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AREA WAGE SURVEY
Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach—
Boca Raton, Florida, Metropolitan Area, April 1975
Bulletin 1850-26




U S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
_ _ Bureau of Labor Statistics




Preface
This bulletin provides results of an April 1975 survey of occupational earnings and
supplementary wage benefits in the Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach—Boca
Raton, Florida, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (Broward and Palm Beach Counties).
The survey was made as part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' annual area wage survey
program. The program is designed to yield data for individual metropolitan areas, as well
as national and regional estimates for all Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the
United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
A major consideration in the area wage survey program is the need to describe
the level and movement of wages in a variety of labor markets, through the analysis of
(1) the level and distribution of wages by occupation, and (2) the movement of wages by
occupational category and skill level. The program develops information that may be used
for many purposes, including wage and salary administration, collective bargaining, and
assistance in determining plant location. Survey results also are used by the U.S. Depart­
ment of Labor to make wage determinations under the Service Contract Act of 1965.
Currently, 82 areas are included in the program.
(See list of areas on inside
back cover.) In each area, occupational earnings data are collected annually. Information
on establishment practices and supplementary wage benefits is obtained every third year.
Each year after all individual area wage surveys have been completed, two sum­
mary bulletins are issued. The first brings together data for each metropolitan area sur­
veyed. The second summary bulletin presents national and regional estimates, projected
from individual metropolitan area data.
The Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton survey was con­
ducted by the Bureau's regional office in Atlanta, Ga., under the general direction of
Donald M. Cruse, Associate Assistant Regional Director for Operations. The survey
could not have been accomplished without the cooperation of the many firms whose wage
and salary data provided the basis for the statistical information in this bulletin. The
Bureau wishes to express sincere appreciation for the cooperation received.

Note:
Also available for the Ft. Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach—Boca Raton
areas is an April 1975 report on occupational earnings and supplementary wage provisions
for the metalworking industries.

AREA WAGE SURVEY

Bulletin 1850-26

U.S. D E P A R T M E N T OF LA BO R, John T . Dunlop, Secretary

September 1975

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, Julius Shiskin, Commissioner

Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach—
Boca Raton, Florida, Metropolitan Area, April 1975
CO NTENTS

Page

Introduction

2

T ables:
Earnings:
A- 1. Weekly earnings of office workers--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A -2. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers_______________________________________________________
A -3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex____________________________
A-4.
Hourly earnings of maintenance and power plant workers--------------------------------------------------------------------------------A -5,
Hourly earnings of custodial and material movement workers_______________________________________________
A -6.
Average hourly earnings of maintenance, powerplant, custodial, and material movement workers, by sex
A -7.
Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected occupational groups, adjusted for employment shifts1-- 1

B,

Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions:
B- 1. Minimum entrance salaries for inexperienced typists and clerks____________________________________________________
B -2. Late shift pay provisions for full-time manufacturing plant workers________________________________________________
B -3. Scheduled weekly hours and days of full-time first-shift workers____________________________________________________
B-4. Annual paid holidays for full-time workers___________________________________________________________________________
B-4a, Identification of major paid holidays for full-time workers___________________________________________________________
B -5. Paid vacation provisions for full-time workers________________________________________________________________________
B -6. Health, insurance, and pension plan provisions for full-time workers______________________________________________

coin vO r- oo o o

A.

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Appendix A. Scope and method of survey
Appendix B. Occupational descriptions —




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flT.S R e g io n a l O ffic e s listed o n b a c k c o v e r .

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P r ic e 8 0 cen ts.

M a k e c h e c k s p a y a b le t o S u p erin ten d en t o f D o cu m e n ts.

Introduction
This area is 1 of 82 in which the U.S. Department of Labor's
Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings and
related benefits on an areawide basis. In this area, data were obtained
by personal visits of Bureau field economists to representative estab­
lishments within six broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; transpor­
tation, communication, and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail
trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Major industry
groups excluded from these studies are government operations and the
construction and extractive industries. Establishments having fewer than
a prescribed number of workers are omitted because of insufficient
employment in the occupations studied. Separate tabulations are provided
for each of the broad industry divisions which meet publication criteria.
A-series tables
Tables A - 1 through A -6 provide estimates of straight-time
hourly or weekly earnings for workers in occupations common to a
variety of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries. Occupations
were selected from the following categories: (a) Office clerical, (b) pro­
fessional and technical, (c) maintenance and powerplant, and (d) custodial
and material movement. In the 31 largest survey areas, tables A -la
through A-6a provide similar data for establishments employing 500
workers or more.
Following the occupational wage tables is table A -7 which
provides percent changes in average earnings of office clerical work­
ers, electronic data processing workers, industrial nurses, skilled




maintenance workers, and unskilled plant workers. This measure of
wage trends eliminates changes in average earnings caused by employ­
ment shifts among establishments as well as turnover of establishments
included in survey samples. Where possible, data are presented for all
industries, manufacturing, and nonmanufacturing. Appendix A discusses
this wage trend measure.
B-series tables
The B-series tables present information on minimum entrance
salaries for office workers; late-shift pay provisions and practices for
plant workers in manufacturing; and data separately for plant and office
workers on scheduled weekly hours and days of first-shift workers; paid
holidays; paid vacations; and health, insurance, and pension plans.
Appendixes
This bulletin has two appendixes. Appendix A describes the
methods and concepts used in the area wage survey program. It provides
information on the scope of the area survey and information on the area's
industrial composition in manufacturing. It also provides information
on labor-management agreement coverage. Appendix B provides job
descriptions used by Bureau field economists to classify workers in
occupations for which straight-time earnings information is presented.

A.

Earnings

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f—
Avpn„

s
85

weekly

O c c u p a tio n and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

$

workers

Median

^

Middle range

1

“

U n der

$

S
95

90

S

S
100

110

$
120

S

S
130

140

S
150

$
160

$
170

$
180

$
190

$
2 00

$
210

$
220

S
2 30

$
240

$
250

and
u n d er

85

260
and

90

95

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

-

~

-

”

-

-

2

2

7

“

6

12

_

_

-

-

10
10

-

-

7
7

31
31

22
22

16
16

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19
4
15
-

75
9
66
-

68
18
50
1

22
8
14
2

19
5
14
1

37
18
19
1

12

_

6

-

-

-

6

18
18

35
2
33

1 26
5
121

103
14
89

79
12
67

82
14
68

42
7
35

29
2
27

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5
5

13
5

13
13

11
11

1
1

2
2

7
6

6
4
2

9
7
2

28
8
20

20
7
13

190

2 00

2 10

220

1

-

-

28
14
14
7

10
2
8
6

10

3

14

10

3
3

14
14

14

1

2

_

_

14

1

2

-

-

230

240

250

260

over

ALL WORKERS
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS*
CLASS A ---------------------------------------------------------

30

4 0 .0

$
1 6 1 .0 0

$
1 6 9 .0 0

$
$
1 4 5 .0 0 -1 7 5 .0 0

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS*
CLASS B --------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

88
86

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

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

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

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

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A --------------MANUFACTURING---------------------------------- —
NONMANUFACTURING--------------------------- —
P U BL IC U T IL IT IE S ----------------------------

305
78
227
35

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

1 5 7 .5 0
1 5 9 .0 0
1 5 7 .0 0
2 0 0 .5 0

1 4 9 .5 0
1 6 0 .5 0
1 4 9 .5 0
1 9 0 .5 0

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

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS b --------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

5 51
56
495

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

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

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

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

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

57
43

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

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

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

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

98
36
62

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

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

1 * 0 .0 0
1 3 7 .0 0
1 4 0 .0 0

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

CLASS * ---------------

58

3 9 .0

1 6 0 .0 0

1 5 4 .0 0

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

5

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS b --------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------

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

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

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

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

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

N O N M A inU F A C T U R I N G ------------------

143
45
98

*

-

-

-

10
9
1

30
1
29

20
10
10

53
17
36

MESSENGERS---------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

82
77

3 9 .0
3 8 .5

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

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

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

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

21
18

31
31

8
7

SECRETARIES -------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ----------------------------

1 ,1 8 5
392
793
70

3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 7 .5

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

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

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

-

_

1

1

2

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

32
13
19

122
33
89

-

-

-

-

-

SECRETARIES, CLASS A -------------------------MANUFACTURING----------------- --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------- ---------- --

74
25
49

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

1 8 8 .5 0
2 1 0 .0 0
1 7 7 .5 0

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

SECRETARIES, CLASS 8 -------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING----------------------------—

225
95
130

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

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

1 7 0 .0 0
1 7 1 .0 0
1 6 7 .5 0

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

SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ----------------------------

351
113
238
36

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
3 6 .5

1 6 4 .0 0
1 6 7 .0 0
1 6 2 .5 0
1 9 2 .0 0

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

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

_
-

SECRETARIES, CLASS 0 -------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

5 35
159
376

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

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

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

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

_

_

-

-

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS,

*

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w ere

S ee fo o t n o t e s

d is t r ib u t e d as f o l l o w s :

at end o f ta b le:




2 at $ 260 to $ 270; 4 at $ 2 7 0 to $ 280;

12

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9

2

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2

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9

2

-

-

2

-

-

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21

9

3

7

7

1

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2

-

1

-

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16
4
12

8
3
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2
1
1

4

17
16

3
3

2
2

1 96
41
1 55

262
77
185

1 43
44
99
12

128
74
54
1

65
27
38

44
14
30
1

55
10
45
10

37
15
22
7

29
14
15
10

18
3
15

7
4
3

2
1
1

9

7
2
5

3
3

16
1
15

10

3

1
1

-

-

-

9

6
5
1

7

-

-

-

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21
11
10

48
21
27

37
17
20

30
9
21

9
4
5

3
1
2

6
6
“

12
1
11

7
2
5

-

-

-

-

12
2
10
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2

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4

-

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24
5
19
19

a

_

-

l

17
16
1
1

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2
1
1

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7
1

-

-

14
8
6

5

18

1
1

23
7
16

10
2
8

1 08
28
80

70
13
57
12

38
27
11
1

16
5
11
-

3
2
1
1

24
5
19
6

18
11
7
1

17
7
10
5

11
4
7
7

8
1
7
3

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1
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31
13
18

85
18
67

181

121
44
77

43
20

36
21
15

5

8

6

6

5

1

3

_

8

6

6

5

1

3

5

39
142

1 at $ 2 9 0 to $ 300; and 1 at $ 3 1 0 to $ 320.

21

3

23

3
2

3
3

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-

9
9
-

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•

-

-

.

-

-

_

Weekly earnings ^
( standard)
Number
of

O ccu p a tion and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

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

Average
weekly
(standard]

$

85
Mean ^

Median ^

M iddle range ^

STENOGRAPHERS* GENERAL -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

187
81

$
$
$
$
39*5 1 5 4 .0 0 1 5 2 .0 0 1 3 2 .5 0 - 1 7 0 .5 0
3 9 .0 1 5 1 .0 0 1 5 2 .0 0 1 3 0 .5 0 - 1 6 1 .5 0

90

95

$

$

100

110

S

120

S

$

130

140

$

$

S

150

160

170

$

$
180

190

$
200

S

210

S

220

S

$

S

230

240

250

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90

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$

S

260
and

95

-

-

-

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100

-

no

120

130

140

ISO

160

170

180

190

l

5
2

19
13

45
25

17
“

23
20

25
3

26
9

17
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-

21Q

220

-

8
8

1
1

200

-

230

240

250

260 o v e r

-

-

-

-

-

-

”

“

“

“

STENOGRAPHERS* SENIOR -------------------------

54

3 9 .5

1 7 4 .5 0

1 7 3 .0 0

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

3

1

15

14

10

4

3

2

-

-

-

-

-

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS ------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

411
38

4 2 .0
4 0 .0

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

1 0 9 .5 0
1 3 8 .0 0

10

2

5
4

1
1

1
1

_

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_

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-

-

-

-

-

-

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15
2
13

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31

67
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75
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16

26
19

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15
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56
24
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N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t -t i m e w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f—
$

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weekly
Median l

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(standard)

M iddle range^

$

$

$

85
42
43

39*0 1 65 .00 16 7 .0 0 1 4 5 .5 0 -1 8 5 .0 0
4 0 .0 1 7 0 .5 0 16 7 .5 0 1 5 0 .0 0 -1 9 5 .0 0
3 8 ,5 15 9 .5 0 1 6 7 .0 0 1 3 8 .0 0 -1 8 3 .0 0

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS*
BU SIN ESS. CLASS & ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

70
53

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

DRAFTERS* CLASS A ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------

107
78

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DRAFTERS. CLASS B ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------

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ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS -----------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS* CLASS 8 MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------—




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115

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119

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276
258

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3 .0 7

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573
68
505

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3 .2 5
3 .7 5
3 .2 5

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GUARDS AND WATCHMEN ------MANUFACTURING ------------NONMANUFACTURING ------

TRUCKDRIVERS. HEAVY (OVER A TONS*
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579
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2

21

A

1

_

_

21

A

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20

20

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

.

-

-

10
10

25
15

32
31

1
1

5
5

1
1

5
5

7
7

2
2

_

_

-

1
1

_

-

-

61
1A
A7

23
13
10

171
115
56

58
3
55

69
1
68

55
55

A7

3

123
5
118

85
12
73

89
9
80

A1
18
23

51
9
A2

-

-

2 .7 5 -

-

_

33

_

3 .1 5

-

1

53

_

3 .2 5

-

16

19

_

29

23

3

_

-

WAREHOUSEMEN ------------------------------------------------

20

_

-

_

1

9
9

-

3 . 2 0 - A . 19
3 . A 7 - A .A A
3 . 1 8 - A . 16

3
16
13
3

1A
2

_

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

3
A9
42
7

-

_

3 .9 0
3 .9 7
3 .8 8

_
-

_

_

203
AS
1 55

23
23

68
68

-

TRUCKERS* POWER (FORKLIFT) ----------------MANUFACTURING----------------------- — ----------NONMANUFACTURING ------- — -------------—

20
20

29
27

19

A .6 0 A .5 3 -

1
1

A6
A6

-

6 .6 5
A .89

3
3

A
2
2

61
57

-

5 .6 1
5 .1 9

-

21
7
1A

10
10

-

229
1 29

3 .5 0

73
7
66

-

TRUCKDRIVERS* HEAVY (OVER A TONS*
OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) --------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------- ----------

6 .6 5
6 .6 5

87
87

•

53

33

_
-

—

_

-

.

6

-

-

-

-

6

5
3
2

-

-

-

9

-

_

-

6
6




_

8

2

-

-

8

2

-

_

-

-

-

“

“

1

A

7

2

13

-

1

A

7

2

13

-

12
11

1
1

-

15A
15A

-

116
36

2
2

6

1

6

1

1A3
A2

32
32

20
20

3
3

152
152

A7
A7

12
12

A0
A0

_

_

“

“

1A
6

37
6
31

18

32
10
22

2A
5
19

11
8
3

19
1
18

1
1

7
7

3
3

1A

11

5

-

-

-

-

-

1A

11

7

“

8

A

-

-

-

-

*

-

_

”

A
1
3

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

-

_

3

18
3
15

**

-

3

-

1A
6

-

_

-

6
2

18

1
_

A7

1A
6
8

8
8

1
1

283
80
203
186

3
3

“

-

A
3

9
5
A

33
33

.

20
1
19

2
2

-

-

_

“

1 53
1 53
153

•

6
6

-

-

11
3

-

13
13

-

_

2
2

A
A

-

-

-

_

_

-

5

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

_

10
A
6

2
2
“

.
-




Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, powerplant,
custodial, and material movement workers, by sex, in
Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach—
Boca Raton, Fla., April 1975
N um ber
of
w orkers

S ex, o c c u p a t io n , and in d u stry d iv is io n

A verage
(m e an 2 )
h o u r ly

CARPENTERS* MAINTENANCE -----------------------

31

<P
t
■
5 .6 2

ELECTRICIANS* MAINTENANCE —
— —
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

96
62

6 .0 3
5 .7 8

HELPERS* MAINTENANCE TRADES ---------------

85

3 .9 4

MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS* TOOLROOM —
MANUFACTURING--------------------------------------

34
34

4 .8 8
4 .8 3

MECHANICS* AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ------------------------------------------MAk.il »CAc
ArTl
ID Tkln
MAINUr
1UKINu
NONMANUFACTURING — — — — — — — —

304
33
271

5 .3 2

MECHANICS* MAINTENANCE —
MAk.il 1r ATTI IDT kl#1

179
94

5 .8 7
*J,• 0Q4A

— — —

OTDITCTTTCDC
ATklTCklA
NJAS* _—______ _———
r lr tr lT r tK b * M
MAIN!
fcNAlNCt
MANUF ACTURING — — — — —
—
TUUL AMU J i t MAt\c.Hb
MANUF ACTURING — —

—

—

—

—

5 .2 4

•31
29

5 .5 3

222
cDDO
cc

5 36
5*36

CUSTODIAL ANO MATFRIAL MOVEMENT
OCCUPATIONS - MEN
r\
i Anne AMU
Akin u
wUAKUb
" AATruyCM
' LMMtN ____
MANUFACTURING — — —
M
AMki Akil iC"AC
AATI
IDJTM
ki/1
NUNMANUr
1UK
U

—

of
w ork ers

A verage
(m e a n 2 )
h o u rly
e a rn in g s3

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

MAINTENANCE ANO POWERPLANT
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

—

N um ber

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

e a r n in g s3

— — —
M

GUARDS?
MAkli ICAC
APTl
IDT
klfl
MAMUr
1UK
1MU
JANITORS* PORTERS* AND CLEANERS -----MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g — —— — —
—

Ql
7 iOA
127
7AQ
10 7

fill

oa yf

4 .1 0

*

1*175
260

2 .6 9
3 .3 5
5 CA
C*DU

LABORERS* MATERIAL HANDLING --------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------iNUINHANUr AC 1UK 1 MU

407
34

<P
t
•
3 .2 1
3 .0 2
J .C C

RECEIVING C L E R K S ---------- ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

1 42
1 19

3 .7 2
3 .7 5

TRUCKDRIVERS ----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ----------------------------

1*662
297
1*365
345

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

TRUCKDRIVERS* LIGHT (UNDER
1 .1
1
1 // cp TfthlQl
IUMd I
NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

249

J « ll7
3 .0 8

TRUCKORIVERS. MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND INCLUDING 4 TONS) --------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------inwrypi AfNur mciwkiinv ?
■■■■■
■■ ■■■■■

573
68
cJWJ
nc

3 .4 8
3 .7 0
-1 AC

TRUCKDRIVFRS* HFAVY (OVER 4 TONS*
j KMAuu K I T r u /
n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g --------------------------------

579
468

c

TRUCKDRIVERS* HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS*
OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) --------------NONMANUFACTURING - — — - — — ------—

229
1 29

5 .6 1
5 .1 9

TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) ----------------MANUFACTURING---------------- ---------- ---------riviNnAiNUr AC 1Un XIN17

203
48
155

3 .9 0
3 .9 7
JOOO

29

3 .2 5

309
286

2 .5 0

WAREHOUSEMEN —

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

pc

5 .5 0

riic rn n T A i ANU
Akin M
u aAItK
tcdt
ai
uAurMtAir
CUbTUUxAL
IAL
MUVtMtNT
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN
JANITO RS, PORTERS* AND CLEANERS -----rlUNMANUr AC 1UK ANO • • • • • • •• •• • •• ••

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

E a rn in g s data in ta b le A - 6 re la t e o n ly to w o r k e r s w h o s e s e x
id e n t ific a t io n w as p r o v id e d b y the e s t a b lis h m e n t .
E a rn in g s data in
ta b le s A - 4 and A - 5, on the o th e r hand, r e la t e to a ll w o r k e r s in an
o cc u p a tio n .
(S ee a p p en d ix A f o r p u b lic a t io n c r i t e r i a .)




Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings for
selected occupational groups, adjusted for employment shifts,
in Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach—
Boca Raton, Fla., for selected periods
I n d u s try and o c c u p a t io n a l
g rou p

A p r i l 1972
to
A p r i l 1973

A p r i l 1973
to
A p r il 1974

A p r il 1974
to
A p r il 1975

A ll in d u s t r ie s :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w om en ) _ _________ ____
E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s in g (m en and w o m e n ) _____
I n d u s tr ia l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n ) _______________
S k ille d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s ( m e n ) ___________________
U n s k ille d pla n t w o r k e r s ( m e n ) ______________ _______

6.7
*
**
7 .4
6.3

9.4
*
**
7.2
9.9

8.6
**
**
9.4
9 .8

M a n u fa ctu r in g :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n )_______________ ___
E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s in g (m en and w o m e n ) _____
In d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m e n and w om en ) _______ ______
S k ille d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s ( m e n ) _______ _____ ___
U n sk ille d plant w o r k e r s ( m e n ) _______________________

**
*
**
7.6
8.4

**
*
**
6.1

**
**
**
8.4
**

N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n )_____________ _______
E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s in g (m en and w o m e n ) _____
I n d u s tr ia l n u r s e s (m e n and w om en ) _______________
S k ille d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s ( m e n ) _________________
U n s k ille d plant w o r k e r s ( m e n ) _______________________

6 .4
*
'!<*
**
5.2

10.7
*
**
**
10.5

*
**

**

8.4
**
**
**
8.2

D ata not a v a ila b le .
D ata d o not m e e t p u b lic a t io n c r it e r ia .

N O T E : T he p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s p r e s e n t e d in t h is t a b le a re b a s e d on ch a n g e s in a v e r a g e
h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r e s t a b lis h m e n t s re p o r t in g th e t r e n d j o b s in b oth the cu r r e n t and p r e v io u s
y e a r (m a tch e d e s t a b lis h m e n t s ).
T h e y a r e not a ffe c t e d b y ch a n g es in a v e r a g e e a rn in g s
r e s u lt in g f r o m e m p lo y m e n t sh ifts a m on g e s t a b lis h m e n t s o r t u r n o v e r o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s
in c lu d e d in s u r v e y s a m p le s .
T h e p e r c e n t in c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r , a re s t ill a ffe c t e d b y f a c t o r s
o t h e r than w a g e in c r e a s e s .
H ir in g s , l a y o f f s , and t u r n o v e r m a y a ffe c t an e s ta b lis h m e n t
a v e r a g e f o r an o c c u p a t io n w hen w o r k e r s a re p a id u n d er p la n s p r o v id in g a ra n g e o f w ag e r a te s
f o r in d iv id u a l j o b s . In p e r io d s o f i n c r e a s e d h ir in g , f o r e x a m p le , n ew e m p lo y e e s e n te r at the
b o t to m o f t h e -r a n g e , d e p r e s s in g th e a v e r a g e w ith ou t a ch a n g e in w age r a t e s .
T h e s e w a g e t r e n d s a re n ot lin k e d t o the w a g e in d e x e s p r e v io u s ly p u b lis h e d f o r th is
a r e a b e c a u s e th e w a g e in d e x e s m e a s u r e d ch a n g e s in a r e a a v e r a g e s w h e r e a s t h e s e w ag e t r e n d s
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in m a tc h e d e s t a b lis h m e n t a v e r a g e s .
O th er c h a r a c t e r is t i c s o f t h e s e w a g e
t r e n d s w h ic h d i ff e r f r o m the d is c o n t in u e d in d e x e s in clu d e (1 ) e a rn in g s data o f o f f ic e c l e r i c a l
w o r k e r s and in d u s t r ia l n u r s e s a re c o n v e r t e d t o an h o u r ly b a s is , (2 ) tr e n d e s t im a t e s a re
p r o v id e d f o r n on m a n u fa ctu r in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s w h e r e p o s s ib l e , and (3 ) t r e n d e s t im a t e s a re
p r o v id e d f o r e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s in g j o b s .
F o r a m o r e d e t a ile d d e s c r ip t io n o f the m e th o d u s e d t o com p u te t h e s e w ag e t r e n d s , se e
" I m p r o v in g A r e a W a ge S u rv e y I n d e x e s , " M on th ly L a b o r R e v ie w , J a n u a ry 1973, pp . 5 2 -5 7 .

B. Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions
Table B-1. Minimum entrance salaries for inexperienced typists and clerks in Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood
and West Palm Beach—Boca Raton, Fla., April 1975
I n e x p e r ie n c e d t y p is ts
M a n u fa ctu rin g
M in im u m w e e k ly s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r y 4

A ll
in d u s tr ie s

O th er in e x p e r ie n c e d c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s 5

N on m a n u fa ctu rin g

A ll
s c h e d u le s

40

A ll
s c h e d u le s

37V 2

E s ta b lis h m e n t s s t u d i e d _______________ ____ ________________

142

42

XXX

100

XXX

E s ta b lis h m e n t s h a v in g a s p e c i f ie d m in i m u m ------------------------

21

8

7

13

1
"
1
1
1
-

1
1

2
1
1
1
*
1
1
1

11

4

X XX

7

110

30

X XX

80

$ 7 5 .0 0 and u n d e r $ 7 7 .5 0 --- --------------------------------------------------$ 7 7 .5 0 and u n d e r $ 8 0 .0 0 ____________________ ________________
$ 8 0 .0 0 and u n d e r $ 8 2 .5 0 ____________________________________
$ 8 2 .5 0 and u n d e r $ 8 5 .0 0 ____________________________________
$ 8 5 .0 0 and u n d e r $ 8 7 .5 0 ____________________ ____ ___________
$ 8 7 .5 0 and u n d e r $ 9 0 .0 0 ___________________________________
$ 9 0 .0 0 and u n d e r $ 9 2 .5 0 __________________ _______________
$ 9 2 .5 0 and u n d e r $ 9 5 .0 0 ____________________________________
$ 9 5 .0 0 and u n d e r $ 9 7 .5 0 ____________________________________
$ 9 7 .5 0 and u n d e r $ 1 0 0 .0 0 _ _ ________________________________
$ 1 0 0 .0 0 and u n d e r $ 1 0 2 .5 0 _________________________________
$ 1 0 2 .5 0 and u n d e r $ 1 0 5 .0 0 _________________________________
$ 1 0 5 .0 0 and u n d e r $ 1 0 7 .5 0 -------------------- ---------------------------$ 1 0 7 .5 0 and u n d e r $ 1 1 0 .0 0 --------------------------------------------------$ 1 1 0 .0 0 and u n d e r $ 1 1 2 .5 0 _________________________________
$ 1 1 2 .5 0 and u n d e r $ 1 1 5 .0 0 _________________________________
$ 1 1 5 .0 0 and u n d e r $ 1 1 7 .5 0 _________________________________
$ 1 1 7 .5 0 and u n d er $ 1 2 0 .0 0 _________________________________
$ 1 2 0 .0 0 and u n d er $ 1 2 2 .5 0 _____________________________
$ 1 2 2 .5 0 and u n d e r $ 1 2 5 .0 0 ______________________ _________
$ 1 2 5 .0 0 and u n d e r $ 1 2 7 .5 0 _ ______________________________
$ 1 2 7 .5 0 and u n d e r $ 1 3 0 .0 0 ____________________ _____ _______
$ 1 3 0 .0 0 and o v e r _____________________________________________
E s ta b lis h m e n t s h a vin g no s p e c i f ie d m in im u m ------------------E s ta b lis h m e n t s w h ich did not e m p lo y w o r k e r s
in th is c a t e g o r y ________________________________________________

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




1
4
1
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
-

M a n u fa ctu rin g

B a s e d o n sta n d a rd w e e k ly h o u r s 6 o f —

1
1
1

A ll
in d u s t r ie s
A ll
s c h e d u le s

40

N on m a n u factu rin g

B a s e d o n s ta n d a rd w e e k ly h o u r s 6 o f—
40

A ll
s c h e d u le s

37 y2

40

XXX

142

42

XXX

100

X XX

X XX

4

9

41

13

13

28

7

18

■
1
“
2
1
5
1
1
■
1
~
1

"
1

-

1
2
“
4

-

“

1
2
“
1
“
2
5
1
■
1
7
5

1
'
1
“
1
-

“

"

'

1
“
1
•
1
“
*
•
~
“

“
“
■
2
“
■
4
1
“

2
6
1
2
2
9
2
5
"
“
~
2

~
3
'
1
"
2
1
2
2
•
■
“
1

3
"
~
1
"
2
1
2
2
“
"
■
“
1
■
-

"
■
1
1
1
■

2
1
■
1
"
“

•
•
2
5
"
"
1
5
4
-

1
*
~
“
1

1
1
"
•
"
1

~
'
1

1

XXX

XXX

45

11

XXX

34

X XX

X XX

XXX

XXX

56

18

XXX

38

X XX

XXX

*

1
*
'




( A l l f u l l - t i m e m a n u f a c t u r i n g p l a n t w o r k e r s = 1 00 p e r c e n t )
A ll w o r k e r s 7

W o r k e r s o rl la t e s h ifts

Item
S e c o n d s h ift

T h i r d s h i ft

S e c o n d s h i ft

T h ir d s h ift

P ercen t of w ork ers

In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h la t e s h i f t p r o v i s i o n s ------W it h n o p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r la t e s h i ft w o r k -------W it h p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r la t e s h i f t w o r k _________
U n i f o r m c e n t s - p e r - h o u r d i f f e r e n t i a l ---------------U n i f o r m p e r c e n t d i f f e r e n t i a l ----------------------- —
O t h e r d i f f e r e n t i a l __________________________________

7 8 .4

5 0 .2

1 2 .7

2 .0

.4
7 7 .9
4 3 .2
3 4 .7

_

.1
1 2 .6
7 .4
5 .2

2 .0
1 .5

-

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

-

_

( 8)
.5

A v e r a g e p a y d iffe r e n tia l
1 2 .4
8 .5

1 8 .2
9 .4

1 3 .7
9 .4

2 4 .4
1 2 .5

U n ifo r m c e n t s - p e r - h o u r :
5 c e n t s _________________________________________________
7 c e n t s _______________________________ ____________ —
1 0 c e n t s __________________________________________ __
12 c e n t s ___________________________ _________________
I2V 2 c e n t s ____________________________________________
1 5 c e n t s ________ _______________________________ _______
1 7 c e n t s __ _________________________ _ -------------------2 0 c e n t s _____________________ ________ ________________
2 5 c e n t s ___ ____________________________________ —
30 c e n t s
_____ ______________________________
_____

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

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

.1
2 .2
.2
.9
2 .6
.9
.4

.1
.1

-

.5

U n ifo r m p e r c e n t :
6 p e r c e n t _________________________________________ ___
7 p e r c e n t ______________________________________________
10 p e r c e n t _______________________________________ ___
1 2 V2 p e r c e n t -------------- -------------------------------------------1 5 p e r c e n t ____________________________________________
2 0 p e r c e n t ______ ______________________ ______________

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

1 0 .6
1.1
3 .0
2 .0
.4

1.0
4 .2
-

-

U n i f o r m c e n t s - p e r - h o u r d i f f e r e n t i a l -------------------U n i f o r m p e r c e n t d i f f e r e n t i a l ----------------------------- —_
P e r c e n t o f w o r k e r s b y ty p e and
a m ou n t o f p a y d iffe r e n tia l

O t h e r d i f f e r e n t i a l ------------------- ------- -------------------------------

.See f o o t n o t e s a t e n d o f t a b l e s .

-

8 .7

(8)
.7

(8 )
-

.5

O ffice w o rk e rs

P la n t w o r k e r s
I te m
A l l in d u s tr ie s

M a n u fa ctu r in g

P u b lic u t ilit ie s

A ll in d u s t r ie s

100

100

100

M a n u fa ctu r in g

P u b lic u t ilit ie s

P e r c e n t o f w o r k e r s b y s c h e d u le d
w e e k ly h o u r s and d a y s

A l l f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s ___________________________________

—

2 5 h o u r s — 5 d a y s _______________________________________ _____ —
30 h o u r s — 5 d a y s ________________________________ _____ — — —
32 h o u r s _________________________________________________________ —
4 d a y s __________________________________ ________________________
5 d a y s _____________________________________________________________
35 h o u r s _______________________________________ _____ _____ ______
5 days
_________________________________________
6 d a y s _____________________________________________________________
36V4 h o u r s — 5 d a y s _____________________________ _____ — — —
37V2 h o u r s ____________________________________ — ------------- --------5 d a y s ___________________________ _________ ________________ __
6 d a y s ________________________________________________________ —
3 83/4 h o u r s — 5 d a y s _____________________
_ -------- -------- — —
40 h o u r s _____________________________________________________ — —
4 d a y s _____________________________________________________ ______
5 d a y s ________________ ____________ _____ ____________________
5 V2 d a y s _____________________________________________________
6 d a y s __________________________________________ ____________ —
42 h o u r s _____________________________________________________________
5 d a y s _____________________________________________________________
5V2 d a y s _________________ __________________ __ ___________ ______
6 d a y s _____________________________________________ _____________
4 2 V2 h o u r s — 5 d a y s ________________________________________________
44 h o u r s ______________________________________________________________
5 d a y s __________________________________________ _________________
5 V2 da ys;------------------------------- --------- -—
- -------- — -------- —
45 h o u r s — 5 d a y s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------46 h o u r s — 6 d a y s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------48 h o u r s _____________________________________________________________
5 d a y s _____________________________________________________________
6 d a y s ________________________________________________________
50 h o u r s _____________________________________________________________
5 d a y Si_____________________________________________________________
5 V2 d a y s ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 d a y s _____________________________________________________________
55 h o u r s — 6 d a y s -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

100
2
4
2
2
(9 )
3
3
1
1
3
3
1
64
(9 )
62
(9 )
1
4
(9 )
1
3
1
(9 )
(9)
1
3
7
(9 )
7
2

0
(9 )

_
3
3
1
1
8
8
77
1
76
1
1
4

_
5
5
90
90
5
5
-

_
2
1
1
2
2
(9 )
27
27
1
(9 )
66
66
(9 )
(9 )
0
(? )
(9 )

100

_

100

_

1
1
99
99
-

66
66
34
34
-

4 0 .0

3 8.4

-

-

2
2
2
2

1
1

4

4 0.2

4 0 .5

A v e r a g e s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s
A l l w e e k ly w o r k s c h e d u l e s ---------

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

S ee fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s .




-------- __ __ —

4 0 .0

39.2

Boca Raton, Fla., April 1975
Plant w orkers

O ffice w orkers

Item
A ll industries

Manufacturing

Public utilities

A ll industries

Manufacturing

100

100

100

100

P ublic u tilities

P ercen t o f w ork ers

A l l fu l l- t im e w o r k e r s _______________________________________
In e s t a b lis h m e n t s n ot p r o v id in g
pa id h o l id a y s ___________________________________________________ —
In e s t a b lis h m e n t s p r o v id in g
pa id h o l i d a y s . . ___________________________________________________

100

100

21

5

-

2

(9)

( 9)

79

95

100

98

99

99

7 .0

8.6

9.4

8.3

9 .3

9 .6

4
1
1
9
24
1
11
7
10
1
6
1
1
3

20
11
16
24
4
2
3
4
11

5
9
29
57
"

1
(9)
2
12
(9 )
9
1
30
3
19
1
10
1
( 9)
7

11
22
10
10
6
3
5
1
31

1
1
34
64
-

79
75
75
74
65
41
40
29
29
22
22
11
11
4
4
1

95
95
95
95
95
75
75
64
64
48
48
24
20
18
15
4

98
97
97
97
95
82
82
73
72
42
39
20
19
9
7
(9)

99
99
99
99
99
89
89
67
67
57
57
47
41
38
32
1

99
99
99
99
99
98
98
98
98
97
97
64
64
-

A v e r a g e n u m b e r o f p a id h o lid a y s
F o r w o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s
p r o v id in g h o l id a y s _________________________________________

___

P ercen t o f w o rk e r s by num ber
o f p a id h o lid a y s p r o v id e d 10
2 h o l id a y s ._________________________________________________________
3 h o l id a y s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 h o l id a y s ----------------------------------- ------ ------ — ------------------------ —----5 h o l id a y s ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 h o l id a y s ___ ____________________________ —. . . ---------— ----- -------------6 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf d a y -------------------- ---------------------------- — ----7 h o l id a y s -------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------—
7 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf da y ------------ ---------- ---------------------- —-----8 h o l id a y s _______________________________________ ___________________
8 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf d a y ------------------------------------------------------------9 h o l id a y s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf d a y ------------------------------------------------------------10 h o l i d a y s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11 h o lid a y s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11 h o lid a y s p lu s 3 h a lf d a y s -------------------------------------------------------12 h o l i d a y s --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“

P e r c e n t o f w o r k e r s b y t o t a l p a id
h o lid a y t im e p r o v id e d 11
2 d a y s o r m o r e _________________________ — -------------------------------- —
3 d a y s o r m o r e _________________________________________ ____ ______
4 d a y s o r m o r e ______________________ _____________________ ________
5 d a y s o r m o r e __________________ _— —--------------------------------- ------6 d a y s o r m o r e ____________________ ______ ——-------------------------------6V2 d a y s o r m o r e ____________________________——---------- ----- ---------7 d a y s o r m o r e ------------------------------------------------------------------------------7V2 d a y s o r m o r e ____________ ___ _— ----- -— ---------- ----------------8 d a y s o r m o r e ------------------------ --------------------------------------------— ----8V2 d a y s o r m o r e _________________________ _________._______________
9 d a y s o r m o r e ________________________ ____ __________________ _____
9V2 d a y s o r m o r e ___________________________—----- . . . -------------- -----10 d a y s o r m o r e ----------------- -------------------- ------------------------------------11 d a y s o r m o r e ---------------------------- ------------ -------------------------— ----12 d a y s o r m o r e ---------------------------- ---------- ----------------------------------1 2 V2 d a y s __________________________________________________________




100
100
100
100
100
100
100
95
95
87
87
57
57
-

and West Palm Beach—Boca Raton, Fla., April 1975
O ffice w orkers

Plant w orkers
I t e m 10
A ll industries

Manufacturing

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

100

100

100

100

100

100

N ew Y e a r 's D a y __________________________________________________ .
W a s h in g t o n 's B i r t h d a y ____________________________________________
G o o d F r i d a y _________________________________________________________
M e m o r ia l D a y ________ _________ __ _____ __ — _„ __ ______
F o u r t h o f J u ly _ _______________________ ___ _______ _____ _______
L a b o r D a y ____________ __ __ -------- __ _ — — ----------------____ __
__ ____________ ___ ___
_ _ ____
C o lu m b u s D a y ____
V e t e r a n s D a y ______________________________________________________
T h a n k s g iv in g D a y ___________________________________________ ___ ___
D a y a ft e r T h a n k s g iv in g
_
____
.............C h r is t m a s F v e
__
____________________ _
C h r is t m a s D a y
.
___
____
___
F lo a t in g h o lid a y , 1 d a y 13______ __ _____ __ — __ __ — -----F lo a t in g h o lid a y , 2 d a y s 13____ _________ __ __ __ __ __ -----F lo a t in g h o lid a y , 4 d a y s 13-------------------------------------------------------- _
E m p lo y e e 's b ir t h d a y -------------------------------------- __ -------- __ ------

73
5
19
62
73
74
4
8
79
15
9
75
3
11
4
11

95
8
51
95
91
95
6
95
53
29
95
8
8
9
4

100
17
73
94
100
100
81
100
7
20
100
4
53
37

98
39
22
91
97
97
7
41
94
25
10
98
3
14
8
12

99
7
49
97
99
99
2
99
57
16
99
8
6
27
17

99
7
69
99
99
99
94
99
2
28
99
1
63
30

Public utilities

A ll industries

Manufacturing

Public utilities

P ercen t of w ork ers

A l l f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s -----------------------

S ee fo o t n o t e s a t en d o f t a b le s .




Boca Raton, Fla., April 1975
Plant w orkers

O ffice w orkers

Item
A ll industries

Manufacturing

A ll fu l l- t im e w o r k e r s _______________________________________

100

100

In e s t a b lis h m e n t s n ot p r o v id in g
paid v a c a t i o n s ____________________________________________________
In e s t a b lis h m e n t s p r o v id in g
pa id v a c a t i o n s ____________________________________________________
L e n g t h - o f-t i m e p a y m e n t ______________________________________
P e r c e n ta g e p a y m e n t ___________________________________________
O th er p a y m e n t __________________ ____ ___________________________

6

1

94
87
4
2

99
88
10
“

100
100
‘

6 m on th s o f s e r v i c e :
U nder 1 w e e k _______________________________________________
1 w e e k _______________________________________________________
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s _________________________________
2 w e e k s _______________________________________________________

7
29
4
6

21
36
5
"

1 year o f se r v ic e :
U n der 1 w e e k _______________________________________________
1 w e e k _______________________________________________________
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s _________________________________
2 w e e k s _______________________________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s _________________________________
3 w e e k s _________________ _____________________________________

3
48
1
42
( 9)
"

2
48
2
46
1
■

1
8
6
76
3
( 9)

12
13
62
11
"

3 y ea rs of s e r v ic e :
U nder 1 w e e k _______________________________________________
1 w e e k _______________________________________________________
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------2 w e e k s __ __________________________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s _________________________________
3 w e e k s ________________________________________________ ______
4 w e e k s ______________________________________________________

1
2
6
80
3
3
( 9)

4 y ea rs of s e r v ic e :
U nder 1 w e e k _______________________________________________
1 w e e k _____________________________________________ :-------------O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s _________________________________
2 w eeks
_ __ __________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s _________________________________
3 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
4 w e e k s ______________________________________________________

1
1
6
79
4
4
( 9)

Public utilities

A ll industries

Manufacturing

Public u tilities

P ercen t o f w ork ers

100

100

'

100
100
“

100
100
-

61
14

3
61
7
( 9)

8
72
8
“

64
25

15
6
80
-

14
( 9)
83
1

15
85
"

6
2
92
"

5
3
90
3
"

2
( 9)
87
3
5
( 9)

2
( 9)
93
4
“

1
2
96
"

1
9
70
13
6
"

3
94
3
'

1
( 9)
85
3
9
( 9)

( 9)
80
4
15

2
98
-

( 9)
8
70
14
6

3
94
3
-

1
( 9)
81
4
13
( 9)

( 9)
77
5
18

100

100

2
98
98
( 9)

-

A m ou n t o f paid v a c a t io n a ft e r : 14

2 y ears of s e r v ic e :
U nder 1 w e e k _______________________________________________
1 w e e k _______________________________________________________
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s _________________________________
2 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s _________________________________
3 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
4 w e e k s ____________________ _________________________________




"

2
98
-

Boca Raton, Fla., April 1975— Continued
O ffice w orkers

Plant w orkers
I te m
A ll industries

Manufacturing

Public u tilities

A ll industries

Manufacturing

Public utilities

A m o u n t o f p a id v a c a t io n a ft e r 14— C on tin u ed

5 y e a rs of s e r v ice :
U n d er 1 w e e k _______________________________________________
1 w eek
_ ______
___ _________________________
O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s _____________________ _____ _____
2 w eeks
_
________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s ________________________________
3 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
4 w e e k s ______________________________________________________

1
1
2
61
10
18
( 9)

7
47
20
25
“

84
3
13
~

~
1
( 9)
40
5
51
1

■
( 9)
44
14
42
"

"

10 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e :
U n d er 1 w e e k _______________________________________________
1 w e e k __________ ____________________________________________
O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s ________________________________
2 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s ________________________________
3 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
O v e r 3 and u n d e r 4 w e e k s ________________________________
4 w e e k s ______________________________________________________

1
1
1
20
2
65
1
3

14
6
69
3
6

92
3
5

1
7
( 9)
71
20

2
( 9)
88
10

97
3

12 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e :
U n d er 1 w e e k _______________________________________________
1 w e e k _______________________________________________________
O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s ________________________________
2 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s ________________________________
3 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
O v e r 3 and tin d er 4 w e e k s ________________________________
4 w e e k s ______________________________________________________

1
1
1
20
3
64
2
3

10
7
68
5
9

89
6
5

"
1
6
( 9)
67
1
24

~
“
■
1
1
73
1
24

95
2
3

15 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e :
U n d er 1 w e e k ---------- --------- ----------------------------------------- ------ —
1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------2 w e e k s ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s ________________________________
3 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
O v e r 3 and u n d e r 4 w e e k s ________________________________
4 w e e k s _____________________________________________________
O v e r 4 and u n d e r 5 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------

1
1
1
13
2
54
1
22
n

10
3
58
5
23

~
1
6
39
( 9)
52

“
"
“
1
60
1
38

_
“
■
31
■
69

20 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e :
U n d er 1 w e e k ----------------------- ------------- ---------------------------------1 w e e k _______________________________________________________
O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s ________________________________
2 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d e r 3 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------3 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
O v e r 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------4 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
5 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
O v e r 5 and u n d e r 6 w e e k s ________________________________

i
i
i
13
2
43
1
29
5
( 9)

~
1
~
6
26
59
7

■
1
25
~
68
5

■
3
“
96
1




29
68
3

10
3
33
3
47
3

11
78
8
3

"
96
4

Table B-5. Paid vacation provisions for full-time workers in Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach—
Boca Raton, Fla., April 1975— Continued
O ffice w orkers

Plant w orkers
Item
A ll industries

Manufacturing

Public utilities

A ll industries

Manufacturing

Public utilities

A m ou n t o f p a id v a c a t io n a ft e r 14— C on tin u ed

25 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e :
U nder 1 w e e k ______________________________________________
1 w e e k _______________________________________________________
O v e r 1 and u n d er 2 w e e k s ________________________________
2 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
O v er 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s ________________________________
3 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
O v e r 3 and u n d e r 4 w e e k s ________________________________
4 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
5 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
O v e r 5 and u n d er 6 w e e k s ________________________________
6 w e e k s ______________________________________________ _______

1
1
1
13
2
40
1
23
11
( 9)
2

10
3
33
3
38
12
"

M a x im u m v a c a t io n a v a ila b le : *
U nder 1 w e e k __________________________________ _____ _______
1 w e e k _______________________________________________________
O v e r 1 and u n d e r 2 w e e k s ________________________________
2 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
O v e r 2 and u n d er 3 w e e k s ________________________________
3 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
O v er 3 and u n d er 4 w e e k s ________________________________
4 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
5 w e e k s ______________________________________________________
O v e r 5 and u n d e r 6 w e e k s ________________________________
6 w e e k s ______________________________________________________

1
1
1
13
2
40
1
21
13
( 9)
2

10
3
33
3
37
13
-

* E s tim a t e s o f p r o v is i o n s f o r
See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .




30 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e a r e id e n t ic a l.

11
17
61
3
8

“
1
6
24
44
22
2

11
3
75
3
8

"
1
6
24
40
26
■
2

-

1
23
41
35
“

"
"
1
■
23
41
35
~

"
3
27
69
"
1

“
■
"
-

_
-

3
2
94

_
1

and West Palm Beach—Boca Raton, Fla., April 1975
O ffice w o rk e rs

P la n t w o r k e r s
Item
M a n u fa ctu r in g

P u b lic u t ilit ie s

A ll in d u s t r ie s

100

100

100

100

100

100

In e s t a b lis h m e n t s p r o v id in g at le a s t o n e o f the
b e n e fit s sh ow n b e l o w 15___________________ ____________________

96

98

100

99

100

99

L ife in s u r a n c e
.........
........
........
N o n c o n t r ib u t o r y p l a n s _________________________________________

87
56

91
52

100
86

96
72

94
57

99
75

A c c id e n t a l d ea th and d is m e m b e r m e n t i n s u r a n c e ____________
N o n c o n t r ib u t o r y p l a n s _________________________________________

74
44

82
47

93
74

83
64

80
49

97
69

S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r s i c k
le a v e o r b oth 1 6 ___________________________________________________

67

78

93

90

92

98

74
63
88
(9 )

2
2
32
66

A ll in d u s tr ie s

M a n u fa ctu r in g

P u b lic u t ilit ie s

P ercen t of w ork ers

A ll f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s _______________________________________

S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e ____________ _____ ______
N o n c o n t r ib u t o r y p l a n s ___ _______________________________
S ic k le a v e (fu ll p a y and no w a itin g p e r i o d ) -----------------------S ic k le a v e (p a r t ia l p a y o r w a itin g p e r i o d ) _________________

31
17
28
21

66
38
52
(9 )

11
11
32
58

44
37
65
14

L o n g - t e r m d i s a b i li t y i n s u r a n c e _________________ _____________
N o n c o n t r ib u t o r y p l a n s ________________________________________

16
8

23
8

65
65

40
34

35
23

67
67

H o s p it a liz a t io n i n s u r a n c e _______________________________ ______
N o n c o n t r ib u t o r y p l a n s ________________________________________

96
51

98
55

100
86

99
68

100
67

99
75

S u r g ic a l i n s u r a n c e ________________________________________________
N o n c o n t r ib u t o r y p l a n s ________________________________________

94
51

98
55

100
86

99
68

100
67

99
75

M e d ic a l in s u r a n c e _________________________________________________
N o n c o n t r ib u t o r y p la n s ________________ ______________________

89
50

94
55

100
86

97
67

99
63

99
75

M a jo r m e d i c a l in s u r a n c e ________________________________________
N o n c o n t r ib u t o r y p l a n s ____________________ __________________

89
47

94
55

100
86

99
67

99
62

99
75

D en ta l in s u r a n c e __________________________________________________
N o n c o n t r ib u to r y p l a n s ________________________________________

11
4

25
7

11
11

11
7

20
9

2
2

R e t i r e m e n t p e n s i o n -------------------------------------------------------- ----------N o n c o n t r ib u t o r y p l a n s ________________________________________

56
45

56
28

88
83

81
69

82
45

93
90

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




Footnotes
All of these standard footnotes may not apply to this bulletin.

1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime
at regular and/or premium rates), and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.
2 The mean is computed for each job by totaling the earnings of all workers and dividing by the number of workers. The median
designates position— half of the employees surveyed receive more and half receive less than the rate shown. The middle range is defined
by two rates of pay; a fourth of the workers earn less than the lower of these rates and a fourth earn more than the higher rate.
3 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
4 These salaries relate to formally established minimum starting (hiring) regular straight-time salaries that are paid for standard
w o rk w eek s.

5 Excludes workers in subclerical jobs such as messenger.
6 Data are presented for all standard workweeks combined, and for the most common standard workweeks reported.
7 Includes all plant workers in establishments currently operating late shifts, and establishments whose formal provisions cover late
shifts, even though the establishments were not currently operating late shifts.
8 Less than 0.05 percent.
9 Less than 0.5 percent.
10 For purposes of this study, pay for a Sunday in December, negotiated in the automobile industry, is not treated as a paid holiday.
11 All combinations of full and half days that add to the same amount are combined; for example, the proportion of workers receiving
a total of 9 days includes those with 9 full days and no half days, 8 full days and 2 half days, 7 full days and 4 half days, and so on.
Proportions then were cumulated.
12 A Christmas—New Year holiday period is an unbroken series of holidays which includes Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Y ear's
Eve, and New Year's Day.
Such a holiday period is common in the automobile, aerospace, and farm implement industries.
13 "Floating" holidays vary from year to year according to employer or employee choice.
14 Includes payments other than "length of t im e ," such as percentage of annual earnings or flat-sum payments, converted to an
equivalent time basis; for example, 2 percent of annual earnings was considered as 1 week's pay. Periods of service are chosen arbitrarily
and do not necessarily reflect individual provisions for progression; for example, changes in proportions at 10 years include changes between
5 and 10 years. Estimates are cumulative. Thus, the proportion eligible for at least 3 weeks' pay after 10 years includes those eligible for
at least 3 weeks' pay after fewer years of service.
15 Estimates listed after type of benefit are for all plans for which at least a part of the cost is borne by the employer. "Noncontributory
plans" include only those financed entirely by the employer. Excluded are legally required plans, such as workmen's compensation, social
security, and railroad retirement.
16 Unduplicated total of workers receiving sick leave or sickness and accident insurance shown separately below. Sick leave plans are
limited to those which definitely establish at least the minimum number of days' pay that each employee can expect. Informal sick leave
allowances determined on an individual basis are excluded.




Appendix A
A r e a w a g e and r e l a t e d b e n e fit s da ta a re o b ta in e d b y p e r s o n a l v is i t s o f B u r e a u f i e l d r e p r e s e n t ­
a t iv e s at 3 - y e a r in t e r v a l s . 12 In e a c h o f th e in te r v e n in g y e a r s , in fo r m a t io n on e m p lo y m e n t and
o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s is c o l l e c t e d b y a c o m b in a t io n o f p e r s o n a l v i s i t , m a il q u e s t io n n a ir e , and te le p h o n e
in te r v ie w f r o m e s t a b lis h m e n t s p a r t ic ip a t in g in the p r e v io u s s u r v e y .

w o r k e r s m a y a d v a n c e t o b e t t e r j o b s and b e r e p la c e d b y new w o r k e r s at lo w e r r a t e s .
Such sh ifts in
e m p lo y m e n t c o u ld d e c r e a s e an o c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e e v e n th ou g h m o s t e s t a b lis h m e n t s in an a r e a
in c r e a s e w a g e s d u rin g th e y e a r .
T r e n d s in e a r n in g s o f o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s , show n in ta b le A - 7 ,
a r e b e t t e r in d ic a t o r s o f w a g e t r e n d s than in d iv id u a l jo b s w ith in th e g r o u p s .

In e a c h o f th e 82 2 a r e a s c u r r e n t l y s u r v e y e d , da ta a re ob ta in e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t iv e e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t s w ith in s ix b r o a d in d u s t r y d i v is i o n s : M a n u fa ctu r in g ; t r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o t h e r
p u b lic u t il it i e s ; w h o le s a le t r a d e ; r e t a il t r a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and read e s ta te ; and s e r v i c e s . M a jo r
in d u s t r y g r o u p s e x c l u d e d f r o m t h e s e s t u d ie s a re g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t io n s and th e c o n s t r u c t io n and
e x t r a c t iv e in d u s t r ie s . E s t a b lis h m e n t s h a v in g fe 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 t e d
b e c a u s e o f in s u ff ic ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied .
S ep a ra te ta b u la tio n s a r e p r o v id e d f o r
e a c h o f th e b r o a d in d u s t r y d i v is i o n s w h ic h m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r it e r ia .

A v e r a g e e a r n in g s r e f l e c t c o m p o s i t e , a r e a w id e e s t im a t e s . I n d u s t r ie s and e s t a b lis h m e n t s d iff e r
in p a y le v e l and j o b s t a ffin g , and thus c o n t r ib u t e d iffe r e n t ly t o th e e s t im a t e s f o r e a c h jo b .
P ay
a v e r a g e s m a y f a il t o r e f l e c t a c c u r a t e ly th e w a g e d iff e r e n t ia l a m on g j o b s in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t 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 sa m p le b a s is .
T h e sa m p lin g p r o c e d u r e s in v o lv e d e t a ile d
s t r a t i fic a t i o n o f a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in th e s c o p e o f an in d iv id u a l a r e a s u r v e y b y in d u s tr y and n u m b e r
o f e m p l o y e e s . F r o m t h is s t r a t i fie d u n iv e r s e a p r o b a b ilit y s a m p le is s e le c t e d , w ith e a c h e s t a b lis h m e n t
h a v in g a p r e d e t e r m i n e d c h a n c e o f s e l e c t i o n . T o ob tain op tim u m a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r
p r o p o r t io n o f l a r g e than s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s is s e le c t e d . W hen data a re c o m b in e d , e a c h e s t a b lis h m e n t
i s w e ig h t e d a c c o r d i n g t o it s p r o b a b il it y o f s e l e c t i o n , s o that u n b ia sed e s t im a t e s a r e g e n e r a t e d .
For
e x a m p le , i f on e out o f fo u r e s t a b lis h m e n t s i s s e l e c t e d , it is g iv en a w eig h t o f fo u r to r e p r e s e n t i t s e l f
p lu s t h r e e o t h e r s . An a lt e r n a t e o f th e s a m e o r ig in a l p r o b a b ilit y is c h o s e n in th e sa m e in d u s t r y - s iz e
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i f da ta a r e n ot a v a ila b le f o r the o r ig in a l sa m p le m e m b e r .
If n o su ita b le su b stitu te is
a v a ila b le , a d d it io n a l w e ig h t i s a s s ig n e d t o a s a m p le m e m b e r that is s i m il a r t o the m is s in g unit.
O c c u p a t io n s and E a r n in g s
O c c u p a t io 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 t o a v a r ie t y o f m a n u fa ctu rin g and n o n m a n u fa ctu r in g
in d u s t r ie s , and a r e o f th e fo llo w in g t y p e s :
(1) O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o fe s s io n a l and t e c h n i c a l; (3)
m a in t e n a n c e and p o w e r p la n t ; and (4 ) c u s t o d i a l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t. O c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s i f ic a t i o n is
b a s e d on a u n ifo 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 cco u n t o f in t e r e s t a b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n
in d u tie s w ith in th e s a m e j o b . O c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r study a re li s t e d and d e s c r i b e d in a p p en d ix B .
U n le s s o t h e r w is e in d ic a t e d , th e e a r n in g s d a ta fo llo w in g the jo b t it le s a re f o r a ll in d u s t r ie s c o m b in e d .
E a r n in g s da ta f o r s o m e o f the o c c u p a t io n s li s t e d and d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r so m e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w ith in
o c c u p a t io n s , a r e n ot 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 e it h e r (1) e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n
i s t o o s m a ll t o p r o v id e en o u g h da ta t o m e r i t p r e s e n t a t io n , o r (2 ) t h e r e is p o s s ib i li t y o f d i s c lo s u r e o f
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t data. S e p a r a t e m e n 's and w o m e n ’ s e a rn in g s data a re n ot p r e s e n t e d w hen th e
n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s n ot id e n t if ie d b y s e x i s 20 p e r c e n t o r m o r e o f the m en o r w o m e n id e n t ifie d in an
o c c u p a t io n .
E a r n in g s da ta n ot sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly f o r in d u str y d iv is io n s a re in c lu d e d in a ll in d u s t r ie s
c o m b in e d d a ta , w h e r e sh ow n .
L ik e w i s e , d a ta a re in c lu d e d in the o v e r a ll c l a s s i f ic a t i o n w hen a s u b ­
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f e l e c t r o n i c s t e c h n i c i a n s , s e c r e t a r i e s , o r t r u c k d r iv e r s is not show n o r in fo r m a t io n t o
s u b c l a s s i f y is not a v a ila b le .
O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a r n in g s data a re show n f o r fu l l- t im e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th o s e h i r e d
t o w o r k a r e g u la r w e e k ly s c h e d u le . E a r n in g s data e x c lu d e p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o r k on
w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and la te s h ift s . N o n p ro d u ctio n b o n u s e s a re e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a llo w a n c e s
and in c e n t iv e b o n u s e s a r e in c lu d e d .
W e e k ly h o u r s f o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l and p r o f e s s io n a l and t e c h n ic a l
o c c u p a t io n s r e f e r to th e s ta 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 lf h ou r) f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s
r e c e i v e r e g u la r s t r a i g h t - t im e s a la r i e s (e x c l u s i v e o f pa y f o r o v e r t im e at re g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) .
A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s f o r t h e s e o c c u p a t io n s a re rou n d ed to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .
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 io n a l e a r n in g s in an a r e a at a p a r t i c u l a r t im e .
C o m p a r is o n s o f in d iv id u a l o c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e s o v e r t im e m a y n ot r e f le c t e x p e c te d w a g e ch a n g e s .
T h e a v e r a g e s f o r in d iv id u a l j o b s a r e a ffe c t e d b y ch a n g e s in w a g e s and e m p lo y m e n t p a t t e r n s .
F or
e x a m p le , p r o p o r t io n s o f w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d b y h ig h - o r lo w -w a g e f i r m s m a y ch a n g e , o r h ig h -w a g e
1 Personal visits were on a 2-y ea r c y c le before July 1972.
2 Included in the 82 areas are 12 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are Akron, Ohio; Austin, Tex. ; Binghamton,
N. Y . —Pa. ; Birmingham, A la. ; Fort Lauderdale—H ollyw ood and West Palm Beach—Boca Raton, Fla. ; Lexington—Fayette, Ky. ; Melbourne—T itu s v ille C ocoa , F la .; Norfolk—V irginia Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News—Hampton, Va. —N. C. ; Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N .Y .; R aleigh—
Durham, N. C. ; Syracuse, N .Y .; and Westchester County, N. Y.
In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies in approxim ately 70
areas at the request of the Employment Standards Administration of the U. S. Department o f Labor.




A v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s f o r m e n and w o m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s sh ou ld not b e a s s u m e d to
r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y o f th e s e x e s w ith in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . F a c t o r s w h ic h m a y co n tr ib u te
t o d i f f e r e n c e s in c lu d e p r o g r e s s i o n w ith in e s t a b lis h e d r a te r a n g e s , s in c e on ly th e r a t e s p a id in cu m b e n ts
a r e c o l l e c t e d , and p e r fo r m a n c e o f s p e c i f i c d u tie s w ith in th e g e n e r a l s u r v e y jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s .
J ob
d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d t o c l a s s i f y e m p lo y e e s in th e s e s u r v e y s u s u a lly a r e m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than th o s e u se d
in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s and a llo w f o r m in o r d i ff e r e n c e s a m on g e s t a b lis h m e n t s in s p e c i f ic
d u tie s p e r f o r m e d .
O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s t im a t e s r e p r e s e n t the t o t a l in a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in the s c o p e
o f th e study and n ot th e n u m b e r a ctu a lly s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e s am on g e s t a b lis h ­
m e n ts d i f f e r , e s t im a t e s o f o c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t o b ta in e d f r o m th e sa m p le o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ied
s e r v e on ly t o in d ic a t e th e r e la t iv e im p o r t a n c e o f th e jo b s stu d ie d . T h e s e d i ff e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l
s t r u c t u r e d o not a ffe c t m a t e r ia ll y th e a c c u r a c y o f the e a r n in g s data.
W a g e t r e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s
The
Annual ra tes
sp an b e tw e e n
in c r e a s e d at

p e r c e n t s o f ch a n g e in ta b le A - 7 r e la t e t o w a g e ch a n g e s b e tw e e n the in d ic a t e d d a tes.
o f in c r e a s e , w h e r e sh ow n , r e f l e c t th e am ount o f in c r e a s e f o r 12 m on th s w hen th e t im e
s u r v e y s w a s o t h e r than 12 m o n th s . A nnual r a t e s a r e b a s e d on th e a ssu m p tio n that w a g e s
a co n s ta n t r a t e b e tw e e n s u r v e y s .

O c c u p a t io n s u s e d t o c o m p u te w a g e t r e n d s a r e :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n ):
B o o k k e e p in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
cla s s B
C l e r k s , a c c o u n tin g , c l a s s e s A and B
C l e r k s , f i l e , c l a s s e s A , B , and C
C le r k s , o rd e r
C le r k s , p a y ro ll
K e y p u n ch o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s e s A and B
M essen gers
S e c r e t a r ie s
S te n o g ra p h e rs, g e n e ra l
S t e n o g r a p h e r s , s e n io r
T a b u la t in g -m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s ,
cla s s B
T y p is t s , c l a s s e s A and B

E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s in g (m en
and w o m e n )— *.: xnthiued
C o m p u t e r s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s , c l a s s e s A ,
B , and C
I n d u s tr ia l n u r s e s (m en and w o m e n ):
N u r s e s , in d u s t r ia l ( r e g i s t e r e d )
S k ille d m a in te n a n ce (m e n ):

E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s in g
(m e n and w o m e n ):

C a rp en ters
E le ctricia n s
M a c h in is t s
M e c h a n ic s
M e c h a n ic s (a u to m o tiv e )
P a in t e r s
P ip e fit t e r s
T o o l and d ie m a k e r s

C o m p u t e r o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s e s A , B , and C
C om p u ter p r o g r a m m e r s , c la s s e s A , B ,
and C

J a n it o r s , p o r t e r s , and c le a n e r s
L a b o r e r s , m a t e r ia l ha n dlin g

U n s k ille d p la n t (m e n ):

P e r c e n t c h a n g e s f o r in d iv id u a l a r e a s in the p r o g r a m a r e co m p u t e d a s f o l lo w s :
1. E a c h o c c u p a t io n i s a s s ig n e d a w e ig h t b a s e d on it s p r o p o r t io n a t e e m p lo y m e n t in th e s e le c t e d
g r o u p o f o c c u p a t io n s in th e b a s e y e a r .
2. T h e s e w e ig h ts a r e u s e d t o c o m p u te g r o u p a v e r a g e s .
E a c h o c c u p a t io n 's a v e r a g e (m ea n )
e a r n in g s i s m u lt ip lie d b y it s w e ig h t. T h e p r o d u c t s a r e t o t a le d t o ob ta in a g r o u p a v e r a g e .
3. T h e r a t io o f g r o u p a v e r a g e s f o r 2 c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r s is c o m p u t e d b y d iv id in g the a v e r a g e
f o r the c u r r e n t y e a r b y th e a v e r a g e f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r . T h e r e s u lt s — e x p r e s s e d as a p e r c e n t — l e s s 100
is the p e r c e n t ch a n g e.

E s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v is i o n s
T h e B - s e r i e s t a b le s p r o v id e in fo r m a t io n on e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e
p r o v is i o n s f o r f u l l- t im e pla n t and o f f i c e w o r k e r s .
" P la n t w o r k e r s " in clu d e w o r k in g fo r e m e n and a ll
n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s (in clu d in g le a d m e n and t r a in e e s ) e n g a g e d in n o n o ff ic e fu n c t io n s .
C a fe t e r ia
w o r k e r s and r o u te m e n a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m m a n u fa c t u r in g , but in c lu d e d in n o n m a n u fa ctu r in g in d u s t r ie s .
" O f f i c e w o r k e r s " in c lu d e w o r k in g
s u p e r v is o r s and n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s p e r fo r m i n g c l e r i c a l o r
r e la t e d fu n c t io n s .
A d m in is t r a t iv e , e x e c u t i v e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and p a r t - t im e e m p l o y e e s a re e x c lu d e d .
P a r t -t im e e m p lo y e e s a r e t h o s e h ir e d t o w o r k a s c h e d u le c a llin g r e g u la r ly f o r fe w e r w e e k ly h o u r s them
th e e s t a b lis h m e n t 's s c h e d u le f o r f u l l- t im e e m p lo y e e s in the s a m e g e n e r a l ty p e o f w o r k .
The
d e te r m in a tio n is b a s e d on th e e m p l o y e r 's d is t in c t io n b e tw e e n th e tw o g r o u p s w h ic h m a y ta k e in to
a cco u n t not on ly d i f f e r e n c e s in w o r k s c h e d u le s but d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y and b e n e fit s .
M in im u m e n t r a n c e s a la r i e s f o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s r e la t e o n ly to the e s t a b lis h m e n t s v is i t e d . (S ee
t a b le B - l . )
B e c a u s e o f the o p tim u m s a m p lin g t e c h n iq u e s u s e d and th e p r o b a b ilit y that la r g e
e s t a b lis h m e n t s a re m o r e lik e ly than s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s t o h a ve f o r m a l e n t r a n c e r a t e s a b o v e the
s u b c l e r i c a l le v e l , th e t a b le is m o r e r e p r e s e n t a t iv e o f p o l i c i e s in m e d iu m and la r g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
Shift d i ff e r e n t ia l da ta a re li m it e d to fu l l- t im e plant w o r k e r s in m a n u fa c tu r in g in d u s t r ie s . (S ee
ta b le B - 2 . ) T h is in fo r m a t io n is p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s o f (1 ) e s t a b lis h m e n t p o l ic y 3 f o r t o t a l plant w o r k e r
e m p lo y m e n t, and (2 ) e ff e c t iv e p r a c t ic e f o r w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d on th e s p e c i f ie d sh ift at th e t im e o f the
s u r v e y . In e s t a b lis h m e n t s h a v in g v a r ie d d iff e r e n t ia l s , th e a m ount a p p ly in g t o a m a jo r it y is u se d .
In
e s t a b lis h m e n t s h a vin g s o m e la t e - s h if t h o u r s p a id at n o r m a l r a t e s , a d iff e r e n t ia l is r e c o r d e d o n ly i f it
a p p lie s to a m a jo r it y o f the sh ift h o u r s . A s e c o n d (e v e n in g ) sh ift en d s w o r k at o r n e a r m id n ig h t. A
t h ir d (n ight) sh ift s t a r t s w o r k at o r n e a r m id n ig h t.
T h e s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s and d a y s o f a m a jo r it y o f th e f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s in an e s t a b l is h ­
m en t a re ta b u la te d as a p p ly in g t o a ll f u l l- t im e plant o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s o f that e s t a b lis h m e n t .
(See
ta b le B - 3 . )
S ch e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s and d a y s a re t h o s e w h ic h a m a jo r it y o f f u l l- t im e e m p lo y e e s a re
e x p e c te d to w o r k f o r s t r a i g h t - t im e o r o v e r t i m e r a t e s .
P a id h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a t io n s ; and h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p la n s a re t r e a t e d s t a t is t ic a lly
as a p p ly in g t o a ll f u l l- t im e plant o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s i f a m a jo r it y o f su c h w o r k e r s a re e li g ib le o r m a y
e v e n tu a lly q u a lify f o r th e p r a c t i c e s li s t e d . (S ee t a b le s B - 4 th ro u g h B - 6 . ) S u m s o f in d iv id u a l it e m s in
t a b le s B - 2 th ro u g h B - 5 m a y not e q u a l t o t a ls b e c a u s e o f rou n d in g .

T h e su m m a ry o f v a c a t io n p la n s is a s t a t is t i c a l m e a s u r e o f v a c a t io n p r o v is i o n s r a t h e r than a
m e a s u r e o f the p r o p o r t io n o f f u l l- t im e w o r k e r s a c t u a lly r e c e iv in g s p e c i f i c b e n e fit s . (S ee t a b le B - 5 . )
P r o v is io n s apply t o a ll plant o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s in an e s t a b lis h m e n t r e g a r d l e s s o f le n g th o f s e r v i c e .
P a y m e n ts on oth e r than a t im e b a s is a re c o n v e r t e d t o a t im e p e r io d ; f o r e x a m p le , 2 p e r c e n t o f
a nnual e a rn in g s a re c o n s id e r e d e q u iv a le n t t o 1 w e e k 's p a y . O n ly b a s i c p la n s a r e in c lu d e d . E s t im a t e s
e x c lu d e v a c a tio n b o n u s e s , v a c a t io n -s a v in g s p la n s , and " e x t e n d e d " o r " s a b b a t ic a l " b e n e fit s b e y o n d b a s ic
p la n s .
Su ch p r o v is io n s a re t y p i c a l in th e s t e e l , a lu m in u m , and ca n in d u s t r ie s .
H ea lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p la n s f o r w h ic h th e e m p l o y e r p a y s at le a s t a p a r t o f the c o s t
in c lu d e t h o s e (1 ) u n d e rw ritte n b y a c o m m e r c i a l in s u r a n c e , c o m p a n y o r n o n p r o fit o r g a n iz a t io n , (2)
p r o v id e d th rou g h a union fu n d , o r (3 ) p a id d i r e c t ly b y th e e m p l o y e r out o f c u r r e n t o p e r a t in g fu n d s o r
f r o m a fu n d set a sid e f o r t h is p u r p o s e .
(S ee t a b le B - 6 . )
An e s t a b lis h m e n t is c o n s i d e r e d t o h a ve
su c h a plan i f the m a jo r it y o f e m p lo y e e s a r e c o v e r e d e v e n th ou g h l e s s than a m a jo r it y p a r t ic ip a t e
u n d er the plan b e c a u s e e m p lo y e e s a re r e q u i r e d t o c o n t r ib u t e t o w a r d th e c o s t .
E x c lu d e d a re
le g a lly r e q u ir e d plains, su ch as w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t io n , s o c i a l s e c u r i t y , and r a il r o a d r e t ir e m e n t .
S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e is li m it e d t o that ty p e o f in s u r a n c e u n d er w h ic h p r e d e t e r m i n e d
c a s h p a y m e n ts a r e m a d e d i r e c t ly t o the in s u r e d d u rin g t e m p o r a r y i l ln e s s o r a c c id e n t d is a b ilit y .
I n fo r m a t io n is p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll su c h p la n s t o w h ic h th e e m p l o y e r c o n t r ib u t e s .
H o w e v e r , in N ew
Y o r k and New J e r s e y , w h ich h a ve e n a c t e d t e m p o r a r y d is a b ilit y in s u r a n c e la w s r e q u ir in g e m p l o y e r
c o n t r ib u t io n s ,4 p la n s a re in c lu d e d on ly i f th e e m p l o y e r (1 ) c o n t r ib u t e s m o r e than is le g a ll y r e q u i r e d ,
o r (2 ) p r o v id e s the e m p lo y e e w ith b e n e fit s w h ic h e x c e e d th e r e q u ir e m e n t s o f th e la w . T a b u la t io n s o f
p a id s ic k le a v e pla n s a re lim it e d t o f o r m a l p l a n s 5 w h ic h p r o v id e fu l l p a y o r a p r o p o r t io n o f the
w o r k e r 's p a y d u rin g a b s e n c e f r o m w o r k b e c a u s e o f i l l n e s s .
S e p a r a t e ta b u la tio n s a r e p r e s e n t e d
a c c o r d in g t o (1) pla n s w h ich p r o v id e fu ll pa y and n o w a itin g p e r io d , and (2 ) p la n s w h ic h p r o v id e e it h e r
p a r t ia l pa y o r a w a itin g p e r io d .
In a d d ition t o th e p r e s e n t a t io n o f p r o p o r t io n s o f w o r k e r s p r o v id e d
s i c k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r p a id s i c k l e a v e , an u n d u p lica te d t o t a l is sh ow n o f w o r k e r s w h o
r e c e i v e e it h e r o r b oth t y p e s o f b e n e fit s .
L o n g t e r m d is a b ilit y in s u r a n c e p la n s p r o v id e p a y m e n ts t o t o t a lly d is a b le d e m p l o y e e s upon the
e x p ir a t io n o f t h e ir p a id s ic k le a v e a n d /o r s ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e , o r a ft e r a p r e d e t e r m i n e d
p e r io d o f d is a b ilit y (t y p ic a lly 6 m o n th s ).
P a y m e n t s a r e m a d e u n til the en d o f the d i s a b i li t y , a
m a x im u m a g e, o r e li g ib il it y f o r r e t ir e m e n t b e n e fit s .
F u ll o r p a r t i a l p a y m e n ts a r e a lm o s t a lw a y s
r e d u c e d b y s o c ia l s e c u r i t y , w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t io n , and p r iv a t e p e n s io n s b e n e fit s p a y a b le t o the
d is a b le d e m p lo y e e .

D ata on p a id h o lid a y s a re li m it e d t o h o lid a y s g r a n t e d an n u ally on a fo r m a l b a s i s , w h ic h (1)
a re p r o v id e d f o r in w r it te n fo r m , o r (2) a re e s t a b lis h e d b y c u s t o m .
(S ee ta b le B - 4 . )
H o lid a y s
o r d in a r ily g ra n te d a r e in c lu d e d e v en th ou g h th e y m a y f a ll on a n o n w o rk d a y and the w o r k e r is not
g ra n te d a n o th e r day o ff.
T h e f i r s t p a rt o f th e p a id h o lid a y s ta b le p r e s e n t s the n u m b e r o f w h o le and
h a lf h o lid a y s a ctu a lly g ra n te d . T h e s e c o n d p a rt c o m b in e s w h o le and h a lf h o lid a y s to sh ow t o t a l h o lid a y
t im e .
T a b le B - 4 a r e p o r t s the in c id e n c e o f the m o s t c o m m o n p a id h o lid a y s .

M a jo r m e d i c a l in s u r a n c e p la n s p r o t e c t e m p l o y e e s f r o m s i c k n e s s and in ju r y e x p e n s e s b e y o n d
the c o v e r a g e of b a s ic h o s p it a liz a tio n , m e d i c a l, and s u r g i c a l p la n s . T y p ic a l fe a t u r e s o f m a jo r m e d i c a l
p la n s a re (1 ) a " d e d u c t ib le " ( e . g . , $ 5 0 ) p a id b y the in s u r e d b e f o r e b e n e fit s b e g in ; (2) a c o in s u r a n c e
fe a t u r e re q u ir in g the in s u r e d to p a y a p o r t io n ( e . g . , 20 p e r c e n t ) o f c e r t a i n e x p e n s e s ; and (3 ) sta te d
d o lla r m a x im u m b e n e fit s ( e .g ., $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 a y e a r ) .
M e d ic a l in s u r a n c e p r o v id e s c o m p le t e o r p a r t ia l
p a y m en t o f d o c t o r s ' f e e s . D ental in s u r a n c e u s u a lly c o v e r s fi l l i n g s , e x t r a c t io n s , and X - r a y s .
E x c lu d e d
a re p la n s w h ich c o v e r on ly o r a l s u r g e r y o r a c c id e n t d a m a g e .
R e t ir e m e n t p e n s io n p la n s p r o v id e
p a y m e n ts f o r the r e m a in d e r o f the w o r k e r 's li f e .

3 An establishment was considered as having a p olicy if it met either o f the follow ing conditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the tim e of the
survey, or (2) had formal provisions covering late shifts. An establishment was considered as having formal provisions if it (1) had operated late
shifts during the 12 months before the survey, or (2) had provisions in written form to operate late shifts.

4
The temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require employer contributions.
® An establishment is considered as having a formal plan if it established at least the minim um number of days sick leave available
em ployee.
Such a plan need not be written; but informal sick leave allowances, determined on an individual basis, are excluded.




to each

Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied in Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood
and West Palm Beach—Boca Raton, Fla.,‘ April 1975
N u m b er o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s t a b l is h ­
m en ts in s c o p e
o f study

In d u s tr y d i v is i o n 2

W o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s
W ith in s c o p e o f study

W ithin s c o p e
o f stu d y *

Studied
T o t a l4

S tudied
N u m b er

A ll d i v i s i o n s ______________________

__________

M a n u fa c t u r in g ______________ _ _________ ___________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g __________________________________
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and
o t h e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s 5 ________________________
W h o le s a le t r a d e ________ ______ ____ _____ _______
R e t a il t r a d e ____________________ ________________
F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ________
S e r v i c e s 8 _____________ _________________________

P ercen t

F u ll - t im e
plant w o r k e r s

F u ll - t im e
o ffic e w o rk e r s

T o t a l4

_

698

142

1 3 0 ,9 4 4

100

8 3 ,4 7 4

1 9 ,5 0 1

6 4 ,1 3 1

50
"

153
545

42
100

3 1 ,7 5 7
9 9 ,1 8 7

24
76

1 9 ,6 6 2
6 3 ,8 1 2

4 ,4 6 9
1 5 ,0 3 2

1 9 ,4 0 6
4 4 ,7 2 5

50
50
50
50
50

36
32
255
105
117

11
8
36
16
29

1 3 ,2 4 2
2 , 533
4 9 ,5 4 7
1 3 ,9 5 8
1 9 ,9 0 7

10
2
38
11
15

8, 062
(6 )
(6 )
(7 )
(6 )

2 , 802
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )

11, 133
684
2 3 ,2 9 5
2 ,7 6 3
6, 850

1 T h e F o r t L a u d e r d a le —H o lly w o o d and W est P a lm B ea ch —B o c a R a ton S tandard M e tr o p o lita n S t a tis t ic a l A r e a s , a s d e fin e d b y the O ffic e o f M a n a gem en t and B u d get th ro u g h F e b r u a r y 1974,
c o n s is t o f B r o w a r d and P a lm B e a c h C o u n t ie s .
T h e " w o r k e r s w ithin s c o p e o f s tu d y " e s t im a t e s show n in t h is ta b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f the s iz e and c o m p o s itio n o f the
la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y .
E s tim a t e s a r e not in ten d ed , h o w e v e r , fo r c o m p a r is o n w ith o t h e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s in c e (1) planning o f w ag e
s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s e s t a b lis h m e n t da ta c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v a n ce o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d stu d ie d , and (2) s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e e x c lu d e d fr o m the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1967 e d it io n o f the S ta n d a rd In d u s tria l C la s s if ic a t io n M anual w a s u s e d to c l a s s i f y e s t a b lis h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n .
3 I n c lu d e s a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t at o r a b o v e the m in im u m li m it a t io n .
A l l o u t le t s (w ith in the a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in in d u s t r ie s su ch a s t r a d e , fin a n c e , auto r e p a ir s e r v i c e ,
and m o t io n p ic t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d as 1 e s t a b lis h m e n t .
4 I n c lu d e s e x e c u t i v e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , p a r t - t im e , and o th e r w o r k e r s e x c lu d e d f r o m the s e p a r a t e plant and o f f i c e c a t e g o r i e s .
3 A b b r e v ia t e d to " p u b lic u t i l i t i e s " in the A - and B - s e r i e s t a b le s .
T a x ic a b s and s e r v i c e s in c id e n t a l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e r e e x c lu d e d .
6 T h is d iv is io n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t im a t e s fo r " a ll in d u s t r ie s " and " n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g " in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , and f o r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " in the B - s e r i e s t a b le s .
S ep a ra te p r e s e n ta tio n o f
data is not m a d e f o r on e o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g r e a s o n s :
(1) E m p lo y m e n t is t o o s m a ll to p r o v id e en ou g h data to m e r i t s e p a r a t e stu d y, (2) the s a m p le w a s not d e s ig n e d in it ia lly to p e r m it
s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , (3) r e s p o n s e w a s in s u ffic ie n t o r in ad equ a te to p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , and (4) t h e r e is p o s s ib i li t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t data.
7 W o r k e r s f r o m t h is e n t ir e d iv is io n a re r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t im a t e s f o r " a ll in d u s t r ie s " and " n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g " in the A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , but fr o m th e r e a l e s ta te p o r t io n on ly in
e s t im a t e s
f o r " a ll i n d u s t r i e s " in the B - s e r i e s t a b l e s .
S ep a ra te p r e s e n ta tio n o f data i s not m a d e f o r on e o r m o r e o f the r e a s o n s g iv e n in fo o t n o t e 6.
8 H o t e ls and m o t e l s ; la u n d r ie s and o th e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l, and p a rk in g ; m o t io n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x clu d in g
r e l ig i o u s and c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); and e n g in e e r in g and a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

I n d u s t r ia l c o m p o s it io n In m a n u fa ctu rin g

L a b o r -m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n t c o v e r a g e

O v e r o n e -f o u r t h o f the w o r k e r s w ithin s c o p e o f the study in the F o r t L a u d e r d a le —
H o lly w o o d and W est P a lm B e a c h —B o c a R a ton a r e a s w e re e m p lo y e d in m a n u fa ctu rin g f i r m s .
T h e fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s the m a jo r in d u s tr y g rou p s and s p e c i f ic in d u str ie s as a p e r c e n t o f
a ll m a n u fa c t u r in g :

T he fo llo w in g ta b u la tio n sh ow s the p e r c e n t o f f u l l- t im e p la n t and o f f ic e w o r k e r s
e m p lo y e d in e s t a b lis h m e n t s in w h ic h a u n ion c o n t r a c t o r c o n t r a c t s c o v e r e d a m a jo r it y o f
the w o r k e r s in th e r e s p e c t i v e c a t e g o r i e s , F o r t L a u d e rd a le —H o lly w o o d and W est P a lm B ea ch —
B o c a R a to n , F la ., A p r i l 1975:

I n d u s try g r o u p s
E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t and
s u p p l i e s _______________
______
T r a n s p o r t a t io n e q u ip m e n t _____ .
M a c h in e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l .
P r in tin g and p u b l i s h i n g ________.
F o o d and k in d r e d p r o d u c t s ____ .

S p e c ific in d u s t r ie s

25
23
13
12
8

A i r c r a f t and p a r t s ___________. . . . 18
C o m m u n ica tio n eq u ip m en t —. . . . 14
O ffic e and com p u tin g
m a c h in e s ------------------------------. . . . 11
E le c t r o n ic c o m p o n e n ts and
a c c e s s o r i e s --------------------___ 8
N e w s p a p e r s ---------------------------- . . . . 8
Sugar ------------------------------------ . . . . 5

T h is in fo r m a t io n i s b a s e d on e s t im a t e s o f t o ta l e m p lo y m e n t d e r iv e d fr o m u n iv e r s e
m a t e r ia ls c o m p il e d b e f o r e a c t u a l s u r v e y .
P r o p o r t io n s in v a r io u s in d u str y d iv is io n s m a y
d i f f e r fr o m p r o p o r t io n s b a s e d on th e r e s u lt s o f the s u r v e y a s show n in the a p p e n d ix t a b le .




A l l i n d u s t r i e s ______________
M a n u fa c t u r in g _____________
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s ____________

P lant w o r k e r s

O ffi c e w o r k e r s

18
21
93

69

10

An e s t a b lis h m e n t i s c o n s id e r e d to h a ve a c o n t r a c t c o v e r i n g a ll plant o r o f f ic e
w o r k e r s i f a m a jo r it y o f su ch w o r k e r s a re c o v e r e d by a la b o r -m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n t .
T h e r e f o r e , a ll o t h e r plant o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s a r e e m p lo y e d in e s t a b lis h m e n t s that e it h e r do
n ot h ave la b o r -m a n a g e m e n t c o n t r a c t s in e f f e c t , o r have c o n t r a c t s that a p p ly to fe w e r than
h a lf o f t h e ir p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s .
E s tim a t e s a r e not n e c e s s a r i l y r e p r e s e n ta t iv e o f the
e x ten t to w h ic h a ll w o r k e r s in the a r e a m a y b e c o v e r e d by the p r o v is i o n s o f la b o r -m a n a g e m e n t
a g r e e m e n t s , b e c a u s e s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e e x c lu d e d and the in d u s t r ia l s c o p e o f the
s u r v e y i s lim it e d .




Appendix B. Occupational Descriptions

T h e p r im a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r in g jo b d e s c r ip t io 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 its f i e l d s t a ff in c l a s s i fy in g in to a p p r o p r ia t e
o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w h o a re e m p lo y e d un d er a v a r ie t y o f p a y r o l l t it l e s and d iffe 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 lis h m e n t t o e s t a b lis h m e n t and
fr o m a re a to a rea .
T h is p e r m it s the g ro 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 tin g c o m p a r a b le j o b co n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f th is e m p h a s is on
in t e r e s t a b lis h m e n t and in t e r a r e a co m p a r a b ili'-y o f o c c u p a t io n a l co n te n t, th e B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i ff e r s ig n ific a n t ly f r o m th o s e in u se in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s o r th o s e p r e p a r e d f o r oth 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 , the B u r e a u 's f i e ld e c o n o m i s t s a re in s t r u c t e d
t o e x c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v is o r s ; a p p r e n t ic e s ; le a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a in e e s ; and 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 , and p r o b a t io n a r y w o r k e r s .

O FFICE
B I L L E R , M A C H IN E

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G

P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , and in v o i c e s on a m a ch in e o th e r than an o r d in a r y o r e le c t r o m a t ic
t y p e w r i t e r . M a y a ls o k e e p r e c o r d s as to b il li n g s o r sh ipp in g c h a r g e s o r p e r fo r m o th e r c l e r i c a l w o rk
in c id e n t a l t o b illin g o p e r a t io n s . F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , are c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e of
m a c h in e , as fo l lo w s :

P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e a cco u n tin g c l e r i c a l t a s k s s u c h as p o s tin g t o r e g i s t e r s and le d g e r s ;
r e c o n c i li n g bank a c c o u n ts ; v e r ify in g th e in te r n a l c o n s is t e n c y , c o m p le t e n e s s , and m a th e m a t ic a l a c c u r a c y
o f a cco u n tin g d o c u m e n t s ; a s s ig n in g p r e s c r i b e d a cco u n tin g d is t r ib u t io n c o d e s ; e x a m in in g and v e r ify in g
fo r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r io u s t y p e s o f r e p o r t s , l i s t s , c a lc u la t io n s , p o s t in g , e t c . ; o r p r e p a r in g s im p le o r
a s s is t in g in p r e p a r in g m o r e c o m p li c a t e d jo u r n a l v o u c h e r s . M a y w o r k in e it h e r a m a n u al o r a u tom a ted
a cco u n tin g s y s t e m .

B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b illin g m a c h in e ).
U s e s a s p e c ia l b illin g m a ch in e (c o m b in a tio n ty p in g and
adding m a c h in e ) t o p r e p a r e b i l l s and in v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , in te r n a lly p r e p a r e d
o r d e r s , sh ip p in g m e m o r a n d u m s , e t c .
U s u a lly in v o lv e s a p p lic a tio n o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d is c o u n t s and
sh ip p in g c h a r g e s and e n try o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s io n s , w h ich m a y o r m a y not b e c o m p u te d on the b illin g
m a c h in e , and t o t a ls w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t ic a lly a c c u m u la te d by m a ch in e . T h e o p e r a tio n u su a lly in v o lv e s a
la r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p ie s o f the b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d and is often done on a fa n fo ld m a c h in e .
B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ). U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a ch in e (w ith o r w ithout a
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 as p a rt o f the a cco u n ts r e c e iv a b l e o p e r a t io n .
G e n e r a lly in v o l v e s the s im u lt a n e o u s e n try o f fig u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d .
T h e m a ch in e
a u t o m a t ic a lly a c c u m u la te 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 co lu m n s and co m p u te s and u su a lly p r in ts
a u t o m a t ic a lly th e d eb it o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n ot in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e of b o o k k e e p in g . W o r k s fr o m
u n ifo r m and s ta n d a r d t y p e s o f s a le s and c r e d i t s lip s .

T h e w o r k r e q u i r e s a k n o w le d g e o f c l e r i c a l m e th o d s and o f f ic e p r a c t ic e s and p r o c e d u r e s w h ich
r e la t e s t o the c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s in g and r e c o r d in g o f t r a n s a c t io n s and a cco u n tin g in fo r m a t io n .
W ith
e x p e r ie n c e , the w o r k e r t y p ic a lly b e c o m e s fa m il ia r w ith the b o o k k e e p in g and a ccou n tin g t e r m s and
p r o c e d u r e s u s e d in th e a s s ig n e d w o r k , but is n ot r e q u ir e d t o h a ve a k n o w le d g e o f the fo r m a l p r in c ip le s
o f b o o k k e e p in g and a cco u n tin g .
P o s it io n s

a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s .

G la s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n , p e r f o r m s a cco u n tin g c l e r i c a l o p e r a t io n s w h ich r e q u ir e
the a p p lic a t io n o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju d g m e n t, f o r e x a m p le , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s in g c o m p lic a t e d o r
n o n r e p e t it iv e a cco u n tin g t r a n s a c t i o n s , s e le c t in g am on g a su b sta n tia l v a r ie t y o f p r e s c r ib e d a ccou n tin g
c o d e s and c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , o r t r a c in g t r a n s a c t io n s th ou g h p r e v io u s a cco u n tin g a ctio n s to d e te r m in e
s o u r c e o f d i s c r e p a n c i e s . M a y b e a s s i s t e d b y one o r m o r e c l a s s B a cco u n tin g c l e r k s .

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R

O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (w ith o r w ith ou t a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) t o k e e p a r e c o r d of
b u s in e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s .
C la s s A . K e e p s a se t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir in g a k n ow led g e o f and e x p e r ie 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 , and fa m il ia r i t y w ith the s t r u c t u r e o f th e p a r t ic u la r a cco u n tin g s y s t e m u se d .
D e t e r m in e s
p r o p e r r e c o r d s and d is t r ib u t io n o f d e b it and c r e d i t ite m s to b e u s e d in e a ch ph ase o f th e w o r k . M ay
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 t s , and o th e r r e c o r d s b y hand.

G la s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f on e o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t io n s o f a set o f r e c o r d s u su a lly
r e q u ir in g lit 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 io n s in clu d e a cco u n ts 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 ts (not in c lu d in g a s im p le ty p e o f b illin g d e s c r i b e d u n d er b i l l e r , m a c h in e ), c o s t
d i s t r ib u t io n , e x p e n s e d is t r ib u t io n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l, e t c . M ay c h e c k o r a s s is 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 and 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 cco u n tin g d ep a rtm en t.

R e v is e d o c c u p a t io n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r s w itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r ; sw itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r - r e ­
c e p t io n i s t ; m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r , t o o l r o o m ; and t o o l and die m a k e r a re b ein g in tr o d u c e d th is y e a r .
T h e y a re th e r e s u lt o f th e B u r e a u 's p o l ic y o f p e r io d ic a l ly re v ie w in g a r e a w ag e s u r v e y o c c u p a t io n a l
d e s c r i p t i o n s in o r d e r t o ta k e in to a c c o u n t t e c h n o l o g ic a l d e v e lo p m e n ts and to c l a r i f y d e s c r i p t i o n s s o
that th e y a r e m o r e
r e a d i ly u n d e r s t o o d and u n ifo r m ly in te r p r e t e d .
Even th ou g h th e r e v i s e d
d e s c r i p t i o n s r e f le c t b a s ic a l ly th e sa m e o c c u p a t io n s as p r e v io u s ly d e fin e d , s o m e r e p o r t in g c h a n g e s
m a y o c c u r b e c a u s e o f th e r e v i s i o n s .
T h e new s in g le le v e l d e s c r i p t i o n f o r
l e v e l s p r e v io u s l y d e fin e d .




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is not the e q u iv a le n t o f the tw o

C la s s B . U n d er c l o s e s u p e r v is io n , fo llo w in g d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s and s ta n d a r d iz e d p r o c e d u r e s ,
p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e ro u tin e a cco u n tin g c l e r i c a l o p e r a t io n s , su c h as p o s tin g to le d g e r s , c a r d s , o r
w o r k s h e e t s w h e r e id e n t ific a t io n o f it e m s and lo c a t io n s o f p o s t in g s a re c l e a r ly in d ic a te d ; ch e c k in g
a c c u r a c y and c o m p le t e n e s s o f s t a n d a r d iz e d and r e p e t it iv e r e c o r d s o r a cco u n tin g d o c u m e n ts ; and co d in g
d o c u m e n ts u sin g a fe w p r e s c r i b e d a cco u n tin g c o d e s .
C L E R K , F IL E
F i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s , and r e t r ie v e s m a t e r ia l in an e s t a b lis h e d filin g s y s t e m .
M ay p e r fo r m
c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l t a s k s r e q u ir e d t o m a in ta in f i le s . P o s it io n s a re c l a s s i f i e d in to le v e ls on the b a s is
o f the fo llo w in g d e fin it io n s .
C la s s A .
C l a s s i f i e s and
d o c u m e n t s , e t c . , in an e s t a b lis h e d
M a y a ls o f i le t h is m a t e r ia l.
M ay
le a d a s m a ll g r o u p o f lo w e r le v e l

L is t e d b e lo w
a re
s t e r e o t y p e s in th e t it l e s :

in d e x e s fi le m a t e 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 c h n ic a l
filin g s y s t e m con ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r ie d s u b je ct m a tte r fi le s .
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 w ith the f i le s .
M ay
file c l e r k s .

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D r a ft e r
Dr a fte r -tr a c e r
B o ile r ten d er

D ra fts m a n
D r a ft s m a n -t r a c e r
F ir e m a n , s ta tio n a ry b o il e r

sex

S E C R E T A RY— C ontin ue d
C la s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , and f i l e s u n c la s s i fi e d m a t e r ia l b y s im p le (s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h ea d in gs
o r p a r t ly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r ia l b y fi n e r su b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s im p le r e la t e d in d e x and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e
a id 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 ia l in f i l e s and fo r w a r d s m a t e r ia l. M a y p e r f o r m
r e la 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 ta in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .
C la s s C .
P e r f o r m s ro u tin e filin g o f m a t e r ia l that h a s a lr 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 ily c l a s s i f i e d in a s im p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f ic a t i o n s y s t e m
( e . g . , a lp h a b e t ic a l, c h r o n o lo g i c a l, o r
n u m e r ic a l) . A s r e q u e s t e d , lo c a t e s r e a d ily a v a ila b le m a t e r ia l in f i l e s and fo r w a r d s m a t e r ia l; and m a y
f i l l out w ith d ra w a l c h a r g e . M a y p e r f o r m s im p le c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d t o m a in ta in and
s e r v ic e file s .
C LE R K , 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 t e r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a il , p h o n e , o r p e r s o n a lly .
D uties in v o lv e any c o m b in a t io n o f the fo l lo w i n g : Q u otin g p r i c e s t o c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g out an o r d e r
sh eet lis t in g the it e m s to m a k e up the o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s and q u a n titie s o f it e m s on o r d e r sh e e t;
and d is tr ib u tin 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 tm e n ts t o b e f i ll e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d it d e p a r tm e n t
to d e t e r m in e c r e d i t ra tin g o f c u s t o m e r , a ck n o w le d g e r e c e ip t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s , fo l lo w up
o r d e r s t o s e e that th e y h a v e b e e n fi l l e d , k e e p f i le o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , and c h e c k sh ip p in g in v o ic e s
w ith o r ig in a l o r d e r s .
CLERK, PAYROLL
C o m p u te s w a g e s o f co m p a n y e m p lo y e e s and e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y da ta on the p a y r o l l s h e e t s .
D u ties in v o lv e :
C a lc u la t in g w o r k e r s ' e a r n in 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 tin g
c a lc u la t e d da ta on p a y r o l l s h e e t , sh ow in g in fo r m a t io n su c h as w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o rk in g d a y s , t im e ,
r a t e , d e d u c t io n s f o r in s u r a n c e , and t o t a l w a g e s du e. M a y m a k e out p a y c h e c k s and a s s is t p a y m a s te r
in m a k in g up and d is tr ib u tin g p a y e n v e lo p e s .
M a y u s e a c a lc u la t in g m a c h in e .
KEYPU NCH O PE R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a k ey p u n ch m a c h in e to r e c o r d o r v e r i f y
c a r d s o r on ta p e.
P o s it i o n s

a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s

on the b a s is

■E xclusions
Not a ll p o s it io n s that a re t it le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s .
p o s it io n s w h ich a re e x c lu d e d f r o m the d e fin it io n a r e as f o l lo w s :
a.

P o s it io n s w h ic h do not m e e t th e " p e r s o n a l "

b.

S te n o g r a p h e r s n ot fu lly 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 ra p h e r s
m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n s ;

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as

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E x a m p le s o f

s e c r e t a r y co n ce p t d e s c r ib e d above;

a s s is t a n t s

to

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o f p r o fe s s io n a l,

d. S e c r e t a r y p o s it io n s in w h ic h th e d u tie s a r e e it h e r s u b s t a n t ia lly m o r e
s ta n tia lly m o r e c o m p le x and r e s p o n s ib le than t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in the d e fin it io n ;

t e c h n i c a l,

or

ro u tin e o r s u b ­

e.
A s s is ta n t ty p e p o s it io n s w h ic h in v o lv e m o r e d iff ic u lt o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b le t e c h n i c a l,
a d m in is t r a t iv e , s u p e r v is o r y , o r s p e c i a l iz e d c l e r i c a l d u tie s w h ic h a r e n ot t y p i c a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l
w ork .
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 the l e v e l d e fin it io n s fo l lo w i n g , r e f e r s t o t h o s e
o f f i c i a l s w ho h a ve a sig n ific a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o lic y m a k in g r o 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 iv i t ie s .
T he t it le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th ou g h n o r m a ll y in d ic a t iv e o f t h is r o l e , d o q s n ot in a ll c a s e s
id e n t ify such p o s it io n s . V i c e p r e s id e n t s w h o s e p r im a r y r e s p o n s i b il it y is t o a ct p e r s o n a ll y on in d iv id u a l
c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t io n s (e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d en 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 ts ; d i r e c t ly s u p e r v is e a c l e r i c a l s t a ff) a r e n o t c o n s id e r e d 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 apply in g the fo llo w in g le v e l d e f in i t io n s .
C la s s A
1. S e c r e t a r y t o the c h a irm 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 that e m p l o y s ,
o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5, 000 p e r s o n s ; o r

in a ll,

a lp h a b e tic a n d /o r n u m e r ic data on ta bu latin g

2. 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 than th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) o f a
co m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5, 000 but fe w e r than 2 5 , 000 p e r s o n s ; o r

o f th e fo llo w in g d e fin it io n s .

3. S e c r e t a r y t o the h ea d , im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r le v e l , o f a m a jo r s e g m e n t
o r s u b s id ia r y o f a co m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

C la s s A . W o r k r e q u i r e s the a p p lic a t io n o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju d g m e n t in s e le c t in g p r o c e d u r e s
to b e fo llo w e d and in s e a r c h in g f o r , in t e r p r e t in g , s e l e c t i n g , o r co d in g it e m s t o b e k e y p u n ch e d f r o m a
v a r ie t y o f s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s . On o c c a s io n m a y a ls o p e r f o r m s o m e ro u tin e k e y p u n ch w o r k . M a y tr a in
in e x p e r ie n c e d k e y p u n ch o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B . W o rk is ro u tin e and r e p e t it iv e .
U n d er c l o s e s u p e r v is io n o r fo llo w in g s p e c i f i c
p r o c e d u r e s o r in s t r u c t io n s , w o r k s f r o m v a r io 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 ts w h ic h h a v e b e e n c o d e d ,
and fo llo w s s p e c i f ie d p r o c e d u r e s w h ic h h a ve b e e n p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a il and r e q u ir e lit t le o r n o s e l e c t i n g ,
co d in g , o r in te r p r e t in g o f data t o b e r e c o r d e d . R e f e r s t o s u p e r v is o r p r o b l e m s a r is in g f r o m e r r o n e o u s
ite m s o r c o d e s o r m is s in g in fo r m a t io n .
M E SSE N G E R

C la s s B
1. S e c r e t a r y to the ch a irm a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s ,
fe w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; o r

in a ll,

2. S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o t h e r than th e c h a ir m a n o f the 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 that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but f e w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
3. S e c r e t a r y t o the h ea d , im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w th e o f f i c e r le v e l , o v e r e it h e r a m a jo r c o r p o r a t e ­
w id e fu n c tio n a l a c tiv ity ( e .g ., m a r k e t in g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , in d u s t r ia l r e l a t i o n s , e t c . ) o r a m a jo r
g e o g r a p h ic o r o rg a n iz a t io n a l se 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 jo r d i v is i o n ) o f a c o m p a n y
that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 but fe w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0 e m p l o y e e s ; o r

P e r f o r m s v a r io u s ro u tin e d u ties su ch as run ning e r r a n d s , o p e r a t in g m in o r o f f ic e m a c h in e s
su ch as s e a le r s o r m a i l e r s , op en in g and d is tr ib u tin g m a il , and o t h e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o r k . E x clu d e
p o s it io n s that r e q u ir e o p e r a t io n o f a m o t o r v e h ic le as a s ig n ific a n t duty.

4. S e c r e t a r y t o the h ea d o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t,
o f f i c i a l ) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

SECRETARY

5. S e c r e t a r y t o the h ea d o f a la r g e and 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 le
m a n a g em en t s u p e r v is o r o f an o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g as m a n y as s e v e r a l h u n d re d
p e r s o n s ) or a co m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 2 5 , 000 p e r s o n s .

A s s ig n e d as p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a lly t o on e in d iv id u a l.
M a in ta in s a c l o s e and h ig h ly
r e s p o n s iv e r e la t io n s h ip to the d a y -t o -d a y w o rk o f th e s u p e r v is o r .
W o r k s fa ir ly in d e p e n d e n tly
re c e iv in g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d s u p e r v is io n and g u id a n c e . P e r f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l
d u tie s , u su a lly in clu d in g m o s t o f the fo l lo w i n g :
a.
R e c e iv e s te le p h o n e c a l l s , p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , and in c o m in g m a il , a n s w e r s ro u tin e in q u ir e s ,
and r o u te s t e c h n ic a l in q u ir ie s t o th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ;

v i s o r 's

b.

E s t a b li s h e s ,

c.

M a in ta in s th e s u p e r v i s o r 's c a le n d a r and m a k e s a p p o in tm e n ts as in s t r u c t e d ;

m a in t a in s ,

and r e v i s e s the

d.

R e la y s m e s s a g e s f r o m

P e r fo r m s

s u p e r v is o r t o s u b o r d in a t e s ;

s t e n o g r a p h ic and ty p in g w o r k .

M a y a ls o p e r f o r m o t h e r c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a 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 he w o r k t y p i c a ll 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 ro u tin e and u n d e rsta 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 ,
and p r o c e d u r e s

r e la t e d to the w o r k o f the s u p e r v is o r .




etc.

( o r o t h e r e q u iv a le n t

le v e l o f

C la s s C
1. S e c r e t a r y t o an e x e c u t iv e o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n s i b il it y i s not e q u iv a le n t t o
on e
o f the s p e c i f ic le v e l situ a tion s in th e d e fin it io n f o r
c l a s s B , but w h o s e o r g a n iz a t io n a l unit
n o r m a lly n u m b e rs at le a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s and is u s u a lly d iv id e d in to 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 re o fte n , in t u rn , fu r t h e r su b d iv id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n i e s , t h is le v e l in c lu d e s a w id e ra n g e o f
o r g a n iz a t io n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , on ly on e o r tw o ; o r

s u p e r v i s o r 's f i l e s ;

e.
R e v ie 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 , and 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 ­
sig n a tu r e t o a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l and t y p o g r a p h ic a c c u r a c y ;
f.

fa c to r y ,

2.
S e c r e t a r y t o the h ea d o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t,
o f f i c i a l ) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, fe w e r than 5 , 000 p e r s o n s .

fa c t o r y ,

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

C la s s D
1. S e c r e t a r y to the
about 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o r

s u p e r v is o r

or

head

of

a s m a ll

o r g a n iz a t io n a l

unit

(e .g .,

fe w e r

than

2. S e c r e t a r y t o a n o n s u p e r v is o r y s t a ff s p e c i a l i s t ,
p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e , a d m in is t r a t iv e
o f f i c e r , o r a s s is t a n t , s k ille d t e c h n ic ia n o r e x p e r t .
(N O T E :
M a n y c o m p a n ie s a s s ig n s t e n o g r a p h e r s ,
r a t h e r than s e c r e t a r ie s as d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , t o th is le v e l o f s u p e r v is o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r . )

sten ograph er

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R ( E l e c t r i c A c co u n tin g M a ch in e O p e r a t o r )

P r i m a r y duty is t o ta k e d ic t a t io n u sin g sh orth a n d , and to t r a n s c r i b e the d ic ta tio n . M ay a ls o
ty p e f r o m w ritte n c o p y .
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.
M ay o c c a s io n a ll y t r a n s c r i b e f r o m
v o ic e
r e c o r d in g s (if p r im a r y duty is t r a n s c r i b i n g f r o m
r e c o r d in g s , see T r a n s c r ib in g - M a c h i n e
O p e r a t o r , G e n e r a l).

O p e r a t e s one o r a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in e s su c h as the t a b u la t o r , c a lc u la t o r , c o l la t o r , in t e r p r e t e r ,
s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n ch , e t c . E x c lu d e d f r o m t h is d e fin itio n a re w o rk in g s u p e r v is o r s . A ls o e x c lu d e d
a re o p e r a t o r s o f e l e c t r o n i c d ig it a l c o m p u t e r s , e v en th ou g h th e y m a y a ls o o p e r a te E A M eq u ip m en t.

N O T E : T h is jo b is d i s t in g u is h e d f r o m that o f a s e c r e t a r y in that a s e c r e t a r y n o r m a lly w o r k s
in a c o n fid e n t ia l r e la t io n s h ip w ith on ly on e m a n a g e r o r e x e c u t iv e and p e r fo r m s m o r e r e s p o n s ib le and
d i s c r e t io n a r y t a s k s as d e s c r i b e d in th e s e c r e t a r y jo b d e fin itio n .

G la s s A . P e r f o r m s c o m p le t e re p o r t in g and ta b u la tin g a s s ig n m e n t s in clu d in g d e v is in g d iffic u lt
c o n t r o l p a n e l w ir in g u n d er g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n .
A s s ig n m e n t s t y p ic a lly in v o lv e a v a r ie t y o f lon g and
c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ic h often a r e ir r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r in g , re q u ir in g s o m e planning o f the n a tu re and
s e q u e n cin g o f o p e r a t io n s , and th e u se o f a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in e s . Is t y p i c a ll y in v o lv e d in tra in in g new
o p e r a t o r s in m a ch in e o p e r a t io n s o r tra in in g lo w e r le v e l o p e r a t o r s in w ir in g f r o m d ia g r a m s and in
the o p e r a tin g s e q u e n c e s of lo n g and c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
D o e s not in clu d e p o s it io n s in w h ic h w ir in g
r e s p o n s i b il it y is li m it e d t o s e l e c t i o n and in s e r t io n o f p r e w ir e d b o a r d s .

S ten ogra p h er, G e n e ra l
D ic ta tio n in v o l v e s a n o r m a l r o u tin e v o c a b u la r y .
o r p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t i v e ly ro u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .

M ay m a in ta in

fi l e s ,

k e e p s im p le r e c o r d s ,

S t e n o g r a p h e r , S e n io r
re p o rts

D ic ta tio n in v o l v e s a v a r ie d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l iz e d v o c a b u la r y such as in le g a l b r i e f s
on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h . M ay a ls o s e t up and m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .

or

OR
P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u tie s r e q u ir in g s ig n ific a n t ly g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n ce and r e s p o n s ib ilit y
than s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l, as e v id e n c e d b y th e fo llo w in g : W o r k r e q u ir e s a high d e g r e e o f s t e n o g r a p h ic
s p e e d and a c c u r a c y ; 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 in e s s and o ff ic e p r o c e d u r e ; and o f
the s p e c i f i c b u s in 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 flo w , e t c . U s e s th is
k n o w le d g e in p e r fo r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u tie s and r e s p o n s ib le c l e r i c a l t a s k s su ch as m a in ta in in g fo llo w u p
f i l e s ; a s s e m b lin g m a t e r ia l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , and le t t e r s ; c o m p o s in g s im p le le t t e r s fr o m
g e n e r a l in s t r u c t io n s ; re a d in g and ro u tin g in c o m in g m a il; and a n sw e rin g rou tin e q u e s t io n s , e t c .

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a t e le p h o n e s w it c h b o a r d o r c o n s o le u s e d w ith a p r iv a t e b r a n c h ex ch a n g e (P B X )
s y s t e m to r e la y in c o m in g , o u t g o in g , and i n t r a - s y s t e m c a ll s .
M ay p r o v id e in fo r m a t io n to c a l l e r s ,
r e c o r d and t r a n s m it m e s s a g e s , k e e p r e c o r d o f c a lls p la c e d and t o ll c h a r g e s .
B e s id e s o p e r a tin g a
t e le p h o n e s w it c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , m a y a ls o ty p e o r p e r fo r m ro u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k (typing o r ro u tin e
c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y o c c u p y the m a jo r p o r t io n o f the w o r k e r 's t im e , and is u su a lly p e r fo r m e d w h ile at
the s w itc h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e ) .
C h ie f o r le a d o p e r a t o r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e than one
o p e r a t o r a re e x c lu d e d . F o r an o p e r a t o r w h o a ls o a cts as a r e c e p t io n is t , see S w itc h b o a r d O p e r a t o r R e c e p t io n is t .

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T I O N I S T
At a s i n g le - p o s i t i o n te le p h o n e s w it c h b o a r d o r c o n s o le , a cts both as an o p e r a t o r — se e S w itc h ­
b o a r d O p e r a t o r — and as a r e c e p t i o n is t . R e c e p t io n is t 's w o rk in v o lv e s su ch duties as g r e e t in g v i s i t o r s ;
d e t e r m in in g n a tu re o f v i s i t o r 's b u s in e s s and p r o v id in g a p p r o p r ia t e in fo r m a tio n ; r e f e r r i n g v is i t o r to
a p p r o p r ia t e p e r s o n in the o r g a n iz a t io n , o r co n t a c t in g that p e r s o n b y te le p h o n e and a rra n g in g an
a p p o in tm e n t; k e e p in g a lo g o f v i s i t o r s .

P o s it io n s

a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to le v e l s

on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s .

C la s s B . P e r f o r m s w o r k a c c o r d in g t o e s t a b lis h e d p r o c e d u r e s and u n d er s p e c i f ic in s t r u c t io n s .
A s s ig n m e n t s t y p i c a ll y in v o lv e c o m p le t e but ro u tin e and r e c u r r in g r e p o r t s o r p a rts o f la r g e r and m o r e
c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
O p e r a t e s m o r e d iffic u lt ta b u la tin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a cco u n tin g m a ch in e s su ch as the
ta b u la t o r and c a lc u la t o r , in a d d ition t o the s i m p l e r m a c h in e s u s e d b y c l a s s C o p e r a t o r s .
M ay be
r e q u ir e d t o do s o m e w ir in g f r o m d ia g r a m s .
M a y tr a in n ew e m p lo y e e s in b a s ic m a ch in e o p e r a t io n s .
C la s s C .
U n d er s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t io n s , o p e r a t e s s im p le ta b u la tin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a ccou n tin g
m a c h in e s su c h as the s o r t e r , in t e r p r e t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n ch , c o l l a t o r , e t c .
A s s ig n m e n ts t y p ic a lly
in v o lv e p o r t io n s o f a w o r k unit, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r tin g o r c o lla t in g ru n s, o r re p e t it iv e
o p e r a t io n s .
M a y p e r f o r m s im p le w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s , and do s o m e filin g w o rk .
T R A N S C R IB IN G ;-M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R , G E N E R A L
P r i m a r y duty is t o t r a n s c r i b e d icta tio n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l ro u tin e v o c a b u la r y fr o m t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a ls o ty p e f r o m w ritte n c o p y and do 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 ib in g d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r ie d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l iz e d v o c a b u la r y su ch as le g a l b r ie f s o r
r e p o r t s on s c ie n t i f ic r e s e a r c h a re not in c lu d e d .
A w o r k e r w ho t a k e s d icta tio n in sh orth a n d o r b y
S ten oty p e o r s i m il a r m a c h in e is c l a s s i f i e d as a s t e n o g r a p h e r .
T Y P IS T
U s e s a t y p e w r i t e r to m a k e c o p ie s of v a r io u s m a t e r ia ls o r t o m a k e out b il ls a fte r c a lc u la t io n s
h a ve b e e n m a d e b y a n o th e r p e r s o n .
M ay in c lu d e ty p in g o f s t e n c il s , m a ts , o r s im ila r m a t e r ia ls f o r
u se in d u p lica tin g p r o c e s s e s . M ay do c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g little s p e c i a l tr a in in g , su ch as k eep in g
s im p le r e c o r d s , filin g r e c o r d s and r e p o r t s , o r s o r t in g and d is tr ib u tin g in c o m in g m a il.
C la s s A . P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r ia l in fin a l fo r m w hen it
in v o lv e s c o m b in in g m a t e r ia 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 il it y f o r c o r r e c t s p e llin g , s y lla b ic a t io n ,
p u n ctu a tion , e t c . , o f t e c h n ic a l o r un u su al w o r d s o r f o r e ig n la n g u a g e m a t e r ia l; o r planning la y ou t and
ty p in g o f c o m p li c a t e d s t a t is t i c a l t a b le s t o m a in ta in u n ifo r m it y and b a la n c e in sp a c in g . M ay ty p e rou tin e
f o r m le t t e r s , v a r y in g d e t a ils t o su it c i r c u m s t a n c e s .

C la s s B . P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo l lo w i n g : C op y ty p in g f r o m rou gh o r c l e a r d r a ft s ;
o r ro u tin e ty p in g o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c ; o r settin g up sim p le sta n d a rd ta b u la tio n s ; o r
co p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b le s a lr e a d y set up and s p a c e d p r o p e r ly .

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M o n it o r s and o p e r a t e s the c o n t r o l c o n s o le o f a d ig ita l co m p u t e r t o p r o c e s s data c c c o r d in g to
o p e r a t in g in s t r u c t io n s , u s u a lly p r e p a r e d b y a p r o g r a m m e r .
W o rk in c lu d e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g :
S tu d ies in s t r u c t io n s to d e t e r m in e eq u ip m e n t setu p and o p e r a t io n s ; lo a d s eq u ip m en t w ith r e q u ir e d
it e m s (ta pe r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c . ) ; s w it c h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x ilia ry eq u ip m en t in to c i r c u i t , and s ta rts 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 t o 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 it io n s ; r e v ie w s e r r o r s m a d e d u rin g o p e r a t io n and d e t e r m in e s ca 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 is o r o r p r o g r a m m e r ; and m a in ta in s o p e r a t in g r e c o r d s .
M ay t e s t and a s s is t in c o r r e c t i n g
program .

C la s s B .
O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n tly , o r u n d er on ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n , a co m p u t e r running
p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s : M o s t o f the p r o g r a m s a re e s t a b lis h e d p r o d u c tio n
ru n s , t y p i c a ll y run on a r e g u la r ly r e c u r r in g b a s is ; t h e r e is lit t le o r n o t e stin g o f n ew p r o g r a m s
r e q u ir e d ; a lte rn a te p r o g r a m s a re p r o v id e d in c a s e o r ig in a l p r o g r a m n e e d s m a jo r change o r can n ot b e
c o r r e c t e d w ith in a r e a s o n a b ly t im e . In co m m o n e r r o r s it u a t io n s , d ia g n o s e s c a u s e and t a k e s c o r r e c t i v e
a ctio n .
T h is u s u a lly in v o lv e s a p p ly in g p r e v io u s l y p r o g r a m m e d c o r r e c t i v e s t e p s , o r u sin g sta n d a rd
c o r r e c t i o n t e c h n iq u e s .
OR

F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,

com p u ter op e ra to rs

a re c l a s s i f i e d as fo llo w s :

C la s s A .
O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n t ly , o r u n d er on ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n , a c o m p u t e r run ning
p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s :
New p r o g r a m s a re fr e q u e n t ly t e s t e d and
in tr o d u c e d ; sc h e d u lin g r e q u ir e m e n t s a re o f c r i t i c a l im p o r t a n c e t o m in im iz e d ow n tim e; the p r o g r a m s
a r e o f c o m p le x d e s ig n s o that id e n t if ic a t io n o f e r r o r s o u r c e often r e q u ir e s a w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f the
t o t a l p r o g r a m , and a lte r n a te p r o g r a m s m a y not b e a v a ila b le .
M ay g iv e d i r e c t io n and g u id a n c e to
lo w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s .




O p e r a t e s u n d er d i r e c t s u p e r v is io n a c o m p u t e r run ning p r o g r a m s o r se g m e n ts o f p r o g r a m s
w ith the 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 ay a s s i s t a h ig h e r le v e l o p e r a t o r b y in d ep en d en tly
p e r fo r m in g l e s s d iffic u lt t a s k s a s s ig n e d , and p e r fo r m in g d iffic u lt t a s k s fo llo w in g d e ta ile d in s t r u c t io n s
and w ith fr e q u e n t r e v ie w o f o p e r a t io n s p e r fo r m e d .
C la s s C . W o r k s on ro u tin e p r o g r a m s u n d er c l o s e s u p e r v is io n . Is e x p e c te d to d e v e lo p w ork in g
k n o w le d g e o f the c o m p u t e r eq u ip m en t u s e d and a b ility t o d e te c t p r o b l e m s in v o lv e d in running rou tin e
p r o g r a m s . U s u a lly h a s r e c e i v e d s o m e f o r m a l tr a in in g in c o m p u t e r o p e r a t io n . M ay a s s is t h ig h e r le v e l
o p e r a t o r on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .

C o n v e r t s s ta te m e n ts o f b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s , t y p i c a ll y p r e p a r e d b y a s y s t e m s a n a ly s t, in to a
s e q u e n ce o f d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s w h ic h a re r e q u i r e d t o s o lv e the p r o b l e m s b y a u to m a tic data p r o c e s s in g
e q u ip m en t. W o rk in g f r o m c h a r t s o r d i a g r a m s , the p r o g r a m m e r d e v e lo p s the p r e c i s e in s t r u c t io n s w h ic h ,
w hen 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 la tio n o f da ta t o a c h ie v e
d e s ir e d r e s u lt s .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w i n g : A p p lie s k n o w le d g e o f c o m p u t e r c a p a b il it i e s ,
m a th e m a t ic s , l o 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 i c u l a r s u b je c t m a tt e r in v o lv e d to a n a ly z e c h a r t s
and d ia g r a m s o f the p r o b l e m to b e p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v e lo p s s e q u e n c e o f p r o g r a m s t e p s ; w r it e s d e t a ile d
flo w c h a r t s t o sh ow o r d e r in w h ic h da ta w il 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 in s t r u c t io n s
f o r m a ch in e t o fo l lo w ; t e s t s and c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ; p r e p a r e s in s t r u c t io n s f o r o p e r a t in g p e r s o n n e l
d u rin g p r o d u c t io n run ; a n a ly z e s , r e v i e w s , and a lt 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 tin g e f f i c i e n c y o r
adapt t o n ew r e q u ir e m e n t s ; m a in ta in s r e c o r d s o f p r o g r a m d e v e lo p m e n t and r e v i s io n s . (N O T E : W o r k e r s
p e r fo r m in g b oth s y s t e m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m m in g sh 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 ly sts i f th is is
the s k ill u s e d t o d e t e r m in e t h e ir p a y .)
D o e s n ot in c lu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r i ly r e s p o n s i b le f o r th e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v is io n o f o th e r
e le c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s in g e m p l o y e e s , o r p r o g r a m m e r s p r im a r i ly c o n c e r n e d w ith s c ie n t i f ic a n d /o r
e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s .
F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,

progra m m ers

a re c l a s s i f i e d as fo l lo w s :

C la s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n on c o m p le x p r o b l e m s w h ic h
r e q u ir e c o m p e t e n c e in a ll p h a s e s o f p r o g r a m m in g c o n c e p t s and p r a c t i c e s .
W o rk in g f r o m d ia g r a m s
and c h a r t s w h ic h id e n tify th e n a tu re o f d e s ir e d r e s u lt s , m a jo r p r o c e s s i n g ste p s t o b e a c c o m p lis h e d ,
and the r e la t io n s h ip s b e tw e e n v a r io u s ste p s o f the p r o b l e m s o lv in g r o u t in e ; p la n s the fu ll ra n g e
o f p r o g r a m m in g a c t io n s n e e d e d t o e ff ic i e n t ly u t iliz e th e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in , a ch ie v in g d e s ir e d
en d p r o d u c t s .
At th is le v e l , p r o g r a m m in g is d iff ic u lt 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 st b e o r g a n iz e d t o
p r o d u c e s e v e r a l in t e r r e l a t e d but 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 and d i v e r s e data e le m e n t s . A w id e
v a r ie t y and e x t e n s iv e n u m b e r o f in te r n a l p r o c e s s in g a c t io n s m u st o c c u r . T h is r e q u i r e s s u c h a c t io n s as
d e v e lo p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t io n s w h ic h cam b e r e u s e d , e s t a b lis h m e n t o f lin k a g e p o in ts b e tw e e n
o p e r a t io n s , a d ju s tm e n ts t o da ta w hen p r o g ra u n r e q u ir 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 it y , amd
su b sta n tia l m a n ip u la tio n amd r e s e q u e n c in g o f da ta e le m e n t s t o f o r m a h ig h ly in te g r a t e d p r o g r a m .
M ay

p r o v id e

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d i r e c t io n t o

lo w e r l e v e l

p rog ra m m ers

w h o a re

sy ste m s

anadysts a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s fo l lo w s :

C la s s A . W o rk s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d er o n ly g e n e ra d d i r e c t io n on c o m p le x p r o b l e m s in v o lv in g
adl p h a s e s o f s y s t e m am adysis.
P r o b le m s a r e c o m p le 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 put data auid
m u lt i p l e -u s e r e q u ir e m e n t s o f output data. ( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s an in te g r a t e d p r o d u c t io n s c h e d u lin g ,
in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l, c o s t a u ia ly sis, auid sa des amadysis 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 ty p e is
a u tom a tica d ly p r o c e s s e d th ro u g h the fu ll s y s t e m o f r e c o r d s amd a p p r o p r ia t e fo llo 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 fe 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 da ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s and
a d v is e s s u b je c t -m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on th e im p li c a t io n s o f n ew 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 io n s . M a k es r e c o m m e n d a t io n s , if n e e d e d , f o r a p p r o v e d o f m a jo r s y s t e m s in s t a lla t io n s o r cham ges
and f o r ob tain in g eq u ip m en t.
M ay p r o v id e fu n c t io n a l d ir e c t io n t o l o w e r l e v e l s y s t e m s am alysts w h o a r e a s s i g n e d t o a s s i s t .
C la s s B . W o r k s in d ep en d en tly o r u n d er o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n on p r o b l e m s that a r e r e l a t i v e ly
u n c o m p lic a t e d t o a n a ly z e , p la n , p r o g r a m , and o p e r a t e . P r o b le m s a r e o f li m it e d c o m p le x it y b e c a u s e
s o u r c e s o f input data a re h o m o g e n e o u s and th e output da ta a r e c l o s e l y r e la t e d . ( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s
s y s t e m s fo r m a in ta in in g d e p o s it o r a c c o u n ts in a b a n k , m a in ta in in g a c c o u n ts r e c e iv a b l e in a r e t a il
e s t a b lis h m e n t , o r m a in ta in in g in v e n t o r y a c c o u n ts in a m a n u fa c t u r in g o r w h o le s a le 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 da ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s and a d v is e s s u b j e c t m a tt e r p e r s o n n e l on the im p lic a t io n s o f th e da 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 .
OR
W o rk s jon a se g m e n t o f a c o m p le x da 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 , as 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 ep en d en tly on rou tin e a s s ig n m e n t s and r e c e i v e s in s t r u c t io n auid g u id a n c e on c o m p le x
a s s ig n m e n t s . W o rk is r e v ie 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 li a n c e w ith i n s t r u c t io n s , and t o in s u r e
p r o p e r a lign m en t w ith the o v e ra d l s y s t e m .
C la s s C . W o rk s u n d er im m e d ia t e s u p e r v is io n , c a r r y i n g out a n a ly s e s a s a s s i g n e d , u s u a lly
o f a s in g le a c t iv it y .
A s s ig n m e n t s a re d e s ig n e d t o d e v e lo p auid expauid p r a c t i c a l e x p e r ie n c e in the
a p p lic a t io n o f p r o c e d u r e s and s k ills r e q u i r e d f o r s y s t e m s a n a ly 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 ig h e r le v e l s y s t e m s auicilyst b y p r e p a r in g th e d e t a ile d s p e c i f ic a t i o n s r e q u i r e d b y p r o g r a m m e r s f r o m
in fo r m a t io n d e v e lo p e d b y the h ig h e r le v e l a n a ly s t.

a s s ig n e d t o a s s i s t .

G la s s B . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d er o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n on r e l a t i v e ly s im p le p r o g r a m s ,
o r on s im p le s e g m e n t s 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 lly p r o c e s s in fo r m a t io n to
p r o d u c e da ta in tw o o r t h r e e v a r ie 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 amd li s t i n g s a r e p r o d u c e d b y
r e fin in g , a d a p tin g , a r r a y in g , o r m a k in g m in o r a d d itio n s t o o r d e le t io n s f r o m input da ta w h ic h a re
r e a d ily a v a ila b le .
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 da ta h a v e b e e n r e f in e d in p r i o r
a ctio n s s o that th e a c c u r a c y and s e q u e n c in g o f da ta cam b e t e s t e d b y u sin g a fe w ro u tin e c h e c k s .
T y p ic a l ly , th e p r o g r a m d e a ls w ith ro 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
W o r k s on c o m p le 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 er c l o s e d ir e c t io n o f a h ig h e r
le v e l p r o g r a m m e r o r s u p e r v is o r .
M a y a s s i s t h ig h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r b y in d e p e n d e n tly p e r fo r m in g
le s s d iffic u lt t a s k s a s s ig n e d , amd p e r fo r m i n g m o r e d iff ic u lt t a s k s u n d er f a ir ly c l o s e d ir e c t io n .
M a y g u id e o r in s t r u c t lo w e r le v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .
C la s s C . M a k e s practiced , a p p lic a t io n s o f p r o g r a m m in g p r a c t i c e s amd c o n c e p t s usuadly le a r n e d
in fo r m a l tra in in g c o u r s e s .
A s s ig n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d t o d e v e lo p c o m p e t e n c e in the a p p lic a t io n o f
sta n d a rd p r o c e d u r e s to ro u tin e p r o b l e m s . R e c e iv e s c l o s e s u p e r v is io n on n e w a s p e c t s o f a s s ig n m e n t s ;
amd w o rk is r e v ie w e d to v e r i f y its a c c u r a c y amd c o n f o r m a n c e w ith r e q u i r e d p r o c e d u r e s .
C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , BU SIN ESS
A n a dy zes b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s t o fo r m u la t e p r o c e d u r e s f o r s o lv in g t h e m b y u s e o f e l e c t r o n i c
data p r o c e s s in g eq u ip m e n t.
D e v e lo p s a c o m p le t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f a ll s p e c i f ic 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 m e r s to p r e p a r e r e q u ir e d digitad 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 fo l lo w i n g :
A nadyzes s u b je c t -m a t t e r o p e r a t io n s t o b e a u to m a te d amd id e n t if ie s c o n d it io n s and c r i t e r i a r e q u i r e d t o
a c h ie v e s a t is f a c t o r y r e s u lt s ; s p e c i f i e s n u m b e r amd t y p e s o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , and d o c u m e n ts t o b e u se d ;
o u tlin 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 and c o m p u t e r s in s u f fic ie n t d e t a il f o r p r e s e n t a t io n t o
m a n a g em en t and f o r p r o g r a m m in g (ty p ica d ly t h is in v o l v e s p r e p a r a t io n o f w o r k amd da ta flo w c h a r t s );
c o o r d in a t e s th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b l e m s and p a r t ic ip a t e s in tria d ru n s o f n e w and r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ;
and r e c o m m e n d s eq u ip m e n t cham ges t o o b ta in m o r e e f f e c t iv e o v e r a l l o p e r a t io n s .' (N O T E :
W ork ers
p e r fo r m in g b o th s y s t e m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m 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 anadysts i f t h is is
the s k ill u s e d t o d e t e r m in e t h e ir p a y .)
D o e s n ot in clu d e e m p l o y e e s p r im a r i ly r e s p o n s i b le f o r th e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v is io n o f o th e r
e le c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s in g e m p l o y e e s , o r s y s t e m s a n a ly s ts p r im a r i ly c o n c e r n e d w ith s c ie n t i f ic o r
e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s .




F o r w a g e study p u r p o s e s ,

DRAFTER
C la s s A . Plains the g r a p h ic p r e s e n t a t io n o f c o m p le x it e m s h a v in g d i s t i n c t iv e d e s ig n fe a t u r e s
that d i ff e r sign ifica u itly f r o m e s t a b lis h e d draifting 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 the d e s ig n
o r i g in a t o r , and m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n ch a u iges.
A n a d y zes th e e f f e c t o f e a c h chauige on th e
d e t a ils o f fo r m , fu n c tio n , auid p o s itio n e d r e la t io n s h ip s o f c o m p o n e n t s auid p a r t s .
W o r k s w ith a
m in im u m o f s u p e r v is o r y a ssista in ce . C o m p le t e d w o r k i s r e v i e w e d b y d e s ig n o r i g in a t o r f o r c o n s is t e n c y
w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m in a t io n s . M a y e it h e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d i r e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a t io n b y
lo w e r le v e l d r a f t e r s .
C la s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n r o u tin e auid c o m p le x d r a ftin g a s s ig n m e n t s that r e q u ir e th e a p p lic a t io n
o f m o s t o f the s t a n d a r d iz e d d ra w in g t e c h n iq u e s r e g u l a r ly u s e d . D u tie s t y p i c a ll y in v o lv e s u c h w o r k a s:
P r e p a r e s w o rk in g d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b lie s w ith ir r e g u l a r s h a p e s , m u lt ip le fu n c t io n s , auid p r e c i s e
p o s it i o n a l r e la t io n s h ip s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n t s ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a
b u ild in g in clu d in g d e t a il d r a w in g s o f fo u n d a tio n s , w adi s e c t io n s , f l o o r plauis, and r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d
fo r m u la s and m anuads in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y c o m p u t a t io n s t o d e t e r m in e q u a n titie s o f m a te r ia d s t o b e
u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t ie s , s t r e n g t h s , s t r e s s e s , e t c .
R e c e iv e s in itia d in s t r u c t io n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , and
a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v is o r .
C o m p le t e d w o r k is c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n ic a d a d e q u a c y .
C la s s C . P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w in g s o f s in 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 ctu rin g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s .
T y p e s o f d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o je c t i o n s
(d e p ic t in g th r e e d im e n s io n s in a c c u r a t e s c a d e ) and s e c t io n a l v ie w s t o c l a r i f y p o s it io n in g o f c o m p o n e n t s
and co n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a t io n .
C o n s o lid a t e s d e t a ils f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s and a d ju s t s o r
t r a n s p o s e s scade as r e q u ir e d .
S u g g e s te d m e t h o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le p r e c e d e n t s , and a d v ic e on
s o u r c e m a teria d s a r e g iv e n w ith in it ia l a s s ig n m e n t s . I n s t r u c t io n s a r e l e s s c o m p le t e w h en a s s ig n m e n t s
recu r.
W ork m a y b e s p o t -c h e c k e d d u rin g p r o g r e s s .
D R A F T E R -T R A C E R
C o p ie s p la n s and d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p la c in g t r a c i n g c lo t h o r p a p e r o v e r d r a w in g s
and t r a c in g w ith pen o r p e n c il.
(D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a c i n g li m it e d t o p la n s p r im a r i ly c o n s is t i n g o f
strad ght lin e s and a la r g e s c a l e n ot r e q u ir in g c l o s e d e lin e a t io n .)
A N D /O R
P r e p a r e s s im p le o r r e p e t it iv e d r a w in g s o f e a s il y v i s u a l i z e d it e m s .
d u rin g p r o g r e s s .

W ork is c lo s e ly

s u p e r v is e d

W o r k s on
c o m b in a t io n o f the
c o n s t r u c t i n g , and
p r i n c i p l e s , a b ility

v a r io u s ty p e s o f e l e c t r o n i c eq u ip m en t and r e la t e d d e v ic e s b y p e r fo r m i n g one o r a
fo llo w in g : I n s t a llin g , m a in ta in in g , r e p a ir in g , o v e rh a u lin g , t r o u b le s h o o t in g , m o d ify in g ,
t e s t in g .
W o r k r e q u i r e s p r a c t i c a l a p p lic a tio n o f t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e o f e le c t r o n i c s
t o d e t e r m in e m a lfu n c t io n s , and s k ill t o put eq u ip m en t in r e q u ir e d o p e r a t in g co n d itio n .

C la s s B . A p p lie s c o m p r e h e n s iv e t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e t o s o lv e c o m p le x p r o b le m s ( i . e ., t h o se
that . t y p ic a lly ca n b e s o l v e d s o l e ly b y p r o p e r ly in te r p r e t in g m a n u fa c t u r e r s ' m a n u als o r s i m il a r
d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k in g on e le c t r o n i c eq u ip m e n t. W o r k in v o l v e s : A f a m ilia r it y w ith the in t e r r e l a t i o n ­
sh ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; and ju d g m e n t in d e t e r m in in g w o r k s e q u e n c e and in s e le c t in g t o o ls and t e stin g
in s t r u m e n t s , u su a lly l e s s c o m p le x than t h o s e u s e d b y th e c l a s s A t e c h n ic ia n .

T h e eq u ip m e n t— c o n s is t i n g o f e it h e r m a n y d iffe r e n t k in d s o f c i r c u it s o r m u lt ip le r e p e t it io n of
th e s a m e k in d o f c i r c u it — in c lu d e s , but is n ot li m it e d t o , the fo llo w in g :
(a) E l e c t r o n i c tr a n s m it t in g
and r e c e iv in g e q u ip m e n t ( e . g . , r a d a r , r a d i o , t e le v i s io n , te le p h o n e , s o n a r, n a v ig a t io n a l a id s ), (b)
d ig it a l and a n a log c o m p u t e r s , and ( c ) in d u s t r ia l and m e d i c a l m e a s u r in g and c o n t r o llin g eq u ip m en t.

R e c e iv e s t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e , a s r e q u i r e d , f r o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n , and
w o r k is r e v ie w e d f o r s p e c i f i c c o m p lia n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s and w o r k a s s ig n m e n t s . M ay p r o v id e
t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e t o lo w e r l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n s .

T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c l u d e s r e p a ir m e n o f su ch sta n d a rd e le c t r o n i c eq u ip m en t as c o m m o n o f f ic e
m a c h in e s and h o u s e h o ld r a d io and t e le v i s io n s e t s ; p r o d u c tio n a s s e m b le r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w h o s e
p r im a r y duty is s e r v i c i n g e l e c t r o n i c t e s t in s t r u m e n t s ; t e c h n ic ia n s w ho h a ve a d m in is t r a t iv e o r
s u p e r v is o r y r e s p o n s i b il it y ; and d r a f t e r s , d e s i g n e r s , and p r o fe s s io n a l e n g in e e r s .

C la s s G . A p p lie s w o rk in g t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e t o p e r f o r m s im p le o r ro u tin e t a s k s in w o rk in g
on e le c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t, fo llo w in g d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s w h ic h c o v e r v ir t u a lly a ll p r o c e d u r e s .
W ork
t y p i c a ll y in v o lv e s su c h t a s k s a s: A s s is t in g h ig h e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n s b y p e r fo r m in g su ch a c t iv it ie s as
r e p la c in g c o m p o n e n t s , w ir in g c i r c u i t s , and ta k in g t e s t r e a d in g s ; r e p a ir in g s im p le e le c t r o n i c eq u ip m en t;
and u sin g t o o ls and c o m m o n t e s t in s t r u m e n t s ( e . g . , m u lt i m e t e r s , audio s ig n a l g e n e r a t o r s , tube t e s t e r s ,
o s c i l l o s c o p e s ) . Is n ot r e q u i r e d t o b e fa m il ia r w ith th e in t e r r e la t io n s h ip s o f c i r c u it s . T h is k n o w le d g e ,
h o w e v e r , m a y b e a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a s s ig n m e n t s d e s ig n e d t o in c r e a s e c o m p e t e n c e (in clu d in g c l a s s r o o m
t r a in in g ) s o that w o r k e r ca n a d v a n ce t o h ig h e r l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n .

P o s it i o n s

a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s

on the b a s is

of the fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s .

R e c e iv e s t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e , as r e q u ir e d , f r o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h e r le v e l te c h n ic ia n . W o rk
is t y p i c a ll y sp ot c h e c k e d , but is g iv e n d e t a ile d r e v ie w w hen n ew o r a d v a n c e d a s s ig n m e n ts a re in v o lv e d .

C l a s s A . A p p lie s a d v a n c e d t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e t o s o lv e u n u su a lly c o m p le x p r o b l e m s ( i . e .,
th o s e that t y p i c a ll y ca n n o t b e s o l v e d s o l e ly b y
r e f e r e n c e t o m a n u fa c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r s i m il a r
d o c u m e n t s ) in w o rk in g on e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t.
E x a m p le s o f su ch p r o b le m s in c lu d e lo c a t io n and
d e n s it y o f c i r c u i t r y , e l e c t r o - m a g n e t i c r a d ia tio n , is o la t in g m a lfu n c t io n s , and fr e q u e n t e n g in e e r in g
ch a n g es.
W o r k in v o l v e s :
A d e t a ile d u n d e rsta n d in g of the in te r r e la t io n s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; e x e r c i s i n g
in d e p e n d e n t ju d g m e n t in p e r f o r m i n g s u c h t a s k s as m a k in g c i r c u it a n a ly s e s , c a lc u la t in g w a v e f o r m s ,
t r a c in g r e la t io n s h ip s in s ig n a l flo w ; and r e g u l a r ly using c o m p le x t e s t in stru m e n ts' ( e . g . , dual t r a c e
o s c i l l o s c o p e s , Q - m e t e r s , d e v ia t io n m e t e r s , p u ls e g e n e r a t o r s ) .
W ork m ay be re v ie w e d by
c o m p li a n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s .

s u p e r v is o r (fre q u e n tly an e n g in e e r or d e s ig n e r )
M a y p r o v id e t e c h n ic a l g u id a n ce to lo w e r l e v e l

fo r gen era l
t e c h n ic ia n s .

N U R SE , IN D U S T R IA L (R e g i s t e r e d )
A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w h o g iv e s n u r s in g s e r v i c e u n d er g e n e r a l m e d i c a l d ir e c t io n t o i l l o r in ju r e d
e m p lo y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s w ho b e c o m e i l l o r s u f fe r an a c c id e n t on th e p r e m is e s o f a f a c t o r y o r
o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t .
D u ties in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t a id t o the i l l o r
in ju r e d ; a tten din g t o su b se q u e n t d r e s s in g o f e m p l o y e e s ' in ju r ie s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s o f p a tien ts t r e a t e d ;
p r e p a r in g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io n o r o th e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s is t in g in p h y s ic a l e x a m in a tio n s and
h ea lth e v a lu a tio n s o f a p p lic a n ts and e m p l o y e e s ; and p la n n in g and c a r r y in g out p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g hea lth
e d u c a tio n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a lu a tio n o f plant e n v ir o n m e n t , o r o th e r a c t iv it ie s a ffe c tin g the h ea lth ,
w e lf a r e , and s a fe t y o f a ll p e r s o n n e l. N u rsin g s u p e r v is o r s o r h e a d n u r s e s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m p lo y in g
m o r e than one n u r s e a re e x c lu d e d .

M AINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
B O IL E R T E N D E R

H E L P E R , M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S

F i r e s s t a t io n a r y b o i l e r s t o fu r n is h th e e s t a b lis h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t, p o w e r ,
o r stea m .
F e e d s fu e ls t o 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 , g a s , o r o il b u r n e r ; and
c h e c k s w a t e r and s a fe t y v a l v e s .
M ay c le a n , o i l , o r a s s is t in r e p a ir in g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m en t.

A s s is t s one o r m o r e w o r k e r s in the s k ille d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s , b y p e r fo r m in g s p e c i f ic o r
g e n e r a l d u ties o f l e s s e r s k ill, su ch as k e e p in g a w o r k e r su p p lie d w ith m a t e r ia ls and t o o ls ; cle a n in g
w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e , and e q u ip m e n t; a s s is t in g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r ia ls o r t o o ls ; and
p e r fo r m in g o th e r u n s k ille d t a s k s as d i r e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n . T h e k in d o f w o r k the h e lp e r is p e r m it t e d
t o p e r f o r m v a r ie s f r o m t r a d e to t r a d e :
In s o m e t r a d e s the h e lp e r is c o n fin e d to su p p ly in g , lift in g ,
and h o ld in g m a t e r ia ls and t o o l s , and c le a n in g w o rk in g a r e a s ; and in o t h h e is p e r m it t e d to p e r fo r m
s p e c i a l iz e d m a c h in e o p e r a t io n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e that a re als<; p e r fo r m e d by w o r k e r s on a
f u l l- t im e b a s is .

C A R P E N T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E
P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u tie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t and m a in ta in in g o o d r e p a ir b u ild in g
w o o d w o r k and eq u ip m e n t su c h as b in s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t it io n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a ir s ,
c a s i n g s , and t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w i n g : P la n n in g
and la y in g out o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e ls , o r v e r b a l in s t r u c t io n s ; u sin g a v a r ie t y o f
c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d t o o ls , p o r t a b le p o w e r t o o l s , and sta n d a rd m e a s u r in g in s tr u m e n ts ; m a k in g sta n d a rd
sh o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la tin g t o d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; and s e le c t in g m a t e r ia ls n e c e s s a r y f o r the w o r k . 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 c a r p e n t e r r e q u ir e s rou n d ed tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly
a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
E L E C T R I C I A N , M A IN T E N A N C E
P e r f o r m s a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n c tio n s su ch as the in s t a lla t io n , m a in t e n a n c e , o r
r e p a ir o f e q u ip m e n t f o r the g e n e r a t io n , d is t r ib u t io n , o r u tiliz a tio n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w i n g : I n s ta llin g o r re p a ir in g any o f a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c a l eq u ip m en t
su ch as g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w it c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c ir c u it b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , h ea tin g u n its,
co 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 rk in g fr o m b lu e p r in ts , d r a w in g s , la y o u t s , o r
o th e r s p e c i f ic a t i o n s ; lo c a t in g and d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in the 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 rk in g
sta n d a rd co m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g t o lo a d r e q u ir e m e n t s o f w ir in g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; and u sin g a
v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d to o ls and m e a s u r in g and te s tin g in s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l, the w o r k o f the
m a in t e n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly a cq u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in 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 and m a in t a in s and m a y a ls o s u p e r v is e the o p e r a tio n o f s t a t io n a r y e n g in e s and
eq u ip m e n t (m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o su p p ly th e e s ta b lis h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r , h ea t,
r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a ir - c o n d it i o n in g .
W o r k in v o l v e s :
O p era tin g and m a in ta in in g eq u ip m en t su c h as
s t e a m e n g in e s , a ir 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 in e s , v e n tila tin g and r e f r ig e r a t in g eq u ip m e n t,
s t e a m b o i l e r s and b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g eq u ip m en t r e p a i r s ; and keep in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a tio n
o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , and fu e l c o n s u m p t io n .
M ay a ls o s u p e r v is e th e s e o p e r a t io n s .
H ea d o r
c h i e f e n g in e e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e than one e n g in e e r a re e x clu d e d .




M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R , T O O L R O O M
S p e c ia li z e s in o p e r a tin g one o r m o r e than one ty p e o f m a ch in e t o o l ( e . g . , jig b o r e r , g rin d in g
m a c h in e , en g in e la th e , m illin g m a c h in e ) to m a ch in e m e t a l f o r u se in m a k in g o r m a in ta in in g j i g s ,
fi x t u r e s , cu ttin g t o o l s , g a u g e s , o r m e t a l d ie s o r m o ld s u s e d in sh a pin g o r fo r m in g m e t a l o r n o n m e t a llic
m a t e r ia l (e . g . , p l a s t ic , p l a s t e r , r u b b e r , g la s s ) . W o rk t y p ic a lly i n v o l v e s : P la n n in g and p e r fo r m in g
d iffic u lt m a ch in in g o p e r a t io n s w h ic h r e q u ir e c o m p li c a t e d setu p s o r a h igh d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; settin g
up m a c h in e t o o l o r t o o ls ( e . g . , in s t a ll cu ttin g t o o ls and a d ju st g u id e s , s t o p s , w o rk in g t a b le s , and o th e r
c o n t r o ls t o h andle th e s i z e o f s t o c k t o b e m a c h in e d ; d e t e r m in e p r o p e r f e e d s , s p e e d s , t o o lin g , and
o p e r a t io n se q u e n c e o r s e l e c t t h o s e p r e s c r i b e d in d r a w in g s , b lu e p r in ts , o r la y o u t s ); usin g a v a r ie t y o f
p r e c i s io n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju stm e n ts d u rin g m a ch in in g o p e r a tio n to a ch ie v e
r e q u is it e d im e n s io n s t o v e r y c l o s e t o le r a n c e s . M ay b e r e q u ir e d to s e le c t p r o p e r c o o la n ts and cutting
and lu b r ic a t in g o i l s , t o r e c o g n iz e w hen t o o ls n e e d d r e s s i n g , and t o d r e s s t o o ls . In g e n e r a l, the w o rk
o f a m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r , t o o l r o o m , at the s k ill le v e l c a ll e d f o r in t h is c l a s s i fic a t i o n r e q u ir e s
e x t e n s iv e k n o w le d g e o f m a c h in e -s h o p and t o o l r o o m p r a c t ic e u su a lly a c q u ir e d th rou g h c o n s id e r a b le
o n - t h e - jo b tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stud y p u r p o s e s , th is c l a s s i f ic a t i o n d o e s n ot
o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , e m p lo y e d in t o o l - a n d - d i e jo b b in g sh o p s .

in clu d e m a c h in e -t o o l

M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E
P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s and n ew p a r ts in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a rts o f m e c h a n ic a l
eq u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w i n g : in te r p r e tin g w ritte n
in s t r u c t io n s and s p e c i f ic a t i o n s ; pla n n in g and la y in g out o f w o r k ; u sin g a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in is t 's h a n d tools
and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; se ttin g up and o p e r a tin g s ta n d a rd m a c h in e t o o ls ; shaping o f m e ta l

p a rts t o c l o s e t o le r a n c e s ; m a k in g sta n d a rd sh op co m p u t a t io n s r e la tin g t o d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , t o o lin g ,
fe e d s , and s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t ie s o f the c o m m o n m e t a ls ; s e le c t in g
sta n d a rd m a t e r ia ls , p a r t s , and e q u ip m en t r e q u ir e d f o r th is w o r k ; and fittin g and a s s e m b lin g p a r t s in to
m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m en t.
In g e n e r a l, the m a c h in is t 's w o r k n o r m a lly r e q u ir e s a ro u n d e d tra in in g in
m a c h in e -s h o p p r a c t ic e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g
and e x p e r ie n c e .

P a i n t s a n d r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o r k , a n d f i x t u r e s o f an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o l v e s the
f o l l o w i n g : K n o w l e d g e of s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s and t y p e s o f p ain t r e q u i r e d f o r d i f f e r e n t a p p l i c a t i o n s ;
p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p ain ti ng b y r e m o v i n g o l d f i n i s h o r b y p l a c i n g p u tt y o r f i l l e r in n a i l h o l e s and
i n t e r s t i c e s ; and a p p l y in g paint w it h s p r a y gun o r b r u s h .
M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s , w h it e l e a d , and o t h e r
p ain t i n g r e d i e n t s t o obtain 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 , t h e w o r k o f t h e m a i n t e n a n c e
p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d 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 i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and 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 te n a n ce )
PIPE FITTE R ,

R e p a ir s a u t o m o b ile s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , and t r a c t o r s o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W o rk in v o lv e s
m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : E x a m in in g a u to m o tiv e eq u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ; d is a s s e m b lin g
eq u ip m en t and p e r fo r m in g r e p a i r s that in v o lv e the u se o f su ch h a n d to o ls as w r e n c h e s , g a u g e s , d r i l l s ,
o r s p e c i a l iz e d e q u ip m en t in d i s a s s e m b lin g o r fittin g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b ro k e n o r d e fe c t iv e p a rts fr o m
s to c k ; g rin d in g and a d ju stin g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b lin g and in s t a llin g the v a r io u s a s s e m b li e s in the v e h ic le
and m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts ; and a lig n in g w h e e ls , a d ju stin g b r a k e s and lig h t s , o r tig h ten in g b od y
b o lt s . In g e n e r a l, the w o r k o f the a u to m o tiv e m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t ra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a lly
a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

T h is c l a s s i f ic a t i o n
r e p a ir sh o p s.

d o e s not in clu d e m e c h a n ic s w ho r e p a i r c u s t o m e r s ' v e h ic le s in a u to m o b ile

MAINTENAN CE

I n s t a l l s o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o t h e r t y p e s o f p i p e a n d p i p e f i t t i n g s i n an e s t a b l i s h ­
m ent.
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t of th e f o l l o w i n g : L a y i n g out o f w o r k and 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 of
pipe f r o m d raw in gs o r other w ritten s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; cutting v a r i o u s s i z e s of pip e to c o r r e c t len g th s
w it h c h i s e l and 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 i n g m a c h i n e s ; t h r e a d i n g p i p e w i t h s t o c k s and
d i e s ; b en 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 i n e s ; a s s e m b l i n g p i p e w it h c o u p l i n g s
and
f a s t e n i n g p ip e t o h a n g e r s ; m a k i n g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o p r e s s u r e s , f l o w , and s i z e of
p ip e r e q u i r e d ; and m a k i n g s t a n d a r d t e s t s t o d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r f i n i s 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 , the w o r k of the m a i n t e n a n c e p i p e f i t t e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y
a c q u i r e d 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 i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .
W ork ers p rim arily
e n g a g e d in i n s t a l l i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u i l d i n g s a n i t a t i o n o r h e a t i n g s y s t e m s a r e e x c l u d e d .
SH E E T -M E T A L W ORKER,

M E C H A N IC , M A IN T E N A N C E
R e p a ir s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the
fo llo w in g : E x a m in in g m a c h in e s and m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m en t t o d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ; d ism a n tlin g
o r p a rtly d ism a n tlin g m a c h in e s and p e r fo r m i n g r e p a i r s that m a in ly in v o lv e the u se o f h a n d to o ls in
s c r a p in g and fittin g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n o r d e fe c t iv e p a r ts w ith it e m s ob ta in e d fr o m s t o c k ; o r d e r in g
the p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a rt b y a m a c h in e sh op o r sen d in g o f the m a ch in e to a m a ch in e sh op
f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r in g w ritte n s p e c i f ic 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 the p r o d u c t io n o f p a r ts
o r d e r e d f r o m m a ch in e sh o p s ; r e a s s e m b l in 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 stm e n ts f o r
o p e r a tio n . In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f a m a in te n a n ce m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s rou n d ed t ra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e
u su a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e . E x c lu d e d fr o m
th is c l a s s i f ic a t i o n a re w o r k e r s w h o se p r im a r y d u ties in v o lv e settin g up o r a d ju stin g m a c h in e s .

M IL L W R IG H T
I n s ta lls new m a c h in e s o r h ea v y e q u ip m e n t, and d is m a n t le s and in s t a lls m a c h in e s o r h ea vy
eq u ip m en t w hen ch a n g e s in the plant la y ou t a re r e q u ir e d .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w i n g :
P lannin g and la y in g out o f the w o r k ; in te r p r e t in g b lu e p r in ts o r o t h e r s p e c i fic a t i o n s ; u sin g a v a r ie t y o f
h a n d tools and r ig g in g ; m a k in g sta n d a rd sh op co m p u ta tio n s r e la tin g to s t r e s s e s , str e n g th o f m a t e r ia ls ,
and c e n t e r s o f g r a v it y ; a lig n in g and b a la n c in g o f eq u ip m e n t; s e le c t in g s ta n d a rd t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t, and
p a rts t o b e u se d ; and in s ta llin g and m a in ta in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r t r a n s m i s s i o n eq u ip m en t su ch as
d r iv e s and s p e e d r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l, the m il lw r ig h t 's w o rk n o r m a lly r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d tra in in g and
e x p e r ie n c e in the t r a d e a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r eq u iv a len t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

M AINTENAN CE

F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , a n d m a i n t a i n s in g o o d r e p a i r t h e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u i p m e n t a n d f i x t u r e s ( s u c h
as m a c h i n 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 i n g )
o f an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g : P la n n i n g and l a y i n g out a ll t y p e s o f s h e e t m e t a l m a i n 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 i n g up a n d o p e r a t i n g a l l
a v a i l a b l e t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e s ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f h a n d t o o l s in c u t t in g , b e n d i n g ,
f o r m i n g , s h a p i n g , f i t t i n g , an d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d i n s t a l l i 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 of the m a i n 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 i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y
a c q u i r e d 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 i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .
T O O L A ND DIE M A K E R
C o n s t r u c t s a n d r e p a i r s j i g s , f i x t u r e s , c u t t i n g t o o l s , g a u g e s , o r m e t a l d i e s o r m o l d s u s e d in
s h a p i n g or f o r m i n g
m etal or n o n -m e ta llic m a te r ia l (e.g., p la stic, p la s te r, ru b b er, g la ss).
W ork
t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e s : P la n n i n g and l a y in g out w o r k a c c o r d i n g t o m o d e l s , b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , o r o t h e r
w ritte n or o r a l s p e c ific a t io n s ; u n d ersta n d in g the w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a ls
and a l l o y s ;
s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r i a t e m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , and p r o c e s s e s r e q u i r e d t o c o m p l e t e t a s k ; m ak in g n e c e s s a r y
s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n ; s e t t i n g up a n d o p e r a t i n g v a r i o u s m a c h i n e t o o l s a n d r e l a t e d e q u i p m e n t ; u s i n g v a r i o u s
t o o l a n d d ie m a k e r ' s h a n d t o o l s 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 ; w o r k i n g t o v e r y c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ;
heat-treating
m etal
p a r t s and f i n i s h e d t o o l s and d i e s
to achieve
required
q u a l i t i e s ; fit tin g and
a s s e m b l i n g 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 and a l l o w a n c e s .
In g e n e r a l , t o o l a n d d i e m a k e r ' s w o r k
r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p and t o o l r o o m
p ra ctice usually acqu ired th rough fo r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .
F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s not i n c l u d e t o o l and die
m a k e r s w h o (1) a r e e m p l o y e d in t o o l and d ie j o b b i n g s h o p s o r (2) p r o d u c e f o r g i n g d i e s ( d ie s i n k e r s ) .

CU STO D IAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
G U AR D AN D W A T C H M E N

LABORER,

G u a r d . P e r f o r m s ro u tin e p o l ic e d u tie s , e it h e r at fix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g o r d e r ,
using 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 clu d e s g a te m e n w h o a re sta tio n e d at gate and c h e c k on
id en tity o f e m p lo y e e s and o th e r p e r s o n s e n te rin g .

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 f a c t u r i n g p la n t , s t o r e , o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t w h o s e
d u ties in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : L o a d i n g a n d u n l o a d i n g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s a n d m e r c h a n d i s e
on o r fr 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 ic e s ; unpacking, sh elvin g, or p la cin g
m a t e r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d i s e i n 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 i s e b y
h a n d tru ck , c a r , o r w h e e l b a r r o w .
L o n g s h o r e m e n , w h o l o a d an d u n l o a d s h ip s a r e e x c l u d e d .

W a tch m a n .
and il le g a l e n try .

M a k es rou n d s o f p r e m is e s p e r io d ic a l ly in p r o t e c t in g p r o p e r t y a g a in st f i r e , th e ft,

J A N IT O R , P O R T E R , OR C L E A N E R

C le a n s and k e e p s in an o r d e r l y co n d it io n f a c t o r y w o rk in g a r e a s and w a s h r o o m s , o r p r e m is e s
o f an o f f i c e , a p a rtm en t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o th e r e s t a b lis h m e n t . D u ties in v o lv e a co m b in a t io n o f
the fo llo w in g : S w eep in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , and p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g c h ip s , t r a s h , and oth e r
r e fu s e ; du stin g e q u ip m e n t, fu r n it u r e , o r fi x t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e t a l fix t u r e s o r t r i m m in g s ; p r o v id in g
s u p p lie s and m in o r m a in te n a n ce s e r v i c e s ; and c le a n in g l a v a t o r ie 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 ho s p e c i a l iz e in w in d ow w a sh in g a re e x c lu d e d .




M A T E R I A L HANDLING

O R D E R F IL L E R
F i l l s s h ip p i n g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f i n i s 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 i s e in
w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s , o r o t h e r i n s t r u c t i o n s .
M a y , in
f il l i n g o r d e r s and in d ic a t i n g i t e m s f i l l e d o r o m i t t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u t g o i n g o r d e r s ,
a d d i t io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l i e s t o s u p e r v i s o r , and p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t e d d u t ie s .

accordance
a d d i t io n to
requisition

P A C K E R , SH IP PIN G
P r e p a r e s f i n i s h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h i p m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p l a c i n g t h e m in s l a p p i n 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 i n g d e p e n d e n t up on th e t y p e , s i z e , and n u m b e r of u n it s t o be
p a c k e d , t he t y p e o f c o n t a i n e r e m p l o y e d , a n d m e t h o d o f s h i p m e n t .
W o r k r e q u i r e s the p l a c i n g of i t e m s
in s h ip pin g c o n t a i n e r s and m a y i n v o l v e on e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i ng:
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s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y co n te n t; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r ia te ty p e and s iz e o f c o n t a in e r ; in s e r t in g
e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a in e r ; u sin g e x c e l s i o r o r o t h e r m a t e r ia l t o p r e v e n t b re a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s i n g and
s e a lin g c o n t a in e r ; and a p p ly in g la b e ls o r e n t e r in g id e n tify in g data on c o n t a in e r . P a c k e r s w h o a ls 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 re e x c l u d e d .

fo llo w s :

F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,

w ork ers

a r e c l a s s i f i e d as fo l lo w s :

R e c e iv in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g c l e r k
S h ippin g and r e c e iv in g c l e r k

T R U C K D R IV E R
D r iv e s a t r u c k w ith in a c it 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 ia ls , m e r c h a n d is e , e q u ip m e n t,
o r m en b e tw e e n v a r io u s t y p e s o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s su ch a s: M a n u fa ctu rin g p la n ts , fr e ig h t d e p o t s ,
w a r e h o u s e s , w h o le s a le and r e t a il e s t a b l is h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a il e s t a b lis 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 in e s s .
M a y a ls o lo a d o r un load tru c k w ith o r w ithout 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 rk in g o r d e r .
D r i v e r -s a le s m e n and o v e r - t h e - r o a d
d r i v e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .




as

T r u c k d r iv e r (c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s li s t e d s e p a r a t e ly )
T r u c k d r iv e r , lig h t (u n d e r IV 2 t o n s )
T r u c k d r iv e r , m e d iu m ( 1 V2 t o and in clu d in g 4 t o n s )
T r u c k d r iv e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a i l e r t y p e )
T r u c k d r iv e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , o t h e r than t r a i l e r t y p e )

S H IP P IN G AN D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K
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 and is r e s p o n s ib le f o r in c o m in g s h ip m e n ts
o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o t h e r m a t e r ia ls .
S h ip p in g w o r k i n v o l v e s : A k n ow led g e of 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 ila b le m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t io n , and r a t e s ; and p r e p a r in g r e c o r d s o f th e g o o d s
s h ip p e d , m a k in g up b i l l s o f la d in g , p o s t in g w e ig h t and sh ip p in g c h a r g e s , and k eep in g a file o f sh ip p in g
r e c o r d s . M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r in g the m e r c h a n d is e f o r sh ip m en t. R e c e iv in g w o rk i n v o l v e s :
V e r ify i n g o r d ir e c t in g o t h e r s in v e r i fy in g th e c o r r e c t n e s s o f sh ip m e n ts a ga in st b ills o f la d in g , in 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 and r e je c t in g d a m a g e d g o o d s ; rou tin g m e r c h a n d is e o r
m a t e r ia ls t o p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; and m a in ta in in g n e c e s s a r y r e c o r d s and file s .

F o r w a g e study p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r iv e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e and ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t,
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r s h o u ld b e r a te d on the b a s is o f t r a i l e r c a p a c i t y .)

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and m a t e r ia ls o f a ll k in d s about a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa ctu rin g p la n t, o r o th e r e s ta b lis h m e n t.
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T r u c k e r , p o w e r (o t h e r than fo r k li f t )
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A s d i r e c t e d , p e r f o r m s a v a r ie t y o f w a r e h o u s in g d u ties w h ic h r e q u ir e an u n d ersta n d in g o f
the e s t a b lis h m e n t 's s t o r a g e p la n . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w i n g : V e r ify in g m a t e r ia ls (o r
m e r c h a n d is e ) a g a in st r e c e iv in g d o c u m e n t s , n otin g and r e p o r t in g d i s c r e p a n c i e s and o b v io u s d a m a g e s ;
ro u tin g m a t e r ia ls t o p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n s ; s t o r in g , s t a c k in g , o r p a lle t iz in g m a t e r ia ls in
a c c o r d a n c e w ith p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e m e t h o d s ; r e a r r a n g in g and ta k in g in v e n t o r y o f s t o r e d m a t e r ia ls ;
e x a m in in g s t o r e d m a t e r ia ls and r e p o r t in g d e t e r io r a t io n and d a m a g e ; r e m o v in g m a t e r ia l f r o m s to r a g e
and p r e p a r in g it f o r sh ip m e n t. M a y o p e r a t e hand o r p o w e r t r u c k s in p e r fo r m i n g w a r e h o u s in g d u ties.
E x c lu d e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r im a r y d u tie s in v o lv e sh ip p in g and r e c e iv in g w o rk (s e e sh ipp in g and
r e c e iv in g c l e r k and p a c k e r , sh ip p in g ), o r d e r fillin g ( s e e o r d e r f i l l e r ) , o r o p e r a tin g p o w e r t r u c k s (s e e
t r u c k e r , p o w e r ).

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B r e m e r t o n , W a sh .
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B r u n s w ic k , G a.
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F o r t S m ith , A r k .—O kla.
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s u r v e y s c o n d u c t e d in th e p r i o r y e a r but s in c e d is c o n t in u e d a re

L im a , O hio
L og an sp o rt—P e r u , Ind.
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M c A lle n —P h a r r —E d in b u rg and B r o w n s v ille —
H a rlin g en —San B e n it o , T e x .
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N orth D ak ota
N orw ich —G ro to n —New L o n d o n , C on n .
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P e n d le to n , W a sh .—O r e g .
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Santa B a rb a r a —Sauita M a r ie —
L o m p o c , C a lif.
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W est T e x a s P la in s
a ls o a v a ila b le :
G ra n d F o r k s , N. Dak.
S a c r a m e n t o , C a li f *
Ssn A n g e lo , T e x * *
W ilm in g to n , D el.—N .J .—M d .*

A b ile n e , T e x .* *
B ill in g s , M o n t.*
C o r p u s C h r is t i , T e x *
F r e s n o , C a li f.*
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In clu d e d in W e st T e x a s P la in s .

C o p ie s o f p u b lic r e l e a s e s a r e o r w il l b e a v a ila b le at n o c o s t w h ile s u p p lie s la s t f r o m any o f

1975.

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

T he fo u r te e n th annual r e p o r t on s a la r i e s f o r a c c o u n ta n ts , a u d it o r s , c h i e f a c c o u n ta n ts , a t to r n e y s , jo b a n a ly s t s , d i r e c t o r s o f 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 in e e r s , e n g in e e r in g t e c h n i c i a n s , d r a ft s m e n , and
c l e r i c a l e m p l o y e e s is a v a ila b le . O r d e r as B L S B u lle tin 1 80 4, N a tion a l S u rv e y o f P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d m in is t r a t iv e , T e c h n ic a l, and C l e r i c a l P a y , M a r c h 1 9 7 3 , $ 1.05 a c o p y , f r o m any o f the B L S r e g io n a l s a le s
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R e g io n II

16 0 3 J F K F ed era l B u ild in g
G o v e rn m e n t C e n te r
B o s to n , Mass. 0 2 2 0 3
P h o n e :2 23-6 761 (A re a C o d e 61 7 )

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N e w Y o rk , N .Y . 1 0 0 3 6
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R h o d e Isla n d
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9 th F lo o r, 2 30 S. D e a rb o rn S t.
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P h o n e : 3 5 3 -1 8 8 0 (A re a C o d e 31 2 )
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R e g io n V I
S e c o n d F lo o r
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P h o n e :7 4 9 - 3 5 1 6 (A re a C o d e 2 1 4 )
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R e g io n I I I
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D is tr ic t o f C o lu m b ia
M a ry la n d
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R e gion s V I I a n d V I I I
F e d e ra l O ff ic e B u ild in g
911 W a ln u t S L , 1 5 th F lo o r
Kansas C ity , M o . 6 4 1 0 6
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N o rth C a ro lin a
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Tennessee
R e gion s IX a n d X
45 0 G o ld e n G ate Ave.
B o x 36017
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P h o n e :5 5 6 -4 6 7 8 (A re a C o de
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