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AREA WAGE SURVEY
Akron, O hio, M etropolitan Area
Dfififirnhfir 1975
SUMMIT
PORTAGE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Preface
This bulletin provides results of a Decem ber 1975 survey of occupational earnings
in the Akron, Ohio, Standard Metropolitan Statistical A re a (Portage and Summit Counties).
The survey was made as part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' annual area wage survey
program . The program is designed to yield data for individual metropolitan areas, as w ell
as national and regional estimates for all Standard Metropolitan Statistical A reas in the
United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
A m ajor consideration in the area wage survey program is the need to describe the
level and movement of wages in a variety of labor m arkets, through the analysis of (1) the
level and distribution of wages by occupation, and (2) the movement of wages by occupational
category and skill level.
The program develops information that may be used for many
purposes, including wage and salary administration, collective bargaining, and assistance
in determining plant location. Survey results also are used by the U.S. Department of
Labor to make wage determinations under the Service Contract Act of 1965,
Currently, 83 areas are included in the program . (See list of areas on inside back
cover.) In each area, occupational earnings data are collected annually. Information on
establishment practices and supplementary wage benefits is obtained every third year.
Each year after all individual area wage surveys have been completed, two summary
bulletins are issued. The first brings together data for each metropolitan area surveyed. The
second summary bulletin presents national and regional estimates, projected from individual
metropolitan area data.
The Akron survey was conducted by the Bureau's regional office in Chicago, 111.,
under the general direction of Lois L . O rr, Assistant Regional Com m issioner for Operations.
The survey could not have been accomplished without the cooperation of the many firm s
whose wage and salary data provided the basis for the statistical information in this bulletin.
The Bureau wishes to express sincere appreciation for the cooperation received.
AREA WAGE SURVEY
B u lle tin 1 8 5 0 - 8 0
April 1976
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, W. J. Usery, Jr., Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, Julius Shiskin, Commissioner
Akron, Ohio, Metropolitan Area, December 1975
CONTENTS
P ag e
Introduction
2
Tables:
A.
Earnings:
A - l . Weekly earnings of office workers________________________________________________________________________________________
A -2 , Weekly earnings of professional and technical w o rk e rs ________________________________________________________________
A -3 . A verage weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex ____________________________________
A -4 . Hourly earnings of maintenance and powerplant w o rk e rs _________________________________________________________________
A -5 . Hourly earnings of custodial and m aterial movement w o rk e rs___________________________________________________________
A -6 . A verage hourly earnings of maintenance, powerplant, custodial, and m aterial movement workers, by s e x _______
A - l , Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected occupational groups, adjusted for employment shifts..
3
5
6
7
8
10
11
Appendix A. Scope and method of survey_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Appendix B. Occupational descriptions__________________________________________________________________________________________________
12
14
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Introduction
and material movement. In the 31 largest survey areas, tables A - l a
through A-6a provide sim ilar data for establishments employing 500
workers or more.
This area is 1 of 83 in which the U.S. Department of L ab o r's
Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings and
related benefits on an areawide basis. In this area, data were ob
tained by a combination of personal visit, m ail questionnaire, and
telephone interview.
Representative establishments within six broad
industry divisions were contacted: Manufacturing; transportation, com
munication, and other other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail
trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. M ajor industry
groups excluded from these studies are government operations and
the construction and extractive industries. Establishments having fewer
than a prescribed number of workers are omitted because of insufficient
employment in the occupations studied. Separate tabulations are provided
for each of the broad industry divisions which meet publication criteria.
Following the occupational wage tables is table A - 7 which
provides percent changes in average earnings of office clerical w ork
ers, electronic data processing w ork ers, industrial nurses, skilled
maintenance workers, and unskilled plant w orkers.
This m easure of
wage trends eliminates changes in average earnings caused by employ
ment shifts among establishments as w ell as turnover of establishments
included in survey samples. Where possible, data are presented for all
industries, manufacturing, and nonmanufacturing. Appendix A discusses
this wage trend measure.
A -s e rie s tables
Appendixes
Tables A - 1 through A-6 provide estimates of straight-time
hourly or weekly earnings for workers in occupations common to a
variety of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries. Occupations
were selected from the following categories: (a) Office clerical, (b) p ro
fessional and technical, (c) maintenance and p owe r pi ant, and (d) custodial
This bulletin has two appendixes.
Appendix A describes the
methods and concepts used Ln the area wage survey program and
provides information on the scope of the survey. Appendix B provides
job descriptions used by Bureau field economists to classify w orkers in
occupations for which straight-time earnings information is presented.
A. Earnings
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
O ccu pation and in d u s try d iv is io n
Number
of
workers
N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t-tim e w e e k ly e a rn in g s o f—
$
Average
weekly
(standard)
M*“ ‘
Median *
Middle range *
$
$
80
85
$
$
90
95
$
$
100
110
s
$
120
130
140
S
150
$
S
160
s
$
180
170
190
s
s
$
220
210
200
s
240
s
260
280
300
and
under
and
85
90
95
_
-
_
-
-
-
100
120
.U P
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
2ft0
210
22JL
240
260
280
Dver*
300
ALL WORKERS
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS*
CLA-,-. 3
$
130.00
$
$
4 0 .0
$
1
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -----------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMAN'JFa CTURING ---------------------------
<*79
304
175
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
40*0
191 .0 0
1 9 0.00
1 9 3.00
199.00
193.00
2 0 0 .0 0
1 6 4 .0 0 -2 1 4 .0 0
1 6 4 .5 0 -2 0 7 .0 0
1 6 l.0 C - 2 1 4 .0 0
_
-
.
-
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS o -----------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ------------------------
468
218
250
124
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
1 5 1.50
152.00
151.00
181.00
148.50
1 4 7.00
1 4 9.00
190.00
1 2 3 .0 0 -1 8 2 .0 0
13 a . 0 0 -1 7 2 .5 0
1 2 0 ,0 0 -1 9 0 .0 0
14 q . 0 0 -1 9 0 .0 0
_
-
-
-
-
'5
5
-
179.00
1 3 6 .0 0 -1 8 0 .0 0
-
-
to
*
1
3
3
3
-
7
6
1
11
8
3
14
7
7
7
2
5
65
39
26
28
22
6
37
27
10
31
31
-
41
41
-
92
51
41
88
34
54
35
18
17
3
1
2
3
1
2
5
5
“
9
8
1
3
3
-
Id
10
8
-
43
11
32
~
73
22
51
-
41
34
7
*
96
44
52
39
20
19
1
-
17
15
2
-
25
21
4
74
22
52
52
1
1
1
24
1
23
23
_
-
1
1
-
_
-
-
.
-
i
27
18
9
8
-
-
*
*
-
-
-
-
2
3
10
7
3
1
2
24
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
CLERKS,
F IL E ,
CLASS A ------------------------
54
4 0 .0
161.00
CLERKS,
F IL E ,
CLASS B ------------------------
146
3 9 .5
130 .0 0
119.00
1 In «S 0 ~ l4 b # O 0
1
-
2
9
17
45
14
13
11
9
10
-
92
39 .0
129.00
115 .0 0
l l o . 00—1 4 *.5 0
1
*
2
6
14
31
8
4
3
2
9
2
2
1
1
_
NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------
8
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
64
3 9 .5
106.50
9 9 .5 0
9 ^ .0 0 - 1 0 6 .0 0
-
6
16
10
24
2
i
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
---------
92
39. S lbM.OO
16 i . O')
13 r .5 J—1 9 j .0 0
-
-
-
-
6
10
3
11
7
9
lv
11
1
6
5
4
3
2
2
-
---------------------------
4*5
JR. 6 lb b .Q J
160.60
*00*1 8*+ »\>0
-
-
-
-
6
6
*
l
-
-
7
2
4
CLERKS, PAYROLL
--------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------
194
107
87
b6
3 9 .5 173.00
4 0 . j 1 6 6.00
3 9 .5 162.00
14 a . 0 0 -2 0 5 .3 0
1 3 ?.5 - 1 9 1 .0 0
15;. .0 J—2 1 4 ,0 0
l
.3
u i » vJU
.
-
_
-
_
-
1
1
-
3
2
1
s
5
7
i
23
23
-
1b
13
3
21
8
13
12
18
4
14
1?
13
6
13
8
5
5
5
-
17
10
7
33
7
26
26
9
4
5
2
1
1
.
-
•
-
' #J
1 7 2 .c 0
1b 0 • 0 0
182.00
2 1 3 .5 0
KEYPUNCH o p e r a t o r s , c l a s s a -----------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTUPING ---------------------------
J64
<?6b
98
<♦0.0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
176.53 177.50
171.00 165.00
1 9 1 .SO 2 1 4 .o 0
1 4 7 .5 0 —2 1 0 .3 0
1 4 ? .0 0 —1 9 5 .0 0
1 6 5 .5 0 —2 1 4 . OO
_
-
_
-
_
-
-
_
-
-
-
37
33
4
40
28
12
29
22
7
18
H
1
60
19
i
49
35
14
16
16
-
73
19
54
-
2
2
-
3
3
-
-
*
43
42
1
-
-
16
15
1
14
-
4
i
3
-
-
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, c l a s s b -----------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------UUNMa n u FACTURING ---------- ----------------
295
1s2
143
4 0 .0 1 -2 .5 0
4 0 .0 1 4 0.53
30 • 5 144.50
1 3 0 .0C 1 1 ° .5 0 - 1 5 2 .0 0
126.50 12 q . 0 0 -1 5 0 .0 0
131.50 1 1 7 .0 0 -2 0 0 .0 0
_
-
_
-
_
-
-
-
31
IS
16
37
23
14
57
39
18
41
17
24
31
14
17
27
22
5
4
2
2
2
c
-
2
2
-
1
1
-
36
2
34
4
.
4
3
3
-
5
5
-
3
3
*
-
*
11
2
9
_
-
MFSStNGERS --------------------------------------------
67
4 0 .0
115.00
107.50
1 0 1 .0 0 -1 2 5 .5 0
_
5
4
9
2?
12
10
10
5
_
_
_
-
-
SECRETARIES -----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------- ---------- ------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ------------------------
1 ,7 6 6
1 ,3 5 2
414
145
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .3
4 0 .0
180.00
183.50
167.50
2 0 7 .5 0
176.00
183.00
163.00
2 1 3 .5 0
1 5 ? .0 0 -2 0 8 .5 0
1 5 7 .5 0 -2 0 ? .3 0
l3 -6 .o o -1 9 7 .o O
16 a . 50 —2 3 3 . o(;
-
H
26
12
16
-
35
21
14
-
10 4
61
43
3
lo o
78
22
-
1-5
89
56
5
131
96
35
7
162
133
49
14
163
147
36
1
154
133
131
14
56
40
16
15
11
9
4
169
131
38
36
146
n o
21
153
145
8
6
23
-
_
2
1
b
4
14
10
21
61
60
12
1
11
23
IS
8
51
38
13
40
2b
14
35
32
3
33
29
4
48
47
47
45
2
43
38
88
64
24
61
49
83
58
25
13
84
70
14
76
70
6
4
57
57
-
39
38
22
15
7
7
39
CLERKS,
F IL E ,
C Lt& K S,
Cl a s s
c
------------------------
------------------------
NONVAt- 'JF IC TU " If
A ----------------------
161
142
4 0 .0 2 2 2 .5 0
J . W 2 2 7 .0 0
2 2 4 .5 0
2 2 7 .0 0
2 1 1 .0 0 —2 3 ? . do
2 1 7 .5 0 -2 4 0 .5 0
SECRETARIES, CLASS B ---------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------
369
291
78
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
192.00
197.50
172.00
190.50
196.00
168.00
1 6 6 .0 0 -2 1 3 .5 0
1 7 5 .5 0 -2 1 5 .0 0
14 a . 0 0 -1 8 5 .0 0
SECRETARIES, CLASS C ---------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURIUG ------------------------------PURLIC U T I L I T I F S --------------------------
698
553
145
67
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
4 0 .0
173.50
1 7 2.50
177.00
2 0 7 .5 0
170.00
171.00
165.00
2 2 2 .5 0
1 4 7 .5 0 -1 9 3 .5 0
14A.5C—192»u0
1 4 6 .0 0 - 2 1 ? . 5?
1 6 4 .0 0 —2 3 3 .5 j
SECRETARIES,
CLASS
See footnotes at end of tables.
-
-
2
2
*
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
*
-
-
-
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
1
_
-
3
3
3
7
-
8
8
11
7
4
49
41
7
e
3
54
47
7
12
3
8
6
1
2
122
-
14
1
1
1
1
36
35
5
11
28
28
1
1
-
*
20
9
3
3
2
5
5
-
2
-
32
6
1
1
10
_
-
5
5
4
4
-
-
-
IS
15
5
4
-
3
7
13
6
7
7
1
1
_
Number of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of—
O ccupation and in d u stry d iv is io n
Number
of
workers
(i(|1
s
s
Median *
(standard)
Middle ranged
S
S
85
90
85
_9fi_
95
-
-
80
weekly
I
95
$
I
*
S
$
S
S
$
$
$
$
$
*
$
$
$
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
220
240
260
280
300
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190 -_?00
210
220
240
260
280
300
over
26
11
15
21
14
7
48
20
28
35
23
12
45
24
21
44
31
13
47
37
10
48
44
4
34
24
10
15
11
4
9
4
5
30
2
28
2
2
1
1
2
2
-
-
•
“
2
2
-
.
“
-
-
8
2
6
15
2
13
3
3
100
and
under
100 -U Q -.
ALL WORKERS—
CONTINUED
SECRETARIES -
CONTINUED
417
245
172
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 8 .5
4 0 .0
$
1 5 6 .0 0
1 5 6.50
1 5 5.00
1 9 9.50
$
155 .5 0
160 .0 0
144 .5 0
J. u
$
$
1 2 9 .5 0 - 1 7 8 .0 0
I 3 6 .0 0 - 1 7 b .5 0
1 2 3 .0 0 -1 8 5 .5 0
---------------------------
307
220
87
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
1 4 4.50
1 4 1.00
1 5 3.50
1 3 8 .0 0
1 3 7 .0 0
1 6 0 .0 0
1 2 9 .0 0 - 1 6 1 .0 0
1 2 3 .0 0 - 1 5 6 .5 0
1 2 7 .0 0 - 1 8 2 .0 0
----------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------
430
332
98
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 8 .5
172.00
1 7 1.00
1 7 5.00
1 7 1.50
1 7 1 .0 0
1 7 7 .0 0
1 5 ^ .0 0 - 1 9 4 .0 0
l 5 i . 0 0 -1 9 0 .5 0
1 3 6 .0 0 - 1 9 9 .6 0
SECRETARIES. CLASS D ---------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g ---------------------------
STENOGRAPHERS,
g e n e r a l ---------------------m a n u f a c t u r in g ---------------------------------
n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g
ste no g r aph er s,
p u b l ic
s e n io r
2
2
8
8
“
.
”
4
4
-
44
28
16
58
51
7
51
41
10
31
28
3
31
24
7
35
18
17
12
10
2
31
14
17
8
2
6
*
8
5
8
5
11
6
5
39
29
10
37
37
*
43
40
3
54
45
9
52
43
9
50
46
4
88
66
22
3
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15
14
1
u t il it ie s
2
2
-
-
-
-
_
-
-
-
6
SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS. CLASS A ------
33
4 0 .0
1 8 6.50
1 8 5 .0 0
1 8 n .0 0 -2 0 0 .0 0
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
-
-
4
10
5
6
-
4
-
-
-
-
SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS. CLASS B -------
49
3 9 .0
1 2 7.50
1 2 6 .0 0
1 0 3 .0 0 - 1 4 4 .0 0
2
-
-
8
8
7
4
8
8
6
2
3
5
3
1
-
-
-
.
-
-
-
.
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSm a n u f a c t u r in g --------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g ---------------------------
144
54
90
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
1 4 2.00
143.00
1 4 1.50
1 3 5 .0 0
1 3 8 .0 0
1 3 0 .0 0
1 2 " .5 0 - 1 4 9 .0 0
1 3 3 .5 0 - 1 4 5 .5 0
Il5 .5 0 -1 A 9 .0 0
.
-
"
-
-
10
10
26
7
19
9
3
6
38
18
20
30
16
14
1
1
6
4
2
10
4
4
“
-
1
1
8
8
-
-
-
*
.
-
_
-
10
1
1
"
TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS.
GENERAL ----------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
30
27
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
150.00
142.00
1 3 5 .0 0
1 3 5 .0 0
1 3 6 .5 0 -1 6 6 .0 0
1 3 ? .5 0 - 1 4 5 .0 0
*
2
2
3
3
10
10
6
6
“
“
*
~
2
2
3
3
*
2
"
1
1
-
“
1
-
T Y P IS T S , CLASS A --------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g --------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S -----------------------
188
122
66
41
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
150.00
1 4 6.50
1 5 6 .5 0
1 6 5 .5 0
1 4 7 .5 0
1 4 5 .0 0
154*50
1 5 4 .5 0
1 3 3 .0 0 -1 6 4 .0 0
1 2 9 .0 0 -1 6 2 .0 0
1 4 ].0 0 - 1 6 8 .5 0
1 5 0 .5 0 -1 8 0 .0 0
-
-
_
“
-
13
11
2
*
22
19
3
*
28
20
8
5
36
22
14
5
28
15
13
12
23
14
9
3
11
7
4
4
12
8
4
4
10
4
6
6
•
-
*“
3
2
1
*
-
-
T Y P IS T S . CLASS B --------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IF S -----------------------
316
135
181
30
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
4 0 .0
1 2 3 .0 0
1 2 8 .5 0
1 1 9.50
1 9 4 .0 0
1 1 3 .5 0
1 2 2 .0 0
106 .5 0
2 1 1 .0 0
1 0 1 .0 0 - 1 3 2 .0 0
111.5 0 - 1 4 1 .5 0
9 4 .0 0 - 1 2 1 .0 0
1 6 l . 5 0 -2 1 1 .0 0
19
6
13
63
25
38
65
31
34
32
22
10
21
14
7
2
16
13
3
1
5
4
1
1
12
6
6
6
9
8
1
1
5
5
-
1
1
-
-
12
12
12
See footnotes at end of tables.
*
“
-
*
7
7
42
42
-
2
2
2
7
7
7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
•
-
-
•
-
-
Weekly earnings ‘
(standard)
Avprap*
weekly
hours1
(standard)
Number
O ccu pation and in d u s try d iv is io n
work.*
Numbe r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t-tim e w e e k ly earn in g s of—
%
s>
130
M '* " 1
Median *
Under
and
$
under
130
140
Middle ranged
%
S
140
_
15Q
S
150
160
_
_
s
s
s
200
S
220
$
1
1
$
S
240
260
260
_
_
_
240
260
280
300
320
27
27
40
23
13
13
8
4
-
26
20
6
31
23
8
3
1
2
-
-
170
180
.
-
-
160 - H i t
180
200
220
-
4
4
5
5
300
i
$
340
360
340
360
3.80
-
“
2
2
-
2
2
1
1
14
14
320
$
5
380
_
400
S
420
440
S
460‘
.
_
and
900
420
440
460
over
-
-
-
-
*
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
-
.
-
-*
-
.
-
11
11
6
6
3
3
6
6
ALL WORKERS
COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS A -----MANUFACTURING --------------------------
99
78
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
$
2 2 6 .5 0
2 2 5 .0 0
$
$
$
2 2 4 .0 0 2 0 9 .5 0 -2 3 7 .0 0
2 2 2 .0C 2 0 5 .5 0 -2 3 9 .0 0
COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS d ----m a n u f a c t u r in g -------------------------NONMANUFACTUPING --------------------
150
112
38
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
196.50
196.50
197.00
191.50
193.50
164.00
1 7 5 .5 0 -2 1 6 .5 0
17*,. 5 0 -2 1 8 .0 0
1 7 7 .5 0 -2 2 1 .0 0
CLASS C -----
57
3 9 .5
154.50
147 .5 0
1 3 6 .0 0 -1 6 0 .0 0
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS.
BU SINESS. CLASS A ---------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------
136
125
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 0 9 .5 0
3 1 3 .0 0
3 0 7 .5 0
3 0 9 .5 0
2 8 ^ ,0 0 -3 2 7 .5 0
2 8 8 .0 0 -3 2 9 .5 0
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS,
BU SINESS, CLASS B ---------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------
241
211
30
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
2 5 2 .0 0
2 5 4 .0 0
2 3 6 .5 0
2 4 9 .0 0
2 5 0 .5 0
2 4 3 .0 0
2 2 8 .0 0 -2 7 5 .0 0
2 2 7 .0 0 -2 7 6 .0 0
2 3 0 .0 0 -2 5 4 .0 0
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS.
BUSINESS. CLASS C ---------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------
66
51
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
2 0 9 .0 0
2 1 2 .0 0
2 1 2 .5 0
2 1 3 .0 0
1 9 3 .5 0 -2 2 9 .0 0
1 9 s .0 0 -2 3 4 .0 0
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,
BUSINESS, CLASS A ---------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------
104
66
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 6 0 .0 0
3 6 9 .0 0
3 6 2 .0 0
3 6 8 .5 0
3 2 9 .0 0 -3 8 6 .0 0
3 4 4 .0 0 -3 9 2 .0 0
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,
BU SINESS. CLASS B ---------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------
66
55
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 2 1 .0 0
3 2 1 .0 0
3 2 0 .0 0
3 2 0 .0 0
3 0 7 .5 0 -3 4 2 .5 0
2 9 0 .5 0 -3 3 7 .0 0
lORAFTERS, CLASS A -----------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------
351
297
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
2 6 9 .0 0
2 7 0 .5 0
2 5 3 .0 0
2 4 9 .5 0
2 2 1 .0 0 -2 8 6 .5 0
2 1 8 .5 0 -2 8 7 .5 0
DRAFTERS. CLASS B -----------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------
280
266
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
2 1 2 .0 0
2 0 9 .0 0
2 1 1 .5 0
2 0 8 .5 0
1 8 ? .0 0 - 2 3 1 .5 0
1 7 6 .5 0 -2 3 0 .0 0
ORAFTERS. CLASS C -----------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------
125
55
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
1 9 1.50
1 7 5.50
196.00
1 7 6 .0 0
1 6 6 .0 0 -2 1 1 .5 0
1 & 0 .0 0 -1 9 3 .5 0
NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)
MANUFACTURING --------------------------
61
59
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
2 3 0 .5 0
2 3 0 .0 0
2 2 9 .0 0
2 2 9 .0 0
2 1 4 .0 0 -2 3 6 .0 0
2 1 4 .5 0 -2 3 4 .5 0
COMPUTER OPERATORS,
-
-
-
-
-
-
“
-
-
4
2
2
8
7
1
17
14
3
18
13
-
1
1
-
5
39
26
11
5
15
11
9
5
2
5
3
-
2
3
1
9
7
16
13
27
24
h3
15
14
1
7
7
W o r k e r s w e r e d is trib u te d as fo llo w s :
See fo o tn o tes at end o f ta b le s .
3 at $110 to $120; and 3 at $120 to
_
”
“
*
“
*
*
“
-
“
2
2
-
9
7
2
30
28
2
46
39
7
64
53
11
40
35
5
26
28
2
“
"
12
12
17
12
20
15
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
6
1
12
7
16
10
16
16
19
18
7
3
5
5
17
17
_
-
-
“
“
5
5
_
-
-
-
6
*6
-
_
-
-
_
-
*
4
4
5
4
4
4
17
12
16
15
-
69
63
56
50
■63
54
48
30
31
16
2
2
-
-
16
16
*
8
8
14
3
8
8
2
6
6
3
3
-
2
3
3
1
1
-
-
32
32
2
11
2
11
23
23
45
45
52
52
55
55
27
24
9
6
2
16
13
17
14
15
6
41
7
16
-
.
2
“
2
4
4
16
15
30
30
6
6
-
-
-
-
”
3
3
-
“
_
-
*
“
-
-
'
40
-
-
-
«.
$130.
3
*
_
-
_
______
*
_
*
16
15
20
20
-
*
10
10
6
6
1
1
i
i
1
1
3
3
1
1
-
17
17
4
4
_
-
*
-
-
-
.
-
*
*
.
-
-
1
1
1
.
-
Average
(m ean 2 )
Average
(mean 2 )
Sex, occu p a tio n , and in d u s try d iv is io n
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -
Number
of
workers
Weekly
Weekly
hours *
earnings
(standard) (standard)
Sex, occu p ation , and in d u stry d iv is io n
Number
of
workers
Weekly
W eekly
earnings
(standard) (standard)!
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS WOMEN— CONTINUED
MEN
$
Average
(m e a n 2 )
Sex, o ccu p ation , and in d u s try d iv is io n
Number
of
workers
W eekly
hours 1
(standard]
Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - MEN
$
37
61
61
•
0 2 1 7 .0 0
4 0 .0
96
76
101
142
113.00
1 0 8 .00
4 0 .0
2 2 7 .0 0
369
291
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
1 9 2.00
1 9 7.50
1 7 2.00
696
4 0 .0
,9 * 9
2 2 6 .5 0
118
2 0 2 .5 0
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS -
WOMEN
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE
o° l r a t u r s *
3b
SECRETARIES.
429
267
162
47
4 0 .0
154.5C
13ft 01
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
188.00
1 6 6.50
190.00
214
244
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
1 5 1.00
152.00
1 5 0.50
1 8 0 .5 0
r>\
4 0 .0
1 6 1.50
140
SI
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
129.50
1 3 1.50
1 2 6 .5 0
CLASS C ---------------------
1 7 3.50
• S 172.50
7 0*0
COMPUTE0 PROGRAMMERS*
?0
! ! .0
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->0
?06*00
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS*
m S8
3 9 .0
LL l K"
j9
r 1L> i
LL ^ o i
L
“ b u s in e s s .
3 9 .5
106 .5 0
dJ
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
145 .0 0
155 .0 0
133.50
61
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
169 .5 0
1 6 1 .5 0
179.50 SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS195.001
366
4 0 .0
177.00
1 7 1.50
1 9 1.50
if?
143
3 9 .5
140.50
144 .5 0
4 0 .0
30
4 0 .0
1 8 6.50
49
39
39 .0
127.50
144
3 9 .5
0
. . . .r~~ ~
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«~
t-
„
,
4 0 .0
118 .5 0
1. 763
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
313
135
143
4 0 .0
1 8 0 .0 0
1 6 3 .5 3
167 .0 0
2 0 7 .0 0
4 0 .0
150.00
142.00
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
150 .0 0
146.50
1 *5 *5 0
3 9 .5
122.501
4 0 .0
1 9 0 .5 0
See fo o tn o tes at end o f ta b les.
L/KMr i LK j
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
2 0 8 .0 0
2 1 2 .0 0
4 0 .0
3 6 0 .0 0
3 6 9 .0 0
t
/ n ft 271 0
/ ft
0 .0ft 2 7 2 .0 0
L L hj
mL h Dj
v
■^66
254
2 1 1 .5 0
/0
r .0
*ft 2 0 9 .0 0
89
48
1 9 3 .0 0
7)!0 .0
*X
1 8 ,..,0
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS.
BUSINESS. CLASS B -----------------------------
NURSES.
NOTE:
E a rn in gs data in ta b le A - 3 r e la te on ly to w o r k e r s w h ose sex id e n tific a tio n w as p ro v id e d by the estab lish m en t,
to a ll w o r k e r s in an occu p ation .
(S ee appendix A fo r p u b lication c r it e r ia .)
51
2 5 6 .0 0
^ j O .j 0
3 2 1 .0 0
3 ^ 0 .^ 0
.T n n r
3Q
27
~.
142.00
143.00
3 9 . b 1 4 1.50
CLASS C -----------------------------
4 0 .0
86
LIKMr 1L K j f
41
j —NvL Kj -
__
.
172.00
171.00
175.00
2 0 4 .0 0
332
97
b4
163
j
155.50
4 0 .0 156.50
3 8 . S 154.50
INDUSTRIAL
(REGISTERED)
E arn in gs data in ta b le s A - 1 and A - 2 ,
-----
55
3 9 .5
1 7 4 .5 0
4 0 .0
4 0 .0
2 3 9 .5 0
2 4 0 .5 0
~30 ~0
4 0 .0 j 2 3 0 .0 0
on the o th er hand,
r e la te
Hourly earnings
N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t-tim e h o u rly e a rn in g s o f—
Number
O ccupation and in d u stry d iv is io n
M ean2
Median*
Middle range *
U n der
$
S
$
$
S
i
S
S
S
I
S
%
5 .3 0
i
5
I
5 .1 0
$
5 .2 0
40
5 .5 0
5 .6 0
5 .7 0
5 .8 0
6 .0 0
6 .2 0
6 . MO
6 .6 0
6 .8 0
7 .0 0
7 .2 0
7 .4 0
7 ,6 0
7 .8 0
8 .0 0
5 ,2 0
5 .3 Q
5 .4 0
5
50
5 .6 o
5 .7 0
5 .8 0
6 .0 0
6 *2 0
6 .4 0
6 .6 0
6 .8 0
7 .0 0
7 .2 0
7 .4 0
7 .6 0
7
8 .0 0
over
-
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
*
17
17
-
-
11
11
-
-
8
8
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
3
3
*
.
1
3
3
1
17
17
29
29
56
54
i
i
"
-
7
7
i
i
$
$
S
$
4 .8 0
4 .9 0
5 .0 0
5 .0 0
5 .1 0
-
and
$
1 -------- {
-
and
4 .6 0
4 .9 0
80
ALL WORKERS
$
$
BOILER TENDERS ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
44
5 .8 2
5 .8 9
5 .7 1
5 .8 0
$
5 .4 8 5 .7 1 -
$
5 .8 ?
5 .6 ?
-
AO
CARPENTERS** MAINTENANCE -------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
124
118
5 .9 7
5 .9 7
6 .0 0
6 .0 0
5 .8 0 5 .8 0 -
6 .0 0
6 .0 0
2
2
e l e c t r i c i a n s , m a in t e n a n c e ---------------m a n u f a c t u r in g ---------------------------------
561
525
6 .1 5
6 .1 2
5 .9 9
5 .9 9
5 .8 2 -
6 . On
1
5 .8 1 -
6 .0 0
1
-
-
6
ENGINEERS, STATIONARY -----------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
132
132
6 .0 9
5 .8 8 5 .8 8 -
6 .0 2
6 .0 2
-
-
-
6 .0 9
6 .0 2
6 .0 2
*
*
*
6
6
h elpers,
m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s -----------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
101
101
5 .1 6
5 .1 6
4 .9 2
4 .9 2
4 .9 2 -
5 .2 6
*1 1
11
4 .9 2 -
5 .2 6
11
11
30
30
MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS, TOOLROOM —
m a n u f a c t u r in g ---------------------------------
124
124
6 .4 5
6 .4 5
6 .0 8
6 .0 8
6 .0 8 6 .0 8 -
7 .8 r
7 .8 n
.
1
1
M AC H IN ISTS,
318
318
5 .9 6
5 .9 6
448
6 .8 8
6 .3 4
MAINTENANCE -------------------m a n u f a c t u r in g ---------------------------------
MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------PU RLIC U T IL IT IE S ------------------------
98
6 .0 0
6 .0 0
5 .8 0 5 .8 0 -
6 .0 0
6 .0 0
7 .1 6
6 .5 5 -
7 .2 «
6 .0 0
7 .2 1
7 .2 1
5 .8 0 6 .8 0 6 .9 7 -
7 .6 0
7 .2 m
7 .2 8
350
336
7 .0 3
MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE ---------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
867
825
6 .0 4
6 .0 3
5 .9 9
5 .9 9
5 .8 2 5 .8 2 -
6 .0 o
6 .0 0
MILLWRIGHTS -----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
85
85
7 .1 3
7 .6 0
7 .1 3
7 .6 0
5 .9 9 5 .9 9 -
7 .6 n
7 .6 o
PA IN T E R S , MAINTENANCE -----------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
90
86
6 .0 2
6 .0 6
5 .9 2
5 .9 2
5 .6 8 5 .6 8 -
5 ,9 3
5 .9 3
P IP E F IT T E R S , MAINTENANCE -----------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
449
449
6 .0 8
6 .0 8
5 .9 9
5 .9 9
5 . 8 7 - 6 . Oo
5 .8 7 -
6 .0 o
SHEET-METAL WORKERS, m a in t e n a n c e —
MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
119
119
6 .2 3
6 .2 3
6 .0 0
6 .0 0
5 .9 1 5 .9 1 -
6 . Or*
6 .0 0
*
**
W o r k e r s w e r e d is trib u te d as fo llo w s :
W o r k e r s w e r e at $ 8 to $ 8 .2 0 .
See fo o tn o tes at end o f ta b le s .
7 .0 6
*
*
.
-
-
“
-
*
-
-
-
-
*
6
6
-
15
15
6
6
13
13
-
7
6
28
28
231
231
156
143
-
-
_
-
-
-
“
“
*
*
14
14
30
30
70
70
14
14
19
-
-
6
-
•
6
*
8
8
15
15
6
6
4
-
-
-
-
6
5
5
3
3
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.
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4
4
-
18
18
-
.
-
-
2
2
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19
.
-
*
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-
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11
11
36
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4
_
.
2
-
2
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2
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6
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4
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4
26
26
45
45
_
.
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5
-
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-
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21
21
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14
*
-
-
24
24
*
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-
.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
24
24
32
32
47
42
191
191
375
375
271
267
31
3
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-
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11
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4
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6
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6
11
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-
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3
3
37
37
_
_
.
10
22
190
-
10
10
10
22
190
4
4
1
1
30
-
3
3
9 at $4 .1 0 to $ 4 .20; and 2 at $ 4 .5 0 to $4 .6 0 .
_
31
26
26
-
4
-
-
*
8
8
30
2
"
18
176
176
60
60
“
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31
30
“
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*
*
24
32
47
191
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-
_
-
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-
-
-
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
7
7
-
-
63
63
-
-
13
13
1
1
-
-
41
41
-
-
21
21
-
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-
-
-
73
73
-
-
_
-
-
28
28
-
3
-
-
-
_
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-
-
_
-
18
15
*
-
-
4
4
-
-
5
-
-
-
4
4
29
_
-
-
s
5
-
6
6
4
29
4
4
_
-
-
-
-
21
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
23
-
-
-
*
-
-
4
4
10
1
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-
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-
59
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_
-
*
_
-
-
-
158
158
-
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68
68
59
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1
1
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2
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.
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22
62
62
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1
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11
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_
.
11
11
36
-
3
3
-
-
-
_
Hourly eanlings3
Occupation and in d u stry d iv is io n
Number
of
workers
s
Mean *
M edian2
Middle range 2
$
2 .0 0 2 .1 0
and
under
2 .1 0
i
2 .2 0
s
N u m b er o f w o rk e rs r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t-tim e h o u rly ea rn in g s o f—
$
S
S
s
s
s
s
s
$
$
$
2 .8 0 3 .0 0 3 .2 0 3 . ‘♦0 3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0 5 .0 0
2 .3 0
I
2 .4 0
$
2 .6 0
$
5 .4 0
5
5 .8 0
*
6 .2 0
1
$
6 .6 0 7 .0 0
$---7 .4 (
6 .2 0
6 .6 0
7 .0 0
7 .4 0
over
and
2 .2 0
2 .3 o
2 .4 0
2 .6 0
2,8 0
3 .0 0
93
159
39
8
3
-
3.2ft
3 .4 0
3 ,6Q 3 . 8 0
4 . OQ 4 .2 0 4 .4 0
4 ,6 ()
5 .0 0
5 .4 0
5 .8 0
3
6
37
37
-
-
-
Al L WORKERS
GUARDS AND WATCHMEN ---------------------------
646
307
$
3 .7 4
5 .2 9
$
3 .1 5
$
$
2 . 2 0 - 5 . 2(i
c_.13
-
93
«.,3 o
2
4
-
4
4
4
-
56
201
8
20
56
22
96
12
40
690
417
39
102
-
-
-
-
2
34
4
5
-
-
-
-
iTd
GUARDS t
JANITO RS. PORTERS.
AND CLEANERS -----
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S
-----------------------
281
5 .3 3
5 .2 0
-..0 6
-».2 2
2 ,2 6 7
4 .0 4
4 .8 9
2 .5 0 “
4 . 9<J
865
86
4 I 25
1 ,3 3 5
4 .0 6
189
72
300
134
300
-
3 .7 8 — 4^ 7 ?
29
1
-
78
55
76
-
55
17
80
1
/ '■A
6 13
12
34
34
-
25
67
55
39
-
3
fz
1-2
12
67
2-t
r- « r-
UP
17
J
7* l""
130
rWiiur ft v i uk l iiu ™m
97
'7 3
1 *3 0
3 .8 6 -
^*01
s le i
'5 ^
y
MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
105
84
4 * 16
3*00
3 30
4 ,9 5
5 .1 0
4 .9 8 — 5|3fi
/ r-w61
/*
4 03
oq
6 .0 3 358
28
1
1
30
30
K>
-
-
-
-
-
-
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
i
7 .2 }
2
-
10
10
10
10
33
27
1r
20
I*” }
(• 1
46
45
28
20
46
7 *5 ;
• 1
120
118
_
7 • no
0
TRUCKDRIVERS. LIGHT
5 " ir
10
8
130
**
91
90
1
1
5
2
-
-
-
~
“
i
55
31
116
(UNDER
43
35
TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM (1 - 1 / 2
Jo
J.
0
10
10
'Z'X'Z
J
6
TO
5 .1 3 - 6 .8 s
175
25
1
39
Hi
68
68
43
1
TRUCKDRIVERS* HEAVY
"
(OVER 4 TONS*
644
101
543
186
See fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s .
6 .7 6
6 .9 1
230
5 .3 0 -
6*3?
6 .6 9
6 .0 3
6 .9 1 -
7.2 1
•j • 13
G. *-7
60
*
-T0
254
82
20
436
92
“
Number of workers receiving straight -time hourly earnings of—
Hourly .an lings3
O ccupation and in d u stry d iv is io n
s
Number
of
! 2 .0 0
M ean2
Median2
Middle range 2
2 .1 0
$
2 .2 0
2 .2 *
2 .3 o
$
s
S
2 .3 0
2 .4 0
$
2 .8 0
S
3 .0 0
%
s
s
%
$
$
$
3 .4 0
3 .6 0
3 .8 0
4 .4 0
4 .6 0
5 .0 0
.4 0
5 .8 0
%
6 .2 0
s
3 .2 0
s
$
4 .0 0 4 .2 0
s
2.4C
$
2 .6 0
6 .6 0
7 .0 0
2 .6 0
2.8 0
3 .0 0
3 .2 0
3 .4 0
3 .6 0
3 . So 4 .0 0
4 .2 0 4 .4 0
4 .6 0
5 .0 0
5 .4 0
.8 0
6 ,2 0
8 .6 0
7 .0 0
7.4 0
i
2 .1 0
ALL WORKERS-CONTINUED
POWER
(OTHER THAN
136
136
77
See fo o tn o tes at end o f ta b le s .
$
$
$
4.81
5 .2 1
3 .7 8 - 5.4n
3 .7 8 - 5.4,n
4 .8 1
5:I i
5 .2 2
$
4 . 7 5 - 6 .0 o
5 . 0 9 - 6 .2 7
4 . 2 1 - 6 .0 o
7 .4 0
and
under
TRUCKERS*
1 ------
and
50
“
-
1
1
46
4
35
33
66
A
8
19
45
23
Table A -6 . A verage hourly earnings of m aintenance, pow erplant, custodial, and m a te ria l m ovem ent
w o rkers, by sex, in A k ro n , O hio, Decem ber 1975
S ex, occu pation , and in d u stry d iv is io n
Number
ol
MAINTFNANCE AND POWERPLANT
OCCUPATIONS - MEN
POILEP
TENDERS -----------------------------------40
f
Avenge
<m«n2 >
hourly
earnings3
S ex , occu pation , and in d u stry d iv is io n
MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED
$
5 .8 2 ! SHEET-METAL WORKERS, MAINTENANCE - 5 .8 9
^ *0
b
«9 7
Number Average
(mean2)
of
hourly
woikers
earnings3
$
119
TOOLROOM —
6 .2 3
6 . 23|
TRUCKDRIVERS TRUCKDRIVERS*
.....................
_ .
_____
132
132
6 .0 9
6 .0 9
guards:
in
5 .1 7
JAN ITO RS,
(UNDER
$
124
nn
5 .2 9
2 .3 5
6 .3 1
i ft
6 76
5 .7 0
6 .9 5
7 .0 0
6 .4 5
1.6 2 8
1,2 1 4
414
4 .3 9
4.92i
2.83j
4 .0 6
318
318
5 .9 6
5.96|
1,3 3 5
670
5 .9 2
5 .3 0
440
98
6 .8 8
6 .3 «
368
4 7J
4 .8 1
4 .0 1
JJo
7 .0 6
4 .7 3
5 .2 7
867
6 .0 4
85
J #} ^
7 « 13|
89
85
6 06
449
4<*9
PORTERS,
AND CLEANERS -----
.
_
95
4 .7 5
Ol
^ .9 4
(OTHER THAN
CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MUVEMENT
AND CLEANERS -----
639
3 .1 5
NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------
451
57
2 .4 6
JANITORS,
6 .0 8
0 .0 0
, * r5 .6 0
6 .3 4
PORTERS.
4 .7 8
1,119
6 .4 7
517
7 .0 9
See footn otes at end o f ta b les.
LIGHT
4 .6 5
7.15, TRUCKERS* POWER
, _
CONTINUED
CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
OCCUPATIONS - MEN
318
MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS.
MANUFACTURING
Number Average
(mean2)
of
hourly
woiken
earnings3
CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED
A
o « I} ?f:
MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
Sex, occupation, and in d u stry d iv is io n
E a rn in gs data in ta b le A -6 r e la te on ly to w o rk e rs w hose sex
id e n tific a tio n was p ro v id e d by the e s ta b lish m en t.
E arn in gs data in
ta b le s A - 4 and A - 5 , on the o th er hand, r e la te to a ll w o r k e r s in an
occu p ation .
(S ee appendix A fo r p u b lica tion c r it e r ia .)
Table A -7.
Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected
occupational groups, adjusted fo r em p lo ym en t shifts,
in Akron, Ohio, for selected periods
D e c e m b e r 1972
to
D e c e m b e r 1973
D e c e m b e r 1973
to
D e c e m b e r 1974
D e c e m b e r 1974
to
D e c e m b e r 1975
A l l in d u s trie s :
O ffic e c le r ic a l (m en and w o m e n )_________
_______
E le c tr o n ic data p ro c e s s in g (m en and w o m en )______
In d u s tria l n u rses (m en and w om en )
___
_______
S k ille d m aintenance tra d es (m e n ).. ________________
U n s k ille d plant w o rk e rs (m e n )_______________________
6.4
*
5.3
6.5
7,7
9.1
7.7
7.6
7.5
8.4
6.3
5.9
7.7
5.2
6.0
M a n u fa ctu rin g:
O ffic e c le r ic a l (m en and w om en)
E le c tr o n ic data p ro c e s s in g (m en and w o m e n )______
In d u s tria l nu rses (m en and w o m e n )_________________
S k illed m ain ten an ce tra d es (m e n )___________________
U n sk illed plant w o rk e rs (m e n )_______________________
5.6
*
5.4
5.8
7.1
6.9
6.8
7.3
7.5
8.8
6.2
5.6
7.5
5.0
6.1
N o n m an u factu rin g:
O ffic e c le r ic a l (m en and w o m e n )____________________
E le c tr o n ic data p ro c e s s in g (m en and w o m en )------In d u s tria l n u rses (m en and w o m e n )--------------------S k illed m ain ten an ce tra d es (m e n )------------------------U n sk illed plant w o rk e rs (m e n )-----------------------------
8.0
*
**
**
8.2
13.5
**
**
**
7.8
6.5
**
**
**
6.0
In d u stry and occu pation al
group
*
**
Data not a v a ila b le .
Data do not m e e t publication c r it e r ia .
N O T E : The p erc e n t in c r e a s e s p re s e n te d in th is ta b le a re b a sed on changes in a v e ra g e
h ou rly earn in gs fo r e sta b lish m en ts re p o rtin g the tre n d jo b s in both the cu rren t and p re v io u s
y e a r (m atched es ta b lis h m e n ts ).
T h e y a re not a ffe c te d by changes in a v e ra g e ea rn in gs
resu ltin g fr o m em p loym en t sh ifts am ong esta b lish m en ts o r tu rn o v e r o f e sta b lish m en ts
in clu ded in su rvey s a m p le s .
T h e p e rc e n t in c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r, a re s t ill a ffe c te d by fa c to r s
oth er than w age in c r e a s e s .
H ir in g s , la y o ffs , and tu rn o v e r m a y a ffe c t an esta b lish m en t
a v e ra g e fo r an occupation when w o r k e r s a re paid under plans p ro v id in g a ran ge o f w a ge rates
fo r in d ivid u al job s. In p e rio d s o f in c r e a s e d h ir in g , fo r e x a m p le , new e m p lo y e e s e n te r at the
bottom o f the range, d e p re s s in g the a v e ra g e w ithout a change in w age ra te s .
T h e s e w age tren d s a re not lin k ed to the w age in d exes p re v io u s ly published fo r this
a r e a becau se the w age in d ex es m e a s u re d changes in a r e a a v e r a g e s , w h e re a s th ese w age
tren d s m ea su re changes in m atched esta b lis h m e n t a v e r a g e s . O th er c h a r a c te r is tic s o f th ese
w a ge tren ds which d if f e r fr o m the discon tin u ed in d exes in clu d e (1 ) ea rn in gs data o f o ffic e
c le r ic a l w o rk e rs and in d u s tria l n u rses a r e c o n v e rte d to an h o u rly b a s is , (2 ) tren d e s tim a te s
a r e p ro v id e d fo r nonm anufacturing es ta b lis h m e n ts , w h e re p o s s ib le , and (3 ) tren d e s tim a te s
a r e p ro v id e d fo r e le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g jo b s.
F o r a m o re d e ta ile d d e s c rip tio n o f the m ethod used to com pute th ese w age tr e n d s , see
"Im p ro v in g A r e a W age S u rvey I n d e x e s ," M onthly L a b o r R e v ie w , January 1973, pp. 52-57.
Footnotes
1
to th e s e
2
and h a lf
3
Standard hou rs r e fle c t
w e e k ly h ou rs.
T h e m ean is com pu ted
r e c e iv e le s s than the
E x clu d es p re m iu m pay
the w o rk w e e k f o r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir re g u la r s tr a ig h t-tim e
s a la r ie s
(e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r tim e at re g u la r and/or p re m iu m
r a te s ), and the earn in gs c o rresp o n d
f o r ea ch jo b by tota lin g the ea rn in gs o f a ll w o r k e r s and d ivid in g by the nu m ber o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m ed ian d esign a tes p o sitio n — h a lf o f the e m p lo y e e s su rveyed r e c e iv e m o re
ra te shown.
T h e m id d le range is d efin ed by 2 ra te s o f pay; a fou rth o f the w o r k e r s ea rn le s s than the lo w e r o f th e s e ra te s and a fou rth ea rn m o r e than the h igh er rate.
fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w ork on w eeken ds, h o lid a y s , and' la te sh ifts.
Appendix A
A r e a w a ge and r e la te d b e n e fits data a re obtain ed by p e rs o n a l v is it s o f B u reau fie ld r e p r e s e n t
a tiv e s at 3 - y e a r in te r v a ls . 12 In each o f the in te rv e n in g y e a r s , in fo rm a tio n on em p loym en t and
occu pational ea rn in gs is c o lle c te d by a com b in ation o f p e rs o n a l v is it , m a ll q u e s tio n n a ire , and telep h on e
in te rv ie w fr o m e sta b lish m en ts p a rtic ip a tin g in the p re v io u s s u rv e y .
In each o f the 83 2 a re a s c u r r e n tly s u rv e y e d , data are obtained fr o m r e p re s e n ta tiv e e s ta b
lish m en ts within s ix b ro a d in d u stry d iv is io n s : M an u factu rin g; tra n s p o rta tio n , co m m u n ica tion , and oth er
pu blic u tilitie s ; w h o le s a le tra d e ; r e t a il tr a d e ; fin a n ce, in s u ra n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v ic e s . M a jo r
in d u stry grou ps exclu d ed fr o m th ese stu d ies a re g o v e rn m e n t op era tio n s and the con stru ction and
e x tr a c tiv e in d u s trie s . E s ta b lish m en ts havin g fe w e r than a p r e s c r ib e d n u m ber of w o r k e r s a re o m itted
becau se o f in s u ffic ie n t em p loym en t in the occu pation s studied.
S ep a ra te tab u lation s a re p ro v id e d fo r
each o f the b ro a d in d u stry d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lica tion c r it e r ia .
A v e r a g e ea rn in gs r e fle c t co m p o s ite , a re a w id e e s tim a te s . In d u s trie s and e s ta b lis h m e n ts d iffe r
in pay l e v e l and jo b sta ffin g , and thus co n trib u te d iffe r e n tly to the e s tim a te s f o r ea ch jo b .
Pay
a v e ra g e s m ay fa il to r e fle c t a c c u ra te ly the w a g e d iffe r e n tia l am ong jo b s in in d ivid u a l es ta b lis h m e n ts .
A v e r a g e pay le v e ls fo r m en and w om en in s e le c te d o ccu p ation s should not be assu m ed to
r e fle c t d iffe r e n c e s in pay of the s e x es w ithin in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts . F a c t o r s w h ich m a y con trib u te
to d iffe r e n c e s include p r o g r e s s io n within e s ta b lis h e d ra te ra n g e s , sin ce only the ra te s paid incum bents
a re c o lle c te d , and p e rfo rm a n c e of s p e c ific d u ties w ith in the g e n e r a l s u rv e y jo b d e s c r ip tio n s .
Job
d e s c rip tio n s used to c la s s ify e m p lo y e e s in th e s e s u rv e y s u su ally a re m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than th ose used
in in d ivid u a l esta b lish m en ts and allow fo r m in o r d iffe r e n c e s
am ong e s ta b lis h m e n ts in s p e c ific
duties p e rfo rm e d .
O ccu pational em p loym en t e s tim a te s r e p r e s e n t the to ta l in a ll esta b lis h m e n ts w ith in the scope
of the study and not the nu m ber actu ally s u rv e y e d . B eca u se occu p a tio n a l s tru c tu re s am ong e s ta b lis h
m en ts d if f e r , e s tim a te s o f occu pation al em p lo y m en t obtain ed fr o m the sa m p le o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts studied
s e r v e only to in d ica te the r e la tiv e im p o rta n c e o f the jo b s studied. T h e s e d iffe r e n c e s in o ccu p ation al
s tru ctu re do not a ffe c t m a t e r ia lly the a c c u ra c y of the e a rn in g s data.
T h e s e s u rv e y s a re conducted on a sa m p le b a s is .
T h e sam p lin g p ro c e d u re s in v o lv e d e ta ile d
s tra tific a tio n o f a ll e sta b lish m en ts w ith in the scope o f an in d iv id u a l a r e a s u rv e y by in d u stry and num ber
o f em p lo y e e s . F r o m th is s tr a tifie d u n iv e rs e a p r o b a b ility sa m p le is s e le c te d , w ith each esta b lish m en t
havin g a p re d e te rm in e d chance of s e le c tio n . T o obtain optim u m a ccu ra cy at m in im u m co s t, a g r e a t e r
p ro p o rtio n o f la r g e than s m a ll esta b lis h m e n ts is s e le c te d . When data a re com b in ed , each esta b lish m en t
is w eigh ted a cco rd in g to its p r o b a b ility o f s e le c tio n , so that unbiased e s tim a te s a re ge n e ra te d .
For
e x a m p le, i f one out of fo u r e sta b lish m en ts is s e le c te d , it is giv e n a w eigh t o f fo u r to r e p re s e n t it s e lf
plus th ree o th e rs . An a lte rn a te of the sam e o r ig in a l p r o b a b ility is chosen in the sam e in d u s tr y -s iz e
c la s s ific a tio n i f data a re not a v a ila b le fo r the o r ig in a l sam p le m e m b e r.
I f no su itable substitute is
a v a ila b le , ad d ition al w eigh t is a s s ig n e d to a sa m p le m e m b e r that is s im ila r to the m is s in g unit.
The
Annual ra te s
span b etw een
in c r e a s e d at
Occupations and E a rn in gs
O ccu pation s used to com pute w age tren d s a re:
O ccupations s e le c te d fo r study a r e com m on to a v a r ie t y of m an u factu rin g and nonm anufacturing
in d u s trie s , and a re o f the fo llo w in g ty p e s :
(1 ) O ffic e c le r ic a l; (2 ) p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l; (3 )
m aintenance and p o w erp la n t; and (4) c u s to d ia l and m a te r ia l m o vem en t. O ccu p ation al c la s s ific a tio n is
based on a u n ifo rm set o f jo b d e s c rip tio n s d esig n ed to take account o f in te re s ta b lis h m e n t v a ria tio n
in duties w ithin the sam e job . O ccu pation s s e le c te d fo r study a r e lis t e d and d e s c rib e d in appendix B.
U n less o th e rw is e in d ica ted , the e a rn in g s data fo llo w in g the jo b t itle s a re fo r a ll in d u s trie s com bin ed.
E arn in gs data fo r som e o f the occu pation s lis te d and d e s c r ib e d , o r fo r som e in d u stry d iv is io n s within
occupations, a re not p re s e n te d in the A - s e r ie s ta b le s , b eca u se e ith e r (1 ) em p lo ym en t in the occupation
is too sm a ll to p ro v id e enough data to m e r it p re s e n ta tio n , o r (2) th e re is p o s s ib ility o f d is c lo s u r e of
in d ivid u al e s ta b lish m en t data. S ep a ra te m e n 's and w o m e n 's e a rn in g s data a re not p re s e n te d when the
num ber of w o r k e r s not id e n tifie d by sex is 20 p e rc e n t o r m o r e of the m en o r w om en id e n tifie d in an
occupation.
E a rn in gs data not shown s e p a r a te ly fo r in d u stry d iv is io n s a re in clu d ed in a ll in d u s trie s
com bin ed data, w h e re shown.
L ik e w is e , data a re in clu d ed in the o v e r a ll c la s s ific a tio n when a sub
c la s s ific a tio n o f e le c tr o n ic s te c h n ic ia n s , s e c r e t a r ie s , o r t r u c k d r iv e r s is not shown o r in fo rm a tio n to
s u b cla ssify is not a v a ila b le .
O ccu pation al em p loym en t and e a rn in g s data a re shown fo r fu ll- t im e w o r k e r s , i. e . , th ose h ir e d
to w o rk a re g u la r w e e k ly schedule. E a rn in g s data ex clu d e p re m iu m pay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on
w eeken ds, h o lid a y s , and la te sh ifts. N on p rodu ction bonuses a re ex clu d ed , but c o s t - o f- liv in g allow a n ces
and in cen tive bonuses a re in clu ded.
W e e k ly h ou rs fo r o ffic e c l e r i c a l and p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l
occupations r e f e r to the standard w o rk w e e k (rou nded to the n e a re s t h a lf h o u r) fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s
r e c e iv e re g u la r s tr a ig h t-tim e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e of pay fo r o v e r tim e at r e g u la r and/or p re m iu m r a te s ).
A v e r a g e w eek ly ea rn in gs fo r th ese occu p ation s a r e rounded to the n e a re s t h a lf d o lla r.
T h e s e s u rv e y s m e a s u re the l e v e l o f o ccu p ation al e a rn in g s in an a re a at a p a rtic u la r tim e .
C o m p a ris o n s o f in d iv id u a l o ccu p ation al a v e r a g e s o v e r tim e m a y not r e fle c t ex p e c te d w a ge changes.
Th e a v e ra g e s fo r in d ivid u a l jo b s a re a ffe c te d by ch an ges in w a g es and em p lo ym en t p a tte rn s .
For
ex a m p le , p ro p o rtio n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d by h ig h - o r lo w -w a g e fir m s m a y change, o r h ig h -w a g e
w o r k e r s m ay advance to b e tte r jo b s and be re p la c e d by new w o r k e r s at lo w e r ra te s .
Such s h ifts in
em p loym en t could d e c r e a s e an occu p a tio n a l a v e r a g e e ven though m o st esta b lis h m e n ts in an a re a
in c r e a s e w a ges during the y e a r .
T r e n d s in e a rn in g s o f occu p a tion a l gro u p s , shown in . ta b le A - 7 ,
a re b e tte r in d ic a to rs of w a ge tre n d s than in d iv id u a l jo b s w ithin the grou p s.
W age tre n d s fo r s e le c te d occu pation al grou ps
p ercen ts o f change in ta b le A - 7 r e la te to w age ch an ges b etw een the in d ic a te d dates.
o f in c r e a s e , w h e re shown, r e fle c t the amount o f in c r e a s e fo r 12 m onths when the tim e
su rveys w as oth er than 12 m onths. Annual ra te s a re b a sed on the assu m ption that w a g es
a constant ra te b etw een su rv e y s .
O ffic e c le r ic a l (m en and w o m e n ):
B ook k eep in g-m a ch in e o p e ra to rs ,
c la s s B
C le r k s , accounting, c la s s e s A and B
C le r k s , f i l e , c la s s e s A , B , and C
C le r k s , o rd e r
C le r k s , p a y r o ll
Keypunch o p e r a to r s , c la s s e s A and B
M e s s e n g e rs
S e c r e ta r ie s
S ten o g ra p h ers, g e n e ra l
S ten o g ra p h ers, s e n io r
S w itch board o p e r a to r s , c la s s e s A and B
T a b u la tin g-m a ch in e o p e ra to rs ,
c la s s B
T y p is ts , c la s s e s A and B
E le c tr o n ic data p ro c e s s in g
(m en and w o m e n ):
C om p u ter o p e r a to r s , c la s s e s A , B , and C
C om p u ter p r o g r a m m e r s , c la s s e s A , B ,
and C
E le c tr o n ic data p r o c e s s in g (m en
and w o m en )— Continued
C o m p u ter s y s te m s a n a ly s ts , c la s s e s A ,
B , and C
In d u s tria l n u rs e s (m en and w o m e n ):
N u r s e s , in d u s tr ia l (r e g is t e r e d )
S k ille d m ain ten an ce (m e n ):
C a rp e n te rs
E le c t r ic ia n s
M a ch in i sts
M e c h a n ic s
M e c h a n ic s (a u to m o tiv e )
P a in te rs
P ip e fit t e r s
T o o l and die m a k e r s
U n s k ille d plant (m e n ):
J a n ito r s , p o r t e r s , and c le a n e r s
L a b o r e r s , m a t e r ia l handling
P e r c e n t changes fo r in d ivid u a l a rea s in the p r o g r a m a r e com p u ted as fo llo w s :
1. Each occupation is assign ed a w e ig h t b a s e d on its p r o p o r tio n a te em p lo y m e n t in the s e le c te d
grou p o f occupations in the b ase y e a r .
2. T h ese w eig h ts a re used to com pu te gro u p a v e r a g e s .
E a ch o ccu p a tio n 's a v e r a g e (m ea n )
e a rn in g s is m u ltip lie d by its w eigh t. Th e p rod u cts a r e to ta le d to obtain a grou p a v e r a g e .
3. The ra tio o f grou p a v e ra g e s fo r 2 c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r s is com pu ted by d iv id in g the a v e r a g e
fo r the cu rren t y e a r by the a v e ra g e fo r the e a r l i e r y e a r . T h e re s u lts — e x p r e s s e d as a p e rc e n t— le s s 100
is the p e rc e n t change.
E s ta b lish m en t p r a c tic e s and su p p lem en tary w a g e p ro v is io n s
1 Personal visits were on a 2-year cycle before July 1972.
2 Included in the 83 areas are 13 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are Akron, Ohio; Austin, T e x . ; Binghamton,
N. Y . —P a .; Birmingham, Ala. ; Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach—Boca Raton, F la .; Lexington—Fayette, K y . ; Melbourne—T itu s v ille Cocoa, Fla .; Norfolk—Virginia Beach—Portsmouth and Newport News—Hampton, Va. —N. C . ; Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N . Y . ; Raleigh—
Durham, N .C .; Syracuse, N .Y . ; Utica—Rome, N .Y . ; and Westchester County, N. Y . In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies in
approximately 70 areas at the request o f the Employment Standards Administration o f the U.S. Department o f Labor.
Tabu lation s on s e le c te d e s ta b lish m en t p r a c t ic e s and su p p le m e n ta ry w a ge p r o v is io n s (B - s e r ie s
t a b le s ) a re not p re s e n te d in th is b u lletin .
In fo rm a tio n fo r th e s e tab u lation s is c o lle c te d at 3 - y e a r
i n t e r v a ls . 1 T h ese tabu lation s on m in im u m e n tra n c e s a la r ie s fo r in e x p e r ie n c e d o ffic e w o r k e r s ; sh ift
d iffe r e n tia ls ; scheduled w e e k ly hours and d ays; p a id h o lid a y s ; p aid v a c a tio n s ; and h ea lth , in s u ra n c e , and
pension plans are p re s e n te d (in the B - s e r ie s t a b le s ) in p r e v io u s b u lle tin s fo r th is a re a .
Establishm ents and w orkers w ith in scope of survey and num ber studied
in A k ro n , O h io ,1 Decem ber 1975
In d u stry d iv is io n 2
M in im u m
em p loym en t
in e s ta b lis h m en ts in scope
o f study
W o r k e r s in esta b lish m en ts
W ithin scop e o f stu d y4
W ithin scope
o f study *
Studied
Studied
N u m b er
P ercen t
435
120
116, 858
100
78, 393
-
195
240
50
70
74,479
42, 379
64
36
55, 097
23, 296
50
50
50
50
50
41
28
108
23
40
17
7
23
8
15
10,
2,
20,
4,
3,
9
2
18
4
3
7, 842
659
10,144
2, 915
1, 736
A l l d iv is io n s ___________________________________
M a n u fa c tu r in g ______________________________________
N o n m a n u fa ctu rin g__________________________________
T ra n s p o rta tio n , com m u n ication , and
o th er pu b lic u tilitie s 5 _______________________
W h o le s a le tra d e 6 _______________________________
R e t a il tra d e 6____________________________________
F in a n c e , in su ra n ce, and r e a l e s t a t e 6 ______
S e r v ic e s 6 7 ______________________________________
N u m b er o f esta b lish m en ts
50
953
182
780
514
950
1 T h e A k ro n Standard M e tro p o lita n S ta tis tic a l A r e a , as d efin ed by the O ffic e o f M an agem en t and Budget through F e b r u a r y 1974, c o n sists o f
P o r t a g e and S u m m it C ou n ties.
The "w o rk e rs w ith in scop e o f stu d y" e s tim a te s shown in this ta b le p ro v id e a re a s o n a b ly a c c u ra te d e s c r ip tio n o f
the s iz e and c o m p o s itio n o f the la b o r fo r c e included in the s u rv e y .
E s tim a te s a r e not intended, h o w e v e r, fo r co m p a ris o n w ith o th er em p lo ym en t
in d e x e s to m e a s u re em p loym en t tren ds o r le v e ls sin ce (1 ) planning o f w a ge s u rv e y s re q u ir e s e sta b lish m en t data c o m p ile d c o n s id e ra b ly in advance
o f the p a y r o ll p e rio d studied, and (2 ) s m a ll esta b lish m en ts a re exclu ded fr o m the scope o f the s u rvey ,
2 T h e 1967 ed ition o f the Standard Industria l C la s s if ic a t ion M anual w as used in c la s s ify in g esta b lish m en ts by in d u stry d iv is io n .
3 In clu d es a ll esta b lish m en ts w ith to ta l em p loym en t at o r ab ove the m in im u m lim ita tio n . A l l ou tlets (w ith in the a r e a ) o f com p an ies in in d u stries
such as tra d e , fin a n ce, auto re p a ir s e r v ic e , and m otion p ic tu re th ea ters a r e c o n s id e re d as 1 esta b lish m en t.
4 In clu d es a ll w o rk e rs in a ll estab lish m en ts w ith to ta l em p lo ym en t (w ith in the a r e a ) at o r above the m in im u m lim ita tio n .
5 A b b r e v ia te d to "p u b lic u t ilit ie s " in the A - s e r i e s ta b le s . T a x ic a b s and s e r v ic e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r tra n s p o rta tio n w e r e exclu d ed . A k r o n 's
lo c a l tra n s it s y s te m is m u n icip a lly op era ted and is ex clu d ed by d e fin itio n fr o m the scope o f the s u rv e y .
6 T h is d iv is io n is re p re s e n te d in estim a tes fo r " a l l in d u s tr ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g" in the A - s e r i e s ta b le s . S ep a ra te p re s e n ta tio n o f data
is not m ade fo r one o r m o re of the fo llo w in g re a s o n s : (1 ) E m p lo y m en t is too s m a ll to p ro v id e enough data to m e r it s e p a ra te study, (2 ) the sam ple
w as not d es ig n e d in itia lly to p e rm it s ep a ra te p resen ta tio n , (3 ) resp o n se w as in s u ffic ie n t o r inadequate to p e r m it sep a ra te p re s e n ta tio n , and (4) th ere
is p o s s ib ilit y o f d is c lo s u re o f in d ivid u a l estab lish m en t data.
7 H o te ls and m o te ls ; lau n d ries and oth er p e rs o n a l s e r v ic e s ; b u sin ess s e r v ic e s ; a u tom ob ile r e p a ir , re n ta l, and p a rk in g; m o tio n p ic tu re s ;
n o n p ro fit m e m b e rs h ip o rg a n iza tio n s (exclu ding r e lig io u s and c h a rita b le o rg a n iz a tio n s ); and en g in e e rin g and a r c h ite c tu r a l s e r v ic e s .
Appendix B.
Occupational Descriptions
The p r im a r y pu rp ose o f p re p a rin g jo b d e s c rip tio n s fo r the B u rea u 's w age su rveys is to a s s is t its fie ld s ta ff in c la s s ify in g in to a p p ro p ria te
occu p ation s w o r k e fs who a re em p lo y e d under a v a r ie t y o f p a y r o ll t itle s and d iffe r e n t w ork a rra n gem en ts fr o m esta b lis h m e n t to e s ta b lis h m e n t and
fr o m a r e a to a re a .
T h is p e rm its the grou p in g o f occu p a tion a l w age ra te s rep resen tin g c o m p a ra b le jo b content.
B eca u se o f th is e m p h a sis on
in te re s ta b lis h m e n t and in te r a r e a c o m p a r a b ility o f occu p a tion a l content, the B u re a u 's job d e s c rip tio n s m ay d iffe r s ig n ific a n tly fr o m th o se in use in
in d iv id u a l esta b lis h m e n ts o r th ose p re p a re d fo r o th er p u rp o ses.
In applyin g th ese jo b d e s c rip tio n s , the B u rea u 's fie ld e c o n o m is ts a re in stru cted
to ex clu d e w o rk in g s u p e r v is o r s ; a p p re n tic e s ; le a r n e r s ; b e g in n e rs ; t r a in e e s ; and handicapped, p a r t-tim e , t e m p o r a r y , and p r o b a tio n a ry w o r k e r s .
OFFICE
B IL L E R , M A C H IN E
C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G
P r e p a r e s s ta tem en ts, b ills , and in v o ic e s on a m ach in e o th er than an o r d in a r y o r e le c tr o m a tic
ty p e w r ite r . M ay a lso keep r e c o r d s as to b illin g s o r shipping c h a rg e s o r p e r fo r m o th er c le r ic a l w ork
in cid en tal to b illin g o p era tio n s. F o r w age study p u rp o s e s , b ille r s , m a ch in e, a re c la s s ifie d by type of
m ach in e, as fo llo w s :
P e r fo r m s one o r m o re accounting c le r ic a l ta sk s such as postin g to r e g is t e r s and le d g e r s ;
r e c o n c ilin g bank accounts; v e r ify in g the in te rn a l c o n s is te n c y , c o m p le te n e s s , and m a th e m a tic a l a c c u ra c y
o f accounting docum ents; assign in g p r e s c r ib e d accounting d is trib u tio n c o d e s ; ex a m in in g and v e r ify in g
fo r c le r ic a l a ccu racy v a rio u s typ es of r e p o r ts , lis t s , c a lc u la tio n s , p o stin g, e tc .; o r p re p a rin g s im p le o r
a s s is tin g in p rep a rin g m o re co m p lic a te d jo u rn a l v o u c h e rs . M ay w o rk in e it h e r a m anual o r autom ated
accounting system .
B i l l e r , m ach in e (b illin g m a c h in e ). U ses a s p e c ia l b illin g m ach in e (com b in ation typ in g and
adding m a ch in e) to p r e p a re b ills and in v o ic e s fr o m c u s to m e r s ' pu rch ase o r d e r s , in te rn a lly p re p a re d
o r d e r s , shipping m em o ra n d u m s, e tc.
U su a lly in v o lv e s ap p lication o f p r e d e te rm in e d discou nts and
shipping c h a rg e s and e n try o f n e c e s s a r y e x te n s io n s , w hich m ay o r m ay not be com puted on the b illin g
m ach in e, and to ta ls w hich a re a u to m a tic a lly accu m u lated by m ach in e. Th e op era tion u su ally in v o lv e s a
la r g e num ber o f carbon c o p ie s o f the b ill b ein g p re p a re d and is often done on a fa n fo ld m achine.
B i l l e r , m ach in e (b ook k eep in g m a c h in e ). U ses a bookkeepin g m achine (w ith o r without a
ty p e w r ite r k e y b o a rd ) to p re p a r e c u s to m e r s ' b ills as part o f the accounts r e c e iv a b le o p eration .
G e n e ra lly in v o lv e s the sim u ltan eou s e n try of fig u r e s on c u s to m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o rd .
Th e m achine
au to m a tica lly accu m u lates fig u r e s on a n u m b er o f v e r t ic a l colum ns and com putes and usu ally p rin ts
a u tom a tica lly the debit o r c r e d it b a la n ces. D oes not in v o lv e a k n ow led ge o f bookkeepin g. W o rk s fro m
u n iform and standard typ es o f s a le s and c r e d it s lip s .
T h e w o rk re q u ir e s a kn ow ledge o f c l e r i c a l m ethods and o ffic e p r a c tic e s and p r o c e d u re s w hich
r e la te s to the c le r ic a l p ro c e s s in g and r e c o r d in g of tra n s a c tio n s and accounting in fo rm a tio n .
W ith
e x p e r ie n c e , the w o r k e r ty p ic a lly b e c o m e s f a m ilia r w ith the book k eep in g and accounting te r m s and
p ro c e d u re s used in the a ssign ed w o rk , but is not r e q u ire d to have a k n o w led ge o f the fo r m a l p rin c ip le s
of bookkeeping and accounting.
P o s itio n s a re c la s s ifie d into le v e ls
on the b a s is
o f the fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s .
C la ss A. U nder g e n e ra l s u p e rv is io n , p e r fo r m s accounting c le r ic a l o p e ra tio n s w hich re q u ir e
the application of e x p e rie n c e and ju d gm en t, fo r e x a m p le , c le r ic a lly p ro c e s s in g c o m p lic a te d o r
n o n re p e titiv e accounting tra n s a c tio n s , s e le c tin g am ong a su b sta n tia l v a r ie t y o f p r e s c r ib e d accounting
codes and c la s s ific a tio n s , o r tra c in g tra n s a c tio n s though p r e v io u s accounting action s to d e te rm in e
s o u rce o f d is c re p a n c ie s . M ay be a s s is te d b y one o r m o r e c la s s B accounting c le r k 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 era tes a bookkeepin g m ach in e (w ith o r w ithout a ty p e w r it e r k e y b o a rd ) to k eep a r e c o r d of
business tra n s a c tio n s .
C la s s A . K eep s a set o f re c o r d s re q u irin g a k n ow led ge o f and e x p e rie n c e in b a s ic bookkeeping
p rin c ip le s , and fa m ilia r it y w ith the s tru c tu re o f the p a rtic u la r accounting s y s te m used.
D e term in es
p ro p e r re c o r d s and d istrib u tio n o f debit and c r e d it ite m s to be used in each phase o f the w o rk . M ay
p re p a re c o n so lid a ted r e p o r ts , b a lan ce s h eets, and o th er r e c o r d s by hand.
C la s s B . K eep s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e phases o r s e c tio n s of a set o f r e c o r d s usually
req u irin g little k n ow led ge o f b a s ic book k eep in g. P h a s e s o r section s inclu de accounts p a y a b le, p a y r o ll,
cu stom ers* accounts (not in clu din g a s im p le typ e of b illin g d e s c r ib e d under b i l l e r , m a c h in e ), cost
distrib u tion , exp en se d is trib u tio n , in v e n to ry c o n tr o l, e tc. M a y check o r a s s is t in p re p a ra tio n of t r ia l
balances and p r e p a re c o n tro l sh eets fo r the accounting dep artm en t.
G lass B . U nder c lo s e su p e rv is io n , fo llo w in g d e ta ile d in s tru c tio n s and sta n d a rd ize d p ro c e d u r e s ,
p e r fo r m s one o r m o re routine accounting c l e r i c a l o p e r a tio n s , such as postin g to le d g e r s , c a r d s , or
w o rk s h e e ts w h ere id e n tific a tio n of ite m s and lo c a tio n s o f p o stin g s are c le a r ly in d ic a te d ; ch eckin g
a c c u ra c y and com p le te n e s s o f sta n d a rd ized and r e p e t it iv e r e c o r d s o r accou n tin g docu m en ts; and coding
docum ents using a few p r e s c r ib e d accounting c o d es.
C L E R K , F IL E
F ile s , c la s s ifie s , and r e t r ie v e s m a t e r ia l in an e s ta b lis h e d filin g s y s te m .
M ay p e r fo r m
c le r ic a l and m anual task s re q u ire d to m ain tain f ile s . P o s itio n s a re c la s s ifie d in to le v e ls on the b a sis
of the fo llo w in g d efin itio n s.
C la s s A . C la s s ifie s and
docu m en ts, etc., in an esta b lis h e d
M a y a ls o file th is m a te r ia l.
M ay
le a d a s m a ll grou p of lo w e r le v e l
in d exes file m a t e r ia l such as c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r ts , te c h n ic a l
filin g s y s te m con tain in g a n u m b er of v a r ie d su b ject m a tte r file s .
keep r e c o r d s of v a r io u s ty p e s in con ju n ction w ith the f ile s .
M ay
file c le r k s .
SECRETARY— Continued
Class B . Sorts, codes, and files unclassified material by simple (subject matter) headings
or partly classified material by finer subheadings. Prepares simple related index and cross-reference
aids. As requested, locates clearly identified material in files and forwards material. May perform
related clerical tasks required to maintain and service files.
Class C . P erform s routine filing of material that has already been classified or which is
easily classified in a simple serial classification system (e.g., alphabetical, chronological, or
numerical). As requested, locates readily available material in files and forwards material; and may
fill out withdrawal charge. May perform simple clerical and manual tasks required to maintain and
service files.
CLER K , ORDER
Receives customers' orders for material or merchandise by mail, phone, or personally.
Duties involve any combination of the following: Quoting prices to customers; making out an order
sheet listing the items to make up the order; checking prices and quantities of items on order sheet;
and distributing order sheets to respective departments to be filled. May check with credit department
to determine credit rating of customer, acknowledge receipt of orders from customers, follow up
orders to see that they have been filled, keep file of orders received, and check shipping invoices
with original orders.
CLER K, P A Y R O LL
Computes wages of company employees and enters the necessary data on the payroll sheets.
Duties involve: Calculating w orkers' earnings based on time or production records; and posting
calculated data on payroll sheet, showing information such as worker's name, wdrking days, time,
rate, deductions for insurance, and total wages due. May make out paychecks and assist paymaster
in making up and distributing pay envelopes. May use a calculating machine.
K EYPUNCH OPERATOR
Operates a keypunch machine to record or verify alphabetic and/or numeric data on tabulating
cards or on tape.
Positions are classified into levels on the basis of the following definitions.
Class A. Work requires the application of experience and judgment in selecting procedures
to be followed and in searching for, interpreting, selecting, or coding items to be keypunched from a
variety of source documents. On occasion may also perform some routine keypunch work. May train
inexperienced keypunch operators.
Class B . Work is routine and repetitive. Under close supervision or following specific
procedures or instructions, works from various standardized source documents which have been coded,
and follows specified procedures which have been prescribed in detail and require little or no selecting,
coding, or interpreting of data to be recorded. Refers to supervisor problems arising from erroneous
items or codes or missing information.
MESSENGER
Exclusions
Not all positions that are titled "secretary" possess the above characteristics.
positions which are excluded from the definition are as follows:
Examples of
a.
Positions which do not meet the "personal" secretary concept described above;
b.
Stenographers not fully trained in secretarial type duties;
c. Stenographers
managerial persons;
serving
as
office assistants
to a group of professional, technical, or
d. Secretary positions in which the duties are either substantially more routine or sub
stantially more complex and responsible than those characterized in the definition;
e. Assistant type positions which involve more difficult or more responsible technical,
administrative, supervisory, or specialized clerical duties which are not typical of secretarial
work.
NO TE: The term "corporate o ffic e r," used in the level definitions following, refers to those
officials who have a significant corporate-wide policymaking role with regard to major company
activities.
The title "vice president," though normally indicative of this role, does not in all cases
identify such positions. Vice presidents whose prim ary responsibility is to
act personally onindividual
cases or transactions (e.g., approve or deny individual loan or credit actions; administer individual
trust accounts; directly supervise a clerical staff) are not considered to be "corporate officers" for
purposes of applying the following level definitions.
Class A
1. Secretary to the chairman of the board or president of a company that employs, in all,
over 100 but fewer than 5, 000 persons; or
2. Secretary to a corporate officer (other than the chairman of the board or president) of a
company that employs, in all, over 5, 000 but fewer than 25, 000 persons; or
3. Secretary to the head, immediately below the corporate officer level, of a major segment
or subsidiary of a company that employs, in all, over 25.000 persons.
Class B
1. Secretary to the chairman of the board or president of a company that employs, in all,
fewer than 100 persons; or
2. Secretary to a corporate officer (other than the chairman of the board or president) of a
company that employs, in all, over 100 but fewer than 5,000 persons; or
3. Secretary to the head, immediately below the officer level, over either a major corporate
wide functional activity (e.g., marketing, research, operations, industrial relations, etc.) or a major
geographic or organizational segment (e.g., a regional headquarters; a major division) of a company
that employs, in all, over 5,000 but fewer than 25,000 employees; or
Perform s various routine duties such as running errands, operating minor office machines
such as sealers or m ailers, opening and distributing mail, and other minor clerical work. Exclude
positions that require operation of a motor vehicle as a significant duty.
4. Secretary to the head of an individual plant, factory, etc. (or other equivalent level of
official) that employs, in all, over 5, 000 persons; or
SECRETARY
5. Secretary to the head of a large and important organizational segment (e.g., a middle
management supervisor of an organizational segment often involving as many as several hundred
persons) or a company that employs, in all, over 25,000 persons.
Assigned as personal secretary, normally to one individual. Maintains a close and highly
responsive relationship to the day-to-day work of the supervisor. Works fairly independently
receiving a minimum of detailed supervision and guidance. Perform s varied clerical and secretarial
duties, usually including most of the following:
a. Receives telephone calls, personal callers, and incoming mail, answers routine inquiries,
and routes technical inquiries to the proper persons;
b.
Establishes, maintains, and revises the supervisor's files;
c.
Maintains the supervisor's calendar and makes appointments as instructed;
d.
Relays messages from supervisor to subordinates;
e. Reviews correspondence, memorandums, and reports prepared by others for the super
v isor's signature to assure procedural and typographic accuracy;
f.
Perform s stenographic and typing work.
May also perform other clerical and secretarial tasks of comparable nature and difficulty.
The work typically requires knowledge of office routine and understanding of the organization, programs,
and procedures related to the work of the supervisor.
Class C
1. Secretary to an executive or managerial person whose responsibility is not equivalent to
one of the specific level situations in the definition for class B, but whose organizational unit
normally numbers at least several dozen employees and is usually divided into organizational segments
which are often, in turn, further subdivided. In some companies, this level includes a wide range of
organizational echelons; in others, only one or two; or
2. Secretary to the head of an individual plant, factory, etc. (or other equivalent level of
official) that employs, in all, fewer than 5,000 persons..
Class D
1. Secretary to the supervisor or head of a small organizational unit (e.g., fewer than
about 25 or 30 persons); c>r
2. Secretary to a nonsupervisory staff specialist, professional employee, administrative
officer, or assistant, skilled technician or expert. (NOTE: Many companies assign stenographers,
rather than secretaries as described above, to this level of supervisory or nonsupervisory worker.)
P r im a r y duty is to take d icta tio n using shorthand, and to tr a n s c r ib e the d icta tio n . M a y a lso
type fr o m w ritte n cop y.
M a y o p e ra te fr o m a s ten o g ra p h ic p o o l.
M a y o c c a s io n a lly tr a n s c r ib e fr o m
v o ic e r e c o rd in g s ( i f p r im a r y duty is tr a n s c r ib in g fr o m r e c o r d in g s , s ee T r a n s c r ib in g -M a c h in e O p e ra to r,
G e n e ra l).
O p erates one o r a v a r ie t y o f m ach in es such as the ta b u la to r, c a lc u la to r , c o lla t o r , in t e r p r e t e r ,
s o r t e r , rep rod u cin g punch, e tc. E xclu ded f r o m th is d e fin itio n a re w o rk in g s u p e r v is o r s . A ls o ex clu d ed
a re o p e ra to rs o f e le c tr o n ic d ig ita l c o m p u te rs , even though th e y m a y a lso o p e ra te E A M equ ipm en t.
N O T E : T h is jo b is d istin gu ish ed fr o m that o f a s e c r e t a r y in that a s e c r e t a r y n o r m a lly w ork s
in a con fid en tia l re la tio n s h ip w ith o n ly one m a n a g e r o r e x e c u tiv e and p e r fo r m s m o r e re s p o n s ib le and
d is c r e tio n a r y tasks as d e s c r ib e d in the s e c r e t a r y jo b d e fin itio n .
C la ss A. P e r fo r m s c o m p lete re p o rtin g and ta b u la tin g a ssig n m en ts in clu d in g d e v is in g d iffic u lt
c o n tro l pan el w irin g under g e n e r a l su p e rv is io n .
A s s ig n m e n ts t y p ic a lly in v o lv e a v a r ie t y o f lon g and
c o m p le x re p o rts w hich often a re ir r e g u la r o r n o n r e c u r r in g , r e q u ir in g so m e planning o f the natu re and
sequ en cin g of o p e ra tio n s , and the use o f a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in e s . Is ty p ic a lly in v o lv e d in tr a in in g new
o p e r a to r s in m achine op era tion s o r tra in in g l o w e r 'l e v e l o p e r a to r s in w irin g fr o m d ia g ra m s and in
the o p era tin g sequ ences o f long and c o m p le x re p o r ts .
D oes not in clu d e p o s itio n s in w h ich w ir in g
re s p o n s ib ility is lim ite d to s e le c tio n and in s e r tio n o f p r e w ir e d b o a rd s .
S ten o g ra p h er, G e n e ra l
D ictation in v o lv e s a n o r m a l rou tin e v o c a b u la ry .
or p e r fo r m oth er r e la t iv e ly rou tin e c le r i c a l ta sk s.
M a y m ain tain
f ile s ,
k eep
s im p le r e c o r d s ,
S ten o g ra p h er, S e n io r
D ictation in v o lv e s a v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la ry such as in
re p o rts on s c ie n tific re s e a r c h . M a y a ls o set up and m ain tain f il e s , k eep r e c o r d s , e tc.
le g a l b r ie fs o r
OR
P e r fo r m s sten o g ra p h ic duties re q u irin g s ig n ific a n tly g r e a t e r in dependence and r e s p o n s ib ility
than ste n o g ra p h e r, g e n e r a l, as e v id e n c e d by the fo llo w in g : W o rk re q u ir e s a high d e g r e e o f sten ogra p h ic
speed and a c c u ra c y ; a thorou gh w o rk in g k n o w led ge o f g e n e r a l b u sin ess and o ffic e p ro c e d u re ; and o f
the s p e c ific bu sin ess o p e ra tio n s , o r g a n iz a tio n , p o lic ie s , p ro c e d u r e s , f i l e s , w o r k flo w , e tc . U ses th is
know ledge in p e r fo r m in g s ten o g ra p h ic duties and re s p o n s ib le c le r ic a l ta sk s such as m ain tain in g follow u p
file s ; assem b lin g m a te r ia l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o ra n d u m s , and le t t e r s ; com p o sin g sim p le le t t e r s fr o m
g e n e ra l in s tru c tio n s ; read in g and rou tin g in c o m in g m a il; and a n sw erin g routine q u estio n s, etc.
S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
C la s s A .
O p era tes a s in g le - o r m u ltip le -p o s itio n telep h o n e sw itch b oa rd handling in co m in g ,
outgoing, in trap lan t o r o ffic e c a lls . P e r fo r m s fu ll telep h on e in fo rm a tio n s e r v ic e o r handles co m p le x
c a lls , such as c o n fe r e n c e , c o lle c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s im ila r c a lls , e ith e r in addition to doing rou tine w o rk
as d e s c rib e d fo r sw itch b o a rd o p e r a to r , c la s s B , o r as a fu ll- t im e assign m en t.
( " F u l l " teleph on e
in fo rm a tio n s e r v ic e o c c u rs when the esta b lis h m e n t has v a r ie d fu nctions that a re not r e a d ily
understandable fo r telep h on e in fo rm a tio n p u rp o s e s , e .g ., becau se o f o v e rla p p in g o r in te r r e la te d
fu nctions, and co n sequ en tly p re s e n t fre q u e n t p ro b le m s as to w hich e x ten sio n s a re a p p ro p ria te fo r c a lls .)
C la ss B . O p era tes a s in g le - o r m u ltip le -p o s itio n telep h on e sw itch b oa rd handling in c o m in g ,
outgoing, in trap lan t o r o ffic e c a lls .
M a y handle rou tin e lon g dista n ce c a lls and r e c o r d to lls .
M ay
p e r fo r m lim ite d telep h on e in fo rm a tio n s e r v ic e . (" L i m i t e d " telep h on e in fo rm a tio n s e r v ic e o c c u rs i f the
functions of the e sta b lish m en t s e r v ic e d a re r e a d ily u n derstan dable f o r telep h on e in fo rm a tio n p u rp o ses,
o r i f the req u ests a re rou tin e, e .g ., g iv in g ex ten sio n nu m bers when s p e c ific nam es a re fu rn ish ed , o r i f
co m p lex c a lls a re r e f e r r e d to an oth er o p e r a t o r .)
T h e s e c la s s ific a tio n s do not in clu d e s w itch b o a rd o p e ra to rs in telep h on e com p a n ies who a s s is t
cu stom ers in p la cin g c a lls .
P o s itio n s
a re c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d efin itio n s .
C la ss B . P e r fo r m s w o rk a cco rd in g to e s ta b lis h e d p r o c e d u r e s and under s p e c ific in s tru c tio n s .
A s s ig n m e n ts ty p ic a lly in v o lv e co m p le te but rou tin e and r e c u r r in g r e p o r ts o r p a rts o f la r g e r and m o r e
c o m p le x re p o rts .
O p era tes m o re d iffic u lt tab u latin g o r e le c t r ic a l accou n tin g m a ch in es sudh as the
ta b u la to r and c a lc u la to r, in addition to the s im p le r m a ch in es used b y c la s s C o p e r a to r s .
M a y be
r e q u ir e d to do som e w ir in g fr o m d ia g ra m s .
M a y tr a in new e m p lo y e e s in b a s ic m ach in e o p e ra tio n s .
C la ss C . U nder s p e c ific in s tru c tio n s , o p e ra te s s im p le tabu latin g o r e le c t r ic a l accounting
m a ch in es such as the s o r t e r , in t e r p r e t e r , re p ro d u c in g punch, c o lla t o r , e tc .
A s s ig n m e n ts t y p ic a lly
in v o lv e p ortion s o f a w o rk unit, fo r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o rtin g o r c o lla tin g runs, o r r e p e titiv e
o p e ra tio n s .
M ay p e r fo r m sim p le w ir in g fr o m d ia g r a m s , and do s o m e filin g w o rk .
T R A N S C R IB IN G :-M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R . G E N E R A L
P r im a r y duty is to tr a n s c r ib e d icta tio n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l ro u tin e v o c a b u la ry fr o m tr a n s c rib in g -m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M ay a lso typ e fr o m w r itte n co p y and do s im p le c l e r i c a l w o rk . W o r k e r s
tr a n s c r ib in g dictation in v o lv in g a v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c ia liz e d v o c a b u la r y such as le g a l b r ie fs o r
re p o r ts on s c ie n tific re s e a r c h a re not in clu d ed .
A w o r k e r who tak es d ic ta tio n in shorthand o r by
Sten otype o r s im ila r m ach in e is c la s s ifie d as a s te n o g ra p h e r.
T Y P IS T
U ses a t y p e w r it e r to 'm a k e c o p ie s o f v a r io u s m a t e r ia ls o r to m ake out b ills a fte r c a lc u la tio n s
h ave been m ade by another person .
M ay in clu d e typ in g o f s te n c ils , m a ts , o r s im ila r m a t e r ia ls fo r
use in duplicating p r o c e s s e s . M ay do c l e r i c a l w o rk in v o lv in g lit t le s p e c ia l tr a in in g , such as k eep in g
s im p le r e c o r d s , filin g re c o r d s and r e p o r ts , o r s o rtin g and d is trib u tin g in c o m in g m a il.
C lass A . P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r ia l in fin a l fo r m when it
in v o lv e s com bining m a te r ia l fr o m s e v e r a l s o u rc e s ; o r r e s p o n s ib ility f o r c o r r e c t s p e llin g , s y lla b ic at io n ,
punctuation, e tc ., o f te c h n ic a l or unusual w o rd s o r fo r e ig n lan gu age m a t e r ia l; o r planning la you t and
ty p in g o f c o m p lic a te d s ta tis tic a l tabbies to m ain tain u n ifo r m ity and b a la n ce in sp a cin g. M a y ty p e rou tin e
fo r m le t t e r s , v a ry in g d e ta ils to suit c irc u m s ta n c e s .
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
In addition to p e r to r m in g duties o f o p e r a to r on a s in g le -p o s itio n o r m o n ito r -ty p e s w itch b o a rd ,
acts as re c e p tio n is t and m a y a ls o typ e o r p e r fo r m rou tin e c le r ic a l w o rk as p a rt o f r e g u la r du ties. T h is
typing o r c le r ic a l w o rk m ay take the m a jo r p a rt o f th is w o r k e r 's tim e w h ile at sw itch b oa rd .
C la s s B . P e r fo r m s one o r me r e o f the fo llo w in g : C op y ty p in g f r o m rou gh o r c le a r d r a fts ;
o r rou tin e typing o f fo r m s , in su ran ce p o lic ie s , e tc ; o r s e ttin g up s im p le stan dard ta b u la tio n s; o r
cop yin g m o r e c o m p lex ta b les a lre a d y set up and sp a c e d p r o p e r ly .
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
COM PUTER O PERATO R
C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R — Continued
M o n ito rs and o p e ra te s the c o n tr o l c o n s o le o f a d ig ita l co m p u ter to p r o c e s s data a c c o rd in g to
op eratin g in s tru c tio n s , u su a lly p re p a re d b y a p r o g r a m m e r .
W o rk in clu d es m o st o f the fo llo w in g :
Studies in stru ctio n s to d e te rm in e equ ipm en t setup and o p e ra tio n s ; load s equ ipm ent w ith r e q u ir e d
item s (tape r e e ls , c a r d s , e t c .); s w itch es n e c e s s a r y a u x ilia ry equ ipm en t into c ir c u it , and sta rts and
o p era tes com p u ter; m akes ad ju stm en ts to c o m p u te r to c o r r e c t o p e ra tin g p ro b le m s and m e e t s p e c ia l
con dition s; r e v ie w s e r r o r s m ade du ring o p e ra tio n and d e te rm in e s cause o r r e f e r s p ro b le m to
s u p e rv is o r o r p r o g r a m m e r ; and m ain tain s o p e ra tin g r e c o r d s .
M a y te s t and a s s is t in c o r r e c tin g
p ro g ra m .
C la s s B . O p era tes in depen den tly, o r u nder onxy g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n , a c o m p u te r running
p r o g r a m s w ith m o st o f the fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r is t ic s : M o s t o f the p r o g r a m s a r e e s ta b lis h e d p rod u ction
ru ns, ty p ic a lly run on a r e g u la r ly r e c u r r in g b a s is ; t h e r e is lit t le o r no te s tin g o f n ew p r o g r a m s
r e q u ir e d ; a ltern a te p ro g r a m s a re p ro v id e d in c a s e o r ig in a l p r o g r a m n eed s m a jo r Change o r cannot be
c o r r e c t e d within a rea so n a b ly tim e . In com m on e r r o r s itu a tio n s , d ia g n o s e s cau se and ta k e s c o r r e c t iv e
action .
T h is u su ally in v o lv e s applying p r e v io u s ly p r o g r a m m e d c o r r e c t iv e s te p s , o r usin g stan dard
c o r r e c t io n techniqu es.
OR
F o r w a ge study p u rp o s e s ,
co m p u te r o p e r a to r s
a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s :
C la s s A . O p e ra te s in d ep en d en tly, o r under only g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n , a co m p u ter running
p ro g ra m s w ith m o st o f the fo llo w in g c h a r a c t e r is t ic s :
N ew p ro g r a m s a re fre q u e n tly te s te d and
introduced; schedu ling re q u ire m e n ts a re o f c r it ic a l im p o rta n c e to m in im iz e dow n tim e; the p ro g r a m s
a re o f co m p le x d esign so that id e n tific a tio n o f e r r o r s o u rce often re q u ir e s a w o rk in g k n o w led ge o f the
to ta l p r o g r a m , and a ltern a te p r o g r a m s m a y not be a v a ila b le .
M a y g iv e d ir e c tio n and guidance to
lo w e r l e v e l o p e ra to rs .
O p era tes under d ir e c t s u p e rv is io n a c o m p u te r running p r o g r a m s o r s e g m e n ts o f p r o g r a m s
w ith the c h a r a c te r is tic s d e s c rib e d fo r c la s s A . M ay a s s is t a h ig h e r l e v e l o p e r a to r b y in d ep en d en tly
p e r fo r m in g le s s d iffic u lt ta sk s a ssign ed , and p e r fo r m in g d iffic u lt ta s k s fo llo w in g d e ta ile d in s tru c tio n s
and w ith frequ en t r e v ie w o f op era tio n s p e r fo r m e d .
C la ss C . W o rk s on rou tine p r o g r a m s under c lo s e s u p e rv is io n . Is e x p e c te d to d e v e lo p w o rk in g
k n o w led g e o f the co m p u ter equipm ent used and a b ility to d e te c t p ro b le m s in v o lv e d in running rou tin e
p r o g r a m s . U su ally has r e c e iv e d som e fo r m a l tr a in in g in c o m p u te r o p e ra tio n . M a y a s s is t h ig h e r l e v e l
o p e r a to r on c o m p lex p r o g r a m s .
C o n v e rts s ta tem en ts o f b u sin ess p ro b le m s , ty p ic a lly p re p a re d by a s y s te m s a n alyst, into a
sequ en ce o f d e ta ile d in s tru c tio n s w h ich a re r e q u ir e d to s o lv e the p ro b lem s by au tom atic data p ro c e s s in g
equ ip m en t. W ork in g fr o m c h a rts o r d ia g r a m s , the p r o g r a m m e r d evelop s the p r e c is e in s tru c tio n s w hich,
when e n te r e d into the c o m p u te r s y s te m in cod ed langu age, cause the m anipulation o f data to a ch ieve
d e s ir e d re s u lts .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o st o f the fo llo w in g : A p p lie s kn ow ledge of co m p u ter c a p a b ilitie s ,
m a th e m a tic s , lo g ic e m p lo y e d by c o m p u te rs , and p a rtic u la r su bject m a tte r in v o lv e d to a n a lyze ch arts
and d ia g ra m s o f the p r o b le m to be p ro g r a m m e d ; d evelop s sequence of p ro g ra m step s; w r ite s d e ta ile d
flo w ch a rts to show o r d e r in w hich data w i l l be p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e rts th ese charts to cod ed in stru ctio n s
fo r m ach in e to fo llo w ; te s ts and c o r r e c t s p ro g ra m s ; p re p a re s in stru ction s fo r o p era tin g p ers o n n e l
d u rin g prod u ction run; a n a ly z e s , r e v ie w s , and a lte rs p ro g ra m s to in c re a s e o p e ra tin g e ffic ie n c y o r
adapt to new r e q u ire m e n ts ; m a in ta in s r e c o r d s o f p ro g ra m d evelop m en t and re v is io n s . (N O T E : W o r k e r s
p e r fo r m in g both s y s te m s a n a ly s is and p ro g ra m m in g should be c la s s ifie d as system s analysts i f th is is
the s k ill used to d e te r m in e t h e ir p a y .)
D oes not in clu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily res p o n s ib le fo r the m anagem ent o r s u p e rv is io n o f oth er
e le c t r o n ic data p ro c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r p r o g r a m m e r s p r im a r ily con cern ed w ith s c ie n tific and/or
e n g in e e rin g p ro b le m s .
F o r w age study p u rp o s e s ,
p r o g r a m m e r s a re c la s s ifie d
as fo llo w s :
C la s s A . W o rk s in d ep en d en tly o r under only g e n e ra l d ire c tio n on c o m p le x p ro b le m s w hich
r e q u ir e c o m p eten ce in a ll ph ases o f p ro g ra m m in g concepts and p ra c tic e s . W o rk in g fr o m d ia g ra m s
and c h a rts w h ich id e n tify the natu re o f d e s ir e d re s u lts , m a jo r p ro c e s s in g steps to be a cc o m p lis h e d ,
and the re la tio n s h ip s b etw een v a r io u s steps o f the p ro b le m so lvin g routine; plans the fu ll range
o f p ro g ra m m in g actio n s n eed ed to e ffic ie n t ly u tiliz e the com p u ter system in a ch ievin g d e s ir e d
end prod u cts.
A t th is l e v e l , p ro g ra m m in g is d iffic u lt becau se com p u ter equipm ent m ust be o rg a n iz e d to
p ro d u ce s e v e r a l in te r r e la t e d but d iv e r s e p rod u cts fr o m num erous and d iv e rs e data e le m e n ts . A w id e
v a r ie t y and e x te n s iv e n u m b er o f in te r n a l p r o c e s s in g actions must occu r. T h is re q u ir e s such action s as
d ev e lo p m e n t o f com m on o p e ra tio n s w h ich can be reu sed , esta b lish m en t of lin k a ge points b etw een
o p e ra tio n s , a dju stm en ts to data when p r o g r a m re q u ire m e n ts e x c e e d com p u ter s to ra g e c a p a c ity , and
su b sta n tia l m an ipu lation and re s e q u e n c in g o f data e lem en ts to fo r m a highly in te g ra te d p ro g ra m .
M ay
p ro v id e
fu n ctio n a l
d ir e c tio n to
lo w e r le v e l
program m ers
who a re
s y s te m s
an alysts a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s :
C la s s A . W ork s in d ep en d en tly o r under on ly g e n e r a l d ire c tio n on co m p lex p ro b lem s in volvin g
all p hases o f s y s te m a n a ly sis.
P ro b le m s a re co m p le x becau se o f d iv e r s e sou rces o f input data and
m u ltip le -u s e re q u ire m e n ts o f output data. (F o r e x a m p le , d ev e lo p s an in te g ra te d production scheduling,
in v e n to ry c o n tr o l, cost a n a ly s is , and s a le s a n a ly sis r e c o r d in w h ich e v e r y ite m o f each type is
au to m a tica lly p r o c e s s e d through the fu ll s y s te m o f r e c o r d s and a p p ro p ria te follow u p actions a re in itia ted
by the c o m p u te r .) C o n fe rs w ith p erso n s con c e rn e d to d e te rm in e the data p ro c e s s in g p rob lem s and
a d v is e s s u b je c t-m a tte r p e rs o n n e l on the im p lic a tio n s o f new o r r e v is e d sy s te m s of data p ro cessin g
o p era tio n s. M akes reco m m en d a tio n s, if n eed ed , for. approved o f m a jo r sy s te m s in sta lla tion s or changes
and fo r obtaining equipm ent.
M ay p ro v id e fu n ction al d ire c tio n to lo w e r l e v e l s y s te m s a n alysts who a re a ssign ed to assist.
C la s s B . W ork s independently o r under only g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n on p ro b le m s that a re re la tiv e ly
u n com p licated to a n a ly ze, plan, p r o g r a m , and o p e ra te . P r o b le m s a re o f lim ite d c o m p le x ity because
so u rc e s o f input data are hom ogeneous and the output data a re c lo s e ly re la te d . (F o r e x a m p le, develop s
sy s te m s fo r m ain tain in g d e p o s ito r accounts in a bank, m ain tain in g accounts re c e iv a b le in a r e ta il
esta b lis h m e n t, o r m ain tain in g in v e n to ry accounts in a m an u factu rin g o r w h o lesa le e s ta b lish m en t.)
C o n fe rs w ith p e rso n s co n cern ed to d e te rm in e the data p r o c e s s in g p ro b le m s and a d vises su b jectm a tte r p e rso n n el on the im p lic a tio n s o f the data p r o c e s s in g sy s te m s to be applied.
OR
W o rk s .on a segm en t of a c o m p lex data p r o c e s s in g s ch em e o r s y s te m , as d e s c rib e d fo r c la s s A.
W o rk s independently on routine assign m en ts and r e c e iv e s in stru ctio n and guidance on com p lex
assign m en ts. W ork is r e v ie w e d fo r a c c u ra c y of ju d gm en t, c o m p lia n c e w ith in stru ctio n s, and to insure
p ro p e r a lign m en t w ith the o v e r a ll s y stem .
C la s s C . W o rk s under im m e d ia te s u p e rv is io n , c a r r y in g out an a lyses as a ssign ed , usually
of a s in g le a c tiv ity .
A ss ig n m e n ts a re d esign ed to d e v e lo p and expand p ra c tic a l e x p e rie n c e in the
a pplication of p ro c e d u re s and s k ills re q u ire d fo r s y s te m s a n a ly sis w o rk . F o r exa m p le, m ay assist a
h igh er l e v e l sy s te m s an alyst By p re p a rin g the d e ta ile d s p e c ific a tio n s r e q u ir e d by p r o g ra m m e rs fro m
in fo rm a tio n d e v e lo p e d by the h ig h er le v e l analyst.
assign ed to a s s is t.
G la s s B . W o rk s in d ep en d en tly o r under only g e n e ra l d ire c tio n on r e la tiv e ly s im p le p r o g r a m s ,
o r on s im p le seg m en ts 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 ts ) usually p r o c e s s in fo rm a tio n to
p rod u ce data in tw o o r t h r e e v a r ie d sequ en ces o r fo rm a ts .
R ep orts and lis tin g s a re p rod u ced by
re fin in g , adapting, a r r a y in g , o r m ak in g m in o r additions to o r d eletion s fro m input data w hich are
re a d ily a v a ila b le .
W h ile n u m erou s r e c o r d s m a y be p ro c e s s e d , the data have been re fin e d in p r io r
a ctio n s so that the a c c u ra c y and sequ en cin g o f data can be te s te d by using a fe w routine ch ecks.
T y p ic a lly , the p r o g r a m d e a ls w ith rou tin e r e c o rd -k e e p in g typ e op era tion s.
OR
W o rk s on c o m p le x p ro g r a m s (as d e s c rib e d fo r c la s s A ) under clo s e d ire c tio n of 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 is o r .
M a y a s s is t h igh er le v e l p ro g r a m m e r by in depen den tly p e r fo r m in g
le s s d iffic u lt tasks a s s ig n e d , and p e r fo r m in g m o re d iffic u lt tasks under fa ir ly c lo s e d ire c tio n .
M a y guide o r in s tru 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 es p r a c t ic a l a p p lic a tio n s o f p ro g ra m m in g p r a c tic e s and co n cep ts u su ally le a rn e d
in fo r m a l tra in in g c o u r s e s .
A s s ig n m e n ts a re d esign ed to d e velo p com p eten ce in the a p p lica tion of
stan d ard p ro c e d u re s to rou tin e p ro b le m s . R e c e iv e s c lo s e su p ervision on new a sp ects of a ssign m en ts;
and w o rk is r e v ie w e d to v e r i f y its a c c u ra c y and co n fo rm a n ce w ith re q u ire d p ro c e d u re s .
C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U SINESS
A n a ly z e s b u s in e s s p ro b le m s to fo rm u la te p ro c e d u re s fo r solvin g them by use o f e le c tr o n ic
data p r o c e s s in g equ ip m en t.
D e v e lo p s a c o m p le te d e s c rip tio n o f a ll s p e c ific a tio n s n eed ed to en able
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 co m p u ter p ro g ra m s .
W ork in v o lv e s m o st o f the fo llo w in g :
A n a ly z e s s u b je c t-m a tte r o p e ra tio n s to be autom ated and id e n tifie s conditions and c r it e r ia re q u ire d to
a c h ie v e s a tis fa c to r y r e s u lts ; s p e c ifie s n u m ber and typ es o f r e c o r d s , file s , and docum ents to be used;
ou tlin es actions to be p e r fo r m e d by p e rs o n n e l and com p u ters in s u fficien t d eta il fo r p resen ta tio n to
m an agem en t and f o r p r o g r a m m in g (ty p ic a lly th is in v o lv e s p rep a ra tio n o f w ork and data flo w c h a rts );
c o o rd in a te s the d ev e lo p m e n t o f te s t p ro b le m s and p a rtic ip a te s in t r ia l runs of new and r e v is e d s y s te m s ;
and re c o m m e n d s equ ipm en t ch an ges to obtain m o re e ffe c t iv e o v e r a ll op era tion s.
(N O T E :
W ork ers
p e r fo r m in g both s y s te m s a n a ly s is and p ro g ra m m in g should be c la s s ifie d as s y stem s analysts i f th is is
the s k ill used to d e te rm in e t h e ir p a y .)
D oes not in clu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r ily re s p o n s ib le fo r the m anagem ent o r s u p e rv is io n of o th er
e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r s y s te m s analysts p r im a r ily co n cern ed w ith s c ie n tific o r
e n g in e e rin g p ro b le m s .
F o r w a ge study p u rp o ses,
DRAFTER
C la s s A. P la n s the gra p h ic p resen ta tio n o f co m p le x ite m s havin g d is tin c tiv e design featu res
that d iffe r s ig n ific a n tly fr o m e s ta b lis h e d d ra ftin g p re c e d e n ts . W o rk s in c lo s e support w ith the design
o r ig in a to r , and m ay reco m m en d m in o r d esign ch an ges.
A n a ly z e s the e ffe c t of each change on the
d e ta ils o f fo r m , function, and p o s itio n a l re la tio n s h ip s o f com pon en ts and p a rts.
W ork s w ith a
m in im u m o f s u p e r v is o r y a s s is ta n c e . C o m p le te d w o rk is r e v ie w e d by d esign o r ig in a to r fo r co n sisten cy
w ith p r io r e n g in e e rin g d ete rm in a tio n s . M ay e ith e r p r e p a r e d ra w in g s , o r d ir e c t th e ir p rep a ra tio n by
lo w e r le v e l d r a fte r s .
C la s s B . P e r fo r m s nonrou tine and c o m p le x d ra ftin g assign m en ts that re q u ire the application
of m ost o f the s ta n d a rd ized d raw in g tech n iqu es r e g u la r ly used. D uties ty p ic a lly in v o lv e such w ork as:
P r e p a r e s w o rk in g d ra w in gs o f s u b a ssem b lies w ith ir r e g u la r sh ap es, m u ltip le functions, and p re c is e
p o s itio n a l re la tio n s h ip s b etw een com p on en ts; p r e p a r e s a r c h ite c tu r a l d ra w in gs fo r con stru ction of a
building in clu din g d e ta il d ra w in g s o f fou n dation s, w a ll s e c tio n s , flo o r p lan s, and roof. U ses accepted
fo rm u la s and m anuals in m akin g n e c e s s a r y com pu tation s to d e te rm in e qu an tities of m a te r ia ls to be
used, lo a d c a p a c itie s , stre n g th s , s t r e s s e s , e tc.
R e c e iv e s in it ia l in s tru c tio n s , re q u ire m e n ts , and
a d vice fr o m s u p e r v is o r .
C o m p le te d w o rk is ch eck ed fo r te c h n ic a l adequacy.
C la s s C .
P r e p a r e s d e ta il d ra w in gs o f s in g le units o r p a rts fo r e n g in e e rin g , con stru ction ,
m an u fa ctu rin g, o r r e p a ir p u rp o ses.
T y p e s o f d ra w in gs p re p a re d include is o m e tr ic p ro je c tio n s
(d ep ictin g th r e e d im en sio n s in a ccu ra te s c a le ) and s e c tio n a l v ie w s to c la r if y p osition in g of com ponents
and co n vey n eed ed in fo rm a tio n .
C o n s o lid a te s d e ta ils fr o m a n u m ber o f sou rces and adjusts or
tra n s p o s e s s c a le as re q u ire d .
S u ggested m eth ods o f a pproach , a p p lica b le p re c e d e n ts , and a d vice on
s o u rce m a te r ia ls are given w ith in itia l a ssign m en ts. In s tru c tio n s a re le s s c o m p lete when assignm ents
r e c u r.
W ork m ay be sp o t-c h e c k e d during p r o g r e s s .
D R A F T E R -T R A C E R
C o p ie s plans and d ra w in gs p re p a re d by o th ers by p la cin g tr a c in g cloth or paper o v e r draw ings
and tr a c in g w ith pen o r p e n c il.
(D o es not in clu d e tra c in g lim it e d to plans p r im a r ily co n sistin g of
stra ig h t lin e s and a la r g e s c a le not req u irin g c lo s e d e lin e a tio n .)
A N D /O R
P r e p a r e s sim p le o r r e p e titiv e d ra w in gs o f e a s ily v is u a liz e d ite m s .
during p r o g r e s s .
W ork is c lo s e ly su p ervised
W o rk s on v a r io u s typ es o f e le c t r o n ic equ ipm ent and r e la te d d e v ic e s by p e r fo r m in g one o r a
com bin ation o f the fo llo w in g : In s ta llin g , m a in ta in in g, r e p a ir in g , o v e rh a u lin g , tro u b le s h o o tin g , m o d ify in g ,
co n stru ctin g, and te s tin g .
W o rk r e q u ir e s p r a c tic a l ap p lica tio n o f te c h n ic a l k n ow led ge o f e le c tr o n ic s
p r in c ip le s , a b ility to d e te rm in e m a lfu n c tio n s , and s k ill to put equipm ent in r e q u ir e d o p era tin g condition.
C la s s B . A p p lie s com p re h e n s iv e te c h n ic a l k n ow led ge to s o lv e c o m p le x p ro b le m s ( i . e . , th ose
that t y p ic a lly can be s o lv e d s o le ly by p r o p e r ly in te r p r e tin g m a n u fa c tu re rs ' m anuals o r s im ila r
d o cu m en ts) in w o rk in g on e le c tr o n ic equipm ent. W o rk 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
ships of c ir c u its ; and judgm ent in d e te rm in in g w o rk sequ en ce and in s e le c tin g t o o ls and te s tin g
in s tru m e n ts , usually le s s c o m p lex than th ose used b y the c la s s A tech n icia n .
T h e equipm ent— c o n s is tin g o f e ith e r m an y d iffe r e n t kinds o f c ir c u its o r m u ltip le re p e titio n of
the sam e kind o f c ir c u it— in c lu d e s , but is not lim it e d to , the fo llo w in g :
(a ) E le c tr o n ic tra n s m ittin g
and re c e iv in g equ ipm en t (e .g ., r a d a r , ra d io , t e le v is io n , te le p h o n e , so n a r, n a v ig a tio n a l a id s ), (b )
d ig ita l and analog c o m p u te rs , and ( c ) in d u s tria l and m e d ic a l m e a s u rin g and c o n tro llin g equipm ent.
R e c e iv e s te c h n ic a l gu idan ce, as r e q u ir e d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h e r l e v e l te c h n ic ia n , and
w o rk is r e v ie w e d fo r s p e c ific com p lia n ce w ith a c c e p te d p r a c tic e s and w o rk a s s ig n m e n ts . M a y p ro v id e
te c h n ic a l guidance to lo w e r l e v e l tech n icia n s.
T h is c la s s ific a tio n e x clu d es r e p a ir e r s o f such stan dard e le c tr o n ic equ ipm ent as com m on o ffic e
m ach in es and hou sehold ra d io and t e le v is io n se ts ; prod u ction a s s e m b le r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w hose
p r im a r y duty is s e r v ic in g e le c t r o n ic te s t in s tru m e n ts ; tech n icia n s . who have a d m in is tra tiv e o r
s u p e rv is o ry re s p o n s ib ility ; and d r a ft e r s , d e s ig n e r s , and p ro fe s s io n a l e n g in e e rs .
C la s s C . A p p lie s w o rk in g te c h n ic a l k n o w led ge to p e r fo r m s im p le o r rou tin e ta sk s in w o rk in g
on e le c t r o n ic equipm ent, fo llo w in g d eta iled in s tru c tio n s w hich c o v e r v ir t u a lly a ll p r o c e d u re s .
W ork
ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s such ta sk s as: A s s is tin g h ig h e r l e v e l te c h n ic ia n s by p e r fo r m in g such a c t iv itie s as
re p la c in g com ponents, w irin g c ir c u its , and ta k in g te s t re a d in g s ; re p a ir in g s im p le e le c t r o n ic equ ipm en t;
and using to o ls and com m on te s t in stru m en ts (e .g ., m u ltim e te r s , audio s ig n a l g e n e r a to r s , tube t e s t e r s ,
o s c illo s c o p e s ). Is not re q u ire d to be fa m ilia r w ith the in te r r e la tio n s h ip s o f c ir c u its . T h is k n o w le d g e ,
h o w e v e r , m ay be a cq u ired through a ssign m en ts d e s ig n e d to in c r e a s e c o m p eten ce (in clu d in g c la s s r o o m
t r a in in g ) so that w o r k e r can advance to h ig h e r l e v e l te ch n icia n .
P o s itio n s a re c la s s ifie d in to le v e ls on, the b a s is o f the fo llo w in g d efin itio n s .
R e c e iv e s te c h n ic a l guidance, as r e q u ir e d , fr o m s u p e r v is o r o r h ig h e r l e v e l te c h n ic ia n . W o rk
is t y p ic a lly spot ch eck ed , but is given d eta iled r e v ie w when new o r advan ced a ssig n m en ts a r e in v o lv e d .
C la s s A . A p p lie s ad van ced te c h n ic a l k n ow led ge to s o lv e unusually c o m p le x p ro b le m s (i. e . ,
those that ty p ic a lly cannot be s o lv e d s o le ly b y
r e fe r e n c e to m a n u fa c tu re rs ' m anuals o r s im ila r
docu m ents) in w o rk in g on e le c t r o n ic equ ipm en t.
E x a m p le s o f such p ro b le m s in clu de lo c a tio n and
d en sity of c ir c u it r y , e le c t r o - m a g n e t ic ra d ia tio n , is o la tin g m a lfu n ction s, and freq u en t e n g in e e rin g
changes.
W o rk in v o lv e s :
A d e ta ile d u nderstanding of the in te rre la tio n s h ip s o f c ir c u its ; e x e r c is in g
independent ju dgm ent in p e r fo r m in g such ta sk s as m akin g c ir c u it a n a ly s e s , ca lc u la tin g w a ve fo r m s ,
tra c in g rela tio n s h ip s in s ig n a l flo w ; and r e g u la r ly using co m p le x te s t in stru m en ts (e .g ., dual tr a c e
o s c illo s c o p e s , Q - m e t e r s , d evia tio n m e t e r s , pu lse g e n e r a to r s ).
W o rk m ay be r e v ie w e d by
co m p lian ce w ith a c cep ted p r a c tic e s .
s u p e r v is o r (fre q u e n tly an e n g in e e r o r d e s ig n e r )
M a y p ro v id e te c h n ic a l guidance to lo w e r l e v e l
fo r g e n e r a l
tech n icia n s.
N U R S E , IN D U S T R IA L (R e g is t e r e d )
A r e g is te r e d n u rse who g iv e s n u rsin g s e r v ic e under g e n e r a l m e d ic a l d ir e c tio n to i l l o r in ju re d
e m p lo y e e s o r o th er p erso n s who b eco m e i l l o r s u ffe r an accid en t on the p r e m is e s o f a fa c t o r y o r
o th e r esta b lish m en t.
Duties in v o lv e a com b in ation o f the fo llo w in g : G iv in g fi r s t aid to the i l l o r
in ju re d ; attending to subsequent d re s s in g o f e m p lo y e e s ' in ju r ie s ; k e ep in g r e c o r d s o f p a tien ts tre a te d ;
p re p a rin g accident re p o rts fo r com pen sation o r o th e r p u rp o s e s ; a s s is tin g in p h y s ic a l e x a m in a tio n s and
h ealth evalu ation s o f applicants and e m p lo y e e s ; and planning and c a r r y in g out p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g health
ed u cation , accident p re v e n tio n , evalu ation o f plant e n v iro n m e n t, o r o th e r a c t iv itie s a ffe c tin g the h ealth,
w e lfa r e , and safety o f a ll p erso n n el. N u rsin g s u p e r v is o r s o r head n u rs e s in e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m p lo y in g
m o r e than one n u rse a re exclu ded.
MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
B O IL E R T E N D E R
E N G IN E E R , S T A T IO N A R Y — Continued
F ir e s s ta tio n a ry b o ile r s to fu rn ish the e sta b lish m en t in w h ich e m p lo y e d w ith heat, p o w e r,
o r steam .
F e e d s fu els to f i r e by hand o r o p e ra te s a m ech a n ica l s to k e r, g a s , o r o il b u rn er; and
checks w a te r and sa fe ty v a lv e s .
M a y c le a n , o il, o r a ssist in re p a irin g b o ile r r o o m equipm ent.
stea m b o ile r s and b o ile r - fe d w a te r pumps; m ak in g equ ipm en t r e p a ir s ; and k eep in g a r e c o r d of op era tio n
o f m a c h in e ry , te m p e ra tu re , and fu el con su m ption .
M a y a ls o s u p e r v is e th e s e o p e ra tio n s .
H ead o r
c h ie f e n g in e e rs in e sta b lish m en ts em p lo yin g m o r e than one e n g in e e r a re e x c lu d e d .
C A R P E N T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E
H E L P E R , M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S
P e r fo r m s the c a rp e n try du ties n e c e s s a r y to co n stru ct and m aintain in good r e p a ir building
w ood w ork and equ ipm ent such as b in s, c r ib s , c o u n ters, b en ch es, p a r titio n s , d o o r s , f lo o r s , s ta ir s ,
c a s in g s , and t r im m ade o f w ood in an esta b lis h m e n t. W o rk in v o lv e s m o st o f the fo llo w in g : Planning
and layin g out o f w o rk fr o m b lu e p rin ts , d ra w in g s , m o d e ls , o r v e r b a l in s tru c tio n s ; using a v a r ie t y of
c a r p e n te r 's h an dtools, p o rta b le p o w e r to o ls , and standard m e a s u rin g in stru m en ts; m aking standard
shop com putations re la tin g to dim en sion s o f w o rk ; and s e le c tin g m a te r ia ls n e c e s s a r y fo r the w o rk . In
g e n e ra l, the w o rk o f the m a in ten an ce c a r p e n te r re q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e usually
a cqu ired throu gh a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r e q u iva len t tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e .
A s s is ts one o r m o re w o r k e r s in the s k ille d m ain ten an ce tr a d e s , by p e r fo r m in g s p e c ific o r
g e n e r a l duties o f le s s e r s k ill, such as k eep in g a w o r k e r su pplied w ith m a t e r ia ls and to o ls ; clea n in g
w o rk in g a re a , m ach in e, and equipm ent; a s s is tin g jo u rn ey m a n by holding m a te r ia ls o r to o ls ; and
p e r fo r m in g other u n sk illed tasks as d ir e c te d by jo u rn ey m a n . T h e kind of w ork the h e lp e r is p e r m itte d
to p e r fo r m v a r ie s fr o m tra d e to tra d e : In so m e tr a d e s the h e lp e r is con fin ed to su p p lyin g, lift in g ,
and h olding m a te ria ls and to o ls , and clea n in g w o rk in g a r e a s ; and in oth e rs he is p e rm itte d to p e r fo r m
s p e c ia liz e d m achine o p e ra tio n s , o r p a rts o f a tra d e that a re a ls o p e r fo r m e d by w o r k e r s on a
fu ll- t im e ba sis.
E L E C T R IC IA N , M A IN T E N A N C E
M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R , T O O L R O O M
P e r fo r m s a v a r ie t y o f e le c t r ic a l tra d e functions such as the in s ta lla tio n , m a in ten a n ce, or
r e p a ir o f equipm ent f o r the g e n e ra tio n , d is trib u tio n , o r u tiliza tio n o f e le c t r ic e n e r g y in an e s ta b lish m en t.
W ork in v o lv e s m o st o f the fo llo w in g : In s ta llin g o r re p a ir in g any o f a v a r ie t y o f e le c t r ic a l equ ipm ent
such as g e n e r a to r s , t r a n s fo r m e r s , s w itch b o a rd s, c o n t r o lle r s , c ir c u it b r e a k e r s , m o to r s , h eating units,
conduit s y s te m s , o r o th er tra n s m is s io n equ ipm en t; w o rk in g fr o m b lu e p rin ts , d ra w in g s , la yo u ts, or
o th er s p e c ific a tio n s ; lo c a tin g and d ia gn osin g tro u b le in the e le c t r ic a l s y s te m o r equ ipm en t; w ork in g
standard com pu tations r e la tin g to lo a d re q u ire m e n ts o f w ir in g o r e le c t r ic a l equipm ent; and using a
v a r ie t y of e le c t r ic ia n 's handtools and/m e a s u rin g and te s tin g in stru m en ts. In g e n e r a l, the w o rk o f the
m aintenance e le c t r ic ia n re q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su ally a cq u ired through a fo r m a l
ap p ren ticesh ip o r e q u iva len t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
S p e c ia liz e s in the o p era tio n of one o r m o r e ty p e s o f m a ch in e to o ls , such as jig b o r e r s ,
c y lin d r ic a l or s u rfa ce g r in d e r s , engine la th e s , o r m illin g m a c h in e s , in the co n s tru c tio n of m a c h in e shop to o ls , gau ges, j ig s , fix tu r e s , o r d ie s .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : P la n n in g and
p e r fo r m in g d iffic u lt m achining o p e ra tio n s ; p r o c e s s in g ite m s
re q u ir in g c o m p lic a te d setups o r a
high d e g r e e o f a ccu ra cy ; using a v a r ie t y o f p r e c is io n m e a s u rin g in s tru m e n ts ; s e le c tin g fe e d s ,
s p eed s, to o lin g , and op era tio n sequ en ce; and ’ m ak in g n e c e s s a r y adju stm en ts d u rin g o p e ra tio n to
a c h ieve re q u is ite to le r a n c e s o r d im en sion s. M a y be r e q u ir e d to r e c o g n iz e when t o o ls n eed d r e s s in g ,
to d re s s to o ls , and to s e le c t p ro p e r coolan ts and cu tting and lu b ric a tin g o ils .
F o r c r o s s - in d u s tr y
w age study p u rp oses, m a c h in e -to o l o p e r a to r s , to o lr o o m , in to o l and die jo b b in g shops a r e exclu d ed
fr o m th is c la s s ific a tio n .
E N G IN E E R , S T A T IO N A R Y
M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E
O p era tes and m ain tain s and m a y a ls o s u p e rv is e the o p era tio n o f s ta tio n a ry en gin es and
equipm ent (m e c h a n ic a l o r e le c t r ic a l) to supply the e sta b lish m en t in w hich e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r, heat,
r e fr ig e r a t io n , o r a ir-c o n d itio n in g .
W o rk in v o lv e s :
O p era tin g and m a in tain in g equ ipm ent such as
steam en g in es, a ir c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a to r s , m o to r s , tu rb in e s , ve n tila tin g and r e fr ig e r a t in g equ ipm en t,
P ro d u c e s rep la cem en t p arts and n ew p a rts in m ak in g r e p a ir s o f m e ta l p a rts o f m e c h a n ic a l
equ ipm ent o p erated in an esta b lish m en t.
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo llo w in g : In te r p r e tin g w ritte n
in s tru c tio n s and s p e c ific a tio n s ; planning and la y in g out o f w o rk ; using a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in is t's handtools
and p r e c is io n m ea su rin g in stru m en ts; settin g up and o p e ra tin g stan d ard m ach in e to o ls ; shaping of m e ta l
p a rts to c lo s e t o le r a n c e s ; m ak in g stan d ard shop com putations rela tin g to d im en sion s o f w o rk , to o lin g ,
fe e d s , and speeds o f m ach in in g; k n o w led ge of the w ork in g p ro p e rtie s of the com m on m e ta ls ; s e le c tin g
stan dard m a te r ia ls , p a r ts , and equ ipm ent re q u ire d fo r th is w o rk ; and fitting and a s s e m b lin g p a rts into
m e c h a n ic a l equ ipm en t.
In g e n e r a l, the m a c h in is t's w o rk n o rm a lly re q u ire s a rounded tra in in g in
m a c h in e -s h o p p r a c tic e u su ally a c q u ire d through a fo r m a l ap p ren ticesh ip o r eq u iva len t tra in in g
and e x p e rie n c e .
P ain ts and r e d e c o r a te s w a lls , w o o d w o rk , and fix tu r e s of an esta b lish m en t. W ork in v o lv e s the
fo llo w in g : K n ow led ge o f s u rfa ce p e c u lia r itie s and ty p es of paint re q u ire d fo r d iffe re n t application s;
p re p a rin g su rfa c e fo r painting by re m o v in g old fin ish o r by pla cin g putty o r f i l l e r in n a il h oles and
in te r s tic e s ; and applying paint w ith s p ra y gun o r brush. M ay m ix c o lo r s , o ils , w h ite lea d , and other
paint in g re d ie n ts to obtain 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 ork o f the m aintenance
p a in te r r e q u ire s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su ally a c q u ire d throu gh a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip or
eq u iva len t tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e .
M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M a in te n a n c e )
P I P E F I T T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E
R e p a irs a u to m o b ile s , b u ses, m o to rtru c k s , and t r a c to r s of an esta b lish m en t.
W o rk in v o lv e s
m o s t o f the fo llo w in g ; E xa m in in g au to m o tive equipm ent to diagnose sou rce of tro u b le ; d is a s s e m b lin g
equ ipm en t and p e r fo r m in g r e p a ir s that in v o lv e the use o f such handtools as w re n c h e s , ga u ges, d r ills ,
o r s p e c ia liz e d equ ipm en t in d is a s s e m b lin g o r fittin g p a rts; rep la cin g broken o r d e fe c tiv e p a rts fr o m
stock ; grin d in g and adju sting v a lv e s ; re a s s e m b lin g and in s ta llin g the va riou s a s s e m b lie s in the v e h ic le
and m akin g n e c e s s a r y ad ju stm en ts; and a lign in g w h e e ls , adjusting b ra k es and lig h ts , o r tigh ten in g body
b o lts . In g e n e r a l, the w o rk of the a u tom otive m ech an ic re q u ire s rounded train in g and e x p e r ie n c e usually
a c q u ire d throu gh a fo r m a l a p p re n tic e s h ip , o r eq u ivalen t tra in in g and exp e rie n c e .
T h is c la s s ific a tio n d oes not in clu d e m ech an ics who re p a ir c u s to m e rs ' v e h ic le s in au tom obile
r e p a ir shops.
M E C H A N IC , M A IN T E N A N C E
R e p a irs m a c h in e ry o r m e c h a n ic a l equipm ent o f an esta b lish m en t. W ork in v o lv e s m o st o f the
fo llo w in g : E xa m in in g m a ch in es and m e c h a n ic a l equipm ent to diagnose sou rce o f tro u b le ; d ism a n tlin g
o r p a r tly d ism a n tlin g m a ch in es and p e r fo r m in g r e p a irs that m a in ly in vo lve the use o f han dtools in
sc ra p in g and fittin g p a rts ; r e p la c in g b rok en o r d e fe c tiv e p arts w ith item s obtained fr o m stock; o rd e rin g
the p rod u ction o f a re p la c e m e n t p a rt by a m achine shop o r sending of the m ach in e to a m ach in e shop
fo r m a jo r r e p a ir s ; p r e p a r in g w ritte n s p e c ific a tio n s fo r m a jo r re p a ir s o r fo r the p rodu ction of p a rts
o r d e r e d fr o m m ach in e shops; re a s s e m b lin g m ach in es; and m aking a ll n e c e s s a r y adju stm ents fo r
o p e ra tio n . In g e n e r a l, the w o rk of a m ain ten an ce m ech an ic re q u ire s rounded tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e
usu ally a c q u ire d th rou gh a fo r m a l a p p re n tic e s h ip o r eq u iva len t tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e . E xclu d ed fr o m
th is c la s s ific a tio n a re w o r k e r s w h ose p r im a r y duties in v o lv e setting up o r adjusting m ach in es.
M IL L W R IG H T
In s ta lls n ew m a c h in e s o r h ea vy equ ipm en t, and d ism an tles and in s ta lls m ach in es or heavy
equ ipm en t when ch an ges in the plant layou t are re q u ire d .
W ork in v o lv e s m o st o f the fo llo w in g :
Plan n in g and la y in g out o f the w o rk ; in te rp re tin g blu ep rin ts o r oth er s p e c ific a tio n s ; using a v a r ie t y of
handtools and r ig g in g ; m akin g stan dard shop com putations rela tin g to s t r e s s e s , stren gth o f m a t e r ia ls ,
and c e n te rs o f g r a v it y ; alig n in g and b alan cin g o f equipm ent; s e le c tin g standard to o ls , equ ipm en t, and
p a rts to be used; and in s ta llin g and m a in ta in in g in good o r d e r p ow er tra n s m is s io n equ ipm ent such as
d r iv e s and sp eed r e d u c e rs . In g e n e r a l, the m illw r ig h t 's w o rk n o rm a lly re q u ire s a rounded tra in in g and
e x p e r ie n c e in the tra d e a c q u ire d th rou gh a fo r m a l ap p ren ticesh ip o r equ ivalent tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e .
In s ta lls o r r e p a ir s w a te r , s tea m , g a s , o r o th er ty p es of pipe and p ip efittin g s in an e s ta b lis h
m ent.
W o rk in v o lv e s m ost o f the fo llo w in g : L a y in g out o f w o rk and m ea su rin g to lo c a te position of
pipe fr o m d ra w in gs o r o th er w ritte n s p e c ific a tio n s ; cutting v a rio u s s iz e s of pipe to c o r r e c t lengths
w ith c h is e l and h a m m er o r o x y a c e ty le n e to r c h o r p ip e -c u ttin g m a ch in es; th read in g pipe w ith stocks and
d ie s ; bending pipe by h a n d -d riven o r p o w e r - d r iv e n m a ch in es; a s s e m b lin g pipe w ith cou plings and
fa sten in g pipe to h a n g ers; m aking standard shop com pu tations re la tin g to p re s s u r e s , flo w , and s ize of
pipe re q u ire d ; and m aking standard te s ts to d e te rm in e w h eth er fin ish ed pipes m eet s p e c ific a tio n s . In
g e n e r a l, the w ork of the m ain ten an ce p ip e fitte r re q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e usually
a c q u ire d through a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip or equ iva len t tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e .
W o r k e r s p r im a r ily
en gaged in in s ta llin g and re p a irin g building sanitation o r heating s y s te m s a re ex clu d ed .
S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E
F a b r ic a te s , in s ta lls , and m ain tain s in good r e p a ir the s h e e t-m e ta l equipm ent and fix tu re s (such
as m ach in e g u a rd s, g r e a s e pans, s h e lv e s , lo c k e r s , tanks, v e n tila to r s , chu tes, ducts, m e ta l r o o fin g )
o f an e s ta b lish m en t. W o rk in v o lv e s m ost o f the fo llo w in g : Planning and la y in g out a ll typ es o f sh eetm e ta l m ain ten an ce w o rk fr o m b lu e p rin ts , m o d e ls , o r o th er s p e c ific a tio n s ; setting up and o p era tin g a ll
a v a ila b le ty p es o f s h e e t-m e ta l w o rk in g m a ch in es; using a v a r ie t y o f handtools in cutting, bending,
fo r m in g , shaping, fittin g , and a s sem b lin g ; and in s ta llin g s h e e t-m e ta l a r tic le s as re q u ire d . In g e n e ra l,
the w o rk of the m ain ten an ce s h e e t-m e ta l w o r k e r r e q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e usually
a c q u ire d throu gh a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r equ iva len t tra in in g and e x p e rie n c e .
T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
C on stru cts and r e p a ir s m ach in e-sh op tools, ga u g e s , j ig s , fix tu re s o r d ies fo r fo rg in g s , punching,
and o th er m e ta l- fo r m in g w o rk . W ork in v o lv e s m ost o f the fo l lo w in g : Plan n in g and la yin g out of w ork
fr o m m o d e ls , b lu e p rin ts , d ra w in g s, o r oth er o r a l and w ritte n s p e c ific a tio n s ; using a v a r ie ty of to o l and
die m a k e r 's handtools and p r e c is io n m ea su rin g in stru m en ts; u nderstanding of the w ork in g p r o p e r tie s of
com m on m e ta ls and a llo y s ; settin g up and o p e ra tin g of m ach in e to o ls and r e la te d equipm ent; m aking
n e c e s s a r y shop com pu tations re la tin g to dim en sion s of w o rk , s p eed s, fe e d s , and to o lin g of m ach in es;
h e a t-tre a tin g o f m e ta l p arts during fa b ric a tio n as w e ll as of fin is h e d to o ls and dies to ach ieve re q u ire d
q u a litie s ; w o rk in g to c lo s e t o le r a n c e s ; fittin g and a s s e m b lin g o f p arts to p re s c r ib e d to le ra n c e s and
a llo w a n c e s ; and s e le c tin g a p p ro p ria te m a t e r ia ls , to o ls , and p r o c e s s e s .
In g e n e r a l, the to o l and die
m a k e r 's w ork re q u ir e s a rounded tra in in g in m a ch in e-sh o p and to o lr o o m p ra c tic e usually a cq u ired
through a fo r m a l a p p ren ticesh ip o r eq u iva len t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
F o r c r o s s -in d u s tr y w age study p u rp o s e s ,
a re ex clu d ed fr o m th is c la s s ific a tio n .
to o l and d ie m a k e rs in to o l and die job b in g shops
CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
GUARD AND W A TC H M E N
L A B O R E R , M A T E R I A L H A N D L IN G
G u a rd . P e r f o r m s rou tin e p o lic e du ties, e ith e r at fix e d post o r on to u r,
using a rm s o r fo r c e w h e re n e c e s s a r y .
Inclu des guards who are stationed at
id en tity o f e m p lo y e e s and o th e r p e rs o n s e n te r in g .
W atch m an .
and i lle g a l en try .
M ak es
m a in tain in g o r d e r ,
g ate and check on
rounds o f p r e m is e s p e r io d ic a lly in p ro te c tin g p r o p e r ty again st f i r e , th eft,
J A N IT O R , P O R T E R , O R C L E A N E R
C lean s and k eep s in an o r d e r ly con dition fa c to r y w o rk in g a rea s and w a s h ro o m s , o r p r e m is e s
o f an o ffic e , ap artm en t h ou se, o r c o m m e r c ia l o r oth er esta b lish m en t. Duties in v o lv e a com b in ation of
the fo llo w in g : S w eep in g, m op p in g o r scru b b in g, and p olish in g flo o r s ; rem o vin g ch ip s, tra s h , and oth er
re fu s e ; dusting eq u ip m en t, fu rn itu re , o r fix tu r e s ; p olish in g m e ta l fix tu re s o r t r im m in g s ; p ro v id in g
su p p lies and m in o r m ain ten an ce s e r v ic e s ; and clean in g la v a t o r ie s , sh ow ers, and r e s tr o o m s . W o r k e r s
who s p e c ia liz e in w indow w ash in g a re e x c lu d e d .
A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a re h o u s e , m an u factu rin g plant, s to r e , o r oth er esta b lish m en t whose
du ties in v o lv e one o r m o r e of the fo llo w in g : L oa d in g and unloading v a rio u s m a te r ia ls and m erch a n d ise
on o r fr o m fr e ig h t c a r s , tru c k s , o r oth er tra n s p o rtin g d e v ic e s ; unpacking, s h e lv in g , or placing
m a te r ia ls o r m e rc h a n d is e in p r o p e r s to ra g e lo c a tio n ; and tra n s p o rtin g m a te r ia ls or m erch a n d ise by
handtru ck, c a r , o r w h e e lb a rro w . L o n g s h o re w o r k e r s , who load and unload ships a r e e x c lu d e d .
ORDER F IL L E R
F i l l s shipping o r t r a n s fe r o r d e r s fo r fin is h e d goods fr o m s to re d m erch a n d ise in a ccord an ce
w ith s p e c ific a tio n s on s a le s s lip s , c u s to m e r s ' o r d e r s , or oth er in s tru c tio n s .
M ay, in addition to
fillin g o r d e r s and in d ica tin g ite m s fille d o r o m itte d , k eep r e c o r d s o f outgoing o r d e r s , req u isitio n
ad d ition al stock o r r e p o r t sh ort su p p lies to s u p e r v is o r , and p e r fo r m o th e r r e la te d duties.
P A C K E R , S H IP P IN G
P r e p a r e s fin is h e d p rodu cts fo r shipm ent o r s to ra g e by p la cin g th em in shipping c o n ta in ers,
the s p e c ific o p e ra tio n s p e r fo r m e d b ein g dependent upon the ty p e , s iz e , and num ber of units to be
p ack ed , the typ e o f co n ta in e r e m p lo y e d , and m eth od o f shipm ent. W o rk re q u ir e s the placin g of item s
in shipping c o n ta in e rs and m ay in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g : K n ow led ge o f v a rio u s ite m s of
stock in o r d e r to v e r i f y content; s e le c tio n o f a p p ro p ria te typ e and s iz e o f c o n ta in e r; in s e rtin g
e n c lo s u re s in c o n ta in e r; using e x c e ls io r o r o th e r m a t e r ia l to p re v e n t b re a k a g e o r d am age; c lo s in g and
s ea lin g c o n ta in er; and applyin g la b e ls o r e n te rin g id e n tify in g data on c o n ta in e r. P a c k e r s who a lso m ake
wooden b oxes o r c r a te s a re e x c lu d e d .
fo llo w s :
F o r w a ge
study p u rp o s e s ,
w ork ers
a re c la s s ifie d
as fo llo w s :
R e c e iv in g c le r k
Shipping c le r k
Shipping and r e c e iv in g c le r k
T R U C K D R IV E R
D r iv e s a tru ck w ith in a c ity o r in d u s tria l a r e a to tra n s p o rt m a t e r ia ls , m e rc h a n d is e , equ ipm en t,
or w o rk e rs b etw een v a r io u s ty p es o f esta b lis h m e n ts such as: M an u factu rin g pla n ts, fr e ig h t d ep ots,
w a re h o u s e s , w h o le s a le and r e t a il e s ta b lis h m e n ts , o r b etw een r e t a il esta b lis h m e n ts and c u s to m e r s '
houses o r p la c e s o f b u sin ess.
M a y a ls o lo a d o r unload tru ck w ith o r w ithout h e lp e r s , m ake m in o r
m ech an ical r e p a ir s , and k eep tru ck in good w o rk in g o r d e r .
S a le s -r o u te and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r iv e r s
a re exc lu d e d .
as
T r u c k d r iv e r (com b in ation o f s iz e s lis t e d s e p a r a t e ly )
T r u c k d r iv e r , ligh t (under IV2 to n s)
T r u c k d r iv e r , m ediu m (IV 2 to and in clu din g 4 to n s )
T r u c k d r iv e r , h eavy (o v e r 4 ton s, t r a i l e r ty p e )
T r u c k d r iv e r , h eavy (o v e r 4 ton s, o th er than t r a i l e r ty p e )
S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K
P r e p a r e s m e rc h a n d is e fo r sh ipm en t, o r r e c e iv e s and is re s p o n s ib le fo r in co m in g shipm ents
o f m erch a n d ise o r o th er m a te r ia ls .
Shipping w o rk in v o lv e s : A k n ow led ge o f shipping p ro c e d u re s ,
p r a c tic e s , r o u te s , a v a ila b le m ean s o f tra n s p o rta tio n , and ra te s ; and p re p a rin g r e c o r d s o f the goods
shipped, m aking up b ills o f la d in g , p ostin g w eigh t and shipping c h a r g e s , and k eep in g a file o f shipping
r e c o r d s . M a y d ir e c t o r a s s is t in p re p a rin g the m e rc h a n d is e fo r shipm ent. R e c e iv in g w o rk in v o lv e s :
V e r ify in g o r d ire c tin g oth e rs in v e r ify in g the c o r r e c tn e s s o f sh ipm en ts again st b ills o f la d in g , in v o ic e s ,
o r oth er r e c o r d s ; ch eck in g fo r sh o rta g e s and r e je c tin g dam aged go o d s; rou tin g m e rc h a n d is e o r
m a te r ia ls to p r o p e r d e p a rtm en ts; and m ain tain in g n e c e s s a r y re c o r d s and f ile s .
F o r w age study p u rp oses, tr u c k d r iv e r s a re c la s s ifie d by s iz e and typ e o f eq u ip m en t,
(T r a c t o r - t r a ile r should be ra ted on the b a s is o f t r a i l e r c a p a c ity .)
T R U C K E R , POW ER
goods
O p erates a m an u ally c o n tr o lle d g a s o lin e - o r e le c t r ic - p o w e r e d tru ck o r t r a c t o r to tra n s p o rt
and m a te r ia ls of a ll kinds about a w a re h o u s e , m a n u fa ctu rin g plant, o r o th er esta b lis h m e n t.
F o r wage study p u rp o ses,
w ork ers
a re c la s s ifie d b y typ e o f tru c k ,
as fo llo w s :
T r u c k e r , p o w e r (fo r k lift )
T r u c k e r , p o w e r (o th e r than f o r k lift )
W AREHOUSEM AN
A s d ire c te d , p e r fo r m s a v a r ie ty o f w a re h o u s in g du ties w h ich re q u ir e an u nderstanding of
the e s ta b lis h m e n t's sto ra g e plan . W ork in v o lv e s m o st of the fo llo w in g : V e r ify in g m a te r ia ls (o r
m e r c h a n d is e ) against re c e iv in g docum ents, noting and re p o r tin g d is c r e p a n c ie s and o b viou s da m a ges;
rou tin g m a te r ia ls to p r e s c r ib e d sto ra g e lo c a tio n s ; s to r in g , s ta ck in g , o r p a lle tiz in g m a te r ia ls in
a cco rd a n ce with p r e s c r ib e d sto ra g e m eth ods; r e a r r a n g in g and takin g in v e n to ry of s to r e d m a te r ia ls ;
ex a m in in g sto red m a te r ia ls and re p o rtin g d e te r io r a tio n and d a m a ge; re m o v in g m a t e r ia l fr o m s to ra g e
and p re p a rin g it f o r shipm ent. M ay o p era te hand o r p o w e r tru c k s in p e r fo r m in g w a reh o u sin g d u ties.
Exclude w o rk e rs w hose p r im a r y du ties in v o lv e shipping and r e c e iv in g w o rk (s e e shipping and
r e c e iv in g c le rk and p a c k e r, sh ippin g), o r d e r fillin g (s e e o r d e r f i l l e r ) , o r o p e ra tin g p o w e r tru c k s (s e e
tr u c k e r , p o w e r).
Area W age Surveys
A lis t o f the la te s t a v a ila b le b u lle tin s o r b u lletin supplem ents is p resen ted b elow .
A d ir e c t o r y o f a re a w a ge studies including m o r e lim ite d studies conducted at the re q u e s t of the E m ploym en t
Standards A d m in is tr a tio n o f the D e p a rtm e n t o f L a b o r is a v a ila b le on req u est.
B u lletin s m ay be pu rch ased fr o m any o f the B L S r e g io n a l o ffic e s shown on the back c o v e r .
B u lle tin supplem ents m a y be
obtain ed w ith ou t co s t, w h e r e in d ica ted , fr o m B L S re g io n a l o ffic e s .
A rea
B u lletin num ber
and p r ic e *
A k ro n , O h io, D ec. 1975____ ____________________ ____________________________________________ 1850-80, 45 cents
A lban y—S ch en ectady—T r o y , N .Y ., Sept. 1975 1__________________________________________ 1850-63, $1.20
A lb u q u erq u e, N . M e x ., M a r . 1974 2 ______________________________________________________ Suppl.
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F ree
A llen to w n —B eth leh em —E a ston , P a .—N .J ., M a y 1974 2 ___________________________________ Suppl.
A n ah eim —Santa A n a -G a rd e n G r o v e , C a lif., O ct. 1975 1 _______________________________ 1850-75, 85 cents
A tla n ta , G a., M ay 1975 1 ___________________________________________________________________ 1850-25, $1.00
A u stin , T e x ., D ec. 1974 __________________________________________________________________ Suppl.
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B a ltim o r e , M d., A u g. 1975 1 ______________________________________________________________ 1850-62, $1.30
Beaum ont—P o r t A rth u r—O r ange, T e x ., M a y 1974 2 ____________________________________ Suppl.
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B illin g s , M on t., Ju ly 1975_________________________________________________________________ 1850-46, 65 cents
B in gh am ton , N .Y .—P a ., J u ly 1975____ __________________________ ______________ ____________ 1850-50, 65 cents
B irm in g h a m , A la ., M a r . 1975____________________________ ________________________________ Suppl.
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B oston, M a s s ., Aug. 1975 1________________________________________________________________ 1850-58, $1.50
B u ffa lo , N .Y ., O ct. 1 9 7 5 *____________________ ______________ _____ _________________________ 1850-69, 95 cents
Canton, O h io, M a y 1975 ______ ____________________________________ _______________________ Suppl.
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C h a rle s to n , W . V a „ M a r . 1974 2 _________________________________________________________ Suppl.
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C h a rlo tte , N .C ., Jan. 1974 2 ______________________ ______________________________________ _ Suppl.
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C h attan ooga, T e n n .-G a ., Sept. 1975 1________ ___________________________________________ 1850-67, 85 cents
C h ic a g o , 111., M ay 1975____________________________________________________________________ 1850-33, 85 cents
C in cin n a ti, O h io -K y .—Ind., F e b . 1975 ___________________________________________________ Suppl.
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C le v e la n d , O h io, Sept. 1975________________________________________________________________ 1850-64, $1.30
C olu m bu s, O h io, O ct. 1975 1 ______________________________________________—_______________ 1850-78, 95 cents
C orpu s C h r is ti, T e x ., J u ly 197 5______________ ____________ _ _____________________________ 1850-37, 65 cents
D a lla s —F o r t W o rth , T e x ., O c t. 1975 1_____________________________________________________ 1850-59, $1.50
D a ven p ort—R o c k Island—M o lin e , I o w a - Ill., F e b . 1975 ______________________ :_________ Suppl.
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D ayton, O h io, D e c . 1975____ ________________________________________________________________ 1850-73, 45 cents
D ayton a B ea ch , F la ., A u g. 1975______________________________________ —___________________ 1850-47, 65 cents
D en ver—B o u ld e r, C o lo ., D e c . 19741 _____________________________________________________ 1850- 15, 85 cents
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D es M o in e s , Iow a, M a y 19742 ____________________________________________________________ Suppl.
D e tr o it, M ic h ., M a r . 1975_________________________________________________________________ 1850-22, 85 cents
F o r t L a u d e rd a l© -H o lly w o o d and W e s t P a lm B each —
B o c a R a to n , F la ., A p r . 1975 1___________________________________________________________ 1850-26, 80 cents
F r e s n o , C a lif., June 1975 1_______________________ ________________________________________ 1850-61, $1.20
G a in e s v ille , F la ., Sept. 1975______________________________________________________________ 1850-57, $1.10
G re e n B a y , W i s ., J u ly 1975 1 ______________________________________________________________ 1850-44, 80 cents
G re e n s b o r o —W in s to n -S a le m —H igh P o in t, N .C ., A ug. 1975______________________________ 1850-49, 65 cents
G r e e n v ille , S .C ., June 1975________________________________________________________________ 1850-42, 65 cents
H a r tfo r d , C on n ., M a r . 1975 1 _____________________________________ ______________________ __ 1850-28, 80 cents
H ouston, T e x ., A p r . 1975__________________________________________________________________ Suppl.
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H u n ts v ille , A la ., F e b . 197 5 __________________________________________________ _____________ Suppl.
F ree
In d ia n a p o lis, Ind., O c t. 1 9 7 5 * _____________________________________________________________ 1850-66, 95 cents
Jack son , M is s ., F e b . 1975_________________________________________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
J a c k s o n v ille , F la ., D e c . 1974 _____________________________________ ________________________ Suppl.
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K an sas C ity , M o.—K a n s ., Sept. 1975_____________________________________________________ 1850-55, 80 cents
L a w r e n c e —H a v e r h ill, M a s s .—N .H ., June 1974 2 ________________________________________Suppl.
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L e x in g to n —F a y e tte , K y ., N o v . 1974 _________________________________ «____________________Suppl.
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L o s A n g e le s —L on g B ea ch , C a lif., O c t. 1974 _______________________ ____________________ Suppl.
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L o u is v ille , Ky*—Ind., N o v . 1975___________________________________________________________ 1850-79, 45 cents
L u bbock, T e x ., M a r. 1974 2 _______________________________________________________________ Suppl.
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M e lb o u rn e —T it u s v ille —C o c o a , F la ., A u g. 1975__________________________________________ 1850-54, 65 cents
M e m p h is , Ten n .—A r k .—M is s ., N o v . 1974
___________________________ ________________ Suppl.
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M ia m i, F la ., O ct. 1975 1____________________________________________________________________ 1850-76, 95 cents
*
1
2
3
Prices are determined by the Government Printing O ffice and are subject to change.
Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.
No longer surveyed.
T o be surveyed.
A rea
B u lletin num ber
and p r ic e *
M idland and O d essa , T e x ., Jan. 19742 ____________________________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
M ilw a u k ee, W is ., A p r. 19751________________________________________________________________ 1850-21, 85 cents
M in n ea p olis—St. P a u l, M inn.—W is ., Jan 1975 1 ____________________________________________ 1850-20, $1.05
M uskegon—M u skegon H eigh ts, M ic h ., June 1974 2 _______________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
N a ssa u -S u ffo lk , N. Y . , June 1975 1......................... .................................................................... 1850-39, $1.00
N ew a rk , N .J ., Jan. 1975 1____________________________________________________________________ 1850- 18, $1.00
N e w a rk and J e r s e y C ity , N .J ., Jan. 1974 2 ________________________________________________Suppl.
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N ew H aven, C onn., Jan. 1974 2 ______________________________________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
N ew O rle a n s , L a ., Jan. 1975 __________________ ___________________________________________ - Suppl.
F ree
N ew Y o r k , N .Y .- N .J ., M ay 1975 1 __________________________________________________________ 1850-45, $1.10
N ew Y o r k and N assau —Suffolk, N .Y ., A p r . 1974 2 ________________________________________ Suppl.
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N o rfo lk —V ir g in ia B each—P o rts m o u th , Va.—N .C ., M a y 1975 ____________________________ 1850-29, 65 cents
N o rfo lk —V ir g in ia B each—P o rtsm o u th and N e w p o rt N ew s—
H am pton, V a .- N .C ., M a y 1975_____________________________________________________________ 1850-30, 65 cents
N o rth e a s t P e n n s y lv a n ia , A u g. 1975_________________________________________________________ 1850-52, 65 cents
O klah om a C ity , O k la ., A u g. 1975_______________________________________ ___________________ 1850-51, 65 cents
O m aha, N e b r .—Iow a, O ct. 197 5______________________________________________________________ 1850-56, $1.10
P a te r son—C lifto n —P a s s a ic , N .J ., June 1975 1_____________________________________________ 1850-38, 80 cents
P h ila d e lp h ia , P a .—N .J ., N o v . 1975__________________________________________________________ 1850-65, 85 cents
P h o en ix , A r i z . , June 1974 2 _________________________________________________________________ Suppl.
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P itts b u rg h , P a ., Jan. 1975 _________________________________________________ _________________Suppl.
P o rtla n d , M a in e, N o v . 1975__________________________________________________________________ 1850-72, 45 cents
P o rtla n d , O r e g .—W ash., M a y 197 5__________________________________________________________ 1850-40, 75 cents
P ou g h k e e p s ie , N .Y ., June 1975 1____________________________________________________________ 1850-70, 65 cents
P o u g h k e e p s ie —K ingston—N ew bu rgh , N .Y ., June 1975 1___________________________________ 1850-68, 75 cents
P r o v id e n c e —W a rw ick —P a w tu ck et, R .I.—M a s s ., June 1975 ______________________________ 1850-27, 75 cents
R a le ig h —D urham , N .C ., F e b . 1975 _________________________________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
R ich m on d, V a ., June 1975_________________________________________________ __________________ 1850-41, 65 cents
R o c k fo rd , 111., June 1974 2 _____ ________________ ________________________________ _______ ____ Suppl.
F ree
St. L o u is , M o.—III., M a r . 1975 . __ ______________________ ____________________________________ Suppl.
F ree
S a cra m en to, C a lif., D ec. 19741 ____________________________________________________________ 1850- 19, 80 cents
Saginaw , M ic h ., N o v. 1975___________________________________________________________________ 1850-71, 35 cents
Salt L a k e C ity—O gden, Utah, N o v . 1975 1__________________________________________________ 1850-74, 75 cents
San A n ton io, T e x ., M ay 1975 ________________________________________________________________ 1850-23, 65 cents
San D ie g o , C a lif., N o v. 1975_________ _______________________________ —--------------------------- 1850-77, 45 cents
San F r a n c is c o —O akland, C a lif., M a r . 1 975 1_______________________________________________ 1850-35, $1.00
San J o s e , C a lif., M a r. 1975 1________________________________________________ -_______________ 1850-36, 85 cents
Savannah, G a ., M ay 1974 2 __________________________________________________________________ Suppl.
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S eattle—E v e r e tt, W ash ., Jan. 197 5 _________________________________________________________ Suppl.
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South Bend, Ind., M a r. 1975 _______________ __ ________________________________________________ Suppl.
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Spokane, W ash ., June 1974 2 ________________________________________________________________ Suppl.
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S y ra cu se, N .Y ., Ju ly 1975_____________________________________________ ________ _____________ 1850-43, 65 cents
T o le d o , O hio—M ic h ., M a y 1975 1_____________________________________________________________ 1850-34, 80 cents
T ren to n , N .J ., Sept. 1975 1___________________________________________________________________ 1850-60, $1.20
U tic a—R o m e , N .Y ., July 1975 1 ______________________________________________________________ 1850-48, 80 cents
W ashington, D .C ^ -M d .-V a ., M a r . 19751___________________________________________________ 1850-31, $1.00
W a te rb u ry , C onn., M a r. 19742 _____________________________________________________________ Suppl.
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W e s tc h e s te r County, N . Y . , M a y 1975 1_______________________________ ____________________ 1850-53, 80 cents
W ich ita , K a n s ., A p r . 1975____________________________________________________________________ Suppl.
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W o r c e s t e r , M a s s ., M a y 19751 ______________________________________________________________ 1850-24, 80 cents
Y o r k , P a ., F e b . 19751 _______________________________________________________________________ 1850-32, 80 cents
Y o u n g s to w n -W a rre n , O hio, N o v . 1973 2 ______________ _______ _____________________________ Suppl.
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LAB - 441
B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T I S T I C S R E G I O N A L O F F IC E S
R e gion I
R e g io n II
1603 J F K F e d e ra l B u ild in g
G o v e rn m e n t C e n te r
B o s to n , Mass. 0 2203
P h o n e :2 2 3 -6 76 1 (A re a C o de 61 7)
S u ite 3 40 0
1 5 1 5 B ro a d w a y
N e w Y o rk , N .Y . 1 0 0 3 6
P h o n e :9 7 1 - 5 4 0 5 (A re a C o d e 2 1 2 )
C o n n e c tic u t
M a in e
M assachusetts
N e w H a m p s h ire
R h o d e Isla n d
V e rm o n t
N e w Jersey
N e w Y o rk
P u e rto R ic o
V ir g in Island s
R e gion V
9 th F lo o r, 2 30 S. D e a rb o rn St.
C h icago , III. 606 04
P h o n e :3 5 3 -1 8 8 0 (A re a C o d e 31 2 )
Illin o is
In d ia n a
M ic h ig a n
M in n e s o ta
O h io
DigitizedWfor
iscoFRASER
n sin
R e g io n V I
R e g io n IV
R e g io n I I I
P.O. B o x 13 309
P h ila d e lp h ia , Pa. 19101
P h o n e : 5 9 6 -1 1 5 4 (A re a C o d e 2 1 5 )
D e la w a re
D is tr ic t o f C o lu m b ia
M a ry la n d
P e n n s y lv a n ia
V irg in ia
W est V irg in ia
R e gion s V I I a n o V I I I
S e c o n d F lo o r
55 5 G r i f f in S q uare B u ild in g
D allas, T e x . 75 2 02
P h o n e : 7 49-351 6 (A re a C o d e 2 1 4 )
F e d e ra l O ff ic e B u ild in g
911 W a ln u t S L , 15 th F lo o r
Kansas C ity , M o. 6 4 1 0 6
P h o n e :3 7 4 -2 4 8 1 (A re a C o d e 8 1 6 )
L o u is ia n a
le w M e x ic o
O k la h o m a
Texa s
V II
Io w a
Kansas
M is s o u ri
N e bra ska
V III
C o lo ra d o
M o n ta n a
N o rth D a k o ta
S o u th D a k o ta
U ta h
W y o m in g
S u ite 540
1371 Peachtree St. N .E.
A tla n ta , Ga. 30 309
P h o n e : 5 2 6 -5 4 1 8 (A re a C ode 4 0 4 )
A la b a m a
F lo rid a
G eo rg ia
K e n tu c k y
M is sissippi
N o r th C a ro lin a
S o u th C a ro lin a
T ennessee
R e gion s IX a n d X
45 0 G o ld e n G ate Ave.
B o x 3601 7
San F ra n cisco , C a lif. 9 4 10 2
P h o n e :5 5 6 -4 6 7 8 (A re a C o de 41 5)
IX
A riz o n a
C a lifo rn ia
H a w a ii
Nevada
X
A laska
Id a h o
O reg on
W a s h in g to n
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