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Area Wage Survey Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood and West Palm BeachBoca Raton, Florida, Metropolitan Areas, April 1976 Bulletin 1900-20 U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics PALM BEACH CO* West Palm Beac Boca Raton BROWARD ■ Fort Lauderdale Hollywoo Preface T h i s b u l l e t i n p r o v i d e s r e s u l t s o f an A p r i l 1 9 7 6 s u r v e y o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e b e n e f i t s in th e F t . L a u d e r d a l e — o l l y w o o d H and W e s t P a l m B e a c h —B o c a R a t o n , F l o r i d a , S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a s ( B r o w a r d and P a l m B ea ch C ou nties). T h e s u r v e y w a s m a d e as p a r t o f t h e B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s ' ann ua l a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m , w h i c h is d e s i g n e d to y i e l d da ta f o r i n d i v i d u a l m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s as w e l l a s n a t i o n a l and r e g i o n a l e s t i m a t e s f o r a l l S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a s in th e U n ite d S t a t e s , e x c l u d i n g A l a s k a and H a w a i i . A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in th e a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m i s t h e n e e d t o d e s c r i b e t h e 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 l a b o r m a r k e t s , t h r o u g h t h e a n a l y s i s o f ( 1 ) th e l e v e l and d i s t r i b u t i o n o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t i o n , and ( 2 ) t h 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 i o 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 l o p s i n f o r m a t i o n th at 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 l a r y a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a i n i n g , and a s s i s t a n c e in d e t e r m i n i n g p la n t l o c a t i o n . Survey re su lts a lso a re u s e d b y t h e U.S. D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r t o m a k e w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n s u n d e r th e S e r v i c e Contract A ct o f 1 9 6 5. C u r r e n t l y , 84 a r e a s a r e i n c l u d e d in t h e p r o gram . (See list o f a r e a s on in sid 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 i o n a l e a r n i n g s da t a a r e c o l l e c t e d a n n u a lly . I n f o r m a t i o n on e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e b e n e f i t s i s o b t a i n e d e v e r y th ird y e a r. E a ch y e a r after all in dividual a r e a w a g e s u r v e y s have been c o m p le t e d , tw o s u m m a r y bulletin s a re issu e d . T h e f i r s t b r i n g s t o g e t h e r da t a f o r e a c h m e t r o p o l ita 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 i o n a l and r e g i o n a l e s t i m a t e s , p rojected fr o m i n d i v i d u a l m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a da ta . T h e F t . L a u d e r d a l e — o l l y w o o d and W e s t H P a lm B e a c h — o c a R aton s u r v e y w as con du cted by B t h e B u r e a u ' s r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in A t l a n t a , G a . , u n d e r the g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o f J e r r y G. A d a m s , A s s is ta n t R egion al C o m m is s io n e r fo r O perations. The su rv ey c o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n a c c o m p l i s h e d w ith o u t t h e c o o p e r a t i o 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 l a r y data p r o v i d e d the b a s is f o r the s ta t is tic a l in fo rm a tio n in t h is b u l l e t i n . T h e B u r e a u w i s h e s to e x p r e s s s i n c e r e a p p r e c ia tio n f o r the c o o p e r a t io n r e c e i v e d . Note: A r e p o r t o n o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s in t h e F o r t L a u d e r d a l e — H o l l y w o o d and W e s t P a l m B e a c h — o c a R a t o n a r e a s B is a v a i l a b l e f o r s e l e c t e d m o v i n g and s t o r a g e i n d u s t r i e s ( A p r i l 1976). A r e p o r t on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n i n g s o n l y is a v a i l a b l e f o r s e l e c t e d m e t a l w o r k i n g in d u s tr ie s ( A p r i l 1976). A l s o a v a ila b le a re listings o f u n io n w a g e r a t e s f o r b u i l d i n g t r a d e s , p r i n t i n g tr a d e s , lo c a l-tr a n s it operating e m p lo y e e s , l o c a l t r u c k d r i v 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 loyees. F r e e co p ie s o f th e se a re available f r o m th e B u re a u 's re g io n a l o f fi c e s . (See b a ck c o v e r fo r a d d re sse s.) Bulletin 1900-20 A rea W ag e Survey: July 1976 Fort L au d erd a le -H o lly w o o d and W est Palm B e a c h U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, W. J. Usery, Jr., Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, Julius Shiskin, Commissioner Boca Raton, Florida, M etropolitan Areas April 1976 Contents Page I n t r o d u c t i o n _____________________________________________ 2 Page A ppendix A . A ppendix B. S c o p e and m e t h o d o f s u r v e y _________ H O c c u p a t i o n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s ___________ 1 4 T a b les: A. E arn ings: A - l . W eek ly earn ings of o ffic e w o r k e r s . . . 3 A -2 . W eek ly earn ings of p r o fe s s io n a l and t e c h n i c a l w o r k e r s _______________ 5 A - 3 . A v e r a g e w e e k ly earn ings o f o f fi c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and t e c h n i c a l w o r k e r s , b y s e x ______________________ 6 A - 4 . H ou rly earn ings of m ain ten a n ce, t o o l r o o m , and p o w e r p l a n t w o r k e r s _________________________________ 7 A - 5 . H ou rly earn ings o f m a te r ia l m o v e m e n t and c u s t o d i a l w o r k e r s _________________________________ 8 A - 6 . A v e r a g e h o u rly earn ings o f m ain ten a nce, t o o l r o o m , p o w e r p l a n t , m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t , and c u s t o d i a l w o r k e r s ,b y s e x ___________ 9 A - 7 . 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 rly earn ings fo r se le c te d o ccu p a t io n a l g r o u p s , adjusted f o r e m p l o y m e n t s h i f t s ______________ 1 0 1 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing O ffice, Washington, D. C. 20402, GPO Bookstores, or BLS Regional Offices listed on back cover. Price 55 cents. Make checks payable to Superintendent o f Documents. Introduction T h is a r e a i s 1 o f 84 in w h i c h th e U. S. D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r 's B u re a u of L a b o r S ta tistic s c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s and r e lated ben efits. In th is a r e a , da ta w e r e o b t a i n e d b y a c o m b in a tio n of p e r s o n a l v is it , m a il q u e s t io n n a ir e , and teleph on e in te rv ie w . R epresen ta tive e s ta b lis h m e n t s w it h in s i x b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w e r e c o n tacted: M an ufactu ring ; tran sporta tion , c o m m u n ic a ti o n , and o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s ; w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s . M a jo r in du stry grou ps e x clu d e d f r o m th ese s t u d i e s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t i o n s and the c o n s t r u c t i o n and e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r i e s . E stablish m e n t s h a v 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 om itted b e ca u s e of in su fficien t e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d ie d . Separate tabu la t i o n s a r e p r o v i d e d f o r e a c h o f the b r o a d i n d u s t r y d iv isio n s w hich m eet publication crite ria . ( c ) m a i n t e n a n c e , t o o l r o o m , and p o w e r p l a n t , and (d) m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t and c u s t o d i a 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 rou gh 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 l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 500 w o r k ers or m ore. T a b l e A - 7 p r o v i d e s p e r c e n t c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e h ourly ea rn in g s of o ffic 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 du strial nurses, s k ille d m ain ten a n ce trad es w o r k e r s , and u n s k i l l e d p la n t w o r k e r s . W h e re p o s s i b l e , data a re p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s , m a n u f a c t u r i n g , and nonm an ufacturin g. T h is t a b l e p r o v i d e s a m e a s u r e o f w a g e t r e n d s a f t e r e l i m i n a t i o n o f c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s c a u s e d b y e m p l o y m e n t s h i f t s a m o n g e sta b -^ lis h m e n ts as w e ll as tu rn o v e r of esta b lish m e n ts in c l u d e d in s u r v e y s a m p l e s . F o r fu rth e r details, see app en d ix A . A ppendixes A - s e r i e s tables A p p e n d i x A d e s c r i b e s the m e t h 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 i d e s i n f o r m a t i o 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 rou gh A - 6 p r o v id e e s tim a te 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 earn ings f o r w o r k e r s in o c c u p a t i o n s c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y o f m a n u f a c t u r i n g and n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s . O ccupa t i o n s w e r e s e l e c t e d f r o m the f o l l o w i n g c a t e g o r i e s : (a) O f f i c 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 i c a l , A pp end ix B p r o v id e s job d e s c r ip tio n s u sed b y B u re a u f ie ld e c o n o m i s t s to c l a s s i f y w o r k e r s b y occu pation. 2 A. Earnings Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach— Boca Raton, Fla., April 1976 Weekly earnings 1 (standard) Number Occupation and industry division worken Num ber of w orkers t Avenge weekly Ho u r 1 (standard' 70 Mean 2 Median 2 Middle range2 80 s S s S 90 100 S no s 120 s 130 receiv in g S s 140 I SO straigh t -tim e s 160 170 S $ 180 190 200 o f ----- S s 210 220 S 230 J 240 S $ 260 280 and under 300 and 80 ALL w e e k ly earn in gs s 90 100 no 120 130 40 4 36 68 153 11 57 50 103 111 * " * 12 2 “ 10 10 12 10 5 5 13 8 _ 22 9 28 9 13 19 140 150 160 170 180 169 58 179 37 142 121 45 76 169 190 200 210 220 230 240 260 280 300 over 62 22 43 12 31 28 7 34 13 32 19 27 13 49 16 22 15 4 3 6 6 21 7 13 14 6 10 33 30 7 7 1 * 21 2 1 * 17 14 8 7 3 3 2 . 1 * 6 1 1 1 * 44 13 17 6 6 1 2 3 3 14 5 9 8 2 6 3 3 4 4 11 7 2 5 3 31 * * 27 12 15 19 14 - - 5 18 9 9 24 9 10 14 * * - 6 1 5 11 * * * - - - WORKERS $ S E C R E T A R IE S ----------------------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------NONMANUFACTURING P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ---------------- 1 ,21 0 368 842 77 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 $ $ 1 6 7.00 1 7 7.00 1 5 8.00 1 6 2.00 1 4 0 .0 0 -1 8 0 .0 0 1 4 3 .0 0 -1 9 9 .0 0 $ - - 1 3 - 1 5 5.00 238.00 1 4 0 .0 0 -1 7 5 .0 0 2 1 1 .0 0 -2 5 0 .0 0 - - 1 3 - - ” • . _ - . • * * * * “ * - • 37 132 40 2 3 7 .5 1 6 3.00 229.50 82 59 3 9 .5 3 9 .5 188.00 177.00 1 7 6.50 175.00 1 5 0 .0 0 -2 0 0 .0 0 1 5 0 .0 0 -1 9 5 .0 0 S E C R E T A R IE S . C L A S S B -------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g --------------------- 232 73 159 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 1 8 3.50 1 9 8.50 175.50 1 8 5.00 1 5 5 .0 0 -1 9 5 .5 0 1 6 5 .0 0 -2 2 8 .0 0 - - - 1 - 1 - 13 - 20 10 1 7 7.00 1 7 5 .0« 1 5 0 .0 0 -1 9 0 .0 0 - - * 1 1 13 10 36 2 34 S E C R E T A R IE S , C L A S S C MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING -----P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S - 444 3 9 .5 1 7 6.50 • - 1 - 2 - - 11 - 20 9 1 2 - 11 11 40 22 18 78 15 63 112 1 8 5.50 172.50 213.00 1 1 1 1 S3 4 0 .0 3 9 .0 3 7 .0 1 7 2.00 171.50 17 2.50 211.00 _ 147 297 39 24 29 11 101 11 7 4 2 5 - - * * - * * * * “ 12 2 * 2 S E C R E T A R IE S . C L A S S 0 MANUFACTURING ----------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------- 452 125 327 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 145.50 14 0.00 14 4.00 14 0.00 1 3 1 .0 0 -1 5 1 .5 0 1 3 6 .0 0 -1 5 5 .0 0 1 3 0 .0 0 -1 5 0 .0 0 • • - - * 1 99 26 73 53 18 35 41 12 29 16 12 4 7 2 5 2 1 1 10 - 118 39 79 4 - 56 11 45 5 - 39 4 35 1 - 1 - - 1 4 6.50 1 4 5.50 * 1 5 4 10 * * GENERAL -------------- 161 3 9 .5 165.50 16 1.00 1 4 4 .0 0 -1 8 5 .5 0 - - - - - 2 13 41 22 10 20 21 28 - - 4 - - - - - STE N O G R A P H E R S, S E N IO R ---------------MANUFACTURING NONMANUFACTURING ----------- 86 54 32 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 171.50 182.00 1 7 5.00 18 1.00 - - _ - - 7 8 7 1 5 4.00 14 7.50 - 5 1 6 3 5 3 4 3 3 - - 3 3 - - 6 6 - - 10 6 4 _ - 6 5 19 - 5 - 3 9 .0 1 5 0 .0 0 -1 9 0 .0 0 1 7 0 .0 0 -1 9 5 .5 0 1 3 0 .0 0 -1 7 5 .5 0 T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------- 197 165 3 8 .5 3 8 .0 1 5 6.50 161.00 15 2.00 15 5.00 1 4 0 .0 0 -1 8 0 .0 0 1 4 0 .0 0 -1 8 8 .5 0 43 34 - 40 T Y P IS T S , 226 126 3 9 .0 3 8 .0 1 3 3.50 118.50 13 0.00 11 0.50 1 1 0 .0 0 -1 5 6 .5 0 1 0 7 .0 0 -1 3 5 .0 0 . “ 39 3 8 .0 3 8 .0 132.00 1 2 1.50 10 6.00 10 6.00 1 0 5 .0 0 -1 6 1 .5 0 1 0 5 .0 0 -1 3 7 .5 0 • . - - - * 3 9 .0 3 9 .0 1 2 8.50 1 2 9.00 12 1.00 12 1.00 1 1 0 .0 0 -1 5 1 .0 0 - - 1 1 0 .0 0 -1 5 1 .0 0 - - 4 1 .0 4 0 .0 4 1 .0 12 0.00 15 0.50 1 0 0 .0 0 -1 2 8 .0 0 1 2 4 .0 0 -1 7 5 .0 0 1 0 0 .0 0 -1 2 6 .5 0 1 - 6 - 1 1 6.50 110.50 1 5 0.50 110.00 1 6 1 2 6.50 12 9.50 1 2 4.50 124.50 125.50 120.00 1 1 5 .5 0 -1 3 5 .0 0 1 1 4 .0 0 -1 5 2 .0 0 1 1 6 .5 0 -1 3 5 .0 0 . . - - 4 0 .0 3 9 .0 16 7.50 16 5.50 1 6 8.50 1 5 5.50 159.50 1 4 6 .5 0 -1 8 4 .5 0 1 4 7 .0 0 -1 8 4 .5 0 1 5 5.50 1 4 6 .0 0 -1 8 5 .0 0 3 9 .0 4 0 .0 3 9 .0 1 3 0.00 1 3 7.50 129.50 1 3 0.00 1 3 7.00 1 2 6.50 1 1 9 .5 0 -1 4 5 .0 0 1 2 2 .0 0 -1 5 1 .5 0 - S E C R E T A R IE S * CLASS A n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g STE N O G R A PH E R S. CLASS B ----------------------------- n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g F IL E C L E R K S, CLASS B NONMANUFACTURING — m essengers 33 89 --------------------------— 84 n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g s w it c h b o a r d 355 36 operators 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 319 — S W It c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r - r e c e p t i o n i s t s MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------- 174 74 4 0 .0 100 3 9 .0 319 94 3 9 .5 ACCOUNTING C L E R K S . C L A SS A MANUFACTURING -----------------------NONMANUFACTURING 225 ACCOUNTING C L E R K S , C L A SS B MANUFACTURING ------------— n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------- 464 See fo o t n o t e s a t end 519 55 3 9 .5 5 5 5 8 4 5 4 0 .0 .0 .0 .0 0 0 0 0 -1 -2 -1 -2 9 2 7 4 1 3 5 1 .5 .0 .0 .0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 .5 0 -1 4 0 .0 0 . ~ 7 1 13 6 12 11 1 30 6 6 15 15 15 15 5 4 1 8 8 2 - 36 36 - 13 4 * 5 1 1 “ * - 4 1 7 " “ * - 36 23 - - 53 42 18 8 42 36 1 17 1 28 1 25 “ 39 37 4 * 20 20 - 2 2 3 3 2 2 - 2 2 2 1 3 3 - 21 8 22 10 7 21 9 19 2 2 - 20 5 4 1 * 1 * 58 75 58 5 14 3 72 70 3 67 21 2 56 3 18 2 12 21 14 13 3 14 - 2 - - 2 7 • • - _ - - - - - “ • 10 - 16 48 10 16 47 - - - - - 53 15 2 13 36 13 23 45 34 12 33 12 22 — 1 - 2 2 * 1 - 10 3 7 1 o f t a b le s . 3 62 119 112 8 54 12 107 10 102 19 10 11 3 92 61 21 71 21 40 47 9 55 5 38 50 3 - 27 3 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - 3 2 2 - 9 - - ** - - * - 3 18 * * * 5 5 3 3 1 1 - - * - - - 29 7 31 6 24 18 26 22 25 6 30 11 6 3 10 20 11 6 3 12 14 - * - - - - - * - • . . 26 4 - - - 17 • 22 - * * 17 ** - - - * * * * - . * * Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach— Boca Raton, Fla., April 1976— Continued Weekly earnings 1 (standard) weekly workers hours1 Occupation and industry division Median 2 Middle range2 S s 70 (standard) Mean 2 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 i g h t - t im e w e e k ly e a rn in g s s Number 80 S 90 s 100 S s 110 120 S S 130 140 S 150 s 160 S S 170 180 S S 190 200 S 3 210 220 S 230 * ■"1— s 240 260 280 and u n d er 80 300 and 90 100 110 120 130 140 ISO 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 23p 240 260 280 300 over ALL WORKERS— CONTINUED BO O K KE E PIN G -M A C H IN E o p e r a t o r s . C L A SS A ----------------------------------------------------- 28 4 0 .0 1 7 8.50 $ 180.00 $ $ 1 5 0 .0 0 -2 0 0 .0 0 ” B O O K KE EPIN G-M AC H INE O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S B ----------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------- 65 65 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 4 1.00 141.00 138.50 138.50 1 3 1 .0 0 -1 5 0 .0 0 1 3 1 .0 0 -1 5 0 .0 0 - * 98 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 4 0 .5 1 5 8.00 154.50 153.50 1 3 7 .5 0 -1 8 0 .5 0 1 3 7 .5 0 -1 6 1 .0 0 1 4 0 . 0 0 - 1 8 4 . So . - 151.00 163.00 - - * * - - - - PAYR OLL CLERKS ----------------- -------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------- ---------------- $ AO 58 158.00 A ------ 54 3 9 .0 1 8 1.50 170.00 1 5 4 .5 0 -2 1 3 .0 0 KEYPUNCH O P E R A T O R S . C L A S S B -----MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------- 151 65 3 9 .5 4 0 .0 3 8 .5 1 3 9.50 1 3 9.00 1 4 0.00 140.00 136.00 140.50 1 2 7 .5 0 -1 4 9 .5 0 1 2 8 .0 0 -1 4 8 .0 0 KEYPUNCH O P E R A T O R S . CLASS 86 “ . - ' - 13 9 3 3 15 7 7 2 3 - - 2 - - 4 * 15 5 3 * 2 3 1 4 18 * * * * 12 “ “ 1 2 4 .5 0 -1 4 9 ,5 0 * 19 15 10 - * 12 13 3 23 5 * 3 1 “ 1 13 7 4 11 11 - 6 9 9 28 28 1 - 7 11 11 6 6 ” See fo o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b le s . 2 • _ - _ T - — v - • 2 2 1 11 11 3 1 6 2 8 - 1 6 - 23 20 26 41 12 18 9 3 2 1 1 5 1 - — - - - • * 3 12 14 29 10 8 2 2 7 1 4 - - — Table A -2 . W eekly earnings of professional and technical w orkers in Fort Lauderdale—Hollyw ood and W est Palm Beach— Boca Raton, Fla., ApriM976 Weekly earnings 1 (standard) Number of O cc u p a tio n and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n Average weekly houn1 (standard N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f— s s 120 M in i Middle ranged Median * 130 s S S 140 150 160 S 170 S s 180 190 s s 200 210 S S 220 230 S 24o S 250 S 260 S 270 S 280 S 290 t 300 ANALYSTS $ 26 COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS 340 and 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 $ $ 320 4 *-09 .00 340 2 1 4 .0 0 2 1 4 .0 0 - 233.50 231.00 1 148 #50*188*50 over 2 21 21 8 3 8 •0 6 1 1 8 8 2 2 2 1 wt, S 3 w s a i n n * nn " * 1 C LA SS 0- 185 3 9 .5 251.00 260.50 2 2 9 .5 0 -2 7 4 .5 0 - * * - S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s . 5 - 19 78 25 1 12 5 14 8 17 16 12 17 6 75 * 6 2 _ 2 r« TE CHNIC IA NS , 2 10 3? 6 (B U S IN E S S ), 235.00 231.00 E LE C TR O NI CS — WORKERS COMPUTER SYSTEMS u w s r i t r, — f j - i 320 and u n d er 130 ALL S 4 _ Table A -3 . A verage w e e k ly earnings of office, professional, and technical w orkers, by sex, in Fort Lauderdale— Hollywood and West Palm Beach—Boca Raton, Fla., April 1976 Average (mean2 ) Average (mean*) Sex, 3 o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n OFFI CE O CC UPA TI O NS - Number of woiken Weekly Weekly hours earnings 1 [standard) (standard) HEN 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 Number of woiken Weekly Weekly hours 1 earnings 1 (standard) (standard) 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 Weekly Weekly earnings 1 [standard) (standard) O F F I C E OC CU PA TI ONS WOMEN— CONTINUED O F F I C E OCCUPA TI ONS WOMEN— CONTINUED $ Average (mean2 ) Number of worken m essen g ers 41 3 9 .0 1 3 5.00 3 8 .5 39 1 5 6.50 1 3 2.00 1*210 MAN Ur A v 1 UK 1 1 'lvj " " 167.00 06 '“ ~L n t i jt r iy t K b 45 . OC CU PA TI ONS m t o o 312 s w it c h b o a r d 159 3 9 .5 o pepato r - r e c e p t io n is t s - 177.00 174 74 100 298 83 215 ' 0 0 297 39 3 9 .0 3 7 .0 172.50 213.00 452 125 327 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 3 9 .5 145.50 146.50 161 86 54 32 '“O 1 7 1.50 39^0 15 4.00 S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s . 6 MEN (B U S IN E S S ), 4 0 .0 . 3 8 •5 3 0 .0 • “ n -n '• , „ 163.00 1 6 3 . ->0 /A rt 7 ? *_ ,/r 1 6 6.00 1 3 0.00 1 3 7.50 129.00 48 65 65 r 49 1 1 7.00 3 9 .0 4 0 .0 B OOKKE EPI NG- MAC HI NE O P E R A T O RS . C LA SS 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------- COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS 1 2 6.50 1 2 9.50 4 j4 145.50 1 6 ’" ^0*0 4 1 .0 JU .-v ____ _______ ___ w____ 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 141.00 141.00 ^ Table A -4 . H ourly earnings of m a in ten an ce, toolroom , and p o w erp lan t w orkers in Fort Lauderdale— Hollywood and West Palm Beach—Boca Raton, Fla., April 1976 Hourly ean ings 4 N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a rn in g s o f— $ 1 ---------- $ S $ 3.80 $ 4.00 $ S S S s $ s S * 4.80 5.00 5.60 5.80 6.00 6.20 6.40 6.60 S 6.80 S 4 . 60 $ 5.40 S 4.4 0 $ 5 .2 0 S 4.2 0 7.20 1 --------- S 7.60 8.0 0 4.20 4.40 4.6 0 4 . 8Q 5.00 5.20 5.40 5.60 5.80 6.00 6.20 6.4 0 6.60 6.80 7.20 7.60 8.00 8 .4() 4 " 10 7 * 2 * 2 * 2 2 1 1 5 5 20 20 16 16 13 13 9 7 8 6 2 2 24 - — * * * 2 2 ** 24 - 8 8 3 27 27 2 2 . . 75 5 * * * * 3.40 3.60 3.20 Mean 2 Median2 Middle range 2 3.40 3.60 3.80 * * * * ” 2 * - “ 1 11 . 2 - .. - - - 2 2 2 2 8 - . - 1 - - 2 2 5 - 3 3 - 1 2 - - “ - 8 - - 5 - . . . . 1 3 - . 3 3 * 8 8 24 * 3 3 22 - * “ “ 3 3 4 17 15 21 4 1 1 3 . and u n d er o o workers ALL 3.20 3.00 O cc u p a tio n and in d u stry d iv is io n WORKERS 39 $ 5.7 4 $ 6.00 $ 5 .0 0 - $ 6.24 e l e c t r i c i a n s --------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------------- 125 81 6.29 6.16 6 .3 2 6.3 2 NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------- 44 6.52 7.68 5 .9 0 6 .0 0 4 .8 8 - 6.85 6.50 7.85 MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (M AC HI NE RY) MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------------- 203 117 6.4 9 5.64 6.50 6 .0 9 5 .7 7 4 .3 0 - 7.80 6.50 220 67 5.98 6.6 3 5 .8 5 6 .6 9 5 .3 7 5 .8 9 - 6.60 7.78 ----------------------------* 34 6.04 6 .0 9 6 .0 3 - 6.22 - - • . - - . - . 3 - 4 #31 4.54 TOOL AND D I E MAKERS ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------- 217 217 5 .5 2 5.52 5.30 5.30 5 .3 0 5 .3 0 - 5.41 5.41 • - - . - - 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 18 18 MAINTENANCE CAR PE NTERS -------------------------------m a in t e n a n c e • 3 27 27 11 11 31 9 T 20 30 - - 19 MAINTENANCE MECHANICS NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ----------------------------------MAINTENANCE PIPEFITTERS WMWUr ” 1U K l ” u 10 32 14 14 3 - - - 1 4 17 7 • 2 7 11 11 2 2 11 11 3 3 5 5 . ' S e e fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s . 39 7 4 123 123 16 16 7 7 7 3 3 - Tab le A -5 . H ourly earnings of m aterial m ovem ent and custodial w o rkers in Fort Lauderdale— Hollywood and West Palm Beach—Boca Raton, Fla., April 1976 Hourly earnings 4 N um ber of w o rk ers O c c u p a tio n a n d i n d u s t r y d i v is i o n workers r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t -t im e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s o f ----- 5 S s S T 3 S t i S S S T S S S s S t s T ----------" 5 -------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 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.40 5.60 6.00 6.40 6.80 7.20 TrAO NumU. Mean 2 Median2 Middle range * and u nder 2.40 2.60 2 .80 3 .00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4. 00 4 .20 4 40 4 60 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.40 5.60 6.90 6.40 6.80 7.20 7.60 8.00 ALL WORKERS T RUC KDR IV ER S -----------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------------- 1.797 276 1.521 412 $ 4.54 4.90 4.48 6.10 $ 4.35 4.69 3.94 5.45 $ 3.154.153.005.45- T R UC KD RI VE RS * L I G H T TRUCK ------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------- 339 323 3.35 3.35 3.00 3.00 2.65- 3.65 2.65- 3.73 T R UC KD RI VE RS * MEDIUM TRUCK --------— MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------- 553 69 484 3.70 3.98 3.67 3.30 4.00 3.30 3.00- 4.00 3.50- 4.25 3.00- 3.75 T R U C K D R I V E R S . HEAVY TRUCK (T R A I L E R ) — — — — — — — NONMANUFACTURING — --------- — ---- 588 477 5.85 6.13 5.45 5.45 4.69- 7.78 5.00- 7.78 - T R U C K D R I V E R S . HEAVY TRUCK (OTHER THAN T R A I L E R ) -----------MONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------- 289 223 4.91 4.44 4.50 3.75 3.15- 7.05 3.00- 5.09 - $ 5.45 4.82 5.45 7.78 - 93 4 89 4 57 57 8 79 75 8 97 20 77 106 106 9 9 3 3 32 20 . “ 139 121 8 113 53 10 43 50 8 42 5 2 3 6 10 10 11 12 - - 11 12 * - - - 4 4 8 8 32 32 30 30 1 12 5 8 24 6 24 - • - - - 144 3.88 3.68 3.30- 4.25 . 3.97 4.08 3.31- 4.25 - WAREHOUSEMEN ------------------------------------------------------------ 65 3.73 3.75 3.15- 4.36 - ----------------------- 117 4.07 3.35 3.00- 5.75 - MA TE RIA L HANDLING LABORER S -------MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------- 409 49 360 3.22 3.37 3.19 3.00 3.32 2.90 2.70- 3.30 2.97- 4.00 2.70- 3.15 22 22 F O R K L I F T OPE RATORS ----------------MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------- 172 50 122 4.11 4.12 4.10 3.75 4.09 3.68 3.20- 4.41 3.32- 4.76 3.20- 4.16 . 2 - 2 GUARDS AND WATCHMEN ---------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------------- 1.091 159 932 2.77 4.25 2.51 2.35 4.52 2.33 2.30- 3.00 3.28- 5.14 2.30- 2.60 551 121 4.54 4.52 4.38- 5.22 * 9 8 18 6 12 * 83 10 73 16 - • * 116 ORDER F I L L E R S 140 a iaa 38 38 * ------------------------------------------------- CLERKS 279 - 279 18 NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------- RECEIVING 46 46 32 - 139 32 21 11 * 39 3 36 “ _ . - . * * * “ 34 14 20 12 12 - 18 3 15 28 12 16 20 11 10 9 5 5 10 2 177 112 65 - 119 - 133 11 122 122 44 - 65 1 64 - - 66 5* 12 T • • - - - - - - T - 10 • • 31 9 - 2 - - - 2 31 10 - 9 - - 120 120 11 11 55 54 - 3 3 - 168 168 • - 2 2 - - - 54 - - 36 36 119 - 51 3 48 - 72 72 - 3 5 - • 3 5 145 45 32 32 7 7 - 16 16 4 4 12 12 36 36 - - - 44 - - 204 — 204 204 . - - - “ - - 6 6 6 8 8 25 25 5 5 7 3 15 8 3 8 37 1 4 6 1 6 3 2 13 - 3 8 31 1 3 6 1 - 6 3 2 - - - - 20 4 - 20 - - - - - - 1 - - T - - 6 - 3 - - - - - - - 40 - - - - - 4 4 20 10 10 - 4 9 9 - 3 7 3 23 23 2 - 3 3 3 2 * . * — - 2 6 • 4 4 - 12 - 11 - 54 23 31 9 19 21 8 81 67 2 77 65 88 7 81 24 9 15 11 4 5 4 4 2 8 38 27 5 6 3 6 2 2 35 21 16 2 14 99 29 11 18 23 2 21 8 6 2 21 3 18 - - - • ** U n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g ----------------------------------------- GUARDS t MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------------JANITORS. PORTERS. NONMANUFACTURING 34 8 26 3 3 11 11 1 1 5 1 4 * 40 40 3 3 2 “ * 1 1 2 6 6 34 34 * - 30 146 5 4 6 3 2 6 3 1 1 40 3 2 124 67 94 94 19 38 15 14 17 11 45 9 91 56 70 57 10 15 3 4 17 1 7 • ------- 2.76 2.50 2.30- 3.00 660 164 — ------------- - 1.158 2.61 2I37 2.30- 2l75 656 153 4 26 26 73 8 3 “ * 2 4 5 1 4 82 5 77 146 See fo o t n o t e s at end o f ta b le s . 4 27 9 18 2 1.389 AND CLEANERS - * • 551 - 6 6 * - - 3 . - - 3 - 15 15 - . 2 - _ 2 - ▼ - * • * * 6 34 2 * 2 1 14 1 14 6 - 1 1 • - 6 - * * * 1 * • 3 3 • * * - 2 2 - * * • . . * " r * * Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, powerplant, material movement, and custodial workers, by sex, in Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach— Boca Raton, Fla., April 1976 Sex, 3 Number of workers o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s tr y d iv is io n (mean^ ) earnings 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 4 Number of workers Average (m ean 2 ) hourly earnings 4 MA TE RI AL MOVEMENT AND C US TO DI AL OC CU PA TI ONS - MEN— CONTINUED MA IN TE NA NC E, TOOLROOM, AND POWERPLANT OC CUPA TI ONS - MEN $ ^ TRUCKORI VERS - CONTINUED TRUCKORIVERS, HEAVY TRUCK 6 .5 2 5 .6 4 MAINTENANCE 65 3 .7 3 172 WAREHOUSEMEN ------------------------------------------------------------ MECHANICS 4 .1 1 6 .0 4 H wNUr A L 1 UK *■ m ■■■ ■ ■ 4 .2 9 ^ r4¥f. m aterial 217 217 movement OC CU PA TI ONS and - .1 0 5 .5 2 ______ ___ _ 1N , _ P ____ _ n on m a n u f ac t u r in g C US TOOI AL MEN ----------------------------------------- 895 2 .5 1 GUARDS! 1*762 1 ,4 8 8 406 JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS -------- n /, 066 NONMANUEACTURING ---------------------------------------- 306 290 0 .6 6 322 2 .5 6 3 f 0 3 .4 0 3*67 TRUCKORIVERS, HEAVY TRUCK JANITORS, 588 477 POR TERS, AND CLEANERS ------- 5 .8 5 2*48 S ee fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s . 9 Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected occupational groups, adjusted for employment shifts, in Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach— Boca Raton, Fla., for selected periods In d u s try and o c c u p a t io n a l g ro u p (m e n and w o m e n co m b in e d ) A p r i l 1972 to A p r i l 1973 A p r i l 1973 to A p r i l 1974 A p r i l 1974 to A p r i l 1975 6 .7 * *** 7 .4 6 .3 9 .4 * *** 7 .2 9.9 8.6 *** *** 9 .4 9 .8 6.2 *** *** 8 .7 4 .4 sic** A l l in d u s t r ie s : O ffic e c l e r i c a l __________________________ _____________ E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g ---------------------- -------------In d u s t r ia l n u r s e s __________ __________ _______ _ _ _ _ S k ille d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s * * _____ ____________ U n sk ille d pla n t w o r k e r s * * ---------------------------------------M a n u fa c tu r in g : O ffic e c l e r i c a l __________________________________________ E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g ________ _ _ _ ____ I n d u s tr ia l n u r s e s ______________________________________ S k ille d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s * * _______________________ U n sk ille d plant w o r k e r s * * --------------------------------------- *** * **sjc *** *** 7.6 8 .4 6 .1 *** 8 .4 *** *** *** *** 6 .9 7.6 6 .4 * *** *** 5.2 D ata not a v a ila b le . P e r c e n t in c r e a s e s fo r p e r io d s en d in g p r i o r to D ata do not m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a . sjcsjc* * *** N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g : O ffic e c l e r i c a l __________ _ _ ___ E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g __________________________ I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s ------ ------------- ---------- ------ -- -----S k ille d m a in te n a n ce t r a d e s * * ----------------------------------U n sk ille d pla n t w o r k e r s * * ---------------------------------------- * ** *** A p r i l 1975 to A p r i l 1976 10.7 * *** *** 10.5 8 .4 *** *** *** 8.2 6 .8 *** *** *** 3.6 1976 r e la t e to m e n o n ly . Footnotes 1 Sta n da rd h o u r s r e f le c t the w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e t h e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a la r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y fo r o v e r t i m e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d to th e s e w e e k ly h o u r s . 2 T h e m e a n is c o m p u t e d fo r e a c h j o b b y to ta lin g the e a r n in g s o f a ll w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s . T h e m e d ia n d e s ig n a t e s p o s it io n — h a lf o f the e m p lo y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e iv e m o r e and h a lf r e c e i v e l e s s than the ra te sh ow n . T h e m id d le ra n g e is d e fin e d by 2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a fo u r th o f the w o r k e r s e a rn l e s s than the lo w e r o f t h e s e r a t e s and a fo u r th e a r n m o r e than the h ig h er ra te. 3 E a rn in g s data 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 ific a t io n w a s p r o v id e d by the e s t a b lis h m e n t . 4 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and la te s h ift s . 1 0 Appendix A A r e a w age and r ela ted ben efits data a r e obtained by p e r s o n a l v is it s o f Bureau fie 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 eac h o f the i n t e r venin 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 cu p a tion a l ea r n in g s is c o l le c te d by a co m b in a tio n o f p e r s o n a l v is it , m a i l qu e st io n n a ir e , and te lephon e in terview f r o m es t a b lis h m e n t s p a rticip atin g in the p r e v i o u s su r v ey . d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e in du stry d iv is io n s within the s c o p e o f the su r v e y , are not p r e s e n te d in the A - s e r i e s ta b le s , b e c a u s e either (1) e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a t io n i s too s m a ll to p r o v i d e enough data to m e r i t p r esen ta tion , o r (2) th ere 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 dividu al estab lis h m en t data. Sepa rate m e n ' s and w o m e n 's e arn in g s data a r e not p r e s e n te d when the n um ber o f w o r k e r s not iden tified by s e x i s 20 p e r c e n t o r m o r e o f the m e n o r w om en id en tified in an o c cu p a tion . E a rn in gs data not shown sep a r a tely f o r in dustry d iv is io n s a r e in cluded in data f o r all in d u str ies com bined. L ik e w is e , data a r e included- in the o v e r a l l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n when a su b c la s s if ic a t i o n of 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 not shown o r i n f o r m a tion to s u b c l a s s i f y is not av a ila b le. In eac h o f the 84 2 a r e a s c u r r e n t l y s u r v e y e d , data ar e obtain ed f r o m r e p re s e n t a t iv e e st a b lis h m e n t s within six b r o a d in du stry d iv is io n s : M an u fa c turing; tr a n sp o rt a tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and oth er public u tilities ; w h o le sa le tr a d e; r e ta il tr a d e ; fin a n ce, i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l estate; and s e r v i c e s . M a jo r in du stry g rou ps ex clu d ed f r o m th ese studies ar e g o v er n m en t o p e r a t io n s and the co n s tr u c tio n and e x tr a c tiv e in d u s tr ie s . E s ta b lis h m en ts having f e w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d num ber o f w o r k e r s ar e om itted b e c a u s e o f in su ffic ien t e m p l o y ment in the oc cu p a tion s studied. Separate tabula tions are p r o v id e d f o r each o f the b r oa d in du stry d iv is io n s w hich m e e t pu blica tion c r i t e r i a . O ccu p ation a l em p lo y m e n t and ea r n in g s data a r e shown f o r f u ll- t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th ose h ired to w o rk a r e g u la r w eek ly sch edule. Earn in gs data e x clu d e p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o rk on w eekends, h olida ys, and late shifts. N onproduction bon u ses a r e ex clu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g allow a n ces and in cen tive bo n u se s ar e in clu ded . W eek ly hours f o r o f f ic e c l e r i c a l and p r o f e s s i o n a l and te c h n ic a l o c cu p a t io n s r e f e r to the standard w ork w eek (rounded to the n e a r e s t half hour) f o r which e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e r egu 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 i v e o f pay 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 earn ing s f o r th ese occu pation s are rounded to the n e a r e s t half d o lla r . T h e s e s u r v e y s are condu cted on a sa m p le b a s i s . The samplin g p r o c e d u r e s in volve detailed stra tifica tion o f all es t a b lis h m e n t s within the s c o p e o f an in div id ual a r e a su r v e y by in du stry and n u m b e r o f e m p l o y e e s . F r o m this stra tified u n iv e r se a p r o b a b ility sa m ple is s e l e c t e d , with each e sta b lis h m en t having a p r e d e te r m in e d cha nce o f s e l e c t io n . T o obtain optim um 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 la rg e than sm a ll e s t a b lis h m en ts i s s e l e c t e d . When data are c o m b in e d , each e sta b lis h m en t is w eighted a c c o r d i n g to its p r o b a b ility of s e l e c t io n , so that unbiased e s t im a te s ar e g en er a ted . F o r e x a m p le , if one out o f fou r e st a b lis h m e n t s is s e l e c t e d , it is giv en a weight o f four to r e p r e s e n t i t s e l f plus th r ee o t h e r s . An alternate o f the sa m e o r ig i n a l p r ob a b ility is ch o s e n in the sa m e i n d u s t r y - s i z e c l a s s i fication i f data are not availa ble f r o m the o r ig i n a l sa m ple m e m b e r . If no suitable substitute is a v ailab le, additional weight is a s sig n e d to a sam ple m e m b e r that is s i m il a r to the m i s s i n g unit. T h e s e su r v e y s m e a s u r e the l e v e l o f o c cu p a tion a l earn ings 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 i s o n s o f in div id ual occu pation al a v e r a g e s o v e r tim e m a y not r e f l e c t e x p e c t e d wage c h a n g es. The a v e r a g e s for individual jo b s a r e a f f e c te d by cha nges in w a g es and e m p lo y m e n t patterns. 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 by h igh - o r lo w - w a g e f i r m s m a y change, o r h ig h -w a g e w o r k e r s m a y advance to better jo b s and be r e p la c e d by new w o r k e r s at lo w e r r a te s . Such shifts in e m p lo y m e n t cou ld d e c r e a s e an o c c u pational a v e r a g e even though m o s t est a b lis h m e n t s in an a r e a i n c r e a s e w ag es during the y e a r . Changes in e arn in g s o f oc cu p a t io n a l g ro u p s , shown in table A - 7 , ar e b e t te r in d ic a t o r s o f wage tren ds than are earn ings cha nges fo r in div id ual j o b s within the g r o u p s . O cc u p a tion s and earn ings O cc u p a tion s s e l e c t e d f o r study are c o m m o n to a v a r ie t y of m a n u f a c turin g and n onm anufacturin g in d u s tr ie s , and ar e o f the follow in g ty p es : (1) O ffice c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l and te c h n ic a l; (3) m a in ten an ce, t o o l r o o m , and pow erp lan t; and (4) m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t and c u s to d ia l. O ccup ationa 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 set o f jo b d e s c r ip t i o n s d es ig n ed to take a ccoun t o f in te r e s t a b lis h m e n t v a r ia tion in duties within the sa m e j o b . O ccu pa tions s e l e c t e d f o r study are listed and d e s c r i b e d in appendix B. U nle ss o t h e r w is e in d ic a ted , the earn ing s data fo llo w in g the job t itle s ar e f o r all in d u s tr ie s c o m b i n e d . Ea rn in gs data f o r s o m e o f the o c cu p a t io n s lis ted and A v e r a g e earn ing s r e f l e c t c o m p o s i t e , ar ea w id e e s t im a te s . Industrie s and es t a b lis h m e n t s d if f e r in pay l e v e l and jo b staffing, and thus contrib ute d if f e r e n t ly to the e s t im a t e s f o r eac h jo b . P a y a v e r a g e s m a y f a il to r e f l e c t a c c u r a t e l y the w age d if f e r e n t ia l am ong jo b s in in dividual est a b lis h m e n t s. 1 Personal visits were on a 2-year cycle 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 . — a .; Birmingham, A la .; Fort Lauderdale— P Hollywood and West Palm Beach— Boca Raton, Fla.; Lexington— Fayette, Ky. ; Melbourne—Titusville— Cocoa, Fla.; Norfolk— Virginia Beach— Portsmouth and Newport News— Hampton, Va. — C . ; Poughkeepsie-Kingston-Newburgh, N. Y. ; Raleigh— N. 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. 11 A v e r a g e pay le v e l s f o r m e n and w o m e n in s e l e c t e d occu pation s should not be 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 pay o f the s e x e s within in dividual e s t a b lis h m e n t s . F a c t o r s w hich m a y c ontrib ute to d i f f e r e n c e s in clude p r o g r e s s i o n within e st a b lis h e d rate r a n g e s (only the r a te s paid in cu m b ents are 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 du ties within the g e n e r a l su r v e y jo b d escriptions. Job d e s c r i p t i o n s u sed to c l a s s i f y e m p lo y e e s in th ese su r v e y s u su ally a r e m o r e g e n e r a li z e d than th ose u sed in in dividual estab lis h m en ts and allow f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s am ong est a b lis h m e n t s in s p e c i f i c duties perform ed. O cc u p a tio 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 total in a ll e s t a b lis h m e n ts within the s c o p e o f the study and not the n u m ber actu ally su r v e y e d . B e c a u s e o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e s am ong 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 obtain ed f r o m the sa m ple o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s studied s e r v e on ly to in d icate the r e la t iv e im p o r t a n c e o f the jo b s studied. 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 st ru c tu re do not a ffe c t m a t e r i a l l y the a c c u r a c y o f the e a r n in g s data. E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g (m en and w o m e n ) : Com puter system s a n a ly s ts , c l a s s e s A , B, and C Com puter p ro g r a m m e r s , c l a s s e s A , B, and C Com puter op e ra to rs , c l a s s e s A , B, and C Wage tr e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g rou ps The p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s p r e s e n te d in ta ble A - 7 a r e b a s e d on c ha ng es in a v e r a g e h o u r ly ea r n in g s f o r es t a b lis h m e n t s r e p o r t in g the tr end j o b s in both the c u r r e n t and p r e v i o u s y e a r (m a tched e s t a b lis h m e n t s ) . The data ar e adju sted to r e m o v e the e f f e c t s on a v e r a g e ea r n in g s o f e m p lo y m e n t shifts am ong 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 cluded in su r v e y sam ples. The p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r , ar e s t ill affec ted b y f a c t o r s oth er than w age i n c r e a s e s . H irin gs , l a y o f f s , and t u r n o v e r m a y a ffe c t an est a b lis h m e n t a v e r a g e f o r an occu p a t io n when w o r k e r s ar e paid under plans pr ov id in g a range o f w age r a tes f o r in div id ual j o b s . In p e r io d s o f i n c r e a s e d h irin g , f o r e x a m p l e , new e m p l o y e e s enter at the bottom o f the ran ge, d e p r e s s i n g the a v e r a g e without a change in wage r a te s . Skilled m ain ten an ce (men and w o m e n ) : C arpenters E lectricia ns Painters M a c h in is ts M e c h a n ic s (m a ch in ery ) 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 die m a k e r s In dustria l n u r s e s (m en and w om en ): R e g i s t e r e d in d u str ia l nurses P e r c e n t c ha ng es f o r indiv: as f o l l o w s : Unskilled plant (men and w om en ): J a n i to r s , p o r t e r s , and clean ers M a te r ia l handling l a b o r e r s a r e a s in the p r o g r a m ar e c om p u ted 1. 2. O cc u p a tion s u sed to c om p u te wage tr e n d s a r e : O ffice c l e r i c a l (m en and w om en ): O ffice c l e r i c a l (men and w o m e n )----Continued S ecretaries Stenographers, general 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 ile c l e r k s , c l a s s e s A, B, and C M essengers Sw itch boa rd o p e r a t o r s O rder clerk s A c co u n tin 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 i n g - m a c h in e operators, class B P ayroll clerk s K eypunch o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s e s A and B T abulating - m ac hine operators, class B T h e s e w eigh ts a r e u se d to com p u te g rou p a v e r a g e s . E a ch o c c u p a t i o n 's a v e r a g e (mean) ea r n in g s is m u ltip lied by it s weight. The p r o d u c ts ar e totaled to obtain a g rou p a v e r a g e . 3. The p e r c e n t ch a n g es r elate to wage ch a n g es betw een the in dicated d a tes. When the tim e span b etw een su r v e y s is oth er than 12 m on th s, annual r a te s ar e shown. (It i s a s s u m e d that w a g e s i n c r e a s e at a constant rate b etw een s u r v e y s . ) E a ch o c c u p a t io n i s a s s ig n e d a w eight b a s e d on its p r o p ortion ate e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a t io n a l g rou p in the base year. The r atio o f g rou 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 te d by div iding the a v e r a g e f o r the c u r r e n t y ea r by the a v e r a g e f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r . The resu lt— e x p r e s s e d as a p e r c e n t — l e s s 100 is the p e r c e n t change. F o r a m o r e detailed d e s c r i p t i o n o f the m e t h o d u sed to com pute th ese w age t r e n d s , s e e "I m p r o v in g A r e a Wage Survey In d e x e s , " Monthly L a b o r R e v i e w , January 1973, pp. 5 2 - 5 7 . E s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p lem en ta r y w age p r o v i s i o n s T ab u lations on s e l e 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 su pplem en tary w ag e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s ta b les ) a r e npt p r e s e n t e d in this bulletin. Infor m a tion f o r th ese tabula tions is c o l l e c t e d at 3 - y e a r in t e r v a ls . 1 T h e s e tabu * 3 2 latio ns on m i n im u m en tr a n ce s a l a r i e s f o r i n e x p e r i e n c e d o f f i c e w o r k e r s ; shift d if f e r e n t ia ls ; sch eduled w e e k ly h ours and d a y s ; paid h o lid a y s ; paid v a c a tio n s ; and health, in s u r a n c e , and pen sion plans ar e p r e s e n t e d (in the B - s e r i e s ta bles) in p r e v i o u s bu lletin s f o r th is a r e a . 1 Personal visits were on a 2-year cy cle before July 1972. 12 Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied in Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach—Boca Raton, Fla.,1April 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 O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----- ---------------------------t r an spo rta ti on, c o m m uni cat io n, and OTHER PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 5 ----------------------------------------WH OL ES AL E T R A D E 6 ---------------------------------------------------------r e t a i l T R A D E 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------f i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e 6 --------------S E R V I C E S 6 7-------------------------------------------------------------------------- W o r k e r s in e s t a b 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 stu d y 3 Stu died Stu died N u m b er P ercen t 690 ALL D I V I S I O N S --------------------------- -----manufacturing N u m b er o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s 50 * 50 50 50 50 50 136 125,590 100 60,401 152 538 41 95 30.525 95,065 24 76 18,633 41,768 10 12,746 2,704 48,244 11,765 19,606 10 2 38 9 16 10,378 679 21,408 2,359 6,944 36 31 255 104 7 36 15 27 112 1 T h e F o r t L a u d e r d a le — o lly w o o d and W e s t P a lm B e a c h —B o c a R a ton S ta n d a rd M e t r o p o lit a n S t a tis t ic a l A r e a s , a s 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 udget H th ro u g h F e b r u a r y 1 97 4, c o n s is t o f B r o w a r d and P a lm B e a c h C o u n tie s. 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 show 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 clu d e d in th e s u r v e y . E s tim a t e s a r e not in ten d ed , h o w e v e r , fo r c o m p a r is o n w ith o t h e r em 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 l e v e l s s in c e (1) pla 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 ta b lis h m e n t da ta c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o l l p e r io d stu d ie d , and (2) s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y . 2 T h e 1967 e d itio n o f th e Sta n da rd I n d u s tria l C l a s s if ic a t io n M anual w a s u s e d in c l a s s i fy in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s b y in d u str 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 ta l e m p lo y m e n t at o r a b o v e th e 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 re a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in in d u s t r ie s su c h as t r a d e , fin a n c e , auto r e p a ir s e r v i c e , and m o tio n p ic t u r e th e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 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 em p lo y m e n t (w ith in th e a fe 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 to " p u b lic u t il it i e s " in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e 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 clu d e d . 6 T h is d iv is io n is r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t im a t e s f o r " a ll in d u s t r ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g " in th e A - s e r i e s t a b le s . S e p a ra te p r e s e n t a t io n o f data is not m a d e f o r on e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : (1) E m p lo y m e n t is t o o s m a ll to p r o v id e en ou gh da ta t o m e r it s e p a r a t e s tu d y , (2) th e s a m p le w a s n ot d e s ig n e d in it ia lly to p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , (3) r e s p o n s e w a s in s u ffic ie n t o r in ad equ a te to p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , and (4 ) t h e r e is p o s s ib i li t y o f d i s c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n t data. 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 rk in g ; m o t io n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p ro 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 it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s . 1 3 Appendix B. Occupational Descriptions The p r i m a r y p u rp o s e of 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 the B u r e a u 's w age su r v e y s is to a s s i s t its f ie ld staff in c l a s s i f y i n g into ap p rop r ia te o c cu p a t io n s w o r k e r s who a r e e m p lo y e d under a v a r ie t y o f p a y r o l l title s and diffe r e n t w o rk a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m est 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. Th is p e r m it s the groupin g o f o c c u p a t io n a l wage rates r e p r e s e n t in g c o m p a r a b l e jo b content. B e c a u s e o f this e m p h a s is on in te 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 i l i t y o f o c c u p a t io n a l content, 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 iffe r sign ifican tly f r o m th ose in use in in div id ual es t a b lis h m e n t s o r th ose p r e p a r e d f o r oth er p u r p o s e s . In applying th ese jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , the B u r e a u 's f ie ld e c o n o m i s t s ar e in st ru ct e d to e x clu d e w ork in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n ti c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; and handic apped, p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , and p r o b a tio n a r y w o r k e r s . OFFICE SECRETARY A s s ig n e d as p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l l y to one indiv idual. M ain tains a c l o s e and highly r e s p o n s i v e rela tion s h ip to the d a y - t o - d a y w o rk o f the supervisor. W ork s f a i r ly independently r e c e i v i n g a m in im u m o f detailed s u p e r v is io n and guid an ce! 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 du ties, usually in cluding m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g : S E C R E T A R Y— Continued M ay a l s o p e r f o r m oth er c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l ta sk s o f c o m p a r a b le nature and d ifficu lty . The w o rk t y p ic a l ly r e q u i r e s k n ow led ge o f o f f ic e routine and understandin g o f the o r g a n iz a tio n , p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r ela ted to the w o r k o f the 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 lephon 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 routine i n q u ir ie s , and r ou tes te c h n ic a l in q u ir ie s to the p r o p e r persons; b. c. in stru cted; d. E s t a b lis h e s , m a in ta in s , and r e v i s e s the s u p e r v i s o r 's f ile s ; a. P o s i t io n s d e s c r i b e d above; Maintains the s u p e r v i s o r 's c a len d a r and m a k e s appoin tm ents as R e la y s m e s s a g e s f r o m P erform s b. s u p e r v i s o r to su bordin ates; 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 by oth er s f o r the s u p e r v i s o r 's signature to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l and ty pog ra phic accuracy; f. Not all p o s itio n s that ar e titled " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the above c h a r acteristics. E x a m p le s o f p o s itio n s w hich a r e e x clu d e d f r o m the defin it ion are as f o llo w s : stenog raph ic and typing w o rk . sio n a l, w hich do not m e e t the " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t S ten og r a p h ers not fully tr a in e d in s e c r e t a r i a l - t y p e duties; c . S ten og r a p h ers s e r v in g as o f f i c e a s s is ta n t s to a group o f p r o f e s te c h n ic a l, o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; d. S e c r e t a r y p o s itio n s in w hich the duties a r e either substantially m o r e routine o r su bstantially m o r e c o m p l e x and r e s p o n s i b l e than th ose c h a r a c t e r i z e d in the defin ition; Beginning with c alen d ar y ea r 1976 s u r v e y s , the Bureau has g rou p ed o c c u p a t io n s studied in its a r e a wage su r v e y s into jo b f a m ilie s in o r d e r to p r e s e n t in fo rm a t io n on r e la t e d o c c u p a t io n s in se q u e n c e . Job f a m i l i e s have not been titled, h o w e v e r , since doing so might have added e x tr a n e o u s e le m e n t s to the j o b m a tch in g p r o c e s s . The B u reau has 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 le s . w o r d o r d e r and are m o r e d e s c r ip t i v e o f the su r v e y j o b s . 14 The ti t le s m o r e n e a r ly r e f l e c t usual S E C R E T A R Y — Continued S E C R E T A R Y — Continued Exclusions— Continued Class C e. A s s is t a n t - t y p e p o s itio n s w hich in v o lv e m o r e difficu lt o r m o r e 1. S e c r e t a r y to an ex e cu tiv e o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n w hose r e s p o n r e s p o n s i b l e te c h n ic a l, ad m in ist ra tiv e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l s ib ility is not equiv alent to one o f the s p e c if i c l e v e l situations in the defin ition du ties w hich a r e not ty p ic 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 os e o r g a n iz a tio n a l unit n o r m a l l y n u m bers at lea st s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s and is u su ally divided into or g a n iz a tio n a l seg m en ts which are often , in turn, fu rth er subdiv ided. In s o m e c o m p a n ie s , this l e v e l in clu des a N O T E : The t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u sed in the l e v e l defin itions w ide range o f o r g a n iz a tio n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , only one o r two; ojr fo llo w in g , r e f e r s to th ose o f f i c i a l s who have a sign ifican t c o r p o r a t e w i d e p o licy m a k in g r o le with r e g a r d to m a j o r c o m p a n y a c ti v it ie s . The title " v ic e 2. S e c r e t a r y to the head o f an indiv idual plant, f a c t o r y , etc . (or p r e s id e n t , " though n o r m a l l y in dicative o f this r o l e , d o e s not in all c a s e s o th e r equiv alent l e v e l o f o f f ic ia l ) that e m p l o y s , in all, fe w e r than 5, 000 identify such p o s it io n s . V ice p r e s id e n t s w hose p r im a r y r e s p o n s ib ili t y is to persons. act p e r s o n a ll y on in div id ual c a s e s o r tr a n s a c t io n s (e . g . , ap p rov e o r deny individual loan o r c r e d i t a c tio n s ; a d m in is t e r in div id ual trust a c c o u n ts ; d i r e c t l y C lass D su p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l staff) are not c o n s i d e r e d to be " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r 1. S e c r e t a r y to the s u p e r v i s o r o r head o f a s m a ll or g a n iz a tion a l unit p u r p o s e s o f applying the fo llow in g le v e l d e f in it io n s . ( e . g . , f e w e r than about 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; c^r Class A 1. S e c r e t a r y to the c h a irm a n o f the b oa rd or p r e sid e n t o f a c o m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in all, o v e r 100 but f e w e r than 5, 000 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 ia lis t , p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e , ad m in ist ra tiv e o f f i c e r , o r a s sista n t, skilled tech nician, o r ex pert. (N O TE: Many c o m p a n ie s as sig n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , rath er than s e c r e t a r i e s as d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to this 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 .) ST E N O G R A P H E 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 (other than the c h a ir m a n o f the boa rd o r presid ent) o f a com p a n y that e m p l o y s , in all, o v e r 5, 000 but fe w e r than 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; or 3. S e c r e t a r y to the head, i m m e d ia 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, of a m a j o r segm ent o r su b s id ia r y o f a c o m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in all, ov er 25,000 p e r s o n s . C lass B P r i m a r y duty is to take dictation using shorthand, and to t r a n s c r i b e the dic tatio n. May a ls o type f r o m w ritten c op y . May operate f r o m a st e n o gra phic p o o l. May 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 in g s (if p r i m a r y duty is t r a n s c r i b i n g f r o m r e c o r d i n g s , see T r a n s c r i b in g - M a c h in e T y pist). N O T E : T h is jo b is d istin g uish ed f r o m that of a s e c r e t a r y in that a s e c r e t a r y n o r m a l l y w o r k s in a con fid e n t ia l r ela tion s h ip with only one m a n a g e r o r e x e cu tiv 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 is c r e t i o n a r y task s as d e s c r i b e d in the s e c r e t a r y jo b defin it io n. 1. S e c r e t a r y to the c h a ir m a n o f the b o a r d o r pr e sid e n t o f a c om p a n y that e m p l o y s , in all, fe w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; or 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 (other than the c h a irm a n o f the b o a r d o r p resid en t) o f a c om pa ny that e m p l o y s , in all, o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; or 3. S e c r e t a r y to the head, i m m e d ia t e ly b e lo w the o f f i c e r l e v e l, o v e r e ith er a m a j o r c o r p o ra tio n w id e functional activity ( e . g . , m a rk etin g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t io n s , in d u str ia l r e la t io n s , etc .) o £ a m a j o r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n iz a tio n a l s eg m en t ( e . g . , a r e g io n a l h ead q u a rters ; a m a j o r d iv ision) o f a c om p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a ll, o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 but fe w e r than 2 5 , 0 0 0 e m p l o y e e s ; o r 4. S e c r e t a r y to the head o f an indiv idual plant, f a c t o r y , e tc . (or oth er equiv alent l e v e l o f o ff ic ia l ) that e m p lo y s , in all, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; or 5. S e c r e t a r y to the head o f a la rg e and im portan t or g a n iz a tio n a l seg m en t ( e . g . , a m id d le m a na gem ent s u p e r v i s o r of an or g a n iz a tio n a l segm en t often in volvin g as m a n y as s e v e r a l hundred p e r s o n s ) o r a c om p a n y that e m p l o y s , in all, o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s . S ten og r a p h er, G e n e r a l k eep Dictation in v o l v e s a n o r m a l routine v o c a b u la r y . May maintain f i l e s , sim p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m othhr r e la t iv e l y routine c l e r i c a l ta sk s. S ten og r a p h er, Sen ior D ictatio n in v o lv e s a v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la r y such as in le g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c ie n tif ic r e s e a r c h . May a lso set up and main tain f i l e s , k eep r e c o r d s , etc . OR P e r f o r m s sten og r a p h ic du ties req u irin g sign ifican tly g r e a t e r in d e pen den ce and r e s p o n s ib ili t y than st e n o g r a p h e r, g en eral as ev id e n ce d by the f o llo w in g : W ork r e q u i r e s a high d e g r e e o f stenograph ic sp eed and a c c u r a c y ; a thorough w ork in g knowledge o f g e n e r a l b u sin es s and o f f ic e p r o c e d u r e ; and o f the s p e c if i c b u sin e s s o p e r a t io n s , o r g a n iz a tio n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f ile s , w o r k f lo w , etc. U ses this k n ow led ge in p e r f o r m in g stenograph ic duties and r e s p o n s ib le c l e r i c a l ta sks such as main taining follow u p f ile s ; a s s e m b li n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , and le t te r s ; c o m p o s in g sim ple le tters f r o m g e n e r a l in s t r u c t io n s ; readin g and routing in c o m in g m a il; and an sw erin g routine q u e s t io n s , etc. T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E T Y P IS T SW ITC H B O A R 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 dic ta tion in volvin g a n o r m a l routine v o c a b u la r y f r o m t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e r e c o r d s . May a l s o type f r o m w ritten c o p y and do sim p le c l e r i c a l w ork . W o r k e r s t r a n s c r ib in g dic tatio n in volvin g a v a r ie d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la r y such as leg a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c ie n t if i c r e s e a r c h ar e not in cluded. A w o r k e r who takes dicta tion in shorthand o r by Stenotype o r 'sim ila r m a ch in e is c l a s s i f i e d as a st e n o g r a p h e r. O p e ra te s a te lephon e sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o l e used with a priv ate b r a n c h ex ch an ge (P B X ) system| to r e la y incoming, outgoing, and in t r a s y s t e m calls. May p r o v i d e in fo rm a t io n to c a l l e r s , r e c o r d and tr a n s m it m e s s a g e s , keep r e c o r d o f c a l l s p la ce d and t o ll c h a r g e s . B e s i d e s op er a tin g a te lephon e sw it ch b o a rd o r c o n s o l e , m a y a lso type o r p e r f o r m routine c l e r i c a l w ork (typing o r routine c l e r i c a l w ork m a y o c c u p y the m a j o r p o r tio n o f the w o r k e r ' s t i m e , and is u su ally p e r f o r m e d while at the sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o l e ) . C h ie f o r lead o p e r a t o r s in e st a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e than one o p e r a t o r are e x clu d e d . F o r an o p e r a t o r who a lso acts as a r e c e p t io n is t , see Sw itchboard O p era tor-R eception ist. T YPIST Uses a ty p e w r i t e r to make c o p i e s o f v a r io u s rtiaterials o r to make out b ills after c a lc u la tio n s have been m ade by another p e r s o n . May in clude typing of s t e n c ils , m a ts , o r s i m il a r m a t e r i a l s f o r use in duplicatin g p r o cesses. May do c l e r i c a l w ork in volvin g little s p e c i a l tr ainin g, such as keepin g s im p le r e c o r d s , filing r e c o r d s and r e p o r t s , o r sorting and distribu ting in com in g m a il. C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w i n g : Typing m a t e r i a l in fin al f o r m when it i n v o l v e s com b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s ; o r r e s p o n s ib ili t y fo r c o r r e c t sp ellin g, sy lla b ica tio n , punctuation, e t c . , o f t e c h n ica l o r unusual w o r d s o r f o r e ig n language m a t e r ia l ; o r planning layout and typing o f c o m p l i c a t e d st a t is t ic a l ta bles to main tain u n ifo r m ity and bala nce in spacing. May type routine f o r m le t t e r s , v ar y in g deta ils to suit c i r c u m s t a n c e s . Class rough o r c l e a r or setting up a lre a d y set up B . 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 ; Copy typing f r o m d r a f ts ; o r routine typing o f f o r m s , in su r a n ce p o l i c i e s , e t c . ; sim p le standard ta bu lation s; o r copying m o r e c o m p l e x ta bles and s p a c ed p r o p e r l y . F IL E C LE RK 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 esta b lis h e d filing system . May p e r f o r m c l e r i c a l and manual tasks r e q u ir e d to main tain f i l e s . P o s i t io n s ar e c l a s s i f i e d into le v e ls on the b a s i s o f the follow in g defin itions. C l a s s A. C l a s s i f i e s and in d ex es file m a t e r i a l such as c o r r e s p o n d e n ce , r e p o r t s , te c h n ic a l d o c u m e n t s , e tc ., in an e st a b lis h e d filing sy stem contain in g a n um ber o f v a r ie d su b ject m a tter f i l e s . May a ls o file this m a t e r ia l . May k eep r e c o r d s o f v a r io u s types in con ju n ction with the f i l e s . May lead a s m a ll grou p of lo w e r l e v e l file c l e r k s . C l a s s B . S o r ts , c o d e s , and f i l e s u n c la s s i f ie d m a t e r i a l by sim ple (su b je ct m a tt e r) headin gs o r partly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l by fin er subheadin gs. P r e p a r e s sim p le r ela ted in dex and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e aids. A s r e q u e ste d , lo c a t e s c l e a r l y iden tified 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 ia l . May p e r f o r m r elated c l e r i c a l task s r e q u ir e d to main tain and s e r v i c e f i l e s . C l a s s C. P e r f o r m s routine filing o f m a t e r i a l that has a lre a d y been c l a s s i f i e d o r w hich is e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s im p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e .g ., alpha betica l, c h r o n o l o g i c a l , o r n u m e r ic a l ) . A s r e q u e ste d , lo c a t e s r e a d il y av ailab le m a t e r i a l in f ile s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r ia l ; and m a y f ill out w ith draw al c h a r g e . May p e r f o r m sim p le c l e r i c a l and m anual ta sks r e q u ir e d to m ain tain and s e r v i c e f ile s . MESSENGER P e r f o r m s v a r io u s routine duties such as running e r r a n d s , operating m i n o r o f f i c e m a c h in e s such as s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , opening and dis trib uting m a i l , and oth er m i n o r c l e r i c a l w o rk . Exclude p o s itio n s that r e q u ir e o p er a tion o f a m o t o r v e h i c l e as a sign ifican t duty. SW ITCH BO AR D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T At a an o p e r a t o r — w o rk in v o lv e s b u s i n e s s and p r ia te p e r s o n arr a n g in g an s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n te lephon e sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o l e , a c ts both as see Sw itch boa rd O p era tor — and as a r e c e p t io n is t . R e c e p t i o n i s t 's such duties as g re e t in g v i s i t o r s ; d e t e r m in in g nature 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 in fo r m a t io 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 or g a n iz a tion o r contactin g that p e r s o n by te lephon e and ap poin tm ent; keepin g a log o f v i s i t o r s . O RD ER C L E R K 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 s o n a l l y . Duties in volve any co m b in a tio n o f the f o l l o w i n g : Quoting p r i c e s to c u s t o m e r s ; making out an o r d e r sheet listing the it e m s to m a k e up the o r d e r ; ch e c k in g p r i c e s and quantities o f it e m s on o r d e r sheet; and distribu ting o r d e r sh eets to r e s p e c t i v e d e p a rt m e n ts to be f ill e d . May c h e c k with c r e d i t depa rtm en t to d e t e r m i n e c r e d i t rating o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w l edge 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 llo w up o r d e r s to see that they have been f ille d , keep file o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , and c h e c k shipping i n v o i c e s with o r ig i n a l o r d e r s . ACCO UNTIN G C L E R K P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e accoun tin g c l e r i c a l ta sk s such as postin 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 ts ; v e r if y in g the in terna l c o n s i s te n c y , c o m p l e t e n e s s , and m a t h e m a t ic a l a c c u r a c y o f accoun tin g do c u m e n t s; a s sign in g p r e s c r i b e d accoun tin g d is tr ib u tio n c o d e s ; ex am inin g and v e rify in 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 o f r e p o r t s , lists-, c a lc u l a ti o n s , postin g, e t c . ; o r p r e p a r in g s im p le o r a s s i s t i n g in 'p r e p a r i n g m o r e c o m p li c a t e d jo u r n a l vouchers. May w o rk in either a m a nu al o r autom ated accounting s y s t e m . The w ork r e q u i r e s a knowledge o f c l e r i c a l m e t h o d s and o f f ic e p r a c t i c e s and p r o c e d u r e s w hich r e la 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 in g o f t r a n s a c t io n s and accoun tin g in f o r m a t io n . With e x p e r i e n c e , the w o r k e r ty p ic a l ly b e c o m e s f a m ilia r with the b ook k eep in g and accountin g t e r m s and p r o c e d u r e s u sed in the a s s i g n e d w o r k , but i s not r e q u ir e d to have a knowledge o f the f o r m a l p r i n c i p l e s o f bookkeeping and accoun tin g . P o s i tio n s d e f in it io n s . are classified into lev els on the b a s i s o f the f ollow in g C l a s s A. Under g e n e r a l s u p e r v i s io n , p e r f o r m s accounting c l e r i c a l o p e r a t io n s which r e q u ir e the ap plication o f e x p e r i e n c e and ju dgment, fo r e x a m p l e , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s i n g c o m p l i c a t e d or n on r ep etitiv e accounting t r a n s actions, s e le c t in g among a substa ntial v a r ie ty o f p r e s c r i b e d accounting c o d e s and c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , o r tr a c in g t r a n s a c t io n s through p r ev iou s accountin g actions 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 ay be as sisted by one o r m o r e c l a s s B accounting c l e r k s . A C C O U N TIN G C L E R K — Continued KEYPUNCH OPERATOR C l a s s B . Under c l o s e s u p e r v i s io n , fo llo w in g d eta iled in s t r u c t io n s and standardiz ed p r o c e d u r e s , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e routine accoun tin g c l e r i c a l o p e r a t io n s , such as postin g to l e d g e r s , c a r d s , or w o r k s h e e t s w here iden tifica tion o f it e m s and lo c a t io n s o f pos tin gs ar e c l e a r l y in d ic a ted ; c h ec k in g a c c u r a c y and c o m p l e t e n e s s o f stan dardized and r ep etitiv e r e c o r d s o r accountin g d o c u m e n t s ; and c o d i n g docu m en ts usin g a few p r e s c r i b e d accountin g c o d e s . O p e ra te s a keypunch m a ch in e to r e c o r d o r v e r i f y alphabetic a n d / o r n u m e r ic data on tabulating c a r d s o r on tape. BO O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R O p e ra te s a book k eep in g m a ch in e (with o r without a ty p e w r i t e r k e y b oa rd ) to k eep a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t io n s . C l a s s A . K e e p s a set o f r e c o r d s r e q u irin g a kn ow ledge o f and e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c book k eep in g p r i n c i p l e s , and f a m ilia r i t y with the stru c tu re o f the p a r t ic u la r accoun tin g s y s t e m u sed. D e t e r m in e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and d is tribu tion o f debit and c r e d i t it e m s to be u sed in each phase o f the w o rk . May p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a te d r e p o r t s , ba la n ce s h e e ts , and oth er r e c o r d s by hand. C l a s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e ph ases o r s e c t i o n s o f a set of r e c o r d s usu ally r e q u ir in g little knowle dge of b a s i c book k eep in g . P h a s e s o r s e c tio n s include a c c o u n ts p a ya ble, p a y r o ll, ' c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n ts (not in cluding a sim p le type o f billin g d e s c r i b e d under m a ch in e b i l l e r ) , c o s t d i s tr ib u tion , ex p en s e d is tr ib u tion , in v e n to r y c o n t r o l , etc . May c h e c k o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r a t io n o f t r i a l b a la n c e s and p r e p a r e c o n t r o l sheets f o r the accoun tin g depa rtm en t. MACHINE B IL L E R P r e p a r e s statem en ts, b i l l s , and i n v o i c e s on a m a ch in e other than an o r d in a r y o r e l e c t r o m a t i c t y p e w r i t e r . M ay a l s o k eep r e c o r d s as to b illin g s o r shipping c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m oth er c l e r i c a l w o r k in cid e n t a l to billin g o p e r a t io n s . F o r wage study p u r p o s e s , m a ch in e b i l l e r s are c l a s s i f i e d by type o f m a c h in e , as f o llo w s : B illin g - m a c h i n e b i l l e r . U ses a s p e c ia l b illin g m a ch in e ( c om b in a tion typing and adding m a ch in e) to p r e p a r e b ills 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 , in tern a lly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , shipping m e m o r a n d u m s , e tc . U sually in v o lv e s ap plication o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d is co u n ts and shipping c h a r g e s and en try o f n e c e s s a r y e x te n s io n s , w hich m a y o r m a y not be c om pu ted on the billin g m a ch in e, and totals w hich are a u tom a tica lly a c cu m u la ted by m a c h in e . The op er a tion usu ally in v o lv e s a la r g e n um ber o f c a r b o n c o p ie s o f the b i l l being p r e p a r e d and is often done on a fanfold m a c h in e . B o o k k e e p i n g - m a c h in e b i l l e r . U ses a book k eeping m a ch in e (with o r without a ty p e w r i t e r k eyb oard ) to p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s as part o f the a c c o u n ts r e c e i v a b l e op e r a t io n . G e n e r a lly in v o lv e s the sim u ltaneou s en try o f f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . The m a ch in e a u tom a tica lly a c c u m u la te s f i g u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l co lu m n s and co m p u te s and u su ally prin ts auto m a t i c a l l y the deb it o r c r e d i t b a la n c e s . D oes not in v o lv e a knowle dge o f b o o k keepin g. W o r k s f r o m u n if o r m and standard ty p e s of sa les and c r e d i t slip s. P A Y R O L L CLERK C o m p u t e s w a g es o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s and en ters the n e c e s s a r y data on the p a y r o l l sh eets. Duties in v o lv e : Calculatin g w o r k e r s ' e arn in g s b a s e d on ti m e o r pr od u c tion r e c o r d s ; and postin g c a lc u la ted data on p a y r o ll sh eet, sh ow in g in f o r m a t io n such as w o r k e r ' s n a m e , w ork in g d a y s , t i m e , r ate, d ed u ction s f o r i n s u r a n c e , and total w a g es due. M ay make 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 making up and distribu ting pay e n v e lo p e s . May use a calc u la tin g m a ch in e . P o s i t io n s de fin it io n s . are classified into le v e l s on the ba sis o f the follow in g C l a s s A . W ork r e q u i r e s the ap plication o f e x p e r i e n c e and judgment in s e l e c t in g p r o c e d u r e s to be fo llo w e d and in se a rc h in g f o r , in te r p r e tin g , s e l e c t in g , o r c o d in g it e m s to be keypunched f r o m a v a r ie t y o f s o u r c e d o c u m ents. On o c c a s i o n m a y a ls o p e r f o r m s o m e routine keypunch w o r k . May tr a in i n e x p e r ie n c e d keypunch o p e r a t o r s . C l a s s B . W ork i s routine and r e p e tit iv e . Under c l o s e s u p e r v is io n o r fo llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r in s t r u c t io n s , w o r k s f r o m v a r io u s 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 hich have been c o d e d , and f o llo w s sp e c if i e d p r o c e d u r e s w hich have be e n p r e s c r i b e d in d eta il and r e q u ir e little o r no s e l e c t in g , c o d in g , o r in te r p r e tin g o f data to be 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 l e m s a r is in g f r o m e r r o n e o u s it e m s o r c o d e s o r m i s s i n g in f o r m a t io n . T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R O p e ra te s one o r a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in e s such as the ta bu la tor, c a l c u la t o r , c o l l a t o r , i n t e r p r e t e r , s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g punch, etc. E x clu d ed f r o m th is defin ition a r e w ork in g s u p e r v i s o r s . A l s o e x clu d e d ar e o p e r a t o r s of e le c t r o n i c d ig ita l c o m p u t e r s , even though they m a y a ls o o p e r a t e e l e c t r i c accoun tin g m a ch in e equipment. P o s i t io n s d efin ition s . ar e classified into l e v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s c o m p le t e r e p o r t in g and tabulating a s sig n m e n ts in cluding d e v is in g d ifficu lt c o n t r o l panel w irin g under g e n e r a l s u p e r v i s io n . A s s ig n m e n t s t y p ic a l ly in v o lv e a v a r ie t y o f long and c o m p l e x r e p o r t s w hich often a r e ir 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 irin g s o m e planning o f the nature and seq u en cin g o f o p e r a t io n s , and the use of a v a r ie ty o f m a c h in e s . Is ty p ic a l ly in v o lv e d in tr ainin g new o p e r a t o r s in m a ch in e o p e r a t io n s o r trainin g lo w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s in w ir i n g f r o m d ia g r a m s and in the operatin g s e q u e n c e s o f long and c o m p l e x r e p o r t s . D oes not in clude po s itio n s in w hich w iring r e s p o n s i b i l i t y is lim ite d to s e l e c t io n and in s e r tio n o f p r e w i r e d b o a r d s . C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s w o rk a c c o r d i n g to esta b lis h e d p r o c e d u r e s and undqr s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t io n s . A s s ig n m e n t s ty p ic a l ly in v olv e c o m p le t e but r o u tine and r e c u r r i n g r e p o r t s o r pa rts 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 ra te s m o r e d ifficu lt tabulating o r e l e c t r i c a l accoun tin g m a c h in e s such as the ta bu la tor and c a l c u l a t o r , in addition to the s i m p l e r m a c h in e s u sed by class C operators. May be r e q u ir e d to do s o m e w iring f r o m d ia g r a m s . C l a s s C . Under s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t io n s , o p e r a t e s s im p le tabulating o r e l e c t r i c a l accoun tin g m a c h in e s such as the s o r t e r , in t e r p r e t e r , r e p ro d u c in g punch, c o l l a t o r , etc . A s s ig n m e n t s t y p ic a l ly in volve po r tio n s o f a w o rk unit, f o r e x a m p l e , in div id ual sor tin g o r co lla t in g runs, o r r ep etitiv e o p e r a t io n s . M ay p e r f o r m sim p le w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s , and do s om e filing w ork . PRO FESSIO NAL A N D TE C H N IC A L C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , BU SIN E SS C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U SIN E SS— C o n tin u e d A n a l y z e s b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s to fo r m u la t e p r o c e d u r e s f o r s o lv in g th e m b y u s e o f e l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t. D e v e lo p s a c o m p le t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f a ll s p e c i f i c a t i o n s n e e d e d to e n a b le p r o g r a m m e r s t o p r e p a r e r e q u ir e d d ig it a l c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m s . W o rk i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g ; A n a l y z e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t io n s to b e a u to m a te d and id e n t i fie s c o n d it io n s and c r i t e r i a r e q u ir e d to a c h ie 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 io 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 ic ie n t d e t a il f o r p r e s e n t a t io n t o m a n a g e m e n t and f o r p r o g r a m m in g ( t y p ic a lly t h is in v o lv e s p r e p a r a t io n o f w o r k and d a ta f lo w c h a r t s ) ; c o o r d in a t e s th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b l e m s and p a r t ic ip a t e s in 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 ip m e n t c h a n g e s t o 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 T E : W ork ers p e r f o r m i n g b oth s y s t e m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m m in g s h o u ld b e c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s i f th is i s th e s k ill u s e d to d e t e r m i n e t h e ir p a y .) C la s s C . W o r k s u n d e r im m e d ia t e s u p e r v i s i o n , c a r r y i n g ou t a n a ly s e s a s a s s i g n e d , u s u a lly o f a s in g le a c t i v it y . A s s ig n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d to d e v e lo 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 lic a t io n o f p r o c e d u r e s and s k i l l s r e q u ir e d f o r s y s t e m s a n a ly s is w o r k . F o r e x a m p le , m a y a s s i s t a h ig h e r 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 in g th e d e t a ile 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 fro m i n fo r m a t io n d e v e lo p e d b y th e h ig 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 , BU SIN E SS C o n v e r t s s ta t e m e n ts o f b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s , t y p i c a l l y p r e p a r e d b y a s y s t e m s a n a ly s t , in to a s e q u e n c e o f d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s w h ich a r e r e q u ir e d to s o lv e th e p r o b l e m s b y a u t o m a t ic da ta p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t. W o r k in g f r o m c h a r t s o r d i a g r a m s , th e p r o g r a m m e r d e v e lo p s th e p r e c i s e in s t r u c t io n s w h ic h , w h e n e n t e r e d in to th e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in c o d e d la n g u a g e , c a u s e th e m a n ip u la tio n o f d a ta t o a c h ie v e d e s i r e d r e s u l t s . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : A p p lie s k n o w le d g e o f c o m p u t e r c a p a b i l i t i e s , m a t h e m a t ic s , l o g i c e m p lo y e d b y c o m p u t e r s , and p a r t i c u l a r s u b je c t m a t t e r in v o lv e d to a n a ly z e c h a r t s and d ia g r a m s o f th e p r o b l e m to b e p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v e lo p s s e q u e n c e o f p r o g r a m s t e p s ; w r it e s d e t a ile d flo w c h a r t s to s h o w o r d e r in w h ic h d a ta w i l l b e p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e r t s t h e s e c h a r t s to c o d e d in s t r u c t io n s f o r m a c h in e to f o 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 in s t r u c t io n s f o r o p e r a t in g p e r s o n n e l d u r in g p r o d u c t io n ru n ; a n a ly z e s , r e v i e w s , and a lt e r s p r o g r a m s to i n c r e a s e o p e r a t in g e f f i c i e n c y o r a d a p t to n ew r e q u i r e m e n t s ; m a in ta in s r e c o r d s o f program d e v e lo p m e n t and r e v i s i o n s . (N O T E : W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g b oth s y s t e m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m m in g s h o u ld b e c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s If th is is th e s k ill u s e d to d e t e r m i n e t h e ir p a y .) D o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r th e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v is io n o f o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s . F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , s y s t e m s a n a ly 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 s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s in v o lv in g a ll p h a s e s o f s y s t e m a n a ly s is . P r o b le m s a re c o m p le x b e c a u s e o f d i v e r s e s o u r c e s o f in p u t d a ta 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 o u tp u t d a ta . ( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s an in t e g r a t e d p r o d u c t io n s c h e d u lin g , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , c o s t a n a ly s is , and s a le s a n a ly s is r e c o r d in w h ic h e v e r y it e m o f e a c h ty p e i s a u t o m a t ic a lly p r o c e s s e d th ro u g h th e f u ll s y s t e m o f r e c o r d s and a p p r o p r ia t e f o llo w u p a c t io n s a r e in itia t e d b y th e 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 in e th e d a ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b le 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 lic a t io n s o f n e w o r r e v i s e d s y s t e m s o f d a ta p r o c e s s i n g o p e r a t i o n s . M ak es re c o m m e n d a tio n s , if n e e d e d , f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a j o r s y s t e m s in s t a lla t io n s o r c h a n g e s and f o r o b ta in in g e q u ip m e n t. D o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p lo y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r th e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v is io n o f o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e 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 in e e r in g p r o b l e m s . F or M a y p r o v id e fu n c t io n a l w h o a r e a s s i g n e d to a s s i s t . d ir e c tio n to lo w e r le v e l sy ste m s s tu d y p u r p o s e s , p rogram m ers a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s : C la s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s w h ic h r e q u ir e c o m p e t e n c e in a ll p h a s e s o f p r o g r a m m in g c o n c e p t s and p r a c t i c e s . W o r k in g f r o m d ia g r a m s and c h a r t s w h ich id e n t ify th e n a tu 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 to b e a c c o m p lis h e d , and th e r e la t io n s h ip s b e tw e e n v a r io u s s t e p s o f th e p r o b l e m s o lv in g r o u tin e ; p la n s th e f u ll r a n g e o f p r o g r a m m in g a c t i o n s n e e d e d t o e f f i c i e n t l y u t iliz e th e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in a c h ie v in g d e s i r e d end p r o d u c t s . C la s s B . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on p r o b l e m s th at a r e r e l a t i v e l y u n c o m p lic a t e d t o a n a ly z e , p la n , p r o g r a m , and op era te. P r o b l e m s a r e o f l im it e d c o m p le x it y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f in p u t da ta a r e h o m o g e n e o u s and th e ou tpu t d a ta a r e c l o s e l y r e la t e d . ( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s s y s t e m s f o r m a in ta 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 ta 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 lis h m e n t , o r m a in ta in in g in v e n t o r y a c c o u n t s in a m a n u fa c t u r in g o r w h o l e s a le e s t a b lis h m e n t .) C o n fe 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 d a ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s and a d v i s e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on th e i m p lic a t io n s o f th e da ta p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m s t o b e a p p lie d . A t t h is l e v e l , p r o g r a m m in g is d if f ic u l t b e c a u s e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t m u s t b e o r g a n iz e d to p r o d u c e s e v e r a l in t e r r e l a t e d b u t d i v e r s e p r o d u c t s f r o m n u m e r o u s and d i v e r s e d a ta e le m e n t s . A w id e v a r i e t y and e x t e n s iv e n u m b e r o f in t e r n a l p r o c e s s i n g a c t i o n s m u s t o c c u r . T h is r e q u i r e s su ch a c t io n s a s d e v e lo p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t io n s w h ic h c a n be r e u s e d , e s t a b lis h m e n t o f lin k a g e p o in t s b e tw e e n o p e r a t i o n s , a d ju s t m e n t s to d a ta w h e n p r o g r a m r e q u i r e m e n t s e x c e e d c o m p u t e r s t o r a g e c a p a c i t y , and s u b s ta n tia l m a n ip u la tio n and r e s e q u e n c in g o f d a ta e le m e n t s t o f o r m a h ig h ly in 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 d a ta p r o c e s s i n g s c h e m e o r s y s t e m , as d e s c r ib e d fo r c la s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly on r o u tin e a s s ig n m e n t s and r e c e i v e s in s t r u c t io n and g u id a n c e on c o m p l e x a s s i g n m e n t s . W o r k i s r e v ie w e d f o r a c c u r a c y o f ju d g m e n t, c o m p lia n c e w ith i n s t r u c t i o n s , and to in s u r e p r o p e r a lig n m e n t w ith th e o v e r a l l s y s t e m . w age a n a ly s t s M a y p r o v id e f u n c t io n a l d i r e c t i o n 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 i g n e d to a s s i s t . 18 C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , BUSINESS— Continued C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R ---- Continued C la s s B . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on r e l a t i v e l y s im p le p r o g r a m s , o r o n s im p le 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 lly p r o c e s s in fo r m a t io n to p r o d u c e d a ta in tw o o r t h r e e v a r ie d s e q u e n c e s o r f o r m a t s . R e p o r t s and lis t i n g s a r e p r o d u c e d b y r e f in in g , a d a p tin g , a r r a y i n g , o r m a k in g m i n o r a d d itio n s to o r d e le t io n s f r o m in pu t d a ta w h ic h a r e r e a d i l y a v a ila b le . W h ile n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y b e p r o c e s s e d , th e d a ta h a v e b e e n r e f in e d in p r i o r a c t io n s s o th at th e a c c u r a c y and s e q u e n c in g o f d a ta c a n b e t e s t e d b y u s in g a fe w r o u tin e c h e c k s . T y p i c a l l y , th e p r o g r a m d e a ls w ith r o u tin e r e c o r d k e e p in g o p e r a t io n s . m a j o r ch a n g e o r ca 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 ly s h o r t t i m e . In c o m m o n e r r o r s it u a t io n s , d ia g n o s e s c a u s e and ta k e s c o r r e c t i v e a c t io n . T h is u s u a lly i n v o lv 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 s ta n d a r d c o r r e c t i o n t e c h n iq u e s . OR W ork s d ir e c tio n o f a le v e l p r o g r a m m and p e r f o r m i n g 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 h ig h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r o r s u p e r v i s o r . M a y a s s i s t h ig h e r e r b y in d e p e n d e n tly p e r f o r m i n g l e s s d if f ic u l t ta s k s a s s i g n e d , m o r e d if f ic u l t ta 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 in s t r u c t lo w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s . ClassC. M a k e s p r a c t i c a l a p p lic a t io n s o f p r o g r a m m in g p r a c t i c e s and c o n c e p t s u s u a lly le a r n e d in f o r m a l t r a in in g c o u r s e s . A s s ig n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d to d e v e lo p c o m p e t e n c e in th e a p p lic a t io n o f s ta n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s to r o u tin 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 is io n o n n e w a s p e c t s o f a s s ig n m e n t s ; and w o r k i s r e v ie 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 ir e d procedu res. COM PUTER O PERATOR M o n it o r s and o p e r a t e s th e c o n t r o l c o n s o l e o f a d ig it a l c o m p u t e r to p r o c e s s d a ta a c c o r d i n g t o o p e r a t in g i n s t r u c t i o n s , u s u a lly p r e p a r e d b y a p r o gra m m er. W o r k in c lu d e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : S tu d ie s in s t r u c t io n s to d e t e r m i n e e q u ip m e n t s etu p and o p e r a t io n s ; lo a d s e q u ip m e n t w ith r e q u ir e d it e m s (ta p e r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c . ) ; s w it c h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x ilia r y e q u ip 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 ju s tm 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 in 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 it io n s ; r e v ie w s e r r o r s m a d e d u r in g o p e r a t io 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 le 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 in ta in s o p e r a t in g r e c o r d s . M a y t e s t and a s s i s t in c o r r e c tin g p ro g ra m . F or w age stu d y pu rposes, co m p u te r op era tors are c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s : C la s s A . O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n tly , o r u n d e r o n ly 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 th e f o llo w in g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s : N ew p r o g r a m s a r e fr e q u e n t ly t e s t e d and in t r o d u c e d ; s c h e d u lin g r e q u ir e m e n t s a r e o f c r i t i c a l im p o r t a n c e to m i n im iz e d o w n tim 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 ig n s o th a t id e n t ific a t io n o f e r r o r s o u r c e o fte n r e q u i r e s a w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f th e 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 n ot b e a v a ila b le . M a y g iv e d i r e c t i o n and g u id a n c e to l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s . C la s s B . O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n tly , o r u n d e r o n ly 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 th e f o llo w in g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s : M o s t o f th e p r o g r a m s a r e e s t a b lis h e d p r o d u c t io n r u n s , t y p i c a l l y ru n on 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 is lit t le o r n o t e s t in g o f n e w p r o g r a m s r e q u ir e d ; a lt e r n a t e p r o g r a m s a r e p r o v id 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 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 is io n a c o m p u t e r ru n n in g p r o g r a m s o r s e g m e n t s o f p r o g r a m s w 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 . M ay a s s i s t a h ig 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 tly p e r f o r m i n g l e s s d if f ic u l t ta s k s a s s i g n e d , and p e r f o r m i n g d if f ic u l t t a s k s f o llo w in g d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s and w ith fr e q u e n t r e v ie w o f o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d . e x p e cte d a b ilit y to r e c e iv e d op erator C la s s C . W o r k s o n r o u tin 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 is io n . Is t o d e v e lo p w o r k in g k n o w le 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 in v o lv e d in ru n n in g r o u tin e p r o g r a m s . U s u a lly h as s o m e f o r m a l tr a in in g in c o m p u t e r o p e r a t io n . M a y a s s i s t h ig h e r l e v e l on c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s . DRAFTER C la s s A . P la n s th e g r a p h ic p r e s e n t a t io n o f c o m p le x it e m s h a v in g d is t in c t iv e d e s ig n f e a t u r e s th a t d i f f e r s ig n ific a n t ly f r o m e s t a b lis h e d d r a ft in g p reced en ts. W o r k s in c l o s e s u p p o r t w ith th e d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r , and m a y r e c o m m e n d m i n o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s . A n a l y z e s th e e f f e c t o f e a c h ch a n g e on th e d e t a ils o f f o r m , f u n c t io n , and p o s it io n a l r e la t io n s h ip 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 in im u m o f s u p e r v is o r y a s s is t a n c e . C o m p le t e d w o r k is r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m in a tio n s . M a y e it h e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s o r d i r e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a t io n b y lo w e r le v e l d r a fte r s . C la s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n r o u tin e and c o m p le x d r a ftin g a s s ig n m e n t s th a t r e q u ir e th e a p p lic a t io n o f m o s t o f th e s ta n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g t e c h n iq u e s r e g u la r ly u se d . D u tie s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e s u ch w o r k a s : P r e p a r e s w o r k in g d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b lie s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s , m u lt ip le f u n c t io n s , and p r e c i s e p o s i t i o n a l r e la t io n s h ip s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n t s ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t io n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il d r a w in g s o f fo u n d a t io n s , w a ll s e c t i o n s , f l o o r p la n s , and r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u la s and m a n u a ls in m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y c o m p u t a t io n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n tit ie s o f m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s , s t r e s s e s , e t c . R e c e iv e s in 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 o m p le t e d w o rk is ch e ck e d f o r te c h n ic a l a d eq u a cy . C la s s C . P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w in g s o f s in g le u n its o r p a r t s f o r e n g in e e r i n g , c o n s t r u c t i o n , m a n u fa c t u r in g , o r r e p a ir p u r p o s e s . Types of d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o j e c t i o n s ( d e p ic t in g t h r e e d im e n s io n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) and s e c t i o n a l v ie w s to c l a r i f y p o s it io n in g o f c o m p o n e n t s and c o n v e y n e e d e d in f o r m a t io n . C o n s o l id a t e s d e t a ils f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s and a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u i r e d . S u g g e s te d m e t h o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le p r e c e d e n t s , and a d v i c e o n s o u r c e m a t e r ia ls a r e g iv e n w ith in it ia l a s s i g n m e n t s . I n s t r u c t io n s a r e l e s s c o m p le t e w h en a s s ig n m e n t s recu r. W o r k m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s . D R A F T E R -T R A C E R E L E C T R O N IC S TE C H N IC IA N — Continued C o p i e s p la n s and d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p la c in g t r a c in g c lo t h o r p a p e r o v e r d r a w in g s and t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l . (D o e s n ot in c lu d e t r a c i n g l im it e d to p la n s p r i m a r i l y c o n s i s t in g o f s t r a ig h t lin e s and a l a r g e s c a l e n o t r e q u ir in g c l o s e d e lin e a t io n .) W o r k m a y b e r e v ie w e d b y s u p e r v i s o r ( fr e q u e n t ly an e n g in 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 lia n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s . M a y p r o v id e 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 la s s B . A p p l i e s c o m p r e h e n s iv e t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e to s o lv e c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . , t h o s e th a t t y p i c a l l y c a n b e s o lv 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 in g m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k in g on e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t . W ork in v o lv e s : A f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; and ju d g m e n t in d e t e r m in in g w o r k s e q u e n c e and in s e le c t in g t o o l s and t e s t in g i n s t r u m e n t s , u s u a lly l e s s c o m p l e x th a n t h o s e u s e d b y th e c l a s s A t e c h n ic ia n . A N D /O R W ork is P r e p a r e s s im p le o r r e p e t it iv e d r a w in g s o f e a s i l y v is u a l iz e d i t e m s . c l o s e l y s u p e r v is e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s . E L E C T R O N I C S T E C H N IC IA N R e c e i v e s t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e , a s r e q u i r e d , f r o m s u p e r v i s o r o r h ig h e r l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n , and w o r k i s r e v ie w e d f o r s p e c i f i c c o m p lia n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s and w o r k a s s i g n m e n t s . M a y p r o v id e t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e to lo w e r l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n s . W o r k s on v a r io u s ty p e s o f e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t and r e la 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 in a t io n o f th e f o l l o w i n g : I n s t a llin g , m a in ta in in g , r e p a i r i n g , o v e r h a u lin g , t r o u b le s h o o t in g , m o d if y in g , c o n s t r u c t in g , and t e s t in g . W o rk r e q u i r e s p r a c t i c a l a p p lic a t io n o f t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e o f e l e c t r o n i c s p r i n c i p l e s , a b ilit y t o d e t e r m i n e m a lf u n c t io n s , and s k ill t o put e q u ip m e n t in r e q u ir e d o p e r a t in g c o n d it io n . C l a s s C . A p p lie s w o r k in g t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e to p e r f o r m s im p le o r r o u t in e t a s k s in w o r k in g o n e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t , f o llo w in g d e t a ile d i n s t r u c t io n s w h ic 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 o r k t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e s s u c h ta sk s a s : A s s i s t i n g h ig h e r l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n s b y p e r f o r m i n g s u ch a c t i v i t i e s a s r e p la c in g c o m p o n e n t s , w ir in g c i r c u i t s , and ta k in g t e s t r e a d in g s ; r e p a ir in g s im p le e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip 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 in 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 ig 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 le d g e , h o w e v e r , m a y b e a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a s s i g n m e n t s d e s ig n e d to i n c r e a s e c o m p e t e n c e ( in c lu d in g c l a s s r o o m t r a in in g ) s o th at w o r k e r ca n a d v a n c e t o h ig h e r l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n . T h e e q u ip m e n t— c o n s i s t in g o f e it h e r m a n y d if f e r e n t k in d s o f c i r c u i t s o r m u lt ip le r e p e t it io n o f th e s a m e k in d o f c i r c u i t — in c l u d e s , but is n o t lim it e d t o , th e f o llo w in g : (a) E l e c t r o n i c t r a n s m it t in g and r e c e i v i n g e q u ip 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 ig a t io n a l a id s ) , (b ) d ig it a l and a n a lo g c o m p u t e r s , and (c ) i n d u s t r ia l an d m e d ic a l m e a s u r in g and c o n t r o lli n g e q u ip m e n t. T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c lu d e s r e p a i r e r s o f s u c h s ta n d a r d e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t a s c o m m o n o f f i c e m a c h in e s and h o u s e h o ld r a d io and t e l e v i s i o n s e t s ; p r o d u c t io n a s s e m b l e r s a nd 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 d u ty 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 ic ia n s w h o h a v e a d m in is t r a t iv 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 e n g in e e r s . P o s it io n s d e f in it io n s . are c la s s ifie d in to le v e ls on th e R e c e i v e s t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e , a s r e q u i r e d , f r o m s u p e r v i s o r o r h ig h e r l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n . 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 , b u t i s g iv e n d e t a ile d r e v ie w w h en n e w o r a d v a n c e d a s s ig n m e n t s a r e in v o lv e d . R E G IS T E R E D IN D U S T R IA L N U R SE b a s i s o f th e f o llo w in g A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w h o g i v e s n u r s in g s e r v i c e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d i c a l d i r e c t i o n t o i l l o r in ju r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e - i l l o r s u f f e r an a c c id e n t on th e p r e m i s e s o f a f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t . D u t ie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o l l o w i n g : G iv in g f i r s t a id to th e i l l o r i n ju r e d ; a tte n d in g t o s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' i n ju 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 in g a c c i d e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io n o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in p h y s i c a l e x a m in a t io n s and h e a lth e v a lu a tio n s o f a p p lic 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 in v o lv in g h e a lth e d u c a t io n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a lu a t io n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t , o r o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a ff e c t in g th e h e a lt h , w e l f a r e , and s a fe t y o f a ll p e r s o n n e l. N u r s in 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 lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e than o n e n u r s e a r e e x c lu d e d . C la s s A . A p p lie s a d v a n c e d t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e to s o lv 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 th a t t y p i c a l l y ca n n o t b e s o lv e d s o l e l y b y r e f e r e n c e t o m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k in g on e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t. E x a m p le s o f s u c h p r o b l e m s in c lu d e lo c a t io n and d e n s it y o f c i r c u i t r y , e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c r a d ia t io n , is o la t in g m a lf u n c t io n s , and fr e q u e n t e n g in e e r in g c h a n g e s . W o r k i n v o l v e s : ' A d e t a ile d u n d e r s t a n d in g o f th e i n t e r r e la t io n s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; e x e r c i s i n g in d e p e n d e n t ju d g m e n t in p e r f o r m i n g s u ch t a s k s a s m a k in g c i r c u i t a n a ly s e s , c a lc u la t in g w a v e f o r m s , t r a c in g r e l a t i o n s h ip s in s ig n a l f lo 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 in 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 , d e v ia t io n m e t e r s , p u ls e g e n e r a t o r s ) . M A IN TE N A N C E , TO O LR O O M , A N D P O W ER PLA N T M A IN T E N A N C E C A R P E N T E R M A IN T E N A N C E C A R P E N T E R — C o n tin u e d P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u tie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t and m a in ta in in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild in g w o o d w o r k and e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s b in s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t it 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 lis h m e n t . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : P la n n in g and la y in g ou t o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t io n s ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d t o o ls , p o r t a b le p o w e r t o o l s , and s ta n d a r d m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; m a k in g s ta n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io 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 th e w o r k . In g e n e r a l, the w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g a nd e x p e r i e n c e . 2 0 M A IN T E N A N C E E L E C T R IC IA N M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M otor vehicle) 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 io n s s u ch a s th e i n s t a l la t io n , m a in t e n a n c e , o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t io n , d is t r ib u t io n , o r u tiliz a t io n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t 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 ir in g a n y o f a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t s u ch a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w it c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , h e a tin g ' u n it s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o t h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t; w o r k in g f r o m b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , la y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; lo c a t in g and d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in th e e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t; w o r k in g s ta n d a r d c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g to lo a d r e q u ir e m e n t s o f w ir in g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; and u s in g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d t o o ls and m e a s u r in g and t e s t in g in s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in 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 ile s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , and t r a c t o r s o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o r k i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o t iv e e q u ip m e n t t o d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ; d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t and p e r f o r m in g r e p a i r s th a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f s u c h h a n d t o o ls 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 ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b lin g o r fitt in g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g an d a d ju s tin g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b lin g and in s t a llin g th e v a r io u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h i c l e and m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s ; and a lig n in g w h e e l s , a d ju s tin g b r a k e s and lig h t s , o r tig h te n in g b o d y b o lts . 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 in te n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e . M A IN T E N A N C E P A I N T E R M A IN T E N A N C E P I P E F I T T E R P a in ts 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 ix t u r e s o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o r k in v o lv e s th e f o l l o w i n g : K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s and t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u ir e d f o r d if f e r e n t a p p lic a t io n s ; p r e p a r in g s u r f a c e f o r p a in tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld fin is h o r b y p la c in g p u tty o r f i l l e r in n a il h o le s and i n t e r s t i c e s ; and a p p ly in g p a in t w ith s p r a y gun o r b r u s h . M ay m ix c o lo r s , o i l s , w h ite le a d , and o t h e r p a in t in g r e d ie n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n s i s t e n c y . In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e p a in te r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e . M A IN T E N A N C E M A C H IN IS T P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s and n e w p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o rk i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : I n t e r p r e t in g w r it t e n i n s t r u c t io 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 in g ou t o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r ie t y o f m a c h i n i s t '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 in g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e ttin g up and o p e r a t in g s ta n d a r d m a c h in e t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s ta n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g t o d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , t o o l i n g , f e e d s , a nd s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s ta n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , and e q u ip m e n t r e q u ir e d f o r th is w o r k ; and fitt in g and a s s e m b lin g p a r t s in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m 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 lly r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a in in 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 lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e . M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M a c h in e r y ) R e p a ir s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g ; E x a m in in g m a c h in e s and m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ; d is m a n t lin g o r p a r t ly d is m a n t lin g m a c h in e s and p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t m a in ly in v o lv e th e u s e o f h a n d t o o ls in s c r a p in g and fitt in g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t iv e p a r t s w ith it e m s o b ta in e d f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g th e p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e s h o p o r s e n d in g th e m a c h in e to a m a c h in e s h o p f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r in g w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s o r f o r th e p r o d u c t io n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e s h o p s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h in e s ; and m a k in g a ll n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s f o r o p e r a t io n . In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f a m a c h in e r y m a in t e n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r i en ce. E x c lu d e d f r o m th 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 im a r y d u tie s in v o lv e s e tt in g up o r a d ju s tin g m a c h in e s . T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s n o t in c lu d e m e c h a n ic s w h o 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 ile r e p a i r s h o p s . 21 I n s t a lls o r r q 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 ip e fit t in g s in an e s t a b lis 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 ; L a y in g ou t w o r k and m e a s u r in g to lo 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 in g s o r o t h e r w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u ttin g v a r io u s s i z e s o f p ip e t o 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 le n e t o r c h o r p ip e -c u t t in g m a c h in e s ; th r e a d in g p ip e w ith s t o c k s and d ie s ; b e n d in g p ip e b y h a n d - d r i v e n o r p o w e r - d r i v e n m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b lin g p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s and fa s t e n in g p ip e to h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s ta n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g to p r e s s u r e s , f lo w , and s iz e o f p ip e r e q u ir e d ; and m a k in g s ta n d a r d t e s t s t o d e t e r m i n e w h e th e r f in is h e d p ip e s m e e t s p e c ific a tio n s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p ip e fi t t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g an d e x p e r i e n c e . W o rk e r s p r im a r ily e n g a g e d in in s t a llin g and r e p a ir in g b u ild in g s a n it a tio n o r h e a tin g s y s t e m s a r e e x c lu d e d . M A IN T E N A N C E S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , and m a in ta in s in g o o d r e p a i r th e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u ip m e n t a nd f i x t u r e s ( s u c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e lv e s , l o c k e r s , ta n k s , v e n t i l a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s , m e t a l r o o f in g ) o f an e s t a b lis 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 ; P la n n in g and la y in g ou t a ll t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l m a in t e n a n c e w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in t s , m o d e l s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; s e tt in g up and o p e r a t in g a l l a v a ila b le t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k in g m a c h in e s ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f h a n d t o o ls in c u tt in g , b e n d in g , f o r m in g , s h a p in g , fit t in g , and a s s e m b lin g ; and in s t a llin g s h e e t - m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u i r e d . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u ir e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e . M IL L W R IG H T I n s t a lls n e w m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t, and d is m a n t le s and i n s t a lls m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h e n c h a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u ir e d . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g ; P la n n in g and la y in g ou t w o r k ; in t e r p r e t in g b lu e p r in t s o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s in g a v a r ie t y o f h a n d t o o l s and r ig g in g ; m a k in g s ta n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e la t in g to s t r e s s e s , s tr e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , an d c e n t e r s o f g r a v it y ; a lig n in g an d b a la n c in g e q u ip m e n t ; s e le c t in g s ta n d a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t , and p a r t s to b e u s e d ; and in s t a llin g and m a in ta in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t s u ch a s 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 , th e m i l l w r i g h t 's w o r k n o r m a lly r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e . M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S H E L P E R T O O L AN D DIE M AK ER A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k ille d m a in te n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c o r g e n e r a l d u tie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , su ch a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p lie d w ith m a t e r i a l s and t o o l s ; c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e , and e q u ip m e n t; a s s i s t in g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r t o o l s ; and p e r f o r m in g o t h e r u n s k ille d t a s k s a s d i r e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n . T h e k in d o f w o r k the h e lp e r is p e r m it 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 lp e r i s c o n fin 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 le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a s ; and in o t h e r s he is p e r m it t e d to p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th a t a r e a ls o p e r 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 is . 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 , c u ttin g t o o l s , g a u g e s , o r m e t a l d ie s o r m o l d s u s e d in s h a p in g o r f o r m in g m e t a l o r n o n m e t a llic m a t e r i a l ( e . g . , p la s t ic , p la s t e r , r u b b e r , g la s s ). W ork ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s : P la n n in g and la y in g ou t w o r k a c c o r d i n g to m o d e l s , b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , o r o t h e r w r it te 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 th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a ls and a l l o y s ; s e le c t in g a p p r o p r ia t e m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , 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 in g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s ; s e tt in g up and o p e r a t in g v a r io u s m a c h in e t o o l s and r e la t e d e q u ip m e n t; u s in g v a r io u s t o o l and d ie 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 in g in s t r u m e n t s ; w o r k in 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 fin is h e d t o o l s and d ie s to a c h ie v e r e q u ir e d q u a lit ie s ; fitt in g and a s s e m b lin 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, th e 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 in in 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 lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e . 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 ) S p e c i a l i z e s in o p e r a t in g on e o r m o r e th an o n e ty p e o f m a c h in e t o o l ( e . g . , ji g b o r e r , g r in d in g m a c h in e , e n g in e la th e , m i llin g m a c h in e ) to m a c h in e m e t a l f o r u s e in m a k in g o r m a in ta in in g j i g s , f i x t u r e s , c u ttin g t o o l s , g a u g e s , o r m e t a l d ie s o r m o l d s u s e d in s h a p in g o r f o r m in g m e t a l o r n o n m e t a llic m a te r ia l (e .g ., p la s t ic , p la s t e r , ru b b e r , g la s s ). W o r k t y p ic a lly i n v o l v e s ; P la n n in g and p e r f o r m i n g d if f ic u l t m a c h in in g o p e r a t io n s w h ich r e q u ir e c o m p li c a t e d s e tu p s o r a h igh d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; s e tt in g up m a c h in e t o o l o r t o o l s ( e . g . , in s t a ll cu ttin g t o o l s and a d ju s t g u id e s , s t o p s , w o r k in g t a b le s , and o th e r c o n t r o l s to h a n d le th e s iz e o f s t o c k to b e m a c h in 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 in g , and o p e r a t io 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 in g s , b lu e p r in t s , o r la y o u t s ) ; u s in g a v a r ie t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s d u r in g m a c h in in g o p e r a t io n to a c h i e v e r e q u is i t e d im e n s io n s to v e r y c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s . M ay be r e q u ir e d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s and cu ttin g and lu b r ic a t in g o i l s , to r e c o g n i z e w h e n t o o l s n e e d d r e s s i n g , and to d r e s s t o o l s . In g e n e r a l, th e 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 th e s k ill 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 iv e k n o w le 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 lly a c q u ir 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 tr a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e . in c lu d e sh op s. F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s n ot in c lu 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 lo y e d in t o o l and d ie jo b b in g s h o p s o r (2 ) p r o d u c e f o r g i n g d ie s (d ie s i n k e r s ) . S T A T IO N A R Y E N G IN E E R O p e r a t e s and m a in ta in s and m a y a ls o s u p e r v is e th e o p e r a t io n o f s t a t io n a r y e n g in e s and e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to s u p p ly the e s t a b lis h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r , h e a t, r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a i r c o n d it io n in g . W ork in v o lv e s : O p e r a t in g and m a in ta in in g e q u ip m e n t s u ch a s s te a m e n g in e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b in 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 ip m e n t , s te a m b o i l e r s and b o i l e r - f e d w a te r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; and k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in 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 io n . M a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e t h e s e o p e r a t io n s . H ead o r c h i e f e n g in e e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e th an on e e n g in e e r a re e x c lu d e d . B O IL E R T E N D E R F ir e s s t a t io n a r y b o i l e r s to fu r n is h th e e s t a b lis h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t, p o w e r , o r s te a m . F e e d s f u e ls to f i r e b y hand o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n 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 s a fe t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a ir in 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 d y p u r p o s e s , t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s n ot 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 lo y e d in t o o l and d ie jo b b in g M A TER IA L M O V E M E N T A N D C USTO DIAL T R U C K D R IV E R — C o n tin u e d T R U C K D R IV E R T r u c k d r iv e r , T r u c k d r iv e r , T r u c k d r iv e r , T r u c k d r iv e r , D r iv e s a t r u c k w ith in a c it y o r in d u s t r ia l a r e a 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 tw e e n v a r io u s t y p e s o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s s u ch a s : M a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t s , fr e ig h t d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e s a le and r e t a il e s t a b lis h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a i l e s t a b lis h m e n t s and c u s t o m e r s ' h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s in e s s . M a y a l s o lo a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s , m a k e m i n o r m e c h a n ic 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 ord er. S a le 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 re e x c lu d e d . S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e f o r s h ip m e n t, o r r e c e i v e s and is r e s p o n s i b l e f o r in c o m in g s h ip m e n ts o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l s . S h ip p in g w o r k i n v o l v e s : A k n o w le d g e o f 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 ila b le m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t io n , and r a t e s ; and p r e p a r in g r e c o r d s o f th e g o o d s F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e and ty p e o f e q u ip 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 s h o u ld be r a te d on the b a s is o f t r a i l e r c a p a c it y .) lig h t t r u c k (u n d e r 1 V2 t o n s ) m e d iu m t r u c k (1 V2 to and in c lu d in g 4 to n s ) h e a v y t r u c k ( t r a i l e r ) ( o v e r 4 to n s ) h e a v y t r u c k (o t h e r th an t r a i l e r ) ( o v e r 4 to n s ) 22 SHIPPING A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K — Continued SHIPPING P A C K E R ---- Continued s h ip p e d , m a k in g up b i l l s o f la d in g , p o s t in g w e ig h t and s h ip p in g c h a r g e s , and k e e p in g a f i l e o f s h ip p in g r e c o r d s . M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r in g th e m e r c h a n d is e f o r s h ip m e n t. R e c e iv in g w o r k i n v o l v e s : V e r if y in g o r d ir e c t in g o t h e r s in v e r i f y i n g th e c o r r e c t n e s s o f s h ip m e n ts a g a in s t b i l l s o f la d in g , i n v o i c e s , o r o t h e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g f o r s h o r t a g e s 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 tin g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r i a l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; and m a in ta in in g n e c e s s a r y r e c o r d s and f i l e s . s h ip p in g c o n t a in e r s and m a y in v o lv 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 le d g e o f v a r io u s it e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y c o n t e n t ; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r ia t e ty p e and s i z e o f c o n t a in e r ; in s e r t in g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a in e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l t o p r e v e n t b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s i n g and s e a lin g c o n t a in e r ; and a p p ly in g la b e ls o r e n t e r in g id e n t ify in g d a ta on c o n t a in e r . P ackers w h o a l s o m a k e w o o d e n b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d . M A T E R I A L H A N D L IN G L A B O R E R F or w age stu d y p u r p o s e s , w ork ers a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s : A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t, s t o r e , o r o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t w h o s e d u t ie s in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g : L o a d in g and u n lo a d in g v a r io u s m a t e r i a l s and m e r c h a n d is e on o r f r o m f r e ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o t h e r t r a n s p o r t in g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g , o r p la c in g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a t io n ; and t r a n s p o r t in g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d is e b y h a n d t r u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L on gshore w o r k e r s , w h o lo a d and u n lo a d s h ip s , a r e e x c lu d e d . S h ip p in g c l e r k R e c e iv in g c l e r k S h ip p in g and r e c e i v i n g c l e r k W AREHOUSEM AN A s d i r e c t e d , p e r f o r m s a v a r ie t y o f w a r e h o u s in g d u tie s w h ic h r e q u ir e an u n d e r s t a n d in 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 la n . W o r k i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : V e r if y in g m a t e r i a l s ( o r m e r c h a n d is 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 in g d i s c r e p a n c i e s and o b v io u s d a m a g e s ; r o u tin 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 in g , o r p a lle t iz in 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 in g and t a k i n g in 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 in in g s t o r e d m a t e r i a l s and r e p o r t in 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 in 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 in g it f o r s h ip m e n t. M a y o p e r a t e h an d 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 r e h o u s in g d u t ie s . E x c lu d e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y d u tie s in v o lv e sh ip p in g and r e c e i v in g w o r k ( s e e S h ip p in g and R e c e iv in g C le r k and S h ip p in g P a c k e r ) , o r d e r f illin g ( s e e O r d e r F i l l e r ) , o r o p e r a t in g p o w e r t r u c k s ( s e e P o w e r - T r u c k O p e r a t o r ) . O p e r a t e s a m a n u a lly c o n t r o l l e d g a s o l i n e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r t r a c t o r to t r a n s p o r t g o o d s an d m a t e r i a l s o f a ll k in d s a b ou t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c t u r in g p la n t, o r o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t . tru ck , F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s as fo llo w s : are c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f p o w e r - F o r k lift o p e r a t o r P o w e r - t r u c k o p e r a t o r ( o t h e r th a n f o r k l i f t ) GUARD AND W ATCHM AN G u a rd. P e r f o r m s r o u t in e p o l i c e d u t ie s , e it h e r at f ix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y . I n c lu d e s g u a r d s w h o a r e s ta t io n e d at g a te and c h e c k o n id e n t it y o f e m p lo y e e s and o t h e r p e r s o n s e n t e r in g . O R D E R F IL L E 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 in is h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a le s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s , o r o t h e r in s t r u c t io n s . M a y , in a d d itio n to f illin g o r d e r s and in d i c a t in g it e m s f i l l e d o r o m it t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u is i t io n a d d it io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p lie s t o s u p e r v i s o r , and p e r f o r m o th e r r e la t e d d u t ie s . W a tch m a n . M ak es rou nd s o f p r e m is e s p r o p e r t y a g a in s t f i r e , t h e ft , and i l l e g a l e n t r y . J A N IT O R , p e r io d ic a lly in p r o t e c t in g PO R T E R , OR CLE AN ER C le a n s and k e e p s in an o r d e r l y c o n d it io n f a c t o r y w o r k in 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 o r o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t . D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o l l o w i n g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , and p o li s h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g c h ip s , t r a s h , and o t h e r r e f u s e ; d u s tin g e q u ip m e n t , f u r n it u r e , o r f ix t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e t a l f i x t u r e s o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p lie s and m i n o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; and c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w e r s , and r e s t r o o m s . W o rk e r s w ho s p e c ia liz e in w in d o w w a s h in g a r e e x c l u d e d . S H IP P IN G P A C K E R P r e p a r e s fin is h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p la c i n g th e m in s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t u p on th e t y p e , s i z e , and n u m b e r o f u n its to b e p a c k e d , the ty p e o f c o n t a in e r e m p lo y e d , and m e t h o d o f s h ip m e n t. W o r k r e q u i r e s th e p la c in g o f it e m s in P O W E R -T R U C K O P E R A T O R 23 Available On Request T h e fo llo w in g a r e a s a r e s u r v e y e d p e r io d ic a l ly f o r u s e in a d m in is t e r in g the S e r v i c e C o n t r a c t a v a ila b le at no c o s t f r o m a n y 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. 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T u ls a , O k la . V a ll e jo — a i r f i e ld —N apa, C a lif. F W a co and K ille e n —T e m p le , T e x . W a t e r lo o — e d a r F a l l s , Iow a C W e st T e x a s P la in s W ilm in g to n , D e l.—N .J .—M d. A n annual r e p o r t on s a la r i e s f o r a c c o u n ta n 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 is a v a ila b le . O r d e r a s B L S B u lle tin 1 89 1, N a tio n 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 i s 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 , f r 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 f f i c e , W a sh in g ton , D .C . 2 0 4 0 2 . Area Wage Surveys A l i s t o f th e la t e s t a v a i la b l e b u lle t in s o r b u lle t in s u p p le m e n t s is p r e s e n t e d b e lo 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 t h 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 in 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 . 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Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented. T o be surveyed. 45 ce n ts $ 1 .2 0 85 c e n t s $ 1 .0 0 75 c e n t s $ 1 .3 0 65 ce n ts 65 cen ts 95 c e n t s $ 1 .5 0 95 ce n ts F ree 85 ce n ts 85 cen ts 75 ce n ts $ 1 .3 0 95 ce n ts 65 ce n ts $ 1 .5 0 F ree 45 ce n ts 65 ce n ts 75 ce n ts $ 1 .2 5 55 ce n ts $ 1 .2 0 $ 1 .1 0 80 cen ts 65 ce n ts 65 cen ts 55 ce n ts F ree 55 ce n ts 95 ce n ts 55 ce n ts 45 ce n ts 80 ce n ts 75 ce n ts $ 1 .1 5 45 ce n ts 65 cen ts 45 ce n ts A rea B u ll e t in n u m b e r and p r ic e * M ia m i, F la ., O ct. 1975______________________________________________________________________ 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 — u ffo lk , N .Y ., June 1975 1____________________________________ ______ ______________ 1 8 5 0 -3 9 , S 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 e a 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 a m 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 , O k la ., 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. 197 5 _____________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -5 6 , P a t e r s o n —C lifto n — a s s a ic , N .J ., June 197 5 1____________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -3 8 , P 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. 1 9 7 6 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 .— a sh ., M a y 1975 ________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -4 0 , W 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 — ew b u rgh , N .Y ., June 1 975 1 __________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -6 8 , N 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 r h a m , N .C ., F e b . 1976 _____________________________________________ __________ 1 9 0 0 -1 8 , 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. 1976 1.............................................................................................................. 1 9 0 0 -1 9 , S a c r a m e n to , C a lif., D e c . 197 5______________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -8 7 , Sa gin a w , M ic h ., N ov. 197 5__________________________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -7 1 , Salt L ak e City—O gd en , Utah, N ov. 1975 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 — ak land, C a lif., M a r. 1976_______________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -9 , O San J o s e , C a li f., M a r . 1976_________________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -1 3 , S ea ttle—E v e r e t t , W a sh ., Jan. 1976 ________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -6 , South B e n d , In d ., M a r. 1976 _______________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -5 , S t a m fo r d , C on n . 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— ic h ., M a y 1975 1 ____ _______________________________________________________ 1 8 5 0 -3 4 , M T re n to n , N .J ., Sept. 1 9 7 5 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 g ton , D. C .—M d.—V a ., M a r. 1976____________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -1 2 , W e s t c h e s t e r C ounty, 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 ., A p r . 1976_______________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -1 6 , Y o r k , P a ., F e b . 1976________________________________________________________________________ 1 9 0 0 -4 , 95 ce n ts 85 ce n ts 95 ce n ts $ 1 .0 0 85 ce n ts 75 ce n ts $ 1 .1 0 65 ce n ts 65 ce n ts 65 ce n ts 65 ce n ts $ 1 .1 0 89 c e n ts 85 ce n ts $ 1 .1 5 45 ce n ts 75 ce n ts 65 c e n ts 75 ce n ts 75 ce n ts 55 ce n ts 65 c e n ts $ 1 .2 5 45 ce n ts 3 5 c e n ts 75 ce n ts 65 ce n ts 45 ce n ts 95 ce n ts 65 ce n ts 65 ce n ts 55 ce n ts 65 ce n ts 80 ce n ts $ 1 .2 0 80 ce n ts 85 ce n ts 80 ce n ts F ree 55 ce n ts 55 ce n ts U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D.C. 20212 Postage and Fees Paid U.S. Department of Labor Third Class Mail Official Business Penalty for private use, $300 Lab-441 Bureau of Labor Statistics Regional Offices Region I Region II 1603 JFK Federal Building Suite 3400 Government Center 1515 Broadway Boston, Mass. 02203 New York, N.Y. 10036 Phone: 223-6761 (Area Code 617) Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212) C oneecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont New Jersey New York Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Region III 3535 Market Street, P.O. 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