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DENVER, COLORADO
DECEMBER 1964

B ulletin No. 1430-32




UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU O F LABO R STA TIST IC S
Ewan C la gu e , Commissioner




HAWAII

Occupational Wage Survey
DENVER, COLORADO




D ECEM BER 1964

B u lletin No. 1430-32
March 1965

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague, Commissioner
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Contents
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 estab­
lishment practices and supplementary wage provisions. It
yields detailed data by selected industry divisions for each
of the areas studied, for economic regions, and for the
United States. A major consideration in the program is
the need for greater insight into (1) the movement of wages
by occupational category and skill level, and (2) the struc­
ture and level of wages among areas and industry divisions.
At the end of each survey, an individual area bul­
letin presents survey results for each area 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 metropolitan
areas studied into one bulletin. The second part presents
information which has been projected from individual met­
ropolitan area data to relate to economic regions and the
United States.
Eighty-two areas currently are included in the
program. Information on occupational earnings is collected
annually in each area. Information on establishment prac­
tices and supplementary wage provisions is obtained bien­
nially in most of the areas.

Introduction____________________________________________________________
Wage trends for selected occupational groups_________________________
T ables:
1.
2.

A.

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
increase for selected periods_________________________________

2
2

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

Appendixes:
A. Changes in occupational descriptions___________________________
B. Occupational descriptions______________________________________

13
15

This bulletin presents results of the survey in
Denver, Colo. , in December 1964. It was prepared in the
Bureau’ s regional office in San Francisco, Calif. , by
Robert J. Colthurst, under the direction of William P.
O'Connor. The study was under the general direction of
John L. Dana, Assistant Regional Director for Wages and
Industrial Relations.




1
3

* NOTE: Similar tabulations are available for other
areas. (See inside back co ver.)
A current report on occupational earnings and sup­
plementary wage practices in the Denver area is also
available for the machinery industries (A pril 1964). Union
scales, indicative of prevailing pay levels, are available
for building construction, printing, local-transit operating
employees, and motortruck drivers and helpers.

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Occupational Wage Survey—Denver, Colo.
Introduction
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 area is 1 of 82 in which the U.S. Department of Labor*s
Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings
and related wage benefits on an areawide basis.
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.

The averages presented reflect composite, areawide estimates.
Industries and establishments differ in pay level and job staffing and,
thus, contribute differently to the estimates for each job. The pay
relationship obtainable from the averages may fail to reflect accurately
the wage spread or differential maintained among jobs in individual
establishments. Similarly, differences in average pay levels for men
and women in any of the selected occupations should not be assumed to
reflect differences in pay treatment of the sexes within individual es­
tablishments. Other possible factors which may contribute to differ­
ences in pay for men and women include: Differences in progression
within established rate ranges, since only the actual rates paid in­
cumbents are collected; and differences in specific duties performed,
although the workers are appropriately classified within the same
survey job description. Job descriptions used in classifying employees
in these surveys are usually more generalized than those used in
individual establishments and allow for minor differences among es­
tablishments in the specific duties performed.

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.
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. Es­
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 es­
tablishments, 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 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: (1) Office clerical; (2) professional and technical;
(3) maintenance and powerplant; and (4) custodial and material move­
ment. Occupational classification is based on a uniform set of job
descriptions designed to take account of interestablishment variation
in duties within the same job. The occupations selected for study
are listed and described in appendix B. Earnings data for some of
the occupations listed and described are not presented in the A -series
tables because either (l) 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.

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Table 1.

Establishm ents and w orkers within scope of survey and number studied in Denver, Colo., 1
by m ajor industry division, 2 D ecem ber 1964

Minimum
employment
in establish ­
ments in scope
of study

Industry division

A ll d iv is io n s ---------

Within scope
of study3

W o rk ers in establishments

Studied

Within scope
of study *

Studied

.

646

162

139,700

83,730

50

195
451

50
112

53, 300
86,500

33,260
50,480

50
50
50
50
50

56
84
148
74
89

24
18
34
16
20

26,600
9, 100
27,200
10,700
12,800

22,210
2, 850
16,290
4,400
4, 730

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

Manufacturing------------------ -------------------------------------------------Nonm anufacturing--------- _ ------------------------------------------Transportation, communication, and
other public utilities 5 ---------- ----------------- ---------------W holesale t ra d e 6 ___________________________________________
R etail trade _________________________________________________
Finance, insurance, and rea l e state 6 -------------- -------- —
__ —
_ __________ _____________
S e r v ic e s 67___________

Num ber of establishments

1 The D enver Standard Metropolitan Statistical A re a consists of Adam s, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, and Jefferson Counties.
The "w ork ers
within scope of study" estim ates shown in this table provide a reasonably accurate description of the size and composition of the labor force included
in the survey. The estim ates a re not intended, how ever, to serve as a b a sis of com parison with other employment indexes for the area to m easure
employment trends or levels since (1) planning of w age surveys requires the use of establishm ent data compiled considerably in advance of the payroll
period studied, and (2) sm all establishm ents are excluded fro m the scope of the survey.
2 The 1957 revised edition of the Standard Industrial C lassification Manual was used in classifying establishments by industry division.
3 Includes a ll establishm ents with total employment at or above the minimum limitation.
A ll outlets (within the area) of companies in such
industries as trade, finance, auto rep a ir serv ic e , and motion picture theaters are considered as 1 establishment.
4

In c lu d e s a l l w o r k e r s

in a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t (w it h in th e a r e a )

at o r

a b o v e th e m in im u m

lim it a t io n .

5 Taxicabs and serv ic e s incidental to w ater transportation w e re excluded.
6 This industry division is represented in estim ates for " a ll industries" and "nonm anufacturing" in the S eries A tables.
Separate presentation
of data for this division is not made for one or m ore of the following reasons:
(1) Employment in the division is too sm all to provide enough data
tom erit separate study, (2)
the sample was not designed initially to perm it separate presentation, (3) response was insufficient or inadequate to
perm it separate presentation, and (4) there is possibility of disclosure of individual establishm ent data.
7 Hotels; personal se rv ic e s; business se rv ic e s; automobile rep a ir shops; motion pictures; nonprofit m em bership organizations (excluding
religious and charitable organizations); and engineering and architectural se rv ic e s.

Table 2.

Indexes of standard weekly sa la rie s and straight-tim e hourly earnings for selected occupational groups in D enver, Colo. ,
D ecem ber 1964 and D ecem ber 1963, and percents of increase for selected periods
Indexes
(D ecem ber 1960 = 100)

Industry and occupational group

Percents of increase

D ecem ber 1963 D ecem ber 1962 D ecem ber 1961 D ecem ber I960 D ecem ber 1959
D ecem ber 1964 D ecem ber 1963
to
to
to
to
to
D ecem ber 1964 D ecem ber 1963 D ecem ber 1962 D ecem ber 1961 D ecem ber I960

A ll industries:
Office c le ric a l (m en and w o m e n )_____
Industrial nurses (m en and w om en)__
Skilled maintenance (m en )_____________
Unskilled plant (m e n )___________ _______

114.5
119.4
113.6
117.5

111.4
115.0
110.7
113.1

2.7
3.9
2.7
3.9

3.5
3.0
2.9
3.4

4.1
5.2
3.2
4.3

3.5
6.1
4.2
4.8

4.2
5.9
5.3
2.8

Manufacturing:
Office c le ric a l (m en and w o m e n )_____
Industrial nurses (m en and women) —
Skilled maintenance (m en )_____________
Unskilled plant (m e n )______________ - __

112.8
115.9
112.4
116.5

111.1

1.6
3.4
1.9
2.5

3.6
2.7
1.5

3.3
5.7
3.3
4.6

3.8
4.9
3.9
7.0

3.2
4.0
4.7
2.4

112.0
110.3
113.6

1.0

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W age Trends for Selected O ccupational 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.

Data presented in table 2 and all A -series tables
include, where applicable, the recently negotiated pay
increase for most nonoperating railroad employees. These
workers were granted 9 cents an hour retroactive to
January 1964.

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A. Occupational Earnings

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s tra ig h t-tim e w eek ly hours and earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a re a basis
by in du stry d iv is io n , D en ver, C o lo ., D e c e m b e r 1964)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

Sex, occupation, and industry divis ion

Number
of
workers

Number of w o r k e r s re c e iv i n g s tr ai gh t-t im e wee kl y earnings of$

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

$
50

29
29
28

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
40.0

1 0 0 .0 0
100.50

103.50
10 4.00

9 4 .009 4 .0095.50-

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A ------MANUFACTURING--------------------------NUNMANUFACTURING ---------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3------------------

348
55
293
37

40.0
4 0 .0
40.0
4 0 .0

115.00
112.50
115.50
110.50

116 .50
111.50
11 7.00
114.50

105.00103.50108.00110.50-

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B ------MANUFACTURING --------------------------NONMANUFACTIRING ----------------------

118

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0. 0

8 7 .5 0
81 .0 0
95 .5 0

8 6 .5 0
79.50
9 9 .0 0

74.50103.50
7 1 . 5 0 - 9 2 .0 0
83 .0 0 109.50

CLERKS, ORDER -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING-------------------------

206
160

40. C
40.0

9 6 .5 0
9 8 .0 0

97 .0 0
98 .0 0

90.0092 .5 0 -

103.00
103.50

8 7 .50-

109.00

$

$

100.00 1 0 3 . 50

P A Y R O LL -------------------------------151
35
116

55

60

6C

65

$

$
65

70

85

$

90

$

95

)

$

$

*

125

130

135

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

$

2
2
2

107.50
107.50
107.50
125.00
128.50
124.50
118.50

10
5
5

4
3
1

18
7

19
16
3

13
7

7
5

13
5

11
5
6
26
16

12
12
12

13

45

2

10

11

35

38

11

13

4

3

3

34
30

50
44

10

7
7
7

49

12

10
10

3

11

2

39 .5
4 0. 0
3 9 .0

99 .0 0
106.00
9 6 .0 0

9 5 .5 0
106.50
9 3.0 0

39 .0
3 9 .0

77 .0 0
76 .00

7 2.5 0
6 7 .5 0

63.0062.50-

8 4.5 0
8 4.0 0

14
14

4 0 .0
40 .0

74 .00
7 3 .0 0

7 5.0 0
7 3. 5 0

6 3 . 0 0 - 86 .0 0
6 2 . 0 0 - 8 6.5 0

18
18

NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0. 0

71 .0 0
6 9 .0 0
6 3 .0 0

6 6 .5 0
6 4.0 0
6 3 .0 0

6 2 . 0 0 - 7 9.5 0
6 2 . 0 0 - 80.0 0
6 1 . 5 0 - 6 4 .5 0

BOCKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A ---------------------------------------------NONMANUF AC TU R IN G -------------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------

40.0
40.0
39.5

84 .0 0
8 5 .5 0
87 .5 0

8 4. 5 0
8 5 .0 0
8 9 .0 0

8 0 . 5 0 - 9 1. 5 0
8 1 . 5 0 - 9 2. 0 0
8 3 . 0 0 - 9 4. 0 0

4 0 .0
40.0
4 0 .0
4 0 .5

7 8. 50
7 9 .0 0
7 8. 50
75 .5 0

7 7 .0 0
8 0 .5 0
7 7.0 0
7 6. 0 0

7 0 . 0 0 - 8 7.0 0
7 2 . 0 0 - 88 .5 0
6 9 . 5 0 - 8 6.5 0
6 9 . 0 0 - 8 3. 0 0

26
15
11

25

24
4

42

13

20

41

12

1

1

1 2 1 .0 0 - 1 3 3 .0 0
1 06 .Q 0- 14 0 .0 0

88.50-109.50
9 6 .00118.00
8 6.00103.00

1

l

13
13

23
7
16

12
3
9

12
5
7

5
5

15
9

11
9

12
12

-

9
1

-

9
9

8
-

-

-

-

13
5
4

2
2
2

30
30
6

12
12
9

23
17
10

-

8
8
6

-

43
14
29
15

38
4
34
16

25
8
17
16

30
9
21
16

16
5
ll

5
5
-

16

1

16

1

-

-

MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
6
l
1

30
24
24

6
3
3

BOCKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------See footn otes at end o f table.




230
53
177
91

43

2
41
26

43
7
36

20
4
16

22
16

13
3
10

TABULATINU-MAChINE OPERATORS,

BILLERS,

34
4

4
35
29

12

5 7 . 5 0 - 69 .5 0
5 3 . 0 0 - 6 0 .0 0
6 1 . 5 0 - 71.5 0

1

2

130.50
1 1 0 .0 0

65 .0 0
5 6 .0 0
67 .0 0

77

76
13

6

1

122.00 124.50 1 0 8 . 5 0 - 1 3 3 .0 0

BILLERS, MACHINE (B IL L IN G
MACHINE) ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------

*

120

124.5 0
119.5 0

NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------

$

115

39 .5
4 0 .0
3 9. 0

114
33
81

$

110

6 5 .5 0
5 6 .5 0
6 8 .5 0

TABULATING—MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

$

105

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0. 0

TAEULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING------------------------------NONMANUFAC I U R I N G -------------------------

$

100

$

140

145

145

over

under

BILLERS* MACHINE (B IL LI N G
MAC H INE ) ---------------------------------------NONMANUF ACTUR I N G ---------------------PLBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3------------------

OFFICE BOYS ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

S

Middle range 2

55

CLERKS,

S

1

20
20

18

6
12

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Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s tr a ig h t-tim e w eek ly hours and earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a re a b a sis
by industry d iv is io n , D en ver, C olo. , D e c e m b e r 1964)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

Nu mber of w o rk e r s r ec e iv i n g st ra ig h t-t im e wee kly earnings of—

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

Sex, occupation, and industry divis ion

Under
$
50

50
and
under

__________ 55

WOMEN

CONTINUED

$

$

$

415
133
282
58
90

40.0
40.0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 1 .0

95 .0 0
9 5 .5 0
9 4 .5 0
107 .50
8 4 .5 0

9 3 .0 0
9 4 .5 0
9 1 .5 0
112.50
86 .5 0

CLERKS. ACCOUNTING. CLASS B
MANUFACTURING------------------NGNMANUFACTURING -------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------RETAIL TRADE ------------------

957
219
738
78
162

39.5
4 0 .0
39 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

79 .0 0
81 .50
78 .00
9 2 .5 0
72.5 0

78.50
82 .0 0
77 .0 0
94 .5 0
6 9. 0 0

68.5073.5067.0079 .0 0 64.00-

8 9.0 0
91 .0 0
8 8.5 0
107.00
8 1.5 0

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS A ----------NONMANUFACTURING --------------

65
55

39. 0
39 .0

77 .0 0
76 .0 0

76.00
72.50

65.5064.50-

8 8.0 0
85.0 0

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS B ----------NONMANUFACTURING -------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------

275
259
26

39.5
39.5
4 0 .0

64 .5 0
6 4 .0 0
6 2. 00

6 3 .0 0
6 3.0 0
6 4. 0 0

6 0 . 0 0 - 6 7 .5 0
5 9 . 5 0 - 6 7 .0 0
6 1 . 5 0 - 67 .0 0

CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS C ----------NUNMANUFACTURING --------------

163
141

39 .5
39.5

59 .0 0
5 8 .0 0

5 7.0 0
5 7.0 0

5 3 . 0 0 - 6 2 .5 0
5 3 . 0 0 - 6 1. 0 0

CLERKS, ORDER ------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------NCNMANUFAC T U R IN G -------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------

208
56
152
53

39.5
40.0
3 9. 5
38.5

8 0. 00
82 .0 0
79.0 0
66 .5 0

84 .0 0
75.0 0
9 0 .5 0

6 6 . 5 0 - 9 3. 0 0
7 0 . 0 0 - 9 4 .0 0
6 4 . 5 0 - 9 2 .5 0
6 1 . 0 0 - 71.00

CLERKS, PAYROLL --------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------NCNMANUFAC TU RI N G -------------P U d L lt U T I L I T I E S 3----------RETAIL TRADE------------------

279
108
171
27
50

4 0 .0
40 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

8 9 .0 0
9 0 .5 0
87 .5 0
108.50
78.50

90.50
8 7.0 0
112.00
76.50

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS----------MANUFACTURING -------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------

330
58
272
105

39.5
4 0 .0
39.5
4 0 .0

7 7. 50
77 .00
7 7 .5 0
71 .00

7 5. 5 0
76.0 0
75.5 0
7 0.0 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A
MANUFACTURING -------------------NONMANUFAC T L R I N G -------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3-----------

373
91
282
51

39.5
4 0. 0
39 .5
4 0. 0

8 5 .5 0
8 5 .0 0
100.50

83.50
8 7. 5 0
8 2 .5 0
102 .50

7 5 . 0 0 - 9 7.5 0
76.00101.00
7 5 . 0 0 - 96 .0 0
97 .0 0 108.00

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B
MANUFACTURING -------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3-----------

404
76
328
141

39. 5
4 0. 0
39. 5
40.0

76.0 0
8 1 .0 0
75 .00
83 .0 0

73.00
8 1 .0 0
71 .5 0
8 0 .0 0

6 6 . 0 0 - 8 3.0 0
7 3 .5 0 - 8 7.5 0
6 4 . 5 0 - 79.50
66.00104.00

OFFICE G I R L S --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------

121
116

39. 0
39 .0

59 .5 0
6 0 .0 0

5 9.0 0
59.50

5 6 . 0C- 65 .5 0
5 6 . 0C- 6 5 .0 0

9 9. 0 0

88.5095.008 6 .0094.508 6.50-

SECRETARIES----------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3----------RETAIL TRADE ------------------

See footn otes at end o f ta b le.




1,609
419
1,190
249

101

39.0
4 0 .0
3 9. 0
39.5
4 0. 0

88.00

9 9 .0 0

88.00

102.00 103.50
9 8 .0 0
108.00
9 3 .5 0

96 .5 0
109 .00
93 .5 0

60

-

-

60

65

^

CLERKS. ACCOUNTING. CLASS A
MANUFACTURING ------------------NGNMANUFACTLRING -------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------RETAIL TRADE ------------------

66.00

55

70

75

80

-

75

60

85

17

19
4
15

65
37
28
10
13

67
10
57

45

110

112

11
99

27
85
3
40

148
30
118
17
14

112

45

106
25
81
3
14

95
23
72

63
63
3

111
105
14

11

11
6
4

45
45

33
26

4

7
4

14

28
4
24
12

26
10
16
16

21
15
6
6

3

18

3

27
10
17

1

10

57

29
5
24
14

69

46
38

16

24

51
15

16

18

14

8 3.5 0
8 4.0 0
8 3.5 0
7 7 . 5C

11

6

16

14

16

58
30

61
4
57
23

15

45
45

22
22

28
26

10
59
19

100

105

105

17
5

115

-

110

22

35
17
18

110

-

115

30
16
14

45
7

-

120

35

31

17
17

30
15

18

120

1

125

125
-

130
-

130

135
-

135

140

145

- a n d
140

145

o ve r

14
5
9
4

6

41
71
11
16

9

120

53

37
83
5

1

15

21

2

32

13
4

28

1

27
26

15

9

13
6

4
4

6
6

-

3
3

-

-

-

6
5

2
2

3
3

-

-

-

-

-

-

6
4

8
2

2

1
1

6

89
8
-

2
23

69
14
55
15

55

2
92

22
70
3

6
45
26

81
-

35

47
10
37
15

32
5
27

34

16
3
13

25
5

2

9

46
15
31

29
4
25

25
13
12

23
17

1

1

—
—
15

11

5
5
-

—
—
-

-

-

7
2

1

17
17

11
2
9

1

51
25
26
15

13

25
3

41
10
31
10

12

7

18

31

4
4

18
18

30
30

202

174
96
78
19
10

2 79
141
138
23
4

6

23

12

12

7
7
-

19

28
16

—
-

2
11
9

3 - 1

1
1
140

22
54
17

12
3

20

12

2
2

11
11

-

1

1

14

100

12
11

51
50
9

1

95
-

95

17

15
15

12

90

11

44

90
-

11

3

63
55

85
-

8

79.00101.00
8 1.50102.50
7 5 . 5C- 9 9 .0 0
107.50114.00
7 0 . 5 0 - 86.5 0

1C8.50
108.00
109.00
123.50
102.00

70

8

84 .0 0 107.50
84 .0 0 107.50
83 .5 0 1C8.00
103.50117.00
8 1 . 0 0 - 8 9.0 0

69.5069.0069.506 3 . 5C-

65
-

118
10
6

157

21

136
5
16

195
59
136
25
23

35
167

21
13

129
24
105
25
6

51

2
49
15

52
9
43
25

21
18
15

1

20

14

14
3
19
15

LI
8

6
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
( A v e r a g e s tr a ig h t- ti m e we ekl y hours and earnings f o r sele cte d occupations studied on an a re a basis
by industry division, D en ver , C o l o . , D e c e m b e r 1964)

Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Number
Sex, occupation, and industry division

of

wodcers

Average
weekly
hours1
standard)

Number of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of—
$

Mean2

Median2

1l

V1

Si

Si

t

i;

$

it

$
*
ii
105 110 115

1

$
$
S
S
$
125 130 135 140 145

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

-

-

60
38

119
44
75
17

73
49
24

90
65
25

31

10

1

-

63

10

1

11

20

12

31
31

-

-

9

1

-

-

1

1'

78
32
46
9
1*

63

-

55
3
52
7

1 01

-

5
5
-

110

-

74
31
43

84
35
49

34

16

25
3

16

3

3

-

28

32
18
14

14

8

2

1

12

22
21

16
15

1
2

1

2
1
1

10

22

5

4

19
3
3

-

5
5

2
2
2

11

13

1

Under
50
S
and
50
under

Middle range2

1t

1

120

and
115

120

125

130

145 over

135

140

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

—
-

-

_
_
_
-

_
_
-

WOMEN - CONTINUED
$
83.50
86.50
82.00
92.50
78.00

796
267
529
139
65

39.5
40.0
39.0
40.0

STENOGRAPHERS* SENIOR----------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES 3----------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------------

556
175
381
77
37

39.0 8 8 . 0 0
40.0
88.50
39.0 87.50
40.0 104.50
40.0
78.00

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS------------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES 3----------------------OCTAII TftAAF
-KCIA1L
IKAUC

318
61
257
26

41.0
40.0
41.5
40.0
l.U

STENOGRAPHERS. GENERAL --------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NGNMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES 34-----------------------

68

326

^U.3

73.00
90.00
69.00

$
84.50
88 .0 0

81.00
96.00
83.00
8 6 .0 0

87.00
85.00
110.00

81.00

11

_
—
-

_
-

_
-

24

14

39

57

23

-

-

-

-

1
22

03. U

e«i.uu

SWITCHBOARD 0PERAT0R-RECEPT10N1STSMANUFAC TURING-------------------------------NQNMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES 3----------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------------------------

206
39
55

39.5
40.0
39.5
39.5
40.5

79.00
76.50
80.50
90.50
72.00

76.00
74.50
77.50
97.00
64.50

67.00- 92.00
68.50- 90.50
65.00- 95.00
74.00-107.00
62.50- 79.50

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS*
CLASS B --------------------------------- ---------------------------------

25

40.0

91.50

88 .0 0

85.50- 97.00

TAEULATlNG-MACHINE CPERATCRS*
CLASS C -----------------------------------------------------------------

58

40.0

71.50

70.00

67.50- 76.00

161
143

39.0O J t U U
03«3U
39.0
73.50
72.00

63.50- 80.50

546
140
406
68

40.0
40.0
39.5
40.0

77.00
80.00
75.50
87.00

74.00
78.00
72.50
96.50

67.50- 86.00
72.50- 89.50
65.00- 84.00
66.50-1C1.50

54

«* U.3

fy .u u

o o.u u

?
qq
nn
I c U n n —. O
O a UU

39 5
40.0
39.5

69 00
72.00
68.50
67.50

68

50
70^50

a

6 8 .0 0

65.50- 81.00
63.00- 73.50
63.50- 72.50

12 0

-

110

78.50- 94.50
81.50- 94.00
77.00- 95.50
93.00-115.00
65.00- 84.00
60.00- 85.50
80.00-101.50
58.50- 81.00
94.00-107.00
Af)
OO
OU« RT- 70
lU«UU

100.00

71.00
87.50
64.50
99.00

$
$
71.50- 95.00
78.50- 95.00
68.50- 94.50
83.50-106.00

24
-

84

8

20

10

10

-

-

50
-

64

99
41
58

8

6

10

39
-

57
-

3

2'

11

56
5
51

63
35
28

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30

3

-

-

-

4

58

-

*
-

22

15
5

10

14
-

-

36
65
7

£'

2

3

17

3

2

16
3
13

31

32
13
19

29

11

1

11
20

-

1

4

6

23
-

3
8
6

6

3
7
7

2

2
2

1
1

2

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

—

-

1
1

-

-

-

—

-

-

-

-

—

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
-

1U

36
24

38

19

14

11

12

12
12

27

7

2
12
-

6

-

10

5

-

1

4

13

12

9

1

6

49
31
18

26

-

26
5
7

-

4

-

11
2

13
13

1
1

-

-

-

1

1

-

1

29

18

22

21

23

11

13

-

4

4

81
4
77
14

61

136
40
96

61
23
38

37
14
23

55
14
41

36
31

19

31

1

2

-

_

_

_

_

5

31

1

-

-

-

21

1

-

-

-

2
1

-

-

-

-

-

_

3

0
37

17
16

70
23
47

2
6

1

-

_

_
_

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS*
t' r-a r n ai
uClNC n AL

"

NUNMANUFACTURING

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

TYPISTS. CLASS A --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES 3-------------------------------U C M VI
K C 1 A 1L

T
1YP
T r l1J<;T
l J|.

f O A r\c
1InAUC

ft il AACC
JO

a
P

, ,r —

------ 1
—

—i— ■-

MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------RETAIL TRADE — __
_____

629
89
540
54

69.00

/l c

nn—

in

7 nn- 74 nn

8
-

4

-

-

-

4

-

_
-

-

15
15
22
22
-

*

1

10

119

5
5

2

12

71

107

1

12

49
11

160
24
136

135
18
117

1

36

4
14
2
12

4

2

_
3

1

1 Standard hours r e f le c t the w or kw eek fo r which em pl oye es r e c e i v e their reg ul ar s tra ig h t- ti m e sa la rie s and the earnings c o rre spo nd to these w eekly hours.
2 The m ean is computed f o r each job by totaling the earnings of all w o r k e rs and dividing by the number o f w o r k e r s .
The median designates position— half of the e mp loy ee s surve ye d r e c e i v e m o r e
than the rate shown; half r e c e i v e le ss than the rate shown.
The middle range is defined by 2 rates of pay; a fourth of the w o r k e rs earn less than the lo w e r of these rates and a fourth earn m o r e than the
higher rate.
3 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.
4 W or k er s w e r e d istributed as f o l lo w s : 6 at $ 150 to $ 155; and 1 at $ 160 to $ 165.




7
Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s tr a ig ht - ti m e w eekly hours and earnings f o r select ed occupations studied on an a r ea basis
by industry division, Den ver , C o l o . , D e c e m b e r 1964)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

Nu mber of w o r k e r s r ec e iv in g s tra ig h t- ti m e wee kl y earnings of—
$

$
85

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

%

$

90

95

100

$
105

$
110

$

$
115

$
120

$
125

$
130

135

$ $
140

145

95

ICC

105

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

150

2

10
5

10
7

10
10

4
4

6
5

and
under
90

|

Sex, occupation, and industry divis ion

Number
of
workers

..

-----

o o

.

*

(REGISTERED)

CO

NURSES, INDUSTRIAL
U AtulC ArTlIft l i i r
n A M U r A L 1 U K IN b

O O

WOMEN
$
$
107.50 106.00
106.00 106.50

$
$
9 9 .5 0 - 1 1 4 . 5 0
1 0 1 .0 0 - 1 1 2 . 0 0

1
- 2

1
-

1
-

1
-

l
-

-

1
-

1 Standard hours r e fl e c t the wo rk w ee k f o r which e m p lo yee s r e c e i v e their re gu la r st ra ig h t- ti m e s a la ri es and the earnings corres pon d to these w ee kl y hours.
2 F o r definition of te rm s, see footnote 2, table A - l .




Data w e r e not co ll ect ed f o r dra ft sm en and t r a c e r s due to the r e v i s io n o f occupational
descr ipt ions , which w e r e re v i s e d to facil it at e i m p ro ve d cla ssific atio n.
(See appendix A . )
It was not fe a si bl e to c o lle c t earnings data by m a i l the f i r s t y e a r ; h ow ever, earnings data
fo r dr a ft sm e n and t r a c e r s w i l l be coll ect ed by p ers on al v i s i t and published next ye a r.

8
Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly hou rs and ea rn in g s fo r s e le c te d o ccu p ation s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
by in d u stry d iv is io n , D e n v e r, C o l o . , D e c e m b e r 1964)

Weekly
(standard)

CFFICE OCCUPATIONS
6 ILLfckS. MACHINE ( B I L L IN G
MACHINE) ---------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTUKING ---------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-----------------------BI LLERS, MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) ---------------------------------------------NCNMANUFAC T L R I N G ---------------------------RETAIL TRACE ------------------------------BOCKKtEP ING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A -----------------------------------------------NCNMANUFAC T L R I N G --------------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------------

Occupation and industry d iv i s i o n

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
$
80 .5 0

116

4 0 .0

10 5

4 C .0

80 .0 0

38

4 0.0

9 2 .0 0

75
39
25

4 0 .0

7 1 .0 0

4 0 .0
4 0.0

69 .0 0
6 3 .0 0

96

4 0 .0

8 4 .5 0

78

4 0 .0

8 6 .0 0

37

39.5

87 .5 0

-

Number
of
workers

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

CLERKS, PAYROLL ----------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMDNUFACTU'RING---------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2 -----------------------RETAIL T R A D E -------------------------------

308
127
181
35
5C

4 0 .0
4 0 .C
40.0
40.0
40.0

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS -----------------------MANLFACTUR I N G --------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------RETAIL T R A D E -------------------------------

337
60
277
105

3 9 .5
40.0
39.5
40.0

DUPLICATING-MACHINE CPERATCRS
( MIMECGRAPH OR DIT TO) ----------------------

7 7 .5 0
77.00
7 7 .5 0
7 1 .0 0

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -----------MANUFAuTURING --------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-----------------------RETAIL TRAUE -------------------------------

8 0 . 5C

248
55

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

19 3
91

4 0 .0
4 0 .5

763

40 .0
4 0 .0

104.00

168
5 75
95
93

4 0.0
4 0 .0
41 .0

105.50
109.00
65 .5 0

39.5

8 0 .0 0

4 0 .C
39 .0

81 .5 0
7 9 . OC
94 .5 0

1 ,075

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS A -----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

66

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS B -----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------------

275
259
26

4 0.0

CLERKS, URCER --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMANUFAC T U R I N G --------------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------------

m anu factu ring

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

NCNMANUFACTURING

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -----------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NLNMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-----------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------------

CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS C -----------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPIICNISTSMANUFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-----------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------IABULAT ING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A -------------------------------------------------------------------

30

283
792
96
166

56

4 0.0
4 0 .0

8 0 .0 0
78 .5 0
80 .5 0
75 .5 0

100.50

72.50

39.0
39 .0

7 7 .5 0
76 .5 0

39.5

6 4 .5 0

3 9.5

6 4 .0 0
6 2 .0 0

166

39.5

5 9 .0 0

25
14 1

4 0 .0

62 .0 0

3 9 .5

58 .0 0

414

4 0 .0

8 8 .0 0

102

4 0.0

8 6 .0 0

312
69

4 0 .0

8 8 .5 0

39.0

7 5 .5 0

KEYPUNCh UPERATCRS, CLASS A -----------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NUNMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2------------------------

379
91
288
57

39.5
40.0
3 9 .5
40.0

86.00
8 8 .0 0
8 5 .0 0
1 01 .0 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B -----------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2------------------------

404
76
328
141

3 9 .5
40.0
3 9 .5
40.0

OFFICE BOYS AND GIRLS------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2------------------------

272
40
232
39

SECRETARIES -----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-----------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------------

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

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

323
61

4 1 .0
4 0.0

$
7 3 .5 0
90 .0 0

262
31

41 .5
4 0 .0

10 0 .0 0

68

4 1 .0

6 5 .5 0

69 .5 0

7 9.00

326

39 .5

120

4 0 .0

7 6 .5 0

206
39

39.5
39 .5

8 0 .5 0
9 0 .5 0

55

4 0 .5

72 .0 0

39.5

122.50

4 0.0
39 .0

125.00
119.50

13 5

39 .5

76
41
35

TABULATING-MACHINE CPERATCRS,
CLASS B ------------------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

39

4 0 .0

97 .5 0
104.00

100

3 9 .0

95 .0 0

7 6 .0 0
8 1 .0 0
7 5 .0 0
8 3.00

TABULAT ING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS C ------------------------------------------------------------------NGNMANUFAC T U R I N G ---------------------------------------

89
83

3 9 .5
39 .5

7 3 .5 0
73 .0 0

39 .5
40.0
39.5
4 0 .0

63.00
56.50
64.00
7 7 .0 0

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS*
G E NER AL ------------------------------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------

161
143

39 .0
3 9 .0

74 .5 0
7 3 .5 0

1 ,62 4
427
1 , 19 7
256
101

3 9 .0
40.0
39.0
39.5
40.0

99.00
1 02 .0 0
9 8 .0 0
1 08 .5 0
93.50

T Y P I S T S , CLASS A ---------------------------------------------MANLFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMANUFAC T U K I N G ---------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-----------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------------

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ---------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NUNMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-----------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------------

802
267
535
145
65

39 .5
40.0
39.0
40.0
40.5

84.00
8 6 . 5C
82.50
93.00
7 8 .0 0

T Y P IS T S , CLASS B --------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------------

STENUGRAPHERS, S E N I O R -----------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-----------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------------

562
175
387
33
37

29 .5
4 0.U
3 9 .0
40.0
40.0

88.00
8 8 .5 0
6 8 .0 0
1 0 4 .5 0
7 8 .0 0

569

4 0.0

7 8.00

143
426

4 0 .0
39 .5

80 .0 0
77 .0 0
9 1 .0 0

88

4 0 .0

54

4 0.5

79 .0 0

629

3 9 .5

6 9 .0 0

89

4 0 .0

7 2 .0 0

54C

39.5

6 8 .5 0

54

4 0 .0

6 7 .5 0

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) ----MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

Standard h ours r e f l e c t the w o r k w e e k f o r which e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e the ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s and the earn ing s c o r r e s p o n d to the se w e e k ly hours,
Tr an sp or ta ti on , com mu nica tio n, and oth er public uti li ti es.




Number
of
workers

CONTINUED

$
8 9 . 5C SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS-----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------------91.00
NONMANUFAC T U R I N G -------------------------------------8 9 .0 0
PUBLIC U T I L I I I E S 2 --------------------------------1 10 .0 0
RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------78.50

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
MAN L FACT UK I N G --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------K t T A I L TRADE -------------------------------

Occupation and indu str y d iv is i o n

CFFICE OCCUPATIONS -

CONTINUED

o
o

Occupation and industry di vi si o n

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

Average

Average

Average
Number
of
workers

45

4 0 .0

107.50

34

4 0 .0

106.00

9
Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t- tim e h o u rly e a rn in g s fo r m e n in s e le c te d o ccu p ation s studied on an a r e a b a sis
by in d u stry d iv is io n , D e n v e r, C o lo . , D e c e m b e r 1964)
Hourly earnings 1

Occupation and indu st ry d i vi si on

Number
of
workers

1
Mean 2

Median 2

Middle range 2

%

$

1.9 0

2.00

2 . 1 0 2 .2 0

and
under

_

2.00

$
3 .14

$
3 .08
3 .2 7

2 .1 0

$

l

Nu m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t -t i m e hourly earn ing s of—

$

$

2.3C 2 . 4 0

-

-

-

-

-

2.70

2.80

2.90

3 .0 0

3.10

3.20

3.30

3.40

3.50

-

-

10

-

10

26
6
20

9
3
6

25
16
9

1
l
-

19
19
-

31
31
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3 .3 3

3 .1 4 -

3 .3 9

-

-

-

-

-

-

3 .3 2

3 .0 9 -

3 .3 7

“

-

-

-

-

2 .8 5 -

3 .5 4
2 .9 5

15
15

5
5

4
4

5
5

5
5
-

2 .8 2 -

3 .1 6

-

-

_

3 .1 1

2 .8 2 -

3.17

-

-

1
1

3
3

-

2 .5 2
2 .44

2 .4 1 -

2.5 8
2 .61

2
-

-

2 . 20-

-

2 .9 9

2 .8 8 -

3 .1 8

-

2 .99

2 .8 8 -

3.1 8

-

3 .3 1
3 .27

3 .0 6 3 .0 5 -

3.36
3 .3 5

-

-

-

—

~

~

3 .3 2
3 .0 9

3 .1 2 -

3.36

3 .1 3

2 .8 8 -

3 .3 3

3 .3 2
3 .3 4

3 .1 8 3 .3 0 -

3.3 6
3 .3 7

-

-

524

3 .28
3 .3 3

-

MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE ---------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

287
284

3 .13
3 .1 3

3 .0 7
3 .07

3 .0 2 3 .0 2 -

3.33
3.33

-

-

-

-

-

OILERS ---------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

57
57

2 .6 7

2 .7 3

2 .5 1 -

2 .8 2

-

_

2 .67

2 .7 3

2 .5 1 -

2 .8 2

-

-

3.26

ENGINEERS, STATIONARY -----------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------N l N M A N U F A C I U K I N G ----------------------------

31 3
206

3.13

3.2 6

3 .3 8

3 .3 7

3 .2 1 -

3 .6 5

10 7

2 .6 6

2 .7 3

2 .2 6 -

FIREMEN, STATICNAKY BOILER -------------MAN L FACT UR I N G ---------------------------------

51

2 .9 4

2 .8 9

47

2 .95

HELPEkS, MAINTENANCE TRADES -----------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

84
34

2 .4 8
2 .4 3

MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS, TOCLRCCM —
MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

84

3 .0 3

84

3.03

279

3 .21
3.2 0

738
69

3.27

669

MACHINISTS, MAINTENANCE -------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NUNMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBL IC UT I L I T I E S 3------------------------

256

-

and

3.70

3.8C

over

-

-

-

-

3
3
-

5
5

22
16

54
94

-

33
-

11
9

3
3

_

5
5
-

18
18

5
5

8
8

18
8
10

16
4
12

1?
5
7

24
23
1

30
17
13

57
56
l

_
-

24
24
-

35
35
-

_
-

-

23
20
3

-

_

3
3

2
2

18
14

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

4
4

-

-

20
20

-

-

-

-

-

-

26
26

17
17

13
13

9
9

l
1

6
6

3
3

8
8

_

_

12
12

-

88
88

15
15

10
10

139
116

6
6

1
1

_

_

“

”

~

1
1

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

34
3

14
9

-

1
l

-

1
1

2
2

4
4

“

-

-

-

-

-

6
6
-

24
15
9
1

2
2
-

146
13
133
35

33
33
21

72
12
60
60

436
18
418
391

12
12
12

4
4
4

3
3
-

-

-

12
12

7
7

1
1

9
9

1
1

16
16

138
138

4
3

19
18

35
34

5
5

_

40
40

17
17

16
16

_

-

3

9
9

3
3

21
21

27
26

-

-

54
54

1
1

5d
58

89
89

_
-

40
40

24
24

31
31

8
8

13
12

3
3

“
_

2
2

-

12
12

8
8

2
2

-

_

_

45

2 .6 6 -

3.3 1

-

-

-

-

3 .2 1 -

3 .35

-

-

-

-

P I PE F IT TE R S, MAINTENANCE -----------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

20 8
208

3.25
3 .2 5

3 .2 8
3 .2 8

3 .0 9 3 .0 9 -

3 .35
3.35

_

_

_

_

“

-

TCUL ANC DIE MAKERS --------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

224

3 .3 8
3.38

3 .4 0
3 .3 9

3 .1 3 3 .1 3 -

3.6 4
3 .6 4

_

1
l

“
1
1

-

_

1
1

_

8
8

_

-

-

_
-

-

~

3 .0 9
3 .2 9




-

7
7

-

and lat e shifts.

-

3.60

44
39

“

3 .0 4
3.26

Exc lude s p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w eeken ds, ho lidays,
F o r def ini tio n of t e r m s , see footnote 2, table A - l .
T ran sp or tat ion , com munication, and ot her public utili ti es.

-

-

-

59

223

-

_

-

112

manufacturing

-

2
2

17
7

-

-

$
3.8C

2
2

8
6

-

-

$

4
3

-

-

-

!

1
1

9
9

MAINTENANCE -----------------------------------------------

PAINTERS,

s

3 . 5 0 3 . 6 0 3.7C

2.60

“

3 .3 0

i

-

-

176

t

2.5 C

-

223

$

2.4C

-

EL tC T R I C IA N S , MAINTENANCE ---------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

$

3.10 3.20 3.30 3.40

2.3C

-

2 .6 8

i

2.20

3 .3 5
3 .0 3

50

$

2.80 2.9 0 3.00

_

$
3.32

3 .2 3
2 .9 8

$

_

$
2 .8 5 -

129
79

$

_

3 .0 7 2 .8 1 -

CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE -------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NCNMANUFACTLRING ----------------------------

i

2.50 2 .6 0 2.70

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

2
~

2
-

_

_

-

-

2
2

2
2

-

96
56

_
-

-

_

_

10
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Denver C olo., December 1964)
Hourly earnings2

Occupation1 and industry division

ELEVATCR OPERATORS*
( WOMEN I -----------------NCNMANUFACTIRING -----------------RETAIL TRAO E --------------------GUARCS AND WATCHMEN -----------MANUFACTURING -----------------NGNMANUFACTURING -----------GUARCS:
MANUFACTURING
WATCHMEN:
MANUFACTURING--------------------------------

Number
of
workers

66

61
53

Mean3

$
1.59
1.62
1.68

Median3

Number of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings of—

Middle range3

$
1.94
1.95
1.95

$
1.311.3 11.38-

1.80- 2.74
2 .2 0 - 2.77
1.51- 2.20

-

454
272
1 B2

2.26
2.52
1.86

2.50
2.72
1.83

2 06

2.73

2.74

2 .7 1 - 2.78

$

S

1 .00

1.10

1.20

1 .10

1 .20

1.30 1.4C 1.50 1.60 1.70

Under
and
$
1 . 0 0 under

$
1.53
1.63
1.90

—
-

7
7
4

6
6

“

_
“

17
10

2

4
4

-

-

-

2

2
2

-

-

-

-

-

2,203
389
1*814
1,064
443

2 .66

2.50
2.69
2.93
2.36

2.70
2.50
2.73
3.05
2.36

2 .3 6 2 .0 5 2 .3 7 2 .6 72 .1 1 -

3.07
2.93
3.07
3.12
2.73

ORDER
FILLERS -----------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------

823
183
640
291

2.49
2.52
2.48
2.50

2.61
2.65
2.47
2.71

2 .3 3 2 .6 1 2 .3 2 2 .3 0 -

2.73
2.69
2.74
2.76

PACKERS, S H I P P I N G ------------------------MANUFACTURING--------------------------NGNMANUFACTURING ---------------------

311
238
73

2.17
2.19
2.09

2.18
2.13
2.23

1.83- 2.53
1.82- 2.60
1.99- 2.26

-

-

-

-

PACKERS, SHIPPING IWOPEN) ---------NCNMANUFACTURING ---------------------

162
66

2.08
1.95

2 .2 2

1.97- 2.26
1.67- 2.23

_

1.99

RECEIVING CLERKS --------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------NCNMANUFAC1LRING --------------------RETAIL TRACE -------------------------

257
57

2.37
2.51
2.33
2.30

2.45
2.63
2.41
2.39

2 .1 7 2 .4 5 2 .1 2 1.99-

-

-

-

-

2.56
2.56
2.53

2 .4 4 - 2.68
2 .4 2 - 2.67
2 .2 9- 2.73

2.75
2.54
2.83

2 .5 1 - 2.87
2 .3 8 - 2.60
2 .7 0- 2.92

-

2.63
2.48
2.71

See footnotes at end of table.




-

-

LABORERS* MATERIAL HANDLING
MANUFACTURING -------------------NGNMANUFACTURING
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4-----------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------

118
42
76

-

-

1.72- 1.79
1.62- 2.39

SHIPPING ANC RECEIVING CLERKS
MANUFACTURING ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------

-

-

1.76
1.69

33

-

-

1.76
1.91

2.54
2.52
2.50

-

-

390
25

12 2
1 01

-

-

JANITORS» PORTERS* AND CLEANERS
( WOMEN) ---------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING--------------------------------

123

12

10

2.27
1.58

SHIPPING CLERKS ------NCNMANUFACTURING
RETAIL TRADE —

32
13
19

80
7
73
38

1.59

200

9
9

-

2.10

2.67
2.86
2.64
2.73

23
23

12

7

14
5
9

45
45
-

1.612.C41.511.741.44-

1.6 8

1
1

-

1.80
2.34

2.3C
2.50
1.84
2.37
1.70

3
3
3

74
—
74
-

1 .6 1- 2.15

1.85
2.25
1.64

6

_

-

-

_

2

-

-

9
5
-

12

7
7

6
6

27
27
27
19
19

16
9
7

-

-

~

-

34
32
2

9
9

5

-

2

.70 2.80 2.9C 3.00 3.20 3.40

~
n
2

-

9

1

37
30
7

2

-

30

1

7
1
6

163
150
13

9
9

1

15C

7

6

-

-

1
1

3
3
-

18
18
-

-

-

“

_

_

2

6

2

5

9

272
-

48
-

18

1
1

-

21

29
15
14
14

75
18
57
23

56
18
38
17

8

13

17

39

-

5
3
3

2
11
11

16
16

31
31
24

21

18

6

11

6

13
7

17
15

“

17
4

37
37

6

2

30
27
3

49

-

14
14

5
4

10
8

8
6

1

14

100

-

12

16

8
-

8
-

13

8

8

13

8

8

2

6
6

2

4
4
4

9
9
1

4

9
9

_

24

-

20

-

4

1

9
8

2

1

-

14
-

18
18
18

-

3
3
3

-

_
-

10
10

61
40
21

-

6

1

8
1
6

1

1

1

_

4
-

-

-

-

_

3

25

4

-

9

-

-

-

-

10

-

-

-

3
3

15
15

4

-

10
-

9

10

-

7
2

2

-

-

1

-

6

7

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

4
4

1
1

32
12
20

13

_

91
5
86

-

2

68

3
65
6

22

31

10

16
4

29
5

12
12

42
42
*
49
-

-

3

2
2

_

_

9

-

-

-

9

108
90
18
13
**

7
5

5
5

187
9
178
35
103

1 20

111

107
107

5
106
46
5
5

78
42
30
9

78
10
6

4

-

“

~

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

345
83
262
260

277

12

4
8
1
2

2

2

275
5
165

22
22

-

72 7
727
727

2
2

80
80
-

-

-

1

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

1

-

-

-

6

_

-

130
106
24

9
9

27
27

6
6

-

-

-

-

36

40
18

12
-

-

22
10

12
12

29
4
25

-

12
12
-

8

18
9
9
9

21

-

-

-

27

21

12
6

_

_

16
9

1C
1C
1C

3

20

28
28

_

_

-

~

~

-

-

15

32
7
25

-

4

10
-

_

4

10

5

-

36

12

-

291
37
254
162

-

_

-

7
3
4
“

4
4
30
4
26
13

88

5

2

30

21

174
113
61
60
~

~

_
~

-

15
15

-

5
5

13
13
-

-

57
42
15

175
16
159

6

-

27

-

288
28
2 60
9
54

-

6

44
35
9
9

9

13

Ill
5
106
34
59

-

*

2.40 2.50 2.60

154
96
58
31

36
31

_

2;.30

-

20

15
15

2 .20

i
$
t
$
S
$
$
%
$
2.30 2.40 2.50 2 .60 2.7C 2.80 2.90 3.00 3.20

34
26

57

8

24
24

2 .10

i
2!. 2 0

190
9
181
4
7

5
24
4
-

-

—
-

2 .0 0

5
4

1

-

-

80 1.90

2
2
2

-

2.06

1,790
60 7
1* 183
181
259

1.

6

4

35
35
~

1.86

J A M TORS* PORTERS* AND CL EAN ERS ---MANUFACTURING -------------------------------N0NMANUFAC7LRING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4---------------------RETAIL TRAOE ------------------------------

66

$
S
$
$
$
S
$
$
%
1.30 1.40 1.50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2 . 0 0 2M O

$

_
_

2

13

28
28

6

_

18
18

~
_

_
_

5

11
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
(A v e r a g e s tr a ig h t-tim e h ou rly earn in gs fo r s e le c te d occupations studied on an a re a basis
by in du stry d iv is io n , D en ver, C olo. , D e c e m b e r 1964)

Number of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings of—

Hourly earnings

$
S
$
*
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Under 1.00 1.10 1.20 1.3C 1.40 1.50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2 . 0 0 2.1 0 2 . 2 0 2.30 2.40 2.50 2.60 2.70 2.80 2.90 3.00 3.20
$

O cc up ati on12 and industry division

of
workers

Mean3

Median3

Middle range3

$

1.00

2,698
652
2 , 0A6

$
2.77
2.67
2.80

$
2.79
2.70
2.83

$
2 .5 9 2 .5 6 2 .6 0 -

$
3.10
2.87
3.13

RETAIL TRAOE-------------------------------------------

A59

2.60

2.59

2 .5 2 - 2.90

IRUCKCRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1-1/2 TONS) -------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------RETAIL TRAOE-------------------------------------------

A23
130
293
30

2.A3
2.34
2.47
1.71

2.51
2.44
2.54
1.75

2 .0 9 2 .0 3 2 .1 8 1.56-

TRUCKCRIVERS, MEDIUM (1-1/2 TC
AND INCLUDING A TONS) -----------------------MANUFACTURING
- ----------------NCNHANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES 4 ----------------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------------------

1*162
240
922
599
130

2 .74
2 .7 3

2.70
2.67
2.73
2.92
2.52

2 .6 1 - 3.07
2 .6 0 - 3.12
2 .6 8 - 3.15
2 .2 7 - 2.55

3.05
3.09

3.11
2.80
3.12
3.14

2 .9 4 2 .7 5 2 .9 6 3 .1 1-

2.71

2.81

?»* ** »— ? . f l f

2.70
2.56
2.80
3.04

2.69
2.62
2.76
3.14

TRUCKCRIVERS• HEAVY (OVER A TCNS,
TRAILER T Y P E )-------------------------------MANUFACTURING--------------------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES 4-------------------------------TRUCKCRIVERS* HEAVY (CVER A TCNS,
OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) ----------------TRUCKERS* POWER (FORKLIFT) ------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES 4 -----------------------

1
2
3
4
5

704
58
6A6

A85
268
362
153
209
75

2.75
2.90
2.39
3.03
2.8 6

2.76
2.68
2.76
1.85

-

$

1.20

L. 30 1.4C 1.50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2 . 0 0 2 . 1 0 2.20 2 .30 2.40 2.50 2.60 2.70 2.80 2.90 3.00 3.20 3.40

and
under
1.10

TRUCKCR1VERS 5 -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING-------------------------------NUNMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

i

-

-

3
—
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

—
-

13
4
9

21

-

18
7

20

-

8

11

20

11

12

5
16

11

20

9

8

4

4
4

11

1

9
20
8
12

3

-

-

-

-

6
-

17
7

-

11

6

10

-

-

8

4

-

3
3
-

-

9

-

14

1

_

_

9

_

14

-

-

-

-

1
-

9

-

-

1

9

42
28
14

8

4

21

18

-

21

6
12

1
1
-

56
15
41

55
19
36

-

-

~

11

-

14
5
9

34
28

-

40

156
24
132

27

-

-

6
6

55
16
39

283
85
198
5
156

21
21

20
20
4

6

351
135
216
190
22

316
55
261
153
24

307
151
156
5
61

190
55
135
60
75

786
53
733
6 70
37

15
15

40

-

40

-

-

7
7

91
5

7
7

-

86

-

-

2 .4 8 2 .3 4 2 .7 0 3.1 2-

3.16
2.99
3.16
3.18

2.79
2.67
3.12
3.17

-

-

-

7

8

-

37

35

91

69

310

92

94

33

42

7

8

_

27

20

91

53

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

92
52

80
5

34
34

283
273

-

*

5

-

27

8

4

52

203
190
13

-

11

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

13

-

-

-

-

-

-

13

-

-

-

~

-

-

113
3C
83
55

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

? _ a ?—
1

11
10
1
-

69

45
6

39
39

3
3
_

325

1
1
_
-

105
5

421
11

2

100

410
362

39
39

66
_

16
16

66
66

-

25

41

.

1
.
-

-

-

-

-

Data limited to men workers except where otherwise indicated.
Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
For definition of terms, see footnote 2, table A - l.
Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.
Includes all drivers regardless of size and type of truck operated.




3
3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5
5

5
5
-

-

-

2
2
-

37

17
15

31

21

16

2

29
7

2

11
10
1

81
77

91

4

51

l

1

-

_
_

_
_

-




Appendix A. Changes in Occupational Descriptions

Draftsman. The revised descriptions for draftsman (class A, B,
and C; and draftsman-tracer) replace the previous designations for drafts­
man (leader, senior, and junior; and tracer) and emphasize the distinction
between drafting and design skills. Therefore, if data are presented for
any of these occupations, such data are not comparable to data previously
published. In areas where current employment and earnings information
was collected largely by m ail this year and will be collected by a personal
visit by Bureau field economists next year, data for these occupations will
be presented next year.

Since the Bureau's last survey, occupational descriptions for
draftsman and switchboard operator were revised in order to obtain salary
information for more specific categories.
Switchboard operator. The revised description for switchboard
operator arranges these workers into two defined classes (A and B) instead
of a single category, clarifying the criteria of types of calls handled and
types of information provided. The combination of class A and class B
data, where both are published, is comparable to the single designation,
if previously published.




The revised occupational descriptions are included in appendix B.

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Appendix B. Occupational Descriptions

The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau's wage surveys is to assist its field
staff in classifying into appropriate occupations workers who are employed under a variety of payroll titles
and different work arrangements from establishment to establishment and from area to area* This permits
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 instructed to exclude working supervisors,
apprentices, learners, beginners, trainees, handicapped, part-time, temporary, and probationary woikers*
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 woxk 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 type­
writer 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, balance dieets,
and other records by hand*

Biller* machine (billing machine)* Uses a special billing ma­
chine (Moon Hopkins, Elliott Fisher, Burroughs, e t c ., which are
combination typing and adding machines) to prepare bills and invoices
from customers' purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping
memorandums, etc* Usually involves application of predetermined
discounts and flipping charges and entry of necessary extensions,
which may or may not be computed on the billing machine, and
totals which are automatically accumulated by machine. The oper­
ation 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, cus­
tomers' 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, e t c ., which
may or may not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare customers' bills
as part of the accounts receivable operation. Generally involves the
simultaneous entry of figures on customers' ledger record. The ma­
chine 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 bookkeeping.
Works from uniform and standard types of sales and credit slips*




CLERK, ACCOUNTING
Class A* Under general direction of a bookkeeper or accountant,
has responsibility for keeping one or more sections of a complete set
of books or records relating to one phase of an establishment's busi­
ness transactions. Work involves posting and balancing subsidiary

15

16

CLERK, ACCOUNTING—Continued
ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts payable;
examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper accounting
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 accounting clerks.
Class B. Under supervision, performs one or more routine ac­
counting operations such as posting simple journal vouchers or accounts
payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers; reconciling
bank accounts; and posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by general
ledgers, or posting simple cost accounting data. This job does not
require a knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping principles but
is found in offices in which the more routine accounting work is
subdivided on a functional basis among several woikers.
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 simple
(subject matter) headings or partly classified material by finer sub­
headings. 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 classi­
fication system ( e .g ., alphabetical, chronological, or numerical).
As requested, locates readily available material in files and forwards
material; and may fill out withdrawal charge. Performs 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




CLERK, ORDER—Continued
to make up the order; checking prices and quantities of items on order
sheet; and distributing order sheets to respective departments to be filled.
May check with credit department to determine credit rating of customer,
acknowledge receipt of orders from customers, followup 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 necessary
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 woiker's name, working days, time,
rate, deductions for insurance, and total wages due. May make out paychecks and assist paymaster in making up and distributing pay envelopes.
May use a calculating machine.
COMPTOMETER OPERATOR
Primary duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform mathe­
matical computations. This job is not to be confused with that of statis­
tical or other type of clerk, which may involve frequent use of a Comp­
tometer but, in which, use of this machine is incidental to performance
of other duties.
DUPLICATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR DITTO)
Under general supervision and with no supervisory responsibilities,
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.
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

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KEYPUNCH OPERATOR—Continued

STENOGRAPHER, SENIOR

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.

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 setup and maintain files, keep records, etc.

Class B. Under close supervision or following specific procedures
or instructions, transcribes data from source documents to punched
cards. Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combination
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 of data to be punched.
Problems arising from erroneous items or codes, missing information,
e t c ., are referred to supervisor.

OR

OFFICE BOY OR GIRL
Performs various routine duties such as running errands, operating
minor office machines such as sealers or mailers, opening and distributing
mail, and other minor clerical work.

Performs stenographic duties requiring significantly greater inde­
pendence and responsibility than stenographers, general as evidenced by
the followings Work requires high degree of stenographic speed and accu­
racy; and a thorough working knowledge of general business 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,
e tc .; composing simple letters from general instructions; reading and
routing incoming mail; and answering routine questions, etc. Does not
include transcribing-machine work.

SECRETARY

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR

Performs secretarial and clerical duties for a superior in an ad­
ministrative or executive position. Duties include making appointments
for superior; receiving people coming into office; answering and 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.

Class A. Operates a single- or multiple-position telephone
switchboard handling incoming, outgoing, intraplant or office calls. Per­
forms full telephone information service or handles complex calls, such
as conference, collect, overseas, or similar calls, either in addition to
doing routine work as described for switchboard operator, class B, or as a
full-time assignment. (’’Full" telephone information service occurs when
the establishment has varied functions that are not readily understandable
for telephone information purposes, e. g . , because of overlapping or
interrelated functions, and consequently present frequent problems as to
which extensions are appropriate for c alls.)

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.)




Class B. Operates a single- or multiple-position telephone
switchboard handling incoming, outgoing, intraplant or office calls. May
handle routine long distance calls and record tolls. May perform limited
telephone information service. ("Limited" telephone information service
occurs if the functions of the establishment serviced are readily under­
standable for telephone information purposes, or if the requests are routine,
e . g . , giving extension numbers when specific names are furnished, or
if complex calls are referred to another operator.)

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SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONIST
In addition to performing duties of operator on a single position
or monitor-type switchboard, acts as receptionist and may also type or
perform routine clerical woik as part of regular duties. This typing or
clerical work may take the major part of this worker*s time while at
switchboard.

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATOR— Continued
specific instructions. May include simple wiring from diagrams and
some filing woik. The work typically involves portions of a work
unit, for example, individual sorting or collating runs or repetitive
operations.

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL
TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATOR
Class A. Operates a variety of tabulating or electrical account­
ing machines, typically including such machines as the tabulator,
calculator, interpreter, collator, and others. Performs complete
reporting assignments without close supervision, and performs difficult
wiring as required. The complete reporting and tabulating assign­
ments typically involve a variety of long and complex reports which
often are of irregular or nonrecurring type requiring some planning
and sequencing of steps to be taken. As a more experienced oper­
ator, is typically involved in training new operators in machine
operations, or partially trained operators in wiring from diagrams
and operating sequences of long and complex reports. Does not
include working supervisors performing tabulating-machine operations
and day-to-day supervision of the work and production of a group of
tabulating-machine operators.
Class B. Operates more difficult tabulating or electrical account­
ing 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 wiring from
diagrams. The woik typically involves, for example, tabulations
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 pro­
cedures are well established. May also include the training of new
employees in the basic operation of the machine.
Class C. Operates simple tabulating or electrical accounting
machines such as the sorter, reproducing punch, collator, e t c ., with




Primary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal routine
vocabulary from transcrib ing - m a chine 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 woiker who takes dictation in
shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine is classified as a stenographer,
general.

TYPIST
Uses a typewriter to make copies of various material or to make
out bills after calculations have been made by another person. May in­
clude 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 dis­
tributing incoming mail.
Class A. Performs one or more of the following: Typing ma­
terial in final form when it involves combining material from several
sources or responsibility for correct spelling, syllabication, punctu­
ation, 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 of the followings Copy typing
from rough or clear drafts; routine typing of forms, insurance policies,
e tc .; and setting up simple standard tabulations, or copying more
complex tables already setup and spaced properly.

19

PROFESSIONAL

AND

TECHNICAL

D RAFTSMAN—Continue d

DRAFTSMAN
Class A. Plans the graphic presentation of complex items having
distinctive design features that differ significantly from established
drafting precedents. Works in close support with tiie design originator,
and may recommend minor design changes. Analyzes the effect of
each change on the details of form, function, and positional relation­
ships of components and parts. Works with a minimum of supervisory
assistance. Completed work is reviewed by design originator for con­
sistency with prior engineering determinations. May either prepare
drawings, or direct their preparation by lower level draftsmen.
Class B. Performs nonroutine and complex drafting assignments
that require the application of most of the standardized drawing tech­
niques regularly used. Duties typically involve such work ass Prepares
working drawings of subassemblies with irregular shapes, multiple
functions, and precise positional relationships between components;
prepares architectural drawings for construction of a building including
detail drawings of foundations, wall sections, floor plans, and roof.
Uses accepted formulas and manuals in making necessary computations
to determine quantities of materials to be used, load capacities,
strengths, stresses, etc. Receives initial instructions, requirements,
and advice from supervisor. Completed work is checked for technical
adequacy.
Class C. Prepares detail drawings of single units or parts for
engineering, construction, manufacturing, or repair purposes. Types
of drawings prepared include isometric projections (depicting three
dimensions in accurate scale) and sectional views to clarify positioning
of components and convey needed information. Consolidates details
from a number of sources and adjusts or transposes scale as required.
MAINTENANCE

Suggested methods of approach, applicable precedents, and advice on
source materials are given with initial assignments. Instructions are
less complete when assignments recur. Woik may be spot-checked
during progress.
DRAFTSMAN-TRACER
Copies plans and drawings prepared by others by placing tracing
cloth or paper over drawings and tracing with pen or pencil. (Does not
include tracing limited to plans primarily consisting of straight lines and
a large scale not requiring close delineation.)
and/or
Prepares simple or repetitive drawings of easily visualized items.
is closely supervised during progress.

Work

NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)
A registered nurse »who gives nursing service under general medical
direction 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 combination of 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; assisting in physical examinations and health evaluations
of applicants and employees; and planning and carrying out programs
involving health education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant en­
vironment, or other activities affecting the health, welfare, and safety
of all personnel.
AND

POWERPLANT

CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE

CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE—Continued

Performs the carpentry duties necessary to construct and maintain
in good repair building woodwoik and equipment such as bins, cribs,
counters, benches, partitions, doors, floors, stairs, casings, and trim made
of wood in an establishment. Woik involves most of the following: Plan­
ning and laying out of woik 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 woik; and selecting materials necessary for the
woik. In general, the work of the maintenance caipenter requires
rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal ap­
prenticeship or equivalent training and experience.




20

ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE

HELPER, MAINTENANCE TRADES— Continued

Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the in­
stallation, maintenance, or repair of equipment for the generation, dis­
tribution, or utilization of electric energy in an establishment. Work
involves most of the following: Installing or repairing any of a variety of
electrical equipment such as generators, transformers, switchboards, con­
trollers, circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, or other
transmission equipment; working from blueprints, drawings, layouts, or
other specifications; locating and diagnosing trouble in the electrical
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 training and
experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience.

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 helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade: In
some trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting, and holding m a­
terials and tools and cleaning working areas; and in others he is permitted
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 supply the
establishment in which employed with power, heat, refrigeration, or
air-conditioning. Work involves: Operating and maintaining equipment
such as steam engines, air compressors, generators, motors, turbines,
ventilating and refrigerating equipment, steam boilers and boiler-fed
water pumps; making equipment repairs; and keeping a record of operation
of machinery, temperature, and fuel consumption. May also supervise
these operations. Head or chief engineers in establishments employing
more than one engineer are excluded.

MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM
Specializes in the operation of one or more types of machine
tools, such as jig borers, cylindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes,
or milling machines, in the construction of machine-shop tools, gages,
jigs, fixtures, or dies. Work involves most of the following: Planning
and performing difficult machining operations; processing items requiring
complicated setups or a high degree of accuracy; using a variety of pre­
cision measuring instruments; selecting feeds, speeds, tooling, and oper­
ation sequence; and making necessary adjustments during operation to
achieve requisite tolerances or dimensions. May be required to recognize
when tools need dressing, to dress tools, and to select proper coolants
and cutting and lubricating oils. For cross-industry wage study purposes,
machine-tool operators, toolroom, in tool and die jobbing shops are ex­
cluded from this classification.
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.
HELPER, MAINTENANCE TRADES
Assists one or more workers in the skilled maintenance trades,
by performing specific or general duties of lesser skill, such as keeping




Produces replacement parts and new parts in making repairs of
metal parts of mechanical equipment operated in an establishment. Work
involves most of the following: Interpreting written instructions and speci­
fications; planning and laying out of work; using a variety of machinist's
handtools and precision measuring instruments; setting up and operating
standard machine tools; shaping of metal parts to close tolerances; making
standard shop computations relating to dimensions of woik, tooling, feeds,
and speeds of machining; knowledge of the working properties of the
common metals; selecting standard materials, parts, and equipment re­
quired for his work; and fitting and assembling parts into mechanical
equipment. In general, the machinist's woik normally requires a rounded
training in machine-shop practice usually acquired through a formal ap­
prenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

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MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE)

OILER

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 acquired
through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

Lubricates, with oil or grease, the moving parts or wearing sur­
faces of mechanical equipment of an establishment.

MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE
Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment of an establishment.
Work involves most of the following: Examining machines and mechanical
equipment to diagnose source of trouble; dismantling or partly dismantling
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 replacement part by a
machine shop or sending of the machine to a machine shop for major
repairs; preparing written specifications for major repairs or for the pro­
duction of parts ordered from machine shop; reassembling machines; and
making all necessary adjustments for operation. In general, the work of
a maintenance mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually
acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and ex­
perience. Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary
duties involve setting up or adjusting machines.
MILLWRIGHT
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 of the following: Planning and laying
out of the work; interpreting blueprints or other specifications; using a
variety of 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 experience
in the trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent train­
ing and experience.




PAINTER, MAINTENANCE
Paints and redecorates walls, woodwork, and fixtures of an es­
tablishment. Work involves the following: Knowledge of surface peculi­
arities 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 of the followings
Laying out of woik and measuring to locate position of pipe from drawings
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 and fastening
pipe to hangers; making standard shop computations relating to pressures,
flow, and size of pipe required; and making standard tests to determine
whether finished pipes meet specifications. In general, the woik of the
maintenance pipefitter requires rounded training and experience usually
acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and ex­
perience. Workers primarily engaged in installing and repairing building
sanitation or heating systems are excluded.
PLUMBER, MAINTENANCE
Keeps the plumbing system of an establishment in good order.
Work involves: Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding installation of vents
and traps in plumbing system; installing or repairing pipes and fixtures;
and opening clogged drains with a plunger or plumber’s snake. In general,
the work of the maintenance plumber requires rounded training and ex­
perience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience.

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TOOL AND DIE MAKER—Continued

SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE
Fabricates, installs, and maintains in good repair die sheet-metal
equipment and fixtures (such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves,
lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, metal roofing) of an establish­
ment. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out all
types of sheet-metal maintenance work from blueprints, models, or other
specifications; setting up and operating all available types of sheet-metalwoiking machines; using a variety of handtools in cutting, bending, form­
ing, shaping, fitting, and assembling; and installing sheet-metal articles
as required* In general, the work of the maintenance sheet-metal worker
requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal
apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience*
TOOL AND DIE MAKER

volves most of the following; Planning and laying out of work from models,
blueprints, drawings, or other oral and written specifications; using a
variety of tool and die maker's handtools and precision measuring instru­
ments, understanding of the working properties of 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 fabri­
cation as well as of finished tools and dies to achieve required qualities;
working to close tolerances; fitting and assembling of parts to prescribed
tolerances and allowances; and selecting appropriate 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.

(Die maker; jig maker; tool maker; fixture maker; gage maker)
Constructs and repairs machine-shop tools, gages, jigs, fixtures
or dies for forgings, punching, and other metal-forming work. Work inCUSTODIAL

AND

For cross-industry wage study purposes, tool and die makers in
tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification.

MATERIAL

MOVE ME NT

ELEVATOR OPERATOR, PASSENGER

JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER—Continued

Transports passengers between floors of an office building, apart­
ment 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.

or other establishment. Duties involve a combination of the following:
Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removing chips,
trash, and other refuse; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures; polishing
metal fixtures or trimmings; providing supplies and minor maintenance
services; and cleaning lavatories, showers, and restrooms. Workers who
specialize in window washing are excluded.

GUARD
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 of employees and
other persons entering.
JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER
(Sweeper; charwoman; janitress)
Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas
and washrooms, or premises of an office, apartment house, or commercial




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 of the following:
Loading and unloading various materials and merchandise on or from freight
cars, trucks, or other transporting devices; unpacking, shelving, or placing
materials or merchandise in proper storage location; and transporting ma­
terials or merchandise by handtruck, car, or wheelbarrow. Longshoremen,
who load and unload ships are excluded.

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ORDER FILLER
(Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman)
Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored
merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips, customers*
orders, or .other instructions. May, in addition to filling orders and in­
dicating items filled or omitted, keep records of outgoing orders, requi­
sition additional stock or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform
other related duties.
PACKER, SHIPPING
Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing them
in flipping containers, the specific operations performed being dependent
upon the type, size, and number of units to be packed, the type of con­
tainer employed, and method of shipment. Work requires the placing of
items in shipping containers and may involve one or more of the following:
Knowledge of various items of stock in order to verify content; selection
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.

TRUCKDRIVER
Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport ma­
terials, merchandise, equipment, or men between various types of es­
tablishments 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.
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 of sizes listed separately)
Truckdriver, light (under 1V2 tons)
Truckdriver, medium (IV2 to and including 4 tons)
Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type)
Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type)

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK

TRUCKER, POWER

Prepares merchandise for shipment, or receives and is responsible
for incoming shipments of merchandise or other materials. Shipping work
involves: A knowledge of shipping procedures, practices, routes, available
means of transportation, and rates; and preparing records of the goods
shipped, making up bills of lading, posting weight and shipping charges,
and keeping a file of shipping records. May direct or assist in preparing
the merchandise for shipment. Receiving work involves: Verifying or
directing others in verifying the correctness of shipments against bills of
lading, invoices, or other records; checking for shortages and rejecting
damaged goods; routing merchandise or materials to proper departments;
and maintaining necessary records and files.

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, workers are classified by type of truck,
as follows:
Trucker, power (forklift)
Trucker, power (other than foiklift)

For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows:
WATCHMAN
Receiving clerk
Shipping clerk
Shipping and receiving clerk




Makes rounds of premises periodically in protecting property
against fire, theft, and illegal entry.




Available On Request-----The fifth annual report on salarie s for accountants, auditors, attorneys, chem ists,
engineers, engineering technicians, draftsmen, tracers, job an aly sts, directors of
personnel, managers of office serv ices, and clerical employees.
Order a s B L S Bulletin 1422, National Survey of Professional, Administrative, Tech­
nical, and Clerical Pay, February—March 1964. 40 cents a copy.

Occupational Wage Surveys
A l i s t o f the l a t e s t a v a i l a b l e b u l l e ti n s i s p r e s e n t e d b elow . A d i r e c t o r y in d ica tin g d a t e s of e a r l i e r s t u d i e s , and the p r i c e s of the b u lle tin s i s
a v a i l a b l e on r e q u e s t . B u l l e t in s m a y be p u r c h a s e d f r o m the S u p e r in te n d e n t of D o c u m e n t s , U. S. G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f ic e , W ashington, D. C. , 20402,
o r f r o m any of the B L S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s shown on the i n s i d e fron t c o v e r .
Area

B u l l e t in n. * ^ b e r
and p r o v e ___

Akron, Ohio, June 1964 1_______________________________
Albany—Schenectady—Troy, N. Y. , Mar. 1964 1___________
Albuquerque, N. Mex. , Apr. 1964 1___________________
Allentown—Bethlehem—Easton, P a .—N. J., Feb. 1964 1___
Atlanta, Ga. , May 1964 1_______________________________
Baltimore, Md. , Nov. 19641 __________________________
Beaumont—Port Arthur, Tex. , May 1964 1_____________
Birmingham, Ala., Apr. 1964 1________________________
Boise City, Idaho, July 1964 1__________________________
Boston, M ass., Oct. 1964 1----------------------------------------

1385-80, 25cents
1385-52, 25cents
1385-61, 25cents
1385-53, 25cents
1385-73, 25cents
1430-27, 30 cents
1385-70, 25 cents
1385-63, 25cents
1430-1,
25cents
1430-16, 30cents

B u f f a l o , N. Y. , D e c . 1963_____________________
B u r l i n g t o n , V t. , M a r . 1 9 6 4 ___________________
C an ton , Ohio, A p r. 1964 1____________________
C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a . , A p r. 1964 1_____________
C h a r l o t t e , N. C . , A p r. 1964 1_________________
C h a t ta n o o g a , T e n n . —G a . , S e p t . 1 9 6 4 1 _______
C h i c a g o , 111., A p r . 1964 1____________________
C i n c in n a ti, Ohio—Ky. , M a r . 1964 1___________
C l e v e l a n d , Ohio, S e p t . 1964 1 _________________
C o l u m b u s , Ohio, Oct. 1964 1 __________________

1385-33,
1385-47,
13 8 5 - 6 4 ,
13 8 5 - 5 7 ,
13 8 5 - 5 5 ,
1430-10,
1385-66,
1385-58,
1430-13,
1430-18,

D a l l a s , T e x . , N ov. 1 9 6 4 1 _______________________________
D a v e n p o r t —R o c k Is l a n d —M o l i n e , Iowa—
111., Oct. 1 9 6 4 * -------------------------------------------------------Dayton, Ohio, J a n . 1965__________________________________
D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1964___ —_________________________ _
D e s M o i n e s , Iow a, F e b . 1 9 6 4 1___________________________
D e t r o it , M ic h . , J a n . 1 9 6 4 _______________________________
F o r t W orth, T e x . , Nov. 1964 1___________________________
G r e e n B a y , W is. , Aug. 1964 1___________________________
G r e e n v i l l e , S. C . , M a y 1964 1____________________________
H ouston, T e x . , Ju n e 1964 1_______________________________

1 4 3 0 - 2 5 , 30 c e n ts

I n d ia n a p o lis , Ind. , N ov. 1964____________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1 9 6 4 1_____________________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , J a n . 1 9 6 4 ___________________________
K a n s a s C ity , M o . —K a n s . , Nov. 1964____________________
L a w r e n c e —H a v e r h i l l , M a s s . —N . H . , Ju n e 1964 1__________
L i tt le R o c k —N o r th L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , Aug. 1964 1________
L o s A n g e l e s - L o n g B e a c h , C a l i f . , M a r . 1964 1____________
L o u i s v i l l e , Ky. —Ind. , F e b . 1964_________________________
L u b b o c k , T e x . , Ju n e 1964 1_______________________________
M a n c h e s t e r , N. H. , Aug. 1964 1__________________________
M e m p h i s , T e n n . , J a n . 1 9 6 4 1____________________________

1 4 3 0 - 2 0 , 25 c e n ts
1 4 3 0 - 3 1 , 25 c e n ts
1 4 3 0 - 3 2 , 25 c e n ts
1 3 8 5 - 4 4 , 25 c e n ts
1 3 8 5 - 4 3 , 25 c e n ts
1 4 3 0 - 2 4 , 30 c e n ts
1430-3,
25 c e n ts
1 3 8 5 - 6 8 , 25 c e n ts
1 3 8 5 - 8 1 , 25 ce n ts

Miami, Fla. , Dec. 1964______________________________
Milwaukee, Wis., Apr. 1964_________________________
Minneapolis—St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 1964______________
Muskegon—Muskegon Heights, Mich., May1964 1_______
Newark and Jersey City, N. J., Feb. 1964 1____________
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 1964 1______________________
New Orleans, La. , Feb. 1964________________________
New York, N. Y. , Apr. 1964 1________________________
Norfolk—Portsmouth and Newport News—
Hampton, Va. , June 1964___________________________
Oklahoma City, Okla. , Aug. 1964 1____________________
Omaha, Nebr. —Iowa, Oct. 1964_______________________
Paterson—Clifton—Passaic, N. J. , May 1964 1__________
Philadelphia, Pa.-N . J. , Nov. 1964 1_________________
Phoenix, Ariz. , Mar. 1964 1_________________________
Pittsburgh, Pa. , Jan. 1964___________________________
Portland, Maine, Nov. 1964__________________________
Portland, Oreg.—Wash. , May 1964 1__________________
Providence—Pawtucket, R. I.—Mass. , May 1964________
Raleigh, N. C. , Sept. 1964____________________________
Richmond, Va. , Nov. 1964___________________________
Rockford, 111., Apr. 19641___________________________
St. Louis, Mo.-111. , Oct. 1964 1_____________________
Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 1963________ !___ __________
San Antonio, Tex. , June 1964________________ „_______
San Bernardino—Riverside—Ontario, Calif. ,
Sept. 1964__________________________________________
San Diego, Calif., Sept. 1964 1_______________________
San Francisco—Oakland, Calif., Jan. 1964 1__________
Savannah, Ga. , May 1964 1___________________________
Scranton, Pa. , Aug. 1964____________________________
Seattle, Wash. , Sept. 1964____________________________

1430-30,
1385-41,
1385-32,
1430-26,
1385-76,
1430-7,
1385-59,
138.5-50,
1385-75,
1430-4,
1385-35,

Sio u x F a l l s , S. D ak. , Oct. 1964__________________________
South B e n d , Ind. , M a r . 1964 1___________________________
S p o k a n e , W ash. , M a y 1 9 6 4 _______________________________
T o l e d o , Ohio, F e b . 1 9 6 4 _________________________________
T r e n t o n , N. J . , D e c . 1 9 6 3 _______________________________
W ashin gton , D. C. —Md. —V a . , Oct. 1964 1 _______________
W a t e r b u r y , C o n n . , M a r . 1964 1__________________________
W a t e r l o o , Iowa, Nov. 1 9 6 4 1 _____________________________
W ic h ita, K a n s . , S e p t . 1964 1_____________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , Ju n e 1964 1__________________________
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1964 1___________________________________

1 Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.




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1430-29,
1385-56,
1385-39,
1385-71,
1385-49,
1385-37,
1385-42,
1385-72,

25 cents
25 cents
25 cents
25 cents
30 cents
25 cents
25 cents
40 cents

1385-77,
1430-5,
1430-17,
1385-62,
1430-28,
1385-54,
1385-38,
1430-21,
1385-67,
1385-65,
1430-6,
1430-19,
1385-60,
1430-22,
1385-28,
1385-74,

20 cents
25 cents
25 cents
25 cents
35"cents
25 cents
25 cents
25 cents
25 cents
20 cents
20 cents
25 cents
25 cents
30 cents
20 cents
20 cents

1430-8,
1430-12,
1385-36,
1385-69,
1430-2,
1430-9,

20 cents
25 cents
25 cents
25 cents
20 cents
25 cents

14 3 0 - 1 5 ,
1385-51,
1 3 8 5-78,
138 5 - 4 6 ,
138 5 - 2 7 ,
1430-14,
13 8 5 - 4 8 ,
143 0 - 2 3 ,
14 3 0 - 1 1 ,
1 3 8 5-79,
1385-45,

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