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AR EA WAGE SURVEY
T h e C h ic a g o , Illin o is , M e tro p o lita n A re a ,
June 1972

B u lle tin 1 7 2 5 - 9 2
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AREA W AGE S U R V E Y

B u lle tin 1 7 2 5 -9 2
Novem ber 1972

U.S. D E P A R T M E N T O F L A B O R , James D. Hodgson, Secretary
BUR EA U OF LABOR S TA TIS TIC S, Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner

T h e C h i c a g o , I lli n o i s , M e t r o p o l i t a n A r e a , J u n e 1 9 7 2
CONTENTS
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W age tre n d s fo r se le c te d occu p ation al gro u p s

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E s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f s u r v e y a n d n u m b e r s t u d i e d
I n d e x e s of s t a n d a r d w e e k l y s a l a r i e s a n d s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n a l
g r o u p s , and p e r c e n t s of i n c r e a s e fo r s e l e c t e d p e r io d s

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O ccu p ation al e a r n in g s:
A -l.
O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d w o m e n
A - l a . O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s —m e n a n d w o m e n
A - 2. P r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d w o m e n
A - 2 a . P r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s —m e n a n d w o m e n
A -3.
O f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , a n d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d w o m e n c o m b i n e d
A - 3 a . O f f i c e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , a n d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s —m e n a n d w o m e n c o m b i n e d
A -4.
M ain ten an ce and p ow erp lan t o ccu p ation s
A - 4 a . M a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
A -5.
C u sto d ia l and m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o ccu p atio n s
A - 5 a . C u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a t i o n s —l a r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s

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t i o n a l w a g e s u r v e y s in m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s i s d e s i g n e d t o p r o v i d e d a t a
on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s , a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p l e m e n ­
tary w age p ro v isio n s.
It y i e l d s d e t a i l e d d a t a b y s e l e c t e d i n d u s t r y
d iv isio n f o r e a c h of the a r e a s s tu d ie d , f o r g e o g r a p h ic r e g io n s , and f o r
t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in t h e p r o g r a m i s t h e n e e d
f o r g r e a t e r i n s i g h t i n t o (1) t h e m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s b y o c c u p a t i o n a l
c a t e g o r y a n d s k i l l l e v e l , a n d (2) t h e s t r u c t u r e a n d l e v e l o f w a g e s a m o n g
a r e a s and in d u stry d iv is io n s.
A t t h e e n d o f e a c h s u r v e y , an i n d i v i d u a l a r e a b u l l e t i n p r e ­
se n ts the r e s u l t s .
A f t e r c o m p le tio n of a l l in d iv id u al a r e a b u lle tin s
f o r a r o u n d o f s u r v e y s , tw o s u m m a r y b u l l e t i n s a r e i s s u e d . T h e f i r s t
b r i n g s d a t a f o r e a c h o f t h e m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s s t u d i e d i n t o on e b u l l e t i n .
T h e se c o n d p r e s e n t s in fo r m a t io n w hich h a s b een p r o j e c t e d f r o m in ­
div id u al m e tr o p o lita n a r e a d ata to r e la t e to g e o g ra p h ic re g io n s an d the
U n ited S t a t e s .
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e a c h a r e a , i n f o r m a t i o n on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s i s c o l l e c t e d a n n u a l l y
a n d on e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p l e m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s
b ien n ially.
T h i s b u l l e t i n p r e s e n t s r e s u l t s of t h e s u r v e y in C h i c a g o , 111.,
in J u n e 1 9 7 2 . T h e S t a n d a r d M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f i n e d
by the O ffic e of M a n a g e m e n t an d B u d g e t ( f o r m e r l y the B u r e a u of the
B u d ge t) th ro u gh J a n u a r y 1968, c o n s i s t s of C o o k , D u P a g e , K a n e , L a k e ,
M c H e n r y , an d W ill C o u n t ie s . T h i s stu d y w a s c o n d u c ted by the B u r e a u ' s
r e g i o n a l o f f i c e in C h i c a g o , 111., u n d e r t h e g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n o f L o i s L .
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C u r r e n t r e p o r t s on o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s a n d s u p p l e m e n ­
t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s in t h e C h i c a g o a r e a a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r
i n d u s t r i a l c h e m i c a l s (Ju n e 1971), an d f o r o c c u p a tio n a l e a r n in g s
o n ly f o r s e l e c t e d l a u n d r y a n d d r y c l e a n i n g o c c u p a t i o n s ( J u n e
1 9 7 2 ).
U n io n w a g e r a t e s , i n d i c a t i v e o f p r e v a i l i n g p a y l e v e l s ,
a r e a l s o a v a ila b le fo r b uilding c o n str u c tio n ; p rin tin g; lo c a lt r a n s i t o p e r a t in g e m p l o y e e s ; l o c a l t r u c k d r i v e r s and h e l p e r s ;
and g r o c e r y sto re e m p lo y e e s.

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b i n e d . E a r n i n g s d a t a f o r s o m e o f the o c c u p a t i o n s l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d ,
o r f o r s o m e i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w ith in o c c u p a t i o n s , a r e n ot p r e s e n t e d in
th e A - s e r i e s t a b l e s , b e c a u s e e i t h e r (1) e m p l o y m e n t in the o c c u p a t i o n i s
t o o s m a l l t o p r o v i d e e n o u g h d a t a to m e r i t p r e s e n t a t i o n , o r (2) t h e r e i s
p o s s ib ilit y of d i s c l o s u r e of in d iv id u al e sta b lis h m e n t data.
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d a t a not s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y f o r i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s a r e i n c l u d e d in the
o v e r a ll c la s s i f i c a t i o n when a s u b c la s s if ic a t io n of s e c r e t a r i e s o r tru c k d r i v e r s i s not s h o w n o r i n f o r m a t i o n to s u b c l a s s i f y i s n ot a v a i l a b l e .

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 e m p lo y m e n t and
e a r n i n g s i n f o r m a t i o n o b t a i n e d l a r g e l y b y m a i l f r o m the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
v i s i t e d b y B u r e a u f i e l d e c o n o m i s t s in th e l a s t p r e v i o u s s u r v e y f o r
o c c u p a t i o n s r e p o r t e d in t h a t e a r l i e r s t u d y . P e r s o n a l v i s i t s w e r e m a d e
to n o n r e s p o n d e n t s a n d t o t h o s e r e s p o n d e n t s r e p o r t i n g u n u s u a l c h a n g e s
s i n c e the p r e v i o u s s u r v e y .

O c c u p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t and e a r n in g s d a ta a r e shown fo r
f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s , i . e . , t h o s e h i r e d to w o r k a r e g u l a r w e e k l y s c h e d u l e .
E a r n i n g s d a t a e x c l u d e p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k on
w e e k e n d s, h o lid a y s , and la te s h ifts. 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 - l i v i n g a llo w a n c e s and in cen tiv e e a r n in g s a r e in ­
c lu d e d .2 W here w ee k ly h o u rs a r e re p o r t e d , a s fo r o ffic e c l e r i c a l
o c c u p a t i o n s , r e f e r e n c e i s t o the s t a n d a r d w o r k w e e k ( r o u n d e d to the
n e a r e s t h a lf hour) f o r w hich e m p l o y e e s r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u l a r s t r a i g h t tim e s a l a r i e s (e x c lu siv e of pay fo r o v e r tim e at r e g u la r a n d /o r p r e ­
m ium ra te s ).
A v e r a g e w eek ly e a r n in g s fo r th e se o ccu p atio n s have
b e e n r o u n d e d to th e n e a r e s t h a l f d o l l a r .

In e a c h a r e a , d a t a a r e o b t a i n e d f r o m r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e s t a b ­
l i s h m e n t s w it h in s i x b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s : M a n u f a c t u r i n g ; t r a n s ­
p o r ta tio n , c o m m u n ic a t io n , and o th e r p u b lic u t il i t ie 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 , i n 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 stry gro u p s excluded fro m th ese stu d ie s a r e govern m en t o p e r a ­
t i o n s an d th e c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d e x t r a c t i v e i n d u s t r i e s . E s t a b l i s 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 e r of w o r k e r s a r e o m itte d b e c a u s e
t h e y t e n d to f u r n i s h i n s u f f i c i e n t e m p l o y m e n t in th e o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d
to w a r r a n t in c lu sio n .
S e p a r a t e t a b u l a t i o n s a r e p r o v i d e d f o r e a c h of
the b r o a d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n s w hich m e e t p u b lic a tio n c r i t e r i a .

T h e s e s u r v e y s m e a s u r e the l e v e l of o c c u p a t i o n a l e a r n i n g s in
an a r e a at a p a r t i c u l a r t im e . C o m p a r i s o n s of in d iv id u a l o c c u p a tio n a l
a v e r a g e s o v e r t i m e m a y not r e f l e c t e x p e c t e d w a g e c h a n g e s .
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a v e r a g e s f o r i n d i v i d u a l j o b s a r e a f f e c t e d b y c h a n g e s in w a g e s an d
e m p lo y m e n t p a tt e r n s . F o r e x a m p le , 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 h ig h - or lo w -w a g e f i r m s m a y ch an ge o r h ig h -w ag e w o r k e r s m a y
a d v a n c e to b e t t e r j o b s a n d b e r e p l a c e d b y n e w w o r k e r s a t l o w e r r a t e s .
S u c h s h i f t s in e m p l o y m e n t c o u l d d e c r e a s e a n o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e e v e n
th o u g h m o s t e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a i n c r e a s e w a g e s d u r i n g the y e a r .
T r e n d s in e a r n i n g s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p s , s h o w n in t a b l e 2 , a r e b e t t e r
i n d i c a t o r s o f w a g e t r e n d s t h a n i n d i v i d u a l j o b s w it h in the g r o u p s .

T h e s e s u r v e y s a r e c o n d u c t e d on a s a m p l e b a s i s b e c a u s e of
t h e u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t i n v o l v e d in s u r v e y i n g a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
To
obtain o p tim u m a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r tio n of
l a r g e t h a n o f s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i s s t u d i e d . In c o m b i n i n g the d a t a ,
h o w e v e r , a ll e s t a b li s h m e n t s a r e giv en t h e ir a p p r o p r ia t e w eight. E s ­
t i m a t e s b a s e d on the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d a r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e r e f o r e ,
a s r e l a t i n g to a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in the i n d u s t r y g r o u p i n g an d a r e a ,
e x c e p t f o r t h o s e b e l o w the m i n i m u m s i z e s t u d i e d .

The a v e r a g e s p r e se n te d re fle c t c o m p o site , areaw id e e s t i ­
m ates.
I n d u s t r i e s a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s d i f f e r in p a y l e v e l a n d j o b
s t a f f i n g a n d , t h u s , c o n t r i b u t e d i f f e r e n t l y t o the e s t i m a t e s f o r e a c h j o b .
T h e o c c u p a t i o n s s e l e c t e d f o r s t u d y a r e c o m m o n to a v a r i e t y
T h e p a y r e l a t i o n s h i p o b t a i n a b l e f r o m th e a v e r a g e s m a y f a i l to r e f l e c t
o f m a n u f a c t u r i n g a n d n o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s , a n d a r e o f the
a c c u r a t e l y th e w a g e s p r e a d o r d i f f e r e n t i a l m a i n t a i n e d a m o n g j o b s in
fo llow in g t y p e s :
(1) O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2) p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l ;
i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . S i m i l a r l y , d i f f e r e n c e s in a v e r a g e p a y l e v e l s
(3) m a i n t e n a n c e a n d p o w e r p l a n t ; a n d (4) c u s t o d i a l a n d m a t e r i a l m o v e ­
f o r m e n a n d w o m e n in a n y o f t h e s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s h o u l d not b e
m en t.
O c c u p a t i o n a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s b a s e d on a u n i f o r m s e t o f j o b
a s s u m e d t o r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y t r e a t m e n t o f th e s e x e s w it h in
d e s c r i p t i o n s d e s i g n e d to t a k e a c c o u n t o f i n t e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t v a r i a t i o n
in dividu al e s ta b lis h m e n ts .
O t h e r p o s s i b l e f a c t o r s w h ic h m a y c o n ­
in d u t i e s w it h in th e s a m e j o b .
T h e o c c u p a tio n s s e l e c t e d f o r stud y
t r i b u t e to d i f f e r e n c e s in p a y f o r m e n a n d w o m e n i n c l u d e : D i f f e r e n c e s
a r e l i s t e d a n d d e s c r i b e d in th e a p p e n d i x . U n l e s s o t h e r w i s e i n d i c a t e d ,
in p r o g r e s s i o n w it h in e s t a b l i s h e d r a t e r a n g e s , s i n c e o n l y the a c t u a l
t h e e a r n i n g s d a t a f o l l o w i n g the j o b t i t l e s a r e f o r a l l i n d u s t r i e s c o m ­
r a t e s p a i d i n c u m b e n t s a r e c o l l e c t e d ; a n d d i f f e r e n c e s in s p e c i f i c d u t i e s
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Included in the 94 areas are eight studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. Thesep e r f o r m e d , a l t h o u g h the w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d a p p r o p r i a t e l y w it h in
areas are Binghamton, N. Y. (New York portion only); Durham, N. C . ; Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood and
t h e s a m e s u r v e y j o b d e s c r i p t i o n . J o b d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d in c l a s s i f y i n g
O ccu p atio n s and E a r n in g s

West Palm Beach, F la .; Huntsville, A la .; Poughkeepsie—Kingston—Newburgh, N .Y .; Rochester, N. Y.
(office occupations only); Syracuse, N. Y . ; and U tica—Rome, N .Y . In addition the Bureau conducts
more lim ited area studies in 64 areas at the request of the Employment Standards Administration of
the U. S. Department of Labor.




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Special payments provided for work in designated parts of the area by companies not con­
sidering such payments a part of the regular salary or hourly rate were not included because of
reporting problems. Such instances are few and do not have a large im pact on the published data.

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u s e d in i n d i v i d u a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d a l l o w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s
a m o n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in t h e s p e c i f i c d u t i e s p e r f o r m e d .
O c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t e s t i m a t e s r e p r e s e n t th e t o t a l in a l l
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h in th e s c o p e o f t h e s t u d y a n d not t h e n u m b e r a c t u ­
a l l y s u r v e y e d . B e c a u s e o f d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e a m o n g
e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , t h e e s t i m a t e s o f o c c u p a t i o n a l e m p l o y m e n t o b ta in e d f r o m
th e s a m p l e o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s t u d i e d s e r v e o n l y to i n d i c a t e t h e r e l a t i v e
i m p o r t a n c e o f th e j o b s s t u d i e d .
T h e s e d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t i o n a l
s t r u c t u r e do not a f f e c t m a t e r i a l l y the a c c u r a c y of t h e e a r n i n g s d a t a .




E stab lish m en t P r a c tic e s

and S u p p le m e n ta ry W age P r o v isio n s

T a b u l a t i o n s on s e l e c t e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t p r a c t i c e s a n d s u p p l e ­
m e n t a r y w a g e p r o v i s i o n s ( B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) a r e n ot p r e s e n t e d in t h i s
b ulletin .
In fo rm a tio n f o r t h e se ta b u la tio n s is c o lle c te d b ien n ially .
T h e s e t a b u l a t i o n s on m i n i m u m e n t r a n c e s a l a r i e s f o r i n e x p e r i e n c e d
w om en o ffic e w o rk e r s; shift d iffe r e n tia ls ; sch ed u led w eekly h o u rs;
p a id h o lid a y s ; p a id v a c a t i o n s ; and h e a lth , i n s u r a n c e , and p e n sio n
p l a n s a r e p r e s e n t e d ( i n t h e B - s e r i e s t a b l e s ) in p r e v i o u s b u l l e t i n s
fo r this a r e a .

3

T a b le 1. E s ta b lis h m e n ts and w o rk e rs w ithin s c o p e o f s u rv e y an d n u m b e r stu d ied in C h ic a g o , III.,
b y m a jo r in d u s try d iv is io n ,2 J u n e 1 9 7 2
N um ber o f establishm ents

M inim um
em ploym ent
in esta b lish ­
ments in scope
o f study

Industry d ivis ion

W ork ers in establishm ents
W ithin scope o f study4

W ithin scope
o f stu dy3

Studied

Studied
P e rc e n t

Num ber

A l l establishm ents
A l l d iv is io n s -

—

. . .

___

M anufacturing----------------------------------------------Nonm anufacturing----------------------------------------T ra n sp o rta tio n , com m unication, and
oth er public u tilitie s 5----------------------------W ho lesa le t r a d e _______________________________
R e ta il tra d e-------- -------—
— —
Fin a n ce, in su rance, and r e a l e sta te6-------S e r v ic e s * -------------------------------------------------

_
100
-

4, 157

588

1.423,026

100

700,068

1,794
2,363

224
364

712,473
710,553

50
50

287,766
412,302

205
709
243
481
725

56
78
59
62
109

151,601
119,256
202,643
112,073
124,980

11
8
14
8
9

116,794
31,676
158, 173
57,750
47,909

533

262

849.439

100

624.632

308
225

117
145

417,686
431,753

49
51

253,271
371,361

41
36
63
35
50

30
19
39
25
32

120,929
32,784
174,812
57,794
45,434

14
4
21
7
5

110,820
21,810

100
50
100
50
50

L a rg e establishm ents
A ll d iv is io n s -------------------------------

--------

M anufactu ring----------------------------------------------N onm anufacturing----------------------------------------T ra n sp o rta tion , com m unication, and
oth er public u t ilitie s 5----------------------------W ho lesa le t r a d e _________________
________
R e ta il tra d e — — -— — --_-_________ ___________
F in a n c e, in su rance, and r e a l esta te6______
S e r v ic e s ” -------------------------------------------------

_
500
-

500
500
500
500
500

1 5 3 ,3 9 0

51,303
34,038

1 The Ch icago Standard M etrop o lita n S ta tistica l A r e a , as defined by the O ffic e o f M anagem ent and Budget (fo r m e r ly the Bureau o f the Budget)
through January 1968, con sists o f Cook, D u Page, Kane, L a k e, M cH en ry, and W ill Counties. Th e " w o r k e r s w ithin scope o f study" estim ates shown
in this table p ro vid e a reason ably accu rate d es crip tio n o f the s iz e and com p o sitio n o f the la b o r fo r c e included in the su rvey. Th e estim ates a re
not intended, h o w eve r, to s e r v e as a b asis o f com parison w ith oth er em ploym en t indexes fo r the a re a to m easu re em ploym en t tren ds o r le v e ls
sin ce (1) planning o f w age su rveys re q u ire s the use o f establish m ent data com p iled c o n s id era b ly in advance o f the p a y r o ll p erio d studied, and (2) sm all
establish m ents a re excluded fr o m the scope o f the su rvey.
2 The 1967 edition o f the Standard In du strial C la s s ific a tio n Manual w as used in c la s s ify in g establish m ents by in du stry d ivision .
3 Includes a ll establish m ents w ith to ta l em ploym en t at o r above the m inim um lim ita tion . A l l outlets (w ithin the a rea ) o f com panies in such
in du stries as tra d e , fin ance, auto re p a ir s e r v ic e , and m otion p ictu re th eaters a re co n sid ered as 1 establishm ent.
4 Includes a ll w o r k e r s in a ll establishm ents w ith total em ploym en t (w ithin the a rea ) at o r above the m inim um lim ita tion .
5 A b b re v ia te d to "p u b lic u t ilitie s " in the A - s e r ie s ta b les. T a x ica b s and s e r v ic e s in ciden tal to w a te r tra n sporta tion w e re excluded.
The
lo c a l-tr a n s it system fo r the c ity o f C h icago is m u n icip a lly o pera ted and is exclu ded by defin ition fr o m the scope o f the study.
6 A b b revia ted to "fin a n c e " in the A - s e r ie s tables.
7 H otels and m o te ls ; lau ndries and oth er p erso n a l s e r v ic e s ; business s e r v ic e s ; autom obile re p a ir, rental, and parking; m otion p ictu re s; n onprofit
m e m b ersh ip o rga n izatio n s (exclu din g re lig io u s and ch a rita ble o rg a n iza tio n s ); and en gin eerin g and a rc h itectu ra l s e r v ic e s .




About o n e-h a lf o f the w o rk ers within scope o f the su rv ey in the Ch icago a re a w e re em ployed
fo llo w in g presen ts the m a jo r indu stry groups and s p e c ific in du stries as a p ercen t o f a ll m anufacturing:
Indu strv groups

in m anufacturing fir m s .

The

S p ecific in du stries
- .

__ _

_______

20
13

10
F ood and kindred produ cts
__ — ____ - ............10
P r im a r y m eta l in du stries
____ ___________ ................ 9
P rin tin g and publishing— — -----------------------................ 9
C h em ica ls and a llie d produ cts - ------------------ ------------- 5
T h is in form a tion is based on estim ates o f tota l em ploym en t d e riv e d fro m u n iv erse m a te r ia ls co m piled p r io r to actual su rvey.
P r o p o rtio n s in v a rio u s indu stry d ivis io n s m ay d iffe r fr o m p roportion s based on the re su lts o f the su rvey as shown in table 1 above.

W a g e T r e n d s f o r S e le c te d O c c u p a tio n a l G r o u p s
P r e s e n t e d in t a b l e 2 a r e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e
in a v e r a g e s a l a r i e s o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s ,
a n d in a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s o f s e l e c t e d p l a n t w o r k e r g r o u p s . T h e i n d e x e s
a r e a m e a s u r e o f w a g e s a t a g i v e n t i m e , e x p r e s s e d a s a p e r c e n t of
w a g e s d u r i n g th e b a s e p e r i o d . S u b t r a c t i n g 100 f r o m th e i n d e x y i e l d s
th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e i n w a g e s f r o m th e b a s e p e r i o d t o th e d a t e o f
th e i n d e x .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e o r i n c r e a s e r e l a t e to w a g e
c h a n g e s b e t w e e n th e i n d i c a t e d d a t e s . A n n u a l r a t e s o f i n c r e a s e , w h e r e
s h o w n , r e f l e c t t h e a m o u n t o f i n c r e a s e f o r 12 m o n t h s w h e n the t i m e
p e r i o d b e t w e e n s u r v e y s w a s o t h e r t h a n 12 m o n t h s . T h e s e c o m p u t a t i o n s
w e r e b a s e d on th e a s s u m p t i o n t h a t w a g e s i n c r e a s e d a t a c o n s t a n t r a t e
b e t w e e n s u r v e y s . T h e s e e s t i m a t e s a r e m e a s u r e s o f c h a n g e in a v e r ­
a g e s f o r the a r e a ; t h e y a r e n o t i n t e n d e d t o m e a s u r e a v e r a g e p a y
c h a n g e s in the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in th e a r e a .

s h o w s th e p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e . T h e i n d e x i s th e p r o d u c t o f m u l t i p l y i n g
the b a s e y e a r r e l a t i v e (100) b y t h e r e l a t i v e f o r the n e x t s u c c e e d i n g
y e a r a n d c o n t i n u i n g t o m u l t i p l y ( c o m p o u n d ) e a c h y e a r ' s r e l a t i v e b y the
p r e v i o u s y e a r ' s index.
F o r o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s a n d i n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s , th e w a g e
t r e n d s r e l a t e t o r e g u l a r w e e k l y s a l a r i e s f o r th e n o r m a l w o r k w e e k ,
e x c lu s iv e of e a r n in g s fo r o v e r tim e .
F o r p la n tw o r k e r g r o u p s , they
m e a s u r e c h a n g e s in a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s , e x c l u d i n g
p r e m i u m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , a n d
l a t e s h i f t s . T h e p e r c e n t a g e s a r e b a s e d on d a t a f o r s e l e c t e d k e y o c c u ­
p a t i o n s a n d i n c l u d e m o s t o f t h e n u m e r i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t j o b s w it h in
each group.
L im ita tio n s of D ata

M ethod of C om p u tin g
T h e i n d e x e s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e , a s m e a s u r e s of
c h a n g e in a r e a a v e r a g e s , a r e i n f l u e n c e d b y :
(1) g e n e r a l s a l a r y an d
w a g e c h a n g e s , (2) m e r i t o r o t h e r i n c r e a s e s in p a y r e c e i v e d b y i n d i ­
v i d u a l w o r k e r s w h i l e in t h e s a m e j o b , a n d (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 th e l a b o r f o r c e r e s u l t i n g f r o m l a b o r t u r n ­
o v e r , f o r c e e x p a n s i o n s , f o r c e r e d u c t i o n s , a n d c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r ­
t i o n s o f w o r k e r s e m p l o y e d b y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w it h d i f f e r e n t p a y l e v e l s .
C h a n g e s in the l a b o r f o r c e c a n c a u s e i n c r e a s e s o r d e c r e a s e s in the
o c c u p a t i o n a l a v e r a g e s w it h o u t a c t u a l w a g e c h a n g e s . It i s c o n c e i v a b l e
t h a t e v e n t h o u g h a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in a n a r e a g a v e w a g e i n c r e a s e s ,
a v e r a g e w a g e s m a y have declin ed b e c a u se lo w e r-p a y in g e sta b lish m e n ts
e n t e r e d th e a r e a o r e x p a n d e d t h e i r w o r k f o r c e s .
S im ilarly , w ages
m a y h a v e r e m a i n e d r e l a t i v e l y c o n s t a n t , y e t th e a v e r a g e s f o r a n a r e a
m a y have r is e n c o n sid e ra b ly b e c a u s e h ig h e r-p ay in g e sta b lish m e n ts
e n t e r e d the a r e a .

E a c h o f th e f o l l o w i n g k e y o c c u p a t i o n s w it h in a n o c c u p a t i o n a l
g r o u p w a s a s s i g n e d a c o n s t a n t w e i g h t b a s e d on i t s p r o p o r t i o n a t e e m ­
p l o y m e n t in the o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p :
O ffic e c lerica l (m en and wom en): O ffic e c lerica l (m en and w om en )— S killed maintenance (m en):
Carpenters
Continued
Bookkeeping-machine
Electricians
Secretaries
operators, class B
Machinists
Stenographers, general
Clerks, accounting, classes
Mechanics
Stenographers, senior
A and B
Mechanics (a u tom otive)
Switchboard operators, classes
Clerks, file , classes
Painters
A and B
A , B, and C
Pipefitters
Tabulating-m achine operators,
Clerks, order
To ol and die makers
class B
Clerks, payroll
Typists, classes A and B
Com ptom eter operators
Unskilled plant (m en):
Keypunch operators, classes
Janitors, porters, and cleaners
Industrial nurses (m en and wom en):
A and B
Laborers, m aterial handling
Nurses, industrial (registered)
O ffic e boys and girls

T h e u s e of c o n sta n t e m p lo y m e n t w e ig h t s e l i m in a t e s the e ffe c t
o f c h a n g e s in the p r o p o r t i o n o f w o r k e r s r e p r e s e n t e d i n e a c h j o b i n ­
c l u d e d in t h e d a t a .
T h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f c h a n g e r e f l e c t o n ly c h a n g e s
in a v e r a g e p a y f o r s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r s .
T h e y a r e n ot i n f l u e n c e d b y
c h a n g e s in s t a n d a r d w o r k s c h e d u l e s , a s s u c h , o r b y p r e m i u m p a y
f o r o v e r t im e . W h e re n e c e s s a r y , d a ta w e r e a d ju s t e d to r e m o v e f r o m
the in d e x e s and p e r c e n t a g e s of ch a n g e an y s ig n ific a n t e ffe c t c a u s e d
b y c h a n g e s in t h e s c o p e o f t h e s u r v e y .

T h e 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 r e m u l t i ­
p lie d b y the o c c u p a t io n a l w eig h t, and the p r o d u c t s f o r a l l o c c u p a tio n s
i n th e g r o u p w e r e t o t a l e d .
The a g g r e g a t e s for 2 c on secu tive y e a r s
w e r e r e l a t e d b y d i v i d i n g th e a g g r e g a t e f o r th e l a t e r y e a r b y the a g g r e ­
g a t e f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r .
T h e r e s u l t a n t r e l a t i v e , l e s s 100 p e r c e n t ,




4

T a b le 2 .

In d e x e s o f sta n d a rd w e e k ly s a la rie s and s tra ig h t-tim e ho urly e a rn in g s fo r s e le c te d o c c u p a tio n a l g ro u p s

in C h ic a g o , III., J u n e 19 71 and J u n e 1 9 7 2 , and p e rc e n ts o f in c re a s e fo r s e le c te d p e rio d s
A ll in du stries
O ffic e
c le r ic a l
(men and
w om en)

P e r io d

Indu strial
nurses
(men and
w om en)

S killed
maintenance
tra des
(m en)

Manufacturing
U nskilled
plant w o rk e rs
(m en)

O ffic e
c le r ic a l
(m en and
w om en)

In du strial
nurses
(men and
w om en)

S killed
maintenance
tra des
(m en)

U nskilled
plant w o rk ers
(m en)

133.8
142.1

130.7
140.1

132.6
142.0

Indexes (A p r il 1967 = 100)
June 1971..___________________ ___________________
.Tune 1972

.

126.9
133.5

134.5
141.9

132.2
142.2

135.1
145.1

125.6
132.9

P e rc e n ts o f in crea se
A p r il 1960 to A p r il 1961_________________________
A p r il 1961 to A p r il 1962_________________________
A p r il 1962 to A p r il 1963 ....... ..
A p r il 1963 to A p r il 1964
A p r il 1964 to A p r il 1965
.............. .
.
A p r il 1965 to A p r il 1966
A p r il 1966 to A p r il 1967
......
A p r il 1967 to A p r il 1968_______ ________ _______
A p r il 1968 to A p r il 1969_________________________
A p r il 1969 to June 1970:
14-month in c re a s e ______________ ___ _______
Annual rate o f in c r e a s e _____________________

2.3
3.2
2.3
2.5
2.6
2.8
4 7
4.8
6.5

3.1
3.0
2.5
4.3
2.8
4.1
5.2
7.4
8.0

3.6
3.5
2.1
3.4
3.1
3.0
3.6
5.9
6.5

3.7
2.5
3.8
2.7
2.8
3.7
3.8
6.0
7.0

3.1
3.0
2.5
3.5
2.6
2.4
4.1
5.0
6.0

3.1
3.6
2.0
3.8
3.2
3.1
5.2
7.0
8.1

3.3
3.4
1.9
3.1
3.0
3.0
3.9
5.9
6.3

3.3
3.2
2.5
1.6
1.9
2.5
4.7
6.4
7.3

7.3
6.2

8.9
7.6

7.0
6.0

8.5
7.2

6.7
5.7

8.9
7.6

6.6
,5.6

8.3
7.1

June 1970 to June 1971___________________________
June 1971 to June 1972 _
_
___

6.0
5.2

6.5
5.5

9.5
7.6

9.8
7.4

5.8
5-8

6.2
6.2

8.9
7.2

7.2
7.1




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A.

O c c u p a tio n a l ea rn in g s

T a b l e A -1 .

O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d w o m e n

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n ,

C h ic a g o , 111,, J u n e 1 9 7 2 )

Number of w orkers re ceivin g straight-tim e w eekly earnings of—
Sex, occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

(standard)

%

t

Average
weekly

U nder
Mean ^

Median ^

Middle ranged

70

t
75

*

*
80

85

t
90

$
100

*
n o

$
120

s
130

t
140

t
150

»
160

*
170

i
180

*
190

t
200

t
210

t
220

i
230

and
under

♦
70

75

240
and

80

85

90

100

n o

240 o ve r

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11
1
10
-

2
2
-

220

230

HEN
B IL L E R S , H A C H IN E ( B I L L I N G
M A C H IN E ! ------------------------------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

104
104

4 0 .0
4 0 .0

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

$
1 1 6 .5 0
1 1 6 .5 0

$
$
1 0 3 .0 0 - 1 5 2 .5 0
1 0 3 .0 0 - 1 5 2 .5 0

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , CLASS A ----------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------W HOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------F IN A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

1 ,2 5 8
633
625
182
259
100

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

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

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

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

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , CLASS B ----------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------------

694
135
559
254

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

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

1 4 3 .5 0
1 3 7 .0 0
1 5 0 .0 0
1 4 1 .0 0

1
1
1
1

CLERKS,

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

106

3 9 .5

1 2 1 .0 0

C L E R K S , ORDER --------------------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R ING -----------------------------------WHOLESALE TRAOE ----------------------------------

1 ,2 6 7
305
962
907

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

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

139

MESSENGERS ( O F F IC E B O Y S I -----------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R ING -----------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S --------------------------------------------------T A B U L A T IN G -H A C H IN E O P E R A TO R S ,
C L A S S A ----------------------------------------------------------------

-

-

1
1

9
9

-

-

-

9
-

13
6
7

67
48
19

-

-

-

4

-

10
1

161
116
45
7
24
7

176
101
75
1
47
20

124
62
62
3
16
15

143
67
76
5
41
25

121
71
50
8
41

143
31
112
79
25

70
21
49
43
6

67
23
44
30
14
“

26
21
5
4
l

5

125
63
62
2
24
23

101
28
73
24

49
12
37
28

105
39
66
46

75
17
58
40

55
15
40
28

25
5
20
17

69
9
60
43

60
2
58
5

73
-

2
-

_

73

26
26

-

41
4
37
23

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

-

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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3 9 .0

1 6 2 .5 0

1 6 5 .0 0

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

-

-

1 ,2 0 3
254
949
127
453
196

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

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

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

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

_

23
23

176

3 9 .0

1 8 2 .0 0

1 7 4 .5 0

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

243
150

3 8 .5
3 8 .5

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

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

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

B I L L E R S , M A C H IN E ( B I L L I N G
M A C H IN E ) ------------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S --------------------------------

784
296
488
186

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

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

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

107
104
113
155

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

229
172

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

1 2 1 .0 0
1 0 6 .0 0

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

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O PER A TO R S,
CLA SS A ---------------------------------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

722
391
331

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

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

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

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

N O N M A N U FA C TU R ING ------------------------------------

6
6

-

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

O P E R A TO R S ,

l
1

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

T A B U L A T IN G -H A C H IN E

9
9

-

1 6 3 .5 0
1 5 6 .0 0
1 6 6 .0 0
1 6 7 .5 0

PA YR O LL

1
1

-

-

CLERKS,

3
3

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9 4 .0 0 -1 5 1 .5 0

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3
3

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32
32

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-

3
9
4
4

29
29

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10
10

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11
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10
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32

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11

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7

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23
23
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43
22
21
10

42
3
39
20

166
74
92
89

270
68
20 2
202

87
12
75
70

102
14
88
80

52
15
37
35

232
66
166
162

89
28
61
59

76
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76
76

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37
37

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310
47
263
34
100
82

319
79
240
33
126
46

186
42
144
21
47
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82
35
47
8
15
7

46
22
24
11
7
1

8

12
2
10

3

4

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_

_

_

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_

2

13
6
7

3

4

-

-

-

-

-

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1

7

12

13

49

16

26

17

8

5

4

4

14

49
34

50
38

47
25

9

16
10

2

6

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8

89
51
38
32

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96
12
84
-

8
15

6
3

81
3

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2
2

9

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1
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11
11

41
10

103
58
45

53
12
41

9

3

6

7

5

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0
0
0
0

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33
20
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24
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104
80
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6

117
62

98

44

55

63

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51

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77
39

108

38
27

105

32
11

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107
78
29

68
45

3

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8

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8

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96
96

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4
4

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71
6

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36
43

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22

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T a b l e A -1.

O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d w o m e n -----C o n t i n u e d

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly 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 ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i s b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n ,

C h ic a g o , 111. , J u n e 1 9 7 2 )

Number of w orkers re ceivin g straight-tim e weekly earnings of—
S e x , o c c u p a t io n , an d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

WOMEN -

of
workeis

Knil„ 1
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$
80
90
70
75
85
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70

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100

$
110

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120

130

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150

160

s
170

t

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180

190

S
200

t

*

*
210

220

230

2*0
and

75

80

85

90

100

110

120

130

1*0

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

10
10

2
2

11
11

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*

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12
33

57
8
*9

90
57
33

1*2
55
87

73
59
1*

129
95
3*

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19
23

26
3
23

1
1
-

1
1

11
1
10

-

-

*

-

_
-

-

-

~
-

12
5
7
-

193
92
101
1
3*
26
2*
16

531
189
3*2
4
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186
61

731
2*8
*83
9
95
133
18*
62

97*
*91
*83
23
13*
136
109
81

732
326
*06
9
76
1*0
102
79

628
339
289
36
72
96
69
16

377
183
19*
1*
39
73
*7
21

235
126
109
9
27
*8
7
18

129
5*
75
3*
22
17
2

186
36
150
132
13
5
-

*6
20
26
23
2
1
-

30
6
2*
16
*
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331 1111 1856 1712
676
98
313
571
798 1285 1036
233
27
3*
2
339
*0
168
337
152
35
168
175
157
397
32*
580
116
136
16*
1

1235
652
583
12
155
201
99
116

816
*16
*00
16
213
81
36
5*

*6*
262
202
25
7*
12
52
39

259
138
121
28
*2
31
4
16

100
2*
76
5
62
5
*
-

*7
10
37
31
6
-

*8
9
39
27
*
8
-

217
*
213
213
-

11
11
11
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

230

2*0 over

CONTINU ED

B O O K K E E P I N G - M A C H I N E O PE RA T O R S ,
C L A S S B ---------------------------------------------------------------M A N U F AC T UR I N G -------------------------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI N G -------------------------------------

6**
310
33*

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C LA SS A ----------------M A N U F A CT U RI N G -------------------------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE ----------------------------------------F I N A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------------------

*,80*
2,115
2,689
310
562
726
730
361

39.0
39.0
38.5
39.5
39.0
39.5
37.5
36.5

1*2.50 139.50 1 2 6 .5 0- 15 6. 50
1*3.00 1*1.0 0 13 0.0 0 -1 5 6 .5 0
1*2.50 138.50 1 2 * . 5 0 - 1 5 6 .5 0
179.50 191.00 1 5 8 .5 0- 19 6. 00
1*2.00 138.50 1 2 7 .5 0- 15 5. 00
1*1.50 1*1.00 12 8.0 0 -1 5 5 .5 0
131.50 127.50 1 1 9 . 0 0 - 1 * * . 0 0
136.00 135.50 1 2 2 . 0 0 - 1 * * . 0 0

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C LA SS B ----------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N UF A CT U RI N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE ----------------------------------------F I N A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------------------

8 , *0 8
3,191
5,217
*00
1,503
908
1,763
6*3

38.5
39.0
38.5
39.5
39.5
39.5
37.5
37.5

117.00 11*.0 0
119.00 119.00
116.00 11 1. 00
169.00 190.50
117.50 11*.5 0
113.50 112.00
105.00 10*.5 0
113.50 113.00

C L E R K S , F I L E , C L AS S A ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O NM ANU FACTURING -------------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

835
194
641
*39

38.5
39 .0
36.0
38.0

115.50 111.50 1 0 1 .0 0 -1 2 8 .0 0
121.00 123.00 1 0 7 .0 0- 13 1. 00
11*.00 109.00 10 0.0 0- 12 5. 50
106.50 10* .5 0
9 7 .0 0 - 1 1 * . 5 0

C L E R K S , F I L E , C LA SS B ------------------------------M A N U F AC T UR I N G -------------------------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A I L T RADE ----------------------------------------F I N A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------------------

2,990
5*0
2 , *5 0
259
393
5*7
966
285

38.5
38.5
38.5
39.0
39.5
39.5
38.0
38.0

108.00 103.50
105.50 106.00
108.50 103.00
1*5.50 151.50
105.00 102.50
120.50 122.50
96.50
95.50
97.00
9 *. 0 0

9 3 . 0 0 - 1 1 9 .0 0
9 6 . 5 0 - 1 1 6 .0 0
9 2 .5 0 - 1 2 1 .0 0
119.00-17*.00
9 1 .5 0 - 1 2 0 .5 0
10 9.5 0- 13 5. 00
9 0 .5 0 - 1 0 3 . 0 0
8 8 . 0 0 - 1 0 6 .0 0

C L E R K S , F I L E , C LA SS C ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N UF A CT U RI N G -----------------------------------WHOLESALE TR AD E ---------------------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

1, 9* 8
3*1
1,607
16*
1,037

38.5
39.5
38.5
39.5
38.0

96.00
9*.00
99.00 101.00
95.00
92.50
9 * . 00
93.00
88.50
89.00

85.00-10*.00
9 1 .5 0 - 1 0 7 .5 0
8*.00-102.50
8 7 . 0 0 - 1 0 2 .5 0
8 2 . 5 0 - 96.50

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

2,598
1,217
1,381
1,0*1
236

39.0
39.0
38.5
38.5
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116.50
118.00
115.00
117.00
109.50

11*.5 0 1 0 * . 0 0 - 1 3 1 .0 0
11*.50 1 0 5 .50 -1 33 .0 0
115.00 10 1.5 0- 12 9. 50
116.00 10 5.5 0- 13 0. 50
109.50
9 1 .0 0 - 1 2 3 . 0 0

C L E R K S , P AY RO LL ---------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE ----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------------------

2,190
1,281
909
139
182
281
216

38.5
39.0
38.5
39.5
38.0
39.5
37.5

135.50
135.50
135.50
165.00
136.00
12 *.5 0
131.50

136.00 116 .00 -1 50 .50
136.50 1 1 8 .0 0 - 1 * 9 . 0 0
13 *.5 0 113 .00 -1 55 .00
170.50 15 0.0 0- 18 2. 50
1*2 .0 0 108 .50 -1 59 .00
120.00 1 0 2 .0 0 - 1 * 1 .5 0
132.50 1 2 * . 5 0 - 1 * 3 . 5 0

S e e fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s .




$
39.5 127.00
39.5 131.00
39.0 123.00

$
$
$
128.50 1 1 2 .0 0 - 1 * 5 .0 0
136.50 1 2 1 . 0 0 - 1 * 6 .0 0
125.50 1 0 6 . 0 0 - 1 * 1 .5 0

10 2 .5 0 -1 2 8 .5 0
10 7 .0 0 -1 3 1 .5 0
1 0 0 .5 0- 12 5. 50
1 * 6 . 5 0 - 1 9 3 .5 0
1 0 3 .0 0- 13 1. 50
9 9 . 5 0 - 1 2 7 .0 0
9*.00-11*.00
10 1 .0 0 -1 2 3 .5 0

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35
6
29

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27
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768
88
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54
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34
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102
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300
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302
38
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22
205

265
31
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21
195

519
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46
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367
133
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68

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139
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98
20
10

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10
30

86
11
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225
53
172
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309
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196
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73
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66
76
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75
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71
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118
17
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137

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68

13

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171
160
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213
198
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109
66
39
27

*3
7
36
29
7

i*
2
12
12
*

13

32
23
9
5
“

1*
1
13
13

3
1
2
2
-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

5
5
“

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

278
183

271
177

30*
182

53
30
23

22

_

_

_

_

2*

8

-

-

*1

1*

-

-

-

-

33

1*

22

1

-

-

-

19

122
4
9

120
57
63

65

94
4
2

19

2

13

1

-

-

28

35

6

6

6

12

-

-

-

-

38
8

49

64

221
1*5
76
13
28
13
10

78

95

*2*
27*
150

4

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

18

31

30
*8

*1

37
21
6
4
2

8

-

-

-

8
T a b l e A -1 .

O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s — m e n and w o m e n ----- C o n t i n u e d

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly 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 io n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h i c a g o , I I I . , J u n e 1 9 7 2 )

Number of w orkers receivin g straight-tim e w eekly earnings of—
$

Sex, occupation, and industry division

of
workers

weekly

U nder
Mean ^

(standard)

Median ^

Middle ranged

75

$

80

>

85

$

90

*

100

no

t

s

*

120

130

$

1*0

S

S

150

160

t

%

170

180

t

*

190

200

t

$

210

220

$

230

2*0
and

75

80

85

90

100

no

120

130

1*0

150

160

170

-

16

28

-

-

16

28

96
26
70
6
52

128
38
90
5
*5

177
5*
123
15
56

259
106
153
9
117

32*
1*1
183
16
12*

91
50
*1
7
31

59
10
*9
12
36

19
1*
5
5

60
22
38

261
105
156

75* 1160
368
5**
386
616
109
88
*7
1*7
*2
82
17*
186
35
92

988
*55
533
60
113
10*
197
59

596
205
391
105
79
75
120
12

271
99
172
62
26
28
25
31

1*7
76
71
21
23
25
2

*1
17
2*
19
5
-

180

190

200

210

220

230

2*0

-

over

CONTINUED
$

$

$

$

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ------------M A N U F AC T UR I N G ------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI NG ----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------R E T A I L TRADE ----------------------

1,26*
**6
818
132
*77

39.0
39.0
39.5
*0.0
39.5

125.50 127.00 11 2.5 0 -1 3 6 .0 0
127.50 130.00 1 1 9 .00 -1 35 .0 0
125.00 1 2* .0 0 11 0.0 0 -1 3 6 .5 0
151.50 153.50 1 2 7 . 0 0 - 1 7 * .5 0
123.00 1 2* .0 0 1 1 2 . 0 0 - 1 3 * .0 0

K EYPU NC H O P E R A T O R S , C LA SS A
M A N U F AC T UR I N G ------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI N G ----------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------WHOLESALE T RADE --------------R E T A I L TRADE ---------------------F I N A N C E ----------------------------------S E R V I C E S --------------------------------

A, *81
1,957
2,52*
597
*90
373
760
30*

39.0
39.0
39.0
*0.0
39.0
39.5
38.0
38.5

132.00
131.00
132.50
1AA.50
130.50
13*.5 0
127.50
12*.0 0

130.00
129.00
131.00
1 *3 .0 0
130.00
135.50
128.50
126.00

1 2 0 .5 0 - 1 * 2 .0 0
1 2 0 .0 0- 13 9. 50
121.00-1*3.50
1 2 * .5 0 - 1 6 9 . 5 0
1 2 2 . 5 0 - 1 * 1 .5 0
123.50-1*5.00
1 1 8 .50 -1 37 .5 0
11 2.5 0- 13 3. 00

K EYPUNCH O P E R A T O R S , C LA SS B ----------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O NM A NU F AC T UR I N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE -----------------------------------------F I N A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------------------

*,390
1,503
2,887
293
781
3*3
1,097
373

39 .0
39.0
38.5
39.5
39.5
39.5
37.5
38.0

118.50
120.50
117.50
1*3.0 0
119.00
119.00
110. 00
11*.50

117.00
119.00
115.50
1* 3.0 0
117.50
118.00
109.50
116.00

10 5.5 0- 12 7. 50
11 0.0 0- 12 9. 50
1 0 * .5 0 - 1 2 6 . 5 0
1 1 9 .50 -1 71 .0 0
1 0 6 .50 -1 29 .5 0
1 0 6 .50 -1 29 .5 0
1 0 1 .0 0- 11 8. 00
10*.50-12*.50

MESSENGERS I O F F I C E G I R L S ) --------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N ON M AN U FA C TU R I NG ------------------------------------R E T A I L T RADE ----------------------------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

1,258
360
898
490

39.0
39.0
39.0
39.5
38.5

100.00
106.00
98.00
96.00
92.00

97.50
103.50
95.00
9*.50
89.50

8 8 .5 0 - 1 1 2 .0 0
9 5 .0 0 - 1 1 3 .5 0
8 6 . 5 0 - 1 1 1 .5 0
8 7 .5 0 - 1 1 0 .5 0
8 * . 0 0 - 97.50

S E C R E T A R I E S -------------------------------------------------------- 2 3 , AAl
M A NU F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------- 10,297
N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G ------------------------------------- 1 3 , 1 * *
1 ,3 *5
P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------2,70*
WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------2,319
R E T A I L TRADE ----------------------------------------* , 158
F I N A N C E -----------------------------------------------------2,618
S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------------------

38.5
39.0
38.5
39.5
39.0
39.5
37.5
37.0

150.00 1 *6 .5 0
150.50 1 *6 .5 0
150.00 1*6.0 0
179.00 180.50
151. 50 1 *9 .5 0
1*7.50 1*7.0 0
1*2.5 0 1* 1.0 0
1* 6. 50 1* 2.5 0

1 3 1 .50 -1 65 .5 0
13 2.5 0- 16 5. 00
1 3 0 .5 0- 16 5. 50
15 7.5 0 -1 9 9 .0 0
13*.00-16*.50
13 0.0 0- 16 5. 00
12 6.5 0 -1 5 7 .5 0
1 2 9 .5 0- 16 0. 00

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S A ----------------------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O NM A NU F AC T UR I N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE ----------------------------------------F I N A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------------------

1,837
996
8*1
1*6
122
123
321
129

39.0
39.0
38.5
39.5
39.0
39.0
38.5
38.5

131.50
180.00
183.50
199.00
19*.0 0
175.50
176.50
181.50

1 6 2 .50 -1 97 .0 0
1 6 2 .0 0 - 1 9 * . 5 0
16 3.5 0- 19 9. 00
17 7.6 0- 21 7. 00
17 2.0 0- 20 8. 50
162 .50 -19 1.0 0
15 9.5 0- 18 8. 00
1 6 1 .00 -2 10 .5 0

S E C R E T A R I E S , C L A S S B ----------------------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O NM A NU F AC T UR I N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE ----------------------------------------F I N A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------------------

5,027
2,133
2,89*
312
544

38.5
39.0
38.5
39.5
39.0
39.5
38.0
37.5

162.00 159.00 1 * 3 .5 0 - 1 7 7 . 0 0
161.50 157.50 1 * * . 0 0 - 1 7 5 . 5 0
162.50 160.00 1 *3 .0 0 - 1 7 8 . 0 0
188.00 186.50 1 6 9 . 5 0 - 2 0 * . 5 0
162.50 155.50 1 * 2 . 5 0 - 1 7 9 . 0 0
1 6 7 .0 0
1 6 7 .0 0 i l 5 3 . 50- 17 9.5 0
151.50 1 *9 .5 0 13 5.0 0- 16 6. 00
163.00 1 6 2 . 5 0 1 * 5 . 5 0 - 1 7 6 . 5 0

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




70

*

and
under

*

70

WOMEN -

$

no

414

992
632

179.00
177.50
180.00
191.00
190.00
1 7* .5 0
175.50
180.00

-

-

-

-

1

12

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

4

6

-

-

-

-

4
-

6
2
-

-

-

-

4

4

-

-

-

-

4
4

21
2
19
17
2

24
4
20
4
5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

93
37
56
“
33
2
16
5

*81
11*
367
7
*7
*2
21*
57

95*
229
725
30
191
71
333
100

1101
*22
679
36
171
76
358
38

850
337
513
36
159
71
11*
133

289
109
180
19
53
31
*5
32

356
170
186
33
102
35
9
7

88
37
51
32
3
15

161
28
133
10
106

3*1
81
260
36
163

180
127
53
13
23

257
*2
215
19
*0

59
23
36
8
6

l*
7
7
1
4

1*
1*

21
13
8

19

1*0
63
77
13

66* 1322 3088 3882 3957
260
506 1260 1835 179*
404
816 1828 20*7 2163
6
99
97
15
35
44
119
388
446
362
113
173
258
362
318
706
220
332
689
777
509
21
177
*67
525

-

-

9
10

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

“

-

-

-

-

7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7
31

-

-

-

15*
8
1*6
2
1*1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4
-

*7
17
*8
*0

"

_

-

1

-

-

17
*0
7

2
“

"

83
52
31

199
102
97
5

4

-

6
7

4

4

10
60
22

914
361
553
23
160
46
185
139

211
27
18*

5*0
290
250

-

10

29

-

-

2

6

-

7

*1

-

"

38

126
23

39
32
151

7
-

81
57
2*
3

4

2*

-

18

*

4

i*
i*

2
2
2

-

-

23
8
15
1*
1

13
3
10
10

*1
3
197
62
135
12*
7

757
*05
352
1*

61
57
150
70

-

-

~

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10
10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

-

-

-

-

-

26
12
1*

2
2
-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

1*

-

-

-

-

-

4
99
17
82
79
3
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8
7
1

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

306* 2380 1792 1231
936
1*81
78*
575
656
1583 1 * * * 1008
173
160
100
128
*68
327
1*0
220
216
280
310
162
*19
229
109
*76
259
260
170
85

8
19

1*6
55
91
-

a
8

“

1

-

*5
1
**

70*
262
AA2
207
67
60
69
39

507
216
291
1*7
60
19
*3
22

278
133
1*5
72
12
10
10
*1

19*
116
78
11
25
6
10
26

89
29
60
33
10
1
16
-

130
*7
83
*9
16
5
3
10

159
92
67
6
35
5
17
4

92
51
*1
15

78
*1
37
2
12
1
6
16

*2
16
26
10
1
1
1*

63
30
33
21
8
3
1

-

-

93
58
35
5

28
12
16
5
9

51
17
3*
12
8

28*
157
127
15
25
20
53
1*

312
173
139
25
6
30
57
21

303
166
137
21
27
15
52
22

139
59
80
23

659
249
*10
39
46
90

723
319

36*
169
195
36
33
36

172
*8
12*
52
18

112
*5
67
22
12

1*

4

11
5

*1

2*2
70
172
*2
39
37
30

2*

5

4

*9

2*

16

2*

10

*0 *

13*

58
69
83
90

101

10*

4

18
30
5

*

5
17

2

2
2

10

9
T a b le A -1 .

O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s — m e n a n d w o m e n ----- C o n t i n u e d

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly 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 ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i s b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1972)
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

S e x , o c c u p a t io n , and in d u s t r y d i v is io n

Number
of
woikeis

(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 * l y e a r n i n g s o f ---%

t

Average
weekly
Mean ^

Median 2

Middle ranged

Under
t
70

70

SE CR ETA R IE S -

75

*
80

S

$
85

90

1
100

$

$
110

120

t
130

*
140

t

*
150

160

*
170

*
18 0

t

$
190

200

t
210

s

S
220

230

and
under
75

WOMEN -

t

240
and

80

over

85

90

100

110

120

130

14 0

150

160

17 0

180

190

200

210

220

2 30

?40

~
-

-

25
16
9
-

139
70
69
2
-

1361
664
697
29
233
17 0
16 3
102

905
342
563
53
13 7
177
n o
86

495
203
292
57
78
100
34
23

488
212
276
65
74
111
12
14

261
112
149
112
17
5
5
10

21
17
4
2
2
-

"

14
49
4

1629
794
835
34
136
152
378
135

65
36
29
27
2
-

-

3
5
1

1542
759
783
29
12 3
13 3
396
10 2

17
1
16
16
-

-

1206
628
578
18
109
78
275
98

166
75
91
80
7
-

-

391
203
188
6
65
34
73
10

-

-

-

-

-

15
15

103
39
64
13
-

755
247
508
9
44
117
209
129

1620
604
1016
17
224
143
286
346

1686
733
953
66
226
17 6
106
379

1319
576
743
37
146
113
200
247

709
290
419
51
173
43
87
65

503
169
334
21
118
23
113
59

243
76
16 7
31
67
2
45
22

56
21
35
25
6
4

47
16
31
20
7
-

6
6
6
-

2
-

_

4

6
6
6
-

1
-

10
35
6

487
190
297
4
44
80
152
17

1
1
-

2
2
-

-

-

-

-

-

153
75
78
8
20
8
3i
ii

460
136
324
5
101
27
117
74

577
240
337
14
139
20
60
104

594
235
359
31
143
15
93
77

455
19 9
256
26
53
14
88
75

277
192
85
25
32
12
4
12

216
106
n o
74
15
6
1
14

106
45
61
59
2

180
3
177
177

27
-

1
-

2
-

27
27

1
1
-

2
2
-

-

99
19
80
80
-

u
ii
-

329
91
238
4
70
125
39

724
263
461
27
150
186
81

532
107
425
22
85
138
172

746
218
528
28
235
109
150

416
19 4
222
25
113
12
59

303
13 5
168
19
100
4
30

14 6
78
68
19
24

n o
84
26
18
8

u
-

196
69
127
3
18
94
10

-

-

-

-

-

-

19

-

1

-

-

-

30
16
14

4
i
3
2

_

_

-

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

CONTINU ED

CONTINU ED

S E C R E T A R I E S , C LA SS C ----------------------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A I L T RADE ----------------------------------------F I N A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------------------

8,7 2 7
A , 132
4 ,5 9 5
546
981
979
1 ,502
587

3 9 .0
3 9.0
3 8 .5
3 9 .5
3 8 .5
4 0 .0
3 8 .0
3 7 .5

$
149.50
148.00
150.50
181.50
1 50.50
152.50
139.50
1 47.00

$
147.00
145 .5 0
148.00
1 8 7.50
152 .0 0
154.00
139 .0 0
146 .5 0

$
$
1 3 3 .0 0 -1 6 2 .0 0
131.5 0 -1 5 9 .5 0
1 3 4 .0 0 -1 6 4 .0 0
1 6 2 .5 0 -2 0 0 .5 0
1 3 5 .5 0 -1 6 3 .5 0
1 3 8 .5 0 -1 6 7 .0 0
1 2 9 .0 0 -1 4 9 .0 0
1 3 5 .5 0 -1 5 9 .0 0

S E C R E T A R I E S , C LA SS D ----------------------------M A N U F A CT U RI N G -------------------------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE ----------------------------------------F I N A N C E ----------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------------------

7,5 5 8
2 ,9 6 1
4,597
309
1,055
712
1 ,2 5 1
1 ,270

3 8 .5
3 9 .0
3 8 .0
3 9.5
3 9 .0
3 9.5
3 7 .0
3 7 .0

1 3 5.50
135.50
135.50
154.00
141.50
1 28.50
131.50
134.50

134.50
1 3 5.00
134.00
152.50
139.50
130.00
1 2 8.00
134.00

1 2 4 .0 0 -1 4 7 .0 0
1 2 4 .5 0 -1 4 6 .0 0
1 2 3 .5 0 -1 4 7 .5 0
1 3 5 .0 0 -1 7 5 .5 0
1 2 8 .0 0 -1 5 7 .0 0
1 1 6 .50-140.50
1 1 6 .5 0 -1 4 7 .0 0
1 2 6.50-142.50

S TE N O G R A P H E R S , GENERAL ----------------------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE T RADE ---------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE ----------------------------------------F I N A N C E ----------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------------------

3 ,1 7 4
1 ,252
1,922
529
506
126
394
367

3 8 .5
3 9 .0
3 8 .5
3 9.5
3 9 .0
3 9.5
37.5
3 7 .0

1 3 0.00
128.00
1 3 1.00
1 64.00
119.50
113.50
117.50
120.50

1 26.00
126.50
1 26.00
172 .0 0
119.50
1 1 1.50
11 9 .0 0
119.50

1 1 3 .0 0 -1 4 4 .0 0
1 1 4 .5 0 -1 4 3 .0 0
1 1 2.00-147.00
1 5 5 .5 0 -1 7 9 .0 0
1 1 0.50-128.50
9 9 .5 0 -1 3 0 .5 0
1 0 7 .00-129.50
1 1 0 .5 0 -1 3 1 .5 0

S TE NO G R A P H E R S , S E N I O R ------------------------------M A NU F AC T UR I N G -------------------------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------F I N A N C E ----------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------------------

3 ,5 8 6
1 ,248
2 ,3 3 8
220
811
679
561

3 8.5
3 9 .0
3 8 .0
3 9 .5
3 9 .0
3 7 .5
3 6.5

1 40.50
143.50
1 39.00
1 62.50
1 42.50
126.00
1 3 9.00

14 0 .0 0
1 45.50
137.50
1 6 4.00
1 4 5.00
126.50
1 3 8.50

SWI TC H BO AR D O P E R A T O R S , C LA SS A --------M A NU F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N UF A CT U RI N G -----------------------------------F I N A N C E -----------------------------------------------------

812
370
442
125

3 8.5
3 9 .0
3 8.0
3 7 .0

1 31.00
1 28.50
1 33.00
1 27.50

S W IT CH BOA RD O P E R A T O R S , C LA SS B --------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O NM A NU F AC T UR I N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE ----------------------------------------F I N A N C E ----------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------------------

1,116
144
972
103
100
233
248
288

3 8 .5
3 9 .0
3 8 .0
4 0 .0
3 9.5
3 9 .5
3 7 .0
3 7 .0

SWI TC H BO AR D 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 AC T UR I N G ------------------------------------------N O NM A NU F AC T UR I N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE T RADE ---------------------------------F I N A N C E ----------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------------------

2,581
1 ,330
1,2 5 1
116
550
279
259

3 9 .0
3 9 .0
3 8 .5
4 0 .0
3 9 .0
3 7 .5
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1 2 5 .0 0 -1 5 3 .5 0
1 2 5 .0 0 -1 5 9 .5 0
1 2 4 .50-149.50
1 4 0 .00-190.50
1 2 7 .5 0 -1 5 4 .5 0
1 1 6.00-136.00
1 3 0 .5 0 -1 4 8 .0 0

-

-

-

1 2 7.50
123.00
1 3 2.00
1 2 8.00

1 1 6 .0 0 -1 4 3 .5 0
1 1 5.50-137.50
1 1 7 .0 0 -1 4 7 .0 0
10 7 .0 0 -1 4 5 .0 0

-

111.00
1 25.50
1 09.00
14 9 .5 0
1 22.50
10 1 .0 0
11 4 .5 0
9 1 .0 0

109.50
125.50
1 0 5.00
16 0 .0 0
123.50
1 0 0.00
1 1 6.50
90 .0 0

9 3 .0 0 -1 2 5 .5 0
1 1 7.00-134.50
9 1 .5 0 -1 2 2 .0 0
13 1 . 0 0 - 1 6 9 . 0 0
9 9 .0 0 -1 4 3 .5 0
9 0 .5 0 -1 1 2 .5 0
1 0 8 .0 0 -1 2 4 .0 0
8 7 .0 0 - 94.0 0

12 0 .5 0
1 19.50
1 21.50
1 55.50
1 22.50
1 13.00
115.00

1 1 8.00
1 1 8.00
1 1 7.50
18 5 .5 0
1 1 9.50
11 2 .5 0
11 7 .0 0

1 0 8 .00-129.00
1 0 9 .50-129.00
1 0 6 .0 0 -1 2 9 .0 0
1 0 7 .5 0 -1 8 9 .0 0
10 8 .0 0 -1 3 1 .5 0
1 0 6 .0 0 -1 1 9 .0 0
1 0 1 .5 0 -1 2 4 .0 0
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90
41
49
33

211
119
92
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122
70
52
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146
58
88
19

98
32
66
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149

249
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76
25
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255
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692
389
303
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514
279
235
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194
130
64

223
107
116
2
71
26
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59
41
18
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45
35
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18
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T a b l e A -1 .

O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a nd w o m e n ----- C o n t i n u e d •

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly 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 ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i s b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h i c a g o , 111,, J u n e 1 9 7 2 )

Number of w orkers re ceivin g straight-tim e w eekly earnings of—
S e x , o c c u p a t io n , an d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

WOMEN -

Number
of
workers

S
weekly
^standard)

Meant

Median 2

Middle ranged

S

S

S

$

t

t

t

t

*

%

%

s

t

$

S

*

*

$
240

IT ^
70
Under
$
and
70
under

75

80

85

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

75

80

85

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240 over

-

-

-

-

“

32
32

15
15

6
6

44
31

29
9

17
4

12
10

4
4

25
21

11
11

”

6
5
i

14
1
13

15

6

5

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

12
7
2
5
5

9
4
5
5

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

and

CON TIN UED

T A B U LA TIN G -M A C H IN E OPERATORS•
C LA SS B ------------------------------------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------------

196
143

39.5
39.0

$
$
145.00 141.00
143.50 138.00

T A B U L A T I N G - M A C H I N E O PE RA T O R S ,
C LA SS C -------------------------------------------------

$
$
12 3.0 0- 16 3. 50
1 1 3 .5 0- 17 1. 50

-

“

143

38.5

121.50

122.50 1 1 0 .5 0- 13 6. 00

-

T R A N S C R I B I N G - M A C H I N E O PE RA T O R S ,
G EN ER AL ---------------------------------------------------------------M A N U F AC T UR I N G -------------------------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI N G ------------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------F I N A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

1,271
392
879
150
482

38.5
38.5
38.5
39.5
38.0

119.00
123.00
117.00
116.00
111.00

117.50 107 .00 -1 29 .00
122.00 115 .00 -13 0.5 0
114.00 103 .50 -12 8.5 0
114.00 10 8.0 0- 12 7. 00
108.50 1 01 .5 0- 11 8. 50

-

T Y P I S T S , C LA SS A -------------------------------------------M A NU F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N O NM A NU F AC T UR I N G ------------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------WHOLESALE T RADE ---------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE -----------------------------------------F I N A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ----------------------------------------------------

4,454
1,771
2,683
152
276
440
1,412
403

38.5
39.0
38.5
40.0
39.5
39.5
38.0
37.0

122.50 119.50
127.50 126.00
119.50 116.00
143.50 131.00
122.50 118.50
123.50 123.00
111.00 109.00
132.50 133.50

10 9.5 0- 13 2. 50
11 6.0 0- 13 5. 50
10 6.0 0- 12 9. 00
1 15 .0 0- 16 7. 00
112 .00 -12 7.5 0
1 1 2 .0 0- 13 6. 50
10 2.5 0- 11 8. 00
119 .00 -1 44 .00

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S B -------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R I N G -------------------------------------------N ON MA N UF A CT U RI N G -----------------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------WHOLESALE T RADE ---------------------------------R E T A I L TRADE -----------------------------------------F I N A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V I C E S ---------------------------------------------------

5,601
1,590
4,011
228
601
643
1,921
618

38.5
39.0
38.0
39.5
40.0
39.5
37.5
37.5

105.00 102.00
107.00 106.50
104.00 101.00
131.50 121.50
102.50 100.50
1 1 1 . 0 0 109.50
98.50
98.00
107.00 103.50

9 4 .0 0 - 1 1 4 . 0 0
9 5 .5 0 - 1 1 7 .5 0
9 4 .0 0 - 1 1 1 . 5 0
104 .00 -1 44 .50
9 3 .0 0 - 1 1 1 .0 0
9 8 .0 0 - 1 2 5 .0 0
9 2 . 0 0 - 1 0 3 .5 0
9 6 . 5 0 - 1 1 6 .5 0

See fo otnotes at en d o f t a b le s




S

_

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_

_

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-

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_
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4
4

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i
i
2

-

-

15

17

35

23

39

14

5
5
5

30
~
30
11

134
10
124
14
90

229
22
207
27
164

323
133
190
55
116

250
126
124
27
55

160
62
98
24
21

94
33
61
3
8

1
1
-

16
1
15
14
1

278
9
269
2
11
24
221
11

877 1120
188
457
689
663
10
36
29
111
71
88
533
378
46
50

850
443
407
26
73
102
142
64

596
363
233
12
10
68
74
69

340
150
190
6
9
57
22
96

126
29
97
18
6
18
22
33

475
166
309
35
58
85
60
71

239
96
143
27

79
26
53

58
30
28

2
2
41
4
4

7
4
9

-

1
-

46
20
26
-

184
49
135

9
i

45

16
-

1
88
1

498 1643 1477
362
123
370
375 1281 1107
1
71
68
173
147
58
137
131
764
229
587
20
212
165

844
343
501
16
74
120
163
108

20

59
8

29

8

15

6

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45
65
7
25
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21

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74
23
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6
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10

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12

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5
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T a b le A -1a.

O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s — la r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s — m e n a n d w o m e n

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d ie d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1 9 7 2 )
W eekly earnings *
(stan dard )

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

N um ber
of
w orkeis

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

T»

t
w eek ly
M ean *

(standard)

M edian *

M iddle ran ged

Under
80
%
and
80
under

*

»

*

t

»

$

*

»

*

*

»

*

120

130

140

150

1 6905

117000

118005

190

200

210

220

230

240

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

over

9
6
3

20
13
7

47
15
32

45
28
17

38
30

23
25
3

118
31

62
13

57
23

and

05

95

100

105

110

HEN
C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C LA SS A -----M A N U F A C T U R I N G --------------------------------N O N M A N U F AC T U RI N G -------------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S --------------------C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C LA SS B -----N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G --------------------------

609
279
330
164
351
286

$

$

39.5
39.0
39.5
40.0

176.00
172.50
179.00
199.00

184.00 1 5 3 .5 0- 19 8. 50
176.50 1 5 2 .0 0- 19 1. 50
191.50 1 5 5 .5 0- 20 1. 00
199.50 19 4.5 0 -2 0 8 .0 0

-

-

-

-

39.5
39.5

161.50
166.50

172.50
180.00

-

-

$

$

13 5.5 0 -1 8 9 .5 0
14 3 .5 0 -1 9 2 .0 0

2
20
17

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

101

39.5

122.00 112.00

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

-

1

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

284
113

40.0
39.5

184.50 186.00
166.50 174.50

1 7 0 .0 0- 20 8. 50
14 0.5 0 -1 8 5 .5 0

-

-

M ESSENGERS ( O F F I C E B O Y S I
M A N U F A C T U R I N G -----------------N O N M A N U F AC T U RI N G ----------F I N A N C E ----------------------------

694
163
531
267

38.5
38.5
38.5
38.5

105.50 103.00
114.00 110.50
103.00 100.00
96.00
94.00

9 2 . 0 0 - 1 1 5 .0 0
1 01 .5 0- 12 7. 50
9 0 . 5 0 - 1 1 3 .0 0
8 7 .0 0 - 1 0 4 .5 0

32
32
14

38
1
37
34

T A B U L A T I N G - M A C H I N E O PE RA T O R S .
C L A S S A ------------------------------------------------

147

39.0

186.00 185.00 16 3.5 0 -1 9 9 .5 0

-

-

148

38.5

151.50

147.00 13 4.5 0 -1 6 3 .0 0

-

-

7

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

196
105

39.0
39.5

137.00
145.00

134. 00
156.00

11 4.0 0- 15 8. 00
1 1 8 .5 0- 16 0. 00

2

46
13

B I L L E R S , MACHINE (BOOKK EEPING
M A C H I N E ) ------------------------------------------------

132

39.0

110.50

103. 00

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

-

208
148

39.0
39.0

135.00
137.00

137.00 11 7.0 0 -1 4 9 .5 0
138. 50 1 2 0 .0 0- 15 0. 00

“

CLERKS,

F IL E ,

C LA SS

TA B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E

B O O KKEE PING-M ACHINE

-

-

60
3
57
51

12
86

70
17
53

43

21

124
31
93
38

80
23
57
41

27
15

21
11

7
3

28
24

54
15
39
7

31

l

1

1
33
24

1
23
16

39
27

12
3

15

26
26

10

22

9

13

23

16

26

17

8

5

3

8

OPERATORS,

2

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

149

39.0

120.00

119.00

1 0 5 .5 0- 13 3. 00

-

-

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C LA SS A —
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G ----------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------WHOLESALE TR AD E --------------------R E T A I L T R A 0 E ---------------------------F I N A N C E ----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S --------------------------------------

2,578
1,170
1,408
246
129
670
250
113

39.0
39.0
39.0
39.5
40.0
39.5
38.0
36.5

147.50
147.00
148.00
177.00
159.50
142.00
134.50
133.50

143. 50
144. 00
143.00
188.50
165.00
141. 50
133. 50
128. 00

1 3 0 .5 0- 16 2. 00
1 3 2 .5 0- 16 0. 00
12 8.5 0- 16 4. 50
15 5.0 0- 19 5. 50
13 3.0 0- 18 5. 50
12 8.5 0- 15 7. 00
12 3.5 0- 14 4. 50
115 .00 -14 6.0 0

-

-

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T I N G , C LA SS B —
M A N U F A C T U R I N G ------------------------------N O N M A NU F AC T UR I N G ----------------------P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S -----------------WHOLESALE TR AD E --------------------R E T A I L TRADE ---------------------------F I N A N C E ----------------------------------------S E R V I C E S --------------------------------------

3,483
1,569
1,914
215
288
788
432
191

39.0
39.0
39.0
40.0
40 .0
39.5
38.0
37.5

121.00 118. 00
119.50 119. 50
122.50 116.00
164.00 185. 50
133.50 124.50
115.00 113.50
112.00 1 1 1 . 0 0
113.00 113.50

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

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T a b le A -1 a .

O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s — la r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s — m e n a n d w o m e n ----- C o n t i n u e d

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly 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 ie d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1 9 7 2 )
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

Sex, occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

\vcra
weekly
hours1
standard)

N u m ber of w o rk ers
S
80

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Middle ranged

t

»
85

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%
90

95

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»
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105

r e c e iv in g

110

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i

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120

130

t

*
140

150

160

170

o f—
t

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180

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190

200

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210

220

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230

and

$
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85

240
and

130

140

150

84

89

17

45

22
14

12
4

90

95

100

105

110

120

28
-

49
18

53
4

60
8

50
6

160

170

180

190

200

7

14
5
9

8
4

8
-

4

8

210

220

230

240

over

2
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2
-

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2

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2

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WOMEN - C O NT IN UE D
CLERKS, FILE, CLASS A -------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------FINANCE -------------------------

488
127

CLERKS, FILE, CLASS B -------------MA NU FA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ----------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S -------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------FINANCE -------------------------

1 ,8 5 3

361
286

337
1 ,5 1 6
209
532

3 8 .5
3 9 .0

$
1 1 4 .5 0
1 2 0 .0 0

$
1 1 0 .5 0

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

1 2 4 .0 0

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

3 8 .5
3 8 .0

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

39
38
39
39
40

1 1 2 .0 0

1 0 9 .5 0

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

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

1 2 1 .5 0

1 2 3 .0 0

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

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

0
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29

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27

126

194

17
12
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58
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106
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13
181
-

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6

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14
146
117
6

530

3 8 .0

9 7 .0 0

9 6 .0 0

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

1

31

69

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

966

3 9 .0

1 0 0 .0 0

9 6 .5 0

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

143

129

161

3 9 .5

1 0 4 .0 0

1 0 6 .0 0

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

63
4

13

805

3 9 .0

9 9 .0 0

9 4 .5 0

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

59

130

11
118

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

779

3 9 .5

400
379

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

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

13
10
3

32
2
30

236

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

i

30

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

1 ,0 5 0

3 9 .0

1 3 9 .0 0

1 4 0 .5 0

576
474

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

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

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

246

3 9 .5

1 2 2 .5 0

COMP TO ME TE R OP ERATORS -------------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------PUBLIC UTIL IT IE S -------------RETAIL TRADE -------------------

948
293

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

655
114

3 9 .5
4 0 .0

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

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

468

3 9 .5

1 2 2 .5 0

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

KEYP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS A ------MANU FA CT UR IN G -------------------N O NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S -------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------FINANCE ------------------------SERVICES ------------------------

3 ,0 0 3

3 9 .0

1 3 4 .5 0

3 9 .0

1 0 9 .5 0

1 0 2 * 0 0 -1 3 3 .5
L 0 3 .0 0 -1 3 3 .0
9 7 .5 0 - 1 3 4 .0
9 1 .0 0 - 1 2 3 .0

0
0
0
0

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

-

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

-

1 2 0 .0 0

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

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

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

-

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

1 2 9 .5 0

527

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

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

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

372
442

3 9 .5
3 8 .0

1 3 4 .5 0

1 3 5 .5 0

1 2 4 .5 0

112

3 9 .0

1 2 7 .0 0

KEYP UN CH OPERATORS, CLASS B ------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------NO NM AN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------PUBLIC UTILITIES -------------WHOLESALE TRADE --------------RETAIL TRADE ------------------FINANCE ------------------------SERVICES ------------------------

2 ,4 8 4

3 9 .0

1 2 1 .5 0

1 1 8 .5 0

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

986

3 9 .0

1 2 2 .5 0

1 ,4 9 8
277

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

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

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

128
341

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

1 1 8 .0 0

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

593
159

3 8 .0
3 8 .0

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

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

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

“

MESSENGERS (OFFICE GIRLS) --------MANUFA CT UR IN G -------------------NONMAN UF AC TU RI NG ---------------FINANCE -------------------------

882
237

3 9 .0

9 8 .0 0

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

26

3 8 .5

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

3 9 .0

9 8 .0 0

1 0 7 .0 0
9 4 *0 0

9 6 .0 0 - 1 1 7 .0 0

645
352

3 9 .0

8 9 *0 0

8 7 .5 0

10
16
4

S e e fo o tn o te s a t en d o f t a b le s .




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280

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118

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204
291

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100
99

243

96

231
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51

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35

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179

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32

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13
T a b le A -1 a .

O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s — la r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s — m e n a n d w o m e n -----C o n t i n u e d

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly 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 ie d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h i c a g o , 111,, J u n e 1 9 7 2 )
Weekly amings 1
(standard)

Sex, occupation, and industry division

WOMEN -

Number
of
workers

weekly
(standard)

TT

Mean ^

Median ^

Middle ranged

^

t
80

*
85

*
90

i

i
95

100

t

t
105

110

t
120

*

t
130

140

*
150

t
160

t
170

$
180

*
190

t

*
200

210

t
220

*
230

and
under

*
80

240

and
100

105

110

120

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

over

31

99
7
92

183
51
132
10
53
62
7

790 1512 2163 2157 1853 1435 1171
329
743 1171 1175
987
638
481
769
461
992
982
866
797
690
4
55
61
73
116
153
2
44
73
95
25
106
117
110
249
328
300
279
164
211
256
391
358
224
324
276
189
156
168
46
148
145
155
103
53

893
416
477
149
44
151
81
52

553
224
329
179
45
54
35
16

388
176
212
145
22
18
20
7

218
116
102
59
10
8
10
15

130
90
40
10
15
5
10
“

51
24
27
15
5
1
6
“

113
40
73
49
16
5
3

85

90

95

-

9
9

7
7

9
-

6
i
”

31
11
19
1

-

-

-

-

”

“

130

140

150

160

170

CONTINUED

SECRETARIES ------------------------------------------------- 1 3 ,7 5 6
6 ,6 6 8
MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------7 ,0 8 8
NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------1 ,0 7 0
PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------------737
WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------2 ,1 4 7
R E TA IL TRADE -----------------------------------2 ,2 1 0
FINANCE ----------------------------------------------924
SERVICES ---------------------------------------------

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

$
$
$
$
153 .5 0 1 4 9 .5 0 1 3 4 .0 0 -1 7 0 .5 0
153 .5 0 1 4 9 .0 0 1 3 5 .0 0 -1 6 8 .5 0
1 5 3 .5 0 1 5 0 .5 0 1 3 2 .5 0 -1 7 2 .0 0
184 .5 0 1 8 5 .5 0 1 6 5 .5 0 -2 0 0 .5 0
162 .5 0 1 6 1 .0 0 1 4 3 .0 0 -1 7 5 .0 0
1 4 7 .5 0 1 4 7 .0 0 1 3 0 .0 0 -1 6 5 .0 0
1 4 3 .5 0 1 4 1 .0 0 1 2 6 .0 0 -1 5 8 .5 0
148 .0 0 1 4 5 .5 0 1 3 1 .5 0 -1 6 1 .5 0

SEC RETARIES, CLASS A ------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T IL I T I E S --------------------------R E TA IL TRADE -----------------------------------FINANCE -----------------------------------------------

961
454
507
118
118
205

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

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

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

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

S EC RETARIES, CLASS B ------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S --------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------R E TA IL TRAOE -----------------------------------FINANCE -----------------------------------------------

2 ,9 5 0
1 ,3 3 4
1 ,6 1 6
280
127
380
620
209

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

1 6 7 .5 0
1 6 7.50
1 6 7 .5 0
1 8 9 .5 0
1 9 0.50
1 6 7.00
1 5 2 .5 0
1 6 8 .5 0

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

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

SER V IC E S

Number of w orkers receiving straight-tim e weekly earnings of--%

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

-

“

-

-

“
”
“

“
-

-

-

“

“

“

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

39
45
8
-

-

-

-

-

7

*

2
2

13
2
11

29
15
14

2
*

4
7

33
4
29
“

62
10
52
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278
134
144
4

2
27
~

6
44
2

23
107
10

223
111
112
1
2
34
68
7

6
7

90
38
52
5
9
32

124
64
60
11
20
25

173
60
113
21
30
47

159
66
93
19
15
44

113
56
57
19
18
14

82
59
23
4
5
13

66
37
29
13
4
5

32
21
11
2
1
6

22
13
9
3
1
4

56
23
33
21
3
1

404
192
212
19
8
46
113
26

492
266
226
12
12
55
114
33

424
173
251
35
13
79
83
41

466
213
253
50
20
82
66
35

256
123
133
33
8
32
25
35

162
51
111
31
17
33
16
14

133
42
91
52
16
13
5
5

93
45
48
22
10
3
5
8

77
53
24
5
11
4
4
-

22
11
11
5
4
2
-

41
17
24
12
8
2
2
-

573
326
247
3
5
78
142
19

949 1091
507
618
442
473
19
15
37
42
150
133
199
220
67
33

879
485
394
17
45
163
104
65

638
264
374
49
44
173
70
38

364
141
223
55
34
97
34
3

430
211
219
65
34
104
12
4

246
111
135
110
17
3
5
"

163
74
89
80
5
2
2

55
33
22
21
1
-

19
16
3
1
2
-

5
5
5
-

16
16
16
-

-

-

-

-

826
406
420
1
39
134
119
127

892
527
365
32
36
155
40
102

619
344
275
27
45
97
32

354
178
176
38
48
29
10
51

220
118
102
21
52

17
1
16
9

6
6
6

1
1
1

1
1
1

2
2
2

-

2
20

149
54
95
25
57
1
6
6

28
9
19
19

7

504
213
291
1
23
108
120
39

131
55
76
3

306
191
115
9

162
3
159
159

18

38

188
98
90
74
1

78
23
55
53

33

252
139
113
20
14
12

146
96
50
23

33

279
155
124
21
17
42

174
45
129

367
128
239
15
62

278
65
213
12
42

402
195
207
15
14

7
-

-

“
“

7
“

*

7
7
-

15
15

35
11
24

6
8
1

8
16
”

5

6

21

5
“
5
”

6
-

21
5
16

20
12
8

72
49
23

SEC RETARIES, CLASS C ------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T IL IT IE S ---------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------R E TA IL TRADE -----------------------------------FINANCE ----------------------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------

5 ,7 0 8
2 ,9 0 8
2 ,8 0 0
457
267
953
883
240

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

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

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

SEC RETARIES, CLASS D ------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S --------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------R E TA IL TRAOE -----------------------------------FINANCE ----------------------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------

3 ,8 4 5
1 ,8 9 7
1 ,9 4 8
183
317
605
410
433

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

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

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

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

-

STENOGRAPHERS, GENERAL ------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T IL I T I E S --------------------------FINANCE ----------------------------------------------SERVICES ---------------------------------------------

1 ,8 3 6
859
977
470
134
155

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

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

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

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

-

1

7

-

-

1

2
5

-

-

-

~

-

1
2

11
9

88
36
52
2
20
22

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

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

-

-

-

1

10

36

-

1

10

3
33

59
28
31

-

-

-

-

3

4

1

10

25

22

76

STENOGRAPHERS, SENIOR --------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------------

S e e fo o tn o te s a t en d o f t a b le s




2 ,1 0 8
876
1 ,2 3 2
167
252

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

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

-

*
-

5
1
*

3
3
1

-

-

66
7
59
20
32
7

128
40
88
10
39
32

74

4

8

7

_

-

7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

•

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

80

23

1

2

-

-

-

-

80
80

23
23

_

_

_

-

-

_

1
1

2
2

_

-

_

-

-

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

250
147
103
16

231
115
116
17

144

89
64
25
18

52
8

11
1
10
10

4
-

-

4
4

-

-

-

-

-

-

77

67
18

44

35

*
_

-

14
T a b l e A -1 a .

O f f i c e o c c u p a t i o n s — la r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s — m e n an d w o m e n ----- C o n t i n u e d

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k l y h o u r s an d e a r n in g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s tu d ie d in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e b y in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n ,
W eekly am ings 1
(stand

WOMEN -

M e an ^

M e d ian ^

M id d le ran ged

80

525
268
257

$
$
$
$
39.0 133.00 130.00 117 .50-165.00
39.0 132.50 127.50 117.50-166.00
38.5 136.00 132.00 117.50-167.50

SW ITCHBO ARD O P E R A T O R S , CLASS B --------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A NUFACTURING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S --------------------------------

589
162
667
101

39.5
39.0
39.5
60 .0

SW ITCHBO ARD O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T S M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

359
216
165

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A TO R S ,
CLA SS B ---------------------------------------------------------------T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A TO R S ,
GENERAL ---------------------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

T Y P I S T S , C L A S S A -------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ---------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------S E R V IC E S ----------------------------------CLASS

B

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

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

119.00
125.50
117.00
150.50

118.50 9 8 .50-135 .00
125.50 117.00-136.00
113.00 96.50-135 .50
160.50 131.50-169.50

-

“

-

»

t

95

100

105

110

120

130

HO

150

160

170

180

190

100

105

110

120

130

160

150

160

170

180

190

200

ii

$
t
s
%
$
200 210 220 230 240
and

95

-

2

8

-

-

2

8

17
7
10

33
20
13

110
66
66

93
57
36

98
38
60

55
32
23

31
12
19

60
16
26

18
16
2

67
6
61

29
6
25

92
46
46
10

76
25
51
15

29
11
18
2

28
11
17

35
2
33
28

5

-

78
25
53
10

18

-

38
12
26
2

18
18

5
5

10
6
6

90
53
37

107
57
50

35
26
9

32
24
8

6
3
3

10
10

-

-

5

6

15

6

18

9

5

12

4

a t e n d o f t a b le s .




9

20

58

27

-

-

-

-

58

27

9

20
-

39.0 122.00 121.50 112 .00-130.00
39.0 123.00 122.00 112.50-135.50
39.0 120.50 120.50 111 .50-127.00

-

-

112

39.0 156.00 156.00 131 .00-186.50

-

585

38.5 120.50 119.50 105.50-132.00

635
239

39.0 118.50 116.00 101 .50-131.00
*

i. x v .

1
-

1

18
13
5

-

5

60
22
18

210

220

230

260 over

2,898
1,276
1,626
126
109
622
780
187

39.0
39.0
39.0
60.0
60.0
39.5
38.5
37.5

123.50
128.50
120.00
138.50
131.00
123.50
111.50
128.00

120.50
126.00
116.50
126.50
120.00
122.50
110.50
126.00

2,758
985
1,773
202

39.0
38.5
39.0
39.5

107.50 106.50 96.0 0 -1 1 6 .5 0
107.50
107.50 106.00 96.0 0 -1 1 6 .0 0
127.50 120.50 106.00-136.50

110 .50-132.50
116 .00-135.50
106 .50-129.00
116.50-162.00
113.00-151.00
111.50-137.00
102 .50-119.00
112.50-163.00

38.0 105.50

_
_

_
_

_
_

_
_

-

-

-

-

-

_
_

_
_

_
_

_
_

_
_

_
_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

25

11

1

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_
-

4

1
3

5

-

-

-

-

-

6

21

36

38

<♦6

39

117

115

106

33

6

2

15

6

5

-

-

6

21

36

36
32

62

37

72

76

63

22
8

i

1

15

6

5

_

119

263
68
175

_
-

1
1

6
i

5

50
3
67

6

113

'

1
33
128
13

261
67
196
8
9
37
125
15

726
285
441
36
65
86
232
62

663
601
262
26
11
92
106
27

321
182
139
10
7
64
36
24

221
110
111
6
9
56
22
18

81
29
52
8
3
18
2
21

85
36
49
7
22
11
1
8

92
76
18
9
i
i
7

66
30
16
7

7

9

22

2
2

9
9

22
22

-

-

-

-

-

1

4
i

6
38
3

18
87
8

37
20
17
-

76

231

305

699

257

167

65

168
-

373
115
258
1

607

25

279
75
206
-

308
65

186
3

271
31

156
35

102
25

69
2

128

162

137

75

87

19

a

17
9 7 .00-116 .50

5

ii

_
_

16
5

"

v

99.00

fo o tn o te s

-

-

127

See

85

%

t

90

C O N T IN U E D

SW ITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R S , CLASS A --------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A NUFACTURING ------------------------------------

T Y P IS T S ,

%

80
and
under

00
vi

Under

$

t

t
w eek ly
h ou rs1
standard)

1

Num ber
of
workers

<£
O

Sex, occupation, and industry division

C h i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1 9 7 2 )

Number of w orkers receivin g straight-tim e w eekly earnings of ----

-

-

ii

4
7
6
i
-

12
2
10
10
-

-

4
4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

2
2
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

15
T a b le A -2 .

P r o f e s s i o n a l a nd t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d w o m e n

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1 9 7 2 )
W eekly earnings 1
(stan dard )

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

N um ber
of
w orkers

(standard

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

90
M ean ^

M e d ian ^

M iddle ran ged

t

f

t

A ve rage
w eek ly

t

t

t

t

$

S

i

*

*

*

*

(

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

240

260

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

240

260

280

7
6
1

65
35
30

123
85
38
-

175
66
109

173
62
111
9
33
22
28
19

194
64
130
36
17
27
36
14

77
28
49
20
20
2
3
4

34
30
4
2
2

7
2
5
5

34
19
43
13

154
47
107
1
46
17
30
13

53
5
48
12
14
14
7
1

60
7
53
35

7
4
3
3

29
6
23
22
1

*
$
$
*
*
$
280 300 320 340 360 380

an d
under

100

and

300

320

340

360

380

over

HEN

COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S , C LA SS A ----------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------W HOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

1,191
477
714
76
181
105
251
101

39.0
38.5
39.0
40.0
39.0
40.0
38.5
39.5

$
185.50
183.50
186.50
220.00
188.50
187.00
176.50
181.50

$
183.00
179.00
185.00
216.00
186.00
189.50
173.00
180.00

$
$
166.00-201.50
159.50-201.00
168.50-202.00
205.00-227.00
175 .00-198.50
175.50-202.00
162.00-192.00
165.00-193.50

COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S , CLA SS B ----------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

1,449
438
1,011
131
206
172
392
110

39.0
39.0
39.0
40.0
39.0
40.0
38.0
38.5

164.00
163.00
164.50
202.50
162.00
167.00
154.50
156.50

163.00
164.00
162.50
200.50
162.50
165.50
154.50
155.00

147.00-177.50
149 .50-175.00
146.50-179.00
178 .00-220.00
145 .00-179.50
153.50-180.50
140.00-171.00
149.00-168.50

COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S , C LA SS C ---------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------W HOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------F IN A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

448
134
314
83
130

38.5
38.5
39.0
39.0
38.0

137.50
141.50
136.00
145.50
129.50

138.00
142.50
134.50
146.50
130.50

125.00-149.00
133 .50-150.00
123.00-148.50
134 .50-155.50
118.00-138.50

COMPUTER PRO G RAM ERS,
B U S IN E S S , C LA S S A --------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------F IN A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

1,198
574
624
152
184
220

39.0
39.0
39.0
39.0
39.0
38.0

245.50
240.50
250.00
248.50
252.50
248.00

245.50
243.00
247.50
250.00
249.50
246.00

224.00-267.50
216.50-264.50
231.50-269.00
230.50-273.00
234.00-266.50
231.00-265.00

COMPUTER PROGRAM ERS,
B U S IN E S S , C LA S S B --------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

1,097
425
672
117
154
245
100

38.5
38.5
39.0
39.0
39.0
38.5
38.5

210.50
207.00
213.00
220.00
214.00
207.50
208.50

208.00
203.00
211.50
225.00
214.00
206.50
209.00

191.00-231.50
185.50-223.50
195.00-233.50
193.00-244.00
198.50-229.00
191 .50-224.00
190.00-231.50

COMPUTER PRO G RAM ERS,
B U S IN E S S , C LA S S C --------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------F IN A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

367
117
250
118

39.0
39.0
39.0
39.0

176.00
177.00
176.00
170.00

172.00
173.00
172.00
168.50

161 .00-187.00
161 .50-187.50
161.00-186.00
162 .00-179.00

COMPUTER SYSTEM S A N A L Y S T S ,
B U S IN E S S , C LA S S A --------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------F IN A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

1,219
466
753
153
107
301

39.0
38.5
39.0
39.5
39.5
38.5

289.00
287.50
290.00
312.00
315.50
263.50

285.00
283.00
286.50
318.50
325.50
261.50

261.50-31 9.00
263 .00-31 6.50
259.50-319.50
284 .00-33 9.50
296 .00-33 7.00
242.50-279.00

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




1

5
22
3

3
28
7

180
52
128
1
29
10
60
28

8
4

1
38
10

118
24
94
4
21
8
52
9

217
55
162
2
54
27
75
4

202
63
139
10
12
25
51
41

277
111
166
4
41
41
62
18

235
87
148
17
30
26
67
8

147
41
106
15
33
19
32
7

32
11
21
2
13

63
2
61
10
26

104
34
70
12
41

105
47
58
25
14

53
16
37
24
9

37
11
26

4
3
1

6

_

-

-

-

-

-

1
1

16
4
12

77
28
49

1
42
8

34
23

-

-

6

-

-

.
-

17

17

7

3

10

14
5

~

8
7
1
-

1

49
15
34
19

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11
7
1
1

1
1

235
78
157
27
42
69

342
146
196
40
81
66

-

-

6
4

30
25
5
1

45
40
5
2
1

-

10
3
7
7

2
2

4
17
15
2
2

_

“

-

2
-

50
21
29
6
9
8

86
30
56
43

64
34
30
3

141
72
69
16

-

-

18
5

30
20

163
60
103
13
39
38
11

62
12
50
25

56
27
29
18

22
1
21
6

171
105
66
23
12
23
306
118
188
16
50
80
30

175
41
134
28
40
31

34
14
20

187
90
97
37
18
36
35
18
17
4
2

33

144
52
92
28
14
37
1

16
2
14

7
5
2

1
1

2

97
25
72

2

66

192
74
118
12
9
77

2

125
60
65
15
20
23
10
1
9
3
-

37
15
22
5
11
2
1
1
-

”
_

8
8

1

-

-

-

-

“

“

~

“

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

“

—

”

“

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

1

-

-

2

2

4

257
123
134
18
2
85

208
84
124
22
20
43

186
65
121
30
20
17

174
63
111
31
44

8

68
19
49
23
10
1

25
9
16
13
-

2

10
4
6
-

2

16
T a b le A -2 .

P r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d w o m e n -----C o n t i n u e d

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly 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 io n s s t u d ie d o n a n a r e a b a s i s b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1 9 7 2 )
W eekly earnings 1
(standard !

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

Num ber
of
workers

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 ig h t - t im e w e e k ly e a r n in g s o f—

*
90

w eek ly
(standard]

M ean ^

M edian ^

M id d le ranged

t

$
100

no

$

S
120

i

i
130

140

$

*
150

160

*
170

t
180

*

»
190

200

t
220

$

*

240

260

$
280

t

*
300

320

%

t

340

360

an d
under

100

MEN -

380
and

no

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

1

14

1

14

49
14
35

1

11

17

174
54
120
14
75

275
76
199
52
86

260
118
142
20
30

195
91
104
24
46

127
82
45
19
7

57
41
16
10
4

19
10
9
3
1

360

380 over

CONTINUED

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS#
B U S IN E S S . CLASS B ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PU B LIC U T I L IT IE S ---------------------------FINANCE -----------------------------------------------

1,172
486
686
143
278

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,
B U S IN E S S , CLASS C ---------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------FINANCE -----------------------------------------------

324
296
102

39.5 196.50 191.00 180 .50-209.50
39.5 194.00 189.50 180 .00-206.00
38.5 183.00 183.00 171.50-192.50

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS A ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

2,208
1,514
694

40.0 216.00 213.50 198.50-231.00
40.0 217.50 213.00 197.00-231.50
40.0 213.00 215.00 201.00-230.00

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS B ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------P U B LIC U T I L IT IE S ----------------------------

1,782
1,101
681
56

39.5
39.5
39.5
40.0

177.50
176.50
179.50
204.50

176.50
174.00
179.50
204.00

162.00-193.50
161.00-193.50
165 .50-192.50
182.00-232.00

_

DRAFTSMEN, CLASS C ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------P U B LIC U T I L IT IE S ----------------------------

860
499
361
106

39.5
39.5
39.5
39.5

149.00
148.50
149.50
156.50

145.50
147.00
139.50
147.50

135.00-161.00
139.00-159.00
126 .00-176.00
128.00-186.00

_

DRAFTSMEN-TRACERS ------------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------

112
61

40.0 129.50 130.00 116.50-143.50
40.0 121.50 123.50 107.00-132.00

ELECTRONIC TE C H N IC IA N S -------------------------

339

208.50 216.00 178.00-237.00

38.5
38.0
39.0
40.0
38.0

$
247.50
257.00
240.50
253.50
231.50

$
244.50
257.50
236.00
245.00
224.50

$
$
222.50-272.00
233.00-283.00
220.00-261.00
228.00-278.50
209.50-251.00
_

_

_

-

-

“

_
-

-

-

“

-

3
~
3
18
17

_
-

-

-

1
1

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

46
46
-

48
48
-

7
7

1
1

7
7
*

-

_

-

_
-

-

-

_
-

O
o

+

1
1
1

6
6
“

30
30
21

37
37
19

85
76
28

46
46
24

73
69
8

22
19
1

18
8

3
2

3
2

1
1
“

4
2
2

19
14
5

61
37
24

67
49
18

220
163
57

229
180
49

658
425
233

647
400
247

169
120
49

24
14
10

12
2
10
“

100
81
19

69
31
38
“

196
130
66

309
212
97
2

303
187
116
7

291
134
157
16

170
112
58
2

265
179
86
10

46
18
28
16

17
11
6
3

4
4
“

-

45
20
25
20

no
29
81
10

161
87
74
10

215
175
40
20

95
68
27
6

93
81
12
4

36
13
23
6

59
20
39
4

13
13
8

29
5
24
18

1
1

15
7

22
18

15
13

30
1

9
2

_

“

6

34

25

18

61

96

4

“

~

“

-

_

-

*

1
1
1
“

2
2
52

47

”

*

“

8
8
”

2

_

_

WOMEN

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS A --------------

95

37.0 176.00

174.00 157.00-194.00

_

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS B -------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

223
93
130

38.5 151.50 152.50 139.00-168.00
39.5 152.00 151.50 144.00-157.50
38.5 151.50 156.50 131.00-171.50

_

COMPUTER OPERATORS, CLASS C -------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

155
115

38.0 133.50 135.00 116.00-149.00
38.0 131.50 135.00 109.50-148.00

_

COMPUTER PROGRAMERS,
B U S IN E S S , CLASS A ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------FINANCE -----------------------------------------------

271
80
191
87

38.5
38.0
38.5
38.0

228.00
205.50
237.50
232.00

229.50
204.00
235.00
232.50

207.00-245.50
187 .50-217.50
215.50-257.00
210.00-258.00

COMPUTER PROGRAMERS,
B U S IN E S S , CLASS B ---------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------FINANCE -----------------------------------------------

328
106
222
102

38.5
37.5
38.5
38.5

197.00
183.00
203.50
197.00

196.50
182.50
200.50
197.00

174.00-215.50
167.00-198.50
184.00-222.50
185.00-209.00

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




*

“

_

_

_

_

5

25

15

7

15

16

8

10
10

9
5
4

17
17

23
11
12

36
21
15

49
33
16

29
6
23

16
6
10

22
9
13

9
i
8

3
1

30
30

20
7

19

15
11

38
37

17
12

12
*
6
4
2

27
26
1
1

12
9
3
2

74
26
48
31

33
3
30
22

66
30
36
24

61
17
44
27

14

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

_
-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

21
7
14
12

34
28
6
2

42
18
24
1

2

64
6
58

24
24
16

4
-

22

50
9
41
14

48
2
46
9

15
1
14
5

7
7

1

4

1

1

-

2

_

_

_

-

“
-

_

_

-

-

-

17
T a b le « A -2 .

P r o f e s s i o n a l an d t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n s —m e n a n d w o m e n -----C o n t i n u e d

(A verag e straight-tim e w eekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Chicago, 111., June 1972)
W eekly earnings 1
(standard )

Sex, occupation, and industry division

N um ber
of
w orkeis

Number of w orkers receivin g straight-tim e weekly earnings of—
90

M ean ^

[standard)

M e d ian ^

M iddle ranged

100

no

no

120

t

S
t
$
t
$
t
$
120
130 140
150 160
170 180 190

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

5
-

4
2
1

32
25
1

8
7
3

75
37
22

34
30
20

15
11
3

9
2
1

7
3

“

~

“

“

_

_

1
l
1

$

$

$

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

1 6 6 .0 0
1 6 6 .0 0
1 6 9 .0 0

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

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

NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------

120
94

3 8 .0
3 8 .0

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

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

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

COMPUTER SYSTEM S A N A L Y S T S ,
B U S IN E S S , C LA SS B ------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------

231
170

3 8 .0
3 8 .5

2 3 3 .0 0
2 2 9 .0 0

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

-

COMPUTER SYSTEM S A N A L Y S T S ,
B U S IN E S S , CLA SS C -------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------

139
131

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

1 9 0 .0 0
1 8 9 .0 0

-

-

_

-

-

-

$
-

-

“

“

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

5
5

9
9

28
13

20
16

26
22

14
13

5
3

13
13

11
11
7

67
53
42

81
63
32

36
25
9

22
12
3

10
4
*

3
1
“

_

_

*

-

-

38
36

8
8

2
1

1
1

_

_

_

*

-

-

~

-

56
40
16

18
16
2

1

-

-

_

_

_

_

A NALYSTS,

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

.

-

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

67

3 9 .0

1 6 1 .0 0

1 6 0 .0 0

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

-

-

D R A F T S M E N , CLA SS C ------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------- ----------------------

103
50

3 9 .0
3 9 .0

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

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

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

-

_

8

-

“

7

N U R S E S , IN D U S T R IA L ( R E G IS T E R E D ! ------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

676
537
139

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

1 7 2 .5 0
1 7 2 .0 0
1 7 3 .0 0

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

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

_

_

-

-

C LA S S

S
t
S
$
S
S
$
$
*
220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 380
and

130

189
117
51

DRAFTSM EN,

200

380

over

C O N T IN U E D

COMPUTER PROGRAMERS.
B U S IN E S S , C LA S S C ------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ----------------------------------F IN A N C E ---------------------------------------------------COMPUTER S Y STEM S

*

and
under
100

WOMEN -

*

$

*

A ve rage
w eek ly

See footnotes at end of tables.




_

_

1
1

3
3

_

13
13

16
16

37
37

20
15
8

5

11

4

14

9

9

7

8
1

19
9

30
29

19
2

12
1

5
1

2

22
20
2

27
13
14

71
63
8

65

115
96
19

151
125
26

77
62
15

50
15

73
52
21

1

_

-

_
_
•

18
T a b le A -2 a .

P r o f e s s i o n a l a n d te c h n ic a l o c c u p a t i o n s — la r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s — m e n a n d w o m e n

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d ie d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1 9 7 2 )
Weekly earnings 1
(standard)

Sex, occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

^standard)

Number of w orkers receivin g straight-tim e w eekly earnings of—
1 00

Mean ^

Median 2

t

$

*

Average
weekly

110

t

*

1 20

130

t

s
140

150

t

*
160

170

*
180

t

$
190

200

*

220

t

*
240

260

$

S

S
280

300

320

S

340

»
360

Middle ranged

380

and

under

no

1 20

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

2 20

240

260

280

300

7

101

6
1

66

43
58

115
47

34
30
4

19
33

17
30

20
2

32

28

168
53
115
36
27
26

63
28
35

-

68
1

104
40
64
9

2

-

128
61
67

7

“

39
26
13

95

-

170
69

168
67

111

54

101

101

4

7
4
3
3

10

11

320

340

-

-

-

-

-

-

360

380

over

HEN

COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S , CLASS A ----------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

863
402
46 1
76
105
183

39.0
3 8 .5
39.5
40.0
40.0
39 .0

$
$
188.50 186.00
185.50 180.00
19 0.50 1 8 9 .5 0
220.00 216.00
187.00 189.50
179.50 179.00

$
$
168.00-206.00
161.00-204.00
172.00-207.00
205.00 -22 7.00
17 5.50-202.00
164.50-194.50

COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S , C LA SS B ----------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TR A D E ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

1,032
35 5
67 7
120
55
171
266
65

39.0
3 9 .0
39.0
40 .0
40 .0
40 .0
38.5
39 .0

166.50
163.00
169.00
208.00
165.00
167.00
156.00
157.50

164.00
162.50
165.00
202.50
165.50
165.50
155.00
159.00

14 9.00-179.50
149.00-175.00
149.50-183.00
186.00-234.00
150.50-181.00
153.00-181.00
142.00-171.00
144.00-172.00

_
-

COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S , CLASS C ----------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------

32 2
104
218
102

38.5
38.5
39.0
38.0

139.50
144.50
137.50
132.00

139.00
145.50
135.00
132.00

128.00-150.00
13 4.50-152.50
124.50-148.50
12 2.00-141.50

20
8
12

COMPUTER PR O G R A M ER S,
B U S IN E S S , C L A S S A --------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------F IN A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

785
394
391
134
164

39.0
39.0
39.0
39.5
38.5

243.00
239.50
247.00
248.50
243.50

242.50
240.50
244.50
250.50
242.00

220.00 -26 4.00
215.50 -26 3.00
227.50 -26 5.00
228.00 -27 4.00
227.00 -25 9.00

COMPUTER PRO G RAM ERS,
B U S IN E S S , C L A S S B --------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------F IN A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

711
311
400
105
175

39.0
39.0
39.0
39.5
38.5

213.00
211.50
214.50
223.00
207.00

208.50
207.00
209.50
230.00
204.50

192.50-234.50
19 1.50-234.50
19 3.50-235.00
19 9.00-245.50
193.00-220.50

COMPUTER PRO G RAM ERS,
B U S IN E S S , C L A S S C --------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------F IN A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

248
80
168
94

39 .0
38.5
39.0
39.0

181.00
183.50
18 0.00
173.50

176.50
179.50
175.50
172.00

165.50-190.50
165.50-202.50
166.00-188.00
16 6.50-181.00

COMPUTER S YSTEM S A N A L Y S T S ,
B U S IN E S S , C LA S S A --------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------F IN A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

889
286
603
149
239

3 9 .0
39.0
39.0
39.5
38.0

294.50
299.50
292.50
313.00
269.50

290.00
299.00
287.50
313.00
267.50

268.50 -32 5.00
27 6.00-327.00
26 6.00-319.50
28 4.50-340.00
25 2.00-282.50

COMPUTER S Y STEM S A N A L Y S T S ,
B U S IN E S S , C L A S S B --------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------F IN A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

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




988
395
593
143
228

3 9 .0
3 8 .0
39.5
40.0
3 8 .5

250.50
264.50
241.00
253.50
230.00

247.50
266.00
235.50
245.00
224.50

22 5.50-275.00
24 2.50-289.50
22 0.50-260.50
228.00 -27 8.50
21 0.50-246.50

-

-

7

6
4

2

-

51
28
23

54

2
52
26

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

_
-

-

-

6

3
24

72
19
53

142
44
98

“

*

-

“

-

-

~

40
5

40
34

12

8

7

1

2

77
27
50
29

74
36
38
14

31
15
16
9

37

4
3

6

-

1
1

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

6

6

30
25
5

28
23
5

132
79
53

8

1

_

-

-

8

1

-

21

-

“

“

-

23

71
40
31
15
13

-

1

116
51
65
33
24

12

2

195
92
103
30
48

27
15

1

171
65
106
25
53

115
46
69

185
85

114
39
75
28
31

105
49
56
28

35
18
17

10
1

1
1

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

4
2

3
“

-

-

-

“

“

24
14

16

7

1

_

2

-

14

5
2

1

10
2

-

_
-

11
26
4

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

8

35

7

21

-

-

-

-

1
24
7
17
7

2
2

13
3

-

10

1

“

_
-

3
7
7

17
7
26
43

1

4

2
2

38
73
15

10
19

22

12
3
14
7

70
29
41

6

33
15
18
3

8

11

2

6

26

38

62

40

22

7
33
25

45
16

29

14
l
13

18

6

14

40
35

_

_

_

1

11

36

1
-

10

6

-

3

6
48
35

“

-

-

1

11

35

1

11

17

23

22
1

-

-

11

1 00
14
58

2

35

2

32

3

..

29

-

25
51
17

_
-

-

41
4
37

2
2

-

_
-

_
-

22

2

13
27
55
3

“

-

1
10

2
5
5

171
63
108
5

1

17

_
-

5

1

14

_
-

-

8

8

-

-

-

2

17
13

-

-

-

29

11

119
30
89

4

10

2

26

63

129
34
95
14
59

232
48
184
52
74

208
90
118

20
30

5

2

9

_

178
62
116

168
89
79
24
24

126
82

22
39

44
19
7

-

-

“

”

-

-

25

10

_

-

178
52
126
18
81

_

_

-

155
60
95
28
17

127
47
80
31

60
19
41
23

8

1

2

57
41
16

19

1

_

_

10

-

-

-

10

9
3

4

1

1
1

9
16
13

4
6
-

19
T a b le A -2 a .

P r o f e s s i o n a l a n d t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a t i o n s —la r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s — m e n a nd w o m e n ----- C o n t i n u e d

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a tio n s s tu d ie d in e s t a b lis h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e b y in d u s t r y d iv i s i o n ,
Weekly earnings 1

Sex, occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

Number of w orkers receivin g straight- time weekly earnings of$

Average

S

100
Mean ^

(standard)

Middle ranged

Median ^

C h ic a g o , 111., J u n e 1 9 7 2 )

and
under
110

$

%

t

110

120

130

S

160

$

t

150

160

$

*
170

180

*

S

190

200

*

220

S

S

260

260

*

t

280

300

$

t

320

360

120

$

$

$

130

160

150

160

170

180

190

33
13
20

42

13

25

33

13
8

20

8

16

13

8

200

220

260

260

280

300

43
22

29
16

24
16

1

9

9

320

360

360

$

NUNNANUr AC 1UK1rlu

**033

40*0

*16* *0

AA* A i no**"n

1 OO AA

14

l * JT®

40 0 204*00 19^*00
583
296
83

39.5 169.00
168.00
TO*'
40 0 157.00

166.00
165.50
160.00
166.50

132.50-162.00
137.50-156.50
127.00-178.50
125.00-198.50

60
15
25
20

AO.O 133.50

2
*

29

79
18
61
10

120
61
59

^2

2
161
113
28
8

22

51
26
25

38
33

9

WOMEN
84

37.0 177.00 172.00 15 7.50-196.00

la

153 C

9G

i*"3 C
157.50 130.50-180.00

25
10

9

10

38.0 12 6 . j 0

15
15

30
81

*

u

16

15
13

17
12

10

9

*

COMPUTER PROGRAMERS*
209

232 *

1A7
71

242*00
238.50 238.00 22 0. 00-260.00

1

2

tn
31
15

99

9
8

2

COMP UT ER PROGRAMERS,

BZ

^oo * An
inAAA
^*5
38.5 Z03.50 200.00

78

39*°

99

287.50 286.00 26 1. 00-316.00
38.0 288.50 20 .UU 26 1. 00-316.50

27

1

C O MP UT ER PROGRAMERS,
176.00 173.50 16 3.00-183.00

8

29
29

26
22

15
11

2

2
3

CO MPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS*
i
i

9
9

5
11

16

22

35
25

22
12

10

COMP UT ER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,
66

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




38.0 236.00 232.50 21 7.50-251.00
232.00 231.00 21 7. 50 -2 66 .5 0
226.00 227.50 21 6. 50 -2 37 .5 0

380
and

MEN - CO NTINUED
COMP UT ER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS,
BUSINESS* CLASS C

*

360

1
1
1

11
11
7

63
29
18

72
59
28

13

13

380

over

20
T a b le A -2 a .

P r o f e s s i o n a l a n d te c h n ic a l o c c u p a t i o n s —la r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s — m e n a nd w o m e n -----C o n t i n u e d

(A verage straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings fo r selected occupations studied in establishments employing 500 w orkers or m ore by industry division, Chicago, 111., June 1972)
W eekly earnings 1
(standard)

Sex, occupation, and industry division

N um ber
of
w orkers

Number of w orkers r eceiving straight- time w eekly earnings of—

s
100

w eek ly
h ou rs1
(standard )

M ean

^

M e d ian

^

M id d le ran ged

COMPUTER S Y STEM S

120

t

*

130

140

I

i

150

160

t
170

i

$
180

190

t
200

$
220

$

*
240

260

$
280

*
300

*
320

t
340

*
360

380
and

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

240

36

8
8

56

18

260

280

300

320

340

360

380 over

C O N T IN U E D

$

ANALYSTS,

70
NURSES,

110

*

and
under
110

WOMEN -

t

t

IN D U S T R IA L

(R E G IS T E R E D !

---

537
12'

See footnotes at end of tables.




$

$

$

39.0 144.50 145.50
39.5 177.50 175.50 165.50-191.00
177.50 175.00 166.00-189.50
39*0

-

8

5

lr2

-

2

6

2

37

l9

1

51

97

12

j

2

127
*26

77

65

16

1

-

.........................

-

T a b le A -3 .

O f f i c e , p r o fe s s io n a l, a n d te c h n ic a l o c c u p a t i o n s — m e n a nd w o m e n c o m b in e d

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly 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 o n 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 i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1 9 7 2 )

O F F IC E

N um ber
of
w oik eis

W eekly
hours 1
standard)

W eekly
earnings *
(standard )

O C C U PA TIO N S

B I L L E R S . M A C H IN E ( B I L L I N G
M A C H IN E ) ------------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------W HOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------B I L L E R S . M A C H IN E (B O O K K E E P IN G
M A C H IN E ) ------------------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E

888
296
592

3 9.5
3 9.5
3 9.5

233
270

4 0.0
40.0

230

3 9.5

173

3 9.5

1 20 .0 0
1 3 8 .0 0
1 69 .5 0
1 20 .5 0

1 18 .5 0
1 13 .0 0

O P E R A TO R S .

M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A TO R S .
C L A S S B ---------------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

733
391

3 9.0
39.0

1 3 6 .5 0
1 44 .0 0

342

39.0

1 28 .0 0

651
310
341

3 9.5
3 9.5
3 9.0

1 26 .5 0
1 31 .0 0
1 2 3 .0 0

C L E R K S . A C C O U N T IN G , CLA SS A ----------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE -----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

6 ,0 6 2
2 ,7 4 8
3 ,3 1 4

39.0
3 9.0
38.5

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

492
821
765
830
406

4 0.0
3 9.0

1 5 1 .0 0

39.5
37.5
3 7.0

1 4 2 .0 0
1 3 4 .0 0
1 3 8 .0 0

C L E R K S . A C C O U N T IN G , CLASS B ----------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M ANUFACTURING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

9 ,1 0 2
3 ,3 2 6

38.5
3 9.0

1 1 9 .5 0
1 20 .0 0

5 ,7 7 6
591
1 ,7 5 7
927
1 ,8 00
701

38.5
4 0.0
39.5

1 19 .5 0

C L E R K S , F I L E , CLASS A ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------C L E R K S . F I L E , C LA S S B ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S --------------------------------------------------C L E R K S . F I L E , C LA S S C ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------F IN A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

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




O c c u p a tio n an d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

O F F IC E
$
1 3 2 .0 0

39.5
37.5
37.5

1 86 .0 0

1 7 5 .0 0
1 2 1 .0 0
1 14 .0 0
1 05 .0 0
1 1 4 .0 0

682

38.5
3 9.0
3 8.0

1 18 .0 0
1 23 .5 0
1 1 6 .5 0

450

3 8.0

1 0 7 .0 0

902
220

3 ,0 9 6

38.5

1 08 .5 0

558

38.5
38.5

1 0 5 .5 0
1 09 .0 0

2 ,5 3 8
301
396

39.5
39.5

547

39.5

1 46 .5 0
1 05 .0 0
1 2 0 .5 0

971

3 8.0

96.50

323

3 8.0

96.50

3 8.5
39.5
38.5

96.00
99.50

164

39.5

1 ,0 3 7

3 8.0

94.00
88.50

1 ,9 6 2
345
1 ,617

95.00

A ve rage

A v e rage

A v e rage

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

O C C U P A T IO N S -

N um ber
of

W eekly
hours 1
standard)

W eekly
earnings *
(standard )

$
1 3 2 .0 0
1 25 .5 0

O c c u p a t io n an d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

(standard)

W eekly
earnings^
|standard)

3 9.0
3 9.0
3 8.5

1 8 2 .0 0
1 80 .0 0
1 83 .5 0

122

39.5
3 9.0

2 0 0 .0 0
1 94 .0 0

123

3 9.0

1 75 .5 0

321
129

38.5
3 8.5

1 76 .5 0

S E C R E T A R IE S , CLA SS B ----------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NONM ANUFA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

5 ,0 3 8
2 .1 3 4
2 ,9 0 4

38.5
3 9.0

1 62 .0 0
1 61 .5 0

317

3 8.5
3 9.5

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

547

39.0

1 62 .5 0

414
992
634

39.5
3 8.0

1 6 7 .0 0
1 5 1 .5 0
1 6 3 .0 0

S E C R E T A R IE S , C LA S S C ----------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO NM ANUFA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

8 ,7 4 1
4 .1 3 4

3 9.0
3 9.0

4 ,6 0 7
557
982

38.5
39.5
3 8.5

979
1 ,5 0 2
587

40.0
3 8.0
3 7.5

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

S E C R E T A R IE S , C LA S S D ----------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M ANUFA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRAOE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

7 ,5 5 8
2 ,9 6 1
4 ,5 9 7
309

3 8.5
3 9.0
3 8.0
3 9.5

1 35 .5 0
1 35 .5 0

1 ,0 5 5
712
1 .251
1 ,2 7 0

39.0
39.5

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

STE N O G R A P H E R S , GENERAL ----------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M ANUFA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

3 ,1 7 6
1 .2 52
1 ,9 24

O F F IC E

C O N T IN U E D

C L E R K S , ORDER --------------------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO NM ANUFACTURING -----------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE -----------------------------------------

3 ,8 6 5
1 ,5 22

3 9.0
3 9.0

2 ,3 4 3
1 ,9 48
259

3 9.0

1 36 .0 0

3 9.0
4 0.0

1 4 0 .5 0
1 13 .0 0

C L E R K S , PAYRO LL ---------------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO NM ANUFACTURING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

2 ,3 2 9
1 ,3 63

38.5
3 9.0

1 3 7 .0 0
1 36 .5 0

966
186
182

3 8.5
39.5
3 8.0

1 3 8 .5 0
1 71 .0 0
1 3 6 .0 0

285

3 9.5

1 2 5 .5 0

222

37.5

1 3 1 .0 0

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ------------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO NM ANUFACTURING ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE -----------------------------------------

1 ,2 70
448

3 9.0
3 9.0

1 26 .0 0
1 27 .5 0

822
136

39.5

1 2 5 .0 0

4 0.0

477

39.5

1 51 .5 0
1 2 3 .0 0

KEYPUNCH O P E R A T O R S , CLASS A ----------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO NM ANUFACTURING ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

4 ,5 1 4
1 ,9 57
2 ,5 5 7

3 9.0
3 9.0
3 9.0

1 33 .0 0

606
490

4 0.0
3 9.0

1 45 .0 0
1 30 .5 0

373

39.5

1 34 .5 0

779
309

3 8.0
3 8.5

1 27 .5 0
1 24 .5 0

KEYPUNCH O P E R A T O R S , CLASS B ---------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M ANUFACTURING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

4 ,4 1 9

39.0
39.0

1 18 .5 0

MESSENGERS (O F F IC E BOYS AND G I R L S ) M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO NM ANUFACTURING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

2 ,4 6 1
614

38.5
38.5

1 ,847
223
188
206

38.5
39.5
39.5
3 9.5

943
287

38.0
3 7.5

94.50
99.50

S E C R E T A R IE S -------------------------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NONM ANUFACTURING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

23,48 7

3 8.5

1 50 .0 0

10,316
13,171

39.0
38.5
3 9.5

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

1 ,5 25
2 ,8 9 4
293
783
345
1 ,098
375

1 ,3 66

38.5
39.5
39.5
3 9.5
3 7.5
38.0

1 32 .0 0
1 31 .0 0

1 20 .5 0
1 17 .5 0
1 43 .0 0
1 1 9 .0 0
1 1 9 .0 0
1 1 0 .0 0
1 1 4 .5 0
1 0 2 .0 0
1 08 .0 0
1 00 .0 0
1 21 .0 0
1 0 4 .0 0
9 8 .5 0

2 ,7 0 8
2 ,3 1 9

39.5

179 .5 0
1 51 .5 0
1 47 .5 0

4 ,1 5 8
2 ,6 2 0

3 7.5
3 7.0

1 46 .5 0

3 9.0

1 42 .5 0

N um ber
of
workers

O C C U P A T IO N S

S E C R E T A R IE S

-

-

Weekly

C O N T IN U E D

C O N T IN U E D

S E C R E T A R IE S . C LA S S A ----------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NONM ANUFA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

1 ,8 5 7

1,0 12
845
150

3 7.5

3 7.0
3 7.0

1 49 .5 0
148 .0 0
150 .5 0
1 8 2 .5 0
150 .5 0

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

531

3
3
3
3

506

39.0

126
394

39.5
37.5

1 19 .5 0
1 13 .5 0
1 17 .5 0

367

37.0

1 2 0 .5 0

STE N O G R A P H E R S , S E N IO R ------------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M ANUFA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

3 ,591
1 ,2 48

3 8.5
3 9.0
3 8.0

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

SW ITCHBO ARD O P E R A T O R S , CLA SS A --------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO NM ANUFA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------F IN A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

2 ,3 4 3
224

8.5
9.0
8.5
9.5

1 81 .5 0

1 3 0 .0 0
1 2 8 .0 0
1 3 1 .0 0
1 64 .0 0

1 3 9 .0 0

39.5
39.0

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

37.5

1 2 6 .0 0

561

36.5

1 3 9 .0 0

820

38.5

370
450

39.0

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

38.0

1 3 3 .0 0

125

3 7.0

1 2 7 .5 0

812
679

22
T a b le A -3 .

O f f i c e , p r o f e s s io n a l, an d t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a t i o n s — m e n an d w o m e n c o m b i n e d ----- C o n t i n u e d

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly 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 io n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1 9 7 2 )
Average

O C C U P A T IO N S

-

Weekly
earnings *
(standard)

SW ITC H B O A R D O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T S M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA CTURING ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S --------------------------------------------------T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A TO R S ,
C L A S S A ---------------------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA CTURING -----------------------------------T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
C LA S S B ---------------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A TO R S ,
C LA S S C ---------------------------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A TO R S ,
G ENERAL ---------------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------T Y P I S T S , C L A SS A -------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S --------------------------------------------------T Y P I S T S , C L A SS B -------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

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

Average

O c c u p a t io n an d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

Number
of
wo ike is

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

Average

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

P R O F E S S IO N A L AND T E C H N IC A L
O C C U PA TIO N S

C O N T IN U E D

SW ITC H B O A R D O P E R A T O R S , CLASS B --------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA CTURING ------------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE -----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ----------------------------------------------------




Weekly
hours 1
standard)

1 ,1 2 7
144
983
103

3 8.5

1 1 1 .0 0

39.0
3 8.0
40.0

1 25 .5 0
1 0 8 .5 0
1 49 .5 0

100

3 9.5

1 2 2 .5 0

233
248

3 9.5
3 7.0

1 01 .0 0
1 1 4 .5 0

299

3 7.5

9 1 .0 0

2 ,5 9 1
1 ,3 3 0
1 ,261
116
560
279
259

39.0
3 9.0
3 8.5
40.0
3 9.0
3 7.5
3 8.0

1 20 .5 0
1 19 .5 0
1 2 1 .5 0
1 55 .5 0
1 22 .0 0
1 13 .0 0
1 1 5 .0 0

232

3 9.0

1 7 9 .5 0

138

3 8.5

1 78 .5 0

439
146
293

3 9.0
3 8.5
3 9.0

228

38.5

194
109

38.5
39.5

1 4 6 .0 0
1 4 6 .0 0
1 46 .5 0

1 2 5 .0 0
1 25 .0 0
1 19 .0 0

1 ,271
392

3 8.5
3 8.5

1 19 .0 0
1 2 3 .0 0

879
150

3 8.5
39.5

1 17 .0 0
1 16 .0 0

482

3 8.0

1 11 .0 0

4 ,4 6 2
1 ,7 7 2

38.5
39.0

1 22 .5 0
1 27 .5 0

2 ,6 9 0

3 8.5

1 19 .5 0

155

4 0.0

1 44 .0 0
1 22 .5 0
123 .5 0

276

3 9.5

441
1 ,4 1 4

39.5
38.0

404

3 7.0

5 ,6 0 4
1 ,5 90

38.5
39.0

COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S , CLASS A ------M A N U FA C TU R IN G ---------------------------------N O N M ANUFACTURING --------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------R E T A IL TRADE -------------------------------F IN A N C E -------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S -----------------------------------------

1 ,2 8 6
5*4

3 8.5
38.0

742
85

3 9.0
40.0

1 86 .5 0
2 1 9 .0 0

182

3 9.0

1 88 .5 0

112

3 9.5
3 8.5
3 9.5

187 .0 0
1 76 .0 0
1 81 .0 0

259
104
1 ,6 7 2
531

COMPUTER O P E R A TO R S , CLASS C ------M A N U FA C TU R IN G ---------------------------------NO NM ANUFACTURING --------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------F IN A N C E -------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S -----------------------------------------

COMPUTER PROGRAMERS,
B U S IN E S S , CLASS B ----------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G ---------------------------------NO NM ANUFACTURING -------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S --------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------R E T A IL TRADE -------------------------------F IN A N C E -------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S -----------------------------------------

3 9.0

1 62 .5 0

1 , 141

39.0
39.0

161 .5 0
163 .0 0

186
217
184

3 9.5
3 9.0
39.5

1 8 6 .0 0
1 6 1 .5 0
166 .5 0

415
139

38.0
3 8.5

154 .5 0
1 56 .0 0

603
174

38.5
38.5

1 36 .5 0
1 41 .0 0

429
98
161

38.5
3 9.0
38*0

1 34 .5 0
1 43 .5 0
1 3 2 .5 0

77

3 9.0

1 32 .5 0

1 ,4 6 9

3 9.0
3 9.0
3 8.5
3 9.0

2
2
2
2

205
307
61

3 9.0
3 8.0
38.5

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

1 ,4 25
531

38.5
38.5

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

894

3 9.0

2 10 .5 0

152

3 9.0
39.0

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

654
815

201

193
79

4
3
4
4

2
6
7
7

.0
.0
.0
.0

0
0
0
0

40.0

2 2 6 .0 0

347

38.5

123

38.5

2 0 4 .5 0
2 0 4 .5 0

1 11 .0 0
1 32 .5 0
105 .0 0
107 .0 0

4 ,0 1 4

38.0

1 04 .0 0

229

39.5

1 3 1 .5 0

601

4 0.0

645
1 ,9 2 1

3 9.5
37.5

102 .5 0
1 11 .0 0

618

3 7.5

98.50
1 07 .0 0

COMPUTER SYSTEM S A N A L Y S T S ,
B U S IN E S S , C L A S S A ---------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------NONM A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S --------------------------WHOLESALE TR A D E ----------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ------------------------------------F IN A N C E ------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S -----------------------------------------------

556
189

39.0
39.0

367

3 9.0

169

3 9.0

1 6 9 .5 0

51

39.0

1 57 .5 0

173 .0 0
173 .0 0
1 7 2 .5 0

1 ,3 3 9
492

COMPUTER S YSTEM S A N A L Y S T S ,
B U S IN E S S , C LA S S B ----------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ---------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S --------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ----------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ------------------------------------F IN A N C E ------------------------------------------------COMPUTER SYSTEM S A N A L Y S T S ,
B U S IN E S S , C LA S S C -------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------F IN A N C E

Weekly
earnings*
|standard)

$
2 88 .5 0

847
190

3 8.5
3 8.5
3 9.0
3 9.0

109
124

3 9.5
4 0.0

341
83

3 8.0
3 9.5

1 ,4 0 3
547
856

3 8.5
3 8.0
3 9.0

2 45 .0 0
2 56 .0 0

173
83
181
372

3 9.5
39.5
4 0.0
3 8.0

2 52 .0 0
2 4 5 .5 0
2 3 9 .0 0

463
427

3 9.5
3 9.5

1 9 5 .5 0
1 9 3 .5 0
1 8 2 .5 0
2 1 5 .5 0
2 17 .0 0
2 1 2 .5 0

140

3 8.5

D R A F T S M E N , C LA S S A ---------------------------------- ----M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------- ---N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------ -----

2 ,2 4 8

4 0.0
40.0

D R A F T S M E N , C L A S S B --------------------------------- ----M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------- —
N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------- ----S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------

1 ,8 4 9

1 ,5 3 4
714

4 0.0

2 8 6 .5 0
289 .5 0
3 1 0 .5 0
3 1 5 .5 0
2 9 8 .0 0
2 63 .5 0
3 0 1 .5 0

2 38 .5 0

2 29 .0 0

624

3 9.5
3 9.5
3 9.5
4 0.0
39.5

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

963
549

39.5
3 9.5

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

414
117

3 9.5
39.5

1 49 .5 0
1 55 .0 0

242

3 9.5

1 4 5 .0 0

D R A FTS M E N -T R A C E R S
M A N U F A C T U R IN G ■

152

4 0.0
4 0.0

1 28 .5 0

2 08 .5 0

E L E C T R O N IC
COMPUTER PROGRAMERS,
B U S IN E S S , CLASS C M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------NONM ANUFACTURING
F IN A N C E ----------------S E R V IC E S ---------------

Weekly
hours 1
standard)

P R O F E S S IO N A L AND T E C H N IC A L
O C C U P A T IO N S - C O N T IN U E D
$
1 8 4 .5 0
182 .5 0

COMPUTER O P E R A T O R S , CLASS B ------M A N U FA C TU R IN G ---------------------------------NO NM ANUFACTURING --------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------R E T A IL TRADE ------------------------------F IN A N C E -------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S -----------------------------------------

COMPUTER PROGRAMERS,
B U S IN E S S , C LA SS A ----------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G ---------------------------------NO NM ANUFACTURING -------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ---------------------W HOLESALE TRADE -----------------------F IN A N C E -------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S -----------------------------------------

Number
of
workers

O c c u p a tio n an d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

T E C H N IC IA N S

1 ,1 22
727
64

96

1 77 .0 0
1 7 6 .0 0
1 7 8 .0 0
2 0 1 .5 0
1 7 5 .0 0

1 21 .5 0

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

339

N U R S E S , IN D U S T R IA L (R E G IS T E R E D )
M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ---------------------------

686

39.5

1 7 2 .5 0

546
140

39.5
3 9.0

1 72 .0 0
1 7 3 .5 0

---------

o

O F F IC E

Number
of
workers

*
O

O c c u p a t io n an d in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

23
T a b l e A - 3 a . O f f i c e , p r o fe s s io n a l, a nd t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a t i o n s —la rg e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
m e n a nd w o m e n c o m b i n e d
( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e w e e k ly h o u r s a n d e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s t u d i e d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1 9 7 2 )
Average

Occupation and industry division

O F F IC E

Number
of

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

217

3 9.0

$
1 40 .0 0

126

39.5

1 49 .0 0

133

209
148

3 9.0

3 9.0
3 9.0

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

156
105

39.0
3 9.0

1 14 .5 0

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , CLASS A ---------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R ING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

3 ,1 8 7
1 ,449

3 9.0
3 9.0

1 53 .0 0
1 52 .0 0

1 ,738
410
201

3 9.0
4 0.0
4 0.0

1 53 .5 0
1 8 6 .0 0
1 66 .0 0

709
286

39.5

1 42 .5 0

3 8.0
3 6.5

1 36 .0 0

C L E R K S , A C C O U N T IN G , CLASS B ---------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R ING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

3 ,8 3 4
1 ,6 3 4

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

132

39.0

1 19 .5 0

39.5

205

3 8.0
3 7.0

1 1 2 .0 0
1 13 .0 0

547
153
394
289

38.5
38.5
38.5
3 8.0

1 18 .5 0
1 23 .5 0

C L E R K S , F I L E , C LASS B ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R ING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

1 ,9 5 4
355
1 ,5 99

3 9.0
38.5
39.0

1 1 2 .5 0

246
532

39.0
40.0

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

343
807
461

3 9.0
3 9.0
4 0.0
4 0.0

1 16 .5 0
1 05 .5 0

1 06 .0 0
1 14 .0 0

535

38.0

97.00

135

3 9.0

96.00

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

970

39.0

1 00 .0 0

165

39.5

1 04 .0 0

805

3 9.0

99.00

C L E R K S , 0 R 0 E R --------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R ING -----------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE -----------------------------------------

1 ,0 6 3

3 9.5

513
550

3 9.5

1 36 .5 0
1 2 9 .5 0

4 0.0

1 4 3 .5 0

259

4 0.0
40.0

1 7 1 .0 0
1 13 .0 0

C L E R K S , PA YR O LL ---------------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R ING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE -----------------------------------------

1 ,1 3 7

3 9.0

1 4 2 .0 0

624

39.0

1 4 3 .5 0

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




291

513
134
246

39.0
39.5
3 9.5

-

Weekly
earnings 1
(standard)

C O N T IN U E O

COMPTOMETER OPERATORS ------------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO NM ANUFACTURING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE -----------------------------------------

954
295
659
118
468

4 0.0
3 9.5

1 22 .5 0

KEYPUNCH O P E R A T O R S , CLASS A ----------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NONM ANUFACTURING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

3 ,0 0 7
1 ,4 1 9

3 9.0
3 9.0

1 34 .5 0
1 3 2 .5 0

1 ,5 88
531

3 9.5
4 0.0

1 3 6 .0 0
1 47 .5 0

372
442

39.5

1 34 .5 0

38.0
39.0

1 24 .5 0
1 27 .0 0

KEYPUNCH O P E R A T O R S , CLASS B ---------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO NM ANUFACTURING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

1 40 .0 0
1 74 .0 0
1 22 .5 0

Occupation and industry division

O F F IC E
$
1 27 .0 0
1 25 .5 0

39.5
3 9.5
39.5

1 28 .0 0
1 53 .5 0

112
2 ,4 9 2
987
1 ,5 05

39.0
3 9.0

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

3 9.0

277
130
343
594

3 9.5

121 .0 0
1 4 5 .0 0
1 3 7 .5 0

161

3 9.5
3 9.5
3 8.0
3 8.0

O C C U P A T IO N S -

S E C R E T A R IE S

-

Number
of

Weekly
Weekly
hours * earning* 1
(standard) (standard)

C O N T IN U E D

C O N T IN U E D
s

S E C R E T A R IE S , C LA S S C ----------------------------M ANU FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO NM ANU FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

5 ,7 1 6
2 ,9 1 0

39.0
39.0

2 ,8 0 6

3 9.0

1 54 .5 0

462
268

4 0.0
4 0.0
40.0

1 86 .5 0
1 6 1 .0 0
1 5 2 .0 0

S E C R E T A R IE S , C L A S S D ----------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO NM ANU FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

39.5

1 27 .0 0

410
433

3 8.0
3 8.5

1 21 .5 0
1 3 4 .5 0

STE N O G R A P H E R S , GENERAL ----------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO NM ANU FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

1 ,8 38
859

3 9.0
3 9.0

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

979
472
134

3 9.0
39.5
3 8.5

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

155

3 7.0

1 1 7 .5 0

2 *1 1 3
876
1 ,2 37

3 8 .5

1 4 4 .5 0

39.0

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

953

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

883

38.5

1 4 0 .5 0

240

3 8.0

1 48 .0 0

3 ,8 4 5
1 ,8 97

3 9.0
39.0

1 ,9 48
183

3 9.0
39.5
39.5

135 .5 0
1 3 6 .5 0
1 3 4 .0 0
1 6 1 .0 0

317
605

1 4 8 .5 0

119 .0 0
109 .0 0
1 1 6 .5 0

1 33 .5 0
1 2 5 .0 0
1 20 .5 0
1 28 .0 0
1 74 .5 0
136 .5 0
1 15 .5 0

2 ,2 0 0
384

O C C U P A TIO N S

of

Weekly
hours 1
(standard)

1 10 .5 0

O P E R A TO R S ,

NO N M A N U FA C TU R ING ------------------------------------

Occupation and industry division

O F F IC E

O C C U P A TIO N S

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

Average
Number

Weekly
Weekly
earnings 1
(standard! (standard)

MESSENGERS (O F F IC E BOYS AND G I R L S ) M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO NM ANUFACTURING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

1 ,5 7 6
400
1 ,1 76

3 9.0

1 03 .0 0

38.5
39.0

213
193
619

3 9.5
3 9.5

1 1 0 .5 0
1 00 .0 0
1 21 .5 0
1 0 0 .0 0

38.5
37.5

92.00
97.50

S E C R E T A R IE S -------------------------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NONM ANUFACTURING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

13,77 7
6 ,6 7 1
7 ,1 0 6
1 ,0 8 5
738

3 9.0

1 5 3 .5 0

S TE N O G R A PH E R S , S E N IO R ----------------------M AN U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------NO NM ANU FAC TUR ING -------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------F IN A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

3 9.0
39.0
39.5
40.0

1 53 .5 0
1 53 .5 0
1 8 5 .0 0
1 62 .5 0

SW ITCHBOARD O P E R A T O R S , C LA S S A --------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------NON M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

533
268

39.0
3 9.0
3 8.5

1 3 3 .5 0
1 32 .5 0

265

926

3 9.5
3 8.5
3 8.0

1 47 .5 0
1 43 .5 0
1 4 8 .0 0

965

3 9.0

1 8 7 .5 0

454
511

1 89 .5 0
1 85 .0 0
2 01 .5 0

39.5
39.0
39.5
40.0
39.5

118

3 9.0
3 9.0
39.5
39.0

589
142
447
101
184

1 19 .0 0
1 2 5 .5 0
1 1 7 .0 0

S E C R E T A R IE S , C LA SS A ----------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NONM ANUFACTURING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E ------------------------------------------------------

SW ITCHBO ARD O P E R A T O R S , C LA SS B --------M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M ANU FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE -----------------------------------------

3 9.0
3 9.0

1 2 3 .0 0

38.5

1 78 .0 0

SW ITCHBO ARD O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T S M A N U FA C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M ANU FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

360
214

205

146

3 9.0

1 2 0 .5 0

S E C R E T A R IE S , CLASS B ----------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO NM ANUFACTURING -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------W HOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F IN A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

2 ,9 5 8
1 ,3 35

3 9.0
39.0

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

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

182

3 9.0

1 85 .0 0

1 ,6 23

3 9.0

1 67 .5 0

110

2 ,1 4 7

2,210

122

1 7 7 .0 0

285

3 9.5

1 90 .5 0

127

40.0

380

3 9.5

1 90 .5 0
1 6 7 .0 0

620

3 8.5

1 52 .5 0

211

37.5

1 68 .0 0

T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
CLASS B ---------------------------------------------------------------N O N M ANU FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R S ,
CLA SS C ---------------------------------------------------------------NO NM ANU FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------

171
252

38.5
39.5
3 8.5

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

1 3 4 .5 0

1 5 0 .5 0
1 03 .5 0
1 2 2 .0 0

260

39.0

1 5 3 .0 0

197

3 9.0

153 .5 0

177
143

3 9.0

1 2 2 .5 0

39.0

109

39.5

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

T a b l e A - 3 a . O f f i c e , p r o fe s s io n a l, a nd t e c h n ic a l o c c u p a t i o n s —la r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s —
m e n a n d w o m e n c o m b i n e d ----- C o n t i n u e d
(A verage straight-tim e w eekly hours and earnings fo r selected occupations studied in establishments employing 500 w orkers or m ore by industry division, Chicago, 111., June 1972)
Av erage

Occupation and industry division

O F F IC E

O C C U P A T IO N S -

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

Number
of

W eekly
hours 1
(standard'

W eekly
e arnings 1
(standard)

C 0 N T IN U E 0

A v * rage

Occupation and industry division

A

3 8 *0

1 2 5 .0 0

- 1

I t t i A IL
1 ,2 7 5
1 ,6 3 1

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

nntJLL j A L L 1HAUL
K t 1A I L 1K n U t
782

£ ro u trc r

W eekly
e arnings 1
(standard)

1 K AUL

399
773
175

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

281
78

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

m

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

Average

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

COMPUTER

COMPUTER

9 ? ? *9 9
1 1 1 .5 0
1 2 8 .0 0

Number
of
woiken

Occupation and industry division

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

P R O F E S S IO N A L AND T E C H N IC A L
O C C U P A T IO N S - C 0 N T IN U E 0

$

3 8 .0
LLAj j

W eekly
hours 1
(standard'

P R O F E S S IO N A L AND T E C H N IC A L
O C C U P A T IO N S - C O N T IN U E D

OPERATORS,
150

1T r 1 j 1

N um ber
of

111

38* 5
3 8 .0

S Y S TE M S

SY S TE M S

ANALYSTS,
988

3 9 .0

2 9 6 .0 0

275

3 8 .0

2 6 9 .0 0

lf!5

• ^

_

ANALYSTS*
1

1 3 8 .0 0
1 6 6 .0 0
1 3 6 .5 0
1 3 2 .5 0
1 3 8 .5 0

-

Af i S n
735

2 1760

296

3 8 .0

3 9 .5
615

39* 5

1 1 1 .5 0
r t1i i iANCL
N r r U T ,lIT ,C <

3 8 *0
2 1 8 .5 0
3 9 .5

136

3 9 .0

2 2 1 .5 0

3 8 .5

2 0 5 .5 0

6 0 .0

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

Ittiw AL 1KA
F IN A N C E

K t 1A IL
jtK Y IL L

1KAUL

"1

_

1 8 1 .0 0

1 8 6 .0 0

662
85
112

3 0 *'
6 0 .0
3 9 .5

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

^52

3 9 *0

1 8 3 .0 0

1 6 8 .5 0
368
102
266
133

3
3
3
3

9
8
9
9

.0
.0
.0
.0

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

6 0 .0

6 0 .0
N U R S E S , IN D U S T R IA L ( R E G IS T E R E D )
M A N U F A C T U R IN G ----------------------------------

See footnote at end of tables.




—

567
621

3 9 .5
3 9 .5

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

25
T a b le A -4 .

M a in te n a n c e and p o w e rp la n t o c c u p a tio n s

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1 9 7 2 )
Hourly earnings3

Sex, occupation, and industry division

Number
of
workers

N u m ber o f w o rk ers

U nder
Mean 2

Median2

Middle range 2

*
3 .4 0

$
3 .4 0

r e c e iv in g

s t r a ig h t - t im e h o u r ly e a r n in g s o f—

t
3 .6 0

i
3 .8 0

t

$

$
5 .0 0

1
5 .2 0

S

t

t

t

4 .6 0

*
4 .8 0

%

4 .2 0

$
4 .4 0

t

4 .0 0

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

5 .8 0

6 .0 0

6 .2 0

6 .4 0

*
6 .6 0

t
6 .8 0

7 .0 0

i
7 .2 0

7 .4 0

$
7 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

5 .8 0

6 .0 0

6 .2 0

6 .4 0

6 .6 0

6 .8 0

7 .0 0

7 .2 0

7 .4 0

7 .6 0

over

17
16

68
65

145
79

191
127

101
86

120
114

45
13

26
16

1
-

3
-

66

64
48

6
-

32

45

15
7

10
-

37
29
8
-

1

3

21

15

2

5

-

4

s

t

i

and
under
3 .6 0

MEN
C A R P E N T E R S , M A IN T E N A N C E -------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

1 ,0 2 7
561
666
139
103
51

$
5 .5 3
4 .8 4

$
4 .9 8
4 .7 8

$
4 .6 2 4 .5 6 -

$
6 .4 5
5 .0 5

6 .3 7

7 .6 0
4 .7 5

4 .7 6 4 .4 9 -

7 .6 5
5 .2 2

6 .1 5
7 .6 5

4 .6 1 7 .6 1 -

7 .6 5
7 .6 8

5 .1 5

4 .8 6
6 .1 4
7 .2 0

-

-

-

-

-

-

5
-

-

-

-

-

5

5 .4 2
5 .1 9

4 .8 1 4 .6 9 -

5 .8 5
5 .5 0

-

-

5 .0 7

-

-

6 .3 2
5 .6 7

6 .0 2
5 .9 4

5 .5 8 5 .5 9 -

6 .5 8
6 .0 4

-

-

50
91

6 .3 7

6 .3 6

5 .7 4 -

7 .0 7

-

-

10
10
-

1

6
5
-

6 .5 6

6 .4 5

5 .9 5 -

7 .8 1

-

-

-

-

~

1

E N G IN E E R S . S T A T IO N A R Y ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------F I N A N C E -----------------------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

2 .1 4 6

5 .9 8

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

-

-

-

4

44

-

106

5 .7 9

5 .2 5
6 .7 6
5 .4 9

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

.

1 .1 0 0
1 ,0 4 6

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

4 .6 9 -

6 .8 2

-

-

-

*
-

21
23
19

171
454
304

6 .3 6

6 .7 3

5 .8 3 -

6 .7 6

-

-

-

3

7 .0 0
6 .0 8

7 .1 3
6 .2 7

6 .7 8 5 .0 9 -

7 .1 6
6 .7 5

-

-

4
-

-

-

1

-

F IR E M E N , S T A T IO N A R Y B O IL E R ------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------

399
304
95

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

4 .7 0
4 .5 6
5 .8 4

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

5 .7 1
4 .8 7
5 .8 7

7
7

H E L P E R S . M A IN T E N A N C E TRADES ---------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------N O 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 -------------------------------

1 ,3 1 5
857
458

3 .8 9

3 .8 5
3 .7 9

-

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

95
81
14

382

394

3
3
3
3

134

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

32
102
101

338
44
27

M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R S , TOOLROOM —
M A N U FA C TU R IN G --------------------------------------------

1 ,8 4 6
1 ,8 2 9

5 .1 8
5 .1 8

5 .0 8
5 .0 9

4 .6 9 -

5 .6 6

-

_

.

4 .7 0 -

5 .6 6

M A C H IN IS T S , M A IN T E N A N C E -------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O 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 -------------------------------

2 ,8 8 7
2 ,5 7 3

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

5
5
5
5

4 .8 8 4 .8 7 -

5 .7 2
5 .7 1

-

5 .0 0 5 .0 1 -

5 .7 6
6 .0 0

-

-

“

“

4 .9 5 4 .6 9 -

6 .0 4
5 .4 5

1
-

5 .3 9 -

6 .0 6

E L E C T R IC IA N S . M A IN T E N A N C E --------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

M E C H A N IC S , A U T O M O T IV E
(M A IN T E N A N C E ) ------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------------N O N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE ---------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE -----------------------------------------

3 ,7 2 9
2 ,9 8 3
746
383

314
182

3 ,3 8 0
645
2 ,7 3 5
2 ,3 5 2
182
83

3 .9 1
3 .9 1

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

5 .5 6

5 .8 1

5 .0 7
5 .6 8

4 .9 8
5 .8 7
5 .9 7

5 .7 1
5 .5 1
5 .8 1

.7
.7
.6
.6

1
2
0
0

-

-

10
-

21
21

30
30

-

-

7
7
-

96
95
1
-

100
94

1
4

1

-

6

3

11

2
-

1

~

-

16

~

2

1

-

43

171

145

114

154

157

104
10

134

108

12

72
-

20
-

16
-

23
-

46
-

12
-

53
45
8
-

8

5
8

123
34
25
9
-

n o
87

24

132
13
5

42
26

154

154
17

143
71

16
-

7

-

-

6

2

-

-

10

303

-

10

46

12

1
1

126

-

133

-

13

2
2

26
26

77

61
61

11
11

4
4

25
25

25
25

162
157
5

-

35
35
-

13
13
-

3
-

1
1
6

-

1
63

-

56

39
3

47
42
5

38
35

49
47

13
12

15
15

3

2

1

-

*

-

2
75

246
77
169
167

277
193
84

12
7
5

96
64
32

24
24

2
2

57

2

47
39
8
8

17
17

25
24

36

232
218

214
214

280
279

228

130
130

117
117

199
199

241

21
21
-

6
6
-

91
91
-

225
210

220
176
44

405
385
20

309
289

147
138
9

177
154

33

1

700
586
114
87

“

“

1

140
17
15

89
42
47
45

474
243

310
69
241

129

147

64

422

558

1135

33

_

86
43
26

57

21
43

1
557

1135
1131

33
28

-

5

*

36

15

1

3
3
-

11

28
18

1

10

38
16
-

-

-

-

-

-

557
539

277

607

869

231
216

225

4

16

229

20

23

241

157

52

18

145
277
192

4
4

22
2

11
5

54
23

40

*

1244

197

103

104

284

90

412

5 ,6 5 2
4 ,9 5 6

4 .8 2

4 .9 0
4 .8 7

4 .4 8 -

5 .0 6

7
7

5

46

139
138

257

413

858

890
870

1134

169

101

71

206

323
142

696

5 .2 2

5 .0 8

4 .5 3 -

6 .0 0

-

-

-

1

18

20

194

11

20

110

28

2

33

78

181

M IL L W R IG H T S -------------------------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------------- *

2 ,0 9 8
1 ,9 9 8

5 .0 6

5 .1 0
5 .0 8

4 .6 5 4 .6 4 -

5 .2 0
5 .2 0

-

-

-

-

-

62

343

20

64

4

546

20

64

312
299

50

343

279
265

605

62

296
288

*
**

W o r k e r s w e r e d i s t r ib u t e d a s f o l l o w s :
W o r k e r s w e r e d i s t r ib u t e d a s f o l l o w s :

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




5 .0 5

23
9

17
6

14
-

11
-

-

1

11

-

-

-

-

-

-

437
44

43

341

2

1
42

25
316
_

1
1
-

8
8
_
.
.

_
-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7
7
-

9
9
_

3

104
104
.

_

_

.

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

393
18
116

32
-

-

5
5
-

13
225
13
66
- **1 5 9
8
23

_
-

2 4 0 a t $ 7 .6 0 t o $ 7 .8 0 ; an d 3 at $ 8 .4 0 to $ 8 .6 0 .
17 a t $ 7 .8 0 t o $ 8 ; 7 at $ 8 .2 0 to $ 8 .4 0 ; 17 a t $ 8 .4 0 t o $ 8 .6 0 ; 102 a t $ 8 .6 0 t o $ 8 .8 0 ; and 16 at $ 9 t o $ 9 .2 0 .

-

_

3
-

-

60

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

4 .8 7

1
1
-

32

1
-

46

7

48
40

5

18

5

11
52

-

2

56

*

63

51
11
-

1

-

-

3

*

62

388
121
114

*24 3
-

33
161
160
-

31

5 .0 8

194

35
21
11

273

247
4

-

65
28
-

2
12

5 .9 2

509

208

-

2
-

11
-

14

5 .7 4 -

-

-

2
-

2
-

265
254

3
-

4 .4 9 -

1

2
-

3
-

39
25

1
-

5 .8 3

-

10

3
-

726
687

2
2
2
-

2

1

1
1
-

11
3

*

1
1
-

7

2
-

400
389

“

6 .0 7

2
-

29
13

*

5 .8 3

-

2
2
-

306
277

336
16
4

“

5 .6 0 -

12
3
9

21
15
6

11
11

42

352

13

*

*

5 .3 5 -

5 .7 4

33
25
8
8
-

32
-

1
1
-

50

62

1

60

1

_

_

26
M a i n t e n a n c e a nd p o w e r p l a n t o c c u p a t i o n s -----C o n t i n u e d

T a b le A -4 .

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t ii

is 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 i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1 9 7 2 )

Number of w orkers receivin g straight -tim e hourly earnings of —

H ourly e arn in g s3
$

t

$

$

*

*

t

t

%

t

$

*

3 .4 0

*

*

$

t

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

*

$

i

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 . 6 0 5 .8 0

6 .0 0

6 .2 0

6 .4 0

6 .6 0

6 .8 0

7 .0 0

7 . 20 7 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

5 . 8 0 6 .0 0

6 .2 0

6 .4 0

6 .6 0

6 .8 0

7 .0 0

7 .2 0

7 . 40 7 .6 0

2
2

-

-

8
8

6
6

16
7

5

-

-

-

-

64
62
2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

109
100

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

MEN -

of
workers

M ean 2

M e d ian 2

t

t

and
3 40 under

7 .6 0

and

CONTINUED
$

$

$

$

P A IN T E R S , MAINTENANCE ---------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

636
3 27
3 09

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

5 .2 7
4 .7 9
7 .7 3

4 .7 2 4 .4 6 7 .0 3 -

7 .7 3
5 .1 1
7 .7 6

P IP E F IT T E R S , MAINTENANCE --------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L IT IE S ----------------------------

1 ,6 8 9
1 ,3 7 6
1 13
63

5 .2 2
5 .1 5
6 .1 5
5 .4 4

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

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

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

SHEET-METAL WORKERS, MAINTENANCE —
MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------

2 68
267

5 .1 5

5 .0 8
5 .0 8

4 .9 0 4 .8 9 -

5 .6 4
5 .6 4

_

_

5.15

-

-

TOOL AND D IE MAKERS -------------------------------MANUFACTURING ---------- ----------------------------

4 ,7 5 3
4 ,7 5 0

5 .6 8
5 .6 8

5 .8 4
5 .8 4

5 .2 7 5 .2 7 -

6 .0 9
6 .0 9

-

-

*
**

t

t

M iddle range 2

W o rk e rs w e re d is tr ib u te d a s fo llo w s :
W o rk e rs w e re d is tr ib u te d as f o llo w s :

-

-

40
40

-

-

“
-

“

-

-

66
62
4

38
37
1

21
1
20

17
12

9

1 03
81
22

1 24
120

101
96

3 18
3 18

53
53

5
3

2 61
2 40
21
15

67
59
8

5

48
44
4

2
2

191
191

65
55
10

-

1
1

-

1
-

-

~

-

-

1

5

18
2
16

28
1
27
27

97
97

1
1

1
1

1
1

2
2

1
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

**2 9

_

1

*

-

-

-

74
74

49
49

_

9
9

*

2
2

37
37

22
22

18
18

93
92

18
18

10
10

44
44

23
23

_
-

-

75
75

118
118

236
236

276
2 76

170
1 70

902
8 99

2 91
291

1 80
180

624
624

8 57
857

5 52
552

-

-

9

“

*

169
169

1 80
1 80

-

4

*2 1 6

4

216

.
-

-

29

1

-

2 15 a t $ 7 .6 0 to $ 7 .8 0 ; a n d 1 a t $ 7 .8 0 to $ 8 .
3 a t $ 8 to $ 8 .2 0 ; 4 a t $ 8 .2 0 to $ 8 .4 0 ; a n d 22 a t $ 8 .4 0 to $ 8 .6 0 .

See fo o tn o te s a t e n d o f ta b le s .

T a b le A -4 a .

M a i n t e n a n c e a nd p o w e r p l a n t o c c u p a t i o n s — la r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n in g s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s t u d ie d i n a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p lo y in g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n ,

Number of w orker s receivin g straight-tim e hourly earnings of--t
i
i
i
i
1
i
T
s
$

Hourly earnings3

$
3 .4 0

Number

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

Mean 2

Median2

Middle range 2

C h ic a g o , 111., J u n e 1 9 7 2 )

t
3 .6 0

*
t
T
i
3 .8 0 4 .0 0 4 .2 0 4 .4 0

t

t

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

5 .8 0

6 .0 0

6 .2 0

6 .4 0

6 .6 0

6 .8 0

S
7 .0 0

$
i
7 . 20 7 .4 0

7 .6 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

5 .8 0

6 .0 0

6 .2 0

6 .4 0

6 .6 0

6 .8 0

7 .0 0

7 .2 0

7 . 40 7 .6 0

over

113
72
41
20
21

115
51
64
48
15

74
59
15
7
2

109
103
6

33
9
24
24
-

19
9
10

37
29
8

-

-

-

4

-

144
139

205
194
11

230
219
11
-

249
184
65
28

51
30
21
11
6

506
388
118
114

1

575
536
39
25
1

and

t

and

3 . 40 under
3 .8 0

o
o

3 .6 0

»

4 .2 0 4 .4 0

MEN
$
5 .3 3
4 .9 2
5 .8 8
4 .9 4
6 .1 4

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

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

$

664
382
282
106
103
2 ,6 9 0
2 ,1 0 7
583
382
50

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

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

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

5 .8 8
5 .8 0
6 .0 8
6 .0 4
7.0 7

CARPENTERS, MAINTENANCE ----------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PU B LIC U T I L IT IE S ---------------------------R E T A IL TRADE -----------------------------------E L E C T R IC IA N S , MAINTENANCE ------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L IT IE S ---------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ------------------------------------ *

*

W o rk e rs

w e re

d is tr ib u te d

as

S e e fo o tn o te s a t en d o f t a b l e s .




f o llo w s :

91

a t $ 7 .6 0

to $ 7 .8 0 ;

5 .5 5
5 .0 8
7 .6 3
5 .2 2
7 .6 5

and

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

1 a t $ 8 .4 0

-

”

to

-

-

10
10
10
“

$ 8 .6 0 .

8
8
8
“

10
9
1

33
30
3

-

-

1

3

37
36
1
1

38

5

5

5

3

219
201
18
13

2

5

33

3

-

5

*

1
1
-

3

12
3
9
7
2
164

3
161
160

-

2
2

1

3

2

2

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

3

2

2

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

62
51
11
11

42
4
38
2

1
1
-

15
9
6

5

2
2

“

“

17
6
11
11

2

-

1

5

-

96
4
*92
48

no

-

66
44
-

“

a

-

27

T a b le A -4 a .

M a i n t e n a n c e a nd p o w e r p l a n t o c c u p a t i o n s — la r g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s

C ontinu ed

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t io n s s t u d ie d in a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1 9 7 2 )
Hourly e arn in gs3

-------- J-----Sex, occupation, and industry division

N um ber
of

3 . AO 3 . 6 0

M ean 2

MEN -

M e d ian 2

M iddle range 2

3 .8 0

A .0 0

A .2 0

A .A O

A .6 0

A .8 0

_

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

A .00

A .2 0

A .A O

A .6 0

A .8 0

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

-

-

*

-

4
4

“

44
21
23
19
3

101
94
7
4

82
72
10
3

85
70
15

46
34
12

-

-

*

3

100
92
8
5
1
1

-

8
6

5
7

-

30
30

11
11

42
39

38
35

49
47
2

13
12
1

15
15

-

21
15
6

15
10

129
27
102
101

341
297
44
27

238
69
169
167

266
193
73
46

12

37
29
8

24
24

24
24

2
2

2

8

-

-

10
10

11
10

15
15

118
114

22
22

129
128

148
147

7
7

21
21

6
6

13
13

53
53

161
128

243
238

-

-

-

-

-

33
33

5 .0 0

—

—

—

5 .8 0

6 .0 0

6 .2 0

143
109
34
25
9

42
26
16

100
87
13

76
76

12
12

-

-

16

7

-

*

“

“

5 . AO 5 . 6 0

l

5 .2 0

—

*

l

5 .A 0

*

5 .6 0

f

5 .8 0

—

—

—

—

-

6 . AO 6 . 6 0

6 .8 0

7 .0 0

7 .2 0

32
25
7

11
1
10

20
5
15

2
1
1

*

-

*

245
14
231
18
116
43

12

-

6 .0 0

—

and

7 . AO 7 . 6 0

over

-

*

*

-

-

-

3
3

104
104

-

-

C O N T IN U E D

1 ,1 4 5
7A 3
A0 2
7A
171
72

$
5 .6 3
5 .3 2
6 .2 1
5 .3 3
6 .3 6
6 .4 2

$
5 .5 6
5 .2 8
6 .7 2
5 .4 3
6 .7 3
6 .7 5

$
4 .8 8 4 .7 3 5 .5 1 4 .4 0 5 .8 3 6 .7 0 -

$
6 .5 8
5 .8 6
6 .7 7
5 .8 0
6 .7 6
6 .7 9

F IR E M E N . S T A T IO N A R Y B O IL E R ------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------------N O NM ANUFACTURING ------------------------------------

315
232
83

4 .8 1
4 .5 6
5 .5 2

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

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

5 .6 5
4 .8 9
5 .8 7

-

H E L P E R S . M A IN T E N A N C E TRADES ---------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------

1 ,0 8 7
682
A 05
351

3 .9 1
3 .9 6
3 .8 2
3 .8 1

3 .8 6
3 .8 2
3 .8 9
3 .8 8

3
3
3
3

-

4 .1 0
4 .1 4
3 .9 9
3 .9 7

14
10
4

M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R S . TOOLROOM —
M A N U FA C TU R IN G --------------------------------------------

1 ,1 7 4
1 ,1 6 7

5 .3 3
5 .3 3

5 .4 3
5 .4 3

4 .9 9 4 .9 9 -

5 .8 0
5 .8 0

M A C H IN IS T S .

NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------

2 ,2 3 4
1 ,9 8 5
2A 9
182

5 .4 2
5 .4 2
5 .3 5
5 .3 0

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

5
5
5
5

.0
.0
.0
.0

1
1
2
1

-

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

M E C H A N IC S . A U T O M O T IV E
(M A IN T E N A N C E ) -----------------------------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G -------------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S -------------------------------

2 ,0 4 7
484
1 ,5 6 3
1 ,4 1 1

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

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

4
4
4
4

.8
.6
.8
.8

4
9
6
5

-

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

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

3 ,5 0 7
3 ,0 1 7
490

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

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

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

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

*

*

M IL L W R IG H T S -------------------------------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------------

1 ,6 9 4
1 ,5 9 4

5 .1 7
5 .1 7

5 .1 4
5 .1 4

4 .8 3 4 .7 9 -

5 .6 2
5 .6 9

“

-

P A IN T E R S . M A IN T E N A N C E ------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------N O N M A N U F A C T U R IN G ------------------------------------

406
292
114

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

4 .9 1
4 .7 9
5 .5 9

4 .6 2 4 .3 9 4 .7 8 -

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

2
2

P I P E F I T T E R S . M A IN T E N A N C E -----------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------

1 ,3 0 7
1 ,2 0 7
100

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

5 .1 4
5 .1 3
6 .0 3

4 .8 7 4 .8 6 4 .9 8 -

5 .7 4
5 .7 2
8 .2 4

-

S H E E T -M E T A L W O R K ER S, M A IN TE N A N C E - M A N U F A C T U R IN G --------------------------------------------

244
243

5 .2 0
5 .2 0

5 .1 0
5 .0 9

5 .0 1 * .0 1 -

5 .7 1
5 .7 1

-

TOOL AND D IE MAKERS -----------------------------------M A N U F A C T U R IN G -------------------------------------------

2 ,9 0 7
2 ,9 0 4

5 .7 1
5 .7 1

5 .8 8
5 .8 8

5 .3 6 5 .3 6 -

6 .0 5
6 .0 5

“

*
**

Number of w orkers receivin g straight-tim e hourly earnings of—
i ------ i ------- *------- T
$
*
»

1-------s--------$-----1----- i ------ 1----- i -------

Under
$
and
3 . AO under

E N G IN E E R S . S T A T IO N A R Y ------------------------------M A N U FA C TU R IN G ------------------------------------------NO N M A N U FA C TU R IN G -----------------------------------P U B L IC U T I L I T I E S ------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ----------------------------------------S E R V IC E S ---------------------------------------------------

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

m a n u f a c t u r in g

*-----

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

W orkers w ere distributed as follow s:
W orkers w ere distributed as follow s:

S e e fo o tn o te s a t en d o f ta b le s .




.7
.7
.5
.5

3
4
9
8

*
_
-

-

-

7
5

*

*

“

177
154

157
140

49

23

17
15

47
45

9
-

1

2

162
157

-

5

*

-

“

13
13

7
7

-

-

9

9
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

57
57

335
282
53

523
512
11

588
573
15

913
811
102

133
105
28

64
62
2

83
50
33

254
198
56

304
123
181

18
18

122
122

269
261

174
160

598
539

20
20

64
64

312
299

50
50

~

62
60

1
1

11
2
9

92
70
22

47
43
4

38
37
1

16
1
15

17
12
5

48
44
4

2
2

-

1
1

“

64
62
2

-

19
19

41
32

101
96
5

169
160
9

53
53

64
55

“

67
59
8

191
191

9

124
120
4

318
318

*

“

9

21
21

22
22

10
10

93
92

18
18

10
10

44
44

23
23

_

_

2

-

-

23
23

104
104

60
60

141
141

528
525

279
279

168
168

525
525

807
807

-

-

99
90

8

4

4

-

_

-

262
254

11

11

22
17

*

-

688
586
102
87

50
50

22

-

-

230
230

338

198
190
8

-

199
199

338
336

17
16
1

“

117
117

463
389

26
26

*

110
110

281
137
144
113

5
5

*

65
2
63

32
10
22
17

7
7

8
8

*

100
32
68
52

7
2
5
4

12
3

3
3

*

14
14

98
78
20
12

-

1
1

_

5
1

2
2

“

-

283
52
231
225

-

2
2

3

3

6

370
151
219
215

-

1
1

1

5

-

33
18
15
15

-

1

2

3

-

6
6

-

9
9

2

40 at $7.60 to $7.80; and 1 at $7.80 to $8.
3 at $ 8 to $ 8.20; 4 at $ 8.20 to $ 8.40; and 22 at $ 8.40 to $ 8.60.

464

i

4

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T a b le A -5 .

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d i e d o n a n a r e a b a s i s b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1972)
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T a b le A - 5 a .

C u s to d ia l a n d m a te ria l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a tio n s — la rg e e s ta b lis h m e n ts

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r 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 in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1972)

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2
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2
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976 1125 1438 1306
719 802 1051 829
257
323 387 477
14 359
23
19
174 288 263
118

830
306
524
186
338

870
280
590
344
164

571
302
269
22
90

489
308
181
99
74

797
6
791
611
154

219
6
213
160
53

685
i
684
543
141

402
402
402

-

-

-

-

33
8
25

24
4
20

34
19
15

200
176
24
1
23

427
372
55
4
51

314
294
20
1
19

382
143
239
156
83

172
79
93
22
69

249 1021
89
60
160 961
87 941
47
6

6
2
4
4

67
26
41
22
19

15
15
-

15

270
219
51
3
48

31
30
1
1
-

304
10
294
294

23
23
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14
14
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5,935
1,275

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3.67

3.59

3.37- 3.86

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21
12
9
9

26
18
8
8

43
34
9
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141
135
6
6

129
117
12
12

174
165
9
6

217
163
54
23

87
71
16
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50
28
22
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28
25
3
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610
255
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33
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25
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39
20
19
17

61
30
31
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106
35
71
68

126
81
45
41

134
58
76
61

81
24
57
38

180
21
159
43

163
79
84
70

25
3
22
22

12
6
6
4

3

6

10

8
1

7

31
11
20
20

80
46
34
28

35
20
15
8

69
40
29
17

66
6
60
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26
12
14
13

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4.22

3.87- 4.48

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3.76

3
3
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5.48

5.37- 5.63
5.34- 5.84

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3
3

10
10

7
7

1
6
5

3

2

3
1

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9
6
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4
6
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34
28
6
4

46
30
16
14

21
6
15
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23
17

48
36
12
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26
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11
11

24
2
22
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16
14
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23
10
13
11

69
64
5
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1

282
76
206
196
10

241
50
191
94
97

95
47
48
40
2
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80
61
19
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312
280
32
28

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6

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5

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S e e fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s .




2

-

-

8

4

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-

-

-

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10
10
-

14
14
-

8
8
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505 1112 2118 1334
160 110 696
34 5 1002 1422 1334
45 286 1010 939
294
31
40
300 392 380 355

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387
6
381
380
1

31
T a b le A - 5 a .

C u s to d ia l and m a te ria l m o v e m e n t o c c u p a tio n s — la rg e e s ta b lis h m e n ts ----- C o n tin u e d

( A v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t i m e h o u r l y e a r n i n g s f o r s e l e c t e d o c c u p a t i o n s s t u d ie d in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p l o y i n g 5 0 0 w o r k e r s o r m o r e b y i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n , C h i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1 972)

Number of w orkers receivin g straight-tim e hourly earnings of—

Hourly earnings3

S e x , occupation, and industry division

Number
of
Mean 2

Median2

Middle range 2

$
t
t
Under2* 00 2* 10 2* 20
$
and
2.00 under
2 *1 0

MEN -

TRUCKDRIVERS

-

2 ,2 0

2 ,3 0

»
2 .6 0

$

t

t

*

$

*

*

S

t

*

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

S
4 .6 0

t

3 .0 0

S
4 .0 0

$

2 .8 0

S
3 .2 0

%

.3 0

$
2 .4 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

5 .8 0

.4 0

2 .6 0

2 .8 0

3 .0 0

3 .2 0

3 .4 0

3 .6 0

3 .8 0

4 .0 0

4 .2 0

4 .4 0

4 .6 0

4 .8 0

5 .0 0

5 .2 0

5 .4 0

5 .6 0

5 .8 0

6 .0 0

4

5

7

1

3

8

38

6

17

6

14

10

196

1094

1
-

6
-

1
-

15
14

4
-

1
-

149
-

1

4

1

149

4
4
-

60
60
-

176

294
14
280

29
48

1
-

1

31
4
27

-

6

23
9
14

176
-

1

-

1

1

2

1

1

4

1

149

14

25

“

92

“

*

“

3

168
14
154

26
19

26

75

160

13

754
6

1025
-

7

159

60

1

45

351
4

748

3

13
5

71
4
-

429
78

3

410

1025
654

386
6
380
-

6

8

4

114

51

336

355

”

28

9

177

127

13

-

-

-

-

-

*

”

CONTINUED

CONTINUED

TRU CK0RIVER S, LIG H T (UNDER
1 - 1 / 2 TONS) -------------------------------------------

1 ,4 0 9

$
5 .3 9

$
5 .4 9

$
5 .4 1 -

$
5 .5 5

TRUCKDRIVERS, MEDIUM ( 1 - 1 / 2 TO
AND INCLUDING 4 TONS) --------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PU B LIC U T I L IT IE S ---------------------------

8 43
134
709
2 90

4 .8 9
4 .8 1
4 .9 1
4 .5 2

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

4 .4
4 .8
4 .4
4 .1

-

5 .2 7
5 .3 5
5 .2 6
5 .2 2

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
TRA ILE R TYPE) -------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PUBLIC U T I L IT IE S --------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ------------------------------------

3 ,0 5 2
208
2 ,8 4 4
1 ,1 8 2
8 74

5 .4 5
4 .9 9
5 .4 8
5 .4 8
5 .5 1

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

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

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

TRUCKDRIVERS, HEAVY (OVER 4 TONS,
OTHER THAN TRA ILE R TYPE) --------------

4 49

5 .0 8

5 .2 9

4 .9 6 -

5 .5 2

TRUCKERS, POWER (F O R K L IF T ) ----------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------WHOLESALE TRADE -----------------------------R E T A IL TRADE -----------------------------------TRUCKERS, POWER (OTHER THAN
F O R K LIF T ) --------------------------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING --------------------------------

5 ,2 6 4
4 ,5 8 3
681
2 64
3 89

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

4 .0 8
4 .0 4
4 .4 5
4 .4 5
4 .4 4

4
0
0
4

_

_

_

-

-

-

”

-

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

-

-

-

-

-

4 .1 8
4 .1 3
4 .5 6

4 .2 3
4 .1 8
4 .4 8

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

4 .5 3
4 .5 2
5 .2 1

JA N IT O R S , PORTERS, AND CLEANERS -----MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------PU B LIC U T I L IT IE S --------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ------------------------------------

2 ,7 7 7
6 20
2 , 157
433
365

2 .8 9
3 .1 9
2 .8 0
3 .1 8
2 .8 9

2 .7 7
3 .2 3
2 .7 5
2 .7 8
2 .8 6

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

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

22

96

72

63

34
-

22

96

72

63

34

14

7

10

21

PACKERS, S H IP P IN G -----------------------------------MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------R E T A IL TRADE ------------------------------------

1 ,2 9 1
737
5 54
4 41

3 .2 6
3 .2 2
3 .3 1
3 .1 1

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

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

3 .4 5
3 .4 4
3 .5 4
3 .3 7

6

-

7

2

6
6

_

7
7

2
2

2
2

-

73
73

-

87
87

“

“

"

728
6 39
89

-

28
28

-

398
386
12
12

42
42

-

-

-

l

8

10

60

15

2

283
277
6

865
822
43

638
531
107

884
800
84

974
814
160

564
537
27

36
35

97
10

3
81

130

-

41

30

18
9

110
52
58
-

6

10
33

220
167
53
-

i

58

34
34

51
51

52
41
11

150
142
8

71
53
18

269
244

-

_
-

i

i
i

25

7
3
4

77

40
-

90
-

40

90

4
20

2
88

23
-

_

_

-

-

-

-

23

WOMEN

See footnotes at end of tables.




-

84

1392

259

164

227

106

54

32
52

53
1339

143
116

68
96

182
45

72
34

37
17

13

253

2

-

2

15

33

70

68

62

37

3

21
7

124
81

271
226

212
52

3

14

43

45

160

207
118
89

3

14

45

160

63

-

43

99
-

38

39

8
30

17

2
-

18
-

-

22

2

8
-

-

99

-

18

-

-

-

16

96

29

22

5

1

3

1

“

“

-

18

-

-

-

255
189

43
10

22
8

15

101
29

_

i
i

1
1

_

_

-

-

66
66

33
25

14

-

-

7

15

-

72

8

-

-

-

_

-

-

32

Footnotes

1 S t a n d a r d h o u r s r e f l e c t th e w o r k w e e k f o r w h ic h e m p 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 in g s c o r r e s p o n d to t h e s e w e e k ly h o u r s .
2 T h e m e a n i s c o m p u te d f o r e a c h j o b b y t o t a lin g th 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 iv id in g b y th e n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s ,
T h e m e d ia n
d e s i g n a t e s p o s i t io 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 th a n th e r a t e sh o w n ; h a l f r e c e i v e l e s s th a n th e r a t e sh o w n ,
T h e m id d le
r a n g e i s d e f in e d b y 2 r a t e s o f p a y ; a f o u r t h o f th e w o r k e r s e a r n l e s s th 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 a n th e h ig h e r r a t e .
3 E x c l u d e s p r e m iu m p a y f o r o v e r t i m e a n d f o r w o r k o n w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , a n d l a t e s h i f t s .




A p p e n d ix . O c c u p a tio n a l D e s c rip tio n s
The p r im a ry purpose o f p rep a rin g jo b d escrip tio n s fo r the Bu reau's w age su rveys is to a ssist its fie ld sta ff in cla s s ify in g into a ppropriate
occupations w o rk ers who a re em ployed under a v a rie ty o f p a y ro ll title s and d iffe re n t w ork a rran gem en ts fro m establish m ent to establishm ent and
fr o m a rea to a rea . Th is p erm its the grouping o f occupational w age rates re p resen tin g com parab le jo b content. Because o f this em phasis on
in teresta blish m en t and in te ra re a c o m p a ra b ility o f occupational content, the Bu reau's job d es crip tio n s m ay d iffe r sig n ific a n tly fro m those in use in
individual establish m ents o r those p rep a red fo r oth er pu rp oses. In applying these jo b d es crip tio n s , the B u reau's fie ld econ om ists a re in stru cted
to exclude w orkin g su p e rv is o rs ; appren tices; le a rn e r s ; beginn ers; tra in e e s ; and handicapped, p a rt-tim e , tem p o ra ry , and probation ary w o rk ers.

O F F IC E
C L E R K , A C C O U N TIN G — Continued

B IL L E R , M A C H IN E
P r e p a re s statem ents, b ills , and in vo ic es on a m achine oth er than an o rd in a ry o r e le c tr o m a tic ty p e w rite r. M ay also keep re c o rd s as to b illin gs o r shipping ch arges o r p e rfo rm other
c le r ic a l w ork incidental to b illin g opera tio n s. F o r w age study pu rp oses, b ille r s , m achine, a re
c la s s ifie d by type o f m achine, as fo llo w s:

P o sitio n s a re c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on the basis o f the fo llo w in g defin itio n s.
C la ss A . Under ge n era l su pervision, p e rfo rm s accounting c le r ic a l operations which
re q u ire the application o f ex p erien c e and judgm ent, fo r exam ple, c le r ic a lly p roce ssin g c o m ­
p lica ted o r n on rep etitive accounting tran saction s, sele ctin g among a substantial v a r ie ty o f
p re s c r ib e d accounting codes and c la ssifica tio n s, o r tra c in g tran saction s through p reviou s
accounting actions to d eterm in e sou rce o f d isc rep a n cies. M ay be a ssisted by one o r m o re
cla ss B accounting c le r k s .

B ille r , m achine (b illin g m a ch in e). Uses a sp ecia l b illin g machine (com bination typing
and adding m ach in e) to p rep a re b ills and in vo ic es fr o m cu sto m ers' purchase o rd e r s , in te r ­
n ally p rep a red o rd e r s , shipping m em orandum s, etc. U su ally in vo lv es application o f p r e ­
determ in ed discounts and shipping ch arges and en try o f n ece s s a ry extension s, which m ay o r
m a y not be computed on the b illin g m achine, and totals which a re a u tom atically accum ulated
by m ach in e. Th e opera tion usually in vo lv es a la rg e num ber o f carbon co pies o f the b ill being
p rep a red and is often done on a fanfold m achine.
B ille r , m achine (bookkeeping m a ch in e). U ses a bookkeeping machine (with o r without
a ty p e w r ite r keyboard) to p rep a re cu sto m ers' b ills as part o f the accounts r e c e iv a b le o p e ra ­
tion. G en era lly in volv es the sim ultaneous en try o f fig u re s on cu sto m ers' le d g e r re c o r d . The
m achine au tom a tica lly accum ulates fig u res on a num ber o f v e r t ic a l columns and computes
and u su ally prints a u tom atically the debit o r c re d it balances. Does not in vo lv e a knowl­
edge o f bookkeeping.
W orks fr o m u niform and standard types o f sales and c re d it slip s.

C la ss B . Under clo s e su pervision , fo llow in g deta iled in stru ction s and standardized p r o ­
ced u res, p e rfo rm s one o r m o re routine accounting c le r ic a l o p era tio n s, such as posting to
le d g e rs , card s, o r w orksh eets w here id en tifica tion o f item s and location s o f postings a re
c le a r ly indicated; checking a ccu ra cy and com pleteness o f standardized and re p e titiv e re c o rd s
o r accounting documents; and coding documents using a fe w p r e s c r ib e d accounting codes.
C L E R K , F IL E
F ile s , c la s s ifie s , and r e tr ie v e s m a te r ia l in an establish ed filin g s y stem . M ay p e r fo rm
c le r ic a l and manual tasks re q u ired to m aintain file s . P o sition s a re c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on the
basis o f the fo llo w in g d efin ition s.
C lass A . C la s s ifie s and indexes file m a te r ia l such as corresp o n d en ce, re p o rts, tech ­
n ical docum ents, etc., in an establish ed filin g system containing a number o f v a rie d subject
m a tter file s . M ay also file this m a te r ia l. M ay keep re co rd s o f va riou s types in conjunction
with the file s . M ay lead a sm all group o f lo w e r le v e l file c le rk s .

B O O K K E E P IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R
O perates a bookkeeping machine (with o r without a ty p e w r ite r keyboard) to keep a re c o rd
o f business tran saction s.

C la ss B . S orts, codes, and file s
ings o r p a rtly c la s s ifie d m a te r ia l by
c r o s s - r e fe r e n c e aids. A s requ ested,
w ards m a te r ia l. M ay p e r fo rm re la ted

C la ss A . K eeps a set o f re c o rd s re q u irin g a know ledge o f and ex p erien c e in basic
bookkeeping p r in c ip le s , and fa m ilia r it y with the stru ctu re o f the p a rticu la r accounting system
used. D eterm in es p ro p e r re c o rd s and distribu tion o f debit and c r e d it item s to be used in each
phase o f the w ork. M ay p rep a re consolidated re p o rts , balance sheets, and oth er re co rd s
by hand.
C la ss B. Keeps a re c o r d o f one o r m o re phases o r section s o f a set o f re co rd s usually
re q u irin g lit t le know ledge o f b asic bookkeeping. Ph ases o r section s include accounts payable,
p a y ro ll, cu sto m ers' accounts (not including a sim ple type o f b illin g d es crib e d under b ille r ,
m ach in e), cost distribu tion , expense distribu tion , in ven tory co n trol, etc. M ay check o r a ssist
in p rep a ra tion o f tr ia l balances and p rep a re control sheets fo r the accounting departm ent.
C L E R K , A C C O U N T IN G
P e r fo r m s one o r m o r e accounting c le r ic a l tasks such as posting to r e g is te r s and led g e rs ;
re con cilin g bank accounts; v e r ify in g the in tern al con sisten cy, com pleten ess, and m ath em atical
a ccu ra cy o f accounting documents; assigning p r e s c r ib e d accounting distribu tion codes; exam ining
and v e r ify in g fo r c le r ic a l a ccu racy variou s types o f re p o r ts , lis ts , calcu lation s, posting, etc.;
o r p rep a rin g sim ple o r a ssistin g in p rep a rin g m o re com plicated journal vou ch ers. May w ork
in eith er a manual o r automated accounting system .
The w ork re q u ire s a know ledge o f c le r ic a l methods and o ffic e p r a c tic es and procedu res
which re la te s to the c le r ic a l p roce ssin g and re co rd in g o f tran saction s and accounting in form ation .
W ith ex p erien c e, the w o rk er ty p ic a lly becom es fa m ilia r with the bookkeeping and accounting term s
and p roced u res used in the assigned w ork, but is not requ ired to have a knowledge o f the fo rm a l
p rin c ip le s o f bookkeeping and accounting.




NOTE:

u n classified m a te r ia l by sim ple (su bject m a tter) head­
fin er subheadings. P r e p a re s sim ple re la ted index and
lo ca tes c le a r ly id en tified m a te r ia l in file s and f o r ­
c le r ic a l tasks requ ired to m aintain and s e r v ic e file s .

C la ss C . P e r fo r m s routine filin g o f m a te r ia l that has a lrea d y been c la s s ifie d o r which
is e a s ily c la s s ifie d in a sim ple s e r ia l c la s s ific a tio n system (e .g ., alph abetical, ch ro n o lo gica l,
o r n u m eric a l). A s requ ested, lo ca tes re a d ily ava ila b le m a te r ia l in file s and fo rw a rd s m a ­
te r ia l; and m ay f i l l out w ithdraw al ch arge. M ay p erfo rm sim ple c le r ic a l and manual tasks
re q u ired to m aintain and s e r v ic e file s .
C L E R K , ORD ER
R e c e iv e s cu sto m ers' o rd e rs fo r m a te r ia l o r m erch andise by m a il, phone, o r p erso n a lly.
Duties in volve any com bination o f the fo llo w in g : Quoting p ric e s to cu stom ers; m aking out an o rd e r
sheet lis tin g the item s to m ake up the o rd e r ; checking p ric e s and quantities o f item s on o rd e r
sheet; and distribu tin g o rd e r sheets to re s p e c tiv e departm ents to be fille d . M ay check with cred it
departm ent to determ in e c r e d it rating o { cu stom er, acknow ledge re ceip t o f o rd e rs fro m cu stom ers,
fo llo w up o rd e r s to see that they have been fille d , keep file o f o rd e rs re c e iv e d , and check shipping
in vo ic es with o rig in a l o rd e r s .
CLERK, PA Y R O LL
Computes w ages o f com pany em p loyees and en ters the n ece s s a ry data on the p a y ro ll
sheets. Duties in volv e: C alcu lating w o r k e r s ' earnings based on tim e o r production re c o rd s ; and
posting calculated data on p a y ro ll sheet, showing in form ation such as w o r k e r 's nam e, w orking
days, tim e , ra te, deductions fo r insurance, and total w ages due. M ay m ake out paychecks and
a ssist paym aster in m aking up and distribu tin g pay en velopes. M ay use a calcu lating m achine.

The Bureau has discontinued c o llectin g data fo r o ile r s and plu m bers.

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CO M PTO M ETER O PER ATO R

S E C R E T A R Y — Continued

P r im a r y duty is to o p era te a C om p to m eter to p e r fo r m m a th em a tica l com putations. Th is
jo b is not to be confused with that o f sta tis tic a l o r oth er type o f c le r k , which m a y in vo lv e f r e ­
quent use o f a C o m p to m eter but, in which, use o f this m achine is incidental to p erfo rm a n ce o f
oth er duties.

N O T E : Th e te rm "c o rp o ra te o ffic e r , " used in the le v e l d efin ition s fo llow in g, r e fe r s to
those o ffic ia ls who have a sign ifican t c o rp o ra te -w id e policym a kin g r o le with re ga rd to m a jo r
com pany a c tiv itie s . Th e t it le " v ic e p r e s id e n t," though n o rm a lly in d ica tive o f this ro le , does not
in a ll ca ses id en tify such position s. V ic e presiden ts whose p r im a r y re s p o n s ib ility is to act p e r ­
son a lly on in dividu al ca ses o r tran saction s (e .g ., approve o r deny individual loan o r c r e d it actions;
a d m in ister individual tru st accounts; d ir e c tly su p ervise a c le r ic a l sta ff) a re not co n sid ered to be
"c o rp o ra te o ffic e r s " fo r purposes o f applying the fo llo w in g le v e l d e fin itio n s .

KEYPU NC H OPER ATO R
O perates a keypunch m achine to r e c o r d
tabulating card s o r on tape.

o r v e r ify

alphabetic

and/or n um eric

data on
C la ss A

P o sition s a re c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on the basis o f the fo llow in g d efin ition s.
a ll,
C lass A . W ork re q u ires the a pplica tion o f e x p erien c e and judgm ent in s ele ctin g p r o c e ­
dures to be fo llo w ed and in sea rch in g fo r , in te rp re tin g , sele ctin g , o r coding item s to be
keypunched fr o m a v a r ie ty o f sou rce docum ents. On o cca sio n m a y also p e r fo rm som e routine
keypunch w ork. M ay tra in in exp erien ced keypunch o p era to rs.
C lass B . W ork is routine and r e p e titiv e . U nder clo s e su p ervision o r fo llo w in g sp e cific
procedu res o r in stru ction s, w orks fr o m va rio u s standardized sou rce documents which have
been coded, and fo llo w s s p e cified p r o ce d u res which have been p r e s c r ib e d in d eta il and re q u ire
little o r no selectin g , codin g, o r in te rp re tin g o f data to be re co rd ed . R e fe rs to su p erviso r
prob lem s a ris in g fr o m erron eou s ite m s o r codes o r m is s in g in form ation .

2. S e c re ta r y to a c o rp o ra te o ffic e r (oth er than the ch airm an o f the board o r presid en t)
o f a com pany that em p loys, in a ll, o v e r 5, 000 but fe w e r than 25, 000 p e r s o n s ; o r
3. S e c re ta r y to the head, im m ed ia tely below the c o rp o ra te o ffic e r le v e l,
segm ent o r su b sid iary o f a com pany that em p loys, in a ll, o v e r 25,000 p e r s o n s .

o f a m a jo r

C la ss B

a ll,

1. S e c re ta r y to the chairm an o f the board o r p resid en t o f a com pany that em p loys, in
fe w e r than 100 p erso n s; o r

2. S e c re ta r y to a c o rp o ra te o ffic e r (o th er than the ch airm an o f the board o r p resid en t)
o f a company that em ploys, in a ll, o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5,000 p e r s o n s ; o r

MESSENGER (O ffic e Boy o r G irl)
P e r fo r m s va rio u s routine duties such as running erra n d s, o pera tin g m in o r o ffic e m a ­
chines such as s e a le rs o r m a ile r s , opening and d istrib u tin g m a il, and oth er m in o r c le r ic a l w ork.
Exclu de position s that re q u ire operation o f a m o to r v e h ic le as a sign ifican t duty.

SECRETARY
A ssig n ed as p erso n a l s e c re ta ry , n o rm a lly to one in dividu al. M aintains a c lo s e and h igh ly
resp o n siv e relatio n sh ip to the d a y-to -d a y w ork o f the su p erviso r. W orks fa ir ly independently r e ­
ceiv in g a m inim u m o f d eta iled su p ervision and guidance. P e r fo r m s v a rie d c le r ic a l and s e c re ta ria l
duties, u su ally including m o st o f the fo llo w in g :
a. R e c e iv e s telephone c a lls , p erso n a l c a lle r s , and incom ing m a il, answ ers routine in ­
q u irie s , and rou tes tech nical in qu iries to the p ro p e r person s;
b.

E sta b lish es, m ain tain s,

c.

M aintains the s u p e r v is o r's calen dar and m akes appointm ents as in stru cted;

d.

and re v is e s the s u p e r v is o r's file s ;

R ela y s m e s s a g e s fr o m

s u p erviso r to subordinates;

M ay also p e r fo rm oth er c le r ic a l and s e c r e ta r ia l tasks o f com parab le nature and d ifficu lty .
The w ork ty p ic a lly re q u ire s know ledge o f o ffic e routine and understanding o f the orga n ization ,
p ro g ra m s , and p roced u res re la ted to the w ork o f the su p erviso r.
Exclusions
Not a ll position s that a re title d " s e c r e t a r y " possess the above c h a ra c te ris tic s .
o f position s which a re excluded fr o m the definition a re as fo llow s:
"p e r s o n a l"

4. S e c re ta r y to the head o f an individual plant, fa c to ry , etc . (o r oth er equ ivalent le v e l
o f o ffic ia l) that em p loys, in a ll, o v e r 5,000 p erso n s; o r
5. S e c re ta r y to the head o f a la rg e and im portan t o rga n iza tio n a l segm en t (e .g ., a m id d le
m anagem ent s u p erviso r o f an o rga n izatio n a l segm ent often in volv in g as many as s e v e ra l
hundred p erso n s) o r a com pany that em p loys, in a ll, o v e r 25,000 p e r s o n s .
C la ss C

2. S e c re ta r y to the head o f an individual plant, fa c to ry , e tc . (o r oth er equ ivalent le v e l
o f o ffic ia l) that em ploys, in a ll, fe w e r than 5,000 p e r s o n s .
C la ss D

P e r fo r m s stenographic and typin g w ork.

which do not m e e t the

3. S e c re ta r y to the head, im m ed ia tely b elow the o ffic e r le v e l, o v e r eith er a m a jo r
c o rp o ra te -w id e functional a c tiv ity (e .g ., m a rk etin g , re s e a rc h , o p era tio n s, in du strial r e la ­
tion s, e tc .) c>r a m a jo r geograph ic o r o rga n iza tio n a l segm en t (e .g ., a re g io n a l h eadquarters;
a m a jo r d iv is io n ) o f a com pany that em p loys, in a ll, o v e r 5,000 but fe w e r than 25,000
e m p lo y e e s ; o r

1. S e c re ta r y to an ex ecu tive o r m a n a geria l person whose re s p o n s ib ility is not equ ivalen t
to one o f the sp e c ific le v e l situations in the defin ition fo r c la ss B, but whose o rga n izatio n a l
unit n o rm a lly num bers at lea st s e v e ra l dozen em p loy ees and is u su ally divid ed into o rg a n iz a ­
tion al segm ents which a re often, in turn, fu rth er subdivided. In som e com pan ies, this le v e l
includes a w ide range o f orga n ization a l echelons; in o th ers, o n ly one o r two; o r

e. R ev iew s co rresp o n d en ce, m em orandum s, and re p o rts p rep a red by oth ers fo r the
s u p e r v is o r's signatu re to a ssu re p roce d u ra l and typographic a ccu racy;
f.

1. S e c re ta r y to the ch airm an o f the board o r p resid en t o f a com pany that em p loy s, in
o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5,000 p erso n s; o r *1

a.

P o sitio n s

b.

S tenographers not fu lly tra in ed in s e c re ta ria l type duties;

s e c re ta ry

1. S e c re ta r y to the s u p erviso r o r head o f a s m a ll orga n iza tio n a l unit (e .g ., fe w e r than
about 25 o r 30 p erso n s); c>r
2. S e c re ta r y to a n on su pervisory s ta ff s p e c ia lis t, p ro fe s s io n a l em p loyee, a d m in istra ­
tiv e o ffic e r , o r a ssistan t, s k ille d technician o r ex p ert.
(N O T E : Many com panies assign
sten ogra ph ers, ra th er than s e c re ta rie s as d e s crib e d above, to this le v e l o f s u p erviso ry o r
n on su p erviso ry w o r k e r .)

Exam ples

concept d es crib e d

S TE N O G R A P H E R
above;

c. S tenographers servin g as o ffic e assistan ts to a group o f p ro fe ssio n a l, tech n ical, o r
m a n a geria l persons;
d. S e c re ta r y position s in which the duties a re eith er su bstantially m o re routine o r sub­
stan tially m o re com p lex and resp o n sib le than those c h a ra c te riz e d in the definition;

P r im a r y duty is to take dictation using shorthand, and to tra n s c rib e the dictation . M ay
a lso type fr o m w ritten copy. M ay o p era te fr o m a stenographic p o ol. M ay o cca sio n a lly tra n scrib e
fro m v o ic e re cord in gs ( i f p r im a ry duty is tra n scrib in g fr o m re c o r d in g s , see T ra n scrib in g-M a ch in e
O p era to r, G en era l).
N O T E : Th is job is distinguished fro m that o f a s e c r e ta r y in that a s e c re ta ry n orm a lly
w orks in a con fiden tial relation sh ip with only one m a n a ger o r ex ecu tive and p erfo rm s m o re
resp o n sib le and d is c re tio n a ry tasks as d es crib e d in the s e c r e ta r y job definition.
S tenograp her, G en eral

e. A ssista n t type position s which in vo lv e m o re d ifficu lt o r m o re resp o n sib le tech ­
n ica l, a d m in istra tive, su p e rv is o ry , o r s p e c ia lize d c le r ic a l duties which a re not typ ic a l of
s e c re ta ria l w ork.




D ictation in volv es a n orm a l routine vo ca b u la ry. M ay m aintain file s , keep sim ple re c o r d s ,
o r p e rfo rm oth er r e la t iv e ly routine c le r ic a l tasks.

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S T E N O G R A P H E R — C o n tin u e d

T A B U L A T I N G - M A C H I N E O P E R A T O R ( E l e c t r i c A c c o u n tin g M a c h in e O p e r a t o r ) — C o n tin u e d

Stenographer. Senior

P o sition s a re c la s s ifie d into le v e ls on the basis o f the fo llo w in g definitions.

Dictation in vo lv es a v a rie d tech n ical o r sp e c ia lize d vo ca b u la ry such as in le g a l b rie fs
o r re p orts on scie n tific re s e a rc h . M ay also set up and m aintain file s , keep re c o r d s , etc.
OR
P e r fo r m s stenographic duties re q u irin g sig n ifican tly g r e a te r independence and resp o n ­
s ib ility than sten ogra ph er, g e n e ra l, as evid enced by the fo llow in g: W ork re q u ire s a high
d e g re e o f stenographic speed and accu ra cy: a thorough w orkin g knowledge o f ge n era l business
and o ffic e procedu re; and o f the s p e c ific business o pera tion s, orga n ization , p o lic ie s , p r o c e ­
du res, file s , w ork flo w , etc. U ses this knowledge in p e rfo rm in g stenographic duties and
re spon sib le c le r ic a l tasks such as m aintaining follow u p file s ; a ssem blin g m a te r ia l fo r re p o rts,
m em orandum s, and le t t e r s ; com posin g sim p le le tte rs fr o m ge n era l in stru ction s; read in g and
routing in com ing m a il; and answ erin g routine questions., etc.
S W ITC H B O AR D O P E R A T O R
C lass A . O perates a sin gle- o r m u ltiple-p osition telephone sw itchboard handling in com ing,
outgoing, intraplant o r o ffic e c a lls . P e r fo r m s fu ll telephone in form a tion s e r v ic e o r handles
co m p lex c a lls , such as co n feren ce, c o lle c t, o v e rs e a s , o r s im ila r c a lls , e ith er in addition to
doing routine w ork as d e s crib e d fo r sw itchboard o p e ra to r, cla ss B, o r as a fu ll-tim e
assignm ent. ( " F u ll" telephone in form a tion s e r v ic e o ccu rs when the establish m ent has v a rie d
functions that a re not re a d ily understandable fo r telephone in form a tion pu rp oses, e .g ., because
o f o verla p p in g o r in te rre la te d functions, and consequently p resen t frequent p rob le m s as to
which extensions a re app rop ria te fo r c a lls .)
C la ss B . O perates a sin gle- o r m u ltiple-p osition telephone sw itchboard handling in com ing,
outgoing, intraplant o r o ffic e c a lls . M ay handle routine long distance c a lls and r e c o r d to lls .
M ay p e r fo rm lim ite d telephone in form a tion s e r v ic e . (" L im it e d " telephone in form a tion s e r v ic e
occu rs i f the functions o f the establishm ent s e r v ic e d a re re a d ily understandable fo r telephone
in form a tion pu rp oses, o r i f the requ ests a re routine, e .g ., givin g extension num bers when
s p e c ific nam es a re fu rn ish ed, o r i f co m p lex ca lls a re r e fe r r e d to another o p e ra to r.)
T h ese cla s s ific a tio n s do not include sw itchboard o p era to rs in telephone com panies who
a s s is t cu stom ers in placin g c a lls .
S W ITC H B O AR D O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T IO N IS T
In addition to p erfo rm in g duties o f o p era to r on a sin g le-p o sitio n o r m o n ito r-ty p e sw itch ­
board, acts as re cep tio n ist and m ay also type o r p e r fo rm routine c le r ic a l w ork as pa rt o f re gu la r
duties. Th is typing o r c le r ic a l w ork m ay take the m a jo r pa rt o f -this w o r k e r 's tim e w h ile at
sw itchboard.
T A B U L A T IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R (E le c tr ic Accounting Machine O p era to r)
O perates one o r a v a rie ty o f m achines such as the tabu lator, ca lcu la tor, c o lla to r, in te r­
p r e te r , s o rte r , reprodu cin g punch, etc. Excluded fro m this defin itio n a re w orkin g s u p erviso rs.
A ls o exclu ded a re o p era to rs o f ele c tro n ic d ig ita l com pu ters, even though they m ay also o pera te
E A M equipment.

C la ss A . P e r fo r m s com plete re p ortin g and tabulating assignm ents including d ev isin g
d ifficu lt con trol panel w irin g under gen era l su pervision. A ssign m en ts ty p ic a lly in vo lv e a
v a rie ty o f long and co m p lex re p o rts which often a re ir r e g u la r o r n on recu rrin g, re q u irin g
som e planning o f the nature and sequencing o f operations, and the use o f a v a r ie ty o f m a ­
chines. Is ty p ic a lly in volved in train in g new op era to rs in m achine operations o r tra in in g
lo w e r le v e l o p era to rs in w irin g fr o m dia gra m s and in the opera tin g sequences o f long and
com p lex re p o r ts .
Does not include position s in which w irin g re s p o n s ib ility is lim ite d to
sele ction and in sertio n o f p r e w ire d boards.
C la ss B . P e r fo r m s w ork accordin g to establish ed proced u res and under sp e c ific in ­
stru ctions. A ssign m en ts ty p ic a lly in vo lv e co m p lete but routine and re c u rrin g re p o rts o r parts
o f la r g e r and m o re com p lex re p o rts. O perates m o re d ifficu lt tabulating o r e le c tr ic a l a c­
counting m achines such as the tabulator and ca lcu la tor, in addition to the sim p ler m achines
used by cla ss C o p e ra to rs . M ay be re qu ired to do som e w irin g fr o m d ia gra m s. M ay tra in
new em p loyees in basic m achine operations.
C la ss C . Under s p e c ific in stru ction s, o perates sim ple tabulating o r e le c tr ic a l accounting
m achines such as the s o rte r , in te rp r e te r, reprodu cin g punch, c o lla to r, etc. A ssignm ents
ty p ic a lly in vo lv e portion s o f a w ork unit, fo r exam ple, individual so rtin g o r co lla tin g runs,
o r re p e titiv e o p era tio n s. M ay p e r fo rm sim ple w irin g fr o m d ia gra m s, and do som e filin g w ork.
T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E O P E R A T O R , G E N E R A L
P r im a r y duty is to tra n s c rib e dictation in volvin g a n orm a l routine vo ca b u la ry fro m
tra n scrib in g -m a ch in e re c o r d s . M a y also type fr o m w ritten copy and do sim ple c le r ic a l w ork.
W ork ers tra n scrib in g dictation in volvin g a v a rie d tech n ical o r s p e c ia lize d voca bu la ry such as
le g a l b r ie fs o r re p o rts on s c ie n tific re s e a rc h a re not included. A w o rk e r who takes dictation
in shorthand o r by Stenotype o r s im ila r m achine is c la s s ifie d as a sten ograph er.
T Y P IS T
U ses a ty p e w r ite r to m ake co pies o f va riou s m a te r ia ls o r to m ake out b ills a fter ca lcu la ­
tions have been m ade by another person . M ay include typing o f sten cils, m ats, o r s im ila r m a te ­
ria ls fo r use in duplicating p r o c e s s e s . M ay do c le r ic a l w ork in volvin g little sp ecia l train ing, such
as keeping sim ple re c o r d s , filin g re c o rd s and re p o r ts , o r sortin g and distribu tin g incom ing m a il.
C lass A . P e r fo r m s one o r m o re o f the fo llo w in g : Typing m a te r ia l in fin al fo rm when
it in volv es com bining m a te r ia l fr o m s e v e ra l so u rces; o r re s p o n s ib ility fo r c o r r e c t spellin g,
syllab ica tio n , punctuation, etc., o f tech n ical o r unusual w ords o r fo re ig n language m a te ­
ria l; o r planning layout and typing o f com p licated sta tistica l tables to m aintain u n iform ity
and balance in spacing. M ay type routine fo rm le t t e r s , v a ry in g deta ils to suit circu m sta n ces.
C la ss B . P e r fo r m s one o r m o re o f the fo llo w in g : Copy typing fro m rough o r c le a r
d rafts; o r routine typing o f fo rm s , insurance p o lic ie s , etc.; o r setting up sim ple standard
tabulations; o r copying m o re com plex tables a lrea d y set up and spaced p r o p e rly .

P R O F E S S IO N A L A N D T E C H N IC A L
C O M PU TER O PER ATO R
M o n ito rs and op era tes the control con sole o f a d ig ita l com puter to p roce ss data accordin g
to operatin g in stru ction s, usually p rep a red by a p r o g ra m e r . W ork includes m o st o f the fo llo w in g :
Studies in stru ction s to determ in e equipment setup and o pera tion s; loads equipment with requ ired
item s (tape r e e ls , card s, e tc .); sw itches n e c e s s a ry a u x ilia ry equipment into c ir c u it, and starts
and op era tes com pu ter; m akes adjustments to com puter to c o r r e c t operatin g prob lem s and m eet
sp e cia l condition s; re v ie w s e r r o r s m ade during operation and d eterm in es cause o r r e fe r s problem
to s u p erviso r o r p ro g ra m e r; and m aintains o pera tin g re c o r d s . M ay test and a s s is t in c o rr e c tin g
p ro g ra m .
F o r w age study pu rp oses, com puter o p era to rs a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s:

C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O R — Continued
o f new p ro g ra m s re q u ired ; a ltern a te p ro g ra m s a re provid ed in case o rig in a l p rogra m needs
m a jo r change o r cannot be c o rr e c te d within a reason able tim e. In com m on e r r o r situ a­
tion s, diagnoses cause and takes c o r r e c t iv e action. This usually in volv es applying p revio u s ly
p rog ra m ed c o r r e c t iv e steps, o r using standard c o rr e c tio n techniques.
OR
O perates under d ir e c t su p ervisio n a com puter running p rog ra m s o r segm ents o f p ro g ra m s
with the c h a ra c te ris tic s d e s crib e d fo r c la ss A . M ay a ssist a h igh er le v e l o p era to r by in de­
pendently p erfo rm in g le s s d ifficu lt tasks assigned , and p erfo rm in g d ifficu lt tasks fo llow in g
d etailed in stru ction s and with frequent re v ie w o f operations p erfo rm e d .
C lass C . W orks on routine p rog ra m s under clo s e su pervision. Is expected to develop
w orking know ledge o f the com puter equipment used and a b ility to detect problem s in volved in
running routine p ro g ra m s . U su ally has re c e iv e d som e fo rm a l train in g in com puter operation.
M ay a ssist h igh er le v e l o p era to r on com plex p ro g ra m s.

C la ss A . O perates independently, o r under only gen era l d irectio n , a com puter running
p rog ra m s with m ost o f the fo llow in g c h a ra c te ris tic s : New p rog ra m s a re freq u en tly tested
and introduced; scheduling requ irem en ts a re o f c r itic a l im p ortan ce to m in im iz e downtim e;
the p ro g ra m s a re o f com plex design so that id en tifica tion o f e r r o r sou rce often re q u ires a
w orkin g knowledge o f the total p ro g ra m , and altern ate p rog ra m s m ay not be a va ila b le. May
g iv e d ire c tio n and guidance to lo w e r le v e l o p era to rs.

C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M E R , BUSINESS

C lass B . O perates independently, o r under only gen era l d irection , a com pu ter running
p ro g ra m s with m ost o f the fo llow in g c h a ra c te ris tic s : M ost o f the p rog ra m s a re establish ed
production runs, ty p ic a lly run on a re g u la rly re c u rrin g basis; th e re is little o r no testin g

C on verts statem ents o f business p rob le m s, ty p ic a lly p rep a red by a system s analyst, into
a sequence o f deta iled in stru ction s which a re re q u ired to so lve the problem s by autom atic data
p ro ce ssin g equipment. W orking fro m charts o r d ia gra m s, the p ro g ra m e r develop s the p r e c is e in ­
structions which, when en tered into the com puter system in coded language, cause the m anipulation




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C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M E R , BUSINESS— Continued
o f data to ach ieve d es ire d re su lts . W ork in vo lv es m o st o f the fo llo w in g : A p p lies knowledge o f
com pu ter ca p a b ilities, m a th em a tics, lo g ic em ployed by com pu ters, and p a rticu la r subject m a tter
in volved to analyze charts and dia gra m s o f the p rob le m to be p rogra m ed ; d evelop s sequence
o f p ro g ra m steps; w rite s d eta iled flo w charts to show o rd e r in which data w ill be p roce ssed ;
co n verts these ch arts to coded in stru ction s fo r m achine to fo llo w ; tests and c o rr e c ts p ro g ra m s;
p rep a res in stru ction s fo r operatin g perso n n el during production run: a n a lyzes, re v ie w s , and a lte rs
p rog ra m s to in cre a s e o pera tin g e ffic ie n c y o r adapt to new requ irem en ts; m aintains re c o rd s o f
p ro g ra m develop m en t and re v is io n s . (N O T E : W ork ers p e r fo rm in g both system s analysis and p r o ­
gram in g should be c la s s ifie d as system s analysts i f this is the sk ill used to d eterm in e th e ir pay.)
Does not include em p loy ees p r im a r ily re sp o n sib le fo r the m anagem ent o r su p ervisio n o f
oth er e le c tro n ic data p ro c e s s in g e m p lo y ees, o r p r o g ra m e r s p r im a r ily concern ed with s cie n tific
and/or en gin eerin g p ro b le m s.
F o r w age study pu rp oses, p r o g ra m e r s a re c la s s ifie d as fo llow s:
C lass A . W orks independently o r under only g e n era l d ire c tio n on com p lex prob lem s which
re q u ire com petence in a ll phases o f p ro g ra m in g concepts and p r a c tic e s . W orking fr o m d ia ­
gram s and charts which id en tify the nature o f d e s ire d re su lts , m a jo r p ro c e s s in g steps to be
a ccom plish ed , and the relatio n sh ip s betw een va rio u s steps o f the p rob lem so lvin g routine;
plans the fu ll ran ge o f p rog ra m in g actions needed to e ffic ie n tly u tiliz e the com puter system
in a ch ievin g d e s ire d end products.
A t this le v e l, p ro g ra m in g is d iffic u lt becau se com pu ter equipment m ust be o rga n ized to
produce s e v e ra l in te rre la te d but d iv e rs e products fr o m numerous and d iv e rs e data elem en ts.
A w ide v a rie ty and ex ten sive num ber o f in tern al p ro c e s s in g actions m ust o ccu r. Th is re q u ires
such actions as develop m en t o f com m on operations which can be reused, establish m ent of
linkage points betw een o p era tio n s, adjustm ents to data when p rog ra m requ irem en ts ex ceed
com pu ter sto ra ge ca pa city, and substantial m anipulation and resequ encing o f data elem en ts
to fo rm a h igh ly in tegra ted p ro g ra m .
M ay p ro vid e functional d ire c tio n to lo w e r le v e l p ro g ra m e rs who a re assign ed to a ssist.
C la ss B . W orks independently o r under only ge n era l d irectio n on r e la t iv e ly sim ple
p ro g ra m s , o r on sim p le segm en ts o f com p lex p ro g ra m s .
P r o g ra m s (o r segm en ts) usually
p ro c e s s in form a tion to produce data in two o r th ree v a rie d sequences o r fo rm a ts . R ep orts
and listin g s a re produced by re fin in g, adapting, a rra y in g , o r making m in o r additions to or
d eletion s fr o m input data which a re re a d ily a va ila b le.
W hile num erous re c o rd s m a y be
p ro ce ssed , the data have been re fin e d in p r io r actions so that the a ccu ra cy and sequencing
o f data can be tested by using a few routine checks. T y p ic a lly , the p ro g ra m deals with
routine re c o rd -k e e p in g type opera tio n s.
OR
W orks on co m p le x p ro g ra m s (as d es crib e d fo r cla ss A ) under clo s e d ire c tio n o f a h igh er
le v e l p r o g ra m e r o r su p e rv is o r. M ay a ssist h igh er le v e l p ro g ra m e r by independently p e r ­
fo rm in g le s s d iffic u lt tasks a ssigned , and p e r fo rm in g m o re d ifficu lt tasks under fa ir ly clo se
d irectio n .
M ay guide o r in stru ct lo w e r le v e l p r o g ra m e r s .
C lass C . M akes p r a c tic a l applications o f p rog ra m in g p ra c tic es and concepts usually
lea rn ed in fo rm a l tra in in g c o u rses . A ssign m en ts a re design ed to d ev elop com petence in the
application o f standard p roced u res to routine p ro b le m s. R e c e iv e s clo s e su p ervisio n on new
aspects o f assign m en ts; and w ork is re v ie w e d to v e r ify its a ccu racy and conform ance with
re q u ired p roce d u res.
C O M P U T E R SYS TEM S A N A L Y S T , BUSINESS
A n a ly ze s business prob lem s to fo rm u la te p roced u res fo r solvin g them by use o f e lec tro n ic
data p ro ce ssin g equipm ent. D evelops a com plete d es crip tio n o f all specifica tion s needed to enable
p r o g ra m e r s to p rep a re re q u ired d ig ita l com puter p ro g ra m s . W ork in vo lv es m o st o f the fo llo w in g :
A n a ly ze s su b jec t-m a tter operations to be automated and id en tifies conditions and c r ite r ia requ ired
to a ch ieve s a tis fa c to ry resu lts: s p e c ifie s number and types of re c o r d s , file s , and documents to
be used: outlin es actions to be p e r fo rm e d by person n el and com puters in su fficien t d etail fo r
p resen tation to m anagem ent and fo r p ro g ra m in g (ty p ic a lly this in volv es p rep a ra tion o f w ork and
data flo w ch a rts): co ordin ates the developm en t o f te s t prob lem s and p a rticip a tes in t r ia l runs o f
new and re v is e d sy stem s; and recom m en ds equipment changes to obtain m o re e ffe c tiv e o v e r a ll
opera tio n s. (N O T E : W ork ers p e rfo rm in g both system s analysis and p rog ra m in g should be c la s ­
sifie d as system s analysts i f this is the sk ill used to determ in e th e ir pay.)
Does not include em p loy ees p r im a r ily resp o n sib le fo r the m anagem ent o r su p ervision
o f other e le c tro n ic data p ro ce ssin g e m p lo y ees, o r system s analysts p r im a r ily concern ed with
s cie n tific o r en gin eerin g p rob le m s.
F o r w age study pu rposes,

system s analysts a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s:

C la ss A .
W orks independently o r under only gen era l d irection on com p lex p rob le m s invo lv in g a ll phases o f system s a n a ly sis. P ro b le m s a re com plex because o f d iv e rs e sou rces o f
input data and m u ltip le-u se requ irem en ts o f output data. (F o r exam ple, develop s an in tegra ted
production scheduling, in ven to ry co n tro l, cost a n a ly sis, and sales a n alysis r e c o r d in which




C O M P U T E R S YSTEM S A N A L Y S T , BUSINESS—-Continued
e v e r y item o f each type is a u tom atically p r o ce ssed through the fu ll system o f re c o rd s and
ap p rop ria te follow u p actions a re in itia ted by the com puter.) C o n fers with persons concern ed to
d eterm in e the data p ro ce ssin g p rob le m s and advises s u b jec t-m a tter person n el on the im p lic a ­
tions o f new o r re v is e d system s o f data p ro c e s s in g opera tio n s. M akes recom m en dation s, i f
needed, fo r a p proval o f m a jo r system s in stalla tion s o r changes and fo r obtaining equipment.
M ay p ro vid e functional d ire c tio n to lo w e r
a ssist.

le v e l system s analysts who a re assign ed to

C la ss B . W orks independently o r under only g e n era l d ire c tio n on p roblem s that a re
r e la t iv e ly uncom plicated to ana lyze, plan, p ro g ra m , and o p era te. P r o b le m s a re o f lim ited
co m p le xity because sou rces o f input data a re hom ogeneous and the output data a re c lo s e ly
re la ted .
(F o r exa m ple, d evelop s system s fo r m aintaining d ep o sito r accounts in a bank,
m aintaining accounts re c e iv a b le in a r e ta il establish m ent, o r m aintaining in ven tory accounts
in a m anufacturing o r w h o lesa le establish m en t.) C o n fers with p erso n s concerned to determ in e
the data p ro c e s s in g p roblem s and advises su b jec t-m a tter personn el on the im p lica tio n s o f the
data p ro c e s s in g system s to be applied.
OR
W orks on a segm ent o f a co m p lex data p ro c e s s in g schem e o r system , as d es c rib e d fo r
cla ss A . W orks independently on routine assignm ents and re c e iv e s in stru ction and guidance
on co m p lex assignm ents. W ork is re v ie w e d fo r a ccu ra cy o f judgm ent, com plian ce w ith in ­
stru ctions, and to insu re p ro p e r alinem en t with the o v e r a ll system .
C la ss C . W orks under im m ed ia te su p ervision , c a rr y in g out analyses as assigned, usually
o f a sin gle a c tiv ity . A ssign m en ts a re design ed to d ev elop and expand p r a c tic a l ex p erien c e
in the a pplication o f p roced u res and sk ills re q u ired fo r system s a n alysis w ork . F o r exam ple,
m ay a s s is t a h igh er le v e l system s analyst by p rep a rin g the d eta iled sp e cifica tion s re q u ired
by p r o g ra m e r s fro m in form a tion develop ed by the h igh er le v e l analyst.
DRAFTSM AN
C lass A . Plan s the graphic presen tation o f com p lex item s having d istin ctive design
fea tu res that d iffe r sig n ific a n tly fr o m establish ed d raftin g p reced en ts. W orks in clo s e sup­
port with the design o rig in a to r , and m ay recom m en d m in o r design changes. A n a ly ze s the
e ffe c t o f each change on the deta ils o f fo rm , function, and po sition a l relation sh ips o f co m ­
ponents and p a rts.
W orks with a m inim um o f s u p e rv is o ry a ssista n ce. C om pleted w ork is
re v ie w e d by design o rig in a to r fo r co n sisten cy with p r io r en gin eerin g d eterm in a tion s. May
eith er p rep a re d raw in gs, o r d ir e c t th e ir p rep a ra tion by lo w e r le v e l draftsm en.
C la ss B . P e r fo r m s nonroutine and co m p lex draftin g assignm ents that re q u ire the a ppli­
cation o f m o st o f the standardized draw in g techniques r e g u la rly used. Duties ty p ic a lly in ­
v o lv e such w ork as: P r e p a re s w orkin g draw ings o f su bassem blies with ir r e g u la r shapes,
m u ltip le functions, and p r e c is e p o sition al relation sh ips betw een com ponents; p rep a res a r c h i­
tectu ra l draw ings fo r constru ction o f a building including d eta il d ra w in gs,o f foundations, w a ll
sectio n s, flo o r plans, and ro o f. Uses accep ted form u la s and m anuals in making n ec e s s a ry
com putations to d eterm in e quantities o f m a te r ia ls to be used, load c a p a cities, strength s,
s tre s s e s , etc.
R e c e iv e s in itia l in stru ction s, re q u irem en ts, and a d vice fr o m su p e rv is o r.
C om pleted w ork is checked fo r tech n ical adequacy.
C la ss C . P r e p a re s d etail draw ings o f sin gle units o r parts fo r en gin eering, construction,
m anufacturing, o r re p a ir pu rp oses. Typ es o f draw in gs p rep a red include is o m e tric p rojec tio n s
(dep ictin g th ree dim ensions in a ccu rate s c a le ) and section al vie w s to c la r ify position in g o f
components and con vey needed in form a tion . C on solid ates d eta ils fr o m a num ber o f sou rces
and adjusts o r tra n sp oses sca le as re q u ired . Suggested m ethods o f approach, applicable
p reced en ts, and advice on sou rce m a te r ia ls a re giv en with in itia l assignm ents. Instructions
a re le s s com plete when assignm ents re cu r.
W ork m a y be spot-ch ecked during p r o g re s s .
D R A F T S M A N -T R A C E R
C opies plans and draw in gs p rep a red by oth ers by placin g tra c in g cloth o r paper o v e r
draw in gs and tra c in g with pen o r pen cil.
(Does not include tra c in g lim ite d to plans p r im a r ily
con sistin g o f straigh t lin es and a la rg e sca le not re q u irin g c lo s e delin ea tion .)
AND /O R
P r e p a re s sim ple o r re p e titiv e draw in gs o f e a s ily v is u a liz e d ite m s .
during p r o g re s s .

W ork is c lo s e ly su p ervised

E L E C T R O N IC T E C H N IC IA N
W orks on va riou s types o f e le c tr o n ic equipm ent o r system s by p erfo rm in g one o r m o re
o f the fo llow in g o pera tion s: M o d ify in g , in sta llin g, re p a irin g , and overh au lin g. Th ese operations
re q u ire the p erfo rm a n ce o f m o st o r a ll o f the fo llo w in g tasks: A ssem b lin g , testin g, adjusting,
ca lib ratin g, tuning, and alinin g.
W ork is n on rep etitive and re q u ire s a know ledge o f the th e o ry and p ra c tic e o f e le c tro n ic s
p ertain in g to the use o f g e n era l and s p e c ia lize d e le c tro n ic te s t equipment; trou ble a n a lysis; and
the operation, relatio n sh ip , and alinem en t o f e le c tro n ic sy stem s, su bsystem s, and c ir c u its having
a v a rie ty o f component p a rts.

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E L E C T R O N IC T E C H N IC IA N — Continued

N U RSE, IN D U S T R IA L (R e g is te r e d )

E le c tro n ic equipment o r system s w ork ed on ty p ic a lly include one o r m o re o f the fo llo w in g :
Ground, v e h ic le , o r a irb o rn e ra d io com m unications system s, r e la y sy stem s, navigation aids;
a irb o rn e o r ground ra d a r system s; ra d io and te le v is io n tra n sm ittin g o r re co rd in g sy stem s; e le c ­
tro n ic com puters; m is s ile and sp a ce cra ft guidance and c o n tro l sy stem s; in d u stria l and m e d ica l
m easu rin g , indicating and co n trollin g d ev ic e s ; etc.

A re g is te r e d nurse who g iv e s nursing s e r v ic e under g e n era l m e d ica l d irection to i l l o r
injured em p loy ees o r oth er persons who becom e i l l o r su ffer an accident on the p rem ise s o f a
fa c to ry o r oth er establish m ent. Duties in volve a com bination o f the fo llo w in g : G iving fir s t aid
to the i l l o r in ju red; attending to subsequent d ressin g o f em p lo y e e s ' in ju ries; keeping re c o rd s
o f patients trea ted ; p rep a rin g accident re p o rts fo r com pensation o r other pu rposes; assistin g in
ph ysical exam inations and health evaluations o f applicants and em p loyees; and planning and c a r r y ­
ing out p ro g ra m s in volvin g health education, accident preven tion , evaluation o f plant environm ent,
o r other a c tiv itie s a ffec tin g the health, w e lfa r e , and sa fety o f a ll personn el. N u rsing su p erviso rs
o r head n urses in establish m ents em ploying m o re than one nurse a re excluded.

(Exclu de production a ssem b lers and t e s t e r s , c ra fts m en , draftsm en , d es ig n e rs , en gin eers,
and rep a irm en o f such standard e le c tro n ic equipment as o ffic e m achines, ra d io and te le v is io n
r e c e iv in g s e ts .)

M A IN T E N A N C E A N D P O W E R P L A N T
C A R P E N T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E

M A C H IN IS T , M A IN T E N A N C E

P e r fo r m s the ca rp en try duties n e c e s s a r y to constru ct and m aintain in good re p a ir bu ild­
ing w oodw ork and equipment such as bins, c r ib s , cou n ters, benches, pa rtitio n s, d o o rs, flo o r s ,
s ta irs , ca sin gs, and t r im m ade o f w ood in an establish m ent. W ork in volves m ost o f the fo llo w in g ;
Planning and la yin g out o f w ork fr o m blu eprin ts, draw in gs, m o d els , o r v erb a l in stru ction s; using a
v a r ie ty o f c a rp e n te r's handtools, portable pow er to o ls , and standard m easu ring in stru m en ts; m ak­
ing standard shop computations re la tin g to dim ension s o f w ork; and sele ctin g m a te r ia ls n e c e s s a ry
fo r the w ork. In g e n era l, the w ork o f the m aintenance ca rp en ter re q u ires rounded tra in in g and
e x p erien c e usually acqu ired through a fo rm a l a pprenticeship o r equivalent tra in in g and ex p erien c e.

P rod u ces rep la cem en t parts and new parts in making re p a irs o f m e ta l parts o f m echan ical
equipment operated in an establish m ent. W ork in vo lv es m ost o f the fo llo w in g : In terp retin g w ritten
in stru ction s and s p e cifica tio n s; planning and layin g out o f w ork ; using a v a r ie ty o f m a ch in ist's
handtools and p recisio n m easu rin g in stru m en ts; setting up and operatin g standard machine too ls;
shaping o f m e ta l parts to clo s e to le ra n c es; making standard shop computations relatin g to dim en ­
sions o f w ork , too lin g, fee d s, and speeds o f m achining; know ledge o f the w orkin g p ro p e rtie s of
the com m on m e ta ls; s ele ctin g standard m a te r ia ls , p a rts, and equipment re q u ired fo r his w ork;
and fittin g and a ssem blin g parts into m ech a n ica l equipment. In ge n e ra l, the m a ch in ist's w ork
n o rm a lly re q u ires a rounded tra in in g in m achine-shop p ra c tic e usually a cq u ired through a fo rm a l
apprenticeship o r equ ivalent tra in in g and ex p erien c e.

E L E C T R IC IA N , M A IN T E N A N C E
P e r fo r m s a v a r ie ty o f e le c tr ic a l tra d e functions such as the in stalla tion , m aintenance, or
r e p a ir o f equipment fo r the gen era tion , d istribu tion , o r u tiliza tio n o f e le c tr ic en erg y in an esta b ­
lish m en t. W ork in vo lv es m ost o f the fo llo w in g ; In sta llin g o r re p a irin g any o f a v a r ie ty o f e le c ­
t r ic a l equipment such as g e n e ra to rs , t ra n s fo rm e rs , sw itch boards, c o n tr o lle r s , c ir c u it b r e a k e r s ,
m o to rs , heating units, conduit sy stem s, o r other tra n sm iss ion equipment; w orkin g fr o m blu e­
p rin ts, d raw in gs, layouts, o r other sp e cifica tio n s; lo ca tin g and diagnosing trou ble in the e le c tr ic a l
sy stem o r equipm ent; w orkin g standard computations re la tin g to load requ irem en ts o f w irin g o r
e le c tr ic a l equipm ent; and using a v a r ie ty o f e le c tr ic ia n 's handtools and m easu rin g and testin g
in stru m en ts. In g e n e ra l, the w ork o f the m aintenance e le c tr ic ia n re q u ires rounded tra in in g and
ex p erien ce usually acqu ired through a fo rm a l apprenticeship o r equ ivalent train in g and ex p erien c e.
E N G IN E E R , S T A T IO N A R Y
O perates and m aintains and m ay also su p ervise the operation o f sta tion a ry engines and
equipment (m ech an ical o r e le c t r ic a l) to supply the establish m ent in which em ployed w ith pow er,
h eat, re fr ig e r a tio n , o r a ir-co n d itio n in g . W ork in v o lv e s : O peratin g and m aintaining equipment
such as steam en gin es, a ir c o m p r e s s o rs , g e n e ra to rs , m o to r s , tu rbin es, ven tila tin g and r e f r i g ­
eratin g equipm ent, steam b o ile rs and b o ile r - fe d w a te r pumps; m aking equipment re p a irs ; and
keeping a re c o rd o f operation o f m a ch in ery, tem p era tu re, and fu el consum ption. M ay also su­
p e r v is e th ese o pera tion s. Head o r ch ief en gin eers in establish m ents em ploying m o re than one
en gin eer a re exclu ded.
F IR E M A N , S T A T IO N A R Y B O IL E R
F ir e s station ary b o ile rs to furnish the establishm ent in which em ployed w ith heat, pow er,
o r steam . F eed s fu els to fir e by hand o r o perates a m ech an ical sto k er, gas, o r o il bu rn er; and
checks w a te r and sa fety v a lv e s .
M ay clean , o il, o r a s s is t in re p a irin g b o ile rr o o m equipment.
H E L P E R , M A IN T E N A N C E TR A D E S
A s s is ts one o r m o re w o rk ers in the s k ille d m aintenance tra d es , by p erfo rm in g s p e c ific
o r ge n e ra l duties o f le s s e r s k ill, such as keeping a w o rk e r supplied with m a te ria ls and to o ls;
clean ing w orkin g a rea , m achine, and equipment; a ssistin g journeym an by holding m a te ria ls or
to o ls ; and p e r fo rm in g other u nskilled tasks as d ire c te d by journeym an. Th e kind o f w ork the
h elp e r is p erm itted to p e r fo rm v a rie s fr o m tra d e to tra d e: In som e trades the h elp er is confined
to supplying, liftin g , and holding m a te ria ls and to o ls , and clean ing w orking a rea s; and in others
he is p erm itted to p e r fo rm sp e cia lize d m achine o p era tio n s, o r parts o f a tra d e that a re also
p e r fo rm e d by w o rk ers on a fu ll-tim e basis.
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 ecia liz es in the operation o f one o r m o re types of machine to o ls, such as jig b o re r s ,
c y lin d r ic a l o r su rface g rin d e rs , engine lathes, o r m illin g m ach in es, in the construction o f
m ach in e-sh op to o ls , ga ges, jig s , fix tu res, o r d ies. W ork in volv es m ost o f the fo llo w in g : Planning
and p erfo rm in g d ifficu lt m a ch irin g operations; p ro ce ssin g item s requ irin g co m p licated setups or
a high d e g re e o f a ccu ra cy; using a v a rie ty o f p recisio n m easu ring instrum ents; s ele ctin g feed s,
speeds, too lin g, and operation sequence; and m aking n ecess a ry adjustments during operation
to a ch ieve re q u is ite tole ra n c es o r dim ension s. M ay be requ ired to re co g n ize when tools need
d re s s in g , to d ress to o ls , and to s ele ct p ro p e r coolants and cutting and lu b ricatin g o ils .
For
c r o s s -in d u s try w age study pu rp oses, m a ch in e-too l o p era to rs, to o lro o m , in to o l and die jobbing
shops a re excluded fr o m this cla ssifica tio n .




M E C H A N IC , A U T O M O T IV E (M aintenance)
R ep a irs a u tom obiles, buses, m o tortru ck s, and t ra c to rs o f an establishm ent. W ork in ­
v o lv e s m ost o f the fo llo w in g : Exam ining autom otive equipment to diagnose sou rce o f trou ble; d is ­
a ssem blin g equipm ent and p e rfo rm in g re p a irs that in volv e the use o f such handtools as w ren ch es,
ga g es, d r ills , o r s p e c ia lize d equipment in d isa ssem b lin g o r fittin g p a rts; rep la cin g broken o r
d e fe c tiv e parts fr o m stock; grind ing and adjusting v a lv e s ; re a s sem b lin g and in stallin g the va riou s
a ssem b lies in the v e h ic le and m aking n e c e s s a r y adjustm ents; and alinin g w h e els, adjusting brakes
and ligh ts, o r tightening body bolts. In g e n era l, the w ork o f the au tom otive m echanic re q u ires
rounded tra in in g and e x p erien c e usually acq u ired through a fo rm a l apprenticeship o r equ ivalent
tra in in g and ex p erien c e.
T h is cla s s ific a tio n does not include m echan ics who re p a ir cu sto m ers' veh icles in auto­
m o b ile r e p a ir shops.
M E C H A N IC , M A IN T E N A N C E
R ep a irs m a ch in ery o r m ech a n ica l equipment o f an establishm ent. W ork in volves m ost
o f the fo llo w in g : Exam ining m achines and m echan ical equipment to diagnose sou rce of trou ble;
dism antling o r p a rtly dism antlin g m achines and p e rfo rm in g re p a irs that m a in ly in volv e the use
o f handtools in scra p in g and fittin g p a rts; rep la cin g broken o r d e fe c tiv e parts w ith item s obtained
fr o m stock; o rd erin g the production o f a replacem en t part by a m achine shop o r sending o f the
m achine to a m achine shop fo r m a jo r re p a irs ; p rep a rin g w ritten sp ecifica tion s fo r m a jo r re p a irs
o r fo r the production o f parts o rd ered fr o m machine shop; reassem b lin g m achines; and making
a ll n e c e s s a r y adjustm ents fo r operation. In g e n e ra l, the w ork of a m aintenance m echanic re q u ire s
rounded tra in in g and ex p erien c e usually acqu ired through a fo rm a l a pprenticeship o r equivalent
tra in in g and ex p erien c e.
Excluded fr o m this cla s s ific a tio n a re w o rk e rs w hose p rim a ry duties
in volve setting up o r adjusting m achines.
M IL L W R IG H T
In sta lls new m achines o r heavy equipm ent, and dism antles and in stalls machines o r heavy
equipment when changes in the plant layout a re re q u ired . W ork in volv es m o st o f the fo llo w in g :
Planning and layin g out o f the w ork; in te rp retin g blueprints or other sp ecifica tion s; using a v a rie ty
o f handtools and rig gin g; making standard shop computations re la tin g to s tre s s e s , strength of
m a te r ia ls , and cen ters o f g ra v ity ; alining and balancing o f equipment; s ele ctin g standard to o ls ,
equipment, and parts to be used; and in stallin g and m aintaining in good o rd e r pow er tra n sm ission
equipment such as d r iv e s and speed re d u cers . In ge n era l, the m illw rig h t's w ork n o rm a lly re q u ires
a rounded train in g and ex p erien c e in the trade acqu ired through a fo rm a l apprenticeship or
equ ivalent tra in in g and e x p erien c e.
P A IN T E R ,

M A IN T E N A N C E

Pain ts and re d eco ra tes w a lls , w oodw ork, and fix tu res o f an establishm ent. W ork in volves
the fo llo w in g : K n ow ledge o f su rface p e c u lia r itie s and types o f paint requ ired fo r d ifferen t a p p lica ­
tion s; p rep a rin g su rface fo r painting by re m o vin g old fin ish o r by placin g putty o r fille r in n ail

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P A IN T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E — Continued

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 — Continued

h oles and in te rs tic e s ; and applying paint with sp ra y gun o r brush. M ay m ix c o lo r s , o ils , white
lea d , and oth er paint in gred ien ts to obtain p ro p e r c o lo r o r con sisten cy. In ge n era l, the w ork o f the
m aintenance pain ter re q u ire s rounded tra in in g and e x p erien c e usually acqu ired through a fo rm a l
apprenticeship o r equ ivalen t tra in in g and ex p e rie n c e .

up and o pera tin g a ll a va ila b le types o f sh eet-m e ta l w orkin g m ach in es; using a v a r ie ty o f handtools
in cutting, bending, fo rm in g , shaping, fittin g , and assem b lin g; and in stallin g sh eet-m eta l a rtic le s
as re q u ired .
In ge n era l, the w ork o f the m aintenance s h eet-m e ta l w o r k e r re q u ire s rounded
tra in in g and e x p erien c e usually a cq u ired through a fo rm a l a ppren ticesh ip o r equ ivalent train in g
and e x p erien c e.

P IP E F I T T E R , M A IN T E N A N C E
In sta lls o r r e p a irs w a te r, steam , ga s, o r oth er types o f pipe and p ip efittin gs in an
establish m ent. W ork in vo lv es m o st o f the fo llo w in g : L a yin g out o f w ork and m easu rin g to lo ca te
position o f pipe fr o m draw in gs o r oth er w ritten sp e cifica tio n s; cutting va rio u s siz e s o f pipe to
c o r r e c t lengths with c h isel and h am m er o r o xy a c etylen e torch o r pipe-cu ttin g m ach in es; threading
pipe with stocks and d ies ; bending pipe by h an d -d riven o r p o w e r-d r iv e n m ach in es; assem blin g
pipe with couplings and fastening pipe to h an gers; m aking standard shop com putations re la tin g to
p r e s s u re s , flo w , and s iz e o f pipe re q u ired ; and m aking standard tests to d eterm in e w hether fin ­
ish ed pipes m e e t s p e cifica tio n s. In ge n e ra l, the w ork o f the m aintenance p ip e fitte r re q u ire s
rounded tra in in g and e x p erien c e u su ally a cq u ired through a fo rm a l apprenticeship o r equ ivalent
tra in in g and ex p erien c e. W ork ers p r im a r ily engaged in in sta llin g and re p a irin g building sanitation
o r heating system s a re exclu d ed .
S H E E T -M E T A L W O R K E R , M A IN T E N A N C E
F a b r ic a te s , in s ta lls , and m aintains in good re p a ir the sh eet-m e ta l equipm ent and fix tu res
(such as m achine gu ards, g r e a s e pans, sh elves , lo c k e r s , tanks, ve n tila to rs , chutes, ducts, m e ta l
ro o fin g ) o f an establish m ent. W ork in vo lv es m o st o f the fo llo w in g : Planning and la yin g out a ll
ty p e s-o f sh eet-m e ta l m aintenance w o rk fr o m blu eprin ts, m o d e ls , o r oth er sp e cifica tio n s; setting

T O O L A N D DIE M A K E R
(D ie m a k er; ji g m a k er; to o l m a k e r; fix tu re m a k e r; gage m a k e r)
C on stru cts and re p a irs m ach in e-sh op to o ls , ga ges, jig s ,' fix tu res o r dies fo r fo rg in g s,
punching, and oth er m e ta l-fo rm in g w ork . W ork in vo lv es m o st o f the fo llo w in g : Planning and
la yin g out o f w ork fro m m o d els , blu eprints, draw in gs, o r oth er o ra l and w ritten sp ecifica tion s;
using a v a r ie ty o f to o l and d ie m a k e r's handtools and p r e c is io n m ea s u rin g in stru m en ts; under­
standing o f the w orkin g p r o p e rtie s o f com m on m e ta ls and a llo y s ; settin g up and o pera tin g o f
m achine to o ls and re la ted equipment; m aking n e c e s s a ry shop com putations re la tin g to dim ensions
o f w ork, speeds, fee d s, and too lin g o f m ach in es; h ea t-trea tin g o f m e ta l parts during fa b rica tio n
as w e ll as o f fin ish ed too ls and dies to ach ieve re q u ired q u a lities ; w orkin g to c lo s e to le ra n c es;
fittin g and a ssem b lin g o f parts to p r e s c r ib e d tole ra n c e s and a llow a n ces; and sele ctin g a ppropriate
m a te r ia ls , to o ls , and p ro c e s s e s . In gen era l, the to o l and die m a k e r's w ork re q u ires a rounded
tra in in g in m a ch in e-sh op and too lro o m p ra c tic e usually a cq u ired through a fo rm a l apprenticeship
o r equ ivalent tra in in g and ex p erien c e.
F o r c r o s s -in d u s tr y w age study pu rp oses, too l and die m a k e rs in to o l
shops a re exclu ded fr o m this cla s s ific a tio n .

and d ie jobbing

C U S T O D IA L A N D M A T E R IA L M O V E M E N T
P A C K E R , S H IP P IN G — Continued

GU ARD A N D W A T C H M A N
Guard. P e r fo r m s routine p o lic e du ties, eith e r at fix ed post o r on tou r, m aintaining o rd e r ,
using a rm s o r fo r c e w h ere n ec e s s a ry . Includes gatem en who a re stationed at gate and check
on id en tity o f em p lo y ees and oth er person s en te rin g .

and s iz e o f con tain er; in sertin g en closu res in contain er; using e x c e ls io r o r other m a te r ia l to
preven t b reakage o r dam age; clo sin g and sea lin g con tain er; and applying labels o r en terin g
id en tifyin g data on con tain er.
P a c k e rs who also m ake wooden boxes o r c ra tes a re exclu d ed .

W atchm an. M akes rounds o f p r e m is e s p e r io d ic a lly in p rotectin g p ro p e rty against fir e ,
theft, and ille g a l en try.

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

J A N IT O R , P O R T E R , OR C L E A N E R
(S w eeper; charw om an; ja n itr e s s )
C leans and keeps in an o r d e r ly condition fa c to ry w orkin g a rea s and w ashroom s, o r
p r e m is e s o f an o ffic e , apartm ent house, o r c o m m e rc ia l o r oth er establish m ent. Duties in vo lv e
a com bination o f the fo llo w in g : Sweeping, m opping o r scrubbing, and polish ing flo o r s ; rem o vin g
ch ips, tra sh , and oth er re fu se: dusting equipm ent, fu rn itu re, o r fix tu res; polish in g m eta l fix ­
tu res o r trim m in g s ; p rovid in g supplies and m in o r m aintenance s e r v ic e s ; and clean ing la v a to r ie s ,
sh ow ers, and re s tro o m s . W ork ers who s p e c ia liz e in w indow washing a re exclu ded.

P r e p a re s m erch a n d ise fo r shipment, o r re c e iv e s and is re sp o n sib le fo r in com ing ship­
m ents o f m erch a n d ise o r oth er m a te r ia ls . Shipping w ork in v o lv e s : A know ledge o f shipping p r o ­
ced u res, p r a c tic e s , rou tes, a va ila b le m eans o f tra n sp o rta tio n , and ra tes; and p rep a rin g re c o rd s
o f the goods shipped, m aking up b ills of ladin g, posting w eigh t and shipping ch a rges, and keeping
a file o f shipping re c o r d s . M ay d ir e c t o r a s s is t in p rep a rin g the m erch a n d ise fo r shipment.
R e c e iv in g w ork in v o lv e s ; V e r ify in g o r d ire c tin g oth ers in v e r ify in g the c o rre c tn e s s o f shipments
against b ills o f lading, in v o ic e s , o r oth er r e c o r d s ; checking fo r sh ortages and r e je c tin g dam ­
aged goods; rou ting m erch a n dise o r m a te r ia ls to p ro p e r dep artm en ts; and m aintaining n ece s s a ry
re c o rd s and file s .
F o r w age study pu rp oses, w o rk e rs a re c la s s ifie d as fo llo w s:
R e c e iv in g c le rk
Shipping c le rk
Shipping and re c e iv in g clerk

L A B O R E R , M A T E R IA L H A N D L IN G
(L o a d e r and unloader; han dler and sta cker;
w arehousem an o r w areh ou se h elp er)

sh e lv e r;

tru ck e r;

stockman o r stock h elp er;

A w o rk e r em p loyed in a w areh ou se, m anufacturing plant, s to re, o r oth er establish m ent
whose duties in vo lv e one o r m o re o f the fo llo w in g : Loading and unloading va riou s m a te r ia ls and
m erch a n dise on o r fr o m fr e ig h t c a rs , tru cks, o r other tra n sp ortin g d ev ic e s ; unpacking, sh elvin g,
o r p lacin g m a te r ia ls o r m erch a n d ise in p ro p e r sto ra ge loca tion ; and tra n sp o rtin g m a te r ia ls o r
m erch a n d ise by handtruck, c a r, o r w h e elb a rrow . L on gsh orem en , who load and unload ships a re
exclu d ed .
ORD ER F I L L E R

T R U C K D R IV E R
D riv e s a tru ck w ithin a city o r in du strial a re a to tra n sp o rt m a te r ia ls , m erch a n dise,
equipm ent, o r m en betw een va rio u s types o f establish m ents such as: M anufacturing plants, fre ig h t
depots, w areh ou ses, w h o lesa le and re ta il establish m ents, o r betw een r e ta il establish m ents and
c u sto m ers' houses o r p la ces o f business. M ay a lso load o r unload tru ck with o r without h elp ers,
m ake m in o r m ech an ical r e p a irs , and keep tru ck in good w orkin g o r d e r .
D riv e r-s a le s m e n and
o v e r - th e - r o a d d r iv e r s a re exclu ded.
fo llo w s:

(O rd e r p ic k e r; stock s e le c to r ; w arehou se stockman)

F o r w age study pu rposes, tru c k d riv e r s a re c la s s ifie d by s iz e and type o f equipment, as
( T r a c t o r - t r a ile r should be rated on the basis o f t r a ile r ca p a city.)
T r u c k d riv e r (com bin ation o f siz e s lis te d sep a ra te ly )
T r u c k d riv e r, ligh t (under IV 2 tons)
T r u c k d riv e r, m ediu m (1 */2 to and including 4 tons)
T r u c k d riv e r, h eavy (o v e r 4 tons, t r a ile r type)
T r u c k d riv e r, h eavy (o v e r 4 tons, o th er than t r a ile r type)

F ills shipping o r tra n s fe r o rd e r s fo r fin ish ed goods fr o m stored m erch an dise in a c c o rd ­
ance with sp e cifica tion s on sales slip s, cu s to m e rs ' o r d e r s , o r oth er in stru ction s. M ay, in addition
to fillin g o rd e r s and in dicating item s fille d o r o m itted, keep re co rd s o f outgoing o rd e r s , re q u i­
sitio n additional stock o r re p o rt short supplies to su p e rv is o r, and p e r fo rm oth er re la te d duties.

T R U C K E R , PO W ER
P A C K E R , S H IP P IN G
P r e p a r e s fin ish ed products fo r shipment o r sto ra ge by placing them in shipping con ­
ta in e r s , the s p e c ific operations p e r fo rm e d being dependent upon the type, s iz e , and num ber
o f units to be packed, the type o f contain er em ployed, and method o f shipment. W ork re q u ire s
the placin g o f item s in shipping contain ers and m ay in v o lv e one o r m o re o f the fo llo w in g :
K n ow ledge o f va rio u s item s o f stock in o rd e r to v e r ify content; sele ction o f a ppropriate type




O pera tes a m an u ally c o n tro lled gasolin e- o r e le c tr ic -p o w e re d tru ck o r tr a c to r to tra n sp o rt
goods and m a te r ia ls o f a ll kinds about a w areh ou se, m anufacturing plant, o r oth er establish m ent.
F o r w age study pu rp oses,
T r u c k e r,
T r u c k e r,

☆

w o rk ers a re c la s s ifie d by type o f tru ck,

as fo llo w s:

p ow er (fo r k lift)
pow er (oth er than fo rk lift)

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A l i s t of the l a t e s t a v a i l a b l e b u l l e t i n s i s p r e s e n t e d b e lo w . A d i r e c t o r y of a r e a w a g e s t u d i e s in c lu d in g m o r e l i m i t e d s t u d i e s c o n d u c t e d at the
r e q u e s t o f the E m p l o y m e n t S t a n d a r d s A d m i n i s t r a t i o n of the D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r i s a v a i l a b l e on r e q u e s t . B u l l e t i n s m a y be p u r c h a s e d f r o m an y of the B L S
r e g i o n a l s a l e s o f f i c e s shown on the b a c k c o v e r , o r f r o m the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f D o c u m e n t s , U .S . G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , W a sh in gto n , D . C . , 20402.
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A t l a n t a , G a . , M a y 1972 1-------------------------------------------A u s t i n , T e x . , D e c . 1972 1 (to be s u r v e y e d )
B a l t i m o r e , M d . , Aug. 1971--------------- — ---------------------B e a u m o n t —P o r t Arth ur-K Drange, T e x . , M a y 1 9 7 2 -------B i n g h a m t o n , N . Y . , J u l y 1971 1___________________________
B i r m i n g h a m , A l a . , M a r . 1972_____________________ — —
B o i s e C i t y , Idaho, Nov. 1 9 7 1 ---------- -------------------------B o s t o n , M a s s . , A ug. 1 9 7 1 _____ _________________________
B u f f a l o , N . Y . , O ct. 1 9 7 1 _________________________________
B u r l i n g t o n , V t . , D e c . 1 9 7 1 ______________________________
C a n t o n , O hio, M a y 1972 1--------- --------------------------------C h a r l e s t o n , W. V a . , M a r . 1972 1 -------------------------------C h a r l o t t e , N . C . , J a n . 1 9 7 2 * _____________________________
C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n .—G a . , S e p t . 1 9 7 1 --------------------------C h i c a g o , 111., J u n e 1972--------------------------------------------C i n c in n a t i , Ohio—K y .—I n d . , F e b . 1 9 7 2 ------------------------C l e v e l a n d , Ohio, S e p t . 1971______________________________
C o l u m b u s , O hio, O ct. 1971----------------------------------------D a l l a s , T e x . , O ct. 1 9 7 1 --------------------------------------------D a v e n p o r t —R o c k I s l a n d —M o l in e , Iow a—111., F e b . 1972 1 —
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D e n v e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1971 1----------------------------------------D e s M o i n e s , Iow a, M a y 1972 1 __________________________
D e t r o i t , M i c h ., F e b . 1 9 7 2 -----------------------------------------D u r h a m , N . C . , A p r . 1972 1______________________________
F o r t L a u d e r d a l e —H o lly w o o d and W e s t P a l m
B e a c h , F l a . , A p r . 1972 1-----------------------------------------F o r t W orth, T e x . , O ct. 1971--------------------------------------G r e e n B a y , W i s . , J u l y ' 1972 1------------------------------------G r e e n v i l l e , S . C . , M a y 1 9 7 2 ---------------------------------------H o u st o n , T e x . , A p r . 1972________________________________
H u n t s v i l l e , A l a . , F e b . 1972 1 ____________________________
I n d i a n a p o l i s , Ind., O ct. 1971-------------------------------------J a c k s o n , M i s s . , J a n . 1972_______________________________
J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a . , D e c . 1 9 7 1 ___________________________
K a n s a s C ity , M o . - K a n s . , S e p t. 1971____________________
L a w r e n c e —H a v e r h i l l , M a s s . —N .H ., J u n e 1972 1-----------L e x i n g t o n , K y . , Nov. 1972 1 (to b e s u r v e y e d )
L i t t l e R o c k —N o r th L i t t l e R o c k , A r k . , J u l y 1972 1-------L o s A n g e l e s —L o n g B e a c h and A n a h e i m —S a n t a A n a G a r d e n G r o v e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1972______________________
L o u i s v i l l e , K y .—In d., N ov. 1971 1-------------------------------L u b b o c k , T e x . , M a r . 1972 1_____________________________
M a n c h e s t e r , N .H ., J u l y 1 9 7 1 ____________________________
M e m p h i s , Te n n .—A r k . , Nov. 1971 1 _____________________
M i a m i , F l a . , Nov. 1 9 7 1 __________________________________
M i d l a n d and O d e s s a , T e x . , J a n . 1972 1 ----------------------l

B u lletin num ber
and p r i c e
1685-87,
1725-49,
1725-59,
1725-87,
1725-77,

40
30
35
35
45

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1725-16,
1725-69,
1725-6,
1725-58,
1725-27,
1725-11,
1725-34,
1725-25,
1725-75,
1725-63,
1725-48,
1725-14,
1725-92,
1725-56,
1725-17,
1725-19,
1725-26,
1725-55,
1725-36,
1725-44,
1725-86,
1725-68,
1725-64,

35
30
35
30
30
40
45
25
35
35
35
30
70
35
40
30
35
35
35
35
35
40
30

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1725-74,
1725-21,
1775-1,
1725-66,
1725-79,
1725-50,
1725-23,
1725-38,
1725-39,
1725-18,
1725-81,

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30
55
30
35
35
30
30
30
35
35

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1775-2,

55 c e n t s

1725-76,
1725-29,
1725-57,
1725-2,
1725-40,
1725-28,
1725-37,

45
35
35
30
35
30
30

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




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A rea
M i l w a u k e e , W i s . , M a y 1972 1-------------------------------------M i n n e a p o l i s —St. P a u l , M in n ., J a n . 1972 1 _______________
M u s k e g o n —M u s k e g o n H e i g h t s , M i c h ., J u n e 1972 1 ______
N e w a r k and J e r s e y C i t y , N . J . , J a n . 1972 1 -----------------N ew H a v e n , C o n n ., J a n . 1972 1-----------------------------------New O r l e a n s , L a . , J a n . 1 9 7 2 ____________________________
N ew Y o r k , N . Y . , A p r . 1972 1_____________________________
N o r fo lk —V i r g i n i a B e a c h —P o r t s m o u t h and
N e w p o r t N e w s —H a m p t o n , V a . , J a n . 1 9 7 2 ------------------O k l a h o m a C i t y , O k l a . , J u l y 1971 1_______________________
O m a h a , N e b r . —Iow a, S e p t . 1971 1--------------------------------P a t e r s o r r - C l i f t o n - P a s s a i c , N . J . , J u n e 1972 1 --------------P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . - N . J . , N ov. 1971 1 ---------------------------P h o e n i x , A r i z . , J u n e 1971------------------------------------------P i t t s b u r g h , P a . , J a n . 1 9 7 2 _______________________________
P o r t l a n d , M a i n e , Nov. 1971 1_____________________________
P o r t l a n d , O r e g . —W a s h . , M a y 1972 1 ---------------------------P o u g h k e e p s i e ^ K i n g s t o n —N e w b u r g h , N . Y . ,
J u n e 1972 1 _______________________________________________
P r o v i d e n c e —W a rw ic k —P a w t u c k e t , R .I.—M a s s .,

B u lle tin n um ber
an d p r i c e
1725-83,
1725-45,
1725-85,
1725-52,
1725-41,
1725-35,
1725-90,

45
50
35
50
35
30
50

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1725-42,
1725-8,
1725-13,
1725-88,
1725-62,
1685-86,
1725-46,
1725-22,
1725-89,

30
35
35
40
50
30
40
35
35

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1725-80,

35 c e n t s

1725-70,
R a l e f g h , N . C . , A ug. 1 9 7 1 _________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 5 ,
R ic h m o n d , V a . , M a r . 1972 1 --------------------------------------- 1 7 2 5 - 7 2 ,
R i v e r s i d e —S a n B e r n a r d i n o —O n t a r i o , C a l i f . ,
1725-43,
R o c h e s t e r , N .Y . (o f f ic e o c c u p a t i o n s on ly), J u l y 1 9 7 2 ---- 1 7 7 5 - 4 ,
R o c k f o r d , 111., J u n e 1972 1 ------------------------------------------ 1 7 2 5 - 8 4 ,
St. L o u i s , M o.—111., M a r . 1 9 7 2 ___________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 6 1 ,
S a l t L a k e C ity , U ta h , N ov. 1 9 7 1 ---------------------------------- 1 7 2 5 - 2 4 ,
S a n A n ton io, T e x . , M a y 1 9 7 2 _____________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 6 7 ,
S a n D ie g o , C a l i f . , N ov. 1971 1____________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 3 2 ,
S a n F r a n c i s c o —O a k l a n d , C a l i f . , O ct. 1971 1 ----------------- 1 7 2 5 - 3 3 ,
S a n J o s e , C a l i f . , M a r . 1972______________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 6 5 ,
S a v a n n a h , G a . , M a y 1972 1 ------------------------------------------ 1 7 2 5 - 7 3 ,
S c r a n t o n , P a . , J u l y 1971--------------------------------------------- 1 7 2 5 - 1 ,
S e a t t l e —E v e r e t t , W a s h . , J a n . 1 9 7 2 ------------------------------ 1 7 2 5 - 4 7 ,
S i o u x F a l l s , S. D a k ., D e c . 1971__________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 3 0 ,
South B e n d , In d., M a y 1972 1 -------------------------------------- 1 7 2 5 - 6 0 ,
S p o k a n e , W a s h . , J u n e 1972 1 _____________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 9 1 ,
S y r a c u s e , N . Y . , J u l y 1971 1----------------------------------------- 1 7 2 5 - 1 0 ,
T a m p a —St. P e t e r s b u r g , F l a . , Nov. 1971 1-------------------- 1 7 2 5 - 3 1 ,
T o l e d o , Ohio—M i c h ., A p r . 1972 1 --------------------------------- 1 7 2 5 - 7 8 ,
T r e n t o n , N . J . , S e p t . 1971_________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 1 2 ,
U t i c a —R o m e , N . Y . , J u l y 1972-------------------------------------- 1 7 7 5 - 3 ,
W a s h in g to n , D .C . —Md.—V a . , M a r . 1972 1 ---------------------- 1 7 2 5 - 9 3 ,
W a t e r b u r y , C o n n ., M a r . 1972 1 ----------------------------------- 1 7 2 5 - 5 3 ,
W a t e r l o o , Iow a, N ov. 1 9 7 1 _______________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 2 0 ,
W ic h ita, K a n s . , A p r . 1972 1----------------------------------------- 1 7 2 5 - 8 2 ,
W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , M a y 1972 1___________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 7 1 ,
Y o r k , P a . , F e b . 1972 1 ___________________________________ 1 7 2 5 - 5 4 ,
Y o u n g s t o w i r W a r r e n , Ohio, N ov. 1971 1 _________________ 1 7 2 5 - 5 1 ,

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30
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30
35
30
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35
35
35
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35
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35
35

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