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Area Wage Survey

The Charlotte, North Carolina, Metropolitan Area
March 1969

B u lle tin

No. 1625-61




UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REGIONAL OFFICES

R E G IO N i n
PHILADELPHIA

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
Phone: 353-7230 (Area Code 312)
Kansas City, Mo. 64106
Phone: 374-2481 (Area Code 816)

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

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




Area Wage Survey
The Charlotte, North Carolina, M etropolitan Area




March 1969

Bulletin No. 1625-61
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 o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s p r o g r a m of an n u al
o c c u p a tio n a l w age s u r v e y s in m e tr o p o lita n a r e a s i s d e ­
sig n e d to p r o v id e d a ta on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s , and e s t a b ­
lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and su p p le m e n ta ry w a g e p r o v i s i o n s . It
y ie ld s d e ta ile d d a ta by s e le c t e d in d u s tr y d iv isio n fo r e a c h
of the a r e a s stu d ie d , fo r g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s , and fo r the
U n ited S t a t e s .
A m a jo r c o n s id e r a tio n in the p r o g r a m i s
the n eed fo r g r e a t e r in s ig h t into (1 ) the m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s
by o c c u p a tio n a l c a t e g o r y and s k ill l e v e l , and (2 ) the s t r u c ­
tu r e and le v e l o f w a g e s am on g a r e a s and in d u str y d iv is io n s .
At the end o f e a c h s u r v e y , an in d iv id u a l a r e a b u l­
le tin p r e s e n t s su 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 fte r
c o m p le tio n of a ll o f the in d iv id u a l a r e a b u lle tin s fo r a round
o f s u r v e y s , a t w o - p a r t su 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 in g s d a ta fo r e a c h of the m e tr o p o lita n a r e a s
stu d ie d into one b u lle tin . T h e se c o n d p a r t p r e s e n t s i n f o r ­
m a tio n w hich h a s b ee n p r o je c t e d fr o m in d iv id u a l m e t r o ­
p o lita n a r e a d a ta to r e la t e to g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s and the
U n ited S t a t e s .

In tro d u c tio n _______________________________________________________________
W age t r e n d s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s __________________________
T a b le s :
1.
2.

A.

E s t a b lis h m e n t s and w o r k e r s w ithin sc o p e o f su r v e y and
n u m b e r s t u d ie d __________________________________________________
In d e x e s o f s ta n d a r d w e ek ly s a l a r i e s an d s t r a ig h t - t im e
h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n a l g r o u p s , and
p e r c e n t s o f i n c r e a s e fo r s e le 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 in g s :
A - 1. O ffic e o c c u p a tio n s—m en and w om en _______________________
A - 2. P r o f e s s i o n a l and te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s—m en______________
A - 3 . O ffic e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , an d te c h n ic a l o c c u p a tio n s—
m en and w om en c o m b in e d _______________________________
A - 4 . M ain te n a n ce an d p o w e rp la n t o c c u p a tio n s__________________
A - 5. C u s to d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t io n s ---------------

A p p en d ix .

O c c u p a tio n a l d e s c r i p t io n s ------------------------------------------------

N in ety a r e a s c u r r e n tly a r e in c lu d e d in the p r o ­
g r a m . In e a c h a r e a , in fo r m a tio n on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s
i s c o lle c te d a n n u ally and on e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and
su p p le m e n ta r y w age p r o v is io n s b ie n n ia lly .
T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s o f the su r v e y in
C h a r lo t t e , N . C . , in M a r c h 1969.
Th e S ta 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 e d by the B u r e a u o f the
B u d g e t th ro u gh J a n u a r y 1 968, c o n s is t s of M e c k le n b u rg and
U nion C o u n tie s. T h is stu d y w a s co n d u cted by the B u r e a u 's
r e g io n a l o ffic e in P h ila d e lp h ia , P a . , u n d er the g e n e r a l d i ­
r e c tio n o f Irw in L . F e ig e n b a u m , A s s i s t a n t R e g io n a l D i r e c ­
to r fo r O p e r a tio n s .




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3

N O T E : S i m i la r ta b u la tio n s
areas.
(S e e in s id e b a c k c o v e r .)

a r e a v a ila b le fo r o th e r

A c u r r e n t r e p o r t on o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s and su p ­
p le m e n ta r y w age p r o v is io n s in the C h a r lo tte a r e a i s a l s o
a v a ila b le fo r co tton and m a n - m a d e fib e r t e x t i l e s (S e p te m ­
b e r 1968).
U nion s c a l e s , in d ic a tiv e o f p r e v a ilin g p ay
l e v e l s , a r e a v a ila b le fo r b u ild in g c o n s tr u c tio n ; p rin tin g ;
l o c a l - t r a n s i t o p e ra tin g e m p lo y e e s ; an d m o to r t r u c k d r i v e r s ,
h e l p e r s , and a llie d o c c u p a tio n s .

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Area Wage Survey
The Charlotte, N.C, Metropolitan Area
Introduction
T h is a r e a i s 1 o f 90 in w hich the U .S . D e p a rtm e n t of L a b o r 's
B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s co n d u cts s u r v e y s of o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s
and r e la t e d b e n e fits on an a re a w id e b a s i s . 1

to m e r it p r e s e n ta tio n , o r (2) th e r e
in d iv id u a l e sta b lish m e n t d a ta .

is

p o s s ib ilit y

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

O cc u p a tio n a l em p lo y m en t and e a r n in g s d a ta a r e show n fo r
fu ll- tim e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th o se h ir e d to w o rk a r e g u la r w e e k ly sc h e d u le
in the g iv e n o c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s if i c a t i o n . E a r n in g s d a ta e x c lu d e p r e ­
m iu m p ay fo r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te
s h if t s . N o n p ro d u ctio n b o n u se s a r e e x c lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - liv in g a llo w ­
a n c e s and in c en tiv e e a r n in g s a r e in clu d e d . W here w e ek ly h o u rs a r e
r e p o r te d , a s fo r o ffic e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a tio n s , r e f e r e n c e i s to the sta n d ­
a r d w o rk w eek (rou n d ed to the n e a r e s t h a lf hour) 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 siv e of p ay fo r
o v e rtim e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p re m iu m r a t e s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly e a r n in g s
fo r th e se o c c u p a tio n s h av e b e e n ro u n d ed to the n e a r e s t h a lf d o lla r .

T h is b u lle tin p r e s e n t s c u r r e n t o c c u p a tio n a l em p lo y m en t and
e a r n in g s in fo r m a tio n o b ta in e d l a r g e ly b y m a il f r o m the e s t a b lis h m e n t s
v is it e d b y B u r e a u fie ld e c o n o m ists in the l a s t p r e v io u s s u r v e y fo r
o c c u p a tio n s r e p o r t e d in th at e a r l i e r stu d y . P e r s o n a l v i s i t s w e re m a d e
to n o n re sp o n d e n ts and to th o se re sp o n d e n ts r e p o r tin g u n u su a l c h a n g e s
sin c e th e p r e v io u s su r v e y .
In e a c h a r e a , d a ta a r e o b tain e d fr o m r e p r e s e n t a t iv e e s t a b ­
lis h m e n ts w ithin s i x b r o a d in d u s tr y d iv is io n s : M a n u fa c tu rin g ; t r a n s ­
p o rta tio n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t i l it i e s ; w h o le s a le t r a d e ;
r e t a i l 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 t a t e ; and s e r v i c e s . M a jo r
in d u s tr y g ro u p s e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s e s t u d ie s a r e go v e rn m e n t o p e r a ­
tio n s an d 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 lis h m e n t s
h avin g fe w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b er of w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d b e c a u s e
th ey ten d to fu r n ish in su ffic ie n t em p lo y m en t in the o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d
to w a r r a n t in c lu sio n . S e p a r a t e ta b u la tio n s a r e p ro v id 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 .

Th e a v e r a g e s p r e s e n te d r e f le c t c o m p o site , a r e a w id e e s t i ­
m a t e s . I n d u s t r ie s an d e s t a b lis h m e n t s d iffe r in p ay le v e l and jo b
sta ffin g an d , th u s, co n trib u te d iffe r e n tly to the e s t im a t e s fo r e a c h jo b .
The p ay re la tio n sh ip o b ta in a b le fro 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 ly the w age s p r e a d o r d iffe r e n t ia l m a in ta in e d am on g jo b s in
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . S i m i la r l y , d if f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y le v e ls
fo r m e n and w o m en in any of the s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s sh ou ld not be
a s s u m e d to r e f le c t d if f e r e n c e s in p ay tr e a tm e n t of the s e x e s w ithin
in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . O ther p o s s ib le f a c t o r s w hich m a y c o n tr ib ­
ute to d if f e r e n c e s in p ay fo r m e n and w om en in c lu d e : D iffe r e n c e s in
p r o g r e s s io n w ithin e s t a b lis h e d r a t e r a n g e s , sin c e on ly th e a c tu a l r a t e s
p a id in c u m b e n ts a r e c o lle c te d ; and d iffe r e n c e s in s p e c if ic d u tie s p e r ­
f o r m e d , alth ou gh the w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r ia te ly w ithin the
s a m e su r v e y jo b d e s c r ip t io n . Jo b d e s c r ip t io n s u s e d in c l a s s if y i n g e m ­
p lo y e e s in th e s e s u r v e y s a r e u s u a lly m o r e g e n e r a liz e d th an th o se u se d
in in d iv id u a l e s t a b lis h m e n t s and allo w fo r m in o r d iffe r e n c e s am on g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the s p e c if ic d u tie s p e r fo r m e d .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e co n d u cted on a sa m p le b a s i s b e c a u s e of
the u n n e c e s s a r y c o st in v o lv ed in su r v e y in g a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s . T o
o b tain o p tim u m a c c u r a c y a t m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p ro p o rtio n of
l a r g e than of s m a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s i s stu d ie d . In co m b in in g the d a ta ,
h o w e v e r, a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s a r e g iv e n th e ir a p p r o p r ia te w e ig h t. E s ­
t im a t e s b a s e d on the e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ie d a r e p r e s e n te d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e la t in g to a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the in d u s tr y g ro u p in g and a r e a ,
e x c e p t fo r th o se below the m in im u m s i z e stu d ie d .
O c c u p a tio n s z^nd E a r n in g s
T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r stu d y a r e co m m on to a v a r ie t y
of m a n u fa c tu rin g and n o n m a n u fac tu rin g in d u s t r ie s , and a r e of the f o l ­
low in g t y p e s : (1) O ffic e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l and te c h n ic a l; (3)
m a in te n a n c e and p o w e rp la n t; and (4) c u sto d ia l and m a t e r ia l m o v em en t.
O c c u p a tio n a l c l a s s if i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n ifo rm s e t o f jo b d e s c r i p ­
tio n s d e sig n e d to ta k e a cco u n t of in t e r e s ta b lis h m e n t v a r ia t io n in d u tie s
w ith in the s a m e jo b . The o c c u p a tio n s s e le c t e d fo r stu d y a r e l is t e d
and d e s c r ib e d in the a p p en d ix . Th e e a r n in g s d a ta fo llo w in g the jo b
t it l e s a r e fo r a ll in d u s tr ie s co m b in e d . E a r n in g s d a ta fo r so m e of the
o c c u p a tio n s l is t e d and d e s c r ib e d , o r fo r so m e in d u s tr y d iv is io n s w ith in
o c c u p a tio n s , a r e not p r e s e n te d in the A - s e r i e s t a b le s b e c a u s e e ith e r
(1) em p lo y m en t in the o c c u p a tio n i s too s m a ll to p ro v id e enough d a ta

O c c u p a tio n a l em p lo y m en t e s t im a t e s r e p r e s e n t the to ta l in a ll
e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ithin the sc o p e of the stu d y and not the n u m b er a c tu ­
a lly s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e of d if f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l s t r u c t u r e am on g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s , the e s tim a te s of occu p atio n al em p lo y m en t o b ta in e d fro m
the s a m p le of e s t a b lis h m e n t s stu d ie d s e r v e on ly to in d ic a te the r e la t iv e
im p o rta n c e of the jo b s stu d ie d . T h e s e d if f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a tio n a l
s t r u c t u r e do not a f fe c t m a t e r ia l l y the a c c u r a c y of the e a r n in g s d a ta .
E s t a b lis h m e n t P r a c t i c e s an d S u p p le m e n ta ry W age P r o v is io n s

T a b u la tio n s on s e le c t e d e s t a b lis h m e n t p r a c t ic e s and s u p p le ­
m e n ta r y w a g e p r o v is io n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) a r e not p r e s e n te d in th is
b u lle tin . In fo rm a tio n fo r th e se ta b u la tio n s i s c o lle c te d b ie n n ia lly .
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Included in the 90 areas are four studies conducted under contract with the New York StateT h e s e ta b u la tio n s on m in im u m e n tra n c e s a l a r i e s fo r in e x p e rie n c e d
Department of Labor. These areas are Binghamton (New York portion only); Rochester (office occu­
w om en o ffic e w o r k e r s ; sh ift d if f e r e n t ia ls ; sc h e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s ; p aid
pations only); Syracuse; and U tica—Rome. In addition, the Bureau conducts more lim ited area studies
h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a t io n s ; and h e a lth , 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 te d (in the B - s e r i e s t a b le s ) in p r e v io u s b u lle tin s fo r .this 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 an d W o r k e r s W ithin S co p e o f S u r v e y an d N u m b e r S tu d ied in C h a r lo t t e , N. C . , 1
by M a jo r In d u stry D iv is i o n ,2 M a r c h 1969)
N u m b er o f e st a b lis h m e n t s

M inim u m
em ploy m en t
in e s t a b lis h m e n ts in sc o p e
o f stu dy

In d u stry d iv isio n

A ll d i v i s io n s ______________________________
M a n u fa c tu rin g ___________________________________
No n m an u fa ctu r in g _______________________________
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and
o th e r p u b lic u t i l i t i e s 5. . __________________
W h o le sa le t r a d e 6____________________________
R e t a il t r a d e 6 ___________
_________________
F in a n c e , in s u r a n c e , an d r e a l e s t a t e 6______
S e r v i c e s 6 7________ ____________ : _________

W ithin sc o p e
of stu d y 3

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W o rk e rs in e st a b lis h m e n t s
W ithin sc o p e o f stu d y 4

Stu d ied
N u m b er

P ercen t

S tu d ied

464

140

8 4 ,5 0 0

100

4 4 ,9 2 0

50
’

168
296

57
83

3 5 ,8 0 0
4 8 ,7 0 0

42
58

1 7 ,7 3 0
2 7 ,1 9 0

50
50
50
50
50

47
88
69
39
53

22
16
19
12
14

1 5 ,9 0 0
8 , 300
1 2 ,8 0 0
6 ,9 0 0
4 ,8 0 0

19
10
15
8
6

1 1 ,8 1 0
2 ,5 1 0
6 ,8 6 0
4 , 100
1 ,9 1 0

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1 T h e C h a rlo tte 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 b y the B u r e a u o f the B u d g et th ro u gh J a n u a r y 1968, c o n s i s t s o f M ec k len b u rg
an d U nion C o u n tie s.
T h e " w o r k e r s w ithin sc o p e o f stu d y " e s t im a t e s shown in t h is ta b le p r o v id e a r e a s o n a b ly a c c u r a t e d e s c r ip tio n o f the s iz e and
c o m p o sitio n o f the la b o r fo r c e in c lu d ed in the su r v e y .
T h e 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 o f c o m p a r iso n w ith o th er
em p lo y m e n t in d e x e s fo r the a r e a to m e a s u r e e m p lo y m en t t r e n d s o r le v e l s sin c e (1 ) p lan n in g o f w age s u r v e y s r e q u ir e s the u s e o f e st a b lis h m e n t d ata
c o m p ile d c o n sid e r a b ly in a d v a n c e o f the p a y r o ll p e r io d s tu 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 o f the su r v e y .
2 T h e 1967 ed itio n o f the S ta n d a r d In d u s tr ia l C l a s s if ic a t io n M an u al w a s u s e d in c la s s ify in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s b y in d u str y d iv isio n .
3 In c lu d e s a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith t o ta l e m p lo y m en t a t o r ab o v e th e 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 t u 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 s t a b lis h m e n t .
4 In c lu d e s a l l w o r k e r s in a ll e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith t o ta l e m p lo y m en t (w ithin the a r e a ) a t o r ab o v e the m in im u m lim ita tio n .
5 T a x ic a b s an d s e r v i c e s in c id e n ta l to w a te r tr 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 i n d u s t r i e s " an d "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
o f d a ta fo r t h is d iv is io n i s not m a d e fo r one o r m o r e o f the fo llo w in g r e a s o n s : (1 ) E m p lo y m e n t in the d iv isio n i s 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 ) th e sa m p le w a s n ot d e sig n e d in it ia 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 e q 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 , an d (4 ) t h e r e i s p o s s ib ili t y o f d i s c lo s u r e o f in d iv id u al e st a b lis h m e n t d a ta .
7 H o te ls an d m o t e ls ; la u n d r ie s an d o th e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s in e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u to m o b ile r e p a i r , r e n t a l, an d p a 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 s h ip o r g a n iz a t io n s (e x clu d in g r e lig io u s an d c h a r it a b le o r g a n iz a t io n s ); an d e n g in e e r in g an d a r c h it e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

M o re than tw o -fifth s o f the w o r k e r s w ithin sc o p e o f the s u r v e y in the C h a r lo tte a r e a
w e re em p lo y ed 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 r o u p s
an d s p e c if ic in d u s t r ie s a s a p e r c e n t o f a l l m a n u fa c tu rin g :
In d u stry g r o u p s
T e x t ile m ill p r o d u c t s __________ 24
F o o d an d k in d re d p r o d u c t s ___ 15
M a c h in e r y , e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l . . 10
C h e m ic a ls an d a llie d
p r o d u c t s ______________________ 9
A p p a r e l an d o th er t e x tile
p r o d u c t s ______________________ 8
P r in tin g an d p u b lish in g ________ 7

S p e c ific in d u s t r ie s
K n ittin g m i l l s ____________________8
W eaving m i l l s , c o tto n ___________ 8
P l a s t i c s m a t e r ia ls
and s y n th e tic s__________________ 5

T h is in fo r m a tio n i s b a s e d on e s t im a t e s o f t o ta l em p lo y m en t d e r iv e d fr o m u n iv e r se
m a t e r i a l s 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 t io n s in v a r io u s in d u str y d iv is io n s m a y
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 su r v e y a s shown in ta b le 1 a b o v e .

Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups
F o r o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d in d u s tr ia l n u r s e s , the w age
tre n d s r e la t e to r e g u la r w e ek ly s a l a r i e s fo r the n o rm a l w o rk w eek ,
e x c lu s iv e o f e a r n in g s fo r o v e r t im e .
F o r p lan t w o rk 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 ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s , ex clu d in g
p re m iu m p ay f o r o v e r tim e and fo r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and
la te s h if t s .
The p e r c e n ta g e s a r e b a s e d on d a ta fo r s e le c t e d k ey o c c u ­
p a tio n s and in c lu d e m o s t o f the n u m e r ic a lly im p o rta n t jo b s w ithin
e a c h g ro u p .

P r e s e n t e d in ta b le 2 a r e in d e x e s an d p e r c e n ta g e s o f ch an ge
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s o f o ffic e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s an d in d u s tr ia l n u r s e s ,
an d in a v e r a g e e a r n in g s of s e le c t e d p lan t w o rk e r g r o u p s .
The in d e x e s
•a re a m e a s u r e of w a g e s a t a g iv e n tim e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e rc e n t of
w a g e s d u rin g the b a s e p e r io d (d a te of the a r e a su r v e y co n d u cte d
b etw een J u ly I960 and Ju n e 1961).
S u b tr a c tin g 100 fr o m the in d ex
y ie ld s the p e r c e n ta g e ch an ge in w a g e s fr o m the b a s e p e r io d to the
d a te o f the in d ex .
The p e r c e n ta g e s of ch an ge o r i n c r e a s e r e la t e to
w age c h a n g e s b etw een the in d ic a te d d a t e s .
T h e se e s t im a t e s a r e
m e a s u r e s of ch an ge in a v e r a g e s f o r the a r e a ; th ey a r e not inten ded
to m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p ay c h a n g e s in the e s t a b lis h m e n t s in the a r e a .

L im it a tio n s o f D ata

M ethod of C om p utin g
The in d e x e s and p e r c e n ta g e s of c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
ch an ge in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e in flu e n c ed by: (1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y and
w age c h a n g e s, (2) m e r it o r o th e r i n c r e a s e s in p ay r e c e iv e d by in d i­
v id u a l w o r k e r s w h ile in the s a m e jo b , and (3) c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e
w a g e s due to c h a n g e s in the la b o r f o r c e r e s u ltin g fr o m la b o r tu r n ­
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s io n s , f o r c e re d u c tio n s , an d c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r ­
tio n s of w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d by e s t a b lis h m e n t s w ith d iffe r e n t p ay le v e l s .
C h a n g e s in the la 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 tio n a l a v e r a g e s w ithout a c t u a l w age c h a n g e s. It i s c o n c e iv a b le
th at ev en though a l l e s t a b lis h m e n t s in an a r e a g a v e w age i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y h ave d e c lin e d b e c a u s e lo w e r- p a y in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s
e n te re d the a r e a o r ex p an d ed th e ir w o rk f o r c e s .
S im ila r ly , w a g e s
m a y h ave r e m a in e d r e la t iv e ly c o n sta n t, y e t the a v e r a g e s f o r a n a r e a
m a y h ave r i s e n c o n s id e r a b ly b e c a u s e h ig h e r- p a y in g e s t a b lis h m e n t s
e n te re d the a r e a .

E a c h of the s e le c t e d k ey o c c u p a tio n s w ithin an o c c u p a tio n a l
g ro u p w a s a s s ig n e d a w eigh t b a s e d on i t s p ro p o rtio n a te e m p lo y m en t
in the o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p . T h e s e c o n sta n t w e ig h ts r e f le c t b a s e y e a r
e m p lo y m e n ts w h e re v e r p o s s ib l e .
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 tio n w e re m u ltip lie d by the o c c u p a tio n a l w eig h t, and the
p ro d u c ts fo r a l l o c c u p a tio n s in the g ro u p w e re to ta le d . The a g g r e g a t e s
fo r 2 c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r s w e re r e la t e d b y d iv id in g the a g g r e g a t e fo r
the l a t e r y e a r by the a g g r e g a t e fo r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
The re su lta n t
r e la t iv e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t, sh ow s the p e r c e n ta g e c h a n g e . . The in d ex
i s the p r o d u c t o f m u ltip ly in g the b a s e y e a r r e la t iv e (100) by the r e la t iv e
fo r the n ext su c c e e d in g y e a r an d co n tin u in g to m u ltip ly (com pound)
e a c h y e a r 's r e la t iv e by the p r e v io u s y e a r ' s in d ex . A v e r a g e e a r n in g s
fo r the follo w in g o c c u p a tio n s w e re u se d in co m p u tin g the w age tr e n d s :
O ffice c le r ic a l (m en and wom en): O ffice c le ric a l (m en and w om en)— S k ille d m ain ten ance (m en):
Carpenters
Continued
B ookkeeping-m achine
operators, class B
S ecretaries
E lectrician s
Clerics, accou n tin g, classes
M achinists
Stenographers, gen eral
A and B
Stenographers, senior
M echanics
C lerks, file , classes
Sw itchboard operators, classes
M echanics (au to m o tiv e)
A , B, and C
A and B
Painters
Pipefitters
C lerks, order
T a bu latin g-m ach in e operators,
C lerk s, payroll
Tool and die m akers
class B
T
ypists,
classes
A
an
d
B
C om ptom eter operators
U n skilled p lan t (m en):
K eypunch operators, classes
A and B
Industrial nurses (m en and wom en):
Jan ito rs, porters, and clean ers
O ffice boys and girls
Nurses, industrial (registered )
Laborers, m a teria l handling




The u s e o f c o n sta n t em p lo y m en t w e ig h ts e lim in a t e s the e ffe c t
of c h a n g e s in the p ro p o rtio n of w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d in e a c h jo b in ­
clu d e d in the d a ta .
The p e r c e n ta g e s of ch an g e r e f le c t only c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p ay fo r s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r s .
They a r e not in flu e n c ed by
c h a n g e s in sta n d a r d w o rk sc h e d u le s , a s su ch , o r by p re m iu m pay
fo r o v e r t im e . W here n e c e s s a r y , d a ta w e re a d ju s te d to re m o v e fro m
the in d e x e s an d p e r c e n ta g e s of ch an g e an y sig n ific a n t e ffe c t c a u se d
b y c h a n g e s in the sc o p e of the s u r v e y .

3

4

T a b le 2.

In d e x e s of S ta n d a r d W eekly S a l a r i e s and S t r a ig h t - T im e H o u rly E a r n in g s fo r S e le c t e d O c c u p a tio n a l G r o u p s
in C h a r lo t t e , N .C . , M a r c h 1969 and A p r il 1968, an d P e r c e n t s o f I n c r e a s e fo r S e le c t e d P e r i o d s
In d e x e s
(A p r il 1961=100)

P e r c e n t s of i n c r e a s e
A p r il 1968
to
M a r c h 1969

In d u str y and o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p
A p r il 1968

M a r c h 1969

A ll in d u s tr ie s :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )____
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m en and w o m e n )..
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m en )___________
U n sk ille d p la n t (m e n )________________
M a n u fa c tu rin g :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m en and w o m e n )____
In d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m en and w o m e n )..
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m en )___________
U n sk ille d p la n t (m e n ) ________ _____

132. 1

140. 2
C )

C )

A p r il 1967
to
A p r il 1968

6. 1

6. 3

C )

C )

4. 4
(M

A p r il 1965
to
A p r il 1966

4. 7
C )

A p ril 1964
to
A p r il 1965

3. 6
n

144. 7
150. 8

137. 0
142. 6

5. 6
5. 8

6. 2
8. 0

6. 3
7. 2

1. 9
6. 6

3. 7
5. 0

134. 8

128. 9

4. 6

5. 8

4. 5

1. 6
( !)

3. 3
( !)

( )

()
3.9

C )

C )

131. 1
141. 4

140. 1
150. 8

C )

C )

6 .9
6. 7

5. 9
8. 8
A p r il 1963
to
A p r il 1964

A ll in d u s t r ie s :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m en an d w o m e n )____
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m en and w o m en )__
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m en )____________
U n s k ille d p la n t (m e n )__________ ____ —
M a n u fa c tu rin g :
O ffic e c l e r i c a l (m en an d w o m e n )____
I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s (m en and w o m en )__
S k ille d m a in te n a n c e (m en )____________
U n s k ille d p la n t (m e n )_________________
1 D a ta do not m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .




A p r il 1966
to
A p r il 1967

—

—

C )

7. 4
7. 9
A p r il 1962
to
A p r il 196 3

3. 5
A p r il 1961
to
A p r il 1962

A p r il I960
to
A p r il 1961

3. 2

2. 8

3. 4

2. 6

( *)

( *)

C )

2. 5
5. 8

3. 8
.4

7. 9
3. 6

(M
4.1
2.7

4. 2

3. 0

3. 4

2. 6

C )

C )

n
3.0
2.9

(J)
( )

4. 9

1. 8
1 .6

3. 7
5. 2

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- tim e w eekly h o u rs and e a r n in g s f o r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
by in d u s tr y d iv isio n , C h a r lo tt e , N .C ., M a rc h 1969)
W eekly e a r n in g s1
(standard )
Num ber

S ex , o ccu pa tio n, and in d u s tr y di v is io n

of

»
w eekly

( standard)

M ean 2

M e d ian 2

M iddle range 2

$

i

60
Under
and
$
60
un der

65

$
70

N u m b e r of w o rk e r r e c e iv i n g s t r a i g h t - t im e w ee kl y e a r n in g s of—
%
$
$
*
t
$
t
i
$
s
L
105 110
95
100
75
80
85
90
115
120
125
13C

i

%

135

$
IAC

$
1A5

t
150

155
and

65

7C

75

-

-

"

-

80

85

90

95

ICO

105

110

115

120

125

130

135

11
11

“

4
i

3A
31

12
12

6
6

12
11

4
3

5
5

-

1
l

13

55

3

-

1A

1

1

2

-

-

6

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

1
i
1

-

-

-

-

7
1
6
3

l A0

1A5

150

155 o v er

SE N
C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , C L A S S 8 ------------NON MA NU FAC TU RIN G -----------------------------

91
83

ORDER -----------------------------------------

15C

O F F I C E B OYS --------------------------------------------N ON MA NU FAC TU RIN G -----------------------------

55
46

CLERKS,

40.0
40.0

101.50
102.00

99.50
1 0 0 . CO

9 6 .0 0 -1 1 1 .0 0
96.50-111.00

AO. 0 I C O . 50 1 0 0 . 5 0

91.50-10A .00

-

-

-

-

-

*

28

3C

38.5
38.5

78.00
78.50

8 1 . CO
8 2 . CO

69 .5 0 70.00-

-

1
1

1A
11

6
4

5
4

12
10

13
13

3
3

-

106.50

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A S S B ---------------------------------------------------

25

39.5

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S B ----------------------------------NON MA NU FAC TU RIN G ----------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------

67
67
67

40.5 100.50
AO.5 1 0 0 . 5 0
AO.5 1 0 0 . 5 0

~

1 0 0 . CO

9 6 . 5 0 - 1 2 2 . CO

-

-

-

-

-

l

1

2

9

2

-

2

106.50
106.50
106.50

95.00 -1 C 9 .5 0
9 5 .0 0 -1 0 9 .5 0
95.00-109.50

-

_

-

-

-

-

7
7
7

2
2
2

4
4
4

2
2
2

2
2
2

3
3
3

6
6
6

28
28
28

12
12
12

'

WOMEN

59
28

39.5
39.0

89.50
88.50
97.00 103.00

8 2 .50-102.50
9 3 .0 0 -1 0 e .5 0

B I L L E R S , M A C HI N E ( B C C K K F E P I N G
M A C H I N E ) ------------------------------------------------NON MA NU FAC TU RIN G -----------------------------

37
34

39.5
39.5

79.00
79.50

7 1 .0 0 - 92.00
72 .0 0 - 92.50

BOOKKEEPI NC—MACHINE OPERATORS ,
C L A S S A -------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------

51
48

39.5
39.5

101.50
102.00

102.50
102.50

BOOKKEEP[ NC- MACHI NE OPERATORS ,
C L A S S B --------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURI NG ---------------------------------N O N M AN LF A C TU RI NG -----------------------------

126
3l
95

39.5
39.5
39.5

87.00
85.00
87.50

8A.50
8A.50
85.00

160
32
128
25

39.0
38.5
39.5
39.0

110.00
103.50
111.50
116.00

59 7
77
52C

39.0
39.5
39.0

87.50
67.50
87.50

8 4 . CO
84.00
8 4 . CO

7 5 .50-1C C .5C
7 8 .0 0 - 99.50
7 5 .00-101.00

14

A3

-

-

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

-

1A

3
AO

81
5
76

8A
18
66

101
17
84

23
4
19

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S B -----------------------NONMANUFAUTURING ----------------------------

113
102

3 9 .C
39.0

74.00
7A. 50

75.00
75.50

69.007 0 .00-

8C.50
81.50

9
9

6
6

17
11

25
22

26
2A

19
19

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S C -----------------------NONMANl.FAC TUP I N G ---------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 ------------------------

14C
139
50

39.5
39.5
4C.0

70.00
70.00
71.50

6 9 . CO
6 9 . CO
7 1.50

66.5066 .5 0 68.00-

7 3 . CO
73.00
75.00

-

n
ii
5

71
70
1A

39
39
19

13
13
6

4
4
4

-

-

CLERKS,

1CL
4l

39.5
39.0

81.00
87.00

7 9 . CO
8A.OO

7 1 .0 0 - 9C.00
78.00-IC 7.50

_

_

23
3

13
3

18
8

13
3

13
3

_

9

202
I0A
98
33

39.5
39.5
39.0
39.0

94.00
90.00
89.50
9C.50
98.00
9 C .C 0
99.00 100.00

8 2 .50-103.00
7 8 .0 0 - 99.50
8 6 .0 0 -1 1 1 .0 0
8 2 .50-113.00

5
4
i
i

22
1A
e
2

19
13
6
4

9
4
5
3

46
16
30
—

21
12
9
6

19
18
l
1

CLERKS,

ACCOUNTI NG,

C L AS S

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

MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -----------------------C L E R K S , ACCOUNTI NG, C L AS S B ------------MANUFACTURI NG ---------------------------------nonman uf actu ri nc

ORDER ----------------------------------------

manuf act ur in g

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

C L E R K S , PAYROLL -----------------------------------MANUFAC
ING
NONMANLFACTURI NG ---------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S 3 -------------------------

ru '

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

S ee fo o tn o te s at end of ta b le .




_

3
~

3
2

2
2

6
2

2
~

20

3
2

_
~

1
1

fc
3

12
12

4
4

l
i

2
2

6
6

5
5

101.00-1C4.C0
101.00-1CA .00

_

_

_

_

_

2

_

7 7 .5 0 - 98.00
8 0 .0 0 - 92.00
7 7 .50-101.50

_

_
~

1
1
-

14
4
1C

31
3
28

109.00
9A .0 0 -127.00
1 0 6 . CO 9 7 . 0 0 - 1 1 5 . 0 0
l 1 0 . CO 9 6 . 5 0 - 1 2 9 . 0 0
114.00 11 1 .0 0 -1 2 7 .5 0

_
~

75.00
7 7 . CO

-

-

-

-

19
9
10

13
4
9

16
7
9

13
5
8

11
9
2

-

9

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-

-

9

-

-

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1

9

n
ii

4
4

4
4

41
AO

4
4

2

16
3
13

4

10

4

10

17

-

2
13

1

i

2

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

9
-

"

5
5

?

ii
3

13
5

15

8

~

~

16
6
10
10

56
7
49

34
5
29

92
11
81

5

33

-

5

2
31

1C
5
5

6
6

2
2

2
2

1
l

-

2
2
2
-

5
5

6
6

1
i

20
7
13
6

9
9
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ii
4
7

_

2

-

-

-

2
~

7

1

-

1

*

1

86.50
87.00

B I L L E R S . MA C HI N E ( B I L L I N G
M A C H I N E ) ------------------------------------------------MA NU FA C TU RI N G -----------------------------------

i
1

1
1

-

4

12
10
3

2
l
1
1

A

3

3

-

-

15
i

18

4
2

3

8

10

1

2

8

10

1

2

7

1

-

-

3
3
”

4

-

4

2

-

-

A

2

9

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

5

_

3

-

-

-

-

-

5
“

-

3

~

?

6

(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e w eekly h o u r s and e a r n in g s fo r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , C h a r lo tte , N .C ., M a rc h 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

Sex , occu p a tio n, and in d u str y d iv isio n

of

hours1
( standard)

NOMEN -

K EY P U N C H O P E R A T O R S ,

CLASS

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

L L K L 1AKI t o
N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------

Ot

CLASS

L A ou

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

13

U T I L I T I E S 3--------------------------

K C 1 AH 1 l j f

C L A S S C ------------------------

L L A jj

U

N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------

$
75

S
80

$
85

t
90

U T I L I T I E S 3-------------------------

o per at o r s*

c la ss

a

-------

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

T R A N S C R IB IN G - M A C H IN E

$
110

$
115

i

t
120

125

$
130

$

$
13 5

14 0

t

t
14 5

150

1 55

7C

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

23
23

13
13

6

9

14
14

6

17
17

15
15
17
17

1 15

120

5
9

125

130

13 5

140

145

1 50

7

2

2

2

7
7

2
2

1
1

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

-

-

-

-

67
42
25

15
38

17
38

1-9
10
9

30
18
12

27
12

13
H)

4

4
1

9

6

2

155

over

105.00 1
1 0 5.00 1

8
8

5

169
137

3 9 .5
39*5

95.5 0
9 7 .0 0

9 5 .5 0
9 8 .0 0

8 8 .5 0 8 8 .5 0 -

1 0 4.00 1 0 6.50

-

-

' 8
8

8
8

18
11

12
11

35
20

28
19

22
22

39 (
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
3 9 .0

8y 00
61.5 0

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

9 0 .5 0
86.00
92.0 0

1C

31
8
23

56
11
45
1-3

70
20
50
17

49
10
39
10

3C

20

21

30
22

18

8 5 .0 0

8 3 .5 0
82.0 0
8 4 .0 0
0 ^ .0 0

21
16

7-?c
^ . 0nn
0

7 2 50
7 3 .5 0

6 7 .5 0 -

81.0 0
3 0 .0

7/ nn

39 0
3 8 .5
3 9 .5
39«5

1 0 7 .5 0
1 1 0 .5 0
1 0 5.50
1 1 6 .0 0

1 0 5 50
1 0 9 . CO
1 0 2 .5 0
1 1 6 .5 0

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

54
31

3 9 .0
3 9 .5

129 .5 0
1 2 8 .5 0

132 .0 0
12 8 .5 0

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

255

3 9 .0

175
53

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

1 1 8.50
1 2 1 .5 0
117 .0 0
1 2 6 .0 0

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

1 0 4 .5 0 -1 3 2 .5 0
1 0 6 .0 0 139 .0 0
1 0 4 .0 0 130.00
1 1 6 .0 0 134.50

277

3 8 .5
3 8 .0

1 0 9 .5 0
1 1 4.50

109 .5 0
116 .0 0

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

1o
32

3 0 .5

,
12-U.
-rU

491

3 9 .0

9 8 .5 0

9 8 .0 0

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

244
49

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

9 3 .0 0
97.0 0

9 3 .0 0
1 0 0 .j0

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

9 1 .0 0

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

3 9 .0

9 4 .0 0

9 8 .0 0

2

8
'

7
20

1 ,0 8 6
451
635
149

171

10
7

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

~

-

1

-

-

-

9

15

43
11
32

-

-

-

2

2

1
1

90
27
71

134
47
87

118
49
69

1 12
40
72

2

1

1

1

7

-

9

2

-

109
58
51
‘ 1
2

18

18

26

26

12

12

23
6

21

4
3

2

5

8

2

2

7

16

25

21

24

28

24
7

15
2

15
6

19
15

i

2

-

8
8

49
34

15
11

12

17

4

-

7

3

6

13
11
2

i

-

-

-

9

7

~

-

-

-

-

-

i

-

-

-

-

6

23

43

25

21

23

22

34

21

16

14

23
10
T-3

70
29
41

73
37
36

63
30
33

58

27

14

7

-

-

1

10

-

-

8

9

20

34

70

15

28

46
13

38

35

17

29
11

35
8
27
13

30

3 9 .0

9 0 .0 0

9 1 .0 0

8 3 .0 0 -

9 9 .0 0

56
53

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

7 8 .5 0
7 8 .0 0

81.0 0
80.0 0

7 0 .5 0 6 7 .5 0 -

9 1 .0 0
9 2 .0 0

59

152
41
H i.

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

86.5 0
8 6 .5 0
07.0 0

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

7 9 .5 0 7 8 .0 0 -

95.5 0
97.5 0

-

113

3 9 .5

8 3 .5 0

8 2 .0 0

7 7 .5 0 -

5

9

17

25

16

19

45
14

63
61
53

8

16
12

31
31

8

2

6

3

2
20
11

8

17

7

2
43
8
35
17

50
13

Hi
13
5

46
43
T6

-

1

pr

36
33

8

14

5

12

2
.

25
22
3

8

-

1

-

-

-

~

-

-

-

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

-

“

“

8

2

12
12

8
8

1

1
8
-

2

22

16

18

18

35
8
27

17

29
16
13

46
46

11
5

11
8

10
7

18

19

2

2
1

6

5

3

-

1

-

O PERATO R S,

N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G ------------------------------

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




t
105

65

8
it c h b o a r d

100

an d

-

Sw

t

$
95

$
$
7 4 .5 0 7 4 .5 0 -

,

P U B L IC

70

$
9 1 .0 0
9 1 .0 0

3 8 .5

P U B L IC

65

$
9 0 .0 0
9 0 .0 0

29

S E C R E T A R IE S ,

60
Under
an d
$
60
under

Middle range 2

$

3 8 .0
3 8 .0

53
238
104

v

Median 2

$

135
135

^ -

S E C R E T A R IE S ,

M ean2

$

C O N T IN U E D

N O N M A N U FA C T U R IN G -----------------------------

j

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

Average
weekly

Number

85.5 0

-

-

-

20
17

26
22

7

Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h a r l o t t e , N . C . , M a r c h 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

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

W0MEN -

T Y P IS T S ,

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

i

Average
weekly
hours1
( standard)

Median 2

Middle range2

i

$

i

„ .
60
Under
$
I an d
60
under

65

7C

-

-

_________ 6 5

7C

75

6

i
75

i
80

-

80

i
85

$
90

-

-

85

90

*

95

i

100

-

95

IC O

i

105
-

105

*

110

t

115

-

i

120

-

-

110

115

120

-

$

125

i

130

-

-

i

135
-

125

130

135

-

-

-

I

160
-

160

i

165
-

165

I

150

15 5

- a n d
150

155

over

C O N T IN U E D

CLASS A

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S 8 --------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 —
P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 3

216
57
157
66

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

$

8 6 .5 0

$
9 0 .0 0

$
7 6 .0 0 -

$
9 6 .5 0

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

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

73 .0 0 8 0 . DO7 2 . DO72. 00 -

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

-

-

5

-

1

23

1

23
8

-

6
69
6
63
9

6
38
8
30
13

6
63
38
25
6

16
3
13

10

8

6

-

-

2

6

9

6

3

2

-

-

-

-

6

-

2

9

-

6

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

2

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o r k w e e k 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 o f p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a t r e g u l a r a n d / o r p r e m i u m r a t e s ) > a n d th e e a r n i n g s c o r r e s p o n d
to th e s e w e e k ly h o u rs .
2 T h e m e a n i s c o m p u t e d f o r e a c h j o b b y t o t a l i n g t h e e a r n i n g s o f a l l w o r k e r s a n d d i v i d i n g b y the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s .
T h e m e d i a n d e s i g n a t e s p o s i t i o n — h a l f o f th e e m p l o y e e s s u r v e y e d r e c e i v e m o r e
t h a n the r a t e s h o w n ; h a l f r e c e i v e l e s s t h a n the r a t e s h o w n .
T h e m i d d l e r a n g e i s d e f i n e d b y 2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a f o u r t h o f the w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s t h a n th e l o w e r o f t h e s e r a t e s a n d a f o u r t h e a r n m o r e th an
th e h i g h e r r a t e .
* T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th er public u tilitie s.
4 M a y in c lu 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 l y .
5 A ll w o r k e r s w e r e a t $ 5 0 to $ 5 5 .

Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d on a n a r e a b a s i s
b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h a r l o t t e , N . C . , M a r c h 1969)
Weekly earnings1
(standard)

O ccu p atio n and in d u s t r y d iv isio n

Number
of
wotkers

Average
weekly
hours1
( standard)

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

Mean2

Median 2

Middle range 2

S

85

i
85

D RAFTSM EN,

CLASS

CLASS

88

6 0 .0

$
$
17G .-»0 1 7 8 . 0 0

50

4 0 *0

121

88

6 0 .0

1 0 7 .5 0

s

S

$

*

*

*

regular

$

1

i

*

110

115

120

125

130

135

16 0

165

150

15 5

160

17 0

180

190

200

95

100

105

11 0

115

12C

12 5

13 0

135

160

165

150

155

16C

17 0

180

190

200

210

26

26

11

8

12

$

1 0 0 .0 0 -U 9 .0 0

re c e iv e their

i

105

.

1 0 8 .0 0

s

*

S

100

"0
50

S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t the w o r k w e e k f o r w h i c h e m p l o y e e s
w eekly h o u rs.
F o r d e f i n i t i o n of t e r m s , s e e f o o t n o t e 2 , t a b l e A - l .




$

t

»

95

an d
under
90

DR AFTSM EN,

$

S

9C

11

straigh t-tim e sa la r ie s

19

21

13

11

( e x c lu siv e of pay fo r o v e r tim e

at reg u lar an d /or

prem ium

rates),

an d th e e a r n i n g s

correspond

8

Table A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e w ee k ly h o u r s and e a r n in g s f o 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 tr y d iv is io n , C h a r lo tt e , N . C . , M a rc h 1969)
Average

Ave r ag e

O ccupation and in d u stry d iv isio n

O F F IC E

Num be r
of

Numbe r
Weekl y
hours *
(standard]

Weekl y
earni ngs 1
(standard)

O F F IC E

OCCUPATIONS

B I L L E R S , MACHINE ( B I L L I N G
MACHINE) -----------------------------------------MANUFACTURING
B I L L E R S , MACHINE (BOOKKEEPING
MACHINE) ------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OP ERATORS,
C LA SS A -----------------------------------------

O ccupation and in d u stry d iv isio n

61

3 9 .5

9 0 .0 0

30

3 9 .0

9 8 .5 0

OCCUPATIONS

-

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

CONTINUED
3 9 .5
3 9 .5

$
95.5 0
97.0 0

297
59
238
104

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 9.0

84.0 0
82.5 0
84 .5 0
85 .0 0

95
75

3 8.5
38.5

76.5 0
7 7 .0 0

34

7 9 .5 0

67

3 9 .5

1 0 3 .0 0

O F F IC E BOYS AND G I R L S --------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

95

3 9 .5

8 7 .5 0

149

3 9 .0
3 8 .5
3 9.5
3 9 .5

249
45
204

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

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

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

54
31

3 9 .0
3 9.5

1 29.50
1 2 8 .5 0

35

3 9 .5

1 2 2 .5 0

255
80

688
85
603

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

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

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

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

11 8 .5 0
1 21.50
1 1 7 .0 0
1 2 6 .0 0

B -----------------------------------------

113
102

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

7 4 .0 0
7 4 .5 0

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L A S S C ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2-------------------

140
139
50

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

7 0 .0 0
7 1 .5 0

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

251
42
209

4 0 .0
3 9 .0

9 2 .5 0
8 7 .5 0

C L E R K S , PAYROLL ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2-------------------

209
105
104

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------

135

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C LA SS B -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------C L E R K S , ACCOUNTING, C L A S S A ------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------P U B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2------------- -----CLERKS,

ACCO UNT IN G, C L A S S

B -------

MANUFACTURING ---------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------CLERKS,

F ILE,

CLASS

nonmanufacturing

126

3 9 .5

8 7 .0 0

31

3 9 .5

8 5 .0 0

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S C ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2-------------------------

284

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S D ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2-------------------------

491
247
244

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

10 9 .5 0
1 1 4.50
1 0 6.50
120.50

49

3 9 .0
3 8 .5
3 9.5
4 0 .0

9 8 .5 0
104.00
93.0 0
9 7 .0 0

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ----------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 2-------------------------

352
59
293
172

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

9 0 .5 0
89.0 0
91.0 0
9 4 .0 0

STENOGRAPHERS, SE N IO R ------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

151
133

3 8.5
3 8 .5

102.00
1 0 3 .0 0

30

3 9 .0

9 0 .0 0

96

188
32

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

CONTINUED

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS, CL AS S B ------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

58
53

3 9 .0
3 9.0

$
7 8 .5 0
78.0 0

SWITCHBOARD C P E R A T O R - R E C E P T I C N I S T S MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

152
41
1 11

3 9.5
3 8.5
4 0 .0

8 6 .5 0
86.50
87 .0 0

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C LA SS A --------------------------------------------------

30

3 9.0

124.00

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

48
38

3 9 .0
39.0

97 .5 0
96 .0 0

TABULATING-MACHINE OPERATORS,
C L A SS C -------------------------------------------------------

32

3 9 .0

94.5 0

TRANSC RIB ING-M ACH INE OPERATORS,
GENERAL ------------------------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------

132
113

3 9.5
3 9.5

83 .5 0
8 3 .5 0

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

49

3 7 .5

86.50

T Y P I S T S , C LA SS B -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------P U BL IC U T I L I T I E S 2-------------------------

TYPISTS,

C LA SS

281
57
224
11 1

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

84 .5 0
80.00
85 .5 0
93.00

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

PR O FE SSI O NA L AND TECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS
C LA SS A -------------------------------

88

1 7 6.50

DRAFTSMEN, C LA SS B ------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------------------------

DRAFTSMEN,

151
51
100

4 0 .0
4 0.0
4 0 .0

13 9 .5 0
12 2 .0 0
1 4 8.50

88

4 0 .0

107.50

DRAFTSMEN,

C LA SS C -------------------------------

o
o

135

9 3 .5 0

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

3 8 .0
3 8 .0

175
53

107 .5 0
1 1 0 .5 0
105.50
1 1 6.00

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

7 0 .0 0

4 0 .0

3 9 .0
3 9 .5

1 ,0 9 3
451
642

OCCUPATIONS -

Number
of

NT

38

S E C R E T A R I E S 3 -------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2 -------------------------

PUBLIC UTILITIES2--------------

Average

O ccupation and ind u stry d iv isio n

O FF IC E
169
137

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

7 9 .0 0

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CL A SS A ------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------KEYPUNCH OPERATORS, CL A SS B ------------MANUFACTURING ----------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------------------PU B LI C U T I L I T I E S 2-------------------------

37

of

9 0 .0 0
9 0 .0 0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS,

C L A S S A -------

1 S ta n d a r d h o u rs r e f le c t th e w o rk w ee k fo r w hich e m p lo y e e s r e c e iv e th e ir r e g u l a r s t r a ig h t - t i m 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 s p o n d to th e s e w ee k ly h o u r s .
2 T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
3 M ay in clu d e w o r k e r s o th e r th an th o se p r e s e n t e d s e p a r a t e ly .




9

Table A-4. Maintenance apd Powerplant Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r m e n in s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , C h a r lo tt e , N .C ., M a rc h 1969)
Hourly ea mings 1

t

$

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

rikers

Median 2

Middle range2

S
2 .0 0

*

1 .9 0

2 .1 0

2 . 20 2 i3 C

*

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

1 .9 0

2 .0 0

$
2 . 10 2 . 2 0

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

2 .4 0 2 .5 0

2 .6 0

2 .7 0 2 . 8 0

2 .9 0

3 .0 0 3 .1 0

3 .2 0

3 .3 0 3 . 4 0

*
3 .4 0

t
3 .6 0

$

t

t

3 .5 0

3 .7 0

3 .8 0

3 .9 0

3 .5 0

3 .6 0

3 .7 0

3 .8 0

3 *9 0

over

$

M A IN T E N A N C E ---------------------

28

2 .7 9

$
2 .6 8 -

3 .0 7

~

~

“

1

“

~

~

2

1

4

7

1

1

7

“

2

1

■

1

'

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

35
31

3 .1 0
3 .0 9

3 .0 1
2 .9 8

2 .7 9 - 3 .2 9
2 .7 9 - 3 .2 9

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

1
1

1
1

7
7

3
3

5
5

7
4

1
1

2
2

1
1

1
1

2
1

2
2

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

113
36
77
71

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

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

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

5
5

7
7

4
4

12
6
6
6

7

5

7

_

1

_

_

1

_

-

12
6
6
6

5

-

10
7
3

1
1

-

5
5

7
5

5
4

7
7

-

1
1

-

-

-

~

-

-

1
1

-

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

42
42

3 .0 7
3 .0 7

3 .0 7
3 .0 7

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

6
6

13
13

5
5

6
6

2
2

_

“

4
4

_

“

2
2

-

“

-

“

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

405
45
360
336

3 .3 7
•2 .8 4
3 .4 3
3 .4 7

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

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

7
7
5

12
6
6
6

14
3
11
4

10
10
6

23
7
16
16

16
9
7
7

35
8
27
27

25
7
18
18

26

2
*

26
26

5
4
1
1

13
1
12
12

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

166
140

3 .0 4
3 .0 0

3 .1 8
3 .0 5

2 .7 2 - 3 .2 9
2 . 6 9 - 3 .2 8

6
6

4
4

6
6

4
4

17
17

13
13

6
6

12
12

5
5

11
11

43
26

10
10

CARPEN TERS,

$

$

2 .8 3

$

3 .7 9
3 .0 2
3 .8 0
3 .8 0

-

*

-

-

-

*
_

1

1 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m p a y fo r o v e r tim e and f o r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s ,
2 F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - 1.
3 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 p u b lic u t il it i e s .

_

_

-

-

-

-

2

-

_

1

-

-

36
36
36

-

2
2

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

4
4

6

7

_
-

_

*

-

24

91

-

-

-

73

16

7
4

6
6

24
21

91
91

73
70

16
16

4

8
8

4
4

11
8

-

-

_

and la te s h if ts .

Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations
(A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t i m e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , C h a r lo tt e , N .C ., M a rc h 1969)
Hourly earnings'1

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

t

IT ,
1 .6 0
U nder
*
and
1 . 6 0 u n d er

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

G UARDS AND WATCHMEN
M A N U FA C T U R IN G ----WATCHMEN:
M A N U FA C T U R IN G
J A N IT O R S , P O R T E R S , AND C L E A N E R S ----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 ----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S 4-------------------------

See fo o tn o te s a t end of ta b le .




342
99

$
1 .9 4
1 .7 5

1 .7 7
1 .7 6

$
1 .7 3 1 .7 1 -

$
1 .8 3
1 .8 1

91

1 .7 5

1 .7 5

1 .7 1 -

1 .8 1

1 ,1 9 3
419
774
62

1 .8 0
1 .7 9
1 .8 0
1 .9 2

1 .7 4
1 .7 1
1 .7 7
2.02

1. 66-

$

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

20
20

t

t

$

1 . 7 0 1 .8 0

1 .9 0

$

s

t

t

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

s

t

$

t

s

>

<

t

t

(

s

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

t

3 .5 0

_

1 .7 0

1 .8 0

20
20

231
53

1 . 9 0 2 .C C 2 .1 C

2 .2 0

2 .3 0

40
6
34
16

60
28
32
1

2 .4 0

2 .5 C 2 . 6 0 2 , 7 0

2 .8 0 2 .9 0

22

20

20

48

17

472
202
270
13

235
98
137

134
21
113

6

6

5
72
24
48
4

106
14
92
15

40
26
14

5

8

1

5
1

8

1

3 . CO 3 . 1 0 3 , 2 0

3 .3 C

3 .4 0

3 .5 0

3 .6 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

-

and

3 .8 0

over

10
Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued
( A v e r a g e s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n s stu d ie d on an a r e a b a s i s
b y in d u s tr y d iv is io n , C h a r lo tt e , N .C ., M a rc h 1969)
Hourly earnings

N u m b e r of w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u rly e a r n in g s of—
!
1.60

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

1
t
t
t
t
S
t
1.70 1.80 1.9C 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.30

t
t
t
(
S
t
l
t
1
S
t
2.4C 2.50 2.60 2.70 2.80 2.90 3.00 3.10 3.2C 3.30 3.50

«
3.50

3.60 3.80
and

1.60 under

1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10 2.20 2.30 2.50 2.50 2.60 2.70 2.80 2.90 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.40 3.50 3.60 3.80 over
JANITORS, PORTERS, AND CLEANERS
(wCMEN) -----------------------MANUFACTURING --------------NONMANUFACTURING -----------

199
55
144

$

1.67
1.65

1 .66
1 .66

1.67

1.63- 1.70
1.63- 1.69
1.63- 1.72

7

1.6 8

7

145
45
100

13
5
8

15
5
10

e

7

8

7

4
4

LABORERS, MATERIAL HANDLING ------MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------PUBLIC UTILITIES4--------------

1,572
41 l
1,161
8 30

2.45
1.98
2.61
2.80

2.47
1.93
2.75
2.86

1.871.741.962.55-

2.94
2.27
3.03
3.08

*

119
87
32
-

130
44
86
40

196
62
134
44

11C
49
61
38

46
31
15
1

31
31
-

77
7
70
57

25
23
2
*

71
67
A
i

91
3
88
59

13
3
10
5

160
2
158
152

72
2
70
31

103

148

~

i

-

1

178

-

-

1C 3
ICO

148
124

-

i
-

-

1
-

1 78
178

-

-

ORDER
FILLERS --------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ----------------

333
298

2.30
2.32

2.24
2.25

2.0 4 2.C 6-

2.64
2.64

_

-

6

23
21

29
17

6C
57

31
31

50
50

15
15

3
3

2
2

77
65

2

34
34

-

-

*

-

“

-

-

-

2

1
1

PACKERS, SHIPPING -----------------MANUFACTURING -------------------

173
93

1.86
1.99

1.77
1.79

1 .7 1 - 1.94
1 .7 4 - 2.18

_
-

40

65
55

17
7

2C

4
A

6
6

_

-

A
A

-

16
16

_

-

1
1

-

“

.
“

“

-

-

-

-

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

22 8
132

2.24
1.81

1.98
1.91

1 .861 .73-

2.84
1.96

-

22
22

33
33

4
4

72
72

l
i

_

-

-

-

-

-

A

92

RECEIVING CLERKS ------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------NCNMANUFACTURING ----------------

106
27
79

2.32
2.56
2.24

2.20
2.64
2.11

1.772.2 8 1.75-

2.99
2.69
3.03

_
“

3
1
2

33
33

_
-

4
4

2

12
~
12

6
5
1

A
2
2

_
-

*

n
ii

19

3
3

-

-

-

~

1
1

~

2
~
2

SHIPPING CLERKS -------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------

87
47

2.49
2.62

2.55
2.66

2.042.35-

2.96
2.94

_

_

_

17
3

_

1A

_

7
7

A
A

_

A
A

~

“

-

-

~

2
”

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERKS ----MANUFACTURING -------------------

9C
41

2.40
2.42

2.37
2.39

2.1 5 2.09-

2.61
2.80

-

-

”

-

-

~

TRUCKDRIVFRS5 ---------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------PUBLIC UTILITIES4--------------

1 » 76 A
168
1,596
89 2

2.77
2.22
2.83
3.21

3.01
2.33
3.04
3.46

2 .0 4 - 3.56
1 .9 8 - 2.50
2 .0 5 - 3.70
3 .0 2 - 3.75

-

_

-

-

_

15
4

“

3

_

11

“

u

TRUCKDRIVERS, LIGHT (UNDER
1-1/2 TONS) --------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------

27 5
25 5

2.26
2.28

2.10
2.11

1 .8 1 - 2.99
1 .8 C - 3.11

TRUCK0RIVERS, MEDIUM (1-1/2 TO
AND INCLUDING 4 TONS) ---------MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------PUBLIC UTILITIES4--------------

77 7
26
751
575

2.78
2.16
2.80
2.98

3.02
2.28
3.02
3.05

2 .2 3 - 3.09
1.8C - 2.53
2 .2 5 - 3.09
2 .5 8 - 3.10

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
TRAILER TYPE) ------------------MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ---------------PUBLIC UTILITIES4--------------

52 2
74
448
306

3.34
2.34
3.50
3.71

3.70
2.36
3.72
3.74

3.2 2 2.3 2 3.4 6 3.71-

3.75
2.44
3.76
3.77

*

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
OTHER THAN TRAILER TYPE) ------MANUFACTURING -------------------

48
48

2.14
2.14

1.98
1.98

1.781 .78-

2.64
2.64

-

TRUCKERS, POWER (FORKLIFT) -------MANUFACTURING ------------------NONMANUFACTURING ----------------

391
189
202

2.58
2.20
2.93

2.34
2.23
2.70

2.0 6 2.0 5 2.0 9 -

2.94
2.37
3.75

1
2
3
4
5

n

_

_

-

-

“

_

_

_
-

-

-

1

10
10

2
2

-

1A
1A

-

3
“

10
3

-

10
10

”

“

-

1

5
5
”

19

4
-

2
2

1C
10

13
*

1
i

21
8

e
8

9
-

2
2

10
-

135
18
117
~

147
5
142
16

118
2C
98
32

7A
15
59
20

57
6
51
24

A9
5
AA
12

59
A6
13

60
8
52
20

87
19
68
36

32
22
10
4

6

13

A

27 0

89

18

12

53

42

424

6
~

13
8

4

270
269

89

18

12

53
4

42
36

424
408

54
54

32
28

18
10

24
24

24
18

16
16

12
10

2
2

2
2

6
6

2
2

_

_

_

_

_

48
7
41
“

28
1
27
16

62
62
24

23
3
20
2C

25
~
25
24

31
3
28
12

5
2
3
“

42
2
40
20

61
8
53
36

4

_

11
~
11

2
2
~

15
12
3
~

_

_

-

-

42
42
“

16
6
10
“

23
10
13

12
12

_

_

_
“

4
4

11
11

_

-

-

-

15

_
-

24
15

87

7

8

4

9

32

4

D a ta lim it e d to m e n w o r k e r s e x c e p t w h ere o th e r w ise in d ic a te d .
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 and f o r w o rk on w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te s h if t s .
F o r d e fin itio n of t e r m s , s e e fo o tn o te 2, ta b le A - l .
T r a n s p o r t a t io n , c o m m u n ic a tio n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il it i e s .
In c lu d e s a ll d r i v e r s , a s d e fin e d , r e g a r d l e s s of s i z e and type of tr u c k o p e r a te d .




2

-

55

12
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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 r k 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 an 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 tio 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
i n t e r e s t a b l is 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 tio 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 fie 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 il l i n g s o r sh ip p in g c h a r g e s o r p e r f o r m o th e r
c l e r i c a l w o rk in c id e n ta l to b il lin g o p e r a t io n s . F o r w a g e st u d y p u r p o s e s , b i l l e r s , m a c h in e , a r e
c l a s s i f i e d b y ty p e o f m a c h in e , a s f o 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 li 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 , sh 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 an d sh ip p in g c h a r g e s ,
a n d e n t r y of n e c e s s a r y e x t e n s io n s , w h ich m a y o r m a y n o t b e c o m p u te d on th e b il lin g m a c h in e ,
a n d t o t a l s w h ich a r e a u t o m a t ic a ll y a c c u m u l a t e d b y m a c h in e . T h e o p e r a 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 i l l b e in g p r e p a r e d a n d i s o fte n d o n e on a fa n fo ld
m a c h in e .

C l a s s C . P e r f o r m s ro 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) . A s r e q u e s t e d , l o c a t e s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l in f i l e s a n d f o r w a r d s m a ­
t e r i a l ; an d m a y f i l l o u t w ith d r a w a l c h a r g e . P e r f o r m s s i m p le c l e r i c a l a n d m a n u a l t a s k s r e ­
q u i r e d to m a in ta in a n d s e r v i c e f i l e s .
CLERK,

O RD ER

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 fo 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 in g th e i t e m s to m a k e u p th e o r d e r ; c h e c k in g p r i c e s an 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 ; an 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 il le d . M a y c h e c k w ith c r e d it
d e p a r t m e n t to d e t e r m in e c r e d i t r a tin g o f c u s t o m e r , a c k n o w le d g e r e c e i p t o f o r d e r s f r o m c u s t o m e r s ,
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 iv 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 a n d e x p e r i e n c e in b a s i c
b o o k k e e p in g p r i n c i p l e s , a n d f a m i l i a r i t y w ith th e s t r u c t u r e of 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
b y han d.

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 ta 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 ; a n 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 i n s u r a n c e , a n d to ta 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 an d
a s s i s t p a y m a s t e r in m a k in g u p a n d d 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 ly
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 OPERATOR
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 to m e te 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 ta tio n s . T h is
jo b i s no t to b e c o n f u s e d w ith th a t o f s t a t i s t i c a l o r o th e r ty p e o f c l e r k , w h 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 to m e te 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 s e
o f a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s . W ork in v o lv 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 OPERATO R

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 a n k a c c o u n t s ; a n 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 no 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 s u 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 , te 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 io u s t y p e s in c o n ju n c tio n
a l l g r o u p o f lo w e r l e v e l f il e c l e r k s .

C l a s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , a n d f i l e s u n c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l b y s i m p le ( s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h e a d ­
in g s ~ o r ~ p a r t 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 an 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 an 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 s e s a b o o k k e e p in g m a c h in e ( S u n d s t r a n d , E l li o t t
F i s h e r , R e m in g to n R a n d , e t c ., w h 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 lv 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 , an d u s u a l l y p r in t s a u t o m a t ic a ll y the
d e b it o r c r e d i t b a l a n c e s . D o e s no 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
a n d s t a n d a r d ty 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 an d in d e x e s f il 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 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 tio 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 io u s s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to k e y p u n ch 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 an d
i n t e r p r e t s in f o r m a tio n on th e d o c u m e n t to d e t e r m in e in fo r m a tio n to b e p u n ch ed . 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 .

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K E Y P U N C H O P E R A T O R — C o n tin u e d
C la 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 f o llo w in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r i n s t r u c t i o n s ■
t r a n s c r i b e s d a t a f r o m s o u r c e d o c u m e n t s to p u n c h e d c a r d s .
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 rk in 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 ll o w s s p e c i f i e d s e q u e n c e s w h ich h a v e
b e e n c o d e d o r p r e s c r i b e d in d e t a i l a n d r e q u i r e li t t l e o r 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 e d
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 l e v e l
o f o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 , 000 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 a n o r g a n i z a t io n a l s e g m e n t o fte n in v o lv in g a s m a n y a s s e v e r a l h u n d re d
p e r s o n s ) o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .
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 s e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s n o t e q u iv a le n t
t o 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 s e 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 t u 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

SECRETA RY
b . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d o f a n in d iv id u a l p la n t, f a c t o r y , e t c . ( o r o th e r e q u iv a le n t l e v e l of
o f f ic i a l ) th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r th a n 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

A s s i g n e d a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l 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 i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p to th e d a y - t o - d a y w o r k a c t i v i t i e s o f th e s u p e r v i s o r . W o rk s f a i r l y in d e ­
p e n d e n tly r e c e i v i n g a m in im u m o f d e t a ile d s u p e r v i s i o n a n d g u id a n c e .
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a n d s e c r e t a r i a l d u t i e s , u s u a l l y in c lu d in g m o s t o f th e f o ll o w i n g : (a) R e c e i v e s te le p h o n e c a l l s ,
p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , a n d in c o m in g m a i l , a n s w e r s r o u t in e i n q u i r i e s , a n d r o u t e s th e te c h n ic a l i n 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 i n t a i n s , a n d r e v i s e s th e s u p e r v i s o r 's f i l e s ; (c ) m a in t a in s
th e s u p e r v i s o r 's c a le n d a r a n 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 .

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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 r k t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e s k n o w le d g e o f o f f ic e r o u t in e a n d u n d e r s 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 r k 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 it i o n s th a t a r e t i t le d " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s th e a b o v e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p l e s
o f p o s it i o n s w h ich a r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e d e f in itio n a r e a s f o ll o w s ; (a) P o s i t i o n s w h ich d o no t m e e t
th e " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y c o n c e p t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; (b) s t e n o g r a p h e r s n o t f u l ly t r a i n e d in s e c r e t a r i a l
ty p e d u t i e s ; (c) s t e n o g r a p h e r s s e r v i n g a s o f f ic e a s s i s t a n t s to a g r o u p o f p r o f e s s i o n a l , t e c h n ic a l,
o r m a n a g e r i a l p e r s o n s ; (d) s e c r e t a r y p o s it i o n s in w h ich th e d u t ie s a r e e i t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e
r o u t in e o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y m o r e c o m p le x a n d r e s p o n s i b l e th a n t h o s e c h a r a c t e r i z e d in th e d e f in itio n ;
a n d (e) a s s i s t a n t ty p e p o s it i o n s w h ich in v o lv e m o r e d if f i c u l t o r m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e t e c h n ic a l, a d m in ­
i s t r a t i v e , s u p e r v i s o r y , o r s p e c i a l i z e d c l e r i c a l d u t ie s w h ich a r e n o t t y p ic a l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o rk .
N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r , " u s e d in th e le v e l d e f in i t io n s fo 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 i c a n t c o r p o r a t e - w i d e p o lic y m a k in g r o 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 t iv e o f t h is r o l e , d o e s n o t
in a l l c a s e s id e n 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 s e p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s to a c t p e r ­
s o n a l 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 b e
" c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f a p p ly in g th e fo llo w in g l e v e l d e f in i t io n s .
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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 ,
100 b u t fe w e r th a n 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

b . S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o 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 f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r
c . S e c r e t a r y to th e h e a d ( im m e d i a t e l y b e lo w th e c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r le v e l) o f a m a 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 .
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S e c r e t a r y to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t o f a c o m p a n y th a t e m p l o y s , in a l l ,
f e w e r th a n 100 p e r s o n s ; o r
b . S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r ( o th e r th a n c h a ir m a n o f th e b o a r d o r p r e s i d e n t ) 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 i c e r le v e l ) o v e r e i t h e r a m a jo r
c o r p o r a t e - w i d e fu n c tio n a l a c t i v i t y ( e . g . , m a r k e t i n g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , i n d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , e t c .)
o r a m a j o 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 i o 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 f e w e r th a n 2 5 , 0 0 0 e m p l o y e e s ; o r




C la ss D

b . S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v i s o r y s t a f f s p e c i a l i s t , p r o f e s s i o n a l e m p l o y e e , a d m in is t r a t iv e
o f f i c e r , o r a s s i s t a n t , s k i l l e d t e c h n ic 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 l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r .)
GEN ERAL

P r i m a r y d u ty i s to ta k e d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a n o r m a l r o u t in e v o c a b u la r y f r o m one o r m o r e
p e r s o n s e i t h e r in sh o r t h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y
a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n c o p y . M a y m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p s i m p 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 t in e c l e r i c a l t a s k s .
M a y o p e r a t e f r o m a s t e n o g r a p h ic p o o l. D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g m a c h in e w o r k .
(S e e t r a n s c r 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 i e d te c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u la r y
su c h a s in l e g a l b r i e f s o r r e p o r t s o n s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h f r o m one o r m o r e p e r s o n s e i t h e r in s h o r t ­
h a n d o r b y S te n o ty p e o r s i m i l a r m a c h in e ; a n d t r a n s c r i b e d ic t a t io n . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it te n
copy.
M a y a l s o s e t u p a n d m a in t a in f i l e s , k e e p r e c o r d s , e t c .
OR
P e r f o r m s s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s r e q u ir i n g s i g n i f ic a n t l y g r e a t e r in d e p e n d e n c e an 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 ork r e q u i r e s h ig h d e g r e e o f
s t e n o g r a p h ic s p e e d a n d a c c u r a c y ; a n d a th o 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 f f ic e
p r o c e d u r e s a n d o f th e s p e c i f i c b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , o r g a n i z a t io n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s ,
w o r k flo w , e t c .
U s e s t h is k n o w le d g e in p e r f o r m i n g s t e n o g r a p h ic d u t ie s a n d r e s p o n s i b l e c l e r i c a l
t a s k s su c h a s , m a in 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 i n g a n d r o u t in g in c o m in g m a i l ; an d
a n s w e r in g r o u t in e q u e s t i o n s , e t c . D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e w o rk .
S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R
C l a s s A . O p e r a t e s a s in g le - o r m u lt ip l e - p o s it i o n te le p h o n e s w it c h b o a r d h a n d lin g in c o m in g ,
o u t g o in g , 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 t io n s e r v i c e o r h a n d le s
c o m p le x c a l l s , su c h a s c o n f e r e n c e , c o l l e c t , o v e r s e a s , o r s i m i l a r c a l l s , e i t h e r in a d d it io n to d o in g
r o u t in e w o r k a s d e s c r i b e d f o r s w it c h b o a r d o p e r a t o r , c l a s s B , o r a s a f u l l - t i m e a s s ig n m e n t .
( " F u l l " te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s w h en th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t h a s v a r i e d fu n c 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 f o r m a t io n p u r p o s e s , e . g . , b e c a u s e o f o v e r l a p p i n g o r
in t e r r e l a t e d f u n c t io n s , a n d c o n s e q u e n tly p r e s e n t f r e q u e n t p r o b l e m s a s to w h ich e x t e n s io n s a r e
a p p r o p r ia te fo r c a lls .)
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s a s i n g l e - o r m u lt 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 t g 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 t io n s e r v i c e . ( " L i m i t e d " te le p h o n e in f o r m a t io n s e r v i c e o c c u r s
i f th e f u n c tio n s o f th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e r v i c e d a r e r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b le f o r te le p h o n e in fo r m a tio n
p u r p o s e s , o r i f th e r e q u e s t s a r e r o u t in e , e . g . , g iv in g e x t e n s io n n u m b e r s w h en s p e c i f i c n a m e s a r e
f u r n is h e d , o r i f c o m p le x c a l l s a r e r e f e r r e d to a n o th e r o p e r a t o r .)

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

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 itc h ­
b o a r d , a c t s a s r e c e p t i o n i s t an d m a y a l s o ty p e o r p e r f o r m r o u t in e c l e r i c a l w o r k a s p a r t o f r e g u l a r
d u tie s.
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s w it c h b o a r d .

G 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 t in g m a c h in e s su c h a s th e
s o r t e r , r e p r o d u c in g p u n 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 a n d s o m e f il in g w o r k . T h e w o r k t y p ic a ll y in v o lv e s p o r t io n s o f a w o r k
u n it, f o r e x a m p le , in d iv id u a l s o r t in g o r c o ll a t in g r u 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 ,

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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 t a b u la t in g o r e l e c t r i c a l a c c o u n t in g m a c h 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 i c u l t
w ir i n g a s r e q u i r e d .
T h e c o m p le te r e p o r t i n g a n d t a b u la t in g a s s i g n m e n t s 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 ic h 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 i c a l l 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 no t in c lu d e w o r k in g s u p e r v i s o r s p e r f o r m i n g ta 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 o f a g r o u p o f t a b u l a t in g - m a c h i n e o p e r a t o r s .
C l a s s B . O p e r a t e s m o r e d if f i c u l t t a b u 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 s u c h a s th e
ta 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 an d m a y in c lu d e th e p e r f o r m a n c e o f s o m e w ir in g f r o m
d i a g r a m s . T h e w o r k t y p ic a ll y in 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 ta 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 an 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 l l e s t a b l i s h e d . M a y a l s o in c lu d e th e t r a i n in g o f 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
t r a n s c r i b i n g - m a c h i n e r e c o r d s . M a y a l s o ty p e f r o m w r it t e n c o p y an d d o s i m p le c l e r i c a l w o r k .
W o r k e r s t r a n s c r i b i n g d ic t a t io n in v o lv in g a v a r i e d t e c h n ic a l o r s p e c i a l i z e d v o c a b u 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 n o t in c lu d e d . A w o r k e r w ho t a k e s d ic t a t io n in s h o r t ­
h 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 ­
t io n s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y a n o th e r p e r s o n . M a y in c lu d e ty p in g o f s t e n c i l s , m a t s , o r s i m i l a r m a t e ­
r i a l s f o r u s e in d u p lic a tin g p r o c e s s e s . M a y do c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g li t t l e s p e c i a l t r a i n in g , su c h
a s k e e p in g s i m p le r e c o r d s , f il in g r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s , o r s o r t in g an d d is t r i b u t i n g in c o m in g m a i l .
C l a s s A . P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e of 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 l v e s c o m b in in g m a t e r i a l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y fo r c o r r e c t s p e l li n g ,
s y l l a b i c a t i o n , p u n c 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 a n d ty p in g o f c o m p lic a t e d s t a t i s t i c a l t a b l e s to m a in t a in u n ifo r m it y a n d
b a l a n c e in s p a c in g .
M a y ty p e r o u t in e f o r m l e t t e r s v a r y in g d e t a i l s to s u it c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
C l a s s B . P e r f o r m s o n e o r m o r e o f th e fo llo w in g : C o p y ty p in g f r o m r o u g h o r c l e a r d r a f t s ;
r o u t in e ty p in g o f f o r m s , in s u r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c .; a n d s e t t in g 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 .

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C l a s s A . P l a n s th e g r a p h i c p r e s e n t a t i o n o f c o m p le x i t e m s h a v in g d 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 la t i o n s h i p 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 ig in 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 .
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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 t io 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 fu n c tio n s , a n d p r e c i s e p o s it i o n a l r e la t i o n s h i p 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 f o u n d a t io n s , w a ll
s e c t i o n s , f lo o r p l a n s , a n d r o o f . U s e s a c c e p t e d f o r m u l a s a n d m a n u a l s in m a k in g n e c e s s a r y
c o m p u ta tio n s to d e t e r m in e q u a n t 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 , e t c . R e c e i v e s in it i a l i n s t r u c t i o n s , r e q u i r e m e n t s , a n d a d v ic e f r o m s u p e r v i s o r .
C o m p le te d w o r k i s c h e c k e d f o r 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 j e 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 it io n in g o f

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 t io 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 o f s o u r c e s
a n d a d j u s t s o r t r a n s p o s e s s c a l e a s r e q u i r e d . S u g g e s t e d m e 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 o n s o u r c e m a t e r i a l s a r e g iv e n w ith in it 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 l a n s a n d d r a w in g s p r e p a r e d b y o t h e r s b y p l a c in g t r a c i n g c lo th o r p a p e r o v e r
d r a w in g s a n d t r a c i n g w ith p e n o r p e n c i l.
(D o e s n o t in c lu d e t r a c i n g 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 no t r e q u ir i n g c l o s e d e lin e a tio n .)
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P r e p a r e s s i m p l e o r r e p e t 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 .

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N U R S E , IN D U S T R IA L (R E G IS T E R E D )
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 l i s h m e n t . D u tie s in v o lv e a c o m b in a t io n o f th e 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 i c a l e x a m i n a t io n s a n d h e a lt h e v a l u a t io n s o f a p p lic a n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s ; a n d p la n n in g a n d c a r r y ­
in g o 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 t io n o f p la n t e n v ir o n m e n t ,
o r o th e r a c t i v i t i e s a f f e c t i n g th e h e a lt h , w e l f a r e , an 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 an 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 i n s , c r i b s , c o u n t e r s , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s ,
c a s i n g s , a n d t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in a n e s t a b li s h m e n t . W o rk in v o 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 u t o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in t s , d r a w in g s , m o d e 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 in s t r u m e n t s ;




CARPENTER,

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

m a k in g s 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 r o u n d e d t r a i n ­
in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e u s u a l l y a c q u ir e d th 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 an d
e x p e rie n c e .

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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 ed

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 la t io 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 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 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 in t s , d r a w in g s , la y o u t s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; lo c a t i n g a n d d ia g n o s in g t r o u b le in th e
e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r e q u ip m e n t; w o r k in g s t a n d a r d c o m p u 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 i n g o r e l e c t r i c a l e q u ip m e n t; a n d u s in g a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h a n d to o ls a n d m e a s u r i n g an d
t e s t in g in s t r u m e n t s . In g e n e r a l , th e w o r k o f th e m a in te n a n c e e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s 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 an d
e x p e rie n c e .

th e v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s in th e v e h 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 an 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 to 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 ro u g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n ­
t i c e s h i p o r e q u iv a le n t t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

E N G IN E E R ,

S T A T IO N A R Y

O p e r a t e s a n d m a in t a in s a n d m a y a l s o s u p e r v i s e 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 a n 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 r k 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 t ila 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 i n e e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g m o r e th a n one
e n g in e e r a r e e x c l u d e d .
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 i o n a r y b o i l e r s to f u r n is h th e e s t a b li s h m e n t in w h ic h e m p lo y e d w ith h e a t , p o w e r ,
o r s t e a m . F e e d s f u e l s to f i r e b y h a n d o r o p e r a t e s a m e c h a n ic a l s t o k e r , o r g a s o r o il b u r n e r ;
a n d c h e c k s w a t e r a n d s a f e t y v a l v e s . M a y c l e a n , o i l , o r a s s i s t in r e p a i r i n g b o i l e r r o o m e q u ip m e n t.
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 t ie s o f l e s s e r s k i l l , su c h a s k e e p in g a w o r k e r s u p p lie 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 r fo r m e d b y w o r k e r s on a f u 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 i ll in g m a c h in e s , in th e c o n s t r u c t io n of
m a c h in e - s h o p t o o l s , g a g e s , j i g s , f i x t u r e s , o r d i e s . W o rk 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 ir 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 an d lu 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 t o o l an d d ie jo b b in g sh 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 f o 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 out 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 an d o p e r a t in g s t a n d a r d m a c h in e
t o o l s ; sh a p in g o f m e t a l p a r t s to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e la t in g to
d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , to o lin g , f e e d s , a n d s p e e d s o f m a c h in in g ; k n o w le d g e o f th e w o r k in g p r o p e r t i e s
o f th e c o m m o n m e t a l s ; s e l e c t i n g s t a n d a r d m a t e r i a l s , p a r t s , a n d e q u ip m e n t r e q u ir e d f o r h is w o rk ;
a n 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 o rk
n o r m a l ly r e q u i r e s a r o u n d e d t r a i n in g in m a c h in e - s h o p p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u 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 ,

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 fo llo w in g : E x a m in in g m a c h in e s an 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 lin g m a c h in e s a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t m a in ly in v o lv e th e u s e
o f h a n d to o ls in s c r a p i n g an d 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 fe 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 of a r e p la c e m e n t p a r t b y a m a c h in e sh o p o r se n d in g o f th e
m a c h in e to a m a c h in e sh o p f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r i n g w r it t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r m a jo r r e p a i r s
o r f o r th e p r o d u c 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 ; an 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 tr 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 r i e n c e . E x c lu d e d f r o m t h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r i m a r y
d u t ie s in v o lv e s e t t in g up o r a d ju s t i n g m a c h in e s .
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 out o f th e w o r k ; in t e r p r e t in g b lu e p r in t s o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; u s in g
a v a r i e t y o f h a n d to o ls a n d r ig g i n g ; m a k in g s t a n d a r d sh o p c o m p u ta tio n s r e 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 l a n c in g o f e q u ip m e n t; s e le 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 a n d m a in ta in in g in g o o d o r d e r p o w e r
t r a n s m i s s i o n e q u ip m e n t 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 ll w r ig 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 t r a i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e in th e t r a d e a c q u 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 .
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 .
P A IN T E R ,

th e

m o v in g p a r t s

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

o f m e c h a n ic a l

M A IN T E N A N C E

P a i n t s a n d r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o 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 of 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 l y 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 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 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 i n g i n 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 ip e s an 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 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 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 )

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

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 o rk in ­
v o lv e s m o s t o f th e fo llo w in g : E x a m in in g a u t o m o tiv e e q u ip m e n t to d ia g n o s e s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ;
d i s a s s e m b l i n g e q u ip m e n t a n d p e r f o r m i n g r e p a i r s th a t in v o lv e th e u s e o f 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 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 fe 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 an 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 an d i n s t a l lin g

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 an d f i x ­
t u r e s (s u c h a s m a c h in e g u a r d s , g r e a s e p a n s , s h e l v e s , l o c k e r s , t a n k s , v e n t i l a t o r s , c h u t e s , d u c t s ,
m e t a l r o o fin g ) o f a n e s t a b 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 r k 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 u p a n d o p e r a t in g a l l a v a i l a b l e t y p e s o f s h e e t - m e t a l w o r k in g m a c h in e s ; u s in g a v a r i e t y of




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

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

h a n d to o ls in c u 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 l y 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 i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

u s in g a v a r i e t y o f to o l a n d d ie m a k e r 's h a n d to o ls a n d p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r 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 c o m m o n m e t a l s an 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 l a t e d e q u ip m e n t; m a k in g n e c e s s a r y 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 a n d d ie s to a c h ie v e r e q u i r e d q u a l i t i e s ; w o rk 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 ; a n d s e le 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
t r a i n in g in m a c h in e - s h o p a n d t o o l r o o m p r a c t i c e u s u a l l y a c q u 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 i n in g a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

T O O L A N D D IE M A K E R
(D ie m a k e r ; j i g m a k e r ; 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 r k .
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 ut o f w o r k f r o m m o d e l s , b lu e p r i n 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 t e n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ;

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w a g e stu d y p u r p o s e s ,
sh 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

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT
G U 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 a r d . 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 f ix 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 a n 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 an 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 rk in v o l v e s : A k n o w le d g e of sh ip p in g
p r o c e d u r e s , p r a c t ic e s , r o u t e s , a v a ila b le m e a n s of tr a n s p o r t a t io n , and r a te ; an d p r e p a r in g r e c ­
o r d s o f th e g o o d s 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 sh ip p in g c h a r g e s , an d
k e e p in g a f i l e o f s h ip p in g r e c o r d s . M a y d i r e c t o r a s s i s t in p r e p a r i n g th e m e r c h a n d is e fo r s h i p ­
m e n t. R e c e iv in g w o r k 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 ts 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 f o 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 .

th e ft,

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

JA N IT O R ,

PO R TER , OR CLEA N ER

( S w e e p e r ; c h a rw o m a n ; j a n i t r e s s )
F o r w a g e stu 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 :
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 ie s in v o lv e
a c o m b in a tio n o f th e fo 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 , a n d p o lis h in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g
c h ip s , t r a s h , an 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 li e s an d m in o r m a in te n a n c e s e r v i c e s ; an d c le a n in g l a v a t o r i e s , s h o w ­
e r s , an 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 indow w a sh 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 an 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 la 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 a n d u n lo a d s h i p s a r e
e x c lu d e d .
O RDER,

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 su c h a s : M a n u fa c tu r in g p l a n t s , fr 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 betW een r e t a i l e s t a b li 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 rk in g o r d e r .
D r i v e r - s a l e s m e n and
o v e r - 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 .)

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 an d in d ic a tin g it e m s f il le d o r o m itte 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 , an d p e r f o r m o th e r r e l a t e d d u t ie s .

T r u c k d r i v e r (c o m b in a tio 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 lV2 to n s)
T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m (1 Vz 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,

PO W ER

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 fo r sh ip m e n t o r s t o r a g e b y p la c in g th e m in sh ip p in g c o n ­
t a i n e r s , th e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d b e in g d e p e n d e n t u po n th e ty p e , s i z e , a n d n u m b e r o f
u n its to b e p a c k e d , th e ty p e o f c o n ta in e r e m p lo y e d , a n d m e th o d o f s h ip m e n t. W ork r e q u i r e s th e
p la c in g o f i t 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 it e m s o f s t o c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y c o n te n t; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r ia t e ty p e a n d s i z e
o f c o n t a in e r ; in s e r t in g e n c lo 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 in e r ; a n d a p p ly in g l a b e l s o r e n te r in g id e n tify in g
d a ta on c o n ta in 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 .




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

m a n u a lly c o n tr 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 stu 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 (f o r k lif t)
p o w e r (o th e r th a n f o r k lift )




A v a i l a b l e O n R e q u e s t ----T h e ninth a n n u a l r e p o r t on s a l a r i e s f o r a c c o u n t a n t s , a u d i t o r s , a t ­
to rn e y s, c h e m is t s , e n g in e e r s, en g in ee rin g te c h n ic ia n s, d r a fts m e n ,
t r a c e r s , jo b a n a l y s t s , d i r e c t o r s o f p e r s o n n e l , m a n a g e r s o f o f f i c e
s e r v i c e s , b u y e r s , an d c l e r i c a l e m p l o y e e s .
O r d e r a s B L S B u l l e t i n 1617, N a t i o n a l S u r v e y o f P r o f e s s i o n a l , A d ­
m i n i s t r a t i v e , T e c h n i c a l , an d C l e r i c a l P a y , J u n e 1 9 6 8 . S e v e n t y - f i v e
c e n ts a copy.

Area Wage Surveys
A l i s t of the la t e s t a v a ila b le bulletins i s p re s e n te d below. A d ir e c t o r y of a r e a wage stu dies including m o re lim ited stu dies conducted at the
re q u e s t of the Wage and Hour and Public C o n tra c ts D iv isio n s of the D epartm ent of L a b o r i s a v a ila b le on r e q u e s t. Bulletins m a y be p u rc h a se d f ro m
the Superintendent of D ocum ents, U . S . Government Printing Office, Washington, D . C . , 20402, or f r o m any of the B L S regional s a l e s o ffice s shown on
the in sid e front c o v e r .
Area
Akron, Ohio, J u l y 1 9 6 8 -----------------------------------------Albany—Schenectady—T roy , N. Y. , M a r . 1969 1________
Alb uquerque, N. Mex. , A p r. 1968 1 -----------------------Allentown—Bethlehem —E a s t o n , P a . —N. J . ,
June 1968 1___________________________________________
A tlanta, Ga. , May 1968 1---------------------------------------B a l t im o r e , Md. , Sept. 1968 1 ________________________
Beaum ont—P o rt A rthu r—O ran ge, T e x . , May 1968 1 ----Binghamton, N. Y. , J u ly 1968 1________________________
B irm in g h a m , A la. , A p r. 1969 1_______________________
B o is e City, Idaho, J u ly 1968 1_________________________
Boston, M a s s . , Sept. 1 9 6 8 * ----------------------------------Buffalo, N. Y. , Nov. 1968 1____________________________
Burlington, Vt. , M a r. 1969 1----------------------------------Canton, Ohio, June 1 9 6 8 * --------------------------------------C h a rle sto n , W. Va. , A pr. 1968 1---------------------------C harlotte, N. C. , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ----------------------------------Chattanooga, T e n n .—Ga. , Sept. 1968 1 ________________
Chicago, 111., A p r. 1 9 6 8 ---------------------------------------Cincinnati, Ohio—Ky. —Ind. , M ar. 1969 1------------------C leveland, Ohio, Sept. 1968 1---------------------------------C olum bu s, Ohio, Oct. 1 9 6 8 1 ---------------------------------D a l la s , T e x . , Nov. 1968 1--------------------------------------Davenport—R ock Island—Moline, Iowa—111. ,
Oct. 1 9 6 8 ____________________________________________
Dayton, Ohio, Ja n . 1969 1--------------------------------------Denver, C o l o . , Dec. 1 96 8____________________________
D es M oin es, Iowa, M a r . 1 9 6 9 -------------------------------D etroit, M ic h ., Ja n . 1969 1 ____________________________
F o r t Worth, T e x . , Nov. 1968 1________________________
G reen Bay , Wis. , Ju ly 1968 1------------ --------------------G reen v ille , S . C . , May 1 9 6 8 * ---------------------------------Houston, T e x . , June 1 9 6 8 * ------------------------------------Indianapolis, In d ., Dec. 1968 1________________________
J a c k s o n , M i s s . , F e b . 1969 1__________________________
J a c k s o n v i l le , F l a . , Ja n . 1969 1-------------------------------K a n s a s City, Mo. —K ans. , Sept. 1968 1---------------------L a w re n c e —H averhill, M a s s . —N. H. , June 1968 1--------Little Rock—North Little Rock, A r k . , Ju ly 1968 1_____
L o s A n g e le s—Long B e a c h and Anaheim —Santa A n a G ard en Grove, C a l i f . , M ar. 1 9 6 8 ------------------------L o u is v ille , K y . —Ind. , Nov. 1 96 8______________________
Lubbock, Tex. , M a r . 1969 ____________________________
M an ch este r, N. H. , Ju ly 1 9 6 8 * -------------------------------M em phis, T e n n .—A rk . , Nov. 1 96 8 _____________________
M iam i, F l a . , Dec. 1968 1--------------------------------------Midland and O d e ss a , T e x . , M a r . 1 9 6 9 ________________
Milwaukee, W is ., A pr. 1968----------------------------------1

Bulletin number
and p ric e
1575-84,
1625-56,
1575-58,

35 cents
35 cents
30 cents

1575-86,
1575-71,
1625-8,
1575-75,
1625-3,
1625-65,
1625-6,
1625-15,
1625-35,
1625-54,
1575-65,
1575-63,
1625-61,
1625-14,
1575-81,
1625-63,
1625-19,
1625-24,
1625-28,

40
35
50
30
35
35
35
50
50
35
30
30
30
35
50
45
50
35
50

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

1625-16,
1625-42,
1625-39,
1625-62,
1625-58,
1625-27,
1625-7,
1575-66,
1575-82,
1625-40,
1625-45,
1625-37,
1625-17,
1575-74,
1625-11,

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

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

1575-64,
1625-33,
1625-53,
1625-4,
1625-30,
1625-29,
1625-49,
1575-67,

30
30
30
35
30
35
25
30

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.




A re a
M in n e ap olis-S t. Pau l, M in n., J a n . 1969_____________
Muskegon—Muskegon Heights, M ic h ., May 1968 * ------N ew ark and J e r s e y City, N. J . , J an. 196 9 _____________
New Haven, C on n ., J a n . 196 9 ________________________
New O rle a n s, L a . , F e b . 1969 1________________________
New York, N. Y. , A pr. 1 9 6 8 __________________________
Norfolk—P o rtsm o u th and Newport News—
Hampton, Va. , June 1 9 6 8 ____________________________
Oklahoma City, Okla. , J u ly 1 9 6 8 ---------------------------Omaha, N e b r . —Iowa, Oct. 1968 1 ______________________
P a t e r s o n —Clifton—P a s s a i c , N. J . , May 1968 1 -----------Philadelphia, P a . —N. J . , Nov. 1 9 68 ___________________
Phoenix, A r iz . , M a r . 1969___________________________
P ittsb u rgh , P a . , J a n . 1969------------------------------------Portlan d, Maine, Nov. 1 9 6 8 __________________________
Portlan d, O r e g . —Wash. , May 1968 1__________________
Provide n ce—Pawtucket—Warwick, R. I . —M a s s . ,
May 1 9 6 8 -----------------------------------------------------------R aleigh , N. C. , Aug. 1968 1 -----------------------------------Richmond, Va. , Nov. 1967 1 ---------------------------- -----R o c h e s t e r , N.Y. (office occup atio ns only), J u ly 1968 l„
R ockford, 111., May 1968 l ____________________________
St. L o u i s , M o .—111., J a n . 1968-------------------------------S alt La k e City, Utah, Dec. 1 9 68______________________
San Antonio, T ex. , June 1968_________________________
San B e rn a r d in o —R i v e r s i d e —Ontario, C alif. ,
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. 1 9 68____________
San J o s e , C a l i f . , Sept. 1 9 6 8 ----------------------------------Savannah, Ga. , May 1968 1 ___________________________
Scranton, P a . , Ju ly 1 9 6 8 * ____________________________
Seattle—E v e r e t t, 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 a sh ., June 1 9 6 8 ___________________________
S y r a c u s e , N. Y. , J u ly 1 9 6 8 * __________________________
T a m p a —St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , Aug. 1 9 6 8 _____________
Toledo, Ohio—Mich. , F e b . 1969 1_____________________
Trenton, N. J . , Oct. 19 6 8 1____________________________
Utica—R o m e, N. Y. , Ju ly 19 6 8 1 _______________________
Washington, D. C. —Md. —Va. , Sept. 1 9 6 8 _____________
W aterbury, C on n ., M a r . 1969 ________________________
W aterloo, Iowa, Nov. 1968 1___________________________
Wichita, K a n s . , Dec. 1 968____________________________
W o rc e ste r, M a s s . , June 1968 1 _______________________
York, P a . , F e b . 1 96 9_________________________________
Youngstown—W arren, Ohio, Nov. 1 9 68________________

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

35
30
40
30
35
50

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

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

30
30
35
40
50
30
35
30
40

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

1575-61,
1625-13,
1575-27,
1625-2,
1575-70,
1575-39,
1625-36,
1575-69,

30
35
25
35
30
30
30
30

cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents
cents

1625-25,
1625-32,
1625-44,
1625-21,
1575-73,
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
30
35
30
30
35
35
30
30
30
35
30
35
35
35
35
30
35
30
30
30
30

cents
cents
cents
cents
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cents
cents
cents
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