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The Albany—Schenectady—Troy, New York,
Metropolitan Area
March 1969
B u lle tin
No.
1625-56
U N IT E D STATES DEPA R TM EN T OF LABOR
BUREA U OF LABOR S T A T IS T IC S
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REGIONAL OFFICES
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Area Wage Survey
The A lbany—Schenectady—Troy, New Y ork,
M etropolitan Area
M arch
1969
B u lle tin No. 1 6 2 5 -5 6
June 1969
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
George P. Shultz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Geoffrey H . Moore, Commissioner
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Preface
Contents
Page
The B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t is t ic s p r o g r a m of annual
o c c u p a t i o n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s i s d e
s i g n e d to p r o v i d e d a t a on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s , a n d e s t a b
l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s . It
y ie ld s d etailed d ata by se le c te d in d u stry d iv isio n for each
of the a r e a s s tu d ie d , fo r g e o g r a p h ic r e g i o n s , and fo r the
U n it e d S t a t e s .
A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in t h e p r o g r a m i s
t h e n e e d f o r g r e a t e r i n s i g h t in to ( 1 ) t h e m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s
b y o c c u p a t i o n a l c a t e g o r y a n d s k i l l l e v e l , a n d ( 2 ) th e s t r u c
tu re and le v e l of w a g e s am on g a r e a s and in d u stry d iv is io n s .
I n t r o d u c t i o n ___________________________________________________________________
W a g e t r e n d 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 ___________________________
T ab les:
1.
2.
At the end o f e a c h s u r v e y , a n in d iv id u al a r e a b u l
letin p r e s e n t s s u 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 fter
c o m p l e t i o n o f a l l o f th e i n d i v i d u a l a r e a b u l l e t i n s f o r a r o u n d
of s u r v e y s , a tw o - p a r t s u m m a r y b u lletin is i s s u e d .
The
f i r s t p a r t b r i n g s d a t a f o r e a c h o f th e m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s
s t u d i e d in to o n e b u l l e t i n .
The second p art p r e se n ts in fo r
m a tio n w hich h a s b e e n p r o j e c t e d f r o m in d iv id u a l m e t r o
p o l i t a n a r e a d a t a to r e l a t e to g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s a n d th e
U n ited S t a t e s .
A.
B.
N i n e t y a r e a s c u r r e n t l y a r e i n c l u d e d in t h e p r o
gram .
In e a c h a r e a , i n f o r m a t i o n on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s
i s c o l l e c t e d a n n u a l l y a n d on e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d
su p p le m e n tary w age p r o v is io n s bien n ially.
T h i s b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s o f the s u r v e y in
A l b a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N . Y . , in M a r c h 1969- T h e S t a n d
a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f i n e d b y the B u
r e a u o f th e B u d g e t t h r o u g h J a n u a r y 19 6 8 , c o n s i s t s o f
A l b a n y , R e n s s e l a e r , S a r a t o g a , an d S c h e n e c t a d y C o u n t i e s .
T h i s s t u d y w a s c o n d u c t e d b y the B u r e a u ' s r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in
N e w Y o r k , N. Y. , u n d e r th e g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o f T h o m a s N .
W akin, A s s i s t a n t R e g i o n a l D i r e c t o r f o r O p e r a t i o n s .
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E s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f s u r v e y a n d
n u m b e r s t u d i e d _____________________________________________________
In d e x e s of s ta n d a r d w eek ly s a l a r i e s and s t r a i g h t - t i m e
h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e l e 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 t s o f 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 ______________________
O ccu p atio n a l e a r n in g s:
A - 1.
O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d w o m e n _______________________
A - 2. P r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d
w o m e n ________________________________________________________
A - 3 . O ffice , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and tec h n ica l o c c u p a tio n s—
m e n a n d w o m e n c o m b i n e d _________________________________
A -4.
M a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t o c c u p a t i o n s _________________
A -5.
C u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s __________
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E s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and s u p p le m e n ta r y w age p r o v is io n s :
B -l.
M in im u m en tran c e s a l a r i e s fo r w om en office
w o r k e r s -----------------------------------------------------------------------B-2.
S h i f t d i f f e r e n t i a l s ___________________________________________
B-3.
S c h e d u l e d w e e k l y h o u r s ____________________________________
B-4.
P a i d h o l i d a y s _________________________________________________
B - 5.
P a i d v a c a t i o n s _______________________________________________
B-6.
H e a l t h , i n s u r a n c e , a n d p e n s i o n p l a n s _____________________
B - 7 . M ethod of w a g e d e t e r m in a t io n and fr e q u e n c y of
p a y m e n t ______________________________________________________
22
O c c u p a t i o n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s _____________________________________
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areas.
NOTE:
S im ila r tab u latio n s
(See in sid e b ac k c o v e r.)
a r e a v a ila b le for other
A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on e a r n i n g s in t h e A l b a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y - T r o y a r e a i s a l s o a v a i l a b l e f o r s e l e c t e d f o o d 'teervice
o c c u p a tio n s ( M a r c h 1969).
U n io n s c a l e s , i n d i c a t i v e o f
p r e v a i l i n g p a y l e v e l s in the S c h e n e c t a d y a r e a , a r e a v a i l a b l e
fo r se v e n s e le c t e d building t r a d e s .
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In troduc tio n
T h i s a r e a i s 1 of 90 in w h i c h t h e U . S . D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r ' s
B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s con 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
a n d r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s on a n a r e a w i d e b a s i s . 1 In t h i s a r e a , d a t a w e r e
o b t a i n e d b y p e r s o n a l v i s i t s o f B u r e a u f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s to r e p r e s e n t
a t i v e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h in s i x b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s :
M anu
fa c tu rin g ; tr a n s p o r ta tio n , c o m m u n ic atio n , and oth er p u b lic u t ilit ie s ;
w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f i n 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 ; an d
serv ices.
M a jo r in d u stry g ro u p s exclu d ed fr o m th e se stu d ie s a r e
g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t i o n s a n d th e c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r i e s .
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g f e w e r t h a n a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r of w o r k e r s a r e
o m i t t e d b e c a u s e t h e y t e n d to f u r n i s h i n s u f f i c i e n t e m p l o y m e n t in the
o ccu p a tip n s stu d ied to w a r r a n t in clu sio n .
S e p a r a te tab u latio n s a r e
p r o v id e d f o r e a c h of the b r o a d in d u s tr y d i v i s i o n s w hich m e e t p u b li
cation c r i t e r i a .
O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a r n in g s 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 ire d to w o rk a r e g u la r w eek ly sch ed u le
in t h e g i v e n o c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
E a rn in g s d ata exclu de p r e
m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , an d
late sh ifts.
N o n p r o d u c t i o n b o n u s e s a r e . e x c l u d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g
a llo w a n c e s and in cen tive e a r n in g s a r e in clu d e d . W h ere w e e k ly h o u r s
a r e r e p o r t e d , a s f o r o ffic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t io n s , r e f e r e n c e is to the
s t a n d a r d w o rk w e e k (ro u n d e d to the n e a r e s t h a lf hour) fo r w h ich e m
p lo y ees re c e iv e th eir re g u la r str a ig h t-tim e s a l a r i e s (ex clu siv e of pay
fo r o v e r tim e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w ee k ly e a r n
in g s fo r t h e s e o c c u p a tio n s h ave b e e n ro u n d ed to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .
The a v e r a g e s p resen ted re fle ct com p o site, areaw id e e s t i
m ates.
I n d u s t r i e s a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l a n d j o b
s t a f f i n g a n d , t h u s , c o n t r i b u t e d i f f e r e n t l y to t h e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h j o b .
T h e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p o b t a i n a b l e f r o m th e a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l t o r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e l y t h e w a g e s p r e a d o r d i f f e r e n t i a l m a i n t a i n e d a m o n g j o b s in
i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d i f 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 f o r m e n a n d w o m e n in a n y o f t h e s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s h o u l d
not b e a s s u m e d t o r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t o f th e s e x e s
w ith in in d iv id u al e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
O th er p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w hich m a y
c o n t r i b u t e t o d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y f o r m e n a n d w o m e n i n c l u d e :
D iffer
e n c e s in p r o g r e s s i o n w it h in e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s i n c e o n l y t h e
a c t u a l r a t e s p a i d i n c u m b e n t s a r e c o l l e c t e d ; a n d d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c
d u tie s p e r f o r m e d , altho ugh 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 i a t e l y
w it h in th e s a m e s u r v e y j o b d e s c r i p t i o n .
J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d in
c l a s s i f y i n g e m p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a l l y m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d
th an t h o s e u s e d in in d iv id u al e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and allo w f o r m in o r
d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in t h e s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r f o r m e d .
T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c t e d on a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e of
t h e u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t i n v o l v e d in s u r v e y i n g a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
To
o b t a i n o p t i m u m a c c u r a c y a t m i n i m u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n of
l a r g e t h a n of s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s t u d i e d . In c o m b i n i n g t h e d a t a ,
h o w e v e r , a ll e s ta b lis h m e n t s a r e given th e ir a p p r o p r ia te w eight.
E s
t i m a t e s b a s e d on the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d a r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e l a t i n g t o a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e i n d u s t r y g r o u p i n g a n d a r e a ,
e x c e p t f o r t h o s e below the m in im u m s i z e stu d ie d .
O c c u p atio n s and E a r n in g s
The o c c u p a tio n s s e l e c t e d fo r stu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y
o f m a n u f a c t u r i n g a n d n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , a n d a r e o f th e
follow in g t y p e s :
(1) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l ;
(3) m a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t ; a n d (4) c u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e
m en t.
O c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n i f o r m s e t o f j o b
d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s i g n e d t o t a k e a c c o u n t of i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n
in d u t i e s w it h in th e s a m e j o b .
The o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r stud y
a r e l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d in t h e a p p e n d i x . T h e e a r n i n g s d a t a f o l l o w i n g
th e j o b t i t l e s a r e f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s c o m b i n e d . E a r n i n g s d a t a f o r s o m e
of t h e o c c u p a t i o n s l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s
w it h in o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e not p r e s e n t e d in the A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , b e c a u s e
e i t h e r (1) e m p l o y m e n t in t h e o c c u p a t i o n i s t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h
d a t a t o m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2) 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
of i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a .
O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t th e t o t a l in
a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h in t h e s c o p e of th e s t u d y a n d not t h e n u m b e r
actu ally su rv ey ed .
B e c a u s e o f d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e
a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , the e s t i m a t e s of o c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t o b
t a i n e d f r o m t h e s a m p l e of e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d s e r v e o n l y t o i n d i c a t e
t h e r e l a t i v e i m p o r t a n c e of t h e j o b s s t u d i e d .
T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in
o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e do not a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y t h e a c c u r a c y of t h e
e a r n in g s data.
E st 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 r y W age P r o v i s i o n s
I n f o r m a t i o n i s p r e s e n t e d ( i n t h e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) on s e l e c t e d
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Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York State
e s ta 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 r y w age p r o v is io n s a s they
Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu
r e l a t e to p l a n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s .
A d m i n i s t r a t i v e , e x e c u tiv e , and
pations only); Syracuse; and U tica—Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies
p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e s , a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k e r s w ho a r e u t i l i z e d
in 91 areas at the request of the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the U. S. De
a s a s e p a r a t e w ork fo rc e a r e exclu ded.
" P l a n t w o r k e r s " in clu de
partment of Labor.
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2
w o rk in g f o r e m e n an d a ll n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r s (in cludin g le a d m e n a n d t r a i n e e s ) e n g a g e d in n o n o f f i c e f u n c t i o n s .
"O ffice 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 i s o r y w o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g
c le r ic a l or re la te d fu n ction s.
C a f e t e r i a w o r k e r s and ro u te m e n a r e
e x c l u d e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , b u t i n c l u d e d in n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g
in d u stries.
M in im u m e n tr a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r w o m e n o ffic e w o r k e r s (table
B - l ) r e l a t e only to the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s v i s i t e d . B e c a u s e of the o p tim u m
s a m p lin g te c h n iq u e s u s e d , an d the p r o b a b ilit y that 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 ave f o r m a l en tran c e r a t e s fo r w o r k e r s
a b o v e th e s u b c l e r i c a l l e v e l t h a n s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , th e t a b l e i s
m o r e - r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f p o l i c i e s in m e d i u m a n d l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
S h ift d i f f e r e n t i a l d a ta (tab le B - 2 ) a r e l im it e d to plant w o r k e r s
in m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s .
T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n i s p r e s e n t e d b o th in
t e r m s o f (1) e s t a b l i s h m e n t p o l i c y , 2 p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s o f t o t a l p l a n t
w o r k e r e m p l o y m e n t , a n d (2) e f f e c t i v e p r a c t i c e , p r e s e n t e d in t e r m s
o f w o r k e r s a c t u a l l y e m p l o y e d on t h e s p e c i f i e d s h i f t a t t h e t i m e of t h e
su rvey.
In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g v a r i e d d i f f e r e n t i a l s , th e a m o u n t
a p p l y i n g t o a m a j o r i t y w a s u s e d o r , i f no a m o u n t a p p l i e d t o a m a j o r i t y ,
th e 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 l i s h m e n t s in w h i c h s o m e
la te - sh ift h o u rs a r e p aid at n o rm a l r a t e s , a d iffe re n tial w a s r e c o r d e d
o n l y if it a p p l i e d to a m a j o r i t y of t h e s h i f t h o u r s .
T h e s c h e d u l e d w e e k l y h o u r s ( t a b l e B - 3 ) of a m a j o r i t y o f the
f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t a r e t a b u l a t e d a s a p p l y i n g to
a l l of th e p l a n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s o f t h a t e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
Sch ed u led
w e e k ly h o u r s a r e t h o s e w h ich f u l l - t i m e e m p lo y e e s w e r e e x p e c t e d to
w o rk , w hether they w e r e p a id fo r at s tr a ig h t - t im e or 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 tio n s ; h ealth , in su r a n c e , and pe n sio n
p la n s; and f r e q u e n c y o f w a g e p a y m e n t ( t a b l e s B - 4 th r o 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 t h e b a s i s t h a t t h e s e a r e a p p l i c a b l e t o a l l
p lan t o r o ffic e w o r k e r s if a m a j o r i t y of su c h w o r k e r s a r e e l i g i b l e o r
m a y e v e n tu a lly q u a lify fo r the p r a c t i c e s lis t e d .
S u m s of in d ivid u al
i t e m s in t a b l e s B - 2 t h r o u g h B - 7 m a y not e q u a l t o t a l s b e c a u s e of
rounding.
D a t a on p a i d h o l i d a y s ( t a b l e B - 4 ) a r e l i m i t e d t o d a t a o n h o l i
d a y s g r a n t e d a n n u a l l y on a f o r m a l b a s i s ; i . e . , (1) a r e p r o v i d e d f o r
in w r i t t e n f o r m , o r (2) h a v e b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d b y c u s t o m .
H o lid a y s
o r d i n a r i l y g r a n t e d a r e in c lu d e d e v e n though th e y m a y f a l l on a n on
w o r k d a y a n d t h e w o r k e r i s not g r a n t e d a n o t h e r d a y o f f .
The fir s t
p a r t of t h e p a i d h o l i d a y s t a b l e p r e s e n t s t h e n u m b e r o f w h o l e a n d h a l f
h o lid a y s a c t u a lly g r a 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 t o t a l h o lid a y t i m e .
Th e s u m m a r y of v a c a tio n p la n s (tab le B - 5 ) i s l im 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 io n s .
It i s n ot i n t e n d e d a s a
m e a s u r e of the p r o p o r t io n of w o r k e r s a c t u a lly r e c e i v i n g s p e c i f i c b e n e
f it s . P r o v i s i o n s of an e s ta b lis h m e n t fo r a ll le n g th s of s e r v i c e w e r e
t a b u la t e d a s a p p ly in g to a l l plan 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 i s i o n s f o r p a y m e n t on
other than 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 a y m e n t o f 2 p e r c e n t of 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 t h e e q u i v
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 i o n - s a v i n g s p la n s and
t h o s e w hich o ffe 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 its beyon 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 l i f y i n g l e n g t h 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 t h e s t e e l , a l u m i n u m , a n d c a n i n d u s t r i e s .
D a t a on h e a l t h , i n s u r a n c e , a n d p e n s i o n p l a n s ( t a b l e B - 6 ) i n
c l u d e t h o s e p l a n s f o r w h i c h t h e e m p l o y e r p a y s a t l e a s t a p a r t o f th e
c o s t . S u c h p la n s in c lu d e t h o s e u n d e r w r it te n b y a c o m m e r c i a l i n s u r a n c e
c o m p a n y and t h o s e p r o v i d e d th r o u g h a un ion fund o r p a id d i r e c t l y by
t h e e m p l o y e r out o f c u r r e n t o p e r a t i n g f u n d s o r f r o m a f u n d s e t a s i d e
for th is p u rp o se .
A n e s t a b l i s h m e n t w a s c o n s i d e r e d to h av e a p la n
if the m a j o r i t y of e m p l o y e e s w a s e lig ib le to b e c o v e r e d u n d e r the
p la n , even if l e s s th an a m a jo r i t y e le c t e d to p a r t ic i p a t e b e c a u s e e m
p lo y e e s w e r e r e q u ir e d to co n trib u te t o w a r d the c o s t of the p la n .
Le
g a lly re q u ir e d p la n s, su ch a s w o rk m e n 's co m p e n satio n , s o c ia l s e
c u rity , and r a i l r o a d r e t ir e m e n t w e r e ex c lu d e d .
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 i s l i m i t e d t o t h a t t y p e of
i n s u r a n c e u n d er w hich p r e d e t e r m i n e d c a s h p a y m e n t s a r e m a d e d i r e c t ly
to the in s u r e d d u r in g i l l n e s s or a c c id e n t d is a b ilit y .
In form ation is
p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l su c h p la n s to w h ich th e e m p l o y e r c o n t r ib u t e s .
How
e v e r , in New Y o r k an d N ew J e r s e y , w h ic h h a v e e n a c t e d t e m p o r a r y
d i s a b i l it y i n su r a n c e la w s w hich r e q u i r e e m p lo y e r c o n tr ib u tio n s, 3 p la n s
a r e i n c l u d e d o n l y i f t h e e m p l o y e r (1) c o n t r i b u t e s m o r e t h a n i s l e g a l l y
r e q u i r e d , o r (2) p r o v i d e s th e e m p l o y e e w it h b e n e f i t s w h i c h e x c e e d the
r e q u i r e m e n t s of t h e l a w .
T a b u la t io n s of p a id s i c k le a v e p la n s a r e
li m i t e d to f o r m a l p la n s 4 w hich p r o v id e fu ll p a y o r a p r o p o r t i o n of the
w o r k e r 's pay du ring 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 .
Sep arate
t a b u l a t i o n s a r e p r e s e n t e d a c c o r d i n g t o (1) p l a n s w h i c h p r o v i d e f u l l p a y
a n d no w a i t i n g p e r i o d , a n d (2) p l a n s w h i c h p r o v i d e e i t h e r p a r t i a l p a y
o r a w a i t i n g p e r i o d . In a d d i t i o n t o t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e p r o p o r t i o n s
of w o r k e r s who a r e p r o v id e d s i c k n e s s and a c c id e n t i n s u r a n c e o r p a id
s i c k le 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 i v e
e ith e r o r both t y p e s of b e n e f it 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.
3
C a ta stro p h e in su r a n c e , s o m e tim e s r e f e r r e d to a s m a jo r m e d
i c a l i n s u r a n c e , in c lu d e s t h o s e p la n s w h ich a r e d e s ig n e d to p r o t e c t
e m p l o y e e s in c a s e o f s i c k n e s s a n d i n j u r y i n v o l v i n g e x p e n s e s b e y o n d
t h e n o r m a l c o v e r a g e .of h o s p i t a l i z a t i o n , m e d i c a l , a n d s u r g i c a l p l a n s .
M e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e r e f e r s to p l a n s p r o v i d i n g f o r c o m p l e t e o r p a r t i a l
p ay m en t of d o c t o r s * f e e s .
Such 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 su r a n c e c o m p a n ie s o r non profit o r g a n i z a t i o n s o r they m a y
b e p a i d f o r b y t h e e m p l o y e r out o f a fu n d s e t a s i d e f o r t h i s p u r p o s e .
T a b u la t io n s of r e t i r e m e n t p e n s io n p la n s a r e lim it e d to th o s e p la n s
th at p r o v id e r e g u l a r p a y m e n t s f o r the r e m a i n d e r of the w o r k e r ' s life .
M e t h o d of w a g e d e t e r m i n a t i o n ( t a b l e B - 7 ) r e l a t e s t o b a s i c
t y p e s of r a t e s t r u c t u r e f o r w o r k e r s p a i d u n d e r v a r i o u s t i m e a n d i n
cen tiv e s y s t e m s . U n d e r a s in g le r a t e s t r u c t u r e the s a m e r a t e i s p a id
to a l l e x p e r i e n c e d w o r k e r s in t h e s a m e j o b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . A n i n d i v i d
u al w o r k e r o c c a s i o n a l l y m a y be p a id a b o v e o r b elo w the s in g le r a t e
fo r s p e c i a 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 . A r a n g e - o f r a t e s p la n s p e c i f i e s the m in im u m a n d / o r m a x im u m r a te p a id e x p e r i
e n c e d w o r k e r s f o r t h e s a m e j o b . I n f o r m a t i o n a l s o i s p r o v i d e d on th e
m e th o d of p r o g r e s s i o n th r o u g h the r a n g e . In the a b s e n c e of a f o r m a l
r a t e s t r u c t u r e , t h e q u a l i f i c a t i o n s o f th e i n d i v i d u a l w o r k e r d e t e r m i n e
th e p a y r a t e . I n f o r m a t i o n on t y p e s o f i n c e n t i v e p l a n s i s p r o v i d e d o n ly
f o r p l a n t w o r k e r s b e c a u s e of th e lo w i n c i d e n c e o f s u c h p l a n s f o r o f f i c e
w orkers.
U nder a p ie c e w o r k s y s t e m , a p r e d e te r m in e d r a te is paid
f o r e a c h un it o f o u t p u t . P r o d u c t i o n b o n u s e s a r e b a s e d o n p r o d u c t i o n
o v e r a q u o t a o r c o m p l e t i o n of a j o b in l d s s t h a n s t a n d a r d t i m e .
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1 T h e A lb a n y —S c h e n e c ta d y —T r o y 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 fin 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 A lb a n y , R e n s s e l a e r , S a r a t o g a , a n d S c h e n e c ta d y
C o u n tie 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 is 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 an d c o m p o s it io n o f th e la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y .
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 th 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 of e s t a b li s h m e n t d a t a c o m p ile d c o n s id 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 io d s t u d ie 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 1967 e d itio n o f th e S t a n d a r d I n d u s t r ia l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n .
3 I n c lu 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 li m it a t io n . A ll o u t le ts (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in su 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 li s h m e n t .
4 I n c lu 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 th 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 an d o f f ic 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 ta 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 is in d u s t r y d iv 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 fo r t h is d iv 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 st u d y , (2) th e s a m p le w a s not
d e s ig n e d in it i a l ly 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 in s u f f ic ie n t o r in a d e q u a te 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 li s h m e n t d a ta .
7 W o r k e r s f r o m t h is e n t ir e in d u s t r y d iv 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
fo 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 iv i s i o n i s not m a d e f o r one o r m o r e o f 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 te ls an d m o t e l s ; la u n d r i e s a n d o th 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 ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l , an 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 ip o r g a n i z a t io 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 it a b le o r g a n i z a t io n s ) ; an 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 t h r e e - f i f 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 lb a n y 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 in 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 jo 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 l l m a n u f a c t u r in g :
In d u stry g ro u p s
M a c h in e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l — 37
A p p a r e l a n d o th e r t e x t il e
P a p e r an d a l l i e d p r o d u c t s —___ - 8
S to n e , c l a y , a n d g l a s s
p r o d u c t s ---------------------------------- 8
C h e m ic a ls a n d a l l i e d
S p e c i f i c in d u s t r i e s
E n g in e s a n d t u r b i n e s ____________ 35
M i s c e ll a n e o u s n o n m e ta llic
m i n e r a l p r o d u c t s ________________7
M e n 's a n d b o y s ' f u r n i s h i n g s — 5
P a p e r m i l l s , e x c e p t b u ild in g
p a p e r _____________________________5
F o o d an d k in d r e d p r o d u c t s ____ 7
P r in t in g a n d p u b lis h in g _________ 7
T e x t il e m i ll p r o d u c t s ----------------- 6
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u ip m e n t ------- 5
T h is in f o r m a t io n i s b a s e d on 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 iv e d f r o m u n iv 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 io 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 if f e r f r o m p r o p o r t io 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 f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , th e w a g e
t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e e k l y s a l a r i e s f o r th e n o r m a l w o r k w e e k ,
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 plan t w o r k 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 i g h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n i n g s , e x c lu d in g
p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e and fo r w o r k on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and
late sh ifts.
The p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on d a ta f o r s e l e c t e d key o c c u
p a t i o n s a n d i n c l u d e m o s t o f th e n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s w it h in
each group.
P r e s e n t e d in t a b l e 2 a r e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
a n d in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s o f s e l e c t e d p l a n t w o r k 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 t im e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t of
w a g e s d u r i n g th e b a s e p e r i o d ( d a t e o f th e a r e a s u r v e y c o n d u c t e d
b e t w e e n J u l y I 9 6 0 a n d J u n e 1961)
S u b t r a c t i n g 100 f r o m th e i n d e x
y i e l d s t h e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e in w a g e s f r o m th e b a s e p e r i o d to the
d a t e o f the i n d e x .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to
w a g e c h a n g e s b e t w e e n th e i n d i c a t e d d a t e s .
These e stim a te s a r e
m e a s u r e s o f c h a n g e in a v e r a g e s f o r th e a r e a ; t h e y a r e not i n t e n d e d
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p a y c h a n g e s i n th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in t h e a r e a .
L im ita tio n s of D ata
M ethod of C o m p u tin g
The in d e x e s an d p e r c e n t a g e s of ch an ge , a s m e a s u r e s of
c h a n g e in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e i n f l u e n c e d b y:
(1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y a n d
w a g e c h a n g e s , (2) m e r i t o r o t h e r i n c r e a s e s i n p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i
v i d u a l w o r k e r s w h i l e i n th e s a m e j o b , a n d (3) c h a n g e s i n a v e r a g e
w a g e s d u e to c h a n g e s in the l a b o r f o r c e r e s u l t i n g f r o m l a b o r t u r n
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s , f o r c e r e d u c t i o n s , a n d c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r
t i o n s o f w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d b y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith d i f f e r e n t p a y l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s i n th e l a b o r f o r c e c a 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 t i o n a l a v e r a g e s w it h o u t a c t u a l w a g e c h a n g e s .
It i s c o n c e i v a b l e
t h a t e v e n t h o u g h a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w a g e i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y have d eclin ed b e c a u s e lo w e r-p a y in g e s ta b lis h m e n ts
e n t e r e d the a r e a o r e x p a n d e d t h e i r w o r k f o r c e s .
Sim ilarly , w ages
m a y h ave r e m a in e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n sta n t, y et the a v e r a g e s f o r a n a r e a
m a y have r is e n c o n sid e ra b ly b e c a u s e h ig h e r-p ay in g e sta b lish m e n ts
e n t e r e d the a r e a .
E a c h o f the s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u p a t i o n s w it h in a n o c c u p a t i o n a l
g r o u p w a s a s s i g n e d a w e i g h t b a s e d on i t s p r o p o r t i o n a t e e m p l o y m e n t
in the o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p .
T h e se con stan t w eights re fle c t b a s e y e a r
em ploy m en ts w h erev er p o s s ib le .
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 t i o n w e r e m u l t i p l i e d b y t h e o c c u p a t i o n a l w e i g h t , a n d th e
p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a t i o n s in t h e g r o u p w e r e t o t a l e d . T h e a g g r e g a t e s
f o r 2 c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r s w e r e r e l a t e d b y d i v i d i n g th e a g g r e g a t e f o r
the l a t e r y e a r b y the a g g r e g a t e f o r th e e a r l i e r y e a r .
The re su ltan t
r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , s h o w s t h e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e . . T h e i n d e x
i s t h e p r o d u c t o f m u l t i p l y i n g the b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) b y th e r e l a t i v e
f o r the n e x t s u c c e e d i n g y e a r a n d c o n t i n u i n g to m u l t i p l y ( c o m p o u n d )
e a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e b y the p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s i n d e x .
A v e ra g e earn in g s
f o r the f o l l o w i n g o c c u p a t i o n s w e r e u s e d in c o m p u t i n g the w a g e t r e n d s :
Office clerical (men and women): Office clerical (men and women)— Skilled maintenance (men):
Continued
Bookkeeping-machine
Carpenters
operators, class B
Secretaries
Electricians
Cleiks, accounting, classes
Stenographers, general
Machinists
A and B
Stenographers, senior
Mechanics
Cleiks, file, classes
Switchboard operators, classes
Mechanics (automotive)
A, B, and C
A and B
Painters
Clerics, order
Tabulating-machine operators,
Pipefitters
Clerks, payroll
class B
Tool and die makers
Comptometer operators
Typists, classes A and B
Keypunch operators, classes
Unskilled plant (men):
A and B
Industrial nurses (men and women):
Janitors, porters, and cleaners
Office boys and girls
Nurses, industrial (registered)
Laborers, material handling
T h e u s e o f c o n s t a n t e m p l o y m e n t w e i g h t s e l i m i n a t e s th e e f f e c t
o f c h a n g e s i n th e p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h j o b i n
c l u d e d i n the d a t a .
The p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e r e f l e c t only c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p a y f o r s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s .
T h e y a r e not i n f l u e n c e d b y
c h a n g e s in s t a n d a r d w o r k s c h e d u l e s , a s s u c h , o r b y p r e m i u m p a y
for ov ertim e.
W h e r e n e c e s s a r y , d a t a w e r e a d j u s t e d to r e m o v e f r o m
the i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e a n y s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d
b y c h a n g e s in th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
5
6
T a b l e 2. I n d e x e s o f S t a n d a r d W e e k l y S a l a r i e s a n d 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 l b a n y - S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N . Y . , M a r c h 1969 a n d A p r i l 1 9 6 8 , a n d P e r c e n t s o f 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
Indexes
( M a r c h 1961 = 100)
P e r c e n t s of i n c r e a s e
M a r c h 1969
A p r i l 1968
A p r i l 1968
to
M a r c h 1969
A p r i l 1967
to
A p r i l 1968
A p r i l 1966
to
A p r i l 1967
A ll in d u str ie s:
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) ____
In d u s tria l n u r s e s (m en and w om en )_
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) ____________
U n sk ille d p la n t (m en)
_ ___ ___
134.6
136.5
133.2
140.1
127.4
130.4
1 2 6 .4
1 3 2 .4
5 .6
4.7
5 .4
5.6
4.8
10.3
4 .4
8 .7
4.8
2 .6
5.9
4.2
4.0
3 .2
2.9
5.2
2 .4
2 .8
2.7
1.7
M an u factu rin g:
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) _____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ( m e n a n d w om e n )__
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) _______ ____
U n s k i l l e d p l a n t ( m e n ) _________________
1 3 0 .3
134.2
132.4
137.8
123.4
129.1
125.5
13 1 .1
5.6
4.0
5 .5
5.1
4.4
9.5
4.3
6 .6
3.9
3.1
5.9
4 .9
2 .5
2 .8
3.1
5.1
1 .8
3.3
2.7
1.8
M a r c h 1963
to
M a r c h 1964
M a r c h 1962
to
M a r c h 1963
3.4
2.4
2.4
1.6
3.9
2 .0
3 .6
2.9
1.5
4.1
2.1
4.6
2.3
4.8
2.9
3.2
3.4
1.4
2 .0
1. 7
3.4
2 .5
3.5
1. 9
2 .0
3 .6
1.8
5. 8
1.8
4 .3
2.9
2. 5
In d u stry and o c c u p a tio n a l gro u p
A ll in d u s tr ie s :
O ffice c l e r i c a l (m en and w om en)
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) __ ..---------------------S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) ______ __
—
U n s k i l l e d p l a n t ( m e n ) __________________ —
—
M an u factu rin g;
- __ ___
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) _ __
___________ ______
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) __
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) _____________ ___ __ ___________ __ _________ ____ ____ __ _________
U n sk ille d p lan t (m en) _ _ _ _ _ _
A p r i l 1965
to
A p r i l 1966
M a r c h 1961
to
M a r c h 1962
M a r c h 1964
to
A p r i l 1965
M a rc h I960
to
M a r c h 1961
7
A. Occupational Earnings
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly h o u r s an d e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s tr y d iv is io n , A lbany—S c h e n e c ta d y —'T r o y , N . Y . , M a r c h 1969)
W eek ly e a r n in g s1
(standard )
S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u s try d iv isio n
N um ber
of
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly e a r n in g s o f
$
t
A ve rage
w eek ly
h ou rs1
( standard)
60
M ean2
M e d ian 2
97
39
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------
84
3 9 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .5
1 2 9 .5 0
1 3 4 .0 0
31
53
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
1 1 4 .5 0
1 1 6 .0 0
1 1 3 .5 0
58
1 2 6 .5 0
90
-
-
1 1 3 .5 0
1 2 0 .0 0
—
-
6
-
4
-
-
-
6
4
_
_
_
1
8
9
-
31
19
13
5
9
12
8
1 1 0 .5 0 -1 4 4 .0 0
1 3 0 .5 0
1 1 6 .0 0 -1 3 9 .0 0
32
3 9 .5
1 2 5 .5 0
1 3 0 .5 0
1 1 6 .5 0 -1 3 9 .0 0
OFFICE BOVS ---------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG
89
44
3 9 .0
3 9 .5
8 2 .0 0
7 8 .0 0
8 2 .0 0
8 1 .5 0
45
3 8 .0
8 6 .0 0
8 3 .0 0
TA BU LA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS A -----------------------
26
3 9 .5
1 2 7 .0 0
1 2 7 .5 0
1 2 2 .5 0 -1 3 6 .5 0
TABULA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS B -----------------------
40
3 9 .0
1 0 2 .0 0
1 0 3 .0 0
BILLERS, MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) -----------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------
50
35
3 8 .5
3 7 .5
8 1 .5 0
8 2 .0 0
BO OK KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS B
NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG
80
59
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
8 4 .5 0
8 1 .5 0
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A --MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3
152
72
80
40
3 8 .5
3 9 .0
3 8 .0
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B
MANUFA CT UR IN G -----------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------
343
67
276
3 8 .0
3 9 .0
3 8 .0
9 5 .5 0
8 9 .5 0
9 7 .0 0
9 4 .5 0
8 8 .5 0
9 6 .5 0
41
3 8 .5
9 7 .5 0
174
3 8 .0
3 7 .5
96
75
1 0 3 .0 0 -1 3 1 .5 0
1 0 6 .0 0 -1 3 0 .0 0
9 9 .5 0 -1 3 3 .5 0
1 2 4 .0 0
CLERKS, FILE, CL AS S B —
N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----
70
1 1 4 .5 0
3 9 .5
CLERKS, FILE, CL AS S A ----
75
1 1 5 .5 0 -1 4 3 .5 0
1 2 1 .5 0 -1 4 4 .0 0
36
3 8 .5
70
1 3 1 .5 0
1 3 4 .0 0
1 2 6 .0 0
CLERKS, PAYROLL
MA NU FA CT UR IN G —
1
1
1
1
65
and
u n d er
M id d le range 2
65
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A
MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------
S
(
7 4 .0 0 -
8 6 .5 0
6 4 .5 0 7 7 .5 0 -
8 4 .5 0
8 9 .0 0
13
13
3
3
*
“
1
7
9 3 .0 0 -1 1 3 .5 0
-
-
3
8 3 .5 0
8 5 .5 0
7 9 .0 0 7 6 .0 0 -
8 8 .5 0
9 0 .0 0
4
4
4
4
8 4 .0 0
7 9 .0 0
7 6 .0 0 7 4 .5 0 -
9 2 .0 0
8 9 .5 0
-
_
1
6
4
-
16
16
18
18
_
_
_
—
-
-
-
8 4 .0 0 -1 0 6 .5 0
8 3 .0 0 - 9 4 .5 0
8 4 .5 0 -1 0 7 .5 0
-
_
9 7 .0 0
9 5 .0 0 -
9 9 .0 0
7 8 .5 0
7 9 .5 0
7 6 .0 0
7 4 .5 0
7 2 .5 0 6 9 .5 0 -
1
1
1
2
6
6
6
5
.0
.5
.0
.5
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
9
4
1
3
.0
.5
.5
.5
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
7
8
7
1
.5
.0
.0
.5
0
0
0
0
-
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
9
4
9
.0
.0
.0
.0
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
14
2
12
34
7
27
-
-
-
-
8 5 .0 0
8 2 .5 0
4
4
24
22
32
24
30
15
-
13
13
11
48
20
14
34
16
43
15
CLERKS, FILE, CL AS S C —
50
3 8 .0
7 8 .0 0
7 6 .5 0
7 3 .0 0 -
8 2 .5 0
-
21
67
3 9 .0
3 9 .0
8 7 .0 0
8 5 .0 0
8 7 .0 0
8 6 .5 0
8 2 .5 0 -
9 2 .5 0
2
4
6
26
8 1 .5 0 -
8 9 .0 0
2
4
6
26
S e e fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le .
16
13
32
27
5
CLERKS, ORDER ------NONMANUF AC TU RI NG
59
2
2
62
13
46
3
43
3
70
4
19
5
66
14
39
29
8
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te 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
by in d u s try d iv is io n , A lb an y —S c h e n e c ta d y —T r o y , N . Y . , M a rc h 1969)
Sex, occupation, and industry division
Number
of
workers
$
Average
weekly
hours1
{standard)
60
Mean2
Median 2
65
70
75
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of—
t
$
s
$
S
$
t
t
$
$
s
i
$
t
S
T --85
90
95
80
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
140
135
145
150
155
160
70
75
80
85
$
$
S
t
and
under
Middle range 2
65
and
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
155
160
over
WOMEN - C O NT IN UE D
$
$
$
90*00
96*50
102*30
99.50
$
17
l U
76
30*"
i?7 *9
166
,nm
*0
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S E C R E T A R I E S 4---------------------------------------------------------------------
88.50
90.50
06. ^0
106
6T
38.0
38.0
•7K n n
77.00
74.^0
/I
PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------
315
116
32
82.50- 98.50
86 .00- 95.50
*
-
14
2
39.5 133.50 137.00 1 2 5 . 0 0 39.0 130.00 136.00 1 2 1 . 0 0 -
46
14
32
-
92
118.00
38.5 108.50 110.50 1 0 0 . 0 0 9 9 . 5 0 - 118.50
108.50 112.00
3T* " 108.50 107.00 10 0.50-117.00
96.50
39
33
19
17
12
4
8
41
10
31
22
8
28
11
49
30
40
30
-
4
8
14
22
,
rD
96.50
84.50-
20
8
S W IT CH BO AR D OP ER AT OR - R E C E P T I O N I S T S -
S e e fo o tn o te s a t end o f ta b le .
122
63
59
;
65
.5
a-r* n n
*
ft*
o*"nn
*
38.5
39.0
38.0
92.00
94.50
89.00
93.00
96.00
88.50
83.0085.00-
-
203
249
1
14
14
-
-
-
-
60
92
35
29
11
10
11
21
151 15
1
105.50
15
11
38
24
~
100.00 4
102.00
-
-
-
85
11
74
59
12
47
55
18
8
10
55
42
13
25
15
10
7
24
20
2-1
43
k2
ii
10
8
29
11
12
12
12
296
66
15
15
12
11
8
17
16
1
1
5
8
3
3
4
1
10
10
-
4
17
13
8
2
25
17
8
11
8
*
i
i
i
5
2
-
10
i
2
19
3
-
13
13
i
i
T2
17
15
i
*
1
10
2
i
20
3
17
1
29
27
13
10
35
14
21
60
45
15
10
-
17
2
104
72
32
11
10
i
41
13
28
-
7
2
50
10
12
**03
54
12
3
1 7T
252
A3
156.50
40.0 104.50 107.00 100.00 -1 09 .5 0
3
2
2
l
38*0
oo nn
315
51
2
39*0
27
2
3
84.00- 10 4. 50
MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------
3
5
1
130.00
129.50 128.00 1 2 6 . 0 0 143.50
39 0 133.00 129.00 1 2 6 . 0 0 38.5 144.50 147.50 12 8.50-157.50
38.5
59
35
24
14
11
139.50
142.00
iin n n
39*0 122*00 121*50
37.5 142.00 139-00 1 3 6 . 0 0 -
76
31
10
21
92
70
22
139.50
TQ
538
-
_
39.5 120.50 122.00 11 2. 00 -1 29 .0 0
*
12
*
90.00
90.00
90.00
'
16
1
30 "
38.5
30.5
1,282
1
104.00 102.50 10 0.50-105.00
127
14«.
''C l
m anu fa ctu ring
n
l
i
i
4
i
i
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
31
9
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly h o u r s an d 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 try d iv is io n , A lbany—S ch en e cta d y —T r o y , N . Y . , M a r c h 1969)
We ek ly e ar ni ng s 1
(standard)
S e x , o c cu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n
Numb e r
of
workers
A ve rage
weekly
hours1
’ standard)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w eekly e a r n in g s of—
1 ------- 1------- i ----- ~ i ---60
M ean 2
M e di an 2
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
106
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
Mi ddl e r ange 2
u n d er
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
145
150
155
160
—
—
—
and
155
160
130
135
140
145
150
i
i
_
_
-
_
_
-
-
i
i
~
i
i
~
o v er
HCMEN - C O NT IN UE D
T R A N SC RI BI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
G E N E R A L ----- --------------- ----N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------
Loo-
9 5 .0 0
9 9 .0 0
1
-
3
2
21
14
4
2
26
4
10
9
5
4
3
3
9 0 .0 0
8 9 .5 0 -1 0 4 .5 0
7 8 .0 0 -1 1 1 .0 0
8 5 .0 0
7 6 .0 0 -
9 6 .5 0
12
12
12
4
i
i
16
10
9
2
1
-
10
9
7
77
2
8 4 .5 0
10
9
9
13
1
1
18
17
4
3 7 .5
88.00
8 7 .0 0
8 9 .5 0
8 7 .5 0
8 7 .0 0
8 0 .5 0 7 9 .5 0 8 0 .5 0 -
9 4 .5 0
9 4 .5 0
9 4 .5 0
19
2
17
51
5
46
65
3
62
60
5
55
54
5
49
50
3
47
15
15
4
4
3
4 0 .0
3 7 .5
76
38
3 7 .0
3 7 .5
8 9 .0 0
9 1 .5 0
l l . 00
9 2 .0 0
TYPISTS, CLASS A -------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ---------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------
163
63
3 9 .0
3 7 .5
9 8 .0 0
102.00
9 1 .5 0
43
3 6 .5
TYPISTS, CLASS B -------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------
336
25
311
88.00
8 3 .0 0 -
3
_
_
-
_
i
2
2
_
-
-
-
-
i
2
2
~
_
-
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
~
~
“
“
; s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y fo r o v e r tim e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s c o r r e sp o n d
to th e s e w ee k ly h o u r s .
2 T h e m e a n i s co m p u te d fo r e a c h jo b b y to ta lin g the e a r n in g s o f a ll w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y the n u m b er o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d ia n d e s ig n a t e s p o s itio n — h a lf o f the e m p lo y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e iv e m o r e
th an the r a te show n; h a lf r e c e iv e l e s s than the r a t e sh ow n.
T h e m id d le ra n g e i s d e fin e d by 2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a fo u rth o f th e w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s th an the lo w e r of th e se r a t e s and a fo u rth e a r n m o r e than the
h ig h e r r a t e .
3 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 .
4 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .
Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u r s and 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 try d iv isio n , A lbany—S c h e n e c ta d y —T r o y , N .Y ., M a rc h 1969)
We ekl y e ar ni ng s 1
____ ( standard)
wee kly
hours1
( standard)
S e x , o c cu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of—
$
$
90
95
100
$
s
105
$
110
115
$
120
$
125
$
130
s
$
135
140
s
s
145
$
150
155
$
160
$
$
165
170
Mi ddl e range 2
95
$
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A ---157
4 0 .0
1 2 3 .5 0
62
3 9 .5
127-00
$
%
175
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
155
160
165
170
175
19P
%
180
-
%
185
190
—
and
185__ L2P_ o v er
$
1 4 3 .0 0
1 3 3 .0 0 -1 5 4 .5 0
1 2 0 .5 0
1 1 9 .0 0
1 1 2 .0 0 1 1 5 .0 0 -
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C -----------------
%
—
u n d er
MEN
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B ----------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------
$
1 2 7 .5 0
1 2 9 .0 0
11
2
9 3 .0 0 -1 3 6 .5 0
WOMEN
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B ----------------NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) --MA NUFACTURING ---------------------
1 2 4 .0 0 -1 2 9 .5 0
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
1 3 3 .5 0
1 3 0 .0 0
1 3 6 .0 0
1 2 9 .5 0
1 2 4 .5 0 -1 4 3 .0 0
1 2 3 .0 0 -1 4 0 .0 0
1 S ta n d a rd h o u r s r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k f o 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 l a r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s
to th e se w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .
( e x c lu s i
of p a y fo r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s c o r r e sp o n d
10
Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s an d e a r n in g s fo 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 try d iv is io n , A lban y --S ch en ectad y --T ro y , N .Y ., M a r c h 1969)
Average
Occupation and industry division
Number
of
Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
(standard) (standard)
Average
O ccu p a tio n and in d u s try d iv isio n
Number
of
Weekly
hours 1
(standard)
Weekly
earnings 1
f standard)
OF FI CE OCCUPA TI ON S
OFFICE O C CU PA TI ON S - CONTINUED
OFFICE OC CU PA TI ON S
Average
Occupation and industry division
Number
of
workers
Weekly
hours 1
(standard)
Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)
- CO NTINUED
$
92.00
94.50
89.00
50
35
38.5
37.5
$
81.50
82.00
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B -------MA NU FACTURING --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
270
127
1 A3
38.5
38.5
38.5
$
90.00
90.00
90.00
SW IT CH BO AR D O P E R A T OR -R EC EP TI ON IS TS MANUFA CT UR IN G ----- --------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------
122
63
59
BOOKKE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS A -------------------------------
26
39.5 105.50
OFFICE BOYS AND GIRLS---------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
195
89
106
38.5
39.0
38.0
79.00
78.00
80.00
TABULA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS A --------- — ---- ------------------— ------MANUFA CT UR IN G -----------------------------------------------------
31
28
39.5 126.00
39.5 125.50
BOOKKE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS B ------------------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
80
59
39.5
39.0
84.50
81.50
S E C R E T A R I E S 3--------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------
1,287
A90
116
39.5 121.00
38.5 123.00
38.0 139.50
TABULA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ------------------------------------------------------
87
29
38.5
97.50
39.5 109.00
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------
249
111
138
58
39.0
39.5
39.0
39.0
121.50
122.50
120.50
131.50
SECRETARIES, CL AS S A -------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
82
A1
39.5 133.50
39.0 130.00
TABULA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
27
39.5 110.00
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------
427
98
329
38.5
39.5
38.0
99.00
98.00
99.50
SECRETARIES, CL AS S B -------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2---------------
315
116
32
39.5 129.50
39.0 133.00
38.5 144.50
T R A N SC RI BI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
GENERAL -----------------------------------------------------------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG — --------------------------------------
76
38
37.5
37.0
89.00
91.50
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A --------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------
49
29
38.5
39.5
99.50
97.00
SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2---------------
6A6
2A1
5A
39.5 119.50
39.0 122.50
37.5 142.00
TYPISTS, CLASS A -----------------------------------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------------------------------------------PU BLIC U T I L I T I E S 2--------------------------------------
169
63
43
39.0
37.5
36.5
98.00
91.50
84.50
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B --------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------
176
96
38.0
37.5
78.50
76.00
2AA
152
92
38.5 108.50
39.0 109.00
37.5 108.50
TYPISTS, CLASS B --------------------m a n u f a c t u r i n g --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG — ---------------
338
25
313
37.5
40.0
37.5
88.00
89.50
88.00
78.00
SECRETARIES, CLASS C
MANUFA CT UR IN G -----N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --
BILLERS, MACHINE I BO OKKEEPING
MACHINE) -----------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------
38.5
39.0
38.0
CLERKS, FILE, CL AS S C ---------------
50
38.0
CLERKS, OROER ------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------
90
27
63
39.0
95.50
39.5 117.00
39.0
86.00
STENOGRAPHERS, GE NE RA L -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PU BL IC U T IL IT IE S2---------------
559
198
361
72
38.5
96.50
39.5
97.00
38.0 96.00
38.0 112.00
PR OF ES SI ON AL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
CLERKS, PAYROLL ---------------------MANUFA 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 2---------------
193
113
80
40
39.0 101.00
39.0 103.00
98.50
38.5
38.0 107.00
STENOGRAPHERS, SE NIOR --------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
379
132
39.5 107.50
39.0 108.00
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS 8 ------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ------------------
200
78
40.0 124.00
39.5 128.00
86
71
37.0 101.50
37.0 102.50
SW ITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS A ---MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------
39
27
39.5 105.50
40.0 104.50
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C ------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
58
47
39.5 110.00
39.0 111.50
186
119
67
40.0 107.50
40.0 103.00
39.5 115.00
SW IT CH BO AR D OPERATORS, CLASS B ---N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG --
86
75
39.0
39.5
NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) --MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------
53
44
39.5 134.50
39.5 131.50
C O M P TO ME TE R OPER AT OR S --------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------KE YPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A -------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ------------------
89.00
87.00
1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k 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 l a r s t r a ig h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e of p a y fo r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and th e e a r n in g s
c o r r e s p o n d to th e s e w e e k ly h o u 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 o th er p u b lic u t il it i e s .
3 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th er th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .
11
Table A - 4 . Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(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 m e n in s e le c te 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 try d iv isio n , A lbany—S ch en e cta d y —T r o y , N .Y ., M a rc h 1969)
H ourly earnings
IJ
O ccu p a tio n and in d u s tr y d iv isio n
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 - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—
1
U
of
workers
M ean2
M e d ian
2
M iddle range
2
s
2 .8 0
*
$
$
2 . 9 0 3 . 00 3 . 1 0
$
3 .2 0
$
$
3 .3 0 3 .4 0
$
t
3 . 50 3 . 6 0
s
3 .7 0
$
3 .8 0
$
»
l
i
i
3 .9 0 4 .0 0 4 .1 0 4 .2 0 4 .3 0
*
$
4 .4 0 4 .6 0
$
4 .8 0
3 .3 0
3 .4 0 3 .5 0
3 . 60 3 . 7 0
3 .8 0
3 . 9 0 4 . 0 0 4 . 10 4 . 2 0 4 . 3 0 4 . 4 0
4 .6 0 4 .8 0
over
and
2 .7 0
2 .8 0
2 .9 0
3 .0 0
3 . 10 3 . 2 0
-
-
-
2
2
-
5
5
-
3
3
-
-
4
4
-
5
5
12
12
“
1
1
“
1
1
-
18
6
12
36
36
-
5
5
2
2
-
-
3
3
3
3
-
i
i
-
~
8
8
-
_
-
3
3
8
6
2
2
2
8
8
-
-
~
*
25
25
~
15
13
2
_
-
3
3
15
15
-
172
157
15
17
17
-
23
23
-
_
-
_
*
4
4
15
13
2
i
i
-
3
3
-
_
11
10
7
4
2
2
10
-
15
15
5
5
4
4
5
4
26
18
4
4
_
11
11
_
_
_
_
_
*
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
4
4
$
3 .7 7
3 .7 7
3 .7 9
$
3 .8 9
3 .9 1
3 .8 6
$
3 .4 5 3 .4 6 3 .4 0 -
E L E C T R I C I A N S , MAINTENANCE ----------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------
319
291
28
3 .8 8
3 .8 7
3 .9 8
3 .9 4
3 .9 4
3 .9 5
3 .8 5 - 3 .9 9
3 .8 5 - 3 .9 9
3 .8 3 - 4 .0 0
_
-
E N G IN E E R S, STATIONARY ------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------
103
80
3 .4 7
3 .4 9
3 .4 8
3 .5 4
3 .2 3 - 3 .7 6
3 .3 1 - 3 .7 8
_
-
FIR E ME N , STATIONARY BO ILE R --------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------
119
102
3 .1 0
3 .1 0
3 .1 1
3 .1 2
2 .7 3 - 3 .3 3
2 .7 3 - 3 .3 4
1
1
2
18
16
27
27
6
_
“
4
4
17
17
13
9
8
8
6
6
4
4
H E L P E R S , MAINTENANCE TRADES ------------NONMANUFACTURING:
PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------
240
2 .9 5
2 .9 8
8
1
20
10
42
47
19
85
-
-
4
4
25
2 .9 9
3 .0 4
2 .9 5 - 3 .0 7
-
-
-
6
-
19
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
M A C H I N IS T S, MAINTENANCE --------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------
379
360
3 .8 4
3 .8 4
3 .9 2
3 .9 3
3 .5 0 - 4 .0 0
3 .4 9 - 4 .0 0
-
2
2
_
“
5
5
1
1
16
16
21
21
5
5
_
~
46
46
20
20
6
3
10
10
26
14
133
133
45
45
4
4
1
1
_
5
i
33
33
_
“
MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) --------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------
286
72
214
180
3-6 0
3 .5 2
3 .6 3
3 .6 3
3 .7 1
3 .5 5
3 .7 2
3 .7 2
3 .3 5 3 .0 6 3 .5 3 3 .5 3 -
5
5
57
19
38
35
5
3
2
5
87
11
76
72
6
6
14
17
-
-
-
-
14
13
17
16
-
-
27
13
14
4
_
-
MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------
218
207
3 .5 4
3 .5 4
3 .5 7
3 .5 7
3 .0 9 - 3 .9 4
3 .0 9 - 3 .9 4
-
25
25
_
_
4
4
8
8
53
53
2
2
18
18
MILLWRIGHTS -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------
103
87
3 .8 7
3 .8 8
3 .8 9
3 .9 2
3 .6 4 - 3 .9 9
3 .6 3 - 4 .0 2
-
-
14
14
_
18
4
26
26
12
12
_
O IL E R S -----------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------
80
80
2 .9 6
2 .9 6
2 .8 8
2 .8 8
2 .7 9 - 3 .1 7
2 .7 9 - 3 .1 7
7
7
P A I N T E R S , MAINTENANCE ------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------
116
100
3 .4 8
3 .4 7
3 .5 1
3 .5 0
3 .1 7 - 3 .6 0
3 .1 7 - 3 .5 8
_
_
_
-
_
-
-
“
~
P I P E F I T T E R S , MAINTENANCE ------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------
307
270
3 .7 6
3 .7 3
3 .9 4
3 .7 0
3 .4 6 - 4 .0 5
3 .4 5 - 4 .0 4
_
-
1
-
52
42
3 .8 2
3 .8 4
3 .9 1
3 .9 3
3 .5 3 - 3 .9 7
3 .4 8 - 3 .9 8
_
-
*
101
71
30
PO
1
in
CD
2 .6 0
C ARP EN TE RS, MAINTENANCE --------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONHANUFACTURING ----------------------------
SHEET-METAL WORKERS, MAINTENANCE —
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------
$
3 .9 7
3 .9 6
4 .0 7
$
$
t
U n der 2 . 5 0 2 . 6 0 2 . 7 0
S
and
2 * 5 0 u n d er
3 .8 0
3 .9 4
3 .7 9
3 .7 8
_
_
_
_
-
~
—
-
-
*
1
1
-
5
5
20
20
2
2
6
2
_
_
-
-
-
-
“
-
“
-
3
3
6
6
24
24
4
4
_
_
_
“
6
3
6
6
1
*
-
-
_
1
“
“
E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s ,
F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , co m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
5
5
_
-
and la te sh ifts.
-
_
~
18
18
_
-
~
“
“
8
6
2
_
25
25
1
1
“
16
16
11
11
11
11
-
-
3
3
1
1
1
1
6
6
-
_
5
-
3
17
17
2
*
_
5
5
8
_
_
-
60
60
2
2
-
51
5
46
35
i
-
_
_
-
7
4
_
2
2
8
8
14
14
33
33
2
2
15
7
_
-
2
2
61
61
23
23
14
14
_
5
b
27
27
123
9
9
_
6
4
22
22
3
3
1
1
-
-
i
i
-
_
88
_
3
3
-
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
_
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
11
11
-
6
4
3
3
_
_
_
9
*
*
-
9
5
5
_
_
_
3
3
-
-
-
_
12
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m 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 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 lban y H Sch en ectady —T r o y , N .Y ., M a rc h 1969)
N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings of--
Hourly earnings2
O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u s tr y d iv isio n
GUARDS AND ViA T C H M E N -----------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------GUARDS:
MANU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------
L
of
woriters
*
1 .6 0
N
Mean3
Median3
Middle range3
$
1 .7 0
$
1 .8 0
$
1 .9 0
1 .7 0
1 .8 0
1 .9 0 2 .0 0
*
2 .0 0
$
$
2 . 10 2 . 2 0
$
2 .3 0
$
2 .4 0
*
2 .5 0
$
2 .6 0
(
2 .7 0
$
$
2 .8 0 2 .9 0
$
3 .0 0
*
3 .1 0
$
3 .2 0
2 .1 0 2 . 20 2 .3 0 2 .4 0
2 .5 0
2 .6 0 2 .7 0
2 .8 0
2 .9 0 3 .0 0
3 .1 0
3 .2 0
3 . 30 3 **tu 3 . 5 0
25
25
“
99
69
30
~
19
19
~
7
7
69
-
8
$
3 .3 0
$
3 .4 0
$
.5 0
3 .6 0
*
$
3 . 80 4 . 0 0
3 .6 0
3 .8 0
4 .0 0
over
-
%
and
under
and
~
614
301
313
$
2 .2 6
2 .5 3
2 .0 0
$
2 .1 1
2 .7 2
1 .6 8
$
1 .6 7 2 .0 6 1 .6 4 -
$
2 .9 0
2 .9 4
2 .3 4
213
22
191
43
28
15
13
7
6
2
2
34
30
4
19
13
6
11
3
8
17
7
10
22
16
6
21
8
13
12
12
~
28
28
175
2 .6 9
2 .8 8
2 .4 9 - 2 .9 6
-
28
7
-
-
-
-
1
8
-
6
28
13
17
1
16
3
3
1
1
2
2
6
6
-
l
-
-
-
6
-
WATCHMEN:
MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------------
126
2 .3 2
2 .1 9
2 .0 3 - 2 .6 9
22
-
-
-
30
13
3
6
8
8
6
-
12
-
-
11
7
-
-
-
-
-
-
JANITORS, PORTERS, AND C L EA NE RS --MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 4 ---------------
826
434
392
113
2 .4 0
2 .4 4
2 .3 4
2 .8 5
2 .4 6
2 .5 1
2 .2 8
2 .9 3
2 .0 5 2 .2 2 1 .9 5 2 .7 7 -
2 .6 9
2 .6 7
2 .7 6
2 .9 8
11
5
6
“
79
26
53
“
43
12
31
“
58
42
16
~
32
2
30
~
31
12
19
~
116
65
51
14
10
4
1
49
41
8
6
46
22
24
~
163
128
35
~
34
2
32
30
6
38
25
13
13
4
4
~
6
8
7
1
1
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
_
_
6
5
88
31
57
57
-
-
-
-
-
~
~
JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CL EANERS
(WOMEN) ------------------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ------------------
294
198
2 .1 6
2 .0 4
2 . 10
2 .0 5
2 .0 2 - 2 .4 4
2 .0 0 - 2 .1 3
33
33
7
3
10
10
2
“
98
98
19
19
_
20
20
82
4
2
“
1
*
4
-
4
i
2
2
8
8
i
-
_
1
-
_
.
-
-
-
-
-
-
LABORERS, MA TERIAL H A ND LI NG -------MANUFA 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 4---------------
854
445
409
129
2 .7 8
2 .5 8
2 .9 9
3 .4 0
2 .8 6
2 .6 5
3 .1 4
3 .4 0
2 . 2 7 - 3 .2 1
2 .0 6 - 2 .9 4
2 .8 3 - 3 .3 4
3 .3 2 - 3 .6 5
4
5
3
2
25
7
18
62
39
23
18
10
8
18
12
6
5
5
5
5
~
32
32
~
10
71
71
-
64
51
13
50
62
60
2
~
41
5
36
10
89
18
71
1
40
61
61
43
-
17
17
_
40
3
28
28
62
4
88
80
8
ORDER
FILLERS -----------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ------------------
301
132
169
2 .8 4
2 .8 8
2 .8 1
2 .8 6
2 .8 2
3 .0 6
2 . 2 7 - 3 .1 8
2 .2 8 - 3 .0 6
2 .2 7 - 3 .2 5
_
_
-
50
24
26
8
8
21
14
7
7
5
2
4
4
-
35
28
7
-
34
17
17
36
_
-
10
10
_
-
21
10
11
_
-
8
5
3
42
9
9
-
PACKERS, SH IPPING -------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ------------------
175
146
29
2 .5 0
2 .5 4
2 .3 1
2 .6 3
2 .6 8
2 .2 9
2 .2 2 - 2 .7 5
2 .2 7 - 2 .7 6
2 .1 1 - 2 .5 4
1
1
“
14
7
7
20
14
6
13
11
2
-
26
26
2
55
55
~
-
3
19
12
7
8
6
2
7
7
-
RECE IV IN G CLERKS --------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------
144
68
76
2 .7 2
2 .8 0
2 .6 6
2 .6 9
2 .8 4
2 .6 2
2 .5 3 - 2 .8 9
2 .7 2 - 2 .9 2
2 .4 3 - 2 .6 9
4
4
1
1
6
4
2
9
4
5
6
6
7
3
4
11
11
32
5
27
8
7
i
27
27
-
10
10
-
6
6
-
SHIP PI NG CL ER KS ---------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------
104
60
44
2 .8 5
2 .7 4
3 .0 0
2 .8 3
2 .8 1
3 .0 0
3
3
-
2
2
-
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
-
21
12
9
22
18
4
11
11
-
_
-
10
4
6
-
SH IPPING AND RECE IV IN G CL ER KS ----MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------
64
41
2 .8 5
2 .9 8
_
-
8
4
-
_
9
8
_
-
14
1
_
-
4
-
_
“
3
3
~
-
TR UC KORIVERS 5 ------------------------MA NU 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 4---------------
1 ,0 5 0
173
877
471
3
3
_
-
14
2
12
1
13
13
12
12
151
27
124
19
15
4
TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1-1/2 TONS) -----------------------TR UCKDRIVERS, M E DI UM (1-1/2 TO
AND INCLUDING 4 TONS) -----------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ------------------
See footnotes at end of table.
-
_
3
2
-
-
50
_
-
7
7
-
_
_
_
-
-
-
2 .7 1 - 3 .0 0
2 .6 8 - 2 .9 0
2 .7 3 - 3 .2 9
-
_
_
-
-
-
2 .8 4
3 .1 3
2 .7 1 - 3 .1 6
2 .8 3 - 3 .1 9
_
_
-
-
-
3 .4 7
3 .2 1
3 .5 2
3 .7 3
3 .7 2
3 .0 8
3 .7 3
3 .7 5
3 .0 5 2 .8 4 3 . 183 .7 2 -
3 .7 7
3 .4 2
3 .7 8
3 .7 7
_
-
-
-
5
—
5
5
5
11
1
10
2
2
40
2 .4 1
2 .5 2
2 .0 5 - 2 .6 2
-
-
5
-
10
-
3
-
-
12
5
-
-
376
60
316
3 .3 4
3 .4 1
3 .3 3
3 .1 9
3 .1 4
3 .3 4
2 .8 6 - 3 .7 4
2 .8 1 - 3 .2 0
2 .8 6 - 3 .7 5
_
-
_
-
-
5
5
1
1
2
2
_
-
-
_
-
2
2
6
6
4
4
123
3
120
-
-
-
6
-
-
-
36
-
-
-
42
-
_
-
62
62
_
_
-
7
7
-
-
"
13
13
-
-
-
-
3
3
-
-
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
1
8
_
_
6
-
-
2
2
17
17
4
4
-
61
16
45
45
27
18
“
16
6
10
10
42
2
40
24
33
24
9
-
3
-
-
-
-
4
4
4
3
1
43
25
18
4
4
_
1
1
-
1
1
-
3
3
-
_
_
-
-
1
1
1
~
126
*
474
13
461
436
-
2
-
-
-
6
1
8
-
ii
ii
_
_
-
9
-
-
-
9
-
_
3
3
_
_
-
24
4
_
-
-
-
24
4
132
-
132
-
-
_
-
126
18
10
8
-
-
_
18
10
8
-
-
13
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m 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 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 lbany—S c h e n e c ta d y —T r o y , N .Y ., M a rc h 1969)
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—
H ourly e a r n in g s2
O c c u p a tio n 1 and in d u s try d iv isio n
N um ber
of
workers
M e an 3
M e d ian 3
M iddle ran ge 3
$
*
1 .6 0
T R U C K 0 R IV E R S,
1 .7 0 1 .8 0 1 .9 0
TRUCKCR* j
9
I
(
2 .0 0
2 .1 0 2 .2 0 2 .3 0
$
5
I
*
2 .4 0
2 .5 0 2 .6 0 2 .7 0
s
*
HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
371
362
172
$
$
$
$
3 .6 9
3 .71
3 .7 7
3 .7 7
3 .7 7
3 .7 5
3 .7 1 3 .7 2 3 .7 3
3 .8 5
3 .8 5
3 .7 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
-
-
'
*
-
-
“
POWCR ( F O R K L I F T )
2*90
-
_
-
7
7
5
5
1
1
1
1
-
*
19
19
5
5
•
POWER (OTHER THAN
2*88
1
2
3
4
5
D ata 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 fo r o v e r tim e and f o 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 .
F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , co m m u n ic a tio n , and o th er p u b lic u t il it i e s .
In 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 of s i z e and type of tr u c k o p e r a te d .
i
*
I
$
%
$
2 .9 0 3 .0 0 3 .1 0
I
I
3 .2 0 3 .30
*
$
3 .4 0
3 .5 0
3 .6 0
3 .8 0
4 .00
3 .0 0
3 .3 0
3 .5 0
1 .8 0
2 .8 0
2 .9 0
5
-
3 .1 0
3 .2 0
3 .4 0
3 .6 0
3 .80
—
and
4 .0 0
over
13
13
_
“
44
44
~
2
2
~
~
“
5
5
-
187
187
172
126
126
~
_
-
_
~
5
10
-
-
-
18
24
-
12
-
-
15
12
3
88
81
7
114
54
60
68
19
49
20
6
14
_
*
20
2
18
1
1
_
_
33
33
-
17
17
_
_
27
27
39
39
42
2
-
29
-
"
-
HEAVY (OVER 4 TO NS ,
263
TR UCK ERS ,
*
2 .8 0
CONTINUED
NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------
TRUC KDR IV ER S,
i
and
u n der
1 .7 0
TR UC K DR IV ER S5 -
$
-
2
2
-
-
14
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 ie 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 in e x p e r ie n c e d w o m e n o f f ic e w o r k e r s , A lb a n y —S c h e n e c ta d y —T r o y , N . Y . , M a r c h 1969)
I n e x p e r ie n c e d t y p i s t s
M a n u fa c tu r in g
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
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 '
N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g
M a n u fa c tu r in g
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—
N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g
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—
in d u s tr ie s
in d u s tr ie s
A ll
sc h e d u le s
40
A ll
sc h e d u le s
37 V2
A ll
sc h e d u le s
40
40
A ll
sc h e d u le s
37V2
40
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s stu d ie d ___________________________________
115
47
XXX
68
XXX
XXX
115
47
XXX
68
XXX
XXX
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g a s p e c i f i e d m in im u m ________________
42
15
10
27
12
13
52
19
12
33
13
17
$ 6 0 . 00 a n d u n d e r $ 6 2 . 50
$ 6 2 . 50 a n d u n d e r $ 6 5 . 00
$ 6 5 .0 0 an d u n d er $ 6 7 .5 0
$ 6 7 . 50 a n d u n d e r $ 7 0 . 0 0 _____ __________________________
$ 7 0 . 00 a n d u n d e r $ 7 2 . 50__________________________________
$ 7 2 . 50 a n d u n d e r $ 7 5 . 00
$ 7 5 . 00 a n d u n d e r $ 7 7 . 50__ ________________________________
$ 7 7 .5 0 and u n d er $ 8 0 .0 0
$ 8 0 . 00 a n d u n d e r $ 8 2 . 50
$ 8 2 . 50 an d u n d e r $ 8 5 . 00
_ _
$ 8 5 . 00 an d u n d e r $ 8 7 . 50
$ 8 7 . 50 an d u n d e r $ 9 0 . 00 ___ _______ _
$ 9 0 . 00 a n d u n d e r $ 9 2 . 50
$ 9 2 . 50 a n d u n d e r $ 9 5 . 00
$ 9 5 . 00 a n d u n d e r $ 9 7 . 50
$ 9 7 . 5 0 a n d u n d e r $ 1 0 0 . 0 0 ________________________________
$ 1 0 0 .0 0 a n d u n d e r $ 1 0 2 .5 0 _______________________________
$ 10 2 . 50 a n d u n d e r $ 1 0 5 . 0 0 ______________________ ________
$ 1 0 5 .0 0 a n d u n d e r $ 1 0 7 .5 0
$ 10 7 . 50 a n d u n d e r $ 1 1 0 . 00
$ 11 0 . 00 a n d o v e r
2
1
4
2
4
5
6
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
-
-
-
1
3
3
1
_
1
1
2
1
2
3
-
2
6
5
5
3
6
6
9
1
2
1
1
1
3
5
3
1
1
-
-
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
-
_
2
1
-
2
7
3
1
1
1
2
1
3
5
5
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
3
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
1
-
1
1
1
-
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v in g no s p e c i f ie d m i n im u m ______________
10
6
E s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h ich d id n o t e m p lo y w o r k e r s
in t h is c a t e g o r y __________________ __________________________
63
26
1
2
4
-
4
2
1
4
4
3
5
3
4
1
_
1
-
1
4
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
_
_
1
-
_
2
2
2
_
2
_
2
4
1
_
_
_
_
_
1
-
-
-
1
1
-
1
1
1
1
-
-
1
-
_
_
1
XXX
4
XXX
XXX
36
19
XXX
17
XXX
XXX
XXX
37
XXX
XXX
27
9
XXX
18
XXX
XXX
-
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
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 lu 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 ic 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 , a n 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 s r e p o r t e d .
4
-
_
_
-
T able B-2.
Shift D ifferentials
( L a t e - s h i f t p a y p r o v i s i o n s f o r m a n u f a c t u r i n g p l a n t w o r k e r s b y ty p e a n d a m o u n t o f p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l ,
A lb a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N . Y . , M a r c h i 9 6 9 )
_____________________________ ( A l l p l a n t w o r k e r s in m a n u f a c t u r i n g s 1 0 0 p e r c e n t ) ____________________________
P e r c e n t o f m a n u f a c t u r i n g p la n t w o r k e r s —
L a t e - s h ift p ay p r o v isio n
In e s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g p r o v i s i o n s 1
f o r la te s h if ts
S eco n d sh ift
w o rk
T o t a l________
.
_____
_ _________ ______
91. 1
T h ir d o r o th e r
sh ift
8 3 .4
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 c o n d sh ift
T h ir d o r o th e r
sh ift
19. 8
9 .4
0. 1
N o p a y d i f f e r e n t i a l f o r w o r k on l a t e s h i f t ______
4. 2
3. 5
1 .4
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 _________
86. 9
7 9 .9
1 8 .4
9 .2
45. 0
3 9 .2
9 .0
4 .8
2. 1
7. 0
4 .4
14. 1
1. 1
3 .4
3 .5
3 .4
2. 0
2. 7
-
.7
2. 0
7. 5
7. 0
1 .6
5. 3
5 .4
3. 2
. 8
1. 3
2. 7
1 .8
. 1
1 .7
.9
2. 6
. 2
. 8
.6
1. 3
.3
.5
. 2
-
. 1
. 2
1. 1
. 8
.2
. 2
.9
. 2
(*)
. 1
.7
. 2
3 9 .9
38. 7
9. 3
4. 5
5 p e r c e n t ________________________________
10 p e r c e n t ________________________________
12 p e r c e n t . ------------------------------------------
3. 8
36. 1
-
3 7 .7
.9
1 .0
8 . 2'
-
4. 5
-
O th e r f o r m a l p a y d i f f e r e n t i a ] _____ _______
2. 0
2. 0
. 1
T y p e an d a m o u n t o f d if f e r e n t ia l:
U n i f o r m c e n t s ( p e r h o u r ) _________________
5 a n d 5 V2 c e n t s _________________________
8 c e n t s ___________________________________
9 c e n t s ___________________________________
10 c e n t s __________________________________
11 c e n t s __________________________________
12 c e n t s __________________________________
13 c e n t s __________________________________
1 3 V3 c e n t s
14 c e n t s __________________________________
15 c e n t s ________ ___________________ —
17 c e n t s _______ ________________________
1 7 V2 , 18, a n d 183/4 c e n t s ______________
2 0 c e n t s ________________ _________________
21 c e n t s __________________________________
2 4 c e n t s ____________ ____________________
2 5 c e n t s _______________________ _________
U n i f o r m p e r c e n t a g e ________________________
-
1. 3
-
1 I n c l u d e s a l l p l a n t w o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s c u r r e n t l y o p e r a t i n g l a t e s h i f t s , a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h o s e f o r m a l p r o v i s i o n s
c o v e r l a t e s h i f t s e v e n th o u g h th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w e r e n o t c u r r e n t l y o p e r a t i n g l a t e s h i f t s ,
2 L e s s th a n 0 . 0 5 p e r c e n t .
1 6
Table B-3. Scheduled Weekly Hours
( P e r c e n t d is 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 in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s b y s c h e d u le 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 lb a n y —S c h e n e c ta d y —T r o y , N . Y . , M a r c h 1969)
P la n t w o r k e r s
O ffic e w o r k e r s
W ee k ly h o u r s
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2
A l l w o r k e r s _________________________________
U n d e r 2 > lll z h o u r s _______________________________
3 7 V2 h o u r s _______________________________________
O v e r 37 72 a n d u n d e r 40 h o u r s
40 h o u r s __________________________________________
O v e r 40 a n d u n d e r 44 h o u r s ____________________
44 h o u r s ______ ___ ___________________________
O v e r 44 a n d u n d e r 48 h o u r s ____________________
48 h o u r s __________________________________________
O v e r 4 8 h o u r s ____________________________________
100
3
6
3
78
1
2
2
3
(5)
M a n u fa c tu r in g
100
2
5
5
80
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3
100
-
100
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4
M a n u fa c tu rin g
100
100
100
3
38
2
57
2
20
5
73
6
61
33
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
3
1
-
-
-
-
1 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 ich a m a jo 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 rk , 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 im e r a t e s .
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 to th 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 .
3 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 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 ; 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 th 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 .
5 L e s s th a n 0 . 5 p e r c e n t .
17
Table B-4. Paid Holidays
( P e r c e n t d is 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 in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n s b y n u m b e r o f p a id h o lid a y s
p r o v i d e d a n n u a lly , A lb a n y —S c h e n e c ta d y —T r o y , N .Y ., M a r c h 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
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 lid 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 rin g
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
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
“
“
-
-
-
(4)
_
_
7
12
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 2
N um ber of day s
L e s s th a n 6 h o l i d a y s . ____
. . .
6 h o l i d a y s __
. . . .
,
6 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf d a y
6 h o lid a y s p lu s 2 h a lf d a y s
7 h o lid a y s _ _
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 l u s 4 h a lf d a y s
8 h o l i d a y s __________________________________________
8 h o lid a y s p lu s 1 h a lf d a y
8 h o lid a y s p l u s 2 h a lf d a y s
9 h o lid a y s
9 h o lid a y s p l u s 2 h a lf d a y s — -------------------- — —
9 h o lid a y s p l u s 3 h a lf d a y s
10 h o lid a y s
11 h o lid a y s
11 h o lid a y s p l u s 1 h a lf d a y
11 h o lid a y s p l u s 3 h a lf d a y s ----------------------------12 h o l i d a y s .
_
(4 )
21
1
10
1
2
1
11
9
2
3
(4 )
-
19
22
-
-
1
1
31
1
4
6
1
45
2
.
1
1
7
7
12
44
44
65
78
78
99
100
.
5
1
3
9
27
4
57
“
12
(4 )
1
(4 )
1
-
7
7
2
1
2
(4 )
19
4
61
1
(4)
(4 )
(4 )
(4)
2
71
71
84
92
93
100
100
1
1
62
62
62
67
67
86
88
88
100
100
(4)
9
1
7
31
(4 )
(4 )
6
21
3
1
(4 )
12
17
52
1
1
-
T o t a l h o lid a y t i m e 5
I 2 V2 d a y s
12 d a y s o r m o r e
I I V 2 d a y s o r m o r e ________________________________
11 d a y s o r m o r e . _ lO'/z d a y s o r m o r e .
10 d a y s o r m o r e ___________________________________
9 days or m o re —
- 8 V2 d a y s o r m o r e ________ _______ _________ ______
8 d a y s o r m o r e _________________________________ __
7 days or m o re
- ___
6 V2 d a y s o r m o r e
— — — - 6 days or m o re . . . .
. . . . .
3 d ay s o r m o re
1
2
3
4
5
1
1
1
1
8
53
53
79
89
90
100
100
57
57
57
61
61
88
97
97
100
100
1
1
4
25
25
31
69
70
80
88
88
99
100
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 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 .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o th 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 , in 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 .
A ll c o m b in a t io n s o f f u l l a n d h a lf d a y s th a t a d d to th e s a m e a m o u n t a r e c o m b in e d ; f o r e x a m p le , th e p r o p o r t io n o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g a t o t a l o f 9 d a y s in c lu d e s t h o s e w ith 9 f u l l d a y s
a n d no h a lf d a y s , 8 f u l l d a y s a n d 2 h a lf d a y s , 7 f u l l d a y s a n d 4 h a lf d a y s , a n d s o on. P r o p o r t i o n s th e n w e r e c u m u la te d .
18
Table B-5. Paid Vacations'
( P e r c e n t d is t r i b u t i o n o f p l a 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 in 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 lb a n y —S c h e n e c ta d y —T r o y , N . Y . , M a r c h 1969)
P la n t w o r k e r s
V a c a t io n p o l ic y
A ll w o r k e r s _______
________
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2
____________
M a n u fa c tu r in g
O ffic e w o r k e r s
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 il it i e s 3
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
96
4
-
100
93
7
-
100
100
-
100
100
-
100
100
-
100
100
-
7
17
6
9
13
4
_
28
26
2
40
9
4
2
42
6
(*)
_
53
14
72
3
22
2
80
5
11
4
47
53
-
13
80
5
2
8
88
4
29
71
-
29
6
60
(6)
4
37
9
48
7
23
77
“
2
(6 )
90
5
2
4
( 6)
91
5
7
6
79
2
6
7
9
72
2
10
_
100
1
(6)
82
1
16
2
( 6)
73
7
6
77
2
8
7
9
70
2
11
100
-
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 id 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 th e 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 i d in g
n o p a i d v a c a t i o n s _________________________ __
A m ou nt o f v a c a tio n p a y 5
A f t e r 6 m o n th s o f s e r v i c e
U n d e r 1 w ee 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 ________ _____ __
A fte r 1 y e a r o f s e r v ic e
l We 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 _____ __ __ _______________ ___ _______
-
A fte r 2 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w ee 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 _____________ _____ ________ . .
~ .
(6)
99
-
A fte r 3 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 --------------------------------------------------------
-
-
_
-
100
-
-
25
-
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 ___ ___
_
_ ----- _ _ ---- —
O v e r 3 a n d u n d e r 4 w e e k s ____
—
. ..
S e e fo o tn o te s a t en d o f ta b le ,
1
(6)
81
1
11
5
2
(6 )
72
26
“
100
"
-
19
Table B-5. Paid Vacations1--- Continued
(Percen t distribution of plant and office w orkers in a ll in du stries and in industry divisions by vacation pay
provision s, Albany—Schenectady—Troy, N. Y ., M arch 1969)
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 f a c t u 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 f a c t u r in 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 5 — C o n t in u e d
A fte r 5 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k __________ . .
______ ___________
_________
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 eeks
O v e r 3 an d u n d er 4 w e ek s
__________________
4 w e e k s _______________________ ___ ______ _________ _
_
1
85
3
8
-
85
4
7
-
100
-
(6)
78
1
15
5
(‘ )
73
-
2
4
"
(6 )
(*)
1
22
4
66
2
4
_
_
18
5
70
2
5
1
-
(6)
16
1
76
1
6
(‘ )
6
92
2
1
20
4
69
2
4
.
.
18
5
70
2
5
1
-
"
(6)
12
2
78
1
8
(‘ )
6
92
2
1
12
10
1
(6 )
5
(4)
2
( 6)
68
2
15
1
-
_
_
79
(6)
75
-
72
2
15
1
73
96
-
-
1
12
9
27
“
100
“
A f t e r 10 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w e e k _______ _____
_____ ____
2 w eeks
______
. __________
_______________
O v e r 2 a n d u n d e r 3 w e e k s ____ _ ______________
3 w eeks
__________ ______ ______ — .
___ _____
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 __ ________ ___________ _____
—____
—
99
"
4
96
“
A f t e r 12 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
x w e e k ______________________________________________________
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 _ ____ _
. ______ _________ ___
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 .....................
.................................................
99
-
_
4
96
“
A f t e r 15 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e
1 w eek.
2 w eeks
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 _______________ __________ ____________________
O ver 3 and un d er 4 w eek s
4 w e e k s ____________________________________________________
5 w e e k s ____________________________________________________
_
-
_
4
20
(6)
19
-
(6)
1
(6)
5
(‘ )
2
(6)
19
9
5
(6 )
76
88
91
24
1
(6)
A ft e r 20 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w eek .
...
2 w e e k s _____________________________________ ______________
O ver 2 and u n d er 3 w eek s
3 w eek s
O ver 3 an d u n d er 4 w eek s
4 w eek s
O ver 4 and u n d er 5 w eek s
5 w eeks
_ _ _
6 w e e k s ____________________________________________________
S e e fo o tn o te s at end of ta b le .
(6)
17
3
62
1
4
1
19
2
62
2
5
1
-
99
-
1
1
4
_
”
20
Table B-5. Paid Vacations1--- Continued
( 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 i n 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 lb a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N . Y . , M a r c h 1969)
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 f a c t u 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 f a c t u r in 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 5— C o n tin u e d
A fte r 25 y e a r s o f s e r v ic e
1 w e e k ___________________________________ ________________
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 __________________________________________________
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 ______________________________ _____________________
1
12
(6)
12
1
54
1
16
2
-
_
9
-
i
-
14
2
58
2
12
3
-
45
54
( 6)
5
( 6)
12
1
69
14
"
(6)
2
9
-
-
4
5
-
76
13
29
-
-
(6)
2
-
4
-
-
62
M ax im u m v a c a tio n a v a ila b le 7
1 w e e k ___________________________ _________________________
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 ____________________________________________________
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 ____________________________________________________
5 w e e k s ____________________________ ____________________
O v e r 5 a n d u n d e r 6 w e e k s ___________________________
6 w e e k s ____________________________________________________
1
12
(6)
12
1
54
14
1
4
_
_
9
14
1
-
2
-
58
8
44
55
2
7
-
(6 )
5
(6 )
12
1
68
14
9
_
5
-
-
75
12
29
62
-
-
-
1
1
1 I n c l u d e s b a s i c p l a 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 ic 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 to w o r k e r s
q u a lify in g le n g th s o f s e r v ic 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 l u m i n u m , a n d c a n i n d u s t r i e s .
2 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 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 .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , an d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 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 ; f i n 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 i t i o 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 In c lu d e s p a y m e n t o th e r th an " le n g th o f t im 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 i v a l e n t t i m 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 in g s w a s c o n s id e r e d a s 1 w eek* 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 i n d i v i d 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 in 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 i o n 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 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 .
6 L e s s t h a n 0 .5 p e r c e n t .
7 E s t i m a t e s o f p r o v i s i o n s f o r 30 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e a r e i d e n t i c a l .
w ith
21
Table B-6. Health, Insurance, and Pension Plans
( P e r c e n t o f p l a n t a n d o f f i c e w o r k e r s i n 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 e m p l o y e d i n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s p r o v i d i n g
h e a l t h , i n s u r a n c e , o r p e n s i o n b e n e f i t s , 1 A l b a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N . Y . , M a r c h 1 9 69)
O ffic e w o r k e r s
P la n t w o r k e r s
T y p e o f b e n e fit
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 f a c t u r in g
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2
M a n u f a c t u r in g
_____
100
100
100
100
10 0
100
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 a t
l e a s t 1 o f th e b e n e f i t s s h o w n b e l o w _____________
A l l w o r k e r s __________________________________
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3
97
99
100
99
99
1 00
L i f e i n s u r a n c e _______________________________________
A c c id e n ta l d e ath and d is m e m b e r m e n t
i n 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 _______________________________
94
96
100
98
98
100
72
82
60
83
88
80
79
85
74
87
92
96
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 i c k l e a v e ( f u l l p a y a n d no
w a i t in g p e r i o d ) _________ ________________ _____
S ic k le a v e ( p a r t ia l p a y o r
w a i t in g p e r i o d ) _________________________________
68
82
49
62
85
26
14
4
26
56
48
93
11
7
27
3
1
3
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 i c a l i n 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 . _________________ __________
94
94
88
68
84
99
99
92
65
99
99
99
86
77
97
97
94
88
92
99
99
95
82
96
96
96
96
98
78
91
I n c l u 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 t h 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 tir e m e n t.
2 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 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 .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , an d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 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 ; f i n 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 , i n a d d i t i o 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 U n d u p lic a te d t o t a l o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv i n g s i c k le a v e o r s i c k n e s s a n d a c c id e n t in 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 f i n i t e l y e s t a b l i s h a t l e a s t
t h e m in im u m n u m b e r o f d a y s ' p a y t h a t c a n b e e x p e c t e d b y e a c h e m p l o y e e .
I n f o r m a l s i c k le a v e a l l o w a n c e s d e te r m in e d on a n in d iv id u a l b a s i s a r e e x c lu d e d .
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Table B-7. Method of Wage Determination and Frequency of Payment
(P e r c e n t d is tr ib u t io n o f p la n t an d o ff ic e w o r k e r s in a l l i n d u s t r ie s an d in in d u s t r y d iv is io n s b y m e th o d o f w a g e d e te r m in a tio 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 lb a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N . Y . , M a r c h 19 6 9 )
P la n t w o r k e r s
A l l w o r k e r s __________________________________________
O ffic e w o r k e r s
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 4
A ll i n d u s t r i e s 2
M a n u f a c t u r in g
100
100
100
100
10 0
100
91
77
50
27
88
84
65
19
99
99
47
53
100
80
24
56
100
85
39
45
100
90
7
82
16
12
53
16
6
81
4
3
-
25
31
2
7
14
4
3
12
10
8
2
3
1
1
-
14
20
-
8
15
-
(5 )
10
-
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3
M a n u f a c t u r in g
P u b lic u t i l i t i e s 3
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
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 i o n b a s e d on m e r i t
r e v i e w ___ ____________________________________
P r o g r e s s i o n b a s e d on a c o m b in a tio 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 i v i d u a l -------------------------------------------------------G r o u p ---------------------------------------------------------------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 issio n
9
6
5
i
3
2
1
1
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(5 )
-
M eth o d o f d e te r m in in g in c e n tiv e p a y o f o ff ic e w o r k e r s n ot p r e s e n t e d
-
(5)
F re q u e n c y 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 th e r f r e q u e n c y . . _________________ _________________
a
d e s c r ip t io n
m eth o d s
of w age
100
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
d e te rm in a tio n ,
100
71
21
7
1
1
For
2
3
4
5
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 to th o sfe 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 tio n , an d o th e r p u b lic 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 l e t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f i n 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 i t i o n to t h o s e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s
L e s s th an 0. 5 p e r c e n t .
o f th e
97
3
72
21
6
99
-
_
s e e In tro d u c tio n .
sh o w n
s e p a ra te ly .
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Appendix.
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 j o 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 t o a s s i s t i t s f i e l d s t a f f i n c l a s s i f y i n g in t o a p p r o p r i a t e
o c c u p a t i o n s w o r k e r s w h o a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s a n d d i f f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t t o e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h i s p e r m i t s th e g r o u p i n g o f o c c u p a t i o n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e j o b c o n t e n t .
B e c a u s e o f t h i s e m p h a s i s 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 i o n a l c o n t e n t , th e B u r e a u ' s j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m t h o s e i n u s e in
i n d i v id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p 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 l u 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 , te m p o r a r y , an d p r o b a tio n a r y w o r k e r s .
OFFICE
B IL L E R ,
M A C H IN E
CLERK,
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 l e c t r o m a tic ty p e w rite r .
M ay a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b il l i n g s o r sh ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r
c l e r i c a l w o rk in c id e n ta l to b illin g o p e r a t io 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 fo llo w s :
B i l l e r , m a c h i n e ( b i l l i n g m a c h i n e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b i l l i n g m a c h i n e (M o o n H o p k i n s , E l l i o 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 i n a t i o n t y p i n g a n d a d d i n g m a c h i n e s ) t o 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 , in t e r n a l l y 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 ll y in v o lv e s a p p lic a t io n o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d i s 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 t e d o n th e b i l l i n g m a c h i n e ,
a n d t o t a l s w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e d b y m a c h i n e . T h e o p e r a t i o n u s u a l l y i n v o l v e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b i l l b e i n g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o f t e n d o n e on a f a n f o l d
m a c h in e .
B i l l e r , m a c h i n e ( b o o k k e e p in g m a c h i n e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p i n g m a c h i n e ( S u n d s t r a n d , E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , R e m i n g t o 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 i v a b l e o p e r a t i o n . G e n e r a l l y i n v o l v e s t h e s i m u l t a
n e o u s e n tr y o f f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t ic a lly a c c u m u la t e s
f 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 i t o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t i n v o l v e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p i n g . W o r k s f r o m u n i f o r m
and sta n d a rd ty p e s of s a le s an d c r e d it s lip s .
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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 i o t t F i s h e r , S u n d s t r a n d , B u r r o u g h s ,
N a t i o n a l C a s h R e g i s t e r , w ith o r w it h o u t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) t o k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s
tra 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 i r i n g a k n o w l e 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 i n 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 it h t h e s t r u c t u r e o f t h e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t i n g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e t e r m i n 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 t o 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 ay p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a t e 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
b y h an d .
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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 ie d m a t e r i a l b y s im p le ( s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h e a d
in g s " o r - p a r t l y c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f i n e r s u b h e a d i n g s . P r e p a r e s s i m p l e r e l a t e d i n d e x a n 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 i f 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.
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i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p l e s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a l p h a b e t i c a l , c h r o n o l o g i c a l ,
o r n u m e r i c a l ) . 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 il a 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 ; a n d m a y f i l 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 l e r i c a l a n 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 .
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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 t e 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 one p h a s e
o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t ' s b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W o rk i n v o l v e s p o s t i n g a n d b a l a n c i n g s u b s i d i a r y
l e d g e r o r l e d g e r s s u c h a s a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b l e ; e x a m i n i n g a n d c o d in g
i n v o i c 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 i n g d i s t r i b u t i o n ; a n d r e q u i r e s j u 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 j u s t i n g , a n d
c l o s i n g j o u r n a l e n t r i e s ; a n d m a y d i r e c t c l a s s £} a c c o u n t i n g c l e r k s .
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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 o n 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 l c u l a t in g w o r k e r s ' e a r n i n g s b a s e d on t im e o r p r o d u c t io n r e c o r d s ; an d
p o s t i n 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 , s h 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 f o r in s u r a n c e , an d t o t a l w a g e s d u e . M ay m a k e out p a y c h e c k s and
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r i n m a k in g u p a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M ay u s e a c a lc u la t in g m a c h in e .
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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 to m e t e r to p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t i c a l c o m p u t a t io n s . T h is
j o 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 t y p e o f c l e r k , w h ic h m a y i n v o l v 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 , i n w h ic h , u s e o f t h i s m a c h i n e i s i n c i d e n t a l t o p e r f o r m a n c e o f
o th e r d u t ie s .
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C l a s s B . U n d e r s u p e r v is io n , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e ro 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 in g s im p le jo 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 le 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 an k a c c o u n t s ; an d p o s t in g s u b s id i a r y l e d g e r s c o n t r 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 i m p le c o s t a c c o u n tin g d a t a . T h is jo b d o e s n o t r e q u i r e a k n o w l
e d g e o f a c c o u n t i n g a n d b o o k k e e p i n g p r i n c i p l e s b u t i s fo u n d i n o f f i c e s in w h ic h th e m o r e r o u t i n e
a c c o u n tin g w o rk i s s u b d iv id e d o n a fu n c t io 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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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 ise b y m a il, ph on e, o r p e rso n a lly .
D u t i e s in v o l v e a n y c o m b i n a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g : Q u o t in g p r i c e s t o c u s t o m e r s ; m a k i n g o u t a n o r d e r
s h e e t l i s t i n g th e i t e m s t o m a k e u p th e o r d e r ; c h e c k i n g p r i c e s a n d q u a n t i t i e s o f i t e m s o n o r d e r
s h e e t ; a n d d i s 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 t m e n t to d e te r m in e c r e d i t r a t in 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 i p t o f o r d e r s f r 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 th 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 i c e s w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s .
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C l a s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d of one o r m o re p h a s e s o r se c tio n s o f a s e t of r e c o r d s u s u a lly
r e q u i r i n g l i t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p i n g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s i n c l u d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b l e ,
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 i n c l u d i n g a s i m p l e t y p e o f b i l l i 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 tr o l, e tc . M ay c h e c k o r a s s i s t
i n 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 i n g d e p a r t m e n t .
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f i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s and 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 ,
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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 i o n
w ith th e f i l e s .
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C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r i c a l a n d / o r a l p h a b e t i c a l o r c o m b i n a t i o n k e y p u n c h m a c h i n e to
t r a n s c r ib e d a ta fr o m v a r io u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n ts to key p u n ch ta b u la tin g c a r d s . P e r f o r m s sa m e
t a s k s a s l o 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 i t 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 i n g
s k i l l s a n d th e m a k i n 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 t o 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 t o d e t e r m i n e i n f o r m a t i o n t o b e p u n c h e d .
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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 t s to p u n c h e d c a r d s .
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a lp h a b e tic a l o r c o m b in a tio n k e y p u n ch m a c h in e to k e y p u n ch ta b u la tin g c a r d s . M ay v e r if y c a r d s .
W o rk 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 ic 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 i l a n d r e q u i r e l i t t l e o r n o s e l e c t i n g , c o d i n g , o r i n t e r p r e t i n g
o f d a t a to b e p u n c h e d . P r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s o r c o d e s , m i s s i n g i n f o r m a t i o 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 .
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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 i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t o ft e n i n v o l v i n g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l h u n d r e 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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t o o n e o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s i t u a t i o n s in th e d e f i n i t i o 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 l y 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 i v i d e d in t o o r g a n i z a t i o n a l
s e g m e n t s w h ic h a r e o ft 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 i z a t i o n a l e c h e l o n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly o n e o r t w o ; o r
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A s s i g 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 l l y to o n e i n d i v i d u a l . M a i n t a i n s a c l o s e a n 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 .
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p e n d e n t l y r e c e i v i n g a m in im u m o f d e t a i l e d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u i d a n c e .
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a n d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l l y i n c l u d i n g m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
(a ) R e c e i v e s t e l e p h o n e c a l l s ,
p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , a n d i n c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u t i n 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 i r i e s
to th 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 th 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
th 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 t o 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 a n d ty p in g w o rk .
M ay a l s o p e r f o r m o th e r c l e r i c a l an d s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s o f c o m p a r a b le n a tu re an d d iffic u lty .
T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f i c e r o u t i n e a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f th e o r g a n i z a t i o n ,
p r o g r a m s , a n d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d t o th e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .
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N o t a l l p o s i t i o n s t h a t a r e t i t l e d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p l e s
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 f i n i t 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
th 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
t y p e d u t i e s ; (c ) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f i c e a s s i s t a n t s t o a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n i c a l ,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d) s e c r e t a r y p o s i t i o n s in w h ic h th 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 i n e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p l e x 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 f i n i t i o n ;
a n d - (e ) a s s i s t a n t t y p e p o s i t i o n s w h ic h i n v o l v e m o r e d i f f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n i c a l , a d m i n
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 i e 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 in 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 to
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 ith r e g a r d to m a j o r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t 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 l l y o n i n d i v 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 i n d i v id u a l l o a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r i n d i v id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a f f ) a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d to b e
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p l y i n g th e f o l l o w i n g l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .
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o f f ic e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k ille d t e 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 t e n o g r a p h e r s ,
r a t h e r th a n s e c r e t a r i e s a s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , t o t h i s l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r .)
STEN O G R A PH ER ,
GENERAL
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 n o r m a l ro u tin e v o c a b u l a r y fr o m on e o r m o r e
p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t h a n d o r b y S t e n o t y p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h i n e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t i o n . M a y
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y . M ay m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p s i m 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
ro u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
M ay o p e r a t e fr o m a ste n o g r a p h ic p o o l.
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g m a c h in e w o r k .
(S e e t r a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r .)
STEN O G RA PH ER,
SE N IO R
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 in s h o r t
h a n d o r b y S t e n o t y p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h i n e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t i o n . M a y a l s o t y p e f r o m w r it t e n
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b i l i t y t h 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 i d e n c e d b y th e f o l l o w i n 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 i c s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y ; a n d a t h o r o u g h w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a n d o f f i c 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 i z a t i o n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o rk flo w , e t c .
U s e s t h i s k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h i c d u t i e s a n d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l
t a s k s su 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 i n g s i m p l e 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 i o n s ; r e a d i n g a n d r o u t i n g i n c o m in g m a i l ; a n d
a n s w e r in g ro u tin e q u e s t i o n s , e t c .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b in g - m a c h i n e w o rk .
O PERA TO R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n t e l e p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d l in g i n c o m in g ,
o u tg o in g , i n t r a p la n t o r o ff ic e c a l l s .
P e r f o r m s fu ll te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
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 in 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 i b e d f o r s w itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e a s s i g n m e n t .
( " F u l l " t e l e p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h en th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a s v a r i e d f u n c t i o n s t h a t a r e
n o t r e a d i ly u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io 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 i o n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y p r e s e n t f r e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s t o w h ic h e x t e n s i o n s a r e
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c o r p o r a t e - w i d e f u n c t i o n a l a c t i v i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , i n d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , e t c .)
o r a m a j o r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n iz a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g i o n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a j o r d iv is io n )
o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r t h a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 e m p l o y e e s ; o r
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S e c r e t a r y t o th e c h a i r m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s ,
100 p e r s o n s ; o r
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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 1 00 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
b.
S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d o f a n i n d i v i d u a l p l a n t , f a c t o r y ,
t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r t h a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
p r e sid e n t)
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m e n t o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y 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 u t g o i n g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . M a y h a n d l e r o u t i n e lo n g d i s 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 it e d te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io 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 t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s
i f th e f u 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 t e l e p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o 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 i n e , e . g . , g i v i n g e x t e n s i o n n u m b e r s w h e n s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e
f u r n is h e d , o r if c o m p le x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a t o r .)
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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 i t i o n to p e r f o r m i n g d u t i e s o f o p e r a t o r on a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n o r m o n i t o r - t y p e s w i t 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 l e 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.
T h i s t y p i n g o r c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y t a k e th e m a j o r p a r t o f t h i s w o r k e r ' s t i m e w h ile a t
sw itc h b o a r d .
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C la ss C .
O p e r a t e s s i m p l e t a b u l a t i n g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t i n g m a c h i n e s s u c h a s th e
s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c i n 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 i o n s .
M a y in c lu d e s i m p l e
w irin g fr o m d ia g r a m s and so m e filin g w o rk .
T h e w o rk t y p ic a lly in v o lv e s p o r tio n s o f a w o rk
u n it , f o r e x a m p l e , i n d i v id u a l s o r t i n g o r c o l l a t i n g r u n s o r r e p e t i t i v e o p e r a t i o n s .
T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E
T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E
O PERA TO R,
GENERAL
O PERA TO R
C la ss A .
O p e r a t e s a v a r ie t y o f 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 , ty p ic a lly
i n c l u d i n g s u c h m a c h i n e s a s th e t a b u l a t o r ,
c a lc u la to r,
in t e r p r e te r , c o lla to r ,
an d o th e rs .
P e r f o r m s c o m p l e t e r e p o r t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s w it h o u t c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , a n d p e r f o r m s d i f f i c u l t
w irin g a s r e q u ir e d .
T h e c o m p l e t e r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u l a t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y in v o l v e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p l e x r e p o r t s w h ic h o f t e 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 t y p e r e
q u i r i n g s o m e p l a n n i n g a n d s e q u e n c i n g o f s t e p s to b e t a k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e d in t r a i n i n g n ew o p e r a t o r s in m a c h i n 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 i n e d
o p e r a t o r s in w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d o p e r a t i n g s e q u e n c e s o f l o n g a n d c o m p l e x r e p o r t s .
D o e s n o t i n c l u 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 l a t i n g - m a c h i n 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 i o n o f th e w o r k a n d p r o d u c t i o n o f a g r o u p o f t a b u l a t i n g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s m o r e d i f f i c u l t t a b u l a t i n g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t i n g m a c h i n 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 i t i o 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 i o 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 fr o m
d ia g r a m s . The 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
in v o l v i n g
a
r e p e t it iv e
a c c o u n tin g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p le te but s m a ll ta b u la tin g stu d y , o r p a r t s o f a lo n g e r and 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 an d s t u d ie s a r e u s u a lly o f a r e c u r r i n g n a t u 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 t a b lis h e d .
M a y a l s o i n c l u d e th e t r a i n i n g o f n ew e m p l o y e e s in t h 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 .
P r i m a r y d u t y i s t o t r a n s c r i b e d i c t a t i o n in v o l v i n g a n o r m a l
t r a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a l s o ty p e fr o m w r it t e n c o p y an d
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d i c t a t i o n in v o l v i n g a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d
b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e n ot in c lu d e d .
A w o rk e r who
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 i s c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r ,
ro u tin e v o c a b u la r y fr o m
do s im p le c l e r i c a l w o rk .
v o c a b u la r y su c h a s le g a l
t a k e s d i c t a t i o n in s h o r t
g e n e ra l.
T Y P IS T
U s e s a t y p e w r i t e r t o m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l o r t o m a k e o ut b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a
t io n s h a v 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 i n 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 i c 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 l v i n g l i t t l e s p e c i a l t r a i n i n g , s u c h
a s k e e p i n g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f i l i n g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g i n 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 l l o w i n g : T y p i n g m a t e r i a l in f i n a l f o r m w h e n it
in v o lv e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l fr 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 fo r c o r r e c t s p e l l in g ,
s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c t u a t io 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 i g n l a n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ;
a n d p la n n i n g l a y o u t a n d t y p i n g o f c o m p l i c a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s t o m a i n t a i n u n i f o r m i t y a n d
b a l a n c e in s p a c i n g .
M a y t y p e r o u t i n e f o r m l e t t e r s v a r y i n g d e t a i l s to s u i t c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g : C o p y t y p i n 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 .; a n d s e t t in g up s im p le s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t i o n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e t u p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
D R A F T S M A N — C o n tin u e d
D R A FTSM A N
C la ss A .
P l a n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p l e x i t e m s h a v i n g d i s t i n c t i v e d e s i g n
fe a t u r e s th a t d if f e r s ig n ific a n t ly 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 ts .
W o r k s in c l o s e s u p
p o r t w it h th e d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r , a n d m a y r e c o m m e n d m i n o r d e s i g n . c h a n g e s .
A n a l y z e s th e
e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e o n th e d e t a i l s o f f o r m , fu n c t io n , a n d p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m
p o n e n 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 rk i s
r e v i e w e d b y d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g i n e e r i n g d e t e r m i n a t i o n s .
M ay
e it h e r p r e p a r e d r a w i n g s , o r d i r e c t t h e i r p r e p a r a t i o n b y lo w e r l e v e l d r a f t s m e n .
C la ss B .
P e r f o r m s n o n r o u t i n e a n d c o m p l e x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s t h a t r e q u i r e th e a p p l i
c a t i o n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d i z e d d r a w i n g t e c h n i q 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 i n g d r a w i n g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w it h i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u lt ip le fu n c t io n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n ts ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i
t e c t u r a l d r a w i n g s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a b u i l d i n g in c l u d i n g d e t a i l d r a w i n g s o f f o u n d a t i o n s , w a l l
s e c t io 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 l s in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u t a t i o n s to d e t e r m i n e q u a n t i t i e s o f m a t e r i a l s t o 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 .
R e c e i v e s in itia l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , a n d a d v ic e
fr o m
su p e rv iso r.
C o m p le te d w o rk i s ch e c k e d fo 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 i l d r a w i n g s o f s i n g l e u n it s o r p a r t s f o r e n g i n e e r i n g , c o n s t r u c t i o n ,
m a n u fa 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 i o n s
( d e p i c t i n g t h r e e d i m e n s i o n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) a n d s e c t i o n a l v i e w s to c l a r i f y p o s i t i o n i n g o f
c o m p o n e n ts a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a t io n .
C o n so lid a te s d e ta ils fr o m a n u m b er of s o u r c e s
and a d ju s ts o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a le a s re q u ire d .
S u g g e ste d m eth o d s of a p p ro a c h ,
a p p lic a b le
p r e c e d e n t s , a n d a d v i c e o n s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g i v e n w ith i n i t i a l a s s i g n m e n t s .
In stru c tio n s
a r e l e s s c o m p le te w h en a s s ig n m e n t s r e c u r .
W o rk m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r i n g p r o g r e s s .
D R A F T SM A N -T R A C E R
C o p ie s p la n s a n d d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p la c in g t r a c i n g c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r
d r a w i n g s a n d t r a c i n g w it h p e n o r p e n c i l .
(D o e s not in c lu d e t r a c i n g li m i t e d to p la n s p r i m a r i l y
c o n s i s t i n g o f s t r a i g h t l i n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e n o t r e q u i r i n g c l o s e d e l i n e a t i o n .)
and/ or
P r e p a r e s s im p le
d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
N U RSE,
o r r e p e t it iv e
IN D U S T R IA L
d r a w in g s
of e a sily
v is u a liz e d
ite m s.
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is
c lo s e ly
su p e rv ise d
(R E G IS T E R E D )
A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w ho g iv e s n u r s in g s e r v ic e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d ic a l d ir e c t io n to ill o r
i n j u r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e i l l o r s u f f e r a n a c c i d 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 th e r e s t a b lis h m e n t .
D u t i e s i n v o l v e a c o m b i n a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
G iv in g f i r s t a id
t o th e i l l o r i n j u r e d ; a t t e n d i n g t o 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 i n 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 i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s a n d h e a l t h e v a l u a t i o n s o f a p p l i c a n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n i n g a n d c a r r y
in g o u t p r o g r a m s i n v o l v i n g h e a l t h e d u c a t i o n , a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n , e v a l u a t i o n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t ,
o r o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g th e h e a l t h , w e l f a r e , a n d s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l .
MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
CARPENTER,
M A IN T E N A N C E
P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u t i e s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t a n d m a i n t a i n in g o o d r e p a i r b u i l d i n g
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 rk i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n 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 t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d to o ls, p o r ta b le p o w e r t o o ls , and sta n d a r d m e a s u r in g in s tr u m e n ts ;
CARPENTER,
M A I N T E N A N C E — C o n tin u e d
m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k ; a n d s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s
s a r y fo r th e w o r k .
In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f th e m a i n t e n a n c e c a r p e n t 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 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 i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d
e x p e r ie n c e .
26
E L E C T R IC IA N ,
M A IN T E N A N C E
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 t h e g e n e r a t i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , o r u t i l i z a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in a n
e sta b lish m e n t.
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
In sta llin g o r r e p a ir in g an y of a v a r ie ty of
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 t h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k 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 in 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 i n g s t a n d a r d c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o l o a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f
w i r i n g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t ; a n d u s i n 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 l s a n d m e a s u r i n g a n d
te s tin g in s tr u m e n ts .
In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f t h e m a i n t e 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 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 i v a l e n t t r a i n i n g a n d
e x p e r ie n c e .
E N G IN E E R ,
S T A T IO N A R Y
O p e r a t e s a n d m a i n t a i n 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 i o n o f s t a t i o n a r y e n g i n e s a n d
e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n i c a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o s u p p l y t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t i n w h ic h e m p l o y e d w it h p o w e r ,
h e a t, r e fr ig e r a tio n , o r a ir-c o n d itio n in g .
W o rk in v o lv e s :
O p e r a t i n g a n d m a i n t a i n i n g e q u ip m e n t
su c h a s s te a m e n g in e s, a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b in e s , v e n tila tin g an d r e f r i g
e r a t i n g e q u i p m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s 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 fu e l c o n su m p tio n .
M ay a ls o s u
p e r v is e th e s e o p e r a tio n s .
H e a d o r c h i e f e n g i n e e r s i n e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y i n g m o r e t h a n o n e
e n g in e e r a r e e x c lu 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 t o f u r n i s h t h 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 it h h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r ste a m .
F e e d s f u e l s to f i r e b y h an 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 il b u r n e r ;
an d c h e c k s w a te r an d s a fe ty v a lv e s .
M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t i n 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 .
HELPER,
M A IN T E N A N C E
TRADES
A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in t h e s k i l l e d m a i n t e 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 i e s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p i n g a w o r k e r s u p p l i e d w it h m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ;
c l e a n i n g w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h i n e , a n d e q u ip m e n t ; a s s i s t i n g j o u r n e y m a n b y h o l d i n 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 ille 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 lp e r i s p e r m it 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 t h e h e l p e r i s c o n
f i n e d t o s u p p l y i n g , l i f t i n g , a n d h o l d i n g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s a n d c l e a n i n 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 it t e d to p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t io n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e t h a t a r e
a ls o p e rfo r m e d by w o rk e r s on a fu ll-tim e b a s is .
M A C H IN E -T O O L
O PERATOR,
TO OLRO O M
S p e c i a l i z e s in t h e o p e r a t i o n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h i n 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 illin 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 - sh o p t o o ls , g a g e s , j i g s , f ix 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 t h e f o l l o w i n g :
P la n
n in g a n d p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t m a c h i n i n g o p e r a t i o n s ; 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 l i c 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 i n g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l i n g , a n d o p e r a t i o n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k i n g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s d u r i n g o p e r a t i o 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 i m e n s i o n s .
M ay be r e q u ir e d to r e c o g n iz e w h en t o o ls n e ed 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 ts an d c u ttin g an d lu b r ic a t in g o i l s .
For cro ss
in d u s t r y w a g e s tu 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 fr o m th is c la s s if ic a t io 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 l a c e m e n t p a r t s a n d n ew p a r t s in m a k i n g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n
i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d i n a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g :
In te r p r e tin 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 i n 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 an d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g u p an d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m ac h in e
t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d 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 i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k , t o o l i n g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h i n i n g ; k n o w l e d g e o f t h e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s
o f t h 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 i s w o r k ;
a n d f i t t i n g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in t o m e c h a n i c a l e q u i p m e n t .
In g e n e r a l , t h e m a c h i n i s t ' s w o r k
n o r m a lly r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d t r a in in g in m a c h in e - sh o p p r a c t i c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p 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 ie n c e .
M E C H A N IC ,
A U T O M O T IV E
(M A I N T E N A N C E )
R e p a ir s a u to m o b ile s, b u s e s , m o to r tr u c k s , an d t r a c t o r s o f an e sta b lish m e n t.
W o rk in
v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
E x a m i n i n g a u t o m o t i v e e q u ip m e n t t o d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ;
d i s 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 i n d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r f i t t i n g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e fe c t iv 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 in 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 l i n g
M E C H A N IC ,
A U T O M O T IV E
(M A I N T E N A N C E ) — C o n tin u e d
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 l e a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s t m e n t s ; a n d a l i n i n g w h e e l s ,
a d j u s t i n g b r a k e s a n d l i g h t s , o r t ig h t e n i n g b o d y b o l t s .
In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f th e a u t o m o t i v e
m e c h a n ic r e q u ir e s ro u n d e d tr a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n
t i c e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g an d e x p e r ie n c e .
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 i n e r y o r m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o rk i n v o l v e s m o s t
o f th e fo llo w in g :
E x a m i n i n g m a c h i n e s a n d m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t t o d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ;
d i s m a n t l i n g o r p a r t l y d i s m a n t l i n g m a c h i n e s a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s t h a t m a i n l y i n v o l v e th e u s e
o f h a n d t o o l s i n s c r a p i n g a n d f i t t i n g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w it h i t e m s o b t a i n 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 t io n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e s h o p o r s e n d in g o f th e
m a c h in e to a m a c h in e sh o p fo r m a jo r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r in g w r it t e n s p e c if ic a t io n s f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s
o r f o r t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h i n e s h o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h i n 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 fo 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 i n t e n a n c e m e c h a n i c r e
q u ir e s ro u n d e d t r a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n tic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e .
E x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f ic a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o se p r im 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 in g m a c h i n e s .
M IL L W R IG H T
I n s t a l l s n e w m a c h i n 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 i n 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 t h e p l a n t l a y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d .
W o rk i n 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 in 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 l s a n d r i g g i n g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o 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 l i n i n g a n d b a l a n c i n 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 t o b e u s e d ; a n d i n s t a l l i n g a n d m a i n t a i n i n 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 , t h e m i l l w r i g h t ' s w o r k
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 i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in t h e t r a d e 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 i n i n g a n d e x p e r ie n c e .
O IL E R
L u b r i c a t e s , w it h o i l o r
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 ,
g rease,
th e
m o v in g
p a r ts
or
w e a rin g
su r fa c e s
of 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 sta b lis h m e n t.
W o rk i n
v o l v e s th e f o l l 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 iffe 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 i n t i n g b y r e m o v i n g o l d f i n i s h o r b y p l a c i n g p u tt y o r f i l l e r
in n a i l h o l e s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p l y i n g p a in t w ith s p r a y g u n o r b r u s h .
M ay m ix c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h ite l e a d , a n d o t h e r p a i n t i n g r e d i e n t s t o o b t a i n p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n s i s t e n c y .
In g e n e r a l , th e
w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e p a in t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t 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 e x p e r ie 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 t h e r t y p e s o f p i p e a n d p i p e f i t t i n g s in a n
e sta b lish m e n t.
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
L a y in g out o f w o rk an d m e a s u r in g to lo
c a t e p o s i t i o n o f p i p e f r o m d r a w i n g s o r o t h e r w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u t t i n g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p ip e
t o c o r r e c t l e n g t h s w it h 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 i n g m a c h i n e ; t h r e a d
i n g p i p e w it h s t o c k s a n d d i e s ; b e n d i n g p i p e b y h a n d - d r i v e n o r p o w e r - d r i v e n m a c h i n e s ; a s s e m b l i n g
p i p e w it h c o u p l i n g s a n d f a s t e n i n g p i p e t o 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 t a t i o n s r e l a t i n 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 te r m in e w h e th e r
fin ish e d p ip e s m e e t s p e c if ic a tio n s .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f t h e m a i n t e 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 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 l e n t
tr a in in g an d e x p e r ie 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 i n s t a l l i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u i l d i n g s a n i t a
tio n o r h e a t in g s y s t e m s a r e e x c lu d e d .
PLU M BER,
M A IN T E N A N C E
K e e p s t h e p l u m b i n 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 i n v o l v e s : K n o w l e 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 i n s t a l l a t i o n o f v e n t s a n d t r a p s in p l u m b i n g s y s t e m ; i n 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 it h a p l u 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 lu m b e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a lly
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 i n g an d e x p e r ie 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 i n t a i n s in g o o d r e p a i r t h 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 (su 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 ila t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c ts ,
m e t a l ro o fin g ) o f an e s t a b lis h m e n t .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
P l a n n in g a n d l a y i n g
out a l l t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l m a in te n a n c e w o rk fr o m b lu e p r in t s , m o d e ls , o r o th e r s p e c if ic a t io n s ;
s e t t i n g u p a n d o p e r a t i n 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 i n e s ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f
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S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E --- 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 in g , f it t in g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d in s t a l lin 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 ir e d . 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 s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s
ro u n d e d tr a 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 ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
u s in g a v a r i e t y o f to 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 in 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 of c o m m o n m e t a l s an d a l l o y s ; s e tt 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 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 r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d to o lin g o f m a c h in e s ; h e a t - t r e a t in g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r in g f a b r ic a t io n
a s w e l l a s o f f in is h e d t o o l s a n d d ie s to a c h ie v e r e q u ir e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o rk in g to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ;
f it tin 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 ll 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 ia 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 ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip
o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e 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 ; to o l m a k e r ; f ix 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 in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : P la n n in g 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 lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , o r o th 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 ;
C U S T O D IA L A N D
F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
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 .
to o l a n d
d ie m a k e r s in t o o l a n d d ie jo b b in g
M A T E R IA L M O V E M E N T
GU A RD AND W ATCHM AN
S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E I V IN G C L E R K
G u a r d . P e r f o r m s ro u tin e p o l ic e d u t ie s , e ith e r a t f ix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g
o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .
I n c lu d e s g a te m e n w ho a r e s t a t io n e d a t g a te an d
c h e c k on id e n tity of e m p l o y e e s an d o th e r p e r s o n s e n t e r in g .
P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e f o r sh 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 fo 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 is e o r o th e r m a t e r i a l s .
S h ip p in g w o rk in 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 o f tr a n s p o r t a t io n , and r a te ; an d p r e p a r in g r e c
o r d s o f th e g o o d s sh ip p e d , m a k in g up b i l l s o f la d in g , p o s tin g w e ig h t a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s , an 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 fo r s h i p
m e n t. R e c e iv in g w o r k in v o l v e s : V e r if y i n g o r d ir e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i f y in g th e c o r r e c t n e s s o f
s h ip m e n t s a g a i n s t b i l l s o f la d in 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 fo r s h o r t a g e s an d r e je c t in 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 is 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 ta in in g n e c e s
s a r y re c o r d s and file s .
t h 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 ,
an d i l l e g a l e n tr y .
J A N IT O R ,
PO RTER,
OR C LE A N E R
(S w e e p e r ; c h a r w o m a n ; j a n i t r e s s )
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 a s f o llo w 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 ic 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 li s h m e n t . D u t ie s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a tio n o f th e fo llo w in g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , a n d p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h ip s , t r a s h , an d o th e r r e f u s e ; d u s tin g e q u ip m e n t, f u r n it u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o lis h in 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 id in g s u p p li e s a n d m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c le 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 ho s p e c i a l i z e in w indow w a sh in g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LABO RER,
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 lv 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 s e m a n o r w a r e h o u s e h e lp e r )
A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r in g p la n t, s t o r e , o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t
w h o se d u tie s in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : L o a d in 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 an d
m e r c h a n d is e on o r f r o m f r e ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o th e r t r a n s p o r t in g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g ,
o r p la c in g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a t i o n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t in g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d is e b y h a n d tr u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w ho lo a d an d u n lo a d s h i p s a r e
e x c lu d e d .
O RD ER,
F IL L E R
(O r d e r p i c k e r ; s t o c k s e l e c t o r ; w a r e h o u s e sto c k m a n )
F i l l s sh 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 is e in a c c o r d
a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a 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 th e r i n s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , in a d d itio n
to f illin g o r d e r s an d in d ic a tin g it e m s f il le d o r o m itte 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 it io 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 li 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 iv i n g c l e r k
T R U C K D R IV E R
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 ia l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d is e ,
e q u ip m e n t , o r m e n b e tw e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b li s h m e n t s su 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 tw e e n r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s an 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 in 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 stu 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 sh o u ld b e r a t e d o n th e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c it 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 , lig h t (u n d e r 1V2 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 th e r th a n t r a i l e r ty p e)
TRUCKER,
POW ER
P A C K E R , 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 fo r sh ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p la c in g th e m in sh 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 io n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t u po n th e ty p e , s i z e , an d n u m b e r of
u n its to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n ta in e r e m p lo y e d , a n d m e th o d o f s h ip m e n t. W ork r e q u i r e s th e
p la c in g of it e m s in sh ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s a n d m a y in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : K n o w l
e d g e o f v a r i o u s it e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y co n te n t; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r ia t e ty p e a n d s i z e
o f c o n ta in e r ; in s e r t in g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a in e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r o r o 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 in g a n d s e a li n g c o n t a in 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 tify in g
d a ta on c o n ta in e r . P a c k e r s w ho a l s o m a k e w o o d en b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d .
O p e ra te s a
tr a n s p o r t g o o d s an d
e s t a b li s h m e n t .
m a n u a lly c o n t r o lle d g a s o l i n e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r t r a c t o r to
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 fa c t u r in g p la n t, o r o th e r
F o r w a g e stu 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 llo w s :
T r u c k e r , p o w e r ( fo r k lift)
T r u c k e r , p o w e r (o th e r th a n fo r k lift )
A v a ila b le O n R e q u e s t ---T h e n in t h a n n u a l r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s f o r a c c o u n t a n t s , a u d i t o r s , a t
t o rn e y s , c h e m is ts , e n g in e e rs , e n g in e e rin g te c h n ic ia n s , d ra f ts m e n ,
t r a c e r s , jo b a n a l y s t s , d i r e c t o r s of p e r s o n n e l , m a n a g e r s of o ffic e
s e r v i c e s , b u y e r s , and c l e r i c a l e m p l o y e e s .
O r d e r as B L S B u l l e t i n 1617, N a t i o n a l S u r v e y of P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d
m i n i s t r a t i v e , T e c h n i c a l , and C l e r i c a l P a y , J u n e 1968.
S e v e n ty -fiv e
c e n ts a c o p y .
Area Wage Surveys
A l i s t o f the l a t e s t a v a i l a b l e b u l l e t i n s i s p r e s e n t e d b e lo w . A d i r e c t o r y of a r e a w age s t u d i e s in c lu d in g m o r e l i m i t e d s t u d i e s c o n d u c t e d a t the
r e q u e s t o f the Wage an d Hour an d P u b lic 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 o f 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 be p u r c h a s e d f r o m
the S u p e r i n te 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 ffic e , W ashin gton , D . C . , 2 0 4 0 2 , o r f r o m a n 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 ro n t c o v e r .
Area
A k r o n , Ohio, J u l y 1 9 6 8 --------------------------------------------A lb a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N. Y. , M a r . 1969 1________
A l b u q u e r q u e , N. M e x . , A p r . 1 9 6 8 1 ____________________
Allentown—B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n , P a . —N. J . ,
J u n e 1968 1______________________________________________
A t la n t a , G a. , M ay 1 9 6 8 * ------------------------------------------B a l t i m o r e , Md. , S e p t . 1968 1 ----------------------------------B e a u m o n t —P o r t A r t h u r —O r a n g e , T e x . , M ay 1968 1 ____
B in g h a m to 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 . 1968__________________________
B o i s e C ity , Idaho, J u l y 1968 1___________________________
B o s t o n , M a s s . , S e p t . 1968.1 ------------------------------------B u f f a l o , N. Y. , N o v . 1968 1_____________________________
B u r l i n g t o n , Vt. , M a r . 1969 1 ___________________________
C an ton , Ohio, J u n e 1 9 6 8 * _______________________________
C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a . , A p r . 1 9 6 8 1_______________________
C h a r l o t t e , N . C . , A p r . 1968 1___________________________
C h a t ta n o o g a , T e n n . —G a . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 * _________________
C h i c a g o , 111., A p r . 1 9 6 8 ------------------------------------------C in c in n a ti, Ohio—K y . —Ind. , M a r . 1968 1--------------------C l e v e l a n d , Ohio, S e p t . 1 9 6 8 * ___________________________
C o l u m b u s , Ohio, Oct. 1 9 6 8 1 ___________________________
D a l l a s , T e x . , N ov. 1 9 6 8 * _______________________________
D a v e n p o r t —R o c k I s l a n d —M o lin e , Iow a—111. ,
Oct. 1 9 6 8 --------------------------------------------------------------D ay ton , Ohio, J a n . 1 9 6 9 1-----------------------------------------D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 ______________________________
D e s M o in e s , Iow a, F e b . 1 9 6 8 * ---------------------------------D e t r o it , M i c h . , J a n . 1 9 6 9 1 ____________________________
F o r t Worth, T e x . , Nov. 1 9 6 8 1_________________________
G r e e n B a y , W is. , J u l y 1968 1_________ —--------------------G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M ay 1 9 6 8 * ___________________________
H o u ston , T e x . , J u n e 1 9 6 8 * _____________________________
I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 * _________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1 9 6 9 1____________________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , J a n . 1969 * --------------------------------K a n s a s C i ty , Mo. —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 . —N. H. , J u n e 1968 1_______
L i t t l e R o c k —N o r th L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1968 * _____
L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h an d A n a h e i m —S a n t a A n a G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1 9 6 8 --------------------------L o u i s v i l l e , Ky. —Ind. , N ov. 1968________________________
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 , Ten n . —A r k . , N ov. 1 9 6 8 _____________________
M i a m i , F l a . , D e c . 1968 1-----------------------------------------M idlan d an d O d e s s a , T e x . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ---------------------M ilw au k e e , W i s . , A p r . 1968------------------------------------l
Bu lletin n um ber
and p r ic e
1575-84,
1625-56,
1575-58,
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
1575-86,
1575-71,
1625-8,
1575-75,
1625-3,
1575-59,
1625-6,
1625-15,
1625-35,
1625-54,
1575-65,
1575-63,
1575-57,
1625-14,
1575-81,
1575-62,
1625-19,
1625-24,
1625-28,
40 c e n ts
35 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
50 c e n ts
35 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
1625-16,
1625-42,
1625-39,
1575-52,
1625-58,
1625-27,
1625-7,
1575-66,
1575-82,
1625-40,
1625-45,
1625-37,
1625-17,
1575-74,
1625- 1 1,
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n ts
50 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
45 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
45 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
1575-64,
1625-33,
1625-53,
1625-4,
1625-30,
1625-29,
1625-49,
1575-67,
30
30
30
35
30
35
25
30
D a ta on esta b lish m e n t p r a c tic e s and su p p lem en tary w a ge provision s are a lso presented.
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
Area
M i n n e a p o l i s —S t . P a u l , M i n n ., J a n . 1 9 6 9 ______________
M u sk e g o n —M u s k e g o n H e i g h t s , M ich . , M a y 1 9 6 8 1_____
N e w a r k an d J e r s e y C ity , N. J . , J a n . 1 9 6 9 _____________
New H a ve 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 . 1 9 6 9 * ________________________
New Y o r k , N. Y . , A p r . 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
N o r fo l k —P o r t s m o u t h an d N e w p o rt N e w s —
H a m p to n , V a . , J u n e 1 9 6 8 --------------------------------------O k la h o m a C ity , O k la. , J u l y 1 9 6 8 ----------------------------- O m a h a , N e b r . —Iow a, Oct. 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 1968 1 ------------P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . —N. J . , Nov. 1 9 6 8 ___________________
P h o e n ix , A r i z . , M a r . 1968 1____________________________
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 in e , Nov. 1 9 6 8 ___________________ -_______
P o r t l a n d , O r e g . —W ash . , M a y 1 9 6 8 * -------------------------P r o v i d e n c e —P a w tu c k e t —W a rw ic k , R . I . —M a s s . ,
M ay 1 9 6 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------R a l e i g h , N. C. , A u g . 1968 1 ____________________________
R i c h m o n d , V a . , N ov. 1967 * ------------------------------------R o c h e s t e r , N .Y . ( o f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s only), J u l y 1968 l„
R o c k f o r d , 111., M a y 1968 * ______________________________
St. L o u i s , M o . —111., J a n . 1968_________________________
S a l t L a k e C i t y , U tah, . D e c . 1 9 6 8 ________________________
S a n A n ton io, T e x . , J u n e 1968___________________________
S a n B e r n a r d i n o —R i v e r s i d e —O n t a r io , C a l i f . ,
Oct. 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 —O a k la n d , C a l i f . , O ct. 1968 _____________
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 1968 1 ---------------------------------------S c r a n t o n , P a . , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1______________________________
S e a t t l e —E v e r e t t , W a s h . , Nov. 1 9 6 8 1 ___________________
S i o u x F a l l s , S. D ak . , Oct. 1968 1 ______________________
South B e n d , I n d . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ___________________________
S p o k a n e , W a s h . , Ju n e 1 9 6 8 _____________________________
S y r a c u s e , N. Y. , J u l y 1968 1 ____________________________
T a m p a —S t . 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—M ich . , F e b . 1969 1_______________________
T r e n to n , N. J . , Oct. 1968 1_____________________________
U t i c a —R o m e , N. Y. , J u l y 1968 1 --------------------------------W ashin gton , D. C . —Md. —V a . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 ______________
W a te r b u r y , Conn. , M a r . 1 9 6 9 __________________________
W a te r lo o , Iow a, N ov. 1968 * ____________________________
W ichita, K a n s . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 _____________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , J u n e 1 9 6 8 1 ________________________
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1 9 6 9 ---------------------------------------------Y o u n g s to w n —W a r r e n , Ohio, N ov. 1 9 6 8 _________________
B u l l e t in n u m b e r
an d p r i c e
1625-47,
1575-60,
1625-46,
1625-38,
1625-51,
1575-78,
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
40 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
1575-85,
1625-9,
1625-26,
1575-83,
1625-48,
1575-55,
1625-59,
1625-20,
1575-80,
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
40 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
40 c e n t s
1575-61,
1625-13,
1575-27,
1625-2,
1575-70,
1575-39,
1625-36,
1575-69,
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
25 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
1625-25,
1625-32,
1625-44,
1625-21,
1575-73,
1625-12,
1625-43,
1625-23,
1625-55,
1575-79,
1625-5,
1625-10,
1625-57,
1625-18,
1625-1,
1625-22,
1625-50,
1625-31,
1625-41,
1575-76,
1625-52,
1625-34,
40 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
WASHINGTON, D .C . 20212
O F F I C I A L BUSINESS
POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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