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The Allentown—Bethlehem—Easton, PennsylvaniaNew Jersey, Metropolitan Area
May

B u lle t in

No.




1969

1625-86

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

V

REGION III
PH ILA D ELP H IA

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

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

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

Region V
Region VI
219 South Dearborn St.
Federal Office Building
Chicago, 111. 60604
911 Walnut S t ., 10th Floor
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
T he Allentow n—Bethlehem —Easton, P ennsylvania
New Jersey, M etropolitan A rea




May 1969

Bulletin No. 1625-86
October 1969

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

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 20402 - Price 30 cents




Contents

P reface

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 annual
o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s i s d e ­
s i g n e d to p r o v i d e d a ta on o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n i n g s , and e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s . It
y i e l d s d e t a i l e d da ta by s e l e c t e d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n f o r each
of the a r e a s s t u d i e d , fo r g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s , and fo r the
U nited S t a t e s .
A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in the p r o g r a m is
the n eed f o r g r e a t e r i n 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 t io n a l c a t e g o r y and s k i l l l e v e l , and (2 ) the s t r u c ­
t u r e and l e v e l of w a g e s a m o n g a r e a s and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s .

In tro d u c tio n ____________________________________________
W age t r e n d s fo r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s __________________________
T ab les:
1.
2.

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 t in 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 s t u d ie d .
A ft e r
c o m p le tio n of a l l of the ind iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin s fo r a ro und
of s u r v e y s , a t w o - p a r t s u m m a r y b u lle tin i s i s s u e d .
The
f i r s t p a r t b r i n g s d a t a f o r e a c h of the m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s
st u d ie d into one b u lle tin . T h e se c o n d p a r t p r e s e n t s i n f o r ­
m a t i o n which h a s b ee n p r o j e c t e d f r o m ind iv id u a l m e t r o ­
p o lit a n a r e a d a ta to r e l a t e to g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s and the
U nited S t a t e s .

A.

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s and w o r k e r s within sc o p e of s u r v e y and
n u m b e r s t u d i e d __________________________________________________
In d e x e s of s t a n d a r d w eek ly s a l a r i e s and s t r a i g h t - t i m e
h o u rly e a r n i n g s fo r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s , and
p e r c e n t s o f c h a n ge f o r s e l e c t e d p e r i o d s ________________________
O c c u p a tio n a l e a r n i n g s :
A - 1. O ffic e o c c u p a t io 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 t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t io n s —m e n and
w o m en _____________________________________________________
A - 3. O f f ic e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t io n s —
m e n and w o m en c o m b in e d -----------------------------------------A - 4 . M a in t e n a n c e and p o w e r p la n t o c c u p a t i o n s __________________
A - 5 . C u s t o d i a l and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s ___________

A pp en dix.

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

N inety a r e a s c u r r e n t l y 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 t io n on o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n i n g s
i s c o l l e c t e d a n n u ally a n d on e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and
s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s 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 llentow n—B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n , P a . —N . J . , in M a y 1969. The
S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l it a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin ed by the
B u r e a u of the B u d g e t thro ugh J a n u a r y 1968, c o n s i s t s of
L e h i g h and N o r th a m p to n C o u n t ie s , P a . ; and W a r r e n C ounty,
N .J.
T h i s stu dy w a s co nd ucted by the B u r e a u ' s r e g i o n a l
o f f i c e in P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . , u n d er the g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n of
Irw in L . F e i g e n b a u m , A s s i s t a n t R e g i o n a l D i r e c t o r f o r
O p e ratio n s.




1
3

NOTE:
S i m i l a r t a b u la t io n s
areas.
(S e e i n s id e b a c k c o v e r . )

a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r other

C u r r e n t r e p o r t s on o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n i n g s and s u p p l e ­
m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s in the Allentown—B e t h l e h e m
E a s t o n a r e a a r e a l s o a v a i l a b l e for cotton and m a n - m a d e
f ib e r t e x t i l e s ( S e p t e m b e r 1968), and m e n ' s and b o y s ' s h i r t s
and n igh tw ea r ( O c to b e r 1968).

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Area Wage Survey---The Allentown—Bethlehem—Easton, Pa.—N.J., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
T h is a r e a i s 1 of 90 in which the U .S . D e p a r t m 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 t io n a l e a r n i n g s
and r e l a t e d b e n e f i t s on an a r e a w id e b a s i s .

to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , or (2) t h e r e
ind iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a ta .

In e a c h a r e a , d a t a a r e ob ta in e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t s within s i x b r o a d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s : M a n u f a c t u rin g ; t r a n s ­
p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and other p ub lic u t i l i t i e s ; w h o l e s a l e t r a d e ;
r e t a i l t r a d e ; f in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s . M a j o r
i n d u s t r y g r o u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s e s t u d i e s a r e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a ­
t io n s and the c o n s t r u c t i o n and e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r i e s . E s t a b l i s h m e n t s
h avin g f e w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r of w o r k e r s a r e o m it t e d b e c a u s e
they ten d to f u r n i s h in s u f f ic ie n t em p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d
to w a r r a n t in c lu sio n . S e p a r a t e t a b u l a t io n s a r e p r o v i d e d f o r e a c h of
the b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w hich 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 i n g s

p a tio n s o n ly ); S y ra c u s e ; an d U t i c a — R o m e .
in 9 1 a r e a s a t th e r e q u e s t o f th e
p artm e n t o f L ab o r.




W age

I n a d d i t i o n , th e B u r e a u c o n d u c t s m o r e l i m i t e d a r e a s t u d i e s
and H our and

P u b lic C o n tr a c ts
1

D iv is io n s o f

th e U .S .

D e­

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

The a v e r a g e s p r e s e n t e d r e f l e c t c o m p o s i t e , a r e a w id e e s t i ­
m a t e s . I n d u s t r i e s and e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in p ay l e v e l and jo b
st a f f in g and, t h u s, co n trib u te d if f e r e n t l y to the e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h jo b.
The p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p ob ta in a b le f r o m the a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e l y the w a g e s p r e a d o r d i f f e r e n t i a l m a in t a in e d a m o n g j o b s in
ind iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s
fo r m e n and w o m e n in any of the s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s sh ou ld not be
a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p ay t r e a t m e n t of the s e x e s within
ind iv id ual e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . O ther p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w hich m a y c o n t r i b ­
ute to d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y fo r m e n and w o m en inclu de: D i f f e r e n c e s in
p r o g r e s s i o n within e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s i n c e only the a c t u a l r a t e s
p a i d in c u m b e n t s a r e c o ll e c t e d ; and d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c d u t ie 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 i a t e l y within the
s a m e s u r v e y jo b d e s c r i p t i o n . J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e m ­
p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a l l y m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d than t h o s e u s e d
in in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and a llo w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the s p e c i f i c d u t ie s p e r f o r m e d .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e co nd ucted on a s a m p l e 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 invo lv ed in s u r v e y in g a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
To
o b ta in o p t im u m a c c u r a c y a t m i n im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t io n of
l a r g e than of s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s stu d ie d . In co m b in in g the d a t a ,
h o w e v e r , a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e g iv e n t h e ir a p p r o p r i a t e w e ig h t. E s ­
t i m a t e s b a s e d on the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s st u d ie d a r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e l a t i n g to a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the i n d u s t r y g ro u p in g and a r e a ,
e x c e p t fo r t h o s e below the m i n im u m s i z e stu d ied .

1
I n c l u d e d in t h e 9 0 a r e a s a r e f o u r s t u d i e s c o n d u c t e d u n d e r c o n t r a c t w ith t h e N e w Y o r k
D e p artm e n t o f L ab o r.
T h e s e a r e a s a r e B i n g h a m t o n ( N e w Y o r k p o r t io n o n l y ) ; R o c h e s t e r ( o f f i c e o c c u ­

p o ssib ility

O c c u p a tio n a l em p lo y m e n t and e a r n i n g s d a t a a r e shown fo r
f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h i r e d to w o rk a r e g u l a r w e e k ly sc h e d u le
in the giv en o c c u p a t io n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . E a r n i n g s d a ta exc lu d e p r e ­
m i u m p ay f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o li d a y s , and la te
s h if t s . N o n p ro d u ctio n b o n u s e s a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a l lo w ­
a n c e s and in c en tive e a r n i n g s a r e inclu ded. 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 f o r o f fic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t io n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to the s t a n d ­
a r d w o rk w e e k (roun ded to the n e a r e s t h a lf hour) fo r whic h e m p l o y e e s
r e c e i v e t h e ir 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 of p a y fo r
o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s
f o r t h e s e o c c u p a t io n s h a ve b e e n ro un ded to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o l l a 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 t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t and
e a r n i n g s in fo r m a t io n ob ta in e d l a r g e l y b y m a i l f r o m the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
v i s i t e d by B u r e a u f ie l d e c o n o m i s t s in the l a s t p r e v i o u s s u r v e y f o r
o c c u p a t io n s r e p o r t e d in that e a r l i e r study. P e r s o n a l v i s i t s w e r e m a d e
to n o n r e sp o n d e n t s and to t h o s e r e s p o n d e n t s r e p o r t in g u n u su a l c h a n g e s
s i n c e the p r e v i o u s s u r v e y .

T h e o c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y
of m a n u f a c t u r i n g and n o n m a n u fa c t u rin g i n d u s t r i e s , and a r e of the f o l ­
lowing 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 i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l ; (3)
m a in t e n a n c e and p o w e rp la n t; and (4) c u s t o d ia l and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t.
O c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n i f o r m se t of jo b d e s c r i p ­
t io n s d e s i g n e d to t a k e a cc ou n t of i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n in d u t ie s
within the s a m e jo b .
The o c c u p a t io n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu d y a r e l i s t e d
and d e s c r i b e d in the app en d ix. The e a r n i n g s d a t a follow in g the jo b
t i t l e s a r e fo r a l l i n d u s t r i e s c o m b in e d . E a r n i n g s d a t a f o r s o m e of the
o c c u p a t io n s l i s t e d and d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s within
o c c u p a t io n s , a r e not p r e s e n t e d in the A - s e r i e s t a b l e s b e c a u s e e it h e r
(1) e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a t io n i s too s m a l l to p ro v id e enough data

is

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t the to t a l in a l l
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ithin the s c o p e of the stu dy and not the n u m b e r a c t u ­
a l ly s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e of d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , the e s t im a t e s of occup ational e m p lo y m e n t ob ta in e d fro m
the s a m p l e of e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d s e r v e only to in d ic ate the r e l a t i v e
i m p o r t a n c e of the j o b s stu d ie d . T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t io n a l
s t r u c t u r e do not a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y the a c c u r a c y of the e a r n i n g s da ta .
E s t a b l i s h m e n t P r a c t i c e s and S u p p le m e n t a r y W age P r o v i s i o n s
T a b u l a t i o n s on s e l e c t e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e ­
m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e not p r e s e n t e d in t h is
b u lle tin . I n f o r m a ti o n f o r t h e s e t a b u l a t io n s i s c o ll e c t e d b ie n n ia lly .
S ta te
T h e s e t a b u l a t io n s on m i n im u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r i n e x p e r ie n c e d
w o m e n o f f i c e w o r k e r s ; sh ift d i f f e r e n t i a l s ; s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s ; p aid
h o li d a y s ; p a id v a c a t i o n s ; and h e a lt h , i n s u r a n c e , and p e n s i o n p la n s a r e
p r e s e n t e d (in the B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) in p r e v i o u s b u ll e ti n s f o r .this a r e a .
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200

1 T h e A l l e n t o w n —B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f i n e d b y t h e B u r e a u o f t h e B u d g e t t h r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s i s t s
o f L e h ig h an d N o r th a m p to n C o u n tie s, P a .; an d W a rre n C o u n ty , N .J .
T h e " w o r k e r s w i t h in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s s h o w n i n t h i s t a b l e 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 t h e s i z e a n d c o m p o s i t i o n so f t h e l a b o r f o r c e i n c l u d e d i n t h e s u r v e y .
T h e e s t im a t e s a r e n ot in te n d e d , h o w e v e r,
t o s e r v e a s a b a s i s o f c o m p a r i s o n w ith o t h e r e m p l o y m e n t i n 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 l o 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 il e 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 ie d , a n d (2 ) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e
e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1 9 6 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 ia l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e s t a b li s h m e n t s b y i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n .
3 I n c l u d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t a t o r a b o v e th e m in im u m l im i t a t i o n .
A ll o u t l e t s (w ith in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in s u c h
i n d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , f in a n c e , a u to r e p a i r s e r v i c e , an d m o t io n p ic t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s t a b li 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 i n a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w i t h t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t ( w it h i n t h e a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e t h e m i n i m u m l i m i t a t i o n .
5 T a x i c a b s an d s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e r e e x c lu d e d .
6 T h is i n d u s t r y d iv is io 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 " an d " n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g " in th e S e r i e s A t a b le s .
S e p a r a te p re se n ta tio n
o f d a t a f o r t h is d iv i s i o n i s n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g r e a s o n s :
(1 ) E m p l o y m e n t i n t h e d i v i s i o n i s t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a
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 i n s u f f i c i e n t o r i n 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 li s h m e n t d a t a .
7 H o t e ls a n d m o t e l s ; l a u n d r ie 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 ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l , a n d p a r k in g ; m o t io n p i c t u r e s ; n o n ­
p r o fit m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a tio n s (e x c lu d in g r e lig io u s an d c h a r ita b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ) ; an d e n g in e e r in g an d a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

A l m o s t f o u r - f i f t h s o f t h e w o r k e r s w i t h in s c o p e o f t h e s u r v e y i n t h e A l le n t o w n —
B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n a r e a w e r e e m p l o y e d i n m a n u f a c t u r i n g f i r m s .
T h e f o l l o w i n g p r e s e n t s th e
m a jo r in d u s tr y g r o u p s an d s p e c if ic in d u s t r ie s a s a p e r c e n t o f a ll m a n u fa c tu rin g :
In d u stry g ro u p s
P r i m a r y m e t a l i n d u s t r i e s _______2 6
A p p a r e l an d o th e r te x tile
p r o d u c t s -------------------------------------18
E l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t an d
s u p p l i e s ____________________________ 10
M a c h i n e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l ____ 9
F a b r i c a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s _____ 6
T e x t i l e m i l l p r o d u c t s ____________ 6
F o o d a n d k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s _____ 5

S p e c ific in d u s t r ie s
B la s t fu r n a c e s an d b a s ic
s t e e l p r o d u c t s _____________________ 2 3
W o m e n 's a n d m i s s e s '
8
o u t e r w e a r _________________________
G e n e r a l i n d u s t r i a l m a c h i n e r y __ 6
C o m m u n i c a t i o n e q u i p m e n t ______ 4

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

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
P r e s e n t e d in ta b le 2 a r e i n d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n ge
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s of offic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
and in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s of s e l e c t e d plant w o r k e r g r o u p s .
The i n 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 i m e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t of
w a g e s d u rin g the b a s e p e r i o d (d ate of the a r e a s u r v e y co n d u cte d
b etw een J u l y I960 and Ju n e 1961).
S u b t r a c t in g 100 f r o m the index
y i e l d s the p e r c e n t a g e ch an ge in w a g e s f r o m the b a s e p e r i o d to the
d ate of the ind ex.
The p e r c e n t a g e s of ch a n ge o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to
w a g e c h a n g e s b etw een the in d ic a t e d d a t e s .
These estim ate s a re
m e a s u r e s of ch an ge in a v e r a g e s f o r the a r e a ; they a r e not intended
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e pay c h a n g e s in the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the a r e a .

F o r o f fic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , the w age
t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e ek ly s a l a r i e s f o r the n o r m a l w o rk w eek ,
e x c l u s i v e of e a r n i n g s fo r o v e r t i m e .
F o r plant w o r k e r g r o u p s , they
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n i n g s , exc lud in g
p r e m i u m p ay f o r o v e r t i m e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o li d a y s , and
la te s h i f t s .
The p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on da ta f o r s e l e c t e d key o c c u ­
p a t io n s and inclu de m o s t of the n u m e r i c a l l y im p o r t a n t j o b s within
e a c h g ro u p .
L i m i t a t i o n s of D ata

Method of C om p uting
The i n d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
c h a n ge in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e in flu e n c ed by: (1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y and
w age c h a n g e s , (2) m e r i t o r o th e r i n c r e a s e s in pay r e c e i v e d by i n d i ­
v id u a l w o r k e r s w hile in the s a m e jo b , and (3) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e
w a g e s due to c h a n g e s in the l a b o r f o r c e r e s u l t i n g f r o m l a b o r t u r n ­
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s , f o r c e r e d u c t io n s , and c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r ­
t io n s of w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d by e s t a b l i s h m e n t s with d i f f e r e n t p ay l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s in the l a b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the
o c c u p a t io n a l a v e r a g e s without a c t u a l w age c h a n g e s . It i s c o n c e i v a b le
that ev en though a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w 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 have d e c lin e d b e c a u s e l o w e r - p a y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
e n t e r e d the a r e a o r e x p a n d ed t h e ir w o rk f o r c e s .
S im ilarly , w ages
m a y have r e m a i n e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n s ta n t , y et the a v e r a g e s f o r a n a r e a
m a y have r i s e n c o n s i d e r a b l y b e c a u s e h i g h e r - p a y i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
e n t e r e d the a r e a .

E a c h of the s e l e c t e d key o c c u p a t io n s within an o c c u p a t io n a l
g r o u p w a s a s s i g n e d a w eight b a s e d on i t s p r o p o r t io n a t e em p lo y m e n t
in the o c c u p a t io n a l g ro u p .
T h e s e c o n s ta n t w e ig h ts r e f l e c t b a s e y e a r
em ploym en ts w h erever p o ss ib le .
The a v e r a g e (m ean ) e a r n i n g s f o r
e a c h o c c u p a t io n w e r e m u l t i p li e d by the o c c u p a t io n a l w eight, and the
p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a t io n s in the g r o u p w e r e t o t a le d . The a g g r e g a t e s
f o r 2 c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r s w e r e r e l a t e d b y d ividin g the a g g r e g a t e f o r
the l a t e r y e a r by the a g g r e g a t e f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
The r e s u lt a n t
r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , sh ow s the p e r c e n t a g e ch a n g e . . The ind 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 l a t i v e (100) by the r e l a t i v e
f o r the next s u c c e e d i n g y e a r and continuing to m u ltip ly (compound)
e a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e by the p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s ind ex. A v e r a g e e a r n i n g s
f o r the follow ing o c c u p a t io n s w e r e u s e d in co m p u tin g the w a ge t r e n d s :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ): O ffic e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n )— S k i lle d m a in te n a n c e (m e n ):
C a rp e n te rs
C o n tin u e d
B o o k k e e p i n g - m a c h in e
E le c t r ic ia n s
M a c h in i s t s
M e c h a n ic s

o p e ra to rs, c la s s B
C le ik s , a c c o u n t in g , c la s se s
A and B
C le ik s, f il e , c la sse s
A , B, and C

S e c r e ta rie s
S te n o g ra p h e rs, g e n e r a l
S te n o g ra p h e rs, se n io r
S w itc h b o a r d o p e r a to r s , c la s s e s
A and B

M e c h a n ic s (a u t o m o t iv e )
P a in t e r s

C le ik s , o rd er
C le r ic s , p a y r o l l
C o m p to m e te r o p e ra to rs
K e y p u n c h o p e ra to rs, c la s se s
A and B

T a b u la t in g - m a c h in e o p e ra to rs,
c la ss B

P ip e fit te r s
T o o l a n d d ie m a k e r s

O ffic e b o y s a n d g ir ls




The u s e of c o n s ta n t e m p lo y m e n t w e ig h ts e l i m i n a t e s the effe c t
of c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r t io 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 i n ­
clu d e d in the d a t a .
The p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n ge r e f l e 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 i g h t - t i m e h o u r s .
They a r e not in flu e n c ed by
c h a n g e s in s t a n d a r d w o rk s c h e d u l e s , a s su ch , o r by p r e m i u m pay
for ov ertim e.
W here n e c e s s a r y , da ta w e r e a d j u s t e d to r e m o v e f r o m
the i n d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n ge an y s i g n if i c a n t e ffe c t c a u s e d
by c h a n g e s in the s c o p e of the s u r v e y .

T y p is ts, c la s s e s A a n d B
U n s k ille d p la n t (m e n ):
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) :
N u r se s, in d u s tr ia l ( r e g is te r e d )

Ja n ito r s , p o rte rs, a n d c le a n e r s
L a b o r e r s, m a t e r ia l h a n d lin g

3

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T a b l e 2. I n d e x e s of S t a n d a r d W eekly S a l a r i e s and S t r a i g h t - T i m e H o u r ly 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 tio n a l G r o u p s in
A llentow n—B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n , P a . —N..T., M a y 1969 and Ju n e 1968, and P e r c e n t s of C h a n ge 1 f o r S e l e c t e d P e r i o d s
Indexes
( F e b r u a r y 1961=100)

P e r c e n t s of ch an ge 1

M ay
1969

Jun e
1968

Ju n e
1968
to
M ay
1969

A ll i n d u s t r i e s :
O ffice c l e r i c a l (m e n and women)____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n )..
S k il l e d m a i n t e n a n c e (m e n )___________
U n s k il l e d plan t (m en)----------------------

132.9
133.0
133.5
131.1

125.6
123.9
128.0
124.3

5.8
7.4
4 .4
5.5

5.2
12.4
7.5
5.8

2.7
2.8
3.9
2.1

3.7
2—.9
2.9
2.9

2.6
3.4
3.1
2.9

M an ufacturing:
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n ) ___
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m en )—
S k ille d m a in t e n a n c e (m e n )--------------U n s k il l e d plant ( m e n ) ________________

132.9
133.0
132.6
128.5

125.2
123.9
127.0
121.6

6.2
7.4
4.3
5.7

4.5
12.4
7.3
4.8

2.2
2.8
4.0
2.7

5.2
2—1.4
2.8
3.1

2.0
3.9
3.0
2.9

I n d u s t r y and o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p

F ebruary
1967
to
Ju n e
1968

F ebruary
1963
to
F ebruary
1964

F ebruary
1966
to
F ebruary
1967

February
1962
to
F e b r u a ry
1963

F ebruary
1965
to
F ebruary
1966

F ebruary
1961
to
F ebruary
1962

F ebruary
1964
to
F ebruary
1965

M arch
1960
to
F ebruary
1961

All i n d u s t r i e s :
O ffice c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n ) ____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m en and women) —
S k il l e d m a i n t e n a n c e (m e n )____________
U n s k il l e d plan t ( m e n ) ----------------------

1.1
2.5
2.7
3.4

2.7
1.5
1.5
2.6

5.3
.5
3.8
2.4

4.1
4.2
3.2
1.7

M an ufactu ring:
O ffice c l e r i c a l (m e n and w o m e n ) ____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m e n )...
S k ille d m a in t e n a n c e (m e n )____________
U n s k ille d plant ( m e n ) _________________

.7
2.0
2.6
2.7

2.6
2.0
1.6
1.1

5.7
.5
3.3
2.3

4.7
4.2
3.1
1.2

l

A ll c h a n g e s a r e i n c r e a s e s u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e i n d ic a t e d .
T h is d e c r e a s e l a r g e l y r e f l e c t s c h a n g e s in e m p l o y m e n t a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s with d i f f e r e n t p ay l e v e l s r a t h e r than s a l a r y d e c r e a s e s .




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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 io n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , A U e n t o w n - B e t h l e h e m - E a s t o n , P a . —N . J . , M a y 1969)
I f

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

Numbe r
of
workers

“a

We ekl y
(stan
Ave r ag e
weekly
hours1
[standard)

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 im e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s o
$
55

M ean 2

M e di a n 2

Mi ddl e range 2

S

S
60

*
65

70

*
75

*
80

*
85

$
90

*
95

*
100

105

110

$

*
115

t

t
120

130

140

150

$
160

t

»
170

180

an d
under

190

and

60

65

70

75

80

85

-

-

-

-

_

_

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

90

95

100

105

110

115

7
3

-

120

130

140

150

]6 0

170

180

14

16
3

17

25

29

25
7

-

-

-

-

-

-

190

HEN
$

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

209
51

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

$
1 6 5 .5 0
1 4 4 .0 0

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

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

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

7 8 .5 0
7 9 .0 0

3 9 .5
3 7 .5

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

55

3 8 .0
3 9 .5

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

31

3 5 .5

9 5 .5 0

43
36

3 8 .5

8 5 .0 0

3 9 .0

8 4 .0 0

52

3 9 .0

42

3 9 .5

8 5 .0 0

8 3 .0 0

7 9 .0 0 -

81

3 8 .5
3 8 .5

9 0 .5 0
9 6 .5 0

9 2 .0 0

101.00

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

45

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

116
96

3 9 .5
4 0 .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 F A C T U R IN G -----------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------

298
204
94

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

69
47

86

7
4

_

_

-

-

-

-

i
_

6
2

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

-

~

-

-

i

4

8

6 8 .5 0 -1 0 0 .0 0

_
-

3
3

2
1

1
1

_

6 7 .5 0 -1 0 0 .0 0

6
2

5
5

13

4
4

_

10
10

11
3

3

1
2
-

2
4

1
1
8

1

i

3

7

7

1
1

7

5
5

2
8
3
5

7
4

2
2

7
17
16

1

8
8

2
2

2
2

2
2

-

3
3

2
2

5
5

21

22
21

3

13

4

10

10

4

9

4

9

2

_

20 33 6
_
_

3

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

—

-

-

2
1

2
2

3
3

-

1
1

4

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

-

WOMEN
B IL L E R S ,

B IL L E R S ,

M A C H IN E

M A C H IN E

(B IL L IN G
*99
8 5.

( B O O K K E E P IN G

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 B -------------------------------------------------------------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 —

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

8 9 .5 0

15

~

5

8 8 .5 0 -1 0 4 .5 0

-

5

-

2

-

_

-

-

14

7

3

3

-

1

5

210
186

120.00

_

1 2 1 .5 0

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

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

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

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

8 6 .5 0
8 5 .0 0
8 7 .5 0

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

3 8 .5
3 9 .5

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

1 0 5 .0 0

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

_

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

9 1 .5 0
9 1 .5 0

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

_

110.00
9 1 .5 0
9 1 .5 0

-

-

-

-

3

21

3

-

18

3

1

20

3

-

19

*

'

12
8

52
42

4

10
6

-

-

“

“

9

14

8

6

12

25
16
9

2

33

27

32

25

47
36

11
6
8
6

2
2
42
13
29

6
10
7

5
3

11

10
6

17

4

28

6
6
13
13

6
6
15
14

25
18
7
3
3
25
25

1

15
15

16
14

10
10

“
9

4

9

4

15

6

21
18

2
1

30

11
2
6

3
3

4

8
8

“

~

2
2

1
1

1
1

1
1

”

-

-

-

-

-

-

12
12

7
7

3

-

3

1
1

-

-

5
5

4

5
5

7
7

11
11

2
2

24
24

38
38

8
8

4
4

13

1
1

11

"

6

N O N M A N U FA C TU RIN G
C L E R K S , O R D ER -------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------------

167
160

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

215
192

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

1 1 4 .5 0
1 1 6 .0 0

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

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

3 9 .5
39. 5

9 4 .5 0
9 5 .0 0

8 6 .5 0
8 7 .5 0

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

130
127

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

1 1 7 .0 0
1 1 6 .5 0

K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B ------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 4-------------------------

323
243
80

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

9 7 .0 0
9 8 .0 0

30

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

99

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




76

_

_

6
6

-

i

-

-

6
6

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

-

_

-

9 7 .5 0

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

_

9 2 .5 0

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

100.00

3 9 .0

9 3 .5 0
1 0 9 .5 0

1 1 2 .5 0

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

8 9 .5 0
9 2 .5 0

9 5 .0 0
9 7 .5 0

8 0 .5 0 -1 0 1 .0 0
8 0 .5 0 -1 0 6 .0 0

“
-

i
i

_

15

10

7
“
14

9
_
“

11
8

19
19

21
16

2
2

3

21
11
10

~

“

6
1

4
4

1
1

4
4

51
45

1
1

6
6

21

10

13
13

6

9

10
10

16

18

15

5

12

7
7

14
14

6
6

7
7

17
17

5
5

10
10

30
30

45
40

32
26

4
4

7
7

59
56
4
4
23
15

8
1

19

2

6
6
19
13

6
1
1

23

11
12
1
5
5

25
19

6

1
1

5
5

14
14

20
16
4

8
8

5

4

1

6
5

3

~

25
25

6
6

4
4

11
11

3

3

16
3
13
13

1
1

13

19

6

18

4

28
28

-

2
2

2
2

-

4
4

~

-

-

~

-

-

“

*

-

~
~

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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 ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , A lle n to w n —B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n , P a . —N . J . , M a y 1969)
Weekly eamings^^^
(standard)
Se x , o c c u p a tio n , a nd i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

w om en

-

Avenge
weekly
hours1
(standard)

Number
of
workers

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e kl y e a r n in g s o F—
*
55

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

t

*
60

65

*
70

I
75

80

$
85

*
90

95

100

105

110

115

t
120

130

1 *0

150

160

$
170

%
180

and
under

190
and

— 60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

130

1 *0

150

160

170

180

190

over

-

5
5

9

*
5

25
9
16

23
9
1*

*0
13
27

*5
25
20

91
81
10

*3
33
10

82
73
9
1

57
*6
11
-

60
*8
12
6

30
25
5
1

108
100
8
3

69
6*
5
5

*5
*1
*
2

*6
*5
1
1

29
28
1
-

19
15
*
*

12
11
1
1

9
7
2
2

_

-

-

*
-

3
3

-

11
10

9
8

2
1

16
16

13
13

16
13

21
21

10
9

7
6

6

-

7
6

4

“

6
*

-

“

*

4

“

*

-

i
i

10
10
“

6
6

1*
13
1

5
3
2

53
50
3

9

29
28
1

12
9
3

30
25
5

3
3
“

6
5
l

8
7
1

9

6
3

9
-

8
6
2

7
6
i

2
2
-

3

-

*

5

9

4

5

9

28
20
8

66
57
9

2*
21
3

1*
10
*

26
20
6

1*
*
10

8
7
1

*9
*6
3

35
32
3

1*
1*
-

15
15
-

10
10
-

3
2
l

i
i
-

1
1
-

21

_

_

_

_

Co n t in u e d
$

$

S E C R E T A R I E S 5 ---------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 4 -------------------------

8 *7
677
170
26

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

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

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

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

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

135
118

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

1 3 5 .5 0
1 3 7 .0 0

1 3 7 .0 0
1 3 8 .5 0

1 1 1 .5 0 -1 5 *.0 0
1 1 *.0 0 -1 5 *.0 0

-

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

212
182
30

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 7 .0

1 1 7 .5 0
1 1 8 .0 0
1 1 5 .0 0

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

1 0 1 .5 0 -1 2 7 .0 0
1 0 2 .0 0 -1 2 7 .5 0
9 * . 0 0 —1 2 5 .5 0

-

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

329
260
69

3 9 .0
3 9 .5
3 6 .5

1 1 2 .0 0
1 1 6 .0 0
9 7 .0 0

1 0 7 .5 0
1 1 3 .0 0
9 3 .5 0

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

_
-

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S 0 -----------------------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 -----------------------------

169
116
53

3 9 .0
*0 .0
3 7 .5

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

9 7 .5 0
1 0 9 .0 0
8 0 .5 0

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

_
-

2
2

9

-

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

397
259
138

3 8 .5
3 9 .5
3 7 .0

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

9 1 .5 0
1 0 0 .5 0
7 8 .5 0

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

~

8
-

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , S E N IO R ------------------------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 ------------------------------

36*
287
77

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

10 7 .5 0
1 0 9 .0 0
1 0 3 .5 0

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

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

_

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A ------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------------------

39
28

*0 .0
*0 .0

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

1 1 5 .5 0
1 1 6 .0 0

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

-

SW IT C H B O A R D 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 -----------------------------

*2
33

3 8 .0
3 8 .5

8 * . 00
8 1 .5 0

8 *.5 0
8 0 .0 0

6 9 .0 0 67 .5 0 -

9 6 .0 0
9 1 .0 0

_

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T S M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------

1 *0
107
33

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

8 8 .0 0
8 8 .5 0
8 5 .5 0

8 5 .0 0
8 5 .5 0
8 *.5 0

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

T R A N S C R IB IN G - M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
G E N E R A L ---------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------------------

96

* 0 . 0 1 0 0 .5 0 1 0 3 .5 0
4 0 . ft 1 0 6 . 5 0 1 0 7 . 5 0

8 * . 0 ( -1 1 3 .0 0

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

208
175
33
25

*0 .0
*0 .0
3 9 .0
3 9 .5

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

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S B -----------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------------------

3 *2
16 2

3 8 .5
*0 .0

8 3 .5 0
9 0 .5 0

77

-

3

_

4

9

12

11
5
6

17
3
1*

10
5
5

8
8
*

1*
9
5

8
7
1

11
10
1

8
8
~

7
7
-

13
13
-

18
16
2

9
9
-

2
2
-

-

5

~

1
1
-

*0
7
33

38
13
25

*8
27
21

*2
31
11

32
30

19
18

36
36

2*
22

22
18

39
20
19

18
18

12
12

2
2

1
1

2
2

_

_

_

-

-

-

8

1*
2
12

_
-

-

3
3

19
13
6

8
2
6

32
22
10

55
*3
12

16
13
3

21
1*
7

39
35

*8
*8

66

3
2
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

3
3

-

i

i
i

2
2

*

2
1

-

2
1

_

_

_

_

2

-

-

-

-

5
5

7
7

1
1

*
4

5

5

*

5

2
2

_

_

_

_

-

_

1

8

“

6
6

1

“

*
*

3*
30

1

a
-

-

15
f

5
1

-

2
2

1*
12

31
28
3

16
13
3

-

*
-

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

-

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

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

“

-

8 2 .0 0
8 9 .5 0

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

1*

30

79
21

9

-

-

*

*

2

*

*

2

~

22
13
9

16
13
3

11
3
8

1*
11
3

8
8

-

18

8

18

7

3

10
10

“
20

12

4

50
37

17
17

3

*

22
8

15
5

*3

32

36

20

-

_

-

_

23
22
1

**

22
20
2

8
8

1
1

22

-

-

3
3

1*
9

2
1

1
1

3
3

1
1

2
2

1
1

-

-

_

_

*

1
1

-

-

-

*
*
“

12
12

_

*

-

_

_

_

_

3
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

-

12
11

17
17

3

10

2

3

10

2

1
1

-

~

-

-

-

35
21
1*
1*

26

31

3
1

3
3

_

-

26

17
17

-

-

4

*

~

“

1*

3

1

13

3

1

22

-

_

_

_

-

—

-

-

-

-

-

9
9

2
2

~

-

-

-

-

-

5
5

1
1

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11
1
to t h e s e
2
th a n th e

S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , a n d th e e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d
w e e k ly h o u r s .
T h e m e a n i s c o m p u t e d f o r e a c h jo b b y t o t a l i n g th e e a r n i n g s o f a l l w o r k e r s a n d d iv i d i n g b y th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d i a n d e s i g n a t e s p o s i t i o n — h a l f o f th e e m p l o y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e
r a t e s h o w n ; h a l f r e c e i v e l e s s t h a n th e r a t e s h o w n .
T h e m i d d l e r a n g e i s d e f i n e d b y 2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a f o u r t h o f th e w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s th a n 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

hlghei! r ^ o r k e r i we re distributed as follows:
4
5

3 at $1 9 0 to $200; 18 at $2 00 to S210; 9 at $2 10 to $220; and 6 at $2 20 and over.

T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n i c a t i o n , a n d o t h e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s .
M a y i n c lu d e w o r k e r s o t h e r th a n t h o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .




7

Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , A llentow n—B e th le h e m —E a s t o n , P a . —N . J . , M ay 1969)
W eek ly e a m i n g s ^ ^ ™
(stan dard )

S e x , o ccu p a tio n , and in d u stry d iv isio n

N um ber
of

N um be r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g 3 tra ig h t- tim e w eek ly e a r n in g s of —
*

A ve rage
w eek ly
hours1
[standard)

M ean2

M e d ian 2

M id d le range 2

*

U n der
85
A
and
85
undei
90

90

$

95

$

t

$

100

105

110

115

*

120

$

$

t

125

130

135

*

$

*

140

150

160

t

$

*

170

180

190

*

$

200

210

220

and
95

100

105

110

\2 <?

125

130

155

140

150

160

W9

180

199

?9°

210

220

over

4

5

3

19
19

77
77

31
30

24
21

18
17

33
31

15
15

9

10
10

HEN

------------------------------------------

248
241

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C ------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

MANUFACTURING

$

$

$

$

f

1 6 5 .5 0
1 64.50

1 5 5 .0 0 -1 9 1 . 50
1 5 5 . 0 0 * ] 9 1 . 50

150 .0 0
149.0 0

1 4 6 .5 0
1 4 5 .5 0

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

-

1 3 0 .5 0
1 2 9 .0 0

128.5 0
127.0 0

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

i
i

3 9 .5

17 2 .0 0
1 7 2 .0 0

350
338

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

152
136

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

DRAFTj HCN TRACERS
HANUFACTURING

_

_

-

-

2
1

4
4

-

2

2
2

5
5

35
35

43
42

37
37

62
60

49
47

54
54

33
33

22
15

*

2
2

-

2

3
3

-

-

“

1
1

4
4

4
4

13
12

14
14

20
20

22
22

6
6

14
12

27
17

6
6

12
10

3
3

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

3
3

5
5

4
3

23
23

2
2

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

105«00-124«00

WOMEN
NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED! ----MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

46
45

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 3 1 .0 0
131 .0 0

1 4 1 .0 0
141 .0 0

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

_

4
4

_

2
2

2
2

Standard hours re fle c t the workweek fo r which em ployees receiv e th eir reg u la r straigh t-tim e s a la r ie s (ex clu siv e of pay fo r overtim e at reg u la r an d /o r prem ium r a te s), and the earn in gs corresp on d
to th ese weekly hours.

2 For definition of term s, see footnote 2, table A -l.




8

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 ee 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
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , A llentow n—B e th le h e m —E a s t o n , P a .—N . J . , M ay 1969)

O F F IC E

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

O C C U P A T IO N S

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

O F F IC E

B I L L E R S , M A C H IN E ( B I L L I N G
M A C H IN E ) -----------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------

54
52

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

B I L L E R S , M A C H IN E (B O O K K E E P IN G
M A C H IN E ) ------------------------------------------------

42

3 9 .5

8 5 .0 0

85
45
40

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

325
254
71

O C C U P A T IO N S

-

W eekly
hours 1
[standard)

W eekly
e arnings 1
(standard)

O F F IC E

C O N T IN U E D

O F F IC E BOYS AND G IR L S ---------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

142

88.00

30

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

9 0 .0 0
8 2 .0 0

S E C R E T A R IE S 3 -------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------------------

860
690
170
26

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

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

9 0 .0 0
9 6 .5 0
8 2 .5 0

S E C R E T A R IE S , C LA S S A ----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------------

135
118

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

1 3 5 .5 0
1 3 7 .0 0

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

1 4 6 .0 0
1 5 0 .0 0
1 3 2 .0 0

S E C R E T A R IE S , C LA S S B ----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

182
30

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 7 .0

1 1 7 .5 0
1 1 8 .0 0
1 1 5 .0 0

384
2 59
125

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

9 6 .0 0
9 9 .5 0
8 9 .0 0

S E C R E T A R IE S , C LA S S C ----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------

331
262
69

3 9 .0
3 9 .5
3 6 .5

MANUFACTURING ----------------------------

81
59

3 8 .5
3 9 .5

1 1 4 .5 0
1 2 6 .0 0

S E C R E T A R IE S , C LA S S D ----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

180
127
53

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

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

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

223
197
26

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

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

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , GEN ER AL ----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

407
269
138

3 8 .5
3 9 .5
3 7 .0

102.00

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , S E N IO R ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------

367
289
78

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

1 0 8 .0 0
1 0 9 .0 0
1 0 4 .0 0

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A --------M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------------

39
28

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 0 9 .5 0

110.00

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R S , C LA S S B --------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------

42
33

3 8 .0
3 8 .5

8 4 .0 0
8 1 .5 0

S W ITC H B O A R D O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T S M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------

140
107

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

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 B ------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------------------------C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , C LA S S A -------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------------------------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 F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------------------------CLER KS,

F IL E ,

C LA S S

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

—

__

- -

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

C --------------------------------------------------

C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L -------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------------------------K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S A -------M A N U F A 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 -------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S * -----------------------

—
__

—

86.00
8 6 .5 0

126
73

3 8 .5
3 7 .5

8 1 .0 0
6 7 .0 0

256
228
28

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

1 0 5 .0 0
1 0 6 .0 0
1 0 0 .5 0

130
127

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 1 4 . 5C
1 1 3 . 5C

327
247
80
30

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

9 7 .0 0
9 8 .0 0
9 3 .5 0
1 0 9 . 5C

A verage

O c c u p a tio n a n d i n d u s t r y d iv is io n

112

212

112.00

O C C U P A T IO N S

-

Num ber
of
w orkers

W eekly
e arnings 1
(standard)

C O N T IN U E D

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

36
36

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

122.00
122.00

T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
G E N E R A L -------------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------

96
77

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 0 0 .5 0
1 0 6 .5 0

T Y P IS T S , C L A S S A -------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------------------

218
185
33
25

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

T Y P IS T S , C L A S S B -------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2 ------------------------------

344
164
180
39

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

8 3 .5 0
9 0 .5 0
7 7 .0 0
9 5 .0 0

$

1 0 3 .0 0

102.00
1 0 8 .0 0
1 1 6 .0 0

1 1 6 .5 0
9 7 .0 0

9 5 .5 0

P R O F E S S IO N A L AND T E C H N IC A L
O C C U P A T IO N S

D R AFTSM EN , C LASS
M A N U F A C T U R IN G

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

257

-------------------------------------------

241

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

1 7 3 .0 0
1 7 2 .0 0

D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S B -------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------

353
341

4 C .0
4 0 .0

1 4 9 .5 0
1 4 9 .0 0

D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S C -------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------

153
137

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 3 0 .5 0
1 2 9 .0 0

D R A F T S M E N -T R A C E R S ---------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------

53
39

3 9 .5

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

N U R S E S , IN D U S T R IA L ( R E G IS T E R E D ) -----M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------

46
45

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

8 3 .5 0

88.00

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

8 8 .5 0
8 5 .5 0

1 S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e of p a y fo r o v e r t im e a t r e g u l a r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) ,
c o r r e s p o n d to th e se 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 er p u b lic u t il it i e s .
3 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th 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 .




W eekly
hours l
standard)

o

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

A ve rage
Num ber
of
w orkers

o

A v e rage
N um ber
of
workers

and the e a r n in g s

9

Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
(A verage straigh t-tim e hourly earn in gs fo r men in selected occupations studied on an a r e a b a s is
by in dustry division , Allentown—Bethlehem —E asto n , P a .—N. J . , May 1969)
Num ber of w ork ers receivin g straig h t-tim e hourly earn in gs of—

Median 2

Middle range 2

121
117

$
3.48
3 .4 9

$
3 .6 1
3 .6 1

$
3 .1 1 3 .1 3 -

$
3 .6 7
3 .6 7

23
23

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

361
355

3.66
3 .6 5

3 .6 3
3 .6 3

3 .2 8 3 .2 7 -

3 .9 5
3 .9 5

26
26

E N G IN E E R S , S T A T IO N A R Y ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------------

109
106

3 .5 0
3 .5 1

3 .5 1
3 .5 1

3 .2 0 3 .2 1 -

3 .6 9
3 .6 9

F IR E M E N , S T A T IO N A R Y B O IL E R ------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------------

154
148

3.03
3 .0 8

3 .1 0
3 .1 1

2 .9 0 2 .9 3 -

3 .2 3
3 .2 5

9
3

4
4

-

H E L P E R S , M A IN T E N A N C E TR A D E S ---------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------------

339
293
46
43

3
3
3
3

6
4
4
9

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

2
2
3
3

-

3.2 8
3 .2 5
3 .3 0
3.2 9

8
8
-

28
28
-

3
3

M A C H IN IS T S , M A IN T E N A N C E -------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------------

194
187

3 .6 2
3 .6 1

3 .5 7
3 .5 7

3 .2 6 3 .2 5 -

3.9 3
3.9 2

-

3
3

M E C H A N IC S , A U T O M O T IV E
(M A IN T E N A N C E ) ------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------------

260
118
142
139

3.5 9
3.63
3 .5 5
3 .5 6

3
3
3
3

3
3
3
3

3
3
3
3

9
7
6
7

5
3
2
2

6
2
4
4

M E C H A N IC S , M A IN T E N A N C E ----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------------

817
817

3.60
3 .6 0

3.55
3 .5 5

3 .1 0 3 .1 0 -

3 .7 9
3 .7 9

3

4

3

4

M IL L W R IG H T S -------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------------

93
93

3 .8 7
3 .8 7

3 .7 5
3 .7 5

3 .6 7 3 .6 7 -

4 .1 1
4 .1 1

_

P A IN T E R S , M A IN T E N A N C E ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------------

87
85

3 .2 8
3.30

3 .3 2
3 .3 2

2 .9 8 2 .9 9 -

3 .3 8
3 .3 8

_
-

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

207
207

3.42
3 .4 2

3 .1 9
3 .1 9

3 .1 4 3 .1 4 -

3 .6 5
3 .6 5

S H E E T -M E T A L W O RKERS, M A IN T E N A N C E —
M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------------

34
34

3 .8 8
3.8 8

3 .8 7
3.8 7

3 .7 7 3 .7 7 -

TO O L AND D IE M AKERS -----------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------------

179
179

4 .0 9
4 .0 9

4 .2 5
4.2 5

3 .5 7 3 .5 7 -

1
2
3

.7
.7
.7
.7

2
2
2
2

.9
.9
.1
.1

.3
.2
.3
.4

2
1
0
5

3
9
3
1

-

-

t
3 .9 0

3 .6 0

3 .7 0

3.8 0

3 .9 0

12
12

22

2
2

24
24

22
20

62
61

12
12

14
14

40
40

1
-

4
4

30
30

15
13

20
20

26
26

_

-

12
12

21
21

1

_

-

-

3
3

_

*

19
19

_

20
20

4
4

-

_

“

-

-

10
10

20
20

13
13

34
24

1
l

-

3
3

”

i
i

39
35

4
4

25
25

37
6
31
31

14
14

1

-

83
57
26
26

-

-

_
*

27

39

6

1

39

6

1

235
235

-

27

7

_

_
-

1
1

20
20

40

_
-

_
-

5
5

_

-

23
23

-

2
2

16
16

10
10

7
5

17
17

_
“

12
12

182
182

_
-

_

-

1
1

_

_
-

5
5

18
18

10
10

2
2

_
-

_
-

_

6

3

-

4

12
12

90
90

9
9

4 .1 4
4 .1 4

_
~

_

_

4
4

_
~

_

-

-

~

4 .5 4
4 .5 4

_

_
-

7

_

-

~
-

_

-

-

-

-

~

8
8

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30
30

~

2
2

8
7

14
12

2
2

-

10
10

20
20

21
21

5
5

-

24
24

6
1
5
5

_

5 .0 0

14
14

46
46

-

4 . 80

9
8

12
12

-

4 .6 0

3
3

8
8

_

4 .4 0

-

-

_
-

4 .2 0

~

17

-

t
4 .8 0

1
1

“

_

i
4 .6 0

53
53

”

-

t
4 .4 0

12
12

7

3

t
4 .2 0

-

26

137
135

$
4 .1 0

-

i

45
45

i
4 .0 0

4 .1 0

13
13

E x clu d es prem ium pay for overtim e and fo r work on w eekends, holidays, and late sh ifts.
F o r definition of te rm s, see footnote 2, table A - l .
T ran sp ortation , com m unication, and other public u tilitie s.




$
3 .8 0

40

-

.7
.7
.8
.8

t
3 .7 0

o

C A R P E N T E R S , M A IN T E N A N C E -------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------------

.0
.0
.2
.2

(
3 .6 0

1

%
and
2 . AO unde r

3 .5 0

O

Me an2

*
3 .4 0

1

30

Under

*

Occupation and in dustry division

o

Hourly earnings 1
Number
of

36

36
_

-

12

6

5

4

-

-

-

-

-

3
3

8
8

22
21

12
12

6
6

5
5

4
4

-

“

113
113

-

6
6

12
12

30
30

51
51

86
86

3
3

-

40

-

_
-

“

11
11

_
-

-

13
13

-

_
-

-

_
-

_
-

8
8

1
1

_

_
-

_

33
33

6
6

-

_
-

-

23
23

1

3
3

-

_

1

_
-

_
-

4

11
11

2

2

_
“

8
8

_
-

“

_

4

21
21

1

1

1

12
12

5
5

3
3

3
3

42

1

39
39

-

—
-

1
1

22

42

-

3
3

21
21

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 r ly e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d on an 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 l e n t o w n - B e t h l e h e m —E a s t o n , P a . —N . J . , M a y 1 969)
N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s of—

Hourly earnings2

O c c u p a tio n 1 an d in d u str y d iv isio n

“

U nder ^
$
and
1-60 under

l * 70

___ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 . 7 0

1,80

workers

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN----------------------------MA N UF AC T UR I NG---------------------------------NONMANUF ACTURI NG----------------------------WATCHMEN:
MAN U F AC T U R I NG ----------------------------------

Mean3

Median3

Middle range3

397
307
90

2.59
2.79
1.90

2.68
3.09
1.85

1.99- 3.24
2.38- 3.25
1.74- 2.09

112

l * 90

' - 00

16
6
10

38
11
27

11

1.90

2.00

17
3
14

29
23
6

39
28
11

19

28

2.20

2.06

1.94-

-

6

2.48
2.55
2.14
2.69

2.61
2.63
2.05
2.74

2.19- 2.69
2.41- 2.69
1.81- 2.58
2.63- 2.81

2
2
-

43
23
20
-

J A N I T 0 R S , P O R T E R S , AND CLEANERS
( W O M E N ) ----------------------MAN U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------------------NONMANUF ACTURI NG-----------------------------

178
141
37

2.34
2.40
2.08

2.52
2.53
1.87

2.12- 2.57
2.23- 2.57
1 . 7 5 - *2.52

-

7
3
4

L A B 0 R E R S , MATERI AL H A N D L I N G ------------MAN U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------------------NONHANUF ACTURI NG----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4 -------------------------

1,110
800
310
167

2.87
2.84
2.96
3.79

2.81
2.75
3.72
3.83

2.37- 3.50
2.42- 3.44
2.02- 3.84
3.80- 3.87

_

5
5

ORDER
F I L L E R S -------------------------------------MAN U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------

203
119

2.55
2.37

2.63
2.51

2.132.11-

P AC K E R S , S H I P P I N G -------------------------------MA N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------

309
306

R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S ---------------------------------MA N U F AC T U R I NG ----------------------------------NONMANUF ACTURI NG-----------------------------

145
119
26

2.96
2.99
2.83

3.02
3.02
3.08

S H I P P I N G C L E R K S -----------------------------------MAN U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------

92
89

3.37
3.38

3.25
3.39

2.832.84-

S H I P P I N G AND R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S --------MAN U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------

103
80

2.77
2.82

2.93
2.95

2.65- 3.06
2.73- 3.08

-

-

T R U C K D R I V E R S 5 ---------------------------------------MA N U F AC T U R I NG ---------------------------------NONMANUF ACTURI NG----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4 -------------------------

1,087
464
623
523

3.56
3.16
3.85
4.05

3.61
3.18
4.11
4.13

3.16- 4.12
3.09- 3.42
3.83- 4.16
3.94- 4.17

-

5
5
-

-

T R UC K DR I VE R S , L I GHT ( UNDER
1 - 1 / 2 | T O N S ) -------------------------------------MAN U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------------------NONMANUF ACTURI NG-----------------------------

57
32
25

2.64
2.85
2.37

2.56
3.03
2.25

2.27- 3.13
2.53- 3.13
2.14- 3.13

-

5
-

-

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

T R UC K DR I VE R S , MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND I NCLUDI NG 4 T O N S ) ------------------MANUF A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------

62
49

3.17
3.23

3.35
3.59

2.86- 3.64
2.95- 3.66

-

-

-

-

-

-

TR UC K DR1 VE RS , HEAVY ( OVER 4 T ONS ,
T R A I L E R T Y P E ) ---------------------------------MAN U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------------------NONMANUF ACTURI NG----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4 ------------------------

647
164
483
458

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




3.85
3.33
4.03
4.07

2.40
2.41

3.99
3.46
4.13
4.13

2.032.04-

2.50
2.50

2.69- 3.24
2.69- 3.28
2.39- 3.16
3.92
3.94

3.57- 4.16
3.23- 3.56
3.90- 4.18
3.95- 4.18

_

54
28
26
-

-

20

9
3
6

40
40
2

-

9

-

-

-

-

-

5
-

2 * 50

‘ - 60

2 * 80

2

29
11
18

64
49
15

31
6
25

22
5
17

86
80
6

-

17
17

9
6
3

3

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

‘ - ’ o l'.O O

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

1 .6 0

1 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

1 .4 0

3.00

3.40

3.60

3.80

4.00

4.70

4.40

nv«. r

4
4
-

1
1
_

10
10

5
5

10
3
7

-

12
8
4

18
18
-

-

4
_
8

4
4

3
-

7

-

2
2

5
2
3

6
6
-

-

3
1
2
2

39
39

23
23

36
36

-

-

-

3

3
3
-

4
3

24
24

_

3
3

37
23
14

-

6
6

4
4
14
13
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

1
1

_
-

-

-

-

126
126-

1 26

-

-

6
6

27
27
-

-

16
15

5
5

5
5

_

-

1
_

-

_
-

-

-

-

_

-

148
114
34
34

-

_

-

_
-

137
137
-

_

-

-

-

_

-

1
1
-

-

-

25
24

-

61

-

-

26
23
3
-

-

22
22

2
1

-

-

-

2
1

144
144
_

6

-

12
12

11
11
_

1 24
117
7

2

2
2

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

_
-

_

_

_
-

-

8

1
1

10
10

-

8

-

8
-

12
12

6
6

12
12

37
27

-

-

6
6

_
-

-

-

-

15
14
1

13
13
-

29
21
8

25
15
10

10
10
-

189
176
13

110
76
34

91
78
13
13

59
42
17
7

150

2 82

32

26

150
150

282
282

32
32

26
26

-

10
9
1

-

-3

19
19

-

6
6

-

7

7

3.20

_

12
12
-

7
7
7

6

-

3

26
26

-

6
-

95
82
13
13

-

-

6
6

2
56
35
21
21

45
44
1

7
-

-

-

-

4

22
22

7

-

8

-

85
85

4
3

-

14
14

18
18
_

3

-

5
5

7
-

4
-

-

-

4
-

-

7
4
3

12
12
-

6
6

3

8
8
_

31

91
88
3

174
173
1

1

24
24

-

3
3

-

-

31
31
-

-

5

-

34
28

2.80 2.90

111
62
379
109
45
369
2
17
10
9
8

3

-

2.70

3
2
1

4

1

-

10
9

2.60

8
4
4

-

13
12
1

38
38

-

-

6

17
17

-

48
39
9
2

2.50

5
5

-

6

-

-

-

20
17
3
-

21
18

-

9
9

2

23
17

-

2.60

61
54
7
1

-

_

2.30

9
2
7

9

_

-

2.20

58
25
33
-

-

6

28
28

-

2 * 20 2 * 30 2 ’ * °

-

-

26
14
12
-

_
-

23
18
5
-

11

-

-

58
26
32

9

_

3

2.10

1,171
969
202
56

3.02
2.67

’ - 10

and

J A N I T 0 R S , P O RT E RS , AND C L E A N E R S ----MA N U F AC T U R I NG ---------------------------------NONMANUF ACTURI NG----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4 -------------------------

2.32
2.32

2.64

1
1

l * 80

-

-

2
2

4
4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

1

-

-

-

3
2

-

9
9

4

23
17

-

6
19
6 1 2
7
1

6

-

-

1
-

-

1
-

6

1

13
-

3
4

1
14
1 1 1
3
3

45
42
3
3

9

-

-

-

5

-

35
18
17
7

-

-

-

7
24

86
74
12
12

-

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

112

2 62

32

26

112
1 12

2 62
2 62

32
32

26
26

11

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s 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
b y in d u s tr y d iv isio n , A llentow n—B e th le h e m —E a s t o n , P a .—N . J . , M ay 1969)
--------------------------- ------------H ourly earnings

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

l

s
$
1 .6 0 1 . 7 0 1 .8 0

jT ^

of
workers

M e an 3

M e d ian 3

M iddle ran ge3

%
1 .6 0

T R U C K D R IV E R S 5 -

and
u n d er
1 .7 0 1 .8 0

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

1 .9 0

2 .0 0

-

10
3

2 .1 0 2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0 2 .5 0

2 .6 0

-

3
3

3
3

9
9

3
3

5
5

10
10

34
34

63
63

32
29

54
54

40
39

15
15

89
62

44
41

5
5

_

3 .0 0

2.8Q.

$
3 .8 0

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

$
i
1 ----4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0

4 .2 0 4 .4 0

over

C O N T IN U E D

T R U C K D R IV E R S , H E A V Y COVER 4 TO N S
O TH ER THAN T R A I L E R T Y P E I -----------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------

129
74

$
3 .1 9
3 .0 0

$
3 .3 2
3 .1 5

$
$
2 .7 3 - 3 .9 4
2 .7 6 - 3 .3 4

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

496
459

2 .9 4
2 .9 4

2 .9 7
2 .9 0

2 .6 4 - 3 .2 8
2 .6 2 - 3 .2 9

T R U C K E R S , POWER COTHER THAN
F O R K L I F T ) ---------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------

37
37

3 .0 9
3 .0 9

3 .0 8
3 .0 8

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

-

-

6
6

-

_
“

1 D a ta lim it e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h ere o th e r w ise in d ic a te d .
2 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 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 .
3 F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .
* T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th er p u b lic u t il it i e s .
5 In c lu d e s a ll d r i v e r s a s d e fin e d , r e g a r d l e s s o f s i z e and typ e ol tr u c k o p e ra te d .




6
6

_
~

-

3
3

4
4

7
-

3

3
3

12
12

15
12

4
4

3
3

12
12

_

_

_

_

_

—

_

18

20

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

102
102

5
5

-

3
3

-

-

6
6

11
11

-

-

-

-

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 i e l d s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r i a t e
o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w ho a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s a n d d if f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t to e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e 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
i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f o c c u p a t io n a l c o n te n t , th e B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s .
In a p p 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 f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e in s t r u c t e d
to e x c l u d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g i n 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,

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 i n 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 i n a r y o r e l e c t r o m a tic ty p e w r ite 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 r k in c id e n t a l to b il lin g o p e r a t i o n s . F o r w a g e s t u 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 l l o w s :

C l a s s A . In a n 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 a n d in d e x e s f i l 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 .
M ay le a d a s m

B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b il lin 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 l i o t t
F i s h e r , B u r r o u g h s , e t c . , w h ic h a r e c o m b in a t io n ty p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h in e s ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s
a n d 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 l y 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 l l y in v o l v 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 ,
a n d e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u te d on th e b il lin g m a c h in e ,
a n d t o t a l s w h ich a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e d b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a t io n u s u a l l y in v o l v e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b i l l b e 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 f o 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 i n 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 ' l e 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 i c a l l y a c c u m u l a t e s
f i g u r e s o n a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o 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 i n t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y th e
d e b i t o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t 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 r d ty p e s of s a l e s an d c r e d it s l i p 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
tr a n s a c tio n s .
C la ss A.
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u i r 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 o f th e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f d e b 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 , a n d o th e r r e c o r d s
by 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 l y
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 .
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C l a s s A . U n der g e n e r a l d ir e c tio n of a b o o k k e e p e r o r a c c o u n tan t, h a s r e s p o n s ib ilit y fo 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 t e s e t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s r e l a t i n g to one p h a s e
o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W o rk in v o l v e s p o s t in g a n d b a l a 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 i n 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 i s t r i b u t i o n ; a n d r e q u i r e s ju d g m e n t a n d e x p e r i ­
e n c e in m a k in g p r o p e r a s s i g n a t i o n s a n d a l l o c a t i o n s . M a y a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g , a d ju s t i n g , a n d
c l o s i n 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 i e d s u b je c t m a t t e r
m a t e r i a l s u 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 " o r - p a r t l y c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f i n e r s u b h e a d 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 a n d
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n t i f ie d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s
m a te r ia l.
M a y p e r f o r m r e l a t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d to m a in t a 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 t in e f il in g o f 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 l e s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a lp h a b e t i c a l , c h r o n o lo g ic a l,
o r n u m e r i c a l ) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a 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 t a in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
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R e c e iv e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s fo r m a t e r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a il, ph one, o r p e r so n a lly .
D u t ie s in v o lv e a n y c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o ll o w 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 u t a n o r d e r
s h e e t l i s t i n g th e i t e m s 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 i s 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 i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d i t
d e p a r t m e n t to d e 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 i l e o f 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 i g i n a l o r d e r s .
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C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y d a t a on th e p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u t i e s in v o l v e : C a lc u la t i n g w o r k e r s ' e a r n i n g s b a s e d on t i m e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; a n d
p o s t in g c a l c u l a 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 f o r m a t io n su c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o r k in g
d a y s , t i m e , r a t e , d e d u c t io n s f o r i n s u r a n c e , a n d t o t a 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 a n d
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g u p a n d d i s 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 .
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P r i m a r y d u ty i s to o p e r a t e a C o m p t o m e t e r to p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t i c a l c o m p u t a t i o n s .. T h is
jo b i s n o 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 ic h m a y in v o lv e f r e ­
q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p t o m e t e r b u t, in w h ic h , u s e o f t h is m a c h in e i s in c id e n t a l to p e r f o r m a n c e o f
o th e r d u t ie s .
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C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r i c a l a n d / o r a l p h a b e t i c a l o r c o m b 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 t a 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 t a b u l a 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 r k r e q u i r e s a p p lic a t i o n o f c o d in g
s k i l l s a n d th e m a k in g o f s o m e d e t e r m i n a t i o n s , f o r e x a m p l e , l o c a t e s 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 c h e d ; e x t r a c t s i n f o r m a t io n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n t s ; a n d s e a r c h e s f o r a n d
i n t e r p r e t s in f o r m a t io n on th e d o c u m e n t to d e t e r m in e i n f o r m a t io n to b e p u n c h e d .
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in 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 o n e o r m o r e r o u t in e a c c o u n t in g o p e r a t i o n s su c h
a s p o s t in 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 i l i n g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; a n d p o s t in g s u b s i d i a r y l e d g e r s c o n t r o l le d b y
g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s t in g s i m p l e 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 i r e a k n o w l­
e d g e o f a c c o u n t in g a n d b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s b u t i s fo u n d in o f f i c e s in w h ic h th e m o r e r o u t in e
a c c o u n t in g w o r k i s s u b d iv id e d on a f u n c t io n a l b a s i s a m o n g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s .




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U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o r f o llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t i o n s ,
t r a n s c r i b e s d a t a f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to p u n c h e d c a r d s .
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a l p h a b e t i c 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 ta 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 i z e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o ll o w s s p e c i f i e 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 i l a n d r e q u i r e li t t l e o r n o s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g
o f d a t a to b e p u n c h e d . P r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s o r c o d e s , m i s s i n g in f o r m a t io n ,
e t c . , a r e r e f e r r e d to s u p e r v i s o r .

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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 , 0 0 0 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 i m 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 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
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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 s u 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 i n 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 i n 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 i v e o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n w h o s e 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 o n e o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s i t u a t 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 s e s u b o r d in a t e s t a f f
n o r m a l l y n u m b e r s a t l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s a n d i s u s u a l l y d iv id e d in to o r g a n i z a t i o n a l
s e g m e n t s w h ic h a r e o fte n , in t u r n , f u r t h e r s u b d iv id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n i e 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 i o 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

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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 l y to one in d iv id u a l. M a in t a 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 .
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a n d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l l y in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e f o ll o w i n 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 t e c h n ic a l in q u i r i e s
to th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ; (b) e s t a b l i s h e s , m a i n t a i n s , a n d r e v i s e s th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s f i l e s ; (c) m a in t a in s
th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s c a l e n d a r a n d m a k e s a p p o 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 i n a t e s ; (e) r e v i e w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , a n d r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s
f o r th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s s i g n a t u r e to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d t y p o g r a p h 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 r k .

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 i o n a l u n it ( e . g . , f e w e r th a n
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 l e n a tu r e a n d d if f i c u l t y .
T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f ic e r o u t in e a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f th e o r g a n i z a t io n ,
p r o g r a m s , a n d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d to th e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r .

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N o t a l l p o s i t i o n s 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 i t i o n s w h ic h a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e d e f in itio n a r e a s f o l l o w s : (a ) P o s i t i o n s w h ic h d o n o t m e e t
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l ly 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 i e s : (c) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f 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 t in e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p le x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e f in itio n ;
a n d (e) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s i t 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 i c a l , a d m in ­
i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t ie s w h ich a r e n o t t y 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 l e v e l d e f in i t io n s f o llo w in g , r e f e r s to
t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w h o h a v e a s i g n i f i c a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o lic y m a k in g r o l e 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 l y in d ic a t iv e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s n o t
in a l l c a s e s id e n t ify 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 l y o n 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 f f ) a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d to b e
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e fo llo w in g l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s .
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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 f e w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

b . S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o t h 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 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 , 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 ) o f a m a j o r
m e n t o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
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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 ,
f e 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 ) 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 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 fu n c t io n a l a c t i v i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , i n d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , e t c .)
o r a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g i o n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ; a m a j o r d iv is io n )
o T 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 i n i s t r a t i v e
o f f i c e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k i l l e d t e c h n ic i a n o r e x p e r t . ( N O T E : M a n 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 t in e v o c a b u la r y f r o m o n e o r m o r e
p e r s o n s e i t h e r in sh o r t h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y . M a y m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p s i m p l e 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 t in 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 ib in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r .)

STEN O G R A P H ER ,

SE N IO R

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d 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 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 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 i c 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 f o llo w in g : W o rk r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e o f
s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y ; a n d a th o r o u g h w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a n d o f f ic 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 r k 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 t a in in g fo llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , l e t t e r s ,
e t c .; c o m p o s in g s i m p le l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t 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 r k .

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 l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n te le p h o n e s w i t c 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 f u l l te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p 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 t in e w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w i t c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e a s s i g n m e n t .
( " F u l l " te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h en th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a s v a r i e d fu n c t io 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 f o 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 t ly p r e s e n t f r e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to w h ic h 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 ll s .)
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 l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n te le p h o n e s w i t c 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 . M a y h a n d le r o u t in 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 l i m it e d te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s
i f th e f u n c tio n s o f th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b 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 , 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 , or if c o m p le x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a t o r .)

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S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N I S T
In a d d it io n to p e r f o r m i n g d u t ie s o f o p e r a t o r on a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n o r m o n i t o r - t y p e s w i t c h ­
b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t 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 t in e c l e r i c a l w o r k a s p a r t o f r e g u l a r
d u tie s.
T h is ty p in g o r c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y t a k e th e m a j o r p a r t o f t h is w o r k e r 's t i m e w h ile a t
sw itc h b o a rd .

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

G EN ERAL

T A B U L A T IN O -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 ta b u l a 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 i n e s , t y p i c a l l 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 t e r e p o r t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s w ith o u t c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , a n d p e r f o r m s d if f i c u l t
w ir i n g a s r e q u i r e d .
T h e c o m p le t e r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u l a t in g a s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e a
v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s w h ic h o f te 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 t a k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p i c a l l y in v o lv e d in t r a i n i n g n ew o p e r a t o r s in m a c h 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 i n 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 n o t in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s p e r f o r m i n g t a b u l a t in g - m a c h i n 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 r k a n d p r o d u c t io n o f a g r o u p o f t a b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s .

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 t in e v o c a b u la r y f r o m
tr a n s c r ib in g - m a c h in e r e c o r d s .
M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y a n d do s i m p l e 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 l a r y su c h a s 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 a r e n o t 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 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 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 IST
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 out b i l l s a f t e r c a l c u l a ­
t i o 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 t in g p r o c e s s e s . M a y d o c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g 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 l e r e c o r d s , f il in g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t i n g a n d d 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 o n e o r m o r e of th e f o 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 l v 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 l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c t u 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 to m a in t a in u n if o r m i t y a n d
b a l a n c e in s p a c in g .
M a y ty p e r o u t in 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 . O p e r a t e s m o r e d if f i c u l t t a b u l a 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 a n d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d it io n to th e s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c e r , a n d c o l l a t o r .
T h is w o r k 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 i n g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y in v o l v e s , f o r e x a m p le , t a b u l a 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 t e b u t s m a l l t a b u l a 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 l y o f a r e c u r r i n g n a t u r e w h e r e th e p r o ­
c e d u r e s a r e w e ll e s ta b lis 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 n ew 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 .

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 t in 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 u p 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 t u p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y .

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P R O F E SSIO N A L

D R A F T S M A N --- C o n tin u e d

D RA FT SM A N

c o m p o n e n t s a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d in f o r m a t io n . C o n s o l i d 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
an d a d ju s ts o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s re 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 i v e n w ith in i t 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 t e 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 .

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 i o n o f c o m p le x i t e m s h a v in g d i s 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 i c 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 i n 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 i n o r d e s i g n c h a n g e s . A n a l y z e s th e
e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e on th e d e t a i l s o f f o r m , f u n c tio n , a n d p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m ­
p o n en ts an d p a r t s .
W o r k s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le t e d w o r k i s
r e v i e w e d b y d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g 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 i n 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 .

D RA FTSM A N - T R A C E R
C o p i e s p l a 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 l a 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 a n 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 n o t in c lu d e t r a c i n g l i m i t e d to p l a n s p r i m a r i l y
c o n s i s t i n g o f s t r a i g h t li n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e n o t r e q u i r i n g c l o s e d e lin e a t i o n .)

C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n r o u tin e a n d c o m p le x d r a f t i n g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u i r e th e a p p l i ­
c a t io n o f m o s t o f th e s t a n d a r d i z e d d r a w 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 i c a l l y in ­
v o lv e s u c h w o r k a s :
P r e p a r e s w o r k in g d r a w in g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u lt ip le fu n c t io n s , an d p r e c i s e p o s it i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w 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 of a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a i l 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 l s 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 t i t ie 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 , etc .
R e c e i v e s in it i a l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , a n d a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le te d w o r k 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 .

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P r e p a r e s s i m p l e o r r e p e t i t 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 .
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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 t a 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 i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s ,
c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : P l a n ­
n in g a n d la y i n g o u t o f w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l 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 t o 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 i n g in s t r u m e n t s ;




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A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w h o 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 i c a l d i r e c t i o n to i l 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 h o 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 l i s h m e n t . D u t ie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t a id
t o 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 j u r i e s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s
o f p a t i e n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io 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 i c a l e x a m i n 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 u t p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h e a lt h e d u c a t io n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a l u a t io 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 .

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 f a c t u r i n 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 j e c t i o 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 it i o n in g o f

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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 r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e c a r p e n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d
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M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A I N T E N A N C E )— C o n tin u e d

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

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O p e r a t e s a n d m a in t a in s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e th e o p e r a t io n o f s t a t i o n a r y e n g in e s 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 l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r ,
h e a t , r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a ir - c o n d it io n i n g .
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s u c h a s s t e a m e n g in e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b i n e s , v e n t il a t in g a n d r e f r i g ­
e r a t i n g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; 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 i o 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 .
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F i r e s s t a t i o n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n is h th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s t e a m . F e e d s f u e l s to f i r e b y h a n d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o il b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a n d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t .
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A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k i l l e d m a in te n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c
o r g e n e r a l d u t ie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p li e d w ith m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ;
c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a , m a c h in e , a n d e q u ip m e n t ; a s s i s t i n g jo u r n e y m a n b y h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s o r
t o o l s ; a n d p e r f o r m i n g o th e r u n s k ill e d t a s k s a s d i r e c t e d b y jo u r n e y m a n .
T h e k in d o f w o r k th e
h e l p e r i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e to t r a d e : In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e l p e r i s c o n ­
fin e d to s u p p ly in g , l i f t in g , a n d h o ld in g m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s a n d c le a n in g w o r k in g a r e a s ; a n d in
o t h e r s h e i s p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e t h 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 .
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S p e c i a l i z e s in th e o p e r a t io n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , s u c h a s j i g b o r e r s ,
c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e l a t h e s , o r m i ll in g m a c h i n e s , in th e c o n s t r u c t io n 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 i n v o l v 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 p e r f o r m i n g d if f i c u l t m a c h in in g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u i r i n g c o m p lic a t e d s e t u p s
o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o l in g , a n d o p e r a t io n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t io n to
a c h ie v e r e q u i s i t e t o l e r a n c e s o r d im e n s io n s . M a y b e r e q u i r e d to r e c o g n i z e w h e n t o o l s n e e d d r e s s ­
in g , to d r e s s t o o l s , a n d to s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s a n d c u ttin g a n d l u 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 t o o l a n d d ie jo b b in g s h o p s
a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E
P r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a r t s a n d new p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n ­
i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e fo 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 u t o f w o r k ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f m a ­
c h i n i s t 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g u p a n d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o l s ; sh a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d 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 l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r h i s w o r k ;
a n d fit t in 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 r k
n o r m a l ly r e q u i r e s a r o 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 l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )
R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i le s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , a n d t r a c t o r s o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o rk 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 s u c h h a n d to o ls a s
w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r in d in g a n d a d ju s t i n g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d i n s t a l lin g




M E C H A N IC ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

R e p a i r s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
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o f 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 l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w ith i t e m s o b ta in e d
f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g th e p r o d u c tio n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e 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 t io n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e sh o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h i n e s ; a n d m a k in g
a l l n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s f o r o p e r a t io n .
In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f a m a in t e n a n c e m e c h a n ic r e ­
q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u 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 . E x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y
d u t ie s in v o lv e s e t t in g up o r a d ju s t i n g m a c h in e s .
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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 l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l ­
lo w in g : P la n n in g a n d la y i n g o u t 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 s in 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 l a t i n g to s t r e s s e s ,
s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v i t y ; a li n in g a n d b a l a n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d ­
a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t , a n d p a r t s to b e u s e d ; a n d in s t a l l i n g a n d m a in ta in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s d r i v e s a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
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n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
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L u b r i c a t e s , w ith o i l o r g r e a s e ,
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P a i n t s a n d r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o r k , 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 .
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v o lv e s th e f o llo w in g : K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s a n d t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u i r e d f o r d if f e r e n t
a p p l i c a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a in tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld f in is h o r b y p l a c in g p u tty o r f i l l e r
in n a il h o le s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p ly in g p a in t w ith s p r a y g u n o r b r u s h . M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h ite l e a d , a n d o th e r p a in t i n g r e d ie n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o lo r o r c o n s is t e n c y .
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w o r k o f th e m a in t e 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 i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
P IP E F IT T E R ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

I n s t a l l s o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o th e r t y p e s o f p ip e a n d p ip e f it t in g s in a n
e sta b lish m e n t.
W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g :
L a y i n g o u t o f w o r k a n d m e a s u r i n g to l o ­
c a t e p o s it i o n o f p ip e f r o m d r a w in g s o r o th e r w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u ttin g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p ip e
to c o r r e c t le n g t h s w ith c h i s e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y l e n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t in g m a c h in e ; t h r e a d ­
in g p ip e w ith s t o c k s a n d d i e s ; b e n d in g p ip e b y h a n d - d r iv e n o r p o w e r - d r iv e n m a c h 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 s h o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g
to p r e s s u r e s , flo w , a n d s i z e o f p ip e r e q u i r e d ; a n d m a k in g s t a n d a r d t e s t s to d e t e r m in e w h e th e r
f in is h e d p i p e s m e e t s p e c i f i c a t i o n s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e p i p e f i t t e r r e q u i r e s
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 r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . 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 l a t i o n o f v e n ts a n d t r a p s in p lu m b in g s y s t e m ; in s t a l l i n g o r r e ­
p a i r i n g p i p e s a n d f i x t u r e s ; a n d o p e n in g c 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 o f 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 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 i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .
S H E E T -M E T A L W O RKER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

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

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

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

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

h a n d to o ls in c u ttin g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p i n g , f 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 l i n g s h e e t m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u i r e d . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in 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 i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u i r e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t
tr a 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 ; t o o l m a k e r ; f i x t u r e m a k e r ; g a g e m a k e r )
C o n s t r u c t s a n d r e p a i r s m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s o r d i e s f o r f o r g i n g s ,
p u n c h in g , a n d o th e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k .
W o rk in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g : P la n n in g a n d
la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , o r o th e r o r a l a n d w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;

C U S T O D IA L

AND

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

to o l a n d

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

M A T E R IA L M O V E M E N T

GU ARD AND W ATCHM AN

S H I P P I N 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 t in e p o l ic e d u t i e s , e i t h e r a t f ix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in t a 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 t e m e n w ho a r e s t a t io n e d a t g a t e a n d
c h e c k on id e n tity o f e m p l o y e e s a n d o th e r p e r s o n s e n t e r i n g .

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

t h e ft,

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

JA N I T O R ,

PO RTER,

OR CLEA N ER

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

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

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

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

F IL L E R

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

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

T r u c k d r i v e r (c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s l i s t e d s e p a r a t e l y )
T r u c k d r i v e r , lig h t (u n d e r IV 2 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m (lV z 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,
PACKER,

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

T R U C K D R IV E R

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

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

O RDER,

w o rk ers a re

PO W ER

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




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 ta b lish m e n t.

m a n u a l ly c o n t r o l le 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 f a c t u r i n g p la n t, o r o th e r

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

p o w e r ( f o r k lif t )
p o w e r (o th e r th a n f o r k l if t )

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May 1969-----------------------------------------------------------Atlanta, Ga. , May 1969-----------------------------------------B a l t im o r e , Md. , Sept. 1968 1 ________________________
Beaumont—P o rt A rthur—Orange, T e x . , May 1 9 6 9 * ----Binghamton, N. Y. , J u ly 1968 1________________________
B irm in gh a m , A la. , A pr. 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 ar. 1969 1__________________________
Canton, Ohio, May 1969_______________________________
C h a rlesto n , W. Va. , A pr. 1969-----------------------------C harlotte, N. C. , M a r . 1969__________________________
Chattanooga, Tenn. —Ga. , Sept. 1968 1 ________________
C hicago, 111., A pr. 1 9 6 8 ---------------------------------------Cincinnati, Ohio—Ky. —Ind. , M ar. 1 9 6 9 * ------------------C leveland, Ohio, Sept. 1968 1---------------------------------Colum bus, Ohio, Oct. 1968 1 ---------------------------------D a lla s , T e x . , Nov. 1 9 6 8 1_____________________________
Davenport—Rock Island—Moline, Iowa—111. ,
Oct. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________________________
Dayton, Ohio, Ja n . 1969 1 --------------------------------------Denver, C o l o ., Dec. 196 8 ____________________________
Des Moines, Iowa, M a r. 1969--------------------------------Detroit, M ic h ., J a n . 1969 1 ___________________________
F o r t Worth, T e x . , Nov. 1 96 8 1________________________
G reen Bay, Wis. , Ju ly 1968 1_________-_______________
G reen ville, S . C . , May 1 9 6 9 * _________________________
Houston, T e x . , May 1969 1------------------------------------Indianapolis, In d., Dec. 1 9 6 8 1________________________
Ja c k so n , M i s s . , F e b . 1969 1__________________________
Ja c k so n v ille , F l a . , J a n . 1969 1________________________
K a n s a s City, Mo. —K a n s . , Sept. 1968 1--------------------L a w ren ce—H averhill, M a s s . —N. H. , June 1969_______
Little Rock—North Little Rock, A r k . , Ju ly 1968 1------L o s A n ge les—Long B e a ch and Anaheim—Santa A n a G arden Grove, C a l i f . , M ar. 1969 1-----------------------L o u isv ille , K y . —Ind. , Nov. 1 96 8______________________
Lubbock, Tex. , M ar. 1 969____________________________
M an ch ester, N. H. , Ju ly 1 9 6 8 * ------------------------------M emphis, T e n n .—A rk . , Nov. 1968--------------------------M iami, F l a . , Dec. 1968 1_____________________________
Midland and O d e ss a , T e x . , M ar. 196 9________________
Milwaukee, Wis. , A pr. 1969-----------------------------------

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and p ric e
1575-84,
1625-56,
1625-67,
1625-86,
1625-77,
1625-8,
1625-75,
1625-3,
1625-65,
1625-6,
1625-15,
1625-35,
1625-54,
1625-73,
1625-71,
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,
1625-70,
1625-83,
1625-40,
1625-45,
1625-37,
1625-17,
1625-79,
1625-11,
1625-78,
1625-33,
1625-53,
1625-4,
1625-30,
1625-29,
1625-49,
1625-66,

35cents Minneapolis—St. Paul, M inn., Ja n . 1969 ______________
35cents Muskegon—Muskegon Heights, Mich. ,May 1969----------30cents New ark and J e r s e y City, N . J . , J a n . 1 9 69_____________
New Haven, C onn ., J a n . 1969 ________________________
30 cents New O rle a n s, L a . , F e b . 1969 1________________________
35cents New York, N. Y. , A pr. 1 9 6 8 __________________________
50cents Norfolk—Po rtsm o u th and Newport News—
35 cents Hampton, Va. , June 1 9 6 8 ------------------------------------35 cents Oklahoma City, Okla. , J u ly 1 96 8---------------------------35 cents Omaha, N e b r . —Iowa, Oct. 1968 1______________________
35cents P a t e r s o n —Clifton—P a s s a i c , N. J . , May 1968 1 ------------50cents Philadelphia, P a . —N. J . , Nov. 1 968___________________
50cents Phoenix, A r iz . , M a r. 1969____________________________
35cents Pittsburgh, Pa. , Ja n . 1969___________________________
30cents Portland, Maine, Nov. 1 96 8__________________________
30cents Portland, O reg. —Wash. , May 1969____________________
30cents P rovidence—Pawtucket—Warwick, R. I . —M a s s . ,
35 cents
May 1969 1---------------------------------------------------------50cents Raleigh, N. C. , Aug. 1968 1 ___________________________
45 cents Richmond, V a . , M a r . 1969------------------------------------50cents R o c h e st e r , N.Y. (office occupations only), J u ly 1968 l„
35cents Rockford, 111. , May 1969______________________________
50cents St. L o u is , M o .—111., M a r . 1 9 6 9 1---------------------------Salt Lak e City, Utah, Dec. 1 9 6 8 ______________________
30cents San Antonio, T e x . , June 1969 1________________________
35cents San B e rn ard in o —R i v e r s i d e —Ontario, C alif. ,
30 cents
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_____________
35 cents San J o s e , C a l i f . , Sept. 1 9 6 8 ----------------------------------35 cents
Savannah, Ga. , May 1969--------------------------------------35cents Scranton, P a . , July 1 9 6 8 * ____________________________
45 cents S eattle—E v e r e t t, W a sh ., Nov. 1968 1__________________
35cents Sioux F a l l s , S. Dak. , Oct. 1968 1 ____________________
35cents South Bend, In d ., M ar. 1969 __________________________
35cents Spokane, W a sh ., June 19 6 9 ___________________________
45 cents S y r a c u s e , N. Y. , Ju ly 1968 1 __________________________
30cents Tam 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___________________________
50cents Utica—R o m e, N. Y. , July 1968 1 ------------------------------30cents Washington, D. C . —Md. —Va. ,Sept. 1 9 6 8 _______________
30 cents Waterbury, C onn ., M a r . 1969 ________________________
35cents Waterloo, Iowa, Nov. 1968 1 ___________________________
30cents Wichita, K a n s . , D ec. 1968___________________________
35 cents W o rc este r, M a s s . , June 1969--------------------------------25 cents York, P a . , F e b . 1969 _________________________________
35cents Youngstown—W arren, Ohio, Nov. 1968________________

D a ta on esta b lish m e n t p ra c tic e s and su pp lem en tary w age provision s are a lso presented.




Area

Bulletin number
and p rice
1625-47,
1625-80,
1625-46,
1625-38,
1625-51,
1575-78,

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

1575-85,
1625-9,
1625-26,
1575-83,
1625-48,
1625-60,
1625-59,
1625-20,
1625-76,

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

1625-74,
1625-13,
1625-69,
1625-2,
1625-72,
1625-64,
1625-36,
1625-85,

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

1625-25,
1625-32,
1625-44,
1625-21,
1625-68,
1625-12,
1625-43,
1625-23,
1625-55,
1625-81,
1625-5,
1625-10,
1625-57,
1625-18,
1625-1,
1625-22,
1625-50,
1625-31,
1625-41,
1625-84,
1625-52,
1625-34,

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

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