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Survey

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New York, New York— New Jersey,
Metropolitan Area, May 1979

U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bulletin 2050-30

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New York

Preface
T h is b u lle tin p r o v id e s r e s u l t s o f a M a y 197 9 s u r v e y o f o c c u p a t io n a l
e a rn in g s in th e N ew Y o r k , N ew Y o r k — ew J e r s e y , S ta n d a rd M e t r o p o lit a n
N
S t a t is t ic a l A r e a .
T h e s u r v e y w a s m a d e a s p a r t o f the B u r e a u o f L a b o r
S t a t is t ic s ' a nn ual a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m .
It w a s c o n d u c te d b y the
B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o f f i c e in N ew Y o r k , N .Y ., u n d e r th e g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n o f
A n th on y J. F e r r a r a , 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 r a t io n s .
The
s u r v e y c o u ld n ot h ave b e e n a c c o m p lis h e d w ith ou t th e c o o p e r a t io n o f th e m a n y
f ir m s w h o s e w a g e an d 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 i n f o r ­
m a tio n in th is b u lle tin .
T h e B u r e a u w is h e s to e x p r e s s s i n c e r e a p p r e c ia t io n
f o r the c o o p e r a t io n r e c e iv e d .
M a t e r ia l in th is p u b lic a t io n is in th e p u b lic d o m a in and m a y b e
r e p r o d u c e d w ith ou t p e r m i s s i o n o f th e 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 it
th e B u re a u o f L a b o r S t a t is t ic s an d c it e th e n a m e and n u m b e r o f th is
p u b lic a tio n .

Note:
R e p o r t s on o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s and s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e b e n e fit s
in the N ew Y o r k a r e a a r e a v a ila b le f o r th e c o m p u t e r and data p r o c e s s i n g
s e r v i c e s (M a r c h 1 9 7 8 ), h o te ls an d m o t e ls (M a y 1 9 7 8), a nd a u to d e a le r r e p a ir
sh o p s (Ju n e 1978) in d u s t r ie s .
L is t in g s o f u n io n w a g e r a te s a r e a v a ila b le
f o r b u ild in g t r a d e s , p r in tin g t r a d e s , l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e r a t in g e m p lo y e e s , l o c a l
t r u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s , and g r o c e r y s t o r e e m p lo y e e s .
A r e p o r t on
o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s f o r m u n ic ip a l g o v e r n m e n t w o r k e r s is a v a ila b le f o r the
c it y o f N ew Y o r k .
A l s o a v a ila b le f o r ju s t th e c it y o f N ew Y o r k (th e 5
b o r o u g h s ), is a M a y 1979 r e p o r t on o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s f o r the s a m e
o c c u p a t io n s a nd in d u s t r ie s a s in th is p u b lic a tio n .
F r e e c o p ie s o f t h e s e a r e
a v a ila b le f r o m the B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o f f i c e s . (S e e b a c k c o v e r f o r a d d r e s s e s .)




Area
Wage
Survey

New York, New York— New Jersey,
Metropolitan Area, May 1979

U.S. Department of Labor
Ray Marshall, Secretary

Contents

Page

Introduction.

2

Bureau of Labor Statistics
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T a b le s :
E a rn in gs, a ll es ta b lis h m e n ts :
A -l.
W eekly ea rn in gs o f o f fic e w o r k e r s ______ 3
A -2 ,
W eekly ea rn in gs o f p r o fe s s io n a l
and te c h n ic a l w o r k e r s ___________________ 6
A -3 .
A v e ra g e w e e k ly ea rn in g s o f
o ffic e , p r o fe s s io n a l, and
te c h n ica l w o r k e r s , b y s e x ________________8
A -4 . H ou rly ea rn in gs o f m a in ten a n ce,
to o lr o o m , and p ow erp la n t
w o r k e r s ___________________________________ 10
A -5 . H ou rly ea rn in gs o f m a te r ia l
m o v em en t and c u s to d ia l w o r k e r s _____ 11
A - 6. A v e ra g e h o u rly ea rn in gs o f
m a in ten a n ce, t o o lr o o m , p o w e r plant, m a t e r ia l m ov em en t, and
cu sto d ia l w o r k e r s , b y s e x ______________ 13
A -7 . P e r c e n t in c r e a s e s in a v e ra g e
h ou rly ea rn in g s f o r s e le c t e d
occu p a tion a l g ro u p s ______________________ 14
A - 8. A v e ra g e pa y re la tio n s h ip s
w ithin e s ta b lis h m e n ts
fo r w h it e -c o lla r w o r k e r s ________________ 15
A -9 . A v e ra g e p a y re la tio n s h ip s
w ithin es ta b lis h m e n ts
f o r b lu e - c o lla r w o r k e r s ________________ 16
E a rn in gs, la r g e e s ta b lis h m e n ts :
A -1 0 .
W eekly ea rn in g s o f o f fic e w o r k e r s ______ 17
A -ll.
W eekly ea rn in g s o f p r o fe s s io n a l
and te c h n ic a l w o r k e r s ___________________ 20
A -12 . A v e ra g e w e e k ly ea rn in gs o f
o ffic e , p r o fe s s io n a l, and
te c h n ica l w o r k e r s , b y s e x ______________ 22

Page

T a b le s — Continued
E a rn in g s, la r g e esta b lish m e n ts—
Continued
A -13 . H o u rly ea rn in gs o f m aintenance,
to o lr o o m , and pow erp la n t
w o r k e r s ____________________________________24
A -1 4 . H o u rly ea rn in gs o f m a te ria l
m o v e m e n t and cu sto d ia l
w o r k e r s ____________________________________25
A -15 . A v e r a g e h o u rly ea rn in gs o f
m a in ten a n ce, to o lr o o m , p o w e r plant, m a te r ia l m ov em en t, and
cu s to d ia l w o r k e r s , b y s e x ______________ 26
A p p en d ix A .
A p p en d ix B.

S co p e and m ethod o f su rv ey__________ 29
O ccu p a tion a l d e s c r ip t io n s _____________ 32

Introduction

T h is a r e a is 1 o f 72 in w h ic h th e 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 is t ic s c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s and
r e la t e d b e n e f it s .
(S e e l i s t o f a r e a s on in s id e b a c k c o v e r . )
In e a c h a r e a ,
e a r n in g s d a ta f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s ( A - s e r i e s t a b le s ) a r e c o l l e c t e d
a n n u a lly .
I n fo r m a t io n on e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e
b e n e fit s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) is o b ta in e d e v e r y t h ir d y e a r .
T h is r e p o r t h as
no B - s e r i e s t a b le s .

m a n u fa c tu r in g and n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g in d u s t r ie s . T h e o c c u p a t io n s a r e d e fin e d
in A p p e n d ix B. F o r th e 31 l a r g e s t s u r v e y a r e a s , t a b le s A - 1 0 th r o u g h A - 1 5
p r o v id e s im il a r data f o r e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e .
T a b le A - 7 p r o v id 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 ly e a r n in g s
o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s , e l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g w o r k e r s , in d u s t r ia l
n u r s e s , s k ille d m a in te n a n c e tr a d e s w o r k e r s , a n d u n s k ille d p la n t w o r k e r s .
W h e r e p o s s i b l e , data a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll in d u s t r ie s an d f o r m a n u f a c ­
tu r in g and n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g s e p a r a t e ly . D a ta a r e n ot p r e s e n t e d f o r s k ille d
m a in te n a n c e w o r k e r s in n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g b e c a u s e th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s
e m p lo y e d in th is o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p in n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g is t o o s m a ll to
w a r r a n t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n ta t io n .
T h is ta b le p r o v id e s a m e a s u r e o f w a g e
t r e n d s a ft e r e lim in a t io n o f c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e e a r n in g s c a u s e d b y e m p l o y ­
m e n t s h ift s a m o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s a s w e l l a s t u r n o v e r o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s
in c lu d e d in s u r v e y s a m p le s . F o r 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 .

E a c h y e a r a ft e r a l l in d iv id u a l a r e a w a g e s u r v e y s h a v e b e e n c o m ­
p le t e d , tw o s u m m a r y b u lle t in s a r e i s s u e d .
T h e f i r s t b r in g s t o g e t h e r data
f o r e a c h m e t r o p o l it a n a r e a
s u r v e y e d ; th e s e c o n d p r e s e n t s n a tio n a l and
r e g io 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 in d iv id u a l m e t r o p o l it a n a r e a d a ta , f o r
a ll 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 s in th e U n ite d S t a t e s , e x c lu d in g
A la s k a and H a w a ii.
A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in th e a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m is th e n e e d
to d e s c r i b e th e l e v e l a nd m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s in a v a r i e t y o f la b o r m a r k e t s ,
th ro u g h th e a n a ly s is o f (1 ) th e l e v e l and d is t r ib u t io n o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t io n ,
a nd (2 ) th e m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t io n a l c a t e g o r y a nd s k ill l e v e l . T h e
p r o g r a m d e v e lo p s in fo r m a t io n th a t m a y b e u s e d f o r m a n y p u r p o s e s , in c lu d in g
w a g e a n d s a l a r y a d m in is t r a t io n , c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a in in g , and a s s i s t a n c e in
d e t e r m in in g p la n t lo c a t io 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 th e U .S . D e p a r t ­
m e n t o f L a b o r t o m a k e w a g e d e t e r m in a t io n s u n d e r th e S e r v i c e C o n t r a c t A c t
o f 1965.

T a b le s A - 8 and A - 9 p r o v id e f o r th e f i r s t t im e m e a s u r e s o f a v e r a g e
p a y r e la t io n s h ip s w ith in e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
T h e s e m e a s u r e s m a y d iffe r c o n ­
s id e r a b ly f r o m the p a y r e la t io n s h ip s o f o v e r a l l a v e r a g e s p u b lis h e d in ta b le s
A - l th r o u g h A - 6 . S e e a p p e n d ix A f o r d e t a ils .

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

A - s e r i e s t a b le s

or

A p p e n d ix B p r o v id e s jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s
p r e s e n t a t iv e s t o 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 .

T a b le s A - l t h r o u g h A - 6 p r o v id e e s t im a t e s o f s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly
h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r w o r k e r s in o c c u p a t io n s c o m m o n t o a v a r i e t y o f




2

u sed

by

B u rea u fie ld

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Earnings: All establishments
Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers. New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979
N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f—

O c c u p a t io n and in d u s tr y d i v i s i o n

Numbai
of
woxken

Average
weekly
(standard)

$

$
SO

Mein*

Median 2

Middle range 2

and
un d e r

$
100

$

$
110

120

s
13 0

$

t

14 0

150

$

t

16 0

170

$

t

180

200

$
220

$
2 40

$
2 60

$

$
28 0

£00

$
3 20

$
340

$
360

*
380

40 0
and

-

1 00

SECRETARIES ---------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------

38.1 91
1 2.1 47
2 G . 044
3 .9 3 3

3 6.0
26.0
3 6 .0
3 6.5

$
2 44.50
251.00
2 41.50
276 .00

SE CR ET A RI ES. CLASS A -------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ----------------------

2 .4 6 9
1 .4 7 4
1 .9 9 5
503

36.0
35.5
3 6 .0
37.0

3 08 .00
307.00
3 08 .50
341 . 0 0

3 05.00
203 .0 0
3 05 .50
3 31.00

2 6 9 .0 0 -3 4 2 .0 0
2 65 .0 0 -3 4 6 .0 0
2 74 .5 0 -3 3 7 .0 0
3 0 4 .0 0 -3 7 8 .0 0

SEC R ET AR IE S. CLASS B -------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------

8 .7 5 4
2 .4 0 4
6 .3 5 0
1 . 325

36.0
2 6 .0
26.0
26. 5

2 71 .50
282.50
2 67.00
2 95.00

2 69.00
2 80.00
2 62.00
2 92.50

SE CR ET ARI ES. CLASS C -------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------P U3L IC U T I L I T I E S ----------------------

11.215
2 . 961
8 .2 5 4
1 .4 0 3

3 6 .0
36.5
36.0
36.0

241 . 0 0
2 55 .50
2 36.00
2 51 .50

SECR ET ARI ES. CLASS D -------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUF A C T U R I N G --------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ----------------------

9 .4 6 8
2 . 821
6 .6 4 7
521

36.0
36. 5
35.5
36.5

SEC R ET AR IE S. CLASS E -------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ----------------------

4 .0 2 2
1 . 248
2 .6 7 4
181

STENOGRAPHERS ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUF A C T U R I N G --------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ----------------------

$
2 37.50
2 41.00
2 25.00
273.00

$
$
2 0 6 .5 0 -2 7 5 .0 0
2 0 9 .5 0 -2 8 4 .5 0
2 0 5 .0 0 -2 7 1 .0 0
2 30 .0 0 -3 1 5 .5 0

1 10

120

130

140

15 0

160

17 0

1 80

2 00

220

2 40

26 0

28 0

300

3 20

3 40

360

380

4 00

over

-

-

-

8
8

39
4
35

1*1 *
4
13
1 31

443
103
34 0
2

902 1756
285
55 5
617 1201
7
55

4235
1313
2922
27 8

6162
1863
4299
437

5 91 0
1747
41 6 3
389

57 9 0
1566
42 2 4
52 5

4060
1380
26 80
428

3095
982
2 11 3
4 34

2137
817
1 32 0
4 70

1 32 5
526
799
3 20

1012
401
611
271

533
211
322
155

31 4
192
12 2
74

326
189
137
88

12
6
6

84
44
40
1

174
10 9
65
7

362
15 9
2 03
15

458
200
2 58
38

53 8
1 98
340
52

54 9
1 58
391
72

3 95
1 88
207
85

282
125
157
37

271
107
164
72

191
116
75
57

153
64
89
*67
113
69
44
18

“
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

~

-

-

-

~

5
5

31
1
30
“

79
6
73
4

ICO
11
89
4

3 03
69
240
25

731
169
56 2
76

1098
248
8 50
104

15 6 1
34 5
1216
159

1357
3 31
1026
193

1173
343
830
14 7

781
32 7
454
139

6 20
2 14
406
1 50

593
211
382
214

144
3-2
in
75

59
27
32
17

2 40 . 0 0
2 54.00
2 31.00
2 50 .00

2 1 0 .0 0 -2 6 7 .0 0
2 2 5 .0 0 -2 7 9 .5 0
2 06 .00 -2 60 .50
2 11 .5 0 -2 9 1 .0 0

-

-

-

-

1

3
3

44
3
41

230
43
1 82
1

486
80
406
16

1074
1 29
94 5
17 3

1826
32 8
1498
231

19 50
44 9
15 0 1
159

21 4 1 14 82
60 8
5 76
15 3 3
906
222
128

91 5
27 9
636
1 87

66 8
2 64
404
2 24

210
79
13 1
53

43
34
9
3

87
45
42
6

50
35
15
-

5
*
4
1
-

2 18.50
212.00
2 21 .00
2 52 .50

2 15.00
209.50
2 18.00
2 47.50

1 9 5 .0 0 -2 4 0 .0 0
1 8 5 .0 0 -2 3 2 .5 0
1 98 .00 -2 41 .50
2 2 0 .0 0 -2 7 6 .5 0

-

-

-

2
2

65
7
58

“

3 13
1 25
188
“

64 2 1 6 9 1
293
61 4
3 49 1 07 7
3
49

2336
682
1654
76

1 84 4
477
13 6 7
90

1251
22 8
1023
112

583
17 4
409
63

354
119
235
38

80
25
55
35

56
10
46
32

65
4
61
17

7
2
5
2

3
2
-

-

150
57
93
1

4
1
2
2

3 5 .5
3 5 .5
35.5
3 6 .5

2 01 .00
2 02 .50
2 00 .50
2 12 .00

1 97 .50
199.00
196.00
211.00

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

-

-

6
6
“

16
4
12
“

66
1
65

216
41
17 5
1

275
101
17 4
2

519
164
3 55
32

1 05 1
408
6 43
31

817
28 6
53 1
53

551
191
3 60
29

3 16
86
23 0
17

109
47
62
6

62
16
46
10

14
3

4
-

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-

-

-

-

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2 . 841
512
2 . 329
298

36.0
36.0
3 6.0
3 7 .5

2 05 .00
2 22 .50
2 01 .00
2 51 .00

201.00
2 11.50
198.00
2 52.50

1 7 8 .5 0 -2 2 0 .0 0
1 9 9 .5 0 -2 4 5 .0 0
1 7 4 .5 0 -2 1 9 .0 0
2 15 .00 -2 96 .50

-

-

-

-

“

29
2
27
1

107
3
104
4

1 54
3
151
2

1 83
8
18 0
4

261
30
231
11

57 9
85
49 4
37

729
17 8
551
70

3 69
*49
3 20
4

130
56
74
20

73
38
35
23

137
47
90
74

51
11
40
30

11
1
10
6

5
1
*
4
3

3
_
3
3

_
3
3

_

-

9
9
“

SENIOR -------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ----------------------

1 . 565
19 9
1 .2 6 6
190

2 6.0
3 6.0
3 6.0
37.0

2 11 .50
2 40 .50
2 07 .50
255.50

206.00
245.00
2 01.50
2 55.00

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

-

-

-

9
9

1
1

20
3
17

45
45

1 05
1
10 4

16 2
14
14 8

314
19
295
27

429
30
399
64

17 8
25
153
-

91
33

94
31
63
47

43
9
34
24

6
1
5
1

5
1
4
3

_

_

_

58
5

54
32
22
10

3

3

3

3
3

STENOGRAPHERS. GENERAL --------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ----------------------

1 .2 7 6
312
962
108

3 6.0
36.0
3 6 .0
3 8 .0

1 97.00
211.00
1 92 .50
2 43 .50

1 98.00
209.00
190.00
252.50

1 7 0 .0 0 -2 1 7 .0 0
1 9 4 .0 0 -2 1 8 .0 0
162 .5 0 -2 1 6 .5 0
1 9 3 .5 0 -2 9 8 .0 0

_
-

-

-

5

_

_

_

_

-

_

_
_

_

_

-

-

5
5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-----MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------

503
65
4 38

3 5 .5
3 6.5
35.5

1 95 .00
1 91 .00
1 95 .50

1 90.00
200 . 0 0
1 88 .00

1 7 4 .5 0 -2 1 3 .5 0
1 7 0 .0 0 -2 0 3 .5 0
1 75 .00 -2 13 .50

-

-

9

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

-

-

-

T YPI STS ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUF A C T U R I N G --------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ----------------------

8 .9 2 4
1 .1 5 8
7 . 766
862

3 5.5
36. 5
3 5.5
3 7.0

1 66 .00
1 86 .00
1 63 .00
1 94 .50

160.00
175.00
158.00
1 68 .00

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

35
8
27
25

8
8
-

9
9

i
i

-

3
2
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

STENOGRAPHERS.
m anu facturin g

t r a n s c r i b i n g - m ach ine

*

ty pists

W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u t e d as fo llo w s :

-

-

~
-

22
22
-

-

28
2
26
1

87
87
4

10 9
3
106
2

83
7
76
*
4

99
16
83
11

26 5
66
19 9
10

30 0
1 48
1 52
6

191
24
167
*
4

39
23
16
15

19
6
13
13

43
16
27
27

8
2
6
6

-

4

1C

4

10

29
1C
19

79
9
70

11 0
7
103

1 18
24
94

61
6
55

24
2
22

4
1
3

_

-

34
3
31

_

-

21
3
18

-

21 0

565
19
54 6
-

1101
15 4
9 47
2

11 2 5
79
1046
35

1284
90
1194
66

1401
152
124 9
415

782
138
64 4
22

975
159
816
37

695
151
544
93

174
72
1 02
15

149
46
1 03
33

14 3
42
1 01
35

124
27
97
85

~

-

56

21 0
-

4 8 a t $ 4 0 0 to $ 4 2 0 ; 8 at $ 4 2 0 to $ 4 4 0 ; 10 a t $ 4 4 0 to $ 4 6 0 ; a n d 1 a t $ 4 6 0 to $ 4 8 0 .

S ee fo o tn o te s at en d o f ta b le s .




1

-

-

56

-

-

“

8*4
8*4

-

-

-

3

-

-

_
_
_

3

3

2
3
3

3

_

-

_
-

Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers. New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979— Continued
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t -t im e w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f—
N

Uu

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

$

s

%

worker*

TYPISTS -

SO

$

$

$

$

*

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Mean2

Median2

Middle range 2

10 0

110

120

120

1 A0

15C

1 60

17 0

180

200

2 20

2A0

260

2 80

300

3 20

3 AO

360

380

100

O ccu pa tio n and in d u str y d iv is io n

11 0

120

1 30

1 AO

150

1 60

170

130

200

220

2 AO

260

280

30 0

320

3 AO

360

380

A00 o v e r

-

-

-

27
27
-

1 26
8
118

29 8
17
281
-

A 37
53
3 79
10

312
35
277
8

6 19
A3
57 1
15

A2A
36
3 88
9

1 03
35
68
7

11 8
36
82
12

12A
39
85
19

122
26
96
8A

35
8
27
25

8
8
-

9
9
-

3
3
-

1
1
-

-

~

27A
26
2A8
-

“

52 8
19
51 9

97 5
1 A6
829
2

8 51
53
798
35

986
73
913
66

96A
9A
870
A05

A70
10 3
3 67
1A

356
111
2 A5
22

271
11 5
1 56
8A

71
37
3A
8

31
10
21
21

19
2
16
16

2
1
1
1

-

_
-

-

-

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

625
32
603

9 06
70
836
13

5A6
AA
50 2
5

5A A
20
52 A
1C

A1 A
21
39 3
5

363
28
3A0
A

2 96
38
2 58
8

22 A
52
172
5

10A
26
78
-

AO
13
27
10

22
10
12
8

25
A
21
21

2
2
-

5
2

9
9
9

_
-

_
-

_
-

2
2

A
A

2
2

and
under

AO 0
and

CONTINUED

T Y P I S T S . CLASS A -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

2 . DAO
292
2 . GA7
1 89

2 5.5
2 6 .5
2 5.5
2 9 .0

$
19C .50
21A .50
186 .50
265 .50

$
182 .50
2 01.50
1 79 .50
2 96.50

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

T Y P I S T S . CLASS B -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

5. 8 8 A
765
5 .1 1 9
6 7A

2 5 .5
2 6 .5
25. 5
2 7 .0

1 52 .50
171 .50
150 .50
17 A . 5 0

150 .0 0 1 3 5 . 0 0 - 1 6 8 . 0 0
16 9 . 50 1 A 5 . Q 0 —1 9 A . 0 0
1 5 0 .0 0 1 3 A. 5 0 — 6 A.50
1
1 65 .00 1 6 3 .0 0 -1 6 9 .0 0

FILE CLERKS ----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

A , 909
272
A, 526
1 01

2 6 .0
2 6 .0
2 6.0
27.5

1 50 .50
172 .50
1 A 8.50
220 .00

1 A1 . 0 0
16A .00
1A 0 .00
2A 7.00

1 2 7 .0 0 -1 6 7 .5 0
1 3 5 . 0 0 —2 0 A . 00
1 2 6 .0 0 -1 6 5 .0 0
1 5 7 .0 0 -2 9 8 .0 0

FILE CLERKS. CLASS A --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

781
77
70A

2 5 .5
2 7 .5
2 5.5

181 .50
198 .50
1 79 .50

1 72 .00
20A.0O
170 .00

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

-

FILE CLERKS. CLASS B --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 . 2A2
11 5
1 .2 2 7
57

25.0
2 5 .0
2 5.0
2 7 .0

160 .00
1 80 .00
1 58 .00
222 .00

150 .00
169 .50
1 50.00
20 A • 50

1 3 8 .5 0 -1 7 5 .0 0
1 A 7 . 0 0 - 1 9 5 . UO
1 36 .50 -1 75 .00
1 6 2 .0 0 -2 9 8 .0 0

_

FILE CLERKS. CLASS C --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

2 .7 8 6
181
2 .6 0 5

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

1 27 .00
1 56 .50
125 .50

1 32 .00
1 35 .00
131 .50

1 2 0 . 0 0 —1 A 9 . 0 0
1 2 0 .0 0 -1 7 2 .0 0
1 2 0 . 0 0 —1 A 6 . 00

_
-

MESSENGERS ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PU3LIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

A. A98
1 .1 7 1
2 .2 2 7
262

2 6 .0
2 5.5
2 6 .0
26.5

1 A 7.00
1 51 .50
1A 5.50
177 .00

1A 2.50
1 A 8.50
1 AO • 50
15A . 0 0

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

36
26

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS ----------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

2 . 228
22A
2 . 00A
20A

2 6 .0
2 6 .5
26.0
26.5

189 .50
2 01.00
187 .50
2 2 5 .50

1 89 .00
190 .50
1 89.00
2 12 .50

1 6 5 .0 0 -2 0 3 .0 0
1 7 2 .5 0 -2 2 8 .5 0
1 6 A .5 0 -20 0.0 0
1 8A .0 0-26 3.0 0

_
-

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTION I S T S MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 .6 9 2
615
1 .0 7 8
62

2 6 .5
37.5
2 6.0
2 6.0

187 .50
18A.OO
189 .50
2 27 .00

1 8 0 .00
180 .00
179 .50
2 53 .00

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

_

ORDER CLERKS -------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

2.8A 6
800
2.0A 6

27. 5 1 89.00
26.5 1 87.00
2 8 .0 189 .50

1 87.00
1 82.00
19A .O O

1 5 2 . 5 0 —2 1 A. 0 0
1 6 2 .5 0 -2 0 6 .0 0
1 5 0 .0 0 -2 1 5 .0 0

_
-

-

-

-

8A
8A
-

56
56

2 10

-

15
1
1A

-

-

2 10
75A
12
7A2

-

2
_
-

_
-

-

-

-

“

“

-

-

-

2
2

-

-

-

-

6

-

20
20

A
A
A

6
6

“

118
27
91
38

A5
23
22
22

A7
A
A3
A3

15
A
11
11

5
1
A
A

85
15
70
32

27
1
26

5A
6
A8
“

_

9

~

9
S

1A6
58
88

136
A9
87

52
1
51

23
8
15

20
20
“

36

112

51

21

20

1
1

2
2
-

_
-

_
-

2
2

A3
3
AO

117
2
115

103
2
1 01

111
6
10 5

161
10
151

73
A1
32

81
2
78

~

11
5
6

89
2
87

118
3

273
25
2A8
A

171
6
1 65
5

106
12
9A
3

13 1
1C
1 21
4

105
21
9A
7

119
2
1 16
A

5
5
-

18
9
s
8

10
A
6
2

21
<
*
17
17

-

11 5
“

177
12
165
3

15
1
1A

6 AA
9
625

A 97
27
A 70

7 09
58
651

2 30
16
21A

256
12
2A A

205
7
198

1 26
12
11A

30
7
23

33
9
2A

18
13
"

20

-

18

1
1
“

59
59
9

533
116
A17
3

70 5
12 9
56 6
29

66 6
19 2
A7 A
70

sm
165
6A9
65

535
179
3 56
16

3 36
1 09
223
12

28 5
S3
19 7
13

25 3
112
1A1
25

13 5
AC
95
18

72
2A
A8
A3

36
5
31
29

_
-

1A
1A
“

27
5
22
“

100
16
8A
1

131
5
126
A

17 A
20
15 A
1

19 9
2A
17 5
22

208
37
171
17

921
82
739
62

2A3
A7
1 96
51

17 7
35
1A2
28

28
28
-

38
9
29

21
21
-

3A
10
2A
-

10 2
13
89

1 06
68
38
1

2 A6
136
1 10
7

2 A6
55
19 1
12

306
171
135
-

23 5
63
17 2
2

1A5
68
77

81
81

166
11
15 5

99
7
92

17 5
59
116

3A6
96
250

161
10 2
59

203
100
103

61 8
200
A18

562
39
A73

-

-

-

6

-

2 67

3 06

32 3
73
25 0

1 AC
31
59

201
98
10 3

3 AC
A9
29 1

25 A
61
1 93

-

-

-

-

872

2 6.5

2 20 .50

2 15.00

1 9 6 . 5 0 —2 A 3 . 50

-

-

ORDER CLERKS. CLASS B ------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

1 .9 1 0
51A
1 .2 9 6

28.0
26.5
29.0

1 7 0 .50
1 80.50
167 .00

1 67 .00
1 70.00
1 60 .00

1 A 7 .0 0-1 9 5 .0 0
1 5 6 .0 0 -2 0 7 .5 0
1 A2 . 0 0 — 9 A . 0 0
1

-

2

81

2

81

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




-

_

20
20

A -------------------------

CLASS

-

-

20
2
18

2
2

ORDER CLERKS.

-

~
21
1
20

-

4

16A
9
155

96
92

1 70
5A
116

3

9
9

_
-

_

2

-

110
58
52

2

2A
2A
-

23
2

-

3
-

-

~

“

_

-

-

~

_
“

-

i
i
-

_
-

-

-

-

~

-

i
i

_
-

_

_

~

“

-

-

-

2
2

-

-

“

-

-

3
2

-

•

5A
5A

-

-

5A

_
-

_
-

_
-

Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers, New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979— Continued
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
O cc u p a t io n and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n

of
workers

Average
weekly
(standard)

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t im e we ekly e a rn in g s of—
$

$
90

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$
100

$
1 10

S
120

$
1 30

$
14 0

$

%

150

16 0

$

$

%

170

180

200

$
2 20

$

%

240

2 60

$
280

$

$
30 0

3 20

$
340

$
360

$
380

and
u nd e r

400
and

10 0
$
3 6 .0 2 03 .00
3 6 .5 2 12 .50
3 6. 0 2 01 .00
3 6 .5 2 22 .50

$
195.00
205.00
194.00
2 14.50

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

ACCOUNTING CLERKS --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

12.6 20
2.2 5 2
10.2 77
2 .1 4 9

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS A ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

6 .1 4 8
1 .2 6 1
4 .8 8 7
915

36.5
3 6 .5
3 6 .5
2 7.0

2 25.00
2 30 .00
2 23 .50
272 .00

215.00
221.50
2 11.50
2 70.00

1 9 2 .0 0 -2 4 7 .5 0
2 0 1 .5 0 -2 6 0 .0 0
1 92 .0 0 -2 4 1 .5 0
2 1 0 .0 0 -3 2 9 .5 0

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS B ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

6 . 482
99 2
5» **90
1 .2 3 4

3 6.0
37.0
2 6.0
3 6 .0

182 .50
190 .50
181 .00
2 02.50

1 76 .50
185.00
1 75 .00
1 89 .00

1 59 .0 0 -2 0 0 .0 0
1 6 5 .0 0 -2 0 6 .5 0
1 5 6 .5 0 -1 9 8 .0 0
1 6 9 .0 0 -2 4 5 .0 0

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE
OPERATORS -------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

673
163
510

35.5
3 7.0
3 5 .5

1 95 .50
2 01 .50
1 92 .50

1 90 .00
1 88 .50
1 90 .00

1 70 .0 0 -2 1 8 .0 0
1 6 0 .0 0 -2 3 5 .0 0
171 . 0 0 - 2 1 7 . 5 0

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS.
CLASS A ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

26 7
58
2 09

3 5 .5
2 5.0
3 5.0

2 14 .00
2 36 .50
2 08 .00

2 17.50
2 40.50
2 07.50

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS.
CLASS B -------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

4 06
105
301

2 6 .0
3 7 .5
3 5 .5

1 82 .50
1 82 .50
184.00

161

3 6.0

BILLERS --------------------

150

PAYROLL CLERKS ---------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

110

12 0

130

140

150

16C

1 70

180

200

220

240

26 0

2 80

30 0

32 0

340

360

380

4 00

over

-

68
68

29
29

-

31 9
50
26 9
69

58 5
36
549
46

814
118
696
104

934
12 2
812
122

1374
229
1145
1 95

2512
421
2091
31 3

2275
466
1809
210

1235
205
103 0
124

889
212
677
161

6 31
203
428
29 7

317
90
22 7
90

140
63
77
67

19 1
22
1 69
137

148
6
1 42
13 7

22

-

106
106
27

19
16

28
6
22
22

13
1
12
12

-

-

-

6
6

33

-

-

-

33
-

160
19
141
2

18 3
38
145
3

405
10 2
30 3
21

1113
13 4
97 9
10 6

1482
31 8
1164
1 21

901
13 5
766
62

727
176
551
94

369
1 80
1 89
70

251
60
191
58

130
62
68
58

187
22
165
13 3

14 2
5
137
13 2

18
3
15
14

28
6
22
22

13
1
12
12

10 0
10 0
27

319
50
269
69

552
36
516
46

654
99
555
95

751
84
667
119

969
127
34 2
174

1399
287
1112
207

793
148
64 5
89

324
70
2 84
62

16 2
36
1 26
67

26 2
23
239
22 7

66
30
36
32

10
1
9
9

4
4
4

6
1
5
5

9

14
3
11

40
5
35

82
29
53

89
8
31

133
35
98

142
7
13 5

80
29
51

12
11
1

46
19
27

_

5
5
“

-

7
3
4

45
5
40

52
13
39

12
11
1

46
19
27

97
2
95

28
16
12

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

68
68

29

-

-

-

-

i

7

-

-

~

i

3

9

17
12
5

1 90 .00 -2 35 .00
2 19 .5 0 -2 7 2 .5 0
1 87 .5 0 -2 2 9 .0 0

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

“

“

~

1 78 .00
17 0 . 0 0
178.00

1 60 .00 -2 10 .00
1 60 .00 -1 94 .50
1 6 9 .5 0 -2 1 0 .0 0

_

-

i
i

3
3

9
9

2 10.00

219.50

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

-

-

-

-

8

7

-

15

11

39

4

45

-

27

5

3 6 .0

2 05.50

200 . 0 0

1 75 .50 -2 25 .00

-

-

-

-

8

7

-

15

11

39

4

24

-

27

5

1 . 526
484
1 .0 4 2
1 92

3 6 .5
37.0
26.0
3 6 .0

2 18 .50
2 27 .00
214.50
2 20.50

2 13.00
215.00
210.00
2 10.00

1 8 7 .0 0 -2 4 2 .0 0
1 85 .00 -2 68 .00
1 89 .00 -2 35 .00
1 9 5 .0 0 -2 3 2 .5 0

-

_

_

8
1
7
-

7
5
2
-

38
6
32
-

91
30
61

276
64
212
40

3 46
92
254
39

2 20
87
143
41

153
16
1 37
15

117
53
64
9

48
34
14
11

18
11
7

6

136
54
32
24

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

7 .4 7 3
1 .2 5 7
6 . 21 6
674

3 6.5
3 7 .0
26.0
36.5

1 91 .00
2 03 .50
188 .50
2 38 .00

1 85.00
195.00
184.00
2 51.50

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

384
44
340
-

340
55
285
-

628
58
570
“

864
85
779
4

9 59
1 39
82C
23

1464
2 64
1200
15 1

1262
1 66
1096
76

683
116
567
33

30 5
1 20
1 85
10 7

3 78
150
228
1 96

60
9
51
44

33
8
25
23

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS. CLASS A -------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NON“ ANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

3 ,2 8 8
616
2 .6 7 2
216

3 6 .0
27.0
3 6 .0
3 7 .0

198 .00
2 28 .50
1 91.00
2 35.00

1 92.00
2 30.00
186.50
20 5 . 5 0

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

100
1
99
-

253
9
244
-

260
31
2 29
1

4 80
19
461
4

775
IOC
675
95

597
89
508
27

36 9
99
2 70
10

1 50
10 6
44
3

158
137
21
7

51
7
44
37

26
4
22
20

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS. CLASS B -------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

4 ,1 8 5
641
3 . 544
4 58

3 6 .5
37.0
3 6 .5
3 6.5

185 .50
179 .50
187 .0 0
2 39 .50

179.00
1 75.50
1 79 .50
2 58.50

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

240
54
186

37 5
49
326

604
54
550
3

479
120
35 9
19

689
1 64
525
56

665
77
588
49

314
17
297
28

155
14
141
104

2 20
13
207
1 89

9
2
7
7

7
4
3

MACHINE

BI LLERS --------------------------------------------

BI LLING-MACHINE

-

-

29

-

“

-

-

-

i
i

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

83
26
57

-

-

i

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

i
-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

44
1
43
-

_

-

i

-

-

-

-

-

i

83
26
57

340
43
297

-

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




17
12
5

5

7
7

1

11

28

-

-

-

1

11^

28

65
7
58

71
29
42

61
8
53

63
28
40

39
5
34

-

“

2

4

_

-

-

_
-

4
2

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

“

“

“

“

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

~

“

”

“

5
5

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

36
13
23
7

11
11

2
2

-

-

-

8
4
4
-

w

_

~

-

6
6

-

-

~

“

“

4
4
-

6
6

-

-

-

-

-

3

1
1

-

-

-

-

~

18

6

5
5

12
12

15
3
12
12
3

“

-

Table A-2. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers, New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979
Weekly earning^^™
(standard)
O cc u p a tio n and in d u str y d i v is i o n

Number
of
woiken

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r 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 l y e a r n in g s o f—
$

$
180
Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

nder
80

$
1 50

$
160

180

$
200

$
2 20

i

$

2 80

2 60

$
280

$
3 00

$
320

$
380

$
3 60

*
380

t
8 00

$
8 80

S

$
880

52 0

560
and

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(BUSI NES S) -----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------

3 . 5 05
671
2 . 83<t
SOI

35. 5
36.0
3 5 .5
36.5

850•50
8 79 .50
8 88.00
5 06 .00

$
8 83 .00
8 83.50
8 33.50
525.00

1 .4 0 9
3 83
1 .0 6 6
131

36.0
3 6 .0
35.5
37.5

8 75.50
5 20.00
8 61 .00
5 08 .50

8 68 .00
5 11 .00
8 82 .50
500.00

8 2 6 .0 0 -5 1 9 .0 0
8 8 1 .0 0 -5 6 1 .0 0
8 1 8 .0 0 -8 99.0 0
8 5 9 .0 0 -5 5 5 .0 0

_

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) > CLASS B ----------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------

1 , 6 S6
251
1 . 885

35.5
36.0
35.5

8 50.00
8 89.50
8 50.50

8 88 .50
8 52.00
8 83.00

3 8 5 .5 0 -8 9 7 .0 0
3 89 .50 -8 87 .00
3 85 .00 -5 01 .00

_

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(B U S I N E S S ) . CLASS C ----------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------

800
77
323

35.5
36.5
35.5

3 66 .00
398.50
3 59.50

360 .00
3 72.50
3 56.00

3 15 .00 -8 07 .00
3 6 0 .0 0 -8 8 9 .5 0
3 1 5 .0 0 -8 0 3 .0 0

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U SI N ES S ) —
MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------

3 .8 2 2
63 8
3 .1 8 8
62 7

36.0
3 6.5
3 6.0
36.5

3 80 .00
3 56 .00
3 37 .00
8 21 .50

3 26.50
358 .00
3 21 .50
8 31.00

283 . 0 0 - 3 8 5 . 0 0
3 1 0 .0 0 -3 9 2 .0 0
2 7 8 .0 0 -3 8 0 .5 0
3 3 8 .5 0 -5 1 8 .5 0

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B US IN ES S )
CLASS A --------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUELIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------

1 .8 3 3
378
1 .0 5 9
69

36.0
3 6.5
36.0
38.0

3 66 .50
3 78 .50
3 62.00
3 91 .50

3 65 .50
3 67 .00
36 5.5 0
3 90.00

3 2 6 .0 0 -8 0 2 .0 0
3 2 6 .5 0 -8 1 8 .0 0
3 2 1 .5 0 -3 9 9 .0 0
3 61 .00 -8 13 .00

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B US IN ES S )
CLASS B --------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------

1 .6 9 0
18 2
1 .5 0 8

36.0
35.5
36.0

3 88 .00
3 82 .50
3 88.00

3 21.00
3 36 .00
3 18.50

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

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U S I N ES S )
CLASS C --------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------

6 88
78
610
125

36.0
38.0
35.5
36.5

2 77 .00
2 80 .50
2 76 .50
3 58.00

265.00
2 78.50
2 68 .00
339 .50

2 83 .50 -2 91 .00
2 5 1 .0 0 -3 0 8 .0 0
2 4 1 .0 0 -2 9 0 .5 0
2 7 8 .5 0 -8 3 1 .0 0

COMFUTER OPERATORS -------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------

8 .5 6 7
788
3 .7 8 3
628

36.0
3 7.0
3 6 .0
3 6.0

2 89 .00
2 56 .50
2 87.50
2 95.50

283.00
289.00
2 82 .50
272.00

2 0 9 .0 0 -2 7 2 .0 0
2 1 0 .0 0 -3 0 5 .0 0
2 08 .50 -2 72 .00
2 7 2 .0 0 -2 8 7 .0 0

COMPUTER OPERATORS* CLASS A ------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S --------------------------

1 .3 7 8
163
1 .2 1 1
1 52

3 6.0
37.0
36.0
37.0

2 91.00
3 05.00
289 .00
3 88 .50

2 75 .00
2 93 .00
27 0 . 0 0
3 28.00

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

170

$
$
3 9 4 . 0 0 —5 0 1 . GO
8 3 0 .0 0 -5 2 8 .0 0
3 8 9 .5 0 -8 9 0 .0 0
8 8 1 .5 0 -5 8 7 .5 0

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) » CLASS A ---------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------

160

13 0

280

26 0

280

300

3 20

380

36 0

38 0

80 0

8 80

880

52 0

5 60 o v e r

8

18

1

8

18

31
5
26
1

82
8
38
1

103
5
98
13

72
16
56
9

168
18
158
18

236
61
175
18

2 68
21
283
27

685
51
638
68

685
136
589
77

503
168
335
70

278
88
190
82

*823
1 02
321
22 5

_

1

1

_

_

_

1

22

~

200

220

1

15 0

1

1

1

22

60
16
88
1

85
1
88
1

311
10
30 1
19

323
57
266
26

253
108
185
36

15 3
65
88
19

19 9
86
1 13
29

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

~

-

“

_

_

—

_

_

1

3
3

13

87
3
38
2

“
_

—

“

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

_

~

7

~

-

_

_

_

-

-

“

~

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

51

70
1
69
-

18 0
58
122
-

68
27
81

-

-

-

-

10
-

10
78
3
71

$ 6 4 0 to

6

-

-

-

-

24 at

7

-

-

_

11

95
1
98

"

-

51
-

1

11

_

_

_

-

$680

13
1
12

17
3
18

86
1
85

51
18
37

86
10
76

126
28
102

18 8
18
13 0

313
38
2 79

328
65
26 3

2 38
55
179

116
16
100

222
18
208

18
8
18

25
5
20

57
4
53

20
2
18

60
8
56

50
21
29

35
6
29

61
7
58

38
18
20

16
5
11

5
3

13

2

2
2
-

381
37
388
23

33C
38
296
29

826
56
370
31

807
59
388
39

395
98
30 1
36

287
57
23 0
37

38 5
62
283
23

306
95
211
32

339
79
2 60
78

132
26
106
65

108
16
88
78

157
5
152
15 1

13
10
3
3

18

~

S ee fo o tn o te s at en d o f ta b le s .




s

$
170

and
under

95
11
88

84
18
66

132
38
98
1

135
58
81
8

162
33
129
12

21 8
50
168
10

216
53
163
17

2 58
66
192
13

75
23
52
11

28
13
11
1

6
5
1

10
10
-

31
3

1 51

'

"

-

-

-

18

“
3
3

1
1

39
39

21
3
IS

168
3
16 1

119
19
100

261
20
281

2 15
18
201

23 2
35
197

11 8
18
96

125
11
118

86
80
86

88
13
35

28

80
3
77

6
6
-

56
1
55
“

61
61
2

19 7
38
16 3
16

116
8
112
27

81
18
63
9

60
7
53
8

28
5
23
5

10
6
8
2

1
1
-

8

32

26

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

386
89
297
2

71 2
117
595
28

62 2
92
530
11

657
10 8
58 9
35

779
79
700
385

27 9
39
280
65

21 8
85
169
22

182
111
71
8

_

_

-

-

29
2
27

79
2
77

12 3
3
120
4

225
13
212
29

276
81
235
17

186
25
12 1
11

15 8
31
1 23
18

68
4
68
6

11 a t $ 6 8 0 to

$720;

5 at $ 7 2 0 to

$760

and 2 at

-

2
2

32
32

26
26

71
18
57
18

75
11
68
8

60
4
56
13

90
20
70
50

37
6
31
31

52
10
82
3

66
6
60
1

52
8
88
5

67
16
51
31

32
1
31
31

$ 760 to

$ 8(

151

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

_
-

“

Table A-2. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers. New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979— Continued
(standard)
Numbu
of
wozkers

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

Average
weekly
hours 1
(standard)

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r 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 l y e a r n in g s o f *

S
140

Mean 2

Median2

Middle range 2

U n der
140

S
160

*
170

20C

2 .2 5 2
501
1 .7 5 1
175

3 6.0
37.0
3 6 .0
3 6.5

$
2 39.00
260.00
2 33 .00
2 91 .00
oi i

NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

36 0

380

*
4 00

t

$
44 0

48 0

*
52 0

560

*
240

260

2 80

30C

3 20

340

3 60

768

3 6.0

$
2 33 .00
246.00
229.00
2 87 .00

32
32
“

20
16
4

25
25

219
31
18 8
1

570
92
478
27

461
83
378
7

3 94
91
303
6

17 0
35
135
33

122
14
1 08
53

57
14
43
7

114
107
7
2

17
4
13
9

89

58

30

33

331

4go

4 40

480

9
5
«
♦
3

8
8
8

23
4
19
19

5
5
-

—
-

-

-

-

-

~

-

-

380

520

560 o v e r

8

$
$
2 0 9 .00 -2 56 .00
2 1 8 .0 0 -3 1 9 .0 0
2 05 .0 0 -2 5 0 .0 0
2 7 1 .0 0 -3 0 6 .5 0

6
-

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

44

60

144

42

46

228.50

1 63 .00 -2 72 .00

44

59

86

31

43

73

35

29

29

328

2
2

2
2

5
2

6
6

11
11

26
26

10
10

16
16

52
52

5
5

6

17
17

8
8

53
51

11
10

17
17

7

1

26

48
17

142
44
98

91
12
79

14 9
63
81

262
72
1 90

264
31
23 3

311
55
256

25
21

22
20

37
1
36

64
30
34

16 0
19
141

51
15
36

70
29
41

131
2C
111

161
13
148

16 6

1 74

60

12

1 30

158

54

32

47

23

41

130
23
107

92
10
82

86
12
74

nn

2 18 .00

6

—
-

NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

157
15 1

3 5 .5
3 5.5

2 O C .O 0 2 0 3 . 5 0
198.00 202.50

1 6 9 .5 0 -2 1 7 .0 0
1 67 .00 -2 17 .00

3

9

21
21

2 .6 7 1
46 5
2 .2 0 6

3 7.0

2 88 .00
2 57 .00
294.50

296.00
2 53 .00
301.50

2 45 .0 0 -3 2 9 .0 0
2 17 .0 0 -3 0 0 .0 0
2 6 0 .00 -3 36 .00

18
10
8

41

10

32

10

9D1
131
770

37.0
3 9 .5
3 7 .0

3 37.50
3 03.50
3 43 .50

345.00
2 92.00
349.00

3 0 9 .0 0 -3 6 2 .5 0
2 5 5 .50 -3 40 .00
3 1 2 .0 0 -3 7 0 .0 0

85 9

3 6.5
3 8.5

2 93.50
2 77 .00
2 97.00

2 95 .00
2 78.00
300.00

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

2 46 .00
1 90 .00

2 07 .0 0 -2 9 4 .0 0
1 6 5 .0 0 -2 4 5 .0 0

“ U*

2 43 .00
2 03.50
CW •
.

3 7.0

2 01 .50

m

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

706
682
150

n

39.5

18
10
8

41

-

-

10

28
25

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

2 .1 6 0
2 .0 2 7
1 .7 9 7

3 89 .50
3 89.50
3 89 .50

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

B-

1 .5 9 7
1 .5 7 2
1 . 5 44

40.0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0

3 85 .50
3 86 .50
3 88 .50

3 89 .50
389.50
3 89.50

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

-

-

-

-

NURSES -------------

354
157
1 97
64

3 7.5
3 8.0
3 7 .0
3 8.0

3 05 .50
3 17 .50
2 95 .50
3 12 .00

2 99 .50
3 07.00
2 95.50
312.00

2 6 8 .0 0 -3 3 2 .0 0
2 83 .0 0 -3 4 4 .0 0
2 60 .0 0 -3 2 6 .5 0
2 77 .0 0 -3 4 6 .0 0

-

-

-

-

CLASS

-

1
10
9

-

“

-

~

-

-

-

i
-

1
-

1
-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

4
2
2

2
2

-

3

-

24
c-tx

-

-

24
312

87
7
80

2 76
18
25 8

78
88
2
85

57

70
1
69

6
55

12

128
1
1 28

46

2

40

4

63
35
31

29
20
20

28
19
15

38

-

4

4

6

2

3

2

9

-

-

2

21

40
13
27

55
17
38
12

59
38
21
8

46
10

16

7

2

3

82

16

*
*

____

-

i

81

28

20
20

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




46
29
17

13

8
-

52
52
22

4

1 95 .00

205

20
16

10

n 3 73 .50
4 0 .0 3 78.50
4 0 .0 3 85 .50

TE CHNICIANS.

REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL

,,

15
14

i.n

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

1 Ll/HrULi AH j

S e e fo o t n o t e s

s

$
340

22C

237.00
2 37 .00

ELECTRONICS

32 0

200

229.50
2 27 .00

LLLL I Ku it 1 LJ

$

$
3 DC

1 80

3 6.0
3 5 .5

draf te r - t r a c e r s

S
280

17 0

151
144

m anu facturin g

S
2 60

160

PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS --------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

v L Aj j

S
240

and

1 92 .50 -2 51 .50
1 9 6 .0 0 -2 5 1 .5 0

r\Ar 1LK j f

220

CONTINUED

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS B ----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

U

$

*

$

180

and
under
150

COMPUTER OPERATORS -

$
15 0

11

17
8
8

76
76
58

17
8
8

76

52
27
25

58
39
18
21
15

-Sad145
145

1446
1306

57
57

136
129
129

147
145
145

1306
1306
1306

18

3

_

_

_

18

6

16
10

11
11

7
5

_

_

_

Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex.
New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979
Average
(mean2)
O c c u p a tio n ,

OFFICE

sex,

and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

OCCUPATIONS -

Weekhr
hours
(standard]

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

MEN
3 6.0
35.5
36.0
36.0

$
195 .00
151 .50
1 98 .00
1 73 .50

613

38.5

227 .50

CLASS B -------------------------

90 1

ACCOUNTING CLERKS --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

2 . 5 97
979
2 .1 1 8
765

3 6 .0 2 15 .00
3 6 .0 229 .50
3 6 . 0 2 12 .50
3 6 .5 227 .50

CLERKS. CLASS A ----------------------------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 .5 9 7
335
1 . 262
3 58

3 6.5
36.0
36.5
37.0

232 .50
235 .50
231 .50
269 .00

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS B ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

1.000
199
856
907

3 6 .0
36.5
36.0
36.0

1 86.50
1 99 .00
189 .50
1 91 .50

OPERATORS --------

99

35.5

199 .50

3 99
10 7
2 37

3 7.0
38.0
36.5

2 26 .00
235 .00
2 22 .00

O c c u p a t io n ,

s e x , 3 and in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

Weekly
hours1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

ORDER CLERKS -------------------------------------------------ORDER CLERKS.

ACCOUNTING

m anu facturin g

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE
PAYROLL CLERKS ---------MANUFACTURING -----NONMANUFACTURING

OFFICE

OCCUPATIONS -

3 . *151
90 5
2 . 5<IB
3 12

WOMEN

SECRETARIES -

35.5
35.5
35.5
36.5

2 02 .50
2 02 .00
2 02 .50
2 12 .00

3 6 .0
36.0
36.0
37.5

2 05 .00
2 22 .50
2 01 .50
2 50 .00

36.0
36.0
36.0
37.0

2 11 .50
2 90 .50
2 07 .50
2 55.50

3 6.0
36.0
36.0
38.0

197 .00
2 11 .00
192 .50
2 90 .00

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE TYPIS TS
MANUFACTURING -------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------

35.5
3 6.0
35.5

1 96.00
1 93.00
1 96 .50

TYPIS TS ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING - PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S

35.5
3 6.5
35.5
3 7.0

1 66.00
1 85.50
1 63.50
1 99 .50

A --------------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S

35.5
3 6.5
35.5
39.0

1 91.50
213 .00
188 .50
2 65.00

T Y P I S T S . CLASS B -----MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S

>892
69 0

35.5
3 7.0
3 5.5
37.0

1 53.00
171 .00
1 50 .50
1 75 .50

9 .0 9 0
83

36.0
3 6.0
36.0
3 7.0

150 .00
168 .00
198 .50
2 22 .00

735
72
66 3

35.5
37.5
35.5

1 82 .50
198 .50
1 80.50

35.0
35.0
35.0

160 .00
1 70 .50
159 .00

36.5
3 6.5
36.5

136 .00
1 52 .50
135 .00

STENOGRAPHERS ----------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ---------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S
STENOGRAPHERS. SENIC
MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S
STENOGRAPHERS. GENERAL MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S --------

313
933

CLASS

m anu fa c tur in g

SECRETARIES ----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

3 6.9 81
11.9 60
2 9.5 21
3 .9 2 3

36.0
36.0
35.5
36.5

295 .00
2 5 1 .00
292 .50
2 7 6 .00

SEC RE TARIES. CLASS A --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

3 .3 3 7
1 .9 5 9
1 .8 7 8
503

36.0
3 5.5
36.0
37.0

2 0 3 .OG
2 0 7 .50
308 .00
3 91 .00

SECR ETARIES. CLASS B --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

8 .2 9 0
2 .3 7 6
5 . 919
1 .3 2 3

36.0
36.0
36.0
36. 5

2 7 2 .00
2 8 3 .00
2 6 7 .50
2 9 5 .00

SEC RE TARIES. CLASS C --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 0.809
2 .9 2 3
7 .8 8 6
1 .3 9 7

36.0
36.5
36.0
3 6 .0

2 92 .00
2 56 .00
237.00
2 51 .50

SEC RE TARIES. CLASS D --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

9 .0 2 9
2 . 7 96
6 . 278
5 20

36.0
36.5
3 5.5
2 6.5

218.50
213.50
221.00
2 5 2 .50

S ee fo o tn o te s

F IL E CLERKS ---------------------MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S
FIL E CLERKS. CLASS A
MANUFACTURING -----------NONMANUFACTURING -----FIL E CLERKS. CLASS B --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------FIL E CLERKS. CLASS C --------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------

at end o f ta b le s .




s e x . 3 and in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

Weekly
houn
standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

959
239
715
50

3 6.0
3 7 .0
35.5
37.0

1 91 .00
1 50 .50
1 38 .00
2 0 0 .50

MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

2 .2 5 7
32 2
1 .9 3 5
303

3 6.0
36.5
3 6.0
36.5

1 90.00
2 0 1 .50
188 .00
2 25 .50

MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S

1 r 6 86
615
1 ,0 7 1
57

36.5
37.5
36.0
3 5 .5

1 8 7 .00
1 8 9 .00
1 8 8 .50
2 2 7 .00

MANUFACTURING -----NONMANUFACTURING

2 , 226
71 9
1 ,5 0 7

37.5
36.5
38.0

1 78 .00
182 .00
176.50

CONTINUED

SECRE TA RIES. CLASS E
MANUFACTURING ------------NONMANUFACTURING -----PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -

TYPISTS.

O c c u p a t io n ,

Number
of
workers

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED

38. 5 197 .00

MESSENGERS ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

Average
(mean*)

Average
(mean2)

8

2 .5 0 9

153
2 . 251

MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTlffilNG —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S

661

36.0

213 .00

1 ,5 0 2
959
1 ,0 9 3

38.0
36.5
3 8 .5

163.50
178 .50
157.00

MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------

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

36.0
37.0
3 6 .0
3 6 .5

199.50
2 0 7 .00
1 98 .00
2 35 .50

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS A -------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------

9 ,9 3 2
88 7
3 ,5 9 5
536

36.5
3 7.0
36.5
3 7.0

2 22 .00
225 .50
221 .00
2 77 .50

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS B
MANUFACTURING --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------

5, 930
33 0
9 ,6 0 0
822

36.0
37.0
3 6.0
35.5

181.50
187 .50
1 8 0 .50
2 0 8 .50

5 76
136
9 90

3 6.0
3 7.0
3 5.5

1 95 .50
1 93 .00
1 96 .00

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS.
CLASS A -----------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------

215
176

35.5
35.0

2 15 .00
219 .00

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS.
CLASS B -----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------- —

361
97
269

36.0
37.0
35.5

183.50
18 3 . 0 0
1 89 .00

16 1

36. 0 2 10 .00

ORDER CLERKS.

CLASS

A

ORDER CLERKS. CLASS B —
MANUFACTURING -------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------

OPERATORS -------MANUFACTURING -----NONMANUFACTURING

MACHINE BI LLERS —

Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex,
New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979— Continued
Averts e
(mean2)
O ccupation,

s e x , 3 and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

Number
of
worker!

Weekly
hours
(standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

O ccupation,

s e x , 3 and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

PROFESSIONAL
OCCUPATIONS -

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED
MACHINE B I L L E R S — CONTINUED

Weekly
hours1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

AND TECHNICAL
MEN— CONTINUED

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
CONTINUED

(B U S I N ES S )

-

3 6 .0

$
2 09 .50

PAYROLL CLERKS ---------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

1 .1 5 0
3 67
783
130

36.0
37.0
3 6 .0
36.0

216.50
225.50
212.00
2 11 .50

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) .
CLASS C ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

44 6
GG
3 80
81

3 6 .0
3 8 .0
35. 5
36.5

§83.5 0
2 74.00
2 85.00
370 .50

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PU3LIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

6 .9 3 7
I t 19 6
5 . 741
558

36.5
3 7.0
3 6 .0
3 7.0

191.50
2 04 .00
1 88 .50
2 42 .50

COMPUTER OPERATORS -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

3.456
596
2 . 860
325

3 6 .0
37.0
3 6 .0
36. 5

250 .50
2 66 .50
247 .50
302 .50

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS. CLASS A -------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

2 .9 8 1
579
2 . 402

36.0
37.0
36.0

198.50
230.00
191.00

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS A ----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 .1 5 5
133

36. 0
3 7 .0
3 6 .0
37.5

2 92 .50
3 15.50
2 89 .50
334 .0 0

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS. CLASS B -------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

3 .9 5 6
617
3 f 3 39
413

3 6.5
3 7 .0
36.5
3 6 .5

1 86.00
179.50
1 87.00
2 39.50

3 6 .0
3 7 .0
3 6.0
37.0

2 41.00
2 66.50
2 33 .50
2 9 3 .00

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(BUSINESS):
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) . CLASS A --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------nonmanufacturing:
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS B ----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1.022
1 25
1 .7 3 4
392
1 .3 4 2
1 05

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS C ----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

1.0 3 1
279

36.5

4 91 .00

518
71
4 47

36.5
3 8 .0
3 6.5

195 .50
1 77 .00
1 98.50

PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS --------

118

35. 5 230 .00

4 79 .50
522.50

105

3 8 .0

514.00

CLASS BI
-----------------------------------------

16 7

3 6 .5

4 61 .50

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) :
MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

463

3 6.5

COMPUTER DATA LIB RA RI AN S :
NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

53

3 5 .5

2 01.00

DRAFTERS ----------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

2 . 09 6
421
1 .6 7 5
139

3 7 .0
3 9 .0
3 6.5
3 6 .0

293 .50
259 .00
3 02.00
3 19.00

DRAFTERS. CLASS A ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

830
11 5
715

3 7 .0
39.5
3 7 .0

340 .50
3 10 .00
3 45.50

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

698
133
5 65

3 7 .0
3 9 .0
3 6 .5

295 .50
2 81 .00
2 99.00

DRAF TERS. CLASS C ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

3 6.0
36.0

466
323
65

3 7 .5
3 7 .0
3 5.5

2 28 .00
2 38 .00
2 94.00

354.50

computer

systems

(B U S IN E S S ).

analysts

m anu facturin g

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) .
CLASS A ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) .
CLASS b :
MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

See

fo o tn o te s

at end o f ta b le s .




95 2
256

3 6 .0
37.0

141

3 6 .0

365.50
381.00

3 45 .00

Weekly
Weekly
earnings1
hours1
standard) (standard)

1 .9 9 6
1 .8 6 4
1 .6 4 2

40.0
4 0.0
40.0

3 77 .00
382.50
3 90.50

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. CLASS B NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

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

40.0
4 0.0
40.0

3 86.50
3 87.50
3 89 .50

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) . CLASS A:
MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

56

36.5

509.50

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) :
MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

164

36.5

361.00

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (BUSINESS?*.
class a :
MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

114

36.5

3 73.50

182

3 7.5

224.00

109

3 7.0

2 38 .00

70

35.5

288.00

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS C ---------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

327
278

3 6.0
35.5

2 40 .50
252.50

COMPUTER DATA LIBRARIANS ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

91
88

35.5
35.5

193.50
1 91 .00

DRAFTERS ----------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

4 94
450

3 6.5
36.0

264.50
267.00

DRAFTERS. CLASS C ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

2 07
200

36.0
35.5

277.00
2 81.50

REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NURSES ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

32 9
15 1
1 78
59

37.5
3 8.0
3 7.0
3 8.0

3 05.50
3 15.50
297.50
3 12.50

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN

computer

49 9

s e x . 3 and in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

150

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

O ccu pation ,

Number
of
workers

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - HEN— CONTINUED

BILLERS --------------------

BILLING-MACHINE

Average
(mean2)

Average
(mean2 )
Number
of
worker.

operators:

MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------operators,
class b :
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------n o n m anufacturing:
p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s -----------------------------

computer

Table A-4. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant workers. New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979
Hourly earnings *

N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t- tim e hourly ea rnings o f -

$

Number
of

$

$

$

$

$

i

5

$

5

i

<t.G0
Mean 2

Median2

<1.80

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 . M 5 . GO 5 . 8 0
O

G.OC 6 . 4 0

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 C

3 .0 0

8 .4 0

8 .8 0

9 .2 0

*1.80

Occupation and in dustry d iv isio n

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

5 .8 0

6 .0 0

6 .4 0

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

3 .0 0

8 .4 0

8 .8 0

9 .2 0

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

2

-

19
19

27
13
14
12

268
28
240
9

56
-

24
4
20
1

68
22
46
33

80
57
23
4

23
15
8
3

73
11
62
16

12
4
8
“

24

-

10
9
1

56

-

Middle range 2

MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS ---------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------

76 9
195
5 74
95

$
7 .6 1
7 .6 6
7 .6 0
8 .3 8

$
7.1 1
8 .2 5
6 .9 6
7 .9 9

$
6 . 5 86 . 5 86 .7 0 7 .7 7 -

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS -----------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------

l r 42 0
346
574
194

8 .3 8
8 .4 0
8 .3 6
9 .8 8

8 .2 5
8 .2 5
8 .6 0
9 .7 3

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

MAINTENANCE PAINTERS --------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------

55 4
163
391
68

7 .5 7
7 .7 1
7 .5 1
8 .3 9

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

6 . 206 .8 56 . 207 .5 6 -

MAINTENANCE MACHINISTS ---------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

1 .1 7 4
801

9 .2 9
8 .4 5

8 .7 5
8 .6 3

8 . 20- 1 1 .3 7
7 .6 9 - 8 .7 5

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (MACHINERY!
MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------

1 .9 4 2
1 .5 3 4
40 8
166

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

8 .2 5
7 .9 8
8 .8 4
8 .9 9

7 .4 3 7 .4 3 7 .7 3 8 .5 3 -

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(MOTOR VEHICLES) ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------

1 . 893
234
1 .6 5 9
1 .2 9 4

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

8 .8 8
8 .0 3
9 .0 6
9 .3 5

8 .5 1 - 9 .7 6
7 .7 5- 8 .8 8
8 . 66- 9 .8 8
8 .6 1 - 1 0 .0 8

MAINTENANCE P IP EF IT T ER S -------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------

527
48 9

8 .7 2
8 .6 4

8 .2 5
8 .2 5

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

MAINTENANCE SHEET-METAL WORKERS MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------

16 8
1 59

8 .4 6
8 .4 7

8 .2 5
8 .2 5

7 .9 7 7 .9 7 -

8 .5 4
8 .5 4

MAINTENANCE TRADES HELPERS ------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------

271
1 60
121

6 .8 3
7 .3 1
7 .6 1

6 .8 2
7 .0 4
7 .2 2

6 .0 56 . 8 26 . 8 2-

7 .4 0
7 .3 2
7 .3 9

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS ----------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

77 9
77 9

7 .9 9
7 .9 9

7 .8 6
7 .8 6

7 .0 2 7 .0 2 -

8 .8 8
8 .8 8

STATIONARY ENGINEERS --------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU8LIC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------

1 .2 7 5
2 77
998
220

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

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

8 .5 1 - 9 .7 8
8 . 7 8- 1 0 . 9 2
8 .5 1 - 9 .2 3
9 . 2 3 - 9 . 86

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

44 5
128

8 .2 3
8 .3 9

6 .9 6
9 .3 0

6 . 9 67 .0 5 -

$
8 .5 3
8 .2 5
8 .8 4
8 .8 8

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

3 .7 0
8.6 3
9 .0 0
9 .8 8

4

2

4

-

~

-

4

2

4

8
-

2

8

2

_

-

-

11
11

-

2
2

2

-

-

4

-

5
3
2
-

_
-

-

1
1

16
16
-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

6
6

-

44
44
24
24

-

4

-

-

1
1

2
2

-

-

24
2

42
12
30
1

1
1

-

10

over

12

-

-

12

-

10
10

46
45
1
1

50
50
50

_

-

10
10
10

1
1
1

331
25

17
“

-

6
2
4

30
26
4

33
25
8

1 16
80
36

129
38
91

29
14
15

72
17
55

68
51
17

233
21 2
21

116
63
53
20

1 73
75
98
47

12
12
2

102
33
69
62

80
48
32
10

106
1 04
2
2

3
3

_

_

42

-

-

42
3

17
15
2
-

21
12
9
7

23
3
20
16

81
63
18

16
2
14
“

19
5
14
-

58
19
39

~

42
5
37
19

4
4

-

191
16
17 5
12

4
4
“

11
11

41
41

11
11

18
18

66
66

77
76

60
50

296
280

4
4

12

28
25

51
46

99
98

8
8

79
79

49
21
28

1 54
115
39

2 77
2 49
28

305
2 51
54

146
126
20

388
358
30

20 5
65
140

9
3

40
6
34

36
7
29

-

180
180
-

-

5
5
-

17
3

34
34

56
40
16
2

11 9
28

14 2
55

457
26
4 31
167

31 1
40
2 71
262

47

20 1

50

5

47
44

20 0
200

50
50

5
5

81

5
5

45
44

_

-

_

2
1

8
8

:

_

:

-

1
1

-

-

-

-

13

-

13

13C
126

11 7

111
42
42

6

278
242

52
52

-

2

-

-

-

'

21
21

16
16

44
44

27
27

18
1

9 .3 0
9 .3 0

158
3
15 5

10

88
88

11 2
11 2

60
60

116
116

81
81

21
21

6
6

50
50

39
39

-

11

36
36

-

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




i

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

66
39
27
-

12

348
17
331
4

219
29
190
29

60
9
51
29

197
46
15 1
1 33

22
15
18
4

32
30
2
2

93
60
33
9

_

2

-

-

12
12

73
60

1
-

46
3

_
-

4
4

1
10
3
222
40

a
2

-

12
1

1
-

1
*
_

-

-

22
10
12
45
-

Table A-5. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers, New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979
Hourly earnings

Nu m ber o f w o r k e r s re c e iv in g s tr aigh t-tim e hourly earnings of—

of
workers

$
3 .0 0

I
3 .2 0

t
3 .8 0

$
3 .6 0

$
3 .8 0

$
8 .0 0

$
8 .8 0

$
8 .8 0

$
5 .2 0

$
5 .6 0

s
6 .0 0

$
6 .8 0

$
8.8 0

*

*

i

i

i

i

5

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 .0 0

8 .8 0

8 .8 0

9 .2 0

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

-

-

-

-

3.0 0

O ccu p a tio n and in du stry d iv is io n

3 .2 0

3 .8 0

3 .60

3 .8 0

8 .0 0

8 .8 0

8 .8 0

5 .2 0

5 .6 0

6 .0 0

6 .8 0

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 .0 0

~

-

~

-

10
8
2

86
82
44

157
92
65
7

327
71
256
3

831
168
263
2

288
85
199
10

6 90
29
66 1
12

11 5
93
32
25

357
73
288
28 5

2 79
38
281
182

8 70
169
7 01
377

-

19
18
1

68
83
25

15
7
8

31
26
5

17
18
3

25
19
6

11
5
6

16

37

101

18

37

101

8

7
2
5

29
29

220
107
113

281
55
18 6

16

83
82
1

211

68
12
56

189
87
102

1

18

-

2 87
81
286

1

18

41
17
28

16
16

47
1C
37

56
1
55
23

335
86
289
1

88
88
18

58
58
-

-

-

83
25
18
12

76
76

1

82 0
27 6
18 8
188

37
38

_

6

S
2 .8 0
Mean 2

Median*

Middle range 2

and
under

TRUCKDRIVERS --------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

8 .0 6 8
2 .8 8 7
5 . 6 17
3 .2 3 1

$
7 .9 3
7 .8 0
7 .9 8
8.9 1

$
8.1 3
8.1 3
8.1 1
9.8 1

$
6 . 3 86 . 8 26 .2 57 .9 0 -

$
9 .8 1
8.6 8
9 .8 1
9.6 6

TRUCKDRIVERS. LIGHT TRUCK ---------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

404
16 3
28 1

6 .8 7
5 .6 6
7 .0 2

6 .7 5
5 .2 0
7.7 3

8 .6 9 4 .4 6 6 . 6 2-

7 .7 3
6.1 7
7 .7 3

-

2

2

-

12
11
1

-

-

5

2

2

TRUCKDRIVERS. MEDIUM TRUCK ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

3 .0 8 0
550
2 . 8 90

8.0 0
7 .0 7
8.2 1

9.8 1
6 .8 7
9.8 1

5 . 8 85 .2 57 .0 5 -

9 .8 1
8.9 9
9 .8 1

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

-

-

11
8
3

TRUCKDRIVERS. HEAVY TRUCK ---------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

981
28 7
698
129

7 .6 8
6 .8 7
8 .1 8
9.3 1

7.7 0
6 .6 5
7.7 0
10.1 0

7 . 0 8 - 8 .6 8
5 . 0 5 - 7 .7 7
7 . 7 0 - 9 .3 0
8 . 11- 10.1 0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19
19

8
8

16
16

17
17

22
22

-

-

-

TRUCKDRIVERS. TRACTOR-TRAILER -----MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------P U3L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

2 . 193
780
1 .8 1 3
353

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

8.5 9
8 .5 9
9 .0 7
9 .6 6

7 .1 8 8 .5 6 6 . 009 .6 6 -

1 0.20
10.2 0
1 0.20
10.2 0

SHIPPERS -----------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

39 8
2 28

6 .0 6
6 .0 2

5 .7 9
6 .1 2

5 .1 3 5 .1 3 -

7.0 2
7 .0 2

RECEIVERS ---------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

763
271
892

5 .8 7
6 .1 1
5 .7 8

5.5 0
5.5 0
5.5 0

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

6 .3 8
7 .1 7
6.3 8

SHIPPERS AND RECEIVERS --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

686
36 5
28 1

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

6 .8 7
6 .3 2
7.0 8

5 . 5 85 .8 55 .6 3 -

--------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

1 . 581
5 96
985

6 .1 1
5 .7 0
6 .3 7

5 .9 7
5.7 7
6 .7 5

ORDER F IL L ER S -----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

3 .3 0 9
8 38
2 .8 7 5

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

SHIPPING PACKERS ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

1 .8 9 5
1 .1 1 7
778

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

warehousemen

-

-

-

12
11
1

5
5

5

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

15
15

_

-

16

520
-

5 20

_

_

_

_

“

-

-

-

-

5
8
1

1
1

-

7 .2 5
6.8 2
7.5 0

4

-

2

-

8 .8 0 8 . 8 88 .6 7 -

7 .5 5
6.8 2
7 .9 5

_

_

-

-

-

-

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

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

6 .8 0
7.0 3
5 .5 5

108
80
68

8.5 0
8 .5 0
8.7 8

3 . 6 83 . 6 83 .3 3 -

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

31
31
-

2

8

3
3

3
3

2
1
1
-

-

2
209

28
28

55

-

22

8
8
-

87
88

12
11

76
17

33
33

18
17

28
28

71
38

2

33
i
32

39
21
18

12 9
57
72

205
70
135

103
12
91

75
18
61

87
18
33

13
11

-

2

6

2

28

11

28

11

86
39
7

69
63
6

59
28
31

53
53

2

“

80
-

123
78
85

<t0
16
28

53
88
9

213
21 3

173
1 11
62

76
63
8

232
161
71

60
81
19

97
83
18

-

-

-

-

-

-

88
8
80

16
16

2
2

-

-

820
31 6
1 08

68
17
87

185
1 85
-

100
53
87

81
81
-

W o r k e r s w e r e at $ 1 0. 4 0 to $ 1 0. 8 0 .

11

2
2

1
1

2
2

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

1

_

-

83

12

“

-

“

55

210

162

-

-

-

-

-

-

55

2 10

162

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

75

-

-

-

-

-

75

:

63
63

-

:

:

_

:

:

:

_

_

-

-

99
99

-

-

-

-

-

71

28

_

-

-

-

-

-

71
71

28
28

-

“

623
5 36
87
77

86
27
59
12

96 3

315
2 91
28

228
1 85
39
4

2 13
93
120

10

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

_

_

13 2
13 2

186
2
18 8

_

—

39
33
6

19
19

_

—

85
36
9

-

_

-

10
-

-

15 5
89
66

-

302
302

-

-

2 30
31
1 99

13
13

-

702
308
398
37 0

30 2

-

60
88
12

7 .8 3
7.8 3
7.7 0
9 .9 6

39
39

28
28

-

-

-

25 0
18 9
61

5 .1 1 5 .1 1 3 .7 59 .9 6 -

27
2

-

_

205
183
62

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

-

_

85
28
61

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

10

108
-

28

1 59
139
20

2 .0 9 8
1 .3 9 8
700
109

-

-

8

67
61
6

FORKLIFT OPERATORS ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

Ill
87

-

6

275
78
201

53
26
27

-

-

213
9
2 08

28
28

295
2 10
85

111

108

-

12

309
2 20
89

96
78
18

-

83

1 00
65
35

36 6
323
38

78
28
50

23 2
1
231

18 0
16
168

~

87
88
39

1 22 8
1228

82
<12
<10

22
22

288
21 7
67

-

2 16
1 78
38

28

103
36
67

21 9
17 8
81

3

8

1871
128
1383

97
73
28

-

-

27
27
~

93
25
68

68
83
25

9

-

-

13
9
8

99
56
83

2 38
150
88

_

-

52
36
16

77
30
87

185
130
55

-

1

88
16
72

89
69
20

30 6
2 69
37

18
*18

1
-

-

128
71
53

13
13
-

28
18
10

~

89
29
60

7 .6 8
7.0 1
8 .8 0
9.3 3

90 0
336
568
5 07

_

163
18
1 89

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

1
1

53 5
1
538
30 3

75
88
27

35
23
6

6 .8 5
5.5 0
7.6 8
9.3 3

-

13 7 1
39
1332
1228

2

-

6 .3 9
5 .6 2
7.3 2
8 .9 6

8
-

and

2

7
7
-

-

287
1 81
66
62

16 8
15 8

-

12
12
-

2<t

-

-

89 7
777

882
6 51
191
15 8

—

9 . 6 0 1 0 . 0 0 1 0 . HO o v e r

27

87
7
80

-

-

—

9 .2 0

*

5
-

87
7
80

5 .0 3 5
2 . 783
2 .2 9 2
71 6




-

-

MATERIAL HANDLING LABORERS -----------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

*

21
19
2
-

-

8 . M 8 .8 0
O

I

~

9 63
1

-

139
108
31
30
-

-

39 7
301
96
96
197
19 7
-

-

6

8
8

813

-

813
801

-

-

~

1

99

-

Table A-5. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers. New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979— Continued
Hourly earning!

O ccu pa tion and in d u str y d iv is io n

of
workers

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s o f—
$
2 .8 0

Mean 2

Median2

Middle range 2

$
3 .0 0

$
3 .2 0

$
3 .9 0

$
3 .6 0

$
3 .8 0

$
9 .0 0

i
9 .9 0

$
9.8 0

$
5 .2 0

$
5 .6 0

s

-------- s
6 .0 0 6 .9 0

$
6 .8 0

$
7 .2 0

$
7 .6 0

$
8 .0 0

$
8 .9 0

9 .2 0

9 .6 0 1 0 . 0 0 1 0 .9 0 o v e r

and
under

and

3.0 0
$
3 .1 0
6 .2 6
3 .0 0
6 .9 9

$
3 .0 0 9 .6 53 .0 0 5 . 5 6-

$
9 .9 0
7 .2 9
9 .5 6
8 .9 7

3 .2 0

3 .9 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

9 .0 0

9.9 C

9 .8 0

5.2 0

5 .6 0

6 .0 0

6.9G

6 .8 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 .0 0

8 .9 0

8 .8 0

9 .2 0

3909
3909

5879
15
5859

1978 1203
59
6
1919 1197
6

277
12
26 5

73
5
68

59 7
67
5 30

628
15
613
26

957
105
352
15

1915
29
1336
18

1310
89
1 22 6
12

966
52
919
19

18 8
11 0
78
17

197
199
53
18

88
37
51
17

38
9
29
10

87
19
68
57

38
36
2

3
-

229

1 19
3
111

12 1
13
1 08

82
82

91
36
55

126
96
30

57
15
92

29
9
25

11
11

2

1297
26
1271
13

1 18 0
71
1109
3

380
52
32 8
1C

95
79
21
10

70
98
22
12

30
22
8
-

9
5
9
-

76
19
57
57

36
36
-

513518260
32 2
1 78
931318082
59
575

3060
916
2699
89

3 22
70
25 2
63

195
56
89

97
19
83
59

252
167
85
85

10
10
-

106
-

GUARDS ---------------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

18,772
88 7
17,885
219

$
3.9<!
6 .1 2
3 .8 3
6 .8 0

GUARDS. CLASS A --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

1 .9 8 9
2 10
1 .7 7 9

5 .0 3
7 .1 5
M. 7 8

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

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

6 .1 7
7 .5 5
5 .7 3

-

GUARDS. CLASS B --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 5.9 83
6 77
15,306
m 2

3 .8 3
5 .8 0
3 .7 9
6 .8 9

3 .0 0
5 .8 8
3 .0 0
7 .0 7

3 .0 0 9 .9 93 .0 05 . 5 6-

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

3765
3765
~

JA NIT OR S. PORTERS. AND CLEANERS -----MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

m , 27 2
2 .6 7 6
3 8 ,5 96
1 . 3 55

5 .6 0
5 .2 7
5 .6 2
6 .9 9

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

5 .9 03 .7 95 . 9 86 .0 5 -

6 .1 6
6 .7 1
6 .1 6
7 .1 1

81 0
50
760
-

985
226
75 9
-

-

931
66
365
9

2

358
9
359

1 86
1
18 5

95
1
99

5
5

19 5
195

153
2
151

229

16 9
18
151

5828
15
5813
-

7 56
55
701
-

909
5
90 9
6

152
11
191
-

63
5
58
-

220
66
159
9

9 99
65
379
~

38 6
15
37 1
8

287
87
2 00
19

1189 1591
19 1
112
9 98 1 9 2 9
2
1

389
91
293

827
99
778
17

693
29 2
901
38

1286
1 06
1180
27

963
290
723
96

5231
120
5111
1 18

6

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




$
s
$
9 .6 0 1 0 .0 0 1 0 .9 0

$
8 . 80

12

-

68

_

-

-

16
15
1

-

-

-

-

-

2

16
15
1

2
2

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

106
106

25
16
9
-

2
2

-

'

_
-

-

_
-

1
1
1

_
-

Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, powerplant, material movement,
and custodial workers, by sex, New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979
O ccu pation ,

s e x , 3 and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

Number
of
workers

Average
(mean2 )
hourly
earnings4

MAINTENANCE. TOOLROOM. AND
POWERPLANT OCCUPATIONS - MEN

O ccupation,

and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

Number Average
mean2)
of
hourly
woikers
earnings4

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

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

FORKLIFT OPERATORS -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

2 .0 9 8
1 .3 9 8
700
109

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

MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

17.9 32
859
1 7,0 73
17 7

3 .9 0
S •0 9
3 .7 9
6 .3 9

GUARDS. CLASS A -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------------------------

1 ,9 9 2
20 9
1 ,7 3 8

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

GUARDS. CLASS B -------------------------------------- 1 5 . 2 5 7
65 5
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------- 1 9 , 6 0 2
100
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

3 .7 8
5 .7 5
3 .6 9
6 .1 9

27,6 16
2 . 9 32
2 5.189
1 ,0 9 8

5 .9 8
5 .2 2
5 .5 0
6 .6 9

ORDER FILLE RS -----------------------------------------------

971

9 .7 7

SHIPPING

PACKERS -----------------------------------------

929

9 .0 1

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

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

90

9 .5 6

5 .0 9
5 .0 6
5.1*1

J AN IT ORS . PORTERS. AND CLEANERS ------ 1 3 , 6 9 5
299
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------- 1 3 . 9 0 1
257
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

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

TRUCKDRIVERS. LIGHT TRUCK --------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

389
163
221

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

TRUCKDRIVERS. MEDIUM TRUCK ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

3 .0 3 9
550
2 t *48*4

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

9 .2 9
8 .9 5

TRUCKDRIVERS. HEAVY TRUCK --------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

981
28 7
699
129

7 .6 8
6 .9 7
8 .1 8
9 .3 1

1 .9 9 2
1 .5 3 9
90 8
16 6

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

TRUCKDRIVERS. TRACTOR-TRAILER -----MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

2 . 193
78 0
1 .9 1 3
852

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

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(MOTOR VEHICLES) -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 .8 8 5
239
1 .6 5 1
1 .2 8 6

9 .1 2
8.2 0
9 . 29
9.9 9

SHIPPERS ----------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

381
2 07

6 .1 0
6 .0 9

RECEIVERS --------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

737
9 80

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

MAINTENANCE P IP EF IT T ER S -----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------

527
98 9

8 .7 2
8.6 9

MAINTENANCE SHEET-METAL WORKERS -----MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

16 8
15 9

8 .9 6
8 .9 7

SHIPPERS AND RECEIVERS --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

6 90
36 5
27 5

6 .5 3
6 .9 1
6 .6 9

MAINTENANCE TRADES HELPERS -----------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

271
1 60
121

6 . 83
7.3 1
7.6 1

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

1 .9 9 1
579
917

6 .1 3
5 .6 7
6 .9 1

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------

77 9
77 9

7 .9 9
7 .9 9

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS ---------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 .9 1 7
896
571
191

8 .3 8
8 .9 0
8 .3 6
9 .9 0

MAINTENANCE PAINTERS ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

559
163
391
68

7 .5 7
7 .7 1
7.5 1
8 .3 9

MAINTENANCE MACHINISTS --------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

1 .1 7 9
801

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS < MACHINERY) MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

STATIONARY ENGINEERS ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 .2 6 9
277
9 92
219

8 . 89
9 .5 0
8. 72
9 .5 6

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

99 5
1 28

ORDER F ILL ERS -----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING




2 .8 3 8
635
2 .2 0 3
1 .9 6 6
9 50
516

SHIPPING PACKERS ----MANUFACTURING ----NONMANUFACTURING

8 . 23
8 .3 9

See footnotes

Average
mean2)
hourly
earnings4

9 .9 9 5
2 .7 3 7
2 .2 0 8
7 16

8 .0 3 8
2 .9 9 7
5 .5 9 1
3 .2 1 1

763
19 5
568
95

Number
of
woikers

MATERIAL HANDLING LABORERS -----------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

TRUCKDRIVERS -------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

s e x , 3 and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED
$
7 .9 3
7 .8 0
7 .9 9
8 .9 3

$
7.6 2
7 .6 6
7.6 1
8 .3 8

O ccupation,

a t end o f t a b l e s .

13

- _

J AN IT ORS . PORTERS. AND CLEANERS -----MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN




Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected occupational groups.
New York, N.Y.—N.J., for selected periods
Industry and occ u p a tio n a l grou p 5

M a y 1976
to
M a y 1977

M a y 1975
to
M a y 1976

M a y 19*77
to
M a y 197 8

M a y 197 8
to
M a y 197 9

A ll in dustries:
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ____________________________________________
E l e c t r o n i c da t a p r o c e s s i n g _____________________________
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ________________________________________
S killed m a in ten a n ce tra des
U n s k i l l e d pl a n t w o r k e r s

6.3
6.8
6.7
7.9
10 .6

5.8
5.8
6.8
6.4
7.3

5 .8
5.3
6.6
7.1
5.8

6 .1
5.5
6 .4
7.9
7.0

M anufa cturing:
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l _ __________________________________________
E l e c t r o n i c da t a p r o c e s s i n g . . . _____
_________
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s __________________________________________
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e t r a d e s _____________________________
U n s k i l l e d pl a n t w o r k e r s _________________________________

7.3
6.4
8.2
7 .8
7.2

7.1
6.6
6.4
7 .0
7.3

6.4
6.3
6.7
5.3
5.8

6 .7
6 .0
5.8
7.9
7.7

N onm anufacturing:
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l . ____________________________ ___________
E l e c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s __________________________________________
U n s k i l l e d pl a n t w o r k e r s _________________________________

6.0
6 .9
5.4
11.0

5.4
5.6
7.1
7.3

5.5
5.1
6.5
5.8

5.8
5.4
7.0
7.0

See fo o tn o te s

a t e nd o f t a b l e s .

14

Table A-8. Average pay relationships within establishments for white-collar occupations
New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979
O ffice c le r ic a l occ u p a tion being c o m p a r e d —

Class A Class B

SEC RE TARIES. CLASS A ...........................
SEC RE TARIES. CLASS 3 ...........................
SECRE TA RIES. CLASS C...........................
SECRE TA RIES. CLASS C ...........................
SEC RE TARIES, c l a s s e ...........................
STENOGRAPHERS. SENIOR ........................
s t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l .....................
TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE T Y P I S T S . .
T Y P I S T S . CLASS A......................................
T Y P I S T S . CLASS B......................................
F ILE CLERKS. CLASS A...........................
F ILE CLERKS. CLASS G...........................
F IL E CLERKS. CLASS C...........................
MESSENGERS........................................................
SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS........................
SWITCHEOARD OPERATORRE C EP TIO NI ST S ............................................
ORDER CLERKS. CLASS A........................
ORDER CLERKS. CLASS S ........................
ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS A . . . .
ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS B . . . .
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE
OPERATORS. CLASS A..............................
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE
OPERATORS. CLASS B..............................
BI L LI N G MACHINE BI L L E R S ..................
PAYROLL CLERKS............................................
KEY ENTRY OPERATORS. CLASS A . .
KEY ENTRY OPERATORS. CLASS E . .

Sw itch A ccou n tin g
F ile clerk s
Tran­
Typists
Order clerks
S w itch ­
clerks
scribin gle s s e n board D era torp
m ach in e
gers
operators re ce p Genera] typists
Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C
tionists Class A Class B Class A Class

B ookk eepin gm achine
operators

Stenographers

Secretaries

O c c u p a t i o n w h i c h e q u a l s 100

Class C Class

D

Class

E

Senior

B

Key entry
operators

B illip g Payroll
billers

Class A

IDO
1 X8
136
150
154
156
182
1 62
168
197
177
188
218
214
157

ICC
119
132
140
140
163
142
151
166
148
170
185
183
141

100
1 16
123
12 2
144
124
13 2
15 0
137
15 2
17 2
16 6
121

100
117
114
129
114
1 22
13 5
12 5
13 6
15*1
1 53
114

100
113
123
108
114
129
116
126
144
145
108

100
11 6
99
105
12 3
107
1 21
1 54
1 41
10 7

1 00
86
94
1 13
99
108
1 22
1 23
89

1 00
10 9
124
107
121
1 38
3 37
1 02

1 00
11 9
1 02
1 13
131
132
98

10 0
86
99
111
114
87

100
119
1 35
132
94

100
117
1 12
85

100
99
78

10 D
78

138
(6)
128
118
14*1

1 25
94
12 3
106
12 a

114
( 6)
109
10 2
12 0

115
(61
113
93
111

(6)
(6)
(6)
92
11 0

97
( 6)
(6)
85
90

99
(6)
(6 1
89
105

10 5
(6)
1 09
87
107

96
(6 )
1 03
73
89

95
(6 )
(6 )
80
94

90
(6)
83
77
88

80
(6 )
81
71
83

82
(6 )
83
6E
84

97
76
94
87
105

ICO
91
99
36
107

IOC
13 2
112
116

10 0
90
99

100
1 26

138

130

109

107

(6)

1 03

102

93

84

98

87

75

75

99

89

(6)

90

112

91

10 0

167
(6)
143
155
166

160
(6)
123
135
145

134
16)
109
118
131

121
104
100
109
124

131
(6 )
102
101
115

10 7
(6)
99
103
110

1 06
( 6)
73
85
102

108
(6)
92
37
111

10 2
(6)
86
93
1 07

80
94
76
82
88

104
(6 )
82
96
110

97
(6)
70
83
92

72
(6)
69
73
82

77
81
67
72
82

10 1
(6)
88
96
104

1C 5
105
91
10 3
10 3

(6)
(6)
(6 )
103
139

(6 )
13 0
74
S3
10 4

11 4
108
10 4
11 4
12 1

90
86
36
94
98

122
(6)
94
95
10 9

Class B

ICC

150

A

ICO

161
(6 )
150
13 9
168

Class

Class B

_

10 0
(6)
94
84
113

10 0
(6 )
(6)
(6 )

10 0
112
119

100
121

100

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 t i o n b e i n g c o m p a r e d —
C o m p u t e r s y stem s a n a ly s ts (b u sin e ss)

C o m p u t e r p r o g r a m m e r s (b u s in e s s )

C o m p u t e r o p e ra to r s

P e r ip h e r a l

D r a fte r s

C om p u ter

o p e r a to r s

lib r a r ia n s

C la ss A

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(B US IN ES S) . CLASS A...........................
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(B US IN ES S) . CLASS E ......................................
COMFUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( 3 US IN ESS ) . CLASS C...........................
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
(B US IN ES S) . CLASS A...........................
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
(B U SI N ES S) . CLASS E ......................................
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
(E USINESS) . CLASS C...........................
COMFUTER OPERATORS. CLASS A . . .
COMFUTER OPERATORS. CLASS B . . .
COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS C . . .
PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT
OPERA TCRS........................................................
COMPUTER DATA L IB R A R I A N S ...............
DRAFTERS. CLASS A ...................................
DRAFTERS. CLASS B ...................................
DRAFTERS. CLASS C ...................................
DRAFTER-TRACERS.........................................
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS.
CLASS E .......................................................................................
REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NU RS ES ..

C la ss B

C la s s C

C la s s A

C la s s B

C la ss C

C la s s A

C la ss C

C la ss A

C la s s B

C la s s C

R e g is te r e d
in d u s tr ia l

c la s s B

nurses

tr a c e rs

10 0

1 1 3

100

1 4 2

122

10 0

13 2

121

1 0 9

1 5 4

118

1 2 3

12 3

1 0 0

18 4

15 9

13 1

1 4 8

1 2 2

1 6 7

147

1 2 7

12 7

1 0 5

88

1 0 0

1 9 5

160

1 4 7

1 5 9

1 3 6

1 0 7

1 2 9

100

2 3 9

153

1 7 6

1 9 3

17 4

1 3 5

1 6 3

12 2

1 0 0

20 8

207

1 3 6

174

1 4 4

13 1

1 4 4

11 8

1 0 2

2 1 2

194

(6 )

17 0

1 3 0

123

1 3 2

116

95

1 4 0

85

1 0 4

1 1 9

1 1 9

76

89

78

67

)

(6

)

ICC

1 0 4

89

73

6 4

(6

)

1 2 0

1 0 0

1 1 7

10 4

(6 )

96

(6

)

1 5 1

1 7 2

i n

1 1 6

2 0 4

122

(6 )

1 0 0

100

12 4

1 3 4

1 0 0

1 5 5

1 5 6

11 8

(6 )

(6 )

(6 )

(6 )

(6 )

(6 )

1 6 1

1 4 6

(6

(6 )

(6 )

(6 )

(5 )

(6 )

(6 )

(6 )

(6 )

(6 )

1 6 5

138

1 3 4

133

1 2 8

89

10 3

38

85

S e e n o t e u n d e r t a b l e A - 9 and f o o t n o t e at e n d o f t a b l e s .




C la s s B

E le c t r o n ic s
t e c h n i c ia n s ,
D r a fte r s -

15

)

IOC
1 0 0

95
(6

1 3 1

100

(6

)

(6

)

(6

)

(6 )

12 8

1 0 0

(6

)

(6

)

(6

)

(6

)

(6 )

(6 )

1 0 0

1 0 1

94

59

(6 )

84

7 7

1 2 0

10 0

Table A-9. Average pay relationships within establishments for blue-collar occupations
New York, N .Y .-N .J ., May 1979
M ain ten ance, t o o lr o o m ,
O c c u p a t i o n w h i c h e q u a l s 100

M e c h a n ic s
C a r p e n te rs

E le c t r ic ia n s

P a in te rs

M a c h in is ts

1 00
ICO
105

100
95

10 1

92

maintenance

m akers

S t a t io n a r y e n g in e e r s

B o ile r te n d e r s

101

100
125

100

100
10 1
101

100
100

ICO

10 0
11 9
89
92
109

99
12 9
99
39
97

ICC
118
S5
99
1C9

100

MECHANICS
MECHANICS
1 00
103

maintenance

T o o l a n d d ie
T r a d e s h e lp e r s

w o rk e rs

M o to r v e h ic le s

100
106
99

98
MAINTENANCE

S h e e t-m e ta l

P ip e fitt e rs
M a ch in e ry

MAINTENANCE

an d p o w e r p l a n t o c c u p a t i o n b e in g c o m p a r e d —

102
1 01

97
95

102
100

1 00
12 2
90

1 01
12 2
95
96
108

95

100
1 21
91
97
107

s h e e t - metal
trades

helpers.

...

(8)

118
88
9M
108

ICO
(El
96
1C1
1 09

100
(6)
72

100
98
i m

95

M a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t a n d c u s t o d i a l o c c u p a t i o n b ei n g c o m p a r e d —

T r u c k d r iv e r s

L ig h t t r u ck

TRUCKDRIVERS. LIGHT TRUCK............
TRUCKDRIVERS. MEDIUM T R U C K . . . .
TRUCKDRIVERS. HEAVY TRUCK............
TRUCKDRIVERS. TR ACTOR-TRAILER.
SHIPPERS.............................................................
RECEIVERS..........................................................
SHIPPERS AND RECEIVERS.....................
WAREHOUSEMEN.................................................
ORDER F I L L E R S ..............................................
SHIPPING PACKERS......................................
m aterial h an dling L A B O R E R S ....
FORKLIFT OPERATORS................................
GUARDS. CLASS A.........................................
GUARDS. CLASS B.........................................
JANITORSt PORTERS t AND
CLEANERS..........................................................

G u a rd s

M a t e r ia l
S h ip p e r s

R e c e iv e r s

S h ip p e r s a n d
r e c e iv e r s

W a reh ou se m en

O r d e r fille r s

S h ip p in g p a c k e r s

h a n d lin g

J a n ito r s , p o rt e rs ,

F o r k li f t o p e r a t o r s

a n d c le a n e r s

la b o r e r s

T r a c to r -tr a ile r

B

M e d i u m tr u c k

H e a v y t r u ck

100
99
(6)
(8)
99
89
98
105
(8)
1 22
119
92
(6)
1 15

1 00
92
99
88
95
98
95
11 1
122
109
(8)
(8 )
(8)

100
98
(6)
1 17
(8)
152
125
129
(6)
106
18 )
129

100
(6)
198
(6 t
158
122
191
123
119
(6)
1 82

10 0
102
(8)
10 6
(6)
19 2
129
108
121
12 8

100
(6 )
12 2
112
121
111
99
112
102

100
115
121
11 7
96
100
CG 1
117

10C
135
136
1C6
111
102
11 9

ICC
101
93
37
(8)
1 03

10C
1C2
92
131
101

100
97
119
107

100
10 8
108

100
122

100

129

11 8

158

122

19 1

121

19 0

12 1

119

119

129

1 17

112

92

C la s s A

C la s s

10 0

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

NOTE:
T a b l e s A - 8 a n d A - 9 p r e s e n t th e a v e r a g e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n p a i r s o f o c c u p a t i o n s w i t h i n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ,
F o r e x a m p l e , a v a l u e o f 122 i n d i c a t e s th a t e a r n i n g s f o r t h e o c c u p a t i o n d i r e c t l y
a b o v e in th e h e a d i n g a r e 22 p e r c e n t g r e a t e r th a n e a r n i n g s f o r th e o c c u p a t i o n d i r e c t l y t o t h e l e f t in th e stu b.
S i m i l a r l y , a v a l u e o f 85 i n d i c a t e s e a r n i n g s f o r t h e o c c u p a t i o n i n t h e h e a d i n g a r e 15 p e r c e n t
b e l o w e a r n i n g s f o r t h e o c c u p a t i o n i n the stub.
See a ppen dix A fo r m eth od o f com p utation.




16

Earnings: Large establishments
Table A-10. Weekly earnings of office workers, large establishments, New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979
Weekly earnings^™
(standard)
O ccu p a tion and in d u stry d iv is io n

Number
of
worker*

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e we ekly e arn in gs o f—
$

$
1 00

Mean 2

Median2

Middle range2

$
237.00
2 44.50
233.50
276.50

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

$
110

$
120

$
130

$
14 0

$
15C

$

$
160

1 70

$
180

$

%

200

22 0

$
2*»0

$

S

2 80

2 80

$
30 0

$
3 20

«»00

1 30

140

15 0

160

170

1 80

2 00

220

2 40

2 60

280

300

320

3 40

360

38 0

400

over

8

22
22

12 1
13
108

298
57
241
1

529
204
325
7

1215
372
343
45

3275
998
2277
2 67

4259
1377
2882
35 2

4198
1322
2 87 6
36 2

36 7 1
1150
25 2 1
386

2701
1010
1691
285

2127
743
1384
382

1684
69 4
990
443

98 1
4 23
55 8
274

7 84
3 68
416
258

463
19 6
26 7
14 5

2 84
1 75
109
70

251
157
94
75

-

-

~
~

-

-

-

-

12
6
6
-

27
24
3
1

99
34
65
7

189
87
102
15

2 83
87
196
35

31 6
113
203
43

32 1
96
225
60

3 00
118
182
85

1 85
99
86
37

25 8
97
161
72

1 78
10 7
71
53

13 6
51
85
*67

_

5
5

2
i
i
-

16
16
4

32
4
28
4

1 98
25
1 73
25

35 0
52
298
44

711
125
5 86
95

885
16 4
721
120

762
229
53 3
80

85 0
273
577
109

61 5
27 6
339
131

* 5*»
1
1 88
2 66
114

516
204
312
211

135
32
103
71

49
19
30
17

59
50
9
8

2
2
-

18
18
“

72
5
67
1

31 9
26
29 3
6

9 10
72
838
1 73

1391
226
1165
19 0

15 2 1
3 80
11 4 1
149

1528
554
9 74
1 22

1162
5 34
628
120

704
268
436
183

62 5
157
254
79
3 71 v
78
220
51

40
34
6
~

43
41
2
1

43
35
8
~

*
»
4
-

405 1161
1 88
433
217
729
3
38

1468
531
93 7
64

1186
401
78 5
82

743
172
571
112

363
95
268
44

167
55
112
37

67
25
42
32

26
24

14
4
10
10

3
2
1
1

3
3
-

1
1
-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 20

“

-

8

-

-

-

SECRETARIES --------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ----------------------

2 6.8 82
9 .2 5 9
1 7,6 23
3 .3 5 2

3 6 .0
36.0
3 6.0
3 6.5

SECRE TA RIES. CLASS A ------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------

2 .3 0 4
919
1 ,3 8 5
475

3 6 .0
3 5 .5
3 6.0
3 7 .0

317.50
320.50
315.50
342.50

3 14.00
321.00
3 09.50
3 34.00

2 7 8 .0 0 -3 5 9 .0 0
2 7 8 .0 0 -3 6 7 .0 0
2 7 8 .0 0 -3 4 9 .0 0
3 05 .50 -3 81 .00

-

-

SECRE TA RIES. CLASS B ------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------

5t 639
1 .6 4 2
3 .9 9 7
1 .0 3 3

36.0
3 6 .0
36. 0
3 6 .5

279.00
295.50
272.00
2 98 .50

2 76.00
295.50
267.00
306.50

2 4 1 .5 0 -3 1 5 .0 0
2 6 1 .0 0 -3 2 6 .5 0
2 3 6 .5 0 -3 0 2 .5 0
2 53 .00 -3 47 .50

-

_

SECRE TA RIES. CLASS C ------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------

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

36.0
3 6 .5
3 6 .0
3 6 .0

2 43 .00
2 62.50
235.00
252.50

240.00
259.00
2 30.00
253.50

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

-

-

-

-

-

i
i
-

SECR ET ARI ES. CLASS D ------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------

5 , 984
2.0 4 5
3 .9 3 9
447

3 6 .0
36. 5
3 5 .5
36.5

2 16 .50
2 13.00
2 18 .50
2 50 .50

213.50
210.00
2 16.00
2 47.50

1 9 3 .0 0 -2 3 7 .0 0
1 87 .50 -2 31 .00
1 9 5 .5 0 -2 4 0 .0 0
2 2 0 .0 0 -2 7 1 .5 0

_
-

_
-

2
2
“

22
22
“

43
7
36
“

94
14
80
“

213
11 1
10 2

SE CR ET ARI ES. CLASS E ------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------

3 .1 5 2
1.0 0 2
2.1 5 0
181

3 5 .5
3 5 .5
3 5 .5
3 6.5

1 97 .50
1 96 .00
1 98 .00
212.00

193.50
191.00
195.00
211.00

1 76 .00 -2 15 .00
1 7 9 .5 0 -2 0 9 .0 0
1 75 .00 -2 18 .00
1 8 5 .0 0 -2 3 1 .5 0

-

-

6

10
10
-

66
1
65
“

182
41
141
1

223
83
140
2

450
14 7
30 3
32

896
375
521
31

655
19 0
465
53

388
109
279
29

167
33
134
17

60
13
47
6

37
7
30
10

11
7

1
-

8
-

1
-

STENOGRAPHERS ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------

1 ,8 0 1
364
1 .4 3 7
161

36.0
36. 0
3 6.0
38.0

201.50
2 31 .00
1 94 .00
2 58.50

193.00
218.50
1 83.00
2 86.50

1 6 9 .0 0 -2 2 4 .0 0
203 . 0 0 - 2 6 3 . 0 0
1 6 4 .5 0 -2 1 2 .0 0
2 5 0 .5 0 -2 9 6 .5 0

~

29
2
27
1

98
~
98
4

154
3
151
2

188
8
180
4

202
11
191
11

336
45
291
10

29 9
116
18 3
7

131
77
98
-

109
48
61
16

73
38
35
23

1 33
47
86
70

28
11
17
7

11
1
10
6

STENOGRAPHERS. SENIOR ----------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------

9 94
837
57

3 5 .5
35.5
3 8 .5

2 09.50
2 01.50
2 84.50

1 98.00
1 89.50
286.50

1 74 .50 -2 40 .00
1 7 3 .5 0 -2 2 3 .5 0
2 8 6 .5 0 -2 8 6 .5 0

STENOGRAPHERS. GENERAL -------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------

807
600
104

36.0
3 6.0
38.0

1 91 .50
183.00
2 44.00

1 83 .00
1 71.00
2 52.50

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE TYP IS TS —
NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

3 49
304

3 5.5
3 5 .5

1 88 .00
1 88 .00

T YPI STS -----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------

4 .7 3 8
705
4.0 3 3
384

36.0
36.5
3 6 .0
38.5

T Y P I S T S . CLASS A ---------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------

2 . 1 06
340
1 ,7 6 6
187

3 6.0
36.5
3 6 .0
39.0

-

_
-

~

~

~

-

_
-

-

6
“
9
9

-

~

29
3

1
1

-

-

-

-

9
9

1
1

17
17

45
45

105
104

131
1 27

218
2 05

1 14
96
1

10 5
91
-

78
45
1

54
22
10

90
59
43

20
11
1

6
5
1

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

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

10 9
106
2

83
76
4

71
64
11

118
36
10

1 95
87
6

"

31
16
15

19
13
13

43
27
27

8
6
6

5
5
5

-

-

81
81
4

26
7

-

28
26
1

186.00
186.50

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

-

_

-

29
19

46
39

90
83

85
75

32
27

5
2

4
3

_

-

27
27

_

-

21
18

_

-

10
10

-

~

-

1 69 .00
1 96 .00
1 64 .50
2 26.50

1 59.00
1 80.00
1 55.00
2 19.00

1 4 3 .0 0 -1 8 2 .0 0
1 6 1 .5 0 -2 2 2 .0 0
141 . 0 0 - 1 7 6 . 5 0
1 6 6 .0 0 -2 9 6 .5 0

-

56
56

2 23
3

642
37
605
2

868
52
816
30

639
61
5 78
30

624
112
512
43

419
85
3 34
22

559
1 03
455
37

251
70
1 81
29

1 18
52
66
13

81
35
46
33

81
41
40
35

123
26
97
85

34
7
27
25

8
8

1 86.50
2 15 .50
1 81 .00
2 66.00

174.00
1 99.50
170.00
296.50

1 55 .0 0 -2 0 0 .0 0
1 6 4 .5 0 -2 6 4 .0 0
1 5 3 . G O - 1 9 5 . 00
2 3 9 .0 0 -2 9 6 .5 0

123
5
11 8

25 0
26
224

27 7
14
26 3

29 9
58
241
10

239
32
207
8

3 60
36
324
15

173
24
14 9

65
24
41
5

55
30
25
12

62
38
24
19

1 21
25
96
84

34
7
27
25

-

220

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

27

27

37 at $ 4 0 0 to $ 4 2 0 ; 12 at $ 4 2 0 to $ 4 4 0 ; 17 at $ 4 4 0 to $ 4 6 0 ; and 1 at $ 4 6 0 to $ 4 8 0 .

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




$
380

and

110

W o r k e r s w e r e d i s t r i b u t e d as f o l l o w s :

$
360

and
under

$
246.00
254.00
2 41 .50
277.00

*

$
3 *»0

17

3

-

1

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

9
9

3
3

i
i

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

-

8
8

9
9

3

i

_

3

-

-

-

i
-

-

_

-

Table A-10. Weekly earnings of office workers, large establishments, New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979— Continued
Weekly earnings

O c c u p a tio n and in d u s tr y d i v is i o n
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

N u m ber o f w o rk e r s r e c e iv in g straigh t-tim e w eekly earnings o f—
$

$
1 00
Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$
120

S
130

s

$
1 A0

150

S
16 0

*
170

$

$
18 0

200

*
220

$

$
2A0

260

$

$
2 80

300

$

$

$
2A0

2 20

360

$
3 80

and
under
110

TYPISTS -

$
110

AO Q
and

3 AO

120

130

1 AO

1 50

160

17 0

130

20 0

220

2 AO

260

280

20 0

320

56
56
-

196
2

519
32
A8 7
2

618
26
592
30

362
A7
315
30

32 5
5A
271
33

180
53
12 7
1A

1 98
67
13 1
22

73
A6
32
20

53
28
25
8

26
5
21
21

19
3
16
16

2
1
1
1

-

193
-

176
2
173
-

352
2
350
-

35A
13
3 A1
2

26A
12
252
4

26 3
17
2 A6
1C

15 7
10
1A7
A

159
21
133
A

169
31
13 8
6

62
25
37
5

12
9
2
”

23
13
10
10

18
10
8
8

25
A
21
21

-

21
20

20
18

20
20

35
32

90
88

52
50

59
55

90
SO

37
23

6
2

2
“

11
6

A
A

-

-

“

”

A
4
-

17
9
8
8

6
4
2
2

21
A
17
17

-

-

-

-

3 60

38 0

A00

over

CONTINUED

T Y P I S T S . CLASS E -----MANUFACTURING ----------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S

2 .6 3 2
365
2 .2 6 7
197

3 6.0
36.0
36.0
3 8 .D

$
155.50
178 .00
151.50
188.50

$
1A 8.00
1 73 .00
1A 6.00
172 .00

$
$
1 3 7 .0 0 -1 6 7 .0 0
1 5 5 .3 0 -1 9 6 .5 0
1 3 5 .0 0 -1 6 2 .0 0
1 5 A .0 0-21 6.5 0

-

FILE CLERKS ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------NONMANUFACTURING ---PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S

2t05A
173
1 .8 8 1
78

35.5
35.5
35.5
3 7.0

1 52 .50
190 .50
1 A 9.00
231 .00

1AA .5 0
18A . 5 0
1A 2.00
251.50

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

15
1
1A
-

FILE CLERKS. CLASS A
NONMANUFACTURING -----

A 50
AQ2

36.0
3 6.0

171.50
1 6 8 .50

1 68 .50
1 65 .00

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

-

FILE CLERKS. CLASS B
MANUFACTURING ----------NONMANUFACTURING ----PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S

75 6
58
698
55

3 5.5
3 5.0
35.5
37.5

160 .00
201 .50
156 .50
2 2 A. 0 0

1 51 .00
1 88.00
150 .00
210.00

1 3 9 .0 0 -1 7 1 .0 0
1 6 1 . 5 0 —2 5 A . 5 0
1 3 9 .0 0 -1 6 8 .5 0
1 6 2 .0 0 -2 9 8 .0 0

~

17
2
15
-

A9
A9
-

1 A0
5
135
2

159
3
156
A

106
3
103
5

82
3
79
3

32
5
77
A

63
1A
A9
5

1C
2
8
A

-

FILE CLERKS. CLASS C
MANUFACTURING ----------NONMANUFACTURING -----

8 A8
67
781

35.5
35.0
35.5

135 .50
177 .00
132.00

129 .50
1 72 .00
1 28.00

1 2 1 . 5 0 — A0 . 0 0
1
1 5 0 .0 0 -1 8 7 .0 0
1 2 0 .0 0 -1 3 6 .5 0

15
1
1A

138
138

283

70
6
6A

67
12
55

23
5
13

18
12
6

16
7
9

15
9
6

2
2
-

A
2
2

1
1

283

ISA
8
136

MESSENGERS ------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------NONMANUFACTURING ----PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S

2 . 2 A7
62A
1 .6 2 3
230

36.0
36.0
3 6 .0
36.5

1 A 7.50
1 56.50
1AA.00
178 .50

1 A 0.50
1 52.00
1 36 .50
1 61 .50

1 2 6 .0 0 -1 6 0 .5 0
1 3 A .5 0-1 7 2 .5 0
12A. 50-15 3.0 0
1 3 9 .0 0 -2 1 1 .5 0

3A
3A
9

301
19
282
3

3 A7
83
26A
2

ADA
87
317
52

357
82
275
32

239
108
131
16

17A
72
102
12

120
A9
71
9

1A2
91
51
25

53
16
37
18

19
9
10
5

22
5
28
26

15
3

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS ----------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 .1 5 1
2 AO
911
19A

3 6 .0
3 6 .5
36.0
37.0

19A .50
211 .00
1 90 .50
2A 2.50

1 89 .50
2 0 A .00
1 87.50
2 A6 . 0 0

1 6 A .50-21 8.0 0
1 8 0 .0 0 -2 3 2 .0 0
1 6 0 .0 0 -2 0 7 .5 0
2 0 9 .0 0 -2 8 8 .5 0

_
-

10
10
-

8

3A

8

2*1
i

109
5
10A
4

76
6
7C
1

11 2
21
91

88
27
61
3

296
5A
2 A2
21

13 9
A1
98
18

11 6
25
81
28

SWITCHBOARD OPERA TOR- REC EPTIONISTSNONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

167
1 3A

36.5
36.0

191 .00
1 8 6 .50

1 89.00
187 .50

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

_

A
A

2
1

3
3

7

A
2

39
39

39
2A

A2
37

9
6

-

-

*
4
A

7

-

-

3

-

-

-

3
3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

_

-

-

-

“

“

-

-

-

-

“

1
1

“

“

-

-

-

2
2
-

-

3
3

“

“

-

“

12
12

3
3
3

6
6
6

52
15
27
2A

A5
23
22
22

A6
A
A2
A2

15
4
ii
ii

1
1
“

7

1
“

6
“

-

-

7

“

3
3
-

~

A60

35.5

1 89 .00

1 76.50

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

2

6

15

16

1A

60

63

56

71

53

21

36

25

17

-

-

B ------------------------

268

36.0

170.50

1 70.00

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

2

6

13

13

9

37

53

5A

A5

27

6

-

1

2

-

-

ACCOUNTING CLERKS -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

5*098
1 .0 8 2
A , 016
819

36.0
36.5
36.0
3 7 .5

212 .00
2 2 7 .50
207 .50
277 .00

2D0.50
2 20.00
1 95 .50
2 72 .00

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

12
12

_
-

A6
A6

107
9
98

280
9
271

316
30
286
9

313
23
295
8

527
6A
A63
31

861
1 82
679
AO

782
221
561
A6

5 09
153
2 56
A5

28 2
1 51
222
71

A 19
92
227
2 AO

175
70
105
A6

70
AO
30
29

139
22
117
116

132
6
126
126

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS A -----------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

2 .5 1 3
608
1 .9 0 5
A 73

36. 5
36.5
3 6 .5
3 8 .5

23 A•50
2A 5.50
2 3 1 .50
2 9 0 .00

2 23 .50
2A 1.00
218.50
32A .50

1 9 7 .5 0 -2 6 2 .0 0
2 1 2 .0 0 -2 7 0 .5 0
1 9 5 .0 0 -2 5 7 .5 0
2 AO. 0 0 —3 AA. 5 0

-

-

6

_

23

-

-

60
3
57
2

85
5
80
3

15 8
16
1A2
21

326
A9
277
29

51 0
125
385
28

2 81
92
288
22

305
120
185
A6

183
75
108
21

12 A
A6
78
19

62
29
23
22

127
22
115
11A

121
5
126
126

ii
ii

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS 8 -----------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

2 .5 8 5
A7 A
2 .1 1 1
3A6

36.0
36.5
3 5 .5
36.0

189.50
2 0 5 .00
186 .00
2 59 .50

1 80.00
1 98 .50
1 76 .00
272.00

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

12
12

256
27
229

233
18
215
5

369
A8
32 1
10

5 35
13 3
A02
11

272
96
176
18

128
60
68
22

78
31
A7
25

226
17
219
219

51
2A
27
27

8
1
7
7

2

1
1

“

-

CLASS

_

6
AO
~
AO

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




18

23

107
9
98

257
9
2A8

2
2

-

“

ORDER CLERKS -------------------------------------------------ORDER CLERKS.

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1A
3
ii
ii
1A
3

7

6
1
1

i
1
“

7
6
1
1

i
i
-

-

“

“

Table A-10. Weekly earnings of office workers, large establishments, New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979— Continued
(standard)
N

Ui

O ccu p a tion and in d u stry d iv is io n
worken

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e we e k l y e a r n i n g s o f —
$

$
10 0

Middle range 2

$

*
110

120

5

$
120

13C

150

S
16 0

$
1 70

*
180

$

$

$
200

2 20

29 0

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS.
CLASS A -------------------------------------------------------

Median 2

300

*
3 20

$

$
29 0

360

S
380

120

130

130

15 0

160

17 0

180

200

220

290

2 60

$
1 59 .50
1 69.50

$
$
1 57 .00 -1 99 .50
1 5 5 .0 0 -1 9 9 .5 0

1
1

2
2

9
9

5
5

11
11

32
29

37
35

16
15

31
27

13
10

19
19

6
1

190.50

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

-

-

-

-

3

1

9

1

13

9

7

6

-

-

1
1

8
1
7
-

*
4
2
2

38
5
32

56
5
51

65
8
57
-

15 1
12
13 9
7

193
26
1 17
9

123
22
101
9

60
12
97
19

75
2
73
-

1 72
8
163
-

272
2*4
238
“

377
*40
33 7
3

377
39
333
13

707
90
617
60

5 85
10 8
977
58

2 36
82
152
31

5
1
3
-

30
1
39

91
9
82
-

117
10
10 7
1

1 98
10
188
9

997
25
972
31

39 9
73
276
21

70
1
69

13 2
7
125

181
15
166

260
30
230
2

179
29
155
9

210
65
19 5
29

236
35
201
37

900

183
155

2 5.5
2 5 .5

$
1 80 .00
1 73 .00

50

2 5 .5

195.00

and

PAYROLL CLERKS ---------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

758
155
50 2
59

2 5.0
27.0
25.0
2 5 .5

217.50
250.00
208.50
2 57 .50

2 10.00
231.00
202.00
2 51.50

1 8 5 .0 0 -2 3 5 .0 0
2 02 .00 -2 91 .50
1 8 0 .5 0 -2 2 5 .0 0
2 2 3 .5 0 -2 9 0 .5 0

-

-

-

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUF ACTURIN.G----------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

2 .2 9 0
522
2 . 358
507

2 5 .0
27.0
25.0
27.0

1 98 .00
2 16 .00
1 93 .50
2 35 .50

1 90.00
211.50
1 87.00
250.50

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

-

i

6

-

-

-

-

i
-

6
-

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS. CLASS A -------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

1 .5 3 8
212
1 .2 8 5
m s

25.0
2 7 .5
2 5 .0
2 7 .5

203.00
2 28 .00
197.00
2 52 .00

1 93.50
227.50
19 0 .0 0
267.50

1 7 9 .0 0 -2 1 8 .0 0
2 05 .00 -2 37 .50
1 75 .00 -2 07 .50
2 0 0 .0 0 -2 9 2 .5 0

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS. CLASS B -------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

1 .5 9 2
220
1 .3 7 2
251

2 5.5
2 5 .0
2 6.5
2 7 .0

1 93 .00
198.50
192.50
2 33 .50

1 80.50
1 87 .50
179.00
260.50

1 62 .00 -2 19 .00
1 71 .50 -2 15 .00
1 6 0 .0 0 -2 2 1 .0 0
2 3 3 .0 0 -2 6 0 .5 0

_

i

-

-

-

i

6
6

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




$

$
280

and
under

Mean2

110

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE
OPERATORS -------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

S
2 60

19

-

“

3 00

22 0

3 90

360

380

90 0

over

-

5

-

-

-

-

-

17
8
9
4

96
29
12
9

8
9
9
”

5
*
4
i

36
13
23
7

5
5
-

2
2
-

-

2 13
76
137
75

262
90
22 2
193

98
2
96
92

30
8
22
20

18
6
12
12

5
5

6
6

_

-

-

-

“

-

-

156
72
89
10

103
67
91
2

95
27
18
7

91

26
9
22
20

15
2

9
9

6
6

-

-

-

-

12
12

~

-

-

-

80
11
69
21

105
9
96
72

21 7
13
209
186

7
2
5
5

9
9
-

2
2
-

2 80

-

91
37

“

-

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table A-11. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers, large establishments,
New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979
"v^ ek ly earning*1

O ccupa tion and in d u stry d iv isio n

Average
weekly
hours *
(standard)

Number
of
wozken

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r 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 l y e a r n i n g s o f—

$

$

140
Mean2

Middle range 2

Median2

Under
a nd
$
under
140
150

I

150

$

f$

170

160

1
18 0

*
200

i

220

160

180

170

200

3 .0 2 6
6 11
2 . 9 15
582

35.5
36.0
35.5
36.5

J5 ! .o o
979 .00
9 99 .00
5 0 6 .00

9 51 .50
9 85 .00
9 92 .50
528.50

$
$
*♦ 00.00-508.50
9 3 1 .0 0 -5 2 9 .0 0
2 9 5 .5 0 -9 9 9 .0 0
9 9 0 .0 0 -5 8 7 .5 0

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) t CLASS A --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 .1 8 5
215
870
126

3 6 .0
3 6.0
36.0
37.5

978 .00
5 17 .50
9 6 3 .50
5 02 .50

9 70 .00
509.00
9 52 .50
995 .00

9 2 5 .5 0 -5 1 9 .0 0
9 70 .50 -5 55 .50
9 1 9 .0 0 -5 0 1 .0 0
9 5 8 .0 0 -5 9 9 .0 0

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) > CLASS B --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

1 . 521
221
1 . 290

35.5
36.0
35.5

959.00
999.00
9 55 .00

951 .00
9 97 .50
9 51 .00

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

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) . CLASS C --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUF A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------

2 20
65
255

35.5
36.5
35.5

3 7 5 .00
900.00
368 .50

3 77 .50
3 91 .50
3 79 .00

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

_
~

-

-

-

-

-

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS (B U S I N E S S ) -----MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

2 . 8 56
972
2 .3 8 9
581

3 6.0
36.5
36.0
36.5

3 5 1 .50
3 65 .50
3 98 .50
9 2 8 .50

3 38 .50
3 62 .00
3 29 .50
9 96 .50

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

_
-

_

_
-

_
-

6
6

7

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) .
CLASS A ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 .0 7 7
303
77 9
65

3 6 .0
3 6 .5
36.0
3 8.0

3 7 5 .00
386 .50
3 7 0 .50
3 9 2 .00

3 79 .00
3 89 .00
3 79.00
3 90 .00

3 6 .0
35.5
36.0

3 5 7 .50
3 39 .00
359 .00

3 27 .50
3 33.00
3 26.50

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

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) .
CLASS C ------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

988
9 90
113

36.0
3 5.5
36.5

2 83 .50
2 82 .00
269 .00

2 66.00
2 60.00
925 .00

2 40 .50 -3 05 .00
2 40 .00 -2 99 .00
2 7 8 .0 0 -4 3 1 .0 0

COMPUTER OPERATORS -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

2 . 7 98
9 29
2 .3 6 9
595

36.0
37.0
35.5
3 6.0

261 .50
2 75 .00
2 59 .00
299 .00

2 60 .00
2 61.00
2 60 .00
272.00

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS A ----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

892
199
798
113

36.0
3 7.0
36.0
3 7 .0

3 06 .50
3 10 .00
3 05 .50
3 69 .00

2 97.00
2 98 .00
2 97 .00
3 98 .50

*

W orkers

w ere

S e e fo o tn o te s

d istributed as fo llo w s :

286 at $ 5 6 0 to

$600;

£

3 40

£

360

f*

38 0

*
4 00

*

440

*
480

*

520

560

26 0

28 0

3 00

3 20

340

360

3 80

4 00

440

480

520

560 o v e r

31
5
26
1

42
8
34
1

67
5
62
13

71
16
55
9

134
14
120
14

185
49
136
14

21 2
20
19 2
26

5 60
48
5 12
68

588
1 20
468
64

483
164
319
70

255
73
182
80

*282
89
29 4
22 2

_

_

.

1

15

-

1

15

53
16
37
1

71
1
70
1

24 4
10
2 34
19

260
55
205
26

245
106
139
36

135
54
81
17

159
73
86
26

1

4

10

-

-

-

-

-

1

4

10

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

1

1

-

-

-

~

1

1

-

-

-

-

~

~

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

“

“

-

-

“

-

7
“

1
1
41
1
40
“

3
-

3
77
-

77
2

13
1
12

17
3
14

46
1
45

51
14
37

86
10
76

94
24
70

10 6
13
93

255
31
224

29 4
51
24 3

222
53
169

115
16
99

22 2
14
20 8

9
9

19
4
14

25
5
20

21
4
17

19
2
17

33
4
29

38
9
29

35
6
29

61
7
54

34
14
20

16
5
11

5
2
2

2
2
“

226
9
217
12

1 73
29
145
27

292
39
253
30

32 3
55
2 68
37

307
46
2 61
32

252
54
198
26

242
58
18 4
23

23 3
63
1 70
27

278
68
210
67

1 25
20
105
65

104
16
88
78

157
5
152
151

13
10
2
2

18

-

29
11
19

35
1
34

101
38
63
1

102
21
81
4

139
2_2
106
10

155
46
109
10

18 3
53
1 30
17

207
55
152
11

68
17
51
11

24
13
11
1

6
5
1

10
10
-

“

80
2
77

151
151

19

_

~

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

“

-

2 2 4 .5 0 -2 8 7 .0 0
2 35 .00 -2 08 .00
2 21 .00 -2 87 .00
2 7 2 .0 0 -2 8 7 .0 0

50
50

29
1
28

75
1
74

-

2 6 2 .0 0 -3 4 2 .0 0
2 75 .00 -2 44 .50
2 5 9 .0 0 -2 4 1 .0 0
2 89 .00 -4 36 .50

-

1

3

~

1

6
6
-

31
2
29

50
3

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

$ 6 4 0 ; a n d 2 9 at

91
3
38

70
15
55

201
20
1 81

19 1
10
181

179
20
159

102
15
87

86
11
75

46
8
38

39
13
26

31
2

3

16
16

6
6
~

38
37
-

61
61
2

117
1 11
6

74
72
27

56
38
9

31
24
4

26
21
3

10
4
2

1

4
2
2

32
32
32

26
26
26

139
14
125
1

26 0
31
229
6

382
35
297
7

37 2
72
300
14

593
63
53 0
333

250
29
221
65

187
44
1 43
18

100
29
71
8

60
14
46

42
11
31
4

57
4
53
10

90
20
70
50

31
6
25
25

10
2
8

39
2
37

79
3
71
4

78
4
74
11

13 1
33
99
9

127
24
1 03
11

135
30
105
14

68
4
64
6

49
10
39

34
6
28
1

49
4
45
2

67
16
51
31

26
1
25
25

“

47

-

“

$ 64 0 to

at end o f ta b le s .




£
320

240

-

_

$600 to

i

30 0

,

_

68 at

£

280

220

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

1 . 290
121
1 .1 6 9

£
26 0

and

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(BUSI NES S) ----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) .
CLASS B ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

i
240

20

$680.

*♦

-

28

_

_

-

"
2
2

_
-

“
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

Table A-11. Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers, large establishments.
New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979— Continued
""'"w’eekl^Tarnlngs^^
(standard)
O ccu p a tion and in d u stry d iv is io n

COMPUTED OPERATORS -

Number
of
wodcers

Average
weekly
hours*
(standard)

Mean2

Median2

Middle range 2

N u m b er of w o r k e r s re c e iv in g s t r a ig h t- tim e w eek ly earning s o f $
$
mo
150
Under
and
$
under
1 90
160
1 50

t

*
1 60

17 0

$
180

$
200

$

$
220

290

$
26 0

$

$
3 20

3 90

S

$
360

380

I
9 00

*

%

990

98 0

17 0

180

20D

220

290

260

28 0

3 00

3 20

390

3 60

3 80

900

990

980

52 0

$
520

560

9
9

25

1 87
26
161
5

271
76
195
3

257
69
1 93
3

12 9
27
10 2
30

11 3
5
108
53

50
19
36
2

32
25
7
2

9
9
5
2

8
5
3

8
-

25

23
9
19
19

5
5
-

-

33
30

30
29

33
29

331
32 8

8
8

1
1

56 0 o v e r

CONTINUED
1 ,2 3 5
260
97 5
132

3 6 .0
3 7 .0
3 6.0
3 6 .5

$
2 97 .00
262.50
2 93 .00
3 05.50

$
2 91.00
2 95.00
238.50
2 87.00

Il7 .0 0 -Z 7 1 .6 0
2 3 3 .0 0 -2 7 3 .0 0
211 . 0 0 - 2 7 1 . 0 0
2 7 1 .5 0 -3 2 7 .5 0

-

-

-

~

-

76
5
71
1

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS C ----------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

G 50
62 5

3 5 .5
3 5 .5

2 29 .00
2 30 .00

2 63 .00
263.00

1 7 8 .5 0 -2 7 2 .0 0
1 79 .00 -2 72 .00

99
99

29
28

93
92

25
23

23
20

98
91

PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS --------

11 3

3 5 .5

2 33.50

2 90.00

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

-

-

3

6

11

26

8

16

52

5

-

COMPUTER DATA LIB RARIANS ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

98
92

3 5 .0
3 5 .0

2 11 .00
2 08 .00

20 8 . 5 0
2 06.50

1 70 .00 -2 99 .50
1 70 .00 -2 99 .50

1
1

6
6

8
8

5

10
10

1
1

28
26

11
10

17
17

7
7

1
1

DRAFTERS -----------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

86 6
200
66 6

3 7 .0
3 8 .5
3 6 .5

2 91 .50
287.50
2 93 .00

3 03.00
2 81.00
3 03.00

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

1
1
-

-

-

2
2

7
1
6

8
1
7

39
7
32

35
9
26

55
11
99

79
99
30

65
22
93

CLASS A ----------------------------------

229

3 7 .5

3 3 1 . DO 3 2 1 . 5 0

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

6

DRAFTERS, CLASS B ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

303
10 6
197

37.0
3 8 .5
3 6 .5

299.50
286.00
2 99 .00

3 02.00
2 79.50
320.00

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

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

13
1
12

15
3
12

DRAFTERS, CLASS C ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

309
272

3 6 .0
3 6.0

2 71 .00
2 76 .00

2 99.00
295.50

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

1
“

-

2
2

9
9

21
15

16
10

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

1 ,9 8 8
1 ,9 0 9
1 ,7 6 9

9 0 .0
90.0
90.0

3 81 .00
3 85 .50
3 85 .00

3 89.50
3 89.50
3 89.50

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

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

22
22
22

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, CLASS B NONMANUFACTURING:
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 ,5 9 8

90.0

387.00

3 89 .50

3 8 9.5 0-38 9.5 0

-

-

-

-

-

1 ,5 2 3

9 0 .0

3 88 .50

389.50

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

-

-

-

-

REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NURSES ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

32 9
1 91
18 8
69

3 7 .0
3 7.5
3 7.0
3 8.0

3 06 .00
3 21 .00
2 99 .50
3 12 .00

3 01.50
3 21.00
289.50
3 12.00

2 6 7 .0 0 -3 3 9 .5 0
2 83 .0 0 -3 9 7 .0 0
2 6 0 .0 0 -3 2 8 .0 0
2 7 7 .0 0 -3 9 6 .0 0

_

_

-

-

—
-

See footnotes

300

and

COMPUTER OPERA T CRS» CLASS B ----------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

DRAFTERS,

S

$
280

at end

6
6

-

-

32
32

-

-

of tables.




21

-

3

-

-

2
2

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

"

-

~

-

-

-

3

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

_

1

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

2
1

12 9
29
105

2 18
38
18 0

131
15
116

32
9
23

16
3

6
6
~

3

2
2

“

-

13 s

93
9
39

13

92

95

35

17

12

39

6

3

2

-

-

92
29
13

90
20
20

32
10
22

95
27
18

92
7
85

15
6
9

9

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

9
3
1

"

-

-

-

-

39
28

26
15

10
9

55
55

128
128

4
3

31
31
31

29
20
20

29
15
15

36
2
2

9
1
1

15
2
2

ii
2
2

58
58
58

19 9
192
192

1996
1996
1306

95
95
95

1 18
118
118

_

-

-

-

-

-

6

-

3

2

8

11

58

199

1306

10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

1

2

2

58

192

1306

10

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

2
-

16
10
6
9

7
5
2

-

-

2

39
18
21
15

~

-

52
27
25
6

11
11

~

37
10
27
11

6
3

-

96
25
21
8

-

-

52
19
33
12

-

~

90
13
27
1

-

-

21
5
16
9

-

-

-

3
3

“

-

-

8
8

10

_

_
-

3
3

-

-

3

_
-

“

Table A-12. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex, large establishments
New York, N .Y .-N .J ., May 1979
Averue
(mean*)
O ccupation,

OFFICE

s e x , 3 and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

OCCUPATIONS -

Number
of
workeri

Weekhr
hours
(standard

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

O ccupation,

MEN

MESSENGERS ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 .5 7 7
M
AM
1 .1 3 3
18 0

3 6 .0
3 5.5
36.0
36.5

$
148 .50
1 57 .00
1 45 .00
1 7 2 .50

s e x , 3 and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

Weekly
Weekly
earnings1
hours1
(standard) (standard)

STENOGRAPHERS -----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 ,7 7 0
364
1 ,4 0 6
15 4

3 6.0
3 6.0
36.0
38.0

2 01.50
2 31 .00
1 94 .00
2 56 .50

STENOGRAPHERS. SENIOR -----------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

9 93
836
57

35.5
35.5
38.5

20S.50
2 01 .50
2 84 .50

STENOGRAPHERS. GENERAL ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

777
570
97

36.0
36.0
37.5

191 .50
1 82.50
2 40 .00

999
72 9
22 5

36.5
3 6.5
3 8.5

225 .50
221 .00
286 .00

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS A ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

625
200
4 25
165

36.5
3 6.0
36.5
3 8.5

242 .50
246 .00
241 .00
297 .00

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS B ------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

37 4
30 4
60

36.0
36.0
37.5

1 97 .50
193 .00
255 .50

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE TYP IS TS ------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

299
254

3 5.5
3 5.0

1 88 .00
1 87 .50

clerks:
NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

114

36.5

232 .00

TYPISTS -------------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

4, 276
658
3 ,6 1 8
369

36.0
3 6.5
3 6.0
3 8 .5

1 70 .50
1 96 .00
1 65 .50
2 25.50

T Y P I S T S . CLASS A -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 ,9 2 3
327
1 , 5 96
175

3 6 .0
36.5
36.0
39.0

188 .00
2 13 .50
183 .00
2 65.50

T Y P I S T S . CLASS B -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

2 ,3 5 3
331
2 ,0 2 2
19 4

3 6.0
36.0
3 6.0
3 8.0

1 55 .50
1 73 .50
152 .00
1 89 .00

F IL E CLERKS ----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 ,6 9 3
126
1 ,5 6 7
60

35.5
35.5
35.5
36.5

1 52.50
1 87 .00
1 49 .50
2 20.00

OFFICE

OCCUPATIONS -

WOMEN

SECRETARIES ----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

2 5.1 92
9 . 0 80
16.1 12
3 .3 4 2

36.0
36.0
3 6.0
3 6.5

247 .00
255 .00
2 42.50
277 .00

SECRE TA RIES. CLASS A --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

2 .1 7 2
9 04
1 .2 6 8
4 75

36.0
35.5
3 6.0
3 7.0

318 .00
321 .00
315 .50
342 .50

SEC RETARIES. CLASS B --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

5 . 1 83
1 .6 2 2
3 .5 6 1
1 . 0 31

3 6.0
3 6.0
3 6.0
3 6.5

280 .50
2 95 .50
273.50
2 9 8 .50

A ------------------------------------------------------------

4 04
361

3 6.0
36.0

1 72.00
1 69.00

--------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

591
54 7

3 5.5
35.5

1 60 .00
1 58.00

FILE

CLERKS.

CLASS

n on m anufacturing
file

clerks,

class

b

O ccupation,

s e x . 3 and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

Number
of
workers

Weekly
hours*
standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED

ACCOUNTING CLERKS --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

payroll

Average
(mean2)

Average
(mean2)
Number
of
workers

SECRE TA RIES. CLASS C --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

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

36.0
36.5
36.0
36.0

244 .50
2 63 .00
2 3 6 .50
2 53 .00

FILE CLERKS. CLASS C --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

69 8
659

3 5.5
3 5.5

5 .5 4 0
1 . 9 70
3 . 5 70
446

36.0
36.5
35.5
36.5

216 .50
2 13 .50
2 18 .50
250 .50

MESSENGERS ------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

577
153
424
50

36.0
37.0
3 5.5
3 7.0

1 45.00
1 56 .50
1 40 .50
2 00 .50

SECRE TA RIES. CLASS E --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

2 .9 0 3
97 4
1 .9 2 9
180

35.5
3 5 .5
35. 5
36.5

1 99 .00
195 .50
2 01 .00
2 12 .00

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS ----------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 ,0 9 6
228
868
1 93

3 6.0
3 6.5
36.0
37.0

195 .50
2 12 .00
191 .50
243 .00

166
133

36.5
36.0

$
1 91 .00
186.50

ORDER CLERKS ---------------------------------------------------

186 .0 0

425

35.5

B -------------------------

251

3 6 . C 1 69 .00

ACCOUNTING CLERKS --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

3 , 93 0
755
3 ,1 7 5
56 3

36.0
36.5
36.0
37.0

2 07.50
2 2 0 .00
2 04 .50
2 7 6 .50

ACCOUNTING CLERKS, CLASS A ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

1 . 771
369
1 ,4 0 2
28 7

36.5
37.0
36.5
38.5

2 31.50
241.00
229.00
2 91 .00

ACCOUNTING CLERKS, CLASS E ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

2 ,1 5 9
386
1 ,7 7 3
281

36.0
3 6.5
3 5 .5
36.0

187 .50
20 0 . 0 0
185.00
262.00

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE
OPERATORS -------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

168
146

35.5
35.5

1 83 .00
1 77 .00

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

588
122
466

36.0
37.5
35.5

2 10 .50
2 43 .00
2 02 .00

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

3 ,0 0 2
48 0
2. 522
454

36.0
37.0
3 6 .0
37.0

199.00
2 1 8 .50
195.00
2 51 .00

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS, CLASS A -------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

1 ,4 3 8
284
1 ,1 5 4

36.5
37.5
36.0

204 .50
230 .50
198.00

KEY ENTRY OPERATORS, CLASS B --------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

1 ,5 6 4
196
1 ,3 6 8
348

36.0
36.5
36.0
37.0

1 9 4 .00
201 .50
1 92 .50
2 45 .00

439

3 6.5

4 92 .00

813
25 1

36.0
36.5

4 84 .00
5 20 .00

100

38.0

5 06.50

ORDER CLERKS,

CLASS

1 34 .50
1 32 .00

SECRE TA RIES. CLASS D --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PU8L IC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

SWITCHBOARD O PE RA TO R-R EC EP TIO NI ST SNONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

S ee fo o tn o te s

at end o f ta b le s .




22

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
(B u s in e s s ) :
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) , CLASS A --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------n o n manufacturing:
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

Table A-12. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex, large establishments,
New York, N.J., May 1979— Continued
ive ns c
(mean*)
O ccu pation ,

PROFESSIONAL
OCCUPATIONS -

and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

Number
of
worker.

Weekh
r
hour*
(standard)

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) :
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) .
class a :
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) .
class b :
MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

O ccu pation ,

318

36.5

$
3 66.00

and

s e x . 3 and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

Weekly
Weekly
earnings1
hours r
standard) (standard)

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN

tech nical

CONTINUED
357
3 38

36.0
35.5

$
2 08 .00
208 .50

MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

179
411
129

38.5
37.0
36.0

292 .00
2 93 .00
321 .50

191

37.5

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
( B U S I N E S S ) » CLASS A :
MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

56

3 6.5

$
5 09.50

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) .
class a :
MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

333 .00

97

36.5

3 82 .00

COMPUTER o p e r a t o r s :
MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

74

37.0

2 53.50

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS

80

3 8.0

3 m . 00

78
1 . 997
31)9
1 .6 4 8
25 0

3 6.0
3 7 .0
3 5 .5
3 6 .5

262.50
2 80 .50
2 58 .50
3 12 .00

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS A ---------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

70 8
130
578
88

3 6 .0
3 7.0
3 6 .0
3 7 .5

3 10 .00
316.50
308.50
3 48 .00

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS
MANUFACTURING ----------NONMANUFACTURING —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S

913
200
713
70

3 6 .0
3 7.0
3 5.5
3 7 .0

277

CLASS

A ----------------------------------

2 47.50
2 65 .00
2 42 .50
3 20 .50

2m

294.50
2 95 .00
3 72 .50

DRAFTERS. CLASS BI
MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

86

39.0

(B USINESS):

294 .00

NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

157
125
65

36.5
3 5.5

252 .00
258 .00
294 .00

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

1 . 8 26
1 .7 4 3
1 .6 0 9

4 0 .0
40.0
40.0

3 85 .00
390 .00
390 .00

B-

1 .4 3 4

40.0

3 88 .00

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

1 .4 0 9

4 0.0

3 8 9 .50

COMPUTER OPERATORS.

ELECTRONICS

TECHNICIANS.

CLASS

n o n manufacturing:

PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S




O ccu pation ,

Number
of

202

COMPUTER OPERATORS ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

See footn otes

Weekly
earnings1
(standard)

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS C ----------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

3 6.0
3 5 .5
36.5

B -----------

Weekly
hours1
(standard)

rtFN— CONTINUED

COMPUTER OPERATORS -

DRAFTERS.
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) .
CLASS C -----------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------------

s e x , 3 and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

PROFESSIONAL
OCCUPATIONS -

AND TECHNICAL
MEN— CONTINUED

Average
(mean2)

Average
(mean2)
Number
of
workers

at end of ta b le s .

23

CLASS B :
60

n o n m anufacturing:

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

62

3 5 .5

2 88 .00

COMPUTER DATA LIBRARIANS ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

60
57

3 5.0
35.0

2 05 .50
2 02 .00

REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NURSES ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

304
135
169
59

3 7 .0
37.5
3 7 .0
38.0

3 06 .00
3 18.50
2 96 .50
3 12 .50

PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S

Table A-13. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant workers, large establishments.
New York, N.Y. —N.J., May 1979
Hourly earnings *

N u m ber o f w o r k e r s re ceivin g str a igh t-tim e hourly earnings o f—

Number
O c c u p a t i o n a n d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n
workers

Mean 2

Median2

$
8 .2 5
8 .2 5
8 .2 3
7 .9 9

$
6 .9 97 .9 76 .4 1 7 .7 7-

Middle range 2

MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS --------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

4 91
152
229
94

$
8 .1 4
8 .0 7
8 .1 8
8 .2 6

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

1 » 12 7
65 2
V 85
19 1

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

8.6 3
8 .2 5
8 .8 4
9 .7 3

8 . 20- 9 .7 2
8 . 20- 9 .7 6
7 .4 5- 9 .7 3
9 . 0 6- 1 1 . 2 2

2
2

MAINTENANCE PAINTERS -------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

251
122
21 9
68

8 .2 2
8 .1 7
8 .4 0
8 .3 9

8 .2 5
8 .2 5
8 .5 6
7 .9 7

7 .5 1 7 .5 1 7 .5 57 .5 6 -

5
2

MAINTENANCE MACHINISTS --------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

929
582

9 .7 0
8 .8 0

10.0 8
8.6 2

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (MACHINERY) MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

91 5
679
226
1 52

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

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

7 .4 57 .4 3 8 .5 2 8 .5 3 -

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
(MOTOR VEHICLES) --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

1 .0 7 2
lit
929
909

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

9 .6 1
8.0 2
9.6 1
9 .6 1

8 .8 3 - 1 0.5 4
7 .9 8 - 3 .6 3
9 . 0 6- 1 0 . 9 5
9 .0 6 - 1 0.9 5

MAINTENANCE P IP E F I TT E R S ------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

502
46V

8 .8 5
8 .7 8

8 .2 5
8 .2 5

MAINTENANCE SHEET-METAL WORKERS -----MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------

165
156

8 .4 9
8 .5 0

8 .2 5
8 .2 5

7 .9 7 7 .9 7 -

8 .5 4
8 .5 4

MAINTENANCE TRADES HELPERS -----------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S -----------------------------

142
102
64

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

6 .8 2
6 .8 2
6 .8 2

6 .1 3 6 .1 8 6 . 8 2-

7 .2 2
6 .9 8
7 .2 2

TOOL AND DIE MAKERS ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING i ----------------------------------------

3 08
20 8

8 .6 2
8 .6 2

8 .4 1
8.4 1

7 .6 5 - 10.4 0
7 .6 5 - 1 0 .4 0

STATIONARY ENGINEERS -------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

72 4
129
60 5
216

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

9 .0 2
9 .0 7
9 .0 2
9 .7 4

8 .6 77 .7 1 8 .6 79 .2 3-

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

BOILER

106

7 .9 2

7 .2 1

6 . 8 8-

8 .8 0

$
5 .0 0

*
5 .2 0

$
5 .4 0

$
5 .6 0

$
5 .80

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

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

4

2
2

2

_

-

$
6 .4 0

$
6 .80

$
7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 .0 0

8.4 0

8 .8 0

9 .2 0

4
4

2

8

-

9
9

8

27
13
14
12

64
1
63
9

-

2

2
2
-

24
4
20
1

68
22
46
33

80
57
23
4

22
15
8
3

72
11
62
16

12
4
8

11
11

4
«
♦

2
2

6
2

5
1

8

4

8

56
8
43

14
14

4

60
24
36

32
5
27

68
51
17

233
212
21

116
63
52
20

173
75
98
47

-

-

45
1

5

44

5
3

17
15
2
-

21
12
9
7

23
3
20
16

81
62
18
-

16
2
14
-

42
5
37
19

19
5
14
-

25
25

50
49

60
50

284
280

4
4

12
-

-

209
19 5
14

135
1 15
20
19

276
246
30
20

100

2

32

~

63
58
5
4

7
7
“

24
16
8
8

86
55
21
21

52
12
39
39

25 2

44

218

25 2
25 2

44
44

218
218

1 30
126

117
111

81
81

5
5

42
49

50
42

42
42

2
1

-

i
i

-

-

2
2

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

30
30

_
-

_
-

1
1

2
2

2
2

_
-

1
1

8
8

42
42

_

-

-

2
2

11
11
9

_
-

-

2

13

_
-

13

-

2
2

2
2
-

_
~

1
1
-

10
1C
“
1
1

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1
1

_

_

_

-

_
~
-

~
-

_
-

1

-

-

“

“

9 .6 0 1 0 .0 0 1 0 .4 0 1 0 .80 1 1 .20 1 1 .6 0 over

7 .20

-

4

$
$
$
5
$
1 ------9 .6 0 1 0 .0 0 1 0 .40 1 0 .80 1 1 .2 0 1 1 .6 0

6 .3 0

-

1

$
9 .2 0

6 .4 0

-

~

$
8 .3 0

6 .00

-

11
2
2

8 .4 0

5 .8 0

-

_

%

8 .0 0

5 .6 0

_

_

i

5 .4 0

12

_
-

%

7 .6 0

5 .2 0

-

-

_

-

2
-

1

2

-

1

“

“

24

1
1
1

-

-

-

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




$
6 .0 0

and

7 .9 7- 1 0 .1 9
7 .9 7 - 1 0.1 9

TENDERS ----------------------------------------------

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

S
$
4 .6 0 4 .8 0
U n de r
and
$
under
4 .6 0
4 .8 0 5 .0 0

1
1

_
~

_

-

-

7
7

-

“

-

24
24
1

16
2

45
45
36

28
16
13

9
9

IS
18

27
27

32
32

57
57

31
1
30

1

11
1
10

10

8

57
30
27
“

7

8

-

-

100
46

-

12
12
2

99
32
67
60

79
48
31
9

3
“
-

3
1

“

6

~

“
V
1
1
46

6

-

10
1

_
-

2
-

32
32

-

-

4

-

-

_

-

71
71

5
5

3
2

180
17
162
4

117
21
96
29

60
9
51
29

2

12

“

~

6

2

2

“

21
19
2
2

“

6

_

_

-

41
12
29

-

24
24
2

9
9
9

-

58
19
39
48
46
28
7
21
13

1
1
-

-

-

10

-

-

-

10
10

106
104
2
2
4

4
98
98

_
~

_
2
-

_
-

50

-

50
50

12
12

_
~

10

1

10
10

1
1

306

17

-

~

_
“

_
-

-

69
28
41
41

17

200

50

-

17
17

200
20 0

50
50

5
5

112
89

45
44

13
13

8
8

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

5

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

33

1

-

17

1

12
-

“

-

50
50

29
29

171
20
15 1
13 3

29
15
14
-

10
8

1

19

“

-

1
~
1
1

-

-

2

33

2

9
4

5

Table A-14. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers, large establishments,
New York, N .Y .-N .J., May 1979
Hourly earnings 4

N u m ber o f w o rk e r s re ce iv in g straigh t-tim e hourly earnings o f—

s

TRUCKDRIVERS ---------------------------------------------------

3 . 7 99

$
3 .0 0

$
3 .2 0

S
3 .9 0

$
3 .6 0

$
3 .80

*
9 .0 0

5
4 .4 0

$
4 .8 0

5 .2 0

J
5 .6 0

$
6 .0 0

S
6 .9 0

$
6 .8 0

$
7 .2 0

S
7 .6 0

*
8 .0 0

$
8 .4 0

$
8 . 80

$
9 .2 0

3 .0 0

O ccu pation and in du stry d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

3 .2 0

3 .9 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

9 .00

9 .9 0

9 .8 0

5 .2 0

5 .6 0

6 .00

6 .9 0

6 .3 0

7 .2 0

7 .6 0

8 .0 0

8.9 0

8 .8 0

9.2 0

9 . 6 0 1 0 . 0 0 1 0 . 901 0 . 8 0

_

_

1

5

2

2

4

15

12

93

110

39

100

307

15 0

387

8 09

33

211

1 26 3

303

2 .8 0
Mean 2

$
8 .3 8

Median2

$
8.2 0

Middle range 2

$
7 .7 3 -

$
9 .9 1

i

$
$
$
9 . 6 0 1 0 . 0010 .9 0

an d
u nd e r

_

3

TRUCK ----------------

228

7 .1 1

7 .7 3

6 .9 1 -

7 .7 3

-

-

1

5

2

2

i

11

8

5

3

6

11

16

37

101

8

7

1

-

-

-

3

RECEIVERS ---------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

191
82
109

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

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

9 .9 75 .6 2 9 .6 0 -

8 .5 5
8 .5 5
6 .0 0

_
-

_

1

2
1
1

2

20
2
18

29
9
25

29
3
21

15
12
3

4
9
-

2
2

-

1
1
-

2
2
-

-

-

ii

6
6

98
98

10

1
1

19
2

2

9
1
8

10

1

1
1
“

-

-

SHIPPERS

AND RECEIVERS ----------------------------

186

6 .5 0

6 .9 7

5 .7 9-

6 .8 2

9

-

2

-

-

2

-

11

11

12

15

9

76

16

-

-

4

-

9

-

1

-

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

467

7 .2 5

7 .3 3

6 .9 3 -

8*54

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

3

1

36

38

18

91

93

19

7

12

197

-

-

-

-

-

OROER FIL L ER S

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

51(0

6 .8 0

7 .1 8

6 . 9 2-

7 .7 3

1

-

19

5

6

2

7

17

8

19

37

15

60

89

55

210

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

263
155

6 .0 9
6 .2 6

5 .9 5
6 .9 7

5 .1 8 9 .8 2-

6 .9 7
8 .6 2

5
5

5
5

9
9

2
2

3
3

9
3

12
10

11
3

21
2

7
3

72
6

33
29

39
33

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

95
95

_

"

-

-

-

-

-

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

1 .5 9 7
583
9 69

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

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

5 .2 36 .2 3 9 .2 7-

9 .2 1
8 .2 7
9 .3 3

-

37

99
2
97

86
86

27
2
25

25
3

99
8
91

71
4
67

92
3
39

126
98
38

33
15
18

167
129
93

53
26
27

151
191
10

19
19

2
2

13 8
108
30

51
51
-

8
8
-

91 3
913

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

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

6 58
635

7 .0 3
7 .0 9

7 .0 8
7 .0 8

5 . 9 75 .8 6 -

8 .9 6
8 .9 6

_

_

-

_

_

72
72

9
3

90
30

2
1

91
91

17 0
15 6

10 3
96

17 7
17 7

_

-

_

-

-

-

2
2

_

-

5
5

_

-

2
2

-

-

192
192
50
15

85
39
51
17

29
9
20
1

87
19
68
57

38
36
2

16
15
1
“

2
2
-

-

-

-

“

20
16

11
11

2
2

16
1

2

-

_

76
19
57
57

36
36

_
-

-

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5
5
-

10 6
106
106

16
16

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

TRUCKDRIVERS.

LIGHT

GUARDS ----------------------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

8 .9 6 9
590
7 ,8 7 9
207

9 .1 2
6 .7 8
3 .9 2
6 .7 3

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

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

5 .1 3
7 .5 5
9 .7 7
8 .9 8

GUARDS# CLASS A --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

1 .9 9 5
1 .2 7 2

5 .1 6
9 .8 6

9 .9 0
9 .8 0

3 .9 0 3 .3 5 -

GUARDS. CLASS B --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

6 .2 2 9
9 17
5 , 807
139

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

3 .0 0
6 .7 3
3 .0 0
7 .0 3

J A N I T O R S. POR TE RS. AND CLEANERS -----MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------

21.8 17
1 .1 1 6
2 0.7 01
1 . 306

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

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

~

37

13 9
7
1 32

75
5
70
6

99
5
89

79
19
65
1

1 11
9
10 2
1

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

2595
2595

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

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

63
63

196
196

55
55

11 9
111

108
108

69
69

88
55

126
30

59
92

191
19
127
2

30 6
20
28 6

291
15
226
8

189
29
1 55
19

299
26
218
13

357
39
323
3

3 05
99
256
1C

95
79
21
10

65
96
19
9

30
22
8
-

9
5
9
-

255
23
232
36

99 7
9
9 38
27

990
190
350
96

877
96
781
118

289915078
263
58
263615020
599
57

977
138
339
83

19 6
70
76
63

121
56
65
62

68
19
59
59

2 52
167
85
85

109
13
91
17

1226
1226
-

2 .9 0 5 .5 72 .9 0 5 .5 5-

-

99
92

129
20
109
1

55
59

-

373
99
3 29
19

91
5
36

93
92

_

979
39
990
12

109
11
98
“

35 8
359

6 .6 0
6 .0 9

362
29
333
18

89
89

51
5
96

1269

290
29
211
15

5
5

199
12
182
“

2689
-

905
15
390
26

35 0
22
328

27 6
6
270
6

1269

185
107
78
17

291
19
27 7
2

861
11
8 50
-

2689

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




22

25

29

-

-

-




Table A-15. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom
powerplant, material movement, and custodial workers, by sex,
large establishments, New York, N.Y.—N.J., May 1979
O ccupation,

s e x , 3 and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

Number
of
woikers

Average
(mean2 )
hourly
earnings4

Number

O ccupation,

M A I N T E N A N C E t T O O L R O O M * AND
P O W E R P L A N T O C C U P A T I O N S - MEN
MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----NONMANUFACTURING PUBLIC UTILITIES -

and in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

of
workers

Average
(mean2 )
hourly
earnings 4

M A T E R I A L M O V E M E N T AN D C U S T O D I A L
O C C U P A T I O N S - ME N
$

**85
1 52
2 33
9*4

8 .1 7
8 .0 7

T R U C K D R I V E R S ---------------------------

8.21

208

7 .1 8

178
81
97

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

S H I P P E R S AN D R E C E I V E R S --------------

180

6 .6 2

W A R E H O U S E M E N ---------------------------

440

7. * 2
»

OR D E R F I L L E R S --------------------------

350

7 .0 7

S H I P P I N G P A C K E R S ----------------------

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS
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 ----PUBLIC UTILITIES -

LI GH T TR UC K --------

R E C E I V E R 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 ------------------

TRUCKDRIVERS.

185

6 .2 7

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

1 . <*59
577
882

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

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

658
635

G U A R D 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 -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------

7» 730
56 5
7 ,1 6 5
165

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

G U A R D S , C L A S S A -NONMANUFACTURING

1 ,4 0 1
1 ,2 3 1

5 .1 5
4 .8 4

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

5 ,5 9 6
395
5 , 201
97

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

J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , AND C L E A N E R S --- 1 1 , 6 3 2
891
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 ------------------ 1 0 . 7 4 1
1 ,0 4 9
P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------

5 .9 5
6 .2 9
5 .9 2
6 .7 1

8 .3 6

8.66

1 ,1 3 4
652
<182
188

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

M A I N T E N A N C E P A I N T E R 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 -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------

351
13 2
21 9
68

8 .3 2
8 .1 7
8.<10
8 .3 9

M A I N T E N A N C E M A C H I N I S T S --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------

939
582

9 .7 0
8 .8 0

M A I N T E N A N C E M E C H A N I C S (M A C H I N E R Y ) 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 ----------------

91 5
679
23 6
153

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

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS
( M OT OR VE H I C L E 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 ------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------

1 ,0 6 5
1< »
»<
921
901

9 .5 2
8 .1 8
9 .7 2
9 .8 1

M A I N T E N A N C E P I P E F I T T E R S ------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------

5 02
<*6<l

8 .8 5
8 .7 8

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

165
156

8.<*9
8 .5 0

M A I N T E N A N C E T R A D E S H E L P E R S ---------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 ----------------

143
103
6<f

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

TOOL AND DIE M A K E R S -----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------

308
30 8

8 .6 2
8 .6 2

S T A T I O N A R Y E N G I N E E R 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 -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------

72 8
129
599
215

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

BOILER

TENDERS

See footn otes

106

7 .9 2

7 .0 3
7 .0 <
1

M A T E R I A L M O V E M E N T AND C U S T O D I A L
O C C U P A T I O N S - WO ME N
M A T E R I A L H A N D L I N G LA BO R E R S
J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , AN D C L E A N E R 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 -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ----------------

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

26

88

4 .5 8

10,1 74
225
9 ,9 4 9
257

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

Footnotes

1 S ta n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e
t h e i r r e g u la r s t r a i g h t - t i m 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 ) , and the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e
w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 T h e m e a n is c o m p u t e d f o r e a c h jo b b y to ta lin g th e 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 i t i o n — h a lf o f th e w o r k e r s r e c e i v e th e s a m e o r m o r e and h a lf r e c e i v e
th e s a m e o r l e s s th an th e r a te sh ow n . T h e m id d le ra n g e is d e fin e d b y tw o
r a t e s o f p a y : a fo u r t h o f th e w o r k e r s e a r n th e s a m e o r l e s s than th e l o w e r
o f t h e s e r a t e s and a fo u r t h e a r n th e 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 da ta r e la t e o n ly to w o r k e r s w h o s e s e x id e n tific a t io n w as
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 ift s .
5 E s t im a t e s f o r p e r io d s e n d in g p r i o r to 1976 r e la t e to m e n o.nly f o r
s k ille d m a in te n a n c e and u n s k ille d pla n t w o r k e r s . A ll o t h e r e s tim a te s r e la te
to m e n and w o m e n .
6 D ata do n ot m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a o r da ta n o t a v a ila b le .

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Appendix A.
Scope and Method
of Survey
In e a c h o f th e 72 1 a r e a s c u r r e n t ly s u r v e y e d , th e B u r e a u o b ta in s
w a g e s and r e la t e d b e n e f it s d a ta f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t iv e e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in
s i x b r o a d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s : M a n u fa c tu r in g ; tr a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n ,
and o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s ; w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , in s u r a n c e ,
and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s .
G o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t io n s and th e c o n s t r u c t io n
and e x t r a c t i v e in d u s t r ie s a r e e x c lu d e d . E s ta b lis h m e n ts h a v in g f e w e r than a
p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e a ls o e x c lu d e d b e c a u s e o f in s u f fic ie n t
e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d . A p p e n d ix ta b le 1 s h o w s the n u m b e r
o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s and w o r k e r s e s t im a t e d to V e w ith in the s c o p e o f th is s u r v e y ,
as w e l l a s th e n u m b e r a c t u a lly s tu d ie d .
B u r e a u f i e l d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o b ta in d a ta b y p e r s o n a l v is it s at 3 - y e a r
i n t e r v a l s . In e a c h o f th e tw o in te r v e n in g y e a r s , in fo r m a t io n on e m p lo y m e n t
and o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n in g s o n ly is c o l l e c t e d b y a c o m b in a t io n o f p e r s o n a l v is it ,
m a i l q u e s t i o n n a i r e , and t e le p h o n e in t e r v ie w f r o m e s t a b lis h m e n t s p a r t ic ip a t in g
in th e p r e v i o u s s u r v e y .
A s a m p le o f th e e s t a b lis h m e n t s in th e s c o p e o f the s u r v e y is s e l e c t e d
f o r s tu d y p r i o r t o e a c h p e r s o n a l v i s i t s u r v e y .
T h is s a m p le , l e s s e s t a b ­
l is h m e n t s w h ic h g o o u t o f b u s in e s s o r a re no lo n g e r w ith in the in d u s t r ia l
s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y , is r e t a i n e d f o r th e f o llo w in g tw o a nn ual s u r v e y s .
In
m o s t c a s e s , e s t a b lis h m e n t s n e w to th e a r e a a r e n ot c o n s i d e r e d in the s c o p e
o f th e s u r v e y u n til the s e l e c t i o n o f a s a m p le f o r a p e r s o n a l v i s i t s u r v e y .
T h e s a m p lin g p r o c e d u r e s in v o lv e d e t a ile d s t r a t if i c a t io n o f a ll e s t a b ­
l is h m e n t s w ith in th e s c o p e o f an in d iv id u a l a r e a s u r v e y b y in d u s t r 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 ifi e d u n iv e r s e a p r o b a b ilit y s a m p le
is s e l e c t e d , w ith e a c h e s t a b lis h m e n t h a v in g a p r e d e t e r m in e d c h a n c e o f s e ­
l e c t i o n . T o o b t a in o p t im u m a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t io n
o f l a r g e th an s m a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s is s e l e c t e d .
W h en d a ta a r e c o m b i n e d ,
e a c h e s t a b lis h m e n t is w e ig h t e d a c c o r d in g to its p r o b a b ilit y o f s e l e c t i o n s o
th a t u n b ia s e d e s t i m a t e s a r e g e n e r a t e d .
F o r e x a m p le , if o n e ou t o f fo u r
e s t a b lis h m e n t s is s e l e c t e 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 lu s
t h r e e o t h e r s . A n a lt e r n a t e o f th e s a m e o r ig i n a l p r o b a b ilit y is c h o s e n in th e
s a m e i n d u s t r y - s i z e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i f d a ta a r e n ot a v a ila b le f r o m th e o r i g i n a l
s a m p le m e m b e r . If n o s u it a b le s u b s titu te is a v a ila b le , a d d itio n a l w e ig h t is
a s s i g n e d to a s a m p le m e m b e r th a t is s i m i l a r to the m i s s in g u n it.
O c c u p a t i o n s and e a r n in g s
tu r in g
O ffic e

O c c u p a t i o n s s e l e c t e d f o r s tu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r ie t y o f m a n u f a c ­
and n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g in d u s t r ie s , and a r e o f the f o llo w in g t y p e s :
(1)
c l e r i c a l ; (2 ) p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n ic a l; (3 ) m a in t e n a n c e , t o o l r o o m ,

1

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 t o d ia l.
O c c u p a tio n a l
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n is b a s e d on a u n ifo r m s e t o f j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s ig n e d to take
a c c o u n t o f in t e r e s t a b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n in d u tie s w ith in the s a m e jo b .
O c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r s tu d y a r e lis t e d and d e s c r i b e d in a p p e n d ix B .
U n le s s o t h e r w is e in d ic a t e d , the e a r n in g s d a ta fo llo w in g the jo b
t i t le s a r e f o r a ll in d u s t r ie s c o m b in e d .
E a r n in g s d a ta f o r s o m e o f the
o c c u p a t io n s l i s t e d and d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e in d u s t r y d iv is io n s w ith in the
s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y ,
a r e n o t p r e s e n t e d in the A - s e r i e s
ta b le s b e c a u s e
e it h e r (1 ) e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n is to o s m a ll to p r o v id e en ough data
to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t io n , o r (2) t h e r e is p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l
e s t a b lis h m e n t d a ta .
S e p a r a te m e n 's and w o m e n 's e a r n in g s da ta a r e not
p r e s e n t e d w h en th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s n ot id e n tifie d b y s e x is 20 p e r c e n t
o r m o r e o f th e m e n o r w o m e n id e n t ifie d in an o c c u p a t io n .
E a rn in g s data
n ot s h ow n s e p a r a t e ly f o r in d u s t r y d iv is io n s a r e in c lu d e d in da ta f o r a ll
in d u s t r ie s c o m b i n e d .
L ik e w is e , f o r o c c u p a t io n s w ith m o r e than o n e le v e l,
d a ta a r e in c lu d e d in the o v e r a l l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n w h e n a s u b c la s s if ic a t io n is
n ot sh o w n o r in fo r m a t io n to s u b c l a s s i f y is n ot a v a ila b le .
O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a r n in g s d a ta a r e sh ow n f o r f u ll- t i m e
w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h ir e d to w o r k a r e g u la r w e e k ly s c h e d u le .
E a rn in g s
d a ta e x c lu d e p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s ,
and la te s h if t s .
N o n p r o d u c t io n b o n u s e s
a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g
a llo w a n c e s and in c e n t iv e b o n u s e s a r e in c lu d e d .
W e e k ly h o u r s f o r o f f ic e
c l e r i c a l and p r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a t io n s r e f e r to the sta n d a rd
w o r k w e e k (r o u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r ) f o r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e
r e g u la r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r
a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s f o r t h e s e o c c u p a t io n s a re
r o u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o l l a r . V e r t i c a l lin e s w ith in the d is t r ib u t io n o f
w o r k e r s on s o m e A - t a b l e s in d ic a t e a ch a n g e in the s i z e o f the c l a 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 th e l e v e l o f o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s in an a r e a
at a p a r t i c u l a r t i m e . C o m p a r is o n s o f in d iv id u a l o c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e s o v e r
t im e m a y n ot r e f l e c t e x p e c t e d w a g e c h a n g e s . T h e a v e r a g e s f o r in d iv id u a l jo b s
a r e a ff e c t e d b y c h a n g e s in w a g e s and e m p lo y m e n t p a t t e r n s .
F o r e x a m p le ,
p r o p o r t i o 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 a n g e , o r
h ig h - w a g e w o r k e r s m a y a d v a n ce to b e t t e r jo b s and b e r e p la c e d b y new
w o r k e r s at l o w e r r a t e s . Such s h ift s in e m p lo y m e n t c o u ld d e c r e a s e an o c c u ­
p a t io n a l a v e r a g e e v e n th ou gh m o s t e s t a b lis h m e n t s in an a r e a in c r e a s e w a g e s
d u r in g th e y e a r . C h a n g e s in e a r n in g s o f o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s , sh ow n in ta b le
A - 7, a r e b e t t e r in d ic a t o r s o f w a g e tr e n d s than a r e e a r n in g s c h a n g e s f o r
in d iv id u a l jo b s w ith in th e g r o u p s .
A v e r a g e e a r n in g s r e f l e c t c o m p o s i t e ,

a r e a w id e e s t im a t e s .

In d u s trie s

Included in the 72 areas are 2 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are
and e s t a b lis h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l and jo b s ta ffin g , and thus c o n tr ib u te
Akron, Ohio and Poughkeepsie-Kingston-Newburgh, N .Y . In addition, the Bureau conducts more limited area
d i f f e r e n t l y to the e s t im a t e s f o r e a c h jo b . P a y a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
studies in approximately 100 areas at the request of the Employment Standards Administration of the U. S.
a c c u r a t e ly th e w a g e d if f e r e n t ia l a m o n g jo b s in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
Labor.
Department of



A v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s f o r m e n an d w o m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s h o u ld
n ot b e a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y o f the s e x e s w ith in in d iv id u a l
e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
F a c t o r s w h ich m a y c o n t r ib u t e to d i f f e r e n c e s in c lu d e p r o ­
g r e s s i o n w ith in e s t a b lis h e d r a te r a n g e s (o n ly th e r a te s p a id in c u m b e n ts a r e
c o l l e c t e d ) and p e r f o r m a n c e o f s p e c i f i c d u tie s w ith in the g e n e r a l s u r v e y jo b
d e s crip tio n s .
J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d to c l a s s i f y e m p lo y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s
u s u a lly a r e m o r e g e n e r a liz e d th a n t h o s e u s e d in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s
and a llo w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s in s p e c i f i c d u tie s
p e r fo r m e d .
O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s t im a t e s r e p r e s e n t th e to t a l in a ll e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t s w ith in th e s c o p e o f th e s tu d y and n ot th e n u m b e r a c t u a lly s u r v e y e d .
B e c a u s e o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e s a m o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s d i f f e r , e s t im a t e s of
o c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t o b ta in e d f r o m th e s a m p le o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s s tu d ie d
s e r v e o n ly to in d ic a t e th e r e la t iv e im p o r t a n c e o f th e jo b s s tu d ie d .
T h ese
d if f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e d o n ot a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y th e a c c u r a c y o f
th e e a r n in g s data.

P e r c e n t c h a n g e s f o r in d iv id u a l a r e a s
as fo llo w s :

in th e p r o g r a m a r e c o m p u te d

1.

A v e r a g e e a r n in g s a r e c o m p u te d f o r e a c h o c c u p a t io n f o r
th e 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
fro m
e a r n in g s in th o s e e s t a b lis h m e n t s w h ic h a r e in
th e s u r v e y b o th y e a r s ; it is a s s u m e d th a t e m p lo y m e n t
r e m a in s u n ch a n g ed .

2.

E a ch o c c u p a t io n is a s s ig n e d a w e ig h t b a s e d o n it s p r o ­
p o r tio n a t e e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p in the
base y ea r.

3.

T h e s e w e ig h ts a r e u s e d t o c o m p u t e g r o u p a v e r a g e s .
E a ch o c c u p a t io n 's a v e r a g e e a r n in g s ( c o m p u t e d in s te p 1)
is m u lt ip lie d b y its w e ig h t.
T h e p r o d u c t s a r e t o t a le d to
ob ta in a g r o u p a v e r a g e .

4.

T h e r a t io o f g r o u p a v e r a g e s f o r 2 c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r s is
co m p u te d b y d iv id in g th e a v e r a g e f o r th e c u r r e n t y e a r b y
th e a v e r a g e f o r 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
a s a p e r c e n t — l e s s 100 is th e p e r c e n t ch a n g e .

W a g e tr e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s
T h e p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s p r e s e n t e d in t a b le A - 7 a r e b a s e d on c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f m e n an d w o m e n in e s t a b lis h m e n t s r e p o r t in g th e
tr e n d jo b s in b o th th e c u r r e n t an d p r e v io u s y e a r (m a tc h e d e s t a b lis h m e n t s ).
T h e data a r e a d ju s t e d to r e m o v e th e e f f e c t s on a v e r a g e e a r n in g s o f e m p l o y ­
m e n t s h ift s a m o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s a n d t u r n o v e r o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s in c lu d e d
in s u r v e y s a m p le s .
T h e p e r c e n t in c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r , a r e s till a ffe c te d by
f a c t o r s o th e r th a n w a g e i n c r e a s e s .
H ir in g s , l a y o f f s , a nd t u r n o v e r m a y a f f e c t
an e s t a b lis h m e n t a v e r a g e f o r an o c c u p a t io n w h e n w o r k e r s a r e p a id u n d e r p la n s
p r o v id in g a r a n g e o f w a g e r a t e s f o r in d iv id u a l j o b s .
In p e r io d s o f i n c r e a s e d
h ir in g , f o r e x a m p le , n ew e m p lo y e e s m a y e n te r a t th e b o t t o m o f th e r a n g e ,
d e p r e s s in g th e a v e r a g e w ith o u t a ch a n g e in w a g e r a t e s .
T h e p e r c e n t c h a n g e s r e la t e t o w a g e c h a n g e s b e tw e e n th e in d ic a t e d
d a tes.
W h en th e t im e s p a n b e tw e e n s u r v e y s is o th e r th an 12 m o n th s , a nn ual
ra te s a r e a ls o show n ,
(it is a s s u m e d th a t w a g e s i n c r e a s e a t a c o n s t a n 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 s e d to c o m p u te w a g e t r e n d s a r e :
O f f ic e c l e r i c a l

E l e c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g —
C o n tin u e d

S e c r e ta r ie s
S t e n o g r a p h e r s , s e n io r
S ten og ra p h ers, gen era l
T y p i s t s , c l a s s e s A and B
F il e c l e r k s , c l a s s e s A ,
B , a nd C
M essengers
S w it c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s
O rd e r c le r k s , c la s s e s
A a nd B
A c c o u n t in g c l e r k s ,
c l a s s e s A and B
P a y r o ll c le r k s
K ey e n try o p e r a t o r s ,
c l a s s e s A and B

C om p u ter o p e r a to r s ,
c l a s s e s A , B , a nd C

E l e c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g
C o m p u t e r s y s t e m s a n a ly s ts ,
c l a s s e s A , B , a nd C
C om p u ter p r o g r a m m e r s ,
c l a s s e s A , B , a nd C




I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s
R e g i s t e r e d in d u s t r ia l
n u rses
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e
C a rp en ters
E le c t r ic ia n s
P a in t e r s
M a c h in is t s
M e c h a n ic s ( m a c h in e r y )
M e c h a n ic s ( m o t o r v e h i c l e )
P ip e f i t t e r s
T o o l an d d ie m a k e r s
U n s k ille d p la n t
J a n it o r s , p o r t e r s , an d
c le a n e r s
M a t e r ia l h a n d lin g l a b o r e r s

F o r a m o r e d e t a ile d d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e m e t h o d u s e d t o c o m p u te t h e s e
w a g e t r e n d s , s e e " I m p r o v in g A r e a W a g e S u r v e y I n d e x e s , " M o n th ly L a b o r
R e v i e w , J a n u a ry 19 7 3, pp. 5 2 -5 7 .
A v e r a g e p a y r e la t io n s h ip s w ith in e s t a b lis h m e n t s
R e la t iv e m e a s u r e s o f o c c u p a t io n a l p a y a r e p r e s e n t e d in ta b le A - 8
f o r w h i t e - c o l l a r o c c u p a t io n s and in ta b le A - 9 f o r b l u e - c o l l a r o c c u p a t io n s .
T h e s e r e la t iv e v a lu e s r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y b e tw e e n o c c u p a t io n s w ith in
in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts .
R e la t iv e p a y v a lu e s a r e c o m p u t e d b y d iv id in g an
e s t a b lis h m e n t 's a v e r a g e e a r n in g s f o r an o c c u p a t io n b e in g c o m p a r e d b y th e
a v e r a g e f o r a n o th e r o c c u p a t io n (d e s ig n a t e d a s 100) and m u lt ip ly in g th e q u o tie n t
b y 100.
F o r e x a m p le , i f ja n it o r s in a f i r m a v e r a g e $ 4 an h o u r a n d f o r k l i f t
o p e r a t o r s $ 5 , f o r k lif t o p e r a t o r s h a v e a r e la t iv e p a y v a lu e o f 125 c o m p a r e d
w ith ja n it o r s .
( $ 5 -4 $ 4 = 1 .2 5 , x 100 = 1 2 5 .)
In c o m b in in g th e r e la t iv e s o f
th e in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts t o a r r i v e at a n o v e r a l l a v e r a g e , e a c h e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t is c o n s i d e r e d t o h a v e as m a n y r e la t iv e s a s it h as w e ig h te d w o r k e r s
in th e tw o jo b s b e in g c o m p a r e d .
P a y r e la t io n s h ip s b a s e d o n o v e r a l l a v e r a g e s m a y d i f f e r c o n s i d e r a b ly
b e c a u s e o f th e v a r y in g c o n tr ib u tio n o f h ig h - a n d l o w - w a g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s to
th e a v e r a g e s .
F o r e x a m p le , th e o v e r a l l a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r f o r k l i f t
o p e r a t o r s m a y b e 50 p e r c e n t m o r e th a n th e a v e r a g e f o r ja n it o r s b e c a u s e th e
a v e r a g e f o r f o r k lif t o p e r a t o r s m a y b e s t r o n g ly in flu e n c e d b y e a r n in g s in
h ig h -w a g e e s ta b lis h m e n ts w h ile th e a v e r a g e f o r ja n it o r s m a y b e s t r o n g ly
in flu e n c e d b y e a r n in g s in lo w - w a g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
In s u c h a c a s e , th e
in t r a - e s t a b lis h m e n t r e la t io n s h ip w ill in d ic a t e a m u c h s m a l l e r d i f f e r e n c e
in e a r n in g s .
E s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s
T a b u la tio n s on s e le c t e d e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y
w a g e p r o v is io n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) a r e n o t p r e s e n t e d in th is b u lle tin . I n f o r m a ­
t io n f o r t h e s e ta b u la tio n s is c o l l e c t e d 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
o n 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 i f f e r ­
e n t ia ls ; s c h 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 a id v a c a t io n s ; an d
h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n s io n p la n s a r e p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e r i e s t a 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 .

Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied.
New York, N .Y .-N .J .,1 May 1979
In d u s try d iv is io n

1

M in im u m
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t s in s c o p e
o f s tu d y

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l is h m e n t s

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

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 d y *

S tu d ie d

4#45C

500

1 » *0*•273

I CC

576.282

1.199
3.251

180
320

357.372
1.0 *6.901

25
75

124.480
*51.802

176
8C 8
3C4
769
1.199

57
*8
38
64
113

197.872
1C 1 . 0 * 6
158.6*7
328.220
261.116

1*
7
11
23
19

168.453
1 6 , 17C
62.651
151. 9CC
52.628

-

*97

186

818*994

ICO

515,291

5C0
-

129
368

65
12 1

155.*59
663.535

19
81

I C C , 406
414,885

50C
500
5CC
500
5CC

4?
20
75
93
1*0

30
8
2*
29
3C

171 . 8 7 9
23.891
119.997
220.281
127.*87

21
3
15
27
16

161.556
10.695
59.425
144.468
38,7*1

S tu d ie d
N u m ber

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1 T h e N e w Y o r k S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l it a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f in e d b y th e
O f f i c e o f M a n a g e m e n t a n d B u d g e t t h r o u g h F e b r u a r y 1 9 7 4 , c o n s i s t s o f B r o n x , K in g s ,
N e w Y o r k , P u t n a m , Q u e e n s , R i c h m o n d , R o c k la n d , a n d W e s t c h e s t e r C o u n t i e s , N . Y .;
a n d B e r g e n C o u n t y , N .J .
T h e " w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s p r o v i d e a
r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e s i z e a n d c o m p o s i t i o n o f th e l a b o r f o r c e
i n c l u d e d in t h e s u r v e y .
E s t i m a t e s a r e n o t in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , f o r c o m p a r i s o n w ith
o t h e r s t a t i s t i c a l s e r i e s t o m e a s u r e e m p l o y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e (1 ) p la n n in g
o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s e s t a b l is h m e n t d a ta c o m p i l e d c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f
t h e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d ie d , a n d (2 ) s m a ll e s t a b l is h m e n t s a r e e x c l u 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 197 2 e d i t io n o f th e S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r ia l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d
in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d i v is i o n .
A ll g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a tio n s a re
e x c l u d e d f r o m t h e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
3 I n c l u d e s a l l e s t a b l is h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t a t o r a b o v e t h e m in i m u m
lim it a t io n .
A l l o u t le t s (w it h in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s in in d u s t r i e s s u c h a s t r a d e ,




fi n a n c e , a u to r e p a i r s e r v i c e , a n d m o t i o n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d a s on e
e s t a b l is h m e n t .
4 I n c lu d e s a l l w o r k e r s in a l l e s t a b l is h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t (w ith in the
a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e th e m in i m u m li m it a t io n .
5 A b b r e v i a t e d t o " p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s " in t h e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s . T a x i c a b s a n d
s e r v ic e s
in c id e n t a l t o w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a r e
e x clu d e d .
T h e g o v e r n m e n t a l ly
o p e r a t e d p o r t i o n o f N e w Y o r k 's t r a n s i t s y s t e m i s e x c l u d e d b y d e f in i t io n f r o m th e
s c o p e o f t h e stu d y .
6 S e p a r a t e d a ta f o r t h is d i v i s i o n a r e n o t p r e s e n t e d in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s ,
b u t th e d i v i s i o n i s
r e p r e s e n t e d in th e " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u fa c t u r i n g "
e s tim a te s .
7 H o t e ls a n d m o t e l s ; l a u n d r i e s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s ;
a u t o m o b i le
r e p a i r , r e n t a l , a n d p a r k in g ; m o t io n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o f i t m e m b e r s h i p
o r g a n iz a t io n s ( e x c l u d i n g r e l i g i o u s a n d c h a r i t a b l e o r g a n i z a t i o n s ) ; a n d e n g in e e r in g a n d
a r c h ite c tu r a l s e r v ic e s .

31

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

Office
SECRETARY

S E C R E T A R Y — C on tin u ed

A s s ig n e d as a p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a lly t o o n e in d iv id u a l. M a in ­
ta in s a c l o s e and h ig h ly r e s p o n s i v e r e la t io n s h ip t o th e d a y - t o - d a y a c t i v it ie s o f
th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o r k s f a i r l y in d e p e n d e n tly r e c e i v i n g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d
s u p e r v is io n and g u id a n c e . P e r f o r m s v a r i e d c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l d u tie s
r e q u ir in g a k n o w le d g e o f o f f i c e r o u tin e and u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e o r g a n iz a t i o n ,
p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e la t e d to th e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .

E x c l u s io n s — C on tin u ed
e.

f.
E x c l u s i o n s . N ot a ll p o s it io n s th a t 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 th e
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 le s o f p o s it io n s w h ic h a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m the
d e fin itio n a r e as f o l l o w s :
a.

P o s it io n s w h ic h do n ot
d e s crib e d above;

b.

th e " p e r s o n a l "

c.

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

d.

T r a in e e s .

C l a s s i f i c a t i o n by L e v e l

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

A s s i s t a n t -t y p e p o s it io n s w h ic h e n t a il m o r e d if f ic u lt o r m o r e
r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n i c a l , a d m in is t r a t iv e , o r s u p e r v i s o r y d u tie s
w h ic h a r e n o t t y p i c a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k , e . g . , A d m in is t r a t iv e
A s s is t a n t , o r E x e c u t iv e A s s is t a n t :




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P o s it io n s w h ic h do n ot fit any o f th e s itu a tio n s l i s t e d in th e
s e c t io n s b e lo w t it le d " L e v e l o f S u p e r v i s o r , " e .g ., s e c r e t a r y t o th e
p r e s id e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ;

s e c r e t a r y con cep t

S e c r e t a r y jo b s w h ic h m e e t th e r e q u i r e d c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a r e m a t c h e d
at on e o f f iv e le v e ls a c c o r d in g to (a) th e l e v e l o f th e s e c r e t a r y 's s u p e r v i s o r
w ith in th e c o m p a n y 's o r g a n iz a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e
a n d , (b) th e l e v e l o f th e
s e c r e t a r y 's r e s p o n s ib ilit y . T h e ta b u la tio n f o llo w in g th e e x p la n a tio n s o f t h e s e
tw o f a c t o r s in d ic a t e s th e l e v e l o f th e s e c r e t a r y f o r e a c h c o m b in a t io n o f
th e f a c t o r s .

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L e v e l o f S e c r e t a r y 's S u p e r v is o r (L S )
LS—1

32

a.

S e c r e t a r y to th e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d o f a s m a ll o r g a n iz a t io n a l
unit ( e . g . , fe w e r th an a b ou t 25 o r 3 0 p e r s o n s ) ; o r

S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d

S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d

C l a s s i f i c a t i o n b y L e v e l-— C o n tin u e d

C l a s s i f i c a t i o n b y L e v e l— C o n tin u e d

b.

L S -2

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

a.

S e c r e t a r y to an e x e c u t iv e o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n w h o s e r e s p o n ­
s i b i l i t y is n o t e q u iv a le n t to o n e o f the s p e c i f i c l e v e l s itu a tio n s in
th e d e f in it io n f o r LS—
3, but w h o s e o r g a n iz a t io n a l u n it n o r m a lly
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 lo y e e s and is u s u a lly d iv id e d
in to o r g a n iz a t i o n a l s e g m e n ts w h ic h a r e o ft e n , in tu rn , f u r t h e r
s u b d iv id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n ie s , th is l e v e l in c lu d e s a w id e ra n g e
o f o r g a n iz a t i o n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly on e o r tw o; o r

b.

L S —3

a.

S e c r e t a r y to th e h ead o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c ., ( o r
o c h e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, f e w e r
th an 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t o f a c o m p a n y
th a t e m p l o y s , in a ll, f e w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; o r

p o s it io n s . V i c e p r e s id e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y is to a c t p e r s o n a lly
on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t io n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l loa n
o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ; a d m in is t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d ir e c t ly s u p e r v is e a
c l e r i c a l s ta ff) a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d to b e " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s
o f a p p ly in g th e d e fin itio n .

L e v e l o f S e c r e t a r y 's R e s p o n s ib ilit y (L R )

T h is f a c t o r e v a lu a te s th e n a tu r e o f th e w o r k r e la t io n s h ip b e tw e e n
th e s e c r e t a r y and th e s u p e r v is o r , and th e e x te n t to w h ich the s e c r e t a r y
is e x p e c t e d to e x e r c i s e in itia t iv e and ju d g m e n t.
S e c r e t a r ie s sh o u ld be
m a t c h e d at L R —1 o r L R —2 d e s c r i b e d b e lo w a c c o r d in g to th e ir l e v e l o f
r e s p o n s ib ilit y .

L R —1. P e r f o r m s v a r ie d s e c r e t a r i a l d u tie s in clu d in g o r c o m p a r a b le
to m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :

b.

S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o th e r than c h a ir m a n o f the
b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y th at e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 100
b u t f e w e r th an 5, 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

a.

A n s w e r s te le p h o n e s ,
c o m in g m a il.

c.

S e c r e t a r y to th e h ea d (im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w the o f f i c e r le v e l) o v e r
e it h e r a m a j o r c o r p o r a t e w id e fu n c tio n a l a c t iv it y ( e . g . , m a r k e t in g ,
r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , in d u s t r ia l r e la t io n s , e t c .) o r a m a j o r
g e o g r a p h i c o r o r g a n iz a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e .g „ , a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r ­
t e r s ; a m a j o r d iv is io n ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r
5, 0 00 b u t f e w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0 e m p lo y e e s ; o r

b.

A n s w e r s te le p h o n e r e q u e s t s w h ic h h a v e s ta n d a rd a n s w e r s .
r e p ly to r e q u e s t s b y s e n d in g a f o r m le t t e r .

c.

R e v ie w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d 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 th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s s ig n a t u r e to e n s u r e p r o c e d u r a l and
t y p o g r a p h ic a l a c c u r a c y .

d.

M a in ta in s s u p e r v i s o r ' s
in s t r u c te d .

e.

T y p e s , ta k e s and t r a n s c r i b e s d ic ta tio n , and f ile s .

d.

S e c r e t a r y to th e h ea d o f an in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . , ( o r
o t h e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l o f o f f i c i a l ) that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r
5, 0 00 p e r s o n s ; o r

e.

S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a l a r g e and im p o r t a n t o r g a n iz a t io n a l
s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m i d d le m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v is o r o f an o r g a n i­
z a t io n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g as m a n y as s e v e r a l h u n d red
p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 2 5 , 000 p e r s o n s .

a.

S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f the b o a r d o f p r e s id e n t o f a c o m p a n y
th a t e m p l o y s , in a ll, o v e r 100 but f e w e r th an 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

b.

S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o th e r than th e c h a ir m a n o f the
b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s , in a ll, o v e r 5, 000
b u t f e w e r th an 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

c.

LS—
4

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

N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r " u s e d in the a b o v e L S d e fin itio n
r e f e r s to t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w h o h a v e a s ig n ific a n t c o r p o r a t e w id e p o lic y m a k in g
r o l e w ith r e g a r d to m a j o r c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s .
T h e t it le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , "
th ou gh n o r m a l l y in d ic a t iv e o f th is r o l e , d o e s not in a ll c a s e s id e n tify su ch




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L R —2. P e r f o r m s
d u tie s d e s c r i b e d u n d er L R —1 and, in a d d ition
p e r f o r m s ta s k s r e q u ir in g g r e a t e r ju d g m e n t, in it ia t iv e , and k n o w l­
e d g e o f o f f i c e fu n c tio n s in c lu d in g o r c o m p a r a b le to m o s t o f the
fo llo w in g :
a.

S creen s
can be
o ffic e s .

te le p h o n e and p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , d e t e r m in in g w h ich
h a n d le d b y th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s s u b o r d in a t e s o r o th e r

b.

A n s w e r s r e q u e s t s w h ic h r e q u ir e a d e t a ile d k n o w le d g e o f o f ­
f i c e p r o c e d u r e s o r c o l l e c t i o n o f in fo r m a t io n f r o m f i l e s o r
o th e r o f f i c e s .
M a y s ig n r o u tin e c o r r e s p o n d e n c e in ow n o r
s u p e r v is o r ' s n am e.

c.

C o m p ile s o r a s s i s t s in c o m p ilin g p e r i o d i c r e p o r t s on the b a s is
o f g e n e r a l in s t r u c t io n s .

SE C R E T A R Y— C o n tin u e d

S T E N O G R A P H E R — C on tin u ed

d.

S c h e d u le s t e n ta t iv e a p p o in tm e n ts w ith o u t p r i o r c l e a r a n c e .
A s­
s e m b le s n e c e s s a r y b a c k g r o u n d m a t e r ia l f o r s c h e d u le d m e e t in g s .
M a k e s a r r a n g e m e n t s f o r m e e t in g s and c o n f e r e n c e s .

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

e.

E x p la in s s u p e r v i s o r 's r e q u ir e m e n t s to o th e r e m p lo y e e s in s u p e r ­
v i s o r ' s u nit. ( A l s o t y p e s , ta k e s d ic t a t io n , and f i l e s . )

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

T h e f o llo w in g ta b u la tio n s h o w s th e l e v e l o f th e s e c r e t a r y f o r
LS and L R c o m b in a t io n .

L evel of secreta ry ' s
s u p e r v i s o r ______

each

P r i m a r y du ty is to ty p e c o p y o f v o i c e r e c o r d e d d ic t a t io n w h ic h d o e s
n o t in v o lv e v a r ie d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y s u c h a s th a t u s e d in
le g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c ie n t if ic r e s e a r c h . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n
c o p y . M a y m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t i v e l y
r o u tin e c l e r i c a l ta s k s .
(S e e S t e n o g r a p h e r d e f in it io n f o r w o r k e r s in v o lv e d
w ith s h o rth a n d d ic ta tio n .)

L e v e l o f s e c r e t a r y 1 s r e s p o n s ib ilit y
T Y P IS T
L R —2

L R —1
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LS—3 _____________________________________
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C la s s
C la s s
C la s s
C la s s

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D
C
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C la s s
C la s s
C la s s
C la s s

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STEN O G RAPH ER
P r i m a r y duty is t o ta k e d ic t a t io n u sin g s h o rth a n d , and to t r a n ­
s c r i b e the d ic t a t io n . M a y a ls o ty p e f r o m w r it te n c o p y . M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a
s t e n o g r a p h ic p o o l.
M a y o c c a s i o n a l l y t r a n s c r i b e f r o m v o i c e r e c o r d i n g s (if
p r im a r y du ty is t r a n s c r ib in g f r o m r e c o r d i n g s , s e e T r a n s c r ib in g - M a c h in e
T y p is t ).

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

U s e s a t y p e w r it e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r io u s m a t e r i a l s o r to m a k e
ou t b i l l s a ft e r c a lc u la t io n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o t h e r p e r s o n . M a y in c lu d e
ty p in g o f s t e n c ils , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e r ia ls f o r u s e in d u p lic a t in g
processes.
M ay d o c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g lit t le s p e c i a l tr a in in g , s u c h
a s k e e p in g s im p le r e c o r d s , filin g r e c o r d s and r e p o r t s , o r s o r t in g and
d is t r ib u t in g in c o m in g m a il.
C la s s A .
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g ; T y p in g m a t e r ia l
in fin a l f o r m w h en it in v o lv e s c o m b in in g m a t e r ia l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s ;
o r r e s p o n s ib ilit y f o r c o r r e c t s p e llin g , s y lla b ic a t i o n , p u n c tu a tio n , e t c ., o f
t e c h n ic a l o r u n u su a l w o r d s o r f o r e ig n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ; o r p la n n in g l a y ­
ou t and ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t is t ic a l t a b le s to m a in ta in u n if o r m it y and
b a la n c e in s p a c in g . M a y ty p e ro u tin e f o r m l e t t e r s , v a r y in g d e t a ils to su it
c ir c u m s t a n c e s .
C la s s B .
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o llo w in g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m
r o u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ; o r ro u tin e ty p in g o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c . ;
o r s e tt in g u p s im p le s ta n d a rd ta b u la tio n s ; o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p l e x ta b le s
a lr e a d y s e t up and s p a c e d p r o p e r ly .

F IL E C L E R K
S t e n o g r a p h e r , S e n io r .
D ic t a t io n in v o lv e s a v a r ie d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d
v o c a b u la r y s u ch a s in le g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h . M a y
a ls o s e t up and m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e tc .
OR
P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u tie s r e q u ir in g s ig n ific a n t ly g r e a t e r in d e ­
p e n d e n c e and r e s p o n s i b i l i t y th an s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l, a s e v id e n c e d b y the
fo llo w in g :
W o r k r e q u ir e s a h ig h d e g r e e o f s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d and a c c u r a c y ;
a th ro u g h w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s in e s s and o f f i c e p r o c e d u r e ; and
o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s in e s s o p e r a t io n s , o r g a n iz a t io n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o r k flo w , e t c .
U s e s th is k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m in g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u tie s and
r e s p o n s ib le c l e r i c a l ta s k s s u c h a s m a in ta in in g fo llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b lin g
m a t e r ia l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d a , and le t t e r s ; c o m p o s in g s im p le le t t e r s
f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t io n s ; r e a d in g and r o u tin g in c o m in g m a i l ; and a n s w e r in g
ro u tin e q u e s t io n s , e tc .




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 lis h e d f ilin 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 ir e d to m a in ta in f i l e s .
P o s it io n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e ls on th e b a s i s o f th e f o llo w in g d e f in it io n s .
C la s s A .
C l a s s i f i e s and in d e x e s f i l e m a t e r ia l s u c h a s c o r r e s p o n d ­
e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e c h n ic a l d o c u m e n t s , e t c ., in an e s t a b lis h e d f ilin g s y s t e m
c o n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r ie 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 th is
m a t e r ia l. M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r io u s ty p e s in c o n ju n c t io n w ith th e f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m a ll g r o u p o f lo w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s .

C la 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 ia l b y s im p le
( s u b je c t m a t te r ) h e a d in g s o r p a r t ly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f in e r s u b h e a d in g s .
P r e p a r e s s im p le r e la t e d in d e x and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a id s .
A s req u ested ,
l o c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n tifie d m a t e r ia l in f i l e s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r ia l. M a y
p e r fo r m
r e la t e d c l e r i c a l ta s k s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .

F I L E C L E R K — C o n tin u e d

O R D E R C L E R K — C on tin u ed

C la s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u tin e f ilin g o f m a t e r ia l th at h as a lr e a d y b e e n
c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ic h is e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s im p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n
s y s te m (e .g .,
a lp h a b e t ic a l, c h r o n o l o g i c a l , o r n u m e r ic a l).
A s req u ested ,
l o c a t e s r e a d il y a v a ila b le m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r ia l; and m a y
f i l l o u t w it h d r a w a l c h a r g e . M a y p e r f o r m s im p le c l e r i c a l and m a n u a l ta s k s
r e q u ir e d to m a in t a in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .

P o s it io n s
d e fin it io n s :

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M ESSEN GER

C la s s A . H a n d les o r d e r s that in v o lv e m a k in g ju d g m e n ts such as
c h o o s in g w h ich s p e c i f i c p r o d u c t o r m a t e r ia l f r o m the e s t a b lis h m e n t 's p r o d u c t
lin e s w i l l s a t is f y th e c u s t o m e r 's n e e d s , o r d e t e r m in in g th e p r ic e to be qu oted
w h en p r ic in g in v o lv e s m o r e than m e r e l y r e f e r r i n g to a p r i c e lis t o r m a k in g
s o m e s im p le m a t h e m a t ic a l c a lc u la t io n s .

P e r f o r m s v a r io u s r o u tin e d u tie s su ch as ru nn ing e r r a n d s , o p e r a t in g
m i n o r o f f i c e m a c h in e s su ch as s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g and d is t r ib u t in g
m a il,
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 lu d e p o s it io n s th at r e q u ir e
o p e r a t io n o f a m o t o r v e h i c l e as a s ig n ific a n t du ty .

C la s s B . H a n d le s o r d e r s in v o lv in g it e m s w h ich h av e r e a d ily id e n ­
t i fie d u s e s and a p p lic a t io n s . M a y r e f e r to a c a t a lo g , m a n u f a c t u r e r 's m a n u a l,
o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t to in s u r e that p r o p e r ite m is s u p p lie d o r to v e r if y
p r i c e o f o r d e r e d it e m .

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R

A C C O U N T IN G C L E R K
P e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e a c c o u n tin g c l e r i c a l ta s k s su ch 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 a c c o u n t s ; v e r if y in g the in te rn a l c o n ­
s is t e n c y , c o m p le t e n e s s , and m a t h e m a t ic a l a c c u r a c y o f a cco u n tin g d o c u m e n t s ;
a s s ig n in g p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t in g d is t r ib u t io n c o d e s ; e x a m in in g and v e r ify in g
f o r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r io u s ty p e s o f r e p o r t s , l i s t s , c a lc u la t io n s , p o s tin g ,
e t c .; o r p r e p a r in g s im p le o r a s s i s t in g in p r e p a r in g m o r e c o m p lic a t e d jo u r n a l
vou ch ers.
M a y w o r k in e it h e r a m a n u a l o r a u to m a te d a cco u n tin g s y s t e m .

O p e r a t e s a t e le p h o n e s w it c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e u s e d w ith a p r iv 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 la y in c o m in g , o u tg o in g , and in t r a s y s t e m
c a l l s . M a y p r o v i d e in fo r m a t io n to c a l l e r s , r e c o r d and t r a n s m it m e s s a g e s ,
k e e p r e c o r d o f c a l l s p la c e d and t o l l c h a r g e s . B e s id e s o p e r a t in g a te le p h o n e
s w it c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , m a y a ls o ty p e o r p e r fo r m r o u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k
(ty p in g o r r o u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y o c c u p y the m a jo r p o r t io n o f the w o r k e r 's
t i m e , and is u s u a lly p e r f o r m e d w h ile at the s w itc h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e ) . C h ie f
o r le a d o p e r a t o r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e than on e o p e r a t o r a r e
e x c lu d e d . F o r an o p e r a t o r w h o a ls o a cts as a r e c e p t io n is t , s e e 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 .

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

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T I O N I S T

P o s it io n s
d e f in it io n s :

A t a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n te le p h o n e s w it c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , a c ts b oth as
an o p e r a t o r — s e e S w it 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 ecep­
t i o n i s t 's w o r k i n v o lv e s s u c h d u t ie s as g r e e t in g v i s i t o r s ; d e t e r m in in g n a tu re
o f v i s i t o r 's b u s i n e s s and p r o v id in g a p p r o p r ia t e in fo r m a t io n ; r e f e r r i n g v i s i t o r
to a p p r o p r ia t e p e r s o n in th e o r g a n iz a t io n o r c o n ta c tin g that p e r s o n b y t e l e ­
p h o n e and a r r a n g in g an a p p o in tm e n t; k e e p in g a lo g o f v i s i t o r s .

in to

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C la s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n , p e r f o r m s a cco u n tin g c l e r i c a l
o p e r a t io n s w h ich r e q u ir e th e a p p lic a tio n o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju d g m e n t, f o r
e x a m p le , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s i n g c o m p lic a t e d o r n o n r e p e tit iv e a cco u n tin g
t r a n s a c t io n s , s e le c t in g a m o n g a s u b s ta n tia l v a r ie t y o f p r e s c r i b e d a cco u n tin g
c o d e s and c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , o r t r a c in g t r a n s a c t io n s th ro u g h p r e v io u s a c ­
co u n tin g a c tio n s to d e t e r m in e s o u r c e o f d i s c r e p a n c i e s . M a y b e a s s is t e d by
o n e o r m o r e c l a s s B a c c o u n t in g c l e r k s .

O RDER CLERK
R e c e i v e s w r it t e n o r v e r b a l c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e 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 f r o m c u s t o m e r s o r s a le s p e o p le .
W o r k t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s
s o m e c o m b i n a t i o n o f th e f o llo w in g d u tie s ;
Q u otin g p r i c e s ; d e t e r m in in g
a v a ila b ilit y o f o r d e r e d it e m s and s u g g e s tin g s u b s titu te s w h en n e c e s s a r y ;
a d v is in g e x p e c t e d d e l i v e r y d a te and m e th o d o f d e li v e r y ; r e c o r d i n g o r d e r and
c u s t o m e r in f o r m a t io n o n o r d e r s h e e t s ; c h e c k in g o r d e r s h e e t s f o r a c c u r a c y
and a d e q u a c y o f in fo r m a t io n r e c o r d e d ; a s c e r t a in in g c r e d it r a tin g o f c u s t o m e r ;
f u r n is h in g c u s t o m e r w ith a c k n o w le d g e m e n t o f r e c e ip t o f o r d e r ; f o llo w in g up
to s e e th a t o r d e r is d e l i v e r e d b y the s p e c i f i e d d a te o r to le t c u s t o m e r k n ow
o f a d e la y in d e l i v e r y ; m a in ta in in g o r d e r f i l e ; c h e c k in g s h ip p in g in v o ic e
a g a in s t o r i g i n a l o r d e r .

C la s s B . U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v is io n , fo llo w in g d e t a ile d in s t r u c tio n s
and s ta n d a r d iz e d p r o c e d u r e s , p e r f o r m s on e o r m o r e r o u tin e a cco u n tin g c l e r ­
i c a l o p e r a t io n s , s u ch as p o s t in 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
id e n t ific a t io n o f it e m s and lo c a t io n s o f p o s t in g s a re c l e a r l y in d ica te d ;
c h e c k in g a c c u r a c y and c o m p le t e n e s s o f s t a n d a r d iz e d and r e p e tit iv e r e c o r d s
o r a c c o u n t in g d o c u m e n t s ; and c o d in g d o c u m e n t s u s in g a fe w p r e s c r ib e d
a c c o u n t in g c o d e s .
B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (w ith o r w ith o u t a ty p e w r it e r k e y ­
b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s in e s s t r a n s a c t io n s .

E x c lu d e w o r k e r s p a id o n a c o m m i s s i o n b a s is o r w h o s e d u tie s in ­
c lu d e any o f th e f o l l o w i n g ;
R e c e iv in g o r d e r s f o r s e r v i c e s r a t h e r than f o r
m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d i s e ; p r o v id in g c u s t o m e r s w ith c o n s u lt a t iv e a d v ic e u s in g
k n o w le d g e g a in e d f r o m e n g in e e r in g o r e x t e n s iv e t e c h n ic a l t r a in in g ; e m p h a ­
s i z i n g s e llin g s k i l l s ; h a n d lin g m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d is e as an in t e g r a l p a r t
o f th e j o b .




are c la s s ifie d

C la s s A . K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir in g a k n o w le d g e o f and
e x p e r ie n c e in b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , and f a m i l i a r i t y w ith the s t r u c t u r e
o f th e p a r t ic u la r a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m u s e d .
D e t e r m in e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s and
d is t r ib u t io n o f d e b it and c r e d i t it e m s to b e u s e d in e a c h p h a s e o f the w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o l id a t e d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e t s , and o th e r r e c o r d s b y h and.

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K E Y E N T R Y O P E R A T O R — C on tin u e d

C la s s B .
K e e p s a r e c o r d o f on e o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s o f a
s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a lly r e q u ir in g lit t le k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g .
P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le , p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s
(n ot in c lu d in g a s im p le ty p e o f b illin g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r m a c h in e b i l l e r ) , c o s t
d is t r ib u t io n , e x p e n s e d is t r ib u t io n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , e t c .
M ay ch eck or
a s s i s t in p r e p a r a t io n o f t r i a l b a la n c e s and p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e
a c c o u n t in g d e p a r tm e n t .

N O T E : E x c lu d e d a r e o p e r a t o r s a b o v e c l a s s A u sin g the k e y e n tr y
c o n t r o ls t o a c c e s s , r e a d , and e v a lu a te th e s u b s t a n c e o f s p e c i f i c r e c o r d s to
ta k e s u b s ta n tiv e a c t i o n s , o r to m a k e e n t r ie s r e q u ir in g a s i m i l a r l e v e l o f
k n o w le d g e .
C la s s B .
W o r k is r o u tin e a n d r e p e t it iv e . U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v is io n
o r f o llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r d e t a ile d i n s t r u c t io n s , w o r k s f r o m
v a r io u s s ta n d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s w h ic h h a v e b e e n c o d e d an d r e q u ir e
lit t le o r n o s e le c t in g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g o f da ta to b e e n t e r 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 f r o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s , c o d e s , o r m i s s in g
in fo r m a t io n .

M A C H IN E B I L L E R
P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , and in v o i c e s on a m a c h in e o t h e r th an
an o r d in a r y o r e l e c t r o m a t i c t y p e w r it e r . M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s t o b illin g s
o r sh ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r c l e r i c a l w o r k in c id e n t a l to b illin g
o p e r a t io n s .
F o r w a g e s tu d y 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 b y
ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o l l o w s :

Professional and Technical

B il l i n g - m a c h i n e b i l l e r . U s e s a s p e c i a l b illin g m a c h in e (c o m b in a t io n
ty p in g and a d d in g m a c h in e ) t o p r e p a r e b ills a nd in v o ic e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s '
p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , in t e r n a lly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o r a n d a , e t c .
U s u a lly in v o lv e s a p p lic a t io n o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d is c o u n t s a nd sh ip p in g c h a r g e s
and e n tr y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s io n s , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n ot b e c o m p u te d on
the b illin g m a c h in e , a nd t o t a ls w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t ic a lly a c c u m u la t e d b y
m a c h in e .
T h e o p e r a t io n u s u a lly in v o lv 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 th e b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d and is o fte n d o n e on a fa n fo ld m a c h in e .

C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U SIN E SS
A n a ly z e s b u s in e s s p r o b le m s to f o r m u la t e p r o c e d u r e s f o r s o lv in g
th e m b y u s e o f e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t. D e v e lo p s a c o m p le t e
d e s c r i p t i o n o f a ll s p e c if ic a t io n s n e e d e d t o e n a b le p r o g r a m m e r s to p r e p a r e
r e q u ir e d d ig ita l c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m s . W o r k i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
A n a ly z e s s u b je c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t io n s to b e a u t o m a t e d a n d id e n t ifie s c o n d it io n s
a nd c r i t e r i a r e q u ir e d to a c h ie v e s a t i s f a c t o r y r e s u l t s ; s p e c i f i e s n u m b e r and
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 t s to b e u s e d ; o u tlin e s a c t io n s to b e
p e r f o r m e d b y p e r s o n n e l and c o m p u t e r s in s u f f i c i e n t d e t a il f o r p r e s e n t a t io n
to m a n a g e m e n t and f o r p r o g r a m m in g ( t y p ic a lly th is in v o lv e s p r e p a r a t io n o f
w o r k a nd d a ta flo w c h a r t s ) ; c o o r d in a t e s th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b le m s and
p a r t ic ip a t e s in t r ia l ru n s o f n ew a n d r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ; and r e c o m m e n d s
e q u ip m e n t ch a n g e s to o b ta in m o r e e f f e c t i v e o v e r a l l o p e r a t io n s . (N O T E :
W o r k e r s p e r fo r m in g b o th s y s t e m s a n a ly s is an d p r o g r a m m in g s h o u ld b e c l a s ­
s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s if th is is th e s k ill u s e d to d e t e r m i n e t h e ir p a y .)

B o o k k e e p i n g - m a c h 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
w ith o u t a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) t o p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ' b ills a s p a r t o f th e
a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t io n .
G e n e r a l ly in v o lv e s th e s im u lta n e o u s e n tr 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 ic a lly
a c c u m u la t e s f ig u r e s o n a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s a nd c o m p u t e s and
u s u a lly p r in t s a u t o m a t ic a lly th e d e b it o r c r e d i t b a la n c e s . D o e s n ot in v o lv e a
k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o r k s f r o m u n if o r m a n d s ta n d a r d ty p e s o f s a le s
and c r e d i t s lip s .

D o e s n ot in c lu d e e m p lo y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r th e m a n a g e ­
m e n t o r s u p e r v is io n o f o th 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 t s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b le m s .

PAYROLL CLERK
P e r f o r m s th e c l e r i c a l ta s k s n e c e s s a r y to p r o c e s s p a y r o lls a n d to
m a in ta in p a y r o l l r e c o r d s . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P r o c e s s i n g
w o r k e r s ' t i m e o r p r o d u c t io n r e c o r d s ; a d ju s tin g w o r k e r s ' r e c o r d s f o r c h a n g e s
in w a g e r a t e s , s u p p le m e n t a r y b e n e f i t s , o r ta x d e d u c t io n s ; e d itin g p a y r o l l
lis t in g s a g a in s t s o u r c e r e c o r d s ; t r a c in g a nd c o r r e c t i n g e r r o r s in l i s t i n g s ;
and a s s i s t in g in p r e p a r a t io n o f p e r i o d i c s u m m a r y p a y r o l l r e p o r t s . In a n o n a u to m a te d p a y r o l l s y s t e m , c o m p u t e s w a g e s . W o r k m a y r e q u ir e a p r a c t i c a l
k n o w le d g e o f g o v e r n m e n t a l r e g u la t io n s , c o m p a n y p a y r o l l p o l i c y , o r th e
co m p u te r s y s te m fo r p r o c e s s in g p a y r o lls .

F or

O p e r a t e s k e y b o a r d - c o n t r o l l e d da ta e n t r y d e v ic e s u c h as k e y p u n ch
m a c h in e o r k e y - o p e r a t e d m a g n e t ic ta p e o r d is k e n c o d e r to t r a n s c r i b e
data in to a f o r m s u it a b le f o r c o m p u t e r p r o c e s s i n g . W o r k r e q u ir e s s k i l l in
o p e r a t in g a n a lp h a n u m e r ic k e y b o a r d a nd an u n d e r s ta n d in g o f t r a n s c r ib in g
p r o c e d u r e s and r e le v a n t da ta e n tr y e q u ip m e n t.
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C la s s B .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
p r o b le m s th at a r e r e la t iv e ly u n c o m p lic a t e d t o a n a ly z e , p la n , p r o g r a m , and
o p e r a t e . P r o b le m s a r e o f lim it 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 in pu t data
a r e h o m o g e n e o u s a nd the output d a ta a r e c l o s e l y r e la t e d .
( F o r e x a m p le ,

C la s s A . W o r k s r e q u ir e s th e a p p lic a t io n o f e x p e r i e n c e an d ju d g m e n t
in s e le c t in g p r o c e d u r e s to b e f o l l o w e d and in s e a r c h in g f o r , in t e r p r e t in g ,
s e le c t in g , o r c o d in g it e m s to b e e n t e r e d f r o m a v a r i e t y o f s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s .
On o c c a s i o n m a y a l s o p e r f o r m r o u tin e w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s B.




stu d y

C la s s A .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n on
c o m p l e x p r o b le m s in v o lv in g a ll p h a s e s o f s y s t e m s a n a ly s is .
P r o b le m s a r e
c o m p le x b e c a u s e o f d iv e r s e s o u r c e s o f in p u t da ta a n d m u l t i p l e - u s e r e q u i r e ­
m e n ts o f ou tpu t da ta .
( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s an in t e g r a t e d p r o d u c t io n
s c h e d u lin g , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l, c o s t a n a l y s i s , a n d s a le s a n a ly s is r e c o r d in
w h ic h e v e r y it e m o f e a c h ty p e is a u t o m a t ic a lly p r o c e s s e d th r o u g h th e fu ll
s y s t e m o f r e c o r d s and a p p r o p r ia t e f o llo w u p a c t i o n s a r e in itia t e d b y th e
c o m p u t e r .) C o n fe r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d t o d e t e r m i n e th e d a ta p r o c e s s i n g
p r o b le m s an d a d v is e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l o n th e im p lic a t io n s o f n ew
o r r e v i s e d s y s t e m s o f data p r o c e s s i n g o p e r a t io n s . M a k e s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s ,
i f n e e d e d , f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a j o r s y s t e m s in s t a lla t io n s o r c h a n g e s a nd f o r
o b ta in in g eq u ip m en t.

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d e v e lo p s s y s t e m s f o r m a in ta in in g d e p o s it o r a cco u n ts in a b a n k , m a in ta in in g
a ccou n ts r e c e iv a b le
in a r e t a i l e s t a b lis h m e n t , o r m a in ta in in g in v e n t o r y
a c c o u n t s in a m a n u f a c t u r in g o r w h o le s a le e s t a b lis h m e n t .) C o n fe r s w ith p e r ­
s o n s c o n c e r n e d to d e t e r m i n e th e d a ta p r o c e s s i n g p r o b le m s and a d v is e s
s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on th e im p lic a t io n s o f the da ta p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m s
to b e a p p lie d .
OR
W o r k s o n a s e g m e n t o f a c o m p le x d a ta p r o c e s s i n g s c h e m e o r
s y s t e m , as d e s c r 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 r o u tin e a s s i g n ­
m e n t s and r e c e i v e s in s t r u c t io n and g u id a n ce on c o m p le x a s s ig n m e n t s . W o r k
is r e v ie w e d f o r a c c u r a c y o f ju d g m e n t, c o m p lia n c e w ith in s t r u c t io n s , and to
in s u r e p r o p e r a lig n m e n t w ith th e o v e r a l l s y s t e m .
C la s s C . W o r k s u n d e r im m e d ia t e s u p e r v is io n , c a r r y i n g ou t a n a ly ­
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 iv it y . A s s ig n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d to
d e v e lo p and e x p a n d p r a c t i c a l e x p e r ie n c e in the a p p lic a tio n o f p r o c e d u r e s and
s k ills r e q u i r e d f o r s y s t e m s a n a ly s is w o r k . F o r e x a m p le , m a y a s s i s t a h ig h e r
l e v e l s y s t e m s a n a ly s t b y p r e p a r in g th e d e t a ile d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s r e q u ir e d b y
p rogram m ers
fr o m
in f o r m a t io n d e v e lo p e d b y the h ig h e r l e v e l a n a ly s t .
C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , BU SIN E SS
C o n v e r t s s t a t e m e n t s o f b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s , t y p ic a lly p r e p a r e d b y a
s y s t e m s a n a ly s t , in to a s e q u e n c e o f d e t a ile d in s t r u c t io n s w h ic h a re r e q u ir e d
to s o l v e th e p r o b l e m s b y a u t o m a t ic d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t. W o r k in g f r o m
c h a r t s o r d i a g r a m s , th e p r o g r a m m e r d e v e lo p s the p r e c i s e in s t r u c t io n s w h ic h ,
w h e n e n t e r e d in to the c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in c o d e d la n g u a g e , c a u s e the m a n ip u ­
la t io n o f d a ta to a c h ie v e d e s i r e d r e s u l t s .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the
f o l l o w i n g : A p p lie s k n o w le d g e o f c o m p u t e r c a p a b ilit ie s , m a t h e m a t ic s , l o g i c
e m p lo y e d b y c o m p u t e r s , and p a r t ic u la r s u b je c t m a t t e r in v o lv e d to a n a ly z e
c h a r t s and d ia g r a m s o f th e p r o b l e m to be p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v e lo p s s e q u e n c e o f
p r o g r a m s t e p s ; w r i t e s d e t a ile d flo w c h a r t s to s h ow o r d e r in w h ich d a ta w ill
b e p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e r t s t h e s e c h a r t s to c o d e d in s t r u c t io n s f o r m a c h in e to
f o 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 io n s f o r o p e r a t in g
p e r s o n n e l d u r in g p r o d u c t io n ru n ; a n a ly z e s , r e v ie w s , and a lt e r s p r o g r a m s to
i n c r e a s e o p e r a t in g e f f i c i e n c y o r a dap t to new r e q u ir e m e n t s ; m a in ta in s r e ­
c o r d s o f p r o g r a m d e v e lo p m e n t and r e v i s i o n s . (N O T E : W o r k e r s p e r f o r m in g
b o th s y s t e m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m m in g s h o u ld be c l a s s i f i e d as s y s t e m s
a n a ly s t s i f th is is the s k i l l u s e d to d e t e r m in e t h e ir p a y .)
D o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p lo y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s ib le 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 d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e m p lo y e e s , o r p r o ­
g r a m m e r s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c a n d /o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s .
F o r w age

s tu d y p u r p o s e s , p r o g r a m m e r s

a re c l a s s i f i e d

as f o l l o w s :

C la s s A .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n on
c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s w h ic h r e q u i r e c o m p e t e n c e in a ll p h a s e s o f p r o g r a m m in g
c o n c e p t s and p r a c t i c e s .
W o r k in g f r o m d ia g r a m s and c h a r t s w h ic h id e n tify
th e n a tu r e o f d e s i r e d r e s u l t s , m a j o r p r o c e s s i n g s te p s to b e a c c o m p lis h e d ,
and th e r e la t io n s h ip s b e t w e e n v a r io u s s te p s o f th e p r o b le m s o lv in g r o u tin e ;
p la n s the fu ll r a n g e o f p r o g r a m m in g a c tio n s n e e d e d to e f f ic i e n t ly u t iliz e the
c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in a c h ie v in g d e s i r e d end p r o d u c t s .




A t th is l e v e l , p r o g r a m m in g is d if f ic u l t b e c a u s e c o m p u te r eq u ip m e n t
m u s t b e o r g a n iz e d to p r o d u c e s e v e r a l in t e r r e la t e d but d iv e r s e p r o 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 le m e n t s . A w id e v a r ie t y a nd e x t e n s iv e n u m b er
o f in te r n a l p r o c e s s i n g a c t io n s m u s t o c c u r .
T h is r e q u ir e s su ch a c tio n s as
d e v e lo p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t io n s w h ic h ca n b e r e u s e d , e s ta b lis h m e n t o f
lin k a g e p o in ts b e tw e e n o p e r a t io n s , a d ju s tm e n ts to data w h en p r o g r a m r e ­
q u ir e m e n t s e x c e e d c o m p u t e r s t o r a g e c a p a c it y , and s u b s ta n tia l m a n ip u la tio n
a n d r e s e q u e n c in g o f data e le m e n t s to f o r m a h ig h ly in te g r a t e d p r o g r a m .
M a y p r o v id e fu n c tio n a l d i r e c t i o n to lo w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s w ho
a r e a s s i g n e d to a s s i s t .
C la s s B .
W o r k s in d e p e n d e n tly o r u n d e r o n ly g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n on
r e la t iv e ly s im p le p r o g r a m s , o r o n s im p le s e g m e n t s o f c o m p le x p r o g r a m s .
P r o g r a m s ( o r s e g m e n t s ) u s u a lly p r o c e s s in fo r m a t io n to p r o d u c e data in tw o
o r t h r e e v a r i e d s e q u e n c e s o r f o r m a t s . R e p o r t s and lis t in g s a r e p r o d u c e d b y
r e f in in g , a d a p tin g , a r r a y in g , o r m a k in g m in o r a d d itio n s to o r d e le t io n s f r o m
in pu t data w h ic h a r e r e a d il y a v a ila b le .
W h ile n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y be
p r o c e s s e d , th e data h a v e b e e n r e f in e d in p r i o r a c t io n s s o that th e a c c u r a c y
a nd s e q u e n c in g o f data ca n b e t e s t e d b y u s in g a fe w ro u tin e c h e c k s .
T y p i c a l l y , th e p r o g r a m d e a l s
w ith r o u tin e r e c o r d k e e p in g o p e r a t io n s .
OR
W o r k s on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s (a s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A ) u n d e r c l o s e
d i r e c t i o n o f a h ig h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r o r s u p e r v i s o r . M a y a s s i s t h ig h e r
l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r b y in d e p e n d e n tly p e r f o r m in g l e s s d if f ic u lt ta s k s a s s ig n e d ,
a nd p e r f o r m in g m o r e d if f ic u l t ta s k s u n d e r f a i r l y c l o s e d ir e c t io n .
M a y g u id e o r in s t r u c t lo w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .
C la s s C .
M a k e s p r a c t i c a l a p p lic a tio n s o f p r o g r a m m in g p r a c t ic e s
a n d c o n c e p t s u s u a lly le a r n e d in f o r m a l tr a in in g c o u r s e s . A s s ig n m e n ts a r e
d e s ig n e d to d e v e lo p c o m p e t e n c e in th e a p p lic a t io n o f s ta n d a rd p r o c e d u r e s to
r o u tin e p r o b le m s .
R e c e i v e s c l o s e s u p e r v is io n o n n ew 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 ie w e d t o v e r i f y its a c c u r a c y an d c o n fo r m a n c e w ith
r e q u ir e d p r o c e d u r e s .
COM PUTER OPERATOR
In a c c o r d a n c e w ith o p e r a t in g i n s t r u c t io n s , m o n it o r s and o p e r a t e s
th e c o n t r o l c o n s o l e o f a d ig it a l c o m p u t e r to p r o c e s s da ta . E x e c u te s runs by
e it h e r s e r i a l p r o c e s s i n g ( p r o c e s s e s on e p r o g r a m at a tim e ) o r m u lt i­
p r o c e s s i n g ( p r o c e s s e s tw o o r m o r e p r o g r a m s s im u lt a n e o u s ly ). T h e fo llo w in g
d u tie s c h a r a c t e r i z e th e w o r k o f a c o m p u t e r o p e r a t o r :
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- R e s p o n d s to o p e r a t in g and c o m p u t e r ou tpu t in s t r u c t io n s .
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P E R IP H E R A L E Q U IP M E N T O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d

M a y t e s t - r u n n ew o r m o d if ie d p r o g r a m s . M a y a s s i s t in m o d ify in g
s y s t e m s o r p r o g r a m s . T h e s c o p e o f th is d e fin it io n in c lu d e s t r a i n e e s w o r k in g
to b e c o m e f u lly q u a lif ie d c o m p u t e r o p e r a t o r s , f u lly q u a lif ie d c o m p u t e r
o p e r a t o r s , and le a d o p e r a t o r s p r o v id in g t e c h n ic a l a s s i s t a n c e to lo w e r le v e l
o p e r a t o r s . It e x c lu d e s w o r k e r s w h o m o n it o r and o p e r a t e r e m o t e t e r m in a ls .
C la s s A . In a d d itio n to w o r k a s s ig n m e n t s d e s c r i b e d f o r a c l a s s B
o p e r a t o r ( s e e b e lo w ) th e w o r k o f a c l a s s A o p e r a t o r in v o lv e s a t le a s t on e
o f the f o llo w in g :
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D e v ia t e s f r o m s ta n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s to a v o id th e l o s s o f i n f o r ­
m a t io n o r t o c o n s e r v e c o m p u t e r tim e e v e n th ou g h th e p r o c e d u r e s
a p p lie d m a t e r i a l l y a lt e r th e c o m p u t e r u n it 's p r o d u c t io n p la n s .

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T e s t s n e w p r o g r a m s , a p p lic a t io n s , and p r o c e d u r e s .

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A d v is e s p r o g r a m m e r s
t e c h n iq u e s .

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A s s i s t s in (1 ) m a in ta in in g , m o d if y in g , and d e v e lo p in g o p e r a t in g
s y s t e m s o r p r o g r a m s ; (2) d e v e lo p in g o p e r a t in g in s t r u c t io n s and
t e c h n iq u e s to c o v e r p r o b l e m s it u a t io n s ; a n d /o p (3) s w itc h in g to
e m e r g e n c y b a c k u p p r o c e d u r e s ( s u c h a s s i s t a n c e r e q u i r e s a w o r k in g
k n o w le d g e o f p r o g r a m la n g u a g e , c o m p u t e r f e a t u r e s , and s o ft w a r e
s y s t e m s ).

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C la s s B . In a d d itio n to e s t a b lis h e d p r o d u c t io n r u n s , w o r k a s s i g n ­
m e n ts in c lu d e ru n s in v o lv in g n ew p r o g r a m s , a p p lic a t io n s , and p r o c e d u r e s
( i . e . , s itu a tio n s w h ic h r e q u ir e th e o p e r a t o r t o a d a p t to a v a r ie t y o f p r o b l e m s ) .
A t th is l e v e l , th e o p e r a t o r h as th e t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e to w o r k f a i r l y
in d e p e n d e n tly in c a r r y i n g out m o s t a s s ig n m e n t s . A s s ig n m e n t s m a y r e q u ir e
th e o p e r a t o r to s e l e c t f r o m a v a r ie t y o f s ta n d a rd s e tu p and o p e r a t in g
procedu res.
In r e s p o n d in g to c o m p u t e r ou tpu t in s t r u c t io n s o r e r r o r c o n ­
d it io n s , a p p lie s s ta n d a r d o p e r a t in g o r c o r r e c t i v e p r o c e d u r e s , but m a y
d e v ia te f r o m s ta n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s w h en s ta n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s f a i l i f d e v ia tio n
d o e s not m a t e r i a l l y a lt e r th e c o m p u t e r u n it 's p r o d u c t io n p la n s .
R e f e r s th e
p r o b le m o r a b o r t s th e p r o g r a m w h en p r o c e d u r e s a p p lie d d o 'n o t p r o v id e a
s o lu t io n . M a y g u id e l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s .
C la s s C .
W o r k a s s ig n m e n t s a r e lim it e d to e s t a b lis h e d p r o d u c t io n
ru n s ( i . e . , p r o g r a m s w h ic h p r e s e n t fe w o p e r a t in g p r o b l e m s ) . A s s ig n m e n t s
m a y c o n s i s t p r i m a r i l y o f o n - t h e - j o b t r a in in g ( s o m e t im e s a r g u m e n te d b y
c l a s s r o o m in s t r u c t io n ). W h en le a r n in g t o ru n p r o g r a m s , th e s u p e r v i s o r o r a
h ig h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r p r o v id e s d e t a ile d w r it t e n o r o r a l g u id a n c e to the
o p e r a t o r b e f o r e an d d u r in g th e ru n. A f t e r th e o p e r a t o r h a s g a in e d e x p e r ie n c e
w ith a p r o g r a m , h o w e v e r , th e o p e r a t o r w o r k s f a i r l y in d e p e n d e n tly in
a p p ly in g s ta n d a r d o p e r a t in g o r c o r r e c t i v e p r o c e d u r e s in r e s p o n d in g to
c o m p u t e r ou tpu t in s t r u c t io n s o r e r r o r c o n d it io n s , but r e f e r s p r o b le m s t o a
h ig h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r o r th e s u p e r v i s o r w h en s ta n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s f a il.
P E R I P H E R A L E Q U IP M E N T O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s p e r ip h e r a l e q u ip m e n t w h ic h d i r e c t l y s u p p o r t s d ig ita l
c o m p u t e r o p e r a t io n s . S u ch e q u ip m e n t is u n iq u e ly and s p e c i f i c a l l y d e s ig n e d
f o r c o m p u t e r a p p lic a t io n s , but n e e d n ot b e p h y s ic a lly o r e l e c t r o n i c a l l y
c o n n e c t e d to a c o m p u t e r .
P r i n t e r s , p l o t t e r s , c a r d r e a d / p u n c h e s , ta p e
r e a d e r s , ta p e u n its o r d r i v e s , d is k u n its o r d r i v e s , and da ta d is p la y u n its
a r e e x a m p le s o f s u c h e q u ip m e n t.




T h e fo llo w in g d u tie s c h a r a c t e r i z e th e w o r k o f a p e r ip h e r a l e q u ip m e n t
o p era tor:
- L o a d in g p r in t e r s and p lo t t e r s w ith c o r r e c t p a p e r ; a d ju s tin g
c o n t r o ls f o r f o r m s , t h ic k n e s s , t e n s io n , p r in t in g d e n s it y , an d
lo c a t io n ; and u n loa d in g h a r d c o p y .
- L a b e llin g ta p e r e e l s , d is k s , o r c a r d d e c k s .
- C h e ck in g la b e ls and m o u n tin g and d is m o u n tin g
r e e l s o r d is k s on s p e c if ie d u n its o r d r i v e s .

d e s ig n a t e d ta p e

- S ettin g c o n t r o ls w h ich r e g u la t e o p e r a t io n o f th e e q u ip m e n t.
- O b s e r v in g p a n e l lig h ts f o r
ta k in g a p p r o p r ia t e a c tio n .

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- E x a m in in g t a p e s , c a r d s , o r o th e r m a t e r i a l f o r c r e a s e s ,
o r o th e r d e f e c t s w h ich c o u ld c a u s e p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s .

te a rs,

T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c lu d e s w o r k e r s (1 ) w h o m o n it o r and o p e r a t e a
c o n t r o l c o n s o l e ( s e e c o m p u t e r o p e r a t o r ) o r a r e m o t e t e r m in a l, o r (2 ) w h o s e
d u tie s a r e lim it e d to o p e r a t in g d e c o l l a t e r s , b u r s t e r s , s e p a r a t o r s , o r s i m i l a r
e q u ip m e n t.
C O M P U T E R D A T A L IB R A R IA N
M a in ta in s l i b r a r y o f m e d ia (t a p e s , d is k s , c a r d s , c a s s e t t e s ) u s e d
f o r a u t o m a t ic data p r o c e s s in g a p p lic a t io n s . T h e f o llo w in g o r s i m i l a r d u tie s
c h a r a c t e r i z e the w o r k o f a c o m p u t e r da ta li b r a r i a n : C la s s i f y i n g , c a t a lo g in g ,
and s t o r in g m e d ia in a c c o r d a n c e w ith a s t a n d a r d iz e d s y s t e m ; u p o n p r o p e r
r e q u e s t s , r e le a s in g m e d ia f o r p r o c e s s i n g ; m a in ta in in g r e c o r d s o f r e l e a s e s
and r e t u r n s ; in s p e c tin g r e t u r n e d m e d ia f o r d a m a g e o r e x c e s s i v e w e a r to
d e t e r m in e w h e th e r o r n ot th e y n e e d r e p la c in g . M a y p e r f o r m m in o r r e p a ir s
to d a m a g e d ta p e s .

DRAFTER
C la s s A .
P la n s th e g r a p h ic p r e s e n t a t io n o f c o m p l e x it e m s h a v in g
d is t in c t iv e d e s ig n f e a t u r e s th at d if f e r s ig n ific a n t l y f r o m e s t a b lis h e d d r a ftin g
p reced en ts.
W o rk s in c l o s e s u p p o r t w ith th e d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r , an d m a y
r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s . A n a ly z e s th e e f f e c t o f e a c h ch a n g e o n th e
d e t a ils o f f o r m , fu n c tio n , and p o s it io n a l r e la t io n s h ip s o f c o m p o n e n t s a nd
p a r t s . W o r k s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le t e d w o r k
is r e v ie w e d by d e s ig n o r ig i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g
d e t e r m in a t io n s . M a y e it h e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s o r d i r e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a t io n b y
lo w e r l e v e l d r a f t e r s .
C la s s B.
P e r f o r m s n o n ro u tin e a n d c o m p l e x d r a ftin g a s s ig n m e n t s
th at r e q u ir e the a p p lic a t io n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g te c h n iq u e s
r e g u la r ly u s e d .
D u ties t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s u c h w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k in g
d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b lie s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s , m u lt ip le f u n c t io n s , a nd
p r e c i s e p o s it io n a l r e la t io n s h ip s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n t s ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i t e c t u r a l
d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t io n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il d r a w in g s o f f o u n ­
d a t io n s , w a ll s e c t i o n s , f l o o r p la n s , a nd r o o f .
U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u la s
a nd m a n u a ls in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y c o m p u t a t io n s t o d e t e r m in e q u a n tit ie s o f
m a t e r ia ls to be u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s , s t r e s s e s , e t c .
R e c e iv e s
in it ia l in s t r u c t io n s , r e q u ir e m e n t s , an d a d v i c e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le t e d
w o r k is c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y .

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E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N — C o n tin u ed

C la s s C .
P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w in g s o f s in g le u n its o r p a r t s f o r
e n g in e e r in g , c o n s t r u c t io n , m a n u fa c tu r in g , o r r e p a ir p u r p o s e s .
T ypes of
d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o je c t io n s (d e p ic tin g t h r e e d im e n s io n s
in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ; and s e c t i o n a l v ie w s to c l a r i f y p o s it io n in g o f c o m p o n e n t s
and c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a t io n .
C o n s o lid a t e s d e t a ils f r o m a n u m b e r o f
s o u r c e s and a d ju s ts o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a le as r e q u ir e d . S u g g e s te d m e t h o d s o f
a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le p r e c e d e n t s , and a d v ic e on s o u r c e m a t e r ia ls a r e g iv e n
w ith in itia l a s s i g n m e n t s . In s t r u c t io n s a re l e s s c o m p le t e w h en a s s ig n m e n t s
recu r.
W o r k m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u rin g p r o g r e s s .

W o r k m a y b e r e v ie w e d b y s u p e r v is o r ( fr e q u e n t ly an e n g in e e r o r
d e s ig n e r ) f o r g e n e r a l c o m p lia n c e w ith a c c e p t e d p r a c t i c e s .
M a y p r o v id e
t e c h n ic a l g u id a n ce to lo w e r le v e l t e c h n ic ia n s .

D R A F T E R -T R A C E R

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

C o p ie s
c lo t h o r p a p e r
in c lu d e t r a c in g
la r g e s c a le not

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

p la n s and d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o th e r s b y p la c in g tr a c in g
o v e r d r a w in g s and t r a c in g w ith pen o r p e n c il.
(D o e s n ot
l im it e d to p la n s p r i m a r i l y c o n s is t in g o f s tr a ig h t lin e s and a
r e q u ir in g c l o s e d e lin e a tio n .)
A N D /O R

P r e p a r e s s im p le o r r e p e t it iv e d r a w in g s o f e a s ily v is u a l iz e d
W o r k is 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 .

it e m s .

E L E C T R O N I C S T E C H N IC IA N
W o r k s o n v a r io u s ty p e s o f e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t and r e la t e d d e v ic e s
b y p e r f o r m i n g o n e o r a c o m b in a t io n o f the fo llo w in g : I n s t a llin g , m a in ta in in g ,
r e p a i r i n g , o v e r h a u lin g , t r o u b le s h o o t in g , m o d ify in g , c o n s t r u c t in g , and te s t in g .
W o r k r e q u i r e s p r a c t i c a l a p p lic a tio n o f t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e o f e l e c t r o n i c s
p r i n c i p l e s , a b ilit y to d e t e r m i n e m a lfu n c t io n s , and s k ill to put e q u ip m e n t in
r e q u ir e d o p e r a t in g c o n d it io n .
T h e e q u ip m e n t— c o n s i s t in g o f e it h e r m a n y d if f e r e n t k in d s o f c ir c u it s
o r m u lt ip le r e p e t it io n o f th e s a m e kind o f c i r c u i t — in c lu d e s , but is n ot lim it e d
t o , the f o llo w in g : (a) E l e c t r o n i c tr a n s m it tin g and r e c e iv in g e q u ip m e n t ( e . g . ,
r a d a r , r a d io , t e l e v i s i o n , t e le p h o n e , s o n a r , n a v ig a tio n a l a id s ), (b) d ig it a l and
a n a lo g c o m p u t e r s , and ( c ) in d u s t r ia l and m e d ic a l m e a s u r in g and c o n t r o llin g
e q u ip m e n t.
T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c lu d e s r e p a i r e r s o f su ch s ta n d a 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 in e s and h o u s e h o ld r a d io and t e l e v is io n
s e t s ; p r o d u c t io 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 d u ty is
s e r v i c i n g e l e c t r o n i c t e s t in s t r u m e n t s ; te c h n ic ia n s w ho h a v e a d m in is t r a t iv e
o r s u p e r v i s o r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ; and d r a f t e r s , d e s ig n e r s , and p r o f e s s i o n a l
e n g in e e r s .
P o s it io n s
d e f in it io n s .

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fo llo w in g

C la s s A . A p p lie s a d v a n c e d t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e to s o lv e u n u su a lly
c o m p l e x p r o b le m s ( i . e . , t h o s e th a t t y p ic a lly ca n n ot be s o lv e d s o l e l y b y r e f e r ­
e n c e to m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m a n u a ls o r s i m i l a r d o c u m e n t s ) in w o r k in g on e l e c ­
t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t. E x a m p le s o f su ch p r o b le m s in clu d e lo c a t io n and d e n s it y o f
c i r c u i t r y , e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c r a d ia t io n , is o la tin g m a lfu n c t io n s , and fr e q u e n t
e n g in e e r in g c h a n g e s . W o r k in v o lv e s : A d e t a ile d u n d e r s ta n d in g o f the in t e r ­
r e la t io n s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s ; e x e r c i s i n g in d e p e n d e n t ju d g m e n t in p e r f o r m in g su ch
ta s k s as m a k in g c i r c u i t a n a ly s e s , c a lc u la t in g w a v e f o r m s , t r a c in g r e la t io n ­
s h ip s in s ig n a l flo w ; and r e g u l a r l y u s in g c o m p le x te s t in s t r u m e n ts ( e . g . , du a l
t r a c e o s c i l l o s c o p e s , Q - m e t e r s , d e v ia tio n m e t e r s , p u ls e g e n e r a t o r s ) .




C la s s C . A p p lie s w o r k in g t e c h n ic a l k n o w le d g e to p e r f o r m s im p le o r
r o u tin e ta s k s in w o r k in g on e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t, fo llo w in g d e ta ile d in s t r u c ­
tio n s w h ic h c o v e r v ir t u a lly a ll p r o c e d u r e s .
W o r k t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s su ch
ta s k s a s: A s s is t in g h ig h e r l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n s b y p e r fo r m in g su ch a c t iv it ie s as
r e p la c in g c o m p o n e n t s , w ir in g c i r c u i t s , and ta k in g t e s t r e a d in g s ; r e p a ir in g
s im p le e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t; and u sin g t o o l s and c o m m o n te s t in stru m e n ts
( e . g . , m u lt im e t e r s , a u d io s ig n a l g e n e r a t o r s , tu be t e s t e r s , o s c i l l o s c o p e s ) .
Is n ot r e q u ir e d to b e f a m ilia r w ith the in t e r r e la t io n s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s . T h is
k n o w le d g e , h o w e v e r , m a y b e a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a s s ig n m e n t s d e s ig n e d to
i n c r e a s e c o m p e t e n c e (in c lu d in g c l a s s r o o m tr a in in g ) s o that w o r k e r ca n
a d v a n ce to h ig h e r l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n .
R e c e i v e s t e c h n ic a l g u id a n c e , as r e q u ir e d , f r o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h e r
l e v e l t e c h n ic ia n . W o r k is t y p ic a lly s p o t c h e c k e d , but is g iv e n d e t a ile d r e v ie w
w h en new o r a d v a n ce d a s s ig n m e n t s a re in v o lv e d .
R E G IS T E R E D IN D U S T R IA L N U RSE
A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w h o g iv e s n u r s in g s e r v i c e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d ic a l
d i r e c t i o n to i l l o r in ju r e d e m p lo y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e i l l o r
s u f f e r an a c c id e n t on 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 ta b lis h m e n t.
D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f the f o llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t aid to the ill o r
in ju r e d ; a tten d in g to s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s in g o f e m p l o y e e s ' in ju r ie s ; k e e p in g
r e c o r d s o f p a tie n ts tr e a t e d ; p r e p a r in g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io n o r
o th e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s is t in g in p h y s ic a l e x a m in a tio n s and h ea lth e v a lu a tio n s o f
a p p lic a n ts and e m p lo y e e s ; and p la n n in g and c a r r y i n g o u t p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g
h ea lth e d u c a tio n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a lu a tio n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t, o r
o t h e r a c t i v it ie s a ffe c t in g the h e a lth , w e l f a r e , and s a fe t y o f a ll p e r s o n n e l.
N u r s in g s u p e r v i s o r s o r h e a d n u r s e s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e than
o n e n u r s e a r e e x c lu d e d .

Maintenance, Toolroom, and Powerplant
M A IN T E N A N C E C A R P E N T E R
P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u tie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t and m a in ta in
in g o o d r e p a ir b u ild in g w o o d w o r k and e q u ip m e n t s u ch as b in s , c r ib s , c o u n t e r s ,
b e n c h e s , p a r t it i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s , c a s in g s , and t r im m a d e o f w o o d
in an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
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M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M a c h in e r y )— C o n tin u e d

la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l in s t r u c t io n s ;
u sin g a v a r ie t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d t o o ls , p o r t a b le p o w e r t o o l s , and sta n d a rd
m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n ts ; m a k in g s ta n d a rd s h o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to d i­
m e n s io n s o f w o r k ; and s e le c t in g m a t e r ia ls n e c e s s a r y f o r the w o r k .
In
g e n e r a l, the w o r k o f the m a in te n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u ir e s ro u n d e d 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 rou gh a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .

o b ta in e d f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r in g the p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a
m a c h in e s h o p o r s e n d in g the m a c h in e to a m a c h in e s h o p f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s ;
p r e p a r in g w r it te n s p e c if ic a t io n s f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s o r f o r th e p r o d u c t io n o f
p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e s h o p s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h in e s ; and m a k in g all
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 io n . In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f a m a c h in e r y
m a in te n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e q u ir e s ro u n d e d tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a lly
a c q u ir e d th rou g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r i ­
e n c e . 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 d u tie s
in v o lv e s e ttin g up o r a d ju s tin g m a c h in e s .

M A IN T E N A N C E E L E C T R IC IA N
P e r f o r m s a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n c tio n s su ch as the in s t a l­
la tio n , m a in te n a n c e , o r r e p a ir o f e q u ip m e n t f o r the g e n e r a t io n , d is t r ib u t io n ,
o r u t iliz a t io n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t
o f the f o llo w in g ; In s ta llin g o r r e p a ir in g any o f a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t su ch as g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w it c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t
b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , h e a tin g u n its , co n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o th e r t r a n s m is s io n
e q u ip m e n t; w o r k in g f r o m b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , la y o u t s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i ­
c a t io n s ; lo c a t in g and d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in the e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip ­
m e n t; w o r k in g s ta n d a rd c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to lo a d r e q u ir e m e n t s o f w ir in g
o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; and u s in g a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d to o ls and
m e a s u r in g and te s t in g in s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f 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 ir e s ro u n d e d 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 rou g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M o t o r v e h ic le )
R e p a ir s a u t o m o b ile s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , and t r a c t o r s o f an e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o t iv e e q u ip ­
m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f tr o u b le ; d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t and p e r f o r m i n g
r e p a ir s th at in v o lv e the u s e o f su ch h a n d t o o ls as w r e n c h e s , g a u g e s , d r i l l s ,
o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b lin g o r fitt in g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n
o r d e f e c t iv e p a rts f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g and a d ju s tin g v a lv e s ; r e a s s e m b lin g
and in s t a llin g the v a r io u s a s s e m b lie s in th e v e h ic le and m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
a d ju s t m e n t s ; and a lig n in g w h e e ls , a d ju s tin g b r a k e s and lig h t s , o r tig h te n in g
b o d y b o l t s . 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 a in t e n a n c e m e c h a n ic
r e q u ir e s ro u n d e d 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 g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .

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

T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s n o t in c lu d e m e c h a n ic s w h o
t o m e r s ' v e h ic le s in a u t o m o b ile r e p a ir s h o p s .

P a in ts and r e d e c o r a t e s w a lls , w o o d w o r k , and f ix t u r e s o f an e s ta b ­
lis h m e n t. W o r k in v o lv e s the f o llo w in g : K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u lia r it ie s
and ty p e s o f p a in t r e q u ir e d f o r d if f e r e n t a p p lic a t io n s ; p r e p a r in g s u r f a c e
f o r p a in tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld fin is h o r b y p la c in g pu tty o r f i l l e r in n a il
h o le s and i n t e r s t i c e s ; and a p p ly in g p a in t w ith s p r a y gun o r b r u s h .
M ay
m ix c o l o r s , o i l s , w h ite le a d , and o t h e r p a in t in g r e d ie n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r
c o lo r o r co n s is te 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 in te r
r e q u ir e s r o u n d e d 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 rou g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .

cu s­

M A IN T E N A N C E P I P E F I T T E R
I n s t a lls o r r e p a ir s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o t h e r ty p e s o f p ip e and
p ip e fit t in g s in an e s t a b lis h m e n t . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g ; L a y in g
ou t w o r k and m e a s u r in g to lo c a t e p o s it io n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w in g s o r o th e r
w r it t e n s p e c if ic a t io n s ; cu ttin g v a r io u s s i z e s o f p ip e to c o r r e c t le n g th s w ith
c h i s e l and h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y le n e t o r c h o r p ip e - c u t t in g m a c h in e s ; th r e a d in g
p ip e w ith s to c k s and d ie s ; b e n d in g p ip e b y h a n d - d r i v e n o r p o w e r - d r i v e n
m a c h in e s ; a s s e m b lin g p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s and fa s t e n in g p ip e to h a n g e r s ;
m a k in g s ta n d a rd s h o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to p r e s s u r e s , f lo w , and s i z e o f
p ip e r e q u ir e d ; and m a k in g s ta n d a rd t e s t s to d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r f in 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, th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e p ip e fit t e r
r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d 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 r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .
W o rk e r s 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 it a tio n o r h e a tin g s y s t e m s
a r e e x c lu d e d .

M A IN T E N A N C E M A C H IN IS T
P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s and new p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a ir s o f
m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W ork
in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o llo w in g ; I n te r p r e tin g w r it te n in s t r u c t io n s and s p e c i ­
fic a t io n s ; p la n n in g and la y in g ou t o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in is t 's
h a n d to o ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e tt in g up and o p e r a t in g
s ta n d a rd m a c h in e t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g
s ta n d a rd s h o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , t o o lin 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 in g p r o p e r t i e s o f the c o m m o n
m e t a ls ; s e le c t in g s ta n d a rd m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , and e q u ip m e n t r e q u ir e d f o r this
w o r k ; and fitt in g and a s s e m b lin g p a r t s in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t.
In
g e n e r a l, th e m a c h i n i s t 's w o r k n o r m a lly r e q u ir e s a ro u n d e d tr a in in g in
m a c h in e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th rou g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E S H E E T -M E T A L W O R K E R
F a b r i c a t e s , in s t a lls , and m a in t a in s in g o o d r e p a i r th e s h e e t - m e t a l
e q u ip m e n t and fix t u r e s (s u c h as m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e lv e s ,
l o c k e r s , ta n k s , v e n t ila t o r s , c h u te s , d u c t s , m e t a l r o o f in g ) o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g ;
P la n n in g and la y in g o u t a ll ty p e s 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 r in t s , m o d e l s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i ­
c a t io n s ; s e ttin g up and o p e r a t in 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 r k in g
m a c h in e s ; u sin g a v a r ie t y o f h a n d to o ls in c u tt in g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g ,
fit t in g , and a s s e m b lin g ; and in s t a llin g s h e e t - m e t a l a r t i c l e s as r e q u ir e d . In
g e n e r a l, the w o r k o f th e 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 i r e s ro u n d e d
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 r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t tr a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E M E C H A N IC (M a c h in e r y )
R e p a ir s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o llo w in g ;
E x a m in in g m a c h in e s and m e c h a n ic a l
eq u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ; d is m a n t lin g o r p a r t ly d is m a n t lin g
m a c h in e s and p e r f o r m in g r e p a ir s th at m a in ly in v o lv e the u s e o f h a n d to o ls in
s c r a p in g and fitt in g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t iv e p a r t s w ith it e m s




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T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R — C o n tin u e d

I n s t a 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 t le s and
in s t a lls m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h en ch a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a re
r e q u ir e d .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o llo w in g : P la n n in g and la y in g ou t
w o r k ; in t e r p r e t in g b lu e p r in t s o r o th e r s p e c if ic a t io n s ; u s in g a v a r ie t y o f h an d t o o l s and r ig g in g ; m a k in g s ta n d a r d s h o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to s t r e s s e s ,
s tr e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , and c e n t e r s o f g r a v it y ; a lig n in g and b a la n c in g e q u ip ­
m e n t; s e le c t in g s ta n d a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t, and p a r t s to b e u s e d ; and in s t a llin g
and m a in ta in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r t r a n s m is s io n e q u ip m e n t su ch as d r iv e s
and s p e e d r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l, the m i llw r ig h t 's w o r k n o r m a lly r e q u ir e s a
r o u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e in the tr a d e a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

a llo y s ; s e le c t in g a p p r o p r ia t e m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , and p r o c e s s e s r e q u ir e d to
c o m p le t e t a s k s ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u ta tio n s ; s e ttin g up and o p e r ­
atin g v a r io u s m a c h in e t o o ls and r e la t e d e q u ip m e n t; u s in g v a r io u s to o l and
d ie m a k e r 's h a n d to o ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n ts ; w o rk in g to v e r y
c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; h e a t -t r e a t in g m e t a l p a r t s 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 lit ie s ; fitt in g and a s s e m b lin g p a r t s to p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r ­
a n c e s and a 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
ro u n d e d tr a in in g in m a c h in e - s h o p and t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d
th rou g h f b r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g
and e x p e r ie n c e .
F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , th is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s n ot
in c lu d e t o o l and d ie m a k e r s w h o ( l ) a r e e m p lo y e d in t o o l and d ie jo b b in g
s h o p s o r (2) p r o d u c e f o r g in g d ie s (d ie s in k e r s ) .

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 o n e 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 f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c o r g e n e r a l d u tie s o f l e s s e r s k ill, su ch as k e e p in g a
w o r k e r s u p p lie d w ith m a t e r i a l s and t o o l s ; c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e ,
and e q u ip m e n t; a s s i s t in g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r ia ls o r t o o l s ; and p e r ­
f o r m in g o t h e r u n s k ille d ta s k s as d ir e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n . T h e k in d o f w o r k
the h e lp e r is p e r m it t e d to p e r f o r m v a r ie s f r o m tr a d e to t r a d e :
In s o m e
t r a d e s th e h e lp e r is c o n fin e d to s u p p ly in g , lift in g , and h o ld in g m a t e r ia ls and
t o o l s , and c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a s ; and in o t h e r s he is p e r m it t e d to p e r f o r m
s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a tr a d e that a re a ls o p e r f o r m e d
b y w o r k e r s on a fu ll- t im e b a s is .

S T A T IO N A R Y E N G IN E E R
O p e r a t e s and m a in ta in s and m a y a ls o s u p e r v is e the o p e r a t io n o f
s t a t io n a r y e n g in e s and e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to s u p p ly the
e s t a b lis h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r , h&at, r e f r ig e r a t io n , o r a ir c o n d it io n in g . W o r k in v o lv e s : O p e r a t in g and m a in ta in in g e q u ip m e n t su ch as
s te a m e n g in e s , a ir c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , tu r b in e s , v e n tila tin g
and r e f r ig e r a t in g e q u ip m e n t, s te a m b o i l e r s and b o i l e r - f e d w a te r p u m p s;
m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; and k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in e r y ,
t e m p e r a t u r e , and fu e l c o n s u 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 t io n s .
H ea d o r c h ie f e n g in e e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e than o n e e n g in e e r
a r e e x c lu d e d .

M A C H I N E -T O O L O P E R A T O R ( T o o l r o o m )
S p e c i a l i z e s in o p e r a t in g on e o r m o r e than on e ty p e o f m a c h in e t o o l
( e . g . , j i g b o r e r , g r in d in g m a c h in e , e n g in 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 s e in m a k in g o r m a in ta in in g j i g s , fix t u r e s , cu ttin g t o o l s , g a u g e s ,
o r m e t a l d ie s o r m o l d s u s e d in s h a p in g o r f o r m in g m e t a l o r n o n m e t a llic
m a t e r i a l ( e . g . , p l a s t i c , p l a s t e r , r u b b e r , g l a s s ) . W o r k t y p ic a lly in v o l v e s ;
P la n n in g and p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t m a c h in in g o p e r a t io n s w h ich r e q u ir e c o m ­
p li c a t e d s e tu p s o r a h igh d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; s e ttin g up m a c h in e t o o l o r
t o o l s ( e . g . , in s t a ll cu ttin g t o o l s and a d ju s t g u id e s , s t o p s , w o r k in g t a b le s ,
and o t h e r c o n t r o l s to h a n d le the s i z e o f s t o c k to b e m a c h in e d ; d e t e r m in e
p r o p e r f e e d s , s p e e d s , t o o l in g , and o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e o r s e l e c t t h o s e p r e ­
s c r i b e d in d r a w in g s , b lu e p r in t s , o r la y o u t s ); u sin g a v a r ie t y o f p r e c i s i o n
m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s tm e n ts d u r in g m a c h in in g
o p e r a t io n to a c h ie v e r e q u i s i t e d im e n s io n s to v e r y c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s .
M ay
b e r e q u ir e d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s and cu ttin g and lu b r ic a t in g o i l s , to
r e c o g n i z e w h e n t o o l s n e e d d r e s s i n g , and to d r e s s t o o l s . In g e n e r a l, the w o r k
o f a m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r ( t o o l r o o m ) at the s k ill le v e l c a lle d f o r in th is
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n r e q u i r e s e x t e n s iv e k n o w le d g e o f m a c h in e -s h o p and t o o l r o o m
p r a c t i c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h c o n s i d e r a b le o n - t h e - j o b tr a in in g and
e x p e r ie n c e .

B O IL E R T E N D E R
F i r e s s t a t io n a r v b o i l e r s to fu r n is h th e 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 t e 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 t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , g a s , o r o i l b u r n e r ; and c h e c k s w a te r and
s a fe t y v a lv e s . M a y c le a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a ir in g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t.

Material Movement and Custodial
T R U C K D R IV E R
D r iv e s
a t r u c k w ith in a c it y o r in d u s t r ia l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t
m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d is e , e q u ip m e n t, o r w o r k e r s b e tw e e n v a r io u s ty p e s o f
e s t a b lis h m e n t s s u ch a s : M a n u fa c tu r in g p la n 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 t a b lis h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a i l e s 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 u n lo a d tr u 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 i r s , and k e e p tr u c k in
g o o d 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 i v e r s a re e x c lu d e d .

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , this c l a s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s n ot
in c lu d e m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s ( t o o lr o o m ) e m p lo y e d in t o o l and d ie jo b b in g
shops.

F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r iv e r s
r a te d c a p a c it y o f t r u c k , as f o l l o w s :

T r u c k d r i v e r , lig h t tr u c k
( s t r a ig h t tr u c k , u n d e r IV2 to n s , u s u a lly 4 w h e e ls )
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m tr u c k
( s t r a ig h t tr u c k , i Ve to 4 ton s in c lu s iv e , u s u a lly 6 w h e e ls )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y tr u c k
( s t r a ig h t t r u c k , o v e r 4 t o n s , u s u a lly 10 w h e e ls )
T r u c k d r iv e r . t r a c t o r - t r a ile r

T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
C o n s t r u c t s and r e p a i r s j i g s , f ix t u r e s , cu ttin g t o o l s , g a u g e s , o r m e t a l
d ie s o r m o l d s u s e d in s h a p in g o r f o r m in g m e t a l o r n o n m e t a llic m a t e r ia l ( e . g . ,
p l a s t i c , p l a s t e r , r u b b e r , g l a s s ) . W o r k t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s : P la n n in g and la y in g
o u t w o r k a c c o r d i n g to m o d e l s , b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , o r o th e r w r it t e n o r o r a l
s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u n d e r s t a n d in g th e w o r k 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




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

P e r f o r m s c l e r i c a l a n d p h y s ic a l ta s k s in c o n n e c t io n w ith s h ip p in g
g o o d s o f th e e s t a b lis h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d a nd r e c e i v i n g in c o m in g
s h ip m e n ts .
In p e r f o r m in g d a y - t o - d a y , r o u tin e t a s k s , f o llo w s e s t a b lis h e d
g u id e lin e s . In h a n d lin g u n u su a l n o n r o u tin e p r o b l e m s , r e c e i v e s s p e c i f i c g u id ­
a n c e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r o r o th e r o f f i c i a l s .
M a y d i r e c t and c o o r d in a t e th e
a c t i v it ie s o f o th e r w o r k e r s e n g a g e d in h a n d lin g g o o d s to b e s h ip p e d o r b e in g
r e c e iv e d .

P r e p a r e s fin is h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p la c in g t h e m
in s h ip p in g c o n t a in e r s , the s p e c i f i c o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t
u p o n th e t y p e , s i z e , and n u m b e r o f u n its to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n t a in e r
e m p lo y e d , and m e th o d o f s h ip m e n t. W o r k r e q u ir e s th e p la c in g o f it e m s in
s h ip p in g c o n t a in e r s and m a y in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o llo w in g : K n o w le d g e
o f v a r io u s it e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y c o n t e n t ; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r ia t e
ty p e and s iz e o f c o n t a in e r ; in s e r t in g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a in e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r
o r o t h 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 l o s i n g and s e a lin g c o n ­
t a in e r ; a n d a p p ly in g la b e ls o r e n te r in g id e n tify in g d a ta o n c o n t a in e r .
P ack ers
w h o a l s o m a k e w o o d e n b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d .

S h ip p e r s t y p i c a l l y a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : V e r ­
ify in g that o r d e r s a r e a c c u r a t e l y f i l l e d b y c o m p a r in g i t e m s . a nd q u a n titie s
o f g o o d s g a t h e r e d f o r s h ip m e n t a g a in s t d o c u m e n t s ; in s u r in g th at s h ip m e n ts
a r e p r o p e r l y p a c k a g e d , id e n t ifie d w ith s h ip p in g in fo r m a t io n , a n d lo a d e d in to
t r a n s p o r t in g v e h i c l e s ; p r e p a r in g and k e e p in g r e c o r d s o f g o o d s s h ip p e d , e . g . ,
m a n if e s t s , b i l l s o f la d in g .
R e c e i v e r s t y p i c a l l y a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
V e r if y in g th e c o r r e c t n e s s o f in c o m in g s h ip m e n ts b y c o m p a r in g it e m s and
q u a n titie s u n lo a d e d a g a in s t b i l l s o f la d in g , i n v o i c e s , m a n if e s t s , s t o r a g e
r e c e i p t s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g f o r d a m a g e d g o o d s ; in s u r in g that
g o o d s a r e a p p r o p r ia t e ly id e n t ifie d f o r r o u tin g to d e p a r tm e n t s w ith in th e
e s t a b lis h m e n t ; p r e p a r in g an d k e e p in g r e c o r d s o f g o o d s r e c e i v e d .
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W AREHOU SEM AN
A s d i r e c t e d , p e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f w a r e h o u s in g d u tie s w h ic h r e q u ir e
an u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e e s t a b lis h m e n t 's s t o r a g e p la n .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t
o f th e 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 o c u m e n t s , n o tin g a nd r e p o r t in g d i s c r e p a n c i e s an d o b v io u s d a m a g e s ; ro u tin g
m a t e r ia ls to p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n s ; s t o r i n g , s t a c k in g , o r p a lle t iz in g
m a t e r ia ls in a c c o r d a n c e w ith p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e m e t h o d s ; r e a r r a n g in g and
ta k in g in v e n t o r y o f s t o r e d m a t e r i a l s ; e x a m in in g s t o r e d m a t e r ia ls and
r e p o r t in g d e t e r io r a t io n a n d d a m a g e ; r e m o v in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s t o r a g e and
p r e p a r in g it f o r s h ip m e n t. M a y o p e r a t e hand o r p o w e r t r u c k s in p e r fo r m in g
w a r e h o u s in g d u tie s .
E x c lu d e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y d u tie s in v o lv e s h ip p in g and r e c e i v ­
in g w o r k ( s e e S h ip p e r a nd R e c e i v e r a nd S h ip p in g P a c k e r ) , o r d e r f illin g
( s e e O r d e r F i l l e r ) , o r o p e r a t in g p o w e r t r u c k s ( s e e P o w e r - T r u c k O p e r a t o r ) .

M A T E R I A L H A N D LIN G L A B O R E R
A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t, s t o r e , o r
o 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 on e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
L o a d in g and u n loa d in g v a r io u s m a t e r ia ls a nd m e r c h a n d is e o n o r f r o m f r e ig h t
c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o th e r tr a n s p o r t in g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g , o r p la c in g
m a t e r ia ls
o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r
s t o r a g e l o c a t io n ; a nd t r a n s p o r t in 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 tr u c k , c a r , o r w h e e l b a r r o w .
L on gshore
w o r k e r s , w h o lo a d and u n loa d s h ip s , a r e e x c lu d e d .

P O W E R -T R U C K O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a m a n u a lly c o n t r o l l e d g a s o l i n e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k
o r t r a c t o r to t r a n s p o r t g o o d s and m a t e r ia ls o f a ll k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e ,
m a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t, o r o th e r e s t a b lis h m e n t .
F o r w a ge stu d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s
t r u c k , a s f o llo w s :

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

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

GUARD
P r o t e c t s p r o p e r t y f r o m th e ft o r d a m a g e , o r p e r s o n s f r o m h a z a r d s
o r in t e r f e r e n c e . D u tie s in v o lv e s e r v in g a t a f ix e d p o s t , m a k in g r o u n d s o n
f o o t o r b y m o t o r v e h i c l e , o r e s c o r t i n g p e r s o n s o r p r o p e r t y . M a y b e d e p u t iz e d
to m a k e a r r e s t s .
M a y a ls o h e lp v i s i t o r s a n d c u s t o m e r s b y a n s w e r in g
q u e s t io n s a n d g iv in g d ir e c t io n s .
G u a rd s e m p lo y e d b y e s t a b lis h m e n t s w h ic h p r o v id e
v i c e s o n a c o n t r a c t b a s is a r e in c lu d e d in th is o c c u p a t io n .

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F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r fin is h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d
m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a le s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s '
o r d e r s , o r o t h e r i n s t r u c t io n s . M a y , in a d d itio n to f illin g o r d e r s an d i n d i ­
ca tin g it e m s f i l l e d o r o m it t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u is i t io n
a d d itio n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p lie s t o s u p e r v i s o r , a nd p e r f o r m o th e r
r e la t e d d u tie s .




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C la s s A .
E n f o r c e s r e g u la t io n s d e s ig n e d to p r e v e n t b r e a c h e s o f
s e c u r it y .
E x e r c i s e s ju d g m e n t and u s e s d i s c r e t i o n in d e a lin g w ith e m e r ­
g e n c ie s and s e c u r it y v io la t io n s e n c o u n t e r e d .
D e t e r m in e s w h e t h e r f i r s t

G U A R D — C o n tin u e d

G U A R D — C o n tin u ed

r e s p o n s e s h o u ld b e t o in t e r v e n e d i r e c t l y (a s k in g f o r a s s i s t a n c e w h en d e e m e d
n e c e s s a r y a n d t i m e a l l o w s ) , t o k e e p s itu a tio n u n d e r s u r v e illa n c e , o r to r e p o r t
s it u a t io n s o th a t it c a n b e h a n d le d b y a p p r o p r ia t e a u th o r ity . D u tie s r e q u ir e
s p e c i a l i z e d t r a in in g in m e t h o d s and te c h n iq u e s o f p r o t e c t in g s e c u r i t y a r e a s .
C o m m o n ly , th e g u a r d is r e q u i r e d to d e m o n s t r a t e co n tin u in g p h y s ic a l f it n e s s
an d p r o f i c i e n c y w ith f i r e a r m s o r o th e r s p e c ia l w e a p o n s .

q u ir e m in im a l tr a in in g . C o m m o n ly , th e g u a r d is n ot r e q u ir e d to d e m o n s t r a te
p h y s ic a l f it n e s s . M a y b e a r m e d , but g e n e r a lly is n ot r e q u ir e d to d e m o n s t r a te
p r o f i c i e n c y in th e u s e o f f i r e a r m s o r s p e c i a l w e a p o n s .

C la s s B .
C a r r i e s ou t in s t r u c t io n s p r i m a r i l y o r ie n t e d t o w a r d i n ­
s u r in g th a t e m e r g e n c i e s a nd s e c u r i t y v io la t io n s a r e r e a d i l y d i s c o v e r e d and
r e p o r t e d to a p p r o p r ia t e a u t h o r ity .
I n te r v e n e s d i r e c t l y o n ly in s itu a tio n s
w h ic h r e q u ir e m i n im a l a c t i o n t o s a fe g u a r d p r o p e r t y o r p e r s o n s . D u tie s r e ­




J A N IT O R , P O R T E R , O R 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 it io n f a c t o r y w o rk in g a r e a s and
w a s h r o o m s , o r p r e m i s e s o f an o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l
o r o t h e r e s t a b lis h m e n t .
D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o llo w in g :
S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , and p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g c h ip s , t r a s h ,
a nd o th e r r e f u s e ; d u s tin g e q u ip m e n t, fu r n it u r e , o r f ix t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e ta l
f ix t u r e s o r t r im m in g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p lie s and m in o r m a in te n a n ce s e r v i c e s ;
and c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w e r s , and r e s t r o o m s .
W o r k e r s w ho s p e c ia liz e
in w in d o w w a s h in g a r e e x c lu d e d .

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Act Surveys

T h e fo llo w in g a r e a s a r e s u r ­
v e y e d p e r i o d i c a l l y f o r u s e in a d m in ­
is t e r in g th e S e r v i c e C o n t r a c t A c t
o f 1965.
S u rv ey re s u lts a r e p u b ­
lis h e d in r e l e a s e s w h ic h a r e a v a i l a ­
b le , at n o c o s t , w h ile s u p p lie s la s t
f r o m a n y o f th e B L S r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s
sh ow n on the b a c k c o v e r .

A la s k a (s t a te w id e )
A lb a n y , G a.
A lb u q u e r q u e , N. M e x .
A le x a n d r ia —L e e s v i l l e , L a .
A lp e n a — ta n d ish —T a w a s C it y , M ic h .
S
A n n A r b o r , M ic h .
A s h e v i l l e , N .C .
A u g u s ta , G a.—S .C .
A u s tin , T e x .
B a k e r s f ie ld , C a lif .
B a ton R o u g e , L a .
B a ttle C r e e k , M ic h .
B e a u m o n t—P o r t A r th u i> -O r a n g e
an d L a k e C h a r le s , T e x .—L a .
B ilo x i— u lfp o r t a n d P a s c a g o u la —
G
M o s s P o in t, M is s .
B in g h a m to n , N. Y.
B ir m in g h a m , A la .
B lo o m in g t o n —V in c e n n e s , Ind.
B r e m e r t o n — h e lto n , W a s h .
S
B r u n s w ic k , G a.
C e d a r R a p id s , Iow a
C h a m p a ig n — rb a n a —R a n to u l, 111.
U
C h a r le s t o n — o r th C h a r le s t o n —
N
W a lt e r b o r o , S .C .
C h a r lo t t e —G a s to n ia , N .C .
C l a r k s v i l l e - H o p k i n s v i l l e , T erm .—K y.
C o lu m b ia — u m t e r , S .C .
S
C o lu m b u s , G a .— la .
A
C o lu m b u s , M is s .
C o n n e c t ic u t (s t a t e w id e )
D e c a t u r , 111.
D e s M o in e s , Io w a
D oth a n , A la .
D uluth— u p e r io r , M in n .—W is .
S
E l P a s o — la m o g o r d o —L a s C r u c e s ,
A
T e x .—N. M e x .
E u g e n e - S p r in g f ie ld —M e d fo r d , O r e g .




F a y e t t e v ille , N .C .
F o r t L a u d e r d a le —H o lly w o o d
and W e s t P a lm B e a c h —
B o c a R a to n , F la .
F o r t S m ith , A r k .—O k la .
F o r t W a y n e, Ind.
G a d s d e n and A n n is t o n , A la .
G o l d s b o r o , N .C .
G r a n d Is la n d — a s t in g s , N e b r .
H
G uam , T e r r it o r y o f
H a r r is b u r g —L e b a n o n , P a .
K n o x v ille , T erm .
L a C r o s s e — p a r ta , W is .
S
L ared o, Tex.
L a s V e g a s —T o n o p a h , N ev.
L e x in g t o n - F a y e t t e , K y.
L im a , O h io
L it t le R o c k —N o r th L it t le R o c k , A r k .
L o r a in —E ly r ia , O h io
L o w e r E a s t e r n S h o r e , M d .—V a .—D e l.
M a c o n , G a.
M a d is o n , W is .
M a in e ( s t a t e w id e )
M a n s f ie ld , O h io
M c A ll e n — h a r ^ E d i n b u r g
P
and B r o w n s v ille — a r lin g e n —
H
San B e n ito , T e x .
M e r id ia n , M is s .
M id d le s e x , M o n m o u th , and
O c e a n C o u n t ie s , N. J.
M o b ile — e n s a c o la —P a n a m a C it y ,
P
A la .—F la .
M o n ta n a ( s t a t e w id e )
N a s h v ille — a v id s o n , T en n .
D
N ew B e r n — a c k s o n v il le , N .C .
J
N e w H a m p s h ir e (s t a t e w id e )
N o r t h D a k o ta (s t a t e w id e )
N o r t h e r n N ew Y o r k
N orth w est T ex a s
O r la n d o , F la .
O x n a r d — im i V a l l e y — e n tu r a , C a lif .
S
V
P e o r i a , 111.
P h o e n ix , A r i z .
P in e B lu ff, A r k .
P u e b lo , C o lo .
P u e r to R ic o
R a le ig h — u r h a m , N .C .
D
R e n o , N ev .

R iv e r s id e —
San B e r n a r d in o —
O n t a r io , C a lif.
S a lin a , K a n s.
S a lin a s —S e a s id e —M o n te r e y , C a lif.
S a n d u sk y , O hio
S an ta B a r b a r a —
Santa M a ria —
L o m p o c , C a lif.
Sa va n n a h , G a.
S e lm a , A la .
S h e r m a n — e n is o n , T e x .
D
S h r e v e p o r t , La.
S ou th D a k o ta (s ta te w id e )
S o u th e a s t e r n M a s s a c h u s e t ts
S o u th e r n Idaho
S o u th w e s t V ir g in ia
S p o k a n e , W ash.
S p r in g fie ld , 111.
S to c k to n , C a lif.
T a c o m a , W ash .
Tam pa—
St. P e t e r s b u r g , F la .
T o p e k a , K a n s.
T u c s o n - D o u g la s , A r i z .
T u ls a , O k la .
U p p e r P e n in s u la , M ich .
V a l l e j o — a ir f ie ld —N apa, C a lif.
F
V e r m o n t (s t a te w id e )
V ir g in Is la n d s o f th e U.S.
W a c o and K ille e n —T e m p le , T e x .
W a t e r lo o —C e d a r F a lls , Iow a
W e s t V ir g in ia (s t a te w id e )
W e s t e r n and N o rth e rn
M a ssa ch u se tts
W ic h it a F a lls —L a w t o n -A ltu s ,
T e x .—O kla.
Y a k im a —R ich la n d —K e n n e w ick —
P e n d le t o n , W a sh .—O r e g .

A L S O A V A IL A B L E —
A n a n n u a l r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s f o r
a c c o u n t a n t s , a u d it o r s , c h i e f a c c o u n t ­
a n ts , a t t o r n e y s , j o b a n a ly s t s , d i r e c ­
t o r s o f p e r s o n n e l, b u y e r s , c h e m is t s ,
e n g in e e r s ,
e n g in e e r in g t e c h n ic ia n s ,
d r a fte 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 rd e r as B LS B u lle ­
tin 2 0 0 4 , N a tio n a l S u r v e y o f P r o ­
f e s s i o n a l , A d m in is t r a t i v e , T e c h n ic a l
and C l e r i c a l P a y , M a r c h 1 9 7 8 , $ 2 .4 0
a c o p y , f r o m a n y o f th e B L S r e ­
g io n a l s a le s o f f i c e s s h o w n o n th e
b a c k c o v e r , o r f r o m th e S u p e r in ­
te n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s , U .S. G o v e r n ­
m e n t P r in t in g O f f ic e , W a s h in g to n ,
D .C . 2 0 4 0 2 .

Area Wage
Surveys
A l i s t o f th e l a t e s t b u lle t in s a v a ila b le is p r e s e n t e d b e lo w . B u lle tin s
m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m a n y o f th e B L S r e g io n a l o f f i c e s s h o w n on th e b a c k
c o v e r , o r f r o m th e S u p e r in t e n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s , U .S. G o v e r n m e n t P r in t in g
O f f i c e , W a s h in g to n , D .C . 2 0 4 0 2 . M a k e c h e c k s p a y a b le to S u p e r in te n d e n t o f
D ocu m e n ts.
A d i r e c t o r y o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e s u r v e y s , c o v e r i n g th e y e a r s
1970 th r o u g h 1 9 7 7 , is a v a ila b le on r e q u e s t .

A rea
A k r o n , O h io , D e c . 1 9 7 8 __________________________________________
A lb a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y — r o y , N .Y ., S ep t. 1978 1________________
T
A n a h e im — an ta A n a ^ -G a rd en G r o v e ,
S
C a l i f . , O c t . 1 9 7 8 1 ________________________________________________
A t la n t a , G a . , M a y 1 9 7 9 ___________________________________________
B a l t i m o r e , M d ., A u g . 1 9 7 8 1 ____________________________________
B i l l i n g s , M o n t., J u ly 1 9 7 8 _______________________________________
B ir m in g h a m , A l a . , M a r . 1 9 7 8 __________________________________
B o s t o n , M a s s ., A u g . 1 9 7 8 1______________________________________
B u ff a lo , N .Y ., O c t. 1 9 7 8 1________________________________________
C a n to n , O h io , M a y 1 9 7 8 __________________________________________
C h a t ta n o o g a , T e n n .—G a ., S e p t. 1 9 7 8 1__________________________
C h i c a g o , 111., M a y 1 9 7 9 ___________________________________________
C in c in n a t i, O h io — y .—I n d ., J u ly 1979 1 ________________________
K
C le v e la n d , O h io , S e p t. 1 9 7 8 _____________________________________
C o lu m b u s , O h io , O c t . 19 7 8 1 ____________________________________
C o r p u s C h r i s t i , T e x ., J u ly 1 9 7 8 ________________________________
D a l l a s - F o r t W o r t h , T e x ., O c t . 1 9 7 8 1__________________________
D a v e n p o r t —R o c k I s la n d —M o lin e , Iow a —111., F e b . 1979_______
D a y to n , O h io , D e c . 1 9 7 8 _________________________________________
D a y to n a B e a c h , F l a . , A u g . 19 7 8 ________________________________
D e n v e r —B o u ld e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1 9 7 8 _____________________________
D e t r o i t , M ic h ., M a r . 1979 1 _____________________________________
F r e s n o , C a lif., June
1 9 7 9 _______________________________________
G a i n e s v i l l e , F l a . , S e p t. 1 9 7 8 ___________________________________
G a r y — a m m o n d — a s t C h ic a g o , In d ., O ct. 1979 1_____________
H
E
G r e e n B a y , W is ., J u ly 19 7 8 1 ___________________________________
H
G r e e n s b o r o —W in s t o n - S a l e m — ig h P o in t,
N .C ., A u g . 1 9 7 8 ___________________________________________________
G r e e n v i l l e — p a r t a n b u r g , S .C ., J u n e 1979 1 ___________________
S
H a r t f o r d , C o n n ., M a r . 1 9 7 9 _____________________________________
H o u s to n , T e x ., A p r . 1 9 7 9 ________________________________________
H u n t s v ille , A l a ., F e b . 1 9 7 9 ______________________________________
I n d ia n a p o lis , In d ., O c t . 1 9 7 8 1 __________________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , J a n . 1979 1 _____________________________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , D e c . 1 9 7 8 ___________________________________
K a n s a s C it y , M o .—K a n s ., S e p t. 1 9 7 8 ___________________________
L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h , C a l i f . , O c t. 1978 1 ________________
L o u i s v i l l e , K y .—In d ., N o v . 1 9 7 8 _________________________________
M e m p h is , T e n n .—A r k .—M i s s . , N o v . 19 7 8 _____________________




B u lle tin n u m b e r
and p r i c e *
2 0 2 5 -6 3 ,
2 0 2 5 -5 8 ,

$ 1.00
$ 1 .2 0

2 0 2 5 -6 5 , $ 1 .3 0
2 0 5 0 -2 0 , $ 1 .3 0
2 0 2 5 -5 0 , $ 1 .5 0
2 0 2 5 -3 8 , $ 1 .0 0
2 0 2 5 -1 5 , 80 c e n t s
2 0 2 5 -4 3 , $ 1 .5 0
2 0 2 5 -7 1 , $ 1 .3 0
2 0 2 5 -2 2 , 70 c e n t s
2 0 2 5 -5 1 , $ 1 .2 0
2 0 5 0 -2 1 , $ 1 .7 5
2 0 5 0 -2 8 , $ 2 .0 0
2 0 2 5 -4 9 , $ 1 .3 0
2 0 2 5 -5 9 , $ 1 .5 0
2 0 2 5 - 2 9 , $ 1 .0 0
2 0 2 5 -5 2 , $ 1 .5 0
2 0 5 0 -1 0 , $ 1 .0 0
2 0 2 5 -6 6 , $ 1 .0 0
2 0 2 5 -4 8 , $ 1 .0 0
2 0 2 5 -6 8 , $ 1 .2 0
2 0 5 0 -7 ,
$ 1 .5 0
2 0 5 0 -2 5 , $ 1 .5 0
2 0 2 5 -4 5 , $ 1 .0 0
(To be surveyed)
2 0 2 5 -4 1 , $ 1 .2 0
2 0 2 5 -4 6 ,
2 0 5 0 -2 9 ,
2 0 5 0 -1 2 ,
2 0 5 0 -1 5 ,
2 0 5 0 -3 ,
2 0 2 5 -5 7 ,
2 0 5 0 -9 ,
2 0 2 5 -6 7 ,
2 0 2 5 -5 3 ,
2 0 2 5 -6 1 ,
2 0 2 5 -6 9 ,
2 0 2 5 -6 2 ,

$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .7 5
$ 1 .1 0
$ 1.30
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .5 0
$ 1 .2 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .3 0
$ 1 .5 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .0 0

A rea
M ia m i, F la ., O ct. 1 9 7 8 1
__________________________________________
M ilw a u k e e , W is ., A p r . 1979_____________________________________
M in n e a p o lis —St. P a u l, M in n .—W is ., Jan. 1979________________
N a s s a u — u ffo lk , N. Y . , June 1978 1______________________________
S
N e w a rk , N .J ., Jan. 1979_________________________________________
N ew O r le a n s , L a ., Jan. 1979 1_________________________________
N ew Y o r k , N .Y .- N .J ., M a y 1 9 7 9 -_______________________________
N o r fo lk —V ir g in ia B e a c h —P o r t s m o u t h , V a .—
N .C ., M a y 1979 1 ________________________________________________
N o r fo lk —V ir g in ia B e a c h - P o r t s m o u t h and
N e w p o r t N ew s—H a m p to n , V a .—N .C ., M a y 1 9 7 8 ------------------- N o r t h e a s t P e n n s y lv a n ia , A u g . 1978 ------------------------------------------O k la h o m a C it y , O k la ., A u g . 1 9 7 8 _______________________________
O m a h a , N e b r .—Iow a, O ct. 1 9 7 8 _________________________________
P a t e r s o n —C lifto n —P a s s a i c , N .J ., June 1979__________________
P h ila d e lp h ia , P a .—N .J ., N ov . 1978 _____________________________
P it t s b u r g h , P a ., Jan. 1979 1 ____________________________________
P o r t la n d , M a in e , D e c . 1978 1 ___________________________________
P o r t la n d , O r e g .—W a s h ., M a y 1979______________________________
P o u g h k e e p s ie , N. Y . , Jun e 1978 1________________________________
P o u g h k e e p s ie —K in g s to n —N e w b u rg h , N .Y ., June 1978 1 ________
P r o v i d e n c e —W a r w ic k —P a w t u c k e t , R .I .—
M a s s ., June 1 9 7 8 ________________________________________________
R ic h m o n d , V a ., June 19 7 9 _______________________________________
St. L o u is , M o .—111., M a r . 1979 1 ________________________________
S a c r a m e n t o , C a l i f ., D e c . 1978 __________________________________
S a g in a w , M ic h ., N ov. 1978 ______________________________________
S a lt L a k e C ity —O g d en , Utah, N ov. 1978 1 _____________________
San A n to n io , T e x ., M a y 19 7 9 ____________________________________
San D ie g o , C a l i f ., N ov . 1 9 7 8 ____________________________________
San F r a n c i s c o —O a k la n d , C a l i f ., M a r . 1979____________________
San J o s e , C a l i f ., M a r . 1979_____________________________________
S e a t tle —E v e r e t t , W a s h ., D e c . 1 9 7 8 _____________________________
S ou th B en d , In d ., A u g . 1 9 7 8 _____________________________________
T o le d o , O h io — ic h ., M a y 1 9 7 9 __________________________________
M
T r e n t o n , N .J ., S ep t. 1978 1 ______________________________________
U tica —R o m e , N . Y . , J u ly 1 9 7 8 ___________________________________
W a s h in g to n , D . C . - M d . - V a . , M a r . 1979________________________
W ic h ita , K a n s ., A p r . 19 7 9 _______________________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s ., A p r . 1 9 7 9 ___________________________________
Y o r k , P a ., F e b . 1 9 7 9 _____________________________________________

B u lle tin n u m b e r
and p r i c e *
2 0 2 5 -6 0 ,
2 0 5 0 -8 ,
2 0 5 0 -1 ,
2 0 2 5 -3 3 ,
2 0 5 0 -5 ,
2 0 5 0 -2 ,
2 0 5 0 -3 0 ,

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

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

80 c e n ts
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .5 0
$ 1 .3 0
$ 1 .5 0
$ 1 .2 0
$ 1 .7 5
$1. 10
$ 1 .2 0

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

$ 1 .4 0
$ 1 .5 0
$ 1 .5 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1.00
$ 1 .3 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .2 0
$ 1 .1 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .1 0
$ 1 .2 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .2 0
$ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .5 0
$ 1 .0 0

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

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