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AR EA WAGE SURVEY
T h e P o rtlan d , M a in e , M etro p o litan A re a ,
N ovem ber 1970

B ulletin 1685-19
U .S . D E P A R T M E N T O F L A B O R / Bureau of Labor Statistics

BUREAU

OF LABO R

S T A T IS T IC S

REGIONAL O F F IC E S

ALASKA

Region I
1603-A Federal Building
Government Center
Boston, Mass. 02203
Phone: 223-6762 (Area Code 617)

Region 11
341 Ninth Ave., Rm, 1025
New York, N .Y . 10001
Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212)

Region III
406 Penn Square Building
1317 F ilb ertS t.
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
337 Mayflower Building
411 North Akard St.
Dallas, Tex. 75201
Phone: 749-3516 (Area Code 214)
* Regions V II and VI11 will be service by Kansas City.
* * Regions IX and X will be serviced b San Francisco.

Regions V II and V III
Federal Office Building
911 Walnut St., 10th Floor
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)

Regions IX and X
450 Golden Gate Ave.
Box 36017
San Francisco, Calif. 94102
Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)

Region V
219 South Dearborn St.
Chicago, III. 60604
Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)




U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR




J. D. Hodgson, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner

AR EA WAGE SURVEY
T h e P o rtlan d , M a in e , M e tro p o lita n A re a ,
N ovem ber 1970

Bulletin 1685-19
March 1971
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 20402 — Price 30 cents




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a n d r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s on an a r e a w i d e b a s i s . 1

e i t h e r ( l ) e m p l o y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n i s t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h
d a t a to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2) 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 i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a . E a r n i n g s d a t a not s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y
f o r i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s a r e i n c l u d e d in a l l i n d u s t r i e s c o m b i n e d d a t a ,
w h e r e s h o w n . L i k e w i s e , d a t a a r e i n c l u d e d in the o v e r a l l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n
w h e n a s u b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f s e c r e t a r i e s o r t r u c k d r i v e r s i s not s h o w n
o r i n f o r m a t i o n to s u b c l a s s i f y i s n ot a v a i l a b l e .

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e a r n i n g s i n f o r m a t i o n o b t a i n e d l a r g e l y b y m a i l f r o m th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
v i s i t e d b y B u r e a u f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s in t h e l a s t p r e v i o u s s u r v e y f o r
o c c u p a t i o n s r e p o r t e d in t h a t e a r l i e r s t u d y . P e r s o n a l v i s i t s w e r e m a d e
to n o n r e s p o n d e n t s a n d to t h o s e r e s p o n d e n t s r e p o r t i n g u n u s u a l c h a n g e s
s i n c e th e p r e v i o u s s u r v e y .

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f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h i r e d to w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k l y s c h e d u l e
in th e g i v e n o c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
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m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , a n d
late sh ifts.
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a llo w a n c e s and in cen tiv e e a r n in g s a r e in c lu d e d . W h ere w eek ly h o u rs
a r e r e p o r t e d , a s f o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to th e
s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k ( r o u n d e d t o the n e a r e s t h a l f h o u r ) f o r w h i c h e m 
p lo 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 lu s iv e of pay
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 te s ) . A v e r a g e w eek ly e a r n 
i n g s f o r t h e s e o c c u p a t i o n s h a v e b e e n r o u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a l f d o l l a r .

In e a c h a r e a , d a t a a r e o b t a i n e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b 
l i s h m e n t s w it h in s i x b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s : M a n u f a c t u r i n g ; t r a n s 
p o r ta tio n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il i t ie s ; w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ;
r e t a i l t r a d e ; fin a n c e , i n 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 stry g ro u p s excluded fr o m th e se stu d ie s a r e go vern m en t o p e r a 
tio n s and the c o n s t r u c t io n and e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r i e s . E s t a b l i s h m e n t s
h av in g f e w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e o m it te d b e c a u s e
t h e y t e n d to f u r n i s h i n s u f f i c i e n t e m p l o y m e n t i n t h e o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d
to w a r r a n t i n c l u s i o n .
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the b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w h i c h m e e t p u b l i c a t i o n c r i t e r i a .

T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e th e l e v e l o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s in
an a r e a at a p a r t i c u l a r tim e . C o m p a r i s o n s of in d iv id u al o c c u p a tio n a l
a v e r a g e s o v e r t i m e m a y not r e f l e c t e x p e c t e d w a g e c h a n g e s .
The
a v e r a g e s f o r i n d i v i d u a l j o b s a r e a f f e c t e d b y c h a n g e s in w a g e s a n d
em p loy m en t p a tt e r n s . F o r e x a m p le , p r o p o r tio n s of w o r k e r s em p loy ed
by h ig h - o r lo w -w a g e f i r m s m a y ch an ge o r h ig h -w a g e w o r k e r s m a y
a d v a n c e to b e t t e r j o b s a n d b e r e p l a c e d b y n e w w o r k e r s a t l o w e r r a t e s .
S u c h s h i f t s in e m p l o y m e n t c o u l d d e c r e a s e a n o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e e v e n
t h o u g h m o s t e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a i n c r e a s e w a g e s d u r i n g th e y e a r .
T r e n d s in e a r n i n g s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s , s h o w n in t a b l e 2, a r e b e t t e r
i n d i c a t o r s o f w a g e t r e n d s t h a n i n d i v i d u a l j o b s w it h in th e g r o u p s .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c t e d on a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e of
the u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t in v o lv e d in s u r v e y in g a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
To
o b t a i n o p t i m u m a c c u r a c y a t m i n i m u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n of
l a r g e t h a n o f s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s t u d i e d . In c o m b i n i n g th e d a t a ,
h o w e v e r , a l l e s t a b li s h m e n t s a r e giv en t h e ir a p p r o p r i a t e w eigh t. E s 
t i m a t e s b a s e d on t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d a r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e l a t i n g t o a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e i n d u s t r y g r o u p i n g a n d a r e a ,
e x c e p t fo r t h o se b elo w the m in im u m s i z e stu d ie d .
O c c u p a t io n s and E a r n i n g s
T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y
o f m a n u f a c t u r i n g a n d n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , a n d a r e o f the
follow in g t y p e s :
( l ) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l ;
(3) m a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t ; a n d (4) c u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e 
m ent.
O c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n i f o r m s e t o f j o b
d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s ig n e d to ta k e a c c o u n t of in te r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n
in d u t i e s w it h in th e s a m e j o b .
The o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r study
a r e l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d in th e a p p e n d i x . T h e e a r n i n g s d a t a f o l l o w i n g
the j o b t i t l e s a r e f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s c o m b i n e d . E a r n i n g s d a t a f o r s o m e
o f th e o c c u p a t i o n s l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s
w it h in o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e not p r e s e n t e d in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , b e c a u s e
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Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under con tract with the New York
D epartm ent of Labor. These areas are Bingham ton (New Y oik portion only); Rochester (o ffic e o ccu 
pations only); Syracuse; and U tic a —Rom e. In addition , the Bureau conducts more lim ite d area studies
in 77 areas at the request of the W age and Hour D ivision of the U. S. D epartm en t o f Labor.




The a v e r a g e s p re se n ted re fle ct co m p o site, areaw id e e s t i 
m ates.
I n d u s t r i e s a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l a n d j o b
s t a f f i n g a n d , t h u s , c o n t r i b u t e d i f f e r e n t l y to th e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h jo b .
T h e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p o b t a i n a b l e f r o m th e a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e l y the w a g e s p r e a d o r d i f f e r e n t i a l m a i n t a i n e d a m o n g j o b s in
i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s
f o r m e n a n d w o m e n in a n y o f the s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s h o u l d n ot b e
a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t o f th e s e x e s w it h in
in dividual e s ta b lis h m e n t s .
O th er p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w hich m a y c o n 
t r i b u t e t o d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y f o r m e n a n d w o m e n i n c l u d e : D i f f e r e n c e s
in p r o g r e s s i o n w it h in e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s i n c e o n l y the a c t u a l
State
r a t e s p a i d i n c u m b e n t s a r e c o l l e c t e d ; a n d d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c d u t i e s
p e r f o r m e d , a l t h o u g h th e w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r i a t e l y w it h in
th e s a m e s u r v e y j o b d e s c r i p t i o n . J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g

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e m p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a l l y m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d t h a n t h o s e
u s e d in i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d a l l o w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s
a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in t h e s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r f o r m e d .
O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t t h e t o t a l in a l l
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h in t h e s c o p e o f t h e s t u d y a n d n o t t h e n u m b e r a c t u 
a l l y s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e of d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , th e e s t i m a t e s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t o b t a i n e d f r o m
the s a m p l e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d s e r v e o n l y to i n d i c a t e t h e r e l a t i v e
i m p o r t a n c e o f the j o b s s t u d i e d .
T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l
s t r u c t u r e do n o t a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y th e a c c u r a c y o f th e e a r n i n g s d a t a .




E s t a b l i s 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 age P r o v i s i o n s
T a b u l a t i o n s on s e l e c t e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p l e 
m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e not p r e s e n t e d in t h i s
bulletin.
In fo rm a tio n fo r t h e se tab u latio n s is c o lle c te d b ien n ially .
T h e s e t a b u l a t i o n s on m i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r i n e x p e r i e n c e d
w om en office w o r k e r s ; shift d iffe r e n t ia ls ; sc h e d u le d w eek ly h o u rs;
p a id h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a t i o n s ; and h ea lth , i n s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n
p l a n s a r e p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) in p r e v i o u s b u l l e t i n s f o r
this a r e a .

3

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by m a jo r in d u s try d ivisio n ,2 N o v e m b e r 1 9 7 0

s c o p e o f s u rv e y an d n u m b e r s tu d ie d in P o rtla n d , M a in e ,

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in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in s c o p e
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M a n u f a c t u r i n g _______________________________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------------------------------------------T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t i o n , an d
o t h e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s 5 _____________________________
W h o l e s a l e t r a d e 6_______________________________________
R e t a i l t r a d e 6 ____________________________________________
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e 6 ________
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1 T h e P o r t l a n d S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f i n e d b y th e B u r e a u o f th e B u d g e t t h 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 t h e c i t i e s o f
P o r t l a n d , S o u th P o r t l a n d , a n d W e s t b r o o k ; a n d t h e t o w n s o f C a p e E l i z a b e t h , C u m b e r l a n d , F a l m o u t h , G o r h a m , S c a r b o r o u g h , an d Y a r m o u t h in C u m b e r l a n d
C o u n ty .
T h e " w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s s h o w n in t h i s t a b l e p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e s i z e a n d c o m p o s i t i o n
o f th e l a b o r f o r c e i n c l u 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 n o t i n t e n d e d , h o w e v e r , t o 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 it h o t h e r e m p l o 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 le 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 t h 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 i l e d
c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f t h e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d i e d , a n d (2 )
s m a l l e s t a b li 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 fth e
su rvey.
2 T h e 1 9 6 7 e d i t i o n o f t h e S ta n d a r d I n d u s t r i a l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n .
3 I n c l u d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t a t o r a b o v e th e m i n i m u m l i m i t a t i o n .
A l l o u t l e t s (w it h in t h e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s
in s u c h
i n d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , f i n a n c e , a u to r e p a i r s e r v i c e , an d m o t i o n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
4 I n c l u d e s a l l w o r k e r s in a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t (w it h in t h e a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e t h e m i n i m u m l i m i t a t i o n .
5 A b b r e v i a t e d t o " p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s " i n t h e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s . T a x i c a b s an d s e r v i c e s i n c i d e n t a l t o w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w e r e e x c l u d e d .
6 T h i s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " an d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g " in t h e S e r i e s A t a b l e s .
S e p a r a te p r e s e n ta tio n
o f d a t a f o r t h is d i v 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 f o l l o w i n g r e a s o n s :
(1 ) E m p l o y m e n t in t h e d i v i s i o n i s t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a ta
t o 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 n o t d e s i g n e d i n i t i a l l y t o p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , (3 ) r e s p o n s e w a s i n s u f f i c i e n t o r i n a d e q u a t e 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 i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a .
7 H o t e l s a n d m o t e l s ; l a u n d r i e s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b i l e r e p a i r , r e n t a l , an d p a r k i n g ; m o t i o n p i c t u r e s ;
n o n p r o f i t m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n i z a t i o n s ( e x c l u d i n g r e l i g i o u s a n d c h a r i t a b l e o r g a n i z a t i o n s ) ; a n d e n g i n e e r i n g an d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .




O n e - h a l f o f th e w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f t h e s u r v e y
e m p l o y e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g f i r m s .
T h e f o l l o w i n g p r e s e n t s th e
s p e c ific in d u s tr ie s a s a p e r c e n t o f a ll m a n u fa c tu r in g :
In d u stry g ro u p s
P a p e r an d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s _______ 2 1
F o o d an d k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s ______ 18
E l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t an d
s u p p l i e s _______________________________ 16
F a b r i c a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s ______ 12
L e a t h e r a n d l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s ___11
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t _______
7

in th e
m a jo r

P o rtla n d a r e a w e re
i n d u s t r y g r o u p s an d

S p e c ific in d u str ie s
P a p e r m i l l s , e x c e p t b u il d in g
p a p e r ----------------------------------------------------- 19
E l e c t r o n i c c o m p o n e n t s an d
a c c e s s o r i e s __________________________ 14
F o o t w e a r , e x c e p t r u b b e r ________
F a b r ic a te d s tr u c tu r a l m e ta l
p r o d u c t s ______________________________
A i r c r a f t a n d p a r t s __________________
B a k e r y p r o d u c t s _____________________
C a n n e d , c u r e d , and fr o z e n
f o o d s ___________________________________

11
8
7
7
5

T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n i s b a s e d on e s t i m a t e s o f t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t d e r i v e d f r o m u n i v e r s e
m a t e r i a l s c o m p ile d p r io r to a c tu a l s u r v e y .
P r o p o r t i o n s in v a r i o u s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s m a y
d iffe r fr o m
p r o p o r t i o n s b a s e d on t h e r e s u l t s o f th e s u r v e y a s s h o w n in t a b l e 1 a b o v e .

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
P r e s e n t e d in t a b le 2 a r e i n d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
an d i n a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s o f s e l e c t e d p l a n t w o r k e r g r o u p s . T h e i n d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e o f w a g e s at a g iv e n t im e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t of
w a g e s d u r i n g the b a s e p e r i o d .
S u b t r a c t i n g 100 f r o m t h e i n d e x y i e l d s
th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e i n w a g e s f r o m th e b a s e p e r i o d to t h e d a t e o f
th e i n d e x .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to w a g e
c h a n g e s b e t w e e n th e i n d i c a t e d d a t e s .
Annual r a t e s of i n c r e a s e , w h ere
s h o w n , r e f l e c t t h e a m o u n t o f i n c r e a s e f o r 12 m o n t h s w h e n t h e t i m e
p e r i o d b e t w e e n s u r v e y s w a s o t h e r t h a n 12 m o n t h s . T h e s e c o m p u t a t i o n s
w e r e b a s e d on t h e a s s u m p t i o n t h a t w a g e s i n c r e a s e d at a c o n s t a n t r a t e
betw een s u r v e y s .
T h e s e e s t i m a t e s a r e m e a s u r e s of c h a n g e in a v e r 
a g e s f o r t h e a r e a ; t h e y a r e not i n t e n d e d to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p a y
c h a n g e s i n the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i n th e a r e a .

sh o w s the p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e .
The in d e x i s the p r o 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 (1 0 0 ) b y th e r e l a t i v e f o r th e n e x t s u c c e e d i n g
y e a r an d c o n t i n u i n g to m u l t i p l y ( c o m p o u n d ) e a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e b y the
p r e v io u s y e a r 's in dex.
F o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , th e w a g e
t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e e k l y s a l a r i e s f o r the n o r m a l w o r k w e e k ,
e x c lu s iv e of e a r n in g s fo r o v e r tim e .
F o r p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s , 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 x c 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 an d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , and
late sh ifts.
The p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on d a ta fo r s e le c t e d key o c c u 
p a t i o n s an d i n c l u d e m o s t o f t h e n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s w ithin
each group.
L im ita tio n s of D ata

M ethod of C o m p u tin g
T h e i n d e x e s an d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
c h a n ge in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e in flu e n c e d by:
( l ) g e n e r a l s a l a r y an d
w a g e c h a n g e s , (2) m e r i t o r o t h e r i n c r e a s e s in p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i 
v i d u a l w o r k e r s w h i l e i n th e s a m e j o b , an d (3) c h a n g e s i n a v e r a g e
w a g e s d u e to c h a n g e s i n t h e l a b o r f o r c e r e s u l t i n g f r o m l a b o r t u r n 
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s , f o r c e r e d u c t i o n s , an d c h a n g e s i n the p r o p o r 
t i o n s o f w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d b y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h d i f f e r e n t p a y l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s i n t h e l a b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the
o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s w it h o u t a c t u a l w a g e c h a n g e s .
It i s c o n c e i v a b l e
that ev e n though a ll 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 age i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w ag es m a y have declined b e c a u s e lo w e r-p a y in g e sta b lish m e n ts
e n t e r e d th e a r e a o r e x p a n d e d t h e i r w o r k f o r c e s .
Sim ilarly , w ages
m a y h a v e r e m a i n e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n s t a n t , y e t th e a v e r a g e s f o r an a r e a
m a y have r is e n c o n s id e r a b ly b e c a u s e h ig h e r-p ay in g e sta b lish m e n ts
e n t e r e d th e a r e a .

E a c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g k e y o c c u p a t i o n s w it h in an o c c u p a t i o n a l
g r o u p w a s a s s i g n e d a c o n s t a n t w e i g h t b a s e d on i t s p r o p o r t i o n a t e e m 
p l o y m e n t i n th e o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p :
Office clerical (men and women): Office clerical (m en and women)— Skilled maintenance (men):
Carpenters
Continued
Bookkeeping-machine
Electricians
Secretaries
operators, class B
Machinists
Stenographers, general
Clerks, accounting, classes
Mechanics
Stenographers, senior
A and B
Mechanics (automotive)
Switchboard
operators,
classes
Clerics, file, classes
Painters
A and B
A , B, and C
Pipefitters
Tabulating-machine operators,
Clerics, order
Tool and die makers
class B
Clerics, payroll
Typists, classes A and B
Comptometer operators
Unskilled plant (men):
Keypunch operators, classes
Janitors, porters, and cleaners
Industrial nurses (men and women):
A and B
Laborers, material handling
Nurses,
industrial
(registered)
O ffice boys and girls

The
p l i e d b y th e
in th e g r o u p
w ere related
g a te fo r the

T h e u s e o f c o n s t a n t e m p l o y m e n t w e i g h t s e l i m i n a t e s th e e f f e c t
o f c h a n g e s i n th e p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d i n e a c h j o b i n 
c lu d e d in the d a ta .
The p e r c e n t a g e s of c h 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 a y f o r s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s .
T h e y a r e not i n f l u e n c e d 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 iu m pay
for o v e rtim e .
W h e r e n e c e s s a r y , d a t a w e r e a d j u s t e d to r e m o v e f r o m
the i n d e x e s an d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e a n y s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d
b y c h a n g e s i n th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .

a v e r a g e (m ean) e a r n in g s fo r e a c h o ccu p atio n w ere m u lt i
o c c u p a tio n a l w eigh t, and the p r o d u c t s fo r a ll o c c u p a tio n s
w ere totaled .
The a g g r e g a te s for 2 co n secu tiv e y e a r s
b y d i v i d i n g th e a g g r e g a t e f o r t h e l a t e r y e a r b y th e a g g r e 
e a rlie r y ear.
T h e r e s u l t a n t r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t ,




4




5

T a b le 2 .
In d e x e s o f s ta n d a rd w e e k ly s a la r ie s an d s tra ig h t-tim e h o u rly e a rn in g s fo r s e le c te d
o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p s in P o rtla n d , M a in e , N o v e m b e r 1 9 7 0 an d N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 9 ,
and p e rc e n ts o f in c re a s e fo r s e le c te d p e rio d s

P e r io d

O ffic e
c le r ic a l
(m e n and
w om en)

In d u s tr ia l
n u rses
(m e n and
w om en)

S k ille d
m a in te n a n c e
tra d e s
(m e n )

In d ex e s (N o v e m b e r

N ovem ber
N ovem ber

1 9 7 0 _______________________________________________________________
1 9 6 9 ____________
___________
_________ - _____________ _______

120 . 2
113. 1

(*)
127. 9

In d e x e s (N o v e m b e r

N ovem ber
N ovem ber

1 9 7 0 ___________________________ _________________________________
1 9 6 7 _________________________________ ___________________________

151. 2
125. 6

(* )
128. 0

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p la n t
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(m e n )

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121. 3
112. 5

125. 6
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1960=100)

143. 1

155. 8
128. 5

114. 0

P e r c e n ts o f in c r e a s e

N ovem
N ovem
N ovem
N ovem
N ovem

b er 1969
b er 1968
b er 1967
b er 1966
b er 1965

to
to
to
to
to

N ovem
N ovem
N ovem
N ovem
N ovem

ber
ber
ber
ber
ber

1 9 7 0 ___ ______________________________
1 9 6 9 ___________________________________
1 9 6 8 ___________________________________
1 9 6 7 ___________________________________
1 9 6 6 _____ ______ _____ _______ ____

N ovem
N ovem
N ovem
N ovem
N ovem
N ovem

b e r 1 9 6 4 to
b e r 1 9 6 3 to
b e r 1 9 6 2 to
b e r 1 9 61 to
b e r I 9 6 0 to
b e r 1 9 5 9 to

N ovem
N ovem
N ovem
N ovem
N ovem
N ovem

ber
ber
ber
ber
ber
ber

1 9 6 5 ___________________________________
1 9 6 4 ___________________________________
1 9 6 3 ____________________________________
1 9 6 2 ____________________________________
1 9 6 1 ___________________________________
I 9 6 0 ____________________________________

w age

1 D a ta d o n o t m e e t p u b lic a t io n c r i t e r i a .
2 T h i s i n c r e a s e r e f l e c t s c h a n g e s in e m p l o y m e n t a m o n g
ch a n ges.

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

e s t a b lis h m e n t s

( l)
217. 9
8. 5
8. 6
3 .9
1. 7
2 .9
4 .9
1. 3
1. 9
1 .9

7. 8

7 .4

6. 9

8. 6

5. 2
4. 4

7.
2.
2.
2.

6
8
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4.
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3
3
4
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4. 1
4. 6
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w it h d i f f e r e n t p a y l e v e l s

in a d d i t io n t o g e n e r a l

NOTE:
P r e v i o u s l y p u b lis h e d in d e x e s f o r th e P o r t la n d a r e a u s e d N o v e m b e r I9 6 0 a s
th e b a s e p e r io d .
T h e y c a n b e c o n v e r t e d to th e n e w b a s e p e r io d b y d iv id in g th e m b y th e
c o r r e s p o n d i n g in d e x n u m b e r s f o r N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 7 o n t h e N o v e m b e r I 9 6 0 b a s e p e r i o d a s s h o w n
in th e t a b l e .
( T h e r e s u l t s h o u l d b e m u l t i p l i e d b y 1 0 0 .)

6

A.

O ccu p atio n al

T a b l e

A -1 .

O f f i c e

earnings

o c c u p a t i o n s — m e n

a n d

w o m e n

{A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a rn in g s fo r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s tr y d i v is i o n , P o r t la n d , M a in e , N o v e m b e r 1970)
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e k ly ea rn in g s o f---$

Average

S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

55

90.0
90.0

111.00
119.00

111.00
131.00

OFFICE B O Y S ------------ -------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------

39.5
39.0

89.00
89.00

78.50
78.00

7 5.0 07 9.5 0-

89.00
89.00

29
25

38.0
38.0

79.00
77.00

81.50
80.50

6 7 .5 06 6.0 0-

85.50
89.50

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B --------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------

68
57

39.0
39.0

89.50
90.50

92.00
92.50

86.0089.00-

95.50
96.00

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A
NONMANUFACTURING --------------PUBLIC UTI LIT IE S -----------

107
92
97

3 9 . C 1 1 C . 50
38.5 109.00
38.5 119.00

116.00
116.50
119.50

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

3 99
81
318

39.0
9 0.0
38.5

91.50
99.00
89.50

90.50
102.00
89.00

CLERKS, F IL E , CLASS C
NONMANUFACTURING —

73
65

37.5
37.0

72.50
69.50

70.50
69.50

CLERKS,

6 9 .5 06 9.0 0-

78.00
75.00

37.5

99.00

105.00

65
26
39

39.0
39.5
39.0

97.00
95.50
98.00

95.00
95.50
95.00

8 3 .0 0 112.00
8 7 . 0 0 - 105.50
8 2.5 0-12 0.0 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A -------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

65
17
98

38.5
90.0
38.0

97.00
102.00
95.50

99.00
103.50
92.00

8 6 . 0 0 - 109.00
9 7.5 0-11 1.0 0
8 3 .0 0 100.00

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B
NONMANUFACTURING ---------------

86
81

38.0
38.0

82.00
81.50

81.00
81.00

269
60
209
22

38.5
39.5
38.5
38.5

111.50
119.00
110.50
130.50

110.00
113.00
109.00
137.50

9 8 . 0 0 - 123.50
1 0 9 .00 -1 22 .00
9 7 . 0 0 - 129.50
1 0 9 .50 -1 55 .50

20
17

38.0
38.0

126.50
130.00

128.00
129.00

123 .00 -1 39 .50
125 .50 -1 37 .50




80

85

!
90

$
95

$
ICO

$
105

$
110

*
115

$
120

$
125

$
130

135

190

150

160

170

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130___ 135

190

150

160

170

180

3
3

1
1

2
2

6
6

$

$

2
2

8 2 .0 0 103.50
8 9 .5 0-10 9.5 0
8 1 .0 0 - 99.50

31

See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .

75

1 03 .00 121.00
1 0 2 .50 -1 20 .00
1 17 .00 123.00

CLERKS, PAYROLL ------MANUFACTURING ---NONMANUFACTURING

SECRETARIES, CLASS A
NONMANUFACTURING —

70

$

*

9 2 .0 0 -1 3 6 .5 0
8 9 .5 0-13 7.5 0

BILLERS, MACHINE (BILLING
MACHINE) --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------

SECRETARIES -------------------MANUFACTURING --------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES

$

133.00 -1 69 .00

CLASS A

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B
NONMANUFACTURING ---------------

ORDER

65

u n d er
60

ACCOUNTING,

$

Middle range2

hours1
(standard)

CLERKS,

60

7

5
5

11

-

-

7

11

15
15

15
15

89.00
88.50

13
7

7
7

1
1

28
26

6
6

8
6

1
1

2
2

1
1

6
6
-

-

7
6
-

A
3
-

13
13
1

7
7
-

7
1
-

32
31
25

20
19
17

2f
3
18

3A

60
9
51

59
9
50

5A
7
97

33
9
29

29
11
18

AA
15
29

30
8
22

19
10
9

-

1

2

_

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

-

-

“

-

-

9
2

9
-

2
8

19

1

7
5
2

6
6
-

9
1
3

5
2
3

9

5
5

1
1

3

“
~

2

3
1
2

~

-

-

2
2
2

1
1
-

15
15

-

3A
10
10

3
3
6

-

2

19

-

7
3
9

2
12

9
2
2

8
8

2
2

5
1
9

7
1
6

13
2
11

19
13 •

15
19

10
9

6
6

1
1
-

20
3
17
9

29
2
22
-

35
5
30

1
1

1
1

9
9

1
1
-

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

75.0 07 9.5 0-

10
8

21
21

18
17
1
1
-

6
-

7
7

6

-

25
7
18
-

29
8
21
2

1

1
3

1

3
2
1

2
2
-

30
9
21
-

26
10
16
-

3
2

-

5
A
A

1
-

1

0
-

-

-

-

-

-

10

-

-

16
9
12
2

27
2
25
2

9
9
5
1

2
2
-

7
6

3
3

2
2

~

15
3
12
A

6
6
5

2
2

1
1

1
1

-

7
T a b l e

A -1 .

O f f i c e

o c c u p a t i o n s — m e n

a n d

w o m

e n -------- C o n t i n u e d

(A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s tr y d i v is i o n , P o r t la n d , M a in e , N o v e m b e r 1970
Weekly earnings
( standard)

S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

*

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g straight - t i m e w e e k l y ea rni ngs o f—

$
55

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

$

Mean ^

Median ^

Middle range ^

t

$

S

S

$

$

$

$

i

$

$

$

S

i

$

S

%

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

150

160

170

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

150

160

170

180

6
2

7
6

4
4

13
12

13
11

15
15

1
1

4
2

5
5

1
1

-

4

5

3

10
5
5

5
2
3

4
i
3

4
3
1

1
1
“

-

-

-

-

1
1
“

1
1

CONTINUED

SECRETARIES - CONTINUED
SECRETARIES. CLASS B ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

73
63

38.5
38.5

$
$
119 .00 117.50
120.50 118.50

$
$
1 10 .50 -1 2 8 .0 0
1 11 .50 -1 2 8 .0 0

SECRETARIES, CLASS C ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

84
22
62

39.0
39.5
39.0

107.50
119.00
103.50

106.00
119.50
101.00

9 5 .0 0 -1 1 8 .5 0
1 04 .50 -1 3 4 .0 0
9 4 .5 0 -1 1 0 .5 0

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

SECRETARIES, CLASS D ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

90
25
65

38.0
39.5
38.0

104.50
111.00
102.00

102.50
110.50
98.00

9 4 .5 0 -1 1 2 .5 0
1 06 .00 -1 1 6 .0 0
9 1 .5 0-10 8 .0 0

_

-

_

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

78
65

38.5
38.5

94.50
94.00

94.50
91.50

8 6.0 0-1C 3 .5 0
8 5.0 0-10 3 .5 0

_

_

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

21
18

39.0
39.0

102.00
99.00

101.50
97.50

8 2.0 0-12 7 .0 0
8 1.0 0-12 6 .5 0

_

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

28
22

39.5
40.0

95.50
93.50

95.50
88.50

SWITCHBOARD 0PER AT 0R- REC EPT I0 NIS TSMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

67
17
50

39.0
39.5
39.0

86.00
89.50
85.00

88.00
87.00
89.50

-

-

-

-

2

3

14
1
13

-

14
15
1
14

13

11

11

11

16
15

7
6

“

9
3
6

12
1
11

1

1

11

11

1

1

11

10
9

3

2
1

_

_

_

-

-

4

4

-

i

-

8 4.5 0-10 9 .5 0
8 3 .0 0 -1 C 4 .0 0

_

-

-

2
2

-

6
6

5
5

i

3

1

i

5
3

-

-

-

-

-

4
4

1
1

78.5082.0078.00-

93.00
97.50
93.00

_

2

_

2

18

5

2

_

_

-

-

3

4

-

-

2

~

2

15

1

1
1

-

”

1
21

2
2

2

-

11
5
6

22

-

“

2

-

-

1

1

-

8

7

3

3

7

6

3

3

-

-

-

3

-

8

4

1

88.50
88.50

-

-

41
41

46

24
21

29
25

50
46

23
2C

45

-

3
3

-

90.00

-

-

-

8 1.0 0-

-

4

1
1

3
3

-

7 2.0 071.50-

-

1

-

81.00
80.50

4

6
6

1

84.50

-

3
1

i

87.00

-

6
5

_

80.50
80.00

-

15
9

4

38.5

-

1

4

37.5
37.5

-

4
4

3

_

19

_

-

-

-

234
217

_

-

4

*

-

-

*

2

4

_

2

6
6

7

9

-

2

-

1

7

3
3

5

4

4
4

TYP IS TS, CLASS B ------------------------------- -—
NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

S ee fo o t n o t e s a t end o f ta b le s

14

4

3
3

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL ---------------------------------------------------




$

60

and
und er

60

WOMEN -

$

*

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

1
1

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

“

“

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

*

-

-

“

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

T a b l e

A - 2 .

P r o f e s s i o n a l

a n d

t e c h n i c a l

o c c u p a t i o n s — m e n

( 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 ur s and ea rn in gs f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stud ied on an a r e a b a s is by in du str y d i v i s i o n , P o r t l a n d , M a in e , N o v e m b e r 1970)
Weekly earnings 1
( standard)
Number

S ex , o c c u p a t io n , and i n d u st r y di v is i o n

of

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s re c e i v i n g st r a i gh t - t im e w e e k l y ea rni ngs o f —
$

Average
weekly

85

workers

Mean 2

M edian2

Middle range 2

(standard)

t

$
90

s

$
95

100

$
105

no

*

*

115

s
120

t

125

t

130

t

135

1*0

$

s

1 *5

150

$
155

$
160

$
165

*
170

t
175

t
180

and
under
90

185
and

95

100

105

no

115

120

125

130

135

1*0

1*5

150

155

160

165

170

175

180

185

~

~

MEN
$

$

$

$
*
9 2 * 5 0 —1 2 4 * 0 0
1

COMPUTER PROGRAMERS,
4
19
*0 .0

Se e f o o t n ot e s at end o f ta b l e s.




1*2.50

130.00

1 26 .50 -1 70 .00

125.00

127.50

1 1 8 .00 -1 3*.0 0

1

9

T a b le A - 3 .

O ffic e , professional, and tech nical o c c u p a tio n s —men and w o m e n c om bined

(A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is by in d u s tr y d iv is io n , P o r t la n d , M a in e , N o v e m b e r 1970)
Average

O cc u p a tio n and in d u str y d iv is io n

Number
of

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

Av«

O c c u p a tio n and in d u str y d iv is io n

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS

rage
Number
of

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

38.0

79.00
77.00

SECRETARIES --------------------------------------------------

31

22 ’ 2
39.0

22*22
82.00

269

38.5

111.50

68
57

39.0
39.0

89.50
90.50

209
22

38.5
38.5

110.50

133
27

118.00
130.50

20

38.0

126.50

39.5

63

38.5

65

104.50
39 5
38.0 102.00

51
46**
95
370
7-3
65

39.0

-9
121.50




39.0

$
86.00

50

39.0

85.00

93.00
_

_

48

38.0
38.0

106.00
104.50

71

39.5

99.50

39.0

102.00

102.00

40.0
38.0

102.00
95.50

95.50

otrC KL 1An 1 l j i

UL. A .j .j U ™"

103.00

COMPUTER PROGRAMERSl,

u U jlN L jjf

uLA j j

V-*

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B

40 0

UKAr 1 jnCN , l»L Ao j L

40 0

38.0
81.50

S ee fo o tn o te at end o f t a b le s .

67

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS

/n n

72.50
69.50

88

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS-

119.00

37.0

17
48

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

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,

fU *2

Number
of

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - CONTINUED

CONTINUED
$

29
25

Average
O cc u p a tio n and in d u str y d iv is io n

10

T a b le A -4 .

M a in te n a n c e and p o w e r p la n t o cc u p atio n s

(A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n ,

P o r t la n d , M a in e, N o v e m b e r 1970)

Hourly ea nings 3
Sex, o ccupation, and in d u stry division

of
workers

Mean2 Median^

Middle range 2

$
2 .4 0

S
2 .50

.6 0

$
2 .70

$
2 .60

2 .5 0

2 .60

2 .7 0

2 .80

2 .90

3
-

-

Under
and
$
2 . 4 0 under

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 r l y e a r n i n g s of—
$
S
$
*
$
i
$
S
$
2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 .1 0 3 .2 0
.30 3 40 3 .5 0 3 .6 0
.7 0 3 .8 0 3 .9 0

$
4 .0 0

$
*
4 .10 4 .2 0

t
4 .3 0

S
4 .4 0

4 .0 0

4 .1 0

4 .20

4 .3 0

4 .4 0

4 .5 0

over

and

“
3 .1 0

3 .2 0

4

4

“

-

i
i

3
3

-

11
11

3
3

-

24
4
20
20

4
4

14
1
13
6

10
2
8
3

14
12

3
1

3 .00

3 .30

.40

3 .50 3 .6 0

3 .7 0

.60

3 .9 0

$
4 .5 0

MEN
CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE ------- -------------

13

$
3 .1 1

$
2 .8 9

$
2 .8 1 -

$
3 .0 9

ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE------------—
MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

21
17

3 .82
3 .8 1

4 .13
3 .6 9

3 .2 5 3 .2 5 -

4 .4 1
4 .44

-

HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRADES ------------MANUFACTURING----------------------------- ------

28
24

2 .84
2 .88

3 .0 1
3 .03

2 .6 3 2 .6 6 -

3 .08
3 .0 9

2

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ------------------------------- -------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PUBLIC U T IL I T I E S -------------------------

120
36
84
60

3 .2 6
3 .44
3 .19
3 .2 5

3 .27
3 .4 8
3 .2 1
3 .23

3 .0 3 3 .1 8 3 .0 0 3 .0 3 -

3 .5 1
3 .6 0
3 .4 3
3 .51

116
95

3 .6 3
3.6 8

3 .49
3 .49

3 .2 0 3 .1 8 -

4 .2 6
4 .31

77

3 .79

3 .76

3 .6 0 -

3.9 4

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

See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




“

~

“

1

4
4

-

~
-

-

i
i
-

*

“
-

4
4

*

-

i
i

2

7
1
6
2

9
~
9
1

6

-

~

6
6

“

7

23

7

22

“

8

-

2

-

-

-

3
3

2
-

1
-

4
4

i
i

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1
-

-

~

-

*

-

_

3
3

12
12

”

*

3
3

1
1

-

1
1

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

-

-

_
-

14
7
7
7

14
8
6
6

6
2
4
4

3
1
2
2

4
i
3
3

-

13

12

_

5

-

7

2

-

*

5

33

18

3
3

15
15

_

-

-

-

-

9

_

9

-

11

T a b le A - 5 .

C ustodial and m aterial m o v e m e n t occupations

(A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s tr y d i v is i o n , P o r t la n d , M a in e , N o v e m b e r 1970)
Hourly earnings ^

S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

of
workers

Mean 2

M edian2

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 i g h t - t im e h p u rly e a rn in g s o f—

Middle range 2

(

$

$

*

i
*
1 .9 0 2 .0 0 2 .1 0

1.6C

1 .7 0 1 .8 0

$

t

1 .9 0

2 .0 0

2 .3 0

-

$

2 .2 0 2 .3 0

*

5

r

2 . AO 2 . 5 0 2 . 6 0

$

5

5

$

$

2 .70 2 .8 0 2 .90

3 .00 3 .1 0 3 .20

i
3 .3 0

2 .8 0

3 .10

3 . AO 3 . 6 0 3 . 8 0

$

$

$

3 . AO 3 . 6 0

i

3 .80

$

A .0 0 A .20

and
u n d er

1 .7 0

1 .8 0

2 .1 0

2 .2 0

2 . AO 2 . 5 0

2 .60

2 .70

2 .9 0

3 .00

3 .20

3 .30

A . 0 0 A . 2 0 A.AO

MEN
GUARDS AND WATCHMEN ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------- —

51
32

$
2 .6 9
2 .57

$
2 .8 8
2 .6 5

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

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS ---MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PUBLIC U T IL I T I E S ------------------------

237
152
85
25

2 .50
2 .6 1
2 .30
2 .6 3

2 .5 9
2 .6 6
2 .2 9
2 .7 3

2 . 2 A2 .3 3 1 .8 7 2 .A 9-

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

LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING -----------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

522
202
320

2 .6 2
2.A 5
2 .7 2

2.6A
2 .5 2
2 .67

2 .3 0 2 .0 9 2 .3 6 -

2 .8 0
2 .73
2 .9 9

ORDER FILLERS -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

298
2A1

2 .9 3
2 .9 2

3 .0 5
3.0A

2.A 7- 3 .5 1
2 .A A - 3 . 5 3

PACKERS, SHIPPING -------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

59
30

2 .2 9
2 .3 3

2 .2 6
2 . A0

2 .2 1 2 .0 6 -

2 .52
2.6A

RECEIVING CLERKS ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING----------- --------— ----------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

82
16
66

2 .8 6
2 .8 2
2 .87

2 .6 5
2 .8 5
2.6 0

2.A 82 .5 5 2 .A 6-

3 .31
3.0 8
3.A 5

SHIPPING CLERKS -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

39
16
23

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

3 .2 1
3.0 8
3.2A

2 .8 9 2 .9 1 2 .8 9 -

3.2 9
3 .3 6
3 .2 9

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

-

2

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS -------MANUFACTURING----------------------------------

3A
2A

2 .5 7
2.6A

2 .5 5
2 .6 8

2 .3 5 2 .3 6 -

2 .8 8
2 .9 8

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

4
A

6

-

2
-

-

6
-

-

6

_
-

11
11

21
21

22
22

2
2

-

5

12

A

11
1
10

4

2
2

10
2
8

20
19

37
32

1

5

6

1

11
1

-

4

-

-

_
-

-

-

8

8

-

3 .2 2
2 .7 3
3 .2 9
3 .6 0

2 .9 3
2 .6 7
2 .9 8
A . 15

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

A .02
2 .9 3
A .09
A.2A

-

TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1 - 1 / 2 TONS) --------------------------------------

A6

2 .9 5

2 .6 9

2 .3 0 -

A . 12

-

-

6

-

.

.

.

_

2 .3 7
2.7A

2 .3 3
2 .8 0

2 .1 9 2 .5 7 -

2 .52
2 .9 6

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER A TONS
TRAILER TYPE) — -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PUBLIC UT IL I T I E S ------------------------

390
362
161

3 .A 1
3.A 6
3 . A0

3 .6 5
3 .81
2 .7 9

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

A .02
A.0A
A.2A

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER A TONS
OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) -----------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PUBLIC U T IL I T I E S ------------------------

62
48
A8

3 .7 9
A. 1 A
A.1A

A . 18
A . 21
A .21

3 . 3 5 - A .25
A . 1 5 - A .26
A . 1 5 - A .26

TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) -------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

136
101

2 .7 0
2 .6 9

2 .6 5
2 .5 9

2 .5 0 2 .5 2 -

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




3 .0 0
3 .02

-

11
2
9
A

32
32

4
4

28
18
10

15

21

7
8

15
6

Ill
27
8A

1
1

1
1

8

6

-

2
A

33
29
A

19
13

11
7

6

8
1

*

“

1A

A0

3
11

6
3A

1
53
30

23

-

6
6

-

7
A
3
3

36
32

63
36

8

22

1

-

27

7

22

7

3
2
1

-

-

5
-

_

6
6

-

7
1

15
15

35

6

-

2

613
82
531
225

115
26

-

2
2

4

-

10

-

-

8
A

-

6
6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

6

_
-

~

-

-

-

-

8
-

-

-

*

8

-

-

-

-

-

_

62

98
98

~

62
30

1A

6
6

1
1

-

-

-

5
1
A

2A
23

-

A7
A7

30

88

2

88

5

2
2

2
2

-

-

6

A

1

2
2

6
6

55
55

31
5

TRUCKDRIVERS ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PUBLIC U T IL I T I E S ------------------------

TRUCKDRIVERS^ MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND INCLUDING A TONS) -----------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

1
-

8
5

:

-

11

.

-

21

.

6

16

_

4

35

4
31

-

6

-

2

10
10

i

A1
38

-

5
2
3

2
2
-

3

-

A
A

1
1

5
5

96
4

3A
3A
~

62
17
A5
“

1
1
-

3
1

92

6

4

4

90

2

3

20

90
90

_

A

~

13
13

3A
3A

A5
A5

2

_

11
11

3
3

3
1
2

3

1
2

-

1

-

-

-

5

-

-

3

4

3

3

2
2

3

-

-

1

_

1

3

-

-

-

90

3

-

1
1

90

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

~

_

3
3
3

3
-

90

1
1

-

1

*
-

90

90

1

-

1

-

33
33

5
5

-

-

-

~

1
-

_

16

-

-

16

-

~

-

_

98

_

32
32
-

71
71
71

16
16
16

27
27

27

1

-

~

“

12

T a b le A -5 .

Custodial and m aterial m o v e m e n t o c c u p a tio n s -----C ontinued

(A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s fo r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s tr y d i v is i o n , P o r t la n d , M a in e , N o v e m b e r 1970)




13

Footnotes

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h i c h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e of p a y f o r o v e r t i m e at
r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , a n d t h e e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k l y h o u r s .
2 T h e m e a n i s c o m p u t e d f o r e a c h j o b b y t o t a l i n g th e e a r n i n g s o f a l l w o r k e r s a n d d i v i d i n g b y t h e n u m b e r of w o r k e r s . T h e m e d i a n d e s i g n a t e s
p o s i t i o n — h a l f o f th e e m p l o y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e t h a n th e r a t e s h o w n ; h a l f r e c e i v e l e s s t h a n t h e r a t e sh o w n . T h e m i d d l e r a n g e i s d e f i n e d b y
2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a f o u r t h o f th e w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s t h a n t h e l o w e r o f t h e s e r a t e s a n d a f o u r t h e a r n m o r e t h a n t h e h i g h e r r a t e .
3 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 a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , a n d l a t e s h i f t s .




A p p e n d ix .

O c c u p a t i o n a l D e s c r ip t io n s

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 j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r the B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s is t o a s s i s t it s f i e l d s t a ff 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 i o n s w o r k e r s w h o a r e e m p l o 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 i f 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 l is h m e n t to e s t a b l is h m e n t and
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e j o b c o n t e n t .
B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s i s on
in t e r e s t a b 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 i l i t y o f o c c u p a t io n a l c o n t e n t , th e B u r e a u 's j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n if i c a n t ly f r o m t h o s e in u s e in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly in g t h e s e j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s , th e B u r e a u 's f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e in s t r u c t e d
t o e x c l u d e w o r k 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 i n 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 io n a r y w o r k e r s .

O F F IC E
B IL L E R .

M A C H IN E

CLERK,

F IL E

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 i n v o i c e s on a m a c h in e o t h e r th a n an o r d i n a r y o r e l e c t r o m a tic t y p e w rite r.
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s t o b i l l i n g s o r s h ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o t h e r
c l e r i c a l w o r k in c id e n t a l t o b i l l i n g o p e r a t i o n s . F o r w a g e s tu 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 t y p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o l l o w s :

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

B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b i l l i n g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b i l l i n 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 ic h a r e c o m b in a t i o n t y p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h in e s ) t o p r e p a r e b i l l s
a n d i n v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , in t e r n a l l y p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o 
r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a l ly i n v o l v e s a p p l i c a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m i n e d d i s c o u n t s a n d s h 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 i o n s , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u t e d on th e b il li n g m a c h in e ,
a n d t o t a l s w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l 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 i o n u s u a l ly in v o l v e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d a n d is o ft e n d o n e on a fa n fo l d
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 i n 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 i n g t o n R a n d , e t c . , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) t o p r e p a r e
c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t i o n . G e n e r a ll y i n v o l v e s th e s i m u l t a 
n e o u s e n t r y o f f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' l e d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t i c a l l 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 l u m n s a n d c o m p u t e s , a n d u s u a l ly p r in t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y the
d e b i t o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t i n v o l v e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o r k s f r o m u n i f o r m
a n d s t a n d a r d t y p e s o f s a le s a n d c r e d i t s l i p s .

B O O K K E E P I N G -M A C H I N E

OPERATOR

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 i n g t o 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 t io n a l C a s h R e g i s t e r , w ith o r w it h o u t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) t o k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s in e s s
tr a n s a c tio n s .
C la s s A .
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u i r in g a k n o w le d g e o f a n d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e o f the p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t i n 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 i s t r i b u t i o n o f d e b i t a n d c r e d i t i t e m s t o b e u s e d in e a c h
p h a s e o f th e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a t e d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e ts , and o th e r r e c o r d s
b y hand.
C l a s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f o n e 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 i r in g li t t le 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 l e ty p e o f b i l l i n 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 i s t r i b u t i o n , e x p e n s e d i s t r i b u t i o n , i n 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 io 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 i n g d e p a r t m e n t .
CLERK,

A C C O U N T IN G

C la s s A . U n der g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n o f a b o o k k e e p e r o r a cco u n ta n t, h a s r e s p o n s ib ilit y fo r
k e e p in g o n e o r m o r e s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p l e t e s e t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s r e l a t i n g t o on e p h a s e
o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W o r k i n v o l v e s p o s t in g a n d b a l a n c in g s u b s i d i a r y
l e d g e r o r l e d g e r s s u 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
i n 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 i n g d i s t r ib u t io n ; a n d r e q u i r e s j u 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 in g , a n d
c lo s in g jo u r n a l e n t r ie s ; and m a y d ir e c t c la s s B a cco u n tin g c le r k s .

C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , and 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 l e ( s u b j e c t m a t t e r ) h e a d 
in g s o r p a r t l y c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f i n e r s u b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s i m p l e r e l a t e d in d e x and
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 t if ie d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and fo 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 i r e d t o m a in t a 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 t in e f i li n 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 ic h
is e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p l e 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 l o g i c 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 il a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a 
t e r i a l ; a n d m a y f i l l o u t w it h d r a w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s i m p l e c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e 
q u ir e d t o m a in t a in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .

CLERK,

ORDER

R e c e iv e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a te r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a il, ph on e, o r p e r s o n a lly .
D u t ie s in v o l v e a n y c o m b in a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g : Q u o tin g p r i c e s t o c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g ou t a n o r d e r
s h e e t l i s t i n g the i t e m s t o m a k e u p th e o r d e r ; c h e c k i n g p r i c e s a n d q u a n t it ie s o f it e m s on o r d e r
s h e e t ; a n d d i s t r ib u t in g o r d e r s h e e t s t o r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s t o 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 t o d e t e r m in e c r e d i t r a t in g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w l e 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 ,
f o l l o w up o r d e r s t o s e e th a t t h e y h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , a n d c h e c k sh ip p in g
i n v o i c e s w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .

CLERK,

PAYROLL

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 and e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y d a ta on th e p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u t ie s i n v o l v e : C a lc u la t in g w o r k e r s ' e a r n i n g s b a s e d on t im e o r p r o d u c t io n r e c o r d s ; and
p o s t in g c a lc u la t e d d a ta on p a y r o l l s h e e t , s h o w in g in f o r m a t io n s u c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o r k in g
d a y s , t i m e , r a t e , d e d u c t i o n s f o r in s u r a n c e , and 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 a n d d i s t r ib u t in 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 in g m a c h in e .

COM PTOM ETER

OPERATOR

P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o o p e r a t e a C o m p t o m e t e r t o 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 i o n s . T h is
j o b is n o t t o 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 t h e r ty p e o f c l e r k , w h ic h m a y in v o l v e f r e 
q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p t o m e t e r b u t, in w h ic h , u s e o f t h is m a c h in e is in c id e n t a l t o p e r f o r m a n c e o f
o th e r d u tie s .

KEYPUNCH

OPERATOR

C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r i c 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 i o n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to
t r a n s c r i b e d a ta f r o m v a r io u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s t o 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 l o w e r l e 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 r k r e q u i r e s a p p l ic 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 i n a t i o n s , f o r e x a m p le , l o c a t e s o n th e s o u r c e d o c u m e n t
the i t e m s t o b e p u n c h e d ; e x t r a c t s in f o r m a t io n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n t s ; a n d s e a r c h e s f o r and
in t e r p r e t s in f o r m a t io n on the d o c u m e n t t o d e t e r m in e in f o r m a t io n t o b e p u n c h e d .
M a y t r a in
in e x p e r i e n c e d o p e r a t o r s .

C l a s s B . U n d e r s u p e r v i s i o n , p e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e r o u t in e a c c o u n t in g o p e r a t i o n s s u c h
a s p o s t in g s i m p l e j o u r n a l v o u c h e r s o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le v o u c h e r s , e n t e r i n 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 i l i n g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; a n d p o s t in 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 l e d b y
g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s t in g s i m p l e c o s t a c c o u n t i n g d a t a . T h is j o b d o e s n ot r e q u i r e a k n o w l
e d g e o f a c c o u n t i n g a n d b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s b u t is fo u n d in o f f i c e s in w h ic h th e m o r e r o u t in e
a c c o u n t i n g w o r k is s u b d iv id e d on a f u n c t io n a l b a s i s a m o n g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s .




f i li n g s y s t e m c o n t a in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r ie d s u b j e c t m a t t e r
m a te r ia l su ch as c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e ch n ica l d o c u 
m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r io u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c t io n
a ll g r o u p o f l o w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s .

14

15
S E C R E T A R Y — C o n t in u e d

K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R — C o n t in u e d
C la s s B.
U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o r f o l l o w i n 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 t o p u n c h e d c a r d s .
O p e r a te 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 i o n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e t o 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 r k 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 l l o w s s p e c i f i e d s e q u e n c e s w h ic h 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 il a n d r e q u i r e li t t le o r n o 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 t o b e p u n c h e d . P r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s it 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 re r e f e r r e d to s u p e r v is o r .

d.
S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t , f a c t o r y ,
o f o f f i c i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5, 0 00 p e r s o n s ; o r

e.
S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d o f a l a r g e a n d im p o r t a n t o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d l e
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f an o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t o ft e 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 r e d p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a ll , o v e r 2 5 , 000 p e r s o n s .
C la s s

O F F IC E

BOY

O R 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 s u c h a s ru n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t i n g m i n o r o f f i c e m a 
c h i n e s s u 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 i s t r ib u t in g m a i l , a n d o t h e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o r k .

SECRETARY

M a y a ls o p e r fo r m o th e r c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r ia l ta s k s o f c o m p a r a b le n a tu re and d iffic u lt y .
T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f i c e r o u t in e a n d u n d e r s t a n d in g o f th e o r g a n iz 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 t o th e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .
E x clu s io n s
N ot a l l p o s i t i o n s th a t a r e t it l e 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 le s
o f p o s i t i o n s w h ic h a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m th e d e f in i t io n a r e a s f o l l o w s : (a) P o s i t i o n s w h ic h d o n o t m e e t
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b ) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l l y t r a in e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u tie s ; (c ) s te n o g r a p h e r s s e r v in g a s o ff ic e a s s is t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o fe s s io n a l, t e c h n ic a l,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d) s e c r e t a r y p o s i t i o n s in w h ic h th e d u t i e s a r e e it h e r s u b s t a n t ia ll y m o r e
r o u t in e o r s u b s t a n t ia ll y m o r e c o m p l e x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e f in i t io 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 ic h in v o l v e m o r e d i f f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n i c 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 ic h a r e n o t t y p i c a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k .
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 l e v e l d e f in i t io n s f o l l o w i n g , r e f e r s to
t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w h o h a v e a s i g n if i c a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o l ic y m a k i n g r o l e w ith r e g a r d t o 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 it 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 l y i n d ic a t i v e o f th is r o l e , d o e s n ot
in a l l c a s e s i d e n t if y s u c h p o s i t i o n s . V i c e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s t o a c t p e r 
s o n a ll y o n 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 in is t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a ff) a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d t o b e
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e fo l lo w i n g l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .
C la s s

A

a.
S e c r e t a r y t o th e c h a i r 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 ll , 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
b.
S e c r e t a r y t o a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r th a n th e c h a i r 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 ll , o v e r 5, 0 00 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 00 p e r s o n s ; o r
c.
S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d ( i m m e d i a t e l y b e l o w
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 ,
C la s s

a ll ,

C

a.
S e c r e t a r y t o a n e x e c u t i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s n o t e q u iv a le n t
t o o n e 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 f in i t io n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o s e s u b o r d in a t e s t a ff
n o r m a l l y n u m b e r s at 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 is u s u a l ly d i v id e d in t o o r g a n iz a t io n a l
s e g m e n t s w h ic h a r e o ft e n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d i v id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n i e 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 i o n a l e c h e l o n s ; in o t h e r s , o n l y o n e o r t w o ; o £
b.
S e c r e t a r y t o 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 ,
o f o f f i c i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a ll , f e w e r th a n 5, 0 00 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 l y t o o n e 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 l a t i o n s h i p t o 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 r k s f a i r l y in d e 
p e n d e n t ly r e c e i v i n g a m in i m u m o f d e t a il e d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u id a n c e .
P e r fo r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l
a n d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l ly in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : (a) R e c e i v e s t e le p h o n e c a l l s ,
p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , a n d in c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u t in e i n q u i r i e s , a n d r o u t e s th e t e c h n i c a l i n q u i r i e s
t o 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 t m e n t s a s in s t r u c t e d ; (d) r e l a y s m e s s a g e s f r o m s u p e r 
v i s o r t o s u b o r d i n a t e s ; (e ) r e v i e w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d u m s , 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 ig n a t u r e t o 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 i c 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 t y p in g w o r k .

th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r le v e l ) o f a m a j o r
in a l l , o v e r 2 5, 0 00 p e r s o n s .

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a.
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f e w e r th a n 100 p e r s o n s ; o r

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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

b.
S e c r e t a r y t o a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r th a n th e c h a i r m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t )
o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c.
S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d ( i m m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e o f f i c e r l e v e l ) o v e r e it h e r a m a j o r
c o r p o r a t e - w i d e f u n c t io 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 i o n s , i n d u s t r ia l r e l a t io n s , e t c .) o r a m a j o r g e o g r a p h i c o r o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g i o n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ;
a m a j o r d i v is i o n ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a ll , 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 lo y e e s ; o r




e t c . ( o r o t h e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l

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e t c . ( o r o t h e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l

D

a.
S e c r e t a r y t o th e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d o f a s m a l l o r g a n i z a t i o n a l u n it ( e . g . , f e w e r th a n
a b o u t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; £ r
b.
S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v is o r y s ta ff s p e c ia lis t , p r o fe s s io n a l e m p lo 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 i l l e d t e c h n i c i a n o r e x p e r t .
(N O T E ;
M any co m p a n ie s a s s ig 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 , t o t h is l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r
n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r .)

STENO G RAPH ER,

GENERAL

P r i m a r y d u ty is t o ta k e d i c t a t io n in v o l v i n g a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u l a r y f r o m o n e o r m o r e
p e r s o n s e it h e r in s h o r t h a n d o r b y S t e n o t y p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; and t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t io n . M a y
a l s o t y p e f r o m w r i t t e n c o p y . M a y m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p s i m p l e r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t i v e l y
r o u t in e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h ic p o o l .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g m a c h in e w o r k .
(S e e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r . )

STEN O G RAPH E R,

S E N IO R

P r i m a r y d u ty is t o ta k e d i c t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y
s u 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 on e o r m o r e p e r s o n s e it h e r in s h o r t 
h a n d o r b y S t e n o t y 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 i c t a t io n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n
cop y.
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b i l i t 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 f o l l o w i n g : W o r k 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 ; and a t h o r o u g h w o r k 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 f f i c 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 iz 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 r k f lo 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 tie 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 s u c h a s , m a in t a in in g f o l lo 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 i n g s i m p l e l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d in g and r o u t in g in c o m in g m a il ; and
a n s w e r i n g r o u t in e q u e s t io n s , e t c .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e w o r k .

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C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n t e le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , in t r a p la n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . P e r f o r m s f u l l t e le p h o n e in f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p l e x c a l l s , s u 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 it h e r in a d d it io n to
d o in g r o u t in e w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w i t c 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 " t e le p h o n e in f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h e n th e e s t a b l is h m e n t h a s v a r i e d
f u n c t io 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 t e le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e
o f o v e r l a p p i n g o r in t e r r e l a t e d f u n c t io n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y p r e s e n t fr e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s t o
w h ic h 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 i n g le - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n t e le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d lin g i n c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , in t r a p la n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u t in e lo n g d i s t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s .
M a y p e r f o r m l i m i t e d t e le p h o n e in f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " t e le p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e
o c c u r s i f th e fu n c t io n s o f th e e s t a b l is 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 t e le p h o n e
in f o r m a t i o n p u r p o s e s , o r i f th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t i n e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s io n n u m b e r s w h e n
s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e fu r n is h e d , o r i f c o m p l e x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d t o a n o t h e r o p e r a t o r . )

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b o a r d , a c ts a s r e c e p t io n is t and m a y a ls o ty p e o r p e r fo r m r o u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k a s p a rt o f r e g u la r
d u tie s.
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s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c i n g p u n c h , c o l l a t o r , e t c . , w ith s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s .
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w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d s o m e f i li n g w o r k . T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y in v o l v e s p o r t io n s o f a w o r k
u n it , f o r e x a m p l e , in d iv id u a l s o r t in g o r c o l la t in g ru n s o r r e p e t it i v e o p e r a t i o n s .
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in c lu d in g s u 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 , arid o t h e r s .
P e r f o r m s c o m p l e t e r e p o r t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s w it h o u t c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , and p e r f o r m s d i f f i c u l t
w ir in g as r e q u ir e d .
T h e c o m p l e t e 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 t y p i c a l l y in v o l v e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p l e x r e p o r t s w h ic h o f t e 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 i n g t y 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 i n g o f s t e p s t o b e t a 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 ,
is t y p i c a l l y in v o l v e d in t r a in i n g n e w 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 in e d
o p e r a t o r s in w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d o p e r a t i n g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
D o e s n ot in c lu d e w o r k i n g s u p e r v i s o r s p e r f o r m i n g t a b u l a t i n g - m a c h in e o p e r a t i o 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 r k a n d p r o d u c t i o n o f a g r o u p o f t a b u l a t i n g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s .

P r i m a r y d u ty is t o t r a n s c r i b e d i c 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 l a r y f r o m
t r a n s c r ib in g -m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a ls o ty p e fr o m w r itte n c o p y and d o s im 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 i c t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y s u c h a s le g a l
b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s o n s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e n o t in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w h o t a k e s d i c t a t io n in s h o r t 
h a n d o r b y S t e n o t y p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e is c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l.
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U s e s a t y p e w r i t e r t o 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 t o m a k e ou t b i l l s a ft e r c a l c u l a 
t io n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o t h e r p e r s o n . M a y in c lu d e t y 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 li c a t in g p r o c e s s e s . M a y d o c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o l v i n g li t t le s p e c i a l t r a in i n g , s u c h
a s k e e p in g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f i l i n g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g a n d d i s t r ib u t in g i n c o m i n g ” m a il .
C la s s A .
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in fi n a l f o r m w h e n it
i n v o l v e s c o m b in i n 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 f o r c o r r e c t s p e ll in g ,
s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c t u a t io n , e t c . , o f t e c h n i c 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 and t y p in g o f c o m p l i c a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s t o m a in t a in u n i f o r m i t y and
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 i n g d e t a il s t o s u it c i r c u m s t a n c e s .

C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s m o r e d i f f i c u l t t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t i n g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e
t a b u l a t o r a n d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d i t io n t o 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 r k is
p e r f o r m e d u n d e r s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d m a y in c lu d e t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f s o m e w ir in g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p l e , t a b u la t io n s
in v o l v i n g
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a c c o u n t i n g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p l e t e 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 l o n g e r a n d m o r e
c o m p l e x r e p o r t . S u c h r e p o r t s a n d s t u d ie s a r e u s u a l ly o f a r e c u r r i n g n a t u r e w h e r e th e p r o 
c e d u r e s a re w e ll e s t a b lis h e d .
M a y a l s o in c lu d e t h e t r a in i n g o f n e w e m p l o y e e s in th e b a s i c
o p e r a t i o n o f th e m a c h in e .

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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 l l o w i n g : C o p y t y p in g f r o m r o u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s :
r o u t in e t y p in g o f f o r m s , i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c . ; a n d s e t t in g up s i m p l e s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t i o n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p l e x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e t u p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

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M o n it o r s a nd o p e r a t e s th e c o n t r o l c o n s o le o f a d ig it a l c o m p u t e r to p r o c e s s da ta a c c o r d in g
t o o p e r a t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s , u s u a l ly p r e p a r e d b y a p r o g r a m e r . W o r k i n c lu d e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
S t u d ie s i n s t r u c t i o n s t o d e t e r m i n e e q u ip m e n t s e t u p a n d o p e r a t i o n s ; lo a d s e q u ip m e n t w it h r e q u i r e d
i t e m s (t a p e r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c . ) ; s w i t c h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x i l i a r y e q u ip m e n t in t o c i r c u i t , a n d s t a r t s
and o p e r a t e s c o m p u t e r ; m a k e s a d ju s tm e n ts to c o m p u t e r to c o r r e c t o p e r a tin g p r o b le m s and m e e t
s p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n s ; r e v i e w s e r r o r s m a d e d u r in g o p e r a t i o n a n d d e t e r m i n e s c a u s e o r r e f e r s p r o b l e m
t o s u p e r v i s o r o r p r o g r a m e r ; a n d m a in t a in s o p e r a t i n g r e c o r d s . M a y t e s t a n d a s s i s t in c o r r e c t i n g
p rog ra m .

C o n v e r t s s t a t e m e n t s o f b u s i n e s s p r o b l e m s , t y p i c a l l y p r e p a r e d b y a s y s t e m s a n a l y s t , in to
a s e q u e n c e o f d e t a il e d i n s t r u c t i o n s w h ic h a r e r e q u i r e d t o s o l v e th e p r o b l e m s b y a u t o m a t i c da ta
p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t .
W o r k in g f r o m c h a r t s o r d i a g r a m s , th e p r o g r a m e r d e v e l o p s th e p r e c i s e
i n s t r u c t i o n s w h ic h , w h e n e n t e r e d in to th e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in c o d e d la n g u a g e , c a u s e th e m a n ip u 
l a t i o n o f d a t a t o a c h i e v e d e s i r e d r e s u l t s . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : A p p l i e s k n o w le d g e
o f co m p u te r c a p a b ilit ie s , m a th e m a t ic s , lo g i c e m p lo y e d b y c o m p u t e r s , and p a r t ic u la r s u b je c t m a tte r
in v o l v e d t o a n a l y z e c h a r t s a n d d i a g r a m s o f t h e p r o b l e m t o b e p r o g r a m e d .
D e v e lo p s se q u e n ce
o f p r o g r a m s t e p s , w r i t e s d e t a il e d f l o w c h a r t s t o s h o w o r d e r in w h ic h d a ta w i l l b e p r o c e s s e d ;
c o n v e r t s t h e s e c h a r t s t o c o d e d i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r m a c h in e t o f o l l o w ; t e s t s a n d c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ;
p r e p a r e s i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r o p e r a t i n g p e r s o n n e l d u r in g p r o d u c t i o n ru n ; a n a l y z e s , r e v i e w s , a n d a l t e r s
p r o g r a m s t o i n c r e a s e o p e r a t i n g e f f i c i e n c y o r a d a p t t o n e w r e q u i r e m e n t s ; m a in t a in s r e c o r d s o f
p r o g r a m d e v e l o p m e n t a n d r e v i s i o n s . (N O T E ; W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g b o t h s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s a n d p r o 
g r a m in g s h o u ld b e c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s i f t h is is th e s k i l l u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e t h e i r p a y .)

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p r o g r a m s w it h m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s ; N e w p r o g r a m s a r e f r e q u e n t l y t e s t e d a n d
in t r o d u c e d ; s c h e d u l in g r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e o f c r i t i c a l im p o r t a n c e t o m i n i m i z e d o w n t i m e ; th e
p r o g r a m s a r e o f c o m p l e x d e s i g n s o th a t id e n t i f i c a t i o n o f e r r o r s o u r c e o ft e n r e q u i r e s a w o r k i n g
k n o w l e d g e o f t h e t o t a l p r o g r a m , a n d a lt e r n a t e p r o g r a m s m a y n o t b e a v a i l a b l e .
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d i r e c t i o n a n d g u id a n c e t o l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n t ly , o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n , a c o m p u t e r r u n n in g
p r o g r a m s w it h m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s ; M o s t o f t h e p r o g r a m s a r e e s t a b l i s h e d
p r o d u c t i o n r u n s , t y p i c a l l y r u n o n a r e g u l a r l y r e c u r r i n g b a s i s ; t h e r e i s l i t t l e o r n o t e s t in g
o f n e w p r o g r a m s r e q u i r e d ; a lt e r n a t e p r o g r a m s a r e p r o v i d e d in c a s e o r i g i n a l p r o g r a m n e e d s
m a j o r c h a n g e o r c a n n o t b e c o r r e c t e d w it h in a r e a s o n a b l e t i m e . In c o m m o n e r r o r s i t u a t i o n s ,
d i a g n o s e s c a u s e a n d t a k e s c o r r e c t i v e a c t io n . T h is u s u a l ly i n v o l v e s a p p ly in g p r e v i o u s l y p r o 
g r a m e d c o r r e c t i v e s t e p s , o r u s in g s t a n d a r d c o r r e c t i o n t e c h n i q u e s .

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D o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r th e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v i s i o n o f
o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g (E D P ) e m p l o y e e s , o r p r o g r a m e r s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith
s c i e n t i f i c a n d / o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s .
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r e q u i r e c o m p e t e n c e in a l l p h a s e s o f p r o g r a m i n g c o n c e p t s a n d p r a c t i c e s . W o r k in g f r o m d i a 
g r a m s a n d c h a r t s w h ic h i d e n t if y th e n a t u r e o f d e s i r e d r e s u l t s , m a j o r p r o c e s s i n g s t e p s t o b e
a c c o m p l i s h e d , a n d th e r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n v a r i o u s s t e p s o f th e p r o b l e m s o l v i n g r o u t i n e ;
p la n s th e f u l l r a n g e o f p r o g r a m i n g a c t io n s n e e d e d t o e f f i c i e n t l y u t i l i z e t h e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m
in a c h i e v i n g d e s i r e d e n d p r o d u c t s .

OR
O p e r a t e s u n d e r d i r e c t s u p e r v i s i o n s c o m p u t e r r u n n in g p r o g r a m s o r s e g m e n t s o f p r o g r a m s
w it h th e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A . M a y a s s i s t a h i g h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r b y i n d e 
p e n d e n t ly p e r f o r m i n g l e s s d i f f i c u l t t a s k s a s s i g n e d , a n d p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t t a s k s f o l lo w i n g
d e t a il e d i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d w it h fr e q u e n t r e v i e w o f o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d .
C l a s s C . W o r k s o n r o u t in e p r o g r a m s u n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n .
Is e x p e c t e d t o d e v e l o p
w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e o f th e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t u s e d a n d a b i li t y t o d e t e c t p r o b l e m s in v o l v e d in
ru n n in g r o u t in e p r o g r a m s . U s u a l ly h a s r e c e i v e d s o m e f o r m a l t r a in i n g in c o m p u t e r o p e r a t i o n .
M a y a s s i s t h i g h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r on c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s .




A t t h is l e v e l , p r o g r a m i n g i s d i f f i c u l t b e c a u s e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t m u s t b e o r g a n i z e d t o
p r o d u c e s e v e r a l i n t e r r e l a t e d b u t d i v e r s e p r o d u c t s f r o m n u m e r o u s a n d d i v e r s e d a t a e le m e n t s .
A w id e v a r i e t y a n d e x t e n s iv e n u m b e r o f in t e r n a l p r o c e s s i n g a c t io n s m u s t o c c u r . T h is r e q u i r e s
s u c h a c t i o n s a s d e v e l o p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t i o n s w h ic h c a n b e r e u s e d , e s t a b l is h m e n t o f
lin k a g e p o i n t s b e t w e e n o p e r a t i o n s , a d ju s t m e n t s t o d a ta w h e n p r o g r a m r e q u i r e m e n t s e x c e e d
c o m p u t e r s t o r a g e c a p a c i t y , a n d s u b s t a n t ia l m a n ip u la t io n a n d r e s e q u e n c i n g o f d a ta e le m e n t s
t o f o r m a h i g h l y in t e g r a t e d p r o g r a m .
M a y p r o v id e

f u n c t io n a l d i r e c t i o n t o l o w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m e r s w h o a r e a s s i g n e d t o a s s i s t .

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C la s s B .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on r e l a t i v e l y s i m p l e
p r o g r a m s , o r on sim p le se g m e n ts o f c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .
P r o g r a m s ( o r s e g m e n t s ) u s u a l ly
p r o c e s s i n f o r m a t i o n t o p r o d u c e d a ta in t w o o r t h r e e v a r i e d s e q u e n c e s o r f o r m a t s . R e p o r t s
a n d l i s t i n g s a r e p r o d u c e d b y r e f i n i n g , a d a p t in g , a r r a y i n g , o r m a k in g m i n o r a d d i t io n s t o o r
d e l e t i o n s f r o m in p u t d a ta w h ic h a r e r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e .
W h ile n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y b e
p r o c e s s e d , th e d a ta h a v e b e e n r e f i n e d in p r i o r a c t io n s s o th a t th e a c c u r a c y a n d s e q u e n c i n g
o f d a ta c a n b e t e s t e d b y u s in g a fe w r o u t in e c h e c k s .
T y p i c a l l y , th e p r o g r a m d e a l s w ith
r o u tin e r e c o r d -k e e p in g ty p e o p e r a t io n s .

OR

OR

in s t r u c t l o w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m e r s .

C l a s s C . W o r k s u n d e r im m e d ia t e s u p e r v i s i o n , c a r r y i n g ou t a n a l y s e s a s a s s i g n e d , u s u a l ly
o f a s i n g le a c t i v i t y .
A s s i g n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d t o d e v e l o p a n d e x p a n d p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e
in th e a p p l ic a t i o n o f p r o c e d u r e s a n d s k i l l s r e q u i r e d f o r s y s t e m s a n a l y s is w o r k . F o r e x a m p le ,
m a y a s s i s t a h i g h e r l e v e l s y s t e m s a n a ly s t b y p r e p a r i n g th e d e t a il e d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s r e q u i r e d
b y p r o g r a m e r s f r o m i n f o r m a t io n d e v e l o p e d b y th e h i g h e r l e v e l a n a ly s t .
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C la s s C .
M a k e s p r a c t i c a l a p p l ic a t i o n s o f p r o g r a m i n g p r a c t i c e s a n d c o n c e p t s u s u a l ly
l e a r n e d in f o r m a l t r a in i n g c o u r s e s . A s s i g n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d t o d e v e l o p c o m p e t e n c e in th e
a p p l ic a t i o n o f s t a n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s t o r o u t in e p r o b l e m s . R e c e i v e s c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o n n e w
a s p e c t s o f a s s i g n m e n t s ; a n d w o r k i s r e v i e w e d t o v e r i f y it s a c c u r a c y a n d c o n f o r m a n c e w ith
re q u ire d p r o c e d u r e s .

C O M PU TE R SYSTEM S A N A L Y S T ,

C la s s A .
P la n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p l e x i t e m s h a v in g d i s t i n c t i v e d e s ig n
f e a t u r e s th a t d i f f e r s i g n i f i c 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 r k s in c l o s e s u p 
p o r t w ith th e d e s i g 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 i n o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s .
A n a ly z e s the
e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e o n th e d e t a il s o f f o r m , f u n c t io n , a n d p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m 
pon en ts and p a r ts .
W o r k s w ith a m in i m 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 t e d w o r k is
r e v i e w e d b y d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s 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 io n s .
M ay
e it h e r p r e p a r e d r a w i n g s , o r d i r e c t t h e i r p r e p a r a t i o n b y l o w e r l e v e l d r a f t s m e n .

B U S IN E S S

C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n r o u t in e a n d c o m p l e 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 i r e th e a p p l i 
c a t io n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g t e c h n i q u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u t ie s t y p i c a l l y i n 
v o lv e su ch w o rk a s:
P r e p a r e s w o r k i n g d r a w i n g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w it h i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u lt i p l e f u n c t io n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w 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 i n g s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il d r a w i n g s o f fo u n d a t i o n s , w a l l
s e c t i o n s , f l o o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a ls in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u t a t i o n s t o d e t e r m in e q u a n t it ie s o f m a t e r i a l s t o b e u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s ,
s t r e s s e s , etc.
R e c e i v e s in it ia 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 t e d w o r k i s c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n i c a l a d e q u a c y .

A n a ly z e s b u s i n e s s p r o b l e m s t o f o r m u l a t e p r o c e d u r e s f o r s o l v i n g t h e m b y u s e o f e l e c t r o n i c
d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t . D e v e l o p s a c o m p l e t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f a l l s p e c i f i c a t i o n s n e e d e d t o e n a b le
p r o g r a m e r s t o p r e p a r e r e q u i r e d d i g it a l c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m s . W o r k in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
A n a l y z e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t i o n s t o b e a u t o m a t e d a n d i d e n t i f i e s c o n d it i o n s a n d c r i t e r i a r e q u i r e d
t o a c h i e v e s a t i s f a c t o r y r e s u l t s ; s p e c i f i e s n u m b e r a n d t y p e s o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , a n d d o c u m e n t s to
b e u s e d ; o u t li n e s a c t io n s t o b e p e r f o r m e d b y p e r s o n n e l a n d c o m p u t e r s in s u f f i c i e n t d e t a il f o r
p r e s e n t a t i o n t o m a n a g e m e n t a n d f o r p r o g r a m i n g ( t y p i c a l l y t h is i n v o l v e s p r e p a r a t i o n o f w o r k and
d a ta f l o w c h a r t s ) ; c o o r d i n a t e s th e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b l e m s a n d p a r t i c i p a t e s in t r i a l ru n s o f
n e w a n d r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ; a n d r e c o m m e n d s e q u ip m e n t c h a n g e s t o o b t a in m o r e e f f e c t i v e o v e r a l l
o p e r a t i o n s . (N O T E : W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g b o t h s y s t e m s a n a l y s is a n d p r o g r a m i n g s h o u ld b e c l a s 
s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s i f t h is i s th e s k i l l u s e d t o d e t e r m in e t h e ir p a y .)

C l a s s C . P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w i n g s o f s i n g le 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 i o n ,
m a n u fa c t u r i n g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w i n g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o j e c t i o n s
( d e p i c t in g t h r e e d i m in 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 t o c l a r i f y p o s it i o n in g o f
c o m p o n e n t s a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d i n f o r m a t io n . C o n s o l i d 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 i r e d .
S u g g e s t e d m e t h o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p l ic a b l e
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 it h in it ia 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 le s s c o m p le t e w h en a s s ig n m e n ts r e c u r .
W o r k 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 o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r th e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v i s i o n o f
o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g (E D P ) e m p l o y e e s , o r s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith
s c i e n t i f i c o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s .
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in v o l v i n g a ll p h a s e s o f s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s . P r o b l e m s a r e c o m p l e x b e c a u s e o f d i v e r s e s o u r c e s
o f in p u t d a t a a n d m u l t i p l e - u s e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f o u tp u t d a ta . ( F o r e x a m p l e , d e v e l o p s an i n t e 
g r a t e d p r o d u c t i o n s c h e d u l in g , i n v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , c o s t a n a l y s i s , a n d s a le s a n a l y s is r e c o r d in
w h ic h e v e r y it e m o f e a c h t y p e is a u t o m a t i c a ll y p r o c e s s e d t h r o u g h th e f u l l s y s t e m o f r e c o r d s
and a p p r o p r ia t e fo l lo w u p a c t io n s a r e in it ia t e d b y th e c o m p u t e r . ) C o n f e r s w it h p e r s o n s c o n 
c e r n e d t o d e t e r m in e th e d a ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s a n d a d v i s e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on
th e i m p l i c a t i o n s o f n e w o r r e v i s e d s y s t e m s o f d a ta p r o c e s s i n g o p e r a t i o n s .
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m e n d a t io n s , i f n e e d e d , f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a j o r s y s t e m s in s t a l la t io n s o r c h a n g e s a n d f o r
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r e l a t i v e l y u n c o m p l i c a t e d t o a n a l y z e , p la n , p r o g r a m , a n d o p e r a t e . P r o b l e m s a r e o f li m i t e d
c o m p l e x i t y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f in p u t d a ta a r e h o m o g e n e o u s a n d th e ou tp u t d a ta a r e c l o s e l y
re la te d .
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d r a w i n g s a n d t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l .
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c o n s i s t i n g o f s t r a i g h t l i n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e n o t r e q u i r in g c l o s e d e l i n e a t i o n .)
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in ju r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e i l l o r s u f f e r a n a c c i d 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 t h e r e s t a b l is h m e n t . D u t ie s i n v o l v e a c o m b in a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g ;
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t o th e i l l o r i n ju r e d ; a tte n d in g t o 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 j u r i e s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s
o f p a t ie n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c i d e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io n o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in
p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s a n d h e a lt h e v a l u a t i o n s o f a p p l ic a n t s and e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n in g a n d c a r r y 
in g o u t p r o g r a m s in v o l v i n g h e a lt h e d u c a t i o n , a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n , e v a lu a t io n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t ,
o r o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t in g th e h e a lt h , w e l f a r e , a n d s a fe t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l .

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w o o d w o r k a n d e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s b i n 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 l is h m e n t . W o r k in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : P la n n in g
a n d la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t i o n s u s i n g a v a r i e t y




B U SIN E SS— C o n t in u e d

W o r k s on a s e g m e n t o f a c o m p l e x d a ta p r o c e s s i n g s c h e m e o r s y s t e m , a s d e s c r i b e d f o r
c l a s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o n r o u t in e a s s i g n m e n t s a n d r e c e i v e s i n s t r u c t io n a n d g u id a n c e
o n c o m p l e x a s s i g n m e n t s . W o r k is r e v i e w e d f o r a c c u r a c y o f ju d g m e n t , c o m p l i a n c e w ith in 
s t r u c t i o n s , a n d t o in s u r e p r o p e r a li n e m e n t w ith th e o v e r a l l s y s t e m .

W o r k s o n c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s (a s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A ) u n d e r c l o s e d i r e c t i o n o f a h i g h e r
le v e l p r o g r a m e r o r s u p e r v is o r .
M a y a s s i s t h i g h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m e r b y in d e p e n d e n t ly p e r 
fo r m in g le s s d iff ic u lt ta s k s a s s ig n e d , and p e r fo r m in g m o r e d iffic u lt ta s k s u n d e r fa ir ly c lo s e
d ir e c t io n .
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SYSTEM S A N A L Y ST ,

m a in t a in in g a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e in a r e t a i l e s t a b l is h m e n t , o r m a in t a in in g i n v e n t o r y a c c o u n t s
in a m a n u fa c t u r i n g or. w h o l e s a l e e s t a b l is h m e n t .) C o n f e r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d t o d e t e r m in e
th e d a ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s and a d v i s e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l o n th e im p l i c a t i o n s o f the
d a ta p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m s t o b e a p p lie d .

POW ERPLANT

CARPENTER,

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

o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d t o o l s , 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 i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; m a k in g
sta n d a rd sh op c o m p u ta tio n s r e la tin g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; and s e le c tin g m a te r ia ls n e c e s s a r y
f o r t h e w o r k . In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g a n d
e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

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M E C H A N IC ,

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 t io n s s u c h a s th e i n s t a l la t io n , m a in t e n a n c e ,
o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r t h e g e n e r a t i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , o r u t il iz a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an
e s t a b l is h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n 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 s u c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k 
e r s , m o t o r s , h e a t in g u n i t s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o t h 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 i n g f r o m
b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , la y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; l o c a t i n g a n d d ia g n o s in g t r o u b l e 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 i n g s t a n d a r d c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o lo a d r e q u i r 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 t o o ls a n d m e a s u r i n g and
t e s t i n g i n s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n 
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h 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 t r a in i n g and
e x p e r ie 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 i o n o f s t a t io n a r y e n g in e s and
e q u ip m e n t (m e c h a n i c a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o s u p p ly th e e s t a b l is h m e n t in w h ic h e m p l o y e d w it h p o w e r ,
h e a t, r e f r ig e r a t io n , o r a ir -c o n d it io n in g .
W o rk in v o lv e s :
O p e r a t i n g a n d m a in t a in in g e q u ip m e n t
s u c h a s s t e a m e n g i n e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b i n e s , v e n t il a t i n g a n d r e f r i g 
e r a t in g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; and
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t i o n o f m a c h i n e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d f u e l c o n s u m p t i o n .
M a y a ls o s u 
p e r v is e th e se o p e r a tio n s .
H e a d o r c h i e f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l is h m e n t s e m p l o y in g m o r e th a n on e
e n g in e e r a r e e x c l u d e d .
F IR E M A N ,

S T A T IO N A R Y

B O IL E R

F i r e s s t a t io n a r y b o i l e r s t o f u r n is h th e e s t a b l is h m e n t in w h ic h e m p l o y e d w it h h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s te a m . F e e d s fu e ls to f i r e b y hand 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 il b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a n d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t .
HELPER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

TRADES

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 t e n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c
o r g e n e r a l d u t ie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p l ie d w it h m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ;
c l e 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 t h e r u n s k il le d t a s k s a s d i r e c t e d b y j o u r n e y m a n .
T h e k in d o f w o r k th e
h e lp e r is p e r m itte d to p e r f o r m v a r ie s fr o m tra d e to tr a d e :
In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e l p e r is c o n 
fin e d t o s u p p ly in g , li f t i n g , a n d h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s a n d c l e a n in g w o r k i n g a r e a s ; a n d in
o t h e r s h e is p e r m i t t e d t o p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th a t a r e
a ls o p e r fo r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a fu ll-t im e b a s is .
M A C H I N E -T O O L O P E R A T O R ,

TOOLROOM

S p e c i a l i z e s in t h e o p e r a t i o n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , s u c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e la t h e s , o r m il li n g m a c h i n e s , in t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f
m a c h i n 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 r k in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
P la n 
n in g a n d p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t m a c h in in g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g it e m s r e q u i r i n g c o m p l i c 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 i n 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 i n g , a n d o p e r a t i o 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 i o n to
a c h ie v e r e q u is it e t o le r a n c e s o r d im e n s io n s . M a y be r e q u ir e d to r e c o g n iz e w h en t o o ls n eed d r e s s 
in g , t o d r e s s t o o l s , a n d t o s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o l a n t s a n d cu t t in g a n d lu b r ic a t in g o i l s . F o r c r o s s 
i n 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 i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in t o o l a n d d ie j o b b in g s h o p s
a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
M A C H IN IS T ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P r o d u c e s r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s a n d n ew p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n 
i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in a n e s t a b l is h m e n t .
W o r k in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : I n t e r p r e t in g
w r i t t e n i n s t r u c t io 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 ou t 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 t o o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n 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 i n g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s t o c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e l a t i n g t o
d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k , t o o l i n 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 i n 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 wcu*k;
a n d fit t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in to m e c h a n i c 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 r k
n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a in i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n 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 )

R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i l e s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , a n d t r a c t o r s o f a n e s t a b l is h m e n t . W o r k i n 
v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
E x a m in in g a u t o m o t iv e e q u ip m e n t t o d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ;
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 l v e th e u s e o f s u c h h a n d t o o ls a s
w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p la c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g a n d a d ju s t in g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d in s t a l li n g




A U T O M O T IV E

(M a in t e n a n c e )---- C o n t in u e d

th e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h i c l e and 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 in g b r a k e s a n d l i g h t s , o r t ig h t e n in g b o d y b o l t s .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e a u t o m o tiv e
m e c h a n i c r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h 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 t r a in 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 i n e r y o r m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l is h m e n t .
W o r k in v o l v e s m o s t
o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
E x a m in in g m a c h in e s and m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t t o d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d i s m a n t li n g o r p a r t l y d i s m a n t li n g m a c h in e s and p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t m a in l y in v o lv e th e u s e
o f h a n d t o o ls in s c r a p i n g a n d f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p 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 t a in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g th e p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e s h o p o r s e n d in g o f th e
m a c h in e t o a m a c h in e s h o p f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r i n g w r i t 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 t i o n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e s h o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h in e s ; and m a k in g
a ll 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 i o n .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f a m a in t e n a n c e m e c h a n i c r e 
q u ir e s r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h i p o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . E x c l u 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 l v e s e t t in g up o r a d ju s t in g m a c h in e s .
M IL L W R IG H T
I n s t a ll s n ew m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t , and d i s m a n t le s a n d i n s t a l ls m a c h in e s o r
h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h e n 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 r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l lo w i n g :
P la n n in g a n d la y in g ou t 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 t h 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 t o o ls a n d r i g g i n g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e l a t i n g t o 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 i t 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 t o b e u s e d ; a n d in s t a l li n g and m a in t a in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
In g e n e r a l, th e m i l l w r i g h t 's w o r k
n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
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L u b r i c a t e s , w it h o i l o r
e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l is h m e n t .
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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 r k , a n d f i x t u r e s o f an e s t a b l is h m e n t .
W o r k in v o l v e s th e f o l l o w i n 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 i ff e r e n t
a p p l ic 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 t in g b y r e m o v i n g o ld f i n 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 l e 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 it h s p r a y gun o r b r u s h . M a y m ix c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h it e le a d , a n d o t h e r p a in t in g r e d i e n t s t o o b t a in p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n s i s t e n c y .
In g e n e r a l , th e
w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e p a in t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g a n 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 ll 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 t h e r t y p e s o f p ip e a n d p ip e f it t in g s in an
e s t a b l is h m e n t .
W o r k in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
L a y in g ou t o f w o r k a n d m e a s u r i n g t o l o 
c a t e p o s i t i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w i n g s o r o t h e r w r i t 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
t o c o r r e c t le n g t h s w it h c h i s e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y l e n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t in g m a c h in e ; t h r e a d 
in g p ip e w it h 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 i v e n o r p o w e r - d r i v e n m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b li n g
p ip e w it h c o u p li n g s a n d fa s t e n i n g p ip e t o h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g
t o p r e s s u r e s , f l o w , a n d s i z e o f p ip e r e q u i r e d ; a n d m a k in g s t a n d a r d t e s t s t o d e t e r m in e w h e t h e r
f i n 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 t e n a n c e p i p e f it t e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . W o r k e r s p r i m a r i l y e n g a g e d in in s t a l li n g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u ild in g s a n it a 
t io n o r h e a t in g s y s t e m s a r e e x c l u d e d .
PLU M 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 l is h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W o r k i n v o l v e s : K n o w le d g e
o f s a n it 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 t s 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 li n 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 l o 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 t e n a n c e p lu m b e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly
a c q u i r e d t h 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 t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e 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

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 and f i x 
t u r e s (s u c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e l v e s , l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t i l a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s ,
m e t a l r o o f in g ) o f a n e s t a b l is h m e n t .
W o r k in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
P la n n in g a n d la y in g
ou t a ll t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l m a in t e n a n c e w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , m o d e l s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;
s e t t in g up a n d o p e r a t i n g a ll a v a il 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 ie t y o f

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

h a n d t o o ls in c u t t in g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g , f i t t in g , and a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d in s t a l li n 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 i r e d . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e 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 in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a in i n 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 ; t o o l m a k e r ; fi x t u r e

m a k er;

gage m a k er)

C o n s t r u c t s a n d r e p a i r s m a c h i n e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , fi 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 , and o t h e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
P la n n in g and
la y in g ou t o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b lu e p r in t s , d r a w i n g s , o r o t h e r o r a l a n d w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;

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AND

W a tch m a n .
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t h e ft , and i l l e g a l e n t r y .
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OR

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s ,
a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .

o f p r e m is e s

p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t i n g

p r o p e r t y a g a in s t f i r e ,

CLEANER

in

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CLERK

P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e f o r s h ip m e n t , o r r e c e i v e s a n d is 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 ts o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o th e r m a te r ia ls .
S h ip p in g w o r k i n 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 i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a il a b l e m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , and r a t e ; and p r e p a r i n g r e c 
o r d s o f th e g o o d s s h ip p e d , m a k in g up b i l l s o f la d in g , p o s t in g w e ig h t a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s , and
k e e p in g a f i l e o f s h 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 en t.
R e c e i v i n g w o r k i n v o l v e s : V e r i f y i n g o r d i r e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i f y i n 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 in s t b i l l s o f la d in g , i n v o i c e s , o r o t h e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g f o r s h o r t a g e s a n d r e j e 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 i s e o r m a t e r i a l s t o p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; and m a in t a in in g n e c e s 
s a ry r e c o r d s and file s .
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stu d y p u r p o s e s ,

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T R U C K D R IV E R

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

( L o a d e r a n d u n l o a d e r ; h a n d le r a n d s t a c k e r ; s h e l v e r ; t r u c k e r ; s t o c k m a n o r s t o c k h e l p e r ; w a r e 
h o u se 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 l o y e d in 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 , s t o r e , o r o t h e r e s t a b l is h m e n t
w h o s e d u t ie s in v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
L o a d in g a n d u n lo a d in g v a r io u s m a t e r i a l s and
m e r c h a n d i s e on o r f r o m fr e ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o t h e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e l v in g ,
o r p l a c in g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e l o c a t i o 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 tru ck , 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 h o lo a d a n d u n lo a d s h ip s a r e
e x clu d e d .
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d ie m a k e r s

ch a rw o m a n ; ja n it r e s s )

C le a n s and k e e p s in a n o r d e r l y c o n d it i o n f a c t o r y w o r k i n 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 an o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o t h e r e s t a b l is h m e n t . D u t ie s in v o l v e
a c o m b in a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b i n g , a n d p o l is h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v i n g
c h i p s , t r a s h , and o t h e r r e f u s e ; d u s t in g e q u ip m e n t , f u r n it u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l is h in g m e t a l fi x t u r e s
o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v id i n g s u p p l ie s a n d m in o r m a in t e n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c l e a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w 
e r s , and r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w in d o w w a s h in g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LABORER,

t o o l and

MOVEMENT

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

G uard.
P e r f o r m s r o u t in e p o l i c e d u t i e s , e it h e r at f i x e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in t a 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 t e m e n w h o a r e s t a t io n e d at g a te
a n d c h e c k on id e n t it y o f e m p l o y e e s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n s e n t e r i n g .

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u s in g a v a r i e t y o f t o o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's h a n d t o o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r 
s t a n d in g o f th e w o r k i n 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 up a n d o p e r a t i n g o f
m a c h in e t o o l s a n d r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e l a t i n g t o d i m e n s i o n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d t o o li n 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 i c a t i o n
a s w e l l a s o f f i n is h e d t o o l s a n d d i e s t o a c h i e v e r e q u i r e d q u a l it i e s ; w o r k in g t o c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ;
fit t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g o f p a r t s t o p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s a n d a ll o w a n c e s : a n d s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r ia t e
m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , a n d p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l , th e t o o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d
t r a in i n g in m a c h i n 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 ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h i p
o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .

D r i v e s a t r u c k w it h in a c i t y o r in d u s t r ia l a r e a t o 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 t w e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l is h m e n t s s u c h a s : M a n u fa c t u r in g p la 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 l e a n d r e t a i l e s t a b l is h m e n t s , o r b e t w e e n r e t a i l e s t a b l is h m e n t s and
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 it h 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 i c a l r e p a i r s , and k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k i n g o r d e r .
D r i v e r - s a l e s m e n and
o v e r -t h e -r o a d d r iv e r s a re e x c lu d e d .
F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t ,
as fo llo w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r s h o u ld b e r a t e d o n th e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c i t y .)

F IL L E R

(O rd e r

p ic k e r ;

stock

s e le c to r ; w areh ou se

stock m an )

F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f i n 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 le s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s * o r d e r s , o r o t h e r i n s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , i n a d d i t i o n
to fi ll in g o r d e r s and in d ic a t in g it e m s f i l l e d o r o m it t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u t g o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i 
s i t io n a d d it io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l ie s t o s u p e r v i s o r , a n d p e r f o r m o t h 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 i n a t i o n o f s i z e s l i s t e d s e p a r a t e l y )
T r u c k d r i v e r , lig h t (u n d e r lV 2 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m (l V 2 t o and 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 t h e r th a n t r a i l e r ty p e )

TRUCKER,
PACKER,

POW ER

S H IP P IN G

P r e p a r e s f i n 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 l a c in g t h 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 i o n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t u p o n th e t y p e , s i z e , and num b eV o f
u n its t o b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n t a in e r e m p l o y e d , a n d m e t h o d o f s h ip m e n t . W o r k r e q u i r e s th e
p la c in g o f it e m s in s h ip p in g c o n t a in e r s a n d m a y in v o l v e on e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
K n o w l
e d g e o f v a r io 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 c o n t e n t ; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r ia t e t y p e a n d s i z e
o f c o n t a in e r ; in s e r t i n g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a in e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l t o 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 i n g a n d s e a li n g c o n t a in 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 t if y in g
d a ta o n c o n t a in e r . P a c k e r s w h o a l s o m a k e w o o d e n b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d .




O p era tes a
t r a n s p o r t g o o d s and
e s t a b l is h m e n t .

m a n u a lly c o n t r o l l e 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 ll 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 t h e r

F o r w a g e s tu 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 l l o w s :
T ru ck er,
T ru ck er,

pow er
pow er

( f o r k l if t )
(o t h e r th a n f o r k li f t )

Available On Request---T h e fo l l o w in g a r e a s a r e s u r v e y e d p e r i o d i c a l l y f o r u s e in a d m i n i s t e r i n g the S e r v i c e C o n t r a c t A c t of 1965.
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San ta B a r b a r a , C alif.
Sh reveport, La.
S p r i n g f i e l d —C h i c o p e e —H o ly o k e , M a s s . —Conn.
Stockton, C alif.
T a c o m a , W ash .
Topeka, K ans.
Tu cson , A riz.
V a l d o s t a , Ga.
V a l l e j o —N a p a , C a l i f .
W i c h it a F a l l s , T e x .
W ilm in g t o n , D e l.—N . J .—Md.

T h e e l e v e n t h 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 , c h i e f a c c o u n t a n t s , a t t o r n e y s , j o 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 ,
b u y e r s , c h e m i s t s , e n g i n e e r s , e n g i n e e r i n g t e c h n i c i a n s , d r a f t s m e n , an d c l e r i c a l e m p l o y e e s .
O r d e r a s B L S B u l l e t i n 1693, N a t i o n a l
S u r v e y of P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d m i n i s t r a t i v e , T e c h n i c a l , an d C l e r i c a l P a y , J u n e 1 9 7 0 , $ 1.00 a c o p y , f r o m the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of
D o c u m e n t s , U .S . G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , W a s h in g t o n , D . C . , 2 0 4 0 2 , o r an y o f i t s r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s .




A rea W age

Surveys

A l i s t of the l a t e s t a v a i l a b l e b u l l e t i n s i s p r e s e n t e d b e lo w . A d i r e c t o r y of a r e a w a g e s t u d i e s in c lu d in g m o r e l i m i t e d s t u d i e s c o n d u c t e d at the
r e q u e s t of the W a ge and H o u r D i v i s i o n of the D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r i s a v a i l a b l e on r e q u e s t . B u l l e t i n s m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of
D o c u m e n t s , U .S . G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , W a s h in g t o n , D . C . , 204 0 2 , o r f r o m an y of the B L S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s shown on the i n s i d e f ro n t c o v e r .

A rea
A k r o n , O h io , J u l y 1970_________________________________
A lb a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y - T r o y , N . Y . , F e b . 1970-------------A l b u q u e r q u e , N. M e x . , M a r . 1970 1 ____________________
A lle n t o w n —B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n , P a . —N . J . , M a y 1970 1—
A t l a n t a , G a . , M a y 1970 1 -----------------------------------------B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A ug. 1970 1 ------------------ -----------------B e a u m o n t —P o r t A r t h u i —O r a n g e , T e x . , M a y 1 9 7 0 -----B i n g h a m t o n , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 7 0 ----------------------------------B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , M a r . 1970__________________________
B o i s e C i ty , Idaho, N ov. 1970 1 _________________________
B o s t o n , M a s s . , A ug. 1970 1 -------------------------------------B u f f a l o , N . Y . , O c t. 1 9 6 9 -----------------------------------------B u r l i n g t o n , V t., M a r . 1970_____________________________
C an to n , O h io, M a y 1970 1 --------------------------------- ------C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a . , A p r . 1970 1 ------------------------------C h a r l o t t e , N . C . , M a r . 1 9 7 0 1 ----------------------------------C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n . - G a . , S e p t . 1970 1 ----------------------C h i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1970________________________________
C i n c in n a t i , Ohio—K y .—I n d . , F e b . 1 9 7 0 ----------------------C l e v e l a n d , O h io, S e p t . 1969-------------------------------------C o l u m b u s , O h io, O ct. 1969_____________________________
D a l l a s , T e x . , O ct. 1 9 6 9 ________________________________
D a v e n p o r t —R o c k I s la n d —M o l in e , Iowa—111.,
O ct. 1969 1 ______________________________________________
D ay to n , O hio, D e c . 1 9 6 9 ________________________ _______
D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1969 1 _____________________________
D e s M o i n e s , Iow a, M a y 1970 1 _________________________
D e t r o i t , M i c h ., F e b . 1 9 7 0 ______________________________
F o r t W o rth, T e x . , O ct. 1969___________________________
G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1970 1 ----------------------------------G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M a y 1 9 7 0 ____________________________
H o u s t o n , T e x . , A p r . 1970_______________________________
I n d i a n a p o l i s , Ind., Oct. 1969___________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , J a n . 1970---------------------------------------J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , D e c . 1 9 6 9 _________________________
K a n s a s C ity , M o . - K a n s . , S e p t . 1970 1 ----------------------L a w r e n c e —H a v e r h i l l , M a s s . —N .H ., J u n e 1970 1 --------L i t t l e R o c k —N o r t h L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1970 1 ____
L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h and A n a h e i m —S a n t a A n a G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1970____________________
L o u i s v i l l e , K y .—I n d . , N ov. 1969 1 -----------------------------L u b b o c k , T e x . , M a r . 1 9 7 0 1-------------------------------------M a n c h e s t e r , N .H ., J u l y 1970 1 _________________________
M e m p h i s , T e n n . - A r k . , N ov. 1969 1 ____________________
M i a m i , F l a . , Nov. 1 9 6 9 ________________________________
M i d l a n d and O d e s s a , T e x . , J a n . 1970 1 _______________
M i l w a u k e e , W i s . , M a y 1970 1 ----------------------------------M i n n e a p o l i s —St. P a u l , M in n ., J a n . 1970 1 _____________

B u lletin n u m ber
and p r i c e
1660-88,
1660-51,
1660-55,
1660-83,
1660-76,
1685-18,
1660-84,
1685-6,
1660-57,
1 6 8 5 - 2 1,
1685-1 1,
1660-29,
1660-53,
1660-81,
1660-68,
1660-61,
1685-10,
1660-90,
1660-49,
1660-22,
1660-27,
1660-23,

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1660-20,
16b0-37,
1660-41,
1660-73,
1660-58,
1660-18,
1685-4,
1660-79,
1660-67,
1660-25,
1660-39,
1660-35,
1685-16,
1660-82,
1665- 1,

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1660-64,
1660-28,
1660-50,
1685-2,
1660-31,
1660-32,
1660-44,
1660-74,
1660-46,

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D ata on esta blish m en t p r a c tic e s and su p plem en tary w a g e provisions are also presented .




A rea
M u s k e g o n —M u s k e g o n H e i g h t s , M i c h ., J u n e 1970 1—____
N e w a r k and J e r s e y C ity , N . J . ,
J a n . 1970 1---------------New H a v e n , C o n n ., J a n . 1970 1_________________________
N ew O r l e a n s , L a . , J a n . 1970___________________________
New Y o r k , N . Y . , A p r. 1970 1___________________________
N o r f o l k —P o r t s m o u t h an d N e w p o r t N e w s —
H a m p t o n , V a . , J a n . 1970 1 ____________________________
O k l a h o m a C i t y , O k l a ., J u l y 1970_______________________
O m a h a , N e b r . - I o w a , S e p t . 1970 1_______________________
P a t e r s o n —C l i ft o n —P a s s a i c , N . J . , J u n e 1970 1 ------------P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . - N . J . , N ov. 1969 1___________________
P h o e n i x , A r i z . , M a r . 1970 1____________________________
P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n . 1 9 7 0 1____________________________
P o r t l a n d , M a i n e , N ov. 1970--------------------------------------P o r t l a n d , O r e g . —W a s h . , M a y 1970 1-------------------------P r o v i d e n c e —P a w t u c k e t —W a r w i c k , R .I .—M a s s . ,
M a y 1 9 7 0 _______________________________________________
R a l e i g h , N . C . , A ug. 1970 1_____________________________
R i c h m o n d , V a . , M a r . 1 9 7 0 1____________________________
R o c h e s t e r , N .Y . (o f f ic e o c c u p a t i o n s only),
A u g . 1970_______________________________________________
R o c k f o r d , 111., M a y 1970 1 ______________________________
St. L o u i s , M o.—111., M a r . 1970---------------------------------S a l t L a k e C i t y , U tah, N ov. 1969 1 -----------------------------S a n A n ton io, T e x . , M a y 1970-----------------------------------San B e r n a r d i n o —R i v e r s i d e —O n t a r i o , C a l i f . ,
D a c . 1969------- ------------ ------------- -----------------------------S a n D ie g o , C a l i f . , N ov. 1970___________________________
S a n F r a n c i s c o —O a k l a n d , C a l i f . , Oct. 1969 1--------------S a n J o s e , C a l i f . , A u g . 1970--------------------------------------S a v a n n a h , G a . , M a y 1970 1---------------------------------------S c r a n t o n , P a . , J u l y 1970 1 ---------------------------------------S e a t t l e —E v e r e t t , W a s h . , J a n . 1970---------------------------S i o u x F a l l s , S. D a k ., S e p t . 1969-------------------------------South B e n d , Ind., M a r . 1 9 7 0 1----------------------------------S p o k a n e , W a s h . , J u n e 1970 1 -----------------------------------S y r a c u s e , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 7 0 ---------------------------------------T a m p a —St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , N ov. 1970-------------------T o l e d o , Ohio—M i c h ., F e b . 1970--------------------------------T r e n t o n , N . J . , S e p t . 1 9 7 0 1 _____________________________
U tic a—R o m e , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 7 0 __________________________
W a s h in g t o n , D . C . - M d . - V a . , S e p t . 1969 1------------------W a t e r b u r y , C o n n ., M a r . 1970 1--------------------------------W a t e r l o o , Iow a, J a n . 1 9 7 0 ---------------------------------------W ic h ita , K a n s . , A p r . 1970 1 ------------------------------------W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , M a y 1 9 7 0 1 --------------------------------Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1970 1 _________ ________________________
Y o u n g s to w n —W a r r e n , Ohio, Nov. 1969 1---------------------

Bu lletin n u m ber
and p r i c e
1660-85,
1660-47,
1660-40,
1660-42,
1660-89,

35 c e n t s
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75 c e n t s

1660-59,
1685-5,
1685-14,
1660-87,
1660-48,
1660-70,
1660-60,
1685-19,
1660-77,

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1685-7,
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1660-43,
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1660-33,
1685-13,
1660-80,
1685-3,
1660-52,
1660-14,
1660-62,
1660-86,
1685-8,
1685- 17,
1660-56,
1685- 15,
1685-9,
1660-19,
1660-54,
1660-45,
1660-69,
1660-78,
1660-63,
1660-38,

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