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The Charleston, West Virginia, Metropolitan Area
April

Bulletin

No .

1969

1625-71




UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF

LABOR S T A T I S T I C S

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

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

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

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

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

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




Area Wage Survey
The Charleston, West Virginia, Metropolitan Area




A p ril

1969

B u lletin No. 1 6 2 5 -7 1
July 1969

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

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Contents
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T h e B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s p r o g r a m of annual
o c c u p a t io n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o l it a n a r e a s i s d e ­
sig n e d to p r o v i d e d a ta on o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n i n g s , and e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a ge p r o v i s i o n s . It
y i e l d s d e t a il e d da ta by s e l e c t e d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n f o r e a c h
of the a r e a s s t u d i e d , fo r g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s , and f o r the
United S t a t e s .
A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in the p r o g r a m is
the n eed f o r g r e a t e r i n s ig h t into (1 ) the m o v e m e n t of w a g e s
by o c c u p a t io n a l c a t e g o r y and s k i l l l e v e l , and (2 ) the s t r u c ­
t u r e and l e v e l of w a g e s a m o n g a r e a s and in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s .
At the end of ea c h s u r v e y , an ind iv id u a l a r e a b u l ­
letin p r e s e n t s s u r v e y r e s u l t s fo r e a c h a r e a stu d ie d .
A ft e r
c o m p le tio n of a l l of the ind iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin s fo r a ro und
of s u r v e y s , a t w o - p a r t s u m m a r y b u lle tin i s i s s u e d .
The
f i r s t p a r t b r i n g s d a t a fo r e a c h of the m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s
stu d ied into one b u lle tin . T h e se c o n d p a r t p r e s e n t s i n f o r ­
m a t io n which h a s b ee n p r o j e c t e d f r o m in d iv id u a l m e t r o ­
p o lita n a r e a d a t a to r e l a t e to g e o g r a p h i c r e g i o n s and the
U nited S t a t e s .

In tro d u c tio n _______________________________________________________________
Wage t r e n d s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s ___________________________
T ab les:
1.
2

.

A.

E s t a b l i s h m e n t s and w o r k e r s within s c o p e of s u r v e y and
n u m b e r s t u d i e d __________________________________________________
In d e x e s of s t a n d a r d w e e k ly s a l a r i e s and s t r a i g h t - t i m e
h o u rly e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g r o u p s , and
p e r c e n t s of ch ange f o r s e l e c t e d p e r i o d s ________________________
O c c u p a tio n a l e a r n i n g s :
A - l . O ffic e o c c u p a t io n s —m e n and w o m e n _______________________
A - 2. P r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t io n s —w o m e n __________
A - 3 . O f f ic e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , and t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t io n s —
m e n and w o m en c o m b i n e d ________________________________
A - 4 . M a in te n a n c e and p o w e r p la n t o c c u p a t i o n s _________________
A - 5 . C u s t o d i a l and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s ___________

A pp en dix.

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

Ninety a r e a s c u r r e n t l y a r e in c lu d e d in the p r o ­
g r a m . In e a c h a r e a , i n f o r m a t io n on o c c u p a t io n a l e a r n i n g s
i s c o ll e c t e d a n n u ally and on e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and
s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s b ie n n ia lly .
T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s of the s u r v e y in
C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a . , in A p r i l 1969- The S t a n d a r d M e t r o ­
p o lita n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e fin ed by the B u r e a u of the
B u d g e t th ro u g h J a n u a r y 1968, c o n s i s t s of K anaw h a County.
T h i s study w a s co nducted by the B u r e a u ' s r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in
P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . , u n d er the g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n of Irw in L .
F e i g e n b a u m , A s s i s t a n t R e g i o n a l D i r e c t o r f o r O p e r a t io n s .




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areas.

N O T E : S i m i l a r t a b u la t io n s
(S e e i n s id e b a c k c o v e r . )

a r e a v a i l a b l e fo r o th e r

A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on e a r n i n g s in the C h a r l e s t o n a r e a
i s a l s o a v a i l a b l e fo r s e l e c t e d food s e r v i c e o c c u p a t io n s
(A p r il 1969).
Union s c a l e s , i n d ic a t iv e of p r e v a i l i n g p a y
l e v e l s , a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r se v e n s e l e c t e d bu ildin g t r a d e s .

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Area Wage Survey---The Charleston, W. Va., Metropolitan Area
Introduction
T h i s a r e a i s 1 o f 90 i n w h i c h t h e U . S . D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r ' s
B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s of o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s
and 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

to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2)
in dividual e sta b lish m e n t d ata.

th ere

is

p o ssib ility

of

d i s c l o s u r e of

O ccu p atio n a l em p lo y m en t and e a r n in g s d a ta a r e shown for
f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h i r e d to w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k l y s c h e d u l e
in t h e g i v e n o c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
E a r n in g s d ata exclu de p r e ­
m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , a n d l a t e
s h ifts . N o n p ro d u c tio n b o n u s e s a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v i n g a llo w ­
a n c e s and in cen tive e a r n in g s a r e in clu ded. W here w e e k ly h o u rs a r e
r e p o r t e d , a s f o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to t h e s t a n d ­
a r d w o r k w e e k ( r o u n d e d t o th e n e a r e s t h a l f h o u r ) f o r w h i c h e m p l o y e e s
r e c e i v e t h e i r r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r i e s ( e x c l u s i v e of p a y f o r
o v e r t i m e at r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k l y e a r n i n g s
f o r t h e s e o c c u p a t i o n s h a v e b e e n r o u n d e d to t h e n e a r e s t h a l f d o l l a r .

T h is b u lletin p r e s e n t s c u rr e n t o c c u p a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t and
e a r n in g s in fo r m a t io n o b ta in ed l a r g e l y b y m a il f r o m the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
v i s i t e d b y B u r e a u f ie ld e c o n o m i s t s in the l a s t p r e v i o u s s u r v e y f o r
o c c u p a t i o n s r e p o r t e d in t h a t e a r l i e r s t u d y . P e r s o n a l v i s i t s w e r e m a d e
t o n o n r e s p o n d e n t s a n d to t h o s e r e s p o n d e n t s r e p o r t i n g u n u s u a l c h a n g e s
sin c e the p r e v io u s su rv e y .
In e a c h a r e a , d a t a a r e o b t a i n e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t s w it h in s i x b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s :
M an u factu rin g; t r a n s ­
p o rta tio n , co m m u n icatio n , and oth er pub lic u t ilit ie s; w h o le sa le t r a d e ;
r e t a il t r a d e ; fin a n c e , in s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s ta te ; and s e r v i c e s .
M ajo r
in d u stry g ro u p s ex clu d ed f r o m th e se stu d ie s a r e g o vern m en t o p e r a ­
tio n s and the c o n str u c tio n and e x t r a c t iv e in d u s t r ie s . E s t a b l i s h m e n t s
h a v i n g f e w e r t h a n a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r of w o r k e r s a r e o m i t t e d b e c a u s e
t h e y t e n d to f u r n i s h i n s u f f i c i e n t e m p l o y m e n t in t h e o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d
to w a r r a n t i n c l u s i o n .
S e p a r a t e t a b u l a t i o n s a r e p r o v i d e d f o r e a c h of
the b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w h ich m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .

The a v e r a g e s p re se n ted re fle c t co m p o site, areaw ide e s t i­
m ates.
I n d u s t r i e s a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l a n d j o b
s t a f f i n g a n d , t h u s , c o n t r i b u t e d i f f e r e n t l y to th e e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h j o b .
The p a y r e la t io n s h ip o b ta in a b le f r o m the a v e r a g e s m a y f a il to r e f le c t
a c c u r a t e l y t h e w a g e s p r e a d o r d i f f e r e n t i a l m a i n t a i n e d a m o n g j o b s in
i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s
f o r m e n a n d w o m e n in a n y o f t h e s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s h o u l d not b e
a s s u m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t o f th e s e x e s w it h in
in d iv id u al e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . O th er p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w hich m a y c o n t r i b ­
u te to d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y f o r m e n a n d w o m e n i n c l u d e :
D i f f e r e n c e s in
p r o g r e s s i o n w it h in e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s i n c e o n l y t h e a c t u a l r a t e s
p a i d i n c u m b e n t s a r e c o l l e c t e d ; a n d d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r ­
f o r m e d , a l t h o u g h the w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r i a t e l y w it h in the
s a m e s u r v e y j o b d e s c r i p t i o n . J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g e m ­
p l o y e e s in t h e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a l l y m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d t h a n t h o s e u s e d
in i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d a l l o w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r f o r m e d .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c t e d on a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e of
t h e u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t i n v o l v e d in s u r v e y i n g a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
To
o b tain o p 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 t e r p r o p o r tio n of
l a r g e t h a n of s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s t u d i e d . In c o m b i n i n g t h e d a t a ,
h o w e v e r, a ll e s ta b lis h m e n t s a r e g iv en th e ir a p p r o p r ia te w eight.
E s­
t i m a t e s b a s e d on th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d a r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e l a t i n g to a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in t h e i n d u s t r y g r o u p i n g a n d a r e a ,
e x c e p t f o r t h o s e below the m in im u m s i z e stu d ied .
O cc u p atio n s and E a r n in g s
T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e l e c t e d f o r stu d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y
o f m a n u f a c t u r i n g a n d n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , a n d a r e o f th e f o l ­
low ing t y p e s :
(1) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l ; (3)
m a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t ; a n d (4) c u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t .
O c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n i f o r m s e t o f j o b d e s c r i p ­
t i o n s d e s i g n e d t o t a k e a c c o u n t o f i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n in d u t i e s
w it h in t h e s a m e j o b .
The o ccu p atio n s s e le c t e d fo r stu d y a r e lis te d
an d d e s c r i b e d in the a p p e n d ix .
Th e e a r n in g s d a ta follow in g the jo b
t i t l e s a r e f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s c o m b i n e d . E a r n i n g s d a t a f o r s o m e o f th e
o c c u p a t i o n s l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w it h in
o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e not p r e s e n t e d in t h e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s b e c a u s e e i t h e r
(1) e m p l o y m e n t in the o c c u p a t i o n i s t o o s m a l l to p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a

O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t t h e t o t a l in a l l
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w i t h i n t h e s c o p e o f th e s t u d y a n d not th e n u m b e r a c t u ­
a l l y s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e of d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , the e s t i m a t e s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t o b t a i n e d f r o m
th e s a m p l e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d s e r v e o n l y t o i n d i c a t e th e r e l a t i v e
i m p o r t a n c e of t h e j o b s s t u d i e d .
T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l
s t r u c t u r e do n o t a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y t h e a c c u r a c y o f t h e e a r n i n g s d a t a .
E st a b lis h m e n t P r a c t i c e s and S u p p le m e n ta r y W age P r o v i s i o n s

T a b u l a t i o n s on s e l e c t e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p l e ­
m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e n ot p r e s e n t e d in t h i s
b ulletin .
In fo rm a tio n fo r th e se tab u la tio n s is c o lle c te d bien n ially .
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Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York StateT h e s e t a b u l a t i o n s on m i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r i n e x p e r i e n c e d
Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu­
w o m en o ffic e w o r k e r s ; shift d if f e r e n t i a ls ; sc h e d u le d w ee k ly h o u r s ; paid
pations only); Syracuse; and U tica—Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies
h o lid a y s; p aid v a c a tio n s ; and h ealth , in s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n p la n s a r e
in 91 areas at the request of the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the U .S. D e­
partment of Labor.
p r e s e n t e d (in th e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) in p r e v i o u s b u l l e t i n s f o r .th is a r e a .




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T a b le 1. E s t a b lis h m e n t s and W o r k e r s W ithin S co p e of S u r v e y and N u m b er S tu d ie d in C h a r le sto n , W. V a .,
b y M a jo r In d u stry D iv isio n , 2 A p r il 1969
M in im u m
e m p lo y m e n t
in e s t a b l i s h ­
m e n t s in s c o p e
o f stu d y

In d u str y d iv isio n

N u m b e r o f e sta b lish m e n ts
W ith in s c o p e
o f stu d y 3

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M a n u fa c tu rin g
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o t h e r p u b li c u t i l i t i e s 5 _______________________
W h o le s a le t r a d e 6 _
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The C h a r le s to n S ta n d a rd M e tr o p o lita n S t a t is t ic a l A r e a , a s d efin ed by the B u r e a u o f the B u d g et th rou gh J a n u a r y 1968, c o n s i s t s o f K an aw h a
C oun ty. The " w o r k e r s w ith in sc o p e o f stu d y " e s t im a t e s show n in th is t a b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r ip tio n of the
s iz e and co m p o sitio n
of the la b o r fo r c e in c lu d ed in the su r v e y . The e s t im a t e s a r e not in ten d ed , h o w e v e r, to s e r v e a s a b a s i s of c o m p a r is o n w ith o th er em p loy m en t
in d e x e s fo r the a r e a to m e a s u r e em p lo y m en t tr e n d s o r le v e ls sin c e (1) p lan n in g of w age s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s the u s e of e st a b lis h m e n t d a ta co m p ile d
c o n s id e r a b ly in a d v a n c e of the p a y r o ll p e r io d stu d ie d , and (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 fr o m the sc o p e of the s u r v e y .
2 The 1967 e d itio n of the S ta n d a r d In d u str ia l C la s s if ic a t io n M an u al w a s u s e d in c l a s s if y in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s by in d u str y d iv isio n .
3 In c lu d e s a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith to ta l em p lo y m en t at o r ab o v e the m in im u m lim ita tio n .
A ll o u tle ts (w ithin the a r e a ) o f c o m p a n ie s in su ch
in d u s t r ie s a s t r a d e , fin a n c e , au to r e p a ir s e r v i c e , and m o tio n p ic tu r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n sid e r e d a s 1 e sta b lis h m e n t.
4 In c lu d e s a ll w o r k e r s in a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith t o ta l em p lo y m en t (w ithin th e a r e a ) at o r ab o v e the m in im u m lim ita tio n .
5 T a x ic a b s and s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r t r a n s p o r t a t io n w e re e x clu d e d .
6 T h is in d u str y d iv is io n i s r e p r e s e n te d in e s t im a t e s fo r " a l l in d u s t r ie s " and "n o n m a n u fa c tu r in g " in the S e r i e s A t a b le s . S e p a r a t e p r e se n ta tio n
of d a ta fo r th is d iv is io n is not m a d e fo r one o r m o r e of the fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : (1) E m p lo y m en t in the d iv isio n is too s m a ll to p r o v id e enough d ata
to m e r it s e p a r a t e stu d y , (2) the sa m p le w a s not d e sig n e d in itia lly to p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n ta t io n , (3) r e s p o n s e w a s in su ffic ie n t o r in ad eq u a te to
p e r m it s e p a r a t e p r e s e n ta t io n , and (4) th e r e is p o s s ib ili t y o f d i s c lo s u r e of in d iv id u al e sta b lis h m e n t d a ta .
7 H o te ls and m o t e ls ; la u n d r ie s and o th er p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l, an d p a r k in g ; m o tio n p ic t u r e s ;
n o n p ro fit m e m b e r sh ip o r g a n iz a tio n s (e x clu d in g r e lig io u s and c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); and e n g in e e rin g and a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .
1

A lm o st t h r e e - fift h s of the w o r k e r s w ith in sc o p e of the su r v e y in the C h a r le sto n a r e a
w e re e m p lo y e d in m a n u fa c tu r in g f i r m s . Th e fo llo w in g p r e s e n t s the m a jo r in d u str y g ro u p s
and s p e c if ic in d u s t r ie s a s a p e r c e n t of a ll m a n u fa c tu rin g :
In d u str y g r o u p s

S p e c ific in d u s t r ie s

C h e m ic a ls and a llie d
p r o d u c t s ______________________ 59
T r a n s p o r t a tio n e q u ip m e n t_____ 19
S to n e , c la y , and g l a s s

I n d u s tr ia l c h e m ic a l s ____________ 56
M o to r v e h ic le s and
e q u ip m e n t______________________ 19
F l a t g l a s s ______________________ 5

M a c h in e ry , e x c e p t e le c t r i c a l __5
T h is in fo rm a tio n i s b a s e d on e s t im a t e s of t o ta l em p loy m en t d e r iv e d fr o m u n iv e r se
m a t e r ia ls c o m p ile d p r io 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 str y d iv isio n s m ay
d iffe r fr o m p r o p o r tio n s b a s e d on the r e s u l t s o f the s u r v e y a s show n in t a b le 1 ab o v e.

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
P r e s e n t e d in t a b l e 2 a r e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s of o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
an d in a v e r a g e e a r n in g s o f s e l e c t e d plan t w o r k e r g r o u p s .
The in d exes
a r e a m e a s u r e of w a g e s a t a g iv e n t im e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t of
w a g e s d u r in g the b a s e p e r io d (d a te of the a r e a s u r v e y c o n d u c ted
b e t w e e n J u l y I 9 6 0 a n d J u n e 1 9 6 1 ).
S u b t r a c t i n g 100 f r o m the i n d e x
y i e l d s th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e i n w a g e s f r o m th e b a s e p e r i o d to the
d a t e o f th e i n d e x .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to
w a g e c h a n g e s b e tw e e n the in d ic a te d d a t e s .
T hese e stim a te s a r e
m e a s u r e s o f c h a n g e in a v e r a g e s f o r t h e a r e a ; t h e y a r e not i n t e n d e d
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p a y c h a n g e s i n t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e a r e a .

F o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , the w a g e
t r e n d s r e l a t e to r e g u l a r w e e k l y s a l a r i e s f o r the n o r m a l w o r k w e e k ,
e x c lu s iv e of e a r n in g s fo r o v e r t i m e .
F o r plant w o r k e r g r o u p s , they
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s , exclu d in g
p r e m iu m p ay f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and
late sh if ts .
The p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on d ata fo r s e l e c t e d key o c c u ­
p a t i o n s a n d i n c l u d e m o s t o f the n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s w ith in
each group.
L im ita tio n s of D ata

M ethod of C om p u tin g
E a c h o f the s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u p a t i o n s w it h in a n o c c u p a t i o n a l
g r o u p w as a s s i g n e d a w eight b a s e d on i t s p r o p o r tio n a te e m p lo y m e n t
i n th e o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p .
T h e se co n stan t w eights re fle c t b a s e y e a r
e m ploy m en ts w h e rev er p o s s ib le .
The a v e r a g e (m ean ) e a r n in g s fo r
e a c h o c c u p a t i o n w e r e m u l t i p l i e d b y t h e o c c u p a t i o n a l w e i g h t , a n d th e
p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a t i o n s in t h e g r o u p w e r e t o t a l e d . T h e a g g r e g a t e s
f o r 2 c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r s w e r e r e l a t e d b y d i v i d i n g th e a g g r e g a t e f o r
the l a t e r y e a r b y th e a g g r e g a t e f o r t h e e a r l i e r y e a r .
The re su ltan t
r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t , s h o w s th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e . . T h e i n d e x
i s t h e p r o d u c t o f m u l t i p l y i n g the b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) b y th e r e l a t i v e
f o r th e n e x t s u c c e e d i n g y e a r a n d c o n t i n u i n g to m u l t i p l y (c o m p o u n d )
e a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e b y th e p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s i n d e x .
A v e ra g e earn in g s
f o r the f o l l o w i n g o c c u p a t i o n s w e r e u s e d i n c o m p u t i n g th e w a g e t r e n d s :

The in d e x e s an d p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n ge , a s m e a s u r e s of
c h a n g e in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e i n f l u e n c e d b y:
(1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y a n d
w a g e _ c h a n g e s , (2) m e r i t o r o t h e r i n c r e a s e s i n p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i ­
v i d u a l w o r k e r s w h i l e in the s a m e j o b , a n d (3) c h a n g e s i n a v e r a g e
w a g e s d u e to c h a n g e s in th e l a b o r f o r c e r e s u l t i n g f r o m l a b o r t u r n ­
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s , f o r c e r e d u c t i o n s , a n d c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r ­
t i o n s o f w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d b y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w ith d i f f e r e n t p a y l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s in th e l a b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the
o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s w it h o u t a c t u a l w a g e c h a n g e s .
It i s c o n c e i v a b l e
t h a t e v e n t h o u g h a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w a g e i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y have d eclin ed b e c a u s e lo w e r-p a y in g e sta b lish m e n ts
e n t e r e d th e a r e a o r e x p a n d e d t h e i r w o r k f o r c e s .
Sim ilarly , w ages
m a y h ave r e m a in e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n sta n t, y et the a v e r a g e s f o r a n a r e a
m a y have r is e n c o n s id e ra b ly b e c a u s e h ig h e r-p ay in g e sta b lish m e n ts
e n t e r e d th e a r e a .

Office clerical (men and women): Office clerical (men and women)— Skilled maintenance (men):
Bookkeeping-machine
Continued
Carpenters
operators, class B
Secretaries
Electricians
Clerics, accounting, classes
Stenographers, general
Machinists
A and B
Stenographers, senior
Me chanics
Cleiks, file, classes
Switchboard operators, classes
Mechanics (automotive)
A, B, and C
A and B
Painters
Clerks, order
Tabulating-machine operators,
Pipefitters
Clerks, payroll
class B
Tool and die makers
Comptometer operators
Typists, classes A and B
Keypunch operators, classes
Unskilled plant (men):
A and B
Industrial nurses (men and women):
Janitors, porters, and cleaners
Nurses, industrial (registered)
Office boys and girls
Laborers, m aterial handling




T h e u s e o f c o n s t a n t e m p l o y m e n t w e i g h t s e l i m i n a t e s the e f f e c t
o f c h a n g e s i n t h e p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h j o b i n ­
c lu d e d in the d a ta .
The p e r c e n t a g e s of c h a n g e r e f l e c t only c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p a y f o r s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s .
T h e y a r e not i n f l u e n c e d b y
c h a n g e s in s t a n d a r d w o r k s c h e d u l e s , a s s u c h , o r b y p r e m i u m p a y
for overtim e.
W h e r e n e c e s s a r y , d a t a w e r e a d j u s t e d to r e m o v e f r o m
the i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e a n y s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t c a u s e d
b y c h a n g e s in the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .

3

4
T a b l e 2.

I n d e x e s o f S t a n d a r d W e e k l y S a l a r i e s a n d S t r a i g h t - T i m e H o u r l y E a r n i n g s f o r S e l e c t e d O c c u p a t i o n a l G r o u p s in
C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a . , A p r i l 1969 an d A p r i l 1 9 6 8 , a n d P e r c e n t s o f C h a n g e 1 f o r S e l e c t e d P e r i o d s
Indexes
(A p r il 1961 *1 0 0 )

I n d u s t r y and o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p
A p r i l 1968

A p r i l 1969

P e r c e n t s of ch an g e 1
A p r i l 1968
to
A p r i l 1969

A p r i l 1967
to
A p r i l 1968

A p r i l 1966
to
A p r i l 1967

A p r i l 1965
to
A p r i l 19 66

A p r i l 1964
to
A p r i l 1965

A ll in d u s tr ie s :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) ----I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m en )—
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) ___ ________
U n s k i l l e d p l a n t ( m e n ) -----------------------

1 2 4 .4
1 3 3 .6
122.9
116.6

120.4
1 2 3 .2
11 6 .9
1 1 4 .7

3 .3
8.5
5 .2
1.6

4.2
7 .0
3 .2
1.9

1.7
1.7
2 .0
1.4

2 .2
3.0
2 .8
.9

1.2
2.2
1.7
4 .0

M an u factu rin g:
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) ----I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m e n and w om en )—
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) ---------------U n s k i l l e d p l a n t ( m e n ) -----------------------

1 2 1 .3
1 3 2 .7
12 1 .6
1 2 5 .3

1 1 4 .0
122.4
1 1 6 .0
1 2 0 .6

6 .3
8.4
4 .9
3.9

4.4
7.4
3.1
3.3

1.0
1.2
2.1
2 .3

3.3
3.0
2.6
3.0

.7
1.7
1.8
4 .5

A p r i l 1963
to
A p r i l 1964
A ll in d u s tr ie s :
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) _____
I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s (m e n and w o m en )—
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) ----------------U n s k i l l e d p l a n t ( m e n ) __________________ —
M an u factu rin g:
O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) -----I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ( m e n a n d w o m e n ) __
S k i l l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ( m e n ) ----------------U n s k i l l e d p l a n t ( m e n ) ------------------------

—

2 .6
.4
2.6
2_ o

.4
1.8
2.5
2 .2

?

A p r i l 1962
to
A p r i l 1963

A p r i l I960
to
A p r i l 1961

2.1
4.6
2 .6
3.0

4 .9
1.0
2.9

0 .3
3.9
3 .3
2.2

1.9
4 .6
2 .5
3 .0

1.7
.9
.5
.7

1.6
4.4
3.1
1.4

1 U n le ss oth erw ise in dicated, all ch an ges a r e in c r e a s e s .
2 T h is d e c lin e l a r g e l y r e f l e c t s s h if ts in e m p lo y m e n t b e tw e en h ig n - and lo w - w a g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s




A p r i l 1961
to
A p r i l 1962

2 .4

r a t h e r than w a g e d e c r e a s e s .

5

A. Occupational Earnings
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u rs an d e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s try d iv is io n , C h a r le s t o n , W. V a . , A p r il 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

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

Number
of
woikers

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 w eek ly e a r n in g s of—
s

weekly
hours1
(standard)

$

Median 2

Middle range 2

%

$

%

s

%

$

$

s

$

t

$

$

t

%

$

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

11!

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

55

60

65

70

75

80

95

91

95

100

105

110

120

130

140

15C

160

170

18C

190

200

50
M ean2

S

and
u n d er

HEN
A

55

4 0 .0

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

$
$
1 1 7 .0 C - 1 4 5 .0 0

6

2

2

11

4

13

9

3

3

2

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

19

4 0 .0

1 3 2 .5 0

1 3 7 .5 0

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

i

-

l

2

5

6

1

1

-

-

-

d O Y S ------------------------------

16

4 1 .0

7 9 .0 0

7 4 .0 0

6 5 .5 0 - 9 4 .0 0

-

-

4

2

3

~

2

i

1

i

2

~

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

B I L L E R S , F 'W fF IN E I B I L L I N G
M A C H IN E ! -----------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----------

34
31

3 6 .5
3 6 .5

7 0 .0 0
6 6 .5 0

5 5 .0 0
5 4 .5 0

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

18
18

i
i

~

”

4
4

~

4
4

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

22
22

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

7 3 .5 0
7 3 .5 0

7 6 .0 0
7 6 .0 0

6 5 . CO- 8 2 .5 0
6 5 . 0 0 - 9 2 .5 0

1
1

”

5
5

3
9

2
2

3
3

6
6

2

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

50
46

3 9 .5
3 9 .0

8 4 .5 0
8 4 .5 0

8 8 . CO
8 7 .0 0

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

_

_

_

6
6

6
5

10
10

i
i

4
4

18
15

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

44
32

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

-

_

-

i
i

3
3

-

_

6

-

3
3

2
1

_

1

1

_

*

12
12

2

6

~

-

-

14
3

4

_

_

_

_

-

3
3

_

9
2

4
2
2
2

6

6
6

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

11
5
6
2

-

-

-

CLERK S,

A C C O U N T IN G ,

CLERK S,

PAYROLL

O F F IC E

CLASS

WOMEN

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

137
23
114
34

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

38
38

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

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

6 6 . 0C - 9 6 .0 0
9 2 . 0 0 - 1 2 0 . CO
6 5 .0 0 - 9 0 .0 0
7 7 .0 0 - 1 2 0 .5 0

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

7 1 .5 0
7 1 .5 0

6 7 .5 0 6 7 .5 0 -

7 2 .5 0
7 2 .5 0

7 6 .0 0
7 6 .0 0

_

“

9

-

-

-

2

7
“

20
2

23
23
4

-

5
5

10
10

13
13

8
8

2
2

2

-

7

■

20

n

-

i i
n

3
2

2
2

i
i

3
3

1
1

-

2
2

_

7

1
1

4

-

2
2

2

2

1
3

2

11
2
9
7

4

3
3

11
4

-

?

CLERKS,

O R DER ------------------------------------------

16

3 6 .0

7 8 .0 0

6 9 .0 0

6 7 .0 0 - 9 3 .5 0

-

i

-

9

-

-

-

-

4

2

CLERKS,

P A Y R O L L --------------------------------------

25

3 9 .5

1 0 7 .5 0

9 9 .0 0

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

-

-

i

-

3

-

5

-

i

4

-

3

1

1

-

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

28
27

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

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

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

i
i

3
3

3
3

6
6

5

5

6
5

4
4

7 9 .5 0
7 7 .5 0

7 7 .5 0
7 5 .0 0

2
1

2
2

i
i

9

10
2
8

-

20
3
17

33
8
25

31
11
20

28
14
14

32
24
8

-

_

-

"

”

2
2

39
39

28
17

14
9

17
7

8

-

15
1
14

-

8

16
1
15

7
1
6

-

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

115
83

3 8 .5
3 8 .0

*

-

S E C R E T A R I E S 4--------------------------------------------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------

239
87
152

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

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

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

-

_

-

-

-

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

41
40

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

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

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

_

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

82
49
33

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

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

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

_

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

88
2C
68

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

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

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

-




8 5 .5 0
8 1 .5 0

“

2
2

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

7 3 .0 0 7 2 .0 0 -

_

-

“

“

5
5

_

“

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

~

10
1
9

i

7

9

5
5

3

-

3

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

18
15
3

2
2
~

4
3
1

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

15
15

12
12

2
2

1
1

1
1

~

-

~

-

-

5
5

1
1

_

_

_

-

-

-

~

“

-

-

1

_

-

-

-

-

5
5

5
5

3
3

13
13

4
4

_

3

7

3

5

3

3

*

3

7

3

5

2
1
1

3

2

7
2
5

6
3
3

12
11
1

5
1

3
1
2

3

4

-

9
1
8

18
3
15

21
7
14

4

3

4

7

2

-

-

7

2

_
~

1
1

-

5
5

i

-

_

*

_
-

_

3

-

6
Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w eek ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u stry d iv is io n , C h a r le s t o n , W. V a . , A p ril 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

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

wOMTN -

Number
of
workers

Average
weekly
hours1
’standard)

Mean2

Median 2

V

$

%

$

$

t

%

*

$

$

$

*

$

$

$

t

S

$

s

$

55

6C

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

1 05

1 10

120

130

14C

1 50

160

17 0

180

19 0

55

60

65

7C

75

80

35

9C

95

100

IDS

n o

12 3

1 33

1 40

15C

16 0

17C

18C

19 0

200

-

17
-

-

17

41
18
23
15

16
15
1
1

30
15
15
5

16
1"
6

16
7
9
7

9
>
4

13
n
2
?

A
4
-

_

~
“

2

7
4
8
3

22
8
14

-

17
17
3

“

-

2
2
-

17

-

_

-

-

-

1
1

2
1
1

-

3
2
1

4

10

10
10

26
26

7

1
1

i

~

6

24
18
6

-

3

R
8

"

~

■

2
2

3
2

~

—

5
4

-

-

-

-

-

1

i i
13

-

-

-

50

and
u n d er

Middle range 2

CONTINUED
S
92.5 0
9 8 .5 0
86.5 0
9 2 .5 0

$
$
8 3 . 3O -IC6.G 0
8 9 .5 0 -1 2 2 .C 0
7 3 .0 0 - 99 .0 0
8 5 .5 0 -1 0 8 .0 0

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------

227
110
117
54

$
3 9.5
95.0 9
4 0 .0 103.50
87.53
3 9 .C
3 9.5
9 6 .5 0

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

112
94
18

4 •• 0
4 0 .0
3 9.5

124.00
12 7 .0 3
I C R .50

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, C LA SS B -----NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------

49
44

3 9.0
3 9 .0

71 .5 0
70.50

6 4 .0 0
6 3 . CO

6 0 .5 0 6 0 .0 0 -

SWITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I O N IS T S NONMA M» F A C T U R I N G --------------------------

41
35

3 9 .5
3 9.5

PC • 0 0
80 .5 0

82.0 0
82 .5 0

7 1 .5 0 7 2 .0 0 -

T Y P I S T S , CL AS S A ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING -----------------------------------

45
32

3 9.5
4C .0

1 0 8 .0 0
111.50

110 .5 0
115 .5 0

T Y P I S T S , C LA SS B ---------------- -----------------NONMAMJFAC.TURING----------------------------

181
105

3 9 .5
3 9 .0

78.5 0
73.5 0

7 8 .0 0
7 2 .5 0

1
to th e se
2
the r a te
3
4

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

4

-

-

-

-

l
1

“

“

“

•

~

*

7 4 .5 0
74.0 0

i
i

10
10

18
18

2

7
6

“

-

~

8 9 . CO
88 .5 0

-

1
1

-

7
5

9
7

-

fc

4
2

4

~

10
10

6

~
-

-

-

-

i

2
~

-

1
~

2
2

4
4

6
*

6
3

20
1?

17
6

37

23
7

2

4

-

122 .0 0 1 0 9 .5 0 -1 4 3 .0 0
1 2 7 . 5C 1 1 2 . 5 0 - 1 4 5 . 0 0
1 1 0 .5 0 1 0 6 .5 0 -1 1 4 .5 0

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

4

88.00
7 e.o c

~

~

9
9

9

6
6

7

42
38

13
12

-

3

-

13
4

4

4

4

i

15
12
3

~

7

-

-

■

~

10
10

-

-

-

■

■

■

~

~
*
~

'

4

?
?

S ta n d a rd h o u rs r e f le c t the w o rk w ee k f o r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu s iv e of p a y fo r o v e r tim e a t r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the e a r n in g s c o r r e sp o n d
w ee k ly h o u rs .
T h e m e a n i s co m p u te d f o r e a ch jo b b y to ta lin g the e a r n in g s o f a ll w o r k e r s and d iv id in g by the n u m b er of w o r k e r s . Th e m e d ia n d e s ig n a t e s p o sitio n — h a lf of the e m p lo y e e s su rv e y e d r e c e iv e m o r e than
sh ow n; h a lf r e c e iv e l e s s th an the r a te show n. Th e m id d le ra n g e i s d e fin e d by 2 r a t e s of p a y ; a fo u rth of the w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s th an the lo w e r of th e se r a t e s , and a fo u rth e a r n m o r e than the h ig h e r ra te .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , co m m u n ic a tio n , and o th er pu b lic u tilitie s .
M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th er than th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a te ly .




Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Women
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t- tim e w eekly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r se le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s is
by in d u s try d iv is io n , C h a r le s t o n , W. V a. , A p r il 1969)
W eekly e a r n in g s1
(standard )
Num ber
of
w oikers

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

A verage
w eekly
h ou rs1
( standard)

N u m b e r o f w o r k e r s re c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly e a r n in g s of—
s

t
105

M ean2

M e d ian 2

M iddle range 2

$
INDUSTRIAL

(REGISTERED)

-----

36
32

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 41.00
1 42.00

$
1 4 3.00
1 4 4 .5 0

$

t
115

t
120

t
125

s
130

t

t
135

i
140

i
145

t
150

t
155

t
160

t
165

170

115

12C

125

130

135

140

145

150

155

160

165

17:

175

-

1
-

10
10

3
3

and
u n der
110

NURSES,

110

$

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

1
-

-

3
3

7
6

4
4

4
4

1
1

-

1
1

1
-

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

Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w ee k ly h o u rs and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u stry d iv is io n , C h a r le s t o n , W. V a . , A p r il 1969)
Ave rage

O ccupation and in d u stry d iv i s f

O F F IC E

Weekl y
earnings 1
(standard) (standard)
Weekly

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS

OCCUPATIONS

B I L L E R S , MACHINE ( B I L L I N G
MACHINE) ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------B I L L E R S , MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------

Average

O ccupation and ind u stry d iv isio n

3 6 .5
3 6 .5

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

$
7 0 .0 0
6 6 .5 0

7 3 .5 0
7 3 .5 0

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C LA SS B ---------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------

3 9 .5
3 9 .0

8 4 .5 0
8 4 .5 0

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

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

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

C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C L A S S E —
MANUFACTURING ---------NONMANUFACTURING ---P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2

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

111.00

4 0 .0

1 0 5 .0 0

CLERKS, F I L F , CLASS C
NONMANUFACTURING ----

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

7 2 .5 0
7 2 .5 0

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

3 6 .0
3 6 .0

8 0 .0 0
7 9 .0 0

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

4 0 .0
3 9 .5

1 1 8 .5 0
9 5 .0 0

-

Numbe r
of

Weekl y
hours 1
[standard)

Weekl y
e arni ngs 1
(standard)

CONTINUED

O F F IC E OCCUPATIONS -

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CL A SS A
MANUFACTURING --------------------

32
31

4 1 .0
4 0 .0

$
116.00
116.90

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

115
83

3 8.5
3 8.0

7 9 .5 0
7 7 .5 0

O F F IC E BOYS AND G I R L S -----------NONMANUFACTURING -------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2----------

30
21
19

3 9.0
3 8.5
38.5

80.50
77 .5 0
7 8 .0 0

S E C R E T A R I E S 3 ----------------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------

242
90
152

3 9.5
4 0 .9
3 9 .0

1 25.50
14 4 .3 0
1 1 4.50

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S 8 -------NONMANUFACTURING --------------

41
40

3 9.5
3 9 .5

1 2 2 . 5G
123.00

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

82
49
33

39.5
4 0 .0
39.0

1 3 3.00
1 5 2 .5 0
10 4 .0 0

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

91
23
68

39.0
39.5
3 8.5

1 1 4 . 0C
1 2 8 .5 0
1 0 9.50

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ------MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ------------PU BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2 ----------

229
11C
119
56

3 9.5
4 0 .0
3 9.0
3 9.5

9 5 .5 0
1 0 3 .5 9
8 8 .5 0
98.0 0

8 9 .5 0
8 5 .0 0

O ccupation and in d u stry d iv isio n

Number
of

Weekly
hours *
(standard)

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

CONTINUED

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

112
94
IB

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

124.00
1 2 7.00
108.50

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

49
44

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

71.5 0
70.5 0

SWITCHBOARD O PE RAT OR- RE CEP TI CNI S T S NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

41
35

3 9.5
3 9.5

80.00
8 0 .5 0

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
CL A SS B -------------------------------------------------------

16

3 9 .0

102.50

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

45
32

3 9 .5
4 0.0

1 G 8.00
111 .5 0

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

181
105

3 9 .5
3 9 .0

78.5 0
7 3 .5 0

36
32

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

1 4 1.00
1 4 2.00

PROFE SSIO NAL AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS

nurses.

I ndustrial ( r e g ist e r e d ) —
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

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




8
Table A -4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r m e n i n s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s t u d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i:
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h a r le s to n , W . V a . , A p r i l 1969)
H o urly e arn in gs 1

N u m b e r o f w o rk e rs
t

2 .3 0

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

M ean 2

M e d ian 2

M id d le ran ge 2

$
2 .3 0

and
under

$
2 .4 0

$
2 .9 C

$
3 .0 0

i

t
3 .3 0

$
3 .4 0

$
3 .5 0

$
3 .6 C

3 .7 0

$
3 .8 0

t

3 .1 0

$
3 .2 0

*

2 .8 0

3 .9 0

4 .0 0

$
4 . 10

$
4 .2 0

3 .3 0

3 .4 0

3 .5 0

3 .6 0

3 .7 0

3 .8 0

3 .9 0

4 .0 0

4 .1 0

4 .2 0

over

-

12
12

32
32

18
18

-

61
61

-

3
3

14
13

76
76

36
36

25
25

152
152

i
i

_

and

2 .5 0

2 .6 0

2 .7 C

2 .8 0

2 .9 0

3 .0 0

3 .1 0

3 .2 0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$
3 .8 4 3 .8 5 -

$
4 .1 5
4 .1 5

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

308
307

4 .0 1
4 .0 1

4 .1 0
4 .0 9

3 .8 8 3 .8 8 -

4 .1 5
4 .1 5

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

187
172

3 . 89
3 .9 3

3 .8 7
3 .8 8

3 .8 2 3 .8 3 -

4 .1 3
4 .1 4

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

32
26

2 .9 9
2 .9 2

3 .1 5
2 .7 6

2 .5 6 2 .4 0 -

3 .4 3
3 .4 5

i
i

6
6

_

2
2

M A C H I N I S T S , M AINTENANCE
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------

169
155

3 .9 6
3 .9 6

3 .9 5
3 .9 3

3 .8 4 3 .8 3 -

4 .1 3
4 .1 4

M E C H A N I C S , A U T O M O T IV E
( 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 ---------------

177
38
139
129

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

3 .7 9
3 .8 1
3 .7 9
3 .7 9

3 .1 1 3 .4 8 3 .4 6 -

3 .8 9
4 .0 2
4 .0 2

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

404
400

3 .9 8
3 .9 8

3 .9 5
3 .9 6

3 .8 5 3 .8 5 -

4 .1 4
4 .1 4

M I L L W R I G H T S ----------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------

206
203

3 .9 6
3 .9 6

3 .9 1
3 .9 1

3 .8 5 3 .8 5 -

4 .1 1
4 .1 1

O
O

1

$
3 .9 P
3 .9 8

*

$
3 .9 7
3 .9 7

3

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

108
107

3 .9 8
4 .0 0

4 .1 2
4 .1 2

3 .8 5 3 .8 5 -

4 .1 6
4 .1 6

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

523
523

3 .9 9
3 .9 9

4 .0 0
4 .0 0

3 .8 6 3 .8 6 -

4 .1 5
4 .1 5

S H E E T - M E T A L W O RK E RS , M A I N T E N A N C E —
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------------

54
54

4 .0 2
4 .0 2

4 .0 5
4 .0 5

3 .8 7 3 .8 7 -

4 .1 5
4 .1 5

1 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e a n d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s ,
2 F o r d e f in it io n o f t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2 , ta b le A - l .
3 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t ilit ie s .




i

1

i

-

_

2
2

_

4

_

_

_

-

-

1
1

2
2

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

1

_

-

-

-

-

-

2
2

65
65

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

1

_

2

3

-

-

-

-

11
11

i
i

2
2

2
2

i

12

14

-

-

2
2

12
12

14
14

-

_

-

14
2
12
12

-

-

6
6
-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

-

4
4

1
1

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

4

-

1
1

_

_

_

4

s h ifts .

4
4

_

i

la t e

91
91

5
1

_

and

3
3

_

i

5
5

10

-

-w

h o lid a y s ,

i

_

_

_

1
1

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

1
1
1

_

_

2
2

-

_

_

3
3

1
1

4

-

_

t

-

2 .4 0

130
129

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

s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f—

$
2 .7 0

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

-

r e c e iv in g

*
2 .6 0

t

2 .5 0

t

_

_

~

46
43

29
29

ii

9
i

28

6

41

4

-

-

8
B

28
21

34
12
22
19

2
2

41
41

5
5

6
6

31

119

_

28

119

71
71

4
4

2
2

50
50

3
3

2
2

_
-

5
5

_

_

_
n
10

1
l

-

7

86

~

55
55

4
4

_
-

-

2

-

57
57

_

-

_

-

7

83

25
25

-

_

-

“

67
67

39
39

119
119

86
86

-

259
259

_

19
19

7

-

27

7

3
3

167
167

9
9

-

_
-

19
19

i

-

27

2

-

_

9

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s t u d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s is
b y in d u s t r y d iv is io n , C h a r le s to n , W . V a . , A p r i l 1969)
Hourly ea m ings2

O c c u p a t i o n 1 and i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

GUARDS AND WATCHMEN ----------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , AND C L E A N E R S ----M A N UFA CT URI NG -----------------------------------NONM AN UFA CT URI NG ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4------------------------J A N I T O R S , P O R T E R S , AND C L E A N E R S
(WOMEN) ---------------------------------------------------NC NMA N U F AC TU RI N G ----------------------------L A B O R E R S , M A T E R I A L H A N D L I N G ------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ----------------------------R ECEIVING

Number
of
workers

55
51
451
127
324
41

N u m b e r o f w o rk e rs
$
1 .6 0

Mean3

Median3

$
3.27
3.41

$
3.61
3.62

$
3 . 0 8 3 . 0 9 -

$
3.6 6
3 .6 6

2.9 3
2.75

1.70
2.95
1.67

1
2
1
2

2
3
1
2

1.74
2.49

2.7 2

.6
. 4
.6
.2

4
5
2
5

-

.
.
.
.

7
0
7
7

2
2
7
8

54

1.81

1 .89

l . a o

1.69
1.69

1 .6 4 -

5C

1 . 6 4 -

1 .8 7

164
81
83

2.43
2.80
2.0 8

2 .4 5
2 .7 9
2.0 9

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

2 .8 9
3 .15
2 .3 2

C L E R K S ------------------------------------

59

3.27

3.49

3 . 2 9 -

3 .5 6

S H I P P I N G AND R E C E I V I N G C L E R K S --------MA NU FA C TU RI N G ----- ------------------------------

39
23

3.0 0

3.0 3
3.0 8

2 . 5 6 3 . 0 3 -

3 .39
3 .7 5

T R U C K D R I V E R S 5 -----------------------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------NON MA N U FA C TU RI N G ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 4-------------------------

540
225
315
154

3.37
3.3 6
3.38

3
3
3
3

TRUCKDRIVERS,

LIG H T

3.2 7
3
3
3
3

.
.
.
.

2
3
1
6

2
2
6
7

3.9 2

2
3
2
3

.
.
.
.

9
1
4
3

9
6
4
7

-

1.94

1.79

1 .7 2 -

.
.
.
.

7
4
9
9

4
8
1
6

1-1/2 TONS) ---------------------

3 7

1.9 5

121
U C

2 .9 6
2.9 5

3.28
3.2 5

2 . 3 9 2 . 3 7 -

3 .6 4
3 .6 6

T R U C K D R I V E R S , HE A V Y ( OV ER 4 TO N S,
T R A I L E R TY P E ) -----------------------------------

93

3.20

3.3 3

3 . 0 1 -

3 .3 7

T R U C K D R I V E R S , H E A V Y ( OV ER 4 TONS ,
OTHER THAN T R A I L E R T Y P E ) -------------

72

3.4 9

3.74

3 . 1 5 -

3 .9 5

T R U C K E R S , POWER ( F O R K L I F T ) --------------MA N U FA C TU RI N G ------------------------------------

19
19

3.15
3.15

3.6 1
3.61

2 . 7 9 2 . 7 9 -

3 .6 6
3 .6 6

$
2 .3 0

$
2 .4 C

%
2 .5 0

$
2 . 60

%
2 . 70

$
2 . 80

1
2 .9 0

2 . GO 2 . 1 0

2 .2 0

2 .3 0

2 .4 0

2 .5 C

2 .6 0

2 . 70

2 .8 0

2- 90

3 .0 :

-

-

1
1

-

_

-

-

-

5
2
3
2

19
14
5
1

7
2
5
5

6
6
-

3
1
2
2

18
-

~

3
3
~

8
7
1
1

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_

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~

-

-

11
2
9

31

_

30
1

-

.8 0

1 .7 0

1 .8 0

1 .9 0

-

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-

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26
1
25
1

21
5
16

5
~

11
2
9
6

$
3 .1 0

$
3 .2 0

$
3 .3 0

$
3 .4 0

$
3 .6 C

3 .8 0

~ i------4 .0 0

- t l i . 3 .2 0

3 . 3C

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 3

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

7
7

-

-

31
31

-

-

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_

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~
-

-

-

-

3 .0 0

under

2

36
36
“

_

193
3
190
1

”

5
“

_

32
30

5
5

5
5

25

5

_

-

-

-

-

6
i
5

25

5

"

_

_
10
2
8

_

3
1

-

_

18

6
6

-

-

13
4

-

18

9
-

-

-

2

-

-

1

4

2

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

13

2
1
l

15

6

7

4

3

18

-

-

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9
i
8

-

-

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13

6

7
7

-

-

1
1

-

D a ta l i m i t e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h e r e o t h e r w is e in d ic a t e d .
E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t im e a n d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o lid a y s , a n d la t e
F o r d e f i n i t i o n o f t e r m s , s e e f o o t n o t e 2 , t a b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , a n d o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s .
I n c l u d e s a l l d r i v e r s , a s d e f in e d , r e g a r d l e s s o f s iz e a n d t y p e o f t r u c k o p e r a t e d .




'
2 .2 0

15

6

7

-

4

.

3

5

18

18
18

12
12
48
45
3
3

40
39
1
1

2
2
“

-

~

~

'

3
3

“
3

-

_

-

-

-

-

2
2
-

-

1
1

2
2
7
4
3

-

-

-

_

9

_

12
3
9

9
-

8
8

17
17

9

-

-

'
_

40
40

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

3
3

_
-

6
6
-

1

-

2

1

40

1

2

-

12
12

-

_

1
1

1
1

2
2

6
4

-

71
57
14
6

42

114
24
90
90

-

16
10
6

-

*

14
11
3
3

8
5
”

135
74
61
55

3

-

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3

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42

*
4
4
-

(UND ER

T R U C K D P I V F I I S , M E D I U M ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
ANO I N C L U D I N G A T O N S ) ------------------NONM AN UFA CT URI NG -----------------------------

1
2
3
4
5

$
2 .1 0

$
i . 90

and

$
1 .6 0

Middle range3

r e c e iv in g s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r ly e a r n in g s oj

s
2 .0 0

$
1 .7 0

15

_

5

_

“

-

_

5

2
2

-

3

_

_

2
2

2
2

s h ifts .

3
3

-

18
18

2
2

12

9

-

9
9

-

_

_

~

~

2

12

6
-

_

_
~

3
3

3

6

5

-

i
i

3
3

_

-

36

n
n

-

_

_

~

3

12
6

8

-

-

55

3

-

2

ii

-

10

-

6

32

-

-

-

-

-

10
1C

-

-

-

5

1
1

36

~

-

4




Appendix.

Occupational Descriptions

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

OFFICE
B IL L E R ,

CLERK,

M A C H IN E

P r e p a r e s s t a t e m e n t s , b i l l s , a n d in v o i c e s on a m a c h in e o th e r th a n a n o r d in a r y o r e l e c t r o m a t i c t y p e w r it e r .
M a y a l s o k e e p r e c o r d s a s to b i l l i n g s o r s h ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r
c l e r i c a l w o rk in c id e n t a l to b il lin g o p e r a t io n s . F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o ll o w s :
B i l l e r , m a c h in e ( b illin g m a c h in e ) . U s e s a s p e c i a l b il lin g m a c h in e (M o o n H o p k in s, E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , B u r r o u g h s , e t c ., w h ich a r e c o m b in a t io n ty p in g a n d a d d in g m a c h in e s ) to p r e p a r e b i l l s
a n d in v o i c e s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ' p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , in t e r n a l ly p r e p a r e d o r d e r s , s h ip p in g m e m o ­
r a n d u m s , e t c . U s u a ll y in v o lv e s a p p lic a t i o n o f p r e d e t e r m in e d d is c o u n t s a n d sh ip p in g c h a r g e s ,
an d e n t r y o f n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s i o n s , w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t be c o m p u te d on th e b il lin g m a c h in e ,
a n d t o t a l s w h ich a r e a u t o m a t ic a ll y a c c u m u la t e d b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a tio n u s u a l l y in v o lv e s
a l a r g e n u m b e r o f c a r b o n c o p i e s o f th e b il l b e in g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o fte n d o n e on a f a n fo ld
m a c h in e .

C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s r o u tin e f il in g o f m a t e r i a l th a t h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ich
i s e a s i l y c l a s s i f i e d in a s i m p le s e r i a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s t e m ( e . g . , a lp h a b e t ic a l, c h r o n o lo g ic a l,
o r n u m e r ic a l) , / s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s an d f o r w a r d s m a ­
t e r i a l ; a n d m a y f i l l o u t w ith d r a w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s i m p le c l e r i c a l an d m a n u a l t a s k s r e ­
q u i r e d to m a in ta in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
CLERK,

O RDER

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

B O O K K E E P IN G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R
O p e r a t e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e (R e m in g to n R a n d , E l l i o t t F i s h e r , S u n d s t r a n d , B u r r o u g h s ,
N a tio n a l C a s h R e g i s t e r , w ith o r w ith o u t a t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to k e e p a r e c o r d o f b u s i n e s s
tr a n s a c tio n s .
C la ss A.
K e e p s a s e t o f r e c o r d s r e q u ir i n g a k n o w le d g e o f an d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e o f th e p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t in g s y s t e m
u s e d . D e t e r m i n e s p r o p e r r e c o r d s a n d d is t r i b u t i o n o f d e b it a n d c r e d i t i t e m s to b e u s e d in e a c h
p h a s e o f th e w o r k . M a y p r e p a r e c o n s o l id a t e d r e p o r t s , b a l a n c e s h e e t s , a n d o th e r r e c o r d s
by h and.

CLERK,

PAYRO LL

C o m p u t e s w a g e s o f c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e s a n d e n t e r s th e n e c e s s a r y d a t a on th e p a y r o l l
s h e e t s . D u tie s in v o lv e : C a lc u la t i n g w o r k e r s ' e a r n in g s b a s e d on tim e o r p r o d u c tio n r e c o r d s ; an d
p o s tin g c a lc u la t e d d a t a on p a y r o l l s h e e t , sh o w in g in fo r m a t io n su c h a s w o r k e r 's n a m e , w o rk in g
d a y s , t i m e , r a t e , d e d u c tio n s f o r in s u r a n c e , a n d t o t a l w a g e s d u e . M a y m a k e o u t p a y c h e c k s and
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g u p a n d d is t r i b u t i n g p a y e n v e l o p e s .
M a y u s e a c a lc u la t i n g m a c h in e .

C l a s s B . K e e p s a r e c o r d o f one o r m o r e p h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s o f a s e t o f r e c o r d s u s u a l l y
r e q u ir i n g li t t l e k n o w le d g e o f b a s i c b o o k k e e p in g . P h a s e s o r s e c t i o n s in c lu d e a c c o u n t s p a y a b le ,
p a y r o l l, c u s t o m e r s ' a c c o u n t s (n o t in c lu d in g a s i m p le ty p e o f b il lin g d e s c r i b e d u n d e r b i l l e r ,
m a c h in e ), c o s t d is t r i b u t i o n , e x p e n s e d is t r i b u t i o n , in v e n t o r y c o n t r o l , e t c . M a y c h e c k o r a s s i s t
in p r e p a r a t i o n o f t r i a l b a l a n c e s a n d p r e p a r e c o n t r o l s h e e t s f o r th e a c c o u n t in g d e p a r t m e n t .

CO M PTO M ETER O PERATOR
P r i m a r y d u ty i s to o p e r a t e a C o m p t o m e t e r to p e r f o r m m a t h e m a t ic a l c o m p u t a t io n s . T h is
jo b i s no t to b e c o n fu s e d w ith th a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o th e r ty p e o f c l e r k , w h ich m a y in v o lv e f r e ­
q u e n t u s e o f a C o m p t o m e t e r b u t, in w h ich , u s e o f t h is m a c h in e i s in c id e n ta l to p e r f o r m a n c e of
o th e r d u t ie s .

A C C O U N T IN G

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

KEYPUNCH OPERATOR
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r a lp h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to
t r a n s c r i b e d a t a f r o m v a r i o u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to k e y p u n c h ta b u la t in g c a r d s . P e r f o r m s s a m e
t a s k s a s lo w e r le v e l k e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r b u t, in a d d it io n , w o rk r e q u i r e s a p p lic a t i o n o f c o d in g
s k i l l s a n d th e m a k in g o f so m e d e t e r m in a t i o n s , f o r e x a m p le , l o c a t e s on th e s o u r c e d o c u m e n t
th e i t e m s to b e p u n ch ed ; e x t r a c t s in fo r m a tio n f r o m s e v e r a l d o c u m e n t s ; a n d s e a r c h e s f o r a n d
i n t e r p r e t s in f o r m a t io n on th e do ci^ m en t to d e t e r m in e in fo r m a tio n to b e p u n c h e d . M a y t r a i n
in e x p e r ie n c e d o p e r a t o r s .

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




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

C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , zlnd f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y s i m p le ( s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h e a d ­
in g s o r p a r t ly c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y f in e r s u b h e a d in g s . P r e p a r e s s i m p le r e l a t e d in d e x an d
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a i d s . A s R e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n tifie d m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s
m a te r ia l.
M a y p e r f o r m r e l a t e d c l e r i c a l t a s k s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .

B i l l e r , m a c h in e (b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ) . U. i s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( S u n d s t r a n d , E l l i o t t
F i s h e r , R e m in g to n R a n d , e t c ., w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e t y p e w r it e r k e y b o a r d ) to p r e p a r e
c u s t o m e r s ' b i l l s a s p a r t o f th e a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e o p e r a t io n . G e n e r a ll y in v o l v e s th e s i m u l t a ­
n e o u s e n t r y o f f i g u r e s on c u s t o m e r s ' le d g e r r e c o r d . T h e m a c h in e a u t o m a t ic a ll y a c c u m u l a t e s
f i g u r e s on a n u m b e r o f v e r t i c a l c o lu m n s a n d c o m p u t e s , a n d u s u a l l y p r i n t s a u t o m a t ic a ll y th e
d e b it o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s n o t in v o lv e a k n o w le d g e o f b o o k k e e p in g . W o rk s f r o m u n if o r m
an d s t a n d a r d t y p e s o f s a l e s a n d c r e d i t s l i p s .

CLERK,

F IL E

C l a s s A . In an e s t a b l i s h e d
f i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s a n d in d e x e s f i l e
m e n t s , e t c . M a y a l s o f i l e t h is
w ith th e f i l e s .
M a y le a d a s m

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C la ss B.
U n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o r fo llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r in s t r u c t i o n s ,
t r a n s c r i b e s d a ta f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to p u n c h e d c a r d s .
O p e r a t e s a n u m e r ic a l a n d / o r
a lp h a b e t ic a l o r c o m b in a t io n k e y p u n c h m a c h in e to k e y p u n c h t a b u la t in g c a r d s . M a y v e r i f y c a r d s .
W o rkin g f r o m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d iz e d s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s , f o llo w s s p e c i f i e d s e q u e n c e s w h ich h a v e
b e e n c o d e d o r p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a i l a n d r e q u i r e l i t t l e o r no s e l e c t i n g , c o d in g , o r in t e r p r e t in g
o f d a ta to b e p u n ch ed . P r o b l e m s a r i s i n g f r o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s o r c o d e s , m i s s i n g in f o r m a t io n ,
e t c ., a r e r e f e r r e d to s u p e r v i s o r .

S E C R E T A R Y — C o n tin u ed
d . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . (o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t le v e l
of o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
e . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a l a r g e a n d im p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t ( e . g . , a m id d le
m a n a g e m e n t s u p e r v i s o r o f an o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l h u n d re d
p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 , 000 p e r s o n s .
C la ss C

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

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

SEC R ET A R Y
b . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l of
o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th a n 5 , 000 p e r s o n s .

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

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

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

STEN O G R A PH ER ,

E x c lu sio n s
N o t a l l p o s i t i o n s t h a t a r e t i t l e d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p l e s
o f p o s i t i o n s w h i c h a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m t h e d e f i n i t i o n a r e a s f o l l o w s : ( a ) P o s i t i o n s w h ic h d o n o t m e e t
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b ) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l l y t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u t i e s ; ( c ) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f i c e a s s i s t a n t s t o a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n i c a l ,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d ) s e c r e t a r y p o s i t i o n s i n w h ic h th e d u t i e s a r e e i t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e
r o u t i n e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l 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 t h 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 i n i t i o n ;
a n d ( e ) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s i t i o n s w h i c h i n v o l v e m o r e d i f f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n i c a l , a d m i n ­
i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t i e s w h ic h a r e n o t t y p i c a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k .

N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in th e le v e l d e f in itio n s f o llo w in g , r e f e r s to
th o s e o f f i c i a l s w ho h a v e a s i g n i f ic a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o lic y m a k in g r o le w ith r e g a r d to m a jo r
c o m p a n y a c t i v i t i e s . T h e t i t le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " th o u g h n o r m a l ly in d ic a tiv e o f th is r o l e , d o e s not
in a l l c a s e s id e n tify su c h p o s i t i o n s . V ic e p r e s i d e n t s w h o se p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s to a c t p e r ­
s o n a l ly on in d iv id u a l c a s e s o r t r a n s a c t i o n s ( e . g . , a p p r o v e o r d e n y in d iv id u a l lo a n o r c r e d i t a c t io n s ;
a d m i n i s t e r in d iv id u a l t r u s t a c c o u n t s ; d i r e c t l y s u p e r v i s e a c l e r i c a l s t a ff ) a r e n o t c o n s id e r e d to be
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e fo llo w in g le v e l d e f in i t io n s .

C la ss D

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

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

S E N IO R

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r ie d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y
su c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s on s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h f r o m one o r m o r e p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t ­
h an d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n
copy.
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a . S e c r e t a r y to t h e 'c h a i r m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l ,
o v e r 100 b u t fe w e r th a n 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s r e q u ir i n g s i g n i f ic a n t l y g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e s p o n s i ­
b il it y th a n s t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l a s e v id e n c e d b y th e fo llo w in g : W o rk r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e of
s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y ; an d a th o ro u g h w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a n d o ffic e
p r o c e d u r e s an d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n i z a t io n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o rk flo w , e t c .
U s e s t h is k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s a n d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l
t a s k s su c h a s , m a in ta in in g fo llo w u p f i l e s ; a s s e m b l i n g m a t e r i a l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d u m s , l e t t e r s ,
e t c .; c o m p o s in g s i m p le l e t t e r s f r o m g e n e r a l in s t r u c t i o n s ; r e a d in g a n d r o u tin g in c o m in g m a i l ; an d
a n s w e r in g ro u tin e q u e s t i o n s , e t c .
D o e s no t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e w o rk .

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

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C la ss A

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




C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s in g le - o r m u l t ip l e - p o s it i o n te le p h o n e sw itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u tg o in g , in t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s .
P e r f o r m s fu l l te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p le x c a l l s , su c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e i t h e r in a d d itio n to d o in g
ro u tin e w o rk a s d e s c r i b e d f o r sw itc h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e a s s i g n m e n t .
( " F u l l " te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h en th e e s t a b li s h m e n t h a s v a r ie d fu n c tio n s th a t a r e
n o t r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e of o v e r la p p in g o r
i n t e r r e l a t e d f u n c tio n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n tly p r e s e n t fr e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to w h ich e x t e n s io n s a r e
a p p r o p r ia 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 in g le - o r m u l t ip l e - p o s it i o n te le p h o n e s w itc h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u tg o in g , in t r a p l a n t o r o f f ic e c a l l s . M a y h a n d le r o u tin e lo n g d is t a n c e c a l l s a n d r e c o r d t o l l s . M a y
p e r f o r m li m it e d te le p h o n e in f o r m a tio n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n s e r v i c e o c c u r s
if th e fu n c tio n s o f th e e s t a b li s h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n
p u r p o s e s , o r if th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t in e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s io n n u m b e r s w h en s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e
f u r n is h e d , o r if c o m p le x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a t o r .)

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

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

GENERAL

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

PROFESSIONAL

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

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

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

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

c o m p o n e n ts a n d c o n v e y n e e d e d in fo r m a tio n . C o n s o lid a t e s d e t a i l s f r o m a n u m b e r of s o u r c e s
a n d a d ju s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u ir e d . S u g g e s t e d m e th o d s o f a p p r o a c h , a p p lic a b le
p r e c e d e n t s , a n d a d v ic e on s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith i n it i a l a s s i g n m e n t s .
I n s t r u c t io n s
a r e l e s s c o m p le te w h en a s s i g n m e n t s r e c u r .
W o rk m a y b e s p o t - c h e c k e d d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
D R A FT SM A N -T R A C E R
C o p i e s p la n s an d d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c in g t r a c i n g c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r
d r a w in g s an d t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l.
(D o e s not in c lu d e t r a c i n g li m it e d to p l a n s p r i m a r i l y
c o n s is t in g o f s t r a i g h t l i n e s a n d a l a r g e s c a l e not r e q u ir i n g c l o s e d e lin e a tio n .)
a n d /o r
P r e p a r e s s i m p le o r r e p e t it i v e d r a w in g s o f e a s i l y v i s u a l i z e d i t e m s .
d u r in g p r o g r e s s .
N U R SE,

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

IN D U S T R I A L ( R E G I S T E R E D )

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

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT

CARPENTER,

M A IN T E N A N C E

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




CARPENTER,

M A IN T E N A N C E — C o n tin u ed

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

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

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

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

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

E N G I N 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 th e o p e r a t io n o f s t a t i o n a r y e n g in e s an d
e q u ip m e n t ( m e c h a n ic a l o r e l e c t r i c a l ) to s u p p ly th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith p o w e r ,
h e a t , r e f r i g e r a t i o n , o r a ir - c o n d it io n i n g .
W o rk in v o l v e s : O p e r a tin g a n d m a in ta in in g e q u ip m e n t
s u c h a s s t e a m e n g in e s , a i r c o m p r e s s o r s , g e n e r a t o r s , m o t o r s , t u r b i n e s , v e n tila t in g a n d r e f r i g ­
e r a t in g e q u ip m e n t , s t e a m b o i l e r s a n d b o i l e r - f e d w a t e r p u m p s ; m a k in g e q u ip m e n t r e p a i r s ; an d
k e e p in g a r e c o r d o f o p e r a t io n o f m a c h in e r y , t e m p e r a t u r e , a n d fu e l c o n s u m p tio n . M a y a l s o s u ­
p e r v i s e t h e s e o p e r a t io n s . H e a d o r c h ie f e n g in e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e th a n one
e n g in e e r a r e e x c l u d e d .
F I R E M A N , S T A T IO N A R Y B O I L E R
F i r e s s t a t io n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n is h th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ich e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s t e a m . F e e d s f u e l s to f i r e b y h a n d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o il b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a n d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t.
H ELPER,

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

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

TO O LR O O M

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




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

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

M A IN T E N A N C E

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

M A IN T E N A N C E

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

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

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

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

h a n d to o ls in c u ttin g , b e n d in g , f o r m i n g , s h a p in g , f it t in g , a n d a s s e m b l i n g ; a n d in s t a l lin g s h e e t m e t a l a r t i c l e s a s r e q u ir e d . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k e r r e q u i r e s
ro u n d e d t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l ly a c q u ir e d th ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r e q u iv a le n t
t r a in in g an d e x p e r i e n c e .
T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
(D ie m a k e r ; j i g m a k e r ; to o l m a k e r ; f ix t u r e m a k e r ; g a g e m a k e r )
C o n s t r u c t s a n d r e p a i r s m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s o r d i e s f o r f o r g i n g s ,
p u n c h in g , a n d o th e r m e t a l- f o r m i n g w o rk .
W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f th e f o llo w in g ; P la n n in g an d
la y in g o u t o f w o rk f r o m m o d e l s , b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , o r o th e r o r a l a n d w r it te n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;

C U S T O D IA L

AND

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

to o l a n d

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

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

GU A R D A N D W ATCHM AN

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

G u ard .
P e r f o r m s r o u tin e p o l ic e d u t ie s , e i t h e r a t fix e d p o s t o r on t o u r , m a in ta in in g
o r d e r , u s in g a r m s o r f o r c e w h e r e n e c e s s a r y .
I n c lu d e s g a te m e n w ho a r e s t a t io n e d a t g a te an d
c h e c k on id e n tity o f e m p l o y e e s an d o th e r p e r s o n s e n t e r in g .

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

t h e ft,

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

J A N IT O R ,

PO RTER,

OR CLEA N ER

(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 itio n f a c t o r y w o r k in g a r e a s a n d w a s h r o o m s , o r
p r e m i s e s o f a n o f f ic e , a p a r t m e n t h o u s e , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o th e r e s t a b li s h m e n t . D u t i e s 'in v o l v e
a c o m b in a t io n o f th e f o llo w in g : S w e e p in g , m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , an d p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h ip s , t r a s h , a n d o th e r r e f u s e ; d u s tin g e q u ip m e n t , f u r n it u r e , o r f i x t u r e s ; p o lis h in g m e t a l f i x t u r e s
o r t r i m m i n g s ; p r o v id in g s u p p l i e s a n d m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; a n d c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w ­
e r s , a n d r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s w h o s p e c i a l i z e in w in do w w a s h in g a r e e x c l u d e d .
LABO RER,

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

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

F IL L E R

( O r d e r p i c k e r ; s t o c k s e l e c t o r ; w a r e h o u s e sto c k m a n )
F i l l s sh ip p in g o r t r a n s f e r o r d e r s f o r f in is h e d g o o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d ­
a n c e w ith s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on s a l e s s l i p s , c u s t o m e r s ’ o r d e r s , o r o th e r i n s t r u c t i o n s . M a y , in a d d i t i o n
to f il li n g o r d e r s a n d in d ic a tin 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 tg o in g o r d e r s , r e q u i ­
s i t i o n a d d it io n a l s t o c k o r r e p o r t s h o r t s u p p li e s to s u p e r v i s o r , a n d p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t e d d u t ie s .

F o r w a g e s t u d y p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a s f o llo w s :
R e c e iv in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g c l e r k
S h ip p in g a n d r e c e iv i n g c l e r k
T R U C K D R IV E R
D r i v e s a t r u c k w ith in a c it y o r i n d u s t r ia l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r i a l s , m e r c h a n d is e ,
e q u ip m e n t , o r m e n b e tw e e n v a r i o u s t y p e s o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s u c h a s : M a n u fa c tu r in g p l a n t s , f r e ig h t
d e p o t s , w a r e h o u s e s , w h o l e s a le a n d r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , o r b e tw e e n r e t a i l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s an d
c u s t o m e r s ’ h o u s e s o r p l a c e s o f b u s i n e s s . M a y a l s o lo a d o r u n lo a d t r u c k w ith o r w ith o u t h e l p e r s ,
m a k e m in o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a i r s , a n d k e e p t r u c k in g o o d w o r k in g o r d e r .
D r i v e r - s a l e s m e n an d
o v e r - th e - r o a d d r iv e r s a r e e x c lu d e d .
F o r w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r i v e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d b y s i z e a n d ty p e o f e q u ip m e n t,
a s f o ll o w s :
( T r a c t o r - t r a i l e r sh o u ld b e r a t e d on th e b a s i s o f t r a i l e r c a p a c it y .)
T r u c k d r i v e r (c o m b in a t io n o f s i z e s l i s t e d s e p a r a t e l y )
T r u c k d r i v e r , lig h t (u n d e r 1V2 to n s)
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m (IV 2 to an d in c lu d in g 4 to n s )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , t r a i l e r ty p e )
T r u c k d r i v e r , h e a v y ( o v e r 4 t o n s , o th e r th a n t r a i l e r ty p e)

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




POW ER

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

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

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

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




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1625-45,
1625-37,
1625-17,
1575-74,
1625- 1 1,

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

1575-64,
1625-33,
1625-53,
1625-4,
1625-30,
1625-29,
1625-49,
1625-66,

30 cents
30 cents
30 cents
35 cents
30 cents
35 cents
25 cents
j 5 cents

D ata on estab lish m en t p ra c tic e s and su pp lem entary w age provisions are also presented.




A re a
Minneapolis—St. Paul, Minn., Ja n . 1969_____________
Muskegon—Muskegon Heights, M ich ., May 1968 1_____
Newark and J e r s e y City, N. J . , Ja n . 1969____________
New Haven, C onn ., Ja n . 1969 ________________________
New O rlea n s, L a . , F eb . 1969 1_______________________
New York, N. Y . , Apr. 196 8 __________________________
Norfolk—P o rtsm o uth and Newport News—
Hampton, Va. , June 1 968 ___________________________
Oklahoma City, Okla. , Ju ly 1 9 68 ---------------------------Omaha, N e b r . —Iowa, Oct. 1968 1 ______________________
P a te r so n —Clifton—P a s s a i c , N. J . , May 1968 1 _________
Philadelphia, P a . —N. J . , Nov. 1968 ___________________
Phoenix, A riz . , M ar. 1969 ___________________________
Pittsburgh, P a . , Ja n . 1969 ___________________________
Portland, Maine, Nov. 196 8 __________________________
Portland, O reg. —Wash. , May 1 9 6 8 * -----------------------Providence—Pawtucket—Warwick, R. I . —M a s s . ,
May 1968____________________________________________
Raleigh, N. C. , Aug. 1968 * __________________________
Richmond, Va. , M a r. 1969___________________________
R o c h e st e r , N.Y. (office occupations only), Ju ly 1968
Rockford, 111., May 1968 1____________________________
St. L o u is, Mo. —111. , M ar. 1969 1______________________
Salt Lake City, Utah, D e c . 1968 ______________________
San Antonio, T e x . , June 19 68_________________________
San B ern ardino—R i v e r s i d e —Ontario, Calif. ,
Oct. 1968 1___________________________________________
San Diego, C a l i f . , Nov. 1968_________________________
San F r a n c i s c o —Oakland, C a l i f . , Oct. 1968____________
San J o s e , C a l i f . , Sept. 1 9 6 8 ---------------------------------Savannah, Ga. , May 1969 _____________________________
Scranton, P a . , July 19 6 8 1____________________________
S eattle—E v ere tt, W a sh ., Nov. 1968 1__________________
Sioux F a l l s , S. Dak. , Oct. 1968 1 --------------------------South Bend, In d., M ar. 1969__________________________
Spokane, W ash., June 1968__________________________
S y r a c u s e , N. Y. , July 1 9 6 8 * __________________________
Tam pa—St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , Aug. 1968 _____________
Toledo, Ohio—Mich. , F eb . 1969 1 ---------------------------Trenton, N. J . , Oct. 1968 1___________________________
Utica—Rom e, N. Y. , July 1968 1 -----------------------------Washington, D. C. —Md. —Va. , Sept. 1968 _____________
Waterbury, Conn., M ar. 1969________________________
Waterloo, Iowa, Nov. 1968 1__________________________
Wichita, K a n s . , Dec. 1968___________________________
W orc este r, M a s s . , June 1968 1 -----------------------------York, P a . , F eb. 1969 _________________________________
Youngstown—Warren, Ohio, Nov. 1968________________

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

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

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

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

1575-61,
1625-13,
1625-69.
1625-2,
157 5-70,
1625-64,
1625-36,
1575-69,

30cents
35cents
«>0cents
35cents
30cents
50cents
30 cents
30cents

1625-25,
1625-32,
1625-44,
1625-21,
1625-68,
1625- 12,
1625-43,
1625-23,
1625-55,
1575-79,
1625-5,
1625-10,
1625-57,
1625-18,
1625-1,
1625-22,
1625-50,
1625-31,
1625-41,
1575-76,
1625-52,
1625-34,

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

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