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o c c u p a t io 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 ig n e d to p r o v i d e d a ta o n 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
lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s . It
y i e l d s d e t a ile d d a ta b y s e l e c t e d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n f o r e a c h
o f th e a r e a s s t u d ie d , f o r g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s , an d f o r th e
U n ite 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 th e p r o g r a m is
th e n e e d f o r g r e a t e r in s i g h t in to (1 ) th e m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s
b y o c c u p a t 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
t u r e a n d l e v e l o f w a g e s a m o n g a r e a s a n d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s .
Introduction________________________________________________________________
Wage trends for selected occupational groups___________________________
A t th e e n d o f e a c h s u r v e y , an in d iv id u a l a r e a b u l
l e t i n p r e s e n t s th e s u r v e y r e s u l t s . A f t e r c o m p l e t i o n o f a ll
o f th e in d iv id u a l a r e a b u ll e t in s f o r a r o u n d o f s u r v e y s , tw o
s u m m a r y b u ll e t in s a r e i s s u e d .
T h e f i r s t b r i n g s d a ta 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 ie d in to o n e b u ll e t in .
T h e s e c o n d p r e s e n t s in f o r m a t i o n w h ic h 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 ta t o r e l a t e t o g e o
g r a p h ic r e g i o n s a n d th e U n ite d S t a t e s .
A . Occupational earnings:
A - 1. Office occupations—men and women________________________
A - 2. Professional and technical occupations—men and
women______________________________________________________
A -3 . Office, professional, and technical occupations—
men and women combined_________________________________
A -4 . Maintenance and powerplant occupations________
A -5 . Custodial and material movement occupations____________
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g r a m . In e a c h a r e a , i n f o r m a t io n o n o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s
i s c o l l e c t e d a n n u a lly a n d o n e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a nd
s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s b ie n n ia lly .
B. Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions:
B - l . Minimum entrance salaries for women office
workers_____________________________________________________
B- 2. Shift differentials___________________________________________
B - 3. Scheduled weekly hours____________________________________
B- 4. Paid holidays________________________________________________
B- 5. Paid vacations______________________________________________
B -6 . Health, insurance, and pension plans______________________
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T h is b u ll e t in p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s o f th e s u r v e y in
A lb 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
1971.
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S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o lit a n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a , a s d e f in e d b y th e
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 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 nd S c h e n e c t a d y C o u n t ie s .
T h is s tu d y w a s c o n d u c t e d b y th e 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 a k in , A s s i s t a n t R e g io n a l D i r e c t o r f o r O p e r a t io n s .
Tables:
1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and
number studied____________________________________________________
2. Indexes of standard weekly salaries and straight-time
hourly earnings for selected occupational groups, and
percents of increase for selected periods_______________________
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f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h i r e d t o w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k l y s c h e d u le
in th e g iv 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 r n in g s d a ta e x c lu d e p r e
m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , a n d
la t e s h if t s .
N o n p r o d u c t io n b o n u s e s a r e e x c l u d e d , b u t c o s t - o f - l i v i n g
a llo w a n c e s a nd in c e n t iv e e a r n in g s a r e in c lu d e d . W h e r e -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 f f i c e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s , r e f e r e n c e i s t o th e
s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k ( r o u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r ) f o r w -hich e m
p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t -t im e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f p a y
fo r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ). A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n
in g s f o r t h e s e o c c u p a t i o n s h a v e b e e n r o u n d e d t o th e n e a r e s t h a l f d o ll a r ..
T h is a r e a is 1 o f 90 in w h ic h th e U .S . D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r 's
B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t is t ic s c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s o f o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n in g s
and r e la t e d b e n e f it s o n an a r e a w id e b a s i s . 1 In t h is a r e a , d a ta w e r e
o b ta in 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 t o r e p r e s e n t
a t iv e e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in s i x b r o a d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s :
M anu
f a c t u r in g ; t r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s ;
w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ; r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e ; and
s e r v ic e s .
M a jo r in d u s t r y g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s t u d ie s a r e
g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t io n s a nd 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 in d u s t r i e s .
E s t a b lis h m e n t s h a v in g f e w e r th an a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s a r e
o m it t e d b e c a u s e th e y te n d t o f u r n is h in s u f f i c i e n t e m p lo y m e n t in th e
o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d t o w a r r a n t in c lu s io n .
S e p a r a t e t a b u la t io n s a r e
p r o v i d e d f o r e a c h o f th e b r o a d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w h ic h m e e t p u b l i
ca tio n c r it e r ia .
T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e th e l e v e l o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n in g s in
an a r e a at a p a r t i c u l a r t i m e . C o m p a r i s o n s o f in d iv id u a l o c c u p a t i o n a l
a v e r a g e s o v e r vtim e m a y n ot r e f le c t e x p e c te d w a g e c h a n g e s .
The
a v e r a g e s f o r in d iv id u a l j o b s a r e a f f e c t e d b y c h a n g e s in w a g e s a n d
e m p lo y m e n t p a t t e r n s . F o r e x a m p le , p r o p o r t i o n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d
b y h i g h - o r l o w - w a g e f i r m s m a y c h a n g e o r h ig h - w a g e w o r k e r s m a y
a d v a n ce to b e t t e r jo b s and b e r e p la c e d b y n ew w o r k e r s at lo w e r r a te s .
S u c h s h if t s in e m p lo y m e n t c o u l d d e c r e a s e an o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e
e v e n th o u g h m o s t e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in an a r e a i n c r e a s e w a g e s d u r in g
th e y e a r . T r e n d s in e a r n in g s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s , s h o w n in ta b le
2, a r e b e t t e r i n d i c a t o r s o f w a g e t r e n d s th a n in d iv id u a l j o b s w ith in
th e g r o u p s .
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 le b a s i s b e c a u s e o f
th e u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t in v o lv e d zn s u r v e y in g a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
To
o b ta in o p t im u m a c c u r a c y at m i n im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n o f
l a r g e th an o f s m a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s is s tu d ie d . In c o m b i n in g th e d a ta ,
h o w e v e r , a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e g iv e n t h e ir a p p r o p r ia t e w e ig h t . E s
t i m a t e s b a s e d on th e e s t a b lis h m e n t s s tu d ie 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 la t in g to a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s in th e in d u s t r y g r o u p in g a n d a r e a ,
e x c e p t f o r t h o s e b e lo w th e m i n im u m s i z e s tu d ie d .
O c c u p a t i o n s a n d E a r n in g s
T h e o c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r s tu d y a r e c o m m o n t o a v a r i e t y
o f m a n u fa c t u r in g an d n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g i n d u s t r i e s , a nd a r e o f th e
f o llo w in g t y p e s ;
( l ) 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 in t e n a n c e and p o w e r p la 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 e n 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 is b a s e d o n a u n if o r m s e t o f jo b
d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s ig n e d t o ta k e a c c o u n t o f in t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r ia t io n
in d u t ie s w ith in th e s a m e jo b .
T h e o c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r s tu d y
a r e l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d in th e a p p e n d ix . T h e e a r n in g s d a ta f o l l o w i n g
th e jo b t i t le s a r e f o r a ll in d u s t r ie s c o m b i n e d . E a r n in g s d a ta f o r s o m e
o f th e o c c u p a t io n s l i s t e d a nd d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s
w ith in o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e n o t p r e s e n t e d in th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , b e c a u s e
e it h e r (1) e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n is t o o s m a l l to p r o v i d e e n o u g h
d a ta to 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 is p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e
o f in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t d a ta . E a r n in g s d a ta n o t s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y
f o r in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s a r e in c lu d e d in a ll i n d u s t r ie s c o m b i n e d d a ta ,
w h e r e s h o w n . L i k e w i s e , d a ta a r e in c lu d e d in th e o v e r a l l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n
w h en a s u b c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f s e c r e t a r i e s o r t r u c k d r i v e r s is n o t s h o w n
o r in fo r m a t io n to s u b c l a s s i f y i s n o t a v a ila b le .
T h e a v e r a g e s p r e s e n t e d r e f l e c t c o m p o s i t e , a r e a w id e e s t i
m a tes,
I n d u s t r ie s a n d e s t a b lis h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l a n d j o b
s t a f fin g a n d , t h u s , c o n t r ib u t e d i f f e r e n t l y t o th e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h jo b .
T h e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p o b t a in a b le 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 th 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 in t a in e d a m o n g j o b s in
in d iv id 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 th e s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s h o u ld n o t 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 a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
O t h e r p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w h ic h m a y c o n
t r ib 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 in c l u d e ; D i f f e r 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 ly th e a c t u a l
r a t e s p a id in 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 , a lth o u g h th e 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 ith in
th e s a m e s u r v e y jo 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 lly m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d th a n t h o s e
u s e d in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s a n d a llo w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s
a m o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s in th e s p e c i f i c d u t ie s p e r f o r m e d .
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Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York State
Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu
pations only); Syracuse; and Utica—Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies
in 77 areas at the request of the Wage and Hour Division of the U. S. Department of Labor.
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O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p lo 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 ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in th e s c o p e o f th e s tu d y a nd n o t th e n u m b e r
a c t u a lly s u r v e y e d .
B e c a u s e o 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
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a m o n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s , th e e s t im a t e s o f o c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t o b
ta in e d f r o m th e s a m p le o f e s t a b lis h m e n t s s tu d ie d s e r v e o n ly t o in d ic a t e
the r e l a t i v e im p o r t a n c e o f th e j o b s s tu d ie 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 io n a l s t r u c t u r e d o n o t a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y th e a c c u r a c y o f the
e a r n in g s d a ta .
E s t a b lis h m e n t P r a c t i c e s a n d S u p p le m e n t a r y W a g e P r o v i s i o n s
I n fo r m a t io n is p r e s e n t e d (in the B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) on s e l e c t e d
e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p le m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s a s th e y
r e la t e to p la n t an d o f f i c e w o r k e r s .
D a ta f o r in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s n ot
p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y a r e in c lu d e d in th e e s t im a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s . "
A d m i n i s t r a t i v e , e x e c u t i v e , a nd p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e s , and c o n s t r u c
t io n w o r k e r s w h o a r e u t i l i z e d a s a s e p a r a t e w o r k f o r c e a r e e x c lu d e d .
" P l a n t w o r k e r s " in c lu d e w o r k in g f o r e m e n a nd a ll n o n s u p e r v i s o r y
w o r k e r s ( in c lu d in g le a d m e n and 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 io n s .
" O f f i c e w o r k e r s " in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s a n 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 l e r i c a l o r r e la t e d f u n c t io n s .
C a fe te r ia
w o r k e r s a nd r o u t e m e n a r e e x c lu d e d in m a n u fa c t u r in g i n d u s t r i e s , b u t
in c lu d e d in n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g i n d u s t r i e s .
M in im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r w o m e n o f f i c e w o r k e r s (t a b le
B - l ) r e la t e o n ly to th e e s t a b lis h m e n t s v i s i t e d . B e c a u s e o f th e o p t im u m
s a m p lin g t e c h n iq u e s u s e d , and th e p r o b a b i l i t y th a t l a r g e e s t a b l i s h
m e n t s a r e m o r e l i k e l y to h a v e f o r m a l e n t r a n c e r a t e s f o 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 th an s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , th e t a b le is
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 iu m a n d l a r g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s .
S h ift d i f f e r e n t i a l d a ta (t a b le B - 2 ) a r e li m i t e d to p la n t w o r k e r s
in m a n u fa c t u r in g i n d u s t r i e s .
T h is i n f o r m a t io n is 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 lis 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 la n t
w o r k e r e m p lo y m e n t , an 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 lly e m p lo y e d o n th e s p e c i f i e d s h ift at th e t i m e o f th e
su rvey.
In e s t a b lis h m e n t s h a v in 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 ly in g to a m a j o r i t y w a s u s e d o r , i f n o a m o u n t a p p lie d to 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 lis h m e n t s in w h ic h s o m e
l a t e - s h i f t h o u r s a r e p a id at n o r m a l r a t e s , a d i f f e r e n t i a l w a s r e c o r d e d
o n ly i f it a p p lie d to a m a j o r i t y o f th e s h ift h o u r s .
T h e s c h e d u le d w e e k l y h o u r s (t a b le B - 3 ) o f a m a j o r i t y o f th e
f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s in an e s t a b lis h m e n t a r e t a b u la te d a s a p p ly in g to
a ll o f th e p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s o f th a t e s t a b lis h m e n t .
S c h e d u le d
w e e k ly h o u r s a r e t h o s e w h ic h a m a j o r i t y o f f u l l - t i m e e m p l o y e e s w e r e
e x p e c t e d to w o r k , w h e t h e r th e y w e r e p a id f o r a t s t r a i g h t - t i m e o r
o v e r tim e r a te s .
P a id h o l i d a y s ; p a id v a c a t i o n s ; a n d h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , a nd
p e n s io n p la n s ( t a b le s B - 4 th r o u g h B - 6 ) a r e t r e a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l l y on
th e b a s i s th a t t h e s e a r e a p p lic a b le to a l l p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s i f
^ An establishment was considered as having a policy if it met either of the following con
ditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the time of the survey, or (2) had formal provisions covering
late shifts. An establishment was considered as having formal provisions if it (1) had operated late
shifts during the 12 months prior to the survey, or (2) had provisions in written form for operating
late shifts.
a m a j o r i t y o f s u 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 t u a lly q u a lif y f o r
th e p r a c t i c e s l i s t e d . S u m s o f in d iv id u a l it e m s in t a b le s B - 2 th r o u g h
B - 6 m a y n o t e q u a l t o t a ls b e c a u s e o f r o u n d in g .
D a ta on p a id h o lid a y s ( t a b le B - 4 ) a r e li m i t e d to d a ta o n h o l i
d a y s g r a n t e d a n n u a lly o n a f o r m a l b a s i s ; i . e . , ( l ) a r e p r o v i d e d f o r
in w r it 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 th o u g h th e y m a y f a l l on a n o n
w o r k d a y and th e w o r k e r is n o t g r a n t e d a n o t h e r d a y o f f.
T he fir s t
p a r t o f th e p a id h o lid a y s t a b le p r e s e n t s th e n u m b e r o f w h o le a nd h a lf
h o lid a y s a c t u a lly g r a n t e d . T h e s e c o n d p a r t c o m b i n e s w h o le and h a lf
h o lid a y s to s h o w t o t a l h o lid a y t i m e .
T h e s u m m a r y o f v a c a t i o n p la n s (t a b le B - 5 ) is l im it e d to a
s t a t i s t i c a l m e a s u r e o f v a c a t io n p r o v i s i o n s .
It is n o t in te n d e d a s a
m e a s u r e o f th e p r o p o r t i o n o f 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 i t s . P r o v i s i o n s o f an e s t a b l i s h m e n t f o r a l l le n g th s o f s e r v i c e w e r e
t a b u la te d a s a p p ly in g t o a l l p la n t o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s o f th e e s t a b l i s h
m e n t , r e g a r d l e s s o f le n g th o f 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
o t h e r th a n a t i m e b a s i s w e r e c o n v e r t e d to a t i m e b a s i s ; f o 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 o f a n n u a l e a r n in g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d a s th e e q u i v
a le n t o f 1 w e e k 's p a y .
O n ly b a s i c p la n s a r e in c lu d e d .
E s t im a t e s
e x c lu d e v a c a t io n b o n u s a n d v a c a t i o n - s a v i n g s p la n s an d t h o s e 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 it s b e y o n d b a s i c p la n s w ith
q u a lify in g le n g th s o f s e r v i c e . S u ch e x c l u s i o n s a r e t y p i c a l in th e s t e e l ,
a lu m in u m , and c a n in d u s t r i e s .
D a ta on h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , a nd p e n s io n p la n s (t a b le B - 6 ) i n
c lu d e t h o s e p la n s f o r w h ic h th 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 ch p la n s in c lu d e t h o s e u n d e r w r it t e n b y a c o m m e r c i a l in s u r a n c e
c o m p a n y an d t h o s e p r o v i d e d th r o u g h a u n io n fu n d o r p a id d i r e c t l y b y
th e e m p l o y e r ou t o f c u r r e n t o p e r a t in g fu n d s o r f r o m a fu n d s e t a s id e
f o r th is p u r p o s e . A n e s t a b lis h m e n t w a s c o n s i d e r e d to h a v e a p la n i f
th e m a j o r i t y o f e m p l o y e e s w a s e l i g i b l e t o b e c o v e r e d u n d e r th e p la n ,
e v e n i f l e s s th a n a m a j o r i t y e l e c t e d t o p a r t i c i p a t e b e c a u s e e m p l o y e e s
w e r e r e q u i r e d to c o n t r ib u t e t o w a r d th e c o s t o f th e p la n .
L e g a lly
r e q u i r e d p la n s , s u c h a s w o r k m e n 's c o m p e n s a t i o n , s o c i a l s e c u r i t y ,
a n d r a i l r o a d r e t i r e m e n t w e r e e x c lu d e d .
S ic k n e s s a nd a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e is li m i t e d t o th a t ty p e o f
i n s u r a n c e u n d e r w h ic h 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 l y
to th e in s u r e d d u r in g i l l n e s s o r a c c i d e n t d i s a b i l i t y .
I n fo r m a t io n is
p r e s e n t e d f o r a l l s u c h p la n s to w h ic h th e e m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t e s . H o w
e v e r , in N e w Y o r k a nd N e w 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 i t y in s u r a n c e la w s w h ic h r e q u i r e e m p l o y e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s ,
p la n s
a r e in c lu d e d o n ly i f th e e m p l o y e r ( l ) c o n t r i b u t e s m o r e th an is 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 lo y e e w ith b e n e f i t s w h ic h e x c e e d th e
r e q u i r e m e n t s o f th e la w .
T a b u la t io n s o f p a id s i c k le a v e p la n s a r e
3 The temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require employer
contributions.
3
l im it e d to f o r m a l p l a n s 4 w h ic h p r o v i d e f u ll p a y o r a p r o p o r t i o n o f th e
w o r k e r 's p a y d u r in g a b s e n c e f r o m w o r k b e c a u s e o f i l l n e s s . S e p a r a t e
ta b u la tio n s a r e p r e s e n t e d a c c o r d i n g to ( l ) p la n s w h ic h p r o v i d e f u ll p a y
and n o w a itin g p e r i o d , an d (2) p la n s w h ic h p r o v i d e e it h e r p a r t i a l p a y
o r a w a itin g p e r i o d . In a d d it io n t o th e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f th e p r o p o r t i o n s
o f w o r k e r s w h o a r e p r o v i d e d s i c k n e s s an d a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e o r p a id
s i c k l e a v e , an u n d u p lic a t e d t o t a l i s s h o w n o f w o r k e r s w h o r e c e i v e
e it h e r o r b o th ty p e s o f b e n e f i t s .
4
An establishment was considered as having a formal plan if it established at least die
minimum number of days of sick leave available to each employee.
Such a plan need not be
written, but informal sick leave allowances, determined on an individual basis, were excluded.
M a jo r m e d i c a l in s u r a n c e in c lu d e s t h o s e p la n s w h ic h a r e d e
s ig n e d t o 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 an d i n ju r y in v o lv in g
e x p e n s e s b e y o n d th e c o v e r a g e o f b a s i c h o s p i t a l i z a t i o n , m e d i c a l , an d
s u r g i c a l p la n s . M e d i c a l in s u r a n c e r e f e r s t o p la n s p r o v id in g f o r c o m
p le t e o r p a r t i a l p a y m e n t o f d o c t o r s ' f e e s .
D e n t a l in s u r a n c e u s u a lly
c o v e r s fillin g s , e x t r a c tio n s , and X - r a y s .
E x c l u d e d a r e p la n s w h ic h
c o v e r o n ly o r a l s u r g e r y o r a c c i d e n t d a m a g e .
P la n s m a y b e u n d e r
w r it t e n b y 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 i e s o r n o n p r o f it o r g a n iz a t i o n s
o r th e y m a y b e p a id f o r b y th e e m p l o y e r o u t o f a fu n d s e t a s id e f o r
th is p u r p o s e . T a b u la t io n s o f r e t i r e m e n t p e n s io n p la n s a r e l i m i t e d to
t h o s e p la n s th a t p r o v i d e r e g u l a r p a y m e n t s f o r th e r e m a i n d e r o f th e
w o r k e r 's l i f e .
4
T a b le 1.
E s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o rk e rs w ith in s c o p e o f s u rv e y an d n u m b e r s tu d ie d in A lb a n y —S c h e n e c ta d y —T ro y , N .Y ., 1
by m a jo r in d u s try d iv is io n / M a rc h 1971
r_ _ ---------------------------Number of establishments
Industry division
All divisions----------------------------------------- ---------Manufacturing------------- ------------------------------------------Nonmanufacturing---------------------------------------------------Transportation, communication, and
other public utilities 5 -----------------------------------W holesale tr a d e ________________________________
Retail trade--------------------------------------------------------Finance, insurance, and real e s ta te ------------Services 8 — ---------------------------- -------------------------
Minimum
employment
in establish
ments in scope
of study
_
W orkers in establishments
Within scope of study
Within scope
of study3
Studied
Total'*
Studied
Plant
Number
Percent
Office
T otal4
376
118
105,721
100
6 5 ,2 5 2
1 6,408
75,6 4 4
-
128
248
45
73
5 6 ,7 4 2
48. 979
54
46
3 8 ,4 5 4
2 6 ,7 9 8
6, 213
10,195
45, 397
30, 247
50
50
50
50
50
37
45
83
36
47
14
11
17
10
21
12, 941
5 ,9 5 1
1 5,338
6, 080
8, 669
12
6
14
6
8
2, 204
11,253
2, 818
7 ,4 9 6
2 ,6 3 7
6 ,0 4 3
50
7, 179
( !)
(6 )
(7 )
(6 )
(6 )
(6 )
C )
n
1 The Albany-Schenectady—Troy Standard M etropolitan Statistical A r e a , as defined by the Bureau of the Budget through January 1968, consists of Albany, R ensselaer, Saratoga, and
Schenectady Counties. The "w o rk ers within scope of study" estim ates shown in this table provide a reasonably accurate description of the size and com position of the labor force included in
the survey. The estim ates are not intended, however, to serve as a basis of com parison with other employment indexes for the area to m easure employment trends or levels since (1) planning
of wage surveys requires the use of establishm ent data com piled considerably in advance of the payroll period studied, and (2) sm all establishm ents are excluded from the scope of the survey.
*
The 1967 edition of the Standard Industrial C lassification Manual was used in classifying establishm ents by industry division.
3 Includes all establishm ents with total employment at or above the m inim um lim itation. A ll outlets (within the area) of companies in such industries as trade, finance, auto repair service,
and motion picture theaters are considered as 1 establishm ent.
4 Includes executive, p rofessional, and other w orkers excluded from the separate plant and office categories.
5 Abbreviated to "public u tilitie s " in the A - and B -s e r ie s tables. Taxicabs and service s incidental to water transportation w ere excluded.
6 This industry division is represented in estim ates for "a ll in d u strie s" and "nonr. anufacturing" in the Series A tables, and for " a l l in d u strie s" in the Series B tables. Separate presentation
of data for this division is not made for one or m ore of the following reasons: (1) Employment in the division is too sm all to provide enough data to m erit separate study, (2) the sample was not
designed initially to perm it separate presentation, (3) response was insufficient or inadequate to perm it separate presentation, and (4) there is possibility of disclosu re of individual establishment data.
7 W ork ers from this entire industry division are represented in estim ates for "a ll in d u stries" and "nonmanufacturing" in the Series A tab les, but from the real estate portion only in
estim ates for "a ll in d u strie s" in the Series B tables. Separate presentation of data for this division is not made for one or m ore of the reasons given in footnote 6 above.
8 Hotels and m otels; laundries and other personal serv ice s; business se rv ice s; automobile repair, rental, and parking; motion pictures; nonprofit m em bership organizations (excluding
religious and charitable organizations); and engineering and architectural s erv ice s.
Over one-half of the w orkers within scope of the survey in the Albany—Schenectady—
Troy area w ere employed in manufacturing fir m s . The following presents the m ajor industry
groups and specific industries as a percent of all manufacturing:
Industry groups
M achinery, except electrica l— 38
Chem icals and allied
products------ ------------------------------- 9
Stone, clay, and glass
products________________________ 8
Apparel and other textile
products________________________ 7
Food and kindred p roducts------- 7
Paper and allied products--------- 7
Printing and publishing_________ 7
Textile m ill pro d u cts----------------- 6
Specific industries
Engines and turbines------------------- 37
M iscellaneous nonmetallic
m ineral products---------------------- 6
P a p erm ills, except building
p a p er---------------------5
This information is based on estim ates of total employment derived from universe
m aterials com piled prior to actual survey.
Proportions in various industry divisions m ay
differ from proportions based on the results of the survey as shown in table 1 above.
W age
T ren d s
fo r S e le c te d
O c c u p a tio n a l G ro u p s
s h o w s th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e .
T h e in d e x i s th e p r o d u c t o f m u lt ip ly in g
th e b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (1 0 0 ) b y th e r e l a t i v e f o r th e n e x t s u c c e e d in g
y e a r and c o n t in u in g to m u lt ip ly ( 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 th e
p r e v i o u s y e a r 's in d e x .
P r e s e n t e d in t a b le 2 a r e in d e x e s and 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 and in d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
and in a v e r a g e e a r n in g s o f s e l e c t e d p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s . T h e in d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e o f w a g e s at a g iv e n t i m e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t o f
w a g e s d u r in g th e b a s e p e r i o d .
S u b t r a c t in g 100 f r o m th e in d e x y i e l d s
th 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 th e d a te o f
th e in 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 ic a t e d d a t e s .
A nnual ra te s o f in c r e a s e , w h ere
s h o w n , r e f l e c t th e a m o u n t o f i n c r e a s e f o r 12 m o n th s w h e n th e t im e
p e r i o d b e t w e e n s u r v e y s w a s o t h e r th a n 12 m o n t h s . T h e s e c o m p u t a t io n s
w e r e b a s e d o n th e a s s u m p t io n th a t w a g e s i n c r e a s e d at a c o n s t a n t r a t e
b e tw e e n s u r v e y s .
T h e s e e s t i m a t e 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 ; th e y a r e n o t in te n d e d t o m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p a y
c h a n g e s in th e e s t a b lis h m e n t s in th e a r e a .
F o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and in 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 la t e to r e g u l a r w e e k ly 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 l u s i v e o f e a r n in g s f o r o v e r t i m e .
F o r p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s , th e y
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 r l y 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 f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and
la te s h i f t s .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d o n d a ta f o r s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u
p a t io n s and in c lu 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 ith in
each grou p.
L im it a t io n s
o f D a ta
M e th o d o f C o m p u t in g
T h e in d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e , 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 in f lu e n c e d b y :
(1 ) g e n e r a l s a l a r y and
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 in p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i
v id u a l w o r k e r s w h ile in th e s a m e j o b , and (3 ) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e
w a g e s du e to c h a n g e s in th e la b o r f o r c e r e s u l t in 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 io n s , f o r c e r e d u c t i o n s , and c h a n g e s in th e p r o p o r
t io n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d b y e s t a b lis 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 in 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 io n a l a v e r a g e s w ith o u t a c tu 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
th a t e v e n th o u g h a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s in an 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 h a v e d e c l i n e d b e c a u s e l o w e r - p a y i n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s
e n t e r e d th e a r e a o r e x p a n d e d t h e ir w o r k f o r c e s .
S im ila r ly , w a g es
m a y h a v e r e m a i n e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n s t a n t , y e t th e a v e r a g e s f o r an a r e a
m a y h a v e- r i s e n c o n s i d e r a b l y b e c a u s e h i g h e r - p a y i n g e s t a b lis h m e n t s
e n t e r e d th e a r e a .
E a c h o f th e f o l l o w i n g k e y o c c u p a t io n s w ith in an o c c u p a t io n a l
g r o u p w a s a s s i g n e d a c o n s t a n t w e ig h t b a s e d o n it s p r o p o r t io n a t e e m
p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p :
Office clerical (men and women):
Bookkeeping-machine
operators, class B
Clerks, accounting, classes
A and B
Clerks, file, classes
A , B, and C
Clerks, order
Clerks, payroll
Comptometer operators
Keypunch operators, classes
A and B
Messengers (office boys or
girls)
The
p lie d b y th e
in th e g r o u p
w e r e r e la t e d
g a te f o r th e
Office clerical (men and women)—
Continued
Secretaries
Stenographers, general
Stenographers, senior
Switchboard operators, classes
A and B
Tabulating-machine operators,
class B
Typists, classes A and B
Industrial nurses (men and
women):
Nurses, industrial (registered)
Skilled maintenance (men):
Carpenters
Electricians
Machinists
Mechanics
Mechanics (automotive)
Painters
Pipefitters
Tool and die makers
Unskilled plant (men):
Janitors, porters, and
cleaners
Laborers, material handling
T h e u s e o f c o n s t a n t e m p lo y m e n t w e ig h ts e lim in a t e s th e e f f e c t
o f c h a n g e s in 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 lu d e d in th e d a ta .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e r e f l e c t o n ly 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 n o t in flu e n c e d b y
c h a n g e s in s ta 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 iu m p a y
fo r o v e r tim e .
W h e r e n e c e s s a r y , d a ta w e r e a d ju s t e d to r e m o v e f r o m
th e in d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e any s ig n if ic 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 .
a v e r a g e (m e a n ) e a r n in g s f o r e a c h o c c u p a t io n w e r e m u l t i
o c c u p a t io n a l w e ig h t, and th e p r o d u c t s f o r a ll o c c u p a t io n s
w e r e t o t a le d .
T he a g g r e g a te s fo r 2 c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r s
b y d iv id in g th e a g g r e g a t e f o r th e la t e r y e a r b y th e a g g r e
e a r lie r y e a r .
T h e r e s u lt a n t r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t ,
5
T a b le
2.
In d e x e s o f s ta n d a r d
w e e k ly s a la r ie s
and
s t r a ig h t -tim e
h o u rly e a rn in g s fo r s e le c t e d
o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s
in
A lb a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N .Y ., F e b r u a r y 1 9 7 0 a n d M a r c h 1 9 7 1 , a n d p e rc e n ts o f in c re a s e fo r s e le c t e d p e rio d s
A ll industries
P eriod
O ffice
cle rica l
(m en and
women)
Industrial
nurses
(m en and
women)
Skilled
m aintenance
trades
(men)
Manufacturing
U nskilled
plant
w orkers
(men)
O ffice
cle rica l
(m en and
women)
Industrial
nurses
(m en and
women)
Skilled
maintenance
trades
(men)
Unskilled
plant
w orkers
(men)
Indexes (A p ril 1967=100)
F ebru a ry 1 9 7 0 _______________________________________
M arch 1 9 7 1 __________________________________________
116.9
126.4
123.6
136.1
119.1
127.1
124.3
137.2
(|)
C )
122.9
135.1
119.1
127.1
122.9
134.1
117.9
159.2
120.4
152.9
123.0
165.0
Indexes (M arch 1961=100)
M arch 1 9 6 7 __________________________________________
A p ril 1971____________ — _________ _____ ______
121.6
153.6
118.3
160.9
121.1
153.9
122.0
167.5
1 18.2
(*)
P ercents of in crease
M arch 1960 to M arch 1 9 6 1 _______________ _________
M arch 1961 to M arch 1 9 6 2 ________________________
M arch 1962 to M arch 1 9 6 3 ________________________
M arch 1963 to M arch 1 9 6 4 ________________________
M arch 1964 to A p ril 1965:
13-m onth in c re a s e ______________________________
Annual rate of i n c r e a s e _________________ _____
2.3
1.5
3.9
3.4
4 .8
4.1
2.0
2.4
2.9
2.1
3.6
2.4
3.2
4.6
2.9
1.6
1.8
2.0
3.4
3.4
4 .3
3.6
2.5
1.4
2.9
1.8
3.5
2.0
2.5
5.8
1.9
1.7
2 .4
2.2
2.8
2.6
2.7
2.5
1.7
1.6
1.8
1.7
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.5
1.8
1.7
4.0
4.8
4.8
3.2
2.6
10.3
2.9
5.9
4 .4
5.2
4.2
8.7
2.5
3.9
4 .4
2.8
3.1
9.5
3.1
5.9
4 .3
5.1
4.9
6.6
5.6
6.1
4.7
5.1
5.4
5.9
5.6
6.1
5.6
6.1
4.0
4 .4
5.5
6.0
5.1
5.6
M arch 1969 to F ebru a ry 1970:
11-m onth in cre a se --------------------------------------------Annual rate of i n c r e a s e -------------------------------------
5.6
6.1
7.1
7.8
8.2
9.0
8.2
9.0
( !)
8.0
8.8
8.3
9.1
9.8
10.7
F e b ru a ry 1970 to M arch 1971:
13-m onth in cre a se ______________________________
Annual rate of i n c r e a s e ---------- ------------------- -
8.1
7.5
10.1
9.3
6.7
6.2
10.4
9.6
9.9
9.1
6.7
6.2
9.1
8.4
A p ril 1965 to A p ril 1 9 6 6 __________________________
A p ril 1966 to A p ril 1967 ---------------------------------A p ril 1967 to A p ril 1968 ------------- ---------------------A p ril 1968 to M arch 1969:
11 - month in cre a se______________________________
Annual rate of in c r e a s e ________________________
C )
0
(l)
1 Data do not m eet publication crite ria .
NOTE:
M ost previou sly published indexes for the Albany—Schenectady—T r o y area used M arch 1961
as the base period.
They can be converted to the new base period by dividing them by the corresponding
index num bers for A p ril 1967 on the M arch 1961 base period as shown in the table.
(The resu lt should
be m ultiplied by 100.)
7
A.
O c c u p a t i o n a l e a rn i n g s
T a b le A-1.
O ffic e occupations—men and wom en
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Albany—Schenectady—Troy, N .Y ., March 1971)
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)
Sex, occupation, and industry division
Number
of
woricens
(standard)
Number of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of—
$
Average
weekly
65
Mein2
Median2
Middle range2
$
*
70
75
$
$
80
85
S
90
*
95
S
100
*
105
S
t
110
115
$
120
S
125
t
$
130
135
S
$
140
150
S
160
S
170
S
180
and
under
70
190
and
75
80
85
90
95
ICO
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
150
160
170
180
190
2
2
34
17
17
6
6
5
5
10
5
5
7
3
4
15
4
11
3
2
1
5
1
4
2
1
1
2
1
11
7
7
6
1
1
-
-
-
_
-
_
_
_
-
3
-
-
-
-
HEN
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
89
46
43
$
$
$
$
39.5 144.50 138.00 12 8. 00-165.00
40.0 140.00 134.00 12 8.00-151.00
39.0 149.50 145.00 12 8. 00 -1 68 .0 0
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
62
44
39.0 128.00 127.50 10 4.50-155.00
38.5 125.50 118.00 10 0.50-157.00
ME SS EN GE RS (OFFICE BOYS I ----------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------
95
45
50
39.0
99.50
99.50
40.0
95.50 101.00
38.0 103.50
98.00
92 .5 0- 1 0 4 . 0 0
87.50- 10 3. 50
94.00- 11 0. 50
1
1
BILLERS, MA CH IN E (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) ------------------------------
46
39.5
96.00
9 0 .5 0- 98.00
“
B O OK KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS A
35
-
_
5
5
-
-
-
-
8
5
3
6
1
5
4
4
8
7
“
5
2
3
2
4
4
1
3
3
3
-
2
1
1
1
1
1
7
1
7
4
17
6
4
-
-
-
3
"
*
3
2
12
11
4
3
1
8
2
6
23
5
18
26
23
3
-
_
WOMEN
-
-
3
8
7
28
38.5 116.00 114.00 11 1.00-119.00
-
-
-
-
-
1
38.5 101.50
38.5
98.00
_
_
_
-
-
-
4
3
12
12
3
3
4
4
4
1
3
“
92.50
B O O K KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS B --- ----------- -— --- — — — N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------
36
25
“
“
“
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------
141
42
99
38.5 129.00 127.50 11 5.50-136.00
39.5 130.50 125.00 12 1.00-142.00
38.0 128.50 127.50 114.00-133.50
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
10
10
9
4
5
_
-
16
3
13
4
1
3
14
14
*
38
2
36
13
1
12
12
6
6
8
7
1
2
1
1
8
3
5
3
3
4
4
“
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
351
67
284
38.5 106.50 100.50
39.0 108.00 106.00
38.0 106.00 100.00
-
1
1
“
3
3
9
2
7
5
1
4
34
9
25
120
13
107
28
6
22
43
9
34
39
6
33
8
4
4
10
4
6
17
4
13
4
4
7
7
8
8
6
6
9
9
“
-
_
-
1
3
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
3
“
4
3
1
-
2
2
8
2
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
3
4
4
-
-
-
-
2
6
1
-
99.00
94.00
92 .0 0- 11 1. 00
91 .5 0- 10 2. 00
96 .5 0- 11 2. 50
96 .5 0- 12 0. 00
9 6 . 5 0- 11 2. 00
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A ---------------
25
38.0 117.00 115.00 11 0.50-119.50
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
7
7
-
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B --------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------
102
85
38.0
38.0
88.00
86.50
87.50
87.00
82 .5 0- 92.50
81.50- 91.00
-
12
12
5
5
16
14
35
30
18
16
1
1
2
2
10
2
2
2
-
1
1
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C --------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
69
50
38.5
38.0
85.00
84.50
83.50
84.00
81 .0 0- 88.00
80 .5 0- 89.00
-
8
8
2
2
36
20
10
10
1
1
4
3
4
3
4
3
CLERKS, PAYROLL ---------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
108
42
66
95 .0 0- 11 5. 00
38.5 109.00 104.00
39.0 111.00 107.50 10 0.50-119.00
38.0 108.00 102.50 9 4 . 0 0- 11 0. 50
-
_
_
5
4
-
-
-
-
“
-
5
4
18
8
10
10
2
8
21
8
13
17
7
10
7
3
4
8
5
3
CO MP TO ME TE R OP ERATORS --------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
89
78
37.0 107.00 104.00
99.50
37.5 105.50
97 .0 0- 11 8. 00
96 .5 0- 11 7. 50
-
_
-
8
8
1
1
2
2
1
1
30
30
4
3
7
3
1
1
22
22
-
KE YPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A -------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
195
70
39.5 118.50 121.50 111.00-124.00
39.0 118.50 114.00 10 8.50-124.00
-
_
_
_
_
_
1
29
12
14
8
23
20
3
1
99
15
See footnotes at end of tables,
“
*
1
1
-
6
“
“
7
4
3
2
-
“
8
7
-
-
-
8
T a b le A-1.
O ffice o ccu p atio n s—men and w om en-----Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s t r y d i v is i o n , 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 ’ 1971)
Weekly earnings 1
( standard)
S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s t r y d i v is i o n
Number
of
workers
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f—
i
Average
weekly
(standard)
*
65
M ean 2
Medi an2
%
70
$
$
75
80
$
$
%
85
90
95
S
100
S
105
t
$
110
115
$
120
*
t
125
130
$
135
S
140
t
150
$
t
160
n o
and
und e r
Middle range2
*
180
190
-
and
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
150
160
170
180
190
-
-
-
2
-
-
“
1
1
18
4
14
81
19
62
30
9
21
12
2
10
14
4
10
6
4
2
9
2
7
2
2
"
1
1
-
“
6
6
-
-
-
-
11
11
5
5
15
14
12
-
1
-
13
7
-
3
1
14
4
"
21
16
1
39
28
6
27
20
8
55
43
9
312
69
10
220
101
1
314
99
7
95
31
12
64
54
35
32
23
11
18
12
10
6
6
5
7
7
10
4
6
5
57
9
5
5
4
3
4
3
4
4
WO ME N - C O NT IN UE D
K E YP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS B
M A NU FA CT UR IN G -----------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G --------
182
47
135
3 8 .5
3 9 .0
3 8 .5
$
102.50
104.00
102.00
$
9 9 .5 0
100.50
9 9 .0 0
9 7 .0 0 -1 1 2 .5 0
9 6 .5 0 -1 0 6 .0 0
7 4 .5 0 8 7 .0 0 -
9 9 .0 0
9 7 .0 0
-
19
“
-
1 3 7.50
1 3 1 .5 0 -1 4 4 .0 0
-
-
137.50
160.00
1 2 8 .5 0 -1 4 8 .0 0
1 3 0 .0 0 -1 6 9 .0 0
~
-
156.50
156.50
157.50
157.50
1 5 5 .0 0 -1 5 9 .5 0
1 3 9 .0 0 -1 7 4 .0 0
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
148.50
154.50
143.00
144.50
1 4 1 .5 0 -1 4 4 .5 0
1 4 2 .0 0 -1 6 4 .0 0
734
351
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
1 3 4.50
134.50
1 3 1 .0 0 -1 3 8 .5 0
135.00
135.50
1 2 7 .0 0 -1 4 1 .5 0
154
92
3 8 .5
3 9 .0
3 8 .0
124.50
122.50
128.00
125.00
124.00
1 2 9.00
1 1 0 .5 0 -1 3 9 .5 0
1 0 8 .0 0 -1 3 9 .0 0
1 1 2 .5 0 -1 5 0 .5 0
3 8 .5
3 9 .5
3 8 .0
3 8 .0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
9 8 .0 0 -1 2
9 5 .5 0 -1 2
9 9 .5 0 -1 2
1 3 7 .5 0 -1 5
ME SS EN GE RS (OFFICE GIRLS) —
N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------
69
35
3 8 .5
3 8 .0
8 8 .0 0
9 0 .0 0
8 9 .5 0
9 2 .0 0
S E C R ET AR IE S -----------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------PUBLIC UTILITIES ------
1,280
3 9 .5
138.50
546
121
3 9 .0
3 8 .0
139.00
152.50
SECRETARIES, CLASS A ----NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G --------
97
40
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
SECRETARIES, CLASS B ----N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------
295
93
SE CR ET AR IE S, CLASS C ----N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -------SECRETARIES, CLASS D ----M A NU FA CT UR IN G -----------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --------
62
ST EN OG RA PH ER S, GENERAL -------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S --------------
346
89
ST EN OG RA PH ER S, SE NI OR -------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------
349
118
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
124.50
125.00
S W IT CH BO AR D OPERATORS, CLASS A ---
42
3 9 .5
124.50
SW IT CH BO AR D OPERATORS, CLASS B ---N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------S W IT CH BO AR D OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSM A N U FA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------T R AN SC RI BI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
GENERAL ------------------------------
257
65
3
7
6
7
.5
.5
.0
.5
0
0
0
0
9 5 .5 0
3 8 .5
9 3 .5 0
3 9 .0
3 9 .5
3 8 .5
103.00
51
83
35
3 8 .5
134
178
56
TYPISTS, CLASS B -------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------
1
0
1
3
3 8 .5
61
54
TYPISTS, CLASS A -------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S --------------
See fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s
$
$
9 6 .5 0 -1 0 7 .0 0
-
_
6
5
_
i
-
7
_
_
1
i
-
“
5
5
_
5
-
2
2
-
-
*
0
0
0
0
_
-
3
_
-
-
3
-
122.50
122.50
1 2 0 .5 0 -1 2 4 .5 0
1 1 6 .0 0 -1 3 3 .0 0
_
122.50
1 1 8 .5 0 -1 2 5 .5 0
-
1
1
1
4
5
2
6
2
.5
.0
.0
.5
0
0
0
0
3
2
4
0
.5
.5
.5
.5
7 6 .0 0 -1 1 0 .5 0
7 5 .5 0 -1 1 0 .5 0
101.50
9 9 .5 0
102.00
9 6 .0 0 -1 1 5 .0 0
-
105.50
101.50
9 5 .0 0 -1 2 2 .5 0
9 7 .5 0 -1 0 5 .0 0
103.50
104.00
9 0 .0 0 -1 1 8 .5 0
-
1 1 2 .5 0 -1 2 3 .5 0
1 1 0 .5 0 -1 2 2 .5 0
9 8 .5 0 -1 1 3 .5 0
-
8 8 .0 0 -1 0 7 .5 0
8 4 .0 0 -1 0 0 .5 0
-
121.50
115.50
1 1 4.00
25
3 6 .5
107.00
1 1 5.50
111.00
306
38
3 8 .0
9 8 .0 0
9 6 .5 0
3 9 .5
3 8 .0
9 4 .5 0
9 8 .5 0
8 9 .0 0
9 7 .5 0
8 9 .0 0 -1 0 8 .5 0
-
-
8 9 .0 0
8 5 .5 0
3 9 .0
3 8 .0
268
-
2
5
-
-
~
“
~
-
-
-
8
8
13
1
13
1
i
-
3
-
8
~
i
3
8
-
-
2
-
-
5
-
-
_
7
-
-
-
7
48
13
35
39
27
6
-
4
4
i
i
4
-
2
4
2
231
47
3
3
22
19
18
13
4
2
2
2
-
1
-
3
3
13
13
24
20
23
21
12
11
42
41
286
51
193
93
59
45
30
16
23
18
10
7
10
7
_
*
_
“
13
6
7
2
1
1
11
10
1
8
5
3
15
8
7
12
9
3
14
6
8
9
7
2
17
6
ii
13
11
2
18
16
2
5
2
3
14
2
12
-
-
“
”
“
6
4
2
-
52
14
38
-
41
14
27
3
33
6
27
5
10
2
8
-
26
5
21
6
38
1
37
“
77
38
39
-
6
6
29
17
-
-
-
-
6
-
2
2
-
6
5
29
29
17
17
-
-
2
2
9
6
3
2
30
18
19
10
231
40
8
6
12
9
10
8
14
12
9
5
-
~
2
_
“
”
-
1
-
-
1
6
4
20
3
i
i
2
2
1
"
-
-
5
5
8
4
1
*
4
4
1
1
4
4
_
_
-
-
_
*
9
9
-
2
*
“
~
“
-
3
3
13
13
~
26
15
11
41
4
37
_
“
6
6
6
1
i>
13
13
~
5
2
3
3
1
2
6
2
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
~
~
~
~
“
3
3
2
-
_
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
~
-
-
1
1
-
-
1
3
1
2
-
1
7
4
2
4
1
3
6
6
_
-
9
-
9
9
9
4
-
14
3
1
18
16
13
5
5
“
115
19
38
8
30
46
6
40
43
2
41
35
4
31
26
2
24
30
1
29
19
8
19
8
-
1
1
9
T a b le 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
(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Albanyr-Schenectady^-Troy, N .Y ., March 1971)
Weekly earnings
(standard)
Sex, occupation, and industry division
Number
of
workers
1
Number of workers receiving straight- time weekly earnings of—
$
Average
weekly
standard)
Me an2
Median2
Middle range2
$
t
*
S
t
$
%
$
*
$
$
t
t
s
t
>
s
T
T^
115
Under
$
and
115 under
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
155
160
165
170
175
180
190
200
2 1C
22
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
155
160
165
170
175
180
190
200
210
220
230
6
23
1
1
13
11
C
$
230
240
240
250
MEN
$
$
$
$
17 0 .5 0 1 6 8 .5 0 1 6 5 . 5 0 - 1 7 4 . 5 0
49
39.5
44
25
3 9 . 0 14 0 .0 0 13 9 .0 0 1 3 5 . 5 0 - 1 5 4 . 5 0
4 0 . 0 13 4 .0 0 1 3 7 .0 0 1 2 6 . 0 0 - 1 4 0 . 0 0
1
1
2
1
12
2
24
35
12
2
C O MP UT ER PROGRAMERS,
105
45
t L t t 1 KUN
IL
1 c LM NIUIA Pi j
3 9 . 5 14 6 .0 0 14 1 .5 0 1 3 6 . 5 0 3 9 . 5 15 3 .5 0 14 4 .0 0 1 3 8 . 5 0 -
15 1. 50
18 0 .0 0
38
39.0
61
40 0 19 5 .5 0 2 0 8 .0 0 1 7 7 . 5 0 - 2 2 2 . 0 0
2
1
2
*
1
14 5 .0 0 15 4 .0 0 1 3 3 . 0 0 - 1 5 7 . 5 0
9
1
2
5
1
1
1
17
1
25
12
*■
WOMEN
NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)
See footnotes at end of tables.
-------
36
39.5
14 6 .5 0 14 3 .0 0
38
31
39.5
39.5
15 7 .0 0 1 5 9 .0 0 1 4 6 . 0 0 15 4 .0 0 15 4 .0 0 1 4 0 . 0 0 -
141 .00-145 .00
17 2 .0 0
17 1. 50
i
i
i
-
3
1
1
26
2
2
1
2
1
3
5
3
3
4
6
1
3
1
-
-
-
-
-
10
T a b le A - 3 .
O f fic e , p ro fe s s io n a l, an d te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s — m e n
and w o m e n
c o m b in e d
(Average straigh t-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Albany—Schenectady—Troy, N. Y . , M arch 1971)
Average
Occupation and industry division
Numbe r
of
workers
We ek ly
We ek ly
hours 1 earnings 1
(standard) (standard)
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
BILLERS, MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) ----------------------------------------BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS A --------------------------------------------BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B --------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A
MANUFACTURING ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------PUBLIC UTILI TIE S -----------
Average
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS 46
37
37
26
230
88
142
55
39.5
38.5
38.5
38.5
39.0
39.5
38.0
38.0
$
92.50
Number
of
workers
O cc up at io n and in du st ry d i v i s i o n
Wee kl y
hours 1
(standard)
Week ly
earnings 1
(standard)
OFFICE OCCUPATIONS
CONTINUED
MESSENGERS (OFFICE BOYS AND G I R L S ) MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------------------------------
164
79
85
33
38.5
39.5
38.0
38.0
$
94.50
91.00
98.00
1 07 .00
SECRETARIES -------------------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC UTILI TIE S ---------------------------
1,2 8 5
550
124
39.5
39.0
38.0
1 3 8 .5 0
1 39 .00
1 53 .00
SECRETARIES, CLASS A ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
97
40
39.5
39.0
i5 6 .5 0
1 5 6 .5 0
SECRETARIES, CLASS B ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
295
93
39.5
39.0
14 8 .5 0
1 54 .50
39.5
39.5
38.5
1 3 5 .0 0
1 3 5 . CO
14 8 .0 0
COMPUTER OPERATORS,
1 17 .00
1 01 .50
98.00
1 35 .00
1 35 .50
1 34 .50
14 5 .0 0
O ccu p at io n and industry d i vi si on
-
Number
of
worker,
Weekly
hour, 1
(standard)
Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)
CONTINUED
TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
GENERAL -----------------------------------------------
35
38.5
1 03 .50
TYPI ST S, CLASS A -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES -------------------
178
56
25
39.0
38.0
36.5
115 .50
114 .00
1 07 .00
TY PIS TS , CLASS B -----------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------
308
39
269
38.0
39.5
38.0
98.50
94.50
99.00
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
413
85
328
38.5
39.0
38.5
1 10 .00
1 13 .50
1 09 .00
SECRETARIES, CLASS C ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------------------------------
738
355
75
CLASS A --------------
50
39.5
1 70 .50
CLASS A
29
38.5
12 0 .0 0
CLERKS, FI L E, CLASS B
NONMANUFACTURING —
106
88
38 .0
38.0
88.50
8 6 . 50
SECRETARIES, CLASS D ----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------
155
93
62
38.5
39.0
38.0
1 25 .00
1 23 .00
12 8 .0 0
COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS B -------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
98
28
7C
38.5
40.0
38.0
1 27 .50
134 .50
1 24 .50
CLERKS, F I L E , CLASS C
NONMANUFACTURING -
69
50
38.5
38.0
85.00
84.50
STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------PUBLIC UTILI TIE S --------------------------------------
347
89
258
66
38.5
39.5
38.0
38.0
1 14 .00
10 7 .5 0
11 6 .0 0
1 37 .50
COMPUTER PROGRAMERS,
BUSINESS, CLASS A ----------------------------------
27
39.0
2 1 5 .5 0
STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------
352
118
39.5
39.0
12 4 .5 0
12 5 .0 0
COMPUTER PROGRAMERS,
BUSINESS, CLASS B ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------
47
28
39.0
40.0
189 .50
2 01 .00
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B
MANUFACTURING ---------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------CLERKS,
CLERKS,
FILE,
OROER
CLERKS, PAYROLL ------MANUFACTURING ---NONMANUFACTURING
COMPTOMETER OPERATORS
NONMANUFACTURING -
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B
MANUFACTURING —
NONMANUFACTURING
See footnotes at end of tables,
39.5
10 2 .5 0
55
67
38.5
39.0
38.0
11 3 .0 0
1 18 .00
10 8 .5 0
SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS,
-----------
42
39.5
1 24 .50
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
141
65
39.5
39.5
1 46 .00
1 52 .00
97
86
37.5
37.5
1 0 5 .0 0
10 3 .5 0
SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B ----------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
61
54
38.5
38.5
95.50
93.50
DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------
56
38
39.0
39.0
1 36 .50
1 39 .00
217
92
39.5
39.0
1 2 3 .5 0
1 29 .50
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTSMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------
134
51
83
39.0
39.5
38.5
1 03 .00
1 05 .50
1 0 1 .5 0
TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS B --------------------------------------------------------
38
38.0
1 16 .50
182
47
135
38.5
39.0
38.5
1 02 .50
10 4 .0 0
1 02 .00
CLASS A
ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS -------------------------
62
NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) -----MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------
42
35
o
o
KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A
NONMANUFACTURING ---------------
63
122
39.5
39.5
1 96 .00
15 8 .5 0
1 56 .00
11
T ab le A -4 .
M aintenance and pow erplant occupations
(Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Albany—Schenectady—Troy, N .Y ., March 1971)
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s receiving straight-time hourly earnings of—
Hourly earnings^
Sex, occupation, and industry division
of
workers
*
2.9C
Mean 2 Median2
Middle range 2
s
i
3.00
t
3.10
»
3.20
%
3.30
$
3.40
*
3. 5 0
S
3.60
t
3.70
J
3.80
3.90
i
4.00
3.10
3.20
3.30
3.40
3.50
3.60
3.70
3.80
3.90 4.00
4.10
4
A
11
11
-
3
*
2
2
-
6
6
-
9
9
4
A
»
s
s
$
t
.10 4 . 2 0 A . 30 A. A0 4 . 6 0
i
A.8C
%
5.00
5.20
*
5 . A0
*
5. 6 0
.20 4 . 3 0
5.60
over
s
$
and
2 . 9 C under
3.00
and
4.40
4.60
4.80
5.00
5.2C
5. 4 0
48
39
3
2
2
-
-
3
3
1
1
-
200
180
3
3
3
-
8
8
_
-
13
13
i
i
A
4
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
A
A
-
_
MEN
CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE -----------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
97
76
?
4.21
4.22
$
4.48
4.51
$
3.863.83-
$
4.56
4.57
ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE -------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
322
297
4.41
4.39
4.51
4.50
4.24- 4.56
4 .21- 4.56
ENGINEERS, STATIONARY ---------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
105
81
3.90
3.89
3.91
3.96
3.66- 4.23
3.64- 4.23
-
FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER -----------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------
102
78
3.56
3.63
3.44
3.49
3.05- 4.06
3.00- 4.13
1
-
HELPERS, MAINTENANCE TRADES ----------
249
3.39
3.39
3.33-
3.51
13
7
-
MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS, TOOLROOM ■
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------
115
115
4.27
4.27
4.50
4.50
4.05- 4.55
4.05- 4.55
-
-
-
-
~
-
-
MACHINISTS, MAINTENANCE -----------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------
321
293
4.51
4.52
4.53
4.53
4.324.42-
-
-
-
_
4.58
4.58
-
-
-
l
-
-
3
3
*
-
-
20
20
-
-
2
“
-
9
1
13
9
“
19
19
8
8
_
_
-
21
20
2
1
16
16
9
7
10
“
7
7
11
11
-
31
22
-
12
8
*
2
2
A
A
2
2
8
8
12
9
-
_
5
-
-
-
-
8
11
11
-
“
-
-
2
2
3
3
25
25
4
A
-
-
-
“
2
2
3
3
5
5
21
21
1
1
A
“
16
16
2
2
_
20
31
-
-
20
9
31
31
-
-
3.92- 4.44
3.98- 4.45
-
11
11
4.41
4.41
4.51
4.52
4.07- 4.57
4.0 4 - 4.58
-
_
101
88
4.05
4.01
4.04
4.04
3.88- 4.22
3.85- 4.09
1
1
PIPEFITTERS, MAINTENANCE ---------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------
252
219
4.40
4.38
4.50
4.46
4.02- 4.56
3.99- 4.55
_
-
SHEET-METAL WORKERS, MAINTENANCE
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------
60
46
4.43
4.50
4.51
4.53
4.18- 4.56
4.46- 4.57
14
14
-
4.10
4.19
See footnotes at end of tables.
6
6
_
-
PAINTERS, MAINTENANCE ---------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------
12
11
55
~
95
82
3
3
-
4.63
4.36
4.65
4.66
MILLWRIGHTS -----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------
-
50
“
4.10
4.13
-
-
102
_
275
261
-
-
1
~
MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE -------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------
-
-
_
3.653.373.973.95-
5
5
8
”
4.15
3.69
4.18
4.19
9
A
-
_
4.17
3. 9 1
4.26
4.27
A
4
A
-
“
279
72
207
186
n
2
2
*
_
MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES ----------------------
-
1
1
-
11
11
u
11
11
2
-
2
_
-
-
_
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
"
-
-
-
_
_
70
70
_
_
_
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
28
19
3
3
199
188
_
5
i
1
1
_
33
33
_
5
5
22
6
16
16
50
48
22
6
16
16
1C
1C
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
11
11
_
-
2
-
11
_
“
13
12
1
1
-
25
6
19
19
-
12
6
6
-
13
10
-
A
A
6
6
17
10
57
57
7
7
36
36
A
A
51
51
A
A
3A
34
-
12
12
_
-
3
3
11
11
5
5
1
1
-
51
38
_
-
-
-
1
1
4
2
5
5
2
2
i
i
6
6
6
5
41
41
_
12
A
_
6
6
A
A
-
-
3
-
-
-
3
1
5
5
_
2
2
A
A
47
47
21
21
9
9
3
3
142
109
_
2
2
-
“
■
5
5
2
-
2
2
3
3
i
i
_
38
34
_
-
-
-
-
7
3
3
3
17
17
-
A
4
-
-
-
_
-
-
-
“
2
l
-
3
3
3
3
-
_
_
_
_
_
-
1
2
-
-
11
1
_
-
40
A
36
36
~
-
-
50
-
1C
-
3
3
-
*
-
11
3
3
_
12
T able A -5 .
Custodial and m aterial m ovem ent occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s t r y d i v is i o n , A lbany—S c h e n e c t a d y ^ T r o y , N .Y ., M a r c h 1971)
Hourly earnings^
S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s t r y d iv is io n
Number
of
woriters
N u m b er o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s of—
$
1.80
Mean2 Median^
Middle range L
$
s
$
$
$
s
%
$
*
$
$
(
$
$
%
S
S
S
*
$
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. 80 3 . 0 0 3 . 2 0 3. 4 0 3 . 6 0 3 . 8 0 4 . 0 0 4 . 2 0 4 . 4 0 4 . 6 0 4 . 8 0 5 . 0 0 5 . 2 0 5. 4 0
and
under
and
2 . 2 0 2. 3 0 2 . 4 0 2 . 5 0 2 . 6 0 2 . 8 0 3 . 0 0 3 .2 0 3 .4 0 3 . 6 0 3 . 8 0
o
o
1.90 2.00 2.10
4 . 2 0 4 . 4 0 4 .6 0 4 . 8 0 5 . 0 0 5 . 2 0 5 . 4 0
HEN
GUARDS AND WATCHMEN -----------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------
600
247
353
$
2.63
3.18
2.24
$
2.62
3.37
1. 96
$
1.942.891.89-
$
3.39
3.46
2.63
101
127
127
18
18
4
4
~
20
20
101
GUARDS
MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------
3 .2 9 - 3.47
-
-
-
4
-
“
12
4
8
13
5
8
32
17
15
38
13
25
36
20
16
54
50
4
120
95
25
2
2
“
7
7
“
7
4
3
3
3
6
6
~
”
-
-
-
-
5
3
14
30
84
2
-
4
-
6
-
”
*
-
-
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
4
4
_
-
_
-
_
-
5
5
2
2
-
• -
152
3.35
3.42
WATCHMEN
MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------
95
2.91
2.87
2 .4 9 - 3.35
-
-
-
-
20
-
4
5
12
10
6
20
11
-
7
JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS ----MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------------------
810
412
398
113
2.78
2.83
2.73
3.32
2. 81
2.94
2.58
3.36
2.492.332 .513 .28-
3.10
3.08
3.30
3.45
-
32
18
12
6
-
60
46
14
48
39
9
“
29
18
11
“
17
147
13
134
5
52
15
37
107
104
3
“
118
98
20
14
100
35
65
56
43
5
38
26
29
17
12
12
2
2
8
8
_
-
_
-
_
LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING ------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES -------------------------
713
363
350
91
3.38
3.15
3.61
3. 8 1
3.51
3 .1 1
3.75
3 .8 1
3.022.593.513.74-
3.79
3.55
3.82
3.86
1
1
9
9
16
6
10
24
23
1
29
27
2
1
1
38
38
-
2
2
50
50
~
89
81
8
25
15
10
10
96
37
59
163
24
139
29
107
5
102
48
28
28
-
26
26
-
2
2
-
1
1
2
ORDER FILLERS ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------
403
96
307
2.99
3.68
2.77
3.19
3 .3 8
2.46
2 .1 4 - 3.60
3 .3 1 - 4.16
1 .9 8 - 3.58
64
64
16
16
16
26
2
24
17
4
4
12
64
~
64
10
10
50
50
1
1
3
3
12
35
35
“
-
10
20
20
“
28
28
17
8
8
10
16
12
12
PACKERS, SHIPPING ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------
183
104
2.59
3.04
2.57
3. 15
1 .9 8 - 3.17
2 . 9 3 - 3.32
40
-
8
18
2
4
2
9
_
-
2
4
4
48
48
30
30
2
“
18
18
RECEIVING CLERKS -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------
101
41
60
3.12
3.27
3.02
3.19
3.34
3 . 10
2 .6 9 - 3.39
3 .2 8 - 3.39
2 . 5 9 - 3.61
-
_
-
_
-
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
*
10
10
18
8
10
3
3
14
14
27
26
1
1
1
12
3
9
8
2
6
-
1
1
-
-
-
_
-
-
SHIPPING CLERKS -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------
83
52
3.24
3.00
3.26
3.15
3 .1 2 - 3.63
2 . 5 8 - 3.32
_
-
-
_
*
8
8
~
3
3
3
3
_
-
_
23
21
20
14
2
14
2
9
1
1
_
-
-
-
_
_
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS --------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------
40
29
3.40
3.45
3.43
3.45
3 .2 3 - 3.53
3 . 3 9 - 3.52
6
2
4
6
6
17
17
3
2
i
i
1
*
1
1
1
“
-
_
_
-
TRUCKDRIVERS -----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------PUBLIC UTILITIES --------------------------
1,004
196
808
549
4.12
3.68
4.22
4.39
4 . 15
3.57
4.17
4 . 18
3.733.334.114 .14-
4.54
3. 9 1
4.80
4.83
-
-
7
7
7
7
_
-
2
2
~
_
-
60
56
4
105
20
85
1
64
43
21
18
36
8
28
~
331
20
311
303
69
1
68
36
53
9
44
”
3
-
TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM 1 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND INCLUDING 4 TONS) ------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------
247
57
190
3.93
3.85
3.95
3.50
3.59
3.49
3 .4 3 - 4.83
3 .3 5 - 4.20
3 .4 3 - 4.83
_
“
_
”
_
“
7
7
_
-
2
2
_
“
TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVFR 4 TONS,
TRAILER TYPE) -----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------
266
256
4.52
4.55
4.58
4.59
4 .3 0 - 4.85
4 .3 2 - 4.85
TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) ------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------
104
80
4.04
3.79
3.90
3.76
3 .7 2 - 4.48
3 .4 0 - 4.13
See fo o t n o t e s at end o f ta b le;
_
32
2
_
_
_
_
_
17
_
~
1
1
5
1
4
22
5
17
18
18
1
~
1
5
1
4
14
5
9
2
2
~
4
4
“
101
16
85
29
11
18
2
2
“
3
~
3
_
~
1
1
“
8
8
_
3
~
_
4
3
12
6
5
5
68
68
44
44
_
_
21
21
_
31
31
_
20
20
_
8
8
_
_
“
~
-
4
“
185
2
183
181
12
2
10
10
9
6
3
“
15
3
12
-
3
47
2
45
2
2
~
9
6
3
15
3
12
-
112
112
10
10
_
_
24
_
_
3
3
”
_
13
T a b le A -5 .
Custodial and m aterial m ovem ent occupations---- Continued
(Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Albany—Schenectady—Troy, N .Y ., March 1971)
Hourly earnings^
Sex, occupation, and industry division
Number of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings of—
$
$
$
$
*
(
$
$
*
1 . 8 0 1 . 9 0 2 . 0 0 2 . 1 0 2 . 2 0 2 . 3 0 2 . A0 2 . 5 0 2 . 6 0
Number
of
workers
and
under
_
_
_
_
_
_
*
*
*
2.80 3.00 3.20
*
3.40
i
$
3.60 3.80
s
4.00
*
$
4.20 4.40
t
*
4.60 4.80
$
I
5.00 5.20
*
5.40
_
and
1 . 9 0 2 . 0 0 2 . 1 0 2 . 2 0 2 . 3 0 2 . A0 2 . 5 0 2 . 6 0 2 . 8 0 3 . 0 0 3 . 2 0 3 . 4 0 3 . 6 0 3 . 8 0 4 . 0 0 4 . 2 0 4 . 4 0 4 . 6 0 4 . 8 0 5 . 0 0 5 . 2 0 5 . 4 0
over
MEN - CONTINUED
TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) -------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------TRUCKERS, POWER (OTHER THAN
FORKLIFT) ---------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------
371
252
119
$
3.48
3.41
3.61
3.38
3.31
3.57
3 . 2 6 - 3.61
3 .2 2 - 3.42
3 .5 3 - 3.66
154
144
10
3.32
3.32
3.32
3.32
3 .2 6 - 3.37
3 .2 6 - 3.37
62
62
79
9
70
18
21
-
-
18
21
WOMEN
JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS
See footnotes at end of tables.
2 .0 6 - 2.83
8
133
30
8
2
19
19
36
36
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
14
B.
E s ta b lis h m e n t practices and s u p p le m e n ta ry w a g e p rovisions
T a b le B -1 .
M in im u m
e n tra n c e s a la rie s fo r w o m e n o ffic e w o rk e rs
(Distribution of establishm ents studied in all industries and in industry divisions by m inim um entrance salary for selected categories
of inexperienced women office w orkers, Albany^-Schenectady-Troy, N .Y ., M arch 1971)
Inexperienced typists
Manufacturing
Minimum weekly straight-tim e s a la r y 4
All
industries
Other inexperienced clerical workers !
Nonmanufacturing
Based on standard weekly hours
All
schedules
All
schedules
Manufacturing
A ll
industries
All
schedules
37 '/2
Establishm ents studied______________________
Establishm ents having a specified m inim um __
$67.50 and under $ 7 0 .0 0 ______________________
$70.00 and under $ 7 2 .5 0 ______________________
$ 7 2 .5 0 and under $ 7 5 .0 0 ______________________
$75 .0 0 and under $77 .5 0 ______________________
$ 7 7 .5 0 and under $80 .0 0 ______________________
$80 .0 0 and under $ 8 2 .5 0 ______________________
$82 .5 0 and under $ 8 5 .0 0 ______________________
$85 .0 0 and under $ 8 7 .5 0 ______________________
$87 .5 0 and under $ 9 0 .0 0 ______________________
$9 0 .0 0 and under $ 9 2 .5 0 ______________________
$92 .5 0 and under $ 9 5 .0 0 ______________________
$95 .0 0 and under $97 .5 0 ----------------------------------$97 .5 0 and under $ 1 0 0 .0 0 _____________________
$ 1 00 .00 and under $1 0 2 .5 0 ____________________
$ 1 02 .50 and under $ 1 0 5 .0 0 ____________________
$ 1 05 .00 and o v e r ______________________________
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
20
Establishm ents having no specified m inim um .
Establishm ents which did not em ploy w orkers
in this category__________________________________
See footnotes at end of tables.
29
Nonmanufacturing
Based on standard weekly hours 6 of—
All
schedules
37 V2
T a b le B -2 .
S h i f t d if f e r e n t ia ls
(L a te -s h ift pay p rovision s for m anufacturing plant w orkers by type and amount of pay d ifferen tial,
Albany—Schenectady—T r o y , N . Y . , M arch 1971)
^All plant w orkers in m anufacturing = 1 0 0 percent^
P ercen t of m anufacturing plant w orkers—
L a te -s h ift pay provision
In establishm en ts having provision s 7
for late shifts
A ctu ally working on late shifts
Second shift
Third or other
shift
Second shift
T o ta l---------------------------------------------------------------------
8 9 .9
79. 2
20. 3
9. 1
No pay differential for w ork on late s h ift -----------
4. 6
0. 8
0. 6
0. 4
P ay differential for w ork on late s h ift __________
85. 2
78. 4
19. 7
8. 7
U niform cents (per hour)____________________
42. 5
35. 6
9. 2
4. 1
5 c e n t s _____________________________________
8 c e n ts --------------------------------------------------------9 c e n t s _____________________________________
10 cen ts______________________________ ____
11 cents____________________________________
12 cen ts____________________________________
13 cen ts-_______- ____ _____________ ______
13 V3 c e n t s _________________________________
14 cen ts_____ _____________________________
15 cen ts____________________________________
16 cen ts-__ ____ ——— _________ - __________
17 cen ts____________________________________
17 V2 c e n t s --------------------------------------------------20 cen ts____________________________________
21 or 25 cen ts_____________________________
2 9 V3 c e n t s ---------------------------------------------------
.4
4. 8
1. 2
11. 2
1. 6
4. 6
1 .1
2. 7
2. 8
5. 7
5. 5
-
. 1
. 8
. 3
2. 7
. 2
.8
. 2
1. 1
.4
1. 1
1. 6
. 1
-
(8)
.4
. 2
. 5
. 5
.2
.9
. 1
. 3
. 3
. 5
U niform p e rc e n ta g e _________________________
40. 2
40. 2
10. 2
4. 6
5 p e r c e n t---------------------------------------------------10 percen t_________________________________
12 percent_________________________________
15 percen t___________________ ___________
2. 6
37. 6
-
_
38. 8
.9
.4
1. 0
9. 2
.
4. 6
'
Other fo rm a l pay differen tial----------------------
2. 6
2. 6
.2
Third or other
shift
Type and amount of differential:
See footnotes at end of tables.
-
.9
-
-
-
.8
-
3. 2
2. 4
2. 4
8. 0
1. 6
5. 7
1. 4
5. 0
2. 6
2 .4
-
-
16
T a b le B - 3 .
S c h e d u le d w e e k ly hours
(Percent distribution of plant and office w orkers in all industries and in industry divisions by scheduled weekly hours
of fir s t-s h ift w orkers, Albanjr-Schenectady—Troy, N. Y . , M arch 1971)
Plant workers
Office workers
W eekly hours
A ll industries
Manufacturing
A ll w orkers----- ----------------------------------------------
100
100
Under 35 h o u rs-------------------------------------------------------35 h o u rs------- ------------------ --------------------------------------Over 35 and under 2>llh hours-----------------------------3 7 V2 h o u rs---------------------------------------------------------------Over 3 7 V2 and under 40 hours------- - - ----------40 h o u rs---- -------------------------------------------- --------------42 h o u rs-------------------------------------------------------------------44 h o u rs------ --------------------- ---------------------------------46% h o u rs---------------------------------------------------------------48 h o u rs----------- ----------------------------- --------------------
n
4
.
11
3
74
2
1
1
2
8
6
78
-
See footnotes at end of tables.
3
-
-
2
3
Public utilities
A ll industries
Manufacturing
100
100
100
-
100
-
2
1
38
2
58
(9 )
1
1
7
4
87
-
Public utilities
100
5
-
63
-
32
-
.
17
T a b le B -4.
P a id holidays
(Percent distribution of plant and office workers in all industries and in industry divisions by number of paid holidays
provided annually, Albany^-Schenectady—Troy, N .Y ., M arch 1971)
Plant workers
Office workers
Item
A ll industries
A ll w orkers____________________________________
W orkers in establishm ents providing
paid holid a ys---------------------------------------------------------W orkers in establishm ents providing
no paid holid a ys__________________________________
Manufacturing
Public utilities
A ll industries
Manufacturing
Public utilities
100
100
100
100
100
100
99
100
100
100
100
100
1
-
-
“
"
1
20
H
8
4
14
1
36
1
2
5
5
2
9
6
-
4
Number of davs
L e ss than 6 h olidays----------------------------------------------6 h olidays___________________________________________
6 holidays plus 2 half d a y s-----------------------------------7 holidays___________________________________________
7 holidays plus 1, Z , or 4 half d a y s-------------------8 h olidays___________________________________________
8 holidays plus 1 or 2 half days---------------------------9 holid a ys___________________________________________
9 holidays plus 2 or 3 half days---------------------------10 holidays---------------------------------------------------------------11 holidays__________________________________________
11 holidays plus 3 half days---------------------------------12 holidays__________________________________________
13 holidays----------------------------------------------------------------
5
5
10
2
57
29
~
9
1
3
-
33
3
24
“
3
(9)
12
(9)
6
9
1
3
10
(9)
35
(9)
6
25
1
3
7
“
7
5
22
1
69
(9)
1
“
"
1
51
"
14
1
1
2
2
2
4
73
74
83
84
93
100
100
100
“
14
65
65
65
69
69
91
91
96
100
100
100
“
4
“
(9)
Total holiday time 10
13 days----------------------------------------------------------------------12V2 days or m ore--------------------------------------------------12 days or m ore------------------------------------------------------11 days or m ore------------------------------------------------------I 0 V2 days or m ore--------------------------------------------------10 days or m ore------------------------------------------------------9 days or m o r e -------------------------------------------------------8 V2 days or m o r e ---------------------------------------------------8 days or m o r e ____________________________________
7 V2 days or m o r e ---------------------------------------------------7 days or m o r e -------------------------------------------------------6 days or m o r e -------------------------------------------------------5 days or m o r e -------------------------------------------------------4 days or m o r e ____________________________________
See footnotes at end of tables.
2
2
6
11
11
14
51
52
69
69
77
97
98
99
3
-
3
6
6
6
10
67
69
85
85
91
100
100
100
24
57
57
57
66
66
95
95
100
100
100
100
(9)
1
4
30
30
36
70
71
81
81
88
99
100
100
18
T a b le B -5 .
P a id v a c a tio n s
(Percent distribution of plant and office w orkers in all industries and in industry divisions by vacation pay provisions, Albanyr-Schenectady^-Troy, N. Y . , M arch 1971)
Plant workers
Office workers
Vacation policy
A ll industries
A ll w orkers
_____________________
Manufacturing
Public utilities
A ll industries
Manufacturing
100
100
100
100
100
100
. 100
97
3
100
94
6
100
100
100
100
-
100
100
"
100
100
-
"
“
“
"
Public utilities
Method of payment
W orkers in establishm ents providing
paid vacations.- --------- . _______ ________________
L en gth -of-tim e paym ent---------------------------------Percentage p a ym en t___________________________
W orkers in establishm ents providing
no paid vacations- _____________________________
“
!
Amount of vacation p a y 11
A fter 6 months of service
Under 1 week _ ____________________________________
1 w e e k --------------------— ------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 weeks - ---------------------------------2 w eek s----------------------------------------------------------------------
6
23
6
-
10
17
3
-
_
27
24
-
2
38
10
5
4
33
6
-
_
54
16
-
66
3
28
3
75
4
18
3
41
2
57
-
14
(’ )
83
2
2
6
89
5
29
71
-
24
3
66
1
6
32
5
54
9
6
92
2
-
4
n
91
(9 )
5
5
(9 )
88
7
_
100
-
10
4
74
2
10
10
7
67
3
13
-
•
98
2
-
3
(9 )
87
(9 )
8
2
4
(9 )
82
10
6
68
3
13
98
2
-
3
(9 )
86
1
8
2
4
(9 )
82
A fter 1 year of service
1 w e e k ------------------ -- --------------------- ---------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eek s------------------------------------2 w eek s---------------------------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eek s------------------------------------3 weeks — _ _ __ ----------------- ------ -------------- _
A fter 2 years of service
1 w e e k ---------------------- ----------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eek s------------------------------------2 w eek s------- -------------------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eek s------------------------------------3 w eek s---------------------------------------------------------------------After 3 vears of service
1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------------------------Over 1 and under 2 w eek s------------------------------------2 weeks -------------------------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eek s--------- ------------------------3 w eek s--------------------------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eek s-------------------------------------
-
-
14
100
-
After 4 years of service
1 w e e k ---------------------------------------------- ----- ------------Over 1 and under 2 w eek s. ---------------------------------2 w eek s--------------------------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eek s------------------------------------3 w eek s------ --------------------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eek s-------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of tables.
10
4
75
2
10
1
14
100
-
19
T a b le B - 5 .
P a id v a c a tio n s -----C o n tin u ed
(Percent distribution of plant and office w orkers in all industries and in industry divisions by vacation p a y p r o v is io n s , 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 1971)
Plant workers
Office workers
Vacation policy
A ll industries
Manuf actur ing
Public utilities
A ll industries
i
83
1
10
1
4
82
2
9
7
«
92
2
6
“
1
82
12
2
1
(9 )
86
13
2
19
1
71
2
7
15
2
72
3
8
_
98
2
-
(9 )
10
1
83
6
(9 )
7
89
3
(9 )
7
3
81
8
(9 )
6
i
91
3
n
(9 )
4
33
“
62
1
Manufacturing
Public utilities
Amount of vacation p a y 11---- Continued
A fter 5 years of service
1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------------------------2 w eek s---------------------------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eek s------ ---------------------------3 w eek s---------------------------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eek s------------------------------------4 w eek s---------------------------------------------------------------------
2
.
99
-
(9 )
-
A fter 10 years of service
1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------------------------2 w eek s---------------------------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 w eek s------------------------------------3 w eek s---------------------------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eek s------------------------------------4 w eek s---------------------------------------------------------------------
_
-
(9 )
99
“
A fter 12 years of service
1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------------------------2 w eek s--------------------------------------------------------------------Over 2 and under 3 weeks ----------------------------------3 w eek s--------------------------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eek s------------------------------------4 w eek s---------------------------------------------------------------------
_
16
2
72
2
8
11
3
76
3
8
14
41
2
42
(’ )
1
8
31
2
57
2
92
2
6
(9 )
99
“
"
A fter 15 years of service
1 w e e k ---------------------------------------------------------------------2 w eek s--------------------------------------------------------------------3 w eek s--------------------------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eek s------------------------------------4 w eek s--------------------------------------------------------------------Over 4 and under 5 w eek s------------------------------------5 w eek s---------------------------------------------------------------------
_
.
82
16
2
*
6
55
(9 )
39
(9 )
n
96
3
“
A fter 20 years of service
1 w e e k ----------------------------------------------------------------------2 w eek s--------------------------------------------------------------------3 w eek s--------------------------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eek s------------------------------------4 w eeks--------------------------------------------------------------------Over 4 and under 5 w eek s------------------------------------5 w eek s--------------------------------------------------------------------6 w eek s---------------------------------------------------------------------
_
13
14
2
66
(9 )
4
1
_
8
13
4
69
-
5
1
-
n
(9 )
4
19
-
92
2
6
75
(9 )
3
9
86
(9 )
2
“
97
“
1
z
"
•
'
(9 )
4
(9)
3
(9 )
64
7
~
70
”
After 25 years of service
1 w e e k ---------------------------------------------------------------------2 weeks -----------------------------------------------------------------3 w eek s--------------------------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eeks------------------------------------4 w eek s------------------------------- — ---------- --------------------Over 4 and under 5 weeks ----------------------------------6 w eek s--------------------------------------------------------------------See footnotes at end of tables.
_
13
12
1
54
(9)
18
3
-
-
8
10
2
64
-
-
12
5
(9 )
-
34
2
64
-
12
-
20
(9 )
18
1
z
“
33
“
65
“
20
T a b le B -5 .
P a id v a c a t io n s -----C o n tin u e d
(Percent distribution of plant and office w orkers in all industries and in industry divisions by vacation pay provisions, Albany—Schenectady—Troy, N. Y . , M arch 1971)
Plant workers
Office workers
Vacation policy
A ll industries
Manufacturing
Public utilities
A ll industries
•
(’ )
4
12
Manufacturing
Public utilities
Amount of vacation p a v 11— Continued
After 30 years of service
1 w e e k ______________________________________________
2 w eek s---------------------------------------------------------------------3 w eek s---------------------------------------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eek s------------------------------------4 w eek s------------------------ ------------------------------------------Over 4 and under 5 w eek s------------------------------------5 w eek s_____________________________________________
6 w eek s----------------------------------------------------------------------
_
13
12
1
30
1
38
5
_
8
10
2
26
2
44
9
(9 )
28
2
70
-
(9 )
3
7
-
-
39
21
.
66
3
-
44
1
_
(’ )
2
30
-
67
-
Maximum vacation available
1 w e e k ------------------------------------ -------------------------------2 w eek s---------------------------------------------------------------------3 w eek s--------- --------- -------------------------------------Over 3 and under 4 w eek s------------------------------------4 w eek s--------------------------------- -----------------------------------Over 4 and under 5 w eek s------------------------------------5 weeks -------------------------------------------------------------------6 weeks --------------------------------------- — ------------------
See footnotes at end of tables.
_
13
12
1
30
1
38
5
_
8
10
2
26
2
44
9
_
(’ )
(’ )
4
12
-
-
28
2
70
38
45
1
(9 )
3
7
21
-
66
3
_
n
2
-
30
-
67
21
T a b le B - 6 .
H e a lth , in surance, and pension plans
(Percent of plant and office worker? in all industries and in industry divisions employed in establishm ents providing
health, insurance, or pension ben efits, Albany—Schenectady—T r o y , N. Y . , M arch 1971)
Plant workers
ly p e ot beneiit and
r.
.
12
financing
A ll industries
Manufacturing
A ll w orkers-------------------------------------------------------
100
100
W orkers in establishm ents providing at
least 1 of the benefits shown b elow ------------------
Office workers
Public utilities
100
A ll industries
Manufacturing
Public utilities
100
100
100
98
99
100
99
99
100
Life insurance __________________________ ___ Noncontributory p la n s ________
— — Accidental death and dism em berm ent
insurance----------------------------------------------------------Noncontributory p la n s _______________ ____
Sickness and accident insurance or
sick leave or both 13----------------------------------------
92
76
95
85
100
74
97
79
97
85
100
86
81
71
96
70
83
67
81
72
100
86
78
86
68
89
91
99
Sickness and accident insurance---------------Noncontributory p la n s __________________
Sick leave (full pay and no
waiting period)-------------------------------------------Sick leave (partial pay or
waiting period)_____________________________
65
54
81
68
44
18
52
48
77
77
21
6
16
9
27
53
30
98
11
8
26
4
3
1
Hospitalization insurance______________________
Noncontributory p la n s --------------------------------Surgical insurance______________________________
Noncontributory p la n s_________________ __
M edical in su ran ce--------------------------------------------Noncontributory p la n s--------------------------------M ajor m edical in su ran ce--------------------------------Noncontributory p la n s --------------------------------Dental insurance-----------------------------------------------Noncontributory p la n s------------- ----------------Retirem ent pension-------------------------------------------Noncontributory p la n s---------------------------------
93
72
94
72
89
70
76
61
28
28
82
51
97
80
97
80
93
78
74
65
41
41
91
49
100
74
100
74
100
74
94
68
4
4
73
69
97
75
97
75
94
73
91
70
30
27
89
54
98
84
98
84
93
79
85
75
54
54
94
37
100
81
100
81
100
81
98
79
3
3
75
72
See footnotes at end of tables.
78
66
1
22
F o o tn o te s
A l l o f t h e s e s ta n d a rd fo o tn o te s m a y n ot a p p ly to th is b u lle tin .
1
S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h i c h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e at
r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , a n d th e e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d t o t h e s e w e e k l y h o u r s .
2
T h e m e a n i s c o m p u t e d f o r e a c h j o b b y t o t a l i n g th e e a r n i n g s o f a l l w o r k e r s and d i v i d i n g b y th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s . T h e m e d i a n d e s i g n a t e s
p o s i t i o n — h a l f o f th e e m p l o y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e th a n th e r a t e s h o w n ; h a l f r e c e i v e l e s s th a n th e r a t e s h o w n . T h e m i d d l e r a n g e i s d e f i n e d b y
2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a f o u r t h o f th e w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s th a n t h e l o w e r o f t h e s e r a t e s a nd a f o u r t h e a r n m o r e th a n t h e h i g h e r r a t e .
3
E x c l u d e s p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a nd f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , a n d l a t e s h i f t s .
4
T h e s e s a l a r i e s r e l a t e t o f o r m a l l y e s t a b l i s h e d m i n i m u m s t a r t i n g ( h i r i n 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 at a r e p a i d f o r s t a n d a r d
w orkw eeks.
5
E x c l u d e s w o r k e r s in s u b c l e r i c a l j o b s s u c h a s m e s s e n g e r o r o f f i c e g i r l .
6
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 i n e d , a n d f o r the 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 .
7
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 nd 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 t h o u g h the 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 .
8
L e s s th an 0 . 0 5 p e r c e n t .
9
L e s s th a n 0 .5 p e r c e n t .
10 A l l c o m b i n a t i o n s o f f u l l a n d h a l f d a y s th at a d d t o th e s a m e a m o u n t a r e c o m b i n e d ; f o r e x a m p l e , th e p r o p o r t i o 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 i n c l u d e s t h o s e w it h 9 f u l l d a y s a nd n o h a l f d a y s , 8 f u l l d a y s a n d 2 h a l f d a y s , 7 f u l l d a y s a n d 4 h a l f 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 cu m u lated.
11 I n c l u d e s p a y m e n t s o t h e r than " l e n g t h o f t i m e , " s u c h as 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 t o an e q u i v a l e n t
tim e b a s is ; f o 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 o f annual e a rn in g s w a s c o n s i d e r e d as 1 w e e k 's pay. 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 nd 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 , the 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 at 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 in 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 and 10 y e a r s . E s t i m a t e s a r e c u m u l a t i v 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 .
12 E s t i m a t e s l i s t e d a f t e r t y p e o f b e n e f i t a r e f o r a l l p l a n s f o r w h i c h at l e a s t a p a r t o f th e c o s t i s b o r n e b y th e e m p l o y e r . . " N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y
p l a n s " i n c l u d e o n l y t h o s e p l a n s f i n a n c e d e n t i r e l y b y th e e m p l o y e r . E x c l u d e d a r e l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d p l a n s , 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 , and r a i l r o a d r e t i r e m e n t .
13 U n d u p l i c a t e d t o t a l o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s i c k l e a v e o r s i c k n e s s a n d a c c i d e n t i n s u r a n c e s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y b e l o 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 i c h d e f i n i t e l y e s t a b l i s h at l e a s t th e m i n i m u m n u m b e r o f d a y s ' p a y th at 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 l e a v e
a l l o w a n c e s d e t e r m i n e d o n an i n d i v i d u a l b a s i s a r e e x c l u d e d .
A p p e n d ix .
O c c u p a t io n a l D e s c r ip t io n s
The prim ary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau's wage surveys is to a ssist its field staff in classifying into appropriate
occupations w orkers who are employed under a variety of payroll titles and different work arrangements from establishment to establishment and
from area to area.
This perm its the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable job content. Because of this emphasis on
interestablishment and interarea comparability of occupational content, the B ureau's job descriptions may differ significantly from those in use in
individual establishm ents or those prepared for other purposes.
In applying these job descriptions, the Bureau's field economists are instructed
to exclude working sup ervisors; apprentices; learn ers; beginners; trainees; and handicapped, p a rt-tim e, tem porary, and probationary workers.
O FFIC E
CLERK, ACCOUNTING— Continued
B IL LE R , MACHINE
Prepares statements, b ills , and invoices on a machine other than an ordinary or electromatic typewriter.
May also keep records as to billings or shipping charges or perform other
clerical work incidental to billing operations. For wage study purposes, b ille rs , machine, are
classified by type of machine, as follow s:
Positions are classified into levels on the basis of the following definitions.
C lass A . Under general supervision, perform s accounting clerical operations which
require the application of experience and judgment, for example, clerically processing com
plicated or nonrepetitive accounting transactions, selecting among a substantial variety of
prescribed accounting codes and classifications, or tracing transactions through previous
accounting actions to determine source of discrepancies. May be assisted by one or m ore
class B accounting clerks.
B ille r, machine (billing m achine). U ses a special billing machine (Moon Hopkins, Elliott
F ish er, Burroughs, e tc., which are combination typing and adding machines) to prepare bills
and invoices from custom ers' purchase ord ers, internally prepared ord ers, shipping m em o
randums, etc. U sually involves application of predetermined discounts and shipping charges,
and entry of n ecessary extensions, which may or m ay not be computed on the billing machine,
and totals which are automatically accumulated by machine. The operation usually involves
a large number of carbon copies of the b ill being prepared and is often done on a fanfold
machine.
B iller, machine (bookkeeping m achine). U ses a bookkeeping machine (Sundstrand, Elliott
F ish er, Remington Rand, e tc., which m ay or m ay not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare
cu stom ers' b ills as part of the accounts receivable operation. Generally involves the sim ulta
neous entry of figures on custom ers' ledger record. The machine automatically accumulates
figures on a number of vertical columns and computes, and usually prints automatically the
debit or credit balances. Does not involve a knowledge of bookkeeping. W orks from uniform
and standard types of sales and credit slips.
C lass B . Under close supervision, following detailed instructions and standardized pro
cedures, perform s one or m ore routine accounting clerical operations, such as posting to
ledgers, cards, or worksheets where identification of item s and locations of postings are
clearly indicated; checking accuracy and completeness of standardized and repetitive records
or accounting documents; and coding documents using a few prescribed accounting codes.
CLERK, FILE
C lass A . In an established filing system containing a number of varied subject matter
file s , classifies and indexes file m aterial such as correspondence, reports, technical docu
m ents, etc. May also file this m aterial. May keep records of various types in conjunction
with the files.
May lead a sm all group of lower le v e l file clerks.
BOOKKEEPING-M ACHINE OPERATOR
C lass B . Sorts, codes, and files unclassified m aterial by simple (subject matter) head
ings or partly classified m aterial by finer subheadings. P repares simple related index and
cro ss-re fe re n ce aids. A s requested, locates clearly identified m aterial in files and forwards
m aterial.
May perform related clerical tasks required to maintain and service files.
Operates a bookkeeping machine (Remington Rand, Elliott F ish er, Sundstrand, Burroughs,
National Cash R egister, with or without a typewriter keyboard) to keep a record of business
transactions.
C lass C . P erform s routine filing of m aterial that has already been classified or which
is easily classified in a simple serial classification system (e.g ., alphabetical, chronological,
or num erical). A s requested, locates readily available m aterial in files and forwards m a
terial; and m ay fill out withdrawal charge. P erform s simple clerical and manual tasks re
quired to maintain and service files.
C lass A . Keeps a set of records requiring a knowledge of and experience in basic
bookkeeping principles, and fam iliarity with the structure of the particular accounting system
used. Determ ines proper records and distribution of debit and credit item s to be used in each
phase of the work. May prepare consolidated reports, balance sheets, and other records
by hand.
C lass B . Keeps a record of one or m ore phases or sections of a set of records usually
requiring little knowledge of basic bookkeeping. Phases or sections include accounts payable,
payroll, cu stom ers' accounts (not including a simple type of billing described under b iller,
machine), cost distribution, expense distribution, inventory control, etc. May check or a ssist
in preparation of trial balances and prepare control sheets for the accounting department.
CLERK, ACCOUNTING
P erform s one or m ore accounting clerical tasks such as posting to registers and ledgers;
reconciling bank accounts; verifying the internal consistency, com pleteness, and mathematical
accuracy of accounting documents; assigning prescribed accounting distribution codes; examining
and verifying for clerical accuracy various types of reports, lis ts , calculations, posting, etc.;
or preparing simple or assisting in preparing m ore complicated journal vouchers.
May work
in either a manual or automated accounting system .
The work requires a knowledge of clerical methods and office practices and procedures
which relates to the clerical processing and recording of transactions and accounting information.
With experience, the worker typically becom es fam iliar with the bookkeeping and accounting term s
and procedures used in the assigned work, but is not required to have a knowledge of the form al
principles of bookkeeping and accounting.
NOTE:
CLERK, ORDER
R eceives custom ers' orders for m aterial or merchandise by m ail, phone, or personally.
Duties involve any combination of the following: Quoting prices to custom ers; making out an order
sheet listing the items to make up the order; checking prices and quantities of item s on order
sheet; and distributing order sheets to respective departments to be filled. May check with credit
department to determine credit rating of custom er, acknowledge receipt of orders from customers,
follow up orders to see that they have been filled, keep file of orders received, and check shipping
invoices with original orders.
CLERK, P A YR O LL
Computes wages of company employees and enters the necessary data on the payroll
sheets. Duties involve: Calculating w orkers' earnings based on time or production records; and
posting calculated data on payroll sheet, showing information such as w orker's name, working
days, tim e, rate, deductions for insurance, and total wages due. May make out paychecks and
a ssist paym aster in making up and distributing pay envelopes. May use a calculating machine.
Since the last survey in this area, the Bureau has discontinued collecting data for oilers and plumbers.
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24
COM P TO M ETE R OPERATOR
SECR ETAR Y— Continued
P rim a ry duty is to operate a Com ptom eter to perform m athem atical computations. This
job is not to be confused with that of statistical or other type of clerk, which m ay involve f r e
quent use of a Com ptom eter but, in which, use of this machine is incidental to perform ance of
other duties.
KEYPUNCH O PERATOR
O perates a keypunch machine
tabulating cards or on tape.
or verify
alphabetic
and/or numeric
a.
Secretary to the chairman of the board or president of a company that em ploys, in
fewer than 100 p erson s; or
data on
C lass A . Work requires the application of experience and judgment in selecting p ro ce
dures to be followed and in searching for, interpreting, selecting, or coding item s to be
keypunched from a variety of source documents. On occasion m ay also perform som e routine
keypunch work.
M ay train inexperienced keypunch operators.
C lass B . Work is routine and repetitive. Under close supervision or following specific
procedures or instructions, works from various standardized source documents which have
been coded, and follows specified procedures which have been prescribed in detail and require
little or no selecting, coding, or interpreting of data to be recorded. R efers to supervisor
problem s arising from erroneous item s or codes or m issing information.
MESSENGER (Office Boy or Girl)
P e rform s various routine duties such as running errands, operating minor office m a
chines such as sealers or m a ile rs, opening and distributing m ail, and other m inor clerical work.
Exclude positions that require operation of a m otor vehicle as a significant duty.
SECR ETAR Y
Assigned as personal secreta ry, norm ally to one individual. Maintains a close and highly
responsive relationship to the day-to-d a y work activities of the supervisor. W orks fairly inde
pendently receiving a minimum of detailed supervision and guidance. P e rform s varied clerical
and secreta ria l duties, usually including m ost of the following: (a) Receives telephone calls,
personal c a lle r s, and incoming m ail, answers routine inquiries, and routes the technical inquiries
to the proper persons; (b) establishes, m aintains, and revises the sup ervisor's file s ; (c) maintains
the sup ervisor's calendar and makes appointments as instructed; (d) relays m essages from super
visor to subordinates; (e) reviews correspondence, m em orandum s, and reports prepared by others
for the su p ervisor’ s signature to assu re procedural and typographic accuracy; and (f) perform s
stenographic and typing work.
May also perform other clerica l and secreta ria l tasks of comparable nature and difficulty.
The work typically requires knowledge of office routine and understanding of the organization,
program s, and procedures related to the work of the supervisor.
Exclusions
Not all positions that are titled "s e c r e t a r y " p o ssess the above ch aracteristics. Examples
of positions which are excluded from the definition are as follow s: (a) Positions which do not m eet
the "p e rso n a l" secretary concept described above; (b) stenographers not fully trained in secretarial
type duties; (c) stenographers serving as office assistants to a group of professional, technical,
or m anagerial persons; (d) secretary positions in which the duties are either substantially m ore
routine or substantially m ore com plex and responsible than those characterized in the definition;
and (e) assistant type positions which involve m ore difficult or m ore responsible technical, admin
istrative, supervisory, or specialized clerical duties which are not typical of secretarial work.
N O T E : The term "corp o rate o f f i c e r ," used in the level definitions following, refers to
those officials who have a significant corporate-w ide policymaking role with regard to m ajor
company activities. The title "v ic e p re s id e n t," though norm ally indicative of this role, does not
in all cases identify such positions. Vice presidents whose prim ary responsibility is to act p e r
sonally on individual cases or transactions (e .g ., approve or deny individual loan or credit actions;
administer individual trust accounts; directly supervise a clerical staff) are not considered to be
"corpo rate o ffice rs" for purposes of applying the following level definitions.
C lass A
a. Secretary to the chairman of the board or president of a company that em ploys, in
over 100 but fewer than 5 ,0 0 0 p e rson s; or
b. Secretary to a corporate officer (other than the chairman of the board or president)
of a company that em ploys, in all, over 5, 000 but fewer than 2 5 ,0 0 0 p erson s; or
c.
Secretary to the head (im m ediately below the corporate officer level) of a m ajor
segment or subsidiary of a company that em ploys, in all, over 2 5 ,0 0 0 person s.
all,
b. Secretary to a corporate officer (other than the chairman of the board or president)
of a company that em ploys, in a ll, over 100 but fewer than 5, 000 persons; or
to record
Positions are classified into levels on the basis of the following definitions.
all,
C lass B
c.
Secretary to the head (im m ediately below the officer level) over either a m ajor
corporate-w ide functional activity (e .g ., m arketing, research, operations, industrial rela
tions, etc.) or a m ajor geographic or organizational segment (e .g ., a regional headquarters;
a m ajor division) of a company that em ploys, in a ll, over 5 ,0 0 0 but fewer than 2 5 ,0 00
em ployees; or
d. Secretary to the head of an individual plant, factory, etc. (or other equivalent level
of official) that em ploys, in all, over 5, 000 p erson s; or
e. Secretary to the head of a large and important organizational segment (e .g ., a middle
management supervisor of an organizational segment often involving as many as several
hundred persons) of a company that em ploys, in all, over 2 5 ,0 0 0 person s.
C lass C
a. Secretary to an executive or m anagerial person whose responsibility is not equivalent
to one of the specific level situations in the definition for class B , but whose subordinate staff
norm ally numbers at least several dozen employees and is usually divided into organizational
segments which are often, in turn, further subdivided. In som e companies, this level includes
a wide range of organizational echelons; in others, only one or two; oj.*
b. Secretary to the head of an individual plant, factory', etc. (or other equivalent level
of official) that em ploys, in all, fewer than 5, 000 p erson s.
C lass D
a. Secretary to the supervisor or head of a sm all organizational unit (e .g .. fewer than
about 25 or 30 persons); or
b. Secretary to a nonsupervisory staff specialist, professional em ployee, adm inistra
tive officer, or assistant, skilled technician or expert.
(NO TE; Many companies assign
stenographers, rather than secreta ries as described above, to this level of supervisory' or
nonsupervisory w orker.)
STENOGRAPHER, GEN ER AL
P rim ary duty is to take dictation involving a normal routine vocabulary from one or m ore
persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or sim ilar machine; and transcribe dictation. Mayp
also type from written copy. M ay maintain file s , keep sim ple records, or perform other relatively
routine clerical tasks.
May operate from a stenographic pool.
Does not include transcribingmachine w ork. (See transcribing-m achine operators.)
STENOGRAPHER, SENIOR
P rim ary duty is to take dictation involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary
such as in legal briefs or reports on scientific research from one or m ore persons either in short
hand or by Stenotype or sim ilar machine; and transcribe dictation. May also type from written
copy. May also set up and maintain file s , keep reco rd s, etc.
OR
P erform s stenographic duties requiring significantly greater independence and responsi
bility' than stenographers, general as evidenced by the. following: Work requires high degree of
stenographic speed and accuracy; and a thorough working knowledge of general business and office
procedures and of the specific business operations, organization, po licies, procedures, files,
workflow, etc.
U ses this knowledge in perform ing stenographic duties and responsible clerical
tasks such as, maintaining followup file s; assem bling m aterial for reports, m em orandums, letters,
e tc.; composing simple letters from general instructions; reading and routing incoming m ail; and
answering routine questions, etc. Does not include transcribing-m achine work.
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR
C lass A . Operates a single- or m ultiple-position telephone switchboard handling incoming,
outgoing, intraplant or office calls. P erform s full telephone information service or handles
com plex ca lls, such as conference, collect, o verseas, or sim ilar c a lls, either in addition to
doing routine work as described for switchboard operator, class B, or as a full-tim e
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SWITCHBOARD O PERATOR— Continued
TA B U LATIN G -M ACH INE OPERATOR (E lectric Accounting Machine Operator)— Continued
assignm ent. ("F u ll" telephone information service occurs when the establishm ent has varied
functions that are not readily understandable for telephone information purposes, e .g ., because
of overlapping or interrelated functions, and consequently present frequent problem s as to
which extensions are appropriate for calls.)
C lass B . Operates a single- or m ultiple-position telephone switchboard handling incoming,
outgoing, intraplant or office calls. May handle routine long distance calls and record tolls.
May perform lim ited telephone information service. ("L im ite d " telephone information service
occurs if the functions of the establishm ent serviced are readily understandable for telephone
information purposes, or if the requests are routine, e .g ., giving extension numbers when
specific names are furnished, or if com plex calls are referred to another operator.)
C lass B . P e rform s work according to established procedures and under specific in
structions. Assignm ents typically involve complete but routine and recurring reports or parts
of larger and m ore com plex reports. Operates m ore difficult tabulating or electrical ac
counting machines such as the tabulator and calculator, in addition to the sim pler machines
used by class C operators. May be required to do som e wiring from diagram s. May train
new employees in basic machine operations.
C lass C . Under specific instructions, operates sim ple tabulating or electrical accounting
machines such as the so rter, interpreter, reproducing punch, collator, etc. Assignm ents
typically involve portions of a work unit, for example, individual sorting or collating runs,
or repetitive operations. May perform simple wiring from diagram s, and do som e filing work.
SWITCHBOARD O P E R A TO R -R EC EP TIO N IST
TRANSCRIBING-M ACHINE O PERATO R, GEN ER AL
In addition to perform ing duties of operator on a single-position or m onitor-type switch
board, acts as receptionist and m ay also type or perform routine clerica l work as part of regular
duties.
This typing or clerica l work m ay take the m ajor part of this w ork er's time while at
switchboard.
P rim ary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a norm al routine vocabulary from
transcribing-m achine records.
May also type from written copy and do sim ple clerical work.
W orkers transcribing dictation involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as
legal briefs or reports on scientific research are not included. A worker who takes dictation
in shorthand or by Stenotype or sim ilar machine is classified as a stenographer, general.
TA B U L A TIN G -M A C H IN E OPERATO R (E lectric Accounting Machine Operator)
TYPIST
Operates one or a variety of machines such as the tabulator, calculator, collator, inter
p re te r, so rter, reproducing punch, etc. Excluded from this definition are working supervisors.
A lso excluded are operators of electronic digital com puters, even though they m ay a lso operate
E A M equipment.
U ses a typewriter to make copies of various m aterial or to make out b ills after calcula
tions have been made by another person. M ay include typing of stencils, m ats, or sim ilar m ate
rials for use in duplicating p ro cesses. May do clerical work involving little special training, such
as keeping sim ple reco rd s, filing records and reports, or sorting and distributing incoming m ail.
Positions are classified into levels on the basis of the following definitions.
C lass A . P e rform s com plete reporting and tabulating assignm ents including devising
difficult control panel wiring under general supervision. Assignm ents typically involve a
variety of long and com plex reports which often are irregu lar or nonrecurring, requiring
som e planning of the nature and sequencing of operations, and the use of a variety of m achines.
Is typically involved in training new operators in machine operations or training lower level
operators in wiring from diagram s and in the operating sequences of long and com plex reports.
Does not include positions in which wiring responsibility is lim ited to selection and insertion
of prewired boards.
C lass A . P erform s one or m ore of the following: Typing m aterial in final form when
it involves combining m aterial from several sources or responsibility for correct spelling,
syllabication, punctuation, e tc., of technical or unusual words or foreign language m ate
rial; and planning layout and typing of com plicated statistical tables to maintain uniformity
and balance in spacing. May type routine form letters varying details to suit circum stances.
C lass B . P erform s one or m ore of the following: Copy typing from rough or clear
drafts; routine typing of fo rm s, insurance po licies, e tc.; and setting up sim ple standard
tabulations, or copying m ore com plex tables already setup and spaced properly.
P R O F E S S IO N A L A N D T E C H N IC A L
COM PUTER OPERATO R ----Continued
COM PUTER OPERATOR
M onitors and operates the control console of a digital computer to pro cess data according
to operating instructions, usually prepared by a program er. W ork includes m ost of the following:
Studies instructions to determine equipment setup and operations; loads equipment with required
item s (tape re e ls, card s, e tc.); switches n e cessary auxiliary equipment into circuit, and starts
and operates com puter; m akes adjustments to computer to correct operating problem s and m eet
special conditions; reviews erro rs made during operation and determ ines cause or refers problem
to supervisor or program er; and maintains operating records. M ay test and assist' in correcting
program .
For wage study purposes,
computer operators are classified as follow s:
C lass A . Operates independently, or under only general direction, a computer running
program s with m ost of the following ch aracteristics: New program s are frequently tested and
introduced; scheduling requirem ents are of critical importance to m inim ize downtime; the
program s are of com plex design so that identification of erro r source often requires a working
knowledge of the total program , and alternate program s m ay not be available.
May give
direction and guidance to lower level operators.
C lass B . Operates independently, or under only general direction, a computer running
program s with m ost of the following ch aracteristics: M ost of the program s are established
production runs, typically run on a regularly recurring b a s is ; there is little or no testing
of new program s required; alternate program s are provided in case original program needs
m ajor change or cannot be corrected within a reasonable tim e. In common erro r situations,
diagnoses cause and takes corrective action. This usually involves applying previously pro
gram ed corrective steps, or using standard correction techniques.
OR
Operates under direct supervision a computer running program s or segments of program s
with the characteristics described for class A . May a ssist a higher level operator by inde
pendently perform ing le ss difficult tasks assigned, and perform ing difficult tasks following
detailed instructions and with frequent review of operations perform ed.
C lass C . W orks on routine program s under close supervision.
Is expected to develop
working knowledge of the computer equipment used and ability to detect problem s involved in
running routine program s. Usually has received som e form al training in computer operation.
M ay a s s is t higher level operator on com plex program s.
COM PUTER PROGRAM ER, BUSINESS
Converts statements of business problem s, typically prepared by a system s analyst, into
a sequence of detailed instructions which are required to solve the problem s by automatic data
processing equipment. Working from charts or diagram s, the program er develops the precise
instructions which, when entered into the computer system in coded language, cause the manipu
lation of data to achieve desired results. W ork involves m ost of the following: Applies knowledge
of computer capabilities, m athem atics, logic employed by com puters, and particular subject matter
involved to analyze charts and diagrams of the problem to be program ed.
Develops sequence
of program steps, w rites detailed flow charts to show order in which data w ill be processed;
converts these charts to coded instructions for machine to follow ; tests and corrects program s;
prepares instructions for operating personnel during production run; analyzes, review s, and alters
program s to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new requirem ents; maintains records of
program development and revisions. (NOTE: W orkers perform ing both system s analysis and pro
graming should be classified as system s analysts if this is the skill used to determine their pay.)
Does not include employees p rim arily responsible for the management or supervision of
other electronic data processing (EDP) em ployees, or program ers prim arily concerned with
scientific an d/or engineering problem s.
For wage study purposes, program ers are classified as follow s:
C lass A . W orks independently or under only general direction on com plex problem s which
require competence in all phases of programing concepts and practices. Working from dia
gram s and charts which identify the nature of desired resu lts, m ajor processing steps to be
accom plished, and the relationships between various steps of the problem solving routine;
plans the full range of programing actions needed to efficiently utilize the computer system
in achieving desired end products.
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COM PUTER PRO GRAM ER, BUSINESS— Continued
COM PUTER SYSTEMS A N A L Y S T , BUSINESS— Continued
At this level, program ing is difficult because computer equipment m ust be organized to
produce several interrelated but diverse products from numerous and diverse data elem ents.
A wide variety and extensive number of internal processing actions m ust occur. This requires
such actions as development of common operations which can be reused, establishm ent of
linkage points between operations, adjustments to data when program requirements exceed
computer storage capacity, and substantial manipulation and resequencing of data elements
to form a highly integrated program .
M ay provide functional direction to lower level program ers who are assigned to a ssist.
C lass B . W orks independently or under only general direction on relatively simple
program s, or on sim ple segm ents of com plex program s.
P rogram s (or segments) usually
pro cess information to produce data in two or three varied sequences or form ats. Reports
and listings are produced by refining, adapting, arraying, or making minor additions to or
deletions from input data which are readily available. W hile numerous records m ay be
pro cessed , the data have been refined in prior actions so that the accuracy and sequencing
of data can be tested by using a few routine checks.
Typically, the program deals with
routine record-keeping type operations.
OR
W orks on com plex program s (as described for class A) under close direction of a higher
level program er or supervisor.
May a ssist higher level program er by independently p e r
form ing less difficult tasks assigned, and perform ing m ore difficult tasks under fairly close
direction.
M ay guide or instruct lower level pro gram ers.
C lass C . Makes practical applications of program ing practices and concepts usually
learned in form al training cou rses. Assignm ents are designed to develop competence in the
application of standard procedures to routine problem s. R eceives close supervision on new
aspects of assignm ents; and work is reviewed t o ,v e r ify its accuracy and conformance with
required procedures.
COM PUTER SYSTEM S A N A L Y S T , BUSINESS
Analyzes business problem s to form uiate procedures for solving them by use of electronic
data processing equipment. Develops a com plete description of all specifications needed to enable
program ers to prepare required digital computer p rogram s. Work involves m ost of the following:
Analyzes sub ject-m atter operations to be automated and identifies conditions and criteria required
to achieve satisfactory resu lts; specifies number and types of reco rd s, file s , and documents to
be used; outlines actions to be perform ed by personnel and computers in sufficient detail for
presentation to management and for programing (typically this involves preparation of work and
data flow charts); coordinates the development of test problem s and participates in trial runs of
new and revised system s; and recom m ends equipment changes to obtain m ore effective overall
operations. (NO TE: W orkers perform ing both system s analysis and program ing should be c la s
sified as system s analysts if this is the skill used to determine their pay.)
maintaining accounts'receivable in a retail establishm ent, or maintaining inventory accounts
in a manufacturing or wholesale establishm ent.) Confers with persons concerned to determine
the data processing problem s and advises subject-m atter personnel on the implications of the
data processing system s to be applied.
OR
Works on a segment of a com plex data processing scheme or system , as described for
class A. W orks independently on routine assignments and receives instruction and guidance
on com plex assignm ents. Work is reviewed for accuracy of judgment, compliance with in
structions, and to insure proper alinement with the overall system .
C lass C . W orks under im m ediate supervision, carrying out analyses as assigned, usually
of a single activity.
Assignm ents are designed to develop and expand practical experience
in the application of procedures and skills required for system s analysis work. For example,
m ay a s s is t a higher level system s analyst by preparing the detailed specifications required
by program ers from information developed by the higher level analyst.
DRAFTSM AN
C lass A . Plans the graphic presentation of com plex item s having distinctive design
features that differ significantly from established drafting precedents. W orks in close sup
port with the design originator, and m ay recommend minor design changes. Analyzes the
effect of each change on the details of form , function, and positional relationships of com
ponents and parts.
W orks with a minim um of supervisory assistance.
Completed work is
reviewed by design originator for consistency with prior engineering determinations.
May
either prepare drawings, or direct their preparation by lower level draftsmen.
C lass B . P erform s nonroutine and com plex drafting assignments that require the appli
cation of m ost of the standardized drawing techniques regularly used.
Duties typically in
volve such work as: P repares working drawings of subassem blies with irregular shapes,
multiple functions, and p re cise positional relationships between components; prepares archi
tectural drawings for construction of a building including detail drawings of foundations, wall
sections, floor plans, and roof. U ses accepted form ulas and manuals in making necessary
computations to determine quantities of m aterials to be used, load capacities, strengths,
s t r e s s e s , etc.
Receives initial instructions, requirem ents, and advice from supervisor.
Completed work is checked for technical adequacy.
C lass C . P repares detail drawings of single units or parts for engineering, construction,
manufacturing, or repair purposes. Types of drawings prepared include isom etric projections
(depicting three dimensions in accurate scale) and sectional views to clarify positioning of
components and convey needed information. Consolidates details from a number of sources
and adjusts or transposes scale as required.
Suggested methods of approach, applicable
precedents, and advice on source m aterials are given with initial assignm ents. Instructions
are le ss complete when assignm ents recur.
Work m ay be spot-checked during progress.
D R A FT SM AN -TR AC ER
Copies plans and drawings prepared by others by placing tracing cloth or paper over
drawings and tracing with pen or pencil.
(Does not include tracing lim ited to plans prim arily
consisting of straight lines and a large scale not requiring close delineation.)
A N D /O R
Does not include employees p rim arily responsible for the management or supervision of
other electronic data processing (EDP) em ployees, or system s analysts prim arily concerned with
scientific or engineering problem s.
For wage study purposes,
C lass A . W orks independently or under only general direction on com plex problem s
involving all phases of system s analysis. Problem s are com plex because of diverse sources
of input data and m ultiple-u se requirem ents of output data. (For example, develops an inte
grated production scheduling, inventory control, cost analysis, and sales analysis record in
which every item of each type is automatically p rocessed through the full system of records
and appropriate followup actions are initiated by the computer.) Confers with persons con
cerned to determine the data processing problem s and advises subject-m atter personnel on
the im plications of new or revised system s of data processing operations.
Makes reco m
mendations, if needed, for approval of m ajor system s installations or changes and for
obtaining equipment.
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C lass B . Works independently or under only general direction on problem s that are
relatively uncomplicated to analyze, plan, program , and operate. Problem s are of limited
complexity because sources of input data are homogeneous and the output data are closely
related.
(For exam ple, develops system s' for maintaining depositor accounts in a bank,
Work is closely supervised
ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN
system s analysts are classified as follow s:
May provide functional direction to lower level system s analysts who are assigned
assist.
P repares sim ple or repetitive drawings of easily visualized item s.
during p ro gress.
Works on various types of electronic equipment or system s by perform ing one or more
of the following operations: Modifying, installing, repairing, and overhauling. These operations
require the perform ance of m ost or all of the following task s: Assem blin g, testing, adjusting,
calibrating, tuning, and alining.
Work is nonrepetitive and requires a knowledge of the theory and practice of electronics
pertaining to the use of general and specialized electronic test equipment; trouble analysis; and
the operation, relationship, and alinement of electronic sy stem s, subsystem s, and circuits having
a variety of component parts.
Electronic equipment or system s worked on typically include one or m ore of the following:
Ground, vehicle, or airborne radio communications system s, relay system s, navigation aids;
airborne or ground radar system s; radio and television transmitting or recording system s; e le c
tronic com puters; m issile and spacecraft guidance and control system s; industrial and m edical
m easuring, indicating, and controlling devices; etc.
(Exclude production assem b lers and testers, craftsm en, draftsm en, design ers, engineers,
and repairm en of such standard electronic equipment as office m achines, radio and television
receiving sets.)
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NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (Registered)
NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (Registered)— Continued
A registered nurse who gives nursing service under general m edical direction to ill or
injured em ployees or other persons who becom e ill or suffer an accident on the prem ises of a
factory or other establishm ent. Duties involve a combination of the following: Giving first aid
to the ill or injured; attending to subsequent dressing of em ployees' injuries; keeping records
of patients treated; preparing accident reports for compensation or other purposes; assisting in
physical examinations and health evaluations of applicants and em ployees; and planning and carry
ing out program s involving health education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant environment,
or other activities affecting the health, w elfare, and safety of all personnel.
M A IN T E N A N C E A N D P O W E R P L A N T
C AR PE N T ER , M AINTENANCE
MACHINIST, M AINTENANCE
P e rform s the carpentry duties n ecessary to construct and maintain in good repair building
woodwork and equipment such as bins, crib s, counters, benches, partitions, doors, floors, stairs,
casings, and trim made of wood in an establishment. W ork involves m ost of the following; Planning
and laying out of work from blueprints, drawings, m odels, or verbal instructions using a variety
of carp enter's handtools, portable power tools, and standard m easuring instrum ents; making
standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work; and selecting m aterials n ecessary
for the work. In general, the work of the maintenance carpenter requires rounded training and
experience usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
Produces replacem ent parts and new parts in making repairs of m etal parts of mechanical
equipment operated in an establishment. W ork involves m ost of the following: Interpreting written
instructions and specifications; planning and laying out of work; using a variety of m achinist's
handtools and precision measuring instrum ents; setting up and operating standard machine tools;
shaping of m etal parts to close toleran ces; making standard shop computations relating to dimen
sions of work, tooling, feed s, and speeds of machining; knowledge of the working properties of
the common m etals; selecting standard m aterials, parts, and equipment required for his work;
and fitting and assem bling parts into mechanical equipment.
In general, the m achinist's work
norm ally requires a rounded training in m achine-shop practice usually acquired through a form al
apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
EL EC TR IC IA N , M AINTENANCE
P erform s a variety of electrical trade functions such as the installation, maintenance,
or repair of equipment for the generation, distribution, or utilization of electric energy in an
establishm ent.
W ork involves m ost of the following: Installing or repairing any of a variety
of electrical equipment such as gen erators, tran sform ers, switchboards, con trollers, circuit
b re ak ers, m otors, heating units, conduit system s, or other transm ission equipment; working
from blueprints, drawings, layouts, or other specifications; locating and diagnosing trouble in
the electrical system or equipment; working standard computations relating to load requirements
of wiring or electrical equipment; and using a variety of electrician 's handtools and measuring
and testing instrum ents.
In general, the work of the maintenance electrician requires rounded
training and experience usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent training
and experience.
ENGINEER, STATIONARY
Operates and maintains and m ay also supervise the operation of stationary engines and
equipment (m echanical or electrical) to supply the establishm ent in which employed with power,
heat, refrigeration, or air-conditioning. W ork involves: Operating and maintaining equipment
such as steam engines, air com p resso rs, generators, m otors, turbines, ventilating and re frig
erating equipment, steam boilers and b o ile r-fe d water pumps; making equipment rep airs; and
keeping a record of operation of m achinery, tem perature, and fuel consumption. May also su
pervise these operations.
Head or chief engineers in establishm ents employing m ore than one
engineer are excluded.
FIR EM AN, STATIONARY BOILER
F ire s stationary boilers to furnish the establishm ent in which employed with heat, power,
or steam . Feeds fuels to fire by hand or operates a m echanical stoker, or gas or oil burner;
and checks water and safety valves. M ay clean, oil, or a ssist in repairing boilerroom equipment.
H E L P E R , M AINTENANCE TRADES
A s sists one or m ore w orkers in the skilled maintenance trades, by perform ing specific
or general duties of le s s e r skill, such as keeping a worker supplied with m aterials and tools;
deeming working area, machine, and equipment; assisting journeyman by holding m aterials or
tools; and perform ing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman.
The kind of work the
helper is perm itted to perform varies from trade to trade: In som e trades the helper is con
fined to supplying, lifting, and holding m aterials and tools and cleaning working area s; and in
others he is perm itted to perform specialized machine operations, or parts of a trade that are
also perform ed by w orkers on a fu ll-tim e basis.
M AC H IN E -T O O L OPERATO R, TOOLROOM
Specializes in the operation of one or m ore types of machine tools, such as jig b orers,
cylindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes, or m illing m achines, in the construction of
m achine-shop tools, gages, jig s , fixtures, or dies. W ork involves m ost of the following: Planning
and perform ing difficult machining operations; processing item s requiring com plicated setups or
a high degree of accuracy; using a variety of precision measuring instrum ents; selecting feeds,
speeds, tooling, and operation sequence; and making necessary adjustments during operation
to achieve requisite tolerances or dim ensions.
May be required to recognize when tools need
dressin g, to dress tools, and to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating oils.
For
cross-in d u stry wage study purposes, m achine-tool operators, toolroom , in tool and die jobbing
shops are excluded from this classification.
M ECHANIC, AUTOM OTIVE (Maintenance)
Repairs automobiles, bu ses, m otortrucks, and tractors of an establishment. W ork in
volves m ost of the following: Examining automotive equipment to diagnose source of trouble; d is
assem bling equipment and perform ing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches,
gages, d r ills , or specialized equipment in disassem bling or fitting parts; replacing broken or
defective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting v alves; reassem bling and installing the various
assem b lies in the vehicle and making n ecessary adjustm ents; and alining w heels, adjusting brakes
and lights, or tightening body bolts. In general, the work of the automotive mechanic requires
rounded training and experience usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience.
M ECHANIC, M AINTENANCE
Repairs m achinery or mechanical equipment of an establishment.
W ork involves m ost
of the following: Examining machines and m echanical equipment to diagnose source of trouble;
dismantling or partly dismantling machines and perforating repairs that m ainly involve the use
of handtools in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts with item s obtained
from stock; ordering the production of a replacement part by a machine shop or sending of the
machine to a machine shop for m ajor rep airs; preparing written specifications for m ajor repairs
or for the production of parts ordered from machine shop; reassem bling m achines; and making
all n ecessary adjustments for operation. In general, the work of a maintenance mechanic requires
rounded training and experience usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience. Excluded from this classification are w orkers whose prim ary duties
involve setting up or adjusting m achines.
M ILLWRIGHT
Installs new machines or heavy equipment, and dism antles and installs machines or heavy
equipment when changes in the plant layout are required. W ork involves m ost of the following:
Planning and laying out of the work; interpreting blueprints or other specifications; using a variety
of handtools and rigging; making standard shop computations relating to s tr e s s e s , strength of
m aterials, and centers of gravity; alining and balancing of equipment; selecting standard tools,
equipment, and parts to be used; and installing and maintaining in good order power transm ission
equipment such as drives and speed reducers. In general, the m illw right's work norm ally requires
a rounded training and experience in the trade acquired through a form al apprenticeship or
equivalent training and experience.
PA IN TER , M AINTENANCE
Paints and redecorates w alls, woodwork, and fixtures of an establishment. W ork involves
the following: Knowledge of surface peculiarities and types of paint required for different applica
tions; preparing surface for painting by removing old finish or by placing putty or filler in nail
holes and in terstices; and applying paint with spray gun or brush. May m ix co lo rs, o ils, white
lead, and other paint ingredients to obtain proper color or consistency. In general, the work of the
maintenance painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a form al
apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
P IP E F IT T E R , M AINTENANCE
Installs or repairs w ater, steam , gas, or other types of pipe and pipefittings in an
establishm ent. W ork involves m ost of the following: Laying out of work and measuring to locate
position of pipe from drawings or other written specifications; cutting various sizes of pipe to
correct lengths with chisel and ham m er or oxyacetylene torch or pipe-cutting machine; threading
pipe with stocks and dies; bending pipe by hand-driven or pow er-driven m achines; assem bling
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TO O L AND DIE M AKER
pipe with couplings and fastening pipe to hangers; making standard shop computations relating to
p re ssu re s, flow, and size of pipe required; and making standard tests to determine whether fin
ished pipes m eet specifications.
In general, the work of the maintenance pipefitter requires
rounded training and experience usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent
training and experience. W orkers p rim arily engaged in installing and repairing building sanitation
or heating system s are excluded.
S H E E T -M E T A L W ORKER, M AIN TENANCE
F a b ricates, in sta lls, and maintains in good repair the sh eet-m etal equipment and fixtures
(such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves, lo ck e rs, tanks, ven tilators, chutes, ducts, m etal
roofing) of an establishm ent. W ork involves m ost of the following; Planning and laying out all
types of sh eet-m etal maintenance work from blueprints, m odels, or other specifications; setting
up and operating all available types of sh e et-m etal working m achines; using a variety of handtools
in cutting, bending, form ing, shaping, fitting, and assem bling; and installing sheet-m etal articles
as required.
In general, the work of the maintenance sheet-m etal worker requires rounded
training and experience usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship or equivalent training
and experience.
(Die m aker; jig m aker; tool m aker; fixture m aker; gage maker)
Constructs and repairs m achine-shop tools, gages, jig s, fixtures or dies for forgings,
punching, and other m etal-form in g work. Work involves m ost of the following: Planning and
laying out of work from m odels, blueprints, drawings, or other oral and written specifications;
using a variety of tool and die m ak e r's handtools and precision measuring instrum ents; under
standing of the working properties of common m etals and alloys; setting up and operating of
machine tools and related equipment; making necessary shop computations relating to dimensions
of work, speeds, feed s, and tooling of m achines; heat-treating of m etal parts during fabrication
as w ell as of finished tools and dies to achieve required qualities; working to close tolerances;
fitting and assem bling of parts to prescribed tolerances and allowances; and selecting appropriate
m aterials, tools, and p ro c e sse s. In general, the tool and die m ak e r's work requires a rounded
training in m achine-shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through a form al apprenticeship
or equivalent training and experience.
For cross-in d u stry wage study purposes, tool and die m akers in tool and die jobbing
shops are excluded from this classification.
C U S T O D IA L A N D M A T E R IA L M O V E M E N T
GUARD AND W ATCHM AN
Guard. P e rform s routine police duties, either at fixed post or on tour, maintaining
ord er, using arm s or force where necessary.
Includes gatemen who are stationed at gate
and check on identity of em ployees and other persons entering.
Watchman. Makes rounds of prem ises periodically in protecting property against fire,
theft, and illegal entry.
JANITOR,
PO R TER, OR CLEANER
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK
Prepares merchandise for shipment, or receives and is responsible for incoming ship
ments of merchandise or other m aterials. Shipping work involves; A knowledge of shipping
procedures, practices, routes, available means of transportation, and rate; and preparing r e c
ords of the goods shipped, making up bills of lading, posting weight and shipping charges, and
keeping a file of shipping records. May direct or a ssist in preparing the merchandise for ship
ment. Receiving work involves: Verifying or directing others in verifying the correctness of
shipments against bills of lading, invoices, or other records; checking for shortages and rejecting
damaged goods; routing merchandise or m aterials to proper departments; and maintaining neces
sary records and files.
(Sweeper; charwoman; janitress)
For wage study purposes, w orkers are classified as follows:
Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and w ashroom s, or
prem ises of an office, apartment house, or com m ercial or other establishment. Duties involve
a combination of the following: Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removing
chips, trash, and other refuse; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures; polishing metal fixtures
or trim m in gs; providing supplies and minor maintenance serv ice s; and cleaning lavatories, show
e r s, and restroo m s. W orkers who specialize in window washing are excluded.
LABO R ER , M AT E R IA L HANDLING
(Loader and unloader; handler and stacker; shelver; trucker; stockman or stock helper; w are
houseman or warehouse helper)
A worker employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store, or other establishment
whose duties involve one or m ore of the following: Loading and unloading various m aterials and
m erchandise on or from freight ca rs, trucks, or other transporting devices; unpacking, shelving,
or placing m aterials or m erchandise in proper storage location; and transporting m aterials or
merchandise by handtruck, car, or wheelbarrow. Longshoremen, who load and unload ships are
excluded.
Receiving clerk
Shipping clerk
Shipping and receiving clerk
TRUCKDRIVER
D rives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport m aterials, m erchandise,
equipment, or men between various types of establishments such as: Manufacturing plants, freight
depots, warehouses, wholesale and retail establishm ents, or between retail establishments and
cu sto m ers' houses or places of business. May also load or unload truck with or without helpers,
make minor mechanical rep airs, and keep truck in good working order. D riv er-sa le sm en and
over-th e-ro ad drivers are excluded.
~
For wage study purposes, truckdrivers are classified by size and type of equipment,
as follow s: (T ra ctor-tra iler should be rated on the basis of trailer capacity.)
ORDER FILLE R
(Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman)
F ills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored merchandise in accord
ance with specifications on sales slip s, cu stom ers' ord ers, or other instructions. M ay, inaddition
to filling orders and indicating items filled or omitted, keep records of outgoing ord ers, requi
sition additional stock or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform other related duties.
Truckdriver (combination of sizes listed separately)
Truckdriver, light (under l*/2 tons)
Truckdriver, medium (1 V2 to and including 4 tons)
Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type)
Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type)
TRUCKER,
POWER
PACK ER, SHIPPING
Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing them in shipping con
tainers, the specific operations perform ed being dependent upon the type, size , and number of
units to be packed, the type of container employed, and method of shipment. Work requires the
placing of items in shipping containers and m ay involve one or m ore of the following; Knowl
edge of various items of stock in order to verify content; selection of appropriate type and size
of container; inserting enclosures in container; using excelsior or other m aterial to prevent
breakage or damage; closing and sealing container; and applying labels or entering identifying
data on container. Packers who also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded.
Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or electric-pow ered truck or tractor to
transport goods and m aterials of all kinds about a warehouse, manufacturing plant, or other
establishment.
For wage study purposes, workers aj-e classified by type of truck, as follows:
Trucker, power (forklift)
Trucker, power (other than forklift)
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U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971 4 3 2 -4 6 9 /4 0
A rea
W age
S urveys
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 is p r e s e n t e d b e l o w . A d i r e c t o r y o f a r e a w a g e s t u d ie s i n c lu d in g m o r e l i m i t e d s tu d ie s c o n d u c t e d at the
r e q u e s t o f the W a g e and H o u r D i v i s i o n o f the D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r is a v a i l a b l e on r e q u e s t . B u l l e t i n s m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m the S u p e rin te n d e n t o f
D o c u m e n t s , U.S. G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , W a s h in g t o n , D . C . , 2 0 4 0 2 , o r f r o m any o f the B L S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s s ho w n on the in s i d e f r o n t c o v e r .
A rea
A k r o n , O h i o , J u l y 1970____________________________________
A l b a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N . Y . , F e b . 1970----------------A l b u q u e r q u e , N. M e x . , M a r . 1970 1--------------------------------A l l e n t o w n —B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n , P a . —N . J . , M a y 1970 1__
A t la n t a , G a . , M a y 1970 1---------------------------------------------------B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g. 1970 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 a y 1 9 7 0 -------B i n g h a m t o n , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 7 0 _____________________________
B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , M a r . 1970-----------------------------------------B o i s e C i t y , Idaho, N o v . 1970 1 ----------------------------------------B o s t o n , M a s s . , A u g. 1 970 1 ______________________________
B u f f a l o , N . Y . , O c t . 1970 1 ________________________________
B u r l i n g t o n , V t . , M a r . 1970-----------------------------------------------C a n t o n , O h i o , M a y 1970 1_________________________________
C h a r l e s t o n , W . V a . , A p r . 1970 1-------------------------------------C h a r l o t t e , N . C . , Jan. 1971________________________________
C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n . - G a . , Sep t. 1 9 7 0 * ---------------------------C h i c a g o , 111., J un e 1970___________________________________
C i n c i n n a t i , O h i o —K y .—I n d . , F e b . 1 9 7 0 ___________________
C l e v e l a n d , O h i o , Sept. 1970 1------------------------------------------C o l u m b u s , O h i o , O c t . 1970 1_____________________________
D a l l a s , T e x . , O c t . 1970 1 _________________________________
D a v e n p o r t —R o c k I s la n d —M o l i n e , Iowa—111.,
F e b . 1971___________________________________________________
D a y to n , O h i o , D e c . 1 9 7 0 1 ________________________________
D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1970--------------------------------------------------D e s M o i n e s , I o w a , M a y 1970 1 ___________________- _____ _
D e t r o i t , M i c h . , F e b . 1 9 7 0 ________________________________
F o r t W o r t h , T e x . , O c t . 1970 1 -----------------------------------------G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y l 9 7 0 1-------------------------------------------G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M a y 1 9 7 0 ---------------------------------------------H o u s t o n , T e x . , A p r . 1970_________________________________
I n d ia n a p o lis , Ind., O c t . 1970 1____________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , Jan. 1971 1______________________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , D e c . 1970 1 --------------------------------------K a n s a s C it y , M o . —K a n s . , Sept. 1970 1 ---------------------------L a w r e n c e —H a v e r h i l l , M a s s . —N . H . , June 1970 1-----------L it t l e R o c k —N o r t h L it t l e R o c k , A r k . , J u ly 1970 1-------L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h and A n a h e i m —Sa nta A n a G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1970---------------------------------L o u i s v i l l e , K y .—I n d . , N o v . 1970--------------------------------------L u b b o c k , T e x . , M a r . 1 9 7 0 1______________________________
M a n c h e s t e r , N . H . , J u l y 1970 1 ----------------------------------------M e m p h i s , T e n n .—A r k . , N o v . 1970________________________
M i a m i , F l a . , N o v . 1970 1__________________________________
M id la n d and O d e s s a , T e x . , Jan. 1971-----------------------------M i l w a u k e e , W i s . , M a y 1970 1_____________________________
M i n n e a p o l i s —St. P a u l , M in n . , Jan. 1971_________________
l
B u lle t in n u m b e r
and p r i c e
1660-88,
1660-51,
1660-55,
1660-83,
1660-76,
1685-18,
1660-84,
1685-6,
1660-57,
1685-21,
1 6 8 5 -1 1,
1685-43,
1660-53,
1660-81,
1660-68,
1685-48,
1685-10,
1660-90,
1660-49,
1685-28,
1685-33,
1685-22,
30 c e n t s
30 c e n ts
35c e n t s
35c e n t s
50c e n ts
50 c e n t s
30c e n t s
30 c e n ts
30 c e n ts
35c e n t s
50 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
25 c e n t s
35c e n t s
35 c e n ts
30c e n t s
35c e n t s
60 c e n t s
35c e n t s
50 c e n t s
40 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
1685-51,
1685-45,
1685-41,
1660-73,
1660-58,
1685-25,
1685-4,
1660-79,
1660-67,
1685-31,
1685-39,
1685-37,
1685-16,
1660-82,
1685-1,
30 c e n t s
40 c e n t s
35c e n t s
35 c e n ts
35 c e n ts
35c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n ts
40 c e n t s
35c e n t s
35c e n t s
45 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35c e n t s
1660-64,
1685-27,
1660-50,
1685-2,
1685-30,
1685-29,
1685-40,
1660-74,
1685-44,
45 c e n ts
30c e n t s
35 c e n ts
35c e n t s
30c e n t s
40 c e n ts
30c e n t s
50 c e n t s
40 c e n t s
Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.
A rea
M u s k e g o n —M u s k e g o n H e ig h t s , M i c h . , June 1 9 7 0 1______
N e w a r k and J e r s e y C it y , N . J . , Jan. 1971_______________
N ew H av e n , C o n n . , Jan. 1971_____________________________
N e w O r l e a n s , L a . , Jan. 1971 1___________________________
N e w Y o r k , N . Y . , A p r . 1970 1_____________________________
N o r f o l k —P o r t s m o u t h and N e w p o r t N e w s —
H a m p t o n , V a . , Jan. 1971 1 ______________________________
O k l a h o m a C i t y , O k l a . , J u ly 1970_________________________
O m a h a , N e b r . - I o w a , Sept. 1970 1 ________________________
P a t e r so n —C l i f t o n —P a s s a i c , N . J . , June 1970 1__________
P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . —N . J . , N o v . 1970_______________________
P h o e n i x , A r i z . , M a r . 1970 1______________________________
P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , Jan. 1 9 7 1 * ---------------------------------------------P o r t l a n d , M a i n e , N o v . 1970_______________________________
P o r t l a n d , O r e g .—W a s h . , M a y 1970 1_____________________
P r o v i d e n c e —P a w t u c k e t —W a r w i c k , R. I.—M a s s . ,
M a y 1 9 7 0 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------R a l e i g h , N . C . , A u g. 1970 1________________________________
R i c h m o n d , V a . , M a r . 1 9 7 0 1______________________________
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 o n ly ),
A u g . 1970___________________________________________________
R o c k f o r d , 111., M a y 1970 1 ________________________________
St. L o u i s , M o . —111., M a r . 1970___________________________
Salt L a k e C it y , Utah, N o v . 1 9 7 0 * -----------------------------------San A n t o n i o , T e x . , M a y 1970_____________________________
San B e r n a r d i n o —R i v e r s id e —O n t a r i o , C a l i f . ,
D e c . 1970 1_________________________________________________
San D i e g o , C a l i f . , N o v . 1970______________________________
San F r a n c i s c o —O a k la n d , C a l i f . , O ct . 1970--------------------San J o s e , C a l i f . , A u g . 1970----------------------------------------------Savan nah , G a . , M a y 1970 1________________________________
S c r a n t o n , P a . , J u l y 1970 1_________________________________
Se a ttle —E v e r e t t , W a s h . , Jan. 1970----------------------------------S io u x F a l l s , S. D a k ., D e c . 1 9 7 0 1 ________________________
South B e n d , Ind., M a r . 1970 1____________________________
S p o k a n e , W a s h . , June 1970 1 --------------------------------------------S y r a c u s e , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 7 0 ________________________________
T a m p a —St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , N o v . 1970--------------------- —
T o l e d o , O h i o —M i c h . , F e b . 1970___________________________
T r e n t o n , N . J . , Sept. 1970 1 _______________________________
U t i c a - R o m e , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 7 0 ____________________________
W a s h in g t o n , D . C . —M d .—V a . , Sept. 1969 1-----------------------W a t e r b u r y , C o n n . , M a r . 1970 1___________________________
W a t e r l o o , I o w a , N o v . 1 9 7 0 1______________________________
W i c h i t a , K a n s . , A p r . 1970 1 ______________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , M a y 1970 1 ___________________________
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1971______________________________________
Y o u n g s t o w n - W a r r e n , O h i o , N o v. 1970__________________
B u lle t in n u m b e r
and p r i c e
1660-85,
1685-47,
1685-35,
1685-36,
1660-89,
35 c e n ts
40 c e n t s
30 ce n ts
40 c e n ts
75 ce n ts
1685-46,
1685-5,
1685-14,
1660-87,
1685-34,
1660-70,
1685-49,
1685-19,
1660-77,
35 c e n ts
30 c e n ts
35 c e n ts
45 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
35 c e n ts
50 ce n ts
30 c e n t s
40 c e n t s
1660-72,
1 6 8 5- 12,
1660-65,
30 c e n ts
35 c e n ts
40 ce n ts
1685-7,
1660-75,
1660-66,
1685-26,
1660-71,
30
35
40
35
30
ce n ts
c e n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
c e n ts
1685-42,
1685-20,
1685-23,
1685-13,
1660-80,
1685-3,
1660-52,
1685-38,
1660-62,
1660-86,
1685-8,
1 6 8 5- 17,
1660-56,
1 6 8 5- 15,
1685-9,
1660-19,
1660-54,
1685-32,
1660-69,
1660-78,
1685-50,
1685-24,
40
30
40
30
35
35
30
35
35
35
30
30
30
35
30
50
35
35
35
35
30
30
cents
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
c e n ts
ce n ts
c e n ts
ce n ts
c e n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
c e n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
ce n ts
cents
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