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Area Wage Survey

The Baltimore, Maryland, Metropolitan Area
August 1969

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

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

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

Region VI
Region V
337 Mayflower Building
219 South Dearborn St.
411 North Akard St.
Chicago, 111. 60604
Dallas, Tex. 75201
Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)
Phone: 749-3516 (Area Code 214)

Regions VII and VIII
Federal Office Building
911 Walnut St. , 10th Floor
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)

Regions IX and X
450 Golden Gate Ave.
Box 36017
San Francisco, Calif. 94102
Phone: 556-4678 (Area Code 415)

* Regions VII and VIII w ill be serviced by Kansas City.
** Regions IX and X w ill be serviced by San Francisco.



Area Wage Survey
The Baltimore, Maryland, Metropolitan Area




A ug ust

1969

B u lle tin

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D ecem b er 1969

U.S. D EPAR TM ENT O F LABOR
George P. S hultz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
G eoffrey H . Moore, Com m issioner

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Preface

politan areas studied into one bulletin. The second p resen ts in fo r ­
m ation which has been p ro je cte d fr o m individual m etropolitan area
data to relate to geographic region s and the United States.

T h e B u r e a u of L a b o r S ta tis tic s p r o g r a m of a n n u a l o c c u p a ­
tio n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e tr o p o lita n a r e a s is d e s ig n e d to p ro v id e d a ta
on o ccu p atio n al e a r n in g s , an d e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c tic e s and su p p le m e n ­
ta ry w age p ro v isio n s.
It y ie ld s d e ta ile d d a ta b y s e l e c t e d in d u s t r y
d i v i s i o n f o r e a c h of th e a r e a s s t u d i e d , f o r g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s , a n d
fo r th e U n ited S ta te s.
A m a jo r c o n s id e ra tio n in th e p r o g r a m is th e
n e e d f o r g r e a t e r i n s i g h t i n t o (1) t h e m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a ­
t i o n a l c a t e g o r y a n d s k i l l l e v e l , a n d (2) t h e s t r u c t u r e a n d l e v e l o f w a g e s
am ong a r e a s and in d u stry d iv isio n s.

Ninety a reas cu rren tly are included in the p rog ra m . In each
a rea , in form ation on occupational earnings is co lle cte d annually and on
establishm ent p ra ctice s and supplem entary wage p rov ision s biennially.
This bulletin presen ts resu lts of the su rvey in B a ltim ore,
M d., in August 1969. The Standard M etropolitan S tatistical A re a , as
defined by the Bureau of the Budget through January 1968, con sists
of the city of B a ltim o re , and the counties of Anne A rundel, B a ltim ore,
C a r r o ll, H arford, and Howard. This study was conducted by the Bu­
rea u 's region al o ffice in Philadelphia, P a ., under the gen eral d irection
of Irwin L. F eigenbaum , A ssistan t R egional D irector fo r O perations.

A t th e en d of e a c h s u r v e y , a n in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin p r e ­
se n ts s u r v e y r e s u lts fo r e a c h a r e a stu d ied .
A fte r c o m p le tio n of a ll
of th e in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin s f o r a r o u n d of s u r v e y s , tw o s u m m a r y
b u lletin s a r e iss u e d .
T h e f i r s t b r i n g s d a ta f o r e a c h of th e m e t r o ­

Contents
Page
Introduction_____________________________________
Wage trends fo r se le cte d occupational groups

1

3

T ab les:
1.
2.

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d w o r k e r s w i t h i n s c o p e o f s u r v e y a n d n u m b e r s t u d i e d -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In d e x e s of s ta n d a rd w e e k ly s a l a r i e s a n d s t r a i g h t - ti m e h o u r ly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s , an d
p e r c e n t s o f i n c r e a s e f o r s e l e c t e d p e r i o d s ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




NOTE:

S im ila r ta b u latio n s a r e av a ila b le for o th er a r e a s .

(See in s id e b a c k c o v e r.)

A cu rren t rep ort on occupational earnings and supplem entary wage p ro v isio n s in the B altim ore area
is a lso available fo r con tract cleaning s e r v ic e s (July 1968); and on earnings only for se le cte d laundry
and dry cleaning occupations (August 1969). Union s c a le s , indicative of prevailin g pay le v e ls , are a lso
available fo r building con stru ction ; printing; lo c a l-tr a n s it operating e m p loyees; and m otortru ck d r iv e r s ,
h e lp e rs, and a llied occu pation s.

iii

2
4

Contents— Continued
Page
T ables----Continued
ccupational earnings:
-la .
-2 .
-2a.
-3 .
-3a.

O ffice occu pation s—la rg e establishm ents—m en and w o m e n ____________________________________________________________________________
P r o fe s s io n a l and tech n ica l occupations—m en and w o m e n ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P r o fe s s io n a l and tech n ica l occupations—la rg e establishm ents—m en and w om en______________________________________________________
O ffice , p r o fe s s io n a l, and tech n ical occupations—m en and w om en co m b in e d __________________________________________________________
O ffice , p ro fe s s io n a l, and tech n ical occupations—la rge establishm ents—m en and w om en com bined__.________________________________

9
11
12
12
14

-4a.
-5 .
-5a.

M aintenance and pow erplant occupations—la rge e sta b lish m en ts_______________________________________
Custodial and m a teria l m ovem ent o ccu p a tio n s_________________________________________________________________________________________
Custodial and m a teria l m ovem ent occupations—la rg e establish m en ts_________________________________________________________________

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Area Wage Survey---The Baltimore, McL, Metropolitan Area
Introduction
T h is a r e a is 1 of 90 i n w h ic h th e 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 c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s of o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s
and re la te d b en efits on an are a w id e b a s is .1

t o m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2)
in d iv id u al e s ta b lis h m e n t d ata.

In e a c h a r e a , d a ta a r e o b 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 ­
lis h m e n ts w ith in six b ro a d in d u s try d iv isio n s:
M a n u fa c tu rin g ; t r a n s ­
p o rta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , an d o th e r p u b lic u tilitie s ; w h o le s a le tra d e ;
r e ta il tra d e ; fin an ce, in su ra n c e , and r e a l esta te ; and s e rv ic e s .
M a jo r
in d u s try g ro u p s ex clu d ed fro m th e s e stu d ie s a r e g o v e rn m e n t o p e r a ­
tio n s and th e c o n s tru c tio n and e x tra c tiv e in d u s trie s . E s ta b lis h m e n ts
h av in g fe w e r th a n a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r of w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d b e c a u s e
th e y te n d to f u r n is h in s u f f ic ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in th e o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d
to w a r r a n t in c lu sio n .
S e p a r a te ta b u la tio n s a r e p ro v id e d fo r e a c h of
th e b ro a d in d u s try d iv isio n s w h ich m e e t p u b licatio n c r ite r ia .

Occupations and Earnings




p o ssib ility

of

d isc lo su re

of

T he a v e ra g e s p re s e n te d re fle c t c o m p o site , a re a w id e e s ti­
m ates.
In d u strie s and e s ta b lis h m e n ts
d iffe r in p ay le v e l an d job
sta ffin g an d , th u s , c o n tr ib u te d if fe r e n tly to th e e s tim a te s fo r e a c h job.
T h e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p o b ta in a b le f r o m th e a v e r a g e s m a y fa il to r e f l e c t
a c c u r a t e l y t h e w a g e s p r e a d o r d i f f e r e n t i a l m a i n t a i n e d a m o n g j o b s in
in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts . S im ila r ly , d if f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y le v e ls
fo r m e n an d w o m e n in a n y of th e s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s sh o u ld not be
a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t of th e s e x e s w ith in
in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts . O th e r p o s s ib le f a c to r s w h ich m a y c o n tr ib ­
u te to d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y f o r m e n a n d w o m e n in c lu d e :
D i f f e r e n c e s in
p r o g r e s s io n w ith in e s ta b lis h e d r a te r a n g e s , s in c e on ly th e a c tu a l r a te s
p a id in c u m b e n ts a r e c o lle c te d ; an d d if f e r e n c e s in s p e c ific d u tie s p e r ­
f o r m e d , a lth o u g h th e w o r k e r s a r e c la s s if ie d a p p r o p r ia te ly w ith in th e
s a m e s u rv e y jo b d e s c rip tio n .
Jo b d e s c r ip tio n s u s e d in c la s s if y in g e m ­
p lo y e e s in th e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a lly m o r e g e n e r a liz e d th a n th o s e u s e d
in in d iv id u a l e s t a b l is h m e n t s a n d a llo w f o r m i n o r d if 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 th e s p e c i f i c d u tie s p e r f o r m e d .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c te d on a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e of
th e u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t in v o lv e d in s u rv e y in g a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts .
To
o b ta in o p t i m u m a c c u r a c y a t m i n i m u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n of
l a r g e th a n of s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s is s tu d ie d . In c o m b in in g th e d a ta ,
h o w e v e r, a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts a r e giv en th e ir a p p r o p ria te w eig h t.
E s­
tim a te s b a s e d on th e e s ta b lis h m e n ts stu d ied a r e p re s e n te d , th e r e fo r e ,
a s r e la tin g to a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts in th e in d u s tr y g ro u p in g a n d a r e a ,
e x c e p t fo r th o s e b elo w th e m in im u m s iz e stu d ied .

1
I n c lu d e d i n t h e 9 0 a re a s a re fo u r s tu d ie s c o n d u c te d u n d e r c o n tr a c t w ith t h e N e w Y o rk
D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r.
T h e s e a re a s a re B in g h a m to n ( N e w Y o rk p o r tio n o n ly ); R o c h e s te r ( o f f ic e o c c u ­
p a tio n s o n ly ); S y ra c u s e ; a n d U t i c a —R o m e .
In a d d it i o n , th e B u re a u c o n d u c ts m o re l i m i t e d a r e a stu d ie s
in 78 a re a s a t th e r e q u e s t o f th e W a g e a n d H o u r a n d P u b lic C o n tr a c ts D iv isio n s o f th e U .S . D e ­
p a r t m e n t o f L ab o r.

is

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a rn in g s d a ta a r e show n fo r
f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th o s e h i r e d to w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k ly s c h e d u le
in th e g iv e n o c c u p a tio n a l c la s s ific a tio n .
E a rn in g s d ata ex clu d e p r e ­
m iu m pay fo r o v e rtim e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s, and late
sh ifts. N o n p ro d u c tio n b o n u se s a r e ex clu d e d , but c o s t-o f-liv in g a llo w ­
a n c e s and in c e n tiv e e a rn in g s a r e in clu d ed . W h e re w e e k ly h o u rs a re
r e p o r te d , a s fo r o ffice c l e r i c a l o c c u p a tio n s , r e f e r e n c e is to th e s ta n d ­
a r d w o r k w e e k (ro u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a lf h o u r) fo r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s
r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e of p a y fo r
o v e rtim e at re g u la r a n d /o r p re m iu m r a te s ). A v e ra g e w eek ly e a rn in g s
fo r th e s e o c c u p a tio n s h a v e b e e n ro u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r.

T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n ts c u r r e n t o c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and
e a rn in g s in fo rm a tio n o b tain ed la rg e ly by m a il fro m th e e s ta b lis h m e n ts
v is ite d b y B u r e a u fie ld e c o n o m is ts in th e la s t p re v io u s s u r v e y fo r
o c c u p a tio n s r e p o r t e d in th a t e a r l i e r stu d y . P e r s o n a l v is its w e r e m a d e
to n o n re s p o n d e n ts an d to th o s e re s p o n d e n ts r e p o rtin g u n u s u a l c h a n g e s
sin c e th e p re v io u s su rv e y .

T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e le c te d fo r stu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r ie ty
of m a n u f a c tu r in g a n d n o n m a n u f a c tu rin g i n d u s t r i e s , an d a r e of th e f o l­
low ing ty p e s :
(1) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l ; (3)
m a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t ; a n d (4) c u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m 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 is b a s e d on a u n i f o r m s e t of jo b d e s c r i p ­
tio n s d e s ig n e d to ta k e a c c o u n t of in te r e s ta b lis h m e n t v a r ia tio n in d u tie s
w ith in th e s a m e jo b .
T he o ccu p atio n s se le c te d fo r stu d y a r e lis te d
an d d e s c r ib e d in th e ap p e n d ix .
T h e e a r n in g s d a ta fo llo w in g th e job
t i t l e s a r e f o r a ll 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 ta f o r s o m e of th e
o c c u p a tio n s lis te d and d e s c rib e d , o r fo r so m e in d u s try d iv isio n s w ith in
o c c u p a tio n s , a r e not p r e s e n te d in th e A - s e r i e s ta b le s b e c a u s e e ith e r
(1) e m p l o y m e n t i n t h e o c c u p a t i o n i s t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a

th e re

O c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s t im a t e s r e p r e s e n t th e to ta l in all
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith in th e s c o p e of th e s tu d y a n d n o t th e n u m b e r a c t u ­
a l l y 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 tio n a l s t r u c t u r e a m o n g
e s ta b lis h m e n ts , th e e s tim a te s of o ccu p atio n al e m p lo y m e n t o b ta in e d f r o m
th e s a m p le of e s ta b lis h m e n ts s tu d ie d s e r v e o n ly to in d ic a te th e r e la tiv e
i m p o r t a n c e of th e j o b s s tu d ie d .
T h e s e d if f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l
s t r u c t u r e do n o t a ffe c t m a t e r i a l l y th e a c c u r a c y of th e e a r n in g s d ata.
E sta b lish m e n t P ra c tic e s and S u p p lem en tary W age P ro v is io n s
T a b u la tio n s on s e le c te d e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c tic e s and su p p le ­
m e n ta r y w ag e p r o v is io n s ( B - s e r i e s ta b le s ) a r e not p r e s e n te d in th is
b u lletin .
In fo rm a tio n fo r th e s e ta b u la tio n s is c o lle c te d b ien n ially .
S ta te T h e s e
tab u latio n s on m in im u m e n tra n c e s a la r ie s fo r in e x p e rie n c e d
w o m e n o ffice w o r k e r s ; sh ift d iffe re n tia ls ; s c h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u rs ; p aid
.h o lid ay s; p a id v a c a tio n s ; an d h e a lth , i n s u r a n c e , an d p e n s io n p la n s a r e
p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) in p r e v i o u s b u lle tin s f o r th i s a r e a .
1




T a b l e 1.

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d W o r k e r s W ith in S c o p e o f S u r v e y a n d N u m b e r S tu d ie d i n B a l t i m o r e , M d ., 1
b y M a jo r I n d u s t r y D i v i s i o n , 2 A u g u s t 1969
M in im u m
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n ts in sc o p g
o f s tu d y

I n d u s tr y d iv is io n

N u m b e r of e s ta b lis h m e n ts

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

W ith in s c o p e
o f s tu d y *

S tu d ie d

S tu d ie d
N um be r

P e rce n t

A ll e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
A ll d i v i s i o n s ----------------------------------------------------

-

727

216

3 0 4 , 387

100

2 0 8 , 899

M a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------------------------------------------------N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ________________________________
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , an d
o t h e r p u b l ic u t i l i t i e s 5_______________________
W h o le s a le t r a d e _______________________________
R e t a i l t r a d e ____________________________________
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ----------S e r v i c e s 6 7_____________________________________

100

295
432

80
136

177, 970
1 2 6 ,4 1 7

58
42

121, 5 2 4
8 7 , 375

100
50
100
50
50

40
108
59
101
124

18
30
26
30
32

043
741
506
130
997

10
5
13
7
7

2 5 , 705
4, 930
3 3 , 775
1 2 ,7 1 2
10, 2 5 3

-

102

82

19 7 , 7 1 4

100

18 3 , 865

500
~

61
41

43
39

1 2 3 , 880
73, 834

63
37

1 1 1 , 981
71, 884

500
500
500
500
500

8
3
15
11
4

8
3
14
10
4

2 3 , 535
1, 726
3 1 , 766
1 0 , 878
5 ,9 2 9

12
1
16
5
3

-

30,
13,
39,
22,
20,

L a rg e e s ta b lis h m e n ts
A ll d i v i s i o n s __________________________________
M a n u f a c t u r i n g ____________________________________
N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ________________________________
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , an d
o t h e r p u b l ic u t i l i t i e s 5_______________________
W h o le s a le t r a d e : -----------------------------------------------R e t a i l t r a d e ____________________________________
F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e ----------S e r v i c e s 6 7_____________________________________

23,
1,
31,
9,
5,

535
726
266
428
929

1 T h e B a ltim o r e S ta n d a r d M e tr o p o lita n S t a ti s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin e d b y th e B u r e a u o f th e B u d g e t th ro u g h J a n u a r y 1968, c o n s is t s o f th e c ity
of B a ltim o r e ; an d th e c o u n tie s o f A n n e A r u n d e l, B a ltim o r e , C a r r o l l , H a r f o r d , an d H o w a rd .
T h e " w o r k e r s w i t h in s c o p e o f s tu d y " e s t i m a t e s s h o w n
in th is ta b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a te d e s c r i p ti o n o f th e s iz e an d c o m p o s itio n o f th e la b o r f o r c e in c lu d e d in th e s u r v e y .
T he e s tim a te s a re
n o t i n t e 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 i t h 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 t h 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 l a n n i n g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s t h 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 i l e d c o n s i d e r a b l y i n a d v a n c e o f t h e p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d i e d , a n d (2)
s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m t h e s c o p e o f t h e s u r v e y .
2 T h e 1967 e d itio n o f th e S ta n d a r d I n d u s t r i a l C l a s s i f ic a ti o n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c la s s if y i n g e s ta b l is h m e n t s b y i n d u s t r y d iv is io n .
3 In c lu d e s a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith to ta 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 lim ita tio n .
A ll o u t l e t s ( w i th i n t h e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s i n s u c h
i n d u s t r i e s a s t r a d e , f i n a n c e , a u to r e p a i r s e r v i c e , a n d m o t i o n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d a s 1 e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
4 I n c l u d e s a l l w o r k e r s 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 i th 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 a n d s e r v i c e s i n c i d e n t a l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w e r e e x c lu d e d .
6 T h i s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d i n e s t i m a t e s f o r " a l l i n d u s t r i e s " a n d " n o n m a n u f a c t u i i n g " in t h e S e r i e s A t a b l e s .
S e p a ra te p re s e n ta tio n
o f d a t a f o r t h i s d i v i s i o n i s n o t m a d e f o r o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o ll o w i n g r e a s o n s :
(1) E m p l o y m e n t in t h e d i v i s i o n i s t o o s m a l l to p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a
t o m e r i t s e p a r a t e s t u d y , (2) t h e s a m p l e w a s n o t d e s i g n e d i n i t i a l l y t o 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 i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t d a t a .
7 H o te ls an d m o te ls ; l a u n d r ie s an d o th e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l, an d p a rk in g ; m o tio n p i c t u r e s ;
n o n p r o f i t m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n i z a t i o n s ( e x c l u d in g r e l i g i o u s a n d c h a r i t a b l e o r g a n i z a t i o n s ) ; a n d e n g i n e e r i n g a n d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

A l m o s t t h r e e - f i f t h s o f 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 B a l t i m o r e 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 .
f o ll o w i n g p r e s e n t s t h e m a j o r i n d u s t r y g r o u p s a n d s p e c i f i c i n d u s t r i e s a s a p e r c e n t o f a l l m a n u f a c t u r i n g !
In d u stry g ro u p s
P r i m a r y m e t a l s ____________________________________________
E l e c t r i c a l m a c h i n e r y ______________________________________
F o o d p r o d u c t s ______________________________________________
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t -------------------------------------------------A p p a r e l ______________________________________________________
C h e m i c a l s __________________________________________________
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 -------------------------------------------R u b b e r a n d m i s c e l l a n e o u s p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s ___________

The

S p e c if i c i n d u s t r i e s
20
15
10
8
7
6
6
5

B la s t f u r n a c e s , s te e lw o r k s , an d r o llin g and
f in i s h i n g m i l l s --------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
C o m m u n ic a tio n ) e q u i p m e n t __________________________________ 13
S h ip a n d b o a tb u i l d in g a n d r e p a i r i n g ---------------------------------5

T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n i s b a s e d o n e s t i m a t e s o f t o t a l e m p l o y m e n t d e r i v e d f r o m u n i v e r s e m a t e r i a l s c o m p i l e d p r i o r to a c t u a l s u r v e y ,
P r o p o r t i o n s i n v a r i o u s i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s m a y d i f f e r f r o m p r o p o r t i c ns b a s e d o n t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e s u r v e y a s s h o w n i n t a b l e 1 a b o v e .

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
F o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , th e w a g e
t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e e k l y s a l a r i e s f o r th e n o r m a l w o r k w e e k ,
e x c l u s iv e of e a r n in g s for o v e r t i m e .
F o r p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s , t h e y
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s , ex clu d in g
p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , and
late sh ifts .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d o n data f o r s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u ­
p a t i o n s an d i n c l u d e m o s t o f t h e n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s w it h i n
e a ch group.

P r e s e n t e d in ta b le 2 a r e in d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s of ch a n g e
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s o f o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and in d u str ia l n u r s e s ,
an d in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s o f s e l e c t e d p la n t w o r k e r g r o u p s .
The in d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e of w a g e s at a g iv e n t im e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t of
w a g e s d u r i n g t h e b a s e p e r i o d ( d a t e of t h e a r e a s u r v e y c o n d u c t e d
b e t w e e n J u l y I 9 6 0 an d J u n e 1 9 6 1 ) .
S u b t r a c t i n g 100 f r o m t h e i n d e x
y i e l d s th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e i n w a g e s f r o m t h e b a s e p e r i o d to the
d a t e of the i n d e x .
T he p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to
w a g e ch a n g e s b e tw e e n the in d ic a ted d a te s .
T hese e stim a te s are
m e a s u r e s o f c h a n g e in a v e r a g e s f o r th e a r e a ; t h e y a r e not i n t e n d e d
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p ay c h a n g e s i n t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i n t h e a r e a .

L i m i t a t i o n s o f D ata

M e th o d o f C o m p u t i n g
T h e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
c h a n g e i n a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e i n f l u e n c e d by:
(1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y and
w a g e c h a n g e s , (2) m e r i t o r o t h e r i n c r e a s e s i n p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i ­
v i d u a l w o r k e r s w h i l e i n t h e s a m e j o b , an d (3) c h a n g e s i n a v e r a g e
w a g e s du e to c h a n g e s i n t h e l a b o r f o r c e r e s u l t i n g f r o m l a b o r t u r n ­
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s , f o r c e r e d u c t i o n s , an d c h a n g e s i n the p r o p o r ­
tio n s of w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d by e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith d iffe r e n t pay l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s in t h e l a b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s i n the
o c cu p a tio n a l a v e r a g e s w ithout a c tu a l w a g e c h a n g e s .
It i s c o n c e i v a b l e
that e v e n though a ll e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in an a r e a g a v e w a g e i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y have d eclin ed b e c a u s e lo w e r-p a y in g e s ta b lish m e n ts
e n t e r e d th e a r e a o r e x p a n d e d t h e i r w o r k f o r c e s .
S im ila rly , w ages
m a y have r e m a in e d r e la t iv e ly c o n sta n t, y et the a v e r a g e s for an a r ea
m a y have r is e n c o n sid e r a b ly b e c a u se h ig h er-p a y in g e sta b lish m e n ts
e n t e r e d th e a r e a .

E a c h o f th e s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u p a t i o n s w i t h i n a n o c c u p a t i o n a l
group w as a s s ig n e d a w eig h t b a s e d on its p r o p o rtio n a te e m p lo y m e n t
i n th e o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p .
T h ese constan t w eigh ts r eflec t b a se year
em ploym en ts w h er ev e r p o ssib le .
T he a v e r a g e ( m e a n ) e a r n i n g s f o r
e a c h o c cu p a tio n w e r e m u lt ip lie d by the o c cu p a tio n a l w e ig h t, and the
p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a t i o n s i n t h e g r o u p w e r e t o t a l e d . T he a g g r e g a t e s
for 2 c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r s w e r e r e la t e d by d iv id in g the a g g r e g a t e for
the l a t e r y e a r b y t h e a g g r e g a t e f o r t h e e a r l i e r y e a r .
The r esu lta n t
r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , s h o w s th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e . . T h e i n d e x
i s th e p r o d u c t of m u l t i p l y i n g the b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) b y t h e r e l a t i v e
f o r the n e x t s u c c e e d i n g y e a r an d c o n t i n u i n g to m u l t i p l y (c o m p o u n d )
e a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e by th e p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s i n d e x .
A v e r a g e e a rn in g s
f o r th e f o l l o w i n g o c c u p a t i o n s w e r e u s e d i n c o m p u t i n g th e w a g e t r e n d s :
O ffice c le ric a l (m e n and w om en): O ffice c le ric a l ( m e n and w om en)— S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m en):
C ontinued
C arpenters
B ookkeeping-m achine
S ecretarie s
operators, class B
E lectrician s
Clerics, ac co u n tin g , classes
S tenographers, g en e ra l
M achinists
A and B
S tenographers, senior
M echanics
Clerics, f ile , classes
S w itchboard o perators, classes
M ech an ics (a u to m o tiv e )
A , B, and C
A and B
P ainters
T a b u la tin g -m a c h in e o perators,
Clerics, order
P ip efitte rs
Tool and die m akers
class B
Clerics, payroll
C o m p to m eter operators
T ypists, classes A and B
U n sk illed p la n t (m en):
K eypunch o p erato rs, classes
Industrial nurses (m e n and w om en):
A and B
Jan ito rs, po rters, and clean ers
N urses, industrial (reg istered )
O ffice boys and girls
Laborers, m a te r ia l h an d lin g




T h e u s e o f c o n s t a n t e m p l o y m e n t w e i g h t s e l i m i n a t e s th e e f f e c t
o f c h a n g e s i n t h e p r o p o r t i o 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 j o b i n ­
clu d e d in the data.
The p e r c e n t a g e s of c h an 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 a y fo r s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s .
T h e y a r e not i n f l u e n c e d by
c h a n g e s i n s t a n d a r d w o r k s c h e d u l e s , a s s u c h , o r b y p r e m i u m pay
for o v e r t im e .
W h e r e n e c e s s a r y , data 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 an d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e a n y s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d
b y c h a n g e s i n th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y .

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 e e k l y S a l a r i e s an d S t r a i g h t - T i m e H o u r l y E a r n i n g s f o r S e l e c t e d O c c u p a t i o n a l G r o u p s in
B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g u s t 1 9 6 9 and S e p t e m b e r 1 9 6 8 , and P e r c e n t s o f I n c r e a s e f o r S e l e c t e d P e r i o d s
A ll in d u str ies

P er io d

O ffic e
c le ric a l
( m e n and
wom en)

In d u str ia l
nurses
( m e n and
wom en)

M anufacturing

S k illed
m aintenance
trades
(m en)

U n sk illed
plant
w orkers
( m en )

O ffice
c lerica l
( m e n and
wom en)

In d u strial
nurses
( m e n and
wom en)

S k illed
m ain ten an ce
trades
(m e n )

U n sk illed
plant
w orkers
( m en )

148.0
138.0

1 3 8 .9
13 5 .5

139.4
1 3 1 .8

7 .2
7 .0
8.4
4.4
1.3
.9
1.8
3 .3
6.0
5.3

2.5
6.4
3.5
7.1
2 .9
4.1
2 .2
1.1
3.8
3.2

5 .7
6.4
5 .3
1.5
2 .9
2 .3
4.1
2 .2
3.6
5 .9

In d e x es (D e c e m b e r 1960=100)
A u g u s t 1 9 6 9 _________________________________
S e p t e m b e r 1 9 6 8 ____________________________

142.1
1 3 5 .2

151.3
139.9

1 4 0 .2
136.0

1 3 8 .3
131.9

1 3 3 .3
126.4

P e r c e n t s of i n c r e a s e
S e p t e m b e r 1968
O c t o b e r 1967 to
N o v e m b e r 1966
N o v e m b e r 1965
N o v e m b e r 1964
N o v e m b e r 1963
N o v e m b e r 1962
N o v e m b e r 1961
D e c e m b e r I960
S e p te m b e r 1959




t o A u g u s t 1 9 6 9 __________
S e p t e m b e r 1968
____
t o O c t o b e r 1967 _______
t o N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 6 ______
t o N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 5 ______
t o N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 4 _ ____
t o N o v e m b e r 1963 _______
t o N o v e m b e r 1962 _ ____
t o N o v e m b e r 1 9 6 1 _______
t o D e c e m b e r I 9 6 0 ____

5.1
5 .8
4 .5
3 .8
3 .4
3 .9
3.5
2.8
3.1
3.5

8.1
6 .7
9.1
4.0
1.4
1.4
1.4
3 .9
6 .7
3 .2

3.1
6 .4
3.7
6 .6
3.1
3 .7
2.5
1.8
3.8
3 .4

4.9
7 .8
5.4
.9
2.4
2 .6
4.3
.9
4.2
4.2

5.4
5.4
3.6
3.8
1.4
1.5
3.5
3.1
1.6
4.1

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A.
Table A-l.

O ccupational E arn in gs

Office Occupations—Men and W omen

(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 le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d on a n a r e a b a s is
b y i n d u s t r y d iv is io n , B a l ti m o r e , M d ., A u g u s t 1969)
W ee k ly e a r n in g s 1
(sta n d ard )

S ex, o c c u p a tio n , and in d u s t r y d iv is io n

N um ber
of
w orkers

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

[standard)

$

%

A v erag e
w ee k ly

5
M ean2

M e d ia n 2

M id d le ran g e 2

60

S
65

$
70

$
75

$
80

$
85

S

$
90

95

*

t
100

105

$
n o

$
11 5

$
1 20

$
1 30

$

i

140

1 50

s
1 60

$
1 70

$
1 80

d

190
and

er
0

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

11 5

1 20

1 30

1 40

150

1 60

1 70

1 80

190

over

1
1

15
15

6
i
5

15
5
10

3
3
~

17
10
7

24
15
9
2

45
22
23
3

24
5
19
5

24
13
11
6

49
30
19
8

51
48
3
3

17
10
7
7

14
11
3
3

11
8
3

21
15
6

14
1
13

21
16
5

19
7
12

8
4
4

16
13
3

25
16
9

24
11
13

17
13
4

-

-

_

-

-

_
-

3
3
3

6
5
5

8
8
6

4
4
4

9
9
9

30
25
23

22
19
14

4
4
4

2
2
2

12
12
12

_
-

_
-

-

4
4

1
1

_

-

“

23
23

7
7

9
9

5
5

12
9

5
5

60
60

i
i
-

2
2

i
i
-

3
3
3

l
~
1
1

3
3
3

6
i
5
5

4
2
2
2

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

3

5

6

14

5

11

i

_

12
10
2

9
3
6

8
3
5

19
8
n

24
15
9

38
17
21

6
4
2

1

HEN
C L E R K S , AC C OU N TIN G, CLA SS A M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------N O NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -----------------

305
189
116
37

3 9.5
3 9.0
3 9 .5
4 0 .0

$
1 48.50
1 51.50
1 43.50
163.50

$
151.00
161.00
1 42.00
1 6 5 .0 0

$
$
1 2 8 .0 0 -1 7 4 .0 0
1 2 8 .0 0 -1 7 7 .0 0
1 2 7.00-162.00
1 4 9 .0 0 -1 8 1 .0 0

-

-

~

-

-

-

-

C L E R K S , AC C OU NTING, CLASS B M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G ----------------------

188
106
82

3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9.0

1 18.00
1 21.00
1 1 4 .5 0

1 14.00
120.50
112.00

1 0 1 .0 0 -1 3 7 .5 0
1 0 5 .0 0 -1 3 9 .0 0
10 0 .5 0 -1 3 4 .5 0

_
-

-

3

-

_
-

2
2

-

C L E R K S , ORDER ------------------------------------N O N M A N U F AC T UR I N G ---------------------WH OLESALE TRADE --------------------

108
98
88

3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9.5

1 25.50
1 26.00
1 26.50

127.00
127.50
127.00

1 1 3 .0 0 -1 3 7 .0 0
1 1 2 .0 0 -1 3 8 .0 0
11 3 .0 0 -1 3 8 .5 0

-

-

-

_
-

-

5
4
4

-

1
1
“

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

1 AO
137

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 56.00
1 56.00

1 7 4.50
1 7 5.00

13 0 .0 0 -1 7 8 .0 0
12 7 .5 0 -1 7 8 .0 0

-

-

_

_

O F F I C E BOYS ----------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------N O N M AN U FA CT U RI N G --------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ----------------F I N A N C E 4 ---------------------------------------

206
77
129
46
58

3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 8.5
3 9.5
3 7 .0

82.00
82.50
81.50
91.0 0
75.00

77.50
79 .5 0
76 .5 0
77 .0 0
76.5 0

T A B U L A T IN G - M A C H IN E UPERATORS,
C L A S S A -------------------------------------------------

59

3 9.5

1 53.50

1 5 1.50

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

T A B U L A T IN G - M A C H IN E UPERATORS,
C L A S S B ------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------N O N M AN U FA CT U RI N G ----------------------

124
60
64

3 9 .5
3 9.5
3 9 .5

128.50
130.50
127.00

133.00
1 3 5.50
131 .0 0

1 1 7 .0 0 -1 4 2 .0 0
1 1 9 .0 0 -1 4 2 .0 0
11 6 .0 0 -1 4 2 .0 0

B I L L E R S , MACHINE ( B I L L I N G
M A C H I N E ) ------------------------------------------------N ON M AN U FA CT U RI N G ------------------------

12 1
76

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

8 7 .5 0
84.50

8 7 .0 0
85.00

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

B I L L E R S , MACHINE (BOOK KE EP ING
M A C H I N E ) -------------------------------------------------

78

3 7.5

80.5 0

7 7 .5 0

6 8 .5 0 -

BO OK KEEPIN G-M AC H IN E OPERATORS,
C L A S S A ---------------------------------------------------N ON M AN U FA CT U RI N G ------------------------

124
77

3 8.5
3 7 .5

100.00
9 9 .5 0

98.5 0
9 9 .0 0

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

B O O K K E E P I N G - M A C H I N E O PE R A T O R S ,
C L A S S B ---------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------N ON M AN U FA CT U RI N G -----------------------R E T A I L TRADE -----------------------------

227
90
137
58

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

91.5 0
9 8 .5 0
86.50
83 .5 0

9 0 .0 0
9 9 . 50
87.00
85.00

8
8
8
8

C L E R K S , AC C OU N TIN G, CLASS A —
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------N O N M AN U FA CT U RI N G -----------------------R E T A I L T RADE ----------------------------F I N A N C E 4 -----------------------------------------

580
157
423
87
134

3 8 .5
3 9.0
3 8.5
3 9 .0
3 8 .0

11 7 .0 0
127.50
1 13.00
102.00
1 08.50

11 6 .5 0
12 3 .0 0
1 1 5.50
1 0 3.00
110.00

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

8 5 .0 0
89.00
82 .5 0
1 6 .0 0
79.5 0

3

-

7

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

-

_

-

~

_

8
1
7
6

_

8
3
5
i

_

7

55
11
44
19
16

_

63
28
35
11
24

_

21
8
13
2
4

i

17
10
7
~
7

3

13
11
2
~

2

i

3

2

i

“

_
-

-

13
13

i
i

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

-

4

_

_

_
-

-

1

WOMEN

S e e f o o tn o te s a t e n d of ta b le .




4
9
1
1

.0
.0
.0
.0

89 .0 0

0 -1 0 0 .5 0
0 -1 0 5 .0 0
0 - 95.0 0
0 - 9 0 .0 0

10 4 .5 0 -1 2 6 .0 0
1 1 3 .0 0 -1 4 2 .5 0
1 0 2 .0 0 -1 1 9 .5 0
9 4 .5 0 -1 1 2 .0 0
9 8 .5 0 -1 1 6 .0 0

22
22

-

_

10

14

2
l

17
9

16
6

10
10

10
6

8
7

12
“

14
14

1

~

8

9

12

7

9

3

1

i

9

-

3

-

i
~

1
1

"

-

“

“

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

~

”

~

“

“

"

1
1
~

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

28
25

27

14

10

9

7

9

3

18
-

7

i
-

-

_
-

-

_

_

“

"

3
3

3
3

5
5

14
6

10
8

38
17

14
8

5
3

6
5

10
8

15
11

3
3
2

22
22
8

4
4
2

34
8
26
17

50
18
32
15

26
9
17
10

29
12
17
3

29
22
7

12
10
2
l

8
7
1

7
3
4

2

_

_

2

-

-

~
~

2

14
14

11
4

47

1 50

70
19
51
23

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

~

”

~
-

2

7
“

7
3
”

36

40

3
33

7

7

33

14
18

23

40
19
14

9

34
12

65

11

27

22

54

123

7
11

16
34

11
8

32
17
15

1

-

3

~

-

"

~

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 le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d iv is io n , B a l ti m o r e , M d ., A u g u s t 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

S ex , o c c u p a tio n , a n d in d u s t r y d i v is io n

WOMEN -

Number
of
woikers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

N u m b e r of w o rk e r
t

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

60

$

$
65

70

$

$
75

80

85

r e c e i v in g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s of—

t

$
90

$
95

$

$
100

105

$
no

S
115

t

120

$

$

i

130

140

150

$
160

*
170

an d
under

$
180

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

130

140

150

160

170

-

7
7
-

92
7
85
2
19
46

211
19
1 92
4
55
55

169
41
128

-

27
1
26
6
12

102
33
69
4
7
34

119
33
86
26
16
29

113
48
65
13
28
21

45
18
27
22
1
1

67
19
48
18
1
2

25
13
12
7
1
2

35
28
7
5
1

22
17
5
4
-

12
4
8
3

6
3
3
2
-

5
5
-

-

1
1

5
1
4

5
5

2
2

3
1
2

1
1

1
1
-

180

190
and

-

190 over

C ONTINUED

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C L A S S B ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------WH OL ES AL E T RAD E ---------------------------------R E T A I L T RAD E -----------------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 ------------------------------------------------------

1,057
289
768
110
163
259

38-5
3 9 .5
3 8 .0
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 8 .0

$
89.5 0
98.0 0
86.0 0
1 02.00
8 2 .0 0
81 .5 0

$
8 6 .0 0
9 6 .0 0
8 3 .0 0
101 .5 0
7 9 .5 0
8 1 .5 0

$
$
7 8 .5 0 - 9 8 .0 0
8 5 .5 0 -1 0 9 .5 0
7 7 .0 0 - 94.0 0
93 .5 0 -1 0 8 .5 0
7 6 .0 0 - 9 2 .5 0
7 5 .5 0 - 8 8 .5 0

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 I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------

162
85
77

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

100 .0 0
98.5 0
101.50

9 9 .0 0
99.0 0
99.5 0

91 .0 0 -1 0 5 .5 0
9 6 .0 0 -1 0 3 .5 0
8 2 .0 0 -1 1 4 .0 0

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 I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------R E T A I L T RA DE ----------------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 ------------------------------------------------------

473
105
368
71
235

3 8 .5
3 9 .0
3 8 .0
3 7.0
3 8 .0

78.0 0
87 .5 0
75 .0 0
6 7 .5 0
72.5 0

74.5 0
8 8 .0 0
72.5 0
63.5 0
71.5 0

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

8 6 .5 0
96.5 0
81.00
7 9 .0 0
75.0 0

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S C -------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 ------------------------------------------------------

321
63
258
183

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

72 .0 0
7 8 .5 0
70 .5 0
6 8 .5 0

70.5 0
8 0 . 50
68.5 0
6 6 .5 0

6 4 .5 0 7 3 .5 0 6 4 .0 0 6 3 .0 0 -

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

C L E R K S , ORDER --------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------WH OL ES AL E T RAD E ---------------------------------R E T A I L T RADE ------------------------------------------

424
206
218
94
124

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

90.0 0
9 3 .5 0
87 .5 0
99.5 0
78.0 0

89 .0 0
93.0 0
87 .0 0
1 0 1.50
78 .5 0

8 0 .5 0 -1 0 2 .5 0
8 2 .5 0 -1 0 4 .5 0
7 1 .0 0 -1 0 1 .5 0
8 7 .5 0 -1 1 6 .5 0
6 5 .0 0 - 8 8 .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 I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------R E T A I L T RADE -----------------------------------------

378
204
174
80

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

1 0 5.50
113.50
96.5 0
8 5 .0 0

105.50
111.00
93.0 0
82 .0 0

8 7 .0 0 -1 2 4 .5 0
9 9 .5 0 -1 3 0 .5 0
7 6 .0 0 -1 1 7 .5 0
7 0 .5 0 - 97.0 0

COMPTOMETER OPER AT OR S -------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------

306
138
168

3 8 .0
4 0 .0
3 6 .0

96.0 0
99.0 0
94.0 0

93.5 0
94.0 0
93 .0 0

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

683
350
137

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

99 .5 0
1 0 1.50
98.0 0
92 .0 0

99.5 0
101.00
98.5 0
93.0 0

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

KEYP UN 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 I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------WH OL ES AL E T RAD E ---------------------------------R E T A I L T RAD E -----------------------------------------F I N A N C E 4------------------------------------------------------

736
327
409
76
87
160

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

95.5 0
97.5 0
94.0 0
90.0 0
96.0 0
83 .0 0

94.5 0
97.0 0
90.5 0
95.5 0
98.0 0
83.0 0

8 4 .0 0 -1 0 4 .0 0
9 0 .5 0 -1 0 6 .0 0
7 9 .5 0 -1 0 2 .0 0
8 4 .0 0 - 9 8 .5 0
8 5 .0 0 -1 1 1 .0 0
7 6 .0 0 - 90.0 0

O F F I C E G I R L S -----------------------------------------------------N O NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 --------------------------------

233

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

82 .0 0
75.0 0
77.5 0

79.0 0
73.0 0
75.0 0

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

K EY PU NC 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 I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 ------------------------------------------------------

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




$

$
55

333

78
28

89.5 0
78.0 0
78.0 0

5
2

-

23
55

~

_

-

3

7

-

-

-

-

3

7

8
5
3

17

4
3
1

8
7
1

42
34
8

32
23
9

11
6
5

11
5
6

68

106
12
94
8
84

53
16
37
4
24

40
9
31
6
15

57
29
28
6
11

20
8
12
3
"

27
20
7
1
3

19
7
12

4
4
-

-

-

i

-

6

1

-

-

-

i

-

6

1

-

75

30
7
23
8

41
27
14

12

7

_

_

_

_

1

3

1

-

-

3
9
9

2

1
1

-

-

-

-

i

3

i

-

-

8

74
61
13

38
19
19
16
3

36
33
3

10
2
8
8

18
1
17
15
2

15
4

9
8
1
1

-

~

-

“
27

44

-

-

27
27

44
13
31

68
3
65

-

86

-

-

64
i
63
47

53
37

20

41

“

86
76

~

22

-

31
~

~

19

3

-

31

20

22

5

-

14
8

-

31
9

1

-

-

9

1
1

9
_
-

13
-

13
-

-

-

-

-

“

20
16
2
14

9

21

5
16
11

5

17
-

3

2
11

48
i
47
17
30

5

47
30
17
6

29
25
4
4

11

3

n
n

-

~

24
1
23
8

17
11

6
6

19
12
7
7

35
15
20
8

18
6
12
4

27
22
5
4

35
26
9
4

21
16
5
~

24
16
8
3

27
20
7
_

44
30
14
6

23
6
17
-

16

~

5
4
1

2

6
10

50
25
25

43
24
19

36
16
20

35
19
16

26
9
17

23
10
13

15
6
9

5
2
3

15
4
11

8
4
4

12
12
12

15
2
13

38
11
27
14

45
27
18
10

41
22
19
14

94

106
47
59
17

100
51
49
15

82
48
34
21

30
16
14

32
17
15

8

i

-

-

8
3

i
-

-

5

77
52
25
1

-

39
17

53
14
39

66

59
10
49

78
38
40

123
75
48

39

35
21
14

32
17
15

5

54

4
i

4
50

7
7

8

4

57
29
28
5
16

4

~

-

3

8

6

-

-

-

3

8

-

6
4

13
53

4
6

-

55

111
62

49

3

-

~

8

i
i

5
26

7
28

30

29

14
9
26

2
2

6
6

14
14

49
27
14

55

31

21

23

16

5

3

1

12

8

~

i
i

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

33

17

9

33

6
-

10

13
1

_

_

2

-

1

-

6

5

12

-

i

i

i
i

-

-

_
2
2
-

12
10
2

”
10
10

_
-

-

_
_
-

“

~

3

8

-

3

3

5

-

2

-

3

-

-

2
2

-

-

_

-

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

”

-

-

“

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

7

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 le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d iv is io n , B a l ti m o r e , M d ., A u g u s t 1969)
N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s of—
Number

S ex, o c c u p a tio n , a n d in d u s t r y d i v is io n

WOMEN -

woikers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

$
55
Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

t

60

$
65

$
70

$
75

$

i

80

85

$

i

90

95

$
100

$
1 05

t
n o

*
1 15

t

1 20

*
1 30

$
1 90

t
150

$
160

$
170

*
180

and
under

19 0
and

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

n o

1 15

UP

130

19?

150

160

170

180

190

~
-

~
-

9
3
28

71
27
99
2
13
6
23

121
39
87
2
10
9
55

280
91
239
6
3
10
89

232
63
169
5
28
5
75

195
95
150
11
13
7
82

211
99
112
2
19
5
87

229
11 8
106
10
17
10
96

220
98
12 2
7
19
30
97

919
223
1 91
18
13
38
60

333
1 99
1 39
17
31
15
22

299
195
99
90
26
2
7

15 5
67
88
95
2
8

69
32
37
23
6
2

99
15
29
12
12
-

25
19
11
9
6
-

-

11
~
11
2
1
7

90
5
35

-

7
7
~
2
5

~

-

8
3
5
3
1
1

-

-

_

_

-

-

6
~
6
1

1
1
-

3
2
1
1

12
12
7

8
8
~

7

-

-

7
7

8
~
8
9

52
31
21
17

99
7
37
9

19
12
7
2

29
22
2

12
2
10
2

1
1
-

5
1
4
-

4
2
2
1

58
33
25
13

53
8
95
26

89
39
50
28

99
9
35
8

57
39
23
5

98
16
32
8

20
19
6
-

10
5
5
-

9
5
4
-

l
1
-

89
96
38
2
10
12
12

195
77
68
8
6
3
10

18 5
137
98
1
9
15
3

136
81
55
20
13

63
27
36
5
2

21
16
5
1
3

13
7
6

8
8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

_

-

-

-

-

-

C ONTINUED

S E C R E T A R I E S 5 --------------------------------------------------------M AN U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F AC T UR I N G ------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------------W HOL ESAL E T RAD E ---------------------------------R E T A I L T RADE ----------------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 '------------------------------------------------------

2,9 0 9
1,223
1,6 8 1
207
216
19 2
639

3 8.5
3 9 .5
3 7 .5
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 8 .0

$
118.00
1 29.00
1 19.00
191.00
1 1 9.50
112.00
1 0 3.50

$
1 16.50
1 2 9 .5 0
109.50
1 9 6.00
116.00
117 .5 0
1 0 2.50

$
$
9 9 .0 0 -1 3 9 .5 0
1 0 9 .5 0 -1 3 8 .5 0
9 5 .0 0 -1 2 9 .5 0
1 2 5 .0 0 -1 5 5 .5 0
9 8 .5 0 -1 3 9 .5 0
1 0 1 .0 0 -1 2 3 .0 0
9 2 .5 0 -1 1 3 .5 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 I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F AC T UR I N G ------------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 ------------------------------------------------------

206
88
118
51

3 8 .5
3 9 .5
3 7.5
3 7 .0

132.50
1 36.00
129.50
1 2 3.50

132.50
139.50
132.00
123 .0 0

1 2 1 . 5 0 - 1 9 7 . 50
1 2 9 .5 0 -1 5 2 .5 0
1 1 6 .5 0 -1 3 9 .5 0
1 1 3 .0 0 -1 3 5 .5 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 I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G -----------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 ------------------------------------------------------

526
168
358
205

3 8.5
3 9.5
3 8 .0
3 8 .0

1 2 9.00
1 3 3.50
1 19.00
109.00

121 .0 0
130.50
117 .5 0
108 .0 0

1 0 9 .0 0 -1 9 3 .0 0
1 1 5 .0 0 -1 5 0 .0 0
1 0 5 .0 0 -1 3 3 .5 0
97 .5 0 -1 1 9 .5 0

-

_
-

5

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 I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N UF A C T U RI N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------------WH OLESALE T RADE ---------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE ----------------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 ------------------------------------------------------

999
962
537
50
67
56
186

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

123.50
1 32.50
1 15.50
1 28.50
129.00
108.00
100.50

1 2 6 .5 0
133 .5 0
1 1 3.50
1 9 1.00
1 3 0 .0 0
11 6 .0 0
1 0 1.00

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

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

3 8 .0
3 9 .5
3 6.5
3 8 .5
3 9 .0
3 7 .0

105.00
110.00
100-00
1 15.50
1 06.00
9 9 .5 0

10 1 .5 0
109.50
96.5 0
1 1 9 .0 0
99.5 0
9 5 . 50

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

_

P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------------WH OLESALE T R AD E ---------------------------------F I N A N C E 4 ------------------------------------------------------

1,080
505
575
38
89
175

-

-

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , G E NE RA L ----------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------------WH OLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------F I N A N C E 4------------------------------------------------------

1,0 2 9
302
722
1 79
112
359

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

99.5 0
102.50
9 8 .0 0
1 20.00
101.00
8 5 .5 0

9 6 .5 0
10 2 .0 0
93.0 0
1 2 6.50
98.0 0
83 .5 0

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

-

-

39

93

-

-

-

-

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , S E N I O R ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------------F I N A N C E 4------------------------------------------------------

518
198
320
52
169

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

109 .5 0
1 10.00
109.00
119.50
97.5 0

1 0 8 .5 0
1 1 2.00
1 0 5.00
1 3 0.50
9 9 .5 0

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

SW I T CH BO AR 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 I N G --------------------------------------------

87
50

3 9.5
3 9 .5

1 10.50
1 19.00

11 0 .5 0
1 1 3 .5 0

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

SW I T CH BO AR D O P E R A T O R S , C L A S S B --------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE ------------------------------------------

216
196
91
75

3 9.5
3 9.5
9 0 .0
3 9 .0

8 6 .5 0
85 .5 0
108.00
7 3 .5 0

89.0 0
82.00
1 0 8.50
71 .0 0

7 9 .0 0 -1 0 1 .0 0
7 2 .5 0 -1 0 0 .0 0
1 0 9 .5 0 -1 2 1 .5 0
6 6 .5 0 - 79.5 0

S W I T C HB OA RD 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 I N G -------------------------------------------N O NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------WH OLESALE T RA DE ----------------------------------

359
179
180

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

96.0 0
98.0 0
9 9 .0 0
99.0 0

9 9 . 50
99.5 0
92.0 0
89 .0 0

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

NONMANUFACTURING

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

S ee f o o tn o te s a t e n d o f ta b le .




77

-

-

5
5

_

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

-

_

2

-

-

2
2
2

12
7
5
5

19
~
19
11

26
~
26
29

16
2
19
9

25
25
21

7
7
2
1
9

17

10

29

17

10
2

29
-

93
5
38
6

61
8
53
l

3
19

-

-

-

3
5

8
12

3
28

57
6
51
2
5
4
26

1
28

32

75
32
93
2
5
3
12

4

21
5
16

99
20
29

79
39
40

206
36
1 70

97
37
60
10
8
26

109
79
30
2
8
13

82
53
29
6
5
12

73
99
29
9
4
3

1 25
81
44
5
1
-

52
91
11
7
4
-

19
18
1
1

-

-

2

4

-

-

2
-

3

-

-

-

-

13
13

5
28

3
28

-

-

103
29
79
7
9
58

128
39
94
25
15
53

92
27
65
5
16
32

96
39
62
12
26
19

108
60
98
5
7
23

56
19
37
11
7
11

65
96
19
9
3
6

37
9
28
9
12
9

73
20
53
16
12
9

52
19
38
33
2
3

25

31
5
26
26

91
18
23
9
13

31
31
2
29

68
28
90
1
38

91
7
39

37
20
17

23
13
10

56
39
17

-

-

-

-

31

13

38
21
17
1
6

3

9

87
39
98
3
13

38
7
31
13
5

32
3
29
9
3

5

5
*

18
6

6
3

7
6

15
11

7
4

12

2

1
1

9
8

2
-

25
23

17
16

13
8

19
11

_
-

2

2

17
15
19

9
3

2

2

-

19
19
19

25
19
11

2
5

9
4
-

-

-

-

~

-

-

39

39

-

-

_

-

16

-

-

-

-

-

-

16
10
6

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

18
18
~
12

31
31

12

28
28
29

10

5

2

3

5

23
17
5
2

9
9

15
15
-

10
1

12
5

56
35
21

5

60
25
35
10

30
17
13

9

60
12
98
39

29
20

9
9

26
15
11

3

9

-

12
12

-

-

-

-

~

-

4
12

-

43
4

50
12
38
6

159
53
101
3
18
37

76
5
71
5
63

39
~

92
92
90

7

9

9

7

9

_

-

-

25
22
3
“

_

2
2
-

-

6

3

8
2
6

-

-

3
-

6
-

-

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

9
3
6
3
-

1

_

_

_

-

1
1

-

-

-

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19
5

3
3
-

2
2

2
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9
9

_

-

_

_

8
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 le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d iv is io n , B a l ti m o r e , M d ., A u g u s t 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(star dard)
Number

S ex , o c c u p a tio n , a n d in d u s t r y d i v is io n

of

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

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 i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s of—
$

$
55

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

1

*

$

$

i

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

130

140

150

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

130

140

150

160

“

6
6

3
3

15
15

3
2

8
5

2
1

5
5

11
4

7
4

8
4

5

6
2

-

“
-

2

ii

6

5

5

3

3

13

1

3

i

-

1

1

12
6
6
6

50
16
34
34

18
3
15
14

32
6
26
24

31
9
22
20

22
9
13
12

6

38
23
15
2

13
8
5

13
11
2

2
2
-

_

3

_

1

6
6

-

3

-

1

47
26
21
5
13

96
57
39
16
17

110
62
48
9
24

54
32
22
12
7

79
54
25
15
5

88
62
26
11
8

50
41
9
3
2

19
17
2

18
14
4

26

-

3
1
2
1

-

1

20
18
2
2
“

2

“

196
65
131
5
18
11
97

159
40
119
3
30
9
76

105
28
77
3
18
23
30

101
33
68
9
29
20

92
72
20
~
5
4
5

51
33
18

37
30
7
1
1

1
1
-

17
3
14
3

9
8
i
-

9
7
2
2

3
8

1

-

an d
under
60

WOMEN -

$

S

C ONTINUED

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

80
51

3 8 .5
3 7 .5

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

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

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

“

T A B U L A T IN G - M A C H IN E OPERATORS,
C L A S S C ---------------------------------------------------

59

3 8 .5

9 3 .0 0

9 2 .0 0

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

-

T R A N S C R 1 B I N G - M A C H I N E OPERAT ORS
G E NE RA L ---------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------F I N A N C E 4 -----------------------------------------

241
93
148
118

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

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

8 6 .5 0
9 4 .0 0
8 4 .0 0
8 1 .0 0

7 5 .0 0 -1 0 1 .5 0
7 7 .5 0 -1 0 4 .5 0
7 4 .5 0 - 9 3 .5 0
7 3 . 5 0 - 8 8 .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 I N G -------------------------------N O NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------F I N A N C E 4------------------------------------------

651
393
258
113
91

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

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

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

8 4 .0 0 -1 0 3 .5 0
8 5 .5 0 -1 0 4 .5 0
8 1 .5 0 -1 0 1 .5 0
8 3 .5 0 -1 1 9 .0 0
7 9 . 0 0 - 9 2 .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 I N G -------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------W HOL ESAL E T RAD E --------------------R E T A I L T RADE ----------------------------F I N A N C E 4------------------------------------------

1*114
341
773
26
118
110
477

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

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

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

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

_

-

_

4

_
-

~
~
-

i

4

-

-

i

4

-

-

i

36
9
27
13
11

37

88
3
85
1
10
2
58

201
11
190
4
25
5
156

-

37
3
34

14
i

~

-

-

26
26
6
5
1
1

5
2
3

3
-

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) , a n d th e e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d
to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 T h e m e a n is c o m p u te d f o r e a c h jo b b y to ta lin g th e e a r n i n g s of a l l w o r k e r s a n d d iv id in g b y th e n u m b e r of w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d ia n d e s ig n a t e s p o s itio n — h a lf of th e e m p lo y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e
th a n th e r a t e sh o w n ; h a lf r e c e i v e l e s s th a n th e r a t e sh o w n .
T h e m id d le r a n g e is d e fin e d b y 2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a f o u rth o f th e w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s th a n th e lo w e r o f t h e s e r a t e s a n d a f o u r th e a r n m o r e th a n
th e h i g h e r r a t e .
’ T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 F in a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e .
5 M ay in c lu d e w o r k e r s o t h e r th a n t h o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a te l y .




9
Table A-la.

Office Occupations—Large Establishments—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 le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d in e s ta b l is h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y in d u s t r y d i v is io n , B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g u s t 1969)
W ee k ly e a r n in g s 1

S ex , o c c u p a tio n , a n d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

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 i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly e a r n i n g s o f—

s

A v erag e
w ee k ly
h o u rs1
( stan d ard )

s

s

s

s

s

s

s

s

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

130

160

150

160

170

180

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190 over

s
55

s

s

s

s

s t

s

s

s

60
men ;

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C L A S S A -----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------------------------N O NM A N U F A C T U R I N G — --------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------------------

235
154
81
32

3 9 .5 1 5 4 .0 0
3 9 .5 157 .0 0
4 0 .0 1 4 8 .5 0
4 0 .0 1 6 5 .5 0

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

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

17
2

38
15
23
3

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

124
79

3 9 .5 1 2 1 .0 0 1 2 1 .0 0 1 0 5 .0 0 3 9 .5 124 .0 0 1 2 6 .0 0 1 0 9 .5 0 -

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

16
13

19
16

O F F I C E BOYS ---------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------------------------N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G - - --------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ---------------------------

145
77

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

68

T A B U L A T IN G - M A C H IN E OPERATORS,
C L A S S B ------------------------------------------------------------

8 4 .0 0
8 2 .5 0
8 6 .0 0

9 1 .0 0

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

12

5

40

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

11

29
19

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

WOMENj
B O OKKEEPIN G-M AC H IN E OPERATORS,
C L A S S B -----------------------------------------------

8 2 .5 0 -

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

193

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C L A S S B ----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------------N O NM A NU F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------R E T A I L T RADE ------------------------------------

415
157

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

603
168

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

9 2 .0 0
9 9 .5 0

8 8 .0 0
97.00

8 8 .0 0

8 4 .5 0
7 9 .5 0

8 1 .5 0

1 0 7 .0 0
109

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

10

99

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

39
27

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

9 6 .5 0 -

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S B --------------------------N O N M A N U F AC T UR I N G -------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE ------------------------------------F I N A N C E -------------------------------------------------

226
197

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

7 8 .5 0
7 6 .5 0
7 0 .5 0
7 1 .5 0

7 4 .0 0
7 2 .5 0
7 0 .5 0
7 1 .5 0

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

C LE R K S , F I L E , CLASS
N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G

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

157

3 8 .5
3 8 .0

7 4 .0 0
7 3 .0 0

7 2 .5 0
6 9 .5 0

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

27
27

33
32

C L E R K S , ORDER ----------------------------------------------N O N M A N UF A C T U RI N G -------------------------------R E T A I L T R A 0E -------------------------------------

153
118

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

8 2 .0 0
7 9 .5 0
7 8 .0 0

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

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

31
31
31

20
20
20

C L E R K S , P A Y R O L L -----------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------------------------------------N O N M A N UF A C T U RI N G -------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE -------------------------------------

164
91
73
56

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

COMPTOMETER OP ER AT OR S --------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------------------------

182
58

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

8 7 .0 0 9 5 .0 0 -

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

K EYPU NC 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 I N G ---------------------------------------N O N M A N UF A C T U RI N G -------------------------------F I N A N C E -------------------------------------------------

547
291
256
126

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

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

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

CLERKS,

F IL E ,

CLASS

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

S e e f o o tn o te s a t e n d o f ta b l e .




97

110
122

s
190

and
under

M id d le ran g e 2

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

s

1 1 0 .5 0
8 7 .0 0
81
8 2 .5 0
7 4 .0 0

23
15

31
30
30

5
1

7
7

5
9

14

2

2

38

38

41

11

20

22

27
14

18

19
14

10

19
3

31
17

15
4

20

7
30
16
14
5

28
15
13

36
23
13
7

10
Table A-la.

Office Occupations—Large Establishments—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 le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d in e s ta b l is h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y i n d u s t r y d i v is io n , B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g u s t 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)
Number

S ex , o c c u p a tio n , an d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

WOMEN -

workers

Average
weekly
hours1
(standard)

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

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

%

55

60

S
65

$
70

*
75

s

$
80

85

s

S
90

95

S

$
1 00

105

$
1 10

S

$
1 15

1 20

S
130

s

S
1 40

15 0

s
16 0

S
170

S
18 0

an d
under

190

and

60

65

70

75

80

85

9 0 ___ 9§_

-

8
8
8

2
~
2
1

18
8
10
8

33
8
25
18

28
3
25
19

40
8
32
21

100

1 80

190

over

-

-

-

-

-

-

105-

11 Q ..

H5.

JL3Q.

130

140

1 50

1 60

170

43
27
16
“

16
16

18
8
10
"

19
4
15
1

5
4
i
~

54
4
50
~

7
7

-

-

CONTINUED

372
149
223
86

K EYPU NC 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 I N G ------------------------N O NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------F I N A N C E 4 -----------------------------------

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

$
100.00
100.50
100.00
81 .5 0

$
98.0 0
99.5 0
92.5 0
8 2 .0 0

$
$
8 5 .5 0 -1 1 3 .0 0
95 .0 0 -1 0 7 .0 0
8 2 .0 0 -1 1 8 .5 0
7 6 .5 0 - 87.50

O F F I C E G I R L S ----------------------------------N O NM A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------

62
28

3 9 .0
3 8 .5

77.0 0
77.5 0

74.5 0
75.0 0

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

1,586
840
746
16 6
120
351

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

123.00
1 25.00
120.50
146.00
113.00
103.50

121.50
1 2 6 .5 0
117.00
1 5 0 .0 0
119.00
102.50

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

7 1 .5 0 7 2 .5 0 -

7 9 .5 0
7 8 .0 0

~
“

_

2
-

6
-

25
14

16
12

5

-

-

2

11

-

-

-

40
20
20

“

-

-

2

11

~

~

~

1
1

3
8

6
14

28
9
19
10

53
43
10

l

_

3

70
34
36
2
5
29

86
26
60
2
8
50

~

106
47
59
1
5
53

2
“
88
40
48
3
4
41

~

_
109
47
62
2
5
53

1
1
101
49
52
10
9
31

~

”

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

225
172
53
14
15
10

1 77
11 7
60
29
2
3

108
32
41

60
27
33
23

32
15
17
12

16
11
5
4

18
29

208
11 7
91
13
38
28

-

-

-

-

8
3
5
3
1
1

_
1 39
83
56

7

i
i

76

A ----------

71

3 8 .5

135.50

1 2 7 .5 0

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

—

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

5

-

4

6

20

10

3

4

10

1

2

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 I N G ------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------F I N A N C E 4-----------------------------------

232
89
143
79

3 9 .0
3 9 .5
38-5
3 8 .0

1 30.50
1 41.50
1 23.50
108.50

129.00
1 4 6 .5 0
1 1 7.00
1 0 9 .5 0

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

—
-

“

-

-

2

5

8

11

16

-

-

7
-

8
7

7
7

11
8

16
14

19
8
11
8

10
5
5
3

38
30
8

32
8
24

20
14
6

10
5
5

-

1
“

-

u

25
8
17
14

i
i

5
2

16
1
15

3
2

2
2

9
7
2
2

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 I N G ------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------F I N A N C E 4 -----------------------------------

675
392
283
134

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

127.50
1 33.50
1 18.50
103.00

1 3 1.50
135 .0 0
114.00
1 0 3.00

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

-

-

2

3

5

12

55
40
15
8

68
49
19
4

15 9
12 8
31
3

8
8

32
32

43
26
17
12

7
7

*

-

“

30
8
22
20

39

2
1

34
6
28
24

“

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

517
335
18 2

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

108.00
109.50
1 06.50

107 .5 0
108 .0 0
106.50

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

-

-

2
2

-

-

S T E N O G R A P H E R S , G EN ER AL ---------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------F I N A N C E 4-----------------------------------

466
170
296
16 2
76

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

107.50
1 0 6.00
108.50
1 22.50
86 .5 0

102.00
103 .5 0
101 .0 0
1 3 0 .0 0
8 7 .0 0

9 0 .0 0 -1 2 6 .0 0
9 3 .5 0 -1 1 4 .5 0
8 8 .5 0 -1 3 2 .0 0
9 9 .5 0 -1 4 4 .0 0
8 2 .0 0 - 91.5 0

325
137
18B
52

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

1 15.00
1 14.50
115.50
114.50

117 .0 0
116.00
1 2 0 .0 0
130 .5 0

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

-

~
-

A ---------

71

3 9 .5

1 1 1.50

112 .5 0

1 0 1 .0 0 -1 2 2 .5 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 B --------N O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE ------------------------------------------

151
1 31
40
54

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

90.0 0
8 7 .5 0
109 .0 0
73.5 0

7 7 .0 0 -1 0 4 .0 0
7 5 .5 0 -1 0 5 .0 0
1 0 5 .0 0 -1 2 1 .5 0
6 7 .5 0 - 81 .0 0

_

-

SECRETARIES,

CLA SS

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

OPERATORS,

CLASS

3 9 .0

90.0 0
89 .0 0
1 0 8.50
75.5 0

O PER ATO R -R EC EPTIO N I S T S -

54

3 9 .5

1 0 4 .0 0

93.5 0

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

T A B U L A T IN G - M A C H IN E OPERATORS,
C L A S S B ----------------------------------------------------------------

69

3 8 .5

1 0 6.00

1 0 0 .0 0

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

91

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

90.5 0
92.5 0

88.5 0

78 .0 0 -1 0 2 .0 0
8 3 .0 0 -1 0 1 .5 0

S W IT C H B O A R D

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

S e e fo o tn o te s a t e n d o f ta b le ,




64

4 0 .0

8 9 .5 0

-

—
—

-

-

~

-

-

9

_

_
-

-

-

-

8

9
4
5

6

6
17
5
12

-

12
8

26
13
13

49
34
15

48
25
23

62
41
21

42
32
10

52
40
12

36
22
14

51
35
16

94
52
42

38
32
6

6
5

i

*

3

-

27

61
15
46
20
24

56
27
29
5
14

43
18
25
12
4

48
25
23
5
5

32
12
20
11

32
26
6
4

12
5
7
4

32
16
16
16

45
12
33
33

21

31
5
26
26

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

14
5
9

26
20
6

26
14
12
1

20
13
7

50
39
11

61
26
35
3

33
7
26
13

26

9
3
6
3

i
-

26
9

-

-

“

4

9
10

18

7

81
37

52
20
32

14
11
3

~

5
2

23
1
15

~

1
no

26
1
25
20

~
3

-

4

~

21
21

2
2

3

-

1

11
~

20
9

10
10

17
9

11
2

u
i

-

-

-

5

1

5

6

6

7

12

7

12

9

i

-

-

-

-

-

13
13

15
15

15
13

14
13

13
8

14

13
7

-

-

_

3
2

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12

10

2
3

14
14
14

-

2
2

_
-

_

2
1

17
15
14

4

8
~
8

ii
ii
ii

-

-

2

1

7

14

-

-

-

6

3

_

_

6

“

13
7

7

-

4

10
9

14

11
-

1

i

5

4
2

5

2

6

-

1

2

l

6

3

2

2

-

-

-

15

3

8

2

5

2

7

6

5

6

-

1

-

-

-

14

12
9

2
2

13

4
2

4

2

_

_

_

_

11

2

“

3
3

_

1

_

“

1

“

~

11
Table A-la.

Office Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and W omen— 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 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 in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g u s t 1 9 6 9 )

Weekly earnings*
(star dard)
II
S e x , o c c u p a tio n ,

a n d i n d u s t r y d iv is io n

Ui

workers

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

Average
weekly

$

$

55
Mean2

( standard)

Median 2

Middle range 2

60

$

$

$

586
348
238
107
86

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

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

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

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

50
50
50
50
50

-

TYPISTS, CLASS B ----------MA NUFACTURING ----------NONMANUF AC TU RI NG — ----PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ----RETAIL TRADE --------FINANCE 4---------------

4 76
2 29
247
26
60
139

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

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

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

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

50
00
50
00
00
00

_

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e
th e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 F o r d e f i n i t i o n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , t a b le A - l .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
4 F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s ta te .
5 M a y i n c lu d e w o r k e r s o t h e r th a n th o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .

65

t

70

$

i

75

80

(

85

$

90

$

95

$

$

100

105

$

110

l

115

$

$

%

120

130

140

s

S

150

160

s

170

t

180

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

*20

130

140

1

4

1

4

47
26
21
5
13

94
57
37
14
17

84
47
37
7
24

54
32
22
12
7

69
44
25
15
5

80
54
26
11
8

38
29
9
3
2

19
17
2

20
18
2
2

L6
14
2

2
1
1

1

33
9
24
13
8

17
3
14
1
2
11

57
11
46
4
5
37

71
17
54
5
11
38

49
13
36
3
9
23

47
18
29
3
7
16

37
10
27

84
70
14

39
31
8

-

-

-

15
8

3
5

4
i

37
30
7
i
i

1 50

160

170

180

190
and

-

190

$

TYPISTS, CLASS A ----------MA NUFACTURING ----------NONMANUF AC TU RI NG ------PUBLIC UTILITIES ----FINANCE ---------------

to

t

and
under

60

WOMEN - CONT IN UE D

$

th e ir

-

3

3
-

-

3

~

r e g u la r

s tr a ig h t-tim e

s a la r ie s

( e x c lu s iv e

o f p ay fo r

o v e r tim e

at

-

-

-

8
8

9
7
2
2

-

25
-

25
25

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
1
1
-

6
3
3
3

-

r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m

6
5
1
1

ra te s ),

5
2
3
3

-

a n d th e

e a r n in g s

-

-

c o rre s p o n d

Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and W omen
( 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 an d e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s is
b y i n d u s t r y d i v is io n , B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g u s t 1 9 6 9 )
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

S e x , o c c u p a t io n ,

a n d in d u s t r y d iv is io n

Number
of
workers

MEN

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

$
weekly
hours1
( standard)

Me a n 2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

$

t

$

$

$

$

$

S

s

$

$

90

95

100

105

no

115

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

80

85

90

95

100

105

no

115

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

1
1

5
1
4

4
4
-

22
18
4

53
28
25

73
54
19

66
55
n

87
46
41

55
51
4

20
11
9

8
7
1

11
3
8

14
14

2
2

-

$
$
$
$
40.0 193.50 196.00 182.00-205.00
40.0 194.00 196.00 1 8 3. 50 -2 10 .0C
40.0 191.50 195.00 179.00-203.50

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B ----------------MA NUFACTURING ------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

520
350
170

40.0 159.50 158.00 148.00-173.00
40.0 157.00 158.00 144. 00 -1 70 .5C
40.0 165.00 158.00 151.50-179.00

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C ----------------MA NUFACTURING ------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

399
284
115

39.5 122.00 123.00 111.50-135.00
39.0 118.00 119.00 108.50-128.50
40.0 132.00 140.00 122.00-143.50

7
7
-

4
4
-

1
1
"

6
8
-

4
4
-

22
22
-

DR AF TS ME N- TR AC ER S -----------------MA NU FACTURING -------------------

165
103

98.00
39.5
98.50
39.0 102.00 100.00

92.50-103.50
96.00-108.50

6
4

8
2

14
4

28
8

47
34

29
21

WOMEN
NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) MA NUFACTURING -------------------

122
97

39.5 145.50 146.50 135.50-159.50
39.5 148.00 150.00 137.00-160.50

_

_

1

1




$

$

85

393
276
117

r ■ e c e iv e t h e i r

$

t

80

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A ----------------MA NUFACTURING ------------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------

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

$

%

75
and
under

r e g u la r

-

s tr a ig h t-tim e

_

_

s a la r ie s

( e x c lu s iv e

7
7

7
7

25
24
1

39
28
11

65
51
14

137
76
61

98
68
30

68
55
13

39
24
15

43
38
5

38
32
6

44
33
11

104
77
27

48
39
9

66
16
50

9
3
6

1
1

_

-

-

10
7

7
7

9
9

1
1

i
i

-

-

~

5
5

1

5
5

13
7

23
20

24
17

25
23

_

o f pay fo r

o v e r tim e

-

at r e g u la r

a n d /o r

-

-

-

”

“

-

-

*
2 30

2 40

-

~

-

-

-

“
22
18
p r e m iu m

7
7

_

_

_

_

~

~

~

”

ra te s ),

an d th e

e a r n in g s

c o rre s p o n d

12
Table A-2a.

Professional and Technical Occupations—Large Establishments—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 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 in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n , B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g u s t 1 9 6 9 )

Weekly earnings1
(standard)

Sex, occupation, and industry division

Average
Number weekly
of
hours1
woikers (standard)

$

$
75

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

$

t

80

85

90

85

90

95

N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of—
*
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
s
t
$
$
$
95
100
105
1 10
115
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190 2 00
2 10
2 20
230

and
under
80

100

105

115

110

1 20

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

18
18

21
20

69

11

13

15

22
18

7

-

200

210

220

230

43

11

240

MEN
297
248

93

$
$
$
$
195.00
184.50-210.00
40.0 194.00 195.50

1

' 0 0 ICO "0 161* 00
40.0 176.00 175.50

17

796
263

39.5 120.00 119.50 1 0 9. 50 39.0 118.50 118.50 1 0 8. 50 -

129
91

39.5 1 0 0 .0 0
39.0 102.00

114
93

39.5 146.50 148.00 135.50-160.50
39.5 148.50 150.50 137.00-161.00

98.00
99.00

15
8

1

129.00
128.50

22

39
38

12

18
8

47
34

13

10

-

-

1

i

-

1

94.00-106.00
95.50-110.50

8
8

22

34

78
69

40
33

36

13

8

14

-

-

20

16
1

WOMEN
NURSES,

to

INDUSTRIAL

(REGISTERED) ---

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r
th e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 F o r d e f i n i t i o n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 ,

w h ic h e m p lo y e e s
t a b le

re c e iv e

th e ir

r e g u la r

-

-

s tr a ig h t-tim e

s a la r ie s

( e x c lu s iv e

5

1

of pay fo r

10

o v e r tim e

23

20

20

15

a t r e g u la r

24
22

a n d /o r

p r e m iu m

ra te s ),

-

and

th e

e a r n in g s

-

c o rre s p o n d

A -l.

Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and W omen Combined
( 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 an d e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s is
b y in d u s t r y d i v is io n , B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g u s t 1 9 6 9 )
Average

Average

Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workers

Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
(standard) (standard)

39.0

PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2 ---------------

33

40.0




(standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

78

37.5

$

99.00
80.50

BOOKKE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS B ---------------------------------------------------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------------------------RETAIL TRA0E -----------------------------------------

Average

Occupation and industry division

OF FI CE OC CU PA TI ON S

BO OK KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
135

See footnotes at end of table,

Weekly

OFFICE OCCUPA TI ON S - CONTINUED

OFFICE OC CUPATIONS
BILLERS, MACHINE (BILLING
MACHINE) --- — — ---------------------

BILLERS, MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) -------------------------------------------------------------

Occupation and industry division

Number
of
workers

231
90
141
58

39.0
40.0
38.0
37.5

91.50
98.50
87.00
83.50

Number
of

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

-

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

- CO NTINUED

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A --------

885
346

39.0 128.00
39.0 140.50

RETAIL TRADE -------------------FI NA NC E3 ------------------------------------------------------

90
145

39.0 102.50
38.0 109.00

13
Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and W omen Combined----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 an d e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s is
b y i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n , B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g u s t 1 9 6 9 )
Average
Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
(standard) (standard)

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

OFFICE OC CU PA TI ON S

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

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

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

OFFICE OC CU PA TI ON S - CONTINUED

- CONTINUED

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -----MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ---------------WHGLESALE TRADE --------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------F I N A N C E 3------------------------

1 ,2 4 5
395
850
159
168
272

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

$
9 3 .5 0
1 0 4 .5 0
8 8 .5 0
1 0 5 .0 0
82 .0 0
83 .5 0

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A -------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------

176
85
91

3 9 .0
3 8 .5
39.0

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

38.5
3 9 .0
38.0
39.5
3 7 .0
3 8 .0

8 0 .0 0
87 .5 0
7 8.00
124.0 0
6 7 .5 0
7 3 .0 0

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C ------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2 ------------F I N A N C E 3------------------------

282
39
193

3 8 .0
4 0 .0
3 7 .5
3 9 .0
3 6 .5

7 4 .5 0
7 8 .5 0
7 4 .0 0
1 0 5 .5 0
6 8.50

CLERKS, ORDER ----------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------

532
216
316
182
134

3
3
3
3
3

.5
.5
.5
.5
.0

9 7.50
9 4.50
99 .5 0
1 12.50
8 1 .5 0

CLERKS, PAYROLL --------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------

518
341
177

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

1 19.50
1 30.50
9 7 .5 0
85.0 0

CO MPTOMETER OP ER AT OR S ------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------

309
141
168

3 8 .0
40.0
3 6 .0

9 6 .5 0
99 .0 0
9 4 .0 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS A -----MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU KI NG ---------------F I N A N C E 3------------------------

685
351
334
137

3 9 .0
3 9 .5
38 .5
3 9 .0

100 .0 0
1 0 1 .5 0
9 8.00
9 2 .0 0

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CLASS B -----MA NUFACTURING ------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------F I N A N C E 3------------------------

743
329
414
76
87
161

3 9 .0
3 9 .5
3 8 .5
39 .5
3 9 .0
3 8 .0

9 5 .5 0
9 7 .5 0
9 4 .0 0
9 0 .0 0
9 6 .0 0
83 .0 0

OFFICE BOYS AND GI RL S--------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2 ------------F I N A N C E 3------------------------

439
232
207

3 9 .0
4 0 .0
38.5
3 9 .5
37.5

8 2 .0 0
8 4 .5 0
79 .0 0
86 .0 0
7 3 .5 0

9
9
9
9
9

2,938
1,2 2 5
1 ,7 1 3
232
216
142
640

38.5
39.5
37.5
39.5
39.0
3 9 .0
3 8 .0

$
1 1 8 .5 0
1 2 4 .0 0
1 1 4 .5 0
1 4 4 .5 0
1 19.50
1 1 2 .0 0
1 0 3 .5 0

SECRETARIES, CLASS A -----------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------F I N A N C E 3------------------------

206

118
51

38.5
3 9 .5
3 7 .5
3 7 .0

1 3 2 .5 0
13 6 .0 0
1 2 9 .5 0
1 2 3 .5 0

SECRETARIES, CLASS B ------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------F I N A N C E 3------------------------

526
168
358
205

3 8 .5
3 9 .5
38.0
3 8 .0

124 .0 0
133.5 0
1 1 9 .0 0
1 0 9 .0 0

SECRETARIES, CLASS C ------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 2-------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------F I N A N C E 3 ------------------------

1,0 0 5
463
542
50
67
56
187

3 8 .5
39.5
38.0
39.0
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
38.0

SECRETARIES, CLASS D -----------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2-------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------F I NA NC E3-------------------------

1 ,0 8 3
506
577
38
84
175

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL -----------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2-------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------F I N A N C E 3-------------------------

1 ,0 3 9
302
737
194

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR -------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-------------F I N A N C E 3 ------------------------

3 9 .0

$
1 4 0 .0 0

TABULA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS B ----------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-------------

204
89
115
53

3 9 .0
3 9 .5
3 8 .5
38.5

120 .0 0
127 .5 0
1 14.50
1 1 5 .5 0

TA BULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CLASS C ----------------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------

106
62

3 8 .5
3 7 .5

9 9.00
8 8.00

TRANSCRI BI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
GENERAL ----------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------FI NA NC E3 ------------------------

241
93
148
118

3 9 .0
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
38 .5

88
91
86
81

1 2 3 .5 0
1 3 3 .0 0
1 1 5.50
1 2 8.50
1 2 9 .0 0
1 0 8 .0 0
100.5 0

TYPISTS, CLASS A ------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2------------F I N A N C E 3------------------------

690
397
293
148
91

39.0
39 .5
3 9 .0
3 9 .5
38 .0

9 8.00
9 6.00
1 0 1 .0 0
1 1 3 .0 0
87 .0 0

3 8 .0
3 9 .5
36.5
3 8 .5
39.0
3 7 .0

105 .0 0
1 1 0 .0 0
1 0 0 .0 0
1 1 5 .5 0
1 06.00
9 4 .5 0

TYPISTS, CLASS B ------------------MA NUFACTURING ------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------F I NA NC E3 ------------------------

1 ,1 1 9
343
776
27
118
i n
478

3 8 .5
3 9 .0
3 8 .0
4 0 .0
40.0
3 9 .0
3 7 .0

8 4 .0 0
9 3.00
80.0 0
1 0 1 .0 0
8 0 .5 0
9 0.00
7 5 .5 0

359

3 9 .0
39.5
3 8 .5
4 0 .0
39.5
37.5

1 0 0 .0 0
102.5 0
9 9 .0 0
122.0 0
1 0 1 .0 0
8 5 .5 0

521
198
323
55
164

3 8 .5
39.5
3 8 .0
3 9 .0
3 7 .0

1 0 9 .5 0
1 1 0 .0 0
1 0 9 .5 0
1 1 7 .0 0
9 7.50

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A -------------MANU FA CT UR IN G ---------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------

397
280
117

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

1 9 3.00
1 9 4 .0 0
1 9 1 .5 0

39.5
39.5

1 1 0 .5 0
114 .0 0

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------

524
352
172

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

1 5 9 .5 0
1 5 6 .5 0
165 .0 0

86
85
108
73

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C -------------MANUFA CT UR IN G ---------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------

414
291
123

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

1 2 2 .0 0
1 1 8.50
1 3 1.50

DR AF TS ME N- TR AC ER S --------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------

174
111
63

39.5
39 .5

9 8 .0 0
1 0 0 .5 0
93 .5 0

NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)
MANUFA CT UR IN G ----------------

123
98

3 9 .5
39.5

112

88
216
196
41
75

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

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR -R EC EP TI ON IS TS
MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------

359
179
180
77

3
3
3
3

t h e ir r e g u la r

s t r a ig h t - t im e s a la r ie s

- CONTINUED

84

SW ITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS B --N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2 -------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e
c o r r e s p o n d to th e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , an d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
3 F in a n c e , in s u ra n c e ,
and r e a l e s t a t e .
4 M a y in c lu d e w o r k e r s o t h e r th a n th o s e p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e l y .

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

TABULA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS A -----------------------------

88

SW ITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CLASS A --MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------

Weekly
hours 1
[standard)

9
9
8
9

.0
.0
.5
.5

9
9
9
9

.5 0
.5 0
.0 0
.5 0

6 .0 0
8 .0 0
4.00
4 .0 0

.5 0
.50
.5 0
.5 0

PROFESSIONAL AND TEC)
OCCUPATIONS

( e x c lu s iv e o f p a y f o r

o v e r tim e

a t r e g u la r

a n d /o r

p r e m iu m

ra te s ),

o

496
106
390
34
71
237

OFFICE OC CU PA TI ON S

S E C R ET AR IE S4 -------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ---------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S2 -------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------F I N A N C E 3 ------------------------

Number
of
workers

o

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B ------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2 ------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------FI NA NC E3 ------------------------




Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

and th e

146 .0 0
1 4 8 .0 0

e a r n in g s

14

Table A-3a.

Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Large Establishments—Men and Women Combined

(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied in establishments employing 500 workers or m o r e
by industry division, Baltimore, Md . , August 1969)
Average

Occupation and industry division

office

Number
of

Weekly
Weekly
hours 1 earnings 1
(standard (standard)

occupations;

BO OK KE EP IN G- MA CH IN E OPERATORS,
CLASS H -------------------------

Average

Occupation and industry division

Number
of

Weekly
hours 1
(standard

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

OFFICE OC CU PA TI ON S - CONTINUED
54

3 8 .5

$
9 3.00

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A
MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG --------

522
248
274

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

136 .5 0
148.0 0
126.5 0

CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B
MANUFA CT UR IN G -----------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -------RETAIL TRADE -----------

727
267
460
158

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

9 6.50
107.0 0
9 1 .0 0
8 1 .5 0

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A
N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -■

111

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2RETAIL TRADE ----F I N A N C E 3-----------

OFFICE BOYS AND GIRLSN G NM AN UF AC TU KI NG —
PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2
S E C R ET AR IE S4 ------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG --PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2 — RETAIL TRADE -----F I N A N C E 3-----------SECRETARIES, CLASS A

53

3 8 .5
3 9 .5

107.0 0
115.0 0

244
214
34
56
103

3 8 .5
38.5
3 9 .5
3 7 .5
38.0

8 3.00
8 1.50
1 2 4 .0 0
7 0 .5 0
71 .5 0

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS C
N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2-

173
124
39

38.5
38.0
3 9 .0

7 9 .0 0
80 .0 0
1 0 5 .5 0

CLERKS, ORDER -----NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG
RETAIL TRADE —

175
137
125

3 9 .5
39.0
3 9 .0

8 7 .5 0
85 .5 0
8 1 .0 0

CLERKS, PAYROLL --MA NU FA CT UR IN G -N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG
RETAIL TRADE —

285
209
76
56

39.0
39.5
3 8 .0
37.5

130 .0 0
145 .0 0
8 7 .5 0
83 .0 0

CO MP TO ME TE R OPERATORS
MANUFA CT UR IN G -----

185
61

3 7 .0
3 9 .5

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

KEYP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS A
M A N U FA CT UR IN G -----------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -------F I N A N C E 3-----------------

549
292
257
126

3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
39.0

9 9.50
102 .5 0
9 6.00
9 0.50

KEYP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS B
MA NU FA CT UR IN G —
N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG
F I N A N C E 3-------

379
151
228
87

39.5
3 9 .5
3 9 .5
39.0

100 .5 0
1 0 1 .0 0
100 .5 0
8 1 .5 0

OFFICE OC CU PA TI ON S
331
130
74

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

$
83 .0 0
8 1 .5 0
8 6 .0 0

1 ,6 1 4
842
772
191
352

3 9 .5
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
4 0 .0
39.0
38.0

124.0 0
125.0 0
1 2 2 .5 0
1 4 9 .5 0
1 1 3 .0 0
1 0 3 .5 0

71

3 8 .5

135.5 0

120

SECRETARIES, CLASS B
MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG —
FINANCE 3----------

232
89
143
79

3 9 .0
3 9 .5
38.5
3 8 .0

130 .5 0
1 4 1 .5 0
1 2 3 .5 0
1 0 8 .5 0

SECRETARIES, CLASS C
MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG —
F I N A N C E 3-----------

677
393
284
135

39
39
39
38

.5
.5
.0
.5

127.5 0
1 3 4 .0 0
1 1 8 .5 0
103.0 0

SECRETARIES, CLASS D
MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG —

518
336
182

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

108.5 0
1 0 9 .5 0
1 0 6 .5 0

ST EN OGRAPHERS, GENERAL
MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2
F I N A N C E 3-----------

481
170
311
177
76

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

108.5 0
106 .0 0
1 1 0 .0 0
1 2 4 .5 0
8 6 .5 0

ST EN OGRAPHERS, SENIOR
MA NU FA CT UR IN G ----N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG —
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2

328
137
191
55

39.5
39.5
3 9 .5
3 9 .0

1 1 5 .5 0
1 1 4 .5 0
1 1 6 .5 0
117.0 0

SW IT CH BO AR D OPERATORS, CLASS A

Average

Occupation and industry division

Number
of

Weekly
hours 1
(standard

Weekly
earnings *
(standard)

- CONT IN UE D

TA BU LA TI NG -M AC HI NE o p e r a t o r s ,
CLASS A -----------------------------

71

3 9 .0

$
1 4 0 .0 0

T A B U LA TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS B ----------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG --------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 2-------------

156
71
8b
53

3 9 .0
4 0 .0
38.5
3 8 .5

1 2 0 .5 0
130.5 0
1 1 2 .0 0
1 1 5 .5 0

T A B U L A TI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
CLASS C ------------------------

77

3 9 .0

1 0 3.50

T R A N S C R I BI NG -M AC HI NE OPERATORS,
GENERAL --------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------

91
64

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

9 0 . 50
9 2 .5 0

TYPISTS, CL AS S A -----MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG --PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 2F I NA NC E3 -----------

625
352
273
142
86

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

9 8 .0 0
9 5.50
1 0 1 .5 0
1 1 3 .5 0
8 6 .5 0

TYPISTS, CLASS B -----MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S2RETAIL T R A D E ----F I N A N C E 3-----------

481
231
250
27
61
140

3 9 .0
39.5
3 9 .0
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
3 8 .5

9 1 .5 0
9 8.50
8 4 .5 0
1 0 1 .0 0
8 5 .0 0
7 9.00

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS
MA NU FACTURING

301
252

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

195 .0 0
194 .0 0

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B MANUFA CT UR IN G --N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG

345
252
93

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

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

PR OF ES SI ON AL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS

72

3 9 .5

1 1 2 .0 0

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---

SW IT CH BO AR D OPERATORS, CLASS B ---NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 2 --------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

307
270

3 9 .5
3 9 .0

151
131
40
54

120 .0 0
118 .5 0

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

9 0.00
8 9 .0 0
1 0 8 .5 0
7 5 .5 0

D R AF TS ME N- TR AC ER S
MA NU FA CT UR IN G -

138
99

39 .5
39 .0

9 9 .5 0
101 .0 0

SW IT CH BO AR D O P E R A T OR -R EC EP TI ON ISTS-

54

3 9 .5

104.0 0

MA NU FA CT UR IN G

115
94

39.5
3 9 .5

1 4 6 .5 0
148.5 0

1 Standard hours reflect the w o r k w e e k for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or p r e m i u m rates), and the earnings
correspond to these weekly hours.
2 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.
3 Finance, insurance, and real estate.
4 M a y include workers other than those presented separately.




15
Table A-4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n in g s f o r m e n in s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s is
b y i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n , B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g u s t 1 9 6 9 )
Hourly earnings 1

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 f a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s o f—
*
2 .7 0

Number
O c c u p a t io n a n d i n d u s t r y d i v is io n
workers

M e an 2

Median 2

Middle range 2

S
2 .8 0

i

i

2 .9 0

3. 00

i
3. 10

S
3. 20

S
3. 30

3. 40

$
3 .50

*
3. 60

$
3 .7 0

$
3 .80

t
3. 90

$
4 .0 0

4 .1 0

$
4 . 20

$
4 .3 0

A
4 .40

4 .5 0

*
4 .6 0

$
4 .80

S
5 .0 0

2 .9 0

3 .0 0

3 . 10

3. 20

3 . 30

3

40

3. 50

3.6 0

3 . 70

3 .8 0

3.9 0

4, 00

4 .1 0

4 .2 0

4 . 30

4 .4 0

4 .50

4.6 0

4 .8 0

5 .00

over

365
218
147
66

$
3 .6 4
3 .7 9
3.42
3 .5 1

$
3.5 9
3 .7 1
3.3 6
3.3 9

$
3
3
3
3

-

$
3 .9 4
4 .1 1
3.6*5
3.5 9

ELECTRICIANS, MA INTENANCE ---------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

710
584
126

3.9 4
3.98
3 .7 4

3.8 8
3 .9 4
3.7 5

3 .7 2 3 .7 3 3 .7 0 -

4 .1 5
4 .1 9
3.8 3

ENGINEERS, STATIONARY --------------MA NU FACTURING --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

344
273
71

3.81
3 .8 3
3 .7 6

3.7 5
3 . 74
3.8 1

3 .5 6 3 .5 7 3 .4 7 -

4 .0 2
3.9*5
4 .5 3

10
10

FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER --------MA NU FACTURING ---------------------

71
58

3 .4 9
3 .5 5

3 .4 6
3.6 8

3 .3 2 3 .3 5 -

3 .8 9
4 .0 6

5
4

MA CH INE-TOOL OPERATORS, TO OLROOM —
MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

119
119

3 .8 3
3 .8 3

3 .9 1
3 .9 1

3 .5 4 3 .5 4 -

4 .0 3
4 .0 3

_

-

-

-

MACHINISTS, MA INTENANCE ------------MA NU FACTURING --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------

883
804
79
75

4 .0 6
4 .0 9
3.8 1
3 .8 4

4 .0 6
4 .0 7
3.76
3.76

3
3
3
3

.7
.7
.6
.7

6
7
9
1

-

4 .4
4 .4
3 .8
3 .8

_

_

-

-

MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE
l M A I N T E N A N C E ) ----------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3--------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------

822
295
527
440
55

3.8 2
3 .6 7
3.9 1
3 .9 4
3 .8 0

3.84
3 .5 9
3 .8 8
3 .9 0
3 .8 4

3
3
3
3
3

.7
.5
.8
.8
.8

0
2
2
3
1

-

4 .0 6
3 .8 4
4 .1 0
4 .1 3
3.88

8
8

MECHANICS, MAIN TE NA NC E -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

2 ,055
1 ,8 9 9
156

4.0 6
4 .0 5
4 .1 7

4 .1 6
4 . 16
4 .2 6

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

4 .3 7
4 .3 7
4 .6 2

2
2

1
1
-

MI LL WR IG HT S --------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

164
164

4 .3 0
4 .3 0

4 .3 8
4 .3 8

4 .0 5 4 .0 5 -

4 .6 0
4 .6 0

—

PAINTERS, MA IN TE NA NC E --------------MA NU FACTURING --------------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

209
133
76

3 .5 0
3 .6 5
3 .2 5

3.51
3 .5 8
3.15

3 .1 2 3 .3 3 2 .8 8 -

3 .7 8
3 .9 9
3 .6 7

PIPEFITTERS, MA INTENANCE ----------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

469
444

3 .9 9
4.0 0

4.01
4.01

3 .6 7 3 .6 8 -

4 .3 9
4 .4 0

SHEET-METAL WORKERS, MA IN TE NA NC E —
MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONMANUFACTURING:
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------

173
143

3 .9 2
3 .9 4

3 .7 7
3 .7 7

3 .7 2 3 .7 2 -

4 .1 9
4 .3 3

30

3.8 0

3 .7 5

3 .7 0 -

3 .7 9

TOOL AND OIE MAKERS ----------------MANU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

318
310

4 .3 3
4 .3 4

4 .3 3
4 .3 4

4 .0 4 4 .0 6 -

4 .7 1
4.7 2

E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s ,
F o r d e f i n i t i o n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, t a b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .




s

and

CARPENTERS* MAINTE NA NC E ------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------

5
8
4
4

i

and
under

t
2 .7 0

2.80

.3
.4
.0
.3

i

16
~

3
~

16
1

3
1

6
5
1
"

47
10
37
34

35
30
5
3

33
20
13
12

35
28
7
“

20
19
1
1

31
16
15
4

8
4
4
-

17
17
-

_

-

22
14
8

9
5
4

8
8
-

22
16
6

29
26
3

39
32
7

15
14
1

157
93
64

70
63
7

59
52
7

_
-

1
-

-

-

1

-

5
5

12
12
*

7
4
3

54
53
1

34
33
1

60
46
14

12
3
9

44
44

-

17
17
*

5
5

3

_

-

-

i
i

17
10

8
8

-

4
2

2
2

10
10

-

1
1

16
16

8
8

2
2

20
20

34
23
11
11

12
9
3
3

2

2
-

8
~

2
—

2
1

8

33
15
18

“

“

_

_

-

-

"
-

—

2
5
5
6

-

-

13
9
4

18
10
8

22
22

14
13
1

3
1
2

4
4

2
2

-

4
4

8
8

4
4

1
1

29
29

10
10

1
1

10
10

1
1

_

164
128
36
36

31
23
8
8

32
30
2
2

151
151
-

83
82
1
1

38
37
1
1

26
15
11
11

57
57

105
6
99
99

48
12
36
36

2
2
-

1
1
-

10
10
~

6
6

-

6
6
-

17
17
-

i
-

21
20
1
1

13
9
4
“

25
25
-

10
9
1
1
-

113
112
1
1
-

9
6
3
i
-

101
45
56
41
4

243
18
225
170
45

18
18
-

“

-

10
10
~

2
2

25
25
*

65
65

9
9

-

11
11
“

43
20
23

6
6

i
-

4
4

_

-

-

-

-

3
3

2
2

4
4
-

-

9
9
-

-

-

4
~

2
2

“

-

i

-

5

~

5

12
12
-

156
156

~

_

5
5
1
4

7
7
2
*

16
7
9
5
-

5
5
-

27
23
4
4
-

*

83
4
79
77
2

-

-

*

16
16

83
75
8

10
8
2

30
30

11
10
1

62
62
“

16
16

75
73
2

31
31

172
162
10

82
48
34

77
75
2

103
91
12

449
444
5

39
35
4

378
377
1

28
27
1

319
294
25

71
22
49

_
-

_
-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

~

“

”

2
2

5
5

3
3

50
50

-

2
2

19
19

22
22

13
13

42
42

_

~

2
2

_

“

3
3

_

“

1
1

12
-

6
3
3

10
4
6

11
~

10
-

4
3
1

20
19
1

15
8
7

22
16
6

7
2
5

4
4
-

4
i
3

4
4
-

7
7
“

5
5

15
15

_

_

-

-

10

23
22
1

_

11

18
15
3

2
2

-

-

3
3

4
3

16
16

63
60

39
39

55
55

42
40

3
3

60
59

14
4

19
19

33
30

56
56

24
24

33
33

_

-

5
5

5
5

5
5

8

8
4

83
65

_

5
5

3
3

10

2
2

15

11
11

8
8

1
1

i
i

3
3

1
1
1

1
1
1
“

12
_

_

1

4

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

h o lid a y s ,

48
48

1
1

"

10
5
5

80
73
7

3
3

i
i

14
14
-

20
20
-

-

3
3
-

4
-

14
5
9
9

-

and la te

-

s h ifts ,

-

5
3

-

-

5

-

15

“

“

4

18

-

-

~

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10
10

22
19

28
28

11
11

21
17

10
9

36
36

67
67

27
27

4
4

31
31

46
46

5
5

16
Table A-4a.

Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations—Large Establishments

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n in g s f o r m e n i n s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y i n d u s t r y d iv i s i o n , B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g u s t 1 9 6 9 )
Hourly earnings 1

O c c u p a t io n a n d i n d u s t r y d i v is io n
workers

M e an 2

Median 2

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

$
$
$
$
$
i
$
$
$
J
i
t
$
$
*
I
i
$
$
i
i
$
TTrwW 2.70 2.80 2.90 3.00 3.10 3. 20 3. 30 3 40 3. 50 3.60 3.70 3 .80 3 90 A .00 4.10 A . 20 A .30 4. 40 4.50 4.60 4 .80 5.00
Middle range 2 $
and
and
2. 70 under
2.80 2.90 3.00 3.10 3.20 3. 30 3. 40 3. 50 3. 60 3.70 3.80 3 .90 4. 00

CARPENTERS, MA INTENANCE ------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------

291
197
94
63

$
3.77
3.85
3.61
3.52

$
3.69
3.76
3.52
3.39

$
3.453.533.343.34-

$
4.08
4.20
3.88
3.59

“

ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE ---------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

636
528
108

3.99
4.03
3.80

3.92
3.99
3.76

3.74- 4.18
3.76- 4.30
3.72- 3.84

ENGINEERS, STATIONARY --------------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

292
241
51

3.89
3.86
4.04

3.78
3.77
4. 15

FIREMEN, STATIONARY BOILER --------M A N U FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

66
55

3.55
3.63

MA CH IN E- TO OL OPERATORS, TO OLROOM —
MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

119
119

MACHINISTS, MA INTENANCE ------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------

-

2
2
1

4
4
-

7
7
-

-

_
-

-

3.57- 4.16
3.56- 4.01
3.73- 4.55

-

-

3.49
3.75

3.34- 3.93
3.37- 4.08

2
1

5
5

3.83
3.83

3.91
3.91

3.54- 4.03
3.54- 4.03

_

773
700
73
73

4.13
4.16
3.84
3.84

4.08
4. 10
3.76
3.76

3.793.863.713.71-

MECHANICS, AU TOMOTIVE
(MAINTENANCE) ----------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

374
130
244

3.89
3.96
3.85

3.86
3.88
3.86

3.80- 4.03
3.74- 4.22
3.82- 4.01

-

MECHANICS, MA IN TE NA NC E -------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

1,780
1,679

4. 15
4.14

4.18
4.18

4.01- 4.39
4.00- 4.38

2
2

M I LL WR IG HT S --------------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

164
164

4.30
4.30

4.38
4.38

4.05- 4.60
4.05- 4.60

_

_

_

“

”

“

PAINTERS, MA IN TE NA NC E --------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

167
117
50

3.63
3.71
3.43

3.59
3.59
3.45

3.23- 3.89
3.35- 4.26
3.05- 3.77

6
3
3

3
~

6
3
3

PIPEFITTERS, MA INTENANCE ----------M A N U FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

451
430

4.01
4.01

4.02
4.02

3.68- 4.40
3.68- 4.41

-

_

-

1
-

-

-

SH EE T- ME TA L WORKERS, MA IN TE NA NC E —
M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NONMANUFACTURING:
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 3---------------

173
143

3.92
3.94

3.77
3.77

3.72- 4.19
3.72- 4.33

-

_

_

-

30

3.80

3.75

3.70- 3.79

TOOL AND DIE M A K E R S ----------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

278
270

4.39
4.40

4.36
4.37

4.22- 4.74
4.24- 4.75

4.44
4.48
3.86
3.86

E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e a n d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s ,
F o r d e f i n i t i o n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , t a b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , a n d o t h e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .




2
2
~

62
55
7

51
45
6

80
73
7

48
48

10
9
i

18
10
8

22
22
-

25
25
-

65
65
"

9
9
-

_
-

60
46
14

A

44

3
1

AA

14
13
1

3
i
2

A
A

-

2
2
-

11
11
-

A3
20
23

6
6
-

i
i

-

2
2

10
10

-

A

-

-

A

“

_

A

8
8

-

2

-

-

-

8
8

2
2

20
20

1
1

29
29

10
10

i
i

10
10

1
1

_

-

5
5

3
3

2
2

12
9
3
3

151
115
36
36

29
23
6
6

27
25
2
2

139
139

83
82
1
i

38
37
1
i

26
15
11
11

57
57

12
12

148
1A 8

-

-

“

“

2
2
“

i
i
-

_
-

-

7
5
2

8
8
-

22
16
6

14
13
1

36
29
7

15
14
1

144
82
62

-

1
1

-

17
17

5
5

6
6
*

5
4
1

54
53
1

8
7
1

3

-

-

_

1
1

15
10

8
8

-

A

6
6

-

1
1

16
16

i

6
5
i
i

-

-

~
-

h o lid a y s ,

2
2
-

31
16
15

-

-

1
1

-

-

-

-

1
i

“

“

-

_
-

2

5
5

10
8

14
14

ii
10

1

1

1

2

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

1
1

16
16

1
1

-

_

-

“

“

“

-

8
-

8

18
15
3

A

~

-

-

-

"

-

“

10
10
-

20
19
1
1

-

3

14
14
-

24
23
1

“
_

4
4
"

33
20
13
12

3
3

-

_

s h ifts ,

8
A

A

4

-

-

-

-

10
10
-

9
9
-

-

-

-

-

28
27

319
29A

71
22

19
19

22
22

13
13

A2
42

7
7
-

5
5
“

15
15

_

19
19

33
30

56
56

24
24

33
33

2
2

15
15

11
11

8
8

1
1

9
9
-

~

”

34
23
11
11

14
10
A

3
2
1

1
1

4
1
3

63
45
18

154
10
1AA

18
18
“

22
6
16

12
12

A7

14
14

7
7

71
69

23
23

156
150

37
35

73
71

86
83

A39
A36

35
31

366
365

3
3

2
2

2
2

5
5

3
3

50
50

-

2
2

20
19
1

15
8
7

17
11
6

7
2
5

A

-

A
A

-

A
i
3

39
39

55

33
31

3
3

60
59

14
4

5
5

3
3

10

-

51
A

_

1
1

_

A

4

18
17
l

3
3

4
3

16
16

58

5
5

5
5

5
5

8

8
A

83
65

-

5

3

4

18

-

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

3

18
15

6
6

11
11

21
17

3
2

36
36

67
67

27
27

A
4

-

3
1

55

55

A

5

A
A

-

1
1
-

3

a n d la t e

.40 4. 50 4.60 4.80 5 .00 over

3
3
-

32
30
2
-

_

A

20
20
-

36
2
34
34

-

30

14
5
9
9

6
5
1

_

A.

17
17
_

1
1
1

-

.10 4.20

4

1
1

i

A

-

.

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

2
2

-

-

“
1
1

3
3

-

-

-

31
31

A6

5
5

46

17
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Baltimore, Md . , August 1969)

Hourly earnings2
Occupation1 and industry division

Number
of
'0*“

Mean3 Median3 Middle range3

Nu m be r of w o r k e rs receiving straight -tim e hour ly earnings ofi ------- t
s
$
s
$
$
s
$
*
t
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
%
1 ------- $
t
Under 1.60 1.70 1.80 1. 90 2.00 2.10 2. 20 2.30 2.40 2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3. 80 4 00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00
and
i
1. 60 under
1.70 1.80 1.90 2. 00 2.10 2.20 2. 30 2.40 2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20 3,40.. 3.60 ■1.80.

GUARDS AND WATC HM EN ------------MA NU FACTURING ----------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------

2,319
521
1,798

$
2.14
3.01
1.89

$
1.79
3.15
1.76

$
1 .73 2.591.71-

GUARDS:
MA NUFACTURING -----------------

$
2.60
3.47
1.85

m . 4 l2SL_V4_fl_ *>.60 4.80 5.00 5.20

360
3
357

859
8
851

271
8
263

95
32
63

36
10
26

38
16
22

10
7
3

17
12
5

54
35
19

42
16
26

90
49
41

156
96
60

107
75
32

103
74
29

66
66
“

14
14
“

-

-

-

-

-

11

4

16

2

3

14

9

44

96

75

74

56

14

-

-

1
1

“

”

“

~

“

-

-

-

-

-

418

3.17

3.22

3 . 0 0 - 3.51

WATCHMEN:
MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------

103

2.36

2.31

1 . 9 3 - 2.56

3

8

8

21

6

-

5

9

21

7

5

-

-

-

10

-

-

-

-

-

-

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS
MA NU FA CT UR IN G ----------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4----------RETAIL TRADE --------------FINANCE 5---------------------

5, 369
1,404
3,965
209
404
380

1.96
2.60
1.73
2.52
1.89
1.86

1.69
2.72
1.67
2.44
1.74
1.83

1 .6 5 2 .3 2 1 .6 3 2.241 .6 4 1 .7 4 -

2.30
2.86
1.75
2.93
2.09
1.89

49 2829
84
49 2745
36 146
69
“

476
77
399
6
47
66

290
35
255
1
26
163

54
23
31
3
18
10

94
28
66
5
35
24

151
60
91
27
32
11

86
24
62
28
14
14

133
89
44
i
12
17

243
143
100
76
6

460
435
25
3
1

177
134
43
25
18

139
111
28
26
2

144
137
7

7
7
-

_
-

~

~

-

-

~
-

-

_

7

37
17
20
8
10

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS
(WOMEN) -------------------------MA NUFACTURING ----------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4----------RETAIL TRADE ---------------

1,443
157
1,286
87
56

1.75
2.36
1.68
1.90
1.70

1.69
2.38
1.68
1.68
1.68

1 .6 4 1.911.64 1 .6 3 1.64-

1.77
2.75
1.74
2.06
1.79

62
62
6
-

748
6
742
46
35

395
21
374
9

40
10
30

38
1
37
24
6

12
3
9
i

12
12

12
12
-

20
16
4
-

34
34
-

18
11
7
7

15
11
4
4

_
-

3
3

_
-

_
~

_
-

_
-

~

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

34
17
17
-

LABORERS, MA TERIAL HAND LI NG --MA NU FACTURING ---------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------PUBLIC UTILITIES'*---------WHOLESALE TRADE ------------

2.98
3.04
2.85
3.55
2.11
2.48

3.10
3.09
3.13
3.72
1.92
2.28

2.482.652.033.241 .8 2 1 .9 5 -

3.51
3.39
3.71
3.76
2.25
3.06

12
12

98
23
75

96
59
37

146
75
71

53
14
39

138
64
74

52
33
19

63
25
38

36
26
10

185
167
18

205
172
33

6
19

42
23

8
31

20
54

5
14

10
28

10

7
ii

2
31

449
356
93
71
18
4

274
199
75
4
71

431
131
300
276
24

-

24
39

555
463
92
75
17

45
45
-

12

219
176
43
2
41

67
67
-

-

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

3,204
2,175
1,029
424
146
429

_

ORDER
FILLERS -----------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------RETAIL TRADE ---------------

1,393
363
1,030
275
739

2.96
2.89
2.98
2.88
3.04

3. 16
3.03
3.23
3.21
3.41

2.492.672.472.462.53-

3.43
3.19
3.45
3.27
3.47

22
18
4
4

19
19
12
6

37
16
21
16

17
1
16
5
9

56
16
40
17
21

35
5
30
5
21

32
7
25
5
18

68
6
62

74
43
31
4
27

87
50
37
14
23

208
111
97
17
80

197
64
133
120
13

402
10
392
392

28
2
26
26
“

~
-

_

-

~
-

-

-

62

105
8
97
50
47

PACKERS, SHIPPING --------------MA NUFACTURING ---------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------RETAIL TRADE ---------------

544
268
276
183
75

2.73
2.64
2.82
3.20
2.06

2.83
2.76
2.85
3.72
1.83

2.012.031.96 2.491 .7 3 -

3.20
3.15
3.74
3.76
2.23

37
24
13
12

35
11
24
2
22

39
15
24
10
12

23

28
24
4
2

25

6
6
3

_
~
-

39
26
13

31
30
1

40
12
28
28
“

109
94
15

15
15
-

_
-

109
109
109

4
4
-

-

4
4
-

-

_

-

25
20
3

-

-

~
~
~

-

PACKERS, SHIP PI NG (WOMEN) -----MA NUFACTURING ----------------

158
110

2.49
2.77

1.99
2. 18

1 .7 2 - 2.83
1 . 9 5 - 3.23

“
_
-

35
8

21
8

1
-

24
24

-

20
20

2

1
1

14
14

~

4

9

1
1

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

8

26
26

~

“

RECEIVING CLERKS ---------------MA NUFACTURING ---------------NONMANUF AC TU RI NG ------------RETAIL TRADE ---------------

290
138
152
100

2.95
2.93
2.97
3.05

2.87
2.82
3.06
3.49

2.562.632.452.50-

3.49
3.30
3.62
3.65

-

_
-

3
3
3

2
2
2

4
4
4

3
3
3

15
15
4

6
6
6

9
7
2
2

40
19
21
8

51
40
11
10

31
25
6

15
8
7

19
13
6

37
17
20
14

48
3
45
44

6
5
1
"

-

i
i
"

-

”

~
~
~

”

SHIPPING CL ER KS -----------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------

196
117
79

3.02
2.81
3.33

3.08
2.66
3.38

2 . 6 0 - 3.43
2 . 4 9 - 3.23
3 . 1 3 - 3.66

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

“

-

8
8

7
7

34
33
1

36
27
9

9

28
18
10

13
1
12

29
13
16

9
~

-

-

7
2

23
3
20

~

9

134
53
81

3.17
3.21
3.15

3.06
3.09
2.98

2 . 9 4 - 3.53
3 . 0 2 - 3.45
2 . 9 2 - 3.55

_

19
19

11
11

24
5
19

12
8
4

12
12

“
_

~

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS MA NU FA CT UR IN G ---------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------

_
-

-

-

RETAI L

TRADE

See footnotes at end of table,




_

_

9

14
5
5

2

2

i

2

2

i

-

9

i

1

7

3
l

40

1

7

2

31

9

15

-

~
~

*
_
-

_

-

~

-

~

41
41
-

~

23
23

16
16

_
-

-

-

”

“

“

-

-

~

-

-

“

~
-

6
6
"

18
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
(Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis
by industry division, Baltimore, Md . , August 1969)
N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings o

Hourly earnings2
Occupation1 and industry division

$

Number
of
Mean3

Median3

Middle range3

$

$

$

Under 1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.30 2.40 2.60 2.80 3.00
*
and
1.60 under

1

3.20

$ $
t
$
$
$
t
5
i---3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00

1.70 1.60 1.90 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.30 2.40 2.6 Q 2 .BO 3 .00 3.2H. 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60 4.80 5.00 5.20

T R U C K O R I V E R S 6 ------------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4--------------WH OLESALE TRADE ---------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

3,566
1,051
2,515
1,231
912
286

$
3.38
3.20
3.45
3.86
3.15
2.98

$
3.65
3.39
3.84
3.94
3.26
3.10

$
3.042.883.073.912.482.56-

$
3.92
3.64
3.94
3.97
3.81
3.64

TR UCKDRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1-1/2 TONS) -----------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG -----------------

427
266
161

2.76
3.08
2.23

2.85
3.27
2.24

2.20- 3.45
2.84- 3.61
1.85- 2.46

TR UCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM (1-1/2 TO
AND INCLUDING 4 TONS) ----------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4--------------WH OLESALE TRADE ---------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

890
177
713
244
301
143

3.07
2.74
3.15
3. as
2.87
2.59

3.09
2.59
3.12
3.95
3.01
2.62

2.602.192.673.922.672.51-

3.90
3.25
3.92
3.97
3.23
2.79

TR UCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
TRAILER TYPE) --------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4--------------WH OLESALE TRADE ---------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

1,398
196
1,202
711
376
110

3.73
3.29
3.80
3.93
3.62
3.55

3.90
3.46
3.92
3.95
3.80
3.64

3.683.153.803.933.703.61-

3.95
3.56
3.96
3.98
3.85
3.67

TR UC KD RI VE RS , HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) -------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ------------------

550
276
274

3.51
3.41
3.61

3.71
3.61
3.91

3.28- 3.91
3.25- 3.69
3.80- 3.96

TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) --------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------RETAIL TRADE --------------------

2,063
1,805
258
175

3.25
3.28
3.08
3.36

3.33
3.32
3.47
3.52

3.033.052.493.43-

TRUCKERS, POWER (OTHER THAN
FORKLIFT) ---------------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G ---------------------

156
135

4.04
4.11

3.79
3.79

3.62- 5.11
3.71- 5.12

1
2
3
4
5
6

3.65
3.81
3.56
3.57

-

_
-

~

4

38
14
24
~
20

32
8
24

24
14
10

28
14
14

6
6

-

32
8
24

28
14
14

-

_

_

-

-

4
4

10
10

“

4

10

“

44
2
42
~
24
12

64
50
14
~
12
2

142
20
122
102
7

81
31
50
1
43
4

141
35
106
2
65
38

161
32
129
2
76
51

124
78
46
15
20
3

162
45
117
9
60
43

353
201
152
39
111

12

31
31

13
10
3

35

12

4
4

35

10
9
1

37
32
5

18
17
1

47
44
3

61
49
12

62
62
“

7
7
“

20
2
18

60
50
10

34
34

36
20
16

10
“

16
6

12
4

121
4
117
76
41

45
8
37
7
20
2

100
2
98
1
60
33

139
58
81
81

23
9
14
9
5

5
5
-

8
10

58
19
39
1
4
33

235
235
226
9

46
16
30

-

19
13
6

11
1
10

4
3
1

32
23
9

31
i
30

114
102
12

227
31
196

30

-

6

12
~

105
86

912
4
908
711
193
4

3
3

153
135
18

213
7
206

275
152
123
123

49
34
15
15

4 84
474
10

_
-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

~

_

_
“

_

-

_

-

~
-

-

-

-

-

_

_
-

_
-

12

~

12

62
35
27

30
30

58
46
12

-

-

Data limited to m e n workers except wh e r e otherwise indicated.
Excludes p r e m i u m pay for overtime and for w o r k on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.
Fo r definition of terms, see footnote 2, table A-l.
Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.
Finance, insurance, and real estate.
Includes all drivers, as defined, regardless of size and type of truck operated.




6
6
”

-

-

_
-

_

1
-

1
1

17
17
11
2
9

1
1

6

ii

6

ii

29
22
7
7

96
86
10
4

-

~

-

-

10

1

9

30
“

7
7

35
35

i
-

92
92

~

i

122
109
13
13

288
273
15
8

-

73
69
4
4

3
3

2
-

271
186
85
65
20

485
473
12

30
19

3
3

527 1391
292
42
235 1349
21 1077
123 256
86
16

45
45

21
21

1
1
—

_
-

-

“

-

“

_

_

_

_

_

_

“

-

■

-

“

~

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

“

“

“

“

_

_

1
1

_

-

“

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

44
44

19
Table A-5a.

Custodial and Material Movement Occupations—Large Establishments

(A v e r a g e s tr a ig h t -t im e h o u r ly 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 ied in e s ta b lis h m e n t s em p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o re
by in d u stry d iv is io n , B a lt im o r e , M d ., A u g u st 1969)
Hourly earnings 2

N u m b e r o f w o rk e r s re c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly ea rn in g s o f—

O ccu p a tio n 1 and in d u stry d iv is io n

GUARDS AND WA TCHMEN
MA NU FACTURING —
GUARDS:
MA NU FACTURING --

workers

i
1.8 0

i

$
2.0 0

$
2 .1 0

$
2.2 0

i

t

2.4 0

i
2.8 0

i

2 .3 0

$
2.6 0

t

1 .9 0

3.0 0

3.2 0

s
3.4 0

$
3 .6 0

*
3.8 0

$
4 .0 0

$
4 .2 0

s
4 .4 0

$
i —
4 .6 0 4 .8 0

1 .7 0

1 .8 0

1 .9 0

2.0 0

2.1 0

2.2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2.6 0

2.8 0

3 .0 0

3.2 0

3 .4 0

3.6 0

3.8 0

4.0 0

4.2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

3

41 2

2 54

63
“

32
10

14
8

5
2

24
17

30
10

55
34

111
96

97
75

101
74

66
66

14
14

-

-

-

~

'

'

1 .6 0
Mean3

Median3

Middle range3 t
1 .6 0

1 ,2 8 6
909

$
2.3 6
3 .2 3

$
1.8 9
3 .2 4

$
1 .7 8 3 .0 5 -

$
3.1 4
3 .5 4

~i ------

5.0 0

and
unde r

~

5
3

5.2 0

-

-

-

4

8

2

3

14

9

34

96

75

74

56

14

-

-

-

-

-

-

113
14

54
-

45
16

41
8

98
31

54
9

59
37

203
113

436
423

169
129

131
111

144
137

36
17

7
7

-

-

-

-

-

“

"

“

“

42
22

1
26
17

3
18
8

5
16
10

27
32
3

28
10
4

1
12
1

74
-

_

22
18

18
2

7

7
10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

95
5

6
6
6

176
176
46
2

41
41
32

15
15
10

12
3
9
9

36
1
35
24
5

6
3
3
~
2

-

12
12
-

11
7
4
-

30
30
-

18
11
7
7

15
11
4
4

3.4 8
3 .5 2
3.4 2
3.7 0
3 .4 1

_

22
14
8

27
14
13

37
22
15

39
10
29

102
51
51

30
16
14

38
21
17

32
26
6

150
139
11

171
140
31

192
149
43

41
41

-

23
23
-

16
16

-

29

51

14

17

6

11

31

41

203
131
72
48
24

_
-

15

2 74
199
75
71

45
45

13

422
347
75
71
4

67
67

8

547
460
87
70
17

3 .1 2 3 .1 2 3 .1 5 3 .1 9 -

3.4 8
3.3 5
3.4 9
3 .4 8

_
-

4
4
4

7
7
6

15
15
14

12
1
11
9

35
14
21
19

25
25
21

13
1
12
10

12
3
9
9

24
5
19
19

19
5
14
14

5
2
3
3

84
76
8
a

72
59
13
13

402
10
392
392

28
2
26

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

6
6
-

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

3.7 3
3.1 9
3.7 6
2.8 0

4

20
19
1

6
6
-

106
91
15
15

15
15
-

-

109
109

4
4
~

_
-

4
4
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

389

3.2 4

3.2 4

3 .0 6 -

3 .5 3

-

2,979
1,0 6 6

2.1 5
2.7 9

1.7 9
2 .7 6

1 .6 5 2 .6 3 -

2 .7 3
3 .0 1

-

186
29 0
70

2.5 0
2.0 1
1 .8 9

2.4 4
1 .8 3
1 .8 5

2 .2 4 1 .6 8 1 .7 6 -

2.9 1
2.1 6
2 .0 1

_
-

JANTTORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS
(WOMEN) ---------------------------MANU FA CT UR IN G -----------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG -------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4-----------F I N A N C E 5-----------------------

381
81
300
87
60

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

1.72
2 .7 4
1 .6 8
1 .6 8
1 .7 9

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

2 .1 1
2.8 6
1 .8 2
2 .0 6
1 .9 2

LABORERS, MATERIAL HAND LI NG ----MA NU FACTURING -----------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------PUBLIC UT I L I T I E S 4-----------RETAIL TRADE -----------------

2 ,478
1 ,9 3 1
547
191
352

3.0 9
3 . 14
2.8 9
3 .3 3
2.6 4

3 .1 4
3 .1 5
3 .1 3
3.2 3
2 .6 7

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

ORDER
FILLERS -------------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -----------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------RETAIL TRADE ----------------

763
184
579
541

3 . 16
3 .1 8
3.1 6
3.1 6

3 .4 2
3 . 18
3 .4 4
3 .4 4

PACKERS, SHIPPING ----------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -----------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG -------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------

325
141
184
61

3 . 10
3.1 3
3 .0 8
2 .1 1

3 .1 7
3 .1 5
3 .7 2
1.7 9

JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CL EANERS MANUFA CT UR IN G -----------------NONMANUFACTURING:
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4-----------RETAIL TRADE ----------------F I NA NC E5-----------------------

$
1 .7 0

i

Number

-

“

-

138 9
14
-

_

2

_

13

22

6

5

2

5

4

-

-

13
12

22
22

6
4

5
1

2

5
3

4
3

-

2
1

2

_

-

3
3

-

PACKERS, SHIPPING (WOMEN) -------

82

2 .8 7

2.0 5

1 .6 8 -

4 .7 2

-

27

13

i

-

-

-

2

i

2

-

-

9

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

26

-

-

RECEIVING CLERKS -----------------MA NUFACTURING -----------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG -------------RETAIL TRADE -----------------

162
68
94
82

3 .1 3
3.0 9
3.1 6
3 .1 7

3 .3 8
2.9 3
3 .5 9
3.6 1

2 .7 2 2 .7 0 2 .7 3 2 .7 3 -

3.6 3
3 .4 5
3.6 6
3.6 6

_

_

3
3
3

2
2
1

3
3
3

2
2
2

6
6
4

35
24
11
10

16
15
1
“

3
3
“

8
8
-

48
3
45
44

6
5
i

1
1

_
-

-

_

_
-

“

24
12
12
10

-

-

2
~
2
2

_

-

3
3
3

SHIPPING CLERKS ------------------MA NUFACTURING ------------------

87
58

3.2 4
3 .1 1

3 .3 4
3.2 3

2 .8 3 2 .6 7 -

3.6 4
3 .4 3

4
17

17

5

3
3

19
18

9
i

29
13

i

_

_

-

_

-

-

“

*

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS
NONMANUF AC TU RI NG -----------

68
50

3.2 2
3.1 3

3.0 5
2 .9 7

2 .9 2 2 .9 1 -

3 .6 5
3.7 5

_

TR U C K D R I V E R S 6 -----------------MA NUFACTURING -------------NONM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 4-------RETAIL TRADE -------------

1,0 7 7
648
429
237
182

3.4 6
3 .4 7
3.4 4
3.6 5
3.1 7

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

3 .2 6 3 .2 7 3 .1 6 3 .3 8 2 .7 6 -

3 .7 3
3 .7 0
3 .9 2
3 .9 5
3.6 5

_

TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1-1/2 TONS) ----------------MA NUFACTURING --------------

201
176

3.4 2
3.4 6

3 .4 6
3 .4 6

3 .2 6 3 .2 7 -

3 .6 3
3 .6 4

S ee fo o tn o te s at end o f table,




-

-

3
_

-

_

_

_

10

2
2

2
2

1
1

-

-

7

-

8

1
1
5

-

_

-

10

“

10

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

“

2
1

23
22

1
“

2
-

10
5

9
i

12
12

23

27
9
18
15

211
170
41
39

198
177
21
21

31 7
205
112
21
86

170
42
128
128

-

-

-

3

81
29
52
8
43

~

~

“

”

“

7
2

18
17

42
39

62
62

7
7

_

_

_

_

8

5
1

10
2

~

7

~

7

4

7

19
2
17
2
15

_

_

_

1

1

1

1

7

_

“

3
3

13
-

3

“

“

61
49

1
1
-

_

-

-

-

-

-

~
-

~

-

~

-

_

-

-

_

20
Table A-5a.

Custodial and Material Movement Occupations—Large Establishments— Continued

(A v e ra g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d in e s ta b lis h m e n ts e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , B a ltim o r e , M d ., A u g u s t 1969)
H o u rly e am in g s

Occupation1 and industry division

N um ber
of
w orkers

M ean 3

M e d ia n 3

2

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

M id d le ra n g e 3

t-------- ~i--------1 --------1 —
1 ------- 1 ------- $
Un der 1 . 6 0 1 . 7 0 1 . 8 0 1 . 9 0 2 . 0 0 2 . 1 0 2 . 2 0
$
and
1 . 6 0 und er
2.0 0

2.1 0

2.2 0

2 .3 0

$

$

$

$

t

$

2.3 0

2.4 0

2.6 0

2 .8 0

3 .0 0

3 .2 0

*
3.4 0

3.6 0

$
3 .8 0

*
4 .0 0

$
4 .2 0

s
4.4 0

$
4 .6 0

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

2.4 0

2.6 0

2.8 0

3.0 0

3.2 0

3.4 0

3.6 0

3.8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5.0 0

5.2 0

11
7
4

5

13
4
9

33

-

58
58
”

18
9
9

5
5
“

~

-

-

33

41

“

~

1
1
~

93
93

119
28
91

91
4
87

1
1

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

1

18
9
9

~

”

1
1

3
3

i
-

66
66

~

51
51

7
7

19
19

60
59
1

273
273

4 68
4 68
~

275
152
123

44
29
15

4 84
474
10

3

2

30
19

3
3

45
45

21
21

$

~

1 .7 0

1 .8 0

1 .9 0

10

7

6

4

“

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F o r d e f i n i t i o n o f t e r m s , s e e f o o t n o t e 2, t a b l e A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i li t i e s .
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Appendix.

Occupational Descriptions

T h e p r im a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r in g jo b d e s c r i p t io n s f o r th e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s to a s s i s t i t s f ie l d s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in to a p p r o p r ia te
o c c u p a t io n s w o r k e r s w h o a r e e m p lo y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o ll t i t l e s a n d d i f f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b l i s h m e n t to e s t a b l i s h m e n t and
f r o m a r e a to a r e a .
T h is p e r m i t s th e g r o u p in g o f o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t in g c o m p a r a b le jo b c o n t e n t.
B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s is 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 ilit y o f o c c u p a t io n a l c o n t e n t, th e B u r e a u 's jo b d e s c r i p t io n s m a y d if f e r s ig n if ic a n t ly 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 fo 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 ie 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 lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v is o r s ; a p p r e n t ic e s ; l e a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a i n e e s ; a n d h a n d ic a p p e d , p a r t - t im e , t e m p o r a r y , an d p r o b a t io n a r y w o r k e r s .

office
B IL L E R ,

CLERK,

M A C H IN E

P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , a n d i n v o ic e s o n a m a c h in e o th e r th a n a n o r d in a r y o r e l e c t r o m a t ic t y p e w r it e r .
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s t o b i l l i n g s o r s h ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r
c l e r i c a l w o r k in c id e n t a l t o b i ll in g o p e r a t i o n s . F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o ll o w s :
B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b il li n g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a s p e c ia l b i ll in g m a c h in e (M o o n H o p k in s , E l li o t t
F i s h e r , B u r r o u g h s , e t c . , w h 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 ) t o p r e p a r e b i l l s
an d i n v o ic e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , i n t e r n a l ly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o ­
r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a l l y in v o lv e s a p p lic a t io n o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d i s c o u n t s and s h ip p in g c h a r g e s ,
and e n t r y of 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 i ll in g m a c h in e ,
and t o t a l s w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c c u m u la t e d b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a tio n u s u a l ly i n v o lv e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p 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 f te n d o n e on a fa n fo ld
m a c h in e .
B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (S u n d s tr a n d , E l li 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 ic h 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 lly i n v o lv e s t;he s i m u l t a ­
n e o u s e n t r y o f f ig u r e s o n 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 la t e s
f ig 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 , and u s u a l ly p r in t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y th e
d e b it o r c r e d it b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o r k s f r o m u n if o r m
an d s ta n d a r d t y p e s o f s a l e s and c r e d it s l i p s .

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN 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 t o n R a n d , E l l i o t t F i s h e r , S u n d s tr a n d , B u r r o u g h s ,
N a t io n a l C a s h R e g i s t e r , w ith o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) t o k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s
t r a n s a c t io n s .
C la s s A .
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir in g a k n o w le d g e o f and e x p e r ie 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 , and 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 ic u la 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 io n o f d e b it and c r e d i t i t e m s t o b e u s e d in e a c h
p h a s e of th e w o r k .
M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o lid a t e d r e p o r t s , b a la n c e s h e e t s , and o th e r r e c o r d s
b y h an d .
C l a s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f o n e o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a l ly
r e q u ir in 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 ll, c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t in c lu d in g a s im p l e ty p e o f b i ll in 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 i s t r i b u t io n , e x p e n s e d i s t r i b u t io n , i n 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 tio n o f t r i a l b a la n c e s and p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t in g d e p a r t m e n t .
CLERK,

A C C O U N T IN G

C l a s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n o f a b o o k k e e p e r o r a c c o u n t a n t, h a s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y fo r
k e e p in g on e o r m o r e s e c t i o n s o f a c o m p le t e s e t o f b o o k s o r r e c o r d s r e la t in g to o n e p h a s e
o f an 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 io n s . W ork i n v o lv e s p o s t in g a n d b a la n c in g s u b s i d ia r y
l e d g e r o r l e d g e r s s u c h a s a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ; e x a m in in g a n d c o d in g
i n v o ic e s o r v o u c h e r s w ith p r o p e r a c c o u n t in g d is tr ib u t io n ; and r e q u i r e s ju d g m e n t and 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 ig n a t i o n s and 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 in g , a d j u s tin g , and
c lo s i n g j o u r n a l e n t r i e s ; and 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 .
C l a s s B . U n d e r s u p e r v is i o n , p e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e r o u tin e a c c o u n t in g o p e r a t io n s s u c h
a s p o s t in g i i m p l e j o u r n a l v o u c h e r s o r a c c o u n t s p a y a b 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 in g ba 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 ia r y l e d g e r s c o n t r o l l e d by
g e n e r a l l e d g e r s , o r p o s t in g s im p 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 ir e a k n o w l­
e d g e o f a c c o u n t in g a n d b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c ip 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 tin 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 tio n a l b a s i s a m o n g s e v e r a l w o r k e r s .




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F IL E

C l a s s A . In an e s t a b l i s h e d
f i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s and i n 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 a y le a d a s m

f il in g s y s t e m c o n t a in in g a n u m b e r o f v a r ie d s u b j e c t m a tt e r
m a t e r ia 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 ia l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r io u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c tio n
a l l g r o u p of 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 , and 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 im p l e ( s u b j e c t m a tt e r ) h e a d ­
in g s ~ o r —p a r t ly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f in e r s u b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s im p l e r e la t e d i n d e x and
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y i d e n t if ie d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s and f o r w a r d s
m a te r ia l.
M a y p e r f o r m r e la t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u ir e d t o m a in t a in and 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 ic h
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s im p l e s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a l p h a b e t ic a l, c h r o n o l o g ic a l ,
o r n u m e r ic a l ) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d il y a v a i la b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a ­
t e r i a l; and m a y f i l l o u t w it h d r a w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s im p l e c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e ­
q u ir e d to m a in t a in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .

CLERK,

ORDER

R e c e i v e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a t e r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e b y m a il , p h o n e , o r p e r s o n a ll y .
D u t ie s i n 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 t o m a k e up th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s an d q u a n titie s of i t e m s on o r d e r
s h e e t; a n d d i s t r ib u t in 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 t o b e f i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d it
d e p a r t m e n t t o d e t e r m in e c r e d i t r a tin g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w le d g e r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ,
f o ll o w up o r d e r s to s e e th a t t h 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 , an d c h e c k sh ip p in g
i n v o ic e s w ith o r ig i n a l o r d e r s .

CLERK,

PAYROLL

C o m p u te s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p lo y e e s aiid e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y d a ta o n th e p a y r o ll
s h e e t s . D u t ie s i n v o lv e : C a lc u la tin g w o r k e r s ' e a r n in g s b a s e d o n t im e o r p r o d u c t io n r e c o r d s ; and
p o s t in g c a lc u l a t e d d a ta o n p a y r o ll s h e e t , s h o w in g in f o r m a t io n s u c h a s w o r k e r ' s n a m e , w o r k in g
d a y s , t 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 , and 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 and
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g up and d is t r ib u t in g p a y e n v e lo p e s .
M a y u s e a c a lc u l a t in g m a c h in e .

CO M PTO M ETER O PERATO R
P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o o p e r a te a C o m p t o m e t e r t o p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t ic a l c o m p u ta t io 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 t h e r ty p e o f c l e r k , w h ic h m a y in v o lv e f r e ­
q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p t o m e t e r b u t, in w h ic h , u s e o f t h is m a c h in e i s in c id e n t a l t o p e r f o r m a n c e of
o th er d u tie s .

KEYPUNCH O PERATO R

C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r a l p h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to
t r a n s c r i b e d a ta f r o m v a r io u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n ts t o k e y p u n c h t a b u la tin g c a r d s . P e r f o r m s s a m e
t a s k s a s lo w e r l e v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r b u t, in a d d it io n , w o r k r e q u i r e s a p p lic a t io 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 in a t i o n s , f o r e x a m p le , l o c a t e s on th e s o u r c e d o c u m e n t
th e i t e m s to b e p u n ch ed ; e x t r a c t s in fo r m a t io n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n ts ; and s e a r c h e s f o r and
i n t e r p r e t s i n fo r m a tio n o n th e d o c u m e n t t o d e t e r m in e in fo r m a t io n to be p u n c h e d .
M a y t r a in
in e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a to r s .

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S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u e d

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

d.
S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f an 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
o f o f f ic ia l) th a t e m p lo 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 and im p o r t a n t o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d le
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v is o r o f a n o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t o f te 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 r e d p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s , in a l l, o v e r 2 5 , 000 p e r s o n s .
C la s s C

O F F IC E BO Y OR G IR L
P e r f o r m s v a r io 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 tin g m in o r o f f ic e m a ­
c h in e s s u c h a s s e a l e r s o r m a i l e r s , o p e n in g and d is t r ib u t in g m a il , and o th e r m in o r c l e r i c a l w o r k .

b.
S e c r e t a r y t o 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 t h e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l
o f o f f ic ia l) th a t e m p lo y s , in a l l, f e w e r th a n 5 , 000 p e r s o n s .

SE C R E TA R Y
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 ll y to o n e in d iv id u a l. M a in ta in s a c l o s e a n d h ig h ly
r e s p o n s iv e r e la t io n s h ip 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 in g a m in im u m o f d e t a il e d s u p e r v is i o n a n d g u id a n c e .
P e r f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l
and s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l ly 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 , an d in c o m in g m a il , a n s w e r s r o u t in e i n q u i r i e s , and 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 in t a i n s , and r e v i s e s th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s f i l e s ; (c) m a in t a in s
th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s c a le n d a r and m a k e s a p p o in t m 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 t o s u b o r d in a t e s ; (e) r e v i e w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , and r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s
fo r th e s u p e r v i s o r ' s s ig n a tu r e to a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d ty p o g r a p h ic a c c u r a c y ; and (f) p e r f o r m s
s te n o g r a p h ic and ty p in g w o r k .
M a y a l s o p e r f o r m o t h e r c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l t a s k s o f c o m p a r a b le n a tu r e and d i f f ic u lt y .
T h e w o r k t y p ic a l ly r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f i c e r o u t in e and u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e o r g a n iz a t io n ,
p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s r e la t e d to th e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v is o r .
E x c l u s io n s
.Not a l l p o s i t i o n s th a t a r e t it 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 le 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 it io n a r e a s f o ll 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 ll y t r a in e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u t ie s ; (c) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f ic e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l, t e c h n ic a l ,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d) s e c r e t a r y p o s i t i o n s in w h ic h th e d u t ie s a r e e it h e r s u b s t a n t i a l ly m o r e
r o u t in e o r s u b s t a n t i a l ly m o r e c o m p le x a n d r e s p o n s ib l e th a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r iz e d in th e d e f in it io n ;
and (e) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s i t i o n s w h ic h in v o lv e m o r e d i f f i c u lt o r m o r e r e s p o n s ib l e t e c h n ic a l , a d m in ­
i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t ie s w h ic h 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 r k .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a te 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 ig n if ic a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o lic y m a k in g r o le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t it le " v ic e p r e s id e n t ," th o u g h n o r m a ll y i n d ic a t iv e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s not
in a l l c a s e s i d e n tif y s u c h p o s i t i o n s . V ic e p r e s id e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s ib i li t y i s to a c t p e r ­
s o n a l ly on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t io 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 it a c t io n s ;
a d m in is 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 is e a c l e r i c a l sta ff) a r e n o t c o n s id e r e d t o be
" c o r p o r a te 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 f o llo w in g l e v e l d e f in i t io n s .
C la s s A

a l l,

a.
S e c r e t a r y t o th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s , in
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

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

th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r l e v e l ) o f a m a jo r
in a l l, o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

C la s s B

a l l,

a . S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo y s , in
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 th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t )
o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo 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 t o 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 l e v e l ) o v e r e it h e r a m a jo r
c o r p o r a t e - w i d e f u n c tio n a l a c t i v i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t in 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 io n s , e t c .) o r a m a jo r g e o g r a p h ic o r o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a r e g io n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s ;
a m a j o r d iv is io n ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p lo 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 lo y e e s ; or




a.
S e c r e t a r y t o 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 ib i li t y i s n o t e q u iv a le n t
t o o n e o f th e s p e c i f i c l e v e l s it u a t io n s in th e d e f in it io n f o r c l a s s B , b u t w h o s e s u b o r d in a t e s ta f f
n o r m a ll 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 lo y e e s a n d i s u s u a l ly d iv id e d in to o r g a n i z a t io n a l
s e g m e n t s w h ic h a r e o f te n , in tu 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 ie s , t h is l e v e l in c lu d e s
a w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o t h e r s , o n ly o n e o r tw o ; o r

C la s s D
a.
S e c r e t a r y to th e s u p e r v is o r o r h e a d o f a s m a l l o r g a n iz a t io n a l u n it ( e . g . , f e w e r th a n
a b o u t 25 o r 3 0 p e r s o n s ) ; or
b.
S e c r e t a r y t o 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 lo y e e , a d m in is t r a ­
t iv e o f f i c e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k 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 th 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 is 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 .)
STENO G RAPH ER,

GENERAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o ta k e d i c t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u tin e v o c a b u la r y f r o m on e o r m o r e
p e r s o n s e it h e r in s h o r th a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; and t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M ay
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it 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 im 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 tin e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
M a y o p e r a te f r o m a s te 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 in g m a c h in e w o r k .
( S e e t r a n s c r i b in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r .)

STENO G R APH ER ,

SE N IO R

P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r ie d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y
s u c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h f r o m on e o r m o r e p e r s o n s e it h e r in s h o r t ­
ha 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 ; and t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M ay a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n
copy.
M a y a l s o s e t up and 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 in g s ig n if ic a n t ly g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e and r e s p o n s i ­
b i l i t 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 ork r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e o f
s te n o g r a p h ic s p e e d and a c c u r a c y ; and a t h o r o u g h w o r k in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s and o f f ic e
p r o c e d u r e s and o f' th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n iz a t 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 f lo 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 in g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s an d r e s p o n s ib l e c l e r i c a l
t a s k s s u c h a s , m a in t a in in g f o llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l in g m a t e r ia l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , l e t t e r s ,
e t c .; c o m p o s in g s im p l e l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t io n s ; r e a d in g an d r o u tin g in c o m in g m a il; and
a n s w e r in g r o u tin e q u e s t io n s , e t c .
D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b in g - m a c h in e w o r k .
SW 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 in g le - o r m u lt i p le - p o s it io n t e le p h o n e s w itc 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 , in tr a p la n t o r o f f i c e c a l l s . P e r f o r m s f u ll t e le p h o n e i n 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 , s u c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e it 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 itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e
a s s ig n m e n t . (" F u ll" t e le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h e n th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a s v a r ie d
f u n c tio n s th a t a r e n o t r e a d il y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r t e le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e
o f o v e r la p p in g o r i n t e r r e la 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 i o n s a r e a p p r o p r ia te f o r c a l l s .)
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s in g le - o r m u lt i p le - p o s it io n t e le p h o n e s w itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g i n c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , in tr a p la n t o r o f f i c 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 im it e d t e le p h o n e in fo r m a t io n s e r v i c e . (" L im ite d " t e 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 fu 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 il y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r t e 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 i o n n u m b e r s w h e n
s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e f u r n is h e d , o r i f c o m p le x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a t o r .)

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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

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

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

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

GENERAL

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R

C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a v a r ie t y o f ta b u la tin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s , t y p ic a l ly
in c lu d in g s u c h m a c h in e s a s th e ta b u la to r , c a lc u l a t o r , i n t e r p r e t e r , c o ll 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 in g a s s ig n m e n t s w ith o u t c l o s e s u p e r v is i o n , and p e r f o r m s d if f ic u lt
w ir in 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 tin g and t a b u la tin g a s s ig n m e n t s t y p ic a l ly in v o lv e a
v a r ie 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 ta k e n . A s a m o r e e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r ,
i s t y p ic a l ly in v o lv e d in t r a in in g n e w 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 ia l ly t r a in e d
o p e r a t o r s in w i r in g f r o m d i a g r a m s and o p e r a tin 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 ot 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 in g t a b u l a t in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t io n s a n d d a y - t o d a y s u p e r v is i o n o f th e w o r k and p r o d u c t io n o f a g r o u p o f t a b u la t in g - m a c h in e o p e r a t o r s .

C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s m o r e d if f ic u lt ta b u la tin g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e
ta b u la to r and c a lc u l a t o r , in a d d itio n to th e s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c e r , and c o ll a t o r .
T h is w o r k is
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 io n s and m a y in c lu d e th e p e r f o r m a n c e o f s o m e w ir in g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o r k t y p ic a l ly i n v o l v e s , fo r e x a m p le , t a b u la tio n s in v o lv in g a r e p e t i t 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 but s m a l l t a b u la tin g s tu d y , o r p a r t s o f a lo n g e r and m o r e
c o m p le x r e p o r t . S u c h r e p o r t s and s t u d ie s a r e u s u a l ly o f a r e c u r r i n g n a tu r e w h e r e th e p r o ­
c e d u r e s a r e w e ll e s ta b lish e d .
M a y a l s o in c lu d e th e t r a in in g o f n e w e m p lo y e e s in th e b a s i c
o p e r a tio n o f th e m a c h in e .

PROFESSIONAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o t r a n s c r i b e d ic ta 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
t r a n s c r i b 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 i t t e n c o p y and do s im 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 in g d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r ie d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y s u c h a s l e g a l
b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s o n s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a r e n o t in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w h o t a k e s d ic t a t io n in s h o r t ­
hand o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e i s c l a s s i f i e d a s a s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l.
T Y P IS T
U s e s a t y p e w r it e r to m a k e c o p i e s o f v a r io u s m a t e r ia l o r t o m a k e out b i l l s a f t e r c a lc u l a ­
t io n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o th e r p e r s o n . M a y in c lu d e 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 do c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g l i t t l e s p e c i a l t r a in in g , s u c h
a s k e e p in g s im p 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 and d is t r ib u t in 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 o f th e f o llo w in g : T y p in g m a t e r ia l in f in a l f o r m w h e n it
in v o lv e s c o m b in in g m a t e r ia 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 ib i li t y fo r c o r r e c t s p e ll in g ,
s y ll a b i c a t i o n , p u n c tu a tio n , e t c . , o f t e c h n ic a l o r u n u su 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 ia l ;
and 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 te d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b le s t o m a in t a in u n if o r m it y and
b a la n c e in s p a c in g .
M a y ty p e r o u tin e f o r m l e t t e r s v a r y in g d e t a il s to s u it c ir c u m s t a n c e s .
C l a s s B . 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 le a r d r a fts ;
r o u tin e ty p in g o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; and s e t t in g up s im p l e s ta n d a r d t a b u la t io n s ,
o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p le x t a b le s a l r e a d y s e tu p an d s p a c e d p r o p e r ly .

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

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C la s s A . P l a n s th e g r a p h ic p r e s e n t a t io 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 iff e r s ig n if ic a n t ly f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a ftin g p r e c e d e n t s . W o r k s in c l o s e s u p ­
p o r t w ith th e d e s ig n o r ig i n a t o r , and m a y r e c o m m e n d m in o r d e s ig n c h a n g e s . A n a ly z e s th e
e f f e c t o f e a c h c h a n g e o n th e d e t a il s o f f o r m , f u n c tio n , and p o s i t i o n a l r e la t io n s h ip s o f c o m ­
p o n e n ts a n d p a r t s .
W o r k s w ith a m in im u m o f s u p e r v is o r y a s s i s t a n c e .
C o m p le te d w o r k i s
r e v ie w e d b y d e s ig n o r ig in a t o r f o r c o n s is t e n c y w ith p r io 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 it h e r p r e p a r e d r a w in g s , o r d i r e c t t h e ir p r e p a r a tio n b y lo w e r l e v e l d r a f t s m e n .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s n o n r o u tin e a n d c o m p le x d r a ftin g a s s ig n m e n t s th a t r e q u ir e th e a p p li­
c a tio n o f m o s t o f th e s ta n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g t e c h n iq u e s r e g u la r l y u s e d .
D u tie s t y p ic a l ly i n ­
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 it h i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s ,
m u lt ip le f u n c t io n s , and p r e c i s e p o s i t i o n a l r e la t io n s h ip s b e t w e e n c o m p o n e n ts ; p r e p a r e s a r c h i ­
t e c t u r a l d r a w in g s f o r c o n s t r u c t io n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il d r a w in g s o f fo u n d a t io n s , w a l l
s e c t i o n s , f lo o r p l a n s , and r o o f. U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u la s a n d m a n u a ls in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u ta tio n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n titie s o f m a t e r ia l s t o 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 tr e s s e s , e tc .
R e c e i v e s i n it ia l i n s t r u c t io n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , and a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v is o r .
C o m p le te d w o r k i s c h e c k e d fo r t e c h n ic a l a d e q u a c y .

C la 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 in g le u n its o r p a r t s f o r e n g i n e e r i n g , c o n s t r u c t io n ,
m a n u f a c t u r in g , o r r e p a ir 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 io n s
( d e p ic tin g t h r e e d i m e n s io n s in a c c u r a t e s c a le ) a n d s e c t i o n a l v i e w s to c l a r i f y p o s it io n in g o f

c o m p o n e n ts and c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a tio n . C o n s o lid a t e s d e t a il s f r o m a n u m b e r o f s o u r c e s
a n d a d j u s ts o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u ir e d . S u g g e s t e d m e t h 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 , and a d v ic e o n s o u r c e m a t e r ia l s a r e g i v e n w it h i n it ia l a s s ig 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 e n a s s ig n m e n t s r e c u r . W ork m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
D R A F T S M A N -T R A C E R
C o p ie s p la n s a n d d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c in g t r a c i n g c lo t h o r p a p e r o v e r
d r a w in g s and 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 ot in c lu d e t r a c i n g l im it e d t o p la n s p r i m a r i ly
c o n s is t in g o f s t r a ig h t l in e s and a l a r g e s c a l e n ot r e q u ir in g c l o s e d e lin e a t io n .)
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P r e p a r e s s im 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 .
NU RSE,

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

IN D U S T R IA L (R E G IS T E R E D )

A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e w h o g i v e s n u r s in g s e r v i c e u n d e r g e n e r a l m e d ic a l d i r e c t io n t o i l l or
in ju r e d e m p lo y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e i l l o r s u f f e r an a c c id e n t o n th e p r e m i s e s o f a
f a c t o r y o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o llo w in g : G iv in g f i r s t a id
to th e i l l o r in ju r e d ; a tte n d in g t o s u b s e q u e n t d r e s s i n g o f e m p lo y e e s ' i n j u r ie s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s
o f p a t ie n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r in 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 in a t io n s a n d h e a lth e v a lu a t io n s o f a p p lic a n t s and e m p lo y e e s ; and p la n n in g and c a r r y ­
in g out p r o g r a m s in v o lv in g h e a lth e d u c a t io n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , e v a lu a tio n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t ,
o r o th e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t in g th e h e a lt h , w e l f a r e , and s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l.

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT
CARPENTER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

P e r f o r m s th e c a r p e n tr 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 and m a in t a in in g o o d r e p a ir b u ild in g
w o o d w o r k and e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s b i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t it io 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 , and t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in an 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 f o llo w in g .: P l a n ­
n in g and la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e ls , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t io n s u s in g a
v a r ie t y o f c a r p e n te r * s h a n d to o ls , p o r t a b le p o w e r t o o l s , and s ta n d a r d m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n t s ;




CARPENTER,

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

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

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E L E C T R IC IA N , M A IN T E N A N C E

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

P e r f o r m s a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c a l tr a d e f u n c tio n s s u c h a s t h e i n s t a l la t io n , m a in t e n a n c e ,
o r r e p a ir o f e q u ip m e n t f o r t h e g e n e r a t i o n , d i s t r i b u t io n , o r u t il iz a t i o n o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an
e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w i n g : I n s t a l l in g o r r e p a ir 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 ir 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 t h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t; w o r k in g f r o m
b l u e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , l a y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c if ic a t io n s ; l o c a t i n g a n d d i a 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 ta n d a r d c o m p u ta t io n s r e la t in g t o lo a d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f
w ir in g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; a n d u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n ' s h a n d to o ls and m e a s u r i n g and
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, t h e w o r k o f t h e m a in t e n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and
e x p e r ie n c e .

th e v a r io u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h i c l e an d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d j u s tm e n t s ; and a lin in g w h e e l s ,
a d j u s tin g b r a k e s and l i g h t s , o r t ig h t e 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 t iv 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 in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n ­
t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e .

E N G I N E E R , ST A T IO N A R Y
O p e r a t e s a n d m a in t a in s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v is 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 and
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 ) t o s u p p ly t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w it h p o w e r ,
h e a t, r e fr ig e r a tio n , or a ir -c o n d itio n in g .
W o r k in v o lv e s :
O p e r a tin g a n d m a in t a in in g e q u ip m e n t
s u c h a s s t e a m e n g i n e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b in e s , v e n t ila t in g a n d r e f r i g ­
e r a tin 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 ir s ; and
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d f u e l c o n s u m p tio n . M a y a l s o s u ­
p e r v is e t h e s e o p e r a tio n s .
H e a d o r c h i e f e n g i n e e r s 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 o n e
e n g i n e e r a r e e x c lu d e d .
F I R E M A N , S T A T IO N A R Y B O IL E R
F i r e s s t a t io 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 l i 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 ls to f i r e b y h a n d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o i l b u r n e r ;
an d c h e c k s w a t e r and s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c le a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a ir i n g b o i le r r o o m e q u ip m e n t.
HELPER,

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

A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in th e s k i l l e d m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s , b y p e r f o r m in 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 lie d w it h m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o ls ;
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 j o 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 ls ; an d p e r f o r m in g o t h e r u n s k i ll e d t a s k s a s d i r e c t e d b y j o 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 t o tr a d e : In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e lp e r i s c o n ­
f in e d t o s u p p ly in g , l if t i n 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 t o p e r f o r m s p e c i a l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s , o r p a r t s o f a t r a d e th a t a r e
a ls o p e r fo r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a fu ll- tim e b a s is .
M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R ,

TO O L R O O M

S p e c i a l i z e s in t h 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 li 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 il li n g m a c h in e s , in t h e c o n s t r u c t io n o f
m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o rk i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w i n g : P l a n ­
n in g an d p e r f o r m in g d if f ic u lt m a c h in in g o p e r a t io n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u ir in g c o m p li c a t e d s e tu 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 i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s ,
s p e e d s , t o o li n g , an 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 j u s tm e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t io n to
a c h i e v e r e q u i s i t e t o l e r a n c e s o r d i m e n s i o n s . M a y b e r e q u ir e d t o r e c o g n iz e w h e n t o o l s n e e d d r e s s ­
in g , t o d r e s s t o o l s , a n d t o s e l e c t p r o p e r c o o la n t s a n d c u t tin g and lu b r ic a t in 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 tu d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o lr o o m , in t o o l and 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 la 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 and n e w p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a ir 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 te d in 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 f o ll o w i n g : I n t e r p r e t in g
w r i t t e n i n s t r u c t io n s a n d s p e c if ic a t io n s ; p la n n in g a n d l a 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 i n s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g up and o p e r a tin g s ta n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o ls ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s t o c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s ta n d a r d s h o p c o m p u ta t io n s r e la t in g t o
d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k , t o o li n 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 t h e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s ta n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u ir e d f o r h i s w o r k ;
and f it t i n g an d a s s e m b l in 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 ll y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g in m a c h in e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n i n g a n d e x p e r ie n c e .
M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M A IN T E N A N C E )
R e p a i r s a u t o m o b il e 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 r k i n ­
v o l v e s m o s t o f t h e f o ll o w i n g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o t iv e e q u ip m e n t t o d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b 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 in g r e p a ir s th a t in v o lv e t h 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 li n g o r f it t i n g p a r t s ; r e p la c i n g
b r o k e n o r d e f e c t iv e p a r t s f r o m s to c k ; g r in d in g a n d a d j u s tin g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d in s t a l li n g




M E C H A N IC , M A IN T E N A N C E
R e p a i r s m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W ork i n v o lv e s m o s t
o f th e f o ll o w i n g : E x a m in in g m a c h in e s and m e c h a n ic a l e q u ip m e n t t o 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 lin g o r p a r t ly d is m a n t lin g m a c h in e s and p e r f o r m in g r e p a ir s th a t m a in ly i n v o lv e th e u s e
o f h a n d to o ls in s c r a p in g and f it t in g p a r t s ; r e p la c in g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t iv e p a r t s w ith i t e m s o b ta in e d
f r o m s to c k ; o r d e r in g th e p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e sh o p o r s e n d in g o f th e
m a c h in e to a m a c h in e s h o p f o r m a jo r r e p a ir s ; p r e p a r in g w r i t t e n s p e c if ic a t io n s f o r m a jo r r e p a ir 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 li n g m a c h in e s ; and m a k in g
a l l n e c e s s a r y a d j u s tm e n t s f o r o p e r a tio 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 in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r
e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e . E x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f 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 j u s tin g m a c h in e s .
M IL L W R IG H T
I n s t a l l s n e w m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t, and d i s m a n t l e s and i n s t a l l s m a c h in e s o r
h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h e n c h a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o l ­
l o w i n g : P la n n in g and la y in g o u t o f th e w o r k ; i n t e r p r e t in g b lu e p r in t s o r o t h 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 and r ig g in g ; m a k in g s ta n d a r d s h o p c o m p u ta t io n s r e la t in g t o s t r e s s e s ,
s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v it y ; a lin in g and b a la n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t; s e l e c t i n g s ta n d ­
a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t, and p a r t s to b e u s e d ; a n d i n s t a l li n g and m a in t a 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 and s p e e d r e d u c e r s .
In g e n e r a l, th e m il lw r ig h t ' s w o r k
n o r m a ll y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l
a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e .
O IL E R
L u b r ic a t e s , w ith o i l o r g r e a s e ,
e q u ip m e n t o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
P A IN T E R ,

th e

m o v in g p a r t s

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

o f m e c h a n ic a l

M A IN T E N A N C E

P a 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 , an d f ix t u r e s o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W ork in ­
v o l v e s th e f o ll o w i n g : K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s an d t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u ir e d f o r d if f e r e n t
a p p lic a t io n s ; p r e p a r in g s u r f a c e f o r p a in tin g b y r e m o v in g o ld f in i s h o r b y p la c in g p u tty o r f i l l e r
in n a il h o l e s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p ly in g p a in t w it h s p r a y gu n o r b r u s h . M a y m ix c o l o r s , o i l s ,
w h it e l e a d , a n d o th e r p a in t in g r e d ie n t s to o b ta in p r o p e r c o lo r o r c o n s is t e n c y .
In g e n e r a l, th e
w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e p a in t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a i n i n g an d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h
a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .
P IP E F IT T E R ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

I n s t a l l s o r r e p a ir s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o t h e r t y p e s o f p ip e a n d p i p e f it t in g s in an
e s ta b lish m e n t.
W o rk i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w i n g : L a y in g o u t o f w o r k an d m e a s u r i n g t o l o ­
c a te p o s i t 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 i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u ttin g v a r io u s s i z e s o f p ip e
to c o r r e c t le n g th s w ith c h i s e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y 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 and 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 in g
p ip e w it h 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 ta n d a r d s h o p c o m p u ta t io n s r e la t in g
to p r e s s u r e s , f lo w , a n d s i z e o f p ip e r e q u ir e d ; and m a k in g s ta n d a r d t e s t s t o d e t e r m in e w h e t h e r
f in i s h e d p ip 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 t e n a n c e p i p e f i t t e r r e q u i r e s
r o u n d e d t r a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a in in g a n d e x p e r ie n c e . W o r k e r s p r i m a r i l y e n g a g e d in i n s t a l li n g an d r e p a ir i n g b u ild in g s a n i t a ­
t io n o r h e a t in g s y s t e m s a r e e x c lu d e d .
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 an e s t a b l i s h m e n t in g o o d o r d e r . W ork in v o lv 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 in g i n s t a l la t io n o f v e n t s and t r a p s in p lu m b in g s y s t e m ; i n s t a l li n g o r r e ­
p a ir in g p ip e s a n d f ix t u r e s ; a n d o p e n in g c lo g g e d d r a in s w it h a p lu n g e r o r p l u m b e r ' s s n a k e . In
g e n e r a l, th e w o r k o f th e m a in t e n a n c e p lu m b e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u s u a l ly
a c q u ir e d th r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in in g an d e x p e r ie n c e .
S H E E T -M E T A L W O R K E R ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

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 ir th e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u ip m e n t a n d f i x ­
t u r e s ( s u c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e l v e s , l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t i l a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s ,
m e t a l r o o fin g ) o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t .
W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w i n g : P la n n in g a n d l a 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 t e n a n c e w o r k f r o m b l u e p r in t s , m o d e l s , ox o t h e r s p e c if ic a t io n s ;
s e t t in g up a n d o p e r a t in g a l l a v a i la 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 o f

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

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

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

u s in g a v a r ie t y o f t o o l and d ie m a k e r ' s h a n d to o ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g i n s t r u m e n t s ; u n d e r ­
s ta n d in g o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s of c o m m o n m e t a l s and a llo y s ; s e tt in g up and o p e r a tin g o f
m a c h in e t o o ls and r e la t e d e q u ip m e n t; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to d i m e n s io n s
o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , and t o 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 ic a t io n
a s w e l l a s o f f in i s h e d t o o ls and d i e s t o a c h i e v e r e q u ir e d q u a lit ie s ; w o r k in g to c l o s e t o le r a n c e s ;
f it tin g and a s s e m b l in 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 and a llo w a n c e s ; and s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r ia te
m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , and p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l, th e t o o l and d ie m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d
t r a in in g in m a c h in e - s h o p and t o o lr o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th 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 in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
(D ie m a k e r ; j i g m a k e r ; t o o l m a k e r ; f ix t u r e m a k e r ; g a g e m a k e r )
C o n s t r u c t s and 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 ix t u r e s o r d i e s fo r f o r g i n g s ,
p u n c h in g , and o t h e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k .
W ork i n v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o ll o w i n g : P la n n in g and
la y in g ou t of w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b l u e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , o r o t h e r o r a l and w r i t t e n s p e c if ic a t io n s ;

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e s tu 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 .

t o o l an d

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

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K

GUARD AND W ATCHM AN
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 it 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 h o a r e s t a t io n e d a t g a te
and c h e c k on i d e n tit y o f e m p lo y e e s and o th e r p e r s o n s e n t e r i n g .
W a tc h m a n . M a k e s r o u n d s o f p r e m i s e s p e r io d ic a l ly in p r o t e c t in g p r o p e r ty a g a in s t f i r e ,
t h e ft , and i l l e g a l e n t r y .
JA N IT O R ,

PO RTER,

OR C L E A N E R

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 and i s r e s p o n s ib l e fo r in c o m in g s h i p ­
m e n ts o f m e r c h a n d is e o r o t h 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 te ; and p r e p a r in g r e c ­
o r d s o f th e g o o d s s h ip p e d , m a k in g up b i l l s o f la d in g , p o s t in g w e ig h t and s h ip p in g c h a r g e s , and
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 in 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 i n g w o r k i n v o l v e s : V e r if y in g o r d ir e c t in g o t h e r s in v e r if y in g th e c o r r e c t n e s s o f
s h ip m e n t s a g a in s t b i l l s o f la d in g , i n v o i c e s , o r o th e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k in g fo r s h o r t a g e s and r e j e c t in g
d a m a g e d g o o d s ; r o u t in g m e r c h a n d is e o r m a t e r ia l s to p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; and m a in t a in in g n e c e s ­
s a r y r e c o r d s and f i l e s .

( S w e e p e r ; c h a r w o m a n ; j a n it r e s s )
F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s ,
C le a n s and k e e p s in a n o r d e r ly c o n d itio n f a c t o r y w o r k in g a r e a s and w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f an 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 ia l 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 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 , and p o lis h in g f lo o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h i p s , t r a s h , and o th e r r e f u s e ; d u s tin g e q u ip m e n t, f u r n it u r e , o r f ix t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e t a l f ix t u r e s
or t r i m m in g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p l ie s a n d m in o r m a in t e n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; and c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w ­
e r s , and r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w in d o w w a s h in g a r e e x c lu d e d .
LABO RER,

R e c e iv in g c le r k
S h ip p in g c le r k
S h ip p in g and r e c e i v in g c le r k

T R U C K D R IV E R

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

(L o a d e r and u n lo a d e r ; h a n d le r and s t a c k e r ; s h e lv e r ; t r u c k e r ; s to c k m a n o r s t o c k h e lp e r ; w a r e ­
h o u s e m a n o r w a r e h o u s e h e lp e r )
A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t, s t o r e , o r o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t
w h o s e d u t ie s i n 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 in g and u n lo a d in g v a r io u s m a t e r i a l s and
m e r c h a n d is e o n o r f r o m f r e ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o th e r t r a n s p o r t in g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e lv i n g ,
o r p la c in g m a t e r ia l s o r m e r c h a n d is e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e lo c a t io n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t in g m a t e r i a l s o r
m e r c h a n d is e b y h a n d tr u c k , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w h o lo a d and u n lo a d s h ip s a r e
e x c lu d e d .
ORDER

D r i v e s a t r u c k w it h in a c it y o r i n d u s t r ia l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d is e ,
e q u ip m e n t, o r m e n b e t w e e n v a r io u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s u c h a s : M a n u fa c tu r in g p l a n t s , f r e ig h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o le 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 and
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 , and 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 and
o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r i v e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .
F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r iv e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e and ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t,
a s f o llo 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 te d on th e b a s i s of t r a i l e r c a p a c it y .)

F IL L E R

(O r d e r p ic k e r ; s t o c k s e l e c t o r ; w a r e h o u s e

s to c k m a n )

F i l l s s h ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s fo r f in i s h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d ­
a n c e w ith s p e c if ic a t io n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s * o r d e r s , o r o t h e r in s t r u c t io n s . M a y , in a d d itio n
to f il li n g o r d e r s and in d ic a t in g i t e m s f il le d o r o m it 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 it i o n a d d itio 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 lie s t o s u p e r v i s o r , and p e r f o r m o t h e r r e la t e d d u t i e s .

T r u c k d r iv e r ( c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s l i s t e d s e p a r a t e ly )
T r u c k d r i v e r , lig h t (u n d e r 1 l/2 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m ( l l/2 to and in c lu d in g 4 t o 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,

w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s f o llo w s :

PO W ER

SH IP P IN G

P r e p a r e s f in i s h e d p r o d u c t s fo r s h ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p l a c in g t h e m in s h ip p in g c o n ­
t a i n e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t 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 up o n th e t y p e , s i z e , and n u m b e r of
u n its to be p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n t a in e r e m p lo y e d , a n d m e th o d o f s h ip m e n t . W o rk r e q u i r e s th e
p la c in g o f i t e m s in s h ip p in g c o n t a in e r s and m a y i n 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 io 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 ia te ty p e a n d s i z e
o f c o n t a in e r ; i n s e r t in g e n c lo s u r e s in c o n t a in e r ; u s in g e x c e l s i o r o r o th e r m a t e r ia 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 lo s i n g and s e a li n g c o n t a in e r ; and a p p ly in g l a b e ls o r e n t e r in g id e n tif y in g
d a ta on c o n t a in e r . P a c k e r s w h o a l s o m a k e w o o d 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 and
e s ta b lish m e n t.

m a n u a lly c o n t r o l l e d g a s o l i n e - o r e le 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 ia 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 in g p la n t, o r o th e r

F o r w a g e s tu d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a;re c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f t r u c k , a s f o llo w s :
T rucker,
T rucker,

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







A v a ila b le On R e q u e s t---T h e n in th a n n u a l r e p o r t o n s a l a r i e s f o r a c c o u n t a n t s , a u d i t o r s , a t ­
torneys,
c h e m is ts , e n g in e e r s , en g in eerin g te ch n icia n s, d ra ftsm e n ,
t r a c e r s , jo b a n a ly sts, d ir e c t o r s o f p e r s o n n e l, m a n a g e r s of o ffic e
s e r v i c e s , b u y e r s , and c l e r i c a l e m p l o y e e s .
O r d e r as B L S B u lle tin 1617, N a tion a l S u r v e y o f P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d ­
m i n i s t r a t iv e , T e c h n i c a l , and C l e r i c a l P a y , June 1968.
S ev en ty -iiv e
cen ts a copy.




Area Wage Surveys
A l i s t of t h e l a t e s t a v a i l a b l e b u l l e t i n s i s p r e s e n t e d b e l o w . A d i r e c t o r y o f a r e a w a g e s t u d i e s i n c l u d i n g m o r e l i m i t e d s t u d i e s c o n d u c t e d a t t h e
r e q u e s t of th e W ag e a n d H o u r a n d P u b l i c C o n t r a c t s D iv i s i o n s of th e D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r is a v a i l a b l e on r e q u e s t . B u l l e t i n s m a y b e p u r c h a s e d f r o m
th e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s , U .S. G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . , 2 0 4 0 2 , o r f r o m a n y of t h e B L S r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s s h o w n on
the in sid e f r o n t c o v e r.
B u lletin n u m b er
and p r ic e

A rea
A k r o n , O h i o , J u l y 1969 1___________________________________
A l b a n y —S c h e n e c t a d y —T r o y , N . Y . , M a r . 19 6 9 1__________
A l b u q u e r q u e , N. M e x . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 ________________________
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 9 6 9 ____
A t l a n t a , G a . , M a y 1969 ------------------------------------------------------B a l t i m o r e , M d . , A u g . 1 9 6 9 ________________________________
B e a u m o n t —P o r t A r t h u i —O r a n g e , T e x . , M a y 19 6 9 1_____
B i n g h a m t o n , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 6 9 ---------------------------------------------B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 1___________________________
B o i s e C i t y , I d a h o , J u l y 1 9 6 8 1 ____________________________
B o s t o n , M a s s . , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 1 _______________________________
B u f f a l o , N . Y . , N o v . 1 9 6 8 1 _________________________________
B u r l i n g t o n , V t . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 1 ______________________________
C a n t o n , O h i o , M a y 19 6 9 ___________________________________
C h a r l e s t o n , W . V a . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 ___________________________
C h a r l o t t e , N . C . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ________________________________
C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n . - G a . , S e p t . 1 9 6 9 --------------------------------C h i c a g o , 111., A p r . 1 9 6 9 1 _________________________________
C i n c i n n a t i , O h i o —K y . —I n d . , M a r . 1969 1 _________________
C l e v e l a n d , O h i o , S e p t . 1 9 6 8 1 -------------------------------------------C o l u m b u s , O h i o , O c t . 1 9 6 8 1 ______________________________
D a l l a s , T e x . , N o v . 1 9 6 8 1 __________________________________
D a v e n p o r t —R o c k I s l a n d —M o l i n e , I o w a r - I l l . ,
O c t . 1 9 6 8 ___________________________________________________
D a y t o n , O h i o , J a n . 1 9 6 9 1 _________________________________
D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 _________________________________
D e s M o i n e s , I o w a , M a r . 1 9 6 9 _____________________________
D e t r o i t , M i c h . , J a n . 1 9 6 9 1 _________________________________
F o r t W o r t h , T e x . , N o v . 1 9 6 8 1____________________________
G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y 1 9 6 9 _______________________________
G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M a y 1 9 6 9 1______________________________
H o u s t o n , T e x . , M a y 1 9 6 9 1-------------------------------------------------I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 1------------------------------------------J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1 9 6 9 1_______________________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , J a n . 1 9 6 9 1 ___________________________
K a n s a s C i t y , M o . - K a n s . , S e p t . 1 9 6 9 _____________________
L a w r e n c e —H a v e r h i l l , M a s s . —N . H . , J u n e 1 9 6 9 ---------------L i t t l e R o c k —N o r t h L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1 9 6 9 ________
L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h a n d A n a h e i m —S a n t a A n a G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , M a r . 19 6 9 1 ____________ _________
L o u i s v i l l e , K y . —I n d . , N o v . 1 9 6 8 __________________________
L u b b o c k , T e x . , M a r . 1969^_________________________________
M a n c h e s t e r , N . H . , J u l y 1 9 6 9 ______________________________
M e m p h i s , T e n n . —A r k . , N o v . 1 9 6 8 _________________________
M i a m i , F l a . , D e c . 1 9 6 8 1__________________________________
M i d l a n d a n d O d e s s a , T e x . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ___________________
M i l w a u k e e , W i s . , A p r . 1 9 6 9 _______________________________
M i n n e a p o l i s —S t. P a u l , M i n n . , J a n . 1 9 6 9 _________________

1

D a ta

on

e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s




and

s u p p le m e n ta r y

w age

p r o v is io n s

1625-89,
1625-56,
1625-67,
1625-86,
1625-77,
1660-11,
1625-75,
1660-5,
1625-65,
1625-6,
1625-15,
1625-35,
1625-54,
1625-73,
1625-71,
1625-61,
1660-9,
1625-82,
1625-63,
1625-19,
1625-24,
1625-28,

35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30 c e n t s
30^cents
65 c e n t s
45 c e n t s
50 c e n t s
35 c e n t s
50 c e n t s

1625-16,
1625-42,
1625-39,
1625-62,
1625-58,
1625-27,
1660-8,
1625-70,
1625-83,
1625-40,
1625-45,
1625-37,
1660-10,
1625-79,
1660-2,

30
35
3-0
30
50
35
30
35
45
35
35
35
35
30

1625-78,
1625-33,
1625-53,
1660-3,
1625-30,
1625-29,
1625-49,
1625-66,
1625-47,

50
30
30
30
30
35
25
35
35

are

a ls o

cen ts
cen ts
cen ts
cents
cen ts
cen ts
cen ts
cen ts
cen ts
cen ts
cen ts
cen ts
cen ts
cen ts
30 c e n ts

p resen ted .

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

A rea
M uskego n —M u s k e g o n H e i g h t s , M i c h . , M a y 1 9 6 9 ________
N e w a r k and J e r s e y C i t y , N . J . , Jan. 1969______________
Ne w H a v e n , Conn., Jan. 1 9 6 9 __________________________
Ne w O r l e a n s , L a . , F e b . 1969 1 _________________________
N e w Y o r k , N . Y . , A p r . 1969_____________________________
N o r f o l k —P o r t s m o u t h and N e w p o r t News—
H a m p to n , V a . , June 1968______________________________
O k l a h o m a C i t y , O k l a . , J u ly 1968_______________________
O m a h a , N e b r . - I o w a , O ct. 1968 1 _______________________
P a t e r s o n —C lif to n —P a s s a i c , N . J . , M a y 1969____________
P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . —N . J . , Nov. 1968_____________________
P h o e n ix , A r i z . , M a r . 1969_____________________________
P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , Jan. 1969______________________________
P o r t l a n d , M a i n e , Nov. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
P o r t l a n d , O r e g . —W a s h ., M a y 1969_____________________
P r o v i d e n c e —P a w t u c k e t —W a r w i c k , R . I . —M a s s . ,
M a y 1969 1 ------------------------ --------------------------------------------------R a le ig h , N . C . , Aug. 1969_______________________________
R ic h m o n d , V a . , M a r . 1969_____________________________
R o c h e s te r , N^.Y. (o ffic e occupations only),
J u ly 1969-----------------------------------------------------------------------------R o c k f o r d , 111., M a y 1969 -----------------------------------------------------St. L o u is , M o . —111., M a r . 1969 1________________________
S a lt L a k e C i t y , Utah, Dec. 1968________________________
San An to nio , T e x . , June 1969 1 _________________________
San B e r n a r d i n o —R i v e r side—O n t a r i o , C a l i f . ,
O ct. 1 9 6 8 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------San Diego, C a l i f . , Nov. 1 9 6 8 ___________________________
San F r a n c i s c o —O a k la n d , C a l i f . , O ct. 1968_____________
San J ose, C a l i f . , Sept. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
Savannah, G a . , M a y
1969__________________________
Sc ra nton ,
P a . , J u ly
1969__________________________
Seattle—E v e r e t t , W a s h ., Nov. 1968 1 ___________________
Sio ux F a l l s , S. D a k ., O ct. 1 9 6 8 1_______________________
South Bend, In d ., M a r . 1969____________________________
Spokane, W a s h ., June
1969 ------------------------------------------Syracuse, N .Y .,
J u ly
1969-------------------------------------------T a m p a —St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , Aug. 1969 1 _____________
T o le d o , Ohio—M i c h . , F e b . 1969 1_______________________
T r e n t o n , N . J . , O ct. 1 9 6 8 1 _____________________________
U tic a —R o m e , N . Y . , J u ly 1969__________________________
W a s hin gton , D . C . - M d . - V a . , Sept. 1968________________
W a t e r b u r y , Conn., M a r . 1969__________________________
W a t e r l o o , Iow a,
Nov.
1968 1----------------------------------------W ich ita, Kans.,
D ec.
1 9 6 8 __________________________
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , M a y 1969-------------------------------------------Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1969___________________________________
Youngstown—W a r r e n , O hio , Nov. 1968_________________

B u lletin n u m b er
and p ric e
1625-80,
1625-46,
1625-38,
1625-51,
1625-88,

30
40
30
35
60

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

1575-85,
1625-9,
1625-26,
1625-87,
1625-48,
1625-60,
1625-59,
1625-20,
1625-76,

30 cents
3 0 cents
35 cents
35 cents
50 cents
30 cents
35 cents
30 cents
30 cents

1625-74,
1660-6,
1625-69,

35 cents
30 cents
30 cents

1660-4,
1625-72,
1625-64,
1625-36,
1625-85,

30 cents
30 cents
50 cents
30 cents
35 cents

1625-25,
1625-32,
1625-44,
1625-21,
1625-68,
1660-15,
1625-43,
1625-23,
1625-55,
1625-81,
1660-13,
1660-7,
1625-57,
1625-18,
1660 —1,
1625-22,
1625-50,
1625-31,
1625-41,
1625-84,
1625-52,
1625-34,

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

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