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Dayton & Montgomery

Area Wage S u m y
The Albuquerque, New Mexico, Metropolitan Area
April 1969

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Rulleti ti No.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REGIONAL OFFICES

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

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

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

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

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

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




Area Wage Survey
The A lbuquerque, New Mexico, M etropolitan A rea




April 1969

Bulletin No. 1625-67
July 1969

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

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Contents
Page

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

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

At the end of 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
le tin p r e s e n t s s u r v e y r e s u l t s fo r e a c h a r e a stu d ie d . A fte r
c o m p le tio n of a l l of the in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin s fo r a
roun d o f s u r v e y s , a tw o - p a r t s u m m a r y b u lle tin i s i s s u e d .
Th e f i r s t p a r t b r in g s d a ta fo r e a c h of the m e tr o p o lita n
a r e a s stu d ie d into one b u lle tin . Th e se c o n d p a r t p r e s e n t s
in fo r m a tio n w h ich h a s b e e n p r o je c t e d f r o m in d iv id u a l m e t ­
ro p o lita n a r e a d a ta to r e la t e to g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s and the
U n ited S t a t e s .

A. O c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s :
A - l . O ffic e o c c u p a tio n s—m e n and w o m en _________________________
A -2 . P r o f e s s i o n a l and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s—m e n _______________
A -3 . O ffic e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s—
m e n and w o m en c o m b in e d _________________________________
A -4 . M a in te n a n ce and p o w e rp la n t o c c u p a tio n s___________________
A - 5 . C u s to d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t io n s ______________

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A p p en d ix . O c c u p a tio n a l d e s c r i p t i o n s _____________________________________

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T a b le s :
1. E s t a b lis h m e n t s and w o r k e r s w ith in sc o p e of s u r v e y and
n u m b e r stu d ie d ____________________________________________________
2. In d e x e s of s ta n d a r d w e e k ly s a l a r i e s and s t r a ig h t - t im e
h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s , and
p e r c e n ts o f ch an ge f o r s e le c t e d p e r i o d s _________________________

N in e ty a r e a s c u r r e n t ly a r e in c lu d e d in the p r o ­
g r a m . In e a c h a r e a , in fo r m a tio n on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s
i s c o lle c t e d a n n u ally and on e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and
s u p p le m e n ta r y w a g e p r o v is io n s b ie n n ia lly .
T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s of the s u r v e y in
A lb u q u e rq u e , N. M e x ., in A p r il 1969. Th e S ta n d a r d M e t r o ­
p o lita n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y the B u r e a u o f the
B u d g e t th ro u gh J a n u a r y 1968, c o n s is t s of B e r n a l i l lo C ounty.
T h is stu d y w a s co n d u cte d b y the B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o ffic e
in D a lla s , T e x ., u n d er the g e n e r a l d ir e c t io n of B o y d B .
O 'N e a l, A s s i s t a n t R e g io n a l D ir e c to r fo r O p e r a tio n s .




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areas.

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

fo r

o th e r

A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on e a r n in g s in the A lb u q u erq u e a r e a
i s a l s o a v a ila b le fo r s e le c t e d food s e r v i c e o c c u p a tio n s
(A p r il 1969). U nion s c a l e s , in d ic a tiv e of p r e v a ilin g p a y
l e v e l s , a r e a v a ila b le fo r b u ild in g c o n s tr u c tio n ; p rin tin g ;
l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e ra tin g e m p lo y e e s ; and m o to r tr u c k d r i v e r s ,
h e l p e r s , and a llie d o c c u p a tio n s.

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Area Wage Survey----

The Albuquerque, N. Mex., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
T h is a r e a i s 1 of 90 in w hich the U .S . D e p a rtm e n t of L a b o r 's
B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s co n d u cts s u r v e y s of o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s
an d r e la t e d b e n e fits on an a re a w id e b a s i s . 1

to m e r it p r e s e n ta tio n , o r (2) th e r e
in d iv id u a l e sta b lish m e n t d a ta .

In e a c h a r e a , d a ta a r e o b tain e d fr o m r e p r e s e n t a t iv e e s t a b ­
lis h m e n ts w ithin s i x b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s : M a n u fa c tu rin g ; t r a n s ­
p o rta tio n , co m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t i l it i e s ; w h o le s a le t r a d e ;
r e t a i l t r a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s . M a jo r
in d u s tr y g ro u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m th e se s tu d ie s a r e go v e rn m e n t o p e r a ­
tio n s and the c o n str u c tio n and e x t r a c t iv e i n d u s t r ie s . E s t a b lis h m e n t s
h avin g fe w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b er of w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d b e c a u s e
th ey ten d to fu r n ish in s u ffic ie n t em p lo y m en t in the o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d
to w a r r a n t in c lu sio n . S e p a r a t e ta b u la tio n s a r e p ro v id e d f o r e a c h of
the b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .

O c c u p a tio n s and E a r n in g s




of d i s c l o s u r e of

Th e a v e r a g e s p r e s e n te d r e f le c t c o m p o site , a re a w id e e s t i ­
m a t e s . I n d u s t r ie s and e s t a b lis h m e n t s d iffe r in p ay le v e l and jo b
sta ffin g an d , th u s, co n trib u te d iffe r e n tly to the e s t im a t e s fo r e a c h jo b .
The p ay r e la tio n sh ip o b ta in a b le fr o m the a v e r a g e s m a y f a il to r e f le c t
a c c u r a t e ly the w a g e s p r e a d o r d iffe r e n t ia l m a in ta in e d a m o n g jo b s in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . S i m i la r l y , d if f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p ay le v e ls
fo r m en and w o m en in any o f the s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s sh o u ld not be
a s s u m e d to r e f le c t d if f e r e n c e s in p ay tr e a tm e n t of the s e x e s w ithin
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . O ther p o s s ib le f a c t o r s w hich m a y c o n tr ib ­
ute to d if f e r e n c e s in p ay fo r m e n and w om en in c lu d e : D iffe r e n c e s in
p r o g r e s s io n w ith in e s t a b lis h e d r a t e r a n g e s , sin c e on ly the a c tu a l r a t e s
p a id in c u m b e n ts a r e c o lle c te d ; and d iffe r e n c e s in s p e c if ic d u tie s p e r ­
f o r m e d , alth ou gh the w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r ia te ly w ithin the
s a m e su r v e y jo b d e s c r ip t io n . Jo b d e s c r ip t io n s u s e d in c l a s s if y i n g e m ­
p lo y e e s in th e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a lly m o r e g e n e r a liz e d th an th o se u se d
in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s and allo w fo r m in o r d if f e r e n c e s am on g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the s p e c if ic d u tie s p e r fo r m e d .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e co n d u cted on a sa m p le b a s i s b e c a u s e of
the u n n e c e s s a r y c o st in v o lv ed in su rv e y in g a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s . T o
ob tain o p tim u m a c c u r a c y a t m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p ro p o rtio n of
l a r g e than of s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s i s stu d ie d . In co m b in in g the 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 th e ir a p p r o p r ia te w e ig h t. E s ­
t im a t e s b a s e d on the e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ie d a r e p r e s e n te d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e la t in g to a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the in d u s tr y g ro u p in g and a r e a ,
e x c e p t fo r th o se b elow the m in im u m s i z e stu d ie d .

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Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under con tract w ith the New York
D epartm en t o f Labor. These areas are Bingham ton (New York portion only); Rochester (o ffice o cc u ­
pations only); Syracuse; and U tic a —Rom e. In addition , the Bureau conducts more lim ite d area studies
in 91 areas a t the request o f the Wage and Hour and P ublic C ontracts D ivisions of the U .S . D e­
partm ent o f Labor.

p o s s ib ilit y

O c c u p a tio n a l em p lo y m en t and e a r n in g s d a ta a r e show n fo r
fu ll- tim e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th o se h ir e d to w o rk a r e g u la r w e e k ly sc h e d u le
in the giv en o c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s if i c a t i o n . E a r n in g s d a ta e x c lu d e p r e ­
m iu m p ay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te
s h if t s . N o n p ro d u ctio n b o n u se s a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - liv in g a llo w ­
a n c e s and in c en tiv e e a r n in g s a r e in c lu d e d . W here w e e k ly h o u r s a r e
r e p o r t e d , a s fo r o ffic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a tio n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to the sta n d ­
a r d w o rk w eek (rou n d ed to the n e a r e s t h a lf hour) fo 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 l a r i e s (e x c lu siv e of p ay fo r
o v e r tim e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p re m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s
fo r th e se o c c u p a tio n s h av e b e e n ro u n d ed to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .

T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s c u r r e n t o c c u p a tio n a l em p lo y m en t and
e a r n in g s in fo r m a tio n o b tain e d la r g e ly b y m a il fr o m the e s t a b lis h m e n t s
v is it e d by B u r e a u fie ld e c o n o m ists in the l a s t p r e v io u s s u r v e y fo r
o c c u p a tio n s r e p o r t e d in th at e a r l i e r stu d y . P e r s o n a l v i s i t s w e re m a d e
to n o n re sp o n d e n ts and to th o se re sp o n d e n ts r e p o r tin g u n u su a l ch a n g e s
sin c e the p r e v io u s su r v e y .

T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r stu d y a r e co m m on to a v a r ie t y
of m a n u fa c tu rin g and n o n m a n u fac tu rin g in d u s t r ie s , and a r e of the f o l ­
low in g t y p e s : (1) O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l; (3)
m a in te n a n c e and p o w e rp la n t; an d (4) c u sto d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t.
O c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s if i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n ifo rm se t of jo b d e s c r i p ­
tio n s d e sig n e d to ta k e acc o u n t of in te r e s ta b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n in d u tie s
w ith in the s a m e jo b . The o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r stu d y a r e l is t e d
and d e s c r ib e d in the a p p en d ix . Th e e a r n in g s d a ta fo llo w in g the jo b
t it l e s a r e fo r a l l in d u s tr ie s co m b in e d . E a r n in g s d a ta fo r so m e of the
o c c u p a tio n s l is t e d and d e s c r ib e d , o r fo r so m e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w ith in
o c c u p a tio n s , a r e not p r e s e n te d in the A - s e r i e s t a b le s b e c a u s e e ith e r
(1) e m p lo y m en t in the o c c u p a tio n i s too s m a ll to p ro v id e enough d ata

is

O c c u p a tio n a l em p lo y m en t e s t im a t e s r e p r e s e n t the to ta l in a ll
e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith in the sc o p e of the stu d y and not the n u m b er a c tu ­
a lly s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e of d if f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l s t r u c t u r e am on g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s , the e s tim a te s o f occu p atio n al em p lo y m en t o b tain e d from
the sa m p le of e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ie d s e r v e on ly to in d ic a te the r e la t iv e
im p o rta n c e of the jo b s stu d ie d . T h e s e d if f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l
s t r u c t u r e do not a ffe c t m a t e r ia l l y the a c c u r a c y of the e a r n in g s d a ta .
E s t a b lis h m e n t P r a c t i c e s and S u p p le m e n ta ry W age P r o v is io n s
T a b u la tio n s on s e le c t e d e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and s u p p le ­
m e n ta r y w a g e p r o v is io n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) a r e not p r e s e n te d in th is
b u lle tin . In fo rm a tio n fo r th e s e ta b u la tio n s i s c o lle c te d b ie n n ia lly .
StateT h e s e ta b u la tio n s on m in im u m e n tra n c e s a l a r i e s fo r in e x p e rie n c e d
w om en o ffic e w o r k e r s ; sh ift d if f e r e n t ia ls ; sc h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s ; p aid
h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a t io n s ; and h e a lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n p la n s a r e
p r e s e n te d (in the B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) in p r e v io u s b u lle tin s fo r .this a r e a .

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T a b l e 1.

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b y M a jo r I n d u s t r y D i v i s i o n , 2 A p r i l 1969
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A l l d i v i s i o n s ___________________________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ------------------------------------ -----------N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g __________________________________
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t io n , a n d
o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s 5________________________
W h o le s a le t r a d e 6_______________________________
R e t a i l t r a d e 6 ____________________________________
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e 6_______
S e r v i c e s 6 7______________________________________

W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
W ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y 4

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

A l m o s t o n e - s e v e n t h o f th e w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y in th e A lb u q u e r q u e
T h e fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s th e m a j o r in d u s t r y
a r e a w e r e e m p lo y e d in m a n u f a c t u r i n g f i r m s ,
g r o u p s an d s p e c ific in d u s tr ie s a s a p e r c e n t c a ll m a n u fa c tu rin g :
In d u str y g ro u p s

S p e c ific in d u s tr ie s

F o o d and k in d re d p r o d u c t s _____ 29
S to n e , c la y , and g l a s s
p r o d u c t s -------------------------------19
E le c t r ic a l eq u ip m en t and
s u p p lie s ____ ___________________ 13
L u m b e r and wood p r o d u c t s _____ 11
P rin tin g and p u b lish in g ----------- 9

C o n c r e te , g y p su m and
p l a s t e r p r o d u c t s ________________ 17
B a k e r y p r o d u c t s - _________________ 13
D a i r y p r o d u c t s ------------------------- 9
N e w s p a p e r s ______________________ 9
S a w m i l l s a n d p la n in g m i l l s _____ 9

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

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
P r e s e n t e d in ta b le 2 a r e in d e x e s an d p e r c e n ta g e s of ch an ge
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s of o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d in d u s tr ia l n u r s e s ,
and in a v e r a g e e a r n in g s of s e le c t e d p lan t w o rk e r g r o u p s .
The in d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e of w a g e s a t a g iv e n t im e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e rc e n t of
w a g e s d u rin g the b a s e p e r io d (d a te of the a r e a su r v e y co n d u cte d
b etw een J u ly I9 6 0 an d Ju n e 1961).
S u b tr a c tin g 100 f r o m the in d ex
y ie ld s the p e r c e n ta g e ch an ge in w a g e s f r o m the b a s e p e r io d to the
d a te o f the in d e x .
The p e r c e n ta g e s of ch an ge o r i n c r e a s e r e la t e to
w age c h a n g e s b etw een the in d ic a te d d a t e s .
T h e se e s t im a t e s a r e
m e a s u r e s of ch an ge in a v e r a g e s fo r the a r e a ; th ey a r e not in ten ded
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p ay c h a n g e s in the e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the a r e a .

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

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

E a c h o f the s e le c t e d k ey o c c u p a tio n s w ithin a n o c c u p a tio n a l
g ro u p w a s a s s ig n e d a w eigh t b a s e d on i t s p ro p o rtio n a te em p lo y m en t
in the o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p .
T h e s e c o n sta n t w e ig h ts r e f le c t b a s e y e a r
e m p lo y m e n ts w h e re v e r p o s s ib l e .
The a v e r a g e (m ean ) e a r n in g s fo r
e a c h o c c u p a tio n w e re m u ltip lie d b y the o c c u p a tio n a l w eigh t, an d the
p r o d u c ts fo r a ll o c c u p a tio n s in the g ro u p w e re t o ta le d . The a g g r e g a t e s
fo r 2 c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r s w e re r e la t e d b y d iv id in g the a g g r e g a t e fo r
the la t e r y e a r by the a g g r e g a t e fo r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
The r e s u lta n t
r e la t iv e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t, sh ow s the p e r c e n ta g e ch a n g e . . The in d ex
i s the p ro d u c t of m u ltip ly in g the b a s e y e a r r e la t iv e (100) b y the r e la t iv e
fo r the n ext su c c e e d in g y e a r and co n tin u in g to m u ltip ly (com pound)
e a c h y e a r 's r e la t iv e by the p r e v io u s y e a r ' s in d ex . A v e r a g e e a r n in g s
fo r the fo llo w in g o c c u p a tio n s w e re u s e d in co m p u tin g the w age tr e n d s :
O ffice c le r ic a l (m en and wom en): O ffice c le ric a l (m en and w om en)— S k ille d m ain ten ance (m en):
Continued
Carpenters
Bookke e ping - m achine
operators, class B
S ecretaries
E lectrician s
C leik s, accou n tin g, classes
Stenographers, gen eral
M achinists
A and B
Stenographers, senior
M echanics
Clerics, file , classes
Sw itchboard operators, classes
M echanics (au to m o tiv e)
A , B, and C
A and B
Painters
Clerics, order
T a bu latin g-m ach in e operators,
Pipefitters
class B
Clerics, payroll
Tool and die m akers
C om p tom eter operators
T ypists, classes A and B
K eypunch operators, classes
U n skilled p lan t (m en):
A and B
Industrial nurses (m en and women):
Jan ito rs, porters, and clean ers
Nurses, industrial (registered)
O ffice boys and girls
Laborers, m a teria l handling




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

3

4

T a b le 2. In d e x e s of S ta n d a r d W eekly S a l a r i e s and S t r a ig h t - T im e H o u rly E a r n in g s fo r S e le c t e d O c c u p a tio n a l G ro u p s in
A lb u q u e rq u e , N. M e x ., A p r il 1969 and A p ril 1968, and P e r c e n t s of C h an ge 1 fo r S e le c t e d P e r io d s
In d d x es
(M ay 1961=100)

P e r c e n t s of ch an ge i1

O c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p
A p r il 1969

O ffice c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )__
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m en and women).
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m en )__________
U n sk ille d p la n t (m e n )_______________

124.4
(?)
(3)

124.1

A p r il 1968

119.3
(3 )
(3 )

116.9

A p r il 1968
to
A p r il 1969
4 .3
(!)
(3)
6.2

A p r il 1967
to
A p r il 1968




1
2
3

A p r il 1965
to
A p r il 1966

0.5

3.0

3.0

(3 )

(!)

(3 )

(3 )

-5.9
A p r il 1963
to
A p r il 1964

O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )_______________________________________
In d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m en and w om en)_____________________ ________________
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m en )-------------------------------------------------------------U n sk ille d p lan t (m e n )___________________________________________________

A p r il 1966
to
A p r il 1967

(3 )

3.5

M ay 1962
to
A p r il 1963

(3 )

3.6

M ay 1961
to
M ay 1962

3.9

1.9

2.3

(3 )

(3 )
(3 )

(3)

(3 )

3.0

5.1

A p r il 1964
to
A p r il 1965
3.4

R

3.7

M ay I960
to
M ay 1961
2.2

(!)
3.3

A ll c h a n g e s a r e i n c r e a s e s u n le s s o th e rw ise in d ic a te d .
T h is u n u su a l ch an ge r e f l e c t s s h ift s in e m p lo y m e n t b etw een h igh - and lo w -w a g e e s t a b lis h m e n t s r a t h e r than w age d e c r e a s e s .
D a ta do not m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .

(3 )

.9

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A. Occupational Earnings
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , A l b u q u e r q u e , N . M e x . , A p r i l 1969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s oi

Sex, o c c u p a tio n , a nd i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n

Number
of

Average
weekly
hours1
fstandard)

S

$
55

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

t
60

*

$
65

70

t

$
75

80

$
85

$
90

$

$

S
95

100

105

t

$
110

115

*
120

$
125

145

140

135

t

S

$

S
130

%
150

15 5

and
under

and

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

—

“

5
5

11
11

3

“

-

-

-

1
-

-

-

2
2

-

3

-

12
11

2
2

4
2

2
1

8
4

6
6

2
2

4
4

5
5

1
1

8
8

145

150

155

over

-

—

*

*

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

MEN
$
*

$

$

$

90 .5 0 9 0 .0 0 -

9 7 .0 0
9 6 .0 0

*

*

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

-

-

-

3
3

7 3 .5 0 -

-

4

24

27

35

35

25

18

6

6

2

1

1

4

19

26

31

21

22

13

6

4

3

1

1

-

*

-

-

-

-

2
2

-

-

-

-

*

-

-

1
1

-

-

_

’

WOMEN

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
C L A S S A ---------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

9 5 .5 0
9 4 .0 0

9 3 .0 0
9 2 .5 0

27

*(>•0

7 6 *5 0

7 8 *0 0

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

67
59

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 0 7 .5 0
1 0 9 .5 0

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

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , C L A S S B ------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G — ~
— ———
N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------

185

4 0 .0

8 0 .5 0

8 0 .5 0

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

22
21

O PERATO R S,
zz

151

4 0 .0

8 0 .0 0

*

7Q

7 9 .5 0

—

6

7 3 .0 0 -

8 8 .0 0
8 8 .00

*

9
9

i
1

“

2
28
28

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

7 5 .0 0
7 5 .0 0

7 4 .0 0
7 4 .0 0

71 .0 0 7 1 .0 0 -

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

52
50

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

6 8 .0 0
6 8 .0 0

6 7 .0 0
6 7 .0 0

6 5 .0 0 - 6 9 .0 0
6 5 .0 0 - 6 9 .0 0

-

C LERKS t

19

*z.n
0 . 0A

7 8 * >0

8 0 *5 0
-

O R DER

7 8 .0 0
7 8 .0 0

-

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

*

-

4
4

~

14
14

6
6

2
2

12
12

34
32

3
3

1
1

1
1

•

-

“

7
7

-

6
2

4
2

2
2

5
5

3
2

2
2

1
1

1
1

3
2

2

1
1

4
4

2
2

4
4

4
4

1
1

-

3
3

4
3

10
10

1
1

-

-

9
4
5
“

6
2
4

ii
2
9
2

24
1
23
2

24
2
22
4

22
22
2

18
8
12
1

87
5
82
1

136
1
135
2

75
1
74
3

67
5
62
7

28
1
27
2

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

5
5

“

-

1
1

2
2

1
1

1
1

36
26

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

9 4 .0 0
9 2 .0 0

9 4 .0 0
9 5 .5 0

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

•

K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A ------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------

35
34

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

9 7 .0 0
9 7 .0 0

1 0 3 .5 0
10 2 .5 0

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

""

4 0 .0

7 4 . ..0

7 3 . ^0

603
33
570
40

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

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

11 3 .5 0
1 0 4 .0 0
1 1 4 .0 0
1 2 2 .5 0

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

*

16

4 0 .0

1 4 4 .5 0

1 5 2 .5 0

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

S E C R E T A R I E S 4--------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3------------------------S E C R E T A R IE S ,

CLASS

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

-

-

-

“

4
1
3

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S B -----------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G --------- :-------------------

60
60

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

1 3 4 .0 0
1 3 4 .0 0

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

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

167
157

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

1 2 2 .0 0
1 2 2 .5 0

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

*

-

3
3

-

C L A S S 0 --------------

360

4 0 .0

1 0 8 .5 0

111.00 1 0 6 . 0 0 - 1 1 4 . 5 0

-

-

1

9

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




-

-

*

-

-

-

-

~

“

-

-

-

*

-

-

-

•

-

-

“

*

“

-

-

-

-

-

44
2
42
6

13
13
1

12

4
4
2

8

12
2

8
*

ii
ii
3

1

-

1

2

1

1

57

3
3

2
2

19
19

9
9

9
9

1
1

3
3

4
4

1
1

2j

-

S E C R E T A R IE S ,

-

-

-

C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L -------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------

K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S * C L A S S B ~ ------- —
N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ——— ————— — — ——

-

-

“

*
1

2

*

1

7
7

8
7

9
9

6
5

4
2

5
4

21
21

43
43

23
22

25
23

3
3

1
1

2
2

4
4

”

5

Q

1n

16

13

11

81

130

53

20

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

6
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s a n d e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s t u d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n , A lb u q u e r q u e , N . M e x . , A p r i l 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

S e x , o c c u p a tio n ,

HOMES -

and in d u s tr y d iv is io n

Number
of
wotkers

Average
weekly
hours1
( standard)

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t -tim e w ee k ly e a r n in g s o
$

$

55
M ean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

60

s

t

$

65

70

$

$

$

75

80

85

*

90

$

95

$

100

$

105

%

$

110

115

$

*

120

1 25

$

130

t

t

13 5

140

t ------

S

145

150

and
u n d er

1 55

and

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

-

8
8

7

21
21

10
7

5
5

12
12

6

6

5

20
20

2
2

1
1

1
1

4
4

17
17

12
11

11
10

9
9

13
13

17
17

7
4

1
1

5
5

2
2

1
1

1
1

_

-

-

_

8

-

4
4

1

8

2
1

2
1

3

2

_

“

2

1
1

_

7

-

-

8
8

7
7

14
13

4

2

4
4

11
11

13
13

16
16

1
1

2
2

1
1

120

155

over

125

130

1 35

140

145

150

2
2

1
1

1
1

~

~

“
_

-

2
2

_

~

4
4

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

1
1

_

_

1
1

-

_

_

CONTINUED
$

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

95
90

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

STENOGRAPHERS, SE N IO R ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING----- ------------------------

99
93

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, C L A S S B ------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

25
24

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

$

$

$

-

-

-

-

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

-

-

-

~

9 2 .0 0
9 3 .5 0

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

102.00 102.00

9 2 .5 0
9 3 .0 0

_

1 0 1 .5 0

101 .5 0

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

8 0 .0 0
8 1 .0 0

7 6 .0 0
7 6 .5 0

6 7 .5 0 6 7 .5 0 -

8 7 .5 0
8 9 .0 0

2
2

-

35
25

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

7 8 .0 0
7 4 .5 0

7 4 .0 0
7 1 .5 0

6 3 .5 0 6 1 .0 0 -

90.0 0
82.5 0

5
5

6
6

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

75
72

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

85.0 0
8 5 .0 0

8 3 .0 0
8 3 .0 0

7 3 .0 0 7 2 .5 0 -

9 7 .5 0
9 8 .0 0

-

-

-

"

14
14

T Y P I S T S , C LA SS B ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

56
56

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

7 2 .0 0
7 2 .0 0

7 2 .0 0
7 2 .0 0

6 7 .5 0 6 7 .5 0 -

77.0 0
7 7 .0 0

_

7
7

16
16

9

1

2

*

5
5

7

7

1

-

~

-

-

-

-

1
l

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t t h e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m
r a t e s ) , a n d th e e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d
th e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 T h e m e a n i s c o m p u t e d f o r e a c h j o b b y t o t a l i n g t h e e a r n in g s o f a l l w o r k e r s a n d 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 ia n d e s i g n a t e s p o s i t i o n — h a l f o f t h e e m p lo y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e
t h a n th e r a t e s h o w n ; h a l f r e c e i v e le s s t h a n t h 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 in e d b y 2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a f o u r t h o f t h e w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s t h a n th e l o w e r o f t h e s e r a t e s a n d a f o u r t h e a r n m o r e t h a n th e
h ig h e r r a te .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 M a y in c lu d e w o r k e r s o t h e r th a n th o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .
5 W o r k e r s w e r e d is t r ib u t e d a s f o llo w s :
1 a t $ 1 5 5 t o $ 1 6 0 ; 3 a t $ 1 6 0 to $ 1 6 5 ; 1 a t $ 1 6 5 to $ 1 7 0 ; a n d 2 a t $ 1 7 0 t o $ 1 7 5 .
to




7

Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s try d iv is io n , A lb u q u e r q u e , N . M e x. , A p r il 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Number

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

of
workers

( standard)

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g str a ig h t- tim e w eekly e a r n in g s o f —
t

$

Average
weekly
M ean2

Median 2

U n der
Middle range 2

*
90

90

D RAFTSM EN,

C L A S S C --------------------------------

2

$
18 9 .0 0

1tn ftA

t

»

$

*

In

1 6 0 .0 0

16U #5U

136
127

AO* 0 1 2 0 - 0 0
1 2 1 .0 0

12 4 .0 0
1 2 4 .5 0

$

$

*

$

i

t

S

$

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

150

15 5

160

170

180

190

200

210

100

105

110

115

120

125

1 ?9

13 5

140

145

150

155

160

170

180

190

200

210

over

32

36

31

24

9

12

13
12

15
14

11
10

32
31

12
12

12
12

1
1

1
1

_
_

3

1

1

-

-

-

-

9

*

105

$
$
1 7 9 .0 0 -2 0 0 .0 0

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

$

$

100

15 9 .5 0

110

$

t

95

and
u n der
95

$

$

10

11

3

3

5

8

25
24

12
12

18
17

10
10

17
17

-

1 S ta n d a rd h o u r s r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k fo 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 l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y fo r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , an d the e a r n in g s c o r r e s p o n d
to th e se w ee k ly h o u r s .
2 F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .




Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s tr y d iv is io n , A lb u q u e r q u e , N . M e x . , A p r il 1969)
A v e rage

O ccupation and in d u stry d iv isio n

N u m b er
of

W eekly
W eekly
hours 1 earn in gs 1
(standard ) (standard)

O F F I C E OCCUPATIONS

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS
BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A S S A ------------------------- —--------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

A ve rage

O ccupation and in d u stry d iv isio n

22
21

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

$
9 5 .5 0
9 4 .0 0

-

N um ber
of
workers

W eekly
hours 1
[standard)

W eekly
earn in gs 1
(standard)

A verage

O ccupation and ind u stry d iv isio n

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS -

CONTINUED

N um ber
of

W eekly
hours 1
standard)

W eekly
earnings 1
(standard)

CONTINUED

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C L A S S A ------------NONHANUFACTURING -----------------------------

35
34

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

$
9 7 .0 0
97.0 0

STENOGRAPHERS, SEN IO R ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

100
94

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, C L A S S B ------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

73
62

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

7 5 .5 0
7 4 .5 0

SWITCHBOARD OP ERATORS, C L A S S B ------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------- -------

25
24

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

80 .0 0
8 1 .0 0

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

25
16

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

7 0 .5 0
7 3 .5 0

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

35
25

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

7 8.00
74.5 0

S E C R E T A R I E S 3 -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONHANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------------

605
33
572
41

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

11 4 .5 0

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

78
75

4 0 .0
4 0.0

86.5 0
86.5 0

T Y P I S T S , CL AS S B ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

60
58

4 0.0
4 0 .0

72.0 0
7 2 .0 0

7 9 .0 0
7 6 .5 0

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

78
65

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

108 .5 0
109 .5 0

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C L A S S B ------------MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------------------

199
35
164

81.5 0
81.5 0
8 1 .5 0

21

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

86.00

SECRETARIES,

C L A S S A -----------------------

17

4 0 .0

1 4 4 .0 0

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S B ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

29
29

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

7 6 .0 0
7 6 .0 0

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

60
60

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 3 1 .5 0
131.50

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S C ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

52
50

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

68.00
68.00

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

168
158

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 1 8 .5 0
11 9 .0 0

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

31

22

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

8 5 .0 0
8 4 .5 0

C L E R K S , PAYROLL --------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

40
29

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

9 3 .0 0
9 0 .0 0

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

96
91

*

360

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

101.00
1 1 5.00

120.00

102.00

PRO FE SSI ONA L AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
--------------------------------------

137

O

C L A S S D -----------------------

SECRETARIES,

o

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

O

36
27

1 8 9.50

1 0 8.50

DRAFTSMEN, CL AS S B ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

124
114

4 0 .0
4 0.0

15 8 .5 0
1 6 0 .0 0

9 3 .0 0
9 3 .0 0

DRAFTSMEN, C LA SS C ------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

167
158

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 2 1 .5 0
1 2 2.50

DRAFTSMEN,

C L A SS A

o
d-

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A SS B -------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

$
1 0 2.50

1 S ta n d a rd h o u r s r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y fo r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s
c o r r e s p o n d to th e s e w ee k ly h o u r s .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
3 M a y in c lu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .




9

Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s f o r m e n in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , A lb u q u erq u e, N. M e x ., A p r il 1969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s re c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—

H ourly earn in gs 1

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

Num ber
of
workers

1

s

2 .4 0
M ean 2

M edian 2

M iddle range

20

3 .7 5

$
3 .9 7

$
$
3 .4 3 - 4 .0 8

ELECTRICIANS. MA IN TE NA NC E ---------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

55
28

3 .8 0
3 .6 6

3 .8 8
3 .7 6

3 .6 9 3 .4 6 -

4 .0 5
4 .0 4

ENGINEERS,

S T A T I O N A R Y ----------- ---

18

3 .4 6

3 .5 4

3 .2 9 -

3 .7 3

MECHANICS, AU TOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE! -----------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

91
33
58

3 .71
3 .21
4 .0 0

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

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

4 .1 4
3 .5 6
4 .1 7

MECHANICS, MA INTENANCE
MANUFA CT UR IN G ------

85
81

3 .4 5
3 .4 3

3 .5 4
3 .5 4

3 .2 4 3 .2 3 -

3 .5 8
3 .5 8

$

$

$

2 .7 0

2 .8 0

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

$

$

i

$

3 .2 0

3 .3 0 3 .4 0

$

$

s

$

$

$

3 .5 0

3 .6 0

3 .7 0

3 .8 0

3 .9 0 4 .00

$

2 .7 0

2 .8 0

2 .9 0

3 .0 0

2

2

3 .1 0

3 .2 0

3 .3 0

2

2

-

3 .4 0

3 .5 0

3 .6 0

3 .70

3 .8 0

3 .9 0

4 .0 0

5

8

8

2

21

2

8

-

-

10

5

2

-

2
2

2

1

4

4
4
-

$

$

4 .1 0 4 .2 0

$

$

4 .3 0

4 .40

—
2 .6 0

2

1 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y fo r o v e r t im e and f o r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s ,
2 F o r d e fin itio n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .




2 .5 0 2 .6 0

%'

and
u n d er
2 .5 0

CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE

$

-

-

2
2
9
9

and la te s h if ts .

3

2
1

2

2

3

-

4

7

16
13
3

7
-

7

-

4

4

7

-

4

2

1
1

50
50

2

4 .2 0

4 .3 0

4 .4 0

4 .5 0

32
32

-

2

2

-

-

2

2

5

4

1

1

2

13

-

-

-

1

2

2
11

2
-

4 .1 0

8
8

2

10
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s tr y d iv is io n , A lb u q u e rq u e , N . M e x. , A p r il 1969)
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 h o u rly e a r n in g s of—

H ourly e arnings 2

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

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN:
MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------

Df
rkers

30

M e an 3

$
1.8 3

M e d ian 3

M iddle ran ge 3

$
1 .7 9

$
$
1 .6 6 - 2 .0 3

22

1 .75

1.7 0

1 .6 5 -

1 .9 3

J A N I T O R S , PO RT E RS , AND CLEANERS ----MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 5 ------------------------

283
44
239
30

1 .9 9

2.21

1 .98
1 .95
1.9 9
2 .42

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

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

J A N I T O R S , PO RT E RS , AND CLEANERS
(WOMEN) -------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

45
42

1 .77
1 .7 9

1.6 7
1.6 7

1 .6 3 1 .6 3 -

1 .85
1 .96

LA BO RE RS, MATERIAL HANDLING ------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

288
167

2 .5 4
2 .4 2
2 .6 3

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

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

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

-

RE C E IV I N G CLERKS ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

34
30

2 .7 5
2 .8 2

3 .0 4
3 .0 9

2 .2 0 2 .2 4 -

3 .2 7
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Appendix.

Occupational Descriptions

T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r th e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s to a s s i s t i t s f ie ld s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r ia t e
o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s who a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s a n d d if f e r e n t w o rk a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b li s h m e n t to e s t a b li s h m e n t a n d
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a tio n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b le jo b c o n te n t.
B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s i s on
in t e r e s t a b l is h m e n t a n d i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b il it y o f o c c u p a t io n a l c o n te n t, th e B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d if f e r s i g n i f ic a n t l y f r o m th o s e in u s e in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r th o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o th e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p ly in g t h e s e jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , th e B u r e a u 's fie ld e c o n o m is t s a r e in s t r u c t e d
to e x c lu d e w o rk in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; a n d h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , a n d p r o b a t i o n a r y w o r k e r s .

OFFICE
B IL L E R ,

M A C H IN E

CLERK,

B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b illin g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b il lin g m a c h in e (M o o n H o p k in s, E l li o t t
F i s h e r , B u r r o u g h s , e t c . , w h ich a r e c o m b in a t io n ty p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h in e s ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s
an d in v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , in t e r n a l ly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , sh ip p in g m e m o ­
r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a ll y in v o lv e s a p p lic a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d is c o u n t s a n d sh ip p in g c h a r g e s ,
an d e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s io n s , w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u te d on th e b il lin g m a c h in e ,
an d t o t a l s w h ich a r e a u t o m a t ic a ll y a c c u m u l a t e d b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a t io n u s u a l l y in v o lv e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o fte n d o n e on a fa n fo ld
m a c h in e .
B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( S u n d s t r a n d , E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , R e m in g to n R a n d , e t c ., w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e
c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t io n . G e n e r a ll y in v o l v e s th e s i m u l t a ­
n e o u s e n t r y o f f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t ic a ll y a c c u m u l a t e s
f i g u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s a n d c o m p u t e s , a n d u s u a l l y p r in t s a u t o m a t ic a ll y the
d e b it o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o rk s f r o m u n if o r m
and sta n d a rd ty p e s of s a l e s and c r e d it s l ip s .
B O O K K E E P IN G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (R e m in g to n R a n d , E l l i o t t F i s h e r , S u n d s t r a n d , B u r r o u g h s ,
N a tio n a l C a s h R e g i s t e r , w ith o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s
tra n s a c tio n s .
C l a s s A . K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir i n g a k n o w le d g e o f a n d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e of th e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d is t r i b u t i o n o f d e b it a n d c r e d i t i t e m s to b e u s e d in e a c h
p h a s e o f th e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o l id a t e d r e p o r t s , b a l a n c e s h e e t s , an d o th e r r e c o r d s
b y h and.
C l a s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a l ly
r e q u ir i n g l i t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ,
p a y r o l l, c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t in c lu d in g a s i m p le ty p e o f b il lin g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r ,
m a c h in e ), c o s t d is t r i b u t i o n , e x p e n s e d is t r i b u t i o n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , e t c . M a y c h e c k o r a s s i s t
in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t in g d e p a r t m e n t .
CLERK,

A C C O U N T IN G

C l a s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l d ir e c t i o n of a b o o k k e e p e r o r a c c o u n t a n t, h a s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r
k e e p in g one o r m o r e s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p le te s e t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s r e la t in g to one p h a s e
o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W ork in v o lv e s p o s tin g a n d b a la n c in g s u b s i d i a r y
le d g e r o r l e d g e r s su c h a s a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ; e x a m in in g a n d c o d in g
in v o i c e s o r v o u c h e r s w ith p r o p e r a c c o u n t in g d is t r i b u t i o n ; an d r e q u i r e s ju d g m e n t a n d e x p e r i ­
e n c e in m a k in g p r o p e r a s s i g n a t i o n s an d a l l o c a t i o n s . M a y a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g , a d ju s t i n g , a n d
c l o s in g jo u r n a l e n t r i e s ; a n d m a y d i r e c t c l a s s B a c c o u n t in g c l e r k s .

f il in g s y s t e m c o n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r ie d s u b je c t m a t t e r
m a t e r i a l su c h a s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e c h n ic a l d o c u ­
m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c tio n
a l l g r o u p o f lo w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s .

C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , a n d f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y s i m p le ( s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h e a d ­
in g s " c ir - p a r t ly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f in e r s u b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s i m p le r e l a t e d in d e x an d
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n tifie d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s an d f o r w a r d s
m a te r ia l.
M a y p e r f o r m r e la t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u tin e f il in g of m a t e r i a l th a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ich
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a lp h a b e t ic a l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l,
o r n u m e r ic a l) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a ­
t e r i a l ; a n d m a y f i l l o u t w ith d r a w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s i m p le c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e ­
q u i r e d to m a in ta in an d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
CLERK,

O RDER

R e c e i v e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r i a l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a i l , p h o n e , o r p e r s o n a l ly .
D u tie s in v o lv e a n y c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo ll o w i n g : Q u o tin g p r i c e s to c u s t o m e r s ; m a k in g o ut a n o r d e r
s h e e t li s t i n g th e i t e m s to m a k e u p th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s a n d q u a n t i t ie s o f i t e m s on o r d e r
s h e e t ; a n d d is t r i b u t i n g o r d e r s h e e t s to r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s to b e f il le d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d it
d e p a r t m e n t to d e t e r m in e c r e d i t r a t i n g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w le d g e r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ,
fo llo w u p o r d e r s to s e e th a t th e y h a v e b e e n f i l l e d , k e e p f il e of o r d e r s r e c e i v e d , a n d c h e c k sh ip p in g
in v o i c e s w ith o r ig in a l o r d e r s .
CLERK,

PAYRO LL

C o m p u t e s w a g e s of c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y d a ta on the p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u tie s in v o lv e : C a lc u la t i n g w o r k e r s ' e a r n in g s b a s e d on tim e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; an d
p o s tin g c a lc u la t e d d a t a on p a y r o l l s h e e t , sh o w in g in fo r m a t io n su c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o rk in g
d a y s , t i m e , r a t e , d e d u c tio n s f o r i n s u r a n c e , an d to ta l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e o u t p a y c h e c k s an d
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g u p an d d is t r i b u t i n g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M a y u s e a c a lc u la t i n g m a c h in e .
CO M PTO M ETER OPERATOR
P r i m a r y d u ty i s to o p e r a t e a C o m p to m e te r to p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t ic a l c o m p u ta tio n s . T h is
jo b i s no t to b e c o n f u s e d w ith th a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o th e r ty p e o f c l e r k , w h ich m a y in v o lv e f r e ­
q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p to m e te r b u t, in w h ich , u s e o f t h is m a c h in e i s in c id e n ta l to p e r f o r m a n c e of
o th e r d u t ie s .
KEYPUNCH O PERATO R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r a lp h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to
t r a n s c r i b e d a ta f r o m v a r i o u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to k e y p u n c h ta b u la t in g c a r d s . P e r f o r m s s a m e
t a s k s a s lo w e r le v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r b u t, in a d d it io n , w o rk r e q u i r e s a p p lic a t i o n of c o d in g
s k i l l s an d th e m a k in g o f so m e d e t e r m in a t i o n s , f o r e x a m p le , l o c a t e s on th e s o u r c e d o c u m e n t
th e i t e m s to b e p u n ch ed ; e x t r a c t s in fo r m a tio n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n t s ; a n d s e a r c h e s f o r and
i n t e r p r e t s in f o r m a tio n on th e d o c u m e n t to d e t e r m in e in fo r m a tio n to b e p u n c h e d . M a y t r a i n
i n e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r s .

C l a s s B . U n d e r s u p e r v i s i o n , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e r o u tin e a c c o u n t in g o p e r a t io n s su c h
a s p o s tin g s i m p le jo u r n a l v o u c h e r s o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le v o u c h e r s , e n t e r in g v o u c h e r s in
v o u c h e r r e g i s t e r s ; r e c o n c il in g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; a n d p o s tin g s u b s i d i a r y l e d g e r s c o n t r o lle d b y
g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s tin g s i m p le c o s t a c c o u n t in g d a t a . T h is jo b d o e s n o t r e q u ir e a k n o w l­
e d g e o f a c c o u n t in g a n d b o o k k e e p in g p r in c i p le s b u t i s fo u n d in o f f i c e s in w h ich th e m o r e r o u tin e
a c c o u n t in g w o rk i s s u b d iv id e d on a f u n c tio n a l b a s i s a m o n g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s .




F IL E

C l a s s A . In an e s t a b l i s h e d
f i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s an d in d e x e s f il e
m e n t s , e t c . M a y a l s o f i l e t h is
w ith th e f i l e s .
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P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , a n d in v o i c e s on a m a c h in e o th e r th a n a n o r d in a r y o r e l e c t r o m a t i c t y p e w r it e r .
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b i l l i n g s o r sh ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r
c l e r i c a l w o rk in c id e n t a l to b il lin g o p e r a t io n s . F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o ll o w s :

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K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R --- C o n tin u e d
C l a s s B . U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o r fo llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r in s t r u c t i o n s ,
t r a n s c r i b e s d a ta f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to p u n ch ed c a r d s .
O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r
a lp h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to k e y p u n c h t a b u la t in g c a r d s . M a y v e r i f y c a r d s .
W o rk in g f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o llo w s s p e c i f ie d s e q u e n c e s w h ich h a v e
b e e n c o d e d o r p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a il a n d r e q u i r e l i t t l e o r no s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g
o f d a ta to b e p u n ch ed . P r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s o r c o d e s , m i s s i n g in f o r m a tio n ,
e t c ., a r e r e f e r r e d to s u p e r v i s o r .

S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d
d . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . (o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t le v e l
o f o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 000 p e r s o n s ; o r
e.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a l a r g e a n d im p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d le
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f an o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l h u n d re d
p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 000 p e r s o n s .
C la ss C

O F F IC E BO Y OR G IR L
P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u t in e d u t ie s su c h a s ru n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t in g m in o r o f f ic e m a ­
c h in e s su c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g a n d d is t r i b u t i n g m a i l , a n d o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o rk .

a.
S e c r e t a r y to a n e x e c u t iv e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o se r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s n o t e q u iv a le n t
to one of th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s i t u a t io n s in th e d e fin itio n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o se s u b o r d in a te s t a f f
n o r m a l ly n u m b e r s a t l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s a n d i s u s u a l l y d iv id e d in to o r g a n i z a t io n a l
s e g m e n t s w h ich a r e o fte n , in tu r n , f u r t h e r su b d iv id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n ie s , t h is l e v e l in c lu d e s a
w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t io n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly one o r tw o ; o r

SEC R ET A R Y
b . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . (o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l of
o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

A s s i g n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l ly to one in d iv id u a l. M a in ta in s a c l o s e a n d h ig h ly
r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p to th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k a c t i v i t i e s o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o rk s f a i r l y in d e ­
p e n d e n tly r e c e i v i n g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u id a n c e .
P e r f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l
a n d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l l y in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : (a) R e c e i v e s te le p h o n e c a l l s ,
p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , a n d in c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u t in e i n q u i r i e s , a n d r o u t e s th e te c h n ic a l i n q u ir i e s
to th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ; (b) e s t a b l i s h e s , m a in t a in s , a n d r e v i s e s th e s u p e r v i s o r 's f i l e s ; (c) m a in t a in s
th e s u p e r v i s o r 's c a le n d a r a n d m a k e s a p p o in tm e n t s a s in s t r u c t e d ; (d) r e l a y s m e s s a g e s f r o m s u p e r ­
v i s o r to s u b o r d in a t e s ; (e) r e v i e w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , an d r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s
f o r th e s u p e r v i s o r 's s i g n a t u r e to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d ty p o g r a p h ic a c c u r a c y ; a n d (f) p e r f o r m s
s t e n o g r a p h ic a n d ty p in g w o rk .

a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d o f a s m a l l o r g a n i z a t io n a l u n it ( e . g . , fe w e r th an
a b o u t 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o r

M a y a l s o p e r f o r m o th e r c l e r i c a l a n d s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s o f c o m p a r a b le n a tu r e a n d d if f i c u l t y .
T h e w o rk t y p ic a ll y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f ic e r o u tin e a n d u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e o r g a n i z a t io n ,
p r o g r a m s , an d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d to th e w o rk o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .

STEN O G R A PH ER ,

E x c lu sio n s
N o t a l l p o s it i o n s th a t a r e t i t le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p l e s
o f p o s it i o n s w h ich a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e d e fin itio n a r e a s f o ll o w s : (a) P o s i t i o n s w h ich d o n o t m e e t
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u lly t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u t ie s ; (c) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f ic e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n ic a l,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d) s e c r e t a r y p o s it i o n s in w h ich th e d u t ie s a r e e i t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e
r o u tin e o r s u b s t a n t ia ll y m o r e c o m p le x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n th o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e f in itio n ;
a n d (e) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s it i o n s w h ich in v o lv e m o r e d if f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n ic a l, a d m in ­
i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t ie s w h ich a r e not ty p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o rk .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in th e le v e l d e f in i t io n s fo llo w in g , r e f e r s to
th o s e o f f i c i a l s w ho h a v e a s i g n i f ic a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o lic y m a k in g r o le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t i t le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a l ly in d ic a t iv e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s not
in a l l c a s e s id e n tify su c h p o s i t i o n s . V ic e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s to a c t p e r ­
s o n a l ly on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a ff ) a r e n o t c o n s id e r e d to b e
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e fo llo w in g le v e l d e f in i t io n s .
C la ss A
over

a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l ,
100 b u t fe w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

b . S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o th e r th a n th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t )
o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r le v e l) of a m a jo r s e g ­
m e n t o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
C la ss

B

a . S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l ,
fe w e r th a n 100 p e r s o n s ; o r
b . S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o th e r th a n c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) of
a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e o f f i c e r le v e l) o v e r e i t h e r a m a jo r
c o r p o r a t e - w i d e f u n c tio n a l a c t iv i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t io n s , i n d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , e t c .)
o r a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a jo r d iv is io n )
o F a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 e m p l o y e e s ; o r




C la ss D

b . S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v i s o r y s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e , a d m in is t r a t iv e
o f f i c e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k il le d te c h n ic ia n o r e x p e r t . (N O T E : M an y c o m p a n ie s a s s i g n s t e n o g r a p h e r s ,
r a t h e r th a n s e c r e t a r i e s a s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , to t h is l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r .)
GENERAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u tin e v o c a b u la r y f r o m one o r m o r e
p e r s o n s e i t h e r in sh o r th a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M ay
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n c o p y . M a y m a in ta in f i l e s , k e e p s i m p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t i v e l y
r o u tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h ic p o o l.
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g m a c h in e w o r k . (S e e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r .)
STEN O G R A PH ER ,

S E N IO R

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r ie d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y
su c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h f r o m one o r m o r e p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t ­
h an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n
copy.
M a y a l s o s e t u p a n d m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .
OR
P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s r e q u ir i n g s i g n i f ic a n t l y g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e s p o n s i ­
b il it y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l a s e v id e n c e d b y th e fo llo w in g : W o rk r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e o f
s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y ; an d a th o ro u g h w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a n d o ffic e
p r o c e d u r e s a n d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n i z a t io n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o rk flo w , e t c .
U s e s t h is k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s a n d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l
t a s k s su c h a s , m a in ta in in g fo llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , l e t t e r s ,
e t c .; c o m p o s in g s i m p le l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l in s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g a n d r o u t in g in c o m in g m a i l ; a n d
a n s w e r in g r o u t in e q u e s t i o n s , e t c .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e w o rk .
S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u lt ip l e - p o s it i o n te le p h o n e s w i tc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , i n t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s .
P e r f o r m s fu l l te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p le x c a l l s , su c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e i t h e r in a d d it io n to d o in g
r o u tin e w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e a s s ig n m e n t .
( " F u l l " te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h en th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a s v a r ie d fu n c tio n s th a t a r e
n o t r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e o f o v e r l a p p i n g o r
i n t e r r e l a t e d f u n c t io n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n tly p r e s e n t fr e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to w h ich e x t e n s io n s a r e
a p p r o p r ia te fo r c a lls .)
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u lt ip l e - p o s it i o n te le p h o n e s w i tc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u tg o in g , in t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u tin e lo n g d i s t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s . M a y
p e r f o r m li m it e d te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s
if th e fu n c tio n s o f th e e s t a b li s h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n
p u r p o s e s , o r i f th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t in e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s io n n u m b e r s w h en s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e
f u r n is h e d , o r i f c o m p le x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a t o r .)

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T A B U L A T IN G - M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u ed

In a d d it io n to p e r f o r m i n g d u tie s o f o p e r a t o r on a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n o r m o n it o r - t y p e s w it c h ­
b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t i o n i s t a n d m a y a l s o ty p e o r p e r f o r m r o u tin e c l e r i c a l w o rk a s p a r t o f r e g u l a r
d u t ie s .
T h is ty p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o rk m a y ta k e th e m a jo r p a r t o f t h is w o r k e r 's tim e w h ile at
s w itc h b o a r d .

C l a s s C . o p e r a t e s s i m p le t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n tin g m a c h in e s su c h a s th e
s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n ch , c o l l a t o r , e t c ., w ith s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t i o n s . M a y in c lu d e s i m p le
w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d so m e filin g w o r k . T h e w o rk t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e s p o r t io n s o f a w o rk
u n it, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r t in g o r c o ll a t in g r u n s o r r e p e t it i v e o p e r a t io n s .
T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R ,

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a v a r i e t y o f t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s , t y p ic a ll y
in c lu d in g su c h m a c h in e s a s th e t a b u l a t o r , c a l c u l a t o r , i n t e r p r e t e r , c o l l a t o r , a n d o t h e r s .
P e r f o r m s c o m p le te r e p o r t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s w ith o u t c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , an d p e r f o r m s d if f ic u lt
w ir i n g a s r e q u ir e d .
T h e c o m p le te r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ich o fte n a r e o f i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r in g ty p e r e ­
q u ir in g s o m e p la n n in g a n d s e q u e n c in g o f s t e p s to b e ta k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e d in tr a i n in g new o p e r a t o r s in m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t i a l l y t r a i n e d
o p e r a t o r s in w ir in g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d o p e r a t in g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s .
D o e s not in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s p e r f o r m i n g t a b u la t in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t io n s a n d d a y - t o d a y s u p e r v i s i o n o f th e w o rk an d p r o d u c tio n o f a g r o u p o f t a b u la t in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s m o r e d if f ic u lt t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e
t a b u l a t o r an d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d itio n to th e s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c e r , an d c o l l a t o r .
T h is w o rk i s
p e r f o r m e d u n d e r s p e c i f i c in s t r u c t i o n s a n d m a y in c lu d e th e p e r f o r m a n c e o f s o m e w ir in g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o r k ty p ic a ll y i n v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p le , ta b u la t io n s in v o lv in g a r e p e t it i v e
a c c o u n t in g e x e r c i s e , a c o m p le te b u t s m a l l ta b u la t in g s t u d y , o r p a r t s o f a lo n g e r a n d m o r e
c o m p le x r e p o r t . S u c h r e p o r t s a n d s t u d i e s a r e u s u a l ly o f a r e c u r r i n g n a tu r e w h e r e th e p r o ­
c e d u r e s a r e w e ll e s t a b l i s h e d .
M a y a l s o in c lu d e th e t r a i n in g o f new e m p l o y e e s in th e b a s i c
o p e r a t io n o f th e m a c h in e .

GENERAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u tin e v o c a b u la r y f r o m
t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e r e c o r d s . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n c o p y a n d do s i m p le c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y su c h a s le g a l
b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e not in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w ho t a k e s d ic t a t io n in s h o r t ­
h an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e i s c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l .
T Y P IS T
U s e s a t y p e w r it e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l o r to m a k e o ut b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a ­
tio n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o th e r p e r s o n . M a y in c lu d e ty p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e ­
r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p lic a tin g p r o c e s s e s . M a y d o c l e r i c a l w o rk in v o lv in g li t t l e s p e c i a l t r a i n in g , su c h
a s k e e p in g s i m p le r e r o r d s , f il in g r e c o r d s an d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t in g an d d is t r i b u t i n g .in c o m in g m a il .
C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e of th e fo llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in f in a l f o r m w h en it
in v o lv e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y fo r c o r r e c t s p e l li n g ,
s y l la b ic a t i o n , p u n c tu a tio n , e t c ., o f t e c h n ic a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ;
a n d p la n n in g la y o u t a n d ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s t o m a in t a in u n ifo r m ity an d
b a l a n c e in s p a c in g .
M a y ty p e r o u tin e f o r m l e t t e r s v a r y in g d e t a i l s to s u it c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g ; C o p y ty p in g f r o m r o u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ;
r o u tin e ty p in g o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; a n d s e t t in g up s i m p le s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t io n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e tu p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL
D R A F T S M A N — C o n tin u e d

D RA FTSM A N
C l a s s A . P l a n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t io n o f c o m p le x it e m s h a v in g d is t i n c t i v e d e s ig n
f e a t u r e s th a t d i f f e r s i g n i f ic a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t in g p r e c e d e n t s . W o rk s in c l o s e s u p ­
p o r t w ith th e d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r , a n d m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s . A n a l y z e s th e
e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e on th e d e t a i l s o f f o r m , fu n c tio n , a n d p o s it i o n a l r e l a t io n s h ip s o f c o m ­
p o n e n ts a n d p a r t s .
W o rk s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le te d w o r k i s
r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r ig in a t o r f o r c o n s is t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m in a t i o n s .
M ay
e i t h e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d i r e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a t i o n b y lo w e r l e v e l d r a f t s m e n .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n ro u tin e a n d c o m p le x d r a f t in g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u ir e th e a p p l i ­
c a tio n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g te c h n iq u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d .
D u tie s t y p ic a ll y in ­
v o lv e su c h w o rk a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k in g d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u lt ip le fu n c tio n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s it i o n a l r e l a t io n s h ip s b e tw e e n c o m p o n e n t s; p r e p a r e s a r c h i ­
t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t io n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il,d r a w in g s o f f o u n d a t io n s , w a ll
s e c t i o n s , f lo o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a ls in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u ta tio n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n titie s o f m a t e r i a l s to b e u s e d , lo a d c a p a c i t i e s , s t r e n g t h s ,
s t r e s s e s , e t c . R e c e i v e s in it i a l in s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , an d a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le te d w o rk i s c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y .

C l a s s C . P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w in g s o f s i n g l e u n its o r p a r t s f o r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s t r u c t io n ,
m a n u fa c t u r in g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o je c t io n s
( d e p ic t in g t h r e e d im e n s io n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) a n d s e c t i o n a l v ie w s to c l a r i f y p o s itio n in g o f

c o m p o n e n ts a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a tio n . C o n s o lid a t e s d e t a i l s f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
a n d a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u ir e d . S u g g e s t e d m e th o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le
p r e c e d e n t s , a n d a d v ic e on s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith i n it i a l a s s i g n m e n t s . I n s t r u c t io n s
a r e l e s s c o m p le te w h en a s s i g n m e n t s r e c u r .
W o rk m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
D RA FT SM A N - T R A C E R
C o p i e s p la n s a n d d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p la c in g t r a c i n g c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r
d r a w in g s an d t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l.
(D o e s no t in c lu d e t r a c i n g li m it e d to p l a n s p r i m a r i l y
c o n s is t in g o f s t r a i g h t l i n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e not r e q u ir i n g c l o s e d e lin e a tio n .)
a n d /o r
P r e p a r e s s i m p le o r r e p e t it i v e d r a w in g s o f e a s i l y v i s u a l i z e d i t e m s .
d u r in g p r o g r e s s .

W ork i s c l o s e l y s u p e r v i s e d

N U R S E , IN D U S T R I A L ( R E G I S T E R E D )
A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w ho g i v e s n u r s i n g s e r v i c e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d ic a l d ir e c t i o n to il l o r
in ju r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o th e r p e r s o n s w ho b e c o m e i l l o r s u f f e r a n a c c id e n t o n th e p r e m i s e s o f a
f a c t o r y o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t . D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t a id
to th e i l l o r in ju r e d ; a tte n d in g to s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p l o y e e s * i n ju r i e s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s
o f p a t i e n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a tio n o r o th e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in
p h y s ic a l e x a m in a t io n s a n d h e a lt h e v a l u a t io n s o f a p p lic a n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n in g a n d c a r r y ­
in g o ut p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h e a lt h e d u c a tio n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a lu a tio n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t,
o r o th e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g th e h e a lt h , w e l f a r e , a n d s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l .

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT

CARPENTER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n t r y d u t ie s n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t a n d m a in ta in in g o o d r e p a i r b u ild in g
w o o d w o rk a n d e q u ip m e n t su c h a s b in s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s ,
c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d la y in g o ut o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l in s t r u c t i o n s u s in g a
v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d to o ls , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , a n d s t a n d a r d m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ;




CARPENTER,

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

m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k ; a n d s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s ­
s a r y f o r th e w o r k . In g e n e r a l , th e w o rk o f th e m a in te n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g an d
e x p e rie n c e .

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E L E C T R I C I A N , M A IN T E N A N C E

M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )— C o n tin u ed

P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n c tio n s su c h a s th e in s t a l l a t i o n , m a in te n a n c e ,
o r r e p a i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r th e g e n e r a t io n , d is t r i b u t i o n , o r u t il iz a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an
e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : I n s t a ll in g o r r e p a i r i n g a n y o f a v a r i e t y o f
e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t su c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k ­
e r s , m o t o r s , h e a tin g u n it s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o th e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t; w o r k in g f r o m
b lu e p r i n t s , d r a w in g s , l a y o u t s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; lo c a t i n g a n d d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in th e
e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t; w o r k in g s t a n d a r d c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to lo a d r e q u ir e m e n t s o f
w ir in g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; a n d u s in g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d to o ls a n d m e a s u r i n g a n d
t e s t i n g i n s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g an d
e x p e rie n c e .

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

E N G IN E E R ,

S T A T IO N A R Y

O p e r a t e s a n d m a in t a in s an d m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e th e o p e r a t io n o f s t a t i o n a r y e n g in e s an d
e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to s u p p ly th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r ,
h e a t, r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a ir - c o n d it io n i n g .
W o rk in v o l v e s : O p e r a tin g a n d m a in ta in in g e q u ip m e n t
su c h a s s t e a m e n g in e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b i n e s , v e n t ila t in g a n d r e f r i g ­
e r a t in g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; an d
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d f u e l c o n s u m p tio n . M a y a l s o s u ­
p e r v i s e t h e s e o p e r a t io n s .
H e a d o r c h ie f e n g i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e th a n one
e n g in e e r a r e e x c l u d e d .
F IR E M A N ,

S T A T IO N A R Y B O I L E R

F i r e s s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n is h th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s t e a m . F e e d s f u e l s to f i r e b y h an d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o il b u r n e r ;
an d c h e c k s w a t e r a n d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o il , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t.
H ELPER,

M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S

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

TO O LR O O M

S p e c i a l i z e s in th e o p e r a t io n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , su c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e l a t h e s , o r m i ll in g m a c h in e s , in th e c o n s t r u c t io n of
m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P l a n ­
n in g an d p e r f o r m i n g d if f ic u lt m a c h in in g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u ir i n g c o m p lic a t e d s e t u p s
o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e le c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l in g , a n d o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t io n to
a c h ie v e r e q u i s i t e t o l e r a n c e s o r d im e n s io n s . M a y b e r e q u ir e d to r e c o g n iz e w h en t o o l s n e e d d r e s s ­
in g , to d r e s s t o o l s , a n d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s a n d c u ttin g an d lu b r ic a t i n g o i l s . F o r c r o s s ­
in d u s t r y w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in to o l an d d ie jo b b in g sh o p s
a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E
P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s a n d new p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ­
i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : I n t e r p r e t i n g
w r it t e n in s t r u c t i o n s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g a n d la y in g o ut o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f m a ­
c h i n i s t 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e l a t i n g to
d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , t o o lin g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s
o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e le c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u ir e d f o r h is w o rk ;
a n d fit tin g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in to m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t . In g e n e r a l , th e m a c h i n i s t 's w o rk
n o r m a l ly r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d t r a i n in g in m a c h in e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

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

th e

m o v in g p a r t s

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

o f m e c h a n ic a l

M A IN T E N A N C E

P a i n t s an d r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o rk , a n d f i x t u r e s o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t .
W o rk in ­
v o lv e s th e f o llo w in g : K n o w le d g e of s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s a n d t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u ir e d fo r d iffe r e n t
a p p lic a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a in tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld fin is h o r b y p l a c in g pu tty o r f i l l e r
in n a il h o le s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p ly in g p a in t w ith s p r a y gu n o r b r u s h . M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h ite le a d , a n d o th e r p a in t in g r e d ie n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o lo r o r c o n s is t e n c y .
In g e n e r a l , th e
w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th ro u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
P IP E F IT T E R ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

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

M A IN T E N A N C E

K e e p s th e p lu m b in g s y s t e m o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W o rk in v o l v e s : K n o w le d g e
o f s a n i t a r y c o d e s r e g a r d i n g in s t a l la t io n o f v e n ts a n d t r a p s in p lu m b in g s y s t e m ; in s t a l lin g o r r e ­
p a i r in g p i p e s a n d f i x t u r e s ; a n d o p e n in g c lo g g e d d r a i n s w ith a p lu n g e r o r p l u m b e r 's s n a k e . In
g e n e r a l , th e w o r k of th e m a in te n a n c e p lu m b e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly
a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )

S H E E T -M E T A L W O RKER,

R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i le s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , a n d t r a c t o r s o f a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in ­
v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o tiv e e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f su c h h a n d to o ls a s
w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r fit tin g p a r t s ; r e p la c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g a n d a d ju s t i n g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g an d i n s t a l lin g

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




M A IN T E N A N C E

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S H E E T - M E T A L W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E --- C o n tin u ed

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

h a n d to o ls in c u ttin g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g , f it t in g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d in s t a l lin g s h e e t m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u ir e d . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s
ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

u s in g a v a r i e t y of to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's h a n d to o ls hnd p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g i n s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r ­
s t a n d in g o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s a n d a l l o y s ; s e tt in g u p a n d o p e r a tin g o f
m a c h in e t o o l s a n d r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to d im e n s io n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d to o lin g o f m a c h in e s ; h e a t - t r e a t in g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r in g f a b r ic a t io n
a s w e ll a s o f f in is h e d t o o l s a n d d ie s to a c h ie v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o rk in g to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ;
fit tin g a n d a s s e m b l i n g o f p a r t s to p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s an d a ll o w a n c e s ; a n d s e le c t i n g a p p r o p r ia t e
m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , a n d p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l , th e to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a ro u n d e d
tr a i n in g in m a c h in e - s h o p a n d t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip
o r e q u iv a le n t tr a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
(D ie m a k e r ; j i g m a k e r ; to o l m a k e r ; f ix t u r e m a k e r ; g a g e m a k e r )
C o n s t r u c t s a n d r e p a i r s m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s o r d ie s f o r f o r g i n g s ,
p u n c h in g , a n d o th e r m e t a l- f o r m i n g w o rk .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : P la n n in g a n d
la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , o r o th e r o r a l a n d w r it te n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
s h o p s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .

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

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
GU A RD AN D W ATCHM AN

S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E I V IN G C L E R K

G u a r d . P e r f o r m s r o u tin e p o lic e d u t ie s , e i t h e r a t fix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g
o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e " n e c e s s a r y .
I n c lu d e s g a te m e n w ho a r e s t a t io n e d at g a te and
c h e c k on id e n tity of e m p lo y e e s a n d o th e r p e r s o n s e n t e r in g .

P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d is e f o r sh ip m e n t, o r r e c e i v e s a n d i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r in c o m in g s h i p ­
m e n ts o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o th e r m a t e r i a l s . S h ip p in g w o rk in v o l v e s : A k n o w le d g e of sh ip p in g
p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t i c e s , r o u t e s , a v a i l a b l e m e a n s of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , a n d r a t e ; a n d p r e p a r i n g r e c ­
o r d s o f th e g o o d s s h ip p e d , m a k in g up b i l l s of la d in g , p o s tin g w e ig h t a n d sh ip p in g c h a r g e s , an d
k e e p in g a f i l e o f s h ip p in g r e c o r d s . M a y d ir e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g th e m e r c h a n d is e fo r s h i p ­
m e n t. R e c e iv in g w o r k in v o l v e s : V e r if y i n g o r d ir e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i f y in g th e c o r r e c t n e s s of
s h ip m e n t s a g a i n s t b i l l s o f la d in g , in v o i c e s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g fo r s h o r t a g e s a n d r e je c t in g
d a m a g e d g o o d s ; ro u t in g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r i a l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; a n d m a in ta in in g n e c e s ­
s a r y r e c o r d s an d f ile s .

th e ft,

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

J A N IT O R ,

PO RTER,

OR C LEA N ER

(S w e e p e r ; c h a rw o m a n ; ja n i t r e s s )
F o r w a g e st u d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s fo llo w s :
C l e a n s a n d k e e p s in a n o r d e r l y c o n d itio n f a c t o r y w o r k in g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f a n o f f ic e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t . D u tie s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a t io n o f th e fo llo w in g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , a n d p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h ip s , t r a s h , a n d o th e r r e f u s e ; d u s tin g e q u ip m e n t, f u r n it u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e t a l f i x t u r e s
o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p li e s a n d m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; an d c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , sh o w ­
e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w ho s p e c i a l i z e in w in dow w a sh in g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LABO RER,

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

( L o a d e r a n d u n lo a d e r ; h a n d le r an d s t a c k e r ; s h e lv e r ; t r u c k e r ; s t o c k m a n o r s t o c k h e l p e r ; w a r e ­
h o u s e m a n o r w a r e h o u s e h e lp e r )
A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u f a c t u r in g p la n t, s t o r e , o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t
w h o s e d u t ie s in v o lv e o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : L o a d in g a n d u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s a n d
m e r c h a n d is e on o r f r o m f r e ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o th e r t r a n s p o r t in g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv in g ,
o r p la c in g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a tio n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t in g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d is e b y h a n d tr u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w ho lo a d a n d u n lo a d s h i p s a r e
e x c lu d e d .
O RD ER,

R e c e iv in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g a n d r e c e iv i n g c l e r k
T R U C K D R IV E R
D r i v e s a t r u c k w ith in a c ity o r i n d u s t r ia l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d is e ,
e q u ip m e n t, o r m e n b e tw e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b li s h m e n t s su c h a s : M a n u fa c tu r in g p l a n t s , f r e i g h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e s a le a n d r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a i l e s t a b li s h m e n t s an d
c u s t o m e r s * h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o lo a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a i r s , a n d k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o rk in g o r d e r .
D r i v e r - s a l e s m e n an d
o v e r - th e - r o a d d r iv e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .
F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t
a s f o ll o w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r sh o u ld b e r a t e d on th e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c it y .)

F IL L E R

(O r d e r p i c k e r ; s t o c k s e l e c t o r ; w a r e h o u s e sto c k m a n )
F i l l s sh ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f in is h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d ­
a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s * o r d e r s , o r o th e r i n s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , in a d d itio n
to f il li n g o r d e r s an d in d ic a tin g it e m s f il le d o r o m itte d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i ­
s i t i o n a d d it io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p li e s to s u p e r v i s o r , a n d p e r f o r m o th e r r e la t e d d u t ie s .

T r u c k d r i v e r (c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s l i s t e d s e p a r a t e ly )
T r u c k d r i v e r , lig h t (u n d e r lVz to n s)
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m (IV 2 to a n d in c lu d in g 4 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a i l e r ty p e )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , o th e r th a n t r a i l e r ty p e)
TRUCKER,

POW ER

P A C K E R , S H IP P IN G
P r e p a r e s f in is h e d p r o d u c t s f o r sh ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p l a c in g th e m in sh ip p in g c o n ­
t a i n e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t u po n th e t y p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r of
u n its to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n ta in e r e m p lo y e d , an d m e th o d o f sh ip m e n t. W o rk r e q u i r e s th e
p la c in g o f it e m s in sh ip p in g c o n t a i n e r s a n d m a y in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : K n o w l­
e d g e of v a r i o u s it e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y co n te n t; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r ia t e ty p e a n d s i z e
o f c o n t a in e r ; in s e r t in g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a in e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r o r o th e r m a t e r i a l to p r e v e n t
b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s in g a n d s e a li n g c o n t a in e r ; a n d a p p ly in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r in g id e n tify in g
d a ta on c o n ta in e r . P a c k e r s w h o a l s o m a k e w o o d en b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e e x c lu d e d .




O p e ra te s a
t r a n s p o r t g o o d s an d
e s t a b li s h m e n t .

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

F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f t r u c k , a s fo llo w s :
T ru ck er,
T ru ck er,

p o w e r ( fo r k lift)
p o w e r (o th e r th a n f o r k lift)




A v a i l a b l e O n R e q u e s t ----T h e n in th a n n u a l r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s f o r a c c o u n t a n t s , a u d i t o r s , a t ­
to rn ey s, c h e m ists, e n g in e e rs, engineering tech n ician s, d raftsm en ,
t r a c e r s , job a n a l y s t s , d i r e c t o r s of p e r s o n n e l , m a n a g e r s of office
s e r v i c e s , b u y e r s , and c l e r i c a l e m p l o y e e s .
O r d e r a s B L S B u lle t in 1617, N a t io n a l S u r v e y of P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d ­
m i n i s t r a t i v e , T e c h n i c a l , a n d C l e r i c a l P a y , J u n e 19 6 8 . S e v e n t y - f i v e
cen ts a copy.

Area Wage Surveys
A l i s t of the l a t e s t a v a ila b le bulletins i s p re se n te d below. A d ire c t o ry of a r e a wage stu dies including m o re lim ited stu dies conducted at the
re q u e s t of the Wage and Hour and Public C o n tra c ts D iv isio n s of the D epartm ent of L a b o r is a v a ila b le on re q u est. Bulletins m ay be p u rc h a se d f ro m
the Superintendent of Docum ents, U . S . Government Printing Office, Washington, D . C . , 20402, or f r o m any of the B L S regional s a l e s o ffices shown on
the in sid e front co v e r .
Area
Akron, Ohio, Ju ly 1 9 6 8 -----------------------------------------Albany—Schenectady—T roy, N. Y. , M ar. 1969 1________
Albuquerque, N. Mex. , A pr. 1969____________________
Allentown—Bethlehem —E a s to n , P a . —N. J . ,
June 1 9 6 8 * ___________________________________________
Atlanta, Ga. , May 1968 1---------------------------------------B a l t im o r e , Md. , Sept. 1968 1 ________________________
Beaumont—P o rt A rthur—O ran ge, T e x . , May 1968 * ___
Binghamton, N. Y. , Ju ly 1968 1________________________
B irm in g h a m , A l a . , A p r. 1969 1------------------------------B o is e City, Idaho, J u ly 1968 1_________________________
Boston, M a s s . , Sept. 1968 1 __________________________
Buffalo, N. Y. , Nov. 1968 1____________________________
Burlington, Vt. , M a r. 1969 1----------------------------------Canton, Ohio, June 1968 1_____________________________
C h a rlesto n , W. Va. , A pr. 1968 1_____________________
C harlotte, N. C. , M a r . 1969----------------------------------Chattanooga, Tenn. —Ga. , Sept. 1968 1 ________________
C hicago, 111., A p r. 1 9 6 8 ---------------------------------------Cincinnati, Ohio—Ky. —Ind. , M ar. 1 9 6 9 1------------------Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 1 9 6 8 * _________________________
C olum bus, Ohio, Oct. 1 9 6 8 1 ---------------------------------D a l la s , T e x . , Nov. 1968 1_____________________________
Davenport—R ock Island—Moline, Iowa—111. ,
Oct. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________________________
Dayton, Ohio, Ja n . 1969 1--------------------------------------Denver, C o l o ., Dec. 196 8____________________________
D es Moines, Iowa, M a r . 1969________________________
D etroit, M ic h ., J a n . 1969 1 ___________________________
F o r t Worth, T e x . , Nov. 1 9 6 8 1________________________
G reen Bay, Wis. , J u ly 1968 1--------------------------------G reen ville , S . C . , May 1968 * _________________________
Houston, T e x . , June 1 9 6 8 1___________________________
Indianapolis, In d., Dec. 1 9 6 8 1________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1969 1__________________________
J a c k s o n v i l le , F l a . , Ja n . 1969 1________________________
K a n s a s City, Mo. —K ans. , Sept. 1968 1--------------------L a w ren ce—H averhill, M a s s . —N. H. , June 1 9 6 8 1______
Little Rock—North Little Rock, A r k . , Ju ly 1 9 6 8 * _____
L o s A n ge les—Long B e a c h and Anaheim—Santa A n a G ard en Grove, C a l i f . , M ar. 1 9 6 8 ___________________
L o u isv ille , Ky. —Ind. , Nov. 1 9 6 8 ______________________
Lubbock, Tex. , M a r . 196 9____________________________
M an ch este r, N. H. , Ju ly 1 9 6 8 * ________________________
M em phis, T e n n .—A r k . , Nov. 196 8 _____________________
M iam i, F l a . , Dec. 1968 1_____________________________
Midland and O d e ss a , T e x . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ________________
Milwaukee, W is ., A pr. 1969----------------------------------1

Bulletin number
and p ric e
1575-84,
1625-56,
1625-67,
1575-86,
1575-71,
1625-8,
1575-75,
1625-3,
1625-65,
1625-6,
1625-15,
1625-35,
1625-54,
1575-65,
1575-63,
1625-61,
1625-14,
1575-81,
1625-63.
1625-19,
1625-24,
1625-28,
1625-16,
1625-42,
1625-39,
1625-62,
1625-58,
1625-27,
1625-7,
1575-66,
1575-82,
1625-40,
1625-45,
1625-37,
1625-17,
1575-74,
1625-1 1,

50
35

35
35
30

1575-64,
1625-33,
1625-53,
1625-4,
1625-30,
1625-29,
1625-49,
1625-^6,

Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.




Area

35cents M inneapolis—St. Paul, M inn., J a n . 1969_____________
35 cents Muskegon—Muskegon Heights, M ich ., May 1968 1_____
30cents N ew ark and J e r s e y City, N. J . , J a n . 196 9 _____________
New Haven, C onn ., J a n . 1969 ________________________
40 cents New O rle a n s, L a . , F e b . 1969 1________________________
35cents New York, N. Y . , A pr. 1 968__________________________
50cents Norfolk—P o rtsm o u th and Newport News—
30cents Hampton, Va. , June 1 9 6 8 ------------------------------------35 cents Oklahoma City, Okla. , J u ly 1 9 68 ---------------------------35cents Omaha, N e b r . —Iowa, Oct. 1968 1 ______________________
35cents P a t e r s o n —C lifton r-P a ssa ic, N. J . , May 1968 1 -----------50cents Philadelphia, P a . —N. J . , Nov. 1 9 68 ___________________
50cents Phoenix, A r iz . , M a r. 1969___________________________
35cents Pittsbu rgh , P a . , J a n . 1969___________________________
30 cents Portland, Maine, Nov. 1 9 6 8 __________________________
30cents Portland, O reg. —Wash. , May 1968 1__________________
30cents P rovidence—Pawtucket—Warwick, R. I . —M a s s . ,
May 1 96 8_____________________________________________
35 cents
50cents Raleigh , N. C. , Aug. 1968 1 -----------------------------------45 cents Richmond, Va. , M a r . 1969_____________________ _____
R o c h e s t e r , N.Y. (office occupations only), J u ly 1968
cents
R ockford, 111., May 1968 1____________________________
cents
50cents St. L o u is , M o .—111. , M a r. 1969 1---------------------------Salt L ak e City, Utah, Dec. 1 9 68______________________
30cents San Antonio, T e x . , June 1968_________________________
35cents San B e rn ard in o —R i v e r s i d e —Ontario, C alif. ,
30cents
Oct. 1968 1___________________________________________
30cents San Diego, C a l i f . , Nov. 1968_________________________
50cents San F r a n c i s c o —Oakland, C a l i f . , Oct. 1968____________
cents
San J o s e , C a l i f . , Sept. 1 9 6 8 __________________________
Savannah, Ga. , May 1968 1 ------------------------------------cents
Scranton, P a . , Ju ly 1 9 6 8 1____________________________
cents
45 cents Seattle—E v e r e t t, W a sh ., Nov. 1968 1__________________
35 cents Sioux F a l l s , S. D a k ., Oct. 1968 1 ____________________
35 cents South Bend, In d., M ar. 1969__________________________
35 cents Spokane, W a sh ., June 1 9 6 8 ___________________________
45 cents S y r a c u s e , N. Y. , Ju ly 1968 1 __________________________
30 cents T am pa—St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , Aug. 1 9 68_____________
35cents Toledo, Ohio—Mich. , F e b . 1969 1_____________________
Trenton, N. J . , Oct. 1968 1___________________________
30 cents U t ic a - R o m e , N. Y. , J u l y l 9 6 8 l ------------------------------30cents Washington, D. C. —Md. —Va. , Sept. 1 9 6 8 _____________
30 cents W aterbury, C on n ., M a r . 1969________________________
35cents Waterloo, Iowa, Nov. 1968 1 ___________________________
30cents Wichita, K a n s . , D ec. 1968____________________________
35cents W o rc e ste r, M a s s . , June 1968 1 _______________________
25 cents York, P a . , F e b . 1 96 9_________________________________
35cents Youngstown—W arren, Ohio, Nov. 1 9 68________________

Bulletin number
and p ric e
1625-47,
1575-60,
1625-46,
1625-38,
1625-51,
1575-78,

35 cents
30cents
40 cents
30 cents
35cents
50 cents

1575-85,
1625-9,
1625-26,
1575-83,
1625-48,
1625-60,
1625-59,
1625-20,
1575-80,

30 cents
30 cents
35 cents
40 cents
50 cents
30 cents
35 cents
30 cents
40 cents

1575-61,
1625-13,
1625-69,
1625-2,
1575-70,
1625-64,
1625-36,
1575-69,

30 cents
35 cents
30 cents
35 cents
30 cents
50 cents
30 cents
30 cents

1625-25,
1625-32,
1625-44,
1625-21,
1575-73,
1625-12,
1625-43,
1625-23,
1625-55,
1575-79,
1625-5,
1625-10,
1625-57,
1625-18,
1625-1,
1625-22,
1625-50,
1625-31,
1625-41,
1575-76,
1625-52,
1625-34,

40 cents
30 cents
35 cents
30 cents
30 cents
35 cents
35 cents
30 cents
30 cents
30 cents
35 cents
30 cents
35 cents
35 cents
35 cents
35 cents
30 cents
35 cents
30 cents
30 cents
30 cents
30 cents

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