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JUN2-1969

A re a Wage Survey-"

The Salt Lake Uity, Utah, Metropolitan Area
D ecem ber 1968

H u I let in

No.

I 625-36




BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REGIONAL OFFICES

R E G IO N IN
p h ii - a o e l p h i

A

Region II
Region I
341 Ninth Ave.
1603-B Federal Building
New York, N.Y. 10001
Government Center
Boston, Mass. 02203
Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212)
Phones 223-6762 (Area Code 617)

Region III
406 Penn Square Building
1317 Filbert St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone; 597-7796 (Area Code 215)

Region IV
Suite 540
1371 Peachtree St. NE.
Atlanta, Ga. 30309
Phone: 526-5418 (Area Code 404)

Region V
Region VI
Federal Office Building
219 South Dearborn St.
Chicago, 111. 60604
911 Walnut S t ., 10th Floor
Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)

Region VII
337 Mayflower Building
411 North Akard St.
Dallas, Tex. 75201
Phone: 749-3516 (Area Code 214)

Region VIII
450 Golden Gate Ave.
Box 36017
San Francisco, Calif. 94102
Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)




Area Wage Survey
The Salt L ake City, Utah, M etropolitan Area




D e ce m b e r 1 9 6 8

B u lle tin

No.

1625-36
April 1969

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
George P. Shultz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Geoffrey H . Moore, Commissioner

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Preface

Contents
Page

The? B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s p r o g r a m of a n n u a l
o c c u p a t i o n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s i s d e ­
s i g n e d to p r o v i d e d a t a on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s , an d e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s an d s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s . It
y ie ld s d e taile d d a ta by se le c te d in d u stry d iv isio n for each
of the a r e a s s t u d i e d , f o r g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s , a n d f o r the
U n it e d S t a t e s .
A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in the p r o g r a m i s
the n e e d f o r g r e a t e r i n s i g h t in to (1) the m o v e m e n t of w a g e s
b y o c c u p a t i o n a l c a t e g o r y an d s k i l l l e v e l , an d (2) the s t r u c ­
t u r e an d l e v e l o f w a g e s a m o n g a r e a s a n d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s .
A t th e e n d of e a c h s u r v e y , an i n d i v i d u a l a r e a b u l ­
letin p r e s e n t s su r v e y r e s u l t s fo r ea c h a r e a stu d ied . A fter
c o m p l e t i o n o f a l l o f the i n d i v i d u a l a r e a b u l l e t i n s f o r a r o u n d
of s u r v e y s , a t w o - p a r t s u m m a r y b u l l e t i n i s i s s u e d .
The
f i r s t p a r t b r i n g s d a t a f o r e a c h of the m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s
s t u d i e d i n t o one b u l l e t i n . T h e s e c o n d p a r t p r e s e n t s i n f o r ­
m a tio n w hich h a s b e e n p r o je c t e d f r o m in d iv id u al m e t r o ­
p o l i t a n a r e a d a t a to r e l a t e to g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s an d the
U n it e d S t a t e s .

I n t r o d u c t i o n _________________________________________________________________
W age t r e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s _________________________
T ab les:
1.
2.

A.

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e of s u r v e y an d
n u m b e r s t u d i e d ____________________________________________________
I n d e x e s o f s t a n d a r d w e e k l y s a l a r i e s an d s t r a i g h t - t i m e
h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s , an d
p e r c e n t s of i n c r e a s e f o r s e l e c t e d p e r i o d s _____________________




2

4

O ccu p atio n a l e a r n in g s :
A - l . O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n an d w o m e n _______________________
A - 2. P r o f e s s i o n a l an d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n ____________
A - 3. O f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , a n d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —
m e n an d w o m e n c o m b i n e d ________________________________
A - 4 . M a i n t e n a n c e an d p o w e r p l a n t o c c u p a t i o n s _________________
A - 5. C u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s __________

8
9
10

O c c u p a t i o n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s ___________________________________

11

A ppendix.

N i n e t y a r e a s c u r r e n t l y a r e i n c l u d e d in the p r o ­
g r a m . In e a c h a r e a , i n f o r m a t i o n on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s
i s c o l l e c t e d a n n u a l l y an d on e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s an d
su p p le m e n ta r y w age p r o v is io n s bien n ially .
T h i s b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s of the s u r v e y in
S a l t L a k e C i t y , U t a h , in D e c e m b e r 1968.
The S tan d a rd
M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f i n e d b y the B u r e a u of
the B u d g e t t h r o u g h J a n u a r y 19 6 8 , c o n s i s t s of D a v i s an d S a l t
L a k e C o u n t i e s . T h i s s t u d y w a s c o n d u c t e d b y the B u r e a u ' s
r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in K a n s a s C i t y , M o . , u n d e r the g e n e r a l
d ire c tio n of E d w a r d C h aiken , A s s i s t a n t R e g io n a l D ir e c to r
for O p eration s.

1
3

areas.

NOTE:
S im ila r tab u latio n s a r e
(See in sid e b ack co v er.)

av ailab le for

other

A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on e a r n i n g s in the S a l t L a k e
C ity a r e a is a l s o a v a ila b le fo r food s e r v i c e o ccu p a tio n s
( D e c e m b e r 1 9 6 8 ).
U n io n s c a l e s , i n d i c a t i v e o f p r e v a i l i n g
p a y l e v e l s , a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r b u ild in g c o n s tr u c tio n ; p rin tin g ;
l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e r a t in g e m p l o y e e s ; and m o t o r t r u c k d r i v e r s ,
h e l p e r s , an d a l l i e d o c c u p a t i o n s .

5
7




Area Wage Survey---The Salt Lake City, Utah, Metropolitan Area
Introduction
T h i s a r e a i s 1 o f 90 in w h i c h t h e U . S . D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r ' s
B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s of o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s
a n d r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s on a n a r e a w i d e b a s i s . 1

to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2)
individual e sta b lish m e n t d ata.

In e a c h a r e a , d a t a a r e o b t a i n e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t s w it h in s i x b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s :
M an ufactu rin g; t r a n s ­
p o rta tio n , c o m m u n ic atio n , and other public u t ilit ie s ; w h o le s a le t r a d e ;
r e t a il t r a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v i c e s .
M ajo r
in d u stry g ro u p s exclu d ed fr o m th e se stu d ie s a r e go vern m en t o p e r a ­
tio n s and the c o n s tr u c tio n and e x t r a c t iv e i n d u s t r i e s . E s t a b l i s h m e n t s
h a v i n g f e w e r t h a n a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r of w o r k e r s a r e o m i t t e d b e c a u s e
t h e y t e n d t o f u r n i s h i n s u f f i c i e n t e m p l o y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d
to w a r r a n t i n c l u s i o n .
S e p a r a t e t a b u l a t i o n s a r e p r o v i d e d f o r e a c h of
the b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv i s i o n s w hich m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .

O c c u p a tio n s and E a r n in g s




p o ssib ility

o f d i s c l o s u r e of

The a v e r a g e s p re se n ted re fle c t co m p o site , areaw id e e s t i ­
m ates.
I n d u s t r i e s a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l a n d j o b
s t a f f i n g a n d , t h u s , c o n t r i b u t e d i f f e r e n t l y to th e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h j o b .
T h e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p o b t a i n a b l e f r o m t h e a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e l y t h e w a g e s p r e a d o r d i f f e r e n t i a l m a i n t a i n e d a m o n g j o b s in
i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s
f o r m e n a n d w o m e n in a n y o f t h e s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s h o u l d not b e
a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t o f the s e x e s w it h in
in d ivid u al e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . O th er p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w hich m a y c o n tr ib ­
ute to d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y f o r m e n a n d w o m e n i n c l u d e :
D i f f e r e n c e s in
p r o g r e s s i o n w it h in e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s i n c e o n l y t h e a c t u a l r a t e s
p a i d i n c u m b e n t s a r e c o l l e c t e d ; a n d d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r ­
f o r m e d , a l t h o u g h th e w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r i a t e l y w it h in the
s a m e s u r v e y j o b d e s c r i p t i o n . J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e m ­
p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a l l y m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d t h a n t h o s e u s e d
in i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d a l l o w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r f o r m e d .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c t e d on a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e of
t h e u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t i n v o l v e d in s u r v e y i n g a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
To
ob tain o p tim u m a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r tio n of
l a r g e t h a n of s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s t u d i e d . In c o m b i n i n g th e d a t a ,
h o w e v e r , a ll e s t a b li s h m e n t s a r e given th e ir a p p r o p r ia t e w eigh t.
E s­
t i m a t e s b a s e d on the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d a r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e l a t i n g t o a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in t h e i n d u s t r y g r o u p i n g a n d a r e a ,
e x c e p t f o r t h o s e b e l o w th e m i n i m u m s i z e s t u d i e d .

1
Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York
Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu­
pations only); Syracuse; and U tica—Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies
in 91 areas at the request of the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the U .S. De­
partment of Labor.

is

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a r n in g s d a ta a r e show n fo r
f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h i r e d to w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k l y s c h e d u l e
in th e g i v e n o c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
E a rn in g s data exclude p r e ­
m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e an d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , a n d l a t e
s h if ts . N o n p ro d u c tio n b o n u s e s a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a llo w ­
a n c e s and in cen tiv e e a r n in g s a r e in clu d ed . W here w e e k ly h o u r s a r e
r e p o r t e d , a s f o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to t h e s t a n d ­
a r d w o r k w e e k ( r o u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a l f h o u r ) f o r w h i c h e m p l o y e e s
r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e of p a y f o r
o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s
f o r t h e s e o c c u p a tio n s h av e b e e n ro u n d ed to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .

T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s c u r r e n t o c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and
e a r n i n g s i n f o r m a t i o n o b t a i n e d l a r g e l y b y m a i l f r o m th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
v i s i t e d b y B u r e a u f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s in th e l a s t p r e v i o u s s u r v e y f o r
o c c u p a t i o n s r e p o r t e d in t h a t e a r l i e r s t u d y . P e r s o n a l v i s i t s w e r e m a d e
to n o n r e s p o n d e n t s a n d to t h o s e r e s p o n d e n t s r e p o r t i n g u n u s u a l c h a n g e s
sin c e the p r e v io u s s u r v e y .

T h e o c c u p a t i o n s s e l e c t e d f o r s t u d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y
o f m a n u f a c t u r i n g a n d n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , a n d a r e o f th e f o l ­
low ing t y p e s :
(1) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l ; (3)
m a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t ; a n d (4) c u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t .
O c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n i f o r m s e t o f j o b d e s c r i p ­
t i o n s d e s i g n e d t o t a k e a c c o u n t o f i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n in d u t i e s
w it h in th e s a m e j o b .
The occu pation s s e le c te d fo r stu d y a r e lis te d
a n d d e s c r i b e d in t h e a p p e n d i x .
T h e e a r n in g s d a ta fo llow in g the jo b
t i t l e s a r e f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s c o m b i n e d . E a r n i n g s d a t a f o r s o m e o f the
o c c u p a t i o n s l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w it h in
o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e not p r e s e n t e d in t h e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s b e c a u s e e i t h e r
(1) e m p l o y m e n t in the o c c u p a t i o n i s to o s m a l l to p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a

there

O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t t h e t o t a l in a l l
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h in th e s c o p e of th e s t u d y a n d not the n u m b e r a c t u ­
a l l y s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e of d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , the e s t i m a t e s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t o b t a i n e d f r o m
th e s a m p l e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d s e r v e o n l y t o i n d i c a t e th e r e l a t i v e
i m p o r t a n c e o f th e j o b s s t u d i e d .
T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l
s t r u c t u r e do n ot a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y th e a c c u r a c y o f t h e e a r n i n g s d a t a .
E s t a b lis h m e n t P r a c t i c e s and S u p p le m e n ta r y W age P r o v is io n s
T a b u l a t i o n s on s e l e c t e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p l e ­
m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e not p r e s e n t e d in t h i s
b ulletin .
I n fo rm a tio n fo r t h e s e tabxilation s i s c o lle c te d b ien n ially .
State T h e s e t a b u l a t i o n s on m i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r i n e x p e r i e n c e d
w o m en o ffic e w o r k e r s ; sh ift d if fe r e n t i a ls ; sc h e d u le d w eek ly h o u r s ; paid
h o lid a y s; p aid v a c a tio n s ; and h ealth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n p lan s a r e
p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) in p r e v i o u s b u l l e t i n s f o r .th is a r e a .

1

2
T a b l e 1.

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s and W o r k e r s Within S c o p e of S u r v e y an d N u m b e r S t u d i e d in S a l t L a k e C ity , Uta h,
b y M a j o r I n d u s t r y D i v i s i o n , 2 D e c e m b e r 1968
M inim um
em ploym ent
in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in s c o p e
o f stu d y

Industry division

N um ber of estab lish m en ts

Within s c o p e o f s t u d y 4
Within s c o p e
of stu d y*

S tu d ie d
Number

Studied
Percent

317

115

61,9 0 0

100

40,200

50
“

103
214

40
75

22,800
39,1 0 0

37
63

1 5 ,3 6 0
24, 840

50
50
50
50
50

33
37
80
31
33

17
13
20
12
13

11,600
4, 400
14,500
4, 800
3, 800

19
7
23
8
6

9, 450
2, 170
8, 520
2, 790
1 ,9 1 0

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o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s 5 ----------------------------W h o l e s a l e t r a d e 6 -------------------------------------R e t a i l t r a d e 6-------------------------------------------F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , an d 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 t a b l i s h m e n t s

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1 Th e S a l t L a k e C i t y S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f in e d b y the B u r e a u of the B u d g e t t h r o u g h J a n u a r y 1968, c o n s i s t s of D a v i s
and S a l t L a k e C o u n t i e s .
Th e " w o r k e r s w ithin s c o p e of s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s shown in t h i s t a b l e p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n of the s i z e
and c o m p o s i t i o n of the l a b o r f o r c e i n c lu d e d in the s u r v e y . Th e e s t i m a t e s a r e not in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , to s e r v e a s a b a s i s of c o m p a r i s o n with oth e r
e m p l o y m e n t i n d e x e s f o r the a r e a to m e a s u r e e m p l o y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e .(1) pla n n in g of w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s the u s e of e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a
c o m p i l e d c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e of the p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d i e d , and (2) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m the s c o p e of the s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1967 e d i ti o n of the S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r i a l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n .
3 I n c l u d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s with t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t a t o r a b o v e the m i n i m u m l i m i t a t i o n . A l l o u t l e t s (w ithin the a r e a ) of c o m p a n i e s in su c h
i n d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , f i n a n c e , a u to r e p a i r s e r v i c e , an d m o t i o n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
4 I n c l u d e s a l l w o r k e r s in a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s with t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t (w ithin the a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e the m i n i m u m l i m i t a t i o n .
5 T a x i c a b s an d s e r v i c e s i n c i d e n t a l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w e r e e x c l u d e d .
6 T h i s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " and " n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g " in the S e r i e s A t a b l e s . S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n
of d a t a f o r t h i s d i v i s i o n i s not m a d e f o r one o r m o r e of the f o l l o w in g r e a s o n s : (1) E m p l o y m e n t in the d i v i s i o n i s to o s m a l l to p r o v i d e en ough d a t a
to m e r i t s e p a r a t e s tu d y , (2) the s a m p l e w a s not d e s i g n e d i n i t i a l l y to p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , (3) r e s p o n s e w a s i n s u f f i c i e n t o r i n a d e q u a te to
p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , and (4) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y of d i s c l o s u r e of i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a .
7 H o t e l s and m o t e l s ; l a u n d r i e s an d o t h e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b i l e r e p a i r , r e n t a l , and p a r k i n g ; m o t i o n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit
m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n i z a t i o n s ( e x c l u d i n g r e l i g i o u s and c h a r i t a b l e o r g a n i z a t i o n s ) ; an d e n g i n e e r i n g an d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .




A b o u t t w o - f i f t h s of the w o r k e r s within s c o p e of the s u r v e y in the S a l t L a k e C i t y a r e a
w e r e e m p l o y e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g f i r m s .
The f o llo w in g p r e s e n t s the m a j o r i n d u s t r y g r o u p s
and s p e c i f i c i n d u s t r i e s a s a p e r c e n t of a l l m a n u f a c t u r i n g :
Industry gro u ps
F o o d and k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s ____
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t _____
M achinery, except
e l e c t r i c a l -----------------------------P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s _____
O r d n a n c e and a c c e s s o r i e s _____
E l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t and
s u p p l i e s -------------------------------P r i n t i n g and p u b l i s h i n g _________
F a b r i c a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s ____
P e t r o l e u m and c o a l p r o d u c t s __

Sp ecific in d u str ies
15
14
11
11
10
9
7
6
5

A i r c r a f t an d p a r t s _______________12
O r d n a n c e --------------------------------- 10
P r i m a r y n o n f e r r o u s m e t a l s ____10
C o m m u n i c a t i o n e q u i p m e n t _____ 7
C o n s t r u c t i o n and r e l a t e d
m a c h i n e r y _____________________ 7
F a b ric ate d stru ctu ral m etal
p r o d u c t s -------------------------------- 5
P e t r o l e u m r e f i n i n g ______________ 5

T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n i s b a s e d on e s t i m a t e s of t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t d e r i v e d f r o m u n i v e r s e
m a t e r i a l s c o m p i l e d p r i o r to a c t u a l s u r v e y .
P r o p o r t i o n s in v a r i o u s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s m a y
d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t i o n s b a s e d on the r e s u l t s of the s u r v e y a s shown in t a b l e 1 a b o v e .

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
F o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , the w a g e
t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e e k l y s a l a r i e s f o r the n o r m a l w o r k w e e k ,
e x c lu s iv e of e a r n in g s fo r o v e r tim e .
F o r p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s , t h e y
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s , exc lu d in g
p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w ee k e n d s, h o lid ay s, and
late s h ifts.
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on d a t a f o r s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u ­
p a t i o n s a n d i n c l u d e m o s t o f the n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s w ith in
each group.

P r e s e n t e d in t a b l e 2 a r e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
a n d in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s o f s e l e c t e d p l a n t w o r k e r g r o u p s .
The in d ex es
a r e a m e a s u r e o f w a g e s a t a g i v e n t i m e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t of
w a g e s d u r i n g th e b a s e p e r i o d ( d a t e o f the a r e a s u r v e y c o n d u c t e d
b e t w e e n J u l y I 9 6 0 a n d J u n e 1 9 6 1 ).
S u b t r a c t i n g 100 f r o m the i n d e x
y i e l d s th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e in w a g e s f r o m th e b a s e p e r i o d to the
d a t e o f th e i n d e x .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to
w a g e c h a n g e s b e t w e e n th e i n d i c a t e d d a t e s .
T hese estim a te s a r e
m e a s u r e s o f c h a n g e in a v e r a g e s f o r the a r e a ; t h e y a r e not in t e n d e d
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p a y c h a n g e s i n the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e a r e a .

L im it a t io n s of D ata

M ethod of C om p u tin g
T h e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
c h a n g e in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e i n f l u e n c e d by:
(1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y an d
w a g e c h a n g e s , (2) m e r i t o r o t h e r i n c r e a s e s in p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i ­
v i d u a l w o r k e r s w h ile in the s a m e j o b , a n d (3) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e
w a g e s due to c h a n g e s in the l a b o r f o r c e r e s u l t i n g f r o m l a b o r t u r n ­
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s , f o r c e r e d u c t i o n s , a n d c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r ­
t i o n s o f w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d b y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith d i f f e r e n t p a y l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s in th e l a b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the
o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s w ith o u t a c t u a l w a g e c h a n g e s .
It i s c o n c e i v a b l e
t h a t e v e n th o u g h a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w a g e i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y have d eclin ed b e c a u s e lo w e r-p a y in g e s ta b lis h m e n t s
e n t e r e d the a r e a o r e x p a n d e d t h e i r w o r k f o r c e s .
S im ilarly, w ages
m a y h a v e r e m a i n e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n s t a n t , y e t th e a v e r a g e s f o r a n a r e a
m a y have r is e n c o n s id e r a b ly b e c a u s e h ig h e r-p ay in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts
e n t e r e d the a r e a .

E a c h o f the s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u p a t i o n s w ith in a n o c c u p a t i o n a l
g r o u p w a s a s s i g n e d a w e i g h t b a s e d on i t s p r o p o r t i o n a t e e m p l o y m e n t
i n the o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p .
T h e se co n sta n t w eights r e fle c t b a s e y e a r
em ploy m en ts w h erev er p o ssib le .
The a v e r a g e (m ean ) e a r n in g s fo r
e a c h o c c u p a t i o n w e r e m u l t i p l i e d b y th e o c c u p a t i o n a l w e i g h t , a n d the
p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a t i o n s in th e g r o u p w e r e t o t a l e d . T h e a g g r e g a t e s
f o r 2 c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r s w e r e r e l a t e d b y d i v i d i n g the a g g r e g a t e f o r
the l a t e r y e a r b y the a g g r e g a t e f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
The re su lta n t
r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , s h o w s the p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e . . T h e i n d e x
i s the p r o d u c t o f m u l t i p l y i n g the b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) b y th e r e l a t i v e
f o r the n e x t s u c c e e d i n g y e a r a n d c o n t i n u i n g to m u l t i p l y (c o m p o u n d )
e a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e b y the p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s i n d e x . A v e r a g e e a r n i n g s
f o r the f o l l o w i n g o c c u p a t i o n s w e r e u s e d in c o m p u t i n g the w a g e t r e n d s :
Office clerical (men and women): Office clerical (men and women)— oKUiea maintenance (men):
Bookkeeping-machine
Continued
Carpenters
operators, class B
Secretaries
Electricians
Clerks, accounting, classes
Stenographers, general
Machinists
A and B
Stenographers, senior
Mechanics
Clerks, file, classes
Switchboard operators, classes
Mechanics (automotive)
A, B, and C
A and B
Painters
Clerks, order
Tabulating-machine operators,
Pipefitters
Clerks, payroll
class B
Tool and die makers
Comptometer operators
Typists, classes A and B
Keypunch operators, classes
Unskilled plant (men):
A and B
Industrial nurses (men and women):
Janitors, porters, and cleaners
Office boys and girls
Nurses, industrial (registered)
Laborers, m aterial handling




T h e u s e o f c o n s t a n t e m p l o y m e n t w e i g h t s e l i m i n a t e s the e f f e c t
o f c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h j o b i n ­
c l u d e d in the d a t a .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e r e f l e c t o n ly c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p a y f o r s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s .
T h e y a r e not i n f l u e n c e d b y
c h a n g e s in s t a n d a r d w o r k s c h e d u l e s , a s s u c h , o r b y p r e m i u m p a y
for o v ertim e.
W h e r e n e c e s s a r y , d a t a w e r e a d j u s t e d to r e m o v e f r o m
the i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e a n y s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d
b y c h a n g e s in the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .

3

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T a b l e 2. I n d e x e s of S t a n d a r d W e e k l y S a l a r i e s a n d S t r a i g h t - T i m e H o u r l y E a r n i n g s f o r S e l e c t e d O c c u p a t i o n a l G r o u p s
in S a l t L a k e C i t y , U t a h , D e c e m b e r 1968 a n d D e c e m b e r 1 9 6 7 , a n d P e r c e n t s of I n c r e a s e f o r S e l e c t e d P e r i o d s
Indexes
(D e c e m b e r 1960=100)
In d u stry and o c c u p a tio n a l gro u p
D e c e m b e r 1968

A ll in d u s tr ie s :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) ____
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m en and w o m e n )_
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) ____________
U n s k i l l e d p l a n t ( m e n ) _________________
M an u factu rin g:
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) ____
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m en and w o m e n )..
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) ____________
U n s k i l l e d p l a n t ( m e n ) _________________

1 3 5 .8

(M

1 3 5 .6
1 3 1 .2

(!)
(M

1 2 9 .7
1 3 3 .6

D e c e m b e r 1967

12 9 .3

(M

12 8 .5
1 2 4 .7

(!)
( )

12 3 .3
12 8 .5

P e r c e n t s of i n c r e a s e
D e c e m b e r 1967
to
D e c e m b e r 1968

D e c e m b e r 1966
to
D e c e m b e r 1967

D e c e m b e r 1965
to
D e c e m b e r 1966

D e c e m b e r 1964
to
D e c e m b e r 1965

5.0

4 .7

1.2

4.6

(M

(*)

(M

2 .9
6 .8

3.6
1.4

3.3
3.7

(!)
(M

(!)
( )

(!)
(M

2.4

5 .2
4.0

M an u factu rin g:
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) _____ ______-_________________________________
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) __
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) — ___ ___
—
U n s k i l l e d p l a n t ( m e n ) __________________ —
1

D a t a d o not m e e t p u b l i c a t i o n c r i t e r i a .




n

1.8
3.5

2 .8
4.4

2.7
7.1

D e c e m b e r 1962
to
D e c e m b e r 1963

D e c e m b e r 1961
to
D e c e m b e r 1962

D e c e m b e r I960
to
D e c e m b e r 1961

3.1

2 .8

4 .6

5.3

n

(M

(>)

D e c e m b e r 1963
to
D e c e m b e r 1964
A ll i n d u s t r i e s :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) _____ _-_______________ -____________________
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) __ _______________ _______________
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) ___________
—
U n s k i l l e d p l a n t ( m e n ) __________________ —

(M

5 .5
5.1

O

3 .8
2 .6

3.5
2.8

3 .4
.8

4 .9
4 .3

(M
(M

(!)
(M

(M
(M

4.2

2 .6
1.7

3.1
3 .8

3.1
2 .7

n

5.1
2 .4

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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 i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d on a n a r e a b a s i s
by i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , S a l t L a k e C i t y , U ta h , D e c e m b e r 1968)

Weekly earnings1
(standard)
S e x , o c c u p a tio n ,

and i n d u s t r y d i v is i o n

Number
of
workers

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s o f —

weekly
hours1
fstandard)

50
Me“ :‘

Median 2

Middle range 2

t

i

t

55

60

i
65

$
70

t
75

5
80

«
85

*
90

*
95

*
ICO

»
105

*
110

i
115

*
120

i
125

t
130

i
135

t
1 40

t
145

an d
un der

55

1 50
and

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

1C5

110

11 5

120

125

13C

1 35

140

14 5

15i.

11

17
6
ii

11

lfc
2
14

11
4
7

2
4

u

9
2

6

4
4

6
6

-

3
3

-

_

_

_

_

_

“

“

PEN

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------N C NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------

89
29
60

4 0 .0
4 0.0
3 9.5

128.50
1 39.50
123.50

$
$
1 2 7 . CO 1 1 8 . 5 0 - 1 3 6 . 0 0
141.50 1 2 9 .0 0 -1 5 4 .0 0
1 2 4 . CO 1 1 7 . 0 0 - 1 2 9 . 5 0

CLERKS, CR Ci ER--------------N C N M A N UF AC TU RI NG --------

82
46

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 18.00
115.00

1 1 7 . CO 1 1 1 . 0 0 - 1 2 9 . 5 0
1 1 4 .0 « 1 0 6 .0 0 -1 3 3 .0 0

35

38.5

77 .5 0

-

_

“

-

_

_

“

11

2

5
5

20
10

~

“

3

_

7

7
6

11
11

4
4

3
3

_

11

7
4
3

-

2

11

2

8
1
7

8
i
7

2
1
1

9
8
i

1
1

3

9
9

_
-

_
-

-

-

~

3

-

*

1

“

“

~

“

2
2

1
1

-

~

2
2

4
4

3

6

8

1

3

2

_

_

“

~

6
6

3

5

11

fc

“

“
-

-

3

3
6

2
2

3 12
12
_

WOMEN
BILLERS, MACHINE (BILLING
MACHINE) ---------------------------

78.5 0

6 7 .5 0 -

8 4 .5 0

BILLERS, MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) --------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

45
34

39.5
3 9 .5

77 .5 0
74.0 0

7 3 .00
71 .5 0

6 9 .0 0 6 8 .5 0 -

BO OK KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS A ---------------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

60
57

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

98.0 0
98 .0 0

9 7 . CO
96.5 0

8 9 .5 0 -1 0 6 .5 0
8 9 .0 C -1 0 7 .0 0

92 .0 0
7 4 .5 0

_

3 9.5
3 9.5

7B .50
79.0 0

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -----MANU FA CT UR IN G ------------------NC NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

83
26
57

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9.5

1 1 0.50
1 1 2.50
109.50

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -----MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

284
55
229

39 .5
4 0 .0
39 .5

80.00
89.50
77.5 0

7 9 .5 0
8 8 . CO
7 8 . CO

7 1 .5 0 - 8 7 .0 0
78.O C -10C .00
7 0 .5 0 - 85.00

-

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B ------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

65
45

4 C .0
4 0 .0

75.0 0
74 .0 0

7 3 . CO
7 2 . CO

6 9 .0 0 6 7 .5 0 -

7 8 .5 0
75.00

-

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C ------------NCNM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

38
38

3 8 .5
3 8.5

67.5 0
67 .5 0

6 4 . CO
6 4 . CO

6 1 .0 0 6 1 .0 0 -

73 .5 0
73.50

CLERKS, ORDER ---------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

47
37

3 9.5
3 9.0

7 7 .5 0
78.00

8C .C0
8 1 . CO

7 0 .0 0 6 5 .0 0 -

85 .0 0
86 .0 0

_

CLERKS, PAYROLL -------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

40
25

3 9.5
3 9.5

9 8 .5 0
9 9 .5 0

9 4 . 50
1 0 0 . CO

7 8 .0 0 -1 1 9 .0 0
7 6 .0 0 -1 2 2 .5 0

-

COMPTCMETFR OPERATORS ------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

12 4
115

3 9.5
3 9.5

8 3.50
84.50

8 3 .0 0
83.50

7 6 .0 0 7 6 .5 0 -

92 .0 0
93 .0 0

_

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A ----NCNM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

74
61

3 9.5
3 9.5

95.00
9 4 .0 0

9 3 .0 0
9C .50

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

_

See

fo o t n o te s

a t en d o f tabl<




83.50
85.00

107 .5 0
9 9 .0 0 -1 2 4 .5 0
113.00
9 3 .5 0 -1 3 6 .5 0
1 0 7 . CO 1 0 0 . 0 0 - 1 2 2 . 0 0

-

_
“

6
6

16
16

_

_

_

“

~

*

5
5

12
12

10
10

8
6

7
5

18
16

25
19

12
10

12
12

1
1

2
2

-

_

-

-

3
3

-

“

-

2
1
1

6
4
2

12
1
11

13
2
ii

24
24

34
3
31

44
2
42

45
14
31

49
4
45

41
8
33

17
9
8

1C
2
8

7
3
4

8
8

1C
7

24
20

11
4

3
1

5
2

i
i

1
1

2
i

17
17

2
2

6
6

4
4

3
3

11
10

1

3

12
10

7
7

-

-

9
7

i

-

“

“

i
i

2
2

1
1

6
5

5
2

2

3

-

4
4

2
1

2

-

-

4
4

-

i
i

3
3

i
i

11
9

12
12

6
4

14
13

31
27

13
13

15
15

9

3
3

2
2

2
2

4
4

2
2

_
-

_
-

9
7

5
5

10
10

9
8

7
7

6
5

14
10

-

2

5
2

i
i

_
-

i
i

4
4

-

~

12
12

“

“
-

4

_
_

_

77
65

7 3 .5 0 7 3 .5 0 -

2

_

BO OK KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS B ---------------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

7 8 . CO
7 e.co

7

-

-

9

-

_

~

“

-

-

-

~

“

_
-

_
-

-

1

-

1

-

-

3
3

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

i

-

-

i

-

-

-

“

6
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s tu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , S a l t L a k e C i t y , U ta h , D e c e m b e r 1968)
W eekly e arn in g s1
(standard )

S e x , o c c u p a tio n ,

an d i n d u s t r y d i v is i o n

N um ber
of
workers

A ve rage
w eek ly
h ou rs1
(standard )

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s o f—

$

S
50

M ean2

M edian

2

M iddle range 2

s
55

s

$
60

65

70

I
75

$
80

t
85

$
90

$
95

$
ICO

$

105

$
110

$
115

$
120

$
125

T
130

i

135

140

$
145

and
u n der
55

150
and

60

65

4
~
4
~

7
7
~
46
46

70

75

80

85

9C

95

100

105

HQ

25
1
24

30
1
29
3

10
4
6
2

25
3
22
~

26
14
12

24
13
11

11
2
9
6

9

2
7
6

5
1
4
4

5
5

4
4

4
3

3
2

_

-

-

_

-

1
1

-

-

-

7
6
i

42
10
32
20

36
5
31
12

31
6
25
4

43
20
23
8

56
15
41
15

-

2

1
l

2
2

3
3

1
1

9
9

115

120

125

13C

135

140

145

150 o v e r

WOMEN - CP NTINUEC
$
$
7 1 .5 0 - 92 .5 0
8 5 .5 0 - 93.5 0
7 0 .0 0 - 91 .5 0
9 7 .0 0 -1 1 7 .5 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B -----MAN UFA CTURING -------------------NCNMANUF ACT URI NG ---------------PUBLIC UTI LI T IE S4 --------------

183
41
142
28

39.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

$
83.50
88.50
82 .0 0
1 03.00

$
83 .0 0
89.5 0
80 .5 0
1 0 3 . CO

OFFICE GIRLS ------------------------NO NMA NUF ACT URI NG -----------------

67
65

39 .0
3 9.0

68.0 0
67 .5 0

6 3 .5 0
63.5 0

S E CR ET AR IE S5-------------------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------------NC NMA NUF ACT URI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 4--------------

526
156
370
172

3 9.5
4 C .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0

1 07.50
113.50
105.00
1 09.50

1 0 6 . CO
1 1 3 . CO
1 0 4 . CO
1 1 1.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS A ------------NCNMA NUF ACT URI NG -----------------

38
30

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 12.50
111.00

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

_

SECRETARIES, CLASS E ------------NCNMA NUF ACT URI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 4--------------

93
79
27

3 9 .5
3 9.5
4 0 .0

1 11.00
1 11.00
122.00

1 0 9.00 1 0 1 .0 0 -1 2 5 .5 0
1 0 9 . CO 1 0 0 . 0 0 - 1 2 7 . 5 0
1 2 5 . CO 1 0 3 . 5 0 - 1 4 0 . 0 0

_

SECRETARIES, CLASS C ------------MAN UFA CTURING -------------------NCNMANUF ACT URI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4--------------

167
64
103
44

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0

116.00
1 1 9.00
1 1 4.00
128.00

1 1 5.50
9 8 .0 0 -1 3 3 .0 0
9 8 .0 0 -1 4 2 .0 0
1 1 8 .0 0
1 1 4 .5 0
9 8 .5 0 -1 2 9 .0 0
1 2 7 . CO 1 1 5 . 0 0 - 1 4 2 . 0 0

-

SECRETARIES, CLASS D ------------MAN UFA CTURING -------------------NCNMA NUF ACT URI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4--------------

228
70
158
94

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0

99.00
108.00
95.00
9 6 .5 0

9 7 .5 0
1 0 6 .0 0
8 9 . CO
88.5 0

-

STENOGRAPHERS, GE NERAL ------------MANUFAC TUR ING -------------------NONMA NUF ACT URI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4--------------

287
101
186
67

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0

94.0 0
86 .5 0
98.0 0
1 11.00

91.0 0
8 0 .0 0 -1 0 7 .0 0
8 7 .5 0
7 9 .0 0 - 93 .0 0
9 6 . CO
8 1 .0 0 -1 1 3 .5 0
1 0 9 .5 0 1 0 5 .5 0 -1 2 8 .5 0

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR -------------MANUFAC TUR ING -------------------NONMA NUF ACT URI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4--------------

175
66
109
25

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9.5

1 0 2.00
1 0 9.00
9 8 .0 0
1 1 3.00

9 0 .5 0 -1 1 2 .5 0
1 0 1.50
11C.CO 1 0 4 . 5 0 - 1 1 4 . 5 0
93.5 0
8 5 .0 0 -1 C 6 .0 0
1 1 2 . CO
9 7 .0 0 -1 2 7 .0 0

-

SWITCHBOARC OPERATORS, CLASS A ---

26

4 0 .0

1 0 3.00

107 .5 0

8 8 .0 0 -1 1 6 .0 0

SWI TCHBOARD O P E R A T O R S , CLASS B --NCNMA NUF ACT URI NG -----------------

92

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

73.00
72.5 0

7 1 .5 0
7 0 .5 0

6 3 .0 0 6 2 .5 0 -

SWITCHBOARD CP ERA TO R— RECEPTICNI STS'
MANUFACTURING -------------------NONMA NUF ACT URI NG -----------------

119
31

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5

85 .5 0
89.00
8 4 .0 0

85 .5 0
8 6 . 50
8 5 . CO

7 3 .5 0 7 7 .0 0 7 1 .5 0 -

TRANSCRIBI NG- MAC HI NE OPERATORS,
GENERAL -----------------------------NONMA NUF ACT URI NG -----------------

See

fo o t n o te s




a t en d o f ta b le ,

86

88
101
68

3 9.5
3 9 .0

76.5 0
7 5 .0 0

7 4 . CO
7 3 . CO

6 8 .0 0
66.5 0

-

2
2

9 1 .0 0 -1 2 3 .5 0
9 8 .0 0 -1 2 8 .5 0
8 8 .0 0 -1 2 C .0 0
8 7 .0 0 -1 2 8 .5 0

_

-

2

10

~

2
-

10
3

29
1
28
16

_

-

-

6 1 .5 0 6 1 .5 0 -

8 3 .0 0 -1 1 4 .0 0
9 6 .5 0 -1 2 6 .0 0
8 1 .5 0 -1 0 8 .5 0
8 1 .0 0 -1 1 5 .5 0

7 0 .5 0 6 9 .0 0 -

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

2

2

-

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~

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-

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1
1
-

-

-

4
4

3

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_

_

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_

_

-

5
5

-

-

2
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

1
1

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

37
10
27
7

42
1C
32

33
14
19
11

37
14
23
13

20

16
3
13
11

22
11
11
7

13
3
10

9

37
11
26
16

9

13
8
5
4

2
2

10
10

i
-

3
3

9

i
i

-

_

7

1
-

-

i
“

2
1

5
5
3

22
16
6

6
5
-

9
9

8
2
1

8
8
2

4
4
4

1
1
1

7
7
3

3
3
3

_

-

5
4
4

16
7

7
3
4
i

20
6
14
6

18
4
14
5

7
4
3
3

13
3
1C
9

8
3
5
2

5
1
4
2

14

2

8
2
6
2

8
2
6
5

11
7
4
3

1

-

-

-

9

9

u
7

10
4
4

-

-

19
13
6
-

24
7
17
7

14
6
8
6

12
3
9
3

ii
6
5
4

9

8
3

9
2
7
4

2
7
7

15
10
5
2

7
6
i
1

1C
2
8
8

-

8
1
7
-

19
4
15
1

46
25
21
5

25
10
15
4

37
20
17
1

42
25
17
2

16
8
8
3

13
6
7

21
1
20
19

18

16

2

1C

7

5

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i

18
8

16
~

2
i

1C
1C

7
7

5
5

-

1
i

13
13
2

22
3
19
2

19
6
13

18

18
15
3

26
19
7
5

10
1C

5
i
4
4

_

5

i

_

2

-

-

-

-

-

5
-

i
i

-

?
2

_

_

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8 4 .5 0
82.00

10
10

_

23
23

8

94.5 0
9 8 .5 0
94.0 0

_

_

-

-

1C
10

4
4

84.00
82.00

-

2fc
3
23
12

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1
i
-

i
1

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-

2

22

2

22

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9
1

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8
3
5
2

2

3

3

1

3

i

1

5

5

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

8
6

4
3

3
2

12
11

4
3

2
2

_

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_

_

_

_

_

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~

-

*

1
1

_

8

17
17

-

-

-

-

-

-

11
1
10

13
5
8

16
5
11

8
3
5

2C
7
13

13
1
12

13
3
10

3

1

_

3

i

i

-

-

-

_

-

~

-

6
6

-

-

-

~

-

-

-

3

1

3

i

i

19
16

34
25

10
5

12
4

12
7

5
4

5
3

4

-

_

11
4
7

5

35
4
31
20

-

_

8
2
6

2

5
4
i
-

-

“

1
1

2
2

3

-

-

_

-

-

22
1
21
16

8
-

~

4
4

-

9

*

“

-

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-

7
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w eekly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s try d iv is io n , S a lt L a k e C ity , U tah , D e c e m b e r 1968)
W eekly e a r n in g s1
(standard )

Sex, occupation, and industry division

N um ber
of
workers

A ve rage
w eek ly
h ou rs1
f standard)

$
M ean 2

M e d ian 2

M iddle range 2

-

55

$

$
60

65

N u m b e r of workers
S
$
%
70

75

80

85

eceiving straight- time weekly earnings of—
$
%
$
%
$
*
$
90

95

ICO

105

110

115

120

$
125

$
130

i

$
135

140

145

and
under
55

hOMEN

s

s
50

150

and
60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

n o

25

6
4

17
11
6

12
8

6

16
8
8

12
12

8

36

16

ii

27

14

ii

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

150

over

CONTINUES

113
63

40 .0
4 0 .0

jO

l f"3

38*0

89.0 0
9 5 .5 0
81.00

$

$

8 8 . CO
9 7 . CO

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

$
~
25

T L * if :

15

11

7 7*00

13

6

24

6

6
57

18

1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w eek fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a te s ) , and the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d
to th e se w ee k ly h o u r s .
2 T h e m e a n i s co m p u ted fo r e a c h jo b b y to ta lin g the e a r n in g s o f a ll w o r k e r s and d iv id in g by the n u m b er o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d ia n d e s ig n a t e s p o sitio n — h a lf o f the e m p lo y e e s su rv e y e d r e c e iv e m o re
th an the r a te show n; h a lf r e c e iv e l e s s th an the r a te show n.
T h e m id d le ra n g e i s d e fin e d by 2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a fo u rth o f the w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s than the lo w e r o f th e se r a t e s and a fo u rth e a r n m o re than
the h ig h e r r a te .
* W o rk e rs w e re d is tr ib u te d a s fo llo w s: 7 a t $ 150 to $ 155 and 5 a t $ 160 to $ 165.
4 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , an d o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
5 Ivlay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .

Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w eekly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s try d iv isio n , S a lt L ak e C ity , U tah, D e c e m b e r 1968)

1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w eek fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e of p a y fo r o v e r tim e a t r e g u la r a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) ,
c o r r e s p o n d to th e se w eek ly h o u rs.
2 F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , se e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .




and the e a r n in g s

Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , S a lt L a k e C ity , U tah , D e c e m b e r 1968)
Average

Average
Number

of

Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
|standard) (standard)

Occupation and industry division

Number
of
worken

Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
(standard) (standard)

OFFICE OC CUPATIONS

OFFICE OC CU PA TI ON S - CONTINUED

BILLERS, MA CH IN E (BILLING
MACHINE) ------------------------------

37

38.5

81.00

BILLERS, MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) -----------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------

188
42
146
32

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

8 8 .5 0
8 3 .0 0
1 0 6 .5 0

45
34

39.5
39.5

77.50
74.00

KEYP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS B -------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2--------------OFFICE BOYS AND GI R L S ---------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

111
75

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

6 8 .0 0
6 8 .5 0

B O O K K E E P IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS A ------------------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ------------------

64
61

40.0
40.0

99.50
99.50

B O O K K E EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS B ------------------------------N G N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ------------------

S E C R E T A R I E S 3--------------------------MANUFA 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---------------

541
165
376
178

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

1 0 8 .5 0
1 1 5 .0 0
1 0 6 .0 0
1 1 1 .0 0

77
65

39.5
39.5

78.50
79.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS A -------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

38
30

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 1 2 .5 0
1 1 1 .0 0

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -------M A N U 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---------------

172
55
117
31

39.5
40.0
39.5
40.0

120.00
126.50
116.50
121.00

SECRETARIES, CL AS S B -------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------

93
79
27

3 9 .5
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

1 1 1 .0 0
1 1 1 .0 0
1 2 2 .0 0

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------

300
69
231

39.5
40.0
39.5

82.50
98.50
78.00

CLERKS, FILE, CL AS S B --------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ------------------

65
45

40.0
40.0

75.00
74.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------MANUFA 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---------------

179
73
106
47

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

1 1 8 .5 0
1 2 2 .0 0
1 1 6 .0 0
1 3 1 .5 0

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C --------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------

38
38

38.5
38.5

67.50
67.50

SECRETARIES, CL A S S 0 -------------MA 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---------------

231
70
161
97

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

9 9 .5 0
1 0 8 .0 0
9 6 .0 0
9 8 .0 0

CLERKS, ORDER ------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------

129
46
83

40.0 103.50
40.0 112.50
98.50
39.5

CLERKS, PAYROLL ---------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------

48
29

40.0 105.00
39.5 105.00

STENOGRAPHERS, G E NE RA L -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------

291
101
190
71

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

9 4 .5 0
8 6 .5 0
9 8 .5 0
1 1 2 .0 0

C O M P TO ME TE R OPER AT OR S --------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------

124
115

39.5
39.5

83.50
84.50

STENOGRAPHERS, SE NI OR --------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S2---------------

175
66
109
25

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .5

1 0 2 .0 0
1 0 9 .0 0
9 8 .0 0
1 1 3 .0 0

KE YPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A -------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

74
61

39.5
39.5

95.00
94.00

SW ITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS A ----

26

*

Occupation and industry division

1 0 3 .0 0

A ve rage

Occupation and industry division

N um ber
of
w orker*

W eekly
hour* 1
(standard)

W eekly
e arnings 1
(standard)

92
86

40.0
40.0

$
73.00
72.50

SW IT CH BO AR D O P E R A T OR -R EC EP TI ON IS TS MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

120
32
88

39.5
40.0
39.5

85.50
89.00
84.00

TA BU LA TI NG -H AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CL AS S B ------------------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------------------

33
29

38.5 106.00
38.5 104.50

TA BU LA TI NG -H AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS C ------------------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------------------

35
34

38.5
38.5

81.00
80.50

TR AN SC RI BI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
GE NE RA L -------------------------------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------------------

101
68

39.5
39.0

76.50
75.00

TYPISTS, CLASS A ---------------------------------MANU FA CT UR IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------------------

115
65
50

40.0
40.0
40.0

90.00
96.50
81.00

TYPISTS, CL AS S B ---------------------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------------------

185
28
157

38.5
40.0
38.0

77.00
79.00
77.00

PR OF ES SI ON AL AND TECHNICAL
OC CU PA TI ON S
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A ------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------

51
43

40.0 154.00
40.0 152.00

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B ------------------------------MA NU FACTURING ---------------------

96
74

40.0 137.50
40.0 135.50

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C -------------------

42

o
o

o
o

OF FI CE OC CU PA TI ON S - CONT IN UE D
SW IT CH BO AR D OPERATORS, CLASS B ---N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

111.50

1 S ta n d a r d h o u r s r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e of p a y fo r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and th e e a r n in g s
c o r r e s p o n d to th e se w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
3 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .




Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r m e n in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , S a lt L a k e C ity , U tah , D e c e m b e r 1968)
Hourly earnings

O ccu p a tio n and in d u s tr y d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

1
it

M ean2

Median 2

i
2 .7 0

^

*
2 .8 0

N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—
t
t
1 ------ -5------ *
*
t
1 ------ s
$
S
$
t
*
t
2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 .1 0 3 .2 0 3 .3 0 3 .4 0 3 .5 0 3 .6 0 3 .7 0 3 .8 0 3 .9 0 4 .0 0 4 .1 0 4 .2 0 4 .3 0

Middle range2

and

2 . 7 0 u n d er
2 .8 0

CA RPENTERS, MAINTENANCE ------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

78
43
35

$
3 .4 1
3 .6 1
3 .1 6

$
3 .5 1
3 .5 7
3 .1 7

$
3 .1 8 3 .5 3 3 .1 2 -

ELECTRICIANS, MA IN TE NA NC E ---------MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------

111
96

3 .6 5
3 .6 7

3 .6 8
3 .6 8

HELPERS, MA IN TE NA NC E TRADES -------MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------

115
100

2 .9 9
3 .0 4

MACHINISTS, MAINTENANCE ------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------

80
78

MECHANICS, AU TO MO TI VE
(MAINTENANCE) -----------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 3---------------

$
3 .5 8
3 .7 3
3 .2 3

3 .1 0

3 .2 0

z
—
2

-

-

-

21
21

2
~

_

_

-

-

-

3
-

2

5
5

-

-

-

-

“

“

_

_

-

*

3 .5 2 - 3 .6 7
3 .5 2 - 3 .6 3

-

3 .4 9

3 .4 3 - 3 .7 5

-

3 .6 8
3 .6 8

3 .6 4 - 3 .7 4
3 .6 4 - 3 .7 4

2

-

2

-

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

-

_

-

-

3 .0 5
3 .0 6

3 .0 1 - 3 .0 9
3 .0 2 - 3 .0 9

10
A

3 .6 7
3 .6 7

3 .6 9
3 .6 9

3 .6 3 - 3 .7 5
3 .6 3 - 3 .7 5

274
37
237
208

3 .9 2
3 .3 6
4 .0 0
4 .0 4

4 .1 2
3 .3 4
4 .1 3
4 .1 4

3 .7 9 3 .2 2 3 .9 8 4 .1 1 -

MECHANICS, MA IN TE NA NC E -------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------

120
112

3 .6 8
3 .6 7

3 .5 7
3 .5 6

PAINTERS, MA IN TE NA NC E ---------------

26

3 .5 1

PIPEFITTERS, MA INTENANCE ----------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

57
57

3 .6 5
3 .6 5

TOOL AND DIE MA KE RS ----------------MANU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

36
36

3 .8 6
3 .8 6

3 .9 3
3 .9 3

3 .6 8 - 4 .0 2
3 .6 8 - 4 .0 2




2 .9 0 3 .0 0

4 .1 6
3 .6 1
4 .1 7
4 .1 7

-

3 .6 0

3 .7 0

-

12
12

-

-

1
1

-

3 .8 0 3 .9 0 4 .0 0

4 .1 0 4 .2 0 4 .3 0 over

A
i
3

1
1

29
29

1
1

10
10

8
3

5
3

40
40

36
34

2
2

5
1

_

-

75
71

-

_

-

-

20
20

-

-

1
1

9
9

_

2
“

33
33

35
35

-

-

“

“

7
7

9
9

*

13
11
2
2

7
3

4
2
2
2

7
7
“

16
16
*“

7

-

21
21
21

3
2
1
"

9
8

-

8
8

64
64

14
14

2
2

-

~

7
-

3
3

-

-

2

11

-

-

11

-

2
2

32
32

23
23

-

2
2

3
3

-

5
5

_

-

8
8
*

*

_

-

-

-

-

“

-

2

-

-

-

9

_

6

3 .5 0

6

“

E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te sh ifts,
F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , ta b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , co m m u n ic a tio n , an d o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .

3 .3 0 3 .4 0

-

"
7
-

5
5

-

-

7
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

“
171

1

_

171
170

1
-

-

_

-

3
3

10
10

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11
11

9
9

-

_

1
1

-

10
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
f A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , S a l t L a k e C it y , U tah , D e c e m b e r 1968)
Hourly e rniings2

Occupation1 and industry division

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 i n g s of—

Number
of

$
$
r 1 .5 0 1 .6 0
$
and
1 .5 0 u nder

$
1 .7 0

%
1 .8 C

$
$
1 .9 C 2 .0 0

$
2 .1 0

$
2 .2 0

$
2 .3 C

%
2 .4 0

$
2 .5 0

$
2 .6 0

$
$
2 70 2 . 8 0

$
2 .9 0

s
3 .0 0

1 • 60

1 .7 0

1 .8 0

1 .9 C

2 .0 0

12
~
12

30
~
30

37
8
29

11
11

7
7

2 . 10 2 . 2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2 .5 0

2 .6 0

2 .7 0

2 R0 2 .9 0

3 .0 0

3 . 10 3 .2 0

7
7
”

7
3
4

37
1
36

3
i
2

2
2
”

Mean3

Median3

250
94
156

$
2.29
2 .85
1 .96

$
2.24
3 .13
1.80

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

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

84

2.92

3 .15

2 .8 4 -

3 .25

-

-

-

8

-

-

-

3

2

2

i

1

1

-

JAN ITC RS * PO R T E R S ,
A N C C L E A N E R S -----M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------

1.85
2.36
1 .78
2 .52

1.69
2.52
1.68
2 .55

1 .6 4 1.8C 1 .6 3 2 .4 0 -

2 .0 0
2 .7 7
1 .89
2 .7 7

19
19

20
20
~

383
10
373
3

78
14
64
3

4C
6
34
2

39
i
38

U T I L I T I E S 4 -------------------------------

769
96
673
58

23
23
1

14
14
-

21
5
16
"

16
16
6

17
10
7
7

37
14
23
16

6
i
5
1

28
18
10
8

LABORERS,
M A T E R I A L H A N D L I N G ---------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4 ------------------------------

514
56
458
217

2 .7 5
2 .92
2.73
3.29

2 .7 4
3 .04
2.67
3 .63

2 .2 1 2 .8 8 2 .1 0 3.C 3 -

3 .62
3 .0 9
3 .63
3.68

_
~
"

_
-

24
24

42
42
-

26
26
20

16
16
8

8
1
7
2

9
4
5

35
35
"

17
17
-

28
i
27
-

13
2
11
1

27
27
-

32
~
32
2

ORDER
F I L L E R S ----------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------

163
152

2 .49
2 .50

2 .5 4
2 .55

2 .2 8 2 .2 9 -

2 .71
2 .71

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_
-

8
8

16
14

21
19

23
19

_

"

-

32
32

19
19

34
33

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

25

1.96

1 .97

1 .6 9 -

2 .0 9

-

-

7

-

1

7

5

-

2

-

-

1

-

2

R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S -----------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N v . -----------------------------------

57
45

2 .74
2 .67

2 .83
2 .6 9

2 .4 8 2 .3 8 -

2 .9 9
2 .92

_

_

_

_

-

"

-

_
-

_
-

1
1

1
1

8
8

2
2

3
3

3
1

8

-

1
1

G U A R D S A ND W A T C H M E N ----------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------GUARDS:
MANUFACTURING

PUBLIC

PACKERS,

SHIPPING

Middle range3

$
2 .91
3 .24
2 .41

7
7

13
13

6
6
~

.

'

8

.
'

<5
$
3 1C 3 .2 0

$
3 .4 0

%
3 .6 0

$
S
3 .8 0 4 .0 0

3 .8 C 4 . 0 0 o v e r

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

5
5
“

2
2

21
21
“

34
31
3

-

9

5

-

21

31

-

-

-

14
6
8
8

_
-

6
6
-

7
4
3
3

1
1
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

8
8
-

17
17
17

47
29
18
13

8
8
-

9
3
6
6

-

148
148
148

_
-

7
5

L
1

_

_

_

_

-

2
2

_

-

-

-

-

8
8

9
7

8
i

1
i

-

_

3

_
-

9
9
“

-

-

-

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

28

2 .85

2 .85

2 .6 3 -

3 .05

4

-

1

-

7

-

5

2

6

-

1

1

-

1

S H I P P I N G A N D R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S ----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------

48
29

3 .08
3 . 19

3 .17
3 .19

2 .6 7 3 .C 8 -

3 .48
3 .53

_

_

_

_

_

i

1

-

1

2

2

_

8
6

_

_

_

4
2

8
8

9
4

8
8

3
1

1
-

T R U C K D R I V E R S 5 -------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------------N C N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------

2 .96
2 .88
2 .99
3 .39

3 .03
3.0 4
3.01
3 .72

2 .5 2 2 .7 5 2 .4 3 3 .0 7 -

3 .56
3 .13
3.7 1
3 .7 7

_

_
-

U T I L I T I E S 4 -------------------------------

813
189
624
291

9
6
3
3

39
3
36
3

4
4
~

10
7
3
3

18
18
3

45
45
3

20
6
14
9

38
2
36
3

12
7
5
i

39
7
32
~

47
3
44
i

22
5
17
i

51
13
38
12

17
17
3

115
74
41
41

22
2C
2
2

42
9
33
29

84
16
68
2

157
7
150
150

22
22
22

TRUCKDRIVERS,
LIGHT
(UNDER
1 -1/2
T O N S ) -----------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------

180
61
119

2 .5 6
2.91
2 .38

2 .5 4
3.0 3
2 .42

2 .1 8 2 .5 8 2 .1 5 -

2 .83
3.41
2 .5 8

_

_
~

3
3
”

i
i

_
~

_
“

8
8

42
42

5
5

3
3

12
7
5

38
7
31

12
12

9
9

11
11
”

_
“

13
11
2

6
6
“

1
1

16
16
~

_
-

“

_
“

TRUCKDRIVERS,
MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2
TO
AND I N C L U D I N G 4 T O N S ) ----------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4 ------------------------------

377
52
325
199

2 .95
2 .63
3 .0 0
3 .37

2 .93
2 .6 5
3.0 3
3 .7 2

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

3 .73
3 .33
3 .74
3 .7 6

6
3
3
3

38
3
35
3

4
4
“

1C
7
3
3

3

3

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~

3
3

3
3

15
6
9
9

35
2
33
3

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“

1
1
“

35
3
32
i

4
4
i

34
2
32
10

3
3
3

7
7
7

9
7
2
2

36
9
27
24

4
4

130
6
124
124

.
-

TRUCKDRIVERS,
HEAVY (OV ER 4 T O N S ,
-----------------------------------------TRAILER TYPE)
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------------- --—
P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4 ------------------------------

161
153
62

3.3 8
3.40
3 .6 0

3 .5 4
3 .5 5
3 .76

3 .0 8 3 .0 7 3 .3 6 -

3 .72
3 .73
3 .8 3

_

_

_

_

_
-

7
7

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

4
4

4
4

14
14

15
14
14

7
-

3
3
3

64
64
2

21
21
21

22
22
22

4 TONS,
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75

3 .07

3 .05

3 .0 2 -

3 .0 8

2

6

TRUCKERS,
P O WE R ( F O R K L I F T ) -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------------

180
88

2 .7 0
2 .91

2 .81
2 .88

2 .2 4 2 .8 3 -

3 .0 9
3 .13

12
2

16
2

12

15
5

2

2
2

48
43

1
1

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11
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SH IPPING

CLERKS

PUBLIC

TRUCKDU I V E R S ,
H€AVY
OT H ER THAN T R A I L E R

2
3
4
5

(OV ER
TYPE)

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5
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Data limited to m e n workers.
Excludes p r e m i u m pay for overtime and for wo r k 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, as defined, regardless of size and type of truck operated.




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62
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33
31

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Appendix. Occupational Descriptions
T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r th e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s to a s s i s t i t s f ie ld s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r ia t e
o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s who a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s a n d d if f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b li s h m e n t to e s t a b li s h m e n t a n d
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e jo b c o n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s i s on
in t e r e s t a b li s h m e n t a n d i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b il it y o f o c c u p a t io n a l c o n te n t, th e B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d if f e r s i g n i f ic a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r th o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o th e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly in g t h e s e jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , th e B u r e a u 's fie ld e c o n o m is t s a r e in s t r u c t e d
to e x c lu d e w o rk in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; a n d h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , a n d p r o b a t i o n a r y w o r k e r s .

OFFICE
B IL L E R ,

CLERK,

M A C H IN E

B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b illin g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b il lin g m a c h in e (M o o n H o p k in s, E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , B u r r o u g h s , e t c ., w h ich a r e c o m b in a t io n ty p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h in e s ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s
a n d in v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , in t e r n a l ly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , sh ip p in g m e m o ­
r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a ll y in v o l v e s a p p lic a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d is c o u n t s a n d sh ip p in g c h a r g e s ,
a n d e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s io n s , w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u te d on th e b il lin g m a c h in e ,
a n d t o t a l s w h ich a r e a u t o m a t ic a ll y a c c u m u l a t e d b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a t io n u s u a l l y in v o l v e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b il l b e in g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o fte n d o n e on a f a n fo ld
m a c h in e .

C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e f il in g o f m a t e r i a l th a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ich
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a lp h a b e t ic a l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l,
o r n u m e r i c a l ) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a ­
t e r i a l ; a n d m a y f i l l o u t w ith d r a w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s i m p le c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e ­
q u i r e d to m a in t a in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
CLERK,

O RDER

R e c e i v e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a i l , p h o n e , o r p e r s o n a l ly .
D u tie s in v o lv e a n y c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo ll o w i n g : Q u o tin g p r i c e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g o u t a n o r d e r
s h e e t l i s t i n g th e i t e m s to m a k e u p th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s a n d q u a n t i t ie s o f i t e m s on o r d e r
s h e e t ; a n d d is t r i b u t i n g o r d e r s h e e t s to r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s to b e f i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d i t
d e p a r t m e n t to d e t e r m in e c r e d i t r a t i n g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w le d g e r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ,
fo llo w u p o r d e r s to s e e th a t th e y h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , an d c h e c k sh ip p in g
i n v o i c e s w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .

B O O K K E E P IN G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (R e m in g to n R a n d , E l l i o t t F i s h e r , S u n d s t r a n d , B u r r o u g h s ,
N a tio n a l C a s h R e g i s t e r , w ith o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s
tr a n s a c tio n s .
C la ss A.
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir i n g a k n o w le d g e o f a n d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e o f th e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d is t r i b u t i o n o f d e b it a n d c r e d i t i t e m s to b e u s e d in e a c h
p h a s e o f th e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o l id a t e d r e p o r t s , b a l a n c e s h e e t s , an d o th e r r e c o r d s
b y h and.

CLERK,

PAYRO LL

C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y d a ta on th e p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u t ie s in v o lv e : C a lc u la t i n g w o r k e r s ' e a r n in g s b a s e d on tim e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; an d
p o s t in g c a lc u la t e d d a t a on p a y r o l l s h e e t , sh o w in g in f o r m a t io n su c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o rk in g
d a y s , t i m e , r a t e , d e d u c tio n s f o r in s u r a n c e , a n d t o t a l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e o u t p a y c h e c k s an d
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g u p an d d is t r i b u t i n g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M a y u s e a c a lc u la t i n g m a c h in e .

C l a s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a l l y
r e q u ir i n g li t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ,
p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t in c lu d in g a s i m p le ty p e o f b il lin g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r ,
m a c h in e ), c o s t d is t r i b u t i o n , e x p e n s e d is t r i b u t i o n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , e t c . M a y c h e c k o r a s s i s t
in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t in g d e p a r t m e n t .

CO M PTO M ETER O PERATO R
P r i m a r y d u ty i s to o p e r a t e a C o m p t o m e t e r to p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t ic a l c o m p u t a t io n s . T h is
jo b i s n o t to b e c o n f u s e d w ith th a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o th e r ty p e o f c l e r k , w h ich m a y in v o lv e f r e ­
q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p t o m e t e r b u t, in w h ich , u s e o f t h is m a c h in e i s in c id e n t a l to p e r f o r m a n c e o f
o th e r d u t ie s .

A C C O U N T IN G

C l a s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l d ir e c t i o n o f a b o o k k e e p e r o r a c c o u n t a n t, h a s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r
k e e p in g one o r m o r e s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p le t e s e t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s r e la t in g to one p h a s e
o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W o rk in v o l v e s p o s tin g a n d b a la n c in g s u b s i d i a r y
le d g e r o r l e d g e r s su c h a s a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ; e x a m in in g a n d c o d in g
in v o i c e s o r v o u c h e r s w ith p r o p e r a c c o u n t in g d is t r i b u t i o n ; a n d r e q u i r e s ju d g m e n t a n d e x p e r i ­
e n c e in m a k in g p r o p e r a s s i g n a t i o n s a n d a l l o c a t i o n s . M a y a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g , a d ju s t i n g , a n d
c l o s in g jo u r n a l e n t r i e s ; a n d m a y d i r e c t c l a s s B a c c o u n t in g c l e r k s .

KEYPUNCH O PERATO R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r a lp h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to
t r a n s c r i b e d a ta f r o m v a r i o u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to k e y p u n c h t a b u la t in g c a r d s . P e r f o r m s s a m e
t a s k s a s lo w e r le v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r b u t, in a d d it io n , w o rk r e q u i r e s a p p lic a t i o n o f c o d in g
s k i l l s a n d th e m a k in g o f so m e d e t e r m i n a t i o n s , f o r e x a m p le , l o c a t e s on th e s o u r c e d o c u m e n t
th e i t e m s to b e p u n c h e d ; e x t r a c t s in f o r m a t io n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n t s ; a n d s e a r c h e s f o r a n d
i n t e r p r e t s in f o r m a t io n on th e d o c u m e n t to d e t e r m in e in fo r m a t io n to b e p u n c h e d .
M ay tra in
i n e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r s .

C l a s s B . U n d e r s u p e r v i s i o n , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e r o u t in e a c c o u n t in g o p e r a t io n s su c h
a s p o s tin g s i m p le jo u r n a l v o u c h e r s o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le v o u c h e r s , e n t e r in g v o u c h e r s in
v o u c h e r r e g i s t e r s ; r e c o n c il in g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; a n d p o s tin g s u b s i d i a r y l e d g e r s c o n t r o l le d by
g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s tin g s i m p le c o s t a c c o u n t in g d a t a . T h is jo b d o e s n o t r e q u ir e a k n o w l­
e d g e o f a c c o u n t in g a n d b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s b u t i s fo u n d in o f f i c e s in w h ich th e m o r e ro u tin e
a c c o u n t in g w o r k i s su b d iv id e d on a f u n c tio n a l b a s i s a m o n g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s .




f il in g s y s t e m c o n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r ie d s u b je c t m a t t e r
m a t e r i a l su c h a s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , te c h n ic a l d o c u ­
m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r io u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c tio n
a l l g r o u p o f lo w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s .

C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , a n d f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y s i m p le ( s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h e a d ­
in g s ~ o r ~ p a r t ly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f in e r s u b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s i m p le r e l a t e d in d e x an d
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n tifie d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s
m a te r ia l.
M a y p e r f o r m r e l a t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .

B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( S u n d s t r a n d , E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , R e m in g to n R a n d , e t c ., w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e
c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t io n . G e n e r a ll y in v o l v e s th e s i m u l t a ­
n e o u s e n tr y o f f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' l e d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t ic a ll y a c c u m u l a t e s
f i g u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s a n d c o m p u t e s , a n d u s u a l l y p r in t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y th e
d e b it o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o rk s f r o m u n if o r m
an d sta n d a r d ty p e s of s a l e s and c r e d it s l ip s .

CLERK,

F IL E

C l a s s A . In a n e s t a b l i s h e d
f i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s a n d in d e x e s f il e
m e n t s , e t c . M a y a l s o f i l e t h is
w ith th e f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m

P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , a n d in v o i c e s on a m a c h in e o th e r th a n a n o r d in a r y o r e l e c t r o m a t i c t y p e w r it e r .
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b i l l i n g s o r s h ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r
c l e r i c a l w o rk in c id e n ta l to b il lin g o p e r a t io n s . F o r w a g e st u d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o ll o w s :

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K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d
C l a s s B . U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o r fo llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t i o n s ,
t r a n s c r i b e s d a t a f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to p u n c h e d c a r d s .
O p e ra te s a n u m e r ic a l a n d /o r
a l p h a b e t i c a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to k e y p u n c h t a b u la t in g c a r d s . M a y v e r i f y c a r d s .
W o rk in g f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d i z e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o llo w s s p e c i f i e d s e q u e n c e s w h ich h a v e
b e e n c o d e d o r p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a i l a n d r e q u i r e li t t l e o r n o s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r i n t e r p r e t in g
o f d a t a to b e p u n c h e d . P r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s o r c o d e s , m i s s i n g in f o r m a t io n ,
e t c . , a r e r e f e r r e d to s u p e r v i s o r .

S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d
d.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t le v e l
o f o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
e.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a l a r g e a n d im p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d le
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f an o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l h u n d re d
p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la ss C

O F F IC E BO Y OR G IR L
P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u t in e d u t ie s su c h a s ru n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t in g m in o r o f f ic e m a ­
c h in e s su c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g a n d d is t r i b u t i n g m a i l , a n d o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o rk .

a.
S e c r e t a r y to a n e x e c u t i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s no t e q u iv a le n t
to o n e o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s i t u a t io n s in th e d e fin itio n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o s e s u b o r d in a t e s t a f f
n o r m a l ly n u m b e r s a t l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s a n d i s u s u a l l y d iv id e d in to o r g a n i z a t io n a l
s e g m e n t s w h ich a r e o fte n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d iv id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n ie s , t h is l e v e l in c lu d e s a
w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t io n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly one o r tw o ; o r

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b . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l of
o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

A s s i g n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l ly to one in d iv id u a l. M a in t a in s a c l o s e a n d h ig h ly
r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p to th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k a c t i v i t i e s o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o rk s f a i r l y in d e ­
p e n d e n tly r e c e i v i n g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u id a n c e .
P e r fo r m s v a r ie d c l e r ic a l
a n d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l l y in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e f o ll o w i n g : (a ) R e c e i v e s te le p h o n e c a l l s ,
p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , a n d in c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u t in e i n q u i r i e s , a n d r o u t e s th e t e c h n ic a l in q u i r i e s
to th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ; (b) e s t a b l i s h e s , m a i n t a i n s , a n d r e v i s e s th e s u p e r v i s o r 's f i l e s ; (c ) m a in t a in s
th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s c a le n d a r a n d m a k e s a p p o in tm e n t s a s in s t r u c t e d ; (d) r e l a y s m e s s a g e s f r o m s u p e r ­
v i s o r to s u b o r d i n a t e s ; (e) r e v i e w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , a n d r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s
f o r th e s u p e r v i s o r 's s i g n a t u r e to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d t y p o g r a p h ic a c c u r a c y ; a n d (f) p e r f o r m s
s t e n o g r a p h ic a n d ty p in g w o r k .

a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d o f a s m a l l o r g a n i z a t i o n a l u n it ( e . g . , fe w e r th an
a b o u t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o r

M a y a l s o p e r f o r m o th e r c l e r i c a l a n d s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s o f c o m p a r a b l e n a t u r e a n d d if f i c u l t y .
T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f ic e r o u t in e a n d u n d e r s t a n d in g o f th e o r g a n i z a t io n ,
p r o g r a m s , a n d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d to th e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .

STEN O G R A PH ER ,

E x c lu sio n s
N o t a l l p o s it i o n s th a t a r e t i t le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p l e s
o f p o s it i o n s w h ich a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e d e f in itio n a r e a s f o ll o w s : (a ) P o s i t i o n s w h ich d o n o t m e e t
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l ly t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u t i e s ; (c) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f ic e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n ic a l,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d) s e c r e t a r y p o s i t i o n s in w h ich th e d u t ie s a r e e i t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e
r o u t in e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p le x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e f in itio n ;
a n d (e) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s i t i o n s w h ic h in v o lv e m o r e d i f f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n ic a l, a d m in ­
i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t ie s w h ich a r e no t t y p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o rk .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in th e le v e l d e f in i t io n s fo llo w in g , r e f e r s to
th o s e o f f i c i a l s w ho h a v e a s i g n i f i c a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o lic y m a k in g r o le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t i t le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a l ly in d ic a t iv e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s not
in a l l c a s e s id e n tify su c h p o s i t i o n s . V ic e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s to a c t p e r ­
s o n a l ly on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a ff ) a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d to b e
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a pp ly -'n g th e f o llo w in g l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .
C la ss A
over

a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l ,
100 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

b.
S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t )
o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y e s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r le v e l) o f a m a j o r s e g ­
m e n t o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
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a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l ,
fe w e r th a n 100 p e r s o n s ; o r
b . S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o th e r th a n c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) o f
a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e o f f i c e r le v e l ) o v e r e i t h e r a m a jo r
c o r p o r a t e - w i d e fu n c tio n a l a c t i v i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t io n s , i n d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , e t c .)
o r a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a jo r d iv is io n )
o T a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 e m p l o y e e s ; o r




C la ss D

b . S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v i s o r y s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e , a d m i n i s t r a t i v e
o f f i c e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k i l l e d t e c h n ic i a n o r e x p e r t . (N O T E : M a n y c o m p a n ie s a s s i g n s t e n o g r a p h e r s ,
r a t h e r th a n s e c r e t a r i e s a s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to t h is l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r .)
GENERAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u la r y f r o m one o r m o r e
p e r s o n s e i t h e r in sh o r t h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y . M a y m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p s i m p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t i v e l y
r o u t in e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h ic p o o l.
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g m a c h in e w o r k .
(S e e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r . )
STEN O G R A PH ER ,

S E N IO R

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y
su c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h f r o m one o r m o r e p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t ­
h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n
copy.
M a y a l s o s e t u p a n d m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .
OR
P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s r e q u ir i n g s i g n i f ic a n t l y g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e s p o n s i ­
b il it y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l a s e v id e n c e d b y th e fo llo w in g : W o rk r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e of
s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y ; a n d a th o r o u g h w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a n d o ffic e
p r o c e d u r e s a n d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n i z a t io n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o rk flo w , e t c .
U s e s t h is k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s a n d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l
t a s k s su c h a s , m a in t a in in g fo llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , l e t t e r s ,
e t c .; c o m p o s in g s i m p le l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g a n d r o u t in g in c o m in g m a i l ; a n d
a n s w e r in g r o u t in e q u e s t i o n s , e t c .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e w o r k .
S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u lt ip l e - p o s it i o n te le p h o n e s w it c h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s .
P e r f o r m s f u l l te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p le x c a l l s , su c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e i t h e r in a d d it io n to d o in g
r o u tin e w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w i tc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e a s s i g n m e n t .
( " F u l l " te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h en th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a s v a r ie d fu n c tio n s th a t a r e
n o t r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e o f o v e r l a p p i n g o r
i n t e r r e l a t e d f u n c t io n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n t ly p r e s e n t f r e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to w h ich e x t e n s io n s a r e
a p p r o p r ia te fo r c a lls .)
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n te le p h o n e s w i tc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , in t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u tin e lo n g d i s t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s . M a y
p e r f o r m li m it e d te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s
i f th e f u n c tio n s o f th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n
p u r p o s e s , o r i f th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t in e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s io n n u m b e r s w h en s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e
f u r n is h e d , o r i f c o m p le x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a t o r .)

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S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T
In a d d it io n to p e r f o r m i n g d u t ie s o f o p e r a t o r on a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n o r m o n it o r - t y p e s w i t c h ­
b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t i o n i s t a n d m a y a l s o ty p e o r p e r f o r m r o u t in e c l e r i c a l w o r k a s p a r t o f r e g u l a r
d u t ie s .
T h is ty p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o rk m a y ta k e th e m a jo r p a r t o f t h is w o r k e r 's tim e w h ile at
s w it c h b o a r d .

C l a s s C . O p e r a t e s s i m p le ta b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s su c h a s th e
s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n ch , c o l l a t o r , e t c ., w ith s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t i o n s .
M a y in c lu d e s i m p le
w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d s o m e f il in g w o r k . T h e w o rk t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e s p o r t io n s o f a w o rk
u n it, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r t in g o r c o ll a t in g r u n s o r r e p e t it i v e o p e r a t io n s .
T R A N S C R I B I N G -M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R ,

GENERAL

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a v a r i e t y o f t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s , t y p ic a ll y
in c lu d in g su c h m a c h in e s a s th e t a b u l a t o r , c a l c u l a t o r , i n t e r p r e t e r , c o l l a t o r , a n d o t h e r s .
P e r f o r m s c o m p le te r e p o r t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s w ith o u t c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , an d p e r f o r m s d if f ic u lt
w ir i n g a s r e q u i r e d .
T h e c o m p le te r e p o r t i n g a n d ta b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ic h o fte n a r e o f i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r in g ty p e r e ­
q u ir in g s o m e p la n n in g an d s e q u e n c in g o f s t e p s to b e ta k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e d in tr a i n in g new o p e r a t o r s in m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t i a l l y t r a i n e d
o p e r a t o r s in w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d o p e r a t in g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
D o e s not in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s p e r f o r m i n g ta b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t io n s a n d d a y - t o d a y s u p e r v i s i o n o f th e w o rk an d p r o d u c tio n o f a g r o u p o f ta b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s m o r e d if f i c u l t t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e
t a b u l a t o r an d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d it io n to th e s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c e r , an d c o l l a t o r .
T h is w o rk i s
p e r f o r m e d u n d e r s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t i o n s a n d m a y in c lu d e th e p e r f o r m a n c e o f s o m e w ir in g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o r k t y p ic a ll y in v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p le , t a b u l a t io n s in v o lv in g a r e p e t it i v e
a c c o u n t in g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p le te b u t s m a l l ta b u la t in g s t u d y , o r p a r t s o f a lo n g e r a n d m o r e
c o m p le x r e p o r t . S u c h r e p o r t s a n d s t u d i e s a r e u s u a l ly o f a r e c u r r i n g n a tu r e w h e r e th e p r o ­
c e d u r e s a r e w e ll e s t a b l i s h e d .
M a y a l s o in c lu d e th e t r a i n in g o f new e m p l o y e e s in th e b a s i c
o p e r a t io n o f th e m a c h in e .

PROFESSIONAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u la r y f r o m
tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n c o p y an d do s i m p le c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y su c h a s le g a l
b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s o n s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e not in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w ho t a k e s d ic t a t io n in s h o r t ­
h an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e i s c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l .
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U s e s a t y p e w r it e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l o r to m a k e out b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a ­
tio n s h a v e b e e n m a d e by a n o th e r p e r s o n . M a y in c lu d e ty p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e ­
r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p lic a tin g p r o c e s s e s . M a y do c l e r i c a l w o rk in v o lv in g l i t t l e s p e c i a l t r a i n in g , su c h
a s k e e p in g s i m p le r e c o r d s , f il in g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t in g a n d d is t r i b u t i n g in c o m in g m a il .
C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e of th e fo llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in f in a l f o r m w h en it
in v o l v e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y fo r c o r r e c t s p e l li n g ,
s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c tu a tio n , e t c ., o f te c h n ic a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ;
a n d p la n n in g la y o u t a n d ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s to m a in ta in u n ifo r m it y an d
b a l a n c e in s p a c in g .
M a y ty p e r o u t in e f o r m l e t t e r s v a r y in g d e t a i l s to s u it c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m ro u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ;
r o u t in e ty p in g of f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; a n d s e t t in g up s i m p le s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t io n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e t u p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

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C l a s s A . P l a n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t io n o f c o m p le x i t e m s h a v in g d is t i n c t i v e d e s ig n
f e a t u r e s th a t d i f f e r s i g n i f ic a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t in g p r e c e d e n t s . W o rk s in c l o s e s u p ­
p o r t w ith th e d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r , an d m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s . A n a l y z e s th e
e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e on th e d e t a i l s o f f o r m , fu n c tio n , an d p o s it i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m ­
p o n e n ts a n d p a r t s .
W o rk s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le te d w o r k i s
r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s is t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m in a t i o n s .
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e i t h e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d i r e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a t i o n b y lo w e r l e v e l d r a f t s m e n .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n ro u tin e a n d c o m p le x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u i r e th e a p p l i ­
c a t io n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g te c h n iq u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u tie s t y p ic a ll y in ­
v o lv e su c h w o rk a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k in g d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u lt ip le fu n c tio n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s it i o n a l r e la t i o n s h i p s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n t s ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i ­
t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t io n of a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il d r a w in g s o f fo u n d a t io n s , w a ll
s e c t i o n s , f lo o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u ta tio n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n t it ie s o f m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s ,
s t r e s s e s , etc.
R e c e i v e s in it i a l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , a n d a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le te d w o rk i s c h e c k e d fo r te c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y .

C l a s s C . P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w in g s o f s i n g l e u n its o r p a r t s f o r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s t r u c t io n ,
m a n u f a c t u r i n g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o j e c t io n s
( d e p ic t in g t h r e e d im e n s io n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) a n d s e c t i o n a l v ie w s to c l a r i f y p o s it io n in g o f

c o m p o n e n t s an d c o n v e y n e e d e d in f o r m a t io n . C o n s o lid a t e s d e t a i l s fr o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
an d a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u ir e d .
S u g g e s t e d m e th o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le
p r e c e d e n t s , an d a d v ic e on s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith in it i a l a s s i g n m e n t s .
I n s t r u c t io n s
a r e l e s s c o m p le te w h en a s s i g n m e n t s r e c u r .
W o rk m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
D RA FT SM A N - T R A C E R
C o p i e s p l a n s a n d d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c in g t r a c i n g c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r
d r a w in g s an d t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l.
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c o n s i s t i n g o f s t r a i g h t l i n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e not r e q u ir i n g c l o s e d e lin e a tio n .)
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P r e p a r e s s i m p le o r r e p e t it i v e d r a w in g s o f e a s i l y v i s u a l i z e d it e m s .
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N U R S E , IN D U S T R IA L (R E G IS T E R E D )
A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w ho g i v e s n u r s i n g s e r v i c e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d ic a l d ir e c t i o n to i l l o r
in ju r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o th e r p e r s o n s w ho b e c o m e i l l o r s u f f e r a n a c c id e n t on th e p r e m i s e s o f a
f a c t o r y o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t . D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t a id
to th e i l l o r in ju r e d ; a tte n d in g to s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' i n ju r i e s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s
o f p a t i e n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io n o r o th e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in
p h y s ic a l e x a m i n a t io n s a n d h e a lt h e v a l u a t io n s o f a p p lic a n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n in g a n d c a r r y ­
in g o ut p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h e a lt h e d u c a tio n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a lu a t io n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t ,
o r o th e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g th e h e a lt h , w e l f a r e , a n d s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l .

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
CARPENTER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u t ie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t a n d m a in t a in in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild in g
w o o d w o rk a n d e q u ip m e n t su c h a s b in s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s ,
c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d la y in g o u t o f w o rk f r o m b lu e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l in s t r u c t i o n s u s in g a
v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d to o ls , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , an d s t a n d a r d m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ;




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m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; a n d s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s ­
s a r y f o r th e w o r k . In g e n e r a l , th e w o rk o f th e m a in te n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g an d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g an d
e x p e rie n c e .

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E L E C T R I C I A N , M A IN T E N A N C E

M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )--- C o n tin u e d

P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n c tio n s s u c h a s th e i n s t a l l a t i o n , m a in t e n a n c e ,
o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t io n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , o r u t il iz a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in a n
e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w i n g : I n s t a l l i n g o r r e p a i r i n g a n y o f a v a r i e t y o f
e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k ­
e r s , m o t o r s , h e a tin g u n i t s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o th e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k in g f r o m
b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , la y o u t s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; lo c a t i n g a n d d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in th e
e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k in g s t a n d a r d c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to lo a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f
w ir i n g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t ; a n d u s in g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d to o ls a n d m e a s u r i n g a n d
t e s t i n g in s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g an d
e x p e rie n c e .

th e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h i c le a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s ; a n d a lin in g w h e e ls ,
a d ju s t i n g b r a k e s a n d l i g h t s , o r t ig h te n in g b o d y b o l t s .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e a u t o m o tiv e
m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n ­
t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

E N G IN E E R , ST A T IO N A R Y
O p e r a t e s a n d m a in t a in s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e th e o p e r a t io n o f s t a t i o n a r y e n g in e s a n d
e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o s u p p ly th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r ,
h e a t , r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a i r - c o n d it io n i n g .
W o rk in v o l v e s : O p e r a t in g a n d m a in t a in in g e q u ip m e n t
s u c h a s s t e a m e n g in e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b i n e s , v e n t il a t in g a n d r e f r i g ­
e r a t in g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; a n d
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d f u e l c o n s u m p tio n . M a y a l s o s u ­
p e r v i s e t h e s e o p e r a t i o n s . H e a d o r c h ie f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e th a n one
e n g in e e r a r e e x c l u d e d .
F IR E M A N , S T A T IO N A R Y B O IL E R
F i r e s s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n i s h th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s t e a m . F e e d s f u e l s to f i r e b y h a n d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o i l b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a n d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t .
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M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S

A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k i l l e d m a in te n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c
o r g e n e r a l d u t ie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p li e d w ith m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ;
c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e , a n d e q u ip m e n t ; a s s i s t i n g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r
t o o l s ; a n d p e r f o r m i n g o th e r u n s k ill e d t a s k s a s d i r e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n .
T h e k in d o f w o r k th e
h e l p e r i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e to t r a d e : In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e l p e r i s c o n ­
fin e d to s u p p ly i n g , l i f t in g , a n d h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s a n d c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a s ; a n d in
o t h e r s h e i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th a t a r e
a ls o p e r fo r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a fu ll- t im e b a s i s .
M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R ,

TO O LRO O M

S p e c i a l i z e s in th e o p e r a t io n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , s u c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e l a t h e s , o r m i ll in g m a c h i n e s , in th e c o n s t r u c t io n o f
m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d p e r f o r m i n g d if f i c u l t m a c h in in g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u i r i n g c o m p lic a t e d s e t u p s
o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l in g , a n d o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t io n to
a c h ie v e r e q u i s i t e t o l e r a n c e s o r d i m e n s i o n s . M a y b e r e q u i r e d to r e c o g n i z e w h e n t o o l s n e e d d r e s s ­
in g , to d r e s s t o o l s , a n d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s a n d c u ttin g a n d l u b r ic a t i n g o i l s . F o r c r o s s ­
in d u s t r y w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in t o o l a n d d ie jo b b in g s h o p s
a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E
P r o d u c e s r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s a n d new p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ­
i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : I n t e r p r e t i n g
w r it t e n i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g a n d la y in g o ut o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f m a ­
c h i n i s t 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s t o c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to
d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , t o o l in g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s
o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r h i s w o r k ;
a n d fit t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t . In g e n e r a l , th e m a c h i n i s t 's w o rk
n o r m a l ly r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h in e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

M E C H A N IC , M A IN T E N A N C E
R e p a i r s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t
o f th e fo llo w in g : E x a m in in g m a c h in e s a n d m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d is m a n t l in g o r p a r t l y d is m a n t l in g m a c h in e s a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t m a in ly in v o lv e th e u s e
o f h a n d to o ls in s c r a p i n g a n d f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w ith i t e m s o b ta in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g th e p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e sh o p o r se n d in g o f th e
m a c h in e to a m a c h in e sh o p f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r i n g w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s
o r f o r th e p r o d u c tio n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e sh o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h in e s ; a n d m a k in g
a l l n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s f o r o p e r a t io n . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f a m a in te n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e ­
q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . E x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y
d u t ie s in v o lv e s e t t in g u p o r a d ju s t i n g m a c h in e s .
M IL L W R IG H T
I n s t a l l s new m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t , a n d d i s m a n t l e s a n d i n s t a l l s m a c h in e s o r
h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h en c h a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l ­
lo w in g : P la n n in g a n d la y in g o ut o f th e w o r k ; in t e r p r e t in g b lu e p r in t s o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s in g
a v a r i e t y o f h a n d to o ls a n d r i g g i n g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to s t r e s s e s ,
s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v it y ; a li n in g a n d b a l a n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d ­
a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t , a n d p a r t s to b e u s e d ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g a n d m a in ta in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
In g e n e r a l , th e m i l l w r i g h t 's w o rk
n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
O IL E R
L u b r i c a t e s , w ith o il o r g r e a s e ,
e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
P A IN T E R ,

th e

m o v in g p a r t s

o r w e a r in g s u r f a c e s

o f m e c h a n ic a l

M A IN T E N A N C E

P a i n t s a n d r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o r k , a n d f i x t u r e s o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
W o rk in ­
v o lv e s th e fo llo w in g : K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s a n d t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u i r e d f o r d if f e r e n t
a p p l i c a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a in tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld f in i s h o r b y p l a c in g p u tty o r f i l l e r
in n a il h o le s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p ly in g p a in t w ith s p r a y gu n o r b r u s h . M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h ite l e a d , a n d o th e r p a in t i n g r e d ie n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o lo r o r c o n s is t e n c y . In g e n e r a l , th e
w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th r o u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g an d e x p e r i e n c e .
P IP E F IT T E R ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

I n s t a l l s o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o th e r t y p e s o f p ip e a n d p i p e f it t in g s in an
e sta b lish m e n t.
W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : L a y in g o ut o f w o r k a n d m e a s u r i n g to l o ­
c a t e p o s it i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w in g s o r o th e r w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u ttin g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p ip e
to c o r r e c t le n g t h s w ith c h i s e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y le n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t in g m a c h in e ; t h r e a d ­
in g p ip e w ith s t o c k s a n d d i e s ; b e n d in g p ip e b y h a n d - d r iv e n o r p o w e r - d r iv e n m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b l i n g
p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s a n d f a s t e n i n g p ip e to h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g
to p r e s s u r e s , flo w , a n d s i z e o f p ip e r e q u i r e d ; a n d m a k in g s t a n d a r d t e s t s t o d e t e r m in e w h e th e r
f in is h e d p i p e s m e e t s p e c i f i c a t i o n s .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p i p e f it t e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . W o r k e r s p r i m a r i l y e n g a g e d in in s t a l l i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u ild in g s a n i t a ­
tio n o r h e a tin g s y s t e m s a r e e x c l u d e d .
PLUM BER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

K e e p s th e p lu m b in g s y s t e m o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W o rk in v o l v e s : K n o w le d g e
o f s a n i t a r y c o d e s r e g a r d i n g in s t a l l a t i o n o f v e n ts a n d t r a p s in p lu m b in g s y s t e m ; i n s t a l lin g o r r e ­
p a i r i n g p i p e s a n d f i x t u r e s ; a n d o p e n in g c lo g g e d d r a i n s w ith a p lu n g e r o r p l u m b e r 's s n a k e . In
g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p lu m b e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly
a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )

S H E E T -M E T A L W O RKER,

R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i le s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , a n d t r a c t o r s o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in ­
v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o tiv e e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f s u c h h a n d to o ls a s
w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p la c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g a n d a d ju s t i n g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d i n s t a l lin g

F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , a n d m a in t a in s in g o o d r e p a i r th e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u ip m e n t a n d f i x ­
t u r e s ( s u c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e l v e s , l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t i l a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s ,
m e t a l r o o fin g ) o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P la n n in g a n d la y in g
o ut a l l t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l m a in te n a n c e w o r k f r o m b lu e p r i n t s , m o d e l s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;
s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g a l l a v a i l a b l e t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k in g m a c h in e s ; u s in g a v a r i e t y of




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M A IN T E N A N C E — C o n tin u e d

T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R — C o n tin u e d

h a n d to o ls in c u ttin g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g , f it t in g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d i n s t a l lin g s h e e t m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u ir e d . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
(D ie m a k e r ; j i g m a k e r ; to o l m a k e r ; f ix t u r e m a k e r ; g a g e m a k e r )
C o n s t r u c t s a n d r e p a i r s m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s o r d i e s f o r f o r g i n g s ,
p u n c h in g , a n d o th e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P la n n in g a n d
la y in g o ut o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b lu e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , o r o th e r o r a l a n d w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;

u s in g a v a r i e t y o f to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r ­
s t a n d in g o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s a n d a l l o y s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g of
m a c h in e t o o l s a n d r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d to o lin g o f m a c h in e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r in g f a b r ic a t io n
a s w e l l a s o f f in is h e d t o o l s a n d d ie s to a c h ie v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o r k in g to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ;
f it tin g a n d a s s e m b l i n g o f p a r t s to p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s a n d a ll o w a n c e s ; a n d s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r ia t e
m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , a n d p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l , th e to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d
t r a i n in g in m a c h in e - s h o p a n d t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip
o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
F o r c r o s s - in d u s t r y w age stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
s h o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .

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CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
G U A RD AND W ATCHM AN

S H I P P I N G A N D R E C E I V IN G C L E R K

G u a r d . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e p o l ic e d u t i e s , e i t h e r a t f ix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g
o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .
I n c lu d e s g a te m e n w ho a r e s t a t io n e d a t g a te an d
c h e c k on id e n tity of e m p l o y e e s a n d o th e r p e r s o n s e n t e r in g .

P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e f o r s h ip m e n t, o r r e c e i v e s a n d i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r in c o m in g s h i p ­
m e n t s o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o th e r m a t e r i a l s .
S h ip p in g w o r k in v o l v e s : A k n o w le d g e o f sh ip p in g
p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t ic e s , r o u t e s , a v a ila b le m e a n s of t r a n s p o r t a t io n , an d r a te ; an d p r e p a r in g r e c ­
o r d s o f th e g o o d s s h ip p e d , m a k in g up b i l l s o f la d in g , p o s t in g w e ig h t a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s , a n d
k e e p in g a f i l e o f sh ip p in g r e c o r d s . M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g th e m e r c h a n d is e fo r s h i p ­
m e n t.
R e c e iv in g w o r k i n v o l v e s : V e r if y i n g o r d ir e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i f y in g th e c o r r e c t n e s s o f
s h i p m e n t s a g a i n s t b i l l s o f la d i n g , i n v o i c e s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g fo r s h o r t a g e s a n d r e je c t i n g
d a m a g e d g o o d s ; r o u t in g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r i a l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; a n d m a in ta in in g n e c e s ­
s a r y r e c o r d s an d f il e s .

th e f t ,

W a tc h m a n . M a k e s r o u n d s o f p r e m i s e s p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t in g p r o p e r t y a g a i n s t f i r e ,
a n d i l l e g a l e n tr y .

JA N I T O R ,

PO RTER,

OR CLEA N ER

(S w e e p e r; ch arw o m an ; ja n it r e s s )
F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s f o llo w s :
C l e a n s an d k e e p s in a n o r d e r l y c o n d itio n f a c t o r y w o r k in g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f a n o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o th e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t i e s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo llo w in g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , a n d p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h ip s , t r a s h , a n d o th e r r e f u s e ; d u s tin g e q u ip m e n t , f u r n it u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l is h i n g m e t a l f i x t u r e s
o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p l i e s a n d m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w ­
e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w ho s p e c i a l i z e in w in do w w a s h in g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LA BO RER,

M A T E R I A L H A N D L IN G

( L o a d e r a n d u n lo a d e r ; h a n d le r a n d s t a c k e r ; s h e l v e r ; t r u c k e r ; s t o c k m a n o r s t o c k h e l p e r ; w a r e ­
h o u s e m a n o r w a r e h o u s e h e lp e r )
A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t, s t o r e , o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t
w h o s e d u t ie s in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : L o a d in g an d u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s a n d
m e r c h a n d is e on o r f r o m f r e ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o th e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g ,
o r p l a c in g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a t io n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d i s e b y h a n d tr u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w ho lo a d a n d u n lo a d s h i p s a r e
e x c lu d e d .
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S h ip p in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g a n d r e c e i v i n g c l e r k
T R U C K D R IV E R
D r i v e s a t r u c k w ith in a c it y o r i n d u s t r i a l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d is e ,
e q u ip m e n t , o r m e n b e tw e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s u c h a 6 : M a n u fa c tu r in g p l a n t s , fr e ig h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e s a le a n d r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s an d
c u s t o m e r s * h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o lo a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a i r s , a n d k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k in g o r d e r .
D r i v e r - s a l e s m e n and
o v e r - th e - r o a d d r iv e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .
F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t,
a s f o ll o w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r sh o u ld b e r a t e d on th e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c it y .)

F IL L E R

(O rd e r p ic k e r; sto c k s e le c to r ; w a re h o u se sto ck m an )
F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f in is h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d ­
a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s * o r d e r s , o r o th e r in s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , in a d d it io n
to f il li n g o r d e r s a n d in d ic a tin g i t e m s f i l l e d o r o m i t t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i ­
s i t i o n a d d it io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l i e s to s u p e r v i s o r , a n d p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t e d d u t ie s .

T r u c k d r i v e r ( c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s l i s t e d s e p a r a t e l y )
T r u c k d r i v e r , lig h t (u n d e r lV 2 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m (IV 2 to a n d in c lu d in g 4 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a i l e r ty p e )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , o th e r th a n t r a i l e r ty p e )

TRU CKER,
PACKER,

S H IP P IN G

P r e p a r e s fin is h e d p r o d u c t s f o r sh ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p l a c in g th e m in sh ip p in g c o n ­
t a i n e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t u p o n th e t y p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r of
u n its to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n t a in e r e m p lo y e d , a n d m e th o d o f s h ip m e n t. W o rk r e q u i r e s th e
p l a c in g o f it e m s in sh ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s a n d m a y in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g ; K n o w l­
e d g e o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y co n te n t; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e ty p e a n d s i z e
o f c o n t a i n e r ; in s e r t i n g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r o r o th e r m a t e r i a l to p r e v e n t
b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s in g a n d s e a l i n g c o n t a i n e r ; a n d a p p ly in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r in g id e n tify in g
d a t a on c o n t a i n e r . P a c k e r s w h o a l s o m a k e w o o d e n b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d .




POW ER

O p e ra te s a
t r a n s p o r t g o o d s and
e s t a b li s h m e n t .

m a n u a lly c o n t r o l le d g a s o l i n e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r t r a c t o r to
m a t e r i a l s o f a l l k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c t u r in g p la n t, o r o th e r

F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f t r u c k , a s fo llo w s :
T ru ck er,
T ru ck er,

p o w e r (f o r k lif t)
p o w e r (o th e r th a n f o r k l if t )




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T h e ninth a n n u a l r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s f o r a c c o u n t a n t s , a u d i t o r s , a t ­
to r n e y s , c h e m is t s , e n g in e e r s, en g in ee rin g te c h n ic ia n s, d r a fts m e n ,
t r a c e r s , jo b a n a l y s t s , d i r e c t o r s o f p e r s o n n e l , m a n a g e r s o f o f f i c e
s e r v i c e s , b u y e r s , an d c l e r i c a l e m p l o y e e s .
O r d e r a s B L S B u l l e t i n 1617, N a t i o n a l S u r v e y o f P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d ­
m in is t r a t iv e , T e c h n ic a l, and C l e r i c a l P a y , Ju n e 1968. S e v e n ty -fiv e
c e n ts a copy.

Area Wage Surveys
A l i s t of the l a t e s t a v a i l a b l e b u l l e t i n s i s p r e s e n t e d b e lo w . A d i r e c t o r y of a r e a w age s t u d i e s in c lu d in g m o r e l i m i t e d s t u d i e s c o n d u c t e d a t the
r e q u e s t of the Wage an d Hour an d P u b lic C o n t r a c t s D i v i s i o n s of the D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r i s a v a i l a b l e on r e q u e s t .
B u l l e t i n s m a y be p u r c h a s e d f r o m
the S u p e r in te n d e n t of D o c u m e n t s , U . S . G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O ffice , W ashin gton , D . C . , 204 0 2 , o r f r o m an y of the B L S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s shown on
the i n s i d e fro n t c o v e r .
Area
A k r o n , Ohio, J u l y 1 9 6 8 --------------------------------------------A lb a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N. Y. , A p r . 1968 * ________
A l b u q u e r q u e , N. M e x . , A p r . 1 9 6 8 1 ___________________
A llen tow n —B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n , P a . —N. J . ,
J u n e 1968 1______________________________________________
A t l a n t a , G a. , M ay 1968 1------------------------------------------B a l t i m o r e , Md. , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 * __________________________
B e a u m o n t —P o r t A r t h u r —O r a n g e , T e x . , M ay 1968 1 ____
B i n g h a m to n , N. Y. , J u l y 1968 1---------------------------------B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , A p r . 1968__________________________
B o i s e C ity , Idaho, J u l y 1968 1___________________________
B o s t o n , M a s s . , S e p t . 1968 1 ____________________________
B u f f a l o , N. Y . , N ov. 1968 1 ____________________________
B u r l i n g to n , Vt. , M a r . 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
C an ton , Ohio, J u n e 1968 1_______________________________
C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a. , A p r . 1968 1_______________________
C h a r l o t t e , N. C. , A p r . 1968 1___________________________
C h a t ta n o o g a , T e n n . - G a . , S e p t . 1968 * _________________
C h i c a g o , 111., A p r . 1 9 6 8 ________________________________
C i n c in n a ti, Ohio—Ky . —Ind. , M a r . 1968 1-------------------C l e v e l a n d , Ohio, S e p t . 1968 1___________________________
C o l u m b u s , Ohio, Oct. 1968 1 ___________________________
D a l l a s , T e x . , Nov. 1968 1----------------------------------------D a v e n p o r t —R o c k I s l a n d —M o lin e , Iow a—111.
Oct. 1968 --------------------------------------------------------------D ayton, Ohio, J a n . 1968 * ----------------------------------------D e n v e r , C o lo . , D e c . 1967 1 ____________________________
D e s M o in e s , Iow a, F e b . 1968 1_________________________
D e t r o it , M i c h . , J a n . 1968 * ____________________________
F o r t Worth, T e x . , Nov. 1968 1_________________________
G r e e n B a y , W is. , J u l y 1968 1___________________________
G r e e n v i l l e , S. C. , M ay 1968 * ___________________________
H o uston , T e x . , Ju n e 1968 1_____________________________
I n d i a n a p o l i s , Ind. , D e c . 1967 1_________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1968 1 ------------------------------------J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , J a n . 1 9 6 8 __________________________
K a n s a s C ity , M o . - K a n s . , Se pt. 1968 1 ----------------------L a w r e n c e —H a v e r h i l l , M a s s . —N. H. , J u n e 1968 1_______
L i t t le R o c k —N o r th L i t t le R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1968 1_____
L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h an d A n a h e i m —Sa>nta A n a G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1 9 6 8 ____________________
L o u i s v i l l e , K y . —Ind. , Nov. 1968_______________________
L u b b o c k , T e x . , Ju n e 1968 * ____________________________
M a n c h e s t e r , N. H. , J u l y 1 9 6 8 * _________________________
M e m p h i s , T e n n . - A r k . , Nov. 1968---------------------------M i a m i , F l a . , D e c . 1968 1 ----------------------------------------M idlan d an d O d e s s a , T e x . , Ju n e 1 9 6 8 * ________________
M ilw au k e e , W i s . , A p r . 1968-------------------------------------

Bu lletin num ber
and p ric e
1575-84,
1575-68,
1575-58,

35 c e n ts
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s

1575-86,
1575-71,
1625-8,
1575-75,
1625-3,
1575-59,
1625-6,
1625-15,
162 5 -3 5 ,
1575-48,
1575-65,
1575-63,
1575-57,
1625-14,
1575-81,
1575-62,
1625-19,
1625-24,
162 5 -2 8 ,

40 c e n ts
35 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n ts
35 c e n ts
50 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
20 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n ts
30 c e n ts
35 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
50 c e n ts
35 c e n t s
50 c e n t s

1625- 16,
1575-51,
1575-38,
1575-52,
1575-45,
162 5 -2 7 ,
1625-7,
1575-66,
1575-82,
1575-36,
1575-49,
1575-33,
1625-17,
1575-74,
1625- 1 1,

30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
25 c e n t s
30 c e n ts
35 c e n t s
35 c e n ts
35 c e n ts
30 c e n ts
45 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n ts
20 c e n ts
45 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s

1575-64,
1625-33,
1575-77,
1625-4,
1625-30,
1625-29,
1575-72,
1575-67,

30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n ts
30 c e n ts
35 c e n ts
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s

D ata on estab lish m e n t p ra c tic e s and su pp lem en tary w age provisions are also presented.




Area
M i n n e a p o l i s —St. P a u l , M i n n ., J a n . 1 9 6 8 _______________
M u sk e g o n —M u s k e g o n H e i g h ts , M i c h . , M ay 1968 * _______
N e w a r k an d J e r s e y C ity , N. J . , F e b . 1 9 6 8 * ____________
New H aven , C o n n . , J a n . 1968 1 ________________________
New O r l e a n s , L a . , F e b . 1 9 6 8 __________________________
New Y o r k , N. Y. , A p r . 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
N o r fo l k —P o r t s m o u t h and N e w p o rt N e w s —
H a m p ton , V a. , J u n e 1 9 6 8 _____________________________
O k lah o m a C ity , O k la. , J u l y 1 9 6 8 -----------------------------O m a h a , N e b r . —Iow a, Oct. 1968 1 _______________________
P a t e r s o n —C lifto n —P a s s a i c , N. J . , M ay 1968 1 _________
P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . —N. J . , Nov. 1967 1___________________
P h o e n ix , A r i z . , M a r . 1968 1____________________________
P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n . 1968_____________________________
P o r t l a n d , M a in e, Nov. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
P o r t l a n d , O r e g . —W ash . , M ay 1 9 6 8 * ___________________
P r o v i d e n c e —P a w tu c k e t —W a rw ic k, R . I . —M a s s .
M ay 1 9 6 8 ________________________________________________
R a l e i g h , N. C. , A u g . 1968 1 ____________________________
R ic h m o n d , V a . , N ov. 1967 1 ____________________________
R o c h e s t e r , N .Y . (o f f ic e o c c u p a t i o n s only), J u l y 1968 1_
R o c k f o r d , 111., M ay 1968 * ______________________________
St. L o u i s , M o . —111., J a n . 1968_________________________
S a lt L a k e C ity , Uta h, D e c . 1 9 6 8 _______________ ________
S a n An ton io, T e x . , J u n e 1968___________________________
Sa n B e r n a r d i n o —R i v e r s i d e —O n t a r io , C a l i f .
Oct. 1968 1-------------------------------------------------------------S a n D ie g o , C a l i f . , Nov. 1 9 6 8 ___________________________
Sa n F r a n c i s c o —O a kla n d, C a l i f . , J a n . 1968_____________
S a n J o s e , C a l i f . , S e p t. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
S a v a n n a h , G a. , M ay 1968 1 _____________________________
S c r a n t o n , P a . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1______________________________
S e a t t l e —E v e r e t t , W ash. , Nov. 1967 1 ___________________
S io u x F a l l s , S. D a k . , Oct. 1968 1 ______________________
South B e n d, I n d . , M a r . 1968 * __________________________
S p o k a n e , W a s h . , Ju n e 1 9 6 8 _____________________________
S y r a c u s e , N. Y. , J u l y 1968 1 ____________________________
T a m p a —St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , A u g. 1 9 6 8 ______________
T o le d o , Ohio—M ich . , F e b . 1968________________________
T r e n to n , N. J . , Oct. 1968 * _____________________________
U t i c a —R o m e , N. Y. , J u l y 1968 1 --------------------------------W ashin gton , D. C. —Md. —V a. , S e p t. 1 9 6 8 ______________
W a te r b u r y , C o n n . , A p r . 1968 1 ________________________
W a te r lo o , Iow a, Nov. 1968 1_____________________________
W ichita, K a n s . , D e c . 1967 _____________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , Ju n e 1968 1 ________________________
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1968 * _________________________________
Youngstow n—W a r r e n , Ohio, Nov. 1968__________________

B u l l e t in n u m b e r
an d p r i c e
1575-47,
1575-60,
1575-54,
1575-34,
1575-46,
1575-78,

30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
25 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
50 c e n t s

1575-85,
1625-9,
162 5 -2 6 ,
1575-83,
1575-40,
1575-55,
1575-44,
1625-20,
1575-80,

30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
40 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n ts
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
40 c e n t s

1575-61,
1625-13,
1575-27,
1625-2
1575-70,
1575-39,
1 625-36,
1575-69,

30
35
25
35
30
30
30
30

cents
cents
c e n ts
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

1625-25,
162 5 -3 2 ,
1575-37,
1625-21,
1575-73,
1625-12,
1575-29,
1625-23,
1575-56,
1575-79,
1625-5,
1625-10,
1575-43,
1625-18,
1625-1,
1625-22,
1575-53,
1625-31,
1575-31,
1575-76,
1575-42,
1625-34,

40
30
25
30
30
35
25

cents
cents
c e n ts
cents
cents
cents
c ents
30 c e n t s
cents
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
35 c e n t s
20 c e n t s
cents
cents
25 c e n t s

30
30
30
35
35
35
30
30
30

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