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Occupational Wage Survey
HOUSTON, TEXAS
JUNE 1 9 6 5
B u lletin No. 1 4 3 0 - 8 2
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague, Commissioner
HAWAII
Occupational Wage Survey
HOUSTON, TEXAS
JUNE 1965
Bulletin No. 1430-82
August 1965
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT O F LABOR
W. WiHard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU O F LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clogue, Commissioner
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The B ureau of L a b or S ta tistics p r o g r a m of annual
occu p a tion a l w age su rv ey s in m etrop olita n a re a s is d e
sign ed to p ro v id e data on occu p a tion a l ea rn in g s, and e s ta b
lish m en t p r a c tic e s and su p plem en tary w age p r o v is io n s .
It
y ield s detailed data by s e le c t e d in du stry d iv is io n s fo r each
of the a rea s studied, fo r e c o n o m ic r e g io n s , and fo r the
United States.
A m a jo r c o n s id e ra tio n in the p r o g r a m is
the need fo r g re a te r insight into (1) the m ov em en t o f w ages
by occu p a tion a l c a te g o r y and sk ill le v e l, and (2) the s t r u c
ture and le v e l of w ages am ong a rea s and in du stry d iv is io n s .
E igh ty -tw o a re a s c u rre n tly a re in clu ded in the
p ro g ra m .
In form ation on occu p a tion a l earn in gs is c o l
le c te d annually in each a rea.
In form ation on estab lish m en t
p r a c tic e s and su pplem en tary w age p r o v is io n s is obtained
b ien n ia lly in m ost of the a rea s.
T a b le s :
1.
E sta blish m en ts and w o rk e r s w ithin sco p e of su rv e y and
2.
Indexes of standard w eek ly s a la r ie s and stra ig h t-tim e h ou rly
earn ings fo r s e le c te d occu p ation al g rou p s, and p e rce n ts of
in cr e a s e fo r s e le c te d p e r io d s _________________________________________
A.
2
O ccu p ation a l e a rn in g s:*
A - 1. O ffice occu p a tio n s—m en and w om en _____________________________
4
A - 2. P r o fe s s io n a l and te ch n ica l o ccu p a tion s—m en and w o m e n _____
7
A -3 . O ffice , p r o fe s s io n a l, and te ch n ica l occu p a tion s—
m en and w om en c o m b in e d ______________________________________
A - 4. M aintenance and pow er plant o ccu p a tio n s_______________________
A -5 . C u stodial and m a te r ia l m ovem en t o c c u p a t io n s ________________ 1
A pp en dixes:
A. Changes in occu p a tion a l d e s c r ip t io n s --------------------------------------------------- 13
B. O ccu p ation a l d e s c r ip t io n s ______________________________________________ 15
This bu lletin p re se n ts re su lts of the su rv e y in
Houston, T e x ., in June 1965.
It w as p r e p a r e d in the
B u rea u 's reg ion a l o ffic e in Atlanta, G a ., by R o b e rt F.
M cN eely, under the d ir e c tio n of D onald M. C ru se, A s s is t
ant R eg ion al D ire c to r fo r W ages and Industrial R elation s.
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3
00 o o
At the end of each su rv ey , an in dividual a re a b u l
letin p r e se n ts su rv ey r e su lts fo r each a r e a studied. A fter
c om p letion of a ll of the individual a rea bu lletin s fo r a
round of s u rv e y s, a tw o -p a rt su m m ary bu lletin is issu ed .
The fir s t part b rin g s data fo r each of the m etrop olita n
a re a s studied into one bu lletin .
The secon d p a rt p re se n ts
in form a tion w hich has been p r o je c te d fr o m individual m e t
rop olita n a r e a data to re la te to e c o n o m ic r e g io n s and the
United States.
In troduction _____________________________________________________________________
W age tren ds fo r s e le c te d occu p a tion a l g ro u p s_______________________________
areas.
*N O TE : S im ila r tabulations are av ailab le fo r other
(See in side ba ck c o v e r .)
C u rren t r e p o r ts on occu p ation al earn in gs and su p p le
m en ta ry w age p r o v is io n s in the H ouston a re a a re a lso
av ailab le fo r auto d ea ler re p a ir shops (August 1964), bank
ing (N ov em b er 1964), flu id m ilk (O ctober 1964), and the
m a ch in ery in d u stries (A p ril 1965). Union s c a le s , in dicative
o f p re v a ilin g pay le v e ls , are av ailab le fo r building c o n
stru ction , p rin tin g, lo c a l-t r a n s it operatin g e m p lo y e e s , and
m o to rtru ck d r iv e r s and h e lp e rs.
Mi
Occupational Wage Survey—Houston, Tex.
Introduction
Occupational employment and earnings data are shown for
fu ll-tim e w orkers, i. e . , those hired to work a regular weekly schedule
in the given occupational classification. Earnings data exclude p re
mium pay for overtim e and for work on weekends, holidays, and
late shifts.
Nonproduction bonuses are excluded, but co st-o f-liv in g
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-tim e
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 b a sis.
This bulletin presents current occupational employment and
earnings information obtained largely by m ail from the establishments
visited by Bureau field econom ists in the last previous survey for
occupations reported in that earlier study. P ersonal visits w ere made
to nonrespondents and to those respondents reporting unusual changes
since the previous survey.
The averages presented reflect com posite, areawide estim ates.
Industries and establishments differ in pay level and job staffing and,
thus, contribute differently to the estim ates 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
establishm ents. Sim ilarly, differences in average pay levels for men
and women in any of the selected occupations should not be assum ed to
reflect differences in pay treatment of the sexes within individual e s
tablishm ents. 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 perform ed,
although the workers are appropriately classified within the same
survey job description. Job descriptions used in classifying employees
in these surveys are usually m ore generalized than those used in
individual establishments and allow for minor differences among e s
tablishments in the specific duties perform ed.
In each area, data are obtained from representative estab
lishm ents within six broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; tran s
portation, communication, and other public u tilities; wholesale trade;
retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and se rv ic e s. 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 w orkers 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 m eet publication criteria .
These surveys are conducted on a sample basis because of
the unnecessary cost involved in surveying all establishm ents.
To
obtain optimum accuracy at minimum co st, a greater proportion of
large than of sm all establishments is studied. In combining the data,
however, all establishments are given their appropriate weight. E s
tim ates 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 estim ates 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 e s
tablishm ents, the estim ates 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 m aterially 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 clerica l; (2) professional and technical;
(3) maintenance and powerplant; and (4) custodial and m aterial m ove
ment.
Occupational classification is based on a uniform set of job
descriptions designed to take account of interestablishm ent 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 -s e r ie s
tables because either (l) employment in the occupation is too sm all
to provide enough data to m erit presentation, or (2) there is p o ssi
bility of disclosure of individual establishment data.
Establishment P ractices and Supplementary Wage Provisions
Tabulations on selected establishment practices and supple
mentary wage provisions (B -s e r ie s 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 w orkers; shift differentials; scheduled
weekly hours; paid holidays; paid vacations; and health, insurance,
and pension plans; are presented (in the B -s e r ie s tables) in previous
bulletins for this area.
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2
T a b le 1.
E s t a b lis h m e n t s and w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s u r v e y and n u m b e r s tu d ie d in H ou ston , T e x .,
b y m a jo r in d u s t r y d iv is io n , 2 June 1965
N u m b e r o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s
M in im u m
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s t a b lis h
m e n ts in s c o p e
o f study
In d u s tr y d iv is io n
W ith in s c o p e
o f study 3
A ll d i v i s i o n s ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------M an u f a c tu r in g ------------------------------------------------------------------------------N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g -----------------------------------------------------------------------T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and
o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s 5--------------------------------------------------------W h o le s a le t r a d e ______________ — ----------------------------— - —
R e t a il t r a d e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e 6—------ ----- — -----------S e r v i c e s 6 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n t s
W ith in s c o p e
o f stu dy *
Stu died
Studied
1. 072
222
2 1 9 .2 0 0
101, 950
50
330
742
72
150
83, 300
1 3 5 ,9 0 0
39, 050
62, 900
50
50
50
50
50
125
165
221
104
127
34
33
40
20
23
34,
19,
48,
15,
16,
800
800
800
700
800
24,
7,
20,
5,
4,
200
920
770
720
290
1 T h e H o u s to n S ta n d a rd M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is tic a l A r e a c o n s i s t s o f H a r r is C ou nty.
T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f stu d y " e s t im a t e s sh ow n in th is
ta b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r ip t i o n o f the s i z e and c o m p o s it io n o f the la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in the s u r v e y .
T h e e s t im a t e s a r e not in ten d ed ,
h o w e v e r , to s e r v e a s a b a s is o f c o m p a r is o n w ith o th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s f o r the a r e a to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t tr e n d s o r l e v e ls s in c e (1) p lan n in g
o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s the u s e o f e s t a b lis h m e n t data c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v a n ce o f the p a y r o l l p e r i o d s tu d ied , and (2) s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s
a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1957 r e v i s e d e d it io n o f the S ta n d a rd In d u s tr ia l C l a s s i fi c a t io n M an u a l w a s u s e d in c la s s i f y in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n .
3 In c lu d e s a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith to ta l e m p lo y m e n t at o r a b o v e the m in im u m lim it a t io n .
A ll o u tle ts (w ith in the a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in su ch
in d u s t r ie s as t r a d e , fin a n c e , auto r e p a ir s e r v i c e , and m o t io n p ic tu r e th e a t e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d as 1 e s ta b lis h m e n t .
4 In c lu d e s a ll w o r k e r s in a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith to ta l e m p lo y m e n t (w ith in the a r e a ) at o r a b o v e the m in im u m lim it a t io n .
5 T a x ic a b s and s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e r e e x c lu d e d .
6 T h is in d u s t r y d iv is io n is r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t im a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r ie s " and " n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g " in the S e r ie s A t a b le s . S e p a ra te p r e s e n t a t io n
o f data f o r th is d iv is io n is not m a d e f o r one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g r e a s o n s :
(1) E m p lo y m e n t in the d iv is io n is t o o s m a ll to p r o v id e en ou gh data
to m e r it s e p a r a t e stu dy, (2) the s a m p le w a s not d e s ig n e d in it ia lly to p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , (3) r e s p o n s e w a s in s u ffic ie n t o r in a d eq u a te to
p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , and (4) th e r e is p o s s i b il i t y o f d i s c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t data.
7 H o te ls ; p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a ir s h o p s ; m o t io n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x c lu d in g
r e li g i o u s and c h a r ita b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); and e n g in e e r in g and a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .
T a b le 2.
In d e x e s o f s ta n d a r d w e e k ly s a l a r ie s and s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s in
H o u s to n , T e x . , June 1965 and June 1964, and p e r c e n t s o f in c r e a s e f o r s e l e c t e d p e r io d s
In d e x e s
(M a y 1961=100)
P e r c e n t s o f in c r e a s e
In d u s tr y and o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p
June 1965
June 1964
June 1964
to
June 1965
June 1963
to
June 1964
June 1962
to
June 1963
M a y 1961
to
June 1962
A l l i n d u s t r ie s :
O ff ic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n ) _____
I n d u s tr ia l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n )__
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m e n )_____________
U n s k ille d p la n t ( m e n ) __________________
1 0 9 .9
107. 0
110. 3
118. 2
107.
106.
108.
114.
2
1
2
3
2. 5
.9
1 .9
3 .4
1. 5
2. 3
1 .9
5. 5
3.
1.
2.
.
3
8
1
9
2.
1.
4.
7.
M a n u fa c tu r in g :
O ff ic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n ) _____
I n d u s tr ia l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n )__
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m e n )_____________
U n s k ille d p la n t ( m e n ) __________________
111.
107.
108.
117.
109.
107.
106.
114.
0
1
2
0
2. 1
0
1. 8
3. 4
.
3.
1.
4.
5.
3.
1.
1.
4
1
3
5
2 .9
.9
3. 1
8. 0
3
1
1
9
5
0
7
0
3
9
0
3
M a y I960
to
M a y 1961
3. 2
4 .9
2. 8
1. 1
3.
6.
1.
2.
2
6
6
2
3
Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
Presented in table 2 are indexes and percentages of change
in average salaries of office clerica l w orkers and industrial n u rses,
and in average earnings of selected plant worker groups.
For office clerica l w orkers and industrial n u rses, the p e r
centages of change relate to average weekly salaries for norm al hours
of work, that is , the standard work schedule for which straight-tim e
salaries are paid.
For plant worker groups, they m easure changes
in average straight-tim e hourly earnin gs, excluding prem ium 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 m ost of the num erically important jobs within each group.
The office clerica l data are based on men and women in the following
19 jobs: Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B; cle r k s, accounting,
class A and B; clerk s, file , cla ss A , B , and C; c le r k s, order; clerk s,
payroll; Comptometer operators; keypunch operators, cla ss A and B;
office boys and g irls; secre ta rie s; 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 nu rses.
Men in the following
8 skilled maintenance jobs and 2 unskilled jobs are included in the
plant worker data: Skilled— carpenters; electrician s; m achinists; m e
chanics; m echanics, automotive; painters; pipefitters; and tool and
die m akers; unskilled— jan itors, p o rte rs, and cleaners; and lab orers,
m aterial 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
aggr e gate i ° r each period after the base year (1961).
The indexes and percentages of change m easu re, principally,
the effects of (1) general salary and wage changes; (2) m erit 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 lev els.
Changes in the labor force can cause
increases or decreases in the occupational averages without actual
wage changes.
For exam ple, a force expansion might increase the
proportion of lower paid w orkers in a specific occupation and lower
the average, whereas a reduction in the proportion of lower paid
workers would have the opposite effect. S im ilarly, 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-tim e hours.
They are not influenced by
changes in standard work schedules, as such, or by premium pay
for overtim e.
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A. Occupational Earnings
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a rn in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s is
b y in d u s tr y d i v is i o n , H ou s ton , T e x . , June 1965)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Sex, occupation, and industry division
Niimber,
of
workers
Average
weekly
hours1
[standard)
N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of—
$
Mean2
Median 2
*
%
45
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$
and
45
under
$
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160
170
110
120
130
140 150
100 105
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
too
105
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
over
—
-
—
-
—
-
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—
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20
20
6
14
23
23
20
1
4
4
4
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41
5
36
32
4
19
10
9
3
6
54
2
52
6
34
67
19
48
17
16
72
16
56
40
12
72
16
56
34
17
51
28
23
17
6
41
8
33
13
18
40
6
34
20
14
24
4
20
13
7
21
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21
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17
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76.00- 10 0. 50
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80.0 0- 10 1. 50
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48
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20
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15
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35
35
6
2
Middle range 2
and
HEN
$
$
$
98.00- 13 0. 50
109.00
116.50 10 3. 00 -1 26 .0 0
108.00
9 7 .0 0- 13 2. 50
110.00
93.5 0- 13 5. 00
106.50
97 .0 0- 13 3. 50
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------- — ---N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------- -----PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 3--------------WH OL ES AL E TRADE ----------------
566
116
452
255
157
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
$
L14.50
115.00
114.50
116.50
11 3. 50
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------N O N M AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S3--------------WHOL ES AL E TRADE ----------------
234
198
90
67
40.0
40.0
40.0
40 .0
88.00
87.00
89.00
92.50
86.00
85.50
85.50
90.00
55
J •D
*.n n n
60.UU
5 6 . 5U
CLERKS, OROER -----------------------MANU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------WHOL ES AL E T R A D E ----------------
337
120
217
197
40.0
40 .0
40.0
40.0
88.5 0- 11 3. 50
95 .0 0- 12 2. 50
87.5 0- 10 9. 00
90 .0 0- 11 0. 00
_
-
_
-
CLERKS, PAYROLL ---------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------
107
70
44
40.5 116.50 116.50 103.00-136.00
40.5 112.50 116.00
99 .0 0- 12 9. 00
40.0 11 3. 50 116.50 10 6.00-125.50
_
_
_
-
—
OFFICE BOYS --------------------------kiniiu a 111ac a r ti
»o t
ur
NUNPlAnurAC
1UK
into
PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------
239
40. 0
60.00
57.00
73
40.0
62.50
58.00
106.00 101.50
107.00 109.00
105.50 99.00
108.50 100.00
53 .50- 63.00
CA ftA— A O ftft
55 .0 0- 63.00
-
_
4
“
TABU LA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS A --------- — ------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
103
72
39.5 118. 00 117.50 10 2. 50 -1 34 .0 0
39.0 112.50 109.00
94 .5 0- 13 1. 00
T A B U L A TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS B -----------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
149
126
40.0
40.0
97.50 100.50
96.50 100.50
91 .0 0- 10 4. 00
90 .5 0- 10 3. 50
-
BILLERS, MA CH IN E (BILLING
MACHINE) ----------------------------NO NM AN U F A C T U R I N G -----------------
119
76
40.0
40.0
72.50
66.00
64.50
62.50
60 .5 0- 82.00
6 0 .0 0- 70.50
-
BILLERS, MA CH IN E (B OO KK EE PI NG
n a c h i rat i
—
ii.*uiu
NU
N n AAiAiieirTiio
M u r A U I U K lfiur
b — — — — ——— —— —— —— ——
In
68
In*
n
40. 0
la* sn
68.50
In*«;n
68.50
ta
nn _ 7o
An
OJ.UU
I7.3U
a 7*u u- 7o
nn
ot
rv.uu
BOOK KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS A ------------------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------W H O L ES AL E TRADE ----------------
174
131
70
40.0
40.0
40.0
88.00
82.00
86.50
87.00
79.00
89.00
75.50- 99.50
73.00- 91.00
78 .5 0- 94.00
-
-
~
-
-
2
2
25
18
2
*
*
*
~
1
7
-
l
3
3
4
<c
2
c
-
4
4
10
10
2
2
11
10
9
7
19
11
8
4
19
9
2
~
9
9
12
12
31
27
5
2
56
51
11
8
9
7
5
2
*
16
13
1
~
12
7
3
-
5
-
-
6
1
2
2
-
2
3
ia
13
20
19
6
34
34
18
24
22
14
21
18
18
9
8
8
5
5
5
7
1
1
25
2
4
59
43
47
3
—
-
-
—
13
3
-
-
-
-
2
-
5
5
5
_
-
2
1
-
-
WOMEN
BO OK KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPER AT OR S,
CLASS B ----- — -------- -— ---- --- —
y A
Am
nn
i o ii k
r
n
u er ai ir#r ii ut\
p it u
N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG
D c r A Tl
K blA IL
361
71.50
71.50
6 3 .0 0- 81.00
TO
1o
40.0
——————————————
-----------------------------------------
283
40 .0
68.50
69.00
6 0 .5 0- 75.50
TO A n c
1K A U t
See footnotes at end o f table,
a nU « nv vn O
AA
C ft _
a7
O
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
“
2
2
27
-
4
12
59
-
4
12
52
■j
nn
7f Q
7 # UAft
U
11
il
27
19
19
60
2
58
£j
9
57
34
*
—
-
—
—
-
~
2
3
-
46
24
22
14
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
1
-
-
—
—
-
1
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
~
5
Table A -L
Office Occupations—Men and W om en— Continued
(A verage straigh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings for s e le cte d occupations studied on an area basis
by industry d ivision , Houston, T ex. , June 1965)
Weddy earnings1
(standard)
S ex , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n
Number
of
workers
Average
weekly
hours1
(standard]
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f —
1
U nder
Mean2
Median2
Middle Tange 2
%
*
45
*
50
$
55
$
S
$
60
65
70
$
$
75
80
$
S
85
90
*
$
95
100
$
$
105
110
$
$
120
130
$
140
150
S
160
and
under
45'
55
60
—
—
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
22
5
17
2
49
15
34
3
22
3
71
23
48
3
8
4
135
21
114
17
33
34
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
120
130
33
1
32
6
19
5
14
3
56
5
51
“
50
6
44
1
6
18
66
5
61
1
14
51
33
18
5
2
33
2
31
12
9
49
12
37
16
8
37
17
20
5
7
22
6
16
10
6
120
35
85
14
47
10
135
35
100
35
23
31
153
60
93
10
57
11
82
10
72
15
41
2
137
13
124
80
17
24
34
16
18
13
8
5
2
3
7
1
6
1
5
21
1
20
11
9
6
-
-
6
10
1
1
2
2
2
1
-
140
150
160
170
7
22
7
5
22
7
3
WOMEN - CO NTINUED
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CL AS S A -------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------WH OL ES AL E TRADE ----------------
459
94
365
69
101
$
$
$
$
40.0 99.50 95.50
8 6 .0 0 - 108.50
40.5 99.50 98.50
95 .0 0- 110.00
39.5 99.50 93.50 85 .0 0- 108.00
40.0 110. 00 107.00 100.50- 123.00
40.0 112.50 106.00
90 .5 0- 137.50
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------WHOL ES AL E T R A D E ---------------RETAIL T R A D E --------------- ----
997
245
752
193
284
133
40.0
40.5
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
79.00
78.00
79.50
84.50
82.00
76.00
79.00
78.50
79.00
89.50
81.00
76.50
69.0069 .5 069 .0 076.5071 . DO6 8 .0 0 -
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A --------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
98
81
40.0
39.5
78.50
74.00
73.50
72.00
67.50- 86.00
66 .5 0- 80.50
_
_
_
2
2
12
12
21
21
20
17
12
9
6
5
7
7
4
1
5
3
1
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B --------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------
410
363
48
39.5
39.5
40. 0
63.50
63.00
78.50
61.00
60.00
70.50
55.50- 68.00
55.50- 66.50
59.00- 99.50
_
-
3
3
87
81
96
84
6
44
30
3
33
29
4
28
23
5
4
1
-
98
96
15
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C --------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
170
159
40.0
40.0
56.00
55.00
54.00
53.50
51.00- 59.50
51.00- 58.50
_
29
29
70
70
32
31
25
20
5
5
8
3
1
1
CLERKS, ORDE R -----------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
120
81
40.0
40.0
77.00
74.5 0
78.50
76.00
70 .5 0- 83.50
63 .0 0- 83.50
_
_
10
10
12
12
4
4
29
17
31
-
9
8
8
-
-
3
3
11
-
“
CLERKS, PAYROLL ---------------------MANU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------WH OL ES AL E T R A D E ----------------
333
97
236
115
53
40.0
40.0
40 .0
40.0
40.5
90.50
94.50
88.50
97. 00
89.00
90.50
91.50
89.50
99.50
92.00
75 .50- 104.50
79 .5 0- 99.50
72 .0 0- 107.00
81 .DO - 115.50
6 9 . 50- 98.50
7
30
12
37
22
15
3
14
6
8
32
11
21
50
28
4
1
COMPTO ME TE R OPERATORS --------------NONMANUF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S3--------------W H OL ES AL E TRAOE ---------------RETAIL T R A O E --------------------
304
274
60
79
134
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.5
40.0
75.50
75.00
81.00
78.00
70.50
74.00
73.00
82.00
74.00
71.50
65 .5 065.006 8 .0 0 67 .5062 .50-
KE YP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS A -------MANU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S3--------------WHOL ES AL E T R A D E ----------------
394
60
334
103
103
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
88.00 85.00
98.00 100.50
86.00 83.50
95.50 164.00
88.50
84.00
7 6 .0 0- 103.00
84 .5 0- 107.00
75.50- 99.50
82 .5 0- 107.50
7 4 .5 0- 100.00
KE YP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS B -------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONMANUF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------W H OL ES AL E T R A D E ----------------
557
67
490
145
172
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
74.00
76.00
74.00
75.00
76.50
73.50
78.00
73.00
74.00
77.50
66.506 4 .5 066 .5 067.0071 .0 0-
82.00
83.00
81.50
84.50
83.00
_
_
-
~
OFFICE G I R L S -------------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S3---------------
131 • 39.5
106
39.5
25 40.0
62.00
62.50
69.00
60.50
61.00
65.00
56.00- 66.50
57.00- 65.50
57.50- 83.00
_
_
-
-
See footnotes at end o f table.
89.00
84.00
90.00
93.00
88.00
86.00
84.50
84.00
92.00
85.50
79.00
_
-
-
-
-
_
_
—
-
-
_
-
-
7
-
_
-
170
and
50
-
$
1
2
2
-
-
1
7
-
12
12
-
12
-
-
9
30
4
-
25
5
20
7
23
10
40
1
39
-
-
-
12
30
2
28
1
16
88
93
107
11
6
43
7
3
6
6
4
4
-
“
19
18
15
4
5
5
4
16
25
35
30
6
11
13
3
1
1
44
2
42
15
9
67
6
61
20
18
35
5
30
3
11
22
6
16
2
5
28
3
25
7
7
20
9
11
5
6
68
10
58
103
21
1
20
20
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
25
6
19
16
2
25
15
4
1
10
16
9
9
-
_
-
46
42
-
-
2
50
43
10
12
21
4
1
5
40
39
9
20
10
4
-
9
9
16
52
52
7
9
36
-
-
9
7
7
3
1
3
4
-
-
14
81
19
33
46
47
1
46
13
24
6
4
4
-
13
5
5
75
21
16
88
24
21
102
27
31
30
29
23
19
1
-
7
3
1
1
22
4
2
-
5
1
4
3
2
41
30
11
5
17
4
12
2
10
-
5
-
7
1
6
10
10
10
21
2
19
19
9
4
-
-
-
6
-
-
15
8
-
-
3
7
13
26
12
1
-
-
19
-
12
6
5
_
-
31
10
-
30
7
-
6
-
-
~
4
4
2
2
1
1
-
-
-
2
1
2
2
1
1
67
15
52
48
4
11
1
10
2
8
7
1
6
3
2
1
-
-
6
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
over
6
Table A-l.
Office Occupations—Men and W om en— Continued
(A verage straigh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings fo r s elected occupations studied on an area basil
by industry d ivision , Houston, Tex. , June 1965)
W e e k ly e a r n in g s 1
(s ta n d a rd )
Sex, occupation, and industry division
N u m b er
of
w o ik e rs
A v e rag e
w e e k ly
h o u rs1
sta n d ard '
N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f —
$
$
45
M e a n 23
M e d ia n 2
M id d le r a n g e 2
S
45
$
$
50
55
$
$
60
65
*
70
$
75
$
80
$
$
85
90
$
95
$
6
100
105
:t
110
6
120
$
130
6
$
140
150
and
u n d er
$
160
170
and
-
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
over
-
2
-
-
31
10
21
76
9
67
-
-
73
10
63
8
19
4
185
39
146
28
34
19
232
36
196
49
44
12
258
62
196
34
70
18
213
40
173
62
44
6
212
53
159
58
45
6
257
83
174
52
48
4
293
118
175
67
70
6
227
68
159
74
40
4
149
65
84
23
41
3
50
18
32
11
17
20
7
13
8
5
25
11
14
9
5
15
5
10
9
1
-
-
-
-
_
_
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
WOMEN - CO NTINUED
SECRETARIES -------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S^-------------WHOL ES AL E T R A D E ---------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------
2,423
649
1,774
496
535
108
40.0
40.0
40. 0
40.0
40.0
40.0
$
103.00
109.00
100.50
109.50
10 3. 00
87.50
$
101.00
108.00
98.00
105.50
100.50
87.50
ST ENOGRAPHERS, G E N E R A L ------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------WH OL ES AL E TRADE ---------------
1,300
351
949
313
215
40.0
40 .0
40.0
40.0
40.0
81.50
90.00
78.00
78.00
82.50
80.50
88.50
76.50
75.00
83.00
STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------WHOL ES AL E TRADE ---------------
825
140
685
263
124
40.0 93.00 91.00
40.0 102.50 102.00
40.0 91.00 89.00
40 .0 92.5 0 90.50
40.0 91.00
89.00
84 .5 0- 100.00
93 .0 0- 112.50
83.50- 96.00
84 .5 0- 98.00
82 .5 0- 98.00
SWIT CH BO AR D O P E R AT OR S--------------MANU FA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------RETAIL TRAOE -------------------
375
82
293
65
98
40.5
40. 0
41 .0
40.0
40.0
73.50
85.50
70.00
86.5 0
62.50
74.00
83.00
71.00
89.00
63.00
58.0075 .5 055.0073.5056.00-
87.50
95.00
85.50
99.50
71.50
SW IT CH BO AR D O P E R A T O R -R EC EP TI ON IS TS
M A NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------->■
WH O L E S A L E TRADE --------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------
498
149
349
42
149
78
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.5
76.00
81.00
74.00
71.00
80.00
67.00
74.50
81.50
72.50
68.50
80.50
68.50
67 .5 069 .5 067 .0065 .0 071 .5 060 .50-
84.00
88.00
81.50
76.00
88.00
73.50
216
186
55
39.5
39.5
40.0
76.00
77.00
78.50
76.50
77.00
77.50
69 .0 0- 82.50
71 .0 0- 83.50
73 .0 0- 85.00
TYPISTS, CLASS A -------------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------W H OL ES AL E TRADE ---------------
715
118
597
142
39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0
40 .0
73.50
82.00
72.00
74.00
76.00
71.00
79.50
70.00
71.50
73.50
66 .5 07 2 .5 06 6 .0 0 66 .5 070 .0 0-
79.00
88.50
76.00
80.00
82.00
TYPISTS, CLASS B -------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------W H O L ES AL E TRADE ---------------
1,125
161
964
159
188
40.0
64.50
67.50
64.00
67.50
66.50
63.00
68.00
62.50
65.50
64.00
58.0059.0058.0061.0060 .0 0-
69.50
74.50
68.50
72.00
70.00
$
$
8 8 .0 0 - 116.50
93 .5 0- 121.50
86.50- 113.00
95.00- 121.50
88.50- 117.50
76.50- 97.50
71.5082 .0 070 .0 070 .5 074 .5 0-
89.00
97.50
85.50
82.50
89.50
TRANSCRI BI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
N O N M AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------W H OL ES AL E TRAOE ---------------
68
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
14
17
105
15
90
4
38
8
51
2
49
13
9
164
13
151
47
19
228
20
208
94
27
134
16
118
55
30
201
64
137
39
34
194
71
123
21
48
112
50
62
5
33
62
37
25
2
6
33
22
11
8
1
30
11
19
15
4
27
17
10
8
2
7
7
11
11
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
~
”
_
18
30
2
28
15
5
138
12
126
42
22
163
2
161
57
24
163
33
130
51
22
74
12
62
28
8
68
22
46
19
12
47
14
33
15
7
55
28
27
11
17
8
9
4
5
11
6
5
2
3
23
3
20
12
4
2
2
2
2
2
-
2
2
-
4
4
-
6
6
2
-
-
3
1
•
-
43
10
33
5
2
_
_
_
_
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
37
1
36
11
8
23
9
-
-
-
23
9
45
2
43
-
-
-
-
2
_
_
-
-
-
—
~
19
15
-
-
-
-
-
25
7
18
11
4
105
16
89
17
22
17
84
9
75
5
17
20
53
18
35
54
27
27
25
11
14
8
2
6
4
2
2
8
3
5
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
23
1
78
30
48
10
23
12
27
14
6
-
2
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
_
_
-
-
3
2
1
1
“
2
2
-
6
-
-
15
4
8
8
-
30
17
2
21
15
7
34
31
9
58
52
19
25
24
5
21
20
9
15
15
~
-
4
-
164
28
136
20
25
69
16
53
21
4
55
16
39
8
13
47
18
29
14
2
15
1
4
16
9
7
2
1
Ill
32
79
273
11
262
24
47
295
22
273
49
61
187
27
160
30
35
145
33
112
29
24
43
34
16
18
8
1
20
6
6
2
2
-
9
4
-
15
8
7
6
l
201
16
185
44
9
—
-
35
6
29
4
3
76
1
75
12
8
—
-
37
15
22
11
33
33
10
—
-
31
14
17
4
7
7
~
-
-
44
6
38
9
24
_
_
1
1
24
3
21
6
10
-
-
-
2
2
-
-
-
1
1
23
4
19
1
15
_
_
-
-
29
4
25
3
20
_
_
1
-
-
-
2
18
4
8
52
23
29
10
10
9
-
15
1
6
37
6
11
6
14
9
4
11
8
-
_
21
5
16
2
-
-
_
-
-
-
_
-
-
~
1
5
1
-
—
-
-
-
-
9
9
1 Standard hours reflect the w o r k w e e k for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.
2 T h e m e a n is computed for each job by totaling the earnings of all workers and dividing by the n u m b e r of workers. T h e me di an designates position— half of the employees surveyed receive m o r e
than the rate shown; half receive less than the rate shown. Th e middle range is defined by 2 rates of pay; a fourth of the workers earn less than the lower of these rates and a fourth earn m o r e than the
higher rate.
3 Transportation, :ommunication, and other public utilities.
7
Table A-2.
Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a rn in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is
by in d u str y d i v is i o n , H ou ston , T e x . , June 1965)1
2
1 S ta n d a rd h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e
2 F o r d e fin it io n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .
s a la r i e s and the e a rn in g s c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
D ata w e r e not c o l le c t e d f o r d r a ft s m e n and t r a c e r s due to the r e v i s io n o f o c c u p a t io n a l
d e s c r i p t i o n s , w h ic h w e r e r e v i s e d to fa c ilit a t e im p r o v e d c l a s s i f ic a t i o n . \See a p p en d ix A . )
It w a s not f e a s i b l e to c o l l e c t e a rn in g s data b y m a il the f i r s t y e a r ; h o w e v e r , e a rn in g s data
f o r d r a ft s m e n and t r a c e r s w il l b e c o l le c t e d b y p e r s o n a l v is i t and p u b lis h e d n ex t y e a r .
Table A-3.
Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
(A verage straigh t-tim e w eekly hours and earnings fo r s e le cte d occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division , Houston, T ex. , June 1965)
Average
Occupation and industry division
Number
of
workers
Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
(standard) (standard)
Occupation and industry division
Weekly
hours 1
(standard)
Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)
OFFICE OC CU PA TI ON S - CO NT IN UE D
OFFICE OC CU PA TI ON S
BILLERS. MA CH IN E (BILLING
MACHINE I ----------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
124
79
40.0
40.0
$
74.50
67.50
BILLERS. MA CH IN E (B OO KK EE PI NG
MACHINE! ----------------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
86
76
40.0
40 .0
72.50
71.50
BO OK KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OP ER AT OR S.
CLASS A ------------------------------N O N M AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------W H O L ES AL E TRADE ----------------
183
135
73
40.0
40 .0
40 .0
89.00
82.50
86.50
BOOK KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS B ------------------------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --- -------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------
438
78
360
69
40.0
40.0
40. 0
39.5
70.50
81.00
68.00
70.50
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -------M A NU FA CT UR IN G ------ -------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2--------------W H OL ES AL E TRADE ----------------
1,025
208
817
324
258
40.0
40.5
40.0
40.0
40.0
107.50
108. 00
107.50
115.00
113.00
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLAS S B -------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N U N M AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2--------------W H OL ES AL E TRADE ---------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------
1,231
281
950
283
351
135
40.0
40 .0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
81.00
79.50
81.00
86.00
84.00
76.00
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A --------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
100
81
40.0
39.5
80.00
74.00
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B --------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------
465
53
412
51
39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0
63.00
68.00
62.50
78.00
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C --------------N O N M AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
170
159
40.0
40.0
56.00
55.00
CLERKS, OR D E R -----------------------MA NU F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O N M AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------WH O L E S A L E TRADE ----------------
457
159
298
24 9
40.0
98.50
40.0 101.00
40.0 97.00
40.0 10 3. 00
440
134
306
159
57
66
40.0 96.50
40.0 102.50
40.0
94.00
40.0 101.50
90.o a
40.5
40.5
85.5 0
CLERKS, PAYROLL -----*
MA NU F A C T U R I N G ----NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G —
PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S2
W H OL ES AL E TRADE RETAIL TRADE ----
Average
Number
of
OFFICE OC CU PA TI ON S -
134
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.5
40.0
$
75.00
75.00
75.00
81.50
78.00
70.50
56
40.0
67.50
KE YP UN CH OPERATORS, C L AS S A -------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S2--------------WHOL ES AL E TRADE ----------------
398
63
335
104
103
4 0 .0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
KE YP U N C H OPERATORS, CLASS B
M A NU FA CT UR IN G -----------N O N M AN UF AC TU RI NG -------PUBLIC U T I L IT IE S2-----W H OL ES AL E TRADE -------
560
67
493
147
173
OF FI CE BOYS AND GIRLS-M A NU FA CT UR IN G ------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S2—
COMPTO ME TE R OP ER AT OR S --------------M A N U F A CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2--------------W H OL ES AL E TRADE ---------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------
Average
Occupation and industry division
327
52
275
61
79
Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
(standard) (standard)
CO NTINUED
«P
76.50
81.00
74.00
71.00
80.00
67.00
S W IT CH BO AR D O P ER AT OR -R EC EP TI ON IS TS MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------------------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------------------------PU BL IC UT ILITIES2 ------------------- -----------WH OL ES AL E TRAOE ---------------------------------RETAIL T R A D E --------------------
499
150
349
42
149
78
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.5
TABU LA TI NG—MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS A ------------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
125
94
39.5 118.50
39.5 114.00
88.00
97.50
86.00
95.50
88.50
T A BU LA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS B ------------------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BLIC U T I L I T I E S 2--------------------------------
185
160
37
40.0
40.0
40.0
97.00
96.00
97.50
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
74.00
76.00
74.00
75.50
76.50
T A B U LA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS C ---------------------------------------------------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------------------------PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S2 -------------------------------
69
54
27
40.0
40 .0
40.0
82.00
79.50
82.50
370
62
308
98
40.0
40.0
39.5
40.0
61.00
63.00
60.50
64.00
T R A N S C RI BI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
GENERAL --------- -----------------------------------------------------N O N M AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------------------------W H OL ES AL E TRADE ----------------------------------
216
186
55
39.5
39.5
40.0
76.00
77.00
78.50
SE CR ET AR IE S ------------------------M A N U F A CT UR IN G ------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S2------------WHOL ES AL E T R A D E -------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------
2,445
653
1,792
513
535
108
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
103.00
109.00
101.00
110.00
103.00
87.5 0
TYPISTS, CLASS A -------------------------------------------MANU FA CT UR IN G -------------------------------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-------------------------------WH OL ES AL E T R A D E ----------------------------------
762
129
633
143
103
39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0
40.0
74.50
81.50
73.00
74.00
80.00
STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL -------------M A N U F A CT UR IN G --------------------NONMAf U FAC T U R I N G ----------------PUBl IC U T IL IT IE S2--------------WH OL ES AL E T R A D E ----------------
1,321
352
969
333
215
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
81.50
90.00
78.50
79.00
82.50
TYPISTS, CLASS B --------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2--------------W H O L ES AL E TRAOE ----------------
1,126
161
965
160
188
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
64.50
67.50
64.00
67.50
66.50
DUPL IC AT IN G- MA CH IN E OP ER AT OR S
(M IMEOGRAPH OR DITTO) -------
ST ENUGRAf HERS, SENIOR M A N U F / CT UR IN G ------NONMAf UF A C T U R I N G --PUBl IC U T I L I T I E S 2WHOI ESALE T R A D E --
834
140
694
264
132
40.0 93.00
40.0 102.50
40.0 91.00
40.0 92.50
40 .0 91.00
S W IT CH BO AR D O P ER AT OR S---------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M AH UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBl IC U T I L I T I E S 2--------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------
375
82
293
65
98
40.5
40.0
41.0
40.0
40.0
73.50
65.50
70.00
86.50
62.50
PROFESSIONAL AND TE CHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) --M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------- 1-----
Standard hours reflect the w o r k w e e k for which employees receiv* their regular straight-time salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours,
Transportation, communication, and other public utilitien.
Number
of
worker*
78
59
40.0 114.50!
40.0 121.00
9
Table A -4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(A verage straigh t-tim e hourly earnings fo r m en in se le cte d occupations studied on an area basis
by industry d ivision , Houston, T ex. , June 1965)
N u m b e r of wo rk er s receiving straight-time hourly earnings of—
O c c u p a tio n
an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n
M ean 2
M edian 2
Middle range 2
1 .7 0
U nder
$
and’
1 .7 0 u n d er
1 .8 0
CARPENTERS, M A I N T E N A N C E --------- -—
M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------------------------------
257
207
50
$
3 .3 3
3 .4 1
$
3 .2 4 3 .4 9 -
$
3 .5 7
3 .5 8
2 .6 3 -
3 .4 4
3 .0 3
1 .5 3
3 .5 4
3 .0 8
3 .3 8
3 .4 5
3 .2 0 -
3 .5 7
-
-
3 .2 1
8
_
2
2 .7 3 2.2 0 -
3 .5 3
2 .8 8
-
—
-
-
2 .5 5 -
3 .1 8
567
3 .3 8
3 .4 3
3 .2 0 -
3 .5 7
ENGINEERS, STATIONARY ----------------------------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 3---------------
307
2 .6 4
2 .3 6 -
72
235
2 .7 2
3 .1 7
2 .5 8
3 .3 3
2 .5 8
60
2 .7 7
2.66
54
2.88
2.88
2 .8 4
2 .2 8 -
3 .4 6
54
2 .8 4
2 .2 8 -
3 .4 6
HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TR AD ES ------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------------------------------------
469
2 .5 8
2 .5 7
2 .5 0 -
2 .8 9
399
2 .5 8
2 .5 6
2 .5 1 -
2 .7 6
MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS, TOOLROOM —
MANU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------
333
326
3 .1 3
3 .1 3
3 .2 2
3 .2 2
3 .0 6 3 .0 6 -
3 .2 7
3 .2 7
MACHINISTS, M A I N T E N A N C E -----------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------
428
393
3 .4 6
3 .4 1
3 .5 2
3 .5 1
3 .2 8 3 .2 7 -
3 .5 7
3 .5 6
_
2 .5 0 2 .5 6 -
3 .4 1
3 .5 3
6
6
6
MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ----------------------MANU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------W H OL ES AL E TRADE ----------------
653
2 .9 2
3 .1 4
188
3 . 01
3 .2 2
2.88
2 .8 9
3 .1 3
3 .1 9
77
2 .8 1
2 .7 9
MECHANICS, MA INTENANCE -------------MANU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
1 ,4 7 9
1 ,1 7 7
3 .0 7
3 .1 4
302
2.
MI LLWRIGHTS -------------------------------------------------------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------------------------------------
151
8
_
-
20
6
3 .3 9
2 .3 4 2 .5 0 -
3 .4 1
3 .1 6
80
3 .2 1
2 .6 5
2 .6 5 2 .8 6 2 .4 6 -
3 .5 0
3 .5 1
3 .2 3
151
3 .5 0
3 .5 0
3 .5 5
3 .5 5
3 .4 8 3 .4 8 -
3 .6 0
3 .6 0
116
115
2 .7 0
2 .7 0
2 .6 4
2 .6 5
2 .3 7 2 .3 7 -
3 .0 9
3 .0 9
_
PAINTERS, MA IN TE NA NC E ----------------------------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------------------------------------NONMANUF AC TU RI NG -----------------------------------------
225
169
3 .3 0
3 .4 4
3 .5 3
3 .5 5
3 .1 7 3 .5 1 -
3 .5 8
3 .5 9
_
PIPEFITTERS, MAINTENANCE
--------------------------—
—
—
623
SHEET-METAL WORKERS, MAINTENANCE —
MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------------------------------------
55
3 .5 7
3 .5 6
3 .5 2 -
3 .6 3
55
3 .5 7
3 .5 6
3 .5 2 -
3 .6 3
U AN
AfcilU1C
A TTI
H
rA
t 1 UID
R YfclY*
I N b ————
—
TOOL ANO DIE MAKERS ----------------------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ------------------------------------------------
56
3 .1 4
2.88
3 .1 4
2 .2 3 -
3 .3 7
3 .5 2
3 .5 6
3 .5 2 -
3 .5 9
2.00 2.10 2.20
-
16
_
2
_
-
-
10
_
_
-
1
26
246
3 .3 4
3 .3 4
3 .2 8 -
3 .3 8
3 .3 4
3 .3 4
3 .2 8 -
3 .3 8
3 .2 0
3 .3 0
3 .4 0
3 .5 0
3 .6 0
3 .8 0
4 .0 0
90
3 .0 0
3 . IQ . 3 . 2 0
3 .3 0
3 .4 0
3 .5 0
3 .6 0
3 .8 0
4 .0 0
over
10
137
7
-
“
132
5
13
13
2
14
14
3
3
22
22
5
-
25
3
-
5
2 .6 0
2 .7 0
2 (. 8
—
4
7
-
5
3
4
7
3
_
5
9
9
1
3
2
1
1
21
2
3
-
32
3
21
12
6
6
43
7
36
3
29
4
21
10
4
21
2
8
8
37
18
8
-
8
_
1
-
-
-
-
_
_
_
_
—
-
-
_
-
_
47
2
34
_
*
15
-
_
18
_
_
_
18
-
-
-
10
10
29
2
182
4
29
-
182
5
5
3
-
1
1
_
_
_
_
13
27
-
-
50
19
13
27
31
10
27
30
1
-
_
8
8
8
-
40
-
8
40
29
13
16
15
9
6
13
79
46
46
81
81
38
38
175
68
175
55
25
9
15
12
8
12
3
8
14
13
8
1
12
10
2
17
-
14
—
9
3
—
—
1
-
5
13
-
-
-
-
-
4
_
_
-
-
12
12
8
8
_
-
4
4
_
4
“
-
~
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
_
_
_
_
20
42
-
3
167
167
30
30
-
-
_
_
9
9
3
3
10
10
2
2
101
101
40
37
20
20
188
188
13
13
22
10
6
10
9
3
62
4
44
33
72
103
61
61
3
3
6
6
58
11
70
103
8
8
-
-
-
-
27
9
69
103
-
-
-
-
-
20
2
“
-
-
138
118
70
62
8
99'
99
_
6
6
4
-
_
26
19
6
4
1
16
4
7
1
_
71
71
9
7
_
7
13
4
5
11
11
3
1
4
4
18
2
15
15
_
31
23
10
10
7
6
79
5
_
9
9
13
20
8
9
9
-
37
10
6
30
12
3
2
2
20
72
42
36
36
4
4
_
4
4
14
10
10
7
7
5
5
21
21
6
1
1
3
3
8
8
4
45
18
18
2
32
*
45
_
2f
3
_
-
0
12
3
26
16
13
—
7
3
134
24
-
110
8
6
6
_
6
6
3
3
13
13
1
1
2
1
1
-
_
_
10
2
8
3
2
1
64
152
140
104
93
102
2
86
_
_
_
-
6
6
4
4
28
28
8
8
10
~
42
12
-
1
t
1
3 ,3 i-
242
S
3 .1 0
3
“
Excludes p r e m i u m pay for overtime and for w o r k on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
For definition of terms, see footnote 2, table A-l.
Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.
-
S
3 .0 0
-
•
-
_
2 .5 0
$
2 .9 0
$
T
2 .. 7 0 2 . 8
-
-
-
2 •4 0
1 ----T ----1 ----T ---- 1 ---- 8
*
0
$
2 .6 0
$
-
22
_
2 .3 0
1
10
-
16
-
2 .4 0
1
1
~
2 .3 8 -
O I L E R S -------------------------------------------------------------- _____
MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------------------------------------
465
369
-
_
596
1 ---0
and
1 .9 0
-
ELECTRICIANS, MA IN TE NA NC E ------------------ —
M A N U F A CT UR IN G -------------------------------------------------
FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER --------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------------------------------------
-
$
1 --- ' $
6
$
1 . 9 0 2. 00 2.10 2. 20 2 . 3
o
of
workers
$
1 .8 0
Ul
$
P
Hourly camings1
2
81
80
7
1
_
_
_
_
8
9
-
5
9
2
-
9
3
8
16
_
14
8%
A
1
19
2
2
7
14
10
10
10
140
127
13
49
49
-
8
224
224
112
24
60
52
20
_
_
_
_
6
1
2
2
38
69
38
38
69
38
_
_
_
-
-
I l l
105
27
27
~
1
16
-
7
7
6
14
-
446
2
2
4
5
101
12
-
9
-
lU i
_
7
143
14
143
14
31
6
6
-
16
-
-
16
~
~
31
9
10
Table A-5.
Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s fo r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , H ou ston , T e x ., June 1965)
Number of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings of—
Hourly earnings
*
N u m b er
$
.70
Occupation1 and industry division
M ean 3
M e d ia n 3
M id d le r a n g e 3
$
.80
S
S
$
$
t
$
$
$
$
$
$
*
$
$
$
$
.90 1.00 1.10 1.20 1.30 1.40 1. 50 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.20 2.40 2.60 2 .80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60
$
$
$
and
$
and
.70 un d er
.80
.90 1.00 1.10 1.20 1.30 1.40 1.50 1.60 1. 70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.20 2. 40 2.60 2.80 3 .00 3.20 3.40 3.60
ELEVATOR OPERATORS, PASSENGER
(WOMEN) --------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------
145
141
$
1.13
1.12
$
1.17
1.17
$
$
1 . 12 - 1.24
1.12- 1.23
GUAROS AND WATCHMEN ----------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------
601
237
364
1. 78
2.35
1.41
1.38
2.44
1.29
1.26- 2.42
1.84- 3.09
1.24- 1.40
-
-
-
-
-
-
GUAROS:
MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------
147
2.73
3.03
2 . 4 2 - 3.15
-
WATCHMEN:
MANUFACTURING-----------------------------------
90
1.71
1.47
1.30- 1.99
JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS ----MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NUNMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S4------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------RETAIL TRADE---------------------------------
2,803
939
1,864
158
121
768
1.58
2.13
1.31
1.74
1.70
1.29
1.44
2.17
1.29
1.74
1.54
1.26
1.241.811.201.551.38 1.16-
1.91
2.55
1.46
2.04
2.33
1.44
JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS
(WOMEN) --------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S4--------------RETAIL TRADE ---------------------------------
921
878
63
121
1.29
1.28
1.60
1.09
1.25
1.25
1.54
1.13
1.211.211. 45 .95-
1.29
1.29
1.81
1.19
LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES4 ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------RETAIL TRADE---------------------------------
3,019
1,447
1,572
712
656
204
1.81
1.83
1.79
1.80
1.86
1.57
1.71
1.78
1.62
1.57
1.72
1.37
1 . 45 1.441.471.431.56 1.28-
2.18
2.16
2.30
2.41
2.31
1.88
ORDER FILLERS --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE--------------------------RETAIL TRADE---------------------------------
915
180
735
444
161
2.16
2.21
2.15
2.28
2. 00
2.32
2.32
2.32
2.36
2.17
1.871.951.862 . 18 1.56-
2.43
2.42
2.43
2.45
2.46
PACKERS, SHIPPING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------
139
89
65
1.67
1.60
1.69
1.64
1.56
1.58
1.53 - 1.91
1.47 - 1.84
1.53- 1.93
RECFIVING C L E R K S ----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------RETAIL TRADE ---------------------------------
360
99
261
81
144
2.28
2.72
2.11
2.11
2.11
2.22
2.84
2.15
2.06
2.18
1.982.311.86 1.80 1.84-
SHi
.*lNG CL E R K S------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------r ^MANUFACTURING -----------------------------
156
79
77
2.42
2.61
2.22
2.27
2.59
2.15
2. 1 4 - 2.82
2 . 28 - 2.95
2 . 10 - 2.19
SHI 'PING AND RECEIVING CL ER KS --------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE---------------------------
218
146
72
61
2.37
2.45
2.22
2.21
2.34
2.38
2.14
2.15
1.992.05 1.751.74-
2.58
3.14
2.51
2.55
2.51
2.75
2.82
2.65
2.64
16
16
-
48
-
48
-
8
8
-
-
70
70
40
36
8
8
-
9
13
-
-
-
-
-
17
15
3
-
-
-
17
15
3
41
30
11
24
21
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
30
-
-
-
-
27
27
-
6
6
-
65
65
-
-
1
at en d o f t a b le .
65
62
3
_
17
17
~
_
-
7
62
-
17
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21
-
-
20
-
-
239
77
162
30
26
56
129
42
87
17
5
56
99
61
38
20
4
13
148
126
22
11
40
31
9
154
105
49
43
2
4
145
120
25
9
10
6
185
160
25
3
22
~
164
164
14
14
589
560
1
9
85
85
6
17
24
24
18
24
24
18
2
2
2
2
2
2
9
9
9
19
19
4
4
6
7
1
1
-
-
357
171
186
100
18
68
166
80
86
36
50
443
270
173
167
5
1
353
25
328
78
237
13
155
71
84
17
59
8
3 05
136
169
113
51
5
68
30
38
5
22
11
155
116
39
10
18
11
299
249
50
3
44
3
284
81
203
3
166
34
218
133
85
81
4
208
77
131
99
32
8
8
31
31
2
2
-
6
6
4
2
84
42
42
34
8
125
125
11
24
47
6
41
11
86
30
56
43
3
227
51
176
173
3
238
43
195
127
68
24
-
14
14
2
12
19
8
11
11
-
-
45
169
_
10
10
20
20
_
-
-
19
19
103
103
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
20
19
46
-
-
-
-
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
-
10
-
1
3
_
-
-
31
2
5
5
-
3
3
-
7
7
3
8
8
6
32
32
29
32
5
5
8
3
1
7
7
4
10
5
5
9
4
4
16
8
8
_
_
—
—
16
1
15
12
3
21
81
17
64
7
23
48
19
29
1
28
56
2
54
27
27
20
18
2
21
20
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
_
1
4
1
19
17
2
13
-
-
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
19
9
10
17
3
14
2
2
3
1
1
13
6
7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
“
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
8
11
11
-
-
21
6
15
13
4
9
-
4
_
—
-
-
-
4
~
49
1
48
4
4
4
9
—
9
9
3
3
3
19
17
2
2
45
30
15
10
_
-
_
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
~
~
~
~
_
.
_
.
.
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
~
-
-
-
-
10
10
10
-
"
S ee footn oi
11
7
4
11
-
-
28
-
145
15
130
4
17
68
~
-
2
-
16
-
~
-
-
335
13
322
5
23
74
24
-
1
1
~
-
22
-
-
66
48
18
-
539
11
52 8
16
11
216
24
-
1
3
2
1
1
-
-
-
~
-
-
206
206
-
-
3
3
-
22
11
11
-
-
-
83
16
67
-
-
-
210
22
188
-
-
-
13
~
-
-
9
“
115
115
-
-
over
—
24
16
8
2
_
—
-
-
-
2
2
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
_
_
-
-
_
-
-
25
7
18
8
10
23
20
3
20
20
8
8
3
3
2
2
—
_
—
_
—
-
_
3
-
17
17
-
13
13
-
24
10
14
8
8
-
22
15
7
7
23
15
8
8
13
13
24
4
17
7
—
-
-
-
—
4
_
-
6
6
4
4
2
_
2
_
-
-
4
2
2
6
6
—
2
'
11
Table A-5.
Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is
b y in d u str y d iv is io n , H ou ston , T e x ., June 1965)
N u 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 h o u r l y e a r n in g ;s o f -----
Hourly earnings 2
S
Number
Occupation1 and industry division
U nder
workers
Mean3
Median3
Middle range3
t
.7 0
$
* 70
and
under
•8 0
$
S
1 .1 0
$
1 .2 0
$
1 .3 0
$
1 .4 0
$
1 .5 0
*
1 .6 0
$
1 .7 0
i
1 .8 0
t
1 .9 0
$
2 .0 0
$
2 .2 0
$
2 .4 0
$
2 .6 0
*
2 .8 0
S
3 .0 0
$
3 .2 0
$
3 .4 0
$
3 .6 0
1 .2 0
1 .3 0
1 .4 0
1 .5 0
1 .6 0
1 . 70
1 .8 0
1 .9 0
2 .0 0
2 .2 0
2 .4 0
2 .6 0
2 .8 0
3 .0 0
3 .2 0
3 .4 0
3 .6 0
over
74
2
72
21
51
191
66
125
4
65
56
253
70
183
-
88
39
49
3
42
4
140
64
76
-
185
36
149
40
54
55
88
27
61
-
127
56
151
41
110
8
85
6
20
41
229
132
97
9
14
49
168
104
64
4
7
38
271
13
258
9
190
19
448
43
405
96
165
144
107
42
65
49
16
73
21
52
48
-
805
11
794
794
-
2
2
-
3
3
-
~
4
~
~
43
2
41
5
36
90
13
77
39
38
93
10
83
39
44
37
9
28
13
25
11
14
13
1
99
49
50
-
109
18
91
49
42
29
21
8
4
4
88
18
70
2
43
43
21
22
-
34
16
18
-
4
3
1
-
6
6
-
6
58
8
50
10
18
~
29
29
-
95
53
42
-
160
60
100
-
60
2
58
-
27
14
13
-
24
18
88
12
52
6
69
11
58
40
5
13
59
6
53
-
16
13
62
28
34
3
28
3
121
105
16
9
5
2
116
77
39
3
7
29
56
1
55
9
38
8
149
27
122
96
26
87
39
48
48
-
22
14
8
4
-
-
4
7
7
-
_
•80
.9 0
$
1 .0 0
.9 0
1 .0 0
1 .1 0
3
-
4
4
-
-
132
-
—
-
132
110
and
T R U C K D R I V E R S 5 -----------------------MANU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4--------------WH OL ES AL E TRAOE ---------------RETAIL TRAOE --------------------
3 ,4 1 5
716
2 ,6 9 9
1*064
820
670
$
2 .3 0
2 .0 4
2 .3 7
3 .0 5
2 .0 0
1 .8 4
$
2 .4 0
2 .0 5
2 .4 9
3 .2 3
1 .9 1
1 .8 3
$
1 .6
1 .6
1 .6
3 .1
1 .4
1 .3
5
0
9
1
9
1
-
$
3 .0 5
2 .3 4
3 .2 2
3 .2 7
2 .4 9
2 .4 1
-
-
3
-
-
~
~
TRUCKDRIVERS* LIGHT I UNDER
1-1/2 TONS) ----------------------MANU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------WH OL ES AL E T R A D E ---------------RETAIL TRAOE --------------------
897
205
692
164
377
1 .7 1
1 .9 5
1 .6 4
1 .5 7
1 .5 6
1 .7 2
1 .8 5
1 .5 2
1 .5 0
1 .4 1
1
1
1
1
1
.3
.7
.2
.3
.1
5
1
8
9
9
-
2 .0 2
2 .2 2
1 .9 0
1 .8 3
1 .8 7
_
_
-
-
3
3
-
4
-
-
132
-
4
-
-
132
-
“
~
~
-
110
TRUCKDRIVERS. MEDIUM C 1-1/2 TO
AND INCLUDING A TONS) ----------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S4--------------W H O L ES AL E TRADE ---------------RETAIL TRAOE --------------------
1 ,7 7 0
453
1 ,3 1 7
854
280
183
2 .4 7
2 .1 1
2 .6 0
3 .0 5
1 .6 4
1 .9 8
2 .6 2
2 .1 4
2 .9 7
3 .2 3
1 .5 2
1 .9 4
1
1
1
3
1
1
.8
.5
.8
.2
.4
.5
1
3
9
0
3
5
- 3 .2 3
- 2 .3 8
- 3 .2 5
- 3 .2 7
- 1 .8 4
- 2 .3 6
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
~
~
~
-
TRUCKDRIVERS* HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS*
TR AILER TYPE) --------------------MANU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------WH OL ES AL E TRADE ---------------TRUCKDRIVERS* HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS*
OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) -------TRUCKERS. POWER (FORKLIFT) --------M A N U F A CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BL IC UT IL IT IE S4--------------W H O L ES AL E TRADE ---------------- 1
5
4
3
2
1
2
3
4
5
-
663
53
610
354
2 .5 9
1 .7 8
2 .6 6
2 .4 5
71
2 .9 3
3 .0 5
2 .8 7 -
3 .2 2
-
-
-
929
507
422
240
175
2 .2 4
2 .3 9
2 .0 7
2 .0 2
2 .1 8
2 .3 5
2 .5 9
2 .2 5
1 .8 7
2 .3 6
1
1
1
1
1
2 .7 3
2 .8 0
2 .5 3
2 .7 1
2 .4 6
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-
-
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_
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2 .6 3
1 .5 9
2 .6 4
2 .4 9
2 .4
1 .5
2 .4
2 .4
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.5
.8
5
5
7
3
8
8
7
1
3
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-
2 .7 0
2 .1 5
2 .7 7
2 .6 5
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48
30
18
18
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2
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-
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62
4
58
52
63
42
21
4
62
26
36
35
59
35
24
-
17
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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.
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1
12
13
1
12
12
1
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37
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9
6
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156
3
153
152
265
265
165
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653
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642
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132
132
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-
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16
28
20
-
-
46
46
43
23
20
10
10
82
76
6
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85
34
51
11
40
84
15
69
21
48
212
127
85
61
24
78
76
2
48
48
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4
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6
5
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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 mail this year and w ill be collected by a personal
visit by Bureau field economists next year, data for these occupations w ill
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-tim e, temporary, and probationary workers.
OFFICE
BILLER, MACHINE
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR
Prepares statements, bills, and invoices on a machine other than
an ordinary or electrom atic typewriter. May also keep records as to
billings or shipping charges or perform other clerical work incidental
to billing operations. For wage study purposes, billers, machine, are
classified by type of machine, as follows:
Operates a bookkeeping machine (Remington Rand, Elliott Fisher,
Sundstrand, Burroughs, National Cash Register, with or without a 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 fam iliarity 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 sheets,
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 shipping charges and entry of necessary extensions,
which m ay 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' accotmts (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
m ay 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 autom atically 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
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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 workers.
CLERK, FILE
Class A . In an established filing system containing a number
of varied subject matter files, classifies and indexes file material
such as correspondence, reports, technical documents, etc. May
also file this m aterial. 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 m aterial by simple
(subject matter) headings or partly classified m aterial by finer sub
headings, Prepares simple related index and cross-reference aids.
As requested, locates clearly identified m aterial in files and forwards
m aterial. May perform related clerical tasks required to maintain
and service files.
Class C. Performs routine filing of m aterial 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 m aterial in files and forwards
m aterial; and may fill out withdrawal charge. Performs simple
clerical and manual tasks required to maintain and service files.
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 worker'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 m aterial.
KEYPUNCH OPERATOR
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
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
m ail, and other minor clerical work.
Performs stenographic duties requiring significantly greater inde
pendence and responsibility than stenographers, general as evidenced by
the following: 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 t c .; composing simple letters from general instructions; .reading and
routing incoming mail; and answering routine questions, etc. Does not
include transcribing-machine woik.
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 ca lls.)
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 puiposes, or if the requests are routine,
e . g . , giving extension numbers when specific names are furnished, or
if complex calls are refewed to another operator.)
IB
SWITCHBOARD OPERA TOR-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 work 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 work. 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 work 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 transcribing-machine records. May also type from written
copy and do simple clerical work. Workers transcribing dictation involving
a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as legal briefs or reports
on scientific research are not included. A 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 following: Copy typing
from rough or clear drafts; routine typing of forms, insurance policies,
e t c .; and setting up simple standard tabulations, or copying more
complex tables already set up and spaced properly.
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PROFESSIONAL
A ND
TECHNICAL
DRAFTSMAN— Continued
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 the 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 as: 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 factor/ 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 work from blueprints, drawings, models, or verbal
instructions; using a variety of carpenter's handtools, portable power tools,
and standard measuring instruments; making standard shop computations
relating to dimensions of work; and selecting materials necessary for the
work. In general, the work of the maintenance caipenter requires
rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal ap
prenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
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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 ma
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. Woik 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 work, 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 woik 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 following:
Laying out of work 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 work 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 the 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-metalworking 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 in-
CUSTODIAL
AND
For cross-industry wage study purposes, tool and die makers in
tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification.
MATERIAL
MOVEMENT
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 o f 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 woricer employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store,
or other establishment whose duties involve one or more of the followings
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 shipping 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.
TRU CKD RTVER
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)
Tmckdriver, light (under lVz tons)
Truckdriver, medium ( 1V2 to and including 4 tons)
Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type)
Tmckdriver, 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:
Tmcker, power (forklift)
Trucker, power (other than forklift)
For wage study purposes, woikers 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 salaries for accountants, auditors, attorneys, chemists,
engineers, engineering technicians, draftsmen, tracers, job analysts, directors of
personnel, managers of office services, and clerical employees.
Order as BLS Bulletin 1422, National Survey of Professional, Administrative, Tech
nical, and Clerical Pay, February—March 1964. 40 cents a copy.
Occupational Wage Surveys
A list of the latest available bulletins is presented below. A directory indicating dates of earlier studies, and the prices of the bulletins is
available on request. Bulletins may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U .S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D .C ., 20402,
or from any of the BLS regional sales offices shown on the inside front cover.
Area
Bulletin number
and price
Akron, Ohio, June 1965------------------------------------------------Albany—Schenectady—Troy, N .Y ., Apr. 1965-------------Albuquerque, N. Mex. , Apr. 1965------------------------------Allentown—Bethlehem—Easton, Pa. —N. J. , Feb. 1965Atlanta, G a ., May 1965________________________________
Baltimore, M d ., Nov. 1964 1 --------------------------------------Beaumont—Port Arthur, T e x ., May 1965______________
Birmingham, A la ., Apr. 1965 1_______________________
Boise City, Idaho, July 1964 1 -------------------------------------Boston, M a ss., Oct. 19641 ------------------------------------------
1430-78,
1430-52,
1430-62,
1430-48,
1430-74,
1430-27,
1430-66,
1430-60,
1430-1,
1430-16,
25
25
20
20
25
30
20
25
25
30
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
Buffalo, N .Y ., Dec. 19641------------------Burlington, V t ., Mar. 1965 1 --------------Canton, Ohio, Apr. 1965---------------------Charleston, W. V a ., Apr. 1965----------Charlotte, N. C., Apr. 1965----------------Chattanooga, Tenn. —G a ., Sept. 1964 1
Chicago, 111., Apr. 1965 1 -------------------Cincinnati, Ohio—K y ., Mar. 1965-------Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 1964 1--------------Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 19641----------------
1430-36,
1430-51,
1430-59,
1430-65,
1430-61,
1430-10,
1430-72,
1430-55,
1430-13,
1430-18,
30
25
20
20
25
25
30
25
30
30
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
Dallas, T e x ., Nov. 1964 1 -------------------Davenport—Rock Island—Moline, IowaI l l ., Oct. 1964 1----------------------------------Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 1965-----------------------Denver, C olo., Dec. 1964-------------------Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 1965--------------Detroit, M ich., Jan. 19651 -----------------Fort Worth, T ex., Nov. 1964 1-------- —
Green Bay, W is ., Aug. 1964 1-------------Greenville, S. C. , May 1965-----------------Houston, T ex ., June 1964 1-------------------
1430-25,
30 cents
1430-20,
1430-31,
1430-32,
1430-47,
1430-43,
1430-24,
1430-3,
1430-69,
1385-81,
25
25
25
20
30
30
25
20
25
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 1964---------------------------------Jackson, M is s ., Feb. 1965-------------------------------------Jacksonville, F la ., Jan. 19651 -----------------------------Kansas City, Mo. —K an s., Nov. 1964--------------------Lawrence—Haverhill, M a ss.—N .H ., June 1965-----Little Rock—North Little Rock, A r k ., Aug. 1964 1
Los Angeles—Long Beach, C alif., Mar. 1965 1 ----Louisville, K y .—Ind., Feb. 1965 1-------------------------Lubbock, T ex., June 1965--------------------------------------Manchester, N. H ., Aug. 1964 1-----------------------------Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 1965------------------------------------
1430-30,
1430-44,
1430-38,
1430-26,
1430-75,
1430-7,
1430-57,
1430-42,
1430-73,
1430-4,
1430-40,
25
20
25
25
20
25
30
25
20
25
25
Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.
Area
Bulletin number
and price
Miami, F la ., Dec. 1964________________________________
Milwaukee, W is., Apr. 1965 1. . . ________ ___ ___________
Minneapolis—St, Paul, Minn., Jan. 1965 1 ____ ________
Muskegon—Muskegon Heights, M ich., May 1965----------Newark and Jersey City, N. J ., Feb. 1965—----------------New Haven, Conn., Jan. 1965------*------------- „----------------New Orleans, L a ., Feb. 19651 ________________________
New York, N. Y . , Apr. 1965 1 ---------------------------------------Norfolk—Portsmouth and Newport News—
Hampton, V a ., June 1965 1 ______ _____________________
Oklahoma City, O kla., Aug. 1964 1 ______ _____________
1430-29,
1430-58,
1430-39,
1430-68,
1430-45,
1430-34,
1430-53,
1430-80,
25
25
30
20
25
25
30
40
1430-77,
1430-5,
25 cents
25 cents
Omaha, Nebr. —Iowa, Oct. 1964------------------------------------Paterson—Clifton—Passaic, N .J ., May 1965—---------------Philadelphia, P a .-N .J ., Nov. 1964 l .*______ *_________
Phoenix, A r iz ., Mar. 1965------ —— — — — - ____ ____—
Pittsburgh, P a., Jan. 1965 1 _______________ . . . . . . -------- —
Portland, Maine, Nov. 1964____— _________ — _________
Portland, Oreg. —W ash., May 1965--------------—__________
Providence—Pawtucket, R. I . —M a ss., May 1965 1 ---- —
Raleigh, N. C . , Sept. 1964______________________________
Richmond, V a ., Nov. 1964_____________________________
1430-17,
1430-71,
1430-28,
1430-56,
1430-41,
1430-21,
1430-70,
1430-67,
1430-6,
1430-19,
25
25
35
20
30
25
25
30
20
25
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
Rockford, 111. , May 1965—— ——— — — ___ . . . . . . __ ____ _
St. Louis, M o.-111., Oct. 1964 ______________________
Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 1964 l — ----------------- ----------San Antonio, T ex., June 1965 1 ------- ---------------------------- —
San Bernardino-Rivers id e-Ontario, C a lif.»
Sept. 1964------------- *------------------- --- --------------------------- —
San Diego, C alif., Sept. 19641— —
San Francisco-Oakland, C alif., Jan. 1965 1— -------- Savannah, G a ., May 1 9 6 5 ™ -----------------------------------------Scranton, P a ., Aug. 1964—— — — ----- —— --------—
Seattle, W ash., Sept. 1964-------------------------------- ----------- -
1430--63,
1430-- 22,
1430--33,
1430--81,
20
30
25
25
cents
cents
cents
cents
1430*- 8,
1430-- 12,
1430--37,
1430--64,
1430-- 2 ,
1430--9,
20
25
25
20
20
25
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
Sioux Falls, S. Dak., Oct. 1964—---- -------- ——--------------South Bend, Ind., Mar. 1965----------------------——--------------Spokane, Wash., June 1965 1 -----------------------------------------Toledo, Ohio, Feb. 1965 l m--------— —......... ........................
Trenton, N .J ., Dec. 1964 1 — . . . ------- -— . . . . — --------------Washing ton, D. C. —Md. —V a ., Oct. 1964 1 _____________
Waterbury, Conn., Mar. 1965——
--------- ------------- —
Water loo, Iowa, Nov. 1964 1 ---- . . . . . . . . ------- . . . . . ------------Wichita, Kans., Sept. 1964 1-— — ——— . . . . . . . ----------Worcester, M a ss., June 1965— — —------—— ------- —
York, P a ., Feb. 1965___________________________________
1430- 15,
1430- 54,
1430- 79,
1430- 50,
1430- 35,
1430- 14,
1430- 49,
1430- 23,
1430- 11,
1430- 76,
1430- 46,
20
20
25
25
25
30
20
25
25
25
20
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
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