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Occupational Wage Survey NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA FEBRUARY 1964 B u lle tin No. 1385-42 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary BUREAU O F LABO R STA TISTIC S Ewan C la gu e , Commissioner Occupational Wage Survey NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA FEBRUARY 1964 Bulletin No. 1385-42 April 1964 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT O F LABOR W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary BUREAU O F LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague, Commissioner For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 20402 - Price 25 cents Contents Preface Page The Bureau of Labor Statistics program of annual occupational wage surveys in metropolitan areas is de signed to provide data on occupational earnings, and e s tablishment practices and supplementary wage provisions. It yields detailed data by selected industry divisions for metropolitan area labor markets, for economic regions, and for the United States. A major consideration in the program is the need for greater insight into (a) the move ment of wages by occupational category and skill level, and (b) the structure and level of wages among labor markets and industry divisions. Introduction----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wage trends for selected occupational groups--------------------------------------Tables: 1. 2. A: A preliminary report and an individual area bul letin present survey results for each labor market studied. After completion of all of the individual area bulletins for a round of surveys, a two part summary bulletin is issued. The first part brings data for each of the labor markets studied into one bulletin. The second part presents in formation which has been projected from individual labor market data to relate to economic regions and the United States. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied______________________________________________ Indexes of standard weekly salaries and straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupational groups, and percents of change for selected periods___________________ 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 power plant occupations_________________ A - 5. Custodial and material movement occupations___________ Appendix: Eighty-two labor markets currently are included in the program. Information on occupational earnings is collected annually in each area. Information on establish ment practices and supplementary wage provisions is ob tained biennially in most of the areas. Occupational descriptions___________________________________ *NOTE: Similar tabulations are available for other areas. (See inside back cover.) Union scales, indicative of prevailing pay levels in the New Orleans area, are available for building construc tion, printing, local-transit operating employees, and motortruck drivers and helpers. This bulletin presents results of the survey in New Orleans, La. , in February 1964. It was prepared in the Bureau's regional office in Atlanta, Ga. , by George G. Farish, under the direction of Donald M. Cruse, Regional Wage Analyst. 1 3 m 2 2 4 7 8 9 10 13 O c cu p a tio n a l W age S u rv e y —New O rlea n s, La. Introduction This area is 1 of 82 labor markets in which the U. S. De partment of L ab o rs Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings and related wage benefits on an areawide basis. Occupational employment and earnings data are shown for full-time workers, i. e. , those hired to work a regular weekly schedule in the given occupational classification. Earnings data exclude pre mium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Nonproduction bonuses are excluded, but cost-of-living bonuses and incentive earnings are included. Where weekly hours are reported, as for office clerical occupations, reference is to the work schedules (rounded to the nearest half hour) for which straight-time salaries are paid; average weekly earnings for these occupations have been rounded to the nearest half dollar. This bulletin presents current occupational employment and earnings information obtained largely by mail from the establishments visited by Bureau field economists in the last previous survey for occupations reported in that earlier study. Personal visits were made to nonrespondents and to those respondents reporting unusual changes since the previous survey. In each area, data are obtained from representative estab lishments within six broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; trans portation, communication, and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Major industry groups excluded from these studies are government opera tions and the construction and extractive industries. Establishments having fewer than a prescribed number of workers are omitted 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. Differences in pay levels for selected occupations in which both men and women are commonly employed may be due to such factors as (1) differences in the distribution of the sexes among in dustries and establishments; (2) differences in length of service or merit review when individual salaries are adjusted on this basis; and (3) differences in specific duties performed, although the occu pations are appropriately classified within the same survey job de scription. Job descriptions used in classifying employees in these surveys are usually more generalized than those used in individual establishments. This allows for minor differences among establish ments in specific duties performed. These surveys are conducted on a sample basis because of the unnecessary cost involved in surveying all establishments. To obtain optimum accuracy at minimum cost, a greater proportion of large than of small establishments is studied. In combining the data, however, all establishments are given their appropriate weight. E s timates based on the establishments studied are presented, therefore, as relating to all establishments in the industry grouping and area, except for those below the minimum size studied. Occupational employment estimates represent the total in all establishments within the scope of the study and not the number actually 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 differ ences in occupational structure do not materially affect the accuracy of the earnings data. Occupations and Earnings The occupations selected for study are common to a variety of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries, and are of the following types: (a) Office clerical; (b) professional and technical; (c) maintenance and powerplant; and (d) custodial and material move ment. Occupational classification is based on a uniform set of job descriptions designed to take account of inter establishment variation in duties within the same job. The occupations selected for study are listed and described in the appendix. Earnings data for some of the occupations listed and described are not presented in the A -series tables because either (1) employment in the occupation is too small to provide enough data to merit presentation, or (2) there is possi bility of disclosure of individual establishment data. Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions Tabulations on selected establishment practices and supple mentary wage provisions (B -series tables) are not presented in this bulletin. Information for these tabulations is collected biennially in this area. These tabulations on minimum entrance salaries for inexperienced women office workers; shift differentials; scheduled weekly hours; paid holidays; paid vacations; and health, insurance, and pension plans are presented (in the B -series tables) in previous bulletins for this area. 1 2 Table 1. Establishm ents and workers within scope of survey and number studied in New O rleans, La. , by m ajor industry division, 2 February 1964 Number of establishments Industry division W orkers in establishm ents Within scope of study3 Studied Within scope of study4 Studied A ll divisions_____________________________________________________ 592 175 123, 300 74, 940 Manufacturing------------------------ --------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing----------------- --------------------------------------------------Transportation, communication, and other public u tilitie s5 _ _________________________________ W holesale tra d e 6 ___________________________________________ Retail trade___________ _____ __________________________ __ Finance, insurance, and real e s ta te 6 ----------------------------Services 6 7 _______________________________________________ _ 152 440 54 121 44, 500 78, 800 2 9 ,9 0 0 45, 040 92 102 120 59 67 32 19 33 16 21 2 6 ,9 0 0 9, 600 24, 300 7, 700 10, 300 19, 2, 14, 3, 5, 120 560 810 260 290 1 The New Orleans Standard Metropolitan Statistical A rea con sists of Jefferson, O rleans, and St. Bernard P a rish es. The "w o rk ers within scope of study" estim ates shown in this table provide a reasonably accurate description of the size and com position of the labor force included in the survey. The estim ates are not intended, however, to serve as a basis of com parison with other em ploym ent indexes for the area to m easu re employment trends or levels since ( l ) planning of wage surveys requires the use of establishm ent data com piled considerably in advance of the payroll period studied, and (2) sm all establishm ents are excluded from the scope of the survey. 2 The 1957 revised edition of the Standard Industrial C lassification Manual was used in classifyin g establishm ents by industry division. 3 Includes all establishm ents with total em ployment at or above the minimum limitation (50 em ployees). A ll outlets (within the area) of companies in such industries as trade, finance, auto repair service, and motion picture theaters are considered as 1 establishm ent. 4 Includes all workers in all establishm ents with total employment (within the area) at or above the m inim um lim itation (50 em ployees). 5 Taxicabs and service s incidental to water transportation were excluded. 6 This industry division is represented in estim ates for "a ll indu stries" and "nonmanufacturing" in the Series A tables. Separate presentation of data for this division is not made for one or m ore of the following reasons: (l) Employment in the division is too sm a ll to provide enough data to m erit separate study, (2) the sam ple was not designed initially to permit separate presentation, (3) response was insufficient or inadequate to perm it separate presentation, and (4) there is possibility of disclosu re of individual establishm ent data. 7 H otels; personal s e r v ic e s ; business s e r v ic e s ; automobile repair shops; motion p ictu res; nonprofit m em bership organizations; and engineering and architectural serv ice s. Table 2. Increases of standard weekly salaries and straight-tim e hourly earnings for selected occupational groups, and percents of change 1 for selected periods, New O rleans, L a . Index (M arch 1961=100) P ercents of change 1 February 1964 February 1963 to February 1964 February 1962 to February 1963 M arch 1961 to February 1962 February I960 to M arch 1961 A ll industries: O ffice clerical (men and w om en)_____________ Industrial nurses (men and women) Skilled maintenance (men) Unskilled plant (men) 112. 6 1 0 5 .0 1 1 1 .5 1 1 0 .9 4. 1 2 .0 3 .4 4. 2 4 .5 1 .5 4. 2 4. 3 3 .4 1 .5 3. 5 2 .0 2 .5 9 .9 5. 7 4. 4 Manufacturing: Office clerical (men and women) ____ Industrial nurses (men and w o m e n )_________ Skilled maintenance (men) Unskilled plant (men) 112. 9 1 0 1 .9 1 1 1 .0 105. 2 4. 3 2. 3 2 .9 1. 1 5. 2 2—.9 4. 3 3. 2 2 .8 .5 3 .4 .8 4. 3 1 2 .0 5. 2 8. 6 Industry and occupational group A ll changes are increases unless otherwise indicated. This decrease reflects changes in employment among establishm ents with different pay le v e ls, rather than salary d e c re a se s. 3 Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups Presented in table 2 are indexes and percentages of change in average 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 centages 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 average straight-time hourly earnings, excluding premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. The percentages are based on data for selected key occupations and in clude most of the numerically important jobs within each group. The office 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, payroll; 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 are 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 salaries or hourly earnings were then multiplied by employment in each of the jobs during the period surveyed in 1961. These weighted earnings for individual occupations were then totaled to obtain an aggregate for each occupational group. Finally, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the group aggregate for the one year to the aggregate for the other year was computed and the difference between the result and 100 is the percentage of change from the one period to the other. The indexes were computed by multiplying the ratios for each group aggregate for each period after the base year (1961). The indexes and percentages of change measure, 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 average wages due to changes in the labor force resulting from labor turnover, force expansions, 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 lower the average, whereas a reduction in the proportion of lower paid workers would have the opposite effect. Similarly, 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 establishments in the area. The use of constant employment weights eliminates the effect of changes in the proportion of workers represented in each job in cluded in the data. The percentages of change reflect only changes in average pay for straight-time hours. They are not influenced by changes in standard work schedules, as such, or by premium pay for overtime. A: 4 Occupational Earnings Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women (A verage stra ig h t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, New O rle an s, L a . , F ebru ary 1964) A verage Sex, occupation, and industry division Number of workers Weekly hours 1 (Standard) N UM BER OF W O RK ER S RECEIVING ST R AIG H T-TIM E W E E K L Y E A R N IN G S OF- Weekly earnings 1 (Standard) $35 and under $40 $40 $45 $50 $55 $60 $65 $70 $75 $80 $85 $90 $95 $100 $105 $110 $115 $120 $125 $130 $135 $45 $50 $55 $60 $65 $70 $75 $80 $85 $90 $95 $100 $105 $110 $115 $120 $125 $130 $135 over 1 1 and Men B ookkeeping-m achine op era to rs, c la ss B ---------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing------------------------------------ 47 35 C le r k s, accounting, c la ss A ______________ M anufacturing------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing-----------------------------------Public u tilities 2 ---------------------------------R etail trade___________________________ 40. 0 40. 0 $ 7 0 .5 0 67. 50 377 101 276 121 26 39. 40. 39. 39. 42. 5 0 5 5 0 1 0 3 .5 0 1 0 8 .5 0 10 2.0 0 97. 00 10 1. 00 C le r k s, accounting, c la ss B ----------------------M anufacturing------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing-----------------------------------Public u tilities 2---------------------------------- 176 46 130 71 40. 40. 40. 39. 0 0 0 0 C le r k s, ord er------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing------------------------------------ 145 126 53 31 C le r k s, p a y r o ll-------------------------------------------M anufacturing____________________________ - - - - - - - " 4 4 25 25 - - - _ - _ - _ - - - 6 6 - - - - 6 6 - _ - 45 12 33 15 6 - - - - 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 2 10 8 - 55 10 45 16 3 29 9 20 17 1 55 9 46 37 1 42 4 38 15 9 20 9 11 1 " 23 10 13 4 - 33 16 17 4 16 7 9 - 14 4 10 - - 16 7 9 1 1 1 1 - _ - _ " _ - _ - _ - _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - 11 2 9 7 1 00 00 00 00 _ " _ “ 2 2 2 5 5 5 19 2 17 10 21 3 18 5 25 1 24 6 12 5 7 7 17 5 12 10 29 5 24 21 16 9 7 1 9 9 - _ - 17 3 14 4 3 3 - 40. 0 40. 0 84. 00 83. 00 _ _ . _ 5 5 13 11 14 11 12 10 19 19 15 14 8 8 8 7 12 12 24 21 13 8 2 " - - - 39. 5 40 . 0 95. 50 1 0 6 .5 0 _ _ _ 3 3 12 _ - - “ 5 5 3 3 7 7 6 6 1 - 2 2 3 2 1 1 4 4 _ - 1 1 . “ 2 - 1 1 _ 3 1 2 2 14 2 12 12 _ - _ - _ - _ _ _ - - - - - _ - _ - _ - 25 12 5 1 4 4 4 4 " 17 7 10 5 _ - “ 75 15 60 16 25 - 18 3 15 - - 76. 84. 73. 72. _ - - " O ffice boys-----------------------------------------------------M anufacturing------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing________________________ Public utilities 2 ---------------------------------- 162 33 129 51 Tabulating-m achine op erators, c la ss A _______________________________________________ 32 40. 0 1 0 9 .5 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - 3 3 8 3 1 Tabulating-m achine op erators, c la ss B ________________________________________________ Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------------------------- 70 46 39. 0 38. 5 93. 50 91.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 5 10 9 1 1 7 4 11 11 11 1 13 8 4 4 4 1 2 2 - " - T y p ists, c la ss B 30 37. 5 61. 00 _ _ 8 7 5 3 _ _ _ 1 4 1 1 _ _ _ _ _ B ille r s , machine (billing m a c h in e ) ------------Nonmanufacturing------------------------------------ 56 31 39. 5 39. 0 70. 00 6 6 . 50 . . . 6 6 15 2 10 2 3 3 . . . . 2 “ - - 3 3 . - 9 9 . " 8 6 . " - - “ B ille r s , machine (bookkeeping m achine)___________________________ _______ Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------------------------R etail trade___________________________ 37 37 28 39. 5 39. 5 40. 5 57. 00 57. 00 57. 50 - - 8 8 4 5 5 3 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - 12 12 11 - - - - - - - - " " Bookkeeping-m achine op erators, c la ss A --------------------------------------------------------M anufacturing____________________________ Nonmanufacturing------------------------------------ 132 34 98 39. 5 39. 5 39. 0 77. 50 77. 00 77. 50 - 11 11 11 2 9 25 6 19 24 18 6 11 2 9 6 6 - ___________________________________ - 39. 40. 39. 39. 5 0 0 0 57. 60. 57. 64. 50 50 00 50 - - - - - - " - _ - " " 4 - - 1 - - - - _ _ _ _ . - Wom en See footnotes at end of table. - - - - - - - 10 10 - 6 4 2 26 26 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - “ " " " " - - - - - - - 5 Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and W om en— Continued (Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, New Orleans, La. , February 1964) A verage Sex, occupation, and industry division Number of workers Weekly hours1 (Standard) N UM BER OF W O RK ER S R E C E IV IN G S T R A IG H T-TIM E W E E K L Y E A R N IN G S OF $35 Weekly and earnings 1 (Standard) u n d e r $40 $40 $45 $50 $55 $60 $65 $70 $75 $80 $85 $90 $95 $100 $105 $110 $115 $120 $125 $130 $135 $45 $50 $55 $60 $65 $70 $75 $80 $85 $90 $95 $100 $105 $110 $115 $120 $125 $130 $135 over and Women— Continued Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B___________________________ Manufacturing__________________ Nonmanufacturing--------------------Retail trade_________________ Clerks, accounting, class A _ ManufacturingNonmanufac tur i ng— Public utilities 2 _ Retail trade_____ Clerks, accounting, class B „ Manufacturing— Nonmanufacturing— Retail trade____ 298 32 266 41 3 9 .5 $ 6 2 .5 0 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 6 2 .0 0 5 7 .0 0 6 8 .0 0 - 6 - 7 - 30 2 69 1 6 6 7 6 28 68 1 . . . 8 2 6 8 8 .5 0 _ - _ - _ _ 8 - 4 - 8 _ 4 - 8 6 2 _ 5 _ 31 4 1 .5 8 8 .0 0 8 8 .5 0 9 1 .0 0 8 3 .0 0 - - - - 2 4 2 550 3 8 .5 6 8 .0 0 _ 4 0 .0 7 4 .0 0 38 4 477 3 8 .5 4 0 .5 6 7 .0 0 6 3 .5 0 _ 24 - 86 73 8 8 34 81 - - 24 2 89 7 82 9 9 3 9 .0 7 4 .5 0 6 5 .5 0 _ . - 9 4 - - - 9 _ . 18 18 89 172 3 9 .5 5 9 .0 0 3 9 .5 5 7 .5 0 150 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 6 5 .0 0 6 3 .0 0 6 5 .0 0 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 128 63 3 8 .5 _ _ _ - _ _ - - - 7 2 .5 0 7 4 .0 0 7 1 .5 0 _ - _ - 7 - 6 9 .5 0 - - 7 1 Clerks, payrollManufacturing_____ Nonmanufacturing— Retail trade____ 135 Comptometer operatorsNonmanufacturing— Public utilities 2 Retail trade_____ 213 3 9 .0 6 6 .5 0 _ - 32 203 3 9 .0 26 94 3 9 .0 3 8 .5 [“ “6 5 . 5 0 7 6 .0 0 - - 6 0 .0 0 - Keypunch operators, class A . Manufacturing— Nonmanufacturing— 138 3 9 .5 7 9 .5 0 56 82 4 0 .0 9 0 .5 0 7 2 .0 0 33 4 29 1 3 9 .5 151 See footnotes at end of table. 80 4 0 .0 3 9 .0 3 8 .0 Clerks, file, class B — Nonmanufacturing__ Office g ir ls ___________ Nonmanufac tur i ng— 4 76 11 173 70 41 Keypunch operators, class B Manufacturing— NonmanufacturingRetail trade------- 9 55 13 42 5 39 134 51 Clerks, file, class A — Nonmanufacturing— Clerks, order_________ Nonmanufacturing— Retail trade_____ _ 60 75 27 3 9 .0 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 30 8 22 5 9 2 10 2 85 47 42 101 16 36 9 38 10 14 69 17 28 3 1 15 4 4 1 15 47 45 36 43 37 36 33 33 15 32 5 28 4 32 _ 17 17 _ 25 25 _ - 32 11 . _ . - - " 179 42 3 9 .5 6 7 .0 0 _ _ _ 3 9 .5 7 7 .5 0 137 33 3 9 .0 4 0 .0 6 3 .5 0 5 6 .5 0 - _ _ - " 64 3 9 .0 5 5 .0 0 7 57 3 9 .0 5 2 .0 0 7 4 4 5 _ 17 14 10 4 - 5 1 3 2 6 11 8 4 4 3 - - 4 18 5 13 2 2 1 _ _ " ~ - 31 7 1 30 3 4 2 7 2 30 2 5 4 28 3 1 1 2 19 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - ~ " - 4 4 _ _ 1 1 _ _ 1 _ _ 9 - - 1 _ _ _ 1 _ 2 2 _ _ _ - - - - _ _ _ _ 3 8 4 2 98 2 9 1 4 2 2 _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - 7 13 15 _ _ 1 1 _ _ _ _ _ 4 6 ’ 2 - " - - - " - 8 1 5 “ 5 11 4 _ 8 23 23 17 11 4 2 2 17 17 18 16 16 19 10 24 13 6 10 4 12 7 4 6 1 1 11 1 25 25 21 7 21 5 6 7 6 2 7 6 _ 3 4 1 2 9 9 31 26 31 25 7 5 7 3 12 2 - 6 - 9 - 26 2 6 9 1 25 9 11 11 ' 1 . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - " - - - - - 9 _ _ _ 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - “ - - - - - - - 4 - 5 4 4 5 4 1 _ _ 4 1 _ _ _ _ _ - 1 1 1 _ _ 1 1 3 1 1 4 2 4 1 3 3 - - - - - - - 9 3 _ _ _ _ 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 6 6 2 5 2 " - - - - 3 2 18 22 5 13 13 2 10 6 12 15 2 10 13 2 7 3 3 - 6 4 _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - 22 - 26 4 39 4 18 3 12 18 12 6 4 _ _ _ _ _ 2 6 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 6 15 1 8 - 35 3 5 5 _ 2 4 22 1 - - - - - - - - . 25 14 14 4 4 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 _ 1 1 22 25 _ - - 27 14 4 2 _ _ _ 12 9 6 31 _ _ _ _ 11 2 10 14 2 3 5 - - 1 _ _ - _ _ Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and W om en— Continued (Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, New Orleans, La., February 1964) Av h a o s Sex, occupation, and industry division Number of N U M B ER OF W O RK ER S R E CEIVING ST R A IG H T-TIM E W E E KLY E A R N IN G S OF— $35 and Weekly Weekly hours1 earnings1 (Standard) (Standard) under $40 $40 $45 $5 0 $55 $60 $65 $70 $75 $80 $85 $90 $95 $100 $ 1 05 $1 10 $1 1 5 $1 20 $1 25 $1 30 $1 35 $45 $50 $5 5 $60 $65 $70 $75 $80 $85 $90 $95 $100 $1 05 $1 10 $ 1 15 $120 $1 25 $ 130 $1 35 over 2 2 1 11 11 4 1 33 33 11 4 44 3 41 14 4 41 22 19 7 5 49 — 5 43 18 7 89 16 73 12 7 84 18 66 13 6 91 23 68 24 10 70 33 37 13 5 103 65 38 12 3 36 22 14 7 1 42 22 20 15 2 45 16 29 7 1 57 1 56 12 9 78 17 61 23 9 145 16 129 39 11 101 20 81 30 7 76 38 38 6 117 52 65 28 4 52 40 12 2 19 9 10 8 16 14 2 - 7 5 2 - - “ 143 107 36 5 1 67 57 10 5 - 154 32 122 83 3 - - - 5 5 5 7 7 4 13 13 9 28 28 8 23 2 21 1 16 6 10 3 24 12 12 6 46 14 32 18 9 9 9 13 4 9 5 7 2 5 5 4 4 4 19 18 10 37 35 11 7 16 15 4 1 17 15 7 1 30 23 4 1 3 2 1 1 7 4 4 17 15 15 2 1 1 _ 1 _ - “ - - - 37 17 20 4 6 28 4 24 4 9 21 9 12 1 8 8 - 1 1 - _ - - - 13 5 8 8 - and Wom en— Continued S ec reta ries M an ufactu ring. _ Nonmanufacturing _ Public u tilities 2 ___ Retail trade _ . . . 797 268 529 183 57 39 .5 4 0 .0 39 .0 39 .0 . 40 .0 $ 9 3 .0 0 9 9 .00 89.50 94 .50 82 .50 - - - " - - . . . - - - 24 14 10 10 11 6 5 3 - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 4 12 12 2 _ - 2 2 - _ - _ - _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - _ - 2 2 - 6 6 6 1 1 - _ - _ - _ _ _ _ . - - - " " - - - - - _ _ - 1 ,0 3 3 409 624 241 44 39.5 40 .0 39 .0 38 .5 39.5 76 .50 85 .50 7 0 .50 72.00 62 .5 0 - - - 213 40 173 83 39 .0 40 .0 39 .0 38 .5 82.50 85 .00 82.00 83 .50 _ - _ - _ - " " " Switchboard o p e r a to r s_____________________ Nonm anufacturing_______________________ Public u tilities 2 __ Retail tra d e __ _ _ 295 274 47 67 42 .0 42.5 38 .5 4 0 .0 58.00 56.00 78.00 52.00 50 50 - 30 30 21 27 27 - 39 39 8 Switchboard o p era to r-rec ep tio n ists______ M anufacturing. --------Nonmanufacturing Public u tilities 2 __ __ _ R etail t r a d e . __ _ _ _ _ 218 77 141 40 35 4 0 .0 40 .0 40 .0 40 .0 4 1 .5 68.00 70.50 66.50 76 .00 6 4 .50 _ - 8 8 - 4 28 3 25 4 " 4 4 11 8 3 2 - 50 19 31 14 13 Tabulating-m achine op erators, c la ss B __ 35 38.5 78.00 - - - - 4 4 3 2 3 7 7 1 - 4 T ran scrib in g-m ach in e op erators, g e n e r a l. _ _ _ Nonmanufacturing _ _ _ _ _ 86 68 39.5 39.5 66 .5 0 64.50 - - - 5 20 11 11 11 9 9 - 3 - - - - 8 8 - - 24 24 6 “ " " " - _ 5 - 27 5 32 11 , 21 8 13 94 81 13 9 50 49 1 - 5 5 16 3 13 6 32 - - 9 8 1 1 7 3 4 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 122 122 26 30 94 4 90 32 13 67 14 53 11 12 48 5 43 2 15 46 16 30 2 13 26 1 25 5 1 4 4 4 4 4 _ - _ - _ - - - - 19 8 11 - - - - - - - " " Stenographers, g e n e r a l_ M an ufactu ring. _ _ _ Nonmanufacturing _ _ _ Public utilities 2 _____________________ R etail trade _ _ _ Stenographers, senior M an ufactu ring.. _ Nonm anufacturing___ Public u tilities 2 _ . . . __ T yp ists, c la ss A _ _ Manufacturing __ _ _ __ Nonmanufacturing Public u tilities 2 _____________________ 270 156 114 41 39.5 4 0 .0 39.0 38 .0 80.00 86.00 72.00 74.00 T yp ists, c la ss B . . M anufacturing. _ __ _____ Nonmanufacturing _ __ _ _ __ _ Public utilities 2 _____________________ R etail trade __ _. 454 49 405 81 95 39.5 40 .0 39 .5 38.5 40 .5 61.00 69:50 60.00 6 0 .00 57.00 ~ - . - 15 15 12 - - 8 8 - - 17 -------5“ 3 3 - 27 - - - - - - 15 1 14 11 - - - - _ - _ _ _ “ " " - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - _ - _ - _ - _ - - - - - - - - - - - - Standard hours refle ct the workweek for which em ployees receive their regular stra igh t-tim e sa la r ie s and the earnings correspond to these w eekly h ours. Transportation, com m unication, and other public utilities. 1 7 1 6 2 “ - _ _ _ _ - - - - Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women (A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t -t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a rn in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , N ew O r le a n s , L a . , F e b r u a r y 1964) Average Number Weeklyj S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n (Standard) Weekly j earnings 1 (Standard) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF- $65 and under $70 $70 $7 5 $80 $85 $90 $95 $100 $105 $110 $115 $120 $125 $130 $135 $140 $145 $150 $155 $160 $165 $170 $175 $180 $185 $7 5 $80 $85 $90 $95 $100 $105 $110 $115 $120 $125 $130 $135 $140 $145 $150 $155 $160 $165 $170 $175 $190 $185 $190 . . . . 5 4 1 5 4 1 1 1 M en D r a ft s m e n , s e n i o r --------------------------------------M a n u fa r t n r in g N o n m a n n f a r h i r i n g ............ D r a ft s m e n , j u n i o r --------------------------------------M a n u fa ctu r in g ------------------- -------------------N f'^m a Pll f a r*ti i r l n g . _ 260 177 83 40. 5 4 1 .0 40. 0 $ 13 1.5 0 132.00 129.50 181 135 46 40. 5 40. 5 39. 5 9 7.0 0 9 6.5 0 9 7.0 0 5 5 2 2 27 22 5 23 23 14 12 2 45 27 39. 5 40. 0 104.50 109.00 _ 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 25 20 5 8 8 5 3 2 24 24 41 28 13 41 11 30 19 11 8 15 14 1 15 13 2 6 6 13 7 6 9 7 2 7 6 1 8 6 2 7 3 4 26 21 5 8 7 1 31 15 16 7 4 3 3 1 2 10 8 2 6 2 4 9 8 1 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 _ _ . _ _ _ - - - - - - 8 3 5 1 4 3 6 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 7 7 _ . 1 1 . . _ . . . . . 5 _ 5 W om en N u r s e s , in d u s t r ia l ( r e g i s t e r e d ) ---------------M a n u fa ctu r in g ------------------------------------------ 1 S ta n d a rd h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e t h e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a la r i e s and the e a rn in g s c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s . 8 Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined (Average straight-time weekly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, New Orleans, L a ., February 1964) Number Number of Occupation and industry division earnings 1 (Standard) 71 $ 7 3 .5 0 40 75. 00 37 37 28 57. 00 57. 00 57. 50 138 36 102 7 7. 50 7 7. 50 7 8. 00 345 44 301 45 6 4. 71. 6 2. 58. 11 B ille r s , machine (bookkeeping m achine)-------------------Nonmanufacturing------------------------------------------------------- Bookkeeping-m achine op erators, class A ----------------Numnanufac t ur ing Bookkeeping-m achine op erators, c la ss B ________ __ - d 550 140 4 10 172 57 ir'ublic utilitie s ClcrV’Sj 3^countingj r|^^Q p N o nmanufac turing------ — ---------- -------- ■— — — —— ---------Public utilities 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------— — -------------------------rveta.11 ir a a e ---------------— P-lerks, f i le , c la ss A Nnnm ;,T1^if;,r tiv!'i‘ng C le r k s, file , c la ss B ...... ..... . - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Average weekly j earnings (Standard) . — .. ---------------------------- 00 00 50 00 99. 00 1 0 3 .0 0 97. 50 95. 50 9 l ! 00 726 119 607 256 103 70. 7 8. 68. 71. 65. 00 00 00 50 00 103 49 7 7. 00 67. 00 180 157 59. 00 58. 00 295 41 254 71 7 4. 84. 7 3. 6 9. 188 91 97 25 32 7 9. 00 85. 00 7 3. 50 8 1 .0 0 70. 50 216 2o6 28 94 $ 6 7 .0 0 6 6 . 00 77. 50 6 0. 00 144 59 85 79. 50 9 0. 50 7 2 .0 0 N onmanufac tur ing------------------------------------------------------Retail trade________________________________________ 180 42 138 34 6 6. 7 7. 6 3. 56. Office boys and g ir ls ____________________________________ Manufacturing-------------------------------------------------------------N onmanufacturing__________________ __ ______ __ ______ u t ilit ie s 2 226 40 186 65 57. 00 6 3. 50 55. 50 6 4 .0 0 S e c r e t a r ie s _______________________________________________ Manufacturing-------------------------------------------------------------N onmanuf ac tur ing____________________________________ P ilblit' -pHliH*>s 2 Rpta.il tradp. _ .................. _. _ 802 268 534 187 57 93. 9 9. 9 0. 9 5. 8 2. Stenographers, g e n e r a l_________________________________ Manufacturing -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ o Public utilities 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Retail tra de ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ,0 4 0 409 631 248 44 50 50 50 50 00 00 00 00 50 7 6. 50 8 5. 50 7 1 .0 0 7 2. 50 62. 50 g r.jeT * ] rf t nrdpf ............ D /\f* 111 frT d/ ■» C le r k s , payroll ^ Public u tiH tiee2 Prtf'!ll < J Jft 50 00 00 50 Stenographers, sen ior _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Manufacturing -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Public utilities 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 218 42 176 85 83. 85. 82. 84. Switchboard op erators ___________________________________________ Nonmanufacturing—___________________________________________ Public utilities 2 ___________________________________________ Retail trade ________ ____ __________________________ 299 278 51 67 57. 50 5 6 .0 0 7 6 .0 0 52. 00 Earnings relate to regular straight-time weekly salaries that are paid for standard workweeks. Transportation, communication, and other public utilities. Number Occupation and industry division of earnings * (Standard) Office occupations— Continued O ffice occupations— Continued Office occupations Nonmamifactur ing Occupation and industry division 00 50 00 00 Switchboard o p e r a to r -r e c e p tio n ists-----------------------------Manufacturing__________________________________________ Nonmanufacturing______________________________________ Public nHl,'f"’ <as 2 ......R etail trade--------------------------------------------------------------- $ 6 8 .0 0 218 7 0 .5 0 “ ------ 77----141 6 6. 50 40 7 6 . 00 6 4. 50 35 Tabulating-m achine op era to rs, c la ss A --------------------- 40 1 0 7 .5 0 Tabulating-m achine op era to rs, c la ss B ----------------------Manufacturing__________________________________________ Nonmanufacturing______________ ____ __ ____________ _ 105 28 77 8 8 . 50 9 $. 00 8 4 . 50 T ran scrib in g-m achin e o p era to rs, g e n e r a l----------------Nonmanufacturing______________________________________ 86 68 T yp ists, cla ss A — ----------------------------------------------------------Manufacturing__________________________________________ Nonmanufacturing--------------------------------------------------------Public utilities 2 _________,_______________________ — 278 164 114 41 80. -86. 72. 7 4. T yp ists, class B ---------------------------------------------------------------Manufacturing__________________________________________ Nonmanufacturing______________________________________ Public utilities 2 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Retail trade_________________________________________ 484 54 430 102 95 6 1 .0 0 7 0 . 50 6 0. 00 6 0 . 00 57. 00 D raftsm en , sen ior -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Manufacturing ----------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------Nonmanuf ac tu r ing ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 265 182 83 1 3 1 .0 0 1 3 1 .5 0 1 2 9 .5 0 D raftsm en, ju n io r ----------------------------------------------------------------------- — Manufacturing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing ------------------------------------------------ -------------------- 184 138 46 9 6. 50 9 6. 50 9 7 . 00 N u rses, industrial (r e g iste r e d ) -----------------------------------------------Manufacturing _______________________________________________ ___ 45 27 1 0 4 .5 0 1 0 9 .0 0 6 6 . 50 6 4 . 50“ 50 00 00 00 P rofession al and technical occupations 9 Table A -4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations (Average straight-time hourly earnings for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, New Orleans, La. , February 1964) NUM BER OF WORKERS RE CE IVIN G ST R AIG H T-TIM E H OURLY EARN ING S OF— Occupation and industry division Number of worker* $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $ 1.90 $ 2.00 $ 2.10 $ 2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $2.90 $3.00 $3.10 $3.20 $3.30 $3.40 $3.50 $3.60 $3.70 Average hourly Under and earning* 1 and $ 1.30 under $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $ 1.90 $ 2.00 $ 2.10 $ 2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $ 2.90 $3.00 $3.10 $3.20 $3.30 $3.40 $3.50 $3.60 $3.70 over C arp e n ters, m aintenance________________ M anufacturing__________________________ Nonmanufacturing_____________________ 146 74 72 $ 2 .7 9 3. 03 2. 55 E le c tr ic ia n s, m ain ten an ce______________ M anufacturing__________________________ Nonmanufacturing_____________________ 344 255 89 3. 17 3. 23 2. 99 . - 2. 2. 2. 2. _ _ - - - - - 2 16 2 2 4 4 3 _ 42 94 20 79 5 - 9 9 2 2 3 2 1 1 3 2 - - ' 2 2 - " 1 3 2 1 20 1 14 9 11 11 20 1 - 14 11 11 8 8 - - 9 - _ 5 - - - - 2 2 12 12 14 10 4 8 8 - 19 13 6 5 - 19 6 13 13 15 12 3 3 ' “ - - 4 4 - 7 7 4 4 - 1 1 8 3 5 “ - . - . - „ - " - 5 E n gin ee rs, sta tio n a ry __ ____ ________ Manufacturing__________________________ Nonmanufacturing_____________________ R etail t r a d e .. _____________________ 213 62 151 33 F ir e m e n , stationary b o ile r _____________ M anufacturing__________________________ 88 64 H e lp e r s, m aintenance tra d e s___________ M am ifarhiring Nrmmann faphiring P ublic u tilities 3___________________ 249 153 96 85 2. 2. 2. 2. M a c h in ists, m ain tenan ce________________ M anufacturing_________________ _______ 225 203 3. 18 3. 21 M e ch a n ic s, autom otive (m ain tenan ce)____ _ _________ __ . . M anufacturing. ____________________ Nonmanufacturing _______ _________ P ublic u tilities 3___________________ 437 131 306 264 2. 2. 2. 2. 72 58 78 86 - - - - - - - - - - - - M e ch a n ic s, m aintenance_________________ M anufacturing. ___ ____________ Nonmanufacturing _ ________________ 599 550 49 2 .9 6 2 .9 7 2. 86 _ - 1 1 1 - _ - M illw righ ts ________ 105 98 3. 31 3. 33 _____________________________ 72 68 2. 47 2. 55 P a in te r s, m ain tenan ce_______________ ___ M anufacturing__ _____________________ Nonmanufactur ing_____________________ 170 85 85 2. 63 3. 01 2. 25 P ip e fitte rs, m ain ten an ce________________ M anufacturing. __ ___________________ 123 100 3. 17 3. 17 S h e e t -m e ta lw o r k e r s , m aintenance____ 34 3. 19 _ _ _ __ . 2. 28 2. 63 22 28 12 21 11 8 3 3 " - 1 " 4 2 2 " 8 8 _ 3 3 3 6 1 5 2 2 " 1 1 - - 1 5 3 2 10 10 3 22 22 2 2 _ 7 4 3 5 1 4 10 9 1 6 5 1 " 3 2 1 19 6 13 6 4 2 5 5 2 2 - " 25 24 1 16 12 4 20 15 5 2 1 1 65 20 45 1 1 7 7 1 4 4 3 2 2 1 10 10 8 14 9 5 5 9 8 1 1 22 6 16 7 _ 6 3 _ 11 11 _ - 6 6 _ - 2 2 7 2 5 5 32 4 28 28 16 4 12 12 20 19 1 1 15 10 5 5 11 1 10 10 52 52 _ 4 4 3 3 _ _ 6 8 8 5 1 12 12 15 15 12 12 5 5 - 1 1 ” 1 1 5 4 1 8 8 - 4 3 1 11 11 31 23 8 134 128 6 15 15 ' 1 1 2 - 2 2 31 27 4 2 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 1 1 - - 4 4 _ _ 16 _ _ _ - - W - - - 1 1 34 29 11 11 1 1 _ _ _ - _ _ - - 25 25 2 - 10 — 5“ - ~ 107 104 _ 17 1 16 13 15 11 4 4 41 15 26 8 25 13 12 11 16 4 12 7 21 11 10 8 20 1 19 18 23 9 14 13 10 4 6 6 45 45 44 73 4 69 69 19 8 11 8 13 9 4 4 51 15 36 36 10 4 6 6 . _ - - 23 14 9 9 ' - 5 5 - 9 9 - 12 12 6 6 5 5 8 8 33 33 - - 55 52 3 59 57 2 16 10 6 7 4 3 32 25 7 51 40 11 174 169 5 2 2 - 51 50 1 32 32 - 20 18 2 11 10 1 15 8 18 18 64 64 8 g 32 13 19 - 13 13 14 14 - - 15 15 29 28 _ 4 - _ - g O ile r s ___ 4 10 - - - - 10 - 8 3 5 18 2 16 8 8 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. A ll workers were at $ 1 to $ 1. 10. Transportation, communication, and other public utilities. 12 12 15 15 2 2 - 1 1 3 3 3 3 6 ----- 6~ - 9 9 1 1 - 25 25 10 10 4 2 2 9 6 3 4 3 1 9 6 3 18 12 6 10 10 6 6 _ 6 6 4 4 _ _ " - 32 11 1 _ - 1 - - 23 - - ' - - 25 24 _ _ _ ' - - 3 2 _ _ - 10 Table A -5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations (Average straight-time hourly earning9 for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, New Orleans, La., February 1964) NUM BER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STR AIGH T-TIM E H OURLY E A RN IN G S OF— O ccupation1 and industry division Number of worker* Avenge $ 0 .4 0 $ 0 .5 0 $ 0 .6 0 $ 0 .7 0 $ 0 .8 0 $ 0.90 $ 1.00 $ 1.10 $ 1.20 $1 .3 0 $ 1 .4 0 $ 1 .5 0 $1.60 $ 1 .7 0 $1 .8 0 $1 .90 $ 2.00 $ 2.10 $ 2.20 $ 2 .3 0 $ 2 .4 0 $ 2 .5 0 $ 2.60 $ 2 .8 0 $ 3 .0 0 $ 3 .2 0 hourly earning* ^ and and under $ 0 .5 0 SO.60 $ 0 .7 0 $ 0 .8 0 $ 0 .9 0 $ 1.00 $ 1.10 $ 1.20 $ 1 .3 0 $ 1 .4 0 $ 1 .5 0 $ 1 .6 0 $1.70 $ 1 .8 0 $1 .9 0 $ 2.00 $ 2.10 $ 2.20 $ 2 .3 0 $ 2 .4 0 $ 2 .5 0 $ 2 .6 0 $ 2 .8 0 $ 3 .0 0 $ 3 .2 0 over Elevator op erators, passenger (men) _ __ ____ _______ __ Nonmanufacturing_____________________ 122 113 $ 0 .8 4 .80 - 12 12 67 67 4 4 - - - 2 2 27 23 6 5 1 3 Elevator op erators, passenger (w om en)_______ _ ___ _ Nonmanufacturing _____ Retail trade __ __ ___ __ — _ _ 158 158 60 .84 .84 1.06 - 44 44 27 27 - 16 16 - 45 45 45 6 6 6 6 6 4 6 6 - 6 6 4 2 2 1 Guards and w atch m en . ______ __ _ _ M anufacturing_________________________ G u ards.______________________________ Watchmen _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Nonm anufacturing. _ _ _ 944 87 40 47 857 1.45 1.90 2.35 1.51 1.40 _ - 5 - 8 - 8 - 4 - 23 - 308 20 360 - 18 - 5 8 8 4 23 20 288 360 18 21 9 3 6 12 14 14 9 3 3 6 14 3 3 11 15 2 2 13 8 4 4 4 28 2 2 26 17 17 22 8 4 4 14 _ - - 26 18 4 14 8 Janitors, p o rte rs, and cleaners (men) ________ __________ __ ________ M anufacturing. _ Nonmanufacturing __ __ _• _ Public utilities 3 ___________________ Retail tra d e __ _ __ __ __ __ 1 .8 0 S 345 1 ,4 6 3 102 658 1.27 1.83 1.14 1.64 1.02 - 104 104 21 180 180 142 30 30 6 27 27 - 268 268 187 171 171 150 397 70 327 7 94 30 86 22 ------ T 64 24 5 6 13 156 62 94 44 4 48 10 38 22 4 8 8 - 43 31 12 6 6 12 6 6 6 14 12 2 2 22 22 - " 28 13 15 10 4 74 20 54 - - 39 39 21 - - Janitors, p orte rs, and cleaners (w om en)______ __ --------Manufacturing_________________________ Nonmanufacturing- __ __ _ _ Retail t r a d e . ____ __ __ ______ 435 30 405 145 .99 1.46 .96 1.04 5 5 45 45 - 1 1 - 168 , 168 9 4 5 2 - - 2 2 - " - " 5 5 1 - - 10 1 9 - - - 51 20 31 6 - - 20 20 20 - - 116 116 116 - - L a b o r e rs, m aterial handling____________ Manufacturing_________________________ ___ ___ _ Nonmanufacturing___ Public u tilitie s3 ___________________ _ __ __ _ Retail tra d e ___ 2, 042 803 1 ,2 3 9 338 498 1.69 1.76 1.64 1.86 1.56 _ - _ - _ _ - - - - " - - - - - 8 8 8 32 4 28 28 444 201 243 4 46 127 63 64 4 5 243 27 216 6 209 262 8 254 127 75 83 60 23 6 9 33 29 4 3 1 215 69 146 115 31 56 55 1 1 160 - _ - 83 83 152 94 58 2 Order fille r s _______________________________ M anufacturing________ _____ __ ____ Nonmanufacturing____ _ __ __ Retail tra d e _________________________ 720 66 654 92 1.59 1.64 1.58 2.09 _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - 147 8 139 115 16 99 72 72 124 14 110 55 55 47 - _ - 47 18 2 16 20 20 - 72 72 72 21 6 15 15 P a c k e r s, shipping Manufacturing____ __ _______ Nonmanufacturing _ ---------- _ __ Retail tra d e __________ ____ - 254 69 185 42 1.54 1.71 1.48 1.32 - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - 2 2 2 7 7 7 29 29 12 2 10 41 21 20 9 9 1 2 2 - 7 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 _ - “ Receiving clerk s__________________________ Manufacturing___ ____ ____ __ Nonmanufacturing_____________________ Retail tra d e ------------------------------------- 190 30 160 67 1.87 2.30 1.79 1.77 _ - _ _ _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - - - - " 111 Shipping clerk s________ __ __ ___ _ ------- T z Manufacturing__ __ _ ------------Nonmanufacturing_____________________ 69 2. 14 2.32 2.03 Shipping and receiving c lerk s_____ __ Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing_______________ ____ Retail tra d e ____ __ ___________ __ 2.23 2.32 2.17 2.14 See footnotes at end of table. 139 51 88 41 - - _ _ - - - - - _ - - - - 31 92 21 -----71 25 22 6 5 5 5 15 15 3 _ " - - - l l _ - 5 5 5 - 4 4 4 - - 27 9 9 18 - - 63 63 - 8 8 - - - - - - - - - " - 2 2 - 1 1 - - - - - - - 34 34 - 88 21 67 57 11 11 - 54 32 22 - 8 2 6 - 32 16 16 16 - _ - - - - - - - - - 14 14 4 1 1 1 _ - _ - 14 _ _ _ - - - - 14 - - - _ _ _ - _ - _ - - - - - - - 7 7 - 8 4 4 4 4 7 5 2 ' - - 7 6 1 1 1 1 - 2 2 - - 33 2 31 18 23 2 21 10 14 2 12 1 7 3 4 4 5 5 1 9 9 4 31 1 30 13 20 4 16 6 3 2 1 " 2 2 - - - - - 9 11 5 5 13 3 10 4 3 1 10 6 4 6 6 1 1 5 “ 7 7 - 2 2 11 6 3 3 _ - 9 24 8 16 ' - 5 8 3 5 6 9 _ - - 14 6 8 8 26 7 19 9 15 6 9 6 3 1 2 4 3 1 1 12 5 7 7 6 1 9 3 6 3 3 9 9 14 6 8 _ 6 12 4 8 8 6 6 1 - - - 5 1 4 11 Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued (Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, New Orleans, La. , February 1964) NUM BER OF WORKERS RE CE IVIN G STR AIG H T-TIM E HOURLY E A RN ING S OF— O ccup ation 1 and industry division Number of Average $0.40 $0.50 $ 0.60 $0.70 $0.80 $0.90 $ 1.00 $ 1.10 $ 1.20 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1 .90 $ 2.00 $ 2.10 $ 2.20 $2.30 $2 .40 $2.50 $2 .60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 hourly earnings c and and under $0.50 $0.60 $ 0 .70 $0.80 $0.90 $ 1.00 $ 1.10 $ 1.20 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $ 2.00 $ 2.10 $ 2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $ 2 .50 $2.60 $2.80 $3.00 $3.20 2,921 575 2,346 $ 2.02 2.02 2.02 22 22 R etail tra d e------------------- ---------------- 360 1.65 - - - - - - 12 35 26 22 74 413 27 386 30 82 T ru ck d rivers, light (under 1V2 ton s)---------------------------------------------M anufacturing-------------- -----Nonmanufacturing— __ __ --------R etail tra d e-------------------- --------- 553 86 467 111 1.48 1.63 1.46 1.46 - - - - 1 1 - 16 16 35 35 35 131 16 115 14 68 42 11 58 58 8 82 16 66 8 4 4 “ 22 22 12 T ru ck d riv ers, m edium ( 1V2 to and including 4 ton s)-------------------------------Manufacturing---------------------------------Nonmanufacturing--------------------------Public u tilities 3 ________________ R etail tra d e---------------- ------------- 1,411 159 1,252 525 153 2.05 2.04 2.06 2.80 1.67 - - - - - 2 2 - - 215 6 209 52 21 31 - “ “ - - - - 12 10 34 ' 302 3 34 299 25 34 57 122 122 1 T ru ck d riv ers, heavy (over 4 tons, tra iler ty p e )-------------------- ------------------Manufacturing---------------------------------Nonmanufacturing----------------- --------Public u tilities 3________________ 665 100 565 400 2.39 2.35 2.39 2.55 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 6 8 4 4 T ru ck d riv ers, heavy (,over 4 tons, other than tra ile r type)-------------------- 283 2.05 T ru ck ers,, ]3o\ver (fo r k lift)--------------------Manufacturing--------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing--------------------------------Public u tilities 3 ___________________ Retail tra d e_________ __________ _ 656 4T5 242 104 80 2.21 2.39 1.91 1.95 1.90 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - " - “ - - “ " - 2 71 65 2.22 - - - - - - - - - Truckdrive r s 4 -------------------------------------------Manufacturing--------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing-------------------------------- T ru ck ers, power (other than fo r k lift)------------- __ — -------------------------- - - - - - - : 1 1 18 18 - 2 .2 2 1 Data lim ited to m en w ork ers except where otherwise indicated. 2 Excludes p rem iu m pay for overtim e and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. 3 T ran sportation, com m unication, and other public utilities. 4 Includes a ll d riv ers r eg a r d le ss of size and type of truck operated. 35 35 - 360 28 332 16 14 2 125 47 78 zU ~ 139 15 124 41 9 32 6 1 4 3 1 43 9 34 37 15 22 51 48 3 1 2 496 238 258 254 4 164 44 120 100 5 75 9 66 56 30 13 12 1 8 3 5 3 3 3 - 7 1 6 6 3 3 3 - " 81 81 ■ 14 12 2 - 1 1 - 132 6 126 126 40 40 - - - 21 20 1 1 22 8 14 14 39 6 33 1 24 - 1 1 17 l6 1 143 16 127 126 105 105 100 36 36 213 51 6 45 42 3 15 12 3 I 88 1 87 1 12 12 28 8 20 1 - 138 138 - ' 47 Z 45 35 1 1 - - 5 - - 8 7 1 21 21 ‘ - - - 16 11 - - 1 " - - - - 4 4 - 28 28 3 11 52 52 - 38 4 34 - - 7 7 - 2 2 - - 11 11 11 - " 10 6 4 4 9 9 3 30 30 - - - - - - 3 3 - - 8 8 5 5 - 36 2 34 " ■ “ - 16 10 15 15 - 90 31 59 16 43 96 87 9 6 3 1 1 6 1 5 5 41 25 16 37 37 21 - - - 60 6 54 l 15 - 25 6 19 4 - 1 - 4 4 578 38 540 540 over - - - 366 366 366 - - 212 38 174 174 1 - _ _ 72 70 2 123 123 - - - - - - - - - 5 5 - - - - - Appendix: Occupational Descriptions The primary purpose o f preparing job descriptions for the Bureau’ s wage surveys is to a ssist its field staff in classifying into appropriate occupations workers who are employed under a variety o f payroll titled and different work arrangements from establishment to establishment and from area to area. This permits the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable job content. Because of this emphasis on interestablishment and interarea comparability of occupational content, the Bu reau’ 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, b ills, 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 cla ssified by type o f 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 o f 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 o f debit and credit items to be used in each phase of the work. May prepare consolidated reports, bal ance sheets, and other records by hand. Biller, machine (hilling machine). Uses a special billing ma chine (Moon Hopkins, Elliott Fisher, Burroughs, etc., which are combination typing and adding machines) to prepare bills and in v oices from custom ers’ purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping memorandums, etc. Usually involves application of prede termined discounts and shipping charges and entry o f 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 o f 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 o f records usually requiring little knowledge o f basic book keeping. Phases or sections include accounts payable, payroll, customers’ accounts (not including a simple type of billing described under biller, machine), cost distribution, expense distribution, in ventory control, etc. May check or assist in preparation of trial balances and prepare control sheets for the accounting department. Biller, machine (bookkeeping machine). Uses a bookkeeping machine (Sundstrand, Elliott Fisher, Remington Rand, etc., which may or may not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare customers’ bills as part of the accounts receivable operation. Generally in volves the simultaneous entry of figures on customers’ ledger rec ord. The machine automatically accumulates figures on a number of vertical columns and computes and usually prints automatically the debit or credit balances. Does not involve a knowledge of book keeping. Works from uniform and standard types of sales and credit slip s. 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 13 14 CLERK, ACCOUNTING-Continued payable; examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper a c counting distribution; and requires judgment and experience in making proper assignations and allocations. May a ssist in preparing, adjusting, and closin g journal entries; and may direct cla ss B a c counting clerks. Class B. Under supervision, performs one or more routine ac counting operations such as posting simple journal vbuchers or a c counts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers; reconciling bank accounts; and posting subsidiary ledgers con trolled by general ledgers, or posting simple co st accounting data. This job does not require a knowledge o f accounting and book keeping principles but is found in office s 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 file s, cla ssifie s and indexes file material such as correspondence, reports, technical documents, etc. May also file this material. May keep records o f various types in con junction with the file s. May lead a small group o f lower level file clerks. Class B# Sorts, cod es, and files unclassified material by sim ple (subject matter) headings or partly cla ssified 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. CLERK, ORDER Receives customers’ orders for material or merchandise by mail, phone, or personally. Duties involve any combination o f the following: Quoting prices to customers; making out an order sheet listing the items to make up the order; checking prices and quantities 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 o f customer, acknowledge receipt of orders from customers, follow up orders to see that they have been filled, keep file o f orders received, and check shipping invoices with original orders. CLERK, PAYROLL Computes wages of company employees and enters the n eces 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 a ssist paymaster in making up and d is 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 o f other duties. DUPLICATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR DITTO) Class CmPerforms routine filing o f material that has already been cla ssified 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. 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 sten cils or Ditto masters. May sort, collate, and staple completed material. 15 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 BmUnder close supervision or following sp e cific 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, follow s sp ecified sequences which have been coded or prescribed in detail and require little or no selecting, coding, or interpreting of 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 d is 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 ca lls; 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 involving a normal routine vocabulary from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine; and transcribe dictation. May also type from written copy. May maintain files, keep simple records, or perform other rela tively 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 involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as in legal briefs or reports on scientific research from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine; 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 stenographic speed and accuracy; and a thorough working knowledge of general busi ness and office procedures and o f the sp ecific business operations, organization, p o licies, 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. 16 SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR Operates a single- or multiple-position telephone switchboard. Duties involve handling incoming, outgoing, and intraplant or office ca lls. May record toll calls and take messages. May give information to persons who call in, or occasion ally take telephone orders. For workers who also act as receptionists see switchboard operatorreceptionist. TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATO R-Continued Class C. Operates simple tabulating or electrical account ing machines such as the sorter, reproducing punch, collator, etc., with sp ecific 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 p osi tion or monitor-type switchboard, acts as receptionist and may also type or perform routine clerical work as part of regular duties. This typing or clerical work may take the major part o f this worker’ s time while at switchboard. TABULA TING-MACHINE OPERATOR Class A. Operates a variety of tabulating or electrical a c counting machines, typically including such machines as the tabu lator, calculator, interpreter, collator, and others. Performs com plete reporting assignments without close supervision, and performs difficult wiring as required. The complete reporting and tabulating assignments typically involve a variety of long and complex re ports which often are of irregular or nonrecurring type requiring some planning and sequencing of steps to be taken. As a more experienced operator, is typically involved in training new opera tors in machine operations, or partially trained operators in wiring from diagrams and operating sequences o f long and com plex reports. Does not include working supervisors performing tabulating-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 sp ecific 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 sp ecia lized vocabulary such as legal briefs or reports on scien tific research are not included. A worker who takes dictation in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine is cla ssified as a stenographer, general. TYPIST Uses a typewriter to make cop ies 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 clerica l 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 follow ing: 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 o f com plicated statistical tables to maintain uniformity and balance in spacing. May type routine form letters varying details to suit circum stances. Class B, Performs one or more o f the follow ing: Copy typing from rough or clear drafts; routine typing o f forms, insurance pol icie s, etc.; and setting up simple standard tabulations, or copying more complex tables already set up and spaced properly. 17 PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL DRAFTSMAN —Continued DRAFTSMAN Leader. Plans and directs activities of one or more draftsmen in preparation 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: Inter preting blueprints, sketches, and written or verbal orders; deter mining work procedures; assigning duties to subordinates and in specting their work; and performing more difficult problems. May a ssist subordinates during emergencies or as a regular assignment, or perform related duties of a supervisory or administrative nature. Senior. Prepares working plans and detail drawings from notes, rough or detailed sketches for engineering, construction, or manu facturing purposes. Duties involve a combination o f the following: Preparing working plans, detail drawings, maps, cr o s s-s e ctio n s , etc., to sca le by use of drafting instruments; making engineering computations such as those involved in strength of materials, beams, and trusses; verifying completed work, checking dimensions, materials to be used, and quantities; writing specification s; 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 spe cia lized field such as architectural, electrical, mechanical, or structural drafting. Junior (assistant). Draws to scale units or parts of drawings prepared by draftsman 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. NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) A registered nurse who gives nursing service under general medical direction to ill or injured employees or other persons who be come ill or suffer an accident on the premises of a factory or other estab lishment. Duties involve a combination o f the following: Giving first aid to the ill or injured; attending to subsequent dressing of employees* in juries; keeping records of patients treated; preparing accident reports for compensation or other purposes; assisting in physical examinations and health evaluations of applicants and employees; and planning and carry ing out programs involving health education, accident prevention, evalu ation of plant environment, or other activities affecting the health, wel fare, and safety of all personnel. TRACER Copies plans and drawings prepared by others, by placing tracing cloth or paper over drawing and tracing with pen or pencil. Uses T-square, compass, and other drafting tools. May prepare simple draw ings and do simple lettering. MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE-Continued Performs the carpentry duties necessary to construct and main tain in goodrepair building woodwork and equipment such as bins, cribs, counters, benches, partitions, doors, floors, stairs, casings, and trim made o f wood in an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Planning and laying out o f work from blueprints, drawings, models, or verbal instructions; using a variety of carpenter’ s handtools, portable power tools, and standard measuring instruments; making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work; and selecting materials necessary for the work. In general, the work of the maintenance car penter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. 18 ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE HELPER, MAINTENANCE TRADES Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the installation, maintenance, or repair of equipment for the generation, d is tribution, or utilization of electric energy in an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Installing or repairing any of a variety of electrical equipment such as generators, transformers, switchboards, controllers, circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, or other transmission equipment; working from blueprints, drawings, iayouts, or other specification s; locating and diagnosing trouble in the e le c 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. A ssists one or more workers in the skilled maintenance trades, by performing specific or general duties of lesser skill, such as keeping a worker supplied with materials and tools; cleaning working area, ma chine, and equipment; assisting journeyman by holding materials or tools; and performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman. The kind of work the helperis 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 b asis. 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 ch ief engineers in establish ments employing more than one engineer are excluded. MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM Specializes in the operation o f one or more types o f 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 o f pre cision measuring instruments; selecting feeds, speeds, tooling, and operation sequence; and making necessary adjustments during operation to achieve requisite tolerances or dimensions. May be required to rec ognize when tools need dressing, to dress tools, and to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating o ils . For cross-industry wage study purposes, machine-tool operators, toolroom, in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this cla ssifica tion . MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER Fires 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, or gas or oil burner; and checks water and safety valves. May clean, oil, or assist in repairing boilerroom equipment. Produces replacement parts and new parts in making repairs of metal parts o f mechanical equipment operated in an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Interpreting written instructions and specifications; planning and laying out o f work; using a variety o f ma chinist’ s handtools and precision measuring instruments; settin g up and operating standard machine tools; shaping o f metal parts to clo se toler ances; making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work, tooling, feeds, and speeds o f machining; knowledge o f the working 19 MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE-Continued MILLWRIGHT properties o f the common metals; selecting standard materials, parts, and equipment required for his work; and fitting and assembling parts into mechanical equipment. In general, the machinist’ s work normally requires a rounded training in machine-shop practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Installs new machines or heavy equipment, and dismantles and installs machines or heavy equipment when changes in the plant layout are required. Work involves most o f the following: Planning and laying out of the work; interpreting blueprints or other specification s; 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 o f an e s tablishment. Work involves most o f the following: Examining automotive equipment to diagnose source of trouble; disassembling equipment and performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches, gages, drills, or sp ecia lized equipment in disassembling or fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting valves; reassembling and installing the various assem blies in the vehicle and making necessary adjustments; and alining wheels, adjusting brakes and lights, or tightening body bolts. In general, the work o f the auto motive mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually a c quired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment o f an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Examining machines and mechan ical equipment to diagnose source of trouble; dismantling or partly d is mantling machines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use o f handtools in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts with items obtained from stock; ordering the production of a replacementpart by a machine shop or sending of the machine to a machine shop for major repairs; preparing written specifications for major repairs or for the production o f parts ordered from machine shop; reassembling machines; and making all necessary adjustments for operation. In gen eral, the work o f a maintenance mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equiva lent training and experience. Excluded from this cla ssifica tion 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 w alls, 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, o ils, white lead, and other paint ingredients to obtain proper color or consistency. In general, the work o f the maintenance painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE Installs or repairs water, steam, gas, or other types of pipe and pipefittings in an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Laying out of work and measuring to locate position of pipe from draw ings or other written specification s; cutting various size s 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 20 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 specification s. 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 system s are excluded. types of sheet-metal-working machines; using a variety o f handtools in cutting, bending, forming, shaping, fitting, and assem bling; 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, sh elves, lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, metal roofing) o f an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Planning and lay ing out all types o f sheet-metal maintenance work from blueprints, models, or other sp ecification s; setting up and operating all available Constructs and repairs machine-shop tools, gages, jig s , 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 sp ecifica tion s; 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 o f machine tools and related equipment; making necessary shop computations relating to dimensions of work, speeds, feeds, and tooling o f machines; heattreating o f metal parts during fabrication as well as o f finished tools and dies to achieve required qualities; working to clo s e tolerances; fitting and assem bling o f parts to prescribed tolerances and allow ances; and selectin g appro priate materials, tools, and p rocesses. 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 cla ssifica tio n . CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT ELEVATOR OPERATOR, PASSENGER GUARD Transports passengers between floors of an office building, apartment house, department store, hotel, or similar establishment. W'orkers who operate elevators in conjunction with other duties such as those o f starters and janitors are excluded. Performs routine p olice duties, either at fixed post or on tour, maintaining order, using arms or force where necessary. Includes gatemen who are stationed at gate and ch eck on identity o f em ployees and other persons entering. 21 PACKER, SHIPPING JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER (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 serv ices; and cleaning lavatories, showers, and restrooms. Work ers who sp ecia lize 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 o f units to be packed, the type o f container employed, and method of shipment. Work requires the placing of items in shipping containers and may involve one or more o f the following: Knowledge o f various items o f stock in order to verify content; selection o f appropriate type and size of container; inserting enclosures in container; using excelsior or other material to prevent breakage or damage; closing and sealing container; and applying labels or entering identifying data on container. Packers who also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded. LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING (Loader and unloader; handler and stacker; shelver; trucker; stockman or stock helper; warehouseman or warehouse helper) SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK Prepares merchandise for shipment, or receives and is respon A worker employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store, or other establishment whose duties involve one ’or more o f the following: Loading and unloading various materials and merchandise on or from freight cars, trucks, or other transporting d evices; 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. sible for incoming shipments of merchandise or other materials. ping work involves: routes, Ship- A knowledge o f shipping procedures, practices, 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. direct or assist in preparing the merchandise for shipment. work involves: May Receiving Verifying or directing others in verifying the correct ness o f shipments against bills of lading, invoices, or other records; checking for shortages and rejecting damaged goods; routing merchan ORDER FILLER (Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman) 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, or other instructions. May, in addition to filling orders and indicating items filled or omitted, keep records o f outgoing orders, requisition additional stock or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform Other related duties. For wage study purposes, workers are cla ssified as follow s: R eceiving clerk Shipping clerk Shipping and receiving clerk 22 TRUCKDRIVER TRUCKER, POWER Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport ma terials, merchandise, equipment, or men between various types o f estab lishments such as: Manufacturing plants, freight depots, warehouses, wholesale and retail establishments, or between retail establishments and customers* houses or places of business. May also load or unload truck with or without helpers, make minor mechanical repairs, and keep truck in good working order. Driver-salesmen and over-the-road drivers are excluded. Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or electric-pow ered truck or tractor to transport goods and materials o f all kinds about a warehouse, manufacturing plant, or other establishment. For wage study purposes, truckdrivers are cla ssified by size and type of equipment, as follow s: (Tractor-trailer should be rated on the basis of trailer capacity.) Truckdriver (combination o f siz e s listed separately) Truckdriver, light (under 1% tons) Truckdriver, medium (1% to and including 4 tons) Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type) Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type) For wage study purposes, workers are cla ssifie d by type o f truck, as follows: Trucker, power (forklift) Trucker, power (other than forklift) WATCHMAN Makes rounds of premises periodically in protecting property against fire, theft, and illegal entry. Available On Request— The fourth annual report on salaries for accountants, auditors, attorneys, chemists, engineers, engineering technicians, draftsmen, tracers, job analysts, directors of personnel, managers of office services, and clerical employees. Order as BLS Bulletin 1387, National Survey of Professional, Administrative, Tech nical, and Clerical Pay, February—March 1963* 40 cents a copy. Occupational W age Surveys A list of the latest available bulletins is presented below. A directory indicating dates of earlier studies, and the prices of the bulletins is available on request. Bulletins maybe purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, Ei. C. , 20402, or from any of the BLS regional sales offices shown on the inside front cover. Area Bulletin number Price Akron, Ohio_______________________________ Albany—Schenectady—T roy, N. Y _________ Albuquerque, N. M e x ____________________ Allentown—Bethlehem—Easton, P a .—N. J_. Atlanta, G a ________________________________ Baltim ore, M d ___________________________ Beaumont—Port Arthur, T e x ____________ Birmingham, A la _________________________ Boise, Idaho ______________________________ Boston, Mass 1____________________________ 1345-81 1345-53 1345-63 1345-45 1345-71 1385-24 1345-67 1345-56 1345-74 1385-16 20 20 20 20 25 25 20 20 20 25 cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents Buffalo, N. Y ______________________________ Burlington, Vt 1___________________________ Canton, Ohio______________________________ Charleston, W. V a _______________________ Charlotte, N. C ___________________________ Chattanooga, Tenn. —G a __________________ Chicago, 1111____________________________ Cincinnati, Ohio—Ky______________________ Cleveland, Ohio___________________________ Columbus, Ohio___________________________ 1385-33 1345-50 1345-64 1345-61 1345-58 1385-5 1345-65 1345-54 1385-11 1385-25 25 25 20 20 20 20 30 20 25 20 cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents D allas, T e x _______________________________ Davenport—Rock Island—Moline, Iowa—111 Dayton, Ohio1_____________________________ Denver, Colo 1____________________________ Des Moines, Iow a________________________ Detroit, M ich 1____________________________ Fort Worth, T e x __________________________ Green Bay, W is ___________________________ Greenville, S. C ___________________________ Houston, T e x ____________________;_________ 1385-15 1385-12 1385-40 1385-34 1345-42 1345-47 1385-19 1385-4 1345-68 1345-82 25 20 25 25 20 25 20 20 20 25 cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents Indianapolis , End 1_________________________ Jackson, M is s 1___________________________ Jacksonville, F la _________________________ Kansas City, M o.-K an s 1________________ Lawrence—Haverhill, M a s s .—N. H ______ Little Rock—North Little Rock, A r k _____ Los Angeles—Long Beach, C a lif1________ Louisville, Ky. —Ind 1_____________________ Lubbock, T e x ______________________________ Manchester, N. H _________________________ Memphis, Tenn 1__________________________ 1385-30 1385-41 1385-32 1385-26 1345-77 1385-3 1345-62 1345-48 1345-72 1385-1 1385-35 25 25 20 25 20 20 30 25 20 20 25 cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented. Area Bulletin number Price Miami, F l a 1______________________________________ Milwaukee, W i s 1_________________________________ Minneapolis—St. Paul, Minn—___________________ Muskegon—Muskegon Heights, M ic h ____________ Newark and Jersey City, N. J___________________ New Haven, Conn1_______________________________ New Orleans, L a _________________________________ New York, N. Y 1_________________________________ Norfolk—Portsmouth and Newport News— Hampton, Va 1__________________________________ Oklahoma City, Okla___________ ________ _________ 1385-29 1345-59 1385-39 1345-69 1345-46 1385-37 1385-42 1345-79 25 25 25 20 25 25 25 40 cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents 1345-75 1385-2 25 cents 20 cents Omaha, Nebr.-Iowa 1____________________________ Paterson—Clifton—P assaic, N. J _________________ Philadelphia, P a .-N . J 1_________________________ Phoenix, A r iz ____________________________________ Pittsburgh, P a ________ Portland, M aine1_________________________________ Portland, Or eg. —W a sh __________________________ Providence—Pawtucket, R. I .—M a s s 1____________ Raleigh, N. C 1____________________________________ Richmond, Va 1___________________________________ 1385-14 1345-76 1385-31 1345-57 1385-38 1385-22 1345-73 1345-70 1385-7 1385-23 25 20 30 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents Rockford', H I _____________________________________ St. Louis, M o .-I l l _______________________________ Salt Lake City, U tah ____________________________ San Antonio, T e x 1________________________________ San Bernardino—Riverside—Ontario, C a lif1____ San Diego, C alif_________________________________ San Francisco—Oakland, C a lif1__________________ Savannah, G a _____________________________________ Scranton, P a 1____________________________________ Seattle, W ash 1___________________________________ 1345-55 1385-21 1385-28 1345-78 1385-9 1385-13 1385-36 1345-60 1385-8 1385-10 20 25 20 25 25 20 25 20 25 25 cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents Sioux F alls, S. D ak1_____________________________ South Bend, Ind__________________________________ Spokane, W ash 1, _________________________________ Toledo, Ohio1____________________________________ Trenton, N. J _____________________________________ Washington, D . C . - M d . - V a _____________________ Waterbury, Conn_________________________________ Waterloo, Iow a__________________________________ Wichita, Kans____________________________________ W orcester, M ass_________________________________ York, P a _________________________________________ 1385-20 1345-52 1345-66 1345-51 1385-27 1385-17 1345-49 1385-18 1385-6 1345-80 1345-41 25 20 25 25 20 25 20 20 20 20 20 cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents