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Area Wage Survey
Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia,
Metropolitan Area, March 1976
Bulletin 1900-12
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics




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Preface
T h is b u lle tin p r o v id e s r e s u l t s o f a M a r c h
1976 s u r v e y o f o c c u p a t i o n a l
e a r n in g s in the
W a s h in g to n , D .C .—M a ry la n d —V ir g in ia , S ta n d a rd M e t ­
r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a ( D i s t r i c t o f C o lu m b ia ;
the c o u n t ie s o f C h a r le s , M o n t g o m e r y , and P r in c e
G e o r g e s , M d ., and A r lin g t o n , F a ir f a x , L o u d o u n , and
P r i n c e W illia m , V a ,; and th e c i t i e s o f A le x a n d r ia ,
F a ir f a x , and F a lls C h u r c h , V a .) ,
The s u rv e y w as
m a d e a s p a r t o f th e B u re a u o f L a b o r S t a t is t ic s '
a n n u a l a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m , w h ic h is d e s ig n e d
to y ie ld da ta f o r in d iv id u a l m e t r o p o lit a n a r e a s as
w e l l a s n a tio n a l and r e g io n a l e s t im a t e s f o r a ll S ta n ­
d a r d M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a s in the U n ited
S t a te s , e x c lu d in g A la s k a and H a w a ii.

A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in the a r e a w a g e
s u r v e y p r o g r a m is the n e e d to d e s c r i b e the l e v e l and
m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s in a v a r i e t y o f la b o r ' m a r k e t s ,
th ro u g h th e a n a ly s is o f (1 ) th e l e v e l and d is t r ib u t io n
o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t io n , and (2 ) th e m o v e m e n t o f
w a g e s b y o c c u p a t io n a l c a t e g o r y and s k i l l l e v e l . T h e
p r o g r a m d e v e lo p s in fo r m a t io n th a t m a y b e u s e d f o r
m a n y p u r p o s e s , in c lu d in g w a g e and s a la r y a d m in ­
is t r a t io n , c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a in in g , and a s s i s t a n c e in
d e t e r m in in g p la n t l o c a t io n . S u r v e y r e s u lt s a l s o a r e
u s e d b y the U .S . D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r to m a k e
w a g e d e t e r m in a t io n s u n d e r th e S e r v i c e C o n t r a c t A c t
o f 1965.

C u r r e n t ly , 84 a r e a s a r e in c lu d e d in th e p r o ­
g r a m . (S ee l i s t o f a r e a s on in s id e b a c k c o v e r . ) In
e a c h a r e a , o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s da ta a r e c o l l e c t e d

a n n u a lly .
I n fo r m a t io n o n 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 b e n e fit s is o b ta in e d e v e r y
th ir d y e a r .
E a c h y e a r a ft e r a ll in d iv id u a l a r e a w a g e
s u r v e y s h a v e b e e n c o m p le t e d , tw o s u m m a r y b u lle tin s
a r e i s s u e d . T h e f i r s t b r in g s t o g e t h e r data f o r e a c h
m e t r o p o l it a n a r e a s u r v e y e d ; the s e c o n d p r e s e n t s
n a t io n a l and r e g io n a l e s t im a t e s , p r o je c t e d f r o m i n d i ­
v id u a l m e t r o p o lit a n a r e a d a ta .
T h e W a s h in g to n s u r v e y w a s c o n d u c te d b y the
B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o f f i c e in P h ila d e lp h ia , P a ., u n d e r
th e g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o f I r w in L . F e ig e n b a u m , A s s i s ­
ta n t R e g io n a l C o m m i s s i o n e r f o r O p e r a t io n s .
The
s u r v e y c o u ld n o t h a v e b e e n a c c o m p lis h e d w ith o u t th e
c o o p e r a t io n o f th e m a n y f i r m s w h o s e w a g e and s a la r y
d a ta p r o v id e d the b a s is f o r th e s t a t is t ic a l in fo r m a t io n
in th is b u lle t in . T h e B u re a u w is h e s to e x p r e s s s in ­
c e r e a p p r e c ia t io n f o r the c o o p e r a t io n r e c e i v e d .

Note:
C u r r e n t r e p o r t s on o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s in
th e W a s h in g to n a r e a a r e a v a ila b le f o r the m e t a l ­
w o r k in g , r e f u s e h a u lin g , a nd la u n d r y and d r y c le a n in g
in d u s t r ie s .
A l s o a v a ila b le a r e lis t i n g s o f u n io n
w a g e r a t e s f o r b u ild in g t r a d e s , p r in t in g t r a d e s ,
l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e r a t in g e m p lo y e e s , l o c a l t r u c k d r iv e r s
and h e l p e r s , and g r o c e r y s t o r e e m p lo y e e s .
F ree
c o p i e s o f t h e s e a r e a v a ila b le f r o m th e B u r e a u 's
r e g io n a l o f f i c e s .
(S e e b a c k c o v e r f o r a d d r e s s e s . )

Area W age Survey:

Bulletin 1900-12

June 1976

Washington, D.C.—M aryland—Virginia,
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, W. J. Usery, Jr., Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, Julius Shiskin, Commissioner

Metropolitan Area, March 1976

Contents

Page

Page

I n t r o d u c t io n ____________________________________________

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T a b le s — C on tin u ed
A.

T a b le s :
A.

E a r n in g s :
A-l.
W e e k ly e a r n in g s o f o f f i c e
w o r k e r s ______________________________
3
A - l a . W e e k ly e a r n in g s o f o f f i c e
w o r k e r s —la r g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s ____ 6
A -2 .
W e e k ly e a r n in g s o f p r o f e s s i o n a l
and t e c h n ic a l w o r k e r s ______________ 8
A - 2 a . W e e k ly e a r n in g s o f p r o f e s s i o n a l
and t e c h n ic a l w o r k e r s —la r g e
e s t a b lis h m e n t s ______________________ 10
A -3 .
A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f o f f i c e ,
p r o f e s s i o n a l , and t e c h n ic a l
w o r k e r s , b y s e x ____________________ 11
A - 3 a . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f o f f i c e ,
p r o f e s s i o n a l , and t e c h n ic a l
w o r k e r s , b y s e x —la r g e
e s t a b lis h m e n t s ______________________ 13
A -4 .
H o u r ly e a r n in g s o f m a in te n a n c e ,
t o o l r o o m , and p o w e r p la n t
w o r k e r s _______________________________ 14
A - 4 a . H o u r ly e a r n in g s o f m a in te n a n c e ,
t o o l r o o m , and p o w e rp la n t
w o r k e r s —l a r g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s ____15
A -5 .
H o u r ly e a r n in g s o f m a t e r ia l
m o v e m e n t and c u s t o d ia l
w o r k e r s _______________________________ 16




E a rn in g s — C on tin u ed
A - 5 a . H o u r ly e a r n in g s o f m a t e r ia l
m o v e m e n t and c u s t o d ia l
w o r k e r s —l a r g e
e s t a b lis h m e n t s _____________________
A -6 .
A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f
m a in t e n a n c e , t o o l r o o m ,
p o w e r p la n t , m a t e r ia l
m o v e m e n t , and c u s t o d ia l
w o r k e r s , b y s e x ___________________
A - 6 a . A v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f
m a in te n a n c e , t o o l r o o m ,
p o w e r p la n t , m a t e r ia l
m o v e m e n t , and c u s t o d ia l
w o r k e r s , b y s e x —la r g e
e s t a b lis h m e n t s _____________________
A -l.
P e r c e n t i n c r e a s 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 s e le c t e d
o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s , a d ju s te d
f o r e m p lo y m e n t s h if t s ______________

A p p e n d ix A .
A p p e n d ix B.

S c o p e and m e th o d o f 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 ---------------

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Introduction
( c ) m a in te n a n c e , t o o l r o o m , and p o w e r p la n t , and (d)
m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t and c u s t o d ia l.
In th e 31 l a r g e s t
s u r v e y a r e a s , ta b le s A - l a th r o u g h A - 6 a p r o v id e
s i m i l a r data f o r e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k ­
ers or m ore.

T h is a r e a is 1 o f 84 in w h ich th e U .S.
D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r 's B u re a u o f L a b o r S t a t is t ic s
c o n d u c ts s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s and r e ­
la te d b e n e fit s .
In th is a r e a , data w e r e o b ta in e d b y
a c o m b in a tio n of 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 ,
a n d te le p h o n e in t e r v ie w .
R e p r e s e n t a t iv e e s t a b lis h ­
m e n ts w ith in s ix b r o a d in d u s t r y d iv is io n s w e r e c o n ­
ta c t e d :
M a n u fa c tu r in g ; t r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a ­
tio n ,
and o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s ; w h o le s a le t r a d e ;
r e t a i l t r a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta t e ;
and s e r v ic e s .
M a jo r in d u s t r y g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m
th ese
s tu d ie s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t io n s and the
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 ts h av in g f e w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f
w o r k e r s a r e o m itt e d b e c a u s e o f in s u f fic 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 ie d .
S e p a r a te t a 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 the b r o a d in d u s t r y
d iv is io n s w h ic h m e e t p u b lic a t io n c r i t e r i a .

T a b le A - 7 p r o v id e s p e r c e n t 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 o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s ,
e l e c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g
w o r k e r s , in d u s t r ia l
n u rses,
s k ille d m a in te n a n c e t r a d e s w o r k e r s , and
u n s k ille d p la n t w o r k e r s .
W h e r e p o s s i b l e , data a r e
p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll in d u s t r ie s , m a n u fa c tu r in g , and
n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g .
T h is ta b le p r o v id e s a m e a s u r e o f
w a g e tr e n d s a ft e r e lim in a t io n o f c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e
e a r n in g s c a u s e d b y e m p lo y m e n t s h ift s a m o n g e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t s a s w e ll a s 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 .
F o r fu r t h e r d e t a ils , s e e
a p p e n d ix A .
A p p e n d ix e s

A - s e r i e s ta b le s
A p p e n d ix A d e s c r i b e s the m e th o d s a n d c o n ­
c e p t s u s e d in the a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m and
p r o v id e s in fo r m a t io n on the s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .

T a b le s A - 1 th r o u g h A - 6 p r o v id e e s t im a t e s
o f s t r a ig h t -t im e w e e k ly o r h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r w o r k ­
e r s in o c c u p a t io n s c o m m o n to a v a r ie t y o f m a n u ­
f a c t u r in g and n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g in d u s t r ie s .
O ccu pa­
tio n s w e r e s e l e c t e d f r o m the fo llo w in g c a t e g o r i e s :
(a ) O f fic e c l e r i c a l , (b) p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n ic a l,

A p p e n d ix B p r o v id e s jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d
b y B u r e a u f i e l d e c o n o m is t s to c l a s s i f y w o r k e r s b y
o c c u p a t io n .

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A.

Earnings

Table A-1. W eekly earnings of office w orkers in W ashington, D .C .—M d .—V a ., M arch 1976
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 r n in g s o f—

Occupation and industry division
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard]

$

$
*

Median

^

Middle ranged

$

$

$

$

$

$

S

S

s

Si
3>
$
$
$
$
I
»
1 ---230
290
2U0
210
220
270
370
250
330

90

100

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

zip

220

230

250

270

290

330

370

410

-

-

-

8

72
-

8

72

126
3
123
5
6
18
37
57

212
6
206
5
4
21
67
109

534
17
517
16
32
23
177
269

744
24
720
27
40
65
191
397

811
26
785
8
42
67
218
450

895
28
867
26
48
83
216
494

712
14
696
103
31
52
117
395

463
25
458
01
36
37
84
240

424
23
401
61
18
28
91
20 3

376
12
364
55
41
39
74
155

807
29
778
151
49
21
111
446

431
34
397
92
23
15
31
236

146
16
130
55
31
1
8
35

110

-

-

104
18
18
1
19
48

23
1
22

1

3
3

19
19

21
21

33
33

69
b*
i
b
16
44

83
83

14
4
1
2

17
17

5

37
35
4
8
1
18

18
17
10
1

1

39
36
11
6
2
15

97
3
94
1
15

42
4
38

108

43
1
42
10

215
7
208
23
12
5
32
136

125
15
110
11
15
7
10
67

91
11
80
29
24

*

35

10
3

-

-

“

*

*

2
25

15

3
4

*

269

272
19
253
101
37
6
44
65

200
17
183
71
3

36
4
32
16
4

_

.

-

-

280

80
Mean

$

and
under

ALL WORKERS

SE CRETARIES -----------------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----- -----------nonmanufacturing —
----------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------- —
w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------FINANCE ----------------------SERVICES ----------------------

6*915
264
6,651
688
422
479
1,462
3,600

38.0
39.5
38.0
39.0
39.5
39.5
36.5
37.5

$
198.00
209.00
197.50
226.00
209.50
187.00
188.00
196.00

$
$
$
190.50 170. 00-223.00
206.00 175. OC-23 7,00
190.00 170. 00-224.30
225.50 196. 50-249.00
204.50 175. 00-233.50
184.00 165. 00-205.00
182.50 164. 50-203.30
188.50 170. 00-223.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS A ----------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S -----------RETAIL TRADE ----------------FINANCE ----------------------SE RVICES ----------------------

356
334
37
60
79
136

38.5
38.5
40.0
40.0
36.0
38.5

232.00
231.00
262.50
218.50
197.50
238.50

212.50
207.00
259.00
214.50
189.50
224.50

192.
191
236,
190
169
196

00-261.00
50-261.00
50-280.30
00-240.00
50-200.00
00-266.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS B ----------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -------------p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s -----------WHOLESALE TRADE ------------RETAIL TRAOE --- ------------FI NA NC E ----------------------S E RV IC ES ----------------------

1,096
58
1,038
106
92
108
302
430

38.5
39.0
38.5
39.5
40.0
40.0
37.5
38.0

218.00
224.50
218.00
255.50
246.00
197.50
191.50
226.50

215.50
237.50
215.00
248.00
255.50
196.00
183.50
230.50

183
178
183
226
220
177
169
199

5C-249.30
50-264.30
50-247.30
00-288.00
00-273.00
50-214.00
50-208.30
50-253.00

SE CR ETARIES, CLASS C ----------M A NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S -----------WHOL ES AL E TRAOE ------------RE TA IL TRADE ----------------FI NA NC E ----------------------SERV IC ES ----------------------

2,324
130
2,194
343
197
234
325
1,095

38.5
39.5
38.0
39.0
40.0
39.5
37.0
38.0

200.50
208.50
200.00
230.50
203.50
182.50
193.00
196.00

196.50
207.00
196.00
235.00
204.50
183.00
173.50
192.00

173
179
173
211
182
166
154
173

0C-22b.30
50-236.00
00-225.50
00-252.00
00-226.30
00-196.00
50-225.00
00-209.50

SECRETARIES, CLASS D ----------M A NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s -----------WHOL ES AL E TRADE ------------RE TA IL TRADE ----------------SERV IC ES ----------------------

3,061
54
3,007
202
111
76
1,939

37.0
39.5
37.0
38.5
39.0
39.0
37.5

185.50
177.00
185.50
196.00
175.50
159.50
186.50

180.00
178.00
180.00
194.50
169.00
159.0C
181.00

164
161
164
189
159
147
163

00-207.50
00-186.00
00-207.50
50-203,00
50-180.00
50-170.00
00-210.50

ST EN OGRAPHERS, GE NE RA L ----------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s ------------

125
112
45

38.5 173.50 179.00 152 00-187.30
38.5 174.00 179.50 150 00-191.50
39.0 178.50 180.00 160 00-186.30

ST EN OGRAPHERS, SE NIOR -----------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------RE TA IL TRADE ----------------FINANCE ----------------------SERV IC ES ---------------------

738
676
56
131
383

38.0
37.5
38.5
38.0
36.5

t r a n s c r i b i n g -m a c h i n e t y p i s t s —
n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g --------------f i n a n c e -----------------------

197
189
117

36.5 175.00 169.00 159 .00-199.00
36.5 175.50 168.00 159 .0 0-199.0(
35.5 176.50 169.00 161 .50-199.00

194.00
195.00
182.50
165.00
204.50

192.00
194.00
178.50
167.00
198.00

177
178
168
149
191

.50-210.30
.50-210.30
.00-196.5C
.50-176.50
.00-210.50

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

6
2

8
9
55

-

.

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

”

-

*

13
16
1

3
“

19
*

3
18

22
6
16

84
8
76

76
1
75
3
13
26
33

104
2
102
2
1
13
66
20

.

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

2

10

32

-

-

-

-

2

-

“

-

10

-

-

•

*

“

-

16
16

11
5

14
54
8

_

-

3

-

-

-

-

43
3
40

-

-

-

-

-

-

■

*

“

61
1
60
3
6
12
14
25

8
17
15

160
5
155
2
7
7
99
40

201
6
195
11
8
33
16
127

213
18
195
6
19
40
19
111

329
12
317
12
36
55
10
204

67

336
6
330
14
25
16
224

432
10
422
16
32
18
262

482
7
475
2
20
14
288

417
14
403
12
8
2
269

265
3
2b2
8o

-

3
3

-

.

-

8

-

-

-

-

10

32

-

3
10
10

11

2
13
11
9

106
14
1
16
23
54

226
15
211
31
25
11
21
123

128
11
117
30
16
10
14
47

158

-

183
6
177
24
9

171
2
169
16
1

-

3

157
1
156
2
11

lo
3j

2?
d

261
15
lo

26
12
19o

3

9

7
5
11
in

148
43
20
21
27
37

3

-

*

*

10
10

25
1
24
2
15
7

*

*

69

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3
55

6
32

139

108

101

102

5
4
1

18
18
7

9
8
1

15
15
5

12
7
3

30
25
18

7
7
7

14
14

7
7

-

*

1
1
1

18
15

31
30
2
24
2

48
42
13
24
2

84
65
19
18
23

48
36

50
45

64
84

44
44

54
50

-

-

4

9
16

229
220
14
11
165

-

73

11
12

-

29

42

16

“

17
16

61
58
41

19
16
13

15
15
8

8
8
5

2
2
2

18
18

21
21
21

2
2
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

-

“

2

.

-

-

-

-

-

5
4

•

*

.

.

_

-

-

-

-

13
13

13
10

-

-

-

11
2

10
“

13
1

7
6
6

4
4
4

21
21
10

-

-

-

*

*

~

*

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

3

-

“

4

-

-

3

-

-

1
230
•
-

-

6
6

-

280
16

-

-

11
98

-

67

-

-

-

8

”
*
*

-

-

-

1
1

-

-

-

*

10

-

-

-

1
-

35

-

-

b

2
6
9
13
12
2
*"
3
5

137
3
134
5
4
13
78

-

1

49
94
5
1
4
26

55
2
53
2

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




"

.

b

-

69
6
1
-

53
2
2
2

1

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

*

.

-

-

_

-

*

-

•
*

20
20

2
2

-

-

-

“

*

-

_

-

-

-

“
-

*

*

-

-

*

*

Table A-1. W e e k ly earnings of o ffice w o rkers in W ashington, D .C .—M d .—V a ., M arch 1 9 7 6 — Continued
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workeis

N um ber o f wo rk er s r

80
M eant

Median *

Middle ranged

5

i

%

Average
w eekly
hours1
(standard)

$

s

$

i

$

ecei v in g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e ekly e a r n i n g s of—

$

$

s

s

$

$

a>

i

$

I

$

4

1 -----------

90

100

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

250

270

290

330

370

100

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

250

270

290

330

370

4 l0

83
78

92
89

97
93

105
103

53
21

49
35

59
39

96
95
5
13
65

81
79

54
23

193
180
17
47
113

132
1
131
16

230
7
22 3
40

128
2
126
10

57
5
52

43

130
38

192
8
184
10
19
46
61

125
13
112

56
52

200
11
189
36
12
79
31

2
2

26
26

19
19

36
33

41
36

88
83
80

42
42
10
17
15

25
23
2
2
15

39
39
1

20
16

90
12
58
20

37

36
12

8
3
4
1

59
55
14
10

105
99

13
13

32
32

5

8

an d
under

90

ALL W O RK ER S—
continued
$ _
39*9

$

$

1 4 3 .0 0 -1 7 b .5 o

1C 7*'"0

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

60

3 9 .0

1 4 8 .0 0

1 4 5 .0 0

1 2 1 .0 0 -1 5 6 .0 0
1 3 0 . 5 0 - 1 5 5 . U0

WHOL ES AL E TRADE ----------------

117

3 9 .5

1 3 4 .0 0

1 3 0 .0 0

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

manufacturing

j t K V 1vLb

—— —

FILE CLERK^i CLAS j A

42 0

PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S ---------------

r ILL vL LK K j f v L A j j v •

3 .0

1 3 1 .0 0

!

11

n

n 141

34
221
120

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

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

BOB

3 7 .0

1 2 5 .0 0

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

130 00

1 2 0 .0 C -1 4 f .b 0
1 2 0 . 0 0 - 1 4 7 . 5 !!

1 1 6 .0 0 1 5 3 .5 0
1 1 6 .5 0 -1 5 3 .5 0
1 6 b .V 0
1 4 0 .0 0 1 2 2 . 0 0 1 3 7 .5 0
1 2 1 . 5C 1 1 2 . 0 0 1 5 3 .5 0
1 4 3 .0 0 1 2 1 . 0 0 -

493

3 6 .0

1 2 2 .0 0

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

664

3 7 .5

1 4 9 .0 0

1 4 9 .0 0

"MULL.->ALL I KAUL

ME SS EN GE RS ----------------------------------------------------

1 2 9 .5 0

215
281

14 4^ 00
1 5 3 .5 0

943

1 2 6 .5 0

• U H L I l U1 ALI 1 i t j • ■■■

switchboard

o p e r a t o r -r e c e p t i o n i s t s -

510

3 8 .5

-

-

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

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

1 2 6 .5 0

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

1 4 8 .5 0

1 4 4 .5 0

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

-

50
8

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

1 3 5 .0 0

12
84

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

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

69
6
63

-

3

60
60

-

98
98

SERV IC ES -------------------------

i

NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------WHOL ES AL E t r a d e ------------------------------

1 5 0 .5 0

1 4 6 .0 0

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

-

31 6

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

1 6 7 .0 0
1 7 4 .0 0

1 6 3 .0 0
1 6 9 .0 0

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

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

“97
97
51
19

57
57
1
47

92
91
25
42

35
33
12
15

143
142

126
126

244
24 4

146
146

42
42

35
31
1
15

51
47
12

14
14

26

2

63

51

20

26

59
12

45

19
16

25

14
29

17
16

3

8

56
56

69
69
67

62
62
56

31

10

-

-

-

23
29
78

13
17
12

43

83

34

82

142
13
129
34
13

9

12
58

71

14
12

54
54
6

81
75
52

-

22

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

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

2

1

-

2

-

-

8
8

"

32

8

“

70
70
20
8

17

12

13
1"3

-

6

3

6

9
i
i

7

3

-

1

*

*

23

7

8

5

5

6

40
30
20

18
8
8

28

1

31




1
4

69
69
16
41

46

-

-

5

66
60
15
28

156

-

-

“

1

57
57
10
42

26
92

-

*

32

67
61
52

39
75
28

3
1

rb

8
8

48
48

2

-

127

BO

442

16
20
3

2
54

78

151
151

11

3 8 .0

49

24
27

*

“

54

103
99
11
55

200
20
159

1 1 5 .0 0 -1 4 1 .5 0
69
210

19

??

21
56

30
29
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

-

_

28

8
8

8

-

T able A-1. W eekly earnings of o ffice w o rkers in W ashington, D .C .—M d .—V a ., M arch 1 9 7 6 — Continued
Weekly earnings
(standard)

80
Middle range2

90

and
under
90

S

S

J>
»
S
$
290
230
250
270

120

130

1A0

150

160

170

180

19u

200

210

220

130

1A0

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

250

270

290

330

28
28

22
22

87
A
83
2
A
31
2A
22

172
A
168
11
20
A8
37
52

263
16
2A7
3
53
37
101
53

151
1A
137
9
18
3A
8
68

83
13
70
11
18
12
-1
16

9a
*
98
7
38

36
2
3A
15
11

78
3
75
1A

A1
2
39
17
13

9
3
6

6
2

25
36

7
2

52
23
29
6
1
21
1

17
3
1A

37
10

ls7
A6
111
57
A
23
17
10

•
•

100

5

i

330

370

370

AlO

1

Median 2

s

$

o
(\l

Number
of
workeis

N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time w e e sly earnings of—
1

o

Occupation and industry division

1
S

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard]

1QQ-. n o

ALL WO RK ER S—
CONTINUED

PUBLIC
WHOLESALE TRADE -------------------------------------RETAIL TRADE ---------------------------------------------f i n a n c e -------------------------SE RVICES -------------------------

1,328
13 a
1.19A
1S3
18A
202
338
31 7

38.5
39.0
38.5
39.0
39.5
39.5
37.0
38.5

$
182.00
207.00
179.00
20A.00
181.50
16A.50
18A.00
169.50

$
173.00
205.00
170.00
203.50
175.00
16A.50
167.00
167.00

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS B --------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N U F a CTUKING ----------------PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S ---------------

1,916
150
1.766
2AA

38.0
38.5
38.0
39.5

1A6.50
167.50
IAS.00
172.50

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

600
235

BOOKKE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS.
CLASS A ------------------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

$
$
157. 50 -2 03 .SO
178.00-227.00
15A.0 0 - 2 0 0 . SO
193.00-218.30
165.00-195.00
150.00-176.00
157.50-201.00
150.00-180.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

•
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

28

6
16
-

3A
1
33
1
A
5
9
1A

1A2.50 1 2 8. 00 -1 61 .CO
159.50 1A0.50-190.00
1A0.CO 127.50-160.00
170-50 155.00-192.00

-

8
8
-

76
76
-

165
3
162
1A

2A0
16
22A
8

All
13
398
16

319
26
293
26

167
18
1A9
27
17

200
23
177
AA

1A9
8
1A1
A5

A3
9
3A
1A

82
12
70
39

5
5
2

12
1
11
8

4
A
1

31
17
1A
1A

135.00-1A8.50
135.00-167.00

-

2

A8

62
23

252

1A0
A8

26
30

20
A1

32
29

5
1

A
17

3

3

3

•

55
55

38.5 189.50 188.50 150.00-232.50
38.5 189.50 188.50 15 0. 00 -2 32 .SO

-

“

“

2
2

5
5

7
7

A
A

2
2

1
1

10
10

-

8
8

-

15
15

BOOKKE EP IN G- MA CH IN E BILLERS --------

75

39.5 1A8.50

1A5.00 130.00-160.00

-

-

-

8

-

26

5

10

20

-

-

-

-

-

6

-

PAYROLL C L E R K S ---------- ----- — — —
N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

66
5A

39.0 152.50 160.00 131.00-175.00
38.5 152.50 160.03 135.03-177.00

_

*

8
8

3
3

“

1A
9

2
2

5
~

16
16

5
5

7
7

1
1

2
-

2
2

1
1

_
-

K E YP UN CH OP ERATORS, CLASS A -------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------WH OLESALE TRADE ---------------RE TA IL TRAOE -------------------FI NA NC E --------------------- ---SERV IC ES -------------------------

791
59
732
81
87
206
276

38.5
38.0
38.5
AO.O
A 0 .0
36.0
39.5

166.50
177.00
166.00
139.50
156.50
176.00
165.00

161.60
17A.00
161.50
1A 0 .00
155.00
172.00
166.SC

1A 6.00-182.50
157.00-195.00
1A 5.00-182.50
13 0.00-1A 2 . 00
1A0.50-16A.S0
161.50-195.30
150.00— 17A.0U

•
-

.
-

2
2

113
10
103
7
16
8
S7

1AA
6
138
3
22
59
2A

11A
7
107
5
15
75

59
9
50
1
3
A1
5

27
27

-

-

7
3
4
1

-

133
10
123
37
18
12
55

26
3
23

-

A8
A8
15
1A
13
6

15
6
9

-

21
21
16
1
A

di

-

.
*

KEYP UN CH OP ERATORS, CLASS 0 -----------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G ------------------------------------------------NU NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------------- ---------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S ----------------------------------WH OLESALE TRADE --------------------------------------

1,919
78
1.8A1
58
76

39.0
38.0
39.0
38.5
AO.O

1A0.00
157.50
139.50
190.00
172.50

138.00 126.00-1A6.00
1A8.00 13 2. 00 -1 63 .U0
138.00 128.00-1A 6 . 00
182.50 16 8. 50 -2 32 .SO
169.50 151.50-19A.5o

_

.

-

-

512
15
A97

-

-

A81
1A
A67
7
10

113
12
101
8
19
18

29
1
28
A

35
5
30
20

36.5 139.50

138.00 13A.50-1A3.60

178
5
173
2
12
37
16

12

13

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS A --------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------nonmanufacturing

----------------------------------------UT IL IT IE S -----------------------------------

finance

A22

35.5 1A1.50

138.00

-

-

-

2

32
3
29

123
3
120
«

8
15

-

5

-

6A

See footnotes at end of tables.




360
9
351
1

5

-

170

131

2

2

b

77
1
O
20
A8
13
1
12
1
5

5
3
-

2
15
1
12
-

12

-

-

A

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

13
1

6

-

-

.
-

•
-

•

-

*

1
1

-

-

•
-

•
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

•

-

-

_

_

1
1

_
•
-

-

_

.
.

•
-

-

1A
-

-

.

-

•
-

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

*

•

.

-

_

-

.

.

_

-

-

•
•

.
-

-

-

.

-

12

-

31
10
21
15
6

•

Table A-1a. W eekly earnings of o ffice w o rk e rs -la rg e establishm ents in W ashington, D . C . - M d . - V a . , M arch 1976
Weekly earnings
(standard)

Occupation and industry division

Number
of

1

N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of-S
90

hours1
[standard)

Mean 2

Median 2

Middle range2

5

4

5

I

S

S

l

4

4

S

s

1

$

s

4

i

4

4

100

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

?30

240

250

270

2v0

330

370

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

23Q

240

250

270

290

330

370

4 10

4
i
15
26
65

174
174
8
15
23
52
76

250
7
243
3
16
55
55
114

246
5
241
3
14
59

263
12
251
17
21
54

299
4
295
97
5
31
37
125

248
20
226

189
13
176
42
16
28
11
79

186
12
174
50
23
34
9
58

182
11
171
60
n
9
4
87

148
8
140
74
10
9
5
42

288
32
256
92
20
15
2
127

111
1
101
50
17
1
2
31

60
6
54
18
18
1
17

16
16
5
2
•
9

1
1
1
.
-

-

3
3

8
8

6
6
1

11
n
-

4

7
7
-

12
12
7

15
14

1

3

16
14
4

8
7
5

21
16
5

9
9
2

1
1
*

36
36
5
16
9

27
26
5
7
9

35
32
10
4
12

19
16
8
1
1

70
57
11
7
23

75
70
29

35
35
10

7
7
3

78
23
14
10
28

124
10
114
43
18
21
29

91
8
83
34
7
1
40

85
4
81
62
6
2
9

188
17
171
7]

57
55
13

27
26
2

43
43
9

-

-

29
29
1

41

20

and

under
100

ALL WO RK ER S
$
206.00
228.00
205.00
231.50
222.00
187.50
173.50
203.50

$
200.00
225.00
196.00
234.00
219.00
184.00
169.50
195.50

$
$
17 5. 0C -2 3a .00
203.00-255.00
173.00-233.00
203.50-253.00
183.00-256.50
165.00-21u.00
155.50— 190.60
173.00-230.60

SECR ET AR IE S -----------------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------N U N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------PU RLIC U T IL IT IE S ----------WH OLESALE t r a d e ------------RE TAIL TRADE ---------------FI NA NC E ---------------------S E RV IC ES ---------------------

2,834
140
2,694
573
207
382
332
1,200

SE CR ETARIES* CLASS A ---------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s -----------

131
122
28

39.5 247.50 242.00 205.00-284,00
39.5 244.50 240.00 205.00-276.00
40.0 266.00 259.00 239.50-287.00

SE CR ET AR IE S, CLASS 8 ---------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ---- --------PU RL IC U T IL IT IE S ----- ----RE TA IL TRADE ---------------SERV IC ES ---------------------

419
393
84
99
110

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0
39.0

238.50
237.50
265.50
200.00
256.00

236.00
234.00
270.00
197.50
255.50

203.50-273.50
201.50-273.50
236.50-289.50
182.50-217.00
225.50-279.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS C ---------M A NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------PU RL IC U T IL IT IE S ----------WHOL ES AL E TRADE ------------RE TA IL TRADE ---------------S E RV IC ES ---------------------

1,140
79
1,061
300
100
179
397

39.0
39.5
39.0
38.5
40.0
39.5
38.5

214.00
227.00
213.00
236.50
208.50
182.00
219.00

212.50
224.00
212.00
240.00
209.50
180.00
213.00

SE CR ETARIES, CLASS D ---------N U N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------P U R L I C U T IL IT IE S ----------RE T A I L TRADE ---------------SERV IC ES ---------------------

1,066
1,040
161
70
677

38.5
38.5
38.0
39.0
39.0

ST EN OG RA PH ER S, GE NE RA L ---------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -------- ----PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S -----------

75
72
36

39.5 165.00
39.5 165.50
38.5 181.00

165.00 146.50-180.00
165.00 147.00-180.00
180.00 176.50-186.50

ST EN OG RA PH ER S, SE NI OR ----------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------

184
128

39.5 187.50
39.5 192.50

186.00
192.50

172.50-198.00
174.00-202.00

.

TYPISTS, CLASS A ----------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------P U RL IC U T IL IT IE S ----------SERV IC ES ---------------------

283
271

152.50
153.00
169.50
154.00

150.00
150.00
165.50
152.00

138.00-165.50
138.00-165.50
156.00-173.50
140.00-168.50

-

114

39.0
39.0
39.5
39.0

TYPISTS, CLASS B ----------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------RETAIL TRADE ---------------FI NA NC E ----------------------

521
507
53
168

39.0
39.0
38.5
38.5

143.50 143.00 125.00-161.00
142.50 143.00 124.50-161.00
145.00 146.50 128.00-156.00
127.50 125.00 117.00-134.50

FILE CLERKS, CLASS 0 -----------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------

115
115

39.5 137.50
39.5 137.50

33

39.0
39.5
39.0
38.5
40.0
39.5
38.5
39.0

“
-

.

-

5

17

40

111
-

5

17
5
9

40
1
15
22
2

I ll

3
2

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

2
2
2
-

187.00-242.00
207.00-250.00
186.00-241.00
220.50-252.00
188,50-224.50
165.00-196.50
195.50-250.50

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

“

-

*

*

“

182.00 179.50 160.00-196.00
181.50 179.50 160.00-196.00
199.50 194.50 194.50-208.00
160.50 160.00 150.00-171.50
184.00 179.50 162.00-201.60

.

-

15
15
-

137.50 120.00-147.00
137.50 120.00-147.00

-

1
1
-

6
6
•
-

21

21

25

21

21
8
1

25
1
1
7
2

19
19
1
6
2

89
89
4
7
64

-

5

-

4

15
15

*

1

-

3

-

-

-

-

5
5

-

-

»
-

*

-

2

_

-

-

-

3
3

4
4

■

-

-

“

.

_
-

7
7

21
19

-

-

-

7

54
52
2
21

-

-

62

65

62
2
29
19

65
1
8
35
15

108
6
102
8
18
38
29

100
3
97
15
5
13
56

131
15
lie
24
17
6
6t>

127
127
7
16
74

154
147
3
18
95

143
138
2
14
104

116
110
7
2
96

153
152
81

73
69
24
3
42

4

6
5
1

12
12
2

8
7
3

18
18
18

4
4
4

5
2

11
10

19
13

31
13

33

41

21

33

58
55
5
24

46

48
46
14
28

29
28
5
17

7
7

5
5

-

-

44

2
10

-

-

*

2
2

25
25
6
5

67
67
5
46

71
70
3
54

61
59
3
31

97
94
13
21

58
57
10
1

71
71

12
12

12
12

25
25

23
23

19
19

7
7

6
6

2
•

6

7
7

24
23
1
13
8

-

-

126

3
3

28
28
18
4

-

-

121

17
26
1*3
116

20
20
2
13

-

-

18
18
8

33

16
16
10
2

-

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




-

44

49

-

-

65

a

_
-

-

-

16
11

7
7

.

4

1
1
1
4
4

3

-

23

15

4

27

3
1
2
2

4

23
16
1

•
-

-

6

-

1
1

1
1
1

.

•

•

-

-

33

28

7

1

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

•

-

-

-

-

-

6
6

2
2

2
2

.
-

-

1

2
2

-

4
4

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

1

-

-

29
29
13

22
22

9
7

5

1
1

3

4
4

1
1

2
2

-

-

_

•
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

-

-

8
2

-

.

14
14
6

4

2

-

-

-

-

2

-

_

-

97

-

2

_

-

-

4

3

-

.

2
2
1

-

-

_

Table A-1a.

W eekly earnings of o ffice w o rk e rs —large establishm ents in W ash in g to n , D .C .—M d .—V a ., M arch 1 9 7 6 — Continued
Weekly earnings
(standard)
Number

Occupation and industry divisi

1

N um ber o f w o rk e rs

S

S

Avcra r
weekly

90

hours1

Mean 1

(standard)

Median *

Middle range *

and
under

$
100

S

$

$

$

$

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

$

I

$

$

$

%

$

s

$

$

$

i

$

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

250

270

290

330

370

190

200 __210

2 *0

230

240

250 1 £70

290

330

370

410

-

-

-

•
-

-

-

-

-

-

100

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

ALL W O RK ER S—
CONT IN UE D
$

$

1 2 3 .5 0
1 2 0 .0 0

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

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

14
14

21
21

14
14

25
25

22
22

6
6

1
1

5
5

•

3 7 .5
3 7 .5

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

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

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

•
-

19
19

14
14

11
11

17
17

35
35

16
16

26
25

18
16

PU RL IC U T IL IT IE S --------RETAIL TRADE -------------SERV IC ES -------------------

30 2
28 7
49
135
74

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

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

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

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

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

6
6
6
-

42
42
39
-

37
37
26
6

48
48
24
23

41
41
12
27

27
27
•
13
10

19
18
12
3

19
18
12
1

10
10
6
2

3
3
*

AC CO UN TI NG CLERKS, CLASS A --N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------PU RL IC U T IL IT IE S --------RETAIL T R A D E -------------

39 6
357
136
120

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

1 9 1 .0 0
1 8 4 .5 0
2 0 7 .5 0
1 6 9 .5 0

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

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

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

_

_

-

-

19
19

-

-

-

-

9
8
1

-

-

"

6

-

24
23
2
12

44
44
3
23

28
28
2
20

44
44
6
26

18
18
9
4

21
21
7
6

AC CO UN TI NG CLERKS, CLASS B --N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----- -----PURLIC UTIL IT IE S --------RETAIL TRADE -------------SE RVICES -------------------

81 2
774
21 3
46 6
61

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

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

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

1 6 8 .0 0
1 6 2 .5 0
1 9 8 .0 0
1 4 7 .5 0
1 5 0 .0 0

8
8

59
59

71
69

-

-

-

8

59

67

105
105
13
71
16

108
106
19
70
14

74
74
19
46
6

85
83
42
28
6

78
76
45
23
1

24
23
14
7
1

50
43
38
3

40.0

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

KEYP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS A -N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------RETAIL TRADE -------------SERV IC ES -------------------

192
186
84
53

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

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

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

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

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

17
17

25
25
18

40
40

22

13
11

13
12

15

5
3

3
5

-

2

4

42
42
16
18

3

2

KEYP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS 8 -N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------RE TA IL TRADE --------------

380
353
115

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

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

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

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

75
75
28

37
32
15

35
31
12

16
15

31

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

112
108

3 8 .5
3 8 .5

ME SS EN GE RS ----------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------

24 6
24 3

s w i t c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s --------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ------------

$

$

_

-

-

2

-

_

-

-

-

.
-

8
8
8

no
no
5
84
13

-

1
1
1

*

*

2

24
24
15

68
68
10

63
62
9

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




7

11

8

1

1

-

2

-

-

-

-

50
50

8
8

10
10

13
13

*

3
3

3
3

3
3

-

4

8
7
6

22
22
20

3
2
1

1
1
1

2
2

-

-

-

.
-

-

12
3
3

-

-

-

-

-

99
94
57
23

17
16
15

18
15
14

5
5
3

14
13
13

30
7
4

5
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

2
1
1

1
1
1

-

-

-

•
-

-

-

31
14
14

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

2

“

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

-

-

11
10
6

3

9

8

13
13

1
1

3
3

i
.

•
-

•
-

-

•
-

1

-

-

-

-

-

26
4

1

13
12

6

1

-

1

3

-

-

10

-

4

-

-

1

T a b le A -2 . W e e k ly earnings of professional and technical w orkers in W ash in g to n , D .C .—M d .—V a ., M arch 1976
Weekly earnings *
(standard)

Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workers

s

$
weekly
hours1
(standard)

110
Mean 2

M edian 2

Middle range2

$

N u m b e r of vworkers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of----S
s
s
S
S
$
S
$
$
%
i

$

*

*
5

S

s

$

1

1

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

4^0

460

500

_ L3.iL

140

ISO

160

170

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

420

460

500

540

and
under
120

ALL WORKERS
COMP UT ER SY ST EM S AN ALYSTS

f

v U n J lv

$

$

$

$

n

48

61

^

78

ir5

38 ^ "*^ 0

20

3 2 0 .0 0 -3 5 4 .5 0
e

3 7 A .50

37*^

't 1 'i

_

00

*
16

*

45

1

.;

C O MP UT ER SY ST EM S ANAL YS TS
(u U « lN L > ib ' 9

J0

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

U

i J

3 0 0 .0 0

COMP UT ER SY ST EM S ANAL YS TS
i D U ~ X N u b j » * v L A j «j v
L
79

C O MP UT ER P R OG RA MM ER S

30#5

*■

*^5

(BUSINESS)*
3 0 1 .0 0

2 9 4 .0 0

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

1
1

3

213

COMP UT ER P R OG RA MM ER S

70

?

7
*

“

-

(BUSINESS)*
*5 a
30*5

F I NA NC E ------------------- --- --SERV IC ES -------------------------

2 1 7 .0 0 -2 8 7 .5 0
=io

317*00

146

3 7 .0

2 3 7 T 00

82

3 9 .0

2 4 1 .0 0

2 3 0 . SO
2 3 3 .5 0

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

-

.

-

-

*

.

_

•

-

27

COMP UT ER P R OG RA MM ER S (BUSINESS),
CLASS C -------------------------------

145

3 8 .0

1 9 7 .0 0

1 9 0 .0 0

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

-

-

22

-

5

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

50

3 4 .0

1 8 9 .0 0

1 5 8 .0 0

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

-

-

20

-

5

no

2/ 3*50

iu

.
*

1
3

51

34

-

17

-

10
10

5

33

10

9

2
-

1

24

19

16

15

10

3

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

4

2

4

3

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

_

40

3

“

.
•

•

_
*

15

finance

2

-

1
n

2

45
42

J

26

'0 0

*

13

JT
57

1AIL
finance

1KAUt ” ” **’ " * * " ™ ™
--------------------------------------------

3 9 .0

2 1 7 .0 0

2 1 8 .5 0

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

3 6 .5

1 8 1 .5 0

172^50

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

12

63
173

-

24

6

1 6 7 .0 0 -1 8 3 .5 0
329

78
38*5

1

22

78

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




8

8

19

1

3

8

46

27

50

39

37
37

54
54

21
10

12

1
1
1

3

6

Table A -2 . W eekly earnings of professional and technical w orkers in W ash in g to n , D .C .—M d .—V a ., M arch 19 7 6 — Continued
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Occupation and industry division

Number
of

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 r n in g s o f—

*

weekly
hours1
(standard)

Median l

Middle ranged

$

110
and
under

120

i
$
$
$
*
$
%
220
160
200
170
130
140
150
160

120

130

140

5

150

160

240

1>
26u

dct o

30 3

320

34,;

360

380

420

460

1—
500

26u

30 0

32(,

340

360

380

42^

460

=00

540

b

7
6
4
-

34
28
13
*

3
3
2
-

16
11
11

10

$

$

$

*

170

160

200

220

240

2b0

4
3
3

33
31
1
30

6
7
5
2

16
7
7

J

21
20
16

b£
bl
47

6
6

17
2

1
1

1
1

$

I

%

ALL VOKKFtfS—
CON-TI >IU£D
$
263.50
240.00
313.5c
210.00

DRAFTERS, CLASS A -------------------NO N m a n UF AC T U R I N G ----------------PUBLIC UT ILITIES --------------SERVICES -------------------------

147
111
25
75

40.0
40.0
39.0
40.0

2 1 0. 00 -3 1= .oU
210.00-31-5.=,/
2 8 2. 50 -3 13 .=C
210.00-310.00

“

1
1

2
2

-

-

1

2

6
8
7

DRAFTtPS, CLASs H -------------------n C n m a n u f a c t u r j n g ----------------s e r v i c e s -------------------------

276
199
173

40.0 230.50 230.00 202.50-266.00
40.0 227.50 2 3 5 . 0C 205.00-26c.30
40.0 223.00 235.00 ? 0 6 # 00 * 2 6 J •JO

_
“

5
5
5

15
15
14

14
14
14

24
9
6

=2
35
30

58
40
39

DRAFTERS, CLASS C -------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BL IC UT ILITIES --------------SERVICES -------------------------

204
1 bb
27
13b

40.0
40.0
39.5
40.0

-

26
9
1
8

24
9
9

6
4
4

46
4b
3
39

17
17
6
11

25
25
17
8

-

268.50
256.50
288.50
240.50

172.00 167.00 1 4 6. 00 -1 89 .O0
174.00 l a r . o c )40.00-200.50
221.50 236.00 205.50-23 f.50
164.50 160.00 140.00-189. j ' J

-

14
14

18
16

26
25

14

16

25

6

1

-

*4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.
-

.
-

.
-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

DRAFTER-TRACERS:
nonmanufacturing:

-

10

-

9

13

-

4
4
1
3

8
3
8

13
13
8
5

92
17
75
61
12

131
44
67
71
15

84
19
65
41
15

86
22
64
40
20

101
14
87
4*
i=

206
7
199
44
2

82
1
81
81
-

26
•
26
24
2

70
70
12
50

20

-

40.0 276.00 291.00 249.00-295.00
40.0 291.00 295.00 2 7 4. 50 -2 93 .U0
40.0 278.00 260.00 246.00-290.00

-

-

-

-

17

14
13
-

20
20
2

20
20
-

10
10
10

-

-

“

•
-

-

*

1*4
167
2

.

“

6c
bJ
15

-

“

49
31
14

-

-

33
15
6

-

-

40
1
1

208.50-305.00
207.50-305.00
253.50-274.00
2 0 7. 50 -3 0= .uo

_
-

-

-

8
6

-

-

•
•

_

-

tt

lo
10
5
5

_

-

18
14
3
5

6
6

-

41
40
5
28

33
31
23

-

56
51
1
37

68
66

-

36
36
1
25

-

~

-

-

178
178

40.0 250.00 2 1 4 . 5 ij 195.00-353.00
40.0 250.00 214.50 195.00-353.00

“

13
13

39
39

35
35

10
10

19
19

b
b

2
2

-

*

51

38.5 234.50 234.00 21 9.00-25e.=0

*

3

3

13

10

10

1

“

-

-

PU BL IC UTIL IT IE S ---------------

41

39.5 189.00 2 0 0 . U0 173.50-221.=0

EL ECTRONICS TE CH NI CI AN S -----------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC Tu RI NG ----------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------SERVICES ------------------------

923
124
7*9
432
167

40.0
40.0
40 •0
40.0
40.0

21 6. 50— 2 9 = . JO
208.50-24 9.=0
221.50-297.50
?08.00-30b.00
218.00-353.00

EL EC TR ON IC S TECHNICIANS, CLASS AN O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------SERV IC ES -------------------------

459
347
52

E L E C TR ON IC S TECHNICIANS, CLASS h N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BL IC UTIL IT IE S --------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------

266
274
38
182

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

EL EC TR ON IC S TECHNICIANS, CLASS CNO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------R E G I ST ER ED INDUSTRIAL NU RSES -------

263.50
230.50
26 9 . 0C
255.00
260.50

252.00
252.50
263.00
255.00

270.00
225.50
279.00
259.50
263.59

240.50
242.00
270.00
244.50

-

-

_

4
4

See footnotes at end of ta b le s.




9

_
-

n

20
20
-

lo
10

-

_

-

66

6

-

-

-

50
50

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

•
-

-

Table A -2 a .

W e e k ly earnings of professional and technical w o rk e rs —large establishm ents

in Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., March 1976
Weekly earnings
(standard)

Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workers

1
$
110

weekly
(standard

Mean i

Median

*

Middle range

*

120

130

140

N u m b e r of w orkers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of—
5)
$
4
$
s
s
%
$
4
26 v 28o
180
200
220
240
150
160
170
300
340
320

130

140

150

160

170

180

200

220

240

260

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

$

3)

$

%

s

5

4

4

360

380

420

460

500

and
under
120

280

3u0

320

340

36o

38(1

420

4o0

500

540

14

25
25

41
41
11

38
36

44
44

37
37

20

12

6
5

76
76

36
36

30
28

16
16

16
14

12
it,

5
5

ALL WORKERS
249
243
26

$
$
$
$
40.0 362.50 356.50 324.50-390.00
321.5,1-386.50
3.. 0.0 0

260
254
60

39.5 305.00 296.00 276.00-327.00
39.5 304.00 296.00 276.00-32b.o0
39.0 322.50 296.00

-

-

-

-

CO MPUTER SY ST EM S ANALYSTS
(B US I N E S S ) . CLASS C -------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

52
52

39.5 253.00 248.50 237.00-269.50
39.5 253.00 248.50 237.00-269.50

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

COMP UT ER P R O G RA MM ER S (BUSINESS),
CLASS A ---------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------

286
185

39.5 314.00 310.00 285.00-330.00
39.5 310.50 307.50 287.00-330.00

-

-

-

*

“

-

-

-

-

-

COMP UT ER P R OG RA MM ER S (BUSINESS),
CLASS B ---------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------PU BLIC U T IL IT IE S -------------

203
186
61

39.0 278.00 264.00 237.50-309.50
39.0 276.00 264.00 237.50-307.50
38.0 332.00 331.50 287.50-390.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

COMP UT ER OPERATORS, CLASS A ----NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------SERV IC ES ----------------------

178
170
105

39.5 224.00 215.50 2 0 0 .5 0-24b.00
40.0 222.00 214.50 20 0.00-244.00
40.0 217.50 207.50 200.5C-231.50

_
-

-

_
-

3
3

-

-

C O MP UT ER OPERATORS, CLASS b ----NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------RE TAIL TRADE ------------------

287
258
63

39.5 197.50
39.5 193.50
39.5 192.50

185.00
183.50
192.00

17 5. 00 -2 14 .5Q
175.00-210.50
160.00-224.00

COMP UT ER OP ERATORS, CLASS C ----N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---- ----------

229
228

39.0 163.50
39.0 163.03

152.00
152.00

144.50-186.50

DRAFTERS, CLASS A ----------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------

72
66

39.5 251.00 244.00 200.0C-313.50
39.5 253.50 253.50 200.00-313.50

DRAFTERS, CLASS B ----------------NO NN A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------

73
69

39.5 214.00 210.00 166.50-248.50
39.5 213.00 207.50 165.00-248.50

COMP UT ER SY ST EM S ANALYSTS
( B US IN ES S). CLASS A --------------

CO MPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B US IN ES S). CLASS B -------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------

n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----- ----------P uri t c iitii t t i f s -------------—

88
88
25

151.on
39.5 223.50 236.00 213.50-237.50

41

39.5 189.00

-

-

-

*

-

utilities

---------- —

E L EC TR ON IC S T E C H NI CI AN S ---------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------EL EC TR ON IC S TECHNICIANS, CLASS AN O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------- — .
EL E C T R O N I C S TE CH NI CI AN S, CLASS BN O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------- —
electronics

technicians,

CLASS C-

3
3

8
8

17
17

41
41

_
_

4
4
4

_

10
10

'i

7
7

3
3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

2
2

4
4

35
16

70
50

60
39

68
45

19
10

9
7

10
9

-

8

-

-

-

-

3
3
-

25
24
-

28
24
2

41
39
5

28
2a
7

18
18
5

15
14
6

13
10
9

8
6
5

8
4
4

16
16
16

_

1
1
-

4
4
2

5
5
3

29
29
20

55
53
45

24
22
13

28
27
13

14
14
2

9
9
4

4
3
3

1

33
33
12

61
58
5

71
64
7

42
35
9

25
25
9

16
17
6

10

-

13
12
8

-

_
-

1

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

5

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4
4

3

18
18

76
76

33
33

18

11
11

50

6

3

1

0

-

-

“

-

1
1

2
2

8
8

4
3

12
10

3
2

8
7

5
4

6
6

20
20

3
3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5
5

15
15

3
3

9
9

12
11

7
5

7
7

'D

-

“

6
6

2
2

1
1

1
1

-

-

-

-

8

“

b

2

3

4

_

_

-

14

-

-

-

-

-

~

17
17

8

17 3 . 5 0 - 2 2 1 .bo

1

40.0 283.00 295.00 266.00-295.00
40.0 287.00 295.00 270.50-295.00
40.0 255.00 243.00 21 9.0C-305.00
40.0 255.50 242.00 218.50-305.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

*

*

188.00-206.00
188.00-206.00

-

-

-

_

196.00
196.00

-

21
21

344
302

40.0 196.00
40.0 196.00

-

1
1

40.0 262.50 273.50 222.50-295.00
40.0 263.50 278.50 221.50-295.00

86
86

-

1
1

610
560

180
172

-

-

-

-

-

-

10
10

46
44

81
76

62
53

56
44

71
57

181
174

76
75

10
10

16
16

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
-

5
1

21
13

38
30

62
50

176
169

14
13

10
10

16
16

-

-

-

-

-

5
5

41
40

40
39

18
14

9
7

5
5

62
62

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

•

10
10

39
39

35
35

1
1

.

10

13

U)
1
1

•

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




-

~

DR AF TE R- TR AC ER S:
NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG :
public

-

Table A -3 . A verage w e e k ly earnings of office, professional, and technical w orkers, by sex,
in W a s h in g to n , D .C .—M d .—V a ., M a rch 1976
Average
(m ean2 )

(Amv; ~ l *
Number

S e x , 3 o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

of
workers

OFFICE

O CC UPA TI ONS

-

Average
(m ean2 )
Number

Number
Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

S ex , 3 o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

of

Weekly

w oiken
(standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

O F F I C E O CC UPA TI ONS WOMEN— CONTINUED

MEN

S e x , 3 o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

of

Weekly
[standard)

Weekly
earnings *
(standard)

O F F I C E OC C UP AT I ONS WOMEN— CONTI NUED

146.00

129
228

3 7 .0

1 63.00
1 33.00

1 8 5 . 50|

r U OL 1 « U 1 1 L 1 1 I L J

829
59

i t ' ’ V1v t i

334

in*'-

1 7 7.00

39
10 9.5 01
1 0 9 .j 0

0

160 “ 0
16S n i

76
181.00
1 81.00

J, 0
117

i t ’s V i v t J

, r-„, , r r . . n , , r 6 r

1

r.-w*.

OFFI CE

O CC UPA TI ONS -

in
i n .' 5
J

1 5 5.00
1 5 0.50

r-

^ w. , r-

001
264
0 *0 1 7

421
<♦7 9
1.4 6 1
3.570

38 0
3 9 .5
38 .0
3 9 .0
3 9 .5
3 9 .5

oL

jj

A

3 7 .5

355
333
37

33 5
3 8 .5
4 0 .0

79
1J6

3 6 .0
3 8 .5

1.096
68
1.038
92
30^
430

A'» 11 j ♦ LLMj

j

c

2 .3 1 6
133
343
197
c34
325
1.087

69

•5 0

7 7^

17 ^ * n r

3 0 ^
-in

1 r "" nn

166 "0
1 4 8 .5 0

^. r-

169
117

36 0
3 5 .5

1 74.50
176.50

797
41
322
390

3 8 .0
3 9 .5
3 7 .5
3 0.0

161.50
1 7 2 . 5C
1 54.50

209.00
187.00
1 8 8 . OC
1 9 6 . 5C

___

1

38 r
->r\

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

231.50
2 3 0.50
2 6 2 . 5C
218.50
1 97.50
c - 3 8 . j&

1*259
117
101
416
410

m

246.00
191*^r
2 2 6.50

3 8 .5

200 .5 0

30*0
3 9.0

200*00
2 3 0.50
203.50
1 8 2 . 5C
1 93.00
1 96.00

1*093

179.50

129

3 9.0

177*00
203.50

274
263

3 6 .5
3 9.0

1 6 4 .5 0

1.745

3 6.0

145.50
144.00

1 ^

3 9.5
3 9 .5
3 7 .0
3 9 .0

1^0*00
1 3 4 . 0C
140.50
1 41.00
1 31.00

3 9 .0

139.50

56

3 8.5

1 36.50

362
350
29
218
98

3 8.0
3e .o
3 8 .5
38.0
3 8 .5

1 32.50
1 33.00
150.00
128.00
139.00

790
767
55
467
205

3 7.0

125.50

276

3 9 .5

175.50
165.00

3 9 .5

123.50

1*870
78
1.792
44
67

3 9.0

139.50

-

F"ILE CLl ^^ ^ s C t Aj u A

218 .0 0
224 .5 0
2 1 8 . OC

3 8.0

3 9.5
3 7.0
3 8 .0

1^ A

2*3

1 55.00

ioJ|

3 8 .0

1^7*00
132.50

536
561
197

____ __

__________

.... ,

75
52

148.50

-.#■« «*

58
81

418
^3

11

-T 58.50
15J.50

-»« r- ,
1 An * nn

_

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




1
1

735

1 9 0 Q(
2 0 9 .0 0
198.00

WttttL l ^ALL
t

.0

r-n
Art

WOMEN
6

1MK 1 L j

J

1 a r>* «

3 8.0

. T-4

3 7 .5

158
34

7 .00

177
17/
45

1 93.00
1 8 9 . 0C
184.00

^13
55

™

118.0G
1 35.00

161.00

1 7 7 .0 0

in * ', . -

1 3 9 .5 0

7Q^™7 1 ^ 8 ^ 5 0

,^ A 11 77 79 .. 00 00

30*0

36. j

Table A -3 . A verage w e e k ly earnings of office, professional, and technical w o rkers, by sex.

in Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., March 1976— Continued
Average
(m ean2 )

A verage
(m ean 2 )

Sex, 3 occupation,

and in d u stry d iv isio n

Number
of
w oik en

Weekly
hour* 1
standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

Sex, 3 occup ation,

and in dustry division

PROFESSIONAL
OC CUPATI ONS -

P R O F E S S I O N A L AND TECHNI CAL
O CC UP AT I ONS - MEN

Number
of
w oiken

Weekly
hours 1
standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

AND TE CHNI CA L
MEN— CONTINUED

Sex, 3 occup ation,

and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

Weekly
hours 1
[standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

P R O F E S S IO N A L AND T E CH N ICAL
O CCU PA TIO N S - MEN— CONTINUED
1 61.00

/ / O

Average
(m ean 2 )
Number
of
w oik en

EL E C T R O N IC S

T E C H N IC IA N S — CONTINUED

3 9 2 .5 0

VJh

94

| K U N iv b

1 L L n N i L 1 ANj y

LLAj j

«

4 0 .0

3 4 0 ,5 0
4 1 0 .j O

2 7 7.00
,9 ^ *9 9

3^3

30r
341
64

or
3 2 4 .5 0
30*^

301*00

nn

' 'OO ""0

OC CUPA TI ONS
^0*0

COMPUTER
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

(B U S IN E S S)*

. I . m r i/'T l,i« r ..r

■^30
60
149

5 t«v lC _S
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
ufactu

r

4 0 .0

30 0
3 8 .5
3 9.0

303 .0 0
2 8 5 . So

Jt KV 1L t j

“

™

91

— *"

4 0 •0

WOMEN

SYSTEMS
T

1 76.50
181.00
2 2 3.30
1 69.50

A NALYSTS

LLAj j

72

W

72
38*0

DRAFTER-TR ACERb:
NONMANUFACTURING:

(B U SIN ESS),
asa

3 8 .0

2 6 9 . 5C

"si
70

3 8 .5
3 7.0
3 9 .0

3 2 7 .5 0
249.00
244 .5 0

It J
114
55

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

1 92.00
1 93.00
1 99.00

3 9 .5

1 9 1.00

901
124

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

166

40*0

263 .5 0
230 .5 0
268.50
2 5 5 .5 0
280 .5 0

443

4 0 .0

275 .5 0

^i r

74

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

-

2 3 3 . 0C

E LE C TR ON I CS T EC H NI C I A N S — — —— — —
MANUFACTURING - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

(B U SIN ESS),
E LE C TR ONI C S

TECH NIC IA NS,

C L A SS

A-

51
235

3 9 .0

25
101

3 9 .0
4 0 .0

. >ft

_

39

2 2 3.00
2 2 2 .5 0
2 4 6.50
2 1 6.50

8-

283

P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------ ------- ---------—
WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------------

37
180

E LE C TR ON I CS

TECHNI CIA NS ,

C LA SS

4 0.0
4 0 .0
4 0.0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

2 7 8 .5 0
251 .5 3
252 .5 0
264 .0 0
254 .5 0

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

(B U S IN E S S)*

COMPUTFR

(B U S IN E S S),

PROGRAMMERS

72
108

224.00
3 9 .5

110

1 92.00
c

ft, ft _

2 1 8.00
52
1 80.00
183.00

51

S e e f o o t n o t e s at e n d o f t a b l e s .




185.00

62

12

157.50
3 8 .5

234.50

Table A -3 a .

A verage w e e k ly earnings of office, professional, and technical w o rkers, by s e x -

large establishments in Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., March 1976
Average
(m ean2 )

Sex,

3

occupation, and industry division

OFFICE

O CC UPA TI ONS -

Number
of
w oiken

Weekly
heun 1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings *
(standard)

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

MEN

rg
60
50
27

OFFICE

OC CUPA TI ONS -

3 7 .0

169.00

3 8 .5

2 0 6.00

3 9.5
3 9.5
3 9 .0

1 62.00
1 48.00
160.00

3 9.0
3 9.5

571
206

3 8 .5
4 0 .0

331
1.197

3 8 .5
3 9 .0

13 0
12 1

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

86
419
393

no

4 0 .0
3 9 .0

2 3 8 .5 0
2 3 7.50
2 6 5.50
2 0 0.00
2 5 6.00

1 .1 4 0
79

3 9 .0
3 9 .5

214 .0 0
227 .0 0

300
100

3 8.5
4 0 .0

2 3 6 .5 0
208 .5 0
1 8 2.00
219 .0 0

99

itv K t

■ 't

1A*' iC j t L L A j b v

1A 1 U

|K ^ U L

mm

""

3 9 .5
3 9.5

2 0 6 .0 0
228 .0 0
205 .0 0
2 3 2 .0 0
221 .5 0
1 87.50
1 73.50
2 0 3 .5 0
2 4 6 .0 0
2 4 3 .0 0
2 6 6.00

a a a a w w

1.0 3 5

^

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

39 0
3 9 .0
3 8.5

1 42.50
1 45.00

93
93

39.0
3 9 .0

1 39.50
1 39.50

A t v U U li

|I N b

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

(B U SIN ESS),

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

(B U S IN E S S).
2 8 7.00

NONMANUFACTURIMG • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

LLAbb

119.50

161

118

3 8 .0
30.0

159.50
1 59.50

94

299
284

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

144.50
1 4 0.50

135
72

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

122.00
1 3 6.00

COMPUTER O PE R A T O R S ,

338
311
115
110

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

1 8 8.50
1 8 3.50

drafters, class a
NONMANUFa c t u p i n g

40.0

1 7 1.00

o r a f t e r s . Cl a s s c
nonmanufacturing

1 at

L)

186

187

„

„nrr,.T«nr

.r - 13

39!5
4 0 .0

crn

40.0

1 7 5.50
1 3 3.00
1 4 1 .j 0

3 9 .5

168.50

SYSTEMS

128

— — — — ——

——

— —

———

———

59

35
538

263.00

328

4 0.0

2 8 2.50

4 0 .0

1 65.50

363
336

39 c
3 9.0
4 0 .0

1' 8

E LE C TR O NI C S

TECHNI CIA NS ,

C LA SS

8-

177

4 0 .0

2 5 4.50

E LE C TR O NI C S

TECH NIC IA NS,

C LA SS

C-

83
83

4 0.0
4 0 ,0

197.00

50
145 I 00
1 4 J . OO

C LA SS

A-

53

1B U 3 i l i l t b b » i

UU A i 1

A

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
186
181

*

—— — —

j I j 1L ' 1j

WOMEN

(B U S IN E S S),

374.50

3 9.5

4 0.0

_

(B U S IN E S S),

ANAL T

223

3 .0

307.00
3 9 .0

r

318 .5 0

153.00
in i

154*00

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




3 9 .0 1 6 1 . 5 0

E L E C T RO NI C S T E C H N I C I A N S ,
NONMANUF a c t u p i n g — — —

A NALYSTS

5

3 9 .0

C ------------------

3 9 .5

DR A F T tR -T P A C E R S :
NONMANUFACTURINGJ
public utilities

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

A

2 1 8.00

56
C LA S S

OC CUPA TI ONS -

U IbK

vL, A O 3

* ° -°

1 0 ” 0(
1 8 2.00

1 6 5.00
1 6 5.50

9

$

38 0
38*5

449

COMPUTER

1 T • X^ 1

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

AND TECHNI CAL
MEN— CONTI NUED

97
93

160.50
1 8 4.00

30

Weekly
[standard)

P RO FE S S I O N A L
O CC UPA TI ONS -

498
53

Number
of
worker*

45

WOMEN

2 .8 2 7
1 AO

Weekly
hours 1
standard)

Average
(m ean2 )

O F F I C E OC CUPA TI ONS WOMEN— CONTINUED

$
1 66.00
JO

Number
of
woikeis

13

,r4/ r

Table A -4 .

H ourly earnings of m a in te n an ce, toolroom , and p o w erp lan t w orkers in W ashington, D .C .—M d .—V a ., M arch 1976
Hourly earnings 4

Num ber of w orkers

Occupation and industry division
workers

Mean 2

M edian2

M iddle range 2

re ce iv in g stra ig h t-tim e h ou rly earnings of—

S

$

I

$

$

S

i

1

S

5

s

s

S

2 .9 0

2 .60

2 .8 0

3 .0 0

3 .2 0

3 .9 0

3 .6 0

9 .0 0

9 .90

9 .8 0

5 .20

$
5 .6 0

S

2 .2 0

T

6 .00

6 .9 0

6 .80

2.60

2 .8 0

3 .0 0

3 .2 0

3 . A0

3 .6 0

9 .0 0

9 .90

9 .60

5 .2 0

5 .6 0

6 .0 0

6.4U

6 .80

17
17

11
11

11
10

23
16
12

2
1
*

lb

1
-

S

r .2 0

7 .60

S
8 .0 0

r,6n

8 •00

8, 9(1

! i

S

■»------------S--------

$
8 .9 0

8 .6 0

9 .2 0

9 .6 0

8 .8 0

9 ,20

9 .6 0

over

93
93
93

2
2
2

1

5

and
under
2 .9 0

J

7

ALL WORKERS
$

$

$

$

M A IN TE NA NC E CARP EN TE RS -------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------RE TA IL TRADE --------------------

130
116
57

7 .1 2
7 .1 9
8 .85

6 .3 2
6 .25
9 .5 5

5 .3 8 5 .2 5 9 .5 5 -

9 .5 5
9 .5 5
9 .5 5

7
7

MA IN TE NA NC E E L E C TR IC IA NS ----------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------

135
57
76

7 .29
7 .7 9
6 .8 7

6 .9 5
7 .8 9
6 .8 8

6 .2 5 7 .0 0 5 .7 5 -

8 .3 0
8 .9 1
7 .57

2

M A IN TE NA NC E p a i n t e r s ---------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------f i n a n c e --------------------------

299
239
137

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

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

9 .2 5 9 .2 5 9 .0 0 -

7 .05
7 .05
5 .99

-------------MA N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

78
71

7 .8 9
7 .9 2

7 .9 7
7 .5 5

7 .3 6 7 .9 1 -

8 .6 1
8 .6 1

M A I N TE NA NC E M E CH AN IC S (MACHINERY) MA N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------

197
123

6 .0 9
5 .7 0

6 .0 0
5 .6 2

5 .2 9 9 .9 8 -

7 .0 0
6 .19

maintenance

machinists

MA IN TE NA NC E M E CH AN IC S
(MOTOR VEHICLES) -------------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------P U BL IC U T IL IT IE S --------------RE TA IL TRADE --------------------

•

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

*

“

*

*

-

-

"

.

_

*

_

_

-

-

*

*

-

.

“

*

*

“

10

_

_

7

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

6 .5 3
6 .6 7
6 .5 3
6 .5 3
8 .99

6
6
6
6
6

-

7.00
6 .9 0
7 .0 5
6 .9 6
8 .9 8

-

M A IN TE NA NC E TR AD ES HE LP ER S --------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------

113

9 .9 1
9 .9 0

9 .3 3
9 .3 3

3 .3 8 3 .2 5 -

5 .9 5
5 .9 5

19
19

-

-

*

-

-

7

S T A T IO NA RY E N GI NE ER S ---------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------S E RV IC ES -------------------------

JSO

6 .8 5
6 .8 2

6 .81
6 .8 1
6 .8 1

6 .0 3 6 .0 3 6 .0 3 -

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

-

-

-

-

-

99
315
188

6 .6 6

-

-

-

10

a

8
8

-

-

36
39
32

1

6 .63
6 .9 6
6 .68
6 .67
7 .71

1
5
3
3
5

29
29
29

-

661
193
518
396
10 2

.9
.2
.5
.5
.7

7
7
7

-

2

9

6
1
5

28
28
27

13
13
12

27
26
29

3
2

19
10
4

29
23

12
12
1

4
-

-

-

-

-

-

12
10
2

11
8
3

19
6
8

3
-

1

31
3
28

18
16
-

5
5

31
31

"

-

10
10
10

2
1

11
5

31
31

4
4

-

21

7
7

_

3

_

-

1

5
3
3

-

-

-

-

23
23

-

-

-

1

-

-

29
29

6
6

_

*

“

-

20
18

25
29

4£
2b

9
2

31

18
4
19
2
5

18
1
17
4
5

29
15
19
3
7

52
12
90
17
1

2b
16
12
12

266

88
44

36

66

12
12

66

7

_

91

36
36

4
2
2
2

12

99

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

6o

7

-

2

-

29
29

21
21

6
6
6

39
39
5

23
23
21

69
69
57

29
29
2

12
12
10

57
38
12

25
19
19

-

-

25
29

9
“

-

9
4

1
1
1

10

2

8
1
7

-

-

38
38

1
1

1

9

.
-

-

7
-

-

4h

99
237
217
11

44

32
32

41

17

6

.

-

-

7
-

4
4

'
See footnotes at end of tables.




14

‘

T ab le A -4 a . H ourly earnings o f m ain ten an ce, toolroom , and p o w erp lan t w o rkers—large establishm ents
in W a s h in g to n , D .C .—M d .—V a ., M a rc h 1976
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly ea rn in g s o f----

Hourly earnings 4

Median2

Middle range 2

s

$

$

$

5

5

^

$

$

s

s

t

$

d .tiO

4.00

4.20

4.40

4.60

4.80

5.00

5.20

5 .4 0

5.60

s
5 . 80

S

3.60

6.20

6 . 60

7.00

7.40

7.80

8.20

8.60

9 . 00

9 . “*0

4.00

4.20

4.40

4.60

4.80

5.00

5.20

5.40

5 .6 0

5

.8 0

6 . 20

6.60

7. go

7.40

7.80

8.20

8.60

9.00

9 , 'tft

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

-

11

3

3

T --------- 1 ------ '
9.

o
o

Mean 2

s

cvj

of
workers

i

CO

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

$
and
u n d er
3.80

ALL WORKERS
maintenance

carpenters

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

73

$
8.44

$
9 .5 5

$
7 .0 3 -

$
9.5 5

1

1
MAIN TE NA NC E ELECTR IC IA NS --------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------------

55

7.57
7 .1 4

7 .4 5
6 .8 6

6 .8 6 6 .0 4 -

8.91
8.30

MA IN TE NA NC E PA INTERS ---- ---- ---- ---- -N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------------

87
84

7.42
7.46

7 .0 5
7 .0 5

6 .2 7 6 .3 1 -

9.4 4
9.4 4

7

7

8

90

7

MA IN TE NA NC E ME CHANICS
(MOTOR VEHICLES) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ------------------PU BL IC UT ILITIES --- -- -- -- --- -- --RE TAIL TRADE --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ST AT IO NA RY ENGI NE ER S ----- ----- ----- --N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------------

See footnotes at end of tables.




v~

60

45

*

-

.

-

*

-

'

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

-

-

1
1

-

1
1

-

-

1

1

l

6

4

7.36
7.39

7 .1 2
7 .4 6

6 .7 3 6 .7 3 -

8.4 4
8.4 4

6 .8 4

6 .4 1 -

7 .4 6

87

8.18

7 .0 5
8 .4 8

8 .4 4 -

8 .4 8

118

7 .5 6
7.46

7.9 4

7 .0 5 -

8.30

7.70

6.68- 8.30

2

*

6

2
2

7
7

4
4

1
1

20

10

6

2o

*

“

3
3

1
1

13
12

7

7

7

7

26
26

-

8
8

21
3

1

-

-

*

*

41

2

<+l

2

1
1

*

5
5

-

23

~

23

3
3

-

-

-

24

61

231
212
125

98

-

5

2
2

-

-

-

_

_

_

1

1
1

3
3

1

1

1

3

1
1
1

3
3

*

-

-

-

1
2

-

_

1
1

1
1

-

5

15
15

9
9

4b
38

40
28

5

14

7

29

28

-

-

1

2

*

“

*

-

5

1
1

5

2
2

9

10

9

lo

14
14

32
16

5

5

5

21
21
21

3

77

3
3

77

7

11
66

7

*

*

*

27

5
5

-

4
4

-

23

7

-

T a b le A -5 . H ourly earnings o f m aterial m ovem ent and custodial w orkers in W ashington, D .C .—
M d . - V a . , M a rc h 1976
Hourly 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 i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s of—

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

“1

S

Number

$

i

I

I

J

s

5

S

i

i

%

Mean 2

Medi an2

Middle range 2

I

$

I

>

5

5.60 6.00 6.40 6.60 7.20 7.60

2.20

of

and
under
6.00 6.40 6.60 7.20 7.60 8.00

2.40

ALL WORKERS
$

$

$

$

T R U C K D R I V E R S -------- ------- ----M A NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -----------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S ---------w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ----------RE TA IL TRA0E -------------SERV IC ES -------------------

3*794
443
3.351

5.7 4
6.48
5.6 4

5.9 5

4 .5 7 -

7.11

7.00
5.8 5

1*081

7.11

7.00
7.11
7.11

1.13 0

6.42
4.9 3
5.89

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

5 .1 9
6 .4 5

4 .2 0 4 .7 7 -

5 .7 9
7.11

321

3 .9 6

4.0 0

4 .0 0 -

4.3 7

TR UCKDRIVERS* LIGHT TRUCK -N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------

370
355

4.0 3
3 .9 6

4.0 0
A.00

3 .8 5 3 .8 5 -

4.3 7
4 .3 7

-

TR UCKDRIVERS. ME DI UM TRUCK N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --- --------WH OLESALE TRADE ----------RE TA IL TRADE ---- --- -----S E RV IC ES -------------------

794
740
303

4.7 8
4.7 4

5
4
5
4

4
4
4
3

5
5
5
5

•

TR UC KDRIVERS* HEAVY TRUCK
(TRAILER) --------------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------NU NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------WHOL ES AL E TRADE ----------RE TA IL TRADE --------------

801

150
155

1.51 0
62
1.44 8

5.10
4 .5 8
3.8 9

6.5 5
5.8 4

.0
.6
.1
.0

0
7
9
5

.3
.2
.5
.9

5
0
6
5

-

.2
.2
.2
.2

-

30

25

53

-

30

25

53

*

9
5
0
0

-

•

20

20

5

14

3 .1 0 -

4 .3 7

“

7.11
6.2 5
7.11

6 .4 5 4 .8 6 6 .4 5 -

7.11
6.2 5
7.1 1

-

5.20
7.11

4 .7 5 6 .4 5 -

5.20
7.12

*

*

6
11

117
4
113

8

44
60

5 .5 5

5 .5 4 4 .3 5 -

7.00
5.7 9

SHIP PI NG CLERKS ----------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------w h o l e s a l e t r a d e -----------

127
103
89

4.7 3
4.6 3

4 .4 8
4 .4 8

3 .2 5 3 .2 5 -

5.9 7
5 .9 7

-

4 .6 3

4 .2 0

3 .2 5 -

5 .9 7

-

R E CE IV IN G C L ER KS ---------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -----------w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ----------RE TA IL T R A D E ---- ---------

220
197
91

4 .5 3
4 .4 7

4 .1 7

4.9 8
4.9 8

•

3 .8 8 -

5.47

80

4 .6 2
4.41

4.10
4 .1 0

3 .7 5 3 .7 5 -

4.1 6

3 .3 7 -

4.7 5

-

S H IP PI NG AND R E CE IV IN G CL ER KS •
NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------SERV IC ES -------------------

108
91

4 .2 5
4 .1 5

3.8 2
3.6 9

3 .3 5 -

5.31

.

3 .2 0 -

5.31

•

52

3.81

3.60

3 .1 6 -

4 .5 0

*

WA RE HO US EM EN --------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G WHOL ES AL E TRADE
RE TA IL TRADE ---

623
623

5 .2 8
5.2 8

6.3 3
6.3 3

22
22

5.30
4 .5 2

5.4 5
5.4 5
5.80

4 .1 5 4 .1 5 -

321
176

4 .7 5 -

6.2 5

22

4.9 6

3 .9 3 -

5.30

-

OROER FI LL ER S -------NONMANUFACTURING WHOL ES AL E TRADE
RE TA IL TRADE —

1.29 0

5 .5 7

5.9 7

3 .6 7 -

7.3 4

44

1 .22 0
341

5.5 4

6.2 4

3 .6 2 -

7.3 4

44

3.97

3 .1 5 -

4 .4 6

44

22

877

6.15

3 .7 5
7.1 2

4 .0 0 -

7.5 6

*

S H IP PI NG P A CK ER S ---NONMANUFACTURING W H OL ES AL E TRADE

368
356

3.8 9
3 .8 4

3.5 9
3.5 9

3 .0 0 2 .9 5 -

4.8 5
4.8 5

216

4.1 5

3 .7 2

2 .3 5 -

5.40

55
55
55

-

37
16

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22

15

6

3

6

3

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4
7

11

21

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26
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16
16

10
10

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7
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12
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11

16
15

19
18

11
1

11
9
3

8
21

5

7
7
5

16
16

17
17

11

1
1
1

49
49
33
15

17
17

10
10

4
4
4

23
23

34
34

36

67
67
11
56

12

22

56
56
32
24

10
10

19
19

6
6

52
52

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12

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S e e fa a t a a t M at end o f t a b le s .

16

6
6

-

5
5
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58
58

9

3
3

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15

3

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36
36
19
13

1
1
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18
15
89

14
7
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11
11

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37
37
9
28

115
115
70
45

15
15
4
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35
35
30
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24
24

38
38

34
34

14
14

22

22

23
23
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13
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14

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30

33
33
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130
130

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140
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20
20

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3
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28
28

30
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39
39
9
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10
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7
7
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5 .8 5

36
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409

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25
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399
3
216

791
391

78
78

161
145

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16
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12
12

5
5
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180
11
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10
23

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225
45

16

16
8
-

19
13

12

6

29

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62

4
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2
60
54

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4

2
2

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7

8
11

26

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133
28
105
4

8

10

6

1

13
-

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50
51

41

30

27
27

5.8 5
5.0 4

13
lb

*

1294
285
1009
618
391

447
13
434
180
3
251

93

122
122

5
5

695
399

66

66

49
49
35
9

10
10

TR UCKDRIVERS. HEAVY TRUCK
(OTHER THAN TRAILER) ------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------

144
55

21

101
6
95
3
82

40
40
18

- -

3

3
la

6

4^

32
31
-

4
4

1

10

202
2
20 0

42
-

51
51

26
26

6.5 5

6
22

300
35
265

81
19
62
32
24

117
117

17
17

753

11
55

70
3
67
4
53

47
47

20

104

10
95

242
242

-

20

10

195
3
192

111

8

8

137

74
137

10

9

137

21
11

23
30

-

4.3 7

34
34

12

6.5 8
5.0 9




42
8

-

6

13
-

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13

6

13
13
13

-

6
6
-

6

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278

*

-

-

1

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6
6
6

9
9
-

•
•

-

9

-

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2

-

-

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14

1

8

6

8
8

3
3

•

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-

-

-

-

-

-

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88
88

66
20

55
55
28
14

81
81
65

65
65
58

86
88

-

118
73
73

29

33
28

8
8
43
43
3
40

6

29
29
15
14

.
-

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9
9

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3
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16
16
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8

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20
8

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52
52
52

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9

11

-

-

-

-

187
187

367
367

23
23

•
28

187

-

•

•
-

-

-

—

367

23

-

•

-

-

T ab le A -5 . H ourly earnings o f m a te ria l m ovem ent and custodial w o rkers in W ashington, D .C .—
M d .—V a ., M a rc h 1 9 7 6 — Continued
Hourly earnings
N

Occupation and industry division

N u m b er o f workers rec eiving s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f —

4

5
1
s
I
*
*
r
S
t
s
S
S
$
5
S
s
1 --------- ■5--------- T --------$
4
S
2.20 2.40 2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4 . 6 0 4 .80 5.00 5.20 5.40 5 .60 6.00 6.40 6.80 7.20 7.60

L

of
workers

Mean 2

M edian2

Middle range 2

and
u n d er

2 . A0 2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.4o 4.60 4 . 8 0 5 t 0 9

5.20 5.40 5.60

6

6.80 7.20 7.60 8.00.

,0 0

ALL W O RK ER S—
CO NTINUED
MATE RI AL H A ND LI NG LABO RE RS --------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ---------------RE TAIL TRADE --------------------

1.706
405
1.301
354
777

$
3.91
4.61
3.69
4.32
3.12

FORK LI FT O P ER AT OR S ------------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ---------------RE TA IL TRADE --------------------

661
185
476
139
328

GU AR DS AND WATC HM EN ----------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------P U BL IC UTIL IT IE S --------------RE TA IL TRADE -------------------FI NA NC E -------------------------SERV IC ES -------------------------

$

$

$

3.80
4.40
3.50
3.77
2 .8 0

2.974.332.753.752.44-

4.75
4.76
4.24
4.87
3.60

138
138

132
132

5.58
4.74
5.91
4.99
6.32

5.40
4.63
6.20
4.50
7.17

4.404.404.504.504.35-

7.17
5.31
7.40
5.97
7.40

.
-

-

3.123
74
3.049
192
135
191
2.520

2.92
3.46
2.91
5.08
3.13
3.17
2.71

2.75
3.00
2.75
4.70
3.20
3.05
2.75

2.502.302.504.412.802.502.50-

2.91
4.56
2.85
5.65
3.55
4.00
2.75

JANITORS. PORTERS. AND CL EANERS --- 10.254
197
M A N U FA CT UR IN G --- ----------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------- 10.057
356
PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S --------------97
WHOL ES AL E TRADE ---------------933
R E TA IL TRADE -------------------1.647
FI NA NC E -------------------------SERV IC ES ------------------------- 7,024

2.82
4.26
2.80
4.55
3.74
3.08
2.73
2.67

2.70
4.23
2.70
4.61
3.75
2.75
2.70
2.70

2.453.252.454.213.152.502.502.35-

2.90 £087 1562 3456
5.16
9
2.87 2087 15o2 3447
4.83
5
4.25
172 310
73
3.15
232
503
364
3.00
882 2773
2.75 1782

132

100
100

59
9
50
50

118
118
118

86
2
84
54
28

58
12
46
24
16

157
2
155
104
49

82
1
81
•
78

63
2
61
48
9

177
126
51
30
15

84
80
4
4

218
95
123
5
4

15
l
14

•
-

6
6
6

-

9
9
4
5

4
1
3
3

25
•
25
4
21

12
12
12

32
14
18
8
10

38
8
30
30

129
61
68
62
6

152 1101 1033
5
20
132 1096 1033

93

127
16
111

83
4
79

114
1
113

66
1
65

20

87
5
82
2

58
1
57
40

57
3
54
48

1
19

40
40

8
9

6

1
2

90
1
89
35

43

146
21
125
78
20
3
14
10

67

124
10
114
110
4

138
-

-

*

100
-

19
15
18
45
7
72 1078 1001

-

93

22
28
61

15
17
45

34
19
60

21
4
40

694 1160
12
12
682 114b
6
10
11
87
75
134 291
754
462

283
36
247
15

143
7
136
9
2
29
29
67

145
7
138
10
29
31
23
45

9
3
81

See footnotes at end of tables.




17

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40
38
154

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20

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16
10
28

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43
10
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18

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67
3
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5
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4

26
24
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2
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15
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101
20
81
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43
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3
17
8

12
12
-

38
38
-

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53
4
49
45
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10
1
9
8
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1
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46
4
42
39

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3
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8
6

2
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b
-

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lb
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18
lc

2

-

25
1
24
21

2

2

2

55
55

50
4
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28

55
17
38
23

33
1
32
27

18

9

5

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29
-

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29
29

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38
38
10

15
15
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88
-

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141
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13
13
13

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1
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T ab le A -5 a . H ourly earnings of m a te ria l m ovem ent and custodial w o rkers—large establishm ents
in W a s h in g to n , D .C .—M d .—V a ., M a rc h 1976
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f—

Hourly earnings

Occupation and industry division

3“
3“
3“
3 ---$
T"
S
2
S
S
I
S
2.20 2.40 2.60 2 .80 3.00 3. 20 3. 40 3 .60 3.80 4. 00 4. 20 4. 40 4, 60

of
workers

Mean 2

Median2

Middle range 2

S
7 ---- 7
S
$
4
S
$
$
$
4.8o 5.00 5.20 5.40 5. 60 6. 00 6.4C 6.80 7.20 7.60

and
under
o
o

2.40 2.60 2.80 3 .00 3.20 3. 40 3. 60 3 .80

4. 20 4. 40 4. 60 4. 80

5.00 5,2fl 5 . AO 5* 60 6jJliLA msitflu 6.60 7.80 7,<?Q 6.00

ALL WORKERS
TRUCKDRI V E R S -------------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BLIC UTIL IT IE S --------------RE TA IL TRADE --------------------

1.097
73
1.024
161
844

$
6.18
5.59
6.22
5.10
6.48

$
6.45
5.41
6.45
5.34
6.77

$
5.345.165.344.806.43-

$
7.12
6.25
7.12
5.34
7.12

*

31
1
30
30

14
14
4
9

5
5
5
“

“

1
-

2
2
“

5
5
“

“
“

3
3
3

30
30
30

9
9
9

*

1
1
”

22
21
21

5
5
5

2
2
1

8
7
3

3
3

6
6

2
2

*

21
21
21

5

1

5
”

1

3
“
3

*

3
3
*

”

3

3

-

-

-

-

“

*

3
3
3

*

3
3

7

6
6

7
-

7

6

36
36
30
6

37
37
19
lb

AA
35
9
2
7

124
124
89
35

13
6
7
3
4

30
8
22
9
4

71
20
51
51

3
3
3

30
30
*

j
3
j

37
2
-

118
118
29

13
7
4

10
10
-

9
8
8

7
7
7

3
3
3

6
6
6

19
19
15

7
7
7

fe

-

b

-

6

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19
11
4

15
15
13

8
7
6

2
2
2

10
10
9

9
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V

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-

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“

“

“

4
4

o
8

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42
42
42

9
9
9

5
5
5

13
13
13

14
14
14

.

_

-

-

•

-

T R U C K D R I V E R S t ME DI UM TRUCK -----N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

243
197
56

5.26
5.26
5.52

5.34
5.34
5.20

5.16- 5.34
5.20- 5.34
5.20- 5.67

*

TR UC KD RI VE RS * HEAVY TRUCK
(TRAILER) -------------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------RE TA IL TRAOE --------------------

791
764
753

6.52
6.53
6.55

7.11
7.11
7.11

6.43- 7.12
6.45- 7.12
6.45- 7.12

*

*

”

*

R E CE IV IN G CLERKS --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------RE TA IL TRADE --------------------

105
96
80

4.48
4.40
4.41

4.17
4.15
4.16

3.52- 4.88
3.50- 4.88
3.37- 4.75

-

_
*

1
1

.
-

WA RE HO US EM EN -------------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------

228
228

5.81
5.81

5.80
5«oo

5.30- 6.62
5.30- 6.62

-

*

-

-

ORDER FI LL ER S ------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------RE TA IL TRADE --------------------

890
6A5
845

6.26
6.27
6.27

7.12
7.12
7.12

5.18- 7.56
4.53- 7.56
4.53- 7.56

-

6
6
6

30
30
30

56
56
56

b

8
B

15
15
15

--------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------RE TA IL TRADE --------------------

750
696
671

3.23
3.06
3.02

2.80
2.75
2.75

2.40- 3.55
2.40- 3.20
2.40- 3.10

138
138
138

132
132
132

100
100
100

50
50
50

94
94
94

30
30
28

22
22
16

28
28
26

28
28
25

13
13
9

18
18
12

4
4
4

i
i
i

FO RKLIFT OPER AT OR S -----------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------RETAIL T R A D E ---- -— ---- -------

334
288
288

6.44
6.62
6.62

7.17
7.17
7.17

5.45- 7.40
7.17- 7.40
7.17- 7.40

.
-

-

-

-

“

“

5
5
5

3
3
3

21
21
21

7
7
7

-

*

6
6
6

10
10
10

2
1
1

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN ----------------------------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------------------------------SERV IC ES ----------------------------------------------------------

489
451
144

3.97
3.97
3.44

3.75
3.70
3.45

3.23- 4.41
3.25- 4.41
2.86- 3.79

15
15
10

5
5
5

25
25
18

19
19
7

49
33
6

38
38
18

62
62
30

41
41
16

5
5
4

17
12

50
49
8

JANITORS. PORTERS. AND C L EA NE RS ------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------- ------------------- -- -------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S ----------------------------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------------------------------------

3.041
2.932
229
665

3.02
2.97
4.54
3.17

2.70
2.70
4.21
2.75

2.652.654.212.62-

3.00
2.95
4.83
3.15

309
309

284 1415
284 1415

240
236

75
59

51
49
10
31

58
58
35
16

19
19

7

47
42
4
23

1.955

2.70

2.70

2.70- 2.70

279

194
188
1
6b
20
102

47

11

3

3

material

handling

SERV IC ES

laborers

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

*
-

-

-

29

”

118

233
11
102 1171

63
153

"

See footnotes at end of tables.




18

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254
3
251
251

391
391
391

13
13
13

6
.
6
6

-

-

-

6
6
6

62
43
43

216
21b
216

391
391
391

13
13
13

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-

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-

9
9
9

3
-

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5
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20
20

55
55

12
12

59
59

16
16

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43
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9
9
9

3
3
3

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9
9
9

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28
26

1 °7
187
167

367
367
367

23
23
23

b
4

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-

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-

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5
b

10
10
10

15
15
15

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4

3
-

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68
88
68

141
141
141

57
54
6

46
42
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9
9
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7

88
88
78
3

50
40
40

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3

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“

a

-

*

-

7

-

-

_

-

-

-

13
-

-

18
3
1

-

1
1
1

2
-

33
-

-

-

-

8
4
4

1
1
1

3
2
2

4
2
2

2
2
2

25
24

-

8
8

13
13

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

u
\c

55
-

-

-

29
25
7
18

31
29
14
9

33
32
27
5

14
13

12

-

-

-

6

-

-

6
6

20
18

2

-

-

-

6

18

1

13

-

-

-

-

1

•

-

.
-

-

Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, powerplant, material movement,
and custodial workers, by sex, in Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., March 1976
S e x , 3 o c c u p a t io n , an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

m a in t e n a n c e ,

toolroom

OCCUPATIONS

pow erplant

,

Number
of
workers

Average
(m ean2 )
hourly
earnings

Number
of
workers

Average
(m ean 2 )
hourly
earnings4

M ATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CU STO D IAL
O CCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

and

-

S e x , 3 o c c u p a t io n , a n d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

MEN

S e x , 3 o c c u p a tio n ,

m a t e r ia l

an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

movement

OCCU PATIO N S

-

and

Number
of
workers

c u s t o d ia l

MEN— CONTINUED

$
57
m a in t e n a n c e




e l e c t r ic ia n s

» r-. . . . . ^ r-

$

7 .1 2 ,
7 .1 4
8 .8 5

135
57
78

7 .2 4
7 .7 4
6 .8 7

239
137

5 .7 3
4 ,6 9

76
71

7 .8 4
7 .9 2

123

5 .7 0

734
299

4^75
S .1 0

155

3 .8 9

MECHANICS

(M ACH IN ERY)

-

-

A

i

^04
62

1 104
747
TRU CK D RIVERS*

HEAVY

518
346

r i ,r I . r r

6.681

102

6 .6 7
7 .7 1

113
99

4 .4 1
4 .4 0

3S0
315
188

6 .8 5
6 .8 2

1‘ L I A I L

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

m a n u f a c t u r in g

NONMANUFACTURING —
w h o lesale

trade

—

— —

—

—

—

— — — —

TR a UE ----------------------------------------------

T R U C K D R IV E R S * LIG H T
NONMANUF AC TURING

TRUCK ———————

5 .7 4
6 .4 8
5 .6 4
6 .4 2
4 .9 2
5 .8 9
3 .9 6

370
355

4 .0 3
3 .9 6

1 ^ A U t.

11

5 .0 9

5 .8 5
j.0 4

1 T*!
no

^ 6 3
4 .6 3

r /

205

4 .5 9

1K HUL

T;
r&

4 .4 ,

2 .7 2

7L
j a n it o r s

* P O R T l RS*

and

cleaners

-------

6*207

_
<

' 0
L ,.~ i

^
3'

2^65
3 .7 8

M ATERIAL MOVEMENT AND C U STO D IA L
O CCUPATIO NS - WOMEN

6.66

3*782
443
3 .3 3 9
1 .0 7 9
797
1 ,1 2 4
321

o A L l.

6 ' JJ

695
399

622
622

I d a .

176

4 .5 2

i

T RUCKU RIVERS

h l 'U L t,

/

M ATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CU STODIAL
O CCUPATIONS - MEN

R E T A IL

3jb

TRUCK

661

^

'" * 6 1

$

n . T i.* r

MAINTENANCE

T

Average
( mean2 )
hourly
earnings4

i ,0 8 7

289
798
203
191

See footnotes at end of tables.

19

5 03
5 .8 2
4 .1 3
6 .4 3

2 .

J A N IT O R S *
4 .5 3

PO RTfcRS*

AND CLEANERS -------

4 ,0 4 7

2 .7 2




Table A-6a. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom,
powerplant, material movement, and custodial workers,
by sex—large establishments in Washington, D.C.—
Md.—Va., March 1976
S ex,

Number
of

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

Average
(m ean2 )
hourly
earnings4

S e x , 3 o c c u p a t io n , an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

m a in t e n a n c e , t o o l r o o m , and
POWERPLANT OCCU PATION S - MEN

Number
of
workers

M ATERIAL m o v e m e n t a n d c u s t o d i a l
O CCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED
$

$

Jo
I't. iAIL 1

^

Average
(m ean *)
hourly
earnings 4

“

8.**
8. *7
8.99

' '9

HtlAll— 1K MUL " "TB

7.1*
04

m a in t e n a n c e

7.*2
7.*6

UNUCL>' r lLL^Kj

ft*AS
* _
6.

NONMANUFACTURING

m e c h a n ic s

---- — --- -------

532

3.08

d.31

125
87

8* IB
*

98

1•

6
S E R V IC E S

m a t e r ia l

m ovem ent

and

JA N IT O R S ,

c u s t o d ia l

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

4^6
135

---

1.713

P O R T tR S ,

AND CLEANERS

3 .* 7

3.15
T* '■‘S

1 009
‘ “ 73
1.016

n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g

t r u c k d r iv e r s ,

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

heavy

195
56

5.59

5.28

OCCU PATION S

JA N IT O R S ,

tru ck

758
7*7

PORTERS,

-

WOMEN

AND CLEANERS

---

1.328

lt0 6 0

See footnotes at end of tables.

20

2 .8 6

Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected
occupational groups, adjusted for employment shifts, in
Washington, D.C.—Md.—Va., for selected periods
I n d u s t r y an d o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p
( m e n an d w o m e n c o m b i n e d )

M a r c h 1972
to
M a r c h 1973

A ll in d u s t r ie s :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l __________________ _____ ______________________
E l e c t r o n i c d a t a p r o c e s s i n g _____________________________
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s __________ _____________________________
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s * * _ ______________________
U n s k i l l e d p la n t w o r k e r s * * ____________ ______________
M a n u fa c t u r in g :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ______________________________________________
E l e c t r o n i c d a t a p r o c e s s i n g _____________________________
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ___ _______________________________________
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s * * ___________ _______
U n s k i l l e d p la n t w o r k e r s * * ---------------------------------------------

D a ta n o t a v a i l a b l e .
P e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s f o r p e r i o d s e n d in g p r i o r
D a ta d o n o t m e e t p u b l i c a t i o n c r i t e r i a .

5 .4
*

6 .4
*

7 .8

5 .2
8 .9
4 .2

***
*
***
***

1976

r e la te

M a r c h 1975
to
M a r c h 1976

7 .9

7 .0
6 .3

6.6

8.1

9 .5
7 .9

10.2

***
$
***

***
***
***

***
***

1 0 .4
1 0 .9

1 1 .3
1 5 .2

6 .5
3 .9

6 .4
*
***

7 .7
7 .9

sjcsje*

***

7 .0
6 .4
***
***

3 .7

7 .1

10.6

5 .3
*
***
♦ ♦♦
5 .6

to

M a r c h 1974
to
M a rch 1975

7 .3
6 .7
5 .3

6 .9

N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ______________________________________________
E l e c t r o n i c d a t a p r o c e s s i n g _____________________________
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ______________________________
_______
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s * * --------------------------------------U n s k i l l e d p la n t w o r k e r s * * _____________________________

*
**
***

M a r c h 1973
to
M a r c h 1974

to m e n

7 .8

o n ly .

Footnotes
1

S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t t h e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or
w e e k ly h o u rs .
T h e m e a n i s c o m p u t e d f o r e a c h j o b b y t o t a l i n g th e e a r n i n g s o f a l l w o r k e r s a n d d iv i d i n g b y t h e n u m b e r of workers.
The me di an designates position—
h a l f r e c e i v e l e s s th a n th e r a t e s h o w n .
T h e m i d d l e r a n g e i s d e f i n e d b y 2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a f o u r t h o f the workers earn less than the lower of these rates
3 E a r n in g s d a ta r e 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 ifi c a t io n w a s p r o v id e d b y th e e s t a b lis h m e n t .
4 E x c l u d e s p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , a n d la t e s h i f t s .

p r e m i u m rates), and the earnings correspond

to th e s e

2

and




21

half of the employees surveyed receive m o r e
and a fourth earp m o r e than the higher rate.

Appendix A
A r e a w a g e and r e la t e d b e n e fit s d a ta a r e o b ta in e d b y p e r s o n a l v i s i t s
o f B u r e a u f ie ld 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 ls . 1 In e a c h o f th e i n t e 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 ­
le 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 t e 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 th e p r e v io u s s u r v e y .
In e a c h o f th e 84 2 a r e a s c u r r e n t ly s u r v e y e d , da ta a r e o b 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 i s i o n s :
M a n u fa c ­
t u r in g ; t r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o t h e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s ; w h o le s a le
t r a d e ; r e t a i l 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 ; 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 lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s tu d ie s a r e 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 av in g f e w e r than
a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e o m itt e d b e c a u s e o f in s u f fic ie n t e m p l o y ­
m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d .
S e p a r a 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 iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .

d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e in d u s t r y d iv is io n s w ith in th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y , a r e
n o t p r e s e n t e d in th e A - s e r i e s t a b le 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 is t o o s m a ll to p r o v id e en o u g h d a ta to 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 i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t da ta .
Sepa­
r a te m e n 's and w o m e n 's e a r n in g s data a r e n ot p r e s e n t e d w h en th e n u m b e r o f
w o r k e r s n ot id e n t ifie d b y s e x i s 20 p e r c e n t o r m o r e o f th e m e n 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 d a ta n o t sh ow n s e p a r a t e ly f o r in d u s t r y
d iv is io n s a r e in c lu d e d in data f o r a ll in d u s t r ie s c o m b in e d .
L ik e w is e ,
d a ta a r e in c lu d e d in th e o v e r a l l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n w h en a s u b c la s s if ic a t io n o f
e l e c t r o n i c s t e c h n ic ia n s , s e c r e t a r i e s , o r t r u c k d r i v e r s is n o t sh ow n o r i n f o r ­
m a t io n to s u b c l a s s i f y i s n ot 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 d a ta a r e sh ow n f o r f u l l - t i m e
w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h ir e d to 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 p a y 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 if t s . N o n p r o d u c t io n b o n u s e s a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a llo w a n c e s
and in 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 i o 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 rd w o r k w e e k
(r o u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a lf h o u 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 ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r a n d /o r
p r e m iu m r a t e s ) .
A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s f o r t h e s e o c c u p a t io n s a re ro u n d e d
to th e n e a r e s t h a lf d o ll a r .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c te d on a s a m p le b a s i s .
T h e s a 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 ific a t io n o f 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 an in d iv id u a l a r e a s u r v e y b y in d u s t r y and n u m b e r o f e m p lo y e e s .
F r o m th is s t r a t ifi e 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 l e 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 in e d c h a n c e o f s e le c t io n . T o o b ta in o p tim u m
a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p 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 i s
s e le c t e d .
W h en d a ta a r e c o m b in e d , e a c h e s t a b lis h m e n t is
w e ig h te d a c c o r d in g to it s p r o b a b ilit y o f s e l e c t i o n , s o th at u n b ia s e d e s t im a t e s
a re g e n e ra te d .
F o r e x a m p le , i f on e ou t 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 i s g iv e n a w e ig h t o f fo u r t o 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 .
A n a lte r n a te
o f th e s a m e o r i g i n a l p r o b a b ilit y is c h o s e n in the s a m e i n d u s t r y - s i z e c l a s s i ­
f ic a t io n i f d a ta a r e n ot a v a ila b le f r o m th e o r ig i n a l s a m p le m e m b e r .
If no
s u ita b le s u b s titu te i s a v a ila b le , a d d itio n a l w e ig h t is a s s ig n e d to a s a m p le
m e m b e r th at is s im il a r t o th e m i s s i n g u n it.

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 ic u la r t i m 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
tim e m a y n ot r e f l e c t e x p e c t e d w a g e c h a n g e s . T h e a v e r a g e s f o r in d iv id u a l jo b s
a r e a ff e c t e d b y c h 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 o r 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 lo y e d b y h ig h - o r lo w - w a g e f i r m s m a y c h a n g e , o r
h ig h -w a g e w o r k e r s m a y a d v a n ce to b e t t e r jo b s and b e r e p la c e d b y n ew
w o r k e r s at lo w e r r a t e s .
Su ch s h 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 i n c r e a s e w a g e s
d u r in g th e y e a r .
C h a n g e 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 a r e e a r n in g s c h a n g e s f o r
in d iv id u a l jo b s w ith in th e g r o u p s .

O c c u p a tio n s and e a r n in g s
O c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d f o r stu dy a r e c o m m o n to a v a r ie t y o f m a n u fa c ­
tu r in g and n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g i n d u s t r ie s , and a r e o f the fo llo w in g t y p e s :
(1) O f fic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n ic a l; (3) m a in te n a n c e , t o o l r o o m ,
and p o w e r p la n t ; and (4) m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t and c u s t o d ia l.
O c c u p a tio n a l
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n is b a s e d on a u n ifo r m s e t o f jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s ig n e d to ta k e
a c c o u n t 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 ccu ­
p a tio n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu d y a r e lis t e d and d e s c r i b e d in a p p e n 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 th e jo b t i t le s a r e 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 data f o r s o m e o f th e o c c u p a t io n s lis t e d and

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 i f f e r in p a y l e v e l and jo b s ta ffin g , and th u s c o n tr ib u te
d if f e r e n t ly to the e s t im a t e s f o r e a c h j o b .
P a y a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e l y th e w a g e d i f f e r e n t ia l a m o n g jo b s in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
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 le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s h o u ld
n o t 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 c o n t r ib u t e to 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 (o n ly th e r a t e s p a id in c u m b e n ts a r e
c o l l e c t e d ) and p e r f o 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 crip tio n s .
J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d to c l a s s i f y e m p lo y e e s in t h 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 th an t h o s e u s e d in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s
and a llo w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s in s p e c i f i c d u tie s
p e r fo r m e d .

* Personal visits were on a 2-year cy cle before July 1972.
2 Included in the 84 areas are 14 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are
Akron, Ohio; Austin, T ex .; Binghamton, N .Y . —P a .; Birmingham, A la .; Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West
Palm Beach—Boca Raton, Fla.; Lexington—Fayette, K y .; Melbourne—Titusville—Cocoa, Fla.; Norfolk-Virginia
Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News—Hampton, Va. —N. C .; Poughkeepsie-Kingston—Newburgh, N .Y . ; Raleigh—
Durham, N. C .; Stamford, Conn.; Syracuse, N .Y .; Utica—Rome, N .Y .; and Westchester County, N .Y.
In
addition, the Bureau conducts more limited area studies in approximately 70 areas at the request of the
Employment Standards Administration of the U. S. Department of Labor.




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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 ts w ith in th e s c o p e o f th e stu dy and n o t th e n u m b e r a c t u 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 a m o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s 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 s a m p le o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s s tu d ie d
s e r v e o n ly to 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 j o b s s tu d ie d .
T h ese
d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e d o not a ff e c t m a t e r ia lly th e a c c u r a c y o f
th e e a r n in g s d a ta .

W a ge t r e n d s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s

T h e 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 ta b le A - 7 a r e b a s e d on c h 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 r e p o r t in g th e tr e n d jo b s in b o th
th e c u r r e n t and p r e v io u s y e a r (m a tc h e d e s t a b lis h m e n t s ).
T h e da ta a r e
a d ju s te d to r e m o v e th e e f f e c t s on a v e r a g e e a r n in g s o f e m p lo y m e n t s h ift s
a m o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s and 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 i n c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r , a r e s t i l l a ff e c t e d b y f a c t o r s
o th e r than w a g e i n 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 ff e c t an
e s t a 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 r e p a id u n d e r p la n s
p r o v id in g a r a n g e o f w a g e r a t e 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 th e b o tt o m o f th 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 a g e r a t e s .

T h e p e r c e n t c h a n g e s r e la t e to w a g e c h a n g e s b e tw e e n th e in d ic a t e d
d a tes.
W hen th e tim e span b e tw e e n s u r v e y s is o th e r than 12 m o n th s , a nn ual
r a t e s a r e sh o w n .
(It i s a s s u m e d th at w a g e s i n c r e a s e at a c o n s ta n t ra te
b e tw e e n s u r v e y s .)

O c c u p a tio n s u s e d to c o m p u te w a g e t r e n d s a r e :

O f fic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and
w o m e n ):

O f fic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and
w o m e n )— C on tin u ed

S e c r e ta 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 y p i s t s , c l a s s e s A and B
F il e c l e r k s , c l a s s e s A ,
B , and C
M essengers
S w it c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s
O rd e r c le r k s

A c c o u n t in g c l e r k s ,
c l a s s e s A and B
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 , c la s s B
P a y r o ll c le r k s
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
T a b u la tin g - m a c h in e
o p e r a t o r s , c la s s B

E l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g
(m e n and w o m e n ) :

S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m e n
and w o m e n ) :

C om p u ter sy ste m s
a n a ly s t 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 l a s s e s A , B , and C
C om p u ter o p e r a t o r s ,
c l a s s e s A , B , and C

C a rp en ters
E le c tr ic ia n s
P a in te r s
M a c h in is t s
M e c h a n ic s (m a c h in e r y )
M e c h a n ic s (m o t o r v e h ic le )
P ip e f i t t e r s
T o o l and d ie m a k e r s

In d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m e n and
w o m e n ):
R e g i s t e r e d in d u s t r ia l
n u rses
P e r c e n t c h a n g e s f o r in d iv:
as fo llo w s :

U n s k ille d plan t (m e n and
w o m e n ):
J a n it o r s , p o r t e r s , and
c le a n e r s
M a t e r ia l h an d lin g l a b o r e r s
a r e a s in th e p r o g r a m

a r e c o m p u te d

1.

E a ch 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 o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p in the
base y e a r.

2.

T h e s e w e ig h ts a r e u s e d to 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 e a n ) e a r n in g s is 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 to t a le d to o b ta in a
grou p a v e ra 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 th e a v e r a g e f o r th e 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 th e e a r l i e r y e a r .
T h e r e s u lt —
e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t — l e s s 100 is th e p e r c e n t c h a n g e .

F o r a m o r e d e t a ile d d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e m e th o d u s e d to co m p u te t h e s e
w a g e t r e n d s , s e 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 o n th ly L a b o r
R e v ie w , J a n u a ry 1 9 7 3, p p . 5 2 -5 7 .
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 io n s




T a b u la tio n s on s e le c t e d e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n ta r y
w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) a r e n<pt p r e s e n t e d in t h is b u lle tin .
In fo r ­
m a t io n f o r t h e s e ta b u la tio n s is c o l l e c t e d at 3 - y e a r i n t e r v a ls . 1 T h e s e ta b u ­
la tio n s on m in im u m e n tr a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r in e x p e r ie n c e d o f f i c e w o r k e r s ; sh ift
d if f e r e n t i a l s ; s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s and d a y 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 r e p r e s e n t e d (in the B - s e r i e s t a b le s )
in p r e v io u s b u lle t in s f o r th is a r e a .
1 Personal visits were on a 2-year cycle before July 1972.

Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied
in Washington, D.C.—Md.—V a .,1March 1976
In d u s try d i v is i o n 2

M in im u m
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s t a b l is h m e n ts in s c o p e
o f stud y

N u m b e r o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s

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 stud y 4

W ith in s c o p e
o f stq d y 3

S tu died

S tu died
N u m b er

P ercen t

ALL ESTA BL IS HM EN TS
ALL DIVI SI ON S -------------------------------------------------------------

.

1 ,2 3 6

240

3 3 4 ,3 1 1

100

1 7 5 ,7 4 5

m a n u f a 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 i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , and
o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 5 -----------------------------------------

100
-

75
1 ,1 6 1

28
212

2 5 ,0 0 4
3 0 9 ,3 0 7

7
93

1 6 ,1 7 8
1 5 9 ,5 6 7

100

100
50
50

58
128
155
2 67
553

26
27
35
42
82

4 5 ,7 4 3
2 0 ,7 3 5
1 1 1 ,6 3 7
3 8 ,7 7 0
9 2 ,3 7 2

14
6
33
12
28

3 7 ,0 7 6
9 ,3 8 4
6 7 ,0 7 4
1 4 ,2 4 5
3 1 ,7 8 8

ALL D I V I S I O N S ------------------------- ----------------------------------

-

94

65

|1 8 2 ,5 7 1

100

1 4 3 ,8 1 8

M A NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------------------------------------------------------

5 00
-

8
86

7
58

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

7
93

1 1 ,3 6 7
1 3 2 ,4 5 1

500
500
500
5 00
500

u

10
5
17
7
19

3 4 ,2 0 9
6 ,1 6 9
9 3 ,8 0 1
9 ,3 4 4
2 7 ,1 2 7

is

5
33
9
28

3
51
5
1

3 3 ,2 0 7
6 ,1 6 9
6 3 ,8 8 8
8 ,2 4 2
2 0 ,9 4 5

---------------------------------------------------------r e t a il trade
----------------------------------------------------------------f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and h e a l e s t a t e 6 --------------S E R V I C E S 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------w h olesale

traoe

so

LARGE ESTA BL IS HM EN TS

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 i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , and
o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 5 ----------------------------------------w h olesale trad e
---------------------------------------------------------r e t a i l TRADE
------------------------------------

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL E S T A T E 6 -------S E R V I C E S 7 ----------------------------------------

5

1 T h e W a sh in g to n S ta n d a rd M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a , as d e fin e d b y th e O f f i c e o f M a n a g em en t and B u d g e t t h ro u g h F e b r u a r y 1 97 4, c o n s is t s o f th e D is t r ic t o f
C o lu m b ia ; th e co u n tie s o f C h a r le s , M o n t g o m e r y , and P r i n c e G e o r g e s , M d ., and A r lin g t o n , F a i r f a x , L o u d o u n , and P r i n c e W i ll ia m , V a .; and th e c i t ie s o f A le x a n d r ia ,
F a i r f a x , and F a lls C h u r c h ^ V a . T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s tu d y " e s t im a t e s sh ow n in th is ta b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e s i z e and c o m p o s it io n o f
th e la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y .
E s t im a t e s a r e not in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , f o 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 t o m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t t r e n d s o r le v e l s
s i n c e (1 ) p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s e s t a b lis h m e n t data c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o l l p e r io d s tu 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
f r 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 th e S ta n d a rd I n d u s t r ia l C l a s s if ic a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c la s s i fy in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n .
3 I n clu 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 lim it a t io n .
A l l o u t le t s (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in in d u s t r ie s s u c h as t r a d e ,
fin a n c e , auto r e p a i r 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 clu d e s a ll w o r k e r s in a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t (w ith in th e a r e a ) at o r a b o v e th e m in im u m lim it a t io n .
5 A b b r e v ia t e d t o " p u b l ic u t il it i e s " in the A - 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 t o w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t io n a r e e x c lu d e d .
T h e l o c a l t r a n s it s y s t e m is
g o v e m m e n t a lly j o p e ra te d and e x c lu d e d b y d e fin it io n f r o m the s c o p e o f th e stu d y.
6 A b b r e v ia t e d t o " f i n a n c e " in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s .
7 H o te ls and m o t e ls ; la u n d r ie s and o t h 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 r k 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 c lu 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 i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .




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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 j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r th e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s t o a s s i s t
it s f ie ld s t a ff in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r ia t e o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w h o a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r ie t y o f
p a y r o l l t i t le s and d if f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b lis h m e n t to e s t a b lis h m e n t and f r o m a r e a to
area.
T h is p e r m it s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a ge r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b le jo b c o n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f th is e m p h a s 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 c o m p a r a b ilit y o f o c c u p a t io n a l c o n te n t, the
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 f f e r s ig n ific a n t ly f r o m t h o s e in u s e in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s o r t h o s e
p r e p a re d fo r o th e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly in g t h e s e jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , th e B u r e a u 's f ie ld e c o n o m is t s a r e
in s t r u c t e d to e x c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t ic e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; 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 .

OFFICE
SECRETARY

S E C R E T A R Y— C o n tin u e d

A s s ig n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a lly to 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 t o th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k o f th e
s u p e r v is o r .
W o r k s f a i r l y in d e p e n d e n tly r e c e i v i n g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d
s u p e r v 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 t ie s ,
u s u a lly in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g :

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 t u r e and d if f ic u l t y .
T h e w o r k t y p ic a lly 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 r s ta n d in g o f th e o r g a n iz a t i o 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
th e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .
E x c l u s io n s

a . R e c e i v e s te le p h o n e c a l l s , p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , and in c o m in g m a il ,
a n s w e r s r o u tin e in q u ir ie s , and r o u t e s t e c h n ic a l in q u ir ie s to th e p r o p e r
p erson s;
b.
c.
in s t r u c t e d ;
d.

E s t a b lis h e s ,

m a in t a in s ,

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

M a in ta in s th e s u p e r v i s o r 's
R e la y s m e s s a g e s f r o m

c a le n d a r and m a k e s a p p o in tm e n ts a s

P e r fo r m s




a . P o s it io n s
d e s crib e d above;
b.

s u p e r v is o r to s u b o r d in a t 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 the s u p e r v i s o r 's s ig n a t u r e to 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 ccu ra cy;
f.

N ot a ll p o s it io n s th at a r e t it le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r ­
a c te r is tic s .
E x a m p le s o f p o s it io n s w h ich a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e d e fin it io n a r e
as fo llo w s :

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

s io n a l,

w h ich

do

n ot

m eet

th e

"p e r s o n a l"

S t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u lly t r a in e d in s e c r e t a r i a l - t y p e d u tie s ;

c . S t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v in g a s o f f i c e
t e c h n ic a l, o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n s ;

a s s is t a n t s to a g ro u p o f p r o f e s ­

d . S e c r e t a r y p o s it io n s in w h ich th e d u tie s a r e e it h e r s u b s ta n tia lly
m o r e r o u tin e o r s u b 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 th e d e fin it io n ;

B e g in n in g w ith c a le n d a r y e a r 1976 s u r v e y s , th e B u r e a u h a s g r o u p e d o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d in it s
a r e a w a g e s u r v e y s in to jo b f a m ilie s in o r d e r to p r e s e n t in fo r m a t io n on r e la t e d o c c u p a t io n s in s e q u e n c e .
J o b f a m ilie s h a v e -n o t b e e n t it le d , h o w e v e r , s in c e d o in g s o m ig h t h a v e a d d ed e x t r a n e o u s e le m e n t s to th e
j o b m a t c h in g p r o c e s s .
T h e B u r e a u h a s a ls o r e v i s e d s e v e r a l o c c u p a t io n a l t i t l e s .
w o r d o r d e r and a r e m o r e d e s c r i p t i v e o f th e s u r v e y j o b s .

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SECRETARY— Continued

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C la s s C

e.
A s s is t a n t - t y p e p o s it io n s w h ich in v o lv e m o r e d if f ic u l t o r m o r e
1. S e c r e t a r y to 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 ­
r e s p o n s ib le t e c h n ic a l, a d m in is t r a t iv e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c ia liz e d c l e r i c a l
s ib ilit y is n ot e q u iv a le n t to o n e o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s itu a tio n s in the d e fin itio n
d u tie s w h ich a r e n o t t y p i c a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k .
f o r c l a s s B , but w h o s e o r g a n iz a t i o n a l u nit n o r m a lly n u m b e r s at le a s t s e v e r a l
d o z e n e m p lo 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 i o n a l s e g m e n ts w h ich a r e
o f t e n , in tu r n , fu r t h e r s u b d iv id e d .
In s o m e c o m p a n ie s , th is l e v e l in c lu d e s a
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in th e l e v e l d e fin it io n s
w id e ra n g e o f o r g a n iz a t i o n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly on e o r tw o ; o r
f o llo w in g , r e f e r s to t h o s e • o f f i c i a l s w ho h av e a s ig n ific a n t c o r p o r a t e w id e
p o lic y m a k in g r o l e w ith r e g a r d to m a j o r c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s .
T h e t it le " v i c e
2 . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r
p r e s id e n t , " th ou gh n o r m a lly in d ic a t iv e o f th is r o l e , d o e s n ot in a ll c a s e s
o t h e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) th at e m p l o y s , in a ll, f e w e r than 5 ,0 0 0
id e n tify su ch p o s it io n s .
V ic 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 ib ilit y i s to
person s.
a c t p e r s o n a lly 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 t s ; d i r e c t l y
C la s s D
s u p e r v is e a c l e r i c a l s ta ff) a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d to b e " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r
1. S e c r e t a r y to th e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d o f a s m a ll o r g a n iz a t io n a l unit
p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e fo llo w in g le v e l d e f in it io n s .
( e . g . , f e w e r th an a b o u t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o £
C la s s A
1. S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s id 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

2 . S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v is o r y s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l
e m p lo y e e , a d m in is t r a t iv e o f f i c e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k 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 i e s a s
d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to th is l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r .)
STEN O G RAPH ER

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 th e r th an th e c h a ir m a n o f the
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 lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 but f e w e r
than 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
3. S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d , im m e d i a t e ly b e lo w the c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r
l e v e l , o f a m a j o r s e g m e n t o r s u b s id i a r y o f a c o m p a n y th at 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 B

P r i m a r y d u ty is to ta k e d ic t a t io n u s in g s h o r th a n d , and to t r a n s c r i b e
th e d ic t a t io n .
M a y a ls o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y .
M ay o p e ra te fro m a s te n o ­
g r a p h ic p o o l.
M a y o c c a s i o n a l l y t r a n s c r i b e f r o m v o i c e r e c o r d i n g s ( i f p r im a r y
du ty is t r a n s c r i b i n g f r o m r e c o r d i n g s , s e e T r a n s c r ib in g - M a c h in e T y p is t ) .
N O T E : T h is jo b is d is t in g u is h e d f r o m th a t o f a s e c r e t a r y in th at 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 o n ly on e m a n a g e r
o r e x e c u t iv e and p e r f o r m s m o r e
r e s p o n s ib le and d i s c r e t i o n a r y ta s k s a s
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 it io n .

1. S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t o f a c o m p a n y
that e m p l o y s , in a ll, f e w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; o r
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 th e r th an th e c h a ir m a n o f the
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 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 to th e h e a d , im m e d i a t e ly b e lo w th e o f f i c e r l e v e l , o v e r
e it h e r a m a j o r c o r p o r a t io n w id e fu n c tio n a l a c t iv it y ( e . g . , m a r k e t in g , r e s e a r c h ,
o p e r a t io n s , in d u s t r ia l r e la t io n s , e t c .) o r a m a j o r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n iz a t io n a l
s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a j o r d iv is io n ) o f a c o m p a n y that
e m p lo y s , in a l l , 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
4 . S e c r e t a r y to th e h ea d o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . (o r
o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) th at 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
5. S e c r e t a r y to th e h ead 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 e m e n 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 a s m a n y as s e v e r a l h u n d red p e r s o n s ) o r a c o m p a n y that
e m p lo y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .




S ten ograp h er, G en eral

keep

D ic t a t io n in v o lv e s a n o r m a l r o u tin e v o c a b u l a r y .
M a y m a in ta in f i l e s ,
s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t i v e l y r o u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
S t e n o g r a p h e r , S e n io r

D ic t a t io n in v o lv e s a v a r ie d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y su ch
a s in le g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h .
M a y 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
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 c e and r e s p o n s i b i l i t y th an s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l a s e v id e n c e d b y th e
fo llo w in g :
W o rk r e q u i r e s a h ig h d e g r e e o f s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d and a c c u r a c y ;
a th 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 f f i c e p r o c e d u r e ; and
o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s in e s s o p e r a t io n s , o r g a n iz a t i o n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o r k f lo w , e t c .
U s e s th is k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m in 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 ta s k s su ch a s m a in ta in in g fo llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b lin g
m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , and l e t t e r s ; c o m p o s in g s im p le le t t e r s
f r o m g e n e r a l in s t r u c t io n s ; r e a d in g and r o u tin g in c o m in g m a il ; and a n s w e r in g
r o u tin e q u e s t io n s , e t c .

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SW ITCH BOAR D O P E R A T O R

P r i m a r y duty is to t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t i o n i n v o l v i n g a n o r m a l r o u tin e
voca b u la ry fro m tra n s crib in g -m a ch in e re c o r d s .
M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n
c o p y and d o s i m p l e c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d i c t a t i o n in v o l v i n g
a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y s u ch a s le g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s
on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e not i n c l u d e d .
A w o r k e r w ho t a k e s d i c t a t i o n in
s h o r t h a n d o r b y S tenotype o r s i m i l a r m a c h i n 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 .

O p e r a t e s a t e l e p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e u s e d with a p r i v a t e
b r a n c h e x c h a n g e ( P B X ) s y s t e m to r e l a y i n c o m i n g , o u t g o in g , and i n t r a s y s t e m
ca lls.
M a y p r o v i d e i n f o r m a t i o n to c a l l e r s , r e c o r d and t r a n s m i t m e s s a g e s ,
k e e p r e c o r d o f c a l l s p l a c e d and t o l l c h a r g e s .
B e s i d e s o p e r a t i n g a te l e p h o n e
s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , m a y a l s o ty p e o r p e r f o r m r o u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k
(typ in g 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 j o r p o r t i o n o f the w o r k e r ' s
t i m e , and i s u s u a l l y p e r f o r m e d w h i le at the s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e ) .
C hief
o r le a d o p e r a t o r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e than on e o p e r a t o r a r e
exclu ded.
F o r an o p e r a t o r w h o a l s o a c t s as a r e c e p t i o n i s t , s e e S w i t c h b o a r d
O perator-R eceptionist.

TYPIST
U s e s a t y p e w r i t e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s o r to m a k e
out b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a t i o n s have b e e n m a d e by a n o t h e r p e r s o n .
M ay in clud e
t y p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p l i c a t i n g p r o ­
cesses.
M a y d o c l e r i c a l w o r k i n v o l v i n g li ttle s p e c i a l t r a i n i n g , s u ch as
k e e p i n g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f ilin g r e c o r d s and r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g and d is t r i b u t i n g
in com in g m ail.
C lass A .
P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w i n g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l
in f i n a l f o r m w hen it i n v o l v e s c o m b i n i n g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s ; o r
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r c o r r e c t s p e l l i n g , s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c tu a t io n , e t c . , o f t e c h ­
n i c a l o r u n u su a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ; o r pla n n in g la y o u t and
t y p in g o f c o m p l i c a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s to m a i n t a i n u n i f o r m i t y and b a la n c e in
s p a c i n g . M a y ty p e ro u tin e f o r m l e t t e r s , v a r y i n g d e t a i l s t o suit c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C lass
rough o r c le a r
o r settin g up
a l r e a d y s e t up

B.
P e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w i n g ; C o p y ty pin g f r o m
d r a f t s ; o r r o u tin e t y p in g o f f o r m s , i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c . ;
s i m p l e s ta n d a r d t a b u l a t i o n s ; o r c o p y i n g m o r e c o m p l e x t a b l e s
and s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

FILE CLERK
F i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s , and r e t r i e v e s m a t e r i a l in an e s t a b l i s h e d f ilin g
system .
M a y p e r f o 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 i r e d to m a i n t a i n f i l e s .
P o s i t 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 i s o f th e f o l l o w i n g d e f i n i t i o n s .
C l a s s A . C l a s s i f i e s and i n d e x e s f i l e m a t e r i a l s uch 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 i c a l d o c u m e n t s , e t c . , in an e s t a b l i s h e d f i l i n g s y s t e m
containing a n u m ber of va rie d s u b ject m a tter f ile s .
M a y a l s o f i l e th is
m a teria l.
M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n j u n c t i o n w ith the f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m a l l g r o u p o f l o w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s .
C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , and f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y s i m p l e
( s u b j e c t m a t t e r ) h e a d in g s o r p a r t l y c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f i n e r s u b h e a d i n g s .
P r e p a r e s s i m p l e r e l a t e d i n d e x and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s .
A s requested,
l o c a t e s c l e a r l y i d e n t i f i e d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l .
May
p erform
r e l a t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d to m a in t a 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 f i l i n g o f m a t e r i a l that has a l r e a d y b e e n
c l a s s i f i e d o r w h i c h i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p l e s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n
system
(e .g ., alphabetical, c h r o n o lo g ic a l, o r n u m e rica l).
A s requested,
l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l ; and m a y
f i l l out w i t h d r a w a l c h a r g e .
M a y p e r f o r m s i m p l e 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 to m a i n t a i n and s e r v i c e f i l e s .
MESSENGER
P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s ro u tin e d u t ie s s u c h a s ru nn in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t i n g
m i n o r o f f i c e m a c h i n e s s u ch as s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g and d i s t r i b u t i n g
m a i l , and o t h e r m i n o r c l e r i c a l w o r k . E x c l u d e p o s i t i o n s that r e q u i r e o p e r a t i o n
o f a m o t o r v e h i c l e a s a s i g n i f i c a n t duty .




SW 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
At a
an o p e r a t o r —
w ork in volves
b u s i n e s s and
priate p e r so n
a r r a n g i n g an

s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n t e l e p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , a c t s both as
s e e S w i t c h b o a r d O p e r a t o r — and a s a r e c e p t i o n i s t . R e c e p t i o n i s t ' s
s u ch d u t ie s a s g r e e t i n g v i s i t o r s ; d e t e r m i n i n g n a tu r e o f v i s i t o r ' s
p r o v i d i n g a p p r o p r i a t e i n f o r m a t i o n ; r e f e r r i n g v i s i t o r to a p p r o ­
in the o r g a n i z a t i o n o r c o n t a c t i n g that p e r s o n by te l e p h o n e and
a p p o in t m e n t ; k e e p i n g a l o g o f v i s i t o r s .

ORDER CLERK
R e c e i v e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d i s e by m a i l ,
phone, o r p e r so n a lly .
D u t ie s i n v o l v e any c o m b i n a t i o n o f the f o l l o w i n g ;
Q u o t in g p r i c e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m a k i n g out an o r d e r s h e e t lis ti n g the i t e m s to
m a k e up th e o r d e r ; c h e c k i n g p r i c e s and q u a n tit ie s o f i t e m s on o r d e r shjeet;
and d i s t r i b u t i n g o r d e r s h e e t s to r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s to be f i l l e d .
May
c h e c k w ith c r e d i t d e p a r t m e n t to d e t e r m i n e c r e d i t ra tin g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w l ­
e d g e r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s , f o l l o w up o r d e r s to s e e that th ey
h av e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , and c h e c k s h ip pin g i n v o i c e s
w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .
ACCO U N TIN G C L E R K
P e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e a c c o u n t i n g c l e r i c a l t a s k s s u c h as p o s t i n g to
r e g i s t e r s and l e d g e r s ; r e c o n c i l i n g bank a c c o u n t s ; v e r i f y i n g the i n t e r n a l c o n ­
s i s t e n c y , c o m p l e t e n e s s , and m a t h e m a t i c a l a c c u r a c y o f a c c o u n t i n g d o c u m e n t s ;
a s s i g n i n g p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t i n g d i s t r i b u t i o n c o d e s ; e x a m i n i n g and v e r i f y i n g
f o r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r io u s ty pes of r e p o r t s , lis ts , ca lcu la tio n s, posting,
e t c .; o r p r e p a rin g sim p le o r a s s i s t in g in 'p r e p a r in g m o r e c o m p lic a t e d jo u rn a l
vouchers.
M a y w o r k in e i t h e r a m a n u a l o r a u t o m a t e d a c c o u n t i n g s y s t e m .
T h e w o r k r e q u i r e s a k n o w l e d g e o f c l e r i c a l m e t h o d s and o f f i c e p r a c ­
t i c e s and p r o c e d u r e s w h i c h r e l a t e s to the c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s i n g and r e c o r d i n g
o f t r a n s a c t i o n s and a c c o u n t i n g i n f o r m a t i o n .
With e x p e r i e n c e , the w o r k e r
t y p i c a l l y b e c o m e s f a m i l i a r w ith the b o o k k e e p i n g and a c c o u n t i n g t e r m s and
p r o c e d u r e s u s e d in the a s s i g n e d w o r k , but i s not r e q u i r e d to have a k n o w l e d g e
o f the f o r m a l p r i n c i p l e s o f b o o k k e e p i n g and a c c o u n t i n g .
P ositions
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C lass A.
U n d e r g e n e r a l s u p e r v i s i o n , p e r f o r m s a c c o u n t in g c l e r i c a l
o p e r a t i o n s w h i c h r e q u i r e th e a p p l i c a t i o n o f e x p e r i e n c e and j u 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 i n g c o m p lic a t e d o r n on rep etitive accounting t r a n s ­
a c t i o n s , s e l e c t i n g a m o n g a s u b s t a n t ia l v a r i e t y o f p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t in 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 i n g t r a n s a c t i o n s th ro u gh p r e v i o u s a c c o u n t in g
a c t i o n s to d e t e r m i n 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 by o n e o r
m o r e c la s s B accounting c le r k s .

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KEYPUNCH OPERATOR

C lass B .
Under c l o s e s u p e r v is io n , fo llo w in g d eta iled in st r u c tio n s
and s t a n d a r d i z e d p r o c e d u r e s , p e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e r o u t in e a c c o u n t i n g c l e r ­
i c a l o p e r a t i o n s , s u c h as p o s t i n g to l e 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
i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f i t e m s and l o c a t i o n s o f p o s t i n g s a r e c l e a r l y i n d i c a t e d ; c h e c k i n g
a c c u r a c y and c o m p l e t e n e s s o f s t a n d a r d i z e d and r e p e t i t i v e r e c o r d s o r
a c c o u n t i n g d o c u m e n t s ; and c o d i n g
d ocu m en ts u sin g a few p r e s c r i b e d
accounting c o d e s .

O p e r a t e s a k e y p u n c h m a c h i n e to r e c o r d o r v e r i f y a lp h a b e t ic
n u m e r i c data on ta b u la tin g c a r d s o r on ta p e .

B O O K K E E PIN 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 i n g m a c h i n e (with o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y ­
b o a rd ) to k eep a r e c o r d o f b u s in e s s tr a n s a ctio n s .
C l a s s A . K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u i r i n g a k n o w l e d g e o f and
e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c b o o k k e e p i n g p r i n c i p l e s , and f a m i l i a r i t y w ith the s t r u c t u r e
o f the p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t i n g s y s t e m u s e d .
D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and
d i s t r i b u t i o n o f d e b i t and c r e d i t i t e m s to b e u s e d in e a c h p h a s e o f the w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o l i d a t e d r e p o r t s , b a l a n c e s h e e t s , and o t h e r r e c o r d s b y hand.
C la s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e p h a ses o r s e c tio n s o f a
s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a l l y r e q u i r i n g l it t le k n o w l e d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p i n g . P h a s e s
o r s e c t i o n s in c l u d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b l e , p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (not
i n c l u d i n g a s i m p l e ty p e o f b i l l i n g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r m a c h i n e b i l l e r ) , c o s t d i s ­
tribution, ex p en se d istribution, in v en tory c o n tr o l, etc.
May ch e ck o r a s sist
in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s 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 c c o u n t i n g
departm ent.
M ACH IN E B I L L E R
P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , and i n v o i c e s o n a m a c h i n e o t h e r than an
ord in a ry o r e le c tr o m a tic ty pew riter.
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b i l l i n g s
o r s h ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o t h e r c l e r i c a l w o r k i n c i d e n t a l t o b i l l i n g
operations.
F o r w a g e stu dy p u r p o s e s , m a c h i n e b i l l e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty pe
o f m a c h in e , as f o llo w s :
B illin g-m ach in e b ille r .
U ses a s p e c ia l billing m ach in e (com bin ation
t y p in g and a d d in g m a c h i n e ) t o p r e p a r e b i l l s and i n v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s '
p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , i n t e r n a l l y p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o r a n d u m s , e t c .
U s u a l l y i n v o l v e s a p p l i c a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m i n e d d i s c o u n t s and s h ip p in g c h a r g e s
and e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h i c h m a y o r m a y not b e c o m p u t e d on
the b i l l i n g m a c h i n e ,
and t o t a l s w h i c h a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e d b y
m a ch in e.
The operation u su ally in v olv es a la rg e n um ber o f c a r b o n co p ie s
o f the b i l l b e i n g p r e p a r e d and i s o f t e n d o n e o n a f a n f o l d m a c h i n e .
B ook k eepin g-m a ch in e b ille r .
U s e s a b o o k k e e p i n g m a c h i n e (with o r
w ith o u t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e
accounts re ce iv a b le operation.
G e n e r a l ly in v o lv e s the sim u lta n eous e n try o f
f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' l e d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h i n e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e s
f i g u r e s o n a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o l u m n s and c o m p u t e s and u s u a l l y p r i n t s a u t o ­
m a t i c a l l y the d e b i t o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s .
D oes not in v o lv e a knowledge o f b o o k ­
keeping.
W o r k s f r o m u n i f o r m and s t a n d a r d t y p e s o f s a l e s and c r e d i t s l i p s .
PA Y R O LL CLERK
C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s and e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y
da t a on th e p a y r o l l s h e e t s .
D u t ie s i n v o l v e :
Calculating w o r k e r s ' earnings
b a s e d on t i m e o r p r o d u c t i o n r e c o r d s ; and p o s t i n g c a l c u l a t e d da t a o n p a y r o l l
s h e e t , s h o w i n g i n f o r m a t i o n s u c h as w o r k e r ' s n a m e , w o r k i n g d a y s , t i m e , r a t e ,
d e d u c t i o n s f o r i n s u r a n c e , and t o t a l w a g e s d u e .
M a y m a k e out p a y c h e c k s and
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k i n g up and d i s t r i b u t i n g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
May use a
ca lcu latin g m a ch in e .




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C la ss A .
W o r k r e q u i r e s th e a p p l i c a t i o n o f e x p e r i e n c e and ju d g m e n t
in s e l e c t i n g p r o c e d u r e s to be f o l l o w e d and in s e a r c h i n g f o r , i n t e r p r e t i n g ,
s e l e c t i n g , o r c o d i n g i t e m s to be k e y p u n c h e d f r o m a v a r i e t y o f s o u r c e d o c u ­
m en ts.
On o c c a s i o n m a y a l s o p e r f o r m s o m e r o u t i n e k e y p u n c h w o r k .
May
train in e x p e r ie n c e d keypunch o p e r a to r s .
C lass B .
W o r k i s r o u t in e and r e p e t i t i v e .
Under c lo s e su p ervision
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 tio n s , w o r k s f r o m v a rio u s stan­
d a r d i z e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s w h i c h h a v e b e e n c o d e d , and f o l l o w s s p e c i f i e d
p r o c e d u r e s w h i c h h a v e b e e n p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a i l and r e q u i r e lit tle o r n o
s e l e c t i n g , c o d i n g , o r i n t e r p r e t i n g o f da ta t o b e r e c o r d e d . R e f e r s to s u p e r v i s o r
p r o b le m s a risin g fr 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 form ation .

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

O p e r a t e s o n e o r a v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n e s s u c h a s th e t a b u l a t o r , c a l c u ­
la to r , c o lla t o r , in te r p r e te r , s o r te r , rep rod u cin g punch, e tc .
E xcluded fro m
th is defin ition a re w ork in g s u p e r v i s o r s .
A ls o exclu ded are o p e r a to rs of
e l e c t r o n i c d i g i t a l c o m p u t e r s , e v e n th o u gh t h e y m a y a l s o o p e r a t e e l e c t r i c
a ccou nting m a ch in e equipm en t.
P osition s
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C lass A .
P e r f o r m s c o m p l e t e r e p o r t i n g and ta b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s
in clu d in g d e v isin g d ifficu lt c o n t r o l pa n el w ir in g u nder g e n e r a l su p e rv isio n .
A s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e a v a r i e t y o f l o n g and c o m p l e x r e p o r t s w h i c h
o f t e n a r e i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r i n g , r e q u i r i n g s o m e p la n n in g o f the n a t u r e
and s e q u e n c i n g o f o p e r a t i o n s , and th e u s e o f a v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n e s .
Is
t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e d in t r a i n i n g n e w o p e r a t o r s in m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s o r t r a i n i n g
l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s in w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s and in the o p e r a t i n g s e q u e n c e s
o f l o n g and c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
D o e s n o t i n c l u d e p o s i t i o n s in w h i c h w i r i n g
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s l i m i t e d t o s e l e c t i o n and i n s e r t i o n o f p r e w i r e d b o a r d s .
C lass B .
P e r f o r m s w o r k a c c o r d i n g t o e s t a b l i s h e d p r o c e d u r e s and
under sp ecific in stru ction s.
A s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e c o m p l e t e but r o u ­
ti n e and r e c u r r i n g r e p o r t s o r p a r t s o f l a r g e r and m o r e c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
O p e r a t e s m o r e d i f f i c u l t t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t i n g m a c h i n e s s u c h as
t h e t a b u l a t o r and c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d i t i o n to th e s i m p l e r m a c h i n e s u s e d b y
cla ss C operators.
M a y b e r e q u i r e d to d o s o m e w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s .
C lass C .
U n d e r s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s , o p e r a t e s s i m p l e ta b u la t in g
o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t i n g m a c h i n e s s u c h a s th e s o r t e r , i n t e r p r e t e r , r e p r o d u c i n g
punch, c o lla t o r , etc.
A s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e p o r t i o n s o f a w o r k unit,
f o r e x a m p le , in divid ual so rtin g o r c o lla tin g ru n s, o r rep e titiv e o p e r a t io n s .
M ay p e r fo r m
s i m p l e w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s , and d o s o m e f i l i n g w o r k .

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C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , BUSINE SS

C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , BUSINESS— C o n tin u e d

A n a l y z e s b u s i n e s s p r o b l e m s to f o r m u l a t e p r o c e d u r e s f o r s o l v i n g
t h e m b y u s e o f e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g e q u i p m e n t .
D evelops a com p lete
d e s c r i p t i o n o f a l l s p e c i f i c a t i o n s n e e d e d to e n a b l e p r o g r a m m e r s t o p r e p a r e
req u ire d digital com p u te r p r o g r a m s .
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 :
A n a l y z e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t i o n s to b e a u t o m a t e d and i d e n t i f i e s c o n d i t i o n s
and c r i t e r i a r e q u i r e d to a c h i e v e s a t i s f a c t o r y r e s u l t s ; s p e c i f i e s n u m b e r and
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 t s to b e u s e d ; o u t lin e s a c t i o n s to be
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 f i c i e n t d e t a i l f o r p r e s e n t a t i o n
to m a n a g e m e n t and f o r p r o g r a m m i n g ( t y p i c a l l y t h is i n v o l v e s p r e p a r a t i o n o f
w o r k and data f l o w c h a r t s ) ; c o o r d i n a t e s the d e v e l o p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b l e m s and
p a r t i c i p a t e s in t r i a l ru n s o f n e w 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 e q u i p ­
m e n t c h a n g e s to o b ta in m o r e e f f e c t i v e o v e r a l l o p e r a t i o n s .
(N O TE :
W orkers
p e r f o r m i n g both s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s and p r o g r a m m i n g s h o u ld be c l a s s i f i e d as
s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s i f th is i s the s k i l l u s e d to d e t e r m i n e t h e i r p a y .)

C la ss C.
W o r k s u n d e r i m m e d i a t e s u p e r v i s i o n , c a r r y i n g out a n a l y ­
s e s as a s sig n e d , u su ally o f a single a ctivity .
A s s i g n m e n t s a r e d e s i g n e d to
d e v e l o p and e x p a n d p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e in th e a p p l i c a t i o n o f p r o c e d u r e s and
sk ills re q u ire d fo r s y s te m s analy sis w ork .
F o r e x a m p le , m a y a s s i s t a higher
l e v e l s y s t e m s a n a ly s t b y p r e p a r i n g th e d e t a i l e d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s r e q u i r e d b y
p r o g r a m m e r s f r o m i n f o r m a t i o n d e v e l o p e d b y the h i g h e r l e v e l a n a ly s t .
C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , BUSINESS
C o n v e rts statem ents o f b u sin ess p r o b le m s , ty p ica lly p r e p a re d by a
s y s t e m s a n a l y s t , in to a s e q u e n c e o f d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c t i o n s w h i c h a r e r e q u i r e d
to s o l v e the p r o b l e m s b y a u t o m a t i c data p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t .
W orking fr 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 l o p s the p r e c i s e i n s t r u c t i o n s w h i c h ,
w h e n e n t e r e d in to the c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in c o d e d l a n g u a g e , c a u s e the m a n i p u ­
l a t i o n o f data t o a c h i e v e d e s i r e d r e s u l t s . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g :
A p p lie s k n ow led g e o f c o m p u t e r c a p a b ilit ie s , m a t h e m a t ic s , lo g ic e m p lo y e d by
c o m p u t e r s , and p a r t i c u l a r s u b j e c t m a t t e r i n v o l v e d to a n a ly z e c h a r t s and
d i a g r a m s o f .the p r o b l e m to be p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v e l o 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 i t e s d e t a i l e d f l o w c h a r t s t o s h o w o r d e r in w h i c h data w i l l be
p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e r t s th ese ch a rts to co d e d in stru ctio n s f o r m a ch in e to fo llo 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 i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r o p e r a t i n g p e r s o n n e l
d u r i n g p r o d u c t i o n ru n; a n a l y z e s , r e v i e w s , and a l t e r s p r o g r a m s to i n c r e a s e
o p e r a t i n g e f f i c i e n c y o r ada p t t o n e w r e q u i r e m e n t s ; m a i n t a i n s r e c o r d s o f
p r o g r a m d e v e l o p m e n t and r e v i s i o n s .
(N O TE:
W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g both
s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s and p r o g r a m m i n g s h o u ld b e c l a s s i f i e d as s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s
if th is is th e s k i l l u s e d to d e t e r m i n e t h e i r pay.)

D o e s not in c l u d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the m a n a g e ­
m e n t o r s u p e r v i s i o n o f o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r s y s ­
t e m s a n a l y s t s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c o r e n g i n e e r i n g p r o b l e m s .
F o r w a g e stu dy p u r p o s e s , s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s f o l l o w s :
C la ss A .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s i n v o l v i n g a ll p h a s e s o f s y s t e m a n a l y s i s .
P r o b le m s are
c o m p l e x b e c a u s e o f d i v e r s e s o u r c e s o f input data and m u l t i p l e ,- u s e r e q u i r e ­
m e n t s o f ou tp ut da ta .
( F o r e x a m p l e , d e v e l o p s an i n t e g r a t e d p r o d u c t i o n s c h e d ­
u lin g , i n v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , c o s t a n a l y s i s , and s a l e s a n a l y s i s r e c o r d in w h i c h
e v e r y i t e m o f e a c h ty p e i s a u t o m a t i c a l l y p r o c e s s e d t h r o u g h the f u l l s y s t e m
o f r e c o r d s and a p p r o p r i a t e f o l l o w u p a c t i o n s a r e in itia t e d b y the c o m p u t e r . )
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 to d e t e r m i n e th e data p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s
and a d v i s e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l o n the i m p l i c a t i o n s o f n e w o r r e v i s e d
s y s t e m s o f data p r o c e s s i n g o p e r a t i o n s .
M akes re co m m e n d a tio n s, if n eeded,
f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a j o r s y s t e m s i n s t a l l a t i o n s o r c h a n g e s and f o r o b ta in in g
equipm ent.

D o e s n o t i n c l u d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the m a n a g e ­
m e n t o r s u p e r v i s i o n o f o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c da t a p r o c e s s i n 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 i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c a n d / o r e n g i n e e r i n g p r o b l e m s .
For

M ay p r o v id e functional
w h o a r e a s s i g n e d to a s s i s t .

direction

to

low er

level system s

stu dy p u r p o s e s ,

program m ers

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

C l a s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t l y o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s w h i c h r e q u i r e c o m p e t e n c e in a l l p h a s e s o f p r o g r a m m i n g
c o n c e p t s and p r a c t i c e s .
W o r k i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s and c h a r t s w h i c h i d e n t i f y
th e n a t u r e o f d e s i r e d r e s u l t s , m a j o r p r o c e s s i n g s t e p s t o b e a c c o m p l i s h e d ,
and the r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n v a r i o u s s t e p s o f th e p r o b l e m s o l v i n g r o u t i n e ;
p la n s th e f u l l r a n g e o f p r o g r a m m i n g a c t i o n s n e e d e d to e f f i c i e n t l y u t i l i z e the
c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in a c h i e v i n g d e s i r e d end p r o d u c t s .

C l a s s B.
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
p r o b l e m s that a r e r e l a t i v e l y u n c o m p l i c a t e d t o a n a l y z e , p la n , p r o g r a m , and
operate.
P r o b l e m s a r e o f l i m i t e d c o m p l e x i t y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f inpu t data
a r e h o m o g e n e o u s and the output data a r e c l o s e l y r e l a t e d .
(F o r exa m ple,
d e v e l o p s s y s t e m s f o r m a in t a in in g d e p o s i t o r a c c o u n t s in a b a n k , m a in t a in in g
a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e in a r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t , o r m a in t a in in g i n v e n t o r y
a c c o u n t s in a m a n u f a c t u r i n g o r w h o l e s a l e e s t a b l i s 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 to d e t e r m i n e the da ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s and a d v i s e s
s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on th e i m p l i c a t i o n s o f th e data p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m s
to b e a p p l i e d .

A t t h is l e v e l , p r o g r a m m i n g i s d i f f i c u l t b e c a u s e c o m p u t e r e q u i p m e n t
m u s t be o r g a n i z e d to p r o d u c e s e v e r a l i n t e r r e l a t e d b ut 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 l e m e n t s .
A w id e v a r i e t y and e x t e n s i v e n u m b e r
o f in tern a l p r o c e s s in g action s m u st o c c u r .
T h i s r e q u i r e s s u c h a c t i o n s as
d e v e l o p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t i o n s w h i c h c a n be r e u s e d , e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f
l in k a g e p o in t s b e t w e e n o p e r a t i o n s , a d j u s t m e n t s to da ta w h e n p r o g r a m r e q u i r e ­
m e n t s e x c e e d c o m p u t e r s t o r a g e c a p a c i t y , and s u b s t a n t ia l m a n i p u l a t i o n and
r e s e q u e n c i n g o f da ta e l e m e n t s to f o r m a h ig h ly i n t e g r a t e d p r o g r a m .

OR
W o r k s on a s e g m e n t o f a c o m p l e 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 e p e n d e n t ly on r o u t in e a s s i g n m e n t s and
r e c e i v e s i n s t r u c t i o n and g u i d a n c e o n c o m p l e x a s s i g n m e n t s .
W ork is re v ie w e d
f o r a c c u r a c y o f j u d g m e n t , c o m p l i a n c e w ith i n s t r u c t i o n s , and to i n s u r e p r o p e r
a l i g n m e n t w ith th e o v e r a l l s y s t e m .




wage

a n a ly s t s

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

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C lass B .
W o r k s i n d e p e n d e n t l y o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
r e l a t i v e l y s i m p l e p r o g r a m s , o r on s i m p l e s e g m e n t s o f c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s .
P r o g r a m s ( o r s e g m e n t s ) u s u a l l y p r o c e s s i n f o r m a t i o n t o p r o d u c e da ta in tw o
o r three v a rie d sequen ces or fo rm a ts.
R e p o r t s and l i s t i n g s a r e p r o d u c e d b y
r e f i n i n g , a d a p tin g , a r r a y i n g , o r m a k i n g m i n o r a d d it io n s to o r d e l e t i o n s f r o m
inpu t da ta w h i c h a r e r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e .
W h ile n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y b e
p r o c e s s e d , the da ta h a v e b e e n r e f i n e d in p r i o r a c t i o n s s o that the a c c u r a c y
and s e q u e n c i n g o f da t a c a n b e t e s t e d b y u s in g a f e w r o u t in e c h e c k s . T y p i c a l l y ,
the p r o g r a m d e a l s w ith r o u tin e r e c o r d k e e p i n g o p e r a t i o n s .

m a j o r c h a n g e o r c a n n o t b e c o r r e c t e d w ith in a r e a s o n a b l y s h o r t t i m e .
In
c o m m o n e r r o r s i t u a t i o n s , d i a g n o s e s c a u s e and t a k e s c o r r e c t i v e a c t i o n .
This
u s u a l l y i n v o l v e s a p p ly in g p r e v i o u s l y p r o g r a m m e d c o r r e c t i v e s t e p s , o r u s in g
standard c o r r e c t i o n te c h n iq u e s.

OR
W o r k s on c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s ( a s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A) u n d e r c l o s e
d ir e c t io n o f a h igher 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 .
May a s s i s t higher
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 t l y p e r f o r m i n g l e s s d i f f i c u l t t a s k s a s s i g n e d ,
and p e r f o r m i n g m o r e d i f f i c u l t t a s k s u n d e r f a i r l y c l o s e d i r e c t i o n .
M a y g u id e o r i n s t r u c t l o w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .
C la ss C.
M akes p r a c tic a l applications o f p r o g r a m m in g p r a c tic e s
and c o n c e p t s u s u a l l y l e a r n e d in f o r m a l t r a i n i n g c o u r s e s .
A ssign m en ts are
d e s i g n e d to d e v e l o p c o m p e t e n c e in the a p p l i c a t i o n o f s t a n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s to
r o u t in e p r o b l e m s . R e c e i v e s c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o n n e w a s p e c t s o f a s s i g n m e n t s ;
and w o r k i s r e v i e w e d to v e r i f y it s a c c u r a c y and c o n f o r m a n c e w ith r e q u i r e d
procedures.

COMPUTER OPERATOR
M o n i t 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 l e o f a d i g i t a l c o m p u t e r to
p r o c e s s data a c c o r d i n g . t o o p e r a t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s , u s u a l l y p r e p a r e d b y a p r o ­
gram m er.
W o r k i n c l u d e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g : S tu d ie s i n s t r u c t i o n s to
d e t e r m i n e e q u i p m e n t s e tu p and o p e r a t i o n s ; l o a d s e q u i p m e n t w ith r e q u i r e d
i t e m s (ta pe r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c . ) ; s w i t c h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x i l i a r y e q u i p m e n t in to
c i r c u i t , and s t a r t s and o p e r a t e s c o m p u t e r ; m a k e s a d j u s t m e n t s to c o m p u t e r to
c o r r e c t o p e r a t i n g p r o b l e m s and m e e t s p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n s ; r e v i e w s e r r o r s m a d e
d u r in g o p e r a t i o n and d e t e r m i n e s c a u s e o r r e f e r s p r o b l e m to s u p e r v i s o r o r
p r o g r a m m e r ; and m a i n t a i n s o p e r a t i n g r e c o r d s .
M a y t e s t and a s s i s t in
correctin g program .
For

wage

s tu d y

purposes,

com puter

operators

are

cla ssified

as

follow s:
C la ss A .
O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n t l y , o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n ,
a c o m p u t e r ru n n in g p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s :
N e w p r o g r a m s a r e f r e q u e n t l y t e s t e d and i n t r o d u c e d ; s c h e d u l i n g r e q u i r e m e n t s
a r e o f c r i t i c a l i m p o r t a n c e to m i n i m i z e d o w n t i m e ; the p r o g r a m s a r e o f
c o m p l e x d e s i g n s o that i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f e r r o r s o u r c e o f t e n r e q u i r e s a w o r k i n g
k n o w l e d g e o f the t o t a l p r o g r a m , and a lt e r n a t e p r o g r a m s m a y not b e a v a i l a b l e .
M a y g i v e d i r e c t i o n and g u i d a n c e to l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s .

OR
O p e r a t e s u n d e r d i r e c t s u p e r v i s i o n a c o m p u t e r ru nn in g p r o g r a m s o r
s e g m e n t s o f p r o g r a m s w ith th e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A .
May
a s s i s t a h i g h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r b y in d e p e n d e n t l y p e r f o r m i n g l e s s d i f f i c u l t t a s k s
a s s i g n e d , and p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t t a s k s f o l l o w i n g d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c t i o n s and
w ith f r e q u e n t r e v i e w o f o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d .

expected
a b i l i t y to
receiv ed
operator

DRAFTER
C la ss A .
P l a n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p l e x i t e m s h av in g
d i s t i n c t i v e d e s i g n f e a t u r e s th at d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t i n g
preceden ts.
W o r k s in c l o s e s u p p o r t w ith the d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r , and m a y
re co m m e n d m in o r design ch anges.
A n a l y z e s th e e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e o n the
d e t a i l s o f f o r m , f u n c t i o n , and p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m p o n e n t s and p a r t s .
W o r k s w ith a m i n i m u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le te d w o rk is
r e v i e w e d b y d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g i n e e r i n g d e t e r ­
m inations.
M ay e ith e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s o r d i r e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a tio n by lo w e r
lev el d rafters.

C lass B .
P e r f o r m s n o n r o u t i n e and c o m p l e x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s
th at r e q u i r e the a p p l i c a t i o n o f m o s t o f the s t a n d a r d i z e d d r a w i n g t e c h n i q u e s
reg u la rly used.
D uties t y p ic a lly in v o lv e such w o r k a s:
P r e p a r e s w orkin g
d r a w i n g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s , m u l t i p l e f u n c t i o n s , and
p r e c is e p ositional rela tion sh ip s betw een co m p o n e n ts; p r e p a r e s a rch itectu ral
d r a w i n g s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a b u il d in g i n c l u d i n g d e t a i l d r a w i n g s o f f o u n ­
d a t i o n s , w a l l s e c t i o n s , f l o o r p l a n s , and r o o f .
U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s and
m a n u a l s in m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y c o m p u t a t i o n s to d e t e r m i n e q u a n tit ie s o f
m a t e r i a l s to be u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s , s t r e s s e s , e t c .
R eceiv es
i n i t i a l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , and a d v i c e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C om pleted
w o r k is ch ecked f o r te c h n ic a l adequacy.

C lass C .
P r e p a r e s d e t a i l d r a w i n g s o f s i n g l e u nit s o r p a r t s f o r
en gin eerin g, con stru ctio n , m a n ufactu rin g, o r re p a ir p u rp o s e s .
Types of
d raw in gs p r e p a r e d in clu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o je c t io n s (depictin g th ree d im e n s io n s
in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) and s e c t i o n a l v i e w s to c l a r i f y p o s i t i o n i n g o f c o m p o n e n t s
and c o n v e y n e e d e d i n f o r m a t i o n .
C on so lid a te s details fr o m a n u m ber of
s o u r c e s and a d j u s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u i r e d .
Suggested m e th o d s o f
a p p r o a c h , a p p l i c a b l e p r e c e d e n t s , and a d v i c e on s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n
w ith i n i t i a l a s s i g n m e n t s .
In struction s a re l e s s c o m p le t e when a ssig n m en ts
recur.
W ork m a y be s p o t -c h e c k e d du rin g p r o g r e s s .

C l a s s B.
O p e ra te s in depen den tly, o r under on ly g e n e ra l d ir e c tio n ,
a c o m p u t e r ru n n in g p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s :
M o s t o f the p r o g r a m s a r e e s t a b l i s h e d p r o d u c t i o n r u n s , t y p i c a l l y ru n o n a
r e g u l a r l y r e c u r r i n g b a s i s ; t h e r e i s lit tle o r no t e s t i n g o f n e w p r o g r a m s
r e q u i r e d ; a l t e r n a t e p r o g r a m s a r e p r o v i d e d in c a s e o r i g i n a l p r o g r a m n e e d s




C lass C .
W o r k s o n r o u t in e p r o g r a m s u n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n .
Is
t o d e v e l o p w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e o f th e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t u s e d and
d e t e c t p r o b l e m s i n v o l v e d in ru n n in g r o u t in e p r o g r a m s .
U s u a l l y has
s o m e f o r m a l t r a i n i n g in c o m p u t e r o p e r a t i o n . M a y a s s i s t h i g h e r l e v e l
on c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s .

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E L E C T R O N IC S TEC H N IC IAN — Continued

C o p i e s p la n s and d r a w i n g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c i n g t r a c i n g
c l o t h o r p a p e r o v e r d r a w i n g s and t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l .
(D oes not
i n c l u d e t r a c i n g l i m i t e d to p la n s p r i m a r i l y c o n s i s t i n g o f s t r a i g h t l i n e s and a
l a r g e s c a l e not r e q u i r i n g c l o s e d e l i n e a t i o n . )

W o r k m a y be r e v i e w e d b y s u p e r v i s o r ( f r e q u e n t l y an e n g i n e e r o r
d e s i g n e r ) f o r g e n e r a l c o m p l i a n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s .
M ay provide
t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e to l o w e r l e v e l t e c h n i c i a n s .
C l a s s B . A p p l i e s c o m p r e h e n s i v e t e c h n i c a l k n o w l e d g e to s o l v e c o m ­
p l e x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . , t h o s e that t y p i c a l l y c a n b e s o l v e d s o l e l y b y p r o p e r l y
i n t e r p r e t i n g m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m a n u a l s o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k i n g on
e le c t r o n ic equip m en t.
W ork in volves:
A f a m i l i a r i t y w ith the i n t e r r e l a t i o n ­
s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s ; and j u d g m e n t in d e t e r m i n i n g w o r k s e q u e n c e and in s e l e c t i n g
t o o l s and t e s t i n g i n s t r u m e n t s , u s u a l l y l e s s c o m p l e x th an t h o s e u s e d b y the
c l a s s A technician.

A N D /O R
P r e p a r e s sim p le o r rep etitive draw ings o f e a sily v isu a lize d ite m s .
W o r k i s c l o s e l y s u p e r v i s e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
E L E C T R O N IC S TECHN ICIA N

R e c e i v e s t e c h n i c a l g u i d a n c e , as r e q u i r e d , f r o m s u p e r v i s o r o r h i g h e r
l e v e l t e c h n i c i a n , and w o r k i s r e v i e w e d f o r s p e c i f i c c o m p l i a 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 i g n m e n t s .
M a y p r o v i d e t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e to l o w e r
le v e l techn icia ns.

W o r k s on v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e l e c t r o n i c e q u i p m e n t and r e l a t e d d e v i c e s
b y p e r f o r m i n g o n e o r a c o m b i n a t i o n o f the f o l l o w i n g :
In stalling, m aintaining,
r e p a i r i n g , o v e r h a u l i n g , t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g , m o d i f y i n g , c o n s t r u c t i n g , and t e s t i n g .
W ork r e q u ir e s p r a c t ic a l app lication o f te c h n ic a l k n ow ledge o f e le c t r o n ic s
p r i n c i p l e s , a b i l i t y to d e t e r m i n e m a l f u n c t i o n s , and s k i l l t o put e q u i p m e n t in
r e q u ir e d op eratin g con dition.

C la ss C.
A p p l i e s w o r k i n g t e c h n i c a l k n o w l e d g e to p e r f o r m s i m p l e o r
r o u t i n e t a s k s in w o r k i n g o n e l e c t r o n i c e q u i p m e n t , f o l l o w i n g d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c ­
t i o n s w h i c h c o v e r v i r t u a l l y a ll p r o c e d u r e s .
W ork ty pica lly in volves such
tasks as:
A s s i s t i n g h i g h e r l e v e l t e c h n i c i a n s b y p e r f o r m i n g s uch a c t i v i t i e s as
r e p l a c i n g c o m p o n e n t s , w i r i n g c i r c u i t s , and ta k in g t e s t r e a d i n g s ; r e p a i r i n g
s i m p l e e l e c t r o n i c e q u i p m e n t ; and u s in g t o o l s and c o m m o n t e s t i n s t r u m e n t s
( e . g . , m u l t i m e t e r s , a u d io s i g n a l g e n e r a t o r s , tu b e t e s t e r s , o s c i l l o s c o p e s ) .
Is n o t r e q u i r e d to b e f a m i l i a r w ith th e i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s .
T h is
k n o w l e d g e , h o w e v e r , m a y b e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a s s i g n m e n t s d e s i g n e d to
i n c r e a s e c o m p e t e n c e ( i n c l u d i n g c l a s s r o o m t r a i n in g ) s o that w o r k e r ca n
advance to h igh er l e v e l te ch n icia n .

T h e e q u i p m e n t — c o n s i s t i n g o f e i t h e r m a n y d i f f e r e n t k in d s o f c i r c u i t s
o r m u l t i p l e r e p e t i t i o n o f the s a m e kin d o f c i r c u i t — i n c l u d e s , but i s not l i m i t e d
t o , th e f o l l o w i n g :
(a) E l e c t r o n i c t r a n s m i t t i n g and r e c e i v i n g e q u i p m e n t ( e . g . ,
r a d a r , r a d i o , t e l e v i s i o n , t e l e p h o n e , s o n a r , n a v i g a t i o n a l a i d s ) , (b) d i g i t a l and
a n a l o g c o m p u t e r s , and (c) i n d u s t r i a l and m e d i c a l m e a s u r i n g and c o n t r o l l i n g
equipm en t.
T h is c la s s i fi c a t i o n e x c lu d e s r e p a i r e r s o f such standard e l e c t r o n i c
e q u i p m e n t a s c o m m o n o f f i c e m a c h i n e s and h o u s e h o l d r a d i o and t e l e v i s i o n
s e t s ; p r o d u c t i o n a s s e m b l e r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y duty i s
s e r v i c i n g e l e c t r o n i c t e s t i n s t r u m e n t s ; t e c h n i c i a n s w ho h a v e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e
o r s u p e r v i s o r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ; and d r a f t e r s , d e s i g n e r s , and p r o f e s s i o n a l
en gin eers.
P ositions
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R e c e i v e s t e c h n i c a l g u i d a n c e , a s r e q u i r e d , f r o m s u p e r v i s o r o r h ig h e r
le v e l techn ician.
W o r k i s t y p i c a l l y s p o t c h e c k e d , but i s g iv e n d e t a i l e d r e v i e w
when n ew o r advan ced a ssig n m e n ts a re in v olv ed .
R E G I S T E R E D I N D U S T R I A L N U RSE

b a s i s o f the f o l l o w i n g

A r e g is t e r e d n u rse who g iv es n u rsin g s e r v ic e under g en era l m e d ic a l
d i r e c t i o n to i l l o r i n j u r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s who b e c o m e - i l l o r
s u f f e r an a c c i d e n t on the p r e m i s e s o f a f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
D u t i e s i n v o l v e a c o m b i n a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g : G iv in g f i r s t aid to the i l l o r
i n j u r e d ; a tt e n d in g t o s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' i n j u r i e s ; k e e p in g
r e c o r d s o f p a t ie n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c i d e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t i o n o r
o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s and h ealt h e v a l u a t i o n s o f
a p p l i c a n t s and e m p l o y e e s ; and p la n n in g and c a r r y i n g ou t p r o g r a m s i n v o l v i n g
h e a lt h e d u c a t i o n , a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n , e v a lu a t io n o f pla n t e n v i r o n m e n t , o r
o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g the h e a lt h , w e l f a r e , and s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l .
N u r s i n g s u p e r v i s o r s o r h e a d n u r s e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e than
one n u rs e a re e x clu d ed .

C la ss A.
A p p l i e s a d v a n c e d t e c h n i c a l k n o w l e d g e to s o l v e u n u s u a lly
c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . , t h o s e that t y p i c a l l y ca n n o t b e s o l v e d s o l e l y b y r e f e r ­
e n c e to m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m a n u a l s o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k i n g on e l e c ­
t r o n ic equip m en t.
E x a m p l e s o f s u c h p r o b l e m s in c l u d e l o c a t i o n and d e n s i t 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 i a t i o n , i s o l a t i n g m a l f u n c t i o n s , and f r e q u e n t
en gineering changes.
W o r k in v o lv e s ':
A d e t a i l e d u n d e r s t a n d in g o f th e i n t e r ­
r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s ; e x e r c i s i n g i n 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
ta sk s as m akin g c ir c u it a n a ly se s , calcu latin g w ave f o r m s , tr a c in g r e la t io n ­
s h ip s in s i g n a l f l o w ; and r e g u l a r l y u s in g c o m p l e x t e s t i n s t r u m e n t s ( e . g . , d u a l
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 , deviation m e t e r s , pu lse g e n e r a to r s ).

M A IN TEN A N C E, TO OLROOM, A N D POW ERPLANT
M AIN TEN AN CE C A R P E N T E R

M A I N T E N A N C E C A R P E N T E R — C o n t in u e d

P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u t ie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t and m a in t a in
in g o o d r e p a i r b u il d in g w o o d w o r k and e q u ip m e n t s u c h as b i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s ,
b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s , c a s i n g s , and t r i m m a d e o f w o o d
in 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 in g and
la y in g out o f w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ;

u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r ' s h a n d t o o l s , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , and s ta n d a r d
m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; m a k 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 to d i m e n ­
s i o n s o f w o r k ; and s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s s a r y f o r the w o r k .
In g e n e r a l ,
the w o r k o f the m a i n t e n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in 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 th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g
and e x p e r i e n c e .




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M A IN T E N A N C E M ECH ANIC (M otor v eh icle;

P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e f u n c t i o n s s u c h a s the i n s t a l ­
l a t i o n , m a i n t e n a n c e , o r r e p a i r o f e q u i p m e n t f o r the g e n e r a t i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n ,
o r u t i l i z a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W ork in volves m o st
o f th e f o l l o w i n g : I n s t a llin g o r r e p a i r i n g any o f a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l e q u i p ­
m ent such as g e n e r a to r s , t r a n s fo r m e r s , sw itch b o a rd s, c o n t r o lle r s , c ir c u it
b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , h e a t in g u n i t s , c o n d u i t 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
equip m en t; w ork in g f r o m b lu e p rin ts, d r a w in g s, la you ts, o r oth er s p e c i f i ­
c a t i o n s ; l o c a t i n g and d i a g n o s i n g t r o u b l e in the e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u i p ­
m e n t ; w o r k i n g s ta n d a r d c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o lo a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f w i r i n g
o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t ; and u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n ' s h a n d t o o l s and
m e a s u r i n g and t e s t i n g i n s t r u m e n t s .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a i n t e n a n c e
e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n 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 .

R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i l e s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , and f r a c t o r 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 m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g ; E x a m i n i n g a u t o m o t i v e e q u i p ­
m e n t to d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ; d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u i p m e n t and p e r f o r m i n g
r e p a i r s th at i n v o l v e the u s e o f s u c h h a n d t o o l s a s 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 i z e d e q u i p m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r fitt in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n
o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r i n d i n g and a d j u s t i n g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g and
i n s t a l l i n g th e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in the v e h i c l e and m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t ­
m e n t s ; and a lig n in g w h e e l s , a d j u s t i n g b r a k e s and l i g h t s , o r tig h t e n in g b o d y
bolts.
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m o t o r v e h i c l e m a i n t e n a n c e m e c h a n i c
r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a 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 h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s not in clud e m e c h a n i c s who r e p a ir c u s t o m e r s '
v e h i c l e s in a u t o m o b i l e r e p a i r s h o p s .

M AIN TEN AN CE PAIN TER
P a i n t s and r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o r k , and f i x t u r e s o f an e s t a b ­
lish m en 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 o f 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 pain 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 a in tin g 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 putt 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 ly in g pain t w ith s p r a y gun o r b r u s h .
May m ix c o l o r s ,
o i l s , w h ite l e a d , and o t h e r pain t i n g r e d i e n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o l o r o r
c o n s i s t e n c y . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a 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 th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r
e q u 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 A IN T E N A N C E M ACHINIST
P r o d u c e s r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s and n e w p a r t s in m a k i n g r e p a i r s o f
m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n i c a l e q u i p m e n t o p e r a t e d in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W ork
i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : I n t e r p r e t i n g w r i t t e n i n s t r u c t i o n s and s p e c i ­
f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g and la y i n g out o f w o r k ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n i s t ' s
h a n d t o o l s and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e tt in g up and o p e r a t i n g
s t a n d a r d m a c h i n e t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s t o c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g
s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k , t o o l i n g , f e e d s ,
and s p e e d s o f m a c h i n i n g ; k n o w l e d g e o f th e w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f the c o m m o n
m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , and e q u i p m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r th is
w o r k ; and fitt in g and a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in to m e c h a n i c a l e q u i p m e n t . In g e n e r a l ,
th e m a c h i n i s t ' s w o r k n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p
p r a c t i c e u s u a l 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 iv a le n t
t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .
M A IN T E N A N C E M ECHANIC (M a ch in ery)
R e p a i r s m a c h i n e r y o r m e c h a n i c a l e q u i p m e n t 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 th e f o l l o w i n g ; E x a m i n i n g m a c h i n e s and m e c h a n i c a l
equipm en t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f tr o u b le ; d ism a n tlin g o r pa rtly dism a n tlin g
m a c h i n e s and p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s that m a i n l y i n v o l v e th e u s e o f h a n d t o o ls in
s c r a p i n g and f itt in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w ith i t e m s
o b t a i n e d f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g th e p r o d u c t i o n o f a r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t b y a
m a c h i n e s h o p o r s e n d in g the m a c h i n e to a m a c h i n e s h o p f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s ;
p r e p a r i n g w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s o r f o r th e p r o d u c t i o n o f
p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h i n e s h o p s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h i n e s ; and m a k i n g a ll
n e c e s s a r y adjustm ents f o r op er a tio n .
In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f a m a c h i n e r y
m a i n t e n a n c e m e c h a n i c r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in 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 ­
ence.
E x c l u d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y d u t ie s
i n v o l v e s e tt in g up o r a d j u s t i n g m a c h i n e s .




M AIN TEN AN CE P IP E F IT T E R
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 ip e and
p i p e f i t t i n g s in 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 th e f o l l o w i n g :
Laying
ou t w o r k and m e a s u r i n g to l o c a t e p o s i t i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w i n g s o r o t h e r
w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u tt in g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p ip e to c o r r e c t le n g th s w ith
c h i s e l 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 ith s t o c k s and d i e s ; b e n d in g p i p 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 ip e w ith c o u p l i n g s and f a s t e n i n g p ip e to 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 to p r e s s u r e s , f l o w , and s i z e o f
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 to 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 eet sp ecifica tion s.
In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f th e 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 a rily
e n g a g e d in i n s t a l l i n g and r e p a i r i n g b u il d in g s a n it a t io n o r h e a t in g s y s t e m s
are exclu ded.
M AIN TEN AN CE S H E E T -M E T A L W ORKER
F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , and m a i n t a i n s in g o o d r e p a i r th e s h e e t - m e t a l
e q u i p m e n t and f i x t u r e s ( s u c h a s 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 in g and l a y in g out a ll t y p e s o f
s h e e t -m e t a l m ain ten an ce w o rk f r o m b lu e p rin ts , m o d e ls , o r other s p e c i f i ­
c a t i o n s ; s e tt in g up and 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 i n 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 in g ,
f i t t i n g , and a s s e m b l i n g ; and 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 as r e q u i r e d .
In
g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a 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 .
M ILLW RIGH T
I n s t a l l s n e w m a c h i n e s o r h e a v y e q u i p m e n t , and d i s m a n t l e s and
i n s t a l l s m a c h i n e s o r h e a v y e q u i p m e n t w h e n c h a n g e s in the plant la y o u t a r e
requ ired.
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 in g and la y in g out
w o r k ; in te rp re tin g blu ep rin ts o r oth er s p e c if ic a t io n s ; u sin g a v a rie ty o f handt o o l s and r i g g i n g ; 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 to s t r e s s e s ,
s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , and c e n t e r s o f g r a v i t y ; a l i g n i n g and b a l a n c i n g e q u i p ­
m e n t ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d t o o l s , e q u i p m e n t , and p a r t s t o b e u s e d ; and i n s t a l l i n g
and m a in t a i n i n g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u i p m e n t s u c h as d r i v 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 i l l w r i g h t ' s w o r k n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a
r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e in the t r a d e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t 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 .

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T O O L AN D DIE MAKER

A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in the s k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s , by
p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c o r g e n e r a l d u t ie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h as k e e p in g a
w o r k e r s u p p lie d with m a t e r i a l s and t o o l s ; c l e a n i n g w o r k i n g a r e a , m a c h i n e ,
and e q u i p m e n t ; a s s i s t i n g j o u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r t o o l s ; and p e r ­
f o r m i n g o t h e r u n s k i l l e d t a s k s as d i r e c t e d b y j o u r n e y m a n .
T h e kind o f w o r k
the h e l p e r i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e to t r a d e :
In s o m e
t r a d e s th e h e l p e r i s c o n f i n e d to s u p p ly in g , lif t in g , and h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s and
t o o l s , and c l e a n i n g w o r k i n g a r e a s ; and in o t h e r s he i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m
s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e that a r e a l s o p e r f o r m e d
b y w o r k e r s on a f u l l - t i m e b a s i s .

C o n s t r u c t s and r e p a i r s j i g s , f i 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 i e s o r m o l d s u s e d in sh a p in g o r f o r m i n g m e t a l o r n o n m e t a l l i c m a t e r i a l ( e . g . ,
p la stic, p la ste r, ru bber, g la ss). W ork ty pically in v o lv e s :
P la n n in g and la yin g
out w o r k a c c o r d i n g to 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 r i t t e n o r o r a l
s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u n d e r s t a n d in g the w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s 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 to
c o m p l e t e t a s k s ; m a k i n 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 ; s e tt in g up and 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 and r e l a t e d e q u i p m e n t ; u sin g v a r i o u s t o o l and die
m a k e r ' s h a n d t o o ls and 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 to v e r y
c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g m e t a l 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
a c h i e v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; fitt in g and a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s to p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r ­
a n c e s and a l l o w a n c e s .
In g e n e r a l , the t o o l and d ie 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 r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d
th r o u g h 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 A C H IN E -TO O L O PE R A TO R (T o o lro o m )
S p e c i a l i z e s in o p e r a t i n g o n e o r m o r e than o n e ty p e o f m a c h i n e t o o l
( e . g . , j i g b o r e r , g r in d in g m a c h i n e , e n g in e la th e , m i l l i n g m a c h i n e ) to m a c h i n e
m e t a l f o r u s e in m a k i n g o r m a in t a in in g j i g s , f i 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 i e s o r m o l d s u s e d in sh a p in g o r f o r m i n g m e t a l o r n o n m e t a l l i c
m a teria l (e.g ., plastic, p la ster, ru bber, gla ss).
W ork ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s :
P la n n in g and p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t m a c h i n i n g o p e r a t i o n s w h i c h r e q u i r e c o m ­
p l i c a t e d s e tu p s o r a high d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; s e ttin g up m a c h i n e t o o l o r
t o o l s ( e . g . , i n s t a l l cu ttin g t o o l s and a d j u s t g u i d e s , s t o p s , w o r k i n g t a b l e s ,
and o t h e r c o n t r o l s to h an dle the s i z e o f s t o c k to be m a c h i n e d ; d e t e r m i n e
p r o p e r f e e d s , s p e e d s , t o o l i n g , and o p e r a t i o n s e 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 i n g s , b l u e p r i n t s , o r la y o u t s ) ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n
m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s d u r in g m a c h i n i n g
o p e r a t i o n to a c h i e v e r e q u i s i t e d i m e n s i o n s to v e r y c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s .
M a y be
r e q u i r e d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o l a n t s and cu ttin g and l u b r i c a t i n g o i l s , to
r e c o g n i z e w hen t o o l s n e e d d r e s s i n g , and to d r e s s t o o l s .
In g e n e r a l , the w o r k
o f a 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 ) at the s k i l l l e v e l c a l l e d f o r in th is
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n r e q u i r e s e x t e n s i v e k n o w l e d g e o f m a c h i n e - s h o p and t o o l r o o m
p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h c o n s i d e r a b l e o n - t h e - j o b t r a i n in g a n d
exp erien ce.

include
shops.

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu dy 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
in c l u d e t o o l and d ie 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 die jo 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 ) .
S T A T IO N A R Y ENGINEER
O p e r a t e s and m a i n t a i n s and m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e the o p e r a t i o n o f
s t a t i o n a r y e n g i n e s and e q u i p m e n t ( m e c h a n i c a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to su p p ly the
e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h i c h e m p l o y e d with p o w e r , heat, r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a i r con ditionin g.
W ork in volves:
O p e r a t i n g and m a in t a in in g e q u ip m e n t s u c h as
s t e a m e n g i n e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b i n e s , v e n tila t in g
and r e f r i g e r a t i n g e q u i p 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 i n g e q u i p m e n t r e p a i r s ; and k e e p i n g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t i o n o f m a c h i n e r y ,
t e m p e r a t u r e , and f u e l c o n s u m p t i o n .
May also su p erv ise these op eration s.
Head o r c h i e f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e than o n e e n g i n e e r
are e x clu d e d .
BOILER TEN DER
F ires
s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n i s h the e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h i c h
e m p l o y e d w ith h eat, p o w e r , o r s t e a m .
F e e d s f u e l s to f i r e b y hand o r
o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n i c a l s t o k e r , g a s , o r o i l b u r n e r ; and c h e c k s w a t e r and
safety v a lv e s .
M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t .

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu dy 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
m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s ( t o o l r o o m ) e m p l o y e d in t o o l and die j o b b i n g

MATERIAL M O VEM EN T AND CUSTODIAL
T R U C K D R I V E R — C o n tin u e d

TRU CKDRIVER

T ru ck d river,
T ru ck d river,
T ru ck d river,
T ru ck d river,

D r i v e s a t r u c k w ithin a c i t y o r i n d u s t r i a l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e ­
r i a l s , m e r c h a n d i s e , e q u ip m e n t , o r w o r k e r s b e t w e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b ­
lish m en ts such as:
M a n u f a c t u r in g p la n t s , f r e i g h t d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e ­
s a l e and r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e t w e e n r e t a i l
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and
c u s t o m e r s ' h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o l o a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith
o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s , m a k e m i n 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
working
order.
S a l e s - r o u t e 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 l u d e d .

S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E I V I N G C L E R K
P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d i s e f o r s h i p m e n t , o r r e c e i v e s and i s r e s p o n s i b l e
f o r in c o m in g shipm en ts o f m e r c h a n d is e o r oth er m a t e r ia ls .
Sh ip pin g w o r k
i n v o l v e s : A k n o w l e d g e o f s h 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 i l a b l e
m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , and r a t e s ; and p r e p a r i n g r e c o r d s o f the g o o d s

F o r w a g e stu dy p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e and
ty pe o f e q u i p m e n t , a s f o l l o w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r sh o u ld be r a t e d on the b a s i s
o f tr a ile r ca pa city.)




ligh t t r u c k (u n d e r 1 V2 t o n s )
m e d i u m t r u c k (1 V2 to and in c lu d in g 4 to n s)
heavy tr u ck (tr a ile r ) (o v e r 4 tons)
h e a v y t r u c k ( o t h e r than t r a i l e r ) ( o v e r 4 to n s )

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SHIPPING P A C K E R — Continued

s h i p p e d , m a k i n g up b i l l s o f l a d in g , p o s t i n g w e ig h t and s h ip p in g c h a r g e s , and
k e e p i n g a f i l e o f s h ip p in g r e c o r d s .
M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g the
m e r c h a n d is e f o r shipm ent.
R eceiving w ork in v o lv e s :
V erifyin g o r directin g
o t h e r s in v e r i f y i n g the c o r r e c t n e s s o f s h i p m e n t s a g a in s t b i l l s o f la d in g ,
i n v o i c e s , o r o t h e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k i n g f o r s h o r t a g e s and r e j e c t i n g d a m a g e d
g o o d s ; r o u t in g m e r c h a n d i s e o r m a t e r i a l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; and m a i n ­
t a in in g n e c e s s a r y r e c o r d s and f i l e s .

s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s and m a y i n v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g : K n o w l e d g e
o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r t o v e r i f y c o n t e n t ; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e
ty p e and s i z e o f c o n t a i n e r ; i n s e r t i n g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r
o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l to p r e v e n t b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s i n g and s e a l i n g c o n ­
t a i n e r ; and a p p ly in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r i n g i d e n t i f y i n g da t a on c o n t a i n e r .
Packers
who a ls o m a k e w ooden b o x e s o r c r a t e s are exclu ded .
M A T E R I A L H ANDLING L A B O R E R

F o r wage

s tu dy p u r p o s e s ,

w o rk e rs are cla ssifie d as follow s:
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 t i e s i n v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w i n g :
L o a d i n g and u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s and m e r c h a n d i s e o n o r f r o m f r e i g h t
c a r s , tr u c k s , o r oth e r tr a n sp o rtin g d e v ic e s ; unpacking, shelving, o r p la cin g
m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n ; and t r a n s p o r t i n g
m a t e r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e by handtruck, c a r , o r w h e e lb a rr o w .
Longshore
w o r k e r s , w h o lo a d and u n lo a d s h i p s , a r e e x c l u d e d .

S h ipp ing c l e r k
R eceivin g clerk
Sh ip p in g and r e c e i v i n g c l e r k
WAREHOUSEMAN
A s d i r e c t e d , p e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f w a r e h o u s i n g d u t ie s w h i c h r e q u i r e
an u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f the e s t a b l i s h m e n t ' s s t o r a g e p l a n .
W ork in v olv es m o s t
o f the f o l l o w i n g : V e r i f y 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 ) a g a in s t r e c e i v i n g
d o c u m e n t s , n o tin g and r e p o r t i n g d i s c r e p a n c i e s and o b v i o u s d a m a g e s ; r o u t in g
m a t e r i a l s to 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 i n g , s t a c k i n g , o r p a l l e t i z i n g
m a t e r i a l s 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 i n g and
t a k i n g i n v e n t o r y o f s t o r e d m a t e r i a l s ; e x a m i n i n g s t o r e d m a t e r i a l s and
r e p o r t i n g d e t e r i o r a t i o n and d a m a g e ; r e m o v i n g m a t e r i a l f r o m s t o r a g e and
p r e p a r i n g it f o r s h i p 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 f o r m i n g
w a re h o u sin g d u ties.

P O W E R -T R U C K O P E R A T O R
O pera tes a m anually co n tro lle d g a s o lin e - o r e le c t r i c - p o w e r e d truck
o r t r a c t o r t o t r a n s p o r t g o o d s and m a t e r i a l s o f a l l k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e ,
m a n u f a c t u r i n g pla n t, o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
truck,

a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f p o w e r -

F ork lift o p erator
P o w e r - t r u c k o p e r a t o r ( o t h e r th an f o r k l i f t )

E x c l u d e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y du tie s i n v o l v e ship pin g and r e c e i v ­
in g w o r k ( s e e Sh ipp in g and R e c e i v i n g C l e r k and S h ip p in g P a c k e r ) , o r d e r f illin g
(see O rd e r F il le r ), o r operating p o w e r truck s (see P o w e r - T r u c k O p e ra tor).

GUARD AND W ATCHM AN
G uard.
P e r f o r m s r o u t in e p o l i c e d u t i e s , e i t h e r at f i x e d p o s t o r on
t o u r , m a i n t a i n i n g o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .
In cludes
g u a r d s w h o a r e s t a t i o n e d at ga te and c h e c k on id e n t i t y o f e m p l o y e e s and
oth er p e r so n s en terin g .

ORDER FIL LE R
F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f i n 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 a c c o r d a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s o n 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 other in stru ction s.
M a y , in a d d itio n to f illin g o r d e r s and i n d i ­
cating ite m s fille d o r o m itte d , k eep r e c o r d s o f outgoing o r d e r s , re q u isitio n
a d d i t i o 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
re la ted du ties.

W atchm an.
M akes rounds o f p r e m i s e s
p r o p e r t y a g a in s t f i r e , th e f t , and i l l e g a l e n t r y .
JAN ITOR,

p eriod ica lly

in

protecting

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

C l e a n s and k e e p s in an o r d e r l y c o n d i t i o n f a c t o r y w o r k i n g a r e a s and
w a s h r o o m s , o r p r e m i s e s o f an o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l
or other establish m en t.
D u t ie s i n v o l v e a c o m b i n a t i o n o f the f o l l o w i n g :
S w e e p i n g , m o p p i n g o r s c r u b b i n g , and p o l i s h i n g f l o o r s ; r e m o v i n g c h i p s , t r a s h ,
and o t h e r r e f u s e ; d u s t in g e q u i p m e n t , f u r n i t u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l i s h i n g m e t a l
f i x t u r e s o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v i d i n g s u p p l i e s and m i n o r m a i n t e n a n c e s e r v i c e s ;
and c l e a n i n g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w e r s , and r e s t r o o m s .
W o r k e r s who s p e c i a l i z e
in w i n d o w w a s h i n g a r e e x c l u d e d .

SH I P P I N G P A C K E R
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 ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p l a c i n g th e m
in s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s , the s p e c i f i c o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t
upon th e t y p e , s i z e , and n u m b e r o f u nit s to be p a c k e d , the ty p e o f c o n t a i n e r
e m p l o y e d , and 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 o f i t e m s in




F o r w a g e stu dy p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s
as f o l l o w s :

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Available On RequestT h e fo llo w in g a r e a s ; ire s u r v e y e d p e r io d ic a l ly fo r u se in a d m in is t e r in g the S e r v i c e C o n tr a c t
a v a ila b le at no c o s t f r o m any o f the B L S r e g io n a l o f f i c e s sh ow n on th e b a c k c o v e r .
A la s k a
A lb a n y , G a.
A lb u q u e r q u e , N. M ex .
A le x a n d r ia , L a.
A lp e n a , S ta n d ish , and T a w a s C it y , M ic h .
Ann A r b o r , M ich .
A s h e v i ll e , N .C .
A tla n tic C ity , N .J.
A u g u sta , G a.—S .C .
B a k e r s fi e ld , C a lif.
B aton R o u g e , L a.
B a ttle C r e e k , M ich .
B ea u m on t—P o r t A r t h u r —O r a n g e , T e x .
B ilo x i—G u lfp o rt and P a s c a g o u la , M i s s .
B o is e C it y , Idaho
B r e m e r t o n , W ash.
B r id g e p o r t , N o r w a lk , and S t a m fo r d , C onn.
B r u n s w ic k , G a.
B u r lin g t o n , Vt.—N. Y.
Cape C od, M a ss.
C e d a r R a p id s , Iow a
C h a m p a ig n —U rbana—R a n to u l, 111.
C h a r le s t o n , S .C .
C h a r lo tte —G a s to n ia , N .C .
C h e y e n n e , W yo.
C l a r k s v il le —H o p k in s v ille , T en n .—K y.
C o lo r a d o S p r in g s , C o lo .
C o lu m b ia , S .C .
C o lu m b u s , G a.—A la .
C o lu m b u s , M is s .
C r a n e , Ind.
D e c a t u r , 111.
D e s M o in e s , Iow a
D othan, A la .
D uluth—S u p e r io r , M in n .—W is.
E l P a s o , T e x ., and A la m o g o r d o —L a s C r u c e s , N. M ex .
E u g en e—S p r in g fie ld , O r e g .
F a y e t t e v ille , N .C .
F it c h b u r g —L e o m in s t e r , M a s s .
F o r t Sm ith, A r k .—O k la .
F o r t W a yn e, Ind.
F r e d e r i c k —H a g e r s t o w n , M d .—C h a m b e r s b u r g , P a .—
M a r t in s b u r g , W. V a .
G a d sd e n and A n n is t o n , A la .
G o ld s b o r o , N .C .
G ra n d Isla n d —H a stin g s , N e b r.
G r e a t F a l ls , M on t.
G uam , T e r r it o r y o f
H a r r is b u r g —L e b a n o n , P a.
H untington—A s h la n d , W. V a .—K y .—O h io
K n o x v ille , T en n .
L a C r o s s e , W is.
L a red o, T ex.
L a s V e g a s , N ev.
L aw ton , O k la.
L im a , O h io
L it t le R o c k ^ N o rth L ittle R o c k , A r k .

A ct

of

1965.

S u rv e y r e s u lt s a r e p u b lis h e d

in r e l e a s e s w h ic h ,

w h ile s u p p lie s

la s t ,

a r e o r w ill

be

L o g a n s p o r t —P e r u , Ind.
L o r a in —E l y r ia , O hio
L o w e r E a s t e r n S h o r e , M d.—V a .—D e l.
L y n c h b u r g , V a.
M a c o n , G a.
M a d is o n , W is.
M a n s fie ld , O h io
M a r q u e tte , E s c a n a b a , Sault Ste. M a r ie , M ich .
M c A lle n —P h a r i^ E d in b u r g and B r o w n s v ille —
H a rlin g e n —San B e n ito , T e x .
M e d fo r d —K la m a th F a lls —G ra n ts P a s s , O r e g .
M e r id ia n , M i s s .
M id d le s e x , M on m ou th , and O cea n C o s ., N .J .
M o b ile and P e n s a c o l a , A la .—F la .
M o n t g o m e r y , A la .
N a s h v ille —D a v id s o n , T en n .
N ew B e r ir - J a c k s o n v il le , N .C .
N ew L on don —N o r w ic h , C on n .—R .I.
N orth D a k o ta , State o f
O r la n d o , F la .
O x n a rd —S im i V a lle y —V e n tu r a , C a lif.
P a n a m a C it y , F la .
P a r k e r s b u r g —M a r ie t t a , W. V a .—O h io
P e o r i a , 111.
P h o e n ix , A r i z .
P in e B lu ff, A r k .
P o c a t e ll o —Ida ho F a l ls , Idaho
P o r t s m o u t h , N .H .—M a in e—M a s s .
P u e b lo , C o l o .
P u e r t o R ic o
R e n o , N ev .
R ich la n d —K e n n e w ic k —W a lla W a lla —
P e n d le t o n , W a sh .—O r e g .
R i v e r s i d e —San B e r n a r d in o —O n t a r io , C a lif.
S a lin a , K a n s .
S a lin a s—S e a s id e —M o n t e r e y , C a lif.
S a n d u sk y, O h io
Santa B a r b a r a —Santa M a ria —L o m p o c , C a lif.
Savannah, G a.
S e lm a , A la .
S h erm a n —D e n is o n , T e x .
S h r e v e p o r t , L a.
S iou x F a l ls , S. D ak.
S p ok a n e, W a sh .
S p r in g fie ld , 111.
S p r in g fi e ld -C h i c o p e e —H o ly o k e , M a s s .—C on n .
S to ck to n , C a lif.
T a c o m a , W a sh .
T am p a —St. P e t e r s b u r g , F la .
T o p e k a , K a n s.
T u cs o n , A r iz .
T u ls a , O k la .
V a ll e jo —F a i r f i e ld —N apa, C a lif.
W a co and K ille e n —T e m p le , T e x .
W a t e r lo o —C e d a r F a l l s , Iow a
W est T e x a s P la in s
W ilm in g to n , D e l.—N .J .—M d.

A n a n n u al 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 t s , a u d i t o r s , c h i e f a c c o u n ta n t s , a t t o 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 ic ia n s , d r a f t e r s , and
c l e r i c a l e m p l o y e e s i s a v a ila b le . O r d e r a s B L S B u lle tin 1 8 9 1 , 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 i c a l, and C l e r i c a l P a y , M a r c h 1 9 7 5 . $ 1 .4 0 a c o p y , fr o m any o f the B L S r e g io n a l s a le s
o f f i c e s show n on th e b a c k c o v e r , o r fr o m the S u p erin ten d en t o f D o c u m e n t s , U .S. G o v e r n m e n t P r in tin g O ffi c e , W a sh in g ton , D .C . 2 04 02 .




Area Wage Surveys
A l i s t o f th e l a t e s t a v a i l a b l e b u l l e t i n s o r b u l l e t i n s u p p l e m e n t s i s p r e s e n t e d b e l o w .
A d i r e c t o r y o f a r e a w a g e s t u d i e s i n c l u d i n g m o r e l i m i t e d s t u d i e s c o n d u c t e d a t th e r e q u e s t o f th e E m p l o y m e n t
S ta n d a r d s A d m in is t r a t io n o f th e D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r is a v a ila b le on r e q u e s t.
B u l l e t i n s m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m a n y o f th e B L S r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s s h o w n o n t h e b a c k c o v e r .
B u lle tin s u p p le m e n ts m a y b e
o b t a i n e d w it h o u t c o s t , w h e r e i n d i c a t e d , f r o m B L S r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s .

A rea

B u ll e t in n u m b e r
and p r ic e *

A k r o n , O h io, D e c . 1975 ____________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -8 0 ,
A lb a n y —S c h e n e cta d y —T r o y , N .Y ., Sept. 1975 *__________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -6 3 ,
A n a h e im —Santa A na—G a rd en G r o v e , C a lif., O ct. 19 7 5 1 ------------------------------------------------ 1 8 5 0 -7 5 ,
A tla n ta , G a ., M ay 1975 1 ___________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -2 5 ,
A u s tin , T e x ., D e c . 1975 1 ________________ _________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -8 3 ,
B a lt im o r e , M d ., A u g. 1975 1 ______________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -6 2 ,
B illin g s , M o n t., J u ly 1 9 7 5 _________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -4 6 ,
B in g h am ton , N .Y .—P a ., J u ly 1975 ________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -5 0 ,
B irm in g h a m , A l a ., M a r. 1976 1 ___________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -1 1 ,
B o s to n , M a s s ., A u g . 1975 1________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -5 8 ,
B u ffa lo , N .Y ., O ct. 1 9 7 5 1__________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -6 9 ,
C anton, O h io, M ay 197 5 ____________________________________________________________________Suppl.
C h a ttan oog a , T en n .—G a ., Sept. 1975 1____________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -6 7 ,
C h ic a g o , 111., M ay 1975 ____________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -3 3 ,
C in cin n a ti, O h io—K y.—In d ., M a r. 1 9 7 6 ___________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -7 ,
C le v e la n d , O h io, Sept. 1 9 7 5 _______________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -6 4 ,
C o lu m b u s , O h io, O ct. 1975 1_______________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -7 8 ,
C o r p u s C h r is t i, T e x ., J u ly 1 9 7 5 __________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -3 7 ,
D a lla s —F o r t W o rth , T e x ., O ct. 1975* __ _________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -5 9 ,
D a v en p ort—R o c k Islan d—M o lin e , Iowa—111., F e b . 1 9 7 5 --------------------------------------------------- Suppl.
D ay ton , O h io, D e c . 1975------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 8 5 0 -7 3 ,
D aytona B e a ch , F la ., A u g . 1975---------------------- ------------------_----------------------------------------------- 1 8 5 0 -4 7 ,
D e n v e r—B o u ld e r , C o l o ., D e c . 1975---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 1 8 5 0 -8 2 ,
D e t r o it, M ic h ., M a r. 1 9 7 5 _________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -2 2 ,
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 e a ch —
B o c a R aton, F la ., A p r . 1975 1 ___________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -2 6 ,
F r e s n o , C a lif., June 1975 1________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -6 1 ,
G a in e s v ille , F la ., Sept. 1975 _____________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -5 7 ,
G r e e n B ay, W i s . , J u ly 1975 1 _____________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -4 4 ,
G r e e n s b o r o —W i n s t o n -S a le m —H igh P o in t, N .C ., A u g . 1 9 7 5 ____________________________ 1 8 5 0 -4 9 ,
G r e e n v ille —S p a rta n b u rg , S .C ., June 1975
_______ ____ ______ _______ _—_— _ _ _ — 1 8 5 0 -4 2 ,
H a r tfo r d , C o n n ., M a r . 1975 1 ___ _________________________________ ______________ _______ ___ 1 8 5 0 -2 8 ,
H ou ston , T e x ., A p r . 1 9 7 5 __________________________________________________________________ Suppl.
H u n ts v ille , A l a ., F e b . 197 5 _______________________________________________________________ Suppl.
I n d ia n a p o lis , Ind., O ct. 1975 * _____________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -6 6 ,
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1976 ________________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -8 ,
J a c k s o n v ille , F la ., D e c. 1975 _____________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -8 1 ,
K an sas C ity , M o .-K a n s ., Sept. 1 9 7 5 _____________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -5 5 ,
L e x in g to n —F a y e tte , K y ., N ov. 1975 1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 8 5 0 -8 4 ,
L o s A n g e le s —L on g B e a c h , C a lif., O ct. 1975 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 8 5 0 -8 6 ,
L o u is v i ll e , K y.—In d ., N ov. 1975 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 8 5 0 -7 9 ,
M e lb o u rn e —T it u s v ille —C o c o a , F la ., A u g . 1 9 7 5 --------------------------------------------------------------- 1 8 5 0 -5 4 ,
M e m p h is , T en n .—A r k .—M i s s . , N ov . 1975 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 8 5 0 -8 5 ,
* Prices are determined by the Government Printing O ffice and are subject to change.
1 Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.
2 To be surveyed.




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A rea

B u ll e t in n u m b e r
and p r ic e *

M ia m i, F l a . , O ct. 197 5______________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -7 6 ,
M ilw a u k e e , W is ., A p r . 1975 1_______________ ______________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -2 1 ,
M in n e a p o lis —St. P a u l, M in n .—W is ., Jan. 1976____________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -3 ,
N a ssa u —S u ffo lk , N .Y ., June 1975 1_________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -3 9 ,
N ew a rk , N .J ., Jan. 1976_____________________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -1 0 ,
N ew O r le a n s , L a . , Jan. 1976 ______________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -2 ,
N ew Y o r k , N .Y .—N .J ., M a y 1975 1 _________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -4 5 ,
N o r fo lk —V ir g in ia B ea ch —P o r t s m o u t h , V a .—N .C ., M a y 1975 ___________________________ 1 8 5 0 -2 9 ,
N o r fo lk —V ir g in ia B e a ch —P o r t s m o u t h and N e w p o rt N ew s—
H am pton , V a .—N .C ., M a y 1975 ___________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -3 0 ,
N o r th e a s t P e n n s y lv a n ia , A u g . 1975 _______________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -5 2 ,
O k la h om a C ity , Ok l a . , A u g . 1 9 7 5 __________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -5 1 ,
O m ah a , N e b r.—Iow a, O ct. 1 9 7 5 _____________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -5 6 ,
P a t e r s o n —C lifto n —P a s s a ic , N .J ., June 1975 1____________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -3 8 ,
P h ila d e lp h ia , P a .—N .J ., N ov. 1975 _________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -6 5 ,
P itts b u rg h , P a ., Jan. 1976 1________________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -1 ,
P o r tla n d , M a in e , N ov. 1975_________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -7 2 ,
P o r tla n d , O r e g .—W a sh ., M a y 1975 ________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -4 0 ,
P o u g h k e e p s ie , N .Y ., J une 1 9 7 5 1 ___________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -7 0 ,
P o u g h k e e p s ie —K in g ston —N ew b u rg h , N .Y ., June 1975 1 ___________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -6 8 ,
P r o v id e n c e —W a rw ic k —P a w tu ck et, R .I ., —M a s s . , June 1975 ____________________________ 1 8 5 0 -2 7 ,
R a le ig h —D u rh a m , N .C ., F e b . 197 5 ________________________________________________________ Suppl.
R ich m o n d , V a ., June 1 9 7 5 __________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -4 1 ,
St. L o u is , M o .—111., M a r. 197 5 _____________________________________________________________Suppl.
S a c r a m e n t o , C a li f., D e c . 1975______________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -8 7 ,
Sa gin a w , M i c h . , N ov. 1975__________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -7 1 ,
S alt L ak e C ity—O gd en , Utah, N ov. 1 9 7 5 1 _____________________________________________ ___ 1 8 5 0 -7 4 ,
San A n to n io , T e x ., M a y 1975 ______________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -2 3 ,
San D ie g o , C a lif., N ov. 1975_______________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -7 7 ,
San F r a n c i s c o —O ak land, C a lif., M a r. 1976_______________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -9 ,
San J o s e , C a li f., M a r. 1975 1 ______________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -3 6 ,
S ea ttle—E v e r e t t , W a sh ., Jan. 1976 ________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -6 ,
South B en d , Ind., M a r. 1976 _______________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -5 ,
S ta m fo r d , C onn. 1 2 __________________________________________________________________________
S y r a c u s e , N .Y ., J u ly 1 9 7 5 __________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -4 3 ,
T o le d o , O h io - M ic h ., M ay 1975 1 ___________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -3 4 ,
T re n to n , N .J ., Sept. 1975 1 _________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -6 0 ,
U tica—R o m e , N .Y ., J u ly 1975 1 _____________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -4 8 ,
W a sh in gton , D .C .—M d.—V a ., M a ?. 1976___________________ ____________________ __________ 1 9 0 0 -1 2 ,
W e s t c h e s t e r C ou n ty, N .Y ., M a y 1975 1____________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -5 3 ,
W ich ita , K a n s ., A p r . 1 9 7 5 __________________________________________________________________ Suppl.
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s ., M a y 1975 1 _____________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -2 4 ,
Y o r k , P a ., F e b . 1976________________________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -4 ,

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