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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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 ,
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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
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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 .
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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
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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 .
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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 .
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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
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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
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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 ;
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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
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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 ;
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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
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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 .
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a s s is t.
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to lo w e r
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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 .)
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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N U R S E , IN D U S T R IA L (R e g is t e r e d )
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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 .
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n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a 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 .
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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 .
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re p a ir sh op s.
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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 .
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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
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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 .
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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 .
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Topeka, K ans.
T u cson , A r iz .
V a lle jo —Napa, C a lif.
W ichita F a lls , T ex.
W ilm ington, D el.—N.J.—Md.
The tw elfth annual r e p o r t on sa la rie s fo r accoun tants, a u d itors, ch ie f accoun tants, a ttorn ey s, job an alysts, d ir e c t o r s o f p erson n el,
b u y e rs , c h e m ists, e n g in e e rs, en gin eerin g tech n icia n s, d ra ftsm en , and c le r ic a l e m p lo y e e s . O rder as BLS Bulletin 1742, National
S u rvey o f P r o fe s s io n a l, A d m in istra tiv e, T ech n ica l, and C le r ic a l P ay, June 1971, s e v e n ty -fiv e cents a cop y , fr o m the Superintendent
o f D ocu m en ts, U.S. G overnm ent P rinting O ffice , W ashington, D .C ., 20402, or any of its re g io n a l sa les o ffic e s .
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S. G O V E R N M E N T P R I N T I N G O F F I C E : 1 9 7 2 — 7 4 6 -1 8 2 /7
A r e a W a g e Surv eys
A list o f the la test available bulletins is p resen ted below . A d ir e c to r y o f area wage studies including m o r e lim ited studies conducted at the requ est
o f the E m ploym ent Standards A d m in istra tion o f the D epartm ent o f L abor is available on requ est. Bulletins m ay be pu rch ased from the Superintendent
o f D ocu m en ts, U.S. G overnm ent Printing O ffice , W ashington, D .C ., 20402, or fr o m any o f the BLS region al sa les o ffic e s shown on the in side front c o v e r .
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B ulletin num ber
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A kron, Ohio, July 1971 1 ________________________________ 1685-87,
A lban y-S chen ectady—T ro y , N .Y ., M ar. 1972___________ 1725-49,
A lbu qu erque, N. M ex., M ar. 1972 1_____________________ 1725-59,
Allentow n—Bethlehem —Easton, P a —N .J., May 1.971____ 1685-75,
Atlanta, G a., May 1971__________________________________ 1685-69,
B a ltim ore, M d., Aug. 1971--------------------------------------------- 1725-16,
Beaumont—P ort Arthur^-Orange, T e x ., May 1972______ 1725-69,
Bingham ton, N .Y ., July 1971 1__________________________ 1725-6,
B irm ingh am , A la ., M ar. 1972__________________________ 1725-58,
B oise C ity, Idaho, Nov. 1971____________________________ 1725-27,
B oston, M a ss ., Aug. 1971_______________________________ 1725-11,
B u ffalo, N .Y ., O ct. 1971_________________________________ 1725-34,
Burlington, Vt., D ec. 1971______________________________
1725-25,
Canton, Ohio, May 1971--------------------------------------------------- 1685-71,
C h arleston , W. 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. (to be su rvey ed in 1972)
F ort W orth, T e x ., O ct. 1971____________________________ 1725-21,
G reen Bay, W is., July 1971-------------------------------------------- 1725-3,
G reen v ille, S .C ., M ay 1972______________________________ 1725-66,
H ouston, T e x ., A p r. 1971 1 ---------------------------------------------- 1685-67,
H untsville, A la ., F ebru ary 1972 1 ---------------------------------- 1725-50,
Indianapolis, Ind., O ct. 1971------------------------------------------- 1725-23,
Ja ck son , M is s ., Jan. 1972_______________________________ 1725-38,
J a ck so n v ille , F la ., D ec. 1971------------------------------------------ 1725-39,
K ansas C ity, M o .-K a n s ., Sept. 1971------------------------------ 1725-18,
L a w ren ce—H averhill, M a s s —N .H ., June 1971--------------- 16 85 -83,
L ittle R ock—North Little R ock , A r k ., July 1971----------- 1725-4,
L os A n geles—Long Beach and Anaheim —Santa A n a Garden G rov e, C a lif., M ar. 1971 1 ------------------------------ 1685-66,
L o u is v ille , K y —Ind., Nov. 1971 1 ----------------------------------- 1725-29,
Lubbock, T e x ., M ar. 1972 1 -------------------------------------------- 1725-57,
M a n ch ester, N .H ., July 1971------------------------------------------- 1725-2,
M em ph is, Tenn.—A rk ., Nov. 1971 1--------------------------------- 1725-40,
M iam i, F la ., Nov. 1971__________________________________ 1725-28,
M idland and O d essa , T e x ., Jan. 1972 1-------------------------- 1725-37,
M ilw aukee, W is., May 1971_____________________________ 1685-76,
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M i n n e a p o l i s —St. P a u l , M i n n . , J a n . 1 9 7 2 1 ----------------------------- 1 7 2 5 - 4 5 ,
M u s k e g o n —M u s k e g o n H e i g h t s , M i c h . , June 1 9 7 1 ____________ 1 6 8 5 - 8 2 ,
N e w a r k an d J e r s e y C i t y , N . 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 . ( o f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s o n l y ) , J u l y 1 9 7 1 1__ 1 7 2 5 - 7 ,
R o c k f o r d , III.,
M a y 1 9 7 1 -------------------------------------------------------------- 1 6 8 5 - 7 9 ,
St . 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 . C . —M d . —V a . , A p r . 1 9 7 1 ---------------------------------- 1 6 8 5 - 5 6 ,
W a t e r b u r y , C o n n . r M a r . 1 9 7 2 * _________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 5 3 ,
W a t e r l o o , I o w a , N o v . 1 9 7 1 _______________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 2 0 ,
W i c h i t a , K a n s . , A p r . 1 9 7 1 _______________________________________ 1 6 8 5 - 6 4 ,
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , M a y 1 9 7 1 ___________________________________ 1 6 8 5 - 7 3 ,
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1 9 7 2 * _______________________ ____________________ 1 7 2 5 - 5 4 ,
Y o u n g s t o w n —W a r r e n , O h i o , N o v . 1 9 7 1 * --------------------------------- 1 7 2 5 - 5 1 ,
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20212
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE, $300
FIRST CLASS M AIL
POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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