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Area Wage Survey

The Akron, Ohio, Metropolitan Area
July 1969

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REGIONAL OFFICES

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p M ll.A O E l.P N l A

Region I
Region II
1603-B Federal Building
341 Ninth Ave.
New York, N.Y. 10001
Government Center
Boston, Mass. 02203
Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212)
Phone: 223-6762 (Area Code 617)

Region III
406 Penn Square Building
1317 Filbert St.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: 597-7796 (Area Code 215)

Region IV
Suite 540
1371 Peachtree St. NE.
Atlanta, Ga. 30309
Phone: 526-5418 (Area Code 404)

Region V
Region VI
Federal Office Building
219 South Dearborn St.
911 Walnut S t ., 10th Floor
Chicago, 111. 60604
Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)

Region VII
337 Mayflower Building
411 North Akard St.
Dallas, Tex. 75201
Phone: 749-3516 (Area Code 214)

Region VIII
450 Golden Gate Ave.
Box 36017
San Francisco, Calif. 94102
Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)




Area Wage Survey
The Akron, Ohio, Metropolitan Area




Ju ly 1969

Bulletin No. 1625-89
November 1969

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
George P. Shultz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Geoffrey H. Moore. Commissioner

For sole by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, O.C., 20402 * Price 35 cents




Contents

Preface

Page
Th e B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s p r o g r a m of an n u al
o c c u p a tio n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e tr o p o lita n a r e a s i s d e ­
sig n e d to p ro v id e d a ta on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s , and e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and su p p le m e n ta ry w age p r o v is io n s . It
y ie ld s d e ta ile d d a ta b y s e le c t e d in d u str y d iv isio n fo r ea c h
of the a r e a s stu d ie d , fo r g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s , and fo r the
U nited S t a t e s . A m a jo r c o n s id e r a tio n in the p r o g r a m is
the n eed fo r g r e a t e r in sig h t into (1) the m o v em en t of w a g e s
by o c c u p a tio n a l c a t e g o r y and s k i l l le v e l, and (2) the s t r u c ­
tu r e and le v e l of w a g e s am on g a r e a s and in d u str y d iv is io n s .

In trod uction ________________________________________________________________
W age tr e n d s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s ___________________________

A t the end of e a c h su r v e y , an in d iv id u a l a r e a b u l­
le tin p r e s e n t s su r v e y r e s u l t s fo r e a c h a r e a stu d ie d . A fte r
co m p le tio n of a l l of the in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin s fo r a
round of s u r v e y s , a tw o - p a r t s u m m a r y b u lle tin is is s u e d .
The f i r s t p a r t b r in g s d a ta fo r ea c h of the m e tro p o lita n
a r e a s stu d ie d into one b u lle tin . The se c o n d p a r t p r e s e n t s
in fo r m a tio n w hich h a s b ee n p r o je c t e d fr o m in d iv id u a l m e t ­
ro p o lita n a r e a d a ta to r e la t e to g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s and the
U n ited S t a t e s .

A . O c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s :
A - l . O ffic e o c c u p a tio n s— en and w om en________________________
m
A -2 . P r o f e s s i o n a l and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s— en and
m
w om en______________________________________________________
A -3 . O ffic e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s—
m en and w om en c o m b in e d ________________________________
A -4 . M ain te n a n ce and p o w e rp la n t o c c u p a tio n s__________________
A -5 . C u s to d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v em en t o c c u p a t io n s ---------------

T a b le s :
1. E s t a b lis h m e n t s and w o r k e r s w ithin sc o p e of su r v e y and
n u m b e r stu d ie d ___________________________________________________
2. In d e x e s o f sta n d a r d w e ek ly s a l a r i e s and s t r a ig h t - t im e
h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s , and
p e r c e n ts of i n c r e a s e fo r s e le c t e d p e r i o d s ______________________

B.

N in ety a r e a s c u r r e n t ly a r e in c lu d e d in the p r o ­
g r a m . In e a c h a r e a , in fo r m a tio n on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s
i s c o lle c te d a n n u ally and on e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and
su p p le m e n ta ry w age p r o v is io n s b ie n n ia lly .
T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s r e s u lt s o f the su r v e y in
A k ro n , O hio, in J u ly 1969.
The S ta n d a r d M e tro p o lita n
S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin ed b y the B u r e a u of the B u d g et
th ro u gh J a n u a r y 1968, c o n s is t s of P o r t a g e and S u m m it
C o u n tie s.
T h is stu d y w a s co n d u cted b y the B u r e a u 's r e ­
g io n a l o ffic e in C h ic a g o , 111., u n d er the g e n e r a l d i r e c ­
tio n of W oodrow C. L in n , A s s i s t a n t R e g io n a l D ir e c to r fo r
O p e r a tio n s .




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5

E s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and su p p le m e n ta ry w a g e p r o v is io n s :
B - l . M in im u m e n tra n c e s a l a r i e s fo r w om en o ffic e
w o r k e r s ____________________________________________________
B - 2 . S h ift d i f f e r e n t i a l s __________________________________________
B - 3 . S ch e d u le d w e ek ly h o u r s ____________________________________
B - 4 . P a id h o lid a y s_______________________________________________
B -6 .
B -7.

A pp en dix.

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H ea lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n p la n s __ __________________
M ethod of w a g e d e te rm in a tio n and fre q u e n c y of
p ay m e n t---------------------------------------------------------------------

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O cc u p a tio n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s -----------------------------------------------

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areas.

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N O T E : S i m i la r ta b u la tio n s a r e
(S e e in s id e b a c k c o v e r .)

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Area Wage Survey---The Akron, Ohio, Metropolitan Area
Introduction
T h is a r e a i s 1 of 90 in w h ich the U .S . D e p a rtm e n t of L a b o r 's
B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s co n d u cts s u r v e y s of o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s
and r e la t e d b e n e fits on an a re a w id e b a s i s . 1 In th is a r e a , d a ta w e re
o b ta in e d by p e r s o n a l v i s i t s o f B u r e a u fie ld e c o n o m ists to r e p r e s e n t ­
a tiv e e s ta b lis h m e n t s w ithin s i x b r o a d in d u str y d iv is io n s : M an u ­
fa c tu r in g ; tr a n s p o r t a tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s ;
w h o le s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and
s e r v i c e s . M a jo r in d u str y g ro u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m th e se s tu d ie s a r e
g o v ern m e n t o p e r a tio n s and the c o n s tr u c tio n and e x t r a c t iv e in d u s t r ie s .
E s t a b lis h m e n t s h avin g fe w e r th an a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b er of w o r k e r s a r e
o m itte d b e c a u s e th e y ten d to fu r n ish in s u ffic ie n t em p lo y m en t in the
o c c u p a tip n s stu d ie d to w a r r a n t in c lu sio n . S e p a r a t e ta b u la tio n s a r e
p ro v id e d fo r e a c h of the b r o a d in d u str y d iv is io n s w hich m e e t p u b li­
ca tio n c r i t e r i a .

O cc u p a tio n a l em p lo y m en t and e a r n in g s d a ta a r e show n fo r
fu ll- tim e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th o se h ir e d to w o rk a r e g u la r w e e k ly sc h e d u le
in the g iv e n o c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s if i c a t i o n . E a r n in g s d a ta e x c lu d e p r e ­
m iu m p ay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and
la te s h if t s . N o n p ro d u ctio n b o n u se s a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - liv in g
a llo w a n c e s and in c en tiv e e a r n in g s a r e in c lu d e d . W here w e e k ly h o u rs
a r e r e p o r t e d , a s fo r o ffic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a tio n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to the
s ta n d a r d w o rk w eek (ro u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a lf hour) fo r w h ich e m ­
p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu siv e of p ay
fo r o v e r tim e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p re m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n ­
in g s fo r th e se o c c u p a tio n s h ave b ee n ro u n d ed to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .
T h e a v e r a g e s p r e s e n te d r e f le c t c o m p o site , a re a w id e e s t i ­
m a t e s . I n d u s t r ie s and e s t a b lis h m e n t s d iffe r in p ay le v e l and jo b
sta ffin g an d , th u s, co n trib u te d iffe r e n tly to th e e s t im a t e s fo r e a c h jo b .
The p ay r e la tio n s h ip o b ta in a b le fr o m the a v e r a g e s m a y f a il to r e f le c t
a c c u r a t e ly the w age s p r e a d or d iffe r e n t ia l m a in ta in e d am o n g jo b s in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . S i m i la r l y , d if f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y l e v ­
e l s fo r m en and w om en in any of the s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s sh ou ld
not be a s s u m e d to r e f le c t d iffe r e n c e s in p ay tr e a tm e n t of the s e x e s
w ithin in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . O ther p o s s ib l e f a c t o r s w h ich m a y
co n trib u te to d if f e r e n c e s in p ay fo r m e n and w o m en in c lu d e : D if f e r ­
e n c e s in p r o g r e s s io n w ithin e s t a b lis h e d r a t e r a n g e s , sin c e only the
a c tu a l r a t e s p a id in c u m b e n ts a r e c o lle c te d ; and d if f e r e n c e s in s p e c if ic
d u tie s p e r f o r m e d , alth ou gh the w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r ia te ly
w ithin the s a m e s u r v e y jo b d e s c r ip t io n . Jo b d e s c r ip t io n s u se d in
c la s s if y in g e m p lo y e e s in th e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a lly m o r e g e n e r a liz e d
th an th o se u s e d in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s and allo w fo r m in o r
d if f e r e n c e s am o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the s p e c if ic d u tie s p e r fo r m e d .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e co n d u cted on a sa m p le b a s i s b e c a u s e of
the u n n e c e s s a r y c o st in v o lv ed in su rv e y in g a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
To
o b ta in o p tim u m a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p ro p o rtio n of
l a r g e than of s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s i s stu d ie d . In co m b in in g th e d a ta ,
h o w e v e r, a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e g iv e n th e ir a p p r o p r ia te w e ig h t. E s ­
t im a t e s b a s e d on the e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ie d a r e p r e s e n te d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e la tin g to a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the in d u str y g ro u p in g and a r e a ,
e x c e p t fo r th o se b elow the m in im u m s iz e stu d ie d .
O cc u p a tio n s and E a r n in g s
The o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r stu d y a r e co m m o n to a v a r ie t y
of m a n u fa c tu rin g and n o n m a n u fac tu rin g i n d u s t r ie s , and a r e of the
fo llo w in g ty p e s : (1) O ffice c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l and te c h n ic a l;
(3) m a in te n a n c e and p o w e rp la n t; and (4) c u sto d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e ­
m e n t. O c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s if i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n ifo rm s e t of jo b
d e s c r ip t io n s d e sig n e d to ta k e acc o u n t of in te r e s ta b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n
in d u tie s w ithin the s a m e jo b . The o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r stu d y
a r e l is t e d and d e s c r ib e d in the a p p e n d ix . The e a r n in g s d a ta follo w in g
th e jo b t it l e s a r e fo r a ll in d u s tr ie s co m b in e d . E a r n in g s d a ta fo r so m e
of the o c c u p a tio n s l is t e d and d e s c r i b e d , o r fo r so m e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s
w ith in o c c u p a tio n s , a r e not p r e s e n te d in the A - s e r i e s t a b le s , b e c a u s e
e ith e r (1) em p lo y m en t in the o c cu p a tio n i s to o s m a ll to p ro v id e enough
d a ta to m e r it p r e s e n ta t io n , o r (2) th e r e i s p o s s ib i l it y of d i s c l o s u r e
of in d iv id u al e s ta b lish m e n t d a ta .

O c c u p a tio n a l em p lo y m en t e s t im a t e s r e p r e s e n t the to ta l in
a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ithin the sc o p e of the stu d y and not the n u m b er
a c tu a lly s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e of d if f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l str u c t u r e
am o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s , the e s t im a t e s of o c c u p a tio n a l em p lo y m en t o b ­
ta in e d fr o m the sa m p le of e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ie d s e r v e on ly to in d ic ate
the r e la t iv e im p o rta n c e of the jo b s stu d ie d . T h e se d if f e r e n c e s in
o c c u p a tio n a l s t r u c t u r e do not a ffe c t m a t e r ia l l y the a c c u r a c y of the
e a r n in g s d a ta .
E s t a b lis h m e n t P r a c t i c e s and S u p p le m e n ta ry W age P r o v is io n s

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Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New Yoik State
Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu­
pations only); Syracuse; and Utica—Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies
in 91 areas at the request of the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the U. S. De­
partment of Labor.




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In fo rm a tio n i s p r e s e n te d (in the B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) on s e le c t e d
e s ta b lish m e n t p r a c t i c e s and su p p le m e n ta r y w a g e p r o v is io n s a s th ey
r e la t e to p lan t and o ffic e w o r k e r s . A d m in is tr a tiv e , e x e c u tiv e , and
p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p lo y e e s , and c o n s tr u c tio n w o r k e r s who a r e u tiliz e d
a s a s e p a r a t e w o rk fo r c e a r e e x c lu d e d . " P la n t w o r k e r s " in clu de

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w o rk in g fo r e m e n and a ll n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s (in clu d in g le a d m e n an d t r a in e e s ) e n g a g e d in n o n o ffice fu n c tio n s. " O ffic e w o r k e r s "
in clu d e w o rk in g s u p e r v i s o r s an d n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s p e r fo r m in g
c l e r i c a l o r r e la t e d fu n c tio n s.
C a f e t e r ia w o r k e r s and ro u te m e n a r e
e x c lu d e d in m a n u fa c tu rin g i n d u s t r ie s , but in c lu d e d in n o n m an u fac tu rin g
in d u s t r ie s .
M in im u m e n tra n c e s a l a r i e s fo r w o m en o ffic e w o r k e r s (tab le
B - l ) r e la t e on ly to the e s t a b lis h m e n t s v is it e d . B e c a u s e of the o p tim u m
sa m p lin g te c h n iq u e s u s e d , and the p r o b a b ility th at l a r g e e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n ts a r e m o r e lik e ly to h a v e f o r m a l e n tra n c e r a t e s fo r w o r k e r s
ab o v e the s u b c l e r ic a l le v e l th an s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s , the ta b le is
m o r e - r e p r e s e n t a t iv e of p o lic ie s in m e d iu m and l a r g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
S h ift d iffe r e n t ia l d a ta (ta b le B -2 ) a r e lim ite d to p lan t w o r k e r s
in m a n u fa c tu rin g in d u s t r ie s . T h is in fo r m a tio n i s p r e s e n te d both in
t e r m s of (1) e s t a b lis h m e n t p o l i c y ,2 p r e s e n te d in t e r m s of t o t a l p lan t
w o rk e r eriip lo y m en t, and (2) e ffe c tiv e p r a c t ic e , p r e s e n te d in t e r m s
of w o r k e r s a c t u a lly e m p lo y e d on the s p e c if ie d sh ift at the tim e of the
s u r v e y . In e s t a b lis h m e n t s h av in g v a r i e d d i f f e r e n t ia ls , the am oun t
a p p ly in g to a m a jo r it y w a s u s e d o r , if no am ou n t a p p lie d to a m a jo r ity ,
the c l a s s i f i c a t i o n " o t h e r " w a s u s e d . In e s t a b lis h m e n t s in w h ich so m e
l a t e - s h i f t h o u r s a r e p a id a t n o r m a l r a t e s , a d iffe r e n t ia l w a s r e c o r d e d
on ly if it a p p lie d to a m a jo r it y of the sh ift h o u r s .
Th e sc h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u rs (ta b le B -3 ) of a m a jo r it y of the
f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s in an e s t a b lis h m e n t a r e ta b u la te d a s a p p ly in g to
a ll of the p la n t o r o ffic e w o r k e r s of th a t e s t a b lis h m e n t . S ch e d u le d
w e e k ly h o u rs a r e th o s e w h ich f u ll- tim e e m p lo y e e s w e re e x p e c te d to
w o rk , w h eth er th e y w e re p a id fo r at s t r a ig h t - t im e o r o v e r tim e r a t e s .
P a id h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a t io n s ; h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , an d p e n sio n
p la n s; and fr e q u e n c y of w age p ay m en t s ta b le s B - 4 th ro u g h B -7 )
a r e t r e a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l l y on the b a s i s th at t h e s e a r e a p p lic a b le to a ll
p lan t o r o ffic e w o r k e r s if a m a jo r it y of su c h w o r k e r s a r e e lig ib le o r
m a y e v e n tu a lly q u a lify fo r th e p r a c t i c e s lis t e d . S u m s of in d iv id u a l
ite m s in t a b le s B - 2 th ro u g h B - 7 m a y not e q u a l t o t a ls b e c a u s e of
ro u n d in g.
D a ta on p a id h o lid a y s (ta b le B -4 ) a r e lim ite d to d a ta on h o li­
d a y s g ra n te d a n n u ally on a f o r m a l b a s i s ; i . e . , (1) a r e p ro v id e d fo r
in w r itte n f o r m , o r (2) h ave b e e n e s t a b lis h e d b y c u sto m . H o lid a y s
o r d in a r ily g r a n te d a r e in c lu d e d ev en though th ey m a y f a l l on a non­
w o rk d a y and th e w o rk e r i s not g r a n te d a n o th er d a y o ff. Th e f i r s t

p a r t of the p a id h o lid a y s ta b le p r e s e n t s the n u m b e r of w hole and h a lf
h o lid a y s a c t u a lly g ra n te d . The se c o n d p a r t c o m b in e s w hole and h a lf
h o lid a y s to show to t a l h o lid a y t im e .
The s u m m a r y of v a c a tio n p la n s (ta b le B -5 ) i s lim ite d to a
s t a t i s t i c a l m e a s u r e of v a c a tio n p r o v i s i o n s . It i s not inten ded a s a
m e a s u r e o f the p r o p o r tio n of w o r k e r s a c tu a lly r e c e iv in g s p e c if ic b e n e ­
f i t s . P r o v is io n s of an e s ta b lish m e n t fo r a ll le n g th s of s e r v i c e w e re
ta b u la te d a s a p p ly in g to a ll p lan t o r o ffic e w o r k e r s of the e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t, r e g a r d l e s s of len gth of s e r v i c e . P r o v is io n s fo r p ay m en t on
o th e r th an a tim e b a s i s w e r e c o n v e rte d to a tim e b a s i s ; fo r e x a m p le ,
a p ay m en t of 2 p e r c e n t of an n u al e a r n in g s w a s c o n s id e r e d a s the e q u iv ­
a le n t of 1 w e e k 's p a y . E s t i m a t e s e x c lu d e v a c a t io n - s a v in g s p la n s and
th o s e w h ich o ffe r " e x te n d e d " o r " s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e fits beyon d b a s i c
p la n s to w o r k e r s w ith q u a lify in g le n g th s o f s e r v i c e . T y p ic a l of su ch
e x c lu s io n s a r e p la n s in th e s t e e l , a lu m in u m , and can in d u s t r ie s .
D a ta on h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n p la n s (ta b le B - 6 ) in ­
clu d e th o s e p la n s fo r w h ich the e m p lo y e r p a y s a t l e a s t a p a r t of the
c o s t . Su ch p la n s in c lu d e th o s e u n d e rw ritte n by a c o m m e r c ia l in s u r a n c e
co m p an y and th o se p ro v id e d th ro u g h a union fund o r p a id d ir e c t ly by
the e m p lo y e r out of c u r r e n t o p e r a tin g fu n d s o r f r o m a fund s e t a s id e
fo r th is p u r p o s e . A n e s t a b lis h m e n t w a s c o n s id e r e d to h av e a p la n
if the m a jo r it y of e m p lo y e e s w a s e lig ib le to b e c o v e r e d u n d er the
p la n , ev en if l e s s th an a m a jo r it y e le c te d to p a r t ic ip a t e b e c a u s e e m ­
p lo y e e s w e re r e q u ir e d to c o n trib u te to w a r d the c o s t of the p la n . L e ­
g a lly r e q u ir e d p l^ n s , su ch a s w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n sa tio n , s o c i a l s e ­
c u r ity , and r a i l r o a d r e t ir e m e n t w e re e x c lu d e d .
S ic k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e i s lim ite d to th at ty pe of
in s u r a n c e u n d er w h ich p r e d e t e r m in e d c a s h p a y m e n ts a r e m a d e d ir e c t ly
to the in s u r e d d u rin g i l l n e s s o r a c c id e n t d is a b ilit y . In fo rm a tio n is
p r e s e n te d fo r a ll su ch p la n s to w h ich the e m p lo y e r c o n tr ib u te s. H ow ­
e v e r , in New Y o rk an d New J e r s e y , w h ich h av e e n a c te d te m p o r a r y
d is a b ilit y in s u r a n c e la w s w h ich r e q u ir e e m p lo y e r c o n trib u tio n s, 3 p la n s
a r e in c lu d e d only if the e m p lo y e r (1) c o n trib u te s m o r e th an i s le g a lly
r e q u ir e d , o r (2) p r o v id e s the e m p lo y e e w ith b e n e fits w h ich e x c e e d the
r e q u ir e m e n t s of the la w . T a b u la tio n s of p a id s ic k le a v e p la n s a r e
lim ite d to f o r m a l p la n s 4 w hich p ro v id e fu ll p a y o r a p r o p o r tio n of the
w o r k e r 's p ay d u rin g a b s e n c e f r o m w o rk b e c a u s e of i l l n e s s . S e p a r a t e
ta b u la tio n s a r e p r e s e n te d a c c o r d in g to (1) p la n s w h ich p r o v id e fu ll p ay
and no w a itin g p e r io d , an d (2) p la n s w h ich p r o v id e e ith e r p a r t i a l p ay
o r a w a itin g p e r io d . In a d d itio n to the p r e s e n ta t io n of the p ro p o r tio n s
of w o r k e r s who a r e p ro v id e d s i c k n e s s and a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r p aid
s ic k l e a v e , an u n d u p lic a te d t o ta l i s show n of w o r k e r s who r e c e iv e
e ith e r o r both ty p e s of b e n e fit s .

2
An establishment was considered as having a policy if it m et either of the following con­
The temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require employer
ditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the time of the survey, or (2) had formal provisions covering
contributions.
late shifts. An establishment was considered as having formal provisions if it (1) had operated late
An establishment was considered as having a formal plan if it established at least the
shifts during the 12 months prior to the survey, or (2) had provisions in written form for operating
minimum number of days of sick leave available to each employee. Such a plan need not be
late shifts.
written, but informal sick leave allowances, determined on an individual basis, were excluded.




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C a ta str o p h e in s u r a n c e , s o m e t im e s r e f e r r e d to a s m a jo r m e d ­
i c a l in s u r a n c e , in c lu d e s th o se p la n s w hich a r e d e sig n e d to p r o te c t
e m p lo y e e s in c a s e of s i c k n e s s and in ju ry in vo lv in g e x p e n s e s beyond
the n o r m a l c o v e r a g e of h o s p it a liz a t io n , m e d ic a l, and s u r g i c a l p la n s.
M e d ic a l in s u r a n c e r e f e r s to p la n s p ro v id in g fo r c o m p le te o r p a r t ia l
p ay m en t of d o c t o r s ' f e e s . Su ch p la n s m a y be u n d e rw ritte n by c o m ­
m e r c i a l in s u r a n c e c o m p a n ie s o r n on p ro fit o r g a n iz a tio n s o r th ey m a y
be p a id fo r by the e m p lo y e r out of a fund se t a s id e fo r th is p u r p o s e .
T a b u la tio n s of r e t ir e m e n t p e n sio n p la n s a r e lim ite d to th o se p la n s
th a t p ro v id e r e g u la r p a y m e n ts fo r the r e m a in d e r of the w o r k e r 's lif e .
M ethod of w age d e te rm in a tio n (ta b le B -7 ) r e la t e s to b a s ic
ty p e s of r a t e s t r u c t u r e fo r w o r k e r s p a id u n d er v a r io u s tim e and in ­
ce n tiv e s y s t e m s . U nder a sin g le r a t e s t r u c t u r e the sa m e r a t e i s p aid
to a ll e x p e r ie n c e d w o r k e r s in the s a m e jo b c l a s s if i c a t i o n . An in d iv id ­
u al w o rk e r o c c a s io n a lly m a y be p aid a b o v e o r b elow the sin g le r a t e




fo r s p e c ia l r e a s o n s , but su c h p a y m e n ts a r e e x c e p tio n s.
ra n g e -o fr a t e s p la n s p e c if i e s the m in im u m a n d /o r m a x im u m r a t e p a id e x p e r i ­
en ce d w o r k e r s fo r the sa m e jo b . In fo rm a tio n a l s o i s p ro v id e d on the
m eth od of p r o g r e s s io n th ro u g h the r a n g e . In the a b se n c e of a fo r m a l
r a t e s t r u c t u r e , the q u a lific a tio n s of the in d iv id u a l w o rk e r d e te rm in e
the p ay r a t e . In fo rm a tio n on ty p e s of in c en tiv e p la n s i s p ro v id e d on ly
fo r p lan t w o r k e r s b e c a u s e of the low in c id e n c e of su ch p la n s fo r o ffic e
w o r k e r s . U nder a p ie c e w o rk s y s t e m , a p re d e te r m in e d r a t e is p aid
fo r e a c h unit of output. P r o d u c tio n b o n u se s a r e b a s e d on p ro d u c tio n
o v e r a qu ota o r c o m p le tio n of a jo b in l d s s th an s ta n d a r d tim e .
Com ­
p e n sa tio n on a c o m m is s io n b a s i s r e p r e s e n t s p a y m e n ts b a s e d on a
p e r c e n ta g e of v a lu e of s a l e s , o r on a co m b in a tio n of a sta te d s a l a r y
p lu s a p e r c e n ta g e .
D a ta on fre q u e n c y
ta b le B - 7 .

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1 T h e A k r o n S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l it a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f in e d b y th e B u r e a u o f th e B u d g e t th r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s i s t s o f P o r t a g e a n d S u m m it C o u n t ie s . T h e " w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f
s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s sh o w n in t h i s t a b le p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e s i z e a n d c o m p o s it io n o f th e l a b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y .
T h e e s t i m a t e s a r e n o t in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , to
s e r v e a s a b a s i s o f c o m p a r i s o n w ith o t h e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s f o r th e a r e a to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e ( 1 ) p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s th e u s e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a ta
c o m p ile d c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d i e d , a n d ( 2 ) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 196 7 e d itio n o f th e S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r i a l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n .
3 I n c l u d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t a t o r a b o v e th e m in im u m l i m it a t io n . A ll o u t le t s (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in s u c h i n d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , f in a n c e , a u to r e p a i r s e r v i c e ,
a n d m o tio n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
4 I n c l u d e s e x e c u t i v e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , a n d o t h e r w o r k e r s e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s e p a r a t e p la n t a n d o f f i c e c a t e g o r i e s .
5 T a x i c a b s a n d s e r v i c e s in c id e n t a l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w e r e e x c lu d e d .
6 T h i s in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g " in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s , a n d f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " in th e S e r i e s B t a b l e s . S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t io n
o f d a t a f o r t h is d i v i s i o n i s n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : ( 1 ) E m p lo y m e n t in th e d iv i s i o n i s to o s m a l l to p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a to m e r i t s e p a r a t e
s t u d y , ( 2 ) th e s a m p l e w a s n o t
d e s i g n e d i n i t i a l l y to p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , ( 3 ) r e s p o n s e w a s i n s u f f ic ie n t o r in a d e q u a t e to p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , a n d ( 4 ) t h e r e i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a .
7 W o r k e r s f r o m t h i s e n t ir e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n a r e r e p r e s e n t e d in e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u r in g " in th e S e r i e s A t a b l e s , b u t f r o m th e r e a l e s t a t e p o r t io n o n ly in e s t i m a t e s
f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " in th e S e r i e s B t a b l e s .
S e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f d a t a f o r t h is d i v i s i o n i s n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o r th e r e a s o n s g iv e n in fo o tn o te 6 a b o v e .
8 H o t e l s a n d m o t e l s ; l a u n d r i e s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b i le r e p a i r , r e n t a l , a n d p a r k in g ; m o tio n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o fit m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n i z a t i o n s ( e x c lu d in g r e l i g i o u s
a n d c h a r i t a b l e o r g a n i z a t i o n s ) ; a n d e n g in e e r in g a n d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .




A l m o s t s e v e n - t e n t h s o f th e w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y in th e A k r o n a r e a
w e r e e m p lo y e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g f i r m s .
T h e fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s th e m a j o r in d u s t r y g r o u p s
a n d s p e c i f i c i n d u s t r i e s a s a p e r c e n t o f a ll m a n u f a c t u r i n g :
In d u str y g ro u p s
R u b b e r a n d p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s — 48
F a b r i c a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s _____17
E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t a n d
s u p p l i e s _________________________ 9
M a c h in e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l __ 9

S p e c if i c i n d u s t r i e s
T i r e s a n d in n e r t u b e s ____________ 42
C o m m u n ic a t io n e q u ip m e n t_________ 8
F a b ric a te d stru c tu ra l
m e t a l p r o d u c t s _________________ 8
M e t a l s t a m p i n g s _________________ 6

T h i s in f o r m a t io n i s b a s e d o n e s t i m a t e s o f t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t d e r i v e d f r o m u n i v e r s e
m a t e r i a l s c o m p ile d p r i o r to a c t u a l s u r v e y .
P r o p o r t i o n s in v a r i o u s in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s m a y
d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t i o n s b a s e d on th e r e s u l t s o f th e s u r v e y a s sh o w n in t a b le 1 a b o v e .

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
F o r o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d in d u s tr ia l n u r s e s , the w age
tr e n d s r e la t e to r e g u la r w eek ly s a l a r i e s fo r the n o rm a l w ork w eek ,
e x c lu s iv e of e a r n in g s fo r o v e r tim e .
F o r p lan t w o rk e r g r o u p s , they
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s , ex clu d in g
p re m iu m p ay f o r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and
la te s h if t s .
The p e r c e n ta g e s a r e b a s e d on d ata fo r s e le c t e d key o c c u ­
p a tio n s and in c lu d e m o s t o f the n u m e r ic a lly im p o rta n t jo b s w ithin
e a c h g ro u p .

P r e s e n t e d in ta b le 2 a r e in d e x e s an d p e r c e n ta g e s of ch an ge
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s of o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d in d u s tr ia l n u r s e s ,
and in a v e r a g e e a r n in g s of s e le c t e d p lan t w o rk e r g r o u p s.
The in d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e of w a g e s a t a g iv e n tim e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e rc e n t of
w a g e s du rin g the b a s e p e rio d (d ate of the a r e a su r v e y co n d u cted
b etw een J u ly I960 and Ju n e 1961).
S u b tr a c tin g 100 fr o m the in d ex
y ie ld s the p e r c e n ta g e ch an ge in w a g e s fr o m the b a s e p e rio d to the
d ate of the in d ex .
The p e r c e n ta g e s of ch an ge o r i n c r e a s e r e la t e to
w age c h a n g e s b etw een the in d ic a te d d a t e s .
T h e se e s t im a t e s a r e
m e a s u r e s of ch an ge in a v e r a g e s fo r the a r e a ; th ey a r e not inten ded
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e pay c h a n g e s in the e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the a r e a .

L im ita tio n s of D ata

M ethod o f C om p utin g
The in d e x e s an d p e r c e n ta g e s o f c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
ch an ge in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e in flu e n c ed by: (1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y and
w age c h a n g e s, (2) m e r it o r o th e r i n c r e a s e s in p ay r e c e iv e d by in d i­
v id u a l w o r k e r s w hile in the sa m e jo b , and (3) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e
w a g e s due to c h a n g e s in the la b o r f o r c e re su ltin g fr o m la b o r tu r n ­
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s io n s , f o r c e re d u c tio n s, and c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r ­
tio n s of w o r k e r s em p lo y e d by e s ta b lis h m e n t s with d iffe re n t pay l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s in the la b o r f o r c e ca n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the
o c c u p a tio n a l a v e r a g e s w ithout a c tu a l w age c h a n g e s. It i s c o n c e iv a b le
th at ev en though a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w age i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y h ave d e c lin e d b e c a u s e lo w e r- p a y in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s
e n te re d the a r e a o r ex p an d ed th e ir w o rk f o r c e s .
S im ila r ly , w a g e s
m a y have r e m a in e d r e la t iv e ly c o n sta n t, y et the a v e r a g e s fo r a n a r e a
m a y have r i s e n c o n s id e r a b ly b e c a u s e h ig h e r- p a y in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s
e n te re d the a r e a .

E a c h of the s e le c t e d key o c c u p a tio n s w ithin an o c c u p a tio n a l
g ro u p w a s a s s ig n e d a w eigh t b a s e d on i t s p ro p o rtio n a te em p lo y m en t
in the o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p .
T h e se co n sta n t w e ig h ts r e f le c t b a s e y e a r
e m p lo y m e n ts w h e re v e r p o s s ib l e .
The a v e r a g e (m ean ) e a r n in g s fo r
e a c h o c c u p a tio n w e re m u ltip lie d by the o c c u p a tio n a l w eigh t, an d the
p ro d u c ts fo r a ll o c c u p a tio n s in the g ro u p w e re to ta le d . The a g g r e g a t e s
fo r 2 c o n se c u tiv e y e a r s w e re r e la t e d by d iv id in g the a g g r e g a t e fo r
the l a t e r y e a r by the a g g r e g a t e fo r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
The r e su lta n t
r e la t iv e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t, sh ow s the p e r c e n ta g e c h a n g e . . The in d ex
is the p ro d u ct of m u ltip ly in g the b a s e y e a r r e la t iv e (100) by the r e la t iv e
fo r the n ext su c c e e d in g y e a r and con tin u in g to m u ltip ly (com pound)
e a c h y e a r 's r e la t iv e by the p r e v io u s y e a r ' s in d ex . A v e r a g e e a r n in g s
fo r the follow in g o c c u p a tio n s w e re u se d in co m p u tin g the w age t r e n d s:
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m e n a n d w o m en ): O ffic e c l e r ic a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n )— S k i lle d m a in te n a n c e (m e n ):
C o n tin u e d
C a rp e n te rs
B o o k k e e p in g - m a c h in e
o p e ra to rs, c la s s B
S e c r e ta r ie s
E le c t r ic ia n s
C le ik s , a c c o u n tin g , c la s s e s
S te n o g ra p h e rs, g e n e r a l
M a ch in ists
S te n o g ra p h e rs, se n io r
A an d B
M e c h a n ic s
S w itc h b o a rd o p e ra to rs, c la s se s
C le ik s , f i l e , c la s se s
M e c h a n ic s (a u t o m o tiv e )
A , B, and C
A and B
P a in te rs
T a b u la t in g - m a c h in e o p e ra to rs,
C le ik s , o rd er
P ip e fitte rs
C le ik s , p a y ro ll
c la s s B
T o o l a n d d ie m a k e rs
C o m p to m e te r o p e ra to rs
T y p is ts, c la s s e s A a n d B
K e y p u n ch o p e ra to rs, c la s se s
U n s k ille d p la n t (m e n ):
A an d B
In d u stria l nurses ( m e n a n d w o m en ):
J a n ito r s , p o rte rs, a n d c le a n e r s
O ffic e b oys an d g irls
N u rses, in d u stria l ( r e g is te r e d )
L a b o re rs, m a t e r ia l h a n d lin g




The u s e of c o n sta n t em p lo y m en t w e ig h ts e lim in a te s the e ffe c t
of c h a n g e s in the p ro p o rtio n of w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h jo b in ­
clu d e d in the d a ta .
The p e r c e n ta g e s of ch an ge r e f le c t only c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p ay fo r s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r s .
They a r e not in flu e n c ed by
c h a n g e s in sta n d a r d w o rk sc h e d u le s , a s su ch , o r by p re m iu m pay
fo r o v e r t im e . W here n e c e s s a r y , d ata w e re a d ju s te d to re m o v e fro m
the in d e x e s an d p e r c e n ta g e s of ch an ge any sig n ific a n t e ffe c t c a u se d
b y c h a n g e s in the sc o p e of the su r v e y .

5

6

T a b l e 2.

In d e x e s of S t a n d a r d W eekly S a l a r i e s and S t r a i g h t - T i m e H o u r l y E a r n i n g s f o r S e l e c t e d O c c u p a t i o n a l G r o u p s in
A k r o n , Ohio, J u l y 1969 and J u l y 1968, and P e r c e n t s of I n c r e a s e f o r S e l e c t e d P e r i o d s
In d e x e s
(Ju n e 1961 = 100)

P e r c e n t s of i n c r e a s e
J u l y 1968
to
J u l y 1969

In d u st r y and o c c u p a t io n a l g ro u p
J u l y 1969

J u l y 1968

J u l y 1967
to
J u l y 1968

J u n e 1966
to
J u l y 1967

J u n e 1965
to
J u n e 1966

J u n e 1964
to
J u n e 1965

A ll i n d u s t r i e s :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m e n a n d w om en) _____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n )—
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e (m en )___________
U n s k il l e d p la n t ( m e n ) ________________

134.4
152.0
133.8
130.1

127.1
141.3
126.8
124.1

5.8
7.6
5.5
4.8

5.3
10.8
5.7
5.3

4 .4
10.1
5.1
2.9

2.6
3.2
2.8
.7

3.0
2.8
3.0
2.6

M a n u f a c t u r in g :
O f f ic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and wom en) _____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m en )—
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e (m en )___________
U n s k il l e d p la n t ( m e n ) __ ____________

134.5
152.8
133.3
128.6

127.4
142.2
126.7
123.4

5.6
7.5
5.2
4.2

4.7
11.1
5.9
6.0

4.4
10.5
5.2
4.1

2.1
3.6
2.8
1.1

3.1
2.3
2.9
2.3

J u n e 1963
to
J u n e 1964

J u n e 1962
to
J u n e 1963

J u n e 1961
to
J u n e 1962

J u n e 1960
to
J une 1961

A ll i n d u s t r i e s :
O f f ic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n ) ____ ________________ — — — — — — ______ ________
______
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n )__
—
S k i l l e d m a in t e n a n c e (m e n )____________ — — — — —— — — — — — — — — — — _-_—
—
—
U n s k il l e d p la n t ( m e n ) _________________ —

2.8
2.9
3.1
4.9

3.1
3.0
2.8
3.0

3.2
3.1
1.7
2.7

5.2
7.1
5.9
5.4

M a n u f a c tu r i n g ;
O f f ic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n ) ____ ______________
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n )__
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e (m en )____________
U n s k il l e d p la n t ( m e n ) _________________

2.3
2.9
3.0
4.0

3.2
3.0
2.7
2.4

4.9
3.0
1.7
1.5

4.4
7.1
6.0
5.8




—

7

A. O ccupational Earnin gs
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s a n d e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s t u d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s is
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , A k r o n , O h io , J u l y 1 9 6 9 )

Weekly earnings1
(standard)
S e x , o c c u p a t io n , a n d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

Number
of
workers

N u m b e r o f w o rk e rs

*

S

55

weekly
f standard)

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

t

$

t

$

$

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

$

s

$

t

%

>

$

$

t

$

$

S

*

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

n o

120

130

1 40

15 0

160

170

180

190

200

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

n o

120

130

140

1 50

160

170

180

190

200

210

1

1
1

4
4

2
1
I

3
3

17
16
1

17
14
3

10
7
3

10
4
6

8
8
-

2
1
1

4
4
-

7
7

-

15
2
13

7
7

1
-

-

2

2

4

8

9

8

l

-

-

-

-

-

-

17
3

23
15

13
9

19
10

19
19

14
14

_

_

-

2
2

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

“

“

and
under

60

MEN

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C L A S S A
MANUFACTURING -------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------

108
71
37

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

$
$
144.50 141 .5 0
1 54.50 1 4 5 .0 0
125.00 118 .0 0

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

—
“

—
-

-

-

—
-

—
-

-

-

-

-

B

45

4 0 .0

116.00

116 .5 0

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

C L E R K S , ORDER ------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------

118
75

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

145.50
154.00

144.50
156 .5 0

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

O F F IC E BOYS ----------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------

91
68

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

8 3 .0 0
82.5 0

82.5 0
81 .5 0

7 6 .0 0 7 6 .0 0 -

B I L L E R S , MACHINE ( B I L L I N G
MACHINE) --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------

57
28
29

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

95.5 0
9 2 .0 0
99.0 0

93.0 0
9 2 .5 0
9 5 .0 0

8 3 .5 0 -1 0 7 .5 0
8 4 .5 0 - 98.0 0
8 1 .5 0 -1 1 7 .5 0

”

B I L L E R S , MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) ---------------------------------------

28

3 9 .5

82.5 0

86.0 0

7 4 .0 0 -

91.0 0

-

-

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A S S A ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------

101
35
66

3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 8 .5

1 0 6.00
1 0 1.50
108.50

1 0 4 .0 0
9 8 .5 0
110 .5 0

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

_

_

_

-

-

-

1
1

“

~

”

“

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A S S B ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------

106
45
61

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

86.5 0
8 6 .0 0
87.0 0

86.0 0
86 .0 0
85.5 0

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C LA SS A —
MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------

361
257
104

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

124.00
130.50
1 0 7.00

1 2 5 .0 0
1 3 3.00
1 0 9.50

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

_

-

-

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C LA SS B ---MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING —---------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S ---------------

489
305
184
96

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

101.00
107.50
90.5 0
9 0 .5 0

9 9 .0 0
1 0 5.00
89.5 0
89.0 0

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

_
-

_
-

C L E R K S , F I L E , CL ASS B --------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING - - --------------PU BLI C U T I L I T I E S ---------------

201
49
152
33

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

79.5 0
90.5 0
7 6 .0 0
9 6 .0 0

7 6 .5 0
88 .0 0
70.5 0
9 4 .0 0

6 7 .5 0 - 87.5 0
8 3 .0 0 - 94.0 0
6 6 .5 0 - 80 .0 0
8 5 .5 0 -1 1 2 .0 0

_
-

22

-

22

C L E R K S , F I L E , CL ASS C --------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------

88
40
48

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

72 .5 0
72.0 0
73.0 0

72.5 0
72.0 0
7 3 .0 0

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

-

14
11

—
-

CLERKS,

ACCOUNTING,

C LA SS

87.5 0
86.0 0

-

-

—
-

11
6

5

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

3

5
2

12
12

14
14

26
21

18
11

4
3

3
3

3

i
i

1

1
1

-

6
-

-

-

3
3

“

”

6

13
8
5

11
7
4

7
6
1

3
3
~

i

-

12
12

1
1
“

5

3

1

4

7

7

-

1

_

_

3
3

25
19

29
3
26

19
3
16

21
3
18

1
1

_

3

_

_

WOMEN

S e e fo o tn o te s a t end o f t a b le .




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

9 6 .0 0
9 1 .0 0
97.5 0

76.5 0
77.5 0
75.0 0

_

_

2

_

-

-

-

-

2
_

-

-

_

3

_
-

-

“

15
11
4
1_

2
2

-

-

.

-

-

“

“

_

_

_

_

*

“

_

-

~

_

“

“

“

_
-

-

-

“

3

“

“

-

*

14
4
10

15
8
7

56
30
26

72
51
21

86
82
4

56
56

10
10
-

3
3

8

15
2
13

30
13
17
5

55
37
18
15

78
72
6
2

24
24

2
2
-

3
3

i

3
1
2
2

16
4
12
12

2
2

_
-

-

_

2
2
-

37
31
6
6

-

_

-

_

*

12
4
8

20
13
7
8
-

-

-

"

“

1

9
5
4

25
9
16
6

31
2
29
23

21
8
13
13

63
29
34
8

50
29
21
15

61
41
20
3

54
1
53
-

16
1
15
~

30
4
26
3

19
11
8
5

20
13
7
5

15
10
5
5

3
2
1
-

9
6
3

40
8
32

11
11

14
4
10

-

i

24
3
21

33
9
24

6
6

6

11
5
6

-

-

-

3
3

-

i
i

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_
-

_

-

-

-

-

*

_

-

-

_
-

_

_

“

_
-

-

-

-

-

_
-

-

-

-

8
T a b le A-l.

O ffice O cc u p atio n s—M en and W o m en — C on tin u ed

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , A k r o n , O h io , J u l y 1 969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s oi

S e x , o c c u p a t io n , an d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

workers

Average
weekly
hours1

$
Median 2

Middle range 2

$

$

*

$

$

i ------- 1 ------- $

$

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

4
4

15
13

11

3

14

2

8

4
3

16

3

12
12

-

3

7

6

16

n

22
10
12
6

11
10
1
1

41
16
25

16
9
7

4
4
-

14

36

46
19
27

33
31

15

16
9
7

14
14

9
9

12
8
4

7
7
-

6
6

_

305
165
140
13

_
“

*

t

*

~ i----I ------- S
1 80
190
200

1

105

110

120

130

140

150

160

1 70

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

5
5

-

-

-

-

_
-

_
_

8
8

5
4

200 210

CONTINUED
$
$
7 6 .0 0 - 9 9 .0 0
7 7 .0 0 -1 0 2 .0 0
7 6 .0 0 - 9 4 .0 0

-

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

-

-

116 .5 0
1 0 4 .5 0
115 .0 0

“

*

9 5 .0 0
108.00
86.5 0

9 2 .0 0
1 0 7 .0 0
87.0 0

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

-

-

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

111 .5 0
115 .5 0
102 .5 0

110.00
1 1 6 .0 0
1 0 4 .0 0

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

9 4 .5 0

88

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

100.00
86.00

9 2 .0 0
95.0 0
85.0 0

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

O F F I C E G I R L S ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

43
29

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

79.0 0
80.0 0

76.0 0
77.5 0

7 2 .5 0 7 2 .5 0 -

S E C R E T A R I E S 4-------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------

1,772
1 ,361
411

102

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 8 .0
4 0 .0

1 2 5 .5 0
1 2 8.50
116.50
131.50

124 .5 0
131 .0 0
1 1 7 .0 0
1 3 1 .5 0

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

S E C R E T A R I E S , C LA SS A ----------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

115
97

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

1 4 9.50
15 2 .5 0

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

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

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S B ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

431
342
89

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 7 .5

135.50
13 9 .0 0
12 3 .0 0

1 4 0 .5 0
143 .0 0
1 2 0 .5 0

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

S E C R E T A R I E S , C LA SS C ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------

596
479
117
39

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
4 0 .0

1 1 9.50

1 1 8 .0 0

11 2 .5 0
12 6 .0 0

112.50
13 7 .5 0

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

S E C R E T A R I E S , C LA SS 0 ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

421
234
187

3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 7 .5

10 8 .0 0
1 0 3.00
1 1 4.50

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

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------

600
466
134
60

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 8 .5
4 0 .0

9 7 .0 0
9 6 .0 0

9 6 .5 0
9 6 .0 0

100.00 100.00
102.00 9 9 . 5 0

STENOGRAPHERS, SEN IO R ------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3
---------------------

527
460
67
38

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

116 .5 0
1 16.50
1 1 7 .0 0
1 1 7.50

1 1 7.00
1 1 7 .0 0
1 1 7.50
1 1 6 .0 0

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

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, C L A S S A ------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

46
28

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

115.50
1 1 8.50

1 1 5 .0 0
12 4 .0 0

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

$
88.5 0
9 2 .0 0
82.5 0

C L E R K S , ORDER ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

85
56
29

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

C L E R K S , PAYROLL -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------

233
139
94
37

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

118.00
103.00
1 1 5 .5 0

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

114
46

68

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

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C LA SS A ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

283
203
80

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C L A SS B ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

233
145

S e e fo o tn o te s a t end o f t a b le .




$

60

and
under
60

WOMEN -

t

*

-

55
M ean2

t

$

$

88.00

9 0 .0 0
85.0 0

112.00 111.00

121.00 120.00

102.00

84.5 0
86.0 0

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

9

24

-

11
8

24

2
2

3

-

-

17
5

16
15

17
13
4

39
27

10

32

34

34

3
7

45
33

26

8

9

8

_

7

3

_

-

-

4

2

3

-

-

“

-

“

-

-

2

19

2

9

10

-

1
1

20
13

6
2

-

-

3

3

-

1

7

3

2
“

5

_
“
-

_
“
_
-

_
*
“
-

-

-

-

2

6

“
-

2

3

3

2

3

-

4

18
7

43
19
24
4

76
54

77
66

22
2

u

6
11

4

7

3

6

1

-

5
3

2

1
6
9

1
8

4

9
3

26
16

*
“
-

-

1

-

1
1

3
-

10
7
3

1
1
-

i

_
“

“

23
23

2

“

4

4
3

1
1

i

i

6

34
29
5

2

16
16

“
-

10

61
49

12
8

19
19

4
4

2
1

2

21

14

_
~

“

*

20

3
3

1
1

2
2

12

7

"
*

-

20

2
2

12

“

3

1

9

14

3

“
-

“
-

1
8

12

-

-

16
13
3
3

8
6

8
11
1

3
“

2

19

1
2

6
10
1

1
6
1

-

1

10
6

5

1

1
1
24
13

116
97
19
2

3

2
2

80
75
5

81
45
36

29
26
3
3

50
42

2
1

-

1
1

_

_
-

_

1
1

-

-

-

_

_
_

_
_

_

-

-

_

"

_
_

_
_

_

_

*

-

-

-

-

8
8

1
1

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_

-

-

-

-

~

"

-

-

204
147
57
15

270
231
39
27

305
288
17
13

117
107

20

10

10

9

52
47
5
4

10

21

5

17

16
14

26
25

16
14

63
58
5

15 1
149
2

39
38

16
13
3

"

110

29
17

20

9
9

3
3

2

28
16

113
95
18
7

8

_

_

_

2
2

120

43
37

6

_

_
_

21
21

105
92
13
4

51
38
13

29
14

_

-

2
2

_

-

130
103
27
3

44
38

131

3
3
-

1
1

-

_

20

2

56
44

102

10
10

18
17

-

“

68

6

26
16

_

-

-

11

59
46
13

12

11
11

49
22
27

26
22
4

1

6
8

15
7
4

_

_
_

39
39
-

1
1

_

-

_

_

_

1

136
99
37
7

15
9

6
1

6

22

1
1

6

2
8

4

2
2

56

12
-

6

2

52
32

27
93

43

21
22
22

104

6
2

34

10

12

24

19
17

-

2
2

1

1
1

12
12
2
1
1

_

-

43
39
4
4

124

24

124
107
17

94
89
5

12
8

2

15
4

7
4

9

3
3

2

100
10

10

2
8

4
4

10

1

14

6
6

3

1

2

_

-

-

_
-

_

-

19

-

11
10

2
2

6
6

5
5

6

1
1

-

_
-

_

_
-

2
4

_

_
_
-

_
_
_

4

_
-

_
_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

*

_

*

_

_
_
_

_

-

-

_

_
-

_

_

6

_

4

_

~

_
-

_

_

6

-

_
_

6
4
4

6
4

_
_

_

-

_
-

_

-

9

Men and Women— Continued
Table A-l. Office Occupations—
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , A k r o n , O h io , J u l y 1969)
W eek ly e a r n in g s1
(standard )
N um ber
of
workers

N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s tr a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s of—
t

A ve rage
w eek ly

$

$

$

$

WOMEN

-

( standard)

M ean2

M e d ian 2

s

t

s

$

S

$

$

$

$

$

*

$

$

$

i

t

M iddle range 2

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

60

Sex, o ccupation, and in d u stry d iv isio n

55

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

4

2

4

22

9

6

3

5

3

2

1

2

3

1

1

31
8
23

12
9

8
1

26
7
19

4
2

1
1

2
2

-

_
-

_
-

_
_

_
-

5

16
6
ro

and
under

CONTINUED
8 1 .0 0

$
7 6 .0 0

. . • ww

•

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

95.5 0
9 3 .0 0
97.5 0

94.0 0
9 0 .5 0

64
56

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

96.0 0
104.00

9 5 .0 0
9 9 .0 0

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

-

-

-

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

268
193
75

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

98.5 0
99.0 0
95.5 0

9 5 .0 0
95.5 0
9 4 .5 0

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

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S B ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

574
310

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

86 .5 0
94.0 0

^0

91.0 0

85 .0 0
90.5 0
76.5 0
8 4 .5 0

7 5 .5 0 - 9 4 .0 0
8 5 .5 0 -1 0 1 .0 0
7 1 .5 0 - 82.5 0
8 0 .5 0 -1 0 8 .0 0

66
56

4 0 .0

154
71
83

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL -------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS,

CL A SS

B

---------

SWITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N IS T SMANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

^2

J

*

0

$

$

7 1 .5 0 -

$
1
9 0 .0 0

u

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

_
•

7
7

7
-

14

-

_
-

1
1
~

2
1
1

-

_

8
2

39

-

_
-

u

-

3
36

8
8

-

32
19

7
1

9
9

9
9

3
1

14
12

4
4

4
3

7
6

4
4

5
5

4
3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

13
3
10

77
68
9

36
1/
19

45

23
19
4

20
19
1

7
5
2

1
1
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

17

23
14
9

15
13

-

5
4
1

_
“

88
14
74

75
17
58

81
33
48
17

98
82
16

51
45

39
34

16
16

16
11

41
31
10
10

21
21

1
1

_
-

_
-

_
-

_

_

_
-

c ts

2

-

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , a n d th e e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d
to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 T h e m e a n i s c o m p u t e d f o r e a c h jo b b y t o t a l in g th e e a r n i n g s o f a l l w o r k e r s a n d d iv i d i n g b y th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d ia n d e s i g n a t e s p o s i t i o n — h a l f o f th e e m p l o y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e
th a n th e r a t e sh o w n ; h a l f r e c e i v e l e s s th a n th e r a t e s h o w n .
T h e m i d d l e r a n g e i s d e f i n e d b y 2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a f o u r t h o f th e w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s t h a n th e l o w e r o f t h e s e r a t e s a n d a f o u r t h e a r n m o r e th a n th e
h ig h e r r a te .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s .
4 M a y in c lu d e w o r k e r s o t h e r th a n t h o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .




10

Table A-2

Professional and Technical Occupations—
Men and Women

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , A k r o n , O h io , J u l y 1 9 6 9 )
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

S e x , o c c u p a t io n , a n d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

Number
of

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

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

Median 2

M ean2

Middle range 2

Under
$

80

*

*

80
and
under

85

t

t

$

90

95

100

t

$

105

110

$

115

$

120

t

»

125

130

$

140

$

150

t

S

160

170

*

»

180

190

1 ----

$

200

210

220
and

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

1*0

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

over

9
9

_____ a s ___ _9Q____ 95_

42
42

69
66

87
79

58
54

43
28

35
35

35
29

22
22

27
27

34
31

4
4

1
1

_

_

_

_

_

MEN

DRAFTSMEN, C LA SS A ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

427
391

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

177.00
176.50

1 7 1 .0 0
170.00

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

DRAFTSMEN, C LA SS B ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

357
338

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

154.50
153.50

1 5 7 .5 0
156 .0 0

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

_

DRAFTSMEN, C L A S S C ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

243
207

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

119.50
117.50

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

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

3

33

3

3

30

3

75
71

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

149.00
1 5 0.50

152 .0 0
1 5 2 .5 0

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

-

- -

“
1
1

30
29

1

1

1
1

9

5
4

26
21

8

22
22

12
12

16
16

43
43

46
46

44
44

51
48

74
62

15
10

16
15

26
19

45
42

23
19

13
10

1
1

3

_

3

9
a

9
9

12
12

21
21

12
11

5
5

2
2

-

_

WOMEN
N U R S E S , IN DU ST R IA L ( R E G I S T E R E D ) ----MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s
to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s ,
2 F o r d e f i n it i o n o f t e r m s , s e e f o o t n o t e 2 , t a b l e A - l .




re c e iv e

th e ir

re g u la r

3

str a ig h t- tim e

sa la rie s

( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r tim e a t r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m

ra te s),

a n d th e e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d

Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s for s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y division, A k r o n , O h i o , J u l y 1969)

Average

Average
Weekly
earnings *
(standard) (standard)
Weekly

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS
B I L L E R S , MACHINE ( B I L L I N G
MACHINE) -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------B I L L E R S , MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) --------------------------------------BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CL AS S A ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------

O ccu p atio n and in d u s tr y d iv isio n

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS

60
28
32

28

1 01
35
66

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

3 9 .5

3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 8 .5

$
96.0 0
92.0 0
100.00

82.5 0

106.00
101 .5 0
108.50

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A S S B ----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------

106
45
61

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

86.5 0
86.0 0
87.0 0

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C LA SS A ---MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------

469
328
14 1

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

128.50
1 36.00
112.00

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C LA SS B ---MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------P U BLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------

534
348
186
98

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

1 02.50
l 0 8 . 50
90 .5 0
90.5 0

C L E R K S , F I L E , C LA SS B --------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2 ----------------

201
49
152
33

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

7 9 .5 0
90.5 0
76 .0 0
96.0 0

C L E R K S , F I L E , CL AS S C --------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------

88
40
48

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

72.5 0
72 .0 0
73.0 0

C L E R K S , ORDER ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------

203
1 31
72

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

121 .5 0
127.50
1 1 1 .0 0

C L E R K S , PAYROLL --------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------P U BLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 ----------------

251
146
105
48

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

113.50
119.50
105.00
116.50

Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
standard) (standard)

Average

wre,
okr

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, C LA SS A ------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

50
32

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

120.00

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, C LA SS B ------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

69
56

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

81.5 0
77.0 0

SWITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N IS T S MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

154
71
83

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

95.5 0
9 3 .0 0
97.5 0

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A S S C --------------------------------------------------

27

TR ANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL ------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------

84
56

4 0.0
4 0 .0

96.0 0
1 04.00

273
1 98
75

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

98.5 0
99.5 0
95.5 0

577
311
266
54

3 9.5
4 0.0
3 9 .0
4 0.0

87 .0 0
94.0 0
78.5 0
92.0 0

DRAFTSMEN, C L A S S A ------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

432
396

4 0 .0
4 0.0

1 7 6.50
176.50

DRAFTSMEN, C L A S S B ------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

377
357

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 54.50
1 53.50

DRAFTSMEN, C L A S S C ------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

260
219

4 0.0
4 0 .0

119.00
117.50

N U R S E S , IN DU ST R IA L ( R E G I S T E R E D ) ----MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

75
71

4 0.0
4 0 .0

149.00
150.50

O ccupation and ind u stry d iv isio n

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS -

CONTINUED

Number
of

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

CONTINUED

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

114
46

68

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

95 .0 0
10 8 .0 0
86 .5 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C LA SS A --------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

283
203
80

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

1 11.50
1 15.50
102.50

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CL A SS B --------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

234
146

95 .0 0

88

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

100.00
86.00

O F F I C E BOYS AND G I R L S ----------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------

134
97
37

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

81.5 0
82.0 0
81.5 0

S E C R E T A R I E S 3 ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2 ---------------------

1,7 7 8
1,3 6 5
413
104

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 8 .0
4 0 .0

1 2 5.50
12 8 .5 0
T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A --------------------------117 .0 0 I
MANUFACTURING --------------------------132.00
NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------

S E C R E T A R I E S , C LA SS A
MANUFACTURING ----------

116
98

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

149.50
1 5 2.50

SEC R ETA R IES, CLASS B
MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING ----

432
343
89

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 7 .5

135.50
1 39.00
123 .0 0

S E C R E T A R I E S , C LA SS C
MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING —
PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2 -

597
479
118
40

4 0 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
4 0 .0

1 19.50

113.00
127.00

S E C R E T A R I E S , C LA SS D
MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING —

422
234
188

3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 7 .5

1 0 8.50
103.00
114.50

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL
MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING ---P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2 -

601
467
134
60

3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 8 .5
4 0 .0

97.0 0
96.0 0

100.00
102.00

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR ■
MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING ---PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2

528
460

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

116.50
116.50
117 .5 0
1 1 8.00

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o r k w e e k f o r w h i c h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e
c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k l y h o u r s .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and other public u ti li tie s .
3 M a y inclu de w o r k e r s o th er than th o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .




-

Number
of
workers

their

regular

straigh t-tim e sa la rie s

68
39

(exclusive

121.00

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S B --------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------PU BLI C U T I L I T I E S 2 -----------------

o
o

O ccu p atio n and in d u s tr y d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

117.00

96.0 0

PRO FE SSI ONA L AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS

of pay f o r o v e r tim e

at re g u lar

an d/or

prem ium

rates),

a n d th e e a r n i n g s

12

Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r m e n in s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , A k r o n , O h io , J u l y 1 9 6 9 )
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s ol

Hourly earnings 1

O c c u p a tio n an d in d u s tr y d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

M ean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$
2 .7 0

6.11
6.10

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

610
577
33

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

6 .1 6
6 .1 5
6 .5 1

3 .8 6 3 .8 3 6 .1 1 -

6 .2 6
6 .2 5
6 .5 6

E N G I N E E R S , STATIONARY ------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

150
166

6 .1 6
6 .1 8

6 .3 0
6 .3 1

3 .8 5 3 .8 5 -

83
82

3 .6 6
3 .6 7

3 .6 9
3 .7 0

3 .3 6 3 .3 6 -

6 .0 5
6 .0 5

-

H E L P E R S , MAINTENANCE TRADES ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

215
206

3 .2 1
3 .2 0

3 .1 6
3 .1 5

3 .1 1 3 .1 1 -

3 .2 9
3 .1 9

11
11

MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS, TOOLROOM —
MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

256
256

6.01
6.01

6.22
6.22

3 .6 0 3 .6 0 -

6 .2 7
6 .2 7

-

M A C H I N IS T S , MAINTENANCE --------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

230
230

3 .9 8
3 .9 8

3 .9 7
3 .9 7

3 .6 7 3 .6 7 -

6 .2 2
6 .2 2

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------

525
163
382
366

6.00
6.00
6.02

6 .0 5
3 .9 3
4 .0 6
6 .0 7

3 .8 3 3 .6 6 3 .8 8 3 .8 9 -

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

$
3 .0 0

$
3 .1 0

t
3 .2 0

$
3 .3 0

S
3 .6 0

$
3 .5 0

s
3 .6 0

*
3 .7 0

$
3 .8 0

$
3 .9 0

S
6 .0 0

*
6 .1 0

S
6 .20

t
6 .3 0

*
6 .6 0

$
6 .5 0

$
4 .6 0

t
6 .8 0

t
5 .0 0

2 .9 0

3 .0 0

3 .1 0

3 .2 0

3 .3 0

3 .6 0

3 .5 0

3 .6 0

3 .7 0

3 .80

3 .9 0

6 .0 0

6 .10

6 .2 0

6 .30

6 .6 0

6 .5 0

6 .6 0

6 .80

5*00

over

1
“

3
3

28
27

30
30

13
13

1
1

12
11

67
66

1
-

-

I
1

7
7

6
6
“

63
63
*

52
50
2

73
72
1

12
11
1

69
68
1

79
73
6

201
201
-

2
2

_

17

50
50
-

17
17

37
37

-

6
6

8
8

3
3

69
69

-

12
12

_

6
6

11
11

8
8

2
2

-

“

15
15

6
6

-

-

6 .3 6
6 .3 6

F IR E M EN , STATIONARY BO IL E R --------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

S
2 .9 0

and
under
2 .8 0

6.00

$
2 .8 0

6

$
2 .7 0

3
3

C AR PEN TE RS , MAINTENANCE --------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

175
166

E L E C T R I C I A N S , MAINTENANCE ----------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

$
3 .9 9

3 .9 9

$

“

6
6

-

_

-

-

2
_

-

-

5
5

“

1 ,0 6 5

6 .0 3
6 .0 6

6 .1 8
6 .1 8

3 .8 0 3 .8 1 -

6 .2 6
6 .2 6

-

1,012

MILLWRIGHTS -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

155
155

6.12
6.12

3 .8 9
3 .8 9

3 .8 3 3 .8 3 -

6 .6 1
6 .6 1

-

O I L E R S -----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

175
175

3 .8 3
3 .8 3

6.01
6.01

3 .6 5 3 .6 5 -

6 .0 5
6 .0 5

P A I N T E R S , MAINTENANCE ------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

123
116

3 .9 0
3 .9 3

6 .0 6

6.10

3 .5 6 3 .7 0 -

6 .1 6
6 .1 7

P I P E F I T T E R S , MAINTENANCE ------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

567
567

6.11
6.11

6.21
6.21

3 .8 6 3 .8 6 -

6 .2 6
6 .2 6

SHEET-METAL WORKERS, MAINTENANCE —
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

123
123

6.20
6.20

6 .2 3
6 .2 3

6 .1 3 6 .1 3 -

633
633

6 .6 2
6 .6 2

6 .9 2
6 .9 2

6 .2 1 6 .2 1 -

6 .9 6
6 .9 6

*

_ -

“

“

-

2

-

17
17

15
6

56
56

15
15

-

-

*

*

5
5

18
18

“

2
2

8
8

10
10

66
66

17
17

10
10

23
23

1
1

6
1
5
5

29
20
9
5

28
20
8
7

36
5
29
29

68
18
50
50

2
2

55
51

7
7

69
69

-

-

-

-

8
8

_

116
116
-

10
10

1
1

~

7
6
i

-

6
6

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

27
27

“

-

-

E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y fo r o v e r tim e an d f o r w o rk on w e e k e n d s,
F o r d e f i n it i o n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o t n o t e 2 , t a b l e A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s .




“

3
3

36
33

-

1
1

13
10

35
28
-

-

-

-

-

_

“

~

“

*

“

5
5

_

1
1

-

_

1
1

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

1
1

-

6
6

-

1
“

-

“

_

-

17
16
1

6 .2 8
6 .2 8

TOOL AND D IE MAKERS ----------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

-

-

-

MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

-

-

-

-

“

*

“

7
7

“

_

-

“

26
26

_

5
3
2

“

_

3
3

”

61
61
5
5

-

“

9
9
-

_

_

*

1
-

_

h o lid a y s ,

_

_

-

-

“

-

“

*

-

“

_

an d la te

-

_

s h ifts .

_

-

10
10

35
35

36
36

4
4

1
1

3
3

_

8
8

17
17

-

13
6
9
5

133
5
128
126

128
10
118
118

39
31
8
8

13
13
13

107
103

63
63

22
16

122
122

601
601

3
3

66
66

2
2

-

9
9

16
16

-

13
13

8
8

-

22
22

9
8

66
66

-

1
1

10
10

79
79

256
256

6

-

17
17
53
53

_

6
4

-

95
95

_

_

_

16
16

5
5

2
1

16
16

10
6

5
5

1
1

21
21

2

2
2

_

9
9

10
10

5
5

63
63

78
78

6
6

-

-

3
3

12
12

9
9

1
1

5
5

6
4

7
7

28
28

16
16

18
18

18
18

_

-

-

“

-

127
127

11
11

_

-

17

-

~

1
1

*

_

-

_

-

-

10
10

“

-

_

_2 8

_

_

-

-

~

_

28

“

_

22
22
-

-

-

-

6
6

3
3

6
“

76
76

_

_

_

2
2

44
66

_

3
3

9
9

_

_

-

-

1
1

_

6

28
28

“

66
66

_

_

11
11

22
22

_

“

*
_

_

~
-

“

-

_

-

~

_

16
16

_

2
2

661
661

-

13
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s t u d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , A k r o n , O h io , J u l y 1969)

Hourly ea mings 2

$
1 .6 0

t

t

N u m b e r of wo r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t -tim e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—
s
t
s
$
$
$
*
*
2 . 2 0 2 . 3 0 2 . 4 0 2 . 50 2 . 6 0 2 . 7 0 2 . 80 3 . 0 0 3 . 2 0 3 .4 0

of

woikers

Mean3

Median3

Middle range3

G U A R D S AND WATCHMEN ----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------- ---------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------

382
341
41

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

$
3 .5 0
3 .5 3
2 .5 2

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

$
3 .6 7
3 .6 8
2 .7 6

G UARDS:
M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------------------

279

3 .5 5

3 .5 8

t

$
*
$
1 .8 0 1 . 9 0 2 . 00 2 . 1 0

1 .7 0

O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u stry d iv isio n

1 .7 0

1 .8 0

1 .9 0 2 .0 0

8
8

3
~
3

t

t

$
3 .6 0

t
$
$
~i------ ~i—
3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0

and
1 . 6 0 u n d er
2 . 10 2 . 2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2 . 5 0 2 . 60 2 . 7 0

2 .8 0 3 .0 0

3 .3 8 - 3 .7 1

“

3
3

“

8
4
4

1
1

13
12
1

5
5

4
1
3

6
6

3 .4 0 .1 *6 0 . 3 .8 0

16
15
1

4
4
“

86
86

5

-

7
7
“

3 .2 0

1

77

82
82

66

o
o

(A v e ra g e

108
108
“

22
22

108

22

4 ,? P

4 . 4 0 4 .6 C

6
6

-

-

-

-

-

-

WATCHMEN:
M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------------------

62

2 .9 0

2 .8 8

2 .4 4 -

3 .4 3

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

4

-

12

-

1

-

10

3

9

16

-

-

-

-

-

-

J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , ANO C L E A N E R S ----M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 5-------------------------

1 ,7 1 6
1 ,3 3 7
379
40

2 .9 4
3 .2 3
1 .9 2
2 .7 5

3 .3 1
3 .3 9
1 .7 8
2 .9 3

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

3 .5 4
3 .5 7
2 .2 9
3 .1 8

86
4 86
”

67
16
51
4

69

17
8
9

36
10
26
~

14
8
6
~

47
38
9
2

55
36
19
2

38
30
8
5

29
13
16
1

97
89
8
1

10
4
6
1

59
44
15
8

105
96
9
9

315
302
13
7

413
413
“

229
229
~

1
1
-

_
-

_
“

_
-

_
-

69
~

29
29
“

J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , AND C L E A N E R S
(W OMEN) -------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ---------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 5------------------

520
140
380
60

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

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

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

36
36

103
103

94
2
92
“

36
6
30
*

48
5
43

-

28
4
24
22

_
-

“

3
3
1

2
2
-

38
3
35
35

_
-

_
“

14
14
2

10
10
-

20
20
-

-

87
87
-

1
1
-

_
-

-

-

L A B O R E R S , M A T E R IA L H A N D L IN G -----M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ---------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 5------------------

1 ,6 5 9
898
761
508

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

3 .4 1
3 .2 5
3 .9 2
3 .9 5

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

3 .9 2
3 .4 0
3 .9 6
3 .9 8

-

8
8

8
8

5
5

-

12
12

-

34
2
32

7
5
2

50
47
3

49
49

78
76
2

44
44

72
66
6

317
313
4
3

153
151
2
~

142
19
123
-

542
37
505
505

-

"

O R DER
F I L L E R S -------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------

352
104
248

3 .3 2
3 .7 3
3 .1 5

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

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

_

2
2

50
28
22

91
1
90

-

2
2

_

-

-

P A C K E R S , S H IP P I N G -------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------

197
157

3 .5 9
3 .8 2

3 .6 6
3 .9 8

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

15
3

40
40

6
6

9
9

68
68

(WOMEN) ------------

80

2 .7 2

2 .5 7

2 .5 2 - 3 .4 3

19

5

R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S -----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------

231
165
66

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

3 .4 1
3 .2 9
3 .5 5

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

S H IP P I N G C L E R K S -------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------

116
102

3 .2 3
3 .2 0

3 .2 5
3 .2 4

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

S H IP P I N G AND R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S ---M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------

166
115
51

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

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

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

T R U C K D R IV E R S 7 -----------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 5 --------------------

1 ,7 4 5
507
1 ,2 3 8
795

3 .7 4
3 .3 7
3 .8 9
3 .9 7

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

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

T R U C K D R IV E R S , L IG H T (U N D ER
1 - 1 / 2 T O N S ) ----------------------------------

47

3 .4 7

3 .6 5

3 .1 3 - 3 .7 3

PACKERS,

S H IP P I N G

T R U C K D R IV E R S , M E D IU M ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND IN C L U D IN G 4 T O N S ) -------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------

S ee f o o t n o t e s a t e n d o f t a b le ,




385
243
142

3 .2 4
3 .0 4
3 .5 9

3 .3 7
3 .0 1
3 .6 4

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

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

_

-

~

_

-

125
125

_
16

17

-

112

1

*

-

_

_
-

_
-

_
-

_

-

-

_

-

10

_
-

-

-

_
-

_

-

2

-

_
-

6

16
15

7
7

3
3

-

-

-

-

-

5
5

3

“

2

7
6

i

9
3
6

63
63

*

23
8
15

47
14
33

42
42

1

6
6

3
3

3
3

17
17

63
63

19
5

1
1

4
4

-

10
10

29
10
19

12
5
7

25
23
2

16
9
7

54
48
6

2
2

10
8
2

24
22
2

31
29
2

36
28
8

48
37
11

71
71

-

85
59
26

6

“

2

15
4

112

18
15
3

9

-

-

-

2

2

2

1

2

2

”

-

2

2

2

1

2

1

20
6

“

-

-

46

8
8

-9

-

_

-

-

“

-

-

-

_

-

_
32
32

32
32

11
10
1

_
-

-

-

19
19

-

_

-

19
19

8
8

_
-

_

-

-

9

_
8
8

8
8

10
10

10
8
2

17
15
2

22
20
2

19
19

ii

20
18
2

“
_

53
53

30
18
12

.
_

4
4

- , -

_

-

_
_

9
9

_
_
_

-

_
_
_
-

-

6 36
36

-

-

-

-

_
_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

1
1

-

*

_
_
“

-

-

-

-

33
33

_

_

-

-

-

-

329
24
305
110

179
79
100
2

786
4
782
683

54
54

33
33

28

4

-

-2

.

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

120
120

-

-

_
-

3
3

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

'

14
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , A k ro n , O hio, J u l y 1969)
Hourly ea mings 2

O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u stry d iv isio n

Number
of
workers

U nder
Me an3

Median3

*
1 .6 0

N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t -tim e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—
s
$
s
$
*
$
$
$
t
t
$
S
I
$
*
1 .7 0 1 .8 0 1 .9 0 2 .0 0 2 .1 0 2 .2 0 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 3 .0 0 3 .2 0 3 .4 0

*
t
$
$
$
$
3 .6 0 3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0 4 .6 0

Middle range3

1 .6 0

and

”

u n d er
1 .7 0 1 .8 0 1 .9 0 2 .0 0 2 .1 0 2 .2 0 2 .3 0 2 .4 0 2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0 2 .8 0 3 .0 0 3 .2 0 3 .4 0

3 .6 0 .3 .8 9 4 .0 0 4 , 2Q 4 .4 0 4 .6 0

T R U C K D R I V E R S 7 - C O NT IN UE D
TR UC KD RI VE RS , HE AV Y (OVER 4 TONS.
TRAILER TYPE) --------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 5---------------

984
140
844
666

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

TR UC KDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) --------

154

TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) --------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 5---------------

1 ,0 5 1
854
197
76
163

TRUCKERS, POWER (OTHER THAN
FORKLIFT) ----------------------------

1
2
3
4
5
5
7

$
4 .0 3
3 .8 4
4 .0 4
4 .0 4

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

3 .9 1

3 .9 5

3 . 6 7 - 4 .2 2

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

3 .4 9
3 .4 8
3 .8 0
3 .9 5

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

3 .8 0

3 .8 1

3 . 7 4 - 3 .8 7

$

5
5

4 .0 6
3 .9 4
4 .0 7
4 .0 7

3 .9 5
3 .9 9
3 .9 4
3 .9 8

4
-

6
6

9
9

4

-

“

-

-

-

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

-

-

5
5

-

D a ta lim it e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h ere o th e r w ise in d ic a te d .
E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te s h i f t s .
F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - 1.
W o rk e rs w e re d is tr ib u te d a s f o llo w s : 70 a t $ 1.30 to $ 1 .4 0 ; and 16 a t $ 1.50 to $ 1.60.
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
A ll w o r k e r s w e re a t $ 4 .8 0 to $ 5 .
I n c lu d e s a ll d r i v e r s , a s d e fin e d , r e g a r d l e s s o f s i z e an d ty p e o f tr u c k o p e r a te d .




3
3

20
20

24
24

73
17
56

11
11

31
31

24
24

-

“

“

~

'

'

""

~

3

-

46
38
8

131
-

131
108

115
71
44

_

661
4
657
558

4
4

_
_

_

-

-

-

2

50

-

_

6
6

202
202

6
62
62

36

54

301
293
8

121
85
36

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

“

171
74
97
76

5

69

86

_

_
_

15
B. Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions
Table B-l. Minimum Entrance Salaries for Women Office Workers
( D is t r ib u t io n o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y m in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r y f o r s e l e c t e d c a t e g o r i e s
o f i n e x p e r i e n c e d w o m e n o f f ic e w o r k e r s , A k r o n , O h io , J u l y 1969)
O th e r in e x p e r ie n c e d c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s

In e x p e rie n c e d ty p is ts

M in im u m w e e k ly s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r y 1

A ll
in d u s tr ie s

A ll
sc h e d u le s

A ll
sc h e d u le s

40

B a s e d on s t a n d a r d w e e k ly h o u r s 3 o f—

A ll
in d u s tr ie s

B a s e d o n s t a n d a r d w e e k ly h o u r s 3 o f---

N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g

M a n u fa c tu r in g

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

M a n u f a c tu r in g

A ll
sc h e d u le s

40

40

A ll
sc h e d u le s

40

119

54

XXX

65

XXX

119

54

XXX

65

XXX

49

28

27

21

17

75

35

34

40

32

14
1
4
6
4
7
2
1

6
1
4
2
3

8

7

6

6
1
4
1
3
6

4
1
1
2

3
1
1
2

8
3
5
2
4
7

8
3
5
1
4
7

2
12
3
1
6
1
2
2

1

1

3
1
1

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d ___________________________________

2
1

2
1

1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1

1
2

1
2

3

2

1
2
2

1
1
2

1

1

$ 7 7 . 50 an d u n d e r $ 8 0 . 0 0 ----------------------------------------------

1

1
3

2

9

7

61

19

2

2
20
6
6
8
5
9
2
1
2
3
1
3

1
1

1
2
4

2

18

11

26

8

1

1

1
1

2

2

11
3
1
4
2
2

7

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h ic h d id n o t e m p lo y w o r k e r s
XXX

42

XXX

T h e s e s a l a r i e s r e l a t e to f o r m a l l y e s t a b l i s h e d m in im u m s t a r t i n g ( h ir in g ) r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s th a t a r e p a id f o r s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s .
E x c l u d e s w o r k e r s in s u b c l e r i c a l j o b s s u c h a s m e s s e n g e r o r o f f i c e g i r l .
D a t a a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k s c o m b in e d , an d f o r th e m o s t c o m m o n s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k r e p o r t e d .




XXX

18

XXX




Table B-2. Shift Differentials
(L a te - sh ift pay p ro v isio n s fo r m anufacturing plant w o rk e rs by type and amount of pay d ifferen tial,
Akron, Ohio, Ju ly 1969)
^ A l^ jj> la n t_ w o r k £ r s _ ^ i^ m a n u fa ;c t u r i n g _ = _ 1 0 0 j 3 e r c e n t ) _ ^ _ _ _ ^ ^ _ _ ^ _ ^ ^ _

P ercen t of m an ufacturing plant w o rk e rs—
In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s l a v i n g p r o v i s i o n s 1
fo r la t s h ifts

L a t e - s h ift p a v p r o v isio n

S e c o n d sh ift

9 8 .0

T h ir d o r o th e r
sh ift

8 6 .5

A c t u a l l y w o r k in g o n l a t e s h i f t s

S e co n d sh ift

2 2 .7

T h ir d o r o th e r
sh ift

1 3 .9

6 .7

1 .4

1 .6

0 .4

9 1 .3

8 5 .1

2 1 .1

1 3 .5

6 9 .0

5 9 .3

1 4 .4

9 .8

1.1
4 .5
3 5 .8
5 .5
.5
4 .2
1 3 .2
1 .2
.2
1 .2
1 .7
*

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

.2
.9
7 .4
1 .3
.2
1.1
2 .3
.4
.1
.3
.4
-

8 .0
.1
.5
.1
.4
.8
(2 )

U n i f o r m p e r c e n t a g e _________________________

1 9 .7

1 9 .0

6 .1

3 .3

5 p e r c e n t __________________________________
7 p e r c e n t __________________________________
7 V2 p e r c e n t ___ _______ _____ _____ _____ ___
10 p e r c e n t —
- —
----

1 9 .7
-

2 .4
6 .6

6 .1
"

.2
1 .6

10.0

"

1.5

O t h e r f o r m a l p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l ______________

2 .6

6 .8

.6

N o p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r w o r k o n l a t e s h i f t _______
P a y d if f e r e n t ia l f o r w o rk on la t e sh ift

-

T y p e an d am o u n t o f d iffe r e n tia l:
U n i f o r m c e n t s ( p e r h o u r ) __________________
4 c e n ts_
_
- — — ------- ~ _
5 c e n t s ____________________________________
________ .
6 c e n ts.
— ____ - —
7 c e n t s ____________________________________
7 l/z c e n t s --------------------------------------------8 c e n t s ___ ___________ __ ___ ______________
9 c e n ts —
_ __ ______
. . — -10 c e n t s ___________________________________
11 c e n t s ___________________________________
12 c e n t s . ___________ _______
- - ----15 c e n t s ___________________________________
17 c e n t s ___________________________________
20 c e n ts
--- ---2 5 c e n t s ___________________________________

.5

1 Includes a ll plant w o rk e rs in e stab lish m e n ts cu rren tly operating late sh ifts, and e stab lish m e n ts whose fo rm a l p ro v isio n s
co v er late sh ifts even though the e stab lish m e n ts w ere not cu rren tly operating late sh ifts.
2 L e s s than 0.05 p ercen t.

17

Table B-3. Scheduled Weekly Hours
( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p l a n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y s c h e d u l e d w e e k ly h o u r s 1
o f f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s , A k r o n , O h io , J u l y 1969)

P lan t w o rk e rs

O ffice w o rk e rs

W eekly h o u rs
A ll in d u s t r ie s 2

100
32 h o u r s -

________________

__ ______

_ ___

M an u factu rin g

100

1

100

___

2

19
1
1

27
1
1

-

56

________

52

79

1

1

3

3

1

1
8

1
8
4

P u blic u t ilit ie s 3

100

100

100

(5)
"

3
5
2

1

-

89
1

-

99
(5 )

18
2

3

1
2
3
4
5

All in d u s t r ie s 4

-

5
36 h o u r s ___ ___________________

M an u factu rin g

(5)
"

P u b lic u t ilit ie s 3

S c h e d u le d h o u r s a r e th e w e e k ly h o u r s w h ic h a m a j o r i t y o f th e f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s w e r e e x p e c t e d to w o r k , w h e th e r th e y w e r e p a i d f o r a t s t r a i g h t - t i m e o r o v e r t i m e r a t e s .
I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s .
I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
L e s s th a n 0 . 5 p e r c e n t .




100

18

Table B-4. Paid Holidays
(P e r c e n t d istr ib u tio n of p lan t and o ffic e w o r k e r s in a ll in d u s t r ie s and in in d u str y d iv isio n s b y n u m b er o f p aid h o lid a y s
p ro v id e d an n u ally , Al^ron, O hio, J u ly 1969)
P la n t w o r k e r s

O ffic e w o r k e r s

I te m
M a n u f a c tu r in g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 2

100

100

100

98

100

100

2

"

“

1
9
13

_
3
8

1
19
40
(4)
15

1
“
11
55

. _
2
42
50
6

15
15
55
55
75
75
88
88
97
98

21
21
76
76
88
88
97
97

6
6
56
56
98
98

100
100

100
100

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 1

A ll w o r k e r s ___________________________________
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
p a id h o l i d a y s ____________________________________
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
no p a id h o l i d a y s _________________________________

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 3

M a n u fa c tu r in g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 2

100

100

100

99

100

100

(4 )

"

“

_

_

.

17
(4 )
11

3
(4 )
6
1
1
16
59
-

2
27
3
60
4
-

N um ber of days
1 h o l i d a y ___________________________________________
6 h o l i d a y s ___________________________________________
6 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 o r 2 h a lf d a y s _________________
7 h o l i d a y s __________________________________________
7 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf d a y ________________________
7 h o lid a y s p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s _______________________
7 h o lid a y s p lu s 3 h a l f d a y s _______________________
8 h o l i d a y s ___________________________________________
8 h o lid a y s p l u s 1 h a lf d a y ________________________
9 h o l i d a y s --------------------------------------------------------9 h o lid a y s p l u s 1 h a l f d a y -------------------------------10 h o l i d a y s --------------------------------------------------------

21

“'

(4)
1
18
( 4)
41

4

10

14

10
10
52
53
71
72
83
83
99
99

14
14

_
-

73
74
90
90
97
97

4
63
67
96
96

100

100

100

100

T o t a l h o lid a y t i m e 5
10 d a y s _____________________________________________
9 V2 d a y s o r m o r e __________________________________

9 d a y s o r m o r e ____________________________________
8 V2 d a y s o r m o r e __________________________________
8 d a y s o r m o r e ------------------------------------------------7 V2 d a y s o r m o r e --------------------------------------------7 d a y s o r m o r e ------------------------------------------------6 V2 d a y s o r m o r e __________________________________
6 d a y s o r m o r e ____________________________________
1 d a y o r m o r e --------------------------------------------------

1
2
3
4
5
and no

_

4

In c lu d e s d a ta fo r w h o le sa le t r a d e , r e t a il t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , and s e r v i c e s , in ad d itio n to th o se in d u str y d iv isio n s shown s e p a r a t e ly .
T r a n sp o r t a tio n , co m m u n ic atio n , and oth er p u b lic u t ilit ie s .
In c lu d e s d a ta fo r w h o le sa le t r a d e ; r e t a il t r a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s , in ad d itio n to th o se in d u str y d iv isio n s shown s e p a r a t e ly .
L e s s than 0.5 p e rc e n t.
A ll co m b in atio n s of fu ll and h a lf d a y s th at add to the sa m e am o u n t a r e co m b in ed ; fo r e x a m p le , the p ro p o rtio n o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g a t o ta l o f 9 d a y s in c lu d e s th o se w ith 9 fu ll d ay s
h a lf d a y s , 8 fu ll d a y s and 2 h a lf d a y s , 7 fu ll d a y s and 4 h a lf d a y s , and so on. P r o p o r tio n s then w ere cu m u lated .




19
Table B-5. Paid Vacations1
( P e r c e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p la n t a n d o f f ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y v a c a t i o n p a y
p r o v i s i o n s , A k r o n , O h io , J u l y 19 6 9 )
P la n t w o r k e r s

O ffic e w o r k e r s

V a c a t io n p o l ic y
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2

A l l w o r k e r s ___________________________________

M a n u f a c tu r in g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4

M a n u fa c tu r in g

100

100

100

100

100

100

99
63
37
-

100
52
48
_

100
100
_
_

99
97
2
_

100
98
2

100
100
_

1

-

-

(5 )

-

-

6
6
1
-

7
7
-

7
_
-

(5 )
32
12
13

4
18

-

1
26
11
9

67
(5 )
33
-

57
(5 )
42
-

85
15
-

17
_
82
(5 )

6
_
93
(5 )

45
_
55
-

53

45
_
55
_

5
(5 )
94
(5 )

3
(5 )
96
(5 )

14

(5 )

55
2
42
_
1

11
10
77
_
1

8
14
76
_
2

10
10
78

7
14
78

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

M e th o d o f p a y m e n t

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d in g
p a i d v a c a t i o n s ------------------------------------------------L e n g t h - o f - t i m e p a y m e n t ______________________
P e r c e n t a g e p a y m e n t ______ ___________________
O the r ________________ __________________________
W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
no p a i d v a c a t i o n s _________________________________

A m ou n t o f v a c a tio n p a y 6
A fte r 6 m o n th s o f s e r v ic e
U n d e r 1 w e e k ---------------------------------------------------1 w e e k _____________________________________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s ________________________
2 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------

A fte r 1 y e a r o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k —_— — _______________ ___ _________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s ________________________
2 w e e k s __ ___ -_________________ ___________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s ________________________
A fte r 2 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ___________ ___________________________________
O v e r 1 an d u n d e r 2 w e e k s ____________ -__________
2 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s ________________________
3 w e e k s _____________________________________________

2

44
-

-

86
-

A fte r 3 y e a r s of s e r v ic e
1 w e e k --------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s ________________________
2 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s ________________________
3 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------

_
100
_
-

(5 )
96
3
(5 )

.

95
5
e>

98
2

A fte r 4 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k _______________________________________________
O v e r 1 a n d u n d e r 2 w e e k s ________________________
2 w e e k s _____________________________________________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s ________________________
3 w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------

S e e fo o tn o te s a t en d o f ta b le .




-

1

_

2

_

100
_

(5 )
95

4
1

_
95
5
(5)

98
2

20

--Table B-5. Paid Vacations1 Continued
( P e r c e n t d is t r ib u t io n o f p la n t a n d o ffic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s b y v a c a t io n p a y
p r o v i s i o n s , A k r o n , O h io , J u l y 1 9 6 9 )
P la n t w o r k e r s

O ffic e w o r k e r s

V a c a tio n p o lic y
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2

M a n u fa c tu rin g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4

100
-

56
1
43

46
1
53

98
_

11

7
1
86
5
2

7
93
-

M a n u fa c tu rin g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

A m o u n t o f v a c a t io h p a y 6— C o n tin u e d
A fte r 5 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1
2
O
3

w e e k . . _____________________ _________ _____ _____
w e e k s _________________________________________ ________
v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s _______ ___________________
w e e k s __________________________________________________

i
63
3
31

1
59
3
37

-

2

A f t e r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1
2
O
3
O
4

w e e k ---------------------------------------------------------------------w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s -----------------------------------w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s -----------------------------------w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------

1
14
10
72
(5 )
3

-

-

11
14
71
3

2
98
-

(5 )
82
3
3

-

A f t e r 12 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1
2
O
3
O
4

w e e k ---------------------------------------------------------------------w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s -----------------------------------w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s ----------------------------------w e e k s -----------------------------------------------------------------

_

_

_

_

_

2

8
1
84
4
3

3
1
88
5
2

4

(5 )
3

6
14
77
3

1
6
2
50
1
40

-

_

-

_

_

3
2
42
1
52

2
47
51

2
44
1
53

1
29
1
69

4
83
13

1
6
21
1
62

_

_

_

_

.

3
24
1
60

2

2
16

1
7

4
3

-

-

-

9

12

1
6
15
2
34

_

1
9
10
77

-

98
-

-

96
-

A f t e r 15 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1
2
O
3
O
4

w e e k ____________________________________________________
w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s -----------------------------------w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s -----------------------------------w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------

1
2
3
O
4
O
5

w e e k ---------------------------------------------------------------------w e e k s __________________________________________________
w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s -----------------------------------w e e k s __________________________________________________
v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s __________________________
w e e k s _________________________________________________

1
2
3
O
4
O
5
6

w e e k ---------------------------------------------------------------------w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------w e e k s __________________________________________________
v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s __________________________
w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s __________________________
w e e k s _________________________________________________
w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------

A fte r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e

-

98

-

-

-

79
(5 )
3

89
(5 )
3

93

_

_

_

.

2

1
11

1
3

4
3

_

-

A fte r 25 y e a r s of s e r v ic e

See footnotes at end of table.




(S )
42
(5)

3
15
2
27
1
52

-

78
-

21

-

-

37
1
48
1

34
1
61

-

70
-

23

21

Table B-5. Paid Vacations1 Continued
--( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t io n o f p la n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s b y v a c a t io n p a y
p r o v i s i o n s , A k r o n , O h io , J u l y 1 9 6 9 )
O ffic e w o r k e r s

P la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a tio n p o lic y
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2

M a n u fa c tu rin g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4

M a n u fa c tu rin g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

A m o u n t o f v a c a t i o n p a y 6— C o n tin u e d

A fte r 30 y e a f s o f s e r v ic e
1
2
3
O
4
O
5
6

w e e k ___________________________________________________
w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s __________________________
w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s -----------------------------------w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------w e e k s -------------------------------------------------------------------

1
6
15
2
33
(5 )
19
24

_

_

_

-

_

3
15
2
26
1
19
33

2

1
11

1
3

4
3

-

72
27
-

-

-

-

37
1
34
15

34
1
41
21

66
26

37

1
3
34

(5 >
34
15

(5 )
41
21

4
3
66
26
-

-

M a x im u m v a c a tio n a v a ila b le
1 w e e k ---------------------------------------------------------------------2 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------3 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s __________________________
4 w e e k s _________________________________________________
O v e r 4 a n d u n d e r 5 w e e k s -----------------------------------5 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------6 w e e k s ------------------------------------------------------------------O v e r 6 w e e k s _ ______________________________________
_

1
6
15
2
33
(5 )
19
24

_

_

-

3
15
2
26
1
19
33

2

1
11

-

72
27
-

-

(5 )

1 In c lu d e s b a s i c p la n s o n ly .
E x c l u d e s p l a n s s u c h a s v a c a t i o n b o n u s , v a c a t i o n - s a v i n g s , a n d t h o s e p l a n s w h i c h o f f e r " e x t e n d e d " o r " s a b b a t i c a l " b e n e f i t s b e y o n d b a s i c p l a n s t o w o r k e r s w it h
q u a lify in g le n g th s o f s e r v i c e .
T y p i c a l o f s u c h e x c l u s i o n s a r e p l a n s in th e s t e e l , a lu m in u m , a n d c a n i n d u s t r i e s .
2 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o le s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d itio n to t h o s e in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e ly .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; fin a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e : a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d itio n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
5 L e s s th an 0 . 5 p e r c e n t .
6 I n c lu d e s p a y m e n t s o t h e r th a n " le n g t h o f t i m e , " s u c h a s p e r c e n t a g e o f a n n u a l e a r n i n g s o r f l a t - s u m p a y m e n t s , c o n v e r t e d to a n e q u iv a l e n t t im e b a s i s ; f o r e x a m p l e , a p a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t
o f a n n u a l e a r n i n g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 w e e k 's p a y .
P e r i o d s o f s e r v i c e w e r e c h o s e n a r b i t r a r i l y a n d d o n o t n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t th e in d iv id u a l p r o v i s i o n s f o r p r o g r e s s i o n .
F o r e x a m p l e , th e
c h a n g e s i n p r o p o r t i o n s i n d i c a t e d a t 10 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e i n c l u d e c h a n g e s i n p r o v i s i o n s o c c u r r i n g b e t w e e n 5 a n d 10 y e a r s .
E s t i m a t e s a r e c u m u la tiv e .
T h u s , th e p r o p o r t io n e l ig ib le f o r 3 w e e k s '
p a y o r m o r e a f t e r 10 y e a r s i n c l u d e s t h o s e e l i g i b l e f o r 3 w e e k s ' p a y o r m o r e a f t e r f e w e r y e a r s o f s e r v i c e .




22

Table B-6. Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans
( P e r c e n t o f p la n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s e m p lo y e d in e s t a b li s h m e n t s p r o v id in g
h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , o r p e n s io n b e n e f i t s , 1 A k r o n , O h io , J u l y 1 9 6 9 )
P la n t w o r k e r s

O ffic e w o r k e r s

T y p e o f b e n e fit
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2

A l l w o r k e r s _____

_____

___

_____

_

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g a t
l e a s t 1 o f t h e b e n e f i t s s h o w n b e l o w ____________

M a n u fa c tu rin g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100
100

M a n u fa c tu rin g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

98

100

100

99

L i f e i n s u r a n c e — ___________________ ____ —_
A c c id e n ta l d e a th an d d is m e m b e r m e n t
in s u r a n c e _________________________ _____ ____ ____
S ic k n e s s an d a c c id e n t in s u r a n c e o r
_
s i c k l e a v e o r b o t h 5 —____ _ ___ _______________

97

100

100

99

99

73

81

78

84

93

70

96

100

94

86

87

88

S i c k n e s s a n d a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e ___ ___
S ic k le a v e (fu ll p a y a n d no
w a itin g p e r io d )
S ic k le a v e (p a r tia l p a y o r
_ _
____
w a i t i n g p e r i o d ) ______ ___

88

100

57

62

73

40

5

2

6

58

64

62

9

4

37

9

3

23

H o s p i t a l i z a t i o n i n s u r a n c e _______________________
S u r g ic a l in s u r a n c e .— .
-------- -M e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e _______________________________
C a t a s t r o p h e i n s u r a n c e ___________________________
R e t i r e m e n t p e n s i o n ____ ________ _______ — ______

96
95
83
32
89

99
99
90
25
95

100
100
67
78
92

98
98
89
51
94

99
99
96
39
98

100
100
88
91
86

1 I n c lu d e s t h o s e p l a n s f o r w h ic h a t l e a s t a p a r t o f th e c o s t i s b o r n e b y th e e m p l o y e r , e x c e p t t h o s e l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d , s u c h a s w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t i o n , s o c i a l s e c u r i t y , a n d r a i l r o a d r e t i r e m e n t .
2 I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n t o t h o s e i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i li t ie s .
4 In c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n t o t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
5 U n d u p lic a t e d t o t a l o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s i c k l e a v e o r s i c k n e s s a n d a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e sh o w n s e p a r a t e l y b e lo w . S i c k l e a v e p l a n s a r e l i m i t e d t o t h o s e w h ic h d e fi n it e l y e s t a b l i s h a t l e a s t th e
m in im u m n u m b e r o f d a y s* p a y th a t c a n b e e x p e c te d b y e a c h e m p lo y e e .
I n fo r m a l s ic k l e a v e a llo w a n c e s d e t e r m in e d o n a n in d iv id u a l b a s i s a r e e x c lu d e d .




23

Table B-7. Method of Wage Determination and Frequency of Payment
( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t io n o f p la n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r i e s a n d in i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y m e th o d o f w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n 1
a n d f r e q u e n c y o f w a g e p a y m e n t , A k r o n , O h io , J u l y 1 9 6 9 )
P la n t w o r k e r s

O ffic e w o r k e r s

Ite m
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2

A l l w o r k e r s __

___________________________

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

M a n u fa c tu rin g

A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4

M a n u fa c tu rin g

P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3

____

100

100

100

100

100

100

P a i d t i m e r a t e s _______________________________________
F o r m a l r a t e p o l i c y ______________________________
S i n g l e r a t e _____________________________________
R a n g e o f r a t e s ________________________________
P r o g r e s s i o n b a s e d on a u to m a tic
a d v a n c e m e n t a c c o r d i n g to
l e n g t h o f s e r v i c e ------------------------------P r o g r e s s io n b a s e d on m e r it
r e v ie w .
_____ ____________________ _
_
P r o g r e s s io n b a se d on a
c o m b in a t io n o f le n g t h o f
s e r v i c e a n d m e r i t r e v i e w _____________
N o f o r m a l r a t e p o l i c y __________________________
P a i d b y i n c e n t i v e m e t h o d s _________________________
P i e c e r a t e __________________________________________
____ _
_ _________ . -_
_
I n d iv id u a l

82
72
40
32

77
74
39
35

100
97
50
48

100
71
1
70

100
82

100
89
12
77

32

P r o d u c t i o n b o n u s _________________________________
I n d i v i d u a l _______________________________________
G r o u p _____________
___________________ _____
C o m m i s s i o n _______________________________________

M e th o d o f w a g e d e t e r m in a t io n 1

(5 )
82

7

7

5

1

34

10

12

-

56

75

18

15
11
18
11
8

17
3
23
14
11

16
3
_

9
29
-

5
18
-

25
11
-

6
6

9
8
1
“

-

(5 )
i

M e th o d o f d e t e r m in in g in c e n tiv e p a y o f o f fic e w o r k e r s n ot p r e s e n t e d

-

F req u en cy of w age paym en t
W e e k l y __________________________________________________
B i w e e k l y ________________________________________________
S e m i m o n t h l y ___________________________________________
M o n t h l y _________________________________________________
_
_ ________ _
O t h e r f r e q u e n c y . _ ____ . __

1
2
3
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I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a l e t r a d e , r e t a i l t r a d e , r e a l e s t a t e , a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d i t i o n t o t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
I n c lu d e s d a t a f o r w h o l e s a le t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ; a n d s e r v i c e s , in a d d it io n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s
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Occupational Descriptions

T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r th e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s to a s s i s t i t s f ie l d s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r i a t e
o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w ho a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o ll t i t l e s a n d d if f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b lis h m e n t to e s t a b li s h m e n t a n d
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t in g c o m p a r a b le jo b c o n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f th is e m p h a sis on
i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f o c c u p a t io n a l c o n te n t, th e B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b li s h m e n t s o r th o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o th e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p l y i n g t h e s e j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s , t h e B u r e a u ' s f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e i n s t r u c t e d
to e x c lu d e w o r k in g
s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; a n d h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t im e , t e m p o r a r y , a n d p r o b a t io n a r y w o r k e r s .

O F F IC E

B IL L E R ,

CLERK,

M A C H IN E

P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , an d in v o ic e s on a m a c h in e o th e r th an a n o r d in a r y o r e le c t r o m a tic ty p e w rite r.
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b i l li n g s o r s h ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r
c l e r i c a l w o rk in c id e n ta l to b illin g o p e r a t i o n s . F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o llo w s :
B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b illin g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a s p e c ia l b illin g m a c h in e (M o o n H o p k in s , E l l io t t
F i s h e r , B u r r o u g h s , e t c . , w h ic h a r e c o m b in a t io n ty p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h in e s ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s
a n d i n v o ic e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , i n t e r n a l ly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o ­
r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a l ly in v o lv e s a p p li c a t io n o f p r e d e t e r m i n e d d is c o u n t s a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s ,
a n d e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u te d o n th e b i l li n g m a c h in e ,
an d t o t a l s w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t ic a l ly a c c u m u la t e d b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a t io n u s u a l l y i n v o lv e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p ie s o f th e b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o fte n d o n e on a fa n fo ld
m a c h in e .
B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( S u n d s t r a n d , E l l io t t
F i s h e r , R e m in g to n R a n d , e t c . , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e
c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e a c c o u n t s r e c e iv a b le o p e r a t io n . G e n e r a lly in v o lv e s th e s im u lt a ­
n e o u s e n tr y o f f ig u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u to m a tic a lly a c c u m u la te s
f i g u r e s o n a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o l u m n s a n d c o m p u t e s , a n d u s u a l l y p r i n t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y th e
d e b it o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o r k s f r o m u n if o r m
an d sta n d a rd ty p e s of s a le s an d c r e d it s lip s .

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E

O PERATO R

O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (R e m in g to n R a n d , E l l io t t F i s h e r , S u n d str a n d , B u r r o u g h s ,
N a t io n a l C a s h R e g i s t e r , w ith o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s
tr a n s a c tio n s .
C la ss A .
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir in g a k n o w le d g e o f a n d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e o f th e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e t e r m in e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f d e b i t a n d c r e d i t i t e m s to b e u s e d in e a c h
p h a s e o f th e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a te d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e t s , an d o th e r r e c o r d s
by h an d.
C la s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o re p h a se s o r se c tio n s o f a se t o f r e c o r d s u su a lly
r e q u ir in g l it t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ,
p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t in c lu d in g a s im p le ty p e o f b i l li n g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r ,
m a c h in e ), c o s t d is tr ib u tio n , e x p e n se d is tr ib u tio n , in v e n to ry c o n tro l, e tc . M ay c h e c k o r a s s i s t
in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t in g d e p a r t m e n t .
CLERK,

A C C O U N T IN G

C la s s A . U n d er g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n o f a b o o k k e e p e r o r a c c o u n ta n t, h a s r e s p o n s ib ilit y fo r
k e e p in g on e o r m o r e s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p le te s e t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s r e la t in g to on e p h a se
o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t 's b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t io n s . W ork in v o lv e s p o s tin g a n d b a la n c in g s u b s i d ia r y
l e d g e r o r l e d g e r s su c h a s a c c o u n t s r e c e iv a b le o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ; e x a m in in g a n d c o d in g
i n v o ic e s o r v o u c h e r s w ith p r o p e r a c c o u n t in g d i s t r i b u t i o n ; a n d r e q u i r e s ju d g m e n t a n d e x p e r i ­
e n c e in m a k in g p r o p e r a s s i g n a t i o n s a n d a l l o c a t i o n s . M a y a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g , a d ju s t in g , a n d
c lo s in g jo u r n a l e n t r i e s ; a n d m a y d ir e c t c l a s s B a c c o u n tin g c l e r k s .
C l a s s B . U n d e r s u p e r v i s io n , p e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e r o u tin e a c c o u n tin g o p e r a t io n s su c h
a s p o s t i n g s i m p l e j o u r n a l v o u c h e r s o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b l e v o u c h e r s , e n t e r i n g v o u c h e r s in
v o u c h e r r e g i s t e r s ; r e c o n c ilin g b a n k a c c o u n ts ; a n d p o stin g s u b s i d ia r y l e d g e r s c o n tr o lle d b y
g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s t in g s im p le c o s t a c c o u n t in g d a t a . T h is jo b d o e s n o t r e q u ir e a k n o w l­
e d g e o f a c c o u n t in g a n d b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s b u t i s fo u n d in o f f i c e s in w h ic h th e m o r e r o u t in e
a c c o u n tin g w o r k i s su b d iv id e d o n a fu n c tio n a l b a s i s a m o n g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s .




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C l a s s A . In a n e s t a b l i s h e d f i l i n g s y s t e m c o n t a i n i n g a n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s u b j e c t m a t t e r
f il e s , c l a s s i f i e s an d in d e x e s file m a t e r ia l su c h a s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , te c h n ic a l d o c u ­
m e n t s , e t c . M a y a l s o f i l e t h i s m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c t io n
w ith th e f i l e s .
M a y l e a d a s m a l l g r o u p o f lo w e r l e v e l file ' c l e r k s .

C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , an d f i l e s u n c la s s if i e d m a t e r ia l b y s im p le ( s u b je c t m a tte r ) h e a d ­
in g s “ o r - p a r t ly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f in e r s u b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s im p le r e l a t e d in d e x an d
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y i d e n t if i e d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s
m a te r ia l.
M ay p e rfo rm re la te d
c le r ic a l t a s k s r e q u ir e d
to m a in ta in an d s e r v i c e f i l e s .

C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e f il in g o f m a t e r i a l t h a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ic h
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s im p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a l p h a b e t ic a l , c h r o n o l o g i c a l ,
o r n u m e r ic a l ) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i la b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a ­
t e r i a l ; an d m a y f il l o u t w ith d r a w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s im p le c le r i c a l an d m a n u a l t a s k s r e ­
q u ir e d to m a in ta in an d s e r v ic e f i l e s .

CLERK,

ORDER

R e c e iv e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s fo r m a t e r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a il, p h o n e, o r p e r s o n a lly .
D u t ie s in v o lv e a n y c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o ll o w in g : Q u o tin g p r i c e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g o u t a n o r d e r
s h e e t l is t i n g th e i t e m s to m a k e u p th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s a n d q u a n t it ie s o f it e m s on o r d e r
s h e e t ; a n d d is t r i b u t i n g o r d e r s h e e t s t o r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s t o b e f i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d i t
d e p a r tm e n t to d e te r m in e c r e d it r a tin g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w le d g e r e c e ip t o f o r d e r s fr o m c u s t o m e r s ,
fo llo w u p o r d e r s to s e e t h a t th e y h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f i l e o f o r d e r s r e c e iv e d , a n d c h e c k s h ip p in g
i n v o ic e s w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .

CLERK,

PAYROLL

C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y d a t a on th e p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u tie s in v o lv e : C a lc u la t in g w o r k e r s ' e a r n i n g s b a s e d o n tim e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; an d
p o s t in g c a l c u l a t e d d a t a o n p a y r o l l s h e e t , sh o w in g i n f o r m a t i o n s u c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o r k in g
d a y s , t im e , r a t e , d e d u c tio n s fo r in s u r a n c e , an d to ta l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e ou t p a y c h e c k s an d
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g u p a n d d is t r i b u t in g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M ay u se a c a lc u la tin g m a c h in e .

COM PTOM ETER

O PERATO R

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to o p e r a t e a C o m p t o m e t e r to p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t ic a l c o m p u t a t io n s . T h is
jo b i s n o t t o b e c o n f u s e d w ith t h a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o t h e r ty p e o f c l e r k , w h ic h m a y in v o lv e f r e ­
q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p t o m e t e r b u t, in w h ic h , u s e o f t h is m a c h in e i s in c id e n t a l to p e r f o r m a n c e o f
o th e r d u tie s .

KEYPUNCH

O PERATOR

C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r a l p h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a tio n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to
t r a n s c r i b e d a ta f r o m v a r i o u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n ts to k e y p u n c h ta b u la tin g c a r d s . P e r f o r m s s a m e
t a s k s a s lo w e r l e v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r b u t, in a d d it i o n , w o r k r e q u i r e s a p p l i c a t i o n o f c o d in g
s k i l l s a n d th e m a k in g o f s o m e d e t e r m i n a t i o n s , f o r e x a m p l e , l o c a t e s o n th e s o u r c e d o c u m e n t
th e i t e m s to b e p u n c h e d ; e x t r a c t s i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n t s ; a n d s e a r c h e s f o r a n d
i n t e r p r e t s i n f o r m a t i o n o n th e d o c u m e n t to d e t e r m in e i n f o r m a t i o n to b e p u n c h e d .
M a y tr a in
in e x p e rie n c e d o p e r a to r s.

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O PERATO R-

S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d

l o n t in u e d

C la ss B .
U n d e r c lo s e s u p e r v i s io n o r fo llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t io n s ,
t r a n s c r i b e s d a t a f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n ts to p u n ch e d c a r d s .
O p e r a te s a n u m e r ic a l a n d /o r
a lp h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a tio n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to k e y p u n c h ta b u la tin g c a r d s . M a y v e r if y c a r d s .
W o r k in g f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d i z e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o l l o w s s p e c i f i e d s e q u e n c e s w h i c h h a v e
b e e n c o d e d o r p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a il a n d r e q u i r e l it t l e o r n o s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g
o f d a ta to b e p u n ch ed . P r o b le m s a r is in g fr o m e r r o n e o u s it e m s o r c o d e s , m i s s i n g in fo r m a tio n ,
e t c ., a r e r e f e r r e d to s u p e r v i s o r .

d.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c .
o f o f f i c i a l ) t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

BO Y

o th e r e q u iv a le n t le v e l

e.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a l a r g e an d im p o r t a n t o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e .g ., a m id d le
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f a n o r g a n iz a t i o n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l h u n d re d
p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

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O F F IC E

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C

O R G IR L

P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u t i n e d u t i e s s u c h a s r u n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t i n g m i n o r o f f i c e m a ­
c h in e s s u c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g a n d d is t r i b u t in g m a i l , a n d o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o rk .

a.
S e c r e t a r y to a n e x e c u t iv e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o se r e s p o n s ib il it y i s n o t e q u iv a le n t
to o n e o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s it u a t io n s in th e d e fin it io n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o s e s u b o r d i n a t e s t a f f
n o r m a l ly n u m b e r s a t l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s a n d i s u s u a l l y d iv id e d in to o r g a n iz a t i o n a l
s e g m e n t s w h i c h a r e o f t e n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d i v i d e d . In s o m e c o m p a n i e s , t h i s l e v e l i n c l u d e s a
w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n iz a t i o n a l e c h e l o n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly o n e o r tw o ; o r

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A s s ig n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a lly to one in d iv id u a l. M a in ta in s a c lo s e an d h ig h ly
r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p to th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k a c t i v i t i e s o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o rk s f a i r l y in d e ­
p e n d e n tly r e c e iv in g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d s u p e r v i s io n an d g u id a n c e .
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p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , a n d in c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u tin e i n q u i r i e s , a n d r o u t e s th e t e c h n i c a l i n q u ir ie s
t o t h e * p r o p e r p e r s o n s ; (b ) e s t a b l i s h e s , m a i n t a i n s , a n d r e v i s e s t h e s u p e r v i s o r ' s f i l e s ; ( c ) m a i n t a i n s
t h e s u p e r v i s o r ' s c a l e n d a r a n d m a k e s a p p o i n t m e n t s a s i n s t r u c t e d ; (d ) r e l a y s m e s s a g e s f r o m s u p e r ­
v i s o r to s u b o r d i n a t e s ; (e ) r e v i e w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , a n d r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s
f o r th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s s i g n a t u r e t o a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d t y p o g r a p h i c a c c u r a c y ; a n d (f) p e r f o r m s
s te n o g r a p h ic an d ty p in g w o rk .
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T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f fi c e r o u tin e a n d u n d e r s t a n d in g o f th e o r g a n iz a t i o n ,
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o f p o s i t i o n s w h ic h a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m th e d e fi n it i o n a r e a s f o l l o w s : (a ) P o s i t i o n s w h ic h d o n o t m e e t
t h e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b ) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l l y t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u t ie s ; (c) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v in g a s o ffic e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s io n a l , t e c h n ic a l,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d ) s e c r e t a r y p o s i t i o n s i n w h i c h t h e d u t i e s a r e e i t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e
r o u t in e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p le x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e fin it io n ;
a n d (e) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s it i o n s w h ic h in v o lv e m o r e d if f ic u lt o r m o r e r e s p o n s ib le t e c h n i c a l, a d m in ­
i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t ie s w h ic h a r e n o t t y p i c a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d i n th e l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s f o l l o w i n g , r e f e r s t o
t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w h o h a v e a s i g n i f i c a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o l i c y m a k i n g r o l e w it h r e g a r d t o m a j o r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t i t l e " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a l l y i n d i c a t i v e o f t h i s r o l e , d o e s n o t
in a l l c a s e s i d e n t i f y s u c h p o s i t i o n s . V i c e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s t o a c t p e r ­
s o n a lly on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t io n s ;
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o f fic e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k ille d te c h n ic ia n o r e x p e r t . (N O T E : M an y c o m p a n ie s a s s i g n s te n o g r a p h e r s ,
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p e r s o n s e it h e r in s h o r t h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t i o n . M a y
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r itte n c o p y . M a y m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t i v e l y
r o u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
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(S e e tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r .)

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P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y
s u c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s o n s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h f r o m o n e o r m o r e p e r s o n s e i t h e r i n s h o r t ­
h an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; an d t r a n s c r ib e d ic ta tio n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w ritte n
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b i l it y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l a s e v id e n c e d b y th e f o llo w in g : W o rk r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e o f
s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y ; a n d a th o r o u g h w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a n d o ffic e
p r o c e d u r e s a n d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n iz a t i o n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o rk flo w , e t c .
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t a s k s s u c h a s , m a in t a in in g fo llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , l e t t e r s ,
e t c .; c o m p o s in g s im p le l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t io n s ; r e a d in g a n d r o u tin g in c o m in g m a i l ; an d
a n sw e r in g ro u tin e q u e s t io n s , e t c .
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o u tg o in g , in tr a p la n t o r o ffic e c a l l s .
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c o m p l e x c a l l s , s u c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e i t h e r i n a d d i t i o n t o d o in g
ro u tin e w o rk a s d e s c r ib e d fo r s w itc h b o a rd o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a fu ll- t im e a s s ig n m e n t .
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n o t r e a d i ly u n d e r s ta n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n p u r p o s e s , e .g ., b e c a u s e o f o v e r la p p in g o r
i n t e r r e l a t e d f u n c t io n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n t ly p r e s e n t f r e q u e n t p r o b le m s a s to w h ic h e x t e n s i o n s a r e
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o r a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e .g ., a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a jo r d iv isio n )
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o u tg o in g , in t r a p la n t o r o f fic e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u tin e lo n g d is t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s . M a y
p e r f o r m lim ite d te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e o c c u r s
i f th e fu n c t io n s o f th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b l e f o r te le p h o n e i n f o r m a t io n
p u r p o s e s , o r i f th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t in e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s i o n n u m b e r s w h en s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e
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O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T

In a d d itio n to p e r f o r m i n g d u t ie s o f o p e r a t o r o n a s in g le - p o s it i o n o r m o n it o r - t y p e s w it c h ­
b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t io n is t an d m a y a l s o ty p e o r p e r f o r m ro u tin e c le r i c a l w o rk a s p a r t o f r e g u la r
d u tie s .
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s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n c h , c o l l a t o r , e t c . , w ith s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t io n s .
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u n it, f o r e x a m p l e , in d iv id u a l s o r t in g o r c o lla t in g r u n s o r r e p e t i t iv e o p e r a t i o n s .
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in c lu d in g s u c h m a c h in e s a s th e t a b u la t o r ,
c a lc u la to r , in te r p r e te r , c o lla to r , an d o th e r s .
P e r f o r m s c o m p le t e r e p o r t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s w ith o u t c lo s e s u p e r v i s i o n , an d p e r f o r m s d if f ic u lt
w ir in g a s r e q u ir e d .
T h e c o m p le t e r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ic h o fte n a r e o f i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r i n g ty p e r e ­
q u ir in g s o m e p la n n in g a n d s e q u e n c in g o f s t e p s to b e ta k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e d in t r a in in g n ew o p e r a t o r s in m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t i a l l y t r a in e d
o p e r a t o r s in w i r in g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d o p e r a t i n g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s p e r f o r m i n g t a b u la t in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s a n d d a y - t o d a y s u p e r v i s io n o f th e w o r k a n d p r o d u c t io n o f a g r o u p o f t a b u la t in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s .

GENERAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l
tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
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W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d
b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s o n s c i e n t i f ic r e s e a r c h a r e n o t in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w h o
h an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s im i l a r m a c h in e is c la s s i f ie d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r ,

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U s e s 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 i o u s m a t e r i a l o r to m a k e o u t b i l l s a f t e r c a lc u l a ­
tio n s h av e b e e n m a d e b y a n o th e r p e r s o n .
M a y in c lu d e t y p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e ­
r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p l ic a t i n g p r o c e s s e s .
M a y d o c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g l it t l e s p e c i a l t r a in in g , s u c h
a s k e e p in g s im p le r e c o r d s , f ilin g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t in g a n d d is t r i b u t in g in c o m in g m a i l.
C la ss A .
P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o ll o w in g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in f in a l f o r m w h e n it
i n v o lv e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r c o r r e c t s p e l li n g ,
s y ll a b ic a t i o n , p u n c tu a tio n , e t c . , o f t e c h n i c a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e ig n l a n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ;
a n d p la n n in g la y o u t an d ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b le s to m a in ta in u n ifo r m ity an d
b a la n c e in s p a c in g .
M a y ty p e r o u tin e f o r m l e t t e r s v a r y in g d e t a il s to s u it c ir c u m s t a n c e s .

C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s m o r e d iffic u lt ta b u la tin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e
t a b u l a t o r a n d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d it io n to th e s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c e r , a n d c o l l a t o r .
T h is w o rk is
p e r f o r m e d u n d e r s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t io n s a n d m a y in c lu d e th e p e r f o r m a n c e o f s o m e w ir in g f r o m
d ia g r a m s . T h e w o rk ty p ic a lly in v o lv e s , fo r e x a m p le , ta b u la tio n s
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a c c o u n tin g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p le te b u t s m a l l t a b u la tin g stu d y , o r p a r t s o f a l o n g e r an d m o r e
c o m p le x r e p o r t .
S u c h r e p o r t s a n d s t u d ie s a r e u s u a l l y o f a r e c u r r i n g n a tu r e w h e r e th e p r o ­
c e d u r e s a r e w e ll e s ta b lis h e d .
M a y a l s o in c lu d e th e t r a in in g o f n e w e m p l o y e e s in th e b a s i c
o p e r a t i o n o f th e m a c h i n e .

C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m r o u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ;
ro u tin e ty p in g o f f o r m s , i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; an d s e ttin g u p s im p le s ta n d a r d t a b u la t io n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b le s a l r e a d y s e tu p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r ly .

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f e a t u r e s th a t d iffe r s ig n ific a n tly fr o m e s t a b lis h e d d r a ftin g p r e c e d e n t s .
W o r k s in c l o s e s u p ­
p o r t w ith th e d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r , an d m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s .
A n a ly z e s th e
e f fe c t o f e a c h c h a n g e on th e d e t a ils o f f o r m , fu n c tio n , an d p o s it io n a l r e la t io n s h ip s o f c o m ­
p o n en ts an d p a r t s .
W o r k s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le te d w o r k i s
r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s is t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m in a t i o n s .
M ay
e ith e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d ir e c t th e ir p r e p a r a t io n b y lo w e r le v e l d r a ft s m e n .

C la ss B .
P e r f o r m s n o n ro u tin e a n d c o m p le x d r a ft in g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u ir e th e a p p li ­
c a t io n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g te c h n iq u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u tie s t y p ic a lly in ­
v o lv e su c h w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k in g d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u ltip le fu n c tio n s , an d p r e c i s e p o s it io n a l r e l a t i o n s h ip s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n ts; p r e p a r e s a r c h i ­
t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t io n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il d r a w in g s o f fo u n d a t io n s , w a ll
s e c t i o n s , flo o r p la n s , an d r o o f.
U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a ls in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u t a t io n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n t it i e s o f m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , l o a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s ,
s t r e s s e s , e tc.
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su p e rv iso r .
C o m p le te d w o rk i s c h e c k e d f o r te c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y .

C la ss C .
P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w in g s o f s in g le u n its o r p a r t s f o r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s tr u c tio n ,
m a n u f a c t u r in g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o je c t io n s
( d e p i c t i n g t h r e e d i m e n s i o n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) a n d s e c t i o n a l v i e w s t o c l a r i f y p o s i t i o n i n g o f

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w o o d w o r k a n d e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s b i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s ,
c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w in g :
P la n ­
n in g a n d l a y i n g o u t o f w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t i o n s u s i n g a
v a r ie ty o f c a r p e n t e r *s h a n d to o ls, p o rta b le p o w e r t o o ls , an d sta n d a r d m e a s u r in g in s tr u m e n ts ;




c o m p o n e n ts an d c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo rm a tio n .
C o n s o lid a te s d e t a ils fro m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
an d a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a le a s r e q u ir e d .
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p r e c e d e n t s , a n d a d v ic e o n s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith i n i t ia l a s s i g n m e n t s .
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a r e l e s s c o m p le te w h en a s s i g n m e n t s r e c u r .
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d r a w in g s an d t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l.
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in ju r e d e m p lo y e e s o r o th e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e i ll o r s u f f e r an a c c id e n t o n th e p r e m i s e s o f a
f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b li s h m e n t . D u t ie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o llo w in g :
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t o th e i ll o i in ju r e d ; a tte n d in g to s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s ' i n j u r i e s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s
o f p a t i e n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c i d e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t i o n o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in
p h y s ic a l e x a m in a tio n s a n d h e a lth e v a lu a tio n s o f a p p lic a n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n in g a n d c a r r y ­
in g o u t p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h e a lt h e d u c a t io n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a lu a t io n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t ,
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m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s o f w o rk ; an d s e le c t in g m a t e r ia l s n e c e s ­
s a r y fo r th e w o rk .
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in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g a n d
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M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T I V E (M A I N T E N A N C E )— C o n tin u e d

P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n c tio n s s u c h a s th e i n s t a l l a t i o n , m a in t e n a n c e ,
o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t io n , d is t r i b u t i o n , o r u t i l i z a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in a n
e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g ; I n s t a ll in g o r r e p a i r i n g a n y o f a v a r i e t y o f
e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k ­
e r s , m o t o r s , h e a t i n g u n i t s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o th e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k in g f r o m
b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , l a y o u t s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; lo c a t i n g a n d d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in th e
e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k in g s t a n d a r d c o m p u t a t io n s r e l a t i n g to lo a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f
w ir i n g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t ; a n d u s in g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d t o o ls a n d m e a s u r i n g a n d
t e s t i n g in s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d
e x p e rie n c e .

th e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h i c le a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s ; a n d a lin in g w h e e ls ,
a d ju s t i n g b r a k e s a n d l i g h t s , o r tig h te n in g b o d y b o l t s .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e a u t o m o tiv e
m e c h a n ic r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n ­
t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

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ST A T IO N A R Y

O p e r a t e s a n d m a in t a in s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e th e o p e r a t io n o f s t a t i o n a r y e n g in e s a n d
e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to su p p ly th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r ,
h e a t , r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a i r - c o n d it io n i n g .
W o rk in v o l v e s :
O p e r a t in g a n d m a in t a in i n g e q u ip m e n t
s u c h a s s t e a m e n g in e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b i n e s , v e n t il a t in g a n d r e f r i g ­
e r a t i n g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; a n d
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d f u e l c o n s u m p tio n . M a y a l s o s u ­
p e r v is e th e se o p e r a tio n s .
H e a d o r c h ie f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e th a n one
e n g in e e r a r e e x c l u d e d .
F IR E M A N , S T A T IO N A R Y B O IL E R
F i r e s s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n is h th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s t e a m . F e e d s f u e l s to f i r e b y h a n d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o i l b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a n d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t .
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M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S

A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k i l l e d m a in te n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c
o r g e n e r a l d u t ie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p li e d w ith m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ;
c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e , a n d e q u ip m e n t ; a s s i s t i n g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r
t o o l s ; a n d p e r f o r m i n g o th e r u n s k ill e d t a s k s a s d i r e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n .
T h e k in d o f w o r k th e
h e l p e r i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e to t r a d e :
In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e l p e r i s c o n ­
fin e d to s u p p ly in g , l i f t in g , a n d h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s a n d c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a s ; a n d in
o t h e r s h e i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th a t a r e
a ls o p e r fo r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a fu ll- tim e b a s i s .
M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R ,

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S p e c i a l i z e s in th e o p e r a t io n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , s u c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e l a t h e s , o r m i ll in g m a c h i n e s , in th e c o n s t r u c t io n o f
m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o rk i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w i n g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d p e r f o r m i n g d if f i c u l t m a c h in in g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u i r i n g c o m p lic a t e d s e t u p s
o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l in g , a n d o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t io n to
a c h ie v e r e q u i s i t e t o l e r a n c e s o r d im e n s io n s . M a y b e r e q u i r e d to r e c o g n i z e w h en t o o l s n e e d d r e s s ­
in g , to d r e s s t o o l s , a n d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s a n d c u ttin g a n d lu b r i c a t i n g o i l s . F o r c r o s s ­
in d u s t r y w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in t o o l a n d d ie jo b b in g s h o p s
a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
M A C H IN IS T ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s a n d new p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ­
i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : I n t e r p r e t i n g
w r it t e n i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g a n d la y in g o ut o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f m a ­
c h i n i s t 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o l s ; sh a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to
d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , t o o lin g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s
o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r h is w o r k ;
a n d fit tin g an d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t .
In g e n e r a l , th e m a c h i n i s t 's w o r k
n o r m a l ly r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h in e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E ( M A IN T E N A N C E )
R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i le s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , a n d t r a c t o r s o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk inr
v o l v e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o tiv e e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f s u c h h a n d to o ls a s
w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g a n d a d ju s t i n g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d i n s t a l lin g




M E C H A N IC ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

R e p a i r s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t
o f th e f o llo w in g : E x a m in in g m a c h in e s a n d m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d is m a n t l in g o r p a r t l y d is m a n t l in g m a c h in e s a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t m a in ly in v o lv e th e u s e
o f h a n d to o ls in s c r a p i n g a n d f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w ith i t e m s o b ta in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g th e p r o d u c tio n of a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e sh o p o r se n d in g o f th e
m a c h in e to a m a c h in e s h o p f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r i n g w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s
o r f o r th e p r o d u c t io n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e s h o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h in e s ; a n d m a k in g
a l l n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s f o r o p e r a t io n .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f a m a in t e n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e ­
q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . E x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y
d u t ie s in v o lv e s e t t in g up o r a d ju s t i n g m a c h in e s .
M IL L W R IG H T
I n s t a l l s new m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t , a n d d i s m a n t l e s a n d i n s t a l l s m a c h in e s o r
h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h e n c h a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l ­
lo w in g : P la n n in g a n d la y i n g o ut o f th e w o r k ; i n t e r p r e t i n g b lu e p r in t s o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s in g
a v a r i e t y o f h a n d t o o ls a n d r ig g i n g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s, r e l a t i n g to s t r e s s e s ,
s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v i t y ; a li n in g a n d b a l a n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d ­
a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t , a n d p a r t s to b e u s e d ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g a n d m a in ta in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
In g e n e r a l , th e m i l l w r i g h t 's w o rk
n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
O IL E R
L u b r i c a t e s , w ith o i l o r g r e a s e ,
e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
P A IN T E R ,

th e

m o v in g p a r t s

o r w e a r in g s u r f a c e s

o f m e c h a n ic a l

M A IN T E N A N C E

P a in ts an d r e d e c o r a t e s w a lls , w o o d w o rk , an d fix tu r e s o f an e s ta b lish m e n t.
W o rk in ­
v o lv e s th e f o ll o w i n g : K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s a n d t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u i r e d f o r d if f e r e n t
a p p l i c a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a in tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld f in i s h o r b y p l a c in g p u tty o r f i l l e r
in n a il h o le s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p ly in g p a in t w ith s p r a y gu n o r b r u s h . M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h ite l e a d , a n d o th e r p a in t i n g r e d ie n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o lo r o r c o n s i s t e n c y .
In g e n e r a l , th e
w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
P IP E F IT T E R ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

I n s t a l l s o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o th e r t y p e s o f p ip e a n d p i p e f it t in g s in a n
e s ta b lish m e n t.
W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g :
L a y i n g o ut o f w o r k a n d m e a s u r i n g to l o ­
c a t e p o s it i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w in g s o r o th e r w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u ttin g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p ip e
to c o r r e c t le n g t h s w ith c h i s e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y l e n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t in g m a c h in e ; t h r e a d ­
in g p ip e w ith s t o c k s a n d d i e s ; b e n d in g p ip e b y h a n d - d r iv e n o r p o w e r - d r iv e n m a c h i n e s ; a s s e m b l i n g
p ip e w ith c o u p lin g s a n d f a s t e n i n g p ip e to h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g
to p r e s s u r e s , flo w , a n d s i z e o f p ip e r e q u i r e d ; a n d m a k in g s t a n d a r d t e s t s to d e t e r m in e w h e th e r
f in is h e d p i p e s m e e t s p e c i f i c a t i o n s .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p i p e f i t t e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . W o r k e r s p r i m a r i l y e n g a g e d in in s t a l l i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u ild in g s a n i t a ­
tio n o r h e a tin g s y s t e m s a r e e x c l u d e d .
PLUM BER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

K e e p s th e p lu m b in g s y s t e m o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W o rk in v o l v e s : K n o w le d g e
o f s a n i t a r y c o d e s r e g a r d i n g in s t a l l a t i o n o f v e n ts a n d t r a p s in p lu m b in g s y s t e m ; in s t a l l i n g o r r e ­
p a i r i n g p i p e s a n d f i x t u r e s ; a n d o p e n in g c l o g g e d d r a i n s w ith a p lu n g e r o r p l u m b e r 's s n a k e . In
g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e p l u m b e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y
a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
S H E E T -M E T A L W O RKER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , a n d m a in t a in s in g o o d r e p a i r th e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u ip m e n t a n d f i x ­
t u r e s ( s u c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e l v e s , l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t i l a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s ,
m e t a l r o o fin g ) o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : P la n n in g a n d la y in g
o ut a l l t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l m a in t e n a n c e w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , m o d e l s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;
s e t t in g up a n d o p e r a t in g a l l a v a i l a b l e t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k in g m a c h in e s ; u s in g a v a r i e t y of

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M A I N T E N A N C E — C o n tin u e d

T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R — C o n tin u e d

h a n d to o ls in c u ttin g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p i n g , f i t t in g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g s h e e t m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u i r e d . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t
tr a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e .
T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
(D ie m a k e r ; j i g m a k e r ; t o o l m a k e r ; f i x t u r e m a k e r ; g a g e m a k e r )
C o n s t r u c t s a n d r e p a i r s m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s o r d i e s f o r f o r g i n g s ,
p u n c h in g , a n d o th e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k .
W o rk i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w i n g : P la n n in g a n d
la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , o r o t h e r o r a l a n d w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;

u s in g a v a r i e t y o f t o o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r ­
s t a n d in g o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s a n d a l l o y s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g of
m a c h in e t o o l s a n d r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u t a t io n s r e l a t i n g to d im e n s io n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d t o o l in g o f m a c h in e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r in g f a b r i c a t i o n
a s w e l l a s o f f i n is h e d t o o l s a n d d i e s t o a c h ie v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o r k in g t o c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ;
f it t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g o f p a r t s to p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s a n d a l l o w a n c e s ; a n d s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r i a t e
m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , a n d p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l , th e to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d
t r a i n in g in m a c h in e - s h o p a n d t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip
o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
F o r c r o s s - in d u s t r y w age stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
sh o p s a r e e x c lu d e d fr o m th is c la s s if ic a t io n .

to o l and

d ie m a k e r s in t o o l a n d d ie jo b b in g

C U S T O D IA L A N D M A T E R IA L M O V E M E N T

G U A RD AN D W ATCHM AN

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

G u a r d . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e p o l i c e d u t i e s , e i t h e r a t f ix e d p o s t o r o n t o u r , m a in t a in i n g
o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .
I n c lu d e s g a t e m e n w h o a r e s t a t io n e d a t g a t e a n d
c h e c k o n id e n t it y o f e m p l o y e e s a n d o th e r p e r s o n s e n t e r i n g .

P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d i s e f o r s h ip m e n t , o r r e c e i v e s a n d i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r in c o m in g s h i p ­
m e n t s o f m e r c h a n d i s e o r o th e r m a t e r i a l s .
S h ip p in g w o r k i n v o l v e s : A k n o w le d g e o f sh ip p in g
p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t ic e s , r o u t e s , a v a ila b le m e a n s of tr a n s p o r ta tio n , and r a te ; and p r e p a r in g r e c ­
o r d s o f th e g o o d s s h i p p e d , m a k in g u p b i l l s o f la d i n g , p o s t in g w e ig h t a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s , a n d
k e e p in g a f i l e o f s h ip p in g r e c o r d s . M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g th e m e r c h a n d is e f o r s h i p ­
m e n t.
R e c e iv in g w o r k i n v o l v e s : V e r if y i n g o r d i r e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i f y i n g th e c o r r e c t n e s s o f
s h i p m e n t s a g a i n s t b i l l s o f la d i n g , i n v o i c e s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g f o r s h o r t a g e s a n d r e je c t i n g
d a m a g e d g o o d s ; r o u t in g m e r c h a n d i s e o r m a t e r i a l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; a n d m a in t a in in g n e c e s ­
s a r y r e c o r d s and f ile s .

th e ft,

W a tc h m a n . M a k e s r o u n d s o f p r e m i s e s p e r i o d i c a l l y in p r o t e c t in g p r o p e r t y a g a i n s t f i r e ,
a n d i l l e g a l e n tr y .

JA N IT O R ,

PO RTER,

OR CLEA N ER

CLERK

(S w e e p e r; ch arw o m an ; ja n i t r e s s )
F o r w a ge stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
C l e a n s a n d k e e p s in a n o r d e r l y c o n d itio n f a c t o r y w o r k in g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f a n o f f i c e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o th e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u t i e s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o ll o w i n g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , a n d p o l is h i n g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h i p s , t r a s h , a n d o th e r r e f u s e ; d u s t in g e q u ip m e n t , f u r n i t u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l is h i n g m e t a l f i x t u r e s
o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v i d in g s u p p l i e s a n d m i n o r m a in t e n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c l e a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w ­
e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w in d o w w a s h in g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LABO RER,

A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p l a n t , s t o r e , o r o th e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t
w h o s e d u t ie s in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o ll o w i n g : L o a d i n g a n d u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s a n d
m e r c h a n d i s e on o r f r o m f r e i g h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o th e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g ,
o r p l a c in g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a t i o n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d i s e b y h a n d t r u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w h o lo a d a n d u n lo a d s h i p s a r e
e x c lu d e d .
F IL L E R

(O rd e r p ic k e r ; sto c k s e le c t o r ; w a re h o u se

sto ck m a n )

F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f in is h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d i s e in a c c o r d ­
a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s , o r o t h e r i n s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , in a d d i t i o n
to f i l l i n g o r d e r s a n d in d ic a t in g i t e m s f i l l e d o r o m i t t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i ­
s i t i o n a d d it io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l i e s to s u p e r v i s o r , ' a n d p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t e d d u t ie s .

R e c e iv in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g a n d r e c e i v i n g c l e r k

D r i v e s a t r u c k w ith in a c it y o r i n d u s t r i a l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d i s e ,
e q u ip m e n t , o r m e n b e t w e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s u c h a s : M a n u fa c tu r in g p l a n t s , f r e ig h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e s a le a n d r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e t w e e n r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d
c u s t o m e r s ' h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o lo a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m i n o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a i r s , a n d k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k in g o r d e r .
D r i v e r - s a l e s m e n an d
o v e r - th e -r o a d d r iv e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .
F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t ,
a s f o ll o w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r s h o u ld b e r a t e d on th e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c i t y .)
T r u c k d r i v e r (c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s l i s t e d s e p a r a t e l y )
T r u c k d r i v e r , li g h t (u n d e r IV 2 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m (IV 2 to a n d in c lu d in g 4 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a i l e r ty p e )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , o t h e r th a n t r a i l e r ty p e )

TRUCKER,
PACKER,

S H IP P IN G

P r e p a r e s f in is h e d p r o d u c t s f o r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p l a c in g t h e m in s h ip p in g c o n ­
t a i n e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t u p o n th e t y p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r o f
u n it s to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n t a i n e r e m p l o y e d , a n d m e th o d o f s h ip m e n t . W o rk r e q u i r e s th e
p l a c in g o f i t e m s in s h ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s a p d m a y in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o ll o w i n g : K n o w l­
e d g e o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y c o n te n t; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r i a t e ty p e a n d s i z e
o f c o n t a i n e r ; i n s e r t i n g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a i n e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r o r o th e r m a t e r i a l to p r e v e n t
b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s i n g a n d s e a l i n g c o n t a i n e r ; a n d a p p ly in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r in g id e n tif y in g
d a t a on c o n t a i n e r . P a c k e r s w h o a l s o m a k e w o o d e n b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d .




c l a s s i f i e d a s fo ll o w s :

T R U C K D R IV E R

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

( L o a d e r a n d u n lo a d e r ; h a n d le r a n d s t a c k e r ; s h e l v e r ; t r u c k e r ; s t o c k m a n o r s t o c k h e l p e r ; w a r e ­
h o u se m a n o r w a re h o u se h e lp e r)

ORDER,

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m a t e r i a l s o f a l l k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t , o r o th e r

F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f t r u c k , a s fo ll o w s :
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r e q u e s t of the W a ge an d H o u r an d P u b l i c C o n t r a c t s D i v i s i o n s of the D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r i s a v a i l a b l e on r e q u e s t . B u l l e t i n s m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m
the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of D o c u m e n t s , U .S . G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , W a s h in g to n , D . C . , 204 0 2 , o r f r o m an y of the B L S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s shown on
the i n s i d e f r o n t c o v e r .
A rea
A k r o n , O hio, J u l y 1969 * _________________________________
A lb a n y — c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N . Y . , M a r . 1969 1------------S
A l b u q u e r q u e , N. N e x . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 _______________________
A lle n tow n — e t h l e h e m — a s t o n , P a . — . J . , M a y 1969____
B
E
N
A t l a n t a , G a . , M a y 1 9 6 9 __________________________________
B a l t i m o r e , M d . , S e p t . 1968 1____________________________
B e a u m o n t — o r t A r th u r—O r a n g e , T e x . , M a y 1969 1____
P
B i n g h a m t o n , N . Y . , J u l y 1968 1__________________________
B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 1_________________________
B o i s e C i t y , Idaho, J u l y 1968 1 ----------------------------------B o s t o n , M a s s . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 1 _____________________________
B u f f a l o , N . Y . , N ov. 1 9 6 8 1 ______________________________
B u r l i n g t o n , V t . , M a r . 1969 1 ____________________________
C an to n , O hio, M a y 1 9 6 9 _________________________________
C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 _________________________
C h a r l o t t e , N . C . , M a r . 1969______________________________
C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n . - G a . , S e p t . 1968 1------------------------C h i c a g o , 111., A p r . 1968 _______________________________
C i n c in n a t i , Ohio— y .— n d . , M a r . 1969 1 ________________
K
I
C l e v e l a n d , Ohio, S e p t . 1968 1 ___________________________
C o l u m b u s , O h io, O c t. 1 9 6 8 1 ____________________________
D a l l a s , T e x . , N ov. 1968 1 _______________________________
D a v e n p o r t — o c k I s l a n d — o l in e , Iowa—
R
M
111.,
O c t. 1 9 6 8 ________________________________________________
D ay to n , O h io , J a n . 1969 1 _______________________________
D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 _______________________________
D e s M o i n e s , Iow a, M a r . 1969___________________________
D e t r o i t , M i c h ., J a n . 1969 1 ______________________________
F o r t W o rth, T e x . , Nov. 1968 1__________________________
G r e e n B a y , W i s ., J u l y 1968 1 ___________________________
G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M a y 1969 1____________________________
H o u st o n , T e x . , M a y 1969 1______________________________
I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d ., D e c . 1968 1__________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1969 1_____________________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , J a n . 1969 1 ---------------------------------K a n s a s C ity , M o . - K a n s . , S e p t . 1968 1 __________________
L a w r e n c e ^ H a v e r h i l l , M a s s . — .H ., J u n e 1 9 6 9 _________
N
L i t t l e R o c k — o r th L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1968 1 _____
N
L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h and A n a h e i m — a n t a A n a S
G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1969 1 ___________________
L o u i s v i l l e , K y .— n d . , N ov. 1 9 6 8 ________________________
I
L u b b o c k , T e x . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ----------------------------------------M a n c h e s t e r , N .H ., J u l y 1968 1__________________________
M e m p h i s , T e n n . - A r k . , N ov. 1968_______________________
M i a m i , F l a . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 1________________________________
M i d l a n d and O d e s s a , T e x . , M a r . 1969__________________
M i l w a u k e e , W i s . , A p r . 1969_____________________________
M i n n e a p o l is —
St. P a u l , M i n n . , J a n . 1969________________

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1625-6,
1625-15,
1625-35,
1625-54,
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A rea
M u s k e g o n — u s k e g o n H e i g h t s , M i c h ., M a y 1 9 6 9 _______
M
N e w a r k and J e r s e y C i ty , N . J . , J a n . 1969______________
New H a v e n , C o n n . , J a n . 1 9 6 9 ___________________________
New O r l e a n s , L a . , F e b . 1969 1 _________________________
N ew Y o r k , N . Y . , A p r . 1969_____________________________
N o r f o l k — o r t s m o u t h an d N e w p o r t N e w s—
P
H a m p to n , V a . , J u n e 1968______________________________
O k l a h o m a C i t y , O k l a . , J u l y 1968________________________
O m ah a, N ebr.—
Iow a, O ct. 1 9 6 8 1 _____________________ __
P a t e r s o n - C l i f t o n - P a s s a i c , N . J . , M a y 1969---------------P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . - N . J . , Nov. 1968______________________
P h o e n i x , A r i z . , M a r . 1969______________________________
P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n . 1969______________________________
P o r t l a n d , M a i n e , Nov. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
P o r t l a n d , O r e g . — a s h . , M a y 1969______________________
W
P r o v i d e n c e — a w tu c k e fr -W ar w ic k , R .I.— a s s . ,
P
M
M a y 1969 1 ______________________________________________
R a l e i g h , N . C . , A ug. 1968 1______________________________
R i c h m o n d , V a . , M a r . 1969______________________________
R o c h e s t e r , N .Y . (o f f ic e o c c u p a t i o n s only),
J u l y 1968 1 -------------------------------------------------------------R o c k f o r d , 111., M a y 1 9 6 9 ________________________________
St. L o u i s , Mo.—111., M a r . 1969 1________________________
S a l t L a k e C i t y , U tah, D e c . 1968________________________
S a n A n ton io, T e x . , J u n e 1969 1 _________________________
S a n B e r n a r d i n o — i v e r s i d e r - O n t a r io , C a l i f . ,
R
O ct. 1968 1 ______________________________________________
S a n D ie g o , C a l i f . , Nov. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
S a n F r a n c i s c o — a k la n d , C a l i f . , O ct. 1968______________
O
S a n J o s e , C a l i f . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 _____________________________
S a v a n n a h , G a . , M a y 1969________________________________
S c r a n t o n , P a . , J u l y 1968 1 ______________________________
S e a t t l e — v e r e t t , W a s h . , Nov. 1968 1 ___________________
E
S i o u x F a l l s , S. D a k . , O c t. 1968 1________________________
South B e n d , I n d . , M a r . 1969_____________________________
S p o k a n e , W a s h . , J u n e 1 9 6 9 _____________________________
S y r a c u s e , N . Y . , J u l y 1968 1 _____________________________
Tam pa—
St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , A u g. 1 9 6 8 _______________
T o l e d o , Ohio— i c h . , F e b . 1969 1________________________
M
T r e n t o n , N . J . , O ct. 1 9 6 8 1 ______________________________
U t i c a — o m e , N .Y ., J u l y 1968 1 _________________________
R
W a s h in g t o n , D .C .—
Md.— a . , S e p t . 1968_________________
V
W a t e r b u r y , C o n n . , M a r . 1969___________________________
W a t e r l o o , Iow a, N ov. 1968 1_____________________________
W ic h ita , K a n s . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 ______________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , M a y 1969-----------------------------------Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1969____________________________________
Youngstowrr— a r r e n , Ohio, Nov. 1968__________________
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