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Area
Wage
Survey
Bulletin 1950-19
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics




3

. 3

.

San Jose, California,
Metropolitan Area
March 1977

Preface
T h is b u lle tin p r o v id e s r e s u lt s o f a M a r c h 1977 s u r v e y o f o c c u p a ­
tio n a l e a r n in g s in the San J o s e , C a lifo r n ia , S tan d ard M e tr o p o lita n S t a tis tic a l
A rea.
T h e s u r v e y w as m ad e as p a r t o f the B u re a u of L a b o r S t a t is t ic s '
annual a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m .
It w as con d u cted by the B u re a u 's r e ­
g io n a l o f f ic e in San F r a n c is c o , C a lif. , u n der the g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n o f M ilto n
K een a n , A s s is t a n t R e g io n a l C o m m is s io n e r f o r O p e ra tio n s .
T h e s u r v e y cou ld
not h ave b e en a c c o m p lis h e d w ith ou t the c o o p e r a tio n o f the m a n y f ir m s w h ose




w a g e and s a la r y data p r o v id e d the b a s is f o r th e s t a t is t ic a l in fo r m a tio n in
th is b u lle tin .
T h e B u re a u w is h e s to e x p r e s s s in c e r e a p p r e c ia tio n f o r the
c o o p e r a tio n r e c e iv e d .
M a t e r ia l in th is p u b lic a tio n is in the p u b lic d o m a in and m a y be r e ­
p ro d u c e d w ith ou t p e r m is s io n o f the F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t.
P le a s e c r e d i t the
B u re a u o f L a b o r S t a tis tic s and c ite the n am e and n u m b er o f th is p u b lic a tio n .

Area
Wage
Survey

San Jose, California,
Metropolitan Area
March 1977

U.S. Department of Labor
Ray Marshall, Secretary
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Julius Shiskin, Commissioner
July 1977

Contents

Bulletin 1950-19

I n t r o d u c t i o n ------------------------------------------------------------

2

T a b les :
A.

E a rn in g s , all e sta b lis h m e n ts :
A -l.
W e e k ly earn in gs of o ffic e
w o r k e r s -----------------------------------------A-2.
W e e k ly earnings of p r o f e s ­
s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l w o r k e r s -------A-3.
A v e r a g e w e e k ly earn in gs of
o f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and
t e c h n i c a l w o r k e r s , b y s e x -----------A-4.
H o u r ly earn in gs of m a in t e ­
n a n c e , t o o l r o o m , and
p o w e r p l a n t w o r k e r s ---------------------A-5.
H o u r ly earn in gs o f m a t e r ia l
m o v e m e n t and c u s t o d i a l
w o r k e r s ----------------------------------------A-6.
A v e r a g e h o u rly earn in gs o f
m a inten a nce, t o o lr o o m ,
pow erplant, m a t e r ia l m o v e ­
m e n t , and c u s t o d i a l w o r k e r s ,
A - l .

3

A p p en d ix A .
A p p e n d i x B.
7

8

9

P e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s in a v e r a g e

E a rn in gs, la r g e estab lish m en ts:
A-8.
W e e k ly earnings of o ffic e
w o r k e r s ------------------------------------------- 12
A -9.
W e e k ly earn in gs of p r o f e s ­
s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l w o r k e r s -------- 14
A - 1 0 . A v e r a g e w e e k ly earn in gs of
o f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and
t e c h n i c a l w o r k e r s , b y s e x ------------- 16
A - l l . H o u rly earn in gs of m a in t e ­
n a n c e , t o o l r o o m , and
p o w e r p l a n t w o r k e r s ----------------------- 17




A -1 2 . H o u r ly earn in gs of m a te r ia l
m o v e m e n t and c u s t o d i a l
w o r k e r s ------------------------------------------1 8
A -1 3 . A v e r a g e h o u rly earn in gs of
m a inten a nce, to o lr o o m ,
p ow erpla nt, m a t e r ia l m o v e ­
m e n t , and c u s t o d i a l w o r k e r s ,
b y s e x -------------------------------------------- 19

5

hourly earnings, adjusted for
em p lo ym ent shifts, f o r s e ­
le c te d occ up ational g r o u p s ---------- 11

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S c o p e and m e t h o d o f s u r v e y -----------21
O c c u p a t i o n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s -------------- 25

Introduction
T h i s a r e a is 1 o f 74 in w h i c h the U . S . D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r ' s B u r e a u
o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s co nd ucts s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s and r e l a t e d
b e n e f i t s . (S e e l i s t o f a r e a s on i n s i d e b a c k c o v e r . ) In e a c h a r e a , o c c u p a t i o n a l
e a r n i n g s d a ta ( A - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e c o l l e c t e d a n n u a l ly . I n f o r m a t i o n on e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e b e n e f i t s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) is
o b t a i n e d e v e r y t h i r d y e a r . T h i s r e p o r t ha s no B - s e r i e s t a b l e s .

E a c h y e a r afte r a ll individual a r e a w a g e su rv e y s have been c o m ­
pleted, two s u m m a r y bulletins a r e iss u e d .
T h e f i r s t b r i n g s t o g e t h e r da ta
f o r e a c h m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s u r v e y e d ; the s e c o n d p r e s e n t s n a t io n a l and
r e g i o n a l e s t i m a t e s , p r o j e c t e d f r o m i n d i v i d u a l m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a d a ta , f o r
a l l S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a s in the U n it e d S t a t e s , e x c lu d i n g
A l a s k a and H a w a i i .

A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in the a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m i s the n e e d
to d e s c r i b e the l e v e l and m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s in a v a r i e t y o f l a b o r m a r k e t s ,
t h r o u g h the a n a l y s i s o f (1 ) the l e v e l and d i s t r i b u t i o n of w a g e s b y o c c u p a t io n ,
an d (2) the m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t i o n a l c a t e g o r y and s k i l l l e v e l .
The
p r o g r a m d e v e l o p s i n f o r m a t i o n that m a y b e u s e d f o r m a n y p u r p o s e s , i n c lu d i n g
w a g e and s a l a r y a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a i n i n g , an d a s s i s t a n c e in
d e t e r m i n i n g pla nt lo c a t i o n . S u r v e y r e s u l t s a l s o a r e u s e d b y the U . S . D e p a r t ­
m e n t o f L a b o r to m a k e w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n s u n d e r the S e r v i c e C o n t r a c t A c t
o f 1965.




A - s e r i e s tables
T a b le s .A - 1 through A - 6 p ro v id e es tim ates of s tr a ig h t-tim e w eek ly
o r h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r w o r k e r s in o c c u p a t io n s c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y of
m a n u f a c t u r i n g an d n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s .
F o r t h e ' 31 l a r g e s t s u r v e y
a r e a s , t a b l e s A - 8 t h r o u g h A - 13 p r o v i d e s i m i l a r d a ta f o r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
e m p l o y i n g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e .
T a b l e A - 7 p r o v i d e s p e r c e n t c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s
o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s , e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g w o r k e r s , i n d u s t r i a l
n u r s e s , s k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s w o r k e r s , an d u n s k i l l e d pla nt w o r k e r s .
W h e r e p o s s i b l e , d a ta a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s and f o r m a n u f a c ­
t u r i n g an d n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g s e p a r a t e l y .
D a t a a r e not p r e s e n t e d f o r s k i l l e d
m a i n t e n a n c e w o r k e r s in n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g b e c a u s e the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s
e m p l o y e d in this o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p in n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i s too s m a l l to
warrant
separate presentation.
T h is table p r o v id e s a m e a s u r e of w a g e
t r e n d s a f t e r e l i n i m a t i o n o f ch a n g e s in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s c a u s e d b y e m p l o y ­
m e n t s h ift s a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s as w e l l as t u r n o v e r of e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
i n c l u d e d in s u r v e y s a m p l e s . F o r f u r t h e r d e t a i l s , s e e a p p e n d ix A.
A ppen dixes
A p p e n d ix

wage
m ists

A

survey p ro g ra m

d e s c r ib e s

th e

and p r o v i d e s

m eth o d s

and

con cep ts

used

in th e

i n f o r m a t i o n on the s c o p e o f the

A ppen dix B p ro v id e s job de sc rip tio n s
to c l a s s i f y w o r k e r s b y o c c u p a t io n .

a rea

survey.

used by B u r e a u field econo­

A . E a rn in g s
Table A-1. W e e kly earnings of o ffic e w o rkers in San Jose, C a lif., M arch 1977
^ ^ ^ ^ e e k l^ ^ a r n in g ^ ^ ™
( standard)
Number

Occupation and in du stry d iv is io n
workers

A vera ge
w eekly
(standard)

N um ber o f w o rk ers

S

s

M iddle range 2

M edian 2

r e c e iv in g

S

S

s tr a ig h t- tim e

w e e k ly

S

$

S

e a r n in g s

S

S

o f—

S

S

$

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

260

280

300

320

3 4 fl

360

over

•

•

35
•

79

134

374

299

361

214

235

258

59

41

13

5

24

133

231

206

236

11

5

35

110

143

93

125

69

33

29

50
9

32

125

170
88

133

171

130
84

166

93

20
59

350
317

162

4

260
89

258

-

9
-

97

-

9

2

-

_

•

-

15

-

..

.

1

_

13

22

17

-

*

•'

*

*

*

1

*

6

17

11

3
3

2

*

11
4

5
5

3

100
M ean2

S

and
under

and

ALL W O R K E R S

S E C R E T A R I E S ----MANUFACTURING —

3 ,2 4 3
1 ,9 S 7

------

nonmanufacturing

SECRETARIES, CLASS A
MANUFACTURING —
SECRETARIES, CLASS B
MANUFACTURING —
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G --SECRETARIES,

CLASS C

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

$
2 1 7 .5 0
2 3 1 .0 0

$

$

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

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

$

1 ,2 8 6

4 0 .0

1 9 7 .5 0

1 9 3 .5 0

1 7 0 .0 0 -2 2 1 .0 0

•

-

9

94

4 0 .0

2 5 9 .5 0

2 5 8 .5 0

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

.

•

•

54

4 0 .0

2 8 3 .0 0

2 6 8 .5 0

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

*

*

*

*

649

4 0 .0

2 4 7 .0 0

_

•

-

•

.

•

28

30

44

34

60

38

57

123

56

32

2 5 8 .0 0

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

-

-

—

-

—

-

1

9

21

21

24

30

31

64

55

42

29

11
9

—

225

4 0 .0

2 2 6 .5 0

2 2 5 .0 0

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

19

9

23

10

30

10
28

90
78

43

4 0 .0

2 4 5 .0 0
2 6 0 .0 0

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

424

26

59

1

12

1

3

2

-

1 ,1 7 1

4 0 .0

2 1 7 .0 0

2 1 1 .0 0

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

•

•

•

-

9

36

82

104

163

144

191

5

8

-

—

-

-

5
5

2

687

4 0 .0

2 2 7 .0 0

2 1 9 .0 0

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

-

-

-

-

-

9
-

90

92

112

66

79

85

3

2
-

484

4 0 .0

2 0 3 .0 0

1 9 8 .0 0

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

-

-

-

-

9

9

28

30
74

60
51

---

20
62

80
51

73

52

79

29

20

14

22

9

2

2

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

1 ,3 0 1
792

4 0 .0

2 0 1 .0 0

1 9 7 .0 0

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

-

•

127

121

163

121

109

20

-

20

15

•

—

1 7 0 .5 0

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

•

-

9

34

83

46

77

90
31

10

1 7 8 .0 0

120
43

63

4 0 .0

82
39

93

509

60
67

1
•

4

-

170
166

6

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

92
69

79

2 1 0 .0 0

87
4

92

2 1 6 .0 0

34
-

66

4 0 .0

9
-

16

23

16

10

4

1

6

4

-

-

261

4 0 .0

1 9 7 .5 0

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

28

9

20

12

14

15

8

29

33

-

16
-

41

-

18
-

17

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

1
-

3

25

17

7

13

5

4

19

30

•

-

-

1

18

16

14

16

11

2

7

7

10
4

5

1 4 7 .0 0 -2 1 1 .0 0

10

4

-

•

•

•

1

4

1

2

6

-

10
9

3

1

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

..
-

manufacturing
nonmanufacturing

STENOGRAPHERS
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 --P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------STENOGRAPHERS,

G E N E R A L ----

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR
NONMANUFACTURING —
TYPISTS
—
NONMANUFACTURING
manufacturing

.

138

4 0 .0

,2 1 2 .5 0

1 9 2 .0 0
2 0 6 .5 0

123

4 0 .0

1 8 0 .0 0

1 6 7 .0 0

31

4 0 .0

2 2 3 .5 0

2 2 2 .5 0

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

-

-

-

124

4 0 .0

1 8 9 .0 0

1 9 5 .0 0

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

-

-

1

137
79

4 0 .0

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

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

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

.

•

-

4 0 .0

798

4 0 .0

1 8 5 .5 0

1 7 4 .0 0

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

.

331

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

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

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

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

1 9 7 .5 0

1 8 5 .0 0

1 6 5 .0 0

467

-

17

5

-

25

12

1

16

6

12

11

4

14

-

1

11

17

16

16

a

4

6

2

4

4

15

33

1

11

14

12

10

1

2

5

2

4

4

10

3

-

-

4
-

173
172

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

•

•

-

-

-

-

27

46

96

123

63

74

58

48

43

39

-

3
-

4

9

4

19

17

25

13

14

39

15

1
—

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

•

3

23

37

92

104

46

49

45

34

4

24

1

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

•

3

15

66

74

48

38

27

29

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

-

3

15

66

74

21
18

54

1 5 5 .0 0

1
1

37

39

28

2

17

-

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

1 5 5 .5 0

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

•

24

31

4

9

19

20
8

10
4

10
4

10
3

1

-

42
14

16

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

30
4

49

1 6 2 .0 0

2
-

1 5 4 .0 0

1 5 0 .0 0

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

-

2

20

22

26

30

28

12

6

6

2

7

1

2

20

69

60
2

23

7

2

12

15

4

2

12

15

TYPISTS, CLASS B MANUFACTURING —

245

3 9 .5

83

nonmanufacturing

162

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

F I L E C L E R K S -------MANUFACTURING —
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---

259

3 9 .5

1 4 8 .0 0

1 4 0 .0 0

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

71

4 0 .0

1 7 8 .5 0

1 8 0 .0 0

1 3 9 .0 0 -1 9 8 .0 0

-

10

5

30
6

1

3

1

188

3 9 .0

1 3 7 .0 0

1 3 9 .0 0

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

2

10

64

24

58

22

4

1

FILE CLERKS, CLASS B
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---

142

3 9 .5

1 5 3 .0 0

1 4 5 .5 0

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

2

2

34

24

20

23

3

•

101

3 9 .0

1 3 7 .0 0

1 3 8 .0 0

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

2

2

34

23

18

22

103

3 9 .5

1 3 2 .0 0

1 2 9 .0 0

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

83

3 9 .5

1 3 4 .0 0

1 4 0 .0 0

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

71

3 9 .5

1 6 3 .6 0

1 4 6 .5 0

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

c

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

See footno'

-

18

35

5

40

8

30

-

40

-

4
4

1

4

4

20

13

4

9

2

t end of tables.




3

•

-

305

class

m

*

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

,

107

-

553

c l e r k s

93

4

TYPISTS, CLASS A NONMANUFACTURING

file

86

12

14

14

4

1

4

173

4

1

1

2

10

1

2

1

2

10

3

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

5

1

6

7

-

_

_

_

*

*

—

-

*

1

1

..

*

—

Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers in San Jose, Calif., March 1977— Continued
W eek ly earnings
(standard)

Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workers

A vera ge
w eekly
hours1
(standard)

Num ber
s
100

M ean2

M iddle range 2

M edian 2

of w ork ers

s

S

receiving
S

S

s tr a ig h t -t im e w e ek ly ea rn in g s
3

S

S

S

S

of—

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

1 2 ft

1 3 ft

14Q

1511

160

1 7 ft

180

190

200

210

22Q

23g

240

260

280

300

3 ? ft

340

360

over

27

6

and
u n d er
n o

and

ALL W O R K E R S —
CONTINUEO
$

$

$

$

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

1 6 9 .5 0
2 0 2 .5 6

1 5 2 .5 0

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

-

2

•

3

3

1

11
8

17

14

10
8

4

1

12
4

4

-

20
8

4

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

21
-

3

2 0 3 .5 0

10
-

12

76

•

•

•

1 4 6 .0 0

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

10

-

21

11

35

24

12

3

8

2

2

3

2

1

-

2
-

•

1 5 0 .5 0

4
-

16

4 0 .0

2
2

2

136

-

-

—

3

*

*

—

*

1

“

*

“

2

-

-

-

-

-

46

8

20

5

4

7

-

1

1

.

4

7

-

—

*

-

1

-

-

15

10

6

20

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS
MANUFACTURING
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------R E T A I L T R A D E ---------------------

212

60

4 0 .0

1 3 4 .0 0

1 2 1 .0 0

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

SWITOHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSM 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 -----

177

4 0 .0

1 5 3 .0 0

1 5 0 .0 0

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

100
77

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

1 5 9 .5 0

1 5 5 .5 0

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

1 4 4 .0 0

1 4 5 .5 0

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

O R D E R C L E R K S — ---M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------

167
139

3 9 .5

2 0 6 .5 0

1 9 7 .5 0

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

3 9 .5

1 9 8 .5 0

1 8 8 .5 0

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

1 ,6 5 4

4 1 .5

1 7 6 .5 0

1 7 3 .5 0

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

835

4 0 .0

1 7 4 .5 0

1 7 2 .0 0

1 5 2 .0 0 -1 8 8 .0 0

-

819

4 3 .0

1 7 9 .0 0

1 7 6 .0 0

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

-

206

4 0 .0

1 8 3 .0 0

1 8 2 .0 0

1 6 6 .5 0 -1 9 5 .5 0

915

4 2 .5

1 8 8 .5 0

1 8 3 .5 0

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

512
403

4 0 .0

1 8 8 .5 0

1 8 2 .0 0

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

4 6 .0

1 8 9 .5 0

1 8 4 .0 0

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

ACCOUNTING CLERKS
MANUFACTURING —
----R E T A I L T R A D E -----

nonmanufacturing

ACCOUNTING CLERKS, CLASS
MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUFACTURING —
R E T A I L T R A D E ----

A

ACCOUNTING CLERKS, CLASS 8
MANUFACTURING
NONMANUFACTURING —
R E T A I L T R A D E ----

-

49

-

21

1

22

8

28

28

-

21
-

8

16

13

24

7

2o

•

21

*

12

15

22

1

*

5

-

•

27

11
5

5

28

5

5

28

5

10

16

-

4

10

6

226
124

225

281
129

141

82

55

49

71

51

28

9

12
8

48
13

102
IT

118

70
32

31

27

40

4

35

12

6
9

33

152
45

1

2

9

-

25

1

120
81
39

175

246

40

26

21
9

9
8

88

120
126

60
44

34

87

113
69
44

16

8

12

1

11
29

12
1

10
_

-

-

*

27

8

53

96

142

3

11

51

191
133

5

42

45

58

66

—

3

8

9

9

12

-

•

_

-

19

42

-

-

-

-

7

29

-

-

12

13

•

76

107

10

16

-

-

.

-

3

11

20

3

-

27
15

15

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

27

6

15

6
•

3
•

-

•

.

3

•

•

—

-

-

-

-

-

•

•

-

•

•
-

4 0 .0

1 9 4 .5 0

1 8 5 .0 0

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

•

-

-

-

4

—

22

21

1

-

-

-

25

1 6 2 .0 0

1 5 4 .0 0
1 4 7 .5 0

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

.

8

53

96

43

20

2

2

28
-

3
-

8

51

22
7

21

2

•

9
•

416

4 0 .0

1 6 9 .5 0

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

5

11
42

35
9

28

3

100
47

50

-

172
126

106

323

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

45

46

53

63

30

26

26

15

19

28

3

6

•

9

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

•

3

8

9

5

8

17

11

1

11

-

2

9

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

_

.

-

-

7

12

18

18

19

9

17

4 0 .0

1 6 6 .5 0

1 6 2 .0 0
1 6 4 .0 0

P A Y R O L L C L E R K S -------MANUFACTURING
NONMANUFACTURING

169

3 9 .5

2 0 7 .5 0

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

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

-

-

—

-

1

12

14

5

16

9

16

9
•

1

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

2 3 7 .5 0

1 8 0 .0 0 -2 4 2 .0 0

-

-

-

-

6

-

4

5

13

3

-

-

1

9

1
28

1

72

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

7
7

29

97

11
6

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS MANUFACTURING ~
NONMANUFACTURING

725

3 9 .5

1 8 8 .5 0

1 7 9 .5 0

-

-

62

68

39

-

-

6

27

40

36

20

12

50
21

41

1 8 7 .5 0

112
51

107

1 9 8 .0 0

10
-

37

7

16
5

53
39

24
24

435

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

16
-

82

290

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

1 8 2 .0 0

1 7 8 .0 0

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

•

-

16

10

76

10

61

67

26

48

27

29

34

11

14

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A
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 -----

293

4 0 .0

2 0 0 .0 0

1 8 7 .5 0

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

•

-

14

62

9

14

8

15

32

24

2 0 9 .0 0

1 9 5 .0 0

-

-

-

15

6

15

13

2

4

18

24

4 0 .0

1 9 1 .0 0

1 7 9 .5 0

•

-

*

1

21

4

8

47

12

12

7

10
4

7

148

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

41
29

25

4 0 .0

21
-

19

145

1
-

1

11

14

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B
manufacturing —
N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---

432

3 9 .5

1 8 0 .5 0

1 7 2 .0 0

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

.

•

9

61

18

98

45

33

1

21

1 8 6 .5 0

1 7 3 .5 0

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

-

-

-

6

12

45

25

7

30
10

36

4 0 .0

21
7

43

145

16
-

1

21

287

3 9 .5

1 7 7 .5 0

1 7 0 .5 0

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

16

9

55

6

53

20

1*

36

20

25

4

-

•

122

33

-

3

739

11

-

3
-

84




•

-

44

See footnotes at end of tab le s.

—

1

4

1 5 2 .0 0

•

8

3

8
-

•

1
1

3

_
-

-

8
2

•

6

-

-

•
-

-

-

-

-

-

8
2
6

Table A-2. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers in San Jose, Calif., March 1977
W ee k ly earnings
(standard)
Number
of
workers

O ccupation and in d u stry d iv isio n

Num ber

of w orkers

s

i

A verage

160
M ea n 2

[standard)

M idd le range 2

M edian 2

U nder
S

receiving

Ts
170

$
180

stra ig h t-tim e w ee k ly

$
200

5
220

S
240

earnings

S
260

280

of—

I

S
300

$
320

S

5

I
340

360

380

$
400

s

5

S
420

440

460

s
480

i
500

520

and
u n d er

and

160
170

ALL

COMPUTER

ANALYSTS
------------------------------------------------

NONM ANUFACTURING
SYSTEMS

(B U S IN E S S )»

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

SYSTEMS

B

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

PROGRAMMERS

---------------------------------------- — -

NONM ANUFACTURING

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

PRO G RA M M E RS
(B U S IN E S S ).
— ---------- - - - - - - - - - - - -

300

320

340

4

42

37

-

-

20
-

24

-

7

3

9

*

*

4

20

17

39

28

34

10

360

380

400

420

440

460

480

500

560
259
301

$

$

3 9 .5

3 90.50

385.50

3 4 5.50 -4 4 2.00

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

414.00

40 4.00

3 7 4.00 -4 6 0.00

56

76

68

57

32

40

45

22

45

37

26

19

22

27

20
14

31

31

31

13

18

18

6

14

21

-

-

-

370.00

365.00

3 1 7.50 -4 1 5.00

*

•

“

4 0 .0

44 5.00

45 3.50

4 1 2.50 -4 8 0.00

1

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

45 1.50

46 0.00

4 1 4.00 -4 9 0.50

1

4 3 6.50

44 4.00

3 9 9.00 -4 6 3.50

304

3 9 .5

360.50

365.00

3 2 6.50 -3 9 1.00

128

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

378.50

376.50

3 5 8.50 -3 9 8.50

347.00

350.50

220
129
91

25

18

35

39

18

28

11

7

10

12

23

14

13

10
8

19

11

16

16

4

20
8

3

176

-

-

-

3 0 9.50 -3 8 4.00

-

-

2 8 3 .0 0 -3 6 9 .0 0

•

19

13

28

30

43

62

47

31

14

5

6

-

5

3

8

17

38

27

14

9

3

4

2
-

•

25

22

26

24

20

17

5

2

2

2

-

106

88

6

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

19

8

51

758
641

4 0 .0

333.50

3 23.00

24

27

-

-

11

39

35

96

81

86

47

30
26

23

2 9 5.00 -3 7 9.50

22
12

26

333.00

22
10

93

34 3.50

2
-

52

4 0 .0

80
66

24

21

24

27

6

117

4 0 .0

28 0.00

2 69.00

2 3 0.00 -3 1 7.00

*

•

2

7

12

10

19

16

14

10

7

7

5

4

2

2

*

*

*

410

4 0 .0

377.50

356.00

3 3 0.00 -4 2 2.50

1

4

16

45

73

79

44

17

24

27

6

6

24

4 0 .0

381.00

357.00

3 3 1.50 -4 2 7.50

*

•

*

*

*

3

10

40

68

75

40

30
26

14

376

12

15

24

27

6

6

24

223

4 0 .0

29 8.00

29 1.00

2 6 9.00 -3 1 8.00

27

34

48

41

15

14

8

12

6

_

_

4 0 .0

308.00

301.00

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

•

-

-

6

3
-

9

164

2

11

13

11

7

-

12

6

-

-

•

4 0 .0

272.00

269.00

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

-

~

*

3

7

16

40
8

36

59

20
14

5

2

3

1

*

“

-

*

*

2

12
5

19

13

30

20

10

10

28

13
12

16

-

16

20

84

83

65

96

33

17

-

1

1

-

63

62

54

92

17

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

-

-

6

254.00

2 1 8.50 -2 8 3.00
2 4 4.00 -2 9 8.00

-

-

O P E R A T O R S ------------------------— — --------

583

4 0 .0

242.00

2 41.00

2 0 5 .0 0 -2 8 1 .0 0

15

23

85

421

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

254.50

255.00

2 2 6.00 -2 8 9.00

10
5

6

7

27

70
56

5

9

16

58

14

21

21

11

4

30
3

_

1

50
41

35

26

28

16

23

44
39

22

28

16

30
22

47

18

49

4

•

•

1

1

-

39

12

49

1

-

-

1

1

-

8

8

6

*

3

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

162

209.50

1 9 7 . 5C

1 8 3.50 -2 3 7.50

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

214
178

4 0 .0

264.00

264.50

2 3 5.00 -2 9 1.00

4 0 .0

268.50

268.50

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

COMPUTER

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

288

4 0 .0

2 3 2 . SO

224.50

1 9 2.00 -2 6 1.00

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

176

252.00

112

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

201.50

248.00
189.50

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

81

4 0 .0

217.50

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

67

4 0 .0

223.50

4 0 .0

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

899
742

4 0 .0

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

157

3 9 .0

247.50

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

484

4 0 .0

299.00

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

409

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

303.00

303.00

2 8 2 .0 0 -3 2 6 .0 0

•

•

-

277.50

261.00

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

-

•

—

NONM ANUFACTURING

OPERATORS.

NONM ANUFACTURING

CLASS

8

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

OPERATORS.

CLASS

C

—•■ ■ —

DRAFTERS
NONM ANUFACTURING
CLASS

M ANUFACTU RING

A

NONM ANUFACTURING

W orkers

were

■ -t t

---------- ---------- — -------------

at

$150

to

75

-

-

-

-

14
9

14

67

49

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

-

8
•

1 8 3.00 -2 1 3.50

-

8

1
13

10
57

40
9

198.00

1 7 1.00 -2 8 3.00

9

17

7

4

1

3

21

1

1 7 9.00 -2 8 7.00

*1 0
5

7

199.00

6

6

17

7

-

*

3

21

1

1

266.00

268.00

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

13

18

16

48

88

95

115

113

145

118

59

270.00

276,00

2 3 4 .0 0 -3 0 7 .0 0

9

12

13

42

71

58

75

105

135

107

49

60
55

242.50

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

4

6

3

6

17

37

40.

8

10

11

10

5

3 01.00

2 7 6.00 -3 2 2.00

2
-

17

51

61

109

114

59

60

11

10

26

53

99

106

49

7

25

8

10

8

10

55
5

11

2

•

$160.

See footnotes at end of tables.




-

58

25 4.00

---------------------— -------- -------------

*

18

26 1.50

DRAFTERS.

8

_

4
-

-

25 2.00

M ANUFACTURING

8
3

7

4 0 .0

M ANUFACTURING

n

20
8

5

4 0 .0

M ANUFACTURING

28

5

101

COMPUTER

over

$

125

MANUFACTURING

*

280

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

MANUFACTURING
COMPUTER

260

(B U S IN E S S ).

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

MANUFACTURING

COMPUTER
CLASS C

-------

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

PROGRAMMERS
(B U S IN E S S ).
• — ~ —
—
—
—
— —

MANUFACTURING

B

(B U S IN E S S )

------------------ — ------------------------

NONM ANUFACTURING

CLASS

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

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

PROGRAMMERS

MANUFACTURING

COMPUTER

240

ANALYSTS

------------------------------------------- —

NONM ANUFACTURING

COMPUTER
CLASS A

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

------- --------------------------- —

CLASS

M ANUFACTURING

COMPUTER

A

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

NONM ANUFACTURING

(B U S IN E S S ).

-

220

ANALYSTS

CLASS

M ANUFACTURING

COMPUTER

$

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

MANUFACTURING

COMPUTER

200

WORKER S

SYSTEMS

(B U SIN E SS)

180

5

-

24
24
*

•

-

*

—

-

—

•

..

-

-

_

1

11
11
•

Table A-2. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers in San Jose, Calif., March 1977
W eek ly earnings
( standard)
Number
of
workers

O ccu pation and in d u stry d iv isio n

Num ber

of w ork ers

s
w eekly
hours1
(standard]

Under
M ean 2

M iddle range 2

M edian 2

*
160

160
,
and

receiving

s

s

$

stra ig h t-tim e w ee k ly earnings

%

i

S

o f—

i

S

S

i

s

$

s

$

$

$

$

s

$

17 0

180

200

220

240

260

260

300

320

340

360

380

400

420

440

460

480

500

520

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

420

440

460

480

500

520

over

45

12
12

................................................

-

and

under
170

ALL W O R K E R S —
CONTINUED
DRAFTERS

-

CONTINUED
$_ _

L

$

$
49
38

HANUr A U lU K iN u
J

11J
“ ANUr A C I U k i n b

■

"■■■

1

X

1
OU
2*533

ELBjjfTRONICS_ T E C H N I C I A N S *

C L A S S A-

26 7.00

1*467

4 0 .0

127

e| m % p n ic s tec h n ic ian s * C L A S S

a-

835

4 0 .0

2 2 3.00 -3 1 5.50

58

30

86

-

-

-

30 5.50

3 0 9.00

2 7 0.00 -3 3 1.50

3 3 3.50

333.50

2 9 9.50 -3 6 0.00

24 7.50

2 3 6.00

2 1 9.00 -2 7 6.00

172

-

C L A S S c-

REGISTERED

*

4 0 .0

I N D U S T R I A L NURSI

W orkers

See

408

w ere

fo o tn o te s

at

d istribu ted

en d




of

190.00

1 84.00

2 7 8.00

as

fo llo w s:

11

at

$140

to

1 7 3.00 -2 0 3.00

-

-

-

49

* 58

30

123

86

and

47

at

$150

to

283

290

208

296

370

165

3
3

34

165

229

204

180

387

174

70

229

166
35

20

27

18

11

2

34

171

229

117

76

30

170

229

112

61

30

57

31

7

9

27 0.50 -2 9 7.50

$150;

284

38

799

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS,

230

$ 1 6 0.

ta b le s .

6

18

132

18

12
12

i

10

10

3

9

Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex,
in San Jose, Calif., March 1977
A v erage
(m e a n * )
Sex, 3 occu pation,

O FFICE

and in d u stry div isio n

OCCU PATIONS

-

Number
of
woikers

W eek ly
hours
standard)

W eek ly
earnings 1
(standard)

4 0 .0

218.50

1,8 9 3

4 0 .0

232.00

1,1 6 1

4 0 .0

196.00

WO ME N

A verage
(m ean 2 )

A verage
(m e a n 2 )
Sex, 3 occu pation,

OFFICE

and in d u stry d iv isio n

OCCUPATIONS

Number
of
woikers

W eek ly
houre
[standard)

W eek ly
earnings 1
(standard)

S ex, 3 occu p atio n,

PROFESSIONAL
O CCU PATIO NS -

-

W O M E N— C O N T I N U E D
S EC RETAR IES

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

3 ,0 5 4

ACCOUNTING

CLERKS

MANUFACTURING

--------------------- —

1,5 0 9

4 1 .5

773

43*0

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

NONMANUr ACTUK1NG
H C 1A I L

and indu stry divisio n

146.00

1 f H . DU
NONM ANUFACTURING

178.50
c

CLASS

W eek ly
earnings 1
(standard)

AND T E C H N IC A L
MEN— C O N T I N U E D

1K m U L
CLERKS#

W eekly
hours
[standard)

176.50

285*50
ACCOUNTING

Number
of

A

v

n

r

v

i

u l a d d

a

CLASS

B

---------

117

3 9 .5

1-I*

BA

199

40*0

208.50

A

186.00

589
365

4 0 .0

268.50

NONM ANUFACTURING
RL T A I L

I HAUL

A L L U U N 1 1NO

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

369

46 • 5

188.00

LLLKfVbt

LLADD

4 0 .0

40*0

153.00

1 ,2 0 5
791

D

o o
• •
o o
'fr't

------------ — -------------

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

CLASS

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

152

3 9 .5

20 7.00

86

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

201.00

20 1.00

1K A U L

PAYROLLCLERKS

• • • • * * ■ " " ■ " "

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

21 6.00
----------------------------------------

66

214.00

135

o o
• •
o o
** **

NONM ANUFACTURING

697

3 9 .5

188.50

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

123

4 0 .0

180.00

288

4 0 .0

197.50

31

4 0 .0

223.50

409

3 9 .5

182.00

12 1

4 0 .0

188.00

272

4 0 .0

200.50

137

4 0 .0

205.00

NONM ANUFACTURING

128

4 0*0

190.50

781

4 0 .0

4 0 .0

186*00

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

186.00
22 0.50

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

324

3 9 .5

178*00

PU B LIC

U T ILIT IE S

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

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

457

212.50

KEYPUNCH

O P E R A T O R S ------- ------------------------ ■ ■ ■ ■

KEYPUNCH

OPERATORS,

LLmjj

A

* * • *

■■

CLASS

8

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

------------*

ANO

O C CU PATIO NS

236
79

3 9 .5

159.00

4 0 .0

168.00

248

3 9 .5

148.00

— —

13 1

3 9 .0

152.50

3 9 .5

132.00

___ - _____ - - - - - - - - -

103
63

3 9 .5

134.00

SYSTEMS

DRAFTERS,

CLASS

M ANUFACTURING
CLASS

E LEC TRO N IC S

SYSTEMS

MANUFACTURING
COMPUTER

FIL E

CLERKS*

CLASS

FT i f

ci e r k s ,

ci

P

— —

—

B

200
161

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

246.50
2 47.50

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

84

4 0 .0

196.50

A -

I t 364

4 0 .0

3 07.50

1 ,2 4 0
124

4 0 .0
40*0

3 04.50
3 34.50

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

194.00
192.00

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

-------------— ------------------------ —
C

T E C H N IC IAN S,

MANUFACTURING

CLASS

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

TECHN ICAL
-

ME N

625

201

4 0 .0

421.00

109

4 0 .0

45 4.50

90

4 0 .0

3 8 3 * 00

551

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

3 46.50
358 * 0 0

4 0 .0

266.00

4 0 .0

30 4.50

E LEC TRO N IC S

TECHN ICIAN S,

c-

297
293

ANALYSTS

----------------------------- — — --------

SYSTEMS

(B U S IN E S S ),

CLASS

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

C L E R K S ------- ----------------------------- -- ---------------------

3 02.50
3 04.00

ANALYSTS

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

FILE

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

■■■

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

A

281

COMPUTER
TYPISTS,

CLASS

161.50
PRO FESSIO N AL

1 T r I j 1j ♦

399
350

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

197.00

DRAFTERS,

T y p j s

235.50

T" “ "

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

-------

201.50
HLI A I L

SEC RE TAR IES,

OPERATORS,

O

4 0 .0
455

COMPUTER

* ^ * —* * * * * *

AND

OCCU PATIO NS

TECHN ICAL
-

WOMEN

ANALYSTS

CLASS

-A
302.50

ADD

8:

2 32.50
a s

<;

NONM ANUFACTURING

M u 1M XU

1 i' m U L

*®

r

COMPUTER

PROGRAMMERS

-------

NONM ANUFACTURING

87

®

O PER ATO R -R E C EPTIO N ISTS-

227.00

—
— M1 1■■11
COMPUTER

SW ITOH 0OARD

(B U SIN E SS)

176

4 0 .0

153.00

76

3 9 .5

144.00

PRO G RA M M E RS

v

S, !■ W ^

•»A-

(B U S IN E S S ),

A.

4 0 .0
M ANUFACTURING
COMPUTER
U KL /t n

LLun iN j

106

3 9 .5

178.00

100

3 9 .5

179.50

PRO G RA M M E RS

See footnotes at end of tables.




—

—

— — —

— —

57

4 0 .0

240.50

111

4 0 .0

179.00

(B U S IN E S S ),

7

Table A-4. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant workers in San Jose, Calif., March 1977
N um ber of w orkers

Hourly earnings *

Occupation and industry division
Mean 2

M edia n 2

Mididle range 2

Under

receiving

s tra ig h t-tim e

h o u rly

S

S

!

s

S

S

S

s

s

s

s

7 .0 0

7 .2 0

7 .4 0

7 .6 0

7 .8 0

8 .0 0

8 .2 0

8 .4 0

8 .6 0

8 *8 0

9 .0 0

9 .2 0

9 .4 0

9

7 . 00" 7 .2 0

7 .4 0

7 .6 0

7 .8 0

8 .0 0

8 .2 0

8 .4 0

6 »6 0

8 .8 0

9 .0 0

9 .2 0

9 .4 0

9 .6 0

9

6 . 60

6 .7 0

6 .8 0

6 . 90

6 .6 0

6 • 70

6 .8 0

6 .9 0

s

6 .3 0

6 ,4 0

6 .5 0

6 .4 0

6 .5 0

T

of—

S

S

s

earnings

3

$

i

T

1

and

6 * 30

ALL W O R K E R S
MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS
MANUFACTURING —
MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS
MANUFACTURING ~
MAINTENANCE PAINTERS M A N U F A C T U R I N G --- —
MAINTENANCE MACHINISTS
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------MAINT E N A N C E MECHA N I C S (MACHINERY)
M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
( M OTOR V E H I C L E S ) ------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------ --NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES

-

79

$
7 .6 8

$
7 .6 5

$
7 .3 3 -

$
7 .9 4

-

-

-

-

4

2

-

6

14

4

27

2

6

-

2

12

-

—

-

-

75

7 .7 4

7 .6 5

7 .3 3 -

8 .0 6

-

-

•

-

-

2

*

-

6

14

4

27

2

6

-

2

12

-

-

-

-

399

8 .1 9

8 .3 5

7 .8 5 -

8 .6 8

8

4

8

-

-

6

-

17

.

34

1

66

55

10

19

100

61

6

.

-

362

8 .2 6

8 .2 7

7 .8 5 -

8 .6 8

-

-

-

8

-

-

6

-

15

-

30

1

66

55

10

“

100

61

6

-

-

59

7 .8 3

7 .3 3

7 .3 0 -

8 .6 8

-

•

.

2

4

•

-

•

2

24

-

2

-

-

6

12

7

-

-

-

-

*

*

*

2

6

-

6

2

6

*

6

•

-

52

7 .7 0

7 .3 3

7 .3 0 -

8 .5 6

-

-

*

2

4

-

*

-

2

24

*

-

2

-

6

12

136

7 .9 7

7 .8 4

7 .2 5 -

8 .0 6

-

•

-

3

•

•

-

•

22

11

20

2

22

24

10

.

-

136

7 .9 7

7 .8 4

7 .2 5 -

8 .0 6

-

-

-

3

-

-

*

-

22

11

20

2

22

24

10

*

1 .0 0 4

7 .7 6
7 .7 8

7 .6 5

7 .3 3 -

8 .6 8

12

40

-

18

4

8

-

108

248

31

41

119

_

10

.

336

-

_

7 .7 4

7 .3 3 -

8 .6 8

12

40

*

4

8

29
29

108

248

31

41

119

“

10

*

336

*

*

8

40

1
-

14
-

12

45

74
-

1

14

12
-

45

4

-

45

-

986

8 .4 5
8 .3 9

8 .6 8

7 .6 5 -

9 .1 9

150

8 .6 8

7 .6 5 -

8 .6 8

113

8 .5 4

9 .0 6

7 .5 6 -

9 .4 5

-

-

-

-

3

-

91

8 .4 9

9 .0 6

7 .2 0 -

9 .4 5

-

-

-

-

3

-

lb

40

10

•

-

263

MAINTENANCE TRADES HELPERS —

—

66

6 .1 0

6 .3 6

6 .3 6 -

6 .3 7

( T O OLROOM)

64

8 .1 3

8 .1 6

7 .9 9 -

8 .4 2

2

T O O L A N D D I E M A K E R S ---------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------- -—

206

8 .8 5
8 .8 3

8 .6 9

8 .6 8 -

9 .2 6

.

8 .6 8

8 .6 8 -

9 .1 7

114

7 .5 9

7 .4 9

7 .1 6 -

7 .8 6

97

7 .4 9

7 .1 8

7 .1 6 —

7 .8 6

MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS

S T A T I O N A R Y E N G I N E E R S ---- ---------MANUFACTURING

See

footnotes

at

end




of

202

5

13

24

3

b

7

8

16

3

-

24

2

13
-

7

-

17

3
-

6
-

7

-

*

24

2

-

13

*

*

1

5

9

21

7

_

2

•

3

13

12

2

-

3

13

12

9
9

-

6

3

•

_

-

.

•

2

-

-

2

_

49
49

table s.

8

-

17

2

23

15

2

23

lb

74

-

*

3

1

-

-

72
72

30

11

31

6

30

1)

31

6

8

-

-

2

8

3

Table A-5. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers in San Jose, Calif., March 1977
Hourly ea mings

N
Occupation and industry division

4

Num ber of w o rk e rs re c e iv in g s tra ig h t-tim e h ou rly earning
%
i
$
2 .5 0 2 .7 0 2 .9 0

L

of
workers

Mean 2

M ed ian 2

M iddle range 2

$
3.3 0

S
3 .5 0

%
5
$
S
3 .70 3 .9 0 4 .10 4 .3 0

3.5 0

3 ,70

3 .90 4 .1 0

2 ,9 () 3 .1 0

2 ,2 1 7
708
1,5 09

$
7 .7 4
7 .8 4
7 .6 9

$
8 .0 6
7 .4 6
8 .0 6

$
7 .4 6 7 .4 6 8 .0 6 -

$
8 .1 2
8.4C
8 .0 9

*

*

-

100

7 .0 4

7 .7 7

5 .8 3 - 7 .9 4

-

-

471
81
390
184

7 .8 3
7 .8 2
7 .8 3
8 .1 4

8 .0 9
7.9 1
8 .1 3
8 .0 9

7 .9 1 7 .4 8 8 .0 9 8 .0 9 -

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

-

457
205
252

8 .1 4
8 .9 5
7 .4 8

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

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

-

92
83

6 .4 9
6 .4 6

7 .1 3
7 .1 6

6 .0 6 - 7 .1 6
6 .0 6 - 7 .1 6

227
162
65

5.2 0
5 .0 5
5 .5 7

4 .7 9
4 .7 6
5 .5 1

4 .4 4 - 5.8*,
4 .2 5 - 5.1C
4 .7 1 - 6 .9 0

W A R E H O U S E M E N ----M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----NONMANUFACTURING R E T A I L T R A D E ---

540
211
329
274

5 .9 8
4 .2 2
7.1 1
7 .4 2

6 .9 9
3 .8 5
7 .6 8
7 .6 8

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

-

-

-

“

-

-

ORDER

161

4 .6 6

4 .6 2

3 .8 9 - 5 .4 1

“

“

“

“

-

14

149
88

4 .5 1
4 .4 8

4 .3 9
4 .3 5

3 .8 3 - 5 .4 1
4 .1 6 - 4 .3 9

5

5

_

10

.

*

-

*

“

-

10
10

9
4

MATERIAL HANDLING LABORERS
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -NONMANUFACTURING —

430
366

6 .0 9
6 .0 9
3.7 1

3 .8 5 - 6 .0 9
4 .1 5 - 6 .0 9
3 .6 0 - 5 .0 6

6

2
-

2

“

6

37
20
17

56
54
2

-

6

6
5
1

6

-

5
5

64

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

FORKLIFT

709
625

6.3 0
6 .1 8

6 .0 4
6 .0 4

5 .9 1 - 6 .8 4
5 .9 1 - 6 .8 4

-

•

-

_

•

-

985
244
741

3 .9 0
6 .0 5
3 .2 0

3 .2 1
6.7 0
3 .0 5

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

------

TRuCKDRIVERS. MEDIUM TRUCK:
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------

(TRAILER)

heavy

------

NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC UTILITIES

-----

TRUCKDRIVERS. HEAVY TRUCK
(OTHER THAN TRAILER) — —
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------NONMANUFACTURING —
RECEIVING CLERKS
MANUFACTURING

---------—

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING
MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUFACTURING —

FILLERS

CLERKS

------

SHIPPING PACKERS
MANUFACTURING

-----

O P E R A T O R S -----------------

m a n u f a c t u ring

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN
MANUFACTURING
no n m a n u f a c t u r i n g

GUARDSt
MANUFACTURING

i
s
5 .30 5 .7 0

$
6 .1 0

4 .9 0

5.3C

5 .7 0

6.1 0

6 .5 0 6 .9 0

$
S
6 .5 0 6 .9 0

$
7.3 0

»
7.7 0

i
■5------ ~S
6 .1 0 8 .5 0 6.9 0

5
9.3 0

4 .30 4 .5 0

7.3 0

7.7 0

8.1 0

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

9.7 0

--—

--------

JANITORS, PORTERS. AND
MANUFACTURING
NONMANUFACTURING
RETAIL TRADE

*

*

2
2
“

2
2
*

18
18

12
12

24
24

*

27
27

32
26
6

85
22
63

28
22
6

-

“

“

2

2

“

“

“

“

“

13

16

2

-

-

-

-

—
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

56
56

9
9
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

13
13

-

-

3
1
2

“

153
2
151

341
323
18

925
93
832

399
49
350

-

-

9

56

“

-

32
14
18

143
29
114
100

231
29
202
84

18
6
12

108
20
88

70
70

96
96

“

-

-

-

*

*

70
70
-

96
96
“

-

-

*

truck

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

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

s
4 .5 0 4 .9 0

WORKERS

T R U C K D R I V E R S ----MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUFACTURING

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

of--S

and
under
2.7 0

ALL

$
3.1 0

CLEANERS

_

*

•
“

_

.

-

*

-

-

14
13

2
2

5
2

46
43

5
4

.

•

“

“

4
4

16
5
11

_

2
2
-

24
14
10

8
•
8

12
12
-

8

111
11
100
100

162
162

5
5
“

9
5
4

23
23
-

16
16
*

10
10
*

59
31
28

39
39
-

10
6
4

15
5
10

_

-

-

-

-

49
49

66
66

34
34

-

•

-

•

-

-

-

•

27
20
7

-

“

“

“

“

10
6
4
4

42

14

-

-

23

14

6
6

21
21

28
28

5
5

2
2

30

12
6

1

3
-

14
9
5

16
7
9

13
7

1

25
22
3

«.

-

-

-

92
92

39
18

303
303

6

23
4
19

37
37

-

146

243

6 .0 5

6 .7 0

6 .6 0 “

6 .7 0

-

1 ,6 53
657
996
261

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

4 .3 1
4 .7 8
4 .3 1
4 .0 3

4 .0 3 3 .9 4 4 .3 1 4 .0 0 -

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

1
-

1
1

-

138

99
•

99

144
•

144

-

-

13
13

40
15
25

48
24
24

5

5

5

-

-

71
-

54
21

71

33

-

20

12

5

22
16
6
6

62
46
16
8

86

158
59
99
92

9

20
12
8

63
23

11

39
5
34

2
-

2

-

44
33

11
6

-

5
5

-

138

.
-

8
7

-

146

151
151

*

-

-

1
1

7
7

-

See footnotes at end of tables.




-

3

29
-

29

-

537
16
521
10

20
8

12

8
154
65
89
30

-

6

-

178
55
123
67

20
-

6
-

14
14

-

6

-

“

“

-

8
8

42

12

-

6
6

20

“

6

150
150
“

3

-

“

-

47
47

40
40

23
22

94
94

96
96

“

16
16

132
132

4

-

“

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

“

“

8
-

•

-

-

-

8

-

-

-

-

“

“

-

“

-

“

-

-

“

-

•

•

-

-

-

-

“

-

3
62
-

4

5
5

-

-

-

5

-

-

-

4

37

16

132

4

57
37
20

40
15
25
14

114
114

55
55

44
44

1

162

-

“

“

•

.

-

-

-

-

•
•

-

-

-

-

-




Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom,
powerplant, material movement, and custodial workers,
by sex, in San Jose, Calif., March 1977
Number
of
woikers

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry d ivis io n

( me a n * )
hourly
earnings 4

Sex, 3 occupation, and in du stry d ivis io n

MAINTENANCE, to o l r o o m , AND
POwERPLANT o c c u p a t io n s - MEN

Number
of
workers

Average
(m e an 2 )
hourly
earnings 4

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS ---- — --------

399

8*19

52

7.7 0

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY TRUCK
(TR A ILE R ) ----------------------------------- —

471

$
7 .8 3

TRUCKDRIVERS* HEAVY TRUCK

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS

(MACHINERY)

-

1 ,0 04

7 .7 6

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS

.

^

rxv r— . . a ^ r-,~, r~

STATIONARY ENGINEERS ------------------------

OCCUPATIONS -

r-

114

7 .5 9

2*216

7 .7 4

MEN

0 .0
TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM TRUCK!

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS -----

“ L 1MIL
See footn otes at end o f tables.

10

1r>r* UC-

" * ¥*

1 ,4 *8

r

4 .6 4




Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings, adjusted for
employment shifts, for selected occupational groups
in San Jose, Calif., for selected periods
March 1972
to
March 1973

March 1973
to
March 1974

A ll industries:
Office c le r ic a l_____________________________________
Electronic data processing
_____
Industrial nurses
Skilled maintenance trades
Unskilled plant workers __
_ ...... __

6.0
(6)
2.5
6.2
6.4

6.9
( 6)
7.4
7.9
6.3

10.7
9.0
10.6
13.2
13.4

8.1
7.0
10.6
9.8
7.9

7.4
6.9
7.6
8.0
6.7

Manufacturing:
Office clerical
Electronic data processing
Industrial nurses
Skilled maintenance trades
Unskilled plant workers

5.9
( 6)
4.5
5.7
5.8

7.1
( 6)
7.2
7.7
6.4

10.6
9.1
10.3
12.7
11.1

8.4
7.0
11.6
9.9
8.1

8.0
7.4
6.9
7.8
8.0

6.0
( 6)
( 6)
7.0

6.6
( 6)
( 6)
5.9

11.2
(6)
(6)
( 6)

7.6
( 6)
( 6)
( 6)

6.1
(6)
( 6)
5.0

Industry and occupational group 5

Nonmanufacturing:
Office clerica l
___ _
Electronic data processing
Industrial nurses
Unskilled plant w o r k e r s _____

__ _ _

11

March 1974
to
March 1975

March 1975
to
March 1976

March 1976
to
March 1977'

Table A-8. Weekly earnings of office workers—large establishments in San Jose, Calif., March 1977
W ee k ly earnings
(standard)
Number

Occupation and in du stry d iv is io n
workers

A verage
w eekly
hours1
(standard)

N u m ber of w o rk ers

s

$
110

M ea n 2

M edian 2

M iddle range 2

S

120

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

130

S

S

S

140

150

S

160

S

s

170

180

S

190

S

200

s

S

210

22 0

S

S

230

240

S

S

250

260

s

S

S

280

300

320

S

340

and
under

120

360
and

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

250

260

280

300

320

340

360

27
27

30
10
20

54
21
33

160
76
84

198
104
94

328
218
110

233
179
54

307
211
96

210
130
80

192
143
49

125
86
39

121
78
43

343
312
31

142
125
17

58
50
8

41
32
9

13
11
2

5
5
-

1

-

8

2

12

15

8

5

3

2

5

-

-

-

-

*

18
16
2

27
12
15

22
15
7

53
30
23

38
10
28

49
31
18

68
44
24

52
20
32

82
78
4

42
42

32
29
3

11
9
2

-

*

11
9
2

52
52

-

1
1
-

_

6

6

-

-

-

90
29
61

151
90
61

108
74
34

162
104
58

78
51
27

56
43
13

45
37
8

47
41
6

106
85
21

51
43
8

5
3
2

•

•

6

73
20
53

-

6

20
5
15

2

-

-

3
3

21
21

24
10
14

33
15
18

70
47
23

88
59
29

150
116
34

103
90
13

91
76
15

90
69
21

79
63
16

10
4
6

10
6
4

170
166
4

1

4
4

-

-

-

1

6
6

-

-

17
3

20
4

21
10

9
7

18
13

8
5

11
10

11
5

4
4

4
3

16
16

33
30

.

.

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

4

5

1

16

6

11

11

4

2

12

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

33

-

-

-

-

-

130

140

-

-

-

-

•

-

3

-

•

-

-

•

-

•

-

-

over

ALL WORKERS

SECRETARIES

MANUFACTURING ------------NONMANUFACTURING ---SECRETARIES* CLASS A -----SECRETARIES, CLASS B ---MANUFACTURING -----—
NONMANUFACTURING —

2 ,5 9 0
1,791
799

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

$
$
$
$
2 26 .00 2 19 .00 1 9 5 .0 0 -2 5 4 .5 0
2 33 .00 2 2 4 .0 0 2 0 1 .0 0 -2 7 0 .5 0
2 0 9 .5 0 2 0 7 .0 0 1 8 4 .0 0 -2 3 0 .0 0

61

4 0 .0

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

558
398
160

4 0 .0 2 5 3 .5 0 2 47 .50
4 0 .0 2 61 .50 2 63 .00
4 0 .0 2 33 .50 2 3 0 .0 0

2 2 1 .0 0 -2 8 4 ,0 0
2 3 1 .0 0 -2 9 1 .5 0
2 1 7 .5 0 -2 5 1 .5 0

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

1 ,0 06
625
381

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

953
721
232

4 0 .0 214 .0 0 207 .0 0
4 0 .0 219 .00 2 1 2 .0 0
3 9 .5 198.00 193.50

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

201
110

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

199.00 195.00
2 24 .00 225 .0 0

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

89

4 0 .0

199.00

202 .00

112

4 0 .0

199.00

476
308
168

4 0 .0 2 04 .00
4 0 .0 2 22 .00
3 9 .5 171.50

STENOGRAPHERS -------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL
STENOGRAPHERS, s e n io r TY PIS TS ---------- ------------MANUFACTURING -------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------- -----

4 0 .0 2 1 8 .5 0 2 12 .00 1 9 3 .5 0 -2 4 1 .0 0
4 0 .0 2 27 .00 2 19 .00 2 0 0 .0 0 -2 5 3 .0 0
4 0 .0 205 .0 0 198.00 1 8 3 .0 0 -2 1 9 .0 0

3

*

-

-

-

2

-

•

“

-

-

*

1
-

12
*

16
*

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

-

1

11

5

175.00

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

-

-

1

11

17

16

16

8

2

2

-

2

198.00
2 50 .00
172.00

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

3

21
6
15

21
4
17

35
19
16

38
17
21

50
25
25

38
13
25

28
14
14

21
19
2

31
15
16

1

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

160
160
-

-

1

13
12
1

-

3

12
4
8

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

13

160

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

2 2 5 .5 0 2 50 .00

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

1

3

1

5

4

11

30

28

18

5

21

-

172
80

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

166.00
169.00

161.00
163.00

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

2
*

9
4

20
6

16
4

31
19

27
14

20
8

10
4

10
4

16
14

10
3

1

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

93
64

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

2 00 .50 2 02 .00
2 11 .50 207 .50

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

-

*

7
1

6
4

7
3

12
8

6
3

5
4

3
1

10
8

8
8

4
2

2
2

2
-

2
2

17
16

-

2
2

-

-

-

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONlSTS-

53

165.00

163.50

1 4 4 .0 0 -1 7 7 .0 0

-

5

5

7

9

1

15

3

-

7

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

103
72
31
9

96
66
30
12

142
86
56
17

92
65
27
2

118
59
59
33

53
33
20
2

36
20
16
1

37
17
20
2

20
1
19
-

12
8
4
-

23
8
15
15

8
3
5
1

18
15
3
1

6
6

•

•

-

•

-

•

•

•

-

-

-

-

-

37
29
8

79
59
20

63
51
12

95
55
40

34
31
3

19
18
1

16
15
1

1
1
-

9
8
1

23

6
1
5

18
15
3

6
6
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

59
37

63
27
36

29
14
15

23
4
19

19

17

21

19

3

_

2

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

o

o

o

304

o

CLASS A ------------------------ —

T Y P IS T S , CLASS B ---------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------- -----

T Y P IS T S .

-

ACCOUNTING CLERKS ---------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------- ---------RETAIL TRADE ----------------- ----------

832
493
339
115

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

176.50
174.50
179.00
174.50

170.00
168.00
176.50
168.00

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

8
3
5
3

14
6
8
8

46
25
21
9

ACCOUNTING CLERKS, CLASS A -------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------

423
302
121

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

188.00
188.50
187.00

180.50
180.00
184.00

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

-

.

-

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

409
191
218

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

164.00
153.00
174.00

158.00
149.50
168.00

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

-

-

-

"

-

*

17
5
12

8

14
6

46
25
21

86
67
19

3
5

8

See footnotes at end of tables.




12

22

2

2

2

17

15

19

19

3

d

15

•
•

-

Table A-8. Weekly earnings of office workers—large establishments in San Jose, Calif., March 1977— Continued
Weekly earning^^™
(standard)

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

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
[standard)

N u m ber of w o rk ers

S

1

no
Me“ 2

Median 2

Middle range 2

S

r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k iy e a r n in g s o f—

S

S

S

S

S

t

S

S

S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
360
230
240
340
220
280
300
320
250
260

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

24 0

250

260

280

300

320

340

360

over

*

-

3
1

12
12

13
10

11
6

*

11
11

4
4

3
3

12
11

9
“

14
1

6
*

1
1

*

*

1
1

*

*

2
•2

6
6
-

32
27
5

63
36
27

71
30
41

48
26
22

68
20
48

39
12
27

50
21
29

41
7
34

13
5

19
11

•

-

-

-

-

*

*

-

8

24
24
-

2
2

8

24
24
“

.

1

-

27
19

10
10

24
24

2
2

_

_

-

-

4

-

-

*

4

2

8

14
10
4

12

1

25
13
12

4

-

26
5
21

12

-

8
6

8

-

19
15

9

-

8

8

*

*

1

6
6

13
12

55
30

45
25

21
7

43
7

36

33

1
1

7
7

-

-

-

-

-

an d
un der

and

ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUED
$
$
$
2 0 3 .5 0 2 0 1 .5 0 1 6 7 .0 0 -2 3 7 .5 0
191 .00 197 .00 1 6 5 .5 0 -2 1 0 .5 0

PAYROLL CLERKS ----------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------

100
61

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS-----— ---------- -------MANUFACTURING-------- ----------------- ----NONMANUFACTURING -------- — --------------

502
251
251

3 9 .5 198.50
4 0 .0 200 .5 0
3 9 .5 196.50

192.50
191.00
195 .50

1 7 2 .0 0 -2 1 9 .5 0
1 6 4 .5 0 -2 3 6 .5 0
1 7 8 .5 0 -2 1 5 .0 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS. CLASS A — ----MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------- -------------------—

197
121
76

4 0 .0 2 06 .50 195.00
4 0 .0 2 1 3 .0 0 2 19 .00
3 9 .S 196.00 192 .50

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

.

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS. CLASS B ------ —
MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------

305
130

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

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

-

193 .50
189.00

192 .50
176 .00

.

-

-

•

‘

See footnotes at end of tables.




13

2

7
30
10

11

7
1

”

*

14
14

•

Table A-9. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers—large establishments
in San Jose, Calif., March 1977
W ee k ly earnings 1
( standard) •
Number
of
workers

Occupation and in du stry d iv is io n

A verage
w eekly
hours1
(standard)

N u m ber o f w o rk e rs re c e iv in g s tra ig h t-tim e w e e k ly earn in gs o f—
S

S
130

M ea n 2

M edian 2

M iddle range 2

S
150

$

S
170

190

s

S
210

230

250

S

s

270

290

290

310

5

s

S

s

310

330

330

350

370

390

26
14

43

55

350

370

S
390

410

S ^
S
S
S
S
S
490
510
450
530
430
470

and
under
150

and
170

190

210

230

250

270

410

430

450

470

490

21

20

20

510

530

2S

14

over

ALL WORKERS
$
$
$
$
3 6 1 .0 0 4 0 3 .0 0
4 1 4 .0 0 404*00 3 7 3 .0 0 -

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
345
249

13

4 5 6 .0 0
4 6 0 .0 0

25
33

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
20
*
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
189

3 9 .5

36S .00
3 7 6 .5 0

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

12

3 98 .00
3 98 .50

672

4 0 .0

338 .50 3 2 7 .5 0 2 9 0 .0 0 -3 7 7 .5 0

-

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U SIN E SS)*
CLASS A ------------------------------------------

385

4 0 .0

378 .00 3 5 4 .0 0

•

COMPUTER PROGRAMMED

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

-

1

18

15
8

_

50
38

54
51

81

98

90

61

39

26

16

19

30

15

i

1

6

35

57

80
79

49

38

14

10
10

19
19

30
30

15
15

8

20
10

35
33

31

28

10
10

12

18

12

18

12

12
*

(B U S IN E SS ).
4 0 .0

2 61 .50

2 54 .00 2 4 4 .0 0 -

2 98 .00

489
408
81

4 0 .0

248 .50
2 1 8 .0 0 2 56 .00 2 58 .00 2 2 6 .0 0 2 12 .00 c.04.00 1 8 6 .0 0 -

2 87 .00
2 91 .00
2 37 .50

184
170

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

269 .00 2 69 .50 2 3 9 .5 0 2 70 .00 2 70 .00 2 4 0 .5 0 -

295 .50
3 01 .50

2 0 7 .5 0 -

267 .0 0

101

A 1v Kj f LL m

t)

73
62

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

2 23 .50 2 00 .00
228 .50 201 .00

742
624

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

378
334

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

287 .0 0
287 .00

2 62 .00
2 68 .00

2 60 .00 2 2 5 .0 0 2 72 .00 2 2 8 .0 0 -

298 ,50
308.00

2 98 .50
304 .50

297 .00
304.50

17
n

31
20
11

15

31
21

10

6

17

29
28

12

15

13

59
•38
21

57
48

86
71
15

64
54
10

71
67

74
74

27
27

4
4

17
17

39
34

32
27

37
33

29
29

41

37
28

37

32
27

11
11

43
43

23
23

2

1
1

5

25
20

70
56

68
60

120
65

101
77
24

113
112

59
58
I

71
71

58
58

5

32
15

49
27

85
84

52
51

71
71

58
58

48

26
26

7

14

*

*
—
*

—
*

3
3

2

*
2

—
—

*
*

—

*

*

*

—

—

26
26

14
14

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

—
—

16
13

See footnotes at end of tables.




-

(B U S IN E S S ).
2 7 6 *0 0 -3 2 1 .0 0

1 t-H Ur

33

29

3 0 3 .r 0
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
Cl ^ ss c *

17
33

-----

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS)

13

1
1

2

26

*

Table A-9. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers—large establishments
in San Jose, Calif., March 1977— Continued
^"^Veekl^earning^^™
(standard)
Occupation and in du stry d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
standard)

N um ber o f w o rk e rs re ceivin g s tra ig h t-tim e w eek ly earnings o f—

s
Mean 2

Middle range 2

Median 2

S

130
and
under
150

S
15o

s

$
170

190

s

210

s

S
230

250

s

s

270

290

330

s

s

S

$
310

350

370

$
390

$
410

450

S
S
S
I
49Q
510
530
470

470

over

%

430

and
170

190

210

230

250

270

290

310

330

350

370

390

410

430

450

15

66

218

136

157

162

347

63

32

8

-

-

170

161

80

38

118

14

19

4

6

-

3

490

510

-

_

530

ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUEO
$

$

$

$

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. CLASS A -

lt 2 0 4

40*0

305 .50 3 1 1 .5 0 2 7 0 .0 0 -3 3 1 .5 0
304 ,50

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, CLASS B-

724
724

4 0 .0

2 47 .50 235 .0 0 2 1 8 .0 0 2 3 5 .0 0 2 1 8 .0 0 -

388

4 0 .0

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, CLASS C -

188.50

180.00

2 76 .50
276 .50

1 7 3 .0 0 -1 9 8 .0 0

-

-

9

11

77

146

38

See footnotes at end o f tables.




111

15

89

33
jj

12

2

7

-

Table A-10. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by se xlarge establishments in San Jose, Calif., March 1977
A v e rage
(m e a n ^ )

Sex, 3 occupation, and in du stry d iv is io n

of
workers

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS SECRETARIES

W eek ly
hours
(standard)

W eek ly
earnings*
(standard)

Sex, 3 occupation, and indu stry d ivis io n

Number

of
workers

W eekly
hours
standard)

W eek ly
earnings*
(standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED

WOMEN

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

2 ,4 1 2
1.7 27

4 0 .0

A v e rage
( m ean ^)

A v erage

Number

Sex, 3 occupation, and in du stry d iv is io n .

Number

of
workers

W eekly
hours
(standard)

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

2 27 .00

$
4 0 .0

4 0 .0

r-

2 84 .00
249

499

4 0 .0

W eek ly
earnings*
(standard)

$

199.00
2 00 .50

139

213 .0 0

539

260 .50
273 .00

4 0 .0

2 7 2 .0 0

4 0 .0

267*00

121

2 5 9 .5 0

4 0 .0
r- r-

r- ^

120

. r-. » ^ r-

U K A r Itn 3

40 .0
4 0 .0

•J -J U

Q
720

4 0 .0

2 15 .00
2 19 .00
,

.

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL

2 3 9 .5 0

^,

2 24 .00

198*00
4 13 .00

, _

_

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
469

204 .00
2 22 .00

IjL u I 'l L j j i

j

LLAjj

fl

1i B

™- " "

*

99

4 5 9 .0 0
40*0 458 .0 0

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS* CLASS B-

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
LL nJ J

n

2 25 .00

*

, „ „

MANUFACTURING

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

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR—PECEPTIONISTS—

133

3 9 .5 375 .0 0
383 .0 0

471

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

^^

4 0 .0
64

7 0 0 2 00 .50
4 0 .0 2 11 .50

53

4 0 .0

165.00

4 0 .0

175.50
179.00

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS* CLASS A -

355 .5 0
359 .0 0

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U S IN E SS ).
278

393 .0 0

1*087

4 0 .0

524

4 0 .0

3 0 8 .0 0
3 0 7 .0 0
2 55 .00
2 5 5 .0 0

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS)S
JU c* j U

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U S IN E S S ).
399
325
115

MANUFACTURING

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

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
A vL U U ri | I

L w t - K i« j y

LLAj j

"

247

116
111

3 15 .50
319 .0 0
D RAFTERS ----------- --------------------------------- -----------------

(B U S IN E S S ).

188.00
188.50

4 0 .0 2 7 5 .0 0

347

See footn otes at end o f tables.




4 0 .0
4 0 .0

16

4 0 .0 2 5 4 .5 0
2 6 2 .5 0
210*00

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. CLASS C------

177

40*0 250*00

Table A-11. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant workers—large establishments
in San Jose, Calif., March 1977
Number of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings of—

Hourly earnings *
Number

Occupation and industry division

of

workers

Mean 2

M edia n 2

M iddle range 2

----- 1------ ■5------ ~ S ~
1"
S
6 .5 0 6 .6 0 6 . 70 6 . 8o 6 .9 0
del* an dJ

S

7.0 0

$
1 ----- 1 ------ "s------ S ------ "5------ T i
7.1 0 7 .2 0 7 .4 0 7.6 0 7 .8 0 8 .0 0 8 .2 0 8 .4 0

1 ------ 1 ------- S ------ "5-----S
S
$
S
8 .6 0 8 .8 0 9 .0 0 9 .2 0 9.4 0 9 .6 0 9 .8 0 1 0 .0 0

5Q under
6 .7 0 6 . 80 6 . 90 7.0 0

7.1 0

7 .2 0

7.4 0

7.6 0

7.8 0 8 .0 0

6 .2 0 8 .4 0 8 .6 o

3
CO
CO

6 .6 0

9 .0 0 9 .g a 9 .4 0 9.6 0 9 .8 0 1 0 .0 0 o v e r

ALL WORKERS
$

H A l n 1L n w N v t

1K i C 1

N

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (MACHINERY) -

328
294

690
690

8.20
8.28

7.79

$

$

7.65

7.41- 8.06

*

8.)8
8.18

7.85- 8.68
7.85- 8.68

12
-

8.06
7.39

$

7.33- 8.68

4

2
2

-

“

2
2

-

14
14

4
4

27
27

2
2

6
6

-

*

-

6
6

•
-

4
4

7
5

.
*

22
18

1
1

57
57

55
55

*

_
*

•
-

-

•
-

_
*

18
18

_
*

19
19

2
2

6
6

16
16

4
4

8
8

”

29
29

11
11

29
29

248
248

27
27

13
13

-

-

2
2

16
16

*
5
5

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS

_
*

MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS (TOOLROOM) -

64

8*13

8.16

7.99- 8.42

-

2
2

9 *6 6

^ 1A

1i UNAK T

PLIy v A Pv

2

-

-

2

See footnotes at end of tables.




17

_

8
8

16
16

-

2
2

12
12

-

10
10

16

68
68

61
61

-

-

16
16

10
10

-

-

2
2

-

•
-

63
63

*

10
10

232
232

*

*

13
13

16
3

1
1

.

.

10

-

74
74

1

-

*

-

1
1

5
5

9
9

21
21

7
7

15
15

3
3

1
1

2
2

-

6

6

12
12

9

*

3
3

72
72

30
30

17
15

2
2

23
23

-

_

2

-

9

8
8

-

-

*

-

4
4

6
6

_
-

•
-

*

*
”

*

*

4
4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11
11

31
31

6

6
6

-

-

_

3

-

-

.

6

_

4
4

3
3
_

Table A-12. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers—large establishments
in San Jose, Calif., March 1977
Number of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings of—

Hourly earnings

Occupation and industry division

S
S ----- s
S
2. 50 2 .70 2 .9 0 3 .1 0

of
workers

Mean 2

M edian2

and

M iddle range 2

-

2 . 70

-

-

S
S
S
S
i
S
S
3.3 0 3.5 0 3 .7 0 3 .9 0 4 .1 0 4 .3 0 4 .5 0

-

.90 3 .1 0 3 .3 0

-

-

-

-

-

—

S
S
S
S
S
S
s
S
S
$
1 ------ 1 ----4 .7 0 4 .9 0 5 .1 0 5 .4 0 5 .7 0 6 .0 0 6 .3 0 6 .6 0 6 .9 0 7 .2 0 7 .5 0 7 .8 0

-

.

3.5 0 3 ,7 p 3 .9 0 4 .1 0 4.3Q 4 .5 0 4 .7 0 4 .9 0

-

-

-

-

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

-

-

6 ,3 9

-

6 .6 0 6 ,9 9

—

-

and

7 .2 0 7 ,5 0 7 .8 0

over

ALL WORKERS
TRUCKDRIVERS -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------

322
199

$
8 .0 2
7 .8 3

$
8 .4 3
7 .9 4

$
$
7 .9 4 - 8 .4 3
7 .4 8 - 9 .0 6

-

-

-

-

2
2

2
2

•
-

—

-

-

•

-

-

-

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

128
82

5 .3 8
5 .1 6

4 .9 0
4 .8 2

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

.
-

•
-

•
-

4

-

-

-

-

3
3

11
11

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

395

5 .9 6

6 .9 9

3 .9 0 - 7 .6 8

-

-

-

-

-

42

52

34

MATERIAL HANDLING LABORERS ---------------MANUFACTURING----------------------------- -------n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g -------------------------------

337
273
64

5 .3 3
5.6 1
A . 13

6 .0 9
6 .0 9
3 .7 1

3 * 8 0 * 6 «0 9
4 .1 5 - 6 .0 9
3 .6 0 - 5 .0 6

6
6

2
2

5
5
-

6
5
1

6
6

27
10
17

44
42
2

1
•
1

•

•
-

—

-

-

22
22

12
9

10
10

13
13

24
8

17
17

3
3

4

5
5

12

10

1°

5

-

5

2

2

15
12
3

3
3

2
•
2

3
•
3

12

1
1
-

•
-

4
1
3

12

-

4
4

2
1

2
2

8

-

•
-

10

-

-

-

12
12

-

-

8

41

10

162

2
•
2

•
-

47
47
-

_
-

*

4

151
150
1

18
17

62

3
GUARDS AND WATCHMEN ------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

338
218

5 .5 3
6 .3 2

6 .0 0
6.7 0

4 ,4 1 — 6 .7 0
6 .0 2 - 6 .7 0

6

14

4

-

-

-

GUARCSt
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------

218

6 .3 2

6 .7 0

6 .0 2 - 6 .7 0

-

-

JANITORS. PORTERS. ANn CLEANERS ----MANUFACTURING -------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------

*

W o rk ers

w ere

S ee fo o tn o te s

d is t r ib u t e d

as

713
492
221
123

fo llo w s :

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

46

at

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

$ 7 .8 0

to

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

$ 8 .1 0 ;

6 .1 8
6 .3 4
5 .1 0
5 .0 9

20

5

1

-

-

1
1

5

a t $ 8 .1 0

5

to

. 8
-

13
12

13

10

-

1
—

22

-

-

-

10
8

-

-

-

-

-

12

-

-

-

-

8

-

*

24
19

20
15
5
5

$ 8 .4 0 ;

5
-

5

5

118

at

7
1
6
6

$ 8 .4 0

at end o f ta b le s .




18

9

34
26
8
8

to

35
34
1
1

$ 8 .7 0 ;

55
49
6

-

an d

64

27
16
11
2

32
26
6
6

at

$9

to

26
13
13
2

$ 9 .3 0 .

62
39
23
10

11

90
16
74
59

18
4

48

36

9

33

39

3

8

1

6
6

36
36

15
15

128
128

3
3

6

36

15

128

3

30
15
15
4

3

i!i

3

in
-

*

10 *2 4 8
10
130

55
55

12
12

*

*

6
6

*

6

*

-

-

*
*

*

*

*




Table A-13. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom,
powerplant, material movement, and custodial workers, by se xlarge establishments in San Jose, Calif., March 1977
Sex,

3

occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

A v erage
(m ean )
hourly
earnings4

Sex, 3 occupation, and industry division

m a i n t e n a n c e * t o o l r o o m , and
POWERPLANT OCCUPATIONS - MEN

Number
of

Average
(m e a n 2 )
hourly
earnings 4

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN
75

$

$
( tO J

328
<.94
I I^

1 ^ 1* ^ rvvw.

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (MACHINERY)

L r iu iN u L K ij

-

690
690

-

354

7.79
7.79
MANUFACTURING

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS

j 1 A 1 I vJi*AH T

79
79

* i n v l ' i '* 1 j 1 w

8.20
8.28

137
113

8.36
8.33

195
195

8.86

72

7.63

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

GUARDS:

"

NONMANUFACTURTNG:

See footnotes at end of tables.

19

5.70

362

6.36

e-.

JANITORS 9 PORTEKSt AND C L E A N E R S ------r C 1A I L

261

1 W p* L/C

* " "

626
455

5.03
5.18

Footnotes

1 S tan d ard h ou rs r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e
t h e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a la r ie s
(e x c lu s iv e o f p ay f o r o v e r t im e at
r e g u la r a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ), and the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d to th e s e
w e e k ly h o u rs.
2 T h e m ea n is c om p u ted f o r e a c h jo b b y to ta lin g the e a r n in g s o f a ll
w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d ia n d e s ig n a te s
p o s itio n — h a lf o f th e w o r k e r s r e c e iv e th e s a m e o r m o r e and h a lf r e c e iv e
th e s a m e o r le s s than th e r a te shown. T h e m id d le ra n g e is d e fin e d b y tw o
r a te s o f pay: a fo u r th o f the w o r k e r s e a r n th e s a m e o r le s s than the lo w e r
o f th e s e r a te s and a fo u r th e a r n the s a m e o r m o r e than th e h ig h e r r a te .




3
E a r n in g s data r e la t e o n ly to w o r k e r s w h o s e s e x id e n tific a tio n was
p r o v id e d b y th e e s ta b lis h m e n t.
4
E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s ,
h o lid a y s , and la te s h ifts .
5
E s tim a te s f o r p e r io d s ending p r i o r to 1976 r e la t e to m en o n ly f o r
s k ille d m a in te n a n c e and u n s k ille d plant w o r k e r s . A l l o th e r e s tim a te s r e la te
to m en and w o m e n .
6
D ata do not m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a o r data not a v a ila b le .

20

Appendix A.
Scope and Method
of Survey
D ata on a r e a w a g e s and r e la te d b e n e fits a r e o b ta in ed b y p e r s o n a l
v is it s o f B u reau f ie ld r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s at 3 - y e a r in t e r v a ls .
In e a c h o f the
in te r v e n in g y e a r s , in fo r m a tio n on e m p lo y m e n t and o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s is
c o lle c t e d b y a c o m b in a tio n o f p e r s o n a l v is it , m a il q u e s tio n n a ire , and t e l e ­
phone in t e r v ie w f r o m e s ta b lis h m e n ts p a r tic ip a tin g in the p r e v io u s s u r v e y .
In each o f the 74 *1 a r e a s c u r r e n t ly s u r v e y e d , data a r e ob ta in ed fr o m
r e p r e s e n ta tiv e e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith in s ix b ro a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s : M a n u fa c ­
tu rin g ; tr a n s p o r ta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s ; w h o le s a le
tr a d e ; r e t a il tr a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u ra n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v ic e s . M a jo r
in d u s try g ro u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m th es e stu d ies a r e g o v e rn m e n t o p e r a tio n s and
the c o n s tru c tio n and e x t r a c t iv e in d u s tr ie s . E s ta b lis h m e n ts h a vin g f e w e r than
a p r e s c r ib e d n u m b er o f w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d b e ca u s e o f in s u ffic ie n t e m p lo y ­
m en t in the o c c u p a tio n s stu d ied . S e p a r a te ta b u la tio n s a r e p r o v id e d fo r each
o f the b ro a d in d u s try d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .
T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e con d u cted on a s a m p le b a s is .
T h e sa m p lin g
p r o c e d u r e s in v o lv e d e ta ile d s t r a t ific a t io n o f a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith in the
scop e o f an in d iv id u a l a r e a s u r v e y b y in d u s tr y and n u m b er o f e m p lo y e e s .
F r o m th is s t r a t ifie d u n iv e r s e a p r o b a b ilit y s a m p le is s e le c te d , w ith each
e s ta b lis h m e n t h a vin g a p r e d e te r m in e d ch an ce o f s e le c tio n . T o ob ta in op tim u m
a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t, a g r e a t e r p r o p o r tio n o f la r g e than s m a ll e s t a b ­
lis h m e n ts is s e le c te d .
W hen data a r e c o m b in e d , each e s ta b lis h m e n t is
w e ig h te d a c c o r d in g to its p r o b a b ilit y o f s e le c tio n , so that u n b ia sed e s tim a te s
a r e g e n e r a te d . F o r e x a m p le , i f one out o f fo u r e s ta b lis h m e n ts is s e le c te d ,
it is g iv e n a w e ig h t o f 4 to r e p r e s e n t i t s e l f p lus th r e e o th e r s . A n a lte r n a te
o f the s a m e o r ig in a l p r o b a b ilit y is ch o sen in the s a m e in d u s t r y - s iz e c l a s s i ­
fic a tio n i f data a r e n ot a v a ila b le f r o m the o r ig in a l s a m p le m e m b e r .
I f no
s u ita b le su b stitu te is a v a ila b le , a d d itio n a l w e ig h t is a s s ig n e d to a s a m p le
m e m b e r that is s im ila r to the m is s in g u n it.
O c c u p a tio n s and e a r n in g s
O c c u p a tio n s s e le c te d f o r study a r e c o m m o n to a v a r ie t y o f m a n u fa c ­
tu rin g and n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g in d u s tr ie s , and a r e o f the fo llo w in g ty p e s : (1 )
O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2 ) p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l; (3 ) m a in te n a n c e , to o lr o o m ,
and p o w e r p la n t; and (4 ) m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t and c u s to d ia l.
O c c u p a tio n a l
c la s s ific a t io n is b a sed on a u n ifo r m s e t o f jo b d e s c r ip tio n s d e s ig n e d to take
a c c ount o f in te r e s ta b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n in d u ties w ith in the s a m e jo b .
O ccu p ation s s e le c te d for* study a r e lis t e d and d e s c r ib e d in a p p e n d ix B.
1

In clu ded in the 74 areas are 4 studies con d u cted b y th e Bureau under con tract.

O hio; B irm in gh am , A l a . ; N o r fo lk — V irg in ia
Syracuse,

N .Y .

B each— Portsm outh and N e w p o rt N ew s—H am p ton ,




O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a r n in g s data a r e shown f o r f u ll- t im e
w o r k e r s , i. e ., th ose h ir e d to w o r k a r e g u la r w e e k ly sch ed u le.
E a rn in g s
data e x c lu d e p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o rk on w e ek en d s, h o lid a y s ,
and la te s h ifts .
N o n p ro d u c tio n b on u ses a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g
a llo w a n c e s and in c e n tiv e b on u ses a r e in clu d ed .
W e e k ly h ou rs fo r o ffic e
c l e r i c a l and p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l occ u p a tio n s r e f e r to the stan dard
w o rk w e e k (ro u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r) f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e
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 p a y f o r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r
a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ). A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s f o r th e s e occ u p a tio n s a r e
rou n ded to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r . V e r t i c a l lin e s w ith in the d is trib u tio n o f
w o r k e r s on s o m e A - t a b le s in d ic a te a chan ge in the s iz e o f the c la s s in t e r v a ls .

T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e the l e v e l o f o c c u p a tio n a l e a rn in g s in an a r e a
at a p a r t ic u la r tim e . C o m p a ris o n s o f in d iv id u a l o c c u p a tio n a l a v e r a g e s o v e r
tim e m a y n o t r e f l e c t e x p e c te d w a g e c h a n ge s . T h e a v e r a g e s f o r in d iv id u a l job s
a r e a ffe c t e d b y ch an ges in w a g e s and e m p lo y m e n t p a tte r n s .
F o r e x a m p le ,
p r o p o r tio n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d b y h ig h - o r lo w - w a g e f i r m s m a y ch an ge, o r
h ig h -w a g e w o r k e r s m a y a d v a n c e to b e tte r jo b s and be r e p la c e d b y new
w o r k e r s at lo w e r r a te s . Such s h ifts in e m p lo y m e n t cou ld d e c r e a s e an o c c u ­
p a tio n a l a v e r a g e e v e n though m o s t e s ta b lis h m e n ts in an a r e a in c r e a s e w a g e s
d u rin g the y e a r . C h an ges in e a r n in g s o f o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p s, shown in tab le
A - 7 , a r e b e t t e r in d ic a to r s o f w a g e tr e n d s than a r e e a rn in g s chan ges fo r
in d iv id u a l jo b s w ith in the g ro u p s .

A v e r a g e e a r n in g s r e f l e c t c o m p o s ite , a r e a w id e e s tim a te s . In d u s tr ie s
and e s ta b lis h m e n ts d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l and jo b s ta ffin g , and thus c o n trib u te
d if fe r e n t ly to the e s tim a te s f o r each jo b . P a y a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f le c t
a c c u r a t e ly the w a g e d if fe r e n t ia l am on g jo b s in in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts .

T h ese areas are A k ro n ,
V a . — N . C. ; and

In ad d ition , the Bureau conducts m ore lim it e d area studies in a p p ro x im a te ly 100 areas a t the

request o f the E m p lo ym en t Standards A d m in is tra tio n o f the U. S.

U n le s s o t h e r w is e in d ic a te d , the e a r n in g s data fo llo w in g the jo b
t it le s a r e f o r a ll in d u s tr ie s c o m b in e d .
E a r n in g s data f o r s o m e o f the
o c c u p a tio n s lis t e d and d e s c r ib e d , o r f o r s o m e in d u s try d iv is io n s w ith in the
sc o p e o f the s u r v e y , a r e n o t p r e s e n te d in the A - s e r i e s ta b le s b e ca u s e
e ith e r (1 ) e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a tio n is to o s m a ll to p r o v id e enough data
to m e r it p re s e n ta tio n , o r (2 ) th e r e is p o s s ib ilit y o f d is c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u a l
e s ta b lis h m e n t d ata.
S e p a r a te m e n 's and w o m e n 's e a rn in g s data a r e n ot
p r e s e n te d w hen the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s not id e n tifie d b y s e x is 20 p e r c e n t
o r m o r e o f the m en o r w o m e n id e n tifie d in an oc c u p a tio n .
E a r n in g s data
n o t shown s e p a r a t e ly f o r in d u s tr y d iv is io n s a r e in c lu d e d in data f o r a ll
in d u s tr ie s c o m b in e d .
L ik e w is e , f o r o c c u p a tio n s w ith m o r e than one le v e l ,
data a r e in clu d ed in the o v e r a l l c la s s ific a t io n w hen a s u b c la s s ific a tio n is
not shown o r in fo r m a tio n to s u b c la s s ify is n ot a v a ila b le .

D ep a rtm en t o f Labor.

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A v e r a g e p a y le v e l s f o r m en and w o m e n in s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s should
n o t be a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d if fe r e n c e s in p a y o f the s e x e s w ith in in d iv id u a l
e s ta b lis h m e n ts .
F a c t o r s w h ich m a y c o n trib u te to d iffe r e n c e s in c lu d e p r o ­
g r e s s io n w ith in e s ta b lis h e d r a te r a n g e s (o n ly the r a te s p aid in cu m b en ts a r e
c o lle c t e d ) and p e r fo r m a n c e o f s p e c ific d u ties w ith in the g e n e r a l s u r v e y jo b
d e s c r ip t io n s . Job d e s c r ip tio n s u sed to c l a s s if y e m p lo y e e s in th es e s u r v e y s
u s u a lly a r e m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than th o s e u sed in in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts
and a llo w f o r m in o r d if fe r e n c e s am on g e s ta b lis h m e n ts in s p e c ific d u ties
pe r fo r m e d .

E le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g

S k ille d m a in te n a n c e

C o m p u te r s y s te m s
a n a ly s ts , c la s s e s
A , B, and C
C o m p u te r p r o g r a m m e r s ,
c la s s e s A , B, and C
C o m p u te r o p e r a t o r s ,
c la s s e s A , B, and C

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

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s tim a te s r e p r e s e n t the to ta l in a ll e s t a b ­
lis h m e n ts w ith in the s c o p e o f the stu dy and n o t the n u m b e r a c tu a lly s u r v e y e d .
B ec a u se o c c u p a tio n a l s tr u c tu r e s am on g e s ta b lis h m e n ts d if fe r , e s tim a te s o f
o c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t ob ta in ed f r o m the s a m p le o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts stu d ied
s e r v e o n ly to in d ic a te the r e la t iv e im p o rta n c e o f the jo b s stu d ied .
These
d iffe r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l s tr u c tu r e do n ot a f f e c t m a t e r ia lly the a c c u r a c y o f
the e a r n in g s d ata.

In d u s tr ia l n u rs e s

U n s k ille d p lan t

R e g is t e r e d in d u s tr ia l
n u rs e s

J a n ito r s , p o r t e r s , and
c le a n e r s
M a t e r ia l h a n d lin g la b o r e r s

P e r c e n t ch a n ges f o r i
as fo llo w s :

W a g e tr e n d s f o r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n a l gro u p s
T h e p e r c e n t in c r e a s e s p r e s e n te d in ta b le A - 7 a r e b a s e d on ch an ges
in a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f m en and w o m e n in e s ta b lis h m e n ts r e p o r tin g the
tre n d jo b s in both the c u r r e n t and p r e v io u s y e a r (m a tc h e d e s ta b lis h m e n ts ).
T h e data a r e a d ju s te d to r e m o v e the e ffe c t s on a v e r a g e e a rn in g s o f e m p lo y ­
m en t s h ifts a m on g e s ta b lis h m e n ts and tu r n o v e r o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts in clu d ed
in s u r v e y s a m p le s .
T h e p e r c e n t in c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r , a r e s t ill a ffe c t e d b y
fa c t o r s o th e r than w a g e in c r e a s e s . H ir in g s , la y o ffs , and tu r n o v e r m a y a ffe c t
an e s ta b lis h m e n t a v e r a g e f o r an o c c u p a tio n w hen w o r k e r s a r e p a id u n d er p lans
p r o v id in g a ra n g e o f w a g e r a te s f o r in d iv id u a l jo b s . In p e r io d s o f in c r e a s e d
h ir in g , f o r e x a m p le , n ew e m p lo y e e s m a y e n te r at the b o tto m o f the ra n g e ,
d e p r e s s in g the a v e r a g e w ith ou t a chan ge in w a g e r a te s .
T h e p e r c e n t c h a n ge s r e la t e to w a g e ch an ges b e tw e e n the in d ic a te d
d a te s . W h en the t im e span b e tw e e n s u r v e y s is o th e r than 12 m on th s, annual
r a te s a r e shown.
(It is a s s u m e d that w a g e s in c r e a s e at a con stan t r a te
b e tw e e n s u r v e y s .)
O c c u p a tio n s u sed to com p u te w a g e tr e n d s a r e :

O f f ic e c l e r i c a l

O ffic e c l e r i c a l — C ontinu ed

S e c r e t a r ie s
S te n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l
S te n o g r a p h e r s , s e n io r
T y p is t s , c la s s e s A and B
F i l e c le r k s , c la s s e s A ,
B, and C
M essen g ers
S w itc h b o a rd o p e r a to r s

O r d e r c le r k s
A c c o u n tin g c le r k s ,
c la s s e s A and B
B o o k k e e p in g -m a c h in e
o p e r a t o r s , c la s s B
P a y r o l l c le r k s
K eyp u n ch o p e r a t o r s ,
c la s s e s A and B

a reas

in the p r o g r a m a r e

com p u ted

1.

A v e r a g e e a r n in g s a r e c om p u ted f o r each o c c u p a tio n f o r
the 2 y e a r s b e in g c o m p a r e d . T h e a v e r a g e s a r e d e r iv e d
f r o m e a r n in g s in th o s e e s ta b lis h m e n ts w h ich a r e in
the s u r v e y both y e a r s ; i t is a s s u m ed that e m p lo y m e n t
re m a in s u n ch an ged.

2.

E a c h o c c u p a tio n is a s s ig n e d a w e ig h t b a s e d on its p r o ­
p o r tio n a te e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p in the
base y e a r.

3.

T h e s e w e ig h ts a r e used to c om p u te g ro u p a v e r a g e s .
E a c h o c c u p a tio n 's a v e r a g e e a r n in g s (c o m p u te d in step 1)
is m u ltip lie d b y its w e ig h t. T h e p ro d u c ts a r e to ta le d to
o b ta in a g ro u p a v e r a g e .

4.

T h e r a tio o f g ro u p a v e r a g e s f o r 2 c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r s is
com p u ted b y d iv id in g the a v e r a g e f o r the c u r r e n t y e a r b y
the a v e r a g e f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r . T h e r e s u lt— e x p r e s s e d
as a p e r c e n t— le s s 100 is the p e r c e n t c h a n ge.

F o r a m o r e d e ta ile d d e s c r ip t io n o f the m eth o d u s e d to com p u te th e s e
w a g e tr e n d s , se e " Im p r o v in g A r e a W a g e S u r v e y In d e x e s , " M o n th ly L a b o r
R e v i e w , J an u ary 1973, pp. 52 -57 .
E s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and s u p p le m e n ta ry w a g e p r o v is io n s




T a b u la tio n s on s e le c te d e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and s u p p le m e n ta ry
w a g e p r o v is io n s ( B - s e r i e s ta b le s ) a r e n o t p r e s e n te d in th is b u lle tin . I n f o r ­
m a tio n f o r th e s e ta b u la tio n s is c o lle c t e d a t 3 - y e a r in t e r v a ls .
T h e s e ta b u ­
la tio n s on m in im u m e n tr a n c e s a la r ie s f o r in e x p e r ie n c e d o f f i c e w o r k e r s ; s h ift
d if fe r e n t ia ls ; sch e d u le d w e e k ly h o u rs and d a y s ; p a id h o lid a y s ; p aid v a c a tio n s ;
and h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p la n s a r e p r e s e n te d (in the B - s e r i e s ta b le s )
in p r e v io u s b u lle tin s f o r th is a r e a .

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Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied
in San Jose, Calif.,1 March 1977
In d u s tr y d iv is io n 2

M in im u m
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s t a b lis h m e n ts in s c o p e
o f stu dy

N u m b e r o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts

W o r k e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts
W ith in s c o p e o f stu d y 4

W ith in s c o p e
o f stu dy J

S tu d ied

Stu d ied
N u m ber

P ercen t

ALL ESTABLISHMENTS
ALL DIVISIONS

780

164

226,883

100

128,581

50
-

315
465

64
100

133,016
93,867

59
41

82,158
46,423

50
50
50
50
50

39
50
207
58
111

14
10
25
14
37

13,393
7,336
36,468
7,867
28,803

6
3
16
3
13

11,077
3,423
12,447
4,057
15,419

-

94

50

151,366

100

112,305

500
-

51
43

23
27

103,007
48,359

68
32

35,997

500
500
500
500
500

3
2
20
3
15

3
2
10
3
9

9,655
2,430
16,284
2,867
17,123

6
2
11
2
11

9,655
2,430
10,101
2,867
10,944

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MANUFACTURING -------------- --------- ------- -----------NONMANUFACTURING-------- -— ------- ----------t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t i o n , and
OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES5 ----- ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE6 ---------------------------------------------------RETAIL TRADE ---------------------------------------------------------FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE6 ------------SERVICES6 -------------------------------------------------------------------LARGE ESTABLISHMENTS
ALL DIVISIONS

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MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------------------TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION, a n d
OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES5 ------------------------------------w h o l e s a l e t r a d e 6 ---------------------------------------------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------------------FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 6 ------SERVICES6 7------------------------------------

1 T h e San J o s e S ta n d a rd M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y th e
O f f ic e o f M a n a g e m e n t and B u d g et th ro u g h F e b r u a r y 1974, c o n s is t s o f S an ta C la r a
C ou n ty.
T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f s tu d y " e s t im a t e s show n in th is t a b le p r o v id e
a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r ip t io n o f th e s iz e and c o m p o s it io n o f th e la b o r f o r c e
in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y .
E s t im a t e s a r e not in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , f o r c o m p a r is o n w ith
o th e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t tr e n d s o r l e v e l s s in c e (1 ) p la n n in g
o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s e s ta b lis h m e n t d a ta c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v a n c e o f
th e p a y r o ll p e r io d s tu d ie d , and (2 ) s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n ts a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e
s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1972 e d itio n o f th e S ta n d a rd In d u s t r ia l C la s s ific a t io n M a n u a l w a s u sed
in c la s s if y in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n .
H o w e v e r, a ll g o vern m en t o p e r a ­
tio n s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
3 In c lu d e s a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t at o r a b o v e th e m in im u m
lim it a t io n .
A l l o u tle ts (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in in d u s tr ie s su ch as t r a d e ,
fin a n c e , auto r e p a ir s e r v i c e , and m o tio n p ic t u r e th e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1
e s ta b lis h m e n t.




4 In c lu d e s a ll w o r k e r s in a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t (w ith in the
at o r a b o v e th e m in im u m lim it a t io n .
5 A b b r e v ia t e d to " p u b lic u t i l i t i e s " in th e A - s e r i e s
t a b le s .
T a x ic a b s and
s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a t e r tr a n s p o r t a t io n a r e e x c lu d e d .
6 T h is d iv is io n is r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t im a t e s f o r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and " n o n ­
m a n u fa c tu r in g " in th e A - s e r i e s t a b le s .
S e p a r a te p r e s e n t a t io n o f d a ta is not m a d e
f o r o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g r e a s o n s :
(1 ) E m p lo y m e n t is to o s m a ll to p r o v id e
en ou gh d ata to m e r i t s e p a r a t e stu d y , (2 ) th e s a m p le w a s not d e s ig n e d i n it ia lly to
p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , (3 ) r e s p o n s e w a s in s u ffic ie n t o r in a d e q u a te to p e r m it
s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n , and (4 ) t h e r e is p o s s i b i l i t y o f d is c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u a l
e s ta b lis h m e n t d a ta .
7 H o t e ls and m o t e ls ; la u n d r ie s and o t h e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ;
a u to m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l, and p a r k in g ; m o tio n p ic t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit m e m b e r s h ip
o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x c lu d in g r e lig io u s and c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); and e n g in e e r in g
and a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .
a rea )

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Appendix B.
Occupational
Descriptions
T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r the B u ­
r e a u ' s w a g e s u r v e y s is to a s s i s t it s f i e l d s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g into a p p r o ­
p r i a t e oc c u p a tio n s w o r k e r s wh o a r e e m p l o y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o l l
t i t l e s and d i f f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t to e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t and f r o m a r e a to a r e a . T h i s p e r m i t s the g ro u p in g o f o c c u p a tio n a l
w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e j o b con te nt. B e c a u s e o f th is e m p h a ­
s is on i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t and i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f o c c u p a tio n a l
content, the B u r e a u 's j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m th ose
in u s e in in d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly in g t h e s e j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s , the B u r e a u 's f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e
i n s t r u c t e d to e x c l u d e w o r k i n g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g i n ­
n e r s ; and p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , and p r o b a t i o n a r y w o r k e r s . H a n d ic a p p e d
w o r k e r s w h o s e e a r n i n g s a r e r e d u c e d b e c a u s e o f t h e i r ha nd ic ap a r e a l s o
e x c lu d e d .
T r a i n e e s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m the s u r v e y e x c e p t f o r th ose r e ­
c e i v i n g o n - t h e - j o b t r a i n i n g in s o m e o f the l o w e r l e v e l p r o f e s s i o n a l and
t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a tio n s .

Office
SECRETARY

S E C R E T A R Y — C ontinue d

A s s i g n e d as p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l l y to one i n d iv id u a l. M a i n ­
tain s a c l o s e and h i g h l y r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p to the d a y - t o - d a y w o r k o f the
su p ervisor.
W o rk s f a i r l y independently r e c e iv in g a m in im u m o f d etailed
s u p e r v i s i o n and g u id a n c e . P e r f o r m s v a r i e d c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l d uties,
u s u a l l y in c lu d in g m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g :

M a y a l s o p e r f o r m o t h e r c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l tasks o f c o m p a r a b l e
n a tu r e and d i f f i c u l t y . T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f i c e routine
and u n d e r s ta n d in g o f the o r g a n i z a t i o n , p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d to
the w o r k o f the s u p e r v i s o r .

Exclu sion s
a. R e c e i v e s te le p h o n e c a l l s , p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , and i n c o m i n g m a i l ,
a n s w e r s routin e i n q u i r i e s , and ro u te s t e c h n i c a l i n q u i r i e s to the p r o p e r
persons;
b.
c.
instru cted ;

E stab lishes,

m a in ta in s ,

and r e v i s e s the

M a i n t a i n s the s u p e r v i s o r ' s

s u p e rv is o r's

c a l e n d a r and m a k e s

file s;

a p p o in tm e n ts as

N o t a l l p o s i t i o n s that a r e t i t l e d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the a b o v e c h a r ­
a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p l e s o f p o s i t i o n s w h ic h a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m the d e fi n i t i o n a r e
as f o l l o w s :
a. P o s i t i o n s w h ich
d e sc rib ed above;
b.

d.

R elays m es s a g e s fro m

s u p e r v i s o r to s u b o r d in a te s ;

e . R e v i e w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , and r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y
o t h e r s f o r the s u p e r v i s o r ' s s i g n a tu r e to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l and t y p o g r a p h i c
accuracy;
f.

P erform s




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

s io n al,

do

not

m eet

the " p e r s o n a l "

secretary

S t e n o g r a p h e r s not f u l l y tr a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l - t y p e

concept

d uties;

c. S t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g as o f f i c e a s s i s t a n t s to a g ro u p o f p r o f e s ­
te c h n i c a l , o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ;

d. S e c r e t a r y p o s i t i o n s in w h i c h the duties a r e e i t h e r s u b s ta n t ia lly
m o r e r ou tin e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p l e x and r e s p o n s i b l e that th os e c h a r ­
a c t e r i z e d in the d e fi n i ti o n ;

SEC R E TA R Y— C ontinued

S E C R E T A R Y — Continued
C lass C

E x c l u s i o n s — Con tinued

e.
A s s i s t a n t - t y p e p o s i t i o n s w h ich i n v o l v e m o r e d i f f i c u l t o r m o r e
1. S e c r e t a r y to an e x e c u t i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n ­
resp on sible techn ical, ad m in istra tive, su p e rv is o ry, o r sp ecia liz ed c le r ic a l
s i b i l i t y is not e q u i v a l e n t to on e o f the s p e c i f i c l e v e l situ atio ns in the d e fi n i ti o n
du tie s w h ich a r e not t y p i c a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k .
f o r c l a s s B , but w h o s e o r g a n i z a t i o n a l unit n o r m a l l y n u m b e r s at l e a s t s e v e r a l
d o z e n e m p l o y e e s and is u s u a lly d i v i d e d into o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n ts w h ich a r e
o fte n , in turn, f u r t h e r sub d ivid e d . ■ In s o m e c o m p a n i e s , th is l e v e l i n c lu d e s a
NOTE:
T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in the l e v e l d e fi n i ti o n s
w i d e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e c h e l o n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly one o r tw o ; ojr
f o l l o w i n g , r e f e r s to t h o s e o f f i c i a l s who ha ve a s i g n i f i c a n t c o r p o r a t e w i d e
p o l i c y m a k i n g r o l e w ith r e g a r d to m a j o r c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s .
The title "v ic e
2. S e c r e t a r y to the head o f an i n d i v i d u a l plant, f a c t o r y , e tc . ( o r
p r e s i d e n t , " though n o r m a l l y i n d i c a t i v e o f th is r o l e , d oe s not in a l l c a s e s
o t h e r e q u i v a l e n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) that e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r than 5 ,00 0
i d e n t i f y such p o s i t i o n s .
V i c e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s to
persons.
act p e r s o n a l l y on i n d i v i d u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r deny
i n d i v i d u a l loan o r c r e d i t a c tio n s ; a d m i n i s t e r in d i v i d u a l tr u s t ac c ou n ts ; d i r e c t l y
C lass D
s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s taff) a r e not c o n s i d e r e d to be " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r
1. S e c r e t a r y to the s u p e r v i s o r o r head o f a s m a l l o r g a n i z a t i o n a l ' unit
p u r p o s e s o f a p p lyin g the f o l l o w i n g l e v e l d e fi n i t i o n s .
( e . g . , f e w e r than about 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; ojr
C lass A
1. S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a i r m a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y
that e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 but f e w e r than 5, 000 p e r s o n s ; o r

2. S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v i s o r y s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l
e m p l o y e e , a d m i n i s t r a t i v e o f f i c e r , o r a s s i s ta n t , s k i l l e d te c h n ic ia n , o r e x p e r t .
(N O T E :
M a n y c o m p a n i e s a s s i g n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , r a t h e r than s e c r e t a r i e s as
d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to th is l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r . )
STENOGRAPHER

2. S e c r e t a r y t o a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r than the c h a i r m a n o f the
b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5, 000 but f e w e r
than 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
3. S e c r e t a r y to the head , i m m e d i a t e l y b e l o w the c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r
l e v e l , o f a m a j o r s e g m e n t o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a ll,
o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

C lass B

P r i m a r y duty is to take d ic ta tio n us in g shorthand, and to t r a n s c r i b e
the d ic ta tio n .
M a y a ls o typ e f r o m w r i t t e n c o p y .
M ay op erate fr o m a steno­
g r a p h i c p oo l.
M ay occasion ally tran scrib e fro m voic e record in gs (if p rim a ry
duty is t r a n s c r i b i n g f r o m r e c o r d i n g s ,
s ee T r a n s c r i b i n g - M a c h i n e T y p i s t ) .
N O T E : T h i s jo b is d i s tin g u is h e d f r o m that o f a s e c r e t a r y in that a
s e c r e t a r y n o r m a l l y w o r k s in a c o n f i d e n t i a l r e l a t i o n s h i p w ith on ly one m a n a g e r
o r e x e c u t i v e and p e r f o r m s m o r e
r e s p o n s i b l e and d i s c r e t i o n a r y ta s k s as
d e s c r i b e d in the s e c r e t a r y job d e fin itio n .

1 . S e c r e t a r y to the c h a i r m a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y
that e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; o r

2. S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h e r than the c h a i r m a n o f the
b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but f e w e r
than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
3. S e c r e t a r y to the head , i m m e d i a t e l y b e l o w the o f f i c e r l e v e l , o v e r
e i t h e r a m a j o r c o r p o r a t i o n w i d e fu n c tio n a l a c t i v i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h ,
o p e r a t i o n s , i n d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , e t c . ) cnr a m a j o r g e o g r a p h i c o r o r g a n i z a t i o n a l
s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g i o n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a j o r d i v i s i o n ) o f a c o m p a n y that
e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 but f e w e r than 25, 000 e m p l o y e e s ; o r
4. S e c r e t a r y to the head o f an in d i v i d u a l plant, f a c t o r y , e tc . ( o r
o t h e r e q u i v a l e n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) that e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 ,00 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
5. S e c r e t a r y to the head o f a l a r g e and im p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n a l
s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m i d d l e m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f an o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t
o f te n i n v o l v i n g as m a n y as s e v e r a l hundred p e r s o n s ) o r a c o m p a n y that
e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .




Stenographer, G en e ra l

keep

.D ic ta tion i n v o l v e s a n o r m a l ro u tin e v o c a b u l a r y .
M a y m a in ta in f i l e s ,
s i m p l e r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t i v e l y routin e c l e r i c a l ta s k s .
Stenographer,

Sen ior

D ic ta tio n i n v o l v e s a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l d r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y such
as in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h .
M a y a ls o set up and
m a i n t a i n f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e tc .
OR
P e r f o r m s s te n o g r a p h ic duties r e q u i r i n g s i g n i f i c a n t l y g r e a t e r i n d e ­
p e n d e n c e and r e s p o n s i b i l i t y than s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l , as e v i d e n c e d by the
follo w in g:
W o r k r e q u i r e s a high d e g r e e o f s t e n o g r a p h i c s p ee d and a c c u r a c y ;
a th orou g h w o r k i n g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s and o f f i c e p r o c e d u r e ; and
o f the s p e c i f i c b u s in e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n i z a t i o n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , fi M '- ,
w o r k f l o w , e tc .
U s e s th is k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s te n o g r a p h ic d*1
and
r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l ta s k s such as m a i n t a i n i n g fo l l o w u p f i b
as s n. >i .it
m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d a , and l e t t e r s ; c o m p o s in 'm p l e xo t te rs
f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g and r ou tin g i n c o m i n g r
;
a
routin e q u e s t i o n s , e tc .

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

MESSENGER

P r i m a r y duty is to t r a n s c r i b e d ic ta tio n i n v o l v i n g a n o r m a l routine
v o c a b u l a r y f r o m t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e r e c o r d s . M a y a l s o type f r o m w r i t t e 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 ic ta tio n i n v o l v i n g
a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y such as l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s
on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e not in c lu d e d .
A w o r k e r wh o tak e s d ic ta tio n in
shorthan d o r b y Sten otyp e 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 .

P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s routin e d uties such as running 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 , op ening and d is tr ib u t in 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.

T Y P IS T
U s e s a t y p e w r i t e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s o r to m a k e
out b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a t i o n s h a v e b e en m a d e b y a n o th er p e r s o n . M a y inclu 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 use in d u p lic a tin g p r o c ­
esses.
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 l i t t l e s p e c i a l t r a i n i n g , suc h as
k e e p i n g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f i l i n g r e c o r d s and r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g and d is t r i b u t i n g
in co m in g m a il.
C lass A .
P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w i n g : T y p i n g m a t e r i a l
in f i n a l f o r m wh en 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 , punctuation, e tc ., o f t e c h ­
n i c a l o r unusual 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 plannin g la y o u 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 i n ta i n u n i f o r m i t y and b a la n c e in
s p a c in g . M a y typ e routin 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 l a s s B.
P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w i n g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m
rough o r c l e a r d r a f t s ; o r routine ty p in g o f f o r m s , i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c . ;
o r s e ttin g up s i m p l e sta n da rd tab u la tion s; o r c o p y i n g m o r e c o m p l e x t a b le s
a l r e a d y s e t up and sp ac ed p r o p e r l y .

F IL E C LERK
F i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s , and r e t r i e v e s m a t e r i a l in an e s t a b l i s h e d f i l i n g
s y s t e m . 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 ta s k s r e q u i r e d to m a i n ta i n f i l e s .
P o s i t i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d into l e v e l s on the b a s i s o f the f o l l o w i n g d e fi n i t i o n s .
C lass 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 such 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 ts , e t c . , in an e s t a b l i s h e d f i l i n g s y s t e m
c on ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s u b je c t m a t t e r f i l e s .
M a y a l s o f i l e this
m a teria l.
M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s ty p e s in c on junc tio n w i t h the f i l e s .
M a y l e a d a s m a l l g ro u p o f l o w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s .
C l a s s B.
S o r t s , c o d e s , and f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y s i m p l e
( s u b j e c t m a t t e r ) h e a d in g s o r p a r t l y c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f i n e r subheadings.
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
p erform
r e l a t e d c l e r i c a l tasks r e q u i r e d to m a in ta in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .
C lass C .
P e r f o r m s routin e f i l i n g o f m a t e r i a l that has a l r e a d y b een
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
s y s t e m ( e . g . , a l p h a b e ti c a l , c h r o n o l o g i c a l , o r n u m e r i c a l ) .
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 s ; 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 tasks
r e q u i r e d to m a i n t a i n and s e r v i c e f i l e s .




S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a te le 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 w ith a p r i v a t e
b r a n c h e x c h a n g e ( P B X ) s y s t e m to r e l a y i n c o m i n g , ou tgo ing , 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 i d e s o p e r a t i n g a te le p h on 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 routine c l e r i c a l w o r k
(ty p in g o r routin 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 l e at the s w i t c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e ) . C h i e f
o r l e 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 one o p e r a t o r a r e
e x c l u d e d . F o r an o p e r a t o r who a l s o ac ts as a r e c e p t i o n i s t , s e e S w i tc h b o a r d
Ope r a to r -R e ce p tio n is t.
S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T IO N IS T
At a
an o p e r a t o r —
w o rk in v o lve s
b u s in e s s and
p ria te p erson
a r r a n g i n g an

s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n te le 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 , ac ts 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 as 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 du 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 na tu re 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 ta c tin g that p e r s o n by t e le p h o n e and
a p p o in tm e n t; k e e p i n g a l o g o f v i s i t o r s .

ORDER C LER K
R e c e i v e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d i s e by m a i l ,
phone, o r p e r s o n a l l y .
D u tie s i n v o l v e any c o m b in a tio n o f the f o l l o w i n g ;
Quoting p r i c e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m a k i n g out an o r d e r s h e e t l is tin g the i t e m s to
m a k e up the o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s and q ua ntities o f i t e m s on o r d e r sheet;
and d i s t r i b u t i n g o r d e r she e ts to r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r tm e n ts to be f i l l e d .
May
c h e c k w ith c r e d i t d e p a r t m e n t to d e t e r m i n e c r e d i t r a 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 e y
h a v e b e en 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 shipping i n v o i c e s
w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .
A C C O U N T IN G C L E R K
P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e a c c ou n tin g c l e r i c a l ta s k s such as p o s tin 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 ac c ou n ts ; 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 ccoun ting d oc u m e n ts ;
a s s i g n i n g p r e s c r i b e d ac c o u n tin g d i s t r i b u t i o n c o d e s ; e x a m i n i n g and v e r i f y i n g
f o r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r i o u s ty p e s o f r e p o r t s , l i s t s , c a l c u l a t i o n s , p o s tin g ,
e t c . ; o r p r e p a r i n g s i m p l e o r a s s i s t i n g in p r e p a r i n g m o r e c o m p l i c a t e d j o u r n 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 to m a te d ac c ou n tin 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 tin g i n f o r m a t i o n .
W ith e x p e r i e n c e , the w o r k e r
t y p i c a l l y b e c o m e s f a m i l i a r w ith the b o o k k e e p in g and a ccoun ting 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 is no t r e q u i r e d to h a v e a k n o w l e d g e
o f the f o r m a l p r i n c i p l e s o f b o o k k e e p in g and ac c ou n tin g .
P osition s
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M A C H I N E B I L L E R --- Continued

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 ccoun tin g c l e r i c a l
o p e r a t i o n s w h ic h r e q u i r e the a p p lic a tio n o f e x p e r i e n c e and j u d g m e n t , f o r
e x a m p l e , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s i n g c o m p l i c a t e d o r n o n r e p e t i t i v e ac c ou n ting t r a n s ­
a c ti o n s , s e l e c t i n g am on g a sub sta ntia l v a r i e t y o f p r e s c r i b e d ac c ou n ting 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 tr a n s a c t i o n s th rough p r e v i o u s ac cou nting
ac tio 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 one o r
m o r e c l a s s B a ccoun tin g c l e r k s .

B ookkeepin g-m ach in e b i l l e r .
U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (w ith o r
with ou t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s as p a r t o f the
ac coun ts r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t i o n .
G e n e r a l l y i n v o l v e s the s im u ltan e o u s e n t r y o f
f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' l e d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u la te s
f i g u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c olu m n s and c o m p u te s and u s u ally p rin ts
a u t o m a t i c a l l y the d e b it o r c r e d i t b a la n c e s .
D o e s not i n v o l v e a k n o w le d g e
o f b o o k k e e p in g .
W orks fro m
u n i fo r m and s ta n dard ty p e s o f s a le s and
c r e d it slips.

C l a s s B.
U n de r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , f o l l o w i n g d e t a i l e d in s t r u c t i o n s
and s t a n d a r d i z e d p r o c e d u r e s , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e routine a ccoun ting c l e r ­
i c a l o p e r a t i o n s , such as pos tin g to l e d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w o r k s h e e t s w h e r e
i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f i t e m s and l o c a t i o n s o f p o s tin g s a r e c l e a r l y in d ic a te d ; c h e c k in g
a c c u r a c y and c o m p l e t e n e s s o f s ta n d a r d i z e d and r e p e t i t i v e r e c o r d s o r
a c c ou n tin g d o c u m e n ts ; and c o d i n g
d o c u m e n ts us in g a f e w p r e s c r i b e d
ac c ou n tin g c o d e s .

P A Y R O L L CLERK

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (w ith o r with ou t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y ­
b o a r d ) to k e ep a r e c o r d o f b u s in e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s .
C lass A .
K e e p s a set o f r e c o r d s r e q u i r i n g a k n o w le d g e o f and
e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , and f a m i l i a r i t y w ith the s t r u c tu r e
o f the p a r t i c u l a r ac c ou n tin g s y s t e m used .
D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and
d i s t r i b u t i o n o f d e b it and c r e d i t i t e m s to be used in e a c h phas e o f the w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o l i d a t e d r e p o r t s , b ala n ce s h e e ts , and ot h e r r e c o r d s by hand.

C l a s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e p h as e s o r s e c t i o n s o f a
set o f r e c o r d s u s u a lly r e q u i r i n g l i t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b oo k k e e p in g . P h a s e s
o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e ac c ou n ts p a y a b l e , p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' accounts (not
in c lu d in g a s i m p l e ty p e o f b i l l i n g d e s c r i b e d under m a c h in e b i l l e r ) , c o s t d i s ­
t r i b u ti o n , e x p e n s e d i s t r i b u t i o n , i n v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , e tc .
M ay check or assist
in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s and p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e ts f o r the a ccoun ting
departm ent.

C o m p u te s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s and e n t e r s the n e c e s s a r y
data on the p a y r o l l s h e e ts .
Duties i n v o l v e :
C a l c u l a ti n g w o r k e r s ' e a r n i n g s
b a s e d on t i m e o r p ro d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; and p o s tin g c a l c u l a t e d data on p a y r o l l
s h e e t, showing i n f o r m a t i o n such as w o r k e r ' s n a m e , w o r k i n g d a y s, t i m e , r a t e ,
d e d u ction s f o r i n s u r a n c e , and to t a l w a g e s due.
M a y m a k e out p a y c h e c k s and
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g up and d i s t r i b u t i n g pay e n v e l o p e s .
M a y use a
calculatin g m achine.
KEYPUNCH OPERATOR
O p e r a t e s a keypun ch m a c h in e to r e c o r d o r v e r i f y alp ha be tic
n u m e r i c data on ta b ula ting c a r d s o r on tape.
P osition s
d efin ition s.

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c la s s ifie d

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C lass A .
W o r k r e q u i r e s the a p p lic a tio n of e x p e r i e n c e and j u d g m e n t
in s e l e c t i n g p r o c e d u r e s to be f o l l o w e d and in s e a r c h i n g f o r , i n t e r p r e t i n g ,
s e l e c t i n g , o r c o d in g i t e m s to be keypun ch ed f r o m a v a r i e t y o f s o u r c e d o c u ­
m ents.
On o c c a s i o n m a y a l s o p e r f o r m s o m e routin e keypun ch w o r k .
May
t r a i n i n e x p e r i e n c e d keyp unch o p e r a t o r s .
C lass B .
W o r k is routin e and r e p e t i t i v e .
U n de r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n
o r fo llo w in g s p ec ific p ro c e d u r e s or in stru ctio n s, w o rk s f r o m va rio u s stan­
d a r d i z e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n ts w h ich have b e en c o d e d , and f o l l o w s s p e c i f i e d
p r o c e d u r e s w h ic h ha ve b een p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a i l and r e q u i r e l i t t l e o r no
s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r i n t e r p r e t i n g o f data to be r e c o r d e d . R e f e r s to s u p e r v i s o r
p r o b le m s a r is in g fr o m err o n e o u s ite m s o r codes or m iss in g info rm atio n .

M A C H IN E B IL L E R
T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O PE R A TO R
P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , and i n v o i c e s on a m ac h in e o t h e r than an
ord in ary or e le ctro m a tic ty p e w rite r .
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s as to b i l l i n g s
o r shipping c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o t h e r c l e r i c a l w o r k i n c id e n ta l to b i l l i n g
operation s.
F o r w a g e study p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e b i l l e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d by typ e
o f m a c h i n e , as f o l l o w s :

B illin g-m a c h in e b i l l e r .
U s e s a s p e c i a l b i l l i n g m a c h in e ( c o m b in a tio n
ty p in g and ad ding m a c h i n e ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s and i n v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s '
p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , i n t e r n a l l y p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , shipping m e m o r a n d a , etc.
U s u a l l y i n v o l v e s a p p lic a tio n o f p r e d e t e r m i n e d d is co u n ts and ship ping c h a r g e s
and e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h ic h m a y o r m a y not be c om p u te d on
the b i l l i n g m a c h i n e , and to ta l s w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a te d by
m ach in e.
T h e o p e r a t i o n u s u a lly i n v o l v e s a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s
o f the b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d and i s ofte n done on a fa n f o ld m a c h in e .




O p e r a t e s one o r a v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n e s such as the ta b u la to r , c a l c u ­
l a t o r , c o l l a t o r , i n t e r p r e t e r , s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c i n g punch, e tc .
E x c lu d e d f r o m
th is d e fi n i ti o n a r e w o r k i n g s u p e r v i s o r s .
A l s o excluded are o p e r a to r s of
e l e c t r o n i c d i g i t a l c o m p u t e r s , e v e n though th e y m a y a l s o o p e r a t e e l e c t r i c
a c c ou n tin g m a c h i n e e q u ip m e n t.
P ositions
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C lass A .
P e r f o r m s c o m p l e t e r e p o r t i n g and ta b ulating a s s i g n m e n t s
i n c lu d in g d e v i s i n g d i f f i c u l t c o n t r o l p a n e l w i r i n g u n de r g e n e r a l s u p e r v i s i o n .
A s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e a v a r i e t y o f lo n g and c o m p l e x r e p o r t s w h ich
ofte n a r e i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r i n g , r e q u i r i n g s o m e planning o f the natu re
and s e q u e n c in g o f o p e r a t i o n s , and the us e o f a v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n e s .
Is

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T A B U LA T IN G -M A C H IN E O PER ATO R — C ontinued

t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e d in t r a i n i n g n e w o p e r a t o r s in m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s o r t r a i n i n g
l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s in w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s and in the o p e r a t i n g s e q u e n c e s
o f long and c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
D o e s not in c lu d e p o s itio n s in w h ic h w i r i n g
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s l i m i t e d to s e l e c t i o n and i n s e r t i o n o f p r e w i r e d b o a r d s .

the ta b u la to r and c a l c u l a t o r , in ad d ition to the s i m p l e r m a c h i n e s used by
class C op erators.
M a y be r e q u i r e d to do s o m e w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s .
M a y t r a i n ne w e m p l o y e e s in b a s i c m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s .
C l a s s C . U n de r s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s , o p e r a t e s s i m p l e ta bula ting
o r e l e c t r i c a l a ccoun ting m a c h i n e s such as the s o r t e r , i n t e r p r e t e r , r e p r o d u c i n g
punch, c o l l a t o r , e tc .
A s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e p o r ti o n s o f a w o r k unit,
f o r e x a m p l e , in d i v i d u a l s o r t i n g o r c o l l a t i n g runs, o r r e p e t i t i v e o p e r a t i o n s .
M ay p e rfo rm
s i m p l e w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s , and do s om e f i l i n g w o r k .

C lass B .
P e r f o r m s w o r k a c c o r d i n g to e s t a b l i s h e d p r o c e d u r e s and
under s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s .
A s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e c o m p l e t e but r o u ­
tine and r e c u r r i n g r e p o r t s o r p a r ts o f l a r g e r and m o r e c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
O p e r a t e s m o r e d i f f i c u l t ta bulating o r e l e c t r i c a l a ccoun ting m a c h i n e s such as

Professional and Technical
C O M PU TE R SYSTEMS A N A L Y S T ,

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

A n a l y z e s b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s to f o r m u l a t e p r o c e d u r e s f o r s o l v i n g
th e m b y us e o f e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m en t.
D evelops a co m p lete
d e s c r i p t i o n o f a l l s p e c i f i c a t i o n s n e e d e d to e nab le p r o g r a m m e r s to p r e p a r e
r e q u i r e d d i g i t a l c o m p u te r p r o g r a m s .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g :
A n a l y z e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t i o n s to be au tom ate d and i d e n t i f i e s con d ition s
and c r i t e r i a r e q u i r e d to a c h i e v e s a t i s f a c t o r y r e s u l t s ; s p e c i f i e s n u m b e r and
ty p e s o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , and d o c u m e n ts to be us ed; o u tlin e s a c tio n s to be
p e r f o r m e d by p e r s o n n e l and c o m p u t e r s in s u f f i c i e n t d e t a i l f o r p r e s e n t a t i o n
to m a n a g e m e n t and f o r p r o g r a m m i n g ( t y p i c a l l y th is i n v o l v e s p r e p a r a t i o n o f
w o r k and data f l o w c h a r t s ) ; c o o r d i n a t e s the d e v e l o p m e n t o f te s t p r o b l e m s and
p a r t i c i p a t e s in t r i a l runs o f new and r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ; and r e c o m m e n d s e q u i p ­
m e n t chan ges to ob ta in m o r e e f f e c t i v e o v e r a l l o p e r a t i o n s .
(N O TE :
W orkers
p e r f o r m i n g both s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s and p r o g r a m m i n g should be c l a s s i f i e d as
s y s t e m s a n a lys ts i f this is the s k i l l used to d e t e r m i n e t h e i r p ay .)

F o r w a g e study p u r p o s e s , s y s t e m s a n a ly s ts a r e c l a s s i f i e d as f o l l o w s :
C lass A.
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r under on ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s i n v o l v i n g a l l p h as e s o f s y s t e m a n a l y s i s .
P ro b le m s are
c o m p l e x b e ca u s e o f d i v e r s e s o u r c e s o f input data and m u l t i p l e - u s e r e q u i r e ­
m e n t s o f output data.
( F o r e x a m p l e , d e v e l o p s an i n t e g r a t e d p ro d u c tio n s c h e d ­
ulin g, i n v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , c o s t a n a l y s i s , and s a l e s a n a l y s i s r e c o r d in w h ic h
e v e r y i t e m o f e a c h typ e is a u t o m a t i c a l l y p r o c e s s e d thro ugh the f u l l s y s t e m
o f r e c o r d s and a p p r o p r i a t e fo llo w u p a c tio n s a r e i n i t i a te d by the c o m p u t e r . )
C o n f e r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d to d e t e r m i n e the data p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s
and a d v i s e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on the i m p l i c a t i o n s o f ne w o r r e v i s e d
s y s t e m s o f data p r o c e s s i n g o p e r a t i o n s .
M akes recom m en d ation s, i f needed,
f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a j o r s y s t e m s in s t a l l a t i o n s o r c han ges and f o r obta in ing
e q u ip m e n t.
M a y p r o v i d e f u n c tio n al
a s s i g n e d to a s s i s t .

directio n

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OR
W o r k s on a s e g m e n t o f a c o m p l e x data p r o c e s s i n g s c h e m e o r s y s t e m ,
as d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly on routine a s s i g n m e n ts and
r e c e i v e s i n s t r u c t i o n and guid ance on c o m p l e x a s s i g n m e n t s .
W o rk is r e v i e w e d
f o r a c c u r a c y o f ju d g m e n t , c o m p l i a n c e w ith i n s t r u c t i o n s , and to in s u r e p r o p e r
a l i g n m e n t w ith the o v e r a l l s y s t e m .

C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , B U S IN E S S

an a ly s ts

C l a s s B.
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r un der on ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
p r o b l e m s that a r e r e l a t i v e l y u n c o m p l i c a t e d to a n a l y z e , plan, p r o g r a m , and
operate.
P r o b l e m s a r e o f l i m i t e d c o m p l e x i t y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f input data
a r e h o m o g e n e o u s and the output data a r e c l o s e l y r e l a t e d .
(F o r exam ple,




d e v e l o p s s y s t e m s f o r m a in ta in in g d e p o s i t o r ac coun ts in a bank, m a in ta in in g
accoun ts r e c e i v a b l e in a r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t , o r m a in ta in in g i n v e n t o r y
accoun ts in a m a n u f a c tu r in g o r w h o l e s a l e e s t a b l i s h m e n t . )
C o n f e r s w ith p e r ­
sons c o n c e r n e d to d e t e r m i n e the data p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s and a d v i s e s
s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on the i m p l i c a t i o n s o f the data p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m s
to be ap p lie d .

C lass C .
W o r k s un der i m m e d i a t e s u p e r v i s i o n , c a r r y i n g out a n a l y ­
s e s as a s s i g n e d , u s u a lly o f a s in g le a c t i v i t y .
A s s i g n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d to
d e v e l o p and expan d p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e in the ap p lic a tio n o f p r o c e d u r e s and
skills r e q u ire d fo r s y stem s an alysis w o rk .
F o r e x a m p l e , m a y a s s i s t a h ig h e r
l e v e l s y s t e m s a n a ly s t by p r e p a r i n g the d e t a i l e d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s r e q u i r e d by
p ro gram m ers from
i n f o r m a t i o n d e v e l o p e d by the h ig h e r l e v e l an alyst.

D oe s not includ e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the m a n a g e ­
m e n t o r s u p e r v i s i o n o f ot h e r e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r s y s ­
t e m s a n a ly s ts p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c o r e n g i n e e r i n g p r o b l e m s .

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C o n v e r t s s ta te m e n ts o f b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s , t y p i c a l l y p r e p a r e d by a
s y s t e m s an a ly s t, into a s e q u e n c e o f d e t a i l e d i n s tr u c tio n s wh ich a r e r e q u i r e d
to s o l v e the p r o b l e m s by au tom atic data p r o c e s s i n g equip m en t.
W orking fr o m
c h a r t s o r d i a g r a m s , the p r o g r a m m e r d e v e l o p s the p r e c i s e i n s tr u c ti o n s wh ich ,
wh en e n t e r e d into the c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in c o d e d la n gu a ge , caus e the m a n ip u ­
latio n o f data to a c h i e v e d e s i r e d r e s u l t s . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g ;
A p p l i e s k n o w le d g e o f c o m p u t e r c a p a b i l i t i e s , m a t h e m a t i c s , l o g i c e m p l o y e d by
c o m p u t e r s , and p a r t i c u l a r su b je ct m a t t e r i n v o l v e d to a n a ly z e c h a r t s and
d i a g r a m s o f the p r o b l e m to be p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v e l o p s sequence o f p r o g r a m
s te p s ; w r i t e s d e t a i l e d f l o w c h a r t s to show o r d e r in which data w i l l be
p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e r t s t h e s e c h a r ts to c o d e d i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r m ac h in e to f o l l o w ;
t e s t s and c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ; p r e p a r e s in s t r u c t i o n s f o r o p e r a ti n g p e r s o n n e l
d u r in g p r o d u c tio n run; a n a l y z e s , r e v i e w s , and a l t e r s p r o g r a m s to i n c r e a s e
o p e r a t i n g e f f i c i e n c y o r adapt to n e w r e q u i r e m e n t s ; m a in ta in s r e c o r d s o f
p r o g r a m d e v e l o p m e n t and r e v i s i o n s .
(N O T E :
W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g both
s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s and p r o g r a m m i n g should be c l a s s i f i e d as s y s t e m s an alys ts
i f this is the s k i l l used to d e t e r m i n e t h e i r p ay .)

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D o e s not i n c lu d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the m a n a g e ­
m e n t o r s u p e r v i s i o n o f o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r p r o ­
g r a m m e r s p r i m a r i l y o o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c an d/ o r e n g i n e e r i n g p r o b l e m s .

M o n i t o r s and o p e r a t e s the c o n t r o l c o n s o l e o f a d i g i t a l c o m p u t e r to
p r o c e s s data a c c o r d i n g to o p e r a t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s , u s u a l l y p r e p a r e d b y a p r o ­
gram m er.
W o r k in c l u d e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g : Stud ies i n s t r u c t i o n s to
d e t e r m i n e e q u ip m en t setup and o p e r a t i o n s ; loa d s e q u ip m en t w ith r e q u i r e d
i t e m s (tap e r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c . ) ; s w i t c h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x i l i a r y e qu ip m en t into
c i r c u i t , and s t a r t s and o p e r a t e s c o m p u t e r ; m a k e s a d ju s tm e n ts to c o m p u t e r to
c o r r e c t o p e r a t i n g p r o b l e m s and m e e t s p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n s ; r e v i e w s e r r o r s m ad e
d u r in g o p e r a t i o n and d e t e r m i n e s cau s e o r r e f e r s p r o b l e m to s u p e r v i s o r or
p r o g r a m m e r ; and m a i n t a i n s o p e r a t i n g r e c o r d s .
M a y t e s t and a s s i s t in
correctin g program .

For

wage

study p u r p o s e s ,

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

C lass A .
W o r k s i n d e p e n d e n tly o r un der o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s w h ich r e q u i r e c o m p e t e n c e in a l l p h as e s o f p r o g r a m m i n g
c o n c e p ts and p r a c t i c e s .
W o r k i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s and c h a r ts w h ich i d e n t i f y
the na tu re o f d e s i r e d r e s u l t s , m a j o r p r o c e s s i n g s te p s to be a c c o m p l i s h e d ,
and the r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n v a r i o u s steps o f the p r o b l e m s o l v i n g r ou tin e ;
plans the f u l l r a n g e o f p r o g r a m m i n g ac tio n s n e e d e d to e f f i c i e n t l y u t i l i z e the
c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in a c h i e v i n g d e s i r e d end p r o d u c ts .

A t th is l e v e l , p r o g r a m m i n g is d i f f i c u l t b e c a u s e c o m p u t e r e qu ip m en t
m u s t be o r g a n i z e d to p r o d u c e s e v e r a l i n t e r r e l a t e d but d i v e r s e p ro d u c ts f r o m
n u m e r o u s and d i v e r s e data e l e m e n t s .
A w id e v a r i e t y and e x t e n s i v e n u m b e r
o f i n t e r n a l p r o c e s s i n g ac tio n s m u s t o c c u r .
T h i s r e q u i r e s such ac tio n s as
d e v e l o p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t i o n s w h ich can be r e u s e d , e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f
l in k a g e p oin ts b e t w e e n o p e r a t i o n s , a d ju s tm e n ts to data wh en p r o g r a m r e q u i r e ­
m e n t s e x c e e d c o m p u t e r s t o r a g e c a p a c i t y , and s u b s tan tial m a n ip u la t io n and
r e s e q u e n c i n g o f data e l e m e n t s to f o r m a h i g h l y i n t e g r a t e d p r o g r a m .

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

C lass B .
W o r k s i n d e p e n d e n tly o r un der o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
r e l a t i v e l y s i m p l e p r o g r a m s , o r on s i m p l e s e g m e n t s o f c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s .
P r o g r a m s ( o r s e g m e n t s ) u s u a lly p r o c e s s i n f o r m a t i o n to p ro d u c e data in tw o
o r th ree v a r ie d sequences o r fo rm a ts .
R e p o r t s and l i s t i n g s a r e p r o d u c e d by
r e f i n i n g , adaptin g, a r r a y i n g , o r m a k i n g m i n o r ad d it io n s to o r d e l e t i o n s f r o m
input data w h ich a r e r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e .
W h ile n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y be
p r o c e s s e d , the data ha ve b e e n r e f i n e d in p r i o r a c tio n s so that the a c c u r a c y
and s e q u e n c in g o f data c an be t e s t e d b y usin g a f e w ro u tin e c h e c k s . T y p i c a l l y ,
the p r o g r a m d e a l s w ith ro u tin e r e c o r d k e e p i n g o p e r a t i o n s .
OR
W o r k s on c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s (a s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A ) under c l o s e
d ire c tio n of a h igh er l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r o r s u p e r v is o r .
M ay a s s is t higher
l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r by in d e p e n d e n tly p e r f o r m i n g l e s s d i f f i c u l t ta s k s a s s i g n e d ,
and p e r f o r m i n g m o r e d i f f i c u l t ta s k s un der f a i r l y c l o s e d i r e c t i o n .
M a y guid e o r i n s t r u c t l o w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .
C la s s C . M akes p r a c t ic a l application s o f p ro g r a m m in g p r a c t ic e s
and c o n c e p ts u s u a lly l e a r n e d in f o r m a l t r a i n i n g c o u r s e s .
A ssign m en ts are
d e s i g n e d to d e v e l o p c o m p e t e n c e in the a p p l i c a ti o n o f standard p r o c e d u r e s to
r ou tin e p r o b l e m s . R e c e i v e s c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n on n e w a s p e c t s o f a s s i g n m e n t s ;
and w o r k is r e v i e w e d t o v e r i f y its a c c u r a c y and c o n f o r m a n c e w ith r e q u i r e d
procedures.




For

wage

study

purposes,

com puter

operators

are

c la s s ifie d

as

follo w s:
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n tly , o r un der on ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n ,
a c o m p u t e r running p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s :
N e w p r o g r a m s a r e f r e q u e n t l y t e s t e d and in t r o d u c e d ; s c h e d u lin g r e q u i r e m e n t s
a r e o f c r i t i c a l i m p o r t a n c e to m i n i m i z e d o w n t i m e ; the p r o g r a m s a r e o f
c o m p l e x d e s i g n so that i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f e r r o r s o u r c e o f te n r e q u i r e s a w o r k i n g
k n o w l e d g e o f the t o t a l p r o g r a m , and a l t e r n a t e p r o g r a m s m a y not be a v a i l a b l e .
M a y g i v e d i r e c t i o n and g uid ance to l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n tly , o r under o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n ,
a c o m p u t e r runn ing p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s :
M o s t o f the p r o g r a m s a r e e s t a b l i s h e d p r o d u c tio n runs, t y p i c a l l y run on a
r e g u l a r l y r e c u r r i n g b a s i s ; t h e r e i s l i t t l e o r no t e s t i n g o f ne w p r o g r a m s
r e q u i r e d ; a l t e r n a t e p r o g r a m s a r e p r o v i d e d in c a s e o r i g i n a l p r o g r a m n e e d s
m a j o r change o r can not be c o r r e c t e d w ith in a r e a s o n a b l y sho rt t i m e .
In
c o m m o n e r r o r s itu a tio n s , d i a g n o s e s c a u s e and ta k e s c o r r e c t i v e ac tio n .
T h is
u s u a lly i n v o l v e s a p p ly in g p r e v i o u s l y p r o g r a m m e d c o r r e c t i v e s te p s, o r using
stan da rd c o r r e c t i o n te c h n iq u e s .
OR
O p e r a t e s un der d i r e c t s u p e r v i s i o n a c o m p u t e r running p r o g r a m s o r
s e g m e n t s o f p r o g r a m s w ith the c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A .
M ay
a s s i s t a h i g h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r by in d e p e n d e n tl y p e r f o r m i n g l e s s d i f f i c u l t ta s k s
a s s i g n e d , and p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t ta s k s f o l l o w i n g d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c t i o n s and
w ith frequ en t r e v ie w o f op eration s p e r fo r m e d .

expected
a b i l i t y to
received
operator

C lass C .
W o r k s on routin e p r o g r a m s un der c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n .
Is
to d e v e l o p w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e o f the c o m p u t e r equ ip m en t used and
d e t e c t p r o b l e m s i n v o l v e d in runn ing r o u ti n e p r o g r a m s .
U s u a l l y has
s o m e f o r m a l t r a i n i n g in c o m p u t e r o p e r a t i o n . M a y a s s i s t h i g h e r l e v e l
on c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s .

DRAFTER
C lass A .
P l a n s the g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p l e x i t e m s having
d i s t i n c t i v e d e s i g n f e a t u r e s that d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a ft i n g
precedents.
W o r k s in c l o s e s upport w i t h the d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r , and m a y
reco m m en d m in o r design changes.
A n a l y z e s the e f f e c t o f eac h chan ge on the
d e t a i l s o f f o r m , fu n c tio n , and p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f com p on e n ts and p a r t s .
W o r k s w ith a m i n i m u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p l e t e d w o r k is
r e v i e w e d b y d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g i n e e r i n g d e t e r ­
m inations.
M a y e i t h e r p r e p a r e d r a w i n g s o r d i r e c t t h e i r p r e p a r a t i o n by l o w e r
le v e l d ra fters .

D R AFT ER— Continued

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

C lass B .
P e r f o r m s n onroutin e and c o m p l e x d r a ft i n g a s s i g n m e n t s
that r e q u i r e the a p p l i c a ti o n o f m o s t o f the s t a n d a r d i z e d d r a w i n g te c h n iq u e s
r e g u l a r l y used.
D uties t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e such w o r k as:
P r e p a r e s w orking
d r a w i n g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w it h i r r e g u l a r s h ap es, m u l t i p l e fu n c tio n s , and
p r e c i s e p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n ts ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i t e c t u r a l
d r a w i n g s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a b u il d in g inc lud in g d e t a i l d r a w i n g s o f fou n ­
d a tio n s , w a l l s e c t i o n s , f l o o r p la ns, and r o o f .
U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s and
m a n u a ls in m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y c o m p u ta tio n s to d e t e r m i n e q u a n titie s o f
m a t e r i a l s to be used , lo a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s , s t r e s s e s , e tc .
R eceives
i n i t i a l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , and a d v i c e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
Com pleted
w o r k i s c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n i c a l ad e q u a c y .

T h i s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c l u d e s r e p a i r e r s o f such standa rd e l e c t r o n i c
e q u ip m e n t as c o m m o n o f f i c e m a c h i n e s and household r a d i o and t e l e v i s i o n
s e ts ; p ro d u c tio n a s s e m b l e r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y duty i s
s e r v i c i n g e l e c t r o n i c t e s t i n s t r u m e n t s ; te c h n i c i a n s who ha ve a d m i n i s t r a t i v e
o r s u p e r v i s o r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ; and d r a f t e r s , d e s i g n e r s , and p r o f e s s i o n a l
en gin eers.
P ositions
d e fi n i t i o n s .

are

cla s s ifie d

into

levels

on the

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

C l a s s A . A p p l i e s ad v a n c e d t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e to s o l v e unus ually
c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . , th o s e that t y p i c a l l y cannot be s o l v e d s o l e l y by r e f e r ­
e n c e to m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m an u a ls o r s i m i l a r d oc u m e n ts ) in w o r k i n g on e l e c ­
t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t.
E x a m p l e s o f such p r o b l e m s in clude l o c a t i o n and d e n s i t y o f
c i r c u i t r y , e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c r a d i a t i o n , i s o l a t i n g m a l f u n c t i o n s , and fr e q u e n t
en gin eerin g changes.
W ork in vo lves:
A d e t a i l e d un dersta nd in g o f the i n t e r ­
r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s ; e x e r c i s i n g ind ep end ent ju d g m e n t in p e r f o r m i n g such
ta s k s as m a k i n g c i r c u i t a n a l y s e s , c a l c u l a ti n g w a v e f o r m s , t r a c i n g r e l a t i o n ­
ship s in s i g n a l f l o w ; and r e g u l a r l y using c o m p l e x t e s t in s tr u m e n ts ( e . g . , dual
t r a c e o s c i l l o s c o p e s , Q - m e t e r s , d e v i a t i o n m e t e r s , p ulse g e n e r a t o r s ) .

C lass C .
P r e p a r e s d e t a i l d r a w i n g s o f s in g le units o r p a r ts f o r
e n g in eerin g , con struction, m anufactu rin g, o r r e p a ir p u rpo ses.
T yp e s of
d r a w i n g s p r e p a r e d in clu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o j e c t i o n s (d e p i c t i n g t h r e e d i m e n s i o n s
in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) and s e c t i o n a l v i e w s to c l a r i f y p o s i t i o n i n g o f c o m p o n e n ts
and c o n v e y n e e d e d i n f o r m a t i o n .
C onsolidates details fro m a number of
s o u r c e s and adjusts o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e as r e q u i r e d .
Su gg e sted m e t h o d s o f
a p p r o a c h , a p p l i c a b l e p r e c e d e n t s , and a d v i c e on s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g i v e n
w ith i n i t i a l a s s i g n m e n t s .
In s t r u c t i o n s a r e l e s s c o m p l e t e wh en a s s i g n m e n t s
recur.
W o r k m a y be s p o t - c h e c k e d d u rin g p r o g r e s s .

W o r k m a y be r e v i e w e d b y s u p e r v i s o r ( f r e q u e n t l y an e n g i n e e r o r
d e s i g n e r ) f o r g e n e r a l c o m p l i a n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s .
M ay p ro vide
t e c h n i c a l g uid ance to l o w e r l e v e l te c h n i c i a n s .

D R A F TE R -TR A C E R

C l a s s B.
A p p l i e s c o m p r e h e n s i v e t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e to s o l v e c o m ­
p l e x p r o b l e m s ( i . e . , th o s e that t y p i c a l l y can be s o l v e d s o l e l y by p r o p e r l y
i n t e r p r e t i n g m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n ts ) in w o r k i n g on
e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t.
W ork in vo lves:
A f a m i l i a r i t y w ith the i n t e r r e l a t i o n ­
ship s o f c i r c u i t s ; and j u d g m e n t in d e t e r m i n i n g w o r k sequence and in s e l e c t i n g
t o o l s and t e s t i n g i n s t r u m e n t s , u s u a lly l e s s c o m p l e x than th os e used b y the
c l a s s A te c h n i c i a n .

C o p i e s plans and d r a w i n g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s by p l a c i n g t r a c i n g
c loth o r p a p e r o v e r d r a w i n g s and t r a c i n g w ith pen o r p e n c il.
( D o e s not
in clud e t r a c i n g l i m i t e d to plans p r i m a r i l y c o n s i s t i n g o f s tr a i g h t l i n e s and a
l a r g e s c a l e not r e q u i r i n g c l o s e d e l i n e a t i o n . )
AND/OR

R e c e i v e s t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e , as r e q u i r e d , f r o m s u p e r v i s o r o r h i g h e r
l e v e l te c h n i c i a n , and w o r k is r e v i e w e d f o r s p e c i f i c c o m p l i a n c e w ith a c c e p t e d
p r a c t i c e s and w o r k a s s i g n m e n t s .
M a y p r o v i d e t e c h n i c a l guidance to l o w e r
l e v e l techn icians.

P r e p a r e s sim ple or rep e titiv e draw ings of e a s ily v is u a lize d ite m s.
W o r k i s c l o s e l y s u p e r v i s e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s .

E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N

W o r k s on v a r i o u s ty p e s o f e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t and r e l a t e d d e v i c e s
by p e r f o r m i n g one o r a c o m b i n a t i o n o f the f o l l o w i n g :
In stallin g, m aintaining,
r e p a i r i n g , o v e r h a u l i n g , t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g , m o d i f y i n g , c o n s t r u c tin g , and t e s t i n g .
W o rk r e q u ir e s p r a c t ic a l application o f te c h n ica l knowledge o f e le c t r o n ic s
p r i n c i p l e s , a b i l i t y to d e t e r m i n e m a l f u n c t i o n s , and s k i l l to put e q u ip m e n t in
r e q u i r e d o p e r a t i n g c o n d itio n .

T h e e q u ip m e n t— c o n s i s t i n g o f e i t h e r m a n y d i f f e r e n t kinds o f c i r c u i t s
o r m u l t i p l e r e p e t i t i o n o f the s a m e kind o f c i r c u i t — i n c l u d e s , but i s not l i m i t e d
to , the f o l l o w i n g :
(a ) E l e c t r o n i c t r a n s m i t t i n g and r e c e i v i n g e q u ip m e n t ( e . g . ,
r a d a r , r a d i o , t e l e v i s i o n , t e l e p h o n e , s o n a r, n a v i g a t i o n a l a i d s ) , (b ) d i g i t a l and
a n a log c o m p u t e r s , and ( c ) i n d u s t r i a l and m e d i c a l m e a s u r i n g and c o n t r o l l i n g
e q u ip m en t.




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C l a s s C.
A p p l i e s w o r k i n g t e c h n i c a l k n o w le d g e to p e r f o r m s i m p l e o r
r ou tin e ta s k s in w o r k i n g on e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m en t, f o l l o w i n g d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c ­
tio n s w h ich c o v e r v i r t u a l l y a l l p r o c e d u r e s .
W o r k t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e s such
ta s k s a s :
A s s i s t i n g h i g h e r l e v e l te c h n i c i a n s b y p e r f o r m i n g such a c t i v i t i e s as
r e p l a c i n g c o m p o n e n ts , w i r i n g c i r c u i t s , and ta k in g t e s t r e a d i n g s ; r e p a i r i n g
s i m p l e e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t; and using to o l s and c o m m o n te s t i n s t r u m e n t s
( e . g . , m u l t i m e t e r s , audio s i g n a l g e n e r a t o r s , tube t e s t e r s , o s c i l l o s c o p e s ) .
Is not r e q u i r e d t o be f a m i l i a r w ith th e i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c i r c u i t s .
T h is
k n o w l e d g e , h o w e v e r , m a y be a c q u i r e d th ro u gh a s s i g n m e n t s d e s i g n e d to
i n c r e a s e c o m p e t e n c e (in c lu d in g c l a s s r o o m t r a i n i n g )
so that w o r k e r can
ad v a n c e to h i g h e r l e v e l te c h n i c i a n .
R e c e i v e s t e c h n i c a l g u id a n c e , as r e q u i r e d , f r o m s u p e r v i s o r o r h i g h e r
l e v e l technician.
W o r k i s t y p i c a l l y spot c h e c k e d , but i s g i v e n d e t a i l e d r e v i e w
w h en n e w o r a d v a n c e d a s s i g n m e n t s a r e i n v o l v e d .

R E G IS TE R E D IN D U S T R IA L NURSE

R E G I S T E R E D I N D U S T R I A L N U R S E — Continued

A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e wh o g i v e s n u rs in g s e r v i c e un der g e n e r a l m e d i c a l
d i r e c t i o n to i l l o r i n j u r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s wh o b e c o m e i l l o r
s u f f e r an a c c i d e n t on the p r e m i s e s o f a f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
D utie s i n v o l v e a c o m b i n a t i o n o f the f o l l o w i n g : G i v i n g f i r s t aid to the i l l o r
i n j u r e d ; att en ding to subsequent d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' i n j u r i e s ; k e e p in g
r e c o r d s o f p atteh ts t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c i d e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t i o n o r

o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a ti o n s and he alt h e v a lu a tio n s o f
a p p lic a n ts and e m p l o y e e s ; and plann ing and c a r r y i n g out p r o g r a m s i n v o l v i n g
he alth e d u c a tio n , a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n , e v a l u a ti o n o f plant e n v i r o n m e n t , o r
o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g the health, w e l f a r e , and s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l .
N u r s i n g s u p e r v i s o r s o r head n u r s e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g m o r e than
on e n u r s e a r e e x c lu d e d .

Maintenance, Toolroom, and Powerplant
M A IN TE N A N C E C A R PE N T E R

M A IN T E N A N C E M A C H IN IS T

P e r f o r m s the c a r p e n t r y duties n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t arid m a in ta in
in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild in g w o o d w o r k and e q u ip m en t such as bins, c r i b s , c o u n t e r s ,
b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s , c a s i n g s , and t r i m m a d e o f w o o d
in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g ;
P la n n in g and
l a y i n g out o f w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ;
us in g a v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r ' s h a n d too ls , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , and s ta n dard
m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; m a k in g stan da rd shop c om p u tatio n s r e l a t i n g to d i m e n ­
s ion s o f w o r k ; and s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s s a r y f o r the w o r k .
In g e n e r a l ,
th e w o r k o f th e m a i n te n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s roun ded t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i ­
e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th ro u gh a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g
and e x p e r i e n c e .

P r o d u c e s r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s and n e w p a r t s in m a k i n g r e p a i r s o f
m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n i c a l e qu ip m en t o p e r a t e d in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W ork
i n v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g : I n t e r p r e t i n g w r i t t e n in s t r u c t i o n s and s p e c i ­
f i c a t i o n s ; planning and l a y i n g out o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f m a c h i n i s t ' s
ha nd too ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e ttin g up and o p e r a t i n g
s tan da rd m a c h i n e t o o l s ; shaping o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g
stan da rd shop c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k , t o o l i n g , f e e d s ,
and s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f the w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f the c o m m o n
m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s tan da rd m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , and e q u ip m en t r e q u i r e d f o r th is
w o r k ; and f i tti n g and a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s into m e c h a n i c a l equ ip m en t. In g e n e r a l ,
the m a c h i n i s t ' s w o r k n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a rou nded t r a i n i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p
p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th ro u gh a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t
t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E E L E C T R IC IA N

M A I N T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M ach in ery)
P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n c tio n s such as the i n s t a l ­
la tio n , m a i n t e n a n c e , o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r the g e n e r a t i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n ,
o r u t i l i z a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W ork in v o lve s m ost
o f the f o l l o w i n g : I n s t a l l i n g o r r e p a i r i n g any o f a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l e q u i p ­
m e n t such as g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t
b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , h e atin g units, con du it s y s t e m s , o r o t h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n
e q u ip m e n t; w o r k i n g f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , la y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i ­
c a ti o n s ; l o c a t i n g and d i a g n o s i n g t r o u b l e in the e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u i p ­
m e n t; w o r k i n g s tan da rd c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to lo a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f w i r i n g
o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; and usin g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n ' s ha ndto ols and
m e a s u r i n g and t e s t i n g i n s t r u m e n t s .
In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f the m a in te n a n c e
e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s roun ded t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly a c q u i r e d th ro ugh
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E P A IN T E R

P a i n t s and r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o r k , and f i x t u r e s o f an e s t a b ­
li s h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o l v e s the f o l l o w i n g : K n o w l e d g e o f s u r fa c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s
and t y p e s o f paint r e q u i r e d f o r d i f f e r e n t a p p l i c a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r fa c e f o r
p ain tin g b y r e m o v i n g o ld f i n i s h o r b y p l a c i n g putty o r f i l l e r in n a i l h o le s and
i n t e r s t i c e s ; .and a p p ly in g paint w ith s p r a y gun o r bru sh.
M ay m ix c olo rs ,
o i l s , w h ite l e a d , and o t h e r paint i n g r e d i e n t s to obtain p r o p e r c o l o r o r
c o n s i s t e n c y . In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f the m a in te n a n c e p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s rou nded
t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th ro ugh a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r
e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .




R e p a i r s m a c h i n e r y o r m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t o f an e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g : E x a m i n i n g m a c h i n e s and m e c h a n i c a l
e q u ip m e n t to d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ; d i s m a n t l i n g o r p a r t l y d i s m a n t l i n g
m a c h i n e s and p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s that m a i n l y i n v o l v e the use o f ha ndto ols in
s c r a p i n g and f i t t i n g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r ts w ith i t e m s
o b ta in e d f r o m sto ck ; o r d e r i n g the p r o d u c ti o n o f a r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t b y a
m a c h i n e shop o r send ing the. m a c h in e to a m a c h i n e shop f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s ;
p r e p a r i n g w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s o r f o r the p ro d u c tio n o f
p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h i n e shops; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h i n e s ; and m a k i n g a l l
n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts f o r o p e r a t i o n .
In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f a m a c h i n e r y
m a i n te n a n c e m e c h a n i c
r e q u i r e s roun ded t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u ally
a c q u i r e d th ro u gh a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t tr a i n i n g and e x p e r i ­
ence.
E x c lu d e d f r o m th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y duties
i n v o l v e s e ttin g up o r ad ju s tin g m a c h i n e s .
M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M oto r V e h ic le s )
R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i l e s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , and t r a c t o r s o f an e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w i n g ; E x a m i n i n g a u t o m o t i v e e q u i p ­
m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ; d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m en t and p e r f o r m i n g
r e p a i r s that i n v o l v e the use o f such hand to ols as w r e n c h e s , g a u g e s , d r i l l s ,
o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r f i t t i n g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b ro k e n
o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m sto ck ; g r i n d i n g and ad jus tin g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g and
i n s t a l l i n g the v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in the v e h i c l e and m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t­
m e n t s ; and a l i g n i n g w h e e l s , ad ju s tin g b r a k e s and l i g h t s , o r tig h te n in g body
bolts.
In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f th e m o t o r v e h i c l e m ain te n a n c e m e c h a n i c
r e q u i r e s rou n de d t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th ro ugh a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E M ECH ANIC (Motor Vehicles)— Continued

v e h ic le s

T h is c la s s ific a t io n d oes not in c lu d e m e c h a n ic s w ho r e p a ir c u s to m e r s '
in a u to m o b ile r e p a ir shops.

M A IN T E N A N C E P IP E F IT T E R
I n s ta lls o r r e p a ir s w a t e r , s te a m , g a s , o r o th e r ty p e s o f p ip e and
p ip e fitt in g s in an e s ta b lis h m e n t. W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : L a y in g
out w o rk and m e a s u r in g to lo c a t e p o s itio n o f p ip e f r o m d ra w in g s o r o th e r
w r itte n s p e c ific a tio n s ; cu ttin g v a r io u s s iz e s o f p ip e to c o r r e c t le n g th s w ith
c h is e l and h a m m e r o r o x y a c e ty le n e to r c h o r p ip e -c u ttin g m a c h in e s ; th re a d in g
p ip e w ith s to c k s and d ie s ; b en d in g p ip e b y h a n d -d r iv e n o r p o w e r - d r iv e n
m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b lin g p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s and fa s te n in g p ip e to h a n g e r s ;
m a k in g sta n d a rd shop c o m p u ta tio n s r e la tin g to p r e s s u r e s , flo w , and s iz e o f
p ip e r e q u ir e d ; and m a k in g sta n d a rd te s ts to d e te r m in e w h e th e r fin is h e d p ip e s
m e e t s p e c ific a t io n s .
In g e n e r a l, the w o r k o f the m a in te n a n c e p ip e fit t e r
r e q u ir e s rou n ded tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u gh a fo r m a l
a p p r e n tic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
W o rk e rs p r im a r ily
e n g a g e d in in s ta llin g and r e p a ir in g b u ild in g s a n ita tio n o r h e a tin g s y s te m s
a r e e x c lu d e d .
M A IN T E N A N C E S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R
F a b r ic a t e s , in s t a lls , and m a in ta in s in good r e p a ir the s h e e t- m e t a l
e q u ip m en t and f ix t u r e s (su ch as m a c h in e g u a rd s , g r e a s e p ans, s h e lv e s ,
lo c k e r s , tanks, v e n t ila t o r s , ch u tes, d u cts, m e t a l r o o fin g ) o f an e s ta b lis h m e n t.
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o llo w in g : P la n n in g and la y in g out a ll ty p es o f
s h e e t - m e t a l m a in te n a n c e w o r k f r o m b lu e p rin ts , m o d e ls , o r o th e r s p e c i f i ­
c a tio n s ; s e ttin g up and o p e r a tin g a ll a v a ila b le ty p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o rk in g
m a c h in e s ; u sin g a v a r i e t y o f h a n d too ls in cu ttin g, b en d in g, fo r m in g , shaping,
fittin g , and a s s e m b lin g ; and in s ta llin g s h e e t - m e t a l a r t ic le s as r e q u ir e d .
In
g e n e r a l, the w o r k o f the m a in te n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u ir e s roun ded
tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u gh a f o r m a l a p p r e n tic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E TRADES H E L P E R — Continued
the h e lp e r is p e r m itte d to p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m tra d e to tr a d e :
In s om e
tr a d e s the h e lp e r is c o n fin e d to s u p p lyin g, liftin g , and h o ld in g m a t e r ia ls and
to o ls , and c le a n in g w o rk in g a r e a s ; and in o th e rs he is p e r m itte d to p e r f o r m
s p e c ia liz e d m a c h in e o p e r a tio n s , o r p a r ts o f a tr a d e th at a r e a ls o p e r fo r m e d
b y w o r k e r s on a f u ll- t im e b a s is .

M A C H IN E - T O O L O P E R A T O R (T O O L R O O M )
S p e c ia liz e s in o p e r a tin g one o r m o r e than one typ e o f m a c h in e
to o l (e . g . , j i g b o r e r , g rin d in g m a c h in e , en gin e la th e , m illin g m a c h in e ) to
m a c h in e m e t a l f o r u se in m a k in g o r m a in ta in in g j i g s , fix tu r e s , cu ttin g to o ls ,
g a u g es , o r m e t a l d ie s o r m o ld s u s e d in shaping o r fo r m in g m e t a l o r
n o n m e ta llic m a t e r ia l (e . g . , p la s t ic , p la s t e r , ru b b e r, g la s s ).
W o rk t y p ic a lly
in v o lv e s :
P la n n in g and p e r fo r m in g d iffic u lt m a c h in in g o p e r a tio n s w h ich
r e q u ir e c o m p lic a te d setups o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; s e ttin g up m a c h in e
t o o l o r to o ls (e . g . , in s ta ll cu ttin g to o ls and ad ju st g u id e s , stop s, w o rk in g
ta b le s , and o th e r c o n tr o ls to h a n d le the s iz e o f sto c k to be m a c h in e d ;
d e te r m in e p r o p e r fe e d s , s p e e d s , to o lin g , and o p e r a tio n sequ en ce o r s e le c t
th o s e p r e s c r ib e d in d ra w in g s , b lu e p rin ts , o r la y o u ts ); u sin g a v a r i e t y o f
p r e c is io n m e a s u r in g in s tr u m e n ts ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y ad ju stm en ts d u rin g
m a c h in in g o p e r a tio n to a c h ie v e r e q u is ite d im e n s io n s to v e r y c lo s e t o le r a n c e s .
M a y be r e q u ir e d to s e le c t p r o p e r c o o la n ts and cu ttin g and lu b r ic a tin g o ils ,
to r e c o g n iz e w hen to o ls n eed d r e s s in g , and to d r e s s t o o ls .
In g e n e r a l, the
w o r k o f a m a c h in e - to o l o p e r a to r (t o o lr o o m ) at the s k ill l e v e l c a lle d f o r in
th is c la s s ific a t io n r e q u ir e s e x te n s iv e k n o w le d g e o f m a c h in e -s h o p and t o o l ­
r o o m p r a c t ic e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u gh c o n s id e r a b le o n - th e - jo b tr a in in g and
e x p e r ie n c e .
F o r c r o s s - in d u s t r y w a g e study p u r p o s e s , th is c la s s ific a t io n d oes n ot
in c lu d e m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a to r s (t o o lr o o m ) e m p lo y e d in to o l and d ie jo b b in g
shops.

M IL L W R IG H T

T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R

I n s ta lls n ew m a c h in e s o r h e a v y eq u ip m en t, and d is m a n tle s and
in s ta lls m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m en t w hen ch a n ges in the p la n t la y o u t a r e
r e q u ir e d .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o llo w in g :
P la n n in g and la y in g out
w o r k ; in t e r p r e tin g b lu e p rin ts o r o th e r s p e c ific a t io n s ; u sin g a v a r i e t y o f h a n d to o ls and r ig g in g ; m a k in g sta n d a rd shop c o m p u ta tio n s r e la tin g to s t r e s s e s ,
s tr e n g th o f m a t e r ia ls , and c e n te r s o f g r a v it y ; a lig n in g and b a la n c in g e q u ip ­
m en t; s e le c tin g sta n d a rd to o ls , e q u ip m en t, and p a r ts to be u sed ; and in s ta llin g
and m a in ta in in g in g ood o r d e r p o w e r tr a n s m is s io n e q u ip m en t such as d r iv e s
and s p eed r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l, the m illw r ig h t 's w o r k n o r m a lly r e q u ir e s a
rou n ded tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e in the tr a d e a c q u ir e d th ro u gh a f o r m a l
a p p r e n tic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

C o n s tr u c ts and r e p a ir s ji g s , fix tu r e s , cu ttin g to o ls , g a u g e s , o r
m e t a l d ie s o r m o ld s u s e d in shaping o r fo r m in g m e t a l o r n o n m e ta llic
m a t e r ia l (e . g . , p la s t ic , p la s t e r , ru b b e r, g la s s ).
W o r k t y p ic a lly i n v o l v e s :
P la n n in g and la y in g out w o r k a c c o r d in g to m o d e ls , b lu e p rin ts , d ra w in g s , o r
o th e r w r itte n o r o r a l s p e c ific a t io n s ; u n d erstan d in g the w o rk in g p r o p e r t ie s o f
c o m m o n m e t a ls and a llo y s ; s e le c tin g a p p r o p r ia te m a t e r ia ls , to o ls , and
p r o c e s s e s r e q u ir e d to c o m p le te ta sk ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y shop c o m p u ta tio n s ;
s e ttin g up and o p e r a tin g v a r io u s m a c h in e to o ls and r e la te d e q u ip m en t; u sin g
v a r io u s t o o l and d ie m a k e r 's h a n d too ls and p r e c is io n m e a s u rin g in s tr u m e n ts ;
w o r k in g to v e r y c lo s e t o le r a n c e s ; h e a t - t r e a t in g m e ta l p a r ts and fin is h e d to o ls
and d ie s to a c h ie v e r e q u ir e d q u a litie s ; fittin g and a s s e m b lin g p a r ts to p r e ­
s c r ib e d to le r a n c e s and a llo 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 ir e s rou n ded tr a in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p and to o lr o o m p r a c t ic e
u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u gh f o r m a l a p p r e n tic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and
e x p e r ie n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S H E L P E R
A s s i s t s one o r m o r e w o r k e r s in the s k ille d m a in te n a n c e t r a d e s , b y
p e r fo r m in g s p e c ific o r g e n e r a l d u tie s o f l e s s e r s k ill, such as k e e p in g a
w o r k e r s u p p lied w ith m a t e r ia ls and t o o ls ; c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e ,
and e q u ip m en t; a s s is tin g jo u rn e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r ia ls o r t o o ls ; and p e r ­
fo r m in g o th e r u n s k ille d ta s k s as d ir e c t e d b y jo u rn e y m a n . T h e kind o f w o rk




F o r c r o s s - in d u s t r y w a g e study p u r p o s e s , th is c la s s ific a t io n d o e s n ot
in c lu d e t o o l and d ie m a k e r s w ho (1 ) a r e e m p lo y e d in to o l and d ie jo b b in g
shops o r (2 ) p ro d u c e fo r g in g d ie s (d ie s in k e r s ).

S T A T I O N A R Y E N G IN E E R

S T A T I O N A R Y E N G IN E E R — C ontinued

O p e r a t e s and m a in ta in s and m a y a ls o s u p e r v is e th e o p e r a tio n o f
s ta tio n a r y e n g in e s and e q u ip m en t (m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to su p p ly the
e s ta b lis h m e n t in w h ich e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r , h e a t, r e f r ig e r a t io n , o r a i r c o n d itio n in g . W o r k in v o lv e s :
O p e ra tin g and m a in ta in in g e q u ip m en t such as
s te a m e n g in e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , tu rb in e s , v e n tila tin g
and r e f r i g e r a t i n g e q u ip m en t, s te a m b o ile r s and b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m ps;
m a k in g e q u ip m en t r e p a ir s ; and k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a tio n o f m a c h in e r y ,
t e m p e r a tu r e , and fu e l con su m p tio n .
M a y a ls o s u p e r v is e th e s e o p e r a tio n s .

H e a d o r c h ie f e n g in e e r s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m p lo y in g m o r e than one e n g in e e r
a r e e x c lu d e d .
B O IL E R T E N D E R .
F i r e s s ta tio n a r y b o ile r s to fu rn is h the e s ta b lis h m e n t in w h ich
e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t, p o w e r , o r s te a m .
F e e d s fu e ls to f i r e b y hand o r
o p e r a te s a m e c h a n ic a l s to k e r , g a s , o r o i l b u r n e r; and ch eck s w a t e r and
s a fe ty v a lv e s . M a y c le a n , o il, o r a s s is t in r e p a ir in g b o ile r r o o m e q u ip m en t.

Material Movement and Custodial
T R U C K D R IV E R

W AREHOUSEM AN

D r iv e s a tru c k w ith in a c it y o r in d u s tr ia l a r e a to tr a n s p o r t m a t e ­
r ia ls , m e r c h a n d is e , e q u ip m en t, o r w o r k e r s b e tw e e n v a r io u s ty p e s o f e s t a b ­
lis h m e n ts such a s : M a n u fa ctu rin g p la n ts, f r e ig h t d e p o ts , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o le ­
s a le and r e t a i l e s ta b lis h m e n ts , o r b e tw e e n r e t a i l
e s ta b lis h m e n ts and
c u s t o m e r s ' h o u s e s o r p la c e s o f b u s in e s s . M a y a ls o lo a d o r unload tru c k w ith
o r w ith o u t h e lp e r s , m a k e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a ir s , and k e e p tr u c k in good
w o r k in g o r d e r . S a le s r o u t e and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r iv e r s a r e exclu d ed .

A s d ir e c t e d , p e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f w a r e h o u s in g d u ties w h ich r e q u ir e
an u n d e rs ta n d in g o f the e s ta b lis h m e n t's s to r a g e p la n . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t
o f the f o llo w in g : V e r if y in g m a t e r ia ls (o r m e r c h a n d is e ) a g a in s t r e c e iv in g
d oc u m e n ts , n otin g and r e p o r tin g d is c r e p a n c ie s and o b v io u s d a m a g e s ; rou tin g
m a t e r ia ls to p r e s c r ib e d s to r a g e lo c a tio n s ; s to r in g , s ta c k in g , o r p a lle t iz in g
m a t e r ia ls in a c c o r d a n c e w ith p r e s c r ib e d s to r a g e m e th o d s ; r e a r r a n g in g and
t a k i n g in v e n t o r y o f s to r e d m a t e r ia ls ; e x a m in in g s to r e d m a t e r ia ls and
r e p o r tin g d e t e r io r a t io n and d a m a g e ; r e m o v in g m a t e r ia l f r o m s to r a g e and
p r e p a r in g it f o r s h ip m en t. M a y o p e r a te hand o r p o w e r tru c k s in p e r fo r m in g
w a re h o u s in g d u tie 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 iv e r s a r e c la s s ifie d b y s iz e and
ty p e o f e q u ip m en t, as f o llo w s : ( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r should be ra te d on the b a s is
o f t r a i l e r c a p a c ity .)
T r u c k d r iv e r ,
T r u c k d r iv e r ,
T r u c k d r iv e r ,
T r u c k d r iv e r ,

lig h t tru c k (u n d e r I V 2 to n s )
m e d iu m tru c k ( I V 2 to and in c lu d in g 4 to n s )
h e a v y tru c k ( t r a i l e r ) (o v e r 4 to n s )
h e a v y tr u c k (o t h e r than t r a i l e r ) (o v e r 4 to n s )

O RD ER F IL L E R

S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K

P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e f o r sh ip m en t, o r r e c e iv e s and is r e s p o n s ib le
f o r in c o m in g sh ip m en ts o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o th e r m a t e r ia ls .
Sh ippin g w o r k
in v o lv e s :
A k n o w le d g e o f s h ip p in g p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t ic e s , r o u te s , a v a ila b le
m ea n s o f tr a n s p o r ta tio n , and r a te s ; and p r e p a r in g r e c o r d s o f the good s
sh ip p ed , m a k in g up b ills o f la d in g , p o s tin g w e ig h t and ship p ing ch a n ge s , and
k e e p in g a f i l e o f s h ip p in g r e c o r d s .
M a y d ir e c t o r a s s is t in p r e p a r in g the
m e r c h a n d is e f o r sh ip m en t. R e c e iv in g w o r k in v o lv e s : V e r if y in g o r d ir e c tin g
o th e rs in v e r i f y i n g the c o r r e c t n e s s o f s h ip m en ts a g a in s t b ills o f la d in g ,
in v o ic e s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g f o r s h o rta g e s and r e je c t in g d a m a ge d
g o o d s ; ro u tin g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r ia ls to p r o p e r d e p a rtm e n ts ; and m a in ­
ta in in g n e c e s s a r y , r e c o r d s and f i l e s .

For

w age

stu d y

p u rp oses,

Sh ip pin g c le r k
R e c e iv in g c le r k
Sh ip pin g and r e c e iv in g c le r k




w o rk ers

are

c la s s ifie d

as

E x c lu d e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y d u tie s in v o lv e ship p ing and r e c e iv in g
w o r k (s e e Sh ippin g and R e c e iv in g C le r k and S h ippin g P a c k e r ), o r d e r f ill i n g
(s e e O r d e r F i l l e r ) , o r o p e r a tin g p o w e r tru c k s (s e e P o w e r - T r u c k O p e r a t o r ).

fo llo w s :

F i l l s sh ip p in g o r t r a n s fe r o r d e r s f o r fin is h e d good s f r o m s to r e d
m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d a n c e w ith s p e c ific a tio n s on s a le s s lip s , c u s to m e r s '
o r d e r s , o r o th e r in s tr u c tio n s .
M a y , in a d d itio n to f i l l i n g o r d e r s and in d i­
c a tin g ite m s f i l l e d o r o m itte d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f ou tgo in g o r d e r s , r e q u is itio n
a d d itio n a l stock o r r e p o r t s h o rt s u p p lies to s u p e r v is o r , and p e r f o r m o th e r
r e la te d d u tie s .

S H IP P IN G P A C K E R

P r e p a r e s fin is h e d p ro d u c ts f o r s h ip m en t o r s to r a g e b y p la c in g th em
in sh ip p in g c o n ta in e r s , the s p e c ific o p e r a tio n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d ep en d en t upon
the ty p e , s iz e , and n u m b e r o f u n its to be p a c k ed , the typ e o f c o n ta in e r
e m p lo y e d , and m eth o d o f s h ip m en t.
W o r k r e q u ir e s the p la c in g o f ite m s in
sh ip p in g c o n ta in e r s and m a y in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f the f o llo w in g : K n o w le d g e
o f v a r io u s ite m s o f s to c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y co n te n t; s e le c tio n " a p p ro p ria te
ty p e and s iz e o f c o n ta in e r ; in s e r tin g e n c lo s u r e s in c o n ta in e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r
o r o th e r m a t e r ia l to p r e v e n t b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c lo s in g and s e a lin g c o n ­
t a in e r ; and a p p ly in g la b e ls o r e n te r in g id e n tify in g data on co n ta in e r.
P a ck ers
w ho a ls o m a k e w o o d e n b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d .

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

GUARD AND W A TC H M A N

A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c tu rin g p lan t, s to r e , o r
o th e r e s ta b lis h m e n t w h o s e d u tie s in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f the f o llo w in g :
L o a d in g and u n lo a d in g v a r io u s m a t e r ia ls and m e r c h a n d is e on o r f r o m fr e ig h t
c a r s , tr u c k s , o r o th e r tr a n s p o r tin g d e v ic e s ; u n pa ck in g, s h e lv in g , o r p la c in g
m a t e r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s to r a g e lo c a tio n ; and tr a n s p o r tin g
m a t e r ia ls o r m e r c h a n d is e b y h a n d tru ck, c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w .
Lon gsh ore
w o r k e r s , w ho lo a d and un load sh ip s, a r e e x c lu d e d .

G u ard .
P e r f o r m s rou tin e p o lic e d u tie s , e ith e r at fix e d p o s t o r on
to u r, m a in ta in in g o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .
In c lu d e s
g u a rd s w ho a r e s ta tio n e d at g a te and c h eck on id e n tity o f e m p lo y e e s and
o th e r p e r s o n s e n t e r in g .
W a tc h m a n . M a k e s rounds o f p r e m is e s
p r o p e r t y a g a in s t f i r e , th eft, and i l l e g a l e n tr y .

p e r io d ic a lly

in

p r o te c tin g

P O W E R -T R U C K O P E R A T O R
J A N IT O R ,
O p e r a t e s a m a n u a lly c o n tr o lle d g a s o lin e - o r e le c t r ic - p o w e r e d tru c k
o r t r a c t o r to t r a n s p o r t good s and m a t e r ia ls o f a ll k in d s about a w a r e h o u s e ,
m a n u fa c tu rin g p la n t, o r o th e r e s ta b lis h m e n t.

tr u c k ,

F o r w a g e study p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s
as fo llo w s ;

a r e c la s s ifie d b y ty p e o f p o w e r -

F o r k lift o p e ra to r
P o w e r - t r u c k o p e r a to r (o th e r than f o r k l i f t )




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

C le a n s and k e e p s in an o r d e r l y c o n d itio n f a c t o r y w o rk in g a r e a s and
w a s h r o o m s , o r p r e m is e s o f an o f f i c e , a p a rtm e n t h o u se, o r c o m m e r ic a l
o r o th e r e s ta b lis h m e n t.
D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a tio n o f the f o llo w in g ;
S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c ru b b in g , and p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g c h ip s , tr a s h ,
and o th e r r e fu s e ; d u stin g e q u ip m en t, fu r n itu r e , o r f ix t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e t a l
fix t u r e s o r tr im m in g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p lies and m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ;
and c le a n in g la v a t o r ie s , s h o w e rs , and r e s t r o o m s .
W o r k e r s w h o s p e c ia liz e
in w in d o w w a s h in g a r e e x c lu d e d .

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o f 1965.
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shown on the b a c k c o v e r .
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A le x a n d r ia , L a .
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T a w a s C ity , M ich .
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G u am , T e r r i t o r y of
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L a C r o s s e , W is .
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L im a , O hio
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M c A l l e n —P h a r r —E d i n b u r g a n d
B r o w n s v i l l e —H a r l i n g en—

San B e n ito , T e x .
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M is s .

M id d le s e x , M on m ou th, and
O c e a n C o s ., N .J.
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N a s h v ille —D a v id s o n , T enn.
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N e w L on d on —N o r w ic h , Conn.—R .I.
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O rla n d o , F la .
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P in e B lu ff, A r k .
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R a le ig h —D u rh a m , N .C .
R en o, N ev.
R iv e r s id e —San B e r n a r d in o —
O n ta rio , C a lif.
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Sandusky, O hio
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L o m p o c , C a lif.

Savannah, Ga.
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S h r e v e p o r t, L a .
South D akota (s ta te w id e )
S o u th ern Idaho
S o u th w e s te rn V ir g in ia
S p r in g fie ld , 111.
S p r in g fie ld —C h ic o p e e —H o ly o k e ,
M a s s .—Conn.
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T a c o m a , W ash.
T a m p a —St. P e t e r s b u r g , F la .
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T u ls a , O kla.
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V ir g in Is la n d s o f th e U.S.
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W ilm in g to n , D e l.—N. J.—Md.
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W a lla W a lla —P e n d le to n ,
W a sh .—O r e g .

A LS O A V A IL A B L E —
A n 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 rs , c h ie f a c c o u n t­
an ts, a tt o r n e y s , jo b a n a ly s ts , d i r e c ­
to r s o f 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 e e rin g te c h n ic ia n s ,
d r a ft e r s , a n d c l e r i c a l e m p lo y e e s
is a v a ila b le .
O r d e r as B L S B u lle ­
tin 1931, N a tio n a l S u rv e y o f P r o ­
fe 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 l e r i c a l P a y , M a r c h 1976, $1.35
a c o p y , f r o m an y o f the B L S r e ­
g io n a l s a le s o ffic e s shown on the
b a c k c o v e r , o r f r o m the S u p e r in ­
te n d en t o f D o c u m e n ts , U.S. G o v e r n ­
m en t P r in tin g O ffic e , W a sh in g ton ,
D .C . 20402.

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m a y b e p u rc h a s e d f r o m an y o f the B L S r e g io n a l o f f ic e s shown on th e b ack
c o v e r , o r f r o m the S u p e rin te n d e n t o f D o c u m e n ts , U.S. G o v e rn m e n t P r in tin g
O f f ic e , W a sh in g to n , D .C . 20402.
M a k e c h eck s p a y a b le to S u p erin ten d en t of
D o c u m e n ts .
A d i r e c t o r y o f o c c u p a tio n a l w a g e s u r v e y s , c o v e r in g the y e a r s
1950 th ro u g h 1975, is a v a ila b le on re q u e s t.

A rea
A k r o n , O h io , D e c . 1 9 7 6 1_________________________________________
A lb a n y —S c h e n e c ta d y —T r o y , N .Y . , Sept. 1976 _________________
A n a h e im —Santa A n a —G a r d e n G r o v e ,
C a lif. , O ct. 1976___________________ ______________________________
A tla n ta , G a . , M a y 1977___________________________________________
B a lt im o r e , M d . , A u g . 1976_______________________________________
B illin g s , M o n t., Ju ly 1976_______________________________________
B ir m in g h a m , A l a . , M a r . 1 977___________________________________
B o s to n , M a s s ., A u g . 1976 _______________________________________
B u ffa lo , N . Y . , O ct. 1976 _________________________________________
C anton, O h io , M a y 1976__________________________________________
C h a tta n o o g a , T e n n .—G a . , Sept. 1976 __ ________________________
C h ic a g o , 111., M a y 1976 __________________________________________
C in c in n a ti, O h io—K y .—In d ., M a r . 1976_________________________
C le v e la n d , O h io , Sept. 1976______________________________________
C o lu m b u s , O h io , O ct. 197 6 ______________________________________
C o rp u s C h r is t i, T e x . , July 1976________________________________
D a lla s —F o r t W o rth , T e x . , O ct. 1976___________________________
D a v e n p o r t—R o c k Is la n d —M o lin e , Io w a —111., F eb . 1976_______
D a y ton , O h io , D e c . 1976 _________________________________________
D ayton a B e a c h , F l a . , A u g . 1976 ________________________________
D e n v e r —B o u ld e r , C o lo ., D e c . 1976_____________________________
D e t r o it , M ic h ., M a r . 1977_______________________________________
F r e s n o , C a l i f. , June 1976 _______________________________________
G a in e s v ille , F la . , S ep t. 1976 ____________________________________
G r e e n B a y , W is ., J u ly 1 976______________________________________
G r e e n s b o r o —W in s to n -S a le m —H ig h P o in t,
N .C ., A u g . 1976___________________________________________________
G r e e n v ille —S p a rta n b u rg , S .C ., June 1976 1____________________
H a r t fo r d , C onn ., M a r . 1977______________________________________
H ou ston , T e x . , A p r . 1976________________________________________
H u n ts v ille , A l a . , F e b . 1 9 7 7 1_____________________________________
In d ia n a p o lis , In d ., O ct. 1 9 76 _____________________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1977 1______________________________________
J a c k s o n v ille , F l a . , D e c . 1 9 7 6 1__________________________________
K a n s a s C ity , M o .- K a n s ., Sept. 1976 1 _________________________
L o s A n g e le s —L o n g B ea ch , C a lif . , O ct. 1 976__________________
L o u i s v i l l e , K y .—In d ., N o v . 1976_________________________________




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and p r ic e *
1900-76, 85 cents
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1900-67,
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55 cen ts
55 cen ts
$ 1 .0 5
75 cen ts
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85 cen ts
45 cents
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80 cen ts
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A rea
M e m p h is , T e n n .—A r k . —M i s s . , N o v . 1976 1_____________________
M ia m i, F la . , O ct. 1976___________________________________________
M ilw a u k e e , W is ., A p r . 1977 ____________________________________
M in n e a p o lis —St. P a u l, M in n .—W is ., Jan. 1977________________
N a s sa u —S u ffo lk , N. Y . , June 1976 _______________________________
N e w a r k , N .J ., Jan 1977 __________________________________________
N e w O r le a n s , L a . , Jan. 1977 1__________________________________
N e w Y o r k , N . Y . - N . J . , M a y 1976______ ________ _________________
N o r fo lk —V ir g in ia B ea ch —P o r ts m o u th , V a .—
N .C ., M a y 1 9 7 6 1 ________________________ ____________ ___________
N o r fo lk —V ir g in ia B ea ch —P o r ts m o u th and
N e w p o r t N e w s —H am pton , V a .—N .C ., M a y l 9 7 6 * ___________
N o r th e a s t P e n n s y lv a n ia , A u g. 1976 ____________________________
O k lah om a C ity , O k la ., A u g . 1976_______________________________
O m aha, N e b r .—Io w a , O ct. 1976__________________________________
P a te r s o n —C lifto n —P a s s a ic , N .J ., June 1976 __________________
P h ila d e lp h ia , P a . —N .J ., N o v . 1 9 7 6 1____________________________
P itts b u r g h , P a ., Jan. 1977 ______________________________________
P o r tla n d , M a in e , D e c . 1 9 7 6 1 ___________________________________
P o r tla n d , O r e g .—W a sh ., M a y 1976 _____________________________
P o u g h k e e p s ie , N . Y . , June 1976 _________________________________
P o u g h k e e p s ie —K in g s to n -N e w b u r g h , N . Y . , June 1976____ ____
P r o v id e n c e —W a r w ic k —P a w tu c k e t, R .I.—
M a s s ., June 1 976________________________________________________
R ic h m o n d , V a ., June 197 6 _______________________________________
St. L o u is , M o .—111., M a r . 1977 __________________________________
S a c r a m e n to , C a lif. , D e c . 1976 __________________________________
S a gin a w , M ic h ., N o v . 1 9 7 6 1_____________________________________
S a lt L a k e C ity —O gden , U tah, N o v . 1976_______________________
San A n to n io , T e x . , M a y 1976 ___________________________________
San D ie g o , C a lif. , N o v . 1976____________________________________
San F r a n c is c o —O ak lan d, C a lif. , M a r . 1976 ___________________
San J o s e , C a lif. , M a r . 1977_____________________________________
S e a ttle —E v e r e t t , W a s h ., ja n 1977 1_____________________________
South B en d , In d ., M a r . 1976 ____________________________________
S y r a c u s e , N . Y . , Ju ly 1976_______________________________________
T o le d o , O h io - M ic h ., M a y 1977__________________________________
T r e n to n , N .J ., Sept. 1976________________________________________
W a sh in g to n , D. C .—M d .—V a . , M a r . 1977 _______________________
W ic h ita , K a n s ., A p r . 1977 1______________________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s ., A p r . 1977 __________________________________
Y o r k , P a ., F e b . 1977 _____________________________________________

B u lle tin nu m ber
and p r ic e *
1900-75,
1900-66,
1950-14,
1950-3,
1900-35,
1950-7,
1950-5,
1900-48,

85 cents
75 cents
$ 1.10
$ 1.60
85 cents
$ 1.60
$ 1.60
$ 1.05

1900-27, 85 cen ts
1900-33,
1900-43,
1900-42,
1900-61,
1900-38,
1900-64,
1950-1,
1900-72,
1900-51,
1900-50,
1900-55,

85 cen ts
65 cen ts
55 cen ts
55 cen ts
55 cents
$ 1.10
$ 1.50
85 cen ts
75 cents
45 cents
55 cen ts

1900-31,
1900-34,
1950-10,
1900-71,
1900-74,
1900-65,
1900-23,
1900-79,
1900-9,
1950-19,
1950-12,
1900-5,
1900-44,
1950-18.
1900-56,
1950-11,
1950-16,
1950-15,
1950-6,

75 cen ts
65 cen ts
$ 1.20
55 cen ts
75 cents
55 cen ts
65 cents
55 cents
95 cen ts
$ 1.00
$ 1.20
55 cents
55 cen ts
80 cents
55 cents
$ 1.20
$ 1.10
70 cen ts
$ 1.10

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