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Area Wage Survey
Chattanooga, Tennessee-Georgia,
Metropolitan Area, September 1976
Bulletin 1900-57
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics




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Preface
This bulletin provides results of a September 1976 survey
of occupational earnings in the Chattanooga, Tennessee—Georgia,
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (Hamilton, Marion, and
Sequatchie Counties, Tenn.; and Catoosa, Dade, and Walker
Counties, Ga.). The survey was made as part of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics' annual area wage survey program, which is
designed to yield data for individual metropolitan areas as well
as national and regional estimates for all Standard Metropolitan
Statistical Areas in the United States, excluding Alaska and
Hawaii.
A major consideration in the area wage survey program
is the need to describe the level and movement of wages in a
variety of labor markets, through the analysis of (l) the level
and distribution of wages by occupation, and (2 ) the movement
of wages by occupational category and skill level. The program
develops information that may be used for many purposes, in­
cluding wage and salary administration, collective bargaining,
and assistance in determining plant location. Survey results also
are used by the U.S. Department of Labor to make wage deter­
minations under the Service Contract Act of 1965.
Currently, 84 areas are included in the program. (See
list of areas on inside back cover.) In each area, occupational




earnings data are collected annually. Information on establish­
ment practices and supplementary wage benefits is obtained every
third year.
Each year after all individual area wage surveys have
been completed, two summary bulletins are issued. The first
brings together data for each metropolitan area surveyed; the
second presents national and regional estimates, projected from
individual metropolitan area data.
The Chattanooga survey was conducted by the Bureau's
regional office in Atlanta, Ga., under the general direction of
Jerry G. Adams, Assistant Regional Commissioner for Opera­
tions. The survey could not have been accomplished without the
cooperation of the many firms whose wage and salary data
provided the basis for the statistical information in this bulletin.
The Bureau wishes to express sincere appreciation for the coop­
eration received.
N ote:

Available for the Chattanooga area are listings of union
wage rates for seven selected building trades. Free copies of
these are available from the Bureau's regional offices. (See
back cover for addresses.)

Bulletin 1900-57

Area W age Survey:
Chattanooga, T en n essee-G eo rg ia,
Metropolitan Area

January 1977

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, W. J. Usery.Jr., Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, Julius Shiskin, Commissioner

Septem ber 1976

Contents

Page

Introduction _____________________________________

2

Page

Appendix A. Scope and method of survey_______
Appendix B. Occupational descriptions__________

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Tables:
A. Earnings:
A - l . Weekly earnings of office workers...
A -2. Weekly earnings of professional
and technical workers_____________
A -3 . Average weekly earnings of office,
professional, and technical
workers, by s e x __________________
A -4 . Hourly earnings of maintenance,
toolroom, and powerplant
workers____________________________
A -5 .

3
5
6

7

H o u rly earnings of m a te r ia l

movement and custodial
w o r k e r s _____________________________________

A - 6 . Average hourly earnings of
maintenance, toolroom, powerplant, material movement, and
custodial worker s ,by s e x _________
A -7. Percent increases in average
hourly earnings for selected
occupational groups, adjusted
for employment shifts______________




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Introduction
(c) maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant, and (d)
material movement and custodial. In the 31 largest
survey areas, tables A - l a through A -6 a provide
similar data for establishments employing 500 work­
ers or more.

This area is 1 of 84 in which the U. S.
Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics
conducts surveys of occupational earnings and re­
lated benefits. In this area, data were obtained by
a combination of personal visit, mail questionnaire,
and telephone interview.
Representative establish­
ments within six broad industry divisions were con­
tacted: Manufacturing; transportation, communica­
tion, and other public utilities; wholesale trade;
retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate;
and services.
Major industry groups excluded from
these studies are government operations and the
construction and extractive industries. Establish­
ments having fewer than a prescribed number of
workers are omitted because of insufficient employ­
ment in the occupations studied. Separate tabula­
tions are provided for each of the broad industry
divisions which meet publication criteria.

Table A -7 provides percent changes in av­
erage hourly earnings of office clerical workers,
electronic data p r o c e s s i n g workers, industrial
nurses, skilled maintenance trades workers, and
unskilled plant workers. Where possible,, data are
presented for all industries, manufacturing, and
nonmanufacturing.
This table provides a measure o f
wage trends after elimination of changes in average
earnings caused by employment shifts among estab­
l i s h m e n t s a s w e l l a s t u r n o v e r o f establishments in­
cluded in survey samples. For further details, see
appendix A.
Appendixe s

A -se rie s tables
Appendix A describes the methods and con­
cepts used in the area wage survey program and
provides information on the scope of the survey.

Tables A - 1 through A -6 provide estimates
of straight-time weekly or hourly earnings for work­
ers in occupations common to a variety of manu­
facturing and nonmanufacturing industries.
Occupa­
tions were selected from the following categories:
(a) Office clerical, (b) professional and technical,

Appendix B provides job descriptions used
by Bureau field economists to classify workers by
occupation.

2

A. Earnings
T ab le A-1. W e e k ly earnings of office w o rkers in C h attan o o g a, T e n n .—G a ., S ep tem b er 1976
W eek ly earnings
(standard)

Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workers

1

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S

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w eek ly
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120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

250

260

270

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

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270

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ALL YORKERS
SECRETARIES -----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

526
274
252

$
$
$
$
39.0 162.00 153.50 133.50-180.50
39.5 168.50 163.00 145.50-185.00
38.0 154.50 147.50 125.50-174.50

SECRETARIES, CLASS A -----------manufacturing -------------------

67
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39.0 190.50 192.00 157.50-211.00
39.5 181.00 185.00 150.00-211.00

SECRETARIES, CLASS 9 -----------MANUFACTURING ------------------nonmanufacturing -------------------------------------------

123
54
69

38.0 172.50 164.00 148.50-194.50
39.0 182.00 176.00 150.00-199.00
37.5 165.00 160.00 142.50-184.00

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

79
66

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

2

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39.5 172.00 162.00 140.00-185.50
39.5 176.00 171.50 149.00-188.50

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111
145

38.5 146.50 144.50 126.50-164.00
39.0 153.00 149.00 138.50-170.00
33.0 141.00 133.50 122.00-156.50

.

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

171
38
133

38.5 134.50 122.00 115.00-143.00
39.5 144.50 147.00 132.50-158.00
38.5 132.00 121.00 114.00-141.50

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STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------- ---------— —

83
44

38.5 156.00 144.CO 126.50-193.00
39.5 170.50 154.50 137.00-200.00

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE TYPISTS

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

70

37.5 116.50 110.50

TYPISTS, CLASS A ---------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------

72
66

38.5 141.00 128.50 118.50-155.50
38.5 141.50 128.50 116.00-160.50

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11

40
70

38.0 117.50 109.00 99.00-125.00
39.5 135.00 125.00 125.00-148.50
37.0 107.50 101.00 92.50-107.00

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

54

39.0 111.00 104.50

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

44

38.0 116.50
37.5 102.50

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS ---------------------------

38

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------ORDER CLERKS -----------------------

TYPISTS, CLASS B ---------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------FILE CLERKS, CLASS C

no

98.00-130.00

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T ab le A-1. W e e kly earnings of o ffice w orkers in C h a tta n o o g a , T e n n .—G a., S ep tem b er 1 9 7 6 — C ontinued
W eek ly earnings 1
(standard)______

Occupation and industry division

Number of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of—

$

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w eek ly
hours *
(standard)

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90

90

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120

130

140

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190

200

210

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120

130

140

150

160

170

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190

200

210

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28

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230

240

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—

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230

240

250

260

•

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$

5

250

260

270

280

—

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and

270

28Q

over

•

•

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ALL W0RKERS-CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS 8 --------

346

$

$

$

$

39.5 135.50 133.50 121.50-149.00
lc.9.00

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BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS.
h i!* ? ?

110.00
a

156.00
162.00 149.00-179.50
143.00
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS.

CL

nJ J

117

136.50

119.00 109.50-133.50
113.00140.00
123.00
115.00 106.00-

8
i

138.00 127.50- 148.00
155.00 150.00 140.00-176.50
140.00
132.50 124.50-

A

NONMANUFACTURING

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19
26

See footnotes at end of tables.




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Tab le A -2 .

W e e kly earnings of professional and technical w orkers in C h a tta n o o g a , Tenn. —G a., S ep tem b er 1976
W eek ly earnings 1
(standard)
Number
of
workere

Occupation and industry division

A vera ge
w eek ly
hours 1
(standard]

$
no
M ean

*

M edian

^

M iddle range

*

130

140

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

*

“

*

*

*

”

-

“

2
“

1
1

3
2

i

$

$
$
$
$
33.5 375.50 378.50 331.50-402.50

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) , C L A S S 8 --------------

45

33.0 300.00 293.50 257.50-337.50

-

-

*

*

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

57
39

33.0 213.00 216.50 203.00-230.00
37.5 221.00 222.00 208.00-233.50

-

-

-

1
1

2

-

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
(BUSINESS).
C L A S S C --------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------

33
25

38.0 185.50 185.50 178.50-201.50
37.5 188.50 185.00 178.50-201.50

2
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

3
3

39.0 223.00 207.50 177.00-258.00
38.0 189.00 180.50 170.50-205.50

-

-

-

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52
28

3
3

1
1

C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B ------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------

67
26
41

38.5 160.00 161.50 148.00-173.00
39.5 174.00 176.50 161.50-181.00
38.0 151.00 153.50 136.00-163.50

1

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1

1

11

8
1
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44
31

37.5 139.00 130.50 122.50-155.50
37.5 139.50 127.50 120.00-160.00

8
8

10
8

11
3

D R A F T E R S , C L A S S B ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------

96
90

40.0 188.50 184.00 152.50-213.50
40.0 189.50 188.00 146.00-215,50

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40.0 142.50 136.00 120.00-170.50

6

13

112

40.0 225.00 281.50 144.00-281.50

19

35

40.0 196.00 206.00 119.50-260.00

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PROGRAMMERS

COMPUTER OPERATORS,
NONMANUFACTURING

COMPUTER OPERATORS,
NONMANUFACTURING

MANUFACTURING

L

CLASS

A

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CLASS

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ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS
ELECTRONICS

340

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230

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280

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380

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COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) , C L A S S A --------------

COMPUTER
CLASS B

$

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$

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and
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120

ALL

120

Number of wo rker s receiving straight-time wee kly earnings of-i
t
s
$
$
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180 190 Zoo 2 1 0
150
220
230 240 260 280
160 170

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TECHNICIANS,

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* Workers were distributed as follows: 7 at $ 380 to $400; 2 at $400 to $420; 2 at $420 to $440; 2 at $440 to $460; and 2 at $460 to $480.
See footnotes at end of tables.




-

5

Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex.
in Chattanooga, Tenn.—Ga., September 1976
A vera ge
(m e a n 2 )

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

OFFICE

OCCUPATIONS

-

Number
of
workers

W eekly
hours 1
[standard)

A verage
(m e a n 2 )

W eek ly
earnings 1
(standard)

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

WOMEN

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
WOMEN— CONTINUED

Number
of
w orken

W eek ly
hours *
(standard)

W eekly
earnings *
(standard)

A verage
(m e a n 2 )

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

Weekly
[standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
WOMEN— CONTINUED

-

Number
of
workers

W eek ly
earnings 1
(standard)

-

$
272
252

39.5
38.0

168.50
154.50

67

39.0

190.50

54
51

39.0
39.0

111.00
111.00

•J! m5
PROFESSIONAL

38

6
J C L '' L 1 n " 1 L J f

v L fl J J

SWITCHBOARD

r-

OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS-

U7 AA

,,,

111

39.0
38.0

145

,r~r-, r-

TECHNICAL

L

39.5

-rr-i

AND

130.50

„^k

«

38
133
j 1 L r iU U K W ', i ' C . K j f

ju P v 1 v K

153.00
141.00

®“

..
3 0 . ->

j AQ*

39.5

135.00

183

39.5

129.00

67

39.0
39.0

124.00
112.50

COMPUTER

LLnj J

U

"

(BUSINESS)*

PROGRAMMERS

oc

^
CLASS

70

37.5

116.50

72

38.5
38.5

141.00
141.50

66

1D u b 1 N L jb > i

144.50
132.00
l^ C

39

. A /.A ,

r-

39.5
38.5

378.00

l-» f . 0 0

_

B

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

49
51

39.5
39.5

L/K A r 1 tH j f v L A b o tJ
nAn U r A L 1UK I N u

-■

■

•0

——

166.50
143.00

35

1Tr i j 1j f vL fljJ L3
93
NONMANUFACTURING

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

See footnotes at end of tables.




6

62

140.00
38.0

132.50

L L t U 1 W U ls iU b

I t v n lr

ELECTRONICS

0.0

185.50

»
:..

w

cn

1r
t r\
0.0

1 ANb

TECHNICIANS.

/ f\

CLASS

B-

34

40.0

194.00

Table A -4 .

H o u rly earnings of m a in ten a n c e , toolroom , and p o w e rp la n t w orkers in C h a tta n o o g a , T e n n .—G a., S ep tem b er 1976
Hourly earrungs

Number of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings of-

4

M ean2

M e d ia n 2

M iddle range

^

and
under
3.AO

$
CO

Occupation and industry division

o
o
ro

S
%
s
S
5
*
$
*
s
$
$
s
s
:
S
!
$
$
.80 5.00 5.20 5. A0 5.60 5.80 6.00 6.20 6.A0 6.60
3.20
.A0 3.60 3.80 A.00 A.20 A.A0 A.60

iLu

S
S
S
7.20 7.A0 7.60
-

.60 3.80 A.00 A.20 A.A0 A.60 A.80 5.00 5.20 5.A0 5.60 5.80

and

5.00 6.20 6.AO 6.60 6.80 7.00 7.20 7.A0 7.60 over

ALL WORKERS
MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS ----------

26

$
5.AA

$
5.19

$
$
A.3A- 5.80

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS -------MANUFA C TURING------------ ----

3S3
352

5.89
5.89

5.67
5.67

5.05- 7.0A
5.05- 7.0A

MAINTENANCE PAINTERS -----------MANUFACTURING ----------------

36
36

5.56
5.56

5.28
5.28

A.82- 6.A0
A.82- 6.A0

-

MAINTENANCE MACHINISTS ---------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------

196
196

5.8A
5.8A

6.27
6.27

5.30- 6.27
5.30- 6.27

.

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (MACHINERY)
MANUFACTURING ----------------

796
765

5.9A
5.96

5.83
5.88

5.25- 7 . 0A
5.30- 7.0A

-

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(MOTOR VEHICLES) --------------MANUFACTURING ----------------

1AO
129

5.A1
5.28

5.55
5.36

A . 6A— 5.88
A.59- 5.88

A3
A3

A.66
A.66

A.69
A.69

TOOL ANO DIE MAKERS ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------

A1
A1

5.56
5.56

STATIONARY ENGINEERS -----------MANUFACTURING — --------------

A1
3A

BOILER TENDERS -----------------MANUFACTURING ----------------

A7
A7

t r a d e s h e l p e r s -----MANUFACTURING ----------------

maintenance

2

*
-

*

”

1

*

6

*

*

2

3

*

“

”

-

6

*

20
19

17
17

21
21

A8
A8

_
*

23
23

A9
A9

2
2

-

A3
A3

5
5

3
3

70
70

30
30

-

-

-

-

-

7
7

-

-

A
A

_

-

-

*

-

-

1
1

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

A
A

9
9

3
3

2
2

5
5

1
1

_

6
6

1
1

8
8

21
21

5
5

3
3

2
2

9
9

7
7

16
16

-

10
10

76
76

2
2

-

6
6

3
3

13
7

13
13

37
33

1A
12

100
100

22
22

5A
5A

12A
12A

6A
50

22
17

89
89

16
16

*

-

9
9

A
A

12
12

A

-

4

10
10

6
5

11
10

35
35

-

30
30

1
1

5
5

-

8
8

2
2

-

2
2

-

17
17

-

2
2

-

l

6
6

-

.

-

*

_

A
A

*

6
6

6

6
6

-

-

A.69- A.70
A.69- A.70

-

-

-

-

2
2

-

-

A
4

1
1

5.88
5.88

A.92- 5.96
A.92- 5.96

-

.

•

-

“

*

1
1

A
A

-

-

6.13
6.17

6.50
7.0 A

5.50- 7.0A
5.50- 7.0A

.

.

•

.

-

2
2

-

*

3
3

*

A. A5
A. AS

5.03
5.03

3.71- 5.03
3.71- 5.03

.

2
2

-

6
6

•

-

*

6

-

-

15
15

1A
1A

*

See footnotes at end of tables.




6
16
16

A
A

7

-

“
18
18

6
6

*
“

-

5
1

1

_

-

*

*

1
-

-

-

_

.

-

-

7
7

-

1
-

12
12
215
215
20
1A

12
12

*

2
2

*

•

-

*

"

-

-

-

20
20

*

2

-

-

*"

•

-

T ab le A -5 .

Hourly earnings of m a terial m ovem ent and custodial w o rkers in C h a tta n o o g a , T e n n .—G a., S ep tem b er 1976
N u m b er of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t -t im e h o u rly ea rn in g s of—

Hourly earnings

t
%
S
<
$
<
T
3 ---- S--S
$
i
3 ----3 ---- S
%
3 ----3 ---- t
s
S
%
S
2.20 2.40 2.60 2 .80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3 .60 3.80 4 .00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5 .20 5.40 5 .60 5.80 6.00 6 .20 6.40 6.80

Occupation and industry division
workers

Mean 2 Median*

Middle range ^

and
under

and

2.40 2.60 2.80 3 .00 3.20 3 ,40 3.60 3 .80 *.00 4 .20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.20

.40 5.60 5 .80 6.00 6.20 6 .40 6*80

over

ALL WORKERS
$
5.59
5.59
5.80

*

15
4
11

18
7
11

14
14

27
18
9

24
22
2

4
3
1

98
68
30

8
8
”

25
23
2

19
9
10

16
16

11
7
4

12
12
”

26
8
18

6
6

22
22
*"

5
5

35
35

3
3

7
6
1

43
42
1

2.80
3.37

2.65- 3.37
3.07- 4.80

_
*

14
4

9
*

13
*

5
4

8
8

-

2
*

*

*

*

_
*

*

6
6

4
*

*

1
1

*

*

*

6
6

*

4.40
3.99
4.63

4.25
3.72
4.80

3.61- 5.05
3.35- 4.80
3.61- 5.80

-

1
1

9
7
2

1
1

15
7
8

8
6
2

2
1
1

43
15
28

2
2
'*

5
3
2

12
2
10

2
2

10
6
4

6
6
”

26
8
18

2
2
“

2
2
"

1
1

35

3

35

3

1
1

1
1

94
80

4.13
4.07

3.75
3.75

3.72- 4.45
3.68- 4.00

*

-

-

*

*

2
2

47
47

5
5

13
13

*

14
*

*

4
4

9
9

“

*

SHIPPING CLERKS -------------------MANUFACTURING — -----------------

34
27

3.90
3.82

4.21
3.95

3.43- 4.33
2.65- 4.34

-

-

8
8

*

*

*

2
1

4
4

1
1

2
2

13
8

*

2
1

-

-

-

-

1
1

-

1
1

RECEIVING CLERKS ------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------

35
31

3.88
3.96

4.07
4.11

3.46- 4.36
3.50- 4.39

*

*

-

4
3

1
1

3
1

7
6

1
1

“

4
4

12
12

*

2
2

-

-

1
1

*

*

-

*

TRUCKORIVERS ----------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------

454
265
189

$
4.51
4.47
4.55

TRUCKORIVERS. LIGHT TRUCK ------MANUFACTURING -------------------

64
29

3.39
4.19

TRUCKDRIVERS. MEDIUM TRUCK -----m a n u f a c t u r i n g ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------

187
67
120

TRUCKDRIVERS. HEAVY TRUCK
(TRAILER) ----------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------

$
4.06
4.00
4.45

$
3.613.683.45-

*

*

“

-

-

39

3.43

3.00

2.80- 3.93

-

-

7

7

6

-

3

4

4

-

2

-

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

166
103
63

4.68
4.78
4.51

4.70
5.10
4.40

4.00- 5.83
4.00- 5.83
4.08- 5.50

2
2

-

13
7
6

6
6

3
3
“

-

7
7

_

4
4

14
14

7
6

*

39
38
1

13

i

3
3

-

4

21
7
14

4

”

20
15
5

4

”

6
6
*

”
*"

ORDER FILLERS ---------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------

136
89

3.77
3.92

3.64
3.87

3.51- 3.91
3.51- 4.39

2
*

-

-

3
*

8
6

11
1

33
29

23
7

24
16

4
2

19
19

_
"

•

-

-

9
9

*

“

”

-

SHIPPING PACKERS ------------------MANUFACTURING------— ----------

175
152

3.35
3.35

3.45
3.46

2.95- 3.57
2.95- 3.57

-

2
2

32
32

20
8

4
4

79
79

11

*

5
5

*

.
”

3
3

-

-

5
5

*

*

*

-

*

14
14

MATERIAL HANDLING LABORERS -------MANUFACTURING -------------------

1,184
1,055

4.22
4.27

4.29
4.29

3.35- 5.06
3.35- 5.06

7
*

2
*

37
35

65
65

37
30

155
148

51
41

38
20

52
8

27
13

294
286

12
10

84
84

6
6

195
195

-

*

7
*

115
114

9
9

4
4

10
10

31
31

151
151

139
129

82
7

73
73

70
40

25

116
116

75

67
67

11
17

-

1
1

-

-

-

51
51

6
6

*

2

*
~

*

“
“

4

31
27

41
40

12
12

6
2

15
15

*

1
1

28
28

8

26

2

2

1

28

19

14

10

117
98
19

43
13
30

64
54
10

FORKLIFT OPERATORS ---------------MANUFACTURING -------------------

872
756

3.93
3.94

3.84
3.86

3.40- 4.54
3.37- 4.59

POWER-TRUCK OPERATORS (OTHER
THAN FORKLIFT) -------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------

90
88

3.75
3.74

3.37
3.37

3.37- 4.52
3.37- 4.52

*

-

544
218

2.95
3.74

2.45
3.64

2.40- 3.14
3.06- 4.25

133
16

201
6

157

4.08

4.10

3.06- 4.66

*

6

WATCHMEN:
MANUFACTURING -------------------

61

2.87

2.90

2.36- 3.14

16

*

JANITORS. PORTERS. AND CLEANERS --MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------

939
535
404

2.33- 4.26
2.85- 4.63
2.30- 2.76

249
18
231

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN --------------M ANUFACTURING------------ — — —
GUARDS:
MANUFACTURING -------------------

3.26
3.72
2.67

2.85
3.57
2.30

no

57
53

44
25
19

See fo o tn o tes at end of ta b le s.




8

16
10
6

25

75

2

5

*

5

16
16

28
27

4
4

8

8

8
8

15

14

27

4

8

8

2

“

*

*

*

*

13
7
6

25
24
1

21
19
2

45
32
13

31
29
2

71
71
-

.

1

-

-

-

1

24
24

2

“

13

*

-

-

“

*

*

-

*

“

-

*

*

*

1
1

_
*

1
“

*

.
*

*

-

“

*

*

*

-

-

-

-

*

*

4
4

*

*

4
4

“

4

*

*

4

*

*

~

*

*

_

-

-

”
85
78
7

“

-

WAREHOUSEMEN ----------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------

•

16

*

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS -----

4

16

1

3

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

3

-

*

-

“

*




T a b le A -6 . A verage hourly earnings of m a in ten a n c e , to o lro o m ,
p o w e rp la n t, m a te ria l m o v e m e n t, and custodial w o rk e rs .

by sex, in Chattanooga, Tenn.—Ga., September 1976
Sex,

3

occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

A vera ge
(m ean 15)
hourly
earnings4

MAINTENANCE, t o o l r o o m , a n d
POWERPLANT OCCUPATIONS - MEN

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

A verage
(m e a n ^ )
hourly
earnings 4

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN--C0NTINUED
$
-..44
4.77
4.77

no
no

Jo J
^

52
Ju

__ ___ T , ,

98
' .*0GO
4
0

ft/

1 >6
MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (MACHINERY) -

796

60
47

5. 94
b.9t>
4.28

maintenance

mechanics

140
*
(
.^

*+.66

44

^

POWER-TRUCK OPERATORS

(OTHER

->

r"G

41

530

guards;

1S1

7
7

-.r-

/

y L

/

y C

WATCHMENS
MANUTACTURING
JANITORS, PORTERS, ANO CLEANERS

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTOOIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN
/

C 1

/

/ 7
r-r-

--------

2.93
3.69
y

•0

-

61

2.87

675

3.36
3.74

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN
4 .1
y

y f\

120

i .A .r ,.

r

i . rwwwrtr-. ,r»

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY TRUCK
49

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS -------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------------------

Sri' footn otes

at end of t a b le s .

9

264
113
151

3.01
3.62

Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected
occupational groups, adjusted for employment shifts, in
Chattanooga, Tenn.—Ga., for selected periods
In d ustry and o ccu p ation al group
(m e n and w om en com bined)

A l l in d u s tr ie s :
______________ _ _______ ______
O ffic e c l e r i c a l ___ . __
E le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g ___________ _ _
______
In d u stria l n u r s e s _______________________________ _ _
S k illed m ain ten an ce tr a d e s * * * _ _
U n sk illed plant w o r k e r s * * * ____________
_ ___

S ep te m b er 1972
to
S ep te m b er 1973

S ep te m b e r 1973
to
S ep te m b er 1974

S ep te m b er 1974
to
S ep te m b e r 197 5

S ep te m b e r 197 5
to
S ep te m b e r 1976

6.2
*

9 .3
9 .5
9 .5
8 .3
10.3

7 .5
7 .3
**
8 .1
7 .7

6 .3
6 .8
**

5 .6
6.3
6 .8

M a n u factu rin g:
O ffic e c l e r i c a l ____ ________________________________________
E le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g ______
............................. ___
In d u stria l n u r s e s ______________________ ____ ______ ______
S k illed m ain ten an ce tra d e s * * * _
___ . . .
U n sk illed plant w o r k e r s * * * _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ......................

5 .6
6.3
7 .1

8 .9
**
9 .5
8 .4
9 .2

**
**
**
8 .1
8 .7

N on m an u factu rin g:
O ffic e c l e r i c a l ____________________________________________
E le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s i n g ____________________________
In d u str ia l n u r s e s ___________ __________________________
S k illed m ain te n an ce tra d e s * * * _______________________
U n sk illed plant w o r k e r s * * * ___________________________

6 .5
*
**
**
5.2

9.7
**
**
**
15.3

7 .3
6 .5
**
**

*
**
***

5.8
*

3 .9

9.1
1 0 .8

7 .4
**
**
9.1
10 .5

5 .4
8 .9
**
**
**

D ata not a v a ila b le .
D ata do not m e e t p ub lication c r ite r ia .
P e r c e n t in c r e a s e s fo r p erio d s ending p r io r to 1976 re la te to m en only.

Footnotes
1 Standard hours r e fle c t the w ork w eek fo r which e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e their r e g u la r s t r a ig h t -t im e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r tim e at reg u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a rn in g s corresp o n d
to th ese w eekly h ou rs.
2 The m ean is com p uted for each job by totaling the ea rn in g s of a ll w o r k e r s and dividing by the num b er o f w o r k e r s .
The m ed ia n d e sig n a te s p osition — h alf of the e m p lo y e e s su rveyed r e c e iv e m o re
and h alf r e c e iv e le s s than the rate show n.
The m id d le range is d efined by 2 ra te s of pay; a fourth of the w o r k e r s ea rn l e s s than the lo w e r o f th e se r a te s and a fourth ea rn m o r e than the h igher rate.
3 E arn in gs data r e la te on ly to w o r k e r s w hose sex id en tificatio n w as p rovided by the e sta b lish m e n t.
4 E xc lu d es p rem iu m pay for o v e r tim e and for work on w ee k e n d s, h o lid a y s, and late s h ifts.




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Appendix A
Area wage and related benefits data are obtained by personal visits
of Bureau field representatives at 3-year intervals. 1 In each of the inter­
vening years, information on employment and occupational earnings is col­
lected by a combination of personal visit, mail questionnaire, and telephone
interview from establishments participating in the previous survey.
In each of the 84 2 areas currently surveyed, data are obtained from
representative establishments within six broad industry divisions: Manufac­
turing; transportation, communication, and other public utilities; wholesale
trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Major
industry groups excluded from these studies are government operations and
the construction and extractive industries. Establishments having fewer than
a prescribed number of workers are omitted because of insufficient employ­
ment in the occupations studied. Separate tabulations are provided for each
of the broad industry divisions which meet publication criteria.
These surveys are conducted on a sample basis. The sampling
procedures involve detailed stratification of all establishments within the
scope of an individual area survey by industry and number of employees.
From this stratified universe a probability sample is selected, with each
establishment having a predetermined chance of selection. To obtain optimum
accuracy at minimum cost, a greater proportion of large than small estab­
lishments is s e l e c t e d . When data are combined, each establishment is
weighted according to its probability of selection, so that unbiased estimates
are generated. For example, if one out of four establishments is selected,
it is given a weight of four to represent itself plus three others. An alternate
of the same original probability is chosen in the same industry-size classi­
fication if data are not available from the original sample member. If no
suitable substitute is available, additional weight is assigned to a sample
member that is similar to the missing unit.
Occupations and earnings
Occupations selected for study are common to a variety of manufac­
turing and nonmanufacturing industries, and are of the following types:
(1) Office clerical; (2) professional and technical; (3) maintenance, toolroom,
and powerplant; and (4) material movement and custodial. Occupational
classification is based on a uniform set of job descriptions designed to take
account of interestablishment variation in duties within the same job. Occu­
pations selected for study are listed and described in appendix B. Unless
otherwise indicated, the earnings data following the job titles are for all
industries combined. Earnings data for some of the occupations listed and
1 Personal visits were on a 2-year cycle before July 1972.
^ Included in the 84 areas are 14 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are
Akron, Ohio; Austin, T ex.; Binghamton, N .Y. —P a.; Birmingham, A la .; Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West
Palm Beach—Boca Raton, Fla.; Lexington—Fayette, Ky. ; Melbourne—Titusville—Cocoa, Fla.; Norfolk—Virginia
Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News—Hampton, Va. —N. C .; Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N .Y. ; Raleigh—
Durham, N .C .; Stamford, Conn.; Syracuse, N .Y .; Utica—Rome, N .Y. ; and Westchester County, N .Y .
In
addition, the Bureau conducts more limited area studies in approximately 100 areas at the request of the
Employment Standards Administration of the U. S. Department of Labor.




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described, or for some industry divisions within the scope of the survey, are
not presented in the A-series tables, because either (1) employment in the
occupation is too small to provide enough data to merit presentation, or
(2) there is possibility of disclosure of individual establishment data. Sepa­
rate men's and women's earnings data are not presented when the number of
workers not identified by sex is 20 percent or more of the men or women
identified in an occupation. Earnings data not shown separately for industry
divisions are included in data for all industries combined. Likewise,
data are included in the overall classification when a subclassification of
electronics technicians, secretaries, or truckdrivers is not shown or infor­
mation to subclassify is not available.
Occupational employment and earnings data are shown for full-time
workers, i.e ., those hired to work a regular weekly schedule. Earnings data
exclude premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and
late shifts. Nonproduction bonuses are excluded, but cost-of-living allowances
and incentive bonuses are included. Weekly hours for office clerical and
professional and technical occupations refer to the standard workweek
(rounded to the nearest half hour) for which employees receive regular
straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or
premium rates). Average weekly earnings for these occupations are rounded
to the nearest half dollar.
These surveys measure the level of occupational earnings in an area
at a particular time. Comparisons of individual occupational averages over
time may not reflect expected wage changes. The averages for individual jobs
are affected by changes in wages and employment patterns. For example,
proportions of workers employed by high- or low-wage firms may change, or
high-wage workers may advance to better jobs and be replaced by new
workers at lower rates. Such shifts in employment could decrease an occu­
pational average even though most establishments in an area increase wages
during the year. Changes in earnings of occupational groups, shown in table
A -7 , are better indicators of wage trends than are earnings changes for
individual jobs within the groups.
Average earnings reflect composite, areawide estimates. Industries
and establishments differ in pay level and job staffing, and thus contribute
differently to the estimates for each job. Pay averages may fail to reflect
accurately the wage differential among jobs in individual establishments.
Average pay levels for men and women in selected occupations should
not be assumed to reflect differences in pay of the sexes within individual
establishments. Factors which may contribute to differences include pro­
gression within established rate ranges (only the rates paid incumbents are
collected) and performance of specific duties within the general survey job
descriptions. Job descriptions used to classify employees in these surveys
usually are more generalized than those used in individual establishments
and allow for minor differences among establishments in specific duties
performed.

Occupational employment estimates represent the total in all estab­
lishments within the scope of the study and not the number actually surveyed.
Because occupational structures among establishments differ, estimates of
occupational employment obtained from the sample of establishments studied
serve only to indicate the relative importance of the jobs studied. These
differences in occupational structure do not affect materially the accuracy of
the earnings data.
Wage trends for selected occupational groups
The percent increases presented in table A-7 are based on changes
in average hourly earnings for establishments reporting the trend jobs in both
the current and previous year (matched establishments). The data are
adjusted to remove the effects on average earnings of employment shifts
among establishments and turnover of establishments included in survey
samples. The percent increases, however, are still affected by factors
other than wage increases. Hirings, layoffs, and turnover may affect an
establishment average for an occupation when workers are paid under plans
providing a range of wage rates for individual jobs. In periods of increased
hiring, for example, new employees enter at the bottom of the range,
depressing the average without a change in wage rates.
The percent changes relate to wage changes between the indicated
dates. When the time span between surveys is other than 12 months, annual
rates are shown. (It is assumed that wages increase at a constant rate
between surveys.)
Occupations used to compute wage trends are:
Office clerical (men and
women):

Office clerical (men and
women)--- Continued

Secretaries
Stenographers, general
Stenographers, senior
Typists, classes A and B
File clerks, classes A,
B, and C
Messengers
Switchboard operators
Order clerks

Accounting clerks,
classes A and B
Bookkeeping-machine
operators, class B
Payroll clerks
Keypunch operators,
classes A and B
Tabulating-machine
operators, class B




Electronic data processing
(men and women):

Skilled maintenance (men
and women):

Computer systems
analysts, classes
A, B, and C
Computer programmers,
classes A, B, and C
Computer operators,
classes A, B, and C

Carpenters
Electricians
Painters
Machinists
Mechanics (machinery)
Mechanics (motor vehicle)
Pipefitters
Tool and die makers

Industrial nurses (men and*1
3
2
women):
Registered industrial
nurses
Percent changes for indiv:
as follows:

Unskilled plant (men and
women):
Janitors, porters, and
cleaners
Material handling laborers
areas in the program are computed

1. Each occupation is assigned a weight based on its pro­
portionate employment in the occupational group in the
base year.
2. These weights are used to compute group averages.
Each occupation's average (mean) earnings is multiplied
by its weight. The products are totaled to obtain a
group average.
3. The ratio of group averages for 2 consecutive years is
computed by dividing the average for the current year
by the average for the earlier year. The r e s u lt expressed as a percent--- less 100 is the percent change.
For a more detailed description of the method used to compute these
wage trends, see "Improving Area Wage Survey Indexes, " Monthly Labor
Review, January 1973, pp. 52-57.
Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions
Tabulations on selected establishment practices and supplementary
wage provisions (B-series tables) are npt presented in this bulletin. Infor­
mation for these tabulations is collected at 3-year intervals. 1 These tabu­
lations on minimum entrance salaries for inexperienced office workers; shift
differentials; scheduled weekly hours and days; paid holidays; paid vacations;
and health, insurance, and pension plans are presented (in the B-series tables)
in previous bulletins for this area.
1 Personal visits were on a 2-year cycle before July 1972.

Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied
in Chattanooga, Tenn.—Ga.,1 September 1976
Mi n i m u m
employment
in establishments in scope
of study

Industry division 2

ALL

D IVISIO N S

Number of establishments

Workers in establishments
Within scope of study 4

Within scope
of study *

Studied

Studied
Number

Percent

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

325

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

50

192

63

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

“

133

58

O T H E R P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 5 --------------------------------------W H O L E S A L E T R A D E 6 --------------------------------------------------------

50

16

10

3.9 2 2

5

50

537

19

1 ,600
8 ,6 2 7

2

50

22
57

6

R ETAIL

6 --------------

50

1A

8

5,379

11
7

5 ,251

S E R V I C E S 6 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

50

24

15

3,735

5

TR A N S P O R T A T IO N ,

C O M M U N IC A TIO N ,

INSURANCE.

AND

REAL

78,70 5

100

5 1 ,1 4 6

5 5 ,44 2

70

34,56 1

2 3 ,26 3

30

16,58 5

and

T R A D E 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------

FIN AN C E,

121

ESTATE

3 ,4 7 7

4 ,6 0 6
2 .7 1 4

1 The Chattanooga Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget through February 1974, consists of Hamilton, Marion,
and Sequatchie Counties, Tenn.; and Catoosa, Dade, and Walker Counties, Ga. The "workers within scope of study" estimates shown in this table provide a reasonably
accurate description of the size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison with other employment
indexes to measure employment trends or levels since (1) planning of wage surveys requires establishment data compiled considerably in advance of the payroll period
studied, and (2) small establishments are excluded from the scope of the survey.
2 The 1967 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual was used in classifying establishments by industry division.
3 Includes all establishments with total employment at or above the m i n i m u m limitation. All outlets (within the area) of companies in industries such as trade,
finance, auto repair service, and motion picture theaters are considered as 1 establishment.
4 Includes all workers in all establishments with total employment (within the area) at or above the mi n i m u m limitation.
5 Abbreviated to "public utilities" in the A-series tables. Taxicabs and services incidental to water transportation are excluded. Chattanooga's electric utilities
and local-transit are municipally operated, and are excluded by definition from the scope of study.
6 This division is represented in estimates for "all industries" and "nonmanufacturing" in the A-series tables. Separate presentation of data is not made for
one or more of the following reasons: (1) Employment is too small to provide enough data to merit separate study, (2) the sample was not designed initially to
permit separate presentation, (3) response was insufficient or inadequate to permit separate presentation, and (4) there is possibility of disclosure of individual
establishment data.
7 Hotels and motels; laundries and other personal services; business services; automobile repair, rental, and parking; motion pictures; nonprofit membership
organizations (excluding religious and charitable organizations); and engineering and architectural services.




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Appendix B.

Occupational Descriptions

The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau's wage surveys is to assist
its field staff in classifying into appropriate occupations workers who are employed under a variety of
payroll titles and different work arrangements from establishment to establishment and from area to
area. This permits the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable job content.
Because of this emphasis on interestablishment and interarea comparability of occupational content, the
Bureau's job descriptions may differ significantly from those in use in individual establishments or those
prepared for other purposes. In applying these job descriptions, the Bureau's field economists are
instructed to exclude working supervisors; apprentices; learners; beginners; trainees; and handicapped,
part-time, temporary, and probationary workers.

OFFICE
SECRETARY

SECRETAR Y— Continued

Assigned as personal secretary, normally to one individual. Main­
tains a close and highly responsive relationship to the day-to-day work of the
supervisor.
Works fairly independently receiving a minimum of detailed
supervision and guidance. Performs varied clerical and secretarial duties,
usually including most of the following;

May also perform other clerical and secretarial tasks of comparable
nature and difficulty. The work typically requires knowledge of office routine
and understanding of the organization, programs, and procedures related to
the work of the supervisor.
Exclusions

a. Receives telephone calls, personal callers, and incoming mail,
answers routine inquiries, and routes technical inquiries to the proper
persons;

Not all positions that are titled "secretary" possess the above char­
acteristics. Examples of positions which are excluded from the definition are
as follows:

b. Establishes, maintains, and revises the supervisor's files;
c. Maintains the supervisor's calendar and makes appointments as
instructed;

a. Positions which do not meet the "personal" secretary concept
described above;
b. Stenographers not fully trained in secretarial-type duties;

d. Relays messages from supervisor to subordinates;

c. Stenographers serving as office assistants to a group of profes­
e.
Reviews correspondence, memorandums, and reports prepared by
sional, technical, or managerial persons;
others for the supervisor's signature to assure procedural and typographic
d. Secretary positions in which the duties are either substantially
accuracy;
more routine or substantially more complex and responsible than those char­
acterized in the definition;
f. Performs stenographic and typing work.




Beginning with calendar year 1976 surveys, the Bureau has grouped occupations studied in its
area wage surveys into job families in order to present information on related occupations in sequence.
Job families have not been titled, however, since doing so might have added extraneous elements to the
job matching process.
The Bureau has also revised several occupational titles.
word order and are more descriptive of the survey jobs.

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The titles more nearly reflect usual

SEC R E T A R Y— Con tin u ed

Exclusions--- Continued

SEC R E T A R Y——C ontinued

Class C

e.
Assistant-type positions which involve more difficult or more
1. Secretary to an executive or managerial person whose respon­
responsible technical, administrative, supervisory, or specialized clerical
sibility is not equivalent to one of the specific level situations in the definition
duties which are not typical of secretarial work.
for class B, but whose organizational unit normally numbers at least several
dozen employees and is usually divided into organizational segments which are
often, in turn, further subdivided. In some companies, this level includes a
NOTE: The term "corporate officer, " used in the level definitions
wide range of organizational echelons; in others, only one or two; cjt
following, refers to those officials who have a significant corporatewide
policymaking role with regard to major company activities. The title "vice
2. Secretary to the head of an individual plant, factory, etc. (or
president, " though normally indicative of this role, does not in all cases
other equivalent level of official) that employs, in all, fewer than 5,000
identify such positions. Vice presidents whose primary responsibility is to
persons.
act personally on individual cases or transactions (e.g., approve or deny
individual loan or credit actions; administer individual trust accounts; directly
Class D
supervise a clerical staff) are not considered to be "corporate officers" for
1. Secretary to the supervisor or head of a small organizational unit
purposes of applying the following level definitions.
(e.g., fewer than about 25 or 30 persons);
Class A
1. Secretary to the chairman of the board or president of a company
that employs, in all, over 100 but fewer than 5, 000 persons; or

2. Secretary to a nonsupervisory s t a f f specialist, professional
employee, administrative officer, or assistant, skilled technician, or expert.
(NOTE: Many companies assign stenographers, rather than secretaries as
described above, to this level of supervisory or nonsupervisory worker.)
STENOGRAPHER

2. Secretary to a corporate officer (other than the chairman of the
board or president) of a company that employs, in all, over 5,000 but fewer
than 25,000 persons; or
3. Secretary to the head, immediately below the corporate officer
level, of a major segment or subsidiary of a company that employs, in all,
over 25,000 persons.
Class B
1. Secretary to the chairman of the board or president of a company
that employs, in all, fewer than 100 persons; or
2. Secretary to a corporate officer (other than the chairman of the
board or president) of a company that employs, in all, over 100 but fewer
than 5,000 persons; or
3. Secretary to the head, immediately below the officer level, over
either a major corporationwide functional activity (e.g., marketing, research,
operations, industrial relations, etc.) err a major geographic or organizational
segment (e.g., a regional headquarters; a major division) of a company that
employs, in all, over 5, 000 but fewer than 25,000 employees; or
4. Secretary to the head of an individual plant, factory, etc. (or
other equivalent level of official) that employs, in all, over 5,000 persons; or
5. Secretary to the head of a large and important organizational
segment (e.g., a middle management supervisor of an organizational segment
often involving as many as several hundred persons) or a company that
employs, in all, over 25,000 persons.




Primary duty is to take dictation using shorthand, and to transcribe
the dictation. May also type from written copy. May operate from, a steno­
graphic pool. May occasionally transcribe from voice recordings (if primary
duty is transcribing from recordings, see Transcribing-Machine Typist).
NOTE: This job is distinguished from that of a secretary in that a
secretary normally works in a confidential relationship with only one manager
or executive and performs more responsible and discretionary tasks as
described in the secretary job definition.
Stenographer, General
Dictation involves a normal routine vocabulary. May maintain files,
keep simple records, or perform othgr relatively routine clerical tasks.
Stenographer, Senior
Dictation involves a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such
as in legal briefs or reports on scientific research. May also set up and
maintain files, keep records, etc.
OR

Performs stenographic duties requiring significantly greater inde­
pendence and responsibility than stenographer, general, as evidenced by the
following: Work requires a high degree of stenographic speed and accuracy;
a thorough working knowledge of general business and office procedure; and
of the specific business operations, organization, policies, procedures, files,
workflow, etc. Uses this knowledge in performing stenographic duties and
responsible clerical tasks such as maintaining followup files; assembling
material for reports, memorandums, and letters; composing simple letters
from general instructions; reading and routing incoming mail; and answering
routine questions, etc.

T R A N S C R IB I N G -M A C H I N E T Y P IS T

S W IT C 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 d ic t a t i o n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l ro u tin e
v oca b u la ry from transc rib in g -m a ch in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n
c o p y and do s i m p l e c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d i c t a t i o n in v o lv in g
a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y s uch as le g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s
on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e not in c l u d e d .
A w o r k e r who t a k e s d i c t a t i o n in
sh o rt h a n d o r b y S te n o type o r s i m i l a r m a c h i n e is c l a s s i f i e d as a s t e n o g r a p h e r .

O p e r a t e s a te l e p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e u s e d with a p r i v a t e
b r a n c h e x c h a n g e ( P B X ) s y s t e m to r e l a y incoming, outgoing, and i n t r a s y s t e m
calls.
M a y p r o v i d e i n f o r m a t i o n to c a l l e r s , r e c o r d and t r a n s m i t m e s s a g e s ,
k e e p r e c o r d o f c a l l s p l a c e d and t o l l c h a r g e s .
B e s id e s operatin g a telephon e
s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , m a y a l s o ty pe o r p e r f o r m r o u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k
(ty pin g o r ro u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y o c c u p y the m a j o r p o r t i o n o f the w o r k e r ' s
t i m e , and is u s u a l l y p e r f o r m e d w h i le at the s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e ) .
C hief
o r le a d o p e r a t o r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e than o n e o p e r a t o r a re
exclu ded .
F o r an o p e r a t o r w ho a l s o a c t s as a r e c e p t i o n i s t , s e e S w it c h b o a r d
O p era tor-R ecep tion ist.

T YPIST
U s e s a t y p e w r i t e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s o r to m a k e
out b i lls a f t e r c a l c u l a t i o n s have b e e n m a d e by a n o t h e r p e r s o n .
M a y i n c lu d e
ty p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e r i a l s f o r u se in d u p lic a t in g p r o ­
cesses.
M a y do c l e r i c a l w o r k i n v o l v i n g li ttle s p e c i a l t r a i n in g ,
s u ch as
k e e p in g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f ilin g r e c o r d s and r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g and d i s t r ib u t in g
in com in g m ail.
C la ss A.
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w i n g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l
in f in a l f o r m w hen it i n v o l v e s c o m b i n i n g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s ; o r
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r c o r r e c t s p e l l i n g , s y l l a b i c a t i o n , pu n ctu atio n , e t c . , o f t e c h ­
n i c a l o r u n u su a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ; o r pla nnin g la you t and
ty p in g o f c o m p l i c a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s to m a in t a in u n i f o r m i t y and b a la n c e in
s p a c i n g . M ay ty pe r o u tin e f o r m l e t t e r s , v a r y i n g d e t a i l s to suit c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C la ss
ro u g h o r c l e a r
o r se ttin g up
a l r e a d y set up

B.
P e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w i n g : C o p y ty pin g f r o m
d r a f t s ; o r ro u tin e ty pin g o f f o r m s , i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c . ;
s im p le standard tabu lation s; o r cop yin g m o r e c o m p l e x tables
and s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

FILE CLE 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 e s t a b l i s h e d filin g
system .
M a y p e r f o r m c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d to m a in t a in f i l e s .
P o s i t i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s on the b a s i s o f th e f o l l o w i n g d e f i n i t i o n s .
C l a s s A . C l a s s i f i e s and i n d e x e s f i l e m a t e r i a l s uch as c o r r e s p o n d ­
e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e c h n i c a l d o c u m e n t s , e t c . , in an e s t a b l i s h e d f ilin g s y s t e m
c o n t a in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s u b j e c t m a t t e r f i l e s .
M a y a l s o f i l e th is
m aterial.
M ay k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n j u n c t i o n with the f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m a l l g r o u p o f l o w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s .
C l a s s B.
S o r t s , c o d e s , and f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l by s i m p l e
( s u b j e c t m a t t e r ) h e a d in g s o r p a r t l y c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l by f i n e r s u b h e a d in g s .
P r e p a r e s s i m p l e r e l a t e d i n d e x and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a id s .
A s requested,
l o c a t e s c l e a r l y i d e n t i f i e d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l .
May
perform
r e l a t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d to m a in t a in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .
C l a s s C.
P e r f o r m s ro u tin e f ilin g o f m a t e r i a l that has a l r e a d y b e e n
c l a s s i f i e d o r w h i c h is e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p l e s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n
system
(e .g ., a lph abetical, c h r o n o lo g ic a l, o r n u m e r ic a l).
As requested,
l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l ; and m a y
f i l l out w i t h d r a w a l c h a r g e .
M a y p e r f o r m s i m p l e c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l ta s k s
r e q u i r e d to m a in t a in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .
MESSENGER
P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s ro u tin e d u t ie s s u ch as ru nnin g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t i n g
m i n o r o f f i c e m a c h i n e s such as s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g and d i s t r i b u t i n g
m a i l , and o t h e r m i n o r c l e r i c a l w o r k . E x c l u d e p o s i t i o n s that r e q u i r e o p e r a t i o n
o f a m o t o r v e h i c l e as a s i g n i f i c a n t duty.




SW ITCH BO ARD O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T
At a
an o p e r a t o r —
w ork in volves
b u s i n e s s and
priate p e r so n
a r r a n g i n g an

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

ORDER CLERK
R e c e i v e s - c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d i s e by m a i l ,
phone, o r p e r s o n a lly .
D u t ie s i n v o l v e any c o m b i n a t i o n o f the f o l l o w i n g :
Q u o t in g p r i c e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g out an o r d e r s h e e t lis t i n g the i t e m s to
m a k e up th e o r d e r ; c h e c k i n g p r i c e s and q u a n t it ie s o f i t e m s on o r d e r s h e e t ;
and d i s t r i b u t i n g o r d e r s h e e t s to r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s to be f i l l e d .
May
c h e c k with c r e d i t d e p a r t m e n t to d e t e r m i n e c r e d i t ra tin g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w l ­
e d g e r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s , f o l l o w up o r d e r s to s e e that th ey
have b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , and c h e c k ship pin g i n v o i c e s
with o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .
ACCOU N TIN G C LE R K
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e a c c o u n t i n g c l e r i c a l t a s k s s u c h as p o s t in g to
r e g i s t e r s and l e d g e r s ; r e c o n c i l i n g bank a c c o u n t s ; v e r i f y i n g the i n t e r n a l c o n ­
s i s t e n c y , c o m p l e t e n e s s , and m a t h e m a t i c a l a c c u r a c y o f a c c o u n t i n g d o c u m e n t s ;
a s s i g n i n g p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t i n g d i s t r i b u t i o n c o d e s ; e x a m i n i n g and v e r i f y i n g
for c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r io u s ty pes of r e p o r t s , lis ts , c a lcu la tio n s , posting,
e tc .; o r p r e p a rin g s im p le o r a s sistin g in 'p r e p a r in g m o r e c o m p lic a t e d jo u rn a l
vouchers.
M a y w o r k in e i t h e r a m a n u a l o r a u t o m a t e d a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m .
T h e w o r k r e q u i r e s a k n o w l e d g e o f c l e r i c a l m e t h o d s and o f f i c e p r a c ­
t i c e s and p r o c e d u r e s w h i c h r e l a t e s to the c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s i n g and r e c o r d i n g
o f t r a n s a c t i o n s and a c c o u n t i n g i n f o r m a t i o n .
With e x p e r i e n c e , the w o r k e r
t y p i c a l l y b e c o m e s f a m i l i a r with the b o o k k e e p i n g and a c c o u n t i n g t e r m s and
p r o c e d u r e s u s e d in the a s s i g n e d w o r k , but i s not r e q u i r e d to have a k n o w le d g e
o f the f o r m a l p r i n c i p l e s o f b o o k k e e p i n g and a c c o u n t i n g .
P ositions
defin ition s.

are

cla ssified

in to

levels

on

the

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

C lass A.
U n d e r g e n e r a l s u p e r v i s i o n , p e r f o r m s a c c o u n t in g c l e r i c a l
o p e r a t i o n s w h i c h r e q u i r e the a p p l i c a t i o n o f e x p e r i e n c e and ju d g m e n t , f o r
e x a m p le , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s in g c o m p lic a t e d o r n onrep etitive accou nting t r a n s ­
a c t i o n s , s e l e c t i n g a m o n g a s u b s t a n t ia l v a r i e t y o f p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t in g c o d e s
and c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , o r t r a c i n g t r a n s a c t i o n s
th rou gh p r e v i o u s a c c o u n t in g
a c t i o n s to d e t e r m i n e s o u r c e o f d i s c r e p a n c i e s .
M a y be a s s i s t e d by o n e o r
m o r e c l a s s B a c c o u n t in g c l e r k s .

A C C O U N T IN G C L E R K — C ontinued

KEYPUN CH OPERATOR

Class B. Under close supervision, following detailed instructions
and standardized procedures, performs one or more routine accounting cler­
ical operations, such as posting to ledgers, cards, or worksheets where
identification of items and locations of postings are clearly indicated; checking
accuracy and completeness of standardized and repetitive r e c o r d s or
accounting documents; and c o d i n g documents using a few prescribed
accounting codes.

Operates a keypunch machine to record or verify alphabetic and/or
numeric data on tabulating cards or on tape.

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR
Operates a bookkeeping machine (with or without a typewriter key­
board) to keep a record of business transactions.
Class A . Keeps a set of records requiring a knowledge of and
experience in basic bookkeeping principles, and familiarity with the structure
of the particular accounting system used. Determines proper records and
distribution of debit and credit items to be used in each phase of the work.
May prepare consolidated reports, balance sheets, and other records by hand.
Class B. Keeps a record of one or more phases or sections of a
set of records usually requiring little knowledge of basic bookkeeping. Phases
or sections include accounts payable, payroll, customers' accounts (not
including a simple type of billing described under machine biller), cost dis­
tribution, expense distribution, inventory control, etc. May check or assist
in preparation of trial balances and prepare control sheets for the accounting
department.
MACHINE BILLER
Prepares statements, bills, and invoices on a machine other than an
ordinary or electromatic typewriter. May also keep records as to billings
or shipping charges or perform other clerical work incidental to billing
operations. For wage study purposes, machine billers are classified by type
of machine, as follows:
Billing-machine biller. Uses a special billing machine (combination
typing and adding machine) to prepare bills and invoices from customers'
purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping memorandums, etc.
Usually involves application of predetermined discounts and shipping charges
and entry of necessary extensions, which may or may not be computed on
the billing machine, and totals which are automatically accumulated by
machine. The operation usually involves a large number of carbon copies
of the bill being prepared and is often done on a fanfold machine.
Bookkeeping-machine biller. Uses a bookkeeping machine (with or
without a typewriter keyboard) to prepare customers' bills as part of the
accounts receivable operation. Generally involves the simultaneous entry of
figures on customers' ledger record. The machine automatically accumulates
figures on a number of vertical columns and computes and usually prints auto­
matically the debit or credit balances. Does not involve a knowledge of book­
keeping. Works from uniform and standard types of sales and credit slips.
PAYROLL CLERK
Computes wages of company employees and enters the necessary
data on the payroll sheets. Duties involve: Calculating workers' earnings
based on time or production records; and posting calculated data on payroll
sheet, showing information such as worker's name, working days, time, rate,
deductions for insurance, and total wages due. May make out paychecks and
assist paymaster in making up and distributing pay envelopes. May use a
calculating machine.




Positions are classified into levels on the basis of the following
definitions.
Class A . Work requires the application of experience and judgment
in selecting procedures to be followed and in searching for, interpreting,
selecting, or coding items to be keypunched from a variety of source docu­
ments. On occasion may also perform some routine keypunch work. May
train inexperienced keypunch operators.
Class B. Work is routine and repetitive. Under close supervision
or following specific procedures or instructions, works from various stan­
dardized source documents which have been coded, and follows specified
procedures which have been prescribed in detail and require little or no
selecting, coding, or interpreting of data to be recorded. Refers to supervisor
problems arising from erroneous items or codes or missing information.
TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATOR
Operates one or a variety of machines such as the tabulator, calcu­
lator, collator, interpreter, sorter, reproducing punch, etc. Excluded from
this definition are working supervisors. Also excluded are operators of
electronic digital computers, even though they may also operate electric
accounting machine equipment.
Positions are classified into levels on the basis of the following
definitions.
Class A . Performs complete reporting and tabulating assignments
including devising difficult control panel wiring under general supervision.
Assignments typically involve a variety of long and complex reports which
often are irregular or nonrecurring, requiring some planning of the nature
and sequencing of operations, and the use of a variety of machines. Is
typically involved in training new operators in machine operations or training
lower level operators in wiring from diagrams and in the operating sequences
of long and complex reports. Does not include positions in which wiring
responsibility is limited to selection and insertion of prewired boards.
Class B. Performs work according to established procedures and
under specific instructions. Assignments typically involve complete but rou­
tine and recurring reports or parts of larger and more complex reports.
Operates more difficult tabulating or electrical accounting machines such as
the tabulator and calculator, in addition to the simpler machines used by
class C operators. May be required to do some wiring from diagrams.
Class C . Under specific instructions, operates simple tabulating
or electrical accounting machines such as the sorter, interpreter, reproducing
punch, collator, etc. Assignments typically involve portions of a work unit,
for example, individual sorting or collating runs, or repetitive operations.
May perform simple wiring from diagrams, and do some filing work.

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST, BUSINESS

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST, BUSINESS--- Continued

Analyzes business problems to formulate procedures for solving
them by use of electronic data processing equipment. Develops a complete
description of all specifications needed to enable programmers to prepare
required digital computer programs. Work involves most of the following:
Analyzes subject-matter operations to be automated and identifies conditions
and criteria required to achieve satisfactory results; specifies number and
types of records, files, and documents to be used; outlines actions to be
performed by personnel and computers in sufficient detail for presentation
to management and for programming (typically this involves preparation of
work and data flow charts); coordinates the development of test problems and
participates in trial runs of new and revised systems; and recommends equip­
ment changes to obtain more effective overall operations. (NOTE: Workers
performing both systems analysis and programming should be classified as
systems analysts if this is the skill used to determine their pay.)

Class C. Works under immediate supervision, carrying out analy­
ses as assigned, usually of a single activity. Assignments are designed to
develop and expand practical experience in the application of procedures and
skills required for systems analysis work. For example, may assist a higher
level systems analyst by preparing the detailed specifications required by
programmers from information developed by the higher level analyst.

Does not include employees primarily responsible for the manage­
ment or supervision of other electronic data processing employees, or sys­
tems analysts primarily concerned with scientific or engineering problems.
For wage study purposes, systems analysts are classified as follows:
Class A. Works independently or under only general direction on
complex problems involving all phases of system analysis. Problems are
complex because of diverse sources of input data and multiple-use require­
ments of output data. (For example, develops an integrated production sched­
uling, inventory control, cost analysis, and sales analysis record in which
every item of each type is automatically processed through the full system
of records and appropriate followup actions are initiated by the computer.)
Confers with persons concerned to determine the data processing problems
and advises subject-matter personnel on the implications of new or revised
systems of data processing operations. Makes recommendations, if needed,
for approval of major systems installations or changes and for obtaining
equipment.

COMPUTER PROGRAMMER, BUSINESS
Converts statements of business problems, typically prepared by a
systems analyst, into a sequence of detailed instructions which are required
to solve the problems by automatic data processing equipment. Working from
charts or diagrams, the programmer develops the precise instructions which,
when entered into the computer system in coded language, cause the manipu­
lation of data to achieve desired results. Work involves most of the following:
Applies knowledge of computer capabilities, mathematics, logic employed by
computers, and particular subject matter involved to analyze charts and
diagrams of the problem to be programmed; develops sequence of program
steps; writes detailed flow charts to show order in which data will be
processed; converts these charts to coded instructions for machine to follow;
tests and corrects programs; prepares instructions for operating personnel
during production run; analyzes, reviews, and alters programs to increase
operating efficiency or adapt to new requirements; maintains records of
program development and revisions. (NOTE: Workers performing both
systems analysis and programming should be classified as systems analysts
If this is the skill used to determine their pay.)
Does not include employees primarily responsible for the manage­
ment or supervision of other electronic data processing employees, or pro­
grammers primarily concerned with scientific and/or engineering problems.
For wage study purposes, programmers are classified as follows:

May provide functional direction to lower level systems analysts
who are assigned to assist.
Class B. Works independently or under only general direction on
problems that are relatively uncomplicated to analyze, plan, program, and
operate. Problems are of limited complexity because sources of input data
are homogeneous and the output data are closely related. (For example,
develops systems for maintaining depositor accounts in a bank, maintaining
accounts receivable in a retail establishment, or maintaining inventory
accounts in a manufacturing or wholesale establishment.) Confers with per­
sons concerned to determine the data processing problems and advises
subject-matter personnel on the implications of the data processing systems
to be applied.
OR
Works on a segment of a complex data processing scheme or system,
as described for class A. Works independently on routine assignments and
receives instruction and guidance on complex assignments. Work is reviewed
for accuracy of judgment, compliance with instructions, and to insure proper
alignment with the overall system.




Class A . Works independently or under only general direction on
complex problems which require competence in all phases of programming
concepts and practices. Working from diagrams and charts which identify
the nature of desired results, major processing steps to be accomplished,
and the relationships between various steps of the problem solving routine;
plans the full range of programming actions needed to efficiently utilize the
computer system in achieving desired end products.
At this level, programming is difficult because computer equipment
must be organized to produce several interrelated but diverse products from
numerous and diverse data elements. A wide variety and extensive number
of internal processing actions must occur. This requires such actions as
development of common operations which can be reused, establishment of
linkage points between operations, adjustments to data when program require­
ments exceed computer storage capacity, and substantial manipulation and
resequencing of data elements to form a highly integrated program.
May provide functional direction to lower level programmers who are
assigned to assist.

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COM PUTER PROGRAM M ER,

B U S IN E SS — Con tin u ed

Class B. Works independently or under only general direction on
relatively simple programs, or on simple segments of complex programs.
Programs (or segments) usually process information to produce data in two
or three varied sequences or formats. Reports and listings are produced by
refining, adapting, arraying, or making minor additions to or deletions from
input data which are readily available. While numerous records may be
processed, the data have been refined in prior actions so that the accuracy
and sequencing of data can be tested by using a few routine checks. Typically,
the program deals with routine recordkeeping operations.
OR
Works on complex programs (as described for class A) under close
direction of a higher level programmer or supervisor. May assist higher
level programmer by independently performing less difficult tasks assigned,
and performing more difficult tasks under fairly close direction.
May guide or instruct lower level programmers.
Class C. Makes practical applications of programming practices
and concepts usually learned in formal training courses. Assignments are
designed to develop competence in the application of standard procedures to
routine problems. Receives close supervision on new aspects of assignments;
and work is reviewed to verify its accuracy and conformance with required
procedures.
COMPUTER OPERATOR
Monitors and operates the control console of a digital computer to
process data according to operating instructions, usually prepared by a pro­
grammer. Work includes most of the following: Studies instructions to
determine equipment setup and operations; loads equipment with required
items (tape reels, cards, etc.); switches necessary auxiliary equipment into
circuit, and starts and operates computer; makes adjustments to computer to
correct operating problems and meet special conditions; reviews errors made
during operation and determines cause or refers problem to supervisor or
programmer; and maintains operating records. May test and assist in
correcting program.
For wage study purposes, computer

operators are classified as

follows:
Class A . Operates independently, or under only general direction,
a computer running programs with most of the following characteristics:
New programs are frequently tested and introduced; scheduling requirements
are of critical importance to minimize downtime; the programs are of
complex design so that identification of error source often requires a working
knowledge of the total program, and alternate programs may not be available.
May give direction and guidance to lower level operators.
Class B. Operates independently, or under only general direction,
a computer running programs with most of the following characteristics:
Most of the programs are established production runs, typically run on a
regularly recurring basis; there is little or no testing of new programs
required; alternate programs are provided in case original program needs




C O M PU TER OPERATOR-

ontinued

major change or cannot be corrected within a reasonably short time. In
common error situations, diagnoses cause and takes corrective action. This
usually involves applying previously programmed corrective steps, or using
standard correction techniques.
OR
Operates under direct supervision a computer running programs or
segments of programs with the characteristics described for class A. May
assist a higher level operator by independently performing less difficult tasks
assigned, and performing difficult tasks following detailed instructions and
with frequent review of operations performed.
Class C. Works on routine programs under close supervision. Is
expected to develop working knowledge of the computer equipment used and
ability to detect problems involved in running routine programs. Usually has
received some formal training in computer operation. May assist higher level
operator on complex programs.
DRAFTER
Class A . Plans the graphic presentation of complex items having
distinctive design features that differ significantly from established drafting
precedents. Works in close support with the design originator, and may
recommend minor design changes. Analyzes the effect of each change on the
details of form, function, and positional relationships of components and parts.
Works with a minimum of supervisory assistance. Completed work is
reviewed by design originator for consistency with prior engineering deter­
minations. May either prepare drawings or direct their preparation by lower
level drafters.
Class B. Performs nonroutine and complex drafting assignments
that require the application of most of the standardized drawing techniques
regularly used. Duties typically involve such work as: Prepares working
drawings of subassemblies with irregular shapes, multiple functions, and
precise positional relationships between components; prepares architectural
drawings for construction of a building including detail drawings of foun­
dations, wall sections, floor plans, and roof. Uses accepted formulas and
manuals in m a k i n g necessary computations to determine quantities of
materials to be used, load capacities, strengths, stresses, etc. Receives
initial instructions, requirements, and advice from supervisor. Completed
work is checked for technical adequacy.
Class C. Prepares detail drawings of single units or parts for
engineering, construction, manufacturing, or repair purposes. Types of
drawings prepared include isometric projections (depicting three dimensions
in accurate scale) and sectional views to clarify positioning of components
and convey needed information. Consolidates details from a number of
sources and adjusts or transposes scale as required. Suggested methods of
approach, applicable precedents, and advice on source materials are given
with initial assignments. Instructions are less complete when assignments
recur. Work may be spot-checked during progress.

DRAFTER-TRACER

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN--- Continued

Copies plans and drawings prepared by others by placing tracing
cloth or paper over drawings and tracing with pen or pencil. (Does not
include tracing limited to plans primarily consisting of straight lines and a
large scale not requiring close delineation.)

Work may be reviewed by supervisor (frequently an engineer or
designer) for general compliance with accepted practices. May provide
technical guidance to lower level technicians.

AND/OR
Prepares simple or repetitive drawings of easily visualized items.
Work is closely supervised during progress.
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN
Works on various types of electronic equipment and related devices
by performing one or a combination of the following: Installing, maintaining,
repairing, overhauling, troubleshooting, modifying, constructing, and testing.
Work requires practical application of technical knowledge of electronics
principles, ability to determine malfunctions, and skill to put equipment in
required operating condition.
The equipment— consisting of either many different kinds of circuits
or multiple repetition of the same kind of circuit— includes, but is not limited
to, the following: (a) Electronic transmitting and receiving equipment (e.g.,
radar, radio, television, telephone, sonar, navigational aids), (b) digital and
analog computers, and (c) industrial and medical measuring and controlling
equipment.
This classification excludes repairers of such standard electronic
equipment as common office machines and household radio and television
sets; production assemblers and testers; workers whose primary duty is
servicing electronic test instruments; technicians who have administrative
or supervisory responsibility; and drafters, designers, and professional
engineers.
Positions are classified into levels on the basis of the following
definitions.
Class A. Applies advanced technical knowledge to solve unusually
complex problems (i.e., those that typically cannot be solved solely by refer­
ence to manufacturers' manuals or similar documents) in working on elec­
tronic equipment. Examples of such problems include location and density of
circuitry, electromagnetic radiation, isolating malfunctions, and frequent
engineering changes. Work involves: A detailed understanding of the inter­
relationships of circuits; exercising independent judgment in performing such
tasks as making circuit analyses, calculating wave forms, tracing relation­
ships in signal flow; and regularly using complex test instruments (e.g., dual
trace oscilloscopes, Q-m eters, deviation meters, pulse generators).

Class B. Applies comprehensive technical knowledge to solve com­
plex problems (i.e., those that typically can be solved solely by properly
interpreting manufacturers' manuals or similar documents) in working on
electronic equipment. Work involves: A familiarity with the interrelation­
ships of circuits; and judgment in determining work sequence and in selecting
tools and testing instruments, usually less complex than those used by the
class A technician.
Receives technical guidance, as required, from supervisor or higher
level technician, and work is reviewed for specific compliance with accepted
practices and work assignments. May provide technical guidance to lower
level technicians.
Class C . Applies working technical knowledge to perform simple or
routine tasks in working on electronic equipment, following detailed instruc­
tions which cover virtually all procedures. Work typically involves such
tasks as: Assisting higher level technicians by performing such activities as
replacing components, wiring circuits, and taking test readings; repairing
simple electronic 'equipment; and using tools and common test instruments
(e.g., multimeters, audio signal generators, tube testers, oscilloscopes).
Is not required to be familiar with the interrelationships of circuits. This
knowledge, however, may be acquired through assignments designed to
increase competence (including classroom training) so that worker can
advance to higher level technician.
Receives technical guidance, as required, from supervisor or higher
level technician. Work is typically spot checked, but is given detailed review
when new or advanced assignments are involved.
REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NURSE
A registered nurse who gives nursing service under general medical
direction to ill or injured employees or other persons who become- ill or
suffer an accident on the premises of a factory or other establishment.
Duties involve a combination of the following: Giving first aid to the ill or
injured; attending to subsequent dressing of employees' injuries; keeping
records of patients treated; preparing accident reports for compensation or
other purposes; assisting in physical examinations and health evaluations of
applicants and employees; and planning and carrying out programs involving
health education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant environment, or
other activities affecting the health, welfare, and safety of all personnel.
Nursing supervisors or head nurses in establishments employing more than
one nurse are excluded.

MAINTENANCE, TOOLROOM, AND POWERPLANT
MAINTENANCE CARPENTER

MAINTENANCE CARPENTER----Continued

Performs the carpentry duties necessary to construct and maintain
in good repair building woodwork and equipment such as bins, cribs, counters,
benches, partitions, doors, floors, stairs, casings, and trim made of wood
in an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Planning and
laying out of work from blueprints, drawings, models, or verbal instructions;

using a variety of carpenter's handtools, portable power tools, and standard
measuring instruments; making standard shop computations relating to dimen­
sions of work; and selecting materials necessary for the work. In general,
the work of the maintenance carpenter requires rounded training and experi­
ence usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training
and experience.




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M A I N T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M o to r v e h ic le )

Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the instal­
lation, maintenance, or repair of equipment for the generation, distribution,
or utilization of electric energy in an establishment. Work involves most
of the following: Installing or repairing any of a variety of electrical equip­
ment such as generators, transformers, switchboards, controllers, circuit
breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, or other transmission
equipment; working from blueprints, drawings, layouts, or other specifi­
cations; locating and diagnosing trouble in the electrical system or equip­
ment; working standard computations relating to load requirements of wiring
or electrical equipment; and using a variety of electrician's handtools and
measuring and testing instruments. In general, the work of the maintenance
electrician requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through
a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

Repairs automobiles, buses, motortrucks, and tractors of an estab­
lishment. Work involves most of the following; Examining automotive equip­
ment to diagnose source of trouble; disassembling equipment and performing
repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches, gauges, drills,
or specialized equipment in disassembling or fitting parts; replacing broken
or defective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting valves; reassembling and
installing the various assemblies in the vehicle and making necessary adjust­
ments; and aligning wheels, adjusting brakes and lights, or tightening body
bolts. In general, the work of the motor vehicle maintenance mechanic
requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal
apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

MAINTENANCE PAINTER

MAINTENANCE PIPEFITTER

Paints and redecorates walls, woodwork, and fixtures of an estab­
lishment. Work involves the following: Knowledge of surface peculiarities
and types of paint required for different applications; preparing surface for
painting by removing old finish or by placing putty or filler in nail holes and
interstices; and applying paint with spray gun or brush. May mix colors,
oils, white lead, and other paint ingredients to obtain proper color or
consistency. In general, the work of the maintenance painter requires rounded
training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or
equivalent training and experience.
MAINTENANCE MACHINIST
Produces replacement parts and new parts in making repairs of
metal parts of mechanical equipment operated in an establishment. Work
involves most of the following: Interpreting written instructions and speci­
fications; planning and laying out of work; using a variety of machinist's
handtools and precision measuring instruments; setting up and operating
standard machine tools; shaping of metal parts to close tolerances; making
standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work, tooling, feeds,
and speeds of machining; knowledge of the working properties of the common
metals; selecting standard materials, parts, and equipment required for this
work; and fitting and assembling parts into mechanical equipment. In general,
the machinist's work normally requires a rounded training in machine-shop
practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience.
MAINTENANCE MECHANIC (Machinery)
Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment of an establishment.
Work involves most of the following; Examining machines and mechanical
equipment to diagnose source of trouble; dismantling or partly dismantling
machines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use of handtools in
scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts with items
obtained from stock; ordering the production of a replacement part by a
machine shop or sending the machine to a machine shop for major repairs;
preparing written specifications for major repairs or for the production of
parts ordered from machine shops; reassembling machines; and making all
necessary adjustments for operation. In general, the work of a machinery
maintenance mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually
acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experi­
ence. Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary duties
involve setting up or adjusting machines.




This classification does not include mechanics who repair customers'
vehicles in automobile repair shops.

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Installs or repairs water, steam, gas, or other types of pipe and
pipefittings in an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Laying
out work and measuring to locate position of pipe from drawings or other
written specifications; cutting various sizes of pipe to correct lengths with
chisel and hammer or oxyacetylene torch or pipe-cutting machines; threading
pipe with stocks and dies; bending pipe by hand-driven or power-driven
machines; assembling pipe with couplings and fastening pipe to hangers;
making standard shop computations relating to pressures, flow, and size of
pipe required; and making standard tests to determine whether finished pipes
meet specifications. In general, the work of the maintenance pipefitter
requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal
apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Workers primarily
engaged in installing and repairing building sanitation or heating systems
are excluded.
MAINTENANCE SHEET-METAL WORKER
Fabricates, installs, and maintains in good repair the sheet-metal
equipment and fixtures (such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves,
lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, metal roofing) of an establishment.
Work involves most of the following; Planning and laying out all types of
sheet-metal maintenance work from blueprints, models, or other specifi­
cations; setting up and operating all available types of sheet-metal working
machines; using a variety of handtools in cutting, bending, forming, shaping,
fitting, and assembling; and installing sheet-metal articles as required. In
general, the work of the maintenance sheet-metal worker requires rounded
training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or
equivalent training and experience.
MILLWRIGHT
Installs new machines or heavy equipment, and dismantles and
installs machines or heavy equipment when changes in the plant layout are
required. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out
work; interpreting blueprints or other specifications; using a variety of handtools and rigging; making standard shop computations relating to stresses,
strength of materials, and centers of gravity; aligning and balancing equip­
ment; selecting standard tools, equipment, and parts to be used; and installing
and maintaining in good order power transmission equipment such as drives
and speed reducers. In general, the millwright's work normally requires a
rounded training and experience in the trade acquired through a formal
apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

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 A N D D IE M A K E R

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

C o n s t r u c t s and r e p a i r s j i g s , f i x t u r e s , cu ttin g t o o l s , g a u g e s , o r m e t a l
d i e s o r m o l d s u s e d in sh a p in g o r f o r m i n g m e t a l o r n o n m e t a l l i c m a t e r i a l ( e . g . ,
p l a s t i c , p l a s t e r , r u b b e r , g l a s s ) . W o r k t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e s : P la n n in g and la yin g
out w o r k a c c o r d i n g to m o d e l s , b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , o r o t h e r w r it t e n o r o r a l
s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u n d e r s t a n d in g the w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s and
a l l o y s ; s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r i a t e m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , and p r o c e s s e s r e q u i r e d to
c o m p l e t e t a s k s ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s ; se ttin g up and o p e r a t i n g
v a r i o u s m a c h i n e t o o l s and r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t ; u s in g v a r i o u s t o o l and die
m a k e r ' s h a n d t o o ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; w o r k i n g to v e r y
c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g m e t a l p a r t s and f i n i s h e d t o o l s and d i e s to
a c h i e v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; fitt in g and a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s to p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r ­
a n c e s and a l l o w a n c e s . . In g e n e r a l , the t o o l and d ie m a k e r ' s w o r k r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p and t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a lly a c q u i r e d
t h r o u g h f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .

M A C H IN E -TO O L O PE R A TO R (T o o lro o m )
S p e c i a l i z e s in o p e r a t i n g on e o r m o r e than o n e ty pe o f m a c h i n e t o o l
( e . g . , j i g b o r e r , g r in d in g m a c h i n e , e n g in e la th e , m i l l i n g m a c h i n e ) to m a c h i n e
m e t a l f o r u s e in m a k i n g o r m a in t a in in g j i g s , f i x t u r e s , cu ttin g t o o l s , g a u g e s ,
o r m e t a l d i e s o r m o l d s u s e d in sh a p in g o r f o r m i n g m e t a l o r n o n m e t a l l i c
m a te ria l (e.g., pla stic, p la ster, ru bber, gla ss).
W ork ty p ica lly in v o lv e s:
P la n n in g and p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t m a c h i n i n g o p e r a t i o n s w h ich r e q u i r e c o m ­
p l i c a t e d se tu p s o r a high d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; se tt in g up m a c h i n e t o o l o r
t o o l s ( e . g . , i n s t a l l cu ttin g t o o l s and a d j u s t g u i d e s , s t o p s , w o r k i n g t a b l e s ,
and o t h e r c o n t r o l s to handle the s i z e o f s t o c k to be m a c h i n e d ; d e t e r m i n e
p r o p e r f e e d s , s p e e d s , t o o l i n g , and o p e r a t i o n s e q u e n c e o r s e l e c t t h o s e p r e ­
s c r i b e d in d r a w i n g s , b l u e p r i n t s , o r l a y o u t s ) ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n
m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s d u r in g m a c h i n i n g
o p e r a t i o n to a c h i e v e r e q u i s i t e d i m e n s i o n s to v e r y c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s .
M a y be
r e q u i r e d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o l a n t s and cu ttin g and l u b r i c a t i n g o i l s , to
r e c o g n i z e w 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 , the w o r k
o f a m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r ( t o o l r o o m ) at the s k i l l l e v e l c a l l e d f o r in th is
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n r e q u i r e s e x t e n s i v e k n o w l e d g e o f m a c h i n e - s h o p and t o o l r o o m
p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h c o n s i d e r a b l e o n - t h e - j o b t r a i n in g a n d
exp erien ce.

in c l u d e
shops.

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu dy p u r p o s e s , th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s not
i n c lu d e t o o l and die m a k e r s w ho (1) a r e e m p l o y e d in t o o l and die jo b b i n g
s h o p s o r (2) p r o d u c e f o r g i n g d i e s (die s i n k e r s ) .
S T A T IO N A R Y EN GINEER
O p e r a t e s and m a i n t a i n s and m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e the o p e r a t i o n o f
s t a t i o n a r y e n g in e s and e q u i p m e n t ( m e c h a n i c a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to su p p ly the
e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h i c h e m p l o y e d with p o w e r , h eat, r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a i r con ditionin g.
W ork in volves:
O p e r a t i n g and m a in t a in in g e q u ip m e n t s u ch as
s t e a m e n g i n e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b i n e s , v e n t ila t in g
and r e f r i g e r a t i n g e q u i p m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s and b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ;
m a k i n g e q u i p m e n t r e p a i r s ; and k e e p i n g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t i o n o f m a c h i n e r y ,
t e m p e r a t u r e , and f u e l c o n s u m p t i o n .
May a lso su p e rv ise these o p eration s.
Head o r c h i e f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e than on e e n g i n e e r
are ex clu d e d .
B O ILER TEN DE R
F ires
s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n i s h the e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h i c h
e m p l o y e d with h eat, p o w e r , o r s t e a m .
F e e d s f u e l s to f i r e b y hand or
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
sa fety v a lv e s .
M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u i p m e n t .

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu dy p u r p o s e s , th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s not
m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s ( t o o l r o o m ) e m p l o y e d in t o o l and die jo b b i n g

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
T R U C K D R I V E R — C o n tin u e d

TRU CKDRIVER

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

D r i v e s a t r u c k w ith in a c i t y o r i n d u s t r i a l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e ­
r ia ls , m e r c h a n d is e , equipm ent, o r w o r k e r s betw een va rio u s types of e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t s s uch a s :
M a n u f a c t u r in g p la n t s , f r e i g h t d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e ­
s a le and r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e t w e e n r e t a i l
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and
c u s t o m e r s ' h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o l o a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k with
o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s , m a k e m i n o r m e c h a n i c a l r e p a i r s , and k e e p t r u c k in g o o d
working
order.
S a l e s - r o u t e and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r i v e r s a r e e x c l u d e d .

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

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




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

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shipped, making up bills of lading, posting weight and shipping charges, and
keeping a file of shipping records. May direct or assist in preparing the
merchandise for shipment. Receiving work involves: Verifying or directing
others in verifying the correctness of shipments against bills of lading,
invoices, or other records; checking for shortages and rejecting damaged
goods; routing merchandise or materials to proper departments; and main­
taining necessary records and files.

shipping containers and may involve one or more of the following: Knowledge
of various items of stock in order to verify content; selection of appropriate
type and size of container; inserting enclosures in container; using excelsior
or other material to prevent breakage or damage; closing and sealing con­
tainer; and applying labels or entering identifying data on container. Packers
who also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded.
MATERIAL HANDLING LABORER

For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows:
Shipping clerk
Receiving clerk
Shipping and receiving clerk
WAREHOUSEMAN
As directed, performs a variety of warehousing duties which require
an understanding of the establishment's storage plan. Work involves most
of the following: Verifying materials (or merchandise) against receiving
documents, noting and reporting discrepancies and obvious damages; routing
materials to prescribed storage locations; storing, stacking, or palletizing
materials in accordance with prescribed storage methods; rearranging and
t a k i n g inventory of stored materials; examining stored materials and
reporting deterioration and damage; removing material from storage and
preparing it for shipment. May operate hand or power trucks in performing
warehousing duties.
Exclude workers whose primary duties involve shipping and receiv­
ing work (see Shipping and Receiving Clerk and Shipping Packer)', order filling
(see Order Filler), or operating power trucks (see Power-Truck Operator).
O R D ER F IL L E R

Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored
merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips, customers'
orders, or other instructions. May, in addition to filling orders and indi­
cating items filled or omitted, keep records of outgoing orders, requisition
additional stock or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform other
related duties.
SHIPPING PACKER
Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing them
in shipping containers, the specific operations performed being dependent
upon the type, size, and number of units to be packed, the type of container
employed, and method of shipment. Work requires the placing of items in




A worker employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store, or
other establishment whose duties involve one or more of the following:
Loading and unloading various materials and merchandise on or from freight
cars, trucks, or other transporting devices; unpacking, shelving, or placing
materials or merchandise in proper storage location; and transporting
materials or merchandise by handtruck, car, or wheelbarrow.
Longshore
workers, who load and unload ships, are excluded.
POWER-TRUCK OPERATOR
Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or electric-powered truck
or tractor to transport goods and materials of all kinds about a warehouse,
manufacturing plant, or other establishment.
For wage study purposes, workers are classified by type of powertruck, as follows:
Forklift operator
Power-truck operator (other than forklift)
GUARD AND WATCHMAN
Guard. Performs routine police duties, either at fixed post or on
tour, maintaining order, using arms or force where necessary. Includes
guards who are stationed at gate and check on identity of employees and
other persons entering.
Watchman. Makes rounds of premises periodically in protecting
property against fire, theft, and illegal entry.
JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER
Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and
washrooms, or premises of an office, apartment house, or commercial
or other establishment. Duties involve a combination of the following:
Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removing chips, trash,
and other refuse; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures; polishing metal
fixtures or trimmings; providing supplies and minor maintenance services;
and cleaning lavatories, showers, and restrooms. Workers who specialize
in window washing are excluded.

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A la s k a
A lb a n y , Ga.
A lb u q u er q u e , N. M ex.
A le x a n d r ia , La.
A lp e n a , S tan d ish , and T aw as C ity , M ic h .
Ann A r b o r , M ich .
A s h e v ille , N .C .
A tla n tic C ity , N .J .
A u g u sta , G a.—S .C .
B a k e r s f ie ld , C a lif.
Baton R o u ge, L a.
B attle C r e e k , M ic h .
B eau m on t—P o rt A r th u r —O r a n g e , T e x .
B ilo x i—G u lfp ort and P a s c a g o u la , M i s s .
B o is e C ity , Idaho
B r e m e r to n , W ash .
B r id g e p o r t, N o r w a lk , and S ta m fo r d , Conn.
B r u n sw ic k , G a.
B u r lin g to n , V t.—N .Y .
C ap e C od , M a s s .
C e d a r R a p id s, Iowa
C ham paign —Urbana—R antoul, 111.
C h a r le s to n , S .C .
C h a r lo tte —G a sto n ia , N .C .
C h e yen n e , W yo.
C la r k s v ille —H o p k in sv ille , T en n .—K y .
C o lo r a d o S p r in g s, C o lo .
C o lu m b ia , S .C .
C o lu m b u s, G a.—A la .
C o lu m b u s, M i s s .
C r a n e , Ind.
D e c a tu r, 111.
D e s M o in e s , Iowa
D othan, A la .
Duluth—S u p e r io r , M in n.—W is .
E l P a s o , T e x ., and A la m o g o r d o —L a s C r u c e s , N. M e x .
E ugene—S p r in g fie ld , O r e g .
F a y e tt e v ille , N .C .
F itch b u rg —L e o m in s te r , M a s s .
F o r t S m ith, A r k .—O k la.
F o r t W ayn e, Ind.
F r e d e r ic k —H a g e r s to w n , M d .—C h a m b e r s b u r g , P a .~
M a r t in s b u r g , W . V a .
G ad sd en and A n n isto n , A la .
G o ld s b o r o , N .C .
G ran d Islan d —H a stin g s, N e b r.
G r e a t F a l l s , M ont.
G u a m , T e r r it o r y of
H a r r is b u r g —L ebanon , P a.
Huntington—A sh la n d , W . V a .—K y .—Ohio
K n o x v ille , T enn .
La C r o s s e , W is.
L aredo, T ex.
L a s V e g a s , N ev.
Law ton, O k la .
L im a , Ohio
L ittle Rock—N orth L ittle R o c k , A r k .

A ct

of

1965.

S u rve y r e s u lt s a re p ub lish ed

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

w hile

su pp lies

la s t ,

a re o r w ill

L ogan sp ort—P e r u , Ind.
L orain —E ly r ia , Ohio
L ow er E a s te r n S h o r e , M d.—V a .—D e l.
L yn ch b u rg, V a.
M a c o n , G a.
M a d iso n , W is .
M a n s fie ld , Ohio
M a r q u e tte , E sc a n a b a , Sault Ste. M a r ie , M ic h .
M c A lle n —P harr^-E dinburg and B r o w n sv ille —
H arlin gen —San B en ito, T e x .
M e d fo rd —K lam ath F a lls —G ran ts P a s s , O r e g .
M e rid ia n , M i s s .
M id d le s e x , M on m ou th , and Ocean C o s ., N .J .
M o b ile and P e n s a c o la , A la .—F la .
M o n tg o m e r y , A la .
N a s h v ille —G av id so n , Tenn.
New B ern —J a c k so n v ille , N .C .
N ew London—N o rw ic h , C onn.—R .I.
N orth D ak ota, State of

Orlando, Fla.
O xnard—S im i V a lle y —V en tu ra , C a lif.
P an a m a C ity , F la .
P a r k e r sburg—M a r ie tta , W . V a .—Ohio
P e o r ia , 111.
P h o e n ix , A r i z .
P ine B lu ff, A r k .
P o c a te llo —Idaho F a l l s , Idaho
P o r tsm o u th , N .H .—M aine—M a s s .
P u e b lo , C o lo .
P u erto R ico
R e n o , N ev.
R ich land —K enn ew ick —W a lla W a lla —
P en d leton , W a sh .—O r e g .
R iv e r sid e—San B ern a rd in o —O n ta r io , C a lif.
S a lin a , K a n s.
S a lin a s—S ea sid e—M o n te r e y , C a lif.
S and usk y, Ohio
Santa B a r b a r a —Santa M a r ia —L o m p o c , C a lif.
Savannah, Ga.
S e lm a , A la .
S herm an —D e n iso n , T e x .
S h r e v e p o r t, La.
Sioux F a l l s , S. Dak.
S pok an e, W a sh .
S p r in g fie ld , 111.
S p rin g field —C h ic o p ee—H olyok e , M a s s .—C onn .
S tock ton , C a lif .
T a c o m a , W a sh .
T am pa—St. P e t e r s b u r g , F la .
T o p e k a , K a n s.
Tu cson , A r iz .
T u ls a , O k la.
V a lle jo —F a ir fie ld —N apa, C a lif.
W aco and K ille e n —T e m p le , T e x .
W a te r lo o —C e d a r F a l l s , Iowa
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.

An annual r e p o r t on s a la r ie s fo r a c c o u n ta n ts ,,‘'a u d ito r s , c h ie f a c co u n ta n ts, a t to r n e y s , job a n a ly s t s , d ir e c to r s of p e r s o n n e l, b u y e r s , c h e m is t s , e n g in e e r s , e n g in eerin g te c h n ic ia n s, d r a f t e r s ,
c le r ic a l e m p lo y e e s is a v a ila b le .
O r d e r a s B L S B u lletin 1 8 9 1 , N ation al S u rvey o f P r o f e s s io n a l, A d m in is t r a t iv e , T e c h n ic a l, and C le r ic a l P a y , M a r c h 1 9 7 5 . $ 1 .3 0 a c o p y , f r o m any o f the B LS r e g io n a l s
o ffic e s shown on the back c o v e r , o r fr o m the Superin tenden t of D o c u m e n ts, U .S . G o v e rn m en t P rin tin g O ffic e , W a sh in gton , D .C . 2 0 4 0 2 .




Area Wage Surveys
A list of the latest available bulletins is presented below. A directory of area wage studies including more limited studies conducted at the request of the
Employment Standards Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor is available on request Bulletins may be purchased from any of the BLS regional offices shown
on the back cover or from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402
Area
A k r o n , O hi o, D e c . 1 9 7 5___________________________________________________
Alban y—Schenectady—T r o y , N . Y . , Sept. 1975 1________________________
A n a h e im —Santa A n a - G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , O c t . 1 9 7 5 1____________
At la nt a, G a . ,
M a y 1 9 7 6 ___________________________________________________
A u s ti n , T e x . , D e c .
1 9 7 5 1 ______________________________________
B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g . 1 9 7 6 _______________________________________________
B i l l i n g s , M o n t . , Ju ly 1 9 7 6 ________________________________________________
Bi ng ha m to n, N . Y r - P a . , J uly 1 9 7 6 * ____________________________________
B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , M a r . 1 9 7 6 1__________________________________________
B o s to n , M a s s . , A u g . 1 9 7 6
______________________________________________
B u ffa lo , N . Y . , O c t. 1 9 7 5 1__________________________________________________
Canton, O hi o, M a y 1 9 7 6 ___________________________________________________
Chatt an oog a, T e n n ,—G a . , Sept. 1 9 7 6 ___________________________________
C h ic a g o , 111., M a y 1 9 7 6 ___________________________________________________
Ci nc in n ati , Ohio—K y , —Ind., M a r . 1 9 7 6 _________________________________
C l e v e la n d , O hio, Sept. 1 9 7 5 ______________________________________________
C o l u m b u s , O hi o, O c t . 1 9 7 5 1 _____________________________________________
C o r p u s C h r i s t i , T e x . , J uly 1 9 7 6________________________________________
D a l la s —F o r t W o r t h , T e x . , O c t . 1 97 5 1 _________________________________
D a v e n p o r t - R o c k Island—M o l i n e , I o w a - I l l . , F e b . 1 9 7 6 ______________
Dayton, O hi o, D e c . 19 75__________________________________ _ __________ ___
Day ton a B e a c h , F l a . , A u g . 1 9 7 6 _________________________________________
D env er—B o u ld e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1 9 7 5 _____________________________________
D e tr o it , M i c h . , M a r . 1 9 7 6 1_______________________________________________
F o r t L a u d e r d a le —Hol ly woo d and W e s t P a l m Bea ch—
B o c a R ato n , F l a . , A p r . 1 9 7 6 _____________________________ ____________
F r e s n o , C a l i f . , June 1 9 7 6 ________________________________________________
G a i n e s v i l l e , F l a . , Sept. 1 9 7 6 _____________________________________________
G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u ly 1 9 7 6 ______________________________________________
G r e e n s b o r o —W i n s t o n - S a l e m —High Po in t, N . C . , A u g . 1 9 7 6________
G r e e n v i l l e - S p a r t a n b u r g , S . C . , June 1976 1___________________________
H a r t f o r d , C o n n ., M a r . 1 9 7 6 ______________________________________________
Hou ston , T e x . , A p r . 1 9 7 6 ________________________________ t_______________
Hu n ts v i ll e , A l a . , F e b . 19 76 ______________________________________________
Indi ana poli s, Ind., O c t . 1 9 7 5 1 ___________________________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1 97 6_______________________________________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , D e c . 1975____________________________________________
K a n s a s C i ty , M o ^ - K a n s . , Sept. 1 9 7 5 ___________________________________
L exi ng ton —F a y e t t e , K y . , N o v . 1 9 7 5 1___________________________________
L o s A n g e l e s —L ong B e a c h , C a l i f . , O c t. 1975 1 ________________________
L o u i s v i l l e , K y . —Ind., N o v . 1 9 7 5 _________________________________________
M e lb o u r n e —T i t u s v i l l e —C o c o a , F l a . , A u g . 1 9 7 5 ______________________
M e m p h i s , Te nn .—A r k . —M i s s . , N o v . 1 9 7 5______________________________

* Prices are determined by the Government Printing Office and are subject to change.
* Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.




Bulletin number
and price*
1850-80,
1850-63,
1850-75,
1900-30,
1850-83,
1900-52,
1900-39,
1900-49,
1900-11,
1900-53,
1850-69,
1900-28,
1900-57,
1900-32,
1900-7,
1850-64,
1850-78,
1900-41,
1850-59,
1900-25,
1850-73,
1900-45,
1850-82,
1 9 0 0 - 15,

4 5 cents
$ 1 .2 0
8 5 cents
85 cents
75 cents
85 cents
55 cents
85 cen ts
95 cents
85 cen ts
95 cents
55 cents
55 cen ts
$1.05
75 cents
$ 1 .3 0
95 cents
55 cents
$ 1 .5 0
55 cents
4 5 cents
4 5 cents
75 cents
$ 1 .2 5

1900-20,
1900-29,
1900-54,
1900-37,
1900-47,
1900-36,
1900-14,
1900-26,
1 9 0 0 - 17,
1850-66,
1900-8,
1850-81,
1850-55,
1850-84,
1850-86,
1850-79,
1850-54,
1850-85,

55 cents
55 cents
4 5 cents
55 cents
65 cents
85 cents
55 cents
8 5 cents
55 cents
95 cents
55 cents
4 5 cents
80 cents
7 5 cents
$ 1 .1 5
4 5 cents
65 cents
4 5 cents

Area
M iam i, Fla ., Oct. 1975____________________________________________
Milwaukee, W is ., Apr. 1976______________________________________
Minneapolis—St. Paul, Minn.—W is ., Jan. 1976____________________
Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y ., June 1976_________________________________
Newark, N.J., Jan. 1976__________________________________________
New O rleans, La., Jan. 1976____________________ ____________ __
New York , N.Y<-N.J., May 1976_________________________________
Norfolk—Vir gin ia Beach—Portsmou th, V a ^ N . C . , May 19761____
Norfolk—Vir gin ia Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News—
Hampton, Va.—N.C., May 1976 1 ________________________________
Northeast Pennsylvania, Aug. 1976_______________________________
Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 1976___________________ _____________
Omaha, N e b r I o w a , Oct. 1975____________________________________
Paters on—Clifton—P a s s a ic , N.J., June 1976______________________
Philadelphia, Pa,—N.J., Nov. 1975_______________________________
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 19761 ______________________________________
Portland, Maine, Nov. 1975_______________________________________
Portland, Ore g,—Wash., May 1976________________________________
Poughkeepsie, N.Y., June 1976___________ _______________________
Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N.Y., June 1976_____________
Pr oviden ce—Warwick—Pawtucket, R . I.—M a s s ., June 1976________
Raleigh—Durham, N.C., F e b . 1976________________________ ______
Richmond, Va., June 1976_________________________________________
St. Louis, Mo.—111., Ma r. 19761 _________________________________
Sacramento, Calif., D e c. 1975___________________________________
Saginaw, Mich., Nov. 1975_______________________________________
Salt Lake City—Ogden, Utah, Nov. 1975 1_________________________
San Antonio, Te x., May 1976_____________________________________
San Diego, Calif., Nov. 1975______________________________________
San F r a n c is c o —Oakland, Calif., Ma r. 1976______________________
San J o s e , Calif., Mar. 1976_______________________________________
Seattle-E verett, Wash., Jan. 1976_______________________________
South Bend, Ind., Mar. 1976______________________________________
Stamford, Conn., May 19761______________________________________
Syr ac use, N.Y., July 1976________________________________________
To le do, Ohio—Mich ., May 1976___________________________________
Trenton, N.J., Sept. 1976_________________________________________
U t ica -R o m e , N.Y ., July 1975 1____________________________________
Washington, D.C,—Md.—Va., Mar. 1976___________________________
W e stche ste r County, N.Y ., May 1976____________________________
Wichita, Kans., Apr . 1976_________________________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a ss., Apr. 1976____________________________________
York , Pa., Feb. 1976_____________________________________________

Bulletin number
and price*
1850-76,
1900-22,
1900-3,
1900-35,
1900-10,
1900-2,
1900-48,
1900-27,

95 cents
85 cents
95 cents
85 cents
85 cents
75 cents
$1.05
85 cents

1900-33,
1900-43,
1900-42,
1850-56,
1900-38,
1850-65,
1900-1,
1850-72,
1900-51,
1900-50,
1900-55,
1900-31,
1900-18,
1900-34,
1900- 19,
1850-87,
1850-71,
1850-74,
1900-23,
1850-77,
1900-9,
1900-13,
1900-6,
1900- 5,
1900-40,
1900-44,
1900-24,
1900-56,
1850-48,
1900- 12,
1900-46,
1900-21,
1900- 16,
1900-4,

85 cents
65 cents
55 cents
$1.10
55 cents
85 cents
$1 .15
45 cents
75 cents
45 cents
55 cents
75 cents
55 cents
65 cents
$1.25
45 cents
35 cents
75 cents
65 cents
45 cents
95 cents
75 cents
65 cents
55 cents
85 cents
55 cents
55 cents
55 cents
80 cents
85 cents
55 cents
55 cents
55 cents
55 cents

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