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Occupational Wage Survey
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
FEBRUARY 1962
Bulletin No. 1303-43
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Arthur J. Goldberg, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague, Commissioner
Occupational Wage Survey
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
FEBRUARY 1962
Bulletin No. 1303-43
May 1962
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Arthur J. Goldberg, Secretary
BUREAU O F LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague, Commissioner
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Contents
Preface
Page
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.
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 r e
gional office in Atlanta, Ga., by Cappa C. Kent, 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.
Wage trends for selected occupational groups _________________________
3
Tables:
1.
2.
3.
Establishments and workers within scope of survey _
Percents of increase in standard weekly salaries and
straight-time hourly earnings for selected
occupational groups (new series) ___________________
Percents of increase in standard weekly salaries and
straight-time hourly earnings for selected
occupational groups (old series) ____________________
A: Occupational earnings:*
A - 1. Office occupations—men and w o m en ______________________
A - 2. Professional and technical occupations—men
A - 3.
2
4
4
5
Office, professional, and technical
occupations—men and women combined ________________
Maintenance and powerplant occupations ________________
Custodial and material movement occupations __________
9
10
11
Changes in occupational descriptions __________________________
Occupational descriptions _______________________________________
13
15
A -4 .
A - 5.
Appendixes:
A.
B.
* NOTE: Similar tabulations for these items and also tabulations
on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions
are available in previous area reports for New Orleans and for
other major areas. A directory indicating the areas, dates of
study, and prices of these reports is available upon request.
A current report on occupational earnings and supple
mentary wage practices in the New Orleans area is also availa
ble for the contract cleaning services (June 1961). Union scales,
indicative of prevailing pay levels, are available for the follow
ing trades or industries: Building construction, printing, localtransit operating employees, and motortruck drivers and helpers.
in
Occupational Wage Survey—New Orleans, La.
Introduction
are presented (in the A-series tables) for the following types of occu
pations: (a) Office clerical; (b) professional and technical; (c) mainte
nance and powerplant; and (d) custodial and material movement.
This area is 1 of 82 labor markets in which the U.S. De
partment of L abors Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys
of occupational earnings and related wage benefits on an area basis.
The bulletin presents current occupational employment and
earnings information obtained largely by mail from the establishments
visited by Bureau field economists in the last previous survey for
occupations reported in that earlier study. Personal visits were made
to nonrespondents and to those respondents reporting unusual changes
since the previous survey.
Occupational employment and earnings data are shown for
full-time workers, i . e . , those hired to work a regular weekly sched
ule in the given occupational classification. Earnings data exclude
premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and
late shifts. Nonproduction bonuses are excluded also, but cost-ofliving bonuses and incentive earnings are included. Where weekly
hours are reported, as for office clerical occupations, reference is
to the work schedules (rounded to the nearest half hour) for which
straight-time salaries are paid; average weekly earnings for these
occupations have been rounded to the nearest half dollar.
In each area, data are obtained from representative establish
ments within six broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; transpor
tation, communication, and other public utilities; wholesale trade;
retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Major
industry groups excluded from these studies are government operations
and the construction and extractive industries. Establishments having
fewer than a prescribed number of workers are omitted also because
they tend to furnish insufficient employment in the occupations studied
to warrant inclusion. Separate tabulations are provided for each of
the broad industry divisions which meet publication criteria.
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
performed.
These surveys are conducted on a sample basis because of the
unnecessary cost involved in surveying all establishments. To obtain
optimum accuracy at minimum cost, a greater proportion of large
than of small establishments is studied. In combining the data, how
ever, all establishments are given their appropriate weight. Estimates
based on the establishments studied are presented, therefore, as re
lating to all establishments in the industry grouping and area, except
for those below the minimum size studied.
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
1
2
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 stu died in N ew O rle a n s , L a .,
N u m ber o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts
In d u stry d iv is io n
A ll d iv is io n s
__ _
___ _
_
_
__
W ith in s c o p e
o f study *
----- - — —
- --------
M an u factu rin g
__
______
— _
_
------ — - --------N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g -------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 i li t ie s 1
4
3
2
___
_____ ____
___ __ —
—
W h o le s a le t r a d e 5
_
__
_
_ _ —
_
----______ _ _ _ _ _
R e ta il trad e
. . .
. . . .
__ __
F in a n ce , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e 5 __________________________
S e r v i c e s 5*6 __ ------ ---------------------------------------------- __ -------
Studied
b y m a jo r in d u stry d iv is io n , 2 F e b r u a r y 1962
W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts
W ithin s c o p e
o f study
S tudied
606
183
111 ,4 0 0
66, 750
149
457
53
130
35, 900
75, 500
21, 180
45, 570
96
119
120
62
60
34
24
35
17
20
2 6 ,2 0 0
1 0,300
2 2 ,9 0 0
8, 100
8, 000
19,
3,
14,
4,
4,
240
130
740
020
440
1 T h e New O rle a n s 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 J e ffe r s o n , O rle a n s , and St. B e r n a rd P a r is h e s .
T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in
s c o p e o f study" 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 te d e s c r ip tio n o f the s iz e and c o m p o s itio n o f the la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in
the su rv e y . T he e s tim a te s a r e not intended, 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 o th e r a r e a em p lo ym en t in d e x e s to m e a s u r e e m p lo y
m ent tre n d s o r le v e ls s in c e (1) planning o f w age s u r v 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 a d va n ce o f the p a y r o ll
p e r io d stu died, and (2) s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts a r e e x c lu d e d fr o m the s c o p e o f the s u rv e y .
2 The 1957 r e v is e d e d itio n o f the Standard In d u s tria l 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 en ts b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n . M a jo r
chan ges f r o m the e a r lie r e d itio n (u se d in the B u re a u 's la b o r m a r k e t w age s u r v e y s con d u cte d p r io r to Ju ly 1958) a re the t r a n s fe r o f m ilk p a s t e u r i
za 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 r e ta il) to m an u factu rin g, and the tr 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 f r o m s e r v ic e s to the tr a n s p o r ta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u tilit ie s d iv isio n .
3 In clu d e s 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 ab o v e the m in im u m -s iz e lim ita tio n (50 e m p lo y e e s ). A ll o u tle ts (w ithin the a r e a ) o f
co 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 rs a re c o n s id e r e d as 1 esta b lis h m e n t.
4 T a x ic a b s and s e r v ic e s in cid e n ta l to w a te r tr a n s p o r ta tio n w e r e e x clu d e d .
5 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 fo r " a l l 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 ta b le s . S ep a 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 one 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 lo ym e n t in the d iv is io n is too s m a ll to p r o v id e en ou gh data
to m e r it se p a ra te study, (2) the sa m p le w as not d e s ig n e d in itia lly to p e r m it s e p a r a te p re se 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 r m it se p a ra te p r e s e 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 sta b lish m e n t data.
6 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 i c e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a ir s h o p s ; 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 t io n s ; and e n g in e e r in g
and a r c h ite c t u r a l s e r v ic e s .
3
Wags Trtn d s for Soloctod Occupational Groups
Presented in table 2 are percents of change in salaries of
office clerical workers and industrial nurses, and in average earnings
of selected plant worker groups.
For office clerical workers and industrial nurses, the per
cents of change relate to average weekly salaries for normal hours
of work, that is, the standard work schedule for which straight-time
salaries are paid. For plant worker groups, they measure changes
in straight-time hourly earnings, excluding premium pay for over
time and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. The per
centages are based on data for selected key occupations and include
most of the numerically important jobs within each group. The of
fice clerical data are based on men and women in the following 19 jobs:
Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B; clerks, accounting, class A
and B; clerks, file, class A, B, and C; clerks, order; clerks, pay
roll; Comptometer operators; keypunch operators, class A and B;
office boys and girls; secretaries; stenographers, general; stenogra
phers, senior; switchboard operators; tabulating-machine operators,
class B; and typists, class A and B. The industrial nurse data are
based on men and women industrial nurses. Men in the following
8 skilled maintenance jobs and 2 unskilled jobs were included in the
plant worker data: Skilled— carpenters; electricians; machinists; me
chanics; mechanics, 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 die 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 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 cleri
cal group (men and women) and the industrial nurse category includes both men
and women. Changes were also made in the jobs included within job groupings
in order that an identical list could be employed in all areas.
T a b le 2.
P e r c e n t s o f i n c r e a s e in stan d ard w e e k ly s a la r ie s and s tr a ig h t-tim e h o u r ly e a rn in gs
f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s (new s e r ie s ) in N ew O rle a n s , L a . ,
M a r c h 1961 to F e b r u a r y 1962, and F e b r u a r y I960 to M a rch 1961
P e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s fr o m —
In du stry and o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p
T a b le 3.
M a r c h 1961
to
F e b r u a r y 1962
F e b ru a r y I960
to
M a rch 1961
A ll in d u s t r ie s :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )
— —
_ - __
In d u stria l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n )
— _
_ —
S k ille d m a in te n a n ce ( m e n ) ________________________________
U n s k ille d plan t ( m e n ) ______________________________________
3 .4
1 .5
3 .5
2 .0
2 .5
9 .9
5 .7
4 .4
M an u factu rin g:
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )
______ In d u stria l n u r s e s (m en and w o m e n )
—
-------------- S k ille d m a in te n a n ce (m en ) ________________________________
U n sk ille d plan t (m en )
_
- _ - - — ------- - _ —
2 .8
.5
3 .4
.8
4. 3
1 2 .0
5 .2
8 .6
P e r c e n t s o f in c r e a s e in stan d ard w e e k ly s a la r ie s and s t r a ig h t-t im e h o u r ly e a rn in gs f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s
(o ld s e n e s ) m N ew O r le a n s , L a ., f o r s e le c t e d p e r io d s
P e r c e n t in c r e a s e s fr o m —
Industry and o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p
M a r c h 1961
to
F e b r u a r y 1962
F e b r u a r y I960
to
M a r c h 1961
F e b r u a r y 1959
to
F e b r u a r y I960
A ll in d u s t r ie s :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l ( w o m e n ) _____________
In d u stria l n u r s e s ( w o m e n ) _________
S k ille d m a in te n a n ce (m en )
_ __
U n sk ille d plan t ( m e n ) _______________
3 .7
1 .5
3 .7
2 .4
* 3 .6
9 .9
* 5 .7
* 3 .9
2 .1
7 .1
.9
M an u factu rin g:
O ffic e c le r i c a l (w om en) In d u stria l n u r s e s ( w o m e n ) -------------S k ille d m a in te n a n ce (m e n )
__ _
U n s k ille d p lan t (m en ) —_ --------
4 .0
.5
3 .6
.9
1 5. 0
1 2 .0
5 .2
7 .9
F e b ru a r y 1958 N o v e m b e r 1955 N o v e m b e r 1953 D e c e m b e r 1951
to
to
to
to
F e b ru a r y 1959 F e b ru a r y 1958 N o v e m b e r 1955 N o v e m b e r 1953
2. 1
2 .7
5 .6
5 .2
4 .2
1 3 .4
1 3 .5
1 5 .2
18. 1
8 .0
8 .5
9 .0
6 .0
1 0 .2
2 3 .8
2 1 .8
1 0 .7
5 .0
9 .8
1 .7
6 .6
1 .4
4 .8
6 .1
4 .6
1 2 .4
16. 1
1 6 .4
1 5 .2
8. 1
8. 3
7 .6
8 .7
1 1 .4
2 5 .7
2 2 .2
4 .7
1 R e v is e d e s tim a te .
2 I n c r e a s e s f o r th is g r o u p in m a n u fa ctu rin g in d u s tr ie s w e r e o f fs e t b y a d e c lin e in n onm an ufacturing in d u s tr ie s ; the d e c lin e in the
la r g e ly r e fle c t s s h ifts in e m p lo y m e n ts in th is jo b g r o u p b e tw e e n h ig h - and l o w - r a t e esta b lis h m e n ts r a th e r than w age d e c r e a s e s .
la t te r g r o u p
A:
Occupational Earnings
5
Table A-l. Office 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 a rea b a sis
by industry d ivision , New O rleans, L a . , F eb ru ary 1962)
NUM BER OF W ORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGH T-TIM E W EEKLY EARNINGS OF
A n u n
Sex, occu pation , and in du stry d iv isio n
t
S
$
t
I
i
S
$
$
$
$
$
S
*
S
$
$
$
$
S
$
S
30.00 35.00 40.00 45.00 50.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 135.00
Number
at
(Standard)
(Standard)
an d
an d
35.00 40.00 45.00
B ook keepin g-m a ch in e o p e r a to r s ,
c la s s B ______ __________ __ _____
50.00
55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 135.00 over
5
11
2
-
29
3 9 .5
$66. 00
C le r k s , accounting, c la s s A .
M anufacturing
Nonm anufacturing —
P u blic u tilitie s 2
R etail trade ____
337
80
257
121
30
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
4 2 .5
97.5 0
105.00
95. 50
90. 50
101.50
C le r k s , accounting, c la s s B .
M a n u fa c tu r in g ____________
N on m a n u fa ctu rin g ________
P u blic u tilitie s 2
215
43
172
81
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9.5
7 2 .5 0
7 9.00
7 1.00
70. 50
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
C le r k s , o r d e r
N onm anufacturing
144
132
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
77.50
77.00
_
_
_
-
-
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
94. 50
100. 00
_
_
-
-
-
-
"
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
54. 00
55.00
53. 50
60. 00
1
1
6
-
-
_
1
-
1
-
6
-
75
15
60
17
41
6
35
13
C le r k s , p a y r o ll ,
M anufacturing .
O ffice boys
M anufacturing .
N onm anufacturing .
P u blic u tilitie s 2
59_
35
164
30
134
54
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35
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3
38
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35
29
6
36
6
30
28
1
41
11
30
17
1
42
10
32
12
2
25
22
12
10
2
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9
6
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15
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7
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4
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8
1
7
4
18
3
15
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3
11
10
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33
13
13
23
22
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75
52
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39 .0
86.00
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-
-
T yp ists, c la s s B ------
25
3 8.5
58.00
_
_
.
8
4
B ille r s , m achine (billin g m achine)
N onm anufacturing
58
37
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
65.50
62. 50
■
"
■
’
B ille r s , m achine (bookkeeping
m achine)
N onm anufacturing
R etail t r a d e ___
47
41
32
3 9.0
3 9 .0
39 .5
56. 50
56. 00
56.00
.
1
-
.
.
5
5
2
2
4
4
8
_
2
24
20
4
4
3
1
7
7
4
5
5
5
10
_
.
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
13
13
11
_
_
.
.
.
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
10
11
8
12
11
17
8
7
4
4
3
7
3
-
1
_
1
_
1
_
6
3
11
4
4
■
*
~
4
4
•
12
7
3
6
5
5
3
3
3
!
1
1
.
.
.
.
-
-
-
7
2
5
29
1
28
17
4
13
25
7
18
15
6
9
9
3
6
1
2
-
5
5
1
1
1
-
1
3
3
2
-
-
-
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
.
.
.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
!
13
7
6
!
-
28
2
26
21
Tabulating-m achine o p e r a to r s ,
c la s s B _______________________
N onm anufacturing
See footn otes at end o f table.
22
7
15
3
10
45
1
44
18
107.50
74. 00
79. 00
72.0 0
-
25
5
1
22
2
20
8
4 0 .0
39 .5
3 9 .5
3 9.5
-
11
6
11
22
3
19
2
-
27
117
28
89
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
Tabulating-m achine o p e r a to r s ,
c la s s A ------------ ----------------- ------
B ook keeping-m ach ine o p e r a to r s ,
c la s s A .
M a n u fa ctu rin g ____
N onm anufacturing ,
10
-
'
-
6
Table A-L Office Occupations—Men and Women----Continued
(A verage s traigh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings fo r s elected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division , New O rleans, La., F eb ru ary 1962)
NUMBER OP WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OP
Avebaqk
Sex, occupation, and industry d ivision
Number
of
workers
*
1
S
I
S
s
*
$
1
1
s
Weekly
Weekly j 30.00 35.00 40.00 45.00 50.00 55.00 $6 0 .00 *65.00 70.00 *75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 *35.00
earnings
hours
and
and
(Standard) (Standard) under
35.00 40.00 45.00 50.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 135.00 over
Women:— Continued
B ookkeeping-m achine op e ra to rs,
c la s s B .
__ — __
— — — — _
M anufacturing
_
_______ ______
____ .
Nonmanufacturing __
__ __ .
R etail trade
.
402
38
364
50
39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0
$58 .00
63.50
57.00
53.00
_
-
-
8
8
8
43
43
8
76
1
75
10
106
12
94
14
127
12
115
4
26
5
21
4
6
4
2
2
4
1
3
“
3
3
-
1
1
“
1
1
"
-
1
1
"
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
C lerk s, accounting, c la s s A ___________
Manuf actur ing
. . .
. . . . . —
N on m a n u fa ctu rin g ___________________
Pu blic utilities 2 __________________
R etail trade ______________________
203
41
162
51
39
39.0
40.0
39.0
38.5
41.0
82.50
82.50
82.50
84.50
82.00
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
18
4
14
. 3
3
1
2
2
11
4
7
1
5
16
4
12
6
6
52
9
43
10
2
29
6
23
11
2
20
3
17
15
2
10
3
7
1
5
26
26
3
12
10
2
8
2
-
1
1
-
3
1
2
2
"
1
1
-
_
-
2
2
-
1
1
"
_
-
C lerk s, accounting, c la s s B ----------------M a n u fa c tu r in g __— __________________
N on m a n u fa ctu rin g ___________________
R etail t r a d e ______________________
508
54
454
112
39.0
40.0
38.5
40.0
63.00
70.50
62.50
57.50
_
-
_
-
16
16
7
31
2
29
11
90
5
85
18
79
79
22
73
12
61
32
58
9
49
12
51
9
42
10
91
5
86
-
12
7
5
-
3
1
2
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
_
-
1
1
_
-
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
"
~
-
C lerk 8, file , c la s s A 3 --------------------------Nonmanufacturing __ . . .
. . . . .
45
42
38.5
38.5
61.00
60.00
_
_
_
_
3
3
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
4
2
_
-
2
1
_
-
11
11
_
-
16
16
.
-
9
9
■
-
-
"
■
■
-
35
31
2
1
1
~
1
1
-
.
-
2
2
"
1
-
1
1
-
.
-
_
"
.
-
"
"
.
-
.
-
.
-
.
-
C lerk 8, file , c la s s B 3 _ _ __ .
Nonmanufacturing ___________________
Retail trade ______________________
39.5
53.00
185
— T7T" ' *975 ^“ 52'.W
28
40.0
52.00
-
.
-
1
— r~
-
63
63
11
56
53
7
24
24
. 8
C lerks, file , c la s s C 3 __________________
Nonmanufacturing ___________________
107
93
39.0
38.5
47.50
47.50
_
_
31
31
48
38
18
14
10
10
C lerk s, o r d e r
_
N onm anufacturing __
R etail trade
. . .
152
130
45
40.5
40.0
40.0
58.00
57.00
61.50
_
"
_
-
_
-
20
20
10
54
20
46
l6
10
7
7
5
1
1
8
8
8
_
-
1
1
1
1
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
.
-
4
31
30
12
2
-
3
C lerk s, p a y r o l l -------------------------------------M anufacturing
— .
N onm anufacturing —
R etail trade
160
71
89
33
39.5
39.5
39.0
40.0
69.00
70.50
68.00
66.50
_
-
6
6
-
_
-
10
7
3
3
10
1
9
5
18
8
10
5
25
18
7
5
22
5
17
3
18
11
7
1
15
5
10
2
8
8
4
8
5
3
1
4
4
4
4
3
1
-
8
6
2
-
2
1
1
-
1
1
_
-
_
-
_
-
1
1
~
_
-
C om ptom eter op era tors
N on m a n u fa ctu rin g ___________________
R etail t r a d e _______________________
221
196
82
39.0
39.5
38.5
65.00
63.50
58.00
_
-
_
-
17
17
17
6
6
6
29
29
16
20
15
5
53
5i
13
25
24
7
27
24
7
8
4
4
3
1
7
5
9
8
1
1
1
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
-
_
-
3
14
9
7
Keypunch o p era tors, c la s s A 3
M anufacturing
Nonmanufacturing .
121
42
79
39.5
40.0
39.5
73.50
84.00
68.00
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
7
7
9
9
26
1
25
14
2
12
22
16
6
17
8
9
5
2
3
3
3
2
2
"
2
1
2
1
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
1
12
9
3
_
-
Keypunch o p era tors, c la s s B 3 _________
N onm anufacturing _
Pu blic utilities 2 _________________
R etail t r a d e ______________________
157
137
39
45
39.5
29.6
38.5
40.0
* 61.50
60.50
61.50
52.50
_
.
-
5
5
-
13
13
12
29
24
3
22
38
25
23
3
19
17
1
6
12
12
6
1
13
5
-
16
12
6
-
1
1
4
2
5
4
1
1
1
1
_
-
_
-
_
-
-
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
"
-
-
-
-
O ffice g i r l s ______________________________
Nonmanufacturing
.
. .
71
66
38.5
l O "
48.00
48.00
8
6
4
41
3
2
_
1
1
_
_
_
.
_
_
41
5
5
1
4
7
----- §
. ..
-----. ..
. ..
See footn otes at end o f table.
-
-
_
_
1
1
1
1
_
“
_
7
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women---- Continued
(A verage straigh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings fo r se le cte d occupations studied on an area basis
by industry d ivision , New O rleans, L a . , F eb ru ary 1962)
Atbsaos
(Standard)
S
*75. 00 *80. 00 85. 00 90.0 0 *95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 I25.OO ?30.00 f 35.00
S 5 . 00
and
under
35.00 4 0 .0 0 4 5.00 50.00 55.00 6 0.00 6 5.00 70.00 75.00 80. 00 8 5.00 9 0.00 9 5 .0 0 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 135.00 over
So. 00 ^ 5 .0 0 S o .o o S5.OO S o . 00 I s . 00
-i«*
0
0
0
W eekly .
(Standard)
0
O
O
of
workers
N U M B E R O F W O R K E R S R E C E IV I N G S T R A I G H T -T IM E W E E K L Y E A R N I N G S O F
wO
Sex, occupation, and industry d iv isio n
Number
W om en— Continued
S e c r e t a r i e s ______________________________
M anufacturing ________________________
N onm anufacturing ____________________
Pu blic u t ilit ie s 2 --------------------------R etail trade _______________________
625
146
477
176
57
3 9.5
40. 0
39.0
3 9.0
4 0 .0
$85. 50
89. 50
84. 50
87.50
75. 00
.
-
_
-
_
-
Stenographers, g e n e r a l3 _______________
M anufacturing ________________________
N onm anufacturing ___________________
P u blic u t ilit ie s 2 __________________
R etail trade _______________________
729
569
180
45
39.0
4 6 .0
39.0
3 8 .5
39 .5
68. 50
74. 56
67.00
69.50
57. 00
_
-
.
-
_
-
Stenographers, s e n i o r 3 __
N onm anufacturing ___________________
P u blic u t ilit ie s 2 __________________
218
195
81
39.5
69.5
39.0
75. 50
75. 00
74. 00
_
-
_
"
_
-
Sw itchboard o p era to rs __________________
M anufacturing ________________________
Nonm anufacturing ___________________
P u blic u tilities 2 __________________
R etail trade ______ _ __ ____ __
305
35
270
40
79
4 2 .0
4 2 .0
4 2.0
39.0
4 0.0
54. 00
66. 50
52.50
74. 50
48. 00
32
32
-
32
32
-
Sw itchboard o p e r a to r -r e c e p tio n is ts ____
M anufacturing ________________________
Nonm anufacturing ______ ____ _ __
P u blic u t ilit ie s 2 __________________
R etail trade _______________________
192
72
120
32
26
39 .5
4 0.0
39.5
4 0 .0
4 1 .5
64. 50
68. 50
62.00
71.00
62.00
_
-
Tabulating-m achine o p e ra to rs ,
c la s s B _____ ____
____
__________
N onm anufacturing __ __ — __
44
40
38.5
38. 5
68.00
66.50
-
T ra n scrib in g -m a ch in e o p e ra to rs ,
gen era l _________________________________
N onm anufacturing ___________________
119
98
39.0
39.0
64. 50
62. 00
"
~
T yp ists, c la s s A _______ __ __ __ __ __
M anufacturing ________________________
N onm anufacturing ___________________
P u blic u tilities 2 __________________
152
42
109
39
39.0
39.0
39.0
38.5
70.00
61.00
66.00
69.00
.
-
-
T yp ists, c la s s B _ ____ _________
___
M anufacturing ________________________
N onm anufacturing
_______ __ __ __
Public, u tilities ^
R etail trade __ __ __ „ __ . . __
421
36
385
71
75
39.5
4 0.0
39.5
39.0
4 0 .5
57.00
66. 50
56.50
56. 50
53.50
_
-
_
-
lW ~
_
-
21
21
10
4
13
13
4
37
37
16
6
53
17
36
13
7
48
12
36
17
5
77
6
68
15
6
62
16
43
11
8
77
31
46
10
6
65
22
43
16
9
37
4
33
16
"
41
7
34
17
1
25
4
21
11
-
18
4
14
_
8
77
5
72
24
11
115
l4
101
35
13
115
15
100
18
3
104
21
83
28
3
85
26
49
15
4
111
31
80
34
2
40
6
34
3
-
9
2
6
1
1
15
6
9
7
-
19
19
15
-
1
1
_
-
16
15
1
_
-
_
-
9
9
-
20
26
20
25
25...
13
29
27
5
19
18
6
15
ll
3
68
56
21
5
1
6
6
2
4
4
4
16
16
6
_
-
45
45
33
32
6
26
14
35
5
30
2
11
42
2
40
4
15
7
7
3
3
18
1
17
9
3
28
9
19
3
-
9
6
3
3
4
3
1
-
18
3
15
14
-
2
.
1
2
2
-
-
1
-
9
9
-
_
-
7
6
1
-
25
25
4
6
37
12
25
16
5
32
17
15
5
26
5
21
-
21
11
10
10
10
10
-
11
3
8
6
_
-
4
4
-
_
-
-
-
“
4
4
10
10
1
7
7
8
6
9
6
5
1
6
6
6
6
10
4
38
26
14
14
11
6
7
7
9
9
3
■
1
1
10
1
2
2
.
.
7
8
26
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7
6
8
-
26
7
9
9
4
40
5
35
7
12
6
6
2
22
14
8
7
9
7
2
-
6
5
1
1
3
2
1
1
4
1
3
1
25
25
72
3
69
18
24
75
4
71
13
2
90
2
88
28
11
60
4
56
56
5
51
3
15
25
9
16
2
16
9
7
4
1
2
“
-
11
1
1
2
2
11
Standard hours r e fle c t the w ork w eek fo r w hich em ployees receive th eir 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.
Tran sportation, com m u nication, and other public u tilities.
D e scrip tion fo r this jo b has been r e v ise d sin ce the last survey in this area. See appendix A.
20
9
11
8
7
7
4
-
9
5
4
2
1
2
5
- ------ 7 T
2
3
1
1
-
_
.
_
-
_
_
_
-
_
_
_
-
_
_
_
-
_
_
_
-
1
-----1 ~
-
_
-
1
1
-
_
_
-
_
_
-
_
' -
-
-
-
.
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
6
6
3
3
-
_
-
1
1
-
_
_
-
_
_
_
_
_
_
■
2
2
-
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
'
26
7
19
8
4
4
_
_
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
~
-
"
-
-
-
_
_
-
_
_
-
_
_
-
1
1
_
-
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 , New O rleans, L a ., F ebru ary 1962)
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF
Atibacw
Sex, occupation, and industry d ivision
of
S
S
S
$
I
*
S
S
$
$
$
S
$
$
$
$
$
t
$
$
<
$
Weekly,
Weekly, 70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 135.00 140.00 145.00 150.00 155.00 160.00 165.00 170.00 175.00
earnlnge
and
(Standard) (Standard) and
75.00 80.00 85.00 90.00 95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 135.00 140.00 145.00 150.00 155.00 160.00 165.00 170.00 175.00 ov er
Men
D raftsm en, sen ior ______________________
M anufacturing _______________________
Nonmanufacturing ___________________
D raftsm en, ju n ior _
__ __ __
M anufacturing __ . . —
Nonmanufactur ing __
__
_ __ __
_____
__ __
158
100
58
76
52
24
41.0
42.0
39.5
40.0
40.0
40.0
$ 130.50
137.00
119.50
92.50
94.50
87.50
-
-
'
"
2
2
14
4
10
-
13
12
1
10
10
7
3
4
■
7
5
2
99
4
2
2
9
8
1
14
11
3
8
8
3
3
16
11
5
9
9
6
4
2
3
1
2
6
3
3
12
10
2
.
.
-
-
19
18
1
.
-
9
6
3
_
-
'
5
4
1
6
3
3
3
1
2
8
6
2
-
-
-
.
-
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-
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'
'
'
'
.
.
.
.
.
_
8
5
3
9
9
-
8
6
2
7
6
.
-
-
-
'
■
.
.
1
W omen
N urses, industrial (re g is te r e d ) ________
M a n u fa c tu r in g _______________________
37
24
40.0
40.5
101.00
107.50
3
2
5
2
!
3
2
3
2
5
1
2
4
3
!
2
2
_
.
7
7
1
1 Standard hours r e fle c t the w orkw eek fo r w hich e m ployees r e c e iv e their regu lar straigh t-tim e s a la rie s and the earnings corresp on d to these w eekly h ou 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 a rea b a sis
b y industry division* New O rleans, L a . , F e b ru a ry 1962)
Number
of
worker*
O ccupation and industry d iv isio n
Average
weekly .
earning* 1
(Standard)
Number
of
worker*
O ccupation and industry division
71
27
44
25
$70 .00
66.0b
71.00
8 5.00
47
11
32
56.50
56.00
56.00
N o n m a n u fa ctu rin g _______________________________
Pnblie a m itie s *
_
_
____
__ —
------- —
— -----
----
"OiiWIir* nfilitiAfi ^
D Afail
NaTUD
a
ds®® A
nm
m
g
R etail trad e
"Public u t ilit ie s 2
Retail trade
_
_
___
_
__ ___ ___ _____
____
___
__ __
_____
____
C le r k s , file , c la s s A 3 ---------------------------------------------N onm anufacturing ——
_
____
r io r jr f lj
f-p e ,
N 'vnmam,,fa''Hv,*ir»g
C le rk s, file ,
......... ... ..
................
cla s s C 3
NATlTTlBTnif^r ^1,|*^TI^
C le r k s , nrder
NAn|Y)^piifArhiring
D e t a i l f 1*3/1 a
______
219
113
32
38
229
204
25
82
132
30
102
74.50
79.00
73. 50
431
44
387
26
51
58.50
65". 50
57.50
64.00
54.00
Keypunch o p e r a to r s , c la s s B 3 -------------------------------Nonm anufacturing ___ .
— — P u blic u tilit ie s 2
_
.... _
__ _
Retail trade
_
157
137
39
45
540
121
419
172
69
92.00
97750“
90. 50
88. 50
90.50
/Yffire 'hoys and girls
.
M anufacturing
r
______
fJonmarm'fartriri'ng .. . ......... .. _
___
P u blic utilities 2 ______________________________
235
33
202
67
723
------- 97
626
266
119
66.00
74.50
64. 50
67. 50
59.00
S e cre ta rie s ........
^^armfartiiring
N omm aTT,T^aetn r i r»g
____ _______
__
633
148
485
180
57
56
53
63.00
62.00
193
184
28
53.50
53.00
52.00
Stenographers, g e n e r a l3
__
__
_____
M a n u fa c tu r in g ----------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing ----------------------------------------------P u blic u tilities 2 ________________________ _
Retail trade
_
_
_____ .
__________
734
162
572
183
45
107
93
4 7 .5 0
47. 50
296
34
262
53
67. 50
68.00
67. 50
66. 50
N onm anufacturing ----------------------------------------------B ook keepin g-m a ch in e o p e r a t o r s , c la s s B _______ -—
Retail trade
.........
.......
.
192
72
120
32
26
$ 6 4 .5 0
68. 50
62. 00
71.00
62. 00
33
105.00
...
124
----- Z2—
82
119
27
92
79. 50
91.00
76.00
119
98
64.50
62.00
155
44
111
41
70. 50
8 2 .W "
66.00
69.00
446
42
404
86
75
57.00
68. 00
56.00
56.00
53. 50
159
100
59
130.50
137. 50
120. 00
----- -------------------- —
----------- ------ —
------------ ------ -------
76
52
24
92. 50
94.50
87.50
N u rses, industrial (re g is te r e d ) ---------- ------------ _
M anufacturing ______ __
— --------------- -------------
37
24
101.00
107.50
$ 76 .00 Sw itchboard o p e r a t o r -r e c e p t io n is t s ------------ ------------80.5(5"
—
M anufacturing __ __ __ __ _ __
Nonmanufacturing _________________________________
7 1 .5 0
P u blic u t ilit ie s 2 _ __ __ __
— - — - 80. 00
Retail trade
_
68. 00
65. 50
53750" T abulating-m achine o p e r a to r s , c la s s A -----------------69. 50
58. 00
T abulatin g - m achine o p e r a to r s , c la s s B ---------------M anufacturing
________
_
------- ----------73.0 0
“ 84. bo"
N onm anufacturing
___ __ ______ __ __ _ _
67.5 0
T ra n scrib in g -m a ch in e o p e r a to r s , general --------------61. 50
N o n m a n u fa ctu rin g ________________________________
■ 6o. 6b'
6 1.50
52. 50 T yp ists, c la s s A _______ __ __ __ ____ __ — ------M anufacturing
----------------------------------------------Nonm anufacturing __________________________ ____
P u blic u tilit ie s 2 --------------- ----- ----------------------52.00
55.00
51.50
60 .0 0 T y p is ts , c la s s B _______________ ___ ______________ ___
M anufacturing ____________________________________
Nonm anufacturing __ „ ___
__________________
86.0 0
I
Pu blic utilities 2 ________________________________
89. 50
R etail trade ____________ ________ _____ —
84. 50 |
88.0 0 1
75. 00
P ro fe s s io n a l and tech n ica l occupations
68.50
74.50
6 7.00
69. 50
57. 00
D raftsm en, sen ior _______________
Nonmanufacturing __ ____
Stenographers, s e n io r 3 _____ ___
_ —.
Nonm anufacturing
________ ________________
■Pnhlir u tilitie s 3
... __ ________ ____ ___
223
200
82
7 6 .0 0
75. 50
74. 50
Switchboard o p erators _____________________________
M anufacturing
_
__
____
Nonm anufacturing ----------------------------------------------Pu blic u t ilit ie s 3 . r, T.,
___ _
305
35
270
40
79
54. 00
6 6 .5 0
52. 50
74. 50
48. 00
D raftsm en, junior -------- _ __
M anufacturing
_
----- —
Nonmanufacturing _____ _
1 Earnings a re fo r a r e g u la r w ork w eek fo r which em ployees r e c e iv e their straigh t-tim e w eekly s a la r ie s , e xclu sive o f any prem iu m pay.
2 T ran sp ortation , com m u n ication , and other public u tilities.
3 D e scrip tion fo r this jo b has been r e v ise d sin ce the last survey in this are a . See appendix A .
Average
weekly ,
earnings 1
(Standard)
O ffice occupations— Continued
C le r k s , p a y r o l l ____________________________________
P u blic u tilit ie s 2
R etail trade
.
Number
of
worker*
O ccupation and industry d ivision
O ffice occupations—-Continued
O ffice occu pation s
s i c i n j j
Average
weekly .
earning*1
(Standard)
__________
___
_ __________________
10
Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(A verage straigh t-tim e hourly earnings fo r m en in s e le cte d occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, New O rleans, L a . , F ebru ary 1962)
N U M B E R OP W O R K E R S R E C E IV IN G S T R A IG H T -T IM E H O U R L Y E A R N I N G S OP—
Number
of
workers
Occupation and industry d iv isio n
Average
hourly j
earnings
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
s
$
9
$
$
$
*
$
$
9
$
1.00 1. 10 1.20 1. 30 1.40 1. 50 1.60 1.70 1. 80 1.90 2.0 0 2. 10 2.20 2. 30 2.40 2. 50 2.60 2. 70
and
under
1. 10 1. 20 1. 30 1.40 1. 50 1. 60 1. 70 1. 80 1.90 2.00 2. 10 2. 20 2. 30 2.40 2.50 2. 60 2. 70 2. 80
9
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
8
3
5
-
2
2
3
3
3
-
3
"
-
2
1
1
19
5
14
3
3
C arpenters, m aintenance ______________
M anufacturing _______________________
Nonmanufacturing _________ __ __ __
R etail trade ____________ ____________
142
79
63
24
$ 2 . 58
2 .7 8
2. 33
2 .9 4
E lectricia n s, m aintenance ___________________
M anufacturing ________ „
— — ___
Nonmanufacturing ___________________
294
228
66
2.96
3 .02
2 .73
Engineers, stationary --------------------------------------M anufacturing --------------- __
—
Nonmanufacturing ___________________________
R etail trade ______________________
216
94
122
36
2 .3 5
2.56
2. 19
2 .6 2
F irem en, stationary b o ile r _____________
__
M anufacturing ___ __ __
85
74
H elpers, m aintenance trades ______________
M anufacturing ________
__ __
__
Nonmanufacturing ___________________________
Pu blic u tilities 2 --------------------------------------
265
150
115
99
2.07
2. 16
1.95
2.0 3
M achinists, m aintenance _____________________
M anufacturing ------------------------- -------Nonmanufacturing -----------------------------P ublic u tilit ie s 2 ---------------------------
200
173
27
27
3.00
l o r
2. 53
2 .53
M echanics, autom otive
(m aintenance) ---------------------------------------M anufacturing
---------------------- __ —
N onm anufacturing _ ------------- . .
P ublic u tilities 2 -------------------------------------
440
rn
323
283
2 .4 8
t . 40
2. 51
2.5 7
-
-
-
-
-
4
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
*
-
-
-
1
-
38
4
34
25
14
8
6
5
38
21
17
16
19
9
10
10
24
8
16
1
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
1
1
14
6
6
19
19
-
38
'
2
2
5
4
1
7
7
-
2. 13
— n r n
'
M echanics, m aintenance — — __ —
M anufacturing — __________________ —
Nonmanufacturing ___________________
517
2 .73
55o
1 .1 $
57
2.7 0
M illwrights _____________________________
M a n u fa c tu r in g ------------------------------------
57
------57----
O ilers
__
M anufacturing
------
—
----
83
---- —
------------
P ainters, m a in te n a n c e __________________
M a n u fa c tu r in g -----------------------------------Nonmanufacturing -----------------------------P ipefitters, m aintenance
M anufacturing __
_
„
__
-
-
_
_
_
_
„
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
3
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
2
1
1
4
-
3
3
10
7
3
6
6
-
-
1
_
5
5
“
-
-
1
-
9
4
5
3
19
16
3
3
3
_
-
4
1
3
2
37
29
8
36
26
8
18
18
"
13
11
2
17
1
17
12
19
11
8
5
6
6
-
5
4
1
“
3
3
8
8
9
9
_
■
49
49
16
16
24
24
17
17
19
-
"
_
_
15
_
.
11
16
4
6
15
15
-
-
-
15
-
-
11
16
4
6
1
-
18
18
12
12
_
3
3
3
■
9
7
2
2
8
1
7
6
11
4
7
6
40
40
40
44
22
22
22
3
1
2
“
4
3
1
4
4
_
_
4
10
6
-
-
-
6
-
-
-
.
_
*
12
6
6
"
1
-
1
-
6
6
2
-
3
3
_
4
1
3
24
18
6
5
7
2
5
5
10
10
22
-
13
12
-
1
-
_
9
is
~
-
-
3
■
6
5
1
1
2
27
9
18
-
-
2
1
5
5
3.00
7
6
1
1
_
2 .3 4
-
1
-
-
22
7
15
11
9
2
12
12
15
10
5
31
29
2
22
15
7
5
15
14
1
1
2
4
-
-
2
1
4
4
_
_
_
8
6
_
_
“
4
4
_
~
“
“
11
8
3
3
11
11
-
_
17
14
3
3
6
6
-
75
75
-
“
23
' 5
18
18
13
13
8
1
7
40
47)
-
101
101
~
_
-
12
12
37
37
_
_
■
“
6
6
“
12
12
’
9
9
“
_
_
-
-
"
“
1
20
25
25
_
_
11
20
5
15
14
33
10
23
17
35
9
26
25
19i
19
18
3
15
13
87
86
25
6
17
17
10
6
4
4
14
13
1
31
31
-
40
40
-
67
6
6
66
58
8
9
4
5
20
19
1
16
13
3
8
-
.
.
.
_
_
_
19
14
1
-
-
-
“
"
~
19
i4
_
■
_
-
_
-
_
~
7
7
9
4
5
3
8
8
_
“
25
25
1
-
3
"
2
2
-
64
3
-
-
-
87
-
_
_
.
.
_
_
_
_
1
_
82
2 .97
“ 2 .T T
_
3
3
11
11
6
6
6
6
18
l6
4
12
6
4
_
“
3
3
12
10
2
9
■
4
2
2
3
3
9
9
4
4
1
i
_
75
75
1
1
-
~
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
17
!
-
1
-
-
-
1
15
i4
1
l
_
12
12
12
1
“
-
-
4
4
-
33
32
1
6
6
_
3.60
1
-
4
3. 50
-
10
10
13
3. 30 3.40
-
-
-
$
3. 10 3. 20
4
4
.
4
Excludes prem iu m pay fo r ove rtim e and fo r w ork on w eekends, holidays, and late shifts.
T ransportation, com m unication, and other public u tilities.
4
3
3
3
3
-
■ ~ z :w
2 .5 0
2 .8 2
2. 13
— ------
"
9
-
-
2 .9 0
3 .25
3. IT
149,
80
69
_
__
-
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2. 80 2 .9 0 3.00 3. 10 3. 20 3. 30 3 .40 3 .50
9
_
6
6
_
-
-
2
-
2
2
13
13 •
-
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
“
4
1
7
7
5
2
10
l6
17
13
4
_
19
11
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(A verage straigh t-tim e h ou rly earnings fo r se le cte d occupations studied on an area b a sis
by industry d ivision , New O rlean s, L a., F eb ru ary 1962)
NUM BER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGH T-TIM E HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
Number
at
vorkem
O ccu p a tion 1 and in du stry d iv isio n
0
00
$
$
S
t
*
t
Avenge
hourly 2 Jnder *0.50 *0.60 *0.70 *0.80 *0.90 1.00 1.10 *1.20 *1.30 *1.40 *1.50 *1.60 *1.70 *1.80 *1.90 2.00 2.10 2.20 *2.30 2.40 *2.50 *2.60 *2.80 *3.00 *3.20
earning*
and
).50 under
,70
3.00 3.20 3.30
.$0
,§ o
,96 1,66 1.16 1.20 1.30 1.46 J,?o 1,60 1,76 1,96 *.?6 2.66 2,16 ?,2 6 2,36 2.4Q 2,50 2.66
E levator o p e r a to r s , p a s s e n g e r
(m en) ......................... ................... - . .
$0.91
" .69
2
2
-
69
-
-
.
73
*3
24
26
5
1
r
E levator o p e r a to r s , p a sse n g e r
(w om en)
N on m a n u fa c tu r in g -----------------------------R etail t r a d e _______________________
170
1*6
75
.84
......84
1.03
12
12
"
45
-4 5 -
10
16
-
.
-
18
18
.
-
65
66
65
8
8
6
6
6
-
6
5~
4
G u a r d s _____
.
__ . . ._ . .
M a n u fa c t u r in g ________________________
N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g ____________________
P u b lic u tilities 3 __________________
352
48
304
37
1.59
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
69
69
-
113
113
-
31
31
7
5
— r~
4
-
6
6
-
13
3
10
8
8
-
5
2
3
-
J an itors, p o r t e r s , and cle a n e r s
(m en) __ __ __ . . . .
__
...__ .
M anufacturing
N onm anufacturing _______________ ____
P u blic u tilities 3 __________________
R etail trade _______________________
1,634
311
1,323
104
583
1.16
1.68
1.04
1.54
.94
21
21
21
38
38
12
126
_
126
44
92
_
92
75
74
_
74
411
8
403
295
352
36
316
13
30
86
32
54
2
13
85
43
17
17
16
60
~TF~
45
34
7
86
46
40
35
1
19
15
4
-
26
T7
9
5
4
Jan itors, p o r t e r s , and c le a n e r s
( w o m e n ) ___
_ . . .
._ ______
M anufacturing
_
— —
N onm anufacturing __ _. __ __ . .
R etail trade _______________________
499
32
467
206
.94
1.36
.91
1.02
10
10
53
53
-
10
10
“
-
153
153
1
12
12
12
187
187
187
48
21
27
2
6
6
1
6
2
4
2
4
4
-
-
-
L a b o r e r s , m a te ria l h a n d lin g ___________
M anufacturing
. . . . .
_
__ —
N onm anufacturing __ _ . .
P u b lic u tilities 3 __________________
R etail trade _______________________
2,057
805
1,252
548
280
1.56
1.71
1.46
1.48
1.47
_
-
_
-
2
2
2
_
-
_
"
_
-
23
12
11
11
621
202
419
222
45
192
66
126
44
2
75
7
68
6
30
281
15
266
102
81
26
4
22
1
18
O rd er f il l e r s . . . .
. . .
. ____ __
M anufacturing
. . . . . . . _.
N onm anufacturing __ __ . . _. _.
720
99
621
108
1.46
1.46
1.46
1.81
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
198
10
188
46
24
22
61
19
42
6
137
19
118
P a ck e rs , shipping ( m e n ) -----------------------M anufacturing ________________________
N onm anufacturing ____________________
R etail trade _______________________
227
26
1.39
1.30
1.40
1.26
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
80
14
21
2
19
9
1
1
38
5
33
3
_
_
_
_
8
176
w
201
44
P a ck e rs , shipping ( w o m e n ) _____________
27
R eceivin g c l e r k s ________________________
M anufacturing ________________________
N onm anufacturing ___________________
R etail trade _________________________
134
29
105
43
Shipping c l e r k s __
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
M a m if a r t n r in g
N onm anufacturing
__
____
Shipping and rec e iv in g c le r k s __________
M anufacturing ________________________
Nonm anufacturing
Retail trade _______________________
See footn otes at end o f table.
152
--------5 5 "
87
144
26
118
48
2 .2 7
1.48
2.36
1.12
1.88
_
_
1
66
26
15
2.13
1.81
1.67
1.95
2.14
1.81
1.98
2.04
1.97
2.12
2
4
4
3
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
8
8
2l
58
1
21
6
2
6
6
6
2
2
11
11
2
8
2
11
11
6
10
10
10
-
21
3
18
-
2
2
-
4
1
3
3
_
-
4
4
-
_
-
36
9
27
27
10
10
-
_
-
_
-
20
13
7
6
1
34
33
1
-
9
1
8
6
21
11
10
2
9
9
8
8
40
40
_
_
_
-
_
_
_
_
1
1
1
4
4
"
2
2
-
-
-
1
1
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
"
-
-
-
-
-
48
39
9
2
~
198
50
148
105
43
80
37
43
43
167
164
3
2
72
60
12
3
63
47
16
-
61
12
49
42
35
28
7
-
6
6
-
71
50
21
-
36
12
24
24
_
-
_
-
_
-
73
73
45
1
44
81
20
61
47
7
7
7
45
45
45
7
6
1
1
2
2
2
10
_
10
4
_
4
2
_
2
_
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
_
-
34
2
32
20
4
10
20
-
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
3
1
1
-
-
1
1
4
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
4
5
_
-
5
14
_
2
-
-
10
-
4
4
27
27
7
3
3
24
-
16
5
7
7
7
25
30
13
17
8
2
6
16
13
11
5
16
13
9
6
5
4
8
25
8
1
1
'
-
1
1
17
6
11
11
25
-T T ~
-
12
12
2
17
5
12
1
1
1
11
3
8
2
_
2 '
2
-
-
2
15
4
11
6
-
6
5
3
2
7
8
7
1
8
6
2
2
11
g
3
1
1
-
10
10
-
10
10
12
12
15
3
12
1
1
_
-
1
1
_
-
-
-
14
8
-
8
3
5
5
3
2
”
8
8
8
4
-
~
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Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
(A verage stra igh t-tim e h ou riy earnings fo r se le cte d occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division , New O rlean s, L a ., F eb ru ary 1962)
O ccu p ation 12 and industry division
Number
of
workers
T r u c k d riv e r s 5 — ------------ —
— - M anufacturing _
------ — - - - —
Nonmanufacturing
________
_____
Public u t ilit ie s 34 - . ______ —
R etail trade _ ____
_____ __
2,576
470
2, 106
782
323
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
S
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Average
0.90
1.00
1.10
*0.80
1.20
1.30 1.40 1.50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.30 2.40 2.50 2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20
0.50
0.60
0.70
Under
houriy 2
earnings $
and
0.50 under
.80
.90 1.00 1.10 1.20 1.30 1.40 1.50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.30 2.40 2.50 2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20 3.30
.60
.70
$ 1 .8 4
1.92
1.83
2.39
1.61
-
2
2
1
3
3
-
72
12
60
12
37
330
22
308
17'
125
34
91
24
138
37
101
31
224
43
181
70
278
4
274
24
82
82
2
1
37
6
31
2
-
144
21
123
115
3
310
47
263
262
1
194
127
67
62
-
382
2
380
380
-
32
32
-
2
2
-
2
2
-
-
-
1
1
-
9
7
2
“
266
266
266
■
•
-
2
2
-
8
1
7
-
26
11
15
-
114
114
114
32
32
-
-
15
1
3
-
-
-
32
32
-
-
75
73
2
-
77
77
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
-
-
-
10
2
8
-
40
21
19
-
11
7
4
4
26
7
19
19
-
35
7
28
28
6
6
6
"
31
28
3
3
-
1
1
-
-
2
2
-
15
46
8
38
28
-
-
-
-
2
2
1
1
1
1
71
12
59
36
162
8
154
12
96
24
72
13
46
1
45
12
111
15
96
16
17
3
14
-
63
63
-
2
2
-
10
8
2
7
7
-
7
3
4
4
2
2
-
1
1
-
-
-
2
2
•
1
1
25
10
15
-
76
20
56
19
56
19
37
22
254
1
253
24
14
14
1
1
29
29
-
1
156
6
150
3
113
113
113
-
38
14
24
24
"
62
49
13
13
6
6
"
263 .
24
239
238
1
45
45
45
1
34
9
25
6
4
74
35
39
3
19
19
8
11
-
_
-
T ru ck d riv ers, light (under
l*/j tons) ___________________________
M anufacturing
. ------ —
Nonm anufacturing
---- --- R etail trade ----------------------------
639
102
537
118
1.38
1.60
1.34
1.44
-
-
T ru ck d riv ers, m edium ( I 1/* to and
including 4 tons) ---------------------------M anufacturing . -----.
. —
Nonm anufacturing _ ---- __ .
Pu blic u tilities 3 _____________
R etail trade ______
___
1, 180
168
1,012
413
122
1.90
1.89
1.90
2.55
1.64
-
"
-
T ru ck d riv ers, heavy (ov e r 4 tons,
tr a ile r t y p e ) _______________________
M anufacturing _ ----Nonm anufacturing
__ . _
Pu blic u tilities 3 _ .
-------R eta il trade . __ .
604
116
488
352
81
2.15
2.18
2.15
2.25
1.81
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
8
2
-
4
4
-
12
12
-
53
9
44
32
7
7
-
5
5
-
6
6
-
14
11
3
3
T ru ck d riv ers, heavy (ov e r 4 tons,
other than t r a ile r type) ___________
153
2.07
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
4
4
-
-
-
7
2
80
10
10
T ru ck ers, pow er ( f o r k l i f t ) _____________
M anufacturing ________—_____________
Nonmanufacturing __________________
Public u t ilit ie s 3
------ —
R etail trade . . . . . . .
630
405
225
131
54
2.08
2.24
1.79
1.92
1.79
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9
9
-
5
4
1
-
“
-
-
"
“
“
14
14
84
9
75
70
5
59
46
13
13
14
1
13
13
-
27
15
12
12
112
94
18
18
"
34
10
24
8
42
12
30
30
-
46
32
14
2
14
-
102
72
30
30
2.02
2.11
1.80
1.80
_
_
-
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
15
-
-
-
-
-
5
5
5
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15
15
-
-
-
-
19
13
6
6
-
-
58
49
9
9
-
-
631
57
574
130
27
1.22
1.57
1.19
1.24
1.26
7
3
6
40
32
18
18
5
5
-
-
-
-
4
4
-
-
5
16
15
1
4
-
206
15
191
62
5
273
-
T ru ck ers, pow er (oth er than
f o r k l i f t ) --- ---------- ----------------- —
Manufacturing . . — --------------------Nonmanufacturing __ _ -------- —
PiiKlir ufilitiAfl ^
Manufacturing _ — _
_. — -------N onm anufacturing . . ___ _ _______ .
Public u tilities 3 _______________________
R etail trade ______________________________
1
2
3
4
5
-
-
-
-
-
7
3
6
40
-
-
-
-
32
8
9
Data lim ited to m en w o rk e rs except w here oth erw ise indicated.
E xcludes 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 tilities.
Includes 2 w o rk e rs at $3.30 to $3 .4 0 .
Includes a ll d r iv e r s r e g a r d le s s o f s ize and type o f truck operated.
11
-
273
49
5
-
-
5
-
-
10
3
7
5
1
-
-
-
-
4
1
5
5
-
-
-
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 specific categories. Therefore, data presented
for these jobs in table A -l are not comparable to data presented in last
year’ s bulletin.
Revisions were made in the descriptions for file clerks, key
punch operators, and stenographers. The revised description for file
clerk groups these workers into three levels (class A, B, and C) in
The revised occupational descriptions used this year are in
cluded in appendix B.
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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 (hilling 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
die 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)—U ses a bookkeeping
machine (Sundstrand, Elliott Fisher, Remington Rand, etc., which
may or may not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare customers’
bills as part of the accounts receivable operation. Generally in
volves the simultaneous entry of figures on customers’ ledger rec
ord. The machine automatically accumulates figures on a number
of vertical columns and computes and usually prints automatically
the debit or credit balances. Does not involve a knowledge of book
keeping.
Works from uniform and standard types of sales and
credit slips.
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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16
CLERK, ACCOUNTING—Continued
payable; examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper ac
counting distribution; and requires judgment and experience in
making proper assignations and allocations. May assist in preparing,
adjusting and closing journal entries; and may direct class B ac
counting clerks.
Class B—Under supervision, performs one or more routine ac
counting operations such as posting simple journal vouchers or ac
counts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers;
reconciling bank accounts; and posting subsidiary ledgers con
trolled by general ledgers, or posting simple cost accounting data.
This job does not require a knowledge of accounting and book
keeping principles but is found in offices in which the more routine
accounting work is subdivided on a functional basis among several
workers.
CLERK, FILE
Class A—In an established filing system containing a number
of varied subject matter files, classifies and indexes file material
such as correspondence, reports, technical documents, etc. May
also file this material. May keep records of various types in con
junction with the files. May lead a small group of lower level file
clerks.
Class B—Sorts, codes, and files unclassified material by sim
ple (subject matter) headings or partly classified material by finer
subheadings. Prepares simple related index and cross-reference
aids.
As requested locates clearly identified material in files
and forwards material. May perform related clerical tasks required
to maintain and service files.
Class C—Performs routine filing of material that has already
been classified or which is easily classified in a simple serial
classification system (e.g., alphabetical, chronological, or numer
ical). As requested, locates readily available material in files
and forwards material; and may fill out withdrawal charge. Per
forms simple clerical and manual tasks required to maintain and
service files.
CLERK, ORDER
Receives customers9orders for material or merchandise by mail,
phone, or personally. Duties involve any combination of the following:
Quoting prices to customers; making out an order sheet listing the items
to make up the order; checking prices and quantities of items on order
sheet; and distributing order sheets to respective departments to be
filled. May check with credit department to determine/credit rating of
customer, acknowledge receipt of orders from customers, follow up orders
to see that they have been filled, keep file of orders received, and check
shipping invoices with original orders.
CLERK, PAYROLL
Computes wages of company employees and enters the neces
sary data on the payroll sheets. Duties involve: Calculating workers9
earnings based on time or production records; and posting calculated
data on payroll sheet, showing information such as worker’ s name, work
ing days, time, rate, deductions for insurance, and total wages due.
May make out paychecks and assist paymaster in making up and dis
tributing pay envelopes. May use a calculating machine.
COMPTOMETER OPERATOR
Primary duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform mathema
tical computations. This job is not to be confused with that o f statis
tical or other type of clerk, which may involve frequent use o f a Comp
tometer but, in which, use of this machine is incidental to performance
of other duties.
DUPLICATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR DITTO)
Under general supervision and with no supervisory responsi
bilities, reproduces multiple copies of typewritten or handwritten matter,
using a Mimeograph or Ditto machine. Makes necessary adjustment such
as for ink and paper feed counter and cylinder speed. Is not required to
prepare stencil or Ditto master. May keep file of used stencils or Ditto
masters. May sort, collate, and staple completed material.
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KEYPUNCH OPERATOR
Class A—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.
TABULA TING-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 o f 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 of irregular or nonrecurring type requiring
some planning and sequencing of steps to be taken. As a more
experienced operator, is typically involved in training new opera
tors in machine operations, or partially trained operators in wiring
from diagrams and operating sequences of long and complex reports,
Does not include working supervisors performing tabulating-machine
operations and day-to-day supervision of the work and production
of a group of tabulating-machine operators.
Class B—Operates more difficult tabulating or electrical ac
counting machines such as the tabulator and calculator, in addition
to the sorter, reproducer, and collator. This work is performed under
specific instructions and may include the performance of some wir
ing from diagrams. The work typically involves, for example, tabu
lations involving a repetitive accounting exercise, a complete but
small tabulating study, or parts of a longer and more complex report.
Such reports and studies are usually of a recurring nature where
the procedures are well established. May also include the training
of new employees in the basic operation of the machine.
TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL
Primary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal rou
tine vocabulary from transcribing-machine records. May also type from
written copy and do simple clerical work. Workers transcribing dictation
involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as legal
briefs or reports on scientific research are not included. A worker who
takes dictation in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine is
classified as a stenographer, general.
TYPIST
Uses a typewriter to make copies of 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 of 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 o f 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 requires 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 electrician 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 o f 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 establish•
ments employing more than one engineer are excluded.
MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM
Specializes in the operation o f one or more types of machine
tools, such as jig borers, cylindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes,
or milling machines in the construction o f machine-shop tools, gages,
jigs, fixtures, or dies. Work involves most o f the following: Planning
and performing difficult machining operations; processing items requiring
complicated setups or a high degree o f accuracy; using a variety of pre
cision measuring instruments; selecting feeds, speeds, tooling and
operation sequence; and making necessary adjustments during operation
to achieve requisite tolerances or dimensions. May be required to rec
ognize when tools need dressing, to dress tools, and to select proper
coolants and cutting and lubricating 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 of mechanical equipment operated in an establishment. Work
involves most o f the following: Interpreting written instructions and
specifications; planning and laying out o f work; using a variety of ma
chinist’ s handtools and precision measuring instruments; setting up and
operating standard machine tools; shaping o f 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 of 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 o f an establishment.
Work involves most o f the following: Examining machines and mechan
ical equipment to diagnose source of trouble; dismantling or partly dis
mantling machines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use of
handtools in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective
parts with items obtained from stock; ordering the production of a re
placement part by a machine shop or sending of the machine to a machine
shop for major repairs; preparing written specifications for major repairs
or for the production o f parts ordered from machine shop; reassembling
machines; and making all necessary adjustments for operation. In gen
eral, the work o f 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 of 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 heating 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, die work o f the maintenance
sheet-metal worker requires rounded training and experience usually
acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and
experience.
TOOL AND DIE MAKER
(Die maker; jig maker; tool maker; fixture maker; gage maker)
PLUMBER, MAINTENANCE
Keeps the plumbing system of an establishment in good order.
Work involves: Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding installation of
vents and traps in plumbing system; installing or repairing pipes and
fixtures; and opening clogged drains with a plunger or plumber’ s snake.
In general, the work of the maintenance plumber requires rounded train
ing and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or
equivalent training and experience.
SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE
Fabricates, installs, and maintains in good repair the sheetmetal equipment and fixtures (such as machine guards, grease pans,
shelves, lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, metal roofing) of an
establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Planning and lay
ing out all types of sheet-metal maintenance work from blueprints,
models, or other specifications; setting up and operating all available
Constructs and repairs machine-shop tools, gages, jigs, fix
tures or dies for forgings, punching, and other metal-forming work. Work
involves most 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 o f metal
parts during fabrication as well as of finished tools and dies to achieve
required qualities; working to close tolerances; fitting and assembling
of parts to prescribed tolerances and aUowances; 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 of stock in order to verify
content; selection o f appropriate type and size of container; inserting
enclosures in container; using excelsior or other material to prevent
breakage or damage; closing and sealing container; and applying labels
or entering identifying data on container. Packers who also make
wooden boxes or crates are excluded.
LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING
(Loader and unloader; handler and stacker; shelver; trucker; stockman or stock helper; warehouseman or warehouse helper)
A worker employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store,
or other establishment whose duties involve one or more o f the 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.
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 o f shipping procedures, practices,
routes, available means of transportation and rates; and preparing
records of the goods shipped, making up bills of lading, posting weight
and shipping charges, and keeping a file of shipping records. May
direct or assist in preparing the merchandise for shipment. Receiving
work involves: Verifying or directing others in verifying the correct
ness of shipments against bills of lading, invoices, or other records;
ORDER FILLER
(Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman)
checking for shortages and rejecting damaged goods; routing merchan
dise or materials to proper departments; and maintaining necessary
records and files.
Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored
merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips, cus
tomers9 orders, or other instructions. May, in addition to filling orders
For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows:
and indicating items filled or omitted, keep records of outgoing orders
requisition additional stock, or report short supplies to supervisor, and
perform 6ther 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 of estab
lishments such as: Manufacturing plants, freight depots, warehouses,
wholesale and retail establishments, or between retail establishments
and customers * houses or places of business. May also load or unload
truck with or without helpers, make minor mechanical repairs, and keep
truck in good working order. Driver-salesmen and over-the-road drivers
are excluded.
Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or electric-powered
truck or tractor to transport goods and materials of all kinds about a
warehouse, manufacturing plant, or other establishment.
For wage study purposes, truckdrivers are classified by size
and type of equipment, as follows: (Tractor-trailer should be rated on
the basis of trailer capacity.)
Truckdriver (combination o f sizes listed separately)
Truckdriver, light {under 1% tons)
Truckdriver, medium (1% to and including 4 tons)
Truckdriver, heavy {over 4 tons, trailer type)
Truckdriver, heavy {over 4 tons, other than trailer type)
For wage study purposes, workers are classified by type 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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