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AREA WAGE SURVEY T h e B e a u m o n t —P o r t A r t h u r —O r a n g e , T e x a s , M e t r o p o l it a n A re a , M a y 1 9 7 2 B ulletin 1 7 2 5 -6 9 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR / Bureau of Labor S u tutic* Region I 1 6 03-J F K Federal Building G overnm ent Center Boston, Mass. 0 2 2 0 3 Region II 151 5 Broadway, Suite 3400 New York, N.Y. 10036 Phone: 971-5405 (Area Code 212) Phone: 2 2 3 -6 7 6 1 (Area Code 61 7 ) Region V Region III 4 0 6 Penn Square'BuikJing S uite 5 4 0 1317 F ilb ert S t. 1371 Peachtree S t. N E . Philadelphia, Pa. 19 107 A tla n ta , Ga. 3 0 3 0 9 Phone: 5 2 6 -5 4 1 8 (A rea Code 40 4) Phone: 5 9 7 -7 7 9 6 (A rea Code 215) Region V I Region IV Regions V II and V III Regions IX and X 8th Floor, 3 0 0 South Wacker Drive 1 1 0 0 Commerce S t., R m . 6B 7 Federal O ffice Building Chicago, III. 6 0 6 0 6 Dallas, Tex. 7 5 2 0 2 911 W alnut S t., 10th Floor Box 3 6 0 1 7 * Phone: 3 5 3 - 1 8 8 0 (Area Code 312) Phone: 7 4 9 -3 5 1 6 (Area Code 2 1 4 ) Kansas C ity , M o . 6 4 1 0 6 San Francisco, C alif. 9 4 1 0 2 Phone: 37 4-24 81 (A rea Code 81 6) Phone: 5 5 6 -4 6 7 8 (Area Code 41 5) Regions V II and V I I I w ill be serviced by Kansas C ity . Regions IX and X w ill be serviced by San Francisco. 4 5 0 Golden G ate Ave. AREA WAGE SURVEY B u l le t i n 1 7 2 5 - 6 9 A ugust 1972 v U.S. DEPARTM ENT OF LABOR, J. D. Hodgson, Secretary BUR EA U OF LABOR S TA TIS TIC S, Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner T h e B e a u m o n t—P o r t A r th u r —O ra n g e , T e x a s , M e tro p o lita n A r e a , M a y 1 9 7 2 CONTENTS Page 1. 4. In trod u ction W age tr e n d s fo r s e le c t e d o c cu p a tio n a l g rou p s T a b le s : 3. 5. 1. 2. A, 6. 7. 8, 9. 10 12. E s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o r k e r s w ithin s c o p e o f s u r v e y and n u m b er stud ied In d exes o f stan d ard w e e k ly s a la r ie s and s t r a ig h t -tim e h o u r ly e a rn in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c cu p a tio n a l g r o u p s , and p e r c e n ts o f in c r e a s e fo r s e le c t e d p e r io d s O ccu p a tio n a l e a r n in g s : A - l . O ffic e o c cu p a tio n s —m e n and w om en A - 2. P r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l o c cu p a tio n s —m en and w om en A - 3. O ffic e , p r o fe s s io n a l, and te c h n ic a l o c cu p a tio n s —m en and w om en c o m b in e d A -4 . M ain ten an ce and p o w e rp la n t o c cu p a tio n s A - 5 . C u sto d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t o c cu p a tio n s A p p en d ix . O ccu p a tio n a l d e s c r ip tio n s For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D C., 2 0 4 02 -P rice 30 cents Preface The B u rea u o f L a b o r S ta tis tic s p r o g r a m o f annual o c c u p a tio n a l w age s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o lita n a r e a s is d e s ig n e d to p r o v id e data on o c cu p a tio n a l e a r n in g s , and e sta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and su p p le m e n ta ry w ag e p r o v i s io n s . It y ie ld s d e ta ile d data by s e le c t e d in d u stry d iv is io n fo r e a ch o f the a r e a s stu d ied, fo r g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s , and fo r the United S ta tes. A m a jo r c o n s id e r a tio n in the p r o g r a m is the n eed fo r g r e a te r in sig h t in to (1) the m o v e m e n t o f w ag es by o c cu p a tio n a l c a t e g o r y and s k ill le v e l, and (2) the stru c tu re and le v e l o f w ag es a m on g a r e a s and in d u stry d iv is io n s . A t the end o f ea ch s u r v e y , an in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin p r e sen ts the r e s u lt s . A ft e r c o m p le t io n o f a ll in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lletin s fo r a rou n d o f s u r v e y s , tw o su m m a r y b u lle tin s a r e is s u e d . The fir s t b r in g s data fo r e a c h o f the m e t r o p o lita n a r e a s stud ied in to one b u lle tin . The s e c o n d p r e s e n t s in fo r m a tio n w h ich has b een p r o je c t e d fr o m in d i v id u a l m e t r o p o lita n a r e a data to r e la te to g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s and the United S tates. N in e ty -fo u r a r e a s c u r r e n tly a re in clu d ed in the p r o g r a m . In ea ch a r e a , in fo r m a t io n on o c cu p a tio n a l e a r n in g s is c o lle c t e d annually and on e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and su p p lem en ta ry w age p r o v is io n s b ie n n ia lly . T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n ts r e s u lts o f the su r v e y in Beaum ont— P o r t A rth u r—O ra n g e , T e x ., in M ay 1972. The Standard M e tr o p o lita n S ta tis tic a l A r e a , as d e fin e d by the O ffic e o f M an agem en t and B udget (fo r m e r ly the B u rea u o f the B udget) th rou g h Janu ary 1968, c o n s is t s o f J e ffe r s o n and O ra n g e C o u n tie s . T h is study w as con d u cted by the B u r e a u 's r e g io n a l o f f ic e in D a lla s , T e x ., u n der the g e n e r a l d i r e c tion o f B oy d B . O 'N e a l, A s s is ta n t R e g io n a l D ir e c t o r fo r O p e ra tio n s. N o te : S im ila r r e p o r t s a r e a v a ila b le fo r o th e r a r e a s . b a ck c o v e r .) (See in s id e In tro d u c tio n T h is a r e a is 1 o f 94 in w h ich the U .S. D ep a rtm en t o f L a b o r 's B u rea u o f L a b o r S ta tis tic s c o n d u c ts s u r v e y s o f o c cu p a tio n a l e a rn in g s and r e la te d b e n e fits on an a r e a w id e b a s i s . 1 b in ed . E a rn in g s data fo r so m e o f the o ccu p a tio n s lis te d and d e s c r ib e d , or fo r so m e in d u stry d iv is io n s w ithin o c c u p a tio n s , a r e not p re se n te d in the 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 lo y m e n t in the occu p a tio n is to o s m a ll to p r o v id e enough data to m e r it p r e s e n ta tio n , o r (2) th ere is p o s s ib ilit y o f d is c l o s u r e o f in d iv id u a l esta b lis h m e n t data. E a rn in gs data not show n s e p a r a te ly fo r in d u stry d iv is io n s a re in clu d ed in the o v e r a ll c la s s ific a t io n w hen a s u b c la s s ific a t io n o f s e c r e t a r ie s o r t r u c k d r iv e r s is not show n o r in fo rm a tio n to s u b c la s s ify is not a v a ila b le . T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n ts c u r r e n t o c cu p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a rn in g s in fo r m a tio n ob ta in ed la r g e ly by m a il fr o m the e sta b lis h m e n ts v is ite d by B u re a u fie ld e c o n o m is t s in the la st p r e v io u s s u r v e y fo r o c cu p a tio n s r e p o r t e d in that e a r lie r study. P e r s o n a l v is it s w e r e m ade to n o n re sp o n d e n ts and to th o se re sp o n d e n ts r e p o rtin g unusual ch a n ges s in c e the p r e v io u s su r v e y . O cc u p a tio n a l em p lo y m e n t and ea rn in g s data a r e show n fo r fu ll-t im e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th ose h ir e d to w o rk a r e g u la r w e e k ly sch e d u le . E a rn in g s data e x clu d e p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and late s h ifts. N on p rod u ction b on u ses a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a llo w a n ce s and in ce n tiv e ea rn in g s a r e in clu d ed . W h ere w e e k ly h o u rs a r e r e p o r t e d , as fo r o ffic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t io n s , r e fe r e n c e is to the stan dard w o rk w e e k (rou n d ed to the n e a r e s t h a lf hour) fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s tra ig h ttim e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a te s ). A v e r a g e w e e k ly ea rn in g s fo r th ese o c cu p a tio n s have b e e n rou n ded to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r . In e a ch a r e a , data a r e obtain ed fr o m r e p r e s e n ta tiv e e s t a b lis h m e n ts w ith in s ix b r o a d in d u stry d iv is io n s : M a n u fa ctu rin g; t r a n s p o r ta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and oth er p u b lic u tilitie s ; w h o le s a le tr a d e ; r e ta il tr a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e sta te ; and s e r v i c e s . M a jo r in d u stry g ro u p s e x clu d e d fr o m th ese stu d ies a r e g o v e rn m e n t o p e r a tio n s and the c o n s tr u c tio n and e x tr a c tiv e in d u s tr ie s . E s ta b lis h m e n ts h aving fe w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m ber o f w o r k e r s a re o m itte d b e c a u s e th ey tend to fu rn is h in s u ffic ie n t e m p lo y m e n t in the o c cu p a tio n s stud ied to w a r ra n t in c lu s io n . S ep a ra te ta bu la tion s a r e p r o v id e d fo r ea ch of the b r o a d in d u stry d iv is io n s w hich m e e t p u b lica tio n c r it e r ia . T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e the le v e l o f o c cu p a tio n a l ea rn in g s in an a r e a at a p a r t ic u la r tim e . C o m p a r is o n s o f in d iv id u al o ccu p a tio n a l a v e r a g e s o v e r tim e m a y not r e fle c t e x p e cte d w age ch a n g es. The a v e r a g e s fo r in d iv id u a l jo b s a r e a ffe c te d b y ch a n g es in w a g es and e m p lo y m e n t p a tte rn s. F o r e x a m p le , p r o p o r t io n s o f w o r k e r s em p lo y e d by h ig h - o r lo w -w a g e fir m s m a y change o r h ig h -w a g e w o r k e r s m ay ad va n ce to b e tte r jo b s and b e r e p la c e d b y new w o r k e r s at lo w e r r a te s . Such sh ifts in e m p lo y m e n t co u ld d e c r e a s e an o c cu p a tio n a l a v e ra g e even though m o s t e sta b lis h m e n ts in an a r e a in c r e a s e w a g es during the y ea r. T r e n d s in ea rn in g s o f o c cu p a tio n a l g r o u p s , show n in ta ble 2, a r e b e tte r in d ic a t o r s o f w ag e tren d s than in d iv id u a l jo b s w ithin the g rou p s. T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e co n d u cte d on a sa m p le b a s is b e c a u s e of the u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t in v o lv e d in su rv e y in g a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts . To ob ta in op tim u m a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a te r p r o p o r t io n o f la r g e than o f s m a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts is stu d ied. In com b in in g the data, h o w e v e r , a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts a r e g iv e n th e ir a p p ro p r ia te w eigh t. E s tim a te s b a s e d on the e s ta b lis h m e n ts stu d ied a r e p r e s e n te d , th e r e fo r e , as re la tin g to a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts in the in d u stry grou p in g and a r e a , e x c e p t fo r th o se b e lo w the m in im u m s iz e stu d ied. O cc u p a tio n s and E a rn in g s T he o c cu p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r study a re c o m m o n to a v a r ie ty o f m a n u fa ctu rin g and n on m a n u fa ctu rin g in d u s tr ie s , and a r e o f the fo llo w in g ty p e s : (1) O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l; (3) m a in ten a n ce and p o w e rp la n t; and (4) c u s to d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m en t. O cc u p a tio n a l c la s s ifi c a t io n is b a s e d on a u n ifo r m set o f jo b d e s c r ip t io n s d e s ig n e d to take a cco u n t o f in te r e s ta b lis h m e n t v a r ia tio n in du ties w ith in the s a m e jo b . T h e o c cu p a tio n s s e le c t e d f o r study a r e lis te d and d e s c r ib e d in the ap p en d ix. U n less o th e r w is e in d ic a te d , the e a rn in g s data fo llo w in g the jo b t itle s a r e fo r a ll in d u s tr ie s c o m T he a v e r a g e s p r e s e n te d r e fle c t c o m p o s ite , area w id e e s t i m a te s . In d u strie s and e sta b lis h m e n ts d iffe r in pay le v e l and jo b staffin g and, th u s, co n trib u te d iffe r e n t ly to the e s tim a te s fo r ea ch jo b . T he pay r e la tio n s h ip ob ta in a b le fr o m the a v e r a g e s m a y fa il to r e fle c t a c c u r a t e ly the w age sp re a d o r d iffe r e n t ia l m a in tain ed am ong jo 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 iffe r e n c e s in a v e r a g e pay le v e ls fo r m en and w om en in any o f the s e le c t e d o c cu p a tio n s sh ou ld not be a s s u m e d to r e fle c t d iffe r e n c e s in p a y tre a tm e n t o f the 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 er p o s s ib le fa c t o r s w hich m a y c o n trib u te to d iffe r e n c e s in pay f o r m e n and w o m e n in clu d e : D iffe r e n c e s in p r o g r e s s io n w ith in e s ta b lis h e d rate r a n g e s , sin ce on ly the actu al ra tes p a id in cu m b en ts a r e c o lle c t e d ; and d iffe r e n c e s in s p e c ific du ties p e r fo r m e d , although the w o r k e r s a r e c la s s if i e d a p p ro p r ia te ly w ithin the sa m e s u r v e y jo b d e s c r ip tio n . Job d e s c r ip t io n s u sed in c la s s ify in g 1 Included in the 94 areas are eight studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are Binghamton, N .Y . (New York portion only); Durham, N. C .; Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and West Palm Beach, F la.; Huntsville, A la .; Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N .Y .; Rochester, N .Y . (o ffice occupations only); Syracuse, N. Y . ; and Utica—Rome, N .Y . In addition the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies in 64 areas at the request of the Employment Standards Administration of the U. S. Department of Labor. 1 2 e m p lo y e e s in th e s e s u r v e y s a r e u su a lly m o r e g e n e r a liz e d than th ose u se d in in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n ts and a llow fo r m in o r d iffe r e n c e s am on g e s ta b lis h m e n ts in the s p e c ifi c d u ties p e r fo r m e d . O cc u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s tim a te s r e p r e s e n t the tota l in a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith in the s c o p e o f the study and not the n u m ber a c tu a lly s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e o f d iffe r e n c e s in o c cu p a tio n a l str u c tu r e am ong e s ta b lis h m e n ts , the estim a tes o f o c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t obtained from the sa m p le o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts stu d ied s e r v e on ly to in d ica te the r e la tiv e im p o r ta n c e o f the jo b s stu d ied . T h e s e d iffe r e n c e s in o c cu p a tio n a l stru c tu re do not a ffe c t m a t e r ia lly the a c c u r a c y o f the ea rn in g s data. E s ta b lis h m e n t P r a c t i c e s and S u p p lem en ta ry W a ge P r o v is io n s T a b u la tion s on s e le c t e d e s ta b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s ancl s u p p le m e n ta ry w a g 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 this b u lle tin . In fo rm a tio n f o r th e se ta b u la tion s is c o lle c t e d b ie n n ia lly . T h e s e ta b u la tion s on m in im u m e n tr a n ce s a la r ie s f o r in e x p e r ie n c e d w o m e n o f f ic e w o r k e r s ; sh ift d iffe r e n t ia ls ; sch e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s ; p a id h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a tio n s ; and h ea lth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n pla n s a r e p r e s e n te d (in the B - s e r i e s ta b le s ) in p r e v io u s b u lle tin s f o r th is a r e a . T a b le 1. Establishm ents and w orkers within scope of survey and num ber studied in B eaum on t—P o rt A rth u r—O range, T e x .,1by m ajor industry division,2 M ay 1 9 7 2 M in im u m e m p lo y m e n t in e s t a b lis h m e n ts in sc o p e o f s tu d y In d u s tr y d iv is io n A l l d i v i s i o n s -----------— ----------------------------- — ---------------M a n u f a c t u r i n g -------------- -----------------------------------------------------N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g __________________________ ___ — T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o t h e r p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s 5 -------------------------------------------W h o l e s a l e t r a d e 6 ------------------------------------- -----------R e t a i l t r a d e 6 ____________________________________ _ F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , a n d r e a l e s t a t e * 6 ______ S e r v i c e s 6 7 ___________________________________ ___ N u m b e r o f e s ta b lis h m e n ts W o r k e r s in e s t a b lis h m e n t s W ith in s c o p e o f s tu d y 4 W ith in s co p e o f s tu d y * _ S t u d ie d S t u d ie d N um ber P e rc e n t 182 80 4 8 ,3 0 2 100 3 6 ,6 2 4 50 69 113 37 43 3 2 ,9 2 7 1 5 ,3 7 5 68 32 2 7 , 610 9 ,0 1 4 50 50 50 50 50 23 16 46 12 6 12 4 5 ,8 4 7 1 ,3 5 2 5, 504 945 1, 7 2 7 12 3 11 2 4 4 ,2 2 0 630 2 ,8 1 5 452 897 9 19 9 1 T h e B e a u m o n t —P o r t A r t h u r —O r a n g e S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f i n e d b y t h e O f f i c e o f M a n a g e m e n t a n d B u d g e t ( f o r m e r l y t h e B u r e a u o f th e B u d g e t) th r o u g h J a n u a r y 1 9 6 8 , c o n s is ts o f J e f f e r s o n a n d O ra n g e C o u n tie s . T h e " w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f s tu d y " e s tim a te s s h o w n in t h i s t a b l e p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e s i z e a n d c o m p o s i t i o n o f t h e l a b o r f o r c e in c l u d e d i n t h e s u r v e y . T h e e s tim a te s a r e n o t in 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 is o f c o m p a r is o n w it h o t h e r e m p lo y m e n t in d e x e s f o r th e a r e a t o m e a s u r e e m p lo y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s in c e ( 1 ) p la n n in g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s th e u s e o f e s t a b lis h m e n t d a ta c o m p ile d c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v a n c e o f th e p a y r o ll p e r io d s t u d ie d , a n d (2 ) s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y . 2 T h e 1 9 6 7 e d it io n o f th e S ta n d a r d In d u s t r ia l C la s s if ic a t io n M a n u a l w a s u s e d in c la s s if y in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n . 3 In c l u d e s 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 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 . A l l o u tle ts ( w it h in th e a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in su ch in d u s tr ie s as t r a d e , f in a n c e , a u to r e p a ir s e r v ic e , a n d m o tio n p ic t u r e t h e a te r s a r e c o n s id e r e d a s 1 e s ta b lis h m e n t. 4 In 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 t h i n t h e a r e a ) a t o r a b o v e t h e m i n i m u m l i m i t a t i o n . 5 A b b r e v ia t e d t o " p u b lic u t i l i t i e s " in th e A - s e r i e s t a b le s . T a x ic a b s a n d s e r v ic e s in c id e n t a l t o w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e r e e x c lu d e d . 6 T h is in d u s tr y d iv is io n is r e p r e s e n te d in e s tim a te s fo r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " a n d " n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g " in th e S e r ie s A ta b le s . S e p a r a te p r e s e n ta tio n o f d a ta f o r th is d iv is io n is n o t m a d e f o r o ne o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : (1 ) E m p lo y m e n t in th e d iv is io n is to o s m a ll to p r o v id e e n o u g h d a ta to m e r i t s e p a r a t e s tu d y , (2 ) t h e s a m p le w a s n o t d e s ig n e d i n i t i a l l y to p e r m i t s e p a r a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n , (3 ) r e s p o n s e w a s i n s u f f i c i e n t o r in a d e q u a t e t o p e r m i t s e p a r a te p r e s e n ta tio n , a n d (4 ) t h e r e is p o s s ib ilit y o f d is c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u a l e s ta b lis h m e n t d a ta . 7 H o t e ls a n d m o t e ls ; la u n d r ie s a n d o th e r p e r s o n a l s e r v ic e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v ic e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l , a n d p a r k in g ; m o t io n p ic t u r e s ; n o n p r o f it m e m b e r s h ip o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x c lu d in g r e lig io u s a n d c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ) ; a n d e n g in e e r in g a n d a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v ic e s . A lm o s t s e v e n -te n th s o f th e w o r k e r s w ith in s c o p e o f th e s u r v e y in th e B e a u m o n t— P o r t A r t h u r —O r a n g 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 . T h e fo llo w in g p r e s e n ts th e m a jo r in d u s tr y g ro u p s a n d s p e c ific in d u s tr ie s as a p e r c e n t o f a l l m a n u fa c tu r in g : In d u s tr y g ro u p s P e t r o l e u m a n d c o a l p r o d u c t s ___ 4 2 C h e m ic a ls a n d a llie d p r o d u c t s ___________________________ 2 6 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t _______ 1 3 F a b r i c a t e d m e t a l p r o d u c t s _____ 7 S p e c ific in d u s tr ie s P e t r o l e u m r e f i n i n g _______________ 4 2 I n d u s t r i a l c h e m i c a l s ______________ 14 S h ip a n d b o a t b u i l d i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g __________________________ 13 P la s tic s m a t e r ia ls and s y n t h e t i c s _________________________ 10 T h is in fo r m a tio n is b a s e d o n e s tim a te s o f t o t a l e m p lo y m e n t d e r iv e d f r o m u n iv e r s e m a t e r ia ls c o m p ile d p r i o r to a c tu a l s u r v e y . P r o p o r tio n s in v a r io u s in d u s t r y d iv is io n s m a y d iffe r fr o m p r o p o r t io n s b a s e d on th e r e s u lt s o f th e s u r v e y a s s h o w n in ta b le 1 a b o v e . W a g e T re n d s fo r S e le c te d O c c u p a tio n a l G ro u p s P r e s e n t e d in ta b le 2 a r e in d ex es and p e r c e n ta g e s o f change in a v e r a g e s a la r ie 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 , and in a v e r a g e e a rn in g s o f s e le c t e d p la n tw o rk e r g ro u p s . T h e in d ex es a re a m e a s u r e o f w a g e s at a g iv en tim e , e x p r e s s e d as a p e r c e n t o f w ag es du ring the b a s e p e r io d . S u b tra ctin g 100 fr o m the in d ex y ie ld s the p e r ce n ta g e change in w a g es fr o m the b a s e p e r io d to the date o f the in dex. The p e r c e n ta g e s o f change o r in c r e a s e r e la te to w age ch a n g es b etw een the in d ic a te d d a tes. Annual r a te s o f in c r e a s e , w h ere show n, r e f le c t the am oun t o f in c r e a s e f o r 12 m on th s w hen the tim e p e r io d betw een s u r v e y s w as o th e r than 12 m on th s. T h e se com p u ta tion s w e r e b a se d on the a s su m p tio n that w a g e s in c r e a s e d at a con stan t rate betw een s u r v e y s . T h e s e e s tim a te s a r e m e a s u r e s o f change in a v e r a g es f o r the a r e a ; th ey a r e not in ten ded to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e pay ch a n g es in the e s ta b lis h m e n ts in the a r e a . sh ow s the p e r c e n ta g e ch a n g e. T he in d ex is the p r o d u c t o f m u ltip ly in g the b a s e y e a r r e la t iv e (100) b y the r e la tiv e fo r the next s u c ce e d in g y e a r and con tin u in g to m u ltip ly (com p ou n d ) ea ch y e a r 's r e la tiv e b y the p r e v io u s y e a r 's in dex. F o r o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s and in d u s tr ia l n u r s e s , the w age tre n d s re la te to r e g u la r w e e k ly s a la r ie s f o r the n o r m a l w o rk w e e k , e x c lu s iv e o f ea rn in g s fo r o v e r t im e . F o r p la n tw o r k e r g r o u p s , th ey m e a s u r e ch a n g es in a v e r a g e s t r a ig h t -tim e h o u r ly e a r n in g s , ex clu d in g p r e m iu m pa y fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and la te s h ifts. T h e p e r c e n ta g e s a r e b a s e d on data fo r s e le c t e d k ey o c c u p a tion s and in clu d e m o s t o f the n u m e r ic a lly im p o rta n t jo b s w ithin ea ch g rou p . L im ita tio n s o f Data • M ethod o f C om putin g T h e in d e x e s and p e r c e n ta g e s o f ch a n g e, as m e a s u r e s o f change in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e in flu e n c e d b y : (1) g e n e r a l s a la r y and w age c h a n g e s , (2) m e r it o r o th e r in c r e a s e s in p a y r e c e iv e d by in d i v id u a l w o r k e r s w h ile in the sa m e jo b , and (3) ch a n g es in a v e r a g e w a g e s due to ch a n g es in the la b o r fo r c e r e s u ltin g fr o m la b o r tu r n o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s io n s , f o r c e r e d u c tio n s , and ch a n g es in the p r o p o r tion s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d b y e s ta b lis h m e n ts w ith d iffe r e n t pa y le v e ls . C h an ges in the la b o r f o r c e can c a u s e in c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the o c c u p a tio n a l a v e r a g e s w ithout a ctu a l w ag e ch a n g e s. It is c o n c e iv a b le that ev en though a ll e s ta b lis h m e n ts in an a r e a gav e w ag e in c r e a s e s , a v e r a g e w a g es m a y h ave d e c lin e d b e c a u s e lo w e r -p a y in g e sta b lis h m e n ts e n te r e d the a r e a o r expan ded th e ir w o r k f o r c e s . S im ila r ly , w a g e s m a y h ave r e m a in e d r e la t iv e ly con sta n t, y e t the a v e r a g e s fo r an a r e a m a y have r is e n c o n s id e r a b ly b e c a u s e h ig h e r -p a y in g e sta b lis h m e n ts e n te r e d the a r e a . E a ch o f the fo llo w in g k e y o c cu p a tio n s w ithin an o c cu p a tio n a l grou p w as a s s ig n e d a con sta n t w eigh t b a s e d on its p r o p o rtio n a te e m p loy m en t in the o c cu p a tio n a l g ro u p ; Office clerical (men and women): Office clerical (men and wom en)— Skilled maintenance (men): C a r p e n te r s Continued Bookkeeping-machine Electricians Secretaries operators, class B Machinists Stenographers, general Clerks, accounting, classes Mechanics Stenographers, senior A and B Mechanics (automotive) Switchboard operators, classes Clerks, file, classes Painters A and B A , B, and C Pipefitters Tabulating-machine operators, Cleiks, order Tool and die makers class B Clerks, payroll Typists, classes A and B Comptometer operators Unskilled plant (men): Keypunch operators, classes Janitors, porters, and cleaners Industrial nurses (men and women): A and B Laborers, material handling Nurses, industrial (registered) O ffice boys and girls T he u se o f con sta n t e m p lo y m e n t w eig h ts e lim in a te s the e ffe c t o f ch a n g es in the p r o p o r t io n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in ea ch jo b in clu d ed in the data. T h e p e r c e n ta g e s o f change r e f le c t on ly ch a n ges in a v e r a g e pay fo r s t r a ig h t -tim e h o u r s . T h e y a r e not in flu e n ce d by ch a n g es in stan dard w o rk s c h e d u le s , as su ch , o r b y p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r t im e . W h ere n e c e s s a r y , data w e r e a d ju ste d to r e m o v e fr o m the in d e x e s and p e r c e n ta g e s o f change any s ig n ific a n t e ffe c t c a u se d b y ch a n g es in the s c o p e o f the su r v e y . T h e a v e r a g e (m ean) ea rn in g s fo r e a ch o c cu p a tio n w e r e m u lt i p lie d b y the o c c u p a t io n a l w e ig h t, and the p r o d u c ts fo r a ll o c cu p a tio n s in the g rou p w e r e to ta le d . T h e a g g r e g a te s f o r 2 c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r s w e r e r e la te d b y d iv id in g the a g g re g a te fo r the la te r y e a r b y the a g g r e gate fo r the e a r lie r y e a r . The resu lta n t r e la t iv e , le s s 100 p e r c e n t, 4 T ab le 2. Indexes of standard w eekly salaries and straight-tim e hourly earnings fo r selected occupational groups in Beaum ont—P o rt A rth ur—O range, Tex., M ay 1971 and M ay 1 9 7 2, and percents of increase for selected periods A l l in d u s tr ie s O ffic e c le r ic a l (m e n an d w om en) P e r io d In d u s tr ia l n u rs e s (m e n an d w om en) S k ille d m a in te n a n c e tra d e s (m e n ) M a n u fa c tu r in g U n s k ille d p la n t w o rk e rs (m e n ) O ffic e c le r ic a l (m e n a n d w om en) In d e x e s ( M a y May 19?1_____________________ M a y 1972 . . . . ..................................... 1 2 3 .4 131. 3 128. 5 136. 6 127. 6 1 3 6 .9 130. 7 140. 2 In d u s t r i a l n u rs e s (m e n and w om en) S k ille d m a in te n a n c e tra d e s (m e n ) U n s k ille d p la n t w o rk e rs (m e n ) 128. 5 136. 6 127. 6 137. 3 132. 3 1 4 5 .0 4. 5 1. 7 1. 3 . 8 3. 3 5 .6 3 .4 4. 6 . i 5. 7 1 9 6 7 = 100) 1 2 3 .9 132. 4 P e r c e n ts o f in c r e a s e M ay M ay M ay M ay M ay M ay M ay M ay M ay M ay M ay M ay I9 6 0 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 to to to to to to to to to to to to M M M M M M M M M M M M ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay 1 9 6 1 ---------------------------------------------------1 9 6 2 ---------------------------------------------------1 9 6 3 --------- — — -------- — 1 9 6 4 ---------------------------------------------------1 9 6 5 ---------------------------------------------------1 9 6 6 ---------------------------------------------------1 9 6 7 ---------------------------------------------------1 9 6 8 -------------------------------- ---------------1 9 6 9 ---------------------------------------------------1 9 7 0 ______________________________ 1 9 7 1 ---------------------------------------------------1 9 7 2 ---------------------------------------------------- 2. 8 4. 5 4. 5 1. 7 1. 3 . 8 3. 3 5. 6 3 .4 4 .9 4. 1 5. 5 7. 0 6. 4 5. 9 6 .9 7. 4 5. 7 6. 3 5. 8 4. 5 4. 6 1.2 3.2 4. 3 . 7 4. 8 .4 2. 3 3 .9 3 .7 4. 7 6. 6 6. 1 7. 8 7. 3 4. 1 5 .9 3. 2 1. 8 3. 0 . 7 3. 1 9. 6. 6. 5. 7. 0 7 9 2 3 7. 6 3. 1 5. 0 .4 2. 6 3. 5 3 .9 4. 2 4. 8 6. 0 7. 0 6 .9 5 .9 6 .9 7 .4 5. 7 6. 3 4 .9 . 2 2. 3 3 .8 3 .7 4. 6 6 .6 6. 2 7. 7 7 .6 1 .9 3. 2 . 2 1. 6 3. 1 7. 0 8. 5 7. 5 8. 1 4 .9 9 .6 6 A. Occupational earnings T a b le A -1. O f fic e o c c u p a tio n s —m en and w o m e n (A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ied on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s tr y d i v is i o n , B e a u m o n t—P o r t A r t h u r —O ra n g e , T e x . , M a y 1972) Weekly earnings 1 (standard) Number S S e x , o c c u p a t i o n , a n d i n d u s t r y d ivision Number of Average weekly hours1 (standard) 60 M ean 2 M edian2 Middle range2 * $ $ * t of w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s of— $ $ S t t * $ * * t t t S i 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 80 90 loo no 125. 130 i*o 150 160 ITO 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 " 2 2 5 1 2 2 5 5 - 7 3 20 18 1 1 11 11 9 9 7 7 48 48 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 7 7 9 9 2 2 . - 1 1 - - _ * - - - - 2 2 4 4 1 1 - - - - - _ _ * - “ - - 1 1 - 1 1 7 7 - - 9 2 1 1 1 12 1 11 6 4 2 2 2 “ 2 1 1 10 2 8 6 6 1 1 - - 4 4 5 5 3 3 12 12 - - - 1 1 - 17 5 16 9 12 3 - 1 1 2 2 1 1 _ 9 9 - . _ . “ 3 3 _ * 3 2 4 3 4 3 6 6 4 4 - 3 3 - 2 2 1 1 - 4 2 5 3 4 4 6 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 6 6 _ 3 3 - 2 2 2 2 12 12 2 2 2 2 11 7 13 9 4 4 and under 70 MEN CL ERKS > ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------- 125 115 $ $ $ $ 40.0 216.00 229.00 194.50-242.50 40.0 220.50 233.00 198.00-242.50 CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------MANUFA CT UR IN G --------------------- 29 29 40.0 167.50 174.00 151.00-187.00 40.0 167.50 174.00 15 1.00-187.00 CLERKS, PAYROLL --------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------- 16 16 40.0 187.50 225.00 123.00-243.00 40.0 187.50 225.00 123.00-243.00 MESSEN GE RS 15 40.0 112.00 113.50 110.50-120.00 - CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS A -------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ------------------ 75 53 22 40.0 167.50 163.00 12 3.50-223.00 40.0 179.00 180.00 134.00-240.00 40.0 140.00 132.50 123.00-162.00 CLERKS, ACCOUNTING, CLASS B -------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------- 155 63 40.0 111.00 101.50 40.0 122.50 112.50 - CLERKS, PAYROLL ---------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------- 44 35 40.0 149.0C 142.00 117.00-179.00 40.0 161.50 150.00 130.00-200.00 _ KEYP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS A -------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------- 42 31 40.0 136.00 132.00 109.00-168.00 40.0 143.50 142.50 120.00-181.00 _ _ - - KEYP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS B -------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------- 58 28 30 40.0 114.50 94.50 83.50-165.00 40.0 147.00 165.00 12 4.00-169.00 40.0 84.00 81.00- 93.00 84.50 * 4 2 2 SE CRETARIES --------------------------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 --------------- 215 148 67 36 - 2 2 - SECRETARIES, CL AS S B -------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------- 38 23 15 40.0 150.00 139.00 114.50-197.00 4C.0 156.00 154.00 112.50-205.00 40.0 141.50 134.00 127.50-145.00 SECRETARIES, CLASS C -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------- 68 47 21 40. C 168.00 186.00 132.00-199.00 40.0 173.50 188.50 133.50-2C5.00 40.0 155.00 165.00 112.50-196.00 SECRETARIES, CLASS 0 -------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S --------------- 93 69 24 18 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 ST EN OGRAPHERS, GE NE RA L -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------- 204 149 55 40.0 136.50 144.50 104.00-163.50 40.0 149.50 155.00 137.00-167.50 40.0 102.00 96.50 85.50-105.50 4 4 30 8 - - - 24 8 STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR --------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG -----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S --------------- 161 105 56 33 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 - - 2 - - 2 (OFFICE BOYS) $ - - 2 2 - - - 1 1 - * - - 2 1 - 6 6 2 2 2 2 - - 2 11 11 20 41 20 7 6 6 2 - 4 4 WOMEN nonmanufacturing ------------------- S e e foo t n o t e s at e n d of table: 40.0 40. C 40.0 40.0 159.00 166.50 142.50 168.00 157.50 163.00 141.50 155.00 157.00 176.00 122.00 127.00 157.50 170.50 137.50 166.00 158.00 165.00 15 4.0C 157.50 166.00 179.50 122.00 124.00 91.50-125.50 85.00-155.00 124.50-196.00 131.50-199.50 120.00-170.00 155.00-194.50 126.00-187.50 131.00-197.00 121.50-164.00 149.50-175.50 125.00-183.00 166.00-189.50 110.50-133.50 116.00-146.00 _ - - - 4 20 5 15 - - - - 7 2 * 7 2 11 6 5 23 14 9 10 9 i 2 2 - 4 4 6 2 4 2 2 11 8 3 3 24 15 9 9 2 6 1 4 4 - 2 2 _ - - - _ - ~ “ - - - - 12 10 30 12 12 9 9 2 - 2 9 9 9 8 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 4 4 2 2 - - 15 7 8 7 7 - 1 1 21 1 1 - - “ - - 1 - - _ - - - - - - 1 - - 2 2 2 2 - 3 3 _ - - - - - - - - * * 2 2 6 6 1 1 - - - - - - - - ~ “ “ 3 2 1 9 6 3 - 4 3 1 5 2 3 1 1 6 6 ~ - 4 3 1 1 7 3 4 2 3 3 7 5 2 2 15 8 7 7 5 4 1 1 11 7 4 4 4 3 1 1 12 12 23 7 16 2 2 6 6 19 19 26 26 24 24 30 23 7 10 10 14 14 8 8 - - “ - 5 7 14 16 16 - 20 19 26 26 8 8 12 12 5 5 10 7 11 5 6 2 6 6 7 5 18 2 16 8 11 5 1 2 9 4 2 9 9 - l 1 - 3 3 1 11 - * - - 2 - 1 1 6 - 5 5 - - 2 2 6 19 10 9 1 - 1 1 3 2 1 - 6 3 3 14 5 9 2 * 2 2 4 4 2 2 - - 5 4 i - 6 2 _ - _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - T a b le A -1. O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s — m e n a nd w o m e n ----- C o n t i n u e d ( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s for s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s stu d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s b y i n d u s t r y division, B e a u m o n t — P o r t A r t h u r — O r a n g e , T e x . , M a y Weekly earnings 1 ( standard) $ Sex, occupation, and industry division Number of workers Average weekly hours1 (standard) t 60 M ean2 70 WOMEN SWITCHBOARD - $ N u m b e r of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings of— $ s $ s * t % t % t i t % t t 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 : : : * CONTINUED OPERATORS* CLASS B 42 "ANUr AC 1UK INo 4 0 .0 1 1 9 .5 0 1 5 2 .0 0 $ 1 1 9 .0 0 1 5 9 .0 0 4 0 .0 9 9 .0 0 9 9 .5 0 1 0 2 .5 0 1 0 7 .0 0 16 N O N M A N U T A C T O R 1NO SWITCHBOARD $ $ and under Middle range2 M edian2 t 1972) ™"* 26 OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS- n A r w r A w l U K l f lw 54 4 0 .0 1 0 6 .0 0 32 22 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 1 3 .5 0 9 5 .0 0 29 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 1 3 8 .5 0 1 3 8 . 5C 1 3 9 .0 0 104*50 109*00 S A N U rA L I U K lN b $ $ 9 7 .0 0 - 1 4 9 .0 0 1 3 4 .0 0 -1 6 4 .5 0 1 1 1 .0 0 2 1 2 7 .0 0 1 0 3 .5 0 9 2 .0 0 9 8 .0 0 8 8 .0 0 - 9 9 .5 0 1 3 9 .0 0 * ? 3 7 9 .5 0 -1 1 5 .5 0 1 3 4 .0 0 1 3 4 .0 0 - 8 11 1 20 1 8 1 4 8 .0 0 1 4 8 .0 0 2 6 2 i 0 C i 3 . 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 1 4 0 .0 1 3 S e e footnotes at e n d of tables. T a b le A -2 . (Average P ro fe s s io n a l and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s —m en and w o m e n s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s for s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s b y i n d u s t r y division, B e a u m o n t — P o r t A r t h u r — O r a n g e , T e x . , M a y Weekly earnings 1 dard) Sex, occupation, and industry division Number of workeR s M ean2 M edian2 Middle range2 t * 90 hours1 (standard) 1972) N u m b e r of workers receiving straight -time weekly earnings of— t i t $ $ $ t t i i * $ * $ * * S 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 6 6 6 6 21 21 2 2 1 1 1 6 10 10 I 1 1 1 I 3 6 6 - _ and under 100 290 and MEN $ $ C O MP UT ER 0PERAT0 MANUFACTURING * io * o $ $ 114.00-226.00 1 213.00 218.50 191.00-235.50 12 12 202.50 8A 40*0 DRAFTSMEN* CLASS 66 M A N IlF A r.T lIR T N C 55 40.0 40.0 34 40.0 187.50 184.00 163.50-210.50 3 6 6 13 6 8 6 147.50 161.00 112.50-178.00 144.50 155.00 111.00-180.00 12 12 10 10 J 3 - - 13 J 8 8 i i 3 3 2 2 5 2 2 3 WOMEN NURSES* INDUSTRIAL tREGISTERED) S e e footnotes at e n d of tables. ------- - - - - 6 6 4 4 6 6 3 5 - - - - _ T a b le A -3 . O f f i c e , p r o fe s s io n a l, a n d te c h n ic a l o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d w o m e n c o m b i n e d (A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e w e e k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s t r y d i v is i o n , B e a u m o n t-F )o r t A r t h u r -O r a n g e , T e x . , M a y 1972) Average OF FICE OC CU PA TI ON S OF FI CE OC CU PA TI ON S AO KEYP UN CH O P E R A T O R S 9 CLA3S A KE YPUNCH O P E R A T O R S t CLASS 0 15 10* *92 *0 0 120 00 4o!o 136.50 53 40.0 156.50 60 51 40.0 159.50 40.0 169.50 *2 40.0 136.00 40.0 143..,0 36 ME SS EN GE RS (OFFICE BOYS AND GIRLS)- See fo o t n o t e a t en d o f t a b le s . - C O NT IN UE D Occupation and industry division Number of Weekly Weekly hours 1 earnings 1 (standard) (standard) OFFICE O C CU PA TI ON S - C O NT IN UE D 40.0 102.50 216 40.0 159.00 40.0 142.50 40.0 38 150.00 60 *8 40.0 168 50 40.0 17*.00 f? re 40.0 163.00 40.0 141.50 40.0 155.00 138.50 . . . 40.0 114.50 40.0 147.00 04.00 40.0 28 67 Weekly earnings 1 (standard) $ 106.00 switchboard PUBLIC UT ILITIES Weekly hours 1 (standard) rt Ann *0 0 40.0 172.50 58 28 Average Ave rage Number of Occupation and industry division operators, class b ---- 39 40.0 104.00 PROFES SI ON AL AND TECHNICAL O C C U PA TI ON S - CONT IN UE D 154.00 118.00 *0.0 136.50 55 40.0 102.00 75 40.0 213.00 165 40.0 157.50 91 87 207.50 208.00 37 40.0 132.00 42 16 *0.0 119.50 68 57 40.0 40.0 35 40.0 186.50 *99*50 NURSES, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED) --- fSio VJ1O o o Weekly earnings 1 (standard) (standard) Weekly * * Number of o o o o Occupation and industry division 9 T a b le A - 4 . M a in te n a n c e a n d p o w e r p la n t o c c u p a tio n s (A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s fo r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , B ea u m on t—P o r t A r th u i^ -O ra n g e , T e x . , M a y 1972) Hourly earnings3 Sex, occupation, and industry division N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n in g s of— S 3 .1 0 t 3 .2 0 » 3 .3 0 $ 3 .*0 t 3 .5 0 t 3 .6 0 $ 3 .7 0 $ 3 .8 0 t t 3 .9 0 *.00 S *.10 S *.20 s *.3 0 t *.*0 *.6 0 s *.8 0 t 5 .00 S 5 .20 t 5 .*0 » 5 .6 0 S 5 .8 0 3 .10 3 .2 0 3 .3 0 3 • *0 3 .5 0 3 .6 0 3 .7 0 3 .8 0 3 .9 0 *.00 *.10 *.20 *.3 0 *.*0 *.6 0 *.8 0 5 .00 5 .20 5 • *C 5 .6 0 5-80 over - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - 190 190 - - 5 5 - - 1 - - - 1 1 - - 2 2 - - 4 * - - 4 * - - 20 20 - 1 - 18 18 . 1 5 2 9 * 6 6 - “ * 220 220 *5 *2 - 2 2 2 2 3 3 - - - - - 39 39 - - - - _ - - - $ Number of Mean 2 Median2 Middle range 2 TT ,, e r 3 * 0 0 Und S and 3 . 0 0 under l HEN C A R P E N T E R S . M A I N T E N A N C E -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------- 205 20* $ 5 .20 5 .21 $ 5 .2 6 5 .2 6 $ 5 .2 3 5 .2 3 - $ 5 .29 5 .29 E L E C T R I C I A N S . M A I N T E N A N C E ----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ---------- *------------- 333 312 5 .1 3 5 .1 3 5 .3 5 5 .3 5 5 .3 1 5 .3 1 - 5 .38 5 .38 - - - - - - E N G I N E E R S , S T A T I O N A R Y ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------- *8 *8 5 .2 * 5 .2 * 5 .51 5 .51 5 .*2 5 .*2 - 5 .56 5 .56 - - - - - F I R E M E N , S T A T I O N A R Y B O I L E R ---------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------- 67 6* *.8 9 *.9 8 4 .89 5 .1 0 *.7 8 *.8 0 - 5.1 5 5 .15 H E L P E R S . M A I N T E N A N C E T R A D E S --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------- 1A7 131 *.10 *.1 9 *.3 * *.3 5 3 .8 3 *.3 1 - *.3 8 *.3 8 8 4 MACHINE-TOOL OPERATORS, TOOLROOM — M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------- 31 31 *.3 3 *.3 3 *.3 8 *.3 8 3 .8 6 3 .8 6 - *.*9 *.*9 - M A C H I N I S T S , M A I N T E N A N C E -------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------- 618 616 5 .2 1 5 .2 2 5 .2 8 5 .2 8 5 .2 *5 .2 *- 5 .35 5 .35 - MECHANICS, AUTOMOTIVE ( M A I N T E N A N C E ) -------------------------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 --- ------------- 69 *6 23 16 *.6 0 *.9 1 3 .9 7 * . 16 *.8 2 5 .23 *.22 *.2 8 *.2 3 *.7 3 3 .*5 3 .6 0 5 .26 5 .28 *.7 3 *.7 5 3 3 _ - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - _ - - - - - - - * * - 2 2 - “ “ - 2 2 2 6 - - - 2 2 2 18 18 2 - 2 1 M E C H A N I C S , M A I N T E N A N C E --------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------- 27* 236 *.9 5 5 .0 2 5 .2 9 5 .3 1 *• *25 .2 0 - 5 .** 5 .*5 - - - P A I N T E R S , M A I N T E N A N C E ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------- 131 131 5 .2 3 5 .2 3 5 .2 6 5 .2 6 5 .2 3 5 .2 3 - 5.30 5 .30 - - - P I P E F I T T E R S , M A I N T E N A N C E -----------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------------- 655 655 5 .2 * 5 .2 * 5 .2 7 5 .27 5 .2 *5 .2 *- 5.33 5.33 _ * - _ 3 _ See footnotes at end of tables - - “ _ - 6 6 1 1 * - 10 10 - _ _ - - _ - - - 13 13 - 3 3 - _ - - 1 1 1 2 2 2 “ - 5 5 10 6 12 12 _ - _ 3 3 _ * - * - _ 4 4 - 15 15 - - - * * - 3 3 2 2 21 20 - - 3 3 * - 3 - * - - 3 - - - - 13 15 15 13 6 - - - * _ * - - 6 6 - - 33 33 4 _ _ 17 17 - - - - - - - - * * 8 8 - _ _ _ - - - 6 6 _ - - - - 1 _ 512 512 70 70 - “ 1 ” - * 8 8 6 6 - 7 7 7 5 5 - 30 30 - _ . _ - - - - “ 5 2 * 1 - - - 5 5 2 _ - * * - - - _ - 88 88 “ _ - _ _ * - - - - - . 11 2 92 90 6* 62 28 2* 2 2 120 120 8 B _ _ - 589 589 56 56 - - _ - * “ - _ - - 10 T a b le A - 5 . C u s to d ia l an d m a te ria l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a tio n s (A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is b y in d u s tr y d i v is i o n , B ea u m on t—P o r t A r th u r —O r a n g e , T e x . , M a y 1972) Hourly earnings ^ S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s t r y d iv is io n N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f — 1 ------- $ 1.6 0 1.7 0 Number of M edian2 Middle range 2 $ 1.80 $ 1.9 0 1.9 0 2.0 0 2 . 1 0 2.2 0 12 ~ 15 “ 6 * A 2 3 3 1 3 - 9 A 10 i 15 A 11 7 7 8 8 8 A A 22 12 10 7 3 A 2A 2A 19 19 A A 35 35 1 1 _ - 1A 10 A 2 11 8 3 - A2 18 2A 1 31 31 23 7 2 5 3 5 A 1 1 17 12 5 5 13 2 11 6 2 4 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 S S 2.0 0 2 . 1 0 S 2.20 * * 2 . AO 2 . 6 0 $ 2 .80 $ 3.0 0 $ 3.2 0 ! % 3 . AO 3 . 6 0 t t S t * t * 1 $ 3 . 8 0 A . 00 A . 20 A.A0 A .60 A . 8 0 5 . 0 0 5 . 20 5 . 6 0 and under 1.80 2 . AO 2 . 60 2 . 8 0 3 .0 0 3 . 2 0 3 . AO 3 . 60 o o «r o 00 1.70 A . 20 A.A0 A . 60 6 80 5 . 0 0 5 . 2 0 5 . AO 5 . 6 0 MEN 316 23A $ 3.57 A.1A $ A . 36 A . 52 $ $ 2.11- A . 56 3.86- A . 59 GUARDS MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------- 20A A . A3 A.5A A.AO- A . 59 JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEA NE RS --M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------- A77 23A 2A3 2.80 3.68 1.96 2.78 3.91 1.82 1.81- 3.91 3.63- 3.96 1.68- 2.07 LABORERS, MATE RI AL HA ND L I N G -------M A N U 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 --------------- 27A 179 95 44 3.A2 3.65 2.98 3.33 3.73 3.9A 3.02 3.10 2.923.292.913.CA- RECE IV IN G CL ER KS --------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g ----------------- 58 38 3.33 A . 35 2.8C 2.99 A . 63 2.91 2.63- A.23 3.73- A.9A 2.A7- 3.03 SH IPPING CLERKS ---------------------- 17 3.9A A . 33 3.00- A.60 TR UC KDRIVERS ------------------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O N M A N UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S --------------- 582 332 250 76 3.83 A.1A 3.A2 A . 60 A . 33 A . 53 3.A8 A . 83 3.08A . 322.69A . 17- TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER 1-1/2 TONS) ----------------------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------- 10A 5A 50 3.A2 A . 32 2.AA TRUCKDRIVERS, ME DI UM tl-1/2 TO AND INCLUDING A TONS) ----------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S --------------- 355 189 166 67 3.96 A . 12 3.77 A . 60 GU AR DS AND W A TC HM EN ----------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------- 20 3.97 3.99 3.1A 3.76 9 • AO 20 17 " 78 2 76 3A 2 32 65 8 8 _ - - 65 - - - - - 12 12 - _ _ _ - * A . 57 A . 58 A . 15 A . 87 17 16 l 1 5 - 1 3.66 A . 38 2.37 2.37- A . 39 A . 33- A . 56 2.32- 2.58 1 A 1 A A . 37 A . 53 3.77 A . 83 3.70A . 333.37A . 17- A . 57 A . 57 A . 81 A . 87 A 2 2 3 A 7 A 3 4 7 4 1 1 32 32 6 1A • 1A A 12 12 - - 1 1 15 - A A 5 - 15 1 1 _ - - 6 2 28 A 8 2 * 28 A 8 - - A A 13 - - - - 13 - A A 2 2 i i A A 15 15 10 8 10 8 13 13 5 A 15 10 8 13 8 135 135 A A - 8 8 _ - - - 5 5 77 73 A A - 2 2 5 5 _ - 3 3 _ - " A 1 2 23 15A 15 A 23 22 5A 52 2 2 17 17 - 1 1 6 6 * 3 1 2 “ 23 23 18 18 * 13 51 11 AO 3 23 26 26 116 116 * 2.86 2.86 2.81- 3.05 2.82- 2.90 2.81- 3.07 A 4 - 2 A 2.87 - - - - 1 - 2 A 33 18 15 TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) --------M A N U FA CT UR IN G --------------------- 196 185 A . 08 A . 17 A . 51 A . 52 3.75- A . 59 3.77- A.59 - - - - - 3 3 2 2 1 1 15 4 11 11 6 - 1 1 6 - - - 3 1 - - 23 22 _ - * • - - 36 36 - 8 8 - “ 5 5 - - 2 - _ - “ * 8 — 8 8 “ * * * 8 8 AO AO AO * 6 - - - - - A 6 * . - - 5 5 - - 2 2 2 8 8 69 69 A1 A1 - * 7A 3A A0 AO - - 2 - - — 3 3 2 - - 1 1 6 1 5 3 13 - — 1 1 - 17 10 7 12 _ - 57 17 AO * 6 9 - _ — “ - 6 3 - _ * 1A 1A 1 - 12 12 _ - 2 11 2 9 9 9 21 21 - 23 16 7 — 3 3 A A A - 1 1 * 8 8 2A 23 1 1 13 1 12 3.10 2.98 3.19 10 10 - 62 28 3A S e e fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s. 12 12 AA 20 2A TRUCKDRIVERS, HE AV Y (OVER A TONS, TRAILER TYPE) --------------------M A NU FA CT UR IN G --------------------NO NM A N U F A C T U R I N G ----------------- 1 9 9 - - * * 6 • 6 _ _ _ - 11 F o o tn o te s 1 Stan dard h ou rs r e fle c t the w o rk w e e k fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t -tim e s a la r ie s (e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r t im e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a te s ), and the ea rn in g s c o r r e s p o n d to th e se w e e k ly h o u r s. The m ed ia n 2 The m ea n is com p u ted fo r ea ch jo b b y tota lin g the e a rn in g s o f a ll w o r k e r s and d iv id in g b y the n u m b er o f w o r k e r s , The m id d le d e s ig n a te s p o s itio n — h a lf o f the e m p lo y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e iv e m o r e than the rate show n; h a lf r e c e iv e le s s than the rate show n, ran ge is d e fin e d b y 2 ra te s o f pa y; a fou rth o f the w o r k e r s ea rn le s s than the lo w e r o f th e se ra te s and a fou rth ea rn m o r e than the h ig h e r rate. 3 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , and la te sh ifts. A p p e n d ix . O c c u p a tio n a l D e s c r ip tio n s T h e p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f p r e p a r i n g j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r t h e B u r e a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s i s t o a s s i s t it s f f e l d s t a f f in c l a s s i f y i n g in t o a p p r o p r i a t e o c c u p a t i o n s w o r k e r s w h o a r e e m p l o y e d u n d e r a v a r i e t y o f p a y r o l l t i t l e s a n d d i f f e r e n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t s f r o m e s t a b l is h m e n t t o e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d fr 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 i o n a l w a g e r a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o m p a r a b l e j o b c o n t e n t . B e c a u s e o f t h is e m p h a s i s o n in t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d i n t e r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f o c c u p a t i o n a l c o n t e n t , th e B u r e a u 's j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m t h o s e in u s e in in d iv id u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s o r t h o s e p r e p a r e d f o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s . In a p p ly in g t h e s e j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s , t h e B u r e a u 's f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s a r e 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 ; le a r n e r s ; b e g in n e r s ; t r a in e e s ; and h a n d ica p p e d , p a r t - t im e , t e m p o r a r y , and p r o b a t io n a r y w o r k e r s . O F F IC E C L E R K , A C C O U N T I N G — C o n t in u e d B I L L E R , 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 i c e s o n a m a c h in e o t h e r th a n a n o r d i n a r y o r e l e c t r o m a tic ty p e w r ite r . M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s 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 t h e r c l e r i c a l w o r k i n c id e n t a l t o b i l l i n g o p e r a t i o n s . F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h i n e , a r e c l a s s i f ie d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s fo llo w s : P o s it io n s B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b i l l i n g m a c h i n e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b i l l i n g m a c h in e ( c o m b i n a t i o n t y p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h in e ) t o p r e p a r e b i l l s a n d i n v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , i n t e r n a ll y p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a l ly i n v o l v e s a p p l ic a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m i n e d d i s c o u n t s a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s a n d e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h ic h m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u t e d o n th e b i l l i n g m a c h i n e , a n d t o t a l s w h ic h a r e a u t o m a t i c a ll y a c c u m u l a t e d b y m a c h i n e . T h e o p e r a t i o n u s u a l l y i n v o l v e s a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f t h e b i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o ft e n d o n e o n a fa n f o l d m a c h in e . B i l l e r , m a c h i n e (b o o k k e e p in g m a c h i n e ) . U s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (w ith o r w it h o u t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) t o p r e p a r e c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t i o n . G e n e r a l l y i n v o l v e s th e s i m u lt a n e o u s e n t r y o f f i g 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 l a t e s f i g u r e s o n a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o l u m n s a n d c o m p u t e s and u s u a lly p r in t s a u to m a tic a lly th e d e b it o r c r e d it b a la n c e s . D o e s n o t i n v o l v e a k n o w l e d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o rk s fr o m u n ifo r m and sta n d a rd ty p e s o f s a le s and c r e d it s lip s . CLERK, P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e a c c o u n t i n g c l e r i c a l t a s k s s u c h a s p o s t in g t o r e g i s t e r s a n d l e d g e r s ; r e c o n c i l i n g b a n k a c c o u n t s ; v e r i f y i n g t h e in t e r n a l c o n s i s t e n c y , c o m p l e t e n e s s , a n d m a t h e m a t ic a l a c c u r a c y o f a c c o u n t i n g d o c u m e n t s ; a s s i g n i n g p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t i n g d i s t r ib u t io n c o d e s ; e x a m in in g and v e r ify in g f o r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r io u s ty p e s o f r e p o r t s , li s t s , c a lc u la t io n s , p o s tin g , e t c .; o r p r e p a r i n g s i m p l e o r a s s i s t i n g in p r e p a r i n g m o r e c o m p l i c a t e d j o u r n a l v o u c h e r s . M ay w ork in e i t h e r a m a n u a l o r a u t o m a t e d a c c o u n t i n g s y s t e m . T h e w o rk r e q u ir e s a k n o w le d g e o f w h ic h r e l a t e s t o t h e c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s i n g a n d W ith e x p e r i e n c e , t h e w o r k e r t y p i c a l l y b e c o m a n d p r o c e d u r e s u s e d in t h e a s s i g n e d w o r k , p r i n c i p l e s o f b o o k k e e p in g a n d a c c o u n t i n g . c l e r i c a l m e t h o d s a n d o f f i c e p r a c t i c e s and p r o c e d u r e s r e c o r d i n g o f t r a n s a c t i o n s a n d a c c o u n t i n g in f o r m a t io n . e s f a m i l i a r w ith t h e b o o k k e e p in g a n d a c c o u n t i n g t e r m s b u t i s n o t r e q u i r e d t o h a v e a k n o w le d g e o f t h e f o r m a l NOTE: o n t h e b a s i s o f th e f o l l o w i n g d e f i n i t i o n s . F IL E C la s s A . C l a s s i f i e s a n d in d e x e s f i l e m a t e r i a l s u c h a s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e c h n i c a l d o c u m e n t s , e t c . , in a n e s t a b l i s h e d f i l i n 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 i e d s u b j e c t m a t t e r f i l e s . M a y a l s o f i l e t h is m a t e r i a l . M a y k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r i o u s t y p e s in c o n j u n c t io n w ith t h e f i l e s . M a y le a d a s m a l l g r o u p o f l o w e r l e v e l f i l e c l e r k s . C la s s B . S o r ts , c o d e s , and f i le s in g s o r p a r t l y c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a id s . A s req u ested , w a rd s m a te r ia l. M a y p e r fo r m r e la te d 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 i r i n g a k n o w le d g e o f and e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w ith t h e s t r u c t u r e o f t h e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t i n g s y s t e m u s e d . D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f d e b it a n d c r e d i t i t e m s t o b e u s e d in e a c h p h a s e o f th e w o r k . M 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 ts , and o th e r r e c o r d s by hand. C L E R K , A C C O U N T IN G in to l e v e l s F i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s , a n d r e t r i e v e s m a t e r i a l in a n e s t a b l i s h e d f i l i n g s y s t e m . M a y p e r f o r m c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d t o m a in t a in f i l e s . P o s i t i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in t o l e v e l s o n th e b a s is o f th e fo llo w in g d e fin itio n s . (w ith o r w it h o u t a t y p e w r i t e r k e y b o a r d ) t o k e e p a r e c o r d C la 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 i r i n g l i t t l e k n o w l e d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le , p a y r o l l , c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t in c lu d in g a s i m p l e t y p e o f b i l l i n g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r , m a c h i n e ) , c o s t d i s t r i b u t i o n , e x p e n s e d i s t r i b u t i o n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , e t c . M a y c h e c k o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t i n g d e p a r t m e n t . c la s s ifie d C la s s B . U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n , f o l l o w i n g d e t a il e d i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d s t a n d a r d iz e d p r o c e d u r e s , p e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e r o u t i n e a c c o u n t i n g c l e r i c a l o p e r a t i o n s , s u c h a s p o s t in g t o l e d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w o r k s h e e t s w h e r e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f i t e m s a n d l o c a t i o n s o f p o s t in g s a r e c l e a r l y in d ic a t e d ; c h e c k i n g a c c u r a c y a n d c o m p l e t e n e s s o f s t a n d a r d iz e d a n d r e p e t i t i v e r e c o r d s o r a c c o u n t i n g d o c u m e n t s ; a n d c o d in g d o c u m e n t s u s i n g a fe w p r e s c r i b e d a c c o u n t i n g c o d e s . B O O K K E E P I N G -M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e o f b u s in e s s t r a n s a c t io n s . a re C la s s A . U n d e r g e n e r a l s u p e r v i s i o n , p e r f o r m s a c c o u n t i n g c l e r i c a l o p e r a t i o n s w h ic h r e q u i r e th e a p p l ic a t i o n o f e x p e r i e n c e a n d ju d g m e n t , f o r e x a m p l e , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s i n g c o m p l i c a t e d o r n o n r e p e t it i v e a c c o u n t i n g t r a n s a c t i o n s , s e l e c t i n g a m o n g a s u b s t a n t ia l v a r i e t y o f p r e s c r ib e d a cco u n tin g c o d e s and c l a s s if ic a t io n s , o r t r a c in g t r a n s a c t io n s th ro u g h p r e v io u s a cco u n tin g a c t io n s to d e t e r m in e s o u r c e o f d i s c r e p a n c i e s . M a y b e a s s is t e d by one o r m o r e c l a s s B a cco u n tin g c l e r k s . u n c la s s ifie d m a t e r ia l b y s im p le (s u b je c t m a tte r ) h e a d f i n e r s u b h e a d i n g s . P r e p a r e s s i m p l e r e l a t e d in d e x a n d l o c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n t i f i e d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u i r e d t o m a in t a in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s . C la s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u t in e f i l i n 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 i m p l e s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a l p h a b e t i c a l , c h r o n o l o g i c a l , o r n u m e r i c a l ) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a il a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a t e r i a l ; a n d m a y f i l l o u t w it h d r a w a l c h a r g e . M a y p e r f o r m s i m 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 i r e d t o m a in t a in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s . CLERK , ORDER R e c e iv e s c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s f o r m a te r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e by m a il, p h o n e , o r p e r s o n a lly . D u t ie s i n v o l v e a n y c o m b in a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g : Q u o t in g p r i c e s t o c u s t o m e r s ; m a k 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 u p t h e o r d e r ; c h e c k i n g p r i c e s a n d q u a n t i t ie s o f i t e m s o n o r d e r s h e e t ; a n d d i s t r ib u t in g o r d e r s h e e t s t o r e s p e c t i v e d e p a r t m e n t s t o b e f i l l e d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d i t d e p a r t m e n t t o d e t e r m i n e c r e d i t r a t in g o { c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w l e 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 l l o w u p o r d e r s t o 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 , a n d c h e c k s h ip p in g i n v o i c e s w ith o r i g i n a l o r d e r s . CLERK, PAYROLL C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s t h e n e c e s s a r y d a t a o n th e p a y r o l l s h e e t s . D u t ie s i n v o l v e : C a lc u la t in g w o r k e r s ' e a r n i n g s b a s e d o n t i m e o r p r o d u c t i o n r e c o r d s ; a n d p o s t in g c a l c u l a t e d d a ta o n p a y r o l l s h e e t , s h o w in g in f o r m a t i o n s u c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o r k i n g d a y s , t im e , r a t e , d e d u c tio n s f o r in s u r a n c e , and to ta l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e ou 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 u p a n d d i s t r ib u t in g p a y e n v e l o p e s . M a y u s e a c a lc u la tin g m a c h in e . T h e B u r e a u h a s d i s c o n t in u e d c o l l e c t i n g 12 d a ta f o r o ile r s and p lu m b e r s . 13 COM PTOM ETER OPERATOR S E C R E T A R Y — C o n t in u e d P r i m a r y d u ty i s t o o p e r a t e 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 t a t i o n s . T h is j o b i s n o t t o b e c o n f u s e d w ith th a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o t h e r t y p e o f c l e r k , w h ic h m a y in v o l v e f r e q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p t o m e t e r b u t, 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 o f o th e r d u tie s . KEYPUNCH OPERATOR O p e r a te s a k ey pu n ch t a b u la t in g c a r d s o r o n t a p e . P o s it io n s m a c h in e to record or v e r ify a lp h a b e t ic a n d /o r n u m e ric N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in t h e l e v e l d e f in i t io n s fo l lo w i n g , r e f e r s t o t h o s e o f f i c i a l s w h o h a v e a s i g n if i c a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o l ic y m a k i n g r o l e w ith r e g a r d t o m a j o r c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t it l e " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " t h o u g h n o r m a l l y i n d ic a t i v e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s n o t in a ll c a s e s i d e n t if y s u c h p o s i t i o n s . V i c e p r e s i d e n t s w h o s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s t o a c t p e r s o n a ll y o n in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t i o n s ; a d m i n i s t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a ff) a r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d t o b e " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e f o l lo w i n g l e v e l d e f i n i t i o n s . d a ta on C la s s A a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s o n th e b a s i s o f t h e f o l lo w i n g d e f i n i t i o n s . a ll, C la s s A . W o r k r e q u i r e s t h e a p p l ic a t i o n o f e x p e r i e n c e a n d ju d g m e n t in s e l e c t i n g p r o c e d u r e s t o b e f o l l o w e d a n d in s e a r c h i n g f o r , in t e r p r e t i n g , s e l e c t i n g , o r c o d i n g i t e m s t o b e k e y p u n c h e d f r o m a v a r i e t y o f s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s . O n o c c a s i o n m a y a l s o p e r f o r m s o m e r o u t in e k ey p u n ch w o rk . M a y t r a in i n e x p e r i e n c e d k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r s . C la s s B . W o r k i s r o u t in e a n d r e p e t i t i v e . U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o r f o l l o w i n g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t i o n s , w o r k s 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 w h ic h h a v e b e e n c o d e d , a n d f o l l o w s s p e c i f i e d p r o c e d u r e s w h ic h h a v e b e e n p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a il a n d r e q u i r e l i t t l e o r n o s e l e c t i n g , c o d i n g , o r i n t e r p r e t in g o f d a ta t o b e r e c o r d e d . R e f e r s t o s u p e r v i s o r 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 o r m i s s i n g in f o r m a t io n . 2. 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 t h e r th a n th e c h a i r m a n o f t h e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 bu t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s : o r 3. S e c r e t a r y t o t h e h e a d , i m m e d i a t e l y b e lo w t h e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r l e v e l , s e g m e n t o r s u b s i d i a r y o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s . C la s s a ll, P e r f o r m s v a r i o u s r o u t in e d u t ie s s u c h a s ru n n in g e r r a n d s , o p e r a t i n g m i n o r o f f i c e m a c h i n 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 a n d d i s t r ib u t in g m a i l , a n d o t h e r m i n o r c l e r i c a l w o r k . E x c l u d e p o s i t i o n s th a t r e q u i r e o p e r a t i o n o f a m o t o r v e h i c l e a s a s i g n if i c a n t d u ty . SECRETARY A s s i g n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l l y t o o n e in d iv i d u a l. M a in ta in s a c l o s e a n d h i g h l y r e s p o n s i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p t o th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o r k s f a i r l y in d e p e n d e n t ly r e c e i v i n g a m in i m u m o f d e t a il e d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u id a n c e . P e r f o r m s v a r i e d c l e r i c a l a n d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l ly in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : a. R e c e i v e s t e le p h o n e c a l l s , p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , a n d i n c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s q u i r i e s , a n d r o u t e s t e c h n i c a l in q u i r i e s t o th e p r o p e r p e r s o n s ; E s ta b lis h e s , m a in t a in s , c. M a in ta in s t h e d. R e la y s m e s s a g e s P e rfo r m s s u p e r v i s o r 's fr o m c a le n d a r a n d m a k e s s u p e r v is o r to a p p o in t m e n t s a s in s t r u c t e d ; oth ers f o r th e E x clu s io n s N o t a l l p o s i t i o n s th a t a r e t i t l e d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s t h e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . o f p o s i t i o n s w h ic h a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h e d e f in i t io n a r e a s f o l l o w s : a. P o s it io n s S t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l ly t r a in e d in c. S ten og ra p h ers m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n s ; do not m eet s e r v in g a s o ff ic e th e "p e r s o n a l" 5. S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d o f a l a r g e a n d i m p o r t a n t o r g a n iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d l e m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f a n o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s e g m e n t o ft e n in v o l v i n g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l h u n d r e d p e r s o n s ) o r a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s . se cre ta ry con cept C 2. S e c r e t a r y t o t h 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 i c i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th a n 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s . C la s s M a y a ls o p e r fo r m o th e r c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r ia l ta s k s o f c o m p a r a b le n a tu re and d iffic u lt y . T h e w o r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f i c e r o u t in e a n d u n d e r s t a 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 , a n d p r o c e d u r e s r e l a t e d t o t h e w o r k o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . b. 4. S e c r e t a r y t o t h e h e a d o f a n in d iv i d 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 i c i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r 1. 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 i b i l i 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 i o n s in t h e d e f in i t io n f o r c l a s s B , but w h o s e o r g a n iz a t io n a l u n it n o r m a l l y n u m b e r s at l e a s t s e v e r a l d o z e n e m p l o y e e s a n d i s u s u a l ly d i v 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 t e n , in t u r n , fu r t h e r s u b d i v id e d . In s o m e c o m p a n i e s , t h is l e v e l i n c l u d e s a w id e r a n g e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e c h e l o n s ; in o t h e r s , o n l y o n e o r tw o ; cjr s u b o r d in a t e s ; by 3. S e c r e t a r y t o th e h e a d , i m m e d i a t e l y b e l o 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 j o r c o r p o r a t e - w i d e fu n c t io n a l a c t i v i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , in d u s t r ia 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 iz a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e .g ., a re g io n a l h e a d q u a r te r s ; a m a j o r d i v i s i o n ) o f a c o m p a n y t h a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 b u t f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 e m p lo y e e s ; o r C la s s s t e n o g r a p h ic a n d t y p in g w o r k . w h ic h B 1. S e c r e t a r y t o t h e c h a i r m a n o f t h e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in f e w e r th a n 100 p e r s o n s ; o r r o u t in e i n a n d r e v i s e s t h e s u p e r v i s o r 's f i l e s ; e. R e v ie w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d u m s , a n d r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d s u p e r v i s o r 's s ig n a t u r e t o a s s u r e p r o c e d u r a l a n d t y p o g r a p h i c a c c u r a c y ; f. o f a m a jo r 2. 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 t h e r th a n t h e c h a i r m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 b u t f e w e r th a n 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s : o r M E S S E N G E R ( O f f i c e B o y o r G ir l) b. 1. S e c r e t a r y t o t h e c h a i r m a n o f t h e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in o v e r 100 bu t f e w e r th a n 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r D 1. S e c r e t a r y t o t h e s u p e r v i s o r o r h e a d o f a s m a l l o r g a n 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 30 p e r s o n s ) ; c>r 2. S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v is o r y s ta ff s p e c ia lis t , p r o fe s s io n a l e m p lo y e e , a d m in is t r a tiv e o f f i c e r , o r a s s is t a n t , s k ille d te c h n ic ia n o r e x p e r t. (N O T E : M an y co m p a n ie s a s s ig n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , r a t h e r th a n s e c r e t a r i e s a s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e , t o t h is l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r .) E x a m p le s d e s c r ib e d STENOGRAPHER above; s e c r e t a r i a l t y p e d u t ie s ; 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 u s i n g s h o r t h a n d , a n d t o t r a n s c r i b e th e d i c t a t io n . M a y a l s o t y p e f r o m w r i t t e n c o p y . M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h ic p o o l . M a y o c c a s i o n a l l y t r a n s c r i b e f r o m v o i c e r e c o r d i n g s ( i f p r i m a r y d u ty i s t r a n s c r i b i n g f r o m r e c o r d i n g s , s e e T r a n s c r i b i n g - M a c h i n e O p e r a t o r , G e n e r a l). a s s is ta n ts to a g ro u p o f p r o fe s s io n a l, te c h n ic a l, o r d. S e c r e t a r y p o s i t i o n s in w h ic h t h e d u t ie s a r e e i t h e r s u b s t a n t ia lly m o r e r o u t in e o r s u b s t a n t ia ll y m o r e c o m p l e x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e f in i t io n ; N O T E : T h is j o b i s d i s t i n g u i s h e d f r o m th a t o f a s e c r e t a r y in th a t a s e c r e t a r y n o r m a l l y w o r k s in a c o n f i d e n t i a l r e l a t i o n s h i p w ith o n l y o n e m a n a g e r o r e x e c u t i v e a n d p e r f o r m s m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e a n d d i s c r e t i o n a r y t a s k s a s d e s c r i b e d in t h e s e c r e t a r y j o b d e f in i t io n . S ten og ra p h er, G en era l e. A s s i s t a n t t y p e p o s i t i o n s w h ic h in v o l v e m o r e d i f f i c u l t o r m o r e n i c a l , a d m i n i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u tie s w h ic h s e c r e ta r ia l w o rk . http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis ( r e s p o n s ib le t e c h a re not ty p ic a l o f D ic t a t i o n i n v o l v e s a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u l a r y . M a y m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p s i m p l e r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t i v e l y r o u t in e c l e r i c a l t a s k s . 14 S T E N O G R A P H E R — C o n t in u e d T A B U L A T I N G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R ( E l e c t r i c A c c o u n t i n g M a c h i n e O p e r a t o r ) — C o n t in u e d S te n o g ra p h e r , S e n io r or P o s i t i o n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d in to l e v e l s o n t h e b a s i s o f t h e f o l l o w i n g d e f i n i t i o n s . D ic t a t i o n i n v o l v e s a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a r y s u c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s r e p o r ts on s c ie n t ific r e s e a r c h . M a y a l s o s e t up a n d m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c . OR P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h i c d u t i e s r e q u i r i n g s i g n i f i c a n t l y g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e s p o n s i b i l i t y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l , a s e v i d e n c e d b y t h e fo l l o w i n g : W o r k r e q u i r e s a h ig h d e g r e e o f s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d and a c c u r a c y ; a th o ro u g h w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s in e s s and o f f i c e p r o c e d u r e ; and o f th e s p e c i f ic b u s in e s s o p e r a t io 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 le s , w o r k f lo w , e t c . U s e s t h is k n o w l e d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h i c d u t ie s a n d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l t a s k s s u c h a s m a in t a in i n g fo l lo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , a n d l e t t e r s ; c o m p o s i n g s i m p l e l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d i n g and r o u t in g in c o m i n g m a i l ; a n d a n s w e r i n g r o u t i n e q u e s t i o n s , e t c . S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n t e le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m i n g , o u t g o in g , in t r 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 fu ll t e le p h o n e in f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s c o m p l e x c a l l s , s u c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e i t h e r in a d d i t io n t o d o in g r o u t i n e w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w i t c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e a s s i g n m e n t . ( " F u l l " t e le p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h e n th e e s t a b l is h m e n t h a s v a r i e d f u n c t io n s t h a t a r e n o t r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r t e le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e o f o v e r la p p in g o r in te r r e la t e d fu n c tio n s , and c o n s e q u e n tly p r e s e n t fr e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to w h ic h e x t e n s i o n s a r e a p p r o p r i a t e f o r c a l l s . ) C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u l t i p l e - p o s i t i o n t e le p h o n e s w i t c h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m i n g , o u t g o in g , in t r 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 i m i t e d t e le p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " t e le p h o n e in f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e o c c u r s i f th e f u n c t i o n s o f t h e e s t a b l is h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r t e le p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n p u r p o s e s , o r i f t h e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t i n 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 en s p e c i f ic n a m e s a r e fu r n is h e d , o r i f c o m p le x c a lls 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 .) T h e s e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s d o n ot i n c lu d e a s s i s t c u s t o m e r s in p l a c i n g c a l l s . s w itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r s in t e le p h o n e c o m p a n i e s w ho S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T In a d d i t io n t o p e r f o r m i n g d u t i e s o f o p e r a t o r o n a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n o r m o n i t o r - t y p e s w i t c h b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t io n is t and m a y a ls o ty p e o r p e r fo r m ro u tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k a s p a rt 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 t h e m a j o r p a r t o f t h is w o r k e r 's t i m e w h il e at s w itc h b o a r d . T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E OPERATOR ( E le c t r ic A c co u n tin g M a ch in e O p e r a to r ) O p e r a t e s o n e o r a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in e s su c h a s th e t a b u la to r , c a lc u la t o r , c o l la t o r , in t e r p r e t e r , s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c i n g p u n c h , e t c . E x c l u d e d f r o m t h is d e f i n i t i o n a r e w o r k i n g s u p e r v i s o r s . A l s o e x c l u d e d a r e o p e r a t o r s o f e l e c t r o n i c d i g i t a l c o m p u t e r s , e v e n th o u g h t h e y m a y a l s o o p e r a t e E A M e q u ip m e n t . C la s s A . P e r f o r m s c o m p l e t e r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s in c lu d in g d e v i s i n g d iff ic u lt c o n t r o l p a n e l w ir in g u n d e r g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n . A s s i g n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y in v o l v e a v a r i e t y o f lo n g a n d c o m p l e x r e p o r t s w h ic h o ft e n a r e i r r e g u l a r o r n o n r e c u r r i n g , r e q u i r i n g s o m e p la n n in g o f th e n a t u r e a n d s e q u e n c i n g o f o p e r a t i o n s , a n d t h e u s e o f a v a r i e t y o f m a ch in e s . Is t y p i c a l l y i n v o l v e d in t r a in i n g n e w o p e r a t o r s in m a c h i n e o p e r a t i o n s o r t r a in i n g l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s in w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d in t h e o p e r a t i n g s e q u e n c e s o f lo n g a n d c o m p le x r e p o r t s . D o e s n o t in c lu d e p o s i t i o n s in w h ic h w i r i n g r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s l i m i t e d t o s e le c t io n and in s e r t io n o f p r e w ir e d b o a r d s . C la s s B . P e r f o r m s w o r k a c c o r d in g to e s t a b lis h e d p r o c e d u r e s and u n d e r s p e c if ic in s t r u c t io n s . A s s ig n m e n t s t y p ic a lly in v o lv e c o m p le t e but ro u tin e and r e c u r r in g r e p o r t s o r p a rts o f la r g e r and m o r e c o m p le x r e p o r t s . O p e r a t e s m o r e d i f f i c u l t t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h i n e s s u c h a s t h e t a b u l a t o r a n d c a l c u l a t o r , in a d d i t io n t o t h e s i m p l e r m a c h in e s u s e d b y c l a s s C o p e r a t o r s . M a y b e r e q u ir e d to do s o m e w ir in g f r o m d ia g r a m s . M a y tr a in n e w e m p l o y e e s in b a s i c m a c h in e o p e r a t i o n s . C la s s C . U n d e r s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s , o p e r a t e s s i m p l e t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t i n g m a c h in e s s u c h a s th e s o r t e r , in t e r p r e t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n ch , c o l l a t o r , e t c . A s s ig n m e n t s t y p i c a l l y in v o l v e p o r t i o n s o f a w o r k u n it, f o r e x a m p l e , in d iv i d u a l s o r t i n g o r c o l l a t i n g r u n s , o r r e p e t i t i v e o p e r a t i o n s . M a y p e r f o r m s i m p l e w i r i n g f r o m d i a g r a m s , a n d d o s o m e f i li n g w o r k . T R A N S C R I B I N G -M A C H I N E OPERATOR, GENERAL 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 i c t a t io n i n v o l v i n g a n o r m a l r o u t i n e v o c a b u l a r y f r o m tr a n s c r ib in g -m a c h in e r e c o r d s . M a y a ls o ty p e f r o m w r itte n c o p y a nd d o s im p le c l e r i c a l w o r k . W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d i c t a t io n i n v o l v i n g a v a r i e d t e c h n i c a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u l a 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 i c t a t io n in s h o r t h a n d o r b y S t e n o t y p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h 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 . 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 ie s o f v a r io u s m t io n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o t h e r p e r s o n . M a y in c lu d e r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p li c a t in g p r o c e s s e s . M a y d o c l e r i c a l a s k e e p in g s i m p l e r e c o r d s , f i l i n g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , a t e r ia ls o r to m a k e ou t b ills a fte r c a lc u la t y 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 w o r k i n v o l v i n g l i t t l e s p e c i a l t r a in i n g , s u c h o r s o r t i n g a n d d i s t r ib u t in g in c o m i n g m a i l . C la 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 l l o w i n g : T y p in g m a t e r i a l in fi n a l f o r m w h e n it i n v o l v e s c o m b in i n g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s ; o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r c o r r e c t s p e l l i n g , s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c t u a t io n , e t c . , o f t e c h n i c a l o r u n u s u a l w o r d s o r f o r e i g n la n g u a g e m a t e r i a l ; o r p la n n in g la y o u t a n d t y p in g o f c o m p l i c a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s t o m a in t a in u n i f o r m i t y a n d b a l a n c e in s p a c i n g . M a y t y p e r o u t in e f o r m l e t t e r s , v a r y i n g d e t a i l s t o s u it c i r c u m s t a n c e s . C la s s B . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l l o w i n g : C o p y t y p in g f r o m r o u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ; o r r o u t in e t y p in g o f f o r m s , i n s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c . ; o r s e t t i n g u p s i m p l e s t a n d a r d t a b u l a t i o n s ; o r c o p y in g m o r e c o m p l e x t a b l e s a l r e a d y s e t u p a n d s p a c e d p r o p e r l y . P R O F E S S IO N A L A N D T E C H N IC A L COM PUTER COM PU TER OPERATOR M o n i t o r s a n d o p e r a t e s th e c o n t r o l c o n s o l e o f a d i g it a l c o m p u t e r t o p r o c e s s d a t a a c c o r d i n g t o o p e r a t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s , u s u a l l y p r e p a r e d b y a p r o g r a m e r . W o r k i n c l u d e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : S t u d ie s i n s t r u c t i o n s t o d e t e r m i n e e q u ip m e n t s e t u p a n d o p e r a t i o n s ; lo a d s e q u ip m e n t w ith r e q u i r e d i t e m s (t a p e r e e l s , c a r d s , e t c . ) ; s w i t c h e s n e c e s s a r y a u x i l i a r y e q u ip m e n t in to c i r c u i t , a n d s t a r t s a n d o p e r a t e s c o m p u t e r ; m a k e s a d ju s t m e n t s t o c o m p u t e r t o c o r r e c t o p e r a t i n g p r o b l e m s a n d m e e t s p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n s ; r e v i e w s e r r o r s m a d e d u r in g o p e r a t i o n a n d d e t e r m i n e s c a u s e o r r e f e r s p r o b l e m t o s u p e r v i s o r o r p r o g r a m e r ; a n d m a in t a in s o p e r a t i n g r e c o r d s . M a y t e s t a n d a s s i s t in c o r r e c t i n g program . F or w age stu d y p u r p o s e s , com p u ter o p e r a to r s a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s : C la s s A . O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n t ly , o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n , a c o m p u t e r r u n n in g p r o g r a m s w ith m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s : N ew p r o g r a m s a r e fr e q u e n tly t e s te d a n d in t r o d u c e d ; s c h e d u l in g r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e o f c r i t i c a l i m p o r t a n c e t o m i n i m i z e d o w n t i m e ; t h e p r o g r a m s a r e o f c o m p l e x d e s i g n s o th a t id e n t i f i c a t i o n o f e r r o r s o u r c e o ft e n r e q u i r e s a w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e o f t h e t o t a l p r o g r a m , a n d a lt e r n a t e p r o g r a m s m a y n o t b e a v a i l a b l e . M a y g iv e d i r e c t i o n a n d g u id a n c e t o l o w e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r s . C la s s B . O p e r a t e s in d e p e n d e n t ly , o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n , a c o m p u t e r ru n n in g p r o g r a m s w it h m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s : M o s t o f t h e p r o g r a m s a r e e s t a b l i s h e d p r o d u c t io n r u n s , t y p ic a lly ru n o n a r e g u la r ly r e c u r r in g b a s is ; th e re is lit t le o r n o te s tin g O P E R A T O R — C o n t in u e d o f n e w p r o g r a m s r e q u i r e d ; a lt e r n a t e p r o g r a m s a r e p r o v i d e d in c a s e o r i g i n a l p r o g r a m n e e d s m a j o r c h a n g e o r c a n n o t b e c o r r e c t e d w it h in a r e a s o n a b l e t i m e . In c o m m o n e r r o r s i t u a t i o n s , d i a g n o s e s c a u s e a n d t a k e s c o r r e c t i v e a c t i o n . T h is u s u a l ly i n v o l v e s a p p ly in g p r e v i o u s l y p r o g r a m e d c o r r e c t i v e s t e p s , o r u s in g s ta n d a rd c o r r e c t i o n te c h n iq u e s . OR O p e r a t e s u n d e r d i r e c t s u p e r v i s i o n a c o m p u t e r ru n n in g p r o g r a m s o r s e g m e n t s o f p r o g r a m s w ith th e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A . M a y a s s i s t a h i g h e r l e v e l o p e r a t o r b y in d e p e n d e n t ly p e r f o r m i n g l e s s d i f f i c u l t t a s k s a s s i g n e d , a n d p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t t a s k s f o l l o w i n g d e t a il e d in s t r u c t i o n s a n d w ith fr e q u e n t r e v i e w o f o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d . C la s s C . W o rk s o n ro u tin e p r o g r a m s u n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v is io n . Is e x p e c te d to d e v e lo p w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e o f t h e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t u s e d and a b i l i t y t o d e t e c t p r o b l e m s in v o l v e d in ru n n in g r o u t i n e p r o g r a m s . U s u a l ly h a s r e c e i v e d s o m e f o r m a l t r a in i n g in c o m p u t e r o p e r a t i o n . M ay a s s is t h ig h e r le v e l o p e r a t o r on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s . COM PU TER P R O G R A M E R , B U S IN E S S C o n v e r t s s t a t e m e n t s o f b u s i n e s s p r o b l e m s , t y p i c a l l y p r e p a r e d b y a s y s t e m s a n a ly s t , in to a s e q u e n c e o f d e t a i l e d in s t r u c t i o n s w h ic h a r e r e q u i r e d t o s o l v e t h e p r o b l e m s b y a u t o m a t i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t . W o r k in g f r o m c h a r t s o r d i a g r a m s , t h e p r o g r a m e r d e v e l o p s t h e p r e c i s e i n s t r u c t i o n s w h ic h , w h e n e n t e r e d in to t h e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in c o d e d la n g u a g e , c a u s e t h e m a n ip u la t io n 15 COM PUTER P R O G R A M E R , B U SIN E SS— C o n t in u e d C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U S IN E S S — C o n t in u e d o f d a ta t o a c h i e v e d e s i r e d r e s u l t s . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : A p p l i e s k n o w le d g e o f c o m p u te r c a p a b ilit ie s , m a th e m a t ic s , lo g i c e m p lo y e d b y c o m p u t e r s , and p a r t ic u la r s u b je c t m a tte r i n v o l v e d t o a n a l y z e c h a r t s a n d d i a g r a m s o f th e p r o b l e m t o b e p r o g r a m e d ; d e v e l o p s s e q u e n c e o f p r o g r a m s t e p s ; w r i t e s d e t a il e d f l o w c h a r t s t o s h o w o r d e r in w h ic h d a ta w i l l b e p r o c e s s e d ; c o n v e r t s t h e s e c h a r t s t o c o d e d i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r m a c h in e t o f o l l o w ; t e s t s a n d c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ; p r e p a r e s i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r o p e r a t i n g p e r s o n n e l d u r in g p r o d u c t i o n ru n ; a n a l y z e s , r e v i e w s , a n d a l t e r s p r o g r a m s t o i n c r e a s e o p e r a t i n g e f f i c i e n c y o r a d a p t t o n e w r e q u i r e m e n t s ; m a in t a in s r e c o r d s o f p r o g r a m d e v e l o p m e n t a n d r e v i s i o n s . (N O T E : W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g b o th s y s t e m s a n a l y s is a n d p r o g r a m in g s h o u ld b e c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a l y s t s i f t h is i s t h e s k i l l u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e t h e i r p a y .) D o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r th e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v i s i o n o f o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r p r o g r a m e r s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c a n d / o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s . F o r w age stu d y p u r p o s e s , p rogra m ers a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s : C l a s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o n c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s w h ic h r e q u i r e c o m p e t e n c e in a l l p h a s e s o f p r o g r a m i n g c o n c e p t s a n d p r a c t i c e s . W o r k in g f r o m d i a g r a m s a n d c h a r t s w h ic h id e n t if y t h e n a t u r e o f d e s i r e d r e s u l t s , m a j o r p r o c e s s i n g s t e p s t o b e a c c o m p l i s h e d , a n d th e r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n v a r i o u s s t e p s o f th e p r o b l e m s o l v i n g r o u t i n e ; p la n s t h e fu ll r a n g e o f p r o g r a m i n g a c t i o n s n e e d e d t o e f f i c i e n t l y u t il iz e th e c o m p u t e r s y s t e m in a c h i e v i n g d e s i r e d en d p r o d u c t s . A t t h is l e v e l , p r o g r a m i n g i s d i f f i c u l t b e c a u s e c o m p u t e r e q u ip m e n t m u s t b e o r g a n i z e d to p r o d u c e s e v e r a l i n t e r r e l a t e d b u t d i v e r s e p r o d u c t s f r o m n u m e r o u s a n d d i v e r s e d a ta e l e m e n t s . A w id e v a r i e t y a n d e x t e n s iv e n u m b e r o f in t e r n a l p r o c e s s i n g a c t io n s m u s t o c c u r . T h is r e q u i r e s s u c h a c t io n s a s d e v e l o p m e n t o f c o m m o n o p e r a t i o n s w h ic h c a n b e r e u s e d , e s t a b l is h m e n t o f lin k a g e p o i n t s b e t w e e n o p e r a t i o n s , a d ju s t m e n t s t o d a ta w h e n p r o g r a m r e q u i r e m e n t s e x c e e d c o m p u t e r s t o r a g e c a p a c i t y , a n d s u b s t a n t ia l m a n ip u la t io n a n d r e s e q u e n c i n g o f d a t a e le m e n t s t o f o r m a h i g h l y in t e g r a t e d p r o g r a m . M a y p r o v i d e f u n c t io n a l d i r e c t i o n t o l o w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m e r s w h o a r e a s s ig n e d to a s s is t . C la s s B . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o n r e l a t i v e l y s i m p l e p r o g r a m s , o r o n s im p le se g m e n ts o f c o m p le x p r o g r a m s . P r o g r a m s ( o r s e g m e n t s ) u s u a l ly p r o c e s s in f o r m a t i o n t o p r o d u c e d a ta in tw o o r t h r e e v a r i e d s e q u e n c e s o r f o r m a t s . R e p o r t s a n d l i s t i n g s a r e p r o d u c e d b y r e f in i n g , a d a p t in g , a r r a y i n g , o r m a k in g m i n o r a d d it io n s t o o r d e l e t i o n s f r o m in p u t d a ta w h ic h a r e r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e . W h ile n u m e r o u s r e c o r d s m a y b e p r o c e s s e d , th e d a ta h a v e b e e n r e f i n e d in p r i o r a c t io n s s o th a t th e a c c u r a c y a n d s e q u e n c i n g o f d a ta c a n b e t e s t e d b y u s in g a fe w r o u t in e c h e c k s . T y p i c a l l y , t h e p r o g r a m d e a l s w ith r o u t in e r e c o r d - k e e p i n g t y p e o p e r a t i o n s . OR W o r k s o n c o m p l e x p r o g r a m s (a s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A ) u n d e r c l o s e d i r e c t i o n o f a h i g h e r le v e l p r o g r a m e r o r s u p e r v is o r . M a y a s s i s t h i g h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m e r b y in d e p e n d e n t ly p e r fo r m in g le s s d iffic u lt t a s k s a s s ig n e d , and p e r fo r m in g m o r e d iffic u lt ta s k s u n d e r fa ir ly c l o s e d ir e c t io n . M a y g u id e o r i n s t r u c t l o w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m e r s . C la s s C . M a k e s p r a c t i c a l a p p l ic a t i o n s o f p r o g r a m i n g p r a c t i c e s a n d c o n c e p t s u s u a lly l e a r n e d in f o r m a l t r a in i n g c o u r s e s . A s s i g n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d t o d e v e l o p c o m p e t e n c e in th e a p p l ic a t i o n o f s t a n d a r d p r o c e d u r e s t o r o u t in e p r o b l e m s . R e c e i v e s c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o n n e w a s p e c t s o f a s s i g n m e n t s ; a n d w o r k i s r e v i e w e d t o v e r i f y i t s a c c u r a c y a n d c o n f o r m a n c e w ith re q u ir e d p r o c e d u r e s . C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S A N A L Y S T , B U S IN E S S A n a l y z e s b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s t o f o r m u l a t e p r o c e d u r e s f o r s o l v i n g t h e m b y u s e o f e l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e q u ip m e n t . D e v e l o p s a c o m p l e t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f a ll s p e c i f i c a t i o n s n e e d e d t o e n a b le p r o g r a m e r s t o p r e p a r e r e q u i r e d d i g it a l c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m s . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : A n a ly z e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r o p e r a t i o n s t o b e a u t o m a t e d a n d id e n t i f i e s c o n d it i o n s a n d c r i t e r i a r e q u i r e d to a c h ie v e s a t is fa c t o r y r e s u lt s ; s p e c i fie s n u m b e r and ty p e s o f r e c o r d s , f i l e s , and d o c u m e n ts to b e u s e d ; o u t li n e s a c t io n s t o b e p e r f o r m e d b y p e r s o n n e l a n d c o m p u t e r s in s u f f i c i e n t d e t a il f o r p r e s e n t a t i o n t o m a n a g e m e n t a n d f o r p r o g r a m i n g ( t y p i c a l l y t h is i n v o l v e s p r e p a r a t i o n o f w o r k a n d d a ta f l o w c h a r t s ) ; c o o r d i n a t e s th e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t e s t p r o b l e m s a n d p a r t i c i p a t e s in t r i a l r u n s o f n e w and r e v i s e d s y s t e m s : a n d r e c o m m e n d s e q u ip m e n t c h a n g e s t o o b t a in m o r e e f f e c t i v e o v e r a l l o p e r a t i o n s . (N O T E : W o r k e r s p e r f o r m i n g b o th s y s t e m s a n a l y s is a n d p r o g r a m i n g s h o u ld b e c l a s s i f i e d a s s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s i f t h is i s t h e s k i l l u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e t h e i r p a y .) D o e s n o t in c lu d e e m p l o y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e m a n a g e m e n t o r s u p e r v i s i o n o f o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c d a ta p r o c e s s i n g e m p l o y e e s , o r s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d w ith s c i e n t i f i c o r e n g in e e r in g p r o b l e m s . F o r w age s tu d y p u r p o s e s , sy stem s a n a ly s ts a r e c l a s s i f ie d as fo llo w s : C la s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o n c o m p l e x p r o b l e m s in v o lv in g a ll p h a s e s o f s y s t e m s a n a l y s i s . P r o b l e m s a r e c o m p l e x b e c a u s e o f d i v e r s e s o u r c e s o f in p u t d a ta a n d m u l t i p l e - u s e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f o u tp u t d a t a . ( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e l o p s an in t e g r a t e d p r o d u c t i o n s c h e d u l in g , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , c o s t a n a l y s i s , a n d s a le s a n a l y s i s r e c o r d in w h ic h e v e r y it e m o f e a c h t y p e i s a u t o m a t i c a ll y p r o c e s s e d t h r o u g h the f u l l s y s t e m o f r e c o r d s and a p p r o p r i a t e fo l lo w u p a c t io n s a r e in it ia t e d b y t h e c o m p u t e r .) C o n f e r s w ith p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d t o d e t e r m in e th e d a t a p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s and a d v i s e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on th e i m p l i c a t io n s o f n e w o r r e v i s e d s y s t e m s o f d a t a p r o c e s s i n g o p e r a t i o n s . M a k e s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , i f n e e d e d , f o r a p p r o v a l o f m a j o r s y s t e m s i n s t a l la t io n s o r c h a n g e s a n d f o r o b t a in in g e q u ip m e n t . M a y p r o v i d e fu n c t io n a l a s s is t. d ir e c t io n to lo w e r le v e l s y s te m s a n a ly s ts w ho a re a s s ig n e d to C la s s B . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o r u n d e r o n l y g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o n p r o b l e m s th a t a r e r e l a t i v e l y u n c o m p l i c a t e d t o a n a l y z e , p la n , p r o g r a m , a n d o p e r a t e . P r o b l e m s a r e o f l i m i t e d c o m p l e x i t y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f in p u t d a ta a r e h o m o g e n e o u s and t h e o u tp u t d a ta a r e c l o s e l y re la te d . ( F o r e x a m p le , d e v e l o p s s y s t e m s f o r m a in t a in in g d e p o s i t o r a c c o u n t s in a b a n k , m a in t a in i n g a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e in a r e t a i l e s t a b l is h m e n t , o r m a in t a in in g in v e n t o r y a c c o u n t s in a m a n u fa c t u r i n g o r w h o l e s a l e e s t a b l i s h m e n t .) C o n f e r s w it h p e r s o n s c o n c e r n e d t o d e t e r m in e t h e d a t a p r o c e s s i n g p r o b l e m s a n d a d v i s e s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l o n t h e i m p l i c a t i o n s o f th e d a t a p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m s t o b e a p p l ie d . OR W o r k s o n a s e g m e n t o f a c o m p l e x d a ta p r o c e s s i n g s c h e m e o r s y s t e m , a s d e s c r i b e d f o r c l a s s A . W o r k s in d e p e n d e n t ly o n r o u t in e a s s i g n m e n t s a n d r e c e i v e s in s t r u c t io n a n d g u id a n c e o n c o m p l e x a s s i g n m e n t s . W o r k i s r e v i e w e d f o r a c c u r a c y o f ju d g m e n t , c o m p l i a n c e w ith i n s t r u c t i o n s , a n d t o i n s u r e p r o p e r a li n e m e n t w ith t h e o v e r a l l s y s t e m . C l a s s C . W o r k s u n d e r im m e d ia t e s u p e r v i s i o n , c a r r y i n g ou t a n a l y s e s a s a s s i g n e d , u s u a l ly o f a s i n g le a c t i v i t y . A s s ig n m e n t s a r e d e s ig n e d t o d e v e l o p a n d e x p a n d p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e in th e a p p l ic a t i o n o f p r o c e d u r e s a n d s k i l l s r e q u i r e d f o r s y s t e m s a n a l y s is w o r k . F o r e x a m p le , m a y a s s i s t a h i g h e r l e v e l s y s t e m s a n a l y s t b y p r e p a r i n g t h e d e t a il e d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s r e q u i r e d b y p r o g r a m e r s f r o m i n f o r m a t i o n d e v e l o p e d b y t h e h i g h e r l e v e l a n a ly s t . D RAFTSM AN C la s s A . P la n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t io n o f c o m p l e x it e m s h a v in g d i s t i n c t iv e d e s ig n f e a t u r e s th a t d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m e s t a b l i s h e d d r a f t in 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 t h e d e s i g n o r i g i n a t o r , a n d m a y r e c o m m e n d m i n o r d e s i g n c h a n g e s . A n a 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 t h e d e t a il s o f f o r m , f u n c t io n , a n d p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m pon en ts and p a r t s . W o r k s w ith a m in i m u m o f s u p e r v i s o r y a s s i s t a n c e . C o m p le t e d w o r k is r e v i e w e d b y. d e s ig n o r i g i n a t o r f o r c o n s i s t e n c y w ith p r i o r e n g in e e r in g d e t e r m in a t io n s . M ay e it h e r p r e p a r e d r a w i n g s , o r d i r e c t t h e i r p r e p a r a t i o n b y l o 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 t in e a n d c o m p l e x d r a f t in g a s s i g n m e n t s th a t r e q u i r e t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f m o s t o f t h e s t a n d a r d iz e d d r a w in g t e c h n i q u e s r e g u l a r l y u s e d . D u t ie s t y p i c a l l y i n v o lv e s u ch w o rk a s : P r e p a r e s w o r k i n g d r a w i n g s o f s u b a s s e m b l i e s w ith i r r e g u l a r s h a p e s , m u lt i p l e f u n c t io n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s i t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n c o m p o n e n t s : p r e p a r e s a r c h i t e c t u r a l d r a w i n g s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a b u ild in g in c lu d in g d e t a il d r a w i n g s o f fo u n d a t io n s , w a ll s e c t i o n s , f l o o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a ls in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y c o m p u t a t i o n s t o d e t e r m i n e q u a n t it ie s o f m a t e r i a 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 in it ia l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , and a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r . C o m p le t e d w o r k i s c h e c k e d f o r t e c h n i c a l a d e q u a c y . C l a s s C . P r e p a r e s d e t a il d r a w i n g s o f s i n g le u n it s o r p a r t s f o r e n g in e e r in g , c o n s t r u c t i o n , m a n u fa c t u r i n g , o r r e p a i r p u r p o s e s . T y p e s o f d r a w i n g s p r e p a r e d in c lu d e i s o m e t r i c p r o j e c t i o n s ( d e p i c t in g t h r e e d i m e n s i o n s in a c c u r a t e s c a l e ) a n d s e c t io n a l v ie w s t o c l a r i f y p o s it i o n in g o f c o m p o n e n t s a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d i n f o r m a t i o n . C o n s o l i d 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 ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u i r 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 l ic a b l e p r e c e d e n t s , a n d a d v i c e o n s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith in it ia l a s s i g n m e n t s . I n s t r u c t io n s a r e le s s c o m p le t e w h en a s s ig n m e n ts r e c u r . W o r k 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 i e s p la n s a n d d r a w i n 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 l o t h o r p a p e r o v e r d r a w i n g s a n d t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l . (D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a c i n g li m it e d t o p la n s p r i m a r i l y c o n s i s t i n g o f s t r a i g h t li n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e n ot r e q u i r in g c l o s e d e l in e a t i o n .) A N D /O R P r e p a r e s s im p le o r d u r in g p r o g r e s s . E L E C T R O N IC r e p e t it iv e d r a w in g s o f e a s ily v is u a liz e d it e m s . W ork is c lo s e ly s u p e r v is e d T E C H N IC IA N W o r k s o n v a r io u s t y p e s o f e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t o r s y s t e m s b y p e r f o r m i n g o n e o r m o r e o f th e f o l lo w i n g o p e r a t i o n s : M o d if y i n g , in s t a l li n g , r e p a i r i n g , a n d o v e r h a u li n g . T h e s e o p e r a t i o n s r e q u i r e th e p e r f o r m a n c e o f m o s t o r a ll o f th e f o l l o w i n g t a s k s : A s s e m b l i n g , t e s t i n g , a d ju s t in g , c a l i b r a t i n g , tu n in g , a n d a lin in g . W o r k i s n o n r e p e t it i v e a n d r e q u i r e s a k n o w le d g e o f th e t h e o r y and p r a c t i c e o f e l e c t r o n i c s p e r t a i n in g t o th e u s e o f g e n e r a l a n d s p e c i a l i z e d e l e c t r o n i c t e s t e q u ip m e n t ; t r o u b le a n a l y s is ; a n d th e o p e r a t i o n , r e l a t i o n s h i p , a n d a li n e m e n t o f e l e c t r o n i c s y s t e m s , s u b s y s t e m s , a n d c i r c u i t s h a v in g a v a r ie t y o f co m p o n e n t p a r t s . 16 E L E C T R O N IC N U R S E , IN D U S T R IA L (R e g is t e r e d ) T E C H N I C I A N — C o n t in u e d E l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t o r s y s t e m s w o r k e d on t y p i c a l l y i n c lu d e o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : G r o u n d , v e h i c l e , o r a i r b o r n e r a d i o c o m m u n i c a t io n s s y s t e m s , r e l a y s y s t e m s , n a v ig a t io n a i d s ; a ir b o r n e o r g r o u n d r a d a r s y s t e m s ; r a d i o a n d t e l e v i s i o n t r a n s m i t t in g o r r e c o r d i n g s y s t e m s ; e l e c t r o n i c c o m p u t e r s ; m i s s i l e a n d s p a c e c r a f t g u id a n c e a n d c o n t r o l s y s t e m s ; i n d u s t r i a l a n d m e d i c a l m e a s u r i n g , i n d ic a t i n g a n d c o n t r o l l i n g d e v i c e s ; e t c . ( E x c lu d e p r o d u c t i o n a s s e m b l e r s a n d t e s t e r s , c r a f t s m e n , d r a f t s m e n , d e s i g n e r s , e n g i n e e r s , a n d r e p a i r m e n o f s u c h s t a n d a r d e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m e n t a s o f f i c e m a c h i n e s , r a d i o a n d t e l e v i s i o n r e c e iv in g s e t s .) 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 i c a l d i r e c t i o n t o i l l o r in ju r e d e m p l o y e e s o r o t h e r p e r s o n s w h o b e c o m e i l l o r s u f f e r an a c c i d e n t o n t h 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 t ie s in v o l v e a c o m b in a t i o n o f th e f o l l o w i n g : G iv in g f i r s t a id t o th e i l l o r i n ju r e d ; a t te 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 l o y e e s ' i n j u r i e s ; k e e p in g r e c o r d s o f p a t ie n t s t r e a t e d ; p r e p a r i n g a c c i d e n t r e p o r t s f o r c o m p e n s a t io n o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t i n g in p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s a n d h e a lt h e v a l u a t i o n s o f a p p l ic a n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n in g a n d c a r r y in g o u t p r o g r a m s in v o l v i n g h e a lt h e d u c a t i o n , a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n , e v a l u a t i o n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t , o r o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g th e h e a lt h , w e l f a r e , a n d s a f e t y o f a l l p e r s o n n e l . N u r s i n g s u p e r v i s o r s o r h e a d n u r s e s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y in g m o r e th a n o n e n u r s e a r e e x c l u d e d . M A IN T E N A N C E A N D P O W E R P L A N T C A R P E N T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E M A C H I N I S T , M A IN T E N A N C E P e r f o r m s t h e c a r p e n t r y d u t i e s n e c e s s a r y t o c o n s t r u c t a n d m a in t a in in g o o d r e p a i r b u il d in g w o o d w o r k a n d e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s b i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s , c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in an e s t a b l is h m e n t . W o r k in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : P la n n in g a n d la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l i n s t r u c t i o n s ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h a n d t o o l s , p o r t a b l e p o w e r t o o l s , a n d s t a n d a r d m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k ; a n d s e l e c t i n g m a t e r i a l s n e c e s s a r y f o r th e w o r k . 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 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 in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d 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 in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . P r o d u c e s r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s a n d n e w p a r t s in m a k in g r e p a i r s o f m e t a l p a r t s o f m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t o p e r a t e d in an e s t a b l is h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : 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 i o n s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; p la n n in g a n d la y in g ou 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 t o o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e t t in g up a n d o p e r a t i n g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e t o o l s ; s h a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s t o c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k , t o o l i n g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w l e d g e o f t h e w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u i r e d f o r h i s w o r k ; a n d f it t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g p a r t s in t o m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t . In g e n e r a l , th e m a c h i n i s t 's w o r k n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a in i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . E L E C T R IC IA N , M A IN T E N A N C E P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e f u n c t io 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 i r o f e q u ip m e n t f o r t h e g e n e r a t i o n , d i s t r ib 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 li 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 l l o w i n g : I n s t a ll in g o r r e p a i r i n g a n y o f a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t s u c h a s g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u i t b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , h e a t in g u n i t s , c o n d u it s y s t e m s , o r o 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 i n g f r o m b l u e p r i n t s , d r a w i n g s , la y o u t s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; l o c a t i n g a n d d ia g n o s in g t r o u b l e in th e e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t ; w o r k i n g s t a n d a r d c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o 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 in g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d t o o l s a n d m e a s u r i n g a n d t e s t i n g in s tru m e n ts . In g e n e r a l , t h e w o r k o f th 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 in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d 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 in in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . E N G IN E E R , S T A T IO N A R Y O p e r a t e s a n d m a in t a in s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e t h e o p e r a t i o n o f s t a t io n a r y e n g in e s a n d e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n i c a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) t o s u p p ly th e e s t a b l is h m e n t in w h ic h e m p l o y e d w it h p o w e r , h e a t, r e fr ig e r a t io n , o r a ir -c o n d it io n in g . W o rk in v o lv e s : O p e r a t in 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 i n e s , v e n t il a t i n g a n d r e f r i g e r a t in g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; a n d k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t i o n o f m a c h i n 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 t i o n . M a y a l s o s u p e r v is e th e se 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 is h m e n t s e m p l o y in g m o r e th a n o n e e n g in e e r a r e e x c l u d e d . F IR E M A N , S T A T IO N A R Y B O IL E R F i r e s s t a t io n a r y b o i l e r s t o fu r n is h t h e e s t a b l is h m e n t in w h ic h e m p l o y e d w it h h e a t , p o w e r , o r s t e a m . F e e d s f u e l s t o 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 i c a l s t o k e r , g a s , o r o i l b u r n e r ; and c h e c k s w a te r and s a fe ty v a lv e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t . H E L P E R , M A IN T E N A N C E TRADES A s s i s t s o n e o r m o r e w o r k e r s in 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 i n g s p e c i f i c o r g e n e r a l d u t i e s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , s u c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p l ie d w ith m a t e r i a l s a n d t o o l s ; c l e a n in g w o r k i n 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 l s ; a n d p e r f o r m i n g o t h e r u n s k il le 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 t o p e r f o r m v a r i e s f r o m t r a d e t o t r a d e : In s o m e t r a d e s th e h e l p e r i s c o n f in e d t o s u p p ly in g , l i f 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 l e 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 t h a t a r e a l s o p e r fo r m e d b y w o r k e r s o n a fu ll- t im e b a s is . M A C H I N E -T O O L O P E R A T O R , T O 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 i o n o f o n e o r m o r e t y p e s o f m a c h in e t o o l s , s u c h a s j i g b o r e r s , c y l i n d r i c a l o r s u r f a c e g r i n d e r s , e n g in e la t h e s , o r m i l l i n g m a c h i n e s , in t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f m a c h i n 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 r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : P la n n in g a n d p e r f o r m i n g d i f f i c u l t m a c h in in g o p e r a t i o n s ; p r o c e s s i n g i t e m s r e q u i r in g c o m p l i c a t e d s e t u p s o r a h ig h d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; u s i n g a v a r i e t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r i n g in s t r u m e n t s ; s e l e c t i n g f e e d s , s p e e d s , t o o l i n g , a n d o p e r a t i o n s e q u e n c e ; a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s d u r in g o p e r a t i o n to a ch ie v e r e q u is it e t o le r a n c e s o r d im e n s io n s . M a y b e re q u ir e d to re c o g n iz e w hen t o o ls n eed d r e s s i n 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 l a n t s a n d cu t t in g and l u b r i c a t i n g o i l s . F or c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , m a c h i n e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s , t o o l r o o m , in t o o l a n d d ie j o b b in g s h o p s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M a i n t e n a n c e ) R e p a i r s a u t o m o b i l 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 an e s t a b l is h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o t i v e e q u ip m e n t t o d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ; d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t in v o l v e t h e u s e o f s u c h h a n d t o o l s a s w r e n c h e s , g a g e s , d r i l l s , o r s p e c i a l i z e d e q u ip m e n t in d i s a s s e m b l i n g o r fit t in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s f r o m s t o c k ; g r i n d i n g a n d a d ju s t in g v a l v e s ; r e a s s e m b l i n g a n d in s t a l li n g th e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in t h e v e h i c l e a n d m a k in g n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s ; a n d a li n in g w h e e l s , a d ju s t in g b r a k e s a n d 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 , t h e w o r k o f t h e a u t o m o t i v e m e c h a n i c r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . m o b ile T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n re p a ir sh op s. d o e s n o t in c lu d e m e c h a n i c s w h o r e p a i r c u s t o m e r s ' v e h i c l e s in a u t o M E C H A N I C , M A IN T E N A N C E R e p a i r s m a c h i n e r y o r m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t o f an e s t a b l is h m e n t . W o r k in v o l v e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : E x a m in in g m a c h in e s a n d m e c h a n i c a l e q u ip m e n t t o d i a g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b l e ; d i s m a n t li n g o r p a r t l y d i s m a n t li n g m a c h in e s a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t m a in l y in v o l v e t h e u s e o f h a n d t o o ls in s c r a p i n g a n d fit t in g p a r t s ; r e p l a c i n g b r o k e n o r d e f e c t i v e p a r t s w it h i t e m s o b t a in e d f r o m s t o c k ; o r d e r i n g t h e p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e s h o p o r s e n d in g o f th e m a c h in e t o a m a c h in e s h o p f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r i n g w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s o r f o r th e p r o d u c t io n o f p a r t s o r d e r e d f r o m m a c h in e s h o p ; r e a s s e m b l i n g m a c h i n e s ; and m a k in g a l l n e c e s s a r y a d ju s t m e n t s f o r o p e r a t i o 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 i c r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in i n g and e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . E x c l u 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 i n v o l v e s e t t in g u p o r a d ju s t in g m a c h i n e s . M IL L W R IG H T I n s t a ll 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 , a n d d i s m a n t le s a n d in s t a l l s m a c h in e s o r h e a v y e q u ip m e n t w h en c h a n g e s in th e p la n t la y o u t a r e r e q u i r e d . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : P la n n in g a n d la y in g ou t o f t h e w o r k ; in t e r p r e t in g b lu e p r in t s o r o 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 t o o l s a n d r i g g i n g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o s t r e s s e s , s t r e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l s , a n d c e n t e r s o f g r a v i t y ; a lin in g and b a l a n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d t o o l s , e q u ip m e n t , a n d p a r t s t o b e u s e d ; and. in s t a l li n g a n d 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 a n d s p e e d r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l , th e m i l l w r i g h t 's w o r k n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in t h e t r a d e a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . P A I N T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E P a in t s a n d r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o r k , a n d f i x t u r e s o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s th e f o l l o w i n g : K n o w le d g e o f s u r f a c e p e c u l i a r i t i e s a n d t y p e s o f p a in t r e q u i r e d f o r d i f f e r e n t a p p l i c a t i o n s ; p r e p a r i n g s u r f a c e f o r p a in t in g b y r e m o v i n g o l d f i n is h o r b y p l a c i n g p u tty o r f i l l e r in n a il 17 P A I N T E R , M A I N T E N A N C E — C o n t in u e d S H E E T -M E T A L h o l e s a n d i n t e r s t i c e s ; a n d a p p ly in g p a in t w ith s p r a y g u n o r b r u s h . M a y m i x c o l o r s , o i l s , w h ite l e a d , a n d o t h e r p a in t i n g r e d i e n t s t o o b t a i n p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n s i s t e n c y . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f t h e m a in t e n a n c e p a i n t e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . up a n d o p e r a t i n g a ll a v a il a b l e t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k i n g m a c h i n e s ; u s in g a v a r i e t y o f h a n d t o o l s in c u t t in g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g , f i t t in g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d 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 as r e q u ir e d . 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 s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s r o u n d e d t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g and e x p e r ie n c e . W O R K E R , M A I N T E N A N C E — C o n t in u e d P I P E F I T T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E I n s t a ll s o r r e p a i r s w a t e r , s t e a m , g a s , o r o t h e r t y p e s o f p ip e a n d p i p e f it t in g s in an e s t a b l i s h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g ; L a y in g o u t o f w o r k a n d m e a s u r i n g t o l o c a t e p o s i t i o n o f p i p e f r o m d r a w i n g s o r o t h e r w r i t t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; c u t t in g v a r i o u s s i z e s o f p ip e t o c o r r e c t le n g t h s w it h c h i s e l a n d h a m m e r o r o x y a c e t y l e n e t o r c h o r p i p e - c u t t i n g m a c h i n e s ; t h r e a d i n g p i p e w ith s t o c k s a n d d i e s ; b e n d in g p i p e b y h a n d - d r i v e n o r p o w e r - d r i v e n m a c h i n e s ; a s s e m b l i n g p i p e w ith c o u p li n g s a n d fa s t e n i n g p i p e t o h a n g e r s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o p r e s s u r e s , f l o w , a n d s i z e o f p i p e r e q u i r e d ; a n d m a k in g s t a n d a r d t e s t s t o d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r f i n is h e d p ip e s m e e t s p e c ific a t io n s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f t h 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 i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . W o r k e r s p r i m a r i l y e n g a g e d in in s t a l li n g a n d r e p a i r i n g b u ild in g s a n it 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 l u d e d . 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 i r t h e s h e e t - m e t a l e q u ip m e n t a n d f i x t u r e s ( s u c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e l v e s , l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t i l a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s , m e t a l r o o f in g ) o f a n e s t a b l is h m e n t . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : P la n n in g a n d la y in g o u t a ll 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 i n t s , m o d e l s , o r o t h e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; s e t t in g TO O L AND D IE M A K E R (D ie m a k e r ; jig m a k e r ; to o l m a k e r ; fix tu r e m a k e r ; gage m a k er) C o n s tr u c ts and r e p a ir s m a c h in e -s h o p t o o ls , g a g e s , jig s ,' fix tu r e s o r d ie s f o r fo r g in g s , p u n c h in g , a n d o t h e r m e t a l - f o r m i n g w o r k . W o r k i n v o l v e s m o s t o f th e f o l l o w i n g : P la n n in g a n d la y in g o u t o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b lu e p r in t s , d r a w i n g s , o r o t h e r o r a l a n d w r i t t e n 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 t o o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's h a n d t o o ls and 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 ; u n d e r s t a n d in g o f th e w o r k i n g p r o p e r t i e s o f c o m m o n m e t a l s a n d a l l o y s : s e t t in g u p and o p e r a t i n g o f m a c h in e t o o l s a n d r e l a t e d e q u ip m e n t ; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y s h o p c o m p u t a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o d i m e n s i o n s o f w o r k , s p e e d s , f e e d s , a n d t o o l i n g o f m a c h i n e s ; h e a t - t r e a t i n g o f m e t a l p a r t s d u r in g f a b r i c a t i o n a s w e ll a s o f f i n i s h e d t o o l s and d i e s t o a c h i e v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o r k i n g t o c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; f it t in g a n d a s s e m b l i n g o f p a r t s t o p r e s c r i b e d t o l e r a n c e s a n d a l l o w a n c e s ; a n d s e l e c t i n g a p p r o p r i a t e m a t e r i a l s , t o o l s , a n d p r o c e s s e s . In g e n e r a l , th e t o o l a n d d i e 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 i n g in m a c h i n e - s h o p a n d t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l ly a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a in i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e . shops F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . to o l and d ie m a k e r s in t o o l a n d d ie j o b b in g C U S T O D IA L A N D M A T E R IA L M O V E M E N T GUARD AND P A C K E R , S H IP P IN G — C o n t in u e d 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 i c e d u t i e s , e it h e r a t f i x e d p o s t o r o n 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 l u d e s g a t e m e n w h o a r e s t a t io n e d at g a te a n d c h e c k o n id e n t it y o f e m p l o y e e s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n s e n t e r i n g . a n d s i z e o f c o n t a i n e r ; i n s e r t i n g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n t a in e r ; u s i n g e x c e l s i o r o r o t h e r m a t e r i a l t o p r e v e n t b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s i n g a n d s e a li n g c o n t a i n e r ; a n d a p p ly in g l a b e l s o r e n t e r i n g id e n t if y i n g d a t a o n c o n t a i n e r . P a c k e r s w ho a ls 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 . W a tch m a n . M a k e s ro u n d s o f p r e m is e s p e r io d ic a lly t h e ft , a n d i l l e g a l e n t r y . S H IP P IN G A N D R E C E IV IN G C L E R K J A N IT O R , PORTER, OR in p r o t e c t i n g p r o p e r t y a g a in s t f i r e , CLEANER (S w e e p e r ; c h a r w o m a n ; j a n i t r e s s ) C l e a n s a n d k e e p s in a n o r d e r l y c o n d it i o n f a c t o r y w o r k i n g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , o r p r e m i s e s o f 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 i a l o r o t h e r e s t a b l is h m e n t . D u t ie s i n v o l v e a c o m b in a t i o n o f t h e f o l l 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 i n g , a n d p o l is h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v i n g c h i p s , t r a s h , a n d o t h e r r e f u s e ; d u s t in g e q u ip m e n t , f u r n i t u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o l i s h i n g m e t a l f i x t u r e s o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v id i n g s u p p l ie s a n d m i n o r m a in t e n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c l e a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w 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 l u d e d . L A B O R E R , M A T E R IA L H A N D L IN G sta ck er; s h e lv e r; tru ck e r; stock m a n or s to ck h e lp e r; A w o r k e r e m p l o y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c t u r i n g p la n t , s t o r e , o r o t h e r e s t a b l is h m e n t w h o s e d u t ie s in v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : L o a d in g a n d u n lo a d in g v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s a n d m e r c h a n d i s e o n o r f r o m f r e i g h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o t h e r t r a n s p o r t i n g d e v i c e s ; u n p a c k in g , s h e l v in g , o r p l a c i n g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n ; a n d t r a n s p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e b y h a n d t r u c k , c a r , o r w h e e l b a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e m e n , w h o lo a d a n d u n lo a d s h ip s a r e e x clu d e d . stock s e le c to r ; w areh ou se stock m an ) 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 f o r f i n 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 i s e in a c c o r d a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s o n 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 i n s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , in a d d it io n t o f i l l i n g o r d e r s a n d in d ic a t i n g i t e m s f i l l e d o r o m it t e d , k e e p r e c o r d s o f o u t g o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i s i t i o n a d d i t io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p l ie s t o s u p e r v i s o r , a n d p e r f o r m o t h e r r e l a t e d d u t i e s . P r e p a r e s f i n is h e d p r o d u c t s f o 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 i o n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t u p o n th e t y p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r o f u n its t o b e p a c k e d , th e t y p e o f c o n t a in e r e m p l o y e d , a n d m e t h o d o f s h i p m e n t . W o r k r e q u i r e s t h e p l a c in g o f i t e m s in s h ip p in g c o n t a in e r s a n d m a y in v o l v e o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : K n o w le d g e o f v a r i o u s i t e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r t o v e r i f y c o n t e n t ; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r ia t e t y p e w ork ers a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s : c le rk D r i v e s a t r u c k w it h in a c i t y o r i n d u s t r ia l a r e a t o t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d i s e , e q u ip m e n t , o r m e n b e t w e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s u c h a s : M a n u fa c t u r in g p l a n t s , f r e i g h t d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e s a l e 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 is h m e n t s a n d c u s t o m e r s ' h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o lo a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s , m a k e m i n o r m e c h a n i c a l r e p a i r s , a n d k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k i n g o r d e r . D r iv e r - s a le s m e n and o v e r -t h e -r o a d d r iv e r s a re e x clu d e d . F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d t y p e o f e q u ip m e n t , a s ( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r s h o u ld b e r a t e d o n t h e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c i t y .) T r u c k d r iv e r (c o m b in a tio n o f s iz e s lis t e d s e p a r a t e ly ) T r u c k d r i v e r , li g h t (u n d e r IV 2 t o n s ) T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d i u m (I V 2 t o a n d in c lu d in g 4 t o n s ) T r u c k d r iv e r , h e a v y (o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a il 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 t h e r th a n t r a i l e r t y p e ) TRUCKER, P A C K E R . S H IP P IN G s tu d y p u r p o s e s , T R U C K D R IV E R fo llo w s : F IL L E R (O rd e r p ic k e r ; F o r w age R e c e iv in g c le r k S h ip p in g c l e r k S h ip p in g a n d r e c e i v i n g (L o a d e r and u n lo a d e r ; h a n d le r and w a re h o u se m a n o r w a re h o u se h e lp e r) ORDER P r e p a r e s m e r c h a n d i s e f o r s h i p m e n t , o r r e c e i v e s a n d i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r in c o m in g s h i p m e n t s o f m e r c h a n d i s 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 l e d g e o f s h 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 il a b l e m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , a n d r a t e s ; a n d p r e p a r i n g r e c o r d s o f th e g o o d s s h i p 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 a n d s h ip p in g c h a r g e s , a n d k e e p in g a f i l e o f s h ip p in g r e c o r d s . M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g t h e m e r c h a n d i s e f o r s h ip m e n t . R e c e i v i n g w o r k i n v o l v e s : V e r i f y i n g o r d i r e c t i n g o t h e r s in v e r i f y i n 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 t h e r r e c o r d s ; c h e c k i n g f o r s h o r t a g e s a n d r e j e c t i n g d a m a g e d g o o d s ; r o u t in g m e r c h a n d i s e o r m a t e r i a l s t o p r o p e r d e p a r t m e n t s ; a n d 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 file s . POW ER O p e r a t e s a m a n u a l ly c o n t r o l l e d g a s o l i n e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d t r u c k o r t r a c t o r t o t r a n s p o r t g o o d s a n d m a t e r i a l s o f a ll k in d s a b o u t a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c t u r i n g p la n t , o r o t h e r e s t a b l is h m e n t . F or w age stu d y p u r p o s e s , T ru ck er, T ru ck er, pow er pow er w ork ers (fo r k lift) ( o t h e r th a n f o r k l i f t ) a re c la s s ifie d by ty p e o f tr u c k , as fo llo w s : A v a i l a b le O n R e q u e s t ----The follow in g a rea s are su rvey ed p e r io d ic a lly fo r use in a d m in isterin g the S e r v ice C on tract A ct o f 1965. availab le at no c o s t w hile su pplies la st fr o m any o f the BLS reg ion a l o ffic e s shown on the in sid e fron t c o v e r . A laska A lban y, Ga. A lpena, Standish, and Taw as C ity, M ich . A m a r illo , T ex. A s h e v ille , N .C. A tlantic C ity, N.J. Augusta, G a —S.C . A ustin, T ex. B a k e rs fie ld , C a lif. Baton R ou ge, La. B ilo x i, G ulfport, and P a sca g ou la , M iss. B rid g e p o rt, N orw alk, and Stam ford, Conn. C h arleston , S.C. C la r k s v ille , T en n., and H opk in sville, K y. C olora d o S p rin gs, C olo. C olum bia, S.C. C olum bu s, Ga.—A la. C ran e, Ind. Dothan, A la. 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V a ., M ar. 1972 1________________________ 1725-63, C h arlotte, N .C ., Jan. 1972 1_____________________________ 1725-48, Chattanooga, Tenn.—G a., Sept. 1971------------------------------- 1725-14, C h icag o, III., June 1971 1 _______________________________ 1685-90, C incinnati, Ohio—Ky.—Ind., F eb. 1972----------------------------- 1725-56, C levelan d , Ohio, Sept. 1971_____________________________ 1725-17, C olum bu s, Ohio, O ct. -1971---------------------------------------------- 1725-19, D allas, T e x ., O ct. 1971__________________________________ 1725-26, D avenport—R ock Island—M o lin e , Iowa—111., F eb. 1972 1725-55, Dayton, Ohio, D ec. 1971 1_______________________________ 1725-36, D enver, C o lo ., D ec. 1971 1 ______________________________ 1725-44, Des M oin es, Iowa, May 1971------------------------------------------- 1685-70, D etroit, M ich ., F eb. 1972------------------------------------------------ 1725-68, D urham , N .C ., A p r. 1972 1 ------------------------------------ --------- 1725-64, F ort L auderdale—H ollyw ood and W est Palm B each, F la. 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J . , J a n . 1 9 7 2 1__________________ 1 7 2 5 - 5 2 , N e w H a v e n , C o n n . , J a n . 1 9 7 2 1 _________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 4 1 , N e w O r l e a n s , L a . , J a n . 1 9 7 2 ____________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 3 5 , N e w Y o r k , N . Y . , A p r . 1 9 7 1 .......... .......................................................... 1 6 8 5 - 8 9 , N o r f o l k —P o r t s m o u t h an d N e w p o r t N e w s — H a m p t o n , V a . , J a n . 1 9 7 2 _______________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 4 2 , O k l a h o m a C i t y , O k l a . , J u l y 1 9 7 1 1____________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 8 , 1 7 2 5 -13 , O m a h a , N e b r . —I o w a , S e p t . 1 9 7 1 1 _____________________________ P a t e r s o n - C l i f t o n —P a s s a i c , N . J . , Ju ne 1 9 7 1 ________________ 1 6 8 5 - 8 4 , P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . - N . J . , N o v . 197 1 1 ............................................ . 1 7 25-62, P h o e n i x , A r i z . , J un e 1 9 7 1 ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 6 8 5 - 8 6 , P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n . 1 9 7 2 _______________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 4 6 , P o r t l a n d , M a i n e , N o v . 1 9 7 1 1 ___________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 2 2 , P o r t l a n d , O r e g . —W a s h . , M a y 1 9 7 1 ____________________________ 1685-85, P o u g h k e e p s i e —K i n g s t o n —N e w b u r g h , N . Y . (to b e s u r v e y e d i n 1 9 7 2 ) P r o v i d e n c e —P a w t u c k e t —W a r w i c k , R . I . —M a s s . , M a y 1 9 7 1 1 ___________________________________________________________ 1 6 8 5 - 8 0 , R a l e i g h , N . C . , A u g . 1 9 7 1 _________________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 5 , R i c h m o n d , V a . , M a r . 1 9 7 1 _______________________________________ 1 6 8 5 - 6 2 , R o c h e s t e r , N . Y . 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L o u i s , M o . —I I I . , M a r . 1 9 7 2 ____________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 6 1 , S a l t L a k e C i t y , U t a h , N o v . 1 9 7 1 ________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 2 4 , S a n A n t o n i o , T e x . , M a y 1 9 7 2 ____________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 6 7 , Sa n B e r n a r d i n o —R i v e r s i d e —O n t a r i o , C a l i f . , D e c . 1 9 7 1 _____________________________________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 4 3 , S a n D i e g o , C a l i f . , N o v . 1 9 7 1 1 __________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 3 2 , S a n F r a n c i s c o —O a k l a n d , C a l i f . , O c t . 1 9 7 1 1__________________ 1 7 2 5 - 3 3 , S a n J o s e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1 9 7 2 _____________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 6 5 , Savannah, G a., M a y 1 9 7 1 _________________________________________ 1 6 8 5 - 7 2 , Scranton, P a ., J u l y 1 9 7 1 ______________________________ __________ 1 7 2 5 - 1 , S e a t t l e —E v e r e t t , W a s h . , J a n . 1 9 7 2 ____________________________ 172 5 -47 , S i o u x F a l l s , S . D a k . , D e c . 1 9 7 1 ________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 3 0 , So u th B e n d , I n d . , M a r . 1 9 7 2 1 ___________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 6 0 , S p o k a n e , W a s h . , J une 1 9 7 1 ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 6 8 5 - 8 8 , S y r a c u s e , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 7 1 1 _____________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 1 0 , T a m p a —S t. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , N o v . 1 9 7 1 1 ---------------------------- 1 7 2 5 - 3 1 , T o l e d o , O h i o —M i c h . , A p r . 1 9 7 1 1_______________________________ 1 6 8 5 - 7 4 , T r e n t o n , N . J . , S e p t . 1 9 7 1 ________________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 1 2 , U t i c a - R o m e , N . Y . , J u l y 1 9 7 1 1 _________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 9 , W a s h i n g t o n , D . 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