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Area Wage Survey

The St. Louis, Missouri—
Illinois, Metropolitan Area
March 1969

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

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PHILADELPHIA

Region I
Region II
1603-B Federal Building
341 Ninth Ave.
New York, N.Y. 10001
Government Center
Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212)
Boston, Mass. 02203
Phone: 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 VI
Region V
Federal Office Building
219 South Dearborn St.
911 Walnut S t., 10th Floor
Chicago, 111. 60604
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 St. Louis, M issouri—Illinois, M etropolitan Area




March 1969

Bulletin No. 1625-64
July 1969

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

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T h e 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 an n u al o c c u p a ­
tio n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e tr o p o lita n a r e a s i s d e sig n e d to p r o v id e d a ta
on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s , and 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 ­
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 ta ile d d a ta b y s e le c t e d in d u s tr y
d iv is io n fo r e a c h of the a r e a s stu d ie d , fo r g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s , an d fo r
the U n ited S t a t e s . A m a jo r c o n s id e r a t io n in the p r o g r a m i s th e n eed
fo r g r e a t e r in sig h t into (1) the m o v e m e n t of w a g e s b y o c c u p a tio n a l
c a t e g o r y and s k i l l l e v e l, an d (2) th e s t r u c t u r e and le v e l of w a g e s
a m o n g a r e a s and in d u s tr y d iv is io n s .
A t th e end of e a c h s u r v e y , an in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin p r e s e n t s
s u r v e y r e s u l t s fo r e a c h a r e a stu d ie d . A fte r c o m p le tio n of a ll of the
in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin s fo r a ro u n d of s u r v e y s , a t w o - p a r t su m m a r y
b u lle tin i s i s s u e d . The f i r s t p a r t b r in g s d a ta fo r e a c h of th e m e t r o ­
p o lita n a r e a s stu d ie d into one b u lle tin . The se c o n d p a r t p r e s e n t s

in fo 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 a l m e tr o p o lita n
a r e a d a ta to r e la t e to g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s a n d th e U n ited S t a t e s .
N in ety a r e a s c u r r e n t ly a r e in c lu d e d in th e p r o g r a m . In e a c h
a r e a , in fo r m a tio n on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s i s c o lle c t e d a n n u a lly and on
e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and su p p le m e n ta r y w a g e p r o v is io n s b ie n n ia lly .
T h is b u lle tin 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 t. L o u is ,
M o.—
111., in M a r c h 1969. Th e S ta n d a r d M e tro p o lita n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a ,
a s d e fin e d b y th e B u r e a u of the B u d g e t th ro u g h J a n u a r y 1968, c o n ­
s i s t s of th e c ity of S t. L o u is ; the c o u n tie s of F r a n k lin , J e f f e r s o n , S t.
C h a r l e s , and S t. L o u i s , M o .; and th e c o u n tie s of M a d iso n an d S t.
C la i r , 111. T h is stu d y w a s co n d u cte d by th e B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o ffic e
in K a n s a s C ity , M o ., u n d e r the g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n of E d w a r d C h a ik e n ,
A s s i s t a n t R e g io n a l D ir e c t o r f o r O p e r a tio n s .

Contents
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In tro d u c tio n -------------------- ----------------------------W age t r e n d s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p s
T a b le s :
1. E s t a b lis h m e n t s and w o r k e r s w ith in sc o p e of s u r v e y and n u m b e r s t u d ie d --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. In d e x e s of s ta n d a r d w e e k ly s a l a r i e s and s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s , and




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S i m i la r ta b u la tio n s a r e a v a ila b le fo r o th e r a r e a s .

(S e e in s id e b a c k c o v e r .)

C u rr e n t r e p o r t s on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s an d su p p le m e n ta r y w a g e p r o v is io n s in th e S t. L o u is a r e a
a r e a l s o a v a ila b le fo r c o n tr a c t c le a n in g (Ju ly 1 9 6 8 ), and w o m e n 's an d m i s s e s ' d r e s s e s (A u g u st 1968);
and on e a r n in g s on ly fo r s e le c t e d fo o d s e r v i c e o c c u p a tio n s (M a rc h 1969). U nion s c a l e s , in d ic a tiv e of
p r e v a ilin g p a y l e v e l s , a r e a v a ila b le fo 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 ra tin g e m p lo y e e s ;
and m o to r tr u c k d r i v e r s , h e l p e r s , and a llie d o c c u p a tio n s.

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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 a g e p r o v isio n s:.
B - l.
M in im u m e n tra n c e s a l a r i e s fo r w o m en o ffic e w o r k e r s _______________________________________________________________________________

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B -4.
B -5.

P a id h o lid a y s ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
P a id v a c a t i o n s __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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B -7.

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O c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s :
A - 1.
O ffic e o c c u p a tio n s— e n and w om en____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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A - l a . O ffic e o c c u p a tio n s— a r g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s — e n and w o m e n ___________________________________________________________
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P r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s— e n and w o m e n _____________________________________________________________________________
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A - 2 a . P r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s— a r g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s — e n and w om en -____________________________________________________
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O ffic e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s— e n and w o m en c o m b in e d ________________________________________________________
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A - 3 a . O ffic e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , an d te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s— a r g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s — e n and w o m en co m b in e d ________________________________
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A -4 .
M a in te n a n ce and p o w e rp la n t o c c u p a tio n s-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A - 4 a . M a in te n a n ce an d p o w e rp la n t o c c u p a tio n s— a r g e e s t a b li s h m e n t s ______________________________________________________________________
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C u s to d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t io n s ________________________________________________________________________________________
A - 5 a . C u s to d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a tio n s— a r g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s ________________________________________________________________
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M ethod of w a g e d e te r m in a tio n and fre q u e n c y of p ay m e n t_____________________________________________________________________________

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O c c u p a tio n a l d e s c r i p t io n s __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Area W age Survey---The St. Louis, Mo.—111., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
T h is a r e a i s 1 of 90 in w h ich the U .S . D e p a rtm e n t of L a b o r 's
B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s co n d u cts s u r v e y s of o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s
an d r e la t e d b e n e fits on an a re a w id e b a s i s . 1 In th is a r e a , d a ta w e re
o b ta in e d b y p e r s o n a l v i s i t s of B u r e a u fie ld e c o n o m is ts to r e p r e s e n t ­
a tiv e e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ithin s i x b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s : M an u ­
fa c t u r in g ; 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 i l it i e s ;
w h o le s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l 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 t a t e ; and
s e r v i c e s . M a jo r in d u s tr y g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m th e se s t u d ie s a r e
g o v e rn m e n 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 ie s .
E s t a b lis h m e n t s h av in g fe w e r th an 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 itte d b e c a u s e th e y ten d to fu r n ish in s u ffic ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in the
o c c u p a tip n s stu d ie d to w a r r a n t in c lu sio n . S e p a r a t e ta b u la tio n s a r e
p ro v id e d fo r e a c h of the b r o a d in d u str y d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b li­
ca tio n c r i t e r i a .

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m en t and e a r n in g s d a ta a r e show n fo r
f u ll- tim e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th o s e h ir e d to w o rk a r e g u la r w e e k ly sc h e d u le
in the g iv e n o c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s if i c a t i o n . E a r n in g s d a ta e x c lu d e p r e ­
m iu m p a y fo r o v e r tim 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 s h if t s . N o n p ro d u ctio 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 - liv in g
a llo w a n c e s and in c e n tiv e e a r n in g s a r e in c lu d e d . 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 fo r o ffic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a tio n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to the
s t a n d a r d w o rk w ee k (ro u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a lf hour) fo r w h ich e m ­
p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s 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 at r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n ­
in g s fo r th 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 e a v e r a g e s p r e s e n te d r e f le c t c o m p o s it e , a r e a w id e e s t i ­
m a t e s . In d u s t r ie s and e s t a b lis h m e n t s d iffe r in p a y le v e l and jo b
sta ffin g an d , th u s, co n trib u te d iffe r e n tly to the e s t im a t e s fo r e a c h jo b .
The p a y r e la t io n s h ip o b ta in a b le fr o m the a v e r a g e s m a y f a il to r e f le c t
a c c u r a t e ly the w age s p r e a d o r d if f e r e n t ia l m a in ta in e d a m o n g jo b s in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . S i m i la r l y , d if 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 fo r m e n and w o m en in an y of th e s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s sh ou ld
not b e a s s u m e d to r e f le c t d if f e r e n c e s in p a y tr e a t m e n t of the s e x e s
w ith in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . O th er p o s s ib l e f a c t o r s w h ich m a y
c o n trib u te to d if f e r e n c e s in p a y fo r m e n and w o m en in c lu d e : D if f e r ­
e n c e s in p r o g r e s s io n w ith in e s t a b lis h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s in c e on ly the
a c t u a l r a t e s p a id in c u m b e n ts a r e c o lle c t e d ; and d if f e r e n c e s in s p e c if ic
d u tie s p e r f o r m e d , alth ou gh the 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 ia te ly
w ithin the s a m e s u r v e y jo b d e s c r ip t io n . Jo b d e s c r ip t io n s u s e d in
c l a s s if y i n g e m p lo y e e s in th e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a lly m o r e g e n e r a liz e d
th an th o s e u s e d in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s and allo w fo r m in o r
d if f e r e n c e s am o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the s p e c if ic d u tie s p e r fo r m e d .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e co n d u cted on a sa m p le b a s i s b e c a u s e of
the u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t in v o lv ed in su rv e y in g a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . T o
o b ta in 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 ro p o rtio n of
l a r g e th an of s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s i s stu d ie d . In co m b in in g the d a ta ,
h o w e v e r, a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e g iv e n th e ir a p p r o p r ia te w e ig h t. E s ­
t im a t e s b a s e d on the e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ie d a r e p r e s e n te d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e la t in g to a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the in d u s tr y g ro u p in g and a r e a ,
e x c e p t fo r th o s e b elo w the m in im u m s i z e stu d ie d .
O c c u p a tio n s and E a r n in g s
T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r stu d y a r e co m m o n to a v a r ie t y
o f m a n u fa c tu rin g and n o n m a n u fac tu rin g i n d u s t r ie s , an d a r e of the
fo llo w in g t y p e s : (1) O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l and te c h n ic a l;
(3) m a in te n a n c e and p o w e rp la n t; and (4) c u sto d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e ­
m e n t. O c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s if i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n ifo rm s e t of jo b
d e s c r ip t io n s d e sig n e d to ta k e acc o u n t of in te r e s t a b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n
in d u tie s w ithin the s a m e jo b . The o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r stu d y
a r e l i s t e d and d e s c r ib e d in the a p p e n d ix . The e a r n in g s d a ta fo llo w in g
the jo b t it l e s a r e fo r a ll in d u s tr ie s c o m b in e d . E a r n in g s d a ta fo r so m e
of the o c c u p a tio n s l is t e d and d e s c r i b e d , o r fo r so m e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s
w ith in o c c u p a tio n s , a r e not p r e s e n te d in the A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , b e c a u s e
e ith e r (1) e m p lo y m en t in the o c c u p a tio n i s to o s m a ll to p ro v id e enough
d a ta to m e r it p r e s e n ta t io n , o r (2) th e r e i s p o s s ib i l it y of d i s c l o s u r e
o f in d iv id u a l e s ta b lish m e n t d a ta .

O c c u p a tio n a l em p lo y m en t e s t im a t e s r e p r e s e n t the t o ta l in
a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ithin the sc o p e of the stu d y and not the n u m b er
a c t u a lly s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e of d if f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l s t r u c t u r e
am o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s , the e s t im a t e s of o c c u p a tio n a l em p lo y m en t o b ­
ta in e d f r o m th e s a m p le of e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ie d s e r v e on ly to in d ic a te
the r e la t iv e im p o rta n c e of the jo b s stu d ie d . T h e s e d if f e r e n c e s in
o c c u p a tio n a l s t r u c t u r e do not a f f e c t m a t e r ia l l y the a c c u r a c y of the
e a r n in g s d a ta .
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 ry W age P r o v is io n s

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Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York State
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.




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In fo rm a tio n i s p r e s e n te d (in the B - s e r i e s ta b le s ) on s e le c t e d
e s ta b lish 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 a g e p r o v is io n s a s th ey
r e la t e to p la n t and o ffic e w o r k e r s . A d m in is tr a tiv e , e x e c u tiv e , and
p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p lo y e e s , and c o n s tr u c tio n w o r k e r s who a r e u tiliz e d
a s a s e p a r a t e w o rk f o r c e a r e e x c lu d e d . " P la n t w o r k e r s " in clu d e

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w o rk in g fo r e m e n and a ll n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s (in clu d in g le a d m e n and t r a in e e s ) e n g a g e d in n o n o ffice fu n c tio n s. " O ffic e w o r k e r s "
in clu d e w o rk in g s u p e r v i s o r s and n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s p e r fo r m in g
c l e r i c a l o r r e la t e d fu n c tio n s.
C a f e t e r ia w o r k e r s and ro u te m e n a r e
e x c lu d e d in m a n u fa c tu rin g i n d u s t r ie s , but in c lu d e d in n o n m a n u fac tu rin g
in d u s t r ie s .
M in im u m e n tra n c e s a l a r i e s fo r w om en o ffic e w o r k e r s (tab le
B - l ) r e la t e on ly to the e s t a b lis h m e n t s v is it e d . B e c a u s e of the o p tim u m
sa m p lin g te c h n iq u e s u s e d , and the p r o b a b ility that l a r g e e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n ts a r e m o r e lik e ly to h av e f o r m a l e n tra n c e r a t e s fo r w o r k e r s
a b o v e the s u b c l e r ic a l le v e l than s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s , the ta b le is
m o r e - r e p r e s e n t a t iv e of p o lic ie s in m e d iu m and l a r g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
S h ift d iffe r e n t ia l d a ta (ta b le B -2 ) a r e lim ite d to plan t w o r k e r s
in m a n u fa c tu rin g in d u s t r ie s . T h is in fo r m a tio n i s p r e s e n te d both in
t e r m s of (1) e s t a b lis h m e n t p o l i c y ,2 p r e s e n te d in t e r m s of t o ta l p lan t
w o rk e r e m p lo y m e n t, and (2) e ffe c tiv e p r a c t ic e , p r e s e n te d in t e r m s
of w o r k e r s a c tu a lly e m p lo y e d on the s p e c if ie d sh ift at the tim e of the
su r v e y . In e s t a b lis h m e n t s h avin g v a r ie d d i f f e r e n t i a l s , the am ount
a p p ly in g to a m a jo r it y w a s u s e d o r , if no am ou n t a p p lie d to a m a jo r ity ,
the c l a s s if i c a t i o n " o t h e r " w a s u s e d . In e s t a b lis h m e n t s in w h ich so m e
l a t e - s h i f t h o u rs a r e p a id a t n o r m a l r a t e s , a d iffe r e n t ia l w a s r e c o r d e d
on ly if it a p p lie d to a m a jo r it y of the sh ift h o u r s .
The sc h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u rs (ta b le B -3 ) of a m a jo r it y of the
f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s in an e s ta b lish m e n t a r e ta b u la te d a s a p p ly in g to
a ll of the p lan t o r o ffic e w o r k e r s of th a t e s t a b lis h m e n t . S c h ed u led
w e e k ly h o u rs a r e th o s e w h ich f u ll- tim e e m p lo y e e s w e re e x p e c te d to
w o rk , w h eth er th e y w e re p a id fo r at s t r a ig h t - t im e o r o v e r tim e r a t e s .
P a id h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a t io n s ; h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n
p la n s ; and fr e q u e n c y of w a g e p ay m e n t
(ta b le s B - 4 th ro u g h B -7 )
a r e t r e a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l l y on the b a s i s th at t h e s e a r e a p p lic a b le to a ll
p lan t o r o ffic e w o r k e r s if a m a jo r it y of su ch w o r k e r s a r e e lig ib le o r
m a y e v e n tu a lly q u a lify fo r the p r a c t i c e s l is t e d . S u m s of in d iv id u a l
ite m s in t a b le s B - 2 th ro u gh B - 7 m a y not e q u a l t o t a ls b e c a u s e of
ro u n d in g.
D a ta on p a id h o lid a y s (ta b le B -4 ) a r e lim ite d to d a ta on h o li­
d a y s g ra n te d a n n u ally on a f o r m a l b a s i s ; i . e . , (1) a r e p ro v id e d fo r
in W ritten f o r m , o r (2) h ave b e e n e s t a b lis h e d b y c u sto m . H o lid a y s
o r d in a r ily g ra n te d a r e in c lu d e d ev en though th ey m a y f a ll on a non­
w o rk d a y and the w o rk e r i s not g ra n te d a n o th er d a y o ff. The f i r s t

p a r t of the p a id h o lid a y s ta b le p r e s e n t s the n u m b e r of w hole and h a lf
h o lid a y s a c tu a lly g ra n te d . The se c o n d p a r t c o m b in e s w hole and h a lf
h o lid a y s to show t o ta l h o lid a y t im e .
The su m m a r y of v a c a tio n p la n s (ta b le B -5 ) i s lim ite d to a
s t a t i s t i c a l m e a s u r e of v a c a tio n p r o v is io n s . It is not inten ded a s a
m e a s u r e of the p r o p o r tio n of w o r k e r s a c tu a lly r e c e iv in g s p e c if ic b e n e ­
f i t s . P r o v is io n s of an e s t a b lis h m e n t fo r a ll le n g th s of s e r v i c e w e re
ta b u la te d a s a p p ly in g to a ll p lan t o r o ffic e w o r k e r s of the e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t, r e g a r d l e s s of len gth of s e r v i c e . P r o v i s i o n s fo r p ay m en t on
o th er than a tim e b a s i s w e r e c o n v e rte d to a tim e b a s i s ; fo r e x a m p le ,
a p ay m en t of 2 p e r c e n t of an n u al e a r n in g s w a s c o n s id e r e d a s the e q u iv ­
a le n t of 1 w e e k 's p a y . E s t i m a t e s e x c lu d e v a c a t io n - s a v in g s p la n s and
th o se w h ich o ffe r " e x te n d e d " o r " s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e fits beyond b a s i c
p la n s to w o r k e r s w ith q u a lify in g le n g th s of s e r v i c e . T y p ic a l of su ch
e x c lu s io n s a r e p la n s in the s t e e l , a lu m in u m , and can in d u s t r ie s .
D a ta on h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n p la n s (ta b le B -6 ) in ­
clu d e th o se p la n s fo r w h ich the e m p lo y e r p a y s a t l e a s t a p a r t of the
c o s t . Su ch p la n s in clu d e th o se u n d e rw ritte n by a c o m m e r c ia l in s u r a n c e
co m p an y and th o s e p ro v id e d th ro u g h a union fund o r p a id d ir e c t ly by
the e m p lo y e r out of c u r r e n t o p e r a tin g fu n d s o r f r o m a fund se t a s id e
fo r th is p u r p o s e . A n e s t a b lis h m e n t w a s c o n s id e r e d to h ave a p la n
if the m a jo r it y of e m p lo y e e s w a s e lig ib le to be c o v e r e d u n d er the
p la n , ev en if l e s s th an a m a jo r it y e le c te d to p a r t ic ip a t e b e c a u s e e m ­
p lo y e e s w e re r e q u ir e d to co n trib u te to w a r d the c o s t of the p la n . L e ­
g a lly r e q u ir e d p la n s , su ch a s w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n sa tio n , s o c i a l s e ­
c u r ity , and r a i l r o a d r e t ir e m e n t w e re e x c lu d e d .
S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e is lim it e d to th at type of
in s u r a n c e u n d er w hich p r e d e te r m in e d c a s h p a y m e n ts a r e m a d e d ir e c t ly
to the in s u r e d d u rin g i l l n e s s o r a c c id e n t d is a b ilit y . In fo rm a tio n i s
p r e s e n te d fo r a ll su ch p la n s to w h ich th e e m p lo y e r c o n tr ib u te s. H ow ­
e v e r , in New Y o rk and New J e r s e y , w h ich h av e e n a c te d te m p o r a r y
d is a b ilit y in s u r a n c e la w s w h ich r e q u ir e e m p lo y e r c o n t r ib u t io n s ,3 p la n s
a r e in c lu d e d on ly if the e m p lo y e r (1) c o n trib u te s m o r e th an i s le g a lly
r e q u ir e d , o r (2) p r o v id e s the e m p lo y e e w ith b e n e fits w h ich e x c e e d the
r e q u ir e m e n ts of the la w . T a b u la tio n s of p a id s ic k le a v e p la n s a r e
lim ite d to f o r m a l p la n s 4 w hich p ro v id e fu ll p a y o r a p ro p o rtio n of the
w o r k e r ’ s p ay d u rin g a b s e n c e f r o m w o rk b e c a u s e of i l l n e s s . S e p a r a t e
ta b u la tio n s a r e p r e s e n te d a c c o r d in g to (1) p la n s w h ich p ro v id e fu ll p ay
and no w a itin g p e r io d , and (2) p la n s w h ich p r o v id e e ith e r p a r t i a l p ay
o r a w a itin g p e r io d . In a d d itio n to the p r e s e n ta t io n of the p r o p o r tio n s
of w o r k e r s who a r e p r o v id e d s i c k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r p aid
s ic k le a v e , an u n d u p lic a te d t o t a l i s show n of w o r k e r s who r e c e iv e
e ith e r o r both ty p e s of b e n e f it s .

2
An establishment was considered as having a policy if it met either of the following con­
The temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require employer
ditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the time of the survey, or (2) had formal provisions covering
contributions.
late shifts. An establishment was considered as having formal provisions if it (1) had operated late
An establishment was considered as having a formal plan if it established at least the
shifts during the 12 months prior to the survey, or (2) had provisions in written form for operating
minimum number of days of sick leave available to each employee. Such a plan need not be
late shifts.
written, but informal sick leave allowances, determined on an individual basis, were excluded.




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C a ta str o p h e in s u r a n c e , s o m e t im e s r e f e r r e d to a s m a jo r m e d ­
i c a l in s u r a n c e , in c lu d e s th o se p la n s w hich a r e d e sig n e d to p r o te c t
e m p lo y e e s in c a s e of s i c k n e s s and in ju ry in v o lv in g e x p e n s e s b eyon d
the n o r m a l c o v e r a g e of h o s p it a liz a t io n , m e d ic a l, and s u r g i c a l p la n s .
M e d ic a l in s u r a n c e r e f e r s to p la n s p ro v id in g fo r c o m p le te o r p a r t i a l
p ay m en t of d o c t o r s ' f e e s . Su ch p la n s m a y b e u n d e rw ritte n by c o m ­
m e r c i a l in s u r a n c e c o m p a n ie s o r n o n p ro fit o r g a n iz a t io n s o r th ey m a y
be p a id fo r by the e m p lo y e r out of a fund s e t a s id e fo r th is p u r p o s e .
T a b u la tio n s of r e t ir e m e n t p e n sio n p la n s a r e lim ite d to th o se p la n s
th a t p r o v id e r e g u l a r p a y m e n ts fo r the r e m a in d e r of the w o r k e r 's lif e .
M eth od of w age d e te rm in a tio n (ta b le B -7 ) r e l a t e s to b a s i c
ty p e s of r a t e s t r u c t u r e fo r w o r k e r s p a id u n d er v a r io u s tim e and in ­
c e n tiv e s y s t e m s . U n d er a sin g le r a t e s t r u c t u r e the s a m e r a t e i s p a id
to a ll e x p e r ie n c e d w o r k e r s in the s a m e jo b c l a s s if i c a t i o n . A n in d iv id ­
u al w o rk e r o c c a s io n a lly m a y be p aid ab o v e o r b elow the sin g le r a t e




fo r s p e c ia l r e a s o n s , but su c h p a y m e n ts a r e e x c e p tio n s . A r a n g e - o f r a t e s p la n s p e c if i e s the m in im u m a n d /o r m a x im u m r a t e p a id e x p e r i ­
e n ce d w o r k e r s fo r the s a m e jo b . In fo rm a tio n a l s o i s p ro v id e d on the
m eth od of p r o g r e s s i o n th ro u g h the r a n g e . In the a b se n c e of a f o r m a l
r a t e s t r u c t u r e , the q u a lific a t io n s of the in d iv id u a l w o r k e r d e te rm in e
the p a y r a t e . In fo rm a tio n on ty p e s of in c e n tiv e p la n s i s p ro v id e d on ly
fo r p lan t w o r k e r s b e c a u s e of the low in c id e n c e of su ch p la n s fo r o ffic e
w o r k e r s . U n d er a p ie c e w o rk s y s t e m , a p r e d e te r m in e d r a t e is p aid
fo r e a c h unit of output. P r o d u c tio n b o n u s e s a r e b a s e d on p ro d u c tio n
o v e r a q u ota o r c o m p le tio n of a jo b in l e s s th an s t a n d a r d tim e .
Com ­
p e n sa tio n on a c o m m is s io n b a s i s r e p r e s e n t s p a y m e n ts b a s e d on a
p e r c e n ta g e of v a lu e of s a l e s , o r on a co m b in a tio n of a s ta te d s a l a r y
p lu s a p e r c e n ta g e .
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1 T h e S t . L o u i s S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y th e B u r e a u o f th e B u d g e t th r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s i s t s o f th e c it y o f S t. L o u i s ; th e c o u n tie s o f F r a n k l i n , J e f f e r s o n ,
S t . C h a r l e s , a n d S t . L o u i s , M o .; an d th e c o u n tie s o f M a d is o n a n d S t . C l a i r , 111. T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s sh o w n in t h is t a b le 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 o f
th e s i z e a n d c o m p o s it io n o f th e la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y .
T h 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 o f c o m p a r i s o n w ith o th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s f o r th e a r e a to
m e a s u r e e m p lo 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) p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s th e u s e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o l l p e r io d s t u d ie d , a n d (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 lu d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1967 e d itio n o f th e S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r ia 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 in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n .
3 I n c lu d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t a t o r a b o v e th e m in im u m li m it a t io n . A ll o u t le ts (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in su c h i n d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , f in a n c e , a u to r e p a i r s e r v i c e ,
a n d m o tio 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 li s h m e n t .
4 I n c lu d e s e x e c u t i v e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , a n d o th e r w o r k e r s e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s e p a r a t e p la n t a n d o f f ic e c a t e g o r i e s .
5 T a x i c a b s an d s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w e r e e x c lu d e d .
6 E s t i m a t e r e l a t e s to r e a l e s t a t e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o n ly . W o r k e r s f r o m th e e n t ir e in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n a r e r e p r e s e n t e d in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s , b u t f r o m th e r e a l e s t a t e p o r t io n o n ly in " a l l
in d u s t r y " e s t i m a t e s in th e S e r i e s B t a b l e s .
7 H o te ls a n d m o t e l s ; la u n d r i e s a n d o th 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 ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l , a n d p a r k in g ; m o tio n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n i z a t io n s (e x c lu d in g
r e l i g i o u s a n d c h a r it a b le o r g a n i z a t i o n s ) ; a n d e n g in e e r in g a n d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .
8 T h is in d u s t r y d iv 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 " an d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g " in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s , a n d f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " in th e S e r i e s B t a b l e s . S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n
o f d a t a fo r t h is d iv i s i o n i s n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : (1) E m p lo y m e n t in th e d iv i s i o n i s to o s m a l l to p r o v id e e n o u g h d a t a to m e r i t s e p a r a t e s t u d y , (2) th e s a m p l e w a s not
d e s ig n e d in 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 in s u f f ic ie n t o r in 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 , a n d (4) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b li s h m e n t d a t a .




A l m o s t t h r e e - f i f t h s o f th e w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y in th e S t. L o u is a r e a w e r e e m p lo y e d in m a n u fa c t u r in g f i r m s .
fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s th e m a jo r in d u s t r y g r o u p s a n d 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 o f a l l m a n u f a c t u r in g :
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P r o p o r t i o n s in v a r i o u s in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s m a y d if f e r f r o m p r o p o r t io n s b a s e d o n th e r e s u l t s o f th e s u r v e y a s sh o w n in t a b le 1 a b o v e .

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
F o r o f f ic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , the w a ge
t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e e k ly s a l a r i e s f o r the n o r m a l w o rk w ee k ,
e x c l u s i v e of e a r n i n g s f o r o v e r t i m e .
F o r plant w o r k e r g r o u p s , they
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 i n g s , e xc lu d in g
p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , and
l a te s h i f t s .
The p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on d a ta f o r s e l e c t e d key o c c u ­
p a t io n s and in c lu d e m o s t of 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 within
e a c h g ro u p .

P r e s e n t e d in ta b le 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 of c h a n ge
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s of o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
and in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s of s e l e c t e d plant w o r k e r g r o u p s .
The i n d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e of w a g e s a t a g iv 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 rin g the b a s e p e r i o d (d ate of the a r e a s u r v e y co n d u cte d
b e tw e e n J u l y I9 6 0 and J u n e 1961).
S u b t r a c t in g 100 f r o m the index
y i e l d s the p e r c e n t a g e c h a n ge in w a g e s f r o m the b a s e p e r i o d to the
d a te of the in d ex .
The p e r c e n t a g e s of ch an ge 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 etw een the in d ic a t e d d a t e s .
These e stim ate s a re
m e a s u r e s of ch an ge in a v e r a g e s f o r the a r e a ; they a r e not intended
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p ay c h a n g e s in the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the a r e a .

L i m i t a t i o n s of D ata

Method of C om p u tin g
The i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
c h a n ge in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e in flu e n c ed by: (1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y and
w age 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 ay r e c e i v e d by i n d i ­
v id u a l w o r k e r s while in the s a m e jo b , and (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 io n s , and c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r ­
t io n s of w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d by e s t a b l i s h m e n t s with d if f e r e n t p ay l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s in the la 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 io n a l a v e r a g e s without a c t u a l w age c h a n g e s . It i s c o n c e i v a b le
that ev en though a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in an 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 e c l i n e d b e c a u s e l o w e r - p a y i n g e s t a b l i s 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 ir w o r k f o r c e s .
Sim ilarly , wages
m a y have r e m a i n e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n s ta n t , y e t the a v e r a g e s f o r a n a r e a
m a y have r i s e n c o n s i d e r a b l y b e c a u s e h i g h e r - p a y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
e n t e r e d the a r e a .

E a c h of the s e l e c t e d k ey o c c u p a t io n s within a n o c c u p a t io n a l
g r o u p w a s a s s i g n e d a w eight b a s e d on i t s p r o p o r t io n a t e e m p lo y m e n t
in the o c c u p a t io n a l g ro u p .
T h e s e c o n s ta n t w e ig h ts r e f l e c t b a s e y e a r
em ploym en ts w h erever p o ss ib le .
The a v e r a g e (m ean ) e a r n i n g s f o r
e a c h o c c u p a t io n w e r e m u l t i p li e d by the o c c u p a t io n a l w eight, and the
p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a t io n s in the g r o u p w e r e t o t a le d . The a g g r e g a t e s
f o r 2 c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r s w e r e r e l a t e d b y dividin g the a g g r e g a t e f o r
the l a t e r y e a r by 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 r e s u lt a n t
r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , sh ow s the p e r c e n t a g e ch a n g e . . The ind ex
i s the p ro d u c t of m u ltip ly in g the b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) by the r e l a t i v e
f o r the next s u c c e e d i n g y e a r and continuing to m u ltip ly (compound)
e a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e by the p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s in d ex. A v e r a g e e a r n i n g s
f o r the follow ing o c c u p a t io n s w e r e u s e d in co m p u tin g the w a ge t r e n d s :
Office clerical (men and women): Office clerical ( men and women)— Skilled maintenance (men):
Bookkeeping-machine
Continued
Carpenters
operators, class B
Secretaries
Electricians
Cleiks, accounting, classes
Stenographers, general
Machinists
A and B
Stenographers, senior
Mechanics
Cleiks, file, classes
Switchboard operators, classes
Mechanics (automotive)
A, B, and C
A and B
Painters
Cleiks, order
Tabulating-m achine operators,
Pipefitters
Cleiks, 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




The u s e of c o n s ta n t e m p lo y m e n t w e ig h ts e l i m i n a t e s the e f f e c t
of c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r t io n of w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h jo b i n ­
c lu d e d in the d a t a .
The p e r c e n t a g e s of ch a n g e r e f l e c t only c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p ay for s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s .
Th ey a r e not in flu e n c ed by
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 su ch , o r by p r e m i u m pay
for overtim e.
W here n e c e s s a r y , da ta 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 and p e r c e n t a g e s of ch a n g e an y s i g n if i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d
by c h a n g e s in the s c o p e of the s u r v e y .

5

6
T a b l e 2.

I n d e x e s of S t a n d a r d W eekly S a l a r i e s and S t r a i g h t - T i m e H o u rly 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 tio n a l G r o u p s in
St. L o u i s , M o . —
111. , M a r c h 1969 and J a n u a r y 1968, and 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
In d e x e s
(O c to b e r 1960 = 100)

In d u st r y and o c c u p a t io n a l gro u p

M arch
19 69

P e r c e n t s of i n c r e a s e

J anuary
1968

Jan u ary
1968
to
M arch
1969

A ll i n d u s t r i e s :
O ffice c l e r i c a l (m e n and women). . . .
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n )..
S k il l e d m a i n t e n a n c e (m e n ) ___________
U n s k il l e d p la n t (men)_________________

135.
150.
138.
138.

9
6
3
5

127.
138.
127.
130.

1
3
8
9

6. 9
8. 8
8. 2

M a n u fa ctu rin g:
O ffice c l e r i c a l (m e n and women)____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n )..
S k ille d m a i n t e n a n c e (m e n ) ___________
U n s k il l e d p la n t (men)_________________

136. 2
1 5 1 .6
138. 5
139. 3

127.
138.
127.
130.

1
8
4
2

7.
9.
8.
7.

5. 8
2
2
7
0

O ctober
1966
to
January
1968

O ctober
1965
to
O c to b e r

6. 2
10. 2

4.
4.
3.
3.

7
9
3
6

2. 6

5. 1
2. 5
5. 0

2.
3.
2.
2.

3.
4.
3.
2.

6
9
2
9

3.
4.
2.
3.

2. 3
3. 8
2. 7
2. 9

7. 0
7. 0
6. 3
10. 1

7. 2
7. 7
O ctober
1962

to
O c to b e r
1963

1966

O c to b e r
1961
to
O c to b e r
1962

A ll i n d u s t r i e s :
O ffice c l e r i c a l (m e n and women)____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n ).__
S k il l e d m a i n t e n a n c e (m e n )____________
U n s k ille d p la n t (men)_________________

3.
3.
3.
2.

1
0
3
2

2. 6
2. 6
2. 6

M a n u fa ctu rin g :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and women)_____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n )...
S k il l e d m a in t e n a n c e (m e n )____________
U n s k ille d p la n t (men)_________________

3.
3.
3.
2.

5
5
1
4

2. 1
2. 6
2. 2




3. 5

3. 5

O c to b e r
1964
to
O c to b e r
1965

1
6
8
9

O ctober
1960
to
O c to b e r
1961

O cto b e r
1963
to
O cto b e r
1964

3
4
7
6

O cto b e r
1959
to
O cto b e r
1960

3.
4.
3.
3.

0
3
7
6

4. 7

3.
4.
3.
3.

5
3
6
7

3.
5.
2.
3.

2. 9

5. 6
2. 8

4
6
4
7

7
A. O ccu p atio n al E a r n in g s
Table A-l.

Office O ccupations—Men and Women

( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly h o u r s 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 t. L o u is , M o .—
111. , M a rc h 1969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of—
dumber
S e x , o c cu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

wo k r
res

Average
weekly
hours1
s a d r ) Mean3
tnad

$

$
55

Median 2

Middle r n e2
ag

t
60

$
65

$
70

$

$
75

80

$
85

$
90

$
95

$
100

$
105

$
no

$
115

$
120

$
130

$
1A0

$
150

$
160

$
170

$
180

and
under

190
and

~

70

~

105

1

12
8

-

75

100

1

A

3

30
30

19
~
19
18

1
1
-

9
~
9
9

1
1

1
1

8
8

“

65

95

1

60

“

“

-

“

28
9
19
A
9

38
26
12
2
_

80

85

90

no

120

U5

13Q

1AQ

1?9

190

17 Q

180

190

over

WEN
C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C L A S S A -----------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------NON MA N U FA C TU RI N G ---------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -----------------------F I N A N C E 4-------------------------------------------

388
252
136

C L E R K S . A C C O U N T I N G . C L A S S 6 -----------M AN U FA C TU RI N G ---------------------------------NON MA N U FA C TU RI N G ---------------------------F I N A N C E 4-------------------------------------------

221
98
123
98

C L E R K S . ORD ER ------------------------------------—
MA N U FA C TU RI N G ---------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ---------------------------WH OL ES AL E TRA D E --------------------------

33A
1A6
188
188

39.5
39.5
39.5
39.5

39.0
AO •0
38.0
AO.O
36.5

$
1A2.00
1A6.50
13A.50
13A.50
131.00

$
1AC.C0
1A5.50
133.50
135.00
129.50

$
$
123.50-159.00
131.00-163.00
118.00-1AA.00
121.00— 1A3.50
117.50— 1A2.00

~
-

“

~

85.00-135.50
39.0 111.50 109.50
39.5 131.50 136.00 121.50-1A7.00
95.50
87.50
81.50-107.50
38.5
38.5
88.50
85.CO 80.50- 98.00

-

1
1

113.00-1A0.50
109.00-153.00
11A.00-132.50
11A.00-132.50

-

73
51

39.5 130.50 130.50 122.00-139.00
39.5 128.50 127.50 112.50-1A1.00

_

-

-

O F F I C E B OY S --------------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------NON MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------F I N A N C E 4-------------------------------------------

330
168
162
A2
70

85.50 7A.00- 91.50
39.0
85.50
39.5
8A.50
85.50 7A.50- 91.00
85.50 73.50- 93.00
38.5 86.50
AO.O 103.00 112.CO 105.00-11A.00
37*5
81.00
85.50 73.50- 88.50

T ABULATIN G-M ACHIN E OPERATORS,
C L A S S A --------------------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------

172
60

38.5 139.50 137.50 128.00-160.50
AO.O 1AA.50 138.50 130.00-162.00

T ABULATIN G-M ACHIN E OPERATORS,
C L A S S B ---------------------------------------------------

75

C L E R K S , PA YR OL L •
MA NU FA C TU RI N G

A1

5A

126.50
131.00
123.50
123.50

122.50
127.50
122.CO
122.CO

38.5 118.00 117.00

95.00— 1A2.00

17
7
10
-

9
5
A
2

39
12
27
9
16

A1
26
15
8
6

75
50
25
6
10

57
36
21
12
8

A3
33
10
2
-

AA
31
13
4
8

20
20
-

11
10
1
-

19
1A
5
-

8
2
6
5

22
7
15
15

10
5
5

-

A
A

31
22
9

22
18
A

19
15
A

18
18
-

2
2
-

1
1
-

-

-

1
1
-

10
6
A
A

26
26
~
~

60
3
57
57

29
19
10
10

69
12
57
57

A5
15
30
30

32
17
15
15

15
9
6
6

30
2A
6
6

3
3
3

2
2
*

2
2
-

5
5

-

5
5

2
2

3
2

2
2

19
17

23
5

7
6

3
3

-

-

1
1

3
3

83
AA
39
1
30

28
18
10

13
13

3
3

2
2

-

-

AO
9
31
29
*

3
3
3
”

2
2
-

_
-

~

~

-

-

-

•-

-

-

10

21
1

2
2

A
A

8
8

63
18

16

6

2
2

33
12

2
2

8
3

3
2

5

3

8

A

7

16

2

2

1

-

-

6
i

25

5

22
1
21
21

23
2
21
21

-

*

-

5

20
20

2
2

~

16
5

1
~

26
10
16

5

1

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

5

1

-

-

3
3
*

8
8
8

13
13
13

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

“
-

-

5

29
13
16
5
6

_

~

18
8
10

_

-

30

A3
23
20
10

_

8
-

8

1

10

A

4

8

8

5

5

20
13
r

11
9
2

10
10

13
7
6
6

-

-

-

A

A
“

18
17
1
~

3
“

3

"

"

9
<
3

8
8

19
19

A
A

15
13

-

7
1
6

5
-

1A
1A

10

26
6
20

35
35

WOMEN
B I L L E R S , M A C H IN E ( B I L L I N G
M A C H I N E I -----------------------------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------NON M AN U FAC TU RIN G ---------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------

169
80
89
7A

B I L L E R S , M A C H IN E ( B O O K K E E P I N G
M A C H I N E I -----------------------------------------------NON M AN U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------

82
68

BOO K KE E PIN G -M A C H IN E OPERATORS,
C L A S S A -------------------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G ---------------------------------NON MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------

226
1A7
79

BO O K KE E PIN G -M A C H IN E OPERATORS,
C L A S S B -------------------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G ---------------------------------NON MA N U FA C TU RI N G ---------------------------W H OL ESA LE T R A D E -------------------------R E T A I L TR A D E -------------------------------F I N A N C E 4------------------------------------------

S e e fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le .




398
173
225
79
55

56

AO.O 103.00 102.50
86.00-126.00
8 8.50 75.00- 99.00
39.5
90.00
AO.O 115.00 119.50 107.50-130.00
AO.O 121.50 126.50 116.50-131.00
89.50
8A.OO

80.50— 10A.50
79.00- 9A.00

39.0 103.00 102.00
39.5 103.00 102.50
37.5 102.50 101.00

9A.00-11A.00
96.50-113.00
91.00-122.5p

39.0
39.5

39.0
39.0
39.0
AO.O
39.5
37.0

93.50
87.50

88.50
91.50
85.50
92.00
89.50
76.00

87.00
86.50
87.50
93.50
88.50
73.00

77.5078.507A.5088.5085.0069.00-

9A.50
9A.OO
95.00
97.50
9A.00
8A.00

_

_

“

“

_

_

“

“

2
2

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

”

_
-

-

~

29
29

AO
8
32
7
~

17

19

5

66
A8

18
-

11
6

i

"

”

22
16
6
3
2
1

A

6
100
A8

52
15
21
10

~

A6
13

37

33

37
30
A
3

21
10
“

-

_
-

6
6

_

39
27
12

17
15
2

21
9
12

3

“

-

A

1

“

2
1

22
16
6

5

_
19
19

5
5
—
-

-

-

-

*

1
1

-

-

-

“
_
_

_

_

-

_
*

~

_
-

-

*

_

1A
9
5
3
2

5
5

10
10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8
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 ee k ly 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 an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s try d iv is io n , S t. L o u is , M o .—
111. , M a r c h 19t>9)
We ek ly e ar ni ng s 1
(standard)

S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

Numb e r
of
workers

A ve rage
wee kly
hours 1
standard)

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly e a r n in g s oJ
55

M ean 2

Me d ia n 2

65

70

t
75

S

*
80

85

$
90

$

*
95

100

$
105

$
110

$
115

$
120

$
130

$
140

$
150

$
160

t

170

180

190
and

75

80

85

90

95

ICO

105

110

115

120

130

140

15C

160

170

180

190

over

4
4
4
-

12
8
4
4

38
6
32
7
2
21

82
12
70
15
12
30

61
13
48
7
14
22

103
32
71
12
12
13
20

95
55
40
5
~
16
12

85
24
61
5
16
12
24

206
22
184
121
10
10
20

101
63
38
4
12
16

96
42
54
27
7
1
8

89
29
6C
47
11
2
-

43
17
26
16
2
-

10
9
1
1
-

12
12

3
3
-

-

112

273
77
196
22
17
55
91

352
107
245
31
35
50
98

278
103
175
37
22
42
46

183
72
111
1C
9
30
54

156
48
108
5
43
34
20

102
64
38
12
20
4
1

129
77
52
9
34
5
*

89
30
59
33
6
~

62
33
29
6
8
6
1

110
43
67
47
7
1
7

68
40
28
28
-

11
11
*

3
3
-

1C
6
4

44
1
43
43

15
~
15
14

43
13
30
30

21
2
19
10

22
10
12
7

33
21
12
9

15
7
8
4

13
9
4
i

17
12
5

26
19
7

36
9
27

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

270
49

238
57
181
5
128

129
60
69
8
39

105
54
51
5
12

89
48
41
6
9

44
32
12
-

28
25
3
-

17
17

12
12

-

-

-

-

12
4
8
8

36
2
34
4

-

43
3
40
2
19

21
1
20
1
10

13
3
10
7

35

2

_

2

13

i

3

35
1
7

2
1

-

2
2

13
13

i
i

3
3

180

102
23
79
8
49

38
4
34

50
26
24

76
59
17
14

66
51
15
-

42
26
16
14

46
24
22
13

92
27
65
58

32
25
7
1

23
20
3
3

38
13
25
23

30
10
20
18

19
12
7
4

49
46
3
-

17
1
16
16

29

48
38

25
6
19
3
“

53
29
24
4
14

63
44
19
4
1

88
65
23

67
42
25
9
6

56
45
11
7
2

57
41
16

81
62
19
11
7

16
16
15
1

-

2

25
15
10
4
4

62
29
33
24

16

46
10
36
1
15

40
9
31
24

67
41
26
19

57
22
35
28

41
21
20
17

52
21
31
15

55
29
26
5

34
9
25
16

19
7
12
6

45
16
29
26

66
11
55
46

37
30
7
“

5
5

9
9

-

-

*

15
11
4
4

39
22
17
12

52
38
14
11

61
40
21
10

64
53
11
10

92
63
29
22

32
18
14
6

40
30
10
10

54
38
16
9

198
35
163

40
24
16

4
2
2

6 5 ______7 0

CONTINUED

C L E R K S , A C C O U N TI NG , C L A S S A ------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------WH OLE SAL E TRA D E --------------------------R E T A I L TRAD E ---------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 --------------------------------------------

1 ,0 4 0
347
693

C L E R K S , A C C O U N TI NG , C L A S S B ------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------NON M AN U FAC TU RI N G ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------W H OL ESA LE TRAO E ---------------------------R E T A I L TRA DE ----------------------------------

2 ,3 3 3

270
57
100
173

808
1 ,5 2 5
302
215
293
564

3 8 .5
3 9 .5
3 8 .0
3 7 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

1
1
1
1

1
2
1
2

7
2
4
1

.0
.5
.0
.5

0
0
0
0

1
1
1
1

1 1 5 .5 0 -1 3 4 .5 0

-

8 5 .5 0
9 1 .0 0

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

8
-

41
4

206
46

262
5C

3 8 .5
3 8 .5

8 3 .0 0
9 0 .0 0

37
2

16C
32

212

9 5 .5 0

7 4 .0 0 - 9 5 .0 0
7 8 .0 0 -1 2 0 - 0 0
8 2 .5 0 -1 0 4 .0 0

8
-

3 9 .0

8 6 .0 0
9 7 .5 0
9 3 .5 0

4 0 .0
3 7 .5

8 3 .0 0
7 8 .5 0

8 3 .0 0
7 7 .0 0

7 6 .0 0 7 0 .5 0 -

4
20

14
114

3 8 .5
4 0 .0
3 8 .0

9 5 .0 0
1 0 2 .0 0
9 1 .0 0

9 3 .5 0
1 0 1 .5 0

3 7 .0

8 1 .0 0

8 5 .5 0
8 0 .5 0

9
4
6
6
1

.5
.0
.5
.0
.5

0
0
0
0
0

7
8
7
8
7

4 .5 0
1 .5 0
2 .5 0
7 . CO
0 .0 0

6
7
6
7
6

0
3
8
8
7

.5
.5
.5
.5
.5

0
0
0
0
0

-1
-

8 5 .0
9 1 .5
7 9 .5
1 4 .0
7 4 .0

0
0
0
0
0

2
9
3
6
9

.5
.0
.5
.5
.0

0
0
0
0
0

6
6
6
9
6

9
8
9
7
7

6
6
6
7
6

6
4
6
8
5

.0
.0
.0
.0
.5

0
0
0
0
0

7 4 .5
7 2 .5
- 7 5 .5
-1 1 3 .0
7 0 .0

0
0
0
0
0

3 7 .5

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S C -------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RI NG -----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------F I N A N C E 4 --------------------------------------------

561
76
485
40
339

3
4
3
4
3

7
6
7
9
6

C L E R K S , ORDER -----------------------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------NON MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------W H OL ESA LE T RA D E ---------------------------

628
351
277
171

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

9 6 .5 0
9 7 .5 0

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

9 5 .0 0
1 0 3 .0 0

C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L -------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RI NG ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------R E T A I L TRA D E ---------------------------------

724

3 9 .5

458
266
87
78

4
3
4
4

1
1
1
1

581
257
324

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

1 0 0 .0 0
1 0 1 .0 0

3 9 .0
3 9 .5

9 9 .5 0
9 8 .5 0

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

1 0 9 .0 0
1 0 5 .0 0

3 7 .0

S e e fo o tn o te s a t end of ta b le .

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

8 9 .0 0
9 5 .0 0

7
8
7
9
7

702
381
321
94

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

3 7 .0

3
3
3
3

K EYP U N CH O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A ------------M AN U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------N O N M AN UFA CT UR IN G ----------------------------F I N A N C E 4 --------------------------------------------

0
0
0
0

3 9 .0
3 9 .5

1 ,0 1 1
379
632
40
371

222

.0
.0
.5
.5

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

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S B -------------------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------F I N A N C E 4 --------------------------------------------

COM PTOMETER O P E RA TO R S ------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ----------------------------R E T A I L TRA DE ---------------------------------

6
0
5
8

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

295
109
186
118

1
2
1
1

1 2 0 .0 0
1 0 7 .0 0
1 0 4 .5 0

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S A ------------------------M AN U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G -----------------------------F I N A N C E 4 --------------------------------------------




60

$

and
u n d er

Mi ddl e range 2

60

WOKEN -

$

*

t

$

8
9
8
8

9
0
9
0
8

0
9
0
0

.5
.5
.0
.0

.0
.0
.0
.0
.5

.0
.5
.0
.0

0
0
0
1
9

1
0
3
8
4

.5
.5
.5
.5
.0

0
0
0
0
0

.0
.0
.0
.5
.5

0
0
0
0
0

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

0
0
0
2
9

0
1
0
7
4

.5
.0
.0
.0
.5

0
0
0
0
0

9 8 .0 0
9 7 .0 0
9 9 .0 0
9 6 .0 0

9 2 .0 0
8 4 .5 0

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

*

_
-

—

_

8 6 .0 0
_

16
8
8

221

-

8

175

7

96
25
71

223
21
202
-

-

-

-

7
5
_

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

-

9 3 .0 0 -1 1 4 .0 0

_

3
-

-

8 7 .0 0 -1 1 7 .0 0

1
69

8 6 .5 0 -1 1 4 .5 0
8 7 .5 0 -1 2 2 .0 0
1 0 3 .5 0 -1 3 7 .0 0
8 3 .5 0 -1 0 2 .5 0
8
8
8
8

4
3
4
3

.
.
.
.

0
5
5
0

0
0
0
0

-

1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1

7
7
7
8

.
.
.
.

0
5
0
5

0
0
0
0

1 1 4 .0 0

1 0 8 .5 0
1 0 2 .0 0
1 2 5 .0 0

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

9 8 .0 0

1 0 0 .0 0

8 8 .5 0 -1 0 7 .0 0

3

28
20
42

7

-

3 ,
-

-

3
3

28
1
1

10
10

-

_
-

-

—
-

-

10
5
5
1

-

44

22
22
19

6
2
4

-

-

i
i

14
10
4
4

_
-

_

-

_
-

_
-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5
5

_

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

_

-

-

-

-

2
2

-

-

-

-

“

1
1

2
1
1
1
-

_

_

-

-

i
i
-

-

_

-

-

-

*

-

-

-

1
1

4
4

-

-

_

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

9
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 ee k ly h o u rs 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
by in d u s tr y d iv is io n , S t. L o u is , M o .—
111. , M a rc h 1969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s re c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of—

toOPfcN -

60

65

7C

75

80

85

9C

95

100

10 5

11C

115

120

130

140

15 0

16 0

170

180

i —
190

60

S e x , o ccu p a tio n . and in d u stry d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

65

7C

75

80

85

90

95

ICC

105

11 0

11 5

120

130

140

15C

160

170

180

190

over

79
27
52
21
21
9

23
9
14
14

9
9
“
-

2
2

*

-

$
weekly
standard)

$
55

Me an2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

t

%

t

$

i

%

t

t

$

S

S

$

$

s

S

$

and

CON T I NtlEC

1 ,4 5 6
497
959
171
218
91
422

39.0
40.0
39.0
39.0
40.0
40.0
37.5

$
91.50
96.00
89.00
95.00
94.50
90.00
83.50

89.00
96.00
87.00
87.50
92.50
86.50
81.00

78.50-102.00
82.50-107.00
7 7 .5 0 - 97.50
77.50-114.50
85 .5 0 - 98.50
77.50-102.50
7 4 .5 0 - 92.50

-

11
11
7
4

51
e
43
4
39

15 0
43
10 7
20
~
10
69

208
47
161
30
22
19
89

16 3
49
11 4
20
29
10
51

17 4
55
11 9
17
29
10
51

16 5
4C
12 5
5
64
12
28

129
44
85
9
29
3
35

96
72
24
12
2
4

107
43
64
5
12
1
46

74
41
33
17
10
6

15
8
7
6
i
“

363
165
198
33
89

39.0
40.0
38.5
40.0
38.0

76.50
78.00
75.00
81.50
69.50

72.50
7 4 . CO
7 1 . CO
7 8 . CO
69.00

67.0070.0065.0073.0065.00-

81.00
85.50
77.50
89.00
73.00

5
5
5

54
11
43
2
16

74
30
44
l
29

1C3
53
5C
9
29

33
17
16
9
5

20
13
7
2
5

13
9
4
3

16
13
3
2

11
8
3
2

4
4
-

20
20
-

9
6
3
3

i
i
-

-

-

-

_
-

-

4 ,6 4 7
2 ,5 5 5
2 ,0 9 2
534
332
204
584

39.0
39.5
38.5
39.5
40.0
40.0
37.5

117.50
119.50
115.50
128.50
114.50
102.50
108.50

115.50 1 0 1 .00 -13 3.00
116.50 1 0 2 .50 -13 4.00
114.50
99.00-132.00
1 2 9 . CO 1 1 4 . 5 0 - 1 4 6 . 5 0
111.50
98.00-127.50
102.50
94.00-112.00
106.50
94.50-121.00

-

_
-

4
3
1
1
-

-

-

53
15
38
6
1C
1
18

34
14
20
8
3
9

152
69
83
3
17
41

18 8
94
94
5
10
10
34

33C
159
171
23
32
27
47

32 2
172
150
16
49
32
39

466
24 2
22 4
34
30
23
92

363
216
14 7
21
30
31
45

355
222
13 3
19
18
27
58

460
284
176
54
31
8
47

582
308
274
85
47
9
72

522
282
240
67
40
6
60

401
20C
201
113
9
6
13

203
132
71
47
11
4
i

519
272
247
79
57
5C

39.5
39.5
39.0
40.0
39.5
37.5

136.50
138.50
134.50
149.00
130.00
128.00

133.50
134.50
1 3 3 . CO
146.50
124.50
128.00

114.50-155.50
114.00-16C.50
116.50-149.50
134.00-167.00
103.00-139.50
122.50-133.00

_

-

~

_
~
~
~

-

_

15
11
4
-

8
8
-

1
1
-

27
3
24
1
23

42
27
15
1
2

40
32
8
1
3

28
17
11
2
3

61
22
39
4
12
23

100
55
45
16
9
14

51
18
33
23
3

SECR ETARIES, CLASS B —
MA NU FA C TU RI N G -------------N O N M AN UFA CT URI NG -------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ---WH OL ES AL E TRA DE -----F I N A N C E 4----------------------

1 ,0 7 2
441
631
133
141
240

39.0
39.5
39.0
39.5
40.0
38.0

126.50
130.50
123.50
129.00
118.00
119.50

125.50
1 2 9 . CO
123.50
1 2 8 . CO
119.50
117.50

111.50-142.50
115.00-150.50
109.50-138.50
116.50-145.00
106.00-132.50
108.00-131.00

_
-

-

5
3
2
2

4
4
2
2

6
5
1
1
~

68
20
48
2
20
16

33
8
25
1
11
10

31
7
24
4
18

81
24
57
7
22
25

84
34
50
12
1
37

1C7
45
62
8
18
27

192
71
121
39
27
42

142
45
97
12
29
46

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C ---MA N U FA C TU RI N G ---------------NON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ---------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3-----W H OL ESA LE T RA D E -------F I N A N C E 4------------------------

1 ,5 8 5
904
681
238
95
163

39.0
39.0
38.5
39.5
40.0
37.5

119.00
122.00
115.00
123.00
109.50
101.50

118.50
12 C .O O
115.50
124.50
105.50
102.00

103.50-133.00
107.50-136.00
100.50-130.00
106.50-144.00
9 7 . 0 0 - 1 1 8 . 5C
94.50-109.50

-

-

35
30
5
1
4

20
6
14
4
7

91
38
53
13
11
23

112
47
65
8
36
20

159
71
88
18

10 2
60
42
5
10
15

216
135
81
32
12
17

247
149
98
33
8
7

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S 0 ----------------------M AN UFA CT URI NG ----------------------------------NON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------R E T A I L TRADE --------------------------------F I N A N C E 4-------------------------------------------

1 ,4 0 8
906
502
84
99
131

39.0
39.0
38.5
39.0
40.0
37.5

103.50
106.50
98.50
123.00
95.50
89.00

1 0 2 . CO
92.00-113.00
104.50
95.50-115.50
9 7 . CO
86.50-106.00
120.50 10 3.00 -14 5.50
98.00
89.50-106.00
82.00-10C.50
87.50

-

-

1 ,7 9 8
889
909
209
108

39.0
40.0
38.5
40.0
40.0
40.0
37.5

95.00
100.00
90.50
106.50
95.00
86.50
80.00

92.00
98.50
86.00
111.50
94.50
88.00
79.00

81.50-107.50
87.00-112.00
77.00-101.50
86.00-126.50
88.00-102.00
78 .50- 94.00
7 3 .0 0 - 85.00

-

2
2
2

KEYPU NCH O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B ------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------NON MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------W H OL ESA LE TRA D E --------------------------R E T A I L TRADE --------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 ------------------------------------------O F F I C E G I R L S -------------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------N O N M AN UFA CT URI NG ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------F I N A N C E 4------------------------------------------S E C R E T A R I E S 5------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ---------NON M AN U FAC TU RIN G —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3
WH OLE SAL E TRA D E R E T A I L TRADE ------F I N A N C E 4 ----------------S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S A ----------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------NONMA NU FAC TU RIN G ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------W H OL ESA LE TRAD E --------------------------F I N A N C E 4 -------------------------------------------

stenographers,

t

and
under

general

MA N U FA C TU RI N G --------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3
WH OLE SAL E TRAO E R E T A I L TRADE ------F I N A N C E 4-----------------

S e e fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le .




68

360

-

-

-

~

-

~
~
“

11
11

1
~
1
1
*

12
3
9
6
“

15

48

99
60
39
10
7
13

3
3

14
11
3
3

10 8
37
71
14
35

140
67
73
8
27

154
98
56
8
9
8

161
106
55
7
25
9

234
151
83
11
13
26

13 8
10 3
35
3
11
5

124
96
28
1
13
3

10 8
87
21
12
-

*

30
1
29
~
1
18

-

80
66
14
9
2
“

39
6
33
2
29

18 4
28
15 6
21
8
94

16 1
63
98
14
2
11
67

21 7
72
145
16
8
9
77

225
1 19
10 6
9
27
8
43

185
10 2
83
7
19
17
32

118
76
42
11
16
2
5

16 0
98
62
8
24
5
7

11 5
79
36
9
6
i
4

110
60
50
32
1
3

95
69
26
20
4
2

93
55
38
31
-

-

-

15
6
9

~
“

~
~

*
-

~

-

_
-

-

100
63
37
17
6
i

41
30
11
10
1
-

42
30
12
3
2
7

29
20
9
2
6
-

27
16
11
8
1
1

53
25
28
9
6
i

18
9
9
9
-

22
19
3
3
-

26
17
9
2
6
-

152
56
96
22
7
10

10 8
78
30
18
3
-

20
16
4
3
-

14
5
9
2
7

i
i
-

-

13
12
1
1
-

228
134
94
37
2
-

151
103
4e
44
2
-

61
36
25
16
7
-

18
15
3
3
-

10
9
i
1
-

6
6
-

2
2
-

51
48
3
2
-

47
23
24
24
-

9
7
2
2
-

-

7
2
5
5
-

-

-

75
51
24
23
1
-

19
11
8
8
-

_
-

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

_
-

-

10
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 ee k ly 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 an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s try d iv is io n , S t. L o u is , M o .—
111. , M a r c h 1969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of—
S e x , o c cu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

Numb e r
of
workers

A ve rage
weekly
h ours 1
’standard)

S

%

55
M ean 2

M e dian 2

Mi ddl e range 2

60

65

$

i

70

75

$
80

t

S

85

90

$
95

100

$

$
105

110

S

$
115

120

$

$
130

*
140

$
150

*
160

$
170

i

180

and
under

60

WOMEN -

$

t

190
and

65

7C

75

80

85

90

95

ICO

105

110

115

120

130

140

15C

-

12
12

18
4
14
-

17

135
60
75
19

163
91
72
31

220
102
118

151
74
77

61
35
26

14

3

43

38

207
125
82
4
3
52

20

62

59
40
19

152

10

15

162
107
55
17
24

27
13
14
9
3

17
76

14
55

10

41

14

18

22
12
10
1

21
12

6
8
2

12
10
2
1

20

32
26

24
7
17
17

21

7
7

9
3

160

170

180

190

over

CONTINUED

$
$
$
$
104.50
99.00
90.50-120.00
1 0 6 . 0 0 100.00 9 1 . 0 0 - 1 2 3 . 0 0
103.00
98.50
90.00-114.00
115.00 120.50
89.00-135.50
113.50 113.00 1 0 1 .5 0 -1 2 4 .0 0
93.50
9 5.00
8 7 .0 0 -1 0 0 .0 0

STENOGRAPHERS? SEN IO R ------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------FI N A N C E4 ------------------------------------------

1,471
7 99
672
176
104
299

39.5
40.0
38.5
40.0
40.0
37.5

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, C LA SS A ------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------

25 5
119
136
36

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0

SWITCHBOARD OPERAT ORS , C L A S S B ------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------FINA NC E4 ------------------------------------------

322
274
114

38.5
38.5
37.5

SWITCHBOARC O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I C N I S T S MANUFAC T U R I N G ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------

56 2
288
274
56
125

39.5
96.00
92.00
A0« 0 9 A. 00
9 1 . CO
39.5
98.00
93.00
40.0 115.00 129.00
95.00
40.0
97.50

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERAT ORS ,
C L A S S B -------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

99
51

40.0
39.5

102.50

100.50
111.50
95.50
89.50
122.00 1 2 9 . 0 0

84.00-120.00
96.00-126.00
81.00-109.00
1 11.00-135.00

83.00
74.50
90.00

6 7 .0 0 - 98.50
6 6 .0 0 - 94.00
6 8 .0 0 - 94.50

110.00
84.00
81.50
84.00

111.00
112.50

TR ANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL -------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------F INA N CE4 ------------------------------------------

42 1
21 5
20 6
26
125

T Y P I S T S , C LA SS A ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ----------------------------WHOLFSALE TRADE --------------------------F IN AN C E4 ------------------------------------------

1,198
640
55 8
149
23 7

39.5
39.5
39.0
40.0
38.0

96.00
98.00
93.50
109.00
85.50

T Y P I S T S , CL AS S B ----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------w h o l e s a l e t r a d e --------------------------R F T A IL TRADE -------------------------------FINA NC E4 ------------------------------------------

2,915

38.5
39.5
38.0
33.5
39.5
40.0
37.5

82.50

1,020
1,895
113
183
162
1,152

39.0
93.50
39.5
92.00
38.5
95.00
A 0.0 131.00
38.5
85.00

88.00

79.50
92.00
87.50
82.00
76.00

113.50
114.00

83.50-105.00
8 3 .5 0 -1 0 2 .0 0
83.00-114.00
9 2 .5 0 -1 3 8 .5 0
8 4 .00-104.00
1 01.50-119.00
110.00-118.00

89.50
8 2 .0 0 -1 C C .5 0
8 9 . CO 8 3 . 5 0 - 9 9 . 5 0
90.50
8 0 .0 0 -1 0 1 .5 0
132.50 1 2 7 .5 0 -1 3 7 .5 0
7 8 . 5 0 - 9 2 . CO
85.00
92.50
97.50

113.50
84.50

8 2 .00-109.50
8 2 .5 0 -1 1 2 .5 0
81.50-104.50
94.50-127.50
7 7 .0 0 - 95.00

79.50
89.50
77.00
89.50
85 . 5 0
79.50
75.00

7 2 .0 0 - 91.50
7 7 .0 0 - 97.00
7 0 .5 0 - 85.50
81.00-103.00
7 6 .0 0 - 93.50
7 6 .0 0 - 85.50
6 9 .0 0 - 80.50

88.00

*
~

~
-

15
15

*-

3

3

-

-

3

3

8

9

2
1

3
7

*

1
1
-

-

21

12

11

12

11

50
30

95
52
A3

4
A

-

2

~

1

~

-

-

7
_
-

10
-

10
-

34
26

8

-

2C

10
10
~

*

62
30
32

1

8
-

8

70

ie

A
-

-

A

3

23
16

20

5
A

14

20

19

20
3
14

2
1

10
22
12
10

-

3

-

3A

21

22

27

6

8

121

193
55
138
17
AA

144

68

88

102

299
80
219
19
11
35
108

304
144
160
15
19
17
78

33

25
25
24 7

30
26

A

-

469
76
393

1

22

-

28

~

35
15

21
1

-

486
116
370

111

46
25

-

7

-

99
52
A7
13

34
15
19

39 A
85
309
1
1C
7
25 5

5

45
53
277

3

2

60
26
3A

137
26

6

11

83
57
26

6

14

6
6

22

77
44

14

2

66

78
9
45

45
23
5

41
47

12

31

342
192
150
23
38

169
130
39

3

A
25

62

6

-

10

18

2
i

3

1
20

18

2
2

-

i
-

17

6

17

8
6
-

6
6

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

36

28

11

_

_

_

_

34

16
16

11

~

*

2

2
20

12

9

-

-

-

-

“

“

-

-

-

-

_
_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

i

10

33

10
10

25
14

-

116
35
81
72

32
27
5

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

6
6

14
3

8

37

2
2

25

-

8

-

12

2
2

-

5
A

11

-

7

*

5
8

3

-

_

3

36
5
31

i

_

_
_

-

52
13
39
10

3
15

1

-

50
A1
9
i
-

3
3

3

1

-

14

6
-

3

2
1

_

_

_
_
_
_

-

130
98
32

10

-

16
13
3

-

65
64

1
1

1

-

80
65
15
3

22

2

8

7

-

82
50
32
7
3

58
44

88

64
62

7

26
26
24

3A

10
8
-

9

2

2
11
11

19
5

57
35

54

20

2

41
36
31

2

~

-

1

18
16
3

5
5

~

7

-

13
3

_

7
-

1C
8

36

_

-

6

6
8
1

~

”

_

18

1

72
A7
25
7
7

20
1

_

_

33
3

3
3
-

70
6A
46

_

8

23
23

52
52
-

-

-

42
25

2
2

-

1
1

-

_

_
_
_

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

_
_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

7

1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k 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 l a 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 pay fo r o v e r t im 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 ) , and the e a r n in g s c o r r e sp o n d
to th e s e w ee k ly h o u r s .
2 T h e m e an i s co m p u ted fo r e a ch jo b by 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 s itio n — h a lf o f th e 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 t e show n; h a lf r e c e iv e l e s s th an the r a t e 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 th an th e lo w e r o f th e s e r a t e s and a fo u rth e a r n m o r e than the
h ig h e r r a te .
3 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 .
4 F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e .
5 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 .




11
Table A-la.

Office Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women

(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u 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 in e s ta b lis h m e n ts em p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o re
b y in d u s try d iv isio n , S t. L o u is , M o.—
111., M a rc h 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

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

Average
weekly

S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

55

65

7C

75

80

85

9C

95

100

10 5

11 0

11 5

60

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C LA S S A
MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------

262
201

60.0
60.0

168.50
150.50

167.50
15 C.C0

135.50136.50-

100
83

39.5
39.5

130.50
133.00

129.50
133.50

121.00121.00-

39.5
39.5

89.00
85.00

87.50
86.00

75

80

85

90

95

ICO

105

11 0

11 5

120

-

130

160

15 0

-

CLERKS,

P AY RO L L

15C

112.50-162.00

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

O F F I C E B OY S -------------------------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G --------------------NONMANU FACT URI NG:
P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------

60.0
60.0

162.00
160.50

65
62

111.00-116.00

T A B U L A T I N G - M A C H I N E OP E RA TO R S
C L A S S A -------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G ---------------------

98.50
91.50

1

78.0075.50-

138.50 1 3 1 .0 0 1 3 6 . CO 1 2 8 . 0 0 -

B I L L E R S , MACHINE ( B I L L I N G
M A C H I N E ) --------------------------------------

77.50-

166.00
168.00

96.00

B O O K K E E P I N G - M A C H I N E OP E RA TO R S
C L A S S B ---------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G ------------------------

68

39.5
60.0

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , C L A S S A —
M AN U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------N O N M AN UFA CT URI NG -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 --------------

351
19 9
152
58

60.0
60
60.0
60.0

1 2 2 .0 0 1 1 9 . 0 0

C L E R K S , A C C O U N TI NG , C L A S S B —
MA NU FA C TU RI N G -----------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G -----------------R E T A I L TRAOE ----------------------

715
362
373
261

60.0
60.0
39.5
60.0

92.00
100.50
8 6 .0 0
8 6 .0 0

8 8.50
97.00
83.00
86.50

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S A -------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ------------------------

111

102.50
105.50

106.50

76

39.5
60.0

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S 8 -------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------N ON M AN U FAC TU RIN G ------------------

391
283
108

39.5
39.5
39

83.00
86.50
78.50

83.00
85.00
80.00

7 3 .5 0 - 9 0 .5 0
7 3 .5 0 - 9 3 .5 0
7 3 . 0 0 - 8 6 .0 0

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S C -------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G -----------------------N ON MA N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 --------------

185
59
126
37

39.5
60.0
39.5
60.0

76.00
70.00
78.50
95.00

71.00
69.50
72.00
90.00

6 7 .5 0 - 7 8 .0 0
6 6 .0 0 - 7 3 .0 0
6 8 . 0 0 - 8 6 .5 0
7 6 .0 0 1 1 2 .5 0

C L E R K S , OR DER -----------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ------------------------

233
13 7

60.0
60.0

93.00
1 01.00

89.50
97.50

7 3 .5 0 8 6 .0 0 -

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

C L E R K S , P AY ROL L -------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G -----------------------NON MA NU FAC TU RIN G -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3--------------

281
206
77
32

60.0
60.0
39.5
60.0

107.50
108.00
105.00
106.50

108.00
109.50
103.50
106.00

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

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

S e e fo o tn o te s a t end of ta b le .




93.50
96.00

127.00
115.00
130.00

8 7 . CO
85.50

8 0 .5 0 8 0 .0 0 -

1 0 9 .0 0
1 1 3 .0 0

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

27

20

1 2 3 . 0 0 1 1 0 .5 0 -1 6 3 .5 0
9 5 .5 0 161.
1 0 8 . CO
9 6 .0 0 1 5 5 .5 0
163.00

1 1 1 .0 0

7 9 .5 0 1 0 2 .5 0
8 6 .0 0 1 1 5 .0 0
7 5 .5 0 - 9 1 .5 0
7 8 .0 0 - 9 2 .0 0
9 3 .5 0 9 7 .5 0 -

29
26
26

7

39
33

10 8
52

73
13

21
13

29
23

30

20

29
26

10

1

1 1 6 .0 0
1 1 7 .5 0
57
31
26

68

36
32

20
17

20

16
3

28
8

11
2
16
13

2
2
18
13

18
12

16
16

26
17
9

26
16

28
26
6

10
2

20

30

17
3

20
10

15 0

-

167.00
150.50

188
166

7C

130

163.50
165.00

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , C L A S S R
MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------

65

12 0

-

60

and
u n d er

(standard)

11
11

160

16 0

17 0

170

18 0

18 0

19 0

a nd
190

over

12
Table A-la.

Office Occupations—Large Establishments—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 l y h o u r s and 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 io n s st u d i e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s em p l o y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e ,
b y i n d u s t r y d iv i si o n , St. L o u i s , Mo.—
111., M a r c h 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

N u m b e r of 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 w e e k l y e a r n i n g s of—
$

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

$

55

$

60

$

$

$

65

70

Median 2

-

$

$

$

S

*

$

*

$

$

$

$

-

85

90

95

85

90

95

ICO

33
14
19
19

34
9
25
24

57
37
20
19

47
18
29
28

38
21
17
17

33
20
13
9

11
10

28
20

25
17

43

2

-

80

6

and
u nd er

Middle range 2

75

80

S ex , o ccu pa tio n, and in d u s tr y d iv i si o n

57
33
24
10
A

84
29
55
21
13

70
33
37
12
13

99
48
51
13
26

55
26
29

10 0

10 5

$

%

n o

115

12 0

13 0

14 0

15 0
—

—

1 0 5 __ i i J L

115

12 0

13 0

14 0

150

160

17 0

35
29
6
5

19
9
10
9

13
7
6
6

33
7
26
2I6

63
11
52
46

27
20
7
-

5
5
-

9
9
-

-

-

56
54

25
18

30
30

31
29

154
35

26
14

53
43
10

50
A3
7
5
1

68
41
27
17

15

51
27
24
14

23

9

9
9

2
2

-

14
14

-

*

-

9
6

%

4

58
44
14
1
2

%

-

52
50

1
1

16 0

170

18 0

19 0

—

—

and

180

19 0

over

CONTINUED

$

$

$

COMP TOM ET ER O P E R A T O R S -------------------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------N O N M AN UFA CT URI NG -----------------------------R E T A I L TRA DE ----------------------------------

448
217
231
209

40.0
40.0
39.5
39.5

100.50
101.00
100.00
98.50

97.00
9 7 . CO
9 7 . CO
94.00

84.0084.0083.0082.00-

119.00
1 1 4 . CO
125.00
119.00

KEY PU NCH O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A
M A N U FA C TU RI N G --------------------

496
324

39.5
39.5

110.00
105.00

110.50
102.50

96.0094.00-

126.50
116.00

K EY PU NCH O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B
MA N U FA C TU RI N G -------------------NON M AN U FAC TU RIN G -------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ---------F I N A N C E 4----------------------------

699
395
304
11 3
71

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.5

96.00
98.50
93.00

93.00
98.50
88.0 0

O F F I C E G I R L S -----MA N U FA C TU RI N G

15 9
11 7

39.5
40.0

79.00
80.00

2,769

39.5
39.0
39.5
40.0
40.0
37.5

119.50
120.50
117.50
130.00
103.50
106.00

116.50 1 0 1 . 5 0 1 1 7 . CO 1 0 2 . 5 0 1 1 6 . CO
98.50129.50 1 1 6 .5 0 103.50
95.50104.00
91.50-

135.50
136.00
134.00
147.50
113.00
119.00

150.50
151.50
148.50
155.00

150.50
1 5 4 . CO
147.50
154.00

132.50132.50133.00141.00-

168.50
1 7 1 . CO
167.50
171.50

S E C R E T A R I E S 5-------------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G --------NON M AN U FAC TU RIN G —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3
R E T A I L TR A D E ------F I N A N C E 4-----------------

2,022

747
344
16 8
17 3

100.00 1 0 0 .0 0
85.00
86.00
74.50
7 6 . CO

$
2
1
1
1

5

82.00109.50
85.50110.00
79.50107.50
79.5012C.00
8 0 .0 0 - 89.50
70.0071.00-

-

5
-

1
6
3

44
33
A
3
1
1

-

-

20
17

15
A
11
6
1
A

8
6

-

10

-

1

8
7
6

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

-

_
-

-

_
-

2

25
14
11
8
3
-

60
37
23
3
6
12

10
9

15
13

9
6

4
4

118
76
42
4
10
22

17 7
12 3
54
13
18
18

204
14 3
61
7
30
19

26 2
207
55
11
23
16

217
16 6
51
15
21
10

202
15 2
50
7
26
14

297
225
72
41
8
20

330
233
97
58
9
21

29 2
22 7
65
40
6
12

23 9
162
77
65
3
3

169
130
39
33
A
1

73
53
20
17
1

A1
30
11
10

32
27
5
3

12
10
2
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

4
3
1
1

89.50
90.50

33
19

38

-

9
6
3
1

5
2
3
-

13
10
3
2

16
9
7
A

31
21
10
4

28
13
15
9

25
15
10
8

35
23
12
9

18
9
9
9

22
19
3
3

9
7
2
2

7
5
2
*

1
1
-

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S A -----------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------NON MA N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 --------------------------

21 6
13 8
52

40.0
40.0
39.5
40.0

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S B ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------FI N A N C E4 -------------------------------------------

482
297
185
1 01
54

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

134.00
13 8 .5 0
1 2 7.00
13 1 .0 0
119.00

1 3 3 . CO
1 4 1 . CO
12 5 .5 0
1 3 1.50
11 9 .0 0

1 1 9 .0 0 -1 5 1 .5 0
1 2 2 .50-155-50
1 1 6 .0 0 -1 4 0 .0 0
1 1 9 .0 0 -1 4 7 .0 0
1 1 4 .5 0 -1 2 6 .5 0

-

-

-

~
~
*

5
3
2
2
~

2
~
2
2
“

6
5
i
i

9
6
3
2
“

10
5
5
1
2

6
6
3
1

29
16
13
7
3

16
6
10
l
9

49
22
27
8
15

89
44
45
22
17

6A
39
25
12
7

66
42
24
22

93
77
16
15
*

17
14
3
3

13
12
1
-

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------

1,029
756
273
174

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

1 2 2.00
12 4 .0 0
11 7 .5 0
1 2 2.50

1 2 0 .5 0
1 2 2.00
1 1 7.00
1 2 3 .0 0

1 0 7 .5 0 -1 3 7 .0 0
1 1 0 .5 0 -1 3 8 .0 0
1 0 1 .5 0 -1 3 3 .5 0
1 1 1 .0 0 -1 4 1 .5 0

_
*

~

9
3
6
6

6
6
6

11
6
5
1

14
A
10
3

47
26
21
9

53
40
13
5

84
62
22
5

65
45
20
7

69
53
16
5

1 47
1C9
38
29

1 59
124
35
28

153
1 25
28
24

13 0
94
36
32

48
36
12
9

18
15
3
3

10
9
i
i

3
3
-

2
2
-

-

1
1
1

-

-

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S 0 ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

979
799
180

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 9 .0

1 0 4.50
1 06.00
9 8 .0 0

1 0 3 .0 0
1 0 4.50
9 7 .0 0

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

-

-

3
3

6
i
5

14
11
3

42
29
13

91
62
29

112
ae
24

1 25
87
38

153
132
21

111
97
14

107
91
16

87
84
3

64
56
8

43
42
l

15
13
2

3
2
1

3
I
2

_
-

_
-

_
-

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------F IN AN C E4 ------------------------------------------

1,0 2 4
676
348
164
87

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 8.0

98.0 0
99.0 0
9 5 .5 0
10 5 .0 0
8 4 .5 0

96.5 0
9 8 .5 0
9 0 .5 0
1 1 0.50
84.0 0

8 5 .0 0 -1 1 1 .5 0
8 7 .5 0 -1 1 2 .0 0
8 1 .0 0 -1 1 0 .5 0
8 4 . 5 0 - 1 1 9 . CO
8 0 .5 0 - 88 .5 0

-

-

A
4
-

57
26
31
14
7

89
52
37
14
12

111
50
61
15
33

128
88
40
8
21

1 02
77
25
7

82

97
68
29
8
A

73
59
14
9
2

95
60
35
30

83
64
19
17

71
54
17
17

30
11
19
19

2
1
1
1

-

870
643
227

40.0
40.0
39.5
40.0

106.50 1 0 1 .0 0
106.50 100.50
106.00 102.50
110.50 112.50

4

8
4
4

70
41

121

117
98
19
4

71
58
13
2

A2
3A

41
14
27
23

37
32
5

110

82

127
81
46
45

16
13
3

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR
MANUFACTURING ---NONMANUFACTURING PUBLIC UTILITIES

S e e f o o tn o te s at end of tab le .




78

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

124.00
124.00
125.00
135.50

~
-

4

2

29
19

39
29

6

66
16
5
2
102
89
13
1

8

2

93
17

8

1

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

“

A
A

-

13
Table A-la.

Office Occupations—Large Establishments—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 l y h o u r s and 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 ti o n s st ud ie d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y in d u s t r y d iv i si o n , St. L o u i s , Mo.—
111., M a r c h 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

N u m b e r of w o r k e r s re c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s of ---t

$

$

$

$

60

65

7C

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

1 ----190

60

S ex, o ccu pa tio n, and in du s tr y di v i si on

Number
of
workers

65

7C

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

1 10

115

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

over

-

-

3
3
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

“

-

-

“

“

$

Average
weekly
horn’s 1
( standard)

M ean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

S

55
and
u nde r

S

S

$

t

$

*

t

$

*

and

W EN - CONTINUED
OM
$
$
$
110.50 110.00
94.50-127.00
1 1 0 . 5 0 1 1 2 . CO 9 6 . 0 0 - 1 2 6 . 0 0
1 1 1 . 0 0 1 0 7 . CO
92.00-131.50
122.00 129.00 1 1 1 .0 0 -1 3 5 .0 0

$

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS A -------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3 ----------------------

177
112
65
36

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B -----NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

88
58

39.5
39.5

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

82
63

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B --------------------------------------------TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

-

-

-

3
3
-

16
8
8
3

10
5
5
1

18
1C
6
-

13
12
1
1

20
11
9
2

9
4
5
2

9
8
1
1

17
13
4
3

32
26
6
6

24
7
17
17

3
2
1

5
3

4
~

6
3

1
1

6
6

11
*

13
9

5
5

3
“

-

96.00
77.50

7 3 .00-115.00
70.50-111.00

i
i

10
10

3
3

14
14

3
3

3

39.5
39.5

101.00 101.00
100.50 100.00

8 7 .00-112.50
8 7 .5 0 -1 1 2 .0 0

-

-

-

-

5
4

9
7

15
11

9
9

2
1

10
7

5
4

14
14

3

6
2

2
2

-

_
“

2
2

70

40.0

115.00

103.50-124.00

“

-

-

“

3

5

2

2

8

2

18

10

8

7

-

“

5

159
128

39.5
39.5

100.00
96.00

8 7 .50-113.00
8 7 .0 0 -1 0 3 .5 0

•

-

-

10
10

6
6

9
6

30
26

26
26

16
14

14
12

6
6

5
4

10
8

10
“

15
8

2
2

T Y P I S T S , CLASS A ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

554
423
131

39.5
40.0
39.0

97.00
100.50
86.50

8 1 .5 0 -1 1 3 .0 0
8 3 .50-115.00
7 8 .5 0 - 93.00

-

_
-

12
10
2

47
30
17

63
42
21

65
35
30

36
17
19

37
21
16

40
32
8

30
25
5

46
39
7

67
65
2

64
64
~

37
35
2

9
7
2

1
1

_
-

T Y P I S T S , CLASS B ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------

1,107
755
352
45
89
172

39.5
39.5
38.5
40.0
40.0
37.5

88.00
90.50
81.50
93.00
66.00
75.50

13
12
1
1
-

83
53
30
7

149
58
91
1C
5

117
45
72
i
22

103
43
60
12
13

128
87
41
2
17

186
169
17
4
3

124
118
6
4

105
98
7
3
3

42
40
2
1
1

21
13
8
8

11
5
6
3
3

23
12
11
8
3

2
2
-

-

-

-

-

-

1
to th e se
2
3
4
5

94.50
87.50

-

-

-

114.00
9 5 . CO
93.00
97.00
105.00
84.50
88.50
92.50
79.00
84.50
8 4 . CO

7 6 .5 0 - 97.00
8 2 .5 0 - 99.00
7 3 .0 0 - 86.50
7 7 .5 0 -1 1 2 .5 0
7 7 .5 0 - 95.50
7 1 .5 0 - 79.00

-

*

-

-

*

•

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o rk w ee k f o r which e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e th e ir 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 ) , and the e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d
w e e kl y h o u r s .
F o r defi ni tio n of t e r m s , s e e footnote 2, tab le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , and o th er pub li c u ti l it i e s .
F i n a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e .
M a y in clude w o r k e r s oth er than th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .




14
Table A-2. Professional and Technical O ccupations—Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w ee kl y h o u r s and 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 io n s st u d i ed on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , St. L o u i s , M o . —
111. , M a r c h 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

S ex, occup ati on, and in d u s tr y di v i si on

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
rstandard)

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 - ti m e w ee kl y e a r n i n g s of—
U nd er

M ean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

80

85

9C

$

$

$

$

$

95

100

105

t
110

t

»

120

130

$
140

s

150

S

160

170

$

180

190

$

200

$

$

$

2 10

220

230

and
un der

%

80

240
and

85

9C

-

-

95

100

105

110

12C

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

o v er

MEN

N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ------------------------------

479
3 90
89

40.0
40.0
40.0

180.50 174.00
179.50 173.00
186.50 182.50

$
$
164.00-197.00
164.50 -1 8 9 .5 0
162.00-231.50

D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S B ---------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G — -------------------------N O N M AN UFA CT URI NG --------------------------

7 97
709
88

39.5
39.5
40.0

153.00
153.00
151.50

154.50
154.00
161.50

137.00 -1 6 4 .5 0
1 38.00-163.50
127.50-185.50

-

D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S C ---------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G -------------------------------

6 07
567

39.5
39.5

125.50
125.00

129.00
128.00

110.00-140.50
109.50-139.50

i

109.50

114.50

91.00-125.00

141.50
142.00

140.50 1 3 0 .5 0 -1 5 2 .5 0
1 4 1 . CO 1 3 1 . 0 0 - 1 5 3 . 5 0

$
DRAFTSMEN,

CLASS

A --------------------------------

$

1

3

5

~

1

4

5

~

~

1

2

40
33
7

126
114
12

84
73
11

58
50
8

23
21
2

23
18
5

13
13
-

32
30
2

4

3

23
23
“

39

1

-

30

-

-

3
2
1

2
~
2

40
37
3

65
53
12

112
107
5

119
112
7

163
162
1

136
120
16

43
37
6

54
39
15

28
17
11

1
i
-

101
98

131
131

126
110

27
23

8
i

1
1

_

1
1
-

60
58

_

2
2
-

54
52

_

14
14
-

64
63

_

5
5
~

_

_

-

*

-

-

-

-

31

41

24
22

25
23

53
49

42
39

45
44

12
12

2
2

2
2

3
3

3

2

4

3

-

2

4

2

6
6

19
18

27

14

_

_

7
6

-

1^3
WOMEN
N U R S E S , I N D U S T R I A L ( R E G I S T E R E D ) ----M A N U FA C TU RI N G -------------------------------

210
197

40.0
40.0

_

_

-

2
1

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o rk w e e k f o r which e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e th e ir 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 a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) ,
to th e s e w e e kl y h o u r s .
2 F o r defini tio n of t e r m s , s e e footnote 2, tab le A- 1.




and the ea r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d

15
Table A-2a. Professional and Technical Occupations—
Large Establishments—
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 l y h o u r s and 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 ti o n s st u d i ed in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m pl o y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
by in d u s t r y d iv i si o n , S t. L o u i s , Mo.—
111., M a r c h 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

Se x, o cc up a ti on , and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

N u m b e r of 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 w e e k l y e a r n i n g s of—
$

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

$
75

Median 1

Middle range 2

and
u n d er
80

$

$

80

-

-

85

$

85

9C

$

9C

-

$

95

95

1C5

10 0

ICC

110

12 0

130

150

15 0

16C

17 0

180

19C

200

21 C

22 C

230

250

110

12C

130

150

150

16 0

17 0

180

190

20C

210

220

230

250

over

10 5

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A
M A N U FA C TU RI N G —

323
270

50.0
50.0

$
186.00
185.00

179.50 1 6 6 .0 0 1 7 8 . CO 1 6 6 . 0 0 -

216.50
203.50

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B M AN U FA C TU RI N G ----NON MA NU FAC TU RIN G

502
55 1

39.5
39.5
50.0

156.00
156.00
159.00

156.50
155.50
181.50

139.50139.50135.00-

170.00
166.50
189.50

59
57

DRAFTSMEN, CLA S S C MA N U FA C TU RI N G -----

572
550

39.5
39.5

126.50
125.00

13C.50
129.00

109.50109.00-

151.50
150.00

10 3
103

LRAFTSMEN-TRACERS
MA N U FA C TU RI N G -

107
97

39.5
39.5

115.00

119.50

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

109.00105.50-

126.50
125.00

NURSES, INDU STRIAL (REG ISTERED ) —
MA N U FA C TU RI N G ---------------------------------

191
180

50.0
50.0

151.00
151.50

130.00130.00-

153.00
153.50

150.00
150.50

28
28

1C1
85

51
51

25
23

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o rk w e e k f o r which e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e th e ir 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 ) , an d the e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d
to th e s e w e e k l y h o u r s .
2 F o r defi ni tio n of t e r m s
s e e footnote 2, t a b le A - l .

Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical O ccupations—Men and Women Combined
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e kl y h o u r s and 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 ti o n s st ud ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s tr y d i v i s i o n , St. L o u i s , M o . —
111. , M a r c h 1969)
Average

O c c u p a t i o n an d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

O FFICE

Number
of

O c c u p a t i o n an d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

O C C U P A T IO N S

OFFICE

$

B I L L E R S , MACHINE ( B I L L I N G
M A C H I N E ) ------------------------------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------------

19 9
80
119
10 5

50.0
39.5
50.0
50.0

B I L L E R S , M A C HI N E ( B O O K K E E P I N G
M A C H I N E ) ------------------------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G -------------------------------

82
68

39.0
39.5

93.50
87.50

B O O K K E E P I N G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R S,
C L A S S A -----------------------------------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G -------------------------------------NONM AN UFA CT URI NG -----------------------------

233
157
86

39.0
39.5
38.0

105.00
103.00
106.50

S e e fo o tn o te s at end of tab le .




Average

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

105.50
90.00
115.50
120.50

i

O C C U P A T IO N S -

Number

of

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

Average

O c c u p a t i o n an d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

OFFICE

CONTINUED

B OOKKEEPIN G -M A C H IN E OPERATORS,
C L A S S B --------------------------------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ----------------------------WH OL ESA LE TRAD E --------------------------R E T A I L TRADE --------------------------------F I N A N C E 3--------------------------------------------

398
17 3
22 5
79
55
56

39.0
39.0
39.0
50.0
39.5
37.0

C L E R K S , AC C O U N T IN G , C L A S S A ------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------W H OL ESA LE TRADE --------------------------R E T A I L TRADE --------------------------------F I N A N C E 3--------------------------------------------

1,528
599
829
311
70
120
227

38.5
39.5
38.0
37.5
39.0
39.5
37.0

O C C U P A T IO N S

-

Number
of

Weekly
hours 1
’standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

CONTINUED

88.50
91.50
85.50
92.00
89.50
76.00

C L E R K S , AC C O U N T IN G , C L A S S B ------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RI NG ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------WH OL ESA LE TR AD E ---------------------------R E T A I L TRADE --------------------------------F I N A N C E 3 ----------------------------------------------

2,555
906
1,658
318
221
293
662

39.0
39.5
38.5
38.5
39.0
50.0
37.5

91.00
99.00
87.00
99.00
94.00
83.00
80.00

125.00
132.50
117.50
123.50
129.50
109.50

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S A --------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G -------------------------------------NON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2 --------------------------F I N A N C E 3----------------------------------------------

317
115
203
29
11 8

38.5
50.0
38.0
39.5
37.0

97.50
102.00
95.00
130.50
81.00

1 1 1 .0 0

16
Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical O ccupations—Men and Women Combined-— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e kl y h o u r s and 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 io n s s t ud ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , St. L o u i s , M o . —
111. , M a r c h 1969)
A ve rage

Ave r ag e

O cc u pa ti on and in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS

-

Nu mb e r
of
workers

Weekl y
earni ngs 1
(standard) (standard)
Weekly

CONTINUED

O cc u pa ti on and in d u s tr y d iv i s i o n

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS -

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S B ------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------FI N A N C E3 -------------------------------------------

1 ,0 4 6

3 8 .5

8 0 .0 0

404
642

3 9 .5
3 8 .0

8 4 .5 0
7 7 .0 0

5C

3 8 .5

371

3 7 .5

1 0 0 .0 0
7 1 .5 0

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S C ------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------FI N A N C E3 -------------------------------------------

576
78

3 9 .0
4 0 .0

7 4 .0 0
6 9 .0 0

498

3 9 .0

53

4 0 .0

7 4 .5 0
1 0 1 .5 0

339

3 8 .5

6 9 .0 0

C L E R K S , ORDER ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------

962
497

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

465
359

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

C L E R K S , PAYROLL ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2------------------------R E TA IL TRADE ---------------------------------

797
509

3 9 .5

1 0 4 .5 0
1 0 3 .5 0

288
104
78

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

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------R E TA IL TRADE ---------------------------------

583
259
324

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

222

3 9 .5

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C LA SS A ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------F I N A N C E 3-------------------------------------------

703
382
321
94

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C LA SS B ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2------------------------WHOLLSALE TRADE --------------------------R E TA IL TRADE --------------------------------F IN A N C E 3-------------------------------------------

1 ,5 0 2
498
1 ,0 0 4

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

O F F IC E BOYS AND G I R L S --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------F IN A N C E 3-----------------------------------------S E C R E T A R I E S 4 -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANLFACTURING ----------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------WHOLtSALE TRADE --------------------------R E TA IL TRADE --------------------------------F IN A N C E 3------------------------------------------

3 9 .0
3 7 .0

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

.0
.0
.5
.5

0
0
0
0

1 0 9 .0
1 0 5 .0
1 1 4 .0
9 8 .0

0
0
0
0

9 2 .5 0
9 6 .0 0
9 1 .0 0

.5
.0
.0
.5

1 0 2 .5 0
9 4 .5 0
9 0 .0 0

422

3
4
4
3

693
333

3 9 .0
3 9 .5

8 0 .5 0
8 1 .5 0

360
75
159

3 8 .5
4 0 .0
3 7 .5

8 0 .0 0
9 3 .5 0
7 4 .5 0

4 ,6 7 5
2 ,5 5 8
2 ,1 1 7

3 9 .0
3 9 .5
3 8 .5

559
332
204
584

3 9 .5

216
218
91

9
0
0
7

8 3 .5 0

1
1
1
1

1
1
1
2

8
9
6
9

.0
.5
.0
.5

0
0
0
0

4 0 .0

1 0 2 .5 0
1 0 8 .5 0

of

Weekl y
hours 1
(standard)

Average

Weekl y
e arni ngs 1
(standard)

CONTINUED

S E C R E T A R I E S 4 - CONTINUED
SEC RETA RIES, CLASS A MANUFACTURING -------------NONMANUFACTURING -------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 —
WHOLESALE TRADE -----F IN A N C E 3----------------------

O F F IC E
532
273
259
91
57
5C

3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
3 7 .5

$
1 3 7 .5 0
1 3 9 .0 0
1 3 5 .5 0
1 5 0 .0 0
1 3 0 .0 0
1 2 8 .0 0

SECRETA RIES, CLASS B
MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING —
PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2
WHOLESALE TRAOE F IN A N C E 3------------------

1 ,0 7 5

3 9 .0

1 2 6 .5 0

441
634

3 9 .5

1 3 0 .5 0

3 9 .0

136
141

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

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

240

3 8 .0

1 1 9 .5 0

SECRETARIES, CLASS C
MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING ---PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2
WHOLESALE TRADE FI N A N C E3------------------

1 ,5 9 5
906
689

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 8 .5

1 1 9 .5 0
1 2 2 .0 0
1 1 5 .5 0

246

3 9 .5

1 2 4 .0 0

95
163

4 0 .0
3 7 .5

1 0 9 .5 0
1 0 1 .5 0

SECRETA RIES, CLASS 0
MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING ---PUBL IC U T I L I T I E S 2 RE T A IL TRADE -------F IN A N C E 3------------------

O cc u pa ti on and in d u s tr y d iv i s i o n

1 1 8 .0 0

3 9 .0
906

504
86

99
131

1 0 3 .5 0

3
3
3
4
3

.0
.5
.0
.0
.5

1 0
9
1 2
9

3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 8 .5

9
1 0
9
1 0
9
8

9
8
9
0
7

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL
MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING ---PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2
WHOLESALE TRADE —
R E T A IL TRADE -------F IN A N C E 3-----------------

1 ,8 1 0
889
921

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR
MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING —
PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2
WHOLESALE TRADE F IN A N C E 3-----------------

1 ,4 7 3

3 9 .5

800
673

4 0 .0

221
108

68
360

177
104
299

4
4
4
3

0
0
0
7

.0
.0
.0
.5

3 8 .5
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

6
8
3
5

.5
.5
.0
.5

0
0
0
0

8 9 .0 0
5
0
1
8
5
6

.5
.0
.0
.0
.0
.5

0
0
0
0
0
0

8 0 .0 0
1 0 4 .5 0
1 0 6 .0 0
1 0 3 .0 0
1 1 5 .0 0
1 1 3 .5 0

OCCUPATIONS -

Number
of

CONTINUED

TABULATING-MACHINE OP ERATORS,
C LA SS A ---------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

1 85
67
118

3 8.5
4 0 .0
3 8 .0

139.50
1 44.00
137.00

TABULATING-MACHINE OP ERATORS,
C L A SS B ---------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------------

174
75
99
50

3 9.0
3 9.5
3 9.0
4 0 .0

1 1 4.00
116.00
1 12.50
1 23.00

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CL A SS C ---------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

86
51

39.5
3 9 .0

109.00
111.00

TRANSC RIB ING-M ACH INE OP ERATORS,
GENERAL ----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2 --------------------F IN A N C E 3---------------------------------------

421
215
206
26
125

39.0
3 9.5
3 8 .5
AO. 0
3 8.5

93.5 0
92 .0 0
95.0 0
1 31.00
85.0 0

T Y P I S T S , C LA SS A ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------F IN A N C E 3---------------------------------------

1 ,213
6 AA
569
16C
237

3 9.5
3 9.5
3 9.0
4 0 .0
se.o

96 .0 0
9 8 . CO
9 4 .5 0
110.50
8 5 .5 0

T Y P I S T S , C LA SS B -------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NCNMANUFACTURING -------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2---------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------R E T A IL TRADE -----------------------------F IN A N C E3 ----------------------------------------

2 ,9 2 5
1 ,021
1,9 0 4
122
1 83
1 62
1 , 1 52

3 8.5
3 9.5
3 8 .0
3 9 .0
39.5
4 0 .0
37.5

8 2 .5 0
P8.00
79.50
9 A .50
87 .5 0
82.0 0
76.00

DRAFTSMEN, C L A SS A ---------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

481
39C
91

4 0 .0
AO • 0
4 0 .0

180.50
1 79.50
184.50

824
727
97
5C

3 9,5
3 9.5
AO . 0
4 0 .0

1 5 2.50
153.00
148.00
162.50

PRO FE SSI O NA L ANC TECHNICAL
CCCUPATICNS

3 7 .5

9 3 .5 0

3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9 .5

1 0 2 .5 0
1 1 0 .0 0
9 5 .5 0

4 0 .0

1 2 2 .0 0

DRAFTSMEN, C LA SS B ---------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ----------------------

3 8 .5
3 8 .5
3 7 .5

8 4 .0 0
8 1 .5 0
8 4 .0 0

DRAFTSMEN, CL ASS C ---------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

653
591
62

3 9.5
39.5
AO . 0

1 2 5 . OC
124.00
1 30.50

DRAFT SMEN-TRACERS -----------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------

143
1 32

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

110.50
1 0 8 . CO

N U R S E S , INDUS TR IAL ( R E G I S T E R E D ) —
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------

213
200

AO . 0
4 0 .0

1 41.50
1 42.50

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, C LA SS A ------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------------

255
119
136
36

SWITCHBOARC OPERATORS, CL ASS B ------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------F I N A N C E 3------------------------------------------

322
274
114

SWITCHBOARC CP ERATOR-RECEPTION I S T S MANUF A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------

562
288
274

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

56
125

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

3 9 .5

9
9
9
1 1

6
4
8
5

.0
.0
.0
.0

0
0
0
0

9 7 .5 0

1 S ta n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o rk w ee k f o r which e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e th e ir 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 fo r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) ,
c o r r e s p o n d to th e s e we e kl y h o u r s .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , and o th er pub li c u t il it i e s .
3 F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e .
4 M a y in clu de w o r k e r s o th er than th o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .




Weekly
Weekly ^
hours 1
(standard) (standard)

1 1 4 .5 0

4 C .0
3 7 .5

Numbe r

and the ea r n in g s

17

Table A-3a. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—
Large Establishments—
Men and Women Combined
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s and 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 ti o n s st u d i e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
by i n d u s t r y d iv i si o n , St. L o u i s , M o . —
111. , M a r c h 1969)
Average

O cc u p a ti on and i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n

OFFIC E

of
arkers

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

O C C U P A T IO N S

Average

O cc u pa ti on and in d u s tr y d iv i s i o n

OFFIC E

60

B OOK KEEPIN G -M A C H IN E OPERATORS,
C L A S S B ------------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G ---------------------------

90
68

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

9 3 .5 0
94.0 0

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C LA S S
M A N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------NON MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2-------

593
400
193
82

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

132.50
139.00
119 .5 0
133.50

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C L A S S B ------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------N O N M AN UFA CT URI NG ----------------------------R E T A I L TRADE ---------------------------------

815
425
390
241

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
o
o
4J-

97.0 0
107 .0 0
85.5 0
84 .0 0

CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS A
MA N U FA C TU RI N G --------NON M AN U FAC TU RIN G —

129
79
50

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9.5

107.50
105 .5 0
110.00

CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS B
M A N U FA C TU RI N G --------NON M AN U FAC TU RIN G —

415
297
118

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

84.0 0
85.0 0
81.5 0

CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS C
M AN U FA C TU RI N G --------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2

189
61
128
39

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9.5
AO* 0

76.0 0
70.0 0
7 8 .5 0
94.5 0

C L E R K S , ORDER ----MA NU FA C TU RI N G

279
183

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

98 .5 0
107.00

C L E R K S , P A YR O L L ----------MA N U FA C TU RI N G --------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2

332
247
85
39

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

111.00
1 11.50
1 08.00
112.00

COMP TOMETER OPE RA TO R S
M AN U FA C TU RI N G --------NON MA NU FAC TU RIN G —
R E T A I L TRADE -------

450
219
231
209

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

100 .5 0
101.00
100 .0 0
98.5 0

KEY PU NCH O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A
MA NU FA C TU RI N G ---------------------

497
325

3 9.5
3 9 .5

110.00
105 .5 0

K EYP UN CH O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B
MA NU FA C TU RI N G --------------------NON MA NU FAC TU RIN G --------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2----------F I N A N C E 3-----------------------------

745
396
349
158
71

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

98.0 0
9 8 .5 0
98.0 0
109.00
85.0 0

O
O

B I L L E R S . MACHINE ( R I L L I N G
M A C H I N E ) -------------------------------

*,0 .0 0

O C C U P A T IO N S

-

Number
of
workers

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

CONTINUED

O cc u pa ti on and in d u s tr y d iv i s i o n

OFFICE

263
84
43

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

$
8 4 .5 0
8 3 .0 0
89.5 0
1 0 2 .0 0

2 ,7 8 4
2 ,0 2 5
759
356
168
173

3 9 .5
3 9 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 7.5

120 .0 0
120.50
118.50
1 3 1 .0 0
103 .5 0
106.00

SECR ET A R IES, CLASS A
MA N U FA C TU RI N G ---------N O N M AN UFA CT UR IN G ---PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2

222
139
83
57

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

151.00
152.00
149 .5 0
156 .0 0

SECR ETARIES, CLASS B M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----- --------N O N M AN UFA CT UR IN G -------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2---F I N A N C E 3----------------------

485
297
188
104
54

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

134.00
138 .5 0
127.50
132 .0 0
119.00

1 ,0 3 5
758
277
178

3 9.0
3 9 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

122 .5 0
124.00
118 .0 0
123 .5 0

979
799
180

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 9 .0

10A .50
106.00
98.0 0

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL
M A N U FA C TU RI N G ---------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ---P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2F I N A N C E 3------------------

1 ,0 3 2
676
356
172
87

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 8 .0

98.0 0
99.0 0
96.0 0
106.00
8 4 .5 0

STENOGRAPHERS, S E N IO R ■
MA N U FA C TU RI N G ---------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ---PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2

872
644
228
137

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

106.50
1 06.50
1 0 6 .0 0

S W IT C HB OA R D O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A ------MA N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------NON M AN U FAC TU RIN G ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2-------------------------

177

1 10.50
11 0 .5 0

65
36

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

111.00

88
58

3 9 .5
3 9.5

O C C U P A T IO N S -

Number
of

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

CONTINUED

94.5 0
87.5 0

O F F I C E BO YS AND G I R L S --------------------------M A N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------N O N M AN UFA CT UR IN G -----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2-------------------------S E C R E T A R I E S 4---------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G -----------N O N M AN UFA CT UR IN G -----P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2-R E T A I L TRAOE ---------F I N A N C E 3--------------------

SECR ET A R IES, CLASS C
M A N U FA C TU RI N G ---------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G —
P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C ----------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------N O N M AN UFA CT UR IN G -----------------------------

SW IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S
N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ----

B -------

347

112

111.00

S W IT C HB OA R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I C N I S T S M A N U FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

82
63

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

T ABULATIN G-M ACHIN E OPERATORS,
C L A S S A ---------------------------------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

75
57

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 4 2 .5 0
1 4 0 .5 0

TABULATIN G-MACHIN E OPERATORS,
C L A S S B -------------------------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------

100
51

4 0.0
4 0.0

117.00
1 2 1.50

TRANSCRI BIN G -M ACH INE OPERATORS,
GE N E RA L -------------------------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------

159
128

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

100.00
9 6 .0 0

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A ---------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ---------------------------N O N M AN UFA CT UR IN G ----------------------

558
427
131

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

9 7 .0 0
100.50
86.5 0

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S B ---------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ---------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RI NG ---------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 2----------------R E T A I L TRA D E -------------------------F I N A N C E 3------------------------------------

1,109
756
353
46
89
172

3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 8 .5
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 7 .5

88.0 0
9 0 .5 0
81.5 0
93.0 0
86 .0 0
75.5 0

D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S A -------------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

32 5
270

4 0.0
4 0 .0

1 8 5.00
1 8 4.00

D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S B ------------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G -----------------------------

508
454
54

3 9 .5
3 9 .5
4 0.0

1 5 6.00
15 6 .0 0
1 5 6.50

D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S C ------------------------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

A86
453

3 9 .5
3 9.5

126.00
12 4 .5 0

O R A F T S M E N - T R A C E R S ---------------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

117
106

3 9.5
3 9.5

1 15.00
1 1 2.00

N U R S E S , I N D U S T R I A L ( R E G I S T E R E D ) ----M A N U FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

194
183

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

14 1 .5 0
14 1 .5 0

P R O F E S S I O N A L AND T E C H N I C A L
O C C U P A T IO N S

12 2 .0 0

for which em ployee
r e c e i v e t h e ir 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 pa y f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n i n g s
c o r r e s p o n d to th e s e w e e k l y h o u r s .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , co m m u n i c a t io n , and oth er public u ti l it i e s
3 F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e .
4 M a y in clude w o r k e r s oth er than th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .




18
Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u rl y e a r n i n g s f o r m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a ti o n s st u d i ed on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s t r y d iv i si o n , St. L o u i s , Mo.—
111., M a r c h 1969)
N u m b e r of 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 rl y e a r n i n g s of—

Hourly earnings 1

M ean2

Median 2

Middle range2

$
t
Unde r 2 . 3 0 2 . 4 0
and
$
2 . 3 0 u nde r

$
2.50

*
2.60

$
*
2.70 2.80

t
t
2 .90 3.00

2.40

O ccu pa ti on and in d u s t r y di v i si o n

Number
of
workers

2.50

2.60

2.70

2.80

2.90

3.00

1
1
1

fc
A
2
"

-

-

-

3
3
~
-

42
36
6
6

33
24
9
9

18
18

14
14

$
3.1C

$
3.30

$
3.40

I
3.60

$
$
t
3.80 4 .0 0 4 .2 0

4.40

$
$
4.60 4 .80

*
5.00

>
5.20

$
5.40

3 30 3 . 4 0

3.60

3.80

4.00

4.20

4.40

4.60

4.80

5.00

5.20

5.40

over

66
66
~

130
127
3
1

40
40
-

9
9
-

11
11
-

8
5
3
-

-

26
76
~

9
i
8
~

$
3.20

t

and
3 . 10 3 . 2 0

CAR PFNTERS t MAINTENANCE-------MANUFACTURING --------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------PUBLIC UTILITIES3----------

462
412
50
35

$
3.94
3.98
3.65
3.07

$
4.00
4.02
3.33
3.25

$
3.5 8 3.7 4 2.6 8 2.6 6 -

$
4 .17
4.18
4.08
3.37

-

-

-

“

46
42
A
4

ELECTRICIANS. MAINTENANCE -----MANUFACTURING ---------------

1,997
1,766

4.28
4.24

4.41
4.28

3 .9 4 - 4.72
3 .8 8 - 4.58

“

-

-

-

_

-

1

1

12
12

“

_

3
2

294
279

95
95

141
1A0

308
299

113
103

405
402

381
207

100
87

A
A

134
134

5
2

ENGINEERS, STATIONARY ---------MANUFACTURING --------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------

4 25
359
66

4.16
4.26
3.64

4.17
4.28
3.48

3 .7 1 - 4.65
3 .8 4 - 4.66
3 .3 6 - 3.98

-

_
-

-

2
2

*

-

_
-

-

_
-

11
7
A

21
14
7

18
12
6

33
13
20

A6
40
6

26
20
6

71
64
7

18
18

23
20
3

125
120
5

10
10

15
15

2
2

4
A

FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER ----MANUFACTURING ---------------

31 5
25 0

3.99
3.88

4.08
3.99

3 .6 4 - 4.60
3 .5 0 - 4.27

9
9

3

_
-

-

_

*

2
2

12
12

8
8

7
A

20
20

2
2

14
14

23
17

38
38

36
34

40
40

24
24

35
7

42
19

_

_

_
-

HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRADES ---MANUFACTURING --------------NONMANUFACTURING:
PUBLIC UTILITIES3----------

69 7
648

3.31
3.34

3.35
3.37

3.0 7 3.09-

8
6

33
17

_

5
5

5

22
22

15
15

116
105

90
90

17
17

61
61

99
97

2 07
194

9
9

_

_

_

A
A

_

_

_

_

40

3.01

3.06

2.37-

3.63

MACHINISTS, MAINTENANCE -------NONMANUFACTURING -----------PUBLIC UTILITIES3----------

1,831
1,660
171
168

4.29
4.29
4.23
4.23

4.19
4.18
4.71
4.71

3.833.873.563.56-

4.75
4.75
4.75
4.76

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ----------------MANUFACTURING --------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------PUBLIC UTILITIES3----------

1,329
245
1,084
935

3.96
4.12
3.93
3.93

4.04
4.07
4.04
4.04

3.703.853.593.5 7 -

4.10
4.62
4.09
4.0 9

MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE --------MANUFACTURING --------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------PUBLIC UTILITIES3---------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------

2,253
2,056
197
84
66

3.89
3.91
3.65
4.17
3.38

3.84
3.85
3.63
4.08
3.28

3.513.5 3 3.2 0 3.973.2 0 -

4.35
4.36
4.08
4.51
3.67

MILLWRIGHTS -------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------

75 7
75 7

4.26
4.26

4.22
4.22

4 . C l- 4.61
4 .0 1 - 4.61

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

49 1
485

3.71
3.71

3.61
3.61

3 .2 3 - 4.44
3 .2 3 - 4.44

_

15
15

_

_

-

-

-

PAINTERS, MAINTENANCE ---------MANUFACTURING --------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------

34 6
28 4
62

3.91
4.04
3.30

3.86
3.89
2.94

3 .4 0 - 4.26
3 .7 3 - 4.30
2 . 7 5 - 3.28

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

PIPEFITTERS, MAINTENANCE ------MANUFACTURING ---------------

1,305
1,204

4.23
4.22

4.16
4.16

4 . Cl- 4.59
4 . Cl- 4 .40

SHEET-METAL WORKERS, MAINTENANCE
MANUFACTURING ---------------

216
21 1

4.32
4.34

4.16
4.16

3 .8 9 - 4.70
3 .9 7 - 4.71

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS -----------MANUFACTURING ---------------

1,058
1,058

4.66
4.66

4.74
4.74

4 .5 0 - 4.89
4 .5 0 - 4.89

M A N U FA C T U R IN G

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

3.65
3.66

-

'

E x c l u d e s p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s,
F o r defi ni tio n of t e r m s , s e e footnote 2, tab le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , and oth er pu bli c u ti l it i es .




6
6

14

'

'

-

-

-

-

-

-

12
12

-

-

-

.

_

_

_

1

_

_

8

_

-

-

-

-

1
1

-

-

-

8
8

-

7

_

_
-

9
3
6

15
15
~

18
18

18

38
3e
-

82
71
11

36
29
7

32
32

7

240
171
69
69

177
177
~

36
6
30
20

272
29
243
242

149
149
-

6
6

21

_
-

-

12

6

10

“

8
i

109
107
2

93
92
i
“

236
233
3
3

188
96
92
92

103
103
-

23
23
-

239
239
-

-

2

405
A0 1
4
2

40
20
20
10

47
17
30
24

715
81
634
527

86
8
78
70

n

105
72
33
33

_
*

-

-

-

-

_
*

411
39A
17
9
8

2 55
2 49
6
6

199
180
19
16
3

159
415
127 , 39 9
16
32
21
16
11

no
88
22

278
278
-

22

10
10
-

-

-

11
6
5

19
19

-

48
48

113
113

181
181

73
73

119
119

162
162

u
-

-

2
2

6
6
-

-

*

-

2
2

20
20

18
18

2
2
_

-

-

_

-

27
27

33
33

12
12

62
62

33
33

39
39

73
67

13
13

22
22

_

60
60

83
83

_

_

-

-

-

-

“

-

11

10

8

9
2

12
12
“

27
26
1

91
90
1

29
24
5

2
2

-

33
33

6

~

12
12
“

11
11

7

33
24
9

36
36

8

2
2

12
12

10

2
~
2

_

-

_

_

-

_

*

-

~

-

6
6

-

-

75
75

AA
14

21
21

170
169

4 56
4 56

164
164

46
A6

218
148

A
A

12
12

89
89

-

12
12

27
27

77
77

5
5

14
14

18
18

_

-

20
15

A
A

37
37

2
2

95
95

100
100

112
112

329
329

209
209

-

A
A

“

-

h o li d a y s ,

8
8

41
41

-

2
2

1l
-

9
9

and la te sh if ts.

-

*

168
168

-

6
-

19
Table A-4a.

Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations—Large Establishments

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e ho ur ly e a r n i n g s f o r m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a ti o n s st ud ie d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m pl o y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
by i n d u s tr y d i v i s i o n , St. L o u i s , M o . —
111. , M a r c h 1969)
N u m b e r of 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 ho ur ly e a r n in g s of—

Hourly earnings 1
Number

O ccu pa ti on and in d u s tr y di v i si on

workers

M ean2

Median 2

U nde r
Middle range2

$
2 .8 0

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

304

$
4 .0 3

$
4 .0 6

*
L L L v 1 K i Li 1 fl 1, o v ^ w &P 1 1 P AP v C
I —I I

4 .0 1 3 .9 8 -

4 .1 8

4 .1 0 -

4 .0 0
J.

3 .6 8 -

4 .6 8

3 11
3 .1 1 -

181

4 .3 1

218

/

/

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) --------------------------------------

449

nn irl 1 LHIAilvL
926
51

r U1 L i u
3

3 .4 0

*
3 .5 0

t
3 .6C

$
3 .7 0

t
3 .8 0

1
3 .9 0

%
4 .0 0

$
4 .1 0

4 .2 0

$
4 .3 0

t
4 .40

%
4 .6 0

t
4 .80

%
5 .0 0

*
5 .20

i
5 .4 0

3 .3 0

3. 40

3 .5 0

3 .6 0

3 .70

3 .8 0

3 .9 0

4 .0 0

4 .1 0

4 .2 0

4 .3 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .80

5 .0 0

5 .20

5 .4 0

o v er

18

27
18

♦

40
40

35
35

27
27

86

87

32
32

37
37

3

9

11
11

8

23
23

9

23
23

25
25

38
37

76
76

143
143

123

121

70
70

13
13

377
374

357
1 83

100

13 1
13 1

11

57
57

13
13

12
12

12
10

U1i L 1 11 L j

71
757
757

OILCR"

}
^01
302

•*

*
3 .88
4 .1 3

3 .65
4 .0 8

*

*

3 .2C

3

12

'

*

SHEET-METAL

WORKERS,

MAINTENANCE —

216

211
770
770

•u
4 .2 2

#

•6

3 .5 0 3 .9 3 -

4 .1 6
4 .5 9

12
12

1
TT

22

13
13

8

8
8
94
93

8
8

0
69
69

61
61

-

1

96

•

1

4 .0 1 4 .0 1 -

*
3.31

8

101
101

8

105

117
117
28
28

29
29

77
75

27
27

31

6

7

11

21
21

176
167

104

112
112

102

* _
•

*
.

17
17

ro

8

4 .1 6

4 .0 1 -

4 .4 3

4 .32
4 .3 4

4 .1 6
4 .1 6

3 .8 9 3 .9 7 -

4 .7 0
4 .7 1

-

-

-

4 .9 0
4 .9 0

-

_

-

12
12

15
15

22

48

17
17

14 7

60

49
39

39

15

12

8

15

106

6

125
123

4

15
15

35

42
19

96

10

69

231
231

-

-

36

10
10

68
46

11 9
11 9

19
19

157
156

13
13

123
123

303
303

109
1 09

55
55

6

24
24

3

6

71
71

5

-

11
11

12
12

11
11

46
46

218
148

14
14

18
18

__
3-3

39

18
18

83

29
24

15
15

20
20

16 2
1 62

60
60

73
73

13

12
12

23
23

22

2
175

8
8

21

10 8

11
11

8

21
21
5

27
25

16

165

76
75

14
14

_

27
27

18
17

75
75

31

21
21

8
8

22
14

19

4 .6 1
4 .6 1

4 .4 5

4 .6 4 4 .6 4 -

12

8

87

8
8

^*->3

1 E x c l u d e s p r e m i u m pay f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s, h o li d a y s , and la te sh i f ts .
2 F o r de finition of t e r m s , s e e footnote 2, t a b le A - l .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , co m m u n i c a t io n , and o the r public u ti l it i e s .




20
96

-

-

54
41
104
104

24
24

150
150

^"-7

4 .2 2

4 .7 7

72
72

15
15

4 .5 5

3 .4 9 -

4 .01

4 .71

31
18

15
15

3*09
1 ,2 4 7
1,174

10
10
221
220

*

3 5 1
3 .9 1 -

*

4 .2 6

S

and

r A 1 m I L HAmL L
j

nLl/l ' wN 1 L J f

3 .4 0

S

t
3 . 30

1 *F

1

r AcM » N 1 j 1 o |

3 .1 0

S
3 .2 0

1

3 69
3 .7 0

4 .4 3
4 .4 1

3 .4 0

3 .1 0

s

4 .6 5

4 .3 2
4 .2 8

n/

3 .0 0

1

4 .7 3
4 .6 4

1,7 3 8
1,529

5 JO

$
$
3 .7 8 - 4 .2 1
J. 4
. U

*
3 .0 0

and
u nde r

%
2 .8 0

2 .9 0

CA RP EN TE RS ,

$
2 .9 0

21b

31
31

12
12

89
89

-

4

37
37

209
.209

112

2

20
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o ur ly 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 ti o n s st u d i ed on an a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y di v i si o n , St. L o u i s , Mo.—
111., M a r c h 1969)
N u m b e r of 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 rl y e a r n i n g s of—

Hourly earnings2

G UARDS ANC WATCHMEN
M A N U FA C T U R IN G ---N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G
GUARDS:
M A N U FA C T U R IN G —

Mean3

Median3

Middle range3

$
$
i .9 0 2.00

$
2.10

$
2.20

$

$
2.30 2.40

$
2.50

1.8C 1 . 9 0

2.00

2.10

2.20

2.30

2.40

2.50

2.60 2.80

$
0 1.40
d
er

t
1.50

$
1.60

$
1.70

0 1.50

O c c u p a t i o n 1 and i n d u s tr y d iv i s i o n

Number
of
workers

1.60

1.70

$
i.ec

$
2.60

$
$
2.80 3.00

$
3.20

$
3.40

$
3.60

3.00

3.20

3.40

3.60

3.80 4 .0 0

$
3.80

$
$
$
4 .00 4 .20 4.40
and
4 . 2 0 4# 40

over

2 ,744
1 ,2 1 4
1,530

$
2 .37
3 .0 8
1.81

$
2 .0 6
3 .21
1.70

$
1 .6 8 2 .7 7 1 .6 5 -

$
3 .0 7
3 .4 9
2 .0 0

“

18
18

-

811
26
785

280
26
25 4

37
10
27

53
53

292
35
25 7

24
12
12

46
36
1G

30
14
16

14
12
2

61
48
13

148
126
22

187
176
11

110
81
29

160
139
21

236
236
~

187
187
~

50
50
~

-

-

“

802

3 .2 5

3 .3 7

2 .9 0 -

3 .4 9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12

-

14

-

36

42

165

46

104

212

125

46

-

-

-

-

WATCHMEN:
M A N U FA C T U R IN G ---------------------------------—

412

2 .7 4

2 .7 6

2 .2 2 -

3 .2 9

-

-

26

26

1C

-

35

-

36

-

12

12

84

11

35

35

24

62

4

-

-

-

J A N IT O R S , P O R T E R S , AND C L E A N E R S ----M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 4 ------------------------W H O L ESA L E T R A D E --------------------------R E T A I L TRADE --------------------------------F I N A N C E 5-------------------------------------------

5 ,3 2 8
2 ,6 4 3
2 ,6 8 5
301
113
591
351

2 .41
2 .9 0
1 .93
2 .9 5
2 .7 7
1• 9 4
1 .91

2.46
2 .91

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

2 .9 9
3 .3 0
2 .1 3
3 .25
3 .00
2 .2 2
2 .0 3

2
2
“

197
197
77
“

55 1292
6
55 1286
71
154
13

27 3
85
188
7
103
44

126
22
104
8
66
14

98
42
56
3
19
34

107
29
78
6
45
19

96
33
63
10
5
38
8

246
84
162
5
13
121
19

79
55
24
7
4
5

115
100
15
10

166
114
52
23
27
~

4 73
448
25
13
5
7
”

678
537
141
72
33

323
280
43
36
7

6 34
501
133
127
6
~

218
211
7
4
3
~

40
16
24
20
4

80
80
~

_

_
“

“

J A N IT O R S , P O R T E R S , AND C L E A N E R S
(W OMEN) ---------------------------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 4------------------------R E T A I L TRAO E ---------------------------------

1,148
193
955
85

1 .83
2.48
1 .71
2.38
1 .65

2 .5 5
1 .64
2 .3 7

1.68

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

1 .8 2
3 .1 5
1 .70
2 .6 7
1 .77

9
9
-

269
269
33

23
23
-

437
2
435
6
30

114
38
76
1
30

50
28
22
i
8

18
2
16
2
5

25
14
11
7

6
6
i
4

2
2
2

40
6
34
34

-

20
13
7
-

33
14
19
19

34
8
26
14

34
34
-

31
31
-

3
3
-

L A B O R E R S , M A T E R IA L H A N D L IN G ------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 4----------------- -------W H O L ESA L E T R A D E ---------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------------------

5 ,990
3 ,466
2 ,5 2 4
1,5 6 7
570
327

3 .03

3 .24
3 .49
2 .8 5
2 .8 4

3 .0 2
2 .77
3 .5 9
3 .62
2 .78
3.31

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

3 .6 0
3 .31
3 .6 7
3 .6 6
3 .8 4
3 .5 3

_
-

2
2
-

“

165
165
140
23

78
46
32
26

40
11
29
4
25

71
20
51
7
30
14

237
204
33
1
18
14

59
33
26
1
17
8

i3e
112
26
17
9

29 5
26 6
29
21
8

62
54
8
8

404
366
38
5
i

830
773
57
6
45
5

585
439
146
129
13
2

222
130
.92
63
17
“

O R D ER
F I L L E R S ---------------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------W H O LESA LE T R A D E ---------------------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------------------

2 ,4 5 8
533
1,925
1,0 6 9
799

3 .42
3 .24
3 .4 7
3 .49
3 .46

3 .6 4
3 .2 3
3 .6 5
3 .7 4
3 .6 3

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

3 .81
3.9 1
3 .8 1
3 .8 6
3 .6 8

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

26
16
1C
10

7
7

1
1

2

1

32
32
21
11

69
63
6
6

24
4
2C
7
13

25
21
4
4

17
17
11
6

in
50
61
44
17

128
8
120
87
27

153
66
87
72
12

P A C K E R S , S H IP P I N G ---------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----W H O L ESA L E T R A D E ---R E T A I L TR A D E ----------

1 ,4 9 3
913
580
168
187

2 .9 5
2 .9 6
2 .9 4
3 .5 4
2 .8 9

2 .89
2 .9 2
2 .5 9
3 .9 0
2 .6 4

2 .5 8 2 .6 6 2 .5 3 3 .3 2 2 .2 7 -

3 .2 9
3 .0 8
3 .72
3 .9 5
3 .7 3

_
-

_
-

-

3
3
3

28
22
t
6

12
2
10
5

~

12
12
12

24
12
12
12

34
21
13
13

33
16
17
17

44
29
15
15

241
22
219
14
8

259
237
22
3
9

P A C K E R S , S H IP P I N G (WOMEN)
M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------

616
564

2 .7 6
2 .7 8

2 .5 2
2 .51

2 .1 8 2 .1 7 -

3 .2 2
3 .3 0

_

_
*

_

_

-

e
8

6
.6

16
16

12
12

142
142

84
68

8
8

12
12

106
87

R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S -----------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------W H O L ESA L E T R A D E --------------------------R E T A I L TRAD E ---------------------------------

685
485

3 .21
3 .21
3 .21
3 .32
3 .0 5

2 .9 3 3 .0 0 2 .7 5 2 .8 8 2 .6 7 -

3 .5 6
3 .5 5
3 .7 0
3 .6 5
3 .7 3

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

7
6
1

i
i

1
1

_
-

6
5
1

7
1
6

16
11
5

1
1

5
5
-

91

3 .2 0
3 .2 0
3 .19
3 .3 2
3 .10

-

-

-

1

i

1

-

1

i

-

S H IP P I N G C L E R K S ------------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------W H O L ESA L E T R A D E ---------------------------

391
304
87
77

3 .0 9
2 .9 9
3 .42
3 .4 6

3.0 2
2 .9 3
3 .47
3 .49

2 .7 4 2 .7 3 2 .7 9 3 .0 0 -

3 .4 3
3 .3 2
4 .0 0
4 .0 2

S e e f o o tn o te s a t end of tab le .




112

200
86

2.88

1.68

3 .0 5
2 .8 4
1 .87
1.72

1.66

5

_
-

36

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

7 39
332
4 07
295
11
98

578 1056
437
84
141
972
944
115
6
18
20
10

286
16
270
2
212
56

6
6
-

2
2
-

135
135
~

80
33
47
37
8

152
22
130
85
39

143
5
138
20
93

828
111
717
245
462

550
22
528
440
88

54
54
-

32
32
-

26
26
-

272
267
5
3

90
69
21
8
7

138
74
64
55
4

64
62
2
1
1

80
8
72
72

98
12
86
86
-

17
16
1
1
-

24
24
-

20
20
-

43
31

13
11

9
6

19
19

30
30

8
8

10
10

22
22

42
42

26
26

60
45
15
8
7

139
119
20
20

97
64
33
32

118
108
10
1
4

86
60
26
6
13

24
16
8
8

24
24
18
6

_
-

_
-

50
50
-

53
51
2

38
27
11
9

45
34
11
11

29
13
16
16

6
4

25
3
22
22

3
3
-

-

1

-

93
45
48
21
27

54
54

13
6
7
5

75
59
16
14

2

_

21
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement O ccupations— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o ur ly 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 ti o n s s t ud ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y di v i si o n , St. L o u i s , Mo.—
111., M a r c h 1969)
N u m b e r of 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 rl y e a r n i n g s of---

Hourly earnings2

workers

S
t
1.60 1.70

$
i.e c

t
1.90 2.00

*
2.10

s
2.20

$
t
2.30 2 .40

t
2.50

$
2.60

$
$
$
2.80 3.00 3.20

1.40

O c c u p a t i o n 1 and in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n

$
1
1.40 1 .50

1.50

1.60

1.70

1.80

1.9C 2 .0 0 2 .1 0

2.20

2.30 2 .40 2.50

2.60

2.80

3.00

-

-

-

-

-

3
3

-

29
11

1
1
-

17
13
4
1

18
14
4
-

79
44
35
2

-

12
12
12

68
29
39
30
1

69
25
44
40
4

72
49
23
22
l

112
75
37
24
10
3

6
5
1

12
8
4

36
36
~

$
1.30

Number
Me an3

Median3

Middle range3

S H I P P IN G AND R E CE IV IN G CLER KS --------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------

50A
196
30 8
220

$
3.48
3.38
3.55
3.62

$
3.56
3.53
3.56
3.57

$
3.2 8 3.2 2 3.5 1 3.5 3 -

$
3.68
3.64
3.80
3.94

TR UC K DR IV ER S6 ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 4 ------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ---------------------------------

5,927
1,069
4,858
3,339
1,049
377

3.73
3.74
3.73
3.75
3.71
3.80

3.76
3.84
3.76
3.76
4.00
3.69

3.7 0 3.3 3 3.713.7 2 3.6 1 3.64-

3.86
4.25
3.83
3.80
4.05
4.03

TR UCK DRI VER S, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND INCLUDING 9 TONS) ------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

2,948
447
2,501

3.73
3.83
3.71

3.75
4.21
3.74

3 .6 8 - 3.80
3 .3 5 - 4.28
3 .7 0 - 3.79

TR UCK DRI VER S, HEAVY (OVER A TONS ,
TRA ILE R TYP E) ----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 4------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------

1,193
115
1,078
690
2 29

3.78
3.48
3.81
3.74
3.86

3.77
3.28
3.78
3.75
4.04

3.723.2 3 3.7 3 3.724 .0 1 -

4.02
3.84
4.02
3.78
4.07

TR UCK DRI VER S, HEAVY (OVER A TONS,
OTHER THAN TR AI LE R TY PE) -------------

2 21

3.71

3.91

3.63-

3,612
2,555
1,057
451
128

3.28
3.26
3.35
2.99
3.73

3.34
3.18
3.62
3.27
3.65

2 .9 9 - 3.62
2 .9 9 - 3.53
3 .2 5 - 3.67
2 .2 0 - 3.49
3 .5 8 - 3.91

TR UCK ERS , POWER (OTHER THAN
F O R K L I F T ) ---------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

217
21 2

3.40
3.41

3.38
3.39

2.9 9 2.9 9 -

1
2
3
4
5
6

-

-

-

-

18
10

_

_

_

-

-

-

12

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

12

4

“

*

“

_

_

_

“

“

9
5
4

2

_

_

_

1

_

“

1

“

9
5
4

_
-

12
12

30

7

30

-

7
“

~

“

13

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

1C

_

-

1C
10

-

~

3.61
3.61

D a t a li m i t e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h e re o th e r w i s e in dic ate d.
E x c l u d e s p r e m i u m pa y f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s, h o li d a y s , and la te sh i f ts .
F o r defini tio n o f t e r m s , s e e footnote 2, ta b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , and o th er public u t i l i t i e s .
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e .
I nc lu de s a l l d r i v e r s , a s def ine d, r e g a r d l e s s of s i z e and type of tr u c k o p e r a te d .




$
3.40

S
3.60

$
3.80

i
i
s
4.00 4.20 4 .4 0
and

3.96

TR UCK ERS , POWER ( F O R K L I F T ) --------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------------------R E T A IL TRADE --------------------------------

*

and
u nde r

-

12
12
-

-

~

102
-

102
102

60
-

60
60
43
59
59

30

12
12

112
73
39
7

_
-

3.20 3.40 3 .60

21
18

30

51
8
43
36

265
119
146
3
138
4

168 3142
144
46
122 29 98
122 24 4 7
283
203
“

983
234
7 49
731
17

668
668

70
33
37

185
42
143

152 174 9
36
37
116 1712

5
5

60
60
-

-

*

185
43
142
135

15
9
6
6
*

30
30

3
3
3

over

”
18
18
-

526
142

325
325
*

164
8
156

315
315

21 9
219
“

18
18

654
654
654
”

63
16
47
30
“

341
341
199

18
18
-

-

“

~

-

6

—

-

4.20 4.40

88
60
28
3

18
67
67

3.80 4 .0 0

-

34
32

100
73
27
27

439
419
20
10

752
752
-

-

56

128

-

-

-

200
186
14
14

692
525
167
120

810
305
505
24
49

67
3
6A
28
36

57
8
49
A9
”

2
2
-

118
118

48
48

27
27

A
A

9
9

8
8

“
7
7

22
Table A-5a.

Custodial and Material Movement Occupations—Large Establishments

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e ho ur ly 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 ti o n s s t ud ie d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s em pl o y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
by i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , St. L o u i s , M o . —
111. , M a r c h 1969)
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a ig h t - ti m e h o ur ly ear ni n g s of-

Hourly earnings2
Number
of
workers

Mean3

Median3

Middle range

-

t

$
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

900

$

$

3.26

3.40

2 .9 4 - 3.57
2 .C 3 - 2.98

1^

**

715

3.29

GUARDS:

3.41

1. 7 0

*
$
1.90 2.00

$
2.10

*
2 .20

$
2.30

$
2.40

$
2.50

S
2.60

$
2.70

2.80

t
$
t
2.90 3 .00 3 .20

1.70

O c c u p a ti o n 1 and in du s tr y di v i si on

*
1.8 0

1.8 0

1.90

2.00

2.10

2.20

2.30 2 .40

2.50

2.60 2.70

2.80

2.90

3.00

4
10

27
10
17

11

6

10
10

11
2

106

70
66

100

$
1.60

%

Under
s
and
1 . 6 0 u nde r

2 .9 4 -

11

3.6^

6

3.29

,.•00

2.94
3.11
2.24

2 .5 7 - 3.30
2 .7 5 - 3.34
1 .8 3 - 2.98

2.17
1.95

2.21

1 .8 7 - 2.28
1 .8 0 - 2.07

2.23
2.61
1.95
2.35
X. OX

2.01
2.76
1.80
2.37
X. . .

1 .7 5 - 2.68
1 .9 9 - 3.18
1 .7 2 - 2.31
2 .3 2 - 2.63
l* u
f

3.02
3.02
3.02
3.17
2.75

2.95
2.87
3.19
3.31
2.59

2 .712 .702.9 2 2 .971.82-

3.49
3.49
3.48
3.48

3.63
3.66
3.62
3.62

3 .3 4 - 3.74
2 .9 8 - 4.08
3 .5 1 - 3.68
3 .5 1 - 3.68

3.14
3.13
3.16

3.00
2.98
3.33

2 .7 3 - 3.59
2 .8 1 - 3.54
2 .6 1 - 3.75

10
10

o
2.59

2 .1 7 - 4.01
2 .1 6 - 4.04

8
8

16
1.6

3.31
3.30
3.33

3.44
3.42
3.69

3 .0 6 - 3.59
3 .0 6 - 3.57
2 .7 5 - 3.83

1

143
135

3.13
3.12

3.08
3.07

2.7 8 2.7 8 -

3.45
3.45

165
123

3.55

3.59

3.5 1 3.52-

3.69
3.66

1,133

3.82

429

3.72

15 8

3.99

3.6 0 3.6 5 3.5 8 3.544 .0 1 -

4.22
4.31
4.02
3.66
4.07

37 7
21 8
69
r°

LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING ------------

2,885

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

661
414
2 03

6 09
1RAU t

—

624
150

374
323

NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------ivti A I L

1KA U C----

S e e fo o tn o te s a t end of table.




57
44
13

40

80

40
30

10
82
30
52
32
4-U

32
29
1
14

3.81
3.86
3.67
3.61
4.04

3.38
3.40
3.37
3.36
3.81

10

37

10

35

87
22
65
1

yv

_

66
22
44

45
12
33

40

113

40

10

14

32

144
94
50
23
27

186
177

13
13

18

19
14

36
2

16

34
34

30
25

2

*

26

29

25

22

29
4
25

21
7
14

over

-

-

-

80
80

-

_

-

100

74

6

2
2

135

-

16
6
ro

58
2

-

-

93

232

88

130
21

2 36

163

50

61

36

95

212

113

46

180
134
46

313
280
33

620
487
133

194
191

20
16

31
31

3

5 26
304
222
211
8

327
20

33

6

184
177

184
181

19
19

171
162
1
8

12

45
45

24 0
234

66
61

2

131

-

57
53

28

17

11

19

11

17
17

65
63

19
18

11

12
12

32
29
13

20

49
35
14

72
72

12
12

54
42

17
12

13
8

23
14

61

1
30

8

15
11

1

98
96
1

33
31

16
re

1

2

-

30
29
1

27

113
108
29

-

4C

-

JU

~

1
1

cy

12

1

14

15

47

.

ro

-

34

1

-

-

303

1

*

-

1

-

95

132
129
1

18
12

1

51 7
513

4

1

1
1

1

3 . 8 0 A * Q£L 4 . 2 0 4 . 4 0

1J

23

-

S
1 ------ *1---4.00 4 .20 4 .40

U

* *

36
14
22

•,0
31

3 .2 0 ^ * 4 0 , 3.6C

55
17

26

101

1 '

1

-

*
3.80

34

8

39
37

110

23

22

-

36

1

80

PORTERS, AND CLEANERS

K L 1OIL

14
12

12

3 * 12
2.84
3.03
2.35

3.01

JANITORS,

AND CLEANERS -----

2,662
1,955
72 7
28 4

PORTERS,

14
16
14

1 05
JANITORS,

2

3.50

WATCHMEN:

%
3.60

and

$
~

t
3.40

31

35

101

-

24

4
3

9C
9C

ro

26

15
50
13

8
3

112

-

8

5

3

3
3

63

15

i

143
142

27

138

17

138

8

-

-

lr8
18
-

23

Table A-5a. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations—
Large Establishments— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u rl 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 ti o n s s t ud ie d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
by i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , S t. L o u i s , M o . —
111. , M a r c h 1969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c eiving s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o ur ly e a r n i n g s of —

Hourly earnings2
Number
of
workers

O c c u p a t i o n 1 and in d u s tr y d iv i s i o n

U nde r
Mean3

Median3

Middle range3

$
1 .6 0

T R U C K D R IV E R S ,

(1 -1 / 2

TO

T R U C K D R IV E R S , H E A V Y (O V E R 4 T O N S ,
T R A I L E R T Y P E ) ------------------------------------

POWER

(F O R K L IF T )

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

T R U C K E R S , POWER (O T H E R THAN
F O R K L IF T )
M A N U F A C T U R IN G — — — — — —

1
2
3
4
5
6

*
2 .4 0

*
2 .5 0

t
2 .6 0

$
2 .7 0

S
2 .8 0

2 .1 0

2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2 .5 0

2 .6 0

2 .7 0

2 .8 0

2 .9 0

*
1 .9 0

t

1 .8 0

1 .9 0

2 .0 0

s

2 .9 0

*
3 .0 0

3 .0 0

*

3 .2 0

*
3 .4 0

$
3 .6 0

$
3 .8 0

$
4 .0 0

S
4 .2 0

$
4 .4 0

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

over

30

45
42

10 2

81

17'

90

44

18
18
~

9

44

and

C O N T IN U E D
M E D IU M

498
334
164
159

TRU CKERS,

*
2 .3 0

$
1 .8 0

*
and
1 . 6 0 un der
1 .7 0

T R U C K D R IV E R S 6 -

S
2 .2 0

s

2 .0 0

%
2 .1 0

s
1 .7 0

$
3 .7 9
3 .9 4
3 .4 8
3 .4 9

300
92
208
1 ,7 5 1

176

$

3 .6 9
4 .2 3
3 .5 5
3 .5 6

$
$
3 .5 1 - 4 .2 6
3 .5 3 - 4 .3 0
3 . 5 0 - 3 .6 1
3 . 5 1 - 3 .6 1

3.94

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

3 . 6 4 - 4 .0 6
3 .2 4 - 3 .8 7
3 .8 3
4 .0 6

3 .4 1

3 .4 1

3 .1 4 -

3 .8 3
3 .5 8

3 .5 2

3 .1 6 -

3 .5 9

2
1

_

_

_

_

_

_

24

“

_

_

_

5

5
-

-

-

-

3 .6 4

—

D at a li m i t e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h e r e o t h e r w i s e in di ca te d.
E x c l u d e s 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 , and l a t e s h i f t s .
F o r defini tio n o f t e r m s , s e e footnote 2, t a b le A - 1.
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , and o th er pu b li c u t il it i e s .
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e .
In cl u de s a l l d r i v e r s , a s d e fin e d, r e g a r d l e s s of s i z e and type of t r u c k o p e r a te d .




_

30

-

12
12

-

12
12

-

24

-

-

16
16

36

99
99

44

8

42
16

13 8

18
18

8

2

26

488
400

186
106

500

235

21

26
24

48
48

23
23

18

~

39

8
8

118

24

B. Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions
Table B-l. Minimum Entrance Salaries for Women Office Workers
( D i s t r i b u t i o n o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y m i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r y f o r s e l e c t e d c a t e g o r i e s
o f i n e x p e r i e n c e d w o m e n o f f i c e w o r k e r s , S t. L o u i s , M o . —
111. , M a r c h 1969)
Inexperienced ty pists

M inim um w eekly st r a ig h t - t i m e s a l a r y 1

O th e r i n e x p e r i e n c e d c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s 2

Nonmanufacturing

Manufacturing

M anufacturing

B a s e d on s t a n d a r d w e e k l y h o u r s 3 of—

All
in dustries

All
schedules

40

A ll
schedules

All
in d u strie s

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d ________ ___________________________

272

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g a s p e c i f i e d m i n i m u m _________________

132

U n d e r $6Q. 0 0 .................................. ...............................................................
$ 6 0 . 00 a nd u n d e r $ 6 2 . 50___________________________________
$ 6 2 . 50 a nd u n d e r $ 6 5 . 00___________________________________
$ 6 5 . 00 a n d u n d e r $ 6 7 . 50 ___________________________________
$ 6 7 . 50 a n d u n d e r $ 7 0 . 0 0 _____ ____ _________________________
$ 7 0 . 00 a n d u n d e r $ 7 2 . 50___________________________________
$ 7 2 . 50 a n d u n d e r $ 7 5 . 0 0 ___________________________________
$ 7 5. 00 a nd u n d e r $ 7 7 . 50___ ___________________________ ____
$ 7 7 . 50 a nd u n d e r $ 8 0 . 0 0 _______________ __________________
$ 8 0 . 00 a nd u n d e r $ 8 2 . 50___________________________________
$ 8 2 . 50 a nd u n d e r $ 8 5 . 0 0 ___________________________________
$ 8 5 . 00 a nd u n d e r $ 8 7 . 50___________________________________
$ 8 7 . 50 a n d u n d e r $ 9 0 . 0 0 ____________________________ _____
$ 9 0 . 00 a nd u n d e r $ 9 2 . 5 0 ___________________________________
$ 9 2 . 50 a nd u n d e r $ 9 5 . 0 0______________________________ ____ _
$ 9 5 . 00 a n d u n d e r $ 9 7 . 50 ___________________________________
$ 9 7 . 5 0 a nd u n d e r $ 1 0 0 . 0 0 _________________________________
$ 100. 00 a nd u n d e r $ 102. 5 0 ____________________________ ____
$ 102. 50 a n d u n d e r $ 105. 0 0 ________________________________
$ 1 0 5 . 0 0 a nd u n d e r $ 1 0 7 . 5 0 ________________________________
$ 107. 50 a nd u n d e r $ 110. 0 0 ________________________________
$ 1 1 0 . 0 0 a nd u n d e r $ 1 1 2 . 5 0 ________________________________
$ 1 1 2 . 50 a n d u n d e r $ 1 1 5 . 0 0 ------------------------------------------$ 1 1 5 . 0 0 a nd o v e r ____________ ________________ ________ ______

2
2
24
15
11
11
9
9
8
10
3
3
5
2
1
3
2
2
1
-

-

-

-

-

4
3
2

2
2
1

2
2
1

2
1
1

-

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g no s p e c i f i e d m i n i m u m _______________

63

22

XXX

41

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h ic h d id not e m p l o y w o r k e r s
in t h i s c a t e g o r y _________ _______________________________________

77

26

XXX

51

XXX

in

A ll
schedules

40

37 Vz

XXX

161

XXX

XXX

27 2

63

56

69

12

48

144

_
8
6
6
5
4
6
6
3
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
1

_
7
6
5
3
4
6
5
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1

2
2
16
9
5
6
5
3
2
7
1
1
1
1
2
1
1

1
1
4
1
1
2
1
1
-

1

2
4
27
15
12
15
10
9
12
7
4
7
3
2
2
2
1

-

-

9
8
3
3
3
2
1
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

40

A ll
schedules

37Vz

40

XXX

161

XXX

XXX

68

59

76

14

53

_
1
9
5
7
7
4
6
9
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1

_
_
9
5
7
5
3
6
6
3
3
3
1
1
1
1

2
3
18
10
5
8
6
3
3
4
i
3
2
1
1
1

1
1
5
1
2
2
1
_
1
-

1
1
9
10
4
3
4
2
2
4
i
_
3
1

in

-

-

-

-

-

-

5
3
2

2
2
1

2
2
1

3
1
1

-

-

2
1
1

-

1
1
1
3
1
1

XXX

XXX

82

33

XXX

49

XXX

XXX

46

10

XXX

36

XXX

XXX

-

-

XXX

T h e s e s a l a r i e s r e l a t e to f o r m a l l y e s t a b l i s h e d m i n i m u m s t a r t i n g ( h ir i n g ) 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 th a t a r e p a i d f o r s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s .
E x c l u d e s w o r k e r s in s u b c l e r i c a l j o b s s u c h a s m e s s e n g e r o r o f f i c e g i r l .
D a t a a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s c o m b i n e d , a n d f o r the m o s t c o m m o n s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s r e p o r t e d .




Nonmanufacturing

B a s e d on s t a n d a r d w e e k l y h o u r s 3 of—

-




25

Table B-2. Shift Differentials
( L a t e - s h i f t p a y p r o v is io n s fo r m a n u fa c tu rin g p lan t w o r k e r s b y type an d am ount..of p ay d iffe r e n tia l,
St. L o u is, M o .—
111. , M a r c h 1969)
__________________________ (A U _ £ M n t_ w o rk e£ ^ m _ m jm u factu rin g = 1 0 0 p e rc e n t)
P e r c e n t o f m a n u fa c tu rin g p lan t w o r k e r s—
L ate - sh ift pay prov isio n s

In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g p r o v i s i o n s 1
fo r late sh ifts
Secon d shift
w ork

T o t a l ____________________________________________

N o p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r w o r k on l a t e s h i f t

T h ird o r other
shift

94. 0

91. 1

A c tu a lly w o rk in g on la te sh ifts
Secon d shift

23. 3

T h ird o r other
shift

7. 2
_

0. 8

0. 4

0. 1

93. 2

90. 8

23. 2

7. 2

U n i f o r m c e n t s ( p e r h o ur ) ___________________

53 . 0

47. 8

10. 3

5. 4

5 c e n t s ____________________________________
6 c e n t s ____________________________________
7 c e n t s ______________
________________
8 c e n t s ___________________________________
9 c e n t s ____________________________________
10 c e n t s ___________________________________
11 c e n t s ___________________________________
12 c e n t s ___________________________________
I 2 V2 o r 13 c e n t s _________________________
14 c e n t s ___________________________________
15 c e n t s ___________________________________
16 o r 16 V3 c e n t s _________________________
I 7 V2 c e n t s ________________________________
1 8 c e n t s _____________________________ _____
2 0 c e n t s ___________________________________
22 V2 c e n t s a n d o v e r _____________________

2. 2

4. 1
3. 1
7. 7
. 1
23. 3
. 8
1. 2
1. 3
3. 8
2. 7
1. 4
. 5
. 8
-

_
1. 8
1.4
9. 0
9.6
. 1
10 . 0
5.9
1. 3
2. 7
.9
2. 3
2. 8

(2 )
. 9
. 5
1. 6
5. 0
. 3
. 3
. 1
. 5
.4
. 5
. 1
(2 )
-

_
. 2
. 3
. 3
1. 2
1. 5
.4
. 3
. 5
. 1
. 3
.2

U n i f o r m p e r c e n t a g e ________________________

38 . 8

24. 7

12. 7

.4

. 7
13. 0
10. 6
2. 7
11. 1
.7

.7
20. 8
.7
2. 5

. 3
5. 2
4. 4
.6
2. 0
. 1

P a y d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r w o r k o n l a t e s h i f t __________
T y p e and a m o u n t of d iffe r e n t ia l:

4 p e r c e n t _________________________________
5 p e r c e n t _________________________________
7 p e r c e n t ______________ __________________
8 p e r c e n t _________________________________
10 p e r c e n t ________________________________
12 p e r c e n t ________________________________
15 p e r c e n t ________________________________
F u l l d a y * s p a y f o r r e d u c e d h o u r s _________

-

F u l l da y * s p a y f o r r e d u c e d h o u r s p l u s
c e n t s d i f f e r e n t i a l __________________________

. 7

F u ll d a y 's pay fo r reduced h ou rs plus
p e r c e n t a g e d i f f e r e n t i a l ___________________

-

O t h e r f o r m a l p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l _____________

.6

.4

3. 8

.2

13. 4
. 6

. 3
. 1
“

(2 )
.4

.9
. 1

. 1

1 In c lu d e s a ll p lan t w o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s c u r r e n t ly o p e r a tin g la te sh ifts, and e s t a b lis h m e n t s w hose fo r m a l p r o v is io n s
c o v e r la te sh ifts ev en though the e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ere not c u r r e n t ly o p e r a tin g la te s h ift s .
2 L e s s than 0. 05 p e r c e n t.

26
Table B-3. Scheduled Weekly Hours
(P e r c e n t d istrib u tio n of p lan t and o ffic e w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s t r ie s and in in d u stry d iv isio n s by sch ed u led w eekly h o u rs *
o f f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s, S t. L o u is, M o .—
111., M arc h 1969)
P la n t w o r k e r s
W e e k ly h o u r s

A l l w o r k e r s __________________________________
U n d e r 35 h o u r s ___________________________________
35 h o u r s ___________________________________________
O v e r 35 a n d u n d e r 37 V2 h o u r s ___________________
37 V2 h o u r s _________________________________________
38 V2 h o u r s _________________________________________
3 8 3 h o u r s _________________________________________
/4
40 h o u r s ___________________________________________
O v e r 40 h o u r s _____________________________________

A ll
in d u s tr ie s2

100
1
1
( 6)
1
(6 )
93

4

M anu­
f a c t u r in g

P u b lic
u tilitie s3

100

100

1

-

-

92

100

2

4

O ffic e w o r k e r s
W h o le s a le
tra d e

100
5
-

95

R e ta il
tra d e

A ll
in d u s tr ie s 4

M anu­
f a c t u r in g

100

100

100

1
2
96

7
5
12
2
5

4

69

(6)

6
6
84

1

P u b lic
u tilitie s3

100

6
(6 )
94

W h o le s a le
tra d e

100

-

R e ta il
tra d e

F in a n c e 5

100

100

-

18
17
26
8
9
22

1
9

7

91

2
92

-

1 S c h e d u le d h o u r s a r e th e w e e k ly h o u r s w h ic h a m a j o r i t y o f th e f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s w e r e e x p e c t e d to w o r k , w h e th e r th e y w e r e p a id f o r a t s t r a i g h t - t i m e o r o v e r t i m e
2 I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r r e a l e s t a t e a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
5 F in 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 L e s s th a n 0 . 5 p e r c e n t .




ra te s.

27

Table B-4. Paid Holidays
( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p l a n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in .in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y n u m b e r o f p a id h o lid a y s
p r o v i d e d a n n u a lly , S t. L o u i s , M o .—
111., M a r c h 1969)
P la n t w o r k e r s
Ite m

A ll w o r k e r s __________________________________

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d in g
p a i d h o l i d a y s _____ ____________________ _________
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d in g
no p a i d h o l i d a y s ________________________________

A ll
M anui n d u s t r i e s 1 f a c t u r in g

P u b lic
u tilitie s 2

O ffic e w o r k e r s
W h o le s a le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

M an uA ll
i n d u s t r i e s 3 f a c t u r in g

P u b lic
u tilitie s 2

W h o le s a le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

F in a n c e 4

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

99

100

99

95

100

99

99

100

100

-

-

1
11

1

100

100

-

(5 )

-

-

(5 )

7
29
-

1
8
1
1

3

_

10
2

2

27

55

7
17
3
24
-

5

-

4

1

-

(5)

1

-

9

2
1

N um ber of d ay s
L e s s th a n 6 h o l i d a y s _____________________________
6 h o l i d a y s _________________________________________
6 h o lid a y s p l u s 1 h a lf d a y ________________________
6 h o lid a y s p l u s 2 h a lf d a y s ______________________
7
7
7
7

h o l i d a y s _________________________________________
h o lid a y s p l u s 1 h a lf d a y ________________________
h o lid a y s p l u s 2 h a l f d a y s ______________________
h o lid a y s p l u s 4 h a lf d a y s ______________________
8 h o l i d a y s _________________________________________
8 h o lid a y s p l u s 1 h a lf d a y ________________________
8 h o lid a y s p l u s 2 h a lf d a y s ______________________
9 h o l i d a y s _________________________________________
9 h o lid a y s p l u s 1 h a lf d a y ________________________
9 h o lid a y s p l u s 2 h a lf d a y s ______________________
10 h o lid a y s ________________________________________
12 h o lid a y s ________________________________________

1

(5)
26
1

3
21

( 5)
2
12
1
2

20
1

5
18
4
17
2

17
3

26
4

3

4
32
32
53
53
76
77
97
98
100
100
100
100

25
52
3

1
6

32
4
(5 )

"
8

5
-

2

-

-

-

-

_
5
18

_
2
2

_
-

12

8

-

14
(5 )
3
(5 )
38
(5 )
3
14
2
1
12
2

2

11

1
1
22

14
4
-

2

_
28
15
44
13
-

4

-

-

-

1

4

_
4
19

_

_
_
13
13
72
72
100
100
100
100

1
8
8

1

14
1
6

15
7
27

14
65
-

6

27
4
-

4
75
2

7

T o t a l h o lid a y t i m e 6
12 d a y s _____________________________________________
10 d a y s o r m o r e __________________________________
9 /2 d a y s o r m o r e ________________________________
9 d a y s o r m o r e ___________________________________
8 V2 d a y s o r m o r e _____ ___________________________
8 d a y s o r m o r e ___________________________________
7*/z d a y s o r m o r e ________________________________
7 d a y s o r m o r e ___________________________________
6 V2 d a y s o r m o r e ________________________________
6 d a y s o r m o r e ___________________________________
5 d a y s o r m o r e ___________________________________
4 d a y s o r m o r e ___________________________________
1 d a y o r m o r e _____________________________________

21

23
37
37
61
62
88

89
98
98
98
99

21
21

73
73
98
98
99
99
99
99

11
14
47
52
79
81
91
95
95
95

8
8

64
64
93
93
93

100

2

14
16
33
34
74
75
90
91
98
99
99
99

26

27
60
60
81
82
96
97
100
100
100
100

20
20

85
85
98
98
100
100
100
100

2

2
13
17
50
50
74
76
93
99
99
99

9
9
84
84
88

88
99

100
100
100

1 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r r e a l e s t a t e a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
3 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
4 F in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e .
5 L e s s th a n 0 . 5 p e r c e n t .
6 A ll c o m b in a t io n s o f f u l l a n d h a lf d a y s th a t a d d to th e s a m e a m o u n t a r e c o m b in e d ; f o r e x a m p le , th e p r o p o r t io n o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g a t o t a l o f 9 d a y s in c lu d e s t h o s e
w ith 9 f u l l d a y s a n d no h a lf d a y s , 8 f u l l d a y s a n d 2 h a lf d a y s , 7 f u l l d a y s a n d 4 h a lf d a y s , a n d so o n .
P r o p o r t i o n s th e n w e r e c u m u la t e d .




28

Table B-5. Paid Vacations1
( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t i o n p a y
p r o v i s i o n s , S t. L o u i s , M o .—
111. , M a r c h 1969)
O ffic e w o r k e r s

P la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a t io n p o l ic y

A l l w o r k e r s __________________________________

M anu­
A ll
i n d u s t r i e s 2 f a c t u r in g

P u b lic
u tilitie s

W h o le s a le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

100

100

100

100

100

99
92
8
-

99
89
11
-

100
100
-

95
95
-

100
95
5
-

A ll
in d u s tr ie s 4

100

M anu­
f a c t u r in g

P u b lic
u tilitie s3

W h o le s a le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

F in a n e e 5

100

100

100

100

100

99
99
1
(6)

100
98
1
1

100
100
-

99
99
-

100
100
-

100
100
_

-

-

M e th o d o f p a y m e n t
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
p a i d v a c a t i o n s _______ ______ _____ ______ ________
L e n g t h - o f - t i m e p a y m e n t _____________________
P e r c e n t a g e p a y m e n t__________________________
O t h e r ___________________________________________
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d in g
no p a id v a c a t i o n s ________________________________

1

(6)

-

5

-

( 6)

-

-

4
14
1
(‘ )
( 6)

5
8
( 6)

_
20
-

3
33
-

2
46
6
1
-

4
49
5
1
-

_
36
4
-

23
7
1
-

2
45
-

1

_
27
5
1
-

-

2
55
10
3
-

79
3
16
2

76
5
18
2

82
(6)
16
1

66
29
-

92
8
-

63
1
36
-

46
53
-

( 6)
99
-

-

23
2
72
2
1

78
22
-

-

28
1
70
1
( 6)

49
4
43
1
2
-

60
6
28
2
3
-

36
59
-

30
70
-

8
1
87
1
3
(6)

16
84
_
_

5
95
_
_

_

_
_
_

-

'

-

11
2
77
1
7
1
-

7
93
_
-

( 6)

22
(6)
76
1
1

-

-

-

-

(6 )

A m ou nt o f v a c a tio n p a y 7
A fte r 6 m o n th s o f s e r v ic e
U n d e r 1 w e e k ______________________________________
1 w e e k ______________________________________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _______________________
2 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______________________
A fte r 1 y e a r of s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ____ _________________________________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _______________________
2 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______________________
3 w e e k s ____________________________________________

_

-

A fte r 2 y e a r s of s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ______________________________________________
O v e r I a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s ______________ ____ ____
2 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______________________
3 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _______________________
4 w e e k s ____________________________________________

_
100

A fte r 3 y e a r s of se r v ic e
1 w e e k ______________________________________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _______ ____ ___________
2 w e e k s ___________________________________ ________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______________________
3 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _______________________
4 w e e k s ____________________________________________

9
9
75
2
5

10
13
66
3
7

-

-

(6 )

-

10
13
66
3
7

1
1
97

2

7

-

-

93

93

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1
1
97

-

-

93

93

1
(6)
91
2
5
( 6)

2
(6)
81
4
12
1
-

_
2
98

.

1

-

_

_

99

99

_

_

_

_

_

_
_

100

_
_
_

-

-

-

-

-

_

A fte r 4 y e a r s of s e r v ic e
1 w eek
_ _
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _______________________
2 w eeks
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______________________
3 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _______________________
4 w e e k s ____________________________________________

8
9
76
2
5
-

(6)

-

2

7

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

1
(6)
91
2
6
( 6)




.

-

_

1
_
_
_

-

-

_

_

“

___
S e e fo o tn o te s a t en d o f t a b le .

2
(6)
81
4
12
1

“

2
98
_

_

99

_
'

99

100

_

29

Table B-5. Paid Vacations1 Continued
--( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t io n p a y
p r o v i s i o n s , S t. L o u i s , M o .—
111., M a r c h 1969)
P la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a t io n p o l ic y

O ffic e w o r k e r s
M anu­
A ll
i n d u s t r i e s 4 f a c t u r in g

P u b lic
u tilitie s3

W h o le s a le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

F in a n c e 5

A ll
in d u s tr ie s 2

M anu­
f a c t u r in g

P u b lic
u tilitie s 3

W h o le s a le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

1
(6)
85
4
7
2
-

83
6
8
3
-

(6 )
9i
7
1
-

89
6
-

7
86
7
-

-

-

(‘ )
(‘ )
19
8
67
1
3
2

20
13
59
1
4
3

( 6)
5
(‘ )
93
1
1

36
55
4
-

9
91
-

-

-

(‘ )
14
7
71
2
3
2

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

13
11
66
3
5
3

3
1
93
2
1
1

30
61
4
-

4
96
-

33
62
_
4
-

7
93
_
-

23
7
70
_
_
-

-

9
68
4
16
1
2

3
2
94
1
_
-

-

13
2
74
2
7
(6)
1

-

-

-

-

( 6)
4
71
2
20
1
1
2

_

_

_
4
64
32
-

.

.

66
2
30
1
-

_
5
66
23
1
-

.

2
74
2
17
2
1
3

4
(6)
70
1
22
1
1
1

4
60
1
29
2
2
2

1
( 6)
77
1
21
-

( 6)
4

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

.

2

-

5

4

-

-

-

36
51
4
-

25
71
-

1
(6)
3
2
95
_
-

10

-

4
(6)
30
(4)
58
_
5
1
1
1

4

-

A m o u n t o f v a c a t io n p a y 7— C o n tin u e d
A fte r 5 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ______________________________________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _______________________
2 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s __ ____ ________________
3 w e e k s ____________________________________________
4 w e e k s ____________________ _______________________
O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s _______________________

C‘ >
(6 )
81
3
14
2
(6)

1
69
3
24
3
1

_
2
90
8
-

93
6
-

1
94
6
-

95
5
-

-

-

-

-

-

13
1
63
4
16
1
2

2
8
91
-

40
56
4
-

29
71
-

25
1
73
-

-

-

-

-

A f t e r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w ee k ______________________________________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s _______________________
2 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______________________
3 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s ______________________
4 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s _______________________
5 w e e k s ____________________________________________

_

-

(6)
18
1
71
2
7
( 6)
1

-

A f t e r 12 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k ______________________________________________
2 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______________________
3 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _______________________
4 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s _______________________
5 w e e k s ____________________________________________
A f t e r 15 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w ee k ______________________________________________
2 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______________________
3 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _______________________
4 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s _______________________
5 w e e k s ____________________________________________
6 w e e k s ____________________________________________

-

-

.

.

10
71
19
-

4
51
45
_
-

5
91
4
_
_

-

-

-

A f t e r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w ee k ______________________________________________
2 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______ ____ ___________
3 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s _______________________
4 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s _______________________
5 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 5 a n d u n d e r 6 w e e k s _______________________
6 w e e k s ____________________________________________
O v e r 6 w e e k s ______________________________________




S e e f o o tn o te s a t en d o f t a b le .

35
(6)
51
1
5
1
1
2

41
-

45
8
2
1
3

3
1
85
10
-1
“

"

-

20
59
10
2
2
2

.

.

2

53
32
_
4
_
-

4
32
_
64
_
-

51
47
_
_
-

-

-

-

-

-

30
Table B-5. Paid Vacations1 Continued
--( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t io n p a y
p r o v i s i o n s , S t. L o u i s , M o .—111. , M a r c h 1969)
P la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a t io n p o l ic y

A ll
in d u s tr ie s2

M anu­
f a c t u r in g

P u b lic
u tilitie s3

(6)
3
24
1
49
( 6)
18
1
1
2

_
2
24
1
49
17
2
1
3

_
2
( 6)
53
2
43
-

O ffic e w o r k e r s
R e ta il
tra d e

A ll
in d u s tr ie s4

M anu­
f a c t u r in g

_
5
29
37
25
-

_
4
23
64
9
-

-

-

_
4
( 6)
20
59
(6 )
15
1
1
1

_
4
12
59
19
2
2
2

_
5
29
37
25
-

_
4
23
64
9
-

4
( 6)
20
59
12
1
4
1

_
5

4

W h o le s a le
tra d e

P u b lic
u tilitie s 3

W h o le s a le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

F in a n c e 5

A m o u n t o f v a c a t io n p a y 7— C o n tin u e d
A fte r 25 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k _____________________________________________
2 w e e k s ___________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s ______________________
3 w e e k s ___________________________________________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s ______________________
4 w e e k s ___________________________________________
O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s ______________________
5 w e e k s ___________________________________________
O v e r 5 a n d u n d e r 6 w e e k s ______________________
6 w e e k s ___________________________________________
O v e r 6 w e e k s _____________________________________

-

-

_
1
( 6)
1
57
1
1
39

_
10
30
43
16
-

.
4
30
66
-

-

-

-

2
_
31
67
_
_

-

-

-

-

A f t e r 30 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k _____________________________________________
2 w e e k s ___________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s ______________________
3 w e e k s ___________________________________________
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s ______________________
4 w e e k s ___________________________________________
5 w e e k s ___________________________________________
O v e r 5 a n d u n d e r 6 w e e k s ______________________
6 w e e k s ___________________________________________
O v e r 6 w e e k s _____________________________________

_
2

( 6)
3
24
1
49
19
1
1
2

24
1
49
17
2
1
3

( 6)
3

2

-

_
-

2
( 6)
53
45
-

_

_

_

_

_

.

4
12
59
12
2
9
2

1
( 6)
1
57
40
-

10
30
_
43
16
-

4
30
_
66
-

2
_
31

65
2
_
_

-

-

-

-

_

_
1
( 6)
1
57
40
-

_

M a x im u m v a c a t i o n a v a i l a b l e
1 w e e k _____________________________________________
2 w e e k s ___________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s ______________________
3 w e e k s _____ !_____________________________________
O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s ______________________
4 w e e k s ___________________________________________
5 w e e k s ___________________________________________
O v e r 5 a n d u n d e r 6 w e e k s ______________________
6 w e e k s ___________________________________________
O v e r 6 w e e k s _____________________________________

-

-

24
1
49
19
1
1
2

24
1
49
17
2
1
3

-

2
(6)
53
45
-

-

-

29
37
25
-

23
64
9
-

_
4
( 6)
20
58
12
1
4
1

4
-

12
59
12
2
9
2

_
10

_

_

4

2

-

-

30
43
16
-

30
66
-

-

_

-

31
-

65
1
_

1

1 I n c lu d e s b a s i c p l a n s o n ly .
E x c l u d e s p l a n s s u c h a s v a c a t io n b o n u s , v a c a t i o n - s a v i n g s , a n d t h o s e p l a n s w h ich o f f e r " e x t e n d e d " o r " s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e f it s b e y o n d b a s i c
p l a n s to w o r k e r s w ith q u a lif y in g le n g t h s o f s e r v i c e .
T y p i c a l o f su c h e x c l u s i o n s a r e p l a n s in th e s t e e l , a lu m in u m , a n d c a n i n d u s t r i e s .
2 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r r e a l e s t a t e a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
5 F in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e .
6 L e s s th a n 0 . 5 p e r c e n t .
7 I n c lu d e s p a y m e n t s o th e r th a n " l e n g t h o f t i m e , " su c h a s p e r c e n t a g e o f a n n u a l e a r n i n g s o r f l a t - s u m p a y m e n t s , c o n v e r t e d to a n e q u iv a le n t t i m e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p le , a
p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t o f a n n u a l e a r n i n g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 w e e k 's p a y .
P e r i o d s o f s e r v i c e w e r e c h o s e n a r b i t r a r i l y a n d d o n o t n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t th e in d iv id u a l p r o v i s i o n s
fo r p r o g re s sio n .
F o r e x a m p le , th e c h a n g e s in p r o p o r t io n s in d ic a t e d a t 10 y e a r s s e r v i c e in c lu d e c h a n g e s in p r o v i s i o n s o c c u r r i n g b e t w e e n 5 a n d 10 y e a r s .
E s tim a te s a re
c u m u l a t iv e .
T h u s , th e p r o p o r t io n e l ig i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s ' p a y o r m o r e a f t e r 10 y e a r s in c lu d e s t h o s e e l i g i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s ' p a y o r m o r e a f t e r f e w e r y e a r s o f s e r v i c e .




31

Table B-6. Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans
( P e r c e n t o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s e m p lo y e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d in g
h e a lt h , in s u r a n c e , o r p e n s io n b e n e f i t s , 1 S t. L o u i s , M o .—
111. , M a r c h 1969)
P la n t w o r k e r s
T y p e o f b e n e f it

A ll
M anu­
i n d u s t r i e s 2 f a c t u r in g

P u b lic
u tilitie s 3

A l l w o r k e r s __________________________________

100

100

100

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d in g a t
l e a s t 1 o f th e b e n e f it s sh o w n b e l o w ___________

99

99

O ffic e w o r k e r s
W h o le s a le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

100

100

100

90

100
94

A ll
in d u s tr ie s4

100

M anu­
f a c t u r in g

P u b lic
u tilitie s3

W h o le s a le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

F in a n c e 5

100

100

100

100

100

99

99

100

99

100

99

97

98

97

99

97

99

98

90

99

93

73

83

60

65

44

66

80

69

81

16

53

90

97

75

87

82

80

86

87

92

71

68

S i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e _________
S i c k le a v e ( f u l l p a y a n d no
w a itin g p e r i o d ) __________________________
S ic k le a v e ( p a r t i a l p a y o r
w a itin g p e r io d ) ___________________________

74

90

31

48

48

47

71

27

43

28

23

16

15

15

48

12

54

59

41

62

14

63

15

9

43

8

32

11

4

39

3

36

4

H o s p it a li z a t i o n i n s u r a n c e ____________________
S u r g i c a l i n s u r a n c e ____________________________
M e d ic a l i n s u r a n c e ____________________________
C a t a s t r o p h e i n s u r a n c e ________________________
R e t ir e m e n t p e n s io n ___________________________

97
96
88
42
85

98
97
90
41
91

99
99
88
80
78

90
90
90
34
75

95
95
83
27
83

95
95
92
75
85

97
96
94
72
89

100
100
97
92
71

99
99
99
76
77

95
95
83
51
78

92
92
89
81
91

L i f e i n s u r a n c e ________________________________
A c c id e n ta l d e ath an d d is m e m b e r m e n t
i n s u r a n c e _____________________________________
S i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e o r
s i c k le a v e o r b o t h 6 _________________________

1 I n c l u d e s t h o s e p l a n s f o r w h ich a t l e a s t a p a r t o f th e c o s t i s b o r n e b y th e e m p l o y e r , e x c e p t t h o s e l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d , s u c h a s w o r k m e n 1 s c o m p e n s a t io n , s o c i a l s e c u r i t y ,
an d r a ilr o a d r e tir e m e n t.
2 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r r e a l e s t a t e a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
5 F in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e .
6 U n d u p lic a te d t o t a l o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s i c k le a v e o r s i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y b e lo w .
S ic k le a v e p l a n s a r e l i m it e d to t h o s e w h ic h d e f in i t e l y
e s t a b l i s h a t l e a s t th e m in im u m n u m b e r o f d a y s ' p a y th a t c a n b e e x p e c t e d b y e a c h e m p l o y e e .
I n f o r m a l s i c k le a v e a ll o w a n c e s d e t e r m in e d o n a n in d iv id u a l b a s i s a r e e x c lu d e d .




Table B-7. Method of Wage Determination and Frequency of Payment
( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y m e th o d o f w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n 1
a n d f r e q u e n c y o f w a g e p a y m e n t, S t. L o u i s , M o .—
111., M a r c h 1969)
P la n t w o r k e r s
Ite m

A ll w o r k e r s __________________________________

A ll
in d u s tr ie s"

M an uf a c t u r in g

P u b lic
u tilitie s 3

O ffic e w o r k e r s
W h o le s a le
tra d e

R e tail
tra d e

A ll
in d u s tr ie s4

M anuf a c t u r in g

P u b lic
u tilitie s3

W h o le s a le
tra d e

R e ta il
tra d e

F in a n c e 5

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

8B
85
52
32

85
84
54
30

100
99
60
40

96
86
55
31

86
73
31
41

100
74
6
68

100
77
1
76

100
93
33
61

100
57
8
49

100
64
2
61

100
66
66

18

19

21

14

19

8

4

29

10

10

7

4

17

3

18

43

53

19

19

39

52

7
4
12
4
3
1
5
2
4
2

7
1
15
7
5
2
8
3
5
~

3
(6 )
-

14
10
4

4
13
14

17
26
-

19
23
-

12
7
-

20
43
-

12
36

15
34

-

-

-

3
3
1

14

83
10
7

93
4
4

47
34
19

76
13
11

73
18
9

M e th o d o f w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n 1
P a id ti m e r a t e s ___________________________________
F o r m a l r a t e p o l i c y ___________________________
S in g le r a t e .................................................-...............
P r o g r e s s i o n b a s e d on a u t o m a t ic
a d v a n c e m e n t a c c o r d i n g to
le n g th o f s e r v i c e _____________________
P r o g r e s s io n b a s e d on m e r it
r e v ie w --------------------------------------------P r o g r e s s i o n b a s e d on a
c o m b in a t io n o f le n g th o f
s e r v i c e a n d m e r i t r e v i e w ___________
N o f o r m a l r a t e p o l i c y _________________________
P a id b y in c e n t iv e m e t h o d s _______________________
P i e c e r a t e . _______ _____________________________
I n d iv id u a l.......................................................... ............
G r o u p _____________ ____ _____________________
I n d iv id u a l___________________________________
G r o u p ________________________________________
C o m m i s s i o n ___________________________________

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

“

M e th o d o f d e t e r m in in g in c e n t iv e p a y o f
o f f ic e w o r k e r s no t p r e s e n t e d

F re q u e n c y of w age pay m en t
W e e k ly _____________________________________________
B i w e e k ly ___________________________________________
M o n th ly _____________________ ____ __________________
O th e r f r e q u e n c y __________________________________

1
2
3
4
5
6




31
25

39
16

44

46

( 6)

F o r a d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e m e th o d s o f w a g e d e t e r m in a t i o n , s e e I n tr o d u c tio n .
I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r r e a l e s t a t e a n d s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r s e r v i c e s in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n . s e p a r a t e l y .
F in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e .
L e s s th a n 0 . 5 p e r c e n t .

24
46
29

49
16
34

72
22
6

2
34
62
2

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 tio 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 le jo b c o n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f th is e m p h a s i s on
i n t e r e s t a b l is 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 tio 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 th 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 li 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 , ih 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 ly in v o lv 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 i l 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 fa n fo ld
m a c h in e .
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 £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 ' le 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 ic a ll y the
d e b it o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s no 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
and sta n d a rd ty p e s of s a l e s and c r e d it s lip 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 rtly 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 .
C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u tin 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 an 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 ut 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 an d m a n u a l t a s k s r e ­
q u i r e d to m a in ta in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
CLERK,

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
tra 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 an 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 rk .
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 , a n 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 t a on th e p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u tie 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 tin 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 fo 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 i n 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 and
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 ly
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

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 of 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 of a c o m p le te 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 ork in v o lv 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 ; an 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 .

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 to m e te 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 ta l to p e r f o r m a n c e of
o th e r d u t ie s .
KEYPUNCH OPERATO R

C l a s s B . U n d e r s u p e r v is io n , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e r o u tin 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 te 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 in c i p le 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 rk i s su b d iv id e d on a fu 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 .




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 il e o f o r d e r s r e c e iv e d , a n d c h e c k sh ip p in g
in 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

CLERK,

F IL E

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

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 sh 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 s t 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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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 t a 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 ta 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 s o m e d e t e r m in 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 ch ed ; e x t r a c t s in fo 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 ; an d s e a r c h e s f o r an d
i n t e r p r e t s in f o r m a tio 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 be p u n c h e d . M a y t r a i n
in e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r 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 la ss 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 in s t r u c t i o n s ,
t r a n s c r i b e s d a ta f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to p u n ch ed c a r d s .
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 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 iz 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 l i t t l e o r no s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g
o f d a ta to b e p u n ch ed . 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, 000 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 an d im p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t io 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 io 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 red
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 , 000 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 io 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 iv e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o se 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 one o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s it 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 se s u b o r d in a te s t a ff
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 tu r n , f u r t h e r s u b d iv id e d . In so 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

SECRETA RY
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 le v e l of
o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p lo y s', in a l l , f e w e r th a n 5 , 000 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 ta 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 la t io n s h ip 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 an d g u id a n c e .
P e r f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l
an 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 in q u i r i e s , a n d r o u t e s th e te c h n ic a l in q u ir 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 in t a in 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 i n 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 in 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 rk .

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 of a s m a l l o r g a n i z a t io 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 an 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 le n a tu r e a n d d if f i c u l t y .
T h e w o r k t y p ic a ll 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 ta 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 rk 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 it 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 fin 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 no 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 ie 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 it 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 tin 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 th 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 it i o n s w h ich in v o lv e m o r e d if 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 not ty 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 se 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 io 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 id e r e d to be
" 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 p p ly in g th e fo llo w in g l e v e l d e f in i t io 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 fe 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 th e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n of th e b o a r d o r p r e s id 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 5 , 0 0 0 b u t fe 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 jo 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 .
C la ss

B

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 ) of
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 { i m m e d ia t e ly 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 f u 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 in is t r a t iv e
o f f i c e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k il le d te c h n ic ia n o r e x p e r t . (N O T E : M an 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 le 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 ay
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te 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 tin 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 te 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 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 ; 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 ta 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 o f
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 ro 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 ta 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 in s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g a n d ro u tin g in c o m in g m a i l ; an d
a n s w e r in g r o u tin 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 rk .
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 in g le - o r m u lt ip l e - p o s it 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 tg 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 fu l l te le p h o n e in fo 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 rk a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w itc 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 hen 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 la p p in 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 tly p r e s e n t fr 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 t e f o r c a l l s . )
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s in g le - o r m u lt ip l e - p o s it 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 , i n 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 is 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 ay
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 tio n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s
if th e fu 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 if 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 if 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 tie 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 tin e c l e r i c a l w o rk 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 ^ 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 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 tin 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 filin g w o r k . T h e w o r k 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 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 , 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 ir e d .
T h e c o m p le te r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s ty 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 ich 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 a n 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 ic a ll 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 a n d p r o d u c tio n of a g r o u p o f t a b u la t in g - m a c h in 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 ic u lt 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 su c h a s th e
ta b u l a t o r a n 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 , a n d c o l l a t o r .
T h is w o rk is
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 so m e w ir in g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o rk t y p ic a ll y i n v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p le , ta b u la 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 t a 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 an 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 an 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 tr 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 .

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 tin e v o c a b u la r y f r o m
tra 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 a n 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 te 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 on 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 .
T Y P IS T
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 io 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 b y 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 r k in v o lv in g li 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 an 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 lv 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 t e 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 a n 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 tin e ty p in g o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; an 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 tu p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
D R A F T S M A N — C o n tin u e d

D R A FT SM A N
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 it 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 if 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 , a n 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 , a n d p o s it i o n a l r e l a t io n s h ip 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 ig in 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 .
M ay
e ith 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 in g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u ir e th e a p p l i ­
c a tio 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 of 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 io n s h ip 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 o f 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 f o 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 an 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 titie 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 , e t c . R e c e i v e s in it i a l in 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 fa c t u r in 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 je 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 itio n in g of

c o m p o n e n ts a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a tio n . C o n s o lid a t e s d e t a i l s f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
a n 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 , a n 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 ork 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 R A FT SM A N -T R A C E R
C o p i e s p la 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.
(D o e s no t in c lu d e t r a c i n g li m it e d to p la n s p r i m a r i l y
c o n s is t in 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 .)
a n d /o r
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 .
d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
N U R SE,

W o rk i s c l o s e l y s u p e r v i s e d

IN D U S T R I A L ( R E G I S 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 tio n o f th e fo llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t a id
to th e il 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 tio 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 in 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 ; an 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 tio 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 ta 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 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 an d la y in g o ut o f w o rk f r o m b lu e p r in 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 , a n d s t a n d a r d m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ;




CARPEN TER,

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

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 of w o r k ; a n d s e le 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 rk . 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 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 ly 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 tr a i n in g a n 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 su c h a s th e in s t a l l a t i o n , m a in te 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 is 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 li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : I n s t a ll in 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 su 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 it 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 lu e p r in 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 la t in g to lo a d r e q u ir e m e n t s o f
w ir in 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 an 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 rk o f th e m a in te n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n 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 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 .

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 ic 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 an d l i g h t s , o r tig 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 to m o tiv e
m e c h a n ic 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 i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g an d e x p e r i e n c e .

E N G IN E E R ,

S T 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 ) to s u p p ly th e e s t a b li 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 ir - 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 tin g a n d m a in ta in in g e q u ip m e n t
su 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 ila 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 an 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 ; an 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 fu 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 io n s . H e a d o r c h ie f e n g in 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 I L 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 is h th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ich 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 ;
an 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 il , 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.
H ELPER,

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 , su c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p lie 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 in g , li 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 an 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- tim 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 LR O 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 , su c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y l in 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 ill in g m a c h in 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 f o 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 ic u lt 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 ir 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 im e n s io n s . M a y b e r e q u i r e d to r e c o g n iz e w h en 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 to o l a n d d ie jo b b in g sh 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 la 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 li 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 : I n t e r p r e t i n g
w r it t e n in 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 to 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 la t in g to
d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , to o lin 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 is w o rk ;
a n d fit tin 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 nded t r a i n in 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 ly 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 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 li s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t
o f th e f o 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 an d 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 w ith it e m s o b ta in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r in g th e p r o d u c tio 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 of 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 ; an 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 ro u n d e d tr 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 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 up 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 a 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 lv 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 ig 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 lin in g a n d b a la 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 in 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 su 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 ly r e q u i r e s a 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 in th e t r a d e 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 tr a i n in 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 in 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 rk , 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 f o 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 lic 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 is 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 le a d , a n d o th e r p a in t in 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 rk o f th e m a in t e n a n c e ,p a in 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 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 tr 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 of p ip e a n d p ip e fit t in g s in a n
e s t a b li 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 : 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 te 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 th 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 ty le n e t o r c h o r p ip 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 ir e d ; a n d m a k in g s t a n d a r d t e s t s to 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
ro u n d e d tr 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
tr 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 i n s t a l lin 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 in g in s t a l la t io 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 ; in s t a l lin g o r r e ­
p a i r in g p ip 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 ro u n d e d tr 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 ir 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 .

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 R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E

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 li 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 su c h h a n d to o ls ^ 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 fe 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 ro 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 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 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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S H E E T -M E T A L , W O R K ER,

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

M A IN T E N A N C E — 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 in 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 ir 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 .
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 f o llo w in g : P la n n in g an d
la y in g o u t of w o r k f r o m m o d e ls , b lu e p r in 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 te 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 of 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 ­
st 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 an 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 in 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 ll 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 ir e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o rk 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 ; an 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
tr 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 ir 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 tr 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 - i n d u s t r y w a g e st u d y p u r p o s e s ,
sh 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 .

to o l a n d

d ie m a k e r s in t o o l a n d d ie jo b b in g

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
G U A R D AN D 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 tin e p o l ic e d u t ie s , e ith 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 sh 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 o f tr a n s p o r t a t io n , and 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 sh ip p e d , m a k in g u p b i l l s of la d in g , p o s tin g w e ig h t a n d sh 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 f o r s h i p ­
m e n t.
R e c e iv in g w o r k in 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 ip 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 ft,

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 .

J A N IT O R ,

PO RTER,

OR C LEA N ER

(S w e e p e r ; c h a r w o m a n ; j a n i t r e s s )
F o r w age stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
C l e a n s a n 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 ic 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 li s h m e n t . D u t ie s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o 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 lis h in 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 li 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 ; an d c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , sh o w ­
e r s , an 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 indow w a sh in g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LABO RER,

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

( L o a d e r an 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 ; st 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 in 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 f o llo w in g : L o a d in g a n d u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s an 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 in 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 la 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 is 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 .
O RD ER,

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 :

R e c e iv in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g a n d r e c e iv 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 in 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 su c h a s : 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 an d
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 jt y 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 r d e r p i c k e r ; s t o c k s e l e c t o r ; w a r e h o u s e sto c k m a n )
F i l l s sh 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 i n s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , in a d d i t i o n
to f il li n g o r d e r s an d in d ic a tin g it e m s f il le d o r o m itte 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 li 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 IV2 to n s)
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m ( I V 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 )
TRUCKER,

POW ER

P A C K E R , S H IP P IN G
P r e p a r e s f in is h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p la c in g th e m in s h 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 po n th e t y p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r o f
u n its to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n ta in e r e m p lo y e d , a n d m e th o d o f sh ip m e n t. W o rk r e q u i r e s th e
p la 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 an d m a y in v o lv e one o r m o r e of 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 it 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 in e r ; i n s e r t in 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 ta on c o n t a in e r . P a c k e r s w ho a l s o m a k e w o o d en b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d .




O p e ra te s a
tr 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 f o llo w s :
T r u c k e r , p o w e r (f o r k lif t)
T r u c k e r , p o w e r (o th e r th a n f o r k lift )







A va ila b le On R equest
T h e n in th 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 rn e y s, c h e m is ts , e n g in e e r s, en g in e e rin g te c h n ic ia n s, d ra ftsm 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 of p e r s o n n e l, m a n a g e r s of o ffic e
s e r v i c e s , b u y e r s , and c l e r i c a l e m p lo y e e s .
O r d e r a s B L S B u lle tin 1617, N atio n al S u rv e y of P r o f e s s i o n a l , • A d ­
m in is tr a tiv e , T ec h n ic a l, and C l e r ic a l P a y , Ju n e 1968. S e v en ty -fiv e
ce n ts a copy.




Area Wage Surveys
A l i s t of the la te st availab le bulletins i s p resen te d below. A d ire c to ry of a r e a wage studies including m o re lim ited stu dies conducted at the
r e q u e s t of the Wage and Hour and Public C on tra c ts D ivisions of the Department of L a b o r i s a v a ila b le on re qu est. Bulletins m a y be p urch ased fro m
the Superintendent of Documents, U .S . Government Printing Office, Washington, D . C . , 20402, or fro m any of the B L S regional s a l e s o ffices shown on
the inside front co ver.
A re a

Bulletin number
and p ric e

Akron, Ohio, J u ly 1 9 6 8 ----------------------------------------- 1575-84,
A lbany-Schenectady—
Troy, N. Y. , M a r . 1969 1 ---------- 1625-56,
Albuquerque, N. Mex. , A pr. 1 9 6 8 1 ------------------------ 1575-58,
Allentown—
Bethlehem— a ston , P a . — J . ,
E
N.
1575-86,
Atlanta, Ga. , May 1968 1---------------------------------------- 1575-71,
B a l t im o r e , Md. , Sept. 1968 1 ________________________ 1625-8,
Beaumont— o rt A rthur—
P
Orange, T e x . , May 1 9 6 8 * ___ 1575-75,
Binghamton, N. Y. , Ju ly 1968 1_____________ __________ 1625-3,
Birm in gh a m , A l a . , A pr. 1969 1_______________________ 1625-65,
B o is e City, Idaho, Ju ly 1968 *_________________________ 1625-6,
Boston, M a s s . , Sept. 1968 1 ---------------------------------- 1625-15,
Buffalo, N. Y. , Nov. 1968 1____________________________ 1625-35,
Burlington, Vt. , M ar. 1969 1__________ -______________ 1625-54,
Canton, Ohio, June 1968 1------—
___ ____ —
----------------- 1575-65,
C h arlesto n , W. Va. , A pr. 1968 1---------------------------- 1575-63,
Charlotte, N. C. , M a r . 1 969---------------------------------- 1625-61,
Chattanooga, T enn .—
Ga. , Sept. 1 9 6 8 * ________________ 1625-14,
Chicago, 111., A pr. 1 96 8--------------------------------------- 1575-81,
Cincinnati, Ohio— —
Ky. Ind. , M ar. 1969 1------------------- 1625-63,
Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 1 9 6 8 * --------------------------------- 1625-19.
Colum bus, Ohio, Oct. 1968 * --- ------------------ ----------- 1625-24,
D a l la s , T e x . , Nov. 1968 1------------------- -------------------- 1625-28,
Davenport—
Rock Island—
Moline, Iowa— ,
111.
Oct. 1 9 6 8 ___________________________________________ 1625-16,
Dayton, Ohio, Ja n . 1969 1--------------------------------------- 1625-42,
Denver, C o l o ., Dec. 1968____________________________ 1625-39,
Des Moines, Iowa, M a r . 1969-------------------------------- 1625-62,
Detroit, M ich ., Ja n . 1969 1___________________________ 1625-58,
F o r t Worth, T e x . , Nov. 1968 1_______________________ 1625-27,
G reen Bay, Wis. , Ju ly 1968 1_________________________ 1625-7,
G reen ville, S . C . , May 1968 1--------------------------------- 1575-66,
Houston, T e x . , June 1968 1------------------------------------ 1575-82,
Indianapolis, Ind. , Dec. 1968 1 _______________________ 1625-40,
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1969 1-------------- -------------------- 1625-45,
J a c k so n v ille , F l a . , J a n . 1969 1------------------------------- 1625-37,
K a n s a s City, Mo. —
Kans. , Sept. 1968 1---------------- ----- 1625-17,
L a w ren ce— averhill, M a s s . — H. , June 1 9 6 8 * --------- 1575-74,
H
N.
Little Rock—
North Little Rock, A r k . , Ju ly 1968 1___ — 1625-11,
L o s A ngeles—
Long B e a ch and Anaheim—
Santa A n a Garden Grove, C a l i f . , M ar. 1 96 8------------------------- 1575-64,
L o u isv ille , K y . —
Ind. , Nov. 1 96 8______________________ 1625-33,
Lubbock, Tex. , M a r. 1969____________________________ 1625-53,
M anch ester, N .H . , Ju ly 1968 1------------------------------- 1625-4,
M emphis, T e n n .— rk . , Nov. 1968--------------------------- 1625-30,
A
Miami, F l a . , Dec. 1968 1_____________________________ 1625-29,
Midland and O d e ssa , T e x . , M a r. 1 9 6 9 ______________ _ 1625-49,
Milwaukee, Wis. , A pr. 1968---------------------------------- 1575-67,

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




A rea
M inneapolis—
St. Paul, Minn., Ja n . 1969_____________
Muskegon—
Muskegon Heights, M ich ., May 1968 1_____
New ark and J e r s e y City, N. J . , J a n . 1969___ -________
New Haven, C onn ., Ja n . 1969________________________
New O rlea n s, L a . , F eb. 1969 1_______________________
New York, N. Y . , Apr. 1968__________________________
Norfolk— o rtsm o uth and Newport News—
P
Hampton, V a . , June 1 968 ___________________________
Oklahoma City, Okla. , Ju ly 1 9 68 ---------------------------Omaha, N e b r . —
Iowa, Oct. 1968 1_____________________
P a t e r so n —
Clifton— a s s a i c , N. J . , May 1968 1 _________
P
Philadelphia, P a . — J . , Nov. 1968___________________
N.
Phoenix, A r iz . , M ar. 1969 __________________________
Pittsburgh, Pa. , Ja n . 1969___________________ ___—
__
Portland, Maine, Nov. 1 968 __________________________
Portland, O r e g .— a s h ., May 1968 1__________________
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Providence—
Pawtucket—
Warwick, R. I . — a s s . ,
M
Raleigh, N. C. , Aug. 1968 * ----------------------------------Richmond, V a . , Nov. 1967 1 _____________________ _____
R o c h e ste r , N.Y. (office occupations only), J u ly 1968 1
—
Rockford. 111., May 1 9 6 8 * _____ _______________________
St. L o u is, M o .—
111., Mar. 1969 1_____________________
Salt La k e City, Utah, Dec. 1968_________________ ____
San Antonio, Tex. , June 1968_________________________
San Bern ardin o— i v e rsid e —
R
Ontario, Calif. ,
San Diego, C a l i f . , Nov. 1968_________________________
San F r a n c i s c o —
Oakland, C a l i f . , Oct. 1968____________
San J o s e , C a l i f . , Sept. 196 8 ---------------------------------Savannah, Ga. , May 1 9 6 8 * ----------------------- ------------Scranton, P a . , July 1968 1------------------------------------Seattle— v e re tt, W a sh ., Nov. 1968 1__________________
E
Sioux F a l l s , S. D a k ., Oct. 1968 1 ____________________
South Bend, In d., M ar. 1969— ____________ —
—
—_______
Spokane, W ash., June 1968 _____________ -____________
S y r a c u s e , N. Y. , Ju ly 1 9 6 8 * __________________________
T am pa—
St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , Aug. 1 9 68 _____________
Toledo, Ohio—
Mich. , F eb. 1969 1_____________________
Trenton, N. J . , Oct. 1968 1_________________ -_____ __
_
Utica— o m e, N. Y. , July 1968 1 _______________________
R
Washington, D. C. —
Md. —
Va. , Sept. 1 9 68______________
Waterbury, C onn ., M a r. 1969 _________________ ______
Waterloo, Iowa, Nov. 1968 1___________________________
Wichita, K a n s . , Dec. 1968___________________________
W o rc e ste r, M a s s . , June 1968 1 _______________________
York, P a . , F e b . 1969 _________________________________
Youngstown— arren, Ohio, Nov. 1968 ________________
W

Bulletin number
and p ric e
1625-47,
1575-60,
1625-46,
1625-38,
1625-51,
1575-78,

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30
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cents
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cents
cents

1575-85,
1625-9,
1625-26,
1575-83,
1625-48,
1625-60,
1625-59,
1625-20,
1575-80,

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1575-61,
1625-13,
1575-27,
1625-2,
1575-70,
1625-64,
1625-36,
1575-69,

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35
25
35
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30
30

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

1625-25,
1625-32,
1625-44,
1625-21,
1575-73,
1625-12,
1625-43,
1625-23,
1625-55,
1575-79,
1625-5,
1625-10,
1625-57,
1625-18,
1625-1,
1625-22,
1625-50,
1625-31,
1625-41,
1575-76,
1625-52,
1625-34,

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35 cents
30 cents
30 cents
35 cents
35 cents
30 cents
30 cents
30 cents
35 cents
30 cents
35 cents
35 cents
35 cents
35 cents
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35 cents
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30 cents
30 cents
30 cents

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