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Occupational Wage Survey

ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
APRIL 1962

Bulletin No. 1303-69




UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Arthur J. Goldberg, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague, Commissioner




Occupational Wage Survey
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS




APRIL 1962

Bulletin No. 1303-69
July 1962
© *X

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Arthur J. Goldberg, Secretary
BUREAU O F LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague, Commissioner

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Preface

Contents
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.

Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wage trends for selected occupational groups _________________________

1
4

Tables:
1.
2.

Establishments and workers withinscope of survey -----------------Percents of increase in standard weekly salaries and
straight-time hourly earnings for selected
occupational groups -------------------------------------------------------------------

3
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.

A: Occupational earnings :*
A - 1.
Office occupations—men and women --------------------------------A -2. Professional and technical occupations—men
and women ----------------------------------------------------------------------A - 3. Office, professional, and technical
occupations—men and women combined ------------------------A -4.
Maintenance and powerplant occupations -----------------------A - 5.
Custodial and material movement occupations _________

8
9
10

This bulletin was prepared in the Bureau's re­
gional office in Chicago, 111., by Kenneth Thorsten, under
the direction of Elliott A. Browar.
The study was under
the general direction of Woodrow C. Linn, Assistant Re­
gional Director for Wages and Industrial Relations.

B: Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions:*
B -l.
Shift differentials ------------------------------------------------------------B -2.
Minimum entrance salaries for women office workers —
B -3.
Scheduled weekly hours --------------------------------------------------B -4.
Paid holidays --------------------------------------------------------------------B -5.
Paid vacations -----------------------------------------------------------------B -6.
Health, insurance, and pension plans -----------------------------

11
12
13
14
15
17




5
7

Appendixes:
A.
B.

Changes in occupational descriptions __________________________
Occupational descriptions -----------------------------------------------------------

* NOTE: Similar tabulations are available in previous
area reports for Rockford and for other major areas.
A
directory indicating the areas, dates of study, and prices
of these reports is available upon request.

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21




Occupational Wage Survey—Rockford, 111.

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 (l) differences in the distribution of the sexes among
industries and establishments; (2) differences in specific duties per­
formed, although the occupations are appropriately classified within
the same survey job description; and (3) differences in length of serv­
ice or merit review when individual salaries are adjusted on this
basis.
Longer average service of men would result in higher average
pay when both sexes are employed within the same rate range. Job
descriptions used in classifying employees in these surveys are usu­
ally more generalized than those used in individual establishments to
allow for minor differences among establishments in specific duties
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 -series tables) for the following types of occu­
pations: (a) Office clerical; (b) professional and technical; (c) mainte­
nance and power plant; and (d) custodial and material movement.

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 route men 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 - 1) 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 firstshift 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. Tabulation.®
of paid sick-leave plans are limited to formal plans 3 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 sta b lish m e n ts and w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s u r v e y and n u m ber stu died in R o c k fo r d , 111.,

M in im um
e m p loym en t
in e s t a b lis h ­
m ents in s c o p e
o f study

I n d u s try d iv is io n

b y m a jo r in d u stry d iv is io n , 2 A p r il 1962
W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts

N u m ber o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts
W ithin
scope of
study 3

W ithin s c o p e o f study

Studied

Studied
T o ta l4

O ffic e

P lan t

T o ta l4

----- - -----------------

50

150

77

41, 800

6, 000

3 0 ,0 0 0

2 8 ,7 8 0

------ — ------ - M a n u fa ctu rin g
— ------N on m an u factu rin g
_ _ —
------ ---------------- — _ — ------T r 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 t i l i t i e s 5 _______ ______ ________ __
___ __
W h o le s a le tr a 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 e s ta te _____ _ ___ __ __
S e r v ic e s

50
50

88
62

43
34

3 4 ,1 0 0
7, 700

4 ,4 0 0
1 ,6 0 0

2 5 ,0 0 0
5 ,0 0 0

23, 470
5, 310

50
50
50
50
50

10
9
25
9
9

8
4
13
4
5

1 ,8 0 0
900
3, 300
900
800

400

1, 100

1, 730
530
2, 160
410
480

A ll d iv is io n s

_____ —

----------

— ------

-

0

( )

0

(6 )

o
0

(*)
(6)

1 T h e R o c k fo r d S tan d ard M e tro p o lita n S ta tis tica l A r e a c o n s is t s o f W innebago County.
The " 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 ccu ra te
d e s c r ip t io 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 clu d ed in the s u rv e y .
The e s tim a te s a re not in ten d ed , h o w e v e r , to s e r v e as a b a s is o f c o m p a r is o n w ith oth er a re a em p loy m en t
in d e x e s to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t tr e n d s o r le v e ls s in ce (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 adva n ce o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d studied, 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 su rvey.
2 T h e 1957 r e v i s e d e d 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 lis h m e n ts b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n . M a jo r ch an ges f r o m the e a r l ie r ed ition (u sed 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 cte 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 fr o m tra d e (w h olesa le o r r e 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 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 t ilitie s d iv isio n .
3 In clu d es a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith to ta l em p lo ym e n t at o r above the m in im u m -s iz e lim ita tio n . A ll o u tle ts (w ithin the a r e a ) o f co m p a n ie s in s u 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 en t.
4 In clu d es e x e c u t iv e , p r o f e s s io n a l, and o th er w o r k e r s e xclu d e d f r o m the se p a ra te o f fic 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 ater tr a n s p o r ta tio n w e re e xclu d ed .
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 fo r " a ll in d u s t r 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 .
S epa ra te p r e s e n ta tio n o f data fo 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 loym en t in the d iv is io n is too 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 a s not d e s ig n e d in it ia lly to p e r m it s e p a ­
ra te 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 inadequate 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 d ivid u al e s ta b lis h m e n t data.
7 H o te ls ; p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v ic e s ; au 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 rin g and a r c h ite c t u r a l s e r v ic e s .




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 dard 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 g s fo r
s e le c t e d o cc u p a tio n a l gro u p s in R o c k fo r d , 111., M ay 1961 to A p r il 1962,
and A p r il I960 to M ay 1961

In du stry and o c c u p a tio n a l grou p

M ay 1961
to
A p r il 1962

A p r il I960
to
M ay 1961

A ll in d u s tr ie s :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m en and w om en ) ____________________
In d u strial n u r s e s (m en and w om en ) _ __ __ ___ _ _
S k ille d m aintenance ( m e n ) ____________________________
U n sk illed plant (m en)
_ __ _ __
_ _
____ _

3.0
6.0
2.2
.1

1.6
1.2
3.7
3.4

M an u factu rin g:
O ffic e c le r i c a l (m en and w om en )
In d u strial n u r s e s (m en and w om en )
S k illed m aintenance (m en)
_ __
U n sk ille d plant (m en)
_____ — __

2.8
6.0
2.2
1.4

1.7
1.2
3.7
3.2

_______________ —
--------------------------_____________
__ _ __ — — _

4
Wage Trends for Selected 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; 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.
The expansion of the labor market wage survey program in 1961 made
data available in 82 areas for the computation of wage trends for selected job
groupings.
Sixty-one areas were surveyed in I960; prior to I960, coverage was
limited to 20 areas.
Therefore, it was decided to compute a new trend series in
which 1961 will be the base year since this is the first year in which data were
collected in all 82 areas.
The percents of change shown in table 2 are not comparable with similar
data shown for this area in last year's Bulletin 1285-68.
The new series intro­
duces changes in the job groupings for which trends are shown and changes in
jobs included in the computations.

A:

Occupational Earnings

5

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
(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 division , R ockford, 111. , A p ril 1962)
A verage

Sex, occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

Weekly,
hours 1
(Standard)

NU M B ER OF W O RK ER S R E CE IVIN G ST R A IG H T-TIM E W E E KLY EA RN IN G S OF—

$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Weekly , 40.00 45.00 50.00 55.00 60. 00 65. 00 70.00 75.00 *80. 00 85.00 9 0.00
95.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00
earnings1
and
(Standard)
and
under
45. 00 50.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 7 0 .0 0 75.00 80.00 85. 00 90.00 9 5.00 100.00 105.00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 over

Men
_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

1
1

1
1

4
2

2
2

2
2

11
11

4
4

4
3

6
2

5
4

5
4

2
2

2
2

_

_

_

2
2

2
2

2
2

6
3

3
"

2
1

2
2

_

1

-

1
1

_

-

6
3

1

-

1
1

1

_

_

_

_

_

1

1

2

1

4

8

2

4

1

5

2

_

_

-

-

2

3
1

-

4
2

1
1

7
7

2
2

1
1

6
3

2
2

2
2

1
1

-

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

2
1
1

12
2
10

18
13
5

8
5
3

13
12

3
1
2

1
1

2
1
1

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
"

_
-

_
-

_
"

_
-

1

9
6
3

-

-

1

6
4

6
6

4
4

2
"

5
4

2

1

73. 50

-

-

-

-

4

4

4

6

3

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

40 .0
40. 0
4 0 .0

61. 50
65. 00
58.00

-

7
7

32
13
19

17
9
8

10
2
8

17
10
7

4
4
-

13
13
“

6
2
4

-

"

"

-

-

-

-

"

-

72
40
32

40. 5
40. 0
41. 5

87.00
87. 50
87.00

_

_

20
•6
14

8
6
2

2
2
“

6
3
3

5
4
1

5
1
4

4
2
2

1
1
-

_

-

16
12
4

_

-

3
3
"

_

-

1
1

_

"

1
1

-

-

-

C lerk s, accounting, c la s s B -----------------M anufacturing ------------------------------------N onm anufacturing _ — -----------

184
129
55

40. 0
4 0 .0
40. 5

71. 50
71.00
74. 00

_

_

24
20
4

36
28
8

20
11
9

18
8
10

10
6
4

11
9
2

14
7
7

5
4

5
4
1

1
1
-

1
1
-

_

_

-

26
19
7

_

-

13
11
2

_

-

-

-

_
-

_
-

C lerk s, file , c la s s A 2 _________________ _
M anufacturing -------------------------------------

20
15

40.0
40.0

74.00
70. 50

_

_

2
2

2
-

2
2

2
2

4
4

4
4

1
1

_

_

_

3

_

_

_

_

_

C lerk ?, file , c la s s B 2 __________________
M anufacturing ________________________
N onm anufacturing ------------------------------------ —

137
67
70

40. 0
4 0 .0
4 0.0

60. 50
65. 00
56. 50

_

17
1
16

22
8
14

33
12
21

22
13
9

24
16
8

6
6

7
7

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

5
3
2

l
1

"

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

32

40. 0

49. 00

1

18

13

92
74

4 0.0
40. 0

70. 50
69.00

-

-

7
7

12
12

9
8

21
16

4
2

14
13

17
10

5
3

3
3

"

"

-

-

-

81
67

4 0.0
40. 0

74. 50
74. 00

_

_

3
2

9
9

7
5

8
6

12
12

7
4

22
20

4
3

3
2

3
3

3
1

_

_

_

_

_

C lerk s, accounting, c la s s A ------------------------M anufacturing ---------- -------------------------------------

49
40

40.0
40. 0

$105.50
105.00

C lerk s, accounting, c la s s B ------------------------M anufacturing ________________________

29
19

4 0.0
4 0.0

91. 50
91. 50

_

C lerk s, o r d e r

__ __

31

40 .0

100. 50

_

Tabulating-m achine o p e ra to rs,
c la s s B ________________________________ _
M anufacturing ________________________

31
22

40. 0
40. 0

84.00
88. 50

-

B ille r s , m achine (billin g m achine) -------M anufacturing ------------------------------------N onm anufacturing -------------------------------

71
41
30

40. 0
40 .0
39. 5

66.50
68. 50
64.00

3
3

B ille r s , m achine (bookkeeping
m achine) _______________________________ _
N onm anufacturing ____________________

26
19

40.0
40.0

66.00
64. 00

B ook keepin g-m a ch in e o p e ra to rs,
c la s s A _________________________________

24

40. 0

_______

106
53
53

C lerk s, accounting, c la s s A —
M anufacturing ------------------------------------N onm anufacturing ------------- ---- —

— ____

__

----

_

_

_

-

1

W om en

B ook keepin g-m a ch in e o p e ra to rs ,
c la s s B --------------------------------------------------N onm anufacturing ___________

P .lp r k s ,

filft,

r lflfis

C lerk s, o r d e r __
M anufacturing

<"■ 2
__

__

__

___________

C lerk s, p a y ro ll ------------M anufacturing ----------

---------- ---------------------------------

See footn otes at end o f table.




__

------------------------------------------------------------— —

-

.

-

-

1

_

6
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 elected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, R ock ford, 111., A p ril 1962)
NU M B ER OF W O RK ER S RECEIVING ST R AIG H T-TIM E W EEKLY E A RN IN G S OF—

A verage

Sex, occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
S
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
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
and
45.00 50.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 70.00 75.00 80.00 i i o o . ..9QJ>Q._...95^00 100,0Q 1.95,00 110.00 115.00 120.00 125.00 130.00 ov er
1

Weekly,
hours
(Standard)

Weekly ,
earnings
(Standard)

45
18
27

39.5
40.0
39.5

$69 .50
75.00
66.00

.
-

.
-

2
2

3
1
2

7
1
6

14
2
12

10
6
4

D uplicating-m achine o p era tors
16
(M im eograph o r D itto) ------ ------- — _
M anufacturing ___________ ________ _ -------15

40.0
40.0

61.50
“ 61.00

-

1
1

2
2

2
5
2 ----- 5

5
5

1
"

Keypunch o p era to rs , c la s s A 2 ------------M anufacturing __ ------------ — — — Nonm anufacturing . ________ __ ------

83
67
16

40.0
40.0
40.0

69.50
69.50
69.50

_
"

_
-

-

7
5
2

19
17
2

17
10
7

18
17
1

16
15

Keypunch o p era to rs , c la s s B 2 ______ _
M anufacturing _______________________

57
44

40.0
40.0

64.00
65.00

_

4
4

6
4

2
2

20
13

14
10

5
5

W omen— Continued
C om ptom eter o p e ra to rs ________________
M anufacturing __________________ — _
N onm anufacturing -----------------------------

"

2
2
-

_
-

1

2
2
"

I
4
!■ "
1
3
-

2
2

2
2

2
2

4
4
"

-

2
2
~

-

-

-

-

"

"

-

_
-

-

_
"

_
"

_
-

-

_
-

_
-

_

-

-

-

“

“

■

~

1

1

-

23
22

40.0
40.0

i
I 55.50
! 65.50
1

-

_

3
!

3

9
9

4
3

7
7

S e creta ries ______________________________
M anufacturing _ ____ ________ — _
N onm anufacturing _ ____ ____ __ _

199
161
38

40.0
40.0
40.5

90.00
90.50
87.00

-

!
1

.
"

2
2

4
4

9
7
2

7
4
3

Stenographers, g e n e r a l2 _______________
M anufacturing __ __ ---------------------- N onm anufacturing _
------------ — _

264
196
68

40.0
40.0
40.0

71.50
72.00
70.00

_
-

_
-

10
8
2

27
16
11

22
14
8

54
41
13

Stenographers, s e n io r 2 _______ __ — _
M anufacturing ________ ____ — — _

52
44

40.0
40.0

80.00
81.50

_

_

_

_

-

2
-

2

-

44

41.5
40.0
42.0

69.50
77.50
64.50

_
-

6
6

_
-

28

1
1

Sw itchboard o p e r a t o r -r e c e p t io n is t s ____
Manufactur ing _______________________
N onm anufacturing _________________ _

69
47
22

40.0
40.0
40.5

68.50
72.50
61.00

_
-

_
-

8
1
7

T ran scrib in g-m a ch in e op e ra to rs,
general _ __ ____ __ ____ — ------- _
M a n u fa c tu r in g ___ ____ ______— _

63
63

40.0
40.0

73.00
73.00

-

-

-

-

T yp ists, c la s s A --- ------- ------------ — _
Manufactur ing — ------- — — — — -

76
69

40.0
40.0

68.50
68.00

_

_

-

-

T yp ists, c la s s B -------- ------------ ------- _
M anufacturing _______________________
N onm anufacturing _ ____ ________ _

304
2^5
39

40.0
40.0
40.0

63.00
64.00
55.00

.
-

Sw itchboard op e ra to rs --- ------- ------- _
M anufa c tu r in g _______________________
N onm anufacturing ___________________

—

W

-

-

~

“

5
3
2

!
-

-

-

15
4
11 :

29
28
1

41
36
5

27
26
1

14
12
2

6
5
1

9
9
-

!
1

2
1

54
43
11

36
35
26
29
10 | 6

16
11
5

9
8
1

_
"

1
1

_
-

-

-

_
-

9
7

11 I 14
12
10

8
8

5
5

_

1
1

_

_

_

_

1

"

"

5
5

10
3
7

8
3
5

8
6
2

2
2

2
2

1
1
-

1
1

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
"

5
2
3

19
10
9

3
3
“

13
13
-

9 1
7
2

6
6
“

4
4
-

1
1

_
"

1
1
"

_
-

-

7
7

10
10

13
13

4
4

7
7

7
7

15
15

-

-

-

-

"

8
8

6
6

10
10

17
16

15
15

10
4

7
7

3
3

_

_

_

_

36
24
12

73
66
7

67
63
4

46
44
2

39
36
3

19
19

5
5

4
4

_
-

"

“

-

_
-

_
-

Standard hours r e fle c t the w orkw eek fo r which em ployees r e c e iv e their regular straigh t-tim e sala rie s and the earnings co rresp on d to these w eek ly hou rs.
D escription fo r this jo b has been re v ise d since the last survey in this area. See appendix A.




-

-

26
13
13

15
13
2

-

"

•
G ffice g ir ls ______________________________
M anufacturing _______________________

_
-

.
-

1
1

.
-

_
-

_
-

1
-

1

1

_

_

-

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

"

"

_
"

_
"

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

_
-

_
-

~
_
-

_
-

.
-

7
Table A-2.

Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and W om en

(A verage straigh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings fo r s elected occupations studied on an area b a sis
by industry division , R o ck fo rd , 111., A p ril 1962)
N U M B ER OF W O RK ER S R E CE IVIN G ST R A IG H T-TIM E W E E K L Y EA RN IN G S OF

A verage

Sex, occupation, and industry d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

Weekly j
hours
(Standard)

Weekly j
earnings
(Standard)

$
$
$
S
$
$
%
$
$
s ,
Under *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 *60.00 165.00 *170.00
and
*p
and
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 over

Men
D ra ftsm en , leader _________________ __
M anufacturing ________________________

31
30

D raftsm en, sen ior ______________________
M anufacturing ________________________

161
161

D ra ftsm en, junior _______________________
M anufacturing _______________________

40.0 $139.50
40.0
138.50

_

_

_

-

'

“

40.0
40.0

_

.

.

114.50
114.50

141
137

40.0
40.0

89.00
89.00

5
5

38
37

40.0
40.0

88.50
88.50

.

_

2
2

_

.

_

l

"

■

"

1

13
13

12
12

2
2

18
18

19
19

22
22

12
11

21
21

10
10

1
1

3
3

10
10

8
8

7
6

7
7

11

11

“

2
2

3
3

4
4

.

"

_

_

.

.

.

“

-

-

-

-

2
2

2
2

1
1

7
7

4
4

.

22
22

24
24

23
23

11
11

17
17

9
9

6
6

_

3
3

l

12
11

8
6

.

.

9
9

.

1

1
1

2
2

1 Standard hou rs r e fle c t the w orkw eek fo r which em ployees re ce iv e their regular straigh t-tim e s a la rie s and the earnings c o rre sp o n d to these w eekly hours.




_

■

1
1

W om en
N u rses, in du stria l (re g is te r e d ) ________
M anufacturing ________________________

.

1

2
2

5
5

3
2

2
2

“

-

"

.

.

-

8
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 , R ockford, 111., A p ril 1962)

Number
of

O ccupation and industry d ivision

Average
weekly ,
earnings
(Standard)

_ ------- -------

B ille r s , m achine (bookkeeping m achine) ----------------

B ookkeeping-m achine o p e ra to rs , c la s s A -------------rtn “r ing
_

73
41
32

$ 67 .50
68.50
66.50

26
19

66.00
64.00

27
17

----------

106
53
53

C lerks, accounting, c la s s A _______________________
Manufacturing
Nnnmflnnfarhiring
_ .. .
__
_______

121
80
41

r.]pfV s, flrrnunfing, r.lass B

213
148
65

B ookkeeping-m achine o p e r a to r s , c la s s B
M anufacturing
____ ________
____ —
]Nfnprp
3 rtn ri ng .

Nnnmannfarhiring

_______
_

_

_

_____

______ ____________ ____ ____
C1#»rks, file, c la s s A 2
M anufacturing
_________________ — ----------- —

N onm anufacturing

_ _m-r

___

g
P .la r V a

flip

c la s s

(“I 2

---------------- ----- —

20
15

74.00
70.50

137
67
70

60.50
65.00
56.50

32

49.00

123
92

78.00
75.00

83
68
15

$ 76.00
74.50
82.00

Sw itchboard op e r a to r s ____________ ____ ___________
M anufacturing ____________________________ __ _____
N onm anufacturing -------------------------------------------------

44
16
28

$69 -50
77.50
64.50

45
18
27

69.50
75.00
66.00

Sw itchboard o p e r a to r -r e c e p tio n is ts ------------------------M anufacturing
__ ____________ ________ __
Nonmanufacturing
-----

69
47
22

68.50
72.50
61.00

Tabulating-m achine o p e r a to r s , cla s s B ----------------M anufacturing ------- ------------ ----- ------- ---------- -

40
28

85.00
87.00

16
15

61.50
61.00

T ra n scrib in g-m a ch in e o p e r a to r s , g e n e r a l _________
M anufacturing
____ ______________
__ ___

63
63

73.00
73.00

83
67
16

69.50
69.50
69.50

T yp ists, c la s s A
M anufacturing

------ —
— -----

76
69

68.50
68.00

57
44

64.00
65.00

T yp ists, cla s s B ______________ __
_
----------- ----M anufacturing --------------------- ------------------------------N onm anufacturing
----- _ — ---------------- -----

304
265
39

63.00
64.00
55.00

34
29

57.50
58.00

________ _____ __
------- --------------------

31
30

139.50
138.50

D raftsm en, sen ior _______ _________________________
------------ ---------------M anufacturing ------- ------

163
163

114.50
114.50

M a n u fa c tu r in g

______________
__
_____

_

S te n o g ra p h ers , s e n io r 2
M a n u fa c tu r in g

_____

_____ _______ _____
. ... .

-

—

—

D raftsm en, ju n ior

145
141

89.00
88.50

____

.

.

___

_ ____ — ------------- —
_
_____ — _ — —

P r o fe s s io n a l and tech n ica l occupations

201
90.00
T61----- 90.50
40
86.50
15
100.50

D raftsm en, leader
______
M anufacturing
-------- --------

M a n u fa c tu r in g

Stenographers, g e n e r a l2
.......

------- —

t
M anufacturing
--------— ------- ------- ~ _ —
Nonmanufacturing ___________ . . _____
___ P u blic u t ilit ie s 3
__
__
_ __ _ __

N onm anufacturing __ ___

264
196
68

71.50
72.00
70.00

52
44

80.00
81.50

1 Earnings are fo r a regular w orkw eek fo r w hich em ployees r e c e iv e their straigh t-tim e w eekly sa la rie s , e x clu sive of any prem ium pay.
2 D escrip tion for this jo b has been r e v ise d since the last su rvey in this area. See appendix A.
3 Tran sportation, com m unication, and other public u tilities.




Average
weekly
earnings1
(Standard)

O ccupation and industry division

O ffice occupations— Continued

Nonmanufacturing __ ____ ______
_______ —
76.50 |
75.00
I D uplicating-m achine o p e ra to rs
I (M im eograph o r Ditto)
___ __ — - __ — ____
M anufacturing .
61.50
65.00
2 _ ______ _
58.00 Keypunch o p e ra to rs , c la s s A 1
M anufacturing _______ _________ ___ ____
____
Nonmanufacturing __ ______ _____________ .
94.50
96.00
91.50 Keypunch o p e ra to rs , c la s s B 2 ______________________
M anufacturing
______ _________ __ ____ —-----74.50
73.50
76.50 O ffice boys and g irls _______________________________

S
f-lerk s, fi 1p, c la s s R 2

Number
of

Average
weekly ,
earnings
(Standard)

O ffice occupations— Continued

O ffice occupations

N onm anufacturing __ -------------------

Number
of

O ccupation and industry d ivision

________________________________________________
___

N urses, industrial (re g is te r e d ) — ---------- -----------M anufacturing
----- ---------- ----- ---------------------T racers

____
—
M a n u fa c tu r in g

------- -------_

___

-----

----_

___

- ------_________

—

38
20
20

|

88.50
88.50
78.00
78.00

9
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 b a sis
by industry division, R ock ford, 111., A p ril 1962)
N U M B E R OF W O RK EB S R E C E IV IN G ST R A IG H T -T IM E H O U R LY E A RN IN G S OF—

O ccupation and industry division

of

workers

hourly .
earnings

Under
1.80

$

$

ant?
under
1.90

1.90
2.00

2.00
“
2.10

2.10
■
2.20

2.20
~
2.30

-

E le c tr ic ia n s , m aintenance _____________________
M a n u fa c t u r in g ------------------------------------------------

134
130

2.90
2.89

_

_

_

_

_

•

"

-

■

■

1
1

E n gin eers, s t a t io n a r y __________________________
M anufacturing
__ ____ ____ ___________

33
32

2.59
2.58

_

_

_

_

1

"

"

1

F irem en , station ary b o ile r _____ __ ____ __
M anufacturing _________ __ __ ____ __ __

59
56

2.27
2.30

14
11

1
1

H elp ers, m aintenance tra d e s __________________
M a n u fa c t u r in g ------------------------------------------------

37
25

2.26
2.37

1
"

M a ch in e-tool o p e r a to r s , to o lr o o m _ __ ____
M a n u fa c t u r in g -----------------------------------------------

112
112

2.81
2.81

■

.
"

5
5
6
6

1
1

$

$2.51
2.54

-

1
1

$

44
42

C a rp en ters, m aintenance _ __ __ ----------------M anufacturing ___ „ __ __ „ ___________

2
-

$

"

$

2.30

_

■

“
8
8

3
3

2.70

$

2.80

$

2.90
3.00

$

3.00

$

3.10

$

3.20
“
3.30

$

3.30
”
3.40

-

3
3

-

1

12
12

7
7

21
21

12
12

7
7

10
10

7
7

38
38

9
5

8
8

14
14

3
3

3
3

2
2

_

_

2

_

_

1

4
4'

_

“

“

■

•

8
8

_

_

.

.

.

~

"

9
9

.

“

“

■

_

1
4
4

6
6

"
2.80

■
2.90

■
3.10

"
3.20

r

.

.
.

1
■

4
4

.

.

_

~

8
8

.

“

"

•

•

-

“

7
7

10
10

11
11

36
36

6
6

24
24

6
6

n
n

_

.

13
13

23
23

21
21

13
13

22
22

18
18

16
16

35
35

33
32

4
4

1
1
-

3 •
3
-

3
1
2
2

2
2
2

1
1
-

1

"

“

210
209

2.78
2.78

.

.

-

"

-

-

M ech an ics, autom otive (m aintenance) > __ _
M anufacturing ___________________________ ___
N onm anufacturing ___________________________
P u blic u t ilit ie s 1
2 _______ __ ____ __ __

51
20
31
20

2.45
2.53
2.40
2.45

_
-

_
-

_
-

3
3

5
4
1
1

6
6
4

14
-2
12
10

1
1

11
7
4
1

-

1
1
-

115
97

2.69
2.68

_

_

_

_

■

3
"

7
4

8
8

15
15

19
19

4
4

6
6

6
6

27
27

18
6

M illw rights ______________________________________
M a n u fa c t u r in g ------------------------------------------------

85
84

2.71
2.71

.

_

.

■

"

1
1

18
18

3
2

19
19

10
10

1
1

2
2

8
8

6
6

O ilers _________ ____ — ____ __ _____ __ __
M a n u fa c t u r in g ------------------------------------------------

46
38

2.33
2.27

2
2

3
3

10
10

8
8

3
3

9
9

8
“

.

_

.

“

-

~
_

.

.

.

~

10
10

"

■

39
39

35
35

104
104

■

16

2.50

_

P ip e fitte r s , m a in te n a n c e _______________________
M anufacturing _______________________________

30
30

2.88
2.88

■

T o o l and die m akers ____________________________
M anufacturing ...
..........

328
328

3.08
3.08

P a in ters, m aintenance _ ------- ---

_ __ ____

2
2

1

.

.

.

■

“

_

_

1

.

2

_

“

“

1

j

_

V
.

1 E xcludes prem iu m pay f o r ov e rtim e and fo r w ork on weekends, h oldiays, and late shifts.
2 T ran sp ortation , com m u nication, and other public utilities.




1

.

.

10
10 - .

.

12

1

.

.

_

2
2

5
5

“

9
9

3
"3

13
13

7
7

9
9

18
18

55
55

!

_

1

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

2
2

_

_

_

-

"

"

10
10

2
2

4
4

-

-

"

-

38
38

1
1

"

_

.

“
3.50

"

M achinists, m a in t e n a n c e _______________________
M anufacturing -----------------------------------------------

■

3.40

3
3

■
2.70

_

M ech an ics, m aintenance __ __ __ ____ „ __
M anufacturing ______ __ __ _______ __ __

$

1
1

l

_

-

$

1
1

.

.

,
2.60

5
5

4
1

"

$

8
8

1
1

.

2.50

10
10

_

9
3

$

9
9

2
2

3
2

2.40

■
2.60

7
7

7
7

$

~
2.50

■
2.40

.

.

10
Table A-5.

Custodial and Material Movement Occupations

(A verage straigh t-tim e hourly earnings fo r s e le cte d occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, R ock ford, 111., A p ril 1962)
NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—
O ccu p a tion 1 and industry division

Number
of
workers

$
$
Average
hourly 7 Under 1.00
1.10
earnings^
and
$
under
1.00
1.10
1.20

%

1.20
1.30

$

1.30

$
1.40

1.40 _L_5Q

$
1.50

$
1.60

1.60 _ L 2 0 _ A ,3 0 -

Guards ----------- -------- — -----------------------------------M anufacturing ------------------------------------------------

27
23

$ 1.85
1.85

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
-

5
5

Janitors, p o r te r s , and cle a n e rs (men) ________
M anufacturing
- „„
Nonmanufacturing -----------------------------------------P u blic u tilities 3 ___________________________

370
274
96
30

1.88
1.95
1.69
2.09

5
_
5
-

3
3
-

7
7
-

6
6
-

8
3
5
2

12
8
4
-

22
9
13
2

24
21
3
"

Janitors, p o r te r s , and clea n ers (women) _____
M anufacturing ------------------------------------------------

41
29

1.66
1.82

_

3
-

4
1

1
1

3
-

_

-

-

1
-

L a b orers, m aterial handling ______ ______ ___
M anufacturing --------- -----------------------------------Nonmanufacturing --------------------------------- __ _

306
251
55

2.01
1.91
2.43

_
"

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

3
3
-

O rder fille r s ----------------- -----------------------------------M anufacturing ------------------------------------------------

107
98

2.02
2.01

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

P a ck ers, shipping (men) _______________________
M anufacturing ------------------------------------------------

99
99

2.04
2.04

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

P a ck ers, shipping (women) _____________________
M anufacturing _______________________________

59
59

1.96
1.96

_

_

-

-

Receiving c le r k s
__________________ ________
M anufacturing ------------------------------------------------

24
20

2.10
2.10

_

_

-

Shipping c le r k s ____________________________ ____
M anufacturing ------------------------------------------------

45
43

2.20
2.22

Shipping and re ce iv in g c lerk s __________________
Manufacturing ------------------------------------------------

60
51

2.22
2.27

_

T r u c k d riv e r s 4 ____ _ _ ________ _______ '______
M anufacturing ___ ____ __________________
Nonmanufacturing
_ _______________________

220
88
132

2.37
2.33
2.40

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

4
4

_
-

T ru ck d riv ers, light (under IV2 tons) _______
M anufacturing __ ______ ___________ ____

29
18

1.92
2.10

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

"

-

4
"

T ru ck d riv ers, m edium (1V2 to and
including 4 tons) ___________________________
M anufacturing ______________________ __
Nonm anufacturing ________________________

72
30
42

2.30
2.26
2.33

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

T ru ck d riv ers, heavy (over 4 tons,
tra iler type) ________________________________
M anufacturing -------------------------------------------

91
24

2.58
2.57

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

T ru ck ers, pow er (fork lift) ______________________
M anufacturing _______________________________

140
139

2.31
2.31

“

_

-

_

_

_

-

6
6

__ _______
Watchmen _______________ ________
M anufacturing ______ — --------------------------- _

88
79

1.89
1.89

_

_

_

_

_

"

“

'

'

'

1
2
3
4

1.80

$
1.90

1.90

$
2.00

$
2.10

$
2.20

_2JLQ_ 2.20 . 2.30_

$
2.30

$
2.40

$
2.50

$
2.60

$
2.70

$
2.80

$
2.90

2.40

2.50

2.60

2.70

2.80

2.90

3.00

$
3.00
and
ov er

8
8

3
2

1

-

-

-

-

28
19
9
1

63
59
4
"

43
33
10
1

49
40
9
7

17
16
1
-

36
21
15
15

47
45
2
2

_
-

_
-

_
“

_
"

_
-

4
2

10
10

9
9

1
1

_

5
5

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

28
28
“

38
28
10

38
32
6

40
40
-

27
27
-

32
31

13
13
-

10
10
-

31
28
3

5
5

-

_
-

23
23

1
1

10
10

12
12

10
10

9
6

28
28

4

6
6

10
10

_

1

6
6

_

-

2
2

-

-

4
4

6
6

2
2

3
3

3
3

10
10

9
9

4
4

16
16

27
27

13
13

2
2

_

_

_

.

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

8
8

_

_

_

.

.

-

18
18

_

"

2
2

_

-

15
15

_

-

4
4

_

-

12
12

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

1

_
-

1

3
3

1
1

_

1

4
3

_

-

2
2

_

-

5
3

_

-

3
3

_

-

1
-

1

-

3
3

-

-

-

-

"

.

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

4
4

8
8

6
6

8
8

1

-

-

1
1

_

-

8
8

_

-

1
1

_

-

6
4

1

-

1
1

_

-

*

1
1

_

_

_

_

_

1

1
"

5
4

4
4

7
7

5
3

5
2

6
6

1

12
12

3
3

3
3

7
7

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

2
1
1

2
2

4
4
-

1
1

10
6
4

15
9
6

8
8
-

39
15
24

44
14
30

29
11
18

6
3
3

2
2
"

2

2

4
4

_

1
-

6
3

1

1

_

1

-

_
-

2
2

_

1

6
6

-

1
1

7
4
3

9
6
3

4
4
“

30
6
24

3
3
-

1
1
-

6
3
3

-

-

11
3
8

-

_
_

-

43
12

_

_

-

-

1
-

2
2

4
4

-

-

-

-

1

_

-

-

6
------ T "

$

1
1

Data lim ited to m en w o rk e rs except w here otherw ise indicated.
Excludes prem iu m pay fo r overtim e and fo r w ork on w eekends, holidays, and late shifts.
Tran sportation, com m unication, and other public utilities.
Includes all d riv e rs r e g a rd le s s o f s ize and type o f truck operated.




$
1.70

-

2
------ 2“

1

9
------T “

6
— r~

_
-

-

-

-

-

1
1

3
3

32
8

12
-

-

-

_
-

1
1

2
2

4
4

9
9

28
28

12
12

10
10

22
22

37
37

2
2

-

4
4

11
9

29
25

24
24

14
14

1

3
“

_

_

1

~

_

-

_

-

_
-

_

_

_

-

"

12
12

_
"

_
-

_

_

_

-

-

54
15
39

_

_
-

_

-

-

_

• "

-

_
"

_
-

_
-

-

-




B:

Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions

11

Table B-l. Shift Differentials
(Shift d iffe r e n tia ls o f m an u factu 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,
R o c k fo r d , 111., A p r il 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 is 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

A ctu a lly w ork in g on—

T h ird o r o th e r
s h ift w o rk

S e co n d shift

T h ird o r oth er
shift

3.5

_____ — -------

92.9

75.8

18.7

W ith sh ift pay d iffe r e n tia l ------------------------------------

90.3

75.8

18.3

3.5

U n ifo rm ce n ts (p e r hou r) -------------- ---------------

55.8

49.1

11.3

2.9

5 ce n ts ______ ___________ ________________
7 ce n ts ______________________________________
10 ce n ts ____________________________________
12 ce n ts ___________ _______________________
15 ce n ts _____________ _____ _____________
16 cen ts ____________________ _________ _______
18 ce n ts ______________ ____________ _____
20 cen ts ____________________________________
25 ce n ts _ _____ ________ ________ ______

1.1
1.1
29.2
19.7
1.2
1.0
2 .4

_

6.3
1.1
10.8
16.5
11.1
.9
2.4

.1
(1
2)
6.8
3.7
.2
(2)
.5

.7
(2 )
.1
1.4
.7
(2 )
-

-----

27.9

26.0

5.1

.6

8 p e r c e n t -------------------- ------------------------------9 p e r c e n t __ _____________ _________________
10 p e r c e n t ______ _____________ __________
15 p e r c e n t --------------- -------------------------- -----

12.3
15.6
-

11.4
13.0
1.6

1.4
3.7
■

.1
.4
(2 )

___

6.6

.7

1.8

-

No sh ift pay d iffe r e n t ia l _________________________

2.6

T o ta l _____________________

______

U n ifo rm p e rce n ta g e ------------- ------------------

O th er f o r m a l pay d iffe r e n tia l ___________

_
-

-

-

.4
'

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 ifts ,
e v e n though they w e r e not c u r r e n tly o p e ra tin g late sh ifts .
2 L e s s than 0.05 p e rce n t.

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

late

sh ifts

12
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 stu d ied in a ll in d u s tr ie s and in in d u s tr y d iv is io n s b y m in im um en tra n ce s a 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 o m e n o f fic e w o r k e r s , R o c k fo r d , 111., A p r il 1962)
O th er in e x p e r ie n c e d c le r i c a l w o r k e r s 2

I n e x p e r ie n c e d ty p is ts
M anuf a ctu r ing
M in im u m w e e k ly s a l a r y 1

A ll
in d u s tr ie s

N onm anufacturing

B a s e d on stan dard w e e k ly h o u rs 31 of—
A ll
s ch e d u le s

40

A ll
s c h e d u le s

N on m a n u fa ctu rin g

M a n u fa ctu rin g
A ll
In dustrie s

B a sed l on sta n d a rd w e e k ly h o u r s 3 o f—
A ll
s c h e d u le s

40

40

A ll
s c h e d u le s

40

E sta b lish m en ts stu died ______________________________________________

77

43

XXX

34

XXX

77

43

XXX

34

XXX

_____________________

41

26

26

15

12

48

30

30

18

15

Under $ 4 0 .0 0 ..................................................................................................
$ 4 0 .0 0 and u nd er $ 4 2 .5 0 __________________________ ____________
$ 4 2 .5 0 and u nd er $ 4 5 .0 0 ________________________________________
$ 4 5 .0 0 and un d er $ 4 7 .5 0 ________________________________________
$ 4 7 .5 0 and under $ 50.00 ________________________________________
$ 5 0.00 and un d er $ 52.50 ________________________________________
$ 5 2 .5 0 and un d er $ 5 5 .0 0 ________________________________________
$ 55.00 and un d er $ 57.50 ________________________________________
$ 57.50 and un d er $ 6 0.00 ___________________ _____ __ __ __ __
$ 60.00 and u nd er $ 6 2 .5 0 ________________________________________

1
2
3
5
20
5
3
1

_
2
4
14
4
2
-

_
2
4
14
4
2
-

1
2
1
1
6
1
1
1
1

_
2
1
1
6
1
1
-

1
2
3
4
6
20
5
3
1
3

_
2
6
14
4
2
_
2

_
2
6
14
4
2
_
2

1
2
3
2
_
6
1
1
1
1

_
2
3
2
_
6
1
1
_

E sta b lish m en ts having no s p e c ifie d m in im u m -------------------------------

11

4

XXX

7

XXX

13

5

XXX

8

XXX

25

13

XXX

12

XXX

16

8

XXX

8

XXX

E sta b lish m en ts having a s p e c ifie d m in im u m

1

-

-

E sta b lish m en ts w h ich did not e m p lo y w o r k e r s

L o w e s t s a la r y rate f o r m a lly e s ta b lis h e d f o r h ir in 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 .
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 .
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 .
Data a r e p r e s e n te d f o r a ll w o rk w e e k 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 te d .

Tabic B-3.

Scheduled W eekly Hours

(P e r c e n t d is trib u tio n o f o f fi c 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 tr y d iv is io n s by sc h e d u le d w e e k ly h ou rs
o f f ir s t - s h if t w o r k e r s , R o c k fo r d , 111., A p r il 1962)
PLAN T WORKERS

O F F IC E W O R K E R S

W e e k ly h o u rs
A ll industries1

A ll w o r k e r s

__ __ _ _____ _____________ ____ _

100

U n d er 40 h o u r s ________ _____________________ ____
40 h o u r s
__ ..
____ ___________
O v e r 40 and un d er 44 h o u r s __ _ ___ - __
44 h ou r s ____________________________________ __ ___
45 h o u r s __ __ __ __ _
----------------4 5 1/2 h o u r s
—..
48 h o u r s
........
... .
_____________ ______
50 h o u r s __ ______ __ __ __ ____
_
_ _ __
O v e r 50 h o u r s and u n d er 55 h o u r s ___ __ _ __
55 h o u r s ______ __ __ ____ _ — _____________

2
94

1
2
3
4

-

4
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )

M anufacturing

Pu blic utilities1
23
4

100

100

98
1
_

100

(!>
(4 )

-

_
-

_

_

_

-

_

-

A ll industries

3

M anufacturing

100

100

3
49
1
12
25
2
3
1
1
2

1
48
1
12
30
4
1
1
3

In clu d e s 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 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 o se in d u stry d iv is io n s show n s e p a r a te ly .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u tilitie s .
In clu d e s 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 e sta te , and s e r v ic e s in add ition to th o se in d u s try d iv is io n s show n s e p a r a te ly .
L e s s than 0.5 p e r c e n t .




Public utilities2

100

83
_
7
4
_
6
_
_
_

Table B-4.

Paid Holidays

( P e r c e n t d is trib u tio n o f o f fi c 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 isio n s b y n um ber o f paid h o lid a y s
p r o v id e d ann ually, R o c k fo r d , 111., A p r il 1962)
PLAN T W ORKERS

O F F IC E W O R K E R S

Item
A ll industries1

A ll w o r k e r s

_______________________________________

M anufacturing

Pu blic utilities1
2

All industries3

M anufacturing

P u b lic utilities2

100

100

100

100

100

100

99

100

100

98

100

100

W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g
W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p ro v id in g
no paid h o lid a y s ________________________________

1

2

Number of days

L e s s than 5 d ays _________________________________
5 days plus 2 h a lf d a ys __________________________
6 days plus 1 h a lf day -----------------------------------------6
days plus 2 h a lf d a ys ________________________
6 days plus 3 h a lf d a ys __________________________
7 days plus 1 h a lf day ___________________________
7 days plus 2 h a lf d ays __________________________
8 days plus 2 h a lf d ays __________________________

(4 5
)
(4)
1
19
19
11
2
23
2
8
4
4
6

(4 )
-

1
15
26
14
3
26
3
10
1

-

20
_

36

1
(4 )
2
21
25
17

1
_

3
15
30
19

_

22
_

_

_

_

26

28

44

_

_

_

_

-

44

2
3

3
2

35

“

-

-

-

-

12
18
58
84
100
100
100

44
44
80
80
100
100
100

6
6
49
73
97
97
98

5
5
52
81
99
99
100

35
35
78
78
100
100
100

_

Total holiday time5

10 days ____________________________________________
9
o r m o r e days _________________________________
8
o r m o r e days --------------------------------------------------7 l/z o r m o r e d a y s ________________________________
7 o r m o r e days ___________________________________
6 1/2 o r m o r e d ays ________________________________
6 o r m o r e days ___________________________________
5 o r m o r e d ays ___________________________________
3 o r m o r e d ays _________________________________

1
2
3
4
5
d a y s, 6

6

11
22
26
60
80
99
99
99

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 a d d itio n to th ose in d u stry d iv is io n s show n s e p a r a te ly .
T r a n sp o rta tio n , co m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u tilit ie s .
In clu d es data fo 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 a d d itio n to th o se in d u s try d iv is io n s shown s e p a r a te ly .
L e s s than 0.5 p e r c e n t.
A ll c o m b in a tio n s o f fu ll and h a lf d ays that add to the sam e am ount a r e co m b in e d ; fo r e x a m p le , the p r o p o r t io 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 a y s in c lu d e s th o s e w ith 7 fu ll d a y s
fu ll d a ys and 2 h a lf d a y s , 5 fu ll d ays and 4 h a lf d a y s , and so on. P r o p o r t io n s w e r e then cu m u lated.




and

no

h a lf

15
Table B-5.

Paid Vacations

(P e r c e n t d istrib u tio n o f o f fi c 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 v a c a tio n pay
p r o v is io n s , R o c k fo r d , 111., A p r il 1962)
PLANT WORKERS

OFFICE WORKERS
V a ca tio n p o l ic 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
97
3
-

100
96
4
-

100
100
-

100
76
24
-

100
71
29
-

100
100
-

2
34
15
1

1
26
20
2

86
-

13
5
2

14
3
2
"

_
37
-

(5)
42
1
54
2
1

(5)
42

47

1
89
5
5
(5)
-

1
91
5
3
-

90
_
10
-

( 5)
12
(5)
84
2
1

( 5)
14
_
83
2
1

1
49
31
19
(5)

1
54
38
8
_

_

42
34
24
(5)

47
40
13

94

-

_

-

-

46
41
13

94

-

_

M e th o d o f p a y m e n t
W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g
p a 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 ym e n t
_ ___ ____
_ _
F la t - s u m p a y m e n t ___________________________
O th er ____
_________ __
_______ ____
W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v id in g
no p a id v a c a tio n s ______________________________
A m oun t o f v a c a tio n

p a y4

A ft e r 6 m on th s o f s e r v ic e
U nder 1 w eek _____ ____
____ __________ __
1 w eek
________________
—_ ____________ O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s ______________________
2 w e e k s ______ _____ ___ _ ____________________

■

A ft e r 1 y e a r o f s e r v ic e
U nder 1 w e e k ____________________________________
- _
----- _ ------1 w e e k _ __ -----O v e r 1 and un d er 2 w e e k s ______________________
____ ___________
_ __ ______________
2 w eeks
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s
__
_____ __ __
4 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------

-

54
2
1

_
-

53
-

_

-

A ft e r 2 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
U nder 1 w e e k ____________________________________
1 w eek
______ _ __ __ __
___
_ ______
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s ____ ______ ____________
2 w eeks
____ __
__ __
__ ___ ____ ________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s
_____ __ ___ __ _

_
11
2
88
-

_
15
_
85

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 e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s
__ _____ __
2 w eeks
_____ __
___
_
______________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s _____________________ _
4 w eeks
—
_ _ __ ____

9
-

88
2
1

11
-

86
2
1

3
-

97
-

-

6
_

A ft e r 4 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek
_____ ___ _
_ ___
_______
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s ______________________
2 w e e k s ______________________________________ _____
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s ______________________
4 w eeks
__ __ _______
_____ _____ ______

9

11

_

-

88
2
1

86
2
1

3
-

97
-

42
34
24
(5)

6

_
'

See fo o tn o te s at end o f table.




16
Table B-5.

Paid Vacations— Continued

( P e r c e n t d is trib u tio n o f o f fi c 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 is io n s b y v a c a tio n p a y
p r o v is io n s , R o c k fo r d , 111., A p r il 1962)
PLANT WORKERS

OFFICE WORKERS
V a ca tio n p o l ic y
All industries1

A m o u n t off v a c a t i o n p a y 4 —

Manufacturing

Public utilities2

All industries3

Public utilities2

Manufacturing

C o n tin u e d

A fte r 5 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek _
. . . . .
. . . .
----2 w eek s . . .
_ _ _ _
. O ver 2 and under 3 w e e k s
______
_______ _
3 w eek s ____________________ _________ ___ ________
4 w e e k s _____________________ ___ ___ _____________

1
95
2
1
1

(5)
95
2
2
1

3
97

1
64
11
21
2
1

(5)
57
15
24
2
1

3
96
_
2

1
61
11
24
2
1

(5)
57
L5
24
2
1

3
54
43

1
18

-

-

2
90
6
1
1

1
91
7
1
1

100

2
59
23
14
1
1

1
60
27
10
1
1

_
87
13

2
56
23
17
1
1

1
58
27
12
1
1

2
12
1
68
14
3

1
8
1
71
16
3

2
12
1
66
14
5

1
8
1
71
16
3

2
12
1
62
13
9
(5)

1
8
1
71
16
3
~

-

-

A fte r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek ________ _. ._
—
. ----------- -----2 w e e k s __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ --------------------- ------ —
O ver 2 and under 3 w e e k s ---------------------------------3 w e e k s ________________________________________
O ver 3 and under 4 w e e k s ---------------------------------4 w eek s ............................................................................

_

-

-

A fte r 12 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek _. ------------- ------- — ---------- — -----------, . v
..... ______........
2 w eek s _________
O ver 2 and under 3 w e e k s ---------------------------------3 w eek s .
---------- --------- -------------- ----------------O ver 3 and under 4 w ee k s
__ ________________
4 w eek s ------------------------------------------------------------------

-

-

_

45
-

55
-

-

A fte r 15 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek ___________ __
__ __________ __ —
2 w eek s
------------------------------ — — ------- ----- O ver 2 and under 3 w ee k s
______ ___________
3 w eek s
------ ----— —
— --------- _
O ver 3 and under 4 w ee k s
__
_________ —
4 w eek s ------------------------------------------------------------------

(5)
3

3
8

-

-

-

78
2
2

92
2
3

89

1
18

_

-

_
5
-

95
-

-

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 ver 2 and und er 3 w e e k s ______________________
_____ . . . _ __ ____
. ----- --------3 w eek s
O ver 3 and und er 4 w e e k s
_ _ __ _______
4 w eek s ------------------------------------------------------------------

(5)
3

3
8

-

-

_

76
2
3

92
2
3

88

1
18

(5)
3

3
8

-

-

-

-

1

_

5
-

78
-

17

A fte r 25 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek ____________________________________________
2 w eek s
_ _ —
_ _
------ ---------- ------------O ver 2 and under 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
__ __ _____ __ _ _
__ __ . . . __
O ver 4 w eek s
_____ _. — _____ ____ — —

1
2
3
4
s e r v ic e
5

70
2
10
(5)

10
2
3

-

79
"

_
5
-

11
_

85
*

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 d u stry d iv is io n s show 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 tilit 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 se in d u stry d iv isio n s show n s e p a ra tely .
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 do not n e c e s s a r il y r e fl e c t the in d ivid u a l 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 g es in p r o p o r t io n s
in clu d e ch an ges in p r o v is io n s o c c u r r i n g b etw een 5 and 10 y e a r s .
L e s s than 0.5 p e r c e n t.

N O T E : In the tabu lation s o f v a c a tio n a llo w a n c e s by y e a r s o f s e r v ic e , paym en ts o th e r than "le n g th o f t i m e , " such as p e r c e n ta g e o f annual e a r n in g s o r f la t - s u m
to an equ ivalen t tim e b a s is ; f o r e x a m p le , a p aym ent 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.




in d ica te d at 10 y e a r s '

p a y m en ts, w e r e c o n v e r t e d

17
Table B-6.

Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans

(P e r c e n t o f o f fi c 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 e m p lo y e d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o v 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 , R o c k fo r d , 111., A p r il 1962)
PLAN T W ORKERS

O F F IC E W O R K E R S

T y p e o f b e n e fit
AH industries1

A ll w o r k e r s

______ __ __ __ __ __ __ -------

—

M anufacturing

Pu blic utilities 2

A ll industries 3

M anufacturing

Public utilities1
2

100

100

100

100

100

100

93

100

97

96

100

100

77

84

96

79

85

94

93

99

92

94

98

90

43

92

98

55

W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts p r o 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 i c k le a v e o r b o t h 4 __ __ __ __ __ ______
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 p a y and no
w a itin g p e r io d ) _ __ __ __ _ --------------S ic k le a v e (p a r t ia l p a y o r
w a itin g p e r io d ) __________________________

86

99

34

32

H o s p ita liz a tio n in s u r a n c e ___________________
S u r g ic a l i n s u r a n c e -- ------------------------------- --M e d ic a l in s u r a n c e ____________________________
C a ta s tro p h e in s u r a n c e ____ __ _____ __ __
R e tir e m e n t p e n s io n ______________ _____ —
N o h ea lth , in s u r a n c e , o r p e n s io n p l a n ___ _

91
91
84
71
58
4

6

2
100
99
99
79
60

2

1

44

4

-

53
53
51
54
87

96
95
90
64
58
3

5

100
99
97
69
61

5
42
65
65
52
44
85

1 In clu d es data f o r w h o le s a le t r 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 a d d 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 r ta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t ilitie s .
3 In clu d es data f o r w h o le s a le t r a d e , r e t a il tra d e , 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 s tr y d iv is io n s show n s e p a r a te ly .
4 U n du plica ted to ta l o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s ic k le a v e o r s ick n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e show n s e p a r a t e ly b e lo w .
S ic k -le a v e plan s a r e lim it e d to th o s e w h ich d e fin ite ly es ta b lis h at lea s t
the m in im u m n u m b e r o f d a y s ' p a y that can b e e x p e c te d b y e a ch e m p lo y e e .
In fo rm a l s i c k -l e a v e a llo w a n c e s d e te r m in e d on an in d ivid u al b a s is a r e e x clu d e d .







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.

19




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)—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
21

22

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 customers* orders 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 o f 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 workers*
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 o f general busi­
ness and office procedures and of the specific business operations,
organization, policies, procedures, files, workflow, etc. Uses this
knowledge in performing stenographic duties and responsible clerical
tasks such as, maintaining followup files; assembling material for
reports, memorandums, letters, etc.; composing simple letters from 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 of this workers 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 tabula ting-machine
operations and day-to-day supervision o f 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 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 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 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 o ils. For cross-industry wage study
purposes, machine-tool operators, toolroom, in tool and die jobbing
shops are excluded from this classification.

MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE

FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER
Fire stationary boilers to furnish the establishment in which
employed with heat, power, or steam. Feeds fuels to fire by hand or
operates a mechanical stoker, gas, or oil burner; and checks water
and safety valve.
May clean, oil, or assist in repairing boilerroom
equipment.



Produces replacement parts and new parts in making repairs of
metal parts of mechanical equipment operated in an establishment. Work
involves most o f the following: Interpreting written instructions and
specifications; planning and laying out o f work; using a variety of ma­
chinist’ s handtools and precision measuring instruments; setting up and
operating standard machine tools; shaping of metal parts to close toler­
ances; making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of
work, tooling, feeds and speeds o f machining; knowledge of the working

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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 o f 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 of 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 of the following: Examining automotive
equipment to diagnose source of trouble; disassembling equipment and
performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches,
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 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 of 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, the work o f the maintenance
sheet-metal worker requires rounded training and experience usually
acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and
experience.
TOOL AND DIE MAKER
(Die maker; jig maker; tool maker; fixture maker; gage maker)

PLUMBER, MAINTENANCE
Keeps the plumbing system of an establishment in good order.
Work involves: Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding installation o f
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 o f work from
models, blueprints, drawings, or other oral and written specifications;
using a variety of tool and die maker’ s handtools and precision meas­
uring instruments, understanding o f the working properties o f common
metals and alloys; setting up and operating of machine tools and related
equipment; making necessary shop computations relating to dimensions
of work, speeds, feeds, and tooling 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 of
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 follow•
ing: Loading and unloading various materials and merchandise on or
from freight cars, trucks, or other transporting devices; unpacking, shelv­
ing, or placing materials or merchandise in proper storage location;
and transporting materials or merchandise by hand truck, car, or wheel­
barrow. Longshoremen, who load and unload ships are excluded.

ORDER FILLER
(Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman)

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK
Prepares merchandise for shipment, or receives and is respon­
sible for incoming shipments of merchandise or other materials. Ship­
ping work involves: A knowledge 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.

F ills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored
merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips, cus­
tomers’ orders, dr 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 of estab­
lishments such as: Manufacturing plants, freight depots, warehouses,
wholesale and retail establishments, or between retail establishments
and customers9 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 l l/2 tons)
Truckdriver, medium (1l/2 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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