
3
27
27
-
3
3
-
4
4
-
4
4
-
7
7
-
-
-
23
11
12
12
.
9
8
6
-
-
"
-
383
93
290
253
2 .6 7
2 .3 1
2 .7 8
2 .8 7
M e c h a n i c s , m a i n t e n a n c e __________ ______
M a n u f a c t u r i n g _ _____ _______
__ ---------
558
5 41
2 .5 7
2 .5 8
M i l l w r i g h t s ___ __ _____ __ ______ __ __
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________________
1 28
128
_
-
-
*
"
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
15
15
-
-
_
_
•
-
-
-
1
5
5
9
9
13
13
1
1
7
7
4
4
9
9
4
4
_
-
-
3
3
25
25
55
55“
_
14
14
13
56
56
23
23
15
15
57
51
11
ll
22
22
58
58
31
31
34
33
49
47
20
17
19
19
107
106
4
4
15
15
1
1
_
8
8
1
1
4
4
3
3
.
3
3
2
2
28
28
2
2
_
_
-
-
7
7
38
38
_
■
7
7
24
24
3
3
8
8
2
2
1
_
.
.
1
19
19
.
■
2
2
9
9
-
1
1
2
2
-
7
7
2 .9 9
2 .9 9
-
-
7
7
-
14
14
14
5
5
4
4
72
72
-
4
-
T o o l a n d d i e m a k e r s ________________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________________
-
-
-
-
-
12
12
12
_
-
-
21
IS
3
3
_
2 .9 1
2 .9 1
-
-
24
4
20
20
_
98
98
_
-
137
4
13 3
131
_
P i p e f i t t e r s , m a i n t e n a n c e __________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g _______ __ — — ------ _
4
3
49
49
48
_
4
1
1
6
1
5
_
4
7
5
2
12
12
"
14
14
-
-
19
4
15
12
2 .7 9
2779“
-
8
8
5
4
1
12
12
12
12
12
-
-
5
4
1
16
7
9
10
5“
4
11
2
9
5
-
.
1
1
3
5
-
-
2 .3 1
2 .5 0
2 .0 2
26
26
7
4
3
3
-
71
43
28
"
1
1
-
-
P a i n t e r s , m a i n t e n a n c e _____________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g _______________________
-
4
4
-
■
18
15
-
10
2
8
8
-
1
1
r~ —
5
-
16
3
13
13
9
—
-
3
3
7
5
19
1*
2
2
-
•
.
-
.
~
_
70
70
"
9
9
-
10
3
7
1
-
■
r~ — 7T~—
~
2
2
6
5
1
-
41
23
18
4
-
4
—
7
2
5
"
-
-
3
2
-
-
2 .2 2
2 .2 9
T~
■
6
3
3
2
2
1
4
2
2
-
78
74
—
1
“
3
3
3
3
4
4
-
-
____________________________
$
3 .0 0
_
2 .8 2
2 .8 2
$
$
2 .9 0
13
12
158
1 58
$
$
2 .8 0
46
46
M a c h i n i s t s , m a i n t e n a n c e __________________
_____ _ ___ __ __ __
M a n u fa c t u r in g
$
*
$
2 .7 0
55
62
“
$
2 .6 0
-
29
-
$
2 .5 0
“
1 .7 6
1 .6 3
1 .9 2
2 .1 4
$
2 .4 0
-
133
73
60
48
t
2 .3 0
-
H e lp e r s , m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s
___
M a n u f a c t u r i n g _______ __ __ ________ _
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________________
P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 3 _ __
__ ______
«
2 .2 0
-
_
"
“
2
2
4
_
4
-
-
_
_
_
.
_
■
-
~
-
-
“
E xcludes prem ium pay fo r overtim e and fo r w ork on w eekends, h olid ays, and late shifts.
W orkers w ere distributed as fo llo w s : 4 at $0.80 to $ 0 .9 0 ; 5 at $0.9 0 to $ 1 .
Tran sportation, com m unication, and other public u tilities.
A ll w ork ers w ere at $ 3 .5 0 to $3.60.
2 .1 0
$
2 .1 0
5
5
1 .5 5
1 .5 0
—
2 .0 0
%
.
1 77
lf>3
—
S
2 .0 0
-
F i r e m e n , s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r — ---------------—
M a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________ _____________
1
2
3
4
1 .5 0
1 .9 0
_
47
____________________________________________
1 .4 0
$
-
-
M a n u fa c t u r in g
$
1 .8 0
11
”T I
.
-
C ile r s
$
1 .7 0
3
3
.
M e c h a n ic s , a u t o m o t iv e
( m a i n t e n a n c e ) ________ ____ __________ _______
M a n u f a c t u r i n g _________________________ __
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________ ___
$
1 .6 0
4
4
4
4
W~
$
1 .5 0
2 .9 3
^95“
1 35
—
1 .4 0
$
-
2 .5 6
n r
2 .2 8
E n g i n e e r s , s t a t i o n a r y __________ ______ ___
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ___________________ —_______
--------- __ __ —
N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g —
1 .3 0
$
9
.
2
2
1
_
1
-
4
4
1
1
-
.
_
"
'
13
13
3
3
14
14
.
'
2
2
2
2
1
1
15
15
1
1
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
11
11
-
-
-
"
_
2
2
_
_
-
1
1
_
.
-
•
33
33
9
9
9
9
1
1
7
7
_
_
-
12
12
.
■
“
1
-
.
•
“
~
-
4
_
4
3
-
4
3
3
-
_
12
12
_
_
-
"
1
46
46
7
7
"
_
4 27
27
11
Table A-5.
Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(A verage straigh t-tim e h ou rly earnings fo r s e le cte d occupations studied on an a rea b a sis
by industry d ivision , M em phis, Tenn., January 1962)
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
O c c u p a t io n 1 a n d in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n
Number
of
workers
$
* ,
Average 8
0 .4 0 *0 .5 0
0 .6 0
hourly i 0 .3 0
earnings
and
under
.7 0
.4 0 _ _ j 50_| .6 0
8
0 .7 0
$
0 .8 0
$
0 .9 0
si.o o
.8 0
.90
1 .0 0
1 .1 0
$
1 .3 0
1 .4 0
4
1
3
6
5
2
1
1
1
1
27
7
20
7
54
22
32
30
87
58
29
5
72
46
26
1
1
-
-
3
3
19
19
-
-
-
-
12
12
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
1
2
2
E le v a to r o p e r a t o r s , p a s s e n g e r
( w o m e n ) ______________________ _________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________________
1 19
1 19
.7 8
.7 8
30
30
-
2
2
-
-
"
"
"
40
40
4
4
26
26
16
16
1
1
G u a r d s ____________
__ ____
____________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________________
124
83
41
2 .2 6
2 .3 7
2 .0 3
1 .3 3
1 .5 7
1 .1 8
1 .6 4
-
_____________________
1 ,0 2 8
396
632
91
J a n ito r s , p o r t e r s , an d c le a n e r s
( w o m e n ) ______________________________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g __ ____________________
P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 3 _____________________
306
73
233
27
1 .0 3
1 .4 0
.9 1
1 .3 2
-
20
-
20
83
L a b o r e r s , m a t e r i a l h a n d l i n g _____________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g _____________________ _______
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g __ ____________________
P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 3 _____________________
1 ,6 7 4
956
718
289
1 .6 3
1 .5 6
1 .7 2
2 .2 8
-
2
2
_
-
-
"
O r d e r f i l l e r s __________________________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ___ __________
_ _ __
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________________
869
143
726
1 .6 3
1 .8 5
1 .5 8
_
_
_
_
•
"
•
.
.
-
-
P u b lic u t ilit ie s 3
P a c k e r s , s h i p p i n g ( m e n ) __________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g „ _______________________ ____
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________________
386
100
286
1 .7 9
2 .0 0
1 .7 2
P a c k e r s , s h i p p i n g ( w o m e n ) _______________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________________
124
121
1 .3 5
1 .3 6
R e c e i v i n g c l e r k s _____________________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ________________________ ___
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ___________________ ___
168
45
123
1 .8 0
1 .9 4
1 .7 4
S h ip p i n g c l e r k s
_____ _____________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________________
1 67
81
86
1 .9 3
2 .0 9
1 .7 8
S h ip p i n g a n d r e c e i v i n g c l e r k s ____________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ___________________ _________
74
55
1 .9 7
1 .9 9
See footn otes at end o f table.
_
-
_
10
2
138
48
10
2
138
3
-
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12
3
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83
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1
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19
-
2 .4 0
2 .5 0
2 .6 0
_
8
8
11
11
4
-
-
-
29
12
17
13
13
15
13
2
39
16
23
23
4
4
4
32
30
2
1
20
18
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
10
10
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1
1
-
-
-
-
-
43
3
40
33
n o
26
84
84
90
86
4
4
23
3
20
20
60
60
-
6
5
1
2
1
93
4
89
-
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76
34
13
1
12
20
3
17
-
-
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-
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118
27
91
94
21
73
189
6
183
108
9
99
48
20
28
40
3
37
36
3
33
23
23
48
12
36
34
18
16
45
10
35
13
2
11
83
8
75
28
14
14
47
4
43
12
12
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-
6
-
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6
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28
28
2
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3
3
32
32
4
4
8
8
13
13
26
12
14
10
2
8
22
7
15
12
12
19
6
13
15
8
_
7
2
5
22
3
19
19
4
15
17
13
4
25
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14
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8
17
16
10
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-
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-
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3
4
_
18
-
-
_
18
106
101
5
3
56
56
_
2
1
1
7
6
-
3
_
5
5
139
109
30
_
_
2 .5 0
2
2
-
_
.
$
2 .4 0
-
114
41
73
_
_
-
2 .1 0
66
47
19
_
-
-
2 ,0 0
135
1 03
32
.
-
-
1 .9 0
492
286
206
26
-
.
$
2 .3 0
1 .8 0
15
7
8
1
-
_
-
$
l f70
27
3
24
15
_
1
1 .6 0
125
48
77
8
-
-
1 .5 0
88
62
26
-
_
1 .5 0
287
88
199
17
-
-
_
48
-
-
-
18
13
1
.
-
_
13
1 .4 0
$
2 .6 0
%
2 .7 0
$
2 .8 0
and
-
18
$
$
$
$
$
,
1 .8 0
1 .6 0 * 1 .7 0
1 .9 0
2 .0 0
2 .1 0
2 .2 0
1 .2 0
$ 0 .8 0
.8 0
17
8
* 1 .3 0
43
43
17
S
* 1 .2 0
E le v a t o r o p e r a t o r s , p a s s e n g e r
( m e n ) ____________ _________ _________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________________
J a n ito r s , p o r t e r s , and c le a n e r s
( m e n ) __________________________________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________________
$
1 .1 0
-
_
_
-
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
2
2
_
28
-
2 .2 0
2 .3 0
_
-
28
-
_
_
4
4
2
2
-
1
2 .7 0
2 .8 0
33
21
12
20
20
3
3
-
-
over
11
11
3
_
3
1
_
_
_
_
_
-
3
1
-
-
1
1
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
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_
_
-
-
119
_
_
_
_
6
6
_
19
19
-
119
1 19
2
2
-
-
2
_
19
4 18
2
1
-
-
19
19
7
7
_
-
-
-
-
-
5
.
5
3
1
2
2
1
1
15
4
11
_
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
4
2
2
7
23
16
2
2
7
7
8
8
2
2
2
2
7
-
-
-
4
1
3
6
6
2
-
-
-
12
12
3
1
1
_
1
3
1
-
7
_
1
69
3
66
_
5 15
15
-
12
Table A-5.
Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
(A verage stra igh t-tim e h ou rly earnings fo r se le cte d occupations studied on an area basis
by industry d iv isio n , M em phis, T e n n ., January 1962)
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
Number
of
workers
O c c u p a t io n 1 a n d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n
$
Average $
hourly 2 0 . 3 0 0 . 4 0
earnings
and
under
.4 0
.5 0
$
0 .5 0
$
0 .6 0
$
0 .7 0
$
0 .8 0
$
0 .9 0
$
1 .0 0
.6 0
.7 0
.8 0
.9 0
1 .0 0
1 . 10
$
$
$
1. 10 1. 2 0 1 . 3 0
$
1 .4 0
$
$
S
S
$
$
$
$
1 . 5 0 1 . 6 0 1 . 7 0 1 . 8 0 1 . 9 0 2 . 0 0 2 . 10 2 . 2 0
$
2 .3 0
$
2 .4 0
2 .4 0
2 . 50
12
12
17
12
12
17
1 .3 0
228
137
50~ “ 5 4 “
178
73
1 .4 0
1. 5 0
33
152
21
131
1 .6 0
3
3
1 .7 0
1 .8 0
286
29
9
20
1 .9 0
20
Zo
2 .0 0
23
22“
1
2 . 10
4
4
2 . 20
2 . 30
55
93
93
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
3
3
1
"
“
“
3
T r u c k d r i v e r s , lig h t (u n d e r
1 l/z t o n s ) ___________ _________ ____________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g __ ______________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ___________ _____—
317
47
270
1. 50
1 .4 3
1 .5 1
-
-
-
-
-
12
12
9
"
"
“
“
"
12
12^
9
T r u c k d r i v e r s , m e d i u m ( l 1^ t o a n d
in clu d in g 4 to n s )
__ __ __ __ __
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ________ ___ _____ ___ „
N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g
________
___
P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 3 ___________________
796
214
582
376
2 .0 9
1 .7 2
2 . 22
2 .7 2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
T r u c k d r iv e r s , h e a v y (o v e r 4 to n s ,
t r a i l e r t y p e ) __ __
__ _________
M a n u fa c t u r in g
_____
__
_
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g __________ _________
P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 3 ___________________
736
66
670
419
2 .4 3
T75i
2 . 51
2 .7 7
-
T r u c k d r iv e r s , h e a v y (o v e r 4 to n s,
o t h e r t h a n t r a i l e r t y p e ) ___ __
__
187
1 .8 0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1 60
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
T r u c k e r s , p o w e r ( f o r k l i f t ) ____
__ __
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ________________________
P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 3 ______________________
620
-------5 7 3
247
1 57
-
-
-
-
-
-
14
14
40
27
13
2
160
26
134
134
57
57
18
18
22
22
8
8
-
-
-
18
11
7
47
41
-
42
14
28
6
36
10
26
3
-
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■
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1
-
3
3
11
-
-
-
-
-
-
9
"
“
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"
“
3
1
T r u c k e r s , p o w e r ( o t h e r th a n
f o r k l i f t ) ______ _______ _
_ __
M a n u fa c t u r in g . . . .
__________
1 .7 4
1 .8 8 "
1. 54
1 .3 9
__
__
104
1 01
2 .3 6
W a t c h m e n ___________ __
__ __ _______ __
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ____
___
__ __
N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g
_______
P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 3 __ __ _
_______
209
87
122
65
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
107
28
79
46
14
32
73
21
52
. 12
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1 .0 5
1 . 17
_
7
5
_
3
6
15
1
-
7
5
-
3
6
15
1
119
51
68
54
21
6
5
1
22
61
4 0 “ ------ 2 ~
20
21
3
5
----- T ~ ------5 "
-
2 . 59
Data lim ited to m en w o rk e rs except w here oth erw ise indicated.
Excludes prem iu m pay fo r ov e rtim e and fo r w ork on w eekends, h olid ays, and late shifts.
T ran sp ortation, com m u nication, and other public u tilitie s.
W orkers w ere distributed as fo llo w s: 2 at $ 3. 20 to $ 3. 30; 16 at $ 3 .4 0 to $ 3. 50.
W ork ers w ere distributed as follow s: 2 at $ 2. 90 to $ 3; 13 at $ 3. 80 to $ 3. 90.
Includes a ll d r iv e r s r e g a r d le s s o f s iz e and type o f truck op erated.
A ll w ork ers w ere at $ 2. 90 to $ 3.
2
75
8
67
~T T
-
6
4
2
3
85
12
73
-
61
6
3
-
-
56
12
30
7
21“ — 5 ~ ----- 6“
l
6
9
4
-
-
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54
-
56
2
54
20
-
-
-
20
"
59
59
9
9
-
-
-
11
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-
-
5
-
“
1
-
-
20
t i t
-
“
1
1
22
22
-
3
3
1
-
1
1
1
-
2 .7 0
51
44
$ 2 .0 9
1 .6 7
2 .2 3
2 .7 5
-
2 .6 0
13
3
10
1
2 ,0 3 7
491
1, 5 4 6
856
-
$
2 .8 0
and
1 .2 0
T r u c k d r i v e r s 6 - --------------------------- - —
M a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________ _____________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ________________________
P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 3 _______________________
-
$
$
$
2 . 50 2 . 6 0 2 . 7 0
"
1
"
6
-
1
35
2
33
836
-
-
-
836
810
“
35
35
-
-
'
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
40
40
333
-
-
-
-
6
1
43
43
-
1
-
-
“
"
“
333
332
11
4
7
93
32
-
4
4
444
-
93
32
-
444
-
419
~
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
43
-
over
48
48~”
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2 .8 0
-
12
12
3
2
-
3
3
-
-
“
1
1
8
8
25
25
6
6
1
-
”
1
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T
-
“
-
-
1
24
-
44
53
53
16
27
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-
-
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16
16
8
8
18
18
7 13
13
31
13
1
10
10
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"
B: Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions
Table B-l. Shift Differentials
(Shift d iffe r e n tia ls o f m a n u fa ctu rin g plant w o r k e r s b y type and am ount o f d iffe r e n t ia l,
M e m p h is, T e r m ., Jan uary 1962)
P e r c e n t o f m an u factu rin g plant w o r k e r s —
In e s ta b lis h m e n ts having fo r m a l
p r o v i s io n s 1 f o r —
Shift d iffe r e n tia l
S e co n d sh ift
w o rk
T o ta l --------- -------------
---------------
W ith sh ift pay d iffe r e n tia l ------U n ifo r m cen ts (p e r hour)
-
------------- ——
-----
----- —
3 ce n ts ________________________ ___________
5 ce n ts _
----------------------------------6 c e n t s ____- - —
_
. . __
7 ce n ts
...
___
_
8 ce n ts . . .
- - . . . . .
. . . ------9 ce n ts . . .
------- . . . . . . . .
10 ce n ts ___________ ____________ ___ _________
12 ce n ts
------ --------— ._ ._ . . .
13 c e n t s __ ________________________________
1 3 1/3 c e n t s ___ __ ______________________________
263/4 ce n ts -----------------------------------------------U n ifo rm p e rce n ta g e
________________________
p e r c e n t ____________ ,____________ _______
g4/s P e r c e n t -----------------------------------------------
6
F u ll d a y 's pay f o r r e d u c e d h ours __
_ ._
O th er f o r m a l p a y d i ff e r e n t i a l ______________
N o sh ift pay d i f f e r e n t i a l __________________ — __
T h ird o r o th e r
sh ift w o rk
A c tu a lly w o rk in g on —
S e co n d shift
T h ir d o r o th e r
sh ift
57. 1
1 6 .3
7 .4
6 0 .6
5 3 .4
1 3 .3
6.
4 7 .0
4 3 .0
9 .9
5 .7
3 .2
.6
10.0
10.0
1.8
1 3 .0
8 .4
.7
.9
3 .3
.3
1 .2
1 .8
7 5 .4
7.2
1 .7
8. 5
2. 5
2.8
5
_
.3
.4
1. 1
. 1
1 .8
-
2.3
7. 1
3 .1
3 .5
-
.8
2. 2
-
1. 1
-
2 .2
-
.
. 1
8.0
8 .0
2 .3
.2
2. 2
2.2
.7
5 .8
5 .8
1. 6
_
.2
1 .0
.5
.3
3 .2
-
.5
-
2 .4
2 .4
.7
.6
1 4 .8
3 .7
3. 0
.9
1
Inclu des e sta b lish m e n ts c u r r e n t ly o p e ra tin g la te s h ift s , and e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith f o r m a l p r o v is io n s c o v e r in g la te sh ifts
e v e n though they w e re not c u r r e n tly o p e r a tin g la te sh ifts .
13
14
Table B-2. Minimum Entrance Salaries for Women Office Workers
(D is trib u tio n o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts studied in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u stry d iv is io n s b y m inim um e n tran ce sa la r y f o r s e le c t e d c a t e g o r ie s
o f in e x p e r ie n c e d w om en o f fi c e w o r k e r s , M e m p h is , Ten n., January 1962)
O th er in e x p e r ie n c e d c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s 1
2
In e x p e r ie n c e d ty p is ts
M anuf a ctu r ing
M in im um w e e k ly s a la r y 1
B a se d on standard w e e k ly h o u r s 3 of—
A ll
in d u s tr ie s
A ll
sch e d u le s
B a s e d on stan dard w e e k ly h o u r s 3 o f—
A ll
in d u stries
A ll
s c h e d u le s
40
40
A ll
s ch e d u le s
40
153
59
XXX
94
XXX
153
59
XXX
94
XXX
__________________
58
26
26
32
25
65
28
28
37
29
u nd er $ 32.50 _____________________________________
und er $ 3 5 .0 0 _____________________________________
und er $ 37.50 _____ _____________________________
u nd er $ 40.00 _____________________________________
u nd er $ 4 2 .5 0 ---------------------------------------- ------- __
u nd er $ 45.00 _____________________________________
u nd er $ 47.50 _____ __________ ______ ___ ___
u nd er $ 50.00 __________________ ____________ ___
und er $ 52.50 ____________________________ ______
u nd er $ 55.00 _____________________________________
under $ 57.50 ----------------------------------- -----------------un d er $ 60.00 -------------------------------------------------------u nd er $ 6 2 .5 0 _____________________________________
u nd er $ 6 5 .0 0 ___________________________________________________
u nd er $ 6 7 .5 0 ________________________________________________
u nd er $ 70.00 ___________________________________________________
un d er $ 72.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------u nd er $ 75.00 ___________________________________________________
und er $ 77.50 ________________________________________ __________
u nd er $ 80.00 ___________________________________________________
o v e r __________________ __________________
___
___________
_
2
4
20
4
12
1
3
1
1
3
2
_
12
1
5
3
1
1
2
_
12
1
5
3
1
1
2
2
4
8
3
7
1
-
_
3
7
3
5
1
-
-
-
_
12
1
5
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
1
11
2
8
1
1
2
-
-
1
1
_
12
1
5
3
2
2
2
_
3
1
10
2
6
1
-
1
2
1
1
1
4
1
23
3
13
1
3
2
3
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
2
1
-
-
2
1
2
1
-
2
2
23
8
XXX
15
XXX
25
7
XXX
18
XXX
72
25
XXX
47
XXX
63
24
XXX
39
XXX
_____ .
_________________
E sta b lish m en ts having a s p e c ifie d m in im u m
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
A ll
sch e d u le s
_____________
E sta b lish m en ts studied
$ 30.00
$ 32.50
$ 3 5 .0 0
$ 3 7 .5 0
$ 4 0 .0 0
$ 42.50
$ 45.00
$ 47.50
$ 50.00
$ 52.50
$ 55.00
$ 57.50
$ 60.00
$ 6 2 .5 0
$ 6 5 .0 0
$ 67.50
$ 7 0 .0 0
$ 7 2 .5 0
$ 7 5 .0 0
$ 77.50
$ 80.00
40
N onm an u factu rin g
M an u factu rin g
N onm anufacturing
E sta b lish m en ts having no s p e c ifie d m in im u m
_______________________
1
-
2
-
E sta b lish m en ts w h ich did not e m p lo y w o r k e r s
....
1 L o w e s t s a la r y rate fo r m a lly e s ta b lis h e d f o r h irin g in e x p e r ie n c e d w o r k e r s f o r typing o r o th e r c l e r i c a l jo b s .
2 R a tes a p p lic a b le to m e s s e n g e r s , o f fi c e g i r ls , o r s im ila r s u b c le r ic a l jo b s a r e not c o n s id e r e d .
3 H ou rs r e fl e c t the w o rk w e e k f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s tr a ig h t-t im e s a la r ie s . D ata a r e p re se n te d f o r a ll w ork w eek s c o m b in e d , and f o r the m o s t c o m m o n w o rk w e e k r e p o r t e d .
15
Table B-3.
Scheduled W eekly Hours
(P e r c e n t d istrib u tio n o f o ffic e and plant w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u stry d iv is io n s by sch e d u le d w eek ly h ou rs
o f f ir s t - s h if t w o r k e r s , M em p h is, T e n n ., January 1962)
OFFICE WORKERS
PLANT WORKERS
W e e k ly h o u r s
All industries1
A ll w o r k e r s
______________________________________
100
U nder 3 7 V 2 h o u r s _______________________________
3 7 V 2 h ou rs ______________________ ______________
O v e r 3 7 l /2 and u n d er 4 0 h o u r s ______ ________
4 0 h o u r 8 __________________________________________
4 4 h o u r s ___ ____ __ __ _____ _____ ____ ___ ___ ______
4 4 V 2 h o u r s ______
______________________________
4 5 h o u rs ______ __ _________ __ _____ __________ __ __
4 6 h o u rs ----------------------------------------------------------------4 8 h o u r s _________________________________ _________
O v e r 4 8 h o u r s _____________ _____________ _____
7
5
1
82
1
1
1
2
3
4
n
1
Manufacturing
100
All industries3
Manufacturing
100
100
100
18
2
3
78
5
2
1
88
2
Public utilities1
2
(4)
5
2
92
79
-
-
1
3
-
(4 )
-
3
2
6
1
2
2
3
I n c lu d e s d a ta f o r w h o le s a le t r a d e ; r e t a il t r a d e ; fin a n c e , in 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 itio n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e ly .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t i o n , an d o th e r p u b lic u t il it ie 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 t a i l 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 t o 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 .
L e s s th a n 0 .5 p e r c e n t .
Public utilities2
100
_
_
100
_
_
-
16
Tabic B-4.
Paid Holidays
(P e r c e n t d is trib u tio n o f o ffic e and plant w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s trie s and in in d u stry d iv is io n s b y num ber o f p a id h o lid a y s
p r o v id e d ann ually, M e m p h is, T en n ., January 1962)
OFFICE WORKERS
PLANT WORKERS
Item
All industries1
A ll w o r k e r s
__
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _
W o r k e r s in es ta b lis h m e n ts p ro v id in g
paid h olid a y s _____________
W o r k e r s in esta b lis h m e n ts p ro v id in g
no pa id h olid a y s
__ __ __ ___ ____ __
Manufacturing
Public utilities 1
2
All industries3
Manufacturing
Public utilities2
100
100
100
100
100
100
99
100
100
93
98
91
'
7
2
9
_
8
40
(4)
52
-
3
(4 )
2
2
3
33
1
17
1
(4 )
20
1
1
11
“
(4 )
4
4
1
25
21
1
20
1
2
19
*
(4 )
42
49
-
21
22
42
42
64
64
89
90
94
98
98
98
49
49
91
91
91
91
91
91
91
91
__ __
(4 )
h o lid a y __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _______
__ __
h o lid a y plus 1 h a lf d a y __ __
_ ______ __
h o l i d a y s __ ___ __ __ __ _____ __ __ __
h o l i d a y s __ ___ ________ _______ __ __ ,--------- --------h o l i d a y s __ __ __ __ _____ ___ _____ _______ _______
h o lid a y s __ __ _ __ __ __ __ __ ________ ____
__ __ __ __ ___ _
h o lid a y s plus 1 h a lf day
h o lid a y s
__________________ ____ _______________
h olid a y s plu s 1 h alf d a y ______________________
h o lid a y s plus 2 h alf days _____________________
h o lid a y s __ __ __ __
h o lid a y s plu s 1 h a lf day _ __ __ __ __ _ _ __
h olid a y s plus 2 h alf days
__ __ __ __ __ __
h olid a y s _______
____
___
h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h alf day ___ . __ __
__ __
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
1
47
4
12
2
1
19
2
1
8
3
N um ber o f d a y s
1
1
2
3
4
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
_
1
2
1
27
26
2
22
(4 )
4
15
-
”
_
-
"
T o t a l h o l i d a y t im e 5
81/2 days _________________________________________
8 o r m o r e d a y s __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __
7 l / z o r m o r e days _________ ________
___ __
7 o r m o r e days ___________ _ __ __ __ __ __
6 J/a o r m o r e days __ _____ _
__ __
__ __
__ _____ ______ __ _
6 o r m o r e d a y s __ _
5Vz o r m o r e days __ ___ __ __ __ __ __ ____
5 o r m o r e days ______________________________ ____
4 o r m o r e d a y s __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
3 o r m o r e d a y s ___ _ __ _ _ __ ________
„
2 o r m o r e d a y s ________ __ _______ ___ ___ __ ______
l V 2 o r m o r e days ------- --------------------------------------1 o r m o r e days ________ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _
1
2
3
4
5
no h a lf
3
11
13
33
35
47
51
98
99
99
99
99
99
_
19
19
41
43
69
69
96
97
99
99
100
100
_
-
52
52
92
92
100
100
100
100
100
100
_
12
12
32
33
50
51
84
87
89
91
91
93
_
In clu d es data f o r w h o le s a le tr a d e ; r e t a il t r a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v ic e s in addition to th o se in du stry d iv is io n s sh ow n s e p a r a te ly .
T r a n sp o rta tio n , c o m m u n ica tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t ilitie s .
In clu des data f o r w h o le s a le tr a d e , r e t a il tr a d e , r e a l e s ta te , and s e r v ic e s in add ition to th o s e in d u stry d iv isio n s show n s e p a ra tely .
L e s s them 0.5 p e r c e n t.
A ll co m b in a tio n s o f fu ll and h a lf days that add to the s a m e am ount a re c o m b in e d ; f o r e x a m p le , the p r o p o r tio n o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g a to ta l o f 7 d ays in clu d e s th o s e w ith 7 fu ll days and
d a y s , 6 fu ll days and 2 h a lf d a y s, 5 fu ll days and 4 h alf d a y s , and s o on. P r o p o r t io n s w e r e then cum ulated.
17
Table B-5.
Paid Vacations
(P e r c e n t d istrib u tio n o f o ffic e and plant w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s try d iv is io n s b y v a c a tio n pay
p r o v is io n s , M em p h is, T e r m ., Jan uary 1962)
PLANT WORKERS
OFFICE WORKERS
V a ca tio n p o lic y
All industries1
A ll w o r k e r s ________________________________ ______
Manufacturing
Public utilities2
All industries3
Manufacturing
Public utilities2
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
99
(4 )
-
100
99
(4 )
-
100
100
-
99
93
6
-
99
86
12
-
100
99
1
-
M eth od o f p oy m on t
W o r k e r s in es ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g
pa id v a c a tio n s . . ___
___ ______ _ —
L e n g t h -o f-t im e p a y m e n t -----------------------------P e r c e n t a g e p a y m e n t ________________ ________
F la t - s u m paym en t — ------- —-------------------------O th er _____________
_______
__ __ — —
W o r k e r s in esta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g
no paid v a c a tio n s - ____________________ ________
A m oun t o f v a c a tio n
1
pay5
A ft e r 6 m on th s o f s e r v ic e
U nder 1 w eek — ---------------------- — __ —
1 w e e k -------------------------- ---------------------------------------O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w eek s __________ ___________
2 w eek s _______ _ _ ___
------—
6
46
2
(4 )
4
41
5
"
_
27
2
”
8
15
1
-
7
7
1
-
_
23
5
-
50
50
29
71
87
13
86
12
92
6
79
14
16
3
81
15
85
35
34
31
64
3
31
80
2
17
46
22
32
8
(4 )
92
94
5
(4 )
95
30
5
64
34
10
55
11
89
8
(4 )
92
94
5
(4 )
95
30
5
64
34
10
55
89
2
94
2
2
1
96
1
2
13
83
(4 )
3
11
84
(4 )
3
A ft e r 1 y e a r o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k -------------------------------------------------------------------2 w eek s -----------------------------------------------------------------
A ft e r 2 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek - —
------ - — — _ __ ___ __ _____
O v er 1 and u n d er 2 w eek s --------------------—---------2 w eek s ___ __ ___ __ __ ..__
—
A ft e r 3 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ____________________________________________
O v er 1 and u n d er 2 w eek s . . . . . — — — ___
2 w eek s -----------------------------------------------------------------
6
-
A ft e r 4 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ________ _____ ______________________________
O v e r 1 and un d er 2 w eek s ___________ _____ —___
2 w eek s
---------- — ~
— - __ ---- ------------
6
-
11
-
A ft e r 5 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ________ _______ __ ________________________ _
Z w eek s ___________________ _________________ ___
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w eek s ---------------------------------
See fo o tn o te s at end o f table,
_
90
-
10
_
96
-
4
18
Table B-5.
Paid Vacations— Continued
(P e r c e n t d is trib u tio n o f o f fic e and plant w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in du stry d iv isio n s b y v a ca tio n pay
p r o v is io n s , M e m p h is, T e n n ., Jan uary 1962)
OFFICE WORKERS
V a ca tio n p o l ic y
All industries 1
Manufacturing
PLANT WORKERS
Public utilities2
All industries3
Manufacturing
13
54
8
25
-
11
50
14
23
-
_
57
_
43
-
13
49
11
26
-
11
43
20
25
~
56
_
44
-
13
35
2
49
-
11
28
4
56
-
89
-
13
33
2
43
8
11
27
4
52
5
13
29
2
28
1
26
11
27
4
28
2
27
Public utilitio2
A m o u n t off v a c a t i o n p a y 3------- C o n t in u e d
A ft e r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek ___________________________________________
2 w eek s ____ _____ _______ __ __ _ -------------O ver 2 and u nd er 3 w e e k s _ _ _ _ _ ------3 w eek s ___________________________________________
4 w eek s ____ __ _____ __ ____ __ __ _____ _______
2
66
9
22
(4 )
1
65
2
32
-
_
70
28
2
2
60
14
23
(4 )
1
61
5
33
-
66
32
2
2
43
5
49
(4 )
1
45
15
54
-
81
5
2
34
1
43
_
15
A ft e r 12 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek
________
_ _____ ___ ______ _____
2 w eek s _______
____ __ __ __ _____
O v er 2 and under 3 w e e k s ____________________ _
3 w eek s , .,
....
_____________ ,,
4 w eek s _ ________ _____ __ __ __ ________
_
A ft e r 15 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek ________ __ __ _____ __ __ __ __ __ __
2 w e «k s
O v er 2 and u nd er 3 w ee k s ________ ____ _________
3 w eek s _______ __ ______ __ _____ ___ _____ __
4 w eek s -----------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
11
-
A fte r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek _____ _____ __ _________ ___ ___ ______ __
2 w eek s
........... . . . . .
......
O v er 2 and under 3 w e e k s ___________ __________ _
3 w eek s ____ ________ __ _____ __ __ __ __ __
4 w eek s ____ — __ __ ------ — __ __ — __ —
-
-
-
53
11
46
10
61
24
2
31
1
40
15
_
11
-
53
36
A fte r 25 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k _______ ___ __ __ ______ _____ __ __ __
2 w eek s ____ _______ __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ __ ____ __
O v er 2 and und er 3 w e e k s _ __ __ _____ __ ___
3 w eek s _ ________ __ _____ __ ____________ __
O ver 3 and under 4 w e e k s ______________________
4 w eek s ________
1
2
3
4
5
s e r v ic e
to
-
_
39
(4 )
27
(4 )
26
1
30
2
_
-
42
-
43
_
11
_
30
-
59
In clu d es data f o r w h o le s a le tr a d e ; r e t a il tr a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v ic e s in add ition to th ose in du stry d iv isio n s show n s e p a r a te ly .
T ra n sp o rta tio n , c o m m u n ica tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s .
In clu d es data f o r w h o le s a le tr a d e , r e t a il tr a d e , r e a l e s ta te , and s e r v ic e s in add ition to th o s e in d u stry d iv isio n s show n se p a ra te ly .
L e s s than 0.5 p e r c e n t.
P e r io d s o f s e r v ic e w e r e a r b it r a r ily c h o s e n and d o not
n e c e s s a r il y
r e fle c t the individ ual p r o v is io n s f o r p r o g r e s s io n s . F o r e x a m p le, the ch a n ges in p r o p o r t io n s in d ica te d at
in clu d e ch an ges in p r o v is io n s o c c u r r in g b etw een 5 and 10 y e a r s .
N O T E : In the tabu lation s of v a ca tio n a llo w a n ce s by y e a r s o f s e r v ic e ,
paym en ts oth er than "le n g th o f t i m e , " such
an equ ivalen t tim e b a s is ; f o r e x a m p le , a paym en t o f 2 p e r c e n t o f annual e a rn in gs w as c o n s id e r e d as 1 w e e k 's pay.
as p e r c e n ta g e
o f annual e a rn in g s
o r f la t -s u m p a y m en ts,
w ere
10y e a r s '
c o n v e r te d
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Table B-6.
Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans
(P e r c e n t o f o f fic e and plant w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u stry d iv is io n s e m p lo y e d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p rov id in g
health, in s u r a n c e , o r p e n s io n b e n e fits , M e m p h is, T e n n ., January 1962)
PLAN T W ORKERS
O F F IC E W O R K E R S
T yp e o f b e n e fit
A ll in d u s t r ie s 1
A ll w o r k e r s
______________________________________
M a n u fa ct u r in g
P u b lic u t ili t ie s 1
2
100
100
100
A ll in d u s tr ie s 3
M a n u fa ct u r in g
P u b lic u tilitie s 2
100
100
100
89
W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p ro v id in g :
L ife in s u r a n c e ________________________________
A c c id e n t a l death and d is m e m b e r m e n t
in s u r a n c e
__
_
_________________
S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r
s ic k le a v e o r b o t h 4 ________________________
92
92
100
81
81
44
60
59
41
50
53
56
69
62
58
67
60
S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e ----------S ick le a v e (fu ll pay and no
w aiting p e r io d ) _________________________
S ick le a v e (p a r tia l pay o r
w aiting p e r io d ) __________________________
35
59
40
44
64
37
25
25
13
13
7
7
12
3
22
9
4
23
H o s p ita liz a tio n in s u r a n c e ___________________
S u r g ic a l in s u r a n c e __________________________
M e d ica l in s u r a n c e ____________ _____________
C a ta s trop h e in s u r a n c e ---------------------------------R e tir e m e n t p en s ion __________________________
No h ealth, in s u r a n c e , o r p e n s io n plan ____
87
87
53
50
71
2
90
90
48
22
60
3
78
78
61
78
59
77
76
48
24
49
10
86
83
54
14
47
7
67
67
46
62
60
11
1 In clu d es data f o r w h o le s a le tr a d e ; r e t a il tra d e ; fin a n ce , in su ra n ce , and r e a l e sta te ; and s e r v ic e s in a dd ition to th o s e in d u stry d iv is io n s show n s e p a r a te ly .
2 T r a n s p o rta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and oth er pu b lic u tilitie s .
3 In clu d es data f o r w h o le s a le tr a d e , r e t a il tra d e , r e a l estate, and s e r v ic e s in a dd ition to th o se in d u stry d iv is io n s show n s e p a r a te ly .
4 U nduplicated tota l o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s ic k le a ve o r s ick n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u ra n ce show n s e p a r a te ly b e lo w . S i c k -le a v e plans a r e lim ite d to th o s e w h ich d e fin ite ly es ta b lis h at le a s t
the m in im u m n u m b er o f d a y s ’ pay that ca n be ex p e cte d by each e m p lo y e e . In fo rm a l s ic k -le a v e a llo w a n c e s d e te r m in e d on an in divid u al b a s is a r e ex clu d ed .
Appendix A: Changes in Occupational Descriptions
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.
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 sp ecific 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
21
The revised occupational descriptions used this year are in
cluded in appendix B.
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 of 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.
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.
Biller, 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 prede
termined 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.
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.
Biller, machine (bookkeeping machine)—Uses 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.
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
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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 o f 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 o f orders from customers, follow up orders
to see that they have been filled, keep file o f 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 workers 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 of 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.
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KEYPUNCH OPERATOR
Class /l—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
SECRETARY— 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 of 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 general
instructions; reading and routing incoming mail; and answering routine
questions, etc. Does not include transcribing-machine work.
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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.
TABULA TING-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 o f 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 tabulating-machine
operations and day-to-day supervision of the work and production
of a group o f 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.
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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 o f 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 of 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 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, 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.
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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 o f 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 o f 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 o f 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 oils. 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 o f mechanical equipment operated in an establishment. Work
involves most o f the following: Interpreting written instructions and
specifications; planning and laying out of 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
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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 sendingof 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 of 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, the 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
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PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE-Continued
SHEET-METAL WORKER* MAINTENANCE-Continued
and 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 of 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 of the following: Planning and laying out of 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 of 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.
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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 o f
the following: Knowledge o f various items o f 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; 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 following: 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. Shipping work involves: A knowledge of 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
tomers’ 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 other related duties.
Receiving clerk
Shipping clerk
Shipping and receiving clerk
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TRUCKDRIVER
TRUCKER, POWER
Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport ma
terials, merchandise, equipment, or men between various types o f 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 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.
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